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My boyfriend recently bought me a very cute purse for Christmas...?

The brand of the purse is Elliott Lucca. I'm not real familar with it & I am huge on purse, i.e. Coach, Louie, etc. Just wondering your thoughts????

They make such a nice purses. Very classy looking. You should thank him.

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Expert Tips on Buying and Selling Medium Term Notes (mtns)

While we discuss the importance of understanding MTNs (Medium-term Notes), we would like to preface with saying that much of this is personal opinion, observation, experience and activities that are none other than our research from InvestorEarth. There is much more to learn on the dynamics of the emanation of MTNs, how MTNs culminated and where they are going that we can't cover in this article. That is for another day; today, we will be giving you a simple overview of the life of a MTN.

This article will be comprised of certain inalienable truths and falsehoods. We'd like to review those one by one.

In much of this unique world of MTNs, CMOs and BGs, there is a seemingly generation full of passed down protocols. Something that we hear quite often is that there is no need and no such requirement for a POFs (Proof of Funds) Contract. While this may appear to be so for those more experienced in this genre of offerings, when the procedures are read, you will see that MT103/23, MT760's, MT799/999's, et. Cetera are etched within. These "MT-derivative" instruments are forms of POFs. Should you run across a client, buyer or representative colloquially bragging that they will not be providing POF's upfront; kindly and softly discourage further relations and discussion.

We hear it from others and it mystifies us continually when it is said that pension fund "Acquisition Groups" are prolific buyers. Where this idea has emanated from is beyond us but this is not the case. These pension fund managers are actually attempting to buy paper without any type of VOF (verification of funds) and are in reality attempting to use someone else's liquidity or in essence, "flip invoices". Steer clear of these groups as well as you will typically find yourself running on a wheel spindle inside a cage.

During a spot buy, the buyer/client is entitled to see the ISIN/CUSIP of the instrument. This however does not mean that they are entitled to see it for a contract. Some clients may ask you for the ISIN/CUSIP. Advise the client that they will have the opportunity to verify the instrument before paying and it does not follow protocol nor will they be allowed to view it ahead of time.

We are amused with the frequency of how often we hear six simple words; "I am direct to the Buyer" or, "I am the Buyer's Mandate". Ask if they are contracted or chartered by the client to get them paper. Do they directly correspond with the client or do they go through someone else. Typically, we find out that this wording means that they know someone who knows somebody who can get in touch of someone somehow. The key question is to ask how many people are involved to get "them" direct. The job does not fall on us to be your shoppers. Be sure to ask lots of specific, hard questions that require specific answers and don't be blinded by generalities in your excitement of getting a deal done.

There are those who profess to buy paper and then there are those who propose to buy paper. Two little words make a huge difference. When a week goes by and you hear, "The buyer is working on the paperwork", the reason the LOR/FPA hasn't been returned is typically conjunctive with the fact that "I have not found anyone who will follow along with the procedures". When a LOR/FPA isn't returned within a few hours, we know that this more than likely is a "dead buyer". For this reason, we do not forward any documents to anyone other than the client or his direct representative. Clients buy paper. That is what they do and how they realize phenomenal returns and continue to do so. When they are searching for more fresh cut and seasoned paper, it is because their appetite is larger than their available sources.

It is also heard that "brokers" can determine the amount of the split on the FPA. Broker's greed can more often than not kill the deal and result in the involved brokers being blacklisted. The Client determines ultimately the actions of the FPA. As always in our case, we usually see one, sometimes two available slots out of three that are proportionately shared in the fees. Many groups never make it past this phase.

The timeframe for an MTN to close is roughly a week when due diligence, compliance and verification of funds are fulfilled. Deals do not close in a day. One snag that holds up transactions is that the client wants to talk to the platform trader. This usually means that the client is a broker. Trade platforms never talk to a client until compliance has been met.

Another hiccup is when the client wants to modify a trade contract to further cater to his wishes. This never materializes and typically results in the client no longer being able to work with the trading platform. Remember that LORs and RWA's are guidelines only and are not set in stone. It is ultimately up to the trade platform and program being offered. Remember in the world of MTNs and BGs, the seller drives the boat, not the client.

These are the main cliff notes, so to speak, of the progression of MTN's. While vague and not too involved, there are articles we have explaining it in much greater details that are available at InvestorEarth.com and are available upon an invitation to review our detailed educational reports. InvestorEarth.com is pleased to be educators on these and other high yield investment matters and welcomes further questions.

To your success.

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How to craft your dream charm bracelets

CZ jewelry is on boom in today's date. Even those having diamond jewelry are shifting over to this as they want to safeguard their expensive accessories. Since CZ jewelry has varieties kinds of accessories, from simple stud earrings to eternity rings for your wedding. Now how about making a tinkle for you and using various charms made of this stone. We all know that charm bracelets are very much in fashion and nearly every other person has at least one then why not you. If you do not wish to spend huge amount on this bracelet, you can simply try the other way that is known as "altered art".

You can choose various things around you and tailor a perfect charm bracelet for yourself. This is a kind of green activity that encourages you to recycle things around you. You just need to have a focused and imaginative mind and you are there with an amazing piece of jewelry that will gain you applause from everybody around. You can use your old sterling silver bracelets and add the charms to it made in Cubic zirconia or you can use simple thing around you depending on the nature of use of the wristlet.

There is nothing like right or wrong with such wristlets. You can make as many you want and in as many styles you want. The easiest way to go is to collect all your old jewelry and them reassemble them in such a way that it can turn out to be a nice wristlet. You are not at all required to be blessed with technical knowledge or any such special skill or talent. You just ought to be yourself and think what you desire and surely what you design will be an amazing piece to look at. Also try to go with used CZ jewelry and assemble it as it won't even cost you much.

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Posted by diana, I'm writing a jewelry guide blog, there are many articles and pitures about Jewelry for example sterling silver rings, pearl earrings, sterling silver necklaces and more.

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Central African Republic

History

Main article: History of the Central African Republic

Pre-history

Between about 1000 BC and 1000 AD, Adamawa-Eastern-speaking peoples spread eastward from Cameroon to Sudan and settled in most of the territory of the CAR. During the same period, a much smaller number of Bantu-speaking immigrants settled in Southwestern CAR and some Central Sudanic-speaking populations settled along the Oubangi.

The majority of the CAR's inhabitants thus speak Adamawa-Eastern languages or Bantu languages belonging to the Niger-Congo family. A minority speak Central Sudanic languages of the Nilo-Saharan family. More recent immigrants include many Muslim merchants who most often speak Arabic or Hausa.

Exposure to the outside world

Until the early 1800s, the peoples of the CAR lived beyond the expanding Islamic frontier in the Sudanic zone of Africa and thus had relatively little contact with Abrahamic religions or northern economies. During the first decades of the nineteenth century, however, Muslim traders began increasingly to penetrate the region of the CAR and to cultivate special relations with local leaders in order to facilitate their trade and settlement in the region.

The initial arrival of Muslim traders in the early 1800s was relatively peaceful and depended upon the support of local peoples, but after about 1850, slave traders with well-armed soldiers began to penetrate the region. Between c. 1860 and 1910, slave traders from Sudan, Chad, Cameroon, Dar al-Kuti in Northern CAR and Nzakara and Zande states in Southeastern CAR exported much of the population of Eastern CAR, a region with very few inhabitants today.

French colonialism

Main article: Ubangi-Shari

Oubangui-Chari in 1910

European penetration of Central African territory began in the late nineteenth century during the so-called Scramble for Africa (c. 18751900). Count Savorgnan de Brazza took the lead in establishing the French Congo with headquarters in the city named after him, Brazzaville, and sent expeditions up the Ubangi River in an effort to expand France's claims to territory in Central Africa. King Leopold II of Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom also competed to establish their claims to territory in the Central African region.

In 1889 the French established a post on the Ubangi River at Bangui, the future capital of Ubangi-Shari and the CAR. De Brazza then sent expeditions in 189091 up the Sangha River in what is now Southwestern CAR, up the center of the Ubangi basin toward Lake Chad, and eastward along the Ubangi River toward the Nile. De Brazza and the procolonial in France wished to expand the borders of the French Congo to link up with French territories in West Africa, North Africa and East Africa.

In 1894, the French Congo's borders with Leopold II's Congo Free State and German Cameroon were fixed by diplomatic agreements. Then, in 1899, the French Congo's border with Sudan was fixed along the Congo-Nile watershed, leaving France without her much coveted outlet on the Nile and turning Southeastern Ubangi-Shari into a cul-de-sac.

Once European negotiators agreed upon the borders of the French Congo, France had to decide how to pay for the costly occupation, administration, and development of the territory. The reported financial successes of Leopold II's concessionary companies in the Congo Free State convinced the French government in 1899 to grant 17 private companies large concessions in the Ubangi-Shari region. In return for the right to exploit these lands by buying local products and selling European goods, the companies promised to pay rent to the colonial state and to promote the development of their concessions. The companies employed European and African agents who frequently used extremely brutal and atrocious methods to force Central Africans to work for them. At the same time, the French colonial administration began to force Central Africans to pay taxes and to provide the state with free labor. The companies and French administration often collaborated in their efforts to force Central Africans to work for their benefit, but they also often found themselves at odds.

Some French officials reported abuses committed by private company militias and even by their own colonial colleagues and troops, but efforts to bring these criminals to justice almost always failed. When news of atrocities committed against Central Africans by concessionary company employees and colonial officials or troops reached France and caused an outcry, there were investigations and some feeble attempts at reform, but the situation on the ground in Ubangi-Shari remained essentially the same.

Stamp from 1924

In the meantime, during the first decade of French colonial rule (c. 19001910), the rulers of African states in the Ubangi-Shari region increased their slave raiding activities and also their sale of local products to European companies and the colonial state. They took advantage of their treaties with the French to procure more weapons which were used to capture more slaves and so much of the eastern half of Ubangi-Shari was depopulated as a result of the export of Central Africans by local rulers during the first decade of colonial rule. Those who had power, Africans and Europeans, often made life miserable for those who did not have the power to resist.

During the second decade of colonial rule (c. 19101920), armed employees of private companies and the colonial state continued to use brutal methods to deal with local populations who resisted forced labor but the power of local African rulers was destroyed and so slave raiding was greatly diminished. In 1911, the Sangha and Lobaye basins were ceded to Germany as part of an agreement which gave France a free-hand in Morocco and so Western Ubangi-Shari came under German rule until World War I, during which France reconquered this territory by using Central African troops.

The third decade of colonial rule (19201930) was a period of transition during which a network of roads was built, cash crops were promoted, mobile health services were formed to combat sleeping sickness, and Protestant missions established stations in different parts of the country. New forms of forced labor were also introduced, however, as the French conscripted large numbers of Ubangians to work on the Congo-Ocean Railway and many of these recruits died of exhaustion and illness.

In 1925 the French writer Andr Gide published Voyage au Congo in which he described the alarming consequences of conscription for the Congo-Ocean railroad and exposed the continuing atrocities committed against Central Africans in Western Ubangi-Shari by employees of the Forestry Company of Sangha-Ubangi, for example. In 1928 a major insurrection, the Kongo-Wara 'war of the hoe handle' broke out in Western Ubangi-Shari and continued for several years. The extent of this insurrection, perhaps the largest anticolonial rebellion in Africa during the interwar years, was carefully hidden from the French public because it provided evidence, once again, of strong opposition to French colonial rule and forced labor.

During the fourth decade of colonial rule (c. 19301940), cotton, tea, and coffee emerged as important cash crops in Ubangi-Shari and the mining of diamonds and gold began in earnest. Several cotton companies were granted purchasing monopolies over large areas of cotton production and were thus able to fix the prices paid to cultivators in order to assure profits for their shareholders. Europeans established coffee plantations and Central Africans also began to cultivate coffee.

The fifth decade of colonial rule (c. 19401950) was shaped by the Second World War and the political reforms which followed in its wake. In September 1940 pro-Gaullist French officers took control of Ubangi-Shari.

Independence

On 1 December 1958 the colony of Ubangi-Shari became an autonomous territory within the French Community and took the name Central African Republic. The founding father and president of the Conseil de Gouvernement, Barthlmy Boganda, died in a mysterious plane accident in 1959, just eight days before the last elections of the colonial era. On 13 August 1960 the Central African Republic gained its independence and two of Boganda's closest aides, Abel Goumba and David Dacko, became involved in a power struggle. With the backing of the French, Dacko took power and soon had Goumba arrested. By 1962 President Dacko had established a one-party state.

On 31 December 1965 Dacko was overthrown in the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'tat by Colonel Jean-Bdel Bokassa, who suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly. President Bokassa declared himself President for life in 1972, and named himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire on 4 December 1976. A year later, Emperor Bokassa crowned himself in a lavish and expensive ceremony that was ridiculed by much of the world. In 1979 France carried out a coup against Bokassa and "restored" Dacko to power. Dacko, in turn, was overthrown in a coup by General Andr Kolingba on 1 September 1981.

Kolingba suspended the constitution and ruled with a military junta until 1985. He introduced a new constitution in 1986 which was adopted by a nationwide referendum. Membership in his new party, the Rassemblement Dmocratique Centrafricain (RDC) was voluntary. In 1987, semi-competitive elections to parliament were held and municipal elections were held in 1988. Kolingba's two major political opponents, Abel Goumba and Ange-Flix Patass, boycotted these elections because their parties were not allowed to compete.

By 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pro-democracy movement became very active. In May 1990 a letter signed by 253 prominent citizens asked for the convocation of a National Conference but Kolingba refused this request and detained several opponents. Pressure from the United States, more reluctantly from France, and from a group of locally represented countries and agencies called GIBAFOR (France, USA, Germany, Japan, EU, World Bank and UN) finally led Kolingba to agree, in principle, to hold free elections in October 1992, with help from the UN Office of Electoral Affairs. After using the excuse of alleged irregularities to suspend the results of the elections as a pretext for holding on to power, President Kolingba came under intense pressure from GIBAFOR to establish a "Conseil National Politique Provisoire de la Rpublique" (Provisional National Political Council) (CNPPR) and to set up a "Mixed Electoral Commission" which included representatives from all political parties.

When elections were finally held in 1993, again with the help of the international community, Ange-Flix Patass came in first in the first round and Kolingba came in fourth after Abel Goumba and David Dacko. In the second round, Patass won 53 percent of the vote while Goumba won 45.6 percent. Most of Patass's support came from Gbaya, Kare and Kaba voters in seven heavily populated prefectures in the northwest while Goumba's support came largely from ten less-populated prefectures in the south and east. Furthermore, Patass's party, the Mouvement pour la Libration du Peuple Centrafricain (MLPC) or Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People gained a simple but not an absolute majority of seats in parliament, which meant Patass needed coalition partners.

Patass relieved former President Kolingba of his military rank of general in March 1994 and then charged several former ministers with various crimes. Patass also removed many Yakoma from important, lucrative posts in the government. Two hundred mostly Yakoma members of the presidential guard were also dismissed or reassigned to the army. Kolingba's RDC loudly proclaimed that Patass's government was conducting a "witch hunt" against the Yakoma.

A new constitution was approved on 28 December 1994 and promulgated on 14 January 1995, but this constitution, like those before it, did not have much impact on the practice of politics. In 19961997, reflecting steadily decreasing public confidence in its erratic behaviour, three mutinies against Patass's government were accompanied by widespread destruction of property and heightened ethnic tension. On 25 January 1997, the Bangui Peace Accords were signed which provided for the deployment of an inter-African military mission, the Mission Interafricaine de Surveillance des Accords de Bangui (MISAB). Mali's former president, Amadou Tour, served as chief mediator and brokered the entry of ex-mutineers into the government on 7 April 1997. The MISAB mission was later replaced by a U.N. peacekeeping force, the Mission des Nations Unies en RCA (MINURCA).

In 1998 parliamentary elections resulted in Kolingba' RDC winning 20 out of 109 seats, which constituted a comeback, but in 1999, notwithstanding widespread public anger in urban centers with his corrupt rule, Patass won free elections to become president for a second term. On 28 May 2001 rebels stormed strategic buildings in Bangui in an unsuccessful coup attempt. The army chief of staff, Abel Abrou, and General Francois N'Djadder Bedaya were shot, but Patass regained the upper hand by bringing in at least 300 troops of the rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba from over the river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by Libyan soldiers.

In the aftermath of this failed coup, militias loyal to Patass sought revenge against rebels in many neighborhoods of the capital, Bangui, that resulted in the destruction of many homes as well as the torture and murder of many opponents. Eventually Patass came to suspect that General Franois Boziz was involved in another coup attempt against him and so Boziz fled with loyal troops to Chad. In March 2003, Boziz launched a surprise attack against Patass, who was out of the country. Libyan troops and some 1,000 soldiers of Bemba's Congolese rebel organization failed to stop the rebels, who took control of the country and thus succeeded in overthrowing Patass.

Franois Boziz suspended the constitution and named a new cabinet which included most opposition parties. Abel Goumba, "Mr. Clean", was named vice-president, which gave Boziz's new government a positive image. Boziz established a broad-based National Transition Council to draft a new constitution and announced that he would step down and run for office once the new constitution was approved. A national dialogue was held from 15 September to 27 October 2003, and Boziz won a fair election that excluded Patass, to be elected president on a second ballot, in May 2005.

Humanitarian situation, peacebuilding, and development

The Central African Republic is heavily dependent upon multilateral foreign aid and the presence of numerous NGOs which provide services which the government fails to provide. As one UNDP official put it, the CAR is a country "sous serum," or a country metaphorically hooked up to an IV. (Mehler 2005:150). The very presence of numerous foreign personnel and organizations in the country, including peacekeepers and even refugee camps, provides an important source of revenue for many Central Africans.

The country is self-sufficient in food crops, but much of the population lives at a subsistence level. Livestock development is hindered by the presence of the tsetse fly.

In 2006 due to ongoing violence, over 50,000 in the country's north-west were at risk of starvation, and this was only averted thanks to United Nations support.[citation needed]

Peacebuilding Commission places Central African Republic on agenda On 12 June 2008, the Central African Republic became the fourth country to be placed on the agenda of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, which was set up in 2005 to help countries emerging from conflict avoid the slide back into war or chaos. The 31-member body agreed to take up the situation after a request from the government.

Peacebuilding Fund The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on 8 January 2008 that the Central African Republic was eligible to receive assistance from the Peacebuilding Fund. Three priority areas were identified: 1) Security sector reform 2) Promotion of good governance and the rule of law and 3) Revitalization of communities affected by conflicts.

Politics

Main article: Politics of the Central African Republic

Franois Boziz is President of the country. A new constitution was approved by voters in a referendum held on December 5, 2004. Full multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections were held in March 2005, with a second round in May. Boziz was declared the winner after a run-off vote.

In February 2006, there were reports of widespread violence in the northern part of the CAR. Thousands of refugees fled their homes, caught in the crossfire of battles between government troops and rebel forces. More than 7,000 people fled to neighboring Chad. Those who remained in the CAR told of government troops systematically killing men and boys suspected of cooperating with rebels.

Prefectures and sub-prefectures

Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Main articles: Prefectures of the Central African Republic and Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic is divided into 14 administrative prefectures (prfectures), along with 2 economic prefectures (prfectures economiques) and one autonomous commune. The prefectures are further divided into 71 sub-prefectures (sous-prfectures).

The prefectures include:

Bamingui-Bangoran

Basse-Kotto

Haute-Kotto

Haut-Mbomou

Kmo

Lobaye

Mambr-Kad

Mbomou

Nana-Mambr

Ombella-M'Poko

Ouaka

Ouham

Ouham-Pend

Vakaga

the two economic prefectures are Nana-Grbizi and Sangha-Mbar; the commune is Bangui.

Geography

Main article: Geography of the Central African Republic

Satellite image of Central African Republic, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library

Map of the Central African Republic

Ubangi River on the outskirts of Bangui.

The Central African Republic is a land-locked nation within the interior of the African continent. It is bordered by the countries of Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

Much of the country consists of flat, or rolling plateau savanna, typically about 1,640 feet (500 m) above sea level, of which most of the northern half lies within the World Wildlife Fund's East Sudanian savanna ecoregion. In the northeast are the Fertit Hills, and there are scattered hills in southwest part of the country. To the northwest is the Yade Massif, a granite plateau with an altitude of 3,750 feet (1,143 m).

At 240,519 square miles (622,941 km2), the Central African Republic is the world's 42nd-largest country. It is comparable in size to the Ukraine, and is somewhat smaller than the US state of Texas.

Much of the southern border is formed by tributaries of the Congo River, with the Mbomou River in the east merging with the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. In the west, the Sangha River flows through part of the country. The eastern border lies along the edge of the Nile river watershed.

Estimates of the amount of the country covered by forest ranges up to 8%, with the densest parts in the south. The forest is highly diverse, and includes commercially important species of Ayous, Sapelli and Sipo. The deforestation rate is 0.4% per annum, and lumber poaching is commonplace.

The climate of the C.A.R. is generally tropical. The northern areas are subject to harmattan winds, which are hot, dry, and carry dust. The northern regions have been subject to desertification, and the northeast is desert. The remainder of the country is prone to flooding from nearby rivers.

In the November 2008 issue of National Geographic, the Central African Republic was named the country least affected by light pollution.

Economy

Main article: Economy of the Central African Republic

A boy playing with a burnt kerosene lamp in the city of Birao, Central African Republic. The town was almost completely burnt down in March 2007 during fighting between rebels and government troops.

The economy of the CAR is dominated by the cultivation and sale of food crops such as cassava, peanuts, maize, sorghum, millet, sesame, plantain and sara[disambiguation needed]. The annual real GDP growth rate is just above 3%. The importance of foodcrops over exported cash crops is indicated by the fact that the total production of cassava, the staple food of most Central Africans, ranges between 200,000 and 300,000 tons a year, while the production of cotton, the principal exported cash crop, ranges from 25,000 to 45,000 tons a year. Foodcrops are not exported in large quantities but they still constitute the principal cash crops of the country because Central Africans derive far more income from the periodic sale of surplus foodcrops than from exported cash crops such as cotton or coffee.

The CAR's largest import partner is South Korea (20.2%), followed by France (13.6%) and Cameroon (7.7%), while its largest export partner is Japan (40.4%), followed by Belgium (9.8%) and China (8.2%).

Many rural and urban women also transform foodcrops into alcoholic drinks such as sorghum beer or hard liquor and derive considerable income from the sale of these drinks. Much of the income derived from the sale of foods and alcohol is not "on the books" and thus is not considered in calculating per capita income, which is one reason why official figures for per capita income are not accurate in the case of the CAR.

The per capita income of the CAR is often listed as being around $300 a year, said to be one of the lowest in the world, but this figure is based mostly on reported sales of exports and largely ignores the more important but unregistered sale of foods, locally produced alcohol, diamonds, ivory, bushmeat, and traditional medicine, for example. The informal economy of the CAR is more important than the formal economy for most Central Africans.

Diamonds constitute the most important export of the CAR, accounting for 4055% of export revenues, but an estimated 3050% of the diamonds produced each year leave the country clandestinely. Export trade is hindered by poor economic development, and the location of this country far from the coast.

The wilderness regions of this country have potential as ecotourist destinations. The country is noted for its population of forest elephants. In the southwest, the Dzanga-Sangha National Park is a rain forest area. To the north, the Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park has been well-populated with wildlife, including leopards, lions, and rhinos. To the northeast the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. However the population of wildlife in these parks has severely diminished over the past 20 years due to poaching, particularly from the neighboring Sudan.

The CAR is a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).

The CAR is ranked 180 out of 181 on 'ease of business' in the 2009 Doing Business Report of the World Bank Group. The 'ease of business' ranking uses a composite index on regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of the Central African Republic

A village in the Central African Republic

The population has almost quadrupled since independence. In 1960 the population was 1,232,000. Now the population is 4,422,000. (2009 UN est.) Note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

The United Nations estimates that approximately 11% of the population aged 15 49 is HIV positive. Only 3% of the country has antiretroviral therapy available, compared to 17% coverage in neighbouring countries of Chad and the Republic of the Congo.

The nation is divided into over 80 ethnic groups, each having its own language. The largest ethnic groups are the Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, and Yakoma 4%, with 2% others, including Europeans of mostly French descent.

Health

Main article: Health in the Central African Republic

Female life expectancy at birth was 48.2 and male life expectancy at birth was at 45.1 in 2007. The fertility rate is at about five births per woman. Government expenditure on health was at US$ 20 (PPP) per person in 2006. There were 8 physicians per 100,000 people in 2004. Government expenditure on health was at 10.9 % of total government expenditure in 2006.

Religion

Main article: Religion in the Central African Republic

Religion in the Central African Republic

religion

percent

Christian

 

50%

Indigenous

 

35%

Islam

 

15%

Christians form 50 percent of the population, while 35 percent of the population maintain Indigenous beliefs, and Islam is practiced by approximately 15 percent of the country's population.

There are many missionary groups operating in the country, including Lutherans, Baptists, Catholics, Grace Brethren, and Jehovah's Witnesses. While these missionaries are predominantly from the United States, France, Italy, and Spain, many are also from Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and other African countries. Many missionaries left the country due to fighting between rebel and government forces in 2002 and 2003. Many have now returned to the country and resumed their activities.

Culture

Music

Main article: Music of the Central African Republic

Education

Main article: Education in the Central African Republic

Public education in the Central African Republic is free, and education is compulsory from ages 6 to 14. About half the adult population of the country is illiterate. The country has the University of Bangui.

See also

List of writers from the Central African Republic

See also

Africa portal

Main article: Outline of the Central African Republic

List of Central African Republic-related topics

Transport in the Central African Republic

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^ Countries

^ http://data.unaids.org/pub/GlobalReport/2006/2006_GR_ANN3_en.pdf

^ a b c d http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_CAF.html

^ http://www.afro.who.int/home/countries/fact_sheets/car.pdf

^ the World Factbook

^ U.S. Department of State

^ "Central African Republic". Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor (2001). Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). ^ http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/car_statistics.html

Further reading

Kalck, Pierre, Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, 2004

Petringa, Maria, Brazza, A Life for Africa (2006) ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0

Titley, Brian, Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa, 2002

External links

Find more about Central African Republic on Wikipedia's sister projects:

Definitions from Wiktionary

Textbooks from Wikibooks

Quotations from Wikiquote

Source texts from Wikisource

Images and media from Commons

News stories from Wikinews

Learning resources from Wikiversity

Government

Central African Republic Online

Chief of State and Cabinet Members

Overviews

Country Profile from BBC News

Central African Republic entry at The World Factbook

Central African Republic from UCB Libraries GovPubs

Central African Republic at the Open Directory Project

Wikimedia Atlas of the Central African Republic

News

Humanitarian news and analysis from IRIN Central African Republic

Central African Republic news headline links from AllAfrica.com

(French) RCA Info

Cultural

Baka Pygmies Culture and music of the first inhabitants of the Central African Republic, with photos and ethnographic notes

Tourism

Central African Republic travel guide from Wikitravel

Other

Central African Republic Pictures

location of Central African Republic on a 3D globe (Java)

Central African Republic at Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team (HDPT)

Central African Republic reports from Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

Johann Hari in Birao, Central African Republic Inside France's Secret War from The Independent, October 5, 2007

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 Central African Republic topics

Politics and government

Coat of Arms  Constitution  Corruption  Elections  Flag  Foreign relations  Human rights (GLBT  Women)  Law enforcement  Military  Ministers  National Assembly  Political parties  Politics  President  Prime Minister

History

Precolonial history  Oubangui-Chari (part of French Equatorial Africa)  Central African Empire  Patass presidency  Boziz coup

Geography and environment

Cities  Ecoregions  National Parks  Prefectures  Rivers  Sub-prefectures  Wildlife

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture  Airports  Banks  Communications  Companies  Mining  Tourism  Trade unions  Transport

Culture and society

Demographics  Education  Films  Football (National team)  Holidays  Languages  Literature  Music  Religion (Catholicism  Islam)

Miscellany

Personalities on stamps  Public Holidays  Scouting

See also: List of Central African Republic-related topics

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Former French colonies in Africa and the Indian Ocean

Mahgreb

Algeria  Morocco (Arguin Island)  Tunisia

French West Africa

Cte d'Ivoire  Dahomey  French Sudan  Guinea  Mauritania  Niger  Senegal  Upper Volta

 

French Togoland  James Island  Albreda

French Equatorial Africa

Chad  Gabon  Middle Congo  Oubangui-Chari

Comoros

Anjouan  Grande Comore  Mohli

 

French Somaliland (Djibouti)  Madagascar  Ile de France  Seychelles

 

Geographic locale

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Countries and territories of Africa

West Africa

Benin  Burkina Faso  Cape Verde  Cte d'Ivoire  The Gambia  Ghana  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali  Mauritania  Niger  Nigeria  Senegal  Sierra Leone  Togo

North Africa

Algeria  Egypt  Libya  Mauritania  Morocco  Sudan  Tunisia

Central Africa

Angola  Burundi  Cameroon  Central African Republic  Chad  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo  Equatorial Guinea  Gabon  Rwanda  So Tom and Prncipe

East Africa

Burundi  Comoros  Djibouti  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Kenya  Madagascar  Malawi  Mauritius  Mozambique  Seychelles  Somalia  Tanzania  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe

Southern Africa

Botswana  Lesotho  Namibia  South Africa  Swaziland

 States with

limited recognition

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic  Somaliland

 Partially in Africa

France (Runion)  Italy (Pantelleria)  Portugal (Madeira)  Spain (Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberana)  Yemen (Socotra)

 Dependencies

Iles Eparses (France)  Mayotte (France)  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

 Disputed areas

Western Sahara

 

International membership

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African Union (AU)

Algeria  Angola  Benin  Botswana  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cameroon  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo  Cte d'Ivoire  Djibouti  Egypt  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Equatorial Guinea  Gabon  The Gambia  Ghana  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Kenya  Lesotho  Liberia  Libya  Madagascar  Malawi  Mali  Mauritania  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia  Niger  Nigeria  Rwanda  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic  So Tom and Prncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Somalia  South Africa  Sudan  Swaziland  Tanzania  Togo  Tunisia  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe

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Community of Sahel-Saharan States

Benin  Burkina Faso  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Cte d'Ivoire  Djibouti  Egypt  Eritrea  The Gambia  Ghana  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Libya  Mali  Morocco  Niger  Nigeria  Senegal  Sierra Leone  Somalia  Sudan  Togo  Tunisia 

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Member states and observers of the Francophonie

Members

Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Belgium (French Community)  Benin  Bulgaria  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  Cameroon  Canada (New Brunswick  Quebec)  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Cyprus1  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo  Cte d'Ivoire  Djibouti  Dominica  Egypt  Equatorial Guinea  France (French Guiana  Guadeloupe  Martinique  St. Pierre and Miquelon)  Gabon  Ghana1  Greece  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Haiti  Laos  Luxembourg  Lebanon  Macedonia2  Madagascar  Mali  Mauritania  Mauritius  Moldova  Monaco  Morocco  Niger  Romania  Rwanda  St. Lucia  So Tom and Prncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Switzerland  Togo  Tunisia  Vanuatu  Vietnam

Observers

Austria  Croatia  Czech Republic  Georgia  Hungary  Latvia  Lithuania  Mozambique  Poland  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Thailand  Ukraine

1 Associate member. 2 Provisionally referred to by the Francophonie as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"; see Macedonia naming dispute.

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Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

Members

Afghanistan  Albania  Algeria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Benin  Burkina Faso  Brunei  Cameroon  Chad  Comoros  Cte d'Ivoire  Djibouti  Egypt  Gabon  Gambia  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Guyana  Indonesia  Iran  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Libya  Maldives  Malaysia  Mali  Mauritania  Morocco  Mozambique  Niger  Nigeria  Oman  Pakistan  Palestine  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Senegal  Sierra Leone  Somalia  Sudan  Suriname  Syria  Tajikistan  Turkey  Tunisia  Togo  Turkmenistan  Uganda  Uzbekistan  United Arab Emirates  Yemen

Observers

Countries and territories

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Central African Republic  Russia  Thailand  Northern Cyprus (as Turkish Cypriot State)

Muslim communities

Moro National Liberation Front

International organizations

Economic Cooperation Organization  African Union  Arab League  Non-Aligned Movement  United Nations

 

Languages

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Niger-Congo-speaking nations

 

Kordofanian

 Sudan

 

Mande

   

 Gambia

 Guinea

 Guinea-Bissau

 Mali

 Mauritania

 Senegal

 Sierra Leone

 Liberia

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Nigeria

 Burkina Faso

 Benin

 Togo

 

Atlantic-Congo

   

Atlantic

 Benin

 Burkina Faso

 Cameroon

 CAR

Ijoid

 Nigeria

 Chad

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Gambia

 Guinea

Dogon

 Mali

 Guinea-Bissau

 Liberia

 Mali

 Mauritania

 Niger

 Senegal

 Sierra Leone

 Sudan

 Togo

 

Volta-Congo

   

Senufo

 Benin

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Mali

Gur

 Benin

 Burkina Faso

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Ghana

 Mali

 Nigeria

 Togo

Adamawa-Ubangi

 Cameroon

 CAR

 Chad

 Nigeria

Kru

 Burkina Faso

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Liberia

Kwa

 Benin

 Cte d'Ivoire

 Ghana

 Nigeria

 Togo

 

Benue-Congo

   

Bantu

 Angola

 Botswana

 Burundi

 Cameroon

 DRC

Yoruba and Igbo

 Nigeria

 Rep. of the Congo

 Equatorial Guinea

 Gabon

 Kenya

 Lesotho

 Nigeria

 Malawi

 Mozambique

 Namibia

 Rwanda

 South Africa

 Swaziland

 Tanzania

 Uganda

 Zambia

 Zimbabwe

CAR = Central African Republic  DRC = Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Today, the size and shape of key rings became so varied that you can even customize your own. If you want to place your logo in it or on it, you can do so through overprinting or engraving. Companies are being creative in their design, color and material used when using key rings as their promotional materials. From affordable plastic-made key rings to high quality metal, the materials and designs are up to your imagination.

Before deciding on the design of the key ring you would like to make, know first your actual budget. Your budget will determine the limitations you have regarding the design, shape, size and material you can use. Ask for a quotation from various suppliers and look into not just the final cost but also the artwork.

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One of the biggest advantage of using key ring as your promotional tool is that it is very flexible for you can design it as you need. Find a supplier that can meet your requirement in terms of budget and design. The key rings will be distributed to your valuable clients and can also be displayed on your marketing collaterals such as your flyers, brochures and even on the website so you better make sure that it is of high standards.

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Coach handbags-wholesale discount coach handbags

What woman doesn't love buying a new handbag? Each woman is different, since each needs different types of features. The modern woman needs a compartment for her cell phone, while the older generation may just want a compartment for change. Whichever type of purse a woman prefers, getting a named brand one at a discounted price is simply heaven. There are outlets that cater to these types of handbag shoppers and even those with a fat wallet will still go there to get a good bargain.

Coach Handbag (purse-wholesale.net) are a place to go to get the most sought after handbags. Celebrities want them, the elite want them, and even teenage girls want them. This is because Coach is one of the most recognized names in the fashion world.

The founder was inspired to make the handbags from looking at the material of the baseball glove. He figured that the material would be perfect for a versatile, yet stylish product. Since its conception, this handbag as been made in a variety of designs, colors, and materials that have caught the eyes and hearts of women all over the world.

purse-wholesale net were first opened over 50 years ago and were family owned workshops. Since then, the outlets have risen from a few shops and 6 workmen, to 300 stores in the US alone. The outlets use multi-channel distribution methods and plan to open more stores internationally in the coming years. You can also find Coach merchandise in finer department stores and boutiques.

Currently, the headquarters are situated in NY and is a publicly traded company (stock exchange symbol COH). They also have offices in Japan, and nineteen other countries.

purse-wholesale net now feature women's accessories (wallets, cosmetic cases, shoes, bracelets, scarves, belts, hats, sunglasses, key rings, charms, and watches), and travel items (luggage, totes, briefcases, and planners).

Not only does the company offer women's collections, they also cater to men and babies as well. But just for fun, lets talk about the handbags available from Coach.

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There are far more gorgeous handbags available online or in the outlet. So stop by, or point and click, you'll find something you like!

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How To Lose Belly Fat After Having A Baby

This article discusses the glycemic index and the glycemic load which are both measurements of the amount of sugar in a food and how fast and high it raises the blood glucose level. If you want to lose weight healthy you need to concentrate on eating low glycemic index foods which will not raise your insulin levels very high and will reduce your risk of developing diabetes type II and cardiovascular disease.

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Weight loss for many people means radical diets and unnatural 'quick weight loss' gimmicks. In this article we reveal how is it is to lose weight naturally and safely without dieting. We look out how to lose weight permanently to avoid the on again and off again diet roller coaster.

Amid all the changes in 2008 we saw the decline of the economy. Most diets require expensive ingredients that your wallet really can't handle. The multi-million dollar diet industry continues to grow with new weight loss products supplements and special foods that promise to help you lose weight. After running the numbers it's clear that dieting doesn't always help you stick with your budget. But don't let this discourage you. We will present a series of informative articles that will help you lose weight and takes into consideration a sensitive budget!

What is visualization and what does it have to do with weight loss? Losing weight by seeing your body as you want it to be. In order to do this you put the vision of a beautiful body in your mind and direct that vision to your subconscious. This in turn causes you to act in a more positive and determined manner to attain your goals. It is the mind over matter theory. But can it work for you?

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Many people fail in their slimming process because they consume a lot more fat and sugar than they know about. Here are some practical advices about how you can get absolute control of your food consume and lifestyle to successfully get slim.

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3 Best Places to Wear your Crocs

Are Crocs best just worn inside the home so you can hide them from people? Of course not! Crocs have gained a good reputation among consumers and are now perfectly acceptable to wear to the streets or any casual gathering. Crocs has also released some new styles that are a lot less boxy or wide as the original Beach model. These new styles are also beautiful and can be worn with different types of casual outfits.

But the be it the Beach or the new Suede Alice, Crocs have now become so popular that you won't get any more uncomfortable stares from people for wearing a bold and candy colored footwear.

Where are the best places to wear the inexpensive and rubber clogs to? The best place to wear the shoes believe it or not is the work place. That is, if you don't work in a highly corporate setting where you are required to wear suits and pumps. If you work in the hospital, the mall, a school, or in an office where casual footwear is acceptable then make Crocs your choice of "work shoes". Crocs are extremely comfortable and should be a breeze to wear for 8 hours or more. Hospital workers and chefs have long discovered the benefits of wearing Crocs to work- the stress on their feet, angles, heels and legs are lessened and they find that they can stand and work for longer hours with roomy Crocs: Beach, Cayman, Endeavor and Professional. People who work in advertising agencies or design studios that are more lenient when it comes to dressing will benefit from the comfort of Crocs footwear. Somehow, it's easier to let the creative juices flowing when you are totally comfortable with your outfit. Pre-school teachers will be comfortable wearing the Prima or the Alice to work because they can easily run after the kids and move around the classroom.

Another great place to wear the Crocs in is the beach or the pool. With vents where air and water can easily pass through, Crocs are the perfect footwear to wear when you go swimming. They are very easy to wear and take off so you can easily slip them off when you want to go for a dip in the pool or when you want to swim in the ocean. You can also wear them as soon as you get out of the water because they easily dry. Getting them wet also won't result in any damage to the shoe. With the soles being slip-resistant, they are perfectly safe for kids to wear around the pool areas. You can also use them to go boating as they were really intended for this activity.

Another great place to wear your Crocs is in the great outdoors. Whether you are just working on a small patch of garden or taking a great adventure up the mountains, your Crocs will be the perfect shoes to wear. Crocs are comfortable and provide good traction. They are also water-resistant so you can wear them around the campsite or when you're going for a hike around the streams and brooks.

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Tips For New Casual Wear Varieties

Casual wear has turned cool and chic in the present times. Today, many designers develop casual wear in order to meet workers' clothing requirements.

Casual wear is typically the dress code for hotel dinners, family reunions, and certain social gatherings. Skin exposure is the majorly pronounced fashion in terms of casual wear. The exposure of the back, shoulders and thighs is not acceptable in this type of clothing. Many casual clothing are made in order to highlight colors as well as the movement with their eye-catching designs, as well as for the style that flows and flickers.

Casual wear has become smart and trendy in this new world. Nowadays, many designers create casual wear so as to meet the needs of the workers in terms of clothing. Casual wear is a type of dress code that emphasizes uniformity, comfort and personal looks over presentation. Outfits such as capris, kurtas, khakis, t-shirts, churidars, jeans, skirts all became elements of the casual wear collection.

Casual clothes are worn for every event, except for proper or formal occasions like weddings, business meetings, conference meetings and much more. The most familiar casual wear is the t-shirt and jeans. There are some types of casual wear like muscle shirts, casual shirts, cargo pants, jeans, t-shirts and shorts. Polo shirts can help add to your casual wear wardrobe.

T-shirt and blue jeans have been illustrated as the Casual Uniform. Amelia Bloomer, the famous designer in the 1990's, even presented her designs in trousers for women casual wear which is the alternative to the skirt and formal hoops. In recent fashion images, formal dresses are also considered as casual wear. Designers can push various quantities of dressing in this style of clothing.

Several tips to help with your casual look:

• Keep your formal or casual clothes clean, ironed, mended and in tip-top shape.
• Use casual handbags and accessories.
• Don't attempt to mix diamonds and gold watch with your attire.
• The way you buy career clothes is the same way you should buy your casual apparel.
• Avoid casual clichés such as leggings and baggy sweats.
• Choose sporty bags and watches to keep mixing styles.
• Choose casual wear that provide durability and comfort movement
• The best color and mix-and-match for casual clothing are khaki, tan, black and white
• When buying casual wear, think about the wardrobe and what kind of casual dress would be perfect for it.
• Look for a casual wear that is easy to wash and durable.

Types of Casual Wear

• Ladies Casual Jacket - This beautiful and attractive ladies casual jacket is perfect for youthful ladies and women who want to wear this in either winter or autumn seasons. It is mostly made of cotton and a tiny portion of spandex brush. The cost of this casual jacket for ladies is 10.50 US dollars.

• Men Casual Cabela's Long-sleeve - Made from forty to sixty percent poly cotton. It is ideal to wear this in business meetings, family dinners and junior proms. This men's casual Cabela's long-sleeve features long-wear elbow patches, adjustable two-button cuffs, breathable soft weave to make you comfortable and is washable with mild soap. Also, this apparel is machine washable.

• Prana Bias Casual Plaid Short Sleeve - This clothing is made out of 100 percent organic cotton. It offers a breezy and cool look for summer. It even has button down patches and snap closure front pockets. It is easy to clean and dry. The cost of this casual wear for men is 44 US dollars.

• Savile Dress Casual Shirt - This 100 percent Peruvian pima cotton features adjustable cuffs, flat-felled seams as well as a Gulfstream logo on the left chest and middle back pleats. It is ideal for fishermen and farmers. The price of this Savile dress casual shirt is 58 US dollars.

• Long Sleeve Jet Outline Casual T-Shirt - This beautiful and elegant casual t-shirt is made of heavyweight cotton. It is washable with mild soap and is easy to dry. The long sleeve jet outline casual t-shirt features back center pockets and front left side pocket. The average cost of this casual t-shirt is 11.40 US dollars.

• Classic Cimmaron Casual Leather Jacket - This is made from cimmaron leather cloth material. It is perfect for the winter, so as to warm you up. This casual jacket has two side pockets and an upper right and left pockets. The casual jacket is easy to clean and to dry and can be machine washed. The cost of this classic cimmaron casual leather jacket is 545 US dollars.

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Sandals for People With Orthopedic Foot Problems

When most people think of orthopedic footwear, the first thing that comes to mind is geriatric shoes in limited colors such as tan, beige, pearl gray and off-white. When planning your wardrobe for a fun vacation or trip to the beach, wearing orthopedic footwear is not on the top the list. Today, orthopedic footwear has made a huge strides in style. For example, you can purchase attractive looking orthopedic sandals to wear on the beach. In addition, orthopedic footwear comes in an assortment of colors that range from red to black and green to brown. So, you no longer have to compromise your level of comfort for fashionable footwear. 

Orthopedic flip flops

Orthopedic flip flops come in a variety of fashionable colors such as charcoal, black and even pink. Orthopedic flip flops also come with an adjustable sandal strap and even in Italian leather. In addition, many orthopedic flip flops have a removable insole with a Velcro closure to ensure a comfortable fit.

Shop for attractive orthopedic shoes online

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Tomorrow's Tamari Takes Time

Since the Buddhist monk Kakushin brought back the original soy sauce from China in 1254, soy sauce has become virtually ubiquitous world wide. So what is the difference between Soy Sauce, Shoyu and Tamari? Generally speaking, when people refer to soy sauce, they are referring to the light, fruity, salty taste of shoyu. Shoyu is made from a mash of soybeans and wheat.

At Samovar we decided to use traditional tamari instead, because it imparts a deeper, richer, darker, and more complex taste for our sauces, dips and marinades. Additionally, tamari in its traditional form, is wheat free. As an actual by-product from making soybean-miso-paste, our tamari is hand-made, and aged in cedar kegs for nearly two years by a family who has been doing it for nearly 400 years on the pristine island of Shodo. Because these kegs are no longer produced, our supplier is the only one in Japan making it this slow-aged way.

Sure it’s more costly when you compare it to the supermarket-soy sauce out there full of colorings, preservatives, sugar, salt, and additives. But, because we value health and taste above price, we believed strongly that nothing else compares to the rich, thick, velvety, and deeply flavorful profile of this tamari. Savor it and travel back to an era 400 years ago of hand-tied tatami mats, shoji screens, and bushido etiquette from feudal Japan.

Also, as our tamari is naturally fermented over many months, not only does it taste richer, it is also packed with healthy digestive enzymes and antioxidants.

As the world gets faster and faster and more industrialized, and as 99% of the soy sauce in the market is made in a matter of weeks, we feel really proud to offer you a soy sauce aged over two years ago by a family that takes their time to drink Organic Tea, and make our tamari the ancient, sloooooow way. Enjoy! Samovar Tea Lounge tea is super fresh, organic, & fair trade. Our herbal infusions are sourced primarily from the US, and the teas from small family artisans around the world. Buy tea online in our online tea store and savor fresh white, green, oolong, black, puerh, and herbal teas anytime.

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Girls need a change of styles and colors everyday to stay in the top fashion line, especially the youth. Roxy offers products for every aspect of the active girl's life. From handbag to Henley, wetsuit to tide watch. tReds.co.uk offers a nice range of flip flops and sandals from Roxy.

We cannot imagine our summers without some fitflops and sandals. They really add glamor and funk to our outlook. These shoes are best matches with Our casual outfits including shorts, mini skirts, long skirts, capris and even Pajamas.

Some excellent designs from Roxy are Anna, Zuma, Coline, Iman, Sidewalk and Polka. Zuma constitutes a super comfortable spongey rubber outsole, Soft rubber footstrap and an embossed Roxy heart logo. Belinda which is a light weight foam rubber construction sole with plastic foot thong. Perfect for relaxing your feet after your hectic long day.

Tallia is another light weight item with foam rubber construction sole unit with a textile foot strap and toe thong. You can see this article in multiple colour options. Bambou constitutes of a plastic foot thong, you can even wear them to beach and other water related activities.

Maven, a tough and directional high heeled gladiator styled sandal perfect for the party season. Featuring a studded design on the multiple straps with a edgey buckle on the outer ankle. The exposed zip at the rear and the textured metalic heel and inner lining add to the rock chick look.

Shop from Roxy's catalogue today and add spunk to your wardrobe. Check out the entire collection at the following link:

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A lot of men are not happy with the size of their penis. They envy those who were born well endowed. They think that those with bigger members are more attractive to women. They believe that those with longer and thicker organs can make women more satisfied in bed.

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History of Platform Shoes

You may think platform shoes are something straight out of contemporary pop culture, but you’d be wrong.  Platform shoes have a rich and varied history that begins in the theaters of Ancient Greece.  Tragic actors would often don platform sandals with wood or cork soles.  This added height was reserved for characters of particular importance or nobility.  The practice was adopted by the Romans who called these platform sandals kothorni. 

Catherine d’Medici wore specially made 2-inch platform heels to her wedding to the Duke of Orleans.  The petite duchess’ “platform sandals” were called chopines and were popular in Venice.  They were different than other high heels at the time because the chopine elevated the entire foot.  Roman men also were said to wear shoes with elevated heels to increase their height; in China during the Qing dynasty, a nobleman named Manchu wore platform shoes similar to the chopines of Venice.

These platform shoes were associated with wealth, nobility and power.  They were a way of disguising someone’s petite size, or of elevating an “important” person to even greater heights.  But platform sandals also have a less “noble” history.  They were commonly worn by highborn courtesans in Venice during the 16th century, and they were used in the 18th century to lift people out of the putrid mud in the streets.

Platform shoes existed in the US and Europe in the 1930s, 40s and 50s but they did not become a fashion sensation until the 1970s and 80s.  At first, platform shoes were popular for young women, but once disco reigned, platform shoes became the must-have accessory of stylish young men.  These platform shoes were all about making an outrageous fashion statement.  Rockers such as David Bowie and the band KISS donned platform shoes as part of their larger-than-life personas. 

Platform shoes of the 70s ad 80s were made with cork, wood and synthetic soles.  These massive soles could transform boots, sneakers, dress shoes and even sandals into platform sensations.  As the trend progressed some companies (such as Kork-Ease) went for “comfort” platforms while others tried for higher heights and even more outrageous designs.  The trend started to die out in the late 1980s but has made several comebacks in the 1990s and first decade of the 20th century.  The Spice Girls rocked out in platform shoes for a new generation of teens and tweens. 

Though platform shoes perhaps look more outrageous, they are actually better for the feet than most high heels because they elevate the entire foot, keeping heel and toes on the same level.

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Jane Barron works for OddShoeFinder.com,a free online website that helps people find mismatched footwear.Get more information on deformed feet, corrective shoes or foot length difference.

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What do you think of this costume?

Ok, so im being Avril Lavigne this year and I wanted to know if this sounds good. So im wearing a blonde wig with a streak of pink in it and fake long black lashes. Also, a white thick strap tank and a striped tie. I'm wearing baggy jeans and boots or converse or hightops. I have a studed belt and bracelet. For makeup I was thinking about mascara black eyeshadow and tons of black eyeliner. What do you think?

sounds great!