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WHAT IS AGENDA 21?
Agenda 21 – and the recent ones Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2050 – is a plan to depopulate 95% of the world population by 2030, according to Disclose.tv..
It is an action plan devised by the U.N. and signed by 178 governments at the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Its goal is the depopulation of humanity because "we are too many". It is promoted by the elites as a way to "save the planet" and implemented by governments worldwide. Bill Gates even shared his view about how to achieve this goal by vaccinations and other means in a TedX lecture:
"The world today has 6.8 billion people. That's heading up to about nine billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care & reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent." (HumansAreFree.com ). from massawakening.org
Understand something: though there are places that are densely populated, the entire planet as a whole is not overpopulated. For those of us with a Faith in God, we believe that there should never be a fear set in the heart surrounding populating the earth, but rather it is something that is entirely blessed and encouraged by Heaven. "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the Earth and subdue it." There is no fear in faith. There is plenty room. Yes, there are places where the people are crowded. But there are also places where there are no people. There is a way to populate the earth and not destroy nature. Yet these same people that claim people are destroying nature are also the ones devastating the planet with their population control agenda. When we understand our inheritance also includes the Universe, we understand the possibilities are endless.
Understand something: population control agendas are psychopathic. They are psychopaths. They are mentally insane. They are serial mass murderers that have devastated so many and devastated this planet for so very long. It is a very sick and psychopathic agenda, but there are also many the see the profit in it. For many it is about the need to murder and the need to feel a sick sense of superiority, control and power. But for many, it is all about the money. So, they are more than happy to jump on board.
U.S. Government Population Control
The United States National Security Council is the highest decision-making body on foreign policy in the United States. On December 10, 1974, it promulgated a top secret document entitled National Security Study Memorandum or NSSM-200, also called The Kissinger Report. Its subject was "Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests." This document, published shortly after the first major international population conference in Bucharest, was the result of collaboration among the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Departments of State, Defense and Agriculture.
The Kissinger Report was made public when it was declassified and was transferred to the U.S. National Archives in 1990.
Although the United States government has issued hundreds of policy papers dealing with various aspects of American national security since 1974, The Kissinger Report continues to be the foundational document on U.S. government population control. It therefore continues to represent official United States policy on government population control, and is posted on the USAID website. –from hli.org
The Purpose of The Kissinger Report
The primary purpose of U.S. government population control efforts is to maintain access to the mineral resources of less-developed countries, or LDCs. The Kissinger Report states:
The U.S. economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries. That fact gives the U.S. enhanced interest in the political, economic, and social stability of the supplying countries. Wherever a lessening of population pressures through reduced birth rates can increase the prospects for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resource supplies and to the economic interests of the United States.
The Kissinger Report also specifically declared that the United States was to cover up government population control activities and avoid charges of imperialism by inducing the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations—specifically the Pathfinder Fund, the International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF) and the Population Council—to do its dirty work. –from hli.org
I don't intend to make this an argument for abortion or ones rights surrounding that issue. I intend to show the foundational thoughts behind this agenda that is far more than the abortion issue. It is about actively harming all and devastating the planet. Don't be fooled. This agenda is not about protecting your rights, it is about destroying them.
Massive Human Rights Violations
The document has directly and inevitably encouraged atrocities on an enormous scale in dozens of the world's nations. Just four examples are shown below.
China. For many years, the United States government funded the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In April 2017, the Trump Administration finally took the step of ending UNFPA funding. Why? One of the main targets of UNFPA money is the People's Republic of China (PRC). The State Department grounded the change of policy the fact the agency "supports, or participates in the management of, a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization" in China. While the UNFPA denies it, according to its own documents the UNFPA has donated more than $100 million to China's population control program; financed a $12 million computer complex specifically to monitor the population program; provided the technical expertise and personnel that trained thousands of Chinese population control officials; and presented China with a United Nations award for the "most outstanding population control program." Those unfamiliar with the countless abuses perpetrated under this program might consider reading material from 2015-present at the links for the U.S. Congressional Hearing on China and Population Research Institute (PRI) for evidence. As the PRI article states, "More children were aborted under the one-child policy than the entire population of the United States."
Peru. During the years 1995 to 1997, over a quarter of a million Peruvian women were sterilized as part of a program to fulfill then-president Alberto Fujimori's family planning goals. Although this campaign was called the "Voluntary Surgical Contraception Campaign," many of these procedures were obviously coerced. In fact, women whose underweight children were on government food programs were threatened with the withholding of this food if they refused to be sterilized, and others were kidnapped from their families and forcibly sterilized.
Uganda. Uganda became the first African country to roll back its adult HIV infection rate, from 21% in 1991 to about 6% in 2004, a 70% decrease. The nation accomplished this amazing feat by discouraging condom use and by changing the behavior of the people. The population control groups could not allow this success to interfere with their inflexible template, so they aggressively undermined President Yoweri Museveni's program. Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, called this highly effective program "gross negligence toward humanity." The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Population Services International, CARE International, and others have been pushing condoms as hard as they can in Uganda. Rates rose over seven percent, which Edward Greene, former senior research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, ascribes to riskier behavior and less fear of HIV as a death sentence. Recently rates have declined back to 6.2% again. Nevertheless, Uganda's initial success rate is perhaps the most egregious example of population control ideology trumping the science of proven HIV prevention programs.
India. In 2014 there was renewed international attention on India's continuing forced sterilization program after dozens of women were killed and many more harmed due to the assembly line procedures being done in grotesquely unsanitary conditions. Female sterilization is still India's primary method of "contraception." According to the New York Times, as of 2016 four million tubal ligations are still done annually. This continues to be financed by the US and other Western governments and foundations. As of 2017 there are no plans to stop sterilizations, but the Indian government is introducing free injectable contraceptives, which will also have major negative health impacts on women. from hli.org You would not believe how such injectables have devastated my health.
Outline of the Population Control Strategy in The Kissinger Report
The Kissinger Report explicitly lays out the detailed strategy by which the United States government aggressively promotes population control in developing nations in order to regulate (or have better access to) the natural resources of these countries. from hli.org
The following outline shows the elements of this plan, with actual supporting quotes from NSSM-200:
The United States needs widespread access to the mineral resources of less-developed nations (quote shown above).
The smooth flow of resources to the United States could be jeopardized by LDC government action, labor conflicts, sabotage, or civil disturbances, which are much more likely if population pressure is a factor: "These types of frustrations are much less likely under conditions of slow or zero population growth."
Young people are much more likely to challenge imperialism and the world's power structures, so their numbers should be kept down as much as possible: "These young people can more readily be persuaded to attack the legal institutions of the government or real property of the 'establishment,' 'imperialists,' multinational corporations, or other—often foreign—influences blamed for their troubles."
Therefore, the United States must develop a commitment to government population control among key LDC leaders, while bypassing the will of their people: "The U.S. should encourage LDC leaders to take the lead in advancing family planning and population stabilization both within multilateral organizations and through bilateral contacts with other LDCs."
The critical elements of government population control implementation include:
Identifying the primary targets: "Those countries are: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia and Colombia."
Enlisting the aid of as many multilateral population control organizations as possible in this worldwide project, in order to deflect criticism and charges of imperialism: "The U.S. will look to the multilateral agencies, especially the U.N. Fund for Population Activities which already has projects in over 80 countries to increase population assistance on a broader basis with increased U.S. contributions."
Recognizing that "No country has reduced its population growth without resorting to abortion."
Designing programs with financial incentives for countries to increase their abortion, sterilization and contraception-use rates: "Pay women in the LDCs to have abortions as a method of family planning. … Similarly, there have been some controversial, but remarkably successful, experiments in India in which financial incentives, along with other motivational devices, were used to get large numbers of men to accept vasectomies."
Concentrating on "indoctrinating" [NSSM-200's language] the children of LDCs with anti-natalist propaganda: "Without diminishing in any way the effort to reach these adults, the obvious increased focus of attention should be to change the attitudes of the next generation, those who are now in elementary school or younger."
Designing and instigating propaganda programs and sex-education curricula intended to convince couples to have smaller families, regardless of social or cultural considerations: "The following areas appear to contain significant promise in effecting fertility declines, and are discussed in subsequent sections … concentrating on the education and indoctrination of the rising generation of children regarding the desirability of smaller family size."
Investigating the desirability of mandatory [NSSM-200's language] population control programs: "The conclusion of this view is that mandatory programs may be needed and that we should be considering these possibilities now."
Considering using coercion in other forms, such as withholding disaster and food aid unless a targeted LDC implements population control programs: "On what basis should such food resources then be provided? Would food be considered an instrument of national power? Will we be forced to make choices as to whom we can reasonably assist, and if so, should population efforts be a criterion for such assistance?
Throughout the implementation process, the United States must hide its tracks and disguise its government population control programs as altruistic:
"There is also the danger that some LDC leaders will see developed country pressures for family planning as a form of economic or racial imperialism; this could well create a serious backlash. … The U.S. can help to minimize charges of an imperialist motivation behind its support of population activities by repeatedly asserting that such support derives from a concern with:
The right of the individual couple to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of children and to have information, education, and means to do so; and
The fundamental social and economic development of poor countries in which rapid population growth is both a contributing cause and a consequence of widespread poverty." from hli.org
Let's be very clear. To love freedom is to love it for all. We are either of the character that fights for freedom, or we are of the character that fights against it.
When we, no matter the 'we', are of a land, we develop that land. We seek the highest good of all. We then in turn look to neighbors of other lands and see that they have other crafts, goods and skills. We begin to have a marketplace outside of our own territory by establishing trade. We say things like, we like those spices you have cultivated, and have nothing like it here. But we also see that we have this that you don't have. Would you like to trade? We establish marketplaces and a thriving worldwide economy that benefits all. There is no oppression, or groups ravishing lands and people. There is opportunity for innovation and design. Whenever anyone begins to act out and harm others for ill gotten gain, they must be dealt with swiftly. The sovereignty of nations must be honored and protected. There can be no hidden global elites seeing the opportunity to devastate all for ultimate governing power in oppression, profit through devastation, disease and murder.
We cannot tolerate any foreign hostile powers infiltrating our government with paid for puppets, sold out traitors, who weaken the sovereignty of our nation, launder the wealth of the nation away, murder those they are entrusted with, and are a threat to national security.
"They push their globalist agenda on all of us of no rights to property and other rights. People were even fined for collecting rainwater in their own homes, according to CanadaFreePress.
THE MEANS OF DEPOPULATION
This genocidal agenda of humanity has already begun and there are many means implemented to achieve this goal, including chemtrails (or "Geoengineering"), vaccines, irradiated food, GMOs (Codex Alimentarius), smart meters, 5G deployment that Trump promotes as part of a "technology race".
One such mean which is relatively ignored in the alternative media is mass population migration from Africa and the Middle East into the U.S. and Europe. In Israel, they helped bring about 100,000 migrants from Africa who conquered entire neighborhoods in Southern Tel Aviv and other cities where the local population literally became refugees in their own country and fled to other parts in the country. They terrorize the locals and it's horrendous what happens in these areas. However, all these means sound great when they are termed the "sustainable development" under Agenda 21." from massawakening.org
We all know that God has shown me the horrific things they have been doing –engineered hurricanes with a royal storm boat that has murdered and devastated so many for over a century, arson of our planet with provoked so called "seasonal fires", war for profit, pushing drugs into communities, acts of terror, wag the dog politics with fake crimes, harmful things in the air and harmful things in the water, and yes, engineered "outbreaks" and so called "seasonal flues." It is horror. It is unbelievable. They are psychopaths.
The corona virus, or COVID19, is another engineered intentional infliction upon mankind by this horrific group of global elites. They have many serving them and their agenda that are within our government, its agencies, and even the military. They are traitors to the nation. It is treason.
They are a menace to society and a plague to the nations.
What God has shown me is pure horror. They are the terrorists. They are psychopaths. They are enemies of the state, a threat to freedom and a threat to all. They are a threat to freedom.
Dissolve the political bands. Let facts be submitted to a candid world.
We must act and there must be full disclosure. All are in danger.
HOW IS AGENDA 21 IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY WORLDWIDE?
"Again, Agenda 21 is carried out by NGOs funded by foreign countries, like the New Israel Fund (funded by the Ford Foundation and others, including Muslim countries) as well as such groups as the Open Society Foundation (George Soros) and Oxfam with the intentions, I surmise, to destroy Israel from within like with other Western countries. Check the Periodic Report to ICLEI, the U.N.'s NGO that implements Agenda 21 locally, of 15 cities in Israel complying with its guidelines and here on YNET News.
According to the UN's own website, this is a "comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations system, governments and major groups, in every area in which human impacts on the environment." This plan is involved in every aspect of our lives according to Rosa Koire, an activist and a lecturer who tirelessly works to inform the unaware public about the dangers of this plan. U.N. Agenda 21/Sustainable Development is a corporate manipulation using the Green Mask of environmental concern to forward a globalist plan." (www.openmindconference.com )
It seems that using the word "sustainability" helps them promote their depopulation plan unabated. It sounds so "green", advanced, and progressive. Does it ring a bell? That's the reason why most people will consider this plan as positive. So, what is wrong with it? Pay attention to the actions of those implementing it and not to "nice", placating words such as "sustainable development"." from massawakening.org
So all of this is being marketed as oh so woke thinking and being earth conscience. There is massive brainwashing out there in the media and academia. As I am creating this blog I heard: "She's going to fucking die." I am pulling this info off of other websites, so why do they see ME as such a threat? Because until I started releasing visions and opening the eyes of so many with so many first hand witnesses to the prevention of atrocities and how it exposed the underlying corruption and agenda, it was very easy to simply control the main stream media and of course, any who came out with a differing opinion could quickly be devoured. They actively try to make anyone who speaks of the horror out to be "crazy", a crazy tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist. They seriously even have conspiracy theorists that work for them. What, wait, really? Why would they do that and have someone working against them? Because when they can have someone out there intentionally behaving "crazy" and ripped apart before all, then they can further create the illusion that if you belive those things then you must be crazy and if you dare, you will be labeled and seen by all as one of those crazies. They even have them believe things so radical and so crazy that the truth in there gets buried and blurred as a part of the crazy. This is big business. This is big money. And beyond that, it is psychopaths who want to murder and want ultimate control. They fear and they hate. So, hear I am, not just another rebel journalist, or homegrown conspiracy theorist –there is no theory in irrefutable evidence. There are people worldwide that have been a witness to the things revealed through the interception of terror and truth revealed in visions by seeing the future. We are on a different playing field now, and I hold all the cards.
It is a demonic agenda. Money, suffering, control, power, hate, genocide, murder for fun, death for profit….
Whenever ANY form of government becomes destructive to life, destructive to liberty, or even destructive to the pursuit of happiness, it is the right of the people to ALTER or ABOLISH it.
They have created the latest "outbreak". The corona virus –so much fear is being created by the media. This morning there was a headline stating that cases have increased where testing has been limited. Listen, testing is not a preventative measure or a cure–and you know what? Testing will do nothing but tell you yes or no. You cannot do anything but let the virus run its course just like the flu. You can treat the symptoms until it's gone and do your best to make yourself comfortable. Oh what about pneumonia! What about all those who have died! This is the same with any other flu strain they have created. Those who don't care for their self and succumb to further complications. Those who are weak will have a greater fight. This is the case with anything. Those with underlying health conditions or over 60, or anyone that symptoms continue to worsen, must seek medical care. So many die from the flu every year. All those beyond 60 years of age, and those with underlying health conditions will have a greater fight. Yet we had this gal, who I can't remember her name or position, up there with Trump referencing the HIV virus in her speech and asking people to try and have compassion on others just as with HIV. What? Now we are comparing the corona virus to HIV? Compassion is always prescribed in any circumstance, but really? Do you see what they are doing? It is all about fear. It is all about planting seeds of fear in hopes to gain mass hysteria. Every year those who are compromised or weak must take extra precautions. Every year, those who get a flu bug should self isolate and be responsible. Every year we all are at risk to getting some kind of flu bug. Every year many die. It is sad. It is all instigated and perpetuated as "seasonal outbreaks". It is population control agenda. It is political agenda. It is about money. It is about wag the dog. It is only going to keep getting worse. We must do something. That something must start with acting on irrefutable evidence. We must never allow legislation to be written that supports psychopathic agendas.
What's that? We are getting close to an election? What should we do, a ginormous act of terror to instigate a war, or some kind of new global epidemic? You toss the coin, Bob.
Let each country protect their sovereignty. Let each country seek the highest good of all. Let there be autonomy. Let there be a global marketplace that honors and protects all. If someone has a skill, or good that you would like to have, then there must be a clear exchange that benefits all –NOT an oppressive domination to obtain what someone else has.
Our government is a fake store front for a treasonous group of traitors. We must act on irrefutable evidence and there must be true leaders put in place that will refuse to watch the horror. We must never allow freedom to be destroyed. We must never allow legislation to be written that attacks freedom and violates human rights.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.
No, you do not have the right to take away the rights of the people, or be in agreement with any agenda that harms, devastates, and murders. I on the other hand have the right, and not only the right but the duty, to come against you and to alter you or abolish you. You, however, are without legal right to EVER seek to punish, mistreat, threaten, manipulate, abuse or destroy, or retaliate against me in any way. Our rights were written to be more powerful than the government.
You are impostors and you are enemies of the state. You are a threat to freedom and a threat to all. Dissolve the political bands that have tied us to tyranny and prosecute the traitors.
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Someday, I promise you, we will have a military that will defend our country and a military that will refuse to ever hold any citizen in harms way. Someday, I promise you, we will have such soldiers of honor leading the troops and storming anyone who dares lift a finger towards what they've been entrusted with.
The goal is to be set free.
The destiny is to be powerful.
The inheritance is love.
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If I ruled the world: Jenny Agutter
Joy Persaud
Actress Jenny Agutter OBE, 65, is known for her roles in The Railway Children, Call the Midwife and Logan's Run
I'd have various counsellors
The whole premise of my world would be that of shared responsibility. I'd have counsellors like Sir David Attenborough, who has created such empathy for the world we live in through his programmes.
I would get back to real communities
Communities have become very disparate. We seem to be ruled by a centre that's outside ourselves, as opposed to relying on the community we're living in. My husband and I visited Tobago and one thing we've noticed is that every town has a harvest festival. The people in each village gather to celebrate and have a meal—it's all about sharing.
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Robert De Niro interview
I would get rid of exams
Exams are solitary things that test how much you know but the point of school would be problem-solving and working with other children. So many kids come out of school with masses of information but don't know what they want to do or what they really enjoy.
I'd prioritise studying music, drama, and sport
When children work together in drama, they're not only studying the literature, they're looking at emotions and learning how to communicate. That also happens in music because if you're learning an instrument, you learn to play with other people.
I would eradicate homelessness
Families can break down for all sorts of reasons. Whatever it is, sometimes people just need support from people outside, which is why I work for Action for Children. The youth homelessness project works with homeless young people and we help them through the things that family normally would such as form filling and getting a job.
We've got to make the NHS work
We're hugely privileged to have it and we've got to pay whatever taxes required to ensure the money is there. Educators and health workers should be celebrated and paid the most in our society, because we need them.
I would open up places of worship
Places of worship should be used by people who have faith, but they should also be open to the community and become centres of thought. Instead of saying, "this is our religion and it's separate from everybody else," they would invite other people and denominations in so that people can understand each other better.
I'd arrange more for young people to do
When I was young, there were clubs, dances and sports events but [now] people are disengaged. I'd love to bring back the idea of the community centre so kids are able to do other things aside from being on the streets.
I would reverse the trend for smart phones
I wish when they were developed it had been made very clear that "this is an adult toy".
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About NZSQ
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10 Questions with Sarah Chesney
Sarah Chesney, our new General Manager, talks about her musical background, experience in musicology and arts management, and what she enjoys most about her new role with us.
1. What was your first experience of Chamber Music?
I first encountered chamber music at high school. Friends I'd met through playing in larger youth ensembles cajoled me into entering the annual secondary schools competition. While I enjoy being part of an orchestra – which can feel like being part of a giant musical machine – chamber music is still my favourite type of music to play.
2. You're not a string player, so what's your musical background?
I studied clarinet at university, but now I really only play with friends. Instead, I found myself drawn to musicology, which I continued to study overseas. I've had stints teaching clarinet to beginners, too, which is always rewarding. When a group of more than 30 children finishes the class with a (mostly) in-tune 'Jingle Bells' and all their reeds intact there's definitely a sense of accomplishment!
3. You mentioned being drawn to musicology, what particularly interests you about it?
Musicology combines my musical, literary, historical, and language interests. On the one hand, I get to work up close with the notes in a score, analysing what about it might induce a particular response from a listener or performer. On the other hand, I use historical contexts to build a bigger picture of music's role in society. I've taught 19th-century music at the New Zealand School of Music, and discovering the new perspectives each student brings to the same (old!) music is always interesting.
4. Do you have a favourite era or genre of music?
Most of my research focusses on 19th-century Italian opera. Looking at how opera slots into – or challenges – political and cultural contexts fascinates me, as do the ideas and events of 19th-century history. For me, there's also nothing quite like experiencing opera live; it seems to consume all your senses at once. Many of the operas that premiered in the 19th century have never been revived for good reason, but I haven't quite given up the hope of turning up an excellent, long-forgotten opera from the depths of an archive somewhere!
5. And arts management? How have you ended up at the New Zealand String Quartet?
I've returned to the arts sector after getting in a good dose of report-writing at the Ministry of Education and Tertiary Education Commission, and it's wonderful to be back working with such an energised and passionate group of people. Previously, I worked in the Artistic department at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, both before and after heading overseas for a few years. My last role there involved planning the 'where' and the 'when' for the orchestra's NZ-wide tours and collaborative projects with other arts organisations, so NZSQ's role as a nationally-touring ensemble is familiar territory.
6. What were some highlights working with the NZSO?
One of the performance highlights for me was the concert production of Wagner's opera Die Walkure a few years ago. I was initially dubious about how Wagner's work would speak to an audience without the staging, since the visual element of opera was such a crucial part of his vision for the work. In the end, the superb singers – both NZ and overseas artists – were spellbinding in their performances. I was completely swept up and didn't miss the staging at all. What's more, touring the concert opera was a massive undertaking behind the scenes; seeing it all come together for such a stand-out event made it worthwhile.
7. What about your musical experiences outside NZ?
I was lucky enough to be in London during the Proms a couple of times. Attending classical music concerts back-to-back might sound overwhelming, but I found it inspiring. When you leap from an historically-informed Baroque concert to a newly-commissioned work with electronic instruments you find yourself listening in new ways and, I think, tuning into similarities, rather than differences across the art-form. In Italy, I spent some time poking around music archives for research at times that conveniently coincided with opera festivals. The opera houses themselves are exquisite, and I managed to hear works performed that are unlikely to be staged in NZ. And I say hear, rather than see intentionally - from the more affordable seats at the back of a box, you've got a much better view of the curtains than the stage!
8. What are you looking forward to most in your new role?
I'm enjoying the variety of this job so far. I find seeing projects evolve from the initial ideas to the final event satisfying, whether that's a self-presented tour, or a collaborative education workshop. Plus, I get to talk and write about, not to mention listen to, lots of fantastic music – core 18th and 19th-century repertoire alongside new commissions from NZ composers. I'm looking forward to helping to bring the NZSQ to new audiences, showing them how chamber music can be everything from uplifting and therapeutic to profoundly thought-provoking. And did I already say that the enthusiasm of the NZSQ musicians and staff is infectious?
9. Which upcoming NZSQ performances are you most excited about?
We're performing with Rodger Fox's Big Band in April – percolating swing style with string colours and inspired by the work of iconic jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It promises to be an awesome tour. Then only a month later, the NZSQ are playing the late NZ composer Jack Body's 2009 work Bai sanxian, an atmospheric work inspired by the sound palette of Indonesian Gamelan.
10. Outside of music and work, what do you spend time doing?
I try and go for bush walks and trail runs as often as I can. Happily, I live near some great areas of bush where native birds are thriving. I also play a bit of sport, mainly touch and netball, both with more enthusiasm than skill.
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Book Lovers At Large
Vienna: Reading, Seeing, Eating
I am 75 years old and a retired book professional with nearly forty years of book selling for publishers, as a retailer and for a book wholesaler. Most recently, I have been a volunteer at a regional writers' association and written book reviews.
My wife and I completed a two week visit to five cities in Europe– Prague, Vienna, Venice, Florence and Rome. The trip was based primarily on books that I read from 2006 to 2016. Here are the books that influenced our choice of meals, hotels and sights/sites. All of the hotels, restaurants and most of the sightseeing that I write about I have reviewed for TripAdvisor.com (you can look them up).
Steve Berry continues to be one of the most prolific writers of the genre I call "Archaeological Thrillers" These are stories that have a history element and a modern day adventure. Mr. Berry has written many novels featuring Cotton Malone a retired spook (spy) for the Department of Justice. In retirement, Malone lives in Copenhagen, Denmark where he owns an antiquarian bookstore. In The Columbus Affair, Malone is not a major part of the story. Instead a disgraced, award winning newspaper reporter is featured. He uncovers a story related to Christopher Columbus. Yes, that Columbus. His journey of discovery takes him to both Prague and Vienna as well as Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea.
Graham Greene wrote the movie "The Third Man" based on a novella he wrote as an outline for the movie. The movie and the novella differ on several points, most importantly, the ending. There is a Third Man Museum in Vienna that is well worth going to see (see below under Sites and Sights). The main protagonist is an American writer of pulp Westerns who goes to Vienna to visit a friend, Harry Lime. He finds out that Lime is dead (or is he?) and the adventures begin.
Phillip Kerr is an award winning, bestselling, British author who has written a historical mystery series featuring Bernie Gunther. There are a dozen books in this series. Gunther is a German policeman/investigator. The time period for the stories runs from the early 1930s to the mid-1950s. In Field Gray, number seven in the series, Bernie is in Cuba but he has flashbacks to 1933, 1940/41, the post-WWII years and the present (1950s). Throughout the series, Bernie travels to many places including Prague (see the section under Prague below) and Vienna. While in Vienna, Bernie visits a café on Dorotheergasse. While checking on that café in TripAdvisor, I came across the Jewish Museum (see below). I never did find the café, but the Museum was an even better discovery. The books contain a great deal of history on the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Real people and real stories abound. The books are fast-paced. I recommend them first for history buffs and then fans of mysteries.
David Downing is another British author who spent a few years living in the United States. He now spends time in France as well. His protagonist in six "Station" spy thrillers is John Russell. Russell is an Anglo-American journalist who lives in Berlin before, during and after WWII. In the course of the books, Russell travels from Berlin to both Vienna and Prague. At times, he works for the German Gestapo, British MI-6, Russian KGB and the United States' OSS. Sometimes all four at the same time. And he is paid by all four as well as for his newspaper and magazine stories. He has an ex-wife, a teenage son and a lady friend. The books provide an intimate look into what it was like living in Europe in the pre-war, war and post-war years. Really scary stuff.
SITES and SIGHTS
We went to Vienna because my wife's father was born there in 1905. He and his family left during and just after The Great War (World War One) and settled in New York City. He used to tell us about a Giant Ferris Wheel in Vienna that was in his neighborhood. Fortunately for us, it is still operational in Prater Park. We rode that Ferris wheel in his honor and memory. It is also seen in the movie "The Third Man" (see more under Graham Greene above). The following photo gives the dimensions of the Giant Ferris Wheel in Prater Park.
Our hotel was not located in area with lots of hotels but it is only 5 minute walk to the Red Line subway stop Nestroyvplatz from which it is one stop to the Praterstern station and the Prater Park/Ferris Wheel. Going the other way it is two stops to St. Stephen's Cathedral and one more to the Opera House. A small museum well worth the effort to find is The Third Man Museum, Pressgasse 25, 1040 Vienna. It can be reached by the subway (Metro, Underground) system from St. Stephan's Platz. My recollection is that it was only one or two stops.
The Jewish Museum has two locations – the aforementioned Dorotheergasse 11 and Judenplatz 8. The subway stop for St. Stephan's is a convenient starting point for the two. The former is a newer and larger facility with a decent kosher café in the building. The latter is a 15 minute walk through narrow alleys and Vienna's pedestrian-only, premier shopping district. It is okay to be distracted by the premier shops. This museum sits over an archaeological dig that goes back to the original 13th century site of Vienna's first synagogue. It also houses a Jewish genealogical office, the Jewish Archive.
EAT, STAY and TRANSPORT
We stayed at the Austria Classic Hotel Wien, Praterstrasse 72, Vienna 1020 AT, Phone: +431211300, from which you can see the Ferris wheel clearly. The hotel has been owned by the same family since 1837. The room was about $100 per night (100 euros). Of the five hotels at which we stayed, this had the best buffet breakfast (included in the room price). The front desk arranged for taxis when we needed them. They also recommended dining options in the neighborhood. A laundry service was available.
Just behind the Opera House is the Hotel Sacher, Café Sacher Wien, Philharmonikerstrasse 4, A-1010, which gave its name to the Sacher Torte, a chocolate cake not to be missed (bucket list item). Another traditional Vienna dessert is Kaiserschmarren that we had at Nestroy Gasthaus (see below). It is a thick, large, diced pancake with powdered sugar sprinkled on top and served with jam. It was created by a royal chef 200 years ago. Not for dieters. For a main course try Wiener schnitzel (veal). But be forewarned, the portions are usually huge, completely covering a 10-inch dinner plate.
We dined twice at neighborhood bistros not far from our hotel– Gasthaus Hansy, Heinestrasse 42 and Nestroy Gasthaus, Weintraubengasse 7. Both were excellent and affordable. The former was across the street from the hotel. The latter was a short walk and off Praterstrasse.
In front of the Opera House, you can catch a tram (trolley) to go one stop to the Museum District. There you can find the Treasury Museum. In the Treasury you will see, among the many artifacts, the tip of The Holy Lance (sometimes called The Spear of Destiny). It is supposedly the Spear tip that pierced Christ's body on the Crucifix some 2,000 years ago. It was also the tip of the spear that Charlemagne carried into battle in the 8th and 9th Centuries. It was on the lance that carried his Battle Flag. Napoleon and Hitler both stole the device because of the supernatural powers it was supposed to bestow on its owner. We know what happened to them! It was returned to Vienna after both thefts. Recent experiments on the Spearhead can only accurately trace it back to the 6th or 7th Centuries. The following photo is all that remains of The Holy Lance/Spear of Destiny in Vienna.
Concerts in the Schoenbrunn Palace
Our last night in Vienna we really splurged. We dined at Schonbrunn Palace, Café Restaurant Residenze, Schoenbrunner Strasse 244 followed by a concert in the Palace. The concert included music by Mozart, Haydn and Strauss, two dancers from the State Ballet and two singers from the State Opera. The finale was one of my Bucket List entries– rhythmic clapping to Radetzky's March. Go if you can. The cost was about US$165.00 (150 Euros) for two, including a three course dinner and the concert. A night to remember. We took taxis both ways and the cost was US$10 each way plus gratuity. It took about 30 minutes at rush hour. The Vienna Symphony gives a free spring concert at the Palace in May. It is usually attended by 100,000 people. Our PBS TV station shows it every year around September.
Using public transportation such as the subway (Underground, Metro) and trolleys (trams) is inexpensive and convenient. We took a train from Vienna to Venice, about 8 hours with a change in Innsbruck. We did not book a first class ticket. BIG MISTAKE! Spend the extra bucks to make yourself more comfortable because it is a long trip. The ride took us through Brenner Pass and the Swiss/Italian Alps. This is a spectacular ride. David Downing's John Russell made a similar trip while looking for a way to get Jewish refugees out of Germany.
Jim Harris previously shared his experiences reading and visiting Rome and Venice. Watch nwbooklovers for his next installment: Prague!
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This is how the NPC differs from the NANBF. The NANBF takes a more direct approach by taking urine samples from all competitors that are tested for steroids and any other substances on the banned list. The NANBF also differs from the NPC when it comes to judging. The criteria for certain poses differs from organization to organization. The NANBF even has an elevated calf pose which is unique for their competitions.[citation needed]
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A big clue is digestion. He does occasional cleanses. ("There's no planes that week," he said. "And no judgment at home.") The slightest change in a muscle, just a stripe in a striation, is noticed. And while Heath does most workouts alone, he has a trainer, Hany Rambod, who is based in California. They see each other about once a month. In between, Heath sends photos and receives workout and dietary advice in return.
Hopefully I didn't put a big damper on your Captain-America fueled dreams! I just want to set proper expectations so you don't get discouraged with slow progress, and instead get SUPER encouraged with any progress. Getting strong should be freakin' fun! Weirdly enough, once I stopped trying to get there quickly is when I started to actually make permanent progress.
Magnesium-chelated creatine typically exerts the same ergogenic effects as creatine monohydrate at low doses.[78] It was created because carbohydrates tend to beneficially influence creatine metabolism and magnesium is also implicated in carbohydrate metabolism and creatine metabolism.[79][80] Magnesium chelated creatine may be useful for increasing muscle strength output with a similar potency to creatine monohydrate, but without the water weight gain, as there are noted differences, but they are statistically insignificant.[80][81]
Key point: Past a certain number of sets, the marginal increases in protein synthesis NO LONGER outweigh the cost of doing more sets. If 8 sets of chest exercises produce 95% of possible muscle protein synthesis… then it makes very little sense to do ANOTHER 10 sets (like most chest workouts) to try and inch out the final 5% of stimulation. Those extra 10 sets are simply damaging your muscle unnecessarily and impairing your ability to recover.
1-3 Minutes Rest: Ideal for "tension and fatigue exercises," which include most secondary compound exercises. This range is sort of the midpoint between being ideal for strength and being ideal for generating fatigue. So while it's not entirely what's best for either, it is what's perfect for achieving an equal combination of the two… which is exactly what we want from these exercises.
Creatine is one of the most popular and widely researched natural supplements. The majority of studies have focused on the effects of creatine monohydrate on performance and health; however, many other forms of creatine exist and are commercially available in the sports nutrition/supplement market. Regardless of the form, supplementation with creatine has regularly shown to increase strength, fat free mass, and muscle morphology with concurrent heavy resistance training more than resistance training alone. Creatine may be of benefit in other modes of exercise such as high-intensity sprints or endurance training. However, it appears that the effects of creatine diminish as the length of time spent exercising increases. Even though not all individuals respond similarly to creatine supplementation, it is generally accepted that its supplementation increases creatine storage and promotes a faster regeneration of adenosine triphosphate between high intensity exercises. These improved outcomes will increase performance and promote greater training adaptations. More recent research suggests that creatine supplementation in amounts of 0.1 g/kg of body weight combined with resistance training improves training adaptations at a cellular and sub-cellular level. Finally, although presently ingesting creatine as an oral supplement is considered safe and ethical, the perception of safety cannot be guaranteed, especially when administered for long period of time to different populations (athletes, sedentary, patient, active, young or elderly).
In people with COPD given either glucose placebo (40.7g) or creatine supplementation (5.7g creatine with 35g glucose) thrice daily for two weeks followed by a single dose for ten weeks, supplementation was associated with improvements in muscular strength and endurance, but not cardiovascular exercise potential.[579] A later trial of larger power using a loading phase of 22g creatine with a maintenance phase of 3.76g during rehabilitative exercise failed to replicate the improvements in skeletal muscle performance despite increased body weight seen with creatine,[580] and the failure to improve cardiovascular performance during aerobic exercise seen in both aforementioned studies has been replicated elsewhere after eight weeks supplementation, during which muscular performance was, again, unaffected.[581]
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Every 4-8 weeks, vary your routine. As your body adapts to stress, you'll hit a plateau where the benefits of weight training will begin to diminish. The only way to prevent this from happening is to change things up, such as by increasing weight and changing exercises. Try a week of really piling the weights on, and do six to eight reps per set at the maximum weight you can manage with proper form. The more lifting experience you have, the more often you should vary your routine.
Weight trainers commonly spend 5 to 20 minutes warming up their muscles before starting a workout. It is common to stretch the entire body to increase overall flexibility; however, many people stretch just the area being worked that day. The main reason for warming up is injury prevention. Warming up increases blood flow and flexibility, which lessens the chance of a muscle pull or joint pain.
In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing body and balanced physique.[16][17] In prejudging, competitors do a series of mandatory poses: the front lat spread, rear lat spread, front double biceps, back double biceps, side chest, side triceps, Most Muscular (men only), abdominals and thighs. Each competitor also performs a personal choregraphed routine to display their physique. A posedown is usually held at the end of a posing round, while judges are finishing their scoring. Bodybuilders usually spend a lot of time practising their posing in front of mirrors or under the guidance of their coach.


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Valentine John Picinich (September 8, 1896 – December 5, 1942) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1916 to 1933 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 18 seasons Picinich played in 1,037 games and hit .258 with 26 home runs and 298 RBI. He caught three no-hitters in his first eight major league seasons and he was the personal catcher for Walter Johnson for four seasons. He was a minor league manager after his playing career ended. He died of pneumonia in 1946.

Career
After spending one year at Princeton University, Picinich left school to pursue a professional baseball career with the Philadelphia Athletics. He debuted with the Athletics in 1916 and played with the team through 1917. From 1918 to 1922, Picinich played for the Washington Senators and was the personal catcher for Walter Johnson; he only sat out two of Johnson's games during that time. Picinich caught three no-hitters, all early in his career (one by Bullet Joe Bush, 1916; one by Johnson, 1920; and one by Howard Ehmke, 1923).

Picinich may have had his best season for the Cincinnati Reds in 1928. He played in a major league career-high 96 games that year and hit .302. The next year, Picinich appeared in 93 games, but his batting average dropped to .260. He seemed to struggle defensively that year, leading the league in two dubious categories: passed balls (9) and stolen bases allowed (75).

After 1929, Picinich never played in more than 41 major league games in any season. He last appeared in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933. In 1934, he wrote to Ford Frick to say that he was creating a baseball school in Brooklyn. Picinich then spent four seasons managing in the minor leagues.

Later life
After leaving baseball, Picinich bought a chicken farm in Maine. He then worked as the personnel service and morale director for Bath Iron Works. In 1942, Picinich contracted bronchial influenza and was diagnosed with pneumonia a few days later. He died in Nobleboro, Maine, at the age of 46. He was survived by his parents, a wife, and a daughter.

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        $this->get('geograph_progdech')
                ->setCommunes($communes);

        return array(
            'carte' => $carte,
            'topolayer' => $topolayer,
            'aeriallayer' => $aeriallayer,
            'communes' => $communes
        );
    }
}

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Once a hornet queen is old enough, she ventures out on her own to start a new colony. And she does this by building a nest first. But unlucky for us, this nest sometimes ends up in our houses. Which begs that question, where do hornets like to nest?
To find out, here's a quick guide on hornet nests – what to look for and where to look for them.
Hornets can live anywhere, as long as they have everything they need to both survive and thrive.
What do hornet nests look like?
Hornet nests are constructed from a paper-like material that's made from wood pulp or mud and the hornet's saliva. It's built by stacking one tier after the other. Unfinished nests can have noticeable hexagon cells inside them while finished ones are football shaped with at least one hole at the bottom. The nests come in brown and can grow to be as large as basketballs or even bigger.
Where do hornets build their nests?
Now that you know what the nest looks like. It should be easier to recognize it even if you're positioned from afar. So to help you in inspecting your house, here are the usual places where hornets make their nests.
The garage may be the safest place where we keep our power tools and those extra furniture we don't like anymore, but it's also a place for hornets to keep their young.
These bugs like to make their nests either outside or inside the garage, depending on how frequently it's kept wide open.
To avoid this, you have to inspect your garage regularly. Look out for forming nests. And don't forget to close the door every time.
Hornets are notorious for taking over underground burrows. When rodents abandon their homes for new ones, a young queen trying to make a colony of her own can establish a new one there. She exploits the burrow's natural defenses against the harsh weather. There's also enough heat in there for cold rainy days.
Hornet burrows are sometimes well camouflaged in the foliage. So it might take a hornet actually flying in and out to know if a nest has been built in a certain spot.
Hornets love to attach their nests to wooden beams and ceilings. That's because these are strategic locations for safety against the elements and predators. So they can come and go as they please when hunting for food.
Another part of the house that gets hornets or wasps is the attic. Since it's placed high up in the house with no regular visitor, new queens can just come in from an open window and build her new colony inside without being disturbed.
You usually find the nests on the rafters and the walls.
If you have enough bad luck, you might have hornets making themselves comfortable on your window sill.
That's right. In some cases, they can find their way into your window and build their home there.
Walls are easily the most common place for a hornet to build its nest. And while it's common to see huge nests attached to walls outside the house, they can also hide themselves by taking over preexisting holes and cracks on the wall. So if you see a hornet buzzing around your yard, don't hesitate on inspecting wall cracks.
And finally, the most common place for hornets to make their nests are on trees. Hanging on branches, inside stumps and holes – hornets can stay almost anywhere in trees, as long as the location is ideal for them.
So where do hornets like to nest? The real answer is virtually everywhere.
Truth be told, these insects can take refuge in almost any spot in the house. However, knowing where to look for them first can increase your chances of successful hornet removal treatments. Just remember to tread lightly, these insects can become aggressive when you assault their nests.


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Q: 2 dimension geometric layout of objects so I have this class:
class Piece{
  int width;
  int height;
}

my problem is that I need to make a container type class that somehow can save the layout of multiple and different size "Piece" objects (note that Piece can only represent rectangles).
Example:
________
| t     |
| t  jj |
| t  jj |
_________

My goal with this is to be able to "fill" a empty rectangle with multiple "Piece" objects but with the ability to know if the "Piece" can fit in.
I'm developing this in C++. I started with the most logic solution I think that was to use a "matrix" of vectors (vector< vector< Piece * > > mat) but that doesn't work because as I said "Piece" objects can have different sizes.
I hope you can give some hints on how to get a solution for this or if it exists some lib or open-sorce project links.
Thank you.
EDIT
I forgot this:I know beforehand the dimensions of the container and the insertion (after validation) is sequential (Piece after Piece) with no predefined orientation.

A: You can use Piece p[width][height] and use memset to make all zeros or use a std::vector if you don't know the size of the grid beforehand. Then you can check(while adding a new Piece at some position (x, y)) if on any of its subsquares there is some other Piece already.
Edit: You can use a matrix char mem[sqrt(width)][sqrt(height)]; and a one vector of Pieces. Then using the matrix if there will be a probable collision and if not, just add the Piece. Else you iterate through all the existing ones and check for a collision.
If you want to make the procedure faster( this one is reasonable only with small grids ), then you will need to use more "advanced" data structures. What I suggest you is to learn about 2D BIT(or fenwick) trees(there are a lot of resources on google). You can also use 2D segment trees. Then when adding a new Piece at position (x, y) check the sum of all squares in it(e.g from (x, y) to (x + width, y + height)). If that sum is zero then the new Piece won't collide with previous ones and you then update the grid as you add 1 to all squares in your Piece(I mean to the corresponding values in the 2D segment tree). Else if the sum is greater than zero it means that there will be some overlap and you must then discard the new Piece.

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Q: Effect of HttpUrlConnection.setChunkedStreamingMode I don't get a good understanding about HttpUrlConnection.setChunkedStreamingMode, what is the effect of this mode?
I have following sample code:
HttpURLConnection conn = getHttpURLConnection(_url);
conn.setChunkedStreamingMode(4096); //4k
conn.setConnectTimeout(3000);
conn.setDoInput(true);
conn.setDoOutput(true);
conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
OutputStream out = conn.getOutputStream();
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024 * 10];//10k
FileInputStream in= new FileInputStream(file); //Write the content of the file to the server
int len;
while ((len = in.read(buffer)) != -1) {
    out.write(buffer, 0, len);
}

out.flush();
in.close();

Say, The file size is 101k, and I set the chunk size to be 4096.

*

*The HttpUrlConnection will send 4096 bytes to the server every write? and 1k for the last time?

*Note that I have used a 10k buffer to write to the outputstream, Does it matter that the chunk size and buffer size are not the same?

*If I disable the ChunkedStreamMode in my code, what's the effect compared to the code that I have set 4096?

A:

*

*The HttpUrlConnection will send 4096 bytes to the server every write? and 1k for the last time?

Yes.

*Note that I have used a 10k buffer to write to the outputstream, Does it matter that the chunk size and buffer size are not the same?

No.

*If I disable the ChunkedStreamMode in my code, what's the effect compared to the code that I have set 4096?

The effect is that the entire output is buffered until you close, so that the Content-length header can be set and sent first, which adds a lot of latency and memory. Not recommended in the case of large files.


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