John: Yeah. I was at the Pakistani Embassy trying to get my visa.
Alex: Oh, really? What happened? I've heard that these days they have become very strict.
John: Yeah, but I managed to get it.
Alex: How long did it take to get it stamped?
John: Man, it was a long queue. Bill Gates was waiting in front of me and they really gave him a hard time.
The poor guy even brought the property papers for his house in Seattle to show them that he will return to USA .
I went there at 4:00 a.m. to get in the queue and there were tons of people ahead of me.
Alex: Really? In Pakistan, at the US Embassy it only takes an hour to get a visa for USA .
John: Yeah! But that's because no one in Pakistan would want to come to USA , except Americans who have taken Pakistani nationality and want to bring their kids here.
Alex: So, when are you leaving?
John: As soon as I get my tickets from the company in Pakistan . I'm so excited. I will be getting a chance to finally fly with the world's fastest growing airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Sort of dream come true, you know.
Alex: How long are you planning to stay in Pakistan ?
John: What do you mean 'how long'? I will try and settle in Pakistan . My company has promised me that they will process my Green Book as soon as soon as possible.
Alex: Really? Man, you're a lucky one. It's very difficult to get The Green Book in Pakistan . Last year my cousin and his family went there on a tourist visa and they're not coming back now.
John: Yeah. That's why I'm planning on marrying a Pakistani girl There and then sponsoring my parents and my brother and sister from New York to Pakistan .
Alex: What city are you going to?
John: Karachi. The company has an office in downtown Saddar. Yeah, the salary is good but the cost of living is quite high because of all the people flocking to this high-tech Mecca .
Alex: I hear the exchange rate is now $100 to a Rupee! That's just Too much. What about Quetta and Peshawar ? What are they like?
John: No idea. But they are cheaper than Karachi , which is the world's headquarters for information technology now.
Alex: I hear the quality of life in Pakistan is incredible.
John: Yeah, man. You can buy a BMW for Rs.30 ,000, and a Mercedes for less than Rs.45,000. But my dream is to purchase a Suzuki Mehran which costs roughly Rs.90,000. But what a sweet design, great curves, and it purrs to the touch.
Alex: By the way, which company are you gonna work for?
John: Haji Jalal Puttarjee & Bros. Technologies, a pure Pakistani conglomerate specializing in embedded software.
do is borrow more and more money from the Askari Bank.
Alex: How are you going to cope with their language?
John: I've been learning Urdu since my school days. I always dreamed that one day I'll head for Pakistan ever since my uncle bought me that T-Shirt from Islamia College . At the Consulate they tested my proficiency in Urdu and were quite impressed by my score in TOUFL (Test of Urdu as a Foreign Language).
Alex: Boy! You're so damn lucky.
John: Yeah. I'll be travelling in the world's fastest train, Tezgam, I'll be visiting the world's largest theme park in Changa Manga, and I'll be visiting the famous Lollywood where I might meet the sons and daughters of movie legends like Nadeem, Sultan Rahi, Anjuman etc.
Alex: You know, the Pakistani President is scheduled to visit USA Next year and I hear that he may increase the number of employment visas.
John: That's very true. Last month, their Labour Minister, Naswar Khan Pakhtoon, visited the White House and donated Rs.20,000 for the re-development of the World Trade Centre at Silicon Valley , and has promised more if we follow the models of the fast developing high-tech cities, Gujranwalla and Raiwind.Bill Gates was lucky to have a chance to meet him. Very lucky person.
Alex: Will you be calling on Peter? I hear that he has made it big there and has a beautiful house on the Lyari River in Karachi.
John: Yeah, I'll be meeting him.
Alex: Anyway, nice chatting to you, John. Good luck, you lucky guy.
Alex: By the way, don't ever go to the Pakistani Consulate in shalwar-kameez because they will think you're too Pakistanised and may doubt that you will ever come back, and your application will be rejected. And yes, don't forget to say to the Visa Officer politely: 'As'salam-o- Alaikum, aap kaisay hain?' It will show them you're a cultured person.
AISA DIN BHI AAYEGA…HUM DEKHAIN GAY!
I think even in 3008, some leaders will be trying to dismantle the sitting government or some politicians trying to get the army general as president to shed his uniform. The state of affairs go in a circle here!
4 in Top 10 Billionaires list and 60 in the list.
Already 6 Indians are CEO's of Fortune Companies and interestingly there are all Born and educated in India. The list of High profile Managers and Directors is growing.
36 percent of the scientists at NASA are now Indians, as are 38 percent of doctors in the United States. As many as 34 percent of the employees at Microsoft, 28 percent at IBM, 17 percent at Intel and 13 percent at Xerox are Indians. Hail the brilliance and intelligencia.
Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management etc.
IIT's ranked within Top 100 Universities in Engineering in the world and most of its Alumni leading Professors and thought leaders. Professors are from MIT , Caltech, Harvard etc.
Highest Salary was at par even with Harvard MBA, grabbing $169,355 above any University in list.
The Indian Army has a total troop strength of around 2.5 million (1.3 million active and 1.2 million reserve) and is the second largest standing army in the World.
All movies watched and songs heard. Lollywood in taking baby steps.
It has an active force of 619,000 personnel and 528,000 men in reserve.
Nuclear technology and progress in aramament.


Porto Carras Sithonia Hotel 5* – 6 nights 623€!
This exclusive hotel is located in the region of Halkidiki-Sithonia, NEOs Marmaras. It is fully suitable for families with children and active holiday, because the hotel has a horse riding centre, luxury Spa, kids 'club, kids' Park fun. Also on site is one of Europe's largest casinos.
Big news of the season!
Introducing the new face of the famous Porto Carras Sithonia hotel 5* (resort of Porto Carras. the Peninsula of Halkidiki).


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The Bohemian Druid whose bust became face of Celtic art
The head of Mšecké Žehrovice is one of the best known surviving pieces of Celtic art not just in the Czech Republic, but in the whole of Europe.
Czech Republic has Neolithic structures older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian Pyramids
Everyone has heard of the Great Pyramids and Stonehenge, but few know of Central Europe's 'roundels' – Neolithic circular enclosures far older than these more famous sites.
Wartime Czechoslovak spymaster František Moravec's remains brought back from US
The remains of Czechoslovakia's World War II head of intelligence, General František Moravec, are being ceremonially reburied in his home town of Čáslav this Tuesday.
Czech Institute of Archaelogy hopes to discover "hidden worlds" in remote area of Sudan
Shaqadud in Sudan is one of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences' flagship sites. We spoke to Dr. Ladislav Varadzin, who is heading the excavation.
Reliquary of Emperor Charles I placed within Prague's Saint Vitus Cathedral
A reliquary of Charles I, the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary and thus also the last King of Bohemia, was ceremonially placed within the Cathedral of Saint Vitus.
Žďák Bridge - the largest single-arch steel bridge in Czechia
The Žďák Bridge, which spans the banks of the Vltava River, was completed in 1967. At the time it was the largest single-arch steel bridge in the world.
Legendary Czech intelligence chief to be reburied in home town
After decades of exile both in life and death, the remains of Czechoslovakia's wartime intelligence chief František Moravec are being returned to the Czechia next Tuesday.
Barium: One of many operations launched by WWII govt. in exile
It wasn't just Anthropoid. The WWII Czechoslovak government in exile organized dozens of other operations in the Nazi-occupied "Protectorate", including Barium.
Restorers to rebuild first bone pyramid from famous medieval ossuary
A team of experts have started to reconstruct one of the four bone pyramids from the famous 14th century ossuary near the town of Kutná Hora.
Funding for Terezín barracks overhaul under threat
The Dresden Barracks, one of the largest buildings in the former Terezín ghetto, are in a desolate state. Experts say that the complex needs to be repaired quickly.
30 years of McDonald's in Czech Republic
The first McDonald's branch in Prague's Vodičkova Street, which opened on March 20, 1992, still sells its classic burgers and fries in an almost unchanged interior.
Czechs and Russians: A love-hate relationship
A look back in history shows that Czechs have always had a complicated relationship with Russians.

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Q: Kivy Install gone awry - Windows 10 (was working, now not after gstreamer) Tried installing Kivy in Windows 10. Install the basics using
python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
python -m pip install docutils pygments pypiwin32 kivy.deps.sdl2 kivy.deps.glew  --extra-index-url https://kivy.org/downloads/packages/simple
python -m pip install kivy

It worked for one test "Hello World. I then tried installing gstreamer and then started getting errors.
[INFO              ] [Logger      ] Record log in C:\Users\Ben\.kivy\logs\kivy_16-01-11_7.txt
[INFO              ] [Kivy        ] v1.9.1
[INFO              ] [Python      ] v2.7.10 (default, May 23 2015, 09:40:32) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
[INFO              ] [Factory     ] 179 symbols loaded
[INFO              ] [Image       ] Providers: img_tex, img_dds, img_gif, img_sdl2 (img_pil, img_ffpyplayer ignored)
[CRITICAL          ] [Text        ] Unable to find any valuable Text provider at all!
sdl2 - ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 59, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\text\text_sdl2.py", line 12, in <module>
    from kivy.core.text._text_sdl2 import (_SurfaceContainer, _get_extents,

pil - ImportError: No module named PIL
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 59, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\text\text_pil.py", line 8, in <module>
    from PIL import Image, ImageFont, ImageDraw

[CRITICAL          ] [App         ] Unable to get a Text provider, abort.

Tried to find PIL and used  python -m pip install image
python -m pip install image

Now when I run my main.py I get the black box of a Kivy window, nothing inside, and a new error
[INFO              ] [Logger      ] Record log in C:\Users\Ben\.kivy\logs\kivy_16-01-11_11.txt
[INFO              ] [Kivy        ] v1.9.1
[INFO              ] [Python      ] v2.7.10 (default, May 23 2015, 09:40:32) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
[INFO              ] [Factory     ] 179 symbols loaded
[INFO              ] [Image       ] Providers: img_tex, img_dds, img_gif, img_sdl2, img_pil (img_ffpyplayer ignored)
[INFO              ] [Text        ] Provider: pil(['text_sdl2'] ignored)
[INFO              ] [OSC         ] using <thread> for socket
[INFO              ] [Window      ] Provider: sdl2
[INFO              ] [GL          ] GLEW initialization succeeded
[INFO              ] [GL          ] OpenGL version <4.5.0 NVIDIA 358.91>
[INFO              ] [GL          ] OpenGL vendor <NVIDIA Corporation>
[INFO              ] [GL          ] OpenGL renderer <GeForce GTX 780/PCIe/SSE2>
[INFO              ] [GL          ] OpenGL parsed version: 4, 5
[INFO              ] [GL          ] Shading version <4.50 NVIDIA>
[INFO              ] [GL          ] Texture max size <16384>
[INFO              ] [GL          ] Texture max units <32>
[INFO              ] [Window      ] auto add sdl2 input provider
[INFO              ] [Window      ] virtual keyboard not allowed, single mode, not docked
[INFO              ] [Base        ] Start application main loop
[INFO              ] [GL          ] NPOT texture support is available
 Exception Exception: Exception('tostring() has been removed. Please call tobytes() instead.',) in 'kivy.graphics.instructions.Ren
derContext.set_texture' ignored

Can't help but feel I bricked my install and no idea how to start from scratch. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

A: Ended up with a full uninstall if Kivy and its dependencies.
python -m pip uninstall kivy

python -m pip uninstall kivy.deps.sdl2

python -m pip uninstall kivy.deps.glew

python -m pip uninstall kivy.deps.gstreamer

python -m pip uninstall image

Since the problem came after gstreamer, I avoided again on reinstall
python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools

python -m pip install docutils pygments pypiwin32 kivy.deps.sdl2 kivy.deps.glew \
 --extra-index-url https://kivy.org/downloads/packages/simple/

python -m pip install kivy

After that was able to run things as normal (for now :D )
I hope this helps someone out there with Kivy issues on Windows 10

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Programming code (or any code that should be parsed) is usually plain text. It's just a sequence of characters. A tokenizer converts this sequence of characters into a sequence of tokens. A token is a group of characters that form a meaningful unit.

The parser analyzes this sequence of tokens and transforms it into a tree of operators (primitive functions) and operands (the arguments of the operators).

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LeahZeger.com
"Leah Zeger performs brilliantly in a variety of idioms." ~ Scott Yanow, Jazz Critic
Leah Zeger's musical success story has been anything but conventional. Her eclectic range
and professional experience has literally included every musical style imaginable.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, violinist and vocalist Leah Zeger comes from a family of
professional symphony musicians. Having played the violin since the age of six, she has won
numerous awards and soloed with orchestras in and around Texas. At 15 she made her solo
debut playing the first movement of the Wiieniawski Violin Concerto with the Clear Lake
Symphony Orchestra. That same year, she began studying voice with leading American
mezzo-soprano, Katherine Ciesinski. Zeger attended the High School for Performing and Visual
Arts. Before graduating, she performed the Bach Double at Carnegie Hall. She won a
scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in both opera and
violin. At 19 years old, while still in college, Zeger won a tenured position in the first violin
section of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, becoming the youngest member on staff.
While in the Austin Symphony, Zeger played with soloists including Pinchas Zukerman, Leila Josefowitz, Yo Yo Ma, Elvis Costello, and bands such as Pink Martini, The 4 Tops, the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, and Charlie Daniels, with whom she was selected to duel on the tune Devil Went Down to Georgia. She has appeared on the television show, Austin City Limits with both Pearl Jam and Willie Nelson. In 2009, her folk band "The Hudsons" won Best Folk Band in the Austin Chronicle Awards.
From 2006-07, she performed as the lead singer/violinist/dancer with the international world-touring fiddle concert sensation Barrage across Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In 2007, she appeared as a soloist at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Blues Festival in Chicago alongside prominent artists such as Alison Krauss, John Mayer and Sheryl Crow.
In 2010, her first year in LA, she performed as a member of Vitamin String Quartet and won positions as associate concertmaster of San Bernardino Symphony and first violinist in the Redlands Symphony while recording the music for a season of Warner Brother's tv show, Off the Map.
During that year, Zeger was also offered a 3 year contract with Celine Dion in Vegas but turned it down in favor of various touring opportunities. In the last 2 years, she has performed with legendary world-music duo, Strunz and Farah and Argentinian-born gypsy jazz guitarist, Gonzalo Bergara (gonzalobergara.com) at international music festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Panama City Jazz Festival, SXSW in Austin, and Jazz at the Olympia in Paris. She has also toured with the Trans-siberian Orchestra and was concertmaster/soloist for Kristen Chenoweth (Wicked, Glee).
Zeger's recent recording credits include collaborations with Michael Jackson's former musical director, Michael Bearden, Bear McCreary, composer of "Battlestar Galactica" and "The Walking Dead", Kenny Loggins, and string arrangements/recording for Billy Ray Cyrus' latest album.
Most recently, Leah became a member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, performed with Miley Cyrus on her live unplugged show, recorded and produced her second album, "Pour Moi", produced and starred in her first major music video "The Man I Love", and toured with five-time Grammy-winner, Cee Lo Green as his solo violinist. She served as concertmaster and solo violinist with Annie Lennox on all of her music videos for the "Nostalgia" album and on Lennox' PBS Great Performances special.
Leah appeared on the 2015 Grammys performing with Electric Light Orchestra and was selected to play a solo with Stevie Wonder during his "Songs in the Key of Life" tour. She is currently on tour as solo violinist with "Hans Zimmer Live 2017".
The Leah Zeger Quartet performs regularly in the greater Los Angeles area, and her album Pour Moi is a perfect demonstration of her virtuosity on the violin, her unique and sophisticated vocal technique, and her multi-cultural approach to music.
She is endorsed by Yamaha and D'Addario.


Baseball and cardboard musings from Tom DiGiandomenico, the baseball collectibles columnist for Boston Baseball. Lots of baseball with heavy dose of Red Sox and baseball cards.
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle … Why All the Fuss?
Japan's Shohei Otani, The Next Babe Ruth?


DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS: This sculpture is part of a shoes series I'm working on where I revisit some of my favorite classic sneaker silhouettes. This sculpture was modeled after the iconic Nike Air Force One High. Materials Used: Circuit Boards, Data Cables, Wire, Leather, and other upcycled materials.
Base: 15 inches wide, and 9 1/2 deep.
Carrying Case: 11 inches tall, 17 1/2 inches wide and 12 inches long.


Kate Middleton's schedule was packed today. She started the day in an electric blue Seraphine dress to joined Princes William and Harry and royal fiancée Meghan Markle (in a tonally coordinating blue Jason Wu frock) to kick off the first annual Royal Foundation Forum. And the expectant mother didn't miss a beat at the National Portrait Gallery opening of Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography. Middleton dressed like a work fit for the walls in Orla Kiely's ruffled, floral print dress designed in collaboration with stylist Leith Clark.
The moody floral print is a familiar motif for Middleton, who in the past has opted for versions from Alexander McQueen, Erdem, and Rochas for day and evening affairs. Tonight's dress also relied on a favored Middleton silhouette, the long-sleeved dress with ruffles. Skin-toned suede stilettos lengthened her legs, while a coordinating clutch furthered the regal, ladylike effect.


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Gunowner info no one's business but their own
If they've not already done so, expect organizations to file lawsuits over a California law that allows the release of gun owners' personal information.
"This is likely a challengeable thing as an invasion of privacy," says Dave Workman, editor-in-chief of TheGunMag.com. "… California has some of the most extreme anti-gun laws in the United States, and the people who are behind things like this typically [are] trying to poke the gun owners because they think they can get away with it – but you know, gun owners have rights too, and one of those rights is to be left alone."
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-California) signed Assembly Bill 173 into law on Thursday (September 23). It requires the California Department of Justice to identify people purchasing firearms and ammunition and put that information in a research center at the University of California-Davis. Other universities can also request the data.
Included with the details are a buyer's name, address, date of birth, what they purchased, where they bought it, and when the transaction occurred.
"All it really does is create problems for gun owners," Workman tells AFN. "And to be honest with you, it's nobody's business really what a firearms owner has in his house. It's not his neighbor's business, and it's certainly none of the government's business."
Workman also warns that what happens in California does not stay in California.
"Pay attention to any legislation that might be pre-filed in your state legislature to pay attention to this sort of thing," he urges. "Because where it pops up in California, weeds grow everywhere – and this is liable to become an idea in some other state."
One to look out for?
Another "woke" gun-related policy in California is set to take effect on Friday: a program that will pay "high-risk" people in San Francisco $300 a month if they promise not to shoot each other.
Payments under the "Dream Keeper Fellowship" reportedly will be made in the form of gift cards – and participants in the program will be paired with life coaches and serve as "community ambassadors" in trying to stem the spike in shootings this year in the City by the Bay.
Mayor London Breed disputes arguments that the program amounts to "cash for criminals," a media-generated moniker attached to a similar program in Richmond, California.
Can gov't compel, silence speech?
Attorneys for a web designer in Colorado are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case.


● Better relationships. I know it sounds strange, but hear me out. Acupuncture helps to regulate the emotions. It can vent your anger, ease your grief and help you to let go of negativity you've been holding on to. Irritated or frustrated? Try a treatment. You should start to feel those emotions slipping away. When your negative feelings begin to transition into a lighter, calmer place, you will connect with people around you in a very different way.


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Severin von Eckardstein est un pianiste allemand né le  à Düsseldorf.

Biographie
Formé par Barbara Szczepanska au Conservatoire Robert Schumann à Düsseldorf, Severin von Eckardstein reçoit ensuite les conseils de Karl-Heinz Kaemmerling à Salzbourg, avant d'achever un cycle de perfectionnement en Italie, à l'Académie internationale du piano (Lac de Côme).

Après avoir obtenu le premier prix du concours Steinway (Hambourg) en 1990, il se voit décerner en 1998 le premier prix du concours Arthur Schnabel (Berlin) et devient en cette même année lauréat du concours Busoni et du concours international ARD de Munich.

Cependant, c'est l'année 2003 qui marque un tournant majeur dans son parcours d'artiste puisqu'il obtient le premier prix du prestigieux Concours musical international Reine Élisabeth de Belgique.

Depuis cette distinction, il mène une carrière de concertiste de niveau international et participe à de nombreux festivals. Il s'est produit à plusieurs reprises au Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam.

Discographie
 Œuvres pour piano de Messiaen / Janáček / Prokofiev, 1 CD, Dabringhaus & Grimm
 Œuvres pour piano d'Alexandre Glazounov, 1 CD, Dabringhaus & Grimm
 Concerto pour piano  en fa mineur, op. 92, d'Alexandre Glazounov, 1 CD, Fuga Libera, 2006
 Œuvres pour piano de Mozart – Hummel / Schubert / Ravel / Prokofiev, 2 CD, Avi-Edition Piano Festival Ruhr, 2006
 Œuvres pour piano de Nikolai Medtner, 1 CD, Dabringhaus & Grimm, 2007
 Sonates pour piano de Franz Schubert, D.840 & D. 959, 1 CD, Fuga Libera, 2010
 Fantasiestücke de Robert Schumann, 1 CD Radio Bremen/Avi-Edition, 2017
 Œuvres pour piano de Debussy et Dupont, 1 CD, Fuga Liber, 2018

Liens externes
 Site web de Severin von Eckardstein

Naissance en août 1978
Naissance à Düsseldorf
Pianiste classique allemand
Lauréat du Concours musical international Reine Élisabeth
Lauréat du concours international de musique de l'ARD

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Orientation is your first step in your experience as a Warrior!
During the orientation program, have fun and create your own memories with a variety of events planned for you by the campus life staff in collaboration with other offices on campus. These events are an opportunity to learn more about Merrimack's traditions, resources, and activities.


Biblical prophecies are meant to be fulfilled without fail. The fulfillment proves the existence of the God who foretold them.
Only the true God has the power to see the future. No human being by his own intelligence equipped with the most modern technological know-how can predict exactly what will happen in the future.
God's prophecy is revealed through the mouth of His prophets, like the Lord Jesus Christ.
If in any occasion a pretentious prophet utters prophecies in the name of the Lord and does not come to pass, such is a false prophet!
Conversely, the fulfillment of an uttered prophecy is the proof that the prophet who said it is sent of God. With this measure many prophets now are the fulfillment of the prophecy about the advent of many false prophets!
The word fable in the Greek language is μῦθος (muthos) which means myth or fiction.
Perhaps from the same as G3453 (through the idea of tuition); a tale, that is, fiction ("myth"): – fable.
The doctrine of limbo, purgatory, rosary, sign of the cross, mass, the infallibility of the popes, All Souls' Day, All Saints' Day and many more are neither Biblical nor sensible! These words, even the very idea they convey, are not Biblical. Nowhere in the Bible can we find the word limbo, purgatory, rosary, mass, sign of the cross, pope, All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day.
If Catholic popes speak infallibly (ex-cathedra) as they claim, why is it that the present pope declared that limbo, which was part of the teachings of all previous popes, is non-existent?
Whether they declare it or not, not only is the doctrine of limbo non-existent. The apostles have not mentioned anything about All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day! The first century Christians did not celebrate a feast for the dead or for the souls in purgatory. Neither can the celebration of "All Hallows Eve" or "Halloween" be found in the Bible!
The Christian faith must be based on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ – no more, no less. These teachings were written down on the pages of the Bible by eyewitnesses.
Our learning must not go beyond what was written.
What was written was commanded by the Lord to be written.
In the writings of Augustine (died, 430 A.D.) the doctrine of purgatory was first given definite form, although he himself expressed doubt about some phases of it. It was, however, not until the sixth century that it received formal shape at the hands of Gregory the Great, who held the papal office from 590 to 604 A.D.
The doctrine about purgatory was proclaimed an article of faith in 1439, by the Council of Florence, and was later confirmed by the Council of Trent, in 1548.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, incidentally, does not teach the doctrine of purgatory.
The novena in honour of St. Francis Xavier, known as the "Novena of Grace", originated as follows: in 1633 Father Mastrilli, S.J., was at the point of death as a result of an accident, when St. Francis Xavier, to whom he had great devotion, appeared to him and urged him to devote himself to the missions of the Indies. Father Mastrilli then made a vow before his provincial that he would go to the Indies if God spared his life, and in another apparition (3 Jan., 1634) St. Francis Xavier exacted of him a renewal of this promise, foretold his martyrdom, and restored him to health so completely that on the same night Father Mastrilli was in a condition to write an account of his cure, and the next morning to celebrate Mass at the altar of the saint and to resume his community life. He soon set out for the Japanese missions where he was martyred, 17 October, 1637. The renown of the miracle quickly spread through Italy, and inspired with confidence in the power and goodness of St. Francis Xavier, the faithful implored his assistance in a novena with such success that it came to be called the "novena of grace". This novena is now made publicly in many countries from 4 to 12 March, the latter being the date of the canonization of St. Francis Xavier together with St. Ignatius.
The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great (d. 604), the early Church having used the expression the "breaking of bread" (fractiopanis) or "liturgy" (Acts 13:2, leitourgountes); the Greek Church has employed the latter name for almost sixteen centuries.
All of the preceding doctrines and articles of faith are the embodiment of the fulfillment of the prophecy about the advent of false Christs and false prophets that will turn the ears of their followers from truth to fables!
All these teachings come to the mind of Catholic mentors many hundreds of years after the death of the apostles, which simply means that they are not apostolic.
If there is anyone who can cite verses to prove these teachings are Biblical, you are most welcome.