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This combination of images provided by Adrianna Birnbaum show a base layer of logs used in creating a raised Hugulkultur bed, from left, a layer of garden debris and twigs used in creating a raised Hugulkultur bed and a completed raised Hugulkultur bed. (Adrianna Birnbaum/rootedheartgarden.com via AP)

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Hugelkultur: A different approach to raised beds, mounds
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,04/05/22-11:08AM , 299 Reads
I don’t have a giant property, so I strategize to get the most use of the garden I have, and that includes planting vegetables and herbs in raised beds and containers.
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Wolayat Khan Samadzoi watches through the open balcony door of his apartment for the sliver of new moon to appear in the cloudless sky, where the sun had set beyond a desert mountain, in Las Cruces, N.M., Saturday, April 2, 2022. Samadzoi and thousands of other Afghans evacuated to the United States as the Taliban regained power last summer are celebrating their first Muslim holy month of Ramadan here – grateful to be safe, but agonizing over their families back home under the repressive Taliban regime. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)

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Afghan evacuees mark first US Ramadan with gratitude, agony
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO AND MARIAM FAM - The Associated Press
Tue,04/05/22-7:07AM , 182 Reads
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (AP) — Sitting cross-legged on the floor as his wife and six children laid plates of fruit on a red cloth in front of him, Wolayat Khan Samadzoi watched through the open balcony door for the sliver of new moon to appear in the cloudless New Mexico sky, where the sun had set beyond a desert mountain.
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In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, a person inserts a debit card into an ATM in Pittsburgh. Whether you’re a customer who is coming to or leaving a bank, mergers and acquisitions are a good time to evaluate your banking needs. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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If your bank merges, should you shop around or stay put?
By CHANELLE BESSETTE OF NERDWALLET
Mon,04/04/22-10:02PM , 153 Reads
Bank mergers and acquisitions happen regularly and can lead to streamlined services and better offerings for consumers, but they can also sometimes create challenges like less access to branches or customer service difficulties.
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FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. You’ve mastered the basics of money management — the bank accounts, the emergency fund, the 401(k) you contribute enough to so you get your employer match. Maybe you’ve even dabbled in investing, but otherwise you’ve been on autopilot for a few years. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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Millennial Money: Take your money to the next level
By SARA RATHNER OF NERDWALLET
Mon,04/04/22-9:58PM , 120 Reads
Millennials may still feel quite young (despite those pesky gray hairs and less-than-fine lines), but in so many ways, we have adulted. So it’s time for our money management to grow up a bit, too.
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