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By PAUL YOUNGSt. George
Dear Editor:
The five leading daily newspapers printed in Utah all have ran their editorial comments or articles in large print with bold highlighted lettering, making their articles an attention-catcher to the reader. Belittling and condemning with censorship by their bold written articles with the definite attitude of disapproval of the actions taken by Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith and County Commissioner Mark Habbeshaw.
As I read their articles, I was dumb founded that our newspapers, the voice of America, could forget so quickly and censure those officials in Kane County for taking exactly that same position as those men on April 17, 1775 took. They made their first active move of protest against the British encroaching on the rights of American Citizens living in Concord. These men stood on our side of the Concord by the bridge that spanned it and took sniper shots at the British, who were marching up the road on the opposite side, intending to use the bridge to cross the river and physically search every house with intent to confiscate every weapon, bullet and powder, including swords from the established, peaceful residents of Concord.
These men defied over 3,000 British soldiers, forcing them to retreat, giving the people of Concord and surrounding areas the time necessary to arm themselves. By the actions of that day, every law abiding citizen can keep a powder-firing weapon in his home, legally.
I write, asking the editors of these papers if there is a difference of the encroachments of rights by the British on to those people at Concord than that of the BLM guided and prompted by the environmental groups against Kane and Garfield counties, and the stand the Sheriff and Commissioner took? Please explain.
The road the sheriff and the commissioner removed the signs from was a RS 2477 road that was built before 1976, authorized by an act of the US Congress in 1876 which states that the US Congress does give and grant all counties that right to build roads for the citizens of that county to use. I would hope the commissioners would now send out a road patrol and grade it.
Is there a difference in the spirit and intention these two Kane County men took, than that of a handful of American patriots who on Dec. 16, 1773 boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor and threw all tea overboard, demonstrating against the British and their self-levied high export taxes?
I was disappointed that Gov. MIke Leavitt turned his back along with the Association of County Government who also turned their heads against Kane County. I am glad Pres. Bush called Gov. Leavitt to take another politically right position.
I cannot help but recall a comment by Thomas Payne, "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier, the Sun Shine Patriots will shrink from the service of his county." Those two men from Kane County did not shrink from the service of their country, but responded with a positive, patriotic spirit that does not fit Payne's classification.
(BLM tyranny is not easily conquered. Neither is extreme radical environmentalism.)
To those other silent county commissioners that fit into the group Rev. Martin Luther King refers to when he gave his speech on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial, "History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition is not the strident clamor of the bad people (BLM and radical environmentalists) but rather, the appalling silence of the good people." (Meaning Gov. Leavitt, the Association of County Government and other county commissioners that have their heads turned and look the other way.)
Sheriff Lamont Smith and Commissioner Habbeshaw, you stand tall in your boots in my eyes.


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An ATA Instructor Trainee humbly describes her experiences sharing good news and safety skills with children in dire poverty.
By Dana Rodriguez, 2DB, Certified Specialty Trainer
Our trip to Belize was amazing. We taught a Vacation Bible School for four of the days in Punta Gorda and two nearby villages. We had around 300 kids total in various age groups. Every year our church holds a clothing drive in which we collect clothes and shoes to ship to Belize. This year we gave out clothes to over 250 families! It was incredible to see these family members pick out an outfit – they are so thankful!
On the last night we hosted a family celebration night complete with music, games and our songs from our Vacation Bible School. Victor and I brought along a printer and took pictures of families from 4 to 9:30 pm, printing them out right there for them to take. Most of these families had never had a family photo before so they were very excited.
Lastly we taught Kidz 'n Power techniques to around 100 kids! The first session we had about 45 kids. They had never seen anything like it before. They loved hitting the pads and yelling. We then ran a session right after with 45 kids plus another 30 joining in! I opened each session with a prayer.
The second day we ran one session and had over 80 kids start out with us and about 20 who joined in later. (You have to understand they live on "Belize Time" – they don't follow a set timeline for things for the most part.) Therefore when we opened the doors to the sports complex, kids just came. Some played basketball but when kicking of the pads began they jumped in line! I gave out medals for things such as loudest answer up, biggest kick, etc.
During Vacation Bible School, after the first day of Kidz 'n Power, the kids would come up to me and ask "Miss, we have karate today? Miss?" They couldn't wait to do it again! I shared this story with them:
When I began Taekwondo I wanted to find a way to use my talent to glorify God, but I didn't know how. After a few years I figured all I could do was just be me and hopefully show God in all I do. Of course I would talk with others about my faith, but nothing out of the ordinary for me was happening. I was just being me. Then when the talk at church was about Belize, I called Kevin (mission coordinator) and talked to him about doing a Kidz 'n Power fundraiser for the mission. He asked if I was thinking of going to Belize, and I said I didn't think I had anything to offer. He said I did – I could present Kidz 'n Power there!
I had to raise money and come up with some cash on my own. I didn't know if that was possible, but I kid you not – I went into ATA Martial Arts that day and my Instructors offered me a job cleaning up the school! They knew nothing about what I was thinking of doing, and all I could think was "God wants me to go to Belize." So I began fundraising and money started coming in, so fast in fact that we decided we could raise enough for my husband to go as well. (Victor is a 1st Degree Black Belt.) Again I knew God wanted me to be in Belize!
Then when ATA donated equipment there was no question I was jumping in, and no matter what God had in mind for me, I was going! I'm so glad I did. If I touched one life it was worth it. Those kids definitely touched mine. I don't know if I will be able to go back next year, but the equipment is with the police department if I do. I wish I could have stayed longer to teach more kids.

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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:54 PM GMT on March 13, 2009
Is the climate in the U.S. getting more extreme? The answer to this question depends upon how one defines "extreme". For example, the number of extreme tornadoes (violent EF-4 and EF-5 twisters) has not increased in recent years. We lack the data to judge whether there has been an increase in severe thunderstorms and hail. There has been a marked increase in Atlantic hurricane activity since 1995 (though the possible contribution of human-caused global warming to this increase is not something hurricane scientists agree upon). Since it is difficult to quantify how severe storms like tornadoes and hurricanes are changing, a better measure of how climate extremes are changing is to look at temperature and precipitation, which are well-measured. NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has developed a Climate Extremes Index to attempt to quantify whether or not the U.S. climate is getting more extreme. The Climate Extremes Index (CEI) is based upon three parameters:
1) Monthly maximum and minimum temperature
2) Daily precipitation
3) Monthly Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)
The temperature data is taken from 1100 stations in the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), a network of stations that have a long period of record, with little missing data. The temperature data is corrected for the Urban Heat Island effect, as well as for station and instrument changes. The precipitation data is taken from 1300 National Weather Service Cooperative stations. The Climate Extremes Index defines "much above normal" as the highest 10% of data, "much below normal" as the lowest 10%, and is the average of these five quantities:
1) The sum of (a) percentage of the United States with maximum temperatures much below normal and (b) percentage of the United States with maximum temperatures much above normal.
2) The sum of (a) percentage of the United States with minimum temperatures much below normal and (b) percentage of the United States with minimum temperatures much above normal.
3) The sum of (a) percentage of the United States in severe drought (equivalent to the lowest tenth percentile) based on the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and (b) percentage of the United States with severe moisture surplus (equivalent to the highest tenth percentile) based on the PDSI.
4) Twice the value of the percentage of the United States with a much greater than normal proportion of precipitation derived from extreme (equivalent to the highest tenth percentile) 1-day precipitation events.
5) The sum of (a) percentage of the United States with a much greater than normal number of days with precipitation and (b) percentage of the United States with a much greater than normal number of days without precipitation.
Figure 1. The Annual Climate Extremes Index (CEI), updated through 2008, shows that U.S. climate has been getting more extreme since the early 1970s. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center. On average since 1910, 20% of the U.S. has seen extreme conditions in a given year (thick black line).
As summarized by Gleason et al. (2008), the National Climatic Data Center concludes that based on the Climate Extremes Index, the percentage of the U.S. seeing extreme temperatures and precipitation generally increased since the early 1970s. These increases were most pronounced in the summer. No trend in extremes were noted for winter. The annual CEI index plot averaged for all five temperature and precipitation indices (Figure 1) showed that five of the fifteen most extreme years on record occurred since 1997. Shorter-lived periods with high CEI values occurred in the 1930s and 1950s, in association with widespread extreme drought and above-average temperatures. The most extreme year in U.S. history was 1998, with 1934 a close second. The year 1998 was the hottest year in U.S. history, with a record 78% of the U.S. experiencing minimum temperatures much above normal. That year also had a record 23% of the U.S. with much greater than normal precipitation from extreme 1-day precipitation events. The 1934 extreme in CEI was due in large part because of the most widespread drought of the century--a full 52% of the U.S. was affected by severe or extreme drought conditions. That year also saw a record 64% of the U.S. with much above normal maximum temperatures.
The impact of maximum and minimum temperatures on the Climate Extreme Index
It is very interesting to look at the five separate indices that go into the Climate Extremes Index. Today I'll look at temperature, and next week, I'll focus on drought and precipitation. The portion of the U.S. experiencing month-long maximum temperatures either much above normal or much below normal has been about 10% over the past century (black lines in Figure 2). However, over the past decade, about 20-25% of the U.S. has been experiencing monthly maximum temperatures much above normal, and the portion of the U.S. experiencing much colder than normal high temperatures has been near zero. Minimum temperatures show a similar behavior, but have increased more than the maximums (Figure 3). Over the past decade, minimum temperatures much above normal have affected 25-35% of the U.S. This means that the daily range of temperature (difference between minimum and maximum) has decreased over the past decade, which is what global warming says should be happening if greenhouse gases are primarily to blame for the rise in temperatures.
While there have been a few years (1921, 1934) when the portion of the U.S. experiencing much above normal maximum temperatures was greater than anything observed in the past decade, the sustained lack of maximum temperatures much below normal over the past decade is unique. The behavior of minimum temperatures over the past decade is clearly unprecedented--both in the lack of minimum temperatures much below normal, and in the abnormal portion of the U.S. with much above normal minimum temperatures. Remember that these data ARE corrected for the Urban Heat Island effect, so we cannot blame increased urbanization on the increase in temperatures. Recall that the all-time record maximum and minimum temperature data, which I presented in a post in February, are not corrected for the Urban Heat Island Effect, but look very similar to the CEI maximum and minimum temperature trends presented here.
A lot of people have told me that they believe we are experiencing more wild swings of temperature from hot to cold from day to day in recent years, but the CEI data does not answer this question. To my knowledge, a study of this kind has not been done.
Figure 2. The Annual Climate Extremes Index (CEI) for maximum temperature, updated through 2008, shows that 20-25% of U.S. has had maximum temperatures much above normal over the past decade. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center.
Figure 3. The Annual Climate Extremes Index (CEI) for minimum temperature, updated through 2008, shows that 25-35% of U.S. has had minimum temperatures much above normal over the past decade. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center.
Gleason, K.L., J.H. Lawrimore, D.H. Levinson, T.R. Karl, and D.J. Karoly, 2008: "A Revised U.S. Climate Extremes Index", J. Climate, 21, 2124-2137.
Annual WeatherDance contest ready for registration!
Armchair forecasters, now's your chance to shine! WeatherDance, based on teams in the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, allows players to predict which team's city will be hotter or colder on game day in each round of the Big Dance. Beginning today, players can make their forecasts at the Weather Dance Web site at: www.weatherdance.org. The site will be updated with cities promptly after NCAA seeding announcements. First round Weather Dance selections must be entered by 11:59 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 18.
"Officially, Weather Dance began as a class project to get students involved in weather forecasting, but we kept it around because it got popular. People think they can do better forecasting than the meteorologists. Well, here's their shot!" said Perry Samson, WeatherDance creator, co-founder of the The Weather Underground, Inc., and Professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan.
This is the fifth year for the game. Last year more than 2,000 people played. Most play merely for the thrill, but many K-12 science teachers involve their classes as part of meteorology units. The winning teacher will receive an expense-paid trip to join the Texas Tech/University of Michigan Storm Chasing team this spring for a day of tornado chasing in Tornado Alley. Other winners will receive a Weather Underground umbrella, "Extreme Weather" mugs, or a copy of the book "Extreme Weather," by Christopher C. Burt.
I'll talk about drought and precipitation trends in my next post, Monday or Tuesday.
Jeff Masters
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Over four nights see Canberra in a whole new light. Check out the full Enlighten Festival 2013 program at www.enlightencanberra.com
As part of Enlighten the NGA comes alive with stunning architectural projections and many events during March, some highlights of which are listed below.
Open late!
Enjoy an after-hours viewing of Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris & the Moulin Rouge
, open until 10pm. The late openings will include free access to the Indigenous and International Galleries.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketek
or at the Front Desk.
Lautrec's Lounge Bar
Saturday 9 March
5 – 9.30 pm
Popping up on Saturday 9 March is Lautrec's Lounge Bar. Situated in the NGA foyer, recline amongst the art and enjoy a drink and a cheese platter and relax over the long weekend.
(banner image) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 'Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender [Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, en buste] 1895 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1977
Paris, City of Lights promenade
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March 6.30 pm until late
A free community event in association with the Enlighten festival. Take an evening stroll along a lamp-lined boulevard at the National Gallery of Australia and be transported to the lively Parisian street life of the Belle Epoque. Enjoy live music and performance, art-making activities, French-inspired refreshments and a late‑night opening of Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as a screening at 9.30 pm of the romantic Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris on Friday and of the anthology of short films Paris, je t'aime on Saturday.
Make your own Parisian lantern: make and decorate your own lantern using the template provided here
. Bring it to the National Gallery for the Paris, City of Light promenade and we will light it up and add it to our lamp-lined street.
Projections of Renaissance artworks on the Gallery building during Enlighten 2012
Late openings Fridays and Saturdays
Starting Friday 1 March, the exhibition will be open on Fridays until 7pm, with the last entry at 5.30pm. Saturdays offer another opportunity to visit Toulouse-Lautrec
late, with sessions running until 7pm.
The busiest sessions are consistently 10am and 11am and these sessions often sell out. The best time to visit the exhibition is during the late afternoon or evening sessions.
Get your tickets now
and avoid the crowds!
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 'Gaston Bonnefoy' 1891 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Veuve Clicquot Sculpture Bar
There's only one more month left to enjoy Sculpture Bar! Please note that the last Sculpture Bar will be held on Thursday 28 March due to Good Friday on the 29th. Enjoy a drink before or after the exhibition or just celebrate the end of the working week in the stunning surrounds of the Sculpture Garden. Bar open from 5pm, closes at 9.30pm.
For more information see the Sculpture Bar webpage
A Night with the Green Fairy
Frocked up with feathers and boas, top hats and garters, on the 2nd of February members and their guests enjoyed a private viewing of Toulouse-Lautrec
before indulging in a Night with the Green Fairy in the Sculpture Garden Restaurant. The gathering was entertained by the slightly risqué but so very amusing girls from Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque performing fan dances, comedy acts and magic tricks.
We were also treated to a fascinating demonstration on the art of preparing absinthe from Gaye of the Absinthe Salon in Sydney's Surry Hills. A tasting of two styles of this mythic liquor certainly added to the gaiety of the evening. A very special thank you to the girls from Miss Kitka's and to Gaye and Meagan from the Absinthe Salon.
Curator's Dinner
Later in February we held our Members Curator's Dinner for Toulouse-Lautrec
. The evening started with an introduction of the exhibition by curator Jane Kinsman, followed by an exclusive viewing of the works. Members were then treated to a three course dinner in Gandel Hall.
As Toulouse-Lautrec
heads into its final month, don't forget that the members price ticket is just $16.
Become a member
Join the Gallery and enjoy exclusive exhibition viewings, participate in members-only programs, be stimulated by engaging events and meet like-minded people.
Visit us at nga.gov.au/Members
Building the Harbour Bridge series
Between 1927 and 1932, Australian printmaker Jessie Traill travelled to Sydney at regular intervals to draw the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction. This culminated in her exceptional series of etched prints which trace the structure's evolution from the early, frenzied stages to the completion of the arc itself, an elegant sweep across the harbour skyline.
Although today the bridge is a familiar curve within Sydney's urban landscape, for artists such as Traill, the structure held great appeal as an artistic subject. As a feat of modern engineering, it was a symbol of optimism and progress following the devastation of the First World War and many of her contemporaries including Grace Cossington Smith, Robert Emerson Curtis and Harold Cazneax also sought to immortalize its emerging form.
Jessie Traill 'The red light, Harbour Bridge, June 1931' 1932 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1987 © Estate of Jessie Traill
(banner image) Jessie Traill 'Building the Harbour Bridge VI: Nearly complete, June 1931' 1931 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1979 © Estate of Jessie Traill
Amongst the proliferation of images commemorating the Bridge's construction, Traill's remarkable series stands apart as the most impressive. Drawn to the architecture's unique geometry, Traill saw beauty in its crisscrossed form, likening the unique silhouette to an 'intricate lace work of iron'. A master of compositional design, Traill's etching needle translates the concrete, cables and scaffolds of the bridge into striking configurations which are decorative, yet always accurately observed.
Jessie Traill '570 ton creeper crane, Sydney bridge, November 1929' 1929 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1979 © Estate of Jessie Traill
She understood the complexities of the structure's engineering, and her work is underpinned by her impeccable skills as a draughtsman. Hinting at the project's monumentality, Traill portrays the bridge from a range of vantage points, with the sharp angles and acutely foreshortened bridge in works such as Building the Harbour Bridge VI: Nearly complete, June 1931
in particular revealing her unique command of perspective.
Alongside many other examples of Traill's prints, this captivating series is now on display as part of the exhibition Stars in the river: the prints of Jessie Traill
, on until 23 June 2013 in the Project Gallery.
Within the exhibition
Kastom: Art of Vanuatu
is one of the most contemporary works currently on display at the Gallery. It is so contemporary it was only created days before the exhibition opened. Projected upon the floor of the exhibition space are a series of sand drawing designs created by the artist Samantha Leo of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. Sand drawing is an ephemeral art which acts as a way of communication, visually telling many layered stories and containing a great depth of traditional – or better put – kastom, knowledge. A fascinating part of Leo's work is watching the act of creation, following Leo's finger through the sand, the unfolding complexity in each design mesmerizing.
Samantha Leo 'Sand drawing' 2013 sand, visual media, duration approx 10 minutes National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Leo is an accomplished young specialist in the art of sand drawing associated with the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and was invited by the Gallery to be recorded whilst creating these remarkable designs. This was Leo's first visit to Australia.
Want to learn more about Vanuatu sand drawing? On Tuesday 16 April at 12.45pm Stephen Zagala, Curator, Monash Gallery of Art, will speak about sand drawing. Free.
Kastom: Art of Vanuatu
is on display until 16 June 2013 in the Orde Poynton Gallery.
Visitors in the exhibition space watching 'Sand drawing', which is projected on the floor
A number of free talks and lectures, screenings and assisted tours will take place in conjunction with Kastom: Art of Vanuatu. For events related to the exhibition please see the online calendar
American artist Andrea Zittel is known for her idiosyncratic approach to space, everyday life and its organisation. She makes sculpture and other objects, clothing, filing systems, caravans and desert islands. The Gallery has specially commissioned Zittel to produce A–Z homestead unit (commission for the National Gallery of Australia) 2012. The work is inspired by Western homestead cabins, notions of frontier and perceptions of freedom and will be on display in the Sculpture Garden in March 2013.
Zittel has sustained a fascinating career over twenty years and is now one of America's most highly respected artists. Since the early 1990s, she has made art in response to her own surroundings and daily routines: the first Living units were produced as a practical response to constantly moving her studio in the highly urbanised space of New York. Subsequently, she launched her own corporation, A–Z Administrative Services, to provide customised uniforms and work spaces to a broader clientele. Her trailer units, escape vehicles and islands appeal to a fantasy of self-sufficiency and nomadic existence.
Andrea Zittel at A-Z West 2010. Photograph: Giovanni Jance Image courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
In 2000, Zittel moved to A–Z West, a 25-acre site in the Californian desert, and now works between there and New York. At A–Z West she and her collaborators have established an 'Institute of Investigative Living', an ongoing enterprise that examines aspects of daily living to better understand human nature and the social construction of need. The physical components of the investigations–home furniture, clothes and textiles, structures for personal hygiene–are designed by the artist; their parameters accord with her approach to simplicity, pragmatism and functionality. All Zittel's projects combine keen observation with humour.
Zittel will talk about the Gallery's A–Z homestead unit and the inhabitation of the sculpture in a free lecture on Thursday 7 March 2013 at 6.00 pm.
Lucina Ward, Curator, International Painting and Sculpture
In Artonview
, issue 73, autumn 2013
Stay up-to-date with Charlie Sofo's inhabitation of the A–Z homestead unit here
In this month's installment, Toby Meagher, Intern, Photography, considers significant post-war photographs of Canberra.
Two of Australia's most prominent 20th century photographers, Max Dupain and Wolfgang Sievers, shared an affection for capturing images of industry and architecture. For a young nation searching for its own identity, these two photographers helped to map out this growth through images of engineering and design.
In this, the Centenary year of Canberra, it seems appropriate to look back through the documentation of this growth within the Nation's Capital. Wolfgang Sievers's 1958 image, House of Professor Benjamin, Canberra
is a prime example. Sievers's photograph captures the ambition behind Alex Jelinek's sophisticated and complex geometric design. The German born photographer's Bauhaus training is applied with great effect to this photograph of one of Canberra's two most important post-war international style houses (the other being the Harry Seidler-designed Bowden House, Deakin).
(banner image) Wolfgang Sievers 'House of Professor Benjamin, Canberra' 1958 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1982 © Wolfgang Sievers. Licensed by Viscopy
Max Dupain '(Harry Seidler stairwell, Barton Centre, Canberra)' 1980s
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra © Harry Seidler
Max Dupain's love for architectural photography is well documented, although his images of Canberra seldom capture the same attention as his Sydney work. This shortfall is by no means a reflection on the quality of the work. Dupain's skill for seeing the essence of an interior space is masterfully displayed in the breath-taking sweep of the Harry Seidler stairwell in the Barton Centre. His image of the National Library at night applies this same eye for strong geometric shapes and bold lines to architectural exteriors. Dupain distills a quintessential view of one of Canberra's most important buildings as its dramatic lighting is reflected in the surface of Lake Burley Griffin.
These works will be on display from March 21 in the Australian Art galleries, Level 2.
On January 23 2013, at the Embassy of Australia in Washington DC, the Honorable Kim Beazley AC conducted an Investiture Ceremony admitting Kenneth Tyler AO to the Order of Australia for service to the Arts, particularly through the Kenneth Tyler Collection here at the National Gallery of Australia and through philanthropy.
We would like to congratulate Ken on this amazing achievement.
The Hon Kim Beazley AC conducts the Investiture Ceremony for Kenneth Tyler AO
Kenneth Tyler AO and Marabeth Cohen-Tyler
The Hon Kim Beazley AC and Kenneth Tyler AO
The Kenneth Tyler Collection at the National Gallery of Australia comprises over 7000 editioned prints, proofs, drawings, paper- works, screens, multiples and illustrated books as well as a collection of rare candid photography, film and audio.
The collection website is a rich source of information on American printmaking and printmakers of the second half of the 20th century. Visit the site here
You can also keep up-to-date with collection news and developments via Facebook
, Twitter
and the BeyondPrint blog
The National Gallery of Australia Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the Masterpieces for the Nation Fund 2013
. This annual fundraising initiative brings together donors from all over Australia to form a strong collective that helps us to acquire major works of art for Australia's national art collection.
The Masterpieces for the Nation Fund 2013 will support the acquisition of Florence Fuller's magnificent landscape painting A golden hour
c.1905. This work by one of Australia's earliest and most significant female artists is regarded as a masterpiece of Federation painting – it will make an impressive addition to the Australian art collection and enhance the representation of works by important Western Australian artists.
Please support the development of the national art collection by donating
towards the acquisition of Florence Fuller's A golden hour
c.1905. Every donation at every level makes a difference.
Florence Fuller 'A golden hour' c.1905 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Stars of the Tokyo stage: Natori Shunsen's kabuki actor prints
| Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton QLD, 1 March – 19 May 2013
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift: Blue Case – Technology
| Artspace Mackay, Mackay QLD, 27 March – 15 April 2013
New South Wales
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift: Blue Case – Technology
| Orana Arts, Dubbo NSW, 6 February – 25 March 2013
Natori Shunsen 'Ichikawa Sadanji II as Narukami in 'Narukami'' 1926 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2006
South Australia
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift: Red Case - Myths and Rituals & Yellow Case - Form, Space and Design
| Kangaroo Island Community Centre, Kangaroo Island SA, 20 February – 26 March 2013
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift: Red Case - Myths and Rituals & Yellow Case - Form, Space and Design
| Murray Bridge Art Gallery, Murray Bridge SA, 27 March – 29 April 2013
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift: 1888 Melbourne Cup
| National Sports Museum, Richmond VIC, 15 January – 16 September 2013
To celebrate the opening of Canberra's newest cinema, Palace Electric are offering artonline subscribers a one year complimentary Movie Club membership (valued at $19 each)! Palace Electric Movie Club members enjoy discounted tickets to every session, every day, as well as invitations to exclusive screenings and special events.
Once you've claimed your complimentary Movie Club membership, why not celebrate your love of fine film with a complimentary glass of Brown Brothers red, white or Prosecco at the Palace Electric's sophisticated Prosecco Bar? To redeem this exclusive artonline Movie Club offer, click here
Palace Electric are also offering artonline subscribers the chance to win one of 30 double passes to Palace Opera and Ballet's spectacular 2013 season
. To be in the running, please email your details
to Palace and tell us which performance you are most excited to see at Palace Electric. Entries close March 29. Only winners will be notified, complimentary double passes will be collectable at the Palace Electric box office.
Thanks to Madman Entertainment, we have 10 double passes to giveaway to the film Barbara, playing at Palace Electric Cinema from the 7th of March. Set in 1980's Germany, this highly acclaimed drama tells the compelling story of a doctor who is exiled to a small town from East Berlin as punishment for applying for an exit visa from the GDR (East Germany). Watch the trailer here
For your chance to win, email your contact details to firstname.lastname@example.com
by COB Thursday 7 March.
Eckersley's Art & Craft
have long been supporters of the Gallery, being the Art Supply partners of the Gallery's popular community art events Big Draw
and Sculpture Garden Sunday
. To celebrate Sculpture Garden Sunday at the Gallery on 3 March, Eckersley's Art & Craft are offering artonline subscribers the chance to win an Artist Prize Pack valued at $300.
In 25 words or less tell us your favourite work in the Sculpture Garden and why for your chance to WIN!
Respond by email to email@example.com
to enter. The winner will be notified by email by COB Friday 22 March.
Prize terms and conditions: The Gift Voucher is valid at any local Eckersley's store in Australia and for 12 months from the date of issue. Prize will be posted to residential address within Australia.


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Skip to comments.Schwarzenegger To Veto Illegal Immigrant Licenses
Posted on 08/31/2006 12:24:40 PM PDT by FairOpinion
A bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain state driver's licenses has passed the Legislature, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he will veto it.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs13.com ...
Bill seeking to give driver's licenses to illegals heads for veto
Angelides said he would sign it.
ANOTHER MAJOR difference between Arnold and Angelides.
Arnold has a lot of weaknesses, but one thing he is not is stupid. He knows this is THE issue to American citizens.
"His Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides supports the measure. "
He does the right thing every once in a while.
Arnold does the right thing about really major important things and has to give in to the CA Legislature on smaller things in return.
Angelides would rubber stamp all the leftist Dem bills the CA Legislature churns out.
The folks who support giving licenses to illegals argue that they need transport to travel to work
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
I would hope he does not sign it!!!!!!!!!!
so can illegals register to vote in california?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't California liscenses be invalid for things like Airplane travel if this law got signed? It seems to run afoul of the Real ID act!
Another bill heading to Arnold, which I certainly expect him to veto:
"In other legislative action, the Assembly voted 44-30 to approve a bill that would allow illegal immigrant students who attend California public colleges and universities to receive financial aid.
SB160 by Sen. Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, requires the University of California, the California State University and the state community college system to allow illegal immigrant students to be eligible to apply for all of their student aid programs. "
How many times is the CA legislature going to try to ram this thing through? A governor was already recalled because he signed a previous version of this insane legislation.
"Arnold is a big suppporter of the GLBT agenda."
Another BIG LIE.
Arnold vetoed the homsexual marriage bill and said he will veto the bill to promote homosexual accmplishments in schools.
Why don't you get your facts straight for once?
Illegals not only can register, but vote in CA.
Loretta Sanchez defeated Bob Dornan by the votes of the illegals, it was proven, and she was still seated in the US Congress.
The Dems keep trying and if Angelides wins, he will sign it.
Yeah... that Global warming thingie isn't important at all.
Prescription drug program? Just tidbits for the poor.
Minimum Wage Hikes? No big deal.
Religious freedom from the homosexual agenda? Not important.
And that's the REAL Arnold. This is just a warm up to a second term.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
Angelides said he would sign it.
Its amazing. Every single time I say, Ive had enough, Im not voting for that RINO, the DemonRats come along and convince me to vote Republican.
This measure was tailored to conform to the Real ID Act (provisions for special markings for licenses for illegals).
Whatever Arnold's many flaws, the Democrats make him look like a glistening god by comparison.
Another BIG LIE.
I agree with GSP
"No Republican governor in California history has promoted transsexuality, bisexuality and homosexuality like Arnold Schwarzenegger has. In the last three years, Schwarzenegger has delighted homosexual activists by signing most of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) bills that the Democrat-controlled Legislature has placed on his desk. "
--Randy Thomasson, President, Campaign for Children and Families [Source]
"Since taking office in 2003, has signed two dozen bills in support of rights for the gay and lesbian communities." [Source]
"The attempt to pass gay marriage was a cynical attempt to embarrass a governor who, up until that point, had been recognized by Equality California and the Human Rights Campaign as the most gay-friendly governor in history."
--Ralph Denney, Log Cabin Candidate for California Assembly (San Diego-AD 76), [Source]
Sure! What's to stop them? Nobody will stop them at the polling place. Put in some time as a poll monitor and you'll be told that you may not question anybody's residency or citizenship status.
I like him despite his poor taste in in laws.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
If he understands the groundswell concerning illegal immigration, then why hasn't he gotten off the pot and done something about it?
Those illegals are still here. They are still driving. They are still involved in countless hit and run accidents. They are still mostly uninsured.
Yeah, thanks Governor.
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Not really, The Terminator has been working behind the scenes all along to get drivers license's for illegals, I will bet my hat that he will sign some for of a license bill after he is re-elected.
What is to stop them? You can't ask if they are a citizen. Besides motor Voter requires the issuing agency to register any one receiving welfare, or any other kind of assistance.
Explain how one Republican (Stevens) Can hold up a bill, and some how, not one republican could hold up Motor Voter. Sighhhhhh
"The Terminator has been working behind the scenes all along to get drivers license's for illegals"
That is absolutely UNTRUE.
I simply CANNOT BELIEVE that Republicans have appeased this big spending, big borrowing, gay-loving, GANG-GREEN Governor so easily, let alone people on a conservative site pretending to be any kind of "conservatives!"
It just boggles the clear thinking considerate, mature conservative mind!!!
To be repealed by referendum, followed by another recall.
Besides, it's illegal under the Federal Real ID law.
ANOTHER MAJOR difference between Arnold and Angelides.
As to whether this is ANOTHER MAJOR difference, there you go again. You were told what Arnold said and offered a source HERE.
I'll repeat it for you, again.
Schwarzenegger on Driver Licenses for illegal aliens during a January Interview with Univision:
Interviewer: How would you deal with more conservative members of the legislature...?
Schwarzenegger: Again, it's one of those things where we all have to get together and see that this is a good idea and this is the way to move forward. So, I am talking to my Republican friends all the time about it, and also to my Democratic friends. We will do it.
"Our staffs have met, and they're working on this together," said Vincent Salido, spokesman for the Republican governor
Schwarzenegger on Driver Licenses for illegal aliens during a December 2003 Interview with Dan Weintraub:
Governor: "Absolutely...yes. This is what we are going to work on. This is what we are going to talk about, but right now the most important thing is to get this passed (the repeal of SB 60) so we can move to other issues. I think Senator Cedillo was extremely gracious and helpful with this whole thing. He is a great leader, he understood what would be the best thing for California; rather than just doing an immediate fix, but to make everybody happy. It doesn't make sense if the majority of Californians run around and hate the idea of undocumented immigrants having drivers licenses because there is no background check, because it doesn't solve the problem with insurance. Let's do it the right way, let's make every Californian happy and let's make the undocumented immigrants happy."
You can try to spin it, but the bottom line is that Arnold vetoed it before and will veto it again, while Angelides would sign it.
MAJOR difference between the two.
First of all you are quoting OPINIONS from some anti-Arnold article, second of all, Arnold has signed some inconsequential bills, but he vetoed important ones, such as the homosexual marriage act.
Arnold's own words make you a liar.
I once thought, giving him the benefit of the doubt, that he was intensely niaeve about having things both ways at once like a lot of Liberals, however... He's got this and his idea that you can over-regulate environmental matters to the extreme and still not suffocate economic progress, all wrong!
I sure wish he knew and understood your concepts and precepts!!! Maybe then I wouldn't oppose him so severely...
Well what was that other queer ciriculicum bill he just signed that we were all talking about on here yesterday. That was something that goldstategop was probably referring to and yet you scream "LIAR" at him and dismiss his quite legitimate point of view! What the heck is the matter with you? Are you all right? REALLY! I mean it!!!
Thank you Governor Schwarzenegger. Thank you all for causing this right decision.
Illegals get enough freebies as it is, granting them more will invite the next 10 million to come here. They will eventually break this state's financial back.
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MEETING TIME / PLACE: Arrive at Lewis-Young Park by 5:00 pm on Friday night to set up camp. If you plan to arrive later or leave early, you MUST contact our Scoutmaster, Rob Day, firstname.lastname@example.com, by 8 am on Friday, October 17th, or you may not get credit for the campout.
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You will need weather appropriate clothing, extra dry clothing to change into at night, weather appropriate sleeping bag, ground mat, eating mess kit, cup and rain gear. Bring your Scout Handbook. Call your patrol leader, if he doesn't call you by Thursday, October 16th for specific responsibilities. If you have Patrol Equipment (tents, tarps, stoves, cooking equipment), make sure it makes it to this campout even if you aren't attending. Patrol Quartermasters must contact the Troop Quartermaster, Jeromy Rutledge, firstname.lastname@example.com, 913-681-8881, if ANY additional equipment is needed (i.e. cooking grates, bricks, tent poles, tent pegs, tarps, tents)
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- Saturday Breakfast: Scouts cook by patrol; Adults & SPL Team eat with Old Goat patrol.
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- Saturday Supper: Scouts cook by patrol;
- Adults, SPL Team & Webelos eat with Old Goat patrol.
- Sunday Breakfast: Scouts cook by patrol;
- Adults, SPL Team & Webelos eat with Old Goat patrol.
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Please arrive Saturday morning by no later than 8:00 am (check-in is between 7:30AM and 8:30 am).
We are happy to host you on this campout. As you can see above, the Troop will provide your lunch & supper Saturday and breakfast Sunday. You will need to provide your own camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, mess kit (bowl, plate, insulated cup, knife, fork, spoon), rain gear, water bottle, etc.). Please contact both of these folks and let them know you are attending:
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- Campmaster: Gilbert Trill, firstname.lastname@example.com
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12:00 pm Staff Arrives
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10:00 pm Taps / Lights out
Saturday, October 18th, 2014
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10:00 pm Taps / Lights out
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
7:00 am Reveille
9:00 am Interfaith service at flag mall
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CAMPOREE PREREQUISITES: Any Scout wanting to earn the Search and Rescue Merit Badge should go online and complete the ICS-100 online training at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b, and bring a copy of your completion documentation to the Camporee.
This year's Camporee will be different than in the past years. The theme is the Search and Rescue merit badge, and all Scouts who finish the requirements, including ICS-100 that needs to be done before the Camporee, should earn the SAR Merit Badge.
Many different organizations (fire department, police department, emergency, and search and rescue groups) from within our area will be attending and leading the Scouts in earning the SAR MB. Scouts will receive a real hands-on training opportunity during the Camporee.
A cooking contest will also be featured in which Patrols may participate in. (See below for more information)
More information to follow.
Click Here for Information on the Trailhead District Camporee: 2014 Trailhead District Camporee Information Sheet
Driving Instructions:
Beginning from 135th St and US-69, take US-69 (South) for 14.1 mi
Bear RIGHT (South) onto Ramp (247th Street) for 0.2 mi
Turn LEFT (East) onto 247th for 0.5 mi (over US-69 bridge)
Turn RIGHT (South) onto S HWY-169 [Metcalf] for 2.0 mi
Turn RIGHT (West) onto W 263rd Street for 1.0 mi
Turn LEFT (South) onto Jingo Rd for 0.2 mi
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Alternative Route:
Turn LEFT (East) onto 247th for 0.5 mi (over US-69 bridge)
Turn RIGHT (South) onto S HWY-169 [Metcalf] for 3.0 mi
Turn RIGHT (West) onto W 271st Street for 1.0 mi
Turn Right (North) onto Jingo Rd for 0.7 mi
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If you have any questions please contact:
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- Campmaster: Gilbert Trill, firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Fall Camporee Cook-off is a chance for individual patrols to show off their cooking skills, to have fun, and enjoy a good meal. Any youth patrol in a unit may submit an entry. However, this is about the Scouts, so only Scout patrols (no adult patrols) can enter the contest.
1. All food must be prepared and cooked at the camporee.
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3. When turning in your cooking entry, the following MUST be included:
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4. Each entry must be at least in servings large enough to feed one adult.
5. All meat must be fully cooked. No dishes including rare or raw meat may be entered.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is dispatching seven additional federal gun enforcement agents to Chicago in an attempt to blunt the spate of firearm violence that has plagued the city.
Attorney General Eric Holder will announce the move Thursday involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, fulfilling a promise to local officials he made last fall.
With the additional agents, the ATF will have 52 agents in Chicago. The FBI also has increased its staffing by 20 agents during the summer months, bringing its total to 120.
"The Department of Justice will continue to do everything in its power to help the city of Chicago combat gun violence," Holder will say, according to remarks prepared for the announcement. "These new agents are a sign of the federal government's ongoing commitment to helping local leaders ensure Chicago's streets are safe."
The increased deployments represent part of an effort to bolster federal collaboration with local police. In June, the ATF opened a firearms intelligence center, a multi-agency initiative to generate leads in cases involving the illegal sale of firearms.
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Hi guys, we (wife and I) gave La Piazza a try. Very good but they did not have fresh basil? The sauce did not taste quite right to me, but perhaps I am too used to NJ canned crushed tomatoes. It did not taste sweet or tangy enough. Not sure how else to describe it. This is not to say we didn't polish off 2 12" magherita's. I would be curious to try the wiseguy.I will go out on a limb and say I liked Bianco a bit better. I would definitely go back to both.What else should I be trying? I am unfortunately alone, if that makes any difference where I go (does not stop me from going to Bianco). Should I check out this "Cibbo"? La Bocca?I've got many more nights to try.I have been to Pane Bianco 2x already. Very good, but too far for me to be sneaking off to at lunch.Sorry to change the subject here. La Piazza was great and everyone given the chance should try it, especially if you do not have 2-3 hours to sit around getting drunk at Bar Bianco.


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The Atlanta Braves bolstered their playoff chances by adding their second Upton of the offseason in a seven-player trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Numbers Game examines the Braves' acquisition of Justin Upton.
The Braves Get: RF Justin Upton and 3B Chris Johnson.
Upton, 25, is getting dealt at a relative low point in his value, coming off a season in which he had 17 HR, 67 RBI, 18 SB, a .280 batting average and .785 OPS. That OPS was Upton's lowest in the majors, aside from his 43-game stint as a 19-year-old rookie in 2007.
At the same time, Upton already has more than 3000 plate appearances in the major leagues, hitting 108 home runs and posting a career OPS of .832. It still feels as though he's just scratching the surface of what he might be able to accomplish as a major leaguer, but that's the point -- he's just entering years that should bring prime production.
At his best, Upton has hit 30 home runs (2011), stolen 20 bases (2009, 2011), hit .300 (2009), yet he should be approaching years in which he is able to exceed those thresholds.
Defensively, Upton has been above average, wiht 16 Defensive Runs Saved and a 2.3 Ultimate Zone Rating per 150 games (www.fangraphs.com) but figures to shift to left field in Atlanta since Jason Heyward has been exceptional in right field.
Since 2008, Upton has a fWAR (www.fangraphs.com) of 17.5, which ranks 17th among major league outfielders over that time, falling between Ichiro Suzuki and Jacoby Ellsbury and four spots behind brother B.J. Upton, who the Braves signed earlier in the summer and has a fWAR of 18.9 in that time.
Upton is under contract for three more seasons, at a cost of $38.5-million (per mlbcontracts.blogspot.com).
A 28-year-old righthanded hitter, 3B Chris Johnson is a free swinger whose walk:strikeout ratio (0.19) is second-worst in baseball over the last three seasons (among players with at least 1000 plate appearances), ahead of only Miguel Olivo.
Even with his lack of plate discipline, Johnson played a career-high 136 games with Houston and Arizona last season, hitting 15 home runs, driving in 76 and batting .321 with a .777 OPS.
A concern about Johnson is whether he can maintain what appears to be an unsustainably-high batting average on balls in play. Last season, his BABIP was .354, which is very high, yet lower than his .387 BABIP in 2010. Trouble is, in 2011, his BABIP dropped to .317, which is still above average, yet he ended the 2011 season hitting .251 with a .670 OPS. Essentially, without an inflated BABIP, he's an offensive liability at a corner infield spot.
There is an opening for Johnson in Atlanta. With Chipper Jones retiring and Prado going to Arizona in this trade, that leaves Juan Francisco to battle with Johnson for playing time at the hot corner.
Johnson signed a one-year, $2.2875-million contract last week, avoiding arbitration, so he's a reasonably-priced option if he is getting regular at-bats.
The Diamondbacks Get: 3B Martin Prado, RHP Randall Delgado, RHP Zeke Spruill, SS Nick Ahmed and 1B Brandon Drury.
Prado, 29, is a utility player who has started at least 145 games at third base, second base and left field in his career but, with Johnson going to Atlanta, figures to fit at third base for the Diamondbacks.
While Prado lacks home run power, he's hit 146 doubles over the last four seasons, ranking 11th in all of baseball over that time. His tremendous glove work contributed to his earning a career-high 5.9 fWAR in 2012, when he ranked sixth in baseball in contact rate (95.2%) and fifth in lowest swinging strike percentage (3.5%).
For a Diamondbacks team that has been notoriously undisciplined at the plate in recent seasons, Prado's approach will help and he should get on base enough (career .345 OBP) to be an asset.
Prado earned $4.75-million last season and is set to go to arbitration to decide his 2013 salary.
A 22-year-old righthander with strong stuff, including a fastball, curveball and change-up repertoire, Delgado still has to harness his stuff and cut down on his walks (4.08 per nine innings in 18 appearances with the Braves last season) if he's going to earn a regular turn in the Arizona rotation.
In 25 career major league games (24 starts), Delgado is 5-10 with a 3.95 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Considering how young he is, those numbers are favourable indicators for future performance. If he turns into a quality starter for the Diamondbacks, that will help justify the cost of dealing a potential star in Upton.
23-year-old RHP Zeke Spruill has been reasonably effective at Double-A Mississippi, but his lack of strikeouts (5.9 per nine innings in 2012) doesn't project well to the majors. IF he makes it, Spruill will be a back-end of the rotation/fill-in starter or middle reliever.
Ahmed, a 22-year-old 6-foot-3 shortstop, was a second-round pick in 2011 and he can run, stealing 40 bases in 50 attempts last season at Advanded-A Lynchburg. Rumour is that Ahmed is going to be flipped in a deal for Tigers RHP Rick Porcello, but he needs a couple years to further develop offensively before he's given a chance in the major leagues.
Drury is a 20-year-old first baseman who was a 13th-round pick in 2010 and managed a .603 OPS in A-ball last season. He's a long way from the major leagues, if that even happens to be in his future.
Arizona faces real risk in this deal. If Prado doesn't stay around long-term and Delgado doesn't pan out as at least a mid-rotation starter, they could be left with virtually nothing in return for a potential superstar, a player who could hit 30 homers, steal 20 bases and provide at least five wins above replacement for multiple seasons.
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Yakima Memorial Will Lay Off 19 Workers
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Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital says 19 workers at The Springs rehab center will be laid off.
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Baby rattle made from twenty-six shells strung together with fibre string. The string is threaded through holes drilled in the shells. Acquired by the Australian Museum in 1905 from Walter Edmund Roth, and collected from Mapoon, Cape York, Queensland in 1899.
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What will it cost to study at the San Diego campus?
Tuition, fees, books and supplies will cost the same at the San Diego and Kenmore campuses. See our tuition page for more information. Our Office of Financial Aid can provide advice on budgeting and scholarships, grants and loans.Continue reading this post...
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What programs will be offered?
We will offer the naturopathic doctoral program alone at first, with hopes to add additional programs, including nutrition, in the next several years. The San Diego campus will be open to first-year students only; transfer students may apply to study at the Kenmore, Washington, campus.Continue reading this post...
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I am considering enrolling at Bastyr in 2012 or 2013. Do I need to do anything different if I prefer the San Diego campus?
The prerequisites and enrollment process will be the same between the two campuses. If there is anything unique that prospective California students need to do, they will be advised through the Office of Admissions and through University newsletters. At this time, they can proceed as normal, and we will keep them posted at regular intervals.Continue reading this post...
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Will the curriculum be the same?
Curriculum and instruction in San Diego will be identical to what is offered at our Kenmore campus, providing the same high-quality faculty and educational experience for all our Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine students, regardless of location. Read more about the revamped naturopathic medicine curriculum, which reduces classroom hours and includes clinical training in a student's first year.Continue reading this post...
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Will there be housing or food services?
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San Diego is the choice for University's second campus
Kenmore, Wash. (August 12, 2011) — Bastyr University announced today its new campus will be located in San Diego, California, with plans for the first class to begin in fall 2012.Continue reading this post...
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Will current Bastyr students be able to transfer to San Diego in 2012?
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This blog contains the most recent updates and developments for Bastyr University's San Diego campus, which opened in fall 2012.
The San Diego campus and clinic is located at 4106 Sorrento Valley Boulevard in the center of the city's life sciences cluster and approximately 14 miles north of downtown.
It lies within walking distance of the San Diego Coaster commuter train (which connects to more light-rail lines), and is within a short drive of the University of California-San Diego, Scripps Mercy Hospital and the VA San Diego Medical Center.


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Well here's a thought. I was browsing Wiki today and saw this:
Uni (ユニ ,Yuni?) is a young girl who is the Millefiore Family's second-in-command and the former leader of the Giglio Nero Family as a result of the early death of her mother, whom she did not know was a Mafia boss. She also inherited the orange Arcobaleno pacifier that has supposedly been passed down in their family for generations. Known as the "princess", Uni was originally kindhearted, and in order to prevent all out war with the Gesso Family, she started negotiations with their leader Byakuran, however, after their private meeting that resulted in the merger of their two families, she became cold and emotionally detached. She is now the captain of the Black Spell's 1st Calendula Squad.
So I was thinking, maybe there is no Sky Acrobaleno. Rather, just the Sky pacifier is passed down.
@Roshi: Where was it said they were all adults before becoming babies? I must've missed it. :/
I do recall Collonello taking Lal Milch's place as the Rain Acrobaleno but was that done when they were adults? I don't remember. I vaguely remember seeing a scene like that in the anime but... my memory went poof.
EDIT: Nevermind, lol. I found it. I always found Uni's mother? there too. Think she might've had Uni and THEN went to become an Acrobaleno. And that would mean she would be a teenager in Gamma's flashback..... The timeline is perfect for Uni (Her mother had her, went to become an Arcobaleno + 10 years = 10-11 years which I believe she is.) But Uni's mother would also be around that age as well.
adlfjalksdjf I hate this.
And a pregnant baby does seem farfetched. xP