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Great Pyramid is ready to greet new millennium Cheops' tomb cleaned up, repaired; new lighting, ventilation systems installed
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The largest of the three ancient Giza Pyramids has reopened after
workers cleaned up graffiti, mended cracks and installed new lighting
and ventilation systems.
The restoration of the Great Pyramid, built as a tomb for King
Cheops about 4,500 years ago, is part of Egypt's plan to welcome the
new millennium and attract visitors to boost its economy.
The restoration, which took nearly a year, cost only $29,500, Zahi
Hawass, the chief government archaeologist for the pyramids, said....
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Great Pyramid restored, ready Ventilation to aid preservation; 2 chambers opened for 1st time
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; CAIRO -- The largest of the three ancient Giza Pyramids will reopen this week after workers cleaned up graffiti, mended cracks, and installed new lighting and ventilation systems. The restoration of the Great Pyramid, built as a tomb for King Cheops 4,500 years ago, is part of Egypt's plan to
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Egypt's Great Pyramid to reopen
The Topeka Capital-Journal
; The Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt -- The largest of the three ancient Giza Pyramids will reopen this week after workers cleaned up graffiti, mended cracks and installed new lighting and ventilation systems. The restoration of the Great Pyramid, built as a tomb for King Cheops about 4,500 years ago,
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Mechanical ventilation aids natural airflow, institute says.(Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute report)(ventilation systems evaluation)(Brief Article)
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HHS Issues Guidelines For Safeguarding Building Ventilation Systems From Terrorist Attacks
U.S. Newswire
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Shaping up the Food Pyramid Critics await revisions due in 2005
Chicago Sun-Times
; The government's famous food pyramid may be getting a face-lift. Since its release a decade ago, the Food Guide Pyramid has become the nation's primary teacher about nutrition. Children learn about it in school, and the pyramid is plastered on food packages. But many nutrition experts worry that
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