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"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium."
Norbet Platt

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  • The magazine industry is ripe with fashion assistant positions. Landing that job takes some amazing know-how. Here is the insider scoop to landing that gig.
  • Gucci bags once again proves the elegance and sophistication they incorporate on their designs with this Gucci New Bamboo Large Top Handle Bag. This bag is very Gucci-esque, and though this shows utter elegance, there remains its casualness that makes it wearable for day time. I love it most when a bag is simple yet it still manages to keep such chic bohemian look. That said, this Gucci Techno Horsebit Large Shoulder Flap Bag then defines it all. It is obviously very simple and it would remain totally plain if not for the signature horsebit detail and tassels with bamboo detail. This is made...
  • Awesome initiative Project Bookmark joins with Open Book Tronna and Humber College to launch Ontario: Read It Here, a series of sites featuring the work of Ontario writers in the setting they were writing about. “This initiative will mark the places where Ontario’s real and imagined landscapes meet,” says Miranda Hill, Founder and Executive Director of Project Bookmark Canada. “Reading about a place gives you an added appreciation for it.” “Ontario: Read It Here will entice readers to visit Ontario destinations and create new readers for Ontario literature as people encounter some of the many...
  • Shop class and soulcraft Matthew Crawford, a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, owns and operates Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia. Stand back and take a look at that statement. Is it not pleasing? Do you not like the incongruity of it: a state-registered intellectual running a hobby bike mechanic’s rather than a hobby farm? Rare breed classic bikes and gallons of fork oil instead of rare breed sheep and stinky cheese. The odd thing is that Crawford is more mechanic than philosopher. He grew up on communes...
  • We've all wanted to write a letter to the editor, complaining about this or arguing for that, but few ever do so. Still, if you are ready to undertake this effort, make sure that you are direct and to the point in your style.

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Fast fact about writing

Writing was developed independently in Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and among the Maya in Central America. There are some areas where the question as to whether writing was adopted or independently developed is in doubt, as at Easter Island.