China Welcome glitters Gap Go Meh

A boy pointed towards the Lantern, as he took in his arms his grandmother at a market in Nanjing Confucian Temple, Jiangsu Province, China, Friday (22/2). The Lantern Festival, which falls on 24 February this year, the 15th day of the Chinese calendar and marked the end of the Spring Festival.(REUTERS/China Daily)

Beijing (Reuters)-China on Sunday night glitters with light lanterns and Fireworks. The festivities to mark the end of the Chinese new year celebrations 2013 or known as Cap Go Meh di Indonesia.

Fireworks ignited in almost all regions of China, including Beijing to enliven the new year 2013 a new running two weeks according to the Chinese calendar.

Sound of loud Fireworks look and sound bersahut-sahutan since Sunday afternoon. Like the Cap Go Meh, also displayed the attractions of lion dance, dragon dance in some parts of China.

Not only that according to tradition, every Cap Go Meh celebration marked by the Festival of Lanterns, each family also offer dumplings of glutinous rice sweet named Yuanxiao. Therefore, Cap Go Meh celebration also known as celebration of Yuanxiao.

Residents enjoyed a final day of Chinese new year celebrations together with family, relatives, friends, and good friend to enjoy a show, both in shopping centres and tourist attractions.

In Longtan Park Beijing, people enjoy the glitter of a number of lanterns that are in place at a number of points in the Park, complete with interesting attractions.

So too in the city of Jinan, Shandong province. The community gathered in the garden of Baotu Spring. It looks a number of lanterns decorate some buildings and trees in the garden.

A number of lanterns also designed with various shapes and placed along the river which Cascades over the garden.

The arrival of the Chinese new year has always been celebrated for the past two weeks. In 2013, the Chinese new year falls on a Sunday (10/2). After the week-long national holiday, held a week later Cap Go Meh celebration was held to mark the end of the celebration of the arrival of the new year with a variety of attractions, and the tradition inherited by Han Dynasty and Song dynasty.

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The U.S. Committee welcome the release of political prisoners of Burma

Washington (Reuters)-the United States, Friday, welcomed the formation of a Committee to review and release the remaining political prisoners in Myanmar.

After long denying their existence, the Myanmar regime has freed hundreds of political prisoners since the President of Thein Sein took over power in March 2011, and announced a review of all cases "relating to politics" in November.

On Thursday, State media said the Government has established the Thein Sein one Committee to review cases of political prisoners "in order to give them their freedom."

"By forming a review mechanism in a transparent and inclusive to ensure the release of all remaining political prisoners, the Government has taken an important step towards national reconciliation," said a spokesman for the U.s. State Department Victoria Nuland in a statement.

"We look forward to supporting the implementation of this process," he added, recalling that the Government has freed Thein Sein over 700 political prisoners during the last 18 months.

United Kingdom-language newspaper New Light of Myanmar said the members of the Committee have not been selected, but will be made up of government representatives as well as
civil society groups in addition to the members of the political parties.
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Welcome to the Club: latest AKC breed is Treeing Walker Coonhound

Treeing Walker Coonhound is now the Center race are officially registered Club of the American Kennel. The race five of his colleagues Coonhound - American English Coonhound, joined black and Tan Coonhound, Bluetick Coonhound and Redbone Coonhound - on the AKC list of breeds registered earlier this month, after he listed as Foundation stock service since 1995.

What do we expect from the new dog on the block? According to the AKC Treeing is known for his sharp hunting instincts, confident and sociable Walker Coonhound attitude and bark that can run for miles.

(Photos: 15 of the American Kennel Club of the most recent registered breeds)

Treeing Walker Coonhound was by Walker Foxhound, a descendant of Foxhounds bred the earliest English, which brought to America were. Around 1945 breeder caused by the English dog Treeing Walker create a dog bred to a fast, reasonable Hunter with superior treeing ability be.

In fact, the term "barking up the wrong tree" hunt of Treeing Walker, was coined, whose primary mission is to seek, on a tree and alerting his goal (probably a raccoon) you its owner.

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Welcome to Our New STEM Resource Center

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