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Rare 18th-century warship discovered at World Trade Center heads to museum

A lost Revolutionary War-era ship that was unearthed at the site of the World Trade Center will finally be exhibited in a museum over a decade after it was found.

The New York State Museum announced in a mid-May press release that the ship will be housed in its Albany headquarters. The 18th-century vessel was found during an excavation of Ground Zero in July 2010.

But details about the boat have perplexed historians until now – just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.

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With help from Texas A&M University historical preservationists, experts have been working for 14 years to gather facts about the ship while preserving it carefully. 

The ship, which measures 50 feet long and 18 feet wide, has been identified as a “rare” American-built gunboat.

Experts have identified the vessel as a American-built gunboat, which likely resembled the contemporary depiction on the left. (New York State Museum / Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Texas A&M University)

The vessel was likely built in the Philadelphia area in the 1770s. 

It was used during the Revolutionary War but was decommissioned after roughly two decades.

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“[B]y the 1790s, the ship was out of commission and repurposed as landfill to expand New York City, ultimately ending up beneath what would become the World Trade Center,” the New York State Museum said. 

“Today, it stands as one of the few American-built Revolutionary War ships to be identified, studied and preserved in New York State.”

Aerial of Ground Zero excavation site

The ship was repurposed as landfill in the 1790s before being discovered beneath Ground Zero in 2010. (AKRF via New York State Museum)

In total, 600 pieces of wood and roughly 2,000 artifacts were found at the site, including musketballs.

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After years of carefully preserving each piece of wood and artifact, the preservation team began the process of reconstructing the vessel at the New York State Museum on May 14.

Split image of wood beams, archaeologists working on them

Six hundred pieces of wood were recovered from the excavation site, plus over 2,000 artifacts. (New York State Museum / Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Texas A&M University)

In a statement, New York State Historian Devin Lander said the exhibit is “history in its rawest, most thrilling form.”

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“We’re not just unveiling a ship – we’re resurrecting a lost relic of the American Revolution, right before your eyes,” Lander said. 

Museum officials restoring wooden beams

The team began reconstructing the vessel at the New York State Museum in May after 14 years of preservation work and research. (New York State Museum)

“New York stood at the epicenter of our fight for freedom, and this gunboat is a physical reminder of that courage and grit.”

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The historian added, “To watch it rise again, plank by plank, is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the intersection of archaeology, storytelling and national identity.”

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Education

CBSE issues new guidelines for language instruction in schools: All you need to know

The Central Board of Secondary Education, on Thursday, issued guidelines, placing a “renewed emphasis” that all its affiliated schools adopt the mother tongue or a familiar regional language as the primary medium of instruction for early grades starting this academic session (2025–26), under the new National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-2023).

The latest directive, NCF-2023 — issued as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 — places strong emphasis on the use of “home languages” or mother tongue during the Foundational Stage (Pre-primary to Grade 2, ages 3–8), as per the official statement.

What does CBSE’s directive say?

The Education Board’s latest directive has emphasised the following:

1. Mother tongue — R1

The directive has emphasised that the language most familiar to the child—preferably the mother tongue—ideally must be used as both the language of literacy and the medium of instruction (MoI) for all subjects. This aims to build strong foundational literacy and comprehension skills by leveraging children’s existing linguistic and cultural knowledge.

If implementing the mother tongue is not feasible due to factors like classroom diversity or lack of written tradition, the policy allows for R1 to be the State Language, provided it is familiar to the child.

2. Bilingual approach – R2

In addition to R1, children will also be introduced to R2, a second spoken language, gradually familiarising them with multilingual learning. However, formal literacy goals—such as reading fluency, sentence construction, and expression—will focus exclusively on R1 during the foundational years.

At the end of Grade 2, students are expected to read fluently and comprehend texts in R1, and begin writing simple sentences to describe their experiences and surroundings.

Options for Medium of Instruction in Preparatory Stage

For the Preparatory Stage (Grades 3-5), the directive stated that at least one language native to India will be offered as an option for the medium of instruction(MoI) to all students up to Grade 12. Schools are, accordingly, required to provide this option in all classes starting with the Preparatory Stage, if the primary MoI is not a language that is native to India.

Here’s the circular issued to all Heads of Schools Affiliated to CBSE:

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Gaming

Best PC Gaming Monitors (2025): Samsung. AOC, and More

My personal daily driver is the AOC Q27G4ZD (8/10, WIRED Review). A 1440p screen is a very manageable resolution for modern systems, and a great target for a new build. This AOC is a premium version, with the latest panel tech, at a very reasonable price. It quickly took the place of a less impressive 4K screen, which I think is a testament to how much of an improvement QD-OLED is over most other panel types.

It has a 240-Hz refresh rate, which is among the highest you’ll find on gaming screens, with only a few options at 300 Hz or higher. According to the Steam Hardware Survey, just over half of gamers still play at 1080p. The upgrade to 1440p, plus the refresh improvement, should feel massive to anyone looking at a 90-Hz or even 120-Hz screen.

I only have two complaints about the AOC, and one is relatively minor. The glossy finish is fine for pure gaming, but it might be a little bothersome if you intend to use the monitor for both work and play, especially if it’s in a brightly lit office. The less bothersome issue is the stand, which feels a little light for how heavy the screen is, but I recommend using a monitor arm anyway for better adjustability.

Specs
Panel Type QD-OLED
Resolution 2,560 x 1,440
Refresh Rate 240 Hz
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Health Fitness

Četiri navike koje trebamo izbjegavati za dobro zdravlje srca u starijoj dobi

KAKO starimo, srce prolazi kroz prirodne promjene, ali način na koji živimo i dalje ima ogroman utjecaj na njegovo zdravlje. Stručnjaci upozoravaju da određene svakodnevne navike, koje često uzimamo zdravo za gotovo, mogu postupno povećati rizik od kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Iako se srčane tegobe mogu činiti kao neizbježan dio starenja, promjenom životnog stila moguće je uvelike smanjiti rizik. Ključ je u prepoznavanju ponašanja koja štete i njihovu pravovremenom izbjegavanju. U nastavku su četiri navike koje bismo trebali ostaviti iza sebe u starijoj dobi radi zdravijeg srca.

1. Sjedenje veći dio dana

Dugotrajno sjedenje povezano je s usporenom cirkulacijom i povećanim rizikom od srčanih bolesti, osobito u starijoj dobi. Čak i kod osoba koje redovito vježbaju, višesatno sjedenje bez pauze može oslabiti učinke tjelovježbe. Preporučuje se kratko ustajanje i razgibavanje svakih 30 do 60 minuta. I jednostavne šetnje mogu pomoći u održavanju zdravlja krvnih žila i regulaciji krvnog tlaka.

2. Preskakanje redovitih liječničkih pregleda

Mnogi ljudi, osobito u starijoj dobi, izbjegavaju preventivne preglede misleći da su nepotrebni ako se osjećaju dobro. No upravo ti pregledi omogućuju rano otkrivanje problema poput visokog krvnog tlaka, povišenog kolesterola ili nepravilnog srčanog ritma. Stručnjaci upozoravaju da neliječeni čimbenici rizika često nemaju simptome sve dok ne izazovu ozbiljne komplikacije.

Redovite kontrole mogu spriječiti razvoj bolesti i omogućiti pravodobno liječenje. Briga o zdravlju srca počinje s odgovornošću prema vlastitom tijelu – čak i kada ništa ne boli.

3. Nedovoljno sna

Kvalitetan san često se zanemaruje, ali ima ključnu ulogu u regulaciji krvnog tlaka, razine šećera u krvi i oporavku srca. Kroničan manjak sna povezan je s većim rizikom od srčanog i moždanog udara. Starije osobe često pate od poremećaja spavanja, no to ne bi trebalo biti prihvaćeno kao “normalno”. Rutina odlaska na spavanje, izbjegavanje ekrana navečer i mirno okruženje mogu značajno poboljšati kvalitetu sna. Ponekad je za zdravlje srca potrebna jednostavna navika – raniji odlazak na spavanje.

4. Zanemarivanje emocionalnog zdravlja

Stres, tjeskoba i depresija mogu imati ozbiljne posljedice na zdravlje srca. Iako se psihičko stanje često ne vidi na prvi pogled, njegovi učinci na tijelo itekako su stvarni – od povišenog krvnog tlaka do kronične upale. Stručnjaci naglašavaju važnost razgovora, podrške i redovitih trenutaka opuštanja u svakodnevici.

Bilo da je riječ o šetnji, hobiju ili razgovoru s bliskom osobom – emocionalna ravnoteža jednako je važna kao i prehrana ili tjelovježba. Srce najbolje radi kada i um ima prostora za odmor.

Briga o srcu u starijoj dobi ne mora biti komplicirana – dovoljno je izbjegavati štetne navike i napraviti mjesta za zdravije izbore, korak po korak.

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