Growing Latino Population Redefines Small Town Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:52:00 -0400 Siler City, N.C., used to be the kind of town where almost everyone had roots going back a century or two. That's changed now that a chicken-processing plant has attracted a Latino workforce. Partnering With The World Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 Finance ministers from around the world tried to show the world they are working in a coordinated way to tackle a global financial crisis that has proved to be far more serious than anyone anticipated. McCain Defends Obama To Supporters Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 Watching McCain campaign yesterday was like watching the stock market. The Republican presidential nominee alternated attacking Barack Obama and defending him.
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Dana Goodyear: Campaign ’08 Abroad Dana Goodyear Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Fukui is a prefecture divided. On the one hand, it is home to Obama, a rustic fishing village on the Sea of Japan. (Obama means “little beach.”) On the other, its capital city--two hours from Obama on the commuter train--is a Republican stronghold: Fukui City, where Sarah Palin’s . . . The Editors: The better candidate for 2008. The Editors Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Never in living memory has an election been more critical than the one fast approaching--that’s the quadrennial cliché, as expected as the balloons and the bombast. And yet when has it ever felt so urgently true? When have so many Americans had so clear a sense that a Presidency . . . Steven Kurutz: Sarah Palin and the Washington tanning lobby. Steven Kurutz Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Of the many things revealed about the Alaska governor Sarah Palin since she became John McCain’s running mate last month, one of the most curious is the fact, reported two weeks ago, that she had a tanning bed installed in the state mansion in Juneau. Obama supporters seized on the . . .
500Admiral Ahmose - A simple hieroglyphic reading passage from Dynasty XVIII.
Meta Description: [ A simple hieroglyphic reading passage from Dynasty XVIII ]
Ancient Egyptian Texts - The writings of Amduat - The Book of the Secret Chamber, Pyramid Text, The Book of the Dead - The Book of Coming [or Going] Forth By Day, Coffin Text - The Book of Two Ways, and The Book of Caverns. The Book of Gates
Digitalized Egyptological Literature - Full-text web versions of Egyptian texts and publications on Egypt in English and German from Heidelberg University.
Duke Papyrus Archive - Images and texts concerning various ancient Egyptian papyri, plus links to papyrology on the web.
Papyrus of Ani - The Egyptian Book of the Dead as translated by E. A. Wallis Budge.
Princess Ahura - The Magic Book - A tale, c. 1100 B.C.E., from The World's Story, A History of the World in Story, Song and Art.
Ptahhotep - The instructions of Ptah-Hotep presented in hieroglyphic format with transliteration attached to each section.
Pyramid Texts Online - Discover the texts in the pyramid of Unas, has photographs of the walls and translations.
Meta Description: [ Read the Pyramid Texts Online in situ in the order of your choice. ]
The Coming into Day - The Book of the Dead, Chapter 125, The Judgment of the Dead.
The Dead Pharaoh Ascends to Heaven - An excerpt from the Pyramid Texts, texts inscribed on the interior walls of the pyramids of certain pharaohs of the fifth and sixth dynasties (c. 2425-2300 B.C.).
The Deir el-Medîna Database - Database of non-literary documents found at Egyptian village of Deir el-Medina archaeology excavation.
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The Memphite Theology - Ptah is portrayed as the creator god.
Meta Description: [ The Memphis theology is based around Ptah, the divine blacksmith, who himself becomes the primordial fire and gives it substance. ]
The Papyri Pages - Pictures, articles, and links about ancient Egyptian papyri.
Meta Description: [ A guide to ancient manuscripts and the history of books and writing on the Web. View an exhibit of ancient Egyptian papyri, a mummy, and explore links to related sites. ]
The Papyrus of Ani - Translation of this version of the 'Book of the Dead' by E.A. Wallis Budge.
