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Now the trend is to allow the Internet community to create, not just consume content.
how does it relate to the tourism and travel industry?

More and more websites are allowing users to generate and share information and ideas (such as hotel or destination reviews) that are unfiltered and free of
marketing bias. The success of such a model is reflected in sites like trip advisor, yahoo trip planner and other large online travel websites. The growing number of these types of sites is a reflection of how people now research and buy their travel trips.


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Strong desert winds whipped up a severe sandstorm engulfing Cairo and other parts of Egypt on Tuesday, forcing the closure of Cairo's International Airport for several hours due to poor visibility.

	Sandstorm hits Cairo (Khamaseen)

Cairo's airport authorities announced at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) that visibility was reduced to 100 meters (110 yards), leading to cancellations of more than 15 departures, mostly to Europe. All incoming flights were diverted to airports in the Red Sea resort towns of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheik.

Aviation officials said they expected the situation to ease around 3 p.m., but the storm slightly abated 30 minutes ahead of schedule, allowing for landing and departure flights to resume, according to airport authorities.

Meanwhile, police said they had initial reports of car accidents caused by the bad weather and that some elderly people with breathing problems were rushed to hospitals. A blanket of orange dust hung in the air in Cairo, where it was impossible to see across the Nile River.

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	The Bearded Scorpion

Description & Behavior

The Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838), reaches 22 cm in length. Dorsal spines: 12; Dorsal soft rays: 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 24. The Bearded Scorpionfish's body is heavily pigmented dark brown or reddish brown, mottled with whitish and blackish blotches; often with a dark brown bar extending ventrally from posterior half of eye and broadening onto lower cheek. Body compressed; head usually with ridges and spines; gill membranes free from isthmus. Usually 1 dorsal fin, often notched. Some lack swim bladder. Dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines can bear venom glands.

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	18 hole golf course El Gouna.

Welcome to El Gouna 18 hole GOLF COURSE (Par 72)

• only 25 km north of Hurghada – 365 days a year
  
• Golfers with min. Handicap -45 welcome *Single- & group lessons with professional teachers
  
• Single- & package greenfee rates available
  
• Summer special offer “unlimited golf (6 days)”
  
• Rental service for golf clubs, pull-trollies & electr. carts
  
• Weekly introduction in golf for non-golfers (Wed&Sat)

Tel: 012-746 4712
E-mail: golf.club@orascomhd.com

for further information

	An Egyptian archaeologist shows off an excavation site on the Sinai peninsular.

Egyptian archaeologists today announced that they have unearthed traces of solidified lava on the northern coast of Sinai that date to around 1500 B.C.—supporting accounts that ancient Egyptian settlements were buried by a massive volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean

The archaeological team, led by Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities, found houses, military structures, and tombs encased in ash, along with fragments of pumice, near the ancient Egyptian fortress of Tharo, on the Horus military road. Tharo is located close to El Qantara, where the Nile Delta meets the Sinai peninsula.

According to Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the council, the lava and ash hail from Santorini, an eastern Mediterranean volcano that has been linked to the myth of Atlantis.

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	Natural healing.

• Do you feel your need more clarity in life?
  
• Do you want to discover your potential to change whatever you need to change?
  
• Do you experience a time of hesitation or aimlessness?
  
• Do you need physical relaxation?
• Or do you just want to know what is means to work with the body’s energy field?
  

REIKI is a natural energy healing method.
It balances your energy field on a physical, emotional and mental level . It allows to discover and release issues you are facing in life while increasing awareness and balancing the tension and energy flow in the body.
Birgit Baumann offers Reiki treatments in her clinic in Hurghada, as well as she offers Reiki courses.A course will enable you to use this healing technique on yourself.

For appointments please call the clinic (Quorum-Dental and Alternative Care) from 10am to 2pm(except fridays and saturdays) 0101231400 or 065 3445959.

website: www.spiritandarts.de

	The deserts main transport

These hump-backed creatures actually provide some of the speediest and bumpiest racing there is, as any well-seasoned traveller unfortunate enough to have had their bones vigorously shaken will testify.
With over 250 camels from 17 different Egyptian tribes, this will be something of a large-scale event, and the races promise to be thrilling.

Though the novice camel-rider is perhaps safest merely spectating during this festival, it is without a doubt a sight to behold. If you're in Sharm El-Sheikh for some diving, it is worth surfacing to witness an equally spectacular, though slightly less serene, example of nature in action.

When: May 2007
Where: Sharm El Sheikh

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Create rhythmic sounds and some musical magic with this fun and entertaining craft activity. With the Sound Shaker Instrument with Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies®, kids explore the sounds of Snap! Crackle! and Pop!™ by making their own musical instrument.

	Servings: 16 small cakes Time:35 min / 15 min prep

1 cup unsweetened applesauce,
1/3 cup sugar,
1/4 cup molasses,
1/8 cup vegetable oil (I use peanut oil)
1 egg,
1 teaspoon vanilla (I also add 1/2 tsp maple extract)
1 1/2 cups large-flake rolled oats,
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup wheat germ, 1/4 cup skim milk powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon,
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda,
1/3cup dates, chopped

1. In a large bowl stir together applesauce, sugar, molasses, oil, egg and vanilla until smooth.
2. Stir in oats, flour, wheat germ, milk powder, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda; mix thouroughly; stir in dates.
3. Spray a 9 by 13" (3 1/2 L) baking dish with non stick spray; press batter into dish.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch.
5. Cut into bars when still warm.

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7 years experience in the field of scuba diving in the Red Sea & Mediterranean, first as a diving guide and then as diving instructor. I am certified by CMAS and the Red Sea association for Diving & Water Sports, I have more than 10,000 dives and have worked in the field of commercial dives as well, English speaking and good French. Mobile: + (2010) 477-3887

Email: diver_hazem@hotmail.com

• PADI Instructor Manual
• The Law and the Diving Professional
• The Business of Diving
• The Best of The Undersea Journal
• PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
• Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
• Instructor Candidate Workbook

Total price: 1,000 l.e.

Items can be priced individually on request.
Open to offers.

DIVING EQUIPMENT

• Mares Vector Origin BCD + SMB – 90 $ (Done around 200 dives – Very good condition)

Please contact: 010 502 8698

A magazine in Hurghada needs a German lady for their sales department.
We are also recruiting 2 graphic designers graduated from fine arts.
Minimun 2 years experience is a must.

Please contact: 0102724837 / 01027248367