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Absent compelling forensic evidence like a fingerprint, the authentication process becomes a bit murkier. In the past, pieces of art have been certified through a combination of factors, including brushstroke patterns, analysis of the artist's signature, dating of the pigments or canvas used or even the instinctive (but subjective) opinion of academics who have extensively studied an artist's portfolio. A painting's provenance, or its history of ownership, is also important. Being able to trace a portrait back from owner to owner over the course of centuries is no small feat, and it often lends significant weight...
What made this situation unusual is that the accuser did not come to you privately but papered the campus with e-mails from afar. You apparently decided that the e-mails created a bit of a stir and made it a legitimate news story. Why? How could you? Allegations that are false when told to a handful of people do not become true when told to a thousand. And they become even more malicious. “All the news that is fit to print”—it is the last part of that slogan that...
...thought that I was going to be questioned about it, the guys that gave me loans - all I had to do was get them to do a sheet of paper saying this was a loan of money to be paid back. If you spend your life ensuring every little bit of paper you dealt with was right, you won't be doing your...
...battled back a little bit in the second half,” Caples added. “We went after them and made good decisions when we couldn’t get to the 50-50 balls, to be in a good defensive position...
...Unfortunately, the second day was very windy, and we had no extra crews, so we were at a bit of a disadvantage not being able to switch out crews and change up our lineup,” Palmer said. “But this weekend is a good sign of things to come for the rest of fall...