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Emotional support, information and resources specific to mental health are available from Mental Health Support offered by the Crisis Lines Association of British Columbia by calling 310-6789. You may also visit BC Mental Health & Addiction Services or HereToHelp for additional resources and services. Children and teens can also call the Kids Help Phone to speak to a counsellor at 1-800-668-6868 or visit Kids Help Phone for information on the resources and support available.
Suicide assessment and intervention are available from Crisis Lines across British Columbia by calling the Crisis Line Association of British Columbia at 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE). For more places to get help, visit Crisis Centre – Get Help. If you are in an emergency, call 9-1-1.
Topic Overview
Is this topic for you?
This topic covers depression in adults. For information on:
- Depression in young people, see the topic Depression in Children and Teens.
- Depression after childbirth, see the topic Postpartum Depression.
- Depression followed by times of high energy, see the topic Bipolar Disorder.
- Depression and suicide, see Depression and Suicide.
What is depression?
Depression is an illness that causes you to feel sad, lose interest in activities that you've always enjoyed, withdraw from others, and have little energy. It's different from normal feelings of sadness, grief, or low energy. Depression can also cause people to feel hopeless about the future and even think about suicide.
Many people, and sometimes their families, feel embarrassed or ashamed about having depression. Don't let these feelings stand in the way of getting treatment. Remember that depression is a common illness. It affects the young and old, men and women, all ethnic groups, and all professions.
If you think you may be depressed, tell your doctor. Treatment can help you enjoy life again. The sooner you get treatment, the sooner you will feel better.
What causes depression?
Depression is a disease. It's not caused by personal weakness and is not a character flaw. When you have depression, there may be problems with activity levels in certain parts of your brain, or chemicals in your brain called neurotransmitters may be out of balance.
Most experts believe that a combination of family history (your genes) and stressful life events may cause depression. Life events can include a death in the family or having a long-term health problem.
Just because you have a family member with depression or have stressful life events doesn't mean you'll get depression.
You also may get depressed even if there is no reason you can think of.
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of depression may be hard to notice at first. They vary among people, and you may confuse them with just feeling "off" or with another health problem.
The two most common symptoms of depression are:
- Feeling sad or hopeless nearly every day for at least 2 weeks.
- Losing interest in or not getting pleasure from most daily activities that you used to enjoy, and feeling this way nearly every day for at least 2 weeks.
A serious symptom of depression is thinking about death or suicide. If you or someone you care about talks about this or about feeling hopeless, get help right away.
If you think you may have depression, take a short quiz to check your symptoms:
How is it treated?
Depression can be treated in various ways. Counselling, psychotherapy, and antidepressant medicines can all be used. Lifestyle changes, such as getting more exercise, also may help.
Work with your health care team to find the best treatment for you. It may take a few tries, and it can take several weeks for the medicine and therapy to start working. Try to be patient and keep following your treatment plan.
Depression can return (relapse). How likely you are to get depression again increases each time you have a bout of depression. Taking your medicines and continuing some types of therapy after you feel better can help keep that from happening. Some people need to take medicine for the rest of their lives. This doesn't stop them from living full and happy lives.
What can you do if a loved one has depression?
If someone you care for is depressed, the best thing you can do is help the person get or stay in treatment. Learn about the disease. Talk to the person, and gently encourage him or her to do things and see people. Don't get upset with the person. The behaviour you see is the disease, not the person.
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Depression is a disease. It isn't caused by personal weakness, and it isn't a character flaw. When you have depression, there may be problems with activity levels in certain parts of your brain, or chemicals in your brain called neurotransmitters may be out of balance.
Most experts believe that a combination of family history (your genes) and stressful life events may cause depression.
- Genes: Your chance of having a bout of depression is greater if other family members have had depression. You may have inherited a trait that makes you more likely to get depressed. If this is true for you, a stressful life event is more likely to trigger depression.
Thinking styles: How you think can affect how you feel. You may be more likely to become depressed if you tend to:
- Think in extremes. For example, thinking, "If I can't do something perfectly, I might as well quit."
- Concentrate on your weaknesses and ignore your strengths.
- Take things personally that have little or nothing to do with you. For example, if your boss has a stern look on his or her face, you think "My boss must be mad at me, because he (or she) is not smiling."
- Pay attention to the dark side of things, or exaggerate the chances of a bad outcome. For example, thinking "If I make a mistake, I will be fired from my job."
Life events: Stressful life events can trigger depression. For example, you could become depressed if you have:
- Lost a loved one.
- Had a baby (depression after childbirth).
- Recently divorced.
- Been diagnosed with a long-term disease such as diabetes or heart disease.
Sometimes even happy life events, such as a marriage or promotion, can trigger depression because of the stress that comes with change.
Just because you have a family member with depression or have stressful life events doesn't mean you'll get depression. You also may get depression without going through a stressful event.
Other causes
Most health problems do not cause depression. But some such as anemia or an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) can make you tired, which may seem like depression. Treating the health problem usually cures the fatigue. And sometimes health problems can make depression worse.
Certain medicines, such as steroids or narcotics, can cause depression. If you stop using the medicine, the depression may go away. However, do not stop taking these medications without discussing with your health care provider first.
The symptoms of depression may be hard to notice at first. They can be different from person to person. You may confuse them with just feeling "off" or "down." You also may confuse the symptoms with another health problem.
The two most common symptoms of depression are:
- Feeling sad, empty, or tearful nearly every day.
- Losing interest in or not getting pleasure from most daily activities that you used to enjoy, and feeling this way nearly every day.
If you have felt this way for at least two weeks, it is possible you are experiencing depression.
A serious symptom of depression is thinking about death and suicide. If you or someone you care about talks about suicide or feeling hopeless, get help right away.
You also may:
- Lose or gain weight. You may also feel like eating more or less than usual almost every day.
- Sleep too much or not enough almost every day.
- Feel restless and not be able to sit still, or you may sit quietly and feel that moving takes great effort. Others can easily see this behaviour.
- Feel tired or as if you have no energy almost every day.
- Feel unworthy or guilty nearly every day. You may have low self-esteem and worry that people don't like you.
- Find it hard to focus, remember things, or make decisions nearly every day. You may feel anxious or worried about things.
It's possible to have periods of both energy and elation (mania) and depression. This may be bipolar disorder. If this happens to you, tell your doctor. The treatments for depression and bipolar disorder are different.
Symptoms can vary
Symptoms can be mild, moderate, or severe:
- In mild depression, you have few symptoms.
- In moderate depression, you have more symptoms, and they are beginning to change your life.
- In severe depression, the symptoms change your life and affect your job or career and your relationships.
Depression can affect your physical health. You may have headaches or other aches and pains or have digestive problems such as constipation or diarrhea. You may have trouble having sex or may lose interest in it. If you notice any of these changes, talk to your doctor. He or she may be able to help.
One Woman's Story:
"I woke up every day with suicide on my mind, and I went to bed with suicide on my mind." —Martha
Symptoms in older adults
Depression can make older adults confused or forgetful or cause them to stop seeing friends and doing things. It can be confused with problems like dementia.
Are you depressed?
If you think you may have depression, take a short quiz to check your symptoms:
Other types of depression
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) may happen in women when premenstrual mood changes are making daily life hard or are harming relationships. To learn more, see the topic Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).
- Postpartum depression may happen when women feel very sad after having a baby. To learn more, see the topic Postpartum Depression.
What Happens
Depression is different for everyone.
For some people, a bout of depression begins with symptoms of anxiety (such as worrying a lot), sadness, or lack of energy. This may go on for days or months before the person or others think that depression could be the problem.
And other people may feel depressed suddenly. This may happen after a big change in life, such as the loss of a loved one or a serious accident.
How long does depression last?
If you don't get treated, depression may last from months to a year or longer.
A small number of people feel depressed for most of their lives and always need treatment.
Depression can return, which is called a relapse. At least half of the people who have depression once get it again.footnote 1 How likely you are to get depression again increases each time you have a bout of depression. You can make having another bout of depression less likely by following your treatment plan and using your medicines.
Depression and other health concerns
Depression is linked with many health concerns. These include other diseases, drug or alcohol use, and pregnancy. If you have depression and another health concern, you need to deal with both of them.
Read about:
- Depression, anxiety, and other health problems.
- Depression and problems with drugs or alcohol.
- Depression and aging.
- Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Depression and suicide.
- Depression during pregnancy and after having a baby (postpartum depression).
What Increases Your Risk?
Experts don't know why some people get depression and others don't. But certain things make you likely to get depression. These are called risk factors.
Important risk factors for depression include:
- Having a father, mother, brother, or sister who has had depression.
- Having had depression before.
- Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- One-time stressful events, such as the death of a loved one, losing your independence or your job, or having a serious accident.
Other risk factors include:
- Long-term (chronic) stressful situations, such as living in poverty, having marriage or family problems, or helping someone who has a long-term medical problem.
- Physical or sexual abuse in childhood or in a relationship, such as domestic abuse or violence.
- Getting older.
Medical risk factors
Medical problems also may cause depression or make it worse. These problems include:
- Drugs or alcohol use.
- Having a long-term (chronic) health problem, such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, cancer, or chronic pain. Read more about depression and chronic illness.
- Having a mental health problem or behaviour disorder, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dementia, anxiety disorder, or an eating disorder.
- Having had a recent serious illness or surgery.
- Having a health problem such as anemia or an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). Treating the health problem usually cures the depression.
- Using certain medicines, such as steroids or narcotics. If you stop using the medicine, the depression will probably go away. However, do not stop taking these medications without discussing with your health care provider first.
Other risk factors for women
Women have more risk factors. These include:
- Menopause.
- Pregnancy or recent childbirth. For more information on depression after childbirth, see the topic Postpartum Depression.
- Use of birth control that contain hormones.
- A history of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (severe premenstrual syndrome).
When to Call a Doctor
Call 9-1-1 or other emergency services immediately if:
- You or someone you know is thinking seriously of suicide or has recently tried suicide. Serious signs include these thoughts:
- You have decided on how to kill yourself, such as with a weapon or medicines.
- You have set a time and place to do it.
- You think there is no other way to solve the problem or end the pain.
- You feel you can't stop from hurting yourself or someone else.
Keep the number for a suicide crisis centre on or near your phone. Go to the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention web page at http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help to find a suicide crisis prevention centre in your area.
Call a doctor now if:
- You hear voices.
- You have been thinking about death or suicide a lot, but you don't have a plan to harm yourself.
- You are worried that your feelings of depression or thoughts of suicide aren't going away.
Seek care soon if:
- You have symptoms of depression, such as:
- Feeling sad or hopeless.
- Not enjoying anything.
- Having trouble with sleep.
- Feeling guilty or worthless.
- Feeling anxious or worried.
- You have been treated for depression for more than 3 weeks, but you are not getting better.
Examinations and Tests
Depression may be diagnosed when you talk to your doctor about feeling sad or when your doctor asks you questions and discovers that you are feeling sad. You may be seeing your doctor because you feel sad or because you have another health problem or concern.
If your doctor thinks you are depressed, he or she will ask you questions about your health and feelings. This is called a mental health assessment. Your doctor also may:
- Do a physical examination.
- Do tests to make certain your depression isn't caused by a disease such as an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or anemia. Depending on your history and risk factors, your doctor may order other tests.
- Ask you about suicide.
- Ask you about bipolar disorder if you sometimes feel energetic and elated. To learn more, see the topic Bipolar Disorder.
- Ask you about seasonal affective disorder if you only have depression at certain times of the year. To learn more, see the topic Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
- Ask you if you have recently lost a loved one.
- Ask about your drug and alcohol use.
Treatment Overview
Treatment for depression includes counselling, medicines, and lifestyle changes. Your treatment will depend on you and your symptoms. You and your health care team will work together to find the best treatment for you.
- If you have moderate to severe symptoms, your doctor probably will suggest medicine or therapy or both.
- If you are using medicine, your doctor may have you try different medicines or a combination of medicines.
- You may need to go to the hospital if you show warning signs of suicide, such as having thoughts about harming yourself or another person, not being able to tell the difference between what is real and what is not (psychosis), or using a lot of alcohol or other drugs.
If you don't get treated, depression may last from months to a year or longer. A small number of people feel depressed for most of their lives and always need treatment.
If you need help deciding whether to talk to your doctor about depression, see some common reasons people don't get help and how to overcome them.
You can help yourself by getting support from family and friends, eating a balanced diet, avoiding alcohol, staying active, and getting enough sleep. See Living with Depression.
Other treatments
Other treatments for depression include:
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Complementary therapies, which are sometimes used for depression. Always tell your doctor if you are using any of them.
One Man's Story:
"...[T]his was the first time I was willing to do anything to recover. It's changed my whole life." —Stan
Little is known about how to prevent depression, but getting exercise and avoiding alcohol and drugs may help. Exercise may also help prevent depression from coming back (relapse) and may improve symptoms of mild depression.
You also may be able to prevent depression by avoiding alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drugs can contribute to depression. And using them can be a sign that you have depression.
Preventing depression from coming back
You may be able to prevent a relapse or keep your symptoms from getting worse if you:
- Take your medicine as prescribed. Depression often returns if you stop taking your medicine or don't take it as your doctor advises.
- Continue to take your medicine after your symptoms improve. Taking your medicine for at least 6 months after you feel better can help keep you from getting depressed again. If this isn't the first time you have been depressed, your doctor may want you to take medicine even longer. You may benefit from long-term treatment with antidepressants.
- Continue cognitive-behavioural therapy after your symptoms improve. Research shows that people who were treated with this type of therapy had less chance of relapse than those who were treated only with antidepressants.footnote 2
- Eat a balanced diet.
- Get regular exercise.
- Get treatment right away if you notice that symptoms of depression are coming back or getting worse.
- Have healthy sleep patterns.
- Avoid drugs and alcohol.
Counselling and psychotherapy are important parts of treatment for depression. You will work with a mental health professional such as a psychologist, licensed professional counsellor, clinical social worker, or psychiatrist. Together you will develop an action plan to treat your depression.
When you hear "counselling" or "therapy," you may think of lying on a couch and talking about your childhood. But most of these treatments don't look for hidden memories. They deal with how you think about things and how you act each day.
The first step is finding a therapist you trust and feel comfortable with. The therapist also should have experience treating people who have depression and should be trained in proven therapies. These therapies include:footnote 3
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), which teaches you how to change the ways you think and behave. This can help you stop thinking bad thoughts about yourself and your life. You can take part in CBT with a therapist or in a group setting.
- Interpersonal therapy, which looks at your social and personal relationships and related problems.
Other therapies that have helped people with depression are:footnote 4, footnote 5
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In ACT, you work with a therapist to learn to accept your negative feelings but not let them run your life. You learn to make choices and act based on your personal values, not negative feelings.
- Mindfulness-based therapies, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction or Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. These treatments help you to focus your attention on what is happening at the moment without trying to change it. These strategies teach you to let go of past regrets and not worry about the future. For people who have more than one episode of depression, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy may help reduce the risk of relapse.
Other treatments you may have heard of include problem-solving therapy, which looks at your current problems and helps you solve them, and family therapy, which brings you and your family together to discuss your relationships and depression. Experts don't know how well these therapies work for depression.footnote 3 Problem-solving therapy may be especially helpful for older adults.footnote 6
One Woman's Story:
"I walked into the therapist's office crying, mute. I felt as if no one heard me." —Debbie
How long will you need therapy?
How long your treatment lasts depends on how severe your depression is and how well you respond to treatment. Short-term counselling or therapy usually lasts from 10 to 20 weeks, and you usually see your mental health professional once a week. But you may need to meet with your health professional more often or for a longer time.
Antidepressant medicines may improve or completely relieve the symptoms of depression. Whether you need to take medicine depends on your symptoms. You and your doctor can decide if you need medicine and which medicine is right for you.
Antidepressant medicines work in different ways. No antidepressant works better than another, but different ones work better or worse for different people. The side effects of antidepressant medicines are different and may lead you to choose one instead of another.
You may have to try different medicines or take more than one to help your symptoms. Most people find a medicine that works within a few tries. Other people take longer to find the right one and may need to take the antidepressant and another type of medicine, such as an antiseizure, mood stabilizer, antipsychotic, or antianxiety medicine.
Together you and your doctor will decide if you need medicine, what things you'll need to think about if you need medicine, and which medicine is right for you.
Medicine choices
Antidepressant medicines include:
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR).
- Citalopram (Celexa).
- FLuoxetine (Prozac).
- Venlafaxine (Effexor, Effexor XR).
Side effects and safety
Antidepressant medicines have side effects. You may notice the side effects before you notice that the medicine is helping you. Side effects vary depending on the medicine you take.
People who are taking medicines for other health problems need to know about medicine interactions. Talk with your doctor about the best way to track whether a combination of medicines is harming you. People who are taking a lot of medicines also are more likely to have harmful side effects.
One Woman's Story
"It took about a year for me to not feel depressed at all." —Sherri
How long will you need medicines?
If you take antidepressants, your doctor may recommend you take them for at least 6 to 12 months after you feel better. This can help prevent you from feeling depressed again (relapse). If this isn't the first time you have been depressed, your doctor may want you to take these medicines even longer.
You may start to feel better within 1 to 3 weeks after starting your antidepressant medicine. But it can take as many as 6 to 8 weeks to see a great deal of improvement. If you have questions or concerns about your medicines, or if you don't notice your symptoms improving by 3 weeks, talk to your doctor.
Some people need to remain on medicine for several months to years. Others will need medicine long-term. This is more likely if you have had several bouts of depression that seriously affected your home life, work life, or both.
Don't quit taking your medicines without talking to your doctor. If you quit suddenly, it can cause your depression to return and it can cause dizziness, anxiety, fatigue, and headache. If you and your doctor decide you can quit using medicine, gradually reduce the dose over several weeks.
Living With Depression
When you're going through depression, you can't just shake it off. You might have a couple of good days followed by a bad day or a string of bad days. And you don't know how long it will last. Depression isn't like influenza (flu) or a sprained ankle, where your doctor can tell you about how long it will take to get better.
When you're getting better, many experts call it recovery. Recovery is finding your path to the life you care about.
During your recovery, be patient and kind to yourself. Remember that depression isn't your fault and isn't something you can overcome with willpower alone. You need treatment for depression, just like for any other illness.
Continuing your treatment, helping yourself, getting support, and having a healthy lifestyle are all part of your recovery. Your symptoms will fade as your treatment starts to work. Don't give up. Focus your energy on getting better. Your mood will improve. It just takes some time.
Your self-care
You can take many steps to help yourself when you feel depressed or are waiting for your medicine to work. These steps also help prevent depression from coming back.
- Be realistic in what you expect and what you can do. Set goals you can meet. If you have a big task to do, break it up into smaller steps you can handle. Don't take on more than you can handle.
- Don't blame yourself or others for your depression.
- Think about putting off big decisions until your depression has lifted. Wait a bit on making decisions about marriage, divorce, or jobs. Talk it over with friends and loved ones who can help you look at the whole picture.
- Get support from others. Your family can help you get the right treatment and deal with your symptoms. Social support and support groups give you the chance to talk with people who are going through the same things you are.
- Tell people you trust about depression. It is usually better than being alone and keeping it a secret.
- Build your self-esteem, and try to keep a positive attitude.
- Try to be part of religious, social, holiday, or other activities.
- If you have any other health problems, like diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure, continue with your treatment for them. Tell your doctor about all of the medicines you take, with or without a prescription.
You also can help yourself by thinking about what is good in your life. You can:
- Help others who are not as well off as you are.
- Thank people for the small and big things they do for you.
- Be thankful for big things like having a home, family, and friends.
- Be thankful for little things like making people laugh, enjoying a piece of music, or finding warm gloves for the winter.
One Woman's Story:
"If you keep your thoughts in, they will never be quiet. It helps my depression to express them." —Cheryl
Remember the basics
- Get regular exercise. People who are fit usually have less anxiety, depression, and stress than people who aren't fit. Even something as easy as walking can help you feel better.
- Eat a balanced diet. This helps your body deal with tension and stress.
- Get enough sleep. A good night's sleep can help mood and stress levels. Avoid sleeping pills unless your doctor prescribes them.
- Deal with stress. Too much stress can help trigger depression.
- Avoid drinking alcohol or using illegal drugs or medicines that have not been prescribed to you. Having substance use disorder makes treating depression harder. Both problems need to be treated.
- Prevent depression from coming back. Take your medicine as your doctor advises. Depression often returns if you stop taking your medicine or don't take it as your doctor advises.
Other Treatment
Brain stimulation
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be used to treat severe depression or depression that doesn't get better with medicine and counselling or therapy.
Other types of brain stimulation have not been well studied and may be expensive. They usually are considered only if other treatment doesn't work. They include:
- Deep brain stimulation. A device that uses electricity to stimulate the brain is put in your head. It is used for Parkinson's disease but has not been well studied for depression.
- Vagus nerve stimulation. A generator the size of a pocket watch is placed in your chest. Wires go up from the generator to the vagus nerve in your neck. The generator sends tiny electric shocks through the vagus nerve to the brain.
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation. An electromagnet is placed on your head. It sends magnetic pulses that stimulate your brain.
Complementary therapies
Complementary therapies are sometimes used for depression. Always tell your doctor if you are using any of them. These therapies include:
- Massage therapy, yoga, and other relaxation exercises.
- Fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids.
- SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine) or St. John's wort.
For Family and Friends
If someone you care about is depressed, you may feel helpless. Maybe you're watching a once-active or happy person slide into inactivity, or you're seeing a good friend lose interest in favourite activities. The change in your loved one's or friend's behaviour may be so big that you feel you no longer know him or her.
Here are some things you can do to help:
- Help the person get treatment or stay in treatment. This is the best thing you can do.
- Support and encourage the person.
- Learn about depression. Know the facts and myths about it.
- Be aware of your own and other people's negative attitudes (stigma) toward depression. Do what you can to fight stigma and teach people about depression.
- Be aware of other health problems the person may have, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Help the person have good health habits. See "Remember the basics" in Living With Depression.
- Find your own support. Others can give you emotional and practical support when you are helping a loved one who has depression.
One Woman's Story:
"Having a friend or loved one to help you can really help." —Susan
Related Information
- Alcohol: Drinking and Your Health
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Complementary Medicine
- Dealing With Medicine Side Effects and Interactions
- Depression in Children and Teens
- Drug Use and Your Health
- Feeling Depressed
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Reducing Medication Costs
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We're honored to have Michael Busch dissecting the latest WikiLeaks document dump for Focal Points. This is the thirty-seventh in the series.
In the face of the bombshell Palestine Papers published this week by al Jazeera and the Guardian, today's offering from WikiLeaks of a single cable examining the situation in Gaza will doubtlessly be seen as weak tea.
Still, where the Palestine Papers succeed in demonstrating Palestinian Authority weakness, the cable just WikiLeaked shows rival Hamas to be no less insecure. The 2010 Jerusalem embassy dispatch reports rumors from trusted contacts which suggest that the organization suffers from a liquidity crisis which, if true, would certainly undermine prospects for the group's long-term popular support.
Most alarmingly, embassy contacts in Gaza reported to American diplomatic officers that
Hamas was late in paying January salaries to civil servants on its payroll, and has not yet paid those salaries in full. While Hamas salary payments are typically available on the first day of every month, employees of the de facto Hamas government did not line up at post offices or the Islamic National Bank…until February 8 when, according to contacts, Hamas paid low-level employees with salaries up to NIS 1,500 (USD 400) per month.
One source reported overhearing an employee at Hamas's Ministry of the Interior
complain on the phone that his salary was late and he would only receive a portion of it. The employee further complained that this was at least the third month he had received only a "portion."
If true, Hamas has a problem on its hands. The group reportedly employees some 34,000 workers on a payroll that pays out roughly $16 million in monthly salaries, on top of the $9 million allotted for other operational costs. One source confided to embassy personnel that Hamas only collects between $3.5 and $4 million a month in levied taxes and other fees and thus relies heavily on outside assistance to make up the difference.
For instance, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX employee salaries at Hamas's "Ministry of Education"—except those receiving salaries from the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah are covered by Qatari donations.
Recently, however, Israeli and Egyptian crackdowns on entry and exit to the Strip compromised Hamas's ability to capitalize on foreign largesse. Contacts reported that tighter Egyptian restrictions were especially deleterious to the organization's checking account,
Including increased interference with smuggling operations. Gaza contacts note that Egypt has also cracked down on travel of Hamas officials outside Gaza by restricting their access through the Rafah crossing. In particular, Egypt reportedly no longer tolerates "Hamas VIP bags," a reference to suitcases of cash transported across the Rafah border into Gaza.
But the cable notes also that while all of the American embassy's contacts inside Gaza reported Hamas' financial troubles, they "interpret the nature and depth of the problem differently." One contact speculated that Hamas indeed possessed enough money to cover all of its various expenses at the moment, but was "protecting its fiscal position by holding back on payments. " Another asserted that Hamas has plenty of cash on hand, but instead of honoring the payment schedules of its employees, chooses to invest it in real estate accumulation in Gaza. The source provided intelligence that Hamas was offering "bids on properties…well above market prices," and speculated that "purchasing real estate is a sustainable investment for Hamas, a money laundering scheme, and/or part of a strategy to strengthen its financial position (or physical presence) in Gaza as a bulwark against future events."
At the same time, Hamas was reported to have been not only cutting costs but also accelerating its efforts at rent-seeking.
According to multiple contacts, municipalities in Gaza are stepping up the collection of electricity and water bills. Hamas-run ministries also charge fees for various services, like the issuance of official documents. The first-time "registration" fee for a car is USD 12,000…Gazans must also pay an annual fee to renew their car or motorcycle. New traffic signs are being installed, and traffic laws are being aggressively enforced by the police. For an infraction, according to a Gazan contact, police typically confiscate a driver's license or car documents and require the driver to retrieve his documents at a police station, where he will likely pay a penalty fee.
If the reports are to be believed, some cases are outright predatory:
In one anecdotal account…a man who used his van to transport children to school was confronted by Hamas authorities and instructed to register his van as a school bus, and then pay requisite taxes.
The attack on education isn't relegated solely to making transportation difficult. "Another contact said that Hamas now demands private school to pay taxes based on tuition fees, and threatens to shut down schools for non-compliance." Purported school taxing would be of a piece with other reports that increased taxes and fees were also being levied against local businesses.
The fact that Hamas is unable, or unwilling, to pay salaries, combined with its practice of increased taxes and random fees cannot have positively contributed to the party's already sagging popularity in Gaza. Despite claims that the Gazan economy is improving, Hamas's favorable ratings currently remain at less than half of what they were five years ago when they assumed power of the territory, numbers that dropped precipitously in 2010. This is surely in large part due to the organization's difficulties staking out political positions on the continuum between rhetoric and responsibility since 2006. And needless to say, worsening humanitarian conditions on account of the Israeli blockade haven't helped. But until Hamas learns that candy and greeting cards are no replacement for basic attempts at effective governance—especially as the wealth of a new political elite within the organization grows—the party's goal of securing its political future through ballots, not bullets, will remain elusive.


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BOSTON — New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded overnight on New York's Long Island after a howling storm swept through the Northeast.
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"It's like lifting cement. They say it's 2 feet, but I think it's more like 3 feet," said Michael Levesque, who was shoveling snow in Quincy, Mass., for a landscaping company.
In Providence, where the drifts were 5 feet high and telephone lines encrusted with ice and snow drooped under the weight, Jason Harrison labored for nearly three hours to clear his blocked driveway and front walk and still had more work to do. His snowblower, he said, "has already paid for itself."
At least five deaths in the U.S. were blamed on the overnight snowstorm, including an 11-year-old boy in Boston who was overcome by carbon monoxide as he sat in a running car to keep warm while his father shoveled Saturday morning.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee cautioned that while the snow had stopped, the danger hadn't passed: "People need to take this storm seriously, even after it's over. If you have any kind of heart condition, be careful with the shoveling."
Blowing with hurricane-force winds of more than 80 mph in places, the storm hit hard along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between New York City and Maine. Milford., Conn., got 38 inches of snow, and Portland, Maine, recorded 31.9, shattering a 1979 record. Several communities in New York and across New England got more than 2 feet.
Still, the storm was not as bad as some of the forecasts led many to fear, and not as dire as the Blizzard of '78, used by longtime New Englanders as the benchmark by which all other winter storms are measured.
By midday Saturday, the National Weather Service reported preliminary snowfall totals of 24.9 inches in Boston, or fifth on the city's all-time list. Bradley Airport near Hartford, Conn., got 22 inches, for the No. 2 spot in the record books there.
Concord, N.H., got 24 inches of snow, the second-highest amount on record and a few inches short of the reading from the great Blizzard of 1888.
In New York, where Central Park recorded 11 inches, not even enough to make the Top 10 list, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city "dodged a bullet" and its streets were "in great shape." The three major airports — LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark, N.J. — were up and running by late morning after shutting down the evening before.
Most of the power outages were in Massachusetts, where more than 400,000 homes and businesses were left in the dark. In Rhode Island, a peak of around 180,000 customers lost power, or about one-third of the state.
By nightfall, utility crews had started to make significant progress in restoring power and bringing those numbers down.
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island imposed travel bans until 4 p.m. to keep cars off the road and let plows do their work, and the National Guard helped clear highways in Connecticut, where more than 240 auto accidents were reported. The Guardsmen rescued about 90 motorists, including a few who had hypothermia and were taken to hospitals.
On Long Island, which got more than 2½ feet of snow, hundreds of drivers spent a cold and scary night stuck on the highways. Even snowplows got bogged down or were blocked by stuck cars, so emergency workers used snowmobiles to try to reach motorists, many of whom were still waiting to be rescued hours after the snow had stopped.
One of those who was rescued, Priscilla Arena, prayed as she waited, took out a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote what she thought might be her last words to her husband and children, ages 5 and 9. Among her advice: "Remember all the things that mommy taught you. Never say you hate someone you love."
Richard Ebbrecht, a chiropractor, left his office in Brooklyn at 3 p.m. on Friday and headed for home in Middle Island, N.Y., but got stuck six or seven times on the Long Island Expressway and other roads.
"There was a bunch of us Long Islanders. We were all helping each other, shoveling, pushing," he said. He finally gave up and settled in for the night in his car just two miles from his destination. At 8 a.m., when it was light out, he walked home.
"I could run my car and keep the heat on and listen to the radio a little bit," he said. "It was very icy under my car. That's why my car is still there."
Around the New York metropolitan area, many victims of Superstorm Sandy were mercifully spared another round of flooding, property damage and power failures.
"I was very lucky and I never even lost power," said Susan Kelly of Bayville. "We were dry as anything. My new roof was fantastic. Other than digging out, this storm was a nice storm." As for the shoveling, "I got two hours of exercise."
At New York's Fashion Week, women tottered on 4-inch heels through the snow to get to the tents to see designers' newest collections.
Across much of New England, streets were empty of cars and dotted instead with children who had never seen so much snow and were jumping into snowbanks and making forts. Snow was waist-high in the streets of Boston. Plows made some thoroughfares passable but piled even more snow on cars parked on the city's narrow streets.
Boston's Logan Airport was not expected to resume operations until late Saturday night.
Life went on as usual for some. In Portland, Karen Willis Beal got her dream wedding on Saturday — complete with a snowstorm just like the one that hit before her parents married in December 1970.
"I have always wanted a snowstorm for my wedding, and my wish has come true to the max," she said.
In Massachusetts, the National Guard and Worcester emergency workers teamed up to deliver a baby at the height of the storm at the family's home. Everyone was fine.
Some spots in Massachusetts had to be evacuated because of coastal flooding, including Salisbury Beach, where around 40 people were ordered out.
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NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints and suspended coach Sean Payton will indeed be together again next season as the bounty scandal fades into history and the bid to win a second Super Bowl resumes.
Payton has agreed in principle to a multiyear contract extension, according to two people familiar with the deal.
The people told The Associated Press about the deal Friday night on condition of anonymity because it hasn't been signed and final details regarding the length of the contract and financial compensation are still being worked out.
"Very happy it is official," Brees said in an email to the AP. "Never had any doubts."
Payton was due to begin his seventh season as the Saints' head coach in 2012 before being suspended for the whole season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in connection with the NFL's bounty investigation.
Payton signed an extension in 2011 that would have kept him in New Orleans through 2015, but Goodell objected to certain language in that deal, leaving Payton's future uncertain until the deal was reached Friday. The language in question in the previous extension gave Payton the right to opt out early if general manager Mickey Loomis left the club for any reason.
The new agreement, which was first reported by Fox Sports, also must be approved by the NFL.
Payton is the only coach in Saints history to win a Super Bowl, a title earned at the end of the 2009 season. But his legacy was tarnished by the NFL's bounty probe, as Goodell ruled that Payton failed to exert proper institutional control over a cash-for-hits bounty program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams from 2009-2011.
Although the Saints objected to the characterization of what coaches and players have said was nothing more than a performance pool for big plays, Goodell suspended Payton for the entire season. The commissioner also suspended Loomis for half of the season and assistant head coach Joe Vitt for six games.
Payton is 62-34 as in regular-season games as Saints head coach and 5-3 in the postseason. During the three seasons before his suspension, the Saints won 41 regular-season and playoff games combined, more than any other team in the NFL.
Payton has primarily handled the offense in New Orleans, teaming up with Brees to break numerous NFL and club records. The single-season NFL records set by the Saints in 2011 included yards passing by a team (5,505) and a quarterback (5,476). The Saints also set a record for total offensive yards with 7,474.
Although speculation ran rampant that Payton could essentially become a free agent after this season and end up elsewhere, Brees repeatedly said he would be "shocked" if Payton ended up anywhere but New Orleans next season. Brees is under contract with the Saints through the 2016 season, and Payton was the driving force in the Saints' effort to acquire Brees as a free agent in 2006.
Without Payton on the sideline this season, the Saints missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Brees remained prolific, but his 18 interceptions also tied for a league high heading into the final weekend of the season.
The Saints headed into Sunday's season finale against Carolina at 7-8, hoping to avoid their first losing season since they went 7-9 in 2007.
Payton is expected to return to the Saints immediately after the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, unless Goodell allows him to return earlier.
When Payton reports back to work, it will offically close the book on the bounty saga that has overshadowed the Saints' organization since the NFL first announced on March 2 that it found the Saints ran a program that paid improper cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents.
In addition to the suspensions of Payton, Loomis and Vitt, the Saints also were docked second-round draft choices in 2012 and 2013, though Goodell has said he could potentially restores the Saints' 2013 second-round choice and dock the team a later-round pick.
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awww beautiful! you did such a great job! xoReplyDelete
It's fantastic! Great job Natasha! I love the mercury glass and the silver. I did a vintage-inspired mantel and had so much fun. :) Love it!ReplyDelete
love your mantle! The little flocked trees are precious and I love that houndstooth ribbon! Gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful mantle!ReplyDelete
So chic! I love the metallics we're all using this winter. So pretty. Those trees are great, too, especially with the pops of red and green stockings! xoReplyDelete
love the natural and metallic combo- oh so cute!ReplyDelete
it looks simply gorgeous...love all the little touches!!ReplyDelete
This belongs in a magazine! Looks amazing, Natasha!ReplyDelete
Just love how it came out! Mine has just lighted garland and stockings this year. Enter to win 5 shirts from StyleMint!ReplyDelete
Looks gorgeous!! Love the stockings!ReplyDelete
I love every single element. I can't get enough mercury glass and I adore those silver pinecones.ReplyDelete
It's beautiful Natasha! The mirror with the wreath is my favorite!ReplyDelete
Love it! Love the metallic accents!ReplyDelete
Your mantle looks stunning Natasha! You're right, the stockings add the perfect touch :)ReplyDelete
I'm also loving neutrals this year.
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 8:36 AM
I love how sparkly it is! The natural decor with the sparkles are great :)ReplyDelete
ooh la la! Love your mantel....especially (can you guess?!)..the mercury glass pillar candle holders!! I want those. :) Everything looks so beautiful and festive. Well done!ReplyDelete
It looks gorgeous!! Love the wreath on the mirror...I do that too and I never want to take it down. :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful Natasha! I'm loving the cable knit stockings. They add a warm touch!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful mantle! I love the sparkly metallic accents. I'm pinning this beauty for inspiration for next year's mantle. I'm a new follower from the Ten June mantle party.ReplyDelete
I don't have a mantel, but I'll be sure to link up for the tree! :) This is gorgeous. Looks like it came straight from a magazine! Great job.ReplyDelete
Love the new look!!! I'm having a give away if you're interested ;)
Pretty, pretty! I am really liking mercury glass this year. Your pieces really make your mantle pop. Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
i love how the stockings just pop against that background!ReplyDelete
It's *SO* gorgeous!!! I love all the sparkle (c: Very polished and just the right amount of things to make it interesting...I'm jealous that you have such a nice wide mantel, it makes my skinny little mantel look so sad! (c:ReplyDelete
you did a wonderful job! I wish I had a mantle to decorate. One day..ReplyDelete
soooo pretty! I love the hints of sparkle and mercury glass ~ and pops of red ~ fabulous!ReplyDelete
So cute!! The pops of color go perfectly with all the white. I love it!ReplyDelete
So pretty! I love the wreath against the mirror. It's classy, but still very festive.ReplyDelete
Your mantel is absolutely gorgeous! I wish I had a fireplace with a mantel in my home! Hopefully sometime in the near future!ReplyDelete
love this so pretty!!ReplyDelete
Natasha it is so pretty. Just perfect. I love the stockings as well. The cable knit is so cozy.ReplyDelete
It's beautiful! And I can't believe you found that beautiful wreath at Rite Aid!ReplyDelete
Your mantel looks terrific, Natasha!! I love all of the candle holders and vases with glitter snow and acorns!!ReplyDelete
So festive! Love the knit stockings :-)ReplyDelete
It's gorgeous, I love the stockings :)ReplyDelete
how festive...these are beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Awwww, everything is so bright and cheerful. I love the red and green stockings.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful! I love the flocked trees!ReplyDelete
merry indeed :) i love it!!! the mercury glass is beautiful! xoxoxo brynnReplyDelete
love love love!! it looks fabulous!ReplyDelete
LOVE THIS ALL! ESp. those stockings!ReplyDelete
It looks so pretty, Natasha. The pops of red and green are fun with your mercury glass. I love the cable knit stockings and your cute little flocked trees. You did a really nice job!ReplyDelete
so chic! love love love!!ReplyDelete
Well, hello Martha! In fact, I think you could give Martha a run for her money. The mantle looks stunning and all the different textures and elements compliment each other in the best way possible. Love it!ReplyDelete
Love! The wreath looks so pretty on the mirror and I adore those sweater stockings.ReplyDelete
Love all of this. Your mantle looks amazing!ReplyDelete
aw its beautiful! those stockings look so cozy!ReplyDelete
Love this post. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Cheerful with a little bling - love it, Natasha!ReplyDelete
Merry merry!
So pretty - Love all of the silver and the flocked trees!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 8:19 AM
I love the stockings. They are so cute! And I love the wreath that you hung on the mirror!ReplyDelete
Perfectly styled! I love the mixture of the silvers and golds. Your house is so warm and inviting!ReplyDelete
So so pretty, Natasha! You definitely styled it perfectly. I can't believe those gorgeous stockings are from Target, such a great find!ReplyDelete
Awwww I wish I had a fireplace! Yours looks awesome!ReplyDelete
Looks SO good!! Love that wreath and the stockings!!ReplyDelete
So pretty Natasha. I love all of your mercury glass and the flocked trees, perfect touches of glam and natural.ReplyDelete
Looks super sweet Natasha!!! I love Pier 1 and Michaels. They have the best stuff. :DReplyDelete
looks amazing! you did a fabulous job decorating!ReplyDelete
A tad late to the party, way to make your thrifty finds look fabulous and classic! That ribbon...love!ReplyDelete
Loving the mercury glass candle holders and the little trees! So cute. This is definitely the look I want for Christmas in our house next year!ReplyDelete


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PARIS - The ancient practice of "swaddling" a baby in a blanket, arms restrained and legs stretched out, is making a comeback, but experts warned Tuesday it was bad for infant hips.
While many parents say the technique is soothing and aids their child's sleep, researchers underlined that links have been observed to osteoarthritis and hip replacement in middle age.
"Traditional swaddling is a risk factor for DDH (developmental dysplasia of the hip)," paediatric orthopaedic surgeon Nicholas Clarke wrote in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, a British journal.
"In order to allow for healthy hip development, legs should be able to bend up and out at the hips. This position allows for natural development of the hip joints.
"The babies' legs should not be tightly wrapped in extension and pressed together."
Clarke cited figures that about 90 per cent of infants in North America are nowadays swaddled in the first few months of life, and that demand for swaddling clothes increased by 61 per cent over a year in the UK in 2010-11.
The practice, believed to go as far back as the ancient Greeks and Romans, is said to mimic the baby's experience in the womb by creating a sense of warmth and security with light pressure all over the body.
It fell out of favour in the Western world decades ago over fears of adverse effects, but remains popular in the Middle East and some tribal communities.
An education programme in Japan against swaddling saw the prevalence of hip dislocation halve, said Clarke.
Store-bought swaddling clothes must have a loose pouch or sack for the baby's legs and feet, allowing for plenty of hip movement and flexing, he added.
Commenting on the article, orthopaedic surgeon Andreas Roposch of the Great Ormond Street children's hospital in London, agreed there was evidence that swaddling could affect the normal development of infant hips.
"Swaddling should not be employed in my view as there is no health benefit but a risk for adverse consequences of the growing and often immature hips," he said in comments distributed by the Science Media Centre.
Paediatrician Alastair Sutcliffe of University College London pointed out that in countries like Nigeria where women traditionally carry their babies with the legs splayed around their waist, there was a "virtually unseen" rate of hip dislocation.
"I would advise that if a baby needs to be wrapped up to get off to sleep that parents do this in a sympathetic and loose manner, and not tight especially around the babies' hips," he said.


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Friday, December 30, 2011
89 comments:
Thank you for your wonderful blog Rosa. I am so glad to have discovered it, and your beautiful recipes and breathtaking photography.ReplyDelete
Best wishes for 2012.
A 2012 full of blessings and laughter !! (and good food maybe?)ReplyDelete
Thanks for always being there..
tanti auguri anche a te per un meraviglioso anno nuovo!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:34 AM, December 30, 2011
Merci à toi de nous régaler toujours autant de tes superbes recettes !ReplyDelete
Meilleurs vœux pour 2012, que cette année soit pleine de bonheur et de gourmandise !
- Anonymous10:41 AM, December 30, 2011
Wishing you a beautiful year full of tantalizing photography, new food adventures and Prosperity.ReplyDelete
Your blog is wonderful, Rosa, you're a talented photographer so I thank you for your blog posts in 2011! :)ReplyDelete
Tous mes voeux pour la nouvelle année qui arrive bientôt !ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you!ReplyDelete
All the best to you, Rosa!ReplyDelete
Thanks dear Rosa. Have fun tomorrow. I'll come back next year for the wishes.ReplyDelete
TANTISSIMI AUGURI.AVERY SPECIAL 2012..SEE YOU SOON! VALEReplyDelete
Gorgeous photo! Happy New Year Rosa! You're one of my favorites!ReplyDelete
Rosa have a wonderful New Year. I hope 2012 is good to you and you realise your dreams. xoReplyDelete
Thank you for all of the beautiful photography you bring into our lives Rosa. May 2012 bring you much happiness, good health, and delicious food.ReplyDelete
Happy new year Rosa! I greatly look forward to your future posts next year :)ReplyDelete
Merci à toi Rosa, je l'ai déjà dit venir ici est un beau moment de pause...de découvrir tes photos, ta musique, merci merci et belle année 2012ReplyDelete
grosses bises
Une très belle année à toi chère Rosa, santé et sérénité:) xxReplyDelete
Best wishes for the New Year!ReplyDelete
Je te souhaite aussi tous mes meilleurs voeux pour l'année 2012, ma chère Rosa!ReplyDelete
Dear Rosa, you have had a hand in making my 2011 bright and fun. You are wonderful, kind, generous and an amazing baking talent and you always inspire me! I have loved getting to know you and am proud and happy to call you friend! And now all that is left for 2012 is to finally meet! Wishing you and boyfriend a Joyous, Happy, Healthy and Abundant 2012! xoReplyDelete
Such a gorgeous picture! I hope you keep on blogging through 2012 again!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Rosa!ReplyDelete
I hope that 2012 is full of joy, delicious foods, and peace of mind. :)
Thank YOU..and yes what a glorious photo! Clapping..:)ReplyDelete
Happy New Year~
Thank you for the wishes Rosa. Wish you a wonderful year ahead and hope you share more of your beautiful pictures!ReplyDelete
wishing you a fabulous 2012 ! thank you for posting such beautiful pictures & yummy recipes which makes all happy :)ReplyDelete
Rosa, Thank you! It a very nice picture. Wish you a great cheerful and blessed new year :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for all your visits to my blog this year. I look forward to the new year and all your fabulous posts!ReplyDelete
Wishing you every happiness in the New Year, Rosa!ReplyDelete
ich wünsche Dir alles Gute zum neuen Jahr ! Danke für all die schönen Fotos, Geanken und Rezepte.ReplyDelete
Liebe Grüsse, Robert
Happy new year to you as well!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Rosa!ReplyDelete
Merci aussi Rosa,ReplyDelete
Happy New Year. I love your blog. You are amazing.
Although i just recently found your blog, I'm already a BIG fan!ReplyDelete
Best wishes to you and your family in 2012.
Je te souhaite une excellente soirée en ce dernier vendredi 2011.
- Anonymous8:03 PM, December 30, 2011
merci à vous qui partagez avec nous.
Meilleurs voeux
Happy 2012, Rosa. Looking forward to your posts landing in my inbox!ReplyDelete
grazie a te Rosa, con queste immagini sempre meravigliose e ricette ricercate. Buon anno di cuore ^^ReplyDelete
Je te le souhaite aussi !ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:29 PM, December 30, 2011
Thank you! Best wishes! xoxoxReplyDelete
Rosa - I hope you have a very happy and safe new year and continue to share your wonderful photo's with us all in 2012!ReplyDelete
I'm loving the music! Happy New Year. I hope it's a good one for you.ReplyDelete
Rosa, best Wishes to you in 2012. Thank you for sharing your passion and creativity with us-ReplyDelete
Rosa, best wishes to you in the coming year. And thank you for sharing your life and talent with us!ReplyDelete
no, thank you!ReplyDelete
you are the best my dear.
Happy New Year--this one is going to rock right? Good!
Happy New Year, Rosa! May 2012 be all that you want -- and MORE. ;)ReplyDelete
FELIZ AÑO NUEVO y felicitaciones por tus estupendas recetas,abrazooooos,hugs.hugs.ReplyDelete
you have such a wonderful blog! happy new yearReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Rosa!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Rosa - thanks for all the lovely comments when you've visited my blog and I've had so much pleasure visiting yours. Best of luck for 2012.ReplyDelete
Beautiful. Have a great New Year Rosa!ReplyDelete
Thanks Rosa!ReplyDelete
Best Wishes for the New Year!
Happy New Year to you & your family too. May all good things coming to your way. Enjoy & have a great time.ReplyDelete
Best wishes
The best for you dear Rosa for the next year:))) Happy new year!!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Rosa! Thank you for your extraordinary photos, fascinating posts and inspiring recipes.ReplyDelete
Lovely photo. Happy New Year to you too!ReplyDelete
Thank you and happy new year to youReplyDelete
THANK YOU, Rosa!and a fabulous new year!:)ReplyDelete
Rosa, You are such a wonderful friend and can't wait to share some more delicious food with you in 2012. ShulieReplyDelete
Very pretty Rosa!ReplyDelete
Best to you in 2012 as well!
I look forward to all of your upcoming posts :)
Happy New Year to You and Yours, Rosa! May 2012 be YOUR year!!! Louise:)ReplyDelete
Thank you Rosa! All the best for 2012! Here's to lots of "delicious-ness".ReplyDelete
Hi Rosa,ReplyDelete
Loved ur new look of the blog in the new year... !Wish you and ur family a fabulous year and enjoy cooking appetizing delicacies. Thanks n Regards, Sonia
- Anonymous8:25 AM, January 01, 2012
Happy New Year, Rosa!!!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Rosa! :DReplyDelete
Thank you Rosa for almost always being the first to comment ( how do you keep up??) and for your wonderful blog. All the best in 2012!ReplyDelete
meilleurs voeux a toi et tes prochesReplyDelete
que 2012 soit synonyme de bonheur
Un petit coucou en passant pour te souhaiter une très bonne année.ReplyDelete
Bonheur, santé, amour et gourmandises...
Happy New Year Rosa and we must all thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes and your presentation...it is truly a wonderful legacy :DReplyDelete
Hugs and cheers to you :D
Happy New Year! May you have a great year ahead!ReplyDelete
Bonne et heureuse année 2012, Rosa. Que tes rêves les plus fous se réalisent!ReplyDelete
Thank you for being a good friend Rosa. Wishing you all the best for the New Year. Hugs, IvyReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:50 PM, January 01, 2012
Best wishes to you also Rosa and I look forward to reading more of your blog in 2012ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:05 AM, January 02, 2012
All the very best for 2012 - I so look forward to enjoying your blog in the coming yearReplyDelete
Mary x
trekking your yummy kitchen!!! thanks for sharing and keep posting! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Rosa, Wish you a very happy new year!ReplyDelete
I am so glad to have stumbled upon your beautiful blog, Rosa. May 2012 brings loads of happiness, love and prosperity in your life. ANd of course, more beautiful food for me to drool over ;)ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Rosa!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, wishing you a delightful and fulfilling 2012!ReplyDelete
THANK YOU!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your amazing and interesting blog and for the super interestings posts and stunnng pictures.
Hope you have a fantastic 2012 and wish you all the best!
Bonne année Rosa ! Je te souhaite une année remplie de bonheur, de réalisations et de bonne santé pour en profiter !ReplyDelete
I am a new reader in 2012! I just found your blog. It is beyond words. The beauty of your pictures... stunning. wow!
I am going to try so many of your recipes, Apple latkes coming right up(a little late) but totally will be appreciated by the husband!
Love your blog and here is to another year of great plates and pics!!ReplyDelete
happy belated BDAy!!
Fantastic pictures and the sponge brings back memories for me. My mom would make a great victoria sponge when I was a child, light and fluffy I could never wait until I hit the jam in the middle.ReplyDelete
Love your blog and take care...
Cheers, Rosa!ReplyDelete
Je suis contente que la nouvelle annee m'amene par chez toi !ReplyDelete
Meilleurs voeux pour une belle annee !
Bises d'Athenes
Happy New Year Rosa~~! I missed listening to this background music on your blog. ;-) Beautiful cake and pictures as always. Looking forward to coming here this year. :-)ReplyDelete
Gifts make both you and your loved one relish the sweetest memories of togetherness.ReplyDelete
one could only hope it is time for tea.ReplyDelete
Hey Rosa, thanks a lot for visiting my space and leaving a wonderful comment :) Wish you a Happy new year 2012ReplyDelete


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