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I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society. Some of my early work dealt with fratricidal violence and internecine warfare, not too dissimilar to the mindless gang warfare of today. Back in those early days when I began my apprenticeship as a poet, I also tried to voice our anger, spirit of defiance and resistance in a Jamaican poetic idiom. Forty years ago, in 1972, I wrote a poem of resistance titled 'All Wi Doin is...
Preface to New Cross Massacre Story published by New Beacon Books
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We have not forgotten ' … at the present time blacks are really very much inside British society … no longer on the periphery' – John La Rose, 2003. The most significant date in the history of the black experience in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century is the year 1981. It began inauspiciously in the early hours of 18 January with a racist arson attack on a sixteenth birthday part in south-east London, which resulted in the deaths of thirteen young black people and twenty-six revellers suffering serious injuries. The response of the police, aided and...
Short Speech Given At The Unveiling of UNIA Blue Plaque
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UNIA Blue Plaque Unveiling on Marcus Garvey's 124th birthday At 2 Beaumont Crescent, West Kensington on 17 August 2011 The re- interment of Marcus Garvey's body in Jamaica in 1964 by Jamaica's first independent government, and his elevation as Jamaica's first national hero was, and remains of profound significance for the majority of Jamaicans at home and abroad. Viewed in the context of his time, Marcus Mosiah Garvey is rightly revered as one of the great men of the early twentieth century. Long before the civil rights, black power and anti-colonial movements, Garvey had achieved what...
Calabashment In Jamdoun
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A decade is a significant milestone in the life of any cultural institution, and the 10th annual Calabash International Literary Festival held in May this year, a highlight in Jamaica's cultural calendar, confirmed its place in the premier league of literary festivals. The organizers, Colin Channer, Kwame Dawes and Justine Henzell, have shown what can be achieved with vision, imagination, focus and hard work in a literary back-water of the Americas. With a unique combination of local, regional and international writers, Calabash strikes a nice balance between 'high-brow' and 'popular'; and...
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The Ambivalence of Race in Jamaica Your Excellency, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I consider it an honour to have been asked by Doctor Carolyn Cooper to give the inaugural lecture at the launch of the Global Reggae Studies Centre. When I am in Jamaica I sometimes listen To Perkins On Line on the radio. A few days before Christmas I tuned in just in time to hear a caller berate a previous caller for talking nonsense about Africans. I have no idea what the previous caller had said. The programme's host, Joan Williams, who was sitting in for Mr. Perkins, defended the...
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Black History month (BHM) is perhaps now as ubiquitous in Britain's inner cities as it is in the USA. The Americans have theirs in February and we have ours in October. It is one of the better ideas we have borrowed from our African American cousins. Here in the UK community organisations, colleges, schools, trade unions and local authorities have all embraced the idea. For some local authorities, BHM is an opportunity to tick race equality boxes and earn brownie points. Others approach the occasion with the seriousness it merits. The London boroughs of Camden, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark jointly...
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Wednesday morning at about seven o'clock, I got up from my sleeping position and settled on my knees. Mr. Nicholes woke up and asked if I was okay. I told him that I was having a contraction and that it was probably another one of the ladybugs magic tricks. After the contraction was over, I tried to lie back down, but I couldn't get comfortable and then about fifteen minutes later I had another one. Amazingly, these felt different then the contractions that I had been having for the past couple of weeks, and I was getting excited, but I didn't want to get my hopes up again, and then be disappointed and sent home.
The Cellist has a "strict" wake-up time (per him) of seven in the morning, so I went to wake him up and get him ready for school that day. As he was getting ready, another contraction hit, and I went into the bedroom to tell Mr. Nicholes that maybe we should start timing these and see where they take us. At that point in time they were coming every ten minutes. We sat down in our bedroom and said that we weren't going to email or call anyone this time just in case we would have egg on our face again!
Anyhow, Mr. Nicholes came back home from dropping the Cellist off at school and came back at about 8:15. At this point they were solidly coming every ten minutes and holding for about thirty seconds. Not only that, but they were hurting way more than the ones that I had been having. Whaddaya know, the midwife was right. You COULD have Braxton Hicks contractions for weeks on end and nothing would come of them. We sat down for a while and watched cartoons (I told y'all I wasn't going in to have egg on my face again) and then we took a shower so that I could be all fresh and clean going into labor (hopefully.)
After getting dressed, we did the unimaginable. We walked some more so that I could open up and also see if I was truly in labor. I know, I know, I "knew" that I was, but I just didn't want to be sent home again. Can you see the pattern? So we walked around my neighborhood and every time a contraction would hit, I would walk through it so that I would know that it was a "real" one. We stopped like 15 times on our walk. As we were walking, we called the midwife on duty and let her know what was going on. She asked how far apart the contractions were and Mr. Nicholes told her that they were coming in at 8 minutes apart now. She asked if I felt okay, if I had lost my mucous plug or if my water had broken. I told her Yes, No and No…and then I asked…."Can I stop and get something to eat?" She told us that I had to keep it light. So we stopped at one of our neighborhood restaurants and got breakfast. I had an egg white vegetarian omelet and went to work. It was GOOD too! The waitress kept commenting on the fact that she couldn't believe that I was eating while I was in labor, and I told her that I was fine, and continued eating.
We finished at about 11:30 and proceeded to walk home, but of course not before some random man stopped me to tell me that I was having triplets. I told him that if I did happen to push more than one child out of my body that day, I would hunt him down and hurt him. He laughed. I didn't. As we were walking I continued having contractions and we both came to the realization that being upright and moving is more productive than sitting down and eating.
We walked back home and called my dad to let him know that we were on the way to the hospital. He asked if this was the real thing, and I calmly replied that I hoped so. He then said it didn't matter cuz he had lost the pool at work anyway! Dads.
We got the hospital sometime around noon. We entered through emergency and of course we had to come behind a line of people who had ailments worse than mine and the patient coordinator kept yelling "OB -triage" to get someone to come and get me. The guy took his sweet time, and THEN had the nerve to S-L-O-W-L-Y ask me all of the questions that he had to. I'm glad that I wasn't in active labor otherwise I woulda clocked him. We got up to L&D and got checked out by a midwife who was also pregnant (in her last month) and she gave us the news that we were 5 cm dilated! I could have wept for joy. Mr.Nicholes and I got really quiet and then we burst out laughing from the nervous energy that we had been holding in. We were FINALLY going to have our little girl.
We were transferred to the room that I would deliver in and hooked up to the monitors. I whipped out my birthing plan and gave it my nurse who read it and immediately came back in to say how much she loved it. I guess that I kind of forgot that I put my own humor in there. My midwives came in and asked me how I was feeling, and at that point it was smooth sailing. The contractions were coming every two to four minutes and they were strong enough where I had to shut up through them. The nurse monitored me for an hour to make sure that the ladybug was doing well heartbeatwise and then she released Mr.Nicholes and I to walk around the maternity ward so that I could dilate more. Uh, why did I ask to do that? We started walking and then BAM! I was hit with my first mind numbing, eye-crossing contraction and grabbed on to the labor bars along the hallway and leaned into the wall. I then asked Mr. Nicholes to literally use his fists to massage my lower back, the harder the contraction peaked the harder I leaned into his fists. That helped SO MUCH!
After about thirty minutes we went back into my room and I found to my glee that they had given me a labor ball! To those of you who have yet to go through labor, I would suggest these wholeheartedly, they make you feel weightless during the contraction and you can roll into it, or lean into it, or whatever you can finagle during the contraction, but it takes a LOT of the pressure off.
At some point, my mother called and asked how I was doing. I talked to her for all of three minutes before another hit, and I went silent. To which she asked – are you having one now?!
Me: Mmmmhmmm
Her: Okay, lets think of cool things now. Think of the cellist ice skating. Think of snow-capped mountains. Think of an Ice Cold Pepsi. Think of snow falling in the wintertime.
Me: Mmmmhmmm
Contraction ends. I love my mother to death. She may get on my nerves, but her antics during labor really kept my head off of the intensity of the pain at hand.
Now, I am transitioning and the pains are coming every one to two minutes and they are lasting for about 90 seconds a piece. I ask to be checked. Mr.Nicholes calls for the midwife. They come and check me and let me know that I am only 7 cm dilated. I want to cry. At this point I think that Damisha had text messaged me to see how I was doing and I believe that my response was that I hated everyone, contractions are the devil and that I wanted to quit. She sent back that I didn't hate anyone, and that the ladybug was on her way!
At this point, I gave up and told Mr. Nicholes that despite my heroic attempts, I wanted an epidural. He said he wasn't going to call for me, that I had to do it myself. I told him that I couldn't do it, and that I NEEDED him to let the midwife know to call an anesthesiologist to tell them that I needed an epidural. He said no again, and put the call button in front of me. Basically he said, that he couldn't be the one to do it, because after this was all said and done, he knew that I would be disappointed if I didn't go naturally as planned. :whatever: So I did it, I pressed the button and told the midwife to call for an epi. She came in, and tried to talk me out of it, (this is where my story and Mr.Nicholes story differ). I think that she kept talking me down saying that the ladybug was going to be here in no time…and that if I kept laboring, I would go ahead and have my little girl with me. I didn't care. The nurse came back and let us know that the much needed drug lord was performing another epi on a laboring mom, and then had been called down into the O.R. and I had to wait. God's sense of humor in work definitely. So my midwife suggested that I get into the bathtub and labor a little while there. I did, and only lasted about ten or fifteen minutes before I had to get out. The hot water took some of the edge off, but not enough. I got back out, and got back into the bed where they gave me two different medications to take the edge off of the contractions. I can only explain them this way. They contractions still hurt, but I was drugged up just enough to not care. I still whimpered, and had to breathe through them, but it didn't matter. You know what I mean.
Anyhow, after about thirty minutes of my drug induced laboring, I felt the urge to push something fierce. I had Mr.Nicholes call the midwife, they came in and told me that they had to break my water. I heard one say that I was still at seven or so, but with the contractions, I went between 8 and 9 and then…the magic words came. Mom, you're at ten, you can push whenever you want! To people who have never been in labor, those words are the most magnificent words that you will ever hear during labor – aside from you're 10cm preceding it.
I pushed for about ten minutes and then heard the cry of our beautiful ladybug. They put her on my tummy and then had Mr.Nicholes cut the umbilical cord. It was again one of the most magnificent experiences of my life. You think that you might "lose" the feeling with each child that you have, but I didn't, and haven't. It's still as amazing as it was the first time around.
Now for what you all really want. Pictures of the ladybug:
And she has now grown into an inquisitive, stubborn, full of life, laughter and LOTS of jokes two year old little girl. I can't imagine life without her, and I would hate to see how much laughing I wouldn't be doing without her in my life.
|This photo was taken by Kenny Nakai of Nakai Photography. Simply THE greatest photographer in Chicago. Check him out: http://www.nakaiphotography.com/ and tell him The Nicholes sent you!


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Pioneer Packaging Worldwide offers boxes as small as 6" x 5" x 4" and as large as 144" x 48" x 48" – all with two-color print capabilities. For top-of-the-line point of purchase displays, we feature two 66" rotary die cutters with up to four-color, high-quality screen print capabilities, plus the latest in label laminators. All laminating is done in-house. Whether it is a simple unprinted box or a more complex packaging requirement with eye-catching graphics, you can depend on Pioneer Packaging Worldwide to provide an economical and attractive solution.
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FAI Automotive plc started in the mid-seventies specialising in engine re-conditioning for road cars and consequently were regrinding road camshafts and, due to the cost of engine parts prevailing then, began sourcing outside of the franchised networks. As we built up availability for ourselves, we saw a market opportunity to offer a range of engine parts to the engine re-conditioning industry.
Commencing in 1976 the small range offered included re-profiled camshafts, followers, tappets, rocker shafts, oil pump repair kits, timing chains and core plugs.
The launch of our latest Valve Train Catalogue brings the FAI range of engine valves, guides, camshafts and cam followers right up to date. With vehicle applications as late as March 2009, being covered the FAI range currently offers the best aftermarket car part coverage in the UK and Europe. Our valve program has been developed with ISO9001 certified factories with over 25 years experience manufacturing and developing engine valves and guides to both OE and Aftermarket customer bases. All valves are forged, machined and chromed to original specifications, and where applicable specialist materials/designs are used in the valve construction. Examples of these materials/designs are Chrome Nickel Manganese, Stellite, Inconel, Nimonic and Bi-Metallic construction.
FAI has launching a unique catalogue – no other supplier in the aftermarket has an equivalent range of Timing Chain Kits and associated parts, all listed in a concise format with colour illustrations. Many of the kits are unique to FAI and many of the remainder contain items, such as VVT hubs, not included in other kits on the market.
FAI offer an all makes program for gaskets, oil seals and cylinder head bolts covering all main passenger car and light commercial vehicle manufacturers. Our philosophy of offering a complete gasket solution means that we always endeavour to ensure that every gasket set we catalogue will contain every gasket and seal required to finish a complete head or block rebuild. Our cylinder head bolt range is an essential addition to the gasket range, as 99% of all modern engines are fitted with "stretch" bolts which must be replaced when fitting a new head gasket. These bolts ensure that the head gasket is correctly loaded during thermal cycles, as the engines gets hot when in use and cold when at rest. If the bolts are not replaced the head gasket will fail prematurely.
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A Message to Our Patrons Regarding COVID-19
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Tickets for the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and other events at The Woodruff Arts Center may be purchased online, by phone at 404.733.5000 (ext. 3), or in person at The Woodruff Arts Center Box Office. Service fees will apply.
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Give the gift of the arts by purchasing a Woodruff Arts Center gift certificate, valid for any Alliance Theatre or Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performance or High Museum of Art admission. Gift certificates can be ordered by phone at 404.733.5000 or in person at the Box Office.
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Are you looking for the key to success? Well, look in your front pocket. There is your favorite friend, your Skye Terrier, attached to your key chain that will go wherever you go and will keep an eye on those keys you keep losing.
Made from beautifully hand painted stone resin with a gold tone key chain to which we attach your favorite Tiny Ones figurine.
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It's easy to understand why this waterfront restaurant and bar, near Palma's renovated Gothic building Sa Llotja, has been attracting customers for more than half a century.
Pesquero has the perfect position on the Paseo Marítimo to watch the fishing boats coming and going, and fishermen as they laboriously sort their nets on the quayside. Little wonder that it has long been an emblematic place in Mallorca's capital for many locals.
A recent refurbishment has given Pesquero a more stylish contemporary look, with new parasols, outdoor heaters (for cooler weather), and drinks bar on the wood-decked terrace, and the addition of glazed panels on the seafront side of the terrace. The sliding glass doors on the terrace side of the restaurant can be opened fully to give an alfresco feel to almost the whole place.
The à la carte menu offers plenty of choice, and is written in several languages, including Russian. There's a good choice of tapas and starters, salads, rice and pasta dishes, grilled meats and, of course, fish and shellfish. Vegetarians will also find suitable dishes.
We enjoyed a delicious vegetable paella topped with Sóller prawns (for a minimum of two diners), and perfectly cooked grilled butterflied sea bass. The reasonably priced wines are mainly Spanish and Mallorcan, with one or two Italian and French labels, and some smaller bottles on the list if you don't want a full one.
A good-value 'menú del día' is offered for lunch from Monday to Friday, consisting of three courses (with a choice of dishes for each one) and for the lighter appetite, a main course and drink. On a recent visit, during the Boat Show Palma, we enjoyed a generous prawn salad, with a glass of chilled rosé.
Pesquero is open all day from 08:00h until 01:00h, and whether you come for breakfast, lunch, dinner, tapas, drinks from the bar, or just a coffee or tea, at El Pesquero you can tune in to an authentic Mediterranean mindset. Sparkling turquoise waters meet the endless blue sky on the horizon and boats float in and out of the marina; to catch fish, to pick up passengers in other ports, and to sail the sea to unknown destinations.


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Word received this evening that the venerable theologian and priest, Father Benedict Ashley, OP, 97, died today. Father Benedict was a teacher of mine when I was in St Louis.
Word received this evening that the venerable theologian and priest, Father Benedict Ashley, OP, 97, died today. Father Benedict was a teacher of mine when I was in St Louis.
The New Haven Register's Michael Bellmore has something to say to me in "Lapsed Catholic has a confession to make." His struggle with Christian faith is not unique to him, nor is the struggle for living coherently. Earlier this evening I had a conversation with friends about faith, meaning and struggle for truth in the lives we lead. I was privileged to be invited to a gathering at a friend's house sharing in an interesting conversation with his niece who's a freshman at Providence College and who just read Saint Augustine's Confessions as part of a Western Civ class. Wow! Someone is still reading Augustine's Confessions. Admittedly, the book is challenging for a well-educated person, and yet I find it clarifies my own journey and the path most people make in life.
Chicago's archbishop, Francis Cardinal George, soon to be 76, spoke to 45 members of his Archdiocese Pastoral Council on November 17th about the need to clarify what we as Catholics believe and how we ought to live if we want to make a contribution to any of the national dialogues. For example, had the topic been center stage at the time of the meeting, the cardinal may asked a question like, given the tragedy in Newtown, CT, how would an informed and reasonable Catholic respond to matters: of mental health, to the Second Amendment, to God's role in our life with such violence?
In recent years, we have seen a significant interest in teaching the faith more authentically, but also we've become more attentive to answering the real questions believers and unbelievers have. With the Year of Faith fully engaged now, I think we need to attend to three unavoidable questions whether we are teaching teens, adults, or expanding the horizons of our faith and understanding of the cosmos we live in.
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This homemade costume for pets entered our 2012 Halloween Costume Contest.
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Bunnie was a free form model for this bodysuit. I used metallic lizard print material and gold vinyl for the spinal points and all of it was hot glued in one sitting....she is a good sport.


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We get some feedback that people like the idea of organic products for their children and friends as well as family members, however, the cost or price of organic products are just too high. Pollution is an interesting cost variable(s) since it is hidden, or so we think, pollution is free. There is no cost to destroying our air, water supply or other creatures who cannot live in a polluted environment. Most of us are guilty of passing the cost of pollution downstream or to the next generation. Organic products may cost more and the operative word is may. The difference is that the organic cost is a part of the product price versus the 'low cost products made in China" that defer an unknown pollution cost into the future. My bet is the cost of cleanup and the health costs would make ultimately make organic look like a great value, especially if we had to live next to these pollution generating operations..


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My Virtual Clothing Predictions
I want to share some insights I have about the 3D industry and virtual reality and what it has to offer you. I will preface this by saying this is all my opinion based on experience and conversations with others.
The dress in the video is on the Nordstrom's site.
You can get the MD project file of the completed dress in the Fearless Maker's store.
I am in a unique position. I've built a reputation in the MD community and I make myself available so that people can contact me. I hear from lots of folks, some here in the Youtube comments and more private conversations via this website.
I want to share with you some of what I'm hearing, but first let's discuss some background.
I am a huge proponent of virtual reality and have understood its potential for a very long time. If you haven't read the book Ready Player One, you should. That's where we're headed, it is only a matter of time. The widespread adoption of social media, like Facebook, Twitter and Instragram, has shown how easily we accept life over the Internet.
Second Life is another example. It was before its time and it is antiquated now, but has not gone away. It even does a decent job of animating cloth with scripting. Many groups of people find a home there and it is a niche product. When more virtual worlds are created that require less knowledge of CG to participate, everyone will want to be a part of it. Facebook will become old school and people will scramble to become part of the online virtual world.
The size of the US apparel market is $225 billion dollars. People own more clothes now than they ever have. Do you think those same people will settle for one garment in their virtual lives? Or a garment that looks like everyone elses?
Remember, that we are not confined to designs of reality. We can make a dress of fire or cloaks of smoke. The possibilities with virtual clothing only add to the sales potential.
In addition to social media, retail sales are going online as well. People are becoming more and more confident in buying online. Brick and mortar stores are going to start closing and they will be replaced with online stores. This will become particularly true for clothing.
You may think this impossible, but there are many things going on that facilitate this change. The first question is sizing. How will you know if something fits without going to a store? We have the technology to measure people with body scanners. Made to measure clothing is something that has been done in high fashion forever. Our current technology could bring this to the masses. Clothing could be made one-off based on your actual measurements.
Who would buy clothes without trying them on, you may ask. People are working on solving this dilemma. Virtual try-on is being developed by a number of sources including Clo, the company behind MD. Read a recent article on what Clo3D is doing.
Watch this video on virtual try-on.
The gentleman behind this video contacted me recently. He's refining his program, but this gives you some idea of its capabilities.
I'm sure you can guess why he contacted me. He's going to need garments. Lots and lots of garments and this brings us to the point of this video.
More and more people are contacting me asking about virtualizing garments. Some of these people want to use the clothes for display in an online catalog. Others are working towards virtual try-on solutions.
In the past, clothing could be modeled or sculpted. In games or display, the cloth was baked to the character and never moved. That's not going to work in the future.
As soon as our devices have the ability to render animation smoothly, clothing is going to come to life. Women twirling on a virtual dance floor will have skirts that behave as they would in the real world. Movies and games will demand realistic cloth draping and animation.
That means that garments have to fit realistically and behave according to the laws of physics. You can't sculpt that.
I have always said that poorly fitted garments are a mistake in MD. When you animate them, they don't behave properly. They ride up or fall down. They don't follow the body when they should, or they follow the body when they shouldn't. It just isn't real.
When I decided to make PatternMaker Pro for drafting patterns, I had this in mind. If you want a garment to look real, it has to be real. It has to be created using the same principals as real clothing. This was a large part of the reason I spent the time necessary to create the program. I didn't just create it for you, I created it for me. I knew that I'd need these patterns to meet the needs of the future.
Most of you are just hobbyists in MD. I know that some of you have MD on your wish list and don't even own the program right now. You need to decide how much you like working with fashion and cloth and if you want to do this for a living. I'm quite confident that you will have this opportunity in the near future.
There are people who contact me looking for someone to help them with their projects. I have taken on a couple of these and turned down others. I do not have a list of people to refer them to. Few people do what I'm doing in MD and those that do are just beginning. They need more experience.
If you are interested in pursuing the ability to meet the needs of the people asking, you need to get started now. You will become part of an exclusive list of people with unique skills and will be sot out.
I really like to help people and provide them resources. I may develop some sort service where I could qualify others for referral. I'll have to think about that some more.
In the mean time, you can get started improving your skills.
It is important that you practice making all kinds of garments and watch what happens as a result of the drape. You need to learn what causes a gather or a wrinkle. Why some clothes look light weight and others heavy. Pick some of your own clothes, put them on and take some pictures. Then create the clothes in MD. This allows you to touch the fabric, feel the weight and watch what happens as you move around. You'll soon learn to translate what you see into what you create.


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Chinese Counterfeiters Use Social Media to Dodge the Law
China has long been known as the world's largest producer of counterfeit goods and, despite recent crackdowns by the Chinese government, the country's counterfeiters appear to remain one step ahead of authorities. The latest trend causing frustration for the Chinese government is the use of social media to not only market fake goods, but also to sidestep laws and regulations.
Counterfeiters are marketing fake big brand products on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok and then accepting orders through common messaging applications like WeChat. This method means transactions that would normally be classed as e-commerce can instead be considered "friend-to-friend", making it nearly impossible for the government to take action.
The counterfeit goods trade has been on a steady rise for decades, with an even more dramatic increase being documented since 2013. Chinese authorities are eager to eradicate the counterfeit industry, and have taken many measures to achieve this. Online retailers can now expect hefty fines if caught selling fake goods. Most markets and bazaars selling cheap imitation watches and bags have been shut down, and e-commerce giants such as Alibaba are pledging to ban counterfeit products and to blacklist vendors guilty of selling, or attempting to sell, fake goods.
However, despite all these measures they are yet to make serious headway, much to the frustration of authorities and luxury brand owners, with many predicting that we will continue to see the sale of counterfeit products rise for years to come.
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Diabolo Performance at Bukit Gambir, Muar
"The Diabolo (commonly misspelled as diablo; formerly also known as "the devil on two sticks") is a juggling prop consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string tied to two sticks held one in each hand. A huge variety of tricks are possible using the sticks, string, and various body parts. Multiple diabolos can be spun on a single string."
You can read about Diabolo at Wiki.
You watch the performance video down below....
The performer also a Diabolo Instructor for Johor Bahru & Singapore.
I'm wondering that, how many of the young generation now know about this sport?
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Sobering Fitness
The science is sobering: adding regular and dynamic exercise as part of a substance abuse recovery program can greatly increase an addict's odds of success in sobriety.
Dale Lively of LIVE Training Center in Palmetto has an intimate understanding of the issue. (Please see 'Dale's Story') "We already know the science behind exercise; it's the most underutilized anti-anxiety medication and the most underutilized anti-depressant. We all know the chemical effects of dopamine and serotonin as we work out. Exercise as a whole can aid in the recovery process," he explains. "Yeah, we can get clean and sober but we can look in the mirror and hate the way that we look. Applying an exercise program can greatly benefit people in their recovery process."
But he quickly adds that "exercise does not solve all problems."
In a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of substance abuse outpatients, more than 70 percent were not exercising at all even though among those surveyed, 95 percent said they wanted to "engage" in a fitness program specifically designed for people in recovery and 89 percent said they wanted to start working out when they had a couple of months of sobriety under their belt. So the desire is there, but wanting to do something and actually doing it is quite another matter. Not to mention the fact addiction treatment is tough at best for most addicts; detox is often brutal and even with subsequent therapeutic treatment plans, people in treatment have often demons to face; sad, painful and uncomfortable truths and emotions. Often, unless one's recovery includes plenty of therapy, some of the emotional issues that may have led to substance abuse linger.
And Dale says that based on his experience, "An exercise program by itself won't fix the problem."
"While I think it's a huge asset in recovery, the real priority in the beginning needs to be the emotional healing of the heart and soul and getting to the root of the issues that led you there," he says. "Incorporating fitness and exercise as part of the recovery program is an important piece of recovery, but it is just a piece."
Erin Geraghty, yoga therapist and recovery coach at Thrive Yoga & Fitness, has been there and can relate. (Please see 'Erin's Story').
"When I work with addicts in recovery, I encourage exercise as an act of radical love for themselves," she says.
Sober fitness is a trend these days. One of the pioneers in the field is the non-profit Phoenix Multisport which was created in 2006 by Scott Strode, a longtime former addict, as a gym community where all events, classes, and even workout gear is free for members to help "develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober."
Locally, there's no gym dedicated to recovering addicts and Phoenix Multisport is only found in California, Colorado and Massachusetts. But there's plenty of hope right here in the 941. Ask any trainer: essentially every gym has its share of clients in recovery.
Sober Fitness At Thrive
At Thrive Yoga & Fitness, Erin walks the walk. She regularly works with addicts in recovery and believes too that "clients that come to me have perhaps taken the first steps to get sober, so that shows me that have the desire to change." "Yoga helps to calm the nervous system and allows deep selfreflection while strengthening, shedding stress, and creating more openness," she says. "With addictions, we tend to close ourselves off from the world and view ourselves as separate. Going to a yoga class, just like going to an AA meeting, reminds us that we are all just searching for a slice of happiness. Yoga teaches us how to find that on the inside."
Erin explains that, "Many addicts are so depleted, exhausted (deficient) and at the same time filled with so much anxiety and hatred towards themselves (toxicity). So, as I work with addicts in recovery, I encourage some form of exercise as an act of radical love for themselves," she says. "Exercise is a form of self-care to boost immunity, circulation in the body, stimulate the lymphatic system for detoxification, but also to learn mind body connection."
She incorporates yoga and sometimes, running or walking, but she first "uses a method of questioning and energy-clearing that quickly gets to the root cause of their suffering and helps to shift their perspective from pain, to understanding and compassion. I believe that no one is defective at their core, but there are painful belief systems that have caused them to reach for drugs or alcohol."
"The most important aspect of exercise in my programs is to reestablish the mind body connection so we can realize how amazing we are," says Erin, whose podcasts 'Thriving After Addiction' are popular. "The best part about exercise is that connection it forges in us so we feel whole, complete, and alive."
Months ago, Erin worked with a client with six months of sobriety who "had a lot of pain around her relationships with her family as well as her place in the world." The woman told Erin yoga "was the glue that brought everything together" for her. Recently, Erin received a thank you letter from the woman, now in New Zealand.
"There was a time that it felt like a farfetched pipe dream, but I can without a doubt say that our work together helped me get here," she wrote in part. "The things I learned with you are still helping me now, across the globe. Thank you for your work – it is so important. I can happily say that I am sober and in a better heart-space than I've ever known to be possible. My travel yoga mat and I thank you."
Sober Fitness At Live
"I absolutely have clients that are in substance abuse recovery," Dale says. His approach to helping clients is about balance. If a client "opens the door" to reveal their recovery struggle, "I say, 'Let's help you get healthy.'"
Dale's firsthand and direct experience helps him to help others.
"I stress you have to start by loving yourself and remembering that it's a process; you're not going to be perfect. If someone were to come in to me and say, 'I have three days sober. Is this a good idea for my recovery?' I say, 'Sure we can start right now. But your primary focus has got to be to get your head right, your emotions right and your heart right and at the same time, create some accountability and structure.'"
Dale makes it abundantly clear that what he encourages people to do first and foremost is to seek out treatment, therapy, support groups, especially faith-based groups like AA and NA, and then incorporate exercise. He wants people to know exercise alone is not a panacea; "it alone will not fix you."
And people in recovery are cautioned against the addiction transfer trap, he says. Don't go overboard. Unhealthy, too extreme or obsessive exercise or similarly, unhealthy and extreme obsessive calorie restriction for example is not a good idea. Try to find the happy medium, he says.
"Switching one addiction for the other," Dale says. "Trying to find balance can be difficult but it's the key. Extremes are easy; balance is difficult. Just as with regular fitness people not struggling with sobriety, you can't just workout, workout, and workout without recovering. It's all about balance."
Check out Thrive Yoga & Fitness at ThriveYogaFit.com and LIVE Training Center at LiveTrainingFl.com
Dale Lively spent a decade as an addict. Now, he's beginning his seventh year in recovery.
"After 10 years as an addict, in October of 2010, Dale entered treatment. But it wasn't an overnight effort. As he says, "addiction is a family disease" and affects loved ones and friends significantly; "A lot of sacrifices are made." So with help and support, Dale entered a faith-based treatment facility.
"That helped me to work through what I was dealing with," Dale says. "So much of an addiction is about dealing with traumas and things that happened to us when we were kids. It's important for recovery that all of that be dealt with first; the emotional and spiritual pain I think is the root of it all."
Dale spent 18 months at the facility. He got clean and helped others at the treatment center to do the same.
"I woke up one day feeling like my emotional and spiritual health was finally in a good place, but on the outside, I saw the consequences and effects of years and years of disrespecting and abusing my body. I wanted to have my 'outside' reflect what was going on 'inside.' So, I started on a journey and lost almost 80 pounds. Then my sister challenged me to do a half marathon. Since recovery needs to include structure, accountability and goals, I signed up for the marathon and worked toward that goal daily: I'd go to work, work on my recovery and then go work out. That structure alone really aided in my recovery. That whole process taught me a lot about myself."
And for Dale, that also meant a spiritual epiphany. "It's a God issue: it's a God-shaped hole we're all trying to fill. Now, when I hear, 'My son or my daughter has a heroin problem,' I'm like, 'Alright God, I see what you're doing here.' Then, I work to connect with people, to help them help themselves heal."
Reach out to Dale at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Erin is an addict in recovery. When she goes to a recovery support group meeting, she says: "Hi, my name is Erin and I'm in recovery from everything:" Erin had a longtime addiction to alcohol and pills, but she also "struggled with an eating disorder for 12 years."
"Also, I grew up around addiction. My eldest brother is addicted to crack and I had many friends die of heroin overdoses growing up. They didn't know how to get well, even in recovery. I watched them struggle and relapse over and over. I think that fueled my fire more than anything to develop a method for comprehensive recovery and balanced living," she says.
"I think that's why I'm such a great coach and mentor for addicts. I know how wretched it feels to be in the grip of addiction, but I also created a path to get beyond it." Erin's studio is Thrive Yoga & Fitness. "As a recovery coach, I use a blend of yoga, meditation, nutrition, and personal coaching to teach addicts in recovery how to live skillfully, love themselves, and show up in the world with passion and commitment."
"For sure, for those of us with past drug and alcohol abuse, we have not always been nice to our bodies. If we look at addiction as a disease, a curable disease yet still a disease, we can begin to understand why addicts reach for things in excess," Erin says.
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Deciding where to eat in Whistler can be as daunting as deciding what trail out of 200 to point your skis down first. The good news is; you can't go wrong.
Families, who will head up the Sea to Sky in droves to take advantage of Whistler Blackcomb's half-price one-day lift ticket on Feb. 10 for B.C. Family Day, can fill up on organic, wood-fired pizza at warm and welcoming Creekbread, located across the road from the Creekside base area. Other kid-friendly bites can be found at Milestone's, located a stone's throw from the base of Blackcomb Mountain, the Keg, or Earl's in the Village and the Old Spaghetti Factory in the Crystal Lodge, famous for serving up free fresh bread, soup or salad, and Spumoni ice cream, with every entrée.
Many Pubs and Lounges allow kids until 8 p.m. and the nachos are always popular après fare at Merlin's, the Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC), or Dusty's Creekside. For the ultimate in gourmand fun, try a burger eat-off between 5280 Lounge in the Four Seasons Resort Whistler and Splitz Grille on Main Street in the Village. Be warned — you might not be able to ski the next day.
Whistler locals love to dig into super-fun, casual dining at El Furniture Warehouse — for extra cred call it El Furny. Owned by a collective of professional athletes, this corner location serves up amazing people watching only surpassed by their price point. Every single item on the menu is $4.95. Other Whistler favourites include Mongolie Grill, where diners can concoct their own stir-fry masterpiece with savoury sauces, and a rainbow of tasty meats and fresh veg.
A hot new restaurant on the Whistler dining scene is the Westin Hotel's Grill & Vine. Here Executive Chef Bradley Cumming throws a not so traditional twist on steak-house fare and elevates simple dishes like his Neapolitan style Margherita pizza layered with fresh, local ingredients and fired in a stone hearth oven. The Mexican Corner Restaurant is also new on the stroll and is located next to Whistler's mainstay Sushi Village. Their cucumber margarita is a revelation and whether choosing from the more formal entrée section or "la Taqueria" street-style tacos, the flavours are succulent and authentically south of the border, all in the heart of Whistler Village.


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Today, on my walk back to my apartment, I stopped by to take a peek at Utrecht Art Supplies on Woodward and bought myself a nice little drawing pad.
It's a nice art supplies shop. I haven't delved into art for a couple of years so hopefully this will awaken my creativity. Also a great place to get framing done, so I hear from classmates!


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I just finished uploading this House for sale, 105 NE 54th Street, Seattle, WA
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This was the beginning of a spa day. Not for me. But for Candy. Just in case you don't know Candy is the name of a Percheron horse. Johnny Moore Ranch has two Percheron horses. Gypsy is a mare and Candy is the smaller one. Yes you read that correctly. Candy is the smaller of … Continue reading Pedicure country style!
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I have been known to sleep walk. In the past. Lately however I have seen several videos of people sleepwalking or waking from surgery. My sleep walking was brought out again with the medication Ambien. I love the little commercial blurbs "May cause eating or drinking with no memories of the event" I had a … Continue reading If I sound stupid just make me count to ten!
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As I sit in a bedroom that has been converted into a mini office. I am thinking of all the cores I have to do. Most of them in the basement as it is raining (thank GOODNESS NOT SNOW!) but I just can't seem to get motivated to hit the basement. I am on my … Continue reading So does anybody else think that its weird… or just a lazy day on the ranch.
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Key Takeaways
- Gold just posted its highest quarter of demand in 30 years.
- Negative interest rate policies by various countries has made the metal relatively cheaper.
- China's gold demand fell, but its economic uncertainty have actually helped prices.
- Motifs mentioned: Precious Metals
When demand for a commodity has just exhibited its strongest quarter in almost 30 years, even investors who stood on the sidelines may want to consider reserving some room for it in their portfolios.
Last week, the World Gold Council said that demand for the yellow metal jumped to record levels in this year's first quarter, due to low interest rates that sparked buying and the hunger from gold exchange-traded funds pushed global demand up 21 percent from a year earlier.1 The metal's heightened attractiveness has come in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve's slowing pace of rate increases. As a general rule, investors perceive that muted interest rates support higher gold prices by weakening the U.S. dollar and helping gold compete with yield-bearing assets like U.S. Treasury bonds.
Also contributing to gold's rally is rising concern over negative rates in Europe and Japan. As Bernard Aw, a strategist at IG Asia Pte, told Bloomberg last week, investment demand overall has been undergoing a structural shift. "Firstly, the negative interest rate environment and quantitative-easing policies are reducing the pool of suitable investment options, and making gold less costly to hold," Aw said. "Second, lingering fears of competitive currency devaluations and potentially fresh bouts of market volatility encourage safe-haven demand."2
Gold-related investments have similarly surged. The Precious Metals motif, for example, has gained 16.2 percent in the past month. During that same time, the S&P 500 has fallen 0.7 percent.
Over the last 12 months, the motif has gained 22.4 percent; the S&P 500 is down 2.6 percent.
Eastern impact
Of course, China's shadow looms large over any discussion of gold, as the country accounts for more than a quarter of the metal's demand, and to that end, fears surrounding China's economy following the devaluation of the yuan have also helped support the recent in run in gold prices, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It's worth noting, then, that the World Gold Council reported that demand in China fell 12 percent in the first quarter due to the country's continued economic slowdown as well as higher prices.
In addition, gold's application in technology fell 3 percent, as was demand from central banks.
Still, while global demand rose 21 percent, global supply rose only 5 percent, which could suggest a near-term floor for prices.
The World Gold Council said it anticipated that future investment and central bank gold demand would be supported by the ongoing market uncertainty, particularly around monetary policies.
That take was echoed last week by JPMorgan Private Bank's Solita Marcelli, who plainly told CNBC that the firm is recommending its clients position for a "new and very long bull market for gold." Marcelli said that with the continuation of so many negative interest rate policies around the world, gold will continue to be bought as an alternative currency. Further, she expects that in the interest of seeking a hedge to volatility, gold will remain attractive in an investing backdrop where bonds and US rates may cease to be the main "risk-off" asset.3
"Gold is a great portfolio hedge in an environment where the world government bonds are yielding at historically low levels," Marcelli said, adding that she believes the move will come slowly and that the key $1,400-an-ounce level for gold is the "first line in the sand." While Marcelli admits the move will come slowly, she remains convinced that the commodity will continue to grind higher — with that key $1,400 level being the first line in the sand. (The metal briefly crossed $1,300 an ounce earlier this month before recently retreating).
A more circumspect view was offered by Commerzbank analysts, who said while they didn't expect first-quarter investment demand to repeat itself, jewelry demand "should pick up again," supporting gold prices in the medium term.4
Depending on an individual investor's outlook on future global economic uncertainty, prospects for a further rally in gold might be extremely easy to visualize.
- Ese Erheriene, "Gold Demand Jumps to Record Level Thanks to Investment Buying," wsj.com, May 12, 2016.
- Ranjeetha Pakiam, "Central Bankers' Wisdom Faulted as Gold Holdings Surge 25%," Bloomberg.com, May 15, 2016, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-16/the-25-jump-in-gold-holdings-that-shows-angst-on-central-banks, (accessed May 16, 2016).
- Brian Price, "Gold has entered a new bull market: JPMorgan," cnbc.com, May 11, 2016, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/10/gold-has-entered-a-new-bull-market-jpmorgan.html, (accessed May 16, 2016).
- Ese Erheriene, "Gold Demand Jumps to Record Level Thanks to Investment Buying," wsj.com, May 12, 2016.
Investments in commodity-related products, such as precious metals, agricultural products, and oil may be subject to greater volatility and liquidity risks than investments in traditional securities. Commodity-related products can be significantly impacted by underlying commodity prices, world events, government regulations, and economic conditions, which can dramatically affect the value of an investment.


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Sunday, 15 December 2013
A Random Cupboard And An Arbitrary Aperitif
This challenge has forced me to look carefully at the contents (not something I do too often) and I'm surprised by how much the ingredients have changed from, say, twenty years ago. For instance, I seem to have developed a bit of a vinegar obsession. Twenty years ago, I might have had 3 or 4 different vinegars. It might not be obvious from the picture, but there are 14 different vinegars in that cupboard.
Then there are other things that I didn't use at all twenty years ago that have become essential cupboard ingredients. Top of that list is pomegranate molasses. I first bought a bottle in a Lebanese grocery shop in London in the 1990s and I had no idea what I was going to do with it. These days I get agitated if I don't have at least one spare bottle in the cupboard. When anyone extols the virtues to me of living deep in the countryside, I can't help thinking, "The peace and quiet and beautiful surroundings are all very well, but how far do you have to go to buy pomegranate molasses?"
The other thing that really struck me was how many bottles of booze have made their way into the kitchen from the official booze cabinet. This is partly because I've used them in cooking and can't be bothered to put them back and partly because of a bit of a weakness for the kitchen aperitif. Nothing gives me a more relaxed and happy feeling than a little apero as I look forward to a satisfying meal. A kir, a small glass of Banyuls, pommeau or pineau will usually make my day. (I'm not absolutely sure why or how there's a bottle of Latvian Black Balsam in the cupboard but I'll get around to using it sooner or later.)
I need a bracing aperitif after all that cupboard rumination and I've randomly (more or less) chosen a glass of floc de Gascogne. Floc is a combination of armagnac and grape juice from the south west of France and can be either rosé (actually quite a red shade of rosé at times) or white. It should be served chilled (though not too chilled), and will go down very well in an English kitchen on a winter's evening. It's probably even better sipped as the summer sun goes down on the Gers countryside, the distant Pyrénées fade into the darkening sky and the farmer wends his weary way home from his fields of maize, no doubt wondering just how far he'll have to go to get his hands on a decent bottle of pomegranate molasses.
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I don't think I have 14 vinegars but I do have quite a few, must have a go through my cupboard and sort it out when you get home :-) Since moving to the Charente we have taken a fancy to Pineau. We are lucky that we have a neighbour who buys it in bulk so we can buy from him and bottle ourselves :-)) Wishing you a wonderful 2014 and a great Christmas. DianeReplyDeleteReplies
You might be surprised by how many vinegars you have. I think they breed. I wish my neighbour had some pineau in bulk. Have a fine Christmas.Delete
LOVE a cupboard full of little bottles of undrinkable and unnamable booze! Thank you so much for taking part this month, gorgeous to have you on board, you didn't disappoint!ReplyDeleteReplies
It may not be undrinkable - I'll let you know as soon as I get thirsty enough.Delete
We also have many different types of vinegar. Twenty years ago I would probably have had only two bottles, one to put on my fish and chips and one bottle of the new fangled balsamic stuff which I felt I should have but didn't really know why!
oh I like this cupboard (pushes aside the vinegar to get to the booze) I haven't even heard of some of these drinks, let alone tried them. Pomegranate Molasses has been on my wish list for a while but I live even deeper in the countryside than you and just haven't got round to getting any!ReplyDeleteReplies
You really should try pomegranate molasses, it's definitely one of life's little pleasures - I think it might be addictive.Delete
What a great cupboard. I agree about the vinegars - I have many sorts too. Love Pineau, but it's so expensive in the UK. Haven't tried pomegranate molasses, so maybe it should be on my wishlist!ReplyDelete
Looks like a flipping good selection of contents to me Phil!ReplyDelete
There is plenty of inspirations here for festive fun, thanks for that. My best wishes to you for Christmas and New Year; it's been such a pleasure following your delicious blog:) OzlemReplyDeleteReplies
Many thanks for your kind wishes and many thanks too for the fine recipes and inspiration from your blog. Have an excellent holiday season.Delete
YOU, my friend are an education in itself! Yes! I noticed scads of vinegars, but wondered about that Pommeau (apple water? apple brandy?) what?) Nothing like a relaxing sip while cooking!ReplyDelete
You're too kind. I feel sure that to educate you need to know something useful in the first place and I'm not sure that I do. Just to be clear, though, pommeau is a reminder of happy days (and nights) in Normandy and is made from apple juice and calvados. It's a very fine apero even if you're not in Normandy.ReplyDelete
Wow - there's some intriguing drinks there. I know of pomegranate molasses but wouldn't know what to do with it at all - what do you use it for?ReplyDelete
There was me thinking that our 7 vinegars was pretty good,... :-)Replies
I use the lovely PM in slow-cooked meat dishes (it works with lamb, pork, duck, pigeon etc) and with veg (sweet potato, aubergine and squash are particularly good but it's also excellent with red cabbage). It works in marinades, glazes, salad dressings, dips, meatballs and couscous dishes. You can use it in drinks (although summer drinks are best) and I use it in desserts too. It works in or with ice creams, soft fruits and rice puddings.Delete
Right, OK I am convinced about the pomegranate molasses now. Please - recommend me a recipe.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's hard to pick one, but there's a very delicious dip called Muhammara and, since Mr Ottolenghi has done so much to promote PM in this country, I think I should recommend his recipe -Delete
My friend Ozlem has many fine recipes using PM over at -
Or, if you can put up with something much more trashy, there's my squash and sausage couscous -
14 vinegars - wow! I think er I have 3. Nope actually 4, I forgot the raspberry vinegar. Must use that more!! I am loving everyone's cupboards, yours are full but very neat looking!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm really happy that you think my cupboard looks neat - I think the camera might lie. I must admit that many of the vinegars are homemade fruit and herb vinegars - I'm not a fanatic vinegar collector, honest. Well, maybe I am a bit.Delete
Your cupboard is exceptionally tidy, with an excellent alcohol to other goods ratio. Though I am going to have to google 'Latvian Black Balsam', it sounds like it's been taken from the first line of a Personals ad. I absolutely love pineau - it was my post-work apero of choice when our local was a tiny pub in Hampstead. I'd chosen it randomly from the drinks list one day and didn't know anything about it. Several years later, while wending our way through France, we ended up spending a couple of weeks in the Charente and I had an epiphany: this was the home of it!ReplyDelete


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