Shadows hang over Easter 2010

Today, on the front page of Le Figaro...
"Pâques: 4.000 chrétiens à la Défense"

This year, as in 2007, the Sunday following the first full moon after
the beginning of spring falls on the same day in the Gregorian calendar
(the Protestant and Catholic) and Julian (the Orthodox).
Archbishop of Paris, Mgr André Vingt-Trois, made no reference to the
scandals currently rocking the Church.
According to comments reported by the official Vatican newspaper,
L'Osservatore Romano, Archbishop Vingt-Trois denounced at the Mass of Holy Thursday,
"an offensive aimed at destabilizing the Pope and the Church through him."
[AFP - 04/04/2010]

- my Feline and very subjective translation:
"Pâques: 4.000 malvoyants & malentendants à la Défense...
de l'Indéfendable*."

- from Feline to English translation:
"Easter: 4,000 visually & hearing Impaired in [at La] Défense...
of the indefensible*."

All the latest and breaking Vatican City news

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Nonetheless, Happy Easter 2010 to you all !
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Arf ! a G@tto's masterpiece on Le Mur !

No, no fish on Le Mur Oberkampf, today...
but a fisheater's work, by your favourite netc@t !

# 0068 - G@ttoGiallo - April 1st/2010
So what ? You haven't seen it ?
That's because you didn't take your apéro on the Place Verte on April the 1st !
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The next day, April the 2nd, Titi crossed the forbidden passage...

# 68 - TITI from Paris - "Franchissement Interdit" - April 2, 2010.


[Titi's Space]
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* The Funniest [other] April Fools' Day Jokes since 2004.

One more thought on the web for Isabelle

Isabelle Pinpaille, homeless, 15 years in the street, gone on Jan. 31/2010.
Her friend misses her as well as the others guys of her group...

























Winter has been very cold this year and alcohol - let alone the addiction,
seems to be the cheapest way to warm up. Her hearth was so tired, it simply
stopped.


A Performance for Isabelle

The group Public Commando made a beau
geste, on March 25 :
Early in the morning, they drew Isabelle's
name in giant chalk-white letters on Belleville
boulevard's central sidewalk, between the two
subway stations of Ménilmontant and Couronne,
'as an ephemeral trace of the woman' in the
neighborhood.

[Click on map to see Isa on Panoramio/GoogleEarth].

Chalk-white letters, for Isabelle, as white as her last winter's snow.
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Earth Hour 2010 from PaPoGris-Paris

EARTH HOUR IN PARIS 2010

5 656 245 supporters at 10:45 am [Paris time].

More than 4000 cities, towns and municipalities have now confirmed
their participation this year, across 125 countries and territories.

• Earth Hour has kicked off in spectacular fashion with the Chatham Islands, located
800 kilometres of the coast of New Zealand, becoming the first of 125 countries and
regions to switch off their lights for Earth Hour (20:30 local time, 6:45GMT, +13:45 UTC).
• This year 125 countries and regions across all seven continents will take part in Earth
Hour.
• More than 4000 cities, towns and municipalities will unite around the world to switch
off and show their commitment for action on climate change.
• 1387 icons and landmarks will switch off for Earth Hour.
• Earth Hour has reached more than 6 million online social network friends.
• Thousands of Earth Hour videos are being viewed around the world with the official
Earth Hour 2010 video currently being viewed approximately every 4 seconds at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclcMfzjwug
• Earth Hour is one of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter worldwide.
• The term ‘Earth Hour’ has appeared online more than 30 million times in the past
24 hours.


You too, switch off the light, breathe with the earth.


[earthhourarchive]

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower switches off its lights for the Earth Hour.
[Count down with French Minister of State Jean-Yves Borloo, Environment
Minister Chantal Jouanno, WWF International Director General James Leape
and WWF France CEO Serge Orru].
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PPG celebrates today its thirty thousand visits...

... so thanks to you all !
whether you are a friend, a passer by or an alien.

Your faithful,

G@tto
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