A Cambodian-born French woman faces prosecution for criminal damage after planting a kiss on a painting by the artist Cy Twombly, leaving the imprint of her lipstick on the otherwise immaculate white canvas.
The untitled work -- three metres by two metres -- valued at 2-million, is part of an exhibition dedicated to the United States painter in the southern French city of Avignon.
Thirty-year-old Sam Rindy, who visited the show with a friend on Thursday, told Agence France-Presse that she was so overcome by the white canvas that she kissed it. "I stepped back. I found the painting even more beautiful," said Rindy. "The artist left this white for me," she added.
Staff of the Lambert foundation, which owns the painting, took a different view. They called the police and the woman, herself a painter, was arrested as she left the premises. She will appear in court on August 16 to face charges of criminal damage.
Seeing as how it's ruined and all, I'll take it off their hands for...50¢
"We have fifty cents ... anyone for a dollar ... a dollar, a dollar ... seventy-five cents ... quite a bargain, do I hear seventy-five cents ... going once, going twice, three times ... SOLD to the mysterious red-haired woman with the hat! ..."
A black dustman has been banned from wearing a St George's Cross bandana because council officials say it could be regarded as racist.
Matthew Carter, 35, who was born in Barbados, used the headgear to keep his dreadlocks out of the way while he was on his rounds in Burnley, Lancs. He had done so for seven months before his photograph appeared in a local newspaper. A number of local people complained, and his superiors called him.
"I received a verbal warning," Mr Carter said yesterday. "They told me the St George's Cross was not allowed to be seen on any clothing we wear because it could be considered offensive and racist."
Ian McInery, the operational services manager for Pendle council, defended the decision to discipline Mr Carter. He said: "We have made it clear to staff that they are not allowed to put stickers or flags on bin wagons or wear clothing which shows support for a particular team, group or country.
"We can't make one rule for one person and one for another. It's just a common-sense approach that we are sticking to."
Mr Carter still wears a bandana but one that bears the image of a skull and crossbones.
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want ot bet if it was green with a yellow crescent it would have been ok too?
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So, a black immigrant who wishes to show loyalty to his adopted country by displaying its flag is racist?
The flag of England is racist?
I think the Pendle town council needs to get out of England...
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Teams and groups I agree, because the yobs like to fight about it. Even other countries, for the same reason. But the flag to which the citizens owe allegiance? Someone should be flogged round the flagpole, and not the patriotic dustman.
#4
Ironically the St George's Cross is used proudly by non-English people
This is the Presidential color of the Indian Navy. At the center of the St George's cross is the official emblem of India, the Lion Capital of the Emperor Asoka (232 BC). The top left is the flag of the Indian republic with the Asoka Chakra
(the Buddhist wheel of Dharma)
Posted by: John Frum ||
07/22/2007 18:59 Comments ||
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And the golden, walking elephant in the bottom right quadrant, facing left, John Frumm? What does that represent?
#7
The gold elephant emblem is from the president's personal standard
Posted by: John Frum ||
07/22/2007 22:51 Comments ||
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The elephant on the presidential standard
originally comes from the Ajanta cave frescos (2nd century BC to 7th century AD)
Posted by: John Frum ||
07/22/2007 23:11 Comments ||
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#9
cooooool pix, JF
Posted by: Frank G ||
07/22/2007 23:34 Comments ||
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#10
The Lion Capital (erected 250 BC) at Sarnath (where Buddha preached his first sermon)
Posted by: John Frum ||
07/22/2007 23:34 Comments ||
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One at Varanasi
Ons of Asoka's rock edicts
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, has caused this Dhamma edict to be written. Here (in my domain) no living beings are to be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice. Nor should festivals be held, for Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, sees much to object to in such festivals, although there are some festivals that Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, does approve of.
Formerly, in the kitchen of Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, hundreds of thousands of animals were killed every day to make curry. But now with the writing of this Dhamma edict only three creatures, two peacocks and a deer are killed, and the deer not always. And in time, not even these three creatures will be killed.
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, conquered the Kalingas eight years after his coronation. One hundred and fifty thousand were deported, one hundred thousand were killed and many more died (from other causes). After the Kalingas had been conquered, Beloved-of-the-Gods came to feel a strong inclination towards the Dhamma, a love for the Dhamma and for instruction in Dhamma. Now Beloved-of-the-Gods feels deep remorse for having conquered the Kalingas.
I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and great-grandsons may not consider making new conquests, or that if military conquests are made, that they be done with forbearance and light punishment, or better still, that they consider making conquest by Dhamma only, for that bears fruit in this world and the next. May all their intense devotion be given to this which has a result in this world and the next.
Posted by: John Frum ||
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If you look at the NASA earth lights map, the Indian state of Orissa (Kalinga) is darker than most of India. Two thousand years after Asoka razed the place they have never recovered....
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The northeast coast of Australia is facing an explosion in its population of saltwater crocodiles, which are protected by law but are becoming a menace to swimmers, surfers and the inhabitants of some towns outer suburbs.
The problem is so serious that there are calls for the countrys strict gun laws to be relaxed and hunters to be given open season on crocodiles. Bob Katter, an independent MP, said that crocodile numbers had reached plague proportions and the huge reptiles were moving into places where they had never been seen before. This is unprecedented in human history, he said. People should be armed. What do they want us to do - knock the crocs on the head with a hammer?
Locals have reported man-eating crocodiles basking near popular swimming spots and boat ramps. In Cairns and Townsville they have even been seen sunning themselves on surf beaches. There are some 50,000 people living on river banks and shoreline between Townsville and Cairns. If youre going into these areas you really need to take some sort of firearm to protect yourselves, Katter said.
According to Peter Guivarra, an Aboriginal leader, officials conducting a night survey along a five-mile stretch of Tentpole Creek counted more than 500 sets of eyes. Thats a lot and absolute evidence that culling is now needed.
The Australian saltwater crocodile often grows to 15ft in length and can weigh a third of a ton. An endangered species in the 1960s, its numbers have reached levels not seen since the first British settlers arrived in 1788...
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The problem is so serious that there are calls for the countrys strict gun laws to be relaxed and hunters to be given open season on crocodiles.
Oh please, please, please. Bob's my federal representative. My children are now banned from the local swimming hole even though it is freshwater and in a beautiful rainforest setting because the farmer next door spotted a huge salty in the river a few days ago. There are so many of them that they are being pushed up river into previously non-croc areas.
Besides, I'd love to shoot a crocodile. Unfortunately the area has also become home to many rabid Greenies who value animal life more than human.
#2
Heh.. My mate and I are always out in the scrub on our days off with our trust 303, shotgun and other toys. Yes plenty of crocs around but I hate to see a free for all shoot as there won't be any left for us..
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twobyfour, I'm still optimistic there may be a cure but the foaming at the mouth and madness is hard to take at times. I just hope the cure doesn't involve them losing one of their children but, as with the WOT, unless it affects you personally most people don't give a bugger.
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#6
Territorial creatures have to migrate to preserve predator space. Do I have to tell the Aussies that a simple cull from the margins won't effect preservation areas? A gun won't protect a swimmer. "Salties" attack from below, and then drag the swimmer under until they drown.
#9
Maybe start a "Hug a Croc" campaign. Or a rumor that a true believer in Islam has no fear of crocs, because Allah will protect him, and he must prove his faith by petting them on the head.
#2
I'm not sure this is good at all. If Northrop is anything like the defense contractor I work for (a good bet), they'll impose their suffocating corporate 'practices and 'procedures' on their new division. Engineering will be subject to the 'process' straightjacket. The real brains & innovators will find themselves impeded at every turn by the 'do nothing, it's safer' management crowd and will bolt.
#3
Or something could go right for a change, and we could have re-usable (and one-use) hypersonic craft that could put special forces ops (or weapons) anywhere on the planet in 35 minutes...
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3DC, as a former Northrop employee, I will repeat what we had to say at least three times a week. NorthrOp is a defense contractor. NorthrUp is an agricultural seed company and the more profitable of the two. Pronunciation always caused confusion. The Chinese version of our business cards transliterated to No-Throw-Up
#5
Wow. A surprise and not a surprise. Scaled has always operated very loose and not tied down, per Burt's thinking, even though he sold it some years ago. So the culture change may be dramatic. OTOH, Scaled has done a lot of development work for NG and the fact that repeatable processes are not in place probably inhibited further and increased work.
Trust me on that. They'll start bogging them with corporate objective performance measures, and then bog it by shoveling 6-sigma and ISO9000 into unneeded places.
And they'll bring in a pile of mediocre managers as well, and boneheaded marketing and sales people, none of whom can get out of the box with ideas.
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