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1975 - Watchtower Quotes
From 1966 to 1975, the Watchtower regularly implied that Armageddon would arrive in 1975. However, ask one of Jehovah's Witnesses about this date and they will invariably deny there ever being such statements. The following exhaustive list of quotes show the Watchtower left little to the imagination regarding 1975.
In 1980, Watchtower admitted "considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975" from information printed in its publications.
The Watchtower strongly implied the end would come in 1975.
"With the appearance of the book Life Everlasting-in Freedom of the Sons of God, and its comments as to how appropriate it would be for the millennial reign of Christ to parallel the seventh millennium of man's existence, considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. ... Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility." Watchtower 1980 Mar 15 p.17
Regular implications that 1975 would bring Armageddon resulted in many Jehovah's Witnesses firmly believing this was going to be the end.
The growth rate of publishers before and after 1975 proves the significance of 1975 for Jehovah's Witnesses and the affect of Armageddon's failure to eventuate at that time.
Year Ave. Publishers Growth % Growth 5 Year Growth
1970 1,384,782 127,998 10%
1971 1,510,245 125,463 9%
1972 1,596,442 86,197 6%
1974 1,880,713 224.040 14%
1975 2,062,449 181,736 10% 37%
1976 2,138,537 76,088 4% .
1977 2,117,194 -21,343 -1%
1980 2,175,403 78,333 4% 2%
*1976 Service year reports figures from Sept to Dec 1975
The "marked decrease" in Jehovah's Witnesses occurred in countries all around the world.
"Korea
... However, the first few months of the 1976 service year began with a marked decrease in publishers and home Bible studies. This downward trend was to continue for over three years, bottoming out in a 26-percent decrease in publishers, from 32,693 in August 1975 to 24,285 in November 1978... The Society's letter of April 4, 1977, stated: "We hope the brothers are careful in their teaching. Evidently some were very strong on the 1975 date, and so a good foundation was not laid."" 1988 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.189-190
"Norway
... There was a steady increase in publishers from the mid-1960's till the mid-1970's. But expectations regarding the year 1975 proved to be a test of faith for some brothers. When the great tribulation did not come in 1975, a few left the organization; and between 1976 and 1980, there was a slight decrease in publishers." 2012 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.142-143
"Philippines
... However, there were many who stopped serving Jehovah when the present system of things did not end in 1975." 2003 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.162-163
This happened because Armageddon's arrival around 1975 was used to recruit followers.
The 2017 Regional Convention video "Don't Give Up," whilst careful not to mention 1975, refers to it when saying:
"I never thought this system would last so long, and I certainly never thought I would be a grandfather. ... when I was about your age, I had just become a new father. ... years later another test came our way, you see, back then some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things."
There can be no denying the sensational results of the 1975 teaching when comparing the conversion rate of Bible Studies prior to and after 1975. In 1974 a high of over 1 in 5 Bible studies progressed to baptism, compared with just 1 in 30 since the year 2000.
1975 Watchtower Quotes
The idea that 1975 would culminate in the end of the world was introduced in 1966.
"The published timetable resulting from this independent study gives the date of man's creation as 4026 B.C.E. According to this trustworthy Bible chronology six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E. So six thousand years of man's existence on earth will soon be up, yes, within this generation. So in not many years within our own generation we are reaching what Jehovah God could view as the seventh day of man's existence. How appropriate it would be for Jehovah God to make of this coming seventh period of a thousand years a sabbath period of rest and release, a great Jubilee sabbath for the proclaiming of liberty throughout the earth to all its inhabitants! This would be most timely for mankind. It would also be most fitting on God's part, for, remember, mankind has yet ahead of it what the last book of the Holy Bible speaks of as the reign of Jesus Christ over earth for a thousand years, the millennial reign of Christ. It would not be by mere chance or accident but would be according to the loving purpose of Jehovah God for the reign of Jesus Christ, the 'Lord of the Sabbath,' to run parallel with the seventh millennium of man's existence." Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God 1966 pp.26-30
Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God p.35
"Does God's rest day parallel the time man has been on earth since his creation? Apparently so. In what year, then, would the first 6,000 years of man's existence and also the first 6,000 years of Gods rest day come to an end? The year 1975. It means that within a relatively few years we will witness the fulfilment of the remaining prophecies that have to do with the "time of the end"." Awake! 1966 Oct 8 pp.19-20
"It did not take the brothers very long to find the chart beginning on page 31, showing that 6,000 years of man's existence end in 1975. Discussion of 1975 overshadowed about everything else. "The new book compels us to realize that Armageddon is, in fact, very close indeed," said a conventioner. Surely it was one of the outstanding blessings to be carried home!" .. Brother Franz. 'Does it mean that Armageddon is going to be finished, with Satan bound, by 1975? It could! It could! All things are possible with God. Does it mean that Babylon the Great is going to go down by 1975? It could. Does it mean that the attack of Gog of Magog is going to be made on Jehovah's witnesses to wipe them out, then Gog himself will be put out of action? It could. But we are not saying. All things are possible with God. But we are not saying. And don't any of you be specific in saying anything that is going to happen between now and 1975. But the big point of it all is this, dear friends: Time is short. Time is running out, no question about that." Watchtower 1966 Oct 15 pp.629,631
In 1967, Watchtower wrote that "sudden death" was "only a few short years ahead of us" and to come within the generation that had seen both world wars.
"the danger of sudden death is staring you in the face. ... That is exactly the case with the warning that we speak of here, and there are reasons why it can truly be said to be the most urgent warning ever given. ... It is to come within the generation that has already seen two world wars and it is only a few short years ahead of us." Watchtower 1967 Apr 15 pp.243-244
At the 1967 District Convention, Wisconsin Sheboygan District Overseer Brother Charles Sinutko presented the talk "Serving with Everlasting Life in View", making the following statement:
"Stay Alive to Seventy Five"
"Well now, as Jehovah's Witnesses, as runners, even though some of us have become a little weary, it almost seems as though Jehovah has provided meat in due season. Because he's held up before all of us, a new goal. A new year. Something to reach out for and it just seems it has given all of us so much more energy and power in this final burst of speed to the finish line. And that's the year 1975. Well, we don't have to guess what the year 1975 means if we read the Watchtower. And don't wait 'till 1975. The door is going to be shut before then. As one brother put it, "Stay alive to Seventy-Five""
In November 1968, District Overseer Duggan announced at the Pampa Texas Assembly that "not really a full 83 months remains, so lets be faithful and confident and … we will be alive beyond the war of Armageddon…," which therefore slated Armageddon by October 1975.
"83 Months remain"
Similar comments flowed through the Watchtower during the late nineteen sixties, showing that the concept Armageddon would arrive in 1975 was encouraged, with terms such as "there is only 6 years left" used as a count down to the end.
"Just think, brothers, there are only about ninety months left before 6,000 years of man's existence on earth is completed. Do you remember what we learned at the assemblies last summer? The majority of people living today will probably be alive when Armageddon breaks out, and there are no resurrection hopes for those that are destroyed then." Kingdom Ministry 1968 Mar p.4
"The immediate future is certain to be filled with climactic events, for this old system is nearing its complete end. Within a few years at most the final parts of Bible prophecy relative to these "last days" will undergo fulfilment." Watchtower 1968 May 1 p.272
The August 15 issue of the 1968 Watchtower went into great detail to prove that 1975 really is the end of 6000 years, giving credence to 1975 speculation.
"Do we know that the seventh year from now will conclude the 6,000th year since Adam was created? And if we live to that year 1975, what should we expect to happen?" Watchtower 1968 Aug 15 p.488
"WHAT about all this talk concerning the year 1975? Lively discussions, some based on speculation, have burst into flame during recent months among serious students of the Bible. Their interest has been kindled by the belief that 1975 will mark the end of 6,000 years of human history since Adam's creation. The nearness of such an important date indeed fires the imagination and presents unlimited possibilities for discussion.
2 But wait! How do we know their calculations are correct? What basis is there for saying Adam was created nearly 5,993 years ago? Does the one Book that can be implicitly trusted for its truthful historical accuracy, namely, the Inspired Word of Jehovah, the Holy Bible, give support and credence to such a conclusion?
35 One thing is absolutely certain, Bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled Bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of man's existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation! (Matt. 24:34) This is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent. This is not the time to be toying with the words of Jesus that "concerning that day and hour nobody knows , neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father." (Matt. 24:36) To the contrary, it is a time when one should be keenly aware that the end of this system of things is rapidly coming to its violent end. Make no mistake, it is sufficient that the Father himself knows both the "day and hour"!
36 Even if one cannot see beyond 1975, is this any reason to be less active? The apostles could not see even this far; they knew nothing about 1975. All they could see was a short time ahead in which to finish the work assigned to them." Watchtower 1968 Aug 15 p.494 Why Are You Looking Forward to 1975?
"Are we to assume from this study that the battle of Armageddon will be all over by the autumn of 1975, and the long-looked-for thousand-year reign of Christ will begin by then? Possibly, but we wait to see how closely the seventh thousand-year period of man's existence coincides with the sabbathlike thousand-year reign of Christ. If these two periods run parallel with each other as to the calendar year, it will not be by mere chance or accident but will be according to Jehovah's loving and timely purposes. Our chronology, however, which is reasonably accurate (but admittedly not infallible), at the best only points to the autumn of 1975 as the end of 6,000 years of man's existence on earth. It does not necessarily mean that 1975 marks the end of the first 6,000 years of Jehovah's seventh creative "day." Why not? Because after his creation Adam lived some time during the "sixth day," which unknown amount of time would need to be subtracted from Adam's 930 years, to determine when the sixth seven-thousand-year period or "day" ended, and how long Adam lived into the "seventh day." And yet the end of that sixth creative "day" could end within the same Gregorian calendar year of Adam's creation. It may involve only a difference of weeks or months, not years." Watchtower 1968 Aug 15 p.499
"The fact that fifty-four years of the period called the "last days" have already gone by is highly significant. It means that only a few years, at most, remain before the corrupt system of things dominating the earth is destroyed by God." Awake! 1968 Oct 8 p.13
"Many schools now have student counselors who encourage one to pursue higher education after high school, to pursue a career with a future in this system of things. Do not be influenced by them. Do not let them "brainwash" you with the Devil's propaganda to get ahead, to make something of yourself in this world. This world has very little time left! Any "future" this world offers is no future! Wisely, then, let God's Word influence you in selecting a course that will result in your protection and blessing. Make pioneer service, the full-time ministry, with the possibility of Bethel or missionary service your goal. This is a life that offers an everlasting future!" Watchtower 1969 Mar 15 p.171
"If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the generation that observed the beginning of the "last days" in 1914, Jesus foretold: "This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur."-Matt. 24:34. Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in highschool and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way toward its finish, if not actually gone!" Awake! 1969 May 22 p.15
"Bible chronology which indicates that Adam was created in the fall of the year 4026 B.C.E. would bring us down to the year 1975 C.E. as the date marking 6,000 years of human history with yet 1,000 years to come for Christ's Kingdom rule. So whatever the date for the end of this system, it is clear that the time left is reduced, with only approximately six years left until the end of 6,000 years of human history." Watchtower 1970 May 1 p.273
In the Awake! 1971 October 8, a timeline was presented with the caption "As we near the end of 6,000 years of human history in the mid-1970's there is the thrilling hope of a grand relief." In the timeline the "Millennial reign of Jesus Christ" starts on the six thousandth year.
"And now, as the year 1975 opens up, some thousands of the anointed remnant, still alive on this earth, look ahead to realizing that joyful prospect. The increasing "great crowd" of their sheeplike companions look forward with them to entering the New Order without interruption of life. In the New Order Jehovah God will add to the "length of days" of the anointed remnant on earth to the point of satisfying the members thereof. It remains to be seen whether they will be yet retained here on earth to see the start of the resurrection of the earthly dead and to meet faithful witnesses of ancient, pre-Christian times. They would enjoy that, before being taken off the earthly scene to the heavenly reward with Christ." Watchtower 1974 Dec 15 p.766
Watchtower was still promoting such expectations in 1975. During an Assembly part on February 10th, 1975 in Los Angeles, Fred Franz referred to Live Everlasting Life in Freedom of the Sons of God, saying:
"And then if we turn to page 35 we are starting to see the year nineteen hundred and seventy five, where we actually are. And, what does it say with regard to 1975? It says, the end, now notice this, the end of the six one thousand year day of man's existence in early autumn. And then it carries us beyond that, beyond this year, the next date is 2075. So you see, we haven't much left till this year 1975. It going to end at sundown of September the 5th, and that immediately after September the the 5th, why the millennial kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ must begin in order to fulfil the final thousand years of God's great seven creative days, and they're expecting the great tribulation to occur and the destruction of Babylon the Great and the annihilation of all the political systems of this world and then the binding of Satan and his demons and their abyssing to occur before this year is ended, this year nineteen hundred and seventy five, and immediately thereafter the thousand year reign of the Lord Jesus Christ to begin. Now that is all it says about the year 1975. (Audience applauses.)"
The May 1st, 1975 Watchtower refers to a similar speech Fred Franz delivered at the March 2nd, 1975 graduation program for Watchtower Bible School of Gilead.
"Another speaker, F. W. Franz, the Society's vice-president, forcefully impressed on the audience the urgency of the Christian preaching work. He stressed that, according to dependable Bible chronology, 6,000 years of human history will end this coming September according to the lunar calendar. This coincides with a time when "the human species [is] about to starve itself to death," as well as its being faced with poisoning by pollution and destruction by nuclear weapons. Franz added: "There's no basis for believing that mankind, faced with what it now faces, can exist for the seventh thousand-year period" under the present system of things.
Does this mean that we know exactly when God will destroy this old system and establish a new one? Franz showed that we do not, for we do not know how short was the time interval between Adam's creation and the creation of Eve, at which point God's rest day of seven thousand years began. (Heb. 4:3, 4) But, he pointed out, "we should not think that this year of 1975 is of no significance to us," for the Bible proves that Jehovah is "the greatest chronologist" and "we have the anchor date, 1914, marking the end of the Gentile Times." So, he continued, "we are filled with anticipation for the near future, for our generation."—Matt. 24:34." Watchtower 1975 May 1 p.285
The Watchtower publications dwelt extensively on how bad world conditions were, using secular quotes to support that the world could not continue beyond 1975. For instance, Awake! 1968 Oct 8 included the following quote on page 15;
"… U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson said in 1960: "I know enough of what is going on to assure you that, in 15 years from today [or, by 1975], this world is going to be too dangerous to live in."
Also from the same page:
"One of the greatest problems, beyond man's solving, is the coming food shortage due to the population explosion. In the book Famine-1975! food experts W. and P. Paddock state:
"By 1975 a disaster of unprecedented magnitude will face the world. Famines, greater than any in history, will ravage the undeveloped nations."
"I forecast a specific date, 1975, when the new crisis will be upon us in all its awesome importance."
"By 1975 civil disorder, anarchy, military dictatorships, runaway inflation, transportation breakdowns and chaotic unrest will be the order of the day in many of the hungry nations.""
Humans were said to be on the verge of starvation, poisoning or nuclear destruction.
"This coincides with a time when "the human species [is] about to starve itself to death," as well as its being faced with poisoning by pollution and destruction by nuclear weapons." Watchtower 1975 May 1 p.285
The media ran articles reporting on Watchtower's and its message that the end would be by 1975. The following examples are from 1969.
Time 1969 July 18
Arizona Republic 1969
The Effect
This teaching had a dramatic effect on people's lives. In 1974 the Kingdom Ministry reported that the number of pioneers boomed, with people commended for selling homes to spend the short time left in God's Service. Likewise it was recommended to put off raising children.
"Yes, since the summer of 1973 there have been new peaks in pioneers every month. Now there are 20,394 regular and special pioneers in the United States, an all-time peak. That is 5,190 more than there were in February 1973! A 34-percent increase! Does that not warm our hearts? Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world's end." Kingdom Ministry May 1974 p.3 How Are You Using Your Life?
"Today there is a great crowd of people who are confident that a destruction of even greater magnitude is now imminent. The evidence is that Jesus' prophecy will shortly have a major fulfilment, upon this entire system of things. This has been a major factor in influencing many couples to decide not to have children at this time." Awake! 1974 Nov 8 p.11
Witnesses stocked up on long life food, reminiscent of Mormon pantries. One of my friend's families hid items in the bush, including a cross bow so they could quietly hunt animals during Armageddon. Others went further; they cashed in superannuation plans, cancelled health insurance and sold their homes and bought caravans to live in. This created great problems for many families as they were totally unprepared for lives that would extend on for many decades.
Even external news sources understood the message that the Watchtower was indicating. The July 18th 1969 issue of Time contained an article "Witnessing the End" that stated;
"In fact, they fully expect the cataclysm of Armageddon within the next few years. The latest calculations of this energetic, eschatology-minded sect date the end of the world in autumn, 1975. Fearful as it may be to other religious believers, the end is a prospect that rejoices the hearts of the 323,688 U.S. members of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, as the Witnesses are..."1
Post 1975 Print Edition Changes
The 1968 edition of The Truth book contained subtle quotes pointing to the fact that the world could not survive past 1975.
"Back in 1960, a former United States Secretary of State, Dean Acherson declared that our time is "a period of unequaled instability, unequaled violence" And he warned: "I know enough of what is going on to assure you that, in fifteen years from today this world is going to be too dangerous to live in."" The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life p.9 1968 edition
The revised edition published in 1981, replaced this quote to read as follows:
"Also, as reported back in 1960, a former United States Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, declared that our time is "a period of unequaled instability, unequaled violence." Based on what he knew was then going on in the world, it was his conclusion that soon "this world is going to be too dangerous to live in."" The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life p.9
Likewise the 1968 edition contained a quote from the book Famine--1975! referring to how unlivable the world would be by 1975.
""By 1975 civil disorder, anarchy, military dictatorships, runaway inflation, transportation breakdowns and chaotic unrest will be the order of the day in many of the hungry nations.""The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life pp.88-89
The 1981 edition replaced this with a 1980 quote on famine from the London Times.
1968 edition 1981 edition
Post 1975 Admission of Guilt
After the failure of 1975, very little was ever said. In 1976, the Watchtower printed an incredulous article chastising those that planned their lives around a certain date. The Watchtower 1976 Jul 15 pp.440-441 stated:
"11 It may be that some who have been serving God have planned their lives according to a mistaken view of just what was to happen on a certain date or in a certain year. They may have, for this reason, put off or neglected things that they otherwise would have cared for. But they have missed the point of the Bible's warnings concerning the end of this system of things, thinking that Bible chronology reveals the specific date.
12 What do Jesus' own words show concerning the proper attitude as to the end—to look for a date, or what? He said: "Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day be instantly upon you as a snare. For it will come in upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth. Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that are destined to occur, and in standing before the Son of man."—Luke 21:34-36.
13 Did Jesus mean that we should adjust our financial and secular affairs so that our resources would just carry us to a certain date that we might think marks the end? If our house is suffering serious deterioration, should we let it go, on the assumption that we would need it only a few months longer? Or, if someone in the family possibly needs special medical care, should we say, 'Well, we'll put it off because the time is so near for this system of things to go'? This is not the kind of thinking that Jesus advised. ...
15 But it is not advisable for us to set our sights on a certain date, neglecting everyday things we would ordinarily care for as Christians, such as things that we and our families really need. We may be forgetting that, when the "day" comes, it will not change the principle that Christians must at all times take care of all their responsibilities. If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises.
16 However, say that you are one who counted heavily on a date, and, commendably, set your attention more strictly on the urgency of the times and the need of the people to hear. And say you now, temporarily, feel somewhat disappointed; are you really the loser? Are you really hurt? We believe you can say that you have gained and profited by taking this conscientious course. Also, you have been enabled to get a really mature, more reasonable viewpoint.—Eph. 5:1-17.
The first suggestion the Watchtower was compliant in the hype of 1975 was not until the 1980 Yearbook.
"The brothers also appreciated the candor of this same talk, which acknowledged the Society's responsibility for some of the disappointment a number felt regarding 1975." Yearbook 1980 pp.30-31
The other formal admission of guilt was a single paragraph in the 1980 Watchtower article "Choosing the Best Way of Life". This paragraph confessed excitement surrounding 1975 was encouraged by the Watchtower. However, one cannot help note with disappointment the five year span before such admission, or that the article still concluded by shifting blame to the attitude of the members. The Watchtower 1980 March 15 p.17 to p.18 stated:
"In modern times such eagerness, commendable in itself, has led to attempts at setting dates for the desired liberation from the suffering and troubles that are the lot of persons throughout the earth. With the appearance of the book Life Everlasting-in Freedom of the Sons of God, and its comments as to how appropriate it would be for the millennial reign of Christ to parallel the seventh millennium of man's existence, considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility. Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility . It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated.
In its issue of July 15, 1976, The Watchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: "If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises." In saying "anyone," The Watchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah's Witnesses, hence including persons having to do with the publication of the information that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date.
Nevertheless, there is no reason for us to be shaken in faith in God's promises. Rather, as a consequence, we are all moved to make a closer examination of the Scriptures regarding this matter of a day of judgment. In doing so, we find that the important thing is not the date. What is important is our keeping ever in mind that there is such a day - and it is getting closer and it will require an accounting on the part of all of us. Peter said that Christians should rightly be "awaiting and keeping close in mind the presence of the day of Jehovah." (2 Pet. 3:12) It is not a certain date ahead; it is day-to-day living on the part of the Christian that is important. He must not live a single day without having in mind that he is under Jehovah's loving care and direction and must submit himself thereto, keeping also in mind that he must account for his acts."
In its brief discussion of this event, Watchtower's history book Proclaimers makes subtle admission.
"This later led to the idea — sometimes stated as a possibility, sometimes more firmly — that since the seventh millennium of human history would begin in 1975, events associated with the beginning of Christ's Millennial Reign might start to take place then." Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom p.633
Jehovah's Witnesses are forced to ignore intelligent lines of reason and follow whatever is promoted in the Watchtower. The excitement over 1975 is testament to how their thinking ability atrophies. There are at least three obvious reasons for why 1975 could not be the date for Armageddon.
Adam's creation was neither the end of creation nor the start of God's day of rest. The Bible does not tell when God created Eve. The Watchtower 1955 Feb 1 p.95 specifically said as much;
"The very fact that, as part of Jehovah's secret, no one today is able to find out how much time Adam and later Eve lived during the closing days of the sixth creative period, so no one can now determine when six thousand years of Jehovah's present rest day come to an end."
During the 1975 hype it began being stated that Adam and Eve were created in the same year, speaking of "the year of Adam and Eve's creation in 4026 B.C.E." (Watchtower 1968 May 1 p.271) Immediately following the failure of 1975 the Watchtower reverted to their original position.
"But that great rest day did not begin immediately after Adam's creation. Other events took place after Adam's creation but before the close of the sixth creative day. One of these is of great importance to all of us. That is the creation of the first woman, Eve." Watchtower 1976 Jul 15 p.436
The angels were observing as the day of creation ended and hence would know the day for the start of Armageddon if it was to be a simple 6000 year calculation yet the Bible states the angels did not know the time for the end.
Matthew 24:36 "Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father."
The Bible does not specify the length of the creative days or the seventh day. It does not indicate that God's day of rest is 7,000 years, or that Jesus reign is to start after 6,000 years.
The shallow reasoning the Watchtower had used to support its promotion of 1975 does not say much for the doctrinal integrity of the Governing Body. Acceptance of this doctrine also says wonders about the gullibility of the followers, indicating a lack of any deep desire to see truth beyond what appears written in the pages of the Watchtower.
The failure of 1914 and 1925 taught the Watchtower the danger of specific date setting, but there can be no misunderstanding the implication of the articles prior to 1975. However, ask a Jehovah's Witnesses now whether 1975 was ever thought to be the end of the world and the answer will invariably be denial. This is in line with how the Watchtower paints this part of its history. Notice the brief discussion the Proclaimers book devotes to this important time of growth and the extent of an admission of error.
"Brother Franz then referred to the many questions that had arisen as to whether the material in the new book meant that by 1975 Armageddon would be finished, and Satan would be bound. He stated, in essence: 'It could. But we are not saying . All things are possible with God. But we are not saying. And don't any of you be specific in saying anything that is going to happen between now and 1975. But the big point of it all is this, dear friends: Time is short. Time is running out, no question about that.' ... However, other statements were published on this subject, and some were likely more definite than advisable." Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom p.104
Watchtower's 1975 "End of World" Timeline is the most comprehensive list of quotes related to the 1975 prediction
Armageddon in 1975 - Wlodzimierz Bednarski
[1.] time.com/time/archive 8th Aug 2006
Written 2006, latest update Aug 2021.
Paul Grundy 2005 - 2022


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Wednesday Quickies: Postseason Awards Edition
The Cats racked up awards as postseason play is set to begin
By Zac Oakes@ZacOakes Mar 11, 2020, 6:40am EDT
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As the Kentucky Wildcats wrapped up another successful regular season with a 26-5 record including 15-3 in the SEC, multiple Wildcats and Kentucky head coach John Calipari racked up some postseason awards, which included SEC Player of the Year going to Immanuel Quickley and Calipari being named SEC Coach of the Year.
Below is a list of the awards received by the Wildcats following the end of the regular season (courtesy of UK Athletics).
Immanuel Quickley – SEC Player of the Year (coaches), All-SEC First Team (coaches and AP), USBWA District IV Player of the Year, USBWA All-District IV Team
Nick Richards – All-SEC First Team (coaches and AP), SEC All-Defensive Team (coaches), USBWA All-District IV Team
Tyrese Maxey – All-SEC Second Team (coaches), SEC All-Freshman Team (coaches)
Ashton Hagans – SEC All-Defensive Team (coaches)
John Calipari – SEC Coach of the Year (coaches), USBWA District IV Coach of the Year
Calipari winning SEC Coach of the Year was surprising, to me. Buzz Williams at Texas A&M seemed like a strong candidate as the Aggies outperformed expectations, but in the end, the award went to Calipari for overcoming a slow start to the season to win the SEC and have his team prepared to be in the mix as the NCAA Tournament approaches.
Immanuel Quickley joins John Wall, Anthony Davis, Tyler Ulis, and Malik Monk as Kentucky players under John Calipari to win either the AP or Coaches SEC Player of the Year. He is also the 17th Wildcat to win the award.
It's also good to see Nick Richards getting the recognition that he deserves for the season he is having by being named First Team All-SEC. There is no doubt that Richards has been among the best big men in the SEC this year, so it is good to see him be recognized also.
Overall, a very solid list of honors that these players should be proud of. Those four players were the key cogs to this team's success and are rightfully being recognized for it.
Now hopefully we can add someone being named Final Four Most Outstanding Player...
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That was a good one.
Quickley discusses journey to SEC Player of the Year - Herald Leader
A great honor for him.
Lunardi says Kentucky could be anywhere from a 2-5 seed - Cats Pause
That's just absurd.
Kentucky WBB projected as 5 or 6 seed - KSR
It looks like they will miss out on a top four seed and the ability to host.
Freshman running back McClain receiving high praise - KSR
Could he push for playing time this season?
MAC closing tournaments to general public - ESPN
Looks like the MAC will be decided with only a few people on hand.
Why the NCAA could play the tournament without fans - Yahoo
At first, I thought no way... but now, maybe...
NFL rule changes proposed - Yahoo
The Eagles want to provide an alternative to onside kicks.
The LeBron-Giannis MVP race continues to heat up - SI
Who would you pick?


Before heading to a conference in Warsaw Poland, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel attacked targets in Syria Monday. Netanyahu stated that Israel is acting against Iranian regional efforts on a daily basis.
"This is a very important international conference in Warsaw. The focus is Iran. This brings together Israel, the US, and countries in and beyond the region. There will be interesting meetings there.
Iran threatens us on the 40th anniversary of the revolution. They threatened to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa, and I said that they would not succeed but if they try then I repeat that this will be the last anniversary of the revolution that they celebrate, this regime".
"We operate very many means and very many elements against the Iranian aggression, against their attempt to arm themselves with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Time and again we have exposed their terrorist actions in Europe. Time and again we have blocked their attempts to entrench in Syria, day after day".
According to Arabs reports, two members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed and 9 wounded in the strikes.
"Our relations with countries in the region, except Syria, are all very good and descriptions to the effect that we have rifts with them are the opposite of reality. The reality is that these relations are becoming tighter. I do not say that they are all open; they are not all open. But part of this is open and how do you say? It is possible to see this above the ground; it is possible to see it in the air.
Wednesday's conference co-hosted by the U.S. and Poland will focus on Mideast peace and security. Around 80 countries are participating, but Iran was not invited.


Older people are being 'moved around from pillar to post' in NHS hospitals because of a lack of continuity of care, a report has claimed.
The King's Fund says that the planning, communication and coordination of care inside hospitals has not improved since 2005 and in some cases has worsened.
Surveys conducted among in-patients revealed that nearly half of patients did not feel they had been fully involved in decisions about their care, while one-fifth had been unable to find a member of staff with whom to discuss their concerns.
The report also noted that older patients are often assigned to beds in the wrong ward and only moved to the appropriate ward when a bed becomes available, often involving several transfers and occurring late at night.
This can also lead to breakdowns in communication between staff and patients, which can be distressing for older people.
Report author Jocelyn Cornwell, director of the think-tank's Point of Care programme, said that the health and social care system needs a 'radical rethink from top to bottom' in order to meet changing health needs.
'A health care system should be designed with its principal users centre stage, but this isn't currently the case for frail older people with multiple conditions, particularly in relation to hospital,' she noted.
Michelle Mitchell, from the charity Age UK, told the BBC that older people should receive coordinated care and be treated as individuals.


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Q: Running XSLT on servers? Currently I am working on a project for a client that compares the difference between two XML files, generates an XML that lists the differences (i.e. if a part in an inventory was <Added>, <Deleted>, or <Modified>) and displays a report in HTML.
I have three transforms that basically transform large vendor-specific XML files to simple generic XML files (schema defined).  These generic XML files are then transformed into one generic XML file that shows the differences and then that is transformed to a report.html for display for the user.
Presently for testing, I invoke a .bat file to run all three transforms (using Saxon8.jar).  My question is, is it possible to put these transforms on a server and create a HTML page with a one-click action that will let the user upload the vendor-specific XML files, transform them, and display the generated HTML file to the user?

A: You haven't specified whether you'll be using php, java or ASP.NET, however, the functionality you're looking for is possible in all three cases. Your backend web app should have the necesssary mechanism to accept the file uploaded by the user, save it in some work folder, run the necessary transformation using your chosen language, Jave, C#, php etc. and then write back the HTML.

A: Is it possible? Yes.
To do it you'd typically use some server-side technology (php, ruby, java) to perform the transforms.
But browser-side XSLT is possible, too.

A: Apache Cocoon is a powerful XML processing engine.

A: If you're just doing this one job, then coding a Java servlet to do it is not too difficult. If you're doing lots of similar things, a framework like Cocoon or Orbeon will save you effort in the long run.

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Louise Taylor is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 10 September 2018.

She is the first Aboriginal person to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.

Early life
Taylor grew up in Sydney. She moved to Canberra during high school.

She attended the Australian National University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Bachelor of Laws.

Career
Taylor was admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in 2001.

She first worked as a prosecutor with the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions. She also worked at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Taylor then worked as a defence lawyer.

She received the ACT International Women's Day Award in 2009. She has served as Chair of the Women's Legal Centre ACT. She has also served as Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women and the ACT Domestic Violence Prevention Council.

In 2014, Taylor was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid ACT.

She was appointed a magistrate on 10 September 2018.

Taylor serves as a member of the Law Council of Australia's Indigenous Legal Issues Committee and as an Associate of the University of New South Wales Indigenous Law Centre.

Personal life
Taylor is a Kamilaroi woman. She has a husband and four children.

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An enforcement agent (or bailiff as they're more commonly known) is someone who works on behalf of creditors. If you've ever watched shows like Can't Pay, We'll Take it Away you might have an idea of what a bailiff does, but not the full picture.
To put things simply, a bailiff's job is to repossess your goods if you've defaulted on a payment arrangement – your goods will then be sold at auction in order to make up the money you owe. Whilst they'll try to do this peacefully, bailiffs do have the right to force entry into your home to repossess your goods under certain circumstances if need be. They may also have the power to repossess your home and enforce certain arrest warrants.
How will I know if a bailiff is coming to my house?
A bailiff should never turn up at your house unannounced and without prior warning. In fact, they should only ever come to your home 7 days after they've issued you with a Notice of Enforcement. This is your official notification that an enforcement procedure against you has begun – once you've received this, you'll have 7 days to either pay the debt or reach a payment agreement with the bailiffs.
Bailiffs will charge a fee of £75 plus VAT for the issue of the Notice of Enforcement (in addition to the money they're trying to collect from you), so coming to a prior repayment arrangement with them is definitely the best option.
Is there anything I can do to stop the bailiffs coming to my house?
Just because you've got a bailiff enforcing action against you doesn't mean you can't challenge it. If the bailiff is enforcing a debt that's gone through the High or County Court, you can apply to the court to have the enforcement action suspended.
If you're trying to suspend bailiffs who're acting on behalf of the County Court, then you'll need to fill in Form N245, which is an Application to Suspend a Warrant. It's easy to get one of these – just head over to www.gov.uk to download it for free or get it directly from your local County Court. Once you've got the form, simply complete it (instructions on how to do this are included on the form) and send it to your local County Court with the relevant fee.
If it's a High Court enforcement you're applying to get suspended, you'll need to apply for a Stay of Execution by filling in form N244 – you can find out more on how to do this by contacting your local Citizen's Advice Bureau.
How can bailiffs force entry into my home?
One of the most common questions we get on the phone from clients is whether bailiffs can force entry into their homes or not.
Although we can completely understand why you might be worried about bailiffs forcing their way into your home, the chances are that it won't come to this. Bailiffs only force entry as a last resort, and you'll have plenty of prior notice before the enforcement gets to this stage.
What's more, the type of debt you owe might not be one a bailiff can force entry to collect.
A bailiff will also only force entry through the use of a locksmith. They should never try and push past you into your home unless they're acting for the Inspector of Taxes, and have a warrant to force entry on a first visit (this is very rare).
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If a bailiff tries to enter your house to collect on behalf of any of the items above, then they're acting illegally and you should call the police.
Remember – paying the money you owe means a bailiff won't be able to force entry into your home for any reason whatsoever. You don't even have to pay the full amount in one go either – most of the time a bailiff will take a lump sum of the total amount and then agree to a payment plan that's affordable for you.
If a bailiff enters your home (through either peaceful or forced entry) they'll be able to seize goods using a Controlled Goods Agreement. This basically involves the bailiff going around your house and taking an inventory of any of your belongings they're allowed to take, along with a description of the item, its serial number and the manufacturer's name.
Your vehicle – this will usually be the first thing a bailiff looks at, but if, for example, you're a courier or tradesman who needs their vehicle for work, you might be able to keep it. Bailiffs aren't allowed to seize any vehicle vital to your job worth under £1350, but if it's worth anything over this they may take it.
Electrical luxuries/gadgets – These tend to be things like televisions, games consoles, computers, laptops or other electrical gadgets. Remember, bailiffs only want a to seize things that are likely to sell at auction so they can recover the debts, which is why valuable items like this are high on a bailiff's list.
Hire purchase vehicles – if you've still got payments outstanding on a vehicle you've hired, a bailiff won't be allowed to take it.
Anything that's essential to your day to day living – this means that anything that lights or heats your house is out of bounds, as well as any mobile or landline phones. Bailiffs also aren't allowed to touch things like cookers, microwaves, washing machines, clothes, bedding or medical equipment.
Anything that's essential to your job or study up to a value of £1350 like tools, books etc.
Once the inventory of all the repossessed items has been completed, both you and the bailiff will have to sign the Controlled Goods Agreement. You can ask someone to sign it on your behalf (you'll get a copy) if you're not present for the repossessions, but the person will have to be aged over 18. If you refuse to sign it the bailiff will simply repossess your items.
Depending on whether or not the repossessed items will cover your outstanding debt, you might have to come to a payment agreement with the bailiff to repay the outstanding balance you owe.
If a bailiff takes my goods can I get them back?
Yes. If a bailiff takes control of your possessions, they'll be held in storage for a period of 7 days. Once they've been removed the bailiff will give you a Notice of Sale, which will tell you when and where your possessions are going to be sold.
If you're able to raise the money you owe before the 7 days are over, you'll have all of your goods returned to you.
If you can't get the money you need to get your goods back, they may be sold on Ebay or at an auction. Once sold, you'll get a notification of how much your goods have been sold for and if you still owe any money. Should your goods sell for more than the amount of money you owe, you'll get the remaining money back.
Is there more than one type of bailiff?
Certificated/Private Bailiffs – Empowered to take control of goods to recover rent arrears, Council tax, Business rates and parking fines.
County Court Bailiffs– Deals with enforcing orders granted through the County Court, e.g CCJ's or Court Summons for a sum of money or orders for possession of the property.
High Court Bailiffs – If a creditor has a County Court Judgment of more than £5000 (including costs) they can transfer the judgment to the High Court for enforcement – unless the debt is regulated by the Consumer Credit Act, as these can only be enforced through the County Court.
Magistrates Court Bailiffs – Mainly deal with money owed in criminal offences.
How do I complain about a bailiff?
Whilst most bailiffs will act within the realms of the law and behave professionally, there is, unfortunately, a minority that might not. They may try to act in a threatening or intimidating manner, or try to seize goods when they shouldn't. Some might try to act beyond their power. Others may simply not follow the correct procedure they should do, and break the laws designed to protect people in debt.
This is the quickest way to raise a complaint about a particular bailiff or bailiffs.
If complaining to the bailiff's firm doesn't work, then the next step should be to complain to the creditor. You can check online to see if the creditor has a formal complaints procedure or any codes of conduct you can reference when complaining about the bailiff's behaviour.
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I usually get my food from school and the library…Eating food makes me feel a lot better so I can focus more.
Emily's dad works very hard, but her family doesn't always have enough food for everyone. Emily goes to her local library's snack time where she can get a free meal – giving her a positive, safe environment and a full belly after school.
What happens when a child faces hunger?
Kids who don't get enough to eat — especially during their first three years — begin life at a serious disadvantage. When they're hungry, children are more likely to be hospitalized and they face higher risks of health conditions like anemia and asthma. And as they grow up, kids struggling to get enough to eat are more likely to have problems in school and other social situations.
Children facing hunger often grow up in a family where a parent or parents also face hunger.
A family of four facing hunger may be in need of 36 additional meals a month simply because they don't have money to buy enough food.
84% of households Feeding America serves report buying the cheapest food — instead of healthy food — in order to provide enough to eat.
21% of children in households at risk of hunger may be forced to rely exclusively on charitable organizations like Feeding America to make ends meet.
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For every dollar donated, the Feeding America network of food banks secures and distributes 10 meals to people facing hunger — including children like Zoey.


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Miss International semifinalist 2009 Melody Gersbach, 24, who was the trainer of Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj for the 2010 Miss Universe beauty pageant, has died on Saturday morning along with two others in car accident.
Gersbach, a Filipino-German beauty queen who won the Binibining Pilipinas International 2009, died on the spot along with her make-up artist Alden Orense and Santos Ramos, the driver of the Toyota Innova they were riding, said Senior Superintendent Jonathan Ablang, director of the Camarines Sur Police.
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How do you keep peacocks in your yard?
5 Important Tips for Keeping Peacocks As Pets You have enough land. Peafowl requires at least 25 square meters (or 80 square feet) of space per bird.
Keep them warm. Keep them safe. Feed them properly.
Pay close attention to their health. How do you prevent peacocks from flying away, in the same way? Make a large pen from the ground up. This is required if you want your peacock to fly away.
To ensure that your peacocks can fly and/or fan their tails freely, it should be at least 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall, or taller. Chicken wire is suitable for both the walls and the roof. Is it possible to keep Peacock at home in addition to the above? Peacock is India's national bird, and as a result, it is protected by the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
What are the benefits of peacocks? Peacocks eat plants, seeds, flower heads, insects, small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles as omnivores.
Their snake-fighting abilities are well-known. Peacocks are social birds who are aggressive toward invaders of their territory. How do you keep peacocks out of your car?
Using a car cover is one effective way to keep peacocks out of your car. These can be purchased for a low price at any auto dealership, though some people may oppose the idea. However, it's a good way to ensure that the peacock doesn't see its reflection on the car and doesn't fight back.
Is it true that peacocks are friendly to humans?
Peafowl, particularly peacocks, are known for being aggressive and territorial birds. People have also been chased by peacocks to get their food.
Is it difficult to keep peacocks?
Keeping peacocks as pets necessitates more than just admiring their lovely plumage. They're a lot of fun to have around, but before keeping peacocks as pets, you should educate yourself about their health and habits. It is not recommended to keep the green peafowl as pets because they are endangered.
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Is peacocks a good thing?
After that, the peacocks were gone. Peacocks have a reputation for being friendly birds, but it isn't always deserved.
When you dangle french fries in front of them, they're obsessed with food and can become extremely aggressive," according to Webster. Meanwhile, a peacock with hormones "will mate your leg like a tree."
Is it true that peacocks keep snakes at bay?
Although it is not well-known, peacocks despise snakes. Snakes will not be allowed to live within a peacock or peahen's territory.
Even if it's a poisonous snake, they'll actively fight with it if they find one.
What exactly are baby peacocks' names?
What exactly are peacock babies' names? Peachicks are peacock babies, but you won't find any at Sacrewell because we only have male peacocks and no peahens.
Is it beneficial to keep peacock feathers at home?
The peacock feather on Lord Krishna's crown is thought to be a sign of good fortune. Peacock feathers are extremely important in astrology. Vastu defects are removed when peacock feathers are placed in the house, and negative forces' effects are also reduced.
Peacock feathers, along with this, have a lot of power.
Is it good to eat peacocks?
In China, green peacocks are a protected wildlife species, whereas farmed Indian peacocks are edible. The birds, according to the peacock farm owner, are priced between $52 and $77 per pound. Peacocks are also served in restaurants, while patients and pregnant women are among the consumers due to the birds' nutritional value.
What frightens Peacocks?
How to Dissuade a Peacock Feeding peacocks is not a good idea, and hitting them with water when possible. With wire fencing, you can protect garden beds and run fluttering brightly colored streamers across any planting space.
If the fowl dares to fly over a fence, the streamers may scare them away.
What should you avoid feeding peacocks?
Cat food, cheese, nuts, scrambled eggs, cooked rice, grains, and kitchen scraps are also consumed by peacocks. To maintain optimal health, peafowl should be fed a high-protein diet. Basic poultry layers pellets or mixed corn should not be fed to your peacocks.
Is it possible for me to let my peacocks roam freely?
Nothing is more lovely than having a peacock with a full-tailed tail and some peahens roaming freely around your property. Yearling peafowl are nearly full-grown, and they can handle almost any weather condition.
They are safe around small dogs, cats, and other small predators because of their size.
What do peacocks stand for?
Vision, Royalty, Spirituality, Awakening, Guidance, and Protection are all symbols of peacocks. The Peacock tail has the stars' "eyes" in Greco-Roman mythology.
Within Christianity's spiritual teachings, the Peacock also represents resurrection, renewal, and immortality.
Do peacocks eat chickens?
They won't harm your chickens unless they become aggressive toward them. They won't, however, harm your chickens.
Do peacocks and dogs have a good time?
Dogs and peacocks get along well. Our dog, on the other hand, has a unique ability to locate the peahen's egg nest. Take a look at how our egg-sniffing dog discovers our farm's nest.
What exactly is the name of a female peacock?
The Congo peacock has dark blue feathers and a black tail, despite being less attractive than the other two species. Peafowl is the actual name of the peacock.
The male bird is referred to as a peacock, while the female is referred to as a peahen. The peachick is a young person's name.
How much does it cost to buy a peacock?
Despite breeders admitting that peacocks are not particularly good companions or protectors, peacocks are popular pets with people eager to welcome the showy ornamental bird. White and green varieties, the most rare of the species, are worth more than $1,000 each.
Is it true that Indians eat peacocks?
What exactly do baby peacocks eat?
Feed the chicks a high-protein game bird starter until they're about three months old, preferably one for peafowl, and supplement with green, leafy vegetables like cabbage, dark lettuce, and spinach. After that, gradually change their diet to a pellet-rich adult diet.
What is the cost of a peacock girl?
7 white peafowl (peahens and peacocks) for sale They can be male or female (unsexed).
If you buy all 4.7 white peafowl (peahens and peacocks) for sale, they're $450 each or $350 each.
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There was only one story in our house last week… Michael, five, went to the Mod! This, as many of you will know, is a great festival celebrating all that is fabulous in the Gaelic tradition and includes a whole raft of competitions including choral and solo singing, music, recitation and drama.
Not to be mixed up with the main event that is the Royal National Mod, held in October, this was Mòd Ionadail Leòdhais — the Lewis Mod. It is one of a network of local Mods that take place across Scotland, for children aged five to 16, and is open to Gaelic learners as well as native speakers.
It was the drama category that our wee guy was in, along with the rest of his Gaelic Medium class from Stornoway Primary, and I couldn't have been any prouder if I was Leonardo Di Caprio's mum at this year's Oscars.
Michael was charged with delivering a grand total of eight lines as Narrator Number Four in 'Am Bodach Aran-Cridhe' (The Gingerbread Man). Disappointingly for him, he didn't get to wear an animal costume and chase the gingerbread man around the stage, shouting 'yum yum, you look so tasty!" (in Gaelic obviously) but he had taken the whole thing really quite seriously.
We were rehearsing our lines at home for weeks and the excitement in the build-up was tremendous. The nerves were affecting him the night before — "I don't want to wake up tomorrow!" he declared, with the appropriate amount of drama.
The class went from the school to An Lanntair, where the competition was being held, in the school bus and we made our own way there, accompanied by Michael's Shen (granddad), for whom it was a bit of a trip down memory lane.
"It would have been 1955 and I was in the recitation competition," he recalled. "I was about 10. I can't remember what the piece was but I remember it was in Martin's Memorial Church Hall and one of the judges was Dolly Doctor. Four of us were taken from Breasclete in the schoolmaster's Black Hillman Minx — registration number JS8 578 — and I was sitting beside the schoolmaster and I got to change the gears on the way over.
The show went on, thanks to the disembodied voice of teacher Miss Murray delivering the cearc's line from offstage, and as they received their applause, I confess to being a bit teary.
Traditions take many forms and this is one of ours. Last week's event was the 83rd Mòd Ionadail Leòdhais and about 400 children took part. Held over four days, it is one of the biggest of the local Mods, and a huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes.
Amy Macaulay, chair of Mòd Ionadail Leòdhais, is one of five volunteers on the organising committee, supported by An Comunn Gàidhealach. "It was good, it was really good," she said afterwards, "and we were helped by the weather. The kids seemed to enjoy it, especially when you see them coming in in their drama groups and their choirs. They looked really excited.
Many children who start out at the local Mod and win prizes will, sure as night follows day, go on to the National Mod and likely win prizes there too. The fact the same prescribed pieces can be used for both, helps. But it's also about creating habits: of practice and performance.
For some, it's the reason they play in the first place. Accordian player Graham Maclennan — incidentally a member of the house band at the fundraising ceilidh for Mòd nan Eilean Siar on Thursday night — is one of these people.
Now 23, Graham won the under-18s accordian competition at the National Mod in Oban in 2009. He started playing the box when he was seven and went to his first local Mod at nine or 10.
Another Mod child star (winner of the under-16 Silver Pendant for singing, among many other prizes) who went on to great things as an adult is Anna Murray — piper, singer, actress, piping instructor and Mod adjudicator too! She thinks the competition element is really important.
"You've signed up, you've done the work, you've gone on stage and performed in front of an audience. Whether you've won a prize or not, you can say to yourself, 'I have done it'. It's very empowering.
"It is nerve-wracking," she admitted, "but if they get used to it, being able to manage their nerves can only be a positive thing going forward for any young person, no matter what course they take in their lives.
I was wondering at what age star quality shows, when Amy Macaulay mentioned Duais na Comhairle, the trophy awarded to the overall Mod winner at the prizewinners' concert.
This year it went to Lily McDowall from Sgoil na Pàirc, for her recitation. Lily is six.
Pablo Picasso said: "All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up." By the same token, the eminent educationalist Sir Ken Robinson (check out his incredible Ted Talk on the subject HERE) believes children get 'educated out of their creativity' because the arts — particularly the performance ones — are placed at the bottom in the hierarchy of subjects in schools.
I had thought that the Mod 'made' children performers as they grew older, more accomplished and more practiced. Now, I'm more inclined to think it gives them the framework they need to remain the performers they naturally are.
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Beyond. Where the grey matter travels. A setting. A situation. Nowhere. Reluctant to share. Hiding what's explosive and mind boggling. The journey traverses the escarpment of the imaginary. Sliding nonchalantly through a dimension of jumbled thoughts looking for facts. Solidify. Scrutinize. Throwing away the mindless crap simmering below the surface. Teetering on the edge of lies and truth. Lacking the gumption to make it happen. Pushed to the precipice. Daring to jump with reckless abandonment. First a single line forms. Soon joined by others. A flourish of impulsive thoughts. A plethora of words. Ink. Paper. A story is born.
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Followed through life by my father's books
by Eugenie Verney | Feb 12, 2020 | Making Waves Blog | 3 comments
If I bring to mind the spaces I grew up in, I struggle to recall much about what was on the walls or what there was by way of artefacts.
We certainly didn't do fine art, nor did we do ornaments, and given ours was a 100% god-free household we obviously didn't do icons.
What we did do, however, was books. And in some style. My memories of my childhood homes all feature books — hundreds of them, a truly eclectic mix but with a bias towards 20th-century history and both classic and modern literature.
Books were my father's salvation: he was, I realised much later, a natural scholar, someone who loved the process of learning easily as much as any end result it might generate. And I suspect books were his escape as well — when the going got especially bumpy, he could always retreat into a book and find his peace.
Scooped out of formal education far too young, Dad never had the opportunity to find out how far his intellect could have taken him or what he could have achieved. That said, I do wonder why he didn't explore the Open University: he was still only in his early 50s when it was established in 1969. My best guess is he told himself he didn't have the time but the truth maybe pivoted around a fear of failure.
But back to the books. We moved several times between my birth and my departure from the nest, and the books followed us everywhere we went. Indeed, the library kept on growing — I don't think Dad ever thinned them out! An absolute priority in any new home was 'getting a man in to get the shelves up' so the books could be unpacked and put back where they belonged.
And when I say it was an eclectic mix, it truly was: trained — bizarrely — as a Shakespearean actor in his teens, my father of course had all the Bard's works. They always had several shelves to themselves and once I had learned to read I would look at the titles: Love's Labour's Lost, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure… To my shame, I rarely looked inside but then in my defence I don't recall being encouraged to either.
He also had — picked at random — an entire shelf of Ford Madox Ford, he had all 12 of Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time cycle of novels, and he had everything 17th Century French writer Molière ever wrote. He had the print of a portrait of Molière as well, in an unexpectedly ornate frame — one of the few pieces of visual art I can recall.
And then there was all the non-fiction. Rows upon rows of these, with books exploring both world wars in forensic detail, books about the Soviet Union (of course!), books about the Cold War, and — always in pride of place — a library within a library of books about the Spanish Civil War. It's absolutely fair to say that my father was as well read on that topic, and understood the conflict in as much depth, as many a specialist academic.
So where are they now, all these books? After Dad died in 1996, it fell to me, the only child, to do the sorting and the books were without any question my biggest challenge. They were like friends to me, they represented everything that was wonderful about my father, and I remember sitting on the floor of his flat, in tears and without a clue what to do with them.
But of course, I had to make a decision. He lived in Sussex, in the south of England, and I lived in the north-east of Scotland at that time. I plainly could not keep them all, so I embarked on the cull he had never dared to have. It wasn't, however, a very extensive cull and in the end, a huge number trundled their way across the Border, coming to rest on new shelves created for them in various nooks and crannies.
Then I moved back to England and this time I had to be a little more ruthless. The Spanish Civil War collection — bar one or two — went to a journalist colleague, other books went to collectors, some went on eBay, but the rest made the trip south again. There is no room for them to be on display now, so they're in boxes — some in the loft, some in the basement at the house of friends.
The problem, then, is parked. Except the friends are planning to downsize sometime soon and I will once again need to summon up the courage to make decisions. Few of these books have any intrinsic value and charity shops aren't interested in much other than popular fiction, so I circle back to square one.
But the truth is I cannot — simply cannot — just dump them in the bin. Even thinking about that makes my stomach churn, so when the time comes you'll find me backing off once again as my head dives swiftly back into the sand.
Trevor Hyett	on 12 February 2020 at 11:24
Shedding books is one of the hardest things…
Susan Jones	on 14 February 2020 at 10:14
We've faced this problem a couple of times and it's a tough one for sure.
If the books are in good condition, the Oxfam specialist book shops (there's one in Beaconsfield) will take all types of books, not just popular fiction.
Very happy to give you a hand sorting!
Ali Holliday	on 16 February 2020 at 05:57
I think your father took after his uncle Alfie, my grandad. Your father came from a family of actors all of whom were artistic and creative. My grandfather had a classical education and was a boarder at a catholic school in north London called St. Aloysious. His sister Dulcie – your grandmother – boarded at a girl's school in Harrow. Their childhood was lonely but they were well educated. My father has grandad's book collection garnered from his early days as a political speaker in the north east of England. They are housed in beautiful Edwardian bookshelves . I will never let these books go. To me they are also friends and remind me of my lovely grandad. I hope my children keep them but who knows. X


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In 1936, Averell Harriman was a man on a mission. His dream? To replicate the great European ski resorts on his home turf. The result? Sun Valley, Idaho, the first ski destination in America. Think skiing, but amplified: big names, big ambition, big slopes. Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy are just a handful of the stars who have graced the resort with their presence, and it still retains that air of vintage American glamour. So, here are the top five things to do in snowy Sun Valley.
With a summit of over 9,000 feet, the resort is dominated by Bald Mountain (known as "Baldy" to its friends). Watching over the resort like a dinosaur, Baldy offers over 2,000 acres of terrain, boasting runs that drop 3,400 feet into the valleys below. Are you brave enough to tackle Limelight, a 3,100-foot Black Diamond marvel, packed with vertical slopes and breath-taking vistas?
Not only does Sun Valley boast the world's first chairlift – modelled on a conveyor belt used to transport bananas ¬– it's also home to America's first heli-ski service. After collecting you from Baldy's summit, the chopper will sweep you off to dramatic peaks, where you can ski on untouched, flawless snow (and perhaps perfect that Bond impression, too?).
If a helicopter's not excitement enough, then why not take to the skies in a paraglider? Launching from the summit of Baldy itself, you'll fly in tandem with a qualified instructor, letting you experience a truly awe-inspiring sport. The instructor will also be equipped with that most essential piece of kit – a selfie-stick – so you'll have a lifelong record of soaring over Idaho's iconic peak.
The original hell-raiser, Ernest Hemingway, spent many years in Sun Valley, hunting, fishing and writing his immortal masterworks of prose. Why not take a morning to hike up to his memorial, just northeast of the Valley, before embarking on a day of activity and adventure in true Hemingway style?
After all that excitement, you're going to need some downtime. Adjacent to the resort itself is the old mining town of Ketchum, dating back to the nineteenth century. Experience classic north-western cuisine, then dive into the retro charm of the world-famous Casino Club. You might not meet Marilyn Monroe up here anymore, but the resort still draws in celebrities by the bucketful – recent frequenters include Arnold "Terminator" Schwarzenegger, Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Willis.
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Ben Folds performs at Western Connecticut State University
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Ben Folds performs at WCSU on May 9, 2008.
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Friday, May 9, Ben Folds played at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Wikinews was there for the concert.
Billed as the main event for WCSU's annual "West Fest", the concert took place in the Feldman Arena, which is part of the O'Neill Center on the western campus of the university.
The opening act for Folds was Julia Nunes, who by all accounts is on her first tour. Nunes gained attention on YouTube and got featured on the front page for her quirky, self-recorded performances.
Nunes is a graduate of Fairport High School, New York and is now a college freshman. Nunes performed a half-hour set of songs, about half of which were of her own composition and the rest covers of other artists. During the first half of her set she played the ukulele and thereafter the guitar.
Despite Nunes' well-received set, it was clear that the crowd was there to see Ben Folds perform. The American singer-songwriter and former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five is widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, songwriter and performer.
Ben Folds performs in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006.
Image: Michael Nutt.
Ben Folds performed unaccompanied, aside from "tambourine man", a stage hand who appeared briefly during three songs. Folds told the audience that he had been nervous as this was his first solo performance in "a while."
During the 100 minute concert, Ben Folds played many of his hits, including "Rockin' the Suburbs", "Annie Waits", "Still Fighting It" and "Zak and Sara".
Folds also played a couple of songs that he said he wrote during a contract dispute with a record company. He wrote the songs because they were "mandatory" in his contract. According to Folds, he asked how many songs he had to write to get out of his contract. They told him, he had to write 4.6 songs to complete his obligation. Thusly, one of the songs was called, "One Down And 3.6 to Go".
Near the end of the set, Ben Folds stood on his piano and directed the crowd as a choir. The audience was eager to participate in this experiment, which consisted of humming in different notes, and seemed to enjoy it. Folds seemed quite earnest in his appreciation of the audience's efforts.
After the set ended, the enthusiastic crowd of mostly WCSU students started to call out for Folds to reappear. He duly acquiesced and performed a few more songs before the crowd would go home.
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Press Release: "WestConn to present Ben Folds, Julia Nunes" — Western Connecticut State University, accessed on May 11, 2008
Denise M. Champagne. "Fairport teen becoming YouTube sensation" — GateHouse Media, May 7, 2008
"Ben Folds to Appear Friday in Danbury" — Prime Publishers, Inc., May 3, 2008
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