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During a trip to the mall last fall, I saw an area boarded up with this logo on it:
Photo credit: Storymakery
As its name implies, Storymakery is a children's creative writing and publishing shop, located in Spectrum Mall in Irvine. They have actual creative writers in the store to help kids make a character, develop a plot, write out the story and publish it right then and there. The work with the kids of varying ages too, and have various packages depending on the level of involvement the child can handle.
It's amazing! The creative writer in me was awakened and secretly thrilled.
I knew my girls would love it, and so when Storymakery opened its doors I signed them up for a Snowman workshop last winter.
Their store is very pretty too. It's spacious, and it looks very conducive for creativity and imagination. I love places that are well thought-through.
At the workshop, the girls were immediately treated to some holiday snacks and hot chocolate. After, they were first led to the Character Studio. They were allowed to create their main character for their upcoming story. In this case, they had to work with a snowman.
Creativity starts here!
They did everything from the name to the color, and the writers were guiding them to help them describe what they were like and where they lived — all important parts of a good set-up!
Then they led to another station called "Writing". The girls had to come up with an antagonist, and a way to map out the story by answering questions the writers had prepared. If your child is old enough, they can type their own answers, but in the interest of time (particularly with Jamie), the writers do it for them.
Love the icons on ceiling and wall.
In the middle of the shop are these writing trees, which hold nuggets and thought starters, that kids can pick out and use to build their own story. Pretty neat!
Trees for thought?
After that, the girls go into Publishing where they make the scenery and create a few more photos to complete their story, and they lay-out.
Sam waiting for her published work.
Then the writers take it to the back where it actually gets printed. In a few minutes, they have their very own published written work in their hands.
The workshop also included a poster of their main character (as you would in a movie or a new book release).
Proud of our young authors! (and they're proud of themselves!)
In the shop they offered differently paraphernalia where the main character could be printed out and given as gifts.
My girls were so proud of themselves. I can't tell you how many times they read and re-read their stories, and showed it to other people, and they were over the moon when people called them Authors. They felt like such distinguished folk, it was absolutely adorable.
The Storymakery experience is something one can take home too, if you sign up for their annual membership. The family gets access to all the characters they created online, and can actually make more. Kids can go in and make characters and stories themselves, and simply walk into the store to get it printed.
I dare say, it's also helped Sam with her homework. When they were asked to write a story with a beginning, middle and end for school, Sam knew how to lay it out, with the lesson in the end. Jamie's story-telling skills have also started to take shape with its own beginning middle and end. So it is quite the tool for imagination, creativity and cognitive development all in one!
One of Sam and Jamie's friends had their birthday party there too and the people in the store took care of everyone. It was a great place for the grown ups to kick back and relax, get a haircut or a cup of coffee. 😉 Plus, the kids learned about collaborating on a story, and each one got to take home a book they all wrote together. It's amazing how they were able to fit everyone's ideas in there so seamlessly.
And if that weren't enough, the owner of Storymakery is a Girl Scout parent and troop leader, and she also does activities and creative writing for troops to help them fulfill their badges. Our troop has looked into working with them on a Journey, and I don't know who is more excited to go back, the girls… or me! 😉
If you want to check out Storymakery, they're on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram): @Storymakery. Or visit their website!
Tags Child Development, creative writing, Imagination, publishing, story making, Storymakery
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Costumes-Smoshtumes and Let's Pretend Week
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Oh October. It really puts my creativity (or lack thereof) to the test. Who ever thought Halloween could take so much out of you?
I remember growing up it was just one costume per year. And my mom would usually have me make mine myself, with whatever materials and clothes I had at home. I remember one year I was a dalmatian because I had a white shirt and a pair of white pants and I had to cut out black spots from paper and stick it on. My headband, we dressed with black droopy paper ears. I don't remember much after that one.
With my kids though, it seems as if we have more than one round of costume per Halloween season. For Sam's first year she just had one. After that, it sort of compounded. I think Summer Camp added to the growing props and make-shift costumes, so Jamie was born into a home full of dress-up fun.
Now both girls still love playing dress-up, and they play it on a regular basis. In fact that's probably why we've accumulated so many little trinkets here and there apart from the Halloween costumes that Sam has worn in the past. Thank goodness I have two girls, as those costumes get more wear out of them than I'd initially thought they would!
Jamie's school is fairly creative. They find all sorts of occasions for the kids to be animals or fairies and give them some role to play. I think that's why Jamie is great at pretend play at such a young age.
The week before Halloween, the teachers send the parents a memo for Let's Pretend week, where they coat their curriculum around different themes from Monday – Thursday. On Friday for their culmination they let the kids wear whatever it is they want and they have a true trick-or-treat session in the nearby area.
Last year when I saw the list I panicked. Jamie's teacher saw the look on my face and assured me that they weren't expecting us to buy anything new, but to just be creative.
Man. I had images of my black paper spots falling off with my creativity years ago (or lack thereof).
I think the most that I actually had to make was Jamie's blue hair as Thing 2.
She didn't like her Thing 2 crazy hair very much… ooops.
We survived last year's themes, and I'd forgotten about the panicked feeling until I saw the memo again this year. To be fair, the school gives the parents ample time to digest Let's Pretend Week and prepare for it. As my friend Trina says, there are some parents who will just slap on a princess costume and be done with it (And what do the kids know right? You just tell them a story to justify the same costume everyday and it'll still work). Now while I can't bring myself to buy five different costumes that will be worn only once (it's not like Jamie can hand-me-down to Sam…), I also cannot do that to my child (this is just me – no judgements please!). Hence, the challenge to think of something new to wear everyday. And besides, Jamie gets excited. She sees her pictures and we talk about what she'll wear, I think she'd know if I was putting her in the same costume but giving her a different story.
For this year's let's pretend week, Jamie had a theme. Three out of her five costumes were insect-based.
She was a bumblebee for Animal Day.
I'm bringin' home a baby bumblebee…
And then the Eency Weensy Spider for Storybook day.
Same suit, different child.
Are you noticing a trend?
For Peter Pan Day, Jamie wanted to go as a fairy. I had purple butterfly wings and I figured I could put her in a tutu dress with glitter. But then again when she watched Jake and the Neverland Pirates she said she wanted to be a pirate. And thankfully, Ate was a pirate two years ago too! 😉
Yo-ho Let's go!
Jamie said she was "Mistah Smeeee!", and she was happy to be so, on a pirate ship. So even if the costume wasn't exactly like Mr. Smee, I figured this one I could let slide because her imagination was bigger than that.
Last year and this year, there was a Superhero theme. No other Superwomen come to mind than Wonderwoman, Batgirl and Elastigirl… none of whom Jamie could relate to because she didn't know them. The one superhero she did know was Spiderman (thanks to my brother's collection maybe). Maybe Spiderman was the easiest to remember because of her interest in animals and insects.
And thankfully, The Fatherland and Missus Big bought a spidey costume for their son. He refused to wear it because he wanted to be a rainbow instead (and MY GOD. That rainbow costume is a true labor of love and an absolute WINNER in my eyes!), and so Jamie was happy to borrow it.
With the graceful hands and Bunny. Always, with Bunny. Who said Superheros couldn't have bunnies?
Complete with the mask too! I have to say, I was surprised at her willingness to wear even the mask. I suppose that's Jamie for you though — she really is full of surprises.
So as you can see, if it's not a hand-me-down, it's a borrow-me-please type of costume. And why not? The kids have fun and the costume's value improves with every person's wear.
That was most of Let's Pretend week for us, and again I made it through alive. Jamie in fact wanted to stay in her costumes the whole day. I just had to convince they were dirty so that they could get washed. The last day is a "wear any costume" kind of day. Since we'd exhausted most of the artillery of costumes already, it was just about that time to think of something new for Jamie. How we got to her costume of choice this year deserves another blog post in itself. 😉
What are your kids' costumes this Halloween season?
Tags Child Development, costumes, Creativity, Dress-up, halloween, Imagination, Let's Pretend
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The Changes in Playtime Dynamics
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We had a few good days of nice weather last week, with the temperatures being in the upper 70s in the late afternoons. It actually felt like a cool summer, instead of a warm winter! Needless to say, I got Sam and Jamie out into the playgrounds to expend some pent-up energy, and I was a little surprised at how much the dynamics of our "play" have changed in the last couple of months. It's a little strange for me to say that I'm sure – seeing as how I am with them every single day. I suppose I've gradually seen the changes develop on a daily and weekly basis; I guess it just really sunk in as to how big they are both getting (You can also attribute the lapse in attention span to age and what I call mommy mush brain!). Both girls have just grown and developed tremendously over the last couple of months that I am really still in shock as to how time has literally flown by.
Jamie for instance will be a year old in three weeks' time! She is standing and cruising and reading (more on this in a later post!) and is well on her way to becoming a full-fledged toddler. But didn't I just give birth to her yesterday? (I still feel the pregnancy belly after all…). In the past when we'd go to playgrounds, I would simply wear her in her sling and we'd just follow her sister around. Sometimes even, she'd be in the stroller and protest about getting left behind as I chased after her Ate. This last week however she seemed to be telling me she's had enough of the passive observer role, and wanted out and up on the equipment. She was grunting, babbling and pointing to everything she wanted to try – swings, slides, steps and mulch included. She was also very observant of the animals, whether they were dogs (and I quote: "Dag! Dag! Da-hg! wowowowowowow….") or squirrels and birds, she was alert to their presence and made sure we knew they were there.
And then there is Sam. Oh! Such a vivid imagination. The stories and tales have gotten more elaborate and specific, but all in all still fun. I'm amazed at how she can mix up and remember so many things from the various sources and stimuli she's exposed to. She's integrated things that she's seen on TV with adventures from trips we've taken, or from her Kindermusik classes and other extra-curricular activities. There are even bits and pieces which I can only imagine come directly from the adventures she and her friends make up. Somehow they all come together and make sense in that tiny super active brain of hers, and it's fun to listen to and be a part of. You never know what you're going to get.
Lately she has repeatedly enjoyed being a pirate on a pirate ship. Every Sunday morning while I am getting my much-needed "sleep in" time, she and her dad turn the playroom into an imaginary pirate ship that sails to different places all over the world. Normally when we're on a playground, she is just happy to play with the other kids and go up and down slides and swings, or will take it a step further and pretend we're ordering at a restaurant. This time though, she walked (err, ran) onto the equipment and claimed the bridge as her pirate ship. Of course, Jamie and I had to get on it too so that we wouldn't be left behind. Mind you, we weren't just ordinary pirates – we were in SQUIRREL costumes (?!). So we'd pretend to head over to Elie's house, the zoo, to Manila, and get off and change costumes (I think I became a zebra, and she was an iguana. I forget Jamie's costume…) and pick up groceries, or bread, or perform some sort of activity. That afternoon we had chanced upon Sesame Street for Big Bird's birthday party. Goodness! My head was spinning trying to keep up with the chatter and where I thought she'd gotten all those different ideas. None were from the same source.
Who would have guessed, that all of this would have a pirate ship, a trip to the moon, a bus stop and a circus?!
Afterwards, Sam decided to park the pirate ship and ride the swing to the moon (Now this game, I know she plays a lot with Elie, and they are always on their way to the moon). I decided to encourage this thought process further and asked her a series of questions. It led to this scenario — that we'd go to the moon, and ride the clouds that are shaped like a horse and a duck and say hi to the airplanes and the helicopters. Or we would be airplanes ourselves and fly past them all. She even stuck out her arms (At the Little Gym when they balance, they're taught to stick their arms straight out and it's called "airplane arms") and tiptoed around flying. Whee!
At some point, the trip to the moon got a little tiring and when I sat down on the bench in the playground, Sam got the idea that I was at the bus stop, waiting for the red bus to take us to the airport. So she sat beside Jamie and myself and waited for our buses (we each had to pick a color) to come and get us. I think we were even headed to Boracay and the Circus at different points in time. She even went as far as turning the tunnel on the playground structure into the bus, and she would peep thru the holes in the tunnel as if they were the windows, asking for tickets and payments to get on the bus. I have to tell you, of all the times that we had been on that playground, I'd never thought to do that. When she got off the bus, she said she was in a dress and held up her hand in a fist to show me that she had a "basket of goodies" and that she was going to skip home, or maybe, if it doesn't get dark too soon (I say this phrase to her a lot), then we'd go to Target and shop for some things.
It takes a lot of energy to keep up with it I tell you. I realized how much my imagination is limited to the concrete things that I see are in front of me, if I do have any imagination at all! It's funny how Sam can mix up her actual toys too and have them talk to each other, too. Elmo for instance, will visit her Princess Disney castle because he needs to sleep on the royal bed. Strawberry Shortcake and her friends will meet Lalaloopsy's figurines for some forward rolling (because she can bend them forward to stand on their heads) and picnic fun. And sometimes she just carries the two or three pieces of figurines and has them bouncing up and down the table with absolutely nothing else.
I used to think that a lot of props were necessary for such imaginative play and story-telling; but now I realize that all kids Sam's age really need is their active brain. She is happy to be anywhere and play anywhere; because in her own little world, she is exactly where she wants to be.
Tags Imagination, imaginative play, playtime
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Play-Doh Storytelling
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Play-Doh is part of our daily routine. Sam loves it; but more than that, I encourage it because of all the benefits Play-Doh brings to the table, so to speak (Cleaning it up is a different story. I will refer you to my OC-Mom's post for that one!). Here is an excerpt from one of our recent sessions. Bizarre? Imaginative? You be the judge.
The Art of Play-Doh
Sam: Want to make a horse mom. And a rabbit! (I comply and cut out a horse and rabbit shape. She takes them and makes them face each other). Hello rabbit! (to horse). Hello horse neiiiigh! (and chants Giddy-yup Horsie, a rhyme she learned in school). Let's go to the playground! C'mon! (She gets out of the chair and walks to the door. Then she looks back at me.) Come back mom (Meaning I should call them back).
Me: Come back horse, come back rabbit. (Sam hops back with her two pets in hand, and squishes them together. I am surprised.) Oh no sweetie, what happened?
Sam: Oh no! What happened mom? (She rolls the dough in her hands) They turned into a pretzel! (then instantly grabs her pretzel cutter and presses down on the mashed horse and rabbit. She then pretends to eat it.)
Me: (Thought bubble: okayyyy….)What a yummy pretzel! Mmmm, crunch crunch!
Sam: The elephant will eat the pretzel mom! (She hands me the elephant cutter. Thought bubble: The elephant is about to eat his fellow animals-turned-pretzel. But I make him anyway.)
Me: Who's the elephant's friend Sam? He doesn't have a friend yet. (She pauses and looks around for another cutter, then hands it to me. It's a star).
Sam: It's a star mommy! Hi star, so happy to see you! (She waves as a star is shaped. Thought bubble: An elephant and a star are friends. What a nice storybook that would make.)
Me: Hi Star! Where do they live Sam?
Sam: In the playground! Let's go! (She gets up once again and heads for the door and I think to myself that this is a repeat of the horse and the rabbit turning into a pretzel. But she comes back and sits down again after a minute or so). Hi Mommy. (She greets me again and so now I think, the elephant and the star didn't go to the playground).
Me: Oh hello Sam! Hello elephant! Hello star! Where did you come from?
Sam: The zoo!
Me: Oh wow. What did you see at the zoo?
Sam: (Sam takes a long pause as if she's trying to understand the question). A Kookabura! (She breaks into song and dance with her elephant and star, with the Kookabura song).
Now mind you, we have not talked about the Kookabura or its song in a while. That was something she learned in Kindermusik last June.
While this little story may not make sense to anyone and makes for a good laugh, doesn't it make you wonder what goes on in those little brains of theirs, and how amazing it must be to be able to create something cohesive, yet quite unusual.
The moral of the story: If only the world were made of Play-doh...
Tags Creativity, Imagination, Play-Doh, Storytelling
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by Kimberly Pham | April 30, 2015
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Hundreds of thousands of harrowing stories of survival are the foundation of the Vietnamese community in the U.S. The Vietnamese-American nail industry has come a long way in this time, and it has allowed us to give back to the country that has given us so much and allowed us to achieve the American Dream.
This is also a day to reflect on how the end of the Vietnam War indirectly started the Vietnamese nail industry. Vietnamese nail technicians helped build the nail business into a $7.5 billion dollar industry, making nails readily available and affordable to women and men from all walks of life (albeit, sometimes too affordable). The industry is thriving with help from the Vietnamese community, and this trail of success can be followed back to the Vietnam War and to the help from one courageous and selfless woman, actress Tippi Hedren.
The history has been told time and time again.
Hedren volunteered as a humanitarian during the war entertaining troops through the United Service Organizations (USO) and making sure Vietnamese refugees were treated well at a Camp Hope in Sacramento, Calif. There, she met 20 women who she took under her wing, paying for their nail education and exams. The 20 newly licensed nail techs went their separate ways, working in salons, opening their own salons, and spreading the word to family and friends that they, too, could make a good living in this new country. #NailedIt: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry, a documentary by director Adele Pham, is well on its way to completion, telling some of the told and untold stories of the industry's humble beginnings.
On the set with the #NailedIt: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry crew, who interviewed Tippi Hedren, actress Kieu Chinh, and five of the original 20 Vietnamese women in the U.S. nail industry.
Slowly, Vietnamese manufacturers, schools, and distributors emerged. Slowly, Vietnamese educators began representing larger nail brands. The rest is history.
However, it hasn't all been roses. There are major health risks to salon workers and clients that can be avoided as long as proper protocols are followed in the salon, and that includes reducing the risk of exposure to chemicals by carefully following labels and instructions and properly ventilating the salon. This important information is getting lost in translation.
Many salons also continue to compete with each other by lowering prices, and lowering prices means less quality products and services. It also means spending more time doing nails for less money.
But thanks to social media and the nail communities that have formed on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, there has been a positive push to share content, share nail art ideas, help each other through obstacles, and really shine through our accomplishments.
So on this 40th anniversary commemorating the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, we also honor the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnamese-American nail industry. We've come a long way, and there's a bright future ahead of us.
A Vietnamese American Dynasty
Actress Tippi Hedren Honored With Legacy of Style Award
#NailedIt - Vietnamese & the Nail Industry Trailer (video)
Nailedit Documentary
Vietnamese salon industry
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What is Rockweed and why is it important?
by FOSI Outreach | Aug 11, 2011 | Explore | 0 comments
The familiar greenish-brown macroalgae that covers the rocky shores of New England and maritime Canada is commonly called rockweed. Most of it is the species Ascophyllum nodosum. Rockweed has been harvested commercially and extracts from it are used for fertilizer or thickeners for food and cosmetics (these thickeners are called alginates). Until recently, there has been little regulation on rockweed harvesting.
In 2000, the Maine Department of Marine Resources implemented a regulation requiring that the bottom 16 inches must remain when harvesting rockweed. Companies harvesting rockweed in Cobscook Bay submit a plan to the DMR that describes what areas they will harvest, how much of the biomass they will take, their methods of harvest (hand raking or cutting, or mechanical), how they will train their harvesters, and how they will manage bycatch.
Rockweed is fast-growing and long-lived, reaching over eight feet in length and living up to 15 years. In fact, you can age rockweed by counting the segments between air bladders similar to counting the rings of a tree. Because of this, rockweed is quite a renewable resource. However, rockweed also plays a crucial role in the intertidal ecosystem.
Smaller algae and some invertebrates grow on the rockweed. Other species, such as snails, eat the things growing on the rockweed. Rockweed also helps provide habitat and protects intertidal species from desiccation and extreme temperatures. Crabs and amphipods (scuds) are frequently found hiding amongst the rockweed fronds.
In addition, rockweed acts similarly as vegetation along streams, capturing sediments and organic matter and preventing erosion, all of which provides food and habitat for very small organisms (mostly types of worms). When the tide comes in, these worms and amphipods are food for animals such as juvenile lobsters and fish.
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Yusuke Masashi
Homeworld: Atrisia
Species: Togruta
Yusuke Masashi, born on the planet Atrisia to father Daabi and mother Mahlo. Daabi and Mahlo, being both from Shili, decided to relocate to Atrisia shortly after marriage. About a year later, Yusuke joined to make a family of three. Early on, Yusuke's parents felt that their new baby would be a handful and they were right.
As a toddler, Yusuke would be found gnawing on just about anything he could get his teeth around, even if it was his own montrals. He was a child of adventure, constantly keeping his parents eyes on him as he would be often climbing to unsafe heights. Daabi and Mahlo decided to enroll Yusuke in typical Atrisia activities for a small child.
When Yusuke was about four, his parents enrolled him in a local martial arts studio. They taught Yusuke how to defend himself, both armed and unarmed. This was the first time Yusuke realized what a goal was and set himself on getting better. He was determined to excel, often beating the other children his age in friendly sparring matches.
He stayed with the martial arts for years, learning of how to be humble, respectful, and the duty of honor. But not all lessons were engrained in Yusuke like the techniques he learned. As Yusuke got older, his trouble making didn't cease. It only grew. From getting into fights outside of his academics or stealing small fruit or candy from the local bazaar.
On one particular day, with Yusuke being more sneaky then his usual self, broke away from his mother while at the bazaar. And while this wasn't out of the ordinary, he made it increasingly more difficult to find him. Where he might of once simply hidden under a table, now Yusuke was scaling the small huts and pods of the bazaar. On this day, Yusuke's life would change forever.
Yusuke had lost his mother this time. And while he may be punished when she finds him, the thrill and comedy of it all was too much for him to pass up. Yusuke had just stolen one of his favorite fruits from a local stand and was hidden behind the corner of a larger pod, keeping his eye on his mother in the crowd. Suddenly, a deep voice arose from behind him, one he's never heard before. It sounded modulated but spoke directly to him.
"You worry her with these kind of games" the voice said. Yusuke didn't respond. He simply turned around and looked up at the tall Kel Dor standing directly behind him. The Kel Dor was draped in a long flowing poncho that covered most of him. He reached his hand out and pressed it on Yusuke's back, escorting him quietly back to his mother.
Once back with his mother, the Kel Dor spoke quietly with her. By the end of the conversation, Mahlo was nearly in tears. Having spent so many years trying to contain Yusuke, she just couldn't take it anymore. The Kel Dor offered to take Yusuke to Ossus to learn and be cared for by a community of Jedi. While reluctant at first to let go of her only child, it was the best thing for everyone. Mahlo knelt down to a seven year old Yusuke and gently touched her forehead to his before the Kel Dor took the small Togruta away.
For the next two years, Yusuke would find himself excelling in many ways. But his trouble making continued. He found it hard to make many friends and found it even more difficult staying out of trouble. Yusuke often found himself in the middle of fights or acting out against his mentors.
This led to many disagreements with his mentors, some even questioning if Yusuke would ever adapt properly. But the same Kel Dor that brought Yusuke to Ossus spoke up and suggested he be transferred to another location of the Jedi. Somewhere that he might have more expressive freedom and where he may find it more suitable to control his emotions.
Today, he lands on Rannon to start all over.


When Your Horse Falls In a Hole.
Horses fall into holes all the time. Metaphoric holes; the really tricky kind that jump up and surprise you when you least expect it.
Anthropomorphic Thoughts About Spaying Mares.


This monograph instructs the reader on how to analyze the hydrogeochemical vulnerability. It introduces notions of geochemical signals, points of migration of pollutants in the unsaturated zone, and new hydrogeochemical classifications. Three test sites in the USA, Germany, and Moldova are described as case studies accompanied by illustrative data. The authors presuppose for future readers only the background mathematics and elementary knowledge of hydrogeology. The presented methodology is both for local and regional assessments. It is simple, does not need implication of high qualification specialists and can be applied to test the groundwater quality. The book is useful for undergraduate, graduate, master, and PhD students as well as water quality specialists, ecologists and geology professionals.


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Water protection: Dayton to notify property owners when repairing lead lines
By Cornelius Frolik, Staff Writer
The city of Dayton says it will notify property owners when it is working on water infrastructure that may include lead service lines.
The city says it will comply with new state regulations that require it send residents and business owners a 45-day notice when working on projects that may affect lead service lines.
RELATED: Ohio EPA issues guidelines to keep lead out of drinking water
Property owners who may have lead water service lines in a planned project area will receive the notices as well as "resource packets," the city said.
The packets will contain lead test kits and sample collection containers. They will provide instructions about how to flush water systems. They will offer a free water pitcher filter and replacement cartridges. And they will have an educational brochure and information about private water service line replacements.
The city's goal is to replace about 1 percent of the city's water distribution system each year, which adds up to about eight miles of lines each year.
The city replaces lead pipes it finds in the portions of the city it operates. The city will notify property owners if it finds private service lines that contain lead.
The costs of replacing private lines are the responsibility of property owners. But the city says it will help coordinate the replacement of the private lines with a plumber chosen by the properly owner.
"Hearing the word 'lead' can really be frustrating and intimidating for residents and business owners," said Michael Powell, director of the Department of Water, in a statement. "It is important to us to find a way to help residents identify pipe materials of the privately owned portion of the water service line."
UNMATCHED COVERAGE: Partial pipe replacements may be tainting drinking water
The city says it started a repair and replacement program for its water distribution system in 2013. The work involves the replacement of distribution mains, valves and hydrants.
The city says its compliance and partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ensure that residents and customers will continue receiving safe and reliable drinking water.
UPDATE: Dayton city commission to meet in person
Dayton NAACP gives away free Thanksgiving turkeys today
New Dayton true-crime podcast will seek leads about cold cases
Dayton Funk All-Stars to play pop-up concert at Employment Opportunity...
CareSource pledges to match donations for Boys & Girls Club of Dayton...
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With the revelation, earlier this month on July 4th, that DOCTOR STRANGE was an integral part of ensuring that our nation achieved its Independence (as seen [HERE]), it should come as little surprise that Doctor Strange was commemorated with a limited edition solid silver coin, minted by the U.S. Government (well, the United States Postal Service)!
Minted in 2008, and made of 0.7 oz of .999 Fine Silver, this coin, while not legal tender, is a limited edition of the ULTIMATE MARVEL COLLECTION.
The coin came with a certificate of Authenticity that doubles as a character information sheet.
Unfortunately, they erroneously credited the artwork on the coin as being drawn by Dave Cockrum, when in fact it was by Bill Everett from the cover of Strange Tales # 148.
This coin was but ONE of a series of medallion coins and stamp ingots.
The ingots using artwork from the 2008 Marvel Comics stamps series (which we'll discuss in a post very soon), while the other artwork - on the coins - is from other assorted sources taken directly from the comics. Why is Doctor Strange a part of this series? Well... he was featured as a part of the Post Office's commemorative stamp promotional material (which we shall look at in that aforementioned near-future post).
"On July 26, 2007, the United States Postal Service issued a sheet of 20 postage stamps featuring the greatest Marvel Comics Super Heroes, including Spider-Man, Captain America, Elektra, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. Marvel's Super Heroes have entertained and inspired generations of Americans … providing an escape from every day life and making the world a safer place.
Now, for the first time, the United States Postal Service has authorized each of the Marvel Comics Super Heroes stamps to be minted as a fully colorized solid silver ingot. The collection also includes 20 officially authorized pure silver medallions that feature colorized images of famous Marvel Super Heroes and villains like Captain Marvel, Thor, Green Goblin, and Dark Phoenix.
The Ultimate Marvel Collection is the only collection of its kind in the world, and is a strictly limited edition. It is officially licensed and authorized by both Marvel and the United States Postal Service."
I was aware of this series when it was first announced, but soon found that ordering the items was next to impossible. I eventually gave up, thinking that it was an abandoned enterprise, and it wouldn't be for another 5 years that I would see this (and a few others) listed for sale in an online outlet.
Luckily for me, Dr. Strange was cropped out of the cover art for Fantastic Four 243 (Everyone vs Galactus, by John Byrne) or else I'd have had to hunt down another of these.
This coin is a true rarity. Probably one of the hardest to find Dr. Strange items in the world. Congratulations on tracking this down, along with its official history. Excellent post!
You know what's sad? is I work at sunshine minting and I just melted a bunch of coins from this series today including this one.
Oh, anon... WHY did'st thou not contact me sooner?
Now all I can hear are their cries as they melted.
Seriously, dude... that is one of the saddest things I've heard.
On the bright side, mine just got a whole lot rarer.
Can either of you tell me how much a collection like this is worth? I have some, including a really nice case they came in.
Miranda... ebay is your friend (well... sorta).
The only way to know what something is worth is either by finding an official price guide (I doubt any exist for this series) OR to see how much people have paid for them before (look for recent sales, as that is the most up-to-date barometer of worth).
As with anything (collectible or no) something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
The fact that you don't have a complete set will hurt your bottom line, but only if you found someone who wanted to buy a compete set.
Selling them individually, is usually more time-consuming and you have to understand that some characters will sell for more than others.
Sorry I couldn't give you an exact number, but there's really no such thing.


Whether it is relief or full time, Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center (AVES) is always looking for emergency veterinarians who are self-motivated with excellent multi-tasking skills that can contribute to our high standard of patient care, client service, and comprehensive communication. Our emergency veterinarians have the opportunity to grow professionally with the hospital and build and sustain strong relationships with referring colleagues, clients, and support staff. Please click the link below and tell our Emergency & Critical Care Medical Director a little bit about yourself by providing a resume and cover letter detailing why you might be a good fit for the position.
Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) is currently seeking a Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Technician Supervisor to oversee the intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency and critical care technical staff. The ICU houses patients from all specialty departments within AVES including Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Neurology and Dentistry. The ECC Technician Supervisor is under the direct guidance and supervision of the Hospital Director. The ECC Technician Supervisor is required oversee training of the emergency and critical care technical staff and to help ensure that AVES is providing a high quality of care to our patients. A key goal of the ECC Technician Supervisor is to work directly with the Hospital Director, AVES supervisors and doctors (emergency DVM's and board-certified specialists) to ensure that the ECC staff is fulfilling the needs of the hospital.
Benefits at Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave and 401K plan (including company matching.) Compensation is competitive and directly related to experience.
Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) is seeking a skilled veterinary technician to join our Dentistry Department. The successful candidate will work with a board certified Veterinary Dentist to provide the highest quality of veterinary dental care. Applicants should be enthusiastic, eager to learn, and have excellent multi-tasking abilities. Applicants should have exemplary communication skills with both colleagues and clients. The applicant's skill set should include (but not be limited to) intravenous catheter placement, venipuncture, anesthesia monitoring, drug dose calculation, and experience with veterinary dentistry.
AVES is a multi-disciplinary hospital which provides Surgery, Neurology, Emergency and Critical Care, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, and Rehabilitation & Fitness services. The hospital is 24/7/365 hospital therefore all employees help contribute to occasional holiday coverage.
Candidates who are graduates of an AVMA approved Veterinary Technology Programs with LVT status are greatly desired. Must have at least 2 years of veterinary patient handling experienced, preferably with a veterinary specialty hospital or veterinary emergency hospital.
Benefits include Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, scrub allowance, CE allowance, paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave and 401K plan (including company matching.) Salary is competitive and directly related to experience.
Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) is seeking a technician proficient in veterinary anesthesia to join our team. AVES is a multi-disciplinary hospital supporting Surgery, Neurology, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Oncology and Dentistry & Oral Surgery services. The eligible applicant should have a vast technical skill set with a focus on veterinary anesthesia and patient monitoring. The applicant would provide anesthesia services for all specialty departments managing patients with a multitude of systemic diseases, orthopedic, soft tissue or neurologic diseases. Anesthesia cases at AVES include (but are not limited to) advanced imaging (CT and MRI), orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries, laparoscopic procedures, endoscopy, cystoscopy, dental and oral surgery, and sedated procedures. Equipment available include pulse oximetry, capnography, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure, ECG, and mechanical ventilators.
Are you looking for a way to recharge your veterinary technician career? Are you energetic, enthusiastic about patient care with a passion for high quality medicine? We invite you to join our team!
AVES surgery department is seeking a skilled technician to join their team and help provide high quality patient care. Our surgery technicians assist doctors in examination rooms and provide care to a variety of patients before, during and after surgery. Responsibilities include maintenance of all medical, anesthesia, and surgery records/logs, anesthesia induction and maintenance, cleaning and maintenance of surgical equipment, surgical preparation of patients, circulating in the operating room, scrubbing in to assist during surgical procedures, immediate pre and post-operative treatments and recovery of surgery patients.
AVES surgery department co-manages patients with our other specialty services including Surgery, Neurology, Oncology, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, and Rehabilitation & Fitness. The surgery technicians help support AVES's goals of providing 24/7/365 services to the veterinary community by contributing to on-call services, holiday coverage, and occasional coverage in other departments.
Requesting 2 years of veterinary patient handling experience, preferably with a veterinary specialty hospital or veterinary emergency hospital.
Benefits at Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave and 401K plan (including company matching.) Salary is competitive and directly related to experience.
Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) is seeking a skilled veterinary technician to joint their emergency and critical care (ECC) department. The applicant would help care for both emergent and critical patients evaluated via the ECC department and will also help support patients hospitalized via other specialty services including Surgery, Oncology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Dentistry & Oral Surgery.
The applicant must have at least 2 years of veterinary patient handling experienced, preferably with a veterinary specialty hospital or veterinary emergency hospital. This position may include weekends, holidays, and/or nights.
Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, scrub allowance, CE allowance, paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave and 401K plan (including company matching.) Salary is competitive and directly related to experience.
Are you friendly, outgoing, compassionate, a thorough/clear communicator, and excellent multi-tasker? Client Service Specialists serve as the face of the practice by greeting pet owners, answering phones and scheduling appointments, processing payments, and providing general support to the entire hospital. Please click the link below and tell us a little bit about yourself by providing a resume and cover letter detailing why you might be a good fit for the position.
Are you passionate about high quality animal health care? Are you driven to achieve strong sales results? If so, we want to talk to you about the unique role as a Referral Relationship Manager. In this full-time role, experienced veterinary sales professionals engage the veterinary community with how Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center (AVES) can enhance and advance the excellent care and quality service they are already providing to their clients and pet patients.
Ability to travel daily to various sites within territory, expenses reimbursed.
Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center is a member of the Compassion-First Pet Hospitals network, a family of specialty and referral hospitals across the country committed to its core values of collaboration, integrity, and empowerment.


Earlier today, Geeks were featured on Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Edition, where I, Kristin Dearborn and Brian Staveley got to talk a little about how Vermont geeks meet one another and engage in our favorite activities. If you heard about us via Vermont Edition, welcome!
Geek Mountain State is a community blog founded in 2010 to act as a center point for all types of geek activities, from gaming to science news to books and quite a bit more. Last year, we began to branch into IRL activities with some event programming. We run a book club through Shelburne's Pierson Library (we meet on the first Thursday of each month), and we run the Vermont SF Writer's series, which puts Vermont SF authors before an audience.
We try and post a couple of times a day, starting off with a summary of various geek activities that take place in the state, and over the rest of the day, whatever else happens to come our way, from news to commentary to interesting 'Geek' Things that are going on.
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South Sudan: 10 years of independence, violence, disease and dire needs
On 9 July 2021, the Republic of South Sudan marked its 10th birthday. This significant milestone is also marred by the bloody legacy of its first decade, including a five-year civil war.
A new Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report, South Sudan at 10: an MSF record of the consequences of violence, offers a consolidated account of our experience in South Sudan since 9 July 2011. It seeks to serve as a record and reminder of the human toll of violence since independence, as seen through our staff and patients.
INDEPENDENCE TO CIVIL WAR
At independence, South Sudan was grappling with at least 30 humanitarian emergencies. Parts of the country were engulfed in increasingly fierce intercommunal clashes, and there was renewed conflict in border areas with Sudan. Despite the challenges, the first years in the post-independence period were a time of anticipation and optimism and, for most of the country, it was a period of relative peace.
However, by December 2013 – less than two years after independence – the country had rapidly imploded into civil war, quickly exposing the fragility of the emerging young state.
EXTREME VIOLENCE
The five-year conflict is estimated to have led to nearly 400,000 deaths, many the result of ethnically motivated targeting of civilians, including children and the elderly. Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been used as a weapon of conflict, with systematic ethnically and politically motivated attacks.
Some of the most extreme violence was conducted in places of refuge and sanctuary, including state hospitals, where patients and people seeking shelter were killed in a series of brutal attacks. Millions of people have been displaced, often multiple times, inside and outside South Sudan. This includes hundreds of thousands of people who sought shelter in Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites, inside the bases of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Since independence, 24 of MSF's South Sudanese staff have been killed by violence, five while on duty. All of MSF's patients, staff and their communities have been impacted directly and indirectly by conflict and violence.
After 10 years of independence, what are your 3 words for the future of #SouthSudan?
We asked a few of our South Sudanese colleagues and here is the result.
?Add your words in a comment, tag your friends and share!#3Words4Future #SSOT pic.twitter.com/Y7P2GMFIn8
— MSF South Sudan (@MSF_SouthSudan) July 16, 2021
DEATHS FROM PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Across the country, people have been subject to destruction, displacement, disease, and death. Violence disrupts access to healthcare, including routine vaccination, while increasing the risk of disease transmission and food insecurity.
There have been repeated failures to ensure dignified living conditions for people in refugee camps and PoC/internally displaced people (IDP) sites. Instead, people fleeing conflict and violence have, over and again, been forced to live in deplorable conditions – with basic requirements for living space, water and sanitation unmet, far below the minimum emergency thresholds for survival.
At its worst, MSF has recorded three to five children a day dying from preventable diseases – such as malaria – in different refugee camps and PoC sites. Meanwhile, people forced to live in the open, in the bush and swamps, have repeatedly been exposed to disease and extreme hunger.
In some areas, conflict brought a resurgence of kala azar, the world's second largest parasitic disease. In addition, there have been measles, hepatitis C and cholera outbreaks, amongst others.
Millions of people in South Sudan have been repeatedly exposed to traumatic events. MSF has witnessed increases in suicide attempts and has worked with patients coping with post-traumatic stress disorder.
"The most difficult thing about being South Sudanese is fear. People sleeping in fear. So, this creates a lot of trauma for people because they are not free like when we first got our independence," says an MSF staff member working in Mundri, South Sudan.
The impact of protracted conflict and repeated humanitarian crises in South Sudan is worsened by a weak, chronically underfunded, healthcare system, destroyed in many areas and largely neglected in others. In 2020, of approximately 2,300 health facilities, more than 1,300 were non-functional. Less than half (44 per cent) of the total population and just 32 per cent of displaced people live within five kilometres of a functional health facility.
CONTINUING HUMANITARIAN CRISES
Despite a peace agreement in 2018, which ended five years of civil war, and the formation of a unified government in early 2020, the situation remains volatile in many areas. In 2019, South Sudan saw a resurgence of subnational conflicts and factional fighting, which has since escalated in 2020 and 2021.
Today, 8.3 million people – more than two-thirds of the population – are estimated to be in dire need of humanitarian assistance and protection. In what is the largest refugee crisis in Africa, 2.2 million South Sudanese people are sheltering in neighbouring countries. More than 1.6 million people remain internally displaced. Even in a best-case scenario, South Sudan will remain vulnerable to humanitarian crises for the foreseeable future and will need assistance for some time.
South Sudan's leaders must make every effort to ensure civilians' safety and security, and an environment conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, independent of any political agenda.
For nearly 40 years, the area that constitutes South Sudan has been amongst MSF's highest global priority countries, in terms of operations, employment and financing. As the young nation moves into its next decade, MSF remains committed to the people of South Sudan.


Those of you who have been waiting for a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows will be glad to know that your prayers have finally been answered, as Mozilla has decided to release the binaries for the new version alongside Firefox 42. Firefox 42 will be launched on November 3, but since the official download page won't be updated with a 64-bit version for Windows just yet, you'll have to head over to the Firefox release directory in order to get your hands on it. It's not exactly clear what caused Mozilla to delay the 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, especially since numerous Firefox-based browsers have been available in 64-bit for a few years now.
Various bugs might have been the culprits here, but some sources indicate that the company has prioritized the development of Firefox 64-bit for Windows a few times before and then decided to abandon the project altogether. A recent post on the Bugzilla bug tracking website indicates that Mozilla is finally ready to release a stable version after years of development, which is great news for all Firefox fans. As for the delay on the download page, it seems to be related to some "partner changes", but it's not exactly clear what partners or what changes we're talking about.
what's new, except using more ram memory?
64 bit firefox…. you mean like Waterfox… the 64bit version built from firefox code that's been around for a LONG time already and FF are only now bothering to join the up to date world of 64bit-os ….


Located a 5-minute walk of the Black Sea coast in Adler, Kapitan Apart-hotel offers free WiFi and free private parking. All rooms come with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. A private kitchen with a stove, fridge and electric kettle is featured. Guests can either cook in the property or eat out in the local cafes that are a 10-minute walk away. Kapitan Apart-hotel provides a playground and an outdoor pool for children. Sochi Discovery World Aquarium and Akvatoriya Dolphinarium are within a 10-minute walk of the property. Adler Train Station is 3.5 km away, and Sochi International Airport is a 15-minute drive from Kapitan Apart-hotel.
Please inform Kapitan Apart-hotel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
Please note that a cleaning service is provided once in 3 days and bed linen change is once a week.


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Melissa Olivia Medeiros
July 13, 1978 – December 22, 2011
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Melissa Olivia Medeiros announces her peaceful passing after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis on December 22, 2011 at the age of 33 years.
Melissa will lovingly and forever be remembered by her son Joel, the light of her life, her mother Patricia, her father Laureano, her Auntie Mary-Lou, her sisters Kathy (Craig), Debbie (James), Laura (Michael), and Jenny (Jonathan) and her brother Mario (Kathleen). She was a devoted and much loved Aunt to many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all who had the privilege to know her. We are so proud of the person she was and how she handled all of life's challenges. Melissa inspired so many with her beautiful, brave spirit, her radiant smile
and incredible strength of will and determination. She handled her illness with dignity, grace, and her ever present humour.
Melissa was an excellent athlete in her school years and excelled at many sports including track and field, volleyball, soccer, basketball and baseball; even being awarded "Best Athlete". Melissa loved family, music, dancing (especially in the rain), the ocean, fashion, and photography. She loved asking strangers to have their picture taken with her and has a collection of photographs that proves no one ever refused. Her sense of fun often included wearing a tiara in public and she was often referred to as "Princess". She travelled to England and France, even climbing the Eiffel Tower and lived a full life in her 33 years. She often said she had no regrets. In January 2011 her wish to move to Nanaimo to give her son Joel a better life was fulfilled.
We thank the ICU team at NRGH for the incredible care she received when she first came to the hospital. Special thanks to the Respiratory Technicians who visited her each night and never appeared to be rushed despite the demands of their work. Thanks also for making it possible for Melissa to leave the hospital and spend some time at the ocean with family.
To the angels at the Palliative Care Ward, our deepest appreciation to Dr. Robin Love and all the wonderful staff and hospice volunteers for the dignified, compassionate care, respect, and friendship Melissa received during her stay there. You'll never know how much you have meant to our family over these many months. We shall miss your comfort.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations are gratefully accepted to a fund established at the RBC Royal Bank, Account #03180-003-5078001, to provide for the care and education of Melissa's son Joel.
Fly with the angels our dear, sweet, precious Melissa. You shall forever be in our hearts and minds. You are truly loved by all. Until we meet again. Enjoy your pizza!
Cremation by request, with a celebration of life to be held on January 16, 2012 at 5112 Carol Place, Nanaimo, BC from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. At Melissa's request, please dress in white.


This beautiful Cordwood Crafted home is a perfect getaway or year round home. Make tons of memories here through the years, This is the perfect cottage about 2 minutes to the Lake and boat launch without the crowd. It sits on a large fenced lot with so much to enjoy right there behind your own fence. This home has a monitor stove, a small propane fireplace stove AND water and septic. It is gorgeous inside and out! This kitchen is not what you would expect for a vacation getaway. It has plenty of room and counter space. There are lots of windows to enjoy that natural light coming through. The master bedroom is spacious and has beautiful built in drawers for beauty and space saving. Check out the creative, Alaskan drawer handles in this bedroom! there is also a loft bedroom with a 1/2 bath. There's so many creative and wonderful things to see in this home including the masonry jars in concrete placed in the walls for natural light to come through. Don't miss the storage space at the bottom of the stairs for shoes. This home is truly unique and a peace of artwork! Records show home built in 1999. Seller states the home was not completed until 2002 and septic installed in 2001. There is a full and a half bath and a large holding tank in the roomy basement. This one will certainly impress you! It's a great place! Hurry to see this one and enjoy your first summer and fall here! There is now a water fill pumping station very close by!


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Spirydion Litwinowicz, (ukr. Спиридон Литвинович/Spyrydon Łytwynowycz, ur. 6 grudnia 1810 w Dryszczowie k. Brzeżan, zm. 4 czerwca 1869 we Lwowie) – greckokatolicki arcybiskup lwowski i metropolita halicki, działacz religijny, polityczny i społeczny w Galicji.

Życiorys
Absolwent filozofii i teologii na Uniwersytecie Lwowskim. Święcenia kapłańskie przyjął w 1835. Proboszcz greckokatolickiej parafii św. Barbary w Wiedniu (1849), pierwszy w historii rektor greckokatolickiego seminarium duchownego w Wiedniu (1852).

W marcu 1857 mianowany biskupem pomocniczym archieparchii lwowskiej, w 1858 administrował archieparchią po śmierci kardynała Michała Lewickiego. W 1861 wybrany wicemarszałkiem galicyjskiego Sejmu Krajowego. Od 1861 także członek austriackiej Rady Państwa, zwolennik konstytucji lutowej. Od listopada 1861 wiceprezydent Rady Państwa.

Po śmierci arcybiskupa Jachimowicza wybrany arcybiskupem metropolitą lwowskim, ingres odbył 5 maja 1864.

Członek Izby Panów austriackiej Rady Państwa.

Doprowadził do kanonizacji Jozafata Kuncewicza (1867).

Założyciel Zakładu Kredytowego Włościańskiego (1869).

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Adam Boniecki, Herbarz polski : wiadomości historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich, Warszawa: Warszawskie Towarzystwo Akcyjne S. Orgelbranda S[yn]ów) Cz. 1, t. 14, s. 388–389
 B. Łopuszański, Spyridion Litwinowicz [w:] Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XVII, 1972

Linki zewnętrzne
 Boniecki Adam, Herbarz polski : wiadomości historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich, Cz. 1, t. 14

Absolwenci Wyższego Instytutu Naukowego dla Księży Diecezjalnych u św. Augustyna w Wiedniu
Biskupi lwowscy (Kościół greckokatolicki)
Galicyjscy biskupi greckokatoliccy
Członkowie Izby Panów Rady Państwa w Wiedniu
Posłowie Sejmu Krajowego Galicji I kadencji
Posłowie Sejmu Krajowego Galicji II kadencji
Posłowie do Rady Państwa w Wiedniu I kadencji
Ukraińscy posłowie do Rady Państwa w Wiedniu
Wicemarszałkowie Sejmu Krajowego Galicji
Urodzeni w 1810
Zmarli w 1869

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This verse is all about YOU. You were created by God. He created you out of love with a plan to be with you. God wants to spend eternity in heaven with you.
Although God never intended to be apart from His creation, sin got in the way. One little bite of the fruit by Adam brought sin (actions and attitudes against God) to the whole world (See Genesis 3 for the details).
God is holy and just. Sin is the complete opposite. Sin cannot fill God's perfect heaven. So, what was God supposed to do?
The Bible says the price for sin is death (Romans 6:23). Something perfect would have to pay the price for all the imperfection. So, God created another plan to pay the price for sin.
God sent His Son Jesus to die in our place. Check this out: Jesus was sent from heaven, born as a baby, and lived a perfect sinless life. Jesus lived 33 years on earth, was crucified, died, and was buried. Jesus was perfect and was crucified for all sin, for all time. For your sin…for all sin…for all time.
Jesus did not stay dead. That's the heaven part. Jesus rose from the dead and lives in heaven at God's right hand. As sure as Jesus rose from the dead to heaven, the Bible promises that all believers will rise too.
This is incredible good news! God loved the whole world and everyone in it…every ONE…especially YOU. Believe that Jesus paid the price for your sin and you will be in heaven. God planned it, Jesus paid for it. Heaven is yours if you believe.


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Battle lines drawn fast at global whaling huddle
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A key meeting on whales opened to early confrontation Monday with Japan seeking an end to a 30-year moratorium on whale hunting, and others proposing an Atlantic cetacean sanctuary.
While meeting host Slovenia urged compromise for the marine mammals' sake, member states of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) cleaved almost immediately into historic pro- and anti-hunting factions.
"The moratorium on commercial whaling should and could be lifted on a stock-by-stock basis based on sound scientific evidence," said Japan's written opening statement to the commission's 66th meeting.
The commission's own advisory scientific committee "has confirmed that certain stocks of whale species are recovered", which implies the moratorium is outdated, Japan argued.
One of the biggest disputes among the IWC's 88 member countries is Japan's yearly whale hunt in the name of science - for which an exception exists under IWC rules - but which critics insist sustains the country's whaling industry.
The meat ends up on supermarket shelves and in restaurants, in line with an IWC stipulation that whales taken for science must be eaten.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 2014 that Japan was abusing the scientific exemption.
Tokyo cancelled its 2014/15 hunt, only to resume it the following year, killing an estimated 300-plus animals.
New Zealand and Australia will ask the IWC this week to put a rigorous process in place to review whaling for science.
"It is clear that Japan's stated research objectives can be met using non-lethal means and we urge Japan to cease its lethal practices," New Zealand's opening statement read.
Japan, in turn, opposes the creation of a South Atlantic whale sanctuary, a proposal of Argentina, Brazil, Gabon, South Africa and Uruguay which carries the backing of the European Union and others.
Japan, Norway and Iceland are traditionally in their own corner at the biennial IWC meetings, which seek to balance issues of national sovereignty, subsistence rights and culture with conservation of Earth's natural bounty.
Norway and Iceland have registered objections to the moratorium, and continue commercial whaling.
This year's meeting marks the 70th anniversary of the commission's founding, and the 30th birthday of the whaling moratorium estimated to have prevented the killing of tens - even hundreds - of thousands of whales.
Conservationists say whales still face a multitude of perils, from meat hunters and ship strikes to getting snared in fishing gear and injury from powerful submarine sonar.
"In spite of the fact that the contracting states have different views on the conservation and management of whales, it is in the interests of all of us to give back to the cetaceans their living environment," Slovene Environment Minister Irena Majcen told Monday's opening.
"This is something that should unite us."
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Home Sports Today Football An emotional Luis Suarez said he expected to leave Barcelona
An emotional Luis Suarez said he expected to leave Barcelona
Dwayne McKenzie
Luis Suarez wiped away tears at a news conference on Thursday as he said farewell after six years at Barcelona.
He's expected to leave Barcelona this transfer window for La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.
He scored 198 goals in 283 games to become the third highest goalscorer in the club's history.
Suarez won four La Liga titles, four Copa del Reys, the Champions League and Club World Cup after joining Barca for £74m from Liverpool in 2014.
Atletico will pay a transfer fee of no more than 6m euros for the 33-year-old.
Suarez has agreed terms on a two-year with a reduced salary.
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Le Botafogo Football Club de Douala est un club de football camerounais basé à Douala.

Histoire

Promu en Elite One à l'issue de la saison 2014, Botafogo termine  du championnat lors de la saison 2015, ratant de peu la qualification pour la Coupe de la confédération. Cette belle performance n'est toutefois pas réitérée la saison suivante, puisque le club se classe 17 sur 18, et se voit relégué en deuxième division.

Palmarès

Notes et références

Club de football à Douala


Zoega, Gylfi and Arnorsson, A. (2018) On the causes of Brexit. European Journal of Political Economy 55 , pp. 301-323. ISSN 0176-2680.
Arnorsson, A. and Zoega, Gylfi (2016) On the causes of Brexit. Working Paper. Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK.
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The best way to see 3 diverse and unique forests in Costa Rica: cloud, rain and dry forests.
We have included Costa Rica zip lining, rafting, nature hiking, volunteering and the best hotels in Costa Rica.
Welcome to Costa Rica! Our driver will take you straight to Studio Hotel, a boutique executive hotel in the town of Santa Ana, San Jose.
Prepare for a close encounter with the jungle! Today we will fly you to Puerto Jimenez, a little town on our Southern Pacific Coast. We will take you by boat to Nicuesa Lodge: one of the Best Hotels in Costa Rica. Rustic, charming and beach front.
Included in your stay is one tour per day. You may choose to visit the Piedras Blancas National Park (highly recommended), kayak at Golfo Dulce or the Rio Esquinas Mangrove, Snorkel or fish. No matter your choice you are guaranteed to experience the real Costa Rica rainforest.
Another great way to see the rainforest in Costa Rica is to take a night time tour: you will definitely encounter animals such as poisonous frogs that you will not see during the day.
At the town of Naranjo you will find one of the most beautiful coffee plantations in Costa Rica as well as one of the tastiest coffee beans. Today is a full day tour that includes a Costa Rica Coffee Tour, lunch at the local market and a visit to one of the town´s most friendly residents: don Carlos.
You are about to enter your next forest: the transitional forest located by the Arenal Volcano. The area was almost swept by the volcano´s on 1968, and instead fertile ground led to the transitional forest´s growth and blossom. Tonight, at sunset, you will visit huge dry lava boulders and learn quite a lot about Arenal Volcano.
Your next lodging will take place at Tabacon Grand Spa and Thermal Resort with the best Costa Rica Hot Springs in the area.
La Fortuna town offers the top things to do in Costa Rica. Today, you will mix two of the most adrenaline booster tours in the country: the longest zip line in Costa Rica and canyoning.
Because you´ve seen the wonders of nature at Costa Rica´s forests, volunteering to rehabilitate animals that were in captivity makes all the sense in the world. Today´s tour will feel more like a volunteering activity combined with awe inspiring animals.
Time to head towards the beach and into Costa Rica´s Dry Forest. The drive will take about 3 hours and you may ask your driver to stop along the way.
Tamarindo is one of the Best Beaches in Costa Rica. This beachfront town is amazing for surfing and also great for just plain relaxing.
Your next hotel: Capitan Suizo. A Costa Rica boutique hotel with great charm and manicured gardens.
Another chance to get an adrenaline rush! White water rafting will be done amidst the Tropical Dry Forest and through beautiful canyons.
Relax and enjoy the beach. At 5 p.m. we will pick you up and take you to Playa Grande for a Green Turtle Turtle Nesting siting. You will bare witness to the effort these giants make to lay 80-100 eggs per night.
Your last day in Costa Rica should be spent at the beach with a cocktail in hand. If you prefer to add another exciting tour or activity to your Costa Rica Vacation Package: let us know.
We recommend a surfing lesson or a catamaran sail out.
Time to say Hasta Luego (farewell). We hope you had a fabulous vacation and we wish you a safe and fast flight back home.


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Katherine Schwarzenegger isn't letting the L.A. rain overshadow her engagement to Chris Pratt.
The 29-year-old author was seen grabbing a bite to eat with her sister, Christina Schwarzenegger, 27, a few hours after news of her engagement to the Guardians of the Galaxy star made headlines. The star also seemed to do a little celebratory shopping as she carried an Hermès bag in the photo opp.
Not surprisingly, she had that bride-to-be glow while casually walking around in the rain. As for her glimmering diamond ring? It was most certainly on full display during her lunch run.
They say that when it rains on your wedding day, it brings good luck. Could the saying be true when you get engaged? From the looks of Schwarzenegger's radiant skin, chic style and all of the love the couple has received from family and friends, it certainly seems like it.
Wrapped in a chic, black raincoat and rocking a charcoal-colored newsboy hat (the rain didn't stop her from stepping out, but it wasn't going to mess with her hair, okay?!), Schwarzenegger made the sidewalk her runway.
But aside from her low-key outfit, her massive engagement ring stole the show, and it was dazzling even through the heavy downpour.
"The beautiful engagement ring Chris Pratt just used to propose to Katherine Schwarzenegger looks like a 5-carat cushion set in a Harry Winston-style micro pavé halo," Andrew Brown, President of WP Diamonds, told E! News. "Assuming it is a high color-clarity combination, it would probably retail for $150-175k."
Late on Sunday night, the Jurassic World star proposed to his girlfriend of several months, sharing an intimate photo of what seemed to be moments after he popped the big question. "Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes! I'm so thrilled to be marrying you," Pratt captioned his photo on Instagram. "Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go!"
Not long after, Schwarzenegger later took to the 'gram to share the same heartwarming image. She wrote, "My sweet love. Wouldn't want to live this life with anyone but you."
The pair first sparked rumors of romance back in June after they were photographed having a picnic. Pratt shares a 6-year-old son, Jack, with his ex-wife Anna Faris, who also congratulated the newly engaged couple. "I'm so happy for you both," she said on the couple's Instagram post. "Congratulations!"


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Biden's favorite Israel story
For AIPAC speech, the vice president retold a tale he has told at least once before.
Joe Biden at Conference on Security Policy in Munich 370. (photo credit: REUTERS/Michael Dalder)
It was vintage Joe Biden. The speech the US vice president delivered to some 13,000 AIPAC supporters on Monday was warm, it was long, it was rambling, it had humor and pathos, and it brought in his parents.
The speech struck a chord with many in the crowd because in it, Biden did something that US President Barack Obama has not yet been able to do: He made those listening feel that he not only likes Israel, but loves it, and loves it special. He made those listening feel that his connection to the country was different from his connection to other strong US allies, say, South Korea or Australia.
Critics of Obama's Israel policies argue that one of the American president's biggest problems is that he has never adequately hugged Israel, an insecure nation desperately looking for a warm embrace from its big brother – not only so the country itself feels the affection, but so others see that it is loved by someone big and strong.
At AIPAC, Biden not only hugged Israel with his warm rhetoric, he planted a smooch on its lips right there in the public square, for all to see.
And one way he did this was with anecdotes. The most heimish was his telling of the first time he met former prime minister Golda Meir. It was an anecdote he used at the end of his speech, a powerful one that elicited strong applause.
It was also one he used three years ago – with many of the same images and words – during a speech to an Israeli audience at Tel Aviv University. That was the "no hard feelings speech," the one that came at the tail end of his disastrous visit during which Israel announced new construction in Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood.
Public figures give innumerable speeches, and invariably weave into them material they have used before. But Biden's recycling of the Meir anecdote – at a distance of three years – leaves one with the feeling that somewhere in his Washington office is a file titled "good personal stories to tell a pro-Israel audience," and that this particular tale with Meir is out there in the very front, ever ready for use.
The two speeches:
Biden's speech at Tel Aviv University, March 11, 2010
My very first meeting in Israel was maybe the one that I carry closest to my heart. My first meeting in Israel -- I was invited by a woman named Golda Meir, who I admired from afar as millions of Americans did …
And I remember walking into her office as a young senator being literally in awe as she was so gracious the way she accepted me and gave me a hug more like my mother would, sat down behind her desk and while chain-smoking -- she had a series of maps behind her. And there were six or seven maps. She kept flipping the maps up and down, and explaining to me what exactly had happened in the Six-Day War.
And there was a young man sitting next to me, a guy named Yitzhak Rabin, who I met for the first time. And as she pulled those maps up and down, educating this young senator as to the -- to the threat that this young nation of Israel was facing, I guess she could see the sense of apprehension on my face.
And I was concerned. I guess it showed in my face. I was concerned that surrounded by the neighbors who denied the very right of the nation to exist, how were you going to do this? The Prime Minister caught me off guard. After about an hour and a half, she looked at me and she said. "Senator, would you like a photo opportunity?" And I thought, what the hell is a photo opportunity? And I said, "Well, yes, Madam Prime Minister." We opened those double doors and we walked out into the ending room of her office and there was a lot of press there -- a lot, half a dozen photographers and cameras. (Laughter.)
… And while looking straight ahead, she talked to me without turning her head. She said, "Senator, don't look so worried." She said -- I said, "Well I am, Madam President, and because I just had this hour and a half." And she said -- she said, "We Israelis have a secret weapon." And I thought she only had said this to me, no one else in the whole world. She said, "We have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs." And I thought she was going to tell me about a new secret weapon. And I found myself turning and looking at her, and the press -- because this was all just a stand-up photo opportunity. And she said, "We have a secret weapon. We have nowhere else to go."
Biden's speech at AIPAC, March 2013
… When I was a young senator making my first trip to Israel. I had the great, great honor — and that is not hyperbole — of getting to meet for the first time — and subsequently, I met her beyond that — Golda Meir. She was the prime minister.
… the first trip I ever made — and you all know those double doors. You just go into the office and the blonde furniture and the desk on the left side, if memory serves me correctly. And Golda Meir, as a prime minister and as a defense minister, she had those maps behind her. You could pull down all those maps like you had in geography class in high school.
And she sat behind her desk. And I sat in a chair in front of her desk, and a young man was sitting to my right who was her assistant. His name was Yitzhak Rabin. Seriously — an absolutely true story. And she sat there chain-smoking and reading letters to me, letters from the front from the Six-Day War. She read letters and told me how this young man or woman had died and this is their family. This went on for I don't know how long, and I guess she could tell I was visibly moved by this, and I was getting depressed about it — oh, my God.
And she suddenly looked at me and said — and I give you my word as a Biden that she looked at me and said — she said, Senator, would you like a photo opportunity? And I looked at her. I said, well yes, Madam Prime Minister. I mean I was — and we walk out those doors. We stood there — no statements, and we're standing next to one another looking at this array of media, television and photojournalists, take — snapping pictures. And we're looking straight ahead.
Without looking at me, she speaks to me. She said, Senator, don't look so sad. She said, we have a secret weapon in our confrontation in this part of the world. And I thought she was about to lean over and tell me about a new system or something. Because you can see the pictures, I still have them — I turned to look at her. We were supposed to be looking straight ahead. And I said, Madam Prime Minister — and never turned her head, she kept looking — she said, our secret weapon, Senator, is we have no place else to go. We have no place else to go.
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Double tennis success for St Albans School
Published: 6:00 AM May 28, 2016
The St Albans School squad at the Herts County Doubles Tournament - Credit: Archant
Tennis at St Albans School is in rude health after wins in the U18 and U14 categories of the Hertfordshire County Doubles Tournament.
Charlie Broom and George Davis reached the U18 final after winning their first three matches in a convincing manner.
The final saw the duo lose the opening three games before winning the remainder for a 6-3 final score, enough to take the tournament crown.
Broom, who is currently ranked 23 in the country at the U18 level, is heading to the USA later this year to take up a tennis scholarship at Dartmouth College.
In the U14s, Danny Anderson and Hugh Craig, entered the Plate competition after losing their opening match.
But they went on to win all of their remaining matches to bring back the silverware.
Alex Backhaus and Matt Hoole reached the semi-finals.
Martin Langston, director of PE at the school, said: "Our success in tennis continues to grow at St Albans School, with Charlie proving to be a fantastic ambassador for the sport.
"We wish him every success in America.
"Tennis is both an individual and team game and our current, strong crop of juniors are already bringing back trophies, which is a very positive sign for the future of the game at St Albans School."
The tennis results cap off an exceptional sporting month for the School's pupils.
Golfer Greg Hurley won the Daily Express European Junior Golf Championship Qualifier and will compete in the final in Spain this summer.
Rugby players Ayo Olukotun and Cameron Furley were selected for the national U15s NatWest Schools Academy Day.
The senior cross country team finished seventh in the World Schools Championships held in Budapest and the A team Skiers came first in their category, at the Eastern Region Snowsports Association.


A FOOTBALLER has kicked off a charity event.
Former Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe and Flintshire councillor Tony Sharps met at Northop Country Park Golf Club on Friday, July 24, to launch the Save the Family event.
The charity is hosting the golf fundraiser on September 10 and is inviting teams of four to register to take part.
Save the Family fundraising assistant Rachael Hillier said: "This event has been organised by the lady captain of the Tarporley Protal Premier Golf Club, Judy Piper, it is going to be a fantastic fundraising day for Save the Family. "We hope to raise £6,000 from ticket sales and the auction that will take place on the night.
"I am very grateful Cllr Sharps and Kevin Ratcliffe have been kind enough to help raise awareness of the event."
From 11-12noon there will be complimentary tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches, registration is from 12-12.30 with a 1pm shotgun start with dinner, presentations and auction from 6.30-9pm.


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Tyron Woodley discusses Rafael dos Anjos vs. Robbie L. and his future options
EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley discusses Rafael dos Anjos vs. Robbie Lawler and his future options
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is not sure who he will be fighting in his next octagon appearance.
"The Chosen One" recently spoke with BJPENN.com's Chris Taylor where he discussed the upcoming welterweight showdown between former champ Robbie Lawler and former lightweight title holder Rafael dos Anjos which takes place December 16 in Winnipeg.
"You know I think that Robbie Lawler is a guy that is a fan favorite. I think Dana (White) is a fan of his, of Robbie himself. I think that Lawler was a great champion. He had 'fight of the year' back to back years and he forces a fight where it is a you or me style. I think Dana (White) wants to see me in a position where it is not a technical match. You know, not a clash of styles. Less of a chess match and more of a brawl, because it is more attractive for fans. So I think the UFC is hoping for that."
Woodley believes that if Lawler is to defeat 'RDA' at UFC on FOX 26, that the promotion will push him to have a rematch with "Ruthless".
With that said, Woodley knows that an impressive performance from Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217 could result in "Gamebred" receiving the next title nod.
"I think if 'RDA' won the fight (against Lawler), I think he could potentially get the next title shot. But I think if somebody else steps up, like say Jorge Masvidal goes Ham on 'Wonderboy', then I think there is a good chance you will see someone else emerge as the top contender."
"T-Wood" has also considered moving up to middleweight for his next fight, and is eyeing the winner of November's UFC 217 title fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre.
"I am also considering going up to middleweight. I think Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre are two huge fights for me. They are fighting each other so I don't see why there is any reason that I can't have the winner of that fight. I am pretty open to anything at this point. But I do really want to fight Georges St-Pierre to see who really is the best welterweight of all-time."
Who do you want to see Tyron Woodley fight next? Sound off PENN Nation!


President of Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal and General Secretary of Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON) Mr. Tilottam Paudel has been honored by National Human Development Forum for his tremendous efforts, contributions and a decade long work in the field of Children, Youth and Peace Building in rural areas and in the time of armed conflict. He has been working in this field for nearly one decade. He is one of the prominent pioneering people to establish first Child Clubs in Nepal and fought legal battle to initiating for the establishment of child clubs in Nepal. Additionally, Dr. Kashim Shah advisor of JCYC- Nepal has also been honored by NHDF for his exceptional work and contribution in health sector as he has worked in most of the rural areas of Nepal. In the mean time, another 19 other constituent assembly members have also been honored and a discussion has been organized on various other issues as well. Chief Guest for the program was Ms Onsari Gharti, Vice-Chair person and deputy speaker of the Constituent Assembly, and other guests included member of national women commission along with reporters and other concerned stakeholders. After receiving the honor, Mr. Paudel expressed that, this has certainly motivated JCYC-Nepal to work hard in the future and certainly has recognized JCYC Nepal as a prime organizations working in the field of child, youth and peace in Nepal.


We wanted to take a bike tour, so we woke up early on Friday, but it was still raining as we finished up breakfast so we decided to postpone it a day. Instead, we visited the gold museum and then tried to hike up Monserrate for the third time.
The climate in Bogotá is cool. The city lies at around 8,000 feet and is surrounded by mountains, but you warm up substantially while walking up all the hills. It makes it hard to pick what to wear, and we were constantly either shedding or adding layers. It was just after 3pm, and the hike to the top is about 5 kilometers. The sun doesn't set until 6, and we wanted to check out the sunset from the top. We had more than enough time to make it before it got dark, but when we arrived at the gate at the bottom of the walking path, the police informed us that it closed at 2pm.
This is where we began our bike tour, in the Candelaria just a few blocks from our hostel.
We still wanted to take a bike tour, but the tour starts every day at 10:30 and ends at 2:30, so we would have to try once more to hike Monserrate on Sunday if we did the bike tour on Saturday. Sunday is when Ciclovia happens every week, so it would be a pretty active day if we were to bike around the city in the morning and get to the mountain before 2pm to hike, but it was our last day in Bogotá, so we had to try to squeeze it all in.
Our bike tour on Saturday was what we really should have done on Tuesday, our first day in Bogotá, to learn about the city and get a good idea of where we wanted to check out in more depth (and learn what we probably should avoid). Our tour guide led us along with another expat couple living in Peru and a German man through the streets of Bogotá for four hours, stopping at various points to explain the history of what we were seeing. We stopped at a local market to try some popular Colombian fruits and at a coffee roaster to try some of the coffee that gets exported from Colombia. Most Colombians drink cheap instant coffee, while all the good beans get exported to other countries.
There is government-funded graffiti everywhere in Bogotá, and it all has a meaning.
The story of the graffiti was most interesting to me. All around the city you can see beautiful, colorful murals. Graffiti used to be illegal, but some of the artists got together and formed collectives to demonstrate that their art actually adds beauty to the city and can communicate social or political messages. Eventually, the government, tired of wasting resources to lock these people up and paint over their work instead of focusing on more dangerous criminals, had a change of heart and actually started supporting the graffiti artists. Now there are paintings all over the city that are financially backed by the government, all with a political or social message to share with the public. A similar story was told to us during our bike tour in Medellin, where we also saw many colorful graffiti murals. I think this model should be adopted everywhere, along with Ciclovia.
During Ciclovia you can find all sorts of people enjoying the streets without car traffic. Cyclists, pedestrians/runners, street vendors/performers and dogs dominate the roads from 7 to 2 every week.
Ciclovia was started in the late 1990's by mayor Enrique Peñalosa, who was actually born in the US. Over 100 kilometers of roads are shut off to cars every Sunday from 7am to 2pm in an effort to entice people to be more active. With a feeling of safety in the streets, Ciclovia now attracts around 2 million people every week. They come out on their bikes, inline skates, on foot, with their dogs, with their running clubs, and with every level of intensity from recreational stroller to athletic guys in spandex on carbon race bikes. People sell food, offer bike repair services, give dance lessons and perform in the street – there's something for everyone on every block, and you could spend all day riding and still not see it all.
The real downside to Bogotá (and Cartagena and Medellin) is the air pollution. From the moment we stepped out of the airport we could smell diesel fumes from all the traffic. It's sometimes so bad that I physically couldn't breathe in. It's not a good environment for intense physical activity, but outside of the city I imagine the mountain air is relatively fresh and clean.
Here is the plaza around the church on top of Monserrate.
The view from Monserrate includes the entire city of Bogotá.


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