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by Kevininabydos
Sun May 04, 2014 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussions and Rants
Topic: Info for L4U Users
Replies: 23
Views: 1860
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Re: Info for L4U Users

been trying to get on to L4U most of the day - did 3 reboots, 2 clean-ups and 3 virus scans......... glad to see I do not have a problem with the laptop! :D Sorry to see L4U has a server problem! :cry:
by Kevininabydos
Tue May 15, 2012 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussions and Rants
Topic: Trouble on Blue side
Replies: 8
Views: 940
Gender:
Palestine

Re: Trouble on Blue side

I am getting the same :urm: :cry:
by Kevininabydos
Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:02 am
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: Hopkins in Egypt site updated
Replies: 8
Views: 950
Gender:
Palestine

Hopkins in Egypt site updated

Hopkins in Egypt today site has been updated with photos etc. Well worth checking it out through out the "dig" season. The archive is also well worth a look. http://www.jhu.edu/egypttoday/
by Kevininabydos
Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:59 am
Forum: Politics and Religion
Topic: Egyptian Christian girl subjected to acid attack
Replies: 8
Views: 3621
Gender:
Palestine

Everyone is saying the opposite in the articles I have read, that the "peoples revolution" in Tunisia has brought the Muslims and Copts of Egypt closer together.
by Kevininabydos
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: Hobbies And Pastimes
Topic: Spring Gardening
Replies: 8
Views: 1619
Gender:
Palestine

Monkshood (Aconitum) gorgeous cut leaf foliage and beautiful blue/purple flowers. Clumps get bigger each year and can be divided after 3/4 years to make more plants.
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:48 pm
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: Old photos of Philae Temple
Replies: 28
Views: 2740
Gender:
Palestine

Interesting that.. the original name of God.. Tetragrammatron, as told in the old testament, meaning the "Four faces of God".. This has nothing to do with these column tops I am afraid, it refers to the 4 letters in the Hebrew used in place of the name of God as God has no name and is fac...
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:07 pm
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: Old photos of Philae Temple
Replies: 28
Views: 2740
Gender:
Palestine

I think BillH is referring to the Hathor column tops JOJO. There are more than a few of these column tops scattered all over Egypt BillH. These were not exclusive to this Temple and if you have seen one else where it is from another Temple as I think you will find every stone block from the original...
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:31 pm
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: Old photos of Philae Temple
Replies: 28
Views: 2740
Gender:
Palestine

Thank you for the close ups H. They really do look ancient mud brick and it is a shame they are lost as they would most likely have been stamped with a name. Ostrica and old pot shards were also used in the making of the bricks in ancient times, as a type of hardcore to strengthen them, who knows wh...
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: Old photos of Philae Temple
Replies: 28
Views: 2740
Gender:
Palestine

I see the locals were attempting to build on top of the Temple in Picture number 3.. It could take a few more Milena of practicing until they are as good as their forefathers. It is a bit hard to be sure by the picture but looking at the size and shape of the mud bricks used I would say these are o...
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:14 pm
Forum: Politics and Religion
Topic: Troubles in Tunisia - could it happen in Egypt?
Replies: 35
Views: 19754
Gender:
Palestine

Goddess wrote: It said a ridiculously small number (or so it seemed to me) either 500 or 800?? Can't remember which.
Excuse me? To me one or two in the nation is small number but 500-800 is a scary amount!
by Kevininabydos
Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:39 am
Forum: Politics and Religion
Topic: Troubles in Tunisia - could it happen in Egypt?
Replies: 35
Views: 19754
Gender:
Palestine

Tunisia Shows the Way | The American Muslim Jan 17, 2011 By Hasan Zillur Rahim When the history of the downfall of Arab dictators is written – ten years, twenty years, even 50 years from now – one name will find an honored place in it: Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia. The 26-year-old with a degree in c...
by Kevininabydos
Sun May 23, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: News and Sport
Topic: The Ginger Minger caught again...Incandescent
Replies: 2
Views: 1455
Gender:
Palestine

It is in all the papers Stan. I thought I read she was asking 500,000 not 40,000 :!:
by Kevininabydos
Sun May 23, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: History and Archaeology
Topic: New discoveries in the Fayoum
Replies: 3
Views: 839
Gender:
Palestine

New discoveries in the Fayoum

From the Guardian today, Archaeologists in Egypt unearth 57 ornate ancient tombs Associated Press in Cairo guardian.co.uk, Sunday 23 May 2010 18.25 BST Article history Archaeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy insi...