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May 23, 2016
Trip to Aboudi Bookstore and Coffee Shop (Again!) in Luxor, Egypt
Stocking up on more books from Aboudi Bookstore, across from Luxor Temple, and enjoying the view from the 3rd Floor terrace at Aboudi Coffee Break.
“Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” is now featured in the bookstore window display, as well as on the New Books shelf when you enter the store, beside “Egypt’s Wildlife, Past & Present” in English & Arabic.
Can never resist a cup of قهوة gowa, Turkish coffee, especially with such a pleasurable view!
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout News Updates
May 18, 2016
Wild Nile Crocodiles… in Florida!
Killer Nile crocodiles in Florida? Experts say it’s possible
By TERRY SPENCER – Associated Press – Thursday, May 19, 2016
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/19/killer-nile-crocodiles-in-florida-experts-say-its-/
Researchers have confirmed that three Nile crocodiles were captured near Miami, and they say it’s possible more of the man-eating reptiles are still out there, although no one can say for sure.
The big question now: How did they get to Florida?
“They didn’t swim from Africa,” University of Florida herpetologist Kenneth Krysko said. “But we really don’t know how they got into the wild.”
Krysko and his co-authors just published a paper showing that DNA testing proved the three animals captured in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are Nile crocs, a species whose males grow to over 16 feet long and weigh upward of 1,600 pounds. Nile crocs are believed to be responsible for up to 200 fatalities annually in their native sub-Saharan Africa.
The Nile croc, if it became established in the Everglades, would pose another invasive threat to its teetering ecosystem. Through crossbreeding, they could endanger the smaller, less aggressive American crocodiles, which have never been responsible for a confirmed human death in the U.S. About 1,000 American crocodiles live in South Florida, mostly in mangroves and estuaries. Any hybrids would degrade the genetic integrity of the endangered American variety.
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Organizing for Action
Climate change is a global problem, and I am thankful that President Obama and Organizing for Action strives not only for a strong America, but a healthy world. I work on book publications that address the environment and wildlife, not just in the US, but also in Egypt, where I travel abroad regularly. Thanks to President Obama, I am a proud American when I travel. I believe my work oversees is possibly because of Obama’s administration. I speak with many Egyptians from all walks of life—Cairo intellects, farmers, scientists, and children—and everyone says the name “Obama” with enthusiasm and approval. It is impossible to ignore that the environmental threats that Egypt is facing today are the same in America: pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. The environment knows no borders. And it is important that America works towards a sustainable future, not just for ourselves, but the planet as a whole. Thank you to President Obama for being a global leader in his work for the greater good.
https://www.barackobama.com/climate-change/
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May 15, 2016
Metropolitan Museum of Art will soon have “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” Available in their Gift & Bookshop!
News that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has ordered a large quantity of “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book”! Books are on their way!
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout News Updates
Adam Bookshop in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt — “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” Now Available and On Display in the Store Window!
Adam Bookshop in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, now carrying “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” Now Available and On Display in the Store Window!
Visit the shop St.250, Maadi Grand Mall shop- 140 -New Maadi, Degla, Cairo
Or visit their website: http://www.adambookshop.com/
Or check them out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdamBookshop
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout News Updates
May 13, 2016
May 12, 2016
Signing Books at the AUC Press Tahrir Bookstore — Signed Copies of “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” Now Available!
Had the great pleasure of signing books today at the AUC Press Tahrir Bookstore. They are well stocked with the new “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” and signed copies are now available in the store!
Along with the coloring book, all the AUC Press Nature Foldouts are also available at the register.
You can also find the coloring book in the “New Arrivals” display in the store, along with “Egypt’s Wildlife, Past & Present” in English and Arabic.
Wonderful to see “Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book” alongside some of the most bestselling adult coloring books on the market. It definitely stands out!
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout News Updates
Tahrir Square — A Visit with AUC Press
Returned to Tahrir Square for my annual visit with AUC Press. No new projects in the works, but I brought chocolates as a small thank you for all the people in the office who have worked so hard on our publications.
The AUC Press old campus has removed one of their large buildings on the street corner, while barricades still remain from the 2011 Revolution.
Walls have also been removed, which were covered in the revolution graffiti and street art, with only one section remaining near the campus entrance of a child with blood-shot eyes.
The massive 15-storey building which was the headquarters of the currently-dismantled National Democratic Party (NDP) and former President Hosni Mubarak, which was burnt to a shell during the revolution and became an eyesore in Tahrir standing next to the lovely Cairo Museum, has also finally been removed and may be made into a garden. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/17/c_134157965.htm
Filed under: Ventures & Vistas in Egypt
May 11, 2016
“The Stones of Ancient Egypt: How Geology Shaped Architecture” — An Egypt Today Article by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Sphinx-like ‘yardangs’ in the White Desert.
The Stones of Ancient Egypt: How Geology Shaped Architecture
May 12, 2016
written and photographed by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
http://egypttoday.com/blog/2016/05/12/the-stones-of-ancient-egypt/
How a solid geology helped influence the distinctive monumental architectural style of ancient Egypt.
“…while ancient Egyptian civilization was undoubtedly ‘the gift of the Nile’ in that it grew up in an environment of otherwise extreme aridity, its most remarkable monuments were unquestionably a gift of the sea. For both the sandstone that characterizes the monuments of Upper Egypt and the limestone that characterizes those of Lower Egypt were created when the land was repeatedly inundated by an immense body of water — the Tethys Sea — of which the Mediterranean Sea of today is but a small remnant.”
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