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One bag, a guitar and a passport that opened all doors I chose entering.
There was no room for the past. I vanished. My name is Jon Ber. This is my story.

Ubiquitously Raw
Thanks to the visionary geniuses who developed digital  mind-bugling tools - you can read, watch and listen to what I write, play, sing, record and publish directly here, from my little house in rural USA.

Unrestricted. Inedited, constantly changing. Still, for better or worse, master of my domain - I pilot solo in hyperspace, visible everywhere at all time.

MAC Factor
For that my reverence  and gratitude to the creators of my new Mac Leopard OS X 10.5.6.

The Mac is a magnificent, silent, nimble, reliable, multifaceted, suave operator - enabling anyone anywhere champion showcase to the world - seamlessly bypassing range of instantly archaic technical expertise, charlatans and gatekeepers.












Africa:

Botswana, Egypt, (Sinai) Grand Canary Islands (Spain), Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, (Zanzibar) Zambia, Zimbabwe.


Americas:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, United States 50 states.


Asia:
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, (Bali) Israel, (Palestine occupied West bank & Gaza strip) Japan, (three southern Islands) Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, (Burakay) Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, (Ko Chang. Ko Phangan, Ko Samoi) Turkey.


Europe:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, (now split into north and south) Czechoslovakia (now split into two countries) Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, (East Germany now reunited with west) Greece, (Corfu, Crete) Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, (Majorca) Sweden, Switzerland, Wells, Yugoslavia

Oceania:
New Zealand (North & South Islands)  Australia.

BOA





STERLING SILVER
100% silver is too soft for the creation of jewelry & silverware. Thus the international industry standards is 92.5 percent silver with 7.5% balance added copper.






HAND CRAFTED
SILVER & GEMSTONES. I design collections at home and minutes later, Pawan starts working on the production in India. It was not always that easy.







AMBER
As old as 90 million years,  its usually gold & brownish - honey like, but also appears in white, green & rarely blue.




AMETHYST
In Greek, means "Against Drunkenness" from the belief that the stone inserted in water, will turn a drunk person sober instantly. It doesn't work.





BLACK ONYX
Is a translucent chalcedony, similar to agate that contains straight bands usually white or brownish.





BLUE TOPAZ
color is usually categorize and defined by three main names: London, for the Darkest shade, Swiss for the lightest and Sky for the in between shade of blue.




GARNET
most recognized color is the Burgundy red, but smaller quantities of Garnet also appears in nature in shades of blue and green.



LABRADORITE
was discovered in the desolate Sybaritic Peninsula of Labrador, Canada, in the beginning of the 19th century. Its best specimens found currently come from Finland and Madagascar.



LAPIS LAZULI
Blue Rock, In Arabic, Lapis Lazuli, is derived from Lazurite, a complex silicate containing a range of minerals such as the Pyrite also known as "Fools Gold."




MALACHITE
It imaintains better value and stability than some countries currency, such as is the case in the war torn Zaire.




RAINBOW MOONSTONE
The gemstone resemblance of a cloudy, mystical, shimmering moon, made it desirable, but it was unavailable for centuries.




PERIDOT
In Roman times, It became known as "Evening Emerald" because it was easier to find when illuminated by lamplight at night.




TIGER'S EYE
has such a strong following in Africa, that it was for a while, considered as a National Treasure, and was banned from exports in some southern countries such as Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho.




TURQUOISE
From Green to Blue, with black unique signature inclusions vanes running untamed, the gemstone universal reverence is phenomenal








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"A gem of a singer/songwriter has come to us in the form of Jon Ber.  His work puts us in mind of such greats as Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. Simple tools, words and strings. Nothing at all simple in using them to their utmost."  starlightstudios.net'

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GARNET
by Jon Ber

January's Birthstone, Garnet has maintained its popularity on all continents for thousands of years.

It is one of the best known gemstones and Its most valuable specimens origins are Brazil, South Africa and the USA.

The Garnet's most recognized color is the Burgundy red, but smaller quantities of Garnet also appears in nature in shades of blue and green.

Many qualities are attributed to the Garnet such as, helping in family togetherness, love & self esteem.

It is also regarded a healing stones, especially for its attributed ability to purify the blood and cleanse the body.

It evolves in metamorphosed rocks, but also in igneous specimen formed in high temperatures and pressures. Therefore Garnet is used by geologist to gauge both, in the formations of other specimens.

Jon Ber is the publisher of jonber.com, a former investigative journalist and a traveler of seventy countries living in North Carolina USA .

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