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Walking in Pontianak (Indonesia)
Adventure #157:
Today we're visiting Pontianak, the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, and bisected by the Equator. The city is mostly populated by ethnic Chinese, Dayaks and Malays, as well as significant numbers of minorities such as Bugis and Javanese.
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The most convenient way to explore Pontianak is either by taxi or rented car. The entire Pontianak is integrated by road link, parts of which are not well maintained. There are also plenty of cheap public buses but sometimes it can be kind of adventure to use them since the buses are not well marked, drivers and most of the locals do not speak English and the orientation is difficult. Also there are boats crossing the river and this is in general the most convenient and the cheapest way to get in to the other side.
Internet cafe businesses are flourishing, but you'll only find a few without distracting gamers like you might find in typical East Asian internet cafes. Don't worry about the billing (that's how the locals say). But don't expect a speed-of-light one out of it, though. Many locals have internet access varying from snaily dial-up to ISDN (most notably Telkom Speedy) installed in their houses. GPRS and 3G access from your cellphone exists, but you will not necessarily find GPRS signal everywhere even in the middle of the city.
Pontianak (Wikivoyage)
Pontianak (Wikipedia)
Indonesia (Wikipedia)
I just crossed the border of Malaysia and Indonesia (with a fresh Indonesian visa) in the only Malaysian-Indonesian land crossing – Etikong. Other Malaysian-Indonesian transitions are only ports or airports.
I punched the visa at the post in Etikong and went out onto the road, and immediately saw the differences of the neighboring countries. The road became narrow, food – cheap, dirt became more, sellers began to pester more often, there were rickshaws and motorcyclists-taxi drivers. I did not change the money at the border, because I had a million rupees prepared in advance. I prepared it prudently in advance – a month ago, when I was in Jakarta. Unlike Malaysia, where there are a lot of exchangers and banks at a decent rate – in Indonesia the exchange takes place in the market or at the rarer, and the rate is determined in the course of bargaining.
As always and daily, it rained. The umbrella with the rusty handle presented to me by the pastor broke down when I tried to open it, and I happily stuck the wreckage of the umbrella into a pile of rubbish near the road.
I walked on foot, because the cars were not crowded. And soon found out why – three kilometers from the border there was a village and a bus terminal. Dumbfounded, I did not resist the attempts of the helpers to put me on the bus and take me to Pontianak. I had to go to Pontianak half a day, and by the evening I was at the bus terminal of this famous city, I really wanted to come to.
Inexplicably logically, I have long wanted to visit Pontianak, in the City of Equator, and live there for at least a few days. All my dreams I want to fulfill, not postponing for a long time. And now, in front of me the city of P., which I saw on the map for a long time, now I will see and live – as soon as I get from the bus station (wasteland, littered with rubbish, taxi drivers and buses) to the center. Pontianak is the capital of the province of Western Kalimantan.
The city is divided not only by the equator, but also by the large river of Capua. The bus station and the Equatorial Monument are on the same shore, and the city center and the markets are on the other. While walking to the crossing, photographed at the monument. Strange in shape, the sign was an inverted bowl for soup, from which a mast-tower with a circle and an arrow (representing the globe and the equator) protruded. What kind of architect has cooked such a thing, I do not know. At the base of the monument ("plate") there were even doors (probably inside the museum of the equator?) But they were locked. Photographed. Then he went around it several times, after five minutes in several hemispheres.
He came to the ferry, along with the people and cars, leaked on the ferry and swam across the wide Capua. While sailing, he saw the saleswoman of the newspapers on the ferry, copied the address of "Equatorial Truth" (or rather, "Pontianak Post"), found out where that street was, and decided, if possible, to visit the newspaper, to become famous here.
In the city – how joyful! – Cheap durians and very cheap pineapples were sold. The price of one pineapple was the cost of a few boxes of matches. Even for a penny it could be cleaned and cut. And the newspaper was already closed after the late hour.
It's time to look for a night in this big and noisy center. I decided to check out new religious figures – the Chinese "Christian Church of the New Testament" Immanuel "turned out to be." Very large and populated by dozens of Chinese singing to music religious hymns. I said that I want to spend the night with them. Twenty Chinese gathered, nothing could be solved. After 1.5 hours, when I no longer knew what would happen (yes or no), an intelligent Chinese pastor came and said:
– You can not sleep in church at all! – since he is afraid for the safety of the church (!), he can not invite him to visit himself, because it is impossible absolutely, – but allowed to put the tent under the visor. He did not ask about my religion. He tried to raft me into the newspaper's editorial on the contrary – "Go there, everyone loves them", to which I said that it is already closed there, as it was.
However, not all Chinese Christians were as strict as the pastor. Some parishioners, seeing me and my tent late at night, brought me offerings – rice and drinking water. Gratitude to them for it! Because all the eudalni were already closed, while I was sitting and waiting for the pastor.
Even before dawn, at four in the morning, they raised me. These immanuelists start singing even earlier than in the mosque! Also have asked to be cleaned. I gathered and walked leisurely out into the morning, slowly awakening city. In the editorial office, no one was present. After a while he came to school, in which the first students and teachers had already started to appear.
My appearance at school caused a great stir. The teachers were happy to show me the people. They brought in a microphone and a huge sound machine. In the morning in each school they arrange, before the beginning of the classes, a solemn line. On this line, I spoke in front of a large crowd of students of older ages (grades 9-12). My English sayings were understood by no more than 1/4 of the students and teachers (although they study English, but not quite very well). Someone translated me, like an English teacher. After the line of not less than 100 students, mostly girls, took me to their mobile phones!
After I spoke in front of the students in the "Official Format" from the school porch to the microphone – I went to the newspaper. They gave me all the attention, made an article about me, photographed me, and I sat on the Internet. Meanwhile, the first two lessons were held at the school. Having made friends with the newspapers, I returned from the Pontianak Post to the school (where I left my rucksack). All classes were interrupted. I was photographed about 150 times in all kinds (on all cell phones, – cameras less often), then one teacher decided to sacrifice his class, took to his place, and put me in the teacher's place. At first I was embarrassed, tk. the subject (Indonesian) was not very familiar to me. But I quickly mastered and conducted the lesson to the great pleasure of both the teacher and the students.
After the lesson, I fought with schoolchildren (with the largest of them, which are still smaller than me), I communicated with those who were more contact. Then schoolchildren dragged me to eat (at my expense) and enjoyed the spectacle as a foreigner eats, and also remembers Indonesian words. Then I taught schoolchildren to wring out in many ways.
In general, the usual school day has turned into a hell of a thing. Half of the lessons were canceled.
The students were extremely interested in me, and – they asked me to put an autograph on the school uniform (they are of a light beige color) – like a pen and a marker. I managed to paint quite a few students, until the director, seeing, did not suspend this disgrace (to the chagrin of not having time to sign). However, I was not dragged to visit – neither students, nor teachers. Children here rarely show initiative to call on guests, maybe not accepted, or afraid of parents.
There was a mosque in the school. The whole educational institution was designed only for Muslims (Christians study separately). Classes last till half of the first, after that – a joint prayer, and on the occasion there can be a sermon. Some walk a prayer, it's not punished. When he saw me in the House of Allah, one of the teachers on a motorcycle took me to the Main Mosque, where the Ulema Council (Pontianak) and the local Islamic media Radio Mujahideen were located. I gladly went there.


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No matter what we do, no matter what are our life circumstances, how content or happy we are, there is an almost constant underlying resistance to what is here and now, in this moment.
I often get questions about what to do with this basic resistance, how to accept things as they are, or if we cannot accept what is here and now, then how can we accept the resistance itself.
Let's say, I am on my way to a meeting, but I am late. Thoughts arise "I shouldn't be late, I don't want to be late" – so there is an arguing (meaning resistance) against what IS. (Let's call this arguing as resistance #1.) When these arising thoughts are believed, associated emotions arise, like contraction in the body.
If the contraction in the body is labelled as 'unpleasant', accompanying thoughts can appear "I don't want to feel this way" – thus another layer of resistance has just emerged (resistance #2).
Now, I want to get rid of the felt bodily sensation that is labelled as 'unpleasant' by all means (which is the result of resistance #1). What is missed here is that trying to manipulate the felt sensation creates a new overlay of resistance (resistance #2).
When this is seen, a thought might come up "I should accept the whole situation then" – but with a hidden, underlying expectation that by accepting the situation the discomfort of the whole resistance would go away.
However, when there is an effort to accept something, it means that what is resisted is labelled as a 'bad thing'. Otherwise, there would be no need for accepting it. As a result, the situation has become 'bad', but not because it has an inherent quality of badness, but rather because the label 'bad' is not seen only as a mental label attached to the current experience, but rather it is believed that the mental label 'this is bad' has a one-to-one correspondence with 'reality'.
So the labelling 'this is bad' comes first, and when it is mistaken with 'reality', we try to cover it up (layer over) by enforcing acceptance – which is a disguised form of resistance – on top of resistance 1. How could acceptance then be possible?
By forcing acceptance, what was intended to get rid of is reinforced because the label was BELIEVED to be 'real'. By forcing acceptance, the resistance becomes even stronger.
But if the belief "I shouldn't feel this way" is questioned, meaning that it is seen that the 'thing' itself – in this case the felt sensation in the body – is totally neutral, it does not have any innate attributes and only thought labels suggest otherwise; then the seeming 'badness' of the felt sensation goes away, because it is not mistaken to be 'real' any more.
When the label is seen through, NOTHING has to be done, not even accepting, because it has ALREADY been ACCEPTED.
Acceptance cannot be achieved.
Acceptance is not an action.
Acceptance is non-resistance.
Resisting something is an action.
Acceptance is to STOP resisting, thus to stop acting.
But even stopping resistance is not an action.
Rather it is the result of seeing thought labels only as arising thoughts and not mistaking them with 'reality'— and then acceptance emerges naturally, by itself, without any effort.

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We're one of the largest bookmakers in the UK – and there's a responsibility that goes with that. We can, and we must, tackle harm from gambling.
This isn't going to be a smooth ride. There will be bumps along the road. We will be criticised and some of that criticism will be fair. But we believe that it's only by setting out with a bold ambition that we'll start to see that change we want – and to have a positive impact on people's lives.
We've been analysing our own data and working with experts to better understand the nature of that challenge. What's striking is that harm from gambling is related to many other forms of harm.
Of those people who have experienced problems with gambling, three in five have suffered depression as a result and 61% have missed work to gamble. It also has a serious impact on friends and family – in one study, 20% of online divorce petitions cited gambling as a cause.
When you look at the data, you also see that people move in and out of problem gambling behaviours over time. It is, in effect, a spectrum of behaviour – and at any given time you may be at a different point on that spectrum. That's why our response goes beyond those people who are specifically classed as problem gamblers to include a wider at-risk population.
And it doesn't stop there. Today, no-one has defined what really good, in control, gambling behaviour looks like. As a company that provides both the products and the environment in which people gamble, we have a real opportunity to help any person who wants to gamble to do so in a positive way. So we're going to work hard on how we design our products, how we advertise them and how we interact with customers in ways that help all our customers stay in control. There are, without a doubt, customers who should not be gambling, full stop. And we need to be there to help them. But I'd also like to see us get to a place where any customer is safer with us than they are elsewhere. These are the insights that inform our new strategy. There are also two convictions that inform it.
First, our colleagues are a crucial part of delivering on this ambition. I've seen how much the people in our business really care about our customers and want to play their part in keeping them safe. It's crucial that each of us is empowered to act on that and to do what it takes to make a difference.
Second, there is no single solution. So our commitment is to listen to the many people devoting energy to this issue, to try new things and to share what we learn. That is the only way we'll make the impact we want to.
Lyndsay Wright
Director of Strategy and Sustainability
William Hill


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Moon of the Returning Sun
A view from two sides of Polaris, it is said:
the living awaits destined relatives to retort.
These people go around waking the sleeping ones
when the weather is good: they wait for those
I've Dreamt of You So Often
I've dreamt of you so often that you become unreal.
Is there still time to reach this living body and to kiss on its mouth the birth of
the voice so dear to me?
I've dreamt of you so often that my arms used to embracing your shadow and
only crossing on my own chest might no longer meet your body's...
You can't be an NDN person in today's world
You can't be an NDN person in today's world
and write a nature poem. I swore to myself I would never write a nature
poem. Let's be clear, I hate nature — hate its guts
I say to my audience. There is something smaller I say to myself:
I don't hate nature at all. Places have thoughts — hills have backs that...
Here's how you make pemmican
1. wiyâs
2. pânisâwân
3. kâhkêwak
4. yîwahikanak
5. pimîhkân
Here's how you make pemmican
1. meat
2. meat that's been sliced for drying
3. dried meat
4. pounded dried meat
5. mix with pimiy and mînisa to make pemmican
Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong
Ocean, don't be afraid.
The end of the road is so far ahead
it is already behind us.
Don't worry. Your father is only your father
until one of you forgets. Like how the spine
won't remember its wings
no matter how many times our knees
kiss the pavement. Ocean,
are you listening? The most beautiful part
of your...
You knock on the door
You knock on the door but nobody answers. Cupping your hands around your face you peer through the side-panel of frosted glass. A kettle is whistling, a woman singing as she sets the table. This is a familiar house. You knock again. Inside, the sounds are festive. Glasses clink and a band starts up. Pressing your ear to the door, you hear the sound of your own laughter. This is the house you...
From Verso 4
I was nine and I stood at the top of the street for no reason except to make the descent of the gentle incline toward my house where I lived with everyone and everything in the world, my sisters and my cousins were with me, we had our bookbags and our four o'clock hunger with us and our grandmother and everything we loved in the world were waiting in the yellow washed house, there was a...
from "Road Shoulders"
power lines held by birds
of prey the hostile expanse above
ditches teeming floral invasive
wayside fleurs
late summer the shoulder sang
holds breeze by
the course of the drive
ravelling winds furl sparse treetops
semi-trailers startle traffic to attention
Fern Hill
Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry,
Time let me hail and climb
Golden in the heydays of his eyes,
And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns
And once below a...
With the Dying of the Light
I recited to him,
Now as I was young and easy,
and in the cough-afflicted wheeze that was left of my father's voice,
he answered, under the apple boughs,
and so it went between us
in the days I waited for him to...
The Emperor of Ice-Cream
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Take from the...
anyone lived in a pretty how town
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did.
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed(but only a few...
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
I cannot rest from travel: I will drink
Life to the lees: all times I have enjoy'd
Greatly, have suffer'd...
Two Hours on the Train
During two hours on the train
I rerun the film of my life
Two minutes per year on average
Half an hour for childhood
Another half-hour for prison
Love, books, wandering
take up the rest
the hand of my companion
gradually melts into mine
and her head on my shoulder
is as light as a dove
When we...
Last Visit
Now I set out across a minefield,
space having taken all I owned, I'm starting over
from a point where every pebble may explode
beneath my shoe and the flowers blaze up
behind my body as I gasp for air,
although in this world I've never known
either flames or dragons or the fury of war
in these lands where the sky was always calm...
I threw away your letters.
Years ago, just like that.
The tight black swirls,
circles and strokes
filling fine sheets —
I would not see them again.
The last items I had left.
The dates. The phrases.
The things you said. Forfeited.
Snowflake patterns.
Leaf diagrams.
Crushed. Melted. Dissolved....
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, and then forever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him:
Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle...
I have a picture of us when we are seven
but we aren't in it. At the time it was taken
we thought we were. We posed with our wide
grins and best-friends-forever certainty. I angled
the camera to capture us in front of a Christmas tree.
All the sparkling tinsel and dangling silver balls aren't there.
Smooth Horizon of the Verb Love
an urban image from the eighties
when we hung out at Chez Madame Arthur
and at the back of the room
women wrapped their arms around
nights of ink and dawn
calendar of murmurs
vague caresses about the planet and its water
we could have...
Good Day Villanelle
You ran naked out the door.
The neighbours laughed; I chased you down.
I hardly see you anymore.
I know you're busy.
Did I tell you when you were little how
you ran naked out the door?
You got halfway down the street
before I caught you in my arms.
I hardly see you anymore.
All About My Grandmother
Wheat daughter, prisoner of sneaky pigweed, mother
to the five corners of the world and your three hectares,
beak-nosed carpenter's wife and the potter's lover,
queen of the aroma of grey soap, head covered
with a gold-trimmed kerchief, the glory of birds at dawn,
tired liege of furrowed fields, midwife to our breads,
magic purveyor of...
He totaled his blue truck —
slowly spun out on an icy bridge,
rammed it into a guard rail.
Climbed out unbruised.
Coal Creek. Middle of nowhere.
A passing couple brought him home.
Then three years
with letters from the Motor Vehicle Department
before he relinquished his license.
World Town
Entirely windless, today's sea; of these waters' many names
the best seemed "field-of-pearl-leaves," for it smelled like the air
in the house he built entirely of doors: pink school door,
gold of the burnt hotel, two old church blues, the abandoned
bank's steel doors singular and immovably wedged over
the family's heads though as with everything...
I've Tasted My Blood
If this brain's over-tempered
consider that the fire was want
and the hammers were fists.
I've tasted my blood too much
to love what I was born to.
But my mother's look
was a field of brown oats, soft-bearded;
her voice rain and air rich with lilacs:
and I loved her too much to like
how she dragged...
Five Postcards from Jericho
Dear Regret, my leaning this morning, my leather foot, want of
stone, age old, my burnished and bruised, hair lingering, hand
caked, spongy as November, my dear Relentless, my dear Aging,
Coin Exhibit, British Museum.
Their misshapenness strikes the table in tiny splashes,
like still-cooling splatters of silver. Stater and shekel,
mina and obol. Persia's bullion had a lion and bull.
Athens an owl, Messana a hare, a jar for Terone, Melos
a pomegranate. Call it museum money, written...
Portrait of Alice with Elvis
Queen and King, they rule side by side
in golden thrones above the clouds.
Her giggle and wide eyes remind him
of his first young wife, and his twang
never ceases to thrill her, so different
from the prim accents of men she's known.
She sings for him, "Hound Dog"
and "Heartbreak Hotel," and he turns
the Mock...
From Red Doc
GOODLOOKING BOY wasn't he / yes/ blond /
yes / I do vaguely
/ you never liked
him / bit of a
rebel / so you
said / he's the
one wore lizard
pants and
From Correspondences
Sometimes we are led through the doorway
by a child, sometimes
by a stranger, always a matter of grace changing
the past, for if there is anything we must change
it is the past. To look back
and see another map.
Love enough to fill
a shoe, a suitcase, a bit of ink,
a painting, a child's eyes at a chalkboard,...
Saskatchewan Indians Were Dancing
60s pulled us from starvation into government jobs
antiquated Indians in Saskatchewan danced for rain
Manitoba Indian doings were hidden for a jealous me
all I had was a 50s rock'n'roll step to copy from
not shy you danced for strangers from deep defiance
full regalia hid...
Salmon Courage
Here at Woodlands, Moriah,
these thirty-five years later,
still I could smell her fear.
Then, the huddled hills would not have
calmed her, now as they do me.
Then, the view did not snatch
the panting breath, now, as it does
these thirty-five years later, to the day,
I relive the journey of my salmon mother.
Sometimes I Find Myself Weeping at the Oddest Moment
sometimes I find myself
at the oddest moment
an unexpected voice
mon oncle André
calling Christmas Day
wishing me
a Merry Christmas
and I am
that little girl
walking across the lake
with her grandfather
to check on the snares
and traps he...
Interesting People of Newfoundland
Newfoundland is, or was, full of interesting people.
Like Larry, who would make a fool of himself on street corners
for a nickel. There was the Russian who called himself
the Grand Duke, and who was said to be a real duke from somewhere,...
One Art
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
Hall of Mirrors
To Kristin Lems
We miss something now
as we think about it
Let's see: eat, sleep & dream, read
A good book, by Robert Stone...
My father bequeathed me no wide estates;
No keys and ledgers were my heritage;
Only some holy books with yahrzeit dates
Writ mournfully upon a blank front page —
"Breathe dust…"
Breathe dust like you breathe wind so strong in your face little grains of dirt which pock around the cheeks peddling against a dust-storm coming down a street to the edge of town in Swift Current Saskatchewan or the air walked out into the fields across from Granny Erickson's house with a few pails of water to catch gophers over by the glue factory downwind of...
The Cariboo Horses
At 100 Mile House the cowboys ride in rolling
stagey cigarettes with one hand reining
half-tame bronco rebels on a morning grey as stone
— so much like riding dangerous women
with whiskey coloured eyes...
Fear of Snakes
The snake can separate itself
from its shadow, move on ribbons of light,
taste the air, the morning and the evening,
the darkness at the heart of things. I remember
when my fear of snakes left for good,...
Lagoons, Hanlan's Point
before the sun's liquid
spilled gradually, flooding
the island's cool cellar,
there was the boat
and the still lagoons,
A Fixed Idea
What torture lurks within a single thought
When grown too constant, and however kind,
However welcome still, the weary mind
Aches with its presence. Dull remembrance taught
Remembers on unceasingly; unsought
The old delight is with us but to find
That all recurring joy is pain refined,
Become a habit, and we struggle, caught....
Sometimes a Voice (1)
Sometimes a voice — have you heard this? —
wants not to be voice any longer, wants something
whispering between the words, some
rumour of its former life. Sometimes, even
in the midst of making sense or...
The sky, lit up like a question or
an applause meter, is beautiful
like everything else today: the leaves
in the gutters, salt stains on shoes,
the girl at the IGA who looks just like...
Blank Sonnet
The air smells of rhubarb, occasional
Roses, or first birth of blossoms, a fresh,
Undulant hurt, so body snaps and curls
Like flower. I step through snow as thin as script
Watch white stars spin dizzy as...
From Summer Grass
The willows are thinking again about thickness,
slowness, lizard skin on hot rock,
and day by day this imaging transforms them
into what we see: dragons in leaf, draped scales
alongside the river of harried, spring-...
Guanahani, 11
like the beginnings — o odales o adagios — of islands
from under the clouds where I write the first poem
its brown warmth now that we recognize them...
Pale Blue Cover
In the middle of the night Matt would fly to Vancouver so he could take a walk on the sea wall the next day, then go home.
Wouldnt tell anyone, no telephone call, just run a scene through his peculiar Ontario head, no snow on that beach.
No one can imagine Matt teaching religion at...
When You Are Old
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
The World Is Too Much With Us
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; —
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for...
Break, Break, Break
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
That he shouts with his sister at play!
O, well for the sailor lad,
That he sings...
The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter
After Li Po
While my hair was still cut straight across my forehead
I played about the front gate, pulling flowers.
You came by on bamboo stilts, playing horse,
You walked about my seat, playing with blue plums.
And we went on living in the village of Chōkan:...
Miniver Cheevy
Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn,
Grew lean while he assailed the seasons;
He wept that he was ever born,
And he had reasons.
Miniver loved the days of old
When swords were bright and steeds were prancing;
The vision of a warrior bold
When I was Fair and Young
When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.
Of many was I sought their mistress for to be.
But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where; importune me no more.
How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,
How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,
But I the prouder...
Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in:
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I'm growing old, but add,
Jenny kissed me.
Adam Posed
Could our first father, at his toilsome plow,
Thorns in his path, and labor on his brow,
Clothed only in a rude, unpolished skin,
Could he a vain fantastic nymph have seen,
In all her airs, in all her antic graces,
Her various fashions, and more various faces;
How had it posed that skill, which late assigned
Just appellations to...
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as...
Old Ironsides
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar; —
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!...
The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the...
Boy Remembers in the Field
What if the sun comes out
And the new furrows do not look smeared?
This is April, and the sumach candles
Have guttered long ago.
The crows in the twisted apple limbs
Are as moveless and dark.
Drops on the wires, cold cheeks,
The mist, the long snorts, silence…
The horses will steam when...
My Grandmother's Love Letters
There are no stars tonight
But those of memory.
Yet how much room for memory there is
In the loose girdle of soft rain.
There is even room enough
For the letters of my mother's mother,
That have been pressed so long
Into a corner of the roof
That they are brown and soft,...
So, we'll go no more a roving
So, we'll go no more a roving
So late into the night,
Though the heart be still as loving,
And the moon be still as bright.
For the sword outwears its sheath,
And the soul wears out the breast,
And the heart must pause to breathe,
A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky
A boat, beneath a sunny sky,
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July —
Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear —
Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July....
The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England...
At Melville's Tomb
Often beneath the wave, wide from this ledge
The dice of drowned men's bones he saw bequeath
An embassy. Their numbers as he watched,
Beat on the dusty shore and were obscured.
And wrecks passed without sound of bells,
The calyx of death's bounty giving back
A scattered chapter, livid hieroglyph,...


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Welcome to my website!
I am the author of, currently, nine books. Read about them below, and check out Bookshelf as well to read more about them.
Felicity~ A Sparrow's Tale is free on Amazon! Go here to get a free ebook for your kindle, or follow the Buy Now link on my Bookshelf page. The first book in my Middle Grade Fantasy Series, Felicity begins the adventures of the plucky little sparrow, which continue in books 2 and 3. Kirkus Review said this about Felicity~ A Sparrow's Tale, the first book in the series: "…Felicity makes an appealing character; youngsters who love to read will feel especially drawn to her." And: "…a charming adventure story with a resourceful heroine."
Tabby Cats and Trap Doors, the sequel to Raccoons and Rabbit Holes finds Jax, Julie, and Ani on yet another adventure into the past, this time into 18th century London! This time, they meet William Wilberforce and his friend William Pitt as well as a host of other characters, some friendly, others not so friendly. Follow the Buy Now button on my Bookshelf page to get a copy, or simply click here.
Raccoons and Rabbit Holes is a fun kid's book about three friends, Jax, Julie, and Ani who find themselves transported back in time through a magical rabbit hole to the time of slavery and Harriet Tubman! Will the kids be able to help their heroine, or will the slave hunters catch them? Author Jewel Adams said this about Raccoons and Rabbit Holes: "What a delightful story! A very fun and informative trip through time, sure to please both young and old. I thoroughly enjoyed it!" Follow the Buy Now button on my Bookshelf page to get a copy, or simply click here.
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The second book in the Felicity series, Felicity and the Featherless Two-Foot is only .99. This book continues the adventures of Felicity, the book-loving sparrow. A link to buy the book is on my Bookshelf page, by clicking on the Buy Now button. Or you can simply click here. D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer of Midwest Book Reviews said this about Felicity and the Featherless Two-Foot: "Dreams, imagination, and different worlds intersect in a positive and simple story that kids will find whimsical and delightfully fun.
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My third book in the Felicity series is titled Felicity and the Fire Stoppers. Felicity finds herself on yet another adventure, helping a group of fire fighters . To buy, follow the Buy Now link on my Bookshelf page, or click here. D.Donovan, Senior Reviewer of Midwest Book Reviews had this to say about Felicity and the Fire Stoppers: "Her bird's-eye view of the world is fun, charming, and traverses the magic of human and nature alike, while the evolution of her courage and her longing for adventure is very well done.
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My fourth Felicity book is titled Felicity and the Scary Bear. It's Halloween night, and Felicity and Cairn are determined not to let anything scare them. But there's something out in the woods they're not expecting to see… "Evans has done it yet again! Friendship, perseverance, suspense, Halloween, and humor—this book is entertainment for all ages. I especially enjoyed the surprise ending!" —author Mikey Brooks. Click the Buy Now link on my Bookshelf page if you're interested, or click here to buy.
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I hope you will visit my Bookshelf and check out the covers and reviews on Amazon! The titles of my other books are The Birthright, The King's Heir, and The Shores of Bountiful. All three are based on events in the Book of Mormon, (yes, I'm a Mormon; aka a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) and while I wouldn't consider them a series, strictly speaking, they do have some characters in common. They're historical/adventure/romance stories, that you'll like if you enjoy reading tales with plenty of action and romance in them.
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Design has a major influence in how culture, society and perceptions are shaped and defined. Globally, there is a hunger for authentic brands, experiences and connection with people and community. This has created an increased desire to authentically engage with and share Māori culture, narratives and forms of expression. This workshop is to define how the creative community can design a culturally authentic Aotearoa. It will help anyone who would like to explore and understand Māori design, in a supportive and accepting environment.
Presented by Johnson McKay (Ngāti Kahungunu, Tainui Waikato, Ngāti Porou), Ngā Aho Best Award recipient from the Designers Institute and Ngā Tohu Reo award recipient from the Māori Language Commission, his body of work and passion make this workshop a not to be missed experience.
The workshop explores three key aspects to using Māori design:
1. Purpose
We review a broad spectrum of historical and contemporary case studies of Māori design to define the principles of Māori art forms and how we can apply these to contemporary applications. Of importance is what is traditional vs modern, authentic vs inauthentic Māori design.
2. Protection
Gain a deeper understanding of key aspects of Tikanga Māori and how they assist at protecting and elevating Māori design in a variety of contexts. What are appropriate design narratives and how do you add to the body of amazing work being produced without plagiarising or offending.
3. Partnership
We discuss different kinds of partnership models with Iwi Māori and Māori artists identify which model is appropriate for their aspirations to incorporate Māori concepts into their brand or product. Several barriers are also reviewed and solutions proposed.
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From in-principal approval to in-flight Wi-Fi to 'official commitment' on charter jet issues of the general aviation sector, the Joint Secretary gave a hopeful promise
The BAOA BizAvIndia 2018 conference held on Wednesday may just have been a sneak-preview of the good things to come for the business aviation sector this year. While panel discussions with veterans in the field such as BAOA President Rohit Kapur, Pulak Sen, Founder, MRO Association of India, Kapil Kaul, CEO, CAPA and many others discussed a few burning issues in the sector, Joint Secretary at Civil Aviation Ministry Usha Padhee stole the show with her refreshing pep talk.
Terming her presence as an antidote to 'gender bias on the dais', she said, "Many things have to be put into place (in business aviation sector), which can be addressed in our round table conference this week with the operators that will be moderated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). So, you can discuss all your grievances." She also said that a task force has been formed to take up issues related to general aviation, and efforts would be made to address both policy and regulatory related issues. Padhee admitted that the regulatory changes in the private aviation sector take time saying, "Of course they are slow (DGCA) but there are reasons behind it mainly the lack of confidence-building measures." Lack of infrastructure, perception issues about private jet operators, over-regulations and the safety as well feasibility of single engine crafts were also discussed. BAOA President Rohit Kapur also echoed the same thoughts at the event. He said, "Regulators all over the world are not really agile. So, what's really lacking it's domain expertise."
Padhee also gave an 'official commitment' to address charter issues in the next two to three months signaling interest of the tourism department in the subject too. As for the burning question of the day - the status of in-flight Wi-Fi, the minister said, "The aviation ministry being the party of interest has spoken in favour of this issue. So far, the in-principal approval is done. Now, it's just a matter of time."
"Of course they are slow (DGCA) but there are reasons behind it mainly the lack of confidence-building measures," Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, MoCA
The conference titled - Emerging Opportunities for Air Connectivity in India: Navigating the Future of Business and General Aviation, also set the stage for the unveiling of Deloitte BAOA report about the impact of GST. The BAOA President also stressed that it's imperative to understand the consequences of GST. In an earlier interview with SP's, Kapur had said, "We still need to iron out a lot of issues on GST, so we are also preparing a report to take to the GST council." He also discussed creating an infrastructure for general aviation to create ease of ownership as well as operation.
Executive Director (RCS), Airport Authority of India (AAI), G.K. Chaukiyal was also a part of the panel and shed light on non-scheduled air operators (NSOP) in UDAN scheme. "NSOPs have been participating in both rounds of (UDAN) biddings. In the first round, 84 routes were awarded and in the second round, the NSOPs including helicopters have 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the routes," he said, adding that 56 airports, 31 helipads as well as 275 parking bays are expected to come up too which would benefit general aviation sector too. He also pointed out that Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Defence have come forward to share their assets, which will greatly help in boosting infrastructure for admission growth. He also pointed out that "60 Indian Air Force airports have been notified in UDAN II."
The four-day long Wings India 2018, which is being organised by the Union Ministry, AAI and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, kickstarted on Thursday at the Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. The theme of the event is 'India - Global Aviation Hub' with a major focus on regional connectivity.


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Crab Shrimp Cakes with Honeydew and Green CurryFrom davidwhittaker 13 years ago
- crab Cakes: shopping list
- 8 oz Jumbo lump Blue crab Meat shopping list
- 4 oz organic Texas Bay shrimp shopping list
- 2 oz egg whites shopping list
- 1 tbsp. fresh cilantro (chopped) shopping list
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- pinch Grey sea salt shopping list
- pinch fresh ground black pepper shopping list
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- ½ honeydew melon shopping list
- 2 tsp. green curry shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. Ohio Honey shopping list
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How to make it
- In a blender or food processor puree shrimp and egg whites until roughly pureed
- Fold pureed shrimp, crab meat, cilantro, chives, salt and pepper together being carefull not to break up the crab
- Form into 3 ounce portions and refridgerate for 1 hour
- Lightly sear the crab cake on each side for 1 minute until lightly browned then bake in a 350 degree oven for 5-7 minutes until the cake has a firm texture
- To make the sauce, puree ½ honeydew melon, 2 tsp. green curry, 2 Tbsp. Ohio Honey, and a pinch of Grey Sea salt
- Serve over the crab cakes over the sauce and top with yellow pepper ceviche


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A report on traffic fatalities from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration contains good and bad news for Pennsylvania motorists. The bad news is that traffic fatalities are up; the good news is that Pennsylvania has one of the lowest rates of increase in the nation.
The federal agency has estimated that over 26,000 people died in car accidents around the country in the first nine months of 2015. Less than 24,000 people died as a result of car crashes in the same time period in 2014. NHTSA says this is the first time in years that traffic fatalities have increased. Between 2000 and 2014, traffic fatalities decreased by more than 22 percent. Since the 2015 figures are only preliminary, the NHTSA says it is too soon to speculate on reasons for the increase, although it indicated that an increased focus should be made on drunk driving.
The increase amounts to 9.3 percent nationwide. NHTSA's Region 2, which takes in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, showed only a 3 percent increase in deaths from traffic accidents. Only Region 6, which includes states from New Mexico to Mississippi, had a lower rate of increase, 2 percent. The northwest region had the highest rate of increase at 20 percent.
Car accidents can result in catastrophic injuries and a lengthy period of expensive medical rehabilitation for those who are involved. Research by the NHTSA has shown that more that 90 percent of crashes are caused by human factors. A person who has been injured in an accident caused by a motorist who was distracted by texting while driving may want to have the assistance of an attorney in seeking appropriate compensation.


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Fort Hill Presbyterian Church
Fort Hill Presbyterian Church was the first congregation established in the community of Calhoun, founded July 21, 1895. It met in the upstairs of Boggs Store, now Calhoun Corners.
From the church's website:
On July 21, 1895, Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, the first church to serve the communities of Calhoun and Clemson College, was organized by the Presbytery of South Carolina, Presbyterian Church in the United States. The organizational meeting was held in Doyle's Hall, the second floor of Bogg's Store (now Calhoun Corners Restaurant). The thirty-three charter members elected three elders and two deacons. Worship services were conducted there regularly by their first minister, the Rev. Mr. Benjamin Palmer Ried, until April, 1896, when the congregation occupied their newly constructed building at the Church's present site.
Prior to that organizational meeting, Presbyterians and other early members of the faculty, along with their families, met in one of the partially completed buildings of the newly organized (1893) Clemson College.
Expansion of the building and mission of Fort Hill Church was continuous until a fire on December 4, 1932, completely destroyed the building. Since Clemson students had been worshipping in local churches instead of in the college chapel from 1913 on, it was urgent that the building be completely restored as quickly as possible. The local congregation and Presbyterians throughout the Synod of South Carolina responded generously and accomplished this within six months! In the early 1960's a new education building was constructed on the site of the old manse. Presently, the buildings house not only the ongoing program of the local congregation but also the program of Foothills Presbytery's Ministry to Clemson University.
Through her membership in Foothills Presbytery, Fort Hill Church has a part in the ownership and control of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.
Locally, Fort Hill Church provides Christian Education opportunities through her Sunday church school program for all ages, through Presbyterian ministry on the campus of Clemson University, through Foothills Presbytery's Camp Buc and though a variety of shot-term, small group learning and fellowship experiences.
Service opportunities are provided to Fort Hill members through the various committees of the Session, Presbyterian Women, the Men of the Church and various youth groups.
Organizations sponsored by For Hill Church, or using church facilities, include numerous Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, Good Neighbors, Men of the Church, Presbyterian Women, Youth Fellowship, and a variety of community organizations.
Membership in Fort Hill Presbyterian church is open to all person who confess Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of God , our Lord and Savior.
- Laura Conrad, Pastor
- Bill Gause, Associate Pastor for University Ministry
- Mary Gause, Associate Pastor for Christian Education
- Rodney Norris, Associate Pastor for Youth & Young Adults
- Margaret MacKay, Music Director
- Lori Houck, Office Administrator
- Melissa Shook, Administrative Assistant
- Jack Stevenson, Parish Associate for Pastoral Counseling
- Fort Hill Presbyterian Church
- Office: 101 Edgewood Avenue
- 864-654-2061
- Campus Ministry: 401 College Avenue
- 864-654-9207
- Office: 101 Edgewood Avenue
- Clemson, South Carolina 29631
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Legacy Academy Team
The Legacy Saddlebreds Academy Team is designed for students who want to take their riding to the next level and compete. We attend many Academy shows throughout the year, ranging from small local shows to the National Academy Finals. In Academy, students show Legacy Saddlebreds Academy horses and learn how to show in a safe and fun environment. To learn more about how to join our Academy Team, Click Here!
Points Systems
Many associations offer programs to recognize and celebrate the achievements of their riders and horses throughout the year. Using a standardized points systems, our riders are able to reach their full potential.
2020 Horse Show Results
2017*2018 ASAC High Point Academy Barn of the Year
Show Horse Magazine's Best of Show Reader's Poll
2016*2017 Academy Barn of the Year
Legacy Saddlebreds Academy serves residents of Winston Salem, Kernersville, Clemmons, High Point, Greensboro, Summerfield, Lexington, Lewisville, Thomasville, Mocksville, and Madison, North Carolina.
American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA)
The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) aims to promote, improve, and protect the grace, intelligence, and versatility of the American Saddlebred, and to provide programs and services supporting our members, while fostering public awareness of the breed. The association offers many programs for children and adults that highlight their achievements in and out of the show ring.
United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is the National Governing Body of Equestrian Sport in the United States. They offer programs for riders across breeds and disciplines, including the High School Equestrian Athlete Program.
American Saddlebred Association of the Carolinas (ASAC)
The American Saddlebred Association of the Carolinas (ASAC) is the North and South Carolina charter club of the American Saddlebred Horse Association. They offer High Point Award Programs to recognize the achievements of riders and horses in the show ring throughout the year.
Click here to learn more about ASAC's High Point Awards Program.
Carolina Summer Circuit (CSC)
The Carolina Summer Circuit (CSC) was developed to encourage participation at smaller, Carolina-based horse shows and to establish goals for exhibitors and trainers. Their focus is to create a competitive environment where everyone can have fun working towards qualifying for one championship night at the end of the show season.


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A murderous psychopath traps three co-workers in an ATM vestibule, and torments them over the course of one terrifying night in this thriller from screenwriter Chris Sparling and emerging director David Brooks. As night falls and their office Christmas party winds to a close, David and Emily are on the cusp of forging a real love connection when their fellow employee Corey requests a ride to an ATM for some quick cash. Just as the group...more
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NAHB Supports Proposed Change to Joint Employer Standard
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on Sept. 14 in the Federal Register inviting interested parties to submit comments on its proposed joint employer standard.
The proposal would codify the standard for determining whether two employers are joint employers of a group of workers under the National Labor Relations Act, thereby resolving the NLRB's controversial 2015 decision in the case of Browning-Ferris Industries that radically expanded the traditional test for establishing joint employment.
In a press release, NLRB said that under its proposed rule, "an employer may be found to be a joint-employer of another employer's employees only if it possesses and exercises substantial, direct and immediate control of the essential terms and conditions of employment."
Indirect influence and contractual reservations of authority would no longer be sufficient to establish a joint-employer relationship.
NAHB believes regulatory action by the NLRB to restore and codify the traditional definition of joint employment in which a company must exercise "direct and immediate control" over a worker in a business-to-business relationship is a necessary and important step in the right direction.
NAHB plans to submit detailed comments in support of the proposal.
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Discover creative cocktails at the 9th Annual Martini Fest, where the talented bartenders over at Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill showcase a deliciously crafted martini menu. Martini Fest is a spring tradition in Port Canaveral. Sample each cocktail and vote for the one that strikes your fancy. Explore crafty cocktails at Fishlips' 9th Annual Martini Fest!
Where: Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 610 Glen Cheek Dr, 610 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral
When: Saturday, April 8, 1pm – 3:30pm
This year, the bartenders came up with six specialty cocktails to try. The Menu: Sassy Señorita, Koko-Loco, The C/O, Jalapeño Margarita, Kentucky Dream, Canaveral Crush
Last year, the winning bartenders walked away with $500, $300, and $200 in cash prizes and guests walked away with great memories.
Guests can expect unique, tasty flavors this year. Past Martini Fests have featured cocktails infused with Nutella, hazelnut, chocolate, berries, and more. Check out what's in store with this year's cocktails and buy tickets now! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Call 321-784-4533 or visit Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill to purchase.


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E45 Nappy Cream 125g
E45 Nappy Cream 125g
£4.99 Save: £0.40 RRP: £5.39
Brand: E45
Code: 3202660
Weight: 125g (includes packaging)
E45 Nappy Cream cares for baby's delicate skin and helps protect it against the causes of nappy rash. It forms a breathable barrier to keep the skin dry and protected. Its anti-enzyme formula also neutralises irritants that can cause nappy rash.
- Unique, patented anti-enzyme formula.
- Protects and soothes your baby's skin.
- Provides everyday care and helps protect against causes of nappy rash.
- Perfume free and hypoallergenic.
What causes nappy rash?
All babies who have faeces (poo) or urine (wee) held against their delicate skin within the warm, moist confines of a nappy are susceptible to nappy rash. Some babies are particularly prone to rashes whilst others are rarely affected. The reasons for this are unclear, but if your baby has a skin condition, such as eczema or a tendency to dry skin, this may put them at greater risk. Dry skin has less resistance to irritation and is more vulnerable to damage.
Nappy rashes result from the effects of:
- Faeces – Faeces contain irritating enzymes, bacteria and Candida albicans (the yeast that causes thrush). The presence of faeces also increases the skin's normally slightly acidic pH, making it more susceptible to damage.
- Urine – Faecal enzymes turn urine into ammonia, a harmful (and smelly) chemical that attacks the skin.
- Wetness – Wetness from urine and faeces, or from using nappies and creams that prevent moisture evaporating can cause irritation. Wet skin eventually becomes macerated and damaged.
- Friction – Chafing from the nappy and between skin folds can damage delicate skin. So can rough handling and rubbing.
- Chemicals – Harsh soaps, creams and lotions irritate some babies. They can strip the skin of its protective barrier making it dry and itchy and increase the skin's pH.
- Allergies - Reactions to chemicals, nappy components or detergents used to launder cloth nappies can also occur.
- Raised temperature – Warmth beneath the nappy may cause inflammation.
- Yeast – The warm, moist nappy provides an ideal place for Candida albicans to grow and infect the skin.
How can I prevent nappy rash?Leaving a baby in a soiled or wet nappy inevitably leads to nappy rash. To avoid this:
· Keep the baby's skin clean and dry and change nappies promptly.
· Clean the nappy area thoroughly with warm water, a drop of mild soap or lotion and cotton wool. Rinse away any soap thoroughly. Alternatively, use hypoallergenic baby wipes, such as E45 Baby Wipes, to gently cleanse the skin. These are convenient to use and will not irritate the skin.
· Avoid strong or perfumed soaps, wipes and toiletries.
· Dry the skin thoroughly with cotton wool or a clean dry towel. Gently pat the skin rather than rubbing it.
· Expose the skin to the air as much as possible by leaving the nappy off.
· Apply a suitable oil-free nappy cream, such as E45 Nappy Cream, to reduce contact with irritants and help restore the skin's natural pH.
If you are doing all of the above and a rash still occurs, it is worth discussing skin care with your health visitor or doctor, especially if there are skin problems such as eczema in the family. They may recommend daily use of emollients to keep your baby's skin in good condition and regular use of a soothing nappy cream to help prevent a rash.
If a rash does occur, you will need to increase the frequency of nappy changing and skin cleansing and keep the nappy off for as long as possible. You should also apply a nappy cream that will help protect the skin from further irritation and encourage healing. The rash should disappear within a few days but if it fails to improve or the skin is broken or weeping, do seek advice from a doctor.


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