| Microsoft prepares to take Office online
In addition to Google's effort, which, as of earlier this month, also includes presentation software, IBM has announced its free Lotus Symphony productivity software, which prompted 100,000 downloads in its first week of availability. Adobe, meanwhile, on Monday is expected to announce it has acquired Virtual Ubiquity, a start-up that has built a web-based word processor, called "Buzzword", using Adobe's Flash and AIR technologies. Adobe is also introducing a service, code-named "Share", that allows people to share and store documents via the web. A blend of online services and traditional software
For Microsoft, Office Live Workspace is also the next step in what the company touts as its "software plus services" strategy, essentially the notion that online services can serve as a complement to locally run software, but not necessarily fully replace software running on a consumer's own desktop machine or on a businesses server.
Pelosi ultimatum shows US Democrat's 'backbone'
House of Representatives Democrats really did not expect the Justice Department to present their contempt citations against two of US President George W. Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury for prosecution. But the effort and having a civil lawsuit at the ready as a backup in their fight against the White House over the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors has satisfied, for now, some liberals who for a year have wanted much more: Bush's impeachment. Even before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to reach Congress' highest office, the California Democrat had rejected demands from many in her party for impeachment. Until two weeks ago, she had sat for seven months on the contempt citations sought by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee against Bush's chief of staff, Josh Bolten, and his former counsel, Harriet Miers.
Dr. E. from TMV, is a New Columnist for The National Catholic Reporter
It's like being in a perpetual open air lyceum. I don't know that my world is made bigger, but it is definitely made deeper. I've also come to know many of the intelligent commenters here at TMV, and have considered many points of view and gained valuable insights into human nature, cultural and otherwise, from the souls who post their knowledge, facts and opinions. Thus, from time to time, I will be linking back and forth between my columns at the National Catholic Reporter and my columns at The Moderate Voice to invite readers from each site, and other blog sites as well, to come to the feasts laid out by the other. I think many will find kindred spirits. If you would like to read the first column I filed this morning over at the National Catholic Reporter– The River Beneath the River– you can find it here: The Babushka Brigade: What Old Believers Say about Torture of Human Beings.
Scorched-Earth Strategy Returns to Darfur
The recent violence in Chad, where rebel groups with bases in Sudan tried to topple the government in early February, has worsened matters. Rebels in Darfur, who diplomats and analysts say have received arms and cash from the family of Chad's president, Idriss Déby, rushed into Chad to help defend him, creating a vacuum in the territory they had occupied. Sudan's government seized the opportunity to retake the ground and now appears to be pushing farther into areas long held by the rebels, according to peacekeepers stationed here. Few people in the region were unhappy to see the Justice and Equality Movement evicted. Banditry was rife in the territory it controlled, and for months aid groups had dodged carjackings and other attacks. African Union peacekeepers had been barred from the area, according to Brig.
Cape & Islands News
While moderate to high level nutrient-related impacts were reported in systems from all coasts, the Mid-Atlantic region, stretching south from Cape Cod to the Chesapeake Bay, is the most impairedThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today released a comprehensive assessment of estuarine eutrophication, or nutrient pollution, that clearly indicates linkages between upstream activities and coastal ecosystem health. The report shows that the majority of U.S. estuaries assessed are highly influenced by human-related activities and points out that eutrophication is a widespread problem globally. "Observations have confirmed that our nation’s coastal waters are stressed," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
Memories Of Johnny Weaver And Saturday Afternoons
“Turn out the lights, the party's over, they say that all good things must end…" — Willie Nelson Whenever I think about Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, my mind invariably takes me back to the days when County Hall was the place to be on Friday nights and the black-and-white Saturday afternoon wrestling show emanated from a small TV studio in Raleigh. From Charleston to Norfolk and all points in between, it was a territory that thrived on unique characters who could make people believe and have them coming back each week for more. Many of those names from that bygone era are gone now, leaving behind memories that will last a lifetime for those who were lucky enough to be around that special time. No name was bigger, and no wrestler was more beloved, than Johnny Weaver.
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