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Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cleopatra and Marc Anthony's resting Place found??!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE ancient history, Greek, Roman, Egyptian I love it all! So when I was poking around on MSN.com today and found that headline I was pretty excited. I got to see a bunch of Egyptian artifacts during my first visit to New Orleans, and lemme tell ya, it was AMAZING. The carving and they even had the sandals they wore, amazing stuff, and so small! we are giants today in comparison. If you're interested here the article about Cleopatra and Marc Anthony....
Egypt to search 3 sites near Alexandria for Cleopatra's tomb
15/04/2009 7:55:00 PMRebecca Santana, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO - Archaeologists will begin excavating sites in Egypt next week in an attempt to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony?
Archaeologists looking for the tombs of the celebrated queen of Egypt and the Roman general, who committed suicide in 31 BC, will begin excavating three sites at a temple where tombs may be located, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement Wednesday.
Cleopatra and Mark Antony, whose relationship was later immortalized by William Shakespeare and then in a movie with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, could have been buried in a deep shaft in a temple near the Mediterranean Sea, the council said.
Archaeologists last year unearthed the alabaster head of a Cleopatra statue, 22 coins bearing Cleopatra's image and a mask believed to belong to Mark Antony at the temple.
The three sites were identified last month during a radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna, the council's statement said. The temple is located near the northern coastal city of Alexandria and was built during the reign of King Ptolemy II (282-246 BC.)
Teams from Egypt and the Dominican Republic have been excavating the temple for the last three years. They found a number of deep shafts inside the temple, three of which were possibly used for burials. The lovers could be buried in a similar shaft, the statement said.
The lovers committed suicide after being defeated in the battle of Actium. Mark Antony is said to have killed himself with his sword, while Cleopatra is believed to have clutched a poisonous asp to her chest.
However, John Baines, an Egyptologist with Oxford University in England questioned why Augustus, who defeated Antony, would have chosen such a distinguished burial place.
"I don't really see why there should be a particular connection between that site and Antony and Cleopatra," Baines said.
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's top archaeologist, said the Cleopatra statue and coins - which show an attractive face - debunk a recent theory that the queen was "quite ugly."
"The finds from Taposiris reflect a charm ... and indicate that Cleopatra was in no way unattractive," said Hawass, according to the statement.
Academics at Britain's University of Newcastle concluded in 2007 that the queen was not especially attractive. Their conclusion was based on Cleopatra's depiction on a Roman coin that shows her as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.
Excavators at the site near Alexandria have already discovered a large previously unknown cemetery outside the temple enclosure. They have also discovered 27 tombs, including a total of 10 mummies.
According to the statement, the style of the tombs indicates they were built during the Greco-Roman period. The presence of the cemetery also indicates that an important person - possibly royalty - could be buried inside the temple.
So exciting!
Egypt to search 3 sites near Alexandria for Cleopatra's tomb
15/04/2009 7:55:00 PMRebecca Santana, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO - Archaeologists will begin excavating sites in Egypt next week in an attempt to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony?
Archaeologists looking for the tombs of the celebrated queen of Egypt and the Roman general, who committed suicide in 31 BC, will begin excavating three sites at a temple where tombs may be located, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement Wednesday.
Cleopatra and Mark Antony, whose relationship was later immortalized by William Shakespeare and then in a movie with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, could have been buried in a deep shaft in a temple near the Mediterranean Sea, the council said.
Archaeologists last year unearthed the alabaster head of a Cleopatra statue, 22 coins bearing Cleopatra's image and a mask believed to belong to Mark Antony at the temple.
The three sites were identified last month during a radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna, the council's statement said. The temple is located near the northern coastal city of Alexandria and was built during the reign of King Ptolemy II (282-246 BC.)
Teams from Egypt and the Dominican Republic have been excavating the temple for the last three years. They found a number of deep shafts inside the temple, three of which were possibly used for burials. The lovers could be buried in a similar shaft, the statement said.
The lovers committed suicide after being defeated in the battle of Actium. Mark Antony is said to have killed himself with his sword, while Cleopatra is believed to have clutched a poisonous asp to her chest.
However, John Baines, an Egyptologist with Oxford University in England questioned why Augustus, who defeated Antony, would have chosen such a distinguished burial place.
"I don't really see why there should be a particular connection between that site and Antony and Cleopatra," Baines said.
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's top archaeologist, said the Cleopatra statue and coins - which show an attractive face - debunk a recent theory that the queen was "quite ugly."
"The finds from Taposiris reflect a charm ... and indicate that Cleopatra was in no way unattractive," said Hawass, according to the statement.
Academics at Britain's University of Newcastle concluded in 2007 that the queen was not especially attractive. Their conclusion was based on Cleopatra's depiction on a Roman coin that shows her as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.
Excavators at the site near Alexandria have already discovered a large previously unknown cemetery outside the temple enclosure. They have also discovered 27 tombs, including a total of 10 mummies.
According to the statement, the style of the tombs indicates they were built during the Greco-Roman period. The presence of the cemetery also indicates that an important person - possibly royalty - could be buried inside the temple.
So exciting!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Target met and Surpassed!
So I have to get over 5000 steps a day, I'm happy to report that yesterday I was over 6000 steps by bedtime. I took Lucy for a walk after work last night, I was pretty tired but I had to get those steps in. Tonight I'll take Ness, Ness will walk me, not the other way around. That's something we need to work on, but more regular walks should start to fix that problem.
xx00
Mel B
xx00
Mel B
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Photography Nuts take note!!
http://www.joeyl.com/blog/index.php
His name is Joey Lawrence (Not the guy from Blossom) and his stuff is fantastic and in his blog (see above link) he gives a few tips once in a while about how he took the photos, he also has a "How To" DVD for sale.
Click here for his website He's the guy that took the photos for Twilight. That should make you FAN-PIRES very happy! Another piece of twilight trivia!
http://www.joeyl.com/
His name is Joey Lawrence (Not the guy from Blossom) and his stuff is fantastic and in his blog (see above link) he gives a few tips once in a while about how he took the photos, he also has a "How To" DVD for sale.
Click here for his website He's the guy that took the photos for Twilight. That should make you FAN-PIRES very happy! Another piece of twilight trivia!
http://www.joeyl.com/
Lindsay Lindsay Lindsay
Okay, Im not exactly the worlds biggest lalohan fan, however, she does have a sense of humour and I can appreciate that.
Click and have a little laugh!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0d646e2edb/lindsay-lohan-s-eharmony-profile
Click and have a little laugh!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0d646e2edb/lindsay-lohan-s-eharmony-profile
Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Bunny The Sarcastic Little Bunny
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Happy Bunny!! This is my Door of fame to my office, here are a few of my favs.....
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Happy Bunny!! This is my Door of fame to my office. Here are a few of my other favs.....
Easter Weekend + Pedometer update
HOLY SMOKES IM STILL FULL!!!!!
Whatever I said about everything in Moderation went out the window yesterday. Turkey, Ham, veggies, cheesecake, carrot cake with REAL cream cheese frosting!, Squash Pie, (like pumpkin pie, but better_ blueberry pie, apple pie....the list went on and on and on. All of it home made by Mom! I ate until I didn't feel good....eventually I got the feeling you have in your stomach when you not hungry or full, so i decided I could fit more pie in....that was a mistake, I felt sick again...BUT IT WAS SOOOO GOOD.
Today Im armed with a small Ziploc container of baby carrots, and okay I'll confess a bag of Easter chocolates......Oh and Im still sporting the Pedometer. I have found out my base number of steps is just over 6000. I have to meet that number for a week, then start building. Its honestly kinda fun. Also kind of scary when you look at your step status and it's a LONG way from your goal and you pretty close to bed time. But absolutely no cheating, no shaking the pedometer!!
Whatever I said about everything in Moderation went out the window yesterday. Turkey, Ham, veggies, cheesecake, carrot cake with REAL cream cheese frosting!, Squash Pie, (like pumpkin pie, but better_ blueberry pie, apple pie....the list went on and on and on. All of it home made by Mom! I ate until I didn't feel good....eventually I got the feeling you have in your stomach when you not hungry or full, so i decided I could fit more pie in....that was a mistake, I felt sick again...BUT IT WAS SOOOO GOOD.
Today Im armed with a small Ziploc container of baby carrots, and okay I'll confess a bag of Easter chocolates......Oh and Im still sporting the Pedometer. I have found out my base number of steps is just over 6000. I have to meet that number for a week, then start building. Its honestly kinda fun. Also kind of scary when you look at your step status and it's a LONG way from your goal and you pretty close to bed time. But absolutely no cheating, no shaking the pedometer!!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
10,000 Steps a Day
I've decided that it's time to start being active. Things are starting jiggle that never jiggled before. Laugh if you want to, but it true, and it not areas that you would want to jiggle. I just have to firm up a bit, because I don't feel good.
So first things first, eating better, it's hard to do living with my Mom, she's a hard core baker, there is always some kind of baked something around the house. The best and worst thing she does is make a chocolate cheesecake....HOLY SMOKES you wanna talk about something good! Its not fair that its that good. I have gotten into the habit of having a sweet after supper, its really hard to not go find something sweet to eat. I do believe that you can eat what you want as long as its in moderation, but.....it's not easy.
I bought a pedometer on my way home from work last night, I have it on right now and so far its at 3041 steps. You keep track of your steps at your usual activity level for four days, add them together and divide by four. This your base. You're goal is to get to 10,000 steps a day. Apparently that's the point where you start to burn enough calories to drop some of that jiggly stuff.
So wish me luck, I'll report in, and I will not shake my pedometer to get higher amounts of steps......I promise!
xxoo
Mel
So first things first, eating better, it's hard to do living with my Mom, she's a hard core baker, there is always some kind of baked something around the house. The best and worst thing she does is make a chocolate cheesecake....HOLY SMOKES you wanna talk about something good! Its not fair that its that good. I have gotten into the habit of having a sweet after supper, its really hard to not go find something sweet to eat. I do believe that you can eat what you want as long as its in moderation, but.....it's not easy.
I bought a pedometer on my way home from work last night, I have it on right now and so far its at 3041 steps. You keep track of your steps at your usual activity level for four days, add them together and divide by four. This your base. You're goal is to get to 10,000 steps a day. Apparently that's the point where you start to burn enough calories to drop some of that jiggly stuff.
So wish me luck, I'll report in, and I will not shake my pedometer to get higher amounts of steps......I promise!
xxoo
Mel
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Lucy and Me
well, I learned that Lucy isn't "dim" she just doesn't wanna stuff so she acts kinda....dim. Imagine that! I didn't really think she was, maybe Im the "dim" one for not putting that together on my own.
Lucy and I went to Obedience tonight. Didn't take Ness because Mom couldn't go and I can't work with two at once, and Lucy is the reason that we had to take obedience classes. Its a requirement to adopt from the SPCA.
Anyway Im over the moon, Lucy didn't throw up in the truck, she listened in class and was all around making me look good. YAY LUCY! Im a Proud Mom tonight!
Lucy and I went to Obedience tonight. Didn't take Ness because Mom couldn't go and I can't work with two at once, and Lucy is the reason that we had to take obedience classes. Its a requirement to adopt from the SPCA.
Anyway Im over the moon, Lucy didn't throw up in the truck, she listened in class and was all around making me look good. YAY LUCY! Im a Proud Mom tonight!
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