Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Martin Luther King Jr. speech
Martin Luther King Jr has been inspiring for many great people and a lot of other human beings. This is a Bible-inspired speech I found. I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to…
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How babies are made
YouTube link
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Crappy bridges
Even the local guy does not seem too sure about it! YouTube link I’m not prone to vertigo, but I would not try it. I am happy being currently in Nepal and not in Pakistan. Wait! Here is a bridge in Nepal: YouTube link
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Extraordinary Chinese health notice
You can’t read Chinese? That’s a pity. You would learn from this official announcement that some foods should not be eaten together (it is not clear how the exact risk was identified, though). According to Xinjiang, the list of terrible mixtures is: Pork + water chestnuts = a stomach ache Beef + chestnuts = vomiting…
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Why did my colleagues help me?
I am leaving France for a photo trip to Nepal. Why did my colleagues pay a part of that trip?
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Deer and car
I couldn’t resist and I bring you this image I found on an automobile-oriented blog (autoblog).
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Dramatic crash tests
After a demonstration of how cars evolved or progressed in terms of security in the last years, I also found some old crash tests where you can see what happens with a dreadful combination: High-speed (60+mph) and poor security car design. YouTube link1 YouTube link2
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Red deers in rut
For once, here is a photography trip to the Espace Rambouillet (near Paris, France) which allowed me (last weekend) to bring back a picture clearly representative of the rut (mating season) for red deers. Two stags fighting for supremacy: shocked antlers, flying dust and sexually aroused males. Also, some portraits of other stags which are…
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Best PDF reader
With the repeated announcement of (minor) incidents with the security of the original PDF reader from Adobe, I wondered what could be a good replacement. Obviously, it seems important to stay around free or low prices (Adobe Acrobat: Windows/Mac/Linux, Basic: free, Pro: $299), but is it possible to beat the Adobe product to read PDF…