ARCE's plans for Qurna

[LivinginLuxor]

ARCE are to employ around 700 people, many from old Qurna to 'clean up' the site of the demolition of Qurna, amongst other things including possible excavations. Take a look at their plans at http://arce.org/conservation/Qurna/qurna-overview

[Who2]

Yeh! one can do anything with money, so they say…..

[Who2]

Whilst lying in my sick-bed for the last two days venturing only to my roof and it's roof bar, I came up with another brilliant idea!
'another eureka moment!

So idea No 12672.
Instead of having all these foreign missions digging around here, sell a couple of concessions (like in the old days) to 'rich lunatics.
One over Karnack way and one over here in the VoK.
Now everybody knows there is still shed-loads of stuff just waiting to be found.
So, get some rich celebrities who are mad and mad about Egypt who can hire all the right people, (like in the old days) and the Worlds' press will be writing about them for some considerable time to come or until they dig up something or find another unfound tomb, and there's a few around.
'I'm a Dr. I know people who know people.
Now, rich Celebs like showing off and having parties, nothing wrong in that, So, imagine the likes of Angelina Jolie and Harrison Ford turning up to party and have a 'nosy around and getting their faces plastered all over the papers.
This is a 'win-win situation for all.
1)The ETA get Egypt back in the news cheaply.
2)The Newspapers love crap about celebrities.
3)Celebrities love being in the news.
4)And it can all be sponsored by Moet & Chandon or Verve Clique. Harvey Nicks Hampers for Archaeologists (just like in the old days)
Photo opportunities galore for everyone The Winter Palace would 'play ball as would Al Moudera and The Sudan.
'Jesus, get Christian Louboutin from Esba Bassili to do a fashion shoot, he'd love it, bunging a pair of his $2000 shoes on Angelina with Testino doing the photo shoot.
"Anyhow, as I know You the Comity read this stuff, Go tell The Governor it was your idea and you know a man who can make it happen.
'You get the glory and I'll run the Bar. "You know it makes sense"
I sometimes wondered why Richard preferred flying balloons to digging up old stuff, he's a party animal….

[Who2]

Excuse my mistake that should of course read Fortnum & Mason Archaeologists Imperial Hampers:
http://www.fortnumandmason.com/c-9-hamp ... mason.aspx
As opposed to Harvey Nicks'….
http://www.harveynichols.com/food-wine/ ... mpers.html

[carrie]

Hope your soon better Who2, can I be your meeter and greeter at the airport, would love to see all those gorgeous private jets.

[Glyphdoctor]

This project has been going on for a while. Just a way to pay the natives a few pounds a day to carry baskets of dirt to keep them from getting restless, but not actually developing any advanced skills that would get them out of carrying baskets of dirt for the rest of their lives.

[Who2]

Now here is The Cat with the Hat, who won't be invited for a photo opportunity as his ego is just too big….
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 57818.html