Titanic 2

Everyone is calling it the "return of a legend." Last year, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer revealed plans for Titanic II, a modern-day functioning replica of the original luxury liner. According to the design plan, "While every bit as luxurious as her namesake, Titanic II will have every modern amenity along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems." Passengers can purchase tickets and experience a journey across the ocean in a real life flash to the past, including class divisions and even costumes from the time period.

Just like the original, the accommodations are designed to match the finest restaurants and hotels on land. The plush furniture, carved oak designs, wrought iron and glass dome, and grand central staircase will mimic the grandeur of the original ship, and Palmer says, "This magnificent vessel is to be constructed in memory of the heroic people who served on the ship, the passengers who sadly shared their fate, and all those that survived the tragedy."

The vessel will take its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York in 2016 and something important to note, the new design will be extremely prepared for any emergency, equipped with 18 modern lifeboats that can hold beyond the ship’s capacity of 2,435 passengers and 900 crew. 

Multidimensional Self-Portraits

Artist Veri Apriyatno born in the town of Kuningan, West Java profinsi, Indonesia, April 12, 1973. In 1998 received his degree at Bandung Institute of Technology, Department of Fine Art, Painting studio.  From 1993 until now, has been a lot of participation in solo and group exhibitions. some achievements and awards I have achieved, including: Winsor & Newton Worldwide painting competition in 2000, the Jakarta Art Award International Art Competition in 2010 and Bandung Contemporary Art Award 2010. In addition, from 2004 until now, he had produced seven books about the work of 'How to Draw'. Currently he is focusing on working with technical drawings on a large canvas, with a base of contemporary art. 

SOLO EXHIBITION
2006  Hotel  Hilton, Jakarta
2004   The Japan foundation, Jakarta
1999   The Japan foundation, Jakarta
1998   Grand Opening Gallery Barak, Bandung

JOINT EXHIBITION selected
2009   Middelbare Akte. Galeri Soemardja FSRD ITB, Bandung Indonesia
2010   Art For AIDS.  Bentara Budaya Jakarta Indonesia
2010   Exhibition finalists JAKARTA  ART AWARD 2010, North Art Space Ancol Jakarta, Indonesia

 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT
2010   Finalists  JAKARTA ART AWARD 2010
1999   Finalists  Windsor&Newton World Wide Millenium Painting competitions .

The Mystery of 2000 Year Old Egyptian Cat

The Mystery of a mummified Egyptian cat left languishing in a Roseland attic has been partly solved.

Robert Gray, from Portscatho, inherited the remarkable object from his father, renowned Egyptologist Peter Gray, who died in 1984. Mr Gray never knew what the arcane package might contain, as many mummified cats were sold by disreputable traders in the ancient world with nothing but rags inside. However, X-rays carried out at a Truro veterinary surgery have clearly shown the figure of a cat that has been preserved for more than 2,000 years. 

Mr Gray said: "My father acquired the cat in the 1970s as a token of thanks from a museum.

"It's been in the loft in Portscatho, where my father had a house; it's been languishing there for 50 years."

Mr Gray said he had always been unsure whether the mummy bundle actually contained a cat: "You went to the mummifiers and said you wanted to send goodwill to the afterlife and some naughty mummifiers would take your money and stuff a bunch of rags inside."

Mr Gray met Jane Marley, from the Royal Cornwall Museum, to open the X-rays, taken at Clifton Villa Vets.

Mr Gray said: "History was made today. I felt quite emotional when I opened it up. It's something that has lived with me for most of my life and it's revealed itself today."

The X-ray showed the cat's neck was intact, he said, which suggested the cat was a prized pet rather than deliberately killed as a sacrifice to the gods.

Mrs Marley, curator of archaeology and world culture at the museum, said: "It was very exciting to see the X-ray. It's a lovely face and the wrapping is very good – it's been very well kept."

Mr Gray's father also played a part in the story of the 2,500-year-old mummy of Iset Tayef Nakht, kept out of sight in storage at the Royal Cornwall Museum until Dr Gray inquired about it in the 1960s.

It is now the River Street museum's most popular exhibit.

The moment of revelation was filmed by the Cornwall Channel. The programmes are broadcast on Monday at 9pm on Sky channel 212 or Freesat 401.