How To Fake History Pt.1!

The image above depicts Thoth, the Egyptian God of Wisdom although his status as a God has been questioned, as egyptologists in the 19th century were at loggerhead over whether all Egyptian Gods were revered separately or whether they merely represented aspects of a single deity, Ra! In the latter respect Thoth was Ra's representative on Earth so to speak, and a mouthpiece for the will of Ra to be communicated to the Egyptian people.

In previous posts I alluded to the posibility that the Egyptian pantheon may have had some basis on reality, and how quick egyptologists were to accept the parts of Egyptian historical records which could be proven while being as quick to refute the parts that might seem mythological, because to suggest that they were open to such concepts would be career suicide.

However, it should be clearly noted that the history of egyptoplogy is littered with theft, fakes, double dealings and worst of all plain lying about Egyptian ancient history. By far the worst culprit must have been Colonel Howard Vyse, who's desperate and expensive search for treasure in the Great Pyramid appeared to come to nought. His final resort was to blast his waty through the relief chambers above the King's chamber. On reaching the final chamber he entered alone at night and on re-appearing the next day, reported that he had made a great discovery.

What had he found? The only written text in the Great Pyramid. Apparently some workman had had the foresight to write the cartouches of Khufu (Cheops) and his co-regent and brother Khafra on a ceiling block. This was fortunate proof that the pharaoh Khufu thought to have been behind the building of the Great pyramid, was indeed responsible and this has been accepted as truth ever since. One problem! The hieroglyphics in the cartouche would have disgraced a child and were clearly faked by Vyse during his night-time vigil in the chamber. The hieroglyphics were often inverted and since the knowledge of hieroglyphics was still relatively infant at that time, it was later seen that those used came from several different dynastic periods. The books on hieroglyphics available in Vyse's time however didn't demonstrate this as it was only to be discovered later.

A stelae discovered between the paws of the Sphinx has been used as evidence that Khafre built the Sphinx, when it indicates nothing of the sort. It merely commemorates his tidying it up, probably clearing away of sand and some minor repair work. However the entire dating of the Giza plateau and all of it's ancient wonders is based on these two written discoveries. Neither of which is actually relevant. Clearly the people who created the Sphinx and built the Great pyramid either did not possess the skill of writing or were not permitted to employ it there. This would indicate to me, and to other very notable people, that the constructions there are much older than what we've been told they are. One day the truth will out!

She Talks To Dead People!

I never thought I'd be saying this, but believe it or not, I'm pondering going to see a woman who claims to be able to communicate with the dead. Not because I particualrly want to receive messages from the other side, but mainly out of curiosity. I've been hearing a great deal about this woman and how accurate she is, so I'd like to go and see her, so I can judge for myself!

Many of my wife's relatives, friends and associates have already been to see her and have been quite amazed by what she has told them, but I've been sceptical about it so far. I know that these people have ways of persuading you that they're the real McCoy, so I reckon I'll be able to tell for myself whether she's a charlatan, because I suspect that women in particular are susceptible to this sort of thing and I won't be giving anything away about myself if I go and visit her.

One of the wife's friends is due to report back to us shortly on her visit to the woman who talks to dead people, and based on the relative success of that visit, I will decide whether I should go myself. I beleieve though that women in particular (again) probably tend only to remember the hits and forget all about any bogus information that was given, although a professional faker could quite easily achieve multiple hist through pure luck and deduction. Such as, for instance, if the woman in attendance is not young then the older they are the increased likelihood that they know someone who died recently. The name John could be mentioned, everyone knows a John, or some other common name. That is why it is as important to consider the incorrect info given. Maybe I could covertly record it, now that's an idea!

Bourne Again At the Barbecue!

I was so pleased a few days back when I unexpectedly caught a trailer for "The Bourne Ultimatum". The first two films in the trilogy, "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy" were masterpieces. No special effects and the car chases were amazing. I don't know why Matt Damon gets such a hard time, his portrayal in Team America was the only unamusing part of the film for me. Also, in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" he gave an outstanding performance. I think it's out here on August 16th, I really must go and see it!

On a different front, I attended a family barbecue yesterday, had quite a bit to drink and wasn't even slightly ill. I was also forced on to a bouncy castle, despite determined resistance. I then proceeeded to take an elbow sharply in the eye, which was followed by the realisation that I was alone on the bouncy castle, being filmed and watched by all, seemingly expecting me to put on some sort of performance! Fortunately for me, the kids bailed me out by knocking me over and leaping on me like Cato in the Pink Panther.

The barbecue went a bit downhill though after some people rushed off to watch "Baby Ballroom" and "Dance X" or something! I was quite incredulous to be honest. Apparently it's brilliant though, kids dancing and stuff, but wait, I hate f*****g dancing and if I wanted to watch dancing on a Saturday night I'd go to a club. The last place you want to see it is in your own bloody house. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "It's just not like the old days is it?"

The Games Industry Is Riven!

I was considering digging out Riven this morning, to play it again after a considerable period since I first played it. If you haven't any idea what Riven is, then I shall tell you. It was the sequel to the highly successful Myst game. The game was a sort of point-and-click RPG adventure, but that description doesn't do it justice at all. They eventually made 5 games, all of which loosely followed on from the previous, however for me, Riven was the best. It just looked so damn good.

I've been having some gaming nostalgia this week. My son acquired Final Fantasy XII for his birthday last week and it's reminded me of just how good Final Fantasy VII was. That period (around 1997) must surely have been the pinaccle of games production, because all my favourites came out around then, not forgetting Tomb Raider II especially, with it's fantastic Venice levels. The best levels Lara ever traversed.

What's happened to games since then? I think it's the Internet that's to blame. The gaming industry have been pushing online gaming to the detriment of the games themselves. The three games I've mentioned above gave tremendous value for money. The gameplay lasted literally months (certainly if you had other stuff like work to fit in also). My son has finished many newer games in 2 or 3 hours and because he isn't going to be playing them online, it strikes me that he's being cheated out of valuable gametime, since so much of the disc is now devoted to that end.

Perhaps the new HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs will allow game creators to fully develop both elements, solo gameplay and online play without sacrificing either, although I just can't see it myself. I think the day of the massively long-lasting game is well and truly over. They will have gotten lazy now. Games used to take years in the making, but now they want quick releases with the result that the games need to be kept short and more emphasis placed on graphics and controls. It's npt too late though, let the thinking man back in so we can enjoy the beautiful looking, long lasting, intelligently created game, once again.

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty!

Well I gave the Russians a hard time the other day, was I wrong? They're now trying to claim most of Antartica in their continued drive to control swathes of the World's natural resouces, just like I said! But I don't want to seem as though I'm dealing in favouritism, so today I'll have a poke at the US. An article I read on an interview with Naom Chomsky yesterday, raised some specific questions in my mind, to which I doubt the answers will not become known before something terrible happens.

A particular section dealt with the reasons for going to War in Iraq. The reasons now are quite different, Al Quaeda are there now, although they weren't there before (Saddam was extremely paranoid and wouldn't tolerate any extremists) and it's dubious whether Al Quaeda really exist, given that the name translated from Arabic means "foreign toilet". Yeah, that's because they're so tough! Apparently some dodgy double agent, that even the Israelis wouldn't talk to, coined the name Al Quaeda, and the US greeted him with open arms, given what they knew was about to happen!

Anyhow, WMD's (Weapons of Mass Destruction) were the priority reason for attacking Iraq. Biological, Chemical or Nuclear weapons. But we all know that they never found any! Why was that? Well it was kind of embarassing at the time, but perhaps it was all part of the plan as Chomsky seemes to suggest. The only WMD's found in Iraq were in the hands of the UN Weapons Inspectors, being dismantled. These WMD's had been supplied to Saddam by the US , UK, France etc. However, on the eve of attack, all inspectors were ordered out by the US and the sites were abandoned!

Chomsky indicates that the sites were then systematically looted, primarily for nuclear material. Looted isn't really the word, as the process was ordered and methodical. The material is now in the hands of God knows who, but presumably dangerous people.

Given all the talk on Dirty Bombs, it would seem beyond foolish to allow easy access to the materials required, unless of course, the encouragement of International Terrorism was beneficial to you. The terror threat is on everyone's mind, but is there really a threat from terror, or is the real threat from those who fail to protect us from the threat of terror? Indeed, it seems that our governments are actively creating the atmosphere of terror. It seems plain that virtually every terrorist attack involves secret services at some point. They always say that the terrorists were under surveillance, but why should we believe that? Perhaps the secret services are providing assistance, to make sure attacks go ahead! Take a look again at the US. As some sensible person indicated, do Bush and Cheney look like they're bothered about being the most unpopular US leaders ever? No, they know that one single terrible terrorist attack could keep them in power forever. Elections cancelled and martial law in place! Would a dirty bomb do the trick? After all, they let "the terrorists" have just what they need to make one!

Golf Smorgasborg Of Ragnarok!

The beautiful vista you see before you is Cullen Golf Course, with its wonderful beach to the left, which has attracted so many visitors over the years. Probably the most memorable visitors to Cullen beach were the Vikings who landed there in 961 with a massive invasion force led by Eric of the Bloody Axe, with perhaps another Scandinavian King, Haakon! The Scots army must have been expecting them, but literally bumped into them (allegedly near Woodend Farm, now demolished). Anyway, the Vikings were firmly routed by the Scots, who drove them back to the cliffs (off to the left of this photo) as they tried in vain to reach the beach and their boats. Very few escaped. The victory however was soured, as the Scots King, Indulph, was mortally wounded and died shortly afterwards. The entire area for a few miles West of Cullen is dotted with Cairns. No doubt memorials to fallen Scots warriors. It is doubtful that the fallen Vikings received such venerable treatment.

On this day however, another battle was fought out near Cullen beach, as my son and I went head-to-head on the Golf Course there. I haven't played since before he was born (1994) and he has been playing steady this past year. So, it would be determined erm... if I could avoid being taught a humbling lesson, really!

The course turned out to be a little more demanding than it looked and I took a while to start finding my rythmn. Pleased to say I managed a par on one hole, but unfortunately for me the lack of practice took its toll... and I went down by 4 strokes!

Russian Bear Resurgent!

Saw quite a disturbing article this morning on the state of affairs in modern Russia. Apparently, Putin is engaging in numerous activities that suggest a general movement towards creating a fascist dictatorship, and that Democracy is being denounced while the Communist era is held up as time of great patriotism. Here are some of the most disturbing devlopments:

• The formation of ultra-patriotic youth movements who can be rallied quickly to demonstrate against political opposition.

• The encouragement of racial hatred, anti-semitism and a drive for a Russia for Russians. The large number of immigrants working in Russia are increasingly despised.

• Breeding programmes to increase the pure Russian population and help preserve the purity of the Russian race.

• Rampant homophobia including increasingly violent attacks on homosexuals.

• Organised book burning of works of "unpatriotic" fiction.

• The promotion of the belief that all political opposition is dangerous and anti-patriotic, indeed opposition members are branded traitors and Western symapthisers.

• Incentives for those willing to participate in the promotion of Nationalistic ideas, such as free University places for youth leaders.

• Heralding Stalin as a true patriot and hero of the Russian people while villifying Yeltsin (who brought Democracy to Russia) as a Western puppet and traitor to the Russian people.

Putin, when questioned about his policies, throws them back, by comparing them to the actions of the United States or Britain. He compared Stalin's Great Terror of 1937 (700,000 Russians murdered) to Hiroshima, and accuses Britain of having a "Colonial Mentality" for trying to gain the extradition of the man accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko.

Of course, as you would expect, former Soviet occupied countries in Eastern Europe are becoming increasingly concerned by Putin's actions and words. He has already demonstrated his ability to make life difficult for some, by stopping the supply of Gas to certain countries and Russia is grabbing even greater natural resources, such as when they took control of gas fields near Sakhalin Island very recently. Just when people thought the Cold War was truly over, it looks like there could be a new, even more dangerous monster (bear) in the closet!

Phoenix Rising.... No, Falling!

Yesterday afternoon I took the family up to Moray Playhouse to watch Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix. I was certain that this time it would be semi-worthwhile viewing, given that the previous films were severely disappointing and tended to follow the same plot each time, ie: Harry has a run in with his relatives, Harry goes to Hogwarts, wanders around a bit, there are some new teachers, Hagrid takes the kids into the woods to show them something. Then, they break for Christmas, Harry gets fed up, then its back to Hogwarts again, Voldemort appears, Harry accidentally saves the day, and its back on the Hogwarts Express!

So, how did the new film compare. Well this is a quick rundown on the plot:

Harry has a run in with his relatives, Harry goes to Hogwarts, wanders around a bit, there are some new teachers, Hagrid takes the kids into the woods to show them something. Then, they break for Christmas, Harry gets fed up, then its back to Hogwarts again, Voldemort appears, Harry accidentally saves the day, and its back on the Hogwarts Express!

Does that seem slighly familiar? Don't get to excited if you're a fan, because at least with the previous films there was a vague sense of direction. With this one, there was a complete lack of structure, the whole film seem disjointed and it just left me empty. Promotional trailers led me to believe that there would be massive battles, but in reality there was only a rather brief skirmish in which it wasn't at all clear what was happening, only Sirius Black seemed to die, except I don't think he did!

Would I recommend this film? Absolutley not! It clearly demonstrates just how poor film-making is today. I really think the proper art of film-making died in the early 80's. I can't say exactly where they're going wrong, but I suspect that aiming to squash a 900 page book into just over 2 hours screentime, means cutting out crucial plot elements, which is clearly the case with this film. I noticed the same thing with "The Two Towers" when it came out. It just seemed hurried, like they were trying to fit in too much, which they were! Not like the days of films such as Lawrence Of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. The long drawn out dramatic scene would be a welcome relief nowadays. Even Spielberg with the Indiana Jones films, knew how to structure his films so the plotline was as clear as day. It's time Directors looked back at how it used to be done!

Top 10 Ways To Kiss Mankind Goodbye!

The slightly delayed, but highly anticipated follow-up to the Illuminati wanting to depopulate the World, post. This expands on the possible ways in which human life could be completely extinguished, but should clearly be taken with a pinch of salt, because to my knowledge, none of these are actually imminent!

In order of likelihood, but varying between possible and highly unlikely:

Top 10 ways to end all humankind

1. Pandemic
A lethal virus (man-made?) sweeps the globe destroying all of humanity. Scientists work around the clock to find a vaccine, but the virus is too complex and constantly mutates, it is also resistant to all antibiotics. The victims suffer excruciating deaths, while politicians and wealthy businessmen hide in bunkers to protect themselves, only to find they are already carrying the virus because it's that contagious and lies dormant for several days before demonstrating it's deadly capabilities.

2. Nuclear Holocaust
The Super Powers become caught up in some petty squabble which quickly escalates towards armed conflict. Nuclear strikes are launched in order to effect a rapid conclusion. Retalliatory strikes are also launched and major cities across the globe are reduced to rubble. This does not kill too many, however the radioactive fallout from the explosions will last for several years, poisoning all water supplies, livestock and vegetation. There is nothing to eat or drink and disease is rife. Billions die horribly, but maybe somewhere, some people can make it through!

3. Worlds In Collision
Velikovsky's theories about the frequency of inter-planetary collisions demonstrates itself to be true, to startling effect. A massive comet impacts the Earth at incredible speed. It probably impacts in an ocean, but no matter, the shockwave kills everyone, or if there are any survivors, the 3 year long nuclear winter that follows will finish them.

4. Pole Shift
Every so often we have a reversal in the poles of the planet. North becomes South and vice versa. The effects of this become clear when suddenly it becomes impossible to go outside without your skin turning black fom the lethal rays of the Sun entering the atmosphere. Life inside becomes difficult too and everyone dies, maybe the pole-shift is a bad thing after all.

5. Sun Dies
Suddenly and with little warning the Sun simply expires, burnt out. It gets very cold, very quickly. Not even the cockroaches will survive!

6. Earth sucked into a Black Hole
Oops where did that come from? The scientists never saw it because it was black and space is also black, black on black you see! Without warning every person on Earth sudeenly becomes 50 miles tall and 3mms wide. Don't worry, you won't even feel it!

7. Alien Invasion
Aliens arrive uninvited and start wiping us out because we're an embarassment to intelligent beings everywhere, or alternatively they show up all friendly like the ones in "V" and start shipping us back to their homeworld where their reptilian kinsman can devour us at their leisure, because human flesh is just so damn yummy!

8. Massive Sea-level rise
All the predictions on climate change go out the window as the ice-caps melt instantaneously (a particularly hot summer). The sea-level rises, a lot, and tsunamis obliterate everything. Maybe a couple goat-herds will survive, but without any mates and with just a few goats to eat, their time will also be relatively short.

9. Fabric of Space-Time Continuum torn asunder
Some "boffins" discover the means by which to travel back in time, which they then proceed to do, travelling back millions of years into the past. Unfortunately, one of them decides to pick a flower (a specimen to take back to the lab) and inadvetently kills a newt-like creature, which unfortunately is the sole-ancestor of all mankind. This creates a paradox and it becomes as though we had never been!

10. An act of God
God's had enough! He's not even bothered about saving the animals this time, we've already wiped out millions of species and would eventually finish off the remaining species. Think Sodom and Gomorrah, but on a Global scale.

Lottery Swindle!

For today's post I was planning to write a follow up to yesterday's post on the Illuminati plot to depopulate the planet, by expanding on the possible ways by which human life might cease to exist. Unfortunately, I will have to put this on the back-burner until tomorrow, because last night something inadvertently came to my attention, which I believe needs to be expounded upon herein.

I was washing the dishes (yes, I'm a 21st Century man) and the T.V. was on, although nobody was watching it as far as I'm aware. So, although I couldn't see the telly, I could hear it. The Lottery show was on, something which I would normally avoid like the plague, because it's so cheesy and... it's just awful really! Anyway, it's going on and I catch the presenter saying something very much like;

"Remember, all your money going to the good cause fund will be paying for the Olympic and Paralympic games!"

And, I'm thinking to myself "Did I just hear him correctly?" because he said "all your money". I know the Olympics are going to cost a fortune, but surely the Government should be paying for it. Well, it's obvious really, I'd already heard that the government was using lottery funds to pay for government sponsored projects under the guise of being "good causes", but this takes the biscuit! Firstly, all the good cause money is being channeled into London, when it's supposed to be distributed across the UK, and secondly it's now even more transparent why Richard Branson's Virgin company were turned down the opportunity of running the lottery.

Branson offered to run it for free with even more money going to good causes, but clearly such enterprises are only intended to operate as some sort of gigantic money laundering scam. There's no point coming up with an idea where the public are eager to pour in their cash for virtually no return, if you can't abuse it completely.

A second thing that was said on the show, once again made my thinking travel off on a tangent. The host said;

"I know it's going to be a busy night, but can you give me a time-check please?"

A omnipresent being responds;

"Yes, the time is almost 11 minutes past..." whatever, 8 I think he said.

I thought to myself "Why would they do that? Do they feel the need to demonstrate that the show is live, because in reality it isn't?" It just seemed like such a bizarre thing to do. Surely, if the show is in fact live, they wouldn't feel the need to prove it. Highly suspicious, I'm being to think the whole thing is run by mobsters!