News - Titanic Connections

I don't normally blog about outside news stories, but this one seemed to fit, as it has to do with Belfast and is a bit humorous. Here are the links to two NewYorkTimes articles:

• the straight "news"y one: City Officials on Investment Trip
• the funny one: Mayor Overboard! But Quinn Throws Him a Line

UPDATE (12 May 2008):
Another recent article caught my eye, this one linking Pittsburgh to Belfast. Check it out at the Trib: Carnegie Science Center Seeks Local Titanic Connections. All we can do now is wonder if it was for better or for worse that Henry Clay Frick canceled his planned Titanic voyage.