#weather in cairo for 14 days

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Essential Tips for Planning an Unforgettable Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo Tour

Are you dreaming of an unforgettable adventure in Egypt? Embark on a Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour and immerse yourself in the fascinating history, awe-inspiring monuments, and vibrant culture of this ancient land. To help you plan an extraordinary journey with Amozon Tours Egypt, we have compiled essential tips. Get ready to explore the wonders of Cairo, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo again!

Research and Itinerary Planning: Start by researching the destinations you will visit during your Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour. Learn about their historical significance, iconic landmarks, and cultural highlights. With this knowledge, you can create a well-rounded itinerary that covers the must-see attractions in each location.

Book with Amozon Tours Egypt: For a seamless and enjoyable experience, trust Amozon Tours Egypt as your travel partner. They provide top-notch service, knowledgeable guides, comfortable transportation, and excellent accommodation. Inquire about tour packages and make bookings by contacting them at operation@amozontouregypt.com or calling +201090705402.

Best Time to Visit: Consider the optimal time to visit Cairo, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo again. The weather can vary throughout the year, so choose a season that suits your preferences. Keep in mind that the peak tourist season is from October to April when the weather is mild and comfortable.

Duration of the Tour: Decide on the duration of your Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour based on your interests and available time. A well-designed tour package typically lasts around 10 to 14 days, allowing you to explore the main highlights while also having time for relaxation and immersing yourself in the local culture.

Packing Essentials: Pack appropriately for your trip, taking into account the weather conditions and activities you will engage in. Don't forget to bring comfortable walking shoes, lightweight and breathable clothing, sunscreen, a hat, insect repellent, and any necessary medications. Having a small backpack for carrying essentials during excursions is also recommended.

Respectful Cultural Etiquette: Respect the local culture and customs when visiting Egypt. Dress modestly, especially when entering religious sites, and remove your shoes when required. It's polite to ask for permission before taking photographs of individuals, particularly in rural areas.

Exploring Cairo: Start your tour in Cairo, where you'll encounter iconic landmarks such as the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum. Immerse yourself in the bustling atmosphere of the Khan El Khalili Bazaar and savor the local cuisine.

Discovering Abu Simbel: Next, venture to Abu Simbel, renowned for its remarkable temples carved into the mountainside. Marvel at the grandeur of the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor, both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Experiencing Aswan: Continue your journey to Aswan, a picturesque city situated on the banks of the Nile River. Enjoy a relaxing felucca boat ride, visit the beautiful Philae Temple, and explore the vibrant markets.

Unveiling the Treasures of Luxor: No Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour would be complete without visiting Luxor. Prepare to be amazed by the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, and the Luxor Temple. Consider an optional hot air balloon ride for a breathtaking aerial view of the ancient sites.

Conclusion: Whether you are fascinated by ancient history, inspired by monumental architecture, or simply seeking a culturally enriching journey, a Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour is the perfect choice. Book your adventure with Amozon Tours Egypt today and embark on an extraordinary vacation that will create memories to last a lifetime.

Contact Amozon Tours Egypt at operation@amozontouregypt.com or call +201090705402 to inquire about their tour packages and turn your dream Cairo Abu Simbel Aswan Luxor Cairo tour into a reality. Start planning now and get ready to immerse yourself in the wonders of Egypt's past and present.

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The Egyptian weather is expected to drop 6-8 degrees Tomorrow

The Egyptian weather is expected to drop 6-8 degrees Tomorrow

The Egyptian weather is expected to drop 6-8 degrees tomorrow, with the maximum in Cairo at 39 degrees and the minimum at 18 degrees. The country will also experience windy conditions in the west and south. On Tuesday, temperatures in Alexandria, Qena and Marsa Matrouh will be 37 degrees and 41 degrees, respectively. In the southern region, the temperature will be 30 degrees. In the northern…

[lady-wallace]

First Line Tag Game!

Thanks to @c-c-cherry for tagging me in this! It looks like fun ^_^

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line, then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

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#1: (Hearts of Gold)  “It was a beautiful day, with nothing at all out of the ordinary.” (Okay, I love this though because it sounds so much more ominous XD)

#2: (Belonging) “Trish was not used to being the only girl among a house of boys.”

#3: (Night Out) “Giorno was sitting at the dining room table, papers spread around him, rubbing his head with the end of his pencil.”

#4: (Kishibe Rohan Takes Commissions) "Koichi! Are you done with your desk yet? I need to use it!" (Poor Koichi XD)

#5: (Shopping Trip) "This place has no furniture." (And thus begins the misadventure....)

#6: (In Your Shoes) “Abbacchio held his gun at the ready, glancing around the corner to try and get a location on their enemy. No luck.”

#7: (No Deals) “Giorno tested the ropes for the hundredth time, but they were still not moving.”

#8: (Too Long Gone) “Sam liked to think he was good at hiding things but Dean knew.” (One Supernatural fic on the list XD!)

#9: (Scars) “Giorno sighed with a wince as he pulled himself out of the car, heavy with exhaustion.”

#10: (Stronger) “Kakyoin felt a sense of relief as well as an overwhelming sense of duty as he watched the city of Cairo span below him from the Speedwagon helicopter.”

#11: (Only Strong Until You Break) “The park was practically deserted due to the rain—not to mention that it was freezing.” (Personally happy with this one because I felt it set the scene well)

#12: (Heavy Weather) "Get inside! Come on!" (Another SPN fic!)

#13: (Team) “It was not Abbacchio's best day.” (Poor Abba :( )

#14: (Whatever It Takes)  “Johnny was really getting tired of Stand battles.”

#15: (Hard Lessons)  “Bucciarati slammed into the window, feeling the give of the glass before hearing the shattering crack and feeling the broken pieces slice into his flesh.” (I either seem to start stories off with extreme action or passive commentary XD)

#16: (In The Ground) “Lancelot drifted, the pain in his head seeping down through his body to meet at the pain in his side.” (Some Merlin!)

#17: (Blood On Sand)  “The sun was pounding down mercilessly, and Kakyoin watched tensely from the backseat of the car as Joseph and Polnareff tried to fix the decrepit engine which had given out on them about half an hour earlier.”

#18: (A Box of Chocolates) “Josuke stared down at the unsolicited box that sat on his desk.”

#19: (Pinned Down) "Jojo, watch your back!"

#20: (By Your Side) “Dean was panicking.” (Which is not good 0_o)

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Always fun to look back on stories like this ^_^

Tagging: @aini-nufire @29-pieces @flowers-creativity @little-ligi @noxbait

And whoever else wants to do it :)

[sciencespies]

Egyptian fossil surprise: Fishes thrived in tropics in ancient warm period, despite high ocean temps

https://sciencespies.com/nature/egyptian-fossil-surprise-fishes-thrived-in-tropics-in-ancient-warm-period-despite-high-ocean-temps/

Egyptian fossil surprise: Fishes thrived in tropics in ancient warm period, despite high ocean temps

The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, was a short interval of highly elevated global temperatures 56 million years ago that is frequently described as the best ancient analog for present-day climate warming.

Fish are among the organisms thought to be most sensitive to warming climates, and tropical sea-surface temperatures during the PETM likely approached temperatures that are lethal to some modern marine fish species, according to some estimates.

But newly discovered fish fossils from an eastern Egyptian desert site show that marine fishes thrived in at least some tropical areas during the PETM. The study, from a team of Egyptian scientists and a University of Michigan colleague, provides a snapshot of an ecosystem during an extreme warming event and may provide insights for the future.

“The impact of the PETM event on life at the time is of wide interest. But a major gap in our understanding is how life in the tropics responded, because this region is not well-sampled for many fossil groups,” said U-M paleontologist Matt Friedman, co-author of a study published online May 17 in the journal Geology.

“On the basis of the scant evidence we have for fishes — remembering that this Egyptian site provides our first peek from the tropics — they seem to have weathered the PETM surprisingly well, and there are even hints that important diversification in the group might have happened around or just after this time,” said Friedman, director of U-M’s Museum of Paleontology and an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

The lead author of the Geology paper is Sanaa El-Sayed of Egypt’s Mansoura University, an Egyptian paleontologist who will be an incoming University of Michigan doctoral student this fall.

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The newly discovered fossil assemblage, known as Ras Gharib A, was excavated from a site in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, roughly 200 miles southeast of Cairo and west of the Gulf of Suez and the Sinai Peninsula.

The fossils provide the first clear picture of marine bony fish diversity in the tropics during the PETM. Previous studies estimated that sea surface temperatures in some parts of the tropics likely surpassed 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 C) at that time, suggesting dire consequences for low-latitude ocean fishes.

But the Egyptian fossils capture an intact ecosystem with diverse fish lineages and a variety of ecologies. The composition of the Ras Gharib A fish community is similar to PETM-aged fish fossils from sites at higher latitudes.

“While the broader evolutionary consequences of the PETM for marine fishes remain little explored, the available paleontological evidence does not suggest a widespread crisis among marine fishes at that time,” El-Sayed said. “In fact, the available records reveal that this time might have been a significant episode of evolutionary diversification among key modern fish groups, similar to patterns reported for land-living mammals.”

Several factors might help explain why the Ras Gharib A fishes seem to have weathered the PETM.

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First off, previous estimates of sea-surface temperatures exceeding 95 degrees apply broadly to tropical regions, but temperature data specific to the Ras Gharib A site is not yet available. It’s possible that the northern coast of Africa experienced an upwelling of cool water from deeper in the ocean, for example. Or perhaps fishes moved to deeper, cooler waters to avoid the warmest temperatures.

Another possibility is that marine fishes at that time were simply more resilient than researchers had thought. After all, they evolved early in the Cenozoic Era when climates were already several degrees warmer than today.

“A more detailed picture of the setting in which these fishes lived is a key part of the puzzle,” Friedman said. “This report really marks the beginning of a research project, and there’s much more to do when it comes to studying the fossils themselves and their broader environmental context.”

Through international collaborations like this Egyptian project, paleontologists can flesh out the fossil record in important regions like the tropics, helping to fill gaps in the story of life on Earth, Friedman said.

The PETM-aged fish fossils from Ras Gharib A were found in a layer of dark-gray shale and include examples of more than a dozen groups of bony fishes typical of the Eocene, the geological epoch that began with the PETM. Whole fishes are relatively abundant, but many individuals are small, measuring an inch or less in total length.

A group called percomorph acanthomorphs — which includes familiar Michigan fishes like walleye, bass and bluegills — are the most diverse kind of fishes at Ras Gharib A. Other fishes at the site include deep-sea hatchetfish and predatory species called bonytongues, whose relatives live in freshwater today.

The single most abundant fish type in the assemblage is a moonfish from the genus Mene, represented by more than 60 specimens. Still alive today, Mene is now restricted to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

But during the PETM, these fish inhabited the tropics and were also found as far north as Denmark, showing how the warm period allowed some creatures to expand their ranges.

So, what insights can these ancient Egyptian fish fossils provide when considering how present-day life on Earth will likely respond to human-caused climate change? One lesson seems to be that different groups of organisms show contrasting responses to extreme warming events.

While the fishes from Ras Gharib A survived and may even have thrived during the PETM, coral reef ecosystems were practically wiped out at low latitudes, while clams and snails showed a muted response and some types of plankton seemed to have diversified, according to Friedman.

“Impacts on ecosystems involve the interplay of multiple groups,” he said. “The survival of one group in isolation shouldn’t be taken as evidence that changing climates are something to brush off.”

Also, it’s important to keep in mind that while the PETM is the best ancient analog for modern climate change, it’s still an imperfect comparison.

By some estimates, humans are now releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at more than 10 times the rate that led to the PETM. During the PETM, global climate responded to the added carbon by warming 9 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 8 C) over thousands of years. Today, realistic emissions scenarios put us on track for around half of that warming over just a few centuries, Friedman said.

“It’s really a sign of how unprecedented the current situation is,” he said.

#Nature

[kingncp]

Here’s an updated look at my Sly Cooper OC’s information.

Nick Johnson is a master thief originally from America but moved to and currently resides in Paris, Francis since he was 4 years old. He comes from a family line of thieves that considered themselves on equal grounds in terms of talent and greatness to the Coopers. He is the son of the late Tony Johnson, a master thief was was considered to be Connor Cooper's main rival when it came to talent. Nick's family moved to Paris after multiple close calls as someone sold out their location, hoping to finally be able to slowly settle down till Tony was ready to retire. However, Nick's parents were killed when he was only 7 years old during a break-in. He got his scarred ear when one of the intruders tried to shoot him as he was escaping with his family heirloom, a book detailing his own ancestor's tricks and techniques. He eventually was found by Interpol and sent off to the "Happy Camper Orphanage" where he met Sly Cooper, who was 10 at the time, along with Bentley and Murray. They quickly formed a bond and actually managed to help them with the Cooper Gang's first heist, by keeping watch and distracting Ms. Puffin while the Gang stole the cookies. Nick left the orphanage at age 14, a year before the Cooper Gang would leave at age 18. He quietly and quickly worked his way up the rankings of international thieves and found himself in the Top 10 ranks by the time he was 17, earning the status of master thief the same year. He met his wife Anna and married her once he was 18, having a son the same year, Connor. The following year, he had a second son, Trevor, when he was 19 years old. He managed to get in contact with the Cooper gang right before he was 18 years old, and was relieved to find out that they remembered him and were trying to get in contact with him one day as well. They remained in good spirits until following the events of the Cooper Vault heist, where Nick felt he was tossed aside by Sly when nobody was returning his messages for months. The rift between the two got worse when Sly had to try and capture Nick while patrolling a museum while working for Interpol, ruining Nick's heist as well as nearly getting him arrested. Nick would be about 21 years old, while Sly was 24.... three years after the events of the Cooper Vault heist. Things would be a bit rocky with their relationship for a while until a year later when Sly admitted he had faked his amnesia to not just work for Interpol, but to finally have a chance to have a relationship with Carmelita Fox. It took Nick a while, but he eventually forgave Sly and would actually receive tips from Sly on museums he should avoid going after while Sly would go after minor thieves to keep up his facade. Sly and the Gang eventually were given the titles to be Connor and Trevor's uncles and visited on occasion. 5 years later, Nick at the time being 26, the Le Paradox incident occurred, causing Sly to go missing. He joined the search party after learning of Sly's disappearance from Bentley, and actually managed to find some small hints to where Sly could be but ultimately it was Bentley and Carmelita who discovered Sly's whereabouts in Ancient Egypt after Sly had carved the Cooper logo into a section of a pyramid's hieroglyphics, which were conveniently being displayed in a museum in modern-day Cairo. Working with the Gang, Nick managed to swipe the section and send it to Bentley, where they managed to find Sly after a year since his disappearance. Currently, Nick is 32 years old... stands 6'2" and weighs 220 Lbs. His appearance is he's a Walnut-brown raccoon with black markings and silver eyes. He has black facial hair, a muscular body tone, and a scarred hole in his left ear. He's typically wearing black and gold-colored clothing when on a heist but tends to wear simple and casual clothes when in public. He wears a black cap, mask, jacket, pants, and boots while hints of gold appear throughout the outfit. His hot/summer weather look has him ditch the jacket in favor of a lightweight top and breathable pants. Trivia: -Nick Johnson was born in 1987, making him 3 years younger than Sly. -Nick's more of a brawler than Sly, often using his strength to solve situations rather than elite stealth -Nick actually had a crush on Sly for a while but never acted on it (AUs do have him give in to his feelings) -Nick's original weapons used to be tonfas, however, he now relies on his bare-knuckle boxing skills while occasionally using brass knuckles. -He actually knows multiple styles of fighting but tends to use kick-boxing the most. -He can hack very basic security codes but usually relies on gadgets to short-circuit security systems.

[counterpunches]

Those The Mummy/Captain Marvel posts got me thinking about a Mummy AU.

Carol is obviously Rick. 

But Maria is not Evie. She’s more of an Ardeth, as @itcameuponamidnightqueer commented, but that’s harder to work in with the whole ‘secret society passed on for generations’ sort of thing, so let’s go with Winston: A WWI vet, similarly scarred and adventurous, but with less of a death wish. At first I thought maybe Carol and Maria were WWI test pilots who volunteered to test planes similar to canon and Code Name Verity. Maybe the U.S. Air Service took on women to do tests for the craziest, most dangerous things that no one else would do and it was deemed acceptable because they were less valuable and more replaceable than men. Maybe they get involved as mechanics. Carol wants to disguise herself as a man to get in the air but Maria talks her out of it because honey, that’s just insane. Maybe Fury is involved as a superior officer, sees what Carol’s gonna go and is like hold up, skipper. There’s this super secret dangerous thing you could do instead. It’s risky, but that probably means its even more up your alley and tells her about the secret test pilot thing. Maria is like nah uh, I’m not that fucking crazy, and doesn’t believe her until Fury shows up and convinces her it’s legit.

But then who’s Evie, and how does the whole plot get moving? Plus, the ‘meet each other and fall in love’ thing is the best part so instead-

Carol isn’t a pilot. Maybe she’s just an adventurer. Ditched home as soon as she could, partly because she hated it, part because her bones cried for adventure. So she traveled, taking odd jobs, looking for ways to fill the hole of something inside, never looking back, never stopping, always moving. Further. Faster.

Her and Maria don’t know each other yet, but Maria is still a pilot. She dreamed of flying the first time she saw the headlines about Kitty Hawk. Crawled her way out of where she came from, fought and worked tooth and nail for every inch the world never gave someone like her. Scrapped and fixed planes, test piloted during the war with other women, deemed replaceable and less valuable than the men by everyone else other than themselves. She didn’t care as long as it meant she got to touch the clouds, which she did, and it felt like she didn’t start coming down to earth until the baby started growing in her belly. Suddenly the ground held a lot more interest.

After the war, Maria stayed. There were people in more shades like her here, and even if was still under the British, being an American helped her stand out in better ways than if she’d gone back home. Plus, it was the only place Monica’d ever known and the sky was a lot bigger in Egypt.

While Maria worked on the air strip (much quieter after the war, but steady enough jobs to keep them housed and fed), Monica spent her nights working as a server/shopgirl at one of the ex-pat cafe bars in Cairo and days as a clerk/assistant at the British Museum. She’s only 14 but whip smart, and already has a pretty good grasp on hieroglyphs, having read pretty much all the books in the place. If some of them had a little sand in them because she took them home to read on the strip while her mom fixed planes, no one was the wiser.

Carol is definitely the sort to get in some kind of bar room brawl and get locked up. Monica would play the Jonathan role, in that she’s the one who finds the key (unlike Jonathan, she wouldn’t steal it, never steal, her mother taught her better than that) so maybe Monica, cleaning glasses is in the back of the bar when the table overturns and the first punch is thrown. There’s lots of alcohol and memories from the war people are dying to forget, so fights are fairly common, but this one Monica remembers because the woman was drinking with the men, wearing pants with a weathered, dusty leather jacket and had a gun on her hip. She saw a lot of things working the bar, but never that. The key fell out of the blonde's jacket, and Monica slipped it into her pocket after the authorities dragged everyone out of the brawl and into the street.

Monica brings the key home, and while fiddling with it on the tarmac, it pops open and she pulls the map out. Maria notices, wipes her greasy hands on the cloth in her waistband and walks over, curious at what’s got her kid so suddenly excited. Monica tells her about the white girl who got in a fight.

At the prison, Maria is less than enthused by the gruff woman with unkept hair nursing a bruise on her temple and a split lip (but who’s kind of soft on Monica, but who wouldn’t be?). Monica asks about the key and the woman replies she’ll never go the hell back to Hamunaptra again, no way.

Maria didn’t take anything the dirty blonde said seriously (literal dirty blonde. She’s covered in dust and probably hasn’t bathed in days, long before she made it to the prison) - not the cockiness or the annoying smirk that never left her face - until that name comes out of her mouth. Maria heard about Hamunaptra from an old egyptologist she flew around who was looking for the lost city a few years back. It’s how she got Monica the gig at the Museum. She thought Dr. Carnahan was an old kook, but a nice old kook, who never treated her as lesser than (for being an American, for being a woman, for being black, you name it). Monica lights up at the city’s name, stories from her childhood as real as the metal key in her hand. Never one to deny her daughter anything, Maria says “You were there. You swear?”

“Every damn day,” the blonde replies with a smirk.

Maria bites her tongue but doesn’t stop her eyes from rolling damn near back in her skull. She doesn’t have the time or patience for this. “Do you know how to get there or not,” she growls into the bars.

“Sure do,” the woman says, before pressing her mouth forward and kisses Maria full on the lips through the bars. One of the guards clubs her and she groans, but stays on her knees.

Maria is stunned, then irritated. “If you’re serious, I can fly us there. If not, you’re welcome to rot here and let them play the bongos on your ribs,” she says, gesturing to the guards before getting up to leave. “C’mon, Monica. This was a waste of time.”

They’re already turned to leave when the woman cries ‘Wait.” This time a hint of awe and respect croaks through her voice. “You can fly?”

“Every damn day,” Maria says.

The smirk climbs back on the woman’s face, but admiration twinkles in her eye and softens it. “Carol Danvers,” she says, offering a dirty hand through the bars.

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[worldtouradvicetravel]

Pyramids Tour By Buggy

Pyramids Tour By Buggy

Desert Safari Around Pyramids, is the new way to adventure .Don't forget to bring an empty memory card to take photos during your Pyramids Tour By Buggy, choose from private or group Cairo Tours to suit your needs.

Cairo   Day Trips in Cairo, If it's not too hot, someone with average health can simply walk between the pyramids and the Sphinx; however, if you want to ascend to the panoramic viewpoint, you'll require transportation inside the park. The simplest method to achieve this is to arrange a guided tour of the area, which will provide you with access to an air-conditioned car.

Cairo things to do,The mysterious Sphinx, a simple but exquisitely constructed granite sculpture fashioned like a recumbent lion and located directly east of the pyramids, is arguably the most well-known monument in Egypt after the Great Pyramid itself.

It is made of natural rock and has a pharaoh's head (often identified as Chephren), as well as a cobra and a regal headdress.

Despite extensive damage from weathering and intentional mutilation throughout the years, the Sphinx nonetheless exudes a striking sense of majesty and aesthetic excellence.

Pyramids Tour By Buggy Early morning Our tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to start your adventure day tour around the Egyptian pyramids.Enjoy the only place in Egypt where you can experience the ancient world wonders through the Dune buggy around the Ancient Egyptian pyramids. Enjoy playing in the desert and panoramic views of the pyramids on a plateau above Cairo, where natural views of the Sahara desert are mixed with Ancient historical sightseeing. Our amazing tour to pyramids by dune buggies , racing you up down & around the amazing desert sand dunes in an experience of an extraordinary excursions. your day tour will start from an oasis in the western Egyptian desert close to the sphinx & to Giza pyramids, from the first minute you exit into the desert you will be greeted with a panoramic view of the Great pyramids of Giza ( Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus ), the only thing remain in our world from The seven wonders of the Ancient world , you will see the step pyramid of Saqqara which was the first pyramid erected in Egypt, ruins of abu sir and Dahshur pyramids, all of them in the same time. Getting there is half the fun of our tour, our splendid tour by 2 seater 250cc dune buggies, that can reach speeds of up to 40 mph, racing you up down and around the amazing desert sand dunes in an experience of a tour that will keep you smiling. After that you come back from the pyramids tour by buggy free time for shopping around pyramids, if you are interested, if you are not interested so direct transfer back to hotel in Cairo by private van 

Tour Includes

Day trip to pyramids by buggy includes - Services of pick up & drop off you from your hotel in Cairo & return - All transfers from hotel to desert & return by a modern private air-conditioned vehicle - Riding quad bike around the pyramids about 02 hours - English speaking escort - One mineral water during your tour around pyramids - All Service charges & taxes of the pyramids day tour by dune buggies

Tour Excludes

Day tour to pyramids by buggy excludes Personal expenses Any extras not mentioned above Tipping

Optional Things

Optional Things

- Lunch or dinner meal - Camel or horse ride around pyramids - In case of making the buggy tour around the pyramids afternoon, It will be a chance to go to Sound & light show in front of the pyramids

N.B.

NB. Please note that the dune buggies are 2 seaters but the driver must be of at least 14 years of age,  younger people will only be allowed as passengers, not to drive.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Whats the Best Spring Cocktail?

With the arrival of spring, things begin to stir: The bright blooming of tulips and daffodils; the festive atmosphere of farmers’ markets; the exposure of bare skin to the elements. A specific kind of progress can be felt with the return of warmer weather. It raises the spirit, reawakening a confident hopefulness that hibernates all winter.

Spring also welcomes a roster of dependably refreshing drinks that express the season’s sprightliness. They are lighter and brighter tasting, and make the most of fresh ingredients, seeking to capture and celebrate the moment’s flavors. (Spring does have its fair share of cold days, though, and thus some creations will be sturdier and warming, incorporating components prevalent in winter cocktails.)

To ensure we imbibe appropriately through the season, we turned to the experts and asked 14 bartenders across the country to spotlight their favorite seasonal tipples that say, “Spring is here!”

From inventive takes on the spritz to classic tiki cocktails like the Mai Tai, here’s what the experts picked. Drink up!

The Best Spring Cocktails Recommended By Bartenders:

Fiero Spritz

Mai Tai

Bamboo

Pimm’s Cup

Suffering Bastard

Bee’s Knees

Rock, Salt & Nails

Tom Collins

The Horse’s Neck

Mango Collins

Esteban’s Sangria

Skeleton Key

St-Germain Spritz

Siesta

Keep reading for details about all of the recommended drinks!

“My current favorite spring drink is definitely the spritz. I love being able to sip on several of these refreshing, low-alcohol beverages as the weather warms up and we can finally spend some time outside. This cocktail is so dynamic in that you can make it with many different ingredients. The classic Aperol spritz is a wonderful option, but I also like to get creative with it, subbing in different aperitifs and sparkling wines. My current favorite patio crusher is Martini & Rossi Fiero with a splash of blood-orange juice and some Mionetto Prosecco. Adding to the list of benefits for this drink is that it’s easily built in the glass. Bring your ingredients outside to the table and mix away at your leisure — no need to head back inside to make another round!” —Miranda Breedlove, National Director of Bars, Hyatt Lifestyle, Chicago

“By the time spring rolls around each year, I find myself extremely eager to move away from the cold and darkness of winter. I look for a cocktail that, in my mind, seems to jumpstart the warm weather, and helps me cruise into spring with an eye on plans for summer. A well-made Mai Tai is one of the most transportive cocktails I know. When I taste one for the first time each year I know I’m on my way to sunnier days. The complexities of that strong, refreshing, and nutty rum sour (probably chewing on some good pebble ice as well) embody spring in a glass to me. It’s probably my favorite way to follow up my first lawn-mowing of the year.“ —Mattias Hagglund, Owner and Bartender, The Jasper, Richmond, Va.

“One of my favorite spring cocktails is the Bamboo. It was created in the 1890s by a bartender named Louis Eppinger. He was a German working at the Royal Hotel in Japan. It’s a very simple combination of vermouth and sherry, along with bitters. The opportunities for variations are nearly endless because of the diverse styles and types of sherry and vermouth one can employ. A nutty oloroso or amontillado sherry works for me in the cooler months. But as the weather warms, I prefer a more dry sherry like a fino or manzanilla. The bracing salinity that switch gives makes for a very crisp cocktail that still has great depth and nuance. The other half of the cocktail is vermouth. I use Dolin dry but supplement it with a small bit of blanc vermouth as well. The sweetness this adds is subtle but effective. Rounds out the drink and makes it feel more full. Gives it a little dramatic tension. The first Bamboo I tried was made for me by the amazing Abigail Gullo at the Beagle, a wonderful bar that used to be in the East Village. Was immediately smitten! I’d love to batch them on nice days and stroll around our old neighborhood — Red Hook in Brooklyn — with my wife and friends, sipping them from coffee cups.” —Evan Bulchoz, Owner, Brix & Rye, Greenport, N.Y.

“One of my favorite drinks whenever the weather turns warmer is a Pimm’s Cup. I’m a fan of bitter and earthy spirits, and the herbaceous notes of Pimm’s makes for a refreshingly delicious lower-ABV cocktail. I grew up right outside of New Orleans and before moving to Portland, lived in the city for 16 years. A favorite destination for drinks was always the Napoleon House. In fact, my wedding was held at the Pharmacy Museum right by the Napoleon House. We had people running over to bring us Pimm’s Cups during the reception, so they definitely have a special place in my heart!” —Sierra Kirk-Luebke, Co-owner, Cliff’s PDX, Portland, Ore.

“Springtime in Mississippi is short and sudden, so it’s like flipping a light switch from off to on but then somehow the switch breaks on the on position and then comes intense humidity and heat, otherwise known as summer. Since it’s so short, I treat spring almost like a holiday, so that means shorts, sandals, Hawaiian shirts, and tiki drinks. Lots of tiki drinks. My go-to is an easy one that has its roots at the Shepheard Hotel in Cairo, way back during the Second World War. The Suffering Bastard, created by Joe Scialom, calls for brandy and gin, but I typically have more bourbon laying around so the recipe I use is: 1 ounce bourbon, 1 ounce gin, 1/2 ounce lime juice, 1/4 ounce simple syrup, 4 dashes of Angostura bitters, and then topped off with a nice ginger ale, like Boylan’s. To make: Shake everything but the ginger ale in a shaker with ice. Then strain into a Collins glass, add ice, top with ginger ale, and garnish with a mint sprig.“ —Derek Baker, Bartender, Snackbar, Oxford, Miss.

“A classic Bee’s Knees is the perfect blueprint for a spring cocktail. The honey syrup is a great backdrop for cycling in seasonal ingredients (strawberry and rhubarb-infused honey, anyone?), and swapping out the base spirit, gin, for rum or whiskey is a pretty simple way to jazz it up. Now, on colder spring days, there’s nothing like a reposado tequila (I love Teremana for this) with hibiscus, honey, and lemon; the vanilla and caramel notes are just cozy enough, but the hibiscus and citrus hint at warmer days to come. Last, when you get one of those warm sundress days, a navy-strength gin in the classic build is the perfect way to celebrate the season!” —Resa Mueller, Bartender, R&D, Philadelphia

“As a lover of all things vegetal, stirred, and boozy, the new springtime Martini by Stuart Jensen of Brass Tacks, my favorite bar in Denver, really blew my socks off. It’s like a 50/50 Martini amplified with manzanilla sherry, herbal wine and celery-root liqueur. I truly can’t get enough. It’s called Rock, Salt & Nails and features: 1 1/2 ounces of Botanist Gin, 3/4 ounce of both manzanilla sherry and Absentroux, 1/2 ounce of Apologue celery root liqueur, a dash saline, and two dashes Strongwater floral bitters. Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.” —Alex Jump, Head Bartender, Death & Co., Denver

“Tom Collins! It’s my partner’s favorite cocktail, and I’m addicted to sparkling water, so we almost always have gin and soda laying around. She prefers them as is, but sometimes I’ll add a dash of Angostura bitters or absinthe to mine to spice things up a bit. Or if I’m feeling lazy, gin and soda with a squeeze of citrus does the trick just fine, too. It’s a template that allows for easy tinkering, depending on your mood. Spring and gin go hand in hand as far as I’m concerned. Here’s how we make Tom Collins’ at the bar: 2 ounces of gin — preferably London Dry but Old Tom is great, too — and 3/4 ounce of both lemon juice and simple syrup. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake briefly but firmly. Double strain into a chilled Collins glass and top with 2 ounces of soda water. Fill with ice. Garnish with a cherry and orange twist.” —Carlo Caroscio, Bar Manager, Backbar, Somerville, Mass.

“The Horse’s Neck is a thing of beauty for its simplicity, but as with all things simple it’s easy to spoil if the ingredients aren’t selected wisely and the drink is executed carelessly. Born in the late 19th century and often forgotten, this drink is essentially a basic Highball whose name refers to the long, curly strip of lemon peel twisting between ice and glass. In theory, it simply calls for bourbon or brandy and ginger ale with bitters, which no doubt makes for a refreshing spring cocktail. But employing some of that aforementioned care with a few tweaks can make it even more appropriate for the season. Namely, splitting its base with equal parts brandy and bourbon to give more complexity, while subbing a spicy ginger beer for the often-too-sweet ginger ale to make it both a great cooler for warmer days and a more comforting sipper during the season’s chillier times.” —Guiseppe Santochirico, Head Bartender, Halftone Spirits, Brooklyn

“I tend to crave anything sparkling during springtime. Therefore, the mixed drink I find myself enjoying the most this season is a classic Tom Collins made with Absolut Mango Vodka in place of gin. You can also easily swap out the mango vodka for any other flavor you prefer. This drink was introduced to me by one of my respected mentors, Andrew Willett, who taught me to keep an open mind and helped me realize there is a place for flavored vodka. My preferred recipe is: 2 ounces of Absolut Mango Vodka, an ounce of lemon juice, and 3/4 ounce of simple syrup. Shake with ice, strain into a Collins glass with ice, and top with about 2 ounces of soda water.” —Harry Chin, Lead Bartender, MW Restaurant, Honolulu

“My go-to spring fling patio-pounder is called Esteban’s Sangria. It’s inspired by a tremendously talented artist named Esteban Ramon Perez, who is going to blow up for his work with the medium of textiles. A refreshing Provence rosé sangria made with blanco tequila, pamplemousse liqueur, and freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice. Sangria is a punch, so I use a pink grapefruit oleo-saccharum as a secret weapon so the citrus really pops. The layers of refreshing flavor flow effortlessly like the waves of fabric or leather in his pieces. Artistically speaking, the two mediums are intertwined as there’s more depth to the final products than meets the eye.” —Roger Gross, Bar Curator, Sherkaan, New Haven, Conn.

“If you’re a cocktail aficionado and have spent any amount of time in and out of the fine drinking establishments around Detroit over the past 10 years, then you will have likely heard of or enjoyed a Skeleton Key. I would say this cocktail is a modern classic, but one that is regionally specific to Detroit. It was created by local bartender Brian Vollmer sometime between 2008 and 2010 while he was working at Roast, a Michael Symon steakhouse in the city’s downtown. I was hired into the bar in the fall of 2011 and immediately became very familiar with this drink; I would go on to make thousands of these during my tenure there. My specs are different from the original, which features bourbon, Fever Tree ginger beer, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and Angostura bitters. Instead of ginger beer, I rely on ginger syrup and Topo Chico. And I use a slightly smaller portion of elderflower liqueur. Add 1 1/2 ounces of bourbon, 1/2 ounce of both ginger syrup and elderflower liqueur, and 3/4 ounce of lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes, and shake well. Strain it into a Collins glass with ice, add Topo Chico, and top with bitters. No doubt, the Skeleton Key is a drink that tells the story of transition. It embraces winter flavors like cinnamon, clove, and ginger — and, of course, whiskey — and brightens them up with spring ingredients like lemon juice and floral liqueur. The initial look and aroma of the drink captures the vestiges of a fading winter but the flavor ignites the palate with a fresh, floral, zippy, and refreshing note, bringing life to the drink and completing the transition of the seasons. It also draws from the foundation of a Kentucky Mule, which is a cocktail I always enjoy during the onset of spring.” —Drew Pompa, Beverage Director, Takoi, Detroit

“Call me basic but I love a good spritz in the shade, with that cool spring breeze hitting with every sip. A beautiful liqueur, sparkling wine, and soda is so simple yet so decadent and refreshing. Aperol spritz is the famous one, and I do prefer a Campari spritz. But a St-Germain spritz has had my attention the last couple years. That combo of elderflower and sparkling wine is the earthy sweetness we all deserve. I’ll gladly have the bubble guts (see what I did there?) after crushing three or four.” —Teddy Martinez, Bartender, Mezcalero LBC, Long Beach, Calif.

“It’s Siesta season for me as soon as the weather warms up. Katie Stipe’s modern classic from Flatiron Lounge is delightfully bright, and I love the touch of bitter. For my personal serve, I love to put it on crushed ice and add a pinch of salt. I’ll build 1/2 ounce of lime, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and Campari, and 1 1/2 ounces of blanco tequila (I believe the original is up and has 2 ounces of tequila). Give a quick shake with some crushed ice, serve in a rocks glass filled with crushed ice, and garnish with grapefruit slice.” —Meaghan Dorman, Bar Director, Raines Law Room and Dear Irving, New York

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Best Spring Cocktail?

With the arrival of spring, things begin to stir: The bright blooming of tulips and daffodils; the festive atmosphere of farmers’ markets; the exposure of bare skin to the elements. A specific kind of progress can be felt with the return of warmer weather. It raises the spirit, reawakening a confident hopefulness that hibernates all winter.

Spring also welcomes a roster of dependably refreshing drinks that express the season’s sprightliness. They are lighter and brighter tasting, and make the most of fresh ingredients, seeking to capture and celebrate the moment’s flavors. (Spring does have its fair share of cold days, though, and thus some creations will be sturdier and warming, incorporating components prevalent in winter cocktails.)

To ensure we imbibe appropriately through the season, we turned to the experts and asked 14 bartenders across the country to spotlight their favorite seasonal tipples that say, “Spring is here!”

From inventive takes on the spritz to classic tiki cocktails like the Mai Tai, here’s what the experts picked. Drink up!

The Best Spring Cocktails Recommended By Bartenders:

Fiero Spritz

Mai Tai

Bamboo

Pimm’s Cup

Suffering Bastard

Bee’s Knees

Rock, Salt & Nails

Tom Collins

The Horse’s Neck

Mango Collins

Esteban’s Sangria

Skeleton Key

St-Germain Spritz

Siesta

Keep reading for details about all of the recommended drinks!

“My current favorite spring drink is definitely the spritz. I love being able to sip on several of these refreshing, low-alcohol beverages as the weather warms up and we can finally spend some time outside. This cocktail is so dynamic in that you can make it with many different ingredients. The classic Aperol spritz is a wonderful option, but I also like to get creative with it, subbing in different aperitifs and sparkling wines. My current favorite patio crusher is Martini & Rossi Fiero with a splash of blood-orange juice and some Mionetto Prosecco. Adding to the list of benefits for this drink is that it’s easily built in the glass. Bring your ingredients outside to the table and mix away at your leisure — no need to head back inside to make another round!” —Miranda Breedlove, National Director of Bars, Hyatt Lifestyle, Chicago

“By the time spring rolls around each year, I find myself extremely eager to move away from the cold and darkness of winter. I look for a cocktail that, in my mind, seems to jumpstart the warm weather, and helps me cruise into spring with an eye on plans for summer. A well-made Mai Tai is one of the most transportive cocktails I know. When I taste one for the first time each year I know I’m on my way to sunnier days. The complexities of that strong, refreshing, and nutty rum sour (probably chewing on some good pebble ice as well) embody spring in a glass to me. It’s probably my favorite way to follow up my first lawn-mowing of the year.“ —Mattias Hagglund, Owner and Bartender, The Jasper, Richmond, Va.

“One of my favorite spring cocktails is the Bamboo. It was created in the 1890s by a bartender named Louis Eppinger. He was a German working at the Royal Hotel in Japan. It’s a very simple combination of vermouth and sherry, along with bitters. The opportunities for variations are nearly endless because of the diverse styles and types of sherry and vermouth one can employ. A nutty oloroso or amontillado sherry works for me in the cooler months. But as the weather warms, I prefer a more dry sherry like a fino or manzanilla. The bracing salinity that switch gives makes for a very crisp cocktail that still has great depth and nuance. The other half of the cocktail is vermouth. I use Dolin dry but supplement it with a small bit of blanc vermouth as well. The sweetness this adds is subtle but effective. Rounds out the drink and makes it feel more full. Gives it a little dramatic tension. The first Bamboo I tried was made for me by the amazing Abigail Gullo at the Beagle, a wonderful bar that used to be in the East Village. Was immediately smitten! I’d love to batch them on nice days and stroll around our old neighborhood — Red Hook in Brooklyn — with my wife and friends, sipping them from coffee cups.” —Evan Bulchoz, Owner, Brix & Rye, Greenport, N.Y.

“One of my favorite drinks whenever the weather turns warmer is a Pimm’s Cup. I’m a fan of bitter and earthy spirits, and the herbaceous notes of Pimm’s makes for a refreshingly delicious lower-ABV cocktail. I grew up right outside of New Orleans and before moving to Portland, lived in the city for 16 years. A favorite destination for drinks was always the Napoleon House. In fact, my wedding was held at the Pharmacy Museum right by the Napoleon House. We had people running over to bring us Pimm’s Cups during the reception, so they definitely have a special place in my heart!” —Sierra Kirk-Luebke, Co-owner, Cliff’s PDX, Portland, Ore.

“Springtime in Mississippi is short and sudden, so it’s like flipping a light switch from off to on but then somehow the switch breaks on the on position and then comes intense humidity and heat, otherwise known as summer. Since it’s so short, I treat spring almost like a holiday, so that means shorts, sandals, Hawaiian shirts, and tiki drinks. Lots of tiki drinks. My go-to is an easy one that has its roots at the Shepheard Hotel in Cairo, way back during the Second World War. The Suffering Bastard, created by Joe Scialom, calls for brandy and gin, but I typically have more bourbon laying around so the recipe I use is: 1 ounce bourbon, 1 ounce gin, 1/2 ounce lime juice, 1/4 ounce simple syrup, 4 dashes of Angostura bitters, and then topped off with a nice ginger ale, like Boylan’s. To make: Shake everything but the ginger ale in a shaker with ice. Then strain into a Collins glass, add ice, top with ginger ale, and garnish with a mint sprig.“ —Derek Baker, Bartender, Snackbar, Oxford, Miss.

“A classic Bee’s Knees is the perfect blueprint for a spring cocktail. The honey syrup is a great backdrop for cycling in seasonal ingredients (strawberry and rhubarb-infused honey, anyone?), and swapping out the base spirit, gin, for rum or whiskey is a pretty simple way to jazz it up. Now, on colder spring days, there’s nothing like a reposado tequila (I love Teremana for this) with hibiscus, honey, and lemon; the vanilla and caramel notes are just cozy enough, but the hibiscus and citrus hint at warmer days to come. Last, when you get one of those warm sundress days, a navy-strength gin in the classic build is the perfect way to celebrate the season!” —Resa Mueller, Bartender, R&D, Philadelphia

“As a lover of all things vegetal, stirred, and boozy, the new springtime Martini by Stuart Jensen of Brass Tacks, my favorite bar in Denver, really blew my socks off. It’s like a 50/50 Martini amplified with manzanilla sherry, herbal wine and celery-root liqueur. I truly can’t get enough. It’s called Rock, Salt & Nails and features: 1 1/2 ounces of Botanist Gin, 3/4 ounce of both manzanilla sherry and Absentroux, 1/2 ounce of Apologue celery root liqueur, a dash saline, and two dashes Strongwater floral bitters. Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.” —Alex Jump, Head Bartender, Death & Co., Denver

“Tom Collins! It’s my partner’s favorite cocktail, and I’m addicted to sparkling water, so we almost always have gin and soda laying around. She prefers them as is, but sometimes I’ll add a dash of Angostura bitters or absinthe to mine to spice things up a bit. Or if I’m feeling lazy, gin and soda with a squeeze of citrus does the trick just fine, too. It’s a template that allows for easy tinkering, depending on your mood. Spring and gin go hand in hand as far as I’m concerned. Here’s how we make Tom Collins’ at the bar: 2 ounces of gin — preferably London Dry but Old Tom is great, too — and 3/4 ounce of both lemon juice and simple syrup. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake briefly but firmly. Double strain into a chilled Collins glass and top with 2 ounces of soda water. Fill with ice. Garnish with a cherry and orange twist.” —Carlo Caroscio, Bar Manager, Backbar, Somerville, Mass.

“The Horse’s Neck is a thing of beauty for its simplicity, but as with all things simple it’s easy to spoil if the ingredients aren’t selected wisely and the drink is executed carelessly. Born in the late 19th century and often forgotten, this drink is essentially a basic Highball whose name refers to the long, curly strip of lemon peel twisting between ice and glass. In theory, it simply calls for bourbon or brandy and ginger ale with bitters, which no doubt makes for a refreshing spring cocktail. But employing some of that aforementioned care with a few tweaks can make it even more appropriate for the season. Namely, splitting its base with equal parts brandy and bourbon to give more complexity, while subbing a spicy ginger beer for the often-too-sweet ginger ale to make it both a great cooler for warmer days and a more comforting sipper during the season’s chillier times.” —Guiseppe Santochirico, Head Bartender, Halftone Spirits, Brooklyn

“I tend to crave anything sparkling during springtime. Therefore, the mixed drink I find myself enjoying the most this season is a classic Tom Collins made with Absolut Mango Vodka in place of gin. You can also easily swap out the mango vodka for any other flavor you prefer. This drink was introduced to me by one of my respected mentors, Andrew Willett, who taught me to keep an open mind and helped me realize there is a place for flavored vodka. My preferred recipe is: 2 ounces of Absolut Mango Vodka, an ounce of lemon juice, and 3/4 ounce of simple syrup. Shake with ice, strain into a Collins glass with ice, and top with about 2 ounces of soda water.” —Harry Chin, Lead Bartender, MW Restaurant, Honolulu

“My go-to spring fling patio-pounder is called Esteban’s Sangria. It’s inspired by a tremendously talented artist named Esteban Ramon Perez, who is going to blow up for his work with the medium of textiles. A refreshing Provence rosé sangria made with blanco tequila, pamplemousse liqueur, and freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice. Sangria is a punch, so I use a pink grapefruit oleo-saccharum as a secret weapon so the citrus really pops. The layers of refreshing flavor flow effortlessly like the waves of fabric or leather in his pieces. Artistically speaking, the two mediums are intertwined as there’s more depth to the final products than meets the eye.” —Roger Gross, Bar Curator, Sherkaan, New Haven, Conn.

“If you’re a cocktail aficionado and have spent any amount of time in and out of the fine drinking establishments around Detroit over the past 10 years, then you will have likely heard of or enjoyed a Skeleton Key. I would say this cocktail is a modern classic, but one that is regionally specific to Detroit. It was created by local bartender Brian Vollmer sometime between 2008 and 2010 while he was working at Roast, a Michael Symon steakhouse in the city’s downtown. I was hired into the bar in the fall of 2011 and immediately became very familiar with this drink; I would go on to make thousands of these during my tenure there. My specs are different from the original, which features bourbon, Fever Tree ginger beer, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and Angostura bitters. Instead of ginger beer, I rely on ginger syrup and Topo Chico. And I use a slightly smaller portion of elderflower liqueur. Add 1 1/2 ounces of bourbon, 1/2 ounce of both ginger syrup and elderflower liqueur, and 3/4 ounce of lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes, and shake well. Strain it into a Collins glass with ice, add Topo Chico, and top with bitters. No doubt, the Skeleton Key is a drink that tells the story of transition. It embraces winter flavors like cinnamon, clove, and ginger — and, of course, whiskey — and brightens them up with spring ingredients like lemon juice and floral liqueur. The initial look and aroma of the drink captures the vestiges of a fading winter but the flavor ignites the palate with a fresh, floral, zippy, and refreshing note, bringing life to the drink and completing the transition of the seasons. It also draws from the foundation of a Kentucky Mule, which is a cocktail I always enjoy during the onset of spring.” —Drew Pompa, Beverage Director, Takoi, Detroit

“Call me basic but I love a good spritz in the shade, with that cool spring breeze hitting with every sip. A beautiful liqueur, sparkling wine, and soda is so simple yet so decadent and refreshing. Aperol spritz is the famous one, and I do prefer a Campari spritz. But a St-Germain spritz has had my attention the last couple years. That combo of elderflower and sparkling wine is the earthy sweetness we all deserve. I’ll gladly have the bubble guts (see what I did there?) after crushing three or four.” —Teddy Martinez, Bartender, Mezcalero LBC, Long Beach, Calif.

“It’s Siesta season for me as soon as the weather warms up. Katie Stipe’s modern classic from Flatiron Lounge is delightfully bright, and I love the touch of bitter. For my personal serve, I love to put it on crushed ice and add a pinch of salt. I’ll build 1/2 ounce of lime, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and Campari, and 1 1/2 ounces of blanco tequila (I believe the original is up and has 2 ounces of tequila). Give a quick shake with some crushed ice, serve in a rocks glass filled with crushed ice, and garnish with grapefruit slice.” —Meaghan Dorman, Bar Director, Raines Law Room and Dear Irving, New York

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Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours delegate will transfer you to Sharm Airport, catch your flight to Amman, arrive Amman Airport, transfer to hotel, relax from the inconvenience of travel, overnight in Amman.

Day 12: Mountain of Nebo, Madaba - Dead Sea Tour

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then drive by air-conditioned vehicle to The Mountain of Nebo, and visit the tomb of Moses the profit, then explore the old Monastery overlooking the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, as well as Jericho, then move to visit Madaba, akso visit St. George’s Church, then visit the mosaic map of Palestine, then drive to the famous dead sea, which is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west, It was one of the world's first health resorts, it is your chance to enjoy natural health and the beauty at the same time, the dead sea considered the saltiest and most mineral-laden body of water in the world. Get relax, and enjoy, at the end of the day transfer back to the Hotel in Amman, Overnight in Amman.

Day 13: Petra Tour

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then drive by air-conditioned vehicle to The Rose Red City of Petra, know the legends of Petra, carved directly into vibrant red, white, pink, and sandstone cliff faces, the prehistoric Jordanian city of Petra was "lost" to the Western world for hundreds of years, Petra is without a doubt Jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction, enter this hidden city through a long narrow Siq, Explore the amazing carved buildings made by Human hands, get the chance to try horseback riding to the entrance of the canyon, Camels are available to hire inside Petra, finally at the end of your tour drive back to Amman, overnight in Amman.

Day 14: Final Departure

Today is the valediction day, taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then one of Flying Carpet Tours delegates will lead you to Amman International airport, for the final departure.

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CAIRO — For months, one enduring mystery of the coronavirus was why some of the world’s most populous countries, with rickety health systems and crowded slums, had managed to avoid the brunt of an outbreak that was burning through relatively affluent societies in Europe and the United States. Now some of those countries are tumbling into the maw of the pandemic, and they are grappling with the likelihood that their troubles are only beginning. Globally, known cases of the virus are growing faster than ever with more than 100,000 new ones a day. The surge is concentrated in densely populated, low- and middle-income countries across the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and South Asia. Not only has it filled hospitals and cemeteries there, it has frustrated the hopes of leaders who thought they were doing everything right, or who believed they might somehow escape the pandemic’s worst ravages. “We haven’t seen any evidence that certain populations will be spared,” said Natalie Dean, an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida. For those not yet affected, she said, “it’s a matter of when, not if.” Several of the newly hit countries are led by strongmen and populists now facing a foe that cannot be neutralized with arrests or swaggering speeches. In Egypt, where the rate of new confirmed infections doubled last week, the pandemic has created friction between President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and doctors who have revolted over a lack of protective equipment and training. In Brazil, the total death toll surpassed 32,000 on Thursday, with 1,349 deaths in a single day, dealing a further blow to the populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has continued to minimize the threat. “We are sorry for all the dead, but that’s everyone’s destiny,” he said Tuesday. In Bangladesh, natural disaster helped spread the disease. Cyclone Amphan, a deadly storm that tore through communities under lockdown there last month, helped drive cases up to 55,000. This week Bangladeshi authorities reported the first death from Covid-19 in a refugee camp, a 71-year-old Rohingya man from Myanmar — an ominous sign for wider worries about the plight of vulnerable people huddled in hundreds of such camps in the world’s most fragile countries. The upswing marks a new stage in the trajectory of the virus, away from Western countries that have settled into a grinding battle against an increasingly familiar adversary, toward corners of the globe where many hoped that hot weather, youthful populations or some unknown epidemiological factor might shield them from a scourge that has infected 6.5 million people and killed almost 400,000, over a quarter of them in the United States. Some countries now being overrun by the virus seemed to be doing the right thing. In Peru, where President Martín Vizcarra ordered one of the first national lockdowns in South America, over 170,000 cases have been confirmed and 14,000 more deaths than average were recorded in May, suggesting there were many more virus fatalities than the official count of about 5,000. South Africa, Africa’s economic powerhouse, banned sales of tobacco and alcohol as part of a strict lockdown in March, yet now has 35,000 confirmed infections, the highest on the continent. Even so, President Cyril Ramaphosa eased the restrictions last week, citing economic concerns. The pandemic’s new direction is bad news for the strongmen and populist leaders in some of those countries who, in its early stage, reaped political points by vaunting low infection rates as evidence of the virtues of iron-fisted rule. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, whose delivery of a planeload of medical aid to the United States in March was seen as a cocky snub, is grappling with the world’s third-largest outbreak, with 440,000 cases that have enraged the public and depressed his approval ratings to their lowest in two decades. For Mr. el-Sisi of Egypt, the outbreak has posed a rare challenge to his preferred narrative of absolute control. Although Egypt’s 30,000 cases are far fewer than those of several other Arab countries — Saudi Arabia has three times as many — it has by far the highest death toll in the region and its infection rate is soaring. Last Sunday the government recorded 1,500 new cases, up from about 700 just six days earlier. The next day the minister for higher education and scientific research warned that Egypt’s true number of cases could be over 117,000. Some hospitals are overflowing and doctors are up in arms over shortages of protective equipment that, they say, has resulted in the deaths of at least 30 doctors. Outrage crystallized last week around the death of Dr. Walid Yehia, 32, who had been denied emergency treatment at the overwhelmed Monira general hospital where he worked. Fellow doctors at the hospital went on strike for a week to protest his death. The main doctors union issued a statement accusing the government of “criminal misconduct” and warning that Egypt was veering toward “catastrophe” — strong words in a country where Mr. el-Sisi has jailed tens of thousands of opponents. Last week, Mr. el-Sisi railed on Twitter against unspecified “enemies of the state” who attacked government efforts to combat the virus. Earlier, Egypt’s public prosecutor warned that anyone spreading “false news” about the coronavirus faced up to five years imprisonment. Doctors at several hospitals said they had been threatened by Mr. el-Sisi’s feared security apparatus for daring to complain. The doctors interviewed for this article spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal or arrest. When doctors at the Mansheyat el Bakry hospital threatened to strike last month to protest the lack of training and protective equipment, they received a warning from a hospital senior manager: Anyone who failed to turn up for work the following day would be reported to the National Security Agency, which human rights groups have accused of torture and other abuses. Reached by phone, the manager, Dr. Hanan el-Banna said the message was part of “normal disciplinary measures.” Then she denied that she had sent it. A spokesman for Egypt’s Health Ministry did not respond to questions about the message, or other complaints from doctors. The power of the virus was brought home to Mr. el-Sisi in the early stages of the pandemic, when two senior generals died from Covid-19. Yet his government has frequently seemed determined to put a Panglossian spin on how well it is being handled. Updated June 2, 2020 Will protests set off a second viral wave of coronavirus? Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission. How do we start exercising again without hurting ourselves after months of lockdown? Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now: Start slowly and then rev up your workouts, also slowly. American adults tended to be about 12 percent less active after the stay-at-home mandates began in March than they were in January. But there are steps you can take to ease your way back into regular exercise safely. First, “start at no more than 50 percent of the exercise you were doing before Covid,” says Dr. Monica Rho, the chief of musculoskeletal medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. Thread in some preparatory squats, too, she advises. “When you haven’t been exercising, you lose muscle mass.” Expect some muscle twinges after these preliminary, post-lockdown sessions, especially a day or two later. But sudden or increasing pain during exercise is a clarion call to stop and return home. My state is reopening. Is it safe to go out? States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people. What’s the risk of catching coronavirus from a surface? Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. What are the symptoms of coronavirus? Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days. How can I protect myself while flying? If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) How many people have lost their jobs due to coronavirus in the U.S.? More than 40 million people — the equivalent of 1 in 4 U.S. workers — have filed for unemployment benefits since the pandemic took hold. One in five who were working in February reported losing a job or being furloughed in March or the beginning of April, data from a Federal Reserve survey released on May 14 showed, and that pain was highly concentrated among low earners. Fully 39 percent of former workers living in a household earning $40,000 or less lost work, compared with 13 percent in those making more than $100,000, a Fed official said. Should I wear a mask? The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing. What should I do if I feel sick? If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. Last week the Health Ministry published a promotional video that showed coronavirus patients in a hospital praising their care and hailing Mr. el-Sisi. “I can’t believe this, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,” says one masked patient. “I can’t believe what he’s doing for our sake.” A very different picture emerges on Facebook, where desperate patients or their relatives have posted videos pleading for help. In one widely circulated recording, a weeping woman says that her ailing father was refused treatment at several hospitals. In another, a man with coronavirus symptoms remonstrates with hospital security guards who turn him away. “Take your complaint to the police,” they tell him. Even if Egypt’s doctors were not muzzled by their government, Western-style social distancing would be nearly impossible in a chaotic, densely populated city of 20 million people like Cairo where many families survive on day jobs. Mosques, churches and airports remained closed, but the decision to relax a night curfew during the holy month of Ramadan — ostensibly to allow people to break their daily fast together — may have accelerated the spread of the virus, experts say. Many low- and middle-income countries, now grappling with surging cases, are also struggling to balance public health against the realities of poverty-stricken societies, said Ashish Jha, professor of global health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “At some point the lockdown becomes intolerable,” he said. “The human cost to day laborers, many of whom are already barely surviving, is enormous.” The hopes of some countries that they could somehow avoid the pandemic are likely to be dashed, he added. “In the early days, people were seeing patterns that were not really there,” he said. “They were saying that Africa would be spared. But this is a highly idiosyncratic virus, and over time the idiosyncrasy goes away. There is no natural immunity. We are all, humanity-wise, equally susceptible to the virus.” Experts say that Mr. el-Sisi’s obsession with showing that he is beating the pandemic may have encouraged some Egyptians to drop their guard — a phenomenon similar to that in the United States, where some Americans have taken comfort in President Trump’s breezy reassurances. Unfortunately, such heedlessness can have dire consequences. In March, Mohammed Nady, 30, an employee at the Sheraton hotel in central Cairo, posted a video to Facebook dismissing the virus as an American-engineered conspiracy to humiliate China. A few weeks later, he posted a second video from the hospital announcing that he had contracted the coronavirus. A third clip showed him in bed, struggling to breath. “I am dying,” he said. “I am dying.” He died in April, three days before his father also died from the disease. Reporting was contributed by Nada Rashwan in Cairo, Michael Cooper in New York, Manuela Andreoni in Rio de Janeiro, and Mitra Taj in Lima, Peru. The post Coronavirus Rips Into Regions Previously Spared appeared first on Sansaar Times.

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Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Enjoy your Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays and visit the greatest historical cities in Egypt ''Cairo, Luxor, Aswan'' and explore the most famous tourist places in these cities.

Entertain yourself on board your cruise and try a lot of joyful activities at night. Next stop will be Edfu Temple which was built during the Ptolemiac era on top of an earlier temple to Horus. This Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 and 57 BC, is one of the best preserved ancient monuments in Egypt and the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak. Enhance your information about the glorious past of Egypt with Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays and then sail to visit Kom Ombo Temple which was built in the early second century by Ptolemy VI Philometor and consists of two Temples Haroeris Temple as well as Sobek Temple. Once you visit Aswan, you will experience the warm weather and the amazing landscapes while visiting the astonishing sightseeing in the city such as Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and more with Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Day 1 Arrival,

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Meet and assist service by world tour advice representative upon your arrival to Cairo airport, drive by modern Ac van to hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo

 Day 2 Pyramids and museum tour ,

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Breakfast in hotel, meet your professional tour guide, drive to Giza pyramids to visit the famous pyramids of Khufu Khafre and Mankarah, then the mysterious sphinx and the valley temple, lunch meal, shopping tour, proceed to the Egyptian museum in Cairo, after the museum tour free time for oprional tour to attend Soun and light show, back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo

 Day 3  Saqqara and Memphis tours ,

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Enjoy your breakfast, meet your tour guide, visit Saqqara and Memphis, lunch meal included, drive to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan, upon arrival to Aswan meet world tour advice representative and check in your hotel in Aswan

 Day 4 Abu Simbels tour,

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

 Early morning take your breakfast take away and join our tours to visit the great temples of Abu Simbel, the temples are belonging to Ramssess II and his wife queen Nefertari, after the tour, lunch meal and drive to Aswan ( 3 hours )

Overnight in Aswan

 Day 5 Aswan Tours ,

Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land Christmas Holidays

Breakfast, check out, tour to the high dam, the unfinished obelisk and Filae temple, the botanic garden, lunch meal and drive to Luxor, Check in your hotel in Luxor

Overnight in Luxor

 Day 6 Luxor East bank tours

Breakfast, meet your tour guide, tours to Karnak and Luxor temples, lunch meal at local restaurant, back to hotel, free time for leisure and optional tours

Overnight in Luxor

 Day 7 Luxor West bank

Breakfast, meet your guide, tours to Western bank where you will visit the valley of kings, Habu temple, Memnon Colossi, Hatshepsut temple, lunch meal drive to airport fly to Sharm El Sheikh, upon arrival to Sharm airport transfer to your hotel, Overnight in Sharm

 Day 8 Sharm optiona tours

Sharm all'inclusive hotel, free time for leisure and optional tours

 Day 9 Saint Catherine tour

Enjoy your breakfast, drive accompanied by your tour guide to Saint Catherine monastery, the holy land where is located Moses mount is just few minutes from the holy monastery, lunch meal, back to Sharm hotel

Overnight in Sharm

 Day 10 Free day for leisure in Sharm

Enjoy free day for leisure and optional tours, Dont forget to ask your hotel reception to prepare Box breakfast for your next day tour

Overnight in Sharm

 Day 11 From Sharm to Jordan, Petra

Meet world tour advice tour representative at your hotel in

 Sharm El Sheikh, then direct transfer by air-conditioned van class to Taba Border, it is about 2 and half hours driving.

 Then other transfer from Taba border to Arava Border, then cross to the borders to arrive Jordan, then you will meet other World tour advice representative who will assist you through immigration and then drive from Aqaba to Petra . Along the way you will stop to explore Wadi Rum, where you will enjoy an exhilarating 4X4 ride visiting the Wadi Um Eshreen, the Moving Sand, Al Khazali, Abu Aineh and Rum Mountain. We will see the trail of Lawrence of Arabia and the famous Red Mountains. Afterwards we proceed north

 to the spectacular lost city of Petra. Overnight in Petra.

 Day 12 Petra tour, then Amman

Enjoy your breakfast, enjoy guided tour in Petra the pink lost city, lunch meal, drive to Amman

Overnight in Amman

 Day 13 From Amman to Jerusalem

At 6:30 am meet world tour representative at your hotel, drive to  the Allenby Bridge/King Hussein Border to leave Jordan.

 Your tour guide welcomes you, then drive via the Judean desert to the Holy City Jerusalem. Your first thing to see will be a fantastic

 panoramic view from the Mount of Olives, then walking tours down to the Garden of Gethsemane, tour to the Church of All Nations.

proceed tour to the old city where you will see the Wailing Wall, which represents the last remnants of the Jewish Temple, destroyed by the Romans. If open to visitors, You will ascend to the Temple Mount to look at the famous Dome of the Rock. Then proceed tour to the Via Dolorosa, which leads us to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. return to Amman. Overnight in hotel in Amman.

 Day 14 Amman city tour

Breakfast, meet world tour advice representative, Tour to Amman best sightseeing, the Roman theatere, the Archaeological museum, the mosque of king Abdullah, back to hotel

Overnight in Amman

 Day 15 Jerash Tour and Fly home

Breakfast, drive to Jerash, which is the best example of Roman province in all Middle East, Nymphaeum, North theatre, Artemis temple, St. Cosmos and Demeanors church, south theatre, return to Amman , drive to Alia queen airport to fly home

 Inclusion

·         Meet and assist service by World tour advice representative at all airports

·         Assistance of our tour representatives at all hotels during Pick up time

·         All the tours transfers will be by modern Air conditioned van

·         Accommodation 2 nights in Cairo 5 stars hotel ( B.B)

·         Accommodation 2 nights in Aswan 5 stars hotel ( B.B)

·         Accommodation 2 nights in Luxor 5 stars hotel ( B.B)

·         Accommodation 4 nights in Sharm 5 stars hotel ( All\'inclusive)

·         Accommodation 2 nights in Petra 4 stars hotel ( B.B)

·         Accommodation 2 nights in Amman 4 stars hotel ( B.B)

·         Flight tickets from Cairo to Aswan and from Aswan to Sharm

·         All Cairo sites tours are private guided tours

·         All Tours in Luxor and Aswan are private guided tours

·         Tours as mentioned in our tour itinerary in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm , Petra, Amman and Jerusalem

·         Entrance fees to all the sites mentioned in the itinerary

·         Spot English local tour guide in Petra ( 2- 3 hours ) 

·         English speaking driver during Amman day tour

·         Spot English tour guide in Jerash

·         English speaking tour guide during the tour in Jerusalem

·         About 2 hours driving in Wadi Rum by 4x4 

·         Lunch meals will be included during Egypt day tours in Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and Sharm

·         All the travel package taxes

Exclusions

·         Egypt Visa 

·         International Flights

·         Tipping

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As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out (NYT) Chronic absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now, with the vast majority of the nation’s school buildings closed and lessons being conducted remotely, more students than ever are missing class--not logging on, not checking in or not completing assignments. The absence rate appears particularly high in schools with many low-income students, whose access to home computers and internet connections can be spotty. Some teachers report that less than half of their students are regularly participating. Students are struggling to connect in districts large and small. Los Angeles said last week that about a third of its high school students were not logging in for classes. And there are daunting challenges for rural communities like Minford, Ohio, where many students live in remote wooded areas unserved by internet providers.

U.S. children less likely than adults to get very ill from coronavirus, CDC study suggests (Washington Post) The coronavirus has not hit children as hard as adults, preliminary data from the United States suggests, supporting earlier reports of what appears to be a mysterious saving grace of the deepening pandemic. In its first report analyzing the virus’s effect on American children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found pediatric cases accounted for just under 2 percent of confirmed U.S. cases. Its research also suggested patients younger than 18 developed fevers or coughs less often than older counterparts and were less likely to require hospitalization, although serious illness has occurred in some children.

Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive (AP) Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could total more than $100 million at some institutions. Scores of colleges say they’re taking heavy hits as they refund money to students for housing, dining and parking after campuses closed last month. Many schools are losing millions more in ticket sales after athletic seasons were cut short, and some say huge shares of their reserves have been wiped out amid wild swings in the stock market. Yet college leaders say that’s only the start of their troubles: Even if campuses reopen this fall, many worry large numbers of students won’t return. There’s widespread fear that an economic downturn will leave many Americans unable to afford tuition, and universities are forecasting steep drop-offs among international students who may think twice about studying abroad so soon after a pandemic.

Google works on stamping out mosquitoes (Bloomberg News, Nature Biotechnology) An experimental program led by Google parent Alphabet Inc. to wipe out disease-causing mosquitoes succeeded in nearly eliminating them from three test sites in California’s Central Valley. Stamping out illness caused by mosquitoes is one of Alphabet unit Verily’s most ambitious public-health projects. The effort appears to be paying off, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Biotechnology on Monday.​

As coronavirus layoffs surge in richer countries, poorer ones lose vital remittance payments (Washington Post) Osigan Caseres lost her job as a maid in Cairo and no longer sends home $300 each month to her daughters in the Philippines to buy food for her eight grandchildren. In Somalia, Asha Mohamed Ahmed no longer receives the $400 her daughter used to provide from working at a Minneapolis hotel to cover the family’s monthly bills. And in Mexico, Rosy worries how she will afford to buy medicine for her diabetic mother without the money her brother used to send before being furloughed at an Idaho ranch. They are all economic victims of the novel coronavirus. As hundreds of millions of people around the world grapple with job losses, business closures and lockdowns, many are no longer able to help poorer relatives in developing nations whose lives can hinge on these payments.

France has not reached peak of outbreak, health minister warns (Washington Post) France remains in a “worsening phase of the epidemic,” French Health Minister Olivier Véran warned Tuesday, saying the country’s deadly outbreak has not yet peaked. Speaking to French outlet BFM TV, Véran said the lockdown currently in place will be extended as long as the situation merits it. His comments echoed warnings from the day before, when France reported 833 deaths, one of the country’s highest daily tolls since the beginning of its outbreak. To slow the spread of the virus, the French capital Paris on Tuesday banned running and outdoor individual exercise between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The new rules will take effect starting Wednesday.

Austria and Denmark are first in Europe to announce easing of coronavirus lockdowns (Washington Post) Austria and Denmark on Monday became the first European countries to announce concrete plans to reopen their societies after coronavirus lockdowns, hoping they may have already weathered the worst of the first wave of the pandemic. Belgium, France, Spain and others are similarly examining how they will loosen some of the restrictions on public life. But European leaders are cautious, since some countries that have sought to return to normal, such as Singapore and Japan, have seen waves of new infections. Both Austria and Denmark plan to lift restrictions in stages. In Austria, small shops are slated to reopen April 14, with larger stores to follow on May 1. Restaurants, hotels and schools may be able to reopen in mid-May--though that decision will be assessed at the end of April. Strict rules about masks, social distancing and the number of people allowed into a store at any one time will remain in place, but public events may resume in July.

Italy testing for immunity (Foreign Policy) The Italian region of Veneto will begin testing health workers for signs of immunity from the coronavirus as it continues to fight the epidemic. Around 3,000 health workers will be tested as part of the program, with the end goal of giving a “license” to those who show immunity so they can return to work.

China facing a wave of covid cases from Russia (Bloomberg) China is facing a wave of coronavirus infections from Russia, with more than half of the country’s total imported cases in the past two days coming through its northeastern land border. Heilongjiang, China’s northernmost province that borders Russia, has reported 60 imported cases this month, according to the Health Commission of Heilongjiang Province. All but one entered the Chinese border by car or coach from the nearby Russian city of Vladivostok, after they flew from Moscow, where more than half of Russia’s 6,300 cases have been reported.

New Zealand isn’t just flattening the curve. It’s squashing it. (Washington Post) It’s been less than two weeks since New Zealand imposed a coronavirus lockdown so strict that swimming at the beach and hunting in bushland were banned. They’re not essential activities, plus we’ve been told not to do anything that could divert emergency services’ resources. People have been walking and biking strictly in their neighborhoods, lining up six feet apart while waiting to go one-in-one-out into grocery stores, and joining swaths of the world in discovering the vagaries of home schooling. It took only 10 days for signs that the approach here--“elimination” rather than the “containment” goal of the United States and other Western countries--is working. The number of new cases has fallen for two consecutive days, despite a huge increase in testing, with 54 confirmed or probable cases reported Tuesday. That means the number of people who have recovered, 65, exceeds the number of daily infections.

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All!

1. have you ever been in love? Yes, I am very much in love right now

2. what are your favourite colours and why? Green and Blue, they’re so calming and just remind me of nature

3. who was the last person you held hands with? I’m pretty sure my coworker Mariah, we were warming each others hands up because we both work in coolers

4. what is your zodiac sign? Capricorn

5. how many times have you read your favourite book? Probably like at least 25

6. what are your favourite films? All the harry potter movies, I really like To The Bone, and Veronica, also As Above So Below

7. what kind of weather do you like? Sunny and warm, or thunderstormy and warm

8. do you prefer sunrises or sunsets? Sunrise

9. what kind of weather represents who you are as a person? I have no idea, probably rain

10. what’s your favourite animal? Kitties!

11. what is your favourite song right now? Nola 1 by PVRIS

12. what is your favourite song of all time? Addict by CAIRO or Where’s My Love by SYML

13. do you like sunny days or rainy days better? Sunny

14. have you ever been heartbroken? Yes

15. what does the perfect kiss feel like? Any kiss with you :*

16. what is your favourite poem? Anything by Michelle K. honestly

17. who are you most inspired by? Probably my friends, and coworkers, and you :*

18. are you spiritual? A little

19. what is your favourite plant? Cherry Blossom Trees

20. what is your favourite feeling? When you tickle my back or play with my hair (I know who you are anon)

21. what is your favourite word? Right now, ephemeral, it changes a lot

22. are you an artist? I’m a writer

23. what is your favourite flower? Cherry Blossom

24. are you happy? I am right now

25. what are you thinking about right now? Where did my lovely fiancee go?

26. what emotion do you feel most often? Probably anxious, or bored

27. what is your favourite season? Either Summer or Fall

28. are you in a relationship? Yes 

29. are you an introvert or extrovert? Introvert

30. do you prefer the moon or the stars? Both

31. what is your favourite scent? the smell of rain on warm asphalt, and the smell of sun, and also you

32. where do you feel most at home? Anywhere with you

33. what scares you the most? Death, and spiders

34. do you believe in soulmates? Yes

35. what is your favourite thing about yourself? Probably my personality

36. what is the nicest compliment you’ve received? I have no idea

37. who is your favourite music artist? Ben Howard, or Billie Eilish

38. what was your first kiss like? Terrible

39. are you a sensitive person? Yes

40. when was the last time you cried? Yesterday

41. do you believe that love can last forever? Yes

42. what do you think happens to us when we die? I think we go somewhere, I just don’t know where, maybe somewhere in space

43. have you ever broken someone’s heart? Yes :(

44. what do you think about when you can’t fall asleep at night? Work work work workity work it bores me to sleep

45. do you believe in aliens? Yes

46. what is the nicest thing anyone’s ever done for you? Anything you’ve done for me

47. do you find it hard to trust? No

48. are you secretive? Yes

49. what colour are your eyes? Hazel

50. do you have a nickname? Crissy