My wife an I were there in 1988. We had a great time. We explored Tut's tomb and took a trip to Karnak. It was in July and the temperature was brutal. We bought bottles of frozen water. The idea was that because it was so hot the ice would melt slowly and we would be able to get some sips as needed. A cold bottle would warm up very quickly. Beware of the natives selling "ancient art" Enjoy your trip and if you're on the Nile do not put you hands into the water. We were told that there are germs in that water that American doctors do not know how to treat. The noise in Cairo continues all day and all night---car horns mostly. Be careful where you eat. If you're part of a tour then you probably in safe hands. we flew into Cairo from Israel by El Al Airlines but there was absolutely no El Al markings on the plane. When we flew back to Israel our baggage was inspected at the Cairo Airport by Israeli inspectors. Have a safe trip and take lots of pictures. Our favorite picture is of my wife and I on a camel with the great pyramid in the background.

Full semester tuition at Boston University in September, 1955 was $350.00.

Does that mean that non-jews have no reason for doing what they do? Or maybe it is just you.

While not necessarily advertised as for left handled people, they are preferred by them because the sawdust is ejected away from them when cutting. Most worm gear saws have the handle on the right.

I have to tell you that my ex wife was a hell of a housekeeper. She kept the house. She kept the kids and she kept the car. As I was leaving the house she said, "I hope you have a miserable life and not a single day of happiness." I said, "So now you want me to stay?"
Last year she emailed me asking what I was going to give her for her birthday. I told her I gave her a cemetery plot the year before and she didn't use it so nothing this year.

Do you even know what the hell you are talking about. Who is this "Jewish Mafia" you're talking about? Name them. In what cesspool did you enter to get this "information"? It's people just like you that stir up this kind of garbage that enables others of your ilk to ooze out of the same slime and agree with you.
Jews represent 1/10 of one percent of the world population and you truly believe that they are the problem? No sir, you are the problem. It's sad that you cannot realize that. You must be living an awfully miserable life because your whole existence is consumed with hatred. What good have you contributed to humanity?

I stand on my comment.

How many watch NASCAR just to see a crash? Watching five spins around the track is about as much fun as watching paint dry or grass grow. Just another reason to get drunk and obnoxious.

To: Engineer Al---
Some advice for you.
It is better to remain silent and be thought stupid than to speak out an have all doubt removed.

I just can't believe that the majority of uhh members are all so strongly opposed to Obama. It seems like they are a bunch of piranahs who join together to attack. I would suspect that a good number of them would never spout out all that venom if they were personally known. Some are quick to point out, for example, the cost of a trip to Europe by the president without comparing it to other presidents that do the same thing. How many trips did GWB make and what were the costs of them? Others seem to be spending hours upon hours searching for statistics or questionable information that may or not be true. Some need to get a life.

Re-check your spelling. GRAMMAR is spelled with an a and not an e.

Re-check your spelling. The word is GRAMMAR with an a and not with an e.

This is the kind of crap that gets posted almost on a daily basis. People read what they want and run with it without regard as to whether it is true or not. You don't have to like Obama--that's your right but please don't keep putting trash like this out there to prove your ignorance.
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School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.

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Viral post claims Barack Obama has begun a 'nationwide Muslim outreach program' for schoolkids

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This is one of many conservative blogs that posted a story that said President Barack Obama had announced a “nationwide Muslim outreach program."


Several readers recently asked us to check a claim that’s been spreading widely through chain emails and on social media -- that the Obama administration is pursuing a "nationwide Muslim outreach program for children" in grades K through 12.

Here’s some of the text that usually accompanies the claim:

"At a press conference today, President Obama announced plans for the first ever federally funded Muslim outreach program. The program will be available nationwide for all elementary school students grade K-12 beginning February 1st, 2014. The program is designed to educate children about the fundamentals of the Muslim religion and Islamic belief.

"President Obama spoke with reporters to explain why it is so important that these outreach programs exist. ‘The Muslim community deserves our full understanding and respect,’ Obama said. ‘We have killed millions of Muslims overseas since the September 11th attacks. These folks are not all bad. In fact, most of them are hard-working citizens just like you and me. I encourage every student in America to participate in your school’s Muslim outreach program. Learn about the Muslim community, the beauty of the Sunnah and the magic of the Qur’an.’"

The item cited "35-year-old Paul Horner, a teacher at Starks Elementary School in Louisiana," who purportedly told MSNBC that he is "excited about the new program," because "if Becky has a D+ in math she can take a three week after-school class on the Qur’an and would then have an A in Math. That’s a win-win for everyone!"

It closed by urging any parents of students who "would like to volunteer and teach the Muslim religion" to "call the Nationwide Muslim Youth Outreach hotline at (202) 863-8500."

This all sounded fishy to us, so we checked with the White House, which confirmed that no such press conference had ever happened. Nor was there any such program.

We also rooted around the Internet and discovered that a portion of the text originated with an "article" in the National Report, a satire website. In fact, when we fact-checked the previous iteration of the claim from National Report in October 2013 -- that "Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month" -- we rated that Pants on Fire.

This is only the latest example of satire passed off as truth on the Internet. We took a detailed look at the phenomenon here.

The recently circulating item about the Muslim outreach program included some of the same language as the National Report item, but it was substantially rewritten. Not only was the topic somewhat different, but the quote from "Horner" was added, among other things. (The website of Starks High School in Starks, La., -- which includes students from K-12 -- does not include any staff member by that name.)

In addition, the phone number listed as being for the "Nationwide Muslim Youth Outreach hotline" was actually the phone number of the Republican National Committee. RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski confirmed that the RNC had nothing to do with the piece. "We’ve gotten calls from people giving us a heads up about this. We didn’t have anything to do with this and are telling people as much when they call," she said.

The furthest back we could trace the language was to a Dec. 7, 2013, post on the website Conservative Frontline. While the National Report acknowledges that its stories "are not reflective of the fine journalistic and editorial integrity of National Report" and at one time included a disclaimer that that "all news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news," we could not find any indication that Conservative Frontline is designed to be a satire site. It includes an array of articles from a conservative perspective and sometimes conspiracy theories, but does not appear to be full of satire articles. From there it spread through conservative blogs, passed off, apparently, as truth.

Conservative Frontline did not offer any contact information on its website, so we were unable to reach its staff.

Our ruling

Social media posts have reprinted or linked to a story titled, "Obama Administration Announces Nationwide Muslim Outreach Program For Children Grades K-12," that claims, among other things, that school children can earn higher grades for studying Islam. It’s not true. No such program exists. In fact, part of the story has been recycled from a previous satire article that we and others debunked. We rate this claim Pants on Fire.

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