"Girlfriend" of the President
For a long time, the name Joan Quigley said nothing to anyone.. The journalists only knew, that Nancy and Ronald Reagan have a certain "girlfriend", which helps them plan the president's schedule. The ubiquitous reporters, in particular the correspondents of the Times magazine, tried to find out, what kind of "friend" are we talking about, but they failed. Presidential staff were able to keep their mouths shut, otherwise, in no time would you lose a warm place. The mystery was revealed in 1988 year, when former White House chief of staff Donald Regan wrote in his book "For Print", that the "friend" of the presidential couple, who managed to stay in the shadows for so long, actually an astrologer from San Francisco named Joan Quigley. “At one time I had a calendar on my desk, - said Regan, - where every day was marked with ink of a special color (green - favorable days, yellow - neutral, red - unfavorable) for, for me to remember, When is it favorable to move the President of the United States from place to place, when to plan his public appearances or start negotiations with a foreign power ". After these words, a lot fell into place.. It became clear, why did Reagan's inauguration take place in 5 o'clock in the morning, why the president's flights from the Ndrews airbase were often scheduled at the most inconvenient time without the slightest need and why he postponed the negotiations.
Joan Ginter went to the city of her childhood for lottery tickets
Stanford professor of statistics, large lottery winner 4 times
World's Luckiest Woman Award Winner Receives Multimillion Dollar Fortune, by participating in lotteries four times. Since 1993 by 2008 year she consistently won 5, 4, 2, 3 and 10 million. maybe, you wonder, what is the probability of winning more 20 million, bought 4 ticket? According to statistics, she is 1 to 18 septillion. Septillion (unit and wholes 24 scratch) Is the number of stars in the Universe or grains of sand on planet Earth. As you can see, chance is just negligible. Some, true, claim, that Ginter, in which, by the way, have a doctorate in statistics from Stanford, somehow cheated. Known, that she bought all the tickets in Bishop town, Texas, where was her childhood, although at that time she had lived in Vegas for many years. Why did you need to go to another city for tickets? Ginter does not give interviews, so a mystery, likely, will never be solved.
Walid Aborumi lost his luck
Walid Aborumi with Florida Lottery Promotional Poster Background
Valid Aborumi's streak begins in 2004 year, when he became the owner of the prize in 500 000 dollars. A year later, Aborumi hit the jackpot in 1 million. A year later, he picked three of his lucky numbers in the Virginia lottery and received another 71 thousand. IN 2007 the same magic numbers helped him get rich on 100 000 dollars. But, seem to be, what in 2015 luck turned away from Aborumi. At first everything went pretty well. On the way to the convenience store, Aborumi seemed, as if the universe is giving him a sign: glancing at the clock, he saw 7:15, then in the parking lot he met a car with a license plate 715, and it all coincided with the fact, that his birthday falls on 15 july. As a result, our hero bought 184 ticket, containing the numbers seen. And won. Unfortunately, not a jackpot, but only 500 dollars, which could increase his fortune by 92 thousand. Only Aborumi lost all tickets. He still has a check from the purchase, but it wasn't enough, to collect the winnings. Aborumi's lucky tickets were never found. According to his assumptions, they were in the trash by mistake.
Michael Benson spent two days in the crater of a volcano
49-summer operator spent two days in a fire-breathing crater of a volcano in Hawaii. IN 1992 he and his colleague Chris Duddy filmed from the air for their film, when their helicopter crashed just over Kilauea, one of the most active active volcanoes on the planet. The documentary filmmakers and the pilot hit Puu-oo, one of the two smoking cones of this volcano., nearly hitting boiling lava.
Pilot Craig Hosking and Duddy got out the next day, They tried to find Benson from above through the smoky clouds for another day.. He spent two sleepless nights inside, breathing poisonous gases and listening, how lava seethes and bubbles under it. And only then he could see the rescue net thrown to him and get to it.
Climbing to the top
Joan became interested in astrology in 15 years, when her mother took it into her head to consult a Scottish fortune teller. The mother took the girl with her for a consultation with a clairvoyant, and she was amazed, how quickly and easily Joan made her prediction. IN 1947 a year after graduating from the privileged Vassar College in New York, Joan returned to San Francisco with a Bachelor of Arts degree and began ... to study astrology with that very Scottish woman. Having learned, she devoted her whole life to astrology. But before she got into the confidence of the president, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. Quigley met Nancy Reagan in the early 1970s. By that time, Joan was already experienced, a reputable astrologer with a solid background: several self-written books, radio and television appearances, large client base. When in 1980 year Ronald Reagan decided to run for president, Nancy reaches out to Joan Quigley. By that time, she was disillusioned with Jean Dixon's abilities., and her nosebleed needed a new advisor. An ancient Indian curse dominated the future first lady and her husband, and who could resolve her doubts better, than a professional astrologer? The forecast was not long in coming. The astrologer's verdict was as follows: “Ronald will win the election and be a great president, but on condition, that his inauguration will take place in ... 5 o'clock in the morning ". It didn't fit into any gate, apparatchiks from the White House twisted their fingers to their temples, the nation was shocked! But Reagan didn't back down, because Joan promised him two terms in office.
Nicknames for girls
A selection of names for good luck for cats and dogs:
- Clover - the four-leaf clover has long been considered a symbol of luck.
- Destiny is lucky, good fate.
- Halona - happy, lucky alignment (in Indian dialect).
- Seven - seven, lucky number.
- Shreya - lucky and happy (in Yiddish).
- Waist - tender and lucky (Hebrew).
- Lass - girl, with good luck (in Irish).
- Betis - successful, enviable fate (in greek).
- Evangeline is a good messenger; and, who brings good news.
- Faust is lucky (in italian).
This is Seven:
- Faustina is a favorite of Fortune.
- Fayola - a favorable combination of circumstances.
- Felice is lucky (in italian).
- Felicity is just luck.
- Fortune is an ancient goddess, symbolizing luck.
- Kiara - name, given for luck (in Japanese).
- Lakshmi is the embodiment of beauty and well-being (in Hindi).
- Machiko is lucky, happy child.
- Moira - Greek goddess, the weaving thread of fate.
- Ottilia - a successful battle.
- Sadia is happy (In the Arabic language).
- Ventura is luck.
Kitty Moira:
- Yuki - born to be happy (in Japanese).
- Zaida is a child with a good destiny (In the Arabic language).
- Shreya - "for good luck" (in Yiddish).
- Fortunata - luck (in italian).
- Philisia, who will only be good.
- Serendipity - intuition; luck is a combination of chances.
- Syntichia is a wonderful destiny (in greek).
- Urd - blessed for an enviable life.
A girl named Shreya:
Mary Wallance discovered her gift for clairvoyance
Wallens saw a winning combination of numbers in a dream
IN 2006 year Mary Wallance, 86-summer resident of the Canadian city of Toronto, I saw several numbers in a dream. She wrote them down right after waking up. Soon after, Wallance decided to try her luck at the lottery., by purchasing a ticket with the corresponding numbers, and the next day I even bought a second, finally believing in the power of their magic numbers. Of course, Wallens is not on this list by accident.: both of her tickets were winning. Each of them was rated in 8 million dollars, which totaled 16 million. The old lady stated, which will spend all the money on guys and drugs. Joke. She decided first of all to have a fashionable haircut and update her wardrobe - well, everyone has their own joys.
Frane Selak has become a living legend
And finally - the amazing story of Frane Selak, which at the same time can be considered the most successful, and the most unlucky person alive. IN 1962 year train, in which the 33-year-old Croat rode, got off the rails and fell into the lake, which led to the death 17 passengers, but Selak was among the survivors. A year later by the plane, on board which was Selak, the door broke. 19 people became victims of this incident. The air flow threw Selak overboard, but he managed to escape, landing straight on a haystack. IN 1966 year bus, in which the unfortunate music teacher rode, got in an accident, but listed from 4 his name was not killed. Four years later, Selak's car caught fire., but he managed to jump out of it a moment before the explosion. IN 1973 the situation with the burning car repeated itself. Selak, 66, hit by bus after 22 years of silence, but everything worked out again. A year later, Selak had another accident., this time while driving, and barely managed to get away from a head-on collision, but at the same time moved off a cliff. Somehow he managed to jump out of the falling car and grab a tree, hanging over a 90-meter abyss. Seven times Selak was in the balance of death, but this is not the end of his story. IN 2003 year, the music teacher won the lottery almost 1 million dollars. He spent a certain amount on himself, and gave the rest to family and friends in 2010 year.
How can all these incredible coincidences be explained?? Science cannot yet give an exact answer. On this account there, eg, improbability theory, which reads, that “The more incredible the event, the higher the probability of its occurrence ". This possibility should not be ruled out., that some of the lucky ones, whose stories are given above, cheated on something, and nobody just managed to uncover their deception.
Seguro Ndabene has invested a large sum in lottery tickets
Ndabene leaves the courthouse with a smile - he managed to avoid all charges
Any finance professional will confirm, that investing in lottery tickets is unwise. But, comes out, that financial advisors are not always right. Book from another lucky one, Seguro Ndabene, may soon leave them all out of work. A resident of the Canadian city of Airdrie spent several hundred dollars a week on lottery tickets, and, eventually, his insane and illogical investment paid off. IN 2004 year he won a million dollars in the local lottery. Four years later, he got two more wins, the total amount of which was 1 million and 50 thousand. In January 2009 Ndabene set a personal best, ripped off a jackpot the size of 17 million. The lottery organizers were in no hurry to give money away and first conducted an investigation, after all, it was already the fifth big win for the Canadian. In addition, a statement was received, that Ndabene bought a ticket to club with several people, but eventually took it over. The case went to court, but the defendant's guilt was not proven - it turned out, that the ticket still belonged only to him. As a result of this decision, Ndabene received his 17 million, becoming the owner of the 19 millionth fortune.
Christopher Kelin became rich in a week
Christopher Kelin demonstrates the same lucky ticket with a crossword puzzle
A resident of Chicago participated in lotteries from time to time, but every time without success, bye in April 2014 Years lucky lottery ticket with crossword puzzle (on it it was necessary to erase the top layer like this, to make words) did not bring him a prize in 25 thousand. dollars. Kelin was just in seventh heaven. On the same evening, he and his bride celebrated this joyful event with a romantic dinner.. On the way back from the restaurant, the Chicagoan bought a second ticket at a gas station - and won again, but this time only a thousand dollars. A few days later, Kelin returned there., where did I buy my first lucky crossword?, to try your luck again. Arriving at your office, he wiped off the top layer of the ticket with a coin, and Fortune smiled at him again - the lucky one won another 250 thousand. dollars. Two lottery tickets in just one week, not counting one losing, brought the fortunate resident of Chicago a fortune in 276 thousand.
Popular nicknames
Let's start with the world's most popular names, which give their pets, to make them personal lucky charms:
- Clover - at all times, finding a four-leaf clover has been a good sign.
- Charm is the most charming talisman.
- Emerald - emerald; owner of green eyes - the luckiest color.
- Patrick - why not name your pet after St. Patrick's Day?
- Copper - copper; copper coins are often thrown, to decide your fate.
- Penny is a penny, thrown for good luck.
- Rainbow - Rainbow; seeing a bright rainbow is definitely for good luck.
- Puka, Fuka is a funny little Irish goblin, who gives good luck to everyone who sees him.
- Goldie, Golden - when your pet is worth its weight in gold.
- Guinness is black gold.
- Lucky is lucky; perhaps the most popular name for pets of all time.
Dog Penny:
Richard Lustig writes books about, how to win the lottery
Richard Lustig demonstrates his book (left) and a photo, on which he keeps a huge check, Won in the Fantasy Lottery 5
Everyone knows, that the only sure way to win the lottery is to be born lucky. Florida resident Richard Lustig is one of the few, who has a different opinion. Lustig states, that he knows a special system, allowing you to win any lottery. And that would sound very unlikely, if not for the following evidence. FROM 1993 by 2010 year Lustig became the winner of the lottery 7 time. The last ticket brought him a little over a million dollars, excluding taxes.. Twice he won trips with a total value of 8,5 one thousand dollars, and his biggest win in January 2002 year was 842 thousand. Lustig even published a book "How to Increase Your Chance of Winning the Lottery". Apparently, income from lotteries was not enough for him, once he decided to earn extra money by writing.
Frane Selak
Frane Selak is the luckiest man in the world, who outsmarted the death of the whole 7 time, which is very difficult to believe. For the first time, a man had to face mortal danger in 1962 year, when the derailed train crashed into the river. Frane escaped with only a broken arm and several bruises. After just a year, a man fell out of the open door of a falling plane and landed directly in a haystack. Three years later by bus, which he was driving, fell into the river. Lucky swam safely to the shore, escaping with minor injuries. IN 1968 year Selak taught his son to shoot a weapon, as a result of which he shot himself a scrotum, although it could have ended more badly. Several years later, he was in several accidents., surviving. Then fate tested the man for strength again, he was hit by a bus, he escaped a collision with a truck. Frane was not only able to escape death many times, but in his old age he also became the owner of a large sum of money, winning the lottery for his 73rd birthday.
What Joan says?
IN 1981 year she made a prediction, after which Nancy Reagan believed in her abilities once and for all. Day 30 March Nancy painted black on Ronald Reagan's calendar. She tried to warn the president against public appearances, but it had no effect. In broad daylight, Ronald Reagan left the Hilton hotel, located in the center of the capital, after a speech delivered there to trade unionists, but did not have time to get into the limousine. Young man John Hinckley, son of a wealthy oil industrialist, waiting patiently at the entrance, took out a .22 pistol and shot the president in the chest. The assailant managed to pull the trigger five more times, before the guards came to their senses and knocked the attacker down. The bullet went a few millimeters from Reagan's heart, and only urgent surgical intervention saved him from death. Ronald's sense of humor has not changed on the operating table either. He looked around at the surgeons crowding around him and asked them before, how to take general anesthesia: Hopefully, you are all republicans?"The operation lasted for about 2 hours. In the hospital bed, Reagan remained until 11 April. The shooter was found not guilty due to mental imbalance and sent to a psychiatric hospital. Reagan miraculously survived to become the first president, survivors of the curse of Tekumse. Since then, Nancy and Ronald unconditionally believed "friend". As she herself later wrote, the president's every day began with a question: What Joan says?»For November - December 1986 year Joan predicted "extraordinary events" for him. And indeed, at this time the beginning of the "Irangate" scandal. In the same year, she predicted a bomb explosion aboard an American airliner.. The presidential couple appreciated their personal astrologer for that, that she knows how to keep her mouth shut. All that time, while Reagan was in power, Joan kept a low profile. And only when he resigned from the presidency, .let myself go out into the light. Joan wrote two books, in which she talked about her collaboration with the Reagans, and at the same time shared with readers the intricacies of her craft. Since then, Joan has become a popular person in America., but her life has changed little. She still rarely appeared in public. “Why should I shine? I have achieved this, what astrologers can only dream of. I can afford to communicate with the powerful, Yes, however, only their horoscopes are interesting to me. I do not read the horoscopes of ordinary people ", - Joan Quigley said without false modesty. Well, she deserves this right.
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Surzhik Eduard about the famous lucky ones who won the lottery
Want to get rich - work hard, open your business, invest in profitable and effective financial instruments - this is how financial experts advise everyone. Who are guided by common sense. And what are those guided by, who spends large sums of money to buy lottery tickets? Is it common sense? What do they hope for? For luck? For luck? On your intuition? Whatever it was, and some lucky ones are lucky more than once, every now and then they hit a big jackpot, provoking suspicion even among the lottery organizers.
Here are some examples ...
# 1 Seguro Ndabene - the years of "labor" were rewarded to him in full - he became a millionaire
A certain Seguro, residing in Airdrie (Canada), every week I "poured" hundreds of dollars to buy tickets. Who would call him smart??? But stubborn, yet, bvl is rewarded for his diligence and thirst for victory - participation in the local lottery brought him a win in the amount of one million dollars in 2004. Has passed 4 years - and again 1 million lottery winnings. Passed more 1 a year - and again a win. This time, the amount turned out to be a record for the lucky one - 17 000 000bucks. Lata The organizers found it suspicious that, that Seguro is constantly winning large sums, and they pulled with the payment of money. Even a litigation ensued. Seguro was accused of, that he wants to pocket the lottery winnings, on which he threw himself together with comrades. But Seguro won the trial and the lottery organizers had to give him all the winnings.. Bottom line - 19 000 000 dollars "for the soul".
# 2 Joan Ginter is the luckiest woman on the planet or a fraud?
Joan is known for, who is reputed to be the luckiest lady on Earth, who won the lottery big several times. Over the course of 15 years, she won several large sums from 2 to 10 million dollars. Total - 24 million. Experts and analysts are shocked, because the probability of winning in just 4 times the amount, exceeding 20 million, equals 1:18 septillion. A septillion, so you know, Is a unit and 24 scratch. I.e, chance to win more 20 million, buying only four tickets, scanty to disgrace.
Mrs. Joan's win made the "well-wishers" so nervous, that at one time there were even rumors that, that Stanford University statistics doctor Joan used "forbidden techniques", participating in lotteries. In particular. For some reason she went to buy tickets to that city, where was born, and not in which she lived at that time. Why is this? Joan herself does not comment on such rumors., because the hypotheses remained at the level of hypotheses, and no more…
# 3 Cookies helped the lottery participants to guess the winning numbers ...
A little over ten years ago, the USA hosted the Powerball lottery. According to the conditions, it was necessary to guess the sequence of five numbers. Then they won no less than whole 110 lucky ones, each of whom received from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. The organizers of the lottery draw were shocked and hypothesized that, that a hundred winners rigged their winnings, since the likelihood of such a large win is impossibly scanty.
They talked, that it was difficult for one person to guess the sequence of five numbers, chances of such a victory 1:3 000 000. And here a hundred participants won at once. Unthinkable!!! Even a special investigation was initiated, the results of which found out, that all the winners bought fortune cookies, which they followed in their actions. Miracles and only, says Eduard Surzhik ...
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Frane Selak escaped death seven times
First time Selak, Croatian music teacher, was in mortal danger in 33 of the year: a train, which the man was riding, in an accident fell into an icy river. Seventeen passengers died, Selak escaped with bruises, abrasions and got hypothermia. A year later, Frane got into a plane crash.. Passengers had no chance of escape when the plane crashed, but there was a fatal accident: in the liner the door opened by itself, and the man fell out of the burning plane.
He pleased in a haystack and thus survived. After that the fate of the whole 3 haven't tested a man for a year. And then Frane went on a trip - and the bus with tourists fell into the river. Miraculously Selak survived. Then there was a burning car, scalp burn, Traffic accident and car accident - but the Croat miraculously survived. Selak considers his last luck to be winning the lottery - the man got almost 600 thousand. pounds!
Lucky names
How else to attract luck, unless you give your pet the name of one of the luckiest people in the history of mankind:
- Adolf Sachs - inventor of the saxophone; man, so many times life has been on the verge of death, which is hard to count.
- Yorgos Kentrotas and Olivier Voutier are the lucky ones, that they found a statue of Venus de Milo.
- Deikovs - the surname of three brothers, found 6 kg of ancient artifacts made of pure gold.
- Juliana Cap - Girl, who managed to survive one of 92 aircraft passengers, collapsed in the jungle in 1971 year.
- Kevin Hiller is a storekeeper, discovers the largest gold bar in the world, valued at more than $1 million.
- Bill Morgan is the one, to whom twice: came out of a state of clinical death and won $250 000.
In the photo - Sachs:
- Michael Sparks - Human, accidentally bought a copy of the US Declaration of Independence 1823 year, which he was able to sell for $500 000.
- Andrew Jackson - American President, lucky enough to survive a failed assassination attempt: the criminal's two pistols misfired.
- Frane Selak is a Croat, to whom 7 miraculously managed to avoid death.
- Timothy Dexter is one of the most successful American entrepreneurs of the 18th century.
- Elmer Sherwin is the lucky one, who hit the casino in Las Vegas the jackpot first in $4,6 million, and then in $21 million.
- Jean Bernadotte - son of a French lawyer, completely noble, who, as a result of a series of accidents, managed to become the Swedish and Norwegian king, Charles III and XIV Johan.
Lucky Timothy:
- Joan Ginter is a mathematician, who managed to win the lottery $20,4 million.
- Orlando Bloom - actor, that experienced a large number of injuries and fractures, but it feels great.
- Roy Sullivan - Human, who survived after 7 lightning strikes for 35 years.
- Nichiren - Buddhist monk, sentenced to death; a sunbeam saved him from death, blinded the executioner - others perceived this as the highest sign, execution was replaced by exile.
Orlando Cat:
- Robert Hamilton - Human, who got two millionth prize in the lottery at once.
- Theodore Roosevelt - President of the United States, who was saved by a 50-page speech manuscript - hit by a bullet from a criminal, attempted politician.
- David Gonzalez - Human, who found the first comic with Superman during the repair, sold to him for $100 000.
- Lana Paulson - woman, finding her lost ring later 16 years after the loss.
Lucky Roosevelt:
Indian curse
Joan Quigley's power over the presidential couple was enormous. Without her approval, Ronald Reagan could not take a step, it was not only daily, but sometimes the hourly schedule of his work. Reagan was the most superstitious of all US presidents.. With his submission, the staff of psychics began to grow rapidly in the special services, clairvoyants and soothsayers. He believed that, that the end of the world is a matter of the near future, publicly stated, that the modern generation of people, perhaps, will be the last. Read the Bible as a guide to action. In serious discussions, he referred to, eg, on the 39th chapter of the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel. It said, that the "horde of Persians, Ethiopians and Libyans "under the leadership of" Gog in the land of Magog " (by the last words he meant the Soviet Union) and that the battle will end with the death of the entire army, on which the Lord will send “all-sinking rain and stone hail, fire and winds ". The former actor believed, that the Bible talks about nuclear war. Reagan believed in flying saucers. There is a version, according to which the Star Wars program was aimed at protecting the Earth from alien invasion. the most amazing, that superstition did not prevent Reagan from running the country well. Americans still call him one of the best presidents.. After in 1980 year he won the election, having received a majority in 44 of 50 states, he quickly brought the United States out of the economic crisis with a tough policy, dubbed "Reaganomics", namely: cut taxes, gave more freedom to business, cut social spending, ignoring the protests of trade unions. Economic growth began under him, accompanied by a new round of scientific and technological revolution. But after all 1980 year, when Reagan ran for president, did not promise him anything good. The presidential contender could not have been unaware of the ancient Indian curse: the leader of the Shawnee tribe named Tekumse in the 19th century promised every president, who will take office in a year, terminating in zero, that he will end his days prematurely. Before Reagan, the curse came true, but the former actor managed to defeat him. So is it not the merit of his personal astrologer?
Derek Ladner got rich thanks to his forgetfulness
Derek and his wife Don rejoice at the win
In summer 2007 Derek and Don Ladner from the British city of Cornwall, participating in the lottery, staked on numbers, who were considered happy, and did not lose: they got one of five tickets, between which the prize fund was distributed in 2,4 million pounds. A week later, Ladner bought another ticket, which turned out to be a loser. However, when the Englishman opened his wallet, to put a useless piece of paper in it, he found another ticket there, bought the same day. It turned out, that he forgot about, that I have already bought one, and as a result acquired the second. Which the, surprisingly, turned out to be winning. Having received two out of five lucky tickets, a married couple became richer by 950 thousand pounds.
