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Our world is the host to numerous physical acts of aggression every day, and until a few years ago those acts have remained in the (relatively) easily comprehensible physical world. However, the millions of connected servers and clients that overlay the numerous nations around the world have rapidly become host to what is known as "cyber warfare," which amounts to subversion and attacks against another people or nation through electronic means-- by attacking its people or its electronic and Internet-based infrastructure.
While physical acts of aggression are easier to examine (and gather evidence) and attribute to the responsible parties, attacks on the Internet are generally the exact opposite. Thanks to the anonymity of the Internet, it is much more difficult to determine the originator of the attack. Further, the ethical debate of whether physical actions in the form of military action is appropriate in response to online attacks comes into question.
It seems as though the Pentagon is seeking the answers to the issues of attack attribution and appropriate retaliation methods through the usage of an Internet simulator dubbed the National Cyber Range. According to Computer World, two designs for the simulator are being constructed by Lockheed Martin with a $30.8 million USD grant and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory with a $24.7 million USD grant provided by DARPA.
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"The French government has dropped its public support for Roman Polanski, saying the 76-year-old director 'is neither above nor beneath the law.'"
42 comments:
- miller said...
Good. And now the moral morons who want him to get off can get off their high horse.
- edutcher said...
First Iran, now this!! Whoda thunkit??
Granted, they're not volunteering to blow up the Dinnerjacket's reactors or anything, but this is a step away from lining your roads with trees because the Wehrmacht likes to march in the shade.
WV "urantias" Something Andy Sullivan enjoys - 9/30/09, 9:48 PM
- susana said...
agree! Did anyone else notice that few days ago Susan Atkins (the charles manson robo-murder-bot of polanski's wife) dies of cancer in prison.
- Freeman Hunt said...
Hooray! There is still sanity in the world.
- Irene said...
That "Duke rape case" tag has resurfaced. I'm sorry to be the one that points it out, but I think it's worth correcting early before it becomes an issue.
- Steven said...
Accidental "Duke rape case" tag.
- t-man said...
Europe is becoming less and less "sophisticated" as time goes by.
- LonewackoDotCom said...
Here's my suggestion for what you can do about the wider issue of Hollywood. I know that's a bit too austere for some.
- chickenlittle said...
Expect cancellations en masse of glitterati summer vacations and holidays next year.
wv: ouiescon = oui, es can. "you can't make this stuff up" - 9/30/09, 10:07 PM
- Jason (the commenter) said...
Why aren't they supporting their intellectual elite? Gore Vidal must be furious.
- Florida said...
I think that before your anger subsides, a letter to the Walt Disney Company might be in order.
Their contract employee - Whoppie Goldberg - has distinguished herself in this whole affair as perhaps the worst person in the world next to Polanski himself with her suggestion that what he did was not "rape."
For myself, I will never again allow my daughter to step foot on a property owned by the Walt Disney company or any of its subsidiaries unless and until they fire the reprehensible Whoppie Goldberg.
Recapping Ms. Goldberg's comments, she said, and I quote:
"I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was rape-rape."
Keep in mind that Polanski drugged the child before raping her.
Goldberg was trying to pin down the exact crime Polanski was charged with but she still seems to be suggesting that there are different levels of forcing someone to have sexual intercourse without their consent, that some rapes are better than others. What a dangerous and foolish thing to say.
Goldberg also said: "We're a different kind of society. We see things differently. The world sees 13-year-olds and 14-year-olds in the rest of Europe… not everybody agrees with the way we see things…"
Ms. Goldberg does not reflect well on the Walt Disney company, and for someone who holds these beliefs about child rape, I believe she is incompatible as an employee of a company designed and marketed almost solely to children.
Shame on you, Disney.
Fire Whoopie Goldberg. - 9/30/09, 10:19 PM
- Penny said...
Roman Polanski took his best shot, one night, back then.
The cry heard round the world! - 9/30/09, 10:21 PM
- Penny said...
Oh look! Rome is burning!
Sorry, it's only Rome Polanski.
Nevermind..... - 9/30/09, 10:27 PM
- Lem said...
Florida's got her ducks in a row ;)
- peter hoh said...
I know that a comment on an article is not really proof, but I've read a few similar to this, and it seems that a reporter should follow up on this. Here's the comment in response to this article.
There is no cultural divide. It's a real shame for you (the journalist, Robert Marquand) to create such drama. Are you actually here in France? Do you read french? Do you speak french?
Well, I am here in Paris and a simple google using google.fr will show you that the FRENCH are outraged by their politicians and artists and wanna-be philosopher Bernard Henri Levy support of POLANSKI. These mis-guided people do not represent "the FRENCH". Shame on you for writing such an untruthful 'story'. - 9/30/09, 10:30 PM
- traditionalguy said...
When the law is enforced the people rejoice. Polanski earned his judgement day the old fashioned way, he worked hard at violating the law.
- Revenant said...
I just wanted to highlight this bit:
French film-maker Luc Besson, who directed the 1994 movie Leon, has also refused to lend his support [to Polanski].
Woo! Besson is a favorite director of mine. Glad to see he doesn't have his head up his posterior on this issue. - 9/30/09, 10:42 PM
- Duscany said...
When I lived in Berkeley the small nearby town of Kensington had a Unitarian Church. It used to be known as the First Unitarian Church of Kensington. FUC... Well, you get the idea.
- Andrew D. said...
Hey, that's kind of like you backing down, Althouse, after being bitch slapped for your idiotic original post that was titled as if Polanski was being prosecuted for having sex with a 45-year-old woman.
- peter hoh said...
Andrew, go back to that original post and read more closely. Read the last two sentences out loud if you must.
- Jason said...
I think Whoopi was wrong. It was definitely "rape rape."
It wasn't "rape-ity rape rape," though. - 10/1/09, 12:00 AM
- Penny said...
"When the law is enforced the people rejoice."
Tg, you are a fine, fine man, but honestly, that is just plain full of doo doo.
The people don't rejoice when they or their neighbor are caught going 65 in a 55 mph zone, just for example. Most of us have broken that law, and never think twice.
I might be on shakey ground now, but I would venture a guess that most people have s t r e t c h e d tax law too. Just a little bit.
Do we do this because we set out to flaunt the rules or are the rules coming in to test us?
Only the thoughtful and honest people ask these kinds of questions, you know.
More and more are working under the premise of "Can I get away with this?" - 10/1/09, 12:13 AM
- Lyle said...
Thanks in part to the EU, and probably the internet, European elites aren't able to tell the people what to do as much as they use to. Europe is in for a see of change in the coming years. The people are beginning to see past the bullshit of the governing and elite social class in Europe. Nationalists groups are on the rise and polls show Europeans would support executing murderers, despite not a single EU country having a death penalty. Go Europe, go!
- Lyle said...
Sea of change, not see of change.
- Penny said...
"Can I get away with this?"
Well that depends, Roman Polanski. - 10/1/09, 12:16 AM
- Penny said...
When we allow rules and broken rules to substitute for judgment, no telling what might happen.
And PLEASE don't confuse me with questions of reasonableness or context or time frame or intent.
That's what the LAW is about, "she said". - 10/1/09, 12:28 AM
- Brian O'Connell said...
Regarding that linked BBC article, my god! What a piece of MSM crap.
"The move follows a backlash against a campaign for Polanski's release, with several leading European politicians and cultural figures refusing to join."
To read that, you'd think the reason for the French govt reversal was that a few members of the elite refused to go along- that that was the backlash. The rest of the article supports that idea.
But what actually happened was that French politicians and cineastes (!) were shocked when the French rabble refused to go along with the idea that the elite should meet a different standard of justice. The moviemakers probably don't care, but those pols have elections to worry about. 70% in favor of extradition I hear.
I shouldn't be surprised anymore, but I still am when I read these news items dispatched from alternate dimensions. On the other hand, I guess it wouldn't be in the BBC's interest to report on people overruling the geniuses in media. - 10/1/09, 12:41 AM
- Trav, (Corpse on the Right, COTR) said...
I just had a thought.
Wasn't it a bunch of hollywood types that said back in 2000 that if we voted for Bush it would be a vote to legalize rape?
I guess I just didn't realize it at the time, but I think that must have been an endorsement of Bush. - 10/1/09, 12:47 AM
- downtown said...
Well, INSERT TOPIC HERE the instant collapse and surrender of the French government when faced with a handful of nonogenarian film makers is entirely to be expected though it MAY be problematic, Yet ANN thinks BusHITLER and CheneySATAN should be slathered in butter by geishas until verily they are like unto FAJITAS for THE WORST TORTURE AND WAR CRIMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE. And yes, those War Crimes, for they are guilty, are clearly WORSE than the HOLOCAUST and the DESTRUCTION of ALDERAAN and the United States is party to it all.
Fascist scum.
DownTownLadAsARobot - 10/1/09, 12:48 AM
- rhhardin said...
neither above nor beneath the law.
The elite place themselves southwest of the law. - 10/1/09, 5:33 AM
- Pogo said...
Whoopi Goldberg said it wasn't a "rape rape".
• Does the fact she entered Jack Nicholson's home because a famous movie director asked for a photo shoot, and gives her -a minor- alcohol and a quaalude, does that equal consent for sex?
• Did the 13 year old girl lead him on?
• Didn't she say 'no' forcefully or often enough?
• Was her faked asthma attack clearly a "yes"?
• Begging repeatedly to go home, is that more evidence of agreement than refusal?
• Crying afterward, and telling her parents immediately, does that mean 'she wanted it'?
It would be interesting to hear what a real rape rape is, because all these years I thought it was something else, and it appears I have taught my sons the wrong lessons.
How would Whoopi, child advocate, advise my sons and other young men on the ethics of sex with 13 year old girls? Plus, is there an upper age limit, or is 44 OK? 54?
Thanks for your advocacy, Whoopi. - 10/1/09, 6:36 AM
- Pogo said...
In a similar vein, Sharon Tate's death by Manson follower Susan Atkins wasn't really a murder murder. Plus, I mean, that was over 30 years ago. Clearly, she should have been set free.
Hollywood ethics could actually prove to be fun.
It's not theft theft.
It's not cheating cheating.
It's not abuse abuse.
All those years, wasted, when all I had to do to diminish any fault or crime was repeat the word!
Who knew? - 10/1/09, 7:01 AM
- traditionalguy said...
Penny...The act of issuing a Judgement that enforces a law, instead of one saying law does not apply for some reason, does in fact reassure people that they are living in a safe place. The gift of Justice is as much an assurance that bad conduct will be punished as it is that good conduct will not be punished. So, yes people rejoice when they see the law enforced. The attorney's job is to wrestle with the law and get away with the best outcome we can, and it is an adversarial system. But attorneys also get to see up close and personal that Judgements settling matters by law are a benefit to all involved.
- Fred4Pres said...
That is because the French people are not quite as sophisticated as to ignore right and wrong as some would like us to believe.
You have to be a philopher like Bernard-Henri Lévy or a winner or runner up of the Cannes film festival to think Polanski is a victim. - 10/1/09, 8:12 AM
- CarmelaMotto said...
Did anyone notice that the BBC article never mentions that HE PLEAD GUILTY! The fact that he plead guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (drugged) is often not mentioned. He admits he did it. He just never paid the price for it because he ran.
The whole Hollywood defense of him is incredible. - 10/1/09, 8:48 AM
- Tibore said...
I think finally the French government has seen that it's best to support the enformcement of law and justice in cooperation with a western partner. We can rip on France and France can and will rip on us here stateside for hours on end, but on the issue of law and evading justice, I would hope that a western nation like France would demonstrate common sense. It may have taken a little bit, but they seem to have come to their senses.
Word Verification: vingence. No, I disagree. This is about justice, not vingence ;-) - 10/1/09, 8:58 AM
- Roger J. said...
Whoopie Goldberg--a role model for black women everywhere who probably receive this kind of abuse every day--what a piece of shit
- Tibore said...
"The whole Hollywood defense of him is incredible."
Worse than that. It's unconsciounable. I don't think they realize it, but they're not being his friend. They're being his enabler. They're not merely allowing, but encouraging self destructive behavior on his part and are allowing him to evade his burden of responsibility on this issue.
Look, I differ from a whole lot of people on this in that I don't want to see the book get thrown at Polanski. Like I said in one of the past threads, if the prosecutor and judge simply allow time served and some sort of fine for the original rape case itself, I'm fine with it if the victim, prosecutor, and judge are fine with it too. Having those three parties agree to a decision is indeed a perfectly fine conclusion that preserves justice; I'm satisfied in whatever comes out as long as it's a fair judgement reached through the judicial process. But, he still needs to answer for the years he spent fleeing justice. And both violations need to be addressed in a court of law, not through some damn petition signed by the top 10% of wealth and celebrity, nor through dead tree rags and internet columns, but in front of a judge. I care that the process is followed correctly and properly, whatever the outcome. And the cause of that process not moving forward is not the US government or societal attitudes towards sexual relations with minors. It's Polanski's refusal to face a judge. Period. End of story.
Once he faces the music, then we can go back to talking about what good he's done for art and motion pictures. But until then, his films - great and entertaining, I readily testify - are irrelevant to the situation. So's the years he spent in exile. And so's any other excuse that can be delivered. The only point of contention is whether he faces a judge or not. And only from that point is any debate reasonable. Everything else, from the petition to "Free Polanski" to complaints about him being arrested "like a common terrorist" (I had no idea we sent US Rangers after him (*rolls eyes*)) are evasions and off topic. The only reasonable discussion is his appearance in front of a judge. And that's where the story regarding him begins and ends. - 10/1/09, 9:09 AM
- Shanna said...
The reason we can't sentence Polanski to time already served and a fine is because he refused to come back and face the music. For that he deserves some time in jail. I don't much care how much time it is, honestly. 1 month, 2 years, whatever… What I really, really don't want is for this jerk to start running around America making movies and being on talk shows without having paid any price. I would be ok with permanent exile and a fine, maybe. I am not ok with him coming back here without paying for his crime in some way.
- William said...
What Tibore said at 9:09. I am confused as to what should be the proper punishment of Polanski, but there can be no doubt that he deserves punishment. The fact that so many of my artistic betters feel otherwise is alienating. Milosevic did not commit a genocide genocide. We should not allow ourselves to get caught up in judgemental behavior about what was, after all, a time honored Balkan custom. Our refusal to see the delicate nuances of genocide speaks more to our puritanism than to the evil of the Balkans.
- G Joubert said...
As for Whoopi, I can't help but wonder how much of what she says is just her effort to position herself to stay in the good graces of and otherwise suck up to all those heavy-hitter players out there (Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, et al) who she believes she will need in the future. In other words, maybe it's some self-serving professional survival going on.
- Steven said...
"[Hollywood Bigshot] says a man who drugs and rapes a 13-year-old should go free."
I think everyone who signed the petition that says "we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski" can be said to have endorsed that proposition . . . at least under U.S. legal standards for libel.
Put that on billboards, newspaper ads, radio ads, stickers . . . - 10/1/09, 1:55 PM


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Winners get one year free rent to help start their business
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Ithaca (WENY) - Two local businesses in Ithaca win free rent for a year,placing first in the Race for the space, a first of it's kind incentive program in New York State. It's an effort to bring property owners and entrepreneurs together to expand business in downtown Ithaca. The winners were chosen from 28 different business ideas submitted to Ithaca downtown alliance. Each grand prize finalist wins the free rent for a year, a year of free advertising, graphic designing and marketing help. Everything owners need to get a business going. Soon the old Ithaca Journal building will be transformed into "Life's So Sweet" chocolate shop. It'll be the second location for Darlynne Overbaug, who owns a shop in Trumansburg. Today, her business model was one of 2 grand prize winners in a race for the space.
I feel like my business is my family and to grow it into the Ithaca area to bring back the tradition of candy making to work with john to revitalize a space that's exciting.
Darlynne's shop was selected from 28 others business models in the competition. Hedi Brown and Olivia Royale's business, Art and Found, was also selected. They plan to sell Eco-friendly clothing and art work.
It's definitely a blessing we've been working toward this goal for years and to just have the town support and it really means a lot to us, says Royale.
Both stores won a year's worth of rent from the property owners like John Guttrid, are willing to give up the money for the long term benefits.
Our hope is that this is the beginning of a much longer relationship and that the year of rent will disappear over the 20 years of the relationship that we forge with life so sweet.
Life's So Sweet is scheduled to open in late fall. Art and Found still needs to raise $10,000.
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Steve Carell talks on a pay phone while Tina Fey looks terrified at something off camera in Date Night
As Printed in The Lumberjack on April 15, 2010
by Gary Sundt
Steve Carell and Tina Fey have become household names based on their ability play clueless people. Their latest film, Date Night, is a good example of just how good they can be at doing this. The two star as Phil and Claire Foster, an inconspicuous husband and wife who decide to switch up their routine when they steal someone else's reservation at a high-end New York restaurant. Carell and Fey are perfect for these roles, because they are that sort of unassuming that makes you love them immediately, and their responses to every day life are as funny as their responses to the insanity that ensues in the big, scary city.
The madness begins when the Fosters are approached at dinner by two rough-looking guys (rapper-turned actor Common and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia regular Jimmi Simpson). Thinking they've been busted for jacking a reservation, they follow the men. Once out back, guns are drawn, and Phil and Claire are suddenly stuck in a situation that is set to bring them gun fights, car chases, blackmail and the very high possibility of being "wacked off."
The script by Josh Klausner is not especially sharp, but nobody knows how to play a story for laughs like 30 Rock's Liz Lemmon and The Office's Michael Scott. Similarly, the slew of side characters, including Mila Kunis and James Franco as the real reservation holders, and Mark Wahlberg as the man-peach black ops expert who helps the Fosters, give the two veteran comedians a run for their money and provide the proper structural support to keep the story entertaining throughout. Date Night is the type of flick that reminds me why I hate movies like the recent rom-com dud The Bounty Hunter: It certainly doesn't need to be perfect, but a little time and energy by those involved can make a world of difference.
While watching the movie, with its slew of colorful side characters and narrative flights of fancy, I find it nearly impossible to avoid thinking of Martin Scorsese's little-known but very excellent 1985 flick, After Hours. Date Night isn't nearly what that film is, mainly because Scorsese's flick has more on its mind than a cute couples' comedy. But the great similarity in presence between Griffin Dunn and Carell, combined with both stories' very driving plotlines, make them interesting companion pieces. Date Night is like the family-friendly version of After Hours, tailor made for that large portion of the population that need a funny-but-familiar safety net with their comedies.
At certain moments, the inanity of the obligatory action sequences can test the nerves. Night at the Museum franchise director Shawn Levy directed Date Night, and his predilection toward over-the-top action serves more as a distraction in this film than a tool. But these moments are not ever too grating. Carell and Fey are funny people, and here they are in a funny movie. If you are looking for a relatively easy romantic-action-date night-comedy, or are a fan of the two actors' clueless television personas, than it's safe to say you'll have a good time watching Date Night.
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Pumpkin Fest, the Sherburne Inn, and my microwave
Shawn Magrath
A tip of the hat to organizers of this year's Pumpkin Festival. Even with the loss of that traditional prelude to Halloween feeling (and the noticeable lack of pumpkins for an event called Pumpkin Fest), the two-day event seemed to go off without a hitch. As many already know, Pumpkin Fest this year was moved in hopes of attracting larger crowds and better weather. I haven't heard the final tally for attendance yet, but I didn't need my umbrella or winter coat, so even if the annual spectacle didn't attract the turnout organizers were hoping for, one out of two ain't bad.
The battle in Sherburne wages on as residents debate the historical value vs. economic value of keeping the former Sherburne Inn and adjacent Big M building on the main square. Granted, seeing the buildings demolished would be a heart-breaker, but my reasoning argues that their practicality died when the businesses they housed moved out. There's simply no need for them, particularly if no one's willing to invest in rehabilitation. And in keeping them there, vacant and worn, the only ones that stand to benefit are the pigeons and the ugly stone lion creatures setting at the end of the parking lot. Like most, I would love to see each building saved but arguably, warding off Stewart's Shops from building on the corner is just drawing out a slow dying process for both properties. Too bad Stewart's won't get into the hotel business.
New political polls released last week indicate that Mitt Romney gained ground and is nearly in a dead heat against President Barack Obama… Finally for once, the rich white man has the upper hand.
On a separate and completely unrelated note, I've noticed that when I use the microwave, the plate spins clockwise. When I stop and restart it, the plate, for no apparent reason, spins counter clockwise. It's a shame that The Evening Sun doesn't have the in depth investigative reporting resources of the New York Times.


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I've been looking for a good GUI Unix/Linux IRC client (there's a mouthful).
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
Lawsuit Challenges Naturalization Delays
Civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit today against the federal government for its practice of indefinitely delaying citizenship applications in violation of the Constitution and federal statutes and regulations.
"There is no point in calling our legal process a path to citizenship, if the government puts up a roadblock to keep you from reaching the goal," said Cecillia D.Wang, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project. "We are taking legal action today to reaffirm the promises made to so many patient, hardworking immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens and fully participate in our democracy."
The first of its kind in Northern California, the lawsuit seeks to enforce federal laws that expect the government to decide a citizenship application within 120 days of the naturalization test. Many of the named plaintiffs have been waiting for several years, a clear violation of the law.
The plaintiffs, long-time legal permanent residents of Northern California, have met all the legal requirements for citizenship, including passing their immigration interview and clearing criminal record checks, but have not been granted citizenship due to a so-called "FBI name check," a process that has taken years to complete.
"I was excited when I passed the interview and the immigration officer told me that I would get a final response, at the latest, in three months. It has been over two years and still no word," said 25-year-old Sana Jalili who has two American-born children. She immigrated to the United States from Pakistan when she was 15.
The ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, the ACLU of Northern California, the Asian Law Caucus, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, all jointly filed the lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco today.
"This lawsuit deals with the government's recent attempts to evade the law: moving the unreasonable delay earlier to skirt the letter of the law while still violating people's due process rights," said Sin Yen Ling, a staff attorney with the Asian Law Caucus. "Our lawsuit specifically addresses the issue by arguing for a time limit within which the government must complete the 'name check,' regardless of the stage at which the check is conducted."
Todd Gallinger, legal counsel with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, added: ""The Council on American Islamic Relations' Bay Area Chapter (CAIR-SFBA) alone has received more than 65 cases, mostly from people of Middle Eastern or South-Asian origin. Other civil rights groups are also reporting a disproportionately high number of persons affected among the American Muslim community. Regardless of whether these delays are due to discrimination or incompetence, they are illegal and must be corrected."
"The government's failure to process naturalization applications in a timely manner creates terrible hardships for people like Abdul Ghafoor, who has been unable to bring his wife and four young children to the United States for the last several years" said Julia Harumi Mass, staff attorney for the ACLU of Northern California. "We are bringing this lawsuit because of the impact on family integrity and civic participation for important members of our community."
Defendants named in the lawsuit include the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, among others.
The case is Zhang v. Gonzales.
For a copy of the complaint go to www.aclunc.org or www.asianlawcaucus.org
If anyone can provide me more information about this suit, and the likelihood of success in other states. I have also heard of "writ of mandamus" actions to mobilize the end of a name check. I am trying to help my brother who has been living in the U.S. since 1980, a current medical resident, no criminal background, and stuck in the FBI stage for almost 2 years now...
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Lent is the season for Christians to reflect on their calling, and a time of giving up something to be quiet, to search for God's word. It is a pilgrimage of 40 days, towards the ultimate sacrifice, the Cross.
Looking around us, it seems as if we so desperately need a journey of hope, of pilgrimage, back to the basics. In a period where the abuse of power and greed has overwhelmed communities, leaders and also faith communities, we need a time out. Lent is an opportunity to find ourselves, in the basics of our convictions, in the simplicity of the way of the cross, in servitude that is hope for the world.
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Hôtel Mayet
This offbeat art hotel offers stacks of free post-cards with stamps included and features colorful abstract murals by local artists.
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Paris, France 75006
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Raised by two hoteliers in the Alpine resort town of Val d'Isère, Laurence Raymond, owner of the Hôtel Mayet in Paris's Les Invalides neighborhood, has hospitality in her blood. So it makes a certain kind of sense that her own foray into the family business would take tongue-in-cheek inspiration from an office building. Upstairs, the 23 rooms stick to a bold gray-and-crimson color scheme, with oversize analog clocks, and file cabinets instead of bedside tables. Downstairs, the Mayet's lobby serves as the office building's no-rules break room. Two brightly colored, abstract murals—one by graffiti artist and bad-boy-about-town André, featuring his signature "Mr. A" motif; the other a swirling, fantastical work by another big-name local tagger, JonOne—instantly set a playful tone. The twin lounge areas flanking the front door are filled with Raymond's flea-market finds (a metallic saddle-seat stool at the computer station), art-show objects (wing-shaped pendant lamps), and stacks of books and magazines. Add to those surprising touches a rainbow-striped floor in the breakfast room and a stack of free postcards (with stamps included) at the reception desk—and it becomes quite clear that the Hôtel Mayet is anything but institutional.
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KUNMING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 150 people were killed after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province Sunday afternoon.
The strong quake hit at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time) with a depth of 12 km and the epicenter in Longtoushan township, 23 km southwest of the county seat of Ludian, Zhaotong City.
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KUNMING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Born: March 4, 1985 Knoxville, TN Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 7th round, 2006 by COL How Acquired: Acquired from Colorado for Daniel Turpen (March 2011) College: Middle Tennessee State High School: Farragut (TN) Photo © Kelly O'Connor
Traded to Pittsburgh for a PTBNL or cash considerations (June 2011) Scouting Report: Stocky physique. Makes average-to-below average contact, but shows solid on-base skills. Decent power. Strong defensively, and very good at throwing runners out. Calls a good game.
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new pitt owner here.. Hi all :)
Hi Everyone!
I'm a mommy to a 3 1/2 year old mixed pitt and we just purchased a new puppy last night (we'll be bringing him home in a week or two). We will now be the proud owner of two male pitts and I'm looking for any advice, etc. that is out there. I know this breed gets a really bad rep but we absolutely adore our Austin. He's the sweetest dog I've ever encountered and everyone he comes in contact with falls in love (once they get past the stigma associated with this breed). I'm nervous about bringing another male into our home and want to make sure that we do it right. Please let me know any advice you have! Thanks, Christine |
HI and welcome Christine! I have a pit bull too - a 5 year old female blue fawn named Chloe. Looking to foreward to pics of your babies.
If you want two males of this breed, you must be prepared to possibly have to separate them 24/7 for LIFE once the puppy matures, or even before. You must never leave them alone together - not even to run to the store for 10 minutes or you may come home to a dead, dying, or seriously injured dog(s). Make sure they are both neutered, although that may only help a little bit. |
Welcome Christine! I too own a male Pit Bull, 4 years old named Copper :love: . I also just got a puppy - female, 6 months old named Zoe. Copper is neutered and Zoe is going in July 6th to be spayed.
Copper is a sweet, loving boy - he's my pride and joy. Zoe on the other hand is absolutely adorable, looks like an angel, but has the in her at times! Let me tell you from MY experience..................my 2 dogs are sooooo different from each other!! Zoe is totally the opposite of Copper when he was a wee pup! So be prepared!! LOL Did you have a choice of a male or female pup? Just be sure to have them neutered or your problems could be huge! Please post some pics!!!!!
Never mind the dogs, beware of the owner!!! Last edited by Copper'sMom; June 28th, 2005 at 03:30 PM. |
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322 | Hide-When Formulas - Improve visibility in Domino DesignerBill Whittakers1930 - 22 2007 / (15) Add a separate dialog to display and enter hide-when formulas to improve visibility and access in designer; and/or add shading to indicate where hide formulas exist, as is done with pass-thru HTML. |
183 | Locate field in DesignerStarrow Pan4715 - 15 2008 / (10) It's always a tedious job to find a field given its name especially when the form was designed by someone else and even so when it's a complex form. An intuitive way can be to sort the fields alphabetically in the object list (also display the fields and other elements ... |
132 | Bring us back the Formula DebuggerWerner Novak1161 - 07 2008 / (6) Please bring us back the @formula debugger !!
Local and Remote Debugging !! |
114 | Function to test for an empty List (LS)Stan Rogers1150 - 13 2007 / (7) There ought to be a better way of checking for an empty List than checking for a no-op Forall or trapping error 120. Perhaps extending IsEmpty to cover? I'd find that particularly helpful with class coding, when I'd often like to defer populating a List member until the first call ... |
107 | Right click 'Run on server' on agents in DesignerUlf Grindstad2144 - 19 2008 / (7) I want to right click on an agent, and tell it to run on server now.
It's tiresom to wait for the Agmgr to kick in on a scheduled agent. |
106 | Add color to the lotusscript debugger screenUse color in the debugger as it is seen in the editor. We often spend enough time viewing our code in color that when we get to the debugger, the plain black and white makes it harder to recognize certain parts of your code. |
101 | Typeahead for Custom ClassesAllow typeahead for custom classes in the declarations section. If Microsoft can put it in Visual Studio 2003... I'm sure it's only a couple of more years away for Lotus to figure it out. |
98 | Create CSS functionality for views and forms in NotesJason Dodds515 - 21 2007 / (2) Allow developers to use a stylesheet to format view and form action buttons/bars so you don't have to go through the action bar properties for all your views if you want to change design. |
97 | Lock Picture SizeWhen adding a picture to a form in the Notes Designer. Allow the size properties to be locked and make it locked as the default.
I can't tell you how many times I click on a picture to add a hotspot and the thing resizes. |
96 | Overhaul the Replace Design DialogRichard Schwartz3723 - 04 2007 / (3) Let us navigate the folder hierarchy when selecting a template. Let us browse outside the data directory. At a very minimum, even without a hiearcichal view, let us display titles, template names, filenames and dates, and sort on any of them! Let us filter by type (NTF, master template, and ... |
93 | Allow a "Save As" feature for design elementsIt would be nice to have a "Save As" option for design elements while editing them. There have been times when I have been in mid-development and I couldn't decide if I wanted to save the changes or discard them. In theory... I could quickly jump to the design element ... |
91 | Domino Designer available for Linux and MAC OsLeonardo Noach759 - 06 2011 / (14) In the last time many developers had adopted Linux and MAC OS as their natural operating system to create programs. Domino Designer is developed using Eclipse Platform, and as anyone knows Eclipse works in any operating system, Why doesn't Domino Designer work in the same way? |
83 | Allow collapsible comments in lotus scriptCode comments in lotus script should explain the purpose of the code as well as any modifications made to improve functionality or resolve bugs. As comments become ever longer their embedded nature is an impediment to the codes readability. I think the domino designer should have the ability to make comment blocks ... |
79 | Application (Database) Block List for DebuggerJoseph Hoetzl4703 - 26 2008 / (12) As the user, designer, administrator of our Notes environment, I frequently have all 3 loaded. I'd really like an app/db block list so that when I have the "Debug Lotusscript" option enabled and I need to check my mail, or something else, that I could have a list of db/apps ... |
69 | Designer for LinuxJosep Alemany Fruitos1294 - 27 2007 / (8) I want to program my applications in another platform than windows.
If the client could be translated to Linux, why not the Designer?
The developers want to decide the platform we use.
63 | Support Designer on Mac OS XMatt Bidwell484 - 14 2007 / (8) This would greatly improve my daily life if I could finally totally abandon Windows for OS X. |
62 | Separate Design Client From Notes ClientPeter Presnell26654 - 03 2008 / (6) One of the downsides to developing Notes client applications is that as a developer I am usually tied to using the same version of Notes/Designer that is deployed across the company. This means I am unable to take advantage of many of the new features in Domino Designer until my ... |
61 | Right-click action "Open application's template in designer"Gregory Engels1762 - 13 2008 / (4) Since master template name is not the same as database name, which is shown in the "open application" dialog, there is no easy way to find and open in desinger the template wich is responsible for application's design. The technology for searching is already in place - it is been ... |
61 | Conditional Formatting Of A Field's Background ColorDave Westcott364 - 27 2008 / (5) Inspired by Dreamweaver CS3 and Martin's post, I would like to accomplish the same with Designer. That is, wouldn't it be nice if the background color of a field (on a form designed for the Notes client) could be assigned/determined programmatically? |
60 | More than 1 column for response documents in a viewJeremy Hodge1383 - 04 2008 / (1) i would LOVE a new column "type" in a notes view, for lack of a better term called an "inline response column" ... This would be similar to the "display responses only" column, except that it allows me to add multiple columns for response documents, allows me to do totals for ... |


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