“If you had painted the Titanic a different color, hired a singing captain, had color-coordinated chairs … the result would have been the same: disaster.” (Register Pajaronian, “Titanic Statements On Education”, 28 Jul 09)
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Who knew Titanic inspired an organic site? TITANIC ORGANIC – Organic Gurus Launch New Website Offering a Colossal Collection of Organic Beauty & Eco-friendly Items (27 Jul 09, Online PR News-Press Release, La Quinta, CA USA)
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The folks over at thespoof.com ran a good spoof article about a possible sequel to Cameron’s Titanic. The long-awaited sequel to Hollywood’s biggest moneymaker is all set to debut next week. ‘Titanic II:The Sequel’ will follow-up on what happened to the famous wreck after it hit the infamous iceberg. Susan Boyle will sing the title [...]
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It is another sign of the times. A well known business is shuttering, in this case the famous 20th Century Props in North Hollywood. Stage props for numerous shows and movies, including Cameron’s Titanic, came from this business. 93,750 pieces are going up for auction next week including rare furniture sets used in such TV [...]
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“It’s like throwing a raft out to the Titanic.” (17 Jul 09, Schools Fix Has Plenty Of Doubters, Columbus Dispatch)
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According to Cincinnati.com, the “Dinosaurs Unearthed” exhibition at the Cincinatti Museum is proving to be quite a success. So far it has sold 130,400 tickets putting it on Top Five in attendance. They expect to sell even more tickets and predict it will move up to the fourth place when it ends on 7 September. [...]
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Two issues split the Titanic camp into warring factions: salvage and the Californian issue. The latter issue involves the role of Captain Stanley Lord of the SS California. On the night Titanic went down in 1912, his ship was in the vicinity. Due to the ice on the ocean, he had decided to shut down [...]
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A random grab of the headlines with Titanic in it…. Affair Is Just The Tip Of Sanford’s Titanic (TheDigitel, 1 Jul 09) Serena Forced Into Titanic Scrap (Wimbledon.org, 2 Jul 09) Rearranging The Cow Tails On The Titanic (Reason Magazine, 2 Jul 09) Heavyweights Are A Titanic Waiting For An Iceberg (Examiner.com, 28 June 09)
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Last summer the P&O cruise ship Pacific Sun was caught in a vicious storm off New Zealand. 77 people were injured as the ship headed home through 20-foot swells and winds around 50-knots. Now a report about to be issued reveals what passengers experienced during that harrowing time. According to the New Zealand Herald, the [...]
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