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YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION / SHOW NOTESTonight on the Typical Skeptic Podcast, I'm joined by Michelle Thompson, a powerful truth seeker and spiritual warrior who was like a sister to the late Rainetta Jones. Carrying the torch forward, Michelle is here to break down the Luciferian Brotherhood system, the Sovereign Military Order, and the methods behind land assignment decoding using city seal sigils and embedded symbolism. This episode dives into esoteric geopolitics, spiritual warfare, and occulted control systems most have never even heard of.Michelle brings a rare blend of military-industrial insider knowledge, paranormal experience, and grounded healing work with Purple Heart veterans. Her background spans everything from telecom engineering to haunted houses, and she's now on a mission to expose what's really going on beneath the surface of our cities and societies.MICHELLE THOMPSON - BIOMichelle Thompson is a San Diego native and global traveler who has studied UFO phenomena near military installations across the world. With a double degree in Business Science and Accounting, Michelle worked over a decade in the telecom industry—serving as a project management specialist and legacy systems liaison for major networks like Verizon, AT&T, DirecTV, and Dish Network.After suffering a spinal injury and overcoming paralysis, Michelle had a spiritual reawakening while living in a haunted house. Her psychic visions re-emerged, leading her to pivot into occupational therapy for combat-wounded veterans at the VA. She now works as a caregiver for Purple Heart veterans suffering from TBI and PTSD, while also using floral origami as a therapeutic artform.Deeply esoteric, analytical, and intuitive, Michelle is continuing Rainetta Jones' legacy—exposing hidden power structures and decoding their occult technologies.

YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION / SHOW NOTESTonight on the Typical Skeptic Podcast, I'm joined by Michelle Thompson, a powerful truth seeker and spiritual warrior who was like a sister to the late Rainetta Jones. Carrying the torch forward, Michelle is here to break down the Luciferian Brotherhood system, the Sovereign Military Order, and the methods behind land assignment decoding using city seal sigils and embedded symbolism. This episode dives into esoteric geopolitics, spiritual warfare, and occulted control systems most have never even heard of.Michelle brings a rare blend of military-industrial insider knowledge, paranormal experience, and grounded healing work with Purple Heart veterans. Her background spans everything from telecom engineering to haunted houses, and she's now on a mission to expose what's really going on beneath the surface of our cities and societies.MICHELLE THOMPSON - BIOMichelle Thompson is a San Diego native and global traveler who has studied UFO phenomena near military installations across the world. With a double degree in Business Science and Accounting, Michelle worked over a decade in the telecom industry—serving as a project management specialist and legacy systems liaison for major networks like Verizon, AT&T, DirecTV, and Dish Network.After suffering a spinal injury and overcoming paralysis, Michelle had a spiritual reawakening while living in a haunted house. Her psychic visions re-emerged, leading her to pivot into occupational therapy for combat-wounded veterans at the VA. She now works as a caregiver for Purple Heart veterans suffering from TBI and PTSD, while also using floral origami as a therapeutic artform.Deeply esoteric, analytical, and intuitive, Michelle is continuing Rainetta Jones' legacy—exposing hidden power structures and decoding their occult technologies.

William Ramsey returns to Wake the Dead to teach us about the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, formally known as Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. A sovereign entity under international law, the Knights of Malta are the continuation of the Knights Hospitaller, a chivalric order founded in 1099. This order still maintains its power ordained by the Holy Roman Empire. William reveals the history & members of this elite group. Find William Ramsey here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates/id1388815042⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please donate to Wake the Dead!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onegreatworknetwork.com/sean-mccann/donate/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BTC (bitcoin) address: 3Ptmi463Pu6HH1duop7rCKaxBriQkb4ina ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wakethedead⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/seanmccannabis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit Wake the Dead's store! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wakethedead.creator-spring.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Sean McCann on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SeanWakeTheDead⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Wake the Dead telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/wakethedeadpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Wake the Dead guilded server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.guilded.gg/i/kJWaQzmp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Listeners welcome back to the pod - today we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest is a titan of the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, and a lifelong champion of global tourism his name is Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio.  Manfredi has transformed his family business into a global leader in luxury cruising. Under his leadership, Silversea Cruises expanded its company offering travel experiences across all seven continents around the world. In a strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean Manfredi orchestrated the sale of a ⅔ stake in Silversea for a whopping $1 billion in 2018. This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand but also marked one of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the Chairman of The Heritage Group which is a private equity company that acquired 85% of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world Abercrombie & Kent - whose founder Geoffrey Kent was on the podcast just last month.  Today we are going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio.    00:12: Who is Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio? 03:42: Manfredi's Recommended Books      05:56: Manfredi's Starts a Cruise Line 13:01: How this Billion-Dollar Founder Spends his Time 15:05: The Biggest Challenge Manfredi Experienced was September 11, 2001.  18:56: Manfredi Takes Over the Family Business 21:18: Manfredi Pioneers the Luxury Cruise Industry.  24:39: Why Manfredi Loves Being an Entrepreneur 26:13: Manfredi's Career Chapters 29:59: Manfredi Orchestrated the Most Significant Deal in the Cruise Industry.  32:47: Manfredi & Geoffrey Kent Built the First Expedition Cruise Ship 34:59: Manfredi's Daily Routine 37:13: Advice Manfredi Would Give His Younger Self 37:58: Things to Look for in Executives and Partners When You Bring Them On  40:25: What is Manfredi Most Proud Of?   Contact Info: https://www.manfredilefebvre.com/ https://heritagemonaco.com/ https://www.silversea.com/ Transcript:   [00:00:12] Chris: Listeners, welcome back to the podcast today, and we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest today is a Titan in the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, a lifelong champion of global tourism, and his name is Manfredi LaFavre D'Ovidio. Manfredi has transformed his family business into a global leader in luxury cruising. Under his leadership, Silver Sea Cruises expanded its company, offering travel experiences across all seven continents around the world. In a strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean, Manfredi orchestrated the sale of a two third stake in Silversea for a whopping 1 billion in 2018. This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand, but also marked. One of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the chairman of the heritage group, which is a private equity company that acquired 85 percent of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world, Abercrombie and Kent, whose founder was actually on the podcast last month. So if you haven't listened to that interview yet, make sure you check it out. And today we're going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi. Listeners, welcome to the show. Manfredi, welcome to the show. How are you doing today? [00:01:34] Manfredi: Not too bad. Not too bad. Can I add something to what you said? [00:01:38] Chris: Please do. Add or take away. Whatever you like. [00:01:41] Manfredi: Well, what happened is that as soon as I did my deal with Royal Caribbean, I did buy, uh, Abercrombie Kent, which recently I brought up to 100 percent shareholding, and I sold to Royal Caribbean subsequently one further that I owned, uh, in, uh, Silver Sea in exchange of Royal Caribbean shares and acquired another cruise line, which is called Crystal Cruises. [00:02:04] Chris: Ah, I did actually read about that. Forgive me for not putting that in there. [00:02:08] Manfredi: No, so it's just, the story goes on. And before Silver Sea, we had another cruise line, which was called Sydmar. Okay. [00:02:17] Chris: Was Sid, was Smar the one created by your father or was Silver Sea created by your father? Uh, [00:02:23] Manfredi: Sid Smar was acquired by my father with me because I was working with him at the time. And we bought, uh, the Cruise Line, which was one of the first cruise lines ever. And, uh, Sid Bar built the first free purposely built cruise ships, which were built in Italian shipyard fi can and LA in France. [00:02:42] Chris: Great. So that [00:02:42] Manfredi: was the beginning. Then we got an offer we couldn't refuse. We sold Smar. And we started Silversea together with my father, which I took over shortly after. [00:02:52] Chris: And that was in the 90s, correct? [00:02:54] Manfredi: That was, uh, we started in 92, we acquired in 86, Sidmar, sold it in 89, started in 92, uh, 91, Silversea, and, uh, we're ordering the ships, and then we started operating in 94. [00:03:10] Chris: Incredible. [00:03:12] Manfredi: So, and then in 2018, uh, we, I sold to Royal Caribbean and I bought in 2000, uh, actually was in 2019. The negotiation started earlier 2019. I bought Abercrombie & Kent. [00:03:27] Chris: That's right. Incredible. Um, so Manfredi, I was told by a mentor of mine a long time ago that the, uh, difference between a wealthy person and the average person is the information that we put in between the two ears that we have. and what we choose to do with it. And I hear you're an avid reader, so if it's okay with you, I'd like to ask about what you're reading right now and some of the more impactful, uh, books of your life. [00:03:59] Manfredi: Yeah, I tend to read two, three books in parallel. So now I'm reading the Silk Roads, number one, the old Silk Road and the new Silk Road. Then there is a new book which was written about the oil industry and the energy markets, which is very interesting. I don't remember now the exact title. And then, you know, other things which went back in time. An interesting View of the history of the United States of America, which is unconventional view. Ah, [00:04:34] Chris: do [00:04:34] Manfredi: you [00:04:34] Chris: know who, do you know who the author of that book was? [00:04:38] Manfredi: I can let you know. [00:04:39] Chris: Okay. [00:04:40] Manfredi: Um, it was recommended to me and I bought it and it's quite interesting. [00:04:44] Chris: Do you have two or three books that were the most impactful in your life? [00:04:50] Manfredi: Yeah, you know, but probably I'm, I, I had once, um, hepatitis, so I was stuck in bed for a long time and I managed to read all of War and Peace, the whole story. It's a massive book. In today's world, it's very difficult to read at all. [00:05:10] Chris: Yeah. Okay. Anything else, any others? [00:05:17] Manfredi: Oh, this is the one that comes to my mind immediately. The other ones are, you know, I try to always read something which will leave me something, uh, in knowledge. [00:05:27] Chris: Yeah. [00:05:28] Manfredi: A book that I loved was, uh, A Hundred Years of Solitude. [00:05:33] Chris: I've heard of that one. [00:05:35] Manfredi: There's a life in this village in Colombia, which goes through the civil wars in the country. It's quite interesting. [00:05:42] Chris: Nice. Um, so I kind of want to start this off about, uh, going back to your, your past and your childhood. And I'm curious about the first moment that you realized you had a passion for ships and cruise lines. Uh, do you remember that moment? [00:06:03] Manfredi: I can, uh, reconnected because when I was 14, my father told us, uh, he was We're going on a cruise. Now it's 14, it's uh, what is it, 56 years ago. It was really at the beginning. Nobody knew about cruises. And, uh, he, because his friend had his cruise line, which was called Sidmar, and so we went to all the way to Mexico, Los Angeles, took the cruise down the Mexico coast, and, uh, that was the first impact with, uh, uh, cruising. But I've been involved in shipping all my life, because my father was a ship owner, a professor of university of maritime law, and a lawyer, and he was always involved with shipping. So it's been all our lives that we've been involved with ships, we had yachts, and so on. We had shipping companies, we had ferry companies, we had all sorts of things. But that was a crucial moment because we sold this company, where I subsequently went to work. When I was 18. And then, uh, you know, we, we bought it. So it was a chapter here. You know, you go on a cruise and you work for them and then you buy them. Yeah. And then you see them. I hear your father was quite a, an interesting figure and he was a lawyer and he actually helped create the maritime law in Italy. [00:07:24] Chris: , and then You, you, did he start the cruise line, , the very first cruise line venture that you guys owned, or did he acquire it and then continue to run it and it became the family business? [00:07:39] Manfredi: He, we acquired it. [00:07:41] Chris: Okay. [00:07:42] Manfredi: And then, and when we acquired it, we built the new ships. And then they were so beautiful and were so, so innovative that we got a very good offer and we sold it. And then we started SilverSea. SilverSea is the first one that we started. In the past, you know, I had worked in other businesses. My father, with his, uh, partners had bought a big shipping company, which was listed on the UK Stock Exchange, which owned ships. It owned a very large, uh, Ship broker company and, uh, insurance broker company called Clarkson. It owned Maritime Insurance company. So he was always, uh, involved in that. He even had a fleet of tankers in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the seventies. [00:08:26] Chris: Oh really? can you share about your father's influence on you? You know, as a young man, I could imagine, and a boy growing up, I could imagine, uh, a father who, I think about the influence my father had on me. Right. And I can imagine you and your father had a cruise lines. He is part of the maritime industry, um, or he was at least getting involved in cruise lines at the time. , How did that have an effect on you as a young man? [00:08:55] Manfredi: I mean, that's, uh, fundamental. He was an extraordinary person, an extraordinary father. And, uh, he was lucky he had a wife who always, uh, put him on a, uh, how do you say it when you put somebody on a pedestal? Pedestal for us. So we always had, and because he was working all the time, he was traveling a lot, working, and he would, his Sundays were because he would take Saturday to work always. On the Sundays, his vacation, his day was to pass the day working in our playroom. So he had a desk. His children were playing around and he was there working. And that was his, uh, his Sunday. So, uh, you know, it's an example of, uh, dedication to passion, to work dedication. And, uh, but he was still very present to us because he was a symbol. for us. So, uh, we always looked up to him. And then he would sometimes take one of the children. For example, he, when he had some, uh, launch of a new ship, would take one children with him. And so he created some moments for us, which he was pretty much always linked his life with his business, but he involved us. So he got us very much attached. And especially my two sisters, they were deeply in love with him and the same with me. I mean, I adored him. And, uh, when I was, um, uh, 18, he said, Okay, you go to university, you will have a desk in the office next to mine. You can listen to all my phone calls, join all my meetings, read all my papers. Asked me every question, and any day in the week, Saturday, Sunday, during the week, and so that I did, and then he would send me to his businesses. He had many businesses in various countries, Mexico, England, etc, etc. So I would go three months in his businesses. And then come back and study and go on with the university and then work with him. And, uh, so it was a very tight relationship. [00:11:10] Chris: What do you think was the most impactful lesson that you learned from your father? [00:11:16] Manfredi: You know, the most is to be very respectful of the others. He was, uh, the most, uh, Curtis person you can imagine with everybody, and it wasn't linked to the fact if you had anything to exchange with somebody, uh, somebody who was relevant for his business or for any other reason. He would be the same with anybody from the lowest level and, uh, business community or the people working for him in service to the highest level. It was true that everybody with extreme kindness and courtesy. And, uh, and would always be, uh, responding to anybody. So, it was this kind of attitude. Very humble, simple, very successful man. Uh, an incredible brain, but very humble and simple. [00:12:06] Chris: So let's switch to the roles that you play in your life now. So you're the chairman of the heritage group, which, uh, a heritage groups, a private equity group in a travel and tourism sector. Um, you're the chairman and orbital solutions, Monaco co chairman. And I guess you said, uh, are you no longer chairman at Amber Cromby Kent, or are you still co chair there? [00:12:27] Manfredi: No, I'm, uh, I'm the chairman. Geoffrey. sold me the steak, and he is the co chairman. I don't know what his exact title is. He's the founder chairman, let's say. Okay. He's not actively involved in the running of the business. He's very involved in everything, which is the product. [00:12:49] Chris: . And then you're a member of the board of Bucksense Incorporated, vice chairman of Monaco Chamber of Shipping, um, member of the executive community of World Tourism and Travel Council, and member of the board of SKULD Skold. Is that what that's pronounced? Skold? Skold. The maritime school in maritime insurance company based in Oslo. So I'm, I'm curious with all those, those titles and accolades, where do you spend the most of your time? [00:13:18] Manfredi: Well, first of all, they evolved, you know, some are gone and there's some new ones. [00:13:22] Chris: Okay. [00:13:23] Manfredi: And I spend most of the time, reality, I divide myself between three things. One is where I have the most relevant business opportunity where I focus a lot. [00:13:35] Chris: Okay. [00:13:35] Manfredi: Was like, I try to make sure that that things they are done well and they get my support. I, I cultivate very, uh, mature and capable management and then, and want them to, to, to drive, but I'm there to help them and to know everything which is going on. In any case, that's the first thing, which is very important. The second thing is whenever there's something which is not going that well, it happens to follow my laps. Because this is what happens with owners, you know. So there I dedicate with the team and to solve whatever there are some problems and something which is not going as I would wish to solve it. And the third thing is the things which give me satisfaction. So there are a number of things which give me satisfaction and I dedicate myself to. So now I've been recently appointed by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. as ambassador to UNESCO and for charity and philanthropy, which is something which is not going to earn me a cent. It's going to cost me, but it gives me satisfaction. I use my capabilities, my relationships, my, uh, dedication to, um, better cause. So it's a mixed, I have the freedom of choice. [00:14:51] Chris: That's good. I was going to ask, , you mentioned about, you know, if there's ever a problem in the business, it comes to you, it comes to your desk. [00:15:00] Manfredi: I didn't mention the new businesses. Of course, I mean, new investment. I follow also. [00:15:04] Chris: Yeah. Did you share with us maybe one of the biggest challenges that you've had in your career when it came across your table, , and how you decided to handle it? [00:15:17] Manfredi: Oh, there's a very clear example. September 11th. I was in a bank negotiating the refinancing of the financing. It's a new ships. And in the bank, they tell me, they come, somebody rushing in, come, come and watch on the television. So there, we were on television, in the bank, because CTF financing for the company. And we saw what happened. So you can imagine from that moment on, what can happen to the travel business. [00:15:51] Chris: Yeah. [00:15:52] Manfredi: The world shrinks. Every place which has a Muslim religion or Arab language, Is disappears from the world. You cannot go there. It's a small world and uh, uh, people don't wanna travel. If they want on a plane, they will look if there's anybody who looks suspicious. And, uh, actually for some time, planes were suspended. So that was a very tough time and you have to hold the company together. And, uh, going through, uh, you know, all sorts of difficulties. You dedicate your time there and, uh, and succeeded. And then, the cruise industry recovers very fast, so it bounced back. But for some time, it was tough. [00:16:39] Chris: How long was that time period? [00:16:42] Manfredi: There is, I think that you can, the turning point was when President No. 43 went on the aircraft carrier. [00:16:51] Chris: Okay. [00:16:52] Manfredi: It was like a liberating moment. [00:16:54] Chris: Ah, okay. [00:16:55] Manfredi: Confidence came back. It was like a fantastic case of how to rebuild confidence in the consumers. [00:17:06] Chris: And, , what are, what are some of the ways that you held the company together, at least the, the morale of the company together during that time? [00:17:20] Manfredi: You know, they, they, they have to see that you're on top of everything and you can find the solutions. And I think that my people were quite confident. I had additional resources of my own, which I could put in to support the company. But I was trying to have the company support itself as much as it could by itself. But I had good relationships, and I got some incredible, uh, support by people. Um, really incredible support by people based on their trust and confidence. [00:17:54] Chris: What do you think was harder on the cruise line industry, uh, 9 11 or COVID? [00:18:00] Manfredi: 9 11. [00:18:01] Chris: Yeah? How come? [00:18:04] Manfredi: Well, 9 11 was, uh, wasn't only a travel space. And during COVID, most of the businesses were still going well, if you think about it. Some businesses actually had an incredible success. During the electrical container business. Well, during 9 11, it was simply the world was paralyzed. And the governments did not find a way to intervene to support the businesses. It was very, very tough. [00:18:34] Chris: , I guess that makes sense. , so okay, let's shift gears a little bit and, and we talked about your father and his impact on your life. , can you tell us a bit about when you took the company over, , what was that moment like for you and what were some of the decisions leading up to that that made you guys decide it was time? [00:18:56] Manfredi: Well, the decision was because we made a family partition. So I got, uh, in the division of the family assets, I got that business, like several things. And how it felt, well, you know, I had already been working with it. So it wasn't something new. And we always been very close. So I was participating to everything. It became my baby, only mine. And, uh, of course it, it was, uh, it, I must say that, uh, that choice or that moment, the fact of taking over, so it changed my life. Because from being the son of a wealthy man with many businesses, taking care of them together with him, suddenly I had something that was mine and I had to grow. And so I identified myself a lot with that company, with that product, with that success. And it became, after all, today became my legacy. [00:19:53] Chris: I am [00:19:54] Manfredi: especially that I'm not the only the son of a wealthy man from a family which has because we are a family which with 200 years of industrial history. [00:20:05] Chris: Oh, really? [00:20:06] Manfredi: Yes. [00:20:07] Chris: I didn't know that. [00:20:08] Manfredi: It started in, uh, in Italy and, uh, at the beginning of the 19th century with paper industry, banking, a number of things. So I'm not only that, I'm, uh, and I'm not only the son of a very successful man. I had my thing and I did it successfully and I've become an expert in the field. , so which allowed me. When there was another opportunity to buy to, which was during the, at the end of COVID, the beginning of the Ukraine war, to buy crystal cruises, to do it with great confidence, because I, I knew all the levers of the business, I knew the people to choose to bring on board, I knew where to go to get support for the generating the revenue, etc, etc, to restructure the ships. So, I could do it very well because I had full confidence of my knowledge of that industry, and the people had confidence on my knowledge of the industry, so they give me a lot of credit. [00:21:06] Chris: A friend of ours, Mr. Geoffrey Kent, , told me to, that you pioneered the industry, , the luxury area in both normal and expedition. So I'd love to learn more about how you did that and your strategies behind it. [00:21:18] Manfredi: How we did that was, we had, Sittmer was a typical cruise line. At the beginning of the cruise lines, they were transatlantic operators. And when the transatlantic routes, uh, became dry, no more passengers because people were flying, and from Europe there was no more migration to the U.S or to Australia or to South America, those ships needed to have a new employment, and they were converted into cruise ships. So that was the, uh, the beginning of that industry. So when we bought it, we bought it in an industry which was at its beginnings. And we built these two ships, three ships, which were the first ones to be built purposely. So that was, uh, uh, the, the, really the moment in which, uh, we dedicated to that great, , vision, because it was my father's vision that that could have been a great industry and had a great future. And then so on. And then we bought into, uh, then we developed Silver Sea. And I remember when we asked my father, Daddy, what, what is it you? really wish for. And he was 92, I think. And he said, Oh, I wish that Silver Sea will have 12 ships. And I think that we had six, maybe. It was impossible for him to see 12 ships. [00:22:34] Chris: Yeah. [00:22:34] Manfredi: But it was part of the, of really the, the passion that he had and that he gave me, this passion of, uh, and, uh, looking forward always. Not making a calculation of what you're going to make out of it and how it's related to your life, but the project, the vision, what you're building was quite, uh, driving. [00:22:59] Chris: And how many ships do you guys have now? [00:23:02] Manfredi: No, now we just started again. So we have two ships. Now we have to grow it. We start a new chapter. You see what you do when you turn 70. Some people retire. [00:23:11] Chris: Yeah. [00:23:12] Manfredi: Not in my family. [00:23:13] Chris: You start another business. [00:23:15] Manfredi: You start another business. In our case, we started more businesses because we started . We bought Abercrombie & Kent, which we're growing very fast and very much. [00:23:25] Chris: Yeah. [00:23:25] Manfredi: And then we bought again, the cruise line that we have other businesses also, which we run. So it's, uh, it's simply the fact that, uh, what is it that you, that you gives you enjoyment? And, uh, is it to play golf or is it to have, uh, in the morning, wake up and think of the things that you're doing, the projects that you have, how you can accomplish things. And, uh, so in our case, that is because of my father, who started when he was a, who started when he was very young and at 92, he was, he lived until 98. So he was still, uh, when he was at 98, he would do, still the first thing he would ask me is how are the ships going? And so it's part of that. My, the first Lefebvre, the guy in the, uh, at the beginning of the 19th century. He died when he was 84, which for those times, that's a very old age. Because he got pneumonia coming back from the board of his shipping company. So it's in the DNA of the family to work, uh, until you, you go. And it's not a question you already have the money to live well. It's a question of money as an instrument of freedom and to, realize yourself, to to achieve the satisfactions that you're looking for. In my case, I give myself a lot of other satisfactions. But the number one. is to be an entrepreneur! [00:24:54] Chris: That's most important to you to, to be known for as an entrepreneur. [00:24:59] Manfredi: Not to be known to know myself, that I am, I wake up in the morning and I'm busy. I have a lot of things which, uh, interest me. [00:25:09] Chris: Yeah I have a lot of things which I do, which interests other people. If I wasn't an entrepreneur, I wouldn't be here with you. It's very true. So [00:25:16] Manfredi: it's a very strong connection with the living world instead of going into the. Sleeping world. [00:25:24] Chris: I'm curious if you weren't in the shipping business or anything related maritime, , what business do you think you would be in [00:25:33] Manfredi: investment banking? [00:25:35] Chris: Yeah. How come [00:25:37] Manfredi: I always liked it a lot, but investment banking, private equity. investing in businesses, selling businesses, advising people, uh, working on. I, I worked when my father sent me around. Uh, he sent me also to some investment banks for some time to learn, to learn how that work, that will work. I don't know [00:26:02] Chris: if you know, but, , on our podcast, we're interviewing founders, a hundred founders of a billion dollar companies. And I always ask each guest the same question. , and it is, if you're going to break your career into chapters, what chapters would they be? And what would you name them? [00:26:23] Manfredi: A chapter is number one is, uh, the chapter in which I was a golden boy. Which means I was, uh, living, uh, a very, uh, prosperous youth with a daddy who adored me and wouldn't deny me almost anything. [00:26:40] Chris: Okay. [00:26:40] Manfredi: So understanding this, I, uh, I kept and I developed a strong, uh, uh, desire of accomplishing by myself. [00:26:48] Chris: Okay. [00:26:49] Manfredi: That was the first part. Then the second part was, uh, being like, uh, uh, a stamp on my father's back. Okay. Following him everywhere and, uh, listening to him, et cetera, and working together with him. What [00:27:02] Chris: Were the ages for chapter two? [00:27:05] Manfredi: Yeah, you can say, you know, from when I started working with him when I was 19. So let's say 20. Okay. And 20 a decade. Then I started to have diversified investments. Then, uh, that's another age. And then there was the age, which I took over the, the Silver Sea. [00:27:29] Chris: How old were you then? Became [00:27:30] Manfredi: my baby. [00:27:31] Chris: How old were you then when you took over? Silver Sea? [00:27:35] Manfredi: We're talking about a year, 2000. So I was, uh, 47. Nice. [00:27:40] Chris: And any more chapters after Silver Sea? [00:27:44] Manfredi: Yes. It's a new chapter, which is the continuation in a way of Silver Sea, which is, uh, which is happening now. But now my chapter is entrepreneur, but my enterprise is The family wealth. I see myself as somebody who is, uh, administrating the family wealth, not only to increase it, or first of all, keep it as it is and possibly increase it, but also to make it such that it is well transmitted to new generations. So my following, and so this requires a number of choices, which are different in your, in your relationship with the business of themselves, because I was permanently on top of the business. Now I want to, uh, support the manager to grow so that they can deal independently for me, benefit from my presence, but eventually one day they can, the company can go by itself. Yeah. So I joined the company that way, and that's all I'm trying to do it. So I'm trying to diversify risk, enhance liquidity very much so that the liquidity is always there for the family. So it's a different vision. When you're an entrepreneur, you're 47 and you take risks, you want to expand, you have to grow, you have to make, you have to make a jump in the size of your business. You have to go from four ships to actually work two ships to 12, 14, 16 ships. Yeah. So the company is a hundred percent yours. You don't have a public markets, you have to compete with credit, you have to do this and that. So it's a, you know, I had to finance my ships, I had to fly to China because that was the best market. So you'll find always the solutions to get the things to function. But that's when you're the full entrepreneur, then now it's a, it's a much more stable approach. Yeah. [00:29:45] Chris: Makes sense. , your partnership with Royal Caribbean, it was marked as one of the more significant deals in the cruises history, uh, the cruise industry's history. can you tell us a little bit about the unfolding of that partnership? [00:30:01] Manfredi: Well, it was easy. I mean, it was, uh, it wasn't easy. I mean, it was a simple process. I was, I wanted to build more ships, so I decided to open the equity of my company to investors. I informed my competitors that I was doing it, so not to have gossips all the time around. And then, uh, someone from Royal Caribbean, uh, came and said, could we be your investor? They said, I thought about it and I said, why not? And then at a certain point in the process, it evolved from then buying the majority. And so that's, I did. And I had a, a, so a, a stake in the role in the company. But then Covid came and Covid made clear everything first, all that the company had to be absorbed into Royal Caribbean. Mm-Hmm. because of the financial situation. 'cause it was, uh, was not easy for cruise lines and uh, um, and because, uh. And when you are the full disponent of a business, then you can't learn and being somebody who just participates. Yeah. And so it was a good way. We find a great deal, great deal for them, great deal for me. And uh, I got a big chunk of Royal Caribbean shares, which I'm happy to have. And so that's how it evolved. And I could start, I could buy a Abercrombie & Kent and start my own business. [00:31:28] Chris: , was that a pivotable moment in your life? [00:31:30] Manfredi: Sure. I mean, you know, you, you decide that you don't want to be, uh, what was I saying? Sixty six year old retired person with all the banks calling you to invest your money and private equity funds and all of these people asking you to underwrite their funds. But having a very easy life. Uh, very comfortable and deciding now to challenge yourself and to do something new, which excites you every moment, which is exactly the opposite direction, no? You have a capital event. Capital events don't happen many times in the life of an individual. [00:32:10] Chris: Yep. [00:32:11] Manfredi: So it happens. At that point, you have to make a decision. Are you going to go into a new world, which is the world of the person who is either entirely or half retired? Yep. Or you'll find a way to go back into the world of being active in the colony. That's what I decided. I [00:32:33] Chris: think it was a good choice. , Geoffrey also told me, , to ask you about how you became his partner on the MS Explorer, um, which was the first expedition ship that was ever built. [00:32:47] Manfredi: Well, yeah, I mean, it was fantastic. Um, so Geoffrey had this company that he had developed, you know, Geoffrey, as you and your followers know, is a fantastic and unique person. And he wanted to go and send a ship to the Antarctic to propose, to offer to his guests, his clients, the opportunity to go and see the Antarctic. But he wasn't a ship owner. So, we were launch, starting to launch SilverSea at the time. And, uh, we were approached by his consultants, who were going to do the management of this ship, which is a company called V Ships, which is one of the major service companies in the shipping world. And they introduced us, so we made a partnership there, which lasted for two, three years. And then he kept it on his own, but by then we were good friends. And we became even more friends because, uh, then, uh, I, I was next to him and, uh, he was the chairman of WTDC, and I was like his right hand there. And then we developed all the segments for Abercrombie Kent doing services to the cruise industry. He started with us. So Abercrombie & Kent does a lot of the best quality, um, uh, pre post or excursions for cruise industries, part of its business. So that we did together and we became great friends and we always try to do something together. But he did some deals with other people in the meantime on the equity. And then one day, he told me, why don't you buy Abercrombie & Kent? And so that's what we did. And we still work together and, uh, we're, we're going tomorrow. We're flying on, uh, to one of the crystal ships. [00:34:39] Chris: Yeah. [00:34:41] Manfredi: We say two days on it and then we fly back. , so we were always, uh, we do a lot of things together. I mean, [00:34:48] Chris: nice. I'm curious on, you know, and I'm sure this is a hard question to answer, but, , I would imagine for most entrepreneurs, their day to day is very different. , I would imagine yours is similar. , do you have any regular structure you like to keep in your days, even though. You have a thousand things that are thrown at you every single day and you have to change up as much as possible. Some people, for example, you know, have the same waking time every day or the same sleep time or, , the same diet or, , All different types of things. Are there, are there any consistencies or daily rituals that you have in your life? [00:35:25] Manfredi: The daily ritual is a weekly ritual, which is doing the Luggage, so I'm always traveling. Yeah. What is a recurrent? I come back from a trip. I start packing That's the most Methodic thing I do all the time. [00:35:45] Chris: Pack. Pack and unpack. [00:35:47] Manfredi: Pack and unpack, pack and unpack. And then schedule from assistant, assistant, I have to do this, this, this, this, this. Work on the planning, work on how I'm gonna do this. I can fit, fit the meetings. That's the most thing. Um, I try to, if I can, to swim during the day, but uh, as I travel all the time, it's very difficult. [00:36:10] Chris: , what about, I'm curious about, you know, entrepreneurs, a lot of it depends on the entrepreneur. Some people sleep very little, , some people sleep, , a lot and then work hard throughout the day. How about yourself? Are you a heavy sleeper? Are you a light sleeper? Are you getting six, seven hours a night every night on the same time or is it fluctuate? [00:36:30] Manfredi: No, I'm basically going, trying to take six, seven hours every night, trying not to go to sleep too late. This morning I woke up at 6. 30. Yesterday I went to bed at 11. 30. It was seven hours. It was a very tiring day, so I was tired. Uh, but it can be six, it can be seven. Rarely goes above seven, unfortunately. I would like to have more sleep if I could. And, um, but it's normally very regular hours. [00:37:01] Chris: , any advice that you would give yourself, , your younger self that you didn't know when you were younger, say at the age of 20 or 30, that you know now that you wish you knew. [00:37:13] Manfredi: You know, and anything which is not real estate. Already built in the state business number one thing to look at is the people you're going to be working with as partners as executives, because that makes or breaks or fixes anything. So whenever you choose to deal with the wrong partners or whenever you, uh, appoint or go into a business without having the right person. You're going to have some problems. [00:37:45] Chris: Yeah. What are some things that you look for in a partnership or an executive when you, when you bring them on? [00:37:52] Manfredi: They have to be, first of all, they have to be trustworthy. They have to be honest, trustworthy. They have to be hardworking people. And if they're hardworking people competent, they can make a lot of money. [00:38:05] Chris: I'm not stingy. So you pay them well, [00:38:07] Manfredi: yes, they may. They, they have good incentives. [00:38:11] Chris: Have you ever noticed any, any, any ways that you identify individuals like that? You, you mentioned trustworthy, hardworking, is it through reputation that you hear from other people? Oh, this individual's trustworthy. Uh, he or she has built, you know, this business, or is it personal experience? Do you want to meet with them, get to know them really well, sit down with them, how they interact with you? [00:38:35] Manfredi: Well, you know, now the last, uh, oh, it's, what is it? 25 years more, 30 years. As I've been in the same business, it's much easier because I, I know the people that I'm going to retain, or I'm gonna promote, I'm going to delegate to. So it's, it's quite easy because 30 years since, uh, we started, uh, SilverSea Cruises now it's, uh, the same market. So the CEO of Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group, which includes Abercrombie and Kent. And Crystal Cruz is a person who has been working with me for 14 years. [00:39:13] Chris: Yeah. [00:39:14] Manfredi: She joined Silversea, and then when she was extremely young, now she's still very young, but she's in her beginning of her 40s, and she's the CEO of the group. I know her inside out, she knows me inside out. So just full trust, a hardworking person, work ethics are extremely strong. That's fundamental because mine are extremely strong. So I can't deal when people tell me balance of life. Balance of life is, is not compatible to be running a competitive business. [00:39:50] Chris: How many hours a day do you say you work from from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? [00:39:55] Manfredi: Yes, basically I work that seven, what is it called, seven days a week, , although I work always that it is divided between days in which I work more and days in which I work less. So there are some days in which I work less because it's a Sunday or it's a vacation. So I will be working less, but I will always be working. It doesn't, I think it never happens a day in which I don't take care of something. [00:40:25] Chris: what would you say you're most proud of? [00:40:27] Manfredi: Most [00:40:27] Chris: proud of my [00:40:30] Manfredi: friends, my friends. I am very proud of the fact that I have great friends with a strong friendship. And I tell myself there's something right that you can do if you have friends of such good quality that are so attached to you and you're so attached to them. [00:40:52] Chris: I think that's a fantastic answer. And a lot of people would probably want to know a little bit more about that. , When I would imagine trustworthy, , is something that's important when you look for friends. But what are some other things that when you look for friends or friendships that are important for you? [00:41:13] Manfredi: Well, you know, the first of all, there's a generosity in the relationship. [00:41:16] Chris: Yeah. [00:41:18] Manfredi: If the, if the relationships are transactional, there's something which compromises the friendship. So it's just, there can be transaction with friends, but that must not be the basis of a friendship. So trustworthy, uh, based on the sentiment of friendship, the, the interest of seeing each other because of what puts you together, that both have, uh, memories or of a present or of things that interest you, that you're interested in talking to them, uh, sharing with them. So this is, uh, the basic thing. [00:41:59] Chris: I think that's a great way to wrap up the interview Manfredi. , one more question. What else do you want to do? Say in the next 10 years of your life, what are your goals? [00:42:09] Manfredi: Is that there are three things in parallel. One thing I want to have this, Abercrombie & Kent travel group grow and, uh, become very interesting and I do fantastic things. It's such a beautiful business that we enjoy every moment of it. The second thing is. Organize the rest of the world and, and also Abercrombie & Kent ownership in such a way that it can survive me well. And the third thing is, besides doing these things, is enjoying many things that I like. I like to travel, I like to read. Uh, I like to be with my friends. And, uh, so. And I like to do things which are not only tied to a monetary benefit. You know, having been successful from a financial point of view has to buy you, first of all, freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is how you spend your time. So how I spend my time is important. And And spending it, developing the business that we have created, is a satisfaction. Spending it, organizing the wealth, in a way that it can then be at the benefit of the persons I love is a satisfaction. Doing other things, cultivating myself, traveling the world, visiting the world, etc., is a satisfaction. Having the freedom to dedicate part of the time to this without Having to be obliged by other things and having the substantial means to do it is part of the freedom of choice that success gives you. [00:43:45] Chris: Well said. Manfredi, I want to thank you so much for the interview and thank you for sharing your time and your wisdom with our listeners. I love how you wrap that up, talking about the freedom of choice and relationships in your life. So Thank you so much. We're, , honored to have you on the podcast and, we'll see you next time on the show. [00:44:05] Manfredi: Thank you so much. Bye bye. Ciao.  

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GB2RS News Sunday the 6th of August 2023 The news headlines: Tonight@8 events on Ofcom consultation YOTA summer camp in Hungary RSGB coding resources and activities   A reminder that the second of the RSGB's special Tonight@8 events on the Ofcom Consultation will take place on Monday the 7th of August. This time the focus will be on Foundation and Intermediate topics including callsign and exam changes, as well as the Consultation clauses that might lead to new opportunities for outreach activities for everyone. The Consultation also affects anyone who isn't currently licensed but is thinking about taking their exams in the next couple of years. After a short introduction, a panel of RSGB experts will answer your questions on this important Ofcom Consultation. For this event, you can submit a question in advance by 6pm today, Sunday the 6th of August. Send a brief question with your name and callsign to comms@rsgb.org.uk You can also ask a question on the night via the live chat. This is an important event – do join it live on Monday via the RSGB YouTube channel. To find out more about the Consultation and this event go to the RSGB website at rsgb.org/licencereview You can watch a recording of the first Tonight@8 event on the Ofcom Consultation via the RSGB's YouTube channel. The 2023 Youngsters on the Air, or YOTA, summer camp in Hungary began this weekend and lasts for a week. The four young people representing the RSGB are Alexander Du Rose, 2E0FMZ who is the Team Leader; Henry-James Robinson, M7HJR; Hannah Lee, M7YYQ; and Jake Saul, M7JNS. Each day, they will be sharing news of the activities they enjoy and the amateur radio skills they learn. Take a look at their updates over the coming week on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/yota-hungary and read their fuller report in the October issue of RadCom. As part of the RSGB's commitment to encourage youngsters into amateur radio and to support lifelong learning, the Society is providing resources and creating coding activities for people to get involved in throughout the month of September 2023. From the BBC Micro:bit to Node-RED and GNU Radio, there are some great activities you could try yourself with your club or arrange at a local school or community group. If you are an experienced coder, the Society would like you to support this initiative by passing on your enthusiasm to a local school or STEM club with the help of the suggested activities. If you are new to coding and have no idea what Python is or a Raspberry Pi, then the activities will set you on the path of discovery! Find out more on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/coding. If you would like to get involved, contact ESRG member John Hislop, G7OHO via g7oho@rsgb.org.uk The RSGB has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation, or eLoran, systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at around 90 to 110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for Position, Navigation and Timing, or PNT. The response, which can be found on the RSGB's Spectrum Forum webpages, focussed on the high levels of out-of-band emissions that would affect the weak signal 136kHz amateur allocation, as well as transparency on transmitter licensing. The consultation response can be viewed by visiting thersgb.org/go/sfpapers The ARRL, the national association for amateur radio in the USA, has filed comments against a proposal that would introduce high-power digital communications to the shortwave spectrum that, in many instances, is immediately adjacent to the amateur HF bands. You can read the full story, which is titled ‘ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition', via arrl.org/news And now for details of rallies and events Part 1 of the British Amateur Television Club's Convention for Amateur TV 2023, or CAT 23, is taking place today, Sunday the 6th of August, at Midland Air Museum, Coventry. It is a meet-up, show-and-tell, test and fix-it, and bring-and-buy event from 10.30 am to 4 pm. There are full ATV and Microwave test facilities available for QO-100, 5.6GHz FM, Portsdown, MiniTiouner, Ryde, and power amplifiers and preamps. King's Lynn Amateur Radio Club's 33rd Great Eastern Radio Rally is taking place today, Sunday the 6th of August. The venue is Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4EL. The doors open to visitors at 9 am and admission is £2.50. The doors open to traders from 7 am. An outdoor pitch costs £8 and an indoor table costs £10. Car parking is free. There are trade stands and a bring-and-buy area. On-site catering is available. For more information email rally.klarc@gmail.com or visit klarc.org.uk Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club's 28th annual mini-rally night will take place on Friday the 11th of August. It will be held in the Community Centre, Main Hall, Port Seton from 6 pm to 9 pm. Tables will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The entrance fee is £2 for everyone. Disabled access and food will be available. For more information email bob.gm4uyz@talktalk.net The Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest will be held on Sunday the 13th of August from 9 am to 4 pm. The venue will be Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. Admission is £5 and this includes parking. Talk-in will be on 145.550MHz. On-site catering, bar facilities and an RSGB Bookstall will be available. At the landowner's request, no dogs, except guide dogs, are allowed on site. Indoor and field pitches are available and car-boot traders are welcome from 7 am. For more information, email tbaker@tiscali.co.uk, visit frars.co.uk or phone 07743 475 018.   Now the Special Event News DR45HAAN is the special callsign for DARC's Ortsverband Haan to celebrate its 45th anniversary. The station will be active until the 30th of September. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and direct cards via DL7ET. Special callsign LX90RTL is in use to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Radio Luxembourg's first long-wave broadcast. It will be used by various LX operators until the end of the year. Listen for the callsign on the HF bands on SSB, CW, digital modes and via satellite. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the DARC bureau. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log, Logbook of the World and eQSL on a regular basis. For more information see QRZ.com 9A66AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA will be using throughout 2023 to mark his 66th year in amateur radio. QSL via Tom's home call. 9M8SOTA and 9M8BOTA are the special callsigns that 9M8HAZ and others will be using during 2023 while operating from various mountains and beaches in Sarawak, East Malaysia. QSL for both callsigns via 9M8HAZ directly, Logbook of the World and Club Log.   Now the DX news Anton, RG0C will be active as RG0C/P from the Shantar Islands, AS-044, and surrounding area, until the 10th of August. He will operate low power CW on 20m. QSL via home call. Mek, SP7VC and Kasia, SQ7OYL will be active as OY/SP7VC from Iceland until the 17th of August. Look for activity on the 20, 6, 4 and 2m bands. Frans, DJ0TP will be active as TK/DJ0TP from the main island of Corsica, EU-014, until the 3rd of September. QSL via DJ0TP's home call and Logbook the World.   Now the contest news The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon ends its three-month run today, Sunday the 6th of August. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is your four-character locator. Also today, Sunday the 6th, the 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator. UK and Crown Dependency stations send the first two letters of their postcode. On Tuesday, the 8th of August, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. This is followed by the 432MHz UK Activity Contest which runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 9th of August, the 432MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday the 9th of August, the 432MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. On Thursday the 10th of August, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.   Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday the 3rd of August 2023 The Sun continued to be very active over the last week with a large number of sunspots, numerous C- and M-class flares, and a coronal mass ejection or two. A coronal mass ejection is predicted to hit Earth this weekend, which could see the Kp index rise, but this is not expected to be too extensive. Active region 3380 expanded in both size and magnetic complexity, firing off numerous solar flares. Luckily it is now rotating out of view so is no longer a threat. The Solar Flux Index remained above 170 all week with a sunspot number of 135 on Thursday. Don't forget that this doesn't mean there were 135 sunspots, as each group counts ten towards the total. Three sunspots in three groups equals thirty plus three, or thirty-three. Geomagnetic conditions were mixed with one period giving a Kp index of four, and many when it was over three. The main DX being chased this week wasn't actually too far away. The 1A0C station at the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which confusingly is actually in Rome, gave amateurs plenty of opportunity to add to their band slot totals. The station was raising money for humanitarian charitable projects and was easy to work from the UK.  Next week NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Centre thinks the Solar Flux Index will remain in the 165 to 170 region. The Kp index shouldn't rise above three, although that rather depends on whether we have any coronal mass ejections. There are also signs that we are starting to leave the Summer HF doldrums. MUFs over a 3,000km path have occasionally gone over 28MHz at times. But we are still a long way from Autumn HF conditions, despite the weather!   And now the VHF and up propagation news The unsettled weather is here for a little longer, but there may be an end in sight as we move through the second half of next week.  To begin, there will be areas of low pressure in control bringing rain or showers and more rain scatter on the GHz bands. Midweek, the high edges in from the west and remains close to the southeast into the next weekend, but lows and weather fronts will probably return to the western areas by the end of the week. Nonetheless, this should be a period of Tropo for many areas, if only temporarily for western areas. Meteor scatter could be good with a steady advance towards the peak of the Perseids on the 12th and 13th of August. It might even be warm enough to stand outside in the southeast and listen to the pings while watching the evening sky for meteor trails! Aurora can't be discounted either should the Kp index show higher values than, say, 5 and there have been a number of auroral contacts reported by Nordic stations over the last week. In August there is still some Sporadic-E to be had as luckily the jet stream pattern is still quite busy giving ample triggers for Sporadic-E due to the turbulence they create. As often mentioned, a good time to check, if you are a busy person, is around teatime or late afternoon. Moon declination goes positive on Saturday so Moon visibility windows will lengthen throughout the week. We are past perigee so path losses are rising again. 144MHz sky noise is low but rising, reaching moderate levels next weekend. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

In a triumphant finale to season 1 of Vayse, Hine and Buckley talk to one of their favourite mega-brains of the paraweirdpodosphere, Sequoyah Kennedy of the Nonsense Bazaar podcast. The conversation wanders into some favourite topics of the Nonsense Bazaar including Saint Germaine, To the Stars and the Lavenda agenda and then deep into more personal matters such as Sequoyah's self-guided magical practice, his encounters with supernatural beings and his love of freaky modular synths... (recorded 19 July 2023) Thanks to Keith for the show notes which have, again, gone above and beyond the call of duty! VYS0025 | Truth with a Capital "T" - Vayse to Face with Sequoyah Kennedy Sequoyah Kennedy/Nonsense Bazaar/Willow Truman links Sequoyah Kennedy's Twitter (https://twitter.com/sequoyahkennedy) The Nonsense Bazaar website (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/) The Nonsense Bazaar Twitter (https://twitter.com/nonsensebazaar) The Nonsense Bazaar Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thenonsensebazaar/) Willow Truman's Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillowTrueman) Willow Truman's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/willowtrueman/) Atlas Aruba Bandcamp page (Willow's music) (https://atlasaruba.bandcamp.com/) Biosphere 2 links Wikipedia Article on Biosphere 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2) Biosphere 2, website (https://biosphere2.org/) The Nonsense Bazaar, Episode 03: Biosphere 2 Part I - A Johnny Dolphin Production (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/ep-03-biosphere-two-part-i-a-johnny-dolphin-production/) The Nonsense Bazaar, Episode 04: Biosphere 2 Part II - Ecological Thing (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/ep-04-biosphere-two-part-ii-ecological-thing/) Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong, Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/13/spaceship-earth-arizona-biosphere-2-lockdown) Spaceship Earth, Biosphere 2 official trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGvYFB6GHRY) Biosphere 2: Our World, footage shot during the two-year mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4DX994NonE) Jack Parsons links Wikipedia Article on Jack Parsons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 42: Jack Parsons Part I - The Suicide Squad (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/42-jack-parsons-part-i-the-suicide-squad/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 43: Jack Parsons Part II - Io Pan! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/43-jack-parsons-part-ii-io-pan/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 44: Jack Parsons Part III - Babalon (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/44-jack-parsons-part-iii-babalon/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 45: Jack Parsons Part IV - Ad Astra, Per Aspera (To the Stars, Through Hardship) (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/45-jack-parsons-part-iv-ad-astra-per-aspera-to-the-stars-through-hardship/) Oneida Community links Wikipedia Article on Oneida Community (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_Community) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 47: The Oneida Community Part I - Free Love and Bible Communism (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/47-the-oneida-community-part-i-free-love-and-bible-communism/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 48: The Oneida Community Part II - Like Sand Through the Hourglass (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/48-the-oneida-community-part-ii-like-sand-through-the-hourglass/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 49: The Oneida Community Part III - Whoops, We're a Sex Cult (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/49-the-oneida-community-part-iii-whoops-were-a-sex-cult/) Harry Horse/Drowned God links Wikipedia Article on Harry Horse (Richard Horne) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Horse) Wikipedia Article on Drowned God (video game) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowned_God) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 10: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part I - The Life and Death of a Prankster (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/10-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-i-the-life-and-death-of-a-prankster/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 11: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part II - The Drowned God (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/11-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-2-the-drowned-god/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 40: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part III - A Conversation With a Man in a Gray Suit (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/40-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-iii-a-conversation-with-a-man-in-a-gray-suit/) “I AM” Activity Movement and related links Wikipedia Article on “I AM” Activity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_AM%22_Activity) Wikipedia Article on Guy Ballard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Ballard) Wikipedia Article on the Ascended Masters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascended_master) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 22: The Ascended Masters, An Inquisition Part 0 - Prelude (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/22-the-ascended-masters-an-inquisition-part-0-prelude/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 23: The I AM Activity Part I - Saint Germain's Cup of Cream (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/23-the-i-am-activity-part-1-saint-germains-cup-of-cream/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 24: The I AM Activity Part II - Death Blasts Over the White House (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/24-the-i-am-activity-part-ii-death-blasts-over-the-white-house/) Other Selected Nonsense Bazaar Episodes links The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 94: The Tin Man (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/94-the-tin-man/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 65: Fae Encounters in the Modern World (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/65-fae-encounters-in-the-modern-world/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 100: The Bomb (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/100-the-bomb/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 75: NLP: Scumbag Magic That Works! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/75-nlp-scumbag-magic-that-works/) Twin Peaks links Wikipedia Article on Twin Peaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks) Twin Peaks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswSE-W1sC8) Other book links Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/time-loops-precognition-retrocausation-and-the-unconscious-eric-wargo/1974052?ean=9781938398926) by Erik Wargo Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780999356609/Ways-Wachter-Aidan-0999356607/plp) by Aiden Wachter Taoism (Daoism) links Wikipedia Article on Taoism (Daoism) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism) Wikipedia Article on the Tao Te Ching (Dàodé Jīng) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching) The Tao Te Ching (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tao-te-ching-stephen-mitchell/2400764?ean=9780711212787) - Translated by Stephen Mitchell Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lao-tzu-tao-te-ching-a-book-about-the-way-and-the-power-of-the-way-ursula-k-le-guin/4364056?ean=9781611807240) by Ursula K. Le Guin OCD link Wikipedia Article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder) MKUltra/Stargate Project/Psychic Spies links Wikipedia Article on MKUltra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra) List of 149 MKULTRA Subprojects, Illuminati Rex website (https://www.illuminatirex.com/list-of-mkultra-subprojects/) Operation Midnight Climax: The Sub-Project of MKUltra You Didn't Know About, Grunge article (https://www.grunge.com/622346/operation-midnight-climax-the-sub-project-of-mkultra-you-didnt-know-about/) Wikipedia Article on the Stargate Project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Project) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 57: America's Psychic Spies Part I: CIA Man (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/57-americas-psychic-spies-part-i-c-i-a-man/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 58: America's Psychic Spies Part II: Galactic Barbecue (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/58-americas-psychic-spies-part-ii-galactic-barbeque/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 59: America's Psychic Spies Part III: Goblin Mode (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/59-americas-psychic-spies-part-iii-goblin-mode/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 75: NLP: Scumbag Magic That Works! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/75-nlp-scumbag-magic-that-works/) The Mojito Tapes Vol 1 (life requires a hiatus, but we shall return) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqMRu7kAhes) Human Potential Movement links Wikipedia Article on the Human Potential Movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement) Wikipedia Article on The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Institutes_for_the_Achievement_of_Human_Potential) Robert Anton Wilson/Cosmic Trigger/Reality tunnels/Guerrilla ontology links Wikipedia Article on Robert Anton Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson) Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/cosmic-trigger/author/robert-wilson/) by Robert Anton Wilson Wikipedia Article on Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Trigger_I%3A_The_Final_Secret_of_the_Illuminati) Wikipedia Article on Reality tunnel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_tunnel) Introduction to Reality Tunnels: A Tool for Understanding the Post-modern World, Medium article (https://medium.com/reality-tunnels/introduction-to-reality-tunnels-a-tool-for-understanding-the-postmodern-world-72cdd98af9d0) Wikipedia Article on Guerrilla ontology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_ontology) Robert Anton Wilson & Guerrilla Ontology, New Dawn Magazine article (https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/robert-anton-wilson-guerrilla-ontology) Vayse VYS0023: Mercurial, Mutable, Mysterious Something - Vayse to Face with Paul Weston (includes discussion of Cosmic Trigger) (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0023) Magic / Psychology / Schizophrenia / Psychosis and related links Wikipedia Article on Psychological theories of magic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_theories_of_magic) Magical thinking in individuals with high polygenic risk for schizophrenia but no non-affective psychoses—a general population study, Nature article (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01581-z) The Meaning of Magic: The psychology and philosophy of magic, Psychology Today article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202008/the-meaning-magic) The thin line between magick and psychosis?, Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/chaosmagick/comments/c6ob7o/the_thin_line_between_magick_and_psychosis/) Wikipedia Article on Set and Setting (psychedelic drug experience) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting) Initiation in Shamanism and Western Mystery Traditions links Ancient Shamanism: Looking at Illness as Initiation, Wellcord article (https://wellcord.org/2021/10/01/ancient-shamanism-looking-at-illness-as-initiation/) Shamanic Initiation and the Legacy of Suffering, Huffington Post article (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shaman-initiation_b_916400) Towards a Definition of Initiation: Emic and Etic Views of Initiation in the Western Mystery Tradition by Jeffrey S. Kupperman, Michigan State University paper (http://esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeVI/Initiation.htm) Penny Royal/Oakwood NHIs link Penny Royal Season One, Episode Seven: The Game (includes Dan Dutton relating his possible encounter with non-human intelligences at Oakwood Hospital, Kentucky, in the 1970s) (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1424386/6002143-season-one-episode-seven-the-game) Israel Regardie/Therapy and Magick links Wikipedia Article on Israel Regardie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Regardie) If you've never been to therapy, you're probably not ready for Magick, Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/chaosmagick/comments/m0j485/if_youve_never_been_to_therapy_youre_probably_not/) Hat Man/Dark Man/Shadow People/Sleep Paralysis links The Hatman Project website (https://thehatmanproject.com/) Shadow people, Psychonaut Wiki page (https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Shadow_people) Wikipedia Article on Sleep paralysis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis) VYS0021 | Song of the Dark Man - Vayse to Face with Darragh Mason (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0021) Lost objects and pendulum dowsing link Find lost objects with pendulum dowsing, Friendly Specter article (https://www.friendlyspecter.com/find-lost-objects-with-pendulum-dowsing-the-ultimate-guide/?expand_article=1) To The Stars Academy/Tom DeLonge/Hal Puthoff/Jim Semivan links Wikipedia Article on To The Stars (company) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Stars_(company)) Wikipedia Article on Tom DeLonge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLonge) Wikipedia Article on Harold ‘Hal' Puthoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_E._Puthoff) Ex-CIA Officer's (Jim Semivan's) Alien Encounter: ‘There Is Non-Human Intelligence Living With Us On Earth', How and Whys article (https://www.howandwhys.com/ex-cia-officer-jim-semivan-there-is-non-human-intelligence-living-with-us-on-earth/) Peter Levenda and related links Wikipedia Article on Peter Levenda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Levenda) Peter Levenda - To The Stars*, Sekret Machines, The Occult, Non-human Intelligence, video interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONsita8Hk4c) Wikipedia Article on Sekret Machines: Gods, Man, and War (book) by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekret_Machines%3A_Gods) Sekret Machines: Gods, Man, and War (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31019581455&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DSekret%2BMachines%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda Wikipedia Article on Simon Necronomincon (grimoire) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Necronomicon) Dead Names: The Dark History of the Necronomicon (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/dead-names-dark-history/author/simon/) by Simon The Gates of the Necronomicon (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/gates-necronomicon/author/simon/) by Simon Sinister Forces Book One: The Nine (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780984185818/) by Peter Levenda Sinister Forces Book Two: A Warm Gun (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780984185825/) by Peter Levenda Wikipedia Article on Si-Te-Cah (Tribe of red-haired giants) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si-Te-Cah) The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries, and the Founding of America (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780892541881&n=100121501&cm_sp=mbc-_-ISBN-_-new) by Peter Levenda The Angel and the Sorcerer: The Remarkable Story of the Occult Origins of Mormonism and the Rise of Mormons in American Politics (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30668135356&cm_sp=det-_-bsk-_-bdp) by Peter Levenda Stairway to Heaven: Chinese Alchemists, Jewish Kabbalists, and the Art of Spiritual Transformation by Peter Levenda (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780826428509&n=100121501&cm_sp=mbc-_-ISBN-_-new) Wikipedia Article on Simon Magus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Magus) Wikipedia Article on Saint Peter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter) Wikipedia Article on the Acts of Peter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Peter#:~:text=The%20Acts%20of%20Peter%20is,of%20Peter%20with%20Simon%22).) Wikipedia Article on Gnosticism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism) Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780892541904/) by Peter Levenda Hellier/Allen Greenfield links Wikipedia Article on Hellier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellier_(TV_series)) Hellier website (https://www.hellier.tv/) Hellier Season 2: Episode 7 - The Trickster (feat. Allen Greenfield) (https://www.hellier.tv/the-trickster) Allen Greenfield's Twitter (https://twitter.com/allengreenfield) Vayse VYS0010: Amazing Stories - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen Greenfield Pt 1 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0010) Vayse VYS0011: Weird Tales - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen Greenfield Pt 2 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0011) UFO/UAP / Disclosure / Project Blue Beam and related links Wikipedia Article on The X-Files (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files) The X-Files (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufg0N-Q_R9o) Wikipedia Article on Extraterrestrial UFO Hypothesis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_UFO_hypothesis) Wikipedia Article on Jacques Vallée (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Vall%C3%A9e) Wikipedia Article on Close encounter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_encounter) Wikipedia Article on UFO conspiracy theories: Disclosure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_conspiracy_theories#Disclosure) ‘We're done with the cover-up': UFO claims to get their day in Congress, Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/21/ufos-congress-alien-house-committee-whistleblower?ref=upstract.com) ‘Non-human intelligence': Schumer proposes stunning new UFO legislation, The Hill article (https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4101345-non-human-intelligence-schumer-proposes-stunning-new-ufo-legislation/) Wikipedia Article on Serge Monast (Project Blue Beam) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Monast) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 12: Project Blue Beam (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/12-project-blue-beam/) ‘That person is not real' plane rant / Exo-Biospheric-Organisms Reddit thread links "That Person Is Not Real"; Plane Woman, Know Your Meme summary (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-person-is-not-real-plane-woman#) ‘I worked as a molecular biologist for a national security contractor in a program to study Exo-Biospheric-Organisms (EBO)', Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/14rp7w9/from_the_late_2000s_to_the_mid2010s_i_worked_as_a/?utm_name=web3xcss) Truth, belief and related links The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 104: Lies in the Sky! The Balloon Hoaxes of 1844 and 2009 (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/104-lies-in-the-sky-the-balloon-hoaxes-of-1844-and-2009/) UAPMax website (https://uapmax.com/) Wikipedia Article on Post-truth politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth_politics) Cult Thinking and How to Avoid It, CrimeReads article (https://crimereads.com/cult-thinking-and-how-to-avoid-it/) The Corkboard Bizarre, Nonsense Bazaar Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/corkboard-1-70300957) The Difference between Objective and Subjective Truth & the Illusion We All Believe, Learning Mind article (https://www.learning-mind.com/objective-subjective-truth-difference/) Spirit Box S2 #14 / Joshua Cutchin on Ecology of Souls (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spirit-box/s2-14-joshua-cutchin-on-CF1BuhExPa7/) H.P. Lovecraft/Rhode Island links Wikipedia Article on H.P. Lovecraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft) Wikipedia Article on Providence, Rhode Island (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island) Son of Providence: The weird legacy of H. P. Lovecraft (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/providence-h-p-lovecraft/index.html) Wikipedia Article on The Colour Out of Space (short story) by H.P. Lovecraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_Out_of_Space) The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-fiction-of-h-p-lovecraft-h-p-lovecraft/3855341?ean=9780785834205) by H. P. Lovecraft Vayse VYS007 link Vayse VYS0007 - Too Much to Dream Last Night (in which Hine relates his weird experience in the woods on the Solstice) (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0007) Lyra 8 synthesizer link Lyra 8 description, Soma Laboratory website (https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/) Tarot and related links Wikipedia Article on Tarot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot) Tarot and Qabalah: A Guide, article by Rachel Anne Williams (https://orderoftarot.com/tarot-and-qabalah-complete-guide/) Wikipedia Article on Thoth Tarot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth_Tarot) Wikipedia Article on Aleister Crowley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley) Wikipedia Article on Thelema (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema) Wikiepdia Article on Music theory, Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory) Wikiepdia Article on 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley 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Project Hammer, money launder, Golden Lily, Yamashita's Gold, Black Eagle Trust, Daniel Vincent Hughes Jr, Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Irving S. Shapiro, Du Pont family, links between David Vincent Hughes & Project Hammer, South Africa, Rolf van Rooyen, Riaan Stander, South African National Intelligence Agency, Erle Cocke Jr., Shriners, Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), Sovereign Order of Saint John (SOSJ), SMOM vs SOSJs and which one Cocke belonged to, Douglas MacArthur, Council on Foreign Relations, American Legion, Paul Helliwell, Castle Bank & Trust, Nugan Hand, Michael Hand, US Army Special Forces, Green Berets, special operations forces mafia, "The Company," Theodore Shackley, Edwin Wilson, Richard Secord, Thailand, John Singlaub, drug trafficking, Laos, Golden Triangle, Citibank, Bank of New York, PROMIS, tracking Russian funds, Putin's financiers, South Africa's role in Project Hammer, why Project Hammer is NOT the Golden Lily or Black Eagle Trust, why Golden Lily is disinformation, Robert Maxwell's links, Executive Outcome, Eeben Barlow, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. Dr, Zedan, attempts to entrap Barlow in money laundering, 9/111st musical break (6:40): Project Hammer overview, David Vincent Hughes Jr., the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Du Pont family2nd musical break (21L40): the banks linked to Project Hammer & Vincent Hughes; Peter Seaman, South Africa's dynamic duo3rd musical break (41:00): the ultimate Erle Cocke Jr. deep dive: Shriners, Maltese knights, American legionaries, drug trafficking, money laundering and more!4th musical break (1:18:40): Why Project Hammer is NOT the Golden Lily and why Golden Lily is mostly disinformation5th musical break (1:41:00): Robert Maxwell's links to Project Hammer & Executive Outcome's Eeben Barlow and his strange encounters with the Saudis during Hammer's exposure & 9/11 Music by: Keith Allen Dennishttps://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/Additional Music by: Corwin Trailshttps://corwintrails.bandcamp.com/album/wolf-songs-folk-songs Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chadd Garcia hosted the The Business Brew for this conversation. Chadd runs the Ave Maria Focused Fund, which is a non-diversified mutual fund (ticker: AVEAX). His portfolio holding are eclectic. Some themes you will see in there are quality and compounders. However, several of the companies are undergoing business transformations or have advantaged business models. Chadd has an interesting background. He grew up on a family farm in Arizona. He worked in management at a multi-national agribusiness, where he helped turnaround of a business. He caught the investing bug and headed to Harvard Business School to get into finance. He spent time in investment banking and private equity before moving over to public markets. I think these experiences give him an interesting perspective and thought process that he brings to investing. He's a natural teacher and I am excited for this episode. Chadd is lead portfolio of the Ave Maria Focused Fund and co-portfolio manager of the Ave Maria Growth Fund. He is also responsible for equity research functions for the firm. Previously, Chadd analyzed public equities as a Managing Director at SQ Advisors. Prior thereto Chadd worked in private equity as a Managing Director at Gulf Coast Capital Partners and as Vice President at Comvest Partners. Before his work in private equity, Chadd was an Associate in the mergers and acquisitions group at CIBC World Markets. Chadd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Resource and Economics from The University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University. He is a board member and CFO of The Rising Farmworker Dream Fund and is a Knight in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He is a CFA® charterholder. Contact Chadd at CMG@schwartzinvest.com Ave Maria Funds Page: https://www.avemariafunds.com/fund-family/aveax.html Fund Commentary Found Here: https://www.avemariafunds.com/financial-insight/fund-commentaries.html Album art photo taken by Mike Ando. Please see www.mikeando.com. Thank you to @mathewpassy (on Twitter) for the show production. Please leave us a rating in your favorite podcast player! Detailed Show Notes: 2:40 - What Chadd learned from studying HEICO 12:10 - An accounting lesson worth listening to 19:45 - Chadd's thesis on eDreams 29:40 - What Chadd looks for to premortum businesses 33:00 - A discussion about Green Plains and business transformation 39:10 - A discussion about GFL (a waste management company) 42:40 - How Chadd thinks about position sizing 44:50 - The moral component of what Chadd does 53:55 - How Chadd analyzed the short report behind GFL

Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis de Sales Chapel Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Pastoral Center Retreat for the Sovereign Order of Malta June 24-26, 2022   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/6.25.22_Living_A_More_Eucharistic_Life_Overflowing_in_Charity_1.mp3 The post Living a More Eucharistic Life Overflowing in Charity, Retreat for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, June 25, 2022 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

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Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis de Sales Chapel Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Pastoral Center Retreat for the Sovereign Order of Malta Opening Dinner Keynote June 24, 2022   To listen to an audio recording of tonight’s talk, please click below: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/6.24.22_Keynote_Talk_1.mp3   The following text guided the talk: It is a real joy to […] The post Eucharistic Revival: Why the Church Needs It And How Catholics Are Called to Participate In It, Keynote Speech for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Oklahoma City, June 24, 2022 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

In this podcast episode, we meet a knight!  Frà John Edward Critien is a professed member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the only Maltese to have ever been elevated to the highest ranks of this International Order. For several years he lived in the Order's Headquarters at the historic Palazzo Malta in Rome where he was Conservator of the Magistral Palace Library and Archives and Curator of the art collections of the Order. In 2000 he moved to Malta to take up residence at Fort Saint Angelo, where, to this day, he is the only Knight Resident occupying and caring for this incredible site, laden with history, overlooking the Grand Harbour of Malta. He has been received into various orders of chivalry and honoured with the award of several prestigious decorations from various States. He wears all this very lightly, and his warmth and charm, his welcoming nature and a charitable disposition shine through in this conversation. 

Joining the show this week is special guest Eduard Habsburg, the Hungarian Ambassador to the Vatican and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, sharing the incredible story of Pope St. Gregory the Great, the "Pope Who Founded Western Civilization" PATREON: https://patreon.com/thepopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecast EMAIL: popecastmc@gmail.com NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.com Find Eduard Habsburg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EduardHabsburg Read Eduard's children's book, "Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle": https://amzn.to/3saENWS Special Guest: Eduard Habsburg.

International relations specialist, ocean policy researcher, and geopolitics commentator Dr. Fabrizio Bozzato shares his insights on the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Aaron and Parker discuss the extension of Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency, a recent article featuring Prime Minister Abe's picks for Suga's successor, and a British national prosecuted for stuffing bentos into mailboxes in Kamakura.

Unit 9 What is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta? A+ 這個月要帶大家來認識世界上公認的最小國家——馬爾他騎士團。雖然馬爾他騎士團並沒有實際的領土，但卻有自己的護照、貨幣和郵票，也和世界上 100 多個國家和國際組織建立了良好的關係。跟著 A+ 雜誌一起揭開這個神秘國家的面紗吧！

Almost 900 years ago, there existed a land where peoples of all cultures, creeds and colors lent their talents to the building of a nation at the forefront of science, art and civic life. It was a kingdom in the sun… an island at the center of the world. That nation was the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, and in this week’s episode, renowned historian and medievalist Lou Mendola joins us from Sicily’s ancient capital of Palermo to explore what we today can learn from the island’s unique multi-cultural legacy. A native of Rochester, New York, and resident of Palermo for many decades, Lou is one of the world’s foremost Sicilian medievalists and one of only a handful of scholars whose works on the history of Southern Italy and Sicily have been published in English. His books have broken new ground not only as resources for scholars but also as benchmarks in outlining a Sicilian identity rooted in the Middle Ages. Over the last three decades, Lou has been consulted by the Almanach de Gotha, the History Channel, The New York Times, the BBC, the Vatican's Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the heads of several European royal dynasties. Lou joins Pat and John to explore how Norman Sicily was truly the “New York City” of its time as a melting pot of several distinct cultures and religions who all remarkably learned to live together and influence each other to create a distinct Sicilian culture. They’ll also discuss how Sicilian and Southern Italian history in general were influenced by the various peoples, polities and empires who passed through their territorial borders, and how Sicily served as an peacemaker and prototype in an era of ethnic and religious conflict. We’ll discuss the Kingdom’s rise and fall in stature from the 1300s through the Risorgimento, when the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was united into the Kingdom of Italy, and the thousand-year-old nation ceased to exist. And most relevantly, we’ll examine about how studying Sicily’s multi-cultural heritage might just offer insights on how a variety of cultures can co-exist in a shared and productive society, and how the Arab influence on Sicily served in the development of what we know as Sicilian language, cuisine and culture. Finally, we’ll get a sneak peek at Lou’s forthcoming book, The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which is set to be the first English-language study of the kingdom since the 1960s, and promises to give readers a plethora of little-known facts that even touch on Italian American culture! Now, more than ever, the best of our history deserves examination, so join us as we venture back in time to explore Sicily and her multi-cultural legacy! For more about Lou Mendola or to order his books, visit www.mendola.com or www.bestofsicily.com.

RAYMOND CARDINAL BURKE, patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and former head of the Apostolic Signatura shares his thoughts on the global pandemic and how we can best experience Holy Week and Easter despite lack of access to churches and sacraments. GEORGE WEIGEL, author and theologian with analysis of Cardinal George Pell's unanimous acquittal on charges of sex abuse in Australia. JOHN MCAULAY, journalist and trial observer reports from Australia on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell's acquittal. FR. ROBERT SIRICO, president of The Acton Institute discusses the impact of the pandemic on the US economy FR. PETER VASKO, OFM, president of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land discusses the affect of the pandemic on the Christian community in the Holy Land. LIZ LEV, historian and author of How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter Reformation Art with suggestions on where to find inspiration through great art online this Holy Week and Easter season.

RAYMOND CARDINAL BURKE, patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and former head of the Apostolic Signatura shares his thoughts on the global pandemic and how we can best experience Holy Week and Easter despite lack of access to churches and sacraments. GEORGE WEIGEL, author and theologian with analysis of Cardinal George Pell's unanimous acquittal on charges of sex abuse in Australia. JOHN MCAULAY, journalist and trial observer reports from Australia on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell's acquittal. FR. ROBERT SIRICO, president of The Acton Institute discusses the impact of the pandemic on the US economy FR. PETER VASKO, OFM, president of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land discusses the affect of the pandemic on the Christian community in the Holy Land. LIZ LEV, historian and author of How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter Reformation Art with suggestions on where to find inspiration through great art online this Holy Week and Easter season.

https://www.patreon.com/conspirinormal Recorded August 7th, 2018 In this somewhat shortened yet packed with information episode we sit down with Recluse of the Visup blog to discuss his work on the "Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta". We look into the history and strange connections of the Knights of Malta to Freemasonry, the P2 Lodge, Operation Gladio, and even the "Cornbread Mafia" Dr. Future sits in with us as he has written about and done much research on the Knights as well. Please check out all the Rabbit Holes on Recluse's blog at: http://visupview.blogspot.com/ www.conspirinormal.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conspirinormal/445112635502740

In this rushed, shitshow of an episode Simon and Dan discuss the racism scandal coming out of Exeter University, an order of knights represented at the UN, and some watching recommendations. Also Simon can't say the word accredited. Again, massive apologies for the rush this week. Between Dan's schedule and internet problems we just ran out of time. We'll make it up to you next episode! -------- THE WIKICAST PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thewikicast    Sovereign Military Order of Malta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta  The hospital in Malta: https://ntpressoffice.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/malta-the-hospital-of-the-knights-of-st-john/  Summary of the Exeter racism scandal: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/20/university-of-exeter-claims-of-racist-whatsapp-group-law-society  Evensong from Exeter: https://www.facebook.com/exeteruniversitychapelchoir/videos/1184497658319210  Captain Disillusion's amazing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO3JgPUJ6iQ  Wild Wild Country: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80145240  Amazing fan art: https://www.facebook.com/TheWikicast/photos/a.101209590524948.1073741828.100615823917658/157431504902756/  -------- Email us at: spongyelectric@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @DanielJMaw @simonoxfphys and use #Wikicast This week's article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Colombia_to_the_United_Nations  Our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheWikicast/  Fan facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/268878873600832/  Fan discord channel: https://discordapp.com/invite/XdjYwex 

Christina Cox interviews Dr. Margaret Melady, Author, Wife of US Ambassador Thomas Melady and is President of the Order of The Knights of Malta. Fascinating story of a couple married for 50 years and they lived a wonderfulCatholic and diplomat life. They wrote books together and after her husband passing she leads and directs a top Catholic organization called the "Knights of Malta." Her story about Pope John Paul II and President George Bush & more. copyrighted 2018 ©

Jonny loves travel and he has a special interest in micronations. Jonny has met Jonathan I, Emperor of Austenasia and was the first backpacker to visit the nation.  He also visited the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a unique political and geographical entity. Jonny shares stories of traveling to New Zealand and partaking in adventure sports and meeting tons of other travelers.  He explains the challenges of traveling in China and the rewards that are earned by visiting this amazing nation.  He shares with us the beauty of Afghanistan and his discomfort when visiting Venezuela.       Jonny joined me from Poland while I was in Boston, please join in and listen to today’s episode. Check out our friends: Chasing 193, Volume II: The Quest To Visit Every Country In The World and Large Minority.  They organize international rallies around the world including: Sri Lanka, Cambodia, the Philippines and the Amazon.   More about Jonny Blair:   Born in: Newtownards, Northern Ireland Passports from: Irish and British Favorite travel book: Micronations by Lonely Planet Favorite websites: My own website, Wikipedia, and Wandering Earl Must carry: Northern Ireland Flag Favorite food:  Ulster Fry and Pierogi Favorite drink: Guiness and Earl Grey Tea Favorite airline: Ryan Air and Wizz Air Favorite hotel: Sarovar Portico, Port Blair India or Xanadu in Belize Twitter: Jonny Blair Facebook: Don’t Stop Living Website: Northern Irishman in Poland and Don’t Stop LivingInstagram: Jonny Don’t Stop Living