there have always been some form of "axis of evil", and there always shall
be as long as mankind exists. History reveals the repeatability of this
phenomenon.
ed sharpe archivist for smecc
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From: "Roger Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: Vasa Attacked by Sulphuric Acid, Axes of Evil Mr President, Venus
de Milo's virtual arms, Hand back the loot, Ransomed Painting Recovered
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> ** Axes in border museum remind President of 'evil'
> Where the road to nowhere meets the end of the line at the border of North
> and South Korea, the "axis of evil" lives on for President Bush
>
> ** Board fires Arts director after he refuses to quit
> Farmer objected to the board's discussing his resignation behind closed
> doors, however, the board denied discussing the issue in secret
>
> ** So whose Sarcophagus was is it anyway?
> Did the golden sarcophagus that Germany returned to Egypt last month
really
> belong to the renegade monotheistic pharaoh Akhenaten
>
> ** Man charged with thefts of war relics from museum
> Mr. Essigman, whose occupation is listed in court records as an archivist
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> the armory, is free on $10,000 cash bail
>
> ** Libertylike statue moves from rooftop to museum
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> ** Spiral Path May Unlock Mystery of Ancient Mound
> Archaeologists working on repairs to Silbury Hill, a mysterious Neolithic
> monument in southwest England, have discovered traces of a spiral path
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>
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> ** Seder plate earns South Florida man a spot in Jewish Museum
> Instead of bringing a bottle of wine as a present to his dinner hosts,
> artist Chaim Rosov would give a piece of his Judaic art
>
> ** Painting ransomed for Middle East peace is recovered
> The preparatory gouache, painted in 1914, was removed either during or
just
> after a cocktail party at the museum in June last year
>
> ** Hand back the loot
> The British troops celebrated their victory by ripping off the dead
> emperor's clothes, then looting his city, in particular the treasures of
its
> churches
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> ** Virtual showcase could give Venus de Milo her arms back
> A new type of museum exhibit case allows visitors to see damaged artefacts
> as they might have been when new
>
> ** Wealthy scions spar over $4.3M urns
> A legal spat has broken out between a British Lord and the daughter of a
> Canadian one
>
> ** James Bond boats go on show
> A collection of boats from the James Bond films is going on show at a
motor
> museum
>
> ** Millions likely set for ROM and AGO
> The Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario are poised to
> receive about $140-million in public money to finance ambitious expansion
in
> plans announced last year
>
> ** Laura Bush marvels at beauty of Forbidden City
> US First Lady Laura Bush toured the palace of China's former emperors and
> marvelled at the beauty of the "Forbidden City"
>
> ** Did Beauty Pageants Really Free The People?
> The historical museum Haus der Geschichte in Bonn explored this still
> unfinished chapter two years ago in an exhibition boasting 450
eye-catching
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>
> ** Turner Retrospective Provides New Look
> Swiss scenery was one of the key motifs fascinating William Turner, the
> great British painter and precursor of modern art
>
> ** European fossils rewrite human evolution
> Fossils of ancient human relatives suggest the beginning of the evolution
of
> apes and humans occurred in Europe, not Africa
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> ** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
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> ** 13th Triennial Meeting of the ICOM-CC - Committee for Conservation of
> the International Council of Museums - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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> ** Opening of the new ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center
>
> ** Leadership Through Diversity: Building Audiences and Strengthening the
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> ** Call For Participants Museums, Media, and the Public Understanding of
> Research
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> ** The Warship Vasa Threatened by Sulphuric Acid
>
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> ** A New Lease on Life for the Humble Neck Tie!
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