Sleepover Snub Sparks Club Rift Among Friends
A mother asks if her 1-year-old daughter should invite Debbie to a sleepover from a five-girl club despite not being close. Debates rise about exclusion, with advice urging inclusion and empathy for Debbie, plus separate notes on overlong photo sharing and a smoking-related donation for a relative’s child’s surgery.
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Abby
Debbie
California
Forest bathing gains traction in nature mindful walks
In Japan shinrin yoku means forest bathing and grows in spa, park, and retreat offerings. Guides like Amos Clifford lead three hour or longer sessions from California to Nova Scotia showing a meditative, sensory focus in woodlands. Prices range from 30 to 199, with venues from Mohonk to Morton Arboretum, Osmosis Day Spa, and Secret Bay in Dominica.
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York
Japan
Rona London
Mohonk Mountain House
New Paltz
New York
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Amos Clifford
Association of Nature and Forest Therapy
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Kenwood
California
Freestone
Woodloch
Hawley
Pennsylvania
Clifford
Sugarloaf State Park
Osmosis Day Spa
Mohonk
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
Ilinois
Charles Leary
Trout Point Lodge
Kemptville
Nova Scotia
National Park Service
Kathy Kupper
National Ark Service
NPS
Fatimah Jackson
Howard University
Ivory Coast sees rise of homegrown chocolate makers
In Abidjan a new wave of Ivory Coast entrepreneurs presses to transform raw cocoa into local chocolate. Dana Mrouch and Axel Emmanuel market 5 to 30 cent bars and niche flavors while government aims to process half of raw beans by 2020. Local farmers seek skills to add value and expand demand across Africa.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Brooklyn
Dana Mrouch
Mroueh
Axel Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Africa
National Coffee and Cocoa Council
Alassane Ouattara
Suzanne Ndongo-Seh
World Cocoa Foundation
Ghana
Cameroon
Nigeria
Olga Yenou
Cemoi
Tafissa
Issiaka Ouedraogo
Fangolo
Duekoue
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