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Whoever is right, it's clear that when British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb 80 years ago, he found a grave like no other. As Pharaonic burial sites go, Tut's was slapdash. Not only did its modest size suggest it had been intended for a nonroyal, but it was also hastily decorated, with wall paintings marred by splashes of paint nobody ever cleaned up. Some of the elaborate artifacts that so captivated the world appear to have been obtained from a funerary warehouse, since close examination reveals that other people's names were erased from them...
...takes his archive public on Sept. 29 with the launch of www.chewra.com. The website, an online database free to anyone with Internet access, contains personal data on the deceased, a photograph of the tombstone and a copy of the inscription (along with a translation into Czech) for each documented grave. English, German and Russian translations may follow. Other sections of the site explain things like Jewish burial practices and the significance of the religious symbols carved into the stones. Haidler's project is unique in the Czech Republic, both for its digital presentation and for its effort to preserve...
...lists of names with the annotation "about to get married" - believed to be a code used for a terrorist who is about to attack. U.S. Ultimatum at the U.N. In a forceful speech at the United Nations, U.S. President George W. Bush told world leaders that Iraq "is a grave and gathering danger." Bush said the U.S. wanted to disarm Iraq of chemical and nuclear weapons by working through the U.N. Security Council, but he warned that war would be unavoidable if Iraq failed to comply "immediately" with U.N. resolutions. "Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding...
...Hussein warn of uncontrollable popular hostility to an American attack on Iraq. But what would really be the effect on Arab populations of seeing other Arabs liberated from oppression? Far from fighting to the last Iraqi, the people of that tortured society will surely dance on the regime's grave. I wish the Bush Administration and its predecessor had given more serious support to internal and external Iraqi opposition than has been the case. But it's a safe assumption that Iraqis will be grateful to whoever is responsible for securing their freedom. Perhaps that is what truly concerns some...
...smile at his take on bad romances And moisten at his love poems to Frances. One couplet I'm so adamant to save, I might have it engraved upon my grave...