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Bellingham mayor apologizes to Chinese community

 

Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike issued a formal apology Thursday to the Chinese community for the Chinese expulsion 125 years ago. Pike says the apology helps people understand that things that were done by people and the government were wrong. The Bellingham Herald reports the apology and related events this week in the city are part of the Chinese Expulsion Remembrance Project this year, including Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Mount Vernon. Thousands of Chinese immigrants were driven out of Puget Sound towns in 1885 and 1886.

Lisa

 

I finally got the book that will help you understand women better!

 

Let me know if you need a copy!

 

China's Ghost Cities and Malls: Chinese real estate market

 

 

She Lives In A Boeing 727

 

What a creative idea!  Joanne Ussary bought a used Boeing 727.  She paid $2,000.00 for the plane.  It cost $4,000.00 to move and $24,000.00 to renovate.  (She has a LOT of wood and specialty windows for  $24,000!  I want her carpenter!)  But not bad for a $30,000.00 investment...  The stairs open with a garage door remote and one of the bathrooms is still intact.   There is a personal Jacuzzi in the cockpit. The Boeing home is featured as part of a collection of creative conversions.  It has a spectacular view!  (I wonder how much the land with this view cost!!!)   WOW!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa

Pandas Can Make You Wake Up !

 

 

France Looks to China in Cyber Attack Probe

 

China is again at the center of allegations of cyber crime, with French authorities probing one of the country’s largest online attacks reportedly tracing IP addresses back to the People’s Republic.

French security agency ANSSI confirmed networks used by the country’s economic and financial departments had been hit by an “espionage scale” attack that is the largest experienced by the country.

The attack centered on France’s presidency of the G20 – a grouping of the top 20 global economies – and likely started late November, ANSSI chief Patrick Pailloux told journalists late Monday.

A Trojan-infected e-mail likely kick-started the prolonged attack, which was only closed out yesterday morning when affected networks were re-secured.

Pailloux noted the hackers were “professional, determined and organized,” but declined to speculate as to who was behind the infiltration.

So, we will see what the truth is...

Lisa

Galeries Lafayette in Beijing

Galeries Lafayette, the Paris department store, plans to open 10 to 15 shops in China in a big push for overseas growth to compensate for a slow-growing domestic market, Good news for French or Chinese people?

Lisa

Do You Like People Who Like Money?

I wanted to start a discussion for people who like money. I wanted to find out if there was anyone else who is not ashamed to say they want money, and lots of it. I am not trying to be brunt with this discussion; I think it actually brings clarity, focus, and eliminates waste, because we want money!

What do you think about it?

Lisa

Alca-Lu to Pay $72m for Network Failures

Alcatel-Lucent has reportedly agreed pay NZ$100 million ($72 million) in compensation to Telecom New Zealand over its frequent 3G outages.

 

The compensation payment was negotiated during a meeting between Alcatel-Lucent chief executive Ben Verwaayen and Telecom NZ executives in Auckland last week.

 

A report into the network problems by UK research firm Analysys Mason found that the W-CDMA network was unable to handle the migration of customers from Telecom NZ’s CDMA service, despite the fact that expected traffic was within Telecom’s forecasts. 

 

Analysys Mason recommended that Telecom NZ put the brake on taking on new customers until the network can be improved and upgraded.

 

Telecom NZ has already paid NZ$9 million in compensation to customers affected by network outages, which occurred over a four-month period beginning in December.

 

Lisa

Susan Boyle – a new star

A friend of mine advised me to search “Susan Boyle”. She is a talent contestant on the Britains with Talent show. This unassuming 47 yo woman shocks and floors the crowd with her great voice.

It brought tears to my eyes, worth seeing and hearing.

Lisa