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Diary of a Flea that bit Pharaoh's Leg
And Other Stories
Authored by Michael J. Costa
Two educative, humorous Children stories from Ancient Egypt introduce the Flea that bit Pharaoh's leg, and a promising young Scribe trying his hand at being successful, amid obstacles of youth during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut.
Publication Date:
Jun 21 2011
ISBN/EAN13:
1463630913 / 9781463630911
Page Count:
48
Binding Type:
US Trade Paper
Trim Size:
8" x 10"
Language:
English
Color:
Full Color
Related Categories:
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Ancient Civilizations
List Price: $20.00
M7 2011.
Niihau01
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Famed Egyptologist dies..
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_18357245?nclick_check=1
Desroches Noblecourt, French Egyptologist, dies
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press
Posted: 06/26/2011 07:46:40 AM PDT
Updated: 06/26/2011 07:55:27 AM PDT
PARIS—Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has died. She was 97.
Desroches Noblecourt died Thursday at a hospital in Epernay, east of Paris, where she had been taken after a recent stroke, said Anne Francoise, treasurer of a retirement home in the nearby town of Sezanne where Desroches Noblecourt lived the last few years.
Born Nov. 17, 1913 in Paris, Desroches Noblecourt developed an early passion for Egypt after reading about the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the early 1920s. She later studied at the Louvre and the Sorbonne.
After an initial trip to Egypt in the late 1930s, she became the first woman to be put on a stipend with the Cairo-based French Institute of Oriental Archaeology—cracking a male-dominated world of Egyptology.
In a statement, President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Desroches Noblecourt as the "grande dame of the Nile," who blended scientific rigor with the qualities of "the most passionate of educators."
After Egyptian officials began planning the Aswan High Dam project on the Nile in 1954, Desroches Noblecourt met Nasser to air concerns that 32 ancient temples and chapels in southern Nubia were facing submersion.
In an interview with Le Monde newspaper in 2007, she recalled how she told him "let me handle it, I'll go talk to UNESCO on your behalf," she was quoted as saying. "He trusted meand let me do it. He was brilliant."
Paris-based UNESCO then helped mobilize nearly 50 countries for a vast project in the 1960s to dismantle, move and reconstruct the antiquities—including massive statues of Pharaoh Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which were broken down into 1,000 pieces and rebuilt over four years.
Desroches Noblecourt helped organize a Louvre exhibit in 1967 about King Tut's treasure that drew more than 1 million visitors.
During World War II, Desroches frequented some members of the French Resistance and was arrested in December 1940. "I thought I was done for," she told Le Monde. "I told them what I thought of them, and I don't know why, they let me go after two days."
Christiane Ziegler, a former curator at the Louvre's Egyptology department, called Desroches Noblecourt "very dynamic, but also very tiring: she wanted everything done in a minute! She had a lot of charisma and spoke well, and really cared for the greater public."
Desroches Noblecourt wrote dozens of books, including "The Fabulous Heritage of Egypt" that was a best-seller in France in 2004 and 2005.
A funeral was planned Monday in the nearby town of Mondemont-Montgivroux, according to Francoise, of the retirement home. She is survived by a son.
Desroches Noblecourt, French Egyptologist, dies
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press
Posted: 06/26/2011 07:46:40 AM PDT
Updated: 06/26/2011 07:55:27 AM PDT
PARIS—Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has died. She was 97.
Desroches Noblecourt died Thursday at a hospital in Epernay, east of Paris, where she had been taken after a recent stroke, said Anne Francoise, treasurer of a retirement home in the nearby town of Sezanne where Desroches Noblecourt lived the last few years.
Born Nov. 17, 1913 in Paris, Desroches Noblecourt developed an early passion for Egypt after reading about the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the early 1920s. She later studied at the Louvre and the Sorbonne.
After an initial trip to Egypt in the late 1930s, she became the first woman to be put on a stipend with the Cairo-based French Institute of Oriental Archaeology—cracking a male-dominated world of Egyptology.
In a statement, President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Desroches Noblecourt as the "grande dame of the Nile," who blended scientific rigor with the qualities of "the most passionate of educators."
After Egyptian officials began planning the Aswan High Dam project on the Nile in 1954, Desroches Noblecourt met Nasser to air concerns that 32 ancient temples and chapels in southern Nubia were facing submersion.
In an interview with Le Monde newspaper in 2007, she recalled how she told him "let me handle it, I'll go talk to UNESCO on your behalf," she was quoted as saying. "He trusted meand let me do it. He was brilliant."
Paris-based UNESCO then helped mobilize nearly 50 countries for a vast project in the 1960s to dismantle, move and reconstruct the antiquities—including massive statues of Pharaoh Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which were broken down into 1,000 pieces and rebuilt over four years.
Desroches Noblecourt helped organize a Louvre exhibit in 1967 about King Tut's treasure that drew more than 1 million visitors.
During World War II, Desroches frequented some members of the French Resistance and was arrested in December 1940. "I thought I was done for," she told Le Monde. "I told them what I thought of them, and I don't know why, they let me go after two days."
Christiane Ziegler, a former curator at the Louvre's Egyptology department, called Desroches Noblecourt "very dynamic, but also very tiring: she wanted everything done in a minute! She had a lot of charisma and spoke well, and really cared for the greater public."
Desroches Noblecourt wrote dozens of books, including "The Fabulous Heritage of Egypt" that was a best-seller in France in 2004 and 2005.
A funeral was planned Monday in the nearby town of Mondemont-Montgivroux, according to Francoise, of the retirement home. She is survived by a son.
Finances
The online currency has minted off-line millionaires. But for how long?
The world's fastest-gaining currency has tripled in price again. Last week, SmartMoney reported that the Bitcoin had exploded from an exchange rate near zero to more than $10 in about a year, making it one of the top-returning assets of any kind. On Wednesday the currency topped $30.
More from SmartMoney.com:
• Groupon and Pals: Worth More Than Google?
• The Most Expensive Stock in America
• The Invisible Stock Bubble
If returns like those seem otherworldly, perhaps its because Bitcoin is a world unto itself. To recap, it's is a purely online currency with no intrinsic value; its worth is based solely on the willingness of holders and merchants to accept it in trade. In that respect, it's not so different from fiat currencies like the dollar or Euro, but whereas governments back such money, Bitcoins lack central control.
In another way, the appeal of the Bitcoin echoes the appeal of gold. Instead of a central bank, a computer algorithm dictates their supply. Today there are six million Bitcoins, a number that will grow at a steadily slowing rate until it approaches 21 million, but no more. As with gold, some see such limited supply as built-in protection against inflation that could result from runaway government budget deficits. Gold, of course, has been a store of value for thousands of years and has at least some industrial use, whereas Bitcoins are brand new and exist only on the Internet.
For some early adopters, Bitcoins have turned from a hobby into a windfall. MtGox.com, the main exchange for users swapping Bitcoins for dollars and other currencies, charges buyers and sellers a fee of 0.65% for its brokerage service. (The name stands for Magic the Gathering Online Exchange, but the Bitcoin dabbler who bought the domain didn't bother to change it.) As recently as a few months ago, the site generated just pennies a day in income. By Wednesday it was making more than $40,000 a day.
Mt. Gox, needless to say, is not a regulated exchange, so its pricing and liquidity data aren't subject to any review or verification. Mt. Gox didn't respond to an email request for comment. The site offers no customer service phone number.
currency.jpg Click here for the Currency Center.
The largest Bitcoin account holder -- who is, of course, anonymous -- has 297,000 units of the start-up currency, according to Donald Norman, a spokesman for the The Bitcoin Consultancy, which offers advisory services for institutions interested in Bitcoin transactions. At $31 per Bitcoin, that's equivalent to $9.2 million.
Bitcoins are accepted by a limited number of merchants for services, such as website design, and some goods, such as music and clothes. The anonymous nature of the currency has also led to brazen use by drug dealers, including ones who hawk their merchandise on Silk Road, a website than can only be reached through a network that cloaks the identity of its owner. Lawmakers are not amused. "The only method of payment for these illegal purchases is an untraceable peer-to-peer currency known as Bitcoins," wrote Sens. Charles Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia this week in a letter to the U.S. Attorney General and the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Cash, Bitcoin advocates are quick to point out, is also an anonymous payment system used to buy drugs, and Norman says the focus on drugs is sensationalistic and misguided. "It would be sad if the growth of Bitcoin was stunted because of this criminal byproduct," he says. "Bitcoin is going to change the world in the same way the Internet did and make societies freer."
It's not clear that U.S. law enforcement agencies could regulate Bitcoins if they wanted to. The currency runs on software similar to the file-sharing software used to download music and movies, technology the entertainment industry has been trying unsuccessfully to quash for years. There's no headquarters, main server or central bank to visit, just a network of thousands of users. It's also not clear whether U.S. regulators would have jurisdiction over a global, virtual currency. Last week, a spokesman for the F.B.I. said he was unaware of Bitcoins and would check into the Bureau's position on them. Subsequent calls for comment have not been returned.
Readers tempted to bet on the Bitcoin should resist, not least because it's unclear whether it will have any enduring worth. Beyond what fans say are the currency's design advantages, its chief appeal at the moment is surely that it's soaring in value. As of now, today is the first day in more than a week that the currency didn't hit a new high. And when the gains stall, the fall that follows may be as breathtaking as the rise.
___ http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112907/bitcoin-triples-again-smartmoney
M7, 2011.
The world's fastest-gaining currency has tripled in price again. Last week, SmartMoney reported that the Bitcoin had exploded from an exchange rate near zero to more than $10 in about a year, making it one of the top-returning assets of any kind. On Wednesday the currency topped $30.
More from SmartMoney.com:
• Groupon and Pals: Worth More Than Google?
• The Most Expensive Stock in America
• The Invisible Stock Bubble
If returns like those seem otherworldly, perhaps its because Bitcoin is a world unto itself. To recap, it's is a purely online currency with no intrinsic value; its worth is based solely on the willingness of holders and merchants to accept it in trade. In that respect, it's not so different from fiat currencies like the dollar or Euro, but whereas governments back such money, Bitcoins lack central control.
In another way, the appeal of the Bitcoin echoes the appeal of gold. Instead of a central bank, a computer algorithm dictates their supply. Today there are six million Bitcoins, a number that will grow at a steadily slowing rate until it approaches 21 million, but no more. As with gold, some see such limited supply as built-in protection against inflation that could result from runaway government budget deficits. Gold, of course, has been a store of value for thousands of years and has at least some industrial use, whereas Bitcoins are brand new and exist only on the Internet.
For some early adopters, Bitcoins have turned from a hobby into a windfall. MtGox.com, the main exchange for users swapping Bitcoins for dollars and other currencies, charges buyers and sellers a fee of 0.65% for its brokerage service. (The name stands for Magic the Gathering Online Exchange, but the Bitcoin dabbler who bought the domain didn't bother to change it.) As recently as a few months ago, the site generated just pennies a day in income. By Wednesday it was making more than $40,000 a day.
Mt. Gox, needless to say, is not a regulated exchange, so its pricing and liquidity data aren't subject to any review or verification. Mt. Gox didn't respond to an email request for comment. The site offers no customer service phone number.
currency.jpg Click here for the Currency Center.
The largest Bitcoin account holder -- who is, of course, anonymous -- has 297,000 units of the start-up currency, according to Donald Norman, a spokesman for the The Bitcoin Consultancy, which offers advisory services for institutions interested in Bitcoin transactions. At $31 per Bitcoin, that's equivalent to $9.2 million.
Bitcoins are accepted by a limited number of merchants for services, such as website design, and some goods, such as music and clothes. The anonymous nature of the currency has also led to brazen use by drug dealers, including ones who hawk their merchandise on Silk Road, a website than can only be reached through a network that cloaks the identity of its owner. Lawmakers are not amused. "The only method of payment for these illegal purchases is an untraceable peer-to-peer currency known as Bitcoins," wrote Sens. Charles Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia this week in a letter to the U.S. Attorney General and the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Cash, Bitcoin advocates are quick to point out, is also an anonymous payment system used to buy drugs, and Norman says the focus on drugs is sensationalistic and misguided. "It would be sad if the growth of Bitcoin was stunted because of this criminal byproduct," he says. "Bitcoin is going to change the world in the same way the Internet did and make societies freer."
It's not clear that U.S. law enforcement agencies could regulate Bitcoins if they wanted to. The currency runs on software similar to the file-sharing software used to download music and movies, technology the entertainment industry has been trying unsuccessfully to quash for years. There's no headquarters, main server or central bank to visit, just a network of thousands of users. It's also not clear whether U.S. regulators would have jurisdiction over a global, virtual currency. Last week, a spokesman for the F.B.I. said he was unaware of Bitcoins and would check into the Bureau's position on them. Subsequent calls for comment have not been returned.
Readers tempted to bet on the Bitcoin should resist, not least because it's unclear whether it will have any enduring worth. Beyond what fans say are the currency's design advantages, its chief appeal at the moment is surely that it's soaring in value. As of now, today is the first day in more than a week that the currency didn't hit a new high. And when the gains stall, the fall that follows may be as breathtaking as the rise.
___ http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112907/bitcoin-triples-again-smartmoney
M7, 2011.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Why there is only One God...
"There is only One God because once people know that he is God, no one wants to be around him."
- MC, 2011.
Copyright 2011 MC7
- MC, 2011.
Copyright 2011 MC7
Thursday, June 16, 2011
2nd Pyramid Picture of Evolutionary Theory
My 2nd Picture of Evolutionary Theory of the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt.
Copyright 2011 MJC M7.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
chart of Great Pyramid of Giza by MC
My Theory for building Khufu's Pyramid at Giza Plateau, Egypt.
Copyright 2011 MC.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Storybook Marketing in Ancient Egypt
Storybook Marketing in Ancient Egypt
© Copyright 2011 Michael J. Costa, All rights reserved.
A Long, Long time ago, in the Land of the Pharaohs…
Before Star Wars became a marketing empire of toys, figurines, posters, and other memorabilia, the ideas for storytelling marketing began with the “religion” of the Pharaohs. Nowhere do we see so much devotion to a mythology than in Ancient Egypt. The worship of Osiris was a major storyline marketed with mummies, Ushabty statues and other amulets, Scarabs, artwork, etc. related to the script. The dramatic performance of the Lamentation of Isis and Nephthys, the Opening of the Mouth, and others were performed by costumed Priests as paid actors at the direction of a Lector/Reader Priest. The ancients didn’t have a film projector (as far as we can tell) or electricity, but they did have a theater in the form of a dark Temple, or Mortuary Temple near the tomb. Commemorative heart Scarabs were distributed by the Pharaoh to mark an event, as with Amonhotep Nebmaatra’s marriage or hunting expedition, similar to commemorative bumper stickers or key-chains of today.
MC
© Copyright 2011 Michael J. Costa, All rights reserved.
A Long, Long time ago, in the Land of the Pharaohs…
Before Star Wars became a marketing empire of toys, figurines, posters, and other memorabilia, the ideas for storytelling marketing began with the “religion” of the Pharaohs. Nowhere do we see so much devotion to a mythology than in Ancient Egypt. The worship of Osiris was a major storyline marketed with mummies, Ushabty statues and other amulets, Scarabs, artwork, etc. related to the script. The dramatic performance of the Lamentation of Isis and Nephthys, the Opening of the Mouth, and others were performed by costumed Priests as paid actors at the direction of a Lector/Reader Priest. The ancients didn’t have a film projector (as far as we can tell) or electricity, but they did have a theater in the form of a dark Temple, or Mortuary Temple near the tomb. Commemorative heart Scarabs were distributed by the Pharaoh to mark an event, as with Amonhotep Nebmaatra’s marriage or hunting expedition, similar to commemorative bumper stickers or key-chains of today.
MC
Future Plans....
Future Plans for Niihau Pharaocracy
© Copyright 2011 M7C
Since the island of Niihau is desolate and dry or barren, and cannot support much life (gardens, farms, or ranches), I have decided to create a Necropolis there. This will create jobs like maintenance work, entrance visas to visitors of the Necropolis, and for a Museum there. The Necropolis will resemble Ancient Egypt in architecture styles: above-ground temples, tombs, mausoleums, mortuary temples, and small pyramids or pyramidions (cap stones). These can be made of stone, reinforced concrete / liquid Granite, jigsaw brick (like with Mayan pyramids), or other masonry. There is a shortage of burial sites in most of the world today. Proceeds from this venture will support the Natives living on Niihau. A small airport or dock is also suggested, as well as upgrades of the village into a self-sufficient city.
© M7C 2011
© Copyright 2011 M7C
Since the island of Niihau is desolate and dry or barren, and cannot support much life (gardens, farms, or ranches), I have decided to create a Necropolis there. This will create jobs like maintenance work, entrance visas to visitors of the Necropolis, and for a Museum there. The Necropolis will resemble Ancient Egypt in architecture styles: above-ground temples, tombs, mausoleums, mortuary temples, and small pyramids or pyramidions (cap stones). These can be made of stone, reinforced concrete / liquid Granite, jigsaw brick (like with Mayan pyramids), or other masonry. There is a shortage of burial sites in most of the world today. Proceeds from this venture will support the Natives living on Niihau. A small airport or dock is also suggested, as well as upgrades of the village into a self-sufficient city.
© M7C 2011
anniversary
July 5, 2000 - Island was purchased; Robinson Ranch closes in 2000.
Thanks to the US Government on Telepsi (M7).
M7 2011.
http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/05/14/news/story1.html
Thanks to the US Government on Telepsi (M7).
M7 2011.
http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/05/14/news/story1.html
Friday, June 10, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
off island government
As Niihau is currently not exactly a proper place for a government, let alone a prosperous nation, due to circumstances (low water levels mostly and a low land level, in fear of rising ocean levels due to GW), I decided to have a mostly off island government for it. Wherever the King is, basically; a mobile government. Niihau was acquired / purchased via UEIR (secretly) after 2000 Summer; my Arab neighbors spawned an immoral "investigation" into me when Superphysics was first published in 2003+, and told all their friends that (I) "He's a Kheri-heb priest. He owns an island, a hotel, a museum, a waterfall, corporations, ..." They later said they were "spying on M7," M7 is my handle in UEIR. This will no doubt show up on a Google search engine. The "waterfall" is on Kauai, and the "corporations" are in USA. I could use bottled water from the waterfall for Niihau citizens, once it is filtered. I had a telephone call on 7.15.2009 from a man asking me if I needed "help maintaining a government." I decided to maintain this "government of one person" myself. Of course. Micronation status is because of its size, not legitimacy. I could use lake water for irrigation for farms.
Copyright Akua M7, UEIR/Pharaocracy of Niihau, 2011.
Copyright Akua M7, UEIR/Pharaocracy of Niihau, 2011.
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