Sunday, August 26, 2012

His Most Famous Painting (Le Dejeuner Sur L'herbe Or the Lunch on the Grass) - Edouard Manet

Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter, associated with the 'Realist' movement, whose rebellious style became an inspiration for 'Impressionism.' His greatest early works "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)" and 'Olympia' created much controversy when they were first exhibited. Nevertheless, they became the jewels in the crown for Manet and model works for the new generation artists.

"Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)" is a large oil painting on canvas, 81.9" x 104.5" in dimensions, a size that was traditionally used for mythological or historical subjects. This grandeur work was one of the most unorthodox one of its kind, which attracted negative reviews and interest at the same time. Created during 1862-63, this painting had to meet rejection at its maiden submission for the 1863 Salon, but was later exhibited at the Salon des Refusés of King Louis-Napoleon, and is currently placed at Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Its criticism was on the grounds of its unusually muscular forms and thick brush strokes, although, it was the size, theme, and the manner of representation that left the viewers flabbergasted.

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The scene of "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)" is set in a park with thick vegetation, translating into a dark backdrop against which the three leading figures, two fully dressed men and nude woman, are shown sitting. The sheer size of the painting and the bright skin color against the unusually dark background makes the nude figure, the focal point of the work. The painting features a fourth figure, a woman draped in white, coming out of a pond after a bath, in the background. Manet's portrayal of the nude is not in line with the classic treatment of the subject in the form of a sleek smooth physical structure. Rather, it features a plump figure (believed to be that of Manet's wife Suzanne) with the face of his pet model Victorine Louise Meurent.

His Most Famous Painting (Le Dejeuner Sur L'herbe Or the Lunch on the Grass) - Edouard Manet

With the setting and the style, "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)" appears to be sarcasm on the contemporary social scenario in France vis-a-vis the status of women and the widely prevalent prostitution. This is more evident by the mien of the woman, who is sitting at ease with the two men, and is looking towards the viewer in a defiant manner. Her feet are placed between the legs of the man, half-lying on the ground and her clothes are lying on the ground on which some leftover fruits and bread are scattered. The two men, allegedly Ferdinand Leenhoff (Edouard's brother-in-law) and Eugene Manet (brother), are dressed in sophisticated attire and seem to be talking to each other. The man lying on the ground has a posture, closely resembling that of Michelangelo's 'The Creation of Adam' and is shown gesturing at the woman with his right hand. It is not certain whether the woman is ignoring the men or they are ignoring her.

The weak background of the painting reflects a studio setting, rather than a real one. Even the light effects are artificial and manipulated, as there are no shadows and no changing shades. The inspiration for "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)," probably, was derived from Titan's 'The Pastoral Concert' and Giorgione's 'The Tempest,' both of them featuring clothed men and unclothed women. No matter how much dissension Manet drew on the account of his unconventional depictions, "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)" remains an inspirational masterpiece that focuses on the 'real' as opposed to the 'ideal.'

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

How are Popular Culture Arts Represented in Today's Society?

Spinning Pop is an artistic and conceptual exploration of contemporary social issues in terms of the popular culture arts. Spinning Pop records daily reflections on the issues and events of the day from the viewpoint of an artist and citizen. These recordings are portrayed through distorted figurative imagery. The figurative imagery represented in many paintings and digital collages for this project, are metaphoric of contemporary popular culture and events from a popular culture arts perspective. The initial material is sourced from a mix of personal photography and found images from the global community.

Over the past century and a half, with the exponential availability and use of the photographic image, particularly now in its digital form, visual imagery has become an integral part of our daily life. Almost everyone of all ages in developed countries carry a camera of some sort about their person - resulting in a deluge of imagery from the most banal, to the capturing of history's most important events. Unsurprisingly given the technological revolution with this medium, emerging photographic based practices became an early focus out of postmodernism, to form a defining aesthetic to the popular culture arts.

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Adapting Pop Art's notion of mass media imagery into a context of the contemporary digital age, artist's work draws on a myriad points of reference. Utilizing fractured images to provide an allusion, to the digital noise pounding away daily into our sub consciousness. Spinning Pop diverges from the traditional Pop Art notion of a pronounced repetition of a consumer icon, instead the work focuses on the deluge of contemporary digital content. This compilation of the fragmented imagery is vividly distractive, not unlike cable surfing or a jaunt through Times Square.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life?

Unexpected life changes. Anticipated transitions. Long, sleepless nights. What do these three things have in common? The ability to provoke one of the most haunting questions in the library of human introspective:

"What on earth am I going to do with the rest of my life?"

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While I can't pretend to answer to this question for anyone other than myself, I can offer those in this position some basic tips on how to ensure that their future turns out as bright as their class valedictorian said it would be.

What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life?

Take Time To Create A Map

Too often, when faced with a major (or even not so major) life decision, we tend to either take the first decent choice that presents itself or we allow circumstances to choose for us by default - putting off the decision until the inexorable current of life sweeps us past the turning point. As you can imagine, this is not the best way to get what you want out of life. But the options we are faced with in life can be so wildly divergent, or so deceptively similar, that it is difficult to know which turning to take. Wouldn't it be great if we had some kind of road map that would help us know which paths to follow and which to pass by?

Below are five questions that everybody should ask himself or herself before starting out on any new path. The answers to these questions should then be used to guide decisions and to direct actions - when a choice comes up, simply compare the various options with your stated desires and choose the option that takes you closer to (or at least moves you the least farthest away from) your destination - your stated goals and desires.

1. What does success mean to me?

Be very specific. "I want to be rich," is not an answer - just what does "rich" mean, anyway? Are you thinking of a set number? And if so, why? Or is the term "rich" a substitute for certain freedoms and opportunities that you view as coming only with money - and by limiting them to being accessed only through money, are you missing out on other alternative pathways?

Some more specific alternatives to "I want to be rich," depending on the individual, might be: "I want to have enough net income to meet my current financial responsibilities without strain, plus have time and money left over for travel," or "I want to be able to comfortably afford a jet-setting lifestyle in New York City," or "I want to spend 4 days a week at home with my kids," etc.

You should try to come up with at least three answers to the question of what success really means to you personally, with each one reflecting a different facet of what you feel makes up a truly successful life. And keep the money issue to just one statement - after all, such things as personal fulfillment, spiritual meaning and other essential needs and values cannot be solved, acquired or even influenced by money

One of the biggest obstacles to success is that most of us have never consciously explored what that means to us, aside from some vague and nebulous idea of fame, fortune or other worldly success. Knowing what success really means to you - what you hope or imagine that these generic definitions of success would actually provide and how you want those things to physically look like in your life - allows you to weigh your choices more accurately.

2. What are my non-negotiable needs?

List all the things that you envision as inescapable parameters of a successful and enjoyable life. Family, travel, no debt, pleasant work environment, social status, contributions to society, spiritual involvement, public acclaim, love, excitement, comfort - any or all of these, and any others you can think of are legitimate needs that when not met create an environment of stress, want and disempowerment in your life. Knowing what you are not willing to do without makes the relative values of different options clearer.

3. What are my non-negotiable boundaries?

List all the things that you absolutely do not want present in your life. If the idea of working in a standard hierarchical office environment makes you ill, put that down. If you can't stand the thought of living in a cold climate, add that to the list. If being poked fun at about your physical condition or other attributes makes life unlivable, note that as well. By knowing what you will not tolerate, many choices become much easier to make. Plus, it allows you to set down rules and policies about who and what you will invite into your life and the standards of behavior you will, and will not, tolerate.

4. What are my key values?

Spend some time searching your soul to come up with a list of your basic values, creating a life around which would make you the person you want to be and allow you to live the life you want to live. Are you the type who values honesty, clean/green living and a deep love of nature above all things? Or are you more of a 'comforts of home', family and fun kind of person? Do you value charity over letting others find their way on their own, or is it the other way around? Knowing what you truly stand for is a vital component of good decision-making.

5. What do I want to be remembered for?

What legacy do you want to leave here when you pass on? What do you want people to say about your life and you as a person? What do you want to be known for? What would you like your obituary to say about you? Knowing where you want to end up makes choosing the path to get there, and keeping track of your progress, infinitely easier.

Key Points To Consider

There are three key points to keep in mind when you are faced with making life-changing decisions.

1. Look before you leap.

In life, as in commercial marketing, "Buy now before this opportunity is gone!" is almost always code-speak for, "Buy now, before you have time to read the fine print." True, from time to time real, honest-to-goodness, amazing, once-in-a-lifetime offers do come around. But if you have laid down a foundation of well-considered choices and clear-minded focus before this happens, you will have the presence of mind and strength of purpose to know when to jump and when to pass, and be much more capable of telling the difference between a missed opportunity and a close call.

2. Life is no longer a "one chance per person" event.

The times, they are definitely a'changing, and one of the best things to come out of that change is that we now understand that people change as well and that this is not only normal, but expected. The career or life that suited you perfectly in your 20's will most likely not fit the middle-aged you, no more than the same wardrobe or lifestyle would. Sometimes this is merely the result of the normal process of personal evolution we all go through as we age and mature, and sometimes it comes about suddenly in response to reality-shifting events and life-changing transitions such as living through a traumatic event, losing a job or getting married.

However change comes, be prepared to go with the flow. Don't worry about "all that time I spent in grad school," or what your friends and family will say. In the first instance, there is no such thing as "sunk costs" in life - 90% of nearly any education or life experience is 100% transferable to new situations and new outlets. In sports they call it "cross-training," and an athlete doesn't consider his or her training complete without in. In the second instance, well, if they love you they will want you to be happy and if they don't love you, then who cares what they think? Besides, they're not the ones who have to live this life - you are.

Also falling under this heading is the admonition not to trade a good life now for some nebulous "better tomorrow," such as spending your life zombie-ing through a career you hate for the promise of a pensioned retirement. All too often, these "tomorrows," if they ever do come, are no better than the "nows" you wasted. And as often as not the stress of living an unhappy life permanently cripples or even kills people, physically or otherwise, well before they can get to their imagined golden "tomorrow."

3. Trying to find your "one, true purpose" is a waste of life.

We are all put here on this earth for any number of reasons - some big, some small and most of which we will never understand or even realize we've participated in until well after they've become distant memory. Spending too much time trying to scry your "true purpose" in the tea leaves of life can take your attention and energy away from creating the kind of life that would actually support the accomplishment these purposes in the first place.

A far better is alternative to create what I call a "Groundhog Day-Proof Life." Based on the Bill Murray movie in which his character has to live the same day over and over, this concept involves creating a life that reflects your values, offers you opportunities to challenge yourself and is fulfilling enough and just plain pleasant enough so that if by some strange cosmic fluke you became trapped in any given day of your life, it would be a good thing rather than a tragedy. Living this sort of life virtually ensures that you will be who and where you need to be to fulfill any purpose you may have been sent here to accomplish, while at the same time providing you with a wonderful and rewarding "rest of your life" in the process.

Summary

Getting the most out of life isn't about living "right." It's about living well. Learning to consciously steer your life in the direction you want to take it, making the choice to live by your own set of values and desires and making sure that you get the most out of the limited days you are given ensures that when the time comes for your life to pass before your eyes in review, the show will definitely be worth the price of the admission.

What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life?

(c) Soni Pitts

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Soni Pitts is the Chief Visionary Butt-Kicker of SoniPitts.Com. She specializes in helping others reclaim "soul proprietorship" in their lives and to begin living the life their Creator always intended for them.

She is the author of the free e-book "50 Ways To Reach Your Goals" and over 100 self-help and inspirational articles, as well as other products and resources designed to facilitate this process of personal growth and spiritual development.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Top 11 Things That Put a Guy Off in the Early Stages of a Relationship Or Dating

This article is going to seem all negative. The truth is there are lots of things about women that men find attractive. Different men, find different things attractive. There's a common number of things that most men do NOT find attractive about a woman. I'm talking about a guy that's looking for a long term relationship rather than a guy who is looking for just casual sex.

1) She's clingy, insecure

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Most men can tolerate a woman being clingy in the later parts of the relationship. But in the early parts if she appears clingy, he'll want to run a mile. Suggesting that you get married or planning moving in together is just quite frankly scary. Texting or phoning 40 times a day with every minor worry you may have is also very excessive. It makes him feel as though you are smothering his life and you are basically going to not let him get on with his work or social life with his friends.

Top 11 Things That Put a Guy Off in the Early Stages of a Relationship Or Dating

2) Playing hard to get (the opposite to clingy)

Yes, despite the fact you've probably been advised from loads of other books or web sites that playing hard to get is the thing to do, they were wrong in my opinion. Yes, you shouldn't offer yourself on a plate because that is boring, but you certainly shouldn't play hard to get either, you need to find a place in between. Texting back hours or days later to virtually every text, just leaves him frustrated and makes him think you are just not that interested. Not so much hours later, but if you wait to text him days later that will seriously annoy him. He'll then start to think you are not that interested in him, he'll start to review how he feels about you and will come to the conclusion that he doesn't have enough evidence to show he's interested in you, nor you are interested in him. The result will be that he'll get so frustrated and bored that he'll think, do I have a better option? If he doesn't have a better option at that moment in time, then you can bet he'll go out there and look for a better option. If he does then you can bet he'll just get bored of waiting for you to be genuine and will start dating other ladies instead. Men always keep plenty of options in reserve, so don't get complacent.

Guys prefer slow progress, but they always want to see progress, if they see things, going backwards or they hit a brick wall and end up not getting any progress, that blows a guys excitement about the relationship. He might get up and start again a few times if he's that determined but he'll eventually just give up and feel it's one step forward and two steps back all the time. The progress is a guys excitement, cut that progress off and he'll become bored and frustrated. So if you play it cool, then you are likely to cool him down and make him less hot for you.

I've touched on this in other articles and explained why other books and web sites seem to have misinterpreted or misrepresented playing hard to get.

In my opinion this is what playing hard to get does. Instead of seeing a woman as a potential for a long term relationship a woman who plays hard to get frustrates a guy. Guys don't like losing, so they then see the woman as an exciting challenge. Consciously they still see the woman as attractive and get a kick out of the thrill of chasing the woman, but sub-consciously the woman has demonstrated by frustrating him and not being her genuine self that she is not right long term (after all she hasn't acted herself, so has he got a real picture of her?). Some guys will give up when a woman plays hard to get because they'll realise that woman playing hard to get has never worked in the past. Other guys will carry on the challenge of chasing her, then suddenly when she falls for him, he loses interest. The woman then thinks she's lost him because she's then looked too keen because she's fallen for him. But really she lost him because she did not act her genuine self early on and first impressions count to a guy. So ladies be yourself, don't follow some guide that tells you to act like you should play hard to get. Don't offer yourself on a plate, but don't play hard to get either, just move things at the speed you are comfortable with. If a guy finishes you, it's because he believes you are not right for each other, don't make things more complicated by playing games that you think will win over every guy on earth (that's not possible!).

3) She's a 'drama queen' (creating drama, even if there is none)

I've got to admit, it is sometimes entertaining listening to women whinging about minor niggles. However it starts to get a bit tedious, when she starts making those minor niggles into big issues. All of a sudden someone says "hello" to her, then all of a sudden she analyses it as being said in the wrong tone of voice. Then she starts working out why he or she said "hello" in that tone of voice. Then a story created about why that person hates her so much and is now being bitchy towards her. Then all of a sudden she starts creating stories about that person, saying how she/he does this and that. Then she just works herself into a frenzy and starts phoning and texting all her friends to say he/she did this and that. Gosh, what a drama!

The other element of it is he says or does something wrong in her opinion. Then she goes quiet, starts sulking on him. He doesn't have a clue what he's done wrong, in his opinion he hasn't said or done anything wrong, because she's misinterpreted or thought a bit too much about something he's said. He asks her what's wrong, she sulkily says nothing. Then spends the next few weeks with a long face. Then all of a sudden she bursts, goes into a mad rage and every minor thing that's frustrated her in the past few weeks comes out of her mouth in a mad rage.

If a man asks you what is wrong, tell him in a calm manner, sometimes he doesn't know what he's done wrong, other times you just think he's said or done something to annoy you when, really you've just looked at the situation too complexly. If you tell him in a calm manner he's more likely to tell you the truth, if you come at him in a fit of rage, he's more likely to become defensive, rage back and tell lies in the heat of the moment or else say things in the wrong way which makes it sound like a lie. Have regular fits of rage with him and he'll get stressed and no man wants to be stressed whilst in a relationship, particularly in the early stages. If you do make him stressed he'll at least start to lose interest in you and at the most think you are a psycho and try and run away. Guys are not mind readers, nor do they like making a drama out of life, life is difficult enough without making it even more complicated.

4) Don't feel she's really interested

I've touched on this issue in another point. Guys who want a long term relationship, like to think that the woman is just as interested as him. If he's only slightly interested at the moment, he'll hope she's only slightly interested. If he's really interested, the he hopes she has the guts to demonstrate she's really interested too. What guys don't want is a woman that appears to be not interested at all. She meets up with him, they have fun, then nothing. No texts, no phone calls, just plain boring nothing. Is she interested, is she not interested? He doesn't know, by the fact she doesn't reply to his texts promptly, he's guessing not that interested. Guys who are looking for long term relationships get bored of that. They want to find a woman that will eventually devote herself to him, that will be happy to have children with him and will settle down with him. He doesn't want that in the first few months, but in his mind he's looking to see that potential in the first few months to move towards that. If he doesn't see that potential and she doesn't seem that bothered about meeting up with him or communicating with him, he'll just get bored and frustrated and find someone who is going to treat him right.

5) Thinks she's playing "games"

Guys looking for a long term relationship want to find a genuine woman, who is caring and nurturing, who suits his personality. They don't want a woman who plays games, pretends she doesn't fancy him that much, makes him do things just to prove something or any other form of game playing. He just wants a woman who he has fun with, he finds sexy, who shows potential to be a long term partner. Play games and you will confuse him and also make him think your personality is rather annoying, the most you'll get out of him once he's decided that, is casual sex, he'll play games with you. Playing games may seem like good fun to a woman, but to a man, they are just confusing, annoying and a big turn off (from a relationship point of view). Does he want to spend the rest of his life with a woman who plays immature games with his head, I doubt it!

6) She's focused on money (gold digger)

Men are always cautious of women that spend loads of money and who expect to be treated like a princess. Tell him you have serious debts and go out buying loads of clothes every weekend and spend all your wages and he won't be impressed. Guys save money to be able to afford a decent house when they get married. Some will even scrimp on buying a cheap car and live with their parents, just for the sake of saving money to have the maximum amount of cash to look after a family in the future. Spending all your wages every month on unnecessary items is just going to make him think this woman is going to bankrupt me and my children in no time. My children are not even going to see any inheritance when I die, because she'll have spent it all.

Men expect to be the breadwinner even with women working these days. They prefer a woman to at least have the choice of staying at home and looking after the kids, even if the woman does opt to go back to work. The sensible men start saving for a family long before they are in a long term relationship, because ultimately he'll expect to be engaged after a year and married after two years, then after three years have a family. That's not enough time to save for a house, save for children, save for a people carrier etc, he needs to start saving long before that.

So before you decide to call your guy tight, even if he is a millionaire, he's still likely to be frugal with his money, because money can easily come and easily go, even if you are a millionaire. The other element of being a gold digger is a woman who actively seeks a bloke because he's got loads of money. I hear an immense amount of women saying something to the effect of, he's ugly as hell, but he's got plenty of money so I'd marry him and get a divorce. Whilst fair enough you probably have this opinion, it's not particularly good to express any form of wanting money in front of a guy. It gives him the impression you are a bimbo and you are going to snap his money off him that he saved for starting a family and make his life a misery.

7) Constantly finding "flaws" with him, and telling him.

A lot of guys absolutely hate this. However I like a woman to tell me what I've done wrong rather than go into a sulk, communication is important in a relationship and I like a woman who can communicate in a civil manner. I suppose it depends on the balance, if she's just constantly whining on about everything I've done wrong and whining because she's being fussy or whining about minor things, that's too much negative for any man to cope with. But if she compliments occasionally and then whines about the thing I've done wrong there's a good balance and not too much negative because it's being slightly outweighed by the positive. No guy is going to want to spend the rest of their life with a woman that is going to drop him into a deep depression and tell him how useless he is. If you think about it, you probably wouldn't tolerate a guy that did the same to you.

8) Not feeling appreciated or feeling as though she's enjoying herself with him

You may be shocked to know but even the most confident of blokes are lacking confidence with women. Yes, he maybe confident in other elements of his life and he may seem outwardly confident, but women are slightly unpredictable. If he hasn't found the right woman yet, then to a certain degree he either hasn't found the right woman or hasn't had the confidence with the right woman. We all start off as babies and work our way into adulthood, despite all the macho front guys put on, they never really lose their need to be nurtured and feel wanted and appreciated. If you make him feel wanted and confident then he's certainly going to take notice of you and realise that you may make him reach his full potential in life. Behind every great millionaire and successful man, there's usually a very nurturing wife. A wife that doesn't constantly hit him with negative things and drag him down, but nurtures him to reach his full potential in life, whether that be as a successful business man or with a successful career. That's why wives of millionaires get such good pay outs when they divorce, because they often played a significant part in his success. So don't take him for granted, tell him you appreciate him or tell him when you enjoyed your time with him. Of course don't go over the top and praise absolutely everything, it's just important you don't make him think he's got a constant uphill battle to impress you and the hill keeps getting steeper and steeper to the point where he thinks I might as well give in and find a less steeper hill.

9) Goes out on night out with her friends all the time and doesn't text

I've had women saying, my mobile signal is not good in the place that I'm going out to. I take that as a hint she doesn't want to be contacted or if I do contact her she won't bother texting back. Then the next morning comes around and she still hasn't text you to tell you she is alright. You get worried, you don't want to wake her up, but you also don't want to seem soppy or clingy or insecure by texting her the next morning. You simply want a text from her to say, she's alright, a bit hungover but she'll recover. Instead nothing! Then you start to think maybe she's ended up in hospital, maybe she's too ill to text, maybe she's ended up staying round a guys house for the night. Then you start thinking is our relationship really working out, can I trust her enough not to be messing about with other blokes and the answer is usually "no" in the early stages. So then you start questioning whether the relationship is really going alright, you don't have enough evidence to suggest it is, so you come to conclusion that if she doesn't text you within a few hours, then she obviously doesn't really value you and isn't really thinking about you. The longer the time drags on the more likely you are to phone her and say, this just isn't working out. Or if the relationship has been going for a while and you are maybe willing to give her another chance, then you may consider saying to her "Can you please text me to say that you are alright and safe when you get home or when you wake up the next morning?" Guys do worry about women, not just through jealousy but through safety. If you value him, then text him, even if he doesn't appear to be attached to you yet, it's nice to receive a text and shows you've been thinking about him. If you do this you are more than likely to get a text back from him saying,do you fancy going out for dinner this evening or whatever.

10) Drinks too much and/or smokes

There's nothing worse than dating a ladette or an unhealthy women. Ok, guys aren't particularly bothered about you having a bar of chocolate and if they were really bothered about your weight they wouldn't be dating you. They are bothered about things that damage a woman's fertility. If a guy wants a long term relationship with a woman, then a woman's fertility is very important to him. Drinking too much has lots of different consequences, it can lead to violence which could cause damage to a woman's body. Alcohol quadruples women's testosterone levels (hence makes her more likely to engage in violence) and as you can imagine high male hormonal levels doesn't really do her fertility any good either. High testosterone levels leads to a woman being more likely to have casual sex with a bloke, apart from the implications on her being faithful, having casual sex can increase her chances of getting a variety of sexually transmitted diseases including HPV which leads to cervical cancer and chlamydia which leads to endometriosis. Add to that excessive amounts of alcohol can do damage to lots of her internal organs and even her mental health. I'm not saying women shouldn't drink alcohol, nor am I saying that blokes don't want a woman to drink alcohol. What I would say is, if you want to attract a man for a long term relationship, drink in moderation and not like a ladette. And don't talk about going out and getting drunk and wasted, it's only attractive to a guy that wants to use you for casual sex.

Smoking of course is another one that damages her body. Does a guy really want to be having children with a woman who might die prematurely of lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder? No, a guy wants a woman that is around to look after her kids and form a proper family unit for as long as possible. There's lots of other ways that smoking does damage, but even imagine a woman smoking throughout the pregnancy, then smoking after the pregnancy and exposing their baby to the smoke. Lots of women proclaim they will give up when they become pregnant, but ultimately they don't find out their pregnant until 4 to 8 weeks into the pregnancy, by that time the baby has ingested up to 8 weeks worth of cigarettes before you've even started to give up. Then add to that the stress on your body when you decide to give up, that stress is going to transfer to the baby. I'm often walking through town and spot a pretty lady who catches my eye. Then all of a sudden she ruffles about in her hand bag. You look again and find that she suddenly has a cigarette in her mouth. As soon as I see that I immediately think "ok, not that pretty then". There are guys out there that smoke and there are guys out there that don't mind a smoker, but I believe they are in a minority. Try and give up, it's not only unhealthy, it's an immense waste of your money that could be spent on something better.

11) Too busy for a relationship

It takes a lot of time for a guy to think of somewhere to go with a woman, think of a few suitable times and dates for him to meet with her. Then to actually have the guts to either phone or even text her and risk being knocked back. It seems that the modern day woman either doesn't have that much time to spare these days for guys or else is playing games with him. He phones up and asks if she fancies meeting up, he gets one of two answers.

A) She says, no I'm busy that day, I'm going to the gym. So he thinks going to the gym, she goes there five nights a week surely she can spare one night to meet up with me. But trying to be patient and negotiate with her, he says well what about this night, she says, oh I'm going out with my friends that night, he says ok. Eventually after a few tries he gives in and just says maybe we can arrange another time next week, I'll give you a ring (pissed off, humiliated bloke, that really is NOT going to ring you!).

He puts the phone down and starts to think about what she said. In his mind she's telling him she's not interested, he offered some alternatives she didn't seem interested, she didn't offer him any alternative dates. The biggest mistake of all is she considers going to the gym five nights a week is a far better option than meeting up with him one night of the week. The result is, he'll quickly realise you are neither interested in him, bothered about meeting up with him and even if you are you've just turned him off from wanting a long term relationship anyway. You are incapable of negotiating with him, which is an important part of a long term relationship. You've moved in a short space of time from being good enough for him to raise the guts to ask you out an a date, to being boring and unattractive to him. His next step is to consider his options with another woman.

B) He phones up arranges a date and time to meet her, gets prepared to go. Then an hour before, she texts saying sorry, got to do the gardening or the housework today. That is going to piss a guy off even more than the last scenario. Not only did you agree to meet up then cancel at last minute (probably after he's told people, how humiliated would you feel!), he reserved the time for you and so probably turned down offers from friends, but you also piss him off even more by saying you are busy doing gardening or housework. With the first option there would probably be a glimmer of hope he'd give you a second chance. With this option, he'd have to be a hell of a patient guy to tolerate this kind of annoyance.

It's amazing how many women ask me what they've done wrong in this scenario (female friends and people on this web site), they really don't see how it could possibly be classed as treating a guy badly. Believe it or not, I've had loads of women contact me again after dishing me the above scenarios, wondering why I'm not contacting them anymore! I've usually moved on by the time they contact me and found someone else who is treating me much better. As soon as a guy gets into the above process, the longer it takes for a woman to contact him again the more unattractive he will see her and the more likely he won't give her any consideration anymore, even if she does decide to make an effort.

So women, word of warning, if you don't have time for a guy, don't expect him to give you any more time going out with you. If you can't make it on a particular date don't give him lame excuses, have some decent excuses (family parties, family crisis etc, not going to the gym or doing the gardening, you can do them any day of the week). If you do want to see him again, give him an alternative date when you can meet him. If you do make the mistake of doing one of the above. Phone him back as soon as possible after you've thought of a few times that you can meet up. Believe me, the longer you let him think you are not interested the quicker he'll move on to thinking about other ladies and the more unlikely he'll take you back. Never ever make a guy wait more than two weeks to see you unless there's unforeseen circumstances. If it's gone above that two week mark, then he'll have forgotten what you were like and things will have to start from the beginning again or worst of all, he'll have got bored and found someone else.

Top 11 Things That Put a Guy Off in the Early Stages of a Relationship Or Dating

All my articles are also published on my web site http://www.SeduceMen.co.uk

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Grapes, Nuts, and Your Dogs Health - Foods that Fido should Avoid

"Magoo was a big, playful Labrador retriever who often got himself into sticky situations..."

So begins a story in the latest report from the ASPCA on foods that may be toxic to dogs. It turns out that Magoo got into the pantry and snagged himself about a pound of raisins. He ate the whole thing, of course.

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The ASPCA never mentions Magoo's fate. But they do tell us that as little as a handful of raisins can impair a dogs health and has been fatal for some. Ditto for the grape.

Grapes, Nuts, and Your Dogs Health - Foods that Fido should Avoid

Who Knew?

Growing up, I regarded our family dogs as "the first cycle of the dishwasher". They were good about waiting their turn for whatever we left on our plates, and we weren't too concerned about offering them "people food". It never crossed our minds that our dogs health could be affected by a few measly table scraps. What was safe for us, we figured, was safe for our pets.

What's more, whenever I ate grapes, I liked to give one or two to our German Shepherd "Tiffany". The grapes always popped out of her mouth when she tried to bite into them and Tiffany, ever the good sport, refused to give up until she'd squashed each one into submission. It guaranteed at least 60 seconds of harmless fun.

Tiffany was also fond of chewing gum (she chewed it -- wrapper and all -- but didn't swallow it!) We had the sugarless kind, which is often sweetened these days with xylitol.

Little did I know that I might have been poisoning our family pet! (More on xylitol below).

Why are grapes harmful?

As far as grapes and raisins go, no one is sure why they're harmful. It's been confirmed that even grapes grown without fertilizers or pesticides can be toxic to dogs. But not to every dog, and not every time. It's also not known whether small amounts eaten over a long time period could have a cumulative effect.

What we do know is that the end result in nearly all reported cases of grape or raisin toxicity is acute kidney failure. (The term "acute" means that the condition is severe and comes on quickly.) The dog ultimately can't produce urine, which means they can't filter toxins out of their systems -- a process essential to life.

During the twelve-month period in which the effects of grapes were studied, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center handled 140 cases involving one or more dogs. Over a third of the dogs developed symptoms ranging from vomiting to kidney failure, and seven dogs died. The ASPCA based their study on reported cases, so naturally there may be cases where a dogs health is entirely unaffected by eating grapes. But until they know all the facts, the Society advises against feeding pets grapes or raisins in any amount.

An ounce of prevention

So, your dog just scored himself a big box of raisins. What's a pet owner to do?

The first line of defense, if the grapes or raisins were eaten recently, is to induce vomiting and administer activated charcoal (it absorbs toxins in the GI tract). Vomiting is also the first sign that your dog is in trouble, so skip right to the activated charcoal if vomiting has already occurred. (In a pinch you can make your own activated charcoal by charring a piece of toast until it's blackened and crumbles easily.) Then call your vet right away.

Can't reach the vet? Call ASPCA Poison Control: 888-426-4435

The vet will keep your dog on intravenous fluids for at least 48 hours and monitor blood chemistry daily. Normal blood work after 3 days usually means your dog is in the clear.

Keeping a watchful eye out, of course, is the best way to keep your pet out of trouble. Like children, dogs (and other pets) have a knack for getting into mischief when we're not looking.

It's Not Just the Grapes...

There are other foods your dog should be kept away from, and some of them may surprise you.

Here are some other foods that can put a dogs health in harms way:

Chocolate

Who can resist chocolate? Like it your not, your dog.

Chocolate is made with cocoa beans and cocoa beans contain a chemical called Theobromine, which is toxic to dogs. Different types of chocolate have varying effects on dogs health. Dark chocolate has the largest theobromine, coming in at a whopping 450mg (compared to 1mg for white chocolate). So on Valentine's Day, you're actually being kind to your best buddy if you eat all the chocolates yourself!

Cocoa Mulch

Cocoa bean shells are a by-product of chocolate production (which is how mulch made it into the "foods" category) and are popular as mulch for landscaping. Homeowners like the attractive color and scent, and the fact that the mulch breaks down into an organic fertilizer. However, some dogs like to eat it and it contains Theobromine.

Fatty foods

Fatty foods are hard for a dog to digest and can can overtax the pancreas, leading to pancreatitis. This can threaten your dogs health and is potentially fatal.

Nuts

Macadamia nuts should be avoided. In fact most nuts are not good for a dogs health since their high phosporus content is said to lead to bladder stones.

Mulch

Mulch isn't food, but there's one type tempting enough for dogs to eat. Some dogs are attracted to cocoa mulch, and will eat it in varying quantities. The coca bean shells can contain from 0.2% to 3% theobromine (the toxin ) as compaired to 1-4% in unprocessed beans.

Onions

Onions, especially raw onions, have been shown to trigger hemolytic anemia in dogs. (Stephen J Ettinger, D.V.M and Edward C. Fieldman, D.V.M. 's book: Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine vol. 2 pg 1884.) Stay away from onion powder too.

Potatoes

Potato poisonings among people and dogs are rare but have occurred. The toxin, solanine, is poorly absorbed and is only found in green sprouts (these occur in tubers exposed to sunlight) and green potato skins. This explains why incidents seldom occur. Note that cooked, mashed potatoes are fine for a dogs health, actually quite nutritious and digestible.

Artificial Sweeteners

Xylitol is used as a sweetener in many products, especially sugarless gum and candies. Ingesting large amounts of products sweetened with xylitol may cause a sudden drop in blood sugar in dogs, resulting depression, loss of coordination, and seizures. According to Dr. Eric K. Dunayer, a consulting veterinarian in clinical toxicology for the poison control center, "These signs can develop quite rapidly, at times less than 30 minutes after ingestion of the product" states Dr. Dunayer, "...therefore, it is important that pet owners seek veterinary treatment immediately."

Turkey

Turkey skin is currently thought to cause acute pancreatis in dogs, partly due to it's high fat content.

Other foods listed by the ASPCA as harmful:

Alcoholic beverages

Avocado (the only "fatty" member of the vegetable family)

Coffee (all forms of coffee)

Moldy or spoiled foods

Salt

Yeast dough

Garlic

The Bottom Line

Thanks to a more educated public, fewer fatalities from foods like chocolate are being reported these days. But it's important to keep up with what's currently known about foods and their effects on dogs health. Grapes and cocoa mulch, for example, were only discovered very recently to have harmful effects.
Check frequently with sources like the ASPCA, or sign up for the "Cold Noses News" and we'll keep you informed. (You'll also get a bunch of cool dog stuff along with your free registration).

Of course, being alert and getting your pet to the vet promptly will help assure a happy outcome if something unfortunate should happen.
Here's to your dogs health and good nutrition!

Grapes, Nuts, and Your Dogs Health - Foods that Fido should Avoid

© 2004, Carolyn Schweitzer. Lifelong dog-lover and family dentist Carolyn Schweitzer is owner and editor of DevotedToDogs.org where she offers a wide range of information on dog training, dogs health, and other topics near and dear to dog owners everywhere.

You can reach Carolyn by email at carolyn@netbrainer.com.

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