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One Year After Storm, Myanmar Opens a Bit New York Times, The (NY) - Friday, May 1, 2009 Author: THE NEW YORK TIMES Abstract: Life in Myanmar has settled back into some of its familiar rhythms after cyclone Nargis struck in May 2008; United Nations officials, aid workers and foreign diplomats in Myanmar say that since storm increase in humanitarian aid may have opened breach in hard political wall around country; junta now readily accepts air shipments of foreign aid, even from West; map; photo (M)

Google Earth is a powerful software tool that enables you to look at the world top-down, using satellite images. Though not "in real time", it’s a great tool for anyone interested in Archeology/ Ancient History.  Especially for those interested in Ancient Egyptian History. Since the ancient Egyptians built in stone, a lot of their monuments are still visible, still stand. (As compared to for example ancient Sumerian, Mesopotamian architecture that has often disappeared, since the ancient Sumerian didn’t use stone)