DR. MARY'S MONKEY AND THE MEN WHO KILLED KENNEDY
found you tube vid about while search for the book
yes I have it lined up to watch after listening to few more hours of "Forever Young' My Friendship with JFK Jr." authored by his best friend of the times, Billy Noonan. 5 hours of the 8 left. I like having it in back ground while digging, well written, keeps me focused, un-chaotic amidst all the chaos
Finding some curious coincidences; where Billy went to work and the work he did in years following the plane crash.
AMAZING RESUME 'BILLY NOONAN' I think he expressed concern about conducting himself such that nothing would reflect poorly on his resume. certainly succeeded BRILLIANT
more interesting connections to things yet undiscovered….. certainly dig to be done… mining for another puzzle piece connection
real life
true stories
The gruesome beheading of Mary Queen of Scots
She is one of the most famous Queens in history, but the story of the demise of Mary Queen of Scots is more horrendous than you think.
FEBRUARY 16, 2019 9:11PM
When Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, her execution was absolutely horrendous even by 16th century standards.
Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle on February 8, 1587, following 19 years of imprisonment for her role in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Mary, who was 44 at the time, was executed on the orders of Elizabeth, for her part in what was known as the Babington Plot- a plot led by Roman Catholic nobleman Anthony Babington.
Letters said to be from Mary apparently sanctioned the assassination of her cousin and, once the letters were discovered, Mary was put on trial for treason.
Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, managed to displace Catherine of Aragon as Queen of England, convincing the king to split from the Catholic Church. But many believed Elizabeth had no real claim to the throne as King Henry had annulled his marriage to Anne before taking a new wife.
Catholics viewed Mary Stuart as the perfect contender for the throne of England. But it wasn’t meant to be, and instead, Mary was kept a virtual prisoner in England before a botched execution which literally left her head ‘hanging by a thread’, leaving witnesses distraught.
According to an eye witness: “Her lips stirred up and a down a quarter of an hour after her head was cut off.”
The rivalry between the queens is now the subject of the critically acclaimed film Mary Queen of Scots, starring Margot Robbie as Elizabeth and Saoirse Ronan as Mary — the friendship that became a rivalry.
Mary’s ascent to the throne
When she was only six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne in 1542 when her father, King James V, died. She was raised in the French court and, at the age of 16, she married the French dauphin, who became King Francis II of France in 1559. At 18, Mary was briefly queen of both Scotland and France when her husband ascended the throne.
But her reign was short-lived as her husband died of an ear infection just a year after their marriage. So Mary was sent back to Scotland to assume her place as the country’s monarch.
But after three years in Scotland, Mary was forced to abdicate and flee across the border to seek refuge in England — where she expected Queen Elizabeth to welcome her.
Instead, she was imprisoned by her cousin in a variety of castles, where Elizabeth allowed her to live close to various noblemen (loyal to Elizabeth) so they could keep an eye on her.
Mary spent the next 19 years being moved from one castle to the next while the Queen tried to figure out what could be done with her.
During this time there were numerous rumoured plots against Elizabeth. In 1587, when a letter said to have been written by Mary was intercepted — with evidence that she wanted to overthrow her cousin — Elizabeth decided to end her ceaseless worry about whether she was going to be overthrown or not, and ordered Mary’s execution.
The pointless trial
During the trial, Mary never had any hope as she wasn’t allowed any legal representatives. Yet she was said to have put up a highly spirited defence, arguing that she was innocent of the charge of treason because she was not actually a subject of England’s queen; reasoning that a charge of treason could not legally be upheld in court.
But her defence got her nowhere, Elizabeth showed no mercy and Mary was pronounced guilty of treason on 25 October and sentenced to death.
It must have been excruciating for Mary as she was forced to wait for several months before Elizabeth actually signed the warrant for her death. It couldn’t have been easy for Elizabeth because she was signing the death warrant of a cousin as well as a fellow queen.
Nonetheless, Elizabeth signed the death warrant on 1 February 1587, with the beheading to be carried out a week later.
The horrendous execution
While a beheading seems like a horribly gruesome death by today’s standards, back in the 16th Century, it was considered the easy option compared to other methods, such as being hung, drawn and quartered.
Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, had been beheaded by a skilled swordsman — a special privilege for a former queen.
looks like elizabeth stole the throne from Mary Queen of Scots
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/the-gruesome-beheading-of-mary-queen-of-scots/news-story/5ac3ba0a3773815db35e79934c226dc7
short trailer. looks good
MOAR
In England, there was no crime considered worse than trying to betray the crown. If you were foolish enough to betray the crown, what kind of execution could non-royalty expect? Being hanged, drawn and quartered is probably as bad as an execution can get and it wasn’t unique to England, it was practised across Europe.
First the victim was hanged by the neck, until they were almost dead, then they were pulled behind a horse to their execution which involved “quartering”. If you really want details, you can look it up yourself but plainly speaking, it meant that people were cut into several pieces, often beginning with one’s genitalia.
Mary was spared the worst of the worst executions but, regardless, her beheading was horrific. Witness Robert Wynkfield later wrote about the execution.
First, she was forced to strip to her underwear in front of dozens of witnesses. As she approached her executioners, one of her servants blindfolded her, so her final moments were in darkness. Witnesses claim the former queen had to spend time feeling around for the block so she could place her chin upon it, ready for the axe to fall.
But, sadly, for Mary, her beheading would not be quick and easy. One executioner held her down while the other lifted the axe — but he missed, and the blade didn’t go straight through her neck, forcing him to strike again. Mary apparently made “a very small noise or none at all, and not stirring any part of her from the place where she lay” throughout the execution.
After two blows, Mary’s head wasn’t completed severed so the executioner had a third go, to try and cut the “one little gristle” that was attaching her neck to her body.
Third time lucky, he lifted Mary’s head for all to see and proclaimed, “God Save the Queen”.
Wynkfield also noted that when the executioner removed Mary’s clothing, he noticed Mary’s small dog had been hidden under her dress throughout the ordeal. The dog was said to be so distressed, it lay down in his dead mistresses’ blood which had formed a puddle on the floor.
From Wynkfield’s notes:
“Then one of the executioners, pulling off her garters, espied her little dog which was crept under her cloths, which could not be gotten forth by force, yet afterwards would not depart from the dead corpse, but came and lay between her head and her shoulders, which being imbrued with her blood was carried away and washed, as all things else were that had any blood was either burned or washed clean, and the executioners sent away with money for their fees.”
Mary, Queen of Scots was buried in Peterborough Cathedral, but she was later exhumed and buried in Westminster Abbey — just a few metres away from the cousin that ordered her death. 2/2
>China/US trade talks break down; Washington warns “very difficult issues” remain unresolved
>Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 10:41 UTCFull article0 comments
>Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next week.
>“We feel that we have to make headway on some very, very important and very difficult issues,” said top US trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer. However, he said he was “hopeful” of progress.
>President Xi Jinping said he hoped talks next week would “continue to work hard to promote a mutually beneficial and win-win agreement.”
>The two countries have been locked in an escalating trade war, imposing duties on billions of dollars worth of one another's goods. In December, both countries agreed to halt new tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks.
>The US has said it will increase tariff rates on US$ 200bn worth of Chinese imports from 10% to 25% if the two sides do not strike a deal by 1 March.
>But President Trump recently hinted that this deadline could be extended if they are making good progress in negotiations with China.
>Washington is pressing Beijing to make changes to its economic policies, which it says unfairly favor domestic companies through subsidies and other support.
>The US has also accused the government of supporting technology theft as part of its broader development strategy. It wants to bring down its large trade deficit with the Asian powerhouse and wants China to buy more US goods.
>China has proposed to increase purchases of US goods, such as semiconductors and soybeans, but is unlikely to let up on its economic development model, according to media reports.
>There is also a sense among some in China that the US is using the trade war to contain its rise, as the two superpowers jostle for global leadership. Countries elsewhere have also become wary of China's rise. Several governments have blocked telecoms companies from using equipment made by Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, in next-generation 5G mobile networks due to security concerns.
>http://en.mercopress.com/2019/02/16/china-us-trade-talks-break-down-washington-warns-very-difficult-issues-remain-unresolved?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss
sorry anon didn't mean to reference your post
Moscow Court Extends Arrest of US Investor Accused of Fraud February 16, 2019 5:51 AM
Pete Cobus
Founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group Michael Calvey, who was detained on suspicion of fraud, sits inside a defendants' cage as he attends a court hearing in Moscow
Founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group Michael Calvey, who was detained on suspicion of fraud, sits inside a defendants' cage as he attends a court hearing in Moscow,
MOSCOW —
A Russian court has decided to prolong the detention of American investor Michael Calvey, founder of Baring Vostok Capital Partners, a Moscow-based private equity group.
Late Friday the court moved to extend Calvey’s arrest for at least 72 hours and called for a second hearing Saturday.
Four other defendants in the case have been ordered to remain in pretrial custody for two months.
A spokeswoman for the Moscow district court Friday announced that Calvey had been detained along with other members of the firm Thursday on suspicion of stealing $37.5 million (2.5 billion rubles), a charge that carries of a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Calvey, 51, is a senior partner who founded Baring Vostok in 1994. According to the firm’s website, the private equity group holds more than $3.5 billion in committed capital and is a controlling shareholder in Russia’s Vostochny Bank, which focuses on Siberian and Far Eastern markets.
A statement on the Baring Vostok website said the company “believes that the detention of its employees and the charges that have been brought are a result of a conflict with shareholders of Vostochniy [sic] Bank. We have full confidence in the legality of our employees’ actions and will vigorously defend their rights. Baring Vostok’s activities in the Russian Federation are fully compliant with all applicable laws.”
Before launching Baring Vostok, Calvey worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and for Salomon Brothers. Since arriving in Moscow in the mid-1990s, he’s become a prominent and highly visible member of Moscow investment community. He is a board member of the Washington-based Atlantic Council.
Pleas from investment community
The announcement of Calvey’s detention sent shockwaves through the international investment community, prompting numerous pleas for his immediate release.
Herman Gref, head of Sberbank, Russia’s biggest state bank, issued a statement calling Calvey a “decent, honest man,” while Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s $10 billion sovereign wealth fund and a close contact of Russian President Vladimir Putin, described Calvey as “committed to the highest ethical standards accepted in the investment community.”
Kremlin officials Friday said Putin wasn’t aware of the charges being brought against Calvey.
“We are aware that a U.S. citizen was arrested on February 14, 2019, in Russia, a State Department spokesperson said Friday. “We have no higher priority than the protection of U.S. citizens abroad. Due to privacy considerations, we do not have any additional information at this time.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/moscow-court-extends-arrest-of-us-investor-accused-of-fraud/4789638.html
been thinking…….. if the time traveller timeline of events posted earlier is true, I personally believe it, good warm vibes from the story.
Which goes into Mike Pence also being a time traveller from a more advanced future, more fine tuned navigating
my God this is such an exciting time to be alive…… on that note:
Q I have small request, may I have (relatively) first dibs on the reverse aging technology.😎
anyway, I believe I'm going to owe Pence bigly apology for shouting from the highest rooftops he is a pedo not considering it a cover for his role in the Great Awakening.