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Artists Have Designs On New Wine Label
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
A new food and drink business has come up with a novel plan to use Scotland's best artists to help find a unique label design to launch its exclusive range of wines.
Eat and Drink Italy is to sponsor a new prize at the famed RSW (Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour) Open Annual Exhibition – with the winning painting being used as the brand image for its Tili wine collection.
Eat and Drink Italy Director, Scott Morris, said he hopes to have the bottles labelled in the new design less than a week after he chooses the winning artwork.
Scott, a keen art lover and whose wife Janet Melrose, is an acclaimed and prize-winning artist, said: "This is the first time that I am aware of an art show being used to conceive a brand for a business. Mouton Rothschild have been working with established artists like Picasso, Miro and Francis Bacon for a long time, but not to launch their brand.
"I am really looking forward to seeing the paintings on show and to have the chance to find a truly unique design for our wine range.
"We did think of commissioning a graphic designer or indeed to commission an artist direct, but it just seemed to make sense to sponsor the prize to allow us to find a real one-off design.
"I know it has also caught the imagination of the RSW and the artists are intrigued to find out if their work will inspire the design for the labels."
More than 300 works are to be exhibited at the RSW show, which takes place at the RSA Building at The Mound in Edinburgh, from November 27-December 12.
Sponsoring the prize will allow Eat and Drink Italy to buy the artwork of its choice and the winning artist will also collect 24 bottles with the newly created label when receiving their prize cheque.
Scott, who operates a series of other successful business interests, started Eat and Drink Italy as a family business run by himself, wife Janet and daughters Amy and Naomi, mainly driven by their love of Italian cuisine and culture.
He has travelled extensively to Italy to source independent and artisan food and drink producers for products including olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and home-grown organic spelt, jams and lentils. The Tili wine range is sourced from an independent family owned vineyard in Umbria.
Scott added: "We are a family run business working with artisan and organic producers from select areas within Italy and its old Adriatic trade routes.
"We like to meet and familiarise ourselves with our chosen producers and feel how their passion is reflected in their products. To find the best we search carefully and select by quality, personality and friendship.
"With all of our sourcing, we like the product to tell a story about the family businesses that create the goods and then we aim to pass on their quality products to discerning foodies."
Scott added that the business is in discussion with a number of parties about stocking his products and that the wines will be available at winestore.co.uk.
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Since I had to work on her birthday proper we went out to celebrate Meredith's birthday Saturday evening. The kids wanted Red Robin so that was where we wound up. Aiden decided to make sure that the waitress knew it was Mom's (sorta) birthday so she got a song and a sundae out of it.
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The buildings in the historic part of Tunis city have very complex decorations. I was lucky to be guided by a woman that is part of the community and very knowledgeable about the history of Tunis. She showed me some very special places.
The people in Tunis are very friendly and hospitable.
Beautiful colors and details.
A hotel in the city.
The music school.
I suggest you to try the coffee. It's very strong and not completely filtered so… don't drink it until the end.


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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Real Reason Behind Keerthi Naksh Seperation Revealed
The forthcoming high intensity chapter of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai will show ahead major turning point in Naksh and Keerti's love story.
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Manish is hell shock after he learns that Naksh betrayed his daughter Keerti.
Manish comes to Goenka house and confronts Naksh in incensed anger revealing Naksh's wedding was just a compromise.
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As a supporter, now a recent viewer of the film, I similarly presumed going on Jaye's documentary-adventure, "The Red Pill," would hold no big surprises for me. Famous last words…but why so cocky, you ask?
I was Red-Pilled Long Ago…Who Would've Thought I Had So Much to Learn
I've been aware of the Men's Rights Movement (via avoiceformen.com) since late 2011 – participating actively there for several years: commenting often and writing a few pieces that Paul Elam published on the site. My most cherished memories of "those days" are the many amazing people and speakers I met (see photos in collage, above) at AVFM's first International Conference on Men's Issues in 2014, which had to be moved from downtown Detroit to a nearby suburb, "thanks" to credible threats of terrorism…from Feminists.
(A portion of the footage Jaye uses in the film even came from that conference, including some of a Warren Farrell speech, the by-the-lake Honey Badger interviews, and a panel featuring anti-paternity-fraud champion Carnell Smith (paternityfraud.com/linkspage.html).)
To Boldly Go Where No Feminist Typically Dares to Go…Unless It's To Disrupt
Cassie Jaye is a young women who boldly went where most of her Feminist sisters will never go…to their ideological opposition. Even more radical, was how she went: NOT screaming, NOT blockading, and NOT making threats of violence, but rather, with a willingness to listen. To learn. And to reconsider, even jettison, intellectual inconsistencies, without regard for the personal paradigm-shifts such honesty can bring.
We viewers get to witness the earliest part of this "shift," I believe, in one of her video-diary segments (1:20:00). I got emotional right along with her. It's not often an individual can feel the philosophical pillars of their world trembling beneath their feet and yet resist running from the room, even the building, screaming in protest. For her to stay and ride it out come what may? Courageous. Bravo.
I had to get out a notebook as I watched and listened, just like I had at that 2014 conference. I'm betting you will, too. The following people, moments, and insights were the ones that stood out most for me. I'd love to know your unique take-away or perhaps your gut reaction to this grand filmmaking effort.
Feminism Only Exists in The West Because of CHIVALRY – I Never Realized That Before
Fred Hayward* was a new MRA to me, though he has been in the fight for many years. He made a bold yet spot-on observation (00:17:00) about one of Big-Feminism's stock-in-trade claims. Oh, how they love to spout off about how "Male-WORK is valued above women's," and now with the creation of their so-called Pay-Gap, they have finally found a concrete embodiment of a fundamental bio/behavioral difference between the sexes. Which was the only way to intrigue and then mobilize the mob, i.e. to bring the cerebral "fight" down to the physical street level.
As Cassie Jaye and Hayward discuss the matter, she masterfully illustrates in the film, the difference in Value isn't because women are worth-less. Feminists conveniently FAIL to notice the unseen benefits the "Systemic Chivalry" (my term) has always afforded women. It has always protected them from literally dangerous jobs, from highly probable dangers, and even from possible dangers (0:16:30+).
In short, "Women's LIVES are more valued than men's."
Proving It By-the-Numbers (Again Surprising Me)
I didn't realize that even in today's Strong-Independent-Don't-Need-No-Man mantra-soaked era, Chivalry was still systemic. As Sully Sullenberger made his amazing January 2009 Hudson River landing (00:18:00), the invisible chivalrous Patriarchy was rearing its ugly head. That freezing cold New York afternoon, the Patriarchy decided whose SAFETY was paramount. Did it pick the rich or First-Class passengers? Or a survival-of-the-fittest line? Or a randomly-formed one? Nope. Nope. Nope.
It chose "women and children" to be rescued first! Just as Hayward had said. The good, hardworking, and honorable women, and any who may have been deceitful, treacherous, or violently bad muthas (and all flavors in between). ALL of the ones with the genital-V had the red-blood-soaked cape of Female Privilege laid across that particular day's "mud puddle," granting them a speedier less harrowing – safer – exit.
Another related personal surprise I got from watching "The Red Pill" came moments earlier (00:17:30+). You've heard the barrage of media chatter proclaiming Equality, Equality, my kingdom for Women's Equality and how it needs, oh, golly, it needs to apply to the Military or, or, we'll all just die…meaning it's a woman's right to be a front-line (even Elite unit) warrior. Jaye, however, animates Hayward's point – that Women's Lives Are More Precious – via a dramatic tallying-up of War-Death stats. Over 98% of them have been and are still American MEN. The fighting, bleeding, and dying in all the war zones shown – from Korea up to today – is, has, and likely always WILL BE done by men.
Hillary Clinton: Chivalrous? I Think So
The pièce de résistance of the current purposeful undermining of the American military (and proving the perpetual Equal-Rights sans Equal-Responsibility Hypocrisy of feminists and most of their LEFTIST cheerleaders), comes at (1:43:30), just ten minutes before the end of the film. Listen carefully to that February 2016 clip of an Anderson Cooper town hall; it only lasts a few moments. In it, Cassie Jaye allows the wannabe Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, candidate-Hillary Clinton, to hoist herself on her own Patriarchy-Bad…But-But-Chivalry petard.
Not many viewers, red-pilled by the content so far, are likely to be surprised as über-feminist Clinton does what politicians often do best: she dodges a golden-bullet of an opportunity to display her Women's Equality chops. But proud Grandma Clinton just CAN'T bring herself to answer Cooper in the affirmative, to support women (to include her precious grand-daughter!) being required by Law to REGISTER for the draft. (Note: she then pivots to something "universal" and a hell of a lot less dangerous to women…voter-registration.
How's that for a woman claiming to have spent an entire career fighting for women's & girls,' privileges, er, rights?
Beware of Playing with Leftists: Just When You Think You Know Where the Goalposts Are They Will Move Them
Other than the filmmaker's personal video-diary "entries," it's impossible to know how much of the other information is presented in chronological order. I sincerely wish I knew. Her interview with Erin Pizzey (1:16:00+), a true champion and iconic figure in the pioneering of domestic violence shelters, reveals how a key Feminist Change of Course occurred back around 1970. Pizzey says the ideology needed a new "cause" to keep themselves in the media spotlight (and more importantly, to keep the government-subsidies rolling in). So it was at this point the female Marxists among them dropped the "Capitalism" ball (thereby kicking the goal of Socialism/Communism to the side), while they picked up the nuclear-family-annihilating Patriarchy "ball."
From 1970 forward, All-Men became the Enemy of All-Women (whether the women recognized it or not). Oh, and the sweet, sweet Goalposts in The War of the Sexes, now, could waft here and there and back again, in an ever amorphous fog called quote-unquote Equality…of everything, everywhere, from now on, and for all time, until…when, exactly?
Until that glorious day (in the less foggy Future) when Feminists pronounce from the mountain top: We're finally happy because everything is now Equal "enough." Or not.
We've Only Just Begun…The War Between the Sexes or 100-Years War II?
"Angel of light," Katherine Spillar, executive editor at Ms. Magazine, all grins at one point, shares the depressing news with Jaye (0:38:00+), that those evil MRA's are full of hot air: "We (women) are just BEGINNING to get an even playing-field here; it's NOT tilted-in-our-favor, and they (those pesky MRA's) know it…" Translation: MRA's claims of bias, hostility, reverse discrimination, in short a growing systemic inequality towards Men, are all lies.
So, don't stop protesting, or burning your bras, yet girls. Or crafting 3-D fabric vajay-jays to wear to those spontaneous marches (for example, A Day Without a Woman, March 8, 2017).
I have to wonder if Cassie had video (and cut it out) where she asks Ms. Spillar: "Um, ma'am, since this scam, I mean, fight, is running so long into overtime, shouldn't we maybe stop aborting all our kids so they can keep it up after we're dead and gone?"
The Ultimate Hypocrisy: Women As Victim is the Opposite of Empowerment (Duh)
21st century feminists are as dependent on Chivalry as any Medieval maiden. The difference? Women today shout all day long they're Strong and Independent, while their actions – and the media's covering fire – continually proclaim them as Victims. Sometimes it's so subtle, the Blue Pilled will never notice. When it's literal ("partner violence" or "parent-child" violence), and the companion stats prove women are nearly as violent towards their male partners or children, well, that information is swept under the rug. (Not literally of course, feminists don't "do" floors.)
A more powerful illustration of the MSM's use of cover language to gain empathy and action for females, while ignoring the plight of men and boys, would be hard to find than the news stories the film covers from Africa (1:29:00+). The sequence of headline after headline covering Boko Haram's Islamic massacres of mostly boys and men is contrasted with their kidnapping of young women and girls. Who received the greater coverage and who actually suffered the greater harm (death)?
Speaking of Bogeymen
Karen Straughan (1:39:35+) a.k.a. Girl Writes What, is a well known and well-respected MRA. In her short appearance she succeeds brilliantly at the impossible. She manages to get her hands around the throat, capturing the essence of that Patriarchal fog monster created nearly a half-century ago by Big-Feminism. To paraphrase her religious analogy: "Patriarchy" is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Invisible, and Bad. Really Bad. To her, it sounds like Patriarchy is identical to The Devil! Meanwhile, up on Earth…Feminism is, she says, that beautiful, harmless, and put-upon Force-for-Justice, presumably I'd suggest, on a white horse and holding aloft a gleaming set of government-certified scales. She-Whom-We-All-Have-Been-Waiting-For (…And-Must-Obey).
Straughan then shines her laser light closer in on the evil hypocrisy of feminists, excoriating them for feigning innocence when they claim they're, "…not blaming Men…we're just naming everything-bad after Men." (Here is her must-see talk from the ICMI 2014 conference. Here's her YouTube Channel.)
Better Life-Lessons Than Those From "Hollywood"
Most of us have binge-watched something. And it was likely a pretty un-enriching experience. Sure, the famous Life-lesson, "Just be faster than one other person," that we got from that "Walking Dead" all-nighter is pretty funny…but now you've snapped out of the TV trance, it's of course completely useless. Points made in "The Red Pill's" mere two-hours, on the other hand, will be worth the time invested in a real-world practical way. Even if you're not naturally inclined to grab a notebook and scribble madly during documentaries!
Based upon my experience, both in the world of the MRM and in watching this film about it, I can guarantee 100% that you will learn something unique and valuable. And because I believe this so strongly, I'm very confident that if you watch it with an open mind (and heart) – intuitively grasping the significance – you will become a better person for having done so.
I hope you will take the transformative Red-Pill journey made possible by this amazing young filmmaker, and then pass it on to others.
* Note: I was unable to find a website for Fred Hayward's organization, "Men's Rights, Inc.," but this is an excellent, albeit old, article from October 2000: http://www.salon.com/2000/10/19/mens_choice/


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I post on Instagram every single day, and sometimes it can get a bit difficult to come up with new ideas for photos. There will always be days when you just don't have any inspiration to create new content, which can be very stressful. That's why I'm going to share with you 10 Instagram posts ideas to create the perfect feed. These types of photos can be done over and over again with some different adaptations to it. You can come back to this post when you need some inspiration for photos and this can post will be your little inspirational guide.
Fashion Flatlays
I always like to add flatlays to my Instagram feed with my fashion favorites of the moment. For example I will use sweaters, bralettes or shoes, I will lay them flat on the ground and I typically add something like a lipstick to the photo. You can also think about the background when doing these photos. By changing the backgrounds it will create a bit of a different feel every time you take these photos.
The Makeup Flatlay
I do these makeup flatlay every once in a while to show my followers the makeup and beauty products I'm loving at that particular moment. So even though the idea behind these photos are the same, the effect will be different every time I take these photos because I will be using new or different products. This is a really simple and quick photo you can take and I feel like it always looks really good in an Instagram feed.
Interior Details
I personally have a lot of candles and small little decorations in my room, so this is another thing you can use in your Instagram feed. This is really good for mixing up things a bit so you won't just have a feed with only flatlays. You can just take a photo of any small little corner in your room that you find cute and it will make a good edition for your feed.
Outfit Photos
The classic full outfit shots are always a good idea for your Instagram feed. I feel like these photos are really important for you feed. These kind of photos always get the most engagement on my own Instagram page so I definitely recommend starting to take these photos. You can just ask your friends to take some photos while you're out together. I always think about the places where I want to take the photos beforehand so I can just take my friends with me there and take a few photos.
Food and Drinks
I always like to take some photos of my food and drinks when I'm eating out. Especially in some of the cute hotspots you can take some really pretty photos. The most important thing when doing this is to have good lighting. If it's very dark in a restaurant it will be a bit more difficult to take photos that are appropriate for Instagram.
Book/Work Flatlays
These kinds of photos can be made very easily while doing your work. Just create a little flatlay of what you're doing at the moment with some books, planners notes etc. People always like to see what other people are working on as this can be motivational for them, and by using some cute notebooks these photos can look really nice in your feed too.
Outfit details
A twist on the outfit shot is an outfit detail shot. Make a close-up shot of the accessoires you're wearing on a particular day an this will create a perfect photo to fit your feed. You can think about shots of your watch, jewellery, handbag, shoes or clothing details.
Travel Photos
If you happen to travel a lot, travel photos are perfect for mixing up your feed. I love adding photos of architecture of different places I've visited as this brings some variety in your feed. So look around you and take some beautiful photos of your surroundings that will fit your feed.
Hotspot Photos
There are so many cute cafes and hotspot nowadays with the most beautiful and photogenic interiors. These environments are the perfect place for taking some Instagram worthy photos. So next time you're going to have lunch at your favorite spot, make sure to bring your camera and make some shots while you're there.
What's on my clothing rack
I have a clothing rack in my room which creates the perfect setting to take photos of what's on my clothing rack at the moment. I always change up the selection of clothes I have on here when the seasons change and I share my favorite items hanging on my clothing rack on Instagram.
So these are 10 ideas for Instagram posts for the perfect feed. These are all types of photos of which you can use the basic idea over and over again, while changing the actual props in the photos slightly every time. Having these ideas of basic Instagram photos can make it a lot easier to create a coherent and diverse feed, so I hope it will be useful for you!
Kirsten x


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This comes following his visit to the city of Da Nang, where he participated in the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.
While Xi will meet with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and other national leaders to discuss ways of boosting bilateral trade, there will also be focus on how the two countries can establish a mechanism to deal with disagreements.
In a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the sidelines of the APEC meetig in Da Nang, Xi praised recent developments in relations between the two countries citing the increased momentum in
high-level visits between officials and the ever deeping coordination on multilateral occasions.
In 2014, ties between the two countries were strained when Beijing accused Vietnam of launching numerous attempts to disrupt China's oil drilling operation in the South China Sea.
As Beijing evacuated thousands of Chinese nationals from Vietnam, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday China will suspend bilateral exchanges with the country.
Beijing was responding to the deadly violence against Chinese nationals in the country.
But ties have been on the mend since then.
Ahead of his visit to Vietnam, Xi said that there was a bond "forged with blood" between the two countries.
Xi said that the two countries were entering a new era in their relationship, one that would be cemented in their joint development strategies and cooperation in multiple sectors such as infrastructure, trade, industrial capacity, cross-border economic cooperation zones and agriculture.
China says that improving ties with its neighbors is a key strategy.
"We need to take determined steps toward a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific in line with the agreed roadmap, and herald a new round of development in the Asia-Pacific in the course of opening up," Xi said in Da Nang on Friday.
The BRICS Post with inputs from Agencies


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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, his hometown, said all recovered mismanaged and misappropriated national assets would be sold off and proceeds paid into the treasury for the benefit of the country.
Buhari, according to a statement by his media assistant, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the assurance when he received representatives of social groups in Daura Emirate.
Buhari, the statement added, promised that his administration would continue to pursue a robust, effective and legitimate anti-corruption campaign that safeguards the treasury and commonwealth of all Nigerians.
According to the statement, the president said he would not allow a repeat of what happened in the 1980s when buildings and other ill-secured property seized by his military administration were returned to corrupt officials after he was ousted as head of state.
It also said the president told the groups that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government would consolidate on its gains and achievements in the development of infrastructure across the country.
"For most ordinary Nigerians, if you give them good roads, railway and stable electric power they will be happy to carry on with their lives.
''We are doing so much for our country and we will continue to do more out of the fear of God," the president reportedly said.
On agriculture development, Shehu said the president promised that the federal government would sustain the provision of funds, improved seedlings and fertilizer to farmers to ensure that the sector remains the largest employer of labour to Nigerians.
On key priorities of his administration, he said the president maintained that the records of achievements on security, war against corruption and the revival of the economy, have remained very impressive.
The statement further said the president expressed delight that more young people are venturing into agribusiness while security, especially in the North-east, had remarkably changed from what he met in 2015.
It also said Alhaji Mohammed Saleh, the delegation's spokesman, commended Buhari for implementing policies and programmes that have created gainful employment to thousands of young Nigerians under the Social Investment Programme.
The statement added: "Saleh said improved electricity supply in their communities and growing foreign reserves are clear indications of good management of the economy under the present administration.
"The delegations also congratulated the President on his appointment as the continental Champion against corruption by the African Union, noting that it underscored the global appreciation of the good work he is doing in fighting corruption. They also commiserated with the President on the recent loss of his close family members.
"The groups represented at the meeting were the Daura Emirate Coalition of Associations; the Amalgamation of Daura Emirate Political Associations; the Buhari Group; the Daura Emirate Development Forum; Women in Politics in Daura Emirate and the Daura Emirate Consultative Forum."


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We had the pleasure of visiting Alaska for 20 days, June 5th to June 24th. Included was the one week land tour with HAL - Fairbanks to Seward, and cruising on The Oosterdam - Seward to Vancouver. Let me say that the land tour was outstanding although the Westmark Hotel in Anchorage was far below average compared to the hotels in Fairbanks, Denali, and Alyeska. The day long trip on The Mt. McKinley Explorer was worth the whole cost of the trip!! The other primary highlight was our time in Alyeska and naturally Denali too.
We arrived by bus at Seward, were very quickly, and I do mean quickly, processed in, given cabin "key" and were onboard and in our room in no time. We were in cabin # 5168, balcony, port side, aft which is where we always like to be, location wise. Cabin was in great shape, plenty of closet and drawer space and our room stewards were outstanding, as always. We had plenty of time to grab some early lunch in the lido and disembarked and spent the whole afternoon exploring Seward. Nice little downtown area and a free shuttle to drop you off and pick up at different places around town. When we came back to the ship we noted a long line for people just arriving, but it also was moving quickly. Went to the muster drill, and then just explored the ship since we had anytime dining, which we like. I must tell you, after reading some negative reviews about this ship, we found The Oosterdam to be lovely, well maintained, well run, friendly crew and staff. We saw a little carpet wear on some of the steps but we also saw carpeting on these same steps being replaced during the cruise. We've been on a few cruises (29 to be exact, on 4 different lines) and The Oosterdam certainly meet our expectations.
We ate all our breakfasts in the cabin, always delivered on time and nice and warm. We usually ate a small lunch in the lido which was always crowded at normal meal times, but we just "went with the flow" and had no problems. For dinner, anytime dining worked great for us. We were always asked if we wanted to sit with others or by ourselves and our fellow passengers, who we often sat with, were delightful. All the meals we ordered were very good, served hot with only an occasional delay in service, which didn't bother us at all. We're too cheap to eat in the speciality restaurants, so cannot address them. We were, as mentioned, very pleased with all the meals we ate in the MDR and the service.
The evening productions shows were good although Northern Lights was much better than the Country/Rock show. The comedian and illusionist were both outstanding. We know that HAL is not known for late night partying and this cruise is somewhat itinerary intense, so we like most everyone else usually turned in around 2230 hrs! :)
Glacier Bay cruising was outstanding and it was wonderful to be able to go in and out on the balcony. We actually enjoyed the stop at Haines and explored the TINY town before taking two tours with HAL. In Juneau we took a private tour to Mendenhall Glacier and whale watching. I knew that we HAD to walk down to the waterfall and back at Mendenhall and the HAL tours didn't seem to leave enough time for this. Our tour (Dolphin Jet Boat Tours) allowed us 90 minutes at Mendenhall, which was prefect. Whale watching with only 12 others was also great. We loved Ketchikan, and had beautiful sunshine almost all day too. One must walk over to Dolly House and the old red light district (now all shops) just for the beauty of the area and to see all the artists painting it. In the late afternoon we took the HAL Bering Sea Crab Tour. This tour is absolutely phenomenal. I cannot say enough good things about it and if you want pictures of bald eagles too, take this tour!!
We were very pleased with The Oosterdam and salute all the crew member and staff on this beautiful and well operated vessel. :)
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Will and Impulse
Author Daniel Goleman wrote a best-selling book in 1995 called Emotional Intelligence. He begins that book with the heart-stirring story of Gary and Mary Jean Chauncey who were in the Amtrak train that went down over a bridge into swirling waters which swallowed up the lives of many. They themselves were trapped in their compartment as they tried desperately to save their 11 year-old wheelchair ridden daughter Andrea. They succeeded in saving her life, and they did so at the cost of their own.
In describing this noble act, Goleman points out that such emotionally charged moments do not give birth to impulse in a vacuum, but rather it is the outworking of a commitment to certain values and truths already made in one's life. I believe Goleman is right in this sense. What is most obvious in the love and commitment of these parents to their young one is that passionate commitments never stand alone; they stand on the foundation of a worldview.
I mention this holding thought of many wars and much heartache around the globe, killings, insurgencies and other manmade devastations. We shake our heads in disbelief that murderous and cruel individuals can masquerade throughout the world as heroes and saviors. They are not. They are destroyers of lives, addicted to hate and power. The truth is that many have wedded hate to their own selfish wills, and once hate lives in the human heart reason dies.
In fact, this is why Jesus said that it is not murder that is the crime; it is hate, the foundation where it all begins. He said that it is not adultery that makes a relationship wrong; it is the lust from where it all begins. You see, our actions do not come just by impulse. They come by a system of values to which our lives are deeply committed. Murderers and masterminds of violence and oppression are rarely emotionally deranged people; they are morally perverted. Their thinking is destructive and their emotions follow.
There is a simple lesson here. We must learn to think righteously if we are to act righteously. We must think justly and honorably and mercifully if we are to act with goodness and honor and mercy. And for this kind of strength, only God's power is big enough. I hope your life and mine can learn to think God's thoughts. Only then can hate be conquered and life be lived with truth and love.
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Revisiting this tea after many months! I think that, like the Sleeping Bear Blend, I only had this one once or twice before I put it away. It wasn't the right time for me to appreciate it…but that time is tonight!
Each sip starts bright and minty sweet. Clean, calming, refreshing. Like breathing fresh mountain air. There are notes of soft, delicate jasmine as the tea unfurls in its full glory. It's buttery with a somewhat honeyed taste. Thick mouthfeel, medium body, creamy and somehow slightly smokey. (At least at first.) I'm a sucker for buttery green tea, and this one is not really vegetal or grassy at all. So it means AWESOME in my book! I don't like grassy greens; the vegetal factor is the reason I hardly drink green tea. I don't even like vegetables. Anyway, getting off topic. Everything is quite well-balanced. The finish is buttery sweet, lingering on for a few minutes until the cleanness of the mint takes over again. It's not a definite mint flavor, per se, it's more of a texture. And it's just barely there.
This tea re-steeps well, too. I infused it for 4min 20 the second time; the mint is toned down a little and the butter-honey notes of the green tea seem more intense. This is a good blend, a very good blend. Of course I would get into it after it's discontinued. I did this to myself. At least I still have a decent amount left to enjoy…
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While preparing this second installment of "The Ready Writer," something sort of miraculous happened. I wrote a first draft about essentials of the writing life. I then immediately read, for the first time, Stephen King's penetrating volume On Writing. The points I had just written about were affirmed in the pages of his intimate book. King also uncovered a crucial issue that had eluded me.
I've found it vital to purposefully steer clear of every distraction, television being the worst.
King's affirming words were, "For any writer, but for the beginning writer in particular, it's wise to eliminate every possible distraction." And he wrote, "TV…is about the last thing an aspiring writer needs." I love how King exposes the heart of my own problem with television when he further says, "Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it."
The other necessity I had written about in my draft was energizing the flow of creativity by reading.
King wrote, "Reading is the creative center of a writer's life." He states plainly, "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."
Although I am guided by a mountain of instructive books and was invited to write this column (found in the newsletter at www.bawl.org), I had secretly longed for a sign that it is not presumptuous of me to publish my journey as a writer. On Writing gave me that sign.
While I read King's book, I felt as though I was in a sweaty locker room during halftime of the big game of life and best-selling author Stephen King himself was my up-close, personal writing coach. He got right in my face and gave me permission -- urged me -- to gut out this life as a writer, to believe in myself and in the creative gift inside of me. After being on this earth for 47 years, I finally, miraculously comprehend that I am a writer -- this is an essential that I had been missing. Thanks, Coach.
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Get rid of distractions, eh? A bit tricky ... that'd be the computer, which is where I write too ... although just disconnecting the connection to the phone line would do it.
An interesting and encouraging article - thanks. Thanks too for your comment on a recent challenge article - encouragement appreciated there too.
An interesting and encouraging article - thanks. Thanks too for your comment on a recent challenge article - encouragement appreciated there too.
Ironically, I find this piece a bit of a "sign" (if you will) myself. I was just telling my son a few days ago (when he teased me about my decision to sit at a storefront book-signing) that "Stephen King was a no-named nobody at one time. Stephen King isn't even his real name. And yet, do you know what it would be worth in $ today if you owned an original, signed copy of his first book?"... "Oh... and now you're Stephen King?" Well, he missed my point. But I think you get it. Thanks for the encouragement. I needed it!
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From Bloomberg:
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air connects the dots.
Let's recall the difference between Orszag's OMB projections for the deficit in March, and the CBO's numbers:
The difference between these projections was the prediction of Obama's economic advisers of US economic performance. They predicated their numbers, in the light pink, based on the entirely unrealistic expectation of getting -1.2% GDP growth this year, after the first quarter came in at -6% (annualized), later revised to -5.4%. Even while the second quarter continued to look poor, the OMB continued with its sunny analysis. Now that we're in the middle of the third quarter and growth remains elusive — and more importantly, unemployment continues to rise — the White House has no fig leaf to hide their errors.
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Eroticism (Georges Bataille)
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"Eroticism ... is assenting to life up to the point of death." [...] --Eroticism, Georges Bataille
"That nauseous, rank and heaving matter, frightful to look upon, a ferment of life, teeming with worms, grubs and eggs, is at the bottom of the decisive reactions we call nausea, disgust or repugnance."
"...In essence, the domain of eroticism is the domain of violence, of violation... The most violent thing of all for us is death which jerks us out of a tenacious obsession with the lastingness of our discontinuous being. We blench at the thought that the separate individuality within us must be suddenly snuffed out... We cannot imagine the transition from one state to another one basically unlike it without picturing the violence done to the being called into existence through discontinuity. Not only do we find in the uneasy transitions of organisms engaged in reproduction the same basic violence which in physical eroticism leaves us gasping, but we also catch the inner meaning of that violence. What does physical eroticism signify if not a violation of the very being of its practitioners -- a violation bordering on death, bordering on murder?"
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L'Érotisme (1957) is a book by Georges Bataille by Les Éditions de Minuit in Paris. The subject of the book is eroticism and its relation to transgression and the continuity/discontinuity of life. The text is best-known for connecting sex and death.
Translation history
It was translated as Eroticism [sic] by Mary Dalwood and published by Marion Boyars in 1962, and later published by City Lights under the title Erotism: Death and Sensuality (1986). It was published as a Penguin modern classic in 2012.
On the Khajuraho monuments
"De nombreux temples de l'Inde nous rappellent solennellement l'obscénité enfouie au fond de notre cœur." (English: "Numerous Indian temples solemnly remind us of the obscenity buried deep in our hearts.", and in a footnote, see Max-Pol Fouchet, L'Art Amoureux des Indes, Lausanne, La Guilde du Livre, 1957, 4"
Table of contents from Mary Dalwood's translation
Eroticism in inner experience
The link between taboos and death
Taboos related to reproduction
Affinities between reproduction and death
Murder, hunting and war
Murder and sacrifice
From religious sacrifice to eroticism
Sexual plethora and death
Transgression in marriage and in orgy
The object of desire : prostitution
Kinsey, the underworld and work
De Sade's sovereign man
De Sade and the normal man
The enigma of incest
Mysticism and sensuality
Sanctity, eroticism and solitude
A preface to 'Madame Edwarda'.
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Captain Tony Porter was born and raised in Portland, Maine. He caught his first fish at 7 years old and has been hooked ever since! Capt. Tony has been light tackle and fly fishing the high mountain steams of Colorado to the inland waters of Estero bay for the past 20 years. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, contact Capt. Tony today for your Estero bay fishing trip of a lifetime!
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Originally from Key West, Florida, Captain Chris Argiro is a second generation captain and fishing is something he took to at an early age and it quickly became his passion. Captain Chris says "It's no secret that Southwest Florida is home to some of the best fishing in the world and my goal is to give you a great day on the water and ensure that you have the best fishing experience!" Captain Chris is offers both inshore and offshore charters.
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Anglers are welcomed aboard Captain Matt DeAngelis' Pathfinder Bay Boat for fishing charters and trips to remember on Estero Bay. Captain Matt says "every excursion is a new adventure and you'll be able to catch incredible inshore saltwater game fish and get a stunning glimpse at some amazing marine wildlife." He uses live and artificial bait during his fishing charters and can also accommodate fly fishing. A saltwater fishing trip is a great idea for getting together with family, friends and business partners.


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So What if Kronos Fell Short on 1 Count
Almost everything about Kronos Worldwide's (NYS: KRO) fourth-quarter numbers was good. The chemical maker's revenue rose 17% from the year-ago period, its profits beat Street estimates, and it operated at just about 100% capacity. But its sales volumes fell. Should you be worried?
I'm not. Here's why.
Kronos' sales volumes were lower because of de-stocking by customers -- something that was more of an industrywide trend than a company-specific issue. Huntsman's (NYS: HUN) fourth-quarter sales from its pigments division fell because of this reason, and so did DuPont's (NYS: DD) .
But as I mentioned earlier, Kronos' plants operated at full capacity, leaving the company with higher inventory in hand. I actually see a positive side to this, too, with three factors to support my view.
First, the inventory of titanium dioxide, or TiO2, was produced at a cost probably much lower than what Kronos will incur going forward. Input costs have been soaring lately and are expected to go further north this year, making that inventory increasingly valuable.
Second, the demand for TiO2 is likely to remain robust. Although sales volumes fell in the quarter, most players are bullish on the pigment market. In fact, the world's largest TiO2 producer, DuPont, is expecting the pigment market to strengthen by midyear, and 2012 sales volumes to be greater than 2011's.
And third, none of the TiO2 players is willing to take a breather on price increases. All three -- Kronos, DuPont, and Huntsman -- recently announced that they will further increase TiO2 prices from April 1 onward. Most have hinted they'll continue to do so throughout the year.
Combine these three factors, and what do we get? As demand for TiO2 picks up, Kronos should actually be able to sell the low-cost stock of TiO2 at higher prices.
The Foolish bottom line
The market for TiO2 is likely to remain strong, and Kronos shouldn't have a problem selling off its chemicals. Things look fine with the company on most fronts, and I feel it should continue to do well in the near term. I am also tempted by the good dividend Kronos pays (it currently yields 2.4%).
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CryptoSolarTech Returning Funds
If there's anything that makes me happy, it's seeing there are still honest companies around.
CryptoSolarTech, a Spanish cryptocurrency mining startup will return raised from its initial coin offering (ICO) totaling $68 million. A screenshot of an official letter sent to investors was posted on Twitter Wednesday, Feb. 20 by Sergio Carrasco, a Spanish IT lawyer. CryptoSolarTech aimed to build a crypto mining facility completely powered by solar energy in Southern Spain, however, due to unforeseen circumstances they failed to get a building permit. If a situation was to happen, the founders of the project promised to return funds to investors within 60 days. Note, the startup claimed that it is not responsible for any token purchased after February 19th.
Last June, CryptoSolarTech launched an ICO in order to fund their plans. The project raised around $68 million during the summer of 2018. Their minimum investment goal was 900,000 euros which they went above and beyond, over 6,500%. Unfortunately, like many altcoins we come across, the token became drastically undervalued. It was even listed as one of the top 10 losers by a crypto analytics firm back in September 2018. It wasn't until October that CryptoSolarTech partnered up with Risen Energy it help develop 300 megawatts of photovoltaic power capacity, in addition to taking on the engineering and construction portion of the project.
I can honestly say that this company tried. My only question is, how come they couldn't get a permit somewhere else? I'm sure their investors would have understood the relocation. Or is this because of the bear market…? Who knows?
Happy Mining!


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Visit our new online shop for beautiful gifts and healing oilsAlchemiss - online wellness shop in Cape Town
Have you ever been into a LUSH store? I stumbled upon one at the Cape Town Waterfront and I found myself in heaven. The first thing that hits you is the smell and you'll start getting excited like a little kid at Christmas. It's the ultimate bath and body shop overflowing with amazing handmade soaps, salts, scrubs and soaks. They have an entire range of bath melts that look edible – YES, I know! Imagine bath bombs that look and smell like cupcakes and chocolate brownies! Needless to say, by the time I finally exited the store, I was bankrupt.
Here's a whiff of what you'll find in a LUSH store.
Unfortunately (and fortunately for my wallet) I'm far away from Cape Town, so I had to find a way to make my own bath bombs. After trial and error, this recipe worked like a, excuse the pun, bomb! My friends and family love them, and the cool colors and interesting fragrances are endless. Here's my tried and tested recipe to make your own luxury bath bombs.
Step 1: Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
Step 2: Fill a spray bottle halfway with water and add about 6 or 7 drops of food coloring. Shake well.
Step 3: Scoop a cup of the dry mixture into a separate bowl. (Preferably a glass bowl so that the food coloring won't stain the bowl.)
Step 4: Spray some colored water into the dry mixture and mix immediately so it doesn't fizz. Keep spraying and stirring until you reach the color you want and the mixture can be molded together with your fingers. (This will take a while.)
Step 5: Add a few drops essential oil and mix through with your hands.
Step 6: Compress the mixture tightly into silicone baking molds or trays. Allow to set for 3 hours before removing the bath bombs from the mold.
*Note: Allow your bath bombs to dry thoroughly before using. If it doesn't fizz when you put it in water, then the mixture might have been too wet when you put it in the mold. Try adding a bit more citric acid and less water to your next batch.
Bath bombs make great gifts and people will be really impressed that it's homemade. Play around with different colors and shapes. Try it out for yourself and notice how it softens the water and smells terrific. Leave a comment and let me know how your bath bombs turned out!
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Gold is an international product. All countries worth is according to gold. Economist says as much gold would be in a country as much it would be worthy. Gold is traded in almost all over the world. Currently Gold Rate is in international Market is 1247.00 Dollar per oz. Of course gold prices are depending on demand and supply rule.
In our Pakistan gold is traded in tolas. In Pakistan Local Market Gold rate is now a days almost 50000.00 Per Tola. We can calculate the gold rate in tola by this formula.
Market X Dollar/2.66 =Tola Price in PKR.
For Example if International Gold Price is $1250.00 and Dollar Rate is 100.00 PKR and as we know that in 1 Oz Gold there are 2.66 Tola so after putting the values in above formula we will have the gold price of 1 tola in PKR.
1250 x 100/2.66 =46992 PKR
So 46992 is 1 tola price of gold in PKR.
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You can kill fleas that are living on bed linens, but they will come right back if you do not control the flea population in the rest of your house. You must treat carpets, yards and pets for fleas as well.
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) recommends natural pest control methods to avoid exposure to toxic chemicals. You can use natural, pet-safe pesticides in yards and around your house. You can treat pets for fleas with either a natural, pet-safe pesticide shampoo and a flea comb or another method recommended by your veterinarian.
To kill fleas, wash bed linens in a washing machine using regular laundry detergent.
Dry bed linens in a clothes dryer set at the highest temperature allowed according to the bed linen care label.
Rewash bed linens every three days to kill any newly hatched fleas. Do this until the flea population in the household is gone.
Spray bed linens lightly with a natural pesticide to kill and repel future fleas. D-limonene and linalool are natural pesticides that are derived from citrus extracts. The organization "Beyond Pesticides" states in the "Journal of Pesticide Reform" that d-limonene and linalool are effective for controlling flea populations.
Things You Will Need
- Washing machine
- Laundry detergent
- Clothes dryer
- Natural pesticide
Always read the label of flea control products to learn if they are safe to use around your pets. Cats especially are sensitive to many flea control products.


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Outdoor enthusiasts will find a wealth of tent and RV campsites in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but those who wish to enjoy hotel-like amenities, including hot tubs, central heat and air conditioning, and fully equipped kitchens, can stay at a cabin near the park entrance in North Carolina. Some cabins in the Smoky Mountains are fully furnished and offer scenic views of the mountains and wilderness area surrounding the park.
Rock Creek Cabins
Rock Creek Cabins are located within driving distance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and minutes from downtown Bryson City. Guests can choose from 15 one-, two- and three-bedroom pet-friendly cabins, and they can enjoy amenities including an in-cabin hot tub, fireplace, full kitchen, central heat and air conditioning, and a stock of linens and towels. The cabins are located on a ridge overlooking about 35 miles of the Smoky Mountains. Each cabin has its own porch with two rocking chairs and and porch swing. The Treehouse Cabin, located on a private porch area facing the mountains, is less than a mile from the park. Rates vary depending on the cabin and season. Rock Creek Cabins 24 Fry St. Bryson City, NC 28713 800-731-8050 rockcreekcabins.com
Carolina Mountain Vacations
Carolina Mountain Vacations offers log cabin rentals on the western edge of the North Carolina Smoky Mountains, and the site is located within minutes from the hiking trails and forests of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Travelers can choose from more than 70 creekside or mountain-top cabins. Larger cabins feature garage parking, fully equipped kitchens, a washer and dryer unit, and sofa beds. Some cabins feature an open deck with a hot tub, wood-burning fireplace and satellite television. Rates vary by season. Carolina Mountain Vacations 40 Greenlee St. Bryson City, NC 28713 877-488-7501 carolinamountainvacations.com
Nantahala Mountain Resort
Travelers staying in luxury chalets and cabins at the Nantahala Mountain Resort can enjoy easy access to the Nantahala River, located in the Great Smoky Mountain's Nantahala National Forest. This particular river is an attractive destination for whitewater rafting and trout fishing. Travelers can choose from three-, four- and five-bedroom cabins designed with cathedral ceilings, granite countertops and in-cabin hot tubs. Some feature an indoor hot tub and outdoor hot tub overlooking the mountains, a loft game room and flat-screen televisions. Rates vary by season and cabin type. Nantahala Mountain Resort 111 Franklin Branch Road Topton, NC 28781 888-667-2224 nantahalariver.com
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Law's Constitution: A Relational Critique
Wisconsin Women's Law Journal, Vol. 17, pp. 23-56, 2002
35 Pages Posted: 7 May 2013
Date Written: 2002
It is a simple fact: we begin from others. Without others we, quite literally, could not live, feel, be born. Every mother, every mother's partner, every father, every child, knows this. But law sees these relations as something lesser, as foreign. Mention the word "relationship" to the average lawyer and she will likely assume that you are talking about sex, dating, or perhaps marriage. She may even wonder what "relationship" has to do with the law at all.
In this paper, the author wonders whether it is possible to flip that equation, to think of the relational as central, rather than peripheral, to law's most ambitious public projects. Her hypothesis is two-fold: first, that the relational question is known by, and important to, feminism; and, second, that the relational is important beyond feminism, indeed that it is important to our ideas of constitution and law itself. If this is right, then focusing on relationships is far from the marginal project that it is often assumed to be. Indeed, it may allow feminism to predict new ways of seeing law. The author offers examples from her own legal experience -- in criminal law and constitutional law -- that shows what she calls (for lack of a better term) the "relational critique." What she mean by this is two things: (1) that many of the concepts that we see in law, that seem mundane, natural or given, stand as proxies for normative relations; (2) that by disaggregating the natural object--by seeing relations in naturalized descriptions -- we can see the law creating/ generating/constituting. Put another way, this paper is about thinking relationally — the author wonders whether it is possible or wise to substitute the "relational" question for the "sameness" question or the "difference" question -- not only in cases of concern to feminists but cases elsewhere in the law.
Keywords: feminist theory, legal theory
JEL Classification: K00, K30, K39
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This is a half day tours, this start with the pick up at the lobby, drive you to a meeting point, after go to Higuey City, all the time by Bavaro View Area.
on the way the city, you will find a wonderfull forest view by roads and Otra Banda, is a small town a 10 minutes away the Higuey City, you could see a lot from our cutures. this is only on your view, so catch the exparience!! After get the Higuey Town, see the Basillic Church, as Dominican Republic is 70% Catholic and later the fruits, meal and tore market, a Dominican Style!!.
By the you finish is like 2 hours and half., continue to a gift shop with a lot of Dominican Arts and souvenirs, later way back to the hotel, by 3 and half hours.


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Depressed parents: survive snow days!
By Dr. Micaela Wexler
Battling depression is hard enough for people who do not have children, but for those who do, it is truly heroic. As a psychiatrist providing care for children and their families in a rural setting, I see first hand that there is little that is fun about snow days for parents who are depressed. Where I work, there is a high rate of unemployment in the winter, and parents do not have many back up options. While the children are screaming for joy, mothers (and fathers) are simply screaming.
The first thing that disappears with snow days is the routine. For depressed parents, those hours the children are in school are life saving. The loss of other people to entertain and discipline the children can make these parents feel quite desolate. They are already struggling to get through each day, with their leaden fatigue and scant motivation. The irritability that is constantly lurking beneath the surface erupts into full force when sibling rivalry increases, and children act out. Many mothers tell me they find themselves being hateful to their children, which bruises their confidence and increases their depression.
With snow days there are no school lunches. In many rural communities with economic stress, many families depend on the free lunches and budget their food stamps accordingly. Running out of food when snowed in can be quite depressing.
So, if you are one of these parents battling depression who has had it with the snow days, here are some things to do right away.
1) Stay on your routine. It's very tempting to just let everyone sleep in, but for depressed parents this is a bad idea. It is even worse if one of your children also has depression or has ADHD. Wake the children up at regular school time. You might even write out a schedule the night before.
2) Serve a hot breakfast of oatmeal rather than serving dry cereal. The smell of oatmeal cooking is soothing, and your food will last longer. If you have the ingredients, make pancakes. Cook throughout the day. Crock pot meals are a lifesaver for me year round.
3) After they eat their oatmeal, if it isn't snowing or raining, bundle the kids up and GET THEM OUTSIDE. It might take considerable time to do this, but it is an activity that will focus you and your children. Being outside in the sun is good for your depression.
4) Walk together as a family to the neighbor's house and check on them to make sure they are okay. This will not only promote family unity, it will also prevent you from giving in to the temptation to lock your kids out of the house for the rest of the day. Be prepared to help shovel a driveway or walk way. In fact, INSIST on doing this. It will go a long way in preserving family sanity. It is also a good reminder that everyone has something to offer someone else, even someone struggling with depression.
5) Put off turning the TV on as long as possible. TV is over stimulating and that is the last thing you want when you are stuck with the children for who knows how long. Nothing wrong with asking the children earn their TV and electronics time. However, if you find yourself struggling with the urge to suffocate a child with a couch cushion, then hand them the remote. Now.
6) Stock up for snow days with food ingredients that have a long shelf life, like pasta and beans, frozen foods, preferably ones that can be cooked in the crock pot. Buy frozen cookie dough or ingredients to make cookies. If you can afford it, buy some frozen pizzas for family movie night. It's such as easy food item to eat while lying on a couch.
7) Stock up for crafts. Penniless Parenting has a great recipe for home made play dough.
A good friend of mine who home schooled her six children had each of them write a book about their life every year. When I moved to the Midwest, I learned this is a great project for snow days. My kids were allowed to use technology and social media to work on their life project. We still laugh at the little movies they made about their lives.
8) Turn chores into fun activities. I've never been a fan of telling my children to clean their room. What I found worked well for me was cleaning their rooms with them. At a certain age, they each got old enough to do it alone. Snow days are a good time to take on this task. They are also great days to look through old photos and arrange them into albums.
9) Stay away from alcohol. Many parenting sites make jokes and suggestions about using alcohol to get through the snow days. That's great for people who are not clinically depressed. Let them put go wild with the Kahlua in their coffee. Alcohol makes depression worse. It disinhibits you, making that irritability come out from below the surface. As a psychiatrist, I can tell you I have seen many snow days ruined with alcohol or drugs.
10) Bedtime is very important, especially if you are depressed. Start the bedtime routine as early as possible. It should include a schedule for the next day's activities. Remember to turn the TV off at least an hour before sleep time. A nice idea is to watch a family movie (or two) together.
Hang in there. Take it easy. If you find yourself getting irritable, tearful or hopeless, don't be afraid of asking for help from your mental health provider. As a psychiatrist, my experience has been that mental health providers know to anticipate increased stress and anxiety during this time.
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