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100 Word Stories: Debut
Angels in Port Angeles
I lost my wallet 2700 miles from home. It held my and my husband's belongings (because I am the responsible one) including driver's licenses, passports, credit cards and $500 in cash. The next twelve hours were stressful. I felt foolish among my in-laws. After a sleepless night, a Facebook message provided the oxygen I needed to breathe again. A woman inquired if I had recently lost a wallet in Port Angeles, Washington. Her children, searching for hidden painted rocks, found it nestled behind a bench. It was returned with all its original contents. There are angels living in Port Angeles.
Labelless Dress
My entourage and I had been wedding boutique hopping for most of the daylight. It became clear the dress did not want to be found on this day. During our last stop, somewhere between dress twenty-four and impatience, the boutique Seamstress asked, "Can I show you a dress from upstairs?" A lightweight, corseted, strapless dress adorned with gold lace on creamy silk was brought down with the chivalry of carrying a wife across the threshold. It fit. There were tears of joy (and relief). It's didn't have a price tag or a label. "I will give you $150!" Sold.
Mesh Short Royalty
It was the first time visiting the Guidance Counselor's office not on my own accord. I scanned my brain for wrongdoings. There were none. I was an obeying student with extra-curricular activities to my name. The Counselor informed me I was nominated to Homecoming Court. Reviewing the commitment of this nomination, she stressed I would have to buy a skirt. My mesh shorts and hooded sweatshirt did not reassure her of my style depth. I did not win the crown. During the homecoming football game, though, I did receive a compliment on my caramel skirt from guess who. Mic drop.
Grounded Stars
The most memorable spiritual experience came from a religion I do not practice. I was studying abroad in Greece. It was Holy Saturday, and we attended the neighborhood Greek Orthodox church. Lights were shut off at midnight. The chanting priest burst through folding doors at the front of the church, and utter chaos ensued. People rushed the priest to light their beeswax candle. One by one, small flames were passed, like shared unspoken promise. Candles, within the Greek Orthodox church, symbolize many things, one being a representation of continual prayers. That night, prayers far outnumbered the stars.
**If I had a photo, it wouldn't have won for best spiritual experience.
Surprise, Honey
We arrive at our layover destination: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Beers are shared amongst a couple with 20 years of marriage under their belt. We have 72 days to our marriage. We part ways as airport encounters require. Entering the gate wing, there are three departing flight options: Montana, L.A., and Oregon. I do not know which one our flight is; the surprise honeymoon reaching its optimum success. Standing equal distance from all gates, my anticipation and excitement escalates. We board the bird to the City of Angels. Once seated, Ben whispers, we have one more flight. Aloha!
Cheers, Jessa
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Hospitality 101
"Hospitality is making space in your heart for another to be free." - Paul Stevens
I have been asked by several friends (many who have stayed with us) about our "Seiffert House Rules"....so why not share what we go through with each house guest. We have had many stay with us over the past 8 years for different periods of time. From 10 days to 5 months. (btw - if you have joined us, give a shout out!)
Living with the Seiffert Family!
It's an adventure and we'd love for you to be a part of the family....when you are here with us. I don't want to make a list of "rules"....but I do want to lay out some realities and expectations for living with us:
-Please join us for dinner (if it works in your schedule). We eat about the same time each night and we always eat together as a family. You are included. :)
-We will give you a house key. Come and go as you please....we aren't your parents....but we are parents. So if you think you might be gone to the point where we might wonder if you are still alive, just communicate with us (note/text/phone)
-We desire that any guest please dress modestly. Also we (Rob and I and now you) share the only shower in the upstairs bathroom. Please wear a robe or some transitional clothing from your room to the bathroom - we don't want any awkwardness..... and this can be. Plainly stated, please always wear a bra. I need this to be a safe place for my husband...so he's not on his guard for purity in his own home.
-Please keep your belongings in your room. I like to keep a clean house.
-I will clear a cupboard for your food, snacks, etc that you can have in the kitchen.
-We would love for you to pitch in with chores around the house as you are able....and even be willing to do some babysitting if that works for you and for us and our schedules. In the past, when Robby and Olive are down for the night, we've enjoyed slipping out for an hour or so (tennis!). But we can chat about this.
-Living with a family is much different than living with roommates in college. We go to bed fairly early and we have routines for ourselves and our son. We don't watch much TV and like to wind down at night in the living room. :) We are old. It can just be a little more shocking if you are still in college.
-Feel free to have friends over, please just ask us first. We'd love to get to know your friends (if we don't already!)
-Do your laundry here, for sure.
-Our house is a pretty open door with friends and neighbors popping in pretty frequently. Sometimes it's a really fun circus....just so you know. We like to keep an open door and friends stopping by.
-On the flip side, now that I am a mom, the house is my home base. It's my respite area and my place of safety and growth and play with Robby and Olive. I want this to be the same for any friend staying here - but know that I am here a lot and need space, quiet and alone time at points (mostly during Robby's/Olives rest/nap time).
-We don't take rent. ;) Our house is provided for by God - and we want to give that gift to others. So don't even think about it.
And for good measure....an obligatory Daddy/Daughter photo....

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1 Avocado, 2 Avocado, 3 Avocado, DONE
We selected wholesome and local ingredients, including King Arthur whole wheat flower, Stonyfield Farm french vanilla yogurt and Megg's Eggs (direct from the happy hens in my backyard). Furthermore, we also used Fair Trade certified avocados.
Avocados and chocolate are beautiful.
And so is the finished result.
In other news, we also celebrated my last day of working at the bank. I've been an employee for a year and a half (to the day), and I'm thankful to have learned so much and to have met a bunch of lovely people both in Franconia and Littleton. However, I am excited to focus on school and expand MegaBug Photography (which is growing by the day!). Food photography is becoming a new fascination of mine, therefore, I think I should spend more time in the kitchen too. =)


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Stay Wild Kansas City : Dusty Blue Cotton T Shirt
We are bringing more wild to the midwest! All while wearing our hearts (and our W's) on our sleeve! Join the wild movement by purchasing this 100% cotton t shirt that is as soft as butter. Once you put this shirt on, you will instantaneously be hit with a wild and adventurous spirit. You may find yourself spontaneously climbing the Appalachian Trail, planting a cactus in your backyard, kayaking down a river, diving into a lake, or going on a midnight drive. The Wild Way awaits you, but no guarantees where it will take you. That our friend, is up to you.
If you live in the KC area, these shirts are also sold at our camper. Find us at 31st St & Gillham Plaza Tues-Fri: 7am-12pm
Shirts run true to size.
Christine wears a small and Jon a medium...if that helps you decide.
99% cotton & 1% Polyester
Printed by a local print shop, Oddities Prints, a stone's throw away from the trailer.
Christine designed the shirts herself, while drinking a Boulevard Wheat.
Christine wrote this description herself, also while drinking a Boulevard Wheat.
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Kraken, the trusted global bitcoin and digital asset exchange, today became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading.
The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken's Ether Dark Pool comes in the wake of ether's rapid rise in popularity.
While Kraken has offered dark pool trading for bitcoin since June last year, CEO Jesse Powell indicated that the growing popularity of the ether cryptocurrency means that it is a good time to add the Ether Dark Pool to Kraken's services for digital asset traders.
"Kraken is proud to be the first exchange to provide clients with a Dark Pool for ether, a strategic option for professional traders. This year, trading volume for ether has dramatically increased on Kraken's exchange, and we developed the Ether Dark Pool to bridge the gap between our lit order books and over-the-counter desk."
"Dark Pool trading allows for orders to be placed out of sight so that traders can make large buy or sell orders (minimum of 50 bitcoin or 2,500 ether) without revealing their sentiment to other traders. Advantages include reduced market impact and better price for large blocks."
Kraken users will now have access to 6 ether dark pool currency pairs, with the option to exchange ether for bitcoin (ETH/XBT.d), euro (ETH/EUR.d), US dollar (ETH/USD.d), Canadian dollar (ETH/CAD.d), pound sterling (ETH/GBP.d), and Japanese yen (ETH/JPY.d).
As with other Kraken dark pools, the Ether Dark Pool trading fees range from 0.20% to 0.36%, depending on trade volume. Separately, today Kraken announced major enhancements to their industry leading Margin Trading program, with increased leverage for ETH/XBT (up from 2.5x to 4x) and the addition of support to three pairs: ETH/EUR, XBT/USD and ETH/USD, all with up to 3x leverage.
Ether will also become a margin currency, meaning that now a client's ETH balance can be used, in addition to XBT, EUR, and USD, as collateral for the advanced or borrowed funds tied to a leveraged margin trade. Margin trading currently remains unavailable to US residents.
Powell added,:
"The details get technical but there are two important takeaways when it comes to dark pool and margin trading. If traders are looking to move large sizes without affecting the market, they trade dark on Kraken. If traders want to keep fewer assets on account and they want less exposure to funding delays, they trade with margin on Kraken. These services together with our OTC desk reflect the growing professionalism of our client base and our exchange."
The additions of Ether Dark Pool trading and enhancements to Kraken's Margin Trading Program come one week after Kraken's new "Position Settlement" feature went live. Position Settlement allows clients to return the advanced or borrowed funds tied to a leveraged margin trade and close a position by sourcing the funds from their own account balance. Previously only available on Kraken manually, Position Settlement is now a free, automated service which eliminates the impact of funding latency on trading.


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My goal is to make bullet-riddled Miami a 'homicide-free' city
The Herald's Dec. 27 editorial was right to express outrage over the gun-violence epidemic that continues to plague Miami-Dade County. In my two-plus months as mayor of the city of Miami, I have met the families of too many victims and visited too many crime scenes to disagree with the Editorial Board's characterization that gun violence is the most urgent issue facing our community.
The good news is that within the city limits of Miami, homicides have dropped about 34 percent over the last four years from a high of 86 in 2014 to a low of 57 in 2017. But that's still 57 too many, and even significant city-wide improvement doesn't mean much to the mothers and fathers who have lost children to gun violence.
It was particularly shocking to close out the 2017 with three homicides in a week. And the new year, unfortunately, didn't get off to a promising start, either: In the first week of the 2018, we saw another three murders in the city of Miami, including that of a 17-year-old.
These killings are unacceptable, and though I don't claim to have all the answers to this epidemic, I am absolutely committed to working closely with the hardest-hit communities to eradicate it.
This starts with engaging residents, which I will continue to do as much as I humanly can. Recently, I attended a panel hosted by Tangela Sears and other parents of murdered children. I was moved not just by the passion they have for combating gun violence, but by the creativity and complexity of their proposed solutions. Too often as elected officials, we ignore the input of the people most intimately affected by the issues we want to solve. This is a mistake I intend to avoid by keeping myself open and accessible to residents.
Additionally, we are going to continue to push the initiatives that have worked. On my first day as mayor, for instance, the Miami Commission approved a 10-square-mile expansion of ShotSpotter, a gunfire-detection technology that I brought to the city in 2014. ShotSpotter has been a huge asset to the Miami Police Department and has been a major factor in the steadily declining homicide rate. We must continue to identify initiatives like ShotSpotter that are working, and expand or intensify their implementation.
Perhaps most important, we need leaders that are capable of identifying best practices from around the country and bringing them to Miami. This started earlier this month, when the City Commission ratified my appointment of Emilio Gonzalez as city manager. Gonzalez, a 26-year Army veteran and former member of the National Security Council, as well as an exceptionally experienced administrator and long-time Miami resident, is exactly the type of leader we need at the top of our city's administration.
Less than a week after his ratification, Gonzalez named Jorge Colina as our new chief of police, who was sworn in this week. I could not be more pleased with this choice. Chief Colina has served as an Assistant Chief for the last three years, overseeing all four divisions of our Police Department.
More important, Chief Colina is a dedicated public servant and a man of exceptional character. He isn't interested in politics, personalities, or who gets the credit — over the course of his 27-year career, he has demonstrated that he is driven solely by his desire to protect the residents of our city.
Parents in Miami shouldn't have to worry whether their kids will make it home safely every night. In City Manager Gonzalez and Colina, I am confident that we have a leadership team primed to make my vision a reality. I am committed to working together with them, the community activists that have worked tirelessly on this issue, and the residents of our city to continue to make strides towards a homicide-free Miami.
Francis X. Suarez is the mayor of the city of Miami.


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When women stopped eating leftovers
This is a 15 minutes documentary film is about the use of Learning Games for Girls, a unique education product of Freedom from Hunger India Trust to empower adolescent girls esp. in rural areas under SABLA program of the Government of West Bengal. The documentary revolves around a 17 year old girl in Purulia district of West Bengal, India, how she resisted her marriage and how she got involved in the learning games for girls. This product will be scaled up to cover nearly 1.3 million adolescent girls in West Bengal supported by the Govt. UNICEF and 2 large partner NGOs - Landesa and CINI
"A woman's decision-making power, and overall autonomy, influence whether she and her children can live a food-secure life. The interventions should be planned in a such a way that they are not just 'inclusive" but also "transformative"
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by Elena M. Pascarella, RLA, ASLA of Landscape Elements LLC
HALS documentation is one of three types of historic records maintained at the Library of Congress under the purview of the National Park Service. Other documentations include Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Records (HAER). HAER surveys have documented many historic roadways throughout the United States including the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and Skyline Drive in Virginia.
HALS documentation was initiated because historians, architects and landscape architects working for the National Park Service realized that the HABS and HAER survey documentations were not adequately capturing the level of detail found in many historic landscapes.
Rhode Island has two documentations recorded with the NPS and in the Library of Congress.
During Spring semester 2016, Elena M. Pascarella, RLA, ASLA, principal of Landscape Elements, LLC worked with Professor Richard Sheridan's Junior Landscape Architecture Studio at the University of Rhode Island to prepare a Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) Documentation for Wilcox Park in Westerly, RI. Landscape Elements had previously worked on the master plan for Wilcox Park in 2006. This park is one of Rhode Island's significant historic landscapes having been designed by two noted 19th Century landscape architects, Warren H. Manning and Arthur Shurcliff.
The 2016 HALS documentation submission for Wilcox Park was also entered into the 2016 HALS Challenge, a competition open to all landscape architectural firms in the US and Canada. Out of 48 submissions for 2016, the documentation for Wilcox Park received an honorable mention award.
The 2017 HALS documentation submission for Eisenhower Park earned RI its second merit award. Many thanks to the people who assisted with this project: Tanya Kelly, Kate Dana, Jon Stevens and Acadia Stevens.
For more information about HALS, please visit


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Scottish Police Authority chief refuses to step down
Scottish Police Authority chairman Andrew Flanagan has refused to step down despite criticism of his management of the board.
Holyrood's committee has been investigating transparency at the top of the SPA, and has been strongly critical of Mr Flanagan's conduct.
He told MSPs that he acknowledged he had made mistakes, but said "now is not the time" for a change of leadership.
The Scottish Conservatives said Mr Flanagan's "time must surely be up".
Holyrood's public audit committee wrote to the justice secretary voicing "very serious concerns" about how the SPA is run, saying Mr Flanagan appeared to have "behaved inappropriately".
This followed a series of heated evidence sessions a the parliament, which saw SNP MSP Alex Neil tell police bosses that "it's not the Kremlin you're running", claiming there was a "secret society" within the group's board.
The Holyrood inquiry has been continuing alongside a separate probe by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman into the governance of the SPA and concerns about transparency.
'Unanimous support'
Appearing before the justice sub-committee on policing, Mr Flanagan said he had decided not to stand down.
He said: "I have reflected very seriously on the views expressed by parliamentarians and other stakeholders. In reflecting on the last two years, I believe there is more that I have got right than I have got wrong, on strategy, on clarity and control, on refreshed leadership for policing and on many other aspects.
"I acknowledge my recent mistakes, and you have rightly taken me to task for them. But I hope to be judged also on the significant progress achieved and the leadership potential I can still offer.
"Policing is in a much better position than it was, but there is still a huge amount to do. I believe now is not the time for yet another change of leadership in what will be a pivotal and challenging next three years for policing in Scotland.
"I have discussed this with my board and I have their unanimous support."
Much of the criticism of Mr Flanagan centred around a row with former board member Moi Ali, who resigned after clashing with the chairman over board meetings being held behind closed doors.
She told MSPs that she felt she had been bullied, describing her exit from the board as "a really horrendous experience" and saying Mr Flanagan was "not fit to continue on any public board".
The public audit committee said Mr Flanagan had acted in an "inappropriate matter", and said the "default position for such an important body is that its committees should meet in public".
Mr Flanagan told MSPs that he had written to Ms Ali to apologise, saying his approach was a matter of "bitter regret" and a "misjudgement". He said she had been "right in raising substantive concerns about transparency", adding: "I was wrong."
He subsequently confirmed he had sent the letter of apology on Tuesday - days after the critical report from the public audit committee - and Ms Ali posted on twitter that she had received it via email "only after I suggested legal action and issued an ultimatum".
Mr Flanagan said that in light of the committee's report: "I have to accept that I was wrong."
MSPs were critical of Mr Flanagan during the meeting, with Stewart Stevenson referencing his own resignation as transport minister in 2010.
He said: "The biggest of people will always put the interests of the organisation of which they are part above their personal considerations should they be part of the decision-making. I simply invite you to take the same position as I took in 2010."
Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Douglas Ross said Mr Flanagan's time must "surely be up", adding: "Today's developments have done nothing to improve his reputation or restore confidence in the SPA."


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I was lucky enough to sit in on Warren's presentation on the idea of integrity and really diving into the nature of what it means. Wow, it really made an impression on me, so much so, that I wrote an article from it in the OSCPA's May/June 2014 magazine issue. Warren's passion and heart are evident and really grab your attention and drive you to action. I admire his value system and work ethic, which give him considerable positive influence on those around and in front of him. I hope to be able to hear Warren teach again.


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Ordinance or Ordnance?
The Quick AnswerWhat is the difference between ordinance and ordnance?
Ordinance is a noun denoting an authoritative rule or regulation.
- Slavery was abolished by a royal ordinance in 1897.
- Do not touch any military ordnance that may be found lying around this area.
Got it? Take a quick test.
OrdinanceThe noun ordinance is an authoritative order or regulation.
- No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. (Plato)
- Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. (Thomas Aquinas)
OrdnanceThe mass noun ordnance refers to military materiel (e.g., weapons, ammunition, fuel).
- The guns are a new and impressive addition of ordnance.
- Military aircrafts can be used to carry a wide variety of ordnance.
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SCF, Manatee-Sarasota to Offer Physical Anthropology Course in the Spring
(Bradenton, Fla., Nov. 10, 2016) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) will offer Introduction to Physical Anthropology with a lab for the first time in Spring 2017. The 4-credit-hour course, which will focus on how humans become human, will begin Feb. 9. Sandra Forney, who has completed archaeological field work in Italy, China, Russia and the U.S., will teach the class.
Physical Anthropology offers an introduction to genetics, evolutionary forces, human osteology, forensic anthropology, comparative/functional skeletal anatomy, primate behavior, paleoanthropology and modern human biological variation. The course includes a lab that provides students with a hands-on approach to learning about the evolutionary process that resulted in humans.
The new course completes the prerequisite offerings for students majoring in anthropology who plan to transfer to universities. It also is an Associate in Arts transfer degree elective and may be helpful to nursing and biology students as well as students interested in forensics.
Physical Anthropology (ANT 2511) classes will be held on Thursdays, 11-11:53 a.m., followed by the Physical Anthropology Lab (ANT 2511L) from noon to 12:53 p.m.
For more information, contact LouAnn Gregory at email@example.com.


text: Now usually Valentines day is the time where friendships or other stuff are created, but sometimes it's times where you celebrate with your family( for no reason at all). So since it's was a rare great Auckland day, my family & I spent the majority of the day around Auckland starting from the Lone Star in Manakau's outskirts. We spent valuable time trying to fill our stomach to its limit. As we were about head home and crash off to sleep, before my mother is alerted about heading to her cousin ( who is in a hospice) who is told to be dying from cancer( and only had a year which was 2 years ago). Sila which is her name was told about having breast cancer but was rechecked and was shown it grew through her whole spine. It was very sad timing to day which was meant to have fun end on a sad note.


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Weekends and Pops and Nannee's House!
(Lots of pictures)
Checking out new truck Pop's got him...
figured out he wasn't suppose to sit on it (it popped back on)!
Lovin' on his sister
Relaxing on the deck
REALLY relaxed on the deck!
John was on a hunger strike one day and I had to give him allergy medicine. Nannee and I finally gave into chocolate pudding for breakfast.
Pop's had 1 baseball game plus a tournament to coach while we were down in Houston. So we spent A LOT of time at the field. John LOVED it. He played and played. Above is a picture of his new friend. This new friend is in LOVE with baseball. I will tell more stories about him at a later post. My favorite comment from this new friend was "I am gonna have to teach him (john) how to play baseball!" Such a sweet kid!
Watching the game (notice ball in hand)
Nannee and Sophia before church...lookin' pretty!
Being a helper...(lotion was later found EVERYWHERE!)
Lookin' so big!
Favorite place to sleep...
So as you can tell, we spent the weekend in Houston. It was great. We were there from Thursday to Monday morning. I have to say that John LOVES when we are in Houston. He spends the whole time outside, playing hard. Tonight he fell asleep at 7:00. I think it was because of the big weekend.
Houston is a small town. It is where I grew up. It was funny how when I lived in a small town, I wanted to get out so badly. Now that I am out, when I go back, I realize that I do miss it so much. It was so fun seeing John running on the baseball field and hanging out with the players. They would all say hi to him. It was fun going to the alumni basketball game and knowing almost everyone in the gym. It is a slower pace down there, not that we weren't going somewhere all the time, but it was mainly to see people. To talk and hang out with friends and family. Sometimes, especially when I am in Houston, I feel sad that my kids probably won't grow up in a small town. I know that bigger places have more opportunities and believe me I know that small towns can be a pain. But I did have a great childhood and I have so many memories. Okay...so now I am rambling but these were my thoughts tonight.
I know that God has placed us in Blue Springs for a reason. He has surrounded us with wonderful friends and family. I don't want people to think I am unhappy here...just missing my small town roots.


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Noor Mahnun conveys notions of domesticity, femininity and social causes through her intricate paintings
Noor Mahnun Mohamed, widely known as Anum on the Malaysian art scene, may be petite but she ably juggles the roles of painter, curator, writer and educationist.
Born in 1964 in Kelantan, she graduated with a master's degree in fine art from Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany, in 1996.
After returning to Malaysia at the end of 1997, Noor Mahnun kicked off her versatile career in the arts with a job as a graphic designer. In 1998, she staged her first solo exhibition in Malaysia and participated in group shows. In the following year, she took up a teaching post in several local institutions and continues to lecture on art theory until today.
From 2000 to 2001, Noor Mahnun was an artist-in-residence at Rimbun Dahan in Kuang, Selangor. She concluded the programme with an exhibition of paintings inspired by the location and produced on site. From 2006 to 2012, she worked as an arts manager at Rimbun Dahan.
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered Noor Mahnun a government scholarship to take up a printmaking course at Il Bisonte, Florence, from 2002 to 2003. Upon completing the course, she returned to Kuala Lumpur and ventured into curatorial work at the Valentine Willie Fine Art gallery from 2003 to 2005. During her stint there, she organised 10 exhibitions by Malaysian and Southeast Asian contemporary artists and wrote for the shows.
The artist's latest solo exhibition at The Edge Galerie in Kuala Lumpur is entitled Disco Lombok Still Life by Noor Mahnun. Over 50 artworks comprising oil paintings and drawings will be on view from Nov 23 to Dec 10. The show's intriguing title hints at Noor Mahnun's unique approach to staging an art exhibition.
Self-expression appears to the central idea of Noor Mahnun's work. It is an archive of memories, an attempt to eternalise certain episodes of her life. Her choice of subjects in Disco Lombok Still Life include the ordinary coffee moka pot; butter and steak knives; dustpan and brush; scissors; white gloves; and sunglasses. Yet, the narratives of these objects are deeply personal.
Noor Mahnun's depiction of domesticity is presented in a small, rectangular format — dainty and ordered. One example is Fish Head, in which the head of a sea bass is placed on a white plate beneath which is a chequered cloth. The realistically illustrated work emphasises her brushstroke technique.
Evident in her work is her obsessive fascination with geometric patterns. "When I first arrived in Berlin in the early Eighties and visited the Neue Nationalgalerie, I was in awe of the architecture of Mies van der Rohe: the iron pillars, beams, columns. The building is much better seen and experienced in real life. My interest in patterns and tiles started then," she explains.
"I chose basic homeware as subject matter because I enjoy domesticity and doing chores such as cleaning, sewing and ironing. I like being at home; perhaps that is why my work studio is located above my apartment, which is convenient," says Noor Mahnun.
"My master's degree paper was on Leon Battista Alberti and his idea of 'Disegno', written under the subject of aesthetic philosophy. He is definitely a typical Renaissance man... a humanist, author, artist, architect, linguist, mathematician, poet, priest, philosopher and cryptographer," adds Noor Mahnun.
Disco and Lombok
"All of my past solo exhibitions have been associated with a musical performance. I like singing and dancing. Music plays an important part in my life," says Noor Mahnun. "The mid-Eighties through the early Nineties were spent in Germany at the height of the rave culture there," says the artist, who witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall as a student in 1989. In the spirit of egalitarianism, techno music unified people from East and West Berlin.
Flouting the conventions of a gallery exhibition, Noor Mahnun has personally selected a playlist of disco remixes to incorporate a musical element into her show. The significance of Lombok in the exhibition relates to the collaborative effort between Noor Mahnun and Dina Zaman, the writer of the book I Am Muslim. The Very Clever King of Lombok is a short story derived from a folk tale about a king on the Indonesian island of Lombok. A number of drawings displayed in this exhibition are part of the complete compilation, a work in progress, as Noor Mahnun is still documenting visual research/ images to correspond with the text.
"I am hoping to use the sales proceeds of the Lombok series to visit the island as I continue to research illustrations for the short story. The Very Clever King of Lombok got me in deeper, into wanting to know more about the Wallace Line between the islands of Lombok and Bali. I have always been a fan of Alfred Russel Wallace, so it was a good and happy coincidence when Dina approached me with the project. In Volume One of Wallace's The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise, Chapter XII was solely about 'Lombock: How the Rajah Took the Census'. The book itself was dedicated to Charles Darwin," says Noor Mahnun.
Postcard, blooms and squids
Postcard from Delhi is a graphite drawing with a watercolour wash on paper. Noor Mahnun had received a postcard from her friend Lim Oon Soon, a graphic designer.
This work demonstrates her impeccable skills and eye for detail. The front of the postcard — "a reproduction of an old miniature painting" — is depicted on the left side of the paper, which has a laborious grid pattern in graphite as background. On the right side, the artist illustrates immaculately the reverse side of the postcard, which features a handwritten message — complete with stamp and the sender's drawing.
Also featured in this show are six watercolour paintings of females adorned with flowers, such as lady's slipper orchids, tiger lily, frangipani and camellia. Noor Mahnun portrays herself in six personas with various blooms and hairstyles. She jokes that being a model for her own work is easy because "my model is always punctual".
Another quintessential theme in Noor Mahnun's creative oeuvre is the depiction of squids and insects such as beetles, wasps and moths. Insects have been a favourite subject alongside geometric patterns since her days in Berlin.
In Disco Lombok Still Life, Noor Mahnun showcases eight drawings of squids on paper. "The squid, against a repetitive pattern rendered in pencil, works on paper. My obsession started when I took part in My Story, My Strength: Doodle for Change, an exhibition in aid of the WCC [Women's Centre for Change] in George Town, Penang, in 2015. At first, I wanted to convey the perseverance and patience of those women whose lives are affected by abuse," says Noor Mahnun.
"But in the process, the rendering became an obsession, and I got addicted to drawing not only cuttlefish but also the patience-testing, long attention span this series demanded. I have always done patterns but not in minute detail. What was supposed to be an arduous and challenging task became a delightful occupation. I could go on rendering for hours."
Besides making art, Noor Mahnun has curated several fundraising exhibitions, such as Art AID 16: Love for Sale in 2016 and Art AID 17: Bebas (Freedom) in 2017 in support of the Malaysian AIDS Council.
This month, Noor Mahnun will curate and participate in a group exhibition of 21 artists titled Hell, Heaven at Cult Gallery in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with Sisters in Islam, an organisation that promotes women's rights "within the frameworks of Islam and universal human rights". Sarah Abu
Supported by Matrix Concepts,
Disco Lombok Still Life by Noor Mahnun runs from Nov 23 to Dec 10
at The Edge Galerie in Mont'Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
For details, visit www.theedgegalerie.com.
Bakar is assistant manager of the Arts + Culture unit of The Edge Communications.
This article appeared in Issue 806 (Nov 20) of The Edge Singapore.
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I was afraid that I'd accidentally eat something I shouldn't while at camp and get sick. Well, I did eat two hamburger patties that had wheat in them. Am I the only one that finds it strange that a hamburger patty would have wheat in it? But thankfully I didn't get sick :-) Everyone in the kitchen were so kind about making sure I had food to eat! Moma sent a lot of food for me to take and there were one or two meals that I could eat that the camp staff had prepared. I really don't like having to ask people to go out of their way, especially when they're busy, like working in a camp kitchen feeding over 200 people, to prepare food for me. I'm perfectly content preparing the food for myself because I know that I'm "picky." :-) At the same time, I feel so loved when someone goes out of their way to make sure I have gluten free food to eat!
Living with Celiac Disease has gotten easier over the years. Moma was diagnosed in 1996 and I was diagnosed six months to a year later. 15 years ago you couldn't just go to WalMart or Winn Dixie and find gluten free food. If you wanted gluten free packaged food you had to go to a health food store, and a lot of it wasn't good! We've tried our share of really bad gluten free food! Now, you can go to pretty much any grocery store and find a decent selection of gluten free items. Our WalMart has a small gluten free section in the baking aisle.
Awareness has really gone up! More and more people who have had health issues their whole life are now finding that the underlying cause was Celiac Disease. It runs in the family, so if you have a family member with Celiac, please get tested! My doctor didn't want to test me because he didn't think that it would be likely for more than one person in an immediate family to have Celiac. I'm thankful Moma insisted because I have it. Last year my brother was diagnosed. If your doctor doesn't want you to get tested, insist on it! If they still don't want to test you, change doctors!
Sometimes it's really hard when people just don't understand that Celiac Disease is an auto-immune disorder, that even though you stick to your diet, you still get sick easier and stay sick longer than a lot of people. It's been hard for me anyway. I've had friends judge me and tell me that I could get healthier if I wanted to, I just had to have the right mind set. If you're dealing with people like that, don't let them get you down! They might mean well, but they are speaking out of ignorance. Not everyone is going to understand what it's like. That's just part of life. We just have to take their comments and move on.
I know this post hasn't really had much direction. It's just been a bunch of random thoughts, but I hope that it has been encouraging to ya'll who have Celiac or know someone who has Celiac. In the future I do plan on doing posts on Celiac Disease with a bit more direction :-)
Here's some more information on Celiac Disease:
National Foundation For Celiac Awareness
Celiac Disease Foundation
Symptoms of Celiac Disease
The Best Book I've Read About Celiac Disease! Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic


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Experimental electronic artist Andrulian adds another powerful ambient work to his prolific catalog with Irresistible Forces, a dark journey through a shadowy underworld – a dimension that mimics our own, but is forever shrouded in darkness and confusion. The laws of physics do not entirely apply here, and nothing is as it should be.
Waves of hazy energy wash overhead as deep tones well up from underfoot. This is an unstable place full of horrors and nightmares. Sounds in the distance may be natural, or may be some hidden danger. There is no way to know. All the while you are searching for a way out – but much like a fish swimming under the ice of a frozen over lake, there may not be a way to cross back over. This purgatory may be your new home.
What was that? Some kind of roar? You are not alone here. There are creatures in the dark that hunt you. Retreating further into the shadows, you discover an abandoned science station. The desolate structure is ragged but sturdy. Computers still scan the vast inky blackness of this dimension. It's too bad the science team that was sent here is missing, or dead. Was that a voice? Is this place haunted? Even if you find the answer, you won't be able to tell anyone. You are up against Irresistible Forces.
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By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter
Northborough – The Northborough Youth Commission held its monthly meeting Feb 15. Appointed by the Board of Selectmen to advocate for and support Northborough Family & Youth Services, the Youth Commission includes two student liaisons: Sivan Nachum from Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) and Brian Schwalm from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury.
"This board is near and dear to my heart. It does amazing things with very little resources. It's a privilege that our town has this. Not a whole lot of people know about what we do in terms of working in the schools and working with kids," explained Commission Chair and longtime member Becca Haberman, who is also a guidance counselor at ARHS.
"This board serves a very important purpose. It's a sounding board because its people from the schools and from the community and the youth. They've been very helpful," added June David-Fors, who has been the agency's director since 2006.
Her staff is small with one intern, one counselor, and an office assistant. However, 926 residents were assisted in 2017. A variety of clinical services are offered, including school outreach, on-site counseling and crisis intervention which served 167 residents in 2017. One hundred forty-eight residents received resource referrals, fuel assistance and assistance with SNAP Food Program applications, 179 benefitted from partnership programs, and 432 received information and referral services.
David-Fors reported that she presented a workshop at the recent Massachusetts Municipal Association conference held in Boston. Her topic centered on the agency being a department within town government. Only about 60 of the 351 communities in the commonwealth have this type of resource. As such, the agency is at an advantage because they are in close proximity to and work collaboratively with other departments. Additionally, they rely on collaborative community partnerships with other town entities to share resources.
Through an effort with the MetroWest Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Northborough, Hudson, Ashland, Framingham, Natick and Southborough have been identified as having high levels of substance abuse. A primary goal is to educate residents about this problem.
The agency recently presented "Hidden in Plain Sight" at Northborough's Robert E. Melican Middle School. This program illustrated ways that children might be hiding substances from their parents. It also provided information about how parents can talk to their kids.
The student liaisons then shared how vaping has become a problem in schools, particularly its use in school restrooms. The way that it is marketed to kids is part of the problem.
Looking ahead to FY2019, the agency expects to be level-funded.
"Maintaining the current service level in the budget and trying to advocate for more services, staying involved with the committees we are involved with and continue providing the services that we provide, are our primary goals," David-Fors stated.
For more information about Northborough Family & Youth Services, visit www.town.northborough.ma.us/Pages/NorthboroughMA_Family.


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Pearson News Update: Pearson Hit By Copyright Laws
Pearson news update: The educational book seller has found itself on the wrong end of copyright laws as they are accused of illegally printing photographs.
It has come to light that one of the largest educational publication groups in the world are coming under fire in the United States of America for publishing photographs without the permission of the photographers.
There are strict copyright laws that surround any sort of journalism but in particular photographs, some come under the 'common usage' laws and it is possible to search for only those pictures on the internet. If a company as large as Pearson have failed to follow through with these rules the implications could be massive.
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"A federal judge has ruled that Pearson Education must face claims it printed and distributed thousands of photos in textbooks without permission.
Minden Pictures Inc (MPI) is bringing five lawsuits against Pearson in New Jersey, US, for globally distributing photos by 12 photographers it didn't possess the correct copyright approval for.
The publisher is accused of obtaining limited licenses to print copyrighted photographs in the US, but distributing them in textbooks globally via its international rights management group.
The publisher moved to dismiss the claim, but US District Judge Faith Hochberg has refused to dismiss it, according to the Court House News Service in the US.
In a separate case against Pearson in San Francisco, a judge ruled that Minden lacked standing under the Copyright Act. However, Minden is appealing the San Francisco case.
The fact that Minden lost in San Francisco does not preclude the photo firm from bringing suit in New Jersey, Judge Hochberg ruled. He said: '…The photographers can freely sell or transfer their copyrights, and any subsequent buyer should be able to exercise those preserved causes of action as if they were the original copyright owner.'"
With the incident occurring at a time when print publications are becoming scarcer by the minute, the impact could be even greater. Everything, particularly books, are being increasingly published in digital format to allow for a greater ease of access. Having everything in a digital format means there is greater flexibility for the transport of such items – no longer do we have to make decision about which book to take on holiday with us because we can take them all!
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He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific. He was Post Commander and a life time member of the Elyria American Legion Post #12. He was also a member of the Elyria VFW Post #1079.
Carl was a lifetime, active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Elyria. Before and after World War II, he was an employee for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. working on the ore ships on the Great Lakes. He was a member of the Elyria Police Department for 27 years serving from 1952 until his retirement in 1978. During retirement he worked in security for EST Bank. His hobbies included fishing, golfing and hunting in his younger years. Carl's greatest enjoyment was spending his winters with Blanche and his family in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida.
He is survived by one daughter, Dawn (James) Reichlin of Elyria; son, Richmond (Charlene) Rankin of Wellington; grandchildren, Patrick Reichlin and Jennifer (Michael Gidich) Reichlin and great-grandchildren, Madelyn and Cameron Murphy.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Blanche A. Koepp (nee Longwell) in 2010; sister, Violet who died in infancy; brothers, Henry and Kenneth Koepp and by his parents, Henry and Anna Koepp (nee Zarnke).
Friends may call Saturday, August 25, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church, 1140 W. River Rd. N., Elyria from 10 A.M. until the time of funeral services at 11 A.M. The Reverend Bill Mugnola will officiate. Burial will follow at Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, where the U.S. Navy will provide Military Honors.
Carl's family would like to thank the staff at Abbewood and Crossroads Hospice for the wonderful care they provided to Carl and his family.
Memorial contributions in Carl's memory may be given to St. John Lutheran Church in Elyria.
Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria, handled arrangements.
sent Saturday, 25 August 2018 19:24
Sorry to here of Uncle Carl's passing he will always be in my thoughts God Bless Danny
Bill Graf
sent Wednesday, 22 August 2018 06:23
Rich, Charlene, & Family: Our condolences to all of you on the death of Carl. May he rest in peace. Bill & Penny
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You may have an upcoming short break from work or school. What's a better way to spend time off than to take a short holiday in Bath? Go with friends, with family or even by yourself and enjoy the historic town.
Small but Stunning
For people who are looking for beautiful countryside sights and a sense of relaxation, a visit to Bath will do you good. Located in southwest England, Bath is relatively small. Walk around the town and visit all the must-see sites. A boutique B&B in Bath can easily be located near the town centre.
One of the Top
For 2015, Bath ranked fourth in Britain's top ten best cities, according to a U.K. publication. Enjoy the beauty of Bath if you want smaller travel destinations than big cities like London, York or Edinburgh.
Time-Travel to Roman Times
Bailbrook Lodge mentions Bath as England's only UNESCO World Heritage City. According to a local tourism website, there are a number of things you just have to do here. One of them is, of course, to visit the Roman Baths. Imagine yourself as a Roman citizen during the height of the Roman Empire. Have an actual sip of the 42-mineral-rich spa waters of the Roman Baths.
Stress-Relieving Waters
When you want to experience the waters, visit the Thermae Bath Spa. With the rooftop pool, you can bathe in the ancient waters of Bath and have a beautiful view of the town at the same time.
Satisfy Your Palate
When you are famished, drop by Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum. The house is said to have been around since the 1400s. Here, you can have a taste of the Sally Lunn Bun, a Bath delicacy.
There are many more places to explore and things to do in Bath. When you visit, make sure you have your itinerary all planned out for maximum enjoyment.


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April 27, 2017
Contact: SA Timothy Desmond
Phone Number: (617) 557-2100
Guilty Plea To Crack Distribution Charge For Monroe Man
APR 27 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Dwight Jarvis, 28, of Monroe, Connecticut waived his right to be indicted and pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of distribution of cocaine ("crack").
This matter stems from an investigation by the DEA's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and Milford Police Department.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 27, 2016, a search of Jarvis' Monroe residence revealed approximately 29 grams of cocaine, approximately 25 grams of crack cocaine, 70 dose bags of heroin, and other items used to process and package narcotics for street sale.
Jarvis was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on December 16, 2016. He is released on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing, which is not yet scheduled. The offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
The DEA's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk and Milford Police Departments, and the Connecticut State Police. The Monroe Police Department assisted the investigation.


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Episode One: Morality, Conflict And Social Politics
Guest Host: Harold Burnett
Date aired: Sept 11th, 2015
The Transparency of Morality
The Internet leaves no stone unturned. We are moving into a world of ultra surveillance. Once an anonymous landscape, the internet is now a place of ultra visibility to the secret lives of everyone we think we know and love...
- Mariah Carey needs to pose, f*ck those kid Vine:
- Hulk Hogan's 2007 sex tape and the 2015 racist discovery:
- Jared from Subway is caught in a child pornography scandal:
- Ashley Madison is hacked having us question all of our friends and loved ones:
Conflict on the Internet
The media has always conveyed celebrity, diplomat, human strife but the Internet provides a personal view of human aggression. Does active audience participation change the way society engages in conflict?
- Philadelphians destroy a hitchhiking robot:
- Meek Mills and Drake have a classic rap beef in an untraditional way:
- Nicki Minaj vs Taylor Swift. The twitter fights continue:
- Lexi, Ferguson, MI and Fall Out Boy:
Politics and Social Media
How many people have you unfollowed on Facebook this political season? Has the internet made way for 3rd party views? Is the political atmosphere more transparent? Do we just want to mash our cats and our future presidents?
- Donald Trump is making headway through the Republican Party. These trump cat memes aren't slowing him down:
- Hillary Clinton takes a stab at being popular by hanging with friends' the Wests:
- Kanye 2020:
- Facebook's new people's president Bernie Sanders and #Blacklivesmatter:


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I'm like a 'giddy' girl as I prepare for my road trip to McPherson and Haven, Kansas this weekend. I am so looking forward to meeting readers at both locations and sharing my new cookbook. The week is going to be a very busy one as I prepare for the big Valentine Dinner class, on Saturday, at the Cook's Nook, in McPherson. At last count there were 4-5 spots still open. I'll also be at the office of the Rural Messenger in Haven, Kansas, Friday, the 5th, from 3-5pm doing a book signing. I'm coming into town early so I can spend a little time in Yoder. It's an interesting town and I'm hoping to enjoy a bit of lunch at one of their cafes.
On the home front I'm doing some prep before I leave town for Super Bowl Sunday. Planning the menu and getting a few things done in advance. I'm leaving food in the frig and the house in good order for my two guys.
I wasn't sure what recipe I really wanted to run this week. This afternoon I decided it would be (2) easy dip recipes. I remember when I was single I was frequently invited to Super Bowl events and I usually took an appetizer or a dip.
Earlier I mentioned I was doing prep for our 'intimate' party at home. We're doing tacos, taco salads, nachos and chocolate chip cookies! Simple and something everyone will enjoy. (I'll probably watch something on 'Hallmark' channel until the half time.)
Last week I had a successful trip to Platte City for a small book signing at the Hillcrest Thrift Shop in Platte City. I was afraid to come home because I found several things to purchase while I was out of town. Actually it was a good good time. I was in great need of a couple days of re-grouping. Two weeks ago we lost our Welsh Corgi, Jilly, to heart disease. And at the same time I had major dental work performed and had serious pain for several days. The middle of January was a bit of a blur. Being with good friends, laughing and being away from home for a couple of days was a really good thing. Now I'm on the mend and taking time to heal from the loss of Jilly. I'll adopt another pal in the months to come. (Thanks for letting me share that with all of you.)
The two dips I'm sharing are two distinctly different recipes. The corn dip is just real fitting to football games and parties. It's not a dip that I serve at dinner parties as it's a more 'casual' spread. The pepper and pineapple spread/cheeseball is probably one of my all-time favorites. There's just something about the green pepper, with the crushed pineapple and cream cheese that strikes an accord on my palate.
There are so many different directions to go this weekend with your Super Bowl parties. Soup/Sandwich events, pizzas, burgers and brats, Lasagna and Italian, Enchiladas, salad and desserts. About the only thing that doesn't sound like a good fit is Oriental food!
I hope everyone has a terrific week as we launch into the short month of February. Simply Yours, The Covered Dish. www.thecovereddish.com.
Spicy Corn Dip
1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese
1 package (Makes 32 ounces) dry Ranch Dressing Mix
1 (11 ounce) can, drained Mexicorn
1 can Ro-Tel Tomatoes, undrained
4 ounces sour cream
4-6 small green onions, finely chopped
Soften cream cheese and stir in the dry dressing mix blending until smooth. Add the corn, Rotel, sour cream and the finely diced green onions. This is good to make the night before which allows the flavors to blend. Serve with your favorite Tortilla chips. Makes approximately two cups of dip.
There are a multitude of options for this dip. For starters, you could omit the draining of the Ro-Tel Tomatoes and not even use the sour cream! If the dip was softer than you like, add a finely shredded cheddar cheese or pepper jack which would firm up the dip even more and add flavor. Consider additional green chilies, jalapenos, cilantro, chili powder or even a shake or two of hot sauce.
One last alternative would be to sauté' the corn before it's put into the dish, browning the kernels very slightly.
Creamy Pineapple Cheese Ball
2 (8 ounce packages) softened cream cheese
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 green pepper, finely diced
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 small package chopped pecans (8 oz. should do it)
Could add a small amount of finely chopped onion
This should make 2 medium-size cheese balls. Soften the cream cheese and then blend in all of the ingredients. Roll the balls in the chopped pecans. If you use a dish for the spread sprinkle the chopped nuts across the top.


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The SYMBOL MACHINE is comprised of English language words and concepts, math and physics equations, biochemistry diagrams, electromagnetic sin wave schematics, etc. The SYMBOL MACHINE equivalent are basic college textbooks in math and science that may be found in any bookstore or a bookstore near a university.
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A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawa's classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our ... .... Semantics is primarily concerned with meaning and reference, i.e. what Hayakawa calls the relationship between the «map» and the «territory» ...
Maps and Territories - Rijnlandmodel
Language in Thought and Action, S.I. Hayakawa.
Chapter 2 Symbols Maps and Territories
There is a sense in which we all live in two worlds.
This paper uses Nature's SYMBOL PROCESSORS that describe the earthly universe AND and its contents.
Modern CMS (Content Management Systems) are used to describe EARTH contents ....... ..... humans activities and tragic signaling EVENTS.
In year 2014 ..... the TALE of 2 Cities provides an accurate perception of existence on EARTH.
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Let's look at the disturbance known as the Milwaukee geography region system problems and the social engineering FEEDBACK signal from the Waukesha, Wisconsin signaling EVENT.
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The building housing Willie's was built by a Mr. Lubeck Brandon in 1915 and was used as a general store.In 1922 Mr. A. L. Porter purchased the building and continued the same type of business until 1941 when he sold out to his daughter and son-in-law, Zaidee and Henry Sharrar. The store was operated by them as a general store selling groceries, dry goods, fuel, feed and in the words of Zaidee Sharrar, "anything that would turn a dollar". During this period it also housed the U.S. Post Office. They sold the building in 1970 to the Russell family who converted it into a restaurant. In 1975 it was purchased by William Robinson to become the home of Fat Willie's Fish Camp.
"Fat Willie's", as it became known to people far and wide, was patterned after the many seafood restaruants Mr. Robinson patronized while living and traveling in North Carolina. These family owned restaurants are found in every part of North Carolina and are called "Fish Camps" by the locals. When he returned to his native state of Florida, Mr. Robinson brought the fish camp concept with him and opened his own restaurant.
The fish camp concept is one of simplicity and quality. The idea is to do a few things very well. To do seafood well you must always keep it fresh. This is accomplished by keeping it iced until the moment it is cooked. Nothing is prepared ahead and all seafood products are iced until your order reaches the kitchen. This simple program assures freshness, but of course it helps to only buy the very highest quality seafood products available.
Mr. Robinson sold the restaurant in 1998, but it was reacquired by the Robinson family in October of 2000 and is now Willie's, the Place for Seafood.


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