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St. Paul's College Bellambi, class of 1969-74

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A St. Paul's man is "A Man", God's man .... Introduction The Catholic high school Marist Brothers boys-only St. Paul's College, Bellambi, Australia, operated from 1962 through to its amalgamation with the adjacent girls-only Holy Cross College into the present day Holy Spirit College during 1983. St. Paul's took students from 1st Form (present day Year 7) through to 6th Form (present day Year 12). The writer was a student there between 1969-74, after attending St. Joseph's Primary School, Bulli, operated by Sisters of St. Joseph (Josephite nuns) and then going on to the University of Wollongong in 1975. The following is an brief account of those years, based on surviving records and reminiscences. Anyone mentioned below is welcome to contact the author and have their memories included, whether those memories be good, bad or indifferent. Time has passed, and all are welcome. Michael Organ, 14 October 2024. -------------------- Class Roll 1969-74 T

"Space Shuttle destroyed" video - Columbia or not?

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Contents "Space shuttle destroyed" Official account "In space" video Timeline Not Columbia? Conclusions The Faking Hoaxer PS References ------------------ Abstract : An analysis was carried out on a video by YouTuber  The Faking Hoaxer showing a destroyed space shuttle floating in space above Earth. On the assumption that it was not a hoax, but an edit of actual footage from circa 2006 leaked by United States intelligence agencies and military sources, an initial assessment was carried out to determine if it was the Columbia space shuttle during its destructive event on 1 February 2003. This was shown not to be the case. A subsequent deep analysis of the video indicated that the space shuttle seen was likely named Endeavour , though it was a second version of that well-known craft. Also, it was possible that prior to circa 2006 it had been attacked and destroyed by an unknown Earth-based or Alien assailant using scalar or microwave wea

Death, consciousness and the physical body

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| Cosmic Consciousness | Death | Dreams | Karma & Nirvana 1895-6 | Manipulating consciousness | Reincarnation & Karma | Taylor Swift's Karma | Theory of Everything | Time & the specious present | God's law: There is no death ...... (Wittbrot 2024) Om mane padme om / Help me be the best I can (Tibetan Buddhist mantra) Contents Life The Body Death Suicide vs. Euthanasia There is no Hell References ------------------------- 1. Life A Catholic friend recently suffered through the voluntary euthanasia of a close relative. This caused the present writer to deeply consider aspects of, and connectivity between, the physical body, consciousness and death, both within and beyond the theological constraints of the Catholic Church on Earth and the teachings of the Buddha. In order to do so, however, it was necessary to get back to first principles, or origins, and define personal beliefs, for with age comes th

The films of Johnson & Gibson 1906 -1912, 1918

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The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906):  A US release?  |  Bohemian vs.  Budget  1897  |  Dan Barry's Tasmanian version  |  Film, theatre, radio & TV  |  Johnson & Gibson 1906-12   |  Lost footage  |  Ned Kelly & the Ogles  |  Ned Kelly Polski  |  Norman Campbell's account  |  Original film 1906  |  Premiere season 1906-7  |  The Tait family  | 1. Introduction Between 1906 and 1912 & during 1918, the St Kilda (Melbourne) based firm of Millard Johnson and William A. Gibson , and later Gibson alone, made a number of feature films, including the world's first five-reeler - The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906). It ran for 100 minutes and premiered on Boxing Day, 26 November 1906. This was the only film by them, and their subsequent collaborators, mentioned in Andrew Pike's and Ross Cooper's Australian Film 1900-1977 , though Eric Reade's Early Australian Silent Film does mention four in total. An updated version of The Story of the Kelly Gang was rele