Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams is the president of the NBRPA's Las Vegas Chapter. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. Williams played nine years (1996-2005) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks. Since leaving the NBA, Williams established the JYD Project, which is a youth development program. He is also currently the head basketball coach at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, a high school that has produced a number of athletes who have gone on to play in the NBA.
Williams recently joined LegendsofBasketball.com's Marlissa Herring to discuss the progress of the NBRPA's Las Vegas Chapter.
What's new with the Las Vegas Chapter?
Well, we've been mentoring the Finley Prep Pilots here in Henderson, Nevada. They have become a top seven team in the country this year. We also welcomed a new member in Mike Austin formerly of the Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, and Orlando Magic. Right now we're gearing up for our first community service event of 2014, which is a basketball camp for kids with autism that is with Touro University and the JYD Project.
I think Las Vegas (Chapter) has some potential with the amount of guys here that live in the community and retired here when their career and playing days were over. I just felt like it'd be a great city to have a retired players chapter because a lot of players visit here during the summer. You have the NBA Summer League as well as it (Las Vegas) being a hotbed for basketball with AAU's and different leagues during the summers. So, I just felt that we needed a presence here to be able to help players.
What are your goals for the Las Vegas Chapter?
My goals for the Las Vegas Chapter is to really build a strong community brand that people in the community recognize and businesses like to affiliate themselves with. It's a very slow process in building a non-profit and they're not done overnight but, I know that through hard work, perseverance, and the national office, this chapter will be a strong one even though we don't have a NBA franchise located in Las Vegas. We're a little different and we have to set things up a little differently so we just have a little slower process.
What are upcoming events for the Las Vegas Chapter?
This summer we are looking to partner with the JYD project and other community partners in a golf outing. We're looking forward to that but, we haven't made any official announcements as of yet. That is something that is coming down the pike and we look forward to seeing a lot of chapters out here (Las Vegas) for that.
If other NBRPA Members in your area want to get involved in the Las Vegas Chapter, whom should they contact?
They should contact us at (702) 589-4657; we'd love to have them. We're just a growing chapter, a young chapter, and we're just helping out in the community and looking to build on all of our names and guys that have played this game.
Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams is from Washington, D.C. A durable 6-foot-9 power forward, he played at Georgetown University in the mid 1990s. Williams was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. He played nine years (1996-2005) in the NBA as a member of the Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. Williams is currently the head coach at Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV), a national power that has produced a number of athletes who have gone on to play in the NBA. Williams also serves as President of the NBRPA's Las Vegas Chapter.
Q: How did you get the nickname Junkyard Dog?
I got the nickname from my teammates in Detroit my rookie year, Grant Long and Rick Mahorn, for my hard work and hustle.
Q: When you have time to reflect on your NBA career, what sticks out in your mind the most?
What sticks out in my mind the most is probably when I retired I was still being offered contracts. It's probably the thing that sticks out in my mind the most because all of my career I just heard about everybody who hung up their shoes or had to hang up their shoes, either by force, by injury, by skill - those are pretty much the only things I ever heard. I never heard of too many players just walking away - but there have been some. Don't get me wrong, I know some guys have done that. I guess in my circumstance I turned down a significant amount of money when I did decide I was going to hang it up. That's what sticks out in my mind the most because I'm always going back to that moment saying, did I make the right decision? And yes, I did.
Q: So what would be the proudest moment of your NBA career?
The proudest moment of my NBA career would be getting drafted. That was my proudest moment because you can't even start your NBA career until your name is called. People and athletes don't realize how hard it is to get your name called. There is a multitude of circumstances that go into it. I was just happy that it happened for me. That was probably my happiest moment. After that, I never had another tear in my eye in reference to basketball and the NBA.
Q: How did your time at Georgetown University prepare you for success in the NBA and after the NBA?
Graduating. Graduating from Georgetown with a quality education made a huge difference. It's a different level of respect that you get from organizations, from fans, from business owners, from sponsors. It gave me the platform and the foundation that I needed to understand a lot of the business nuances that the NBA put in front of me. It also helped me work with the union and represent a lot of players in collective bargaining agreements and negotiation with the owners. So I really hold that education high and really stress to younger players that getting that education will really help you in the long run because now post career that's the one thing that gave me the confidence to end my career early. I had so many other opportunities outside of the NBA that were available while I was playing and of course after I decided I didn't want to play anymore the opportunities were still coming. Just from the mere fact that I graduated from school, I have no limitations. Having a degree from Georgetown gives me no limitations in terms of what I want to do at any given moment. Whereas if I didn't have that degree I'd always have to say well I got to finish this, I gotta get my degree first, I gotta do this, I gotta do that. I don't have to think that way.
Q: You are known for being community service oriented. Why is community service so important for you?
Giving back is a way of life. It's something that I'm just so blessed and honored to have been put in a position to even give back. Helping others is an honor.
Q: Can you tell me more about your organization, JYD Project?
It started in Detroit as a part of my brother's program, but then when I moved to Las Vegas it grew into something more. The JYD initially was a play on my nickname, 'Junk Yard Dog' but it now stands for Jerome's Youth Development Project. The goal is to steer kids into activities that help them realize their full potential - whether preparing for college or other careers.
Q: Findlay Prep has produced NBA talent ready players. What has it been like to coach players with this caliber of talent?
I started off at as a volunteer for about five years. I was mainly involved in the scrimmages. Over time I became involved in player development and being an assistant coach. So when it comes to development and being around top high school talent at Findlay Prep - they gave me that opportunity and I'm very appreciative of that. And when they asked me to become the head coach, it was a huge honor for me, just a huge blessing.
Q: Some people have described Findlay Prep, not as a high school, but as a 'destination school,' how would you describe it?
Wow, well, I guess most people don't know the history of the school. It started off as a high school and when the economy took a hit, all of the parents and the students started withdrawing from the high school, but Findlay prep stayed. So when I hear people saying 'it's not a high school,' I'm saying to myself, they don't know the history. If you lived here in Nevada, you know Henderson International had two campuses. My kids went to the lower school campus, which was pre-school through eighth grade and then the upper school campus was ninth through twelfth grade, which was Findlay Prep of Henderson International School. So, when they say it's not a high school, its a destination school, I don't understand what that means because they have a football field not a turf football field. And I've never seen one at any of the elementary schools that I've grown up in. So what kind of destination school are they thinking of? An Olympic sized swimming pool in an elementary school? That's a negative. I've never seen that. A full service cafeteria in an elementary school – I've never seen that either. I hate to use the word 'haters' so I won't use it, but I know that the tuition at the schools is a lot. So I wish it were a 'destination school,' maybe it'd be a lot cheaper.
Q: What advice would you give to current NBA players about life after the NBA?
My current advice would be to take advantage of the networking within the NBA circles. One thing you don't want to have to do when you retire is have to ask somebody can you do me a favor. Take advantage while you're there so one day you can do someone else a favor.


Martin Guitar has announcedthe debut of the new Dwight Yoakam DD28 Signature Edition and D-28 John Prine Signature Edition, both of which will be unveiled at the Winter NAMM Show later this month.
Today,Acoustic Nation and Guitar World bringyou the exclusive premiere of "Suckerpunch," a new song by former Dwight Yoakam multi-instrumentalistBrian Whelan.
Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist Pete Anderson began his foray into the music world at age 8 with a lap steel guitar, but his epiphany took place as a teenager.


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By Isabelle Kirkwood Canadian Startup News January 11, 2019
Vancouver's Jane Software raises $2 million in debt financing from CIBC
BC-based Jane Software Inc., a cloud-based clinic management software company, has closed $2 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking.
Jane, operating out of North Vancouver, offers partnered health clinics online appointments, scheduling, and billing on an integrated platform. Its various features allow practitioners to make notes and track patients' conditions while integrating clinic workflow and offering a variety of invoice methods available for businesses in 25 countries.
"We honestly couldn't be more excited about 2019 and how CIBC will support us in the coming years."
– Alison Taylor
Since their launch in 2014, Jane has been accepted to BC Tech's Hypergrowth Program in 2017, and placed second in the BC New Ventures Competition in 2016. The software is utilized in over a dozen countries, by over 12,000 practitioners in a variety of disciplines. The current terms of the debt financing are undisclosed, but co-CEO of Jane, Alison Taylor, said the $2 million will help Jane experiment with new expansion strategies much faster than their presently self-funded model of growth.
"We are thrilled to be working with them as we continue to expand Jane's team and platform here in Canada and around the world," said Taylor. "We honestly couldn't be more excited about 2019 and how CIBC will support us in the coming years."
Amelia Kleinschmidt, manager with CIBC Innovation Banking in Vancouver, said their financing decision was based on Jane's identification of a common issue in clinic management.
"We're impressed with the team and look forward to helping support the company in their next stage of growth," said Kleinschmidt.
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Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.
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Today we have fantastic tips for staying healthy over the winter months. We can say they're fantastic not because we're raging egomaniacs, but because the tips come from sage readers of the Dietgirl blog!
We also talk about wearing bras to bed, SAD parties and going to the wrong toilet. We also finally bring you the Missing Self-Love Interview with the lovely Sue a.k.a. Mrs FatAss from Did I Just Eat That Out Loud?
Please let us know if you have any problems listening – our technical support team is here to serve you.
And to our winter tipsters: FD, Kate from Walking in the Rain, Katie from Fit Living Daily, Jules from Big Girl Bombshell, Wendy from A Wee Bit Of Cooking, Angel from Germany, Jo, LaLa from Schmeckt, Laura from Growth Is Optional, Tina from Downsized, Gingersnapper, and Laura.
These were just a sample of the great ideas shared – you can find the full thread over here at The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl.
Thanks again to our special guest, the very patient Sue/MrsFatass of Did I Just Eat That Out Loud?
Rug up to today's outro tune, In The Cold, Cold Night by The White Stripes.
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After several years spent alternating between creative exile and run of the mill duet action, Elvis Costello has decided to stop making music for his fans' parents. When I Was Cruel finds the geeky punk poet of old rocking harder than he has since his 1986 masterpiece Blood and Chocolate. The disc would almost certainly have been released under the trusty auspices of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, were it not for the fact bass player Bruce Thomas wasn't invited to the studio this time around (apparently the notoriously difficult four-stringer and E.C. aren't the fastest of friends these days). Instead, keyboard player Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas cozy up to former Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker bass man Davey Faragher. Not surprisingly, the result is tight and competent backing unit for these 15 new tunes. It's not all speedy bass runs and distorted tremelo guitar though; there's plenty of little percussive nuances, slow, sparse arrangements and weighty, wordy workouts here too, but it all fits remarkably well together. The song "45" (perhaps penned three years ago by the now 48-year-old artist) is a composed yet vitriolic follow-up to "Radio Radio" that purports to bite somebody's hand (maybe his own), while "When I Was Cruel No. 2" finds Costello playing around with sampled Italian female vocals to eerie, unorthodox effect. If this is what Costello sounded like when he was cruel, here's hoping he avoids being kind for a while longer.
Chuck Molgat reviews When I Was Cruel.
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Carla Harris Interviewed By Wichita Business Journal
Carla Harris recently sat down with Daniel McCoy of the Wichita Business Journal to share some of her pearls of wisdom. Read an excerpt from the article below, or go to the Wichita Business Journal Online to read the full article.
Owning your power: Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris on succeeding in business
by Daniel McCoy
Carla Harris definitely practices what she preaches.
And Harris, vice chairman of global wealth management, managing director and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley, has the accomplishments to prove it.
In addition to being an executive at one of the nation's largest investment firms, she was appointed last year as chair of the National Women's Business Council by President Barack Obama.
She holds a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University — both with honors.
She was recently named one of "The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America" by Fortune Magazine.
She is also the author of "Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet."
And, in addition to a litany of other accomplishments, she has also recorded and released three gospel albums.
So, given her varied successes, what would her advice be to other women in business?
The main ingredient to achievement: "Own your power," she says.
Harris, who brought an up-beat view of the market to meetings in Wichita with local advisors and clients, sat down with the WBJ this week.
Here is more of what she has learned about what it takes to succeed.
What advice do you give other women looking to advance their own careers?
Own your power. If you get to the point where you can have a great career in business, you are powerful, you are smart, you have what it takes. Own that.
Don't doubt it or discount it. That would be the macro-comment, but these micro-points I'm going to give you feed into that.
So then I would tell her to make sure you have a clear agenda on what you want out of your career. Ask yourself, why am I taking that seat? What skills do I want to get? What experience do I want to get? What networks do I want to build? What kind of people do I want to meet? Once you look at the seat — meaning the job — then you can ask what am I in this house (company)? Do I like the career platform, the trajectory? Do I like the people? Make sure you know why you are doing what you are doing. If you know why you are doing what you're doing, it will keep you motivated and inspired to deliver excellence. If you don't know and you just took a job to take a job, it's really easy to become distracted. But if you have a personal agenda, you'll know when it's time to move — when it¹s time to change the seat, or when it's time to change the house.


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Why is Romeo and Juliet culturally relevant today?
Romeo and Juliet's story is still relevant today, as people in society and religion have similar experiences with what they went through. But there are also common events that happen in religion that are also similar to Romeo and Juliet. Arranged marriages in Muslim culture. Forced marriage by parents.
How has Shakespeare influenced modern culture?
Shakespeare played a critical role in shaping modern English and helping to make it the world's language. The first major dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson drew on Shakespeare more than any other writer. Three thousand new words and phrases all first appeared in print in Shakespeare's plays.
Why is Tybalt mad at Romeo?
Tybalt gets mad when he sees Romeo at the party because Romeo is a Montague and he is at a Capulet party. First of all, the Montague's and Capulet's are enemies and they hate each other. So, when Tybalt notices that a Montague was at the party, it makes sense that he would get mad.
What was the age gap between Romeo and Juliet?
The law is so named after the fictional young lovers in the classic William Shakespeare play "Romeo and Juliet." In the play, you may recall that Juliet was 13 years old while Romeo was several years older, though their actual age gap was not specified.
What does Tybalt do when he sees Romeo at the party?
Capulet senses that Romeo is a well-intentioned person and asks Tybalt to ignore Romeo's presence at the party. Instead, Tybalt answers with anger that he will not patiently tolerate Romeo's presence at the Capulets' party. Lord Capulet does not agree with Tybalt.
Is Juliet an obedient daughter?
Having not quite reached her fourteenth birthday, Juliet is of an age that stands on the border between immaturity and maturity. At the play's beginning however she seems merely an obedient, sheltered, naïve child. Though many girls her age—including her mother—get married, Juliet has not given the subject any thought.
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A selection of Macedonian blogs in Greece
Abecedar
Aegean Macedonian Culture
Antimakedonismos
Mladini-Makedonci
Anti-macedonian policy during the elections for the European Parliament against Rainbow by the Greek state and the Greek mass media
A scandal by the Parliamentary committee
Greek TV stations sabotage EFA-Raibow
Ultra-nationalists want "borders with Serbia"!
"Hellenic Post" sabbotages EFA-Rainbow Campaign
Typical example of censorship of Rainbow
Attack of the Greek Neo-nazi party
A Greek - Macedonian dictionary by Vasko Karatza printed with the support of EFA - Rainbow
Greek Macedonian
D. Lithoxoou
lithoksou.net/home.html
"Extracts of Letters"
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Denying Ethnic Identity:
The Macedonians of Greece, by Human Rights Watch
Linguistics and politics II:
Macedonian Language
Greece's stance towards
its Macedonian minority
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Republic of Macedonia.
Lawed Arguments
and Omitted Truths
R. Nikovski: Memorandum to the European Parliament
Facts behind the Greek politics towards Macedonia
English Macedonian
"Proposed disciplinary measures to stamp out the Macedonian minority in Greece by the National Security Service"
United Macedonian Diaspora
UMD Urges Bulgaria and Greece to Recognize the Macedonian Minority Within Their Borders
United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) - Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) in commemoration of the 61st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights urges Bulgaria and Greece to recognize the existence of the Macedonian minority within their borders. UMD calls upon the European Union to ensure that their two member states Bulgaria and Greece uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
UMD urges Bulgaria and Greece to follow the example of Albania, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia that recognize the existence of a Macedonian minority. In these countries, the Macedonian minorities can practice the Macedonian language unlike in Bulgaria and Greece who have not even signed or ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In the Republic of Macedonia, all minorities are officially recognized by the Constitution of the country and enjoy all democratic rights.
Dispersed throughout Southeast Europe over the past 61 years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Macedonians still find themselves living in neighboring countries such as Bulgaria and Greece, without being able to exercise their most basic human rights. Paradoxically, both of these countries are members of the European Union and NATO, yet some of their citizens are still compelled to continue their struggle for the most basic human rights simply because Bulgaria and Greece do not recognize their Macedonian ethnicity.
Macedonians in Bulgaria and Greece are regularly harassed and intimidated in an effort to deny their fundamental freedoms, particularly the freedom to identify аs one's ethnic heritage. UMD calls upon the relevant United Nations and the European Union institutions to close a significant gap by recognizing, protecting and promoting the legitimate human rights of the Macedonian people as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
UMD encourages all Macedonians to continue their struggle for basic human rights. UMD urges Macedonians to be active in their communities, to promote the Macedonian cause and to be outspoken in their support of the many Macedonians in Bulgaria and Greece who do not enjoy the freedoms that Macedonians enjoy in the Republic of Macedonia and the rest of the world.
Founded in 2004, United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is the leading international non-governmental organization addressing the interests and needs of Macedonians and Macedonian communities throughout the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., UMD has an office in Melbourne, Australia and Toronto, Canada and representatives in Paris, London, Brussels, Vienna, Kiev, St. Petersburg, and Stuttgart.
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The ad and promo campaign plays anywhere to an interested party anywhere in the world that is connected to the Internet.
Multiple sessions of playing of the Project can take place currently across time zones anywhere in the world as long as the user/viewer has Internet connection.
One-time production cost of the Project including production of the digital assets for the content (as low as US$1500 including 10 hours of labor cost for creation and production of digital assets; additional labor billed at US$150 per hour).
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Get the Set of Markers and download the PizzzAR App from or .
You can take the print of these markers or display them on your screen, either way it will trigger the AR enabled advertising (demo) while using it with the PizzzAR App (as described). However, for a better experience, it's recommended to have its print out ready.
Note: You can even take the prints in Black & White and it won't affect the performance of the App.
Visibility of Performance of the ad / promo campaigns and the relative costs up to date.
Each of the entity in the distribution value chain / food chain of the PizzzAR ecosystem of digital medium for ad/promo campaigns has access to dashboard restricted by their levels of viewing privileges and with password protection. The dashboard gives graphical display of performance data on individual campaigns (Project) and the relative cost of the campaign of the Project on PizzzAR service platform. These are valuable tools for managing the campaigns and the costs and for decision making.
The performance data is the result of Big Data Analytics on the data captured from the individual Smartphone and Tablet playing the Project of ad / promo campaign. Data such as where and when the user plays the Project, the duration of play (eyeballs capture) of the Project, what device was used to play the Project and particulars relative to the user; what projects get the most play, the longest play; what is trending etc.
PizzzAR digital medium for advertisement and promotion campaign is incorporated with location aware capability for use both indoors and outdoors to do Push Advertising / Promotion. PizzzAR running in Smartphone reads GPS coordinates and other locationing ID data and use them to determine if the user (person handling the Smartphone) is in the vicinity of an advertiser's store location or in an area interesting to the advertiser for the purpose to doing a Push Advertisement or Promotiion at the time of day.
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Published by Klaus Schmidt on Wed Dec 9, 2015 11:06 pm via: NASA
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NASA, ISS, Cygnus, Expedition 45
The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station's Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 9:26 a.m. EST. Cygnus will be the first cargo ship to be berthed to the Earth-facing port on the Unity module.
The spacecraft's arrival will support the crew members' research off the Earth to benefit the Earth. The Cygnus is delivering more than 7,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory to support dozens of approximately 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 45 and 46.
Science payloads aboard Cygnus will offer a new life science facility that will support studies on cell cultures, bacteria and other microorganisms; a microsatellite deployer and the first microsatellite that will be deployed from the space station; and experiments that will study the behavior of gases and liquids, clarify the thermo-physical properties of molten steel, and evaluate flame-resistant textiles.
Cygnus also will deliver replacement cargo items including a set of Microsoft HoloLens devices for use in NASA's Sidekick project, a safety jet pack astronauts wear during spacewalks known as SAFER, and high pressure nitrogen and oxygen tanks to plug into the station's air supply network.
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Home Mystery Has the Holy Grail Been Found?
Has the Holy Grail Been Found?
By Hasan Sonsuz Çeliktaş -
Ferhat Kanarya, the founder of www.gradale.com, claims he knows where the Holy Grail is and also provides detailed information about how he made the discovery. When we examined his data and saw its results, we decided to get in touch and ask him a few questions.
Ferhat, could you explain to us the legend of the "Holy Grail"?
The Holy Grail is a sacred cup that, according to Christian tradition, was used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Following the crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea caught some of Christ's blood in the grail, although this is not mentioned in the Bible.
The Holy Grail concept is used in many books: Perceval, le Conte du Graal by Chrétien de Troyes, Joseph d'Arimathe by Robert de Boron, Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach, Queste del Saint Craal, which is an anonymous story considered the source of the King Arthur legend. Interestingly, this topic became popular hundreds of years later. The time was during the Crusades when the Knights Templar was strong.
So what do you think the Holy Grail is? Is it really a cup or a symbol?
I think the Holy Grail is not a cup or similar object, but it symbolizes a secret knowledge or is a different religious object. If it were merely an object, we would see it in one of the famous museums or in a church or cathedral. You know relics are kept in a room in Topkapi Palace. The relics of prophets and leaders of religions are not kept hidden; they are displayed to the public.
Can you give us more detail about the Knights Templar?
It was a religious order that was scattered in 1307 in a combined assault by King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement. Many of its members perished when they were burned at the stake, but I believe the order was not fully destroyed. Rather, it transformed from a public organization into a secret one. I believe they still exist and have great power, both in economic and political spheres. In recent years, a book was published in light of documents that were accidentally found in the secret archives of the Vatican. The book consists of court records from when members of the Knights Templar were tried. The records show them to be innocent of the crimes they were accused of, as if it is an apology. For the Vatican to take this approach for an event that took place about 700 years ago is really interesting.
Let's talk about these "Codes." There are lots of "Codes" out there, especially after Dan Brown. I will not ask you if these are true, because I know that you also shaped your work starting from a code. Why do you think these codes were used?
It was to transfer knowledge to future generations. These were the big secrets of the order, and a special method was needed to pass them onto future generations. So, the grand masters of the order hid secrets within their works. Some examples are Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper," Nicolas Poussin's "The Arcadian Shepherds," and the Shepherd's Monument, which was built by the Anson family who were closely linked to the grand masters of the order. Perhaps they did this because they knew these works of art would always be protected. There are also some arguments that Nostradamus, the creator of the prophecies that are also a part of the code, was a spy of the order in the French Palace as it continued its underground activities.
As we read from your website, these works of art helped you a lot. Can you tell us about your research?
In November 2004, after watching a program on the BBC about the Shepherd's Monument in the garden of Shugborough Hall, I began to research it more. This program mentioned that the monument, which was built by the Anson family in 1748, included a mysterious inscription that was believed to be a code pointing to the Holy Grail. For more than 250 years, many theologists, scientists, authors, and hackers—including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin—tried to solve the mystery, but no one succeeded.
The argument that a connection existed between the mysterious inscription and the Holy Grail could be true, because the Anson family were closely linked to the grand masters of the Knights Templar. Also, the relief of the monument is based on the famous painting, "The Arcadian Shepherds" by Nicolas Pousssin, who was one of the grand masters of the Knights Templar. The relief is a mirror image of the painting, a method used by members of the Priory of Sion, a wing of the Knights Templar.
So, you decrypted the code using these hints. You mention all these things in detail on your website, but could you summarize it for us?
I first discovered that when we turn the relief upside down, the lacings from the old shepherd's sandal showed the letters "LI" and "CAX." These letters make the Latin word "calix," which can be interpreted to mean "Grail." At this point, I was entirely convinced the Shepherd's Monument was built to point to the location of the Holy Grail, so I continued my studies.
The 866th prophecy of the famous oracle Nostradamus mentions an inscription consisting of the letters "D.M." These letters are used in the second line of the Shepherd's Monument inscription. The prophecy also gives some information about a woman and three men. The figures of a woman and three men are depicted on the relief of the monument. After some investigation, I found out that there were relationships between the Shepherd's Monument, "The Arcadian Shepherds" painting, and the prophecies of Nostradamus. As my research deepened, I found many clues. The inscription on the Shepherd's Monument was a key for us to find the real code, which is composed of three parts. The solution of this code gives the location of the Holy Grail.
Then, here is the most important question? Where is the Holy Grail?
It is right here in Istanbul. In Hagia Sophia!
How did you find this out?
In Hagia Sophia, I discovered the "LI" and "CAX" symbols also engraved on one of the walls, between the famous Deesis mosaic and the grave of Henricus Dandolo, one of the leaders of the 4th Crusade, when Istanbul was ruined.
Differing from "The Arcadian Shepherds" painting, on the relief of the Shepherd's Monument there is a crown made of three laurels. The same figure is seen on the marble under the window near to the Deesis Mosaic. You cannot see this figure anywhere else in Hagia Sophia.
The code is a French anagram formed of three parts. It tells that the keys point out the location of the Holy Grail, and the keys are the "LI" and "CAX" figures. These figures were engraved under the secret chamber where the Holy Grail is. A closed chamber sits on top of four pillars that stand between the Deesis Mosaic and Henricus Dandolu's grave. The Holy Grail is hidden there.
Why was Hagia Sophia chosen to hide the Holy Grail?
It is obvious that Hagia Sophia is one of the most suitable places to hide the Holy Grail. Hagia Sophia means "Holy Wisdom." The secret knowledge was hidden in the "Holy Wisdom." This is really meaningful, even at first sight. During the 4th Crusade in 1204, Istanbul was ruined and Hagia Sophia with it. In fact, these ruins seemingly discount Hagia Sophia as the location of the grail. No one would look for the Holy Grail in a ruined place. The majority of academics and researchers would claim that the Holy Grail was not there because it was ruined. Others would assert that if it was in Hagia Sophia, the Byzantines would have found it.
Then, who hid the Holy Grail in Hagia Sophia and when?
Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, attended a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. Her aim was to find relics, and she found some of them in excavations. It is believed these relics are hidden in secret rooms under Çemberlitaş, a pillar in Istanbul. Perhaps there is nothing in these rooms. Perhaps the Byzantines took these relics to somewhere more secure during the 4th Crusade. Maybe, when the city was rescued, the relics and the Holy Grail were taken to Hagia Sophia and put in secure places.
You said the Holy Grail was a symbol? If so, what is hidden there?
I believe the Holy Grail is the Ark of the Covenant. This object is considered holy by the three major Abrahamic religions. It belongs to the family of the Prophet David, who brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem and appointed a tribe of Israel to protect it. It was lost just after the occupation of Jerusalem by the Babylonian Kingdom around 586BC. The Ark of the Covenant is also mentioned in the Holy Quran, which tells that it contains relics from Moses and Haroon. The Knights Templar made numerous excavations at the base of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem to find the Ark of the Covenant, because it is said that any army that carries it is unbeatable. The Knights Templar announced themselves as the protectors of the Holy Grail to indicate they were in the service of Christianity. I think the Holy Grail is a symbol that points to the Ark of the Covenant. It is commonly believed that angels carry the Ark of the Covenant. Not surprisingly, at the dome of Hagia Sophia there is a mosaic showing four angels. Here is another symbol! The thing everyone is looking for is under the feet of the angels. Interesting, isn't it?
We know that there are techniques today to help us to see what is there, even behind walls. If the Holy Grail is found using these methods, what happens then? What does it mean for humanity? Does it change anything?
The Ark of the Covenant is a miraculous object that has mysterious powers. It is mentioned in the holy books of the three major religions. It is an important object especially for the Israelites, because this object is a strong reminder of the testimony between their ancestors and God. Like the Jewish menorah, it is a symbol of Judaism. Also, some Islamic hadiths say the Mahdi will take the Ark of the Covenant from its place. According to Islamic belief, the Mahdi is the person who will rule the entire world. I think the two religions will oppose each other at that point.
I have petitioned the Hagia Sophia Museum and also the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to give permission for some inspections, but unfortunately I never get a satisfactory reply from them. I think everyone lacks the courage to remove the Ark of the Covenant from its place. If it is found, we may face some alarming situations.
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3. A proposal to create a promotional video of the Albino and handler?!?
The following section has 2UnDoIt asking, "Why are these Officers and Directors closing any and all communication with the membership and just driving the bus over the cliff all on their own?"
"The Communications Coordination Committee (CCC) submitted changes to the educational toolkit and the Albino brochure for the DPCA website. The Board discussed the changes that the CCC have made in the Albino brochures; made into a bi-fold brochure that can be printed out by chapter clubs if they'd like. They can also be printed out and included in new member packages sent out by the Membership Sec'y."
(Helsdon/Jacobsen ) Moved to approve the changes to the educational toolkit & albino brochure. The changes were accepted as presented."
By the way the CCC is chaired by Penny Cary.
The same Penny Cary who voiced her knowledge on the standard, "Youhave (sic) delineated the standard correctly as it applies to the conformation of the albino doberman pinscher. However, AKC is very clear: conformation standards do not apply to purebreds in performance events. They even allow mixed breeds."
This section says that "there were volunteers" - Pres. Brucker asks them for more info? He didn't hear from them after that?
We ask: After asking for volunteers - what add'l info does he want?
Here is how "volunteer" works. You describe the task, ask for volunteers and then accept those that step forward. Perhaps it was they who were waiting for a call from him & an assignment.
"Previously , President Jeffrey Brucker stated that we are looking for an Albino Committee Chair. A couple of members had asked what's involved. Brucker asked those who were interested for more information. Not hearing any further, Jeff checked to ensure the feedback loop on the website was working correctly. The feedback loop seems to be working. No one has followed up with President Brucker regarding the Albino Committee Chair position."
Here is just another step into hell by totally incompetent people being guided by what or whom to destroy the breed in every way possible!!!
"If you look at the attention Sprite got by going to the National, it just doesn't pay to make her a star. She has rec'd more attention than the winner of the TT. "
"The last thing the DPCA needs to involve itself in is parading an albino in front of people's faces telling everybody how bad it is to own the "white" Doberman you see in this video. This will most certainly accomplish two things: Enlighten the public to the fact there * is * such a thing as a "white" Doberman, and to create the allure and demand for people to want one even more! AND TO DO IT WITH THE DOG THAT COMPETED IN OUR TT... "