Earthquake in Iceland - update

post from Iceland banking crisis video 2008 and 2009 on 29 May 2009 10:25:00 PM. © Iceland banking crisis video 2008 and 2009

A earthquake was in Iceland this evening.
it was located just southwest of the capital ,Reykjavik.
The earthquake was 4,5 on the Richter scale.
It occured at 21:33 ,local time ( gmt )
According to the local news ,there are many aftershocks.

The earthquake was felt in the Reykjavik.

No damages have been reported .

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The Steps up the Costa Verde

post from Streets of Lima on 29 May 2009 09:11:00 PM. © Streets of Lima

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Featured Stop: Stump Island Park

post from The Lewis and Clark Trail Today on 29 May 2009 08:57:00 PM. © The Lewis and Clark Trail Today

Stump Island Park is located on the Missouri River shoreline in Howard County, Missouri. This conservation area is great place to spend an afternoon fishing for catfish, and the park features a concrete boat ramp. Also available are primitive tent camping facilities, a picnic area and a pavilion.

Stump Island Park
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Remembering Mang Sulping and His Eglise
Saint-Sulpice (Paris)

post from Eye in the Sky on 29 May 2009 08:38:00 PM. © Eye in the Sky

Some years back, I got stranded in Madrid, but under dire circumstances, it became a blessing disguised as a ruse - to teach me a few things. The situation allowed me to roam the Iberian lands while I re-processed several visas (Schengen, Denmark, UK). I had the privilege to get acquainted with several Filipinos who embraced me whole-heartedly. I?d wake up in the morning with home-cooked Pinoy dish laid before my breakfast table. I?d find delicacies and ?gifts? waiting at my room. As weeks stretched by, I was inundated with stories of heart break, of longing, and of broken dreams. I was humbled.

Facade of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. This photo only courtesy of www.sacred-destinations.com and minuk.
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One gentle soul was a guy everyone called Mang Sulping (aka Sulpicio). Along with other ?problematic? cases, Mang Sulping inhabited the OWWA center in downtown Madrid. During lazy moments, the old man of 72 would find his way beside me, regaling me with stories ? epics of his past. There would be unwelcome anecdotes of his trysts with men (he was gay), but these were mostly told when he forgets himself. Most times, these stories were his chronological adventures from being an assistant chef in Paris, although details were sketchy why he was reduced to washing dishes and taking out the trash. Just as several Pinoys living in Europe, life was never easy for Mang Sulping. For one, he wasn?t exactly middle-aged when he started his so-called adventure.

?There was nothing left for me (in the Philippines),? he recalled. So he would rather seek the greener pastures of a very alienating foreign land. ?But things are looking up,? he would smile. He told me that in a couple of months, he would get a call that would have him earning again. He would flash an earnest smile, his eyes closing into a delightful slit, his voice brimming with excitement. I was hopeful and glad for him. But another OWWA habitué, Aling Lydia, would whisper: ?He?s been saying that for a year now.?

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I cannot exactly recall how he came to Madrid. Paris is a long way from Spain. I just recall a couple of nights before I headed back to London (via Paris). He knocked on my door and we sat in front of a old television. He would annotate about this host (presenter) and some other guests, as I obediently waited. I knew he wanted to tell me something. He moved closer to me, and tapped my knee. The grey hair on his head glistened like fruits of wisdom. ?You know, when I first stepped into Europe, the first place I wanted to visit was a church named like my name - Eglise Saint-Sulpice (St. Sulpice Church). Things happened and I never got around to visiting it. But I vowed that if I ever make something of myself; that if I ever find happiness, I will find my way back to thank God. But I was never able to set foot at my church again.?

Then he continued, ?When you get back to Paris, will you please visit St. Sulpice, and please say a prayer of thanks for me?? I nodded and something in me stirred. Before I headed back to my room, he joked, ?One day, you will write about me.?

A few days later, as my Rapido train ends a 14 hour journey at a Montparnasse station in Paris, I deposited my backpack at a hostel, then began the search for Eglise Saint Sulpice. It wasn?t hard to find. I remembered walking through the Garden of Luxembourg then asking a jovial police man, who directed me around this fashionable neighborhood until I finally found the late-baroque church, cordoned by a Visconti fountain at its façade.

Unlike the ?more popular? Notre Dame Cathedtral, there were no crowds ? and every corner of the interiors was mind-numbingly impressive. I sheepishly stepped inside. This disarming beauty took more than 130 years to finish. And sometimes you feel so insignificant when surrounded by immense beauty. I am far from being the most religious person in the world, but I do believe. I believe without a doubt in my mind that when I pray, somebody hears, and sometimes, little dreams turn into reality. As I looked around me, I knelt and offered my thanks for whatever it was Mang Sulping was thankful for. For happiness? Who knows. Who can decipher the keys to happiness? I was awash with emotion as I realized the gravity of realizing someone else?s dream. It felt like such a privilege.

Little did I know that Paris? 2nd biggest church (the Catholic religion doesn?t allow more than one cathedral within a city ? thus the grandeur of St. Sulpice cannot be named as a cathedral) would later become more popular through Dan Brown?s The Da Vinci Code.

Upon my return to London, I sent Mang Sulping a postcard, telling him of my visit to his church.

I never got a reply.

Sometimes I wonder what has become of Mang Sulping.

And though this isn?t a popular daily tabloid, nor an autobiographical novel, I have finally written about Mang Sulping as he prophetically told me.

Mang Sulping, I wish you happiness wherever you are.

The pulpit. This photo only courtesy of gryffindor.

This photo only courtesy of www.offrench.net and olivier ffrench.

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This is the Eye in the Sky.

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Cat & Iguana sunbathe together

post from Japan Probe on 29 May 2009 08:29:39 PM. © Japan Probe

An Iguana and cat in Funabashi that are sunbathing buddies:—Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

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Sperm whale hasnt left shallow water

post from Japan Probe on 29 May 2009 08:12:29 PM. © Japan Probe

Two weeks have passed since a sperm whale was spotted hanging out in shallow water near a town in Wakayama Prefecture. It’s still there, and shows little sign of leaving:Attempts to convince the whale to head out into the ocean have failed, and it seems to be losing weight.—Akihabara News - Gadgetry from [...]

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Warning: Please dont eat bluefin tuna (unless
you really want to)

post from Japan Probe on 29 May 2009 08:08:13 PM. © Japan Probe

A high class Japanese restaurant in the U.K. has been facing pressure from environmentalists about serving bluefin tuna, so it has placed a warning on its menu: Under the asterisk it is stated, “Bluefin tuna is an environmentally threatened species please ask your server for an alternative.”The asterisk appears on several sushi and sashimi (raw [...]

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Taro Asos new shirt

post from Japan Probe on 29 May 2009 07:54:30 PM. © Japan Probe

It’s cool biz season, folks:This year’s “cool biz” campaign gets under way on Monday, and Cabinet ministers are expected to wear the Okinawan summer shirts without ties at a Cabinet meeting held the following day.“Promoting Kariyushi shirts will help save energy and also support the traditional craft industry,” said Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima.“Very stylish,” said [...]

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Earthquake in Iceland

post from Iceland banking crisis video 2008 and 2009 on 29 May 2009 06:55:00 PM. © Iceland banking crisis video 2008 and 2009

Tonight a earthquake was felt in Iceland -
It was located at nothwest of a town called Grindavik.
the earthquake was felt in the capital - Reykjavik.
On the Richter scale ,it was 3.9 .

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