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Missouri CourthousesContact and other information about this county is available on the National Association of Counties website, http://explorer.naco.org/.
County Court records for Wright County were destroyed in an 1896 fire, and there are few newspaper records. The earliest history is Goodspeed's, 1889, which mentioned construction of a small building used as a clerk's office. Work Projects Administration records call it a small courthouse. A photograph in the Pulaski County Historical Society is identified as Wright County's courthouse of 1841-1845, but this may be a home in which early courts met.
On March 10, 1849, John H. Hight presented the plan for a brick courthouse, which William C. Young contracted to build. The court received the building in December, although it was not completed. The yard was fenced and brick sidewalks laid in 1850. The clerk's office on the square was sold in February 1851.
Courthouse history during the Civil War period is unclear. Apparently, the 1849 courthouse was burned and partially destroyed in 1862. A subsequent frame building used for a courthouse, which the court may have had built, was also burned, reportedly Jan. 11, 1863. The partially destroyed courthouse was rebuilt at a cost of $6,700 after the war (Figure 1). A tornado damaged the building in 1888.
Figure 1Wright County Courthouse, 1849-1896, reconstructed after Civil War, damaged by tornado in 1888. (Courtesy: Darrell J. Hunter, Wright County Bank)
W. S. Candler and George W. Freeman acted as superintendents of the last courthouse built in the 19th century. Rader and Huffman were contractors for the two-story, brick building erected in 1898 (Figures 2 and 3). Built of soft brick, the courthouse plagued the county with constant need of repair until it was demolished in January 1964 as the new courthouse was being constructed.
Figure 2Wright County Courthouse, 1898-1964, front view. (From: postcard, Trenton Boyd collection)
Figure 3Wright County Courthouse, 1898-1964, rear view. (Courtesy: Darrell J. Hunter, Wright County Bank)
In November 1962 architect Roger Frangkiser, Kansas City, met with Wright County officials to give them information about the federal government Community Facilities Administration funds for new public buildings under the Accelerated Public Works program. Wright County's need made it a potential recipient for a grant.
The court accepted Frangkiser's offer to draw new courthouse plans contingent upon approval of the grant application and the county's willingness to vote bonds. The Community Facilities Administration allowed $10,000 engineering-architectural planning costs before approving a grant of $187,000 for the new courthouse in July 1963. Bonds were approved for $187,000 on Aug. 23, 1963.
Bids were received in November 1963, and the court awarded the contract to E. R. Smith for $279,950. In January 1965 county offices moved into their new courthouse (Figure 4).
Figure 4Wright County Courthouse, 1964-. architect's rendering. (From: Ozarks Mountaineer, December 1964)
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New Delhi: This week `Bigg Boss 6` saw the elimination of two contestants - first wild card entry Mink Brar and actor Vrajesh Hirjee, who re-entered the house after being evicted once already.
Vrajesh, 41, who got into heated arguments many times, said his stay in the house was a learning experience for him and he will never opt for the show again.
"It was a learning experience. I could not see the funny side of life during my stay. I took up the show because I thought I will be able to provide fun in it. But very soon I realised that it`s not my cup of tea.
"I had been offered Bigg Boss earlier also but I didn`t take it but the last two seasons of the show intrigued my interest," Vrajesh told PTI.
Vrajesh has a decade long career in Bollywood and he will be seen in a guest appearance in Hrithik Roshan starrer "Krrish 3". He will soon make his debut in direction and start penning down his half-finished script.
For his co-evictee Mink, it was an incredible experience being a part of the show. She said that she has made two good friends for life - Urvashi Dholakia and Niketan Madhok.
"I had a short and sweet stay in the house. I have got some incredible experiences with my good friends Urvashi and Niketan. I knew it from the very beginning that I won`t be able to win the show because I was a wild card entry," she said.
Asked who has the bright chances of winning the show, Mink said, "It has to be Niketan. The way he is staying in the house is really commendable. He is not playing any mean game and neither is he involved in any tussle."
Both the contestants will be seen today in a special interaction session with show host Salman Khan.

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Re: Golden Gate Bridge suicide net worst idea of all time????
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October 03, 2010, 03:32:34 PM »
What if they jump from the net? By the way San Francisco is BROKE. There is no money it would be nice to give everybody everything and protect all people from anything bad that could ever happen, but you can't. It is sad that some people die on the bridge, but you can't protect everybody. If it was going to cost a few hundred dollars I would say, but 50 million PROJECTED. Contractors aren't known for coming in under their projected price by the way. Not to mention the maintenance and amount of money it will take to get someone out of the net if they don't jump from the net. Honestly, programs like this have great intentions, but they are not sustainable. At least that is my opinion.
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October 03, 2010, 04:37:28 PM »
The city has to pay for the whole thing? Is no federal funding able to help? I would think that since the bridge is part of an interstate that the city doesn't have to fund everything on their own.
Of course, government at every level (especially the state of California) is broke. I see where you're coming from, maybe this is a project best left to a time when there is more funding available, but times like these are when suicides go up. I think the nets aren't going to save lives by catching people as much as they will deter such activity.
Another thing to consider is the cost of search and rescue. How much does it cost every time a person or body has to be pulled out of the Bay? How much does it cost to look for bodies? I honestly don't know the answer to that but it has to be costly to the city to deal with that, as well as the handling and burial of any John/Jane Does that might come their way. Also, I don't really see how a safety net is going to detract tourists. The way I've always imagined it, I never really thought it would take away from the beauty of the structure and scenery. Do you have any research to back this up? I definitely see your point about the cost, and certainly if there's no money for it I don't really understand how it can even happen, but a rescue net probably is a good idea that should have been done years ago.
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October 03, 2010, 05:20:42 PM »
They are going to charge a toll to walk across the bridge that is one of their ideas to fund the project. It is currently free, but that will probably deter tourism and take away from a great attraction. The aesthetic value I don't really know if it will look terrible or not. It is a massive project and there is no real way to know what the final product will look like. Maybe it will look better who knows, but I would imagine the scenery of the bridge will impacted negatively by a massive net that was built to deal with something as dark as suicide. It is mostly state funding I believe and as far as I know federal funds are not being used to support it. Even if they are I think the Federal Government has more pressing matters to spend money on.
Honestly, even if America and California ever are flush again I don't think that warrants spending excessive money on things that probably won't help. I am sure there are some costs expended by the government to deal with the current suicides, but it is nowhere near the 50 million
funds. Again, I would be blown away if it came in under or at the PROJECTED COST. The main argument a lot of opponents had was that if you are going to spend 50 million dollars to deal with suicides at the last minute why not spend it on helping all the homeless and deranged people before it gets to that point.
In all honestly, I would imagine and I am not using data to back this up that if you had a failed suicide attempt your life would not ever be the same. If your going to spend 50 million dollars it might as well go to stopping it way before it gets to the point of jumping off the bridge.
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November 30, 2010, 06:42:18 AM »
For god's sake, look at the FACTS b4 you jump to conclusions. Research has very clearly shown that when other places around the world have put up similar nets, it HAS in fact stopped most people from committing suicide who would have used the bridge - and the vast majority have NOT used other means or other bridges. It's much more complicated psychologically than you assume. 1 person every 2 weeks is way, way too many.
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November 30, 2010, 07:52:51 AM »
I am sure it might save some lives. Still to spend 50 million minimum obviously a lot more because construction never goes smoothly & maintenance on it the cost will be outrageous. If people were required to wear helmets every second of the day a few lives might be saved. If cars could not go faster than 10 mph thousands of lives would be saved, but eventually you have to stop wasting money on being paternal. You cannot save everybody. Not to mention many of the people that commit suicide on the bridge are homeless people. Instead of spending 50 million x god knows what amount to stop them from killing themselves at the last minute, why not spend the money on either helping homeless people get assistance, or improving education, or a million other ways that would benefit everybody. If it cost 12 bucks to put up a net I would all for it, but the cost is outrageous compared to the good it will serve. 50 million + dollars could be spent to change a lot more than 29 lives.
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January 27, 2011, 12:02:02 PM »
I can definitely understand both sides of this argument. I think that there were good intentions behind it, but probably not the most thought out decision. If someone is set on committing suicide, they will find an alternative way to do it, regardless if there is a net on the Golden Gate bridge. However, it does, in fact, have extremely high suicide rates - quite possibly due to the attention it draws (as suicide is often linked to the need for some sort of attention). Hopefully there is a decrease in suicide rates from this!
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January 27, 2011, 01:35:45 PM »
That is the least we can hope for. San Francisco just drives me crazy because if someone produces a one sided documentary the whole town goes up in arms. We are now passing legislation to ban circumcision for everyone and McDonald's is not allowed to sell Happy Meals because of that Food Inc movie. I forgot what the reasonign behind the circumsiion law was, but I am almost positive it was some movie.
It is scary to be in a town that is so one sided to either the left or right and SF definitely qualifies for being to far to the left.
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CANYON, Texas—West Texas A&M University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team advanced from the first round of national competition into the Top Twenty at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo., May 23-24, eventually placing in the Top Twelve of more than 550 active SIFE teams in the United States.
WTAMU's SIFE received the special honor of being named one of eight finalists in the Step Up for Small Business Competition sponsored by Sam's Club. With a $1,500 grant from Sam's Club, SIFE worked to improve the business and environmental sustainability of the new commercial kitchen at the WTAMU Enterprise Center. Bobby Martin, representing Amarillo Sam's Club, and Melissa Kalka, kitchen manager at the WTAMU Enterprise Center, accompanied the team to a special awards presentation and dinner hosted by Sam's Club during the National Exposition.
Jean Walker, faculty adviser for the SIFE team, also received the Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for the Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow of the Year. Walker, the Miller Professor of Entrepreneurship in WTAMU's College of Business, has been the faculty adviser and team coach for the University SIFE team since 1994.
Ana Ramirez and Bethany Wilcox were invited to the Women in Business Forum and Luncheon, where they had the opportunity to network with women representing many Fortune 500 corporations.
Marco Jimenez, Daniel Dixon, and Cody Brooks represented the WTAMU team at the Top to Future-Top Forum with corporate officials present to judge the final competition.
A major focus of the competition was a two-day Career Fair conducted by more than 50 national companies who specifically recruit SIFE students including AT&T, Microsoft, Pepsico, KPMG, Coca Cola, Edward Jones, Unilever, Hershey's, ConAgra Foods, Home Depot, Kraft Foods and E&J Gallo Winery. Ivan Cardenas, a senior from the 2011 WTAMU SIFE team who was recruited by Digital Solutions International at last year's national competition, was there recruiting for DSI this year.
Speakers on the national competition presentation team were Manuel Garcia, Alex Long, Navdeep Uppal, Erin Stodghill, Jordan Cox, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Cedric Nguimatsa, and Emilee Cavaness. The media presentation was created by Yu-Hsian (Jimmy) Tseng.
SIFE members attending the national competition are listed by hometown and major. Amarillo Emilee Cavaness, accounting major Jordan Cox, broadcasting major Manual Garcia, finance major Cedric Nguimatsa, marketing major Angelica Pallares, graduate student in accounting Ana Ramirez, management major Juan Carlos Ramirez, engineering major Gus Trujillo, management major Bethany Wilcox, entrepreneurship major Canyon Cody Brooks, finance major Kalee Carey, communication major Braegar Sprague, graduate student in business Colombia Diana Figueroa, animal science major Crandall Daniel Dixon, finance major Dallas Juan Gallardo, secondary education major Friona Alba Soltero, accounting major Hereford Daniel DeLeon, business management major Houston Caitlin Kenny, international business major
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT sailing was a force to be reckoned with this past weekend as the nationally-ranked No. 18 coed team captured third place at the Thompson Trophy while the women's squad finished ninth at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) Championship.
Juniors Andrew Sommer (Duxbury, Mass.), Steven Drapcho (Newtown, Pa.), and Mark Van de Loo (Eau Claire, Wis.) finished third in the A Division on the strength of nine top-five finishes in 18 rounds of competition. Sommer and Van de Loo won the 13th race while Sommer teamed up with Drapcho for a trio of second-place rankings and a third-place finish in the first rotation. Senior skipper Eamon Glackin (Huntington, N.Y.) and junior Kelden Pehr (Seabrook, Texas) also claimed third place for the Engineers as they recorded 11 top-five placements in the B Division. The duo clinched the top spot in the sixth race, was the runner-up in the fifth and 10th rounds, and ranked third in the 12th and 17th rotations.
At the NEISA Women's Championship, senior Katii Gullick (Portland, Maine), sophomore Iris Xu (Madison, Wis.), and junior Soraya Shehata (Bethesda, Md.) finished ninth in the A Division courtesy of eight top-10 finishes. Highlights for the trio included victories in the 15th and 16th races to go along with third-place performances in the third and 14th rounds. Freshman Chloe Lepert (Belmont, Calif.), senior Steph Tong (Hong Kong), and freshman Laura Dunphy (Shelburne, Vt.) captured 11th in the B Division as they cracked the top 10 in 12 of the 17 races. The Cardinal and Gray broke into the top five by ranking fourth in the second and third rounds and claiming fifth place in the 15th rotation.
In the nine-team field of the Priddy Trophy, freshmen Zack Drach (Wilmington, N.C.) and Samantha Albright (Madison, Conn.) finished second in the sixth race, fourth in the fourth round, and fifth in the third and fifth rotations.
Next up for MIT will be the Midweek Tech Invite on Thursday, April 26 followed by the George Morris Trophy and the New England Team Racing Championship to be held this weekend.


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Fiona Apple specializes in overwrought album titles and emotionally transparent art-pop songs. "The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do" (Epic) , only her fourth studio album since the mid-'90s and her first in seven years, boasts another wordy title but is even more stripped down and turbulent than before.
In the past, Apple has couched some of the volatility in her songs inside pop-leaning arrangements. But with multi-instrumentalist Charley Drayton as her coproducer, she reduces most of the songs on "The Idler Wheel …" to voice, piano and percussion. It makes for a raw, unsettling listen, tempered by shots of dark humor ("On the periphery, they throw good parties there").
Jagged arrangements, lurching rhythms and off-kilter melodies echo the singer's lacerating words. The relationships in these songs are as twisted and unpredictable as her vocals. In a matter-of-fact tone she lays out tales of personal mayhem in "Werewolf," the daily "fight with my brain" in "Every Single Night" plays out in wordless shouts, and a howl sums up her "Regret." Stride piano and flights into an upper vocal register suggest a demented blues on "Left Alone."
Apple's vocals break and turn with all the haphazard logic of unguarded thoughts, her piano scurrying to keep up or pausing to rain down chords like hammers. Drayton's array of drums and percussion nick-knacks talk back in spasms and flurries. These songs brim with musical personality, even if the subject matter is often pretty dire. Only on the "Hot Knife," a vocal duet with her sister, does lust win out over the pain induced by intimacy. Otherwise, Apple isn't out to soothe or seduce. She wants blood, and sometimes it's her own.


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heh, I got watercolor for my birthday but I didn't dare to touch them.
Afraid I might mess up.
the drawing looks awesome by the way.
and thanks for the link to the tutorial
I have thick paper.
But I'm afraid it might curl up once it gets wet and stuff
There're papers which are suitable for watercoloring. They're called Canson, or Campad, i guess they're sold everywhere, or you can look for them online. This kind of paper is thicker than other normal papers, which makes the watercolor dry faster ( you basically don't have to wait ) and thus enables you to mix the colors perfectly if you're good timing enough
once you get those papers, watercoloring becomes more easier to you, you just need to practice to improve your skill. Learing how to mix the colors is one important skill you can't miss. Here's a tutorial from my fav artist :
http://claparo-sans.deviantart.com/art/ … -122714589
My watercolor drawing (using Canson papers)
Black and white only..so juz pencil or a pen.
Watercolors dont blend on paper so I usually just make lighter strokes and lighter shades at the beginning. Just make sure to let your paper dry first before adding darker shades
I bought some last July. Used them once. Then gave up xD
I will learn how to use them one day.
I love watercolours but I dont really use watercolour paper.
I use bristol board \ illustration board.
Its mainly for wet on dry, but you can wet the surface and go from there.
But because its not textured or absorbant like paper is, if too much is put on it runs.
As for stretching paper. I normally use gum tape which I hate using but I have yet to find another method, but I rarely use paper anyway.
For having too much paint on brush, just have a tissue or sponge in other hand and just wipe off the excess paint.
best way is wait for your first stroke to dry first
Wet on wet is where you wet the paper before painting on it. Your edges will be softened. Wet on dry uses dry paper, and your edges will be harder
Oh dangit! I forgot about this thread!! xD
Aphetide! Whadda heck you talkin' about!? It looks amazing! I love how you used purples and yellows to create the skin tone, and the eyes are just beautyfull!!! *_* I love the colors you can do with watercoloooooor! Sadly I haven't done watercolor in quite awhile. ._. I'm so lazy! >_<
I'm working in this right now C:
B u m p!!! D;
Ermagersh b e r m p!
Pooo! D: For some reason the link takes me to gmail and says "Were sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable" (when I go to gmail by another link gmail is working fine o.e)
I love pan watercolors ;u; The one's in tubes are hard to use cause I suck OTL
my ugleh painting ;u;
@Agyla Hmmm, what are the main differences between wet on wet and wet on dry? Do you only use the wetting paper process if you are doing wet on dry? (Sorry, like I said I am quite new to this and don't quite know the basics. Plus Google isn't really helping! T_T) Also, the picture didn't work! It said the content is currently unavailable
@Aphetide! Hahaha I know how you feel! I didn't even know how watercolor pencils worked until my sister told me earlier today (I thought they were just pencils with lighter more pastel colors ._.) And oh puh-leaaaze! You're just being silly! I wannaa seeee itt!
Aaahhh! I happened to mention to one of the customer's at the place where I volunteer at that I recently started experimenting with watercolor and half an hour later she came back and gave me some water colors (including pan watercolors, yay!!! ) I didn't have any time to take a picture of my doodle paintings. (scanner is acting up boo!)
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Congressman visits Park Ridge Health
Park Ridge Health welcomed U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows on Aug. 23 during a visit to discuss health care issues in Western North Carolina. "Health care is an extremely important issue for the people in my district, and my visit to Park Ridge Health allowed me the opportunity to dialogue with hospital staff and physicians to learn more about the specific health care needs in Western North Carolina," Meadows said in a prepared statement.
"I commend Park Ridge Health as a community hospital for its commitment to promoting health and wellness, and I am grateful to the dedicated physicians who care for patients in our region."
Although Meadows visited Park Ridge Health last year to tour the hospital facility, this year he met with several Park Ridge Health physicians and officials.
"I was impressed by Congressman Meadows and his understanding of health care issues, as well as his willingness to hear from physicians," said Dr.
Keith Maxwell, orthopedic and spine surgeon with Southeastern Sports Medicine.
"We are grateful to Congressman Meadows for taking the time to visit with Park Ridge Health and for listening to our physicians, who understand personally the changes we are facing in health care," said Jimm Bunch, president and CEO of Park Ridge Health.
Visit www.parkridge health.org or call 855-774-5433 for more information.
Roy named physician assistant at Toxaway
Transylvania Regional Hospital at 260 Hospital Drive, Brevard, has appointed Jaime Roy, PA-C, as the permanent physician assistant at the Toxaway Health Center.
Roy, who is already seeing patients, completed her medical education at the University of Charleston's Physician Assistant Program in West Virginia, earning a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Roy is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is licensed by the N.C. Medical Board, which also licenses and regulates all physicians in North Carolina. Roy earned Bachelor of Science degrees in both medical sciences and psychology with a minor in biology at Emory & Henry College in Virginia.
Roy grew up in Roanoke, Va. Her fianc�, Cain Landreth, is from Brevard and is a counselor at Brevard Middle School. The couple is set to be married on Saturday and will make Transylvania County their permanent home.
"We love Brevard and Transylvania County, and this is where we want to live," Roy said.
Roy will work with Dr. Paul Pumilia at the Toxaway Health Center to provide greater access to patients. "Our goal is to meet the primary care needs of residents and visitors five days per week at the Toxaway Center," Roy said.
When practicing to the full extent of their training, physician assistants can perform a majority of the tasks that physicians do. They conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications and counsel on preventive health care.
PAs work independently, under the oversight supervision of a physician.
Roy will be available to see patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Toxaway Center, 16825 Rosman Highway. She will also be available for patient visits from 8 a.m.
to noon. Roy treats patients of all ages, including children. Call 828-862-6900 to make an appointment.
TRH Auxiliary donates $50K for special beds
The Transylvania Regional Hospital Auxiliary recently donated $50,000 to help purchase 27 Stryker S3 model hospital beds for use by medical- surgical patients.
Contributions from community donors to the TRH Foundation's equipment fund provided the balance of funds for this crucial $215,000 purchase. The new, state-of-theart "smart" beds are safer and more comfortable for patients. They also "assist" caregivers and reduce their risk of injury. Some of the features of the S3 beds include continuous three-zone monitoring of the patient's position, which reduces the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, the "Chaperone" exit alert function that helps avoid falls, and "iBed Awareness" that monitors important bed configurations and alerts caregivers if parameters change.
Caregivers can access controls from anywhere around the bed, and the "One-Touch" in-bed scale provides accurate weight with the patient and bed in any position.
"We are so pleased that our contribution will make such a remarkable difference for patients and for the dedicated clinical staff at TRH," said Camy Brown, president of the TRH Auxiliary.
Anyone interested in making a contribution to support TRH can call 828-877-4777 or visit www. trhospitalfoundation.org for more information.
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In April 2001, a systemwide meeting brought together risk managers and service-learning directors from many CSU campuses to discuss how to manage risk in service learning.
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Ashton Kutcher: 'Two and a Half Men' at the Upfronts!
Ashton Kutcher joins his Two and a Half Men co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones at the CBS Upfronts held at Tent at Lincoln Center on Wednesday (May 18) in New York.
During the presentation, the 33-year-old actor talked about what it means to him to join the cast of the hit show.
"I've never, probably in my 13 years of show business, received more emails or calls congratulating me about getting a new job. I almost think I won the lottery. Which I kind of did," Ashton said.
Ashton joins the show next season and will reportedly make between $800,000 and $900,000 per episode.


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The J. Paul Getty Museum has spent the last five years making amends for acquiring looted antiquities and trying to distance itself from a culture of rapacious and corrupt collecting.
Stricter rules on acquisitions have been put in place. Nearly 50 objects in the museum's possession — valued at many millions of dollars — have been returned since 2007 to their homelands. This month, Getty officials announced that they would voluntarily return to Sicily a terra cotta head of Hades, framed with lush curls, after the museum's curators realized it matched fragments of curls from an archaeological site that has been heavily looted in the past.
Now the museum is in the midst of an ambitious project to verify the ownership history and origins — the "provenance" — of its entire collection of 45,000 antiquities. Some are valuable and famous works of art; others are mere pieces of objects. Many are for study and not display. Eventually all the information will be available online, and some of it is already is.
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HTC One V – HTC's new entry level Android 4.0 handset which features a 3.7-inch qHD display, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording. Full spec list and images
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Warhammer Online: Spread Too Thin
Seriously, no elves would have meant that there were only four main areas: Dwarf, Greenskin, Empire, and Chaos. This would have increased the concentration of players in each area. That would have lead to better PQs and PvP. I think that WAR is a game which really needs a minimum number of other players to really work.
As well, Mythic could have spent more time on those four areas and eight classes, adding more polish.
The elves would have also made a really good first expansion pack.
It seems like a lot of video games make this same mistake, attempting too much, spreading themselves too thin and doing a substandard job.
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Wow, I haven't seen WAR mentioned in quite a while. I am still subbed to a few WAR blogs on my RSS feed reader, but I guess they've all gone dark. I think you're right that Mythic could have cut the elves out to give more time to polish other content, but even if they had I think WAR would still have failed.ReplyDelete
The game was simply flawed, and poorly represented by it's marketing. Way too much emphasis on scenarios, and not enough of oRvR. Since oRvR was the whole draw of the game for me, and I think most others who played I ended up canceling my subscription in disgust and boredom.
That ties in to my main point. You need critical mass of players for oRvR. Rather than spreading players over three zones, they could have been spread over two zones, making it more likely that there would be some oRvR going.ReplyDelete
The big advantage scenarios have over oRvR is that scenarios guarantee you both enemies to fight with and allies to fight beside. You can't guarantee that with oRvR, but more players in the area makes it much more likely.
Also, I think the other thing Mythic should have done was be a bit slower to avoid opening new servers. They were so intent on avoiding the "Blizzard Queues" that they ended up hurting themselves with not enough players on each server.
The bottom line is that Mythic needed enough cash to delay the game for 5 months. They promised a game with 24 classes and a working keep warfare system. It sounds like they will actually be able to deliver it in the new 1.2 patch, which adds back the last two classes that were cut, and implements a system that sensibly lets you take control of the zone by controlling all the objectives in the zone - somehow they came up with a different idea for launch. Problem is, said patch is hitting test realms in February, and as many as 2/3 of their customers gave up on the game based on its state at launch.ReplyDelete
Maybe some will come back now that they've burned through Wrath, but it's not an ideal place to be.
- Anonymous2:59 PM, February 12, 2009
The clunkiness was enough to make me want to leave...I mean, you'd get hit by something, then a second later some mob would just magically "appear" in front of you. The character animations were just plain bad, especially the casting portions.ReplyDelete
In my office there is 6 of us, 3 play WOW and 1 plays WAR.ReplyDelete
I have tried it but not for long but I still keep up with it and see the live updates there taking out soon.
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I played for a while before wotlk, but just got annoyed by the lack of polish. WAR definitely is better than wow in some ways- its just that WOW is much better in every other department.ReplyDelete
I cant blame them for opening a lot of servers at once though- there was so much qqing over destro wait times at launch.
I loved the game, especially the open quests and the RvR pvp, but there was just so few people...ReplyDelete


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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: F's in lsac gpa=totally screwed?« on: December 14, 2007, 07:08:04 PM »
My friend was in an identical situation: Freshman year of D's, F's, and a lot of screwing around followed by nearly straight A's starting eight years later. It didn't work out for him the way I thought it would. He had a 166 LSAT, and didn't get in to any of the T1's he applied to, and was even dinged by a couple T2's.
I think you can throw all the upward trending out the window. If you are a white male, then all they will see is the sub 3.0 GPA. If you are below the medians, then accepting you does nothing but hurt the school in the rankings. You have to bring something special (URM, amazing softs) to the table in order to offset the numerical hit you are asking the school to take by admitting you.
This is bogus.
I had a 3.6 GPA before LSAC, 3.2 after ( I had 3 F's on my transcript from my frosh year). I took two years of from school, sorted out my poo, and returned with pretty much a 4.0 since.
I scored a 164 on my LSAT and I was admitted into every school I applied to ranked 34 and below, and waitlisted at several 19-34 (two of which dinged me, two accepted me and one I'm attending).
Take care with your GPA addendum and your personal statement. Make sure you explain the reasons for the F's, own it, and show that you've dug yourself from that whole, maturity, progressed, etc.
Of course, if your grade trend sucks and/or you have no valid way of explaining those F's it may turn out differently.
My advice - look forward to a world of waitlists.
Not bogus - I didn't just make this up...
I stand by my assertion that if you are below the median GPA then you are a liability to that school in the rankings. You have to bring something else to the table in order to justify acceptance. This could be a higher LSAT, work experience, exotic URM-iness, or even outstanding maturation and growth between your two attempts in undergrad that could bring a unique perspective to the classroom.
My friend's experience is only an example that fits within my general argument. Keep in mind that he had no excuse for his F's, and worked as a used car salesman and a real estate agent during his time off - possibly the two smarmiest professions. Certainly apply to the T14, I have no idea if an AdComm will see your life experience as sufficient to overcome your substandard freshman GPA.
TITCR: Upward trending and the fact that you have done well are all overshadowed by the fact that you will have a low GPA. This is anecdotal, but I talked to other people in the same situation last year and it was the same response. If you are a white male, you are two numbers...GPA and LSAT. The only people that are getting a bump are URM's and legacies.
My first foray into UG ended up with a 1.5. Like you, when I went back I was carrying a 3.97. After forwarding my transcripts I had a 3.27. Along with a 171 I got into exactly two schools ranked 10-14. I would first advise that you get an LSAT score before worrying too much. You pull a 163, the question is moot.
If you break 170, then think about cramming as many credits as you can to bring the GPA up. If you can get a 170+ with a GPA over 3.25 you have a much better shot at cracking the T-14 and even there it's a lower one. I believe there is one guy in my class who had a GPA below 3...he came in with great work experience (patents and stuff.)
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The accessories that are packaged with the cooler are all quite common with most CPU coolers that you can purchase now-a-days, it has the mounting hardware for the supported Intel sockets already installed on the waterblock, while there is a backing plate for the two different Intel socket types included with the accessories. There is also a bracket to install atop the waterblock to allow it to be installed on an AMD system. The bag of screws that is included has enough to allow you to install the AMD bracket and two rubber screws for replacement on the mounting hardware for the radiator which makes up for the size difference between the Intel Socket 775 backing plate and the Intel Socket 1366 backing plate. There is an instruction manual that is included with the cooler, I have flipped it open to the page about how to reconfigure the Intel Mounting hardware to work for the Socket 775 as it comes pre configured to fit the Socket 1366.
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"STRIPES are it for Spring",
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Love your theme posts!
Especially fashion ones.
Or the red and white H and M bags..:)
So after saying I never see florals on QC women..yesterday I went shopping with my daughter and sure enough we saw florals..pants..blazers..
lovely ankle length horizontal beige and white striped skirt:)
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Que de rayures, que de rayures! Paris, la ville zèbre! (Paris, the zebra city...) Good one, Carol. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle) PS: Shopping for my "big birthday" present, the iPad mini in two days with Junior. Can hardly wait! :-)
Thanks to your many stripe posts I am totally convinced that stripes were invented by the French. Hmmmm....since they come in both slimming verticals (I personally never met a vertical stripe that made me look any thinner but I believe the theory) and fattening horizontals (personally verified!) could the stripe be a French invention for sorting out the slim French from the fat foreigners? A bit passive-agressive? non?ReplyDelete
Great post, but I think there's something missing: what about Bear??!!
I'm loving your living-in-Paris posts. Looks like you're having a fabulous time.
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I honestly love all of your blog posts - but this one is too wonderful to describe here! Thanks for your wonderful insight into the sights, sounds and tastes of Paris!ReplyDelete
So true! French stripes---all over. But I do love the kitty the most! JeannieReplyDelete
LOVE!!!! You are so au courant, Ms. Agog! Many hugs and kisses...:-)ReplyDelete
Great sketches and photos, Carol.
What a great eye you have for finding a theme and really nailing it.
I love striped awnings...oh and also your kitty painting. :)ReplyDelete
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Stripes are in .... Now who's going to be the most -in vogue - Bear in all the world. Between you and me Carole I think he's always been ahead of his time.ReplyDelete
Great "food for thought" as I read, eating my breakfast. Physically in Greensboro, NC. Mentally in Paris. Now, to work....... but will be looking for signs of spring (stripes) all day....
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Bonjour Carol,
I love your site,and look forward to it everyday.How perfect is your subject today...my friend and I are just finalizing our plans for our annual trip to Paris,April 10th-23rd,and we were talking about what to wear.I WILL BE BRINGING MY STRIPES!
I will keep an eye out for a "Carol" sighting. merci beaucoup
Can't wear stripes but like your drawing. Who's the masque guy, Carol?ReplyDelete
LOVE this.... very clever and as always ADORE your sketches.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous post Carol, it's always wonderful to see you pull these themes together.ReplyDelete
Hello Carol,How wonderful to see Creperie Bretonne in the photo .. this is where I had my first Crepe and loved it .. April 2009. I remember it so well, and I think I still have the Carte de viste somewhere ..:-)ReplyDelete


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A Texas couple got quite the scare this week when the baby monitor in their daughter's room was allegedly hacked and a stranger called out their two-year-old's name through the system as she slept. The monitor was hooked up to the family's wireless system, a feature that is touted for many home technologies as a benefit, but security experts warn it can expose homeowners to potential risks.
The camera on the monitor reportedly allowed the hacker to see their daughters' name spelled out on the wall, and seemingly the child as well.
Consumers need to weigh the convenience of smart items that are tied to WiFi connections with the potential of their personal data being exposed by using them, warns Jason Glassberg, co-founder of Casaba, a security analysis and consulting firm.
"People think about these things for their benefits, but never think of the unintended consequence of what happens when someone who is bad gets a hold of it," he says."The downsides may outweigh the benefits."
Here's a look at some of the security risks that may already be lurking in your home:
In the Garage
The ability to have your car start wirelessly from an app on your phone is a great convenience, says Alex McGeorge, senior security manager at security assessment firm Immunity, but it also means that if your phone is hacked--that person may be able to access this control.
"If I have access to the app that can unlock your car, then I can also turn your car lights on, waste your gas and lock and unlock your doors making it more difficult to access."
He adds that if one app on your phone is hacked, everything is at risk. "This is another avenue of attack that people tend to forget," he says. "If your [car app] is compromised, then hackers have access to the other apps and data you have."
Automatic garage door openers can also be hacked, leading the way for robberies, according to Glassberg.
"There are devices that proof set codes and run through all of the code possibilities until it finds the one that opens your garage door," he says.
In the Kitchen
Being able to see the weather or watch television on the front of your fridge while eating breakfast is a modern-techie's dream, but Glassberg says users aren't taking the proper precautions when using the technology.
"When all is said and done with these smart internet devices, you are still dealing with a computer," he says. "They face the very same risks that happen when you are on a PC with viruses and people getting in and hacking. It's a fridge that connects to the internet, but it's a fridge with a computer built into it."
Users should run updates on smart refrigerators regularly, he advises, just like a computer to make sure the latest virus protections are in place.
Apps that wirelessly start items in your kitchen or operate things like your washer and dryer or refrigerator remotely can also be abused to waste energy and power, says McGeorge. Thermostats that users can control wirelessly can allow unsavory hackers access to these devices within the home, says Glassberg. Bottom line: Password protect everything and be sure your systems in the home and on your phone are as current as possible.
In the Living Room
Owners of smart TVs have to be aware that hackers may be able to turn on the Webcam within the device to spy on users and their homes throughout the day, according to McGeorge. This paves the way for robberies and more, says Adam Levin, founder of IDT911. These televisions and even smart gaming consoles are all connected to the Wifi systems within your house, making any data on that system susceptible.
"If you have a bad password on your WEP or WPA [system] you are sunk," warns McGeorge.
Always remember to password protect your smart television, Glassberg says, and again, treat it as a computer first and a TV second.
"These things have web cams for Skype and instant messaging and someone can conceivably put a Trojan program on this and turn your web cam on and just watch you," he says. "You have to make sure this is updated and taken care of with security patches."
McGeorge says hacking your TBV or gaming consoles can also do more benign things like give these people access to your Netflix account, for example, all further compromising your privacy and personal data, even if it is just your latest movie queue.
Online and Beyond
Gmail users got a reminder that their privacy is not exactly a given this week, with Consumer Watchdog reporting that the tech giant said users should not expect privacy when sending messages to Gmail.
Also, the Financial Times reported that new software is hijacking users' visits to YouTube with an extra layer of advertisements that can install malware onto computers.
"On Gmail, you agree to their terms of service, but what is a bit scary is that they make the contention that you only need to have one side of the conversation agree to being monitored," McGeorge says.
Experts say this is all the more reason for users to pay attention to the licensing agreements they mindlessly accept when using different programs like Gmail and YouTube.
Levin's greater concern involves smart devices within the body—such as pacemakers or insulin pumps being hacked. Levin cites legendary White Hat Hacker Barnaby Jack's ability to hack into medical devices—specifically insulin pumps—to show the security risks involving the technology.
"At one level or another, it's all a cyber security issue," he says. "This gives some the power to hack into these devices for harm. We have to keep in mind that privacy is under assault daily. Anytime there is an innovation, there is someone waiting to attack you."


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As each musical decade breaks from the last and adds yet another chapter to the proverbial history books, we witness how many artists' song-writing styles become heavily influenced by the era in which they are created. Who can argue that the psychedelic sound that defined the 60's revealed itself in the works of such legendary acts as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Yardbirds? Similarly, the obvious parallels within 80's glam bands such as Poison, Whitesnake and Cinderella as well as 90's grunge artists Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, were hard to overlook. Fans of more persistent groups spanning multiple decades, however, may have noticed unmistakable musical transformations as both lyrics and music reflected the times. Supporting the theory are ZZ Top and The J. Geils Band, who in the early 70's, traded in the blues-based muscle of "La Grange" and "Detroit Breakdown", for the pop-oriented drivel of "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Centrefold" in the decade to follow.
All this being said, what if we were to select performers from each diverse period to create a super-group which could collectively draw from the past, yet generate a new sound for the future? Please take one step forward John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), David Growl (Nirvana/ Foo Fighters) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). The result – Them Crooked Vultures.
Formed in 2009 and currently promoting their Deserve the Future Tour, the Los Angeles-based trio filled the Colosseum in Caesars Casino Windsor with an unquestionably diverse crowd. With main floor seats removed, as per the request of the band, fans came out to support their favourite member as well as the group collectively. With notable applause favouring legendary bassist John Paul Jones during their introductions, it was overwhelming to witness his performance and mastery of the multitude of instruments in his arsenal. Supporting an array of basses including a 4, 10 and 12-string, a solid-body electric mandolin and a bass mandolin all designed by Hugh Manson, Jones reigned supreme and continued to astonish fans with more of his exceptional talent as he banged out the band's material on violin, keytar and Korg M3 synth complete with Roland bass pedals. Fans also longing to see the now failed reunion of the iconic Led Zeppelin, were more than eager to catch a glimpse of the elusive 64-year-old Jones as his presence was truly felt in the auditorium that evening.
With David Grohl now returning to his position behind the kit after a long absence fronting post-grunge phenomenon The Foo Fighters, his thunderous style of playing was aggressive, yet tasteful. The stamina required in performing at that level and pace for an entire two-hour show was awe-inspiring. Getting the nod for assembling the members of Them Crooked Vultures, Grohl still shined behind his custom DW set and often laughed and joked with fellow band-mates and attendees. What was most interesting was simply seeing Grohl's performance after having been a fan of 70's-style drummers such as John Bonham and Keith Moon. Had the generations of musicians not assembled, the experience may not have been possible.
Completing the trio, Josh Homme had his work cut out for him as he provided lead vocals and acted as liaison between the band and their followers. The statuesque 6'5" guitarist appeared humbled in the presence of such greatness, yet with limited vocal range atop ample charisma, he emerged both comfortable and confident. Honorary Vulture and multi-instrumentalist himself Alain Johannes, enhanced the live show as he was enlisted to more accurately reproduce the sound of the band's self-titled debut album which he, himself helped to engineer.
Upon leaving such a memorable event, one could not help but wonder if simply seeing these renowned musicians took precedence over the music they performed. With their repertoire still new to fans, absent of catchy choruses and familiar melodies, can this breed of vultures survive or will they become extinct altogether?
For more information visit their nest at www.themcrookedvultures.com.


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Graduate students are publishing research with faculty members and serving as mentors to undergraduates through their engagement with the Acceptance, Mindfulness and Emotion Lab, one of several Suffolk University Psychology Department research laboratories.
Psychology Professor Susan Orsillo established the Acceptance, Mindfulness and Emotion Lab for two purposes:
- To conduct research on the effectiveness of acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies in improving people's well being and overall quality of life
- To mentor students who are interested in pursuing a career in clinical psychology and related fields.
Developing treatments
"While our work is aimed at targeting a wide range of mental health concerns, our primary focus is on uncovering new treatments for anxiety disorders, which affect 40 million American adults each year," says Orsillo. "Anxiety disorders, including chronic worry, social anxiety and panic, if untreated, can also lead to additional problems, such as depression, substance use, and physical illness."
Orsillo and University of Massachusetts-Boston Professor Lizabeth Roemer have collaborated to develop a highly effective treatment.
"The research we are conducting suggests that over 80 percent of those people who receive the brief treatment we developed remain symptom-free up to six months after treatment is terminated," says Orsillo.
A team of undergraduate and graduate students work together under Orsillo's supervision in the Acceptance, Mindfulness and Emotion Lab. The undergraduates learn from their more experienced colleagues; in return the graduate students' mentoring efforts enhance their own knowledge.
Student-faculty collaboration
In one recent project, The Mindful Way Through the Semester, Orsillo and graduate student Sara Danitz developed a workshop for incoming freshman and law students, teaching them skills to help with their transitions. Their research, published in the journal Behavior Modification (PDF), showed that students who participated in the workshop had less depression and placed a higher value on their education at the end of their first semester than a control group.
Graduate student Aviva Katz and a team of undergraduates engaged in a project called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy (ABBT) for Social Anxiety. They examined the role that academic values play in helping students with a fear of public speaking to become more willing to engage in important but often anxiety-provoking activities, such as raising their hand in class or talking with professors.
In an ABBT for Procrastination project, graduate student Debra Glick studied the factors that make students likely to procrastinate and developed an online program aimed at reducing this behavior.
"Within the lab, I'm definitely learning to think critically about research and ways to make a contribution to help other people," says Danitz, a student in Suffolk's clinical psychology doctoral program and a therapist at McLean Hospital.
"The program offers so many opportunities, from research to presenting at conferences and collaborating with cutting-edge experts in the acceptance and mindfulness field," says Danitz, who received her master's degree in psychology from Suffolk in 2013.
Orsillo and Roemer have co-authored three books over the years. Their award-winning self-help book, The Mindful Way through Anxiety – Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life, describes the step-by-step strategies used in ABBT. The technique helps people achieve a new level of emotional and physical well-being by becoming aware of anxious feelings and worries without letting them escalate.
Other published materials include Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety, a research-focused book, and Mindfulness & Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice, a how-to publication for therapists.


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Three more priests were permanently removed from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Sunday, including one whose accuser killed himself after his allegation was dismissed by the church.
Father Joseph Gallagher, 78, and Father Mark Gaspar, 43, are among the 26 priests who were placed on administrative leave by the archdiocese after a 2011 grand jury investigation into the archdiocese's handling of child sex abuse allegations.
The third priest, Monsignor Richard Powers, was suspend last year after his name surfaced on a list of priests previously accused of sexual abuse. The archdiocese says the decision is not directly connected to the priests placed on administrative leave after the grand jury report.
CNN reports Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said the investigations of Gallagher and Gaspar found substantiated violations of the "Standards of Ministerial Behavior and Boundaries."
"After reviewing all the facts, as well as recommendations from competent external authorities, I made the decisions I feel are right and just," Chaput said in a statement released Sunday.
The three men will have the right to appeal to the Vatican.
Gallagher retired from the Church of St. Richard of Chichester in Philadelphia in 2006. He was at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Daniel Neill, who killed himself in 2009, after the church concluded his allegations were not credible.
A 2007 grand jury report showed that Neill claimed Gallagher repeatedly fondled him when he was an altar boy in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
Marci Hamilton, who represents the Neill family, described Sunday's announcement as too little too late.
"But it is good news for parents who can at least now know that Gallagher and Gaspar should not be near children."
"Gallagher belongs in prison, but because of the Archdiocese's cover up, the criminal statutes of limitations for these victims expired long ago," she said.
The Philadelphia archdiocese has almost 1.5 million members, making it one of the largest in the nation.


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Australia's former Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson, and Malaysia's Minister for International Trade and Industry, Mustapa Mohamed, signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) in Kuala Lumpur on 22 May 2012. The Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2013.
MAFTA is a comprehensive, high-quality agreement that further integrates the Australian economy into the fast-growing Asian region. The Agreement builds on benefits already flowing to the Australian economy from the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which started for Australia and Malaysia in 2010.
Malaysia is Australia's 10th largest trading partner, with two-way trade worth A$19.2 billion in the 2015 calendar year. The Agreement opens avenues for Australian goods and services into the dynamic Malaysian market.
MAFTA is an important part of the network of Free Trade Agreements in this region that Australia is pursuing to advance our trade interests in the Asian Century.
To assist business, a schedule is now available showing Malaysia's implementation of its MAFTA tariff commitments in the latest version of the Harmonized System, HS 2012.
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The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) entered into force on 1 January 2013.
Media release: Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia in Force. 1 January 2013
Australia and Malaysia exchanged written confirmation that each had completed its domestic procedures to allow MAFTA to enter into force on 1 January 2013.
The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) released its report on the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement on 31 October 2012. JSCOT Report 130 recommended that binding treaty action be taken.
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Former Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson, and Malaysia's Minister for Trade and Industry, Mustapa Mohamed, signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) in Kuala Lumpur on 22 May 2012.
MAFTA negotiations were finalised on 30 March 2012, consistent with a commitment by former Prime Minister Gillard and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib to conclude within 12 months of their March 2011 meeting in Canberra.
Keynote Address by former Minister Emerson to the Australia Malaysia Business Council and the Malaysia Australia Business Council, 30 January 2012.
During a joint press conference with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib in Canberra, former Prime Minister Gillard committed to finalising the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Transcript of joint press conference with Prime Minister Najib, Canberra, 3 March 2011.
Here you can locate the full text of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and many other associated official documents.
The MAFTA package signed on 22 May 2012 consists of:
Malaysia's MAFTA schedule of tariff commitments was finalised using the tariff classification format known as HS 2007, and the tariff schedule annexed to the Agreement is in this format. The Product Specific Rules annexed to the Agreement also use the HS 2007 format. However, both Australia and Malaysia now make use of the updated tariff classification format known as HS 2012 and MAFTA has been implemented by the two Parties using this updated format. Malaysia's MAFTA tariff schedule, and the Product Specific Rules, have therefore been converted by the Parties into the HS 2012 format and are included on this page to assist business in making use of the Agreement (along with the HS 2007 versions attached to the Agreement). As Australia's tariff schedule binds tariffs on all products at tariff-free treatment from entry-into-force of the Agreement, it does not need to make use of the above tariff classification formats to record commitments.
Chapters 1 to 21 of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Economic and Technical Cooperation Implementing Arrangement
The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) will benefit Australian exporters, importers and consumers by opening markets and freeing trade and investment between our two countries.
The Agreement builds on the commitments made by both countries in Australia's regional Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN and New Zealand (AANZFTA).
Chapter summaries - an introduction to the text of the agreement
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Malaysia is a member of ASEAN and party to the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA).
Government response to JSCOT 130 tabled on 17 July 2014
JSCOT Report 130 tabled on 31 October 2012
National Interest Analysis and Consultation on the Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
The MAFTA Regulation Impact Statement, as provided to the Office of Best Practice and Regulation
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My DS went to his 3 month appointment yesterday (we're on an alternative vaccination schedule, hence the 3 month). I've posted about it before, but he's been slow weight gain from day 1. He only gained about 2 oz a week, with a couple of exceptions, for the first 2 months. I weighed him yesterday and he'd gained a pound since his last checkup, so that was more like 4 oz a week! And he's added on more than 5" since birth. I'm so happy he's finally gaining a little faster! His doctor has never been worried but I couldn't help but stress a little! We also have an appointment with an ENT to address his lip/tongue tie tomorrow, so hopefully that'll help too!
Thank you ladies for all you do! You're so encouraging! Keep up the good work!


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LOCKHART / WALSH / CORREIA families (ELENA LOCKHART) - researching the LOCKHART's in SOUTH AFRICA
According to some previous research the LOCKHART's originally landed in the Eastern Cape (Tembuland) region of South Africa and by the early 1900's the family had grown quite considerably. Any information would be appreciated. I am researching ELENA LOCKHART who married MATT WALSH about 1920 in Johannesburg. They had 4 children and many grandchildren. Someone must remember an Uncle David or an Aunty? Contact me [email protected]
VAN COLLER Willem - was a reporter for The Sunday Times/The Star newspaper JOHANNESBURG South Africa circa 1920-1940
Any information would be appreciated. He wrote a continuing article about CONTRACT BRIDGE. I am researching him and his family in South Africa. He had 2 sons PETER & PAUL VAN COLLER, and 2 daughters ANNA & ALETTA. Perhaps there are still living relatives who can help me trace the family tree? Contact me [email protected]
WALSH / WILLIAMS 1900 - 1936 James Walsh married Annie Elizabeth Williams
James WALSH (New Zealand) married Annie Elizabeth WILLIAMS about 1900. They lived in South Africa and had 2 children JACK & KATHLEEN. Annie died in 1936 in Johannesburg. Kathleen was in contact with Aunt Rose Walsh in New Zealand and Uncle Matt Walsh attended her mother's funeral in Johannesburg.
Does this jog anyone's memory?
I am looking for Kathleen & Jack WALSH if they are still alive, or their descendants. Contact me [email protected]
WALSH / KEELAN of Co Clare Ireland and New Zealand
Martin WALSH c.1836-1900 Kilkeedy, County Clare to Palmerston North, New Zealand - Catherine KEELAN c.1848-1896 County Monaghan to Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Looking for their brothers, sisters, parents. Other links are FOGARTY, WARD.
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Desert Stages Theatre Presents 'The Foreigner'
Friday, March 22 – Sunday, May 19 • Tickets at DesertStages.org
SCOTTSDALE – Desert Stages Theatre presents The Foreigner, a witty comedy, Fri., March 22 – Sun., May 19.
Charlie Baker's lack of words yields an abundance of knowledge when he and a friend lie about his native language. Set in a Georgia fishing lodge, the dirty laundry of the other guests seems to effortlessly unfurl before his eyes and ears.
DST's Actor's Café and its intimate 65-seat theatre delivers a hilarious story, entertaining the audience as they watch the guests of lodge divulge their secrets to the painfully shy Charlie, posing as a foreigner. The drama unfolds in the up-close-and-personal space making for an undeniably comical experience.
With a storyline influenced so heavily by its characters, DST's The Foreigner's cast is sure to deliver. Actors include: Wade Moran, playing Charlie Baker, the show's director, Timothy Pittman, playing Owen Musser, Barbara McBain portraying Betty Meeks, Stephen Serns as Rev. David Marshall Lee and Keller Perry playing Ellard Simms, among more.
History. The Foreigner originally premiered in Milwaukee, but later opened at New York City's Astor Place Theatre, running for 686 performances. Written by American playwright, Larry Shue, The Foreigner won two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production.
Tickets Online & by Phone. Tickets are available at wwwDesertStages.org; or by phone, 480.483.1664, and also at the theatre box office, 4720 N. Scottsdale Road, north side of Scottsdale Fashion Square, next to the former Coco's restaurant. Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for seniors and students.
About Desert Stages Theatre. A bustling community playhouse, Desert Stages Theatre in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3, founded in 1995, and delivers performances year round. Desert Stages has developed thousands of thespians, young and old, many with compelling personal stories of triumph and major stage success, and all of whom perform at DST for the pure love of the theatre.


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Vincent Van Gogh is an extraordinary artist about whom everything seems to be known. His brilliant work and tragic life, combined with a paper trail of letters to his art-dealer brother, Theo, have made him an irresistible subject for art historians, biographers, journalists, filmmakers, medical specialists and psychologists since his death from a gunshot wound in 1890.
The Dutch painter of dazzling landscapes and searing portraits may be permanently engraved in the public imagination as a mad, self-destructive genius, but scholars continue to probe every last detail of his 37 years on Earth. Two years ago, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam — which maintains a vast archive as well as an art collection — published a six-volume edition of about 900 letters, freshly translated, annotated, illustrated by 4,300 images and available online.
And now, drawing heavily on the letters and the museum's resources, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith have written the most extensive biography of Van Gogh. A tour de force beginning with his parents' family tree and ending with speculation about who fired the deadly shot, it's an enormous achievement. So big, in fact, that the notes — about 5,000 typewritten pages — were published separately online, at vangoghbiography.com.
The authors, who also teamed on a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, call their new book "Van Gogh: The Life," not "Van Gogh: A Life," as if it's the last word. But many questions remain. Informative as the letters are, they don't cover everything. What's more, they were written by a deeply troubled man who apparently suffered from manic depression, syphilis and a form of epilepsy. Reading his life story is like riding an endless roller coaster of delusional highs and lows.
Desperate for the comfort of family and community, the rewards of an honorable career and, finally, a way of making art that would fulfill a sort of religious quest, he was so needy, demanding and unstable that he repeatedly crashed and burned.
"I believe he has always been insane and that his suffering and ours was a result of it," his mother wrote to Theo's wife, Jo, at a bleak point in 1889. Even Theo, Vincent's most sympathetic and stalwart supporter, couldn't bear to be in constant contact with his brother. The authors' thorough probing of Van Gogh's relationships with family members, artists, business colleagues, models and Sien Hoornick, a prostitute who lived with him in the Hague, can be painful to read.
His journey from youthful sketches to the evanescent, almost electrically charged body of work produced in his final years is equally fraught with impossible dreams and self-doubt. But Naifeh and Smith reveal a keen intellect, an avid reader and a passionate observer of other artists' work who progressed from labored figure studies to inspired outbursts of creative energy. Far from an artistic flash in the pan, he pursued his calling with dogged determination against nearly insurmountable odds.
Packed with information about Van Gogh's rotten teeth, spending sprees and children he may have fathered as well as the evolution of his brushwork and palette, this book may indeed be "the life" of Van Gogh. Yet the story is not complete.
"No one knows" is the phrase leading into the authors' investigations of why the artist left Paris for Arles in February 1888 and why he cut off part of his ear after falling out with fellow artist Paul Gauguin in December 1889. In the case of the ear, Naifeh and Smith can't resist filling in blanks with a breathless imagined scenario of the "shipwrecked" artist looking into the mirror above his washstand, grabbing a straight razor and slashing at "the offending flesh."
No one knows what happened, either, on the afternoon when Van Gogh went out to paint near the town of Auvers, about 20 miles north of Paris, and was fatally wounded. The standard account is that he shot himself and staggered back to his lodgings, where he died two days later. But no weapon was found, and a doctor's report suggests that the gun was fired from a distance.
Picking up on a rumor that the artist was accidentally shot by young boys — told to art historian John Rewald by villagers in the 1930s — Naifeh and Smith theorize that Rene Secretan, a teenager who had harassed the artist, was the culprit. Although the authors argue their case in an appendix, admitting that they have no evidence, their treatment of the mystery seems to be as concerned with selling books as with getting at the truth.
All their work considered, though, these are minor flaws in a sweepingly authoritative, astonishingly textured book.