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Responsible tourism in the Caribbean
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN The Caribbean is a slightly contradictory place. Its islands boast wild, pristine landscapes, abundant bird and marine life and fascinating culture, yet the entire region is more readily associated with beach holidays and is a magnet for anyone seeking sun, sea and relaxation. Tourism is undoubtedly the lifeblood of the Caribbean, but some of tourisms biggest offenders have rushed in to cater for this demand for a taste of paradise.
Bathroom Windows That Pull In Light and Add Privacy Too
Enjoy a bright, sunny space in comfort with one of these strategically designed window treatments Joseph Scarpulla – Architect, original photo on Houzz Bathroom windows have to work hard, allowing in natural light while also protecting the privacy of anyone inside. Contemporary bathrooms sometimes feature huge picture windows that seem to put protecting a bather’s modesty far down the list of priorities.But there’s no need to compromise on privacy while keeping your bathroom open to the outdoors.
The Lasso wins 14 awards at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference
Members of Texas Woman’s University’s student-run newspaper, The Lasso, won over a dozen awards at the 2019-2020 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) conference this April. Although student journalists were not able to participate in annual on-site competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff received 14 awards in Division 4 for work published in 2019.
Chancellor Feyten hopes to bring encouragement and joy to TWU community
Who would have thought that the week before spring break would be our last week of traditional lectures for the entire academic year? Our last time visiting the bustling campus Starbucks, studying in the library, and enjoying the beautiful scenery that Texas Woman’s has to offer? An extra week of spring break seemed fun, until we couldn’t come back. Across our TWU campuses, many Pioneers have collectively felt anxiety, frustration and a desire for normalcy.
Social work students raise money for local food bank amid coronavirus pandemic
Upon walking into grocery stores recently, there’s an unnerving sense of dread and anxiety that fills the atmosphere. Nearly everyone wears a face mask, and it seems as if no one dares make eye contact or get too close to each other out of the justified fear of compromising their immune systems. What seems to heighten this end-of-the-world feeling are the several shelves stocked with an abundance of emptiness.
If you aren’t up for absurdity and ferocious cat cuddles, don’t watch “Tiger King”
I am a proud crazy cat lady. Anyone who knows me knows I love cats— fat cats, hairless cats, stray cats, you name it. If it has no regard for your personal space and meows, I want it. And yet, my level of feline infatuation is nothing compared to the intense obsession of several big cat owners in “Tiger King.” “Tiger King,” a trending Netflix docuseries, briefly follows the life of eccentric Joe Exotic, former owner of G.W Zoo, once the world’s largest big cat park.
Denton County extends stay-at-home order to April 30
Denton County Judge Andy Eads announced a countywide extension of the stay-at-home mandate to April 30 during a Denton County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday. Following the declaration of April 10 as a Denton County day of prayer, Eads updated the executive order and disaster declaration to extend precautionary social distancing mandates until the end of April, falling in line with Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction.
TWU offers $1 million in grants to women-owned small businesses impacted by coronavirus
Texas Woman’s University’s announced late last month they will award $1 million in grants to up to100 women-owned small businesses in Texas to provide relief from financial strain caused by COVID-19. With leadership from Shannon Mantaro, the director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurs, and through its partnership with the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership, the center will dedicate its state funds to provide 100 AssistHer grants.
Abbott expands social distancing order, calls for extended school closures
Gov. Greg Abbott extended social distancing measures in Texas to April 30 and urged schools to remain closed through May 3, in an announcement given earlier today. Denton ISD announced that it will not reopen until May 4 in response to Abbott’s orders, according to a post on the district’s Instagram. The Dallas Morning News reported earlier today that Abbott called for additional non-essential services to close, including cosmetology salons and tattoo and piercing shops.
Meal plan changes offer students more meals, less dining dollars next semester
Available meal plans and rates for students living on campus next year have undergone several changes, according to an email sent to students earlier this month. Previously, Housing and Dining offered six options for selection by residential students during the 2019-2020 academic year, including four meal and dining dollar combinations: 8 meals with $250, 8 meals with $150, 10 meals with $200 and 12 meals with $250.
First COVID-19 death, 13 new cases in Denton County
Denton County Judge Andy Eads announced Denton County’s first COVID-19-related death and updated the case count to 83 in a news conference this afternoon, imploring residents to adhere to the stay-at-home mandate issued Tuesday. The confirmed caseload of 83 includes 13 new cases since yesterday, Eads said, including a new case at the State Supported Living Center. Eads confirmed the death of a Lewisville man in his 40s Wednesday evening as the result of COVID-19.
Wolves Are Mercilessly Targeted For Their ‘Bad Reputation’ – Here’s How We Can Stop That
No animal seems to divide public opinion as dramatically as the wolf. Down the centuries, wolves have been demonized and mythologized. They feature in our scariest fairy tales and most threatening phrases – throw someone to the wolves and you’re abandoning them to a very nasty fate. Even Theodore Roosevelt, known as the first environmentalist president of the USA, damned the wolf as “the beast of waste and destruction.” That’s pretty much the definition of a bad reputation.
How To Write A Book: The Play
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10 Solutions for Sloping Yards
To be successful amid the outdoor living boom, it's critical for retailers and builders to stay abreast of rapidly changing consumer tastes in backyard products. To help keep your product lines up to date, AQUA has partnered with design megasite Houzz to bring you more content about outdoor living, from pools and spas to outdoor kitchens and patio furniture. This time, a Houzz expert explores just some of the design possibilities to complement sloping backyards.
How to Make Every Day a Bit Better
Put up a picture. We’re not talking about investing in expensive artwork?—?this is about displaying any image that moves or inspires you. Pop it by your bed, above your desk or wherever you’re sure to see it. If you like, just stick it up temporarily with washi tape. However you do it, notice how much better your day feels when a picture you love catches your eye. Write a ‘note to self.’ Hang a piece of graphic art that amuses you or reminds you of a life truth.
Night Owl Truths: 10 Things That Ring True For Late Sleepers
Most people are either night owls or larks, happiest either staying up late or rising early. This is partly due to our genetic makeup. Animal studies suggest that being a morning or an evening person may be built into our genes, like having red hair or blue eyes. That’s why serial night owls will tell you that going to bed late is not simply a choice, it’s part of who they are. Recognize yourself as a creature of the night? Then you might identify with some of these “truths.”1.
10 Signs You Might Be a Clean Freak
Most of us enjoy a clean home, but not all of us manage to maintain one every day. Clean freaks, however, put the quest for cleanliness above other, more trivial ways of spending time. For them, a spotless home is the zenith of achievement. Read on for some clean freak wisdom. 1. Clean freaks are fit. Clean freaks are not interested in workout DVDs. Surely vacuuming the living room and dusting the curtain rods act as a decent workout with plenty of stretches?
Get organized! Try these 10 quick and easy tips for around the house
It’s very easy to be blind to a home’s eccentricities. We become so familiar with the funny layouts, annoying bits of design and odd habits we’ve acquired in managing our space that we forget to make any changes. Sometimes, though, the tiniest tweak can make the biggest difference in how simple and enjoyable a home is to use. These little adjustments may seem obvious when spelled out, yet it’s still helpful to hear them again.
10 choses que seuls les fous du ménage comprendront
Tous ceux qui tiennent une maison propre et bien rangée savent que ce n’est pas de tout repos. Il y a tellement de choses qui peuvent être mises en ordre et, une fois terminé, tout est à refaire. Voici donc ce que seuls les fous du ménage comprendront. 1. Tout peut être rangé. Faire son lit ou placer les coussins sur le sofa sont la base du rangement. Quand vous êtes accro au ménage, tout peut être rangé.
10 Things All Tidy People Know To Be True
Anyone who runs a home like a well-oiled machine, keeping it beautifully tidy and thoughtfully ordered, knows that the path of neat-freakery doesn’t run smooth. There’s so much out there that can derail a tidy home and send it plunging toward chaos. Never mind. These pearls of wisdom, shared by neat freaks everywhere, help make sense of a messy world.1. Anything can be tidied. Making your bed or plumping the sofa pillows is just the start. When it comes to being a neat freak, anything can be tidied.
10 tips to transform your deck into a comfortable getaway
You can make just about any outdoor space into a lounge. Think carefully about seating and include comfy, inviting options, such as floor cushions, chaises or hammocks. Next, work in a few extra features like lush potted plants, outdoor rugs and handy tables to fully flesh out your alfresco room. Then sink back and relax, and enjoy the good weather while it lasts. Stay low. Simple floor cushions give a balcony or deck an informal vibe.
How to use mirrors to make your space look bigger
Mirrors are standbys in bathrooms and bedrooms, and they’re often found over the fireplace, but their role in a home can be far greater and more dramatic than that. Though essential for checking your appearance, they can also radically boost the sense of space in a room. Used creatively, mirrors can create fascinating optical illusions, seeming to expand a cramped nook or endow an already generous space with the ultimate wow factor. Double the size of a kitchen.
10 Things Neat Freaks Know to Be True
8. Not everyone understands. As a neat freak, your best efforts at educating untidy minds and leading by example may go only so far. Unfortunately, not everyone will share your passion for precision or relate to your thirst for tidiness. Your family and pets may, unintentionally, wage war on your neat and tidy home, simply by living in it.
See this 217-year-old home-turned-hospital get a massive transformation
See this 217-year-old home-turned-hospital get a massive transformation Built in 1798, this striking Georgian property in central London started life as an aristocratic home, designed by architect brothers Robert and John Adam. The house suffered bomb damage during World War II and later was acquired by the government to become a hospital.
My Houzz: An 18th-Century Cottage on a Tiny English Island
Martin ’s neighbors owned an old barn that she was clearing out. “ Her father was a hoarder, and it had absolutely everything from here to Timbuktu in it,” Martin “ That really started the ball rolling on this house. Up until then, I hadn’t got a vision for how it might look beyond just knocking it all out.” All the doors on the kitchen cabinets came from the barn; they were originally larger internal doors.
Houzz Tour: Family-Friendly Apartment in a Converted School
Houzz Contributor. I have been an interiors journalist since 1995, writing several books on design and numerous features for glossy homes mags over the years. For Houzz, I cover decorating ideas and trends and interview designers and professionals for their insights to create in-depth features. My favourite pieces to write, though, are Houzz Tours, as I love exploring and learning about real homes.
Historic Stone Barn Now a Country Farmhouse Kitchen
The kitchen sits on the house side of the barn, with space for dining and a lounging area at the other end, and access to the garden. “There is a separate living room, behind the larder wall, so the barn operates as a kitchen and relaxed family space,” Shaw says. The far wall is home to a huge larder (pantry). “We often fit larders with double doors, but here we installed the fridge-freezer at the center, with larder storage space on either side,” Shaw says.
How to Gently Bring a Victorian Home Into the 21st Century
I have been an interiors journalist since my first job, on BBC Homes & Antiques magazine, back in 1995. I've written for lots of glossy homes mags on everything from using reclaimed wood to improving your lighting, and have been lucky enough to visit some gorgeous homes over the years, too, to write about them and their super-clever owners. I've written books on interior design and I also write children's books. Victorian houses, grand or humble, typically are solidly built and simply configured.
12 Inspiring Ways to Decorate a Mantelpiece
I have been an interiors journalist since my first job, on BBC Homes & Antiques magazine, back in 1995. I've written for lots of glossy homes mags on everything from using reclaimed wood to improving your lighting, and have been lucky enough to visit some gorgeous homes over the years, too, to write about them and their super-clever owners. I've written books on interior design and I also write children's books.
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