C++ Notes: Reading Text Files Reading a text file is very easy using an ifstream (input file stream). Include the necessary headers. #include <fstream> using namespace std; Declare an input file stream (ifstream) variable. For example, ifstream inFile; Open the file stream. Path names in MS Windows use backslashes (\).
Philosopher's stone Legendary alchemical substance History[edit] Antiquity[edit] The earliest known written mention of the philosophers' stone is in the Cheirokmeta by Zosimos of Panopolis (c. 300 AD).[2] Alchemical writers assign a longer history. Middle Ages[edit] Early medieval alchemists built upon the work of Zosimos in the Byzantine Empire and the Arab empires. In the 11th century, there was a debate among Muslim world chemists on whether the transmutation of substances was possible. According to legend, the 13th-century scientist and philosopher Albertus Magnus is said to have discovered the philosophers' stone. Renaissance to early modern period[edit] The Squared Circle: an alchemical symbol (17th century) illustrating the interplay of the four elements of matter symbolising the philosophers' stone The English philosopher Sir Thomas Browne in his spiritual testament Religio Medici (1643) identified the religious aspect of the quest for the philosopher's Stone when declaring: Properties[edit] Names[edit]
Rosary of the Philosophers Woodcut illustrating the illuminatio stage, captioned "Here Sol plainly dies again, And is drowned with the Mercury of the Philosophers." The Rosary of the Philosophers (Rosarium philosophorum sive pretiosissimum donum Dei) is a 16th-century alchemical treatise. It was published in 1550 as part II of De Alchimia Opuscula complura veterum philosophorum (Frankfurt). The term rosary in the title is unrelated to the Catholic prayer beads; it refers to a "rose garden", metaphoric of an anthology or collection of wise sayings. The 1550 print includes a series of 20 woodcuts with German-language captions, plus a title page showing a group of philosophers disputing about the production of the lapis philosophorum. The Artis auriferae, printed in 1572 in Basel, reproduced the 20 illustrations as re-cut woodcuts. Manuscripts[edit] The Latin text also survives in numerous manuscripts, none of them predating the 1550 print edition. late 16th century Glasgow University Library MS. Translations[edit]
Emerald Tablet Alchemical and Hermetic text An imaginative 17th-century depiction of the Emerald Tablet from the work of Heinrich Khunrath, 1606. The Emerald Tablet, also known as the Smaragdine Tablet or the Tabula Smaragdina (Latin, from the Arabic: لَوْح الزُّمُرُّذ, Lawḥ al-zumurrudh), is a compact and cryptic Hermetic text. Medieval and early modern alchemists associated the Emerald Tablet with the creation of the philosophers' stone and the artificial production of gold.[2] It has also been popular with nineteenth and twentieth century occultists and esotericists, among whom the expression "as above, so below" (a modern paraphrase of the second verse of the Tablet) has become an often cited motto. Textual history[edit] Arabic versions of the tablet text[edit] From pseudo-Apollonius of Tyana's Sirr al-khalīqa (c. 750–850)[edit] From the Kitāb Usṭuqus al-uss al-thānī (ca. 850–950) attributed to Jabir ibn Hayyan[edit] From the pseudo-Aristotelian Sirr al-asrār (tenth century)[edit] Influence[edit]
Zosimos of Panopolis Distillation equipment of Zosimos, from the 15th century Byzantine Greek manuscript Codex Parisinus 2327.[1] Zosimos of Panopolis (Greek: Ζώσιμος ὁ Πανοπολίτης; also known by the Latin name Zosimus Alchemista, i.e. "Zosimus the Alchemist") was an Egyptian[2][3][4][5] alchemist and Gnostic mystic who lived at the end of the 3rd and beginning of the 4th century AD. He was born in Panopolis, present day Akhmim, in the south of Roman Egypt, and flourished ca. 300. He wrote the oldest known books on alchemy, which he called "Cheirokmeta," using the Greek word for "things made by hand." Arabic translations of texts by Zosimos were discovered in 1995 in a copy of the book Keys of Mercy and Secrets of Wisdom by Ibn Al-Hassan Ibn Ali Al-Tughra'i', a Persian alchemist. Alchemy[edit] In general, Zosimos' understanding of alchemy reflects the influence of Hermetic and Gnostic spiritualities. Carl Jung and the Visions of Zosimos[edit] The Book of Pictures[edit] The Book of the Keys of the Work[edit] H.
'When You Shine, the Whole World Is Illuminated,' Melinda Gates Tells Johannesburg Audience Why Global Citizens Should Care For women and girls all around the world, not having agency over their own bodies presents a significant obstacle to everything from education and healthcare access to economic empowerment. The UN’s Global Goal 5 works to achieve true gender equality, as a key element to the overall mission to end extreme poverty by 2030. Join the movement by taking action here to support women and girls everywhere. Over 1,000 people gathered in Johannesburg to witness American philanthropist Melinda Gates in conversation with South African journalist Redi Tlhabi about Gates’ book, The Moment of Lift. The event, in partnership with Pan Macmillan and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, was held on Oct. 29 at the Fox Junction in Johannesburg — to explore the issues holding women back globally, and how we can all lift each other to achieve gender equality. Test Your Knowledge: Why Are Women Still Having to Risk Their Lives to Have Children? 27,462 / 50,000 actions taken
Homunculus A homunculus (/hoʊˈmʌŋkjʊləs/; Latin for "little person") is a representation of a small human being. Popularized in sixteenth-century alchemy and nineteenth-century fiction, it has historically referred to the creation of a miniature, fully formed human. The concept has roots in preformationism as well as earlier folklore and alchemic traditions. History[edit] Alchemy[edit] astadi with the first mention of the homunculus in De homunculis (c. 1529–1532), and De natura rerum (1537). The homunculus first appears by name in alchemical writings attributed to Paracelsus (1493–1541). That the sperm of a man be putrefied by itself in a sealed cucurbit for forty days with the highest degree of putrefaction in a horse's womb, or at least so long that it comes to life and moves itself, and stirs, which is easily observed. Comparisons have been made with several similar concepts in the writings of earlier alchemists. The homunculus continued to appear in alchemical writings after Paracelsus' time.
Founder of ‘Clap For NHS’ Movement Wants it to End The founder of the ‘Clap For Carers’ movement, a weekly event where people in the UK applaud NHS workers, is calling for the spectacle to end because it has become too “politicised.” “Annemarie Plas, a Dutch national living in south London, said she was “overwhelmed” by the support for the ritual, but said it was better to stop when it was at “its peak,” reports Sky News. Plas, a yoga teacher, said, “Without getting too political, I share some of the opinions that some people have about it becoming politicised.” “I think the narrative is starting to change and I don’t want the clap to be negative,” she added. In reality, Plas is likely calling for an end to the event, which takes place every Thursday at 8pm, because it has begun to fizzle out and will begin to look increasingly pathetic as fewer people take part in it. The optics of having one final big event will look far better than if the weekly clapathon was allowed to fade away.
Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima - 'One World Prayer', lady given countless epithets like Isis, 1917 2nd centenery of UGLE The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima, now mostly known as the World Apostolate of Fátima, is a public international association of the Christian faithful that has as its general purpose "the promotion of the authentic teaching of the Roman Catholic Church and the strict adherence to the tenets of the Gospel; the personal sanctification of adherents through faithful adherence to the Message of Our Lady of Fátima and the promotion of the common good by the spreading of that Message of Fátima". History[edit] He summed up the message of Our Lady's apparition as this: Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,Daily recitation of the Rosary andRighteous observance of the duties of one's state of life. His message was highly successful; however, he wanted to make more of a lasting impression upon his congregation, and so he added two further items of his own invention. Fr. World Apostolate of Fátima[edit] Organization[edit] Membership[edit] The official pledge of membership is: Blue Army Shrine[edit]
breitbart The French coast guard ship filmed by Brexit leader Nigel Farage escorting illegal migrants into British waters is a regular visitor, its own safety transponder data reveals, and can be proven to have made such missions at least twice in the past week. The French coast guard “large patrol vessel” Fourmentin — ironically named after a famous 18th-century French pirate who made a living attacking the British — was filmed taking part in an illegal migrant handover mid-English Channel by Brexit veteran turned investigative reporter Nigel Farage on Wednesday. In the short film, taken from a fishing vessel close to where the hand-over took place, Mr Farage stated: “What we know is that a French naval vessel has been seen escorting boats out of French waters to get them into British waters… then they are off their hands.” Meanwhile, British government Coastguard cutter Speedwell also arrived at the same location.
Our Lady of Fátima - clothed in the rays of the Sun. NWO attempt to get everyone worhipping Isis Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima, European Portuguese: [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲoɾɐ dɨ ˈfatimɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈnɔsɐ siˈɲɔɾɐ dʒi ˈfatʃimɐ]), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the famed Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Bishop José Alves Correia da Silva declared the events worthy of belief on 13 October 1930.[1] On 13 May 1946, Pope Pius XII granted a canonical coronation to the venerated image enshrined at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fátima via his apostolic legate, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella. The published memoirs of Lúcia dos Santos in the 1930s revealed two secrets that she claimed came from the Virgin while the third secret was to be revealed by the Catholic Church in 1960. History[edit] Prelude[edit] Pilgrimage[edit] [edit]
Battle of the Boyne an Ancient Masonic/Egyptian Ritual? – The Wild Geese ...and not a battle at all? Was the area of Brù-na-Bóinne where the survivors of 'Noah's' flood emerged? What about the strange report from Charles O'Kelly, a Colonel in James’ army, who said the whole thing was a conspiracy to hand Ireland to William? (Charles O’Kelly: The Jacobite War in Ireland; 1688-1690, Sealy, Bryers and Walker, Dublin, 1894 - Free download Internet Archive) I have been studying the ‘catastrophe theory’ (i.e. dolmans were built to protect against come try debris, not for burials of kings) leading to a 'West to East migration,' and as Michael Tsarion calls it 'The Irish Origins of Civilization' for a few years. Andrew Power dared to go down this "rabbit hole" in his 2005 book 'Ireland Land of the Pharaohs' (available as free PDF file here). "Three hundred years ago when an English King, a Dutch Prince and their multi-national armies rendezvoused on the banks of the Boyne River on the ancient island of Ireland.