Welcome back to GLOBAL MUSEUM, your free webzine and museum compendium read weekly by 6,000+ readers in more than 103 countries . Free Online subscription. http://www.globalmuseum.org The international headlines (FOR THE FULL STORY VISIT THE WEBZINE at this address http://www.globalmuseum.org and click on the NEWS button) in this week's edition include: ** Museums safeguard treasures As Hurricane Isabel blows toward North Carolina, Bob Springle and other employees at the state's Maritime Museum in coastal Beaufort are prepared for the worst ** Fire destroys motorbike collection A massive fire which destroyed much of the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham, ruining 650 vintage machines, was caused by a "carelessly discarded" cigarette, investigators say ** Museum's Overlooked Table Fetches $400K Facing tough economic times for nonprofits, museum officials decided to sell the table, hoping it would fetch some $20,000 to $40,000 at auction ** Bawdy phallic plate 'heads' for Oxford museum The head is framed by a garland carrying the inscription: "Ogni homo me guarda come fosse una testa de cazi" (Every man looks at me as if I were a dickhead). ** Relic looted from Baghdad museum found buried The 3,200-year-old artifact, which is a representation of female face, was found buried in an orchard on the outskirts of Baghdad ** UK Lord Of The Rings show opens Visitors to the show at the Science Museum in London can explore how the Oscar-winning films were created through displays of costumes, props and artefacts ** Penniless museums delight thieves In the last couple of years, the gang has laid its hands on over a dozen idols stored at various museums and excavation sites ______________________________________________________________ GLOBAL MUSEUM TRAVEL - For Business and Pleasure - the leading provider of online museum travel, established in 1998. 40,000 in over 8,000 cities worldwide. 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