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To All
I think it is about that time of year to start talking of getting wet again, so with that in mind Somerset Divers will be celebrating of course with a drink of course at The Lamb at Weare, http://www.thelambatweare.co.uk/home.htm . 7.30pm on Monday 12th March. Just for drinks but if you would like something to eat I am sure Dave and Sue will accommodate you, just give them a ring.
The plan is then that on Saturday 17th March we will head for the coast for a dive somewhere for a couple of shore dives, possibly Brixham but we will have to see what the weather is doing. The tides are right so probably meeting at 10am wherever we are going. We can make some plans at the pub and if anyone wants to share lifts it can hopefully be sorted there. If you require any dive kit then let me know, same price as last year for a full set and 2 tanks £35 plus £3.50 per airfill. There may be some guided dives available at £25 but hopefully people will buddy up and just have some fun.
Hope to see you all at the pub.


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Home bliss – 060813
You know you live in the right place when you see the airport bus and think "So so glad to live here". Perfect place to combine kiting & work, after a windless summer it was divine to be back on Sola beach.
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You know you live in the right place when you see the airport bus and think "So so glad to live here". Perfect place to combine kiting & work, after a windless summer it was divine to be back on Sola beach.
Greatest benefit of being a kiter in Trondheim is you really get to know other kiters & travel together as the white caps are mostly non-existent. Not a kite destination, so what kiters back home do in summer: social barbeques :)
Mid-Norway is not a kite destination – a benefit of living in a windy city is kiters from home visiting! Mountain Friday before a windy weekend with Bjørn Åge, Stian & Tone
All day kiting, sunset bbq, sleeping bag under the open sky… we all have apartments in the city, but rather spend weekends outdoors. Saturday evening we spent on Bore Beach:
Ida & Anne Sofie finishing the evening session
Helle, Hanna & Ida with breakfast & coffee behind the dunes:
January down southwest of Norway is not like winter in the rest of Norway, biking around the islands this weekend it looked like summer:
Got really excited when there was an opening at "Alternative to Violence". During my studies I decided to work with children exposed to violence "when I´d be strong enough to take it". With input from my boss "You´re not supposed to take it, feeling strongly about something gives you motivation and passion for what you do".
Looking forward to learn more with these inspiring, positive people!
No wind, what to do: google cano rental :)
…never mind checking the weather forecast, drinking tea underneath trees is priceless.
Last week a friend of mine was in Dallas for work and after he took a week of vacation to explore the Bay Area with me. This week is a mix of kiting, guiding & sightseeing, shopping, great food!
Admiring the Bay, skyline and Chrissy Fields, the kite spot in San Francisco:
At the Norwegian Seamans Church, one of the must-visit places for Norwegians in SF:
70-80 Norwegian kiters gathered for a super weekend of barbequing and playing volleyball in the sun, unfortunately the wind didn´t really hit. Seems the Norwegian kite community is growing fast!
Roomies Mona & Andre + Tone, Stian & Hallgrim whom I got to know in Boracay this winter
Valuable items gets a security belt
Mona prepared us for Denmark; "Guide to understanding the Danes" & "Fun car games"
Several Norwegian kiters escaped winter on Boracay (Philippines), great weekend catching up -weird seeing them in jeans instead of shorts!
Seasonal migrants prefer a bit more clothes upon returning:
Driving in Norway is scenery after scenery… after 9 months in Stavanger last year I´m moving to settle for longer, car packed down to the millimetre.
Haven´t snowkited since March 2010, it superseded my expectations, and I had trouble getting to sleep last night after first unhooked tricks on snow :)
Taking photos with a cell phone while snowkiting was a first…
Great Easter with family, friends & snow! Almost empty slopes last week skiing:
17 Norwegians just arrived and wind came back, great days getting to know new people!
As a child I never understood the concept of restitution and relaxation
wake up, open the door, make coffee, drink it while viewing the first kiters going on the water
priceless living without a watch and cell phone
filipino family transport, two friends bringing home dinner
entertaining to watch
Freestyle Kite Academy, friendliest vibes on Bulabog Beach
Mona chilling in between sessions
Happy & energetic friend Rebecka spreading positive energy!
Ali solving nr1 problem of everyday life: choosing what to eat for lunch
Once again packing & moving, one year in Stavanger passed so quickly!
No matter if I move or come back: feeling home happens when being with people I love.
The rain flushed down hard for a short while today and a distinct rainbow started & ended at the kiteboard! So beautiful, never seen anything like it -there was Gold at the end of the rainbow!
A colleague asked if quitting my job without a new one in sight changed me. My immediate response was; "I use my eyes more". One thing I have in store for the future though, reading the book Nextopia by Micael Dahlén
6am on Seco Island, slept out here on a sandbank on top of a reef
Seems many have a slight obsession with settling down, as if this is some infinite point where you find peace. Choosing kind of an unpredictable lifestyle for now "who says you have to?"
New town, new job, new friends (and some good old ones!), new surroundings – New roomies Audun & Marit!

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No matter where you are, rush hour is not fun. Sorry, not even on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Category Archives: Paris 2012
The Other Side
On the Eiffel Tower side of the Arc de Triomphe, crowds gather and marvel at the Parisian icon. The other side remains empty and sparse, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't stop to take a look.
Sainte-Chapelle Stained Glass
It is interesting how I change and see things differently after a period of time. Photos that were once overlooked are now interesting. Back when I posted about our third day in Paris back during Adventure 2012, I had mentioned the king's bedtime story depicted in the glass, but I did not post a close-up of the panels because I didn't think my photos of them were any good. When this photo showed up in my slideshow this morning, the intense colors and the artistry of the panels caught my attention, and the first thing that came to my mind was, "Hey, this is a pretty good photo".
Our Last Day in Paris – Revisited
October 9, 2012 (Tuesday) – our last day in Paris. I made a post on that day as we rode the Eurostar out of France, but that was more of a commentary on our stay rather than a journal of the last day. So, here is the journal version.
We woke up at 10 again and decided to have one last meal at Pomme de Pain, since their food was pretty good and it was close by (checkout was at noon).
I like studying the menus of the places where we eat, and I think I'll remember for a long time that "chaud" is French for "hot" after seeing it so many times on Pomme de Pain's menu. Seeing "C" on the hot water faucet helped to reinforce it as well (as opposed to "F" for "froid"). Anyhow, after some nice sandwiches and coffee, we made our way back to the hotel and made some final preparations before heading downstairs to check out. We experienced one bump which was a charge on the final bill for some items from the goodies tray in the room. As a rule, JC and I never take items from hotel mini-bars, and I had to repeat myself a few times before the receptionist agreed to drop the charge.
With four hours until the Eurostar was scheduled to depart, we stopped by the laundromat again. I put on the telephoto lens and captured some Parisians going about their business:
Once the laundry was done, we took the Métro from Boissière to Gare du Nord. This time, we found the tunnel leading from La Chapelle to Gare du Nord, so it was smooth sailing from then on out.
Well, it was almost smooth sailing because I kept setting off the metal detector at Gare du Nord. I emptied my pockets, took off my watch, and even removed my belt, but each time the infernal machine would beep. The female officer took me aside and waved the detector wand over me. When she got down to my shoes, we both realized it was the steel toe inside my boots; she tapped the toe with her fist, gave me a knowing smile, and shooed me out of the customs area. What a magnificent woman.
We didn't have to wait long before boarding the train, and soon we were on our way out of Paris. At the time, I wrote that I would probably not visit France again, but after writing these posts and recalling all of the things that we did, I take back what I said. If I ever get the opportunity again, I definitely will go to France and Paris.
Other Random Notes from Paris
One funny thing about the laundromat was that I finally learned what the Baron in Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown was shouting when his chateau was on fire: "Au secours! Au secours!" ("Help! Help!") I was reading JC's guidebook while waiting for the laundry and it just dawned on me. I was pretty giddy after that. Here's the clip on YouTube, and here I am being giddy:
In our neighborhood there was dog poop everywhere. One definitely needed to watch where one was stepping. Apparently, this is a common thing in Paris.
There were a few interesting things about the Paris Métro. First, some of the trains run on tires, resulting in more of a floaty and bouncy ride. I'd never seen that before. Second, many (if not most) of the trains require the passenger to open the doors manually. When the train stops, the lock clicks and you pull up on a lever to open the door. Some people pull up on the lever before the doors unlock to get a head start, and a few times the doors opened before the train came to a complete stop. Pretty cool. Third, some of the trains that we rode on were pretty small and more like light rail cars, with corresponding smaller stations (vs. 10-car BART trains or the MTR). Fourth, when in operation, the trains had a trumpety, siren-like, wailing sound. Hearing that sound and seeing the train bounce around on its rubber tires as it entered or exited the station was quite a spectacle. Lastly, at any moment, someone on the train can bust out with an accordion and start singing and playing. Busking seemed to be a common and accepted (read: ignored by the locals) practice on the trains.
This video has a good selection of the different kinds of trains on the Métro:
I thought about World War II a lot while I was in Paris. There seemed to be little reminders of the war all over. For example, I've already mentioned in the Day 4 post a street named after the French Resistance member Georges Mandel. We passed through a Métro station named after Franklin Roosevelt. When we went on the Batobus and passed underneath all of the bridges crossing the Seine, I wondered how strategically important those bridges were during the war. A little tiny bridge may seem insignificant, but if it's the only way to send troops and supplies over a river, then its significance increases dramatically.
Aquarium de Paris Photo Gallery
As I said in my original post, the Aquarium de Paris is the best aquarium I have ever been to. It was very well balanced in terms of what types of animals were on display. In many aquariums I've been to, the variety of livestock is usually overly skewed to either saltwater or freshwater, but I thought it was pretty even here. The native area (i.e. the Seine and North Atlantic) was well-represented, in addition to foreign habitats such as tropical reefs and Amazonian jungle. I was also impressed with how clean the aquarium was. There were no scratches on the glass (or plexiglass), and the lighting for each display was appropriately bright or dim. Instead of traditional placards, each tank had an LCD monitor displaying dynamically updated and relevant information. Even their website is better than most, with a detailed catalog of the species on display.
If you're an aquarium enthusiast visiting Paris, definitely make a trip to the Aquarium de Paris a priority! For now, please enjoy the photo gallery.
Next: Our Last Day in Paris
Paris, Day 5 – Eiffel, Aquarium, Ramen, Eiffel Again
October 8, 2012 (Monday): our fifth day in Paris. I remember that this was the first day that we woke up relatively late. Up until this point, we had been waking up in the early morn due to jet lag from flying to Europe from the East. It was already 10:00 AM, and as it was our last full day in Paris, I quickly went online and ordered a couple of summit-lift tickets for the Eiffel Tower.
We walked over and stopped by a crepe stand that we had patronized the other day. Their chicken crepe was pretty good and I wanted to eat it again for breakfast. That's when JC got the treatment from the crepe lady. I had a coffee in addition to the chicken crepe, JC had the jambon, œuf, and fromage. It was good, but not worth the shit that came with it.
Alas, it was a rainy and dreary day, and we wouldn't realize until we were at the summit that it was not the best day to go up there:
Still, the views from the 1st and 2nd levels were pretty good:
In the end, the whole thing, from the crepe treatment to seeing only white fog at the top of the tower, was pretty underwhelming. I felt like I'd just been in a boxing match except I was the only one taking punches (ouch).
We walked away from the Eiffel Tower, across the river, the gray sky and drizzling rain doing nothing to take us out of our daze. Trudging along, we walked onto an area of dirt that was now pretty muddy from the rain, and looked up: Aquarium de Paris. Aquarium de Paris was here? If this was fate's idea of a consolation prize, then we were going to take it. Inside we went.
As it turns out, this wasn't just a consolation prize, but a complete 180. The Aquarium de Paris is the best aquarium I have ever been to. It's clean. It's modern. It has a good variety of animals. The tanks are crystal clear. There's even a miniature movie theater inside (where we took a nap!). I was very impressed.
After viewing all those fish, I was in the mood for some sushi, so while we were back at the hotel for a short rest I started looking around online to see what was good. In a review for a Japanese restaurant, there was a reference to ramen, and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed eating ramen in Tokyo. After narrowing down reviews, we decided to give Kotteri Ramen Naritake in Paris' Little Tokyo a try.
There was a line outside that blocked the entrance to the shoe store next door (as can be seen in the photo above). The owner came out and gave the ramen people an earful, and then the staff asked us to queue up on the other side.
Once we were in, it was ramen time. Since we could barely speak French and the staff was almost in the same predicament, we resorted to some of our recently-learned Japanese to order (broken French to broken French vs. broken Japanese to native Japanese). I knew not deleting the app from my phone would come in handy! We had a couple of ramens, an order of gyoza, and a bowl of steamed rice. As can be seen from the photo, the ramen was authentic: rich, greasy, and delicious. Oishii!
From Little Tokyo, we took the Métro from Pyramides back to Trocadéro; it was our last night in Paris after all, and we hadn't yet seen the Eiffel Tower at night, not to mention we needed to walk off our hearty meal. Luckily, unlike earlier in the afternoon, the sky was much clearer and we were offered breathtaking views of the tower at night.
It was still cold and rainy, but our last full day in Paris ended in a completely different fashion than the way it started. That's the way life unfolds – one moment it might seem like things couldn't get any worse, and the next moment it might seem like things can't get any better. If anything, the way this day turned out taught me that you just gotta keep going, because in the end the good will outweigh the bad, by far.
So as not to sidetrack this post, I posted a separate gallery of the Aquarium de Paris photos.
Paris, Day 4 – Walking, Pâtisseries, and the Louvre
October 7, 2012 – this was our fourth day in Paris, and the only Sunday that we would be in the city. How do Parisians spend their Sundays? We thought we'd walk around our neighborhood to see if we could find out.
Instead of walking along the main boulevard (Avenue Kléber), we decided to try one of the back streets instead. The street we were on is called Avenue Raymond Poincaré; if you look for it on Google Maps Street View, you'll find that it is kind of a back street, narrow and with 2-lane traffic, perfect for a Sunday morning stroll.
As it is all over the world, people go to church on Sundays. Here, we are passing by the Church of Saint-Honoré d'Eylau. I am guessing that these people just got out of the morning service and are catching up with their fellow church members. It's nice to see smiling faces and babies. Coming from California, though, it's different seeing so many people smoking everywhere, even amongst kids. I noticed this everywhere we went, not just Paris.
Soon, we reached a roundabout with a sign that read, "PLACE VICTOR HUGO". Victor Hugo. The name sounded very familiar but we couldn't quite put our fingers on it. Luckily, Google is our friend: Victor Hugo. "Oh! He's the Les Misérables guy! Huh huh huh".
On this Sunday there was some filming going on in the roundabout. It was an old Mercedes Benz convertible in front of the camera. I wonder what they were filming for? Maybe the company site has some answers.
Walking around an old city such as Paris is really awe-inspiring and fascinating. Where I'm from, there aren't many buildings from the 1800s that have survived World War II (and these are probably some of the younger ones!). I suppose it's not too surprising that these buildings have stood so long because they simply look so solid; they look like someone carved them out of a bunch of gigantic slabs of granite that conveniently formed in city-block sizes. Maybe that's why Paris doesn't have rectangularly-shaped city blocks, because the granite randomly formed all over the place!
Without new, there can't be old. Here's a newer-style apartment building, along with some creations brought back from the New World:
I don't know why I like McDonald's so much. I guess I like seeing what kind of localized offerings are available, seeing what the product managers at McDonald's think locals will like. Don't know about the Parisians, but I didn't like that Red Pepper Burger too much.
From our seat on the 2nd floor of McDonald's, we could see a store across the street called "picard". The only thing I associate with that word is the captain of the Enterprise, and I ended up spending my lunch doing lame Captain Picard impressions ("Make it so"). After lunch, we went inside to take a look, and it turned out to be a frozen-gourmet-food market. No wonder their logo is a snowflake.
After picard, we headed south on Rue des Belles Feuilles (the Street of the Beautiful Leaves). Referring to Wikipedia, it seems that the street used to border a park which is no longer there, hence the "beautiful leaves". Now, there are various culinary establishments selling everything from Chinese food to sausages to roast chicken to lemon pies. The place selling the chickens was packed and had a long line (apparently, the Bresse is a top breed of chicken in France). The lemon pie place was opened by a famous French baker named Frédéric Lalos. Why do I suddenly feel sick that I had McDonald's for lunch?
Well, no need to feel sick because at the end of the street, at a roundabout known as the Place de Mexico, we got another view of La Tour Eiffel. It's kind of neat that you can do your own thing in your neighborhood like shopping at picard, drinking Starbucks, and buying roast chicken, and then you look up and the Tower is there. It seems reassuring in a way. We made a right and proceeded down Rue Decamps and saw what I presume to be an incinerator with a giant chimney.
Soon, we arrived at Avenue Georges Mandel. Again, the name sounded familiar (maybe because of Howie Mandel?), but after checking Wikipedia it turns out he was a member of the French Resistance who was executed during World War II. The street sign said as much. Speaking of which, it's pretty cool that some Parisian street signs come with a little caption explaining who the street is named for. Rue Decamps was named for a painter and engraver. Coincidentally (though under different circumstances), both Mandel and Decamps died before their time in a forest outside of Paris known as Fontainebleau; perhaps that is why the rue and the avenue intersect.
At this point we were pretty close to the Rue de la Pompe Métro station, so we decided to Métro instead of walk back to the hotel for a short break. Take line 9, transfer to 6 at Trocadéro, and get off at Boissière. Voilà!
Short break over, we were now on our way to the Musée du Louvre, but by way of a couple of pâtisseries in the 6th arrondissement (JC is a student of the culinary, particularly pastry, arts). If I'm not mistaken, we took the 6 and transferred to the 12, getting off at Rennes.
The first one was pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI paris on Rue de Vaugirard. As can be ascertained from the name, this is a pâtisserie with Japanese origins, with stores in Tokyo and Taipei, in addition to Paris. You're not supposed to take photos inside the store, so I snuck one in from outside.
Heading east, we found our way to Rue Bonaparte, which is where the second pâtisserie we went to is located. Pierre Hermé has been called "The Picasso of Pastry", so naturally there's a huge crowd outside the store:
It was a little too much excitement for me, so I went and hung out across the street, at the Fontaine Saint-Sulpice:
There was a little café nearby, Le Café de la Mairie, so we sat down for some espressos and some rest. When we first sat down, there were a couple of empty tables next to us and no one waiting. I sat next to JC, so both of the seats opposite from us were empty. Later, a party of 4 came and took the remaining tables, and after that a couple came in and stood around the bar. I was kind of in my own little world and not really paying attention, but then I started noticing that they were staring at us, and then the lady started shaking her head. I caught on and moved to sit across from JC, the couple sat down, and it was thumbs up all around (they literally gave me the thumbs up sign, hopefully it wasn't the French way of flipping the bird).
From the café we walked over to the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Métro station to take line 4 and then line 7 to the Louvre. The cool thing about the station was that instead of billboards, it used spotlights and slides to create displays on the walls.
As it turns out, it was the first Sunday of October, so admission to the Louvre was free. Even though it was late in the afternoon, there was still a significant line to get in. Fortunately, the wait was pretty short and soon enough we were inside.
The only thing I know about the Louvre is that it's where the Mona Lisa resides, so of course that was the first exhibit I went to. When I think about it, it's kind of odd that people would crowd around a painting and take a bunch of photos of it, but that's what people were doing. I couldn't resist either and snapped a few photos. What are these forces that cause people to do odd things? Perhaps that's part of the mystery surrounding this historic painting.
After the Mona Lisa I just walked in whatever direction my curiosity took me. One of the things that struck me was that people used to actually live in the museum before it was a museum. I wondered what that must have been like, thinking about basic human needs such as eating meals and going to the bathroom. When I think about it, I just shake my head at how incredible it is.
When I read history in a book, the timeline is arranged in discrete centuries and years, in black and white. One might be inclined to think that at the end of one era and the beginning of another, things immediately changed. In reality, change happens slowly, like how it is in the present, incrementally, and almost unnoticeably. A law here, a natural disaster there, and the way people live changes. A few hundred years from now, people will look back at today and say, for example, that the internet exploded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. To someone in the future reading a history book it may seem like someone in our time flipped a switch and turned on the internet. In reality, we know that it was built a piece at a time, adopted by sections of the population at a time, built on and accessed with different and new technologies as they were invented. It's like trying to grasp the concept of infinity and limits in calculus, very analog. I have to crane my neck and think really hard just to keep that glimmer of understanding in my head.
And so it is with the Louvre. Over hundreds of years, piece by piece, it has become what it is today. Here is a portion of the Louvre from the 12th century:
Later on, I stumbled into the Egyptian exhibit and saw some real mummified humans. The feeling I got when I looked at the mummy, knowing that underneath the bandages was a face, a body, arms and legs, was indescribable. And yet, I wasn't exactly sure how I felt about these displays. I imagined the family of the deceased saying goodbye to their loved one, mummifying the body and placing it in a place where it could rest forever. I'm not sure how I would feel if someone dug up someone I cared about and put her on display, thousands of years into the future. On the one hand, I'd be dead already, so it probably wouldn't matter. On the other, I might take some comfort in knowing that my loved one could provide a glimpse of how we used to live.
JC and I had gone our separate ways at the Louvre and had agreed to meet at a seating area beneath the pyramid, but a security guard asked her to leave as it was closing time. I must have sat there for 30 minutes (strange that no security guard ask me to leave) before it occurred to me to go upstairs to see if she was there. As long as our day had been, though, it was still going: our next stop was Galeries Lafayette, a famous Parisian department store. Since it was just a few line 7 stops away from the Louvre, we figured we'd squeeze it in.
Well, it was bad news for me as it was just too crowded and I was tired and cranky. I took the Métro back to our hotel, but not before stopping by Carrefour Express again to buy some food and wine for dinner. JC came back a little while after, and we enjoyed a relaxing night at home after a long but enjoyable day 4 in Paris.
Sunset on Paris
Paris, Day 3
October 6, 2012 (Saturday) – our third day in Paris. On this day the first stop on the itinerary was La Sainte-Chapelle, but first we stopped by Pomme de Pain to fuel up:
After some delicious sandwiches and coffees, we took the Metro from Boissière to Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre:
If you're familiar with Paris you might be wondering why we got off at Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre to get to Sainte Chapelle. Well, no particular reason, just wanted to walk around and take in the sights. Of course, we couldn't miss the famous Pont Neuf:
I think I almost saw Jason Bourne looking down at us. Anyway, we finally made it to La Sainte-Chapelle. We paid the admission fee and went inside:
I felt a sense of awe and fascination as I walked around inside this nearly 800-year old building. The length of time is almost unfathomable… how could it still remain standing? How could it be in such good condition? The ingenuity of man is definitely not something to be underestimated.
I'm not too familiar with bible stories but apparently the stained glass panels depict scenes from the bible. I wondered if this was the king's little private bedtime story that he would visit each night. In a time before the printing press, electricity, and television, I'd imagine the stained glass would be as good as it gets. Pretty cool.
Notre Dame de Paris was the next stop. After visiting La Sainte Chapelle, it seemed a bit anti-climactic. For one, there were more tourists and it was a lot more crowded. Secondly, from a religious (or lack thereof) point of view, it was just more of the same to me. I did think that it was cool that people were actually entombed there.
We had lunch afterwards at a cafe near the Notre Dame. Ugh, what a disaster. Tourist food at tourist prices. Don't know what we were thinking, but at the same time I guess in a tourist area you can't ask for much.
The rest of the afternoon was spent at the Notre Dame Archaeological Crypt. This is a great place to visit if archaeology (and getting away from the crowds) is your thing. We spent more time here than at the previous two places combined, learning about the history of Paris and studying the old ruins. To me, these ruins were even more significant than La Sainte Chapelle or Notre Dame because normal people, as opposed to royalty (or the clergy), once lived amongst them.
Having walked all day, we were tired and made our way back to our neighborhood, stopping by the supermarket to buy dinner. Of course, the day would not be complete without polishing off another bottle of Bordeaux:
Our 3rd day in Paris, and what a day it was!
Paris, Day 2
October 5th, 2012 – Friday
Our second day in Paris, almost 3 months ago…
Based on their intertwined histories, it occurred to me that it might have been worthwhile to try Vietnamese food in France. We made our way to the 13th arrondissement, home of Little Asia and Chinatown. Walking from the Métro to the restaurant we got a feel of what it would be like to live in Paris. We passed quite a few apartment blocks, and it was certainly more of a residential area than a tourist one. For a moment, it seemed as if we were Parisians walking home from work after getting off the Métro.
Soon, we found the restaurant that I had looked up online earlier:
Well, I have to say that although the meal was good, nothing beats pho in the Bay Area. Probably a matter of personal and localized taste. We walked further into Little Asia and noticed a lot more pho restaurants, in addition to a sprinkling of Chinese places. It seemed to be mostly Vietnamese, though. Not surprising due to the history.
We made our way back to the hotel for a short rest. Actually, it was a short rest at the laundromat near our hotel. It was our first time using a French laundromat. Instead of paying individually at each machine, you paid at a central box and punched in your washer's code. Luckily, English instructions were available and with the help of a nice French lady we were able to launder our clothes.
While waiting for our laundry we had a snack at the bakery across the street. Afterwards, I also got myself a haircut. I never imagined that I would be getting one in Paris. Amazing!
Now, we were rested and ready to walk over to the Trocadéro, which wasn't far from our hotel. I hadn't done my homework on Paris so I didn't realize that after the Trocadéro was the Eiffel Tower. We got to the roundabout and the Palais de Chaillot, and we crossed the street on the side of the Théâtre National de Chaillot. As we made our way around the theatre, I was stopped dead in my tracks by the sight of the Eiffel Tower. Oh, man, you mean it was here all along?! What a tourist.
We made our way down to and across the River Seine. Now, we were right beneath the tower. Usually, when we see it in pictures, it isn't up close and you don't realize how much detail and texture there is to the Eiffel Tower. There are actually names engraved into the tower. Fascinating.
There was this pond next to the Eiffel Tower that was curious. It was like a nature reserve or something, complete with fish, ducks, and other birds. There was a fence around the pond and the grass surrounding it, and what was curious was that a lot of people were leaning on the fence and feeding the ducks and birds and having a grand old time, as if the Eiffel Tower wasn't even there. Kinda funny, actually. We got sucked in ourselves, taking dozens of duck photos.
Since we were already by the river, we decided to take a river cruise on the Batobus. Boat in French is "bateau," pronounced "bato," so there you go. The best part was we really were going to the Champs-Élysées (see the map below), so we got our money's worth on the cruise.
So there we were, sailing along the Seine at sunset. We passed under many bridges, including the famous Pont Neuf (actually I learned about it from the Bourne Identity). To me, it was like sailing past history. Of course, there were the famous landmarks such as the Notre Dame de Paris and the Musée du Louvre, but many of the "plain" residential buildings were old as well. I imagined what we might have seen had we been making our cruise 150 years ago: the warm light of candle chandeliers escaping out of the tall windows, the sound of classical music playing in the background, men and women dancing in their elaborate suits and dresses.
The Batobus stopped just shy of the Place de la Concorde. We wanted to walk the entire length of the Champs-Élysées, so we backtracked our way over. I didn't realize it at the time, but the Place was where hundreds of people were beheaded during the French Revolution. When I think about it, it's really unbelievable. I was actually there! I remember watching as a child in Hong Kong an anime series that was set during the French Revolution: the Rose of Versailles. The images in my mind of the candlelit rooms and people dancing were probably scenes from that series. I remember an ending, either of a specific episode or the series, in which the guillotine was being prepared for someone to be executed (probably Marie Antoinette), and there was a huge crowd in the square. There was a sort of finality and futility to that scene that has stayed with me all these years.
As the sun set and day transitioned into night, we made our way up the Champs-Élysées. We had already been walking all day, through Little Asia, from our hotel to the Trocadéro and Eiffel Tower, and from the Batobus to the Place de la Concorde. We were tired! Avoiding the many tourist-trap restaurants in the area, we got on the Métro and headed back to our neighborhood for a nice, quiet, French dinner, turning in early afterwards to dream about all those places that we had been to on our second day in Paris.


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What is "losing weight"? This is the intensive use of body fat. And in order to lose weight, you need to eat right, not a huge number of pills for weight loss. Their effect is almost identical as with unknown drugs and with the legendary tablets such as Meridia or Phentermine, which can easily be found in the pharmacy.
- Tablets to reduce the feeling of hunger. The active substance Sibutramine, included in their composition, "ensures" us that we are full, as a result of which we eat about 1.5 times less food than usual. With the constant use of such tablets, the volume of the stomach decreases. But after the termination of reception of this agent, it is possible in a "reward" to receive fluctuations of appetite, nausea, headaches, diarrhea…
- Diuretic tablets for weight loss. This kind of tablets is the most dangerous for our body, removing from the body not fat, but salt and liquid, reducing swelling. Salts that excrete these tablets – calcium, potassium, and sodium – are extremely necessary for our body. Being deprived of these important trace elements, a person experiences convulsions, severe nausea, and weakness, changes in blood pressure, the fragility of nails and bones.
- Tablets whose mechanism of action is not fully known. This category of tablets does not really reveal what they are working on and what harm (and this is certain) they will inflict on our body. At best, they will contain harmless flour, starch or fiber, and at worst – one has only to guess.
What are the dangerous drugs for reducing appetite?
To begin with, it is necessary to list the advantages:
- notable suppression of appetite. The recipient does not really feel hunger, and the feeling of satiation comes much faster after eating small amounts of food. And all this, of course, will help to lose weight, and quite fast, so that the result will be noticeable in the very near future,
- most of the remedies cause a surge of energy, so that even with a decrease in the amount of food consumed, symptoms such as lethargy, fatigue, apathy, depression, and mood deterioration will not occur.
Now the shortcomings:
- a huge number of side effects. The most common include increased nervous excitability, increased heart rate, anxiety, sleep disorders, aggression, irritability, mood swings and others. And all these symptoms are noticeable to others and may interfere with the normal life of the person taking the drug,
- there are numerous contraindications. Thus, most drugs are contraindicated in diseases of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. In addition, the list of contraindications may include metabolic disorders and certain chronic diseases,
- high price. Many remedies are quite expensive,
- short-lived effect. It will be observed only during the reception of the means, and after its termination, everything will return to its own place. Appetite will rise again, and the weight will begin to grow, and the increase may be even more significant than the decrease,
- some really effective drugs are dispensed from pharmacies only on the prescription of a doctor, and getting it is not so simple.
Serious and sad consequences are possible. If you start an appointment without consulting a doctor and do not follow the dosage, the work of the central nervous or cardiovascular system may be disrupted. Some drugs increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as well as cardiovascular insufficiency. In addition, all drugs have a direct effect on the brain (on the centers of saturation and hunger), which can disrupt its work.


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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
I've been trying to keep weekends free of writing in this blog, as an attempt to shape my time and create boundaries around my work life.
However, since it's my blog, I get to break my own rules.
There is a blog I read called What's Brewing, written by a very intelligent and creative woman who has recently begun to do battle with breast cancer. She is now enduring chemotherapy, and this has raised issue of losing hair. In the post I'm linking to, she explains her position on why she doesn't want to get a wig, and then tactfully points out that anyone trying to dissuade her "for her sake" might really need to take a look within. It's such a well-written piece that I couldn't not link to it! My hope is that anyone who is coping with cancer — either as the patient or a supporter of the patient — will find some strength in the energy that Jennifer exudes.Explore posts in the same categories: Arts, Science, Social Science


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Rep. Gene Green Supports "Make it in America" Legislation
July 28, 2010
Press Release
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Gene Green (TX-29) voted in support of "Make it in America" strategy by supporting three bills that will rebuild the American manufacturing base, put the American people back to work, and grow our economy. With an emphasis on creating the high-skill, high-wage jobs of the future, "Make it in America" promotes American competitiveness, innovation, and exports.
"For every job we create in manufacturing, 4 more jobs will be created in other industries. Moving America forward means reinvigorating the manufacturing industry at home," said Rep. Green. "Our area relies on refiners and chemical producers and we want the products that support those industries to be made at home."
The three bills passed by the House today represent crucial next steps in the Democratic "Make it in America" agenda. The National Manufacturing Strategy Act creates a Manufacturing Strategy Board that will develop short- and long-term goals for America's manufacturing industry. The Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act supports our clean American energy economy by making it easier for companies to navigate foreign market and promoting investments and reducing production costs for these companies. The End the Trade Deficit Act rethinks United States trade policy so that we no longer import more than we export.
"With these bills, we are one step closer to changing our manufacturing sector for the better," continued Rep. Green. "When we make it in America, middle class families will benefit."
America has been at the forefront of every technological and industrial innovation and America will continue to lead the world with this support of the manufacturing base by putting Americans back to work making things again. The "Make it in America" strategy provides hometown tax credits to help small businesses hire new employees and sell their products overseas, boosts incentives to create American clean energy jobs like state-of-the-art wind turbines and solar panels, and gives incentives to hire and re-train America's returning veterans for new clean energy jobs.


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Mrs Bernice Law
Independent Member
Independent Chair of YourVoice panel
Bernice Law has worked in public service in the North West, mainly in Local Authorities for almost forty years, working latterly as the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive at the North West Development Agency. She was Chief Operating Officer for the Liverpool Capital of Culture in 2008. Her most recent role was Operations Director at Liverpool Vision, the Mayor of Liverpool's economic Development Company.
Bernice has held a number of non executive positions at Merseytravel, Marketing Cheshire and the Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust.
Bernice is very active in the community, and is a school governor and has been a member of the Cheshire Advisory Committee which appointed Magistrates to the Cheshire bench.
Mr Andrew White
Consumer Council for Water
Economic & Social Representative
Andrew White is Senior Policy Manager for the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater), the statutory body which represents the interests of Water and Sewerage customers in England and Wales.
He has more than 20 years' experience of regulation and consumer representation within the UK Water Industry. During that time he has held positions with Ofwat, WaterVoice and CCWater and worked closely with United Utilities and other water companies to help secure significant service and performance improvements for customers. He has also led the work to represent the interest of the region's customers at the last three price reviews.
Andrew has led CCWater's national work on Fair Charging and Affordability since 2006. In that role he has helped gain recognition for the need for water affordability to be addressed and influenced the policy response. His recent work on the implementation of the Governments guidance on social tariffs has led to the introduction of schemes of offer reduced bills to low income customers across England and Wales.
Andrew now heads up CCWater's social policy team which has responsibility for consumer protection, charges and tariffs, affordability, debt, customer vulnerability and business customers.
Dr Richard Jarvis
Public Health England
Health Sector Representative
Dr Jarvis's role is Consultant in Communicable Disease Control at Public Health England. As such, he prepares for and responds to incidents affecting the health of the public caused by infectious diseases and environmental hazards including chemicals, radiation and some physical hazards such as flooding, heatwaves and cold snaps.
Richard's geographical patch is Cheshire and Merseyside and he has particular interests in waterborne illness, environmental hazards, the health effects of climate change and the health benefits of sustainable development.
His other roles have included: Head of the North West School of Public Health where he is responsible for the delivery of higher specialist training to 50 professionals wishing to become consultants in public health and he has previously held office as Chairman of the Public Health Medicine Committee of the British Medical Association, with both medical professional and trade union functions.
Richard is also Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Liverpool University, including teaching and examining on their Masters in Public Health course.
Mr Damian Waters
Confederation of British Industry
Economic & Social Represenative
Damian Waters was appointed Regional Director of the CBI North West in January 2003 – prior that Damian was Assistant Director for the CBI North West and North Wales.
He studied Business and Finance at the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education and Lancashire Polytechnic between 1988 and 1991, obtaining first an HND and then a BA (Hons). He has worked as an accountant for an oil refining company and a production director for a manufacturing business in North Wales.
Damian is a member of the Nuclear Network North, the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation Advisory Board and a member of the Court of Governors of Lancaster University and The University of Manchester. For ten years he was Chair of Governors of Britain's largest primary school. Damian is a Director of The Wild Media Foundation and a Trustee of The Cheshire Wildlife Trust and the People's History Museum.
Mr Alistair Maltby
The Rivers Trust
Environmental Representative
Alistair Maltby is Director for the North of England of The Rivers Trust, the national umbrella body for the rivers trust movement, and has been working on community-led river restoration for 18 years. A Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of the Institute of Fisheries Management, Alistair has played a leading role in a number of innovative community-led approaches to river catchment management in the West country, London and Cumbria, and was a founding trustee of the Association of Rivers Trusts, which went on to become The Rivers Trust itself.
Alistair works closely with Defra Water and Fisheries directorates on integrated approaches to water and catchment management. This includes development and implementation of the new policy framework on Catchment-based Approach, and the EU LIFE Integrated Project for delivery of the NW River Basin Management Plan.
Alistair was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2007 to study climate change resilience in river catchments.
Dr Tayo Adebowale
North West Floods and Coastal Committee (Environment Agency)
Environmental Representative
Dr Adebowale is a Chartered Environmentalist, and Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, with over 30 years of experience. She provides independent advice to a wide range of clients under the trading name of Cirkadia. She is the Environment Agency Appointed Member for Sustainability, on the North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee.
Tayo has over 9 years' experience as a Non-Executive Director within the public sector (Natural England, and the Forestry Commission), assisting to shape environmental policy and strategy). She is also a member of the Design Council's Cabe 'Built Environment Expert (BEE)' Panel.
Her portfolio includes environmental projects relating to strategy, policy, sustainable development and sustainable business management / green economy (including energy and resource efficiency), wastewater treatment, water quality and management, land management and regeneration, environmental impact assessments, academia, stakeholder dialogue and partnership building, and environmental auditing.
Mr Allen Creedy
Federation of Small Businesses
Economic & Social Represenative
Allen is the Chairman of Water, Energy, Environment and Policy Unit for the Federation of Small Businesses, the UK's largest business member organisation with more than 200,000 business members.
Allen has more than 30 years' experience of working at a senior level in local authorities, the European Commission and now as a consultant to the Water and Energy sectors.
Allen is a practicing chartered town planner and environmentalist. He represented the FSB members' interests at the last price review and is involved in designing the codes or practice and framework for 2017 water market liberalisation and ensuring that the views of small businesses are taken into account by regulators and water companies.
Robert Light
Consumer Council for Water
Economic Social Representative
Robert took on the role of Northern Chair & Board Member for the Consumer Council for Water in July 2015 the statutory consumer body for water & sewerage customers in England & Wales.
This followed three years as Deputy Chairman of Environment Agency and six years on the board in total. During this time Robert led for the Agency Board on sustainability, water, business regulation, biodiversity and waste.
Robert has also served as a non-executive Director on the Boards of the Audit Commission and Firebuy Ltd as well as the Leadership and Executive Board of the Local Government Association.
Robert has 24 years' experience in Local Government serving as a Kirklees Metropolitan Councillor during which time he has held numerous roles including Council Leader, Chair of the Leeds City Region, Chair of Cabinet and Chair of the Kirklees Strategic Partnership. He was also the Chairman of West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
Robert presently chairs the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee.
Keith Ashcroft
Environment Agency
Environmental Representative
Keith Ashcroft is a Deputy Director with the Environment Agency and their Area Manager for Cumbria and Lancashire. He is an experienced senior environmental leader - leading a multi-disciplinary team of 400 environmental professionals delivering wide ranging environmental protection, regulation and improvement in North West England. He has provided strategic leadership of major incident response and recovery including Cumbria and Lancashire floods in 2009 and 2015 as well as sponsorship of major flood risk infrastructure development including Cockermouth, Warrington and the £86m Lancashire Coastal Protection programme. He has extensive experience of environmental issues from environmental monitoring and planning to regulation of major industry including chemical, waste, onshore oil and gas and nuclear sectors.
He currently contributes to national leadership in issues including waste regulation, improving fisheries, biodiversity, land and water quality, nuclear new build and onshore oil and gas. He has a strong record of effective partnership development at senior level including chairing NW River Basin Liaison Panel, strategic overview of environmental risk and opportunity in major regeneration and growth programmes including Media City and Cumbria and Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships.
His international experience includes supporting governance and capacity development including work in South Africa, Nigeria and Madagascar as well as nuclear regulation in France an Belgium. Spare time is filled with walking, tennis, golf, cycling and (knees permitting) volleyball which he once played at National League and County level.
Barry Simons
NFU Environment & Land Use Adviser in the North West
Economic and Social representative
Barry brings over 15 years' experience working in the environmental field to the YourVoice panel. As the Environment and Land Use Adviser Barry covers a wide range of topics that impact on farming businesses across the North West. These include issues such as planning, Nitrate Vulnerable Zones issues, access, flooding and climate change adaptation, water quality, agri-environment schemes, energy and renewables.
Barry's role is to ensure the farmers of the North West are represented and considered when working with organizations such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, National Grid and local authorities including in the national parks. Barry is responsible for promoting the good work that farmers are already delivering in the region and advocating best practice.
Prior to joining the NFU Barry worked for four unitary local authorities, Charlotte Mason College in Ambleside and for the YHA in Cumbria. Barry has a particular interest in climate change adaptation. He also conceived and authored original planning policy on sustainable design and adaptation, and led a Scottish Government research project looking at the economics of climate risks. He is a qualified Advanced EMS auditor and BREEAM Communities master planning assessor.
Councillor Alan Smith (Labour)
Leader, Allerdale Borough Council
Economic and Social Representative
Councillor Alan Smith was first elected to Allerdale Borough Council in 1995 and has represented the Cockermouth All Saints Ward ever since. As Council Leader, his portfolio includes strategic external partnerships, nuclear issues and corporate responsibility, as well as overseeing the Council's policy and performance.
Born and bred in Cockermouth, Cllr Smith is passionate about West Cumbria. He worked in the steel industry for 36 years, first in the works office as a weighman and stocktaker, and later on the factory floor in the sleeper mill and rail bank. Cllr Smith was also an active trade union representative. Married to Christine, Cllr Smith has two children, four grandchildren and a Border Terrier called Bruno. He follows the fortunes of all the local sports clubs, especially football and rugby, and is also a keen supporter of Liverpool FC.
Cllr Smith is also an elected member of Cockermouth Town Council and also sits on the committee of Highfield Residents Association
Mr Dave Thompson MBE
Warrington Disability Partnership
Economic and Social representative
Dave has been a member of United Utilities YourVoice Group since early 2017, and he is also the chair of UU's Customer Advisory Panel.
He is the founder and Chief Executive of the Warrington Disability Partnership, an internationally recognised user led organisation, employing nearly 50 staff and over 200 volunteers. The organisation provides 27 independent living services including two Independent Living Centres, Direct Payments Scheme, Shopmobility, Inclusive Sports, a number of Employment and Educational contracts, and an international aid project supplying recycled mobility and independent living equipment. For the past 27 years Dave and his team have organised the worlds largest voluntary led pan disability event, Disability Awareness Day, that is now celebrated worldwide.
Until April 2015 Dave worked as a senior manager in the NHS for 20 years, starting his career as a Disability Advisor and finishing as the Assistant Director of Inclusion. Dave's responsibility was to lead on issues of equality & diversity, patient & public involvement and social inclusion.
In 2001 Dave received an MBE in recognition for his contributions to improving services for disabled people. In 2006 he was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant for Cheshire. Dave has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Chester University, and in 2013 received the 'Entrepreneur of Excellence in Disability' from the National Diversity Awards for his drive in developing Warrington Disability Partnership and its trading arm.
Dave has been a full-time wheelchair user since 1989, which was as a result of a spinal cord injury and a survivor of cancer since 1999".
Mr Steve Cullen
CEO, Warrington CAB
Economic and Social representative
Steve has worked in the voluntary sector for over twenty years and is currently the CEO of Warrington District CAB. In addition he has many years' experience as a Trustee/Director of various Charities and local Companies. He was nominated to sit on the Warrington Partnership (currently Vice-Chair) and the Health and Wellbeing Board. He is also a member of the Central Neighbourhood board. He also attends a number of other strategic partnership boards to provide evidence based intelligence on behalf of the many thousands of CAB service users. His field of work is information and advice at all levels, and he has a particular interest in social inclusion and tackling health inequalities.
Steve has been an active member of a number of governance bodies with CAB; the Third Sector Policy Group, The Commissioning Sub Group, The Compact sub group, and the Assembly Planning Group which meet regularly with elected members and senior public sector officers.
Steve has always endeavoured to represent the wider third sector in our efforts to positively influence policy, practices and procedures and is always available to offer advice and support to individual Charities and Community organisations at operational and governance levels.
As Chairman, he regularly liaises and meets with Warrington Borough Councils Third Sector Team and reports back monthly to the CAB Network Hub.
Mr Neil Cumberlidge
Independent Member
Economic and Social representative
Neil is a Director of business consultancy, Neil Cumberlidge Associates, providing a range of tailored services to public, private and voluntary sector organisations, including supporting strategic business planning, policy development, enabling partnership working, high-level relationship management, report writing, as well as programme and project management.
Neil has been a Trustee of Deafness Support Network since 2012, and of its social enterprise, Positive Hearing, since 2015. He was also chair of the Board of Groundwork, Cheshire, from 2013-2016, steering the organisation through a successful merger with a neighbouring Groundwork Trust to form Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside.
In 2015, Neil was appointed by the Secretary of State to the Lake District National Park Authority, in recognition of his environmental and business skills and experience.
Prior to this Neil held the position of Director of Strategy, Planning & Partnerships
with the Northwest Regional Development Agency, responsible for leading the development of a high level strategy for the region, the Agency's role in planning, transport and housing matters, as well as relations with sub-regional partnerships
Over his career to date, Neil has held a number of other high level roles including Deputy Regional Director: Environment with Government Office for the North West, Environment & Agriculture Desk Officer with the Cabinet Office and Head of Policy with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Neil has been asked by the YourVoice chair, Bernice Law, to act as report writer for the panel, preparing its report to Ofwat on the United Utilities PR19 business plan submission.


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Masters of the Universe #3 ("Within These Walls…Armageddon!," February, 1983) concludes DC's three-issue mini-series. This one is written by Paul Kupperberg and penciled by George Tuska, but inked by Rodin Rodriguez. Here, the Heroic Warriors finish Skeletor's job and a rival wizard gets involved.
There's a lot of random stuff happening here, and it's kind of a mess, in a "throw everything in the pot" kind of way. Man-E-Faces shows up for no reason other than to boost sales of his action figure (or maybe because his monster face hadn't been controlled by Skeletor's magic for a while – that's the only thing that ever happens to him). In the interests of time, I suppose, the two halves of the Power Sword are hidden together. Seriously. Teela says "Hoo-boy."
Now let's be frank: nobody cares about this Damon guy. It's not just because he doesn't have an action figure or an appropriate He-Man name – he never feels like he merits either one. He looks like a ridiculous cartoon pirate, and he wears a hoodie tucked into his furry loincloth. He's impossible to take seriously, and it's extremely satisfying to see Skeletor open up a can on him.
Rodriguez's inks are a substantial downgrade from Alcala's. They're flatter and plainer, and the art lacks some atmosphere for it (it's also lacking Stratos's beard).
After more or less cruising along for two issues, the mini-series falls somewhat flat at the conclusion. At least Superman didn't show up.
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Cooking and Food Processing Workshop: Last October 14, 2016 Luzon South Officers handed over Certificates of Recognition to participating students who have completed the recently conducted seminar workshop on Cooking and Food Processing program, headed by Luzon South State Deputy Ramoncito A. Ocampo.
Blessed are You, Almighty Father, source of all goodness and wisdom. Look down upon us Your children, who are trying to serve You with all our heart. Deign to raise Fr. George J. Willmann to the honors of the altar.
He was the prayerful, strong, dauntless model that we all need in this new era, he was a pastor in the care and formation of the youth; the relief of victims of war and violence; the alleviation of the suffering of the poor and the preservation and promotion of the sanctity of life, marriage and the family.
Make him the lamp on the lampstand giving light to all in the house. Make him the city set on the mountain, which cannot be hidden, so that all of us may learn from his courage, his integrity, his indomitable spirit in propagating and living the Gospel.
Through his intercession, bestow on us the favor we ask You in faith (pause here and silently entrust to the Lord your petitions). Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.


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If you are a homeowner you have probably experienced a plumbing problem before. They can be as simple as a dripping tap that causes irritation or as serious as a burst sewage pipe. Whatever the size of the problem, we would all like it fixed as soon as it occurs and we often find ourselves searching frantically for plumbers Riverside. This however only helps to solve the problem at hand. How can we ensure that we take good care of our plumbing?
The first thing we need to understand is that prevention is better than cure. We also need to realize that plumbers can do much more than simply fix drains and leaks. A licensed and well-trained plumber will be able to deal with any piping in your home. He can therefore check on gas and heating systems as well as other systems that include a pipe network.
With these factors in mind you will thus understand the true importance of maintenance and the role plumbers Riverside can play. Having a plumber come in to check all your pipe work once a year will ensure that there are no leakages and that any minor repairs are done in good time.
Small leakages can result in significantly higher bills if they go unchecked. You can avoid this by having your plumbing checked. Repairs done in time will also eliminate the need for larger or emergency repairs as a result of the breakdown of the system caused by the worsening of small problems.
While your plumber is in to check on small repairs, you can ask them for advice on the maintenance of your pipe work and other appliances. You will find that many professional plumbers will be willing to share this information at no additional charge. After, all this will not involve any repair work. You will therefore be gaining priceless knowledge from an experienced professional.
The health of your plumbing therefore largely depends on your plumber. You should ensure that you hire professional plumbers Riverside for any repair or maintenance work to be done in your home. You will need to check to ensure that they are properly trained and certified as well as licensed by the state.
Licensing by the state requires insurance. However, it is a good idea for you to check to ensure that their insurance is valid. This means that you will be covered for any damages occurring during the repair or maintenance.
Take your time when searching for reliable plumbers. You should look for references and ensure that there have been no complaints against them in the past two to three years. Check their quotations to ensure that there are no hidden prices.
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Torrey's Topical TextbookGenesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
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Whether all Sins are Taken Away by Penance?
Ephesians iv. 31
Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs.
Psalm XLVII.
Quotations from Athanasius' Defense of his Flight. '
Treatise x. On Jealousy and Envy.
"And if any Man Sin, we have an Advocate with the Father,",
The Fourth Season,
Malfeasance in office: The Leasees of the Vineyard, in One of the Parables of Jesus
Malfeasance in office: The Steward Mentioned in One of the Parables of Jesus
Malice: A Hindrance to Growth in Grace
Malice: Ahithophel Toward David
Malice: Ammonites Toward the Israelites
Malice: Brings Its own Punishment
Malice: Christian Liberty not to be a Cloak For
Malice: General Scriptures Concerning
Malice: Herod Antipas Toward Jesus
Malice: Incompatible With the Worship of God
Malice: James and John Toward the Samaritans
Malice: Joseph's Brothers Toward Joseph
Malice: Masters of the Sorcerous Damsel Toward Paul
Malice: Nebuchadrezzar Toward Zedekiah
Malice: Philistines Toward Isaac
Malice: Potiphar's Wife Toward Joseph
Malice: Pray for Those Who Injure You Through
Malice: Samaritans Toward the Jews
Malice: Springs from an Evil Heart
Malice: The Jewish Leaders Toward Jesus
Malice: The Wicked: Filled With
Malice: The Wicked: Speak With
Malice: The Wicked: Visit Saints With
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Movie description: "La Seductora". Jordi 'El Nino Polla' is minding his own business and enjoying a bike ride when he sees the sexiest MILF in the neighborhood, Veronica Avluv! Jordi crashes his bike in her yard but Veronica is nice enough to invite him inside—where she's hoping his dick will smash into her pussy, that is! Will Jordi succumb to the friendly neighborhood temptress that has come to be known as "La Seductora" or will she give him the ride of his life?
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bio 116 Discussion board 1 paragraph
Brian is a 30-year-old male who was recently discharged from the hospital after a minor surgery. He is now complaining of pain and burning during urination, and a constant urge to urinate throughout the day.
- Discuss what tests the physicians might order to confirm his diagnosis:
- What results might you expect?
- What is his treatment and how long do you think he needs to be treated for?
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Belgian prosecutors on Thursday launched a fresh appeal for help find the suspected surviving attacker in last month's Brussels airport bombings, releasing a video of the escape route taken by the so-called "man in the hat". Police have been desperately searching for the third suspect ever since he was seen on CCTV next to the two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at the airport in coordinated attacks that also struck a Brussels metro station. The newly released police video shows the man, wearing a dark hat and a light-coloured jacket, fleeing the airport's departure hall after the bombs went off at 07:58 am on March 22.
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The beta has always been listed for this spring, not when Crackdown ships.
February 20 is not the date you're looking for if you're looking for a start date for Halo 3's beta program. Microsoft and Bungie have both said the beta would start in the "Spring," and gamers expecting to pop Crackdown into their Xbox 360 and jump into Halo 3 will be disappointed
but I guess judging by you guyses (love bad english ^^) Crackdown is good enough to not have Halo 3 demo in it
And this game is just another example of why XBL rules. It's always more fun playing with your friends through the single player campaign. Hard to match how good a co-op GOW had though..That was amazing
I'm a big Halo fan. I wasted around a year of my life playing Halo 2 online with my friends and other friends I met through X-Box Live!
Due to being in the UK, other than winning some UK Magazine competition to gain access to the beta, they only way to get into it would be by buying Crackdown.
Sad I know, but I really wanted to join in the fun with everyone else and play the Halo 3 beta online with everyone else.
At that time, Crackdown was supposed to be a poor game. It didn't sound to good, the graphic screenshots looked pretty poor and there wasn't much hope.
Then I downloaded the demo, and I was pretty suprised. The single player was solid and fun. Worth the price tag with Halo 3 beta.
Then yesterday I played the co-op with a friend of mine. I haven't laughed so much in ages, because Crackdown Co-op is sooooo much fun.
I can't wait to get my copy, play it through, and by then Halo 3 beta will be about ready!
Even though MS did a poor job of explaining this... Most people were well aware of this anyway.
The beta invite always specifically says:
"...you will be able to download the beta once it is available."
Does that sound even remotely like it's happening at the same time?


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Pathway Manager, Oxford
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Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until Monday 2 July.
We are now seeking to appoint a proactive and approachable individual to the role of Pathway Manager at EF Academy Oxford. Established in 2008, EF Academy Oxford is a thriving international boarding school offering A Levels and the IB Diploma. Reporting to the Deputy Head (Pastoral), the successful applicant will help ensure the successful personal and academic development of around 85 students by meeting regularly and frequently with them individually and collectively. The successful applicant will encourage and support students' endeavours, and celebrate their successes. S/he will carefully guide students' choices and strive to promote their happiness, well-being, and welfare. This is a tremendously rewarding non-teaching role.
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Hortense Gauthier studied political science, history and geography. She leads since 2003, a poetic transmedia work exploring different materialities of writing (audio, visual, digital, corporal), through various experiences combining sound creations, poetry, art action, photos, videos… She makes many digital performances under the name of HP Process (with Philippe Boisnard). She has published in various literary magazines and collective books (Ecrivains en séries 1, éd. Léo Scheer; Boxon; Dock(s); Inculte; Espace(s), éd. CNES; La Res Poetica, éd. Al Dante; Ouste; Mobile (Montagne Froide) …). She
created in 2004 the literature magazine Talkie-Walkie.
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Review on La buga del lobo
La Buga del Lobo is in the heart of the Lavapiés district in the most multicultural quarter of Madrid, between the Rastro, Atocha and Embajadores. The restaurant, which perfectly embodies the Spanish philosophy of 'the sun rises for everyone', offers various varieties of wild mushrooms in season, Caribbean specialities such as 'huevos mestizos' or local dishes such as cured sausages brought directly from Soria, as well as other international specialities. La Buga del Lobo has an outdoor terrace for al fresco dining and has set menus for 11 Euros (Saturdays 12 Euros). On Sundays the kitchen is open until 6.00 pm and clients can dine until 12.30 at night or until 1.00 am on Fridays or in the evenings before bank holidays.Rate this Restaurant
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It's a new year, Aries; it's time to put your best foot forward and your worst foot in a museum. In honor of the fact that January is National Hobby Month, your lucky hobby this month is fishkeeping. Your backup hobby is fish-naming. Try "Finley." That's a free one for you. January is also National Soup Month; your lucky soup is fish soup bee hoon.


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PETALING JAYA: MWE Holdings Bhd shares were higher this morning after the group decided to present its proposal for a selective capital reduction and repayment exercise (SCR) to its shareholders.
At 11.24am, its share price rose 0.61% or 1 sen to RM1.66 with 278,500 shares traded. Last Friday, the stock slipped 0.6% or 1 sen to close at RM1.65 with 113,200 shares traded.
MWE said that the proposed SCR is to provide an opportunity for the entitled shareholders to realise their investments in MWE at a premium to the prevailing market price of MWE shares. The proposed SCR will be presented to shareholders at an EGM for approval.
Last month, MWE's substantial shareholder Pinjaya Sdn Bhd launched a plan to take the company private through the SCR exercise at RM1.75 a share. Under the proposal, a total of RM276.73 million will be paid to entitled shareholders holding 158.13 million shares in MWE.
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After the long day on the Floriade we took it a bit easy the next day (September 5th).
We drove along the river Maas, stopped at Wellerlooi where Frank and Chimay stayed for some days in January. Walked the dogs and Chimay recognised the surroundings from her previous stay.
Then on to Venray to get some shopping done. Venray has a nice center with a lot of shops and we sat a while on a nice terrace at the town square. Two little boys were playing at the fountain.
Next to the gas station was a large pet shop, I had go in to have a look around. They had a nice collection of dog strollers.... well that would be handy for Ari! I had carried him around a lot at the Floriade and he became quiet heavy in time. And it would be great to take Ari on longer walks, as Chimay is getting older and doesn't appriciate the longer walks anymore. I wanted to get Frank to show the strollers, but he already arrived in the pet shop. We briefly discussed to pro's and cons and decided to buy a stroller. Tried it with Ari in it, he loved it, so we went away with a stroller ;-)
The next day the stroller was already used when we took a long walk in a park in Mönchengladbach (Germany).
Ari liked the stroller, he walked with us at first and when he became tired we put him in the stroller.
Bunter Garten" (= Colorful Garden) and you can see it lives up to its name.
The staff of the restaurant was great, they managed to serve us a delicious three course dinner within time. We might go back one day to enjoy their food without (a little) haste.
We went back to the car and I delivered Frank at the stadium. He had a marvellous evening. I would have loved to go with him, as I love Leonard Cohen too. Sadly I get panick attacks in big crowds, so I stayed with the dogs.
A video of the Leonard Cohen concert in Mönchengladbach
And more videos of his tour Leonard Cohen in Gent
When I went back to pick up Frank, I heard a bit of the last songs from the stadium, so I enjoyed some of the music too :-)
Thursday, September 6, 2012
2 comments:
- Merlin & MeiMei said...
Oh boy. Pekes in strollers !!!
The gardens are fabulous, just fabulous! I can only imagine the wonderful aroma in the air too.
- 20 September, 2012 17:33
- Xin-Feng Chow Chows said...
Yes, for a Peke, Ari walks very well, but in fact about 2 1/2 miles is the limit for him, so the stroller is handy sometimes.
The gardens were a nice surprise, we just walked into that park by chance.
- 20 September, 2012 18:33
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I've upgraded my confluence instance from 5.1.5 -> 5.2.3, the upgrade was sucesful, and i have a runnign instance. HOwever, reviewing the log files shows an error is reported on start-up.
2013-08-16 09:27:39,244 ERROR [main] [atlassian.confluence.plugin.PluginLoadersFactory] get Unable to load extra plugins from specified in -Dconfluence.plugins.extra.bundled.locations. file not found or unreadable
Can anyone give insight into what the error means and where to look to implement a resolve, it seems to me the error is refencing an empty / blank object as it reads "..plugins from specified in" (NOTE missing reference between the words 'from' and 'specified')?
Many thanks!
Hi Gavin,
Just adding in what Ryan said, I have created an improvement request in our support system to see how we can deliver this message better. Please add yourself as watcher and vote in this ticket:
Also, I created a knowledge base on this error as you can see here:
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Hi Gavin,
The error is harmless, but we're seeing it reported in the logs at startup on the newest versions of confluence. It might be a developer flag that was left in by accident. We've created a bug report for it internally.
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I was on the phone almost 2 hrs and was put on hold by first person for approximately 45 min then it sent me back to main menu to start over. Went thru it again and 2nd person did the same to me.
I could barely understand them because of there accent. I was disconnected so I called the 3rd time and got a lady named Lindsay and was able to understand her. It took her about 10 minutes to help us and problem was solved. Lindsay was very pleasent and exstremely helpfulul.
Initially called for a less expensive package or disconnect our DirecTV services. I agreeded to a less expensive package. But, still am very dissatisfied with DirecTV service. My satellite dish base they installed it with only 2 bolts in base instead of 4 required.
Any wind at all messes up my TV picture. Also bedrooms have problems that the installer said can't be fixed. When I had dish it worked fine. I don't think it is fair to pay over $100.00 plus for a monthly service payment for poor service.
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On April 5, The Chiefs defeated Legacy to become the League of Legends Oceanic Pro League (OPL) Split 1 Champions. Taking out the first two games convincingly with the second game only lasting 25 minutes, the Chiefs looked in good form and were well placed for a 3-0 victory. However, actually, it is best if you just watch what happened.
"I had to go hard and close that game 5 quick since I have an exam in 10 hours," said law student Derek "Raydere" Trang from the Chiefs on Twitter straight after the game.Chiefs will now fly to Mexico City to represent Oceania in the International Wild Card Invitational (IWCI) from April 17-24, where they will face Turkey, CIS, Japan, SEA, Brazil and Latin America. Victory at IWCI would secure them a place in the Mid-Season Invitational against the best teams from leagues in North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), Korea (LCK), and Taiwan (LMS).
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Anonymous, 09 Jun 2014Are you people at GSMA sure about the latest version is 8.10.12390.890? I updated last week... morewhat???? my version at 8.10.12397.895
ermmmmm, if we have install this preview of dev update for window mobile 8.1, and the official system was official and release, will we get to update it also???
ther is problem in lumia 520. ater installation the aaplication cant install.it gives some code error.plz help for this issue.
Nokia need to do new combined mix display screen LTPS + ClearBlack display
My lumia phone takes longer to power off on windows phone 8.1 Please fix!!!
Another update has been rolled out by microsoft preview for developers (8.10.12397.895) although no information was provided what changes or improvment are been made to it. check for your updates
SD Card detection issue is still persist,
wondering what take MS so long to fix this one, consider without an SD, "move app to SD" feature would be useless.
Akila, 12 Jun 2014Noticed that the music app has a transparent tile now after the latest update on my 720. That'... moreThat is due to a separate xbox Music app update.
Now the Music and Video apps are not tied with the OS, so can be updated separately.
You can see that the Video app is still not transparent. An update to the app will fix that.
Noticed that the music app has a transparent tile now after the latest update on my 720. That's all I noticed so far.
JimmyJungles, 10 Jun 2014On the Dev Edition is your Whatsapp Working fine?Yes perfectly wirh latest release of Whatsapp
AnonD-157196, 10 Jun 2014im at 8.10.12393.890 version on my lumia 10208.10.12393.890 on Lumia 928
JimmyJungles, 10 Jun 2014On the Dev Edition is your Whatsapp Working fine?It works normally.
raja, 10 Jun 2014Hi! All. Don't update via developer preview if you have warranty because your warranty will be... moreTalking nonsense. After updating my 925, I had to take it to Nokia care because of faulty camera shutter button. It was changed free of charge on my warranty.
Hi! All. Don't update via developer preview if you have warranty because your warranty will be vanished by your OEM. I will update only when it releases officially. I have my warranty till may 15 2016.(1 year warranty extended with just ₹ 500 by nokia)
Nokiahater, 10 Jun 2014lock screen hangs and freezes.I think that your nick talks enough about that lockscreen issues.


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How NOT to set up your autoresponder email
Spring is finally here and we're sure many of you just can't wait to hit the road with a splendid holiday in sight! But before you let go of all responsibilities and head off, it's always a good idea to set up an autoresponder for your email account. This way you avoid getting back to an inbox flooded with important emails that should have been dealt with days ago.
An autoresponder is, as the name suggests, a response that is automatically sent out to anyone who tries to contact you via email while you're away. Your responder email should be short and concise and include:
- A "Thank You" for the email
- How long you will be MIA for
- Who to contact in your absence for urgent enquiries
We here at MOM have seen our fair share of autoresponders, some better than others, but never have we come across anything like what Kath received the other day!
It is fair to assume that the following autoresponder was in fact not created by the owner of the account. Nevertheless, this is how NOT to set up your responder email for yourself, or for anyone else:
"Hello Kath,
This email address is no longer read,
as XXXX is a cheating skanky whore.
please refrain from sending to this email in future."
Despite being quite informative about XXXX's endeavours, we feel that this particular autoresponder lacks professionalism and discretion. We admire the author for his/hers creativity but do hope that XXXX isn't missing out on any important emails…


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This large urban plot of Mediterranean village is located in the urbanization Valle Romano, Estepona. The plot has a building capacity of 21,285 m2 with views to the sea and the golf course. It is very well located, near the golf course Valle Romano Golf Resort, in a residential area. The location of the plot is well communicated with the city of Estepona, only 15 minutes, and less than 5 minutes from the beach. An extraordinary investment opportunity.
Valle Romano Golf Resort is a magnificent golf course consisting of 18 holes, spread over 60 hectares with stunning views of the sea. This golf course is unique because of its location and design. With an average of 5 tees per hole, and spacious greens with multiple positions facing the sea.
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Hey there!
My name's Chad,
I'm an Australian: coffee snob, ice hockey lover, pun teller, truth seeker, master procrastinator, refugee/youth worker and DEFINITELY travelbug victim!
It all started in 2004, when at 22 I was fortunate enough to visit some friends in the Philippines for a 2 week short-term missions trip. I got to experience a culture so different to my own and despite the language barrier; meet some of the kindest and genuine souls.
Six months later, I went on a 2 week snowboarding trip to New Zealand … which my buddy Roth was supposed to accompany me; but then bailed last minute on me. So yeah, it turned out to be my first solo trip.
From there it was all over … I was hooked!
I dropped out of my Social Science degree to do a 6 month internship a human rights organisation in the USA and Uganda. Following this I spent another half a year travelling all over North America.
I returned to Australia mid 2010 to finish off my Social Science (youthwork) degree; still saving every precious cent for my next trip!
I left home in May with only my backpack, lifesavings and UK youth mobility visa with hopes of getting work in the youth/refugee sector. That didn't happen … BUT I did have THE MOST EPIC 2.5 year travel experience ever! I couchsurfed, volunteered, worked in bars and coffee shops, taught english all over Europe and parts of South East Asia and Africa.
This brings me to now … on what could likely be my last big adventure; well definitely my last "youth mobility visa" anyhow (mate it sucks getting old!). CANADA!
In this blog I'll be sharing videos, photos and all sorts of travel related posts about my adventures that hopefully will inspire you to set out and explore this wonderful world.
Either that … or just somewhere my family can check in to see that I'm still alive.
I'd love to hear from you and hear about all about your travel hopes and desires AND also would LOVE to collaborate with you if you think I'm cool enough. Click HERE to get in touch.
Happy Travels + Much Love,
Chad has been to: Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Cambodia, Laos, Lithuania, Latvia, Morocco, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States.
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