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Food for the Soul Audio: The Art of Survival
Nina Heyn is Your Culture Scout – the author of the Food for the Soul column and the creator of the Food for the Soul podcast.
Every year, Nina spends an inordinate amount of time in museums and wa…
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Book Review: The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg
"Once it is understood that the 1918 flu was not caused by a virus and was not spread by contagion, but was instead caused by the sudden spread of radio communication throughout the world…
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Movie of the Week: April 13, 2020 – Antitrust (2001) HD
Antitrust is a 2001 thriller film written by Howard Franklin and directed by Peter Howitt.
Antitrust portrays young idealistic programmers and a large corporation (NURV) that offers a sign…
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Hero of the Week: April 13, 2020 – Maine’s Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols
Maine’s Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols has a strong message for the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, who issued “stay-at-home” orders with threats of police punishment if not followed. Sheriff …
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Bach Easter Oratorio BWV 249 Sinfonia Adagio
Related reading:
Johann Sebastian Bach on Wikipedia
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Anything Goes
Related reading:
Cole Porter on Wikipedia
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Book Review De-dollarization: The Revolt Against the Dollar and the Rise of a New Financial World Order
“In the past six centuries, six currencies held global reserve status – the Portuguese escudo, the Spanish peso de ocho, the Dutch guilder, the French franc, the British pound and, most recently, …
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Book Review: A History of Central Banking
“Usury once in control will wreck the nation.” ~William Lyon Mackenzie King
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When the history of the failure of the United States is written, the virus that brought …
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Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome
Raphael Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. 1513. The Louvre. Courtesy of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome
April 6, 2020 marks a 500 years anniversary of passing of one of the most beloved artists. A…
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Hero of the Week: April 6, 2020 – Dr. Thomas Cowan
Biography:
Dr. Thomas Cowan is a long-time holistic physician living and practicing in San Francisco who specializes in helping people heal through diet and natural medicines. His book How (and…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: April 6, 2020: The Shock Doctrine
[2009] Documentary by Naomi Klein
The shock doctrine is a theory for explaining the way that force, stealth and crisis are used in implementing neoliberal economic policies such as privatizati…
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Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 3 “Heroica”. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
March 20, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 2. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian ThielemannMarch 6, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian ThielemannRelated reading…
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Quote-Du-Jour
Writing on his Facebook page, Rev. Jerome Zeiler, O.P. (’00), offers the following poignant dialogue about some of the many ways Our Lord is at work during this time of ubiquitous closures and social …
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Template for Letter to Public Officials Regarding Stay-at-Home Orders March 2020
[CAF Note: One of our subscribers wrote a letter to their County Commissioners asking them to explain their decision. I asked permission to include a template here for others who would like to wri…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: April 2, 2020 – Take Back Your Power 2017
This award-winning film documents the real story on smart meters.
SYNOPSIS: The award-winning documentary TAKE BACK YOUR POWER 2017 uncovers the shocking story behind why hundreds of local go…
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Hero of the Week: April 2, 2020 – Boyan Slat and Ocean Cleanup
Boyan Slat on Wikipedia
Sailors clean a beach in Diego Garcia.
DIEGO GARCIA (Sept. 14, 2012) Service members and residents of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, clean up trash at…
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Susan Boyle – Unchained Melody
Related reading:
Susan Boyle on Wikipedia
Susan Boyle Webpage
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Comment on FASAB 56 in January 2019
[CAF Note: Because I think the risks of a cut-and-run under the air cover of the current plandemic are high, I wanted to publish this comment I made to a colleague in January 2019 who was asking a…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: March 23, 2020 – War Room (film)
With great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and a dream house, the Jordans seem to have it all. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as husband Tony flirts with temptation and wife Elizabeth becomes…
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Book Review: The American Trap by Frédéric Pierucci, with Matthieu Aron
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
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Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 2. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
March 6, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian ThielemannRelated reading:
Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) on Wikipedia
Ludwig van Beethoven on Wikipedia
Chris…
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Food for the Soul: At home
Food for the Soul will now be adding a dedicated mini-site to bring you all the culture stories in one place
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
The world has just hunkered down to wait out the vi…
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The First Day of Spring in 2020
There are two equinoxes every year, in March and September, when the Sun shines directly on the equator, and the length of night and day are nearly equal.
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Let’s Go to the Movies: March 16, 2020 – Maiden
An inspiring documentary about Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race, a grueling yachting competition that covers 33,000 miles and lasts nin…
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Hero of the Week: March 19, 2020 – Mats Järlström
Mats Järlström
Oregon Engineer Makes History with New Traffic Light Timing FormulaQuick summary: when someone is making a right-turn, and the light has changed to yellow, they do not have suffi…
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Across the Great Divide – Kelly Hunt
Related reading:
Kelly Hunt on Wikipedia
Kelly Hunt Web Page
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Food for the Soul: Frida Kahlo – Women Painters Series 3
An exhibition was planned in San Francisco to showcase Frida Kahlo’s personal life through personal mementos locked up for 50 years in Casa Azul
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
Worldwide we ar…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: March 12, 2020 – Vaxxed II: The People’s Truth
In 2016, a media firestorm erupted when Tribeca Film Festival abruptly censored its documentary selection, VAXXED: FROM COVER-UP TO CATASTROPHE, amid pressure from pro-pharmaceutical interests.
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Hero of the Week: March 12, 2020 – Former President Of Microsoft Canada, Frank Clegg
Related reading:
Microsoft Canada
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Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
Related reading:
Ludwig van Beethoven on Wikipedia
Christian Thielemann on Wikipedia
Sinfonía n.º 1 (Beethoven) on Wikipedia
Vienna Philharmonic on Wikipedia
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You’re Invited! Dr. Skidmore’s Mission to Uganda
[CAF Note: When I heard about Dr. Skidmore’s trip to Uganda this coming June, I asked him for permission to invite support for their mission trip. Solari is sending a contribution and I know many…
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March 1, 2020: Coast to Coast Interview
News Segment Guests: Catherine Austin Fitts
Topic: Economy Update
Coast to Coast.
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Hero of the Week: March 5, 2020 – You Are!
Keep doing a great job at dealing with a challenging world!
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Let’s Go to the Movies: March 5, 2020 – Bursting the Bubble on Genes by Charan Surdhar
Do you believe that you have an influence over your biology? – Or do you believe that you are just a victim to your genes? – If you are open to the possibility of having unlimited influence ov…
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Food for the Soul: Michelangelo – Mind of the Master
Sweat and toil of the master who never wanted you to see it
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
Michelangelo Buonarotti. Head of a Child with a Cloak around the Head. Mid-1520’s. Collection and…
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Eva Cassidy – Imagine
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Eva Cassidy on Wikipedia
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Let’s Go to the Movies: February 27, 2020 – The Pharmacist
After his son’s tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.
The efforts of Dan, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana t…
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Hero of the Week: February 27, 2020 – Professor Andrew Parker
Students: “We demand the school sell its stock in fossil fuels. Professor: I can’t do that, but I’ll turn off the gas heating for you.”
Professor Andrew Parker, from the University of Oxford, t…
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Jessye Norman sings Richard Wagner’s Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
From Wikimedia Commons:
“Liebestod” (German for “love death”) is the title of the final, dramatic music from the 1859 opera Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. It is the climactic end of…
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The Power Hour: February 17, 2020 – Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts
Catherine Austin Fitts, founder and president of the Solari Report will joins The Power Hour to give us a briefing on what is currently on her radar concerning Take Action 2020.
February 17, 2…
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Hero of the Week: February 20, 2020 – Peter Roger Breggin
Breggin is the author of many books critical of psychiatric medication, including Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, and Talking Back to Ritalin. His most recent book, Brain-Disabling Trea…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: February 20, 2020 – The Biggest Little Farm
I will review The Biggest Little Farm about filmmaker John Chester and Chef Molly Chester who decided to leave their apartment in Los Angeles with their dog Todd and become farmers by starting Apr…
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Christy Moore – Ride On
Related reading:
Christy Moore on Wikipedia
Christy Moore Website
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Food for the Soul: Adventures of the Ghent Altar
The Ghent Altar or An Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Inside panels. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
The most stolen artwork ever has been restored to its original glory
By Nina …
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Let’s Go to the Movies: February 13, 2020 – The Russian Five
This fascinating documentary tells the true story of Russian immigrants who became American heroes, ice hockey teammates who became family, and the scrappy, resilient city of Detroit–together…
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Elizabeth Sombart: The Art Of Chopin – Piano Concerto No2 in Fm, Larghetto
Related reading:
Frédéric Chopin on Wikipedia
Elizabeth Sombart on Wikipedia
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Wikipedia
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Let’s Go to the Movies: February 03, 2020 – Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine tells a love story set in Hanseong (Seoul) in the early 1900s as Koreans fight for independence amid a series of wars and invasions.
In 1905, a Korean-American U.S. marine officer…
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Hero of the Week: February 03, 2020 – Josh del Sol and The Irregulators
IRREGULATORS v FCC: Oral Arguments, January 17th, 2020. On April 15th, 2019, the IRREGULATORS filed a challenge of an FCC decision with the DC Court of Appeals and this case exposes one of the largest…
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February 02, 2020 – USA Watchdog – Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts
Investment advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts says she is less worried about the coronavirus and more worried about what happens to China’s economy. Fitts exp…
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Crowder – La Luz (Live) ft. Social Club Misfits
Related reading:
Crowder (musician) on Wikipedia
Crowder Official Site
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Food for the Soul: Streaming Late at Night
Streaming gems you possibly missed
Winter usually does not offer many exciting movies other than the awards heavyweights (where your choices are between equally soul-dampening entries of 1917 or ma…
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Hero of the Week: January 30, 2020- Jon Rappoport
"Once you embark on a road of imagination and creating, all bets are off. All preconceptions about what you must do, make, think, assume, and believe are yesterday's news." ~ Jon R…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: January 27, 2020 – Shoshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism
VPRO International's interview of Shoshona Zubroff on surveillance capitalism.
In this documentary, Zuboff takes the lid off Google and Facebook and reveals a merciless form of capitalis…
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Blogs | Book Reviews | Culture
Book Review: The Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggart
"Science is leading us forward in our evolution in the area of spiritual consciousness, in a sense. They're leading us to a final realization, through validation, of what spiritual mas…
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Golden Buzzer: Tyler Butler-Figueroa Wows America’s Got Talent 2019
The 11-year-old North Carolina native gets the ultimate stamp of approval with a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell himself!
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Twelve-year-old violinist Tyler …
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Chinese New Year
Starts: January 25, 2020
Ends: February 11,2021
Heavenly branch: Metal RatChinese New Year (or generally referred to as Lunar New Year globally) is the Chinese festival that celebrates…
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Hero of the Week: January 23, 2020 – Herman Gref
~ Herman Gref, Sberbank President & CEO, “Don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t waste time”
– And what do you foresee for this year that just got underway?
Nothing optimistic.
– Only for Rus…
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Politics & Hospitals in Chicago
CAF Note dated June 20,2020 – The following documents were sent to us by a health care worker in Chicago – their understanding is they were circulated through hospitals in the Chicago area. Checking t…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: January 23, 2020 – Deep State Tactics: Movies & Documentaries
In Let's Go to the Movies, I will walk you through our picks for the films that will best help you understand the tactics that are driving geopolitics and financial markets—whether in global…
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Book Review: The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It by Thomas Ramge and Jan Schwochow with Adrian Garcia-Landa
"Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space."
~ Edward R. TufteBy Catherine Aus…
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He Lives in You, from The Lion King – Alex Boyé & the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Secial guest artist Alex Boyé, along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square present “Music for a Summer Evening,” their annual concert held in conjunction with community-wide Pione…
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Hero of the Week: January 16, 2020 – Judge Cecelia G. Morris
Judge Cecelia G. Morris of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Poughkeepsie, N.Y for her recent decision regarding the discharge of student loan in bankruptcy.
“Judge Cecelia G. Morris of the U.S. Ban…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: January 16, 2020 – Official Secrets
In 2003, as politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force thr…
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Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song – Memorial Concert 2017
Related Reading:
Leonard Cohen’s Official Website
Leonard Cohen on Wikipedia
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Food for the Soul: Parasite and Farewell
"In today's capitalistic society there are ranks and castes that are invisible to the eye. We keep them disguised and out of sight and superficially look down on class hierarchies as a relic o…
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Hero of the Week: January 9, 2020 – Israel Shahak
Israel Shahak is this week’s Hero of the Week – a brave and brilliant man.
In the course of his professional career as a scientist, Shahak’s work in organic chemistry produced science about or…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: January 9, 2020 – Harry & Snowman
"Some horses you 'ride' to victory. Others find victory on their own—you just have to hold still and go along for the ride." ~ Blogger comment after viewing Harry and Snowman…
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Book Review: Jewish History, Jewish Religion – The Weight of Three Thousand Years by Israel Shahak
“In the last 40 years the number of non-Jews killed by Jews is by far greater than the number of the Jews killed by non-Jews. The extent of the persecution and discrimination aginst non-Jews infli…
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Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 7. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
Beethoven in 1815 portrait by Joseph Willibrord Mähler – on Wikipedia
Related reading:
250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s birth
Beethoven: Celebrated across the globe
Ludwig van Be…
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2019 New Year Concert Vienna
* 2019 New Year Concert Vienna Philharmonic *
* Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2019 *
* Concert du Nouvel An de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Vienne 2019 *Good News – thanks to a …
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”
Related reading:
Ella Fitzgerald on Wikipedia
Ella Fitzgerald Official Site -
2019 Hero of the Year – Leonardo da Vinci
“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”~ Leonardo da Vinci
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Leonardo da Vinci is the Solari Hero of the Year for 2019. On May 2, …
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Let’s Go to the Movies: January 2, 2020 – 2019 Movie of the Year – Yellowstone
[CAF Note: Please note that Yellowstone involves numerous violent scenes.]
Solari Report Movie of the Year for 2019–the riveting TV series Yellowstone, created and written by Taylor …
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Food for the Soul – da Vinci’s Horse
Leonardo da Vinci. Ca.1491. Study for the Sforza monument. Image source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
It was a classic moment of serendipity. Cat…
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Food for the Soul: Podcasting about da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci – the Louvre Exhibit with Nina Heyn and Ulrike Granögger.
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture ScoutTo conclude our series on da Vinci – Solari’s “Hero of the Year” – we bring y…
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The Significance of Australia’s Fires
Note from CAF:
I wanted to post the charts linked below for my discussion with Dr. Farrell on the Unanswered Questions in the 2019 Annual Wrap Up.
One of our Australian subscribers has been tr…
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New Year’s Eve Flash Mob at St Pancras International, London 2010
Living the Dream is a performing arts company run by young people for young people. On New Year’s Eve over 100 of Living the Dream’s young dancers amazed commuters with a Flash Mob performance!
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Cybersecurity Etiquette
Catherine Fitts mentioned Cybersecurity etiquette during Money & Market comments on December 12, 2019
We agree, above all, our staff must to be impeccable.
1) No Windows Operating system: …
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Book Review: De-Dollarization by Gal Luft and Anne Korin
"An empire always thinks it can afford to make mistakes or incur additional costs. It thinks it is so powerful that this won't change anything. But those mistakes and costs keep piling up….
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Food for the Soul: 12 Movie Gifts in a Pear Tree
By Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout
For holidays, we bring our 12 Christmas Movie Gifts – as diverse as a partridge in a pear tree and maids a milking would be. The only criteria for a recommendatio…
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Mary, Did You Know – Mark Lowry & Voctave
Voctave performs their a cappella version of Mary, Did You Know featuring original songwriter Mark Lowry.
Related reading:
Mark Lowry on Wikipedia
Voctave Web Page -
Vienna Boys Choir – Sleigh Ride – Christmas Song
Related reading:
Vienna Boys’ Choir on Wikipedia
Vienna Boys’ Choir Web Page
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Food for the Soul: Bombshell
“Lawyer: Ready to go to war?”
Gretchen Carlson: Oh, yeah”
– lines from the movie BombshellBy Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout
Charlize Theron is not only a film star (Oscar for her portrayal of…
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Hero of the Week: December 12, 2019 – John Christensen
John Christensen – Interview from The Spider's Web Documentary
John Christensen is the co-founder of the Tax Justice Network. His investigations into the role of tax havens in the globalized ec…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: December 12, 2019 – The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire is a 78-minute feature documentary about how Britain transformed from a colonial power to a global financial power. At the demise of empire, City of London …
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Elvis Presley “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” was written in 1943 by composers Walter Kent, Buck Ram, and lyricist Kim Gannon. The song was originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Ch…
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Meditations at the Crossroads
Barbara Kinsey Willits Fitts and Dr. William Thomas Fitts, Jr.
(then Captain, US Army Medical Corp, circa 1941-2.)
~Originally Published August 2004~Honor thy Father and thy Mother– The Fourth Co…
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Let’s Go to the Movies: December 5, 2019 – Skye Birdsall, Breathing Techniques
In this video, yoga teacher and nutrition coach Skye Birdsall takes us through five breathing techniques and their benefits: rest and digest; center; release CO2, toxins, and stuck emotions; relea…
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Hero of the Week: December 5, 2019 – Gregg Semenza, 2019 Nobel Prize Winner
Gregg L. Semenza telephone conversation with Adam Smith was recorded just after he had received news of his Nobel Prize and his surprise at the news is evident. “Even after people have been telling …
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Food for the Soul: Knives Out!
“Ransom Drysdale: What is this? CSI: KFC?”
A line from Knives Out!By Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout
Our streaming devices are groaning under the weight of choices – movies, seasons of shows, m…
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The World Is Turned Upside Down
“The World Is Turned Upside Down” performed by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band on the album “Hang Up Sorrow and Care” (Park Records, 1995, posted with permission).
In the 17th century, Cr…
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November 27, 2019: USA Watchdog – Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts
Putin Predicting US Dollar Collapse is Serious Warning
Listen to the interviw at USAWatchdog.com.
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Hero of the Week: November 29, 2019 – Thomas Meyer
Related reading:
The Present Age
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Let’s Go to the Movies: November 28, 2019 – The Myth of Extinction (Rebellion)
Melissa and Aaron Dykes’ latest offering does a marvelous job of documenting the lavish expenditures of the uber-wealthy on funding extreme protests and street theater designed to fake a “grass…
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The State of Our Currencies
Putin’s comment on the dollar:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1195282924624465927By Catherine Austin Fitts
I am working on The State of Our Currencies – given Putin’s recent comments,…
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J.S. Bach -Toccata & Fugue in D-minor – Stephanuskerk Hasselt
Related reading:
Grote of Sint-Stephanuskerk (Hasselt) on Wikipedia
Gert van Hoef Bio
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Let’s Go to the Movies: November 21, 2019 – Cold Pursuit
COLD PURSUIT, an action thriller infused with irreverent humor, stars Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife (Laura Dern) is upended following the mysterious d…
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Food for the Soul: Women at Prado – Women Painters series 2
Sofonisba Anguissola. Self-Portrait at the Easel. 1556-57. Muzeum-Zamek. Łańcut, Poland. Photo credit: Courtesy of the © Prado National Museum, Madrid, Spain.
“Her paintings were celebrate…
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America’s Got Talent 2017 Mandy Harvey
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Mandy Harvey on Wikipedia
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