maandag 31 december 2012
Alienlike skulls found at 1000 year old cemetery
Alienlike-skulls-found-at-1-000-year-old-cemetery: 13 of 25 skulls were elongated and pointy at the back, and five had mutilated teeth.
zondag 30 december 2012
vrijdag 28 december 2012
REMBRANDT IN HARLINGEN
Friesland was vele eeuwen lang slechts over water te bereiken. Was men eenmaal op Fries grondgebied, dan waren de grote en kleine waterwegen en meren het meest betrouwbaar. De wegen in Friesland zelf, maar ook de wegen die ernaar toe leidden waren erbarmelijk. Ze dwongen Philips II, koning van Spanje, boven Zwolle tot de terugtocht, toen hij zijn nieuw verworven gebieden wilde inspecteren.
Harlingen was in die tijd de, vrijwel enige, toegangspoort tot Friesland. Deze positie veranderde pas toen de Afsluitdijk in 1937 werd aangelegd. Er waren dan ook regelmatige veerdiensten op Amsterdam (later ook Hull en Londen), terwijl vanuit Harlingen boten en trekschuiten naar Leeuwarden en Bolsward vertrokken. U kunt zich de dynamiek van dit gebeuren voorstellen. Voor het Heerenlogement vertrokken de boten naar Leeuwarden. Het hoekhuis heet niet voor niets “De Wekker”.
Rembrandt heeft wellicht een aantal malen in een Harlinger logement de nacht doorgebracht. Zeker is, dat hij een aantal malen hier aan wal is gegaan.
De oorzaak van deze bezoeken, zo zou men het kunnen zeggen, was de toenmalige huisbaas van Rembrandt in Amsterdam. Zijn naam was Hendrick van Uylenburg, een beroemde kunstverzamelaar en –handelaar in Amsterdam. Rembrandt was een artiest in opkomst en Hendrick van Uylenburg bezorgde hem opdrachten. Het portret van Nicolaas Ruts dateert uit deze periode.
Via hem leert Rembrandt Hendrick’s nichtje Saskia van Uylenburg kennen. Haar vader is advocaat te en burgemeester van Leeuwarden. Saskia woont met een oudere zuster in het Bildt, ten noorden van Harlingen. Er wordt gediscussieerd of het een verstandshuwelijk is geweest. Vast staat dat het paar zich op 5 juni 1633 verloofde. Rembrandt moet haar toen ontmoet hebben, want terug in Amsterdam tekent hij een bevallige, jonge vrouw met een roos in de hand. Hij schrijft hierbij, dat de tekening de vrouw voorstelt, waarmee hij zich drie dagen daarvoor heeft verloofd. Drie dagen, dat is zo ongeveer de reisduur van Noord-Friesland, via Harlingen naar Amsterdam.
In 1634 trouwt het stel in het Bildt. Dit gebeurt zonder veel plichtplegingen en er is geen familie bij aanwezig. Het lijkt evident, dat het paar direct daarop naar Amsterdam is afgereisd, waar Saskia en Rembrandt bij haar oom intrekken. Het echtpaar is zeker vanuit Harlingen naar Amsterdam vertrokken. In 1639, de zaken gaan goed en de relatie met Saskia, is prima, betrekken ze een groot huis in de Jodenbreestraat (het huidige Rembrandt Huis). Veel geluk brengt deze verhuizing niet. Zoon Titus wordt er ernstig ziek en in 1642 overlijdt Saskia.
Harlingen was in die tijd de, vrijwel enige, toegangspoort tot Friesland. Deze positie veranderde pas toen de Afsluitdijk in 1937 werd aangelegd. Er waren dan ook regelmatige veerdiensten op Amsterdam (later ook Hull en Londen), terwijl vanuit Harlingen boten en trekschuiten naar Leeuwarden en Bolsward vertrokken. U kunt zich de dynamiek van dit gebeuren voorstellen. Voor het Heerenlogement vertrokken de boten naar Leeuwarden. Het hoekhuis heet niet voor niets “De Wekker”.
Rembrandt heeft wellicht een aantal malen in een Harlinger logement de nacht doorgebracht. Zeker is, dat hij een aantal malen hier aan wal is gegaan.
De oorzaak van deze bezoeken, zo zou men het kunnen zeggen, was de toenmalige huisbaas van Rembrandt in Amsterdam. Zijn naam was Hendrick van Uylenburg, een beroemde kunstverzamelaar en –handelaar in Amsterdam. Rembrandt was een artiest in opkomst en Hendrick van Uylenburg bezorgde hem opdrachten. Het portret van Nicolaas Ruts dateert uit deze periode.
Via hem leert Rembrandt Hendrick’s nichtje Saskia van Uylenburg kennen. Haar vader is advocaat te en burgemeester van Leeuwarden. Saskia woont met een oudere zuster in het Bildt, ten noorden van Harlingen. Er wordt gediscussieerd of het een verstandshuwelijk is geweest. Vast staat dat het paar zich op 5 juni 1633 verloofde. Rembrandt moet haar toen ontmoet hebben, want terug in Amsterdam tekent hij een bevallige, jonge vrouw met een roos in de hand. Hij schrijft hierbij, dat de tekening de vrouw voorstelt, waarmee hij zich drie dagen daarvoor heeft verloofd. Drie dagen, dat is zo ongeveer de reisduur van Noord-Friesland, via Harlingen naar Amsterdam.
In 1634 trouwt het stel in het Bildt. Dit gebeurt zonder veel plichtplegingen en er is geen familie bij aanwezig. Het lijkt evident, dat het paar direct daarop naar Amsterdam is afgereisd, waar Saskia en Rembrandt bij haar oom intrekken. Het echtpaar is zeker vanuit Harlingen naar Amsterdam vertrokken. In 1639, de zaken gaan goed en de relatie met Saskia, is prima, betrekken ze een groot huis in de Jodenbreestraat (het huidige Rembrandt Huis). Veel geluk brengt deze verhuizing niet. Zoon Titus wordt er ernstig ziek en in 1642 overlijdt Saskia.
Het persoonlijke leven van Rembrandt komt nu in een stroomversnelling. De huishoudster, waarmee Rembrandt een relatie zou hebben gehad, verdwijnt en eindigt in een gesticht. Vervolgens haalt Rembrandt Hendrikje Stoffels in huis om voor de jonge Titus te zorgen. Zij wordt uiteindelijk zijn minnares. Dit leidde tot grote beroering onder de Calvinisten in Amsterdam.
8 Jaar na hun vertrek uit Harlingen is Rembrandt weduwnaar. Dit was niet ongebruikelijk in die jaren. Mannen leefden vaak langer omdat veel vrouwen in het kraambed stierven. Opmerkelijk feit is dat in 1642 Rembrandt zijn meesterwerk“De Nachtwacht” afrondde. Het meisje op dit schutterstableau moet dan wel Saskia van Uylenburg voorstellen.
donderdag 27 december 2012
woensdag 26 december 2012
dinsdag 25 december 2012
Beheaded Vikings War Grave found at Olympic site
http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=25771d98f74d"
London, England (CNN) -- They were 51 young men who met a grisly death far from home, their heads chopped off and their bodies thrown into a mass grave.
Their resting place was unknown until last year, when workers excavating for a road near the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, England, unearthed the grave. But questions remained about who the men were, how long they had been there and why they had been decapitated.
On Friday, officials revealed that analysis of the men's teeth shows they were Vikings, executed with sharp blows to the head around a thousand years ago. They were killed during the Dark Ages, when Vikings frequently invaded the region.
"To find out that the young men executed were Vikings is a thrilling development," said David Score, project manager for Oxford Archaeology, which excavated the remains. "Any mass grave is a relatively rare find, but to find one on this scale, from this period of history, is extremely unusual and presents an incredible opportunity to learn more about what is happening in Dorset at this time."
Radiocarbon dating had already placed the remains between A.D. 890 and 1030, before the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England.
Scientists from the British Geological Survey then went further and analyzed the men's teeth to find out exactly where they were from. Isotope analysis of teeth can reveal clues about a person's drinking water, and in turn the climate they came from, said Jane Evans, an isotope geochemist at the survey.
"What we found was all of these guys came from a climate that had to be colder than Britain ... probably Sweden and Norway," Evans said by phone Friday. "One guy had such a signature of such a cold climate that he probably came from above the Arctic Circle."
The isotopes also show the men had eaten a high-protein diet, comparable to known sites in Sweden. It means the men were probably Scandinavian Vikings who were executed by Anglo-Saxons.
Evans and her colleagues at the British Geological Survey's NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory in Nottingham, England, analyzed 10 of the skeletons over the course of six weeks.
This is the best example we have ever seen of a group of individuals that clearly have their origins outside Britain.
--Jane Evans, an isotope geochemist at the British Geological Survey
"These results are fantastic," Evans said. "This is the best example we have ever seen of a group of individuals that clearly have their origins outside Britain."
Many of the executed men suffered multiple wounds, inflicted by a sharp-bladed weapon, to the skull, jaw and upper spine, all thought to relate to the process of decapitation, the Dorset County Council said.
Some men show evidence of other wounds, including a cut to the pelvis, blows to the chest and stomach, and defensive injuries to the hands, the council said.
The bones still appear cleanly sliced, indicating the men suffered a "sword-based execution," Evans said.
There are also two examples of healed fractures that are unlikely to have been medically treated. In one case, the skeleton's right leg is 5 centimeters, or about 2 inches, shorter than the left, which would have given the pronounced limp, the council said.
The burial site was found during work for the Weymouth Relief Road, meant to ease traffic congestion on the highway to Weymouth, on England's southern coast. Weymouth Bay and nearby Portland Harbor will host the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events during the 2012 London Olympics.
The leader of the Dorset County Council, Angus Campbell, said the construction of the road had already revealed prehistoric and Iron Age finds.
"But we never would have dreamed of finding a Viking war grave," Campbell said in a statement. "The burial pit took us all by surprise and its story gets more fascinating as the analysis goes on."
Researchers are hoping to find further evidence about the men's lifestyles, activity, health and diet, the council said.
London, England (CNN) -- They were 51 young men who met a grisly death far from home, their heads chopped off and their bodies thrown into a mass grave.
Their resting place was unknown until last year, when workers excavating for a road near the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, England, unearthed the grave. But questions remained about who the men were, how long they had been there and why they had been decapitated.
On Friday, officials revealed that analysis of the men's teeth shows they were Vikings, executed with sharp blows to the head around a thousand years ago. They were killed during the Dark Ages, when Vikings frequently invaded the region.
"To find out that the young men executed were Vikings is a thrilling development," said David Score, project manager for Oxford Archaeology, which excavated the remains. "Any mass grave is a relatively rare find, but to find one on this scale, from this period of history, is extremely unusual and presents an incredible opportunity to learn more about what is happening in Dorset at this time."
Radiocarbon dating had already placed the remains between A.D. 890 and 1030, before the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England.
Scientists from the British Geological Survey then went further and analyzed the men's teeth to find out exactly where they were from. Isotope analysis of teeth can reveal clues about a person's drinking water, and in turn the climate they came from, said Jane Evans, an isotope geochemist at the survey.
"What we found was all of these guys came from a climate that had to be colder than Britain ... probably Sweden and Norway," Evans said by phone Friday. "One guy had such a signature of such a cold climate that he probably came from above the Arctic Circle."
The isotopes also show the men had eaten a high-protein diet, comparable to known sites in Sweden. It means the men were probably Scandinavian Vikings who were executed by Anglo-Saxons.
Evans and her colleagues at the British Geological Survey's NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory in Nottingham, England, analyzed 10 of the skeletons over the course of six weeks.
This is the best example we have ever seen of a group of individuals that clearly have their origins outside Britain.
--Jane Evans, an isotope geochemist at the British Geological Survey
"These results are fantastic," Evans said. "This is the best example we have ever seen of a group of individuals that clearly have their origins outside Britain."
Many of the executed men suffered multiple wounds, inflicted by a sharp-bladed weapon, to the skull, jaw and upper spine, all thought to relate to the process of decapitation, the Dorset County Council said.
Some men show evidence of other wounds, including a cut to the pelvis, blows to the chest and stomach, and defensive injuries to the hands, the council said.
The bones still appear cleanly sliced, indicating the men suffered a "sword-based execution," Evans said.
There are also two examples of healed fractures that are unlikely to have been medically treated. In one case, the skeleton's right leg is 5 centimeters, or about 2 inches, shorter than the left, which would have given the pronounced limp, the council said.
The burial site was found during work for the Weymouth Relief Road, meant to ease traffic congestion on the highway to Weymouth, on England's southern coast. Weymouth Bay and nearby Portland Harbor will host the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events during the 2012 London Olympics.
The leader of the Dorset County Council, Angus Campbell, said the construction of the road had already revealed prehistoric and Iron Age finds.
"But we never would have dreamed of finding a Viking war grave," Campbell said in a statement. "The burial pit took us all by surprise and its story gets more fascinating as the analysis goes on."
Researchers are hoping to find further evidence about the men's lifestyles, activity, health and diet, the council said.
De uil van Athena: Wojtek, The Bear That Went to War
Documentaire
De uil van Athene. Duits-Brits-Poolse documentaire (2011) van Will Hood and Adam Lavis over de beer Wojtek, die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog de mascotte werd van een groep Poolse soldaten
(Wojtek, the Bear That Went to War, 2011, POL, DEU, GBR)
Tip: De documentaire trekt parallellen tussen het lot van Wojtek, de beer-soldaat, en die van vele Poolse vluchtelingen tijdens de oorlog.
Wojtek werd in 1942 in Iran geadopteerd door een groep Poolse vluchtelingen die zich bij het geallieerde leger gingen aansluiten. Ze namen hem onder hun hoede en trokken met hem van frontlijn naar frontlijn. Om zeker te zijn dat hij meekon werd hij als soldaat ingeschreven. Hij werd niet alleen een familielid, maar ook een strijdmakker. Zo hielp hij tijdens de slag om Monte Casino door munitie te dragen voor de soldaten..
maandag 24 december 2012
zondag 23 december 2012
zaterdag 22 december 2012
donderdag 20 december 2012
woensdag 19 december 2012
dinsdag 18 december 2012
zondag 16 december 2012
REINHARD GEHLEN
When
the Second World War neared its end in Europa, many influential
Nazi's, scientists and bureaucrats made preparations for the future.
Some committed suicide, some fled to Sweden or South-America or went
underground. Other prepared their defection to the Allies and
Heinrich Himmler, 2nd in the Reich and leader of the SS
and the Gestapo, approached the Americans and Churchill, personally,
with a offering of peace. The Allied Forces and the German troops
would move east to fight the real enemy: the Soviet-Union. The
Eastern Front was crumbling and the Red Army was 100 miles from
Berlin.
Churchill
and the Americans refused to negotiate. Nazi-Germany had to surrencer
unconditionally. Hitler was furious, when he heard that Himmler had
betrayed him. He decided to fight till the end.
Reinhard
Gehlen was a Wehrmacht-general, who was responsible for
information-gathering and espionage at the Eastern Front. He knew
that the war was lost and when he confronted Hitler, he was fired.
But Gehlen did not quit. He was sure, that after the defeat of
Germany a confrontation with the Soviet-Union and communism would be
next. Together with his staff he buried tuns of data, on different
places in the Bavarian Alps.
After
the war Reinhard Gehlen offered the information and his expertise to
the Americans. Finally the general and his staff were flown to the
USA to brief the US Military. Although there were doubts about his
actions during WW2, the USA was glad to cooperate and even financed
'Organization Gehlen”, when they went home and started gathering
information about the Sovjiet-Union, the occupied countries and the
Russian Occupation Zone. On a yearly basis Gehlen received half a
million dollars to pay for his services. Reinhard Gehlen recruted
many old friends and fellow Nazis, with a dark past. One of them was
Klaus Barbie, who worked for America for years. This made them easy
targets for Soviet spies. In the 50s en 60s many double agents and
Soviet spies were active in Gehlen's.
Gehlen
and his man were responsible for a constant flow of documents, plans
and top-secret information, which fed the common opinion, that the
Soviets were preparing for a war, to conquer Western Europe. The
necessary divisions were placed and trained, ready to strike; as was
the case in 1940, which led to Hitler's “pre-emptive” strike in
1941.
The
results of Gehlen's spies and under-cover agents had an enormous
impact on the American foreign policy and it is fundamental for
understanding the Cold War, first formulated by Winston Churchill.
Again “Dark Ages” had begun.
In
fact Reinhard Gehlen was a war-criminal. His information was gathered
by torture, cruelty, slaughter, mass-executions and fear. He
committed crimes against human dignity and humanity. Those who
talked, were killed, when no longer useful. He should have been put
on trial for this. Even worse. When the US-government were forced to
publish reports of the “Gehlen Organisation”, most of the
gathered information and research was only partly true and mostly
completely wrong. An impressive form of “Agitprop”, the Germans
propagandists during the Nazi-regime were common to use. Reinhard
Gehlen is seen as the founder of German “Intelligenz”-department.
He also did everything he could, to realize Heinrich Himmler's plan
of a war of the Allies (including Germany) against Russia end the
Eastern European states. Battlefield Europa and a final tank-battle,
fought on ancient battlegrounds in Poland and Ukrain.
But
relax. We have gone global now.
zaterdag 15 december 2012
Maria K. aus Posen - eines der Opfer der Zwangsprostitution für die deutsche Wehrmacht. Nach 1940 begannen die NS-Behörden mit der Einrichtung von Militärbordellen. Die Frauen galten als "Material", wurden mit Gewalt in besetzten Gebieten oder in Konzentrationslagern rekrutiert. Als Opfer sind sie bis heute nirgends anerkannt. "Die SS-Männer kamen und suchten sich die schönen Frauen aus. Sie sagten - für die Front, die Soldaten zu versorgen.
vrijdag 14 december 2012
donderdag 13 december 2012
MOUNT SINAI
Beliefsystems
like Roman Catholisism have always had difficulty with incorporating
scintific insights, which seemingly contradicting religious doctrine.
Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake, when he concluded, that the
sun did not revolve around the earth, but the other way round.
Galileo Galilei escaped this fate, but was isolated from contemporary
scientists and researchers by house-arrest till his death. The small,
protestant university in Leiden (the Netherlands) changellenged the
Catholics, by inviting Galilei, to become a professor in the new
Republic. It's a glimpse of the pressure, blackmail and silencing
scientists and researchers felt in the Middle Ages and are feeiling
even to this day. Most of the time two (or even more)
interpretations live side by side, even if the data contradict
each-other. Officially, calculated by theologians, our Earth (and
mankind) was created around 4000 years (before Christ) and destroyed
by the Flood 2000 years later. Noah and his kin repopulated the Earth
succesfully, which led to our world now, being over 6000 year old.
Archeologists and geologists have a completely different perspective.
The earth came in to existence 4,5 billion years ago. The proto-types
of modern man appeared 250.000 years ago. Neanderthal-men disappeared
(by the hands modern man) and Homo Sapiens became dominant and
conquered the world. First civilizations are dug up, who are 8 to
10.000 years old. One of them was the city of Ur, the city of
Abraham, in Eufraat/Tigris delta. Abraham, also recognised as a
Patriarch by the Muslims, left Sumeria, with his people and wandered,
till he reached the Holy Land.
The
Bible is used by many as a history-book; in so far, the existence of
cities, countries, palaces and temple-complexes have been proven, to
be correct several times. Some places, like Jerusalem, Megiddo and
Bethlehem, still exist. This gives a kind of legitimacy to
Bible-stories. Many think that Jericho was brought down by the
trumpets and horns of the Jews. A God-given miracle! But it seems
much more plausible, that earthquakes destroyed Jericho. Digs show
layer after layer of collapse, due to earthquakes and the rebuilding
of the city of Jericho (10 times or even more). Almost all the
centres of mankind in the area have been struck by earthquakes many
times (Troy, Mycene, Crete, Alexandria and Jerusalem a.o.). Jerusalem
was struck by one, at the moment Jesus died.
In
the book of Exodus we find a description of the escape of the
Israelites from the tiranny of the Pharaoh. A miraculous escape, when
God's hands open the waters of the Red Sea. The Israelites escape,
while the charriots of Egypt were destroyed by the waters. The
refugees wandered through the dessert (including women, elderly,
children, possessions and lifestock), till they arrived at Mount
Sinai (in the Sinai-dessert), where the foundations of the Covenant
with God were created, by means of the Ten Commandments. After a
40-year journey they reached the borders of the Promised Land.
Recently
alternatives have been put forward. Researchers and archeologists
claim, that Moses and the Israelites followed a different route and
received the 10 Commandments on another mountain, not situated on the
Sinai-peninsula, but in Saudi-Arabia!
What
arguments for an alternative explanation do these
(christian-)archeologists, like Paul Ryan use?
First
of all, the Jews lived in an area called Gosen, in the North-Eastern
delta of the Nile. They worked as slaves, to build Pharaonic cities,
like Pi-Rameses, which was discovered about 30 years ago, in the
Eastern delta. The Jews were supposed to flee out of Egypt, not into
it, which would have happened if the made the crossing at the
classical place. Fleeing to the North was impossible, because of the
might of the Philistines. It seems logical, that the tribes headed
for Midjan, to the south. Moses fled to this area after he had killed
an Egyptian and feared punishment. He knew the route and the people
from his former stay. Midjan is located on the Northern shores of
Saudi-Arabia. The crossing must have happened across the Gulf of
Aqaba. Divers have found several Egyptian charriot-wheels in the
waters of the Gulf. Across the waters Ryan identified Mount Sinai,
the Rock, split by Moses and remnants of a Jewish holy-site, with
Egyptian-like artwork. Sensational is the discovery of a pillar,
placed at the shore. The pillar was placed there by Salomon (!) in
memory of the crossing. These miraculous findings cannot be chequed,
because of the delicate political situation in the area, but if this
story is true, another mysterious part of the Exodus would be
explained. God showed the Jews the way, by a pillar of smoke at
daytime and a fire at night. Ufo's? There could be a much simpler
explanation: a volcano.
There
is even a plausible candidate: the “Gabal-al-Lauz”, now dormant,
but active 3500 years ago.
zondag 9 december 2012
zaterdag 8 december 2012
THE PHARAONIC MYTH
What
would be the life-expectansy of a child, born 10.000 years ago in
Egypt, on a farm, near the Gizeh-plateau? He, we always talk of we,
the life-expectansy of a woman, is a completely different one!, could
reach an age of 50 or 60. Might, because the skeletons of old people
are scarce. Often skeletons are found, that, according to forensic
science, had died in battle and were severely wounded. Almost all
remains also had wounds, that had healed and were treated. Egyptian
doctors could perform brain surgery and operating tools developed by
the Romans, are still in use today. Otzi, the Iceman, was killed by
an arrow, but had survived earlier wounds. Combined with hard, manual
labor, war and soldiering and dangerous animals, like crocodiles and
snakes, many youngster never reached the age of thirty (Tut-Ankh-Amon
died at the age of 18).
A
pharao like Ramses II (the Great) ruled for more than half a century.
For many it would seem, that Ramses really was a God. He did not age
(make up), did not suffer, was succesfull in battle and lived
forever. In the Bible,Menthusalem is mentioned as the oldest living
man. Adam, Kain (not Abel), Noah, Moses and many others lived for
hundreds of years. Because we are expelled from Paradise and crippled
after the Flood, our lifespan grew less and less. Only in the last
centuries, due to medicine and drugs, the average age grew. Now being
about 80 years in Holland. But in African countries or Russia, you
may be glad to reach 60.
What
if an extraterrestial craft stranded on earth. Its population mainly
humanoid, with some Reptilians and Greys, comes into contact with
local proto-Egyptian tribes, living a life of luxury in the green and
fertile Nile-delta. Neolithic culture is friendly and open (to
Change, they still remembered “The Ice”). The aliens were
welcomed and because of their advanced technology and knowledge, they
became important (medicine) and influential. Neolithic man (an woman)
became addicted to this “Wealth of the Gods”. In the End they
completely took over and introduced the “Pharaonic System”, or
“Gizeh Intelligence”. For the Egyptians the Pharao was
(literally) immortal and in fact he was. Ramses I till 12, where one
and the same person. So were all the Tutmoses'. Cleopatra had reigned
7 times, before she was forced to commit suicide. Interestingly, the
mummy of Ramses the Great, has been discovered in the Valley of the
Kings and exhibited at the Cairo Museum, untill this moment.
vrijdag 7 december 2012
JOSEPHUS ben Matthias, historian
Who Was Josephus?
Josephus ben Matthias is the best known ancient Jewish historian. He was born in 37 CE, only a few years after Jesus' execution. Josephus was well educated in biblical law and history. On his mother's side he was a descendent of the Hasmonean Kings. On his father's side he came from a priestly family. Josephus counted among his friends Agrippa II. His life took some dramatic turns in 66 CE, when the Jews in Palestine revolted against Roman rule. Although Josephus was only 29 at the time, he was given command of the Jewish forces in Galilee. His forces were no match for the Romans and were utterly defeated. Josephus survived, however, and became an advisor to the Roman general Vespasian by prophesying that the general would become the Roman Emperor. Not so amazingly, in 69 CE Vespasian did become Emperor. As a result, Josephus' stock went up and Vespasian returned to Rome to run the Empire. Vespasian's son, Titus, was given the responsibility of completing the war against the Jews. Titus used Josephus as an interpreter and spokesman to the Jewish forces in Jerusalem. Josephus was berated by the Jews of Jerusalem after he repeatedly called on them to surrender to the Roman forces. Eventually, in 70 CE, the Romans crushed the revolt and destroyed Jerusalem.
Josephus returned with Titus to Rome, where he was awarded for his service with a house and a pension. With time and resources, Josephus turned to writing of history. In the 70s, he wrote Jewish Wars, which provided a chronicle of the wars of the Jewish people. He thereafter in the 90s wrote a much broader history of the Jewish people, Jewish Antiquities.
Two References to Jesus
Josephus' writings cover a number of figures familiar to Bible readers. He discusses John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus, Pontius Pilate, the Sadducees, the Sanhedrin, the High Priests, and the Pharisees. As for Jesus, there are two references to him in Antiquities.
1.First, in a section in Book 18 dealing with various actions of Pilate, the extant texts refer to Jesus and his ministry. This passage is known as the Testimonium Flavianum referred to hereafter as the "TF".
Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ, and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians so named from him are not extinct at this day.
Jewish
Antiquities 18.3.3
supposedly Josephus Flavius
2.Second, in Book 20 there is what could be called a passing reference to Jesus in a paragraph describing the murder of Jesus' brother, James, at the hands of Ananus, the High Priest.
But the younger Ananus who, as we said, received the high priesthood, was of a bold disposition and exceptionally daring; he followed the party of the Sadducees, who are severe in judgment above all the Jews, as we have already shown. As therefore Ananus was of such a disposition, he thought he had now a good opportunity, as Festus was now dead, and Albinus was still on the road; so he assembled a council of judges, and brought before it the brother of Jesus the so-called Christ, whose name was James, together with some others, and having accused them as lawbreakers, he delivered them over to be stoned.
Jewish Antiquities 20.9.1
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LONDEN - Wie wil weten waar in Londen de bommen tussen september 1940 en mei 1941 zijn gevallen, kan vanaf nu terecht op de website bombsight.org. Op een interactieve landkaart is precies te zien waar de explosieven, die door nazi-Duitsland boven de Britse hoofdstad zijn afgeworpen, tot ontploffing zijn gekomen. Dat meldde de BBC vrijdag.
De landkaart is gemaakt door een team van de Universiteit van Portsmouth aan de hand van informatie uit het Britse nationale archief en landkaarten uit het oorlogsmuseum Imperial War Museum in de Britse hoofdstad.
donderdag 6 december 2012
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THE DISC OF SABU
THE BURIAL MASTABA OF SABU
An Oopart (Out Of Place ARTifact) is a term applied to dozens of prehistoric objects found in various places around the world that, given their level of technology, are completely at odds with their determined age based on physical, chemical, and/or geological evidence. Ooparts often are frustrating to conventional scientists and a delight to adventurous investigators and individuals interested in alternative scientific theories.
In 1936, a tri-lobed disc was discovered by Egyptologist Walter Brian Emery during an excavation of the Mastaba of Sabu (Tomb 3111, c. 3100–3000 B.C.) in Saqqara. Sabu was the son of the Pharaoh Anedjib (the fifth ruler of ancient Egypt’s first dynasty).
This enigmatic disc was found among pottery, bones, and several other stone implements—objects that Sabu, a first-dynasty noble, wished to take with him into the afterlife.
The device measures about 23.5 inches in diameter and a little over 4 inches in height. Although originally believed to be carved from slate, the disc is actually made of metasiltstone—a material often employed by Egyptian carvers for its ability to withstand thin, detailed work without fracturing. Other vessels found in this tomb are also carved from this hard rock.
Like a wide flat bowl with three thin, raised lobes, the shape of the object immediately suggests a propeller with three blades and a center hole to be placed on an alleged axis. Even for metasiltstone, the details of the disc (especially the three lobes and center cylinder) are incredibly thin. While the disc does not observe perfect symmetry, all its lobes are approximately of equal size and are oriented at 120 degrees from the center. But as to the real function of the object, researchers are still not sure.
While they may not be able to determine what it was, many agree that the artifact could not have been a wheel, as the wheel only made its appearance in recent Egypt, 1500 B.C., during the 18th Dynasty, with the invasion of the Hyksos. However, some engravings, from where it appears wheels are drawn, go back to the fifth dynasty, about a millennium before that period. The Sabu disc, however, is an even greater challenge to Egyptologists because it dates knowledge of the wheel around 3000 B.C. during the time of the first dynasty.
Another even more incredible scenario suggests that the stone disc actually served as a kind of propeller used with hydraulic fins, which would imply that the Egyptians probably already had the technology to build electric motors. While stone might not be a reasonable material for such a device, renowned Egyptologist Cyril Aldred posits the disk is simply a reproduction of a metallic object much older than this one.
Of course, this object is also believed to have served a significantly less incredible purpose. Some believe the disc could simply be the foot of an oil lamp. However, critics of this theory argue that its function as a tri-wicked, ritual lamp is rather unlikely due to the shape and curvature of its lobes, which seem to suggest function rather than mere ornamentation.
So why such an elaborate shape? While it may not have been a propeller of a vehicle, the strange disc may have still been part of some kind of ancient machine—a component for processing grains or fruit, perhaps. Some have even suggested that it may have been part of a generator or battery to produce electricity.
The skill required to carve such an object is also important. If someone were to make such an object today, the technology needed to form such thin, proportional shapes from solid rock would require something like a modern computerized 3D milling machine.
So does this artifact point to a significant remnant (or reproduction) of an ancient technology, or is it merely a decorative specimen showcasing the talent of a skilled stone carver?
Either way, the tri-lobed disc now rests on the first floor of the Cairo Museum where all can appreciate the artifact and wonder to themselves what kind of technology the Egyptians were actually able to create during the early days of their glorious empire.
THE BURIAL MASTABA OF SABU
An Oopart (Out Of Place ARTifact) is a term applied to dozens of prehistoric objects found in various places around the world that, given their level of technology, are completely at odds with their determined age based on physical, chemical, and/or geological evidence. Ooparts often are frustrating to conventional scientists and a delight to adventurous investigators and individuals interested in alternative scientific theories.
In 1936, a tri-lobed disc was discovered by Egyptologist Walter Brian Emery during an excavation of the Mastaba of Sabu (Tomb 3111, c. 3100–3000 B.C.) in Saqqara. Sabu was the son of the Pharaoh Anedjib (the fifth ruler of ancient Egypt’s first dynasty).
This enigmatic disc was found among pottery, bones, and several other stone implements—objects that Sabu, a first-dynasty noble, wished to take with him into the afterlife.
The device measures about 23.5 inches in diameter and a little over 4 inches in height. Although originally believed to be carved from slate, the disc is actually made of metasiltstone—a material often employed by Egyptian carvers for its ability to withstand thin, detailed work without fracturing. Other vessels found in this tomb are also carved from this hard rock.
Like a wide flat bowl with three thin, raised lobes, the shape of the object immediately suggests a propeller with three blades and a center hole to be placed on an alleged axis. Even for metasiltstone, the details of the disc (especially the three lobes and center cylinder) are incredibly thin. While the disc does not observe perfect symmetry, all its lobes are approximately of equal size and are oriented at 120 degrees from the center. But as to the real function of the object, researchers are still not sure.
While they may not be able to determine what it was, many agree that the artifact could not have been a wheel, as the wheel only made its appearance in recent Egypt, 1500 B.C., during the 18th Dynasty, with the invasion of the Hyksos. However, some engravings, from where it appears wheels are drawn, go back to the fifth dynasty, about a millennium before that period. The Sabu disc, however, is an even greater challenge to Egyptologists because it dates knowledge of the wheel around 3000 B.C. during the time of the first dynasty.
Another even more incredible scenario suggests that the stone disc actually served as a kind of propeller used with hydraulic fins, which would imply that the Egyptians probably already had the technology to build electric motors. While stone might not be a reasonable material for such a device, renowned Egyptologist Cyril Aldred posits the disk is simply a reproduction of a metallic object much older than this one.
Of course, this object is also believed to have served a significantly less incredible purpose. Some believe the disc could simply be the foot of an oil lamp. However, critics of this theory argue that its function as a tri-wicked, ritual lamp is rather unlikely due to the shape and curvature of its lobes, which seem to suggest function rather than mere ornamentation.
So why such an elaborate shape? While it may not have been a propeller of a vehicle, the strange disc may have still been part of some kind of ancient machine—a component for processing grains or fruit, perhaps. Some have even suggested that it may have been part of a generator or battery to produce electricity.
The skill required to carve such an object is also important. If someone were to make such an object today, the technology needed to form such thin, proportional shapes from solid rock would require something like a modern computerized 3D milling machine.
So does this artifact point to a significant remnant (or reproduction) of an ancient technology, or is it merely a decorative specimen showcasing the talent of a skilled stone carver?
Either way, the tri-lobed disc now rests on the first floor of the Cairo Museum where all can appreciate the artifact and wonder to themselves what kind of technology the Egyptians were actually able to create during the early days of their glorious empire.
WAT TE DOEN TIJDENS EEN CRISIS: OORLOGSDREIGING
Zoals al weken werd
voorspeld, komt vandaag als besluit uit de ministerraad: Nederlandse raketten
gaan, ter bescherming van onze Nato-partner, naar de Turkse grens. Onze raketten
moeten dit land beschermen tegen "Syrische granaten" (uit het radio-nieuws van 6
uur).
De leugen regeert. Pattriots zijn bedoeld voor het afschieten van vliegtuigen en geleide projectielen; tegen granaten zijn ze machteloos, zelfs kwetsbaar.
De leugen regeert. Pattriots zijn bedoeld voor het afschieten van vliegtuigen en geleide projectielen; tegen granaten zijn ze machteloos, zelfs kwetsbaar.
PETRUS ROMANUS (THE LAST POPE)
St.
Malachy was an Irish mystic and catholic priest (canonized in 1109), whose name
probably would have been long forgotton, did not he have a elaborate vision,
during a pilgrimage to Rome. God presented him with a list of 111 popes, who
would lead the Roman Catholic church till the final “Day of
Judgment”.
Each
pope is described by a small latin frase, a kind of “motto” for his person and
reign.
When we
use Malachy's list, who became popular with the invention of the printing-press,
our current Pope, Benedictus XVI, is this last Pope! After nr. 111, the Seat of
Peter, will, be occupied by “Peter, the Roman”, who will lead his flock through
many tribulations. Finally the City on the 7 Hills (Rome) will be destroyed and
the last Pope and the believers will be brought for a Terrible Judge. THE
END!
According to some scolars Malachy's list is remarkably
accurate. Some prophesies are even stunning.
Jean
Paul II, who died in 2005, is described by St. Malachy as “solar eclipse” or
“work of the sun”. Jean Paul II visited more countries around the world (100+),
than any Pope before him, to spread the Word, revive Catholicism and seek a
dialogue with all the major world-religions (including the Jews). But our
Medieval visionary was extremely accurate this time. Jean Paul II was born
during a solar eclipse and he was entombed during one.
When
the cardinals gathered to elect his successor, the cardinals were advised to
choose an older Pope (Jean Paul II had reigned very long), who would appeal to
the young and was an eminent scholar. But the cardinals got one final advice:
don't choose any-one, that could be associated with an olive. Why? Because the
111th pope, would rule “from the glory of the olive”, that's how St.
Malachy had described him, a thousand years ago. Some wanted to “break”
Malachy's prophesy.
When
white smoke appeared in the Vatican, it became known, that cardinal Ratzinger
was chosen. Prophesy-believers were relieved, untill the next morning, when the
official (new) name of the Pope was published: Benedictus XVI.
Saint
Benedict was the founder of the “Ordre of Saint Benecdict” and of monastrial
life (“the Rules”). The Beneditine Congregation was symbolized through the
centuries by: an olive!
For
many insiders this seemed proof for the accuracy of St. Malachy's list and so
proofed that we are living in “the End of Days”. Peter the Roman, the last Pope,
is already among us. Pope Benedict is 85 years old now and his health seems to
fail, making the appearance of Peter the Roman in the coming decade, according
to prophesy-adepts, plausible.
This
will be a time of much tribulation, at the end, the Holy City will be destroyed.
A remarkable parallel with the Book of Revelation, a book Malachy knew very
well. In Revelation 17 “Mystery Babylon”, also built on 7 mountains, will fall.
We don't have to take this literally. The Vatican will not be nuked or attacked by anti-matter. Maybe the destruction of the Church and his dogma's is a necessary step in the liberation of human thinking and its possibilities. Maybe this is the meaning of St. Malachy's list. Classical religion will be replaced by a more fundamental approach. A road, that will bring us to the stars and beyond.
Combat America (B-17 squadron writes home)
This DVD is basically a World War II documentary film made for Stateside audiences about life in the Mighty Eighth Air Force in England and in the deadly skies over Europe.
Narrated by Clark Gable, who actually flew around five missions in B-17′s before heading off to safer locales, the film follows the daily lives of the men of the 351st Bomb Group based in England and follows the men into the air.
http://youtu.be/vBPz3AYzYbk
THE FLYING FORTRESS (WW2)
Narrated by Clark Gable, who actually flew around five missions in B-17′s before heading off to safer locales, the film follows the daily lives of the men of the 351st Bomb Group based in England and follows the men into the air.
http://youtu.be/vBPz3AYzYbk
THE FLYING FORTRESS (WW2)
woensdag 5 december 2012
-MYSTERIES of Ancient Egypt-
http://youtu.be/-lLNfuKOXx4iin this video you can see pictures of advanced technology in the Ancient Egypt. and also mysterious images with explanations are not quite so clear,everyone pull out your conclusion /// This video has Ancient Egyptian Music./// In this video you can see:The Lamps of Dendera, The "Stethoscope" & surgical instruments of Komombo, The disc-helix of Sabu, The Saqqara Bird, And the "Aircraft" & "Helicopter" & "Submarine" of Abydos.
disc of sabu
disc of sabu
maandag 3 december 2012
zaterdag 1 december 2012
Beneath the pyramids of Egypt lies a lost underworld of catacombs, hewn chambers and cave tunnels that have remained unexplored for hundreds of years. They are alluded to in ancient texts and Arab legends, but have been left unexplored until today. They have now been rediscovered and investigated for the first time. What exactly does this subterranean realm tell us about the pyramids, their relationship to the stars and the mythical origins of Egyptian civilization? Discover for yourself as we explore the "Lost Caves of Giza."
maandag 26 november 2012
zondag 25 november 2012
Animal X Natural Mystery Unit: Monster or Murderer
Almost 250 years ago, a frightening creature lurking at the foot of the French Alps is said to have killed more than 300 people. The creature has become known as the Beast of Gevaudan.
http://youtu.be/6nkVsNY5SkE
THE BEAST OF LE GEVAUDAN (FRANCE)
http://youtu.be/6nkVsNY5SkE
THE BEAST OF LE GEVAUDAN (FRANCE)
zaterdag 24 november 2012
Uden War Cemetery
Uden War Cemetery is een Brits ereveld gelegen aan de Burgermeester Buskensstraat in Uden. Er liggen 702 slachtoffers uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Zij zijn allen afkomstig uit landen van het Gemenebest, met uitzondering van twee Polen. Van twee doden is de identiteit onbekend.
De doden zijn deels afkomstig uit de Rooms-katholieke begraafplaats en de aangrenzende tuin van de plaatselijke pastoor; ruim 100 graven werden daarvandaan verplaatst.
Op de begraafplaats staat een herdenkingskruis (Cross of Sacrifice) naar ontwerp van Sir Reginald Blomfield. Het is uitgevoerd in natuursteen, en er is een bronzen zwaard op aangebracht.
De Commonwealth War Graves Commission is verantwoordelijk voor de begraafplaats.
Er is een register en een gastenboek aanwezig.
Uit Wikipedia, de vrije encyclopedie
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Uden War Cemetery
De doden zijn deels afkomstig uit de Rooms-katholieke begraafplaats en de aangrenzende tuin van de plaatselijke pastoor; ruim 100 graven werden daarvandaan verplaatst.
Op de begraafplaats staat een herdenkingskruis (Cross of Sacrifice) naar ontwerp van Sir Reginald Blomfield. Het is uitgevoerd in natuursteen, en er is een bronzen zwaard op aangebracht.
De Commonwealth War Graves Commission is verantwoordelijk voor de begraafplaats.
Er is een register en een gastenboek aanwezig.
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