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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA co-curator, Dr. Victoria Lyall, shows a 1,540 lb serpent stone sculpture with polychrome, from Cholula, Puebla, Mexico (AD 900-1200), that is part of the new exhibit: "Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico." The exhibit is an exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their deity: “Quetzalcoatl,“ the human incarnation of the Plumed Serpent, and is being shown in LACMA's Resnick Pavilion Los Angeles from April 1 through July 1. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico, the first large-scale exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their patron deity, Quetzalcoatl, the human incarnation of the Plumed Serpent.The U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed to a deal that will put Afghan troops in charge of deeply unpopular night raids on local homes by special forces in Afghanistan. FULL STORY
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In November 2010, British students staged a series of demonstrations in several cities of the UK and Northern Ireland. Organised by the National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC), thousands marched against spending cuts to further education and an increase of the cap on tuition fees by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. The 2010 protests have marked something of a turning point in modern British history: the political protest was back.