| 12 Interesting Facts About The Titanic | | 1. Three million rivets held the massive hull together.
2. It cost 7.5 million to rebuild the Titanic
3. 2228 people were aboard however only 705 survived. 94% were women and children
4. There were five grand pianos and four cases of opium aboard
5. The Titanic was never christened
6. There were three thousand bags of mail and an automobile aboard the Titanic
7. The Titanic had heated swimming pools however the water was of sea water, two libraries and four restaurants.
8. The Titanic’s resting place is 2.33 miles below the ocean.
9. The collision with the ice burg happened at 11:40 pm on Sunday April 14th, 1912
10. The Titanic carried 3560 life jackets and 49 life buoys
11. Captain Smith had made plans to retire after seeing the Titanic across the ocean.
12. The Titanic was fully equipped with a darkroom for amateur photographers | |
| | The Rose Inlaid | | As long as I can remember, I have had a recurring dream. Most of the time it is a pleasant dream but sometimes can turn nightmarish. I dream that I am wandering through a grand home, searching for something, I never know what. The drapes are rich velvets as are the furnishings. There are grand pianos, the hallways meander from room to room. I am looking through drawers, boxes, anything I can. Always in the dream the house at some point starts a decline, the floors become unstable, there are holes in the walls and ceilings, the drapes and furniture become moth eaten and dusty. Sometimes I will find a fire in a room, at which point I wake. With that being said a few years ago I came across a piece of prose written by Abhjit Sagnik Sengputa. It was as if he had taken my dream and put words to it. I simple was in awe. I hope you all enjoy it also. I would love a discussion on the piece with those of you who enjoy this kind of thing.The Rose Inlaid
Blue wasn't blue
Behind the old kettle and rusty cannon
stood the old bolts and brass
mirrors, curtains and mahogany doors
Shackled...
Shackled words of history roam
inlaid ivory...chipped china...incomplete
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| | Whitney Houston Outfits, Equipment To Be Auctioned | | Whitney Houston Outfits, Equipment To Be AuctionedJanuary 03, 2007, 12:50 PM ETFew people can sing like Whitney Houston. But next week, anyone with some spare cash can dress like the Grammy winner, right down to one of her black velvet bustiers, and croon into one of her microphones.Those items and more than 300 others from a 1999 world tour, including grand pianos, drum kits and a forklift, will be auctioned Jan. 9 in an effort to cover unpaid storage fees on the gear and clothing, said Jeffrey Campisi, a lawyer for Speed of Sound, a company that has been tending to the equipment.The tour gear, which includes speakers, amplifiers and a vintage barber chair along with designer clothes, has been stored in Irvington, N.J., since the tour, Campisi said.Speed of Sound went to court in May after not receiving payments from Houston's company, Nippy Inc., for a year. The company is now owed $175,000 to $200,000, Campisi said today. He couldn't estimate what the auction might bring, but said any excess money will go to Nippy.In recent comments to newspapers, a Houston spokeswoman has said the auction is being held to dispose of outdated equipment and costumes that... | |
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