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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Click image. [remember the "terrorist group" expected to be blamed for this are the "Turkestan Islamic Party" (or TIP, and Tip is the name of an Oz character) so we have Disney mind control themes at the Beijing Olympics and Oz themes in the terrorist group's name]
Meanwhile the head of Interpol has warned that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists.
"We must be prepared for the possibility that al Qaeda or some other terrorist group will attempt to launch a deadly terrorist attack at these Olympics," Ronald Noble said."
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So, bearing that in mind, here is some twisted irony/humour (got to love their mentioning of all the organized chaos at home as well) from the Daily Mail. "Is 08/08/08 the luckiest day of the year?" where a commenter helpfully points out that Princess Beatrice (who I did a few brief posts on) was born on August 8 1988 (08/08/88) which I did not know and certainly adds to her "mind control mystique".
You might not wake up tomorrow feeling very lucky. And what with falling house prices, rising food costs and the ever-increasing cost of motoring, you may well consider yourself quite the opposite.
But don't fall into complete and utter despair just yet. For tomorrow - in some circles at least - is held to be one of the luckiest days ever.
Its significance is said to lie in the importance of the number eight, which is linked to good fortune by many cultures. [Total Control, China is the most brainwashed society of all, no wonder the number 8 is considered by them in particular to be a "lucky number"]
And as this is the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of this millennium, there are three of them in a row - 8/8/08 - which apparently all adds up to a pretty darn cosmically good state of affairs.
The number eight is a lucky number for millions around the world
The belief is particularly strong in China, where eight is very lucky.
This is because the words for the number eight are ba in Mandarin and paat in Cantonese, which sound similar to the words for prosperity, fa in Mandarin and faat in Cantonese. [among other reasons I'm sure]
It is no mere coincidence [no it isn't, but it has nothing to do with "luck"] that the Chinese chose to start the Olympics in Beijing today - and at exactly 8.08pm. The date and time were specially picked in a bid to bring them luck. [or occult numerology as part of a massive ritual]
Chinese tradition aside, numerologists say eight is known as the 'great balancer' or the karmic 'you reap what you sow'.
The internet, meanwhile, is awash with entries from those of a superstitious disposition from all over the world reminding us that this is an auspicious day to do everything from open a new business to move house.
The cynics among us will no doubt be quick to echo the words of Edmund Burke, the 18th century politician, who famously said 'superstition is the religion of feeble minds'.
Nevertheless, Tom Woods, of Little Clacton, Essex, will be counting himself a very lucky little boy today - because it is his eighth birthday.
He was born eight days overdue, weighing 8lbs 8oz, and has lived at house number eight in his street all his life.
His mother Andrea said: 'He is very excited. It was only last year that we twigged he would be eight on the eight of the eighth 2008.'
The Chinese timed the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games for 8/08/2008 because of its lucky connotations [note the spirals, interlocking rings introduced (as the main symbol of the Olympics) by Hitler, Chinese dead-man blood resonating logo]
A quick glance back at what has happened on previous August 8s may partly back up the notion it is a lucky date.
Famous people born on 8/08 include the Duke of York's daughter Princess Beatrice (and in 1988 too), tennis champion Roger Federer (1981) and former Grand Prix ace Nigel Mansell (1954)..... but then again, August 8, 1963 was the date of the Great Train Robbery.
Yet such is the draw of 8/8/08 that couples are queueing up marry tomorrow.
Register offices have been booked up months in advance as couples hope to reap the fortune of 'all the eights'. In some parts of the country it is proving to be a more popular date to tie the knot this year than Valentine's Day.
In Newbury, Berkshire, bride-to-be Rosemary Donnan, 54, will wed fiance Wayne Lock, 45, today with eight bridesmaids and her wedding cake has been designed as three interlocking eights.
'I lived in Hong Kong in the 1980s so I picked up a bit of their culture,' she said.
In Liverpool, Rochelle O'Brien, 32, and Anthony Ellis, 24, have added yet more eights to their wedding by arranging it for 8am and having an eight-sided wedding cake. Keen observers will note they were also born eight years apart.
But while these and many other couples look forward to the happiest day of their lives, some numerologists and astrologists warn it might not really be that special after all.
In brow-furrowing internet discussions, they say a luckier day would have been the August 8 of 2,000 years ago - the pure 8/8/8. Today's date, despite its three eights, contains 'negative energies' from other numbers and therefore is not as favourable.
So it seems you just can't win - and maybe, after all, the only superstition worth abiding by is that it is bad luck to fall out of a 13th storey window on a Friday.
I'm hoping for a safe and explosion-free Olympics tomorrow.
Friday, August 1, 2008
A predictably Freemasonic monument for the 7/7 victim's sacrifice was revealed today, 52 pillars (5+2=7, part of the 7/7 ritual), one pillar for each death. The designer Antony Gormley (Angel of the North) says of it:
"Using the language of architecture to make order out of chaos, this monument is an opportunity for loss victims to be in contact with the living through a process of discovery, where the memorial's structure becomes complete through the presence and body language of the curious visitor."
Each pillar is made out of steel, which they describe as "indestructible" (amazing how it was [pillar of steel in the inner framework (central core etc.)] so easily "weakened" then "buckled" on 9/11, nice irony), quote from this link, rest of post is copied from Daily Mail article. [emphasis added, spelling errors left as is]
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Families of those killed in the July 7 London bombings today unveiled plans for a memorial of 52 pillars - each representing an innocent victim.
Each stele will be grouped together in interlinking clusters, representing the four separate attacks on the same day in July 2005. Every three-metre column will be inscribed with the date, time and location of the incident that the cluster symbolises.
Tall tribute: An artist's impression of what the memorial, which has 52 pillars to represent each person killed in the July 7 London bombings, will look like
The permanent £1million stainless steel memorial will be set up in London's Hyde Park, close to Park Lane.
A plaque detailing the names of the 52 will be placed in the grass banks at the far eastern end of the memorial.
Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel Of The North, has acted as an independent adviser for the memorial, which will be unveiled next year - on July 7.
The casting process means that, despite being formed from the same mould, each 15cm-to-18cm square column will be unique. Visitors will be able to wander among the columns.
Grahame Russell, who lost his son Philip at Tavistock Square, said: 'A lot of families' ideas were included in the design. The stelae remind me that prior to July 7, these 52 people that died stood tall in this world. The material itself is as indestructible as the memories we have of them.
'We wanted a proper memorial so we have taken our time.'
Julie Nicholson, who left her post as a vicar in Bristol because she felt unable to forgive her daughter Jennifer's killer, said: 'I felt right at the outset that it would be very difficult to find a memorial that would adequately express everything that needs to be expressed about those that died and the manner in which they died.
But she said she was reassured when the designers told her their intention 'was to find a silent thing that can eloquently say the unsayable'.
The memorial 'not only honours and represents the 52 that were killed. In its completeness and use of materials, the design itself is something that is world class. It's a great piece of art as well as a memorial,' she said.
Ms Nicholson, whose daughter died at Edgware Road, said: 'All the dreams and aspirations that the 52 families have had have all been embraced somewhere [in the design].
'I was interested in what, beyond our own lives, this memorial will be to the world. I think it will still have a narrative.'
Saba Mozakka, who lost her mother Behnaz at King's Cross, said at today's design unveiling: 'The choice of location was very important to us. July 7 was not just a personal loss but affected the city as a whole. We're very proud that it's in Hyde Park.'
Talking about the design process, she said: 'It was not a faceless crime and we spent some time looking at personal tributes. The memorial was a personal act that was 'also about giving something back to the city,' she said.
A planning application for the design was submitted to Westminster City Council today and the public will be able to view the plans on the council's website next week.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
