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Descoperirea care dă istoria peste cap! Ce s-a întâmplat, de fapt, în Imperiul Roman

Un nou studiu sugerează că hunii nomazi s-au aşezat şi început să practice agricultură, în timp ce unii fermieri de la frontiera Imperiului Roman au devenit nomazi.

Atacurile armatei lui Attila Hunul de la graniţele Imperiului Roman din secolul al V-lea sunt văzute ca fiind un factor esenţial în prăbuşirea imperiului. Totuşi, un nou studiu pune la îndoială natura relaţiilor dintre huni şi romani.

Hey guys! I'm sorry I don't follow the news...so ya'll help me out here...Today I received a phonecall, I have been told that in retaliation to another unjustified police killing of  a black man, what started out as a peaceful protest, escalated into what many tabloids across the world are terming as "anarchy…racial violence…terrorism"…to name a few… In this Godless day and age, you cannot stop violence with more violence. You cannot avenge the memory of lost loved ones with senseless revenge. Police have condemned a wave of "copycat criminal activity" across London in a second night of looting and disorder following riots in Tottenham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970 I grew up in Tottenham, Wood Green, Hackney, Mare Street, those are my memories, my friends houses and stores they are destroying… I am disgusted with the perpertrators...yeah now you are the villian...how are you going to feed off the hurt surrounding the death of a man to justify wrecking the ends that house untold amounts of black families?... How do you justify tearing up your home town? Cowards. Your making a stand that will have set us back God knows how many years... How long do you think it’s going to be before my friends sons will be able to walk into a store with a group of their friends without being told only one black at a time…because a bag a youths who couldn’t care less about anything but the sneaks on their feet decided to go and give the Police well done points. This country though built on our back...does not belong to us...the police have no allegiance to us as a people there allegiance is to the Queen!  Because of you families are going to lose out on income needed to send back home...Because of you a struggling black man who gave everything he had to chase a dream might have just lost it. EEEE you think you a badman street yeh? running around letting police state collect your fingerprints...dna...and license plate numbers yeh? Such an untouchable that you don't need balaclava whilst you’re looting shops yeh?! Oh I'm a minor they can’t touch me....is that what you're thinking? Why? coz it's the law? Didn't you know the laws were made to be broken? Don’t you think there are loopholes? Do you even think? Met Commander Adrian Hanstock said: "Anyone who has any information about those responsible for these offences that rocked the heart of the local community please get in touch with us.

"The disorder and violence we saw last night was pure criminality and cannot be justified. We are determined to arrest those responsible." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14438109

Once I let go of the relaxer and got tired of the weave itch I decided to transition using braid outs and up do's.  The result was amazingly gorgeous :d I finally had curly hair! in hair that never retained curls no matter what I did to it lol.

The following is a really quick to the point run-through of my 3 month transition period...lol I had decided to transition for a year and then bc...but I am incredibly impatient and erm frugal?  So three months into it I hacked off 5 inches and a week later bullied my bff's into chopping and recording my bc... What I used?

I co washed once a week with fructis garnier (they were cheap) I bought ones for frizz, shine, strength and moisture...and used them depending on what my hair needed or mixed them to create different properties? lol call me hunii the alchemist :D

I used African Pride leave in tonic/conditioner...the watery one. Coconut oil and jojoba ...can't remember if that was before or after bc Glycerin and water all on soaking wet just washed hair.

Then proceeded to braid into 6/7 cornrows to the back.

Air dried

Then undid before I left the house or finger style and brushed into an updo..  the results...great for everyday styling, a funky look or an afrocentric style.

                          So I was wondering...Will any of you be going to this years annual Afro Hair and Beauty live?

I have toyed with the idea of going, leaning to not going thanks to the disappointed review of a fellow natural and bestie about her experiences last year.  So after much inner debate (I'm good at that) I decided to message a representative of the show and ask the million dollar question...

Will there be anything worth the price of the ticket for us naturals.

Here's what they said, [NB The following is a quote from a press release issued by the people over at H.  Thank you Miss Hamilton for your help :D]

"This year sees Afro Hair & Beauty LIVE celebrating 30 years of showcasing Hair, Beauty and Lifestyle at the Business Design Centre, Islington on 29th-30th May.  This hair and beauty extravaganza brings you hair and beauty trends from all over the world – with more things to do, more things to try and a varied seminar/workshop programme.  The main areas include:

Natural Vibes

Introducing this exciting and innovative section called “Natural Vibes” featuring natural hair care exhibitors they promise to cater for women who are stepping away from chemicals, artificial preservatives and sulphates and target women who want to embrace products that are 100% natural and/or 100% organic.

“Natural Vibes” will include natural hair care specialists from America such as founder of My Hairitage, Anysylla and Sonya Nandi Gilkey from Wrap-a-Loc.  Both companies are dedicated to maintaining natural hair and dreadlocks. Wrap-a-Loc has pioneered a new hair styling tool and technique that creates a tight spiral curl on dreadlocks and natural hair without the use of heat.

Due to popular demand, natural hair care exhibitors such as T444z and True Vine Cosmetics will once again grace the event. T444z is a miracle product that is 100% natural and organic [they favour a holistic approach to haircare], it aids in rectifying the twelve major hair care problems that women face today such as dryness and hair loss.

True Vine Organic’s product line consists of five 100% natural and organic products for men and women. True Vine Organic’s Rose Hip Oil is a natural moisturiser for the face and with continued use will heal scars, eczema, skin rashes and will also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

In addition, a number of educational seminars throughout the two day event will educate women to correctly take care of their hair, body and health - the natural way!"

So there you have it, natural vibes aren't just about good feelings and good thoughts, it's also an opportunity for Naturals to be a part of this years Afro Hair and Beauty Live Show! yipeee :D

That's right, the need for products and hair care tools for others like us who are letting go of the relaxer and walking away from all those chemically infused hair products has and is being realised.

As is the growing I hate to use the word, trend, For finding natural means of dealing with cosmetic and physical problems. The only criticism I have on the line up is that there aren't more homegrown companies on the rota...but maybe next year God willing we'll be seeing some of the natural hair meetup organisers and start-up companies making their mark in the natural vibesing zone, yes, I like the sound of that :D

 I don't know if you have ever been to the Ahb, if you haven't, don't let the fact that its focus isn't 100% on natural remedies put you off; it is definitely worth the experience!  Especially, if you are into fashion and beauty. 

With tickets starting at £10 online £12 on the door, you are sure to get your money's worth.  There are loads of events, live performances, when I went, the original Destiny's Child were performing...yes it was awhile ago, not to mention Fashion shows, hair styling demos, free hair salons and everyone's favourites....FREE STUFF!!!  Arriving early is a must if you fancy visiting the Pampering Zone where you can "Be polished and preened with massage, reiki, nails, eyelash extensions, threading, makeovers and lots more in this ever expanding zone." Also there is a free goody bag for the first 500 arrivals?

Friends and family...support and encourage.  Everyone knows I never forget...I just move on...lol I woulda coulda taken you places...I coulda woulda shown the world you and you it...you shoulda jumped on my train.  Now I'm about to take a left onto the narrow lane and leave you behind...plain sailing...dats what you get for hating coz I'm fly...deep no lie.....

Hey guys guess what?! I wrote my poem lol and it went down well enough for me not to get pelted with garbage lol!  I'm trying to source a recording of me reading it live...but click on the above link to hear it after I got home lol. 

In previous posts I mentioned the  Birmingham Uk natural hair meetup and on Saturday May the 7th, The first ever Midlands natural hair meetup took place in Birmingham City Centre!

   It was an amazing experience and I had a lot of fun. It was so nice meeting women I'd only spoken too through sites like Facebook or watched diligently on you tube (that sounds skeezy).

 The event was organised by three of the most beautiful inside and out black women you will ever meet Lorien Hay, Rachel Bates and Kadian Pow.

Organisers of the event L-R Lorien, Kadian and Rachel 

Akua of Sheabutter Cottage, Afrocenchix, Pretty Curls, Ace your Face and Denman

There were products on sale from Afrocenchix, Naturally Sexy, Hair We Grow Natural to name a few.

  It was such a great experience!  To kick off the event and make sure everyone felt comfortable, there was a speed meet and greet. Google speed dating and tweak the definition. Very entertaining and the women in attendance were wonderful!

Next on the agenda was, Kadian Pow, you might know her from you tube as (whatgetsonmytits), through her makeup line job? Ace your Face or even through BGLH, she like myself also has a feature on there... anywhoo she gave a presentation on the most popular hair oils and how they could be used in other lifestyle areas, such as cooking, face cleansing, internally etc.

There was another presentation by representatives of Afrocenchix dealing with the topic of protective styling.

There was poetry by renowned Poet Laureate 2010-2011, of Birmingham, Roy McFarlane and myself.

Once these were over it was time for a mini discussion on what it means to be natural, can you wear weaves etc and still be considered natural?  On the panel was Paige the Blogger, Africa Brown, Representative from Afrocenchix and Angel Smith (Natural Lounge Uk)

Once this was over it was time for the prizes to be distributed. There were three categories everyone had to vote for someone other than themselves lol and the hostesses to win:-

Most creative hairstyle:- This was won by Comfort who was sporting a gorgeous braid out...She received gifts from Afrocenchix Most eye-catching makeup:- This was won by Rumby who was wearing a green and gold palette complimented exquisitely by her gold and green drop earrings and lovely shade of green top. I have it under good authority that the makeup was by Sleek (Rumby told me lol)...She received a gift certificate from Ace your Face along with a book guaranteed to make her hair journey that much easier. Best overall style:- went to yours truly :D yaaay me lol I wore...erm clothes? lol I don't know see pics lol I received from Shea Butter Cottage a Cioccolatina gift box filled with yummy treats I can't wait to review!

Then it was time for a quick group shot with those that were still in attendance and then as quickly as we met our new alliances dissipated into the night...and rain might I add kmt.

So there you have it! All in all a very liberating experience. It was nice listening to the ladies share their stories of experiences in the workplace. Or confessions of how they wore wigs sometimes to carry them through difficult hair days.

I cannot wait for the next one....and I hope to see you there .  In the meantime, next time on Hunii's Genesis...where anything really can happen, lol the first of a series of reviews on the goodies I received at Saturdays' event.  Also a very interesting and risqué post on the uses of FSG...that's flaxseed gel for you and me :D

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