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   amreiad123@gmail.com to Big Snicker At Ass-less Pants Boi E   
   Re: REPOST: Deer Seattle, remember when    
   26 Dec 15 05:25:07   
   
   Cairo City tour & Giza Pyramids 2 days trip from Alexandria city   
       
      
   With Youregypttours.com, Enjoy Egypt Shore excursion and sightseeing to Cairo   
   from vessels & cruise ships arriving Alexandria port and from Alexandria city   
   hotels. You will see the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, the   
   Egyptian Museum, Saladin    
   Citadel and Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque.   
   Starts From $140.00 Per Person   
   Book this tour   
   MORE INFO   
      
   Tour Itinerary:   
      
       
      
   Day 01: Giza Day tour.   
      
      
   Your Egypt Tours tour guide will pick you up from Alexandria city hotels or   
   Alexandria Port by the cruise exit door. After that you will be transferred by   
   an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo. Pay a visit to the Pyramids of Cheops,   
   Chephren and Mykerinus.    
   Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's   
   body, which dates back to the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit   
   to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramid of Chephren. After that   
   move to visit the Step    
   Pyramids of Zoser, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in   
   the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser. Enjoy lunch at a local   
   restaurant. Then proceed to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and   
   oldest bazaars in the    
   Middle East.(optional ) sound and light show of the pyramids, Overnight in   
   Cairo.   
      
      
   Day 02: Cairo Day tour.   
      
      
   Breakfast at hotel, excursion to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts   
   from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years   
   of art which are considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian   
   artifacts in the    
   world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit   
   dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold and jewelry which were   
   enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before its discovery in the 1920s   
   when his tomb was    
   excavated. Lunch at local restaurant. Then proceed to Salah el Din Citadel,   
   Albaster mosque of Mohamed Ali which was designed by the architect Yousif   
   Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul to build this great   
   mosque for Mohamed Ali,    
   the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years. After that   
   travel via air-conditioned modern vehicle to Alexandria. Back to your hotel in   
   Alexandria or to the cruise for your final departure.   
      
      
      
      
      
   Inclusions:   
      
   * Pick up services from Alexandria Port & return.   
      
   * All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle   
      
   * Accommodation in Cairo for 01 night at 5* deluxe hotel on B.B.   
      
   * Private English Egyptologist guide   
      
   * Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites   
      
   * Mineral water on board the vehicle during the tour   
      
   * 2 Lunch meal at a local restaurant   
      
   * Shopping tours in Cairo   
      
   * All Service charges & taxes   
      
      
   Exclusions:   
      
   * Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary   
      
   *Gratuities (recommended). On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 1:55:23 AM UTC+2,   
   Big Snicker At Ass-less Pants Boi Ed Murray wrote:   
   > The interstate backlash to Indiana's new religious freedom law    
   > is growing even as state lawmakers move to clarify the    
   > legislation, with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray vowing to issue an    
   > executive order this week banning city workers from taxpayer-   
   > funded travel to the state.   
   >    
   > The Seattle mayor's statement is the latest boycott threat to    
   > emerge over claims that the law has the potential to    
   > discriminate against gays and others.   
   >    
   > Murray, a Democrat who is openly gay, says the law doesn't    
   > reflect Seattle residents' values. He also has told all city    
   > departments to review their contracts to see whether Seattle is    
   > doing business with any company whose headquarters is in Indiana.   
   >    
   > "Seattleites know that discrimination has no place in our city,"    
   > he said in a statement over the weekend. "That's just equality    
   > 101."   
   >    
   > The primary concern is that the law might allow a business to    
   > discriminate against gay residents, such as a baker being    
   > allowed refuse an order from a gay couple for a wedding cake.   
   >    
   > But state lawmakers and Republican Gov. Mike Pence have been    
   > defending and trying to explain the Religious Freedom    
   > Restoration Act ever since the governor signed it into law on    
   > Thursday. They note that then-President Bill Clinton in 1993    
   > signed similar federal legislation into law, and 19 other states    
   > also have similar policies.   
   >    
   > However, the Indiana law differs in several ways, primarily in    
   > that it allows a business to assert a right to "the free    
   > exercise of religion."   
   >    
   > On Monday, state Senate President Pro Tem David Long and House    
   > Speaker Brian Bosma, both Republicans, held a press conference    
   > to further explain the law. They said they will swiftly try to    
   > "clarify" its language.   
   >    
   > "The new law does not discriminate," Long said. "And it will not    
   > be allowed. To the extent that we need to clarify through    
   > legislative action, we plan to do just that."   
   >    
   > Aside from Indiana, 15 other states have introduced legislation    
   > in 2015 to craft or alter their religious freedom laws.    
   > Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas have introduced legislation    
   > to amend their laws. Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii,    
   > Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,    
   > West Virginia and Wyoming are looking to put a similar law on    
   > their books.   
   >    
   > Bosma acknowledged a major concern is whether businesses will    
   > now be legally permitted to deny services to some people, as a    
   > result of the law, and that even he is unclear.   
   >    
   > "We don't believe that will be the effect," he said. "We are    
   > looking at options to clarify that that's the case."   
   >    
   > Long and Bosma also conceded they called the press conference    
   > because Pence failed to clearly explain the law during an    
   > appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week."   
   >    
   > Pence said the legislation prohibits Indiana laws that    
   > "substantially burden" a person's ability to follow his or her    
   > religious beliefs, with the definition of "person" including    
   > religious institutions, businesses and associations.   
   >    
   > However, he did not answer directly when asked six times    
   > whether, under the law, it would be legal for a merchant to    
   > refuse to serve gay customers.   
   >    
   > Long on Monday also denied that a clarification of the law would    
   > be needed before this weekend's men's NCAA Final Four basketball    
   > championships, in Indianapolis.   
   >    
      
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