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Cold comfort

Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

The number of swine flu cases is on the rise. As winter approaches, how is Egypt prepared, asks Reem Leila

Egypt, (Alexandria) Giza Pyramids & Nile Cruise

Nile Cruise (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

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It was easy to build the Egyptian Pyramids

Defending the Truth (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The ancient Egyptians probably chose that distinctive form for their pharaohs' tombs because of their solar religion, explained Donald Redford,...

Toys

Seduced by the New... (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

If I were a kid I would want all of this from Toys"r"Us. Years ago I went to Egypt and at that time people were able to go inside the Giza Pyramids. I got all the way into one room after lots of ladders and there was an empty sarcophagus in it I freaked myself out and got out quick. Visit: www.rob021c.blogspot.com Posted via email from Seduced by the New...Satellite Site Seduced by the New...

Neighbors (Giran)

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

Film Reviews: Fascinating viewing and a valuable piece of social history.

650-Year-Old Cairo Mosque Restored

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

CAIRO — Developers unveiled the restoration of a 650-year-old mosque in Cairo's old city, part of an effort to revitalize the impoverished district and boost tourism to the country's treasure trove of Islamic sites. The three-year, $1.4 million project restored the Aslam al-Silahdar Mosque, built in 1344-1345 by Aslam al-Bahai, an amir or nobleman who rose to the position of "silahdar,"...

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Nick Matthew has bigmatch temperament to win World Squash Open says Peter Nicol

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Peter Nicol believes that Nick Matthew can end barren patch by becoming England's first winner of the World Open.

Racing on foot through the Sahara

Gadling (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Last Sunday, an incredible endurance event got underway in Cairo Egypt, when the 2009 Sahara Race began. The 155 mile event pits 130 runners from more than 30 countries against one another in a six-stage race through the heart of the Western Desert, a part of the Sahara that covers more than 1.7 million square miles along Egypt's borders with Libya and the Sudan. Over the past few days, the runners...

Route 66 Roadtrip: Day 5, Amarillo, TX to Santa Rosa, NM

Tulsa Gentleman (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

We are off for another day on route 66. Smokey and Susan keep us on track. As we leave Amarillo we find this establishment on Arnot Road. Going to be out of town for the weekend? You can leave your horse at the Happy Trails Horse Motel. Click on this picture to enlarge it. Between Arnot and Hope Road is the Cadillac Ranch. I will let Wikipedia explain it. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation...

Similar Images Moves Further from Google Labs

Unofficial SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Google has announced in its recent official blog that Similar Images feature will now be graduating from Google Labs to become a permanent feature in the Google Images. (...) Post from: PageTraffic SEO Blog Now updated thrice a day! Similar Images Moves Further from Google Labs

Similar Images graduates from Google Labs

The Official Google Blog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Today, we're happy to announce that Similar Images is graduating from Google Labs and becoming a permanent feature in Google Images. You can try it out by clicking on "Find similar images" below the most popular images in our search results. For example, if you search for jaguar , you can use the "Find similar images" link to find more pictures of the car or the animal. When we...

Coming Out of a Travel Coma: The Best Links of the Past Few Weeks

Inside the Marketers Studio (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Instead of working at my day job, I was learning a new trade at a carpet school near Giza in Egypt I was away for a couple weeks and have been catching up on what I can, selectively of course. Below are a number of my favorite links in case you’ve missed any. They’re in no particular order, though some sites that I started reading first like TechCrunch are disproportionately represented....

Egypt's transport minister resigns over train crash

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Cairo - Egypt's Minister of Transportation Mohamed Mansour resigned on Tuesday, two days after at least 18 people were killed and 36 injured in a train collision in the south of the country. His resignation has been approved by President Hosny Mubara...

EGYPT: Race for The Cure

LIBERTY POST (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

Unprecedented Collaboration Helps to Break the Silence in Egypt! As most of you know, my eldest Daughter is living in Cairo. My Egypt Girl is missed every second by moi, but when I wake up and discover a laptop full of photographic updates, it makes me feel closer to her and most proud that she was involved in this historic event . (there are misconceptions and a cultural stigma surrounding breast...

Lessons that can be learned from Egypt’s experience with the Louvre

Elginism (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

Egypt’s ultimatum to the Louvre over disputed artefact claims achieved a rapid response. Can other parties making restitution claims against museums learn from this? From: Afrikanet Datum: 10.10.09 21:32 Kategorie: Kultur-Kunst Von: Dr. Kwame Opoku France to return ancient Egyptian frescos – Lessons from Zahi Hawass LOUVRE GIVES IN TO DEMAND OF ZAHI HAWAS FOR THE RETURN OF STOLEN ARTEFACTS....

Key to Egypt's Mysteries Found?

osahar | 14/10/2008

A real secret message discovered by a local man among Egypt's ancient ruins could be stranger than the fictional stories we love involving Indiana Jones or "The DaVinci Code." East Stroudsburg-born Edward Nightingale says he has unraveled the most famous of ancient Egyptian riddles...