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☆ Chair hogs, dining divas and boorish boozers: Is cruising etiquette lost at sea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

When it comes to uncouth, uncultured and downright unacceptable behavior on ships, experts in travel etiquette and cruising have seen it all. Chair squattingNow this is a true prize on a cruise ship — empty lounge chairs! Jeff R Clow/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIt’s a quintessential cruising experience – hanging out on the deck enjoying the sun and sea. Ramunas Bruzas/Alamy Stock PhotoVertical travel within a cruise ship is another place where things can go sideways. In the end, Leighton said basic good manners applicable to living in general will serve you on a cruise ship.

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☆ Are you overindulging your kids? Ask yourself these 4 questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When your child is having a meltdown in the grocery store aisle or at the restaurant dinner table, it can be hard to not appease them. However, overindulgence can have consequences down the line, Lauren Silvers, a child psychologist at FamilyWise Northwest, told NPR's Life Kit. Overindulging is not the same thing as spoiling, Silvers said. Spoiling is about the child's needs and wants, but overindulging is about making a parent's life easier. Don't miss: These 2 activities can help you raise smarter kids, says brain study: They’re ‘associated with improved cognition’Here's how to know whether you're overindulging your kids, and how to stop.

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☆ Tired after eating? Here’s why, and how to fix it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The tendency to get tired after eating isn’t inherently suggestive of something amiss. If you had a meal high in fat — such as fried foods or pizza — that could make you feel tired. “That can really be an energy zapper.”Just like high-sugar foods, sugary drinks can also make you feel tired once the crash hits, Stefanski said. Choosing more balanced meals and snacks can help you feel less tired after eating, experts said. The test measures average blood sugar levels and shows how much glucose is attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells, Stefanski said.

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☆ Silicon Valley Founders and VCs Are Making Sobriety Popular
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sellers is among a growing contingent in the tech community that's going alcohol-free. From founders to investors, members of the startup community are eschewing booze in the name of staying sharp — and healthy. "About six months ago, I stopped drinking alcohol. That's really hard because in this industry, you have to be high energy. That's really hard because in this industry, you have to be high energy.

It’s time for practice: a two-mile run, a couple hours of batting, bowling and catching drills, and lots of giggles. The girls, including his own daughter, all refer to him as “veera,” meaning elder brother in Punjabi. Mr. Shergill’s wife, Kamaldeep Kaur, helps coordinate with the 20-odd families through the team’s WhatsApp group. For the girls, the daily routine is an escape from the boredom of village life. After each practice, they lie in a circle, their backs to the grass, their faces to the sky’s fading light.

☆ One sentence from the Fed got markets all worked up. Then Powell spoke
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

BIG PICTUREThe Fed is operating on data that’s offered a murky view of the economy’s health in recent months. On one hand, the housing market is cooling off markedly, but higher borrowing costs so far haven’t made a dent in inflation. That may reassure the Fed that there’s room to keep rate hikes going without triggering a recession. There is a glut of avocados in America and that’s triggered a steep drop in wholesale prices. Don’t yell at me, I don’t make the rules…Anyway, starting Thursday, it’s festive cup season, which Starbucks fans seem excited for.

☆ How to Avoid the 5 Worst Kids’ Room Decorating Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Nina Molina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CHILDREN’S ROOMS confront decorators with competing demands. You must acknowledge the child’s interest in, say, hideous insects, without overdoing it on themed décor; you must hunt down furnishings that suit small people but will endure as they mature; and you must secure your wee client’s aesthetic buy-in without turning the space into a cartoonish nightmare that sets elders’ teeth on edge. Here, design pros share common mistakes and strategies for striking a just-right balance between playful and polished. Theme FeverOverindulging your fledgling ballerina’s or baseball fan’s enthusiasms can get cloying. “Do not make every element theme related,” said Lindsey Jamison, a lead interior designer at Rumor Designs in Steamboat Springs, Colo. “I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to paint the room team colors.”

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