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Interview with Viktor & Rolf
September 27th, 2015 All · Beauty · Designers · Interviews
Tags: Arnhem Academy of Art and Design, H&M, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Piper-Heidsieck, Rolf Snoeren, Tori Amos, Viktor Horsting, flowerbomb, mini bombette bag, peninsula, renzo rosso, shu uemura, viktor & rolf, wearable art
THE INSEPARABLES
MEET FASHION'S BOMBASTIC DUO
Ten years ago, Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren wished upon a star. Their wish was to create a fragrance that would make the world a better place. Their wish came true and with Flowerbomb another success story of the avant-garde Dutch fashion house was born.
The sun is shining in Paris. It is the morning after the 10-year anniversary party of Viktor & Rolf's highly succesful fragrance «Flowerbomb» and the day after their latest Haute Couture fashion show. Even I feel a little tired because of all the great impressions from yesterday. Yet, I am full of energy and excited to meet the designer duo in person.
I wear a silk top and skirt with bow embellishments from one of their previous collections (for the outfit post, click here please) and when I enter the suite at the Peninsula hotel, they recognize it in a second and I am greeted with two big smiles.
«REALITY IS BORING. WHAT IF WE MAKE IT UP?»
My first impression? As trivial as it sounds, I like them immediately. Fashion and fragrances, both are about fantasy and the designer duo knows exactly how to cater to that. In an intellectual, yet theatrical way, I am immeditaley transported into their world.
But who are those two Dutch men that would like to make the world a better place with their creations? Their vita reads like a bedtime story, like twins who were seperated by birth and found themselves at a later stage in life. Both were born in 1969 not far away from each other. They met during their studies at the Arnhem Academy of Art and Design and began working together upon graduation. In 1993, they won a talent contest and launched their namesake label.
Viktor & Rolf x H&M (2006)
First, their creations were presented in art galleries until they showed their first Haute Couture show in 1998, followed by their ready-to-wear collections in 2000. In 2006, H&M worked with the avant-garde pair for the at that point only third of the mass-retailers designer collaborations. Many more were about to follow, such as a luggage range for Samsonite, a reinterpretation of the Piper-Heidsieck champagne bottle (they turned it upside down and labeled it pink) and a line of false couture lashes for Shu Uemura. Just to name a few.
Viktor & Rolf x Piper-Heidsieck (2007)
In 2008 Italian clothing magnate Renzo Rosso, President of OTB Group, the holding group of Maison Martin Margiela,, Marni and Diesel, bought a controlling interest in the company which gave Horsting & Snoeren the possibilty to create pre-collections and catwalk shows that kept the label on everyone's lips.
Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture F/W 2015
This fall, Viktor & Rolf will take a break from the ready-to wear schedule after their F/W 2015 presentation to focus on their couture line which is every season a creative atomic bomb.
«WE SEE OURSELVES AS FASHION ARTISTS»
The day before the interview, they had presented their so-called «Wearable Art» F/W 2015 Haute Couture collection at the mezzanine space of Palais de Tokyo. During the show, the designer duo interacted on stage by taking broken picture frames filled with fabric of a wall and transforming them into gowns that they draped over the models.
Ten years ago, another artistic runway presentation had taken place. With three whispering words at the mid-point of the S/S 2015 ready-to-wear show featuring a collection rendered in black and dark tones – «Flowerbomb, Flowerbomb, Flowerbomb» – the stage revolved, revealing a completely transformed tableau vivant of models in a palette of pinks, roses and creams. It was a defining moment for Viktor & Rolf to launch their first female fragrance and intricately linking it to their powerful fashion collections – both a symbol of transformation and empowerment.
«WE FEEL A STRONG NEED TO REFOCUS ON OUR ARTISTIC ROOTS.»
F/W 2015 will be your last ready-to-wear collection because you would like to concentrate on couture. Why is that?
V&R: It was an artistic decision. We started to show couture in the beginning of our career and we returned to it for our twentieth anniversary two and a half years ago. This is what we really love so we want to focus on it. The great thing about couture is that you can take it to the extreme. It is like poetry for ideas. It gives us more freedom as the fashion system can be very demanding.
Will couture influence your fragrance line? It seems rather obvious that you would enter the world of Haute Perfumery as a next step.
V&R(Both smile): Kind of the next project. It is too early now to speak about it.
How did the «Flowerbomb» project get started? Were you approached by L'Oréal or vice versa?
V&R: L'Oréal came to us. They recognized the storyteller in us. We dreamt of a fragrance that had the power to spread a positive message.
«Flowerbomb», that is very innovative in its gourmand approach, was created by Oliver Polge, Carlos Benaim and Domitille Bertier. How were you involved in the process of making your first fragrance?
V&R: Well, it started with the word «Flowerbomb». That was our idea because we are very drawn to flowers. It becomes easily just pretty. The name is about opposites that attract. Opposites that create something new when put together in an unexpected way. A perfumer is an artist in its own. When we smelled it first, we knew that is it.
In 1996, we already had done an art project in a gallery. At that time, we didn't have a career yet just big dreams so we visualized our ambitions in small installations with dolls. There was for instance a doll in a photo studio or a shop.
A fake perfume was also part of the exhibition because we thought it would be great to have our own scent. It was made in a limited edition of 250 and you couldn't open the bottle. It was sealed so that its smell stayed a mystery. Everything showed our desire and ambition to be a designer.
What does perfume mean to you?
V&R: It's a very direct and tangible way to express an emotion. And that is the challenge to create a perfume, to do it in a good way. To be clear. You have a name, an image, a bottle, a fragrance, a message you sent. So you have to get all those factors right in the beginning.
When you smell a woman wearing «Flowerbomb», how is that for you?
Viktor: Sometimes it is weird when you see somebody in the street wearing «Flowerbomb» or «Spicebomb», our male fragrance. It almost feels like borderline and inappropriate as if you know something about this person you shouldn't know.
Rolf: I always want to see who wears it when I smell it.
The ad campaign was created together with your friends, the famous photographer duo Inez van Lambsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. It hasn't been changed for a decade. Couldn't you imagine a famous face for «Flowerbomb» as most of the fragrance houses do?
Not so easily. What we like about the ad is that it is a mystery. It is about the story of «Flowerbomb», the emotion, the feeling and not about one woman. It is about an idea, not about a celebrity and wanting to be that celebrity. It is aspirational in a different way.
Tori Amos on stage at the 10-year anniversary party of Flowerbomb.
Do you have a woman in mind you would love to dress?
Rolf: Yesterday, hearing Tori Amos sing «Wishing Upon a Star» in our couture cape from the Zen collection a few years ago was a dream come true. She is a real «Flowerbomb».
Would you agree, Viktor?
Viktor: I would agree, we dressed many celebrities. But with Tori a personal relationship has evolved over the years and that adds a meaning to the dressing.
How can I imagine your creative process?
It is a constant discussion. We whats up from the moment we wake up. It is very continious, one thing informs the other. Right from the start already, we felt that our work flow went really well. We had a conversation 23 years ago and it is still ongoing. Literally we start with words, then come up with ideas. We have to make it very clear and visualize it before actually getting started.
You always seem to be in line. Do you ever fight or argue?
V&R (Both laugh): Not so much. It is very easy. If we disagree in work, we talk about it and it means to us it is not finished.
What do you admire about each other?
Rolf: He is my best friend. I cannot really decribe it and I don't want to because he means everything to me.
Viktor: That is very sweet. Thank you! It would be diminishing to put it into words but Rolf you are a genius. That is it for starters.
If you are in a relationship. How do your partners cope with the strong bond you are having?
V&R: If there is a partner, it is a given. They know from the beginning how close we are.
Viktor & Rolf's Paris store is located at 370 rue Saint-Honoré.
You seem to wear similiar outfits a lot of times. Do you whats up each other in the morning what you are going to wear?
V&R (Both laugh): It used to be but not so much anymore. It is more about the same style.
Do you wear other designers?
V&R: Not really other designers. Mainly our own things or things that we don't make like a Nike sneakers.
Which scent are you both wearing?
V&R: Spicebomb in the extreme version.
How do you get creative?
V&R: We talk a lot, it doesn't always come easily. Sometimes you have to force yourself to sit down. just work and pull it out of yourself. Getting a deadline helps a lot though.
Viktor & Rolf sweets during the interview.
In our times, being in business for 10 years is an amazing success for a scent. Do you see your fragrance line in collaboration with L'Oréal as a marketing tool?
V&R: Oh yes, in our times, when everything is so disposable, it is amazing to have something that has a meaning. Especially considering the fact that when we started making it, we weren't thinking of other people. We wanted something that we are prone to, that is important to us. That it became such a success, is just amazing.
What do you think about social media and its fastness?
We are very ambivalent. Thinking of how we grew up in the Netherlands, there was not a lot of fashion. It is great how up-to-date and connected the kids of today are. At the same time it looses mystery, and it becomes so disposible, but we use for example Instagram. For our last couture show we tried to make images that didn't exist before.
Do you manage your own instagram account?
We have an assistant with whom we do it together but we look at it as well.
What are you most proud of in terms of your career?
Our friendship.
Is there a collection that you are most proud of?
V&R: Several ones, but the last couture show was for us an achievement, as we tried to get to the essence of our work, who we really are.
Viktor & Rolf. The brand in 3 words.
Viktor(smiles): Can it be six?
Provocative couture. Unexpected elegance. Conceptual glamour.
These are the creative pillars that define the avant-garde house of Viktor & Rolf.
Thank you, Viktor & Rolf for this amazing interview!
A lovely surprise waited for me upon my arrival in my hotel room: the Mini Bombette bag.
Viktor & Rolf surely cannot be pigeonholed. They are like the magicians of fashion for me and I am very curious to see their future projects and collections now that they can concentrate on their artistic skills. «Flowerbomb» is still growing a stronger audience and for the designer duo a good base to make most out of their business. Trust your heart, and success will come to you. In case of Viktor & Rolf, it absolutely seems to be true.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: Courtesy of Viktor & Rolf, © Sandra Bauknecht
Illustrations: Franáois Berthoud
Des Artistes – Wearable Art
June 6th, 2011 All · Art · Tops
Tags: 108, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Kids and the City, arachnida, charity t-shirts, charles anderson, chocolate factory, des artistes, elvira bach, graphic tees, miss thang, passionate gardener, t-shirts, wearable art
Most of us might be in the mood for art, the Biennnale, Art Basel just in front of us, so much to be inspired from. Have you ever dreamt of carrying your favourite piece of art around with you? Here is your chance to explore wearable art. Meet Des Artistes:
The Munich based label is an eco-and socio-conscious line of conceptual printed tees featuring work from notable and emerging contemporary artists. The T-shirt becomes a canvas upon which to inspire and explore the human spirit.
Launched in 2009, Des Artistes reflects a creative mindset that is fueled by contemporary art. Every season the brand showcases artists from a range of backgrounds, genres, ages and cultures to maintain its ongoing evolution. Every artist is acknowledged on every tee, rightfully so.
Des Artistes strives to use the finest organic and sustainable fabrics in combination with super low-impact waterbased inks. The aim is to make awareness with real art that inspires. To that end, a portion of sales will benefit a different charitable organization each season.
Below you can find some of my favourite tees:
108 (born 1978) is an Italian artist in the field of street art from Alessandria.
108 has moved from working in traditional graffiti art to painting large and mysterious figures that invade public spaces. He was one of the first writers to use numbers instead of letters for his name. He started to work when he was a child on the streets of Alessandria, and used different names. His work has appeared on the streets of Milan, Paris, London, Berlin, and New York City. His first works known by people are enigmatic "blob"-like yellow shapes. It is his firm intention to make visual chaos. His new works are labyrinths, dead trees, 3D objects and installations, but especially black and gloomy shapes.
"My art is about following my impulses as to what I feel is beautiful, interesting, and poetic."
– Franco Mondini-Ruiz
The son of an Italian father and a Mexican mother who grew up in San Antonio, Mr. Mondini-Ruiz gave up a law career to become a full-time artist in 1995. His first works were installations that favored kitschy found objects, then smaller assemblages of same. Accessibility, portability and spontaneity were key concepts.
Invited to be in the 2000 Whitney Biennial, Mr. Mondini-Ruiz sold objects on the street in front of the museum, some of them made on the spot, for 10 cents to $10. A few years ago, he took up painting in earnest, determined to initiate people into the joys of art collecting and also to bring different communities into contact with one another. He staged shows in Charlotte, N.C., San Antonio, Rome and Florence, selling quantities of paintings for $99 or 100 euros each in a few hours. Demand never exceeded supply: if someone wanted a painting that was already sold, he would make a copy, guaranteeing that it would be "as good or better."
Charles Anderson is a painter whose work plays with the relationship between art, its context and those by whom it is viewed. His paintings explore art's role throughout history and the ever-changing importance of painting within the art world.
Charles incorporates a diverse range of techniques to create layers of imagery taken from aspects of popular culture: newspaper headlines, beer bottle labels, nightclub flyers and fashion among them. The results are rhythmical paintings which provoke more questions perhaps than they answer, constantly challenging the viewer's senses and understanding of what constitutes art. Does a fabricated relationship create the image or does the image define the relationship? In the end, it is the viewers who decide by drawing whichever connotations of modern life are relevant to them. The work of this award-winning artist is included in international collections, including British Airways.
Elvira Bach is a Berlin-based artist. In 1982 at the age of 29, she was invited to participate at the documenta VII, one of the most important modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Many of her works have been strongly influenced by her time spent as an artist in residence in the Dominican Republic.
A recurring and central theme in her sensually bright and vigorous paintings is the woman in her sexually-determined existence. It turns out that the similar-looking women depicted in her paintings is Bach herself. In 1978 she began to paint self-portraits often disguised as still-lifes, using an array of utensils and accessories with which she defines herself as a woman. Explicitly erotic elements dominated her work in the early 80s. In the late 80s, her work began to transform to a more reserved style.
Proceeds will be donated to SOS Kinderdorf / Children's Villages.
For my Zurich based readers, I recommend a visit to Nina Arnold-Shah, owner of Kids and the City. This week on Tuesday, June 7th and Wednesday, June 8th, she is having a very special Shopping Spree at her house where you can explore those amazing designs among other great stuff. For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact her on her mobile +41 79 768 37 23.
See you at Nina's!
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In February we took dumbo (little over a year old) to the vet because she was limping. Exotics vet said she broke her elbow because it was swollen and painful so she was put on meta cam for 21 days. She has finished that but now still isn't using the front leg (the one she broke) or the hind leg on the same side... does anybody have any ideas as to what's going on? Probably going to take her back to the vet, but still looking for any advice/ideas?
Another vet? A broken elbow should have been splinted.
Did they x-ray to see whether the elbow truly was broken? And to check for arthritis?
If she's in a cage with other pigs, I'd put a divider in so her movement is restricted and her cagemates can't bother her. Don't totally separate them, just put up a divider in the same cage.
They said it was already healing so they never did anything besides the pain meds... and yes they did check for arthritis but just by a "feeling" test, no X-rays. They told us the X-rays would just be confirming what they already knew so they didn't want to take them and spend our money if they didn't need to. But they seemed super confident so I believe them since we've taken other GPs there in the past.
I am nervous about arthritis now though, Is there a way to tell if that's what it could be? I feel really bad for her and am going to set up an appt tomorrow I think.


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Real Secrets of Egypt revealed
for all sincere and genuine seekers after Truth
"Art thou aware that Egypt is the image of heaven,
or rather, that it is the projection below of the order of things above? If the truth must be told, this land is indeed the temple of the world."
Hermes Trismegistus The Virgin of the World
The real secrets of Egypt cannot be found in any books. They cannot be found on YouTube, Facebook, or in the pronouncements of the Pretenders to Truth, whose tall tales about ancient Egypt infest the Internet and bewilder and confuse all those who dine on this indigestible mess of fantasies and idle speculations. The REAL secrets of Egypt have been carefully preserved behind the veil of glyph and symbol, allegory and myth in the Bible, in the sacred art and architecture of ancient Egypt, as well as in many other known and unknown sacred writings of all times and places.
Since the last of the genuine ancient Egyptian Mystery Schools closed its doors more than 3,000 years ago, some few scholars and occultists have glimpsed parts of these secrets. Among them was the Egyptologist R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, who in his researches into sacred geometry and architecture did much to resurrect the great Wisdom of ancient Egypt. Another important, but virtually unknown scholar who spent his life re-discovering the secrets of Egypt was Gerald Massey. Sadly, neither author is popular among those who prefer colourful fiction to plain facts.
Excellent as the work of these and many modern investigators, such as John Anthony West and Graham Hancock is, they have not revealed and cannot unveil the complete picture, because they lack the hidden keys to the real secrets of ancient Egypt. But now the great cycles of light and dark have revolved, and once again the genuine Secret Teachings of ancient Egypt have been revived for the benefit of the very few seekers who sincerely long for answers to the great mysteries of Life. But these sacred truths cannot be learned in a week or a month, nor by prying and probing beneath the desert sands of Egypt as so many have done, or would like to do, in the hope of uncovering secrets, treasure, or both! For the real secrets of Egypt can only be revealed to those who have shown themselves worthy in thought and deed to receive them.
The secret places of Egypt
H. P. Blavatsky, that tireless worker on behalf of Truth, revealed more of the secrets of Egypt than anyone who has come out into the open with such teachings before or since. There are secret places beneath the Great Pyramid and other sacred buildings in Egypt, some of surpassing beauty and grandeur. But despite the presumptuous claims of modern writers, none have ever been discovered by the uninitiated at any time. The reason for this is that all such sacred crypts, chambers and temples—many of which contain treasures which far exceed anything found in the tomb of Tutankhamen—are carefully protected from unworthy prying eyes and grasping hands. You may ask how they are protected. They are protected in all sorts of ways. They are protected by the greediness of the Arabs who now dwell in Egypt. They are protected by concealed entrances, some of which now lie under water. Most of all, they are protected in supernormal—but not supernatural—ways by the Masters of Wisdom through their application of some of the unknown laws of Nature.
Unknown to science, but not to occult science, which long ago discovered and mastered the secret laws that govern the Universe. In recent times, many attempts have been made by 'remote viewing'—which is simply a modern word for clairvoyance—to penetrate the so-called 'Hall of Records' said to be located beneath the Sphinx. All have failed. One such 'remote viewer' commented as follows on their experience: "Lights, walls, dark, tunnels, long, deep, very deep. Hidden area. Guards. Four levels below the surface. Dark, hidden, camouflage, cannot go there, it is secret. Whoa, shaky! Guards, lethal, protection, sealed off. This is a unique structure. It is so well protected that you may not be aware of this when seeing it. Disguise is the keyword. What is being protected? I see a six-pointed 'star' like formation. Whatever it is—it is buried deep underground and closely guarded. I cannot, I dare not go any further." We would add that this investigator was more fortunate than many previous peeping-toms, whose mouldering bones still exist today in some of the deep pits and shafts which were constructed thousands of years ago to protect the sacred places of ancient Egypt from unworthy, prying eyes.
How to learn the Secrets of Egypt
During the 18th Dynasty and before there were some truly great Teachers in Egypt. Wise men and women, full of Wisdom and Enlightenment who knew the secrets of Man and the Universe; of creation and transmutation—secrets which modern science knows nothing about—notwithstanding the very great progress it has made during the last few centuries. Among the many subjects they taught were: the purpose of Life; what happens after death; what matter and spirit really are; magnetic and other healing methods; alchemy; magic; the Astral planes and their inhabitants; the real meaning of Karma, Reincarnation and Initiation; the Seven Universal Hermetic Laws; clairvoyance and mind-reading; how to contact the eternal memories of the World-Soul, read its secrets, hear the ancient tongues and read the secret and lost books; what dreams really are, and much more.
The first step to learning these secrets is to read and study the articles and books on these subjects published on the website of Occult Mysteries. You do not need to pay anything to access this treasure trove of the Wisdom of the Ages. It is freely available to you right NOW, as you can read in the sidebar on your left. Yes—free to all. Is there a catch? Yes, there is, but it's not what you may think. The catch is that you will need to work hard for your OWN advancement and enlightenment if you wish to truly benefit from this wealth of material. You will find plenty of hints and tips on how to do so at Occult Mysteries, as well as links to the very best sources of real occult knowledge and truth on the Internet.
You may well ask why we are doing this. The answer is because there has never been a time when the Secrets of Egypt were more vitally needed than today. A time when fear and menace stalk the earth; hunger, disease and wars afflict millions, and the hearts of God's lost children cry out for answers. Answers neither Church nor State, least of all material science, can provide. It is our earnest hope that YOU who are reading this will find some of those answers at Occult Mysteries, whatever your beliefs or preconceptions may be. Then, if you wish to learn more, we suggest that you visit Mystery Teachings, which describes the aims and teachings of a SECRET ORDER which teaches the Secrets of Egypt in their entirety.
Pretenders to Truth and Imposters of Wisdom
We made mention earlier of the Pretenders to Truth, who claim to reveal the Secrets of Egypt. Such claims range from the nearly-true, through wild speculations to the utterly fantastic and nonsensical. Among the latter are the various claims that the Great Pyramid was built by extraterrestrials, or was some kind of nuclear power station. Fiddlesticks! The Great Pyramid was the foremost temple of initiation in Egypt which was built by sheer human muscle and sweat using cranes, levers and other mechanical aids, not by 'levitating' supermen, nor by gangs of slaves whipped on by despotic taskmasters, as many Egyptologists still believe. Perhaps you would have liked a more colourful and 'mystical' answer? If so, there are plenty of books and websites that provide them. Those of you who prefer fact to fiction—however thrilling—will know we write the truth and nothing but the truth.
One disingenuous website tells visitors portentously that they know the true date and purpose of the Great Pyramid, but are not going to reveal it because people are not worthy to know it! Of all the hubristic puffery we have heard over the years from charlatans purporting to possess 'secrets', this takes the biscuit for arrogance and imbecility. H. P. Blavatsky revealed these so-called 'secrets' in Isis Unveiled more than 130 years ago, as anyone can read for themselves.
It is in this and similar ways that the many websites and books devoted to ancient Egypt and its secrets reveal their real agenda which is generally cash and kudos, or both. Beware! There are now many Pretenders to Truth and Imposters of Wisdom, both on and offline, whose bombastic claims are cleverly designed to mislead you into believing that you will learn the greatest secrets from them—until the day of disillusion arrives. . .and you discover you have been taken for an expensive, and often very unpleasant ride.
Your opportunity to learn the Secrets of Egypt
We make no such claims. We do not say that we are reincarnations of ancient Egyptian pharaohs or carry on the work of this or that famous adept of the past. The Occult Mysteries website does not make such bombastic claims either. Such claims at once condemn the person or persons who make them as charlatans, for no genuine Teacher has, or would make them. When H. P. Blavatsky began her work that led to the formation of the Theosophical Society she did not make such claims either, for she had better ways to lead the sincere seeker to the One Light of Truth. So have we, and one way is to provide YOU with the opportunity to learn something of the real Secrets of Egypt and the mystery teachings once taught in Egypt's temples, in your own time, at your own pace, and entirely free of charge.
OCCULT MYSTERIES
Below you will find a short list of articles that introduce sincere seekers to the Teachings of the ancient Egyptian Mystery Schools to be found at Occult Mysteries
Science of Symbolism
In the afterword to this important article on the symbolism in Mozart's Egyptian Opera—The Magic Flute—the authors explain that every sacred text, such as the Bible, or the Egyptian Book of the Dead, may be read in one of the three following ways:
The literal and intellectual—corresponding to the physical plane and lower self.
The symbolical and intuitional—corresponding to the astral planes and Higher Self.
The purely Divine and Spiritual—corresponding to the spiritual realms and the Soul.
This is the principal reason why none of the secrets of Egypt have ever been openly revealed, much less understood. It is entirely useless to try to do so by means of the intellect or through a literal reading of any Egyptian text. The hidden meaning of such enigmatical writings can only be unlocked by using one or more sacred keys. These keys include symbolism, allegory, numerology (but NOT the kind of 'numerology' used for so-called 'fortune-telling!), astrology and astronomy. If you have never realised this before, this article will open your eyes to this important truth and provide you with the basic tools to begin to discover the secrets of Egypt.
The Magic of Egypt
An investigation of the sciences and arts of ancient Egypt.
The Teaching of Ptah-Hetep
An investigation of the hidden meaning in the wisdom teachings of Egypt and their influence on the Book of Proverbs in the Bible.
The Egyptian Resurrection
The esoteric significance and meaning of Easter.
Egypt in England
An investigation of the evidence for an Egyptian colony in the British Isles more than 3,500 years ago.
Wisdom in the Bible
An investigation of the ancient Egyptian wisdom in the Bible.
Hermetic Philosophy of ancient Egypt
The secret Wisdom of ancient Egypt explored and explained.
Spiritus Hermeticum
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The Egyptian origins of alchemy and the secrets that unlock the doors of its Divine Wisdom.
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This article includes an afterword on the life and teachings of Pythagoras, one of the last Initiates of the ancient Egyptian Mystery Schools.
Separating fact from the fancies about Atlantis, from which Egypt learned her secrets.
Where to find real Knowledge and Truth on the Internet.
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Return to the Days Inn…
About a year ago, Elyse and I visited an abandoned former Days Inn in the Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania area, about twenty minutes south of Breezewood. Since then, we had received reports of a fire at the site in September, which destroyed the motel building. Six months after that fire, we didn't quite know what the site would look like, i.e. whether the remains would still be there or if it would all be demolished by now, so we went by to check it out.
First thing I did was fly over the site with the drone:
Categories: Breezewood, Urban exploration
Fun in Pennsylvania…
I guess that you could say that my March came in like a lion. On March 1 and 2, Elyse and I did an overnight trip to south-central Pennsylvania, a 350-mile journey that took us to an abandoned motel, to Breezewood, through three of the four mainline tunnels on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, to Harrisburg, and then back home. All in all, we had a fun time.
Our first stop was the aforementioned abandoned motel. This was a former Days Inn near Breezewood, and from what we could tell, it had been abandoned since 2013, and, from the looks of things, it will never be occupied again. Just about every piece of glass in the place had been shattered, the ceiling in the hallways had either fallen down or been pulled down, and there was mold everywhere. Lovely place.
Welcome to Days Inn!
Categories: Breezewood, Harrisburg, Urban exploration, Vacations
A "lost" photo set of sorts…
In doing the writing for an upcoming photo set for Life and Times about a trip that Elyse and I recently made to Pittsburgh [update: photo set published in January 2017], I quickly realized that much of the discussion about the trip up builds on a photo set that I shot in May 2006 with the intention of publishing in Photography, but that I ultimately never completed.
In this case, the subject of the "lost" photo set was Breezewood, Pennsylvania. For those not familiar, when one travels to Pittsburgh from the DC area, one of the places that you go through is Breezewood, a settlement best known for a quarter-mile stretch of US 30 that carries Interstate 70 traffic to the Pennsylvania Turnpike – a stretch of road that is loaded with gas stations and motels and restaurants. I first traveled through Breezewood in 2003 during the LPCM trip to Pittsburgh, and it piqued my interest – even more so when I later learned that there was an abandoned stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike nearby, including two tunnels. I discussed a potential trip to Breezewood for a photo shoot in 2005, and then made a trip from Stuarts Draft to Breezewood – a three-hour drive each way – on May 2, 2006. About the only bit of evidence of the trip on here was five photo features showing Breezewood, a short Journal entry with no photos, plus a few things here and there on Wikipedia and Panoramio, as was my practice at the time. The intended Photography set, with the working title "Town of Motels", was never made. Kind of a shame that, for a trip that was that far away and entirely dedicated to photography, so little was actually published from it.
I'm pretty sure that I never published the set because I didn't feel like the photos were up to par, even for the (lower) standards that I operated under at the time, and thus couldn't find the inspiration to complete it. Most of the photos had a yellow cast over them, and I clearly didn't take enough time in composing my shots. In hindsight, while I had fun doing the shoot, the idea was something of a loser. After all, it was, for the most part, just a clustering of chain businesses along a unique stretch of highway. The road configuration, created due to regulations in place at the time that precluded the use of federal funds to build direct connections to toll facilities, was what was unique, but that wasn't the focus of my photography. I focused mostly on the chain businesses themselves, which weren't particularly unique. The chain businesses looked a lot like "Anytown USA", i.e. they were much the same as you would find anywhere.
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The Conspiracy & Buried Evidence
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The "buried" evidence included direct threats of violence to Raja and his son from the original prime suspect and included criminal damage to a flat in Brunswick Square, Hove, owned by Raja.
These threats arose during a long-running and acrimonious legal dispute between Raja as leaseholder, and a Lebanese petty crook, arsonist and fraudster as freeholder of 6 Brunswick Square, Hove.
The Lebanese had twice vandalised the flat owned by Raja and set fire to it, after having used similar tactics to obtain the other flats in the building which he had acquired in 1994 for only £1,500 and registered in a false name. The low price was due to the fact that all the flats had been sold off on 99-year leases at low ground rents.
However, Raja was proving more difficult to dislodge than the other leaseholders. Shortly before Raja's murder, an "enforcer" employed by the Lebanese directly uttered the chilling threat to Raja at 6 Brunswick Square that if he did not drop the court case he "would not live to see the millennium". Shortly after the murder the Lebanese arranged a further arson attack on the flat and forfeited the lease by re-possession.
The Lebanese denied to the investigating police that he was the owner of the building by stating that he was only the "manager" for the owner who lived abroad. In fact, had the police properly investigated at the time, they would have discovered from the Land Registry that the Lebanese, under a false name, and his two sisters were the owners. Some 18 months later, as part of the conspiracy to have Nicholas arrested for the murder, Raja's son sold the flat to the Lebanese for £30,000 against a true value of at least £100,000.
The third (out of five) known member of the conspiracy was the main police "leg man" investigating officer in the case, a low-mentality failure of 30 years service who was still only a Detective Constable. He had retired in October 2001 – some six months prior to the start of the trial – but had taken, and kept at his home in contravention of procedure, his A4 100-plus page notebook that detailed a large percentage of his clandestine and undisclosed dealings with the Lebanese over the period March 2000 to September 2001. It was finally produced by the police four weeks after the trial had started, following persistent demands by Nicholas.
This notebook included the exact words suggested by him to the Lebanese to pass on to Nicholas in order to encourage Nicholas to flee abroad whilst on bail: "They will lock him up and throw away the key" – "Look what they did in the Jill Dando case" – "We don't want him to come back".
These matters were the subject of a cross-examination in the absence of the jury, during which the Detective Constable admitted that the "we" in "we don't want him to come back" referred to himself, the Lebanese and Raja's son.
Furthermore, the police deliberately arranged the destruction of the two remaining blood samples alleged to link one of the Raja assailants to the crime scene, so that it would be impossible for the defence to have the samples independently tested.
This dishonest police action followed on immediately after the prison department, acting on instructions from the police, had illegally opened and photo-copied privileged correspondence with legal advisers that had arranged payment for the independent tests. Previously such independent testing by the defence was not possible due to the Legal Aid Board refusing to make funding available.
This and other similar devastating evidence, not only against the integrity of the Prosecution, but pointing to a criminal conspiracy between three members of the investigating police team, their main suspect and the Raja family, was all hidden from the jury.
The discovery during the trial of such dishonest conduct amounted to a serious abuse of process which should have collapsed the trial – however, (In)Justice Newman ruled otherwise.
This bigoted and psychotic "judge" misdirected himself several times during the trial (in the absence of the jury) and his outrageously biased conduct of the trial was a disgrace to the judiciary.
Furthermore, it became clear from his conduct that he had developed an unjustified deep hatred, fixation and jealousy of Nicholas even prior to the commencement of the trial. This finally manifested itself on 25th October 2002 during the sentencing hearing (of which there is more to follow) when his psychosis relegated the hearing to a farce. He had, by this stage, "recognised" his fatal misdirection to the jury – the fatal misdirection that would lead to the subsequent acquittal of Nicholas at the Court of Appeal.
In October 2002 an official complaint of corruption against at least three named police officers was made by Nicholas, and this is now in the hands of the Specialist Investigations Department of the Metropolitan Police.
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HTI Increases Presence in MDU Marketplace: Margo Allan Hired to Direct Effort
HTI is expanding its core business of designing and installing integrated systems for the residential marketplace to commercial and MDU markets in the Greater Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest as a whole. Condos and other multi-dwelling units (MDUs) are being built in ever increasing numbers as more people come to embrace urban lifestyles as an alterative to suburban living. In recognition of this growing trend, HTI, the Northwest's leader in providing integrated systems has launched a new business unit to serve this important market segment.
This is the Year of the Condo. There is a huge, new emphasis on building high rise communities in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland, as well as up and down the west coast. The new HTI is going to a big part of that. There is a real need in this area for a technology partner that understands the home environment as well as the developer's business model.
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HTI is expanding its core business of designing and installing integrated systems for the residential marketplace to commercial and MDU markets in the Greater Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest as a whole. Condos and other multi-dwelling units (MDUs) are being built in ever increasing numbers as more people come to embrace urban lifestyles as an alterative to suburban living. In recognition of this growing trend, HTI, the Northwest's leader in providing integrated systems, has launched a new business unit to serve this important market segment.
Craig Carman, VP for Sales and Marketing for HTI said today that Margo Allan, a highly regarded industry professional with more than 20 years of experience with some of the nation's top firms, will lead the new unit. "Because of Margo's solid record of achievement in high tech, business entertainment, real estate, and retail with Fortune 500 companies such as Starbucks, Nordstrom, Wal-Mart, State Farm, and Toys R Us, we regard her as just the right person to lead this strategic business initiative."
As the Director of Sales, MDU for HTI, Allan's experience in business development, strategic sales, partner alliance formation, leadership, and management make her particularly suited for the new position. Her experience in the technology and image industries allow her to translate conceptual design requirements into cutting edge, fully integrated technological solutions for new high tech buildings that require high-end integrated systems.
"The market is ripe for the introduction of integrated technology in to the high-rise condo market," said Allan. "This is the Year of the Condo. There is a huge, new emphasis on building high rise communities in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland, as well as up and down the west coast. The new HTI is going to a big part of that. There is a real need in this area for a technology partner that understands the home environment as well as the developer's business model."
HTI is also taking a leadership role in the new Green initiatives that are an important part of planning for developments in Seattle and other cities in the region. Environmental concerns are having an increasingly more material influence on developments across the nation. This reality is no more evident than in the high rise condo living space here in the Pacific Northwest.
"To this end, we're working with shading and lighting systems that are energy efficient, so that the overall use of energy in a building is reduced," said Allan. The programming HTI offers is energy efficient and environmentally aware. Shades rise or lower as determined by a well designed computer program, customized to a given location. Air conditioning is also automated for energy conservation. HTI provides a full integrated system that links shading, heating, lighting for maximum efficiency.
About HTI
Home Technologies Inc. (HTI) is the Pacific Northwest market leader in design, engineering and integration of comprehensive living and working space management systems, such as Audio Video & Home Theater, Communications, Integration, Lighting Control, Security and Window Treatments. The company is leading the way in developing intelligent systems designed to increase the functional capability through the use of technology in the home and in commercial locations. HTI is a privately held company headquartered in Bellevue, WA with branch operations in Whitefish, MT and Bend, OR.
For additional information please visit http://www.HomeTechnologies.com.
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El VII Campeonato Europeo de Remo se celebró en Sevilla (España) entre el 31 de mayo y el 2 de junio de 2013 bajo la organización de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Remo (FISA) y la Federación Española de Remo.

Las competiciones se realizaron en el Campo de Regatas de La Cartuja, sobre las aguas del río Guadalquivir, con sede en el Centro Especializado de Alto Rendimiento de la Cartuja, donde ya se habían realizado otros campeonatos internacionales de remo como el Mundial de 2002.

Resultados

Masculino

(t) – timonel

Femenino

(t) – timonel

Medallero

Enlaces externos
Pág. web oficial.
Pag. web del evento (en inglés).
Resultados oficiales (en inglés).

2013
Competiciones de remo de España
Remo
Remo en Sevilla
Deporte en España en 2013
Eventos deportivos celebrados en Sevilla

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"THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT"
(2012) (Jason Segel, Emily Blunt) (R)
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Comedy: An engaged couple keeps getting tripped up by life's choices as they plan their wedding.
On the one-year anniversary of their first meeting, sous chef Tom (JASON SEGEL) proposes to psychology student Violet (EMILY BLUNT). Most of their family is thrilled. Tom's mom and dad (MIMI KENNEDY and DAVID PAYMER) want a traditional Jewish wedding. Violet's divorced mom and dad (JACKI WEAVER and JIM PIDDOCK) would prefer Christian nuptials. Violet's flighty sister, Suzie (ALISON BRIE), ends up sleeping with Tom's best friend, Alex (CHRIS PRATT), and gets pregnant. They get to the altar before Tom and Violet.
Soon after, Violet learns that she has secured a faculty position at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Professor Winton Childs (RHYS IFANS). Tom graciously quits his job, agrees to postpone their wedding, and moves with her from San Francisco to Ann Arbor. There, Violet thrives and makes friends with the other department researchers Doug, Ming, and Vaneetha (KEVIN HART, RANDALL PARK, and MINDY KALING). Doug can only find work as a sandwich maker in a local deli; makes friends with Bill and Tarquin (CHRIS PARNELL and BRIAN POSEHN), who he doesn't have much in common with; and is generally depressed and resentful by the spring semester.
Winton, meanwhile, falls for Violet and secretly arranges to have her fast-tracked for tenure to keep her around. Each time she and Tom set a wedding date, some complication arises until they finally break up. He moves back to the Bay Area and becomes involved with a younger, wild woman named Audrey (DAKOTA JOHNSON) and she moves in with the professor not knowing if they'll ever find their way back to each other.
OUR TAKE: 4.5 out of 10
Just because you make a movie titled "The Five-Year Engagement" doesn't mean your flick has to actually feel like it takes five years to tell its story! This new romantic comedy is from producer Judd Apatow and is co-written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" success and "The Muppets." Stoller directs and Segel stars as one-half of a couple who keep getting tripped up as they prepare to walk down the aisle.
This is the classic case of creative types becoming too successful in their own genre and having no one to tell them "No!" At two hours and four minutes, the film is simply too long and too stuffed with too many needless characters and scenes that should have been saved for the Deleted Scenes section on an eventual DVD or Blu-ray. With some significant trimming and paring down here, this really could have been a good comedy. In its current form, it meanders and seems to run out of gas at least a half-dozen times, especially in its sagging middle.
So much could have been improved here. Whole scenes could have been trimmed, and no one would have missed them. Characters could have been combined, and the end result would have been the same. Actually, the end result would have been better. Case in point, when Segel's character Tom moves from San Francisco to Ann Arbor, Mich., when his fiancée Violet (Emily Blunt) is offered a faculty position, he loses one best buddy (Chris Pratt) and gains two (Chris Parnell and Brian Posehn). The two characters could easily have been combined for a delightfully quirky Midwest caricature.
Similarly, Emily gets a spot on a five-member research team captained by Psychology Department head Winton Childs (Rhys Ifans). All that was really needed was her to be working closely with Childs to manufacture some romantic tension. The three research colleagues are underwritten and needless even though they are played by skilled comedy performers such as Kevin Hart (so much more effective in "Think Like a Man"), Randall Park, and Mindy Kaling.
The good news is that Segel and Blunt have a nice, unforced chemistry together, having previously sparred as romantic interests in "Gulliver's Travels." You believe that these two have a history together. I also liked a lot of the bits with their respective families, especially the fact that their engagement is marked not so much by years or changing of the seasons, but by the deaths of beloved grandparents who were hanging on to see the two married.
The film also balances the usual smutty elements you've come to expect from a product off the Apatow assembly line with the more sentimental moments. The film does get a bit more potty mouthed and sex obsessed as it goes on. But the actors all find a reality in their on-screen personas. So those scenes rarely feel contrived. There's just no economy of words or plotting or pacing here, and that's a shame. Certain scenes play like sketches unto themselves. Other bits feel like they were pulled from unrelated screenplays Segel and Stoller have been working on or thinking of working on and just want to "get in." It's an odd little piece of Hollywood bloat.
As a date movie, you could do worse. As I wrote, the two leads DO have chemistry, and that's the most important thing in these kinds of pictures. And the ending is genuinely warm and even whimsical. But it's quite the labor to get to that ending. There's the old song lyric, "All you need is love." As it turns out, all romantic comedy writers need is a good editor. I give it a 4.5 out of 10. (T. Durgin)
Reviewed April 24, 2012 / Posted April 27, 2012
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After fire destroyed classrooms at Tereora College early in the morning of Monday 8th August, the support of the wider community is allowing school to get back underway with only two days of closure to allow for logistics.
A cordon of the top block of the College will remain in place for health and safety reasons and to allow the Police and Fire Service to complete their work. Learning spaces have been made available in the CISNOC and Sports Arena buildings as well as the community clinic. "We will use marquees as temporary classrooms until some of the cordon comes down" said Principal Tania Morgan. "Our teachers and others from the community are all here today helping us to get organized and we look forward to welcoming our students back to Term 3 on Wednesday".
Gail Townsend, Secretary of Education continued "the response from other government agencies and the wider community has been fantastic in ensuring students do not loose learning time. Yes, we have lost some buildings but schools are way more than the buildings and the way everyone has come together today demonstrates this". "I would particularly like to acknowledge the Police and Fire Service for their response last night and CIIC for their immediate support made available this morning".
The Prime Minister, who is also the Minister for Education and currently in Manihiki, has been fully informed and is confident in the ability of the school to get underway again.


William "Red" Dwyer Kameahailani Apana, 73, of Kahaluu, died May 11, 2010. Born in Puunene, Maui. Board of Water Supply superintendent; U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Virginia "Ginny"; son, Albert "Baba"; daughters, Lori Ann Bean, Fay Medeiros, Rae Ann "Kahala" Ito and Shanda Sakurai-Apana; brother, Collins "Boogie"; sister, Billielani Smith; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 11 a.m. to noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.
William Correia, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, died May 17, 2010. Born in Hawaii. Retired state road maintenance worker. Survived by sons, William Jr., Sterling, and Reginald Chun; companion, Lisa Namuo; sisters, Agnes Cadinha, Sophie Soares and Geraldine Ferreira; two grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Fitimase Fitimase, 54, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2010. Born in Vatia, American Samoa. Survived by wife, Malaefou; son, John; daughters, Rosa, Mele, Emi and Carol; brothers, Telea, Talavao, Sakaria, Talalelei, Misiona and Fiti; sister, Pulelua; hanai sisters, Fiasili and Aofia; hanai brother, Kolani; two grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Moanalua Ward; service 10 to 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.
Hwa Son Ford, 56, of Hilo, Hawaii, died May 15, 2010. Born in South Korea. Homemaker. Survived by companion, Ok Dong Joo. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
Jose Luis Hernandez, 61, of Kapahulu, died May 17, 2010. Born in Laredo, Texas. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard lead ship tank tester with 29 years of service. Survived by wife, Gertrude "Lei"; daughters, Leinaala Juanita Florinda and Christina Iwalani Dettloff; son, Darrin Edward Dettloff; sisters, Lupe Munoz and Maria Sosa; brothers, Andres, Hector and Juan Ramirez; three grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Monica Setsuko Hoshi, 83, of Honolulu, died May 17, 2010. Born in Tokyo, Japan. Survived by sons, Yutaka, Larry and Ken; sisters, Mihoko and Kyoko; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.
Minnie K. Mahoney, 83, of Kailua, died May 12, 2010. Born in Hawaii. Homemaker. Survived by daughters, Leona, Laureen Tehada and Lynda Eckart; sisters, Beverly Medeiros, Pauline Kanoho and Ann "Bunny" Leong; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew's Church, Waimanalo; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Henry "Hank" James Keoua McKeague, 80, of Honolulu, died May 15, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Former Honolulu Police Department officer; owner of Hank's Place where the Makaha Sons' first recording was made; retired Job Corps social worker. Survived by wife, Beverly Elaine McKeague; sisters, Henrietta Lee and Doreen Foo. Celebration of life 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park; scattering of ashes 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.
Maud "Carol" Mendes, 65, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2010. Born in Santa Cruz, Calif. Times Supermarket Ko'olau pharmacy technician. Survived by son, Aaron; daughters, Desiree and Michelle; brother, Charles McCarthy; sisters, Barbara Graves and Deborah Sisneros; one grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Waipio; service 7 p.m. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
Expedito Organo Padua, 67, of Honolulu, died May 5, 2010. Born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired journeyman carpenter. Survived by sons, Jeffrey, Sidney, Clint, Rodney and David; sisters, Fresina Pabo and Therisita Kiley; brother, Glenn; six grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 12:15 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tsugito "Handsome" Norman Sakumoto, 88, of Honolulu, died May 5, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Retired Wilkinson Distributing Co. salesman; 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Stan and Miles; brother, Bert; sisters, Dorothy Taga, Ethel Nitta, Doris Nakamura, Sadae Nakasone and Winifred Fujimoto; four grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m.
Helen Sato, of Honolulu, died April 25, 2010. Born in Ewa. Survived by son, Roy Nagasawa; daughter, Carol Matsuwaki; brother, Ralph Nagasawa; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
Mark Patrick Smith, 36, of Wailuku, Maui, died May 14, 2010. Born in Panarama City, Calif. Professional fighter and bodyguard. Survived by father, James; mother, Patricia Jean; brother, Brian; sister, Kimberly. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 4 p.m.
Michael "Mike" Smith, 72, of Honolulu, died May 17, 2010. Born in Illinois. Taxi driver. Survived by wife, Generosa "Rose"; daughters, Desirae Cipriano and Koalani Turla; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Committal service 8:30 a.m. May 28 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Reynold Hideki Takuma, 90, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2010. Born in Waialua. Retired MTL bus driving instructor with 39 years of service. Survived by wife, Emiko; daughters, Nano Chavez and Joni Owens; brother, Tom Yamada; sister, Alice Oi; son, Reynold; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Jitsuo "Cowboy" Tsubaki, 87, of Puukolii, Lahaina, Maui, died May 16, 2010. Retired Pioneer Mill Co. tractor shop supervisor. Survived by wife, Sue; sons, Aaron and Dale; sister, Lynn Atsuko Tanaka. Visitation 9 a.m. Sunday at Lahaina Jodo Mission; service 10 a.m. Casual/aloha attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.


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Lawmakers' Practice To Sleep In Their Offices Raises Concerns Amid The Pandemic
By Barbara Sprunt
Published May 11, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
The House of Representatives may be called back as soon as the end of this week to vote on another relief package. But with mounting cases of coronavirus among workers and staffers in the Capitol, there's an effort to ban lawmakers from sleeping in their offices. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports.
BARBARA SPRUNT, BYLINE: For some members of Congress, an office is just, well, an office. But for others, it doubles as their apartment while they live and work in D.C.
JACKIE SPEIER: You know, they sleep on their couches. They get up in the morning. They sneak downstairs at the members' gym and shower, you know, change their clothes and come back up for work.
CHANG: California Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier has said for years that members shouldn't sleep in their offices. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle estimate about 100 members, mostly Republicans, bunk in their offices to save money. The last speaker, Paul Ryan, was one of them. North Carolina Republican Ted Budd does it now.
TED BUDD: I skipped all of the normal ramp-up time of starting up a new place to live and just went right to work.
SPRUNT: Speier says it's an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds and can make staffers feel uncomfortable.
SPEIER: Imagine if you said to a constituent coming into your office, welcome, come into my bedroom. I don't know if I'd want to sit on anyone's couch.
SPRUNT: Some Democrats have argued to end the practice before but are pushing again now out of a public health concern because of the coronavirus. Over 40 Capitol construction workers and police officers have tested positive for the virus. Speier wrote in a letter to the office overseeing the operations of the Capitol and the Capitol attending physician that there should be a permanent ban on this practice.
SPEIER: The potential risk to others is obviously greater.
SPRUNT: Budd, who was elected in 2016, says efforts to curb this practice are unnecessary.
BUDD: We're all adults here. We know how to wash our hands. We know how to have social distancing. We know how to be sanitary. And we all do that. And I just think this has nothing to do with COVID-19. But they're certainly not going to let an opportunity like this or a crisis go to waste.
SPRUNT: Budd says he thinks the underlying agenda among Democrats is to get a housing allowance in place for members. But Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson disagrees.
BENNIE THOMPSON: I have been a member for 27 years, and I have paid rent every day that I have been there. So why would I push a housing allowance when I'm already paying?
SPRUNT: Thompson says it's time for Congress to have a frank discussion about this practice.
THOMPSON: Get out of your pajamas. Put your clothes on and go stay where a majority of the members of Congress stay - in an apartment or home or wherever.
SPRUNT: The attending physician didn't include anything on this issue in guidelines to members on returning to the Capitol. Speier set a deadline for Capitol operations to respond to her letter by the end of the week.
Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Industry Agenda
The Digital Transformation of Business
The Digital Economy
4 ways to build resilience to digital risks in the COVID-19 era
One of the most visible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for companies is the rapid acceleration in digital transformation.
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Robert Muggah Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder Igarape Institute
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By 2026, almost 26% of the world's GDP could be based on internet-based and digitally-connected industries.
Seizing digital opportunities begins with an understanding of digital risk; at a minimum, companies need to understand their total exposure.
Following key principles of digital risk management will separate the companies that will thrive in the digital age from those that will not.
The COVID-19 pandemic is generating monumental challenges for most governments, corporations and societies, both online and off. There is a very high probability that we'll look back on 2020 and 2021 in much the same way as we did during the aftermath of World War II, itself another era of profound international transformation. One thing is for certain: there is zero probability that we are returning to the 'old normal'.
Within months, the virus disrupted systems that many take for granted – from international air travel and easy movement across borders, to access to goods and services and just-in-time supply chains that power trade. We are seeing patterns of commerce and exchange being radically fragmented and reordered. For many people left behind, the virus has exacerbated divides, deepened inequality and expanded extreme poverty.
Although a handful of countries have started on the path to recovery, especially in Northern Europe and Asia, most have tightened their borders and curtailed services. Despite the emergence and roll-out of vaccines in record speed, between 20% and 30% of the global population is still living under some form of lockdown or closure.
Although the economic costs of the pandemic are severe, they are only just beginning. Global GDP contracted by at least 3.5% in 2020 and while a rebound is expected, the disease has had far-reaching effects on small and medium-sized businesses and wider sustainable development indicators. Whilst the stock market is booming, the impacts on the real economy are dramatically worse than the 2008 financial crisis or the Great Depression.
How to help small businesses survive the digital revolution
We need to rethink cybersecurity for a post-pandemic world. Here's how
Here's how to flip the odds in favour of your digital transformation
Complicating matters, COVID-19 is occurring at a time of deepening geopolitical divisions, heightened tensions and trade wars. The pandemic arrived precisely at a moment when international cooperation was most needed to deal with the myriad of global challenges, from climate change to nuclear threats and cybersecurity.
Image: The Global Risks Report 2021/World Economic Forum
A threat to business
One of the most visible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for companies is the rapid acceleration in digital transformation. The equivalent of a decade of digital onboarding occurred in 10 months. Overnight, businesses were forced to adapt to quarantines, restrictions and physical distancing. Entire workforces started working from home, and business processes and supply chains were re-engineered.
More than ever, companies now must go digital or die. Dependence on cloud computing jumped by a third in 2020. Network operators registered as much as a 70% increase in the demand for internet and mobile data services. Videoconferencing sky-rocketed by 700% last year. Not surprisingly, the valuation of social media and remote conferencing companies soared.
This growing dependence on all things digital has a dark side. Cybercrime, especially ransomware, also increased exponentially. Digital attacks infected critical infrastructure, health facilities, federal and municipal government services, and corporations. Last year, one of the most audacious cyberattacks ever undertaken was discovered – a cascading supply-chain attack – that could change the way the internet is managed moving forward. No one is safe – and we've only seen the beginning.
Making matters worse, the digital economy is generating negative externalities, including accelerating climate change. Notwithstanding a slew of efforts of tech firms to clean up their act, they are still among the most unsustainable and environmentally damaging in the world. Technology redundancy and planned obsolescence are creating huge amounts of waste. And the expansion of internet services is consuming about one-tenth of global electricity production. Right now, Bitcoin mining uses over 7 GW, the equivalent of seven nuclear power plants. It has a carbon footprint comparable to that of New Zealand.
Managing digital risk
Some of the most successful businesses turn risk into opportunity. One of the most appetising is the global digital transformation and the digital economy. By 2026, almost 26% of the world's GDP could be based on internet-based and digitally-connected industries.
Seizing digital opportunities begins with an understanding of the many dimensions of digital risk. It requires acknowledging the direct and indirect impacts of digital transformation – how technologies are changing and transforming government regulations, business efficiencies and client preferences – especially on issues of privacy and data protection.
Companies need to set their risk tolerance: how much risk are they prepared to assume in order to achieve new economies of scale?
—Robert Muggah, co-founder of the Igarapé Institute and The SecDev Group
At a minimum, companies need to quantify their total exposure. Digital risks necessarily impact on earnings and revenue. They are also intrinsically linked to technological choices and awareness of the regulatory environment. The truth is that one's reputation in the digital age is potentially global and instantaneous. It can also be extinguished in the blink of an eye. Companies need to set their risk tolerance: how much risk are they prepared to assume in order to achieve new economies of scale?
Navigating digital opportunity
There are at least four straightforward principles to thinking about how to identify, mitigate and build resilience to digital risks.
The first is to approach digital risk as an enterprise-wide issue and not just an IT issue. Digital risk is a combination of people, processes and technologies. Determining what matters and what doesn't starts with a risk assessment to help identify the most valued assets, where they're located, how they are protected and who has access. It means deciding who is in charge, and delegating authority and accountability as appropriate.
A second principle requires assessing and understanding the legal applications of digital risk. The regulatory environment for new technologies is fluid and fast changing. It is shaped by politics from the international to the local levels. Concerns with foreign interference or privacy and loss of personal data are real and consequential; corporations can be fined and executives can be jailed.
The third principle is to ensure that company leadership is on top of the emerging risks and in constant contact with management. Executives must be able to answer the following questions: how secure are we and how do we know? What's the value at risk? What are the geopolitical and geo-digital threats to the company? What are the gaps, what we need to know next? A constant dialogue with experts within the company and outside – keeping a pulse on global trends – is more essential than ever.
A fourth principle involves setting up a clear playbook to appraise and respond to digital risk. Approaches will vary and evolve, but all companies need to start by measuring the value at risk. This means assessing digital exposure as it relates to impacts on earnings, the amount of time required to fix attacks, the capital and operational costs required, the loss of revenue, and the potential for fines.
Firms should also create a risk register – integrate digital threats into the business risk model – to easily communicate threats to corporate leadership. Risk management standards are key, as is applying them so they provide the right metrics to drive decision-making.
What is the World Economic Forum doing on cybersecurity
The World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity is leading the global response to address systemic cybersecurity challenges and improve digital trust. We are an independent and impartial global platform committed to fostering international dialogues and collaboration on cybersecurity in the public and private sectors. We bridge the gap between cybersecurity experts and decision makers at the highest levels to reinforce the importance of cybersecurity as a key strategic priority.
World Economic Forum | Centre for Cybersecurity
Our community has three key priorities:
Strengthening Global Cooperation - to increase global cooperation between public and private stakeholders to foster a collective response to cybercrime and address key security challenges posed by barriers to cooperation.
Understanding Future Networks and Technology - to identify cybersecurity challenges and opportunities posed by new technologies, and accelerate forward-looking solutions.
Building Cyber Resilience - to develop and amplify scalable solutions to accelerate the adoption of best practices and increase cyber resilience.
Initiatives include building a partnership to address the global cyber enforcement gap through improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public-private collaboration in cybercrime investigations; equipping business decision makers and cybersecurity leaders with the tools necessary to govern cyber risks, protect business assets and investments from the impact of cyber-attacks; and enhancing cyber resilience across key industry sectors such as electricity, aviation and oil & gas. We also promote mission aligned initiatives championed by our partner organizations.
The Forum is also a signatory of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace which aims to ensure digital peace and security which encourages signatories to protect individuals and infrastructure, to protect intellectual property, to cooperate in defense, and refrain from doing harm.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments, companies and societies to address digital risks in dramatic fashion. With or without rapid and sustained vaccine rollout, it is likely that many of these threats will endure for the foreseeable future. Business travel will not return at the scale of the past. Remote working will continue for many – as the recent declaration by Salesforce anticipates - especially as companies shutter their headquarters and move to more distributed work models.
COVID-19 is accelerating digital transformation, not least in middle- and upper-income settings. Cloud adoption will contribute to a wholesale redesign of enterprise networks. It is also intensifying concerns related to the protection of access to, and integrity of, data – a point made painfully clear with the Solar Winds hack. What makes the present moment exceptionally complex is that these dramatic changes are occurring during a period of intense geopolitical volatility. And while some level of uncertainty is inevitable, future pandemics, climate change and digital risks are not.
There are no easy answers to comprehensively protect ourselves from digital risks or build total digital resilience. Adaptability and agility are critical. The ability to anticipate digital risks – and following key principles of digital risk management – will surely separate the companies that will thrive in the digital age from those that will not.
Robert Muggah, Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder Igarape Institute
Rafal Rohozinski, Founder, The SecDev Group
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Q: AttributeError : six missing "indexbytes" when compiling protobuf with a custom python plugin I have an issue when compiling protobuf files with a custom python plugin. On one machine it is running as expected whereas on another one this leads to following error:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\...\my_plugin.py", line 14, in <module>
        from google.protobuf.compiler import plugin_pb2 as plugin
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\compiler\plugin_pb2.py", line 255, in <module>
        DESCRIPTOR._options = _descriptor._ParseOptions(descriptor_pb2.FileOptions(), _b('\n\034com.google.protobuf.compilerB\014PluginProtosZ\tplugin_go'))
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\descriptor.py", line 869, in _ParseOptions
        message.ParseFromString(string)
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\message.py", line 185, in ParseFromString
        self.MergeFromString(serialized)
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\python_message.py", line 1062, in MergeFromString
        if self._InternalParse(serialized, 0, length) != length:
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\python_message.py", line 1084, in InternalParse
        (tag_bytes, new_pos) = local_ReadTag(buffer, pos)
      File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\decoder.py", line 181, in ReadTag
        while six.indexbytes(buffer, pos) & 0x80:
    AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'indexbytes'
    --my_plugin_out: protoc-gen-my_plugin: Plugin failed with status code

Both machine have the same Python version: 2.7.12.
I also made sure that they have the same Protobuf module version (3.2.0) and Six module version (1.10.0).
So I fail to understand why the "six" module would miss the "indexbytes" method required in "decoder.py" as mentionned in the callstack above.

A: I was not able to find the root cause but it seems like there was some conflicts between Python modules because using virtualenv fixed my issue.
See https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/userguide/

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Love Greek cuisine! Wish we had more Greek restaurants around here. You've got some good recipes there. I guess I'll have to make them at home.
Do restaurants claim couscous as Greek in the USA?
Yes, and there are thousands of recipes here in the States for "Greek" Couscous. Do a google search and you will see what I mean.
How strange as it's actually a North African dish, I've never seen it in Greece. It must be a bit like the British chicken tikka masala….a British invention but now Britain's favourite order in Indian restaurants.
Yes, I am aware that it came from North Africa as do many Sicilian recipes incorporate Northern African ingredients. In this series I am writing about how the different ethnic groups settled in American and how they changed American food – so Greek Couscous is a "Greek American" dish. Sounds like you have the same experiences in Britain.