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Barry Coates on the Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Bill And The Imprest Supply (First For 2017/18) Bill
Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. I rise to address this bill. This is about the Supplementary Estimates for the current Budget. Since it is about the Budget, this is about confidence in the current Government. What I wanted to do is go back to the speech from Bill English, when he was Minister of Finance, to look at what the Government's priorities were for this Budget that we are commenting on, and to look at the degree to which the Government has met those priorities and what these revised estimates are therefore about.
Gareth Hughes: Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
Kia ora. Ngā mihi ki a koutou. Kia ora. Well, you know it is time for a change of Government when even the Government MPs are calling it "9 long years". I do not know how many times Alastair Scott, in the previous contribution, called it 9 long years of National. It felt like 9 years just listening to that speech. If viewers wondered why that last member kept looking up during the speech, he was looking at the clock, because after 9 long years there still was not anything to fill 10 minutes of a speech with.
Gareth Hughes: Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill - Third Reading
Kia ora, Mr Deputy Speaker. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora. I rise to support this bill but I wish there was some independent Office of Parliament we could go to to actually double check the names of legislation before they are passed tonight, because the last thing we should be calling this bill is the Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill because there is not really much innovation in it, there is no innovative thinking.
Gareth Hughes: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill- Committee stage
Kia ora, Mr Chair. Ngā mihi nui kia ora. I would echo the comments from the honourable member Stuart Nash that Peter Beck is doing a fantastic job. He is a great inspiration to, particularly, young New Zealanders, and hopefully more of them get interested in engineering and science and maths, and dream of a future among the stars. It is truly fantastic.
Gareth Hughes: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill- Second Reading
Kia ora. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora. I rise to support the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill. I was born in 1981, and I am always disappointed that in the 21st century, there are no hoverbikes, there are no hover-skateboards, and there are no flying cars—it does not really feel like the 21st century we were promised from science fiction growing up.
Gareth Hughes: Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
I would also like to touch on the points made by the honourable member, Stuart Nash, regarding consultations, which is clauses 3 to 6 and clauses 8 to 15. I guess it has always been a vexed issue as to what happens with levies, and the ownership and governance when those levies are collected, and how they are actually spent. I think we share some of the concerns around the adequate and appropriate level of consultation, if it is just token.
Gareth Hughes: Life lessons I've learnt watching National
Kia ora, Mr Speaker. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou, kia ora. In this general debate, I want to speak directly to young New Zealanders. Day in and day out, you are being told by your parents, teachers, and society how to act, and I want to share some good life advice that I have picked up serving a while in this Parliament. It is all pretty simple, common-sense stuff. If you are having a disagreement with someone, do not secretly record them on audiotape. That is just creepy and illegal.
Gareth Hughes: Electoral (Registration by Special Vote) Amendment Bill- First Reading
Kia ora, Mr Speaker. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora. I am disgusted—disgusted—with what we are seeing tonight, which is National members who care more about the electoral roll than about New Zealanders voting. At a time when we have got the lowest voting in absolute generations, and when the second biggest party in this Parliament would be did not vote at the last election, National is voting against making it easier to vote. I am disgusted with the arguments we have heard tonight, because they are all in electoral and political self-interest not in the national interest.
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Eugenie Sage speaks about climate and water on Vote Primary Industries and Vote Environment in Budget 2017
EUGENIE SAGE (Green): E Te Māngai o Te Whare, tēnā koe. This Budget lacks vision. It lacks ambition to solve the major challenges of our time. I would like to comment briefly on some of those issues in relation to Vote Environment and Vote Primary Industries. We have seen that failure to deal with the really hard issues, in question time today and in terms of what happened with the action outside Parliament in response to Secretary of State Tillerson's visit.


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Annette May Tucker is an American songwriter, who found success in the 1960s as co-writer of songs for The Electric Prunes ("I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", "Get Me to the World on Time"), The Brogues ("I Ain't No Miracle Worker"), The Knickerbockers ("A Coming Generation"), Nancy and Frank Sinatra ("Feelin' Kinda Sunday") and others.

Career
Tucker was born in Los Angeles.  In 1961, as an aspiring songwriter, she met musician and songwriter Al Hazan, and together they wrote "Stick Around", which Tucker recorded.  It was released as a single by Piper Records in Los Angeles in 1962.  However, she aimed to become a songwriter rather than a singer.

The following year, she introduced herself to the Four Star music company on Sunset Boulevard with some songs she had written.  They were impressed, and teamed her with another aspiring songwriter, Nancie Mantz.  The first song they wrote together, "She's Somethin' Else", was recorded by Freddy Cannon and released as a single in 1965.  The same year, she co-wrote, with Mantz and another Four Star writer, Jill Jones, "A Coming Generation", which became the B-side of The Knickerbockers' hit, "Lies"; she also co-wrote their follow-up, "High On Love", with Linda and Keith Colley.   In 1966, she and Mantz wrote "I Ain't No Miracle Worker", which was recorded by garage band the Brogues.  An Italian version, with rewritten lyrics as "Un ragazzo di strada", a number one hit record in Italy. I Corvi.  Both the English and Italian versions were later recorded by other bands, including the Chocolate Watchband.

In 1966, Tucker came up with the title "I Had Too Much To Dream", and wrote the song with Mantz.       Tucker said: "The Prunes were an unknown group who I hired to play at a surprise party I gave for my husband. I thought they were a very creative and talented group. A cousin of my husband's brought them to Dave Hassinger, and he came to me asking for material. I played him 'Too Much To Dream' and he loved it and had all sorts of great ideas for it. When that became a hit he only wanted to use the songs that I had a part of."   After "I Had Too Much To Dream" became a hit, Tucker co-wrote many of the tracks recorded by the Electric Prunes on their first two albums, mostly with Mantz although she wrote the follow-up single "Get Me To The World On Time" with Jill Jones.   According to Tucker, "Nancie and I were told to write different types of songs for the Prunes [first] album. So that is what we did... It was a great feeling to have eight songs on the album."

Tucker also wrote or co-wrote "I Get Carried Away" by Tom Jones (written with Mantz and Keith Colley) she has a gold album for.  "I Love What You Did With The Love I Gave You" by Sonny and Cher (written with Linda Laurie), also another gold album .  "Feelin' Kinda Sunday" by Nancy and Frank Sinatra (written with Nino Tempo and Kathy Wakefield), "Green Light" by The American Breed, a chart record   "Your Kind of Lovin'" by Rick Nelson (written with Jill Jones), and "Love Songs Are Getting Harder To Sing" by Maureen McGovern another chart record  (written with Hod David, James Serrett and Arthur Hamilton), among others.  Many of her songs have been used in TV shows and movies;  "Feelin Kinda Sunday", was selected for a State Farm commercial on Fox's Sunday NFL football games.

After Tucker and Mantz left Four Star, they spent some time at Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., before Mantz left the music business.  Tucker and Kathy Wakefield were then contracted to Jobete Music where they wrote songs for The Jackson 5,"Someone's Standing in My Love Light", and "If You Want Heaven".  They later worked at Tamerlane Music at Warner Brothers, and then Wakefield and Tucker were with Don Costa.  In the 1970s, Tucker taught songwriting skills at ASCAP workshops and at the University of California, Los Angeles, and other colleges.

In 1997 she won first place in the American Jewish Song Festival for the lyrics she wrote for Aaron Kaplan's music on a song titled "We're Coming Home", which was chosen out of 1,000 songs that were submitted from all over the world.    She wrote a weekly reviewer's column for Songwriter magazine, and read and reviewed scripts for the Papazian-Hersh entertainment company. She also wrote songs for commercials for Westfield shopping center and comedy songs for Premiere Radio.  She has produced two pilots for syndication, including a children's musical for which she wrote the music and lyrics, and wrote six songs for a  documentary on Michel Legrand in 2012.   She has also written lyrics for a Broadway show, and with Aaron Kaplan wrote the song for the video "Got To Be You And Me", performed by the children's group Heart to Heart.   In November 2014 Tucker released the Christmas song "Who Put The Merry In Merry Christmas", with an accompanying video and has written a Christmas song
Everyday Is Christmas When I'm With you which was put out as a work for hire on Venus Moon Records.
Ms Tucker is currently writing with some new writers in the country field and  still teaching songwriting privately and reviewing lyrics from publishers that they send to get her opinion on.

References

External links
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American women composers
21st-century American composers
Living people
1930s births
Musicians from Los Angeles
21st-century American women musicians
21st-century women composers

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Everything You Need to Know About the Health Miracle of Colloidal Silver
Posted by admin on April 3, 2013 in Health · 1 Comments
HJ: Colloidal silver is an incredible medicine that has the ability to kill nearly any pathogenic organism with which it comes in contact. It has been used for thousands of years and was highly revered in ancient Greece for its medicinal properties. In fact, it was in widespread use in the United States up until the early 1930's. Over 5 million prescriptions for colloidal silver were made by doctors in the year 1929. Should anyone doubt its validity or effectiveness, that statistic should be a testament to colloidal silvers effectiveness. The fact is, that when used properly and made by accepted methods, colloidal silver is totally safe and inexpensive compared to pharmaceutical medicines. Therefore, it is a threat to the medical establishment and has been demonized in the mainstream media and as unsafe and potentially dangerous. Read the article, get educated and decide for yourself
– Truth
The Many Medical Uses of Silver Throughout History
Dr. Tom O'Brien
Medicinal use of silver predates recorded history, and can only be guessed. It is fairly certain, however, that the use of silver vessels for storing and carrying water made use of one of its important properties… which was that of destroying the water-borne bacteria and pathogens, thus allowing the water to remain purer for extended periods of time. This principal was rediscovered by Krause in 1928, when he utilized silver coatings in water filtration systems to sterilize water for domestic purposes, and for swimming pools. He claimed the method was unaffected by small concentrations of salt, the presence of organic matter, or temperature variations.
MODERN USES OF SILVER:
In addition to water purification, Krause also produced a colloidal powder that was used clinically for wound dressing, as a spray for tonsillitis, and as a wet pack in treating burns and abrasions. Other products of the time were Uglow Black Silver Sand, Fissan-Silver Powder (Silver mixed with milk albumin and a colloid), Movidyn and O-Silver. All of these products, plus many other forms, had basically the same purpose, namely, to limit or eliminate pathogenic bacteria from wounds, inflamed mucous membranes, drinking water, etc.
The modern use of silver… almost exclusively as an antiseptic… dates from 1897 when Crede's Ointment (Colloidal Silver is an ointment base), was both used in the treatment of wounds and skin diseases. Crede is said to have gotten the idea for these compounds from the use of silver foil as an anti-infective wound dressing at Johns Hopkins University.
A few years later, A.C. Barnes developed a form of mild silver protein which he called "Argyrol" and was an effective local anti-infective.
As presently used in medicine, silver compounds may be divided roughly into two general classes, namely, the soluble silver salts such as the nitrates and citrates, and the relatively insoluble compounds such as the oxides, halogen salts (chlorides and iodides), and the proteinates which do not dissolve but which are presented as colloidal suspensions. Of the soluble silver salts the most common is the nitrate, which acts as an astringent, irritant, or caustic, depending on the strength of the solutions used and the duration of their application.
SILVER NITRATE:
Silver nitrate is commonly used either in solid sticks or pencils, or in solutions of varying concentrations. These are used for the removal of warts and the stimulation of ulcers and granulations. One percent solution of silver nitrate is instilled into the conjunctival sac of newborn children for the prevention of "ophthalmia neonatorum" (a junctivitis occurring in infants born to mothers affected with gonorrhea, frequently leading to blindness). Said treatment is not without its dangers, as cauterization of the cornea and subsequent blindness may occur.
Silver nitrate and silver oxide were used in the form of pills containing Kaolin and Petrolatum for thetreatment of gastric ulcers and hyperacidity. This fell out of favor because of limited effectiveness and the risk of Argyria or Argyrosis, (a discoloration of the skin, internal organs, mucous membranes, etc).
COLLOIDAL SILVER:
Colloid silver solutions are combinations of insoluble forms of silver, such as the iodides, chlorides, oxides, etc., with, usually, organic, protective colloids. The insoluble forms are precipitated in the presence of the protective colloids (such as gelatins) in such a way that the particle size is very small and the particles do not settle out but remain in suspension. These suspensions have many of the attributes of true solutions.
These small particles of silver compounds act as reservoirs releasing silver ions (the active portion of the compounds) in a controlled manner and in minute amounts. The protective colloid in addition to preventing agglomeration and/or coagulation of the silver compound, also has a soothing action. The colloidal silver preparations may be divided into three classes: the silver halides, the strong silver proteins, and the mild silver proteins. The greatest advantage of the halides over the proteinates is the fact that they are light in color and do not stain linens as the proteinates do.
STRONG SILVER PROTEINS:
Although the strong silver proteins contain only small amounts of silver, this amount is largely ionized, which makes it more antiseptic than the mild silver proteins. However, because of the increased ionization, the strong silver proteins are more irritant. The strong silver proteins tend to alter on storage in that they become more strongly bound to the protein, thus yielding a less concentrated silver ion solution, thus decreasing the antiseptic values accordingly.
Mild silver protein solutions react in just the opposite way, with the silver ion concentration increasing with age, and the solutions becoming more irritant. This problem was solved in 1957 when a method was found to stabilize mild silver protein solutions indefinitely.
MILD SILVER PROTEINS:
Typical of the mild silver proteins is "argyrol". The mild silver proteins contain between 19 and 23% of silver, which probably exists as silver oxide particles protected by a suitable protein colloid such as gelatin. Only a small fraction of the silver in mild silver protein solutions is ionized. Despite this fact, the amount of silver that is ionized is surprisingly constant. Dilutions as weak as 0.01% of a typical 20% solution, still have an ion concentration very nearly that of the more concentrated solution. The importance of this is apparent considering that the solution is greatly diluted by body fluids but can still remain effective.
Although the strong silver proteins are more effective on mucous membranes for germicidal and antisepticeffect, they are more irritant and stimulant. The mild silver protein group acts also as a mucilaginous demulcent and protective, and as a detergent for dislodging pus.
ELECTROLYTIC COLLOIDAL SILVER:
It has long been known that colloidal silver can be produced by arcing an electric current across two silver electrodes submerged in distilled water, or mild electrolyte. However, the process is of little value because of the extremely small amounts of silver that can be kept suspended in solution. That as it may be, there is a benefit derived of considerable importance. The electric arc (used in such a manner) creates a nitrogen-free ozone that (as a dissolved gas) is a benefactor in helping to harm, anaerobic bacteria. In spite of the ozone benefit, the silver benefit is reduced to near zero.
MIRACLE DRUGS A MIXED BLESSING:
With the advent of so-called "miracle drugs", the silver compounds fell out of favor. However, the miracle drugs have been found to be a mixed blessing. In spite of the initial benefits… they can produce patient sensitization and may become ineffective with prolonged use.
On the other hand, sensitization with silver compounds is very low,… if indeed it occurs at all. Another disadvantage of the sulfonamides and antibiotics is their relatively short spectrum of activity. The silver preparations, on the other hand, have broad consistent anti-microbial action against many common pathogens, and they have appreciable activity against mycotic and viral infections.
A third fault to be found with the new drugs is the development of resistant strains of organisms against which the antibiotic has little or no effect. The action of the silver ion, however, remains constant and the development of strains of organisms resistant to its action is relatively unknown.
A MODERN CRISIS:
In 1993, doctors wrote an estimated 220 million prescriptions for oral antibiotics. The consequence of the casual use of drugs that were powerful enough to virtually wipe out some of the world's scourges… is a rising bacterial resistance to antibiotics and a resurgence of bacterial diseases that were all but conquered decades ago. In the past 50 years, bacteria have developed more than 100 resistant factors to antibiotics.
Diseases like tuberculosis are making a dramatic come back in new drug-resistant strains. Malaria and cholera are sweeping through some countries. Gonorrhea, salmonella and pneumonia are all appearing in new forms that are resistant to many antibiotics. Common infections like staph and strep are sometimes turning into deadly illnesses.
SUPER BUGS ARE WINNING:
Bacteria, by their very nature, try to thwart the agents that destroy them. Whatever the prevailing cause,resistant bugs are moving faster than researchers are creating new antibiotics.
Doctors are seeing an increase in resistance to strep pneumonia, the most common kind of bacterial pneumonia. Staph infections are now resistant to penicillin, and some of the common hospital infections now respond only to the most potent antibiotics.
When faced with a drug that can kill them or inhibit their growth, bacteria can develop a method of growth that is not disrupted by the effects of an antibiotic… or the bacteria can begin to produce an enzyme that breaks down or inactivates the drug. Researchers have long known that bacteria can thwart antibiotics by swapping bits of DNA gene material, but they have underestimated how much trading goes on, even between different species. These resistant strains have been appearing more rapidly than anyone ever imagined.
The CDC reports that tuberculosis strains resistant to the two most effective drugs increased six-fold between 1986 and 1991, and resistant bugs now make up more than 20% of bacteria that causes pneumonia, meningitis, and other infectious diseases.
Staphylococcus and enterococcus are wreaking havoc in eastern hospitals. Staphylococcus is a potent bacterium that tends to breed in hospitals and infect surgical wounds, heart valves and blood. Enterococcus also tends to go after heart valves. The greatest fear of some medical researchers is that these two bacteria will meet up, and with a gene bestowal, create a killer infection that is resistant to every known antibiotic.
A BLEAK PROGNOSIS:
There is strong evidence that the AIDS virus may be just such a "killer". Identification of the AIDS virus resulted in intense R&D programs launched by major pharmaceutical companies… each hoping to benefit from the monetary gains that would follow proprietary discovery of an AIDS cure. One such company, after 10 years of intensive research and over "one hundred million" in research expenditures, was confident their investment had paid off.
The drug, which had shown such promise in the lab, was cleared for testing in the real world. Within ten weeks of its introduction and clinical use, the super-bugs had responded to the challenge. The drug was pronounced useless, and a frustrated spokesman of the company stated, "It may be decades before we find an answer to the AIDS problem, "if we ever do'".
It seems strange that, in view of silver's effective use in the past against bacterial and virus infection, that it has been completely ignored in seeking a cure for this dread disease. The wonderment is further heightened when we consider that pathogens are powerless to mutate and build effective defenses against its lethal action.
CANCER AND THE SILVER CONNECTION:
Experimental work by Robert O. Becker, M.D., indicates strong need for research with silver compounds and cancer. In his impressive book Cross Currents, he outlined work that had been done in earlier experiments, to find out if possible, how the salamander was able to grow new body parts. They concluded: The answer involved primitive cells and electrical potential.
Because of the human body's inability to produce primitive cells (except in bone marrow), they concluded that regeneration in human tissues was impossible. However, in his field of orthopedic surgery, Dr. Becker encountered problems of a radical nature in patients with infected fractures and open wounds, which would not respond to conventional drug therapy. According to Becker, his patients were those:
"Who not only had large open wounds with exposed, infected bone, but also had unhealed fractures of the same bone in the infected site."
Previous research had documented that positive metal ions of silver, when pushed into the tissues by electrolysis, can chemically react with membranes of living tissues without being harmful to human cells. The the use of silver electrodes, they were not only able to rid the infected areas of pathogens, but discovered and added bonus as well. Dr. Becker states:
"What we had actually done was rediscover the fact that silver killed bacteria, which had been known for centuries." "The electrically generated silver ion was doing something more than killing bacteria… it was also causing major growth stimulation of tissues in the wound."… "When we finally tracked down exactly what was happening, we found that as human fibroblast cells (which are common throughout the body) were exposed to the electrically generated silver ions, the dedifferentiated. They were then able to multiply at a great rate, producing large numbers of primitive, embryonic cells in the wound even in patients over 50 years of age. These "uncommitted" cells were then able to differentiate into whatever cell types were needed to heal the wound. So what we were in fact doing was turning on regeneration in human tissues, which I had thought we would never be able to do."
ELECTROCHEMICAL THERAPY AND CANCER:
(Becker in Cross Currents)
"If the electrically generated silver ion dedifferentiated normal human fibroblast cells, would it also dedifferentiate human cancer cells? If so we would have a way to duplicate in human beings. Dr. S. Meryl Rose's experiments with salamander cancers, in which dedifferentiated cancer cells are differentiated as normal cells."
Unfortunately, a lack of funds aborted further experiments to clarify the issue Indications that such electrochemical treatment might prove successful is related in an experience by Dr. Becker in treating a patient with bone infection:
"I also had a patient with severe, chronic bone infection who had an associated cancer in the wound. He refused amputation, which would have been the treatment of choice, and insisted that I treat his infection with the silver technique. After three months, the infection was under control and the cancer cells in the wound appeared to have changed back to normal."
Dr. Tom O'Brien is the Founder and President of the Center for Natural Wealth in Yonkers, New York. He can be reached at 914-237-0805.
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Larry Paterson
I agree, Colloidal silver kills flu, colds, fungus, … its absolutely amazing stuff. Now they add it to antibiotics to kill antibiotic resistant MRSA in India. And, guess what, its not the antibiotic that's killing the MRSA, its the colloidal silver.
I think the best brand is from Advanced Silver company, but any ionic colloidal silver will do.

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This information sheet is produced by Randel on a volunteer basis & it is wise to confirm dates etc. because things change and sometimes mistakes are made! Send her a message on whatsonatwhitecliffs@gmail.com or 0457 478 759 if you see something that may be of interest to the people of White Cliffs or if you would like to receive a copy..
We're on Facebook!!! Shelby Mannion has started up a What's On In White Cliffs Facebook page and we've added a Google calendar to help keep track of things. Just contact Shelby or Randel or leave a visitor's post if you want something included..
Are you holding a meeting? Don't forget the Listen 6 hearing system so that those with some hearing loss can take part!
All Residents and Visitors are advised that the following water restrictions will upgraded and apply in White Cliffs commencing Friday 25 January 2019.
Due to drought conditions, limited above ground storage and minimal rainfall expected, consumers are urged to minimise water usage.
Hand held hoses may be used for garden watering for 1 hr/day from 6:00am to 9:00am, and from 7:00pm to 10:00pm only.
Drip irrigation systems to be limited to 4 hours per week.
Washing of cars with hoses is not permitted, buckets ok.
Susan Maria Cook (nee Haffner) passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 aged 73 years.
Our sympathy goes out to Rod, the family and friends.
Sue's funeral was held in Broken Hill on March 22nd.
Graeme Hanigan, the Secretary of the Friends of the White Cliffs Solar Thermal Power Station Inc., is willing to negotiate for a bulk discount says he will deliver to Broken Hill, Wilcannia and White Cliffs.
Check out the weekly & monthly events further down the page!
Aerial baiting (1080) for wild dogs.
Ground-baiting will be carried out throughout the Western region following the aerial baiting.
Landholders or community members wanting to find out more information should contact Biosecurity Team Leader, Tim Wall on 0428 915 070.
Feel free to visit, drop off or pick up sewing jobs, pop in for a cuppa and discuss your community ideas. Maybe we can turn them into WFD activities.
All Welcome—contact Jane Stevenson 0429 601 870 if unattended.
Contact Jane on 0429 601 870 if you want to go through outside these hours.
The State President and CEO will be in attendance.
Dinner at the White Cliffs Hotel on Tuesday night.
Please contact Annette Turner if interested in attending.
Gold coin donation, bring a plate.
Locals dinner at the Store. Bookings preferred.
Mondays, 3-5pm White Cliffs Hall .
just for one night, and maybe do a little rain dance!!!
Contact Honor Taylor at the White Cliffs Outback Store or the White Cliffs Clinic.
Last Day for this season.
3:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 2:00:00 am local standard time.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 7 Apr 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Filming for Solar station with White Cliffs children.
Conducted by the NSW Trustee and Guardian in Broken Hill.
The purpose of the visit is to prepare and sign Wills, Power of Attorney's and Enduring Guardians, provide information and advice on these documents.
It is anticipated that during the course of the day they will also present a talk on Wills, Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardians and answer any question from attendees.
Life Outback is Never A Drag!
When local standard time is about to reach 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to 3:00:00 am local daylight time.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 6 Oct 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.
Starting in Melbourne on October 19 & travelling via Birdsville to finish in Townsville on October 25.
Raising money for the Cancer Council.
Table tennis at the Hall - players welcome.
Craft at the Red Earth Café or other locations when Red Earth is closed.
Join the ladies as they sew, knit & natter.
Shirley Owen is offering some alpaca wool for the spinners. Contact her on ethelfarmer@hotmail.com if you would like her to bring some up for you.
Golf—Any day, any time. $5 green fee (honesty system applies). Clubs available for hire—even left-handed.
For further information please contact Shire Services on 08 8083 8900.
3rd Tuesday in the month 7.30 pm—from April to October.
Secretary/Treasurer: Jane Stevenson 0438790510. .
Fire Brigade.—contact Rick Taylor, Fire Brigade Captain.
The equipment, Listen 6 hearing system, is available for everyone to use. The boxes contain a transmitter, 6 personal receivers, 6 ear buds, 2 personal hearing loops, a conference microphone. & feedback forms It is very simple to use and should help those with hearing difficulties hear everything that goes on.
People with hearing aids will need to have the telecoil activated to use the personal hearing loop. Check for a "T" switch or ask your hearing service.
2nd Wednesday of the month Wilcannia Safe House Woore Street.
The Far West Community Legal Centre assists people who cannot afford the service of a private law firm and who are not eligible for legal aid.
They offer free legal information and advice, community legal education and lobbying for changes to laws that are unfair.
2nd Sunday of the month 11 am—St Mary's Church, White Cliffs IF REQUESTED!
That finished, wander over to Joe's Stubby House and feast your eyes on beautiful opal, before slipping over to the Pub for the coldest drinks in NSW.
Good luck, Kim a Wintery.


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package hydrograph.ui.engine.ui.converter;

import hydrograph.engine.jaxb.commontypes.TrueFalse;
import hydrograph.engine.jaxb.commontypes.TypeOutputComponent;
import hydrograph.engine.jaxb.commontypes.TypeOutputInSocket;
import hydrograph.engine.jaxb.commontypes.TypeTrueFalse;
import hydrograph.ui.engine.constants.PropertyNameConstants;
import hydrograph.ui.logging.factory.LogFactory;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.slf4j.Logger;

/**
 * The class OutputUiConverter
 *
 * @author Bitwise
 *
 */

public abstract class OutputUiConverter extends UiConverter {
	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogFactory.INSTANCE.getLogger(OutputUiConverter.class);

	/**
	 * Generate common properties of output component.
	 *
	 * @param
	 *
	 * @return
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	@Override
	public void prepareUIXML() {
		super.prepareUIXML();
		LOGGER.debug("Fetching common properties for -{}", componentName);
		getInPort((TypeOutputComponent) typeBaseComponent);
		propertyMap.put(PropertyNameConstants.RUNTIME_PROPERTIES.value(), getRuntimeProperties());
	}

	/**
	 * Create input ports for output component.
	 *
	 * @param TypeOutputComponent
	 *            output-component's object generated from Jaxb classes.
	 * @return
	 */
	protected void getInPort(TypeOutputComponent typeOutputComponent) {
		LOGGER.debug("Generating Input Ports for -{}", componentName);
		if (typeOutputComponent.getInSocket() != null) {
			for (TypeOutputInSocket inSocket : typeOutputComponent.getInSocket()) {
				if (inSocket.getSchema() != null) {
					propertyMap.put(PropertyNameConstants.SCHEMA.value(), getSchema(inSocket));
				}
				uiComponent.engageInputPort(inSocket.getId());
				currentRepository.getComponentLinkList().add(
						new LinkingData(inSocket.getFromComponentId(), typeOutputComponent.getId(), inSocket
								.getFromSocketId(), inSocket.getId()

						));
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Returns parameter value or TypeTrueFalse as read from engine xml
	 * @param value
	 * @param propertyName
	 * @return
	 */
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			if(value != null && TrueFalse.FALSE.equals(value.getValue()))
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Гамільтон: Американський мюзикл () — бродвейський мюзикл 2015 про Александра Гамільтона, одного з батьків-засновників США. Автора музики та тексту Ліна-Мануеля Міранду надихнула на створення мюзиклу біографія  2004 .

У мюзиклі звучить багато хіп-хопу та R&B, соул, поп-музика, , ролі батьків-засновників та інших історичних діячів виконують  актори. "Це історія про Америку тоді, яку розповідає Америка тепер", каже Міранда.

Отримавши схвальні відгуки та 8 премій  після прем'єри в  17 лютого 2015, Hamilton у серпні перемістився до  на Бродвеї. Мюзикл швидко набув популярності та фінансового успіху й отримав 11 премій «Тоні», Пулітцерівську премію за найкращу драму та «Гремі» за найкращий альбом музичного театру. 2016 року відкрився в Чикаго, наприкінці 2017 в Лондоні, у 2018 отримав 7 премій Лоуренса Олів'є. У 2017—2019 розпочалися три гастрольних тури Сполученими Штатами, останній з них включав три тижні в Пуерто-Рико з Мірандою в ролі Гамільтона.

Фільм, що є живим записом мюзиклу з оригінальним акторським складом, вийшов на Disney+ 3 липня 2020.

Синопсис
Двоактний мюзикл зображує життя і кар'єру Александра Гамільтона, сироти-переселенця з карибського острова Невіс.

Перший акт охоплює прибуття Гамільтона до Нью-Йорка 1776 року, його роботу ад'ютантом генерала Джорджа Вашингтона в континентальній армії під час американської революції та його зустріч і одруження з .

Другий акт охоплює повоєнну роботу Гамільтона на посаді першого секретаря казначейства США, його роман з Марією Рейнольдс, смерть сина Філіпа і, нарешті, його власну смерть на дуелі з Аароном Берром.

Фільм

Фільм був знятий в театрі Річарда Роджерса в червні 2016 за участі оригінальної бродвейської трупи. Він змонтований з трьох вистав та додатково фільмованих без аудиторії вибраних музичних номерів. Режисер Томас Кейл, продюсери Лін-Мануель Міранда, Томас Кейл та Джеффрі Селлер.

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Посилання

Вистави 2015
Джордж Вашингтон в культурі та мистецтві
Історичні особи в культурі та мистецтві
Лауреати премії «Драма Деск»
Лауреати премії «Тоні»
Мюзикли США


It's no secret to those within the U.S. water treatment industry: the ability to deliver clean drinking water is wholly dependent on the nation's infrastructure for doing so. But much of the general public is unaware of just how critical this buried infrastructure is.
To change this dynamic, the Value of Water Campaign — a group of industry supporters including engineering firms, water utilities, environmental groups, and more — has released a three-year progress report on its work to raise awareness around the country's water infrastructure.
Among the progress shared in the report was information about Value of Water's ongoing public opinion research. It regularly conducts work with focus groups to identify the messages that will be most effective with target audiences and its polling collects data that could help the water sector make a best case to local and national decision-makers that there is support for water investment.
The Value of Water Campaign also provides a "What's the Value of Water?" toolkit with messaging guides and advertising collateral. The progress report said that this has been downloaded over 3,000 times since 2015 and that 80 percent of those who have downloaded it said they changed the way they communicate about water.
The report also shared progress on the Value of Water Campaign's efforts around events. It joined the Infrastructure Week steering committee in 2016 and reported that participation has grown from 150 groups in 2015 to 420 groups in 2018. Another event designed to grow national education and awareness around water, Imagine a Day Without Water, grew from 185 participants in 2015 to 1,104 participants in 2018.
Finally, the report noted that the Value of Water Campaign's annual television and radio media tours reached over 28 million viewers and listeners between 2015 and 2018.
To read more about the infrastructure challenges facing the water industry, visit Water Online's Water Loss Solutions Center.


On Sunday, the Hyper Court became a platform to show her love for basketball.
The NBA starts tomorrow and what better way to spend the time waiting than to daydream about past heroes helping the current roster in this final installment of NBA Fantaserye.
Both teams locked in the 3rd seed in their respective conferences. Good news and bad news: one was part of the process, the other was a mistake.
The Jazz is hungry for experience; the Pacers need to rough it up. We might have answers.
One team just lost two future Hall of Famers while the other gained Brook Lopez. Fair game.


Xband Enterprises is a purpose built business transformation engine for the Internet of Things. We enable our clients to scale their cloud without sacrificing security and provide an easy-to-use Single Sign-On portal for ALL their cloud apps. Xband Enterprises delivers infrastructure technology solutions based on embedded security and can provide hybrid or full systems implementation, management, monitoring, reporting and life cycles services.


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Rio Olympics 2016, Day 6: Saina Nehwal beats Brazil's Lohaynny Vicente
Rio Olympics 2016, Day 6: Saina Nehwal beats Brazil's Lohaynny Vicente Live
Former World No. 1 Saina Staved Off A Spirited Challenge From World No. 73 Brazilian Girl Vicente Lohaynny 21-17 21-17 In A Women's Singles Match Which Lasted 39 Minutes At The Riocentro.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Bindiya Bhatt | Updated on: 11 Aug 2016, 09:43:50 PM
Rio de Janeiro:
London Games bronze winnerSaina Nehwal and two-time World Championship bronze medallist, P V Sindhu made a resounding start to their badminton campaign at the Rio Olympics but it turned out to be a dismal day for the Indian doubles players, here on Thursday. Former World No. 1 Saina staved off a spirited challenge from World No. 73 Brazilian girl Vicente Lohaynny 21-17 21-17 in a women's singles match which lasted 39 minutes at the Riocentro.
Sindhu, a two-time world championship bronze medal winner, opened her women's singles campaign on a winning note in Group M with a facile straight-game win in 27 minutes over unheralded Hungarian rival Laura Sarosi, ranked a lowly 64 in the world. However, her compatriots Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their women's doubles league opener by losing 15-21 10-21 to the World No.1 Japanese pair of Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsumoto in Group A.
Men's doubles duo of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy lost 18-21 13-21 to World No.2 Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan to make it a poor opening day in badminton. Read More...
Young boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games after being out-punched by fourth-seeded Cuban Robeisy Ramirez in the opening round. The 22-year-old, competing in his second Olympics, lost 0-3 in a one-sided contest in which he also ended up sustaining a cut above his left eye. The Indian boxing challenge is now limited to Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg) both of whom have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. Read More...
In men's hockey, India wasted as many as five penalty corners seconds from the final hooter to go down 1-2 against reigning silver medallist Netherlands and slump to their second defeat in the pool. Netherlands scored both their goals from penalty corners through Rogier Hoffman (32nd minute) and Mink van der Weerden (54th), while India's lone goal came from the stick of VR Raghunath (38th). Read More...
India's campaign in women's archery came to an abrupt end with the elimination of Deepika Kumari and L Bombayla Devi at the pre-quarter final stage of the eliminations. Both Deepika and Bombayla Devi bowed out after being found wanting in pressure-cooker atmosphere. Read More...
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A day celebrating 30 years of Hospice Care raised an unbelievable £18,730!!
160 ladies supported Rossendale Hospice by attending their 18th luncheon at Nino's Restaurant in Rawtenstall on Friday. The day was organised by the Special Events Committee and sponsored by CFH design. The committee is a group of fantastic volunteers who dedicate their time to this event and the Hospice Annual Ball. The group was formed 18 years ago and has developed over the years to produce spectacular events with great results for the Hospice.
The festivities got off to a thought provoking and quite humorous talk by Brenda Bottomley, an ex patient and our current Rossendale Woman of the Year along with her sister Denise. She spoke to the guests about her time at the Hospice and how she continues to see the friends she made whilst attending day therapy. Her testimony on behalf of the current patients was greatly received by the guests.
Guests were invited to partake in the raffle and a special prize draw to win a fabulous designer watch. They enjoyed being entertained by 'Dax on Sax' and Joe Casserley, was the host. He did a great job getting the bids started. The Auction Prizes included tickets to see Take That, a 7 night stay in Malta with VIP entry to the Annie Mac Festival, Beauty & Interior designer packages and a day at Haydock Races.
The Hospice is overwhelmed by the generosity of the Valley people and beyond. Local businesses and individuals who donated prizes and bought tickets to support the Special Events Committee with their fundraising. Raising £18,730 in just 4 hours is phenomenal. The hard work that the SEC put into this event and the ball is greatly appreciated by everyone at the Hospice especially the patients.


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Die 43. Squash-Weltmeisterschaft (offiziell PSA World Championships 2021-2022) der Herren fand vom 13. bis 22. Mai 2022 in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo statt. Sie war das höchstdotierte Turnier der PSA World Tour 2021/22. Parallel fand am selben Ort die Weltmeisterschaft der Damen statt.

Sieger der letzten Weltmeisterschaft war Ali Farag, der im Finale Mohamed Elshorbagy in vier Sätzen besiegt hatte. Farag und Elshorbagy erreichten beide erneut das Endspiel, in dem sich erneut Farag durchsetzte, diesmal mit 9:11, 11:8, 7:11, 11:9 mit 11:2. Für Farag war es der dritten Titelgewinn bei der Weltmeisterschaft, außerdem übernahm er durch den Erfolg und die gleichzeitige Halbfinalniederlage Paul Colls gegen Elshorbagy zum 1. Juni 2022 wieder die Führung in der Weltrangliste.

Das Teilnehmerfeld der Herrenkonkurrenz bestand aus 64 Spielern. Die besten 56 Spieler qualifizierten sich automatisch über ihre Weltranglistenplatzierung, die besten 16 davon wurden gesetzt. Bis zu fünf Startplätze wurden über Qualifikationsturniere vergeben, zwei Startplätze konnte die World Squash Federation vergeben. Bei der Weltmeisterschaft wurden sechs dieser sieben Startplätze genutzt. Per Wildcard erhielten Seif Shenawy und Yassin Elshafei einen Startplatz im Hauptfeld.

Preisgelder und Weltranglistenpunkte
Bei dem Turnier wurden die folgenden Preisgelder und Weltranglistenpunkte für das Erreichen der jeweiligen Runde ausgezahlt bzw. gutgeschrieben. Die Beträge sind nicht kumulativ zu verstehen. Das Gesamtpreisgeld betrug 550.000 US-Dollar.

Ergebnisse

Setzliste

Hauptrunde

Halbfinale, Finale

Obere Hälfte

Obere Hälfte 1

Obere Hälfte 2

Untere Hälfte

Untere Hälfte 1

Untere Hälfte 2

Weblinks
 Turnierseite auf psaworldtour.com (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

PSA World Tour 2021/22
2022
Squashturnier in Kairo


Hundreds of Chinese students will work to earn an American high school diploma.
TTU K-12 has signed an agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to offer the opportunity for Chinese high school students to earn their Chinese and American diplomas simultaneously.
"Our contingent spent 10 days in China earlier in the summer, meeting with CAS officials and others to make this happen," said Justin R. Louder, associate vice provost for Texas Tech University eLearning & Academic Partnerships. "Up to 200 high school students per year will have the opportunity to enroll in and graduate from Texas Tech University High School."
Louder said the dual-diploma option gives Chinese students the opportunity to become eligible for the ACT and/or SAT and subsequently attend American colleges and universities.
TTU K-12's agreement came on the heels of Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec's trip to China where he signed an agreement with five Chinese universities.
Melanie Hart, vice provost for Texas Tech's eLearning & Academic Partnerships, says it has always been the mission of TTU K-12 to provide educational solutions to students worldwide.
"Since its inception, TTU K-12 has offered students educational options outside the realm of traditional brick-and-mortar schooling," she said. "As global education becomes increasingly important, Texas Tech has become a leader in presenting international learning opportunities for students of all ages."
Headquartered in Beijing, CAS is the world's largest research organization with satellite institutes all over mainland China, comprising around 60,000 researchers working in 114 institutes. It has been consistently ranked among the top research organizations around the world, which makes this an ideal partnership with Texas Tech, also a top-ranked research institution.
Established by the State Board of Education in 1993, TTU K-12 was designed to help students whose educational challenges were not being met adequately by traditional schools. Since then, it has grown to serve students across the country and in more than 65 countries around the world.
Providing educational solutions by offering more than 160 courses, the full-time course of study allows students to ultimately earn an accredited Texas high school diploma. The program offers full-time and supplementary solutions as well as credit by examination.
TTU K-12 is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, and the high school courses are NCAA-approved to meet eligibility standards. All courses and credit-by-exams are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests.
Find out more about TTU K-12.
Representatives from both TTU K-12 and the Chinese Academy of Sciences sign official documents forming the formal partnership.
Officials from TTU K-12 and CAS outside the Chinese Academy of Sciences headquarters.


We love growth so this week we have our First ever guest blog written by Joe Lea from awesome digital marketing company Digital Dinos, where he is Head of PR and Blogs! Find out the 3 Reasons Why Social Media Advertising Works!
2. Social Media means you can be adaptable.
Ever see a rubbish advert on TV and think, why did they do that? Ever see a billboard advert and, well, forget it straight away? Do just turn the page without a second glance when you come across a magazine advert? The answer to all three of these questions is probably, yes. Social Media, however, is different. You tweet out a rubbish advert. Ok, delete and post a better one. Your Instagram post is forgettable. Ok, post another picture. No one glanced at your Facebook picture. Ok, make it a video. All for free. Social media means your adverts are what you make them.
3.) You can track your results and get feedback.
See the exact number of people who have seen your post. See the exact number of people who viewed your profile via your advert. Interact with potential clients within seconds of them asking questions, the list can go on. The point is, social media allows you to create YOUR brand the way YOU see it. Quite literally seeing a number of followers your business has gained in response to your advert is a fantastic way of understanding what your audience responds to, allowing you to develop your next advertising strategy.
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OUR RECOMMENDATION: In China almost nobody speaks English. On a daily basis people do different things, have different customs and different traditions. Amerispan strongly recommends no to be a complete begginer with zero Chinese knowlege to go to China.


The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has developed the "Know Your Rights" video series in English and Spanish to provide workers with useful basic information in different scenarios that workers encounter in the workplace. The videos provide valuable basic information to correct common misinformation, such as what the federal minimum wage is; when overtime pay is due; when an employer has to pay an employee; whether off the clock work is compensable or not; who is an employee and who is an independent contractor; what rights young workers have; whether seasonal workers are subject to wage and hour laws or not; and how and what is needed to file a complaint with WHD.
As well as being posted here on the WHD website, DVDs of the videos are being distributed to stakeholders and are being provided to various worker rights and day laborer centers throughout the country, to one-stop centers, and to foreign consulates to be played on continuous loops onsite.


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Q: Ubuntu 22.04 fails to resume with error: device descriptor read/64, error -71 What's Happening
When the system suspends and I try to resume, it's stuck at a black screen saying "device descriptor read/64, error -71"
What's the Likely Cause
It's happening with USB bus 1-7, which is my Goodix fingerprint reader, which libfprint doesn't have a driver for. I don't care about this device correctly functioning. I just want my system to resume.
What I want to achieve
To solve this, I basically want to do any of the 3 things:

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*Fix it so that the USB device no longer causes this error (unlikely)

*Completely disable the bus so that the kernel doesn't even talk to the device (which causes the error)

*Have GNOME shell or GDM ignores the error so that it resumes despite the error (which I don't care since the device won't work anyway)

Things I've Tried
Solution 1, as above

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*As suggested by this thread: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=797789, I configured usbcore.old_scheme_first to Y through /etc/default/grub. Now the kernel log prints two extra lines of:

usb 1-7: Device not responding to setup address.

without solving the problem.

*I also tried setting usbcore.autosuspend to -1, but that changed nothing.

Solution 2
I tried disabling the device through udev rules. That, according to tutorials online, is just setting authorized to 0 on detecting the correct device. However, as I look into /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-7/authorized, the content is already 0 without me setting the udev rule. That is, the device should already be disabled, probably due to lack of appropriate driver.
Solution 3
Not sure where to look or what to try.
Some logs
$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 27c6:5395 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Fingerprint Reader
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0029 Intel Corp. AX200 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0c45:671d Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

I can confirm through the vendor and device ID that usb1-7 corresponds to the Goodix fingerprint reader.
$ sudo dmesg | fgrep "1-7"
[    1.980114] usb 1-7: new full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[    1.980339] usb 1-7: Device not responding to setup address.
[    2.188337] usb 1-7: Device not responding to setup address.
[    2.396070] usb 1-7: device not accepting address 3, error -71
[    2.524100] usb 1-7: new full-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[    2.546716] usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=27c6, idProduct=5395, bcdDevice= 1.00
[    2.546728] usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[    2.546734] usb 1-7: Product: Goodix Fingerprint Device
[    2.546739] usb 1-7: Manufacturer: HTMicroelectronics
[    2.546743] usb 1-7: SerialNumber: HTK32

Also, it seems to only happen on battery power, and yes, I'm on a Dell XPS 15 7950. But it's definitely different from Suspend fails to resume on Dell XPS 15 7590 on battery power only, because my case seems to be irrelevant to Bluetooth and I don't use deep sleep.
Thank you in advance and please let me know if I should post more detail!

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«Лукреция Борджиа» — акварель английского художника-прерафаэлита Данте Габриэля Россетти, созданная в 1860—1861 годах. В настоящее время находится в собрании галереи Тейт.

Россетти начал работу над произведением в 1860 году, под влиянием своего интереса к истории печально известной семьи Борджиа. В то время Россетти также познакомился с Чарльзом Суинбёрном, благодаря которому заинтересовался изображением роковых женщин. Суинбёрн был тогда занят написанием книги о Лукреции Борджиа, The Chronicle of Tebaldeo Tebaldei (которую он так и не закончил). При этом отношение Россетти к Лукреции коренным образом отличалось от позиции Суинбёрна: последний представлял её героической фигурой и неким пережитком прошлого, в то время как у Россетти эта роковая женщина, жестокая и опасная, бросает вызов современному для художника миру, которым правят мужчины.

На этой акварели изображена Лукреция Борджиа, моющая руки после того, как она отравила своего мужа, герцога Альфонсо Бишелье не без вмешательства своего отца, папы Александра VI. В отражении в зеркале на заднем плане видно, как тот поддерживает герцога, помогая ему идти и тем самым позволяя яду глубже проникнуть в организм.

Изначально наряд Лукреции был совсем другим (прямое платье и пышные рукава по кисть); кроме того, взгляд героини был направлен на зрителя. Именно в таком варианте её приобрёл Фредерик Лейланд, однако спустя какое-то время акварель вернулась к художнику, и он полностью переписал фигуру героини, направив её взгляд в сторону отравленного супруга.

Произведение (в частности, его композиция) послужила источником вдохновения для Эдварда Бёрн-Джонса, когда тот работал над изображением злодейки .

В 1871 году Россетти заявил своему агенту Чарльзу Хауэллу, что акварель является «лучшим из всего, что он когда-либо делал на таком малом размере». Тогда же художник повторил работу в большем размере: она хранится в собрании Художественного музея Фогга. Всего было создано несколько таких копий, местонахождение которых не выявлено.

Примечания

Рисунки Данте Габриэля Россетти
Картины из собраний галереи Тейта
Акварели
Борджиа в культуре и искусстве


Description: Until recently, Guanella Pass was famous for being unquestionably the easiest place in the Lower 48 to find White-tailed Ptarmigan in its white winter finery. Alas, no more; the county has quit plowing the road, so Guanella is strictly a summer destination now. Ptarmigan can be found at Guanella in summer, but not in large concentrations, and only well above the pass. If you do manage to find rosy-finches at Guanella, it will probably be far up one of the trails.
The Guanella Pass Campground is a traditional spot for Three-toed Woodpecker. Other species to look for include Gray Jay, Dusky Grouse, Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, and potentially Boreal Owl and White-winged Crossbill.
Directions: The Guanella Pass road (FR 381) climbs out of the south end of Georgetown. The campground is along the road one mile short of the pass. Ask about road conditions at the Georgetown Gateway Visitor Center at I-70 exit 228 (phone: 303-569-2405).


BReMA is the sectoral federation of ready meals in Belgium. We represent a sector of 42 Belgian companies where 1500 employees work day after day to make high quality ready meals. Together, these companies achieve an annual turnover of €470 million. In Belgium, the market represents 208.500 tonnes of ready meals.
All members of BReMA become automatically a member of Fevia.
We also ensure close cooperation with the education world, both for training in collective catering and innovation projects with universities and research institutes in Belgium.
Membership of BReMA gives you access to a comprehensive compliance guide for our sector at an attractive price. This is a document that has been created by the sector for the operators of this sector and includes guidance on how to satisfy legal requirements with respect to hygiene, traceability, self-regulation, etc. The guide has been approved by the FASFC.
The members of BReMA can appeal to the support and expertise of the secretariat. Ask your question and we will help you.
What does our market look like? How is it evolving? We provide you with regular update in collaboration with governmental organisations such as Landbouw & Visserij, GFK.
The ready meals that our sector produces have a high quality and nutritional value.
We are working on continuous improvement of our products, but also of our production processes. Our companies also pay particular attention to the sustainability of their products.
BReMA represents the ready meals sector and includes 14 Belgian companies that all live up to the same high quality standards.With 850 employees and an annual turnover of €470 million, BReMA is representative of the sector. In Belgium, the market represents 208.500 tons of ready meals.
'Ready meals' refer to all products that replace a complete meal and that are sold to be consumed immediately or after a small manipulation. Some examples of typical ready meals that can be found on the Belgian market: pasta preparations, pizzas, oven and wok dishes, fish and meat dishes, salads, quiches, organic meals and home-cooked meals. You can find these products on the store shelves, in the coolers or freezers of supermarkets, sometimes under retailer's brand, but often also under private label.
Ready meals can also reach the consumer via the horeca sector, through home delivery, in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. Ready meals are, in other words, prepared or ready-to-eat meals, not to be confused with ready-to-eat snacks, which usually contain typical snacking products (e.g. chips, fried snacks, … ) and therefore do not belong to the category of ready meals.
Legislation requires from companies in the food industry that they develop a system to assure the security of their products. Companies have to make a check of critical points in the production procedure, to avoid that pathogenic germs contaminate food. Therefore, they have to apply the HACCP principles (HazardAnalysis and CriticalControl Points). In many food companies, there is a quality system that goes further than what is required by the law. In those systems, guarantees are not only given for what concerns food security, but also general quality aspects.
All members of BReMA have chosen to have their quality system controlled by an independent third party (certification or inspection organism).
Those organisms will investigate to what extent companies meet specific standards or specifications. Their controls can finally result in issuing a certificate. The certificate may involve the system used by the companies to warrant quality (also certification system) or may involve the produced products or a combination of both.


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Longtime teacher surprised with free tickets to Super Bowl
by: Zac Summers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — A preschool teacher who's on the verge of retiring recently learned he's going to the Chiefs' big game.
For nearly 42 years, Rudy Liggins has selflessly poured his time and energy into his work at the Children's Place in Brookside.
"A lot of people say the kids are so lucky, but I've been lucky," he said. "I've learned to be a better father, learned to be a better man because these kids. All they want is honesty, love, respect and consistency, and it has made me a better teacher."
Liggins' dedication to helping kids who have experienced "life's deepest hurts" hasn't gone unnoticed, even by the National Football League. On Sunday, Liggins was invited to the AFC Championship game.
"I thought like 8-10 people had been selected to go to the Chiefs game based on the work they have done in the community over the years," he said.
Little did Liggins know, Chiefs co-owner Clark Hunt and NLF Commissioner Roger Goodell brought him to the game to surprise him with two tickets to Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
"I think I said, 'You've got to be kidding,' like four times because I still didn't believe it," Liggins recalled.
Rudy Liggins spent 40 years as a pre-school teacher at The Children's Place in Kansas City, which serves young survivors of abuse and neglect.
He's retiring this year and before today's game, @NFLCommish surprised him with tickets to #SBLIV! #SuperBowlSurprise pic.twitter.com/PqXjPPJTRp
— NFL (@NFL) January 19, 2020
Those who know Liggins will tell you the 65-year-old Kansas City native is a humble man.
"He's amazing," said Ann Thomas, the president and CEO of the Children's Place. "He embodies the idea that every child needs a chance."
Thomas said their nonprofit has worked with the Chiefs the last couple of years, and that's how those in the organization learned of Liggins' story.
"[Rudy] is a man who cares, who connects with every human being. He touches something in you," Thomas said. "He laughs and so, his gift has been able to find a way to reach those that push away. He reaches in and brings them out. His impact on creating attachments and relationships is profound."
Liggins, who will retire from the Children's Place in June, said being recognized by those outside of the community only makes him want to give more. He added that he doesn't take it lightly.
"I feel very blessed and grateful that I get to go," he said.
Liggins plans to take his son with him the game. Details of the trip are still being worked out, but it sounds like the only thing they'll have to pay for is food.
Ball security at the top of the list for Bills offense vs. Ravens
by Heather Prusak / Jan 15, 2021
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - Ball security is something every offense preaches every game but for the Bills getting ready to face the Ravens, it has to be emphasized even more.
Baltimore led the league with 25 forced fumbles and recovered 12 of them which is good for third in the NFL. And the Bills wide receivers know when they get the ball, they have to hang on to it.


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In order to eat better, we're going to practice wait until you're hungry.

### Why
Getting in tune with your body's hunger signals can be an effective way to reduce snacking.

### How
You can start with specific meals. For example, don't have lunch until you actually feel hungry. If you want to step it up, you can also start timing yourself once you feel hungry. We recommend starting by waiting 5 minutes before you eat. It is not recommended to wait more than an hour to eat after you feel hungry.

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If you are in tune with it, his habit will work using your body's hunger signal. If you are worried about missing it, you might try setting a timer to go off every 3 hours on your phone, or every hour around the times you normally eat.


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Celebrity Gossip > Zach McGowan on his role in Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Zach McGowan on his role in Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
By Tribute on October 2, 2018 | 1 Comment
The latest installment in the Death Race film franchise, Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, takes audiences on a thrilling ride into the not-so-distant future where the United State's economy is out of control and crime is at an all-time high.
In order to combat the violence that has overrun the cities, the government builds a wall around a condemned factory town, creating a self-sustaining prison spanning 88,000 acres and housing over 400,000 of the country's worst criminals. This massive prison becomes known as "The Sprawl."
Inside this enclosure, the prisoners have developed their own rules and means of enforcement, and all worship the Death Race, in which the winner rules over The Sprawl.
One racer, Frankenstein, is the reigning champion and presides over The Sprawl as its despotic leader. The owners of the prison decide they want this ritualistic competition to end for good so they send in Black Ops specialist Connor Gibson (Zach McGowan) to win Death Race and eliminate the lethal car competition once and for all.
Franchise newcomer Zach McGowan has recently begun appearing in more and more projects, but he never plays the same type of character twice. The rugged actor clearly likes to avoid typecasting and has played just about every kind of role, from a Russian supervillain in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to a sex-addicted tattoo artist on the series Shameless. In Beyond Anarchy, he plays Connor Gibson, a quiet loner with incredible combat skills that quickly establish him as a threat inside The Sprawl.
We had the opportunity to talk with McGowan about his debut in the Death Race franchise and much more. ~Caitlyn Clancey
Your character, Connor Gibson, is new to the Death Race franchise. Had you seen any of the other films before taking on the role?
I saw the original Death Race movies probably way too early as a kid because I was a younger brother. The original ones from the '70s were quite violent. I saw the Jason Statham version [Death Race] in 2008 and then, before I took the role, I watched the other ones as well. So yeah, I've seen them all!
What did you like best about playing Connor?
He's kind of written like an archetypal lone wolf, reluctant hero, and that really drew me to him. When I read [the script], I envisioned Kurt Russell from my younger years when I watched his movies and I think that just kind of drew me to do it, too.
Connor is an expert at hand-to-hand combat and off-road racing. What sort of training did you have to undergo for both the driving sequences and to be able to keep up with the intense physical demands of your fight scenes?
For the fights, we did a four-week fight camp with the Black Rats stunt team, but that was really more like doing choreography. So mostly it was learning how to get all the moves down. There are a lot of fights in the movie and on that level, you don't have three weeks to do a fight; you might have only three or four hours, or half a day.
As far as the driving goes, I only do limited driving in the movie. A lot of the exterior crazy stuff is done by stuntmen because they didn't want me in there. Also, I don't know that I would be capable of doing some of the unbelievable stunts that are done in that. So I had a little bit of driving training and then the stunt guys did the rest.
What was it like working with Danny Glover onset?
It was a dream come true! Danny Glover is just a legend of an actor across all genres. He's definitely left his mark. So working with him onset was just a dream come true and I learned a lot. You always learn a lot watching other people who have been around forever, who have done this forever, and seeing how they navigate the landscape is really cool. And then just hearing the stories and trying to get him to say he's too old for this was pretty fun.
You've been a part of some pretty big shows, like Black Sails, The 100 and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. For me personally, I'll always think of you as Jody from Shameless. Do you have any sort of a preference for TV roles over film, or maybe vice versa?
I think if anything my record shows that I just like to work. I really do love to work as an actor, I love being an actor and stepping outside of myself. To some people I'll always be Jody; to some people I'll be Connor; to some I'll be the Scorpion King. It all depends where people pick me up. For me I'll always be Zach, but I love that I can become someone else for people.
Growing up, was there a moment where you knew you wanted to act? Was there a movie or a TV show that you saw that inspired you?
I knew I wanted to act at a young age. I probably started acting around the time I was in second grade. I really loved the acting classes that I would take in school because I was kind of struggling in some of the other subjects. So things like physical education and acting, I was always really happy to take those classes. Seeing Braveheart was really one of the moments where I decided [acting] was for me. I was like, "I have to be involved in this stuff!"
You've played a pirate, a king, a supervillain and a sex addict, among many other roles. What would you say is your dream role?
There are so many dream roles out there for me! I've still never had the chance to play a detective and I think that's something I would bring a lot to, so that's definitely a dream role. And obviously, who wouldn't want to play Wolverine? I also love movies like The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and I would love to get to play a woman someday (laughs). I think that would be the ultimate challenge for me.
You've had the opportunity to work with so many incredible actors – is there anyone you haven't worked with yet that you'd really love to collaborate with?
That list is insanely long. I love Braveheart so I would love to work with Mel Gibson. I would love to work with so many people! Patrick Stewart is one, I adore him. Pretty much everyone you can think of, I want to work with them all. I love working with actors. I think that's one of the best parts of this gig is to work with other actors and learn from their lives, learn from their work.
What can we see you in next?
I have The Scorpion King: Book of Souls coming out in the next few weeks after this on October 23. Then, I'm in the next season of The Walking Dead, I'm pretty excited about that and I had some fun with them. I'm in L.A.'s Finest but I'm not sure when that's going to air. I also did a movie called The Bruce with Angus Macfadyen where he reprises his role from Braveheart, playing Robert the Bruce and I play opposite him.
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy releases on DVD/Blu-Ray and digital today (Oct. 2).
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Nicole Westre • October 4, 2018 @ 8:14 PM
He's a good actor, but this isn't my kind of film. Hopefully he gets some roles in some better stuff. I think maybe his hair might be typecasting him in certain types of roles.
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The end of the world as we… don't know it: a review of the eschatological theories and predictions
Written by Antonis Kousoulis
The first prediction over the end of the world was probably phrased at the first time someone realized that we will not be here forever. Just like the way the origins of philosophy coincided with the first complex thought, or the first medical practices followed the first human disease, eschatological predictions immediately followed the initial realization that Earth, in fact, is not immortal. At first, it was religious books which gave the idea, but nowadays everyone can share his thought on the end of the world through the internet or make a movie. The "2012" science fiction disaster film talking about the, seemingly, upcoming end of the world is only the tip of the iceberg.
Religious Eschatology
Every religious belief has foreseen the end of the world. For Christians, the book of Revelation occupies a central place for the religion. Along with the return of Jesus Christ and the last judgement, the world, as we know it, will come to an end. However, it is not clear when that will occur: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone" (Mathew 24:35-36).
Image 1: Michelangelo's Last Judgment from the Sistine Chapel.
Among others, for Hindus, despite their cyclical conception of time, Shiva shall destroy the world at the end of the kalpa (Flood, 1996). For Muslims, prophet Muhammad has documented major and minor signs on the Day of Judgement (Smith, 2006). For Buddhists, human life span is gradually shortening and the conditions will deteriorate to the point of a sword-interval(Cousins, 1996). For Brahma-Kumaris, the old world will come to an end, at the end of the cycle, through extensive destructive events which will wipe out the whole population of the old world (Hodgkinson, 2002).
It seems that the religious and philosophical tradition of apocalyptic thought stems from the teachings of Persian prophet and philosopher Zoroaster, or Zarathustra, around the 14th century BC. According to the Zoroastrian doctrine of the final renovation of the universe, evil will be destroyed and everything else will be then in perfect unity with God (Taylor, 2000).
So, no matter each one's beliefs of the formation of the world, there is one common argument: the world will come to an end, following, or followed by, a godlike effect.
The millennium perception
The year 2000, the millennium, gave rise to major perceptions and predictions on the end of the world, which were occasionally considered as quite probable. It was a year considered very special, simply because it contained three zeros. Some believed that the universe was created circa 4000 B.C. Thus, it would have its 6,000th anniversary about the time of the millennium and that would be 1,000 years for each of the six days of creation.(Gould, 1997)
Moreover, many people worried about the Y2K bug, or the year 2000 problem. This was a limitation found in many computer programs, because year were represented as two digits; e.g. 1999 became "99." In the year 2000, many programs would register the year as 1900, something that would, allegedly, cause a significant number of computer failures (Carrington, 2000).
Many expected that major events of cosmic proportion would happen: airplanes crashing; economies collapsing; life support systems failing, massive data loss, etc (Gould, 1997). However, no overwhelmingly serious events actually came to pass.
The 2012 phenomenon
Recently, anxiety has grown over the prediction of the end of the world in the Mayan calendar. The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012, as the Mayan meter reaches the end of a 394-year cycle called a baktun. This time, the worry can be paralleled to a mass hysteria.
The prediction that the world will end in 2012 originated with claims that Nibiru, a planet supposedely discovered by the Sumerians, is headed towards Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but after nothing happened, the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012. Then, these two fables were linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012, hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012 (NASA, 2009; Pixtun, 2009).
However, scientists of many disciplines and astronomers rule out the eventuality of a 2012 mass destruction. Firstly, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period and then another long-count period begins. Moreover, if a Planet X was heading for an encounter with the Earth in 2012, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade. Planetary alignments, magnetic reversal, huge meteor impacts, giant solar storms, all have been recorded as possible reasons for a 21st December doomsday, but experts have ruled all of them out as close to this date events (NASA, 2009; Impey, 2010).
Image 2: Artistic representation of a meteor impact with Earth.
Forming the impossible: Science, fiction and myth
Many supernatural and science fiction hypotheses or mythological narratives have often been formed as potential or have played a major role in classical or modern culture.
A common theme in stories and films is the alien invasion, during which an extraterrestrial form of life would invade Earth with the intention to exterminate and supplant human life, even enslave it under a colonial system, and finally destroy the planet altogether. Ever since 1898 and H.G. Wells' allegoric The war of the worlds, this scenario about the end of the world has been very popular (Flynn, 2005).
The case of the collision of a large celestial object with Earth has been reported since the prehistoric times, allegedly causing the end of the dinosaurs' era. An extravagant impact event would cause both localized and wider consequences, as well as a mass destruction both on land and at sea (Lewis, 1996). The latest major impact event occurred in Kaali, Estonia, about 700 BC, creating the Kaali crater, and even though the potentiality theoretically exists, astronomers have repeatedly denied anything akin occurring anytime soon (NASA, 2009). Impact events threatening the existence of the planet have been a plot and background element in science fiction since the scientific establishment of the knowledge about real impacts.
Armageddon is an Abrahamic religious epic battle associated with the end of time. A wide range of sometimes disturbing Abrahamic and related religious texts and traditions have warned humankind of an impending eschatological calamity or catastrophe. Additionally, the sacred books of the world not only predict a global catastrophe but also an ensuing millennial world peace. On occasion, the Báb and the Bahá'u'lláh undertook a courageous demythologisation of apocalyptic scenarios anticipated in Biblical and Islamic scripture and tradition. However, scenarios of Armageddon don't seem likely and it is the Bahá'í belief that the "catastrophe" or the apocalyptic upheaval of the last days has very largely, if not completely, been already realized in the troubled 20th century (Lambden, 1999).
Regional mythological narrations, reflecting the social perceptions of each nation, occasionally end with a world-destroying event. In Norse tradition, Ragnarok refers to the demise of the gods, followed by the demise of the cosmos they had created, with the sun turning black, the earth sinking into the seas and smoke and flames licking the sky (Lindow, 2001). According to the Native American mythology, Earth will move up within our system to reach its crowning place and all of its life would then be raised to its perfected-eternal form, in a Purification Time (Bierhorst, 2002). However, mythologies usually provide a rebirth phenomenon, while Greek and Egyptian myths don't give a definitive end of the world in their stories.
Image 3: Artistic depiction of Ragnarok. (Wägner, 1882)
On the border between history and mythology lie the writings of Nostradamus. The reputed seer, who published collections of prophecies, wrote in an intriguing way, which gave him seemingly everlasting fame. Most of his quatrains deal with disasters, such as plagues, earthquakes, wars, floods, invasions, murders, droughts, and battles, all presented in the context of the supposedly imminent end of the world, a conviction that has sparked numerous collections of end-time prophecies. However, his predictions come probably as a result of misinterpretations or mistranslations, not providing any specific evidence to allow a clear identification of any future event (Lemesurier (a), 2003).
Setting the date for the end of the world
Numerous people have made an uncalculated number of predictions on the year when the earth, as we know it, will cease to exist. Obviously, as we are moving into 2012, all of these predictions, based on varying perceptions, have turned out to be wrong. This fact can be the most powerful argument why we shouldn't take into account any new predictions about forecoming eschatological dates.
Starting as early as 2800 BC, with an inscription on an Assyrian clay tablet which read: "Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end", every plague or large-scale destruction led to thoughts of upcoming Apocalypse" (Strauss, 2009), every religion and faith has its own perceptions. Perhaps most notably, the magazine Watch Tower, published by Jehova's Witnesses had predicted at least 10 times in the 20th century the end of the world with Christ's return (Crompton, 1996).
Table I reviews the most important date setters and the perceptions they followed. It is not exhaustive, but the 38 most famous dates listed provide more than the basic information on how people predicted and awaited the end of the world. Of course, as long as the earth remains intact, new years will arise. For the imminent future, such years include 2012, 2013, 2016, 2034, 2047, 2060 and the list never ends (Flynn, 2008).
It is an impossible task to try and find credibility in the predictions and the perceptions on the end of the world. Mankind is aware of the fact that our planet, the world as we know it, has a finite lifespan and has been for centuries intrigued with the attempt to figure out when any apocalyptic, scientific or simply disastrous event will occur. With religions and regional cultures forming their own perceptions, the internet aiding the transmission of any intuition, and a vast number of predictions already proven wrong, it would be irrational to believe any of the occasionally suggested dates. Therefore, the best thing anyone could do would be to embrace the present and not worry about indeterminate predictions.
Table I. Predictions and perceptions dating the end of the world
Prediction / Perception
Ben Zacai, Jewish sage, expected the second coming of the Messiah around the time of his death.
Barnavi et al, 2002
Jose the Galilean thought the Messiah would come in three generations (60 years), after the destruction, namely 130.
Martin, 1994
Tichonus, a writer of the 4th century, predicted the imminent return of Christ. A small movement started expecting the rapture to come.
Hippolytus, an important 3rd century theologian, calculated that 5,500 years separated Adam and Christ and that the life of the world was 6,000 six full days of years until the seventh day of rest. His calculations in 234 indicted there were still two centuries left.
Rubinsky et al, 1982
Judah haNasi, leader of Judea's Jewish community, believed Messiah would come 365 years after the Temple destroyed in 70.
Benedicte of Aniane, monk and monastic reformer, left a note about the end of the world in 950.
Blanc, 1850
Adso of Montier-en-Der wrote a Treatise on the Antichrist, predicting a 950 Armageddon, which rapidly became a central text in the European eschatological literature.
Verhelst, 1977
Halley's comet appears as a potential danger for a destructive impact.
Moore et al, 1984
Abbo of Fleury dates 1000 as the year of the unleashing of Antichrist after hearing a preacher in Paris. The Last Judgment would allegedly come shortly thereafter.
Chisholm, 1911
Bishops Aelfric Wulfstan explicitly linked at points to the year 1000 and the emergence of Antichrist.
Gatch, 1977
A severe epidemic starting from England gives birth to perceptions that the end of the world is close.
Hepidannus, 1005
The Super Nova of 1006: a new star sighted in the sky creates fear of a definitive impact.
Goldstein, 1965
The 1,000th anniversary of the Passion of the Christ brings anticipation of the second coming.
John of Toledo, English Cardinal, after observing the alignment of many planets, predicted that the end of the world would take place during 1186. The Letter of Toledo warned everyone to hide in the caves and mountains, as the world would be destroyed and only a few would be spared.
Bellenger et al, 2001
In 1213, Pope Innocent III predicted that the Apocalypse would come 666 years after the founding of Islam, that is in 1284.
Strauss, 2009
The Black Death, plague epidemic, peaking in the mid-14th century took Europeans' lives by thousands. It was considered as a sign for the upcoming Last Judgment.
Lerner, 1981
The religious community of Taborites predicted that in 1420 every city would be annihilated by fire and only five mountain strongholds would be saved.
Turnbull, 2004
Famous Renaissance artist, Sandro Boticelli, in an inscription under his painting The Mystical Nativity, referred to John the Apostle's writings and placed the Apocalypse at around 1504.
In 1499, the German mathematician and astronomer, Johannes Stöffler predicted that a vast flood would engulf the world on 20 February 1524. His calculations also foretold 20 planetary conjunctions during this year.
Gunella et al, 2007
Jesus Christ's second coming and judgment was set by, Anabaptist prophet, Melchior Hoffman at a millennium and a half after His execution. The New Jerusalem would become established in Strasbourg of Germany.
Deppermann, 1987
Jan Matthys, Anabaptist prophet replacing Hoffman after his imprisonment (see 1533), claimed 1534 would be the date of the Return of the Christ with Münster being the New Jerusalem.
Waite, 1990
Christopher Columbus saw 1656 as the date of the end of the world.
Oropeza, 1994
Rabbi Sabbatai Zevi, who claimed to be the Messiah, predicted the end of the world in 1666. A plague outbreak and a great fire in London at the same year gave also ground to that perception.
Scholem, 1973
On May 19, 1780, the sky over New England was enveloped in darkness. People came out wringing their hands and howling that the Day of Judgment had come. It later turned out that the unnatural gloom had been caused by smoke from forest fires, possibly coupled with heavy fog.
Mary Bateman, an alleged English witch, had a magic chicken that laid eggs with end time messages on them.
Goor, 2006
Some journals predicted the appearance of a comet in 1832 and persuaded many of its collision with earth.
Randim 1995
William Miller and his followers in his eschatological movement, Millerism, after some failed attempts, predicted that the date Christ would come would be the October 22, 1844, with a message known as the true midnight cry. The rising of October 23 became the Millerites' Great Disappointment.
Knight, 1993
Mother Shipton, an English fortune-teller of the 16th century, had written: "The world to an end shall come; in eighteen hundred and eighty one". An edition of her prophecies published in 1862, spread panic among astronomers, historians and English masses, making 1881 a banner year for apocalyptic expectations.
The reappearance of Haley's comet (see 989) was for many an indication of Christ's second coming. Noted French Astronomer, Camille Flammarion, was afraid of the comet's allegedly poisonous gas leading people to hysteria, rushing to buy gas masks and comet pills.
After a book by David Davidson with measurements made of the Pyramids of Giza, emerged the belief that they hold an encoded future history which predicted that the world would end in August 1953.
Davidson et al, 1992
It all would end in 1982. After 1974, when Cambridge educated John Gribbin (editor of Nature magazine) and Stephen Plagemann (from NASA) wrote a best-selling book, The Jupiter Effect, warning that in March 1982, an alignment of the major planets on the same side of the Sun would trigger a series of cosmic events that would bring an Armageddon-like disaster to the earth, people panicked in hundreds. This alignment would allegedly culminate in major, destructive earthquakes. At the time, seismologist Charles Richter had called the book as "pure astrology in disguise".
Feldman et al, 1970
Books "88 Reasons Why the Rapture will be in 1988" and "Christ Returns by 1988", predicted the second coming in 1988, but turned out to be more like economic frauds.
Whisenant, 1988
Prophecies by Bible analysts predicted Armageddon and Judgment Day for 1992, notably with a full page advertisement in USA Today on October 20, 1991.
Pastor John Hinkle of Christ Church Los Angeles caused turbulence when he announced he had received a vision from God that warned of apocalyptic event on June 9, 1994. Quoting God, Hinkle said: "On Thursday June the 9th, I will rip the evil out of this world".
Hanegraaff, 2009
Harold Camping, radio broadcaster, predicted Christ's return in September 6, 1994, in a book by him full of methods adding up Bible numbers up to 1994.
Camping, 1992
Among many predictions on alien invasions and deadly planet alignments, Nostradamus' alleged prediction for 1999 stands out. Supposedly, he predicted the coming of the Antichrist in July of 1999.
Lemesurier (b), 2003
See: The millennium perception
Author Ronald Weinland stated in a book that the six seals have been opened up and the seventh, leading to the end of the world, would start in April 2008.
Weinland, 2008
Barnavi E, Eliav-Feldon M, Charbit D. A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People: From the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present. Schocken, New York 2002.
Bellenger DA, Fletcher S. Princes of the Church: A History of the English Cardinals. Sutton, Stroud 2001.
Bierhorst J. The Mythology of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2002.
Blanc P. Nouvelle Prose sur le Dernier Jour, Composée avec chant noté, vers l'An Mille. Mémoires de la Société Archéologique de Montpellier 1850; 2: 451-509.
Camping H. 1994? Vantage Press, New York 1992.
2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/590932.stm
Chisholm H. Abbon of Fleury. Encyclopædia Britannica, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1911.
Cousins LS. The Dating of the Historical Buddha: A Review Article. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1996; 6(1): 57–63.
Crompton R. Counting the Days to Armageddon. James Clarke & Co, Cambridge 1996.
Davidson D, Aldersmith H. Great Pyramid its Divine Message. Kessinger Publishing, 1992.
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