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Titanic's Tender Vessel to Undergo Restoration for £3.25 millionThe Maritime Executive (press release)The tender vessel of the RMS Titanic, SS Nomadic, has been awarded a £3.25m grant for an extensive restoration project, the Heritage Lottery fund announced. The project, funded by the lottery, is meant to offer a glimpse into Belfast and Wolff docks in ...and more »
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Voyage back in time: 'Titanic' sails into The BroganTallahassee Democrat (blog)Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit By Mark Hinson Nearly one century after the "unsinkable" Titanic struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage and sent more than 1500 passengers to a watery grave in the North Atlantic, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art ...and more »
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MetroI have a real shape: Kate WinsletTimes of India'Titanic' star Kate Winslet, who sizzled in a new photoshoot, has insisted that even though she is well sculpted she does not have a model's body. Winslet, 35, who was pictured in a couple of smouldering and seductive poses, described herself as having ...Kate Winslet shows off her 'real woman' figure as she shoots new St John campaignDaily MailKate Winslets difficulty at being stylishFemaleFirst.co.ukKate Winslet: I don't have a model's bodyMirror.co.ukall 11 news articles »
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Reuters AfricaRussia's Titanic, Medvedev's Muddle and Putin's New StagnationBloombergAlex Bratersky of the same paper described heart-wrenching details of the catastrophe, in which at least 30 children perished: “The 'Volga Titanic' sank in three minutes with the music still playing . . . . An investigation into Russia's worst maritime ...Russia: Poor maintenance caused the Titanic on the VolgaSpero NewsAt Least 129 Dead in Volga River TragedyThe Moscow TimesLiving and Dying with Russia's Soviet Legacy: Sinking Ships and Falling PlanesTIME (blog)Gadling -STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription) -DigitalJournal.comall 2,694 news articles »
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...findings were presented in a federal courtroom in Norfolk where a salvage claim is still being decided 26 years after the Titanic was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard. The most striking images involved the 3-D tour of the Titanic’s stern, which lies...
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Manila Bulletin
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...part in the 2010 expedition to the wreckage site said the images are the most extensive and highest quality ever taken of the Titanic. The expedition also fully mapped the wreck site -- an area covering 3 miles x 5 miles, and the entire site has been documented...
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RedOrbit
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By Jan Morris I had been looking forward to coming back to Belfast, a grand old city so it is, so it is, but dear God, I had forgotten about the Titanic.For anyone who, like me, is sick to death of the very name of the vessel, Belfast in 2011 is not the
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Wall Street Journal
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...Lytle wasn't there when the Titanic broke apart, but he knows how to break hearts. Lytle, an American actor who portrays Titanic Capt. Edward J. Smith at permanent and temporary Titanic exhibitions across North America, said he's asked many questions about...
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Winnipeg Free Press
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...on display at the MTS Centre Exhibition Hall in a sneak preview for media Feb. 10, 2011. (MARCEL CRETAIN/Winnipeg Sun) "Titanic, The Artifact Exhibition" is on display at the MTS Centre Exhibition Hall in a sneak preview for media Feb. 10, 2011. (MARCEL...
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Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2011/02/11/17238646.html
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...eventually. Nature makes it, and nature claims it back. "In this case, the bacteria helps to decompose the ship." The Titanic, dubbed the "unsinkable" ship, famously struck a giant iceberg and sank in under three hours on April 15, 1912, killing more than...
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The Sun
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3347512/Titanic-is-being-eaten-by-bug.html
Telegraph.co.ukTitanic Airbus-Boeing trade war goes to the wireAFPGENEVA — An acrimonious multi-billion dollar battle between aviation giants Airbus and Boeing will shift up a gear on Wednesday when the World Trade ...Titanic Airbus Boeing trade warCapital FMTitanic Airbus-Boeing trade war takes new turnRaw Storyall 469 news articles »
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Premier Inn scores a first for city's Titanic QuarterBelfast TelegraphThe Titanic Quarter's first hotel is set to open in November with the creation of up to 40 jobs. The new Premier Inn, which will be the ...
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Paul Fraser CollectiblesMedal Awarded to Carpathia Crew for Rescue of Titanic Survivors to SellArt DailyOne of the bronze medals presented to the crew of RMS Carpathia, following their heroic rescue of 705 survivors of the stricken Titanic on April 15 1912, ...Bronze award given to brave crew of RMS CarpathiaDaily Echoall 5 news articles »
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Brisbane TimesNRL: Titanic struggle always on cards for WarriorsNew Zealand HeraldThe Warriors admitted they didn't cope with finals football in going down to Gold Coast. Going into Friday's match, the only Titan to ...Maloney poised for Titanic playoff clashTVNZall 564 news articles »
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...on ! Just look for a fashionable usb flash drive on yourself own. but officials said Sunday they ... expedition to the Titanic expedition to the Titanic The wreck of the Titanic The wreck of the Titanic Titanic Turkish Baths from "Last Mysteries of the Titanic...
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All Voices
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...luxury liner Titanic leaves from St. John's Sunday. A team of scientists will be drawing a virtual 3-D map of the site... RMS Titanic Inc. president Chris Davino talks to reporters in St. John's Friday about the voyage by the research vessel Jean Charcot...
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NewsPlurk
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...this exhibition. When the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, Halifax assisted during the disaster. See Titanic graves and museum exhibits in Halifax, NS. The exhibition has a very unique way of taking each visitor back to the night of April...
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Figure/Speed Skating
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...condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will "virtually raise the Titanic" for the public. The expedition to the site 2½ miles beneath the North Atlantic is billed as the most advanced scientific mission...
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Boston Herald
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...the men, women, and children who were aboard. Lecturers and presenters scheduled to sail with the voyage include maritime and Titanic historians Phil Gowan and Dr. Melinda Ratchford; Gunter Babler, president of the Swiss Titanic Society; David Shuttle, a member...
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Frommers
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...the ship included some of the rich and famous people from Europe and America. After it began its journey from Southampton, RMS Titanic crossed the English Channel and took its first halt at Cherbourg, France. When the ship left France, there were a total of...
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Buzzle
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/where-did-the-titanic-sink.html
Halting California welfare would shift costs to countiesLos Angeles TimesArnold Schwarzenegger's plan to save $1.6 billion a year by eliminating welfare is the budgetary equivalent of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, ...and more »
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Rearranging desks, chairs on the TitanicBoston GlobeRE “MASS. hunting for star teachers'' (Page A1, May 10): Let's see, school districts have told teachers in the urban schools that they will not be returning ...and more »
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New York TimesStaff Says Goodbye to St. Vincent's HospitalNew York TimesWhen the Titanic sank, Sister Kevin said, the Sisters of Charity wired the rescue ship, the Carpathia, that St. Vincent's ambulances would be waiting at the ...Greenwich Village, Heal ThyselfNew York TimesBroken hearts on last day at St. Vincent's Hospital as 3500 lose their jobsNew York Daily NewsNYC's St. Vincent's Hospital closes for goodThe Associated PressTopNews United States -Wall Street Journal -TopNews Singapore (press release)all 257 news articles »
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...behavioural patterns to re-emerge.'' The results suggested a “stronger competition for survival” on the Lusitania. On the Titanic, social norms were enforced more often and there was “a higher willingness among males to surrender a seat on a lifeboat”. ...
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This is Hampshire
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...great duress that we care about; it’s the tragedy of what happened to most of them that stirs our emotions. “You cannot see the Titanic with your own eyes and not be affected,” says Lowell Lytle, an actor who has portrayed Titanic Capt. Edward J. Smith for...
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New Haven Register
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msnbc.comSaints win Super Bowl XLIVUWM PostAvatar passed 1998's Titanic last week for most domestic box office earnings in history. Avatar hit the $601.1 million mark last week, passing $600.8 ...Brees outguns Manning as Porter seals Saints Super Bowl victory, 31-17New Orleans Pro Footballall 17,724 news articles »
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Super Bowl counterprogramming: What to watch instead of the gameEntertainment WeeklyMean Girls (1 pm), The Wedding Planner (3 pm), Failure to Launch (5 pm), Titanic (7 pm), Titanic (11 pm) FX: Think of it as the “Go watch the TV in the ...and more »
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The Guardian (blog)'Titanic was Jim's mistress'The SunCameron's affair with Titanic actress SUZY AMIS - his fifth and current wife - is widely cited as the final straw for their feisty union, but Hamilton ...'Avatar' tops 'Titanic' domestic box-office recordEntertainment Weekly'Avatar' tops 'Titanic'Boston GlobeJames Cameron's ex Linda Hamilton on his work, women issuesZap2it.com (blog)Digital Spy -RTT News -Huffington Post (blog)all 973 news articles »
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`Avatar' tops $600M, beats `Titanic' domestic haul By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer 20th Century Fox In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, the character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, left, and the character Jake, voiced by Sam
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Dog Day Afternoon
Paris lets her pampered pooch steal the spotlight. Guess the heiress is learning how to share?!
HeatstrokeOh, Beyoncé! Wearing this terribly unflattering dress isn't gonna help you sell your perfume!
Girls On Pop On Vanity Fair
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E! Online
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James Cameron's "
Avatar" has completed its three-part flight into history,
surpassing a domestic boxoffice record that's stood since the
filmmaker's "Titanic" completed its theatrical run in 1998.
The 3D phenom previously shredded the international
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Hollywood Reporter
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Times OnlineLooking Back at James Cameron's TitanicMovieRetriever (blog)For all of the critical and technical acclaim that was heaped upon Cameron's last offering, a little film called Titanic, which has been usurped by Avatar ...'Avatar' nears top, but suffers by historic comparisonUSA Today'Avatar' receipts in Taiwan close in on 'Titanic' box office recordeTaiwan News'Avatar' Has 7th Weekend on Top With $31.3 MillionABC NewsVariety -Florida Times-Union -Los Angeles Timesall 371 news articles »
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James Cameron is king of the world again.
20th Century Fox said Tuesday that the director's sci-fi spectacle, "Avatar," has passed his shipwreck saga "Titanic" to become the highest-grossing film worldwide.
As of Monday, "Avatar" had brought in $1.859
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Fresno Bee
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LOS ANGELES James Cameron’s science-fiction epic “Avatar” has passed his “Titanic” to become history’s highest-grossing film, with a sizable boost from higher-priced tickets for 3-D and Imax showings.
The stars, the films, the analysis. Full coverage
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The New York Times
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"Avatar" is the winner and new worldwide boxoffice champion.
After six rounds on the foreign circuit, "Avatar" is now the biggest-grossing film of all time.
Distributor 20th Century Fox says the James Cameron mega-budget blockbuster's worldwide cume --
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OH NO THEY DIDN'T
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Ever since the new James Cameron film, Avatar, hit theaters, fans and critics of Avatar have been speculating over whether Avatar would top the highest grossing film, Titanic, the last
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The Deadbolt
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...said she believes that the center has helped boost regional tourism by sharing the deep history and science interpretations of Titanic in an inter-generational and family-friendly way. She said she believes the exhibits popularity stems, in part, from the...
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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... "I don't think it's realistic to try to topple 'Titanic' off its perch. Some pretty good movies have come out in the last few years. 'Titanic' just struck some kind of chord." That's what "Avatar" director James Cameron told MTV News in early December...
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VH1
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...was the forward Grand Staircase, featuring intricately carved oak paneling, bronze statues, and a glass dome to top it off. The Titanic had also been nicknamed the "Ship of Dreams," due to the large number of immigrants on board hoping to start a new life...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2544497/a_brief_history_of_the_titanic.html
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...has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010. RMS Titanic Inc.'s expedition would be the first by the salvor since 2004, though two other expeditions have been to the site since then,...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1302110.html
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NORFOLK, Va. -- The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010. RMS Titanic Inc.'s expedition would be the first by the salvor since 2004, though two other
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1302110.html
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In an August 1996 photo, the port bow railing of the RMS Titanic lies in 12,600 feet of water about 400 miles east of Nova Scotia.
NORFOLK, Va. — The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the
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Houston Chronicle
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The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010.
The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing by RMS Titanic Inc. in
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Discovery Channel
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...2:20 a.m. on April 15. The cruise will then head to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where passengers can visit three cemeteries where Titanic victims are buried. The final destination for the cruise is New York, where the Titanic was headed. The memorial cruise will...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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...to do something to honour their relatives,” he added. The cruise will go on to make a stop in Halifax to visit the cemetery where many of the victims are buried. On April 19, the ship will reach its final port in New York, where the Titanic was headed....
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Globe and Mail
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...spot participate in a memorial service, then proceed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to visit the burial places of some of the Titanic victims and complete their 12-night trip in New York, where the Titanic had been scheduled to end its voyage, the trip's...
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United Press International
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...where the Titanic was headed. Prices for the trip start at $3,900. Millvina Dean, thought to be the last survivor of the Titanic, died in June 2009 at age 97, according to friends. Dean was an infant when the Titanic -- publicized as "practically unsinkable"...
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CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/06/titanic.trip/index.html?eref=edition
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...They have been viewed by more than 22 million people worldwide since 1994. Besides the one being set up in Louisville, Titanic exhibits are currently being shown in Rochester, N.Y.; New York City; St. Paul, Minn.; Las Vegas; Montreal; and Lisbon, Portugal. The...
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Cincinnati Enquirer
http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090927/NEWS0103/909270350/
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...Sunday morning. Most of the items had been recently exhibited at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. A Premier subsidiary, RMS Titanic Inc., is the only entity permitted under a federal court ruling to recover objects from the wreck of the ill-fated ocean liner. Parker...
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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...celebrations. A spokesperson from the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment confirmed the development. “Work on the Titanic Signature Project site has been under way for some time. “As a signal of its commitment, Titanic Quarter Limited, the private...
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Irish Times
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