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May 2013 Alley Newspaper
× M 40
40 has been a mark of time and a symbol for centuries within the myths, literature, and story-telling of many cultures— often a time of trial and tribulation endured because of hope for a better future. It has often been only a figurative measurement of time. Some see it as a cycle of the world or the rhythm of cyclic repetitions of the Universe.
The figure with the numeral 40 above is the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet called Mem. It also represents 40 and Water. In the ancient script, the pictograph for Mem was drawn as a wavy line ”“ ”“ indicating waves of water and is evident in the Latin M. When written at the end of a word, it takes the final form ”“ × ”“ which is more square, and smooth like calm water.
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre is 40 years old. The 40th MayDay Parade and Pageant will be next year.
In the Heart of the Beast has done exceptional dramatic and educational work for 30 years about the significance of water to each individual and to the world. The need for hard work “in the heart of the beast,” yes, even trial and tribulation, becomes obvious.… Read the rest “May 2013 Alley Newspaper”
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Frank Reflections: June 2013
By Frank Erickson
“Commander, thank you for giving us another interview. The readers of The Alley Newspaper are very appreciative.”
“You”'re welcome, nice to be here.”
“Commander, let me start by commenting on the bombs that blew up during the Bostom Marathon”¦if the Tsarnaev brothers had attacked Boston with a military, and hit ”˜military targets”', they would have been free to maim and kill as many civilians as they wanted to, for as long as they wanted to, say, up to 8 years with over 100,000 killed, like the U.S. did in Iraq”¦Commander, who”'s guilty of the largest crimes?”
It is not that simple, you”'re making an unfair comparison. The terrorists in Boston were deliberately targeting civilians”
“But they didn”'t get close to 100,000 of them. I”'m just trying to find out how one gets the ticket ”˜in”', how you get yourself in.”
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