Monthly Archive for November, 2011

9/11 Families Slam Plans for Unidentified Remains

Published on November 25, 2011 in News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

By Anthony M DeStefano from Firehouse.com

Less than two months after the September 11 memorial opened, the dispute over the emotional issue of what to do with unidentified human remains from the terror attack continues to fester for families of victims.

The latest flare-up came after the city and officials for the museum, which is slated to open on Sept. 11, 2012, sent out a letter to families telling them of specific plans to house remains in a private area some 70 feet underground in the museum complex.

The city’s office of the chief medical examiner plans to keep the remains in a special safeguarded repository located between the two footprints of the Twin Towers to “provide the highest levels of care and the safest environment for the remains,” the letter sent to all 9/11 families stated.

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70,000 Visit Sun Yat Sen Museum

Published on November 17, 2011 in News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

From AsiaOne

Over 70,000 visitors have made their way to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall since its re-opening early this month.

The museum was closed for renovations for a year and re-opened to the public on Oct 8.

The public was also able to enter the museum for free over the last three weeks, resulting in an average of 1,000 visitors on weekdays and 15,000 visitors on weekend.

This number exceeds the average visitorship of 1,000 a month prior to the redevelopment of the museum, according to a statement from the National Heritage Board (NHB).

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AUTO-USSR: The Museum of Old Soviet Cars

Published on November 10, 2011 in News. 0 Comments

 

From englishrussia.com

An outdoor museum of cars widely used in the Soviet times is located in the Tula region. The ‘Auto-USSR’ museum draws its support from efforts of the local management and public subscriptions.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blackbeard’s Cannon Lifted from Ocean Floor

Published on November 3, 2011 in News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

By Colleen Curry from abcnews.com

Archaeologists lifted a 300-year-old cannon from the pirate Blackbeard’s ship off the coast of North Carolina today.

The eight-foot-long cannon was covered in sand and ocean debris called “concretion,” which will take archaeologists and students at East Carolina University as many as eight years to crack through before getting to the metal cannon, according to Jennifer Woodward, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, which oversees the project.

“It was perfect. It’s a beautiful day, the crews were out earlier this morning, several boats out there witnessed it,” Woodward said. “It looks like it’s covered in concretions, with cement all around it, and there will be lots of things attached to it.”

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