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...East India Co. and laid the foundations for its rise to prominence as a major trading post for spices, tea, porcelain, textiles, tin and rubber. The fort was once a formidable defense against pirates, the French and the Kedah sultanate on the Malay peninsula, which was bent on reclaiming its captured territory. Now it encloses a peaceful garden, studded with weathered cannons. One cannon in the fort's northeastern corner has taken on the unlikely role of fertility symbol. Local women place floral offerings on its barrel in hopes of improving their chances of conceiving. "George Town...
Summers’ professional pedigree shows signs of this centrist bent...
Sperling describes Summers’ style as aggressive, analytical and applied regardless of ideological bent...
...None of us have been approached by any Mormons bent on spreading the word. Granted, it's only been 24 hours since my arrival, but if current trends hold, it seems there will be precious few conversions here over the next two weeks. Gordon Hinckley, the current head of the Church of Latter Day Saints, happily seems to have a healthy sense of humor about the stereotypes surrounding his religion, but he also seems quite keen to prove one thing: Even evangelism can take a holiday - especially when the Winter Games are in town...
...sheet of letter paper to pocket-size, smaller daguerreotypes were housed in ornate keep-safe folders that are almost as compelling as the images themselves. In this form, the plates were passed down as heirlooms from generation to generation imbuing each daguerreotype with a unique aura. On that historical bent, daguerreotypes also presented the first opportunity for artists to capture the world in concrete faithful representation, and in a fit of nostalgia, a handful of American artists have founded a daguerreotypy renaissance over the past few years...