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The man who helped save Afghanistan's treasures from ravages of war

Edit The Guardian 05 May 2016
Najibullah Popal squirrelled away priceless gold from Kabul’s National Museum – and kept the secret for 11 years ... Related ... Twitter ... In the coming years, rebels and warlords plundered 70% of the museum’s impressive assortment of Buddha statues, Islamic relics and items from the 1st century Kushan Empire ... Most infamously, they ordered the destruction of two magnificent 6th-century Buddhas carved into the mountains in Bamiyan ... Twitter ... ....

Strong Institutions Key in Fight Against Corruption

Edit All Africa 04 May 2016
[The Herald] Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who will guard the guards? This Latin phrase is adopted from the work of the 1st century poet and satirist Juvenal ... Political philosophers have used it to posit the issue of governance and power. Who ... ....

Ileana Rejected Balakrishna's Gautamiputra Satakarni?

Edit One India 04 May 2016
Going by the grapevine, Ileana was offered to play the leading lady in Balakrishna's prestigious 100th film, Gautamiputra Satakarni, which is shaping up in the direction of Krish. Since it's the story of an unsung Satavahana ruler from 1st century AD, ... ....

Kabir Bedi lands an important role in ‘Gauthamiputra Satakarni’

Edit Indian Express 03 May 2016
Kabir Bedi has been roped in to play a crucial role in Nandamuri Balakrishna’s highly anticipated upcoming Telugu period drama “Gauthamiputra Satakarni” ... After wrapping the Morocco schedule, the makers will return to India ... To be directed by National award-winning filmmaker Krish, the film is about the story of an unsung Satavahana ruler from 1st century AD ... ....

Gender: A subjective human construct or a divine design? Part 2

Edit The Examiner 01 May 2016
As society encourages people more and more to question their gender identity, understandably more boys and girls will experience “gender confusion”. It is crucial that Christians be aware of the times in which we are living and know how to compassionately care for people struggling to find answers ... In the words of the late Dr ... By 1950s American standards, Jesus’ hair was quite long, as was every 1st century Jewish man’s ... A ... ....

The not-so-cool side of Twitter

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr 2016
It is believed the Romans pioneered an early form of the cheque known as praescriptiones in the 1st century BC. . Early Muslim traders are also known to have used the cheque, or the ṣakk system, since the time of Harun al-Rashid in the 9th Century of the Abbasid Caliphate. And by the 17th Century cheques or "bills of exchange" emerged as a method of payment used by scriveners and bankers in the City of London ... ....

1st Century Bancshares, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016 (1st Century Bancshares Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
(1) the risk that 1st Century stockholders do not approve the Merger; (2) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;(3) the response by stockholders to the Merger; (4) the failure to satisfy each of the conditions to the consummation of the Merger, including but not ......

1st Century Bancshares, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016

Edit Stockhouse 27 Apr 2016
(1) the risk that 1st Century stockholders do not approve the Merger; (2) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;(3) the response by stockholders to the Merger; (4) the failure to satisfy each of the conditions to the consummation of the Merger, including but not ......

Religion Needs To Butt Out

Edit Inquisitr 25 Apr 2016
The researchers studied the finches in 2004 and 2005, examining the genetics of the surviving finch population ... Paul R ... Dr ... In the 1st century, Pliny the Elder wrote about the shape of the earth in his encyclopedia Natural History ... However, some believe that leaders of the Christian church continued to support the flat earth theory for centuries, and Saint Augustine of Hippo, who died in the 5th century, is at the head of this argument....

Syrian survivor

Edit Deccan Herald 23 Apr 2016
Palmyra on the mend. At the receiving end of a cult’s onslaught, the World Heritage Site of Palmyra has been reduced to rubbles. But not all hope is lost ... After Palmyra became a part of the Roman Empire during the 1st century AD, rulers built massive monuments to celebrate victories and praise gods ... One of Daesh’s first targets was the Lion of Lat, a 1st century BC statue of a lion gripping a crouching gazelle ... ....

Polish experts begin repair of Palmyra's famed statue

Edit Khaleej Times 20 Apr 2016
When two Polish heritage experts first restored the famed lion statue in Syria's Palmyra in 2005, they never imagined they would see it smashed to pieces only a decade later. "We did new restoration, new presentation of this lion, the Lion of Al Lat ... "But it appears it was only 10 years." ... Palmyra's museum lies in the residential parts of the city ... The three-metre-tall Lion of Al Lat dated back to the 1st century BC ... ....

‘Game of Thrones’ puts this Spanish city on the map

Edit New York Post 19 Apr 2016
Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the city’s most recognizable building — and where much of “Game of Thrones” filming took place — is an unusual jumble of architectural styles ... the 11th-century Creation Tapestry ... Encircling much of the city, these ramparts are an extension of the original Roman sandstone walls, from the 1st century B.C....

Dharmasthala, off the temple track

Edit Deccan Herald 18 Apr 2016
Miscellany. The Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Swamy Temple lies on the banks of River Nethravathi in Belthangady Taluk, about 300 km from Bengaluru. While the temple is the most visited place here, on a recent trip I decided to look around for other things ... Car museum ... I was quite smitten by an old Beetle as well ... Manjusha museum ... The museum also houses terracotta coins from Mauryan period, dating back to the 1st century BC ... ....
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