The former head of the United Nation, Kofi Annan, representing the U.N. visited Syria and met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In early April, President Assad accepted the U.N. brokered ceasefire. According to the agreement, government forces are to withdraw from Syrian towns and villages by Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Rebels are required to lay […]
Month: April 2012
The print version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica stops
After 244 years, the print version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica will be discontinued. The 2010 print set which will be the last 32 volume print packed with 44 million words is in store bookshelves now and according to the publisher selling like hot cakes. Encyclopaedia Britannica’s first volume was published in 1768 to 1771 in […]
Jim Marshall and the amplifier
Jim Marshall, the creator of the loud amplifier died at age 88 after suffering from several strokes and cancer. Marshall introduced the amplifier to the rock music arena in 1960s. The stack of amplifiers dominated the industry during the following years. In 1960s The Who, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix and several decades later AC/DC, […]
Myanmar is heading towards democracy
At Sunday, April 1, 2012 elections, party led by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi won 43 out of 45 seats contested in the by-elections. It was a huge blow to the ruling military-backed government who won the 2010 elections which was boycotted by Suu Kyi. The U.S. government is ready to […]