Saturday, 27 July 2019

Circular No 925







Caracas, 27 of July 2019 No. 925
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Dear Friends,
Here I include some emails with a variety of topics.
Maybe you would like to comment on them with the BLOG or with the writers.
It is easy, just use the FORWARD button place the email address and write.
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GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>
Jul 13 at 6:45 AM
St Anthony’s Music Ministry (background) leads the praise and worship as diners greet each other.
As a person of faith, often times I had gotten accustomed to the routine of my prayer life—daily prayer until Sunday Mass so the routine continues.
When Couples for Christ (CFC) began promoting their second annual Praise Breakfast at St Benet’s Hall, I got excited.
I had attended the inaugural event and remembered the excitement and energy of it all and the scrumptious breakfast.
Most of all I remembered the opportunity to sing out my praises with my dad, aunt, and best friends right around me.
And this time it was Pentecost weekend… papayo!
Time to praise! I organised myself to be available and present.
On arrival, my dad and I were greeted with the usual warmth and friendliness that CFC has a special way of delivering.
Soon we were invited to get our breakfast which was just as delicious as it was the year before with tomato choka, saltfish, coconut bake, puffs, cupcakes, juice, tea or coffee.
Abbot John Pereira OSB opened the morning’s proceedings and prayed with us inviting the work of the Holy Spirit to begin; and as the seats filled, the joy of community (and a tasty meal) permeated St Benet’s Hall.
Then the St Anthony’s Music Ministry of Point Fortin began to minister through praise and worship—truly we all immersed ourselves in the love of the Holy Spirit that, while always present, resonates in a unique way through music.
During their ministering they invited each person to come up to be lifted up in prayer.
This was different from last year and I must admit I remained content to stay seated and to sing in prayer in my spot.
Once again with that special CFC love, one of the couples came and gently invited me to go up.
It’s amazing that God knows our needs better than we know them ourselves.
Or rather it’s amazing how often I forget that God knows me through and through and will pour out His anointing even when I didn’t ask.
The food, the praise and intercession made a morning that was very good.
I look forward to 2020. —Rica Charles
JESUS SHARED WITH ME: “ USE IT FOR ANOTHER MERITORIOUS ACTIVITY – HOLDING A YEARLY TRINI REUNION AS A FUND RAISER FOR OUR VENEZUELAN ALUMNI-IN-NEED.  HOW CAN I HELP?” 
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Hola Laszlo,
It seems to be very bad for Venezuelans at home and also those who fled the country.
Hopefully the situation at home will improve and could allow refugees to return home.
There are also Venezuelans in Guyana near the Essequibo areas and God knows how they survive.
Best wishes and stay well.
Tim
Tim & Gail Mew.
Australia.
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Op di 16 jul. 2019 23:47 schreef
Nigel Boos <nigelboos@gmail.com>:
Jan,
Your brother, Thijs and I were good friends, and I’ve always been concerned about what caused him to develop cancer and die.
You’ve previously mentioned that strange pink cloud that seemed to cross Trinidad, and which seemed to coincide with both Thijs and Brother Edward Theunissen contracting similar cancers at roughly the same time.
The fact that they were both sitting on top of the roof at MSB and may have been exposed to some form of radiation should not be easily dismissed.
It deserves some investigation.
Could you, perhaps tell us anything more about the approximate dates when both Thijs and Brother Edward were diagnosed with cancer?
Could you also tell us the date of which Thijs died?
And perhaps Abbot Pereira might be able to let us know when Brother Edward died as well?
The internet reports that France carried out significant nuclear testing in French Polynesia (and especially on the Morrow Atoll) between June 1966 and 1996. 
I do not know whether wind currents etc. would have been able to send radioactive clouds from Polynesia over to Trinidad, but that COULD have happened, since, reportedly, in 1983, the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa seems to have spread ashes and clouds for a number of years across most of the globe.
Perhaps a researcher into the Newspapers of 1966 might have some reference to the unique clod which supposedly blew over Trinidad.
I’ve forwarded this email to both Abbot Pereira and Gabe Faria, to request their additional individual comments.
An interesting discussion.
Nigel
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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2019 6:07 AM
Jan
One last idea; An explosion and ensuing major fire at a refinery and/or oil&gas field in the south of Trinidad.
Blessings,
George
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From:  idmitch@anguillanet.com
Sent: Friday, 12 July 2019 11:25
Thanks, Jan,
I look forward to receiving them from time to time, as you can work on them.
That is a very sad story about your brothers. 
I never heard of such a thing as a poisoned explosive cloud over Trinidad in the 1950s. 
It would have had to come from the oil refinery, but there was no story about it in later years as I became an adult.
Best,
Don
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On Jul 12, 2019, at 12:17 PM, 
idmitch@anguillanet.com wrote:
Hi, George,
I think Jan was trying to say the cloud he saw was similar to one of the “arms” in the picture of the Challenger disaster that he pasted in.  
Think of the meteorology of the area. 
The trade winds blow across the Atlantic all year long. 
In the winter it comes from the north-east, out of Siberia. 
In the summer, the wind comes out of the south-east, out of Africa. 
There is no way a cloud could in normal circumstance blow to Mount in the north of Trinidad from San Fernando in the south. 
East of Mount is mainly forested hills. 
No pollution comes to Mount from there. 
Besides, it would have messed up Port-of-Spain, which everyone would have noticed.
It does not seem to me that there could have been any connection between that cloud and the premature deaths of the Koenraadt boys. 
It sounds more likely, in my amateur opinion, that it was a genetic inheritance that caused the cancers, and the cloud was pure coincidence.
Best,
Don
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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>
Sent: Friday, 12 July 2019 05:57
Hey Jan,
The picture you shared is very similar to those in 1986 of the Challenger disaster.
Wonder if it was the failure of some kind of device in space back in 1966.
All the best,
George
Yes George, you are right, I copied the picture from Google, it is the explosion of the Challenger.
But only to show what kind of cloud I mean.
It was cot curly but in a straight line from the horizon in the south right over the Abbey School.
If there was an equivalent of the www.delpher.nl site where you can search and read in old newspapers of Trinidad I could go and look there but I don't know of any site like that over there.
Hope you enjoy it all, greetings, Jan
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Op 12-7-2019 om 11:56 schreef
GEORGE MICKIEWICZ:
Hey Jan,
The picture you shared is very similar to those in 1986 of the Challenger disaster. 
Wonder if it was the failure of some kind of device in space back in 1966.
All the best,
George
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Hola Ladislao,
´¿Cómo te fue el viaje de vuelta? ¿Cómo siguen las cosas por allá?
Aquí estamos sudando la gota gorda hace más de 4 semanas ya que hace un calor horrrrible!!!
Como tuve que cambiar mi computador ya que tenía 9 años y “ cojeaba” demasiado, por consejo de mi hijo me compré un HP 250, C15-7200, 8GB/240SSD, que es muchísimo
más rápido pero vino con Windows 10 y yo había estado acostumbrado a Windows 7 y tuve que pasar muchas horas para aprender los cambios.
Al cambiar el ordenador, también cambié mi e-mail que ahora es: csabajakobszen@gmail.com
Un gran abrazo, buena salud y  mucho éxito
Mary Carmen y Csaba
How was your return trip? How do things continue over there?
Here we are sweating the fat drop more than 4 weeks ago since it is awful hot !!!
As I had to change my computer since I was 9 years old and "limping" too much, on my son's advice I bought an HP 250, C15-7200, 8GB / 240SSD, which is very much
faster but it came with Windows 10 and I had been used to Windows 7 and I had to spend many hours to learn the changes.
When changing the computer, I also changed my e-mail which is now: csabajakobszen@gmail.com
A big hug, good health and much success
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Saturday, 20 July 2019

Circular No 924







Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 20 of July 2019 No. 924
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Dear Friends,
I am copying the exchange on the occasion that 'Jan Koenraadt' sent his memoires to Don for safekeeping and scanning.
This reminds me that a box with Terrence Ferreira´s memorabilia has disappeared in Trinidad.
This box of trophies and other items was sent by Nigel Boos for the future museum, that was promised but never developed at Mt. St. Benedict.
Does no one remember where it is?  Can you help?  Nigel Boos is worried just as I am, since I never received the promised photo help for the Circular
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idmitch@anguillanet.com
Jul 11 at 10:18 AM
Hi, Jan,
The only schoolbook I still have is my Form 1 dictionary received as a prize for something or the other (circa 1958). 
It has been preserved because I used it to press the leaves and flowers I picked in the bushes at Mount. 
They are still there between pages of the dictionary.
We moved house from Trinidad to Jamaica in 1961, then back to Trinidad, then back to Jamaica, then back to Trinidad, then back to Jamaica, and finally on to London for law school. 
Very little survived the moves.
Best,
Don
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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2019 07:34
We pretty much lost everything that we had when we moved from Venezuela to the USA in 1963. 
My mother was very sentimental and kept a lot of memoirs which my father discarded before our move.
C’est la vie.
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From: Jan Koenraadt
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 6:30 AM
Thanks a lot, Kaz,
Some is stuff I sent in the past, some is additional.
Being glad I can deliver.
I am surprised to get so many hails :-)!
Greetings,
Jan Koenraadt '63-'67
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11-7-2019
Thank you, Jan, for adding to our MSB Archives and 'Museum'.
Appreciate your kindness and generosity.
Ladislao will be extremely happy as Don shared.
Blessings to you and family.
Kaz
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On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:20 AM
Nigel Boos <nigelboos@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for helping out here, with your memorabilia, Jan.
I look forward to seeing your collection
NB
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On Jul 10, 2019, at 7:49 PM,
Don Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com> wrote:
Hello, Jan,
Thank you, I have received the three packages sent by “WeTransfer”, and am preparing to add them to the catalogue of the Abbey School Archives.
They are an amazing collection.
Some of the old items Ladislao has never included in his Circulars.
If you agree, I would like to send many of them to him.
There are some of actual Old Boys and others that illustrate the evolution of the Abbey and the School over the years.
Some of the more modern ones, like those of you with Paul Zeven, are interesting and he may be glad of them for inclusion in the Circulars.
I would be happier if the photos of persons and places could be of a higher resolution, if that is not too much trouble.
They can always be zoomed out, if a viewer wants.
Some of the photos of books include pages from the inside of the book.
I don’t think the internal pages add to the impact of seeing a 1960s textbook.
If you could redo those with just a picture of the outside,
I think that would be useful. Anyone interested in seeing the inside can always order a copy of the book from one of the many antiquarian booksellers who specialise in old school textbooks. But, a view of the outside cover may well bring back memories.
I cannot imagine how you managed through all these years to save so many bits of MSB memorabilia.
If you have been as thorough a collector through all the epochs and periods of your life,
I imagine your wife must have wanted to pull out her hair many times in the past :-)
Best wishes, and looking forward to hearing from you with any additional items you can send,
Don
MSB 1955-1964
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From:  Jan Koenraadt
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 6:13 PM
Dear Don,
I grabbed my scanner and threw some old stuff on it from Mount St. Benedict and scanned it.
I sent you three batches via Wetransfer, you must have it now.
You have one week to download te pictures via the link you get with email.
Inside the pictures the dates en explanatory text is written.
I need more time to dive into this but have a lot of other things to do.
Could you please notify on what resolution you want the things because I mostly work with higher than 12 megapixels = 4-6 MB for each item.
I scaled it down a lot, if possible below 1 Mb, but if you prefer high resolution I can deliver.
Need to attend work now, much greetings and I enjoy the project you have undertaken!
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Jan Koenraadt MSB '63-'67
Empower With Art <empowerwithart@gmail.com>
Jul 11 at 9:39 AM
Wow, Don,
That is a lot of moving.
Did any of the leaves survive?
You know there is a kind of flat leaf that grows even between the pages inside the book.
I cannot remember the name.
On one of my visits back to Trinidad, Winston Kerry took me to the St Augustine Tennis Club where he plays tennis and one of his friends with his son told me of the growing leaf in the book story.
Regards....Kaz
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Empower With Art  <empowerwithart@gmail.com>
Jul 11 at 7:51 AM
George,
looks like your dear Dad did not wish to have too many physical lingering memories in his completely new habitat.
Such is life.
Every one of us has our own personal reasons why we do things.
Just love unconditionally and cherish each other at the end of the day.
That is the memories we ultimately take with us.
Love you Brother........
Kaz
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Op 11-7-2019 om 06:08 schreef Empower With Art:
Thanks Jan and Don for enabling this latest major advancement in recording and maintaining our legacy,
George
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From: Jan Koenraadt <jankoenraadt@gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2019 19:23
Dear Don,
I shall resend you today with WeTransfer new scans of my old study books of the Abbey School in higher resolution without the inside pages as you asked.
And just now I resend part of the old pictures I have in higher resolution, say somewhere between 4-7 Mb each picture.
I spent the whole day searching my old stuff.
There is this problem:
I sent in 2008 and 2009 a handful of pictures in low resolution for the Circulars.
I kept a copy of what I sent on my harddrive.
Those copies I sent you yesterday.
Now 10 years later, where are the pictures in high resolution?
I ploughed through my hardrive (you know those cheap 4 Terabyte hard drives can be very large!) but I couldn't find them all yet.
This weekend I have to go to France and will be back mid August.
If I find any more, I will send them also, but for now, this is what I have.
No problem if you wish to share it with Kazim's collection and others for the Circulars and all.
Only me and my sisters are left, who's gonna shout me?
I will keep on looking, so maybe once in a while I will send more of this.
It pleases that you people enjoy it all!
You know, my family never figured out how come such a healthy looking guy like my brother Thijs got cancer and died.
Via the Circulars I learned that brother Edward Theunissen also died of cancer at Mount at the age of 50.
He also had the cancer type where there is no source, it is all over the body.
That happens when you get radiation from some source like pollution or so or atomic radiation.
I remember in about June 1966 there was a strange cloud above the Abbey School.
It was a very elongated cloud snake like with a reddish colour, originating from the horizon in the direction of San Fernando.
First I thought it might be a fallout of the last French atomic explosion in June 1966 on the Bikini atoll in the Pacific.
But it might be that such a cloud doesn't travel that way all to the Abbey School.
So maybe it might be an explosion af a chemical plant in the South of Trinidad?
My brother and brother Edward were helping out surveying the schoolboys that year.
That evening at seven o'clock Father Cuthbert ordered everybody to go to bed and skip studies.
That gave my brother and Edward a free evening.
While I was putting on pyjama's in the dormitory my brother passed me joyfully climbing up the ladder to the roof of the Abbey school where he spent the evening watching this strange cloud.
Maybe one was facing the cloud and the other opposite; maybe my brother got the full blast and therefore died earlier.
I don't know.
He was up the roof with four monks.
I haven't heard about the two other monks what happened to them.
Don't know who they are.
They were local guys.
In the Netherlands we have this website www.delpher.nl where you can search in published newspapers in the Netherlands, Indonesia and Surinam and the Antilles from about 1650 until 1995.
You search in the original printed text.
It is a true phenomenon but it is there and it is true.
Just to show, you want to see Thijs on the passenger list embarking to Port of Spain in 1956? His initials are M.A. Koenraadt.
Watch it here 
What I want to ask, do you guys know about anything similar of the newspapers of Trinidad?
Is it possible to find any news article about this strange cloud over Trinidad from San Fernando to the Abbey School?
Does anybody know a equivalent website where I can plough through the newspaper articles of the sixties?
The sort of cloud I mean is snake like as in the top of this picture, not the explosion part but one of the arms.
And then reddish like in the explosion part.
Keep well, I have the same fun you have and enjoy the project you are undertaking!
Much greetings
Jan Koenraadt
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