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Firenze Sage: See the pyramid for life … [Egypt detains son of U.S. Transportation secretary]

Friday, January 27th, 2012

detained in Egrypt

Six Americans working for publicly funded U.S. organizations promoting democracy in Egypt have been barred from leaving the country. The U.S. demands that that Cairo’s new military rulers stop “endangering American lives”.

Among those hit by travel bans – one of those targeted called it “de facto detention” – include a son of the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Other foreign staffers are also detained. How come he was detained?
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Ah, springtime in Egypt — whether you like it or not!

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tax dollars for minarets? Yes ! They are just a drop in the bucket …
Monday, September 6th, 2010

On the news: American tax dollars are used to restore Islamic minarets. So what?

Keep a perspective: the Iraq war over 8 years cost about 100 billion less that the first, original stimulus by Obama.

The following is all about only about a few millions.

Of the three largest expenditures by the State Department in 2010, one is for the Church of Holy Redeemer (625 K), another is for a Mongolian monastery ($575 K) and the third is for a citadel in Afghanistan ($450 K) (more…)

Tags: affected by the January 2010 earthquake; the Petra National Trust, Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Since its creation by the U.S. Congress, and contribute to the economic development of the surrounding area. By supporting the preservation of these and other special sites, and documentation of indigenous languages. In 2010, and his queen, and relevance both today and beyond. Browse the full lists of AFCP awards: AFCP 2010 awards (PDF) AFCP 2009 awards (PDF) AFCP 2008 awards (PDF) Details on and photographs from other projects supported, and traditions, archaeological site preservation, assessment and conservation of museum collections, Clinton, defining elements of communities and nations; and enable their continued use, documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques, enjoyment, for the conservation of the Oranjemund shipwreck collection. In Pakistan, for the documentation and assessment of buildings and sites in Port-au-Prince, for the rehabilitation of the Nabataean-era Flash Flood Protection System at the Petra World Heritage Site in Jordan; and the National Museum of Namibia, Haiti, improved storage conditions for archives and manuscripts, it shows the depth of our nation’s respect for the cultural heritage of other countries. The Fund supports a wide range of projects to preserve cultural heritage, money for cultural preservation, now 10 years in the making, objects, represents a contribution of nearly $26 million towards the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide. More importantly, Sheikhupura Fort was an important rest stop for the royal entourage as it traversed the empire between Kashmir and Kabul. In the early 19th century, state department, such as the restoration of historic buildings, the Ambassadors Fund helps extend their value as vital, the Department of Archaeology and Museums received a grant for the restoration of the early 17th-century Sheikhupura Fort. An impressive red brick fort built by the Mughal emperor Jahangir as part of , the fort passed into the hands of the Sikh Maharajah Ranjit Singh, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation has provided financial support to more than 640 cultural preservation projects in more than 100 countries. This accomplishment, U.S. ambassadors in more than 90 countries around the globe applied to the Fund on behalf of partner institutions and organizations for support in meeting pressing cultural preservation needs. Among t, who built inside the fort a majestic four-story palace revered for its extraordinary wall paintings. This project will support the restoration of the fort and the palace interiors
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