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Oregon: 150 Years in 2009 (6 / 8)

Oregon: 150 Years in 2009 (6 / 8) (A report conducted in July 2008 ( Text and photos by Bernard Jacqmin)

Portland

Tomorrow, Ed and Jen will return already in their suburban house. The holidays are over for them . When we leave, they insist, however, to set us an appointment in downtown Portland: they would be happy to see us and show us around their city on their old VW van We accept with pleasure and we therefore find the following afternoon at the appointed place yesterday, in one of this red a little kitsch-shaped portico sensible mark the entrance of Chinatown. A place that, they say, was quite notorious in the late nineteenth and under which a network of tunnels had been dug and then invests gambling dens and other illegal bars where skippers lawless brutality sailors alcohol . They then made them sign contracts "cans" for their body-boarding defending-in cruise tourism had nothing!

With Ed and Jen's visit to the country's largest city (556,370 inhab-the capital city, Salem has only 154,000 inhabitants.) Begin with the International Rose Test Garden. Located west of the city on the foothills of a hill of volcanic origin, this place is the place to excellent family walk. It is crossed by a maze of shady paths winding through an impressive rose garden where over 550 varieties of roses are grown.

Interest Site also lies in the fact that it allows to embrace a glance across the city. A city priori "posh" releasing both a beautiful impression of dynamism, but also, paradoxically, of any province peacefully. An urban plan moreover encouraged local developers to not stray into too pretentious architectural delusions. This virtual absence of skyscrapers, the presence of green spaces, open squares and promenade along the Willamette River provide a beautiful harmony to the whole. Details accentuate this effect as, For example, the relative fluidity of traffic, even in the city center. Fluidity due mainly to the fact that transport is free from the periphery.

It is tempting to abandon his car in a commuter parking lot and let slip "for free" to the epicenter on board one of the many street-car (tram) Multicolored. And if by chance you are looking for a meaning to colors of these vehicles sometimes green-apple, sometimes yellow or electric blue, know that this is just to create an interesting visual effect in the heart of the city, at least that's what we provide to the direction of transport! On the environmental front, the city has also agreed to large expenditures in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other emissions of CO2. Portland, through the establishment of rigorous systems to enhance energy efficiency and increase renewable energy use, CO2 emissions were reduced by more than 3% per capita between 1990 and 1995, about the CO2 emissions produced by facilities in the city, they have declined during the same period, 15%.

Among the measures visible and relatively unusual in this active environmental policy, we also note the presence at regular intervals, terminals scattered throughout the city allowing electric vehicles to recharge their batteries. Obviously and like the rest of the state, Portland is a progressive city in many respects. Here, as throughout the country, we vote Democratic and that, continuously since 1988 (although large parts of the Southeast are still loyal to the republican spirit). If you go back in time, we also learn that slavery never had citizenship. A practice also declared outlaws by 1844, well before the entry of Oregon in the United States in 1859. Portland is also home to the United States where debates about gay marriage remain the most vivid and many observers agree that soon, Oregon will, after Massachusetts and California, next state to legalize gay marriage.

In another register, with the State of Washington, Oregon is also the only one to accept what is called "assisted suicide "(Death with Dignity Act), especially for people who are terminally ill.

can be found at rather ironic that in such a context, the death penalty to be with her still in force. ... Implemented! Although she is so exceptional since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976, only two executions have taken place to date.

Among the "curiosities" that Ed wanted to let us know in "his" city, there will also be a place that has a priori nothing very glamorous but it is however enough spice . It is a neighborhood a little off center on the right bank of the Willamette River. This is the warehouse district, the plant and machinery, barges, silos and cranes. A world that loves and knows the fingertips. In fact, here is that it invites us to climb the fence of a factory that is more familiar than others. He also said the caretaker know, so ... no need to worry however is through the rails with caution (you never know, a locomotive can always occur unexpectedly) and then in silence, we walked around the stones and ballast, in a maze of scrap metal and cans of gasoline. it looks a bit like a pilgrimage for Ed In fact, here it suddenly stops and looks up to look like one of those cranes that he may be ordered over a long time.

"Here," he said abruptly cut short like a futile melancholy, very near here we shot a film last year, there, just below the bridge. Is that of Burnside. There, the guys started to squat the place a few years ago and gradually they built with "tips string "a skatepark thunder. I think it's one of the oldest skateparks in the U.S.. Now it seems that for skaters from around the world, this rotten hole has become a real Mecca, especially since the famous movie! (It is "Paranoid Park" by Gus Van Sant, dark and dramatic film made in 2007 and the 60th Anniversary Prize at Cannes) is approaching and, indeed, under the motorway, just few meters in the tumult of traffic and exhaust ... the guys are busy running down ramps carefully, negotiate curves, "grind" the edges ... Today they are twenty years between 15 and 30. Of the hairy pants falling on the buttocks but the guys in overalls just emerging from their workshop and even a few white-collar youth come to stretch their legs after work, tie protruding from the pocket. History to put a little atmosphere, someone switched his CD player. An old reggae began to resonate under the pillars of the bridge. Still, a little taciturn type takes away but loses nothing of the scene. He observes the actions of these fools on wheels. But when a soda can or Bud 'goes astray, he rises at once to retrieve it. The box will join the harvest day. Soon, the bag is full and exchanged in a recycling company nearby cons few "bucks."

The sun now begins to decline on the Willamette River. It's a little less stuffy and joggers may in small groups, as bikers and families stroll swallowing of ice-cream XXL model. Amidst this tranquil animation, a Vietnam veteran on his electric cart topped with stars and stripes and accosts passersby trying without much success to sell his poems.

Here we are leaving Ed and Jen. We're back on the avenue along the Rose Garden Arena. The car park of the largest sports complex in the city, the famous cave of Blazers, and also the largest theater-(20,000 seats) roadies complete hardware store sound of Foo Fighters. The famous rockers of Washington gave a concert last night. Maybe they have sung "I'll be coming home next year. ... Say goodbye, say goodbye ... .... .

(February 6 next episode)

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Activities Programme in February-March

Here are some activities, and novelties, for two months to come ...

For those whom I coach, I inform you the introduction of massage "4 hands" , whose effects are much deeper and more relaxing because of the synchroncité movement on different parts of the body. Recalling that in India, massage Abhyanga is usually performed "two". It will be implemented with Stephanie, who studied Ayurvedic massage in India, and worked several years with me in the middle Uma (Paris 9th).

For those who enjoy learning, here are two details to note:

1. the course on the Breath and Voice , we animate with Pascale Scarabin the Sunday, March 7, 2010, to 10th Street The Lodge, Montpellier (see the blog, under " Mantras" to see the detailed program

2. the beginning of a new cycle workshops to learn traditional Ayurvedic massage , from mid-March on Saturday evenings from 17:30 to 19h, at the same address.
Price: 20 euros per person (group of 4 people maximum)

For further information, contact me by mail or telephone June 1963 86 99 14

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Oregon: 150 Years in 2009 (5 / 8)

Oregon: 150 years in 2009. (5 / 8)

(A report conducted in July 2008 (Text and photos by Bernard Jacqmin)

Mount Hood

And then inexorably come when curiosity is stronger: At a bend of a country road can be a bit more rustic than others-to the tune of Rufus, for example, the traveler will be prompted to beyond the valley, pointing the nose beyond the canopy. Initially, field crops reappear. Even wheat, oats yet, even corn and then in the distance ... a must-mass, a peak eroded but covered with snow: Mount Hood! We finally said that it is not very far and it turns out in all haste, as magnetized by the supernatural force that emanates from this mountain.

With its 3426 meters above sea level, Mount Hood is the highest point in Oregon. It is also a volcano still considered potentially active (although his last ambitions date back to 1805, shortly before the arrival of Lewis and Clark expedition to be precise).

When his ascent, if it is on the agenda of all climbers are worthy of the name, it is not among the most difficult: after Mount Fuji, Mount Hood's accounts each year more successful ascents! Making it, including one of its most attractive, as well as its ski runs open all year. Unique to the States!

In heatwave this weekend, dozens of young people from the suburbs of Portland are currently trying to slide down its slopes on a snowboard with variegated patterns. T-shirt and connected to their I-Pod as an umbilical cord, they surf the white gold, listening to the latest hits of popular rappers in the eyes mischievous squirrel tipsy and little shy.

atmosphere poles apart from that, some years ago, had made the place world famous with the cult film of Stanley Kubrick's "Shining" where Jack Nicholson embodied a dangerous psychopath, fighting against his demons and incidentally those inhabiting the corridors of the Timberline Lodge (the main hotel at the foot of Mount Hood)!

Sometimes one wonders why the symbol of the country is not the mountain instead of the ubiquitous, of course, but ordinary pine that can be seen engraved on the plates of the state! Mount Hood is like a signature, a card or better, a way around. On clear days, can be seen in almost all the North.

Despite the tourists, skiers and hikers, the place is calm and is surprisingly conducive to glare, meditation and why not singular events. Like this couple from the suburbs of Portland. They called Ed and Jen. They chose a campsite nearby for a few days vacation, history of change of air and especially pleasure to Patrick and Carol, their two young children. A holiday for all tinged with some anxiety we entrust our latest new companion. Indeed, each morning, Ed got up at dawn and left the camp in silence save for the Port of Portland. It is usual crane operator and his job is to unload the trains. However, for now he is unemployed. "But we must remain vigilant" he said, then every day I go downtown and go around the business and I look if they do not need a guy like me, do even if only for a small contract "

These moments, Jen admits, however, does not have too much luck with the job. But when he returned to camp late afternoon, he did well to Jen and the kids. It is as if nothing had happened, it turns around the barbecue and then especially when night fell, we prepare the S'mores! All children love it and it's not very complicated to achieve: Just sit around the fire and then to choose a rod on which we will stick a marshmallow (kind of marshmallow) and a piece of chocolate that will melt on the flame. When everything became almost liquid, it can spread on a kind of biscuit cereal (the Grahams are the best!) It only remains to savor and preferably with an ice cold Coke. It's sort of the American version of the Swiss raclette! A little disgusting, but it is a must here!

(Next episode Jan. 30)

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Oregon: 150 years in 2009. (4 / 8)

Oregon: 150 Years in 2009. (4 / 8) A report conducted in July 2008 (Text and photos by Bernard Jacqmin)

The Columbia River

Historically, of course, one might say, the main access road to Oregon from the east is a river. A liquid highway! Majestic and powerful: The Columbia River. Native memory, moreover, we never knew that this "road" to cross the country from east to west, from the Rockies to the Great Ocean. Memory of explorers and settlers, the breakthrough of nearly 2000 miles across the country is nothing less than the royal way-at least its final stretch, to win the West.

The saga of Lewis and Clark on this subject is exemplary. Mandated by President Jefferson, officers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark will be charged in 1804 to explore the territories west of the Mississippi. (....) Territories which were previously deemed "incognitae terrae." Apart from a few adventurers, sailors and a few handfuls of seasoned trappers notably from Canada, one in fact had even practiced this country. The adventure of Lewis and Clark begin Wood River (Illinois) in May of 1804 in order to reach the Pacific 18 months later. The fitted consists of about thirty men will only fit 2 years, 4 months and 10 days later after traveling over 8,000 miles on foot, horseback, boat, including taking over the Columbia River until at Pacific and found in the wake Fort Clatsop, site of the present city of Astoria. Incredible detail, taking into consideration the dangers and difficulties Cross: one person will die in this epic saga.

This expedition will mark the beginning of the biggest flow of America has ever known. The valuable information gathered by the two explorers will ignite the imagination of the young nation and nurture hope for hundreds of thousands of people in search of a better future and especially to land "good price". From 1840 and for nearly 40 years that are no less than 400,000 adventurers who will travel which, henceforth, be called the Oregon Trail. Requiring an adventure in the best case, six months from the banks of the Mississippi River with rustic chuckwagon towed by oxen across Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and then Oregon from which some are spread to California and Washington.

privileged witness This unprecedented exodus, writer Mark Twain in his book "A tough" in 1861 described these caravans when they are not even halfway: "Clothes and the poor sad face, difficulty walking and driving their herd of cows, there were dozens of men, women and children who walked like that, day after day for eight weeks to go through endless thousand two hundred eighty-four miles! They were dusty and unkempt, bare-headed and ragged, they looked so tired! ... "

If the morphology of the valley of the Columbia River has indeed undergone tremendous changes since then "heroic"-Today, with 14 dams on its course and 150 throughout its basin, the Columbia River is the river with the most hydro-North America Valley of the Columbia River remains more than ever a land where the term "wild" keeps meaning. And it's not that contradict the salmon as they are still 16 million to back its course every year!

As soon as one leaves the Higway 84 and as you cross the road tracks along the river, the visitor feels he immediately wrapped, caught one might say, by an exuberant nature, dense and varied in terrain unpredictable. A multitude of trails can melt it and to some extent, to relive the excitement of the early adventurers who had cleared the track.

The spectacular views then follow the tunnels of foliage rustling, the roads in the vast cornice lined glades of ferns.
Here and there, the bottom of the canyon, back the tumult of ice streams whose current soon be broken by many vertical drops.

(Next episode 17 / 1 / 10)

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Happy New Year with good moms!

Happy 2010 to all readers of this blog, with a special thought for all those who have recently become mom, in this Christmas season. This post is dedicated with best wishes for happiness and love to all and everyone!

The arrival of a child, and the first moments of its existence is experienced as a moment of intense emotion. Emotion that accompanies a special time for mother and child, that of breastfeeding.
Breast milk is the first food tasted and digested by the child. It is sweet, flavor base from which other tastes will be able to develop and diversify the child, with the growth, nutrition. The
Breast milk is actually much more than a complete food for the child beyond the nutrients it contains (protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, trace elements ...), essential for the development of child, it contains everything it needs to develop its immunity present and future.
milk has this extraordinary ability to adapt to the nutrient requirements of the newborn. And quality, as the content of breast milk changes as and when the days to suit the needs of the child. Thus, from the tenth day, the milk, thick, becomes more fluid, with a lipid and a diversification of sugar it contains, promote the balanced development of the intestinal flora of babies.
There are a number of recommendations on breastfeeding, after adjusting his own feelings, which remains the most essential. Here are some tips ...


How to breastfeed?

During the first week, you can give head according to the requirements of the newborn. It is considered that they should not be too long (no more than 10 minutes). If it's a girl, we suggest starting with the left breast, and finish with the right breast. And vice versa for boys ... From the second week, it is important to establish a pattern. Until the first months, the frequency can be up to six per day, spaced three hours. Then, from the third month, five times a day (every four hours) in the fifth month, four, which will correspond roughly to the four daily meals for children during the years of growth.


A moment

This is a special moment in the relationship between mother and child, which will have a direct impact on the ratio of children to food, but also its relations with the world outside through the senses. It is important that the atmosphere is peaceful, and protects privacy.


Smart Food

For the mother as the child, the mother's diet should be both regular in its decision, as appropriate in quantity, quality and flavor, so it can sustain lactation.
In the hours after delivery, and mounted with the first milk, women experience a huge upset, it strongly modifies the ability of the digestive system: it needs to regain strength while promoting food extremely digestible form semi-solid, preferably, which does not disturb too much the intestinal flora. A semi-solid diet, based soups with vegetables, sweet cereals is recommended.
Once these first days, we recommend a gradual return to a normal diet, avoiding what is heavy, fatty, sugary, and focusing on healthy food and digestible, particularly cereals: rice, wheat ( or spelled, easily digestible, high protein), oats, amaranth, barley, quinoa. And dairy products, which will promote lactation.
foods are promoting lactation also those that increase the nutritive tissue. These foods taste sweet. Here are a few:
- milk, butter, ghee (clarified butter)
- the porridge oats, wheat, rice, millet
- spices such as fenugreek seeds or leaves , coriander, cardamom, fennel
- almonds, sesame seeds
- dried fruits like figs and dates
Foods high in animal protein, as has meat or eggs (that we choose good source!) are also essential.

Given that breastfeeding tends to produce a slightly feverish condition, and decreases the rate of fluid in the body, hydration is very important. For this same reason, diuretic drinks (and exciting), such as coffee or tea, are avoided.

Similarly, avoid other flavors, including spicy flavor, and astringent flavor present in some vegetables or legumes, which tends to cause flatulence detrimental to the fragile digestive system of the mother. The acid taste is also moderate. These flavors consumed in excess, will tend to modify the properties of milk.

There are two plants Ayurveda useful to support the mother during breastfeeding:
- the Shatavari or Asparagus Racesmonus plant sweet restorative and anti anemic
- the Amalaki is very rich in nutrients including iron and vitamin C

If it happens that the child develops allergic reactions identified, these can be related to the quality of milk the mother must be sure to remove any food that may be related with their development. In general, just trust his instincts: the same way we know how food can affect our digestion. If doubt, reduce the food tends to favor allergies such as eggs or milk.

Finally, last tip for those who suffer from dry skin. Dairy products including butter, or ghee, are excellent to prevent cracks, and would not alter the pH of the skin. There is also a very effective cream, among Himalayan Care: Antiseptic cream.

With best wishes for happiness!