November 21, 2013

The World Trade Center Ship, From Stern to Stem

A. Michael Pappalardo/AKRFWarren Riess of the Darling Marine Center of the University of Maine and his wife, Kathleen, inspecting the bow of the 18th-century sailing vessel found at the World Trade Center site.

After finding the stern of an 18th-century sailing vessel in landfill where the new World Trade Center is being constructed, what could be better? Finding the bow — or at least enough to gain a clearer picture of the length of the vessel and how it was constructed; all of which might help solve the mystery of what it was doing anchored off Lower Manhattan in the first place.

The most intriguing theory now in circulation is that the vessel may have been used around the time of the Revolutionary War as a troop carrier of some sort. “That ties in really neatly with the British military button found between the frames,” said Warren Riess of the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine.

Archaeologists unearthed the boat in July 2010, west of and perpendicular to Washington Street, between Liberty and Cedar Streets, where the waters of the Hudson once reached. It was immediately evident that the sunken hull had long ago been sundered by underground excavation. The remaining wood was so deteriorated that archaeologists couldn’t even tell at first whether they were looking at the fore portion or the aft.

November 19, 2013

Η Ελλάδα πάει στο Μουντιάλ.Μπράβο Εθνικη Ελλαδος! Μας έκανες υπερήφανους!

Καιρός για… Ρίο!
Η Ελλάδα είναι στο Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο της Βραζιλίας!

Η ομάδα του Φερνάντο Σάντος, πανηγυρίζει την πρόκριση στα γήπεδα του Ρίο, αφού έφυγε με το 1-1 από το Βουκουρέστι και σε συνδυασμό του 3-1 του Φαλήρου, πέταξε εκτός τους Ρουμάνους.

Ο Κώστας Μήτρογλου (23’), «χτύπησε» και πάλι, μετά από τρομερή ασίστ του Καραγκούνη, όμως ένα απίστευτο αυτογκόλ (55’), από… συνδυασμό των Τοροσίδη και Χολέμπας, στέρησε από τους διεθνείς μας να φύγουν με τη νίκη και από τη Ρουμανία.
Πιστός στο ραντεβού με τα αντίπαλα δίχτυα ο Μήτρογλου, εξαιρετικός ο αρχηγός Καραγκούνης, κορυφαίος όλων ο Χολέμπας, ο οποίος πραγματοποίησε την καλύτερη εμφάνισή του με τη φανέλα της Εθνικής.

November 08, 2013

Parthenon, an Icon of Global Citizenship


Created over 2000 years ago, by the same people that introduced the concept of Democracy to humanity, the Parthenon immediately became an icon of global citizenship. Its influence continues in modern times as we see attempts to replicate its stature in famous buildings around the world. The temple of Athena has become a symbol of Eternal Perfection arising out of the marriage of Aesthetics and Science.

The second International Colloquy “Parthenon, an Icon of Global Citizenhsip” will take place at the University of Sydney on 15 to 17th November. Participate to an open discussion about the current significance of the Parthenon as an Icon of Global Citizenship.