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Standard Not Set in StoneBy Ericka Chickowski | Posted 2008-01-30 Print
Remember the TJX customer-data debacle? 94 million credit cards were stolen by hackers. PCI—the payment card industry's security standard—could have minimized the damage. Comply now or repeat the retailer's record-setting breach.
Standard Not Set in Stone
The PCI Security Standards Council has got its work cut out. Not only will it need to help laggards over the last hump, but it must maintain the standards so they'll keep up with the most recent threats.
"It's a changing landscape, and the hackers are getting smarter," Russo says. "Will the standard ever be complete? I doubt it. It's more of a journey than a destination."
Although the council has yet to release specifics, most insiders expect a new PCI standard update involving the encryption of personal identification number (PIN) entry devices, the establishment of payment application best practices, and tweaks to the self-assessment questionnaires for Level 3 and Level 4 merchants. But merchants shouldn't be wary, Russo says, since all changes will be made with ample contributions from advisory board members from all parts of the payment card lifecycle.
"Contrary to popular belief, it is not our intent to bring out a new standard to put everybody out of compliance," Russo says. "And we don't sit in an ivory tower and pick this out of the air; it's all based on real-world experience from participating organizations."
The real goal, Russo says, is to keep cardholders safe. And while most security gurus would agree that PCI isn't a silver bullet, it will go a long way toward shielding retailers' records from the bad guys.
Unfortunately, this lesson wasn't learned soon enough to prevent the
True, WEP wireless security was the first point of penetration in the
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"PCI is helping to set a minimum standard," says Hughes' Kenyon. "I think what it really has done is [act as] a vehicle for education, more than anything else—to really get the message down past the IT department to senior managers."
PayPal's Barrett believes that early resistance was mostly a byproduct of culture shock. Many retailers and other organizations that accept credit cards weren't accustomed to having a third party mandate security controls—sometimes involving expensive upgrades.
"I think what you're seeing is simply the fact that as a culture, as a sort of retail payments culture, there hasn't been enough collective attention to this," Barrett says. "And whenever you change culture, it always takes several years, and it's always accompanied by lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth. But I don't think any of that says either it's the wrong thing to do or it undercuts the inevitability of the journey we're on, because I do think in a few years we're going to look back at this and say, 'What the heck was all the fuss about?'"
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And on the third day of Romney's travels with a full-time pool of reporters in tow: a high-speed chase on the New Jersey turnpike culminating in Hasidic wedding photos.
Romney arrived at Lake Terrace, the site of his fundraiser tonight, at roughly 3:35 pm, after what your pooler can only describe as a harrowing high-speed motorcade from Newark airport to Lakewood N.J. Hitting speeds of up to 90 mph at times, the motorcade made what had been scheduled as a 61-minute drive in roughly 45 minutes on a route that took us along the New Jersey Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway and prompted your pooler to wonder many times if she would live to cover Romney's remarks at the fundraiser tonight. The motorcade was escorted by unmarked police SUVs, which at times flashed their lights. At one point, we passed a school bus where several little kids could been seen standing on their seats to get a glimpse of the motorcade.
Upon arrival in Lakewood, some unusual things happened. First, the motorcade passed a man dressed in American flag shorts running down the street toward the venue here while waving an American flag. "Whooooo!" he exclaimed, as your pooler's van passed. Then, as we turned into Lake Terrace, the motorcade drove past an Orthodox Jewish wedding party that had been posing for pictures outside. Immediately, the family abandoned the bride and groom and began chasing Romney's car in the parking lot, waving cameras. The candidate's SUV drove around a corner to a back entrance, followed by at least 10 members of the wedding party who tried to run up to Romney's car but were halted first, by a wood fence, which one man tried to scale, and then by Secret Service agents, who did not look pleased. "Oh you're Secret Service," one woman said, as she was asked by an agent to move back. "We just want to see Romney."
Your pool is now holding in a room ahead of Romney's remarks at the private fundraiser, set to begin in about one hour. Per spokesman Rick Gorka, Romney is going to pose for photos with the wedding party, but the campaign will not allow the pool to witness this event.
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Suicide bombing. Horrific. Unnatural. A special kind of human horror. And... part of the natural world.
While most of the discussion of suicide bombing in the press focuses on it as an inexplicable part of the human experience, one of those nasty human practices that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, a new paper in Science (pay-walled) discusses altruistic suicide bombing in Neocapritermes taracua, a termite species found in French Guiana, France's territory wedged between Suriname and Brazil.
The paper begins with a quote from EO Wilson's and Bert Hölldobler's 1990 masterwork The Ants -- "we send our young men to war... ants send their old ladies" -- a reference to the long understood tendency of many eusocial insects (all ants and many wasps and bees) to assign older members of the colony the most dangerous tasks.
In the case of these termites, some members develop the ability to become suicide bombers for their colony in times of danger as they grow older. As the termite workers age, the mandibles they use for work (chewing up wood) wear out, making them less effective at foraging. These older workers develop a pouch filled with a blue toxin (the color caused by the presence of copper). The older they get, the bigger the pouch.
"As the feeding efficiency of workers decreases, they build up their backpacks for suicidal fighting," the authors write. "Blue workers were more aggressive than white workers toward other soil-feeding termites... and they burst sooner after being seized by their opponents. Bursting liquid from blue workers was more effective than liquid from white workers."
Adding to the toxicity for the suicidal termites is the location of the pouch with the blue fluid near their salivary glands. The mixing of the termite's saliva and the poison makes it more potent, the authors found.


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French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton will host a dinner today, April 11, 2017, at the Louvre museum in Paris to celebrate its new collaboration with the American artist Jeff Koons.The collection, entitled Masters, includes handbags, scarves, laptop cases and other accessories, all featuring prints of famous masterpieces, including Leonardo da Vinci?s Mona Lisa, Vincent van Gogh?s Wheat Field with Cypresses, Jean-Honoré Fragonard?s Young Girl Playing with her Dog, Titian?s Mars, Venus and Cupid, and The Tiger Hunt by Peter Paul Rubens.The name of the artist is emblazoned across each bag in shiny metal letters, while Koons? signature and the Louis Vuitton monogram are subtly located in each corner. A dangling leather charm is reminiscent of Koons? famous Rabbit sculpture (1986), while inside each bag is a biography and sketch of the artist whose work adorns the outside, and the name of the museum where the painting can be viewed.Koons, who is most famous for his huge sculptures of balloon animals cast in metal, often us...
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Working at Pizza Hut? is about making hungry people happy. It's about being independent and having fun, making new friends and earning extra cash. If you're ready to take the next step in your career in restaurant management, our Shift Manager position is the right place to do it. Working as a Shift Manager will let you develop your management skills while still having the time to do the things you enjoy. You'll benefit from our training and career opportunities and receive reward and recognition for your efforts.
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The OK Legislature: Nullify Obamacare!
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Going to the federal government to fix problems created by the federal government isn't just a bad idea - it doesn't work!
As Thomas Jefferson and James Madison advised - when the federal government violates the constitution, it's up to US - in our states - to stand up and say NO.
To the Affordable Care Act - we say Nullify It!
"Whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers.....a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy." That's Thomas Jefferson's message for unconstitutional acts like the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare. James Madison told us that the states are "duty bound to interpose...to arrest the progress of evil...."
Today, we see undelegated powers - and the progression of evil. In response, our state needs to stand up and say NO. Please introduce, consider, and pass the "Federal Health Care Nullification Act" - as included in this petition. This bill will make clear that the state considers Obamacare to be unconstitutional - and will take all measures necessary to prevent its enforcement.
Only when enough people and enough states stand up to say NO! - can the Constitution reign supreme. The time for us to act is now.
An Act to render null and void certain unconstitutional laws enacted by the Congress of the United States, taking control over the health insurance industry and mandating that individuals purchase health insurance under threat of penalty.
SECTION 1. The legislature of the State of ____________ finds that:
1. The People of the several states comprising the United States of America created the federal government to be their agent for certain enumerated purposes, and nothing more.
2. The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people of the several states to the federal government, and all power not delegated to the federal government in the Constitution of the United States is reserved to the states respectively, or to the people themselves.
3. The assumption of power that the federal government has made by enacting the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" interferes with the right of the People of the State of _____________ to regulate health care as they see fit, and makes a mockery of James Madison's assurance in Federalist #45 that the "powers delegated" to the Federal Government are "few and defined", while those of the States are "numerous and indefinite."
A new section of law to be codified in the [STATE] Statutes as Section [NUMBER] of Title [NUMBER], unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Legislature of the State of _______________ declares that the federal law known as the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, is not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and violates its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers, and is hereby declared to be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, is specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state.
B. It shall be the duty of the legislature of this State to adopt and enact any and all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" within the limits of this State.
C. Any official, agent, or employee of the United States government or any employee of a corporation providing services to the United States government that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the government of the United States in violation of this act shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or a term of imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
D. Any public officer or employee of the State of ____________ that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the government of the United States in violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two (2) years or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Any aggrieved party shall also have a private action against any person violating the provisions of subsections (C) or (D).
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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I think spring is really the Season of Cake…
What led me to this conclusion is that we always seem to use cake to help us celebrate many spring occasions (this is the season for Shamrocks, Easter Bunnies, Mother's Day and Passovers) to help us party like it's 1999. Most of us run out to the nearest outlet or bakery to get the picture perfect cake.
But this particular cake was for my husband and the theme was "Peach," which is a huge joke in our house and all in fun as the kids frequently say to him "Can't hear ya Peach." (Which is a popular line from the movie "Finding Nemo") when he tells them something they don't want to hear or do. So needless to say, we all got a great big belly laugh out of surprising him with his cake!
But painfully enough, my design skills do not carry over to the baking world and I should have probably ordered my favorite cake for my hubby's birthday which is the Champagne cake from Sluy's Bakery in Old Town Poulsbo. This cake never disappoints me and I am surprised to learn that many people do not know what a champagne cake tastes like.
Anyhow, I wasn't brave enough to try an internet Recipe For Pink Champagne Cake but if you try it let me know! It is fun to try and create cakes at home with family members and children, and they say practice can make perfect! It can also help you save some pennies on a rainy day – we are having plenty of those so you might as well find something creative to do inside the house right? And if you're cake boss talented, the world should be your peach or oyster cake!
Ya know, after watching shows like the cake boss I get all cake bossy and hallucinate that I am cake boss wonder woman and can actually make a real themed fluffy masterpiece.
Apparently not, but my dog loved it.
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The official Route 57 electric car will be hitting the road and heading through 57 must-see destinations across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The road trip runs which starts on April 6 and continues up until April 26, starts in Plymouth and ends in Galway, visiting villages, towns, and cities along the way.
Route 57 was designed as the UK and Ireland's answer to US Route 66, by Jurys Inn Hotels who are supplying accommodation along the way, to the driver, motoring journalist Jess Shanahan.
Jess will be doing the road trip in a KIA Soul EV supplied by electric car leasing company DriveElectric, and stopping at charging stations along the route, mapped out by ZapMap.
As well as promoting local tourism, the campaigns use of an electric vehicle (EV) seeks to challenge common myths around electric cars.
A recent survey by the AA shows that the range of an EV is one of the top reasons why people are not buying electric cars.
A poll responded to by over 27,000 AA members found only one in eleven AA members buying a car in the next three years would consider going electric or hybrid.
The Route 57 campaign will show that these perceptions do not match reality with todays green car technology, and that an electric car can drive more than 2580 miles across four countries.
The EV and Jess arrives in Scotland stopping off at Edinburgh's Jurys Inn on Saturday, April 16, the following day it will be in Perth, Dundee, Stonehaven and Aberdeen.
On April 19, it travels to the Cairngorms and Inverness before heading down past Loch Ness on Wednesday, April 20 passing Forth Augustus and Fort William.
On April 21, it reaches Loch Lomond and Glasgow before heading over to Ireland.
Jess will be posting updates on the Route 57 website: www.route57.org.uk along with Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram– and taking driving music suggestions through the Twitter hashtag #route57, or adding them directly to the Route 57 Spotify playlist.


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LONG BEACH — A Chinese company will build Long Beach Transit's next generation of eco-friendly buses.
The Long Beach Transit Board of Directors today voted to award a $12.1 million contract to purchase 10 all-electric buses and charging equipment to BYD Motors, Inc. a U.S. subsidiary of BYD Co. Ltd., a Chinese firm.
The contract, funded mainly with the federal government's Transit Investment for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program, is considered one of the largest federal grants ever awarded for the deployment of electric buses and sets the stage nationally for the next step in bus technology, transit officials said. Right now, most U.S. buses run on diesel or compressed natural gas, or CNG.
BYD beat out five companies with bids ranging from $9.35 million to $12.09 million, including Proterra, which has been critical of BYD.
The transit board chose BYD's 40-foot aluminum electric bus design, which would have larger battery packs that would charge overnight and run all day with a bus would run up to 155 miles.
BYD all-electric buses would be placed in service in 2014 along the downtown Passport route, which makes stops at the Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and various points up and down Pine Avenue.
The proposal has been criticized by a rival company and others who are upset that Long Beach Transit would select BYD over an American company.
South Carolina-based Proterra, which competed for the contract, called out BYD, accusing the company of providing misleading information about its bus sales and capabilities.
BYD officials dismissed Proterra's accusations as "sour grapes" for losing out on the bid.
In previous meetings with the transit board, BYD spoke of their commitment to Long Beach and added that the company is in the process of securing two buildings in Lancaster that would support the building of electric buses and hundreds of Southern California jobs.
Long Beach Transit serves 28.2 million customers in Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and parts of surrounding areas.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Flipboard, the high-profile tablet app-maker, has hired Hulu's former chief technology officer to be Chief Executive Mike McCue's No. 2.
Eric Feng, currently an executive at Sand Hill Road venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, said Friday he would oversee engineering and strategy at the startup, which has raised more than $60 million in venture financing and makes a popular app for reading news and magazine articles.
"Mike first identified the proliferation of mobile devices and re-imagined what the Web could be," Feng said, adding that his experience at Hulu, which had to negotiate distribution deals with television studios, will be relevant at Flipboard. Feng's addition could also signal the startup's intent to become a serious video player.
McCue, a veteran entrepreneur, first announced Feng's hire on Thursday on the Fox Business Channel.
Dubbed in its early days as a potential revenue source for traditional print publishers, Flipboard launched with fanfare in May 2010, when its servers crashed under the rush of new users.
Since then, the company has largely stayed out of the spotlight, prompting speculation in the Valley over whether it can live up to the initial hype.
Aside from Kleiner Perkins, Flipboard's mostly media-centric backers include Index Ventures, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, former News Corp executive Peter Chernin and media investment banker Quincy Smith.
Feng's move recalled the 1990s, when Kleiner Perkins famously cultivated a close-knit network of loyal executives who were deployed to the firm's portfolio companies.
In recent years, the firm has revived the strategy of cross-pollinating its talent pool to recapture its glory days.
Last year, Emil Michaels, a former top executive at Tellme Networks, the company McCue founded in 1999, took the No. 2 job at Klout, another Kleiner portfolio company.
"I love Mike, the team of investors involved, and still being a part of the Kleiner family," Feng said.
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I chatted up The Vampire Diaries exec producer Julie Plec and her bloodsucking CW cast at Comic-Con. Among the bombs dropped:
- Early in the season, newly-turned vampire Elena (Nina Dobrev) will have what Plec calls her "first hot vampire sex" with either Damon, Stefan, Klaus, Matt or Elijah. A possible clue as to who the lucky guy is? "Elena saved Matt's life, so he's going to end up paying it forward in a very peculiar way." Dobrev's reaction to the action: "It's like she's going through puberty and vampire sex is going to feel like her first time."
- Stefan (Paul Wesley) will be driving a new motorcycle to show off his rebellious side. "I ride motorcycles in my daily life, so I'm excited to burn some rubber," says Wesley, who'd been campaigning for these wheels. "I ride a Triumph but I'm hoping Stefan gets something vintage."
- Damon (Ian Somerhalder) will find a new daytime drinking buddy in Tyler (Michael Trevino). "I think Tyler is up to the challenge of picking up at the bar where Alaric left off," says Trevino. Adds Somerhalder: "Enemies will become allies."
- The fourth episode flashes back 900 years to shed further light on Rebekah (Claire Holt), who's looking for a new place to live. "The Salvatore house is huge," suggests Somerhalder. "And so is Damon's bed!"
- Expect a "big, spontaneous, explosion of joy with some kissing" the first time Caroline (Candice Accola) lays eyes on Tyler, who she thought died. "Shirts are flying off in our first episode back," teases Trevino.
- Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) will possibly find love with new character April (Grace Phipps, who arrives in Episode 2), a pastor's daughter who returns from boarding school under tragic circumstances and reconnects with her childhood friend. "It will be interesting to see where they go with that," says McQueen. "But he and Bonnie still have some unfinished business."


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Former State Representative Bill Huizenga will give the awards ceremony address during this year's Model United Nations at Hope College on Friday, March 6, starting at 3:50 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Former State Representative Bill Huizenga will give the awards ceremony address during this year's Model United Nations at Hope College on Friday, March 6, starting at 3:50 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The talk will be something of a homecoming for Huizenga. He participated in the Model United Nations, which is designed for high school students, as a student himself, while attending Holland Christian High School.
His talk will focus on leadership, relationships and preparing for the future economy as students enter the work field and advanced studies. Those attending his address are also welcome to attend the awards ceremony for the participating high school students, which will follow immediately afterward.
The purpose of Model United Nations is to give high school students an opportunity to take on the roles of professional diplomats with the goal of achieving a particular country's national objectives while fostering a desired international consensus for real solutions to the questions facing them. Some 650 high school students and faculty from the greater Midwest are attending the event, which is running Thursday-Friday, March 5-6. Hope College's department of political science sponsors the event.
Huizenga was elected to the Michigan legislature in 2002, serving until his term expired earlier this year. From 1996 to 2002 he was director of public policy for U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra. A native of Zeeland, Huizenga is a graduate of Holland Christian High School and Calvin College.
Huizenga has extensive experience traveling abroad starting at a young age. In addition to studying in Spain for a semester during college, Huizenga has traveled throughout most of Europe and Eastern Europe, and has spent time in Central and South America.
During the past four years, Huizenga served on the Council of State Governments Mid-west/Canada Relations Committee and in 2006 was invited by the Mexican government to be a part of a Michigan delegation that studied U.S./Mexican trade and cultural relations. In 2007, Huizenga was chosen for the prestigious American Council of Young Political Leaders program which singles out political and community leaders who are under 40 years of age from around the country. ACYPL sends small delegations around the globe to experience new cultures and build relationships. Huizenga's delegation traveled to the Philippines.
Currently, Huizenga serves and the director of advancement and promotion for Zeeland Christian School, which is the site for El Puente, an innovative Spanish immersion program. ZCS also has a sister school relationship with a Christian school in Manila, Philippines.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street.


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Vesta was the goddess of the hearth. There are six Virgines Vestales, Vestal Virgins, in charge. The sacred fire in the Aedes Vestae, Temple of Vesta, symbolized continuity of life of state. This forum is for women only. To get access you must (1) be female; and (2) request access via your account settings. This forum is run by Queenie.


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VICTORVILLE – A sheriff's deputy ran into a raging apartment fire to rescue two women and three children early Saturday morning, officials said.
"The deputy saw the child's hand pounding on the (window) of the apartment and made the decision to go inside and look for her," said Sgt. Ken Lutz of the San Bernardino County sheriff's Victorville station.
No one was seriously injured, according to authorities.
"I (saw) him come out of the smoke from an upstairs apartment holding the girl, running down the stairs," said Jarrod Adams, who lives in the apartment complex and lost most if not all of his possessions.
The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. in the 14200 block of Rodeo Drive.
Residents who managed to escape told deputies people were trapped inside one of the eight units of the complex, Lutz said.
Deputy Arturo Ramirez could hear screaming from one of the units and ran into the burning building, officials said.
Ramirez found two women holding two small children, and he was able to safely escort them out of the apartment, Lutz said.
The frightened women told Ramirez there still was a girl in a back bedroom. When Ramirez saw the child pounding on the window, he ran back into the smoke-filled apartment until he found the child and brought the girl to safety, authorities said.
One of the children rescued by Ramirez had just celebrated her 11th birthday Friday, county Fire Department officials said.
Firefighters used a ladder to rescue a man from the second floor of the building, officials said. He was not seriously injured.
"I was awakened by the smell of burning plastic," said Adams. "I went to see what the smell was and when I opened my (bedroom) door, smoke barreled into my bedroom."
Adams yelled for his roommate, who after yelling back a few choice words over the situation, ran into the backyard.
"He instinctively ran to our back porch to grab the hose to put (the fire) out. I left out the front. After being outside for about two minutes I realized he wasn't there so I ran back in the apartment."
Adams' roommate yelled to him from the backyard, letting Adams know he was OK and for him to call 9-1-1.
"After that we watched it burn, and by it I mean everything we owned including our vehicles, which were parked directly behind our apartment," Adams said.
Firefighters were able to control and extinguish the fire, but several vehicles and apartment units were destroyed.
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The fire took about an hour to bring under control and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.


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REMINDER: 'Empty Bowls' Fundraiser is Friday at Burien Community Center
REMINDER: Burien's annual 'Empty Bowls' fundraiser will be at the Burien Community Center this Friday, Jan. 25, with two servings: Lunch from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Dinner from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
"In 2012 over 1,150 people attended and helped raise $18,400 for the Food Banks," said Organizer Gina Kallman. "Last year we were so successful we ran out of bowls! To make sure everyone who attends gets a bowl we will gratefully accept all donations but you must be present to pick out a bowl. Have too many bowls at home? Feel free to bring your own bowl to eat out of…or we will have paper bowls available too!"
Empty Bowls events can be found around the country, raising money to combat hunger in our communities. Moshier Art Center Potters have donated over 1,300 bowls to be filled with soup at this fun community event. Your donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink; all donated by local businesses.
There is also a contest for 'Best Soup,' at this great annual fundraiser, which is hosted by Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, along with Discover Burien and Moshier Potters.
Cost is:
- $15 minimum donation for adults
- $10 minimum donation for children
Your donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, drink and dessert donated by area businesses.
Proceeds will go to the Highline Area Food Bank and White Center Food Bank.
For more information, visit www.BurienParks.net or call 206-988-3700.
The Burien Community Center is located at 14700 6th Ave SW.
We'll see you there!


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Apple's first TV commercial for the iPhone 5 (below) is titled "Thumb" and touts its new larger screen in relation to the size of your hand and the radial sweep of your thumb. The spot asserts it's just "common sense."
Apple's ad agency is TBWA/Media Arts Lab.
Watch all four of the new iPhone 5 spots here>
The ad began airing on network TV in the U.S. late Friday evening, the same day the phone first went on sale. It was posted to YouTube sometime after 9 p.m. (The timing is interesting because those hours are when viewership is at its lowest.)
Apple doesn't need the publicity, of course. The launch of the new product is an event that earns its own free media.
But Samsung has dogged the iPhone 5 launch by counter-programming with ads that spoof Apple fans, who stand in long lines for small phones with tiny screens. Samsung even bought the name "iPhone 5" on YouTube so that people searching for video of the new device would see results for the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Now Apple is finally out of the gate with its own campaign. The ad is co-branded with Verizon in the metro New York market.


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Hi ladies.
I haven't been blogging much these days because I have a lot going on with new exciting projects that I'm bringing to all of you throughout this year. The past few Sundays I've been watching Tavis Smiley's State of the Black Union on TV One. I always watch these with a conflicted heart because each year we have this State of the Union and there's always a lot of encouraging speech, praise and calls to action. But it seems like after all the fanfare, the Black Community falls back to where they were. Then we do it all again the next year. That saddens me. We've got to do better.
Now don't view this as me dismissing this event, because I'm not. I think it is vital that we keep these going, but it got me thinking. What I'd like to see is the same people on the panels, not only put out a call to action, but DO SOMETHING to get things moving. Holding an event is not enough. We can talk about it all day long, but if there is no real effort being made outside of showing up on tv, nothing will ever get better. Now it's not fair for me to put it on others. Doing better starts within each one of us. We have to take a long hard look at ourselves, individually, and do an assessment. Are we living up to our potential? Are we pushing our kids to live up to their potential? Are we encouraging ourselves to take action? If the answer to any of these is "no", then we need to take action. People, Black Women in particular, can come up with a zillion reasons why we can't make it or why we feel things are against us. I'm here to tell you life is rough. But just like they say "it's not what you're called but what you answer to", it's not your circumstance but how you react and move on from it to prosper that counts. If you don't instill positive thoughts in your mind, you have no chance to succeed. If you don't take positive actions to improve your life, you can't succeed. If you don't start moving yourself out of negative environments and circles, you cannot succeed.
Self accountability and hard work is the starting point. We cannot continue to blame others for our misfortunes. Education and knowledge is power. It starts with you. If you have children, you can't even get their lives straight until you get yours straight first. Kids follow by example. If you're not setting that example of excellence, they will have a harder road. Let them know and understand that being smart and focused is not a crime. Keep them interested in always learning. It breaks my heart to see some women say "I can't. I'm stuck with no way out". I don't believe that in even the most extreme cases. Education and knowledge is the great equalizer. We have way too much access these days to have excuses to fall back on. The internet has a wealth of information, mostly for free. Pick up a book. Talk to people. If you can't afford traditional education, get a non-traditional education. You can self-educate. Just because your education isn't from a prestigious university doesn't mean the education or knowledge is an less valuable. Look for programs, grants and scholarships and apply if you are determined to get a traditional education. There is money out there, you just have to look. Connect with successful people you admire. Surrounding yourself with successful people is sure to put you in a positive mindset. It can be as simple as sending an email or picking up the phone to reach out. Don't think of people in terms of being untouchable. Everyone is accessible somehow, some way. If you don't ask, you'll never get.
Upgrade your relationships. We all have different types of friends. The ones you go shopping with. The ones you can discuss world issues with. The ones you had from childhood. But all friendships aren't meant to last forever. At some point we all experience a friend who is overly negative and adds nothing of value to your friendship. You dread having conversations with her because you know how they'll turn out. These are the friends you prune from your inner circle. I know there is a lot to be said for loyalty and friendship. But you can't allow negativity to invade your space. If you're in a circle where you're the smartest one, it's time to find some smarter friends. If you're in a circle where all they do is bitch about men and problems, it's time to find happier friends. If you're in a circle where all they do is cry over money woes or robs peter to pay paul with no plan to get out of the situation, it's time to find savvier friends. You cannot allow others, no matter how long you've known them, to bring you down. Even the strongest of women will succomb to this negaitvity if exposed to it enough. Don't be afraid to start over.
If you feel you cannot pull yourself up by yourself, get help. There are support groups and mentors out there willing to help. Now be careful though. If you join a support group, make sure it's not a pity party but a group with goals on helping one another to succeed. Also be careful in choosing a mentor. Not everyone is meant to mentor people. Make sure there is good synergy between you and get at least two or three people to mentor you. Create an encouragement board. Some people call them vision boards. Cut out powerful words, affirmations, phrases and captions and put them on the board. You can also add images of what you wish to succeed. Keep it in a prominent place where you'll constantly see it. Refer to it often, especially when you feel down.
Immerse yourself in things other than celebrity gossip or entertainment. Get politically active. Get involved in empowering conversations. Get dialog going within your own household and talk to your kids. It has always bugged the hell out of me how women will blow up a conversation thread about Beyonce's weave or last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, hair & makeup, or the Chris Brown/Rhianna saga. You'll find threads online 40 pages deep. But throw out a conversation about goal setting, starting a business, helping one another, or anything work related, and it gets ignored. People, we've got to do better. I'm not saying entertainment doesn't have it's place. But have an opinion about something other than idle gossip! We need more intelligent dialog.
If you are a person who has achieved success, this blog is for you too. What have you done to uplift another person? Do you mentor or otherwise give your time? What are you willing to do, as your part, in helping our community? You cannot make the mistake so many have made. You cannot get into the upper echelon then cocoon yourself away from the world saying "not my problem". I'm not saying you have to single-handedly save the entire world or Black Community. But don't shut yourself off. The biggest complaint I hear from women, especially Black Women is that the sisters who made it turn their backs and are unwilling to reach back to help. Let's work to dispel this notion. Get involved and give back. Remember, you once needed a hand. If someone gave it to you, consider it paying it forward. If nobody helped you, remember that feeling and work to help others as you wised someone would have helped you.
If you want something bad enough, go out and fight for it. Nothing is given in this life. You have to fight and sweat for it. Don't let anyone or anything keep you from achieving it. If the election of President Obama has taught us anything, it's that anything is possible. Say it with me again ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. It's up to you to level the playing field. Not President Obama, Black "Leaders", the government, your boss, nobody. Only YOU. Decide what you want to do and go for it with full force. Find out what you do best and work to refine those skills and create your brand. Be confident in what you do so others will believe in you. Remember, if you don't believe in you nobody else will. What do you want to be synonymous with? What do you want your legacy to be? What do you want your message to the world to be? Show up, be accountable, and start talking! Most importantly, start DOING.
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New methods of contraception mean women must weigh choices
Puzzled by the onslaught of advertising that touts pregnancy prevention along with bonuses like clearer skin and a period-free lifestyle, Jennifer Meyer balked at a birth control pill that would reduce her monthly cycles to just four per year.
"It's just not something we should stop," says Meyer, a 33-year-old graduate student at Wayne State University. She's using a traditional pill because she says it's convenient, inexpensive and feels like the more natural choice. But she has also thought about whether an intrauterine device, or IUD, might be worth trying.
Meyer is like thousands of women bombarded -- and sometimes confused -- by commercials, billboards and Internet and radio ads touting new ways to prevent pregnancies.
Companies marketing prescription birth control methods like Seasonique, the multi-month pill; Mirena, an IUD, and others spent $188 million on advertising in 2008, according to a report from the New York-based Nielsen Co., which does market research. That's an increase of about $40 million over spending in 2007. In these ads, drug companies offer "birth control plus" -- better skin, fewer cramps, a period-free vacation or a reduction of premenstrual syndrome symptoms, the personality and physical changes that may occur in some women just before their period begins, says Andrea Tone, a professor of the social history of medicine at McGill University in Montreal.
"It's pregnancy prevention and a whole new way of life," says Tone. Dr. Brent Davidson, chief of women's health services at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, says he routinely fields questions from women trying to wade through the choices to pick the best option. He weighs a woman's health history -- some estrogen-like pills can exacerbate chronic illnesses like high blood pressure -- her insurance coverage and family planning goals when making a recommendation. "The key is we have choice -- many more than our parents' generation -- and safe choices," says Davidson, who also is the Michigan Department of Community Health medical director for contraception.
Most forms of birth control are effective if used exactly as directed. Davidson says the fail rate is 1 percent to 2 percent, but most methods do not prevent transmission of HIV, the herpes virus or the cervical cancer-causing human papilloma virus. The chart, right, outlines many of the birth control measures women can consider:
Pills offer varying concentrations of estrogen-like and progesterone-like compounds. The most common are taken on a 28-day cycle, with three weeks of hormones and one week of placebo, during which a period happens.
The pill needs to be taken at the same time every day for maximum effectiveness.
Hormones in the pill signal the body to reduce levels of natural estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for ovulation. Hormonal control is also linked to reduced acne, a selling point for pharmaceutical companies.
Examples include brands such as Yaz and Mircette, Ortho tri-cyclen and Ortho Novum. Cost: Up to $24 for a one-month prescription.
Side effects, says Davidson, include risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, nausea and high blood pressure. Some users also report tender breasts, spotting between periods and mood changes. Few long-term health problems are associated with the pill, but some estrogen pills can exacerbate chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Seasonique is similar to monthly birth control pills in that users take one pill a day, but instead of the placebo pills once a month, there is a single week of low-dose hormone during the 12th week, so users have only four periods a year. Another long-term pill is Lybrel, which users take every day to suppress ovulation, and have no periods at all. Both cost $170 for a three-month supply.
NuvaRing is a flexible plastic ring that is vaginally inserted once a month. It releases a low dose of hormones directly into the reproductive tract, rather than through the bloodstream, like pills. Users take the ring out after three weeks to induce a period.
It's a popular choice among women who have nausea problems with pills, says Davidson. Cost: Up to $50.
The side effects are similar to the pill, but also include the possibility of vaginal infections and increased secretions.
Depo-Provera is a progestin shot given once every three months, so there's no need to remember to take a pill. Its slow release of progestin suppresses ovulation, and Davidson says about two-thirds of women stop having periods altogether.
Long-term use of Depo-Provera has been linked to calcium loss, though no increased risk of osteoporosis, says Davidson, and some women gain weight. Another similar long-term birth control is Implanon, a matchstick-sized progestin implant placed in the arm that lasts for three years. Depo-Provera cost: Up to $64. Implanon cost: $400-$800.
IUDs are progestin-containing devices implanted directly in the uterus. Mirena, a 5-year plastic insert, releases hormones slowly, which makes the female reproductive tract less friendly to sperm. A non-hormone option is ParaGard, a copper-lined IUD that can prevent pregnancy for up to 10 years. Cost: $400 to $665.
"It's the same effect as permanent sterilization," says Davidson, "but reversible."
Most sterilization procedures permanently prevent natural pregnancy, although in-vitro fertilization might still be an option, says Davidson. Essure is a form of permanent sterilization that does not require surgery. Instead, a flexible rod is inserted through the vagina into the uterus and fallopian tubes. Tissue grows over the rod in the fallopian tubes over three months, ceasing ovulation.
Tubal ligation, "getting your tubes tied," is a surgical procedure whereby the fallopian tubes are sealed or removed. Occasionally, the tubes regrow. Some women complain of cramps and discharge from this procedure and, as with any surgery, death is a rare possibility. Cost: $1,000 and higher.
Diaphragms are flexible rubber domes that cover the cervix and are often used with spermicides to prevent fertilization. They are fitted by doctors, inserted before sex and can be reused. Some women say they don't stay in place, and the possibility of bladder infections exists. Cost: $25 and less for the diaphragm and up to $112 for the fitting.
Female condoms, available over the counter, are similar to male condoms, but fit inside the vagina and, unlike other forms of birth control, can prevent the spread of STDs. Cost: $1 each.
Natural methods of family planning take advantage of ovulation cycles to prevent pregnancy. Planning intercourse around ovulation prevents sperm from reaching the egg. It requires women to track their cycles, and can use temperature, cervical mucus changes or a calendar to do so.
(NOTE: Prices come from Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan, which offers contraception on a sliding scale, but not sterilization. Pharmacies and other clinics may have different prices)
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Say what you will, LeBron James is clutch
MIAMI -- The people who like to slam LeBron James didn't get what they wanted Tuesday night. James's critics were ready to pounce on him for losing in another NBA Finals series -- but the world's best basketball player made them wait. We'll see for how long.
By staving off elimination here with a 103-100 victory in overtime over the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat forced a decisive Game 7 on its home court. Another offseason of attacks for failing to win enough will have to wait. By now, James should be accustomed to being blasted.
No matter how much James does -- his list of accomplishments is long for someone who's only 28 -- many hoops fans and media members view him as an all-time underachiever. All he did Tuesday was lead a furious fourth-quarter rally and finished with his second triple-double of the Finals. The box score told part of the story: James had 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
What James did best, however, was overcome his own failings -- late turnovers in regulation. His three-pointer with 20 seconds to play pulled the Heat within two. Then the ageless Ray Allen made a three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left, setting the stage for overtime and Miami, somehow, wasn't finished. James helped made sure of it.
Most superstar athletes are graded on their overall body of work. It seems James is judged minute by minute. And nothing he did yesterday matters -- unless yesterday was bad for James. These Finals are a great example of the wrongheaded James-has-failed-again thinking.
Following Miami's Game 1 loss, James was singled out for doing too little. James had a triple-double. Granted, James has struggled to score during the series. In three games, he produced fewer than 19 points. He's shooting under 45 percent from the field. Give San Antonio credit for playing great team defense against James. San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich knows a little something about the game.
Still, James' Finals stats illustrate his incredible all-around ability: He's averaging 23.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 7.5 assists. He was on the floor for 50 minutes Tuesday night. The humility James has shown during Miami's toughest moments against San Antonio is no less impressive.
After Miami's embarrassing blowout loss in Game 3, James shouldered responsibility for the abysmal performance. As the Heat's leader, James should have, especially after he scored only 15 points on 7-for-21 shooting.
Few superstars, however, would have been as candid as James was in blaming himself for the loss. A few years ago, James probably wouldn't have gone there. He showed growth and also walked the walk: James had 33 points and 11 rebounds in Miami's Game 4 win. On Tuesday, James delivered his second bounce-back performance in four games. He's the biggest reason Miami and San Antonio will play a winner-take-the-golden-trophy showdown here Thursday.
A Miami victory would give James the back-to-back titles he has so badly wants. He'd also likely take home his second NBA Finals MVP trophy. And a Heat loss? It would spur a whole lot of chatter about how often James has failed in the spotlight.
This is James' fourth Finals appearance. Since leaving Cleveland, James has guided Miami to three consecutive Eastern Conference titles. Some of the criticism of James would be easier to understand if last season had not occurred. It's like people forget James actually did win an NBA championship.
In winning his fourth MVP trophy this season, James joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Bill Russell as the only players in league history with at least four. Even if James finishes his career with one championship, that would still be one more than Hall of Famers Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and Dominique Wilkins won combined.
Fact is, although Jordan made it look easy, it's very hard to win one title, let alone multiple championships. Jordan is the greatest basketball player in NBA history. In six Finals appearances, Jordan never lost. In that part of the game, James doesn't measure up to Jordan. But who does? Even Russell, who won a record 11 titles in 13 seasons, lost once in the Finals.
Jordan possessed an uncommon mix of athleticism, smarts and competitiveness. For his opponents, it proved to be a lethal combination. Jordan wan an original. James is as well.
In the NBA, there has never been a player as big (James is listed at 6 feet 8, 250 pounds) and fast who does so many things at the highest possible level. If you appreciate the artistry of top-notch basketball, it's impossible to miss the beauty of James's game. It's also unfair to ignore James' clutch performances through the years.
In last season's Eastern Conference finals, James had 45 points, 15 rebounds and five assists as Miami won at Boston to force a Game 7. His 31-point, 12-rebound outing in the final game helped put Miami in the championship round against Oklahoma City. Earlier this month, James had 32 points, eight rebounds and four assists in Game 7 as Miami outlasted Indiana to win the Eastern Conference. There are big-time playoff performances all over James's resume.
James's missteps tend to stand out more. In the eyes of many basketball observers, James will forever wear a black hat because of his horribly-handled exit from Cleveland (who could forget, "The Decision"). He deserved to get ripped for that one. But it happened almost three years ago. Isn't it time to move on?
Eventually, James should be evaluated on his career. Everyone is. But before we tear down James' legacy, let's give him time to finish building it.


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Spears was too scared to ask for birth control
BRITNEY SPEARS' little sister Jamie Lynn fell pregnant aged 16 because she was "really scared" to discuss birth control with her doctor.
The actress/singer was too nervous to ask for contraception advice but admits she was stunned to learn she was expecting her first child with then-boyfriend Casey Aldridge.
She tells Glamour magazine, "I had been on a Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101, and after we wrapped shooting, I just wanted to go home to Louisiana and finish high school, be a cheerleader, all that. Then I found out I was pregnant. I was 16. I'd had one boyfriend. It doesn't make it perfect or all right. But I was judged for something that probably most everyone does... I was like every other teenager, except I had this last name...
"I believe in safety and birth control as prevention. But like many young girls... I was really scared to go to the doctor. And I was on a Nickelodeon show, and it (felt) especially embarrassing to ask someone to put me on birth control. I didn't want to ask my doctor."
Spears, now a single mum at 20, plans to teach her three-year-old daughter Maddie all about safe sex when she is a teenager to help her make "smart choices".
She adds, "It'd be dumb to sit here and say that Maddie isn't going to like a boy one day and she isn't going to have a boyfriend. I'll just have to handle that the best way that I can. Both her daddy and me will caution her (about having sex), and I would hope that she would not want to do that at all, but I have to make sure that I'm realistic too. I've got to figure out a way to communicate to her to make smart choices and make the best decisions she can."


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LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a protest to the federal government's latest report on ways to stop a Great Lakes invasion of Asian carp.
Schuette knocks the report as "incomplete" and lacking any "concrete plan of action." In January, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered eight ways to block migration of Asian carp between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.
Some would cost billions of dollars and take decades to complete. Schuette said Tuesday there seems to be no sense of urgency. Similar criticism has come from members of Congress.
Schuette wants to see barriers between Lake Michigan and the Chicago River waterways. The Army Corps has said any additional action depends on direction from Congress.
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Sol Hess created Twentieth Century during his 50-year tenure at Lanston Monotype as Art Director. He had spent a good deal of his career redrawing Lanston's existing catalogue, but he was especially adept at developing entirely new typefaces and adapting existing types to new technological standards.
After the rampant success of the New Typography and Paul Renner's Futura, the Lanston foundry decided to develop Twentieth Century as a potential competitive response. Like Futura, it focused on the sparse geometric shapes of modernism, but incorporated a taller x-height and more even stroke contrast in the lowercases. Hess also chose to redraw and include experimental alternates that Renner had originally included in Futura, but then thrown out. These glyphs gave Twentieth Century a very modern, abstract accent.
Like many of Hess' typefaces during this period, its development was undertaken before WWII, but the entire series of weights and italics was not completed until after the resolution of the conflict. Toward the end of the century, Monotype Imaging issued a version of Twentieth Century optimized for digital use– the Century Gothic™ font family; however, Century Gothic bears few aesthetic similarities to Twentieth.
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Woolworth Death Masks by Jordan Mckenzie.
Studio1.1 are selling a limited edition print by Jordan Mckenzie which also gives you entry to their annual fundraiser 'Lottery Show' here.
Woolworth Death Masks by Jordan Mckenzie.
Studio1.1 are selling a limited edition print by Jordan Mckenzie which also gives you entry to their annual fundraiser 'Lottery Show' here.
Vuvi Mask, Gabon via Sotheby's.
Hook-Mask, Bahinemo People, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guinea via Sotheby's.
Bafo Mask, Cameroon via Sotheby's.
Mask, Teke/Tsaayi, Republic Of The Congo via Sotheby's.
War Canoe Prow Mask, Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea via Sotheby's.
Armures, 2013
Armures, 2013
Masques, 2011
Masques, 2011
Masques, 2011
From Marie Rime's Masques and Armures projects.
Pectoral, 13th–16th century Colombia; Sonso Gold. [Link]
Headdress frontal, 1st–7th century Colombia; Yotoco Gold. [Link]
Costumed figure pendant, 1st–7th century Colombia; Tolima Gold. [Link]
Bird Pendant, 10th–16th century Colombia; Tairona Gold. [Link]
Funerary mask, Calima-Malagana, gold alloy, 100BC–AD400
Bird pectoral, Popayan, gold alloy, AD900–1600.
There are beautiful works in the 'Beyond El Dorado power and gold in ancient Colombia' exhibition at the British Museum which closes 23rd March, so go see it now! I was told off for taking pictures but the catalogue is really worth getting.
Power (or sakhti in Nepali) is a source of a shaman's fame. Jongge enjoys power competitions a lot. Once, thanks to his sakhti, he opened a new source of underground water in the mountains.
Tyetye Bompo is a natural-born shaman and was taught the craft directly by Devil Forest, the mysterious ghostly being living in the jungle. As a child Tyetye spent half a year in the forest. He never had any official guru, but he won power competitions with other shamans. He claims to be able to change a piece of wood into a cobra.
Dubsang Tamang trains his son to become a shaman. This year during Janai Purima they went to Parvati Kunda, a holy lake linked with the cult of Hindu goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva. The lake is located a walking distance from the village. For the first time ever Dubsang Tamang's son was dressed in a full shaman attire.
Rikzen spent 4 months in the jungle. He is strictly against killing animals during shamanistic rituals, pudjas and claims that Bompos who require chicken being killed deal with devils, which is never good. That is why they often drink a lot of alcohol.
Nurbu Tamang has been practicing to become a fully qualified Bompo for the last 3 years. He often undertakes a role of a shaman helper during pudjas run by his guru from Shalgarbeen cast of shamans.
Risowangdi was trained to become a shaman by his older brother. He has been practicing as a Bompo for the last 13 years. Before becoming a shaman he served in the army. Risowangdi's father was also a Bompo, but he divorced Risowangdi's mother for another woman. Risowangdi himself married for love at the age of 17 and is a very proud father of three sons.
Kam Dindup has worked as a Bompo for the last 22 years. For him a shaman is a mediator between humans and gods. He claims that we live in the second era of humanity, The Era of Buddhas. The first era, which has ended many years ago, was the Era of Guru Rinpoche, the saint who brought Buddhism to Himalaya.
Shakti of Kami Tamang from Narobeen cast of shamans is famous across the Himalaya. Sometimes he is also called to run pudjas in China.
'Se bompo, se, se' is a series of portraits of Nepali Shamans posing in their living rooms by Photographer Martushka Fromeast made during her residency in Syafrubesi. More information on this and other projects here.
Photos by Wei-Lang Shih from here found via P.E.G. Village painted by Rainbow Grandpa (彩虹爺爺)! Background information here.
Screenshots from Adventure – Quest under Capricorn – 1. Desert Gods of a snake ceremony.
This is a David Attenborough series from 1963 which I recommend watching.
Zulu male figures (udoli) wearing imitsha made by Hluphekile MaMchunu Zuma 1990. Photo by Action Photos. Collection Frank Jolles.
Zulu clay doll (udoli) Photo by Hershel Mair. Collection SAM.
Zulu male figure (udoli) Photo by Action Photos. Collection Frank Jolles.
Tonga child figures. Collection K. Nel KN/T/3 – 4
Zulu woman figures (udoli) made by Hluphekile MaMchunu Zuma 1989. Photo by Action Photos. Collection Frank Jolles.
Ovakwanyama, child from the palm fruit. Collection WITS-SFB 94.16.02.
South Sotho clay doll collected by Revd Ellenberger pre 1870. Collection Museum of Mankind, London.
Scans from Evocations of the Child: Fertility figures of the southern African region.
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INTERNET NEWSWorldNetDaily Exclusive
'Actions represent trial balloon for government censorship of 'hate' speech'
Google's blog hosting service, Blogger.com, admits that in the name of "free speech" some of its blogs are "offensive, harmful, inaccurate," but when one of its clients blogged in opposition to a transgender rights bill, Google drew the line.
A day before the Massachusetts Legislature plans to review a controversial gender identity bill, Blogger.com blocked the blog of MassResistance, an organization that exposes the increasingly open agenda of the homosexual movement in Massachusetts, with a warning that some of the content may be "objectionable," requiring readers to confirm their intent to visit.
Screen shot of content advisory and permission requirement prior to accessing the MassResistance blog
"Some readers of this blog have contacted Google because they believe this blog's content is objectionable," the warning reads. "In general, Google does not review nor do we endorse the content of this or any blog. For more information about our content policies, please visit the Blogger Terms of Service."
MassResistance blogger Amy Contrada, however, writes that the only potentially "objectionable" items on the blog are photos taken in public settings and her group's politically incorrect viewpoints.
"We publish only facts, 'uncomfortable truths,' not rumors or personal attacks," Contrada writes on her blog. "And obviously, our photos reveal the ugly truth. Then, we identify those public figures who are twisting the law to enable public perversion and subversion of our youth and culture."
"We've had that blog on there since 2005," said Brian Camenker, president of MassResistance, "and only when we started posting on the new transgender bill before the Legislature did this happen.
"If you look at Google's policy on hate speech, they do state you can't include hate against people for their sexual orientation or gender identity," Camenker told WND. "But the things we write are all factual; we don't advocate beating anyone up. On the other hand, there are an enormous number of blogs against religious people that are clearly vile and hateful, particularly during the Proposition 8 battle in California. Some of that content was hideous, and it's still up.
"Nothing on our site could be construed as 'hate,'" Camenker said.
Specifically, Google's terms of service state, "Google does not monitor the content of Blogger.com and Blogspot.com, and takes no responsibility for such content. … By their very nature, Blogger.com and Blogspot.com may carry offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate material."
The website's content policy further states, "It is our belief that censoring this content is contrary to a service that bases itself on freedom of expression."
MassResistance, however, told WND that Google's actions speak louder than the words in its policies.
"Google seems to have a double standard," Camenker said. "It hosts a large number of gay activist sites that are vile and vicious, particularly against religious people, yet they put up an 'objectionable content' warning on our blog. How do they define what's offensive?"
Contrada told WND that as more and more states – and even the federal government – look to pass "hate speech" bills and laws protecting the undefined labels of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," Americans will be shocked, both by what they see displayed on the public streets and by what they can't say in the public square.
"I've been anticipating this for quite a while now," Contrada said. "Obviously Google is a private enterprise at this point, but their actions represent a trial balloon for government censorship of undefined 'hate' speech. And just like the gender identity bills, nowhere is it clearly defined what the terms mean. What will be classified as 'hate?'
"MassResistance's blog has pointed out this can of worms, and I think that's one of the reasons it draws 'objections' from transgender activists," Contrada said. "This act of censorship is just a harbinger of what may come."
Camenker also said that as Google becomes more technologically entrenched in every aspect of communications, he fears how content will be monitored in the future.
"It's Orwellian," Camenker told WND. "With Google controlling operating systems, blogs, Web searches, Internet access and software, it can get pretty bad. It could happen to anyone with a company as powerful as Google."
WND contacted Google for comment on its content advisory and permission confirmation on the MassResistance blog, but a representative merely pointed to the site's page on "flagging" a blog:
"The Flag button isn't censorship and it can't be manipulated by angry mobs," the Google page reads. "Political dissent? Incendiary opinions? Just plain crazy? Bring it on.
"When someone visiting a blog clicks the Flag button in the Blogger Navbar, it means that person believes the content of the blog may be potentially offensive or illegal," the Google help page continues. "We track the number of times a blog has been flagged as objectionable and use this information to determine what action is needed. This feature allows the blogging community as a whole to identify content deemed objectionable."
WND has reported on Google's history of being frequently criticized for its content policies and one-sided political slant, including the following actions:
- Issuing a statement publicly opposing Proposition 8, California voters' attempt to constitutionally define marriage as between one man and one woman
- Restricting Christian advertising on the issue of abortion, until a lawsuit compelled Google to amend its policy
- Rejecting an ad for a book critical of Bill and Hillary Clinton while continuing to accept anti-Bush themes
- Rejecting ads critical of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., while
continuing to run attack ads against former House Majority Leader Tom
DeLay, R-Texas
- Allowing the communist Chinese government to have the search engine block "objectionable" search terms such as "democracy"
- Ignoring major American patriotic and religious holidays, while honoring Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Halloween and other observances.
In addition, the company came under fire for an editorial decision
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are more recent, pertinent and exhaustive in their coverage.
MassResistance told WND it is currently in the process of backing up its blog content and transferring the blog to a different host service.
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"Check In and Check Out" Season 14 Episode 9
The CSI Team is called in to investigate the brutal stabbing of a couple found at a local motel that brings back memories of two very similar crimes that occurred in the same room, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Wednesday, Nov. 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jordin Sparks guest stars as teacher, Alison Stone. Photo: Monty Britnon/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.