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...objects, musical instruments and monastic utensils, as well as cloth scroll paintings, or thangkas, images of deities and saints. In the words of the Dalai Lama, who inaugurated the exhibition in May, to a Buddhist the sacred images are a "source of inspiration ... and enlightenment." Scroll paintings, for example, portray the Buddhist conception of the world and, to the initiated, reveal codified mysteries. Usually painted on cotton or silk brocade with colors made from mineral and vegetable dyes, the image on the thangka undergoes a consecration ceremony through which the deity represented comes to dwell in the painting and endows...
...What makes 'Soul City' so successful is not merely its authentic portrayal of township life but also its intimacy with viewers. Many of the actors live in the townships. "That sometimes presents a problem," says Lebo Ramafoko, producer of the latest series. "Our actors are seen as real people. They have to become the advocates and counselors they portray on the screen." Some of the cast members have been discovered through 'Soul City's annual "Search for a Star" initiative. Among them is Doreen Kotsedi-Pitse, a blind woman who will play the part of a radio talk-show coordinator...
...preppie East Coast ways, especially his habit of wearing tattered penny loafers without socks. It wasn't long before he chucked the loafers in favor of cowboy boots and was vowing that he would never again allow a political opponent - or a business one, for that matter - to portray him as an effete Easterner...
...protests of the Administration, say critics, ring as hollow as an empty oil drum. It consulted heavily with energy-industry lobbyists but spent little time talking to environmentalists. The Administration's last-minute rush to portray its plan as "balanced" between promoting increased domestic production and encouraging conservation--a portrayal Bush reiterated in his radio address Saturday--may come across as a public relations gesture. Even some insiders concede that conservation measures were tacked on to the plan recently in response to what one calls "arsenic and CO2," referring to the beating Bush took for his stand on several environmental...
...Jeffords may portray himself as the most conservative member of the Vermont congressional delegation, but he's one of the most moderate and independent- minded Republicans in the Senate. And he's giving Bush fits. The White House was furious with Jeffords' refusal to support Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut, which forced Lott to compromise on a lower number. There were dark rumors coming from Republicans that Jeffords would be punished for not supporting the President. Go ahead and you'll drive him out of the party, Jeffords aides threatened back. Vermonters love independents and Democrats...