by 1550 bc, power had shifted to a n kingdom 500 miles south in the ancient city of thebes, now called luxor. to the west, in the hills beyond the nile's west bank, the royal tombs of the valley of the kings were cut into limestone cliffs. their interiors are richly decorated with hieroglyphs and paintings-- signs and symbols that detail the necessary steps to attain immortality. egypt's power and the grandeur that came with it were well-established by 2500 bc when the great pyramids at giza were built. the sphinx was a philosophy of government set in stone. it depicted the king as fearless, cunning and brave as the lion. and as crucial to egypt as the nile itself. the king was not just a political leader but a religious leader too. in the minds of the ancient egyptians, the pharaoh's power and authority as a king stretched far beyond the boundaries of his country-- and into the cosmos itself. after death, he would escape the earthly bounds of his tomb, board a solar boat and sail into immortality. this vision became material in objects and images founin the tombs and temples as a way

by 1550 bc, power had shifted to a n kingdom 500 miles south in the ancient city of thebes now calleduxor. to the west, in the hills beyond the nile's west bank, the royal tombs of the valley of the kings were cut into limestone cliffs.

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it will be the end of thebe weekend, it will be the storm across the northern plains andhn that is goingfront toward us.oward at the same time we are going t watch the tropical moisture thae is beginning to zap south of cuba. that may become impressive.im it will be karen, this isis forecasting and pulling up to the northern gulf, and perhaps, still question marks but perhaps pull up the eastern seaboard, at least the remnants of it and by early next week. that could interact with our cold front and bring early rainy around here next week. we will have to watch that. winds north and west at about 5. tonight, 63, 63, a few clouds, not as cool and there's at cue weather seven-day forecast, kee 80s in the forecast, our record is 93, so i don't think n we are going to get there.the. we are quite warm for this timer of year. and back in the 70s, we wille have to watch again in the progress. tropical moisture and the cool front. >> tony and allison, back tok you. >>> the government shutdown isvr taking a toll on the playing field. >> the department of defense temporarily suspended the friday's

in the wake of the vote will go on for days and weeks, but the real fun will be discovering all in thebesnd greece senate bill, adopted by the house. it looks like the usual christmas tree for congressman, with more than a little sugar to make the medicine go down. but why not? it is not their money. $3 billion forot a dam in kentucky. his reelection campaign is sputtering toward a stall. the republican establishment wants to make mr. cruise and the tea party the villains of the piece. blame -- there is blame enough to go around. mr. cruise and the tea party would not have come to washington if mr. mccain and the republican congressman had remembered why they were sent to washington and not given into the sins and seductions that tempt the best among us. the public and have a history of taking satisfaction in living the good life in the shadows of the capitol. this rattles the chains. the tea party, like mr. obama, will be here after the corpses are cleared from the battlefield. the tea party has made a difference, but has not learned how washington works. the soldiers are likely to be qu