You want to send mail that includes attachments; for example, you want to mail a PDF document.
The MIME::Lite module creates and sends mail with MIME-encoded attachments. MIME stands for Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions, and is the standard way of attaching files and documents. It can't, however, extract attachments from mail messagesfor that you need to read Recipe 18.10.
However, MIME::Lite accepts the headers in Table 18-1 without a trailing colon. * indicates a wildcard, so Content-* includes Content-Type and Content-ID but not Dis-Content.
The full list of MIME::Lite options is given in Table 18-2Table 18-2.
The file containing the data to attach.
The default filename for the reader of the message to save the file as. By default this is the filename from the Path option (if Path was specified).
The Content-Type of the data to attach.
Either inline or attachment. The former indicates that the reader should display the data as part of the message, not as an attachment. The latter indicates that the reader should display an option to decode and save the data. This is, at best, a hint.
An open filehandle from which to read the attachment data.
There are several useful content types: TEXT means text/plain, which is the default; BINARY similarly is short for application/octet-stream; multipart/mixed is used for a message that has attachments; application/msword for Microsoft Word files; application/vnd.ms-excel for Microsoft Excel files; application/pdf for PDF files; image/gif, image/jpeg, and image/png for GIF, JPEG, and PNG files, respectively; audio/mpeg for MP3 files; video/mpeg for MPEG movies; video/quicktime for Quicktime (.mov) files.
If you're going to process multiple messages, also look into the ReadNow parameter. This specifies that the data for the attachment should be read from the file or filehandle immediately, rather than when the message is sent, written, or converted to a string.
Example 18-3 is a program that mails filenames given on the command line as attachments.


Some snaps I took at the RUBY x GATTOBRAVO launch tonight! I was lucky enough to win tickets to attend the event held at Ruby's Newmarket store (conveniently located about 100m away from my apartment). The 15 piece collection has so many fun pieces covered in both bold & delicate prints, summer-ready shorts & skirts, and a jewelled top that is to DIE for.
The place was packed out, and I only managed to take a few photos (plus, Sam Lee was also in attendance, so I felt slightly inadequate with my amateur photography skills). But I got to catch up with an old friend, chat with some XYNZ girls, and say hi Tash Bonniface in person after following her blog for so long. So a pretty successful Thursday evening I think! Thanks Ruby ♥. Now I just have resist the urge to buy everything..


Ann Keen: Workforce planning is a matter for local determination, as local workforce planners are best placed to asses the healthcare needs of their local population. The Department continues to ensure the frameworks and financial support are in place to support this.
Ann Keen: Within the national health service, planning is from the bottom up to ensure local health economy's requirements are met, plans are then aggregated to ensure wider coherence.
The Financial Information Management System (FIMS) is used by the Department to collect and report on finance and workforce data submitted by the NHS. As part of the FIMS process, strategic health authorities (SHAs) are required to submit an annual plan to the Department for the current financial year setting out financial and workforce profiles. The requirement to collect workforce plans and data is ongoing.
SHAs were required to submit their annual workforce investment plans, based on local long-term workforce planning, to the Department by 30 June 2007 in accordance with the multi professional education and training service level agreement between the two parties. Submission of these plans will be reviewed annually.
Ann Keen: This was a financial collection only so it does not contain information about numbers of staff which relate to the collected data on costs of redundancy.
Numbers of redundancies have been collected in a separate exercise by the Department. The latest published information shows that in Quarter 1 of 2007-08 there have been 766 compulsory redundancies in the trusts and strategic health authorities by 30 June 2007. In total 87 per cent. of those redundancies were of non-clinical staff.
Mr. Bradshaw: The Department does not collect information in the format requested. To do so would attract disproportionate cost.
The Department is not formally collecting or reviewing the baseline reviews. The baseline reviews will enable PCTs and LAs to assess current services, identify gaps or duplication and put in place arrangements to deliver comprehensive end of life care services that will provide choice, quality, equity and value for money.
Mr. Bradshaw: Responsibility for recognising civilian qualifications lies with the Health Professions Council.
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Nutrition Action Plan Delivery Board, chaired by Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, will consider the most effective means of support and promotion of the Council of Europe Alliance (UK)'s 10 key characteristics.
Ann Keen: I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, on 21 November 2007. In addition, copies of letters of 1 and 29 November 2007 from the Department to strategic health authorities giving further details on plans for deep cleaning are available in the Library.
Ann Keen: The Information Centre for health and social care (part of the Government Statistical Service) publishes an annual statistical bulletin on 'NHS Maternity Statistics, England' using data from the maternity Hospital Episode Statistics. The latest edition 2005-06, published earlier this year, provides data on a range of topics, including place of delivery, duration of antenatal and postnatal stay, birth weight and conditions affecting newborn babies. Copies of the bulletins are available in the Library.
The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at Oxford University and the Health Care Commission have also undertaken surveys into maternity services with a special focus on patient satisfaction.
Ann Keen [holding answer 13 December 2007]: Costs of entopic pregnancies are not collected centrally.
The Government are introducing from April 2009 a one-off payment to expectant mothers, known as the Health in Pregnancy Grant, to help them during the important last weeks of pregnancy. The grant will help women meet the additional costs involved in pregnancy and in the run up to birth.
process of policy development for the 2006 pre-Budget report. The decision to make a payment to all women during pregnancy was announced in the 2006 pre-Budget report.
Ann Keen: The information is not available in the format requested.
The areas named most closely correspond to the North Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). The estimated number of items dispensed in these PCTs for the 12 months October 2006 to September 2007 are shown by low income category in the following table.
Mr. Bradshaw: The national health service has available to it, via national framework agreements virtually all types of prosthetic limbs that are available on the international market. Additionally, local healthcare professionals have the ability to obtain products from outside of the current agreement if it is deemed appropriate for the specific needs of a particular patient.
The selection of the most appropriate prosthetic limb product depends on a combination of factors that are best explored with their local prosthetist or multidisciplinary team.
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department has issued no recent guidance to general practitioners on treating people with tinnitus.
Mr. Bradshaw: The Department records information on the ages of its employees on its human resources information system. Currently it does not employ any people aged between 16 and 18.
The Department analyses its age profile each month using a lowest category of 'under 20'. We therefore cannot provide information for the required age range.
Decisions about time off for training and funding for training are taken locally, and are not recorded by age, so we are unable to provide this information.


As I live, [Enter Brianella.
I'l dispatch thy love business, if w'have time.
Although Stapylton provides more explicit scenic information in this play – nine descriptions compared to four in The Slighted Maid – locations are harder to discern (there are also several textual oddities). Settings are largely exterior, mostly set in various woods and groves. A minimal scenic staging using just one wooded setting might be feasible, though this would likely affect dramatic clarity. Such a minimal staging would employ three shutter scenes, two wing settings, and two relieves. However, it would require several large setting props to be thrust on: a possible solution, but ponderous in this case. The number of sylvan locations allows one set of wings to be used for all such exteriors, thus radically reducing scenery costs. This saving allows scenic variety – more shutters – to be achieved relatively cheaply. The scenery plot thus employs five shutter scenes (garden, woods/cave, woods, grove, palace), three relieves (arbour, cave, grove), and two wing settings (boscage, palace). The 'extra' shutters enable us to distinguish among three important locations specifically mentioned in the dialogue, namely the wood by the bard's cave, the meeting place by the "Mark-Beech", and the "Lime-tree Grove"; it would also be possible to use individual wing settings for these locations, but shutters are simpler.
There are multiple references to the bard's cave, which is clearly a relieve scene: "In the Bard's cave is discovered a man with a grey beard". Yet this direction occurs in the middle of 2.1, a scene for which the location is also explicit: "Enter Sylvanus, Filamor, and Violinda in the Woods". The shutters that open to reveal the cave, therefore, cannot solely depict the entrance to that cave, they must also serve to represent the woods. A pair of shutters showing a cave entrance framed by trees is easily imagined and could serve all scenes set in the wood near the cave; they must certainly be used in scenes in which the bard's cave is discovered. If we then were to limit a production of the play to a single wooded shutter scene, it would have to be the one just described which would look very odd in the other sylvan locations. Hence, the 'extra' wood shutters in the suggested scenery plot are not there just to provide scenic variety they also clarify the narrative. Accordingly, I propose one shutter pair to depict the wood/cave, one for the 'lime grove', and one for the specially noted "Mark-Beech" meeting place: "This is th'appointed place; there's the Mark-Beech".
Only two relieve scenes are indicated in the text: the Bard's cave discussed above and an arbour discovered in the garden scene (1.2). I have added a third for the two masque scenes set in a grove (3.2 & 4.2). This grove relieve setting is added to speed up the action by allowing large setting props (trees) to be discovered, rather than thrust on during performance. These prop trees are a distinctive feature of both masques. For the first, Stapylton specifies "Apollo's Mask./ The Scene, a Grove, in which is a Lawrell Tree, and three Poplar Trees". The Poplar trees could be painted but an actress must appear 'in' the laurel: "The Laurell opens, and in it appears Daphne". The subsequent action rules out the use of a pair of 'laurel' backshutters, the tree is clearly a practical prop of the kind suggested for The Adventures of Five Hours, with the difference that this one had a built-in practical opening that revealed the actress, or at least her head. The poplar trees also hide actresses, but openings are not specified; in this case, I believe the actresses are simply expected to stand behind the trees, stepping out when required. The trees with their attendant actresses would be pre-set behind the shutters of the earlier scene. The poplars could be painted relieve elements, but separate prop trees would permit reuse of this grove setting for the other woodland masque. The model's (visible) relieve space dimensions of approximately 8ft x 8ft would allow the laurel tree to be set on one side and the three poplar trees to be staggered, say two feet apart, on the opposite side. The masque proper starts mid-scene (3.2) and, although there is no stated discovery, the onstage audience have been told to assemble at this fictional point in the woods to attend the masque. It would be perfectly feasible to reveal this setting after the cleared stage which precedes 3.2 (there is a marked exeunt 32 lines before the masque proper begins).
As noted, the same relieve setting may be reused for Diana's masque later in the play. This masque also demands use of a practical tree – "Violinda, as Philomel, appears in the Hawthorn, & sings" – but as the actress needs only appear in its branches, the type of tree discussed for use in The Adventures Of Five Hours would be suitable here, and perhaps it was the same one.
As well as large setting props, this play also demands a remarkable variety of hand props including miniature portraits, a harp, and a set of large compasses. It also makes use of a balcony for an overhearing scene (1.2), but doors are specified in stage directions only once: "Enter Brianella at one door: at another Fromond like a witch".
London: F. Streater, 1664, p.79.
 There are two significant errors: Caesarina is instructed to enter the balcony on p.7 when she must be onstage, and an important exeunt is omitted on p.82.
 The more wing positions the greater the cost; on a four-position perspective stage, as in the LIF model, the total area of the wings is more than double that of a shutter pair.
 There are two references to the 'Mark-Beech' (op cit p.21 & 36), and four to the lime grove (p.45, p.50 (twice), & p.51).


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Master of the Moon
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
(Jeremiah 51:7 KJV)
The Fertile Crescent, nicknamed "The Cradle of Civilization" due to the birth of various kingdoms within its borders, is a crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia.
In current usage the Fertile Crescent has a maximum extent and a minimum extent. All definitions include Mesopotamia, the land in and around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The major nation in this region is Iraq, with small portions of Iran near the Persian Gulf, Kuwait to the south and Turkey in the north. More typically the Fertile Crescent includes also the Levantine coast of the Mediterranean Sea, with Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. Water sources include the Jordan River. At maximum extent, the Fertile Crescent also may include Egypt and the Nile Valley within it. The inner boundary is delimited by the dry climate of the Syrian Desert to the south. Around the outer boundary are the arid and semi-arid lands of the Zagros Mountains to the east, the Anatolian Highlands to the north, and the Sahara Desert to the west.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a pagan as a follower of any polytheistic religion. It would be fair to extend this definition to the worship of any false god(s) or goddess(s), those without any religion, and those who worship any god other than Yahweh (YHWH), the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pagan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytheism
Immediately following the Great Flood, Noah and his family were blessed by God and told to, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth" (Genesis 9:1).
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
(Genesis 10:1-12, 11:1-4 KJV)
Instead of accepting God's blessing and obeying His commandment, people settled on the plains of Shinar and began to establish a kingdom and build a tower (Tower of Babel) in direct opposition and disobedience to God's wishes and commandments.
The Tower of Babel is historical account of a unified humanity using all its resources to establish a city that is the antithesis of what God intended when he created the world. The Tower of Babel is a symbol of human autonomy, and the city builders see themselves as determining and establishing their own destiny without any reference to God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel
The Ancient Babylonian enterprise was all about human independence and self-sufficiency apart from God. The builders believed that they had no need of God. Their technology and social unity give them confidence in their own ability, and they have high aspirations, constructing a tower with its top in the heavens. Contrary to God's plan that people should fill the earth, the city-building project is designed to prevent the population from being dispersed over the face of the whole earth.
Nimrod's hunting was not just for animals, but for the souls of men. He sought to turn people away from God. The Jerusalem Targum has Nimrod saying, "Depart from the judgement of God, and follow the judgement of Nimrod." Genesis informs us that Nimrod was building his own kingdom. He was establishing a centralized society in much the same way as the leaders United Nations and the European Union are today. His government would control resources and the workforce. A self-sufficient society, under one leader, with no need for God. Nimrod's kingdom was to be a satanic counterfeit of the coming Messianic Kingdom, for he had established himself as mankind's savior. Nimrod is Satan's first attempt to raise up a human universal ruler of men. There have been many subsequent attempts, such as Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ibn `Abd Allāh Ibn `Abd al-Muttalib and Adolf Hitler. Satan will finally succeed in his attempts with the rise of the the Antichrist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler
The Corpus Christianum and Judaism have been influenced and corrupted by the adoption of the rituals and practices of Babylon's Mystery Religion. The Torah specifically forbids this where it is written, "When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it" (Deuteronomy 12:29-32 KJV).
The Book of Exodus also says, "Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee" (Exodus 23:24; Exodus 23:32-33).
The influence of Babylon's Mystery Religion doesn't end with the corruption of the Corpus Christianum and Judaism. As previously stated, Mystery Babylon is the basis for any and all other religions in the world. The Apostle John wrote, "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration" (Revelation 17:1-6 KJV).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_religion
Abrahamic religions are the monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. It is said that there are three major Abrahamic religions. These are reputed to be, in chronological order of founding, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Judaism regards itself as the religion of the descendants of Jacob, a grandson of Abraham. It has a strictly unitary view of God (YHWH), and the central holy book for almost all branches is the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), as elucidated in the Oral Torah (Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash).
Christianity began as a sect of Judaism in the Mediterranean Basin of the 1st century CE and evolved into a separate religion, the Christian Church, with distinctive beliefs and practices. The Christian Bible (Tanakh and B'rit Chadashah) is usually held to be the ultimate authority, alongside Sacred Tradition in some denominations (such as Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy).
Islam arose in Arabia in the 7th century CE with a strictly unitary view of God (Allah). Muslims (adherents of Islam) typically hold the Qur'an to be the ultimate authority, as revealed and elucidated through the teachings and practices of Muhammad.
Less well-known Abrahamic religions, originally offshoots of Shi'a Islam, include the Bahá'í Faith and Druze.
Although Islam claims to be a Abrahamic religion and monotheistic, it is neither. It may make references to some Patriarchs from Judaism and Christianity, but in almost all cases the backgrounds and personal attributes of these characters are not in harmony with the Tanakh or B'rit Chadashah.
Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry: Islam
Answering Islam: A Christian-Muslim Dialog
Almost all scholars agree that Babylon was the source of all pagan religions in the world. Nimrod was the human father of idolatry and paganism. Even to this day, the earth is still held tightly in the Mystery Religion of Nimrod. Alexander Hislop taught that mythological persons like Adonis, Apollo, Bacchus, Cupid, Dagon, Hercules, Janus, Mars, Mithra, Moloch, Orion, Osiris, Pluto, Saturn, Vulcan, Zoraster, and many more, were all Nimrod.
A star (or stars) and crescent featuring in some combination form the basis of symbols widely found across the ancient world, with examples attested from the Eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia. The star and crescent appear in combination in finds from in and around ancient Israel. It has been associated with the Moabites (14th or early 13th – 6th century BC), as the symbol or symbols appear on what are thought to be Moabite name seals. Crescents appearing together with a star or stars are a common feature of Sumerian iconography, the crescent usually being associated with the moon god Sin (Nanna to the Sumerians) and the star (often identified as Venus) with Ishtar (Inanna to the Sumerians). However, in this context, there is a third element often seen, that being the sun disk of Shamash. Academic discussion of a star or stars together with crescents in Sumerian representations does not always clearly indicate if they appear in isolation (the "star and crescent" as such) or as part of a triad of symbols, "the three celestial emblems, the sun disk of Shamash (Utu to the Sumerians), the crescent of Sin (Nanna), and the star of Ishtar" or "the crescent of Sin (the moon god), the star of Ishtar and the ray of Shamash". All of the gods mentioned in connection to the star and crescent symbol are either Nimrod or his mother and wife (Nimrod married his mother) Semiramis (Queen of Heaven). Nimrod and Semiramis, were the prototypes for all pagan gods and goddesses that permeated all subsequent cultures and societies.
The Arabs, before the time of Muhammed, accepted and worshiped, after a fashion, a supreme god called Allah. Interestingly, not many Muslims want to accept that Allah was already being worshipped at the Kabba in Mecca by Arab pagans before Muhammad came. Some Muslims become angry when they are confronted with this fact. The name Allah, as the Qur'an itself is witness, was well known in pre-Islamic Arabia. Indeed, both it and its feminine form, Allat, are found not infrequently among the theophorous names in inscriptions from North Africa.
In Old Testament times, Nabonidus (555-539 BC), the last king of Babylon, built Tayma, Arabia as a center of Moon-god worship. Scholars have noted that South Arabia's stellar religion has always been dominated by the Moon-god in various variations. Many scholars have also noticed that the Moon-god's name "Sin" is a part of such Arabic words as "Sinai," the "wilderness of Sin," etc. When the popularity of the Moon-god waned elsewhere, the Arabs remained true to their conviction that the Moon-god was the greatest of all gods. While they worshipped 360 gods at the Kaaba in Mecca, the Moon-god was the chief deity. Mecca was in fact built as a shrine for the Moon-god.
Allah is Al-Ilah, which is related to Enlil, Baal, Baili, and to many other false gods. So Allah, contrary to popular belief, was not invented by Muhammad, the Muslim prophet, but in fact existed before his birth. Muhammad's father's name was Abdullah, abd in the Arabic language refers to a slave/servant therefore Abdullah means servant of Allah. In an allegory, a poem was written centred on Gilgamesh (Nimrod). The goddess is addressed and scolded for trying to kill Gilgamesh.
"Tammuz, the lover of thy youth. Thou causest to weep every year. The bright-colored Allahu bird thou didst love. Thou didst crush him and break his pinions."
(James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, Vol. IX, Unabridged Edition, The Scapegoat)
The Allahu bird in Islam symbolizes the Archangel of Death. As with everything else in Islam, it is a culture founded upon death and conquest, not peace as Muslims claim and would like everyone to believe.
Archaeological evidence proves that the symbol of the crescent moon and the star and the name of Allah were in use as far back as 2,500 BCE, 3,100 years before the founding of Islam.
The Holy Bible teaches that God cannot be tempted by evil and neither tempts anyone with evil. Evil is understood as referring to immorality and sin. Specifically, immorality and sin is the transgression of the law. The law defines all sin and immorality in the Torah.
King David wrote, "For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity" (Psalms 5:4-5 KJV).
The Apostle James wrote, "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1:13-17 KJV).
The Prophet Habakkuk wrote, "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?" (Habakkuk 1:13 KJV).
In stark contrast, the Qur'an teaches that Allah is the author of evil. "Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth them. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little; Swaying between this (and that), (belonging) neither to these nor to those. He whom Allah causeth to go astray, thou (O Muhammad) wilt not find a way for him: O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you?" (Qur'an Surah 4:142-144).
The Torah teaches that God cannot lie. It says, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19 KJV).
The Apostle John recorded Yeshua's words when he wrote, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it" (John 8:44 KJV).
Islam teaches and condones the practice of Taqiyya. In summary, Taqiyya means religious dissimulation. It is a practice emphasized in Shi'a Islam whereby adherents may conceal their religion when they are under threat, persecution, or compulsion. This means a legal dispensation whereby a believing individual can deny his faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts while they are under those risks.
The Apostle Matthew recorded Yeshua's words and wrote, "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32-33 KJV).
The Qur'an teaches, "He is Allah, the One! Allah, the eternally Besought of all! He begetteth not nor was begotten. And there is none comparable unto Him" (Qur'an Surah 112:1-4). The "Oneness of Allah" is taught in every sect and offshoot of Islam. The inscriptions on the outside of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem make many blasphemous statements concerning God and Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).
The Apostle John wrote, "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also" (1 John 2:22-23 KJV).
Coincidentally, the Dome of the Rock was built over the wrong rock. This fulfilled many prophecies including the prophecy recorded by the Apostle John when he wrote, "And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months" (Revelation 11:1-2 KJV). Not only does God's prophetic words always come true, but in some ways we can see that He has a sense of humor.
There can only be one truth. The Qur'an contradicts itself many times. The Tanakh and B'rit Chadashah have no contradiction or errors as they are the infallible Word of God. Allah is not God, Muhammad was not a prophet and the Qur'an is not holy. All things come full circle, and all false religions were born in Babylon. It is written, "So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen" (Matthew 20:16 KJV).
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The Last In Line: Antichrist Revealed
There is much speculation about the identity of the Antichrist. Some of the more popular targets at the moment are Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Pope Benedict XVI, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and William Arthur Philip Louis. So, who is the Antichrist, and how will we recognize him when he comes into power?
Yeshua prayed for strength and for His disciples and those who did and would believe in Him before He entered Garden of Gethsemane and was betrayed, arrested, tried, crucified and resurrected. The Garden of Gethsemane was symbolic is many ways. The fall of man occurred in the Garden of Eden which brought the curse of death through sin, likewise the events in which Yeshua would defeat Satan and provide salvation unto all sinners who accepted His sacrifice began in a garden. During Yeshua's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, He said, "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled" (John 17:12 KJV).
The Son of Perdition is a phrase that appears in the Brit Chadashah (New Testament). Many theologians and scholars also consider "the beast that goes into perdition" mentioned in the Book of Revelation to be references to the "Son of Perdition."
According to theologians and scholars, Yeshua, the Apostle Paul, and the Apostle John's Son of Perdition (Man of Sin) is also prophesied of in the Book of Daniel. The Apostle John related the Son of Perdition (G684) concepts by language, referring to "the star that fell from heaven" (Revelation 9:1) by two names, one Greek, and the other Hebrew (Revelation 9:11). The Greek name is "Apollyon" (G623) and means the destroyer (Satan). The Hebrew name is "Abaddon" (G3) and means destroying angel (Satan). Perdition (G684) means destruction, waste or damnable.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G684&t=KJV
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3&t=KJV
http://www.gotquestions.org/son-of-perdition.html
We can conclude that the Antichrist is a reference to the "son of sin" or the "man of lawlessness" from the definitions of these words and the references to him throughout the Scriptures.
The Apostle Paul and the Apostle Timothy in there second epistle to the Thessalonians wrote, "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 KJV).
When speaking in a parable Yeshua said, "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first" (Matthew 19:30) and "So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen" (Matthew 20:16).
The Revelation of Saint John the Divine gives us are strongest warnings and clues concerning the false religion and kingdom of the prophesied Antichrist. The two key chapters in the Book of Revelation are the thirteenth and seventeenth chapters.
Revelation 13 ends with a clue and warning that states, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six [666]" (Revelation 13:18 KJV).
The Prophet Jeremiah wrote, "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies" (Jeremiah 51:6-9 KJV).
If anyone looks at the pagan holidays that have been adopted and "Christianized" by the Corpus Christianum, it is apparent that all of these holidays (including Christmas, Lent, Easter, Saint Valentine's Day, etc.) started with the ancient Sumerians on the plains of Shinar. What specifically occurred on the plains of Shinar? For this we must return to the Book of Genesis.
After the Great Flood, Noah planted a vineyard. He drank the wine he produced and became intoxicated and passed out. His son Ham sinned against his father and told Noah's other sons, Shem and Japheth. After Noah woke up, he realized what Ham had done. Noah said, "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant" (Genesis 9:25-27).
After the death of Noah, Genesis lists the genealogy of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The Bible says, "Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD" (Genesis 10:1-9 KJV).
The King James Version says that Nimrod "began to be a mighty (H1368) one in the earth." The Hebrew word used for mighty is gibbowr (גִּבּוֹר). The Gibborim are the "Mighty Men of Renown" created by the Watchers (a class of angel) when they left their heavenly abode and came down to the daughters of men and produced the "Nephilim" and "Mighty Men of Renown" as recorded in Genesis Chapter 6:1-4 of the Tanakh (Old Testament). They were half breeds, angelic-human hybrids. The union of these beasts with humans produced children that were different in many ways. The first apparent difference was that they developed giantism. They were giants. Og the King of Bashan had a bed that was 13 to 15 feet long; and Goliath was 6 cubits tall (9 feet) and they had six fingers and toes. In addition to giantism, the Gibborim had powerful psychic abilities like out of body experiences, levitation, mind control, time travel, mind reading, remote viewing, the power of placing curses and diseases, the power of removing curses and diseases, and ways of knowing and predicting the future. They were astrologers, homosexuals, lesbians, cannibals, serial killers, and the mighty men of renown. They had super powerful brains and they were extremely intelligent. They knew all the sciences. In short, they had demonic powers. They used these powers to control and enslave mankind and this is how they built the great pyramids and great wonders around. The presence of these hybrids (abominations) was one of the reason for the Flood of Noah and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H1368&t=KJV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibborim_(biblical)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2433668/Mighty-Ones-of-Old
http://davelivingston.com/sonsofgod.htm
To continue, the Genesis narrative states, "And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations" (Genesis 10:8-20 KJV).
Nimrod began to construct cities and a kingdom. Nimrod and Semiramis (Nimrod's wife) founded a Mystery Religion (this religion is the basis of all pagan religions throughout the world today). In Nimrod's kingdom of Babylon, he began to build a tower to wage war on God (YHVH) in retaliation for the death of his ancestors that perished in the Great Flood.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
(Genesis 11:1-9 KJV)
As the people whose language was confounded began to disperse around the earth, they took their Mystery Religion with them. Nimrod was known by many names throughout many cultures. These cultures also began to build monuments (Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, Hindus, etc.) to serve their false gods.
The Sumerian "Epic of Gilgamesh" tells many of the same events contained in the Scriptures of the Holy Bible. How does Gilgamesh compare with Nimrod? Josephus says of Nimrod, "Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah — a bold man, and of great strength of hand. He persuaded them not to ascribe it to God, as if it were through his means they were happy, but to believe that it was their own courage which procured that happiness. He also gradually changed the government into tyranny — seeing no other way of turning men from the fear of God, but to bring them into a constant dependence upon his own power. He also said he would be revenged on God, if he should have a mind to drown the world again; for that he would build a tower too high for the waters to be able to reach! and that he would avenge himself on God for destroying their forefathers."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkidu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh
Nimrod is Gilgamesh. Please see the following links from Dr. David Livingston for a much more detailed account and his findings on this subject.
http://davelivingston.com/nimrod.htm
http://davelivingston.com/articles/Ur%20Connecting%20Babel.pdf
Enkidu and Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is shown with a subdued lion.
Dr. David Livingston writes that, "The Epic of Gilgamesh has some very indecent sections. Alexander Heidel, first translator of the epic, had the decency to translate the vilest parts into Latin. Spieser, however, gave it to us "straight" (Pritchard 1955: 72). With this kind of literature in the palace, who needs pornography? Gilgamesh was a vile, filthy, man. Yet the myth says of him that he was "2/3 god and 1/3 man."
In summary, we can conclude that Nimrod declared war on God (YHVH). The Epic of Gilgamesh states that he was 2/3 god and 1/3 human. Two thirds is exactly 66.6% (666). Therefore, Nimrod was the first Antichrist in history.
The Book of Revelation says, "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration" (Revelation 17:1-6 KJV).
Why does John wonder with great admiration when he is shown the woman that sat upon the beast and was drunken with the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Yeshua? Because the woman is the Corpus Christianum. A woman almost always represents the church in prophecy. The woman is a whore (the mother of all whores) and an abomination (the mother of all abominations) and she is called Babylon. This is representative of the witchcraft and pagan rituals celebrated by the Corpus Christianum today after forsaking the instructions and the commandments of God (YHVH). The woman is also drunken with the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Yeshua. So the Corpus Christianum has sanctified and participated in the murder of God's people.
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
(Revelation 17:7-18 KJV)
The angel tells John that, "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is."
So John is presented with a riddle, a riddle that is very strange and perplexing. What is a best that was, and is not, and yet is? This beast ascended out of the bottomless pit and will go into perdition. The woman also sets upon seven mountains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_hills
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_claimed_to_be_built_on_seven_hills
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_hills_of_Rome
I think it is fair to conclude that the woman that sits on seven hills is a reference to the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican Hill (one of the seven hills upon which Rome was built) is a name that was given, long before the founding of Christianity or Catholicism. The name "Vatican" has often been thought to derive from the Latin "vates", meaning "seer, soothsayer", though this is uncertain and it is also possible that "Vaticanus" comes from an unrelated Etruscan loan-word. Indeed, the Vatican Hill was the home of the Vates long before pre-Christian Rome. Vaticanus, also known as Vagitanus, was an Etruscan god of prophecy, and his temple was built on the ancient site of Vaticanum (Vatican Hill).
Wikipedia: Vatican Hill
The angel continued to explain to John, "And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." We can determine from history who the first seven kings are with fairly good certainty.
Pharaoh Amenhotep II
Baal-Eser II
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
For additional information on these kings see the Wikipedia links above or Peter Goodgame's website concerning the Giza Discovery.
http://www.redmoonrising.com/Giza/SavDest7.htm
The angel tells John that, "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." So this clearly indicates that the Antichrist was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition. So the appearance of the Antichrist is the Second Coming of the Antichrist. Satan counterfeits everything that God (YHVH) creates or does. He is the master of deception and the father of all lies and sin.
When Moses died, Satan had to fight Michael the Archangel over Moses' body. Deuteronomy says, "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended" (Deuteronomy 34:1-8 KJV). Jude, the brother of Yeshua and James wrote, "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 1:9 KJV).
Satan clearly wanted Moses' body. For what purpose? Resurrection and deception. It is not only God (YHVH) that can work miracles, signs and wonders. Yeshua said, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity" (Matthew 7:21-23 KJV).
The Apostle Paul, in his second epistle to the Corinthians wrote, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works" (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV).
John the Baptist was the spirit of Elijah, reincarnation is not possible as we are born and die only once. The Apostle Paul wrote, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV). Solomon wrote, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end" (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 KJV).
http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/matthew-mark/was-john-baptist-really-elijah
http://www.gotquestions.org/John-Baptist-Elijah.html
The prophesied Antichrist will be the spirit of one of the seven kings that have fallen. If Babylon is the mother of harlots and the abominations on the earth then who is her son? Her son is Nimrod, just as the Babylonian tales of Nimrod's death and Semiramis' "virgin birth" of Tammuz (the reincarnation of Nimrod and the "son of god" whom she later married). Nimrod (Ra, Baal, Osiris, etc.) was deified as the sun god and Semiramis was deified as the Queen of Heaven (Ishtar, Easter, Isis, Dianna, etc.). The Antichrist is Nimrod.
The ten horns are ten kings who will come to power with the beast will only exist for one hour (fifteen days). Together with the beast they will make war against the Corpus Christianum and will destroy the harlot church that sets on seven hills. Therefore John wrote what the angel cried out as a warning to the church in the last days, "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities" (Revelation 18:4-5 KJV).
These ten kings have many possibilities including a entity that does not yet exist. Three of these possibilities are the United Nations, European Union and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. However, this is only speculation on my part and was not revealed to me by the Holy Spirit as Nimrod's identification as the Antichrist was revealed.
Wikipedia: United Nations
Wikipedia: European Union
Wikipedia: Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Europe: Many Tongues, One Voice
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The world is not static. If you're not going forward, you're going backwards. Progressives favor progress, positive change, and improvements. Regressives want to undo progress, move backwards and return to the past.
In American politics, progressives and moderates want to maintain the rights and standard of living of the average America and the middle class. By doing this they seek to maintain and improve the strength of America.
Regressives, conservatives, and Tea Partiers want to roll back America to the way it was a century ago. Whether their motives be ignorance and stupidity, or arrogance and greed, this is just plain crazy.
The realities of the world: the global nature of economics, communication and technology simply make this policy and vision for America a surefire way to turn America into a Third World cesspool. You see, the rest of the world is not going to regress with us.
It is very important to remember that the policies of the New Conservatives got us into the situation that we are in and it is insane to think those same policies can get us out. Remember, both Reagan and Bush ignored fiscal responsibility, personal freedoms, and indulged in international adventurism. The spending of the Obama Administration was necessary to "stop the bleeding" and bolster American over the long run.
I don't work in an academic environment, so my information comes from reading and viewing a broad spectrum of media, as well as meeting and talking to people. With our manufacturing base, all but gone, a significant portion of American business is targeting wealth that was created generations ago when America had strong manufacturing, unions and pensions; wealth that will never be replaced. Since manufacturing is gone, and America cannot continue to act like a snake eating its own tail for much longer, it is imperative that we develop a "new manufacturing", by encouraging ideas, technology, innovative services, and engineering breakthroughs; things that can be exported; and, at the same time, discourage endeavors that extrapolate wealth from the past and the future; wealth that doesn't exist. This approach coupled with a rebuilding of our infrastructures and the institution of alternative energy sources may save our country.
Finally, there is a saying from Sun Tzu, "Know Your Enemy". I have been trying to understand the New Conservatives for over a decade. Initially, years ago, I thought the ideology was based on Social Darwinism; you know, "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." But upon continued observation over the years, I believe even Ayn Rand wouldn't approve of the fraud and theft and exploitation that occurred during the Bush years. And where does Christianity fit into all of this? Can anyone help me understand?
One day, early in my adulthood, my father took me outside into the woods behind our home in rural Connecticut. He brought with him an antique over-under Remington rifle. He fired a shot at a red oak about 30 yards away, handed me the rifle, and told me to shoot at the mark. After I fired, he took the rifle back from me, and we walked back to the house.
I am sharing this story to convey to you that I am not opposed to mentally competent citizens owning firearms for the purpose of hunting, sport, or even self-protection. I am opposed to a misconstrued interpretation of the Second Amendment for the purpose of 'arming' the masses, with weaponry that goes beyond hunting, sport and self-protection, for the purpose of creating a red herring of chaos and fear.
The Second Amendment grants the right of a well regulated militia. Implicit in this statement is the notion that the right to bear arms requires responsibility. The right of ordinary citizens to bear arms is for the purpose of forming a well regulated militia should it become necessary to do so. And the purpose of the militia is to provide emergency law enforcement, to protect a community, its territory, and laws. The Second Amendment does not give ordinary citizens and crackpots the right to bear arms for the purpose of committing acts of terror and sedition.
Currently, gun laws are regulated, often not so well, by individual states within the framework of existing federal firearms laws. Since no one, including Palin, Huckabee, and McConnell, wants to violate the Constitution, and put weaponry in the hands of crackpots and anti-government individuals, let's set up a militia, similar to the ROTC, in each state. In order for an individual to exercise his right to bear arms, he or she must serve in a WELL REGULATED militia. In these times of economic woe, I'm sure all states will welcome the voluntary services of these American patriots.
What is going on in our country right now is unique in the history of our country. Our democracy is being attacked by an thug, ersatz "grassroots" movement that is being orchestrated and funded by the super rich and global corporations. For the first time in our history we have a "news" station, professing to be fair and balanced that, in actuality, is a propaganda machine for this movement. I'm sure that the Third Reich would be in awe of their tactics.
In our history, from the many protests and acts of civil disobedience to the American Civil War, never has there been a movement whose motives and objectives have been so obscured and hidden. I have to admit that the assault on our democracy on two fronts is ingenious.
As I stated in the last post, I believe people are becoming aware of what's going on, on some level, and a backlash is beginning.
Upon arriving home from work, the headline on my MSN homepage informed me that Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a moderate, and members of her staff, along with a federal judge, were shot during a "Congress on Your Corner" meeting in Tucson, Arizona. My first reaction was to pen a vituperous rant blaming the lunatic fringe of the Republican Party. Fox News stated that an examination of the gunman's Twitter and Facebook sites reveled ramblings that expressed discontent with ratification and interpretation of the Constitution as well as the fact that US currency is no longer backed by gold or silver. Sounds like Beck and Palin. I threw the draft in the wastebasket.
Today's tragedy is an example of the price we pay for our democracy. Hopefully this action will end, once and for all, Palin's political aspirations, dissuade the most intelligent minions of Beck, and accelerate the Revolution of Sanity in America. My prayers and condolences go out to the families and friends of these casualties of our noble struggle.


Here's a great interview with Rebecca Sugar about Steven Universe.
Animation is such an incredible tool when it comes to making characters that the audience can empathize with. To watch an animated character and to believe that they're real requires the viewer to project so much of themselves into the drawings they're watching. With a cartoon, you can make something feel classic and iconic and absurdly simple. …This is the time and this is the tool to expand people's visual language when it comes to what a couple looks like, and to create gender nonconforming characters that are so compelling that you can't deny their humanity. Because by believing in them, they are already a reflection of your humanity.


A district council leader said that he is unlikely to back plans for a rail hub near Hinckley .
Councillor Terry Richardson of Blaby District Council said that the 440-acre Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) would have a negative impact on many residents in the area.
His concerns echo those of fellow council leader Mike Hall of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, who last year said of the plans that he would do all he could to "stop this in its tracks".
Planners say the project would create more than 8,000 jobs, with plans for 14 warehouses and up to 850,000 square metres of buildings, between the M69 and the Birmingham to Leicester railway line.
Terry Richardson, leader of Blaby District Council.
It would operate seven days a week 24 hours a day.
Access to the site, which is located in the Blaby district, would come from a new slip road onto Junction 2 of the motorway.
Cllr Richardson said that while the hub would bring "substantial benefits" to the council in business rates, he and ward members in the area were unlikely to back the proposal as it stands.
"The road structure would struggle to cope with the increased vehicle movements with Junction 21 of the M1 already at a standstill at several parts of the day due to current capacity.
"The impact on nearby villages would be substantial especially with the limited road infrastructure in the area.
The size of the project means the Planning Inspectorate gets the final say on whether it is approved, with the council's planning team only able to produce a technical response.
Cllr Richardson also warned that increased rail movements could affect traffic levels, especially at the automated crossing at Narborough.
He said that few of the jobs created would be taken up by people in the district, which currently has low levels of unemployment, and that it would have a big impact on the visual amenity and green space of the area.
"Should the Secretary of State be minded to approve the application, substantial infrastructure would need to be provided prior to the commencement of the development," he added.
"The local County Councilllor, Councillor Maggie Wright has also advised me that she fully supports these comments, together with local ward members councillor Sheila Scott, councillor Iain Hewson and councillor Deanne Woods.
Developer DB Symmetry brought forward the plans and is currently processing the results of an informal consultation carried out in late 2018.
Previous concerns include an article from Chris Milner of The Railway magazine, who queried why four rail hubs including the Hinckley project are planned within 50 miles of each other.
He also said that in a few years they would most likely be road served "because it's cheaper, convenient and more flexible, completely ignoring the green credentials rail can offer".
A second round of informal consultations was announced at the end of February for the proposals, to focus on options for highways improvements near the site.
These will be held from May to July 2019.
The developer said: "A series of local events will be held in locations that are accessible to the 'host' communities within Blaby district and Hinckley and Bosworth borough.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council urged residents to attend the second round of events, while it has formed a cross-party working group to work on a response to the plans.
DB Symmetry said that statutory consultation will follow the second round later in 2019, including "a fully reasoned response to the informal public consultation exercises".
Residents can find out about how the consultations will work by reading the Statement of Community Consultation on the Hinckley NRFI website, a document the developer put together in collaboration with authorities in the area.


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Covid-19 Prevention | Hygiene Concept
Please check the current situation before visiting the library. We have summarized these in a FAQ.
General Legal Regulations
Access to the library only for people considering the 3G rules
Minimum distance of 1.50 metres in the whole building
Wearing a surgical mask is mandatory in the whole building
Access to the building for a reduced numer of users only with Anmeldung (registration)
Additional Measures of the Library
Only recovered and vaccinated persons (2G rule) are granted access to the reading rooms; exception: persons under 18 years of age are granted access upon presentation of a negative test updated on a daily basis
Strict separation of exit and entrance
Marked ways
Postings with hygiene recommendations in the building
Protective plastic screens at the service counters
Safety and Hygiene Concept for Library Use in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SBB-PK)
Basic Legal Regulations
In principle, the library (SBB-PK) follows the regulations of the current Fourth SARS-CoV-2 Infection Protection Measures Ordinance of the Berlin Senate, the hygiene concept of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe, the SARS-CoV-2 Act on the Protection of People at Work of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the respective recommendations of the Robert Koch-Institut relating to infection protection as well as additional regulations of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Regarding the use of the reading rooms, § 29 article 3 of the Fourth SARS-CoV-2 Infection Protection Measures Ordinance applies.
General Regulations – Social Distancing and Hygiene Measures
People with unclear symptoms that might be related to SARS-CoV-2 should not visit the Staatsbibliothek. This is equally true for users, staff members and other employees.
Mouth and nose have to be covered according to the current official regulations.
At the entrance points of the library as well as in all user areas sanitisers for the disinfection of hands and surfaces are available. The website of the library and posters show and explain the hygiene and social distancing rules. In the sanitary rooms users find recommendations on hand hygiene.
Cleaning routines and air ventilation have been modified in order to minimise the risk of infection in closed rooms.
All control points and service desks in the user areas are equipped with protective screens .
Supervisory staff controls the compliance with safety and hygiene measures.
Entrance and Exit
In the entrance and exit areas safety signs mark the ways users should take in order to avoid that they cross other users' paths. Markings on the floor help to observe social distancing when passing the control points.
Security personnel takes care that the allowed maximum number of persons per square metre is not exceeded, social distancing rules are observed and mouth and nose are covered in the prescribed way.
Use of the Reading Rooms
The number of available study places in all reading rooms of the Staatsbibliothek is limited according to the prescribed minimum distance and the allowed maximum number of persons per square metre.
The use of reading rooms is only possible for readers who comply with the regulations of the current Infection Protection Measures Ordinance of the Berlin Senate. If necessary, an access pass, stating that on the given day current regulations are fulfilled, will be given to the user.
Access to the library is controlled by the necessity to pre-book a time slot and the attribution of a limited number of access permits to registered users who have no booked time slots.
Borrowing and Returning Library Items
In the book collection area (Potsdamer Straße) the access is controlled by security personnel which takes care that the maximum number of persons per square metre will not be exceeded. Signage and markings on the floor help to observe social distancing rules.
(Status: 10 January 2022)
Additional Rules for Visiting our Events, Guided Tours, and Exhibitions:
According to the current Infection Protection Ordinance, events may only take place under 2G conditions. 2G means that, in principle, only persons who have been vaccinated or have recovered as defined by the ordinance are admitted.
For events we also use a booking system in order to manage the number of people attending. Please note the obligation to register for the events. Your data will be stored in accordance with the Infection Protection Ordinance Berlin exclusively for the purpose of infection tracking for 14 days and then deleted. You find information on the registration in the respective announcements at https://blog.sbb.berlin/termin.
According to the Infection Protection Ordinance we are obliged to document the presence of visitors. As for events we capture your contact data as a result of your registration and regarding exhibitons this may be done on-site. Data will be destroyed after four weeks
We have limited the number of possible attendants in our event locations in such a way that always social distancing is possible. Please follow the instructions of our staff when you enter and leave the rooms. When you have reached your seat, you can take your mask off.
Currently, we do not offer guided tours. We are very sorry for that, but your health has priority. In case of new developments, we will inform you on this website.
Federal Ministry of Health
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FAQ | Covid-19 (currently available only in German)
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far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.
we may maintain the music of the spheres.
The most wholesome beauty is virtue-beauty, the beauty of the soul-emergence into the whole of life, producing a whole person. Virtue-beauty is centered in mortal and immortal goodness shining forth upon the countenance, the movements of the body, and the expression of the individual. The deep, sweet memories of a beloved face, of a beloved deed, passed on from a pure soul, leave the underlying mark of good which all yearn and hope for.
The lamp of grace keeps alive virtue-beauty.


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Home / Nature & the natural world: general interest / Lost Species, The: Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums
Lost Species, The: Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums
Christopher Kemp
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Lost Species, The: Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums quantity
Categories: History of science, Life sciences: general issues, Nature & the natural world: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest
The tiny, lungless Thorius salamander from southern Mexico, thinner than a match and smaller than a quarter. The lushly white-coated Saki, an arboreal monkey from the Brazilian rainforests. The olinguito, a native of the Andes, which looks part mongoose, part teddy bear. These fantastic species are all new to science–at least newly named and identified; but they weren't discovered in the wild, instead, they were unearthed in the drawers and cavernous basements of natural history museums. As Christopher Kemp reveals in The Lost Species, hiding in the cabinets and storage units of natural history museums is a treasure trove of discovery waiting to happen. With Kemp as our guide, we go spelunking into museum basements, dig through specimen trays, and inspect the drawers and jars of collections, scientific detectives on the hunt for new species. We discover king crabs from 1906, unidentified tarantulas, mislabeled Himalayan landsnails, an unknown rove beetle originally collected by Darwin, and an overlooked squeaker frog, among other curiosities. In each case, these specimens sat quietly for decades–sometimes longer than a century–within the collections of museums, before sharp-eyed scientists understood they were new. Each year, scientists continue to encounter new species in museum collections–a stark reminder that we have named only a fraction of the world's biodiversity. Sadly, some specimens have waited so long to be named that they are gone from the wild before they were identified, victims of climate change and habitat loss. As Kemp shows, these stories showcase the enduring importance of these very collections. The Lost Species vividly tells these stories of discovery–from the latest information on each creature to the people who collected them and the scientists who finally realized what they had unearthed–and will inspire many a museumgoer to want to peek behind the closed doors and rummage through the archives.
Living Mountain, The: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
Jeanette Winterson, Nan Shepherd
Windblown: Landscape, Legacy and Loss – The Great Storm of 1987
Tamsin Treverton Jones
Diary of a Young Naturalist: WINNER OF THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
Dara McAnulty
Autumn: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons
Melissa Harrison, Melissa Harrison


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I'm easily distracted by shiny things - especially good stories. I love the hint of a faery tale in the midst of everyday life, and I love reading and writing YA fiction. I live in Michigan with my wonderful husband, two amazing kids and three psychotic cats where I compulsively craft, binge watch Netflix and plot to do terrible things to my characters.


How do you find the perfect wedding dress?
What clothes did people wear in colonial New Jersey look like?
Can you give me some store names starting with a?
Are jeans consider as casual pants?
An article of clothing starting with the letter J?
Has any fashion designer created garments from Koloron?
How do you go about getting a degree in fashion designing?


WHO'S flying your plane? Pilots' skills have become dangerously eroded because they rely too much on automated systems. That's one conclusion of a leaked report on air safety commissioned by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
Based on voluntary incident reports from concerned pilots, crash data and evidence from cockpit observers on more than 9000 flights, the report found that some pilots were "reluctant to intervene" with automated systems or to switch them off in risky situations. Poor training and lack of manual flight experience, it says, meant some pilots had neither the knowledge to keep up to date with changes to automated systems nor the manual skills to take over when flight computers malfunction.
The findings may help to explain a spate of recent accidents in which Colgan Air, Air France and Asiana Airlines planes crashed after crews failed to maintain a basic aerodynamic requirement: adequate airspeed to stay airborne.


This statistic shows annual oil consumption in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2017. Following years of a general decline in the consumption rate, from 2014 to 2017 there was an increase in consumption. In 2017, approximately 1.6 million barrels of oil were consumed daily in the United Kingdom.
The source adds the following information about consumption: "inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss. Consumption of biogasoline (such as ethanol), biodiesel and derivatives of coal and natural gas are also included."
Data not in PDF was taken from the BP Statistical Review all data workbook.


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by Thomas Watteyne, Xavier Vilajosana, and Pere Tuset
The OpenWSN project is an open-source implementation of a fully standards-based protocol stack for capillary networks, rooted in the new IEEE802.15.4e Time Synchronized Channel Hopping standard. IEEE802.15.4e, coupled with Internet of Things standards, such as 6LoWPAN, 6TiSCH, RPL and CoAP, enables ultra-low-power and highly reliable mesh networks, which are fully integrated into the Internet. OpenMote is an open-hardware platform designed to facilitate the prototyping and technology adoption of IEEE802.15.4e TSCH networks, and is fully supported by OpenWSN.
Time Synchronized Channel Hopping (TSCH) was designed to allow IEEE802.15.4 devices (i.e., low power wireless mesh network devices) to support a wide range of applications including, but not limited to, industrial automation and process monitoring. It is based on a medium access technique which uses time synchronization to achieve ultra low-power operation and channel hopping to enable high reliability. Synchronization accuracy directly relates to power consumption, and can vary from microseconds to milliseconds, depending on the hardware and implementation.
The IEEE802.15.4e standard is the latest generation of ultra-low power reliable networking solutions for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs). The memo RFC5673 (Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks) (Link 2) discusses industrial applications, and highlights the harsh operating conditions as well as the stringent reliability, availability, and security requirements for an LLN to operate in an industrial environment. In these scenarios, vast deployment areas with large (metallic) equipment cause multi-path fading and interference to thwart any attempt of a single-channel solution to be reliable; the channel agility of TSCH is the key to its ultra high reliability.
IEEE802.15.4e TSCH focuses on the MAC layer only. This clean layering allows TSCH to fit under an IPv6-enabled protocol stack for LLNs, running IPv6 packet delivery in Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs) (Link 3), IPv6 Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL) (Link 4) and the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) (Link 5). All of this complemented with the management interface and network operation specification currently being developed by the IETF 6TiSCH working group.
The OpenWSN project (Link 6) (see Figure 1) is an open-source implementation of the aforementioned protocol stack designed for capillary networks, rooted in the new IEEE802.15.4e TSCH standard, and providing IPv6 connectivity to ultra-reliable low power industrial mesh networks [1].
Figure 1: OpenMote CC2538 main board. Composed by a ARM Cortex M3 SoC TI CC2538 Microcontroller. Open-Hardware design.
OpenWSN was founded in 2010 in the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center at UC Berkeley as an open-source project to implement, promote and contribute to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the next wave of innovation impacting the way the world connects. With a community of academic and industrial contributors, the OpenWSN protocol stack now runs on most popular low-power wireless platforms, and features a simulator and an ecosystem of cloud-based collaboration and continuous integration tools. OpenWSN has become the de-facto open-source implementation of IEEE802.15.4e-2012 Time Synchronized Channel Hopping (TSCH), the standard at the heart of the IIoT which enables ultra high reliability and low-power operation.
In 2013, work from the OpenWSN project contributed to the creation of IETF 6TiSCH (Link 7) Working Group, standardizing how to combine the ease-of-use of IPv6 with the performance of industrial low-power wireless technology. With over 290 members, IETF 6TiSCH is spearheading the development of the Industrial IoT.
In 2014, members of the OpenWSN team founded OpenMote (Link 8), a startup company developing an ecosystem of hardware for the IoT, including the popular OpenMote (see Figure 2), the OpenBase/OpenUSB board to program it, and the OpenBattery to power it. Inheriting from previous 'Berkeley Motes', the OpenMote is widely considered the new generation of low-power wireless experimental platforms.
Figure 2: OpenWSN protocol stack diagram. At the MAC Layer features the new amendment of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, namely the IEEE802.15.4e TSCH. On top the IETF standards suite provide IPv6 connectivity to low power mesh networked devices. OpenWSN is OpenSource and supports multiple commercial and open hardware platforms including OpenMote.
The OpenWSN ecosystem is devoted to accelerating the standardization and transfer of low power wireless technologies to the industry, enabling and promoting the adoption of low power wireless for industrial applications. OpenWSN is licensed under the BSD license; OpenMote Hardware is licensed under CERN OHL 1.2 hardware license. Both licences are neither viral nor restrictive, enabling industrial users to take advantage of the platform without jeopardizing their developments or intellectual property. OpenWSN is in constant evolution, being updated with the latest standards in the field and becoming a central prototyping platform for future amendments and improvements to already existing standards and protocols.
1. http://www.openmote.com/
2. Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5673
3. Compression Format for IPv6 Datagrams over IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282
4. RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6550
5. The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7252
6. OpenWSN Project: http://openwsn.org/
7. http://tools.ietf.org/wg/6tisch/charters
8. OpenMote Technologies http://www.openmote.com/
[1] T. Watteyne et al.: "OpenWSN: A Standards-Based Low-Power Wireless Development Environment", Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 23, issue 5, 480-493, 2012.
Thomas Watteyne
Inria, HiPERCOM2 team
Xavier Vilajosana
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Pere Tuset
OpenMote Technologies


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Hong Kong Sinfonietta‧Eroica
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International Tchaikovsky Competition laureate Edgar Moreau will dazzle with Haydn's Cello Concerto No 1, under the baton of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta's principal guest conductor Christoph Poppen, in a programme that also includes Beethoven's sublime "Eroica" Symphony.
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"This cello prodigy belongs in the family of the greatest artists of all time" La Provence
After capturing at the age of 17 second prize at the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, and being named Instrumental Soloist of the Year at the French Victoires de la Musique in 2015, Edgar Moreau rose to prominence on the international stage and has established himself as "the rising star of the French cello" (Le Figaro) with his effortless virtuosity and dynamic performances.
In his return to Hong Kong, Moreau will dazzle with Haydn's Cello Concerto No 1 under the baton of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta's principal guest conductor Christoph Poppen, in a programme that also includes Beethoven's sublime "Eroica" Symphony, as well as the world premiere of Sinfonietta artist associate Charles Kwong's a fictional overture – an ahistorical reimagining of orchestral timbre that becomes one with the sonorities of nature.
Charles Kwong (HKS Artist Associate)
a fictional overture
2021 version, world premiere, commissioned by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Cello Concerto No 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1
Cello: Edgar Moreau
Symphony No 3 in E-flat major, Op 55, "Eroica"
Principal Guest Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra -
Music About China
National Theatre Brno -
Jenůfa
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