Surf these sites: Calendrical Calculations -- This definitive work, published by Cambridge University Press, gives a unified, algorithmic presentation of the Gregorian, ISO, Julian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Islamic civil, modern Persian, Bahai, Hebrew, Mayan, French Revolutionary, Chinese, and Hindu calendars. Culture Bytes -- Where relationships & travel meet technology. Whether you’re in a foreign land, or just want to learn about the people there, Culture Bytes fulfills your needs with newspapers, comics, conversations, shopping. Evolution of Humankind -- the book (half of which is free) exposes moral values of bureaucrats, commoners, and slaves, picturing the naked evolution of human organization: by its size (through tribe, city-state, state, and empire) and by its quality (through monarchy and republic) Multicultural Calendar 1999 -- The theme of the 7th edition is "The Magic of Music". The paintings illustrate the magical effect different instruments have on evoking emotions in all human beings; lists holy days of the 12 major religions; includes cultural festivals of 46 cultures. The Foundation for Religious Freedom -- A useful newsletter containing articles above religious tolerance/intolerance.
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