INTRODUCTION: David Vaughan Icke is one of the most controversial and entertaining conspiratorial historians commenting today. Formerly a professional athlete and politician, David Icke underwent a kind of conversion in which he realized he was "a healer who had been placed on Earth for a purpose." Today, his focus is clearly on "who and what is really controlling the world." He has written numerous books that, in aggregate, have been dubbed "New Age Conspiracism" and has attracted a worldwide following. While his book The Biggest Secret (1999) has been called the "conspiracy theorist's Rosetta Stone," in his interview with the Daily Bell, he reveals a new and even bigger book featuring his latest research on how, "Humans are being manipulated from the moon by what is being broadcast from it." He also speaks about an upcoming promotional tour and further analyzes the setbacks and progress of the elite conspiracy to control the world in all its reptilian glory.
Daily Bell: Good to meet you. You're prolific and everything we'll ask you likely has an answer in one of your books. But for the purposes of this interview, we'd like you to answer these questions as if for the first time – though please feel free to reference books and articles as you go.
David Icke: OK, sounds good.
Daily Bell: We'll jump right in. How did you end up in a career exposing the reptilian, hybrid power elite?
David Icke: Well I had what you might call a very extraordinary experience, or what you might call a spiritual experience, but that has connotations and it was not a religious experience but a series of things happened to me. I was a television presenter, I was a professional footballer, a soccer player as you call it in America, and I then went off to become a journalist. Then I went into television.
I was a national television presenter in Britain with the BBC, then I moved vaguely into politics when I became a national spokesperson for the British Green Party in the 1980s, which allowed me to see very clearly that politics was not the answer. Then toward the end of the 80s I was working for the BBC, presenting television programs, speaking for the Green Party and I had this feeling that there was a presence around me. When I was in a room, I was not alone. This went on for a year and it got more and more powerful until I eventually started to get more and more focused on this – as it got more tangible.
Daily Bell: Can you describe it in more detail?
A few days later, I am with my son and he is reading some books in a news shop on the Isle of Wight. I said "let's go get some lunch." As I turned, my feet would not move. It was like two magnets were pulling them to the ground. And a thought came in my mind to go in and look at the books on the far side of the store. What on earth am I thinking! But I walked over to an area where there were romantic novels. On top of all these novels was this book called Mind to Mind. It had a woman's face on it and her name was Betty Shine. I picked it up and read the blurb and she was a psychic/healer.
I bought the book, took it home and read it very quickly and was very interested in what I had read. So I wrote to her, originally to talk to her about this rheumatoid arthritis that I have and how her hands of healing might benefit me. I saw her couple of times. The third time I saw her, we are doing the treatment, and I feel a spider's web on my face. It made me sort of sit up a bit, because in her book she mentioned that when someone or something is trying to connect with you, you may feel this.
Daily Bell: Did you find out what it was?
David Icke: I had never felt it before or since. But about 10-15 seconds after I felt this spider's web, she launched her head back and said, "OMG, I'm going to have to close my eyes for this one – this is powerful!" So then she starts saying that she has this figure in her mind and is being asked to communicate with me. Anyway, here I was a little television presenter and suddenly I am being told that I am going to go out on the world stage eventually and reveal great secrets. There is a great shadow across the world and there is a great story that has to be told.
She told me, "One man cannot change the world but one man can communicate the message that can change the world!" She said I would write five books in three years on certain subjects, which I thought was hilarious because writing five books in three years on subjects I knew at that time nothing about, was ridiculous!
Daily Bell: And was it some sort of a joke?
David Icke: No, it wasn't. It happened to the month, actually! I wrote five books in three years to the very month as it turned out. My life during that period suddenly changed. The BBC decided not to renew my contract for very bizarre reasons and therefore I was out of work. I could have got other work in the media, but I just wanted to go with what I was feeling and see where it was leading.
Daily Bell: It led to a new career, obviously.
David Icke: My life became a daily experience of meeting people and coming across documents and books, all of which were handing me puzzle pieces in a certain picture, which at the time I knew nothing about. In the first few years all these puzzle pieces resolved themselves into a network of bloodline families that were manipulating and controlling world events by controlling the banking systems, the political system, etc. These families were behind the pharmaceutical cartel, the oil cartel, the bio-tech cartel, the global media and mainstream media and etc, on and on.
What was interesting was that almost from the start of meeting the psychic, one of the fundamental themes that came into my life was Babylon and what is now called Iraq. This region is where these bloodlines came out of and eventually became what the world knows as royal bloodlines. And the individuals involved became known as demi-gods, part god part human.
Today, these families and bloodlines have gradually expanded out of Sumer and Babylon. They created the Roman Empire, and through the Roman Empire, they took control of Northern Europe and also London. Today Berlin and Paris are big centers for these bloodlines too. Belgium, by the way, is where NATO and the European Union are. But London became a very major center. Wherever you go or you follow these bloodlines, wherever they locate their headquarters, an empire follows. You had the Babylonian Empire, the Roman Empire, and when these families moved up into northern Europe, you started having the British Empire.
What happened as these empires took over and colonized the world, was that the bloodlines went with them and seeded themselves within these communities, including what became United States and Canada etc. Now alongside these bloodline families travels a secret society that manipulates the bloodline families and their agents and gofers into positions of power. So this is why you find secret society networks wherever they colonize, be it North America, Africa, Australia, wherever.
Daily Bell: Why don't more people know about this secret history you have uncovered?
David Icke: More and more do. But it has been concealed. There are two types of control – a control you can see called dictatorship such as fascism, communism or apartheid. But these forms of power very rarely go on indefinitely since eventually people will rebel. Thus, the greatest form of control is a control where people – the target population – thinks it's free but is not. They are manipulated but will not rebel because they would be rebelling against their own perceptions of freedom.
So this is the preferable state of affairs. And this is what happened when we observe the British Empire. The Empire withdrew – from the United States, from Canada and elsewhere. It was withdrawn physically, but actually it was sleight-of-hand. The bloodlines left behind their own controlling relatives and agents under different names. So you can see, they have gone on controlling those countries ever since in secret.
Britain has "lost its empire," people say. But it's not Britain we're talking about. The center of this global web of bloodlines and secret societies is actually in Europe for historical reasons and London, too.
The bloodlines have set up a global corporation run like a massive business on one level and a secret society on another. The spider sits in the web in Europe with the corporation, but you have headquarters in each country, subsidiary companies of the corporation. They will follow the blueprint that is dictated from the headquarters – so all the secret societies and bloodline families operate exactly the same way. You have the headquarters in Europe and then in Canada, United States, each country you have this network, another web, a sub web, etc.
Daily Bell: Your books cite evidence for all of this?
David Icke: I have been to 50 countries researching this structure over that past 20 years and a number of times I have seen the same things being introduced in the same countries using the same excuses in different parts of the world. Sometimes the legislation is even worded the same way. This is their structure. The aim is to create a global version of George Orwell's 1984.
The idea is to centralize power in every area of our lives and it has got to a point where this centralization of global power was actually given a name, innocently enough, by the people on which it was being inflicted – "globalization." Globalization is just the centralization of global power in every area of our lives, which is the agenda unfolding. Of course there are many misunderstandings, and you get people on the left protesting against the big bad corporations. The corporations are not the generators of globalization but THE VEHICLES FOR IT. The generator of it is this global secret society web.
You know I said years ago, there will come a point where this will break the surface and people will see it because when you are covertly manipulating something, there comes a point where you have to start building the bricks and mortar visibly. All over the world now, people are starting to see Big Brother. They are starting to see more control and greater surveillance and the lack of privacy. They are seeing more and more laws that are Draconian or fascist in nature, and it is because of this agenda that's been unfolding for thousands of years, step by step by step, that it has now reached the point where it's closing in on its end goal. But this is not all bad any means. In fact, in some ways it's a fantastic thing! People are finally starting to lift their heads out of the sand. A shared perception of what's going on is starting to take place.
Daily Bell: So it's all coming true from your perspective. Are you getting proper credit, or are you still running into resistance? You call yourself the most controversial speaker and author in the world.
David Icke: I don't say that. It's a tag that has kept up with me over the years. But it IS difficult to find someone more controversial. For instance, when I started this journey, as I said earlier, the first few years were all about uncovering the global structure of control, the banking control, the political control, the media control and how they all fit together and how it was all orchestrated by the same group.
But then something else came into my research – the question of, why are these bloodlines, today, different than you and I? What started to come into my life, again, in tremendous synchronistic abundance were experiences and people that provided me with ancient information and modern information that helped me solve the problem. What I found eventually – and without doubt so far as I was concerned – was that there was interbreeding between non-human reptilians and humans, which created a hybrid bloodline.
Now when people first hear that they think it's crazy. But why? If you can limit people's sense of possibility, which is a massive part of this manipulation, then you limit their sense of what is possible. No, no it's not impossible.
Anyway, when I started looking at this, I realized this story of a reptilian race interbreeding with humans in the ancient world to create this bloodline was actually a very common story in ancient legends and stories. It even connects to the biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with what? A serpent!
If you don't put it out there, then it can't circulate. And when you start talking about that connection, then it gets highly controversial because Icke is saying WHAT? So I've always been controversial.
But let me tell you something … When my new book comes out, the tag of the most controversial speaker in the world will take on a whole new level! What I'm explaining now, for instance, in my latest research – is that the moon is not a heavenly body but a construct! Humans are being manipulated from the moon by what is being broadcast from it.
Daily Bell: You're not kidding? That's certainly bound to cause a stir.
David Icke: It's never been properly explained before. But I go into great detail about how it's done, how the moon connects into the human body computer and the human brain. And basically what is happening is a Luna-like version of what is portrayed in the Matrix movies where reality seemed solid but was only a dream. With my perception of what the moon is, controversy will escalate once again.
My investigations and resultant books have occurred in phases. One phase was the investigation of the banking scams, the political scams and connections of what I talked to you about. Another was the reptilian phase, and another from about 2003 focused on the nature of reality – the illusory nature of reality, which has its counterpart on the worldwide web, as I show very clearly with great support in detail evidence in this new book.
Daily Bell: Give us a little more detail about the mechanisms at work.
David Icke: Yes, the body is basically a biological computer system. Crystalline … the fabric of every cell, the membrane of every cell is crystalline. DNA is crystalline. I have been to an alternative doctor's clinic, where he has taken my blood and put it under a massive microscope. We have viewed it to the point where my blood turned quite blatantly into a quartz crystal. So, we are receiver-transmitters of information.
What happens is that information; lunar reality is encoded in what we call photon energy. It's weight, form and vibration if you like. And what the five senses do is they decode vibrational information, and turn it into electrical information. It's like if you tune into your computer in SA or Australia or America, to the World Wide Web, although you are in a different part of the world you are accessing a collective reality. It is the very fabric of the universe we are experiencing, what I call in my book 'the cosmic internet'.
So when you add that to the reptilian stuff and add that to the manipulation of the world and the bloodline families and you add that to the moon ain't real, you have built up quite a CV of controversy! (laughing).
Daily Bell: From what we can tell, then, you welcome controversy.
David Icke: I'm a seeker of knowledge, especially when it comes to social control. All of this is fundamental to understanding how the few control the many. If you want to manipulate how people experience reality, then you can manipulate the reality, or you can manipulate the way they decode reality. That is much easier. We are not our bodies, we are infinite consciousness, and the body is just the vehicle to experience this reality.
Daily Bell: Of course people experience reality in all sorts of ways.
David Icke: That's true. And If you can manipulate how the human body computer decodes reality, then you can control how millions of people perceive the world and therefore you can control their behavior. It's very much the same principal as a stage hypnotist. I went to see some shows when I was researching all of this. You can see people sitting on a stage being implanted with a belief by the hypnotist. Then the subject will take a bite of the potato and decode it as an apple, because the hypnotist has reprogrammed his brain.
Try to tell those people on the stage when they are in that state that what they are seeing or what they are tasting is not true, and they will claim YOU'RE crazy. This comes back to the sense of reality, the sense of limited possibility. When people say to me "you're mad, you're crazy, that's impossible" that's their programming speaking.
But when you start awakening, as people are awakening all over the world, you start to see things that you've never seen before. At this point now, it's blatantly obvious, WHY didn't I see this before? Like I said earlier, enormous numbers of people are now beginning to do that, hence the interest in my work and similar stuff.
Daily Bell: Your book, The Biggest Secret, has been called the conspiracy theorist's Rosetta stone. Why?
David Icke: Well I think what The Biggest Secret did was it jumped over the cutting edge and went well beyond. It was the first book where I really started to connect the dots. But unfortunately what happened in Britain after I had my awakening and started talking about some of this stuff is that I went on national television and as a result I faced the most fantastic levels of ridicule.
Through the early 90s I couldn't go anywhere in Britain, down any street without being laughed at. Going into a pub was impossible, there was uproar. A comedian only had to say my name on the television and he got a laugh, no joke necessary. When you undergo something like that, it can destroy you or make you stronger. If you're lucky, it can pry you out of that prison where most people live in – the fear of what others think. Most people spend their days trying to live up to a version of how they believe they should behave based on what people think.
And this is a process that I have talked about and written about for years. Humans don't need a sheepdog; we keep each other in line, by imposing norms and jumping on anyone that challenges them. So what happened to me, that mass ridicule in the 1990s, cleaned me out. I no longer feared what others would think. And that was essential, absolutely essential, because this journey that I have been on is also about my personal development, my personal de-programming.
The layers of the onion were peeled off so that I was capable of doing what I am doing in the most effective way. My role, as I see it, is to constantly challenge the cutting edge and keep walking forward. Socrates said, 'Wisdom is knowing how little we know'.
The world is a collective. If the world is going to be free, it's only going to be free if we free ourselves of fear. All these things are what hold us in our own self-made prisons because, in reality, a few cannot control the many, unless the vast majority acquiesces. We need to set ourselves free.
Daily Bell: All right. But from what – reptilian humanoids and the Babylonian Brotherhood?
David Icke: The Babylonian Brotherhood is the name of this network of secret societies that we talked about earlier. The elite reptilian hybrids are the result of this interbreeding between humans and this reptilian race. And what is interesting is wherever you go in the world you will find knowledge of this interbreeding. Wherever you go, you find serpent worship because these reptilian entities were perceived as gods.
Serpent worship is the oldest form of worship. They have found evidence of it in the Kalahari Desert area of South Africa, 70,000 years ago. And the people of that area, the sand people known as the Bushman and also the Zulu, hold these beliefs. The story is that modern humans were seeded in Africa in an area called the Stiletto Hills, near the Kalahari Desert, by the great dragon. You go to the Far East, to Japan and China, what is the very symbol of those cultures? The Dragon. The reptilian dragon!
This is a cultural memory of interbreeding with these reptilian gods. The ancient Chinese Emperors claimed the right to be Emperor because of their genetic connection to what they called the serpent gods. But people reject it by reflex action and never look at the evidence to support it. One thing I would say is I am a kamikaze pilot. When I put this stuff out about reptilians and the moon and reality, I do the hard research and I back it up with evidence – and the evidence is enormous. But most people in the mainstream will not even look at it!
Daily Bell: Are any of your ideas linked to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
The original Rothschild, Amschel Bauer – Rothschild, had a red shield on his house in Frankfurt when he started his banking dynasty. And that shield was the symbol that is known as the Star of David, which is not actually a Jewish symbol. It's an ancient esoteric symbol found all over the world.
Daily Bell: Yes, the use of the Star of David as a Jewish symbol does seem fairly recent. There are references in antiquity, however, to a "shield" of David, but that is not the same thing.
David Icke: In fact, excavations in Tel Aviv found the star of David on the floor of an ancient Muslim mosque. Israel is not a homeland for Jewish people. Israel is a fiefdom owned by the Rothschilds. Now what the Rothschilds have created is Zionism, because they wanted to have a foothold in the Middle East, that would create mayhem as part of an agenda for long-term global control. This is not the government of the Israeli people in Tel Aviv. It is a government front for the Rothschilds.
The Rothschilds spent five million pounds back in the 50s to build the Knesset. Imagine what that would be today. The Knesset is the Israeli Parliament. The Supreme Court building was built by the Rothschilds as well.
Throughout my books when I mentioned Zionism, I always call it Rothschild Zionism so that people are constantly reminded of the real source of what it is and who created it and who controls it and not the illusory connection that is for the benefit of the Jewish people. It's not, it's for the benefit of the House of Rothschild and the global agenda of this network of families of which they are one. But a very, very significant one. So, when these so called Protocols of Zion came up, what they were, or claimed to be, and I'm not saying they are genuine or not genuine, I'm just saying we need to look at this and not dismiss it by reflex action. I will go on pursuing any line of inquiry that will lead to a greater understanding that could lead to that outcome.
Daily Bell: What do you think of modern medicine? Are you cured of arthritis?
David Icke: No I am not cured. The one thing the psychic predicted that has not happened is that I still have arthritis. In general, modern medicine is an absolute abomination. It's a despicable attack on human health on the human immune system and human vitality. In my new book, I look at this modern medicine scam, this corrupt mafia and I take it apart.
The eugenics movement in America, for instance, was very strong in the first part of the 20th century and included many big names. Organizations like Planned Parenthood, a Rockefeller funded organization, actually started as a eugenics outfit. It changed its title after the war based on the bad name that the Nazi's gave to eugenics. The Rockefellers sent over a whole team of top eugenics specialists from America to help the Nazis in their research into race purity during World War II. People don't realize that. This is absolutely true and a documentable fact by the way.
Daily Bell: Would you characterize yourself as a philosopher?
David Icke: Hm-mm well, I don't know. Isn't it funny how people like to label everybody and they like to label themselves. Who are you? I'm a philosopher. Who are you? Well I'm a doctor. NO, you are none of those things. That's what you are experiencing. What you are is consciousness. And what we do is constantly misunderstand the difference between who we are and what we are experiencing.
Once we identify who we are with what we are experiencing we are immediately pulled into limitation! I just am. We all just are. I don't give myself any kind of label, I just am. And I am seeking to know more and more about what's happening in the world. When I get information, then I communicate it. That's all I am doing.
Daily Bell: Is your work a metaphor – an allegory – even though it's not understood that way?
David Icke: I use analogies a lot, but, no, I am not interested in allegory. You know there were people years ago that said, "When he says reptiles, he really means Jewish people." No I don't! I mean bloody reptiles, with scales! You see, because some of the stuff I say is so far out from what people perceive is possible or happening, they think I'm operating in the realm of allegory. "He can't really be talking about reptiles!" But I am.
Daily Bell: Do you see yourself as free-market oriented?
David Icke: Again, that is another label. What I believe is that people should have the right to live the life they want to lead as long as they don't impose their will on other people. I have a simple philosophy on life and if we followed or lived our lives in accordance with it, we would not need any laws any more.
My philosophy is simple, "do what you like as long as you don't impose on others." No other laws are necessary. You are free to do what you want to do. If you want to do this, go ahead. All agreed, go ahead and do it. You see I am exposing people who are doing what they want to do and forcing it on other people. That's when I get interested.
Daily Bell: Is that how you got interested in economics?
David Icke: The economic system that we have today is absolutely grotesque. Again people don't realize what the economic system is. We lend people money that doesn't even exist and charge them interest on it. It's just figures on a screen. And they lend you these figures on a screen and you must pay interest back on money that has never, does not or will never exist! This is what the banking system is.
Banks are allowed to lend money at least ten times on what they have on deposits – it's called fractional reserve lending. Which means when you go into a bank and ask for $50,000 loan, they don't give you $50,000, they don't move precious metal anywhere or print any money, they just type into your account $50,000. And from that moment you are paying them back $50,000 plus interest that doesn't exist, it's just been conjured out of nowhere on a screen.
Every time you put a dollar in the bank, you are giving the bank the right to lend at least $10 it doesn't have and charge interest on it. There is never ever anywhere near enough money in circulation to pay back all the loans and all the interest on the loans outstanding. It's built in by design. So that means people are losing their homes, losing their businesses, losing their land, it's built into the system.
It has to happen because there is not enough money in circulation to pay back the interest and the loans outstanding. You pay Peter to pay Paul while there is an economic expansion going on but as soon as a depression comes in, then the amount of money in circulation is reduced by the banks refusing to issue credit. Then suddenly the amount of money in circulation is even less, far less that is necessary to pay all the outstanding principal and interest on the loans, so therefore more people lose their homes and their businesses in very large numbers.
I think we can come up with a better economic system, one that is fair. We have to stop charging interest on money. Interest on money has been a modus operandi of these bloodline families going right back to Babylon.
Daily Bell: Have you read Austrian economics?
Daily Bell: Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the next 100 years?
David Icke: Absolutely, 100%, solid gold optimistic. The reason for exposing this global manipulation, this global conspiracy is for one reason – to bring it to an end. Now more and more people, vast numbers of people, are waking up to how the world is controlled. And that's fantastic!
You know people go, "Oh it's ever so negative what you saying about what these people are doing." Well please excuse me! Knowledge is never negative. Ignorance is negative. And if you think it's negative and fearful to expose what is going on in the world so we can do something about it, then you are saying something about you and not the information.
Over the next few years, there are going to be many challenges and it's going to seem for a while this system is unstoppable. It ain't! In my lifetime, and I am 58, this system of control is coming down and we are going to live in a very, very different world. I am incredibly optimistic. One 100 years from now, well … I would like to be here 100 years from now.
Daily Bell: What is next for you?
David Icke: I have a new book coming out next month. It's at the printers and it's the biggest work I have ever done. It is nearly 700 pages, 355,000 words, 325 illustrations and 32 pages of original color art. For me it's a major work and it's called HUMAN RACE GET OFF YOUR KNEES – THE LION SLEEPS NO MORE. It's a very comprehensive book and I think it's going to have a massive impact. I will also be speaking in America this year; I will be in New York, Chicago and San Francisco in October. I will be speaking in Europe too, Amsterdam, Athens and London on September 11.
Daily Bell: Do you have anything to add?
David Icke: Well, as I said my books and my website (www.davidicke.com) have as much information as people can consume really. I've been at this a long time and this is my life. I don't take holidays or anything like that. I don't want them. I have produced a fantastic amount of information for people. It's all there, most of it for free. Now this new book is going to create the usual amount of name-calling. But I've heard it all before. If you don't push the cutting edge, the cutting edge never moves.
Daily Bell: Thank you for sitting down with us. You have been generous with your time and we're sure readers will appreciate it.
Readers can make up their own mind about David Icke and his vision of the way the world works. But we do want to point out that he does something very interesting – that almost no other public personality does in quite the same way. This former professional soccer player and television presenter has made himself over into an almost shamanistic figure, one who makes a living by clothing his observations (though, yes, he does deny it) in allegory.
Now we make no judgments and cast no aspersions. But what is most interesting about him in our view – and despite his denials – is the wonderfully imaginative and muscular way he builds up his observations. The characterizations of the elite as reptilian, for instance – agree or not – is an amazingly provocative archetype. It has burrowed its way into Western culture like a tapeworm. Carl Jung would be proud.
Is it coincidence? He seems to use these techniques over and over. In his upcoming book, for instance, Icke apparently wants to compare the cultural commonality of human beings – and our tendency toward certain shared (shame-based) perspectives – to a kind of biological Internet. Thus, he clothes his arguments once again in a tangible, if imaginative, metaphor. The moon, so far as we can tell, is to be presented as a geological server and humans are perceived as PCs with "crystalline" blood that allows them to resonate to the messages being sent by the earth's nearest orb.
Again, he will claim none of this is predetermined or calculating, but stems from his research and discoveries. Nonetheless, these are fictional techniques used by story-tellers throughout the ages. Even more fascinating from our perspective, they are methodologies that have fallen out of favor in the present day. Today's novelists and playwrights use Icke's techniques only self-consciously; presenting them in a manner that allows the audience to perceive the artifice from the beginning. This sort of post-modernism is "all the vogue" and has been for a while. Icke, therefore, is a throwback.
What he does is both compelling and unusual – and worthy of comment. He is making a series of controversial observations and bringing them to life using age-old techniques. And, yes, the utilization of this approach is indeed shamanistic. Icke presents himself – and we cannot think of anyone else who does so similarly – as a kind of magical "other" wielding archetypes as old as humanity to animate his perceptions.
Of course, we live in an age of sophistry and militant mundanity, an era that has spawned a million universities and tens of millions of professional pundits, many of whom proclaim a high-level of insight when it comes to storytelling. Yet such is the fashionable contempt for Icke's message, that we would bet very few academic studies have been done on Icke or his activities (at least very few that deal with the reasons for his impact as a presenter of a compelling mythos rather than alleged "rascism," etc.).
Here is a man who is singlehandedly proposing a kind of creation myth, and making a living doing so. Again, leaving aside its reality, or purported practicality, the level of imagination and determination he brings to the task is noteworthy. Unnoticed by fashionable thinkers of our modern era – and a little like the poet William Blake, strangely enough – he is in the middle of creating his own cosmogony. Its popular acceptance and penetration in this day and age, for whatever reason, is worth pondering.
Whilst some of this is interesting, I will remind readers of the fact that whatever these Elites are up to, they must – in the words of Bob Dylan – serve somebody. This can be conscious, or more likely not conscious given the personage they are serving. I have written to Aurick personally about this and do not wish to go further in public.
I will state categorically that the human organism in NOT a computer, whatever David Icke says! It is far too complex and wonderful for that.
As to modern medicine: there is a place for modern drugs and surgical techniques. Just think if you are in a motorcar crash, and have facial wounds and a punctured lung. Modern surgery can repair much of the damage and modern drugs save you an immense amount of pain. HOWEVER that does not mean that it is the only treatment available: there are other forms of medicine derived from Alchemical practices (such as homeopathy) which can help heal the human organism through its non-material elements (I speak here of the etheric body). Just because a drug imbibed by a patient has only a one in a million chance of there being an atom of the physical drug present (owing to its homeopathic decoction) does not mean that it is any the less effective on that account.
And there is one other problem too: David Icke may be a priest of secret mysteries – but the biggest secret mysteries that nobody seems to care about are those very secrets that we pass by every day without noticing them!!!! They are far more important.
Whilst the Daily Bell in its innocence and short-sightedness thinks of Mr Icke as a priest of absurdly idiotic mysteries, there is ample evidence that there are real priests of real mysteries who have written far more important things than deluded new-age media personalities.
I get annoyed each time I see this piece posted; it is so easy to fall into the trap that MR Icke has fallen into. And yet people believe him? There are mysteries, but they are there and open for all to see: all who take enough time to appreciate the bluenes of the sky or the greenness of the grass or the yellowness of the sun. Believe me, it really is that simple, and beautiful.


NEW YORK (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday in New York City.
He said Trump asked for the meeting when the two had a phone conversation a few weeks ago, when they talked his White House transition. Emanuel was President Barack Obama's chief of staff and also worked in the Clinton administration.
The mayor said they also talked about the growth of Chicago's community colleges and the gains made by students in Chicago Public Schools.
"We're one of only three school districts in the entire United States whose 4th and 8th graders' math and reading went up," Emanuel said.
Emanuel also said Chicago would remain a sanctuary city, despite Trump's promise to withhold federal funds from cities that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.
"They are trying to achieve the American Dream. No fault of their own, their parents came here. They are something we should hold up and embrace," Emanuel said.
The mayor's office tweeted Wednesday a copy of a letter he hand-delivered to the Trump, urging the president-elect to continue DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program.
It ensures immigrants who came to the U.S. before the age of 16, and are currently involved in higher education or military service, will not be deported.
That letter was signed by about 14 mayors of cities across the country, including St. Louis, Phoenix, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
The president-elect had not yet responded to the tweet as of 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The meeting took place on the same day Trump was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. The cover declared him the "President of the Divided States of America."
In his Time interview, the president-elect appeared to soften his stance, saying: "We're going to work something out that's going to make people happy and proud."
"You can't threaten to deport people and uproot them from the only home they've ever known and then go back (and) say well maybe we'll look at this," Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago.
Via Skype, Quigley said he and 64 other Democrats want President Obama to consider pardons for dreamers to protect against any attempt by Trump to deport them.
"At this point we think this is as far as we can go and as far as the outgoing President can go," Quigley said.
Emanuel did not take questions after his four-minute long statement on behalf of sanctuary cities which also include New York and Los Angeles.
The appearance marked a return to the national spotlight for Chicago's mayor, who has kept a lower profile since the Laquan McDonald controversy erupted just over a year ago.
Retired Marine General James Mattis, the president-elect's choice to lead the Pentagon, joined Trump on his victory lap Tuesday night.
"A man of this character and integrity will now be the civilian leader atop the Department of Defense," Trump said.
Is it too soon to talk about 2020? Vice President Joe Biden received a lot of questions after indicating this week he would consider a run for the White House.
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High-end microscopy reveals structure and function of crucial metabolic enzyme
Structural biologists reveal the atomic structure and regulative mechanism of the metabolic enzyme transhydrogenase – Results are the first to be published based on state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscope at IST Austria
The enzyme transhydrogenase (NNT) embedded into the lipid bilayer of the mitochondrial membrane. © Martina Maritan
The enzyme transhydrogenase plays a central role in regulating metabolic processes in animals and humans alike. Malfunction can lead to serious disorders. For the first time, structural biologists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have now visualized and analyzed the enzyme's atomic structure with the support of the institute's newly installed high-end cryo-electron microscope. The data presented in the journal Nature are relevant for the development of currently unavailable therapeutic options.
Within each cell, the power houses called mitochondria continuously break down molecules derived from food to generate energy as well as to produce new molecules that serve as building blocks of cells. Balancing these two opposing processes is accomplished by an enzyme called proton-translocating transhydrogenase or NNT (nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase). NNT sits in the mitochondria's membrane and uses the electrochemical proton gradient generated by cellular respiration to provide the mitochondria with just the right amount of the co-enzyme NADPH, a vital metabolic precursor. The proper functioning of NNT is crucial for metabolic regulation in all animals including humans. However, the details of how NNT accomplishes the coordinated transfer of protons across the membrane and synthesis of NADPH have remained obscure due to the lack of knowledge about the enzyme's atomic structure. Domen Kampjut, PhD student at IST Austria, and his supervisor and group leader Professor Leonid Sazanov have now for the first time visualized the molecule of mammalian NNT at a scale that allowed them to identify the structural principles of the enzyme's channel gating—and thus to gain a deeper understanding of its functioning (and malfunctioning).
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The atomic analysis of the enzyme NNT was only possible by taking advantage of state-of-the-art technology developments in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the so-called "resolution revolution". Parts of the current study's data were generated using a new cryo-electron microscope installed at IST Austria only in fall 2018 and are the first to be published using one of three new machines, the "300 kV FEI Titan Krios", in Klosterneuburg. The cryo-EM analysis of NNT—which involved extensive time- and effort-consuming image processing and the support of the experts of the centrally organized and well-established Electron Microscopy Facility at IST Austria—delivered near atomic-resolution images of the molecule's three different domains in various conformational states.
A 3D printed model of transhydrogenase. © IST Austria – Domen Kampjut/Sazanov group
Opening the gate for protons—and new forms of medical treatment
With these images, the structural biologists could show how the domain that binds NADPH can open the proton channel to either side of the mitochondrial membrane. First author Domen Kampjut: "NNT has been studied for a few decades, but classical imaging methods such as X-ray crystallography have failed to give a detailed look into its structure because it is highly dynamic. Furthermore, membrane proteins like NNT are particularly challenging to study as they are fragile and difficult to purify in large amounts needed for crystallography. Thus, only with cryo-EM could we finally see clearly how the proton transfer works—and with this, find a missing piece of the puzzle on the way to understanding what to do if it does not work."
Professor Leonid Sazanov adds: "These structures are particularly exciting because transhydrogenase performs an amazing volte-face by rotating an entire, quite large, NADPH-binding domain 180 degrees 'up' or 'down'. This is, as far as we know, unique among studied enzyme mechanisms. However, such a rotation now makes complete sense in view of our proposed mechanism and it shows how nature can 'creatively' solve challenging tasks."
The results are an important further step towards the development of novel therapies. For instance, the development of currently unavailable NNT inhibitors has great therapeutic potential with regard to metabolic dysfunctions including metabolic syndrome, and some cancers.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 665385.
Domen Kampjut & Leonid A. Sazanov. 2019. Structure and mechanism of mitochondrial proton-translocating transhydrogenase. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1519-2
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In this article for Corporate Counsel magazine, Larry Barela, Catalyst's chief technology officer, outlines five steps corporate counsel can take to leverage technology and get the data and analytics they need to manage their legal and e-discovery matters more effectively.
According to Altman Weil's 2016 Chief Legal Officer Survey, CLOs said that the number-one tactic they can use to control costs is to improve efficiency, and that one of the top ways they can improve efficiency is by leveraging technology to better collect and analyze management metrics. The survey also found that there is a wide gap between the reporting law firms need and the reporting they get.
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1. The phrase "taking of evidence" in Article 104(1) EPC refers generally to the receiving of evidence during opposition proceedings by an Opposition Division or a Board of Appeal, whatever the form of such evidence (see Reasons, paragraph 3).
2. Facts and evidence in support of an opposition which are presented after the nine-month period for filing an opposition and which cause the incurring of additional costs by another party may for reasons of equity justify an order for apportionment of costs (see Reasons, paragraphs 4 to 7).
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I. European patent 0 015 149 was granted on 22 June 1983. A notice of opposition was filed on 22 March 1984 by the Appellant, in which revocation of the patent was requested on the grounds set out in Article 100(a) EPC, and in particular on the ground of lack of inventive step. The notice of opposition relied on three published documents in support of this ground. The Respondent contested the submissions contained in the notice of opposition, in a reply filed on 10 January 1985. By letter issued on 8 May 1985 the parties were summoned to oral proceedings on 3 October 1985.
II. In a letter filed on 3 September 1985, the Appellant submitted that the patent should be revoked on the grounds of lack of novelty having regard to one further document, and lack of inventive step having regard to five further patent specifications.
III. At oral proceedings held on 3 October 1985, it appears from the minutes that the Appellant presented no further arguments based on the originally filed documents, but sought to rely in particular on one of the newly filed patent specifications in support of the opposition. The Opposition Division decided not to admit the new documents relied upon in the letter dated 3 September 1985, and decided to reject the opposition. Reasons for the decision were issued on 31 January 1986.
IV. A notice of appeal was filed on 3 April 1986 and the appeal fee was paid. A statement of grounds of appeal was filed on 3 June 1986. This statement did not directly challenge the reasoning set out in the decision of the Opposition Division rejecting the opposition, but relied upon two new patent specifications and an affidavit in support of the contention that the opposed patent lacked an inventive step, as well as one of the patent specifications which was originally cited in the notice of opposition. In a communication from the Board of Appeal dated 23 September 1986, it was pointed out that the statement of grounds of appeal relied on three documents, the two patent specifications and the affidavit, which were being cited for the first time more than two years after expiry of the nine-month opposition period provided by Article 99(1) EPC, and that it was likely that before admitting these three documents into the proceedings the Board would require to be satisfied that each of them is likely to be crucial to the making of the decision in the case. It was also pointed out that no reasons had been given by the Appellant for the belated reliance upon these documents. In reply, the Appellant stated that one of the new patent specifications had been mentioned in the opposed patent; that the citation of the other new patent specification had been necessary to refute a statement in the challenged decision as to the teaching of the prior art; and that the affidavit was intended to refute the statement in the decision that the invention provides outstanding results.
V. In a statement in reply filed on 23 December 1986, the Respondent contended that in the statement of grounds of appeal, by relying on the new combination of three patent specifications and the affidavit, the Appellant had produced virtually a new opposition, because the arguments and documents now bear little relation to those filed with the original notice of opposition. This was submitted to be an abuse of the opposition procedure, justifying a finding either that the appeal was inadmissible, or that the newly filed documents were inadmissible having regard to Article 114(2) EPC. The Respondent also submitted a substantive reply to the contentions set out in the grounds of appeal. Finally, the Respondent requested that as a matter of equity and in accordance with Article 104 and Rule 63 EPC, the Appellant should be ordered to reimburse the Respondent for all costs incurred in the appeal.
VI. The Appellant submitted further observations going to the substance of the opposition in August and October 1987. By summons dated 24 March 1988, oral proceedings were appointed on 28 June 1988. In an accompanying communication of the same date, the Rapporteur stated that the documents filed by the Appellant in support of the appeal had been studied, and that in the light of the communication dated 23 September 1986 and the subsequent observations of the parties, the Board's present intention was that the new documents cited in the grounds of appeal should not be admitted into the appeal. By letter dated 30 May 1988, the Appellant again submitted that the affidavit filed with the grounds of appeal had proved that the decision of the Opposition Division was wrong in its finding that the claimed invention always provided superior properties. The Appellant further stated that in view of the communication dated 24 March 1988, the opposition was withdrawn.
Reasons for the Decision
1. The appeal complies with Articles 106 to 108 and Rule 64 EPC and is admissible.
2.The withdrawal of the opposition by the Appellant is treated by the Board as a withdrawal of the appeal, so that the grounds for opposing the maintenance of the European patent are no longer to be considered. Nevertheless, as set out in paragraph V above, the Respondent requested during the appeal proceedings an award of costs incurred in the appeal under Article 104 and Rule 63 EPC, and this request remains to be decided by the Board.
3.Article 104(1) EPC is concerned with the costs of opposition proceedings, and provides: "Each party to the proceedings shall meet the costs he has incurred unless a decision of an Opposition Division or a Board of Appeal, for reasons of equity, orders, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations, a different apportionment of costs incurred during taking of evidence or in oral proceedings". No oral proceedings took place during the appeal proceedings. The question to be decided is whether the Board should order "a different apportionment of costs incurred during taking of evidence". As to the phrase "taking of evidence" used in Article 104(1) EPC, this refers generally to the receiving of evidence during opposition proceedings by an Opposition Division or a Board of Appeal. This is confirmed by Article 117 EPC, where the same phrase constitutes the title. The wording of Article 117(1) EPC makes it clear that the phrase "taking of evidence" covers the giving or obtaining of evidence generally in proceedings before departments of the EPO, whatever the form of such evidence, and includes in particular the "production of documents" and "sworn statements in writing". Thus, in the appeal proceedings in the present case, the taking of evidence included the production of the new documents and affidavit by the Appellant, and the filing by the Respondent of a statement in writing in reply. The Board is therefore empowered by Article 104(1) EPC to order an apportionment of costs incurred during the taking of such evidence, for reasons of equity.
4.The further question to be considered is whether in the present case, reasons of equity justify an apportionment of costs in the Respondent's favour. In this connection, it is important to recall the procedural scheme of opposition proceedings before the EPO as provided by the EPC. In particular, under Article 99(1) EPC, within the nine-month period from grant of a European patent, a notice of opposition must be filed in a written reasoned statement, and under Rule 55(c) EPC, the notice of opposition shall contain a statement of the grounds on which the opposition is based as well as an indication of the facts, evidence and arguments presented in support of these grounds. When the requirements of Article 99(1) and Rule 55(c) EPC are considered in context, in the first place it is important to note that opposition proceedings constitute an exception to the general rule under the EPC that a European patent after grant is no longer within the competence of the EPO but becomes a bundle of national patents within the jurisdiction of the designated Contracting States. Opposition proceedings are an exceptional procedure by which, during a limited period of time only, a centralised action for revocation of a European patent may be brought before and decided by the EPO. Article 99(1) and Rule 55(c) EPC thus clearly require that as a general rule an opponent's case against an opposed patent should be set out fully and completely in the notice of opposition, and should not be presented and developed piecemeal. Facts and evidence in support of an opposition which are presented after the nine month period has expired are out of time and late, and may or may not be admitted into the proceedings as a matter of discretion under Article 114(2) EPC.
5.Irrespective of whether or not facts or evidence which are presented after expiry of the nine-month period are admitted into the proceedings, such late-filed material may clearly cause the incurring of additional costs by another party, which would not have been incurred if such material had been presented within the nine-month period. Such late- filed facts and evidence may, therefore, justify an order for apportionment of costs. In the present case, as the opposition has been withdrawn by the Appellant, the Board is no longer required to decide whether the new material filed with the grounds of appeal should be admitted into the appeal proceedings. Nevertheless, the Board has inherent power to decide any application made to it which arises out of the appeal (see Decision J 12/86 "Shell cutter/Linville", 6 February 1987, paragraph 5, headnote published in OJ EPO 1988, 83 and Decision T 41/82, "Reimbursement of appeal fees/Sandoz", OJ EPO 1982, 256, paragraph 6); such as, in the present case, the Respondent's application for an apportionment of costs.
6.In the Board's view, the late filing of this new material must have considerably increased the costs incurred by the Respondent, in comparison with the situation if all such material had been presented as part of the notice of opposition. The Board does not accept the Appellant's argument to the effect that the late filing of this material, or some of it, was justified in order to refute certain statements made by the Opposition Division in its decision. In the Board's view, if the Appellant wished to contend, as part of his attack on the opposed patent on the ground of lack of invention, that the claims of the patent cover areas which do not have advantageous properties, he should have produced all evidence in support of that contention during the nine-month opposition period. Furthermore, in the Board's view, the fact that a document such as a patent specification is mentioned in the opposed patent does not provide any justification for citing such a document for the first time in support of a contention of lack of invention outside the nine-month opposition period (in the present case, during the appeal stage and more than two years after expiry of the opposition period).
7. Having regard to what is set out above, in the Board's judgement reasons of equity justify an order for apportionment of costs in the present case. Rule 63(1) EPC provides that "apportionment shall only take into consideration the expenses necessary to assure proper protection of the rights involved. The costs shall include the remuneration of the representatives of the parties". Bearing this in mind, and having carefully considered all the relevant circumstances of the case, the Board has decided to order an apportionment of costs by which the Appellant shall pay to the Respondent fifty per cent of the costs which were incurred by the Respondent's representative and charged to the Respondent in preparing and filing the reply to the appeal dated 22 December 1986.
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The costs in the appeal procedure shall be apportioned so that the Appellant shall pay to the Respondent fifty per cent of the costs which were incurred by the Respondent's representative and charged to the Respondent in preparing and filing the Respondent's reply to the appeal dated 22 December 1986.
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If you are looking for a place to have a horse or two and privacy then this is the spot for you. 114+/- acres of land just West of Stuart. There are apx. 5 acres of open land with the balance in growing timber. It fronts on Poorhouse Creek and there is a bold stream that runs through the property along with several springs. Many excellent building sites with views of the surrounding mountains. Well, septic and electricity already in place. There is also a garage on the property.
Poorhouse Creek borders a portion of the property.
There is a nice stand of mature white pines.
A plat showing 81 acres of the 114 acres.


Canvas Junkies is the largest studio in Reno to Paint and Sip with a full top shelf bar. Our professional artists will guide you in painting your very own work of art. Anyone can do it ! Have fun at Canvas Junkies with your friends and family and for the month of February we have a great deal … Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night painting sessions are only $28 ! This includes everything you need to paint.
Check us out on our website, and reserve a seat on the class calendar.


The name "jeans" comes from the word "Genoveser". This dates back to the 19th century, when merchants from Genoa bought large quantities of denim – or serge, as it was originally known – from the French town of Nimes. The name "denim" is a contraction of the term "serge de Nimes", which means serge from Nimes.
Jeans are probably the most popular and versatile garment in all walks of life, regardless of gender.
Jeans – or cowboy trousers, as the Danes call them – have taken the whole world by storm since they began to be worn by forest workers and miners in the US, and nowadays nearly everyone has a pair of jeans somewhere in their wardrobe.
A great pair of jeans is the obvious choice for a casual look. But that said, the disadvantage of many pairs of jeans is that the denim may seem rigid and inflexible – not ideal if your job requires you to do a lot of sitting down, for instance. The Super Stretch fabric used by SUNWILL contains more elastic fibres than other stretch fabrics. The elastic fibres woven into the fabric make garments particularly flexible, allowing them to follow the movements of your body.
As well as being extremely comfortable to wear, Super Stretch fabrics return to their original shape after being worn, so your garments keep their shape for longer.
The tale of these characteristic blue trousers began in Nevada in the US in 1873. Tailor Jacob Davis received an order for a pair of hardwearing work trousers. Davis made a pair of trousers from denim, and he inserted rivets in order to reinforce the seams. This was a very new and different approach.
The rivets made a huge difference, and demand for these hardwearing, durable trousers grew rapidly.
Over the last 150 years, jeans have made the transition from workwear to more day-to-day trousers. A cool pair of jeans looks great with a T-shirt or a blazer. You can wear them in a relaxed style, or more formally. You can almost wear them for any occasion, and the many different colours and washes mean you have an almost infinite range of combinations to choose from.
Jeans are a relatively new product in the SUNWILL range, but we have a great deal of expertise in this regard. The grandfather of our director John C. Engels was one of the first people to bring denim workwear to Europe in 1927, after spending some time in the US. So we have more than 90 years of experience with this hardwearing fabric.
We take pride in producing very high quality garments, and we have a great eye for detail – as you'll see from our range of jeans. We produce smart, trendy and cool jeans without compromising on quality and fit.


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Q: How to do an if statement with a button? I'm new to Objective-C and am learning it bit by bit, and I have a question about it.
I made an iPhone app about incrementing or decreasing a number, for example, and the default number is set to 0. By pressing the Up, Down or Restart button you have different command options. I would like to put into play the if statement, for ex. when the Label number (0) equals five (5) have a popup box, or a text saying "You have reached the number 5"; this would only be to learn and be able to implement this in a future app or game.
ViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

int Number;

@interface ViewController : UIViewController {
    IBOutlet UILabel *Count;
}

- (IBAction)Up:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)Down:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)Restart:(id)sender;

@end

ViewController.m
#import "ViewController.h"

@interface ViewController ()
@end

@implementation ViewController

- (IBAction)Up:(id)sender {
    Number = Number + 1;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];
}

- (IBAction)Down:(id)sender {
    Number = Number - 1;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];
}

- (IBAction)Restart:(id)sender {
    Number = 0;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    Number = 0;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];

    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}

A: You can add a method:
- (void)checkNumber {
    if (Number == 5) {
        // show the alert
    }
}

And then in your code:
-(IBAction)Up:(id)sender {
    Number = Number + 1;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];

    [self checkNumber];
}

-(IBAction)Down:(id)sender {
    Number = Number - 1;
    Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];

    [self checkNumber];
}

Then, learn about naming conventions as your names are all wrong (letter capitalisation).

A: You will only hit 5 on the Up method, so check your value in there. Display a UIAlertView if someone tries to go over 5.
   - (IBAction)Up:(id)sender{

        if (Number >= 5) {
            UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc ] initWithTitle:@"Sorry!" message:@"You can't go over five." delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
            [alert show];
        }
        else {
            Number = Number + 1;
            Count.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", Number];
        }
    }

I am using UIAlertView to show the message here, but you could use UILabel, or something else.

A few pointers about Objective-C conventions:

*

*Methods use camel case, and have descriptive names. Instead of Up, use something like incrementTestValue.

*Variable names also use camel case. Instead of Number and Count, just use number and countLabel, respectively. Using a capital makes it look like a class name.

A: Take a look at this code. This will be a good example of how to use return values inside your methods. My method is called -(BOOL)isNumberGreaterThanOrEqualToFive;
The - indicates this is an instance method. The (BOOL) indicates this method returns a BOOL (YES/NO). isNumberGreaterThanOrEqualToFive is the name of the method. It's used like this
BOOL value = [self isNumberGreaterThanOrEqualToFive];
//value will either be YES or NO

Take a look
-(BOOL)isNumberGreaterThanOrEqualToFive {
    if (Number >= 5) {
        return YES;
    }
    return NO;
 }

-(IBAction)Up:(id)sender {
    if ([self isNumberGreaterThanOrEqualToFive]) {
        NSLog(@"Number is greater than or equal to 5");
        [self showAlertViewWithMessage:@"Number is 5 or more!"];
    } else {
        Number = Number + 1;
    }
}

Another thing to learn about Obj-C and programming in general is something called factorization, where you split up unrelated tasks into smaller more discrete related tasks. For example, instead of having one big block of code inside a method, you can make several methods that each complete one specific task. You could split out the code that shows the AlertView this way. For example:
-(void)showAlertViewWithMessage:(NSString *)messageText {
    UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@"Alert" message:messageText delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Dismiss" otherButtonTitles:nil];
    [alert show];
}

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I am a skilled and passionate guitar teacher in Los Angeles, CA. I started playing guitar when I was 17. Now, I have 25 years of playing experience and 17 years of teaching experience. I love teaching. My guitar lessons are designed to be fun oriented and are tailor made to meet my client's wishes and needs. I have also been featured on television, playing guitar for a documentary that aired on the Discovery Channel. I have also performed with a live band on CBS television. When I'm not teaching, producing, or working on my guitar book, you can either find me on stage performing or backstage enjoying Jam sessions with my friends. I have been on many successful tours and have performed in Europe and all around the U.S. My written songs still get airplay all over the radio stations in Europe.


We offer in office and take-home teeth whitening procedures for patients who want to improve their smiles with whiter, brighter teeth. There are a variety of reasons for tooth discoloration, ranging from eating habits to genetics.
There are some foods and drinks that can cause the teeth to discolor. Even the discontinued use of such foods and beverages will not restore teeth to their original whiteness.
Trauma to the tooth can also cause discoloration, and this could even include trauma caused by the long-term effects of some dental procedures such as dental fillings.
It has long been established that the use of tobacco products such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco causes staining of the teeth.
Perhaps a lesser known fact is that some medications can also stain the teeth.
Age is another factor in teeth discoloration because of the normal use over the course of a long life.
Another factor in tooth coloration is environmental. For example, in areas where there is a naturally high fluoride content the water, this could lead to the discoloration of the teeth of those who use that water source as their drinking water.
Some people have naturally brighter and thicker enamel than others, and set the standard for tooth whiteness.
Using the KöR Whitening technique, we can provide you with an optimal whitening procedure. Saliva can breakdown peroxide, which is a main ingredient in teeth whitening solutions. The trays used in the KöR Whitening process are designed to keep saliva out.
Another challenge to teeth whitening is the presence of what dentists refer to as gingival sulcular fluids (GSF). These are the fluids commonly found in swollen and infected gums. Unfortunately, like saliva, GSF contains the enzyme peroxidase, which destroys peroxide.
Fortunately, the creators of KöR Whitening took this into consideration as well when designing the whitening trays! The trays are designed to keep GSF from seeping in and diminishing the effectiveness of the peroxide in the KöR Whitening solution.
The KöR Whitening treatment can be done in our office by our trained staff or you can do it yourself in the comfort of your own home. If your teeth need whitening, call us today!


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Crimean War: showing the strait Bosphorus and the hospital at Scutari, Turkey. Process print.
Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.
Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
Facts respecting the drainage of London and the pollution of the Thames / from the reminiscences of an octogenarian, medical officer, in retirement.
Este, M. L. (Michael Lambton), 1779-1864.
Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from a distance. Coloured lithograph, ca.1890.
A road by a river outside a town: a distraught woman lying by the side of a road is recognized by a man who grasps her by the wrist. Engraving by W. Woollett.
Woollett, William, 1735-1785.
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Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris: as seen from the river. Line engraving by Perelle.
Perelle, Adam, 1638-1695.
Sadler's Wells, with the New River running beside. Etching by F. W. Pailthorpe after R. C. Andrews, 1792.
Andrews, R. C., active 1792-1798.
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: pump room and Vicarage/Priory bridge. Steel engraving, 1851.
Sarawak: three men standing by the Baram River. Photograph.
Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
Ravi Varma, 1848-1906.
Grimsel hospice at Ospital on the Grimselsee, near the source of the river Aar. Etching by Michel after J.J.F. Le Barbier.
Lebarbier, Jean Jacques François, 1738-1826.
People bathing in the river Jordan. Coloured lithograph after D. Roberts, 1839.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.
Goatherds driving their flock in a river landscape. Engraving, 16--.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Newport, Kentucky: view from the river. Coloured line engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1832, after G. Wall.
Wall, G.
Cavalry passing mountain river, Afghanistan. Watercolour.
Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.
Remarks on the drainage of London, and the pollution of the Thames : respectfully addressed to the commissioners to be appointed to carry out these works.
Sewage pollution of interstate and international waters : with special reference to the spread of typhoid fever / by Allan J. McLaughlin.
McLaughlin, Allan J. (Allan Joseph), 1872-
Sadler's Wells Theatre, with the New River running beside. Wood engraving by W. H. Prior.
Prior, William Henry, 1812-1882.
Aqueduct, Lisbon, Portugal: overlooking the Valley of Alcantra. Line engraving, 1751.
River water and dissemination of disease / by George Wilson.
Wilson, George.
Jardin des Plantes, Paris: as seen from across the river with the Pont d'Austerlitz and Prise de l'Arsenal. Coloured line engraving.
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norfolk. Line engraving by E. Harding, 1801, after C. Tomkins.
Tomkins, Charles, 1750-1810.
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Men carry baskets while people sit by a river; representing autumn. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century.
Perelle, Nicolas, 1631-1695.


A private villa provides enough space and comfort for all the family under one roof.
Stylish living space, an inviting pool, dining terraces and gardens in an area of natural beauty really does set the scene for truly memorable quality time together.
If you all contribute to the rental and share transport, it can reduce your overall holiday cost or even give you the chance to rent a more luxurious property.
Instead of squeezing into the largest home of one particular family member who always ends up being the exhausted host, staying in a villa together means that everyone is a guest.
Take it in turns to cook or team up in smaller groups for different activities so each person has a chance to experience the holiday at their own pace.
A local chef can prepare a special meal for you at the villa or even a series of delicious meals, adding to the sense of occasion.
Take a break from household duties and request food shopping to be done for your arrival, organic food to be delivered to the villa and extra cleaning done during your stay.
Choose a villa with independent annexes for teenagers, a couple with a baby or grandparents who prefer a bit of privacy and independence for the rest of the group.
Good quality villas come fully equipped for all ages from cots, highchairs and toys to tennis courts, gyms, gadgets and wheelchair access, ensuring comfort and entertainment for all.
A week or two in the sunshine on the Mediterranean cannot fail to heighten the mood of any family group!
If you book your exclusive vacation by December 2018, you can get a special discount: choose, book, save and enjoy your exclusive holiday in the period of the year that you prefer. We have villas in Sicily, Tuscany, Puglia and Formentera.
Villa le Sorbe in Caronia, Sicily – Perfect for two families on holiday together, each has their own separate 3 bedroom villa which sit side by side overlooking the sea, sharing the huge terrace, pool and outside kitchen. For a real taste of rural Sicily, the gardener's mother is also on hand to prepare some authentic home cooked meals. Paths from the villa lead to a private beach in one direction and a forested hillside with a lake in the other.
Villa Provenza in Cefalù, Sicily – Owned and managed by Massimo and his brother, this well-loved family home can take up to 17 guests. With a pool, toys and playground as well as sea views and large terraces, it is easy to see why it is a popular venue for family reunions. Surrounded by palm trees in the hills above Cefalù, guests find Villa Provenza to be private and peaceful with the bonus of being within easy reach of the coast and town.
Villa Nova in Tuscany – an elegant and extremely spacious Tuscan villa with a converted barn, Villa Nova can accommodate up to 20 guests in style. No-one will feel like they have pulled the short straw as each of the bedrooms has been done up to the same high standard and the living space is vast. Staff can be called upon to organise meals, guides tours, chauffeurs and more so each guest feels well looked after.
Villa Orangerie in Taormina, Sicily – A luxurious setting for a family get together, this 8 bedroom villa with lush gardens boasts a chef, private pool, tennis court and lush gardens. Within an easy drive of Taormina, the beach and the national park surrounding Mount Etna, there is plenty to see and do in the area.


What do Lotta Hitschmanova, Jimmy Carter, Vaclav Havel, Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II all have in common?
They all received the prestigious Rotary Award for World Understanding. Lotta was the 3rd recipient of this award, in June 1983, following Pope John Paul II in 1982.
As Lotta's biographer, Clyde Sanger, has related, the award was given to her at a public ceremony in front of 16,800 Rotarians at the famous Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto!
The award carried a value of $100,000, by way of 10 scholarships given in Lotta's name to students from developing countries to study abroad for a year.
If anyone is aware of the names and stories of the 10 students who received scholarships in Lotta's name, please pass them along and we'll share them so others can learn from this too.
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Psy & Snoop Dogg Teaches Korean Drinking Culture
Psy released his new song 'Hangover' on June 9. Have you all listened to the song? How do you like it?
First of all, let's check out the music video for 'Hangover'.
Yeah, the music is original and interesting.(Some of you may not like it though.)
Actually, the music video includes the drinking culture of Korea. It is interesting to see Snoop Dogg experiencing Korean drinking culture with Psy in Korea.(The two guys has filmed the video for 18 hours without a break.)
Psy is regarded as an adult entertainment icon in Korea because he is well know for his freewheeling life style. And for this reason, he has been chosen as a model for Soju(Korean alcohol) and beer brands. Let me tell you all about Korean drinking culture.
So Maek
This scene shows how Korean people makes 'So Maek'(Soju+Maekju). 'Maekju' means beer, and Psy is now dropping soju glasses in beer glasses. As you can in the picture below, the most important thing when making 'So Maek' is measuring the quantity of beer. You have to fill the beer glass halfful.
How does 'So Maek' taste? It has a little higher percentage of alcohol than beer, and really goes down nicely.(I love 'So Maek'.) And the reason why Psy makes so many 'So Maek' at once? Well, you can say it's just for fun. Korean males usually do this at a hostess bar and it is very effective at livening up the mood.
This scene is quite interesting too. The place is Korean convenience store, and what the two guys are doing is relieving a hangover. Korean young people sometimes do this after being loaded with alcohol. The green bottles between Psy and Snoop Dogg are famous Korean beverages for relieving a hangover titled 'Condition', while Psy was a model for the brand in 2012. What Psy is eating is an instant cup ramen which is regarded as a great food for relieving a hangover, and Snoop Dogg is about to eat seaweed covered rice snack.(It is making Korean convenient store's best selling product list.)
The karaoke scene! You can see Big Bang's G-Dragon in the picture. Yeah, he's cute.
Psy and Snoop Dogg are dancing with women they met in a drinking house.(Actually, it was a Chinese restaurant, and Korean people sometimes go to the restaurant to drink.) It is a kind of natural procedure for Koreans to go to karaoke after drinking in a drinking house. Sometimes Korean males pay for calling female assistants at a karaoke if there is no female company. What do female assistants assist in? Well, choosing songs, pouring drinks and something more.
The two beautiful girls who appeared in Karaoke scene! The two are models Hwang Hyun Joo and Jung Ha Eun. The interesting is that both of them auditioned Onstlye's 'Korea's Next Top Model' aired in 2013 and they were on bad terms with each other at that time. After then, they have been reconciled with each other and are now receiving great attention from Koreans by appearing in the music video. Check out Hwang Hyun Joo and Jung Ha Eun's pictures below.
This is what you have to do before drinking Soju. They are hitting the necks of the bottles. It is not proven scientifically and I think it's kind of superstition, but, anyway, some people believe that such an action help remove toxins from Soju.
And one more thing. As you can see in the picture, Psy is toasting Snoop Dogg with a glass of Soju very politely. Korea has been called "the well-mannered country of the East," and it is considered to be impolite to offer a toast with one hand in front of one's elders. Snoop Dogg is 6 years older than Psy, and Psy has to call him 'Hyung'(Older brother) in Korea.
Pull Hall & Jajangmyeon
It is also a kind of natural procedure for Korean males to go to pull hall after drinking in a drinking house. Koreans usually play a friendly game of pool, and just like Psy does in the picture above, eat a jajangmyeon(black-bean-sauce noodles). Jajangmyeon is originally a Chinese food, but it is very popular in Korea because it's fast and cheap. You can order jajangmyeon everywhere in Korea, and I'm sure that it will be delivered just in 20 minutes.
Wolmido Island
This place is Wolmido Island, where is a famous travel destination in Korea. It is located in Incheon, and is couples' favorite place because it has amusement park as you can see above and there are many sushi restaurants around there. The representative ride of the amusement park is 'Disco Pang Pang'. Psy and Snoop Dogg are riding 'Disco Pang Pang' in the picture below. It spins fast, bouncing people "pang, pang"(pop, pop).
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