Millennium Shakespeare is a series of illustrated editions of the works of Shakespeare, re-written in modern prose. It is expected that the complete canon of shakespeare plays will be translated into modern prose for Millennium Shakespeare series, it is currently a work in progress. The series is edited by author Jefrrey Kahan and written by author Michael J Stewart.
Three titles have been published todate - King Lear, The Winter's Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor,
The Millennium stories are written in prose and tell the narrative of the original plays by William Shakespeare
Different artists from around the world are being commissioned to paint each story of Shakespeare for the Millennium Shakespeare. There are 38 planned titles to the Millennium Shakespeare using one artist from each country for each title. 6 works of art plus manuscript letter will be used for each title.
Three titles have been published todate - King Lear, The Winter's Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor,
The Millennium stories are written in prose and tell the narrative of the original plays by William Shakespeare
Different artists from around the world are being commissioned to paint each story of Shakespeare for the Millennium Shakespeare. There are 38 planned titles to the Millennium Shakespeare using one artist from each country for each title. 6 works of art plus manuscript letter will be used for each title.
Phillip H. Krapf is a freelance author known mainly for his detailed claims to have been repeatedly abducted by an alien race known as "The Verdants." In his books he alleges that the Verdants are a colonizing race spread across much of the galaxy and seeking to initiate relations with Earth on behalf of the "Intergalactic Federation of Sovereign Planets." In late October of 2001, Krapf released a statement saying that the September 11, 2001 attacks had put the aliens "contact mission" (for which he had long previously scheduled a press release about a week beyond the date of the attacks) in indefinite suspension. Before retiring, Krapf was employed for 30 years in the field of journalism, most notably as a copy editor for the metro desk of the Los Angeles Times.
Krapf began work in 1963 as a reporter for a local newspaper in San Fernando, California, where he progressed to the rank of managing editor, receiving several journalism awards. His work for the Times spanned 25 years of a 30-year career and culminated in his sharing a Pulitzer Prize with other members of the Metro team for the paper's reporting on the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
According to Krapf's account, he went to bed on the evening of June 10, 1997 only to be awakened by a blue light in the room he could not trace to a television or any other source. The light constricted and became the vehicle for his abduction. In seconds he appeared on an examination table in a large room on an alien spacecraft and was introduced to some of the aliens he would spend several days conversing with and learning from. These individuals, with reference to a lushly vegetated home planet, called themselves the Verdants and identified themselves as the largest of numerous thousands of civilizations in the travelled universe. They also distanced themselves from some of the less pleasant reported types of alien abduction activity.
Krapf, hitherto a self-described skeptic, says he accommodated himself to the shock and came to learn through an introductory orientation program about the aliens, their non-hostile intentions (he described himself as reconciled to his own taking), a complex intergalactic federation of sovereign planetary civilizations, and the general protocols surrounding a civilization's approach to its first exploratory steps into space. He was also informed that while earth was an uncharacteristically internally diverse civilization, preparations were underway to introduce its population to the new concept that extraterrestrial life was a fact, involving close cooperation between the Verdants and humans of general respect and credibility.
Krapf says he was asked to write a white paper regarding the plan, as a reference resource for individuals unfamiliar with the preparatory efforts. He turned the account into a more personal factual narrative report, including his individual reactions to the new culture shock and intense interest in the experience.
The book makes unusual claims but also includes intriguing discussions of technical details, a discussion of a purportedly 600 million year old civilization with maximal or "perfect" intelligence, having bioengineered themselves to a ceiling lifespan of approximately 20,000 earth years. Krapf further describes discovering to his own shock (being an atheist) the extraterrestrials' civilizations' individual yet ubiquitous theism, reportedly involving direct scientific evidence but only sketched in general description. He also relates the brief episode of being sexually propositioned at one point by a particular individual, a surprising turn which he politely declined and relegates to part of an intercultural learning process between the characters. He also attempts to anticipate several normal prospective objections to the credibility of his account.
In a followup book, The Challenge of Contact (Origin Press, 2003), Krapf amplified on his post-experience life, two follow-on visitations, and the freeze on the disclosure program which as noted above he said the September 11 attacks resulted in, which took place only weeks prior to what would otherwise have been the beginnings of the first steps of disclosure. Among other things he alludes to clandestine politico-economic entities with specific disinterest in any progress toward a worldwide awakening to the reality of the extraterrestrial phenomenon. He alleges that the human race was effectively assessed as borderline in its collective moral development, would be contained if it were to attempt to seriously explore space while still warlike, and is essentially at the moment now on probation as to whether its good and decent elements will prevail in containing and arresting its sociopathic elements. Whether the attacks themselves or other related factors were key to the decision is not made explicit.
In a third publication, Meetings with Paul (Origin Press 2008), Krapf discussed a figure in greater length mentioned in his first book, whom the Verdants identified to him as his "angel". While a skeptic might argue the subjects are connected merely as New Age ephemera, the rationality inculcated by Krapf's apparently sincere initial atheism allowed him to explore the possibility such entities were empirically real based on the Verdants' comments and his own experience with Paul's claimed physical manifestation. The work takes up chiefly his discussions of spirituality with Paul independent of conventional theological constraints, but also updates the "controversy surrounding my initial performance as the initial spokesperson for the contact" and the contact-readiness and ambassadors situation since the 9-11-related suspension of disclosure plans.
Subsequent to his first book's publication, Krapf made several popularly received appearances on late night talk radio programs such as the Mike Jarmus Show and Coast to Coast AM.
Publications
* Krapf, Phillip. (1998) The Contact Has Begun: The True Story of a Journalist's Encounter with Alien Beings. Carlsbad, California: Hay House, Inc. ISBN 1-56170-506-3
::Reissued in 2004 by Origin Press. ISBN 1-57983-014-5
* Krapf, Phillip. (2000) The Challenge of Contact: A Mainstream Journalist's Report on Interplanetary Diplomacy. San Rafael, California: Origin Press ISBN 1-57983-008-0
::A 2nd edition, "revised and updated after 9/11", was released in paperback in 2002 by Origin Press ISBN 1-57983-009-9
*Krapf, Phillip. (2008) Meetings with Paul: An Atheist Discovers His Guardian Angel. San Rafael, California: Origin Press. ISBN 1579830218, ISBN-13 978-1579830212.
Krapf began work in 1963 as a reporter for a local newspaper in San Fernando, California, where he progressed to the rank of managing editor, receiving several journalism awards. His work for the Times spanned 25 years of a 30-year career and culminated in his sharing a Pulitzer Prize with other members of the Metro team for the paper's reporting on the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
According to Krapf's account, he went to bed on the evening of June 10, 1997 only to be awakened by a blue light in the room he could not trace to a television or any other source. The light constricted and became the vehicle for his abduction. In seconds he appeared on an examination table in a large room on an alien spacecraft and was introduced to some of the aliens he would spend several days conversing with and learning from. These individuals, with reference to a lushly vegetated home planet, called themselves the Verdants and identified themselves as the largest of numerous thousands of civilizations in the travelled universe. They also distanced themselves from some of the less pleasant reported types of alien abduction activity.
Krapf, hitherto a self-described skeptic, says he accommodated himself to the shock and came to learn through an introductory orientation program about the aliens, their non-hostile intentions (he described himself as reconciled to his own taking), a complex intergalactic federation of sovereign planetary civilizations, and the general protocols surrounding a civilization's approach to its first exploratory steps into space. He was also informed that while earth was an uncharacteristically internally diverse civilization, preparations were underway to introduce its population to the new concept that extraterrestrial life was a fact, involving close cooperation between the Verdants and humans of general respect and credibility.
Krapf says he was asked to write a white paper regarding the plan, as a reference resource for individuals unfamiliar with the preparatory efforts. He turned the account into a more personal factual narrative report, including his individual reactions to the new culture shock and intense interest in the experience.
The book makes unusual claims but also includes intriguing discussions of technical details, a discussion of a purportedly 600 million year old civilization with maximal or "perfect" intelligence, having bioengineered themselves to a ceiling lifespan of approximately 20,000 earth years. Krapf further describes discovering to his own shock (being an atheist) the extraterrestrials' civilizations' individual yet ubiquitous theism, reportedly involving direct scientific evidence but only sketched in general description. He also relates the brief episode of being sexually propositioned at one point by a particular individual, a surprising turn which he politely declined and relegates to part of an intercultural learning process between the characters. He also attempts to anticipate several normal prospective objections to the credibility of his account.
In a followup book, The Challenge of Contact (Origin Press, 2003), Krapf amplified on his post-experience life, two follow-on visitations, and the freeze on the disclosure program which as noted above he said the September 11 attacks resulted in, which took place only weeks prior to what would otherwise have been the beginnings of the first steps of disclosure. Among other things he alludes to clandestine politico-economic entities with specific disinterest in any progress toward a worldwide awakening to the reality of the extraterrestrial phenomenon. He alleges that the human race was effectively assessed as borderline in its collective moral development, would be contained if it were to attempt to seriously explore space while still warlike, and is essentially at the moment now on probation as to whether its good and decent elements will prevail in containing and arresting its sociopathic elements. Whether the attacks themselves or other related factors were key to the decision is not made explicit.
In a third publication, Meetings with Paul (Origin Press 2008), Krapf discussed a figure in greater length mentioned in his first book, whom the Verdants identified to him as his "angel". While a skeptic might argue the subjects are connected merely as New Age ephemera, the rationality inculcated by Krapf's apparently sincere initial atheism allowed him to explore the possibility such entities were empirically real based on the Verdants' comments and his own experience with Paul's claimed physical manifestation. The work takes up chiefly his discussions of spirituality with Paul independent of conventional theological constraints, but also updates the "controversy surrounding my initial performance as the initial spokesperson for the contact" and the contact-readiness and ambassadors situation since the 9-11-related suspension of disclosure plans.
Subsequent to his first book's publication, Krapf made several popularly received appearances on late night talk radio programs such as the Mike Jarmus Show and Coast to Coast AM.
Publications
* Krapf, Phillip. (1998) The Contact Has Begun: The True Story of a Journalist's Encounter with Alien Beings. Carlsbad, California: Hay House, Inc. ISBN 1-56170-506-3
::Reissued in 2004 by Origin Press. ISBN 1-57983-014-5
* Krapf, Phillip. (2000) The Challenge of Contact: A Mainstream Journalist's Report on Interplanetary Diplomacy. San Rafael, California: Origin Press ISBN 1-57983-008-0
::A 2nd edition, "revised and updated after 9/11", was released in paperback in 2002 by Origin Press ISBN 1-57983-009-9
*Krapf, Phillip. (2008) Meetings with Paul: An Atheist Discovers His Guardian Angel. San Rafael, California: Origin Press. ISBN 1579830218, ISBN-13 978-1579830212.
Frank Ralph Lawrenson, A.C.I.B, M.S.T.A, , born 1st April 1970 is an entrepreneur and consultant in the United Kingdom. He is a leading Strategist and an expert in the field of Reputation management for professionals. Companies that he has founded include the award winning electronics company Zimiti and Astror, the UK’s first dedicated practice to specialise in Professional Reputation Enhancement.
Early life
Frank Ralph Lawrenson was born on 1st April 1967 in Buenos Aires, where his father was in the process of establishing Reuters across South America. Lawrenson was educated at and Manchester University, gaining a in Finance. His father, John, became a General Manager at Reuters before becoming a publisher and founding “Monitor Press” (one of the oldest and largest legal and business to business newsletter publishers in the UK which built its reputation on providing topical, accurate, authoritative and unbiased information for professionals). John Lawrenson later went on to write the book, "The Price of Truth: the story of Reuters millions" with Lionel Barber, published in 1984.
Lawrenson started his career in in 1986, working in the UK, the Middle East and Europe. He worked for a number of Banks and in 1992 became a local trader in the FTSE pit on the LIFFE exchange. In 1994 he helped to establish the European sales operation for RBS, but in keeping with the family entrepreneurial spirit, he left in 1999 to set up on his own. To date, Lawrenson has founded two ground-breaking companies: Zimiti Ltd (formerly Boardbug Ltd) and Astror Ltd.
Companies Founded
Astror Ltd
Astror is a Reputation management company that specialises in enhancing the reputation of professionals to significantly increase turnover or achieve personal goals. The business has been founded on several academic studies and considerable in-house research that has proved the close correlation between sales and the reputation of a company’s key people.
Lawrenson is a keen advocate that companies need to perceive the current global recession as an opportunity and not just a threat, putting in place strategies that do not focus solely on survival but that instead seek to maximise on some of the prospects that it can also bring.
Zimiti Ltd (History)
2000 - Lawrenson founded Boardbug Ltd with little or no experience of the electronics sector. The company is now a world leader in the development of low power, portable, medium-range wireless communication for control, monitoring and sensor systems.
2002/03 - The company wins two prestigious SMART awards in the UK from the DTI.
2004 - Zimiti launches its first product, a wireless baby and child monitor, under the name “Boardbug”.
2005 - With the company having been established for only a few years, the Boardbug monitor wins the International Consumer Electronics Association’s “Best of Innovators” award for Personal Electronics at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In doing so, Zimiti beats the world’s established brands on a minuscule budget. To date Zimiti remains the only British company to have won the award.
2007 - The company rebrands itself as “Zimiti” to focus on the development of innovative radio communication applications for safety and security customers that need to exchange information securely and wirelessly between small devices over ranges of up to 1 km. Zimiti's unique solutions are created using an in-house intelligent wireless technology platform.
2008 - Zimiti receives venture backing and launches a wireless replacement module, with sales contracts signed. The product is for customers with the need to monitor and control security and safety systems, both remotely and at system level. It uses proprietary symmetrical bi-directional modules that deliver the advantages of ultra-low power consumption, small size, flexible range (typically 1-1000 metres), require no infrastructure, and secure authentication and encryption.
Community Work
With a strong interest in education and the welfare of children, he was a community school governor for Sacred Heart Primary school in London and is currently a serving school governor for Kersey Primary School in Kersey, Suffolk.
Politics
Lawrenson is an active member of the Conservative party. He has spoken on behalf of the DTI “smart” award scheme and his special interests include technology, small business and child welfare. He is a fervent advocate that government needs to focus on providing the best applicable services for the future and not simply the lowest cost. He has canvassed for innovation to be at the heart of government policy and all procurement procedures, believing that it should be a prime-motivator for UK plc and welcomed Lord Sainsbury's review, "The Race to the Top", which coincided with the launch of the Technology Strategy Board.
Early life
Frank Ralph Lawrenson was born on 1st April 1967 in Buenos Aires, where his father was in the process of establishing Reuters across South America. Lawrenson was educated at and Manchester University, gaining a in Finance. His father, John, became a General Manager at Reuters before becoming a publisher and founding “Monitor Press” (one of the oldest and largest legal and business to business newsletter publishers in the UK which built its reputation on providing topical, accurate, authoritative and unbiased information for professionals). John Lawrenson later went on to write the book, "The Price of Truth: the story of Reuters millions" with Lionel Barber, published in 1984.
Lawrenson started his career in in 1986, working in the UK, the Middle East and Europe. He worked for a number of Banks and in 1992 became a local trader in the FTSE pit on the LIFFE exchange. In 1994 he helped to establish the European sales operation for RBS, but in keeping with the family entrepreneurial spirit, he left in 1999 to set up on his own. To date, Lawrenson has founded two ground-breaking companies: Zimiti Ltd (formerly Boardbug Ltd) and Astror Ltd.
Companies Founded
Astror Ltd
Astror is a Reputation management company that specialises in enhancing the reputation of professionals to significantly increase turnover or achieve personal goals. The business has been founded on several academic studies and considerable in-house research that has proved the close correlation between sales and the reputation of a company’s key people.
Lawrenson is a keen advocate that companies need to perceive the current global recession as an opportunity and not just a threat, putting in place strategies that do not focus solely on survival but that instead seek to maximise on some of the prospects that it can also bring.
Zimiti Ltd (History)
2000 - Lawrenson founded Boardbug Ltd with little or no experience of the electronics sector. The company is now a world leader in the development of low power, portable, medium-range wireless communication for control, monitoring and sensor systems.
2002/03 - The company wins two prestigious SMART awards in the UK from the DTI.
2004 - Zimiti launches its first product, a wireless baby and child monitor, under the name “Boardbug”.
2005 - With the company having been established for only a few years, the Boardbug monitor wins the International Consumer Electronics Association’s “Best of Innovators” award for Personal Electronics at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In doing so, Zimiti beats the world’s established brands on a minuscule budget. To date Zimiti remains the only British company to have won the award.
2007 - The company rebrands itself as “Zimiti” to focus on the development of innovative radio communication applications for safety and security customers that need to exchange information securely and wirelessly between small devices over ranges of up to 1 km. Zimiti's unique solutions are created using an in-house intelligent wireless technology platform.
2008 - Zimiti receives venture backing and launches a wireless replacement module, with sales contracts signed. The product is for customers with the need to monitor and control security and safety systems, both remotely and at system level. It uses proprietary symmetrical bi-directional modules that deliver the advantages of ultra-low power consumption, small size, flexible range (typically 1-1000 metres), require no infrastructure, and secure authentication and encryption.
Community Work
With a strong interest in education and the welfare of children, he was a community school governor for Sacred Heart Primary school in London and is currently a serving school governor for Kersey Primary School in Kersey, Suffolk.
Politics
Lawrenson is an active member of the Conservative party. He has spoken on behalf of the DTI “smart” award scheme and his special interests include technology, small business and child welfare. He is a fervent advocate that government needs to focus on providing the best applicable services for the future and not simply the lowest cost. He has canvassed for innovation to be at the heart of government policy and all procurement procedures, believing that it should be a prime-motivator for UK plc and welcomed Lord Sainsbury's review, "The Race to the Top", which coincided with the launch of the Technology Strategy Board.
Gift of Life Transplant House is a home away from home for persons receiving transplants at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
The house is a 1911 Georgian colonial home and has been housing patients of the clinic since its inception in 1984. Originally, the house was home to the Judd Family, who included Dr. E. Starr Judd, one of the first surgical partners of Drs. Charles and William Mayo in 1907.
The home has amenities such as a 24 hour kitchen for use by its residents, a laundry room, and plenty of places to rest and relax. Favorites among the guests include its two libraries and its magnificent fireplace.
The house offers 48 guest rooms, 45 of which are in the original house.
Links
Visit their home page at Gift-of-Life.org by clicking here ---> for complete information
The house is a 1911 Georgian colonial home and has been housing patients of the clinic since its inception in 1984. Originally, the house was home to the Judd Family, who included Dr. E. Starr Judd, one of the first surgical partners of Drs. Charles and William Mayo in 1907.
The home has amenities such as a 24 hour kitchen for use by its residents, a laundry room, and plenty of places to rest and relax. Favorites among the guests include its two libraries and its magnificent fireplace.
The house offers 48 guest rooms, 45 of which are in the original house.
Links
Visit their home page at Gift-of-Life.org by clicking here ---> for complete information