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The international headlines (for the full story visit the webzine) in this
week's edition include:
** Discovery of 400 long-abandoned suitcases at a former asylum
She came to the asylum in the summer of 1930, sent with a suitcase stuffed
with hand-stitched baby booties and quilts
** State fights to buy more of Lincoln
Kim Bauer's job is to try to buy Lincoln artifacts in a robustly competitive
marketplace, where prices can often seem as overwhelming as Grant's army at
Appomattox
** Tiniest Tasmanian tiger was probably just a pussy cat
It was the size of a small cat or a ringtail possum and would have been an
ankle biter compared to Thylacinus potens, which lived 8 million years ago
** Shrine to legendary Egyptian diva
A museum devoted to the famous Egyptian singer Umm Kalthoum, whose voice
brought the streets of Cairo to a standstill, is opening in the capital
** Dangerous fish
Up until now the Natural History Museum has kept the find a secret, but a
second sighting earlier this year has prompted curator Dr. Wolfgang Sterrer
to release the information in the interest of public
** The art of survival
Like Mr Bean, whom he resembles, Kennedy is accident-prone but an expert at
last-minute survival
** City Art Permit Plan Gets Brush in Court
Vendors who sell artwork outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other
public spaces got a bright green light yesterday from the state's highest
court
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** Antiquities' museum opens soon
Hosni said this week that construction would begin sometime in January on
what he dubbed the world's largest antiquities' museum
** Celebrating Elizabeth I
Lothian museum experts are appealing for quirky Queen Elizabeth coronation
memorabilia with a Scottish twist
** Studying Ancient Ruins With the Eye of a Poet
At the beginning of the 20th century, when few women pursued advanced
university studies, Esther Boise Van Deman did not merely become the first
woman with a doctorate in Latin from the University of Chicago
** Comedy museum dream is no joke
Although there's been a lot of seltzer under the bridge since some of the
museum's organizers were the city's hottest tickets, the names are near the
top in New York nightclub lore
** The Story of Islam's Gift of Paper to the West
It was through Islamic culture in North Africa that paper arrived in
medieval Europe, where it took on an explosive life
** London museum to host exhibition of 'men in skirts'
The Victoria And Albert Museum in London is to host an exhibition showing
how designers have re-invented the skirt for men
** Science Museum decides to think big
The hangars of a former RAF airfield are to be transformed into a branch of
the Science Museum, allowing the public to see more of its unrivalled
collection than can be displayed at its London premises
** Museum investigating ancient burial site
The grave at an undisclosed beach in west Galway may be part of a more
extensive burial site dating to around the 6th century
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** Afghans aim to rebuild Buddhas and much more
Afghanistan's new authorities hope soon to rebuild the giant Buddha statues
of Bamiyan destroyed by the Taliban
** Angelic copy of an Anglo-Saxon sculpture
The church recovered the sculpture shortly after its theft because someone
spotted its photograph at the British Museum
** Antarctic show to pack 'em in
A major exhibition celebrating Antarctic exploration is expected to attract
over 75,000 visitors to a museum this summer
** NY Police Museum to Open Next Month
A police museum set to open next month pays tribute to officers who were
killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a display of their photos and
badges
** Bin Laden Feared To Have Segway Scooter
Until now, Bush administration officials had downplayed bin Laden's recent
claims of "We have the scooter and we will use it," saying that gyroscopic
and tilt sensor technology were likely beyond their abilities
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** American Library Association Midwinter Conference Session
** VIRUS! Symposium
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