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Republicans stick with Trump on China as White House prepares to punt on car tariffs
By Haley Byrd, CNN
Updated 11:53 AM EDT, Wed May 15, 2019
Trump calls trade war with China 'a little squabble'
Senate Republicans are standing by President Donald Trump in his escalating trade war with China – but they aren't prepared to back his other protectionist impulses.
Trump faced a Saturday deadline to decide whether to move ahead with threatened tariffs of up to 25% on cars coming from Europe, a move many fear would alienate key US allies and devastate global supply chains, as the President is trying to resolve brewing crises in Iran and North Korea.
But Trump plans to delay his decision on auto tariffs by six months, according to a person familiar with the situation, in order to pursue negotiations with the European Union and Japan.
The delay will give Congress six months to take action to limit Trump's ability to move unilaterally on the tariffs, in the event that talks with the EU – which Trump's top trade negotiator has already said are at "a complete stalemate" – fall apart.
Republicans have long been more deferential to Trump on China – a country they agree should be held accountable for intellectual property theft and other unfair trading practices. But they don't feel that logic applies to Trump's other trade moves, including steel and aluminum tariffs imposed last year on national security grounds, under Section 232 of the Cold War-era Trade Expansion Act.
"We would look back and say, 'OK, this pain was worth it because we ended up with a really good agreement and much better Chinese behavior,'" Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey told reporters on Tuesday. "That's what we can still hope for with respect to China. But with respect to the 232 tariffs that we've seen on steel and aluminum against our allies and nearest neighbors and closest friends, I'm afraid we can't make that case at all."
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Republicans view duties on auto imports as a doomsday scenario that could cripple the economy if paired with the ongoing tensions with China. If Trump follows through on his threats, it could spur congressional action to limit his power on the issue.
"I would be very surprised and extremely disappointed if we decided that Volkswagens are a threat to America's national security and we imposed a tax on American consumers in that category," Toomey said.
Republicans have pushed back on the White House's previous use of Section 232, though they have not advanced legislation on the matter.
GOP leaders shot down a bill to require congressional approval for the national security tariffs last year, spearheaded by retired Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, because members did not want to take a difficult vote before the 2018 midterm elections. Toomey has introduced a revamped version of the bill.
Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman has meanwhile advocated a less direct approach, which would not require congressional approval for the tariffs. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley says he plans to introduce a compromise bill to blend the two, but negotiations have moved slowly.
"We're not there yet," Portman told CNN on Tuesday.
Portman, a former US trade representative, also explained why he was more willing to get behind the White House on combating Chinese trade practices.
"If you look at the 301 case that was filed, it is very specific on what China is doing on subsidization, on tech transfer and so on," Portman, who was US trade representative during the Bush administration, told CNN of the distinction between China and Trump's other national security tariffs. "It's a different approach, different animal."
On China, they've expressed willingness to go along with Trump's roller coaster ride in hopes that he can reach the comprehensive deal he's promised.
"Ultimately, nobody wins a trade war unless there is an agreement at the end, after which tariffs go away," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters on Tuesday.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, when asked how patient senators are willing to be given the pain for farmers and other interests, told CNN: "I'm not sure this is entirely up to us."
Other senators said they welcomed the crackdown on China despite the pain it has created for farmers and other US businesses – as well as higher prices for consumers.
"The President is right to hold China's feet the fire on this," Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso told CNN. "They wouldn't be negotiating at all if it weren't for what the President has done. … The President has his own timeline. I support what he is doing.
Democrats who oppose Trump's trade decisions say the GOP's failure to legislate on the issue is indicative of its members' timidity towards Trump.
"I'm done listening to Republicans complain about this," Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, told reporters of tariffs on Tuesday. "They have the power to do something about it."
He added: "There's a range of options, and Republicans are pretending as if they're not senators. They want to complain about the tariffs, but they don't actually want to do anything about it."
CNN's Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.


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Beautiful construction with gorgeous materials to build a palace for a prince.
Thanks for the comment, Gerry. I look to your keen eye and searching mind for fine examples of how to do this, and look forward to following Eyes That Hear and your other blogs.


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Trilling, Lionel
Though he wrote at least one masterful short story, a timely and respected novel, and books on two major authors, Lionel Trilling may be strongest in the essay form. His strong sense of "self" is suited to the compact and intense first-person expression of the essay. His first-person point of view is characteristically plural for the reasons he selfconsciously outlines in the preface to his third collection, Beyond Culture (1965), and the compactness of his essays often embraces extensive complexity. Nevertheless, the short
form geared to strong statements about modern culture, rather than strict literary criticism or theory, is Trilling's hallmark. Further, despite his embracing the trendy Freudian thought of mid-century and his frequent evoking of the vaunted liberalism of New York intellectuals (the jeremiahs of our time), Trilling as essayist and cultural critic is strangely anachronistic. He is best at his version of Matthew Arnold's moves toward general ideas of humanness. He is even reminiscent of a moralist like the Samuel Johnson whose mentors had advised "first get general principles." Hence Trilling is often dismissed both by more practical liberals and by more incisive critics of modern literature as oldfashioned and even stuffy. But his several dozen strong essays remain in print as a voice for the old human values of opposition and struggle.
Learning again from Arnold and maybe even from Dr. Johnson himself, Trilling consciously analyzes his own high seriousness of both intent and rhetoric when he talks about his use of "we" in the short prefatory essay to his third collection. He gently wants to nudge what he calls "the temper of our age" toward the serious contemplation of selfhood and value. Similarly, in the important preface to his first collection The Liberal Imagination (1950), which won him immediate fame as a cultural critic, Trilling defines the nature of and the reasons for another key characteristic of his style—his continual folding back on himself with qualification and complexity. He points out that one role for the liberal thinker is to simplify issues in order to move toward progress; but it is that move to simplification and system that he continually opposes. His essays as a whole, as well as the separate parts of essays, demonstrate the reality for Trilling of variety and complexity and of the heroic benefits derived from oppositions, even within the self, so that in the end any first-person plural consensus becomes buried in time and complexity.
In other words, Trilling's old-fashioned commitment to broad human values, with a full awareness of how complex those might be, places him in constant opposition to the practical movements of his own time.
One of Trilling's heroes of selfhood is the poet John Keats, but his essay on Keats that heads his second collection, The Opposing Self (1955), is not about the poetry but rather the letters. Similarly, his exciting early essay on Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality," which has helped many with the ode over the years, strangely is not much about the poetry itself but rather about ideas. Trilling admitted that he preferred the 19thcentury novel, in which social ideas are more important than the language experimentation of Modernist novels; this preference is more evidence of his commitment to a general humanism.
Finally, then, there is an abstractness and, perhaps, an honest and self-conscious anachronism at the heart of Trilling's work with the essay. He is at odds with himself. If he were primarily known for his fiction, or even as a crafty poet (and Trilling is capable of very crafty writing), he might seem more concrete and fixed to his readers. Instead Trilling achieved fame in the essay by acknowledging the essay almost as a secondary form. He qualifies and opposes himself at the same time that he insists on our need to commit to society and to literature. Thus, somewhere between the poignancy of a personal essayist such as Lamb and the practicality of a new thinker such as Freud, Trilling's several collections of essays waver as the cultural criticism of a qualified and qualifying man. For him this civility is part of being a gentleman. He was indeed a gentle man.
DONALD M.HASSLER
Born 4 July 1905 in New York. Studied at Columbia University, New York, 1921–26, B.A., 1925, M.A., 1926, Ph.D., 1938. Worked for the Menorah Journal, New York, 1923–31; taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1926–27, Hunter College, New York, 1928–34, and Columbia University, 1932–75; visiting professor or Fellow, Oxford University, 1964–65, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969–70,
and All Souls College, Oxford, 1972–73. Married Diana Rubin (i.e. the writer Diana Trilling), 1929: one son. Member of the editorial board, Kenyon Review and Partisan Review.
Awards: Mark Van Doren Award; Thomas Jefferson Award; Brandeis University Creative Arts Award; honorary degrees from eight universities. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1951. Died in New York, 5 November 1975.
The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society, 1950
The Opposing Self: Nine Essays in Criticism, 1955
A Gathering of Fugitives, 1956
Beyond Culture: Essays on Literature and Learning, 1965
Sincerity and Authenticity (lectures), 1972
The Last Decade: Essays and Reviews, edited by Diana Trilling, 1979
Prefaces to the Experience of Literature, 1979
Speaking of Literature and Society, edited by Diana Trilling, 1980
Other writings: the novel The Middle of the Journey (1947), short stories, and books on Matthew Arnold and E.M.Forster.
Collected works edition: Works (Uniform Edition), edited by Diana Trilling, 12 vols., 1978–80.
Barnaby, Marianne Gilbert, "Lionel Trilling: A Bibliography, 1926–1972," Bulletin of Bibliography (January–March 1974): 37–44
Leitch, Thomas M., Lionel Trilling: An Annotated Bibliography, New York: Garland, 1993
Anderson, Quentin, Stephen Donadio, and Steven Marcus, editors, Art, Politics, and Will:
Essays in Honor of Lionel Trilling, New York: Basic Books, 1977
Boyers, Robert, Lionel Trilling: Negative Capability and the Wisdom of Avoidance, Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1977
Chace, William M., Lionel Trilling: Critidsm and Politics, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1980
French, Philip, Three Honest Men: Edmund Wilson, F.R.Leavis, Lionel Trilling: A Critical Mosaic, Manchester: Carcanet, 1980
Krupnick, Mark, Lionel Trilling and the Fate of Cultural Criticism, Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1986
Scott, Nathan A., Jr., Three American Moralists: Mailer, Bellow, Trilling, Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 1973
Shoben, Edward Joseph, Jr., Lionel Trilling, New York: Ungar, 1981
Tanner, Stephen L., Lionel Trilling, Boston: Twayne, 1988
Trilling, Diana, The Beginning of the Journey, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993


We set out from Florence on an early train to Cinque Terre. We had planned to stop in Pisa on the way but we changed our plans when we saw that it was raining (perhaps we will visit on the way to Rome). Cinque Terre is located on the Italian Rivera and literally means "Five Lands." It is a collection of five fishing villages clinging tightly to the coastal cliffs of the Rivera Di Levante. The train system in Italy is confusing because each train and train station seem to have a different system for identifying routes. Marko and I felt better when we realized that even the Italians also seemed confused.
After two transfers we somehow arrived at Riomaggiore, one of the Villages in the Cinque Terre. Although, we were greeted by a torrential downpour, the beauty of our village was immediately apparent. We were in awe of quaint buildings stacked atop one another, clinging to the cliffs. The building were painted in soft pinks, yellows and oranges. When we reached our accommodations, we were shown to a relatively large "apartment," complete with a kitchen and separate living room. We were not expecting such a large place! After dropping off our bags, we decided to explore despite the rain. Unfortunately, given the rain and some recent mudslides, the popular coastal hiking trail between the towns was closed due to unsafe conditions. That left us no choice but to take the train to the neighbouring village of Manarola.
After quite a long wait for the train, we arrived in Manarola in under 5 minutes. To our surprise, the rain stopped and some sun peaked out between the dark clouds shortly after we got off the train. We spent some time exploring around the town and its intertwining trails, staircases and passages. Precariously perched vineyards, religious shrines, trails and staircases surrounded the village. Gardens with, flowering bushes and citrus trees were a common sight. We also saw quite a few large cactus plants (which seemed quite unusual given that there was so much rain). While exploring, we were able to find the a connection to a good hiking trail further from the cliffs. The trail has the same glorious views and it appears to connect the villages. We are hoping for good weather tomorrow so that we can hike through the towns on the higher trail.
As the sun went down, Marko was glued to his camera so he could get photos of the sun hitting the buildings. We finished the evening by enjoying a meal at one of the village restaurants.


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The Gravy Boat, or sauce boat as they are frequently called, is a wedding registry staple gift. While I have it on good authority that you can put more than gravy in such a boat… hello there chocolate sauce… they are still very much known as gravy boats. Thus, I present HMS Gravy… the Gravy Boat. This cute little gift should be possible for $3-5. Unless the couple has small children, this is best treated as a "gift bag" or "wrapping paper" so please do not spend too much money on something that is likely destined for the thrift store!
Step 1: Go to the dollar store, thrift store, local grocery store or big box store and pick up a small plastic boat. If you think someone would appreciate the added cost of a remote control boat, consider springing for one.
What it has taught me: It turns out that when you drizzle things in mostly fat, they are delicious.
So – be the unique gift giver and give a toy boat at a wedding, instead of a kid's birthday! And, don't forget to give a card, with a nice message, written by you.
:-) I'm so glad you like it!


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Robert J. Gehrke's bronze wheel sculpture at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection references the regulatory aspect of the agency, as a balance wheel regulates the movement of a clock. The sculpture was sited to frame the 200 + year old oak to the east of the building.


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Laura Les (Saint Louis, 2 december 1994) is een Amerikaanse zangeres, liedjeschrijfster en muziekproducent die bekendstaat als de helft van 100 Gecs. Ze staat bekend om haar hitsingles "money machine" en het album "1000 gecs". Daarnaast staat ze bekend als Osno1, hoewel ze deze naam tegenwoordig niet meer bezigt.

In 2020 trad ze op verschillende populaire festivals, waaronder Coachella, alsook het Minecraftfestival met 100 Gecs.

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Laura Les groeide op in Webster Groves (Saint Louis).

Privéleven
Ze trouwde met cartoonist Gabriel Mason Howell op 13 oktober 2017.

100 Gecs

Les en Brady, die slechts kilometers van elkaar verwijderd woonden in Saint Louis (Brady in Kirkwood, Les in Webster Groves), ontmoetten elkaar voor het eerst tijdens de middelbare school op een rodeo. Ze kwamen echter voor het eerst op het idee om samen te werken nadat ze elkaar opnieuw hadden ontmoet op een huisfeest in 2012, waar Les vroeg vertrok naar huis. In de winter van 2015 produceerden Les en Brady voor het eerst samen muziek, ze namen op in Chicago – Brady 'dacht dat het heel gaaf zou zijn als we het ergens heel koud deden' – en brachten uiteindelijk zelf hun eerste ep 100 gecs op 12 juli 2016 uit.

Solocarrière
Sinds 2021 focust Laura Les op haar eigen solocarrière. Ze stond bekend als Osno1 maar tegenwoordig gebruikt ze deze naam niet meer. Op 12 maart 2021 gaf ze Haunted uit. Dit nummer werd oorspronkelijk gespeelt gedurende het A2B2 Night of Fire virtual concert. Weston Allen werkte aan de video, waar Les opzei dat "Weston kreeg een paar schots die ik niet kon geloven. Hij is zo goed. Het is altijd leuk om dingen met hem te doen, want hij is van plan om stukjes willekeurige ideeën te nemen en er een beetje mee te los te lopen. Een proces met zeer laag drukgehalte." Naar eigen zeggen groeide Les op in een spookhuis, haar inspiratie waren vooral gevoelens maar ze legt de nadruk op het feit dat er niet zoveel achter zit.

Les gaat ook nog verschijnen op het nieuwe album van Charli XCX, How I'm Feeling Now. Voorheen werkte ze al eens samen, onder andere bij Ringtone.

Laura Les is voornamelijk actief in Chicago.

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WhoMadeWho's past twelve months have been nothing short of a whirlwind. In order to cap off one of the busiest years in their illustrious history—the year that saw the release of their critically acclaimed studio album UUUU and the conclusion of their longest world tour to date—the in-demand Danish live act has commissioned Patrice Bäumel to create one of the year's biggest remixes.
Being familiar with one another from the publication of their first joint project, Nefertari on Cercle Records in 2021, the WhoMadeWho-Bäumel pairing is, to put it mildly, tried and true. With Bäumel now in charge of the official remixes, this new release sees the renowned Dutch producer give one of WhoMadeWho's outstanding hits from their most recent album, Never Alone, a bright dance energy.
As expected, Bäumel's remix starts off as a masterclass. The Dutchman crafts a spine-tingling dance tune that delivers from the first kickdrum by manipulating Tomas Hoffding's reserved vocals throughout the latter half of the nine-minute song. His complex combination of rhythmic drum patterns and layered synthesizers is incredibly engaging. Patrice's remix propels the whimsy original to the depths of the dancefloor, expanding his vast discography with yet another majestic, peak-time masterpiece. It is powered by deep basslines and dramatic synth lines.
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Q: text() isn't working in jQuery text() function of jQuery isn't working on second click as seen in jsFiddle
Here is HTML Code:

                        L1: Recognize a digit represents 10 times the value

                        L2: Recognize a digit represents 10 times the value

                        L3: Recognize a digit represents 10 times the value

                        L4: Recognize a digit represents 10 times the value

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Here's the JavaScript:
var count = $('.lessonNavigation li').length;

//========================= Module and Unit Navigation ==================================

if (count > 10 && count <= 18) {
    $('.lessonNavigation li').attr('class', 'contracted');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:eq(0)').attr('class', 'expanded left');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:eq(1)').attr('class', 'activeLesson');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:eq(2)').attr('class', 'expanded right');
}

//========================= Expand all navigation by clicking 'contracted' ==============

$('.tilesToggle').click(function () {
    $(this).text('Close').toggleClass('tilesToggle tilesToggleClose');
    $('.expandable').attr('class', 'expanded');
    $('ul.expanded li.activeLesson').attr('class', 'selected');
    $('ul.expanded li:not(.selected)').attr('class', '');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:even').addClass('animated bounceInLeft');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:odd').addClass('animated bounceInRight');
    $('.icon-arrow-left, .icon-arrow-right').css('display', 'none');
});

$('.tilesToggleClose').click(function () {
    $(this).text('See All').toggleClass('tilesToggleClose tilesToggle');
    $('ul.expanded li.selected').attr('class', 'activeLesson');
});

A: The problem isn't with .text(), it's that your second click handler isn't called at all. When you say:
$('.tilesToggleClose').click(function () {

...you are binding a click handler to any elements that have that class at that moment, not to elements that might have that class in future at the time the click occurs. So it is your first click handler that is called on all clicks on the element.
You could use delegated event handlers bound to a parent element:
$('div.lesson').on('click','.tilesToggle', function () {
   ...
});
$('div.lesson').on('click','.tilesToggleClose', function () {
   ...
});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/hL396/2/
But it might be easier to just bind one click handler to the element that will have the .tilesToggle class when .click() is called, and then within the handler test the class:
$('.tilesToggle').click(function () {
    var $this = $(this);
    if ($this.hasClass('tilesToggleClose')) {
        $this.text('See All');
        $('ul.expanded li.selected').attr('class', 'activeLesson');
    } else {
        $this.text('Close');
        $('.expandable').attr('class', 'expanded');
        $('ul.expanded li.activeLesson').attr('class', 'selected');
        $('ul.expanded li:not(.selected)').attr('class', '');
        $('.lessonNavigation li:even').addClass('animated bounceInLeft');
        $('.lessonNavigation li:odd').addClass('animated bounceInRight');
        $('.icon-arrow-left, .icon-arrow-right').css('display', 'none');
    }
    $this.toggleClass('tilesToggle tilesToggleClose');
});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/hL396/3/

A: It's not calling because the click handler is initialized before it has the class.
Fix:
function showTiles() {
    $(this).text('Close').addClass('isShowingTiles');
    $('.expandable').attr('class', 'expanded');
    $('ul.expanded li.activeLesson').attr('class', 'selected');
    $('ul.expanded li:not(.selected)').attr('class', '');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:even').addClass('animated bounceInLeft');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:odd').addClass('animated bounceInRight');
    $('.icon-arrow-left, .icon-arrow-right').css('display', 'none');
}

function hideTiles() {
    $(this).text('See All').removeClass('isShowingTiles');
    $('ul.expanded li.selected').attr('class', 'activeLesson');

}

$('.tilesToggle').click(function() {
    if (!$(this).hasClass("isShowingTiles")){
        showTiles.apply($(this));
    }
    else{
        hideTiles.apply($(this));
    }
});

A: I would guess you want to expand the li on second click and set the text to SeeAll
I used a simple if-else flag
var flag = false;
$('.tilesToggle').click(function () {
    if (!flag){
        $(this).text('Close');
    $('.expandable').attr('class', 'expanded');
    $('ul.expanded li.activeLesson').attr('class', 'selected');
    $('ul.expanded li:not(.selected)').attr('class', '');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:even').addClass('animated bounceInLeft');
    $('.lessonNavigation li:odd').addClass('animated bounceInRight');
    $('.icon-arrow-left, .icon-arrow-right').css('display', 'none');
        flag = true;
    }else{
        $(this).text('See All');
        $('ul.expanded li.selected').attr('class', 'activeLesson');
        flag = false;
    }

});

Demo: jsfiddle

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Goodyear Appoints Kate Norton Sales General Manager Commercial UK & Ireland
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August 2020 – Goodyear is pleased to announce that Kate Norton has been appointed Sales General Manager Commercial UK & Ireland.
In her new role, Kate will be responsible for leading Goodyear's commercial activity throughout the UK and Ireland, driving growth across truck tyre sales and uptake of Goodyear's comprehensive fleet offering, Goodyear Total Mobility.
Kate assumes the role having already spent over ten years with Goodyear, most recently as Head of Sales Capability Europe. She has extensive knowledge of the industry and has previously managed some of the company's largest consumer accounts in the UK, bringing strong sales coaching skills to support the ongoing development of the commercial team.
Kate Norton comments: "After a decade with Goodyear, I'm delighted to be taking on this new role. Not only for the chance it gives me to hone and develop our commercial offering, but also for the opportunity to join such a dedicated team. Our customers in the commercial industry have faced untold challenges these past few months, and we're proud to have been by their sides. Our Goodyear Total Mobility offering has been pivotal to this, and it's been a joy to see it already go from strength to strength. Now, as a part of this team, I'm looking forward to taking our important work to all new heights."
Marc Preedy, Managing Director Truck Replacement Europe, comments: "We couldn't be happier to have Kate stepping into this role. These are challenging times for the wider commercial industry, but the skills and experience with which Kate will lead the team are sure to be invaluable. We wish her luck and are excited to get to work."
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What if we told you that there is one brand that can give you both of those options, plus more? We'll be looking at Sleep EZ today, a family-owned latex mattress specialist. We will also be looking at some of the most popular models. It's possible to be pleasantly surprised at how customizable you can make your bed.
For those of you who prefer a more visual experience, here is a video review from the The Laurel Thicket's YouTube channel. To get a comprehensive overview of Sleep EZ, you may still want to check out our article below.
Sleep EZ: A Overview Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress
Sleep EZ is a family-owned business that specializes in latex mattresses made from organic materials and other bed-related products. Although it was founded in 1966 under the name Wolfe Manufacturing and trademarked in 1976 by the company, the Sleep EZ brand was not acquired or trademarked until around ten year later. Before that, 'Sleep EZ" had been in existence since 1935. It has been a leader in latex mattress manufacturing, ensuring that its outstanding line-up is safe for all.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Sleep EZ offers a wide range of comfortable and exceptionally durable mattresses, each suited for every household. You may have seen its best-selling organic and natural latex mattresses, as well as the Roma and hybrid collections. It also sells accessories and specialty mattresses. Today, Sleep EZ is still owned by the Wolfe family of mattress experts, this time of the third generation.
According to its official website, Sleep EZ currently sells the following mattress models. The majority of the materials they sell are natural and safe for everyone to use. They also have complied to a number of environmental standard certificates that further assures that the processes they have been subjected to don't produce any dangerous outcomes. Let's now take a closer look at the best-selling latex mattress that a specialist in the field has to offer.
People who have allergies or suffer from breathing problems due to contact with synthetic surfaces should consider the Select Sleep Organic Latex Mattress. It's also ideal for those looking for a bed that they can adjust by themselves. Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress
The Natural Lifetime Dream Mattress is also known as the Natural Latex Model by Sleep EZ. It offers the same amazing features as the Organic Latex bed. Only the quality of the construction and the final price are the only differences between the two beds. For one, while the latter is made of 100% organic materials, the former has none but it is all-natural. Consequentially, this model's starting price is much cheaper at around $200.
Cover: Natural cotton knit quilted to 1″ natural Joma wool
The Select Sleep Natural Latex Mattress, like the organic version, is great for those who want a customizable model. For those who are somewhat interested in the previous bed but are running short on budget, this may be a great choice as well. Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress
It doesn't offer enough opportunities for people who prefer soft surfaces.
The Select Sleep Hybrid Mattress offers everything you would expect from a premium Sleep EZ latex mattress. However, this model includes eight inches of Bolsa ComfortCore pocketed coils that are sandwiched between a 3 inch latex surface and a 2 inch latex surface. This model gives users the same self-customizable functions as its all-latex contemporaries. Its stronger edge support, which is provided by the construction frame, sets it apart from other models. Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress
For those wondering if the previous model has an upgraded version, look no further than the Select Sleep 360 Hybrid Pillowtop mattress. This bed is unique because it offers sleepers extra comfort and conforms to their bodies thanks to its 3″ adjustable latex pillowstop. It also has a quilted organic cotton-wool cover that can easily be removable using a 360-degree zipper that goes along the perimeter of the mattress, giving sleepers the chance to adjust its firmness anytime.
Sleep EZ, at one point, sold the Luxerion Natural Latex Hybrid model, but that has since been discontinued. It may be available online and at third-party mattress retailers in the United States. Sleep EZ offers a few bed accessories, including zippered covers and latex pillows. It also sells bed foundations from wood to adjustable bases.
Based on the numerous reviews we could find, the reception with Sleep EZ as a whole remains to be mostly positive. Customers who have slept on the mattresses from Sleep EZ are happy to share their experiences. So far, the sleepers have lauded Sleep EZ for its exceptional customer service team for being friendly and reliable even in times of need.
Customers also stated that shipping was fast and easy. If there's one thing that customers can attest to the most, it's Sleep EZ's opportunity to let them build and customize whichever type of firmness they may like: for instance, they can adjust the comfort level of any of the select mattresses' layers before they could check out and wait for them to be delivered.
From the positive reviews to the ability to let sleepers diversify the way they sleep, it's no surprise that Sleep EZ does have a lot of tricks under its sleeve. The family-owned company is a specialist in latex mattresses and will do everything it can to accommodate all types of sleepers, whether they are humans or domestic pets.
What we particularly like about its mattresses is the extra factor of reconfiguration and customization. Customers can adjust the firmness level of selected models or arrange the layers to their liking. Flippable mattresses can also be modified in the same way.
FAQ Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress
Sleep EZ uses bed-in-a-box delivery on all its mattress models, and ships them to all 50 US states and select territories in Canada. According to the company's delivery policy, free shipping applies to the US mainland states, but customers in Alaska and Hawaii will need to pay an additional $99 fee. Canadian customers will need to pay $149 more per box.
Yes! Every mattress in the current Sleep EZ line-up comes with a 90-night trial period. It also offers a 20-year warranty on Select Sleep Organic Latex models, and a ten year warranty on the Roma Latex model. Sleep Like The Dead Latex Mattress


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Biografia
Partecipò come portatore d'alta quota alla spedizione tedesca guidata nel 1953 da Karl Maria Herrligkoffer al Nanga Parbat che per prima raggiunse la vetta. Nelle fasi dell'attacco finale era nel gruppo che partì dal campo IV per andare ad allestire l'ultimo campo, il V, per l'assalto finale alla vetta, ma dovette tornare indietro poco dopo la partenza da campo IV per problemi di salute. Più tardi, fu tra coloro che portarono a valle a spalle Hermann Buhl, l'alpinista che effettivamente raggiunse la vetta in solitaria e senza ossigeno. In seguito al suo exploit infatti, Buhl riportò diversi congelamenti alle dita dei piedi e delle mani, con amputazione di due dita del piede destro.

Spedizione sul K2
L'anno successivo nel 1954 Amir Mahdi fu inoltre fra i protagonisti della spedizione italiana al K2 guidata da Ardito Desio. Mahdi si distinse anche qui per un contributo fondamentale. Egli infatti, insieme a Walter Bonatti, portò fino a oltre 8000 m le bombole d'ossigeno che si rivelarono essenziali per la conquista della vetta da parte di Achille Compagnoni e Lino Lacedelli.

Quella notte tuttavia fu costretto da uno spostamento del campo deciso da Lacedelli e Compagnoni senza avvertire, a passare la notte all'addiaccio a 8100 m sotto una bufera nella zona della morte; in seguito a questo bivacco riportò gravi conseguenze psicofisiche, nonché diversi congelamenti alle dita dei piedi e delle mani, per i quali dovette subire diverse amputazioni. I giornali di Karachi iniziarono una campagna stampa in base alla quale si riteneva Compagnoni responsabile dell'episodio drammatico del loro connazionale. Intervenne l'ambasciatore italiano che fornì spiegazioni in seguito a cui il problema diplomatico fu considerato superato.

Dopo le amputazioni, Mahdi dovette abbandonare l'attività in montagna. Ottenne un impiego come infermiere in un ospedale, e da allora visse di questo.

Testimonianza
Testimoniò nell'inchiesta del governo pakistano seguita alla spedizione del 1954 e la sua testimonianza, raccolta con interprete per la sua lingua originale l'Urdu e trascritta in inglese, fu usata nel chiarimento successivo tra l'Italia il Pakistan, ma fu anche richiamata anni dopo in un articolo in cui si accusava Bonatti di comportamento sleale. In realtà, anche se ad una prima rilettura dalla testimonianza potevano apparire comportamenti non corretti da parte di Bonatti, c'è da dire che nella sua testimonianza Mahdi escludeva con decisione che Bonatti avesse utilizzato parte dell'ossigeno delle bombole (che costituiva l'accusa principale mossa a Bonatti nell'articolo di giornale).

Inoltre, una rilettura critica più attenta dei verbali effettuata negli anni novanta da parte di Robert Marshall evidenziò che anche riguardo ad altri punti del comportamento di Bonatti la testimonianza dimostrava semplicemente la presenza di punti di vista diversi e incomprensioni tra lui e gli alpinisti italiani, e questo sia a causa dei problemi linguistici esistenti (Mahdi parlava solo Urdu, mentre da parte loro gli alpinisti italiani dovevano ricorrere ad una doppia traduzione italiano-inglese e inglese-urdu per comunicare) sia per una diversa percezione del ruolo di persone come Mahdi, semplici portatori per gli alpinisti europei ma in realtà alpinisti esperti, consapevoli e orgogliosi (lo stesso Mahdi aveva portato in salvo Buhl l'anno precedente). In un'intervista alla BBC, il figlio di Amir Mahdi, Sultan Ali, ha dichiarato che la testimonianza di suo padre coincideva con la versione di Bonatti, ma fu poi alterata in fase di trascrizione.

Nel 1994, in occasione del quarantennale della prima salita del K2, Mahdi incontrò di nuovo Compagnoni e Lacedelli.

Amir Mahdi è morto nel dicembre 1999 all'età di 86 anni.

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Since the first time it was launched to the market not so long ago, there have been so many positive feedback's from customers regarding the ELF Emmit device. Most of them feel that they can work and study more efficiently, sleep better, meditate deeper, and have more concentration after using the ELF Emmit brain stimulation device.
ELF Emmit is a gadget in a form of a headband used in the back of the head that can help alter the brain frequency according to the user's intention. Inside this device, there is a coil that produces electromagnetic pulses and send them right to the cerebellum. The frequency range of the pulses produced by the ELF Emmit is 2 Hz to 19 Hz, which is pretty much the same as the range of frequency the brain normally produces.
This range of frequency then divided into five different frequency ranges that represent different moods. This makes it possible for the ELF Emmit to stimulate brain frequency in following the desired mood of the user. For example, for a person who suffers from sleep disorders, the brain seems to never stop working and stay active or even stressed when it's actually time to sleep. That's because the brain is not in the sleeping mode, in other words, the brain is working in a different mood than what we try to achieve. The ELF Emmit when set to the sleep mode will send electromagnetic pulses in the frequency as when the brain is fully resting. The user will then feel relaxed and finally able to get a good quality sleep.
Even though there have been so many positive ELF Emmit reviews from its users, still there are always some concerns regarding the device, especially from new users. To answer some of these common concerns, below you can find some info about the working principles of the ELF Emmit so you better understand how the device works.
One of the main concerns is that many new users doubt that ELF Emmit is actually operating, simply because it doesn't make any sound, blinking lights, or vibrate. But that is just the way the device is designed, which is to be a non-intrusive device.
In order to tell whether the device is operating or not is actually pretty simple. The ELF Emmit is designed to be used with a smartphone to operate the app, and when the app says that the ELF Emmit device is operating, then the device is actually working.
The lack of lights, sound and vibration actually will make it more comfortable for the user. You can do whatever you like without any interruption, like listening to music, sleeping or meditating. Just imagine if you use the ELF Emmit to help you sleep and the device is beeping have blinking lights, that would be very annoying and won't help you rest. Just look at your smartphone, when the timer is counting down, then the device is operating.
The ELF Emmit is designed to be controlled with an app, so you also need a smartphone to operate it. The app is available for IOS and Android, so you shouldn't have any problem operating your ELF Emmit no matter what kind of smartphone you have. You can simply download the app from Googla Play or Apple Store.
Next, you should login to the app using either your Google+ or Facebook account. Once you turn on the app you will see the word "ELF Emmit" in a circle and a few tabs that you can click. On the last tab where it says "sign in" you will see the Facebook and Google+ icons. Click on one of the icons to sign in using your preferred social media account.
When you have logged in, plug in the ELF Emmit headband then start the app. If you see the timer is counting down then you know the ELF Emmit is functioning. But if you're still unsure whether the device is operating or not, you can unplug the ELF Emmit headband and plug in your headphones instead. When the device is operating, you will hear the sound of magnetic impulses. With headphones, the magnetic impulses are converted into sound, but when you plug in the ELF Emmit the pulses will have no sound, just become therapeutic pulses that make your brain works better.
Some new users often complain that they did not feel any difference after using the ELF Emmit for a couple of times. What these users need to understand is that using the ELF Emmit is not like eating chili sauce, where you immediately feel the burn in your tongue the moment you put it in your mouth. The ELF Emmit device is not like that, your brain and your body have to grow accustomed to the treatment first, and when your body and mind have adjusted to the ELF Emmit's treatment you will then finally able to feel the difference every time you are using ELF Emmit.
How much time your body and mind need to get accustomed to the ELF Emmit's electromagnetic treatment will very much depend on you, and every user is different. Some users even can feel the changes immediately after they used the device for the first time, while others take more time, around 3 to 10 sessions before they start to feel some changes.
So the ELF Emmit basically gives a stimulation that is somewhat like exercise to your brain. Think of it like the first time you ride a bicycle, chance is you won't experience a smooth riding the first time you get on the bike. But after trying a few times you will grow accustomed to it, learned to balance yourself on the bike and finally you will be able to ride it perfectly, perhaps even play a few tricks.
So be patience and try the device whenever you can, and you will be able to reduce stress, improve focus and sleep better in no time.


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Thinking of having a tiny wee wedding just the two of you? Well, you can do whatever you'd like for your ceremony and we would love to help.You can get married at your B&B, hotel or holiday cottage, or any place indoors, or outdoors in nature, subject to any necessary permissions.
To get married legally you need to have two legal witnesses present. If you'll secretly elope without telling anyone we can organise witnesses for you. Or if you're telling family and friends but still choosing to marry just the two of you, we can help organize witnesses for you. If coming from overseas and you'd rather take care of the legal aspect in your home country, for ease, we can also offer you a non legal ceremony of commitment or blessing or handfasting.
There are more unusual places to hold a ceremony like old mills and lighthouses, or perhaps you'd like to hire a castle for two? - there are small, self catering castles around if you know where to find them!
For water lovers there are islands, boats, secluded beaches and riversides, as well as cosy eco-dwellings, cabins and more, just waiting for you!
Check out our PAGE for some special places for your ceremony, plus ceremony and photo deals for elopements and weddings for two on the PACKAGES PAGE.
Why Have A Wedding For Two?
Are you considering having a wedding for two because it feels like an adventure and really inspires you? Maybe the land is calling to you? Some couples travel to Scotland because of ancestry, for a trip of a lifetime, and along the way decide they'd like to get married or betrothed whilst here, either in a legal or non legal way, and then enjoy a honeymoon.
Perhaps the idea just feels right for you as ideas for a larger event don't feel fitting for you or feel overwhelming – you've seen too many others get caught up in all the practicalities and loose sight of what the day is all about - not to mention spiraling costs.
Or maybe you feel a little self conscious about expressing your own undiluted beliefs or personal vows in front of others, or you know that your beliefs are very different to the beliefs of your families which you're concerned might cause you nerves on the day, or your families some discomfort?
For some couples they feel liberated by giving themselves the gift of time for themselves. When life revolves so much around work, or taking care of kids, or looking out for family - whatever it is that usually takes your focus - creating a window of time to just be together in a relaxed way helps to nourish your relationship – and if you marry in Scotland you then always have the excuse of coming back again and again to celebrate anniversaries – a very good habit to cultivate!
A disadvantage of not having family or friends present might mean you miss them on the day and feel sad that they're not there. Most couples get around this, by having more than one ceremony and celebration – we did that as we had four ceremonies!!! Also having Will record the ceremony for you means that you can share all your special moments as well as relive them yourselves afterwards.
It's important that however you choose to make your joining official, you don't feel guilty about doing what you want, or resentful about not doing what you want. Some couples find that having a separate legal ceremony at home with family, then a creative and personal ceremony in Scotland, is the perfect combination. Others have a creative and legal ceremony in Scotland, then something low key with family once back home, or even another ceremony and reception.
If considering any of these options you might like to have Will take some photos for you, so you can show family and friends. Will can also make an audio recording for you, or we have colleagues who can film a simple single camera video.
A ceremony for two does mean that there isn't anyone with you for you to ask to do things for you, or take care of you, which is why we offer to help you organize whatever you need. On top of the ceremony fee and travel, for an hourly fee, we're very happy to help with any preparations you would find helpful, beyond the holding of your ceremony and the taking of photos.
To get married legally you need to have two legal witnesses present. If you'll elope or marry just the two of you, we can help find witnesses for you. If coming from overseas and you'd rather take care of the legal aspect in your home country for ease, we can also offer you a non legal ceremony of commitment or blessing or handfasting.
Over the years we have collaborated with some of the people we've met and been impressed with. If you would like ideas for where to have a ceremony we have ideas for public places which don't cost anything, as well as places that will give you some privacy without costing a fortune, and even luxury places if you feel like splurging.
Below are some scenarios to give you an insight into what's possible, and truly anything's possible! Some of the following couples have had the whole works, and had us taking photos and video, holding the ceremony and organizing extras and some had just the ceremony held by Angie Will taking photos. Please note we offer special packages for ceremony/photos and also help to Design Your Day and Design Your Stay.
We helped Jason and Mylie with where to stay and a special celebration vegan meal for them afterwards at our house which included veggie haggis, neeps and tatties!
Their winter solstice wedding was at a beautiful ruined castle set up high with views over the surrounding countryside.
Mylie created her own bouquet that morning, and they had a simple hand tying ritual with a cord Mylie had plaited and we then closed their ceremony with a wee dram of whisky to warm them up.
They spent the evening watching Water Horse, the film about the Loch Ness Monster, in a private cinema room.
We are lucky to have lots of woodland and forest nearby where we live, so if the idea of being surrounded by trees appeals to you, we can advise where depending on if you'd like to be married beneath an old oak tree, or with Scots Pines looking on, or maybe just with beautiful and mature trees in general as your witness?
Tessa and Alex were a young couple travelling around Europe. They had the idea to have a sacred ceremony of marriage whilst here in Scotland, but felt despondent about how much that would cost when they enquired elsewhere about having a ceremony with photos. When they found us they were delighted to find out about our Young Travellers' Budget Package and were united in a non legal ceremony just five days later.
Lisa and Sam eloped. They planned ahead with us, but otherwise when they jumped in their car to head north, with Lisa's wedding dress safely in the boot, no-one knew but us – so it was a surprise for their family and friends to hear that they had tied the knot – literally!
They stayed in Inverness and travelled half an hour to Belladrum Temple, a tiny in the round chapel with no electricity which we decorated for them with petals and tealights.
They lit a candle for love, and shared a drink from a Quaich, and exchanged quite traditional vows.
Innes and Maryann each attended a different church so rather than favour one over the other, they looked for a creative solution. That coupled with the fact that wedding day plans seemed to be escalating out of control, they decided to elope for their religious ceremony which we held in a beautiful, tiny, cottage church which we have permission to use.
It was winter and we enjoyed the special atmosphere and cosy feel created by tealights and fairy lights, and the candles we used in the ritual which honoured their joining in marriage as well as the blessings of family members no longer with us.
The sun was setting when they arrived for their afternoon ceremony, and had set when we had finished.
Inverness is a charming small city which is especially lovely along the banks of the River Ness. In the middle of the River, are the very special Islands, which are literally islands joined by bridges to each other. There are mature trees and paths throughout making access easy. Nicola and Eric enjoyed a non legal handfasting there at a week's notice.
We created a 'Design Your Day' experience for Megan and Dennis. They began their wedding day walking the spiral at a retreat centre, we then organized lunch for them, then once they had on their wedding outfits we took photos in the beautiful garden of their holiday cottage, before heading to ancient woods for them to fulfil Megan's dream of marrying beneath an ancient oak tree.
Naomi and John had no desire to be legally married, but instead chose to have a ceremony during which they took vows and declared their love for each other. They treated themselves to a fine dining stay at Boath House which has a Michelin star restaurant.
Nigel and Christine had a traditional church wedding with a special car to drive them from the hotel to the church. We helped them to find the church, the hotel, the car, the flowers, someone to do Christine's nails, hair and make up, the hotel for the honeymoon, and a local castle after the ceremony for champagne, cake cutting and photographs.
The lush green garden of their lovely B&B provided the perfect private setting for Heather and Paul's ceremony which included a special Quaich ritual with honey and whisky, as well as a hand tying. We then drove a short distance to a dramatic castle ruin overlooking Loch Oich for more photos.
Some people like to be next to water to make their vows, and Louise and Scott chose this option. Their baby son was with us, and the second legal witness Mattie kept him amused whilst Louise and Scott were able to relax and focus on each other.
If you know where to go, there are still some easy access, yet out of the way places, but it's often the luck on the day. Some loch side spots will give you privacy on a weekday outside school holidays, but if it's a nice day, your location might draw the crowds. Loch Ness beaches are popular but often spacious.
With it being a second marriage for both Bob and Diana they wanted something low key, yet personal and meaningful, with a little Christianity. It was in secret – their kids and other family had no idea so after the ceremony we took special wedding photos against the backdrop of Edinburgh's historical monuments – including having a pint in a pub!
We have some beautiful beaches in Moray, and many couples have tied the knot on Findhorn Beach, which offers grassy flats, dunes, thousands of coloured pebbles at high tide, and a wide expanse of golden sand at low tide. When Andrea and Michael were married on Midsummer's Day, we even made a small fire for them.
Half an hour from where we live there is a small ruined castle that not too many people know about – and we aim to keep it that way! Many couples have enjoyed its peace and tranquility for a couple of hours for a private, personal ceremony and photos.
It was most meaningful for Dylan and Ciara to marry privately, in their own way, according to their own definitions of what marriage meant to them. We organized a bottle of chilled champagne for them after the romantic ceremony which included a candle lighting ritual. Afterwards they had photos by Will both on the beach and in the grounds of Brodie Castle.
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The International Tourism Fair Fitur, that took place last week in Madrid has served as the escenario for a key event for responsible tourism: the meeting of the Biosphere Destination Community, companies and sustainable tourism bloggers from all over the world, gathered under the Biosphere seal. These are destinations that have been awarded the certification by the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI), an international entity that supports companies and destinations around the world which seek to start the path towards sustainability.
The International Tourism Fair Fitur that took place last week in Madrid has served as the escenario for a key event for responsible tourism: the meeting of the Biosphere Community of destinations, companies and sustainable tourism bloggers from all over the world, gathered under the Biosphere seal. These are destinations that have been awarded the certification by the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI), an international entity that supports companies and destinations around the world which seek to start the path towards sustainability.
The Stand served to underline the leading role that destinations, companies and communicators should play as generators of trends that mitigate and eliminate negative impacts on the destination through their choices, recommendations and consumption of responsible and sustainable tourism products and experiences. For this purpose and keeping a holistic vision in mind, the Biosphere Circle was built: a methodology that includes basic guidelines that all tourism agents can use as a tool for continuous improvement to start and stay on the path of sustainable tourism.
During the activities that took place at the Biosphere stand, in the Pavillion 9 of the Madrid Fair, the most important and recognizable voices in the field of responsible tourism met. They insisted on their commitment and responsibility to generate, maintain and communicate the values of responsible tourism among all. The events were divided into a series of presentations of certain Biosphere destinations (Historic Aldeias of Portugal, Barcelona, Ibagué-Tolima, Thompson Okanagan or Sitges, among others) and three large meetings in which were highlighted the importance of three large tourist groups: destinations, companies and communicators.
Aldeias Históricas de Portugal used its presence at the Biosphere stand to share their best practices, resources, experiences and researches. The Executive Director of Aldeias Históricas, Dalila Marisa Dias and her team, signed with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, represented by its CEO and President Glenn Mandziuk, the Board Chair, Frank Antoine and the Vice President Ellen Walker-Matthews, a Collaboration Agreement to share knowledge between both destinations. The Responsible Tourism Institute was present at the signing ceremony at the Biosphere stand.
The Town Hall of Xàbia presented in the stand of the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) the most outstanding actions that have been launched in recent years, following their policy of promoting sustainable tourism and their bet on more quality than quantity.
The mayor, José Chulvi, gave a presentation detailing these actions, such as Amjasa's "menys plastic més aixeta" campaign, the electric vehicle fleet of the municipal water company "the only one hundred percent public in the Region of Valencia", The protection of the territory with the 8 million square meters of land that are declassified in the new General Structural Plan, as well as the launch of the Pesca Turisme project to provide a new line of business for fishermen or the Sustainable Mediterranean Forum that the City Council organized two years ago.
The Councilor for Tourism, Mª Ángeles Pujals, participated in the meeting of the "Biosphere Destination Community" at RTI Stand with the rest of destinations (including Tossa de Mar) that are committed to sustainability. During their participation experiences were shared as well as new challenges that will contribute to extend tourism sustainability in an international scenario.
Barcelona participated in the meeting of the Biosphere Destination Community presenting the commitment of sustainability of the city and the relay in the direction of the Biosphere Community. The city handed over the baton to the Canadian region of Thompson Okanagan, in an act in which the work of the city was recognized for offering quality standards in the tourist offer and an environmentally and socially sustainable management of this activity. Barcelona is one of the 25 destinations around the world that holds this title, which will be revised again in 2020.
The Island of the Volcanoes displayed its best credentials as a Biosphere Destination, showing its firm commitment to sustainability with its presence in two events of extraordinary importance from a strategic point of view. Lanzarote participated in the Biosphere Destination Community stand, presenting the position of Lanzarote as a sustainable destination, emphasizing its uniqueness and its historical route of respect and environmental care. On the other hand, within the framework of the Forum of Innovation and Tourism Technology FiturtechY 2019, the CEO of SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote, Héctor Fernández, participated in the panel discussion 'The social impact of tourism', within the forum #techYsostenibilidad, another event parallel to the Fair itself, but also of great relevance to be focused on the efficient and sustainable management of tourism, which was held under the slogan 'Tourism quality, sustainable and inclusive'.
The Colombian municipality of Ibagué presented at the Biosphere stand the works it has carried out throughout 2018 in the framework of the Biosphere certification. Among them, and as the main driver of the tourism strategy, the development of the Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan of Ibagué. Between the main strategic lines of the City Hall of Ibagué is to devote a great effort to position the city as a Sustainable Tourism Destination. The Municipal Development Plan "Por Ibagué con todo el Corazón 2016 - 2019" has opted to certify Ibagué with the BIOSPHERE distinction for the development of a sustainable and ecological tourism.
Vilafranca del Penedès was present at the stand of Catalonia, as well as at the smart signage (Inventrip) and at the Biosphere stand. Vilafranca del Penedès had the opportunity to present the projects they are developing within the framework of sustainability, specifically the project "Vinyes por Calor". A project that stands out for giving a new focus and treatment to the pruning of the vineyard, being managed as an energy resource and not as waste. The project has resulted, among other things, in the creation of a "heat district" that provides thermal energy to four public facilities: Municipal Archive, Pedagogical Resource Center of Alt Penedès, Nursery "Parquet", Dolores Piera School, and shortly, the Ricard Fortuny Healthcare Center.
The same day the Councilor for Tourism Promotion, Dolores Ríos, attended the annual meeting of the Biosphere Destination Community, the global community of sustainable destinations with the Biosphere certification.
The highlight of the Biosphere stand was the meeting of the Biosphere Destination Community, a meeting which gathered all the destinations committed to tourism sustainability through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, contained in the Biosphere methodology.
The meeting was held on Thursday, January 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Official Stand of the community located in Hall 9, stand 9A04 at the Fitur tourist fair (Madrid, Spain). During the meeting the efforts carried out by the community in an open and high impact event were shown, where all the member destinations participated, as well as other guests and communicators of interest. During the ceremony the change of baton from the city of Barcelona to the Canadian region of Thompson Okanagan took place, who will be the coordinator of the community of destinations during 2019.
The Sitges delegation presented Sitges as a Biosphere destination and the Santa Bárbara Park project. The mayor of Sitges, Miquel Forns, stressed that "the offer of cultural tourism in Sitges, the calendar of events, highlighting this year the Jardines de Terramar Festival, Sitges as Biosphere destination and the synergies with global promotion companies, are the main objectives that we set in Fitur. " The Councilor for Economic Promotion, Tourism and Beaches, Aurora Carbonell, recalled that "for the first time we have a double presence in this international event. On the one hand at the stand of the Catalan Tourism Agency under the umbrella of the Diputación de Barcelona, and also on the stand of the Biosphere destinations, with a clear and determined commitment to a sustainable and responsible tourism ".
Within the framework of Fitur 2019, the CETT (international center for training and knowledge transfer in hospitality, tourism and gastronomy, attached to the University of Barcelona) and the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) signed a collaboration agreement for training, which will follow the principles of responsible tourism and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN integrated into the 2030 Agenda.
The CETT and the RTI propose to all stakeholders, from global public administrations to university centers, research institutes, business associations and workers, to "actively participate and contribute to the dissemination and training of principles and good practices that promote development of the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism +20 ". Both entities will develop an online training program that brings these objectives closer to the tourism sector.
Vitoria-Gasteiz renewed its commitment to sustainable tourism in Fitur. Mayor Gorka Urtaran and the Secretary General of the Institute, Patricio Azcárate, held a meeting at the organization's stand.
Mayor Gorka Urtaran transferred to the certifying organization "the involvement and commitment of the city's hotel sector in a significant action within the strategies of the city as a sustainable destination Biosphere. We understand the circular economy as a tool to improve your business, achieve savings and reduce your environmental footprint. It is important that the administration and the sector represented by hotels, agrotourism, but also by tour guides, transport companies of travelers, hotels and service providers join forces as a sustainable destination. Vitoria-Gasteiz was the first municipality in Euskadi to have the Biosphere Responsible Tourism certification that gives us greater visibility in the international tourist market and opens up new possibilities that can not be missed", the mayor recalled.
With this meeting it was sought that more communicators joined the Biosphere Ambassadors in their struggle to achieve sustainable tourism and to end bad practices such as over-tourism. A change of model is required and to achieve it, Biosphere bet on travel bloggers who knows that are responsible for their power of communication and prescription.
La Palma once again positioned its status as a sustainable destination and as a World Biosphere Reserve at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur). During Thursday afternoon, the destination made a presentation of the Island at the stand of the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI), asserting their status as a Biosphere Destination with a gold badge.
"This sustainable tourism model is a great challenge and is the responsibility of all the actors involved in tourism. There are already 190 companies in La Palma that have the distinctive Commitment to the Biosphere Destination" said the president.
The municipality of Arona took advantage of the unbeatable framework of the Biosphere stand to present the Sustainable Arona magazine by the Councilor for Tourism at the City Council, David Pérez. Arona was the first municipality in the Canary Islands to be recognized by the Institute with the Biosphere certificate, which annually audits its commitment to sustainability. Along with the fact that sustainability is precisely one of the pillars of the new Plan of Tourism Competitiveness recently approved, the Biosphere Certification is a strategic point for the municipality as a tourist destination.
David Pérez explained that this magazine facilitates the regular meeting of readers around the world with sustainability policies implemented in recent years by Arona, ranging from pioneering social programs activated against loneliness or the phenomenon of homeless people to the reuse (for the first time in the history of the municipality) of water for cleaning public spaces, through initiatives that combat discrimination or abuse in the classrooms, the enhancement of collective contributions like the LGTBIQ or the promotion of the coexistence between people of all origins, races and cultures.
The Portuguese destination Alentejo took advantage of its presence at the Biosphere stand to share best practices, resources, experience and research. During their participation experiences were shared as well as new challenges that will contribute to extend tourism sustainability in an international scenario.
The province of León also distinguished itself by seeing its sustainability efforts rewarded at Fitur. The president of the Diputación, Juan Martínez Majo, received from the AireLibre magazine the award granted to the provincial institution for its commitment to Sustainable Tourism through the Biosphere certification. The specialized magazine wanted to reward the commitment of the Diputación for sustainable and responsible tourism that allowed it, last year, to achieve the Biosphere certification.
Thompson Okanagan undoubtedly played a leading role in Fitur, as part of the Biosphere stand. After being commissioned to coordinate the Biosphere Destination Community, the CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association said: "I am honoured to be with our Board Chair Frank Antoine and VP Ellen Walker-Matthews in Madrid, Spain at FITUR with our Biosphere Destination partners from around the globe. Today, I am also pleased to share that Barcelona Tourism (Visit Barcelona) and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association have agreed to establish a formal long-term MOU to share learnings and best practices on Sustainable Responsible Tourism".


We have a house guest at the moment; Jools the Cornish ghost hunter moved house recently with her partner Dougie, but the new house is so noisy that she can't get any sleep. So for a couple of nights at a time she will be kipping at Casa CFZ. All very good in theory, but when in practise we stayed up until gone five chatting about cabbages and kings, she had less sleep than one would have hoped.
The new Marianne Faithfull album is a little odd. `Give my Love to London` opens with the title track which is ragged as hell and comes over like a stoned bunch of folkies playing 'Waiting for the Man'. On first listen, such a rag tag opener does not set the scene well for the rest of the album, but it soon tightens up and tracks like 'Late Victorian Holocaust' which was written by Nick Cave are magnificent. The whole album has a peculiarly unfinished feel to it with count ins left in and fragments of studio noise. However, when you go back to the beginning and start again the title track now does not sound out of place at all. In context with the rest of the album it makes perfect sense.
I'm singing Pirate Jenny, while the black ship#s bearing down"
and one wonders whether she has read the Alan Moore novella of a few years ago when characters from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen universe live out their own drama to the interactive soundtrack of Seeräuberjenny. We are living in strange and disturbing times, and thiws paranoid and unsettling album provides rather a good soundtrack to them.
Ageing Hipsters, rock and roll historians, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Gong fans and all sorts of other people, had better look out! The latest issue of Gonzo Weekly (#97) will soon be available to read at www.gonzoweekly.com, and to download at http://www.gonzoweekly.com/pdf/.
It has me being totally seld indulgent with a picture of my first grand-daughter (born a few days ago) on the cover, but features an interview with the legendary Freddy Bannister, promoter of festivals at Bath and Knebworth amongst others. He talks about Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd amongst others. Doug Harr goes to see Tears for Fears, and Jon is surprisingly reassuring about the future of the music business. There are also new shows from the multi-talented Neil Nixon at Strange Fruit and from M Destiny at Friday Night Progressive, and the massively talented Jaki and Tim are back with their submarine and Maisie the cow. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and Mollucan palm cockatoos (OK, no weird pink parrots, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
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Near Drowning Lawsuit Filed by Family Reaches Settlement
Sara E. Teller — July 5, 2018
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The family of Jaekwon Williams announced last week that they have reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought against the cities of Kinston and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and a water work involving a near drowning experience of the minor nearly four years ago. Kinston's insurance carriers have paid $10 million and Rocky Mount's have paid more than $2.6 million. The owners of the park, Woodlife Foundation, also settled for an undisclosed amount. The company said in 2017 that it will be giving the water park to Kinston and relieving itself of all duties.
That family and their attorneys held a press conference at the time of the decision and their attorneys, Ken Haigler and Tom Taft, spoke, saying the funds will go towards the expenses to care for Jaekwon who suffered permanent, irreversible injuries as a result of the near drowning. Jaekwon was present with his family, in a wheelchair.
The lawsuit was filed after Jaekwon, who was nine at the time and unable to swim, was found at the bottom of one of the park's pools on August 11, 2014, during a Quest Summer Day Camp field trip that was sponsored by the Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Department. When he was discovered, the child did not have a pulse and he was resuscitated before being transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Jaekwon remained at the facility for several weeks and was in a comatose state for at least a week. Now, even after being released, the boy cannot walk or talk, and needs medical attention around the clock.
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The family had asserted in court paperwork, "that to the negligence, carelessness, recklessness and/or wanton conduct with reckless indifference of all Defendants, Jaekwon Williams was found at the bottom of the lap pool of Lions Water Adventure Park with no pulse or respirations and suffered severe and permanent physical and mental injuries as a result of said non-fatal drowning."
"Obviously folks, no amount of money in the world can replace what's happened to Jay and the condition that he currently finds himself in," family attorney Ken Haigler said after the judge gave final approval. "However, what has happened here, as agreed to by all parties, is fair, just, equitable and reasonable."
Taft added, "It's important to note that almost all of the net proceeds of this settlement, after expenses, are deposited into a special needs trust for the benefit of Jaekwon and administered by a corporate fiduciary who manages the funds and the disbursement of the expenses for his care, medical care, and his daily life needs for the remainder of his life."
The family's lawsuit had alleged the water park did not have proper safety measures in place to keep their child, or any others safe in the pool, leading to the near drowning. The documents also stated park staff were negligent in their duties by not noticing Williams in the pool for quite some time. The settlement allows the parties to avoid a trial that was previously set by the court regarding the matter.
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Sara is a credited freelance writer, editor, contributor, and essayist, as well as a novelist and poet with over sixteen years of experience. A seasoned publishing professional, she's worked for newspapers, magazines and book publishers in content digitization, editorial, acquisitions and intellectual property. Sara has been an invited speaker at a Careers in Publishing & Authorship event at Michigan State University and a Reading and Writing Instructor at Sylvan Learning Center. She has an MBA degree with a concentration in Marketing and is currently pursuing an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, concentrating in Substance Abuse and Addictions. Sara is also certified in children's book writing, HTML coding and social media marketing. Her fourth book, Narcissistic Abuse: A Survival Guide was released in December 2017 and is now available on Amazon. For more information, please visit sarateller.com.
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Pakistan backstabs Russia, supplies arms to Ukraine
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Even though the relations between Pakistan and Russia are said to be on an upswing, Islamabad is reported to be supplying weapons and ammunition to Kyiv, according to Geo-Politik citing the report published in the Russian web portal, Riafan.
Islamabad seems to make money off the Russia-Ukraine war by supplying much-needed ammunition to Ukraine. Pakistani companies are also exploiting the ongoing conflict in maximizing their profit and expanding their operations in countries bordering Ukraine. Notably, CEO of Kestral, Liaqat Ali Beg, travelled to Poland, Romania, and Slovakia in May and June 2022.
The report claimed that Islamabad is supposedly part of an air bridge for supplying weapons to Ukraine. It is apparently using defence suppliers and contractors operating in foreign countries to channel these shipments to Ukraine. The report revealed further that the UK is using Pakistan's Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi as a key base for the transportation of military equipment for the Ukrainian Army.
This report came at a time when Pakistan-Russia relations are the upswing. On one hand, Russia has agreed to provide at least 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil to Pakistan at discounted rates while on other hand, Islamabad is supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine, reported Geo-Politik.
Islamabad-based arms supplier M/s DMI Associates was in contact with Bulgaria-based firm M/s Defense Industry Group to facilitate the supply of manufactured defence stores to the Ukrainian government. Meanwhile, the Slovakia-based defence firm M/s Chemica had purportedly contacted Pak Ordinance Factories' ammunition supplier M/s Kestral, on behalf of Ukraine's Defence Ministry, the report said citing credible sources.
Surprisingly, Ukrainian business M/s FORMAG had contacted M/s Bluelines Cargo Pvt Ltd in Pakistan to send gloves for their army, Geo-Politik reported.
Pakistan's shipping and brokering firm 'Project Shipping' is also expected to send a consignment of arms and ammunition including mortars, rocket launchers and artillery rounds from Karachi to Poland.
Although this is not a single-sided transaction as in the return for the arms supplement to Ukraine. Pakistan has asked for Ukraine's help to service and repair "TV3-117VM Engines" used in Mi-17 helicopters from the Ukrainian Joint Stock Company (JSC) 'Motor Sich,' headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. As it has been an enterprise of the Ukrainian government which it took control deeming "military necessity". This company has been involved with the production of aircraft engines as well as industrial marine gas turbines, according to Geo-Politik.
Pakistan and Ukraine's military ties go back nearly three decades. According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Ukraine has supplied weapons worth nearly USD 1.6 billion to Pakistan till 2020. In the 1990s, Ukraine supplied 320 T-84UD tanks to Pakistan for a deal worth USD 600 million. (ANI)
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