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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 5:27 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago.
IT'S OFFICIAL: Honourable Lawrence Cannon nominated Canadian Ambassador In France...
Thu May 10, 2012 5:53 PM EDT
Prime Minister of Canada Right Honourable Stephen Harper has nominated Mister Lawrence Cannon as Canadian Ambassador in Paris, France. Honourable Lawrence Cannon was the Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada before the last National elections but was defeated in Pontiac Co …
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China expulsion of Al-Jazeera reporter criticized
Mon May 7, 2012 9:52 PM EDT
China's expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States, and in turn a particularly tight-lipped reaction from Beijing.
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Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement | The White House
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 8:12 PM EDT (Welcome to the White House)
In May 2010, in Washington, DC, President Obama and President Karzai committed our two countries to negotiate and conclude a strategic partnership that would provide a framework for our future relationship.
It's great to be All Live
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:25 PM EDT (The Montreal Gazette)
A great Canadian Troubadour
Doolittle raiders honored at ceremony marking 70th anniversary of historic mission
Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:32 AM EDT (The Air Force News Service)
5 remaining members of this group before they too pass nto history. They did the mission they were given and have carried the weight of the results their entire life. Thye are part of the greatest generation.
British Library buys $14.3M ancient gospel
Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:01 PM EDT
The British Library has paid 9 million pounds (US$14.3 million) to acquire the St. Cuthbert Gospel, a remarkably well-preserved survivor of seventh-century Britain described by the library as the oldest European book to survive fully intact.
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French Resistance figure Raymond Aubrac dead at 97
Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:10 AM EDT
Raymond Aubrac, a major figure of the French Resistance who evaded the Nazis in a now-legendary escape led by his equally renowned wife, has died. He was 97.
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Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge: World's highest bridge gets finishing touches | Mail Online
Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 4:44 PM EDT (the Mail online)
This hard-grafting painter may have climbed the ladder to a career high... but one mistake and it's a hard fall back to where he started.
This Is The Best Art Performance - From China ( Thousand-hand ~ Guan Yin ~ 千手观音 ) - YouTube
Seeded on Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:28 PM EDT (YouTube)
Guanyin or Kwanyin (aka), the Goddess of Mercy also known by Westerners as the Chinese Goddess of love and compassion has long occupied a unique place not only in Buddhism, but also in Chinese culture. The Chinese word "Guanyin is an abbreviation of "Guan shi yin" which denotes …
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