As Jasmine told me emphatically, facts are knowledge -- of correct practices and their meanings -- and provide the antidote to the comess of mixed ways of knowing and of behaving.

Issue of civil discourse will certainly play a role in SOTU.

Fong Kai is a well known porcelain-producing center in eastern Kwangtung. It is only 8 li away from Teochow (Chaochow), and easily accessible.

(A further point to bear in mind is that you may not always have someone handy to take the measurements for you, especially if, like me, you are a bit lastminute.com, always making your clothes on the day you actually need them!)