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Blessed Edward Jones and Anthony Middleton, Martyrs Edward Jones from Wales and Anthony Middleton from Yorkshire were both educated at the Douai College in Rheims. They became priests and were sent … continue reading

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MACHIAVELLI: THE PRINCE – FULL Audio Book | Greatest Audio Books

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MACHIAVELLI: THE PRINCE – FULL Audio Book | Greatest Audio Books | Niccolo Machiavelli | Business | Wealth | Strategy | Politics – – ll Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolò Machiavelli, originally called “De Principatibus” (About Principalities). It was written around 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli’s death. The treatise is not actually representative of his published work during his lifetime, but it is certainly the best remembered one. (summary from Wikipedia.org)
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Chapter listing and length:

00 – The Prince – Front matter — 00:33:54

01 – The Prince – Ch. 01-03 — 00:22:25

02 – The Prince – Ch. 04-06 — 00:17:33

03 – The Prince – Ch. 07-08 — 00:30:33

04 – The Prince – Ch. 09-11 — 00:19:59

05 – The Prince – Ch. 12-13 — 00:25:19

06 – The Prince – Ch. 14-16 — 00:15:37

07 – The Prince – Ch. 17-18 — 00:17:31

08 – The Prince – Ch. 19 — 00:24:37

09 – The Prince – Ch. 20-22 — 00:25:04

10 – The Prince – Ch. 23-26 — 00:27:29

11 – The Prince – Appendix 1 — 00:16:46

12 – The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca – Part 1 — 00:32:12

13 – The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca – Part 2 — 00:39:19

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of “The Prince”, by Nicolo Machiavelli

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Expectation, poetic thought by George B (my poetry collection)

Expectation, poetic thought by George B

It happen once before, creation,
when all there wasn’t turned into being
But then it all fell into complacency
And we became accustomed to just this –
We call being…

Being interrupted,
takes one to before creation,
when nothing was, yet,
everything had an equal chance to become…
fifty- fifty chance,
either – or
neither–nor,
it is that simple,
being, not being,
it’s expected…

A Tuesday Cinemateque Matinee: “If it’s Tuesday”

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If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
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Directed by	Mel Stuart
Produced by	Stan Margulies & David L. Wolper
Written by	David Shaw
Starring	Suzanne Pleshette Ian McShane
Music by	Walter Scharf
Cinematography	Vilis Lapenieks
Editing by	David Saxon
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	April 24, 1969
Running time	99 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$6,000,000[1]

If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium is a 1969 romantic comedy film made by Wolper Pictures and released by United Artists. It was directed by Mel Stuart, filmed on location throughout Europe, and features many cameo appearances from various stars.

The title, also used by a 1965 documentary on CBS television that filmed one such tour, was taken from a New Yorker cartoon by Leonard Dove. Published in the June 22, 1957, issue of the magazine, the cartoon depicts a young woman near a tour bus and a campanile, frustratedly exclaiming “But if it’s Tuesday, it _has_ to be Siena.”, thereby humorously illustrating the whirlwind nature of European tour schedules. This concept formed the premise of the film’s plot.

The film was remade in 1987 as a made-for-TV movie titled If It’s Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium.
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Synopsis

Charlie (Ian McShane) is an English tour guide who takes groups of Americans on whirlwind 18-day sightseeing tours of Europe. Among his various clients on his latest trip are Samantha (Suzanne Pleshette) with whom he wants to have an affair; a man who desires a pair of custom-made Italian shoes from a certain cobbler in Rome; and a vet who is reliving his World War II experiences.

Cast

• Suzanne Pleshette as Samantha Perkins
• Ian McShane as Charlie Cartwright
• Mildred Natwick as Jenny Grant
• Murray Hamilton as Fred Ferguson
• Sandy Baron as John Marino
• Michael Constantine as Jack Harmon
• Norman Fell as Harve Blakely
• Peggy Cass as Edna Ferguson
• Marty Ingels as Bert Greenfield
• Pamela Britton as Freda
• Reva Rose as Irma Blakely
• Aubrey Morris as Harry Dix
• Hilary Thompson as Shelly Ferguson (as Hilarie Thompson)
• Luke Halpin as Bo
• Mario Carotenuto as Giuseppe
• Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Featherstone
• Marina Berti as Gina
• Ermelinda De Felice as Italian Woman in Automobile Accident (as Linda De Felice)
• Paul Esser as German Sergeant
• Jenny White

The film also has cameo appearances by Senta Berger, John Cassavetes, Joan Collins, Vittorio De Sica, Anita Ekberg, Ben Gazzara, Virna Lisi, Elsa Martinelli, Catherine Spaak and Robert Vaughn. Folk singer Donovan makes a guest appearance in the film singing Lord of the Reedy River, which he had also written. He also wrote the film’s title song, performed by J.P. Rags. J.P. Rags is a pseudonym for Douglas Cox. The then current Miss Belgium, Sonya Doumen, also appears.

Locations

• Locations where the film was shot include Rome and Venice, Italy; Brussels and Bastogne, Belgium; the Netherlands; Switzerland; and London, England. The film poster shows the cast on the normally pedestrianized Grote Markt square of Antwerp, Belgium, posing for a typical souvenir photo in front of the city hall, with their tour bus obstructing the view of the Brabo fountain which is normally a favorite photo-op with other tourists.

Reception

The film earned estimated rentals of $3 million in North America during its initial run.^[2]

 

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Quotation: Niccolo Machiavelli “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”

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This Day in the Yesteryear: Louis XIV of France Moves His Court to Versailles (1682)

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In the News: Shipwreck Yields More than $1 Million in Gold

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Shipwreck Yields More than $1 Million in Gold A marine salvage company has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold worth $1.3 million from a historic shipwreck off the US east coast, but this is a mere fraction of what went down with the ship in 1857—and what the company will likely eventually raise from the depths. The ship was transporting an estimated 21 tons of gold ingots, coins, and raw gold as well as the personal wealth of its 477 passengers when it sank in a hurricane, contributing to the Panic of 1857, a US banking crisis. Discovered in 1988, the wreck was explored by a company that recovered some $40 million in gold before being driven off by lawsuits. More… Discuss

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