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Esala Perahera, first celebrated in the third century B.C., kicks off with the cutting of a ceremonial jack tree. Pieces of the tree are then planted near the shrines of the four Buddhist gods that protect Sri Lanka: Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini. For the next five nights, ceremonies with festive dancing and drumming take place outside each of the temples. On the sixth night of the festival, processions begin from each shrine and parade toward the Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa)....

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The success of Martin Luther King’s non-violent movement against segregation and injustice in the American south owes much to his visionary and inspirational eloquence. The following are excerpts from King’s most popular speeches, according to the The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Letter from Birmingham Jail — April 16, 1963 While jailed for leading anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, King wrote this letter arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws....

Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Preview: DivingEncyclopedia: Diving The accident occurred on September 19, 1988, on the ninth of Greg Louganis’s eleven preliminary dives in the three-meter springboard competition during the Seoul games. Louganis, the world’s best diver, cracked his head on the diving board and hit the water with a big splat. The defending Olympic champion was attempting a reverse 2½-somersault pike but did not get enough separation from the board....

Related Links Campaign 2012Gay Marriage TimelineWomen in the SenateElections in the United StatesFamous Firsts by American Women Tammy Baldwin, a seven-term Democratic congresswoman from Wisconsin, prevailed over former governor Tommy Thompson in the race for U.S. Senate and became the first openly gay politician elected to the Senate. “This is a big day for gay women in America, and really, for all communities who aren’t the typical straight, white, wealthy men elected to Congress,” she said....

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Dr. Strangeloveor: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1963)Director: Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn This masterful Cold War black comedy remains timeless as it speaks volumes about the power machines wield over men. Peter Sellers’s bumbling, impotent President Merton Muffley (one of three roles he plays in the film) struggles to avert a nuclear disaster spurred on by a maniacal Air Force general who wants to decimate the Soviets because, he believes, they are out to “pollute the precious bodily fluids” of Americans....

A pseudo-science meaning “star wisdom,” astrology attempts to link human characteristics and destinies with the position of the planets. Astrologers use a horoscope chart, which literally means “hour of observation.” It is a forecast of the future based on the positions of heavenly bodies at a person’s precise time of birth. This branch of astronomy studies the movements and positions of celestial bodies. It is also called positional astronomy. This is the science of space research....

What is a scientist? A scientist is someone who studies the physical world, using the scientific method. The scientific method means: observing somethingoffering a theory or explanation for ittesting the theory in a way that can be repeated and disproven What are the big categories? Physical sciences study matter and energy weight. This includes physics and chemistry.Earth sciences, which explain the phenomena of Earth, its atmosphere, and the solar system to which it belongs....

The Boston Marathon Virtual Tour: A no-sweat guide to the world’s most famous race Where: From Hopkinton, MA, to Copley Square in Boston (26.2 miles) When: Monday, April 16, 2018, race begins at 10:00 A.M., with earlier starts for the mobility impaired (8:40 A.M.), wheelchair (9:02 A.M.), handcycle (9:25 A.M.), and elite women (9:32 A.M.). There will be four waves releasing the rest of the field, at 10:00 A.M., 10:25 A....