A Day in Our Life, 9 years ago...

And today...
Two of four planned office towers are heading skyward.
The signature One World Trade Center is nearly 40 stories tall, on its way
to 106 with an antenna that will reach 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building
in the United States upon completion, expected by 2013.

Memorials built in the footprint of the World Trade Center towers are
seen in front of One World Trade Center as it is being built at the WTC
construction site in NY, September 8, 2010.
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
promise the memorial plaza will be completed by September 11, 2011.
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[ABCActionNews]
ABC Action News reporter Brad Davis spoke with a firefighter who shared
his memories of that September 11th, nine years ago, when the twin towers
collapsed.
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Get ready, we go to La Goutte d'Or !

Bordered by the rue Ordener to the north, the boulevard de la Chapelle to the south,
the boulevard Barbès to the west and the rue Stephenson to the east, La Goutte d'Or,
or Little Africa, is a continent within a Paris' neighborhood.

The rue Polonceau and the Al Fath mosque and Koranic school.









* Saint Bernard de la Chapelle - "In 1996 a group of workers occupied the church
and engaged in a long hunger strike, supported by the media and by a substantial
portion of the public and humanitarian organizations until the police stormed the
church and rounded up the workers".

* "Despite desperate struggles by local associations to rescue it from the hands of
technocrats determined to "clean up" the area, demolition has already begun and
the usual characterless buildings of our times are cropping up".


Rue des Islettes/rue de la Goutte d'Or corner.


* "At the intersection of the rues de la Goutte-d'Or and Polonceau, is a pleasantly
tree-shaded triangle where the local men meet socially on a sunny day, recreating
the atmosphere of their North African homeland".



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To take the most of your visit, print the Thirza Vallois' article and let it be your guide
throughout this amazing Paris' neighborhood.
* [La Goutte d'Or/ParisVoice magazine]
... or follow these suggestions from the Paris City Hall site [fr]...
"Dans les 18e et 10e arrondissements, l’Afrique de la Goutte d’Or et l’Inde du faubourg
Saint-Denis, vous invitent à une balade dans le Paris d’ailleurs".

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Absolut hilarious, believe your faithful G@tto !

How to cook the royal clam... straight from Radio Canada and so froggy !

- Francis Reddy, Diouf and the whole team of 'Des kiwis et des hommes'
crying with laughter...


(SyQuEsTsr)
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Today is Ganesha Fair in Paris' little India !

The Paris' Little India district comes alive for this colourful procession,
leaving from the Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam Temple.
Crowds line the streets of the 18th arrondissement to watch this free
parade.
Traditionally, coconuts are cracked open as the flower and fruit decked
cart of the god Ganesha [गणेश] is carried through the throng.
Before the procession, a religious ceremony is held at the temple.
[WhatsOnWhen]

- Visit their website for further details of this classic slice of Bollywood in the heart of Paris.

17, rue Pajol / 72, rue Philippe de Girard - Paris 18
M° : Marx Dormoy/ La Chapelle/Gare du Nord
Founded in February 4/1985
Temple Opening Hours : 9:30am/8:30pm
Daily 3 Pujas 10am, 12pm, and 7pm
Abhishekam : on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


The Parade Itinerary :
- 11/11:30 - 17, rue Pajol
- 11:30/11:50 - rue Perdonnet
- 11:50/12:15 - rue Fbg St-Denis
- 12:15/12:45 - rue Marx Dormoy
- 12:45/13:30 - rue Ordener
- 13:30/14:00 - bld Barbès
- 14:00/14:30 - rue Labat
- 14:30 - rue Marcadet
- 14:45 - back through rue Ordener
- 15h from rue Ph. de Girard to the Temple.

Enjoy it !

Thoma featuring Mr Chat - A great video.

Urban artist Thoma Vuille performed
today - with the help of Mr Chat himself,
all around the 'Goutte d'Or',
in Paris' 18th district :



(click to go to the video).


- rue Cavé (Echomusée) - rue Saint-Luc (the tailors') - rue Léon (the
grocery) - the Bois Dormoy, in cité de la Chapelle - Ourcq bus stop.

Yellow C@ts are Welcome on PaPoGris !

*** Checked & approved by G@ttoGiallo on Sep.2/2010.

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