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publtour · 1 year

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Title: Discover the Exquisite Beauty of Oman: Unforgettable Oman Packages

Introduction (Approximately 80 words):

Oman, a captivating country in the Arabian Peninsula, beckons travelers with its rich history, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality. Exploring Oman's wonders through thoughtfully crafted Oman packages allows visitors to immerse themselves in the country's diverse attractions, from ancient forts and bustling souks to pristine beaches and rugged mountains. In this article, we will delve into the allure of Oman packages, highlighting the key features, destinations, and experiences that make them an ideal choice for those seeking an unforgettable journey.

The Diversity of Oman Packages (Approximately 200 words):

Oman packages offer a diverse range of experiences, catering to different interests and preferences. Whether you are a history enthusiast, nature lover, or beach aficionado, there is a package tailored to suit your desires.

For history buffs, Oman's ancient forts and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Bahla Fort and the Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm, and Al-Ayn, are must-visit destinations. These architectural marvels provide a glimpse into Oman's rich past and the country's strategic significance in the region.

Nature enthusiasts will be captivated by the stunning landscapes of Oman, from the majestic Hajar Mountains to the awe-inspiring Wahiba Sands desert. Oman packages often include visits to Wadi Shab, a scenic oasis with turquoise pools and waterfalls, and the picturesque Jabal Akhdar, known as the "Green Mountain," offering panoramic views and hiking trails.

Cultural Experiences and Traditions (Approximately 200 words):

Oman's rich cultural heritage is a highlight of Oman packages. The capital city, Muscat, boasts a blend of traditional and modern architecture, with attractions like the magnificent Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and the vibrant Mutrah Souq, where visitors can immerse themselves in the bustling market atmosphere and shop for traditional handicrafts and spices.

A visit to the coastal town of Sur provides insight into Oman's seafaring traditions and the craftsmanship of traditional wooden dhow boats. The Bait Al Zubair Museum in Muscat showcases the country's history, art, and traditional costumes, offering a deeper understanding of Omani culture.

Beach Retreats and Coastal Charm (Approximately 200 words):

Oman's coastline is adorned with pristine beaches and turquoise waters, making it an ideal destination for beach lovers. Oman packages often include visits to the stunning beaches of Salalah, Musandam, and the Daymaniyat Islands, where visitors can relax on sandy shores, indulge in water sports, and snorkel or dive in vibrant coral reefs teeming with marine life.

The coastal town of Sur offers opportunities to witness the nesting of endangered sea turtles, a truly remarkable experience that emphasizes Oman's commitment to environmental conservation.

Luxury and Adventure in Oman (Approximately 120 words):

Oman packages cater to luxury travelers, offering opulent accommodations and experiences. From five-star resorts in Muscat to eco-lodges in remote locations, Oman provides a range of luxurious options to indulge in.

For adventure enthusiasts, Oman offers thrilling activities such as dune bashing in the deserts, trekking in the mountains, and exploring hidden caves and canyons. From camping under the starry desert skies to embarking on a scenic hot air balloon ride, Oman ensures that adventure-seekers are never short of excitement.

References:

"Oman Travel Packages: Discover the Beauty of Oman" - Explore Oman Tours, https://www.exploreoman.com/oman-travel-packages/

"Experience Oman: Tailor-Made Oman Packages" - Oman Tourism, https://www.omantourism.gov.om/packages

"Oman Travel Packages: Discover the Beauty of Oman" - Explore Oman Tours, https://www.exploreoman.com/oman-travel-packages/

"Luxury Oman Packages: Experience the Best of Oman in Style" - Zara Tours Oman, https://www.zaratoursoman.com/luxury-oman-packages/

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rockislandadultreads · 3 years

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Likeable Characters: a variety of genres to read

Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet

On the grounds of a Caribbean island resort, newlyweds Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband who's friendly to a fault—meet a marine biologist who says she's sighted mermaids in a coral reef. As the resort's "parent company" swoops in to corner the market on mythological creatures, the couple joins forces with other adventurous souls, including an ex–Navy SEAL with a love of explosives and a hipster Tokyo VJ, to save said mermaids from the "Venture of Marvels," which wants to turn their reef into a theme park. Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet's funniest book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories. This is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale, darkly comic on the surface and illuminating in its depths.

The Marriage Clock by Zara Raheem

In Zara Raheem's fresh, funny, smart debut, a young, Muslim-American woman is given three months to find the right husband or else her traditional Indian parents will find one for her--a novel with a universal story that everyone can relate to about the challenges of falling in love. To Leila Abid's traditional Indian parents, finding a husband in their South Asian-Muslim American community is as easy as match, meet, marry. But for Leila, a marriage of arrangement clashes with her lifelong dreams of a Bollywood romance which has her convinced that real love happens before marriage, not the other way around. Finding the right husband was always part of her life-plan, but after 26 years of singledom, even Leila is starting to get nervous. And to make matters worse, her parents are panicking, the aunties are talking, and she's wondering, are her expectations just too high? So Leila decides it's time to stop dreaming and start dating. She makes a deal with her parents: they'll give her three months, until their 30th wedding anniversary, to find a husband on her own terms. But if she fails, they'll take over and arrange her marriage for her. With the stakes set, Leila succumbs to the impossible mission of satisfying her parents' expectations, while also fulfilling her own western ideals of love. But after a series of speed dates, blind dates, online dates and even ambush dates, the sparks just don't fly! And now, with the marriage clock ticking, and her 3-month deadline looming in the horizon, Leila must face the consequences of what might happen if she doesn't find "the one..."

By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates

Get bound up in murder in the first Lighthouse Library mystery! For ten years Lucy has enjoyed her job poring over rare tomes of literature for the Harvard Library, but she has not enjoyed the demands of her family’s social whorl or her sort-of-engagement to the staid son of her father’s law partner. But when her ten-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of a serious rewrite. Calling on her aunt Ellen, Lucy hopes that a little fun in the Outer Banks sun—and some confections from her cousin Josie’s bakery—will help clear her head. But her retreat quickly turns into an unexpected opportunity when Aunt Ellen gets her involved in the lighthouse library tucked away on Bodie Island. Lucy is thrilled to land a librarian job in her favorite place in the world. But when a priceless first edition Jane Austen novel is stolen and the chair of the library board is murdered, Lucy suddenly finds herself ensnared in a real-life mystery—and she’s not so sure there’s going to be a happy ending....

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid—a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as "Murderbot." Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

#fiction #science fiction #chick lit #romance #fantasy #adult fiction #likable characters #first person #reading recommendations #book recs #recommended reading #to read #tbr #library #booklr #book list #reading list #mystery #mysteries

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kyxxlascc · 5 years

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JULY CC HAUL

Hi everyone!

Every month I’m going to make a haul post with all of the CC that I downloaded and added to my game.

The purpose of this text post is so that I can keep track of things I actually downloaded during the month because everything I reblog is queued and also so that everything is in one place.

Welcome to Haul edition 1!

Gameplay Mods

LittleMsSam’s Food Delivery Sevice

https://littlemssam.tumblr.com/post/175409490398/littlemssams-food-delivery-service-order-more

Makeup

Be... Eyeshadow by MysteriousDane

https://mysteriousdane.tumblr.com/post/156647246228/be-eyeshadow-palette-so-ive-been-following

Colourpop Pressed Shadows by MysteriousDane

https://mysteriousdane.tumblr.com/post/157650987483/600-followers-gift-4-colourpop-pressed-shadows

The Goddess Collection by CrypticSim

https://crypticsim.tumblr.com/post/176600859755/the-goddess-collection-the-goddess-collection-is

The Penny Palette by CrypticSim

https://crypticsim.tumblr.com/post/185439005165/the-penny-palette-the-penny-palette-is-an

Urban Soft Shadow Collection by Urbansims

https://xurbansimsx.tumblr.com/post/174948736420/urban-soft-shadow-collection-my-first-set-of

Zara Eyeshadow by VanillaSims

https://vanilasimscc.tumblr.com/post/173511502983/zara-eyeshadow

Ariana Eyeliner, Moon Eyeliner, Victoria Lipstick and Toulouse Eyeshadow by SavvySweet and CrypticSim

https://crypticsim.tumblr.com/post/186418514420/savvysweet-savvysweet-and-crypticsim-present

Sweetener Gloss by Crypticsim

https://crypticsim.tumblr.com/post/178088635605/sweetener-gloss-the-sweetener-gloss-is-a-glossy

Shoes

Adidas Gazelle Add-Ons by MysteriousDane

https://mysteriousdane.tumblr.com/post/158635124468/adidas-gazelle-add-ons-i-personally-just-really

Pixicat’s Acne Clover boots by Puresims

https://dreamteamfaves.tumblr.com/post/147814535184/puresims-pixicats-acne-clover-boots-3t4

Dries Van Noten Heeled Sandals by Mauvemorn

https://www.mauvemorn.net/post/186182832739/driesvannotenheeledsandals

Block Heel Mule by Simtone

https://simtone.tumblr.com/post/179199039080/block-heel-mule-10-swatches-more-cas-pictures

Clothes

ZendayaxTommy by Moontrait

https://moontrait.tumblr.com/post/183949687328/moontrait-zendayaxtommy-inspired-cc-ok-so-this

High Waisted Denim Shorts by PickyPikachu

http://pickypikachu.blogspot.com/2014/12/maxis-match-high-waist-denim-shorts.html

Recoloured Cropped Sweater by Purrsephone

https://purrsephonesims.tumblr.com/post/161546823839/parenthood-cropped-sweater-recoloured-let-me-know

Whistle Skinnes by AHarris00Britney

https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/161402757776/whistle-skinnies-bgc-16-swatches-these-are-the

Rolled Trim Shorts by Chocosims

https://chocooosims.tumblr.com/post/177680906320/rolled-trim-shorts-base-game-compatible-it-has

Long Line Button Skirt by Nuagelle

https://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/post/175649177484/nuagelle-long-line-button-skirt-retexture-i

The Jeans Set 2.0 by Greenllamas

https://www.patreon.com/posts/25919086

Desiree Elegant Skirt by Simply-King

http://simply-king.blogspot.com/2016/12/desiree-elegant-skirt.html

Gingham Skirt by Cosimetics

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/g-i-n-g-h-a-m-s-k-i-r-t-./id/1417456/

Stevie Wrap Dress by Ridgeport

https://www.patreon.com/posts/28025431

V-Neck Baseball Tee by PeaceMaker

https://peacemaker-ic.tumblr.com/post/176369563948/baseball-vs-short-%C2%BE-and-long-sleeve-tees-one

Hera Colouttes Retexture by blushchat

https://blushchat.tumblr.com/post/172312738574/hera-culottes-retexture-i-love-these-culottes-so

Two Piece Swimsuit by Moontrait

https://moontrait.tumblr.com/post/185848002538/moontrait-two-piece-swimsuit-we-need-more

Andi Dress by kimoanasims

https://kimoanasims.tumblr.com/post/176727147947/2000-followers-gift-astera-collection-thank

Hair

Bunbun by SimLaughLove

https://simlaughlove.tumblr.com/post/142514499208/sll-hairbunbun

Allyssum by SimLaughLove

https://simlaughlove.tumblr.com/post/170155300893/sll-alyssumhair

Jasmine by isjao

https://isjao.tumblr.com/post/173270300526/i-know-this-is-random-but-like-i-just-felt-like

Kristie by Vikai

https://imvikai.tumblr.com/post/185885685134/kristie-hair-by-vikai-bgc-all-18-ea-swatches

Leela V1 and V3 by Aveira

https://aveirasims.tumblr.com/post/161069767636/wildlyminiaturesandwichs-leela-hair-v1-recolor

https://aveirasims.tumblr.com/post/161359433171/wildlyminiaturesandwichs-leela-hair-v3-recolor

Zendaya by WildPixel

https://wild-pixel.tumblr.com/day/2019/02/09

Nora by AHarris00Britney

https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/182456997890/nora-hair

Emma by AHarris00Britney

https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/182878966691/emma-hair

Belle by AHarris00Britney

https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/185641892086/belle-hair

Curly Ponytails by sisselin

https://sisselin.tumblr.com/post/170865558583/curly-ponytails-after-seeing-cooper322s-pretty

Bali Hair by Greenllamas

https://greenllamas.tumblr.com/post/168323275748/bali-hair-greenllamas-one-of-my-sims-needed-a

Silky Waves by Greenllamas

https://greenllamas.tumblr.com/post/168855358987/silkyhairs

Baddie Hair by Greenllamas

https://greenllamas.tumblr.com/post/170076004418/baddie-hair-greenllamas-a-hair-inspired-by-the

Coral V1 by Greenllamas

https://greenllamas.tumblr.com/post/175139359250/coral-hairs-greenllamas-so-here-we-are-yet-again

Sibel by Mlyssimblr

https://mlyssimblr.tumblr.com/post/186139191138/sibel-rolled-updo-hi-ive-wanted-this-hairstyle

Bluebell by NaevysSims

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bluebell-hair-25434807

Kyan by isjao

https://isjao.tumblr.com/post/185550094796/kyan-hair-long-braid-with-a-one-side-bang-bgc

Thea by isjao

https://isjao.tumblr.com/post/183779395556/thea-hair-cutie-box-buns-hair-bgc-comes-will

Heatwaves by leeleesims

https://leeleesims1.tumblr.com/post/183680892699/heatwaves-a-base-game-compatible-hair-here-are

Cherry Picked Ponytaily by leeleesims

https://leeleesims1.tumblr.com/post/180292338044/cherry-picked-ponytail-a-base-game-compatible-my

Valentina by wild-pixel

https://wild-pixel.tumblr.com/post/167087807152/valentina-hair-female-teen-to-elder-18-ea-colours

Accessories

Scrunchi Accessory by Mapella

https://mapella.tumblr.com/post/180498264736/scrunchie-accessory-something-small-that-took-way

Raspberry Beret by Saurus

https://saurussims.tumblr.com/post/172107145288/a-basic-beret-for-all-ages-and-genders-bgc-30

Cour-dination Jacket by leeleesims

https://leeleesims1.tumblr.com/post/181872242669/cour-dination-jacket-a-base-game-compatible

Long Multiple Hoops Earrings by Natalis

https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Natalis/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-earrings/title/natalis_long-multiple-hoops-earrings/id/1384341/

Layerable Hoops by Nightcrawler

https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Nightcrawler_Sims/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-earrings/title/nightcrawler-layerable-hoops/id/1360866/

Build and Buy Mode

Fitness Bath Set by AsteriaSims

https://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/post/163754631669/asteria-sims-fitness-marble-bathtub-standard

Simlish Crosley by Desertgloom

https://desertgloom.tumblr.com/post/163743892966/crybxbysims-simlish-crosley-super-cute-record

Island Living Curtains Recolour by Sara

https://washburnhoban.tumblr.com/post/185995047575/adore-me-adorn-me-curtain-in-image-spectra-and-rpc

MFPS Loveseat Recoloured by Simmingbee

https://simmingbee.tumblr.com/post/177310207338/mfps-loveseat-recolored-i-personally-love

Wainscotting by PeaceMaker

https://peacemaker-ic.tumblr.com/post/134088054520/i-miss-cas-not-as-much-as-i-thought-but-when-it

Alpha-Beta-Phong Modular Closet System by BrazenLotus

https://brazenlotus.com/alpha-beta-phong-modular-closet-system/

Hanging Planters by Nolan-Sims

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hanging-planters-25535544

Sets/Packs

Cadimumcafe 2k Gift Set

https://wcifsareclosed.tumblr.com/post/186243630052/cadmiumcafe-2k-follower-gift-set-hi-guys

DeligracyxGrimCookies CAS Stuff Pack

https://deligracy.com/post/deligracy-grimcookies-cas-stuff-pack

#kyxxlaxhaul #edition 1 #sims 4 cc #sims 4 custom content #s4cc #custom content dump #cc dump #cc summary

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lcgoodstore · 4 years

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Fashion’s biodiversity problem

Nature is declining at unexampled rates, scientists complete this year. though it’s the results of several tributary and sophisticated factors, fashion may well be one amongst the foremost unmarked.

A huge share of the article of clothing starts out on a farm or during a forest. Its production has caused not simply associate degree transaction in carbon emissions, a tributary to temperature change, however conjointly a decline in diversity — the opposite environmental crisis facing the earth and therefore the focus of associate degree horrifying report the world organization issued earlier this year.

"If no action is taken, fashion brands can notice themselves probably squeezed between falling average per-item costs, deeper discount levels, rising prices and resource deficiency on the worth chain,” the world Fashion Agenda and therefore the state capital Consulting cluster wrote during a joint 2017 report evaluating the industry’s impacts on the surroundings, as well as diversity.

Leather associate degreed viscose — that is commonly touted as an eco-friendly fiber — square measure among the foremost damaging materials, a tributary to deforestation in precious ecosystems as well as the Amazon. regarding eighty percent of land-based diversity depends on forests, and once a forest is cleared, gone with it square measure the plants and animals that known as it home. Cotton, too, has broken natural habitats by exchange native vegetation, whereas intensive use of pesticides has caused insect populations and diversity within the soil to plummet. Wool and cashmere square measure likewise driving environs loss and soil degradation at a dangerous speed.

An imperative crisis

Impacts vary by class, however out and away the largest is environs loss, that is pushing species “to the brink of extinction”, says Nicole Rycroft, founder and decision-maker folks environmental organization cover. Across the earth, populations of vertebrate animals have plummeted by regarding sixty percent since 1970 — and fewer than twenty percent of the world’s ancient forests stay massive enough to take care of the biological diversity that’s there.

In 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature highlighted associate degree “urgent need” for the attire sector to require action on its role in diversity loss. The trade didn’t quite jump into gear, however, this year diversity did feature collectively of the 3 main pillars within the Fashion treaty, the set of property objectives free at the G7 Summit in August with signatories as well as Zara parent company Inditex, H&M Group, Kering, and Chanel.

The first step brands take as a part of their diversity commitment is to live their impacts on key species and ecosystems.

The results may be stunning. Kering, for instance, learned once it compiled its Environmental Profit & Loss statement that albeit its brands don’t get greatly cashmere relative to different materials, it had associate degree outsize environmental impact and was degrading ecosystems. (It has since modified its sourcing strategy — a lot of from Kering in our next installment.)

Stella songwriter reportedly off a procurement of viscose once learning the provider didn’t adhere to the standards of not sourcing from ancient or vulnerable forests.

Cotton is that the commonest natural material utilized in an article of clothing, creating up a 3rd of all textile fibers. It uses 2.4 percent of the world’s cropland, however a full sixteen percent of the world’s pesticides, in step with chemical Action Network. “When you spray everything chemically, you destroy all the life,” says Helen of Troy Crowley, World Health Organization heads property sourcing at Kering. (She is presently on sabbatical and serving briefly as senior authority for resilient provide chains at Conservation International.)

The impacts of this intensive agriculture aren't distinctive to fashion — abundant of the world’s food is fully grown during a similar manner, with similar impacts. whereas elements of the food trade have begun to shift practices in response to public pressure, it’s not quick enough for conservationists, World Health Organization would love to envision forceful changes across the board, as well as on farms that offer fast-fashion brands, luxury homes, and everything middle.

“The undeniable fact that there's diversity — or accustomed be diversity, even worse — on farms is admittedly invisible,” says Julie Stein, decision-maker of life Friendly Enterprise Network. particularly on farms that square measure a part of international provide chains and grow only 1 crop on an outsized scale — a system referred to as monoculture — the life is already gone. “And then our cultural memory that there accustomed be life on farms is additionally gone, and it becomes the new tradition that life isn’t a part of that equation.”

Evolved farming practices will facilitate

Because of what quantity of the world’s land is employed for farming, this has profound impacts — however, there's the conjointly profound chance. life typically lives in protected areas, however, it doesn’t, and can’t, exist there completely. “Agricultural lands square measure Alaska for life,” says Stein. “Species ought to be ready to move out of their very little protected island at some purpose, particularly with temperature change and every one the threats that bring to life. they'll need to migrate for mates, for food, for shelter.”

Her organization works with farmers to form their lands accommodating for life — with selected stress on massive predators due to their importance not solely within the organic phenomenon, however within the ripple effects that chain has on things like water quality and carbon storage in soil. “If you don’t have apex carnivores within the system, everything from the highest down is affected, all the way down to the microbes within the soil,” she says.

Less than twenty percent of the world’s ancient forests stay massive enough to take care of the biological diversity that’s there.

The soil has return below its own spotlight. It’s one amongst the foremost biodiverse ecosystems on the earth — with microscopic life most of the people can ne'er see, nonetheless is directly connected with the range of life on top of the ground. however it’s below threat: scientists have the same if current practices persist, the world’s soil will solely support another sixty crop harvests. “We’ve simply been pounding the soil. But soil, it’s just like the skin on our earth. It’s an animate thing,” says Crowley.

Unsustainable agriculture and deforestation square measure culprits, however, therefore, is overgrazing by animals. A majority of Mongolia’s grasslands, for instance, are degraded and square measure slowly turning into a desert. Overgrazing of eutherian — cashmere goats particularly — is answerable for quite three-quarters of the decline, that is elaborately connected with wearing away.

But it’s not on the subject of grass and soil: those changes threaten the vary of life that inhabit the realm, several of them already rare or vulnerable, as well as snow leopards, ibex, golden eagles, and boreal owls. Elsewhere, overgrazing for wool and different fibers will shift the vegetation balance — increasing grass-like plants and decreasing woody shrubs and trees, whereas conjointly eating away soil.

Plant-based fibers will have negative impacts, too

Viscose and different cellulose-based fibers square measure directly driving deforestation within the Amazon, Indonesia, North America et al.. quite a hundred and fifty million trees square measure logged for these fibers annually and use of the material has been ascent quickly, in step with cover. It’s particularly difficult, says Rycroft, as a result of viscose could be a “very inefficient fiber”. It takes up to four.5 heaps of trees to form one ton of viscose. “In a resource-constrained world, I simply don’t assume we will afford that level of unskillfulness.”

A growing range of brands have wanted a lot of property sources of viscose, however, it’s not forever a simple switch. Frank Philip Stella songwriter, a partner of CanopyStyle, off a procurement of viscose once learning the provider didn’t adhere to the standards of not sourcing from ancient or vulnerable forests, in step with Rycroft. (Stella songwriter declined to comment.)

Leather and fur square measure escalating the harm

Leather is one amongst the foremost profitable merchandise of the eutherian trade, which could be a major explanation for deforestation and uses regarding eighty percent of agricultural lands globally. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has the same the eutherian trade is additionally probably the biggest supply of apparel-related pollution, inflicting “dead” zones in coastal areas and degradation of coral reefs, among different environmental and human health issues.

While a little share of sourcing, wild animals killed for his or her skins and furs square measure direct hits to ecosystems. Removing predators like massive cats cannot solely threaten that species, however, shift the relationships between all the animals below it on the organic phenomenon. Trappers conjointly catch unplanned animals, which then has its own unpredictable system impacts.

Then there’s the difficulty of packaging. no matter what garments square measure made from, the packaging they're shipped in is another driver of deforestation, and one thing the trade has to reckon with.

On the entire, there’s been some movement.

LaRhea Pepper, the decision-maker of Textile Exchange, says quite sixty brands that her organization partners with have committed to finding a lot of property solutions for a hundred percent of their cotton by 2025. whereas that’s important, it remains a call the ocean. “It’s regarding about to vital mass, about to a hundred percent of brands having totally accountable solutions across the board.”

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frillycuff-blog · 7 years

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Cuba - Day 6.

The last Cuba post! This day was dedicated to being a pure beach bum. It's always nice to just fully relax on the last day of a holiday. So, outfits as follows:

Che Guevara oversized t-shirt in red. I got this from the hotel we were at in Havana. I used it as a beach cover up. I wasn't planning to but it matched my red lipstick so why not! For the evening I wore a red gold chain maxi dress from Zara. This dress is truly beautiful! The material is soft and smooth, the shape is a gorgeous fit and flare and the chain neck looks divine! My black velvet box clutch is also from Zara. I wore coral coloured flip flops with the dress instead of heels since you couldn't see them and also because why not!

Cuba has been unreal! I was so sad to leave, it's been my favourite holiday for sure! From the busy streets of Havana to the pristine beaches of Varadero to the charm of the small cities of the island to the colourful town of Trinidad. I loved every moment and will never forget this place! Make sure you visit this magical island! You won't regret it!

Z xo

#cuba #beach #beachbum #fashion #style #high street fashion #fashionblogger #zara #cheguavera #sunset #travel

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gyrlversion · 5 years

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Aintree Festival 2019 Day 2:Its Ladies Day

On Thursday the ladies of Liverpool braved plummeting temperatures, high winds and persistent rain as they got day one of the three-day Aintree Grand National Festival 2019 off to a glamorous start.

And on Friday the guests continued to up the style stakes as they descended on the annual festival in an array of polka dots, florals, frills and fancy fascinators in a show of even more glamorous ensembles than the previous day.

The impressive displays were part of an effort to win the coveted best-dressed Ladies Day award, and racegoers certainly gave judges a tough job as they arrived in a flurry of precarious heels, statement hats and dramatic dresses.

More than 150,000 are expected at the three-day meeting, which is in its 180th year and hosts the showpiece Grand National race on Saturday afternoon.

The day will see over £25million spent in bets and while a jaw-dropping 20,000 bottles of bubbly will be consumed.

A right giggle! These ladies looked picture perfect in white as they posed on a leather sofa placed between two pretty pink flower displays

Giddy-up! A lady in yellow jumped on a toy riding horse provided by the RSPCA as she joined the festivities on day two of the three-day festival, right, while two ladies in red embraced ahead of the fun day, right, while a group of ladies got the party started as they ditched the cups and decided to drink the bubbly straight from the bottle on day two of the races

No rain today! A group of excited ladies posed outside as they made the most of the the milder weather on day two of the festivities

Here come the girls! Three ladies were seen strutting their stuff as they put on a fierce display while enjoying Day Two Ladies Day to The Grand National Festival At Aintree

One group of ladies looked fabulous in bridal inspired ensembles as they opted for the monochrome look for day two of the three-day Aintree Grand National Festival 2019 in Liverpool.

An early bird couple were seen arriving at the venue in their best attire, with the female racegoer matching her pink heels to her dramatic dress, teaming it with a white blazer and wide rim hat.

Elsewhere a trio of women were seen arriving in coral-coloured ensembles with pretty fascinators, layering up to ward off the April chill.

One style maven took the theme of the day quite literally, and looked chic in beige jodhpurs, knee-high boots, a flat cap and a black blazer as she posed alongside her dapper partner, dressed in a tweed jacket and waistcoat.

Meanwhile A group of ladies injected a splash of colour to the dreary day as they arrived in a flurry of bright dresses, polka dots and head-turning hats.

TV presenter Alison Hammond was also seen among the first arrivals, bringing a splash colour in a cobalt blue cardigan and matching dress.

Turning heads! One lady made a statement in a pink glitter-encrusted jumpsuit in a daring attempt to win the daring Best Dressed award on Ladies Day while another opted for cheery florals

What a display! A group of ladies turned heads in an array of stripes, polka dots, florals as they made their way towards the races today

It is the afternoon after all! One woman got the party started as she kicked off festivities enjoying a glass of the bubbly stuff as she joined racegoers for the annual day, while another decided to wear a flamingo hat on her head

One lady was seen drawing admiring glances from the crowd behind her as she had a go at horse riding at the three-day event

Oh no! One woman snapped her heel as she made an applaudable effort to get the party started – using her umbrella as a makeshift microphone

Presenter Charlotte Hawkins was seen arriving in a Rachel Trevor Morgan hat, a cobalt blue coat by Hobbs, a matching dress by Fallon K, and shoes by Steve Madden, styled by Debbie Harper.

Soprano Laura Wright opted for an all-yellow ensemble for the second day of the three day races after performing on day one of the event.

Elsewhere former Love Island star Olivia Buckland went for a blue and white crinkled frock and showed off her ankle tattoo with nude heels.

Vogue Williams was also seen wearing an Amanda Wakeley jumpsuit as she posed alongside husband Spencer Williams, dressed in a suave checked suit.

Hollyoaks stars Sarah-Jayne, Nadine Mulkerrin and Nikki Sanderson put on a head-turning display in trouser suits and an asymmetric striped dress.

Vogue Williams was also seen wearing an Amanda Wakeley jumpsuit as she posed alongside husband Spencer Williams, dressed in a suave checked suit

Who needs a glass… or even a bottle? One woman was spotted chugging a tasty alcoholic concoction straight from a jug while another went for a pretty Alice In Wonderland themed ensemble

Meanwhile the finalists for the coveted Best Dressed award were announced in the afternoon.

The panel – made up of ITV Racing stylist, Sarah Kate Byrne, Jay Hynd and a representative from the official Style Award Partner, Chi Chi London – revealed their final selection of glamorous guests in with a chance of winning.

Stacey Woodward, Luke Sugden, Emma Wakelin, Sue Moon and Kate Cook were all named as the most stylish attendees.

The winner goes home with a £35,000 Range Rover Evoque and a year’s supple of Chi Chi London dresses.

Thursday saw a few celebrity guest appearances as well as royal racegoers, with Zara Tindall and Princess Anne enjoying the races.

Elsewhere pregnant Beth Tweddle also made an appearance, while Love Island’s Chris Hughes was spotted alongside Sam Quek.

Stylish! Kate Cook put on a monochrome display in a checked dress and coordinating accessories, bringing back old school glamour, and was named as a finalist for the best dressed award

A whale of a time! A trio of selfie-taking ladies got into the party spirit as they enjoyed a tipple at the races in an array of ensembles

Hollyoaks stars Sarah-Jayne, Nadine Mulkerrin and Nikki Sanderson put on a head-turning display in trouser suits and an asymmetric striped dress while Vogue posed up a storm in her pinstripe jumpsuit

Posing up a storm! Another grou of guests got into the party spirit as they enjoyed a glimpse of sunshine on the day

Soprano Laura Wright opted for an all-yellow ensemble for the second day of the three day races after performing on day one of the event, left, while Nikki Sandseron looked great in a mint Miss Selfridge suit, right

Olivia Buckland was seen wearing a blue and white tie-die frock and showing off her ankle tattoo in nude heels, left, while two glamorous racegoers posed in their ensembles, right

Three ladies turned heads in their pastel ensembles and pretty headpieces as they arrived to get the party started

Joining in on the fun! Guests were spotted having a whale of a time as they enjoyed a go on the horses provided

On Friday the guests continued to up the style stakes as they descended on the annual festival in an array of polka dots, florals, frills and fancy fascinators

Despite it being a grey day, the weather proved to me much better than the previous day when it rained for much of the races

Pretty in pink! Glamorous guests brought the party inside as they turned the venue into a dance floor and sipped on the bubbly provided

Pretty in pastels! While Towie’s Amber Turner opted for a pink lace dress, former Love Island star Olivia Bowen donned a light blue and white off the shoulder number as she playfully poked her tongue out for the camera

Guests were spotted having a whale of a time as they enjoyed a go on the horses provided, before getting the party started by drinking straight from the bottle.

While Aintree may not have the royal touch Ascot does, it certainly holds its own in the fashion stakes when it comes to flashing the flesh.

As well as killer heels, thigh-skimming dresses and plunging necklines, the event is famous for its display of flamboyant headgear.

Soldiers of the Irish Guards were seen marching through the grounds as day 1 of the Grand National Festival 2019 at Aintree Racecourse kicked off.

Strike a pose! Hollyoaks stars Sarah-Jayne, Rory Douglas-Speed, Nadine Mulkerrin and Nikki Sanderson smile for the cameras as the attend Aintree today

Onto a winner! Eagle-eyed racegoers lined the course in the hope they’d catch a glimpse of their horse crossing the line in first place

What a turnout! These ladies looked photo-ready in an array of necklines and hemlines along with matching hats and clutches for the big day

Looking alright in white! One group of ladies looked fabulous in bridal inspired ensembles as they opted for the monochrome look for day two of the three-day Aintree Grand National Festival 2019 in Liverpool

Fascinating fascinators! The ladies of Liverpool showed off their best head gear as one lady matched her floral dress to her head band, another teamed her red dress to her rose-encrusted hat and one went for a bright yellow head piece

Day two of the event three-day event, is famously Ladies Day, where female racegoers get out their best outfits and put on an array of daring displays, with the ‘best-dressed’ receiving the coveted award.

According to racecourse bosses, there’s no strict dress code for the festival as there is for Royal Ascot.

Guidance on the course website reads: ‘Although there is no official dress code, smart is preferable and is often adopted.

‘Aintree is a spectacle of colour throughout the year, with many using their trip to the racecourse as an opportunity to showcase their favourite raceday outfits. Hats are optional too, but are frequently worn.’

Fancy dress and ‘offensive clothing’ also make an appearance on the list of banned items this year.

Going for nude: Elsewhere guests opted for a nude palette, wearing beige coats, pale pink frocks, tan sandals and sand coloured suits

Ladies arrive ahead of the Ladies Day: A group of women looked chic in monochrome outfits with one lady standing out in orange

A group of excited ladies got straight to the drinks as they giggled their way through an impromptu photo session on the second day of the races

Wrapping up! Elsewhere others made sure they layered up in wrap coats after Thursday proved to be a washout for many ladies who quivered their day through day one of the races

In high spirits! A group of colourfully dressed ladies are pictured at the Randox Grand National meeting, Aintree racecourse,Liverpool

Ladies in red! Elsewhere two women injected a splash of colour in scarlet coloured dresses and matching floral inspired headpieces

Looking lovely! A group of guests arrived in polka dots and florals with pretty hats as they posed for pictures

A group of ladies turned heads in an array of pretty pastels as they made their way through the grounds

Smile for the cameras! Hollyoaks star Sarah-Jane looked bold in blue while Jacqueline Jossa almost blended in with the floral background as she wore a similarly patterned off the shoulder dress

Actress Amy Jackson looked chic in a black trouser suit embellished with heart-shaped buttons, teaming it with a monochrome hat and heels

However, in recent years event organisers have been trying to encourage a more conservative approach.

In 2015, an optional ‘style code’ was released in an effort to smarten up the event and encourage more sophisticated fashion.

The guide was devised by fashion writers from Vogue and Tatler in conjunction with Justine Mills, owner of Liverpool designer boutique Cricket – a favourite with WAGs such as Coleen Rooney.

It was inspired by the Coco Chanel quote: ‘Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.’

At the time, John Baker, the northwest regional director for the Jockey Club, which owns Aintree, said he hoped to help give the event a facelift.

Making the street their runway! Female racegoers arrived in a flurry of frills, glitter and towering heels as they prepared for a day of festivities

Turning heads! A group of ladies injected a splash of colour to the dreary day as they arrived in a flurry of bright dresses, polka dots and head-turning fascinators

Feeling blue! Posing against a flowerwall these ladies certainly made for a pretty picture as they posed in sky-blue frocks and pretty bags

Lots to talk about! Two women in transparent heels were seen arriving at the venue in white blazers and pale pink dresses, left, while two others enjoyed a drink as they admired the fashion on display

Security officials were seen making stringent security checks on Friday morning ahead of day one of the much-anticipated racing event.

Racegoers have always been subject to strict security procedures brought in after the IRA bomb scare in 1997, with only small handbags allowed to be brought into the event.

Bets will be placed on the top racehorses getting in on the action, including Clan Des Obeaux and Bristol De Mai in the Betway Bowl.

Hold on to your hats! One lady teamed her bright sequin-encrusted frilly frock with her hat as she beamed during her arrival to the festival

Others battled the high winds with skill as they arrived in an array of colours for day two of the three-day Aintree races on Friday

Pretty in pastels! An array of guests opted for different hues of blue and pastel frocks, matching them to their colourful heels as they arrived

More than £1.5million has been invested in trying to protect the welfare of horses, following the recent deaths of horses Sir Erec and Invitation Only at Cheltenham, which sparked animal welfare protests.

Aintree has said it has ensured the safest ground is available to be raced on at all times, regardless of the weather and climate conditions.

The grass is cut to precisely four inches for the whole circuit to provide plenty of cushion. Even the species of grass, make-up of the soil and measured watering is considered to ensure the ground is safer for horses to run on while the take-off and landing areas around the fences have been created with greater spring in the ground.

Jockey Leighton Aspell, who won successive Nationals in 2014 and 2015, said: ‘There are two things particularly that have changed for the better. Firstly the core of the fences is now much softer and safer and secondly the bypass of the fences, particularly for the loose horses. Every year, Aintree takes another step in the right direction.’

Veterinary teams assess the health of horses as soon as they arrive to certify they are safe to race and not a danger to themselves or other horses.

Grand! A group of ladies were seen putting on a classy display in elegant frocks and hats, while another lady opted for a purple ensemble and matching hat

Matching in red! Two ladies posed alongside a soldier who posed with his Irish wolfhound

These ladies turned heads in their form-fitting drocks as they navigated the damp pavements ahead of the festivities

A grand display! These glamorous guests brought a welcome splash of fluorescent colour to the festivities

An early bird couple were seen arriving at the venue in their best attire, with the female racegoer matching her pink heels to her dramatic dress

Stylish in shades! Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams turned the fashion stakes up a notch as they donned some chic sunglasses for the event – despite the chilly weather conditions

Security officials were seen making stringent security checks on Friday morning ahead of day one of the much-anticipated racing event

Dancing al fresco! The ladies made the most of the milder weather and enjoyed a dance on the grass during the races

Racegoers arrive by train to attend Ladies Day on the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool,

Turning heads! Two ladies put their best feet forward as they made their way across the pink carpet and enjoyed a tipple

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The 3 Golden Rules Of One-Night Stand Etiquette

In high school, I vowed to never have a one-night stand. “I don’t do things like that!” I would prudishly show off to all the skater boys I sat with at lunch.

Even though I was a closet lesbian, I still wanted all of them to want me. I was at that age whenI needed incessant boy validation to feel pretty (I still enjoy it, even though straight men are entirely irrelevant creatures in my life).

I have a lot of older, very pretty sisters and a gorgeous, blonde-haired, ex-supermodel mother. I grew up in a collective of man slayers. They were the kind of girls whocould bring men to their knees with one bitchy smirk and bat of the lash. They broke fragile boy hearts all the time, recklessly played with boy feelings and always made sure they were just out of reach of boy.

“The trick to getting a MAN is to be entirely unavailable,” my older sister, Audra, would tell me. I would sit on her pretty pink bedspread mesmerized as I watched her get ready for dates in complete fascination. She would pile on loads of mascara, spray her entire body down with Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance (the coolest fragrance in the late ’90s) and pout at her reflection.

“No matter what happens tonight, I’m not going to have sex with him. I MIGHT give him a blowjob, but I’m not going to f*ck him,” she would say to herself, repeating it like some sort of yoga mantra.

“Z, you can never have sex with boys until you’ve got them LOCKED in. Drive them nuts, and then, when they’re about to explode, you can have sex with them,” she would dutifully lecture me as she sipped on her pre-date “personality drink” of vodka and crystal light (“less calories” she would say, as she mixed coral-colored powder into her cocktail).

“Us Barrie girls don’t do one-night stands,” my mother would instruct me when I asked her what the rules were about sex, her posh English accent loudly emphasizing “BarrieGirls” for dramatic effect. It’s a lot of pressure being a BarrieGirl.

I was taught that a woman’s sexuality is the most powerful thing in the world, and you should use it to get what you want. I know, sweet kittens, a twisted and a dated mentality, but I didn’t grow up with sex-positive feminism likesome girls did.

So naturally, I followed mypretty sisters’ and mother’s lead. I dressed provocatively my whole life. I kissed boys for hours upon hours upon hours, but I never slept with them. Ever.

I mean in hindsight it was sort of a sneaky lesbian move, I guess. The thought of sex with men repulsed me (Sorry boys, I love you; I just don’t want to f*ck you.) — but it was deeper than that. I wanted to be a girl who was wanted and desired like my sisters. And those bitches held out.

Of course the rules get harder to follow when you leave home and alcohol, and clubs, and bars are suddenly thrown into your life mix. No one ever told me how different life is when you leave your parents house and enter a new world where the good ol’ bad decision-making-power of booze plays such a HUGE factor.

And eventually, I had a one-night stand.

It was one of the last men I ever slept with. No, he wasn’t creepy, or old, or awful. He was a cute blond boy who had pretty girl eyes, the kind of eyes with endless lashes that tickled his dewy brow bone. (I will spread my legs for anyone with a good set of eyelashes.)

We met at a faceless bar on Santa Monica Boulevardand somehow ended up in a heated discussion about our mutual love of the smashing pumpkins — I believe I recited all of the lyrics to “Zero,” (Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness, and cleanliness is godliness, and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME!) which hugely impressed him.

I drank cosmopolitans because I was too young to know it wasn’t cool to drink cosmopolitans.

The next thing I knew, I was in his smelly bedroom at his sh*thole apartment in Venice Beach. There werebongs everywhere, and his bedsheets werebedazzled with inexplicable holes.

“I’m not going to have sex with you — I came OVER TO CUDDLEEEE,” I slurred to him, attempting to be prim and proper. Note to self: When you’re wearing nothing but a leopard-print bra, reek of Marlboro Lights and cheap vodka — it’s a little too late to play the prim card.

“That’s totally fine. I’m down to cuddle, with you, Zara,” this boy creature slurred back at me, a bemused twinkle in his ice blue eyes. I guess this wasn’t his first rodeo.

But it was my first rodeo. I didn’t yet realize that cuddling with a stranger in a lace thong and leopard-print bra when you’re wasted will almost always lead to sex. What can I say? I was green.

Of course we had sex. We had detached sex. He just pounded himself inside me, and BAM, it was over in five minutes.

I woke up at 8 am the sunlight penetrating through his curtain-lesswindows, his naked back to me. I scanned the room with sore, hungover eyes.

It was full of filthy socks, and dirty weed, and half-drank beer bottles. Is this how boys live? I thought to myself, wishing to the higher power up above that I was in my pretty petal pink West Hollywood apartment.

I searched for my underwear feeling like a Hollywood streetwalker.

I felt cheap, and used, dehydrated and disgusting. I snuck off to the bathroom to call my older sister to pick me up. The bathroom looked how I imagine the bathrooms at Riker’s Island look: bare. dirty. piss-stained.

I’m never doing this again, I though to myself. I’m such A WHORE. Why am I SUCH A WHORE? Why do I want to cry?

Of course I did it again, with a man or two, but mainly with women. And the experiences with women weren’t nearly as traumatic as that first slut-walk of shame.

“Well that’s because you’re a lesbian!” you’re thinking to yourself, eyes rolling out of your head.

Well, yes, I am a giant, mega lez, but that’s NOT why I’ve been able to have one-night stands with women without feeling like the scum of the earth the morning after.

It’s because my sex partners had firmly followed proper one-night stand etiquette. Women are much better at one-night stand etiquette. (For the most part, anyway. There are definitely a few lesbian f*ckgirls who are sh*tty at it too.)

If you’re going to have a one-night stand and want to make it a pleasant experience, you need to follow these three simple rules.

1. This is obvious: CLEANYOURAPARTMENT.

There is nothing worse than going home with a person (guy, girl, whatever!) and waking up in TRASH. You’re already going to feel vulnerable after a one-night stand. That’s not what you want me to say, but I refuse to lie to you.

Sex is awesome. We love sex, but sex is definitely vulnerable. Someone is inside of you. There is nothing more intimate than that.

You will feel twice as vulnerable the next morning when you wake up in a room that smells like socks and BO. You can’t help but feel cheap when there aredirty dishes everywhere.

You want to know a secret? The whole reason my apartment is always looking so fierce and clean is because I want it to look good in case I meet a hot girl and decide to bring her home. I don’t want to bring someone home and have herwake up feeling horrible because she’sin a wildly disorganized mess. I have too much respect for womento do that.

When shewakes up from a one-night and opens her eyes to a beautiful apartment with fresh flowers that smells like Windex and incense, she’llfeel empowered. She’ll be like, “Yeah, I HAD A ONE-NIGHT STAND. GOOD FOR ME.”

You always want your one-night stand to leave your apartment feeling empowered.

2. You don’t have to have breakfast, butSHE/HE GETS TO STAY THE NIGHT.

“So, I f*cked this guy, and afterward, he was like ‘You should probably leave because we’re just f*cking,’” my friend Marissa* lamented during our mid-week wine/bitch session.

I nearly spit my $18 glass of white wine out of my mouth. (I’m basic. I know.)

LOOK. Just because it’s “casual sex” doesn’t mean it isn’t still SEX. You just participated in a deeply intimate act with another human being. Fluids were exchanged. You can sleep next to each other for Christ’s sake.

There is no feeling more demeaning than having raw, naked sex and being told to exit the premises right afterward. Don’t have sex with a personif you can’t handle him or herspending the night.

If heor she wants to leave — that’s totally fine. But you don’t kick people out! It’s rude.

However,you’re not obligated to have breakfast together. Just lie if they suggest breakfast and you’re not feeling it. I fully endorse lying to protect the feelings of a fragile-hearted one-night stand.

Say you have a meeting, you’re having lunch with you’re oldest friend, you signed up for one of those ClassPass workout things and you’re running late, you’re on a deadline for one of the 1,500-word articles you pump out every day or you’re off to a funeral.

No one questions a funeral.

3. Make sure to usea condom. Please. A CONDOM.

I know I don’t have sex with boys, but if I have to purchase “Plan B” for my panicked straight girlfriends ONE MORE TIME, I’M GOING TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW CLOAKED IN VINTAGE CHANEL AND SPLATTER ACROSS WEST 24Th STREET.

I get it. Condoms SUCK. But look, it’s a one-night stand! You don’t know this person. No matter how textbook “pretty” she is or how clean cut his dweeby sweater is — it doesn’t mean he or she isn’t riddled with a laundry list of STDS.

And there is no morning-after pill for an STD, babes.

*Name has been changed

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samanthasroberts · 6 years