Artifact or artefact?
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Thomas S.Posted
Thu 04 Dec 2008 11:11am
When writing about museum objects in English, I have always used the word ’artefact’. But now I’ve discovered that this is ‘Commonwealth English’ ( online dictionary ); it is also much less common on Google than ‘artifact’. I guess I will have to bow to blog visibility and spell it ‘artifact’ from now on. Don’t come and say we aren’t slaves under
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Artifacts by Arielle
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Arielle B.Posted
Sun 28 Sep 2008 12:00am
I have a little side business--an artistic jewelry business--called Artifacts by Arielle.
I've started creating "Recovery Jewelry" for eating disorders... on the website say more, but here's a sample:
You can find more here: Artifacts by Arielle The first category at the bottom of the main page is "Recovery Jewelry."
I have a message
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Prehistoric Hunting Artifact found in Denali National Park
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Jason MartinPosted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:55pm
tip. The arrows were designed to break apart after being shot at an animal.
Similar artifacts discovered in other areas of Interior Alaska and the Yukon have been... rare for this type of artifact to be discovered on the surface, as once they are exposed to the elements they begin to deteriorate. Typically, archaeologists only recover stone
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Curating medical artifacts with an eye to the future
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Thomas S.Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 12:25am
The acquisition of medical museum artifacts is usually seen as a job for specialists (curators) with historical training. To curate a collected artifact for later use... to other things, and so forth.
In other words, curating museum artifacts is, as a rule, always already a historical practice. The future doesn’t seem to be of any immediate interest
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Elements and Artifacts
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Andra R.Posted
Fri 20 Nov 2009 10:02pm
My friend Alicia is the creator the most beautiful and unique wearable art available anywhere. I just purchased the most fabulous pendant for myself, the Filigree Sapphire Snowflake...
I would be remiss if I didn't share her site with all of you. If you're after a one-of-a kind gift for a special person in your life or something to ...
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Elements and Artifacts
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Andra R.Posted
Fri 20 Nov 2009 10:02pm
My friend Alicia is the creator the most beautiful and unique wearable art available anywhere. I just purchased the most fabulous pendant for myself, the Filigree Sapphire Snowflake...
I would be remiss if I didn't share her site with all of you. If you're after a one-of-a kind gift for a special person in your life or something to ma ...
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Dr. Hertz-Piccioto: Perhaps special education is the artifact you are looking for
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Jonathan MitchelPosted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:16pm
that it is time to start looking for something in the environment, she does not appear to use the word environment in the actual study itself. She apparently uses the word artifacts. What artifacts might these be? Since Dr. Hertz-Piccioto is a professional epidemiologist, if there has been an increase in something in the environment that took place starting in the late
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Value Cases: AHIC's New Artifact
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Rich ElmorePosted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:35pm
In January 2009, the AHIC Successor Organization (AHIC) will be relaunched with a new name and a new primary artifact: Value Cases. Value Cases will be used by AHIC 2.0 to "prioritize health IT initiatives and syndicate the cost of interoperability." Catch that? Syndication.
So what exactly is a Value Case? Laura Miller, interim Executive Director
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Vegas Vacation, Artifact Dig, and Race on the Big Screen
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JugheadPosted
Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:03pm
The wife and boy made it to Vegas with no problems, that's a good thing, I like good things. The wife was a nervous wreck, 90 lbs of balling balls and she she sees a problem with the luggage? 30 lbs each as carry one, 30 in the luggage, done is done! The boy had practice tonight, made 7 - 10 split, he's pumped. The wife is hitting the casino to ...
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An October Night’s Walk: Artifacts, Roots & Wanderings
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Kiva R.Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 8:12pm
Walking the river just now means sinking to my calves in cold sweet mud, every step releasing the earthy aroma of clay. It’s blue-grey and slippery, the primal beauty that so many hundreds, thousands of ancient pots and vessels were made of right here in the cnayon. We have some of the remnants, broken jugs and a thousand potsherds, both painted ...
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