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Dir. Ruben Östlund | Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark | 2017 | 144 min
The Force Majeure director returns with a thrillingly weird study of an art gallery director whose life goes into meltdown after his mobile phone is stolen. Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is "The Square", an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christian's foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum's PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for "The Square". The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis. Starting Elisabeth Moss (THE HANDMAID'S TALE & TOP OF THE LAKE:CHINA GIRL), Dominic West & Claes Bang (THE BRIDGE, BORGEN)
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and Sweden's nomination for the 2017 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
"it sets out to make your jaw drop. And it succeeds" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Östlund's eye for the subtleties of human behavior, especially public behavior, never fails" – Emily Yoshida, Vulture
Our head potter Karl will teach you the basics of pottery throwing, starting with throwing basic cylinders and then...Find out more
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
I just love this family
7 comments:
- beckyjomama said...
Mee too!!!!
Praying hard for 'em.
- September 13, 2008 at 7:36 PM
- BethAnne said...
I cannot imagine. So hard. It's gotta be all Jesus.....ALL Jesus.
- September 13, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- Toknowhim said...
I already see God receiving glory through this family in how they are dealing with Maria's loss... I just love them so :)
- September 13, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- connorcolesmom said...
I need a box of tissues!
I love their testimony and their unwavering faith.
Love you
- September 13, 2008 at 10:11 PM
- ocean mommy said...
Tears me up everytime....
They always turn the focus right back to God.
Love you!
- September 14, 2008 at 2:15 PM
- CMC said...
I watched him on CBS (one of the 3 channels we get with our rabbit ears...haha!) the other day! I love that family too, and the strength in Jesus they have shown to the world through all of this.
- September 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- jennyhope said...
my heart just aches for them
- September 16, 2008 at 11:10 PM
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The change of the seasons calls for a little spring cleaning! This year I'm cleaning out my closet the environmentally conscious way, which just got easier thanks to H&M. And to help make your spring cleaning a little easier, I've teamed up with H&M to bring you a few easy tips on how to clean out your closet and be a more conscious shopper. Check it out to see how easy and rewarding it is to do your part for the environment:
It's incredible to think that every year tons of textiles end up in landfills, but as much as 95% of these textiles can be recycled. To help combat this waste, all H&M stores worldwide now offer garment recycling services. H&M will accept any piece of clothing, from any brand, in any condition. Your donated clothes could end up being worn again, turned into cleaning cloths or even used to produce energy!
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"H&M Conscious" is more than just garment recycling; it's a whole new initiative that's taking "Conscious Actions" to help build a more sustainable future for us all. So far 2.3 million garments have been donated to charities across the globe and 100 million liters of water have been saved in denim production. Find out more on hmconscious.com.
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In a genetic screen for mutants defective in stress-induced sleep (SIS) we isolated csn2, an allele of the UNC-108/RAB-2 GTPase. The point mutation in unc-108(csn2) is identical to that in the previously characterized loss-of-function allele unc-108(n3263), substituting a glutamine in place of a glycine that is conserved among Ras superfamily members (Mangahas et al., 2008). Similar to other unc-108(lf) mutants, csn2 animals move slowly (not shown). Here we show that unc-108(csn2) as well as previously characterized unc-108 alleles are SIS-defective (Panels A, B). While the majority of wild-type N2 animals cease head movement, locomotion and pharyngeal pumping following exposure to damaging conditions, unc-108(lf) animals retain all of these activities. This coordinated impairment of sleep-associated behaviors argues against a role for UNC-108 downstream of the SIS-promoting ALA neuron, which acts via the collective action of neuropeptides with overlapping but distinct effects on the sub-behaviors of sleep (Nath et al., 2016).
SIS is dependent on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) activation within ALA, and sleep can be triggered not only by noxious conditions but also by forced overexpression of LIN-3/EGF (Van Buskirk and Sternberg, 2007). We found that unc-108(csn2) animals are resistant to EGF-induced sleep (Panel C), indicating that UNC-108 functions downstream of EGF signaling within the SIS pathway. Together these results suggest that UNC-108 functions within ALA.
UNC-108 is widely expressed within the C. elegans nervous system and is implicated in the recycling of receptors through the endocytic pathway (Chun et al., 2008) as well as in dense core vesicle (DCV) maturation (Sumakovic et al., 2009; Edwards et al., 2009). We speculate that the UNC-108 SIS defect arises from deficits in EGFR trafficking or in the maturation of DCVs within the ALA neuron.
Strains available from the CGC: N2 Bristol, MT1656unc-108(n777), ZH382 unc-108(n3263), PS5970 syIs197[hs::LIN-3c(cDNA) + myo-2p::DsRed + pha-1(+)];him-5. Strains available upon request: CVB30 unc-108(csn2), CVB31syIs197;unc-108(csn2).
This work was supported by an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award IOS#1553673 to CVB. Strains were provided by the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, which is funded by the NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440).
Reviewed ByDavid Raizen
HistoryReceived: April 23, 2019
Accepted: April 26, 2019
Published: April 26, 2019
Copyright© 2019 by the authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
CitationRobinson, B; Van Buskirk, C (2019). UNC-108/RAB-2 is required for C. elegans stress-induced sleep. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000112.
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British companies are heading towards a security operations centre (SOC) crisis which could dramatically swing the threat success balance in favour of the bad guys.
The Agari 'Email Fraud & ID Deception insights Trends' report published today should serve as a wake-up call to organisations across the country that the SOC is cracking up under the strain of a severe skilled staff shortage.
According to the Agari research, based upon the number of phishing incidents reported and the time it takes to investigate just this threat sector, the average SOC needs a total of 54 skilled analysts to perform optimally.
Yet the average number of analysts in UK-based SOCs is just 12.
"The fact that UK enterprises are suffering an average deficit of over 40 analysts at any one time," Crane Hassold, director of threat research for the Agari Cyber Intelligence Division, told SC Media UK, "should be a massive red flag that organisations are simply unable to deal with the burgeoning number, and increased sophistication of threats – especially those using targeted email."
The phishing threat isn't the only thing that's sucking up the time of SOC analysts, but it has become a pretty important resource drain when those resources are being stretched so thinly.
The research suggests that analysts in UK SOCs spend an average of 4.25 hours triaging phishing incidents that turn out to be false positives, whereas actual phishing incidents require only slightly longer at 4.81 hours. The significance of these figures becomes apparent when you read that of the 24,000 phishing incidents reported by employees per UK organisation each year, on average, some 55 percent of these are false positives.
"The number of suspected email threats reported by employees shows that much has been achieved in educating staff on the threat of phishing and other email threats," Hassold said. "However, the increase in these reports is flooding SOCs with a raft of false positives, which current resources just can't deal with."
And there lies the rub: the cost of manually handling these reports is over £3 million a year, according to Agari, assuming of course that SOCs can find the skilled analysts required.
Rod Soto, head of security research at JASK, compares the problem to having a castle with no guards or an open backdoor in your house with no locks or cameras. "The impact comes in significant losses in financial terms, reputation and intellectual property," Soto told SC.
The skills shortage also plays out with other organisations continually seeking to "pry your most valued professionals away with ever new shiny things and increasing compensation" as Steffan Jones, the Security Operations Manager responsible for Alert Logic's European arm of its Global SOC says.
"The expertise is out there," Jones said, "but a lot is in motion far more than other IT disciplines."
Which means that most enterprises are forever behind the curve in terms of being properly prepared to defend the business.
"Consequently, there will be less focus on delivering proactive security awareness and expertise to end users and business projects, broadening the scope for monitoring and workload of the SOC to undertake," Jones warned, "resulting in a vicious cycle rather than a virtuous one."
So, what should enterprises be doing in order to mitigate the risks that this apparent shortage of optimally-staffed SOCs bring to the data security party?
Barbara Kay, senior director security at ExtraHop, feels that there is a "rich vein of talent within organisations if they cross-train existing IT teams to understand security".
She admitted that this "takes a commitment, but leverages existing knowledge of the business and its IT systems."
Kay told SC that security teams must consciously reassess their processes and tools to get the most from their people, meaning both better and fewer tools which are flexible and proactive in adopting automated processes and machine learning as staples.
Javvad Malik, security advocate for AlienVault, agreed that "having tools that are built together and can also integrate threat intelligence… can help reduce the different applications needed to be managed".
Kunal Hatodé, senior manager (EMEA) for advanced cyber security services at NTT Security, added that "with the help of an automated workflow orchestration tool, it's possible to carry out investigations across all internal and external tools in a shorter time, at least 60 percent quicker, by carrying them out in parallel rather than sequentially".
We'll leave the last word to JASK's Rod Soto though, who provided SC with this handy bullet point list of measures the enterprise can take:
Hire on skills not degrees
Reach within your own organisation for potential individuals that can be trained and already know your enterprise systems
Once you have personnel invest in them, have a career path and make them feel appreciated so they do not leave
Embrace technologies that will allow cybersecurity operators to perform further tasks. Things such as SOC automation, Machine Learning and AI


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Complete Story
Tax Day Prompts Barrage of Opinions on GOP Tax Cuts
This week varying cases on the tax law were made
This week, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used tax day to make varying cases for or against the GOP tax law enacted in 2017. While multiple polls show a majority of Americans don't think they got a tax cut at all, President Donald Trump paid visits to several swing states this week to try to turn public opinion and promote the tax law's effects on the economy.
"We're getting historic tax relief," Trump said Monday in Minnesota. "It's the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history."
The tax law, which was enacted without Democrats' support, lowered the corporate rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and cut top rates for individuals for eight years. The law doubled the standard deduction and enhanced the child tax credit. While taxes were cut across the board, Democrats have argued that the biggest benefits go to corporations and wealthy Americans.
"For millions of hard-working families, Tax Day is not living up to the Republicans' promises," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). "After exploding the deficit by $2 trillion dollars, Republicans continue to push a disastrous special interest agenda that undermines the health and economic security of American families."
Polls suggest the tax law could continue to be a talking point leading up to the 2020 elections. A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that just 17 percent of American believe their taxes will go down as a result of the law.
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New Speaker
As predicted, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) was elected by his peers to lead the House as speaker this session. Now that the formalities are over, he can finish getting his staff in place and start the all-important job of deciding who gets assigned to which committee and, even more importantly, who on those committees will wield the gavel from the middle chair. These assignments are important because the committees and their chairmen determine the fate of most legislation during a session. Committees generally must wait until the session's 30th day to hear bills (unless the bill concerns the state budget or the topic of the bill has been designated an emergency by the governor), but the sooner the committee assignments are made, the sooner everyone else can start pestering those committee members to file their pet bills.
We don't have any inside information on the timing of this announcement, but we're guessing House committee assignments will come out at the end of either next week or the following week, while in the Senate (which is not under new leadership and has fewer new members), the committee assignments should come out as soon this afternoon, or if not, probably no later than the end of next week. (Why the end of the week? Good question. The answer is that dumping the news after the final adjournment for the week helps the speaker or lite guv get a head start and be far from Austin and "unavailable" when legislators who are unhappy with their assignments want to find him and complain to them about it!)
One other prediction: Right now, the House and Senate leadership and the governor are singing kumbaya and pledging their cooperation with each other, but like all new crushes, this too will end—the only question is when. To paraphrase a golden rule of bicameral politics: "The other political party is not 'the enemy,' they are 'the opposition'; the other chamber is the enemy." This rule will kick in at some point this session, but until then, expect the natural tensions to remain bottled up for a few weeks.
New rules
During the first week of a session, each chamber of the legislature must adopt the rules under which its members will operate. (Must be nice to get to set your own rules, eh?) Among the rule changes that may impact your work at the capitol are the following:
- The Senate Criminal Justice Committee will be reduced from nine to seven members, meaning shorter waits to establish quorums, shorter hearings, and fewer votes to whip if you are trying to pass or kill a bill. All in all, that is going to make your work easier in the Senate (depending on who is on the committee, of course).
- The House committees on Criminal Jurisprudence, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice were all expanded from seven to nine members, so reverse everything we just said above and apply it here. (What can we say—the Lege giveth, and the Lege taketh away!)
- The House made it harder to kill bills that have been placed on the Local and Consent Calendar (a tactic used to great effect last session by the House Freedom Caucus).
- Both chambers updated their rules to govern complaints of sexual harassment and related training obligations—but how that will work in practice remains to be seen.
New money
"Always follow the money" is a well-heeded rule of thumb at the state capitol, and this week the state comptroller released his all-important biennial revenue estimate to give lawmakers an initial target for how much general revenue money they can spend in the next two fiscal years. The good news is that Comptroller Hegar predicted there would be an extra $9 billion in general revenue for legislators to play with (plus as much as $15 billion in the hard-to-tap Rainy Day Fund); the bad news is that they have billions of dollars of outstanding debts to cover, and the comptroller's final estimate could be lowered later in the session (usually around April) if oil prices stay low and the national economic situation remains in flux.
Overall, however, this is cautiously optimistic news for observers interested in squeezing more juice from the legislature's lemon—say, for things like a judicial pay raise or shoring up assistant prosecutor longevity pay or creating new courts, for example. But all of that will be contingent on how much of this "new money" gets earmarked for school finance and property tax relief, the two intertwined issues that will dominate this session. It could take anywhere from $5 billion to $12 billion (every biennium, mind you) to truly "solve" those problems, so all bets are off when it comes to guessing what the final accounting will be. But the bottom line is that all things are still possible, unlike in some other sessions when a weak estimate has immediately doomed new endeavors.
New bills to watch
For the first 60 days of a session, legislators' focus is on budget hearings and bill filings. With that in mind, here is another entry in the category we began last week highlighting some of the recent filings of interest:
- HB 629 by Landgraf, creating a statewide protective order registry
- HB 658 by Dutton, changing the age of juvenile jurisdiction to 12–17 years of age
- HB 667 by K. King, enhancing the punishment for sexual assaults involving incest
- HB 707 by Flynn, enhancing the punishment for sexual assaults involving incest (yes, this is the exact same bill as the previous one; that happens in the House sometimes)
- HB 738 by Harless, requiring conditions of bond to be entered into TCIC
- SB 315 by Hughes, adding unlawful interception to engaging in organized criminal activity
- SB 325 by Huffman, creating a statewide protective order registry (companion to HB 629 above)
To read any bill, go to https://capitol.texas.gov/, enter the bill number in the appropriate field, and click "go"—then on the subsequent webpage, select the tab at the top of the page for the information (history, bill text, actions, authors, etc.) you want. And as always, you can contact Shannon or Rob if you are having trouble finding the information you seek.
New interim reports
Committees are still releasing their final reports from the interim. The House County Affairs Committee released its report yesterday, most of which will be of more interest to your county commissioners and the civil practitioners with whom they consult. We are also still waiting for the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to release its recommendations.
New wish lists
Now that the legislature has convened, numerous lobby and advocacy groups are papering the hallways of the capitol with their policy papers and wish lists for the session. In the criminal justice sphere, that includes these entities that released their agendas this week:
Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)/Right on Crime (PDF copy available here)
- Prohibit "public agency association" (such as TAC, TML, and—yes—TDCAA) from receiving any public funds
- Prohibit local governments from using public funds on employees (like assistant prosecutors) who come to Austin to work on legislation
- Grand jury reforms (same as last session)
- Reform/eliminate civil asset forfeiture (same as last session)
- Revise the state's funding formula for probation departments to incentivize treatment and early terminations of successful probationers
- "Presumptive pre-trial diversion/drug courts" for drug possession cases
- Raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds
- Expand eligibility for orders of non-disclosure
- Expand the list of offenses eligible for cite-and-release
- Pre-trial presumption of release on personal bond for low-risk offenders (based on validated risk assessment)
- Prohibit arrest for fine-only offenses
- Increase default mens rea standard from recklessly to intentionally/knowingly
- And many more; see the full report for all the details
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) (PDF copy available for download here)
- Remove parole and good time information from punishment jury charges
- Retroactively grant some young violent or sex offenders early parole eligibility (aka the "Second Look" bill)
- Reduce low-level felony drug offenses to misdemeanors
- Reduce low-level marijuana possession to a Class C offense or a civil sanction
- Reduce all Class B DWLI offenses back to Class Cs
- Remove felony enhancements for prostitution sellers ("Janes")
- Increase funding for pre-trial diversion services for state jail felony offenders
- Replace current bail bond system with county-run pre-trial services and create a presumption of release on personal bond for low-risk offenders
- Require courts to consider "parenthood status" in sentencing
- Raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds
- Remove minimum terms of confinement for juvenile determinate sentences
- Numerous other re-entry and rehabilitation proposals (see the report for details)
Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV)
- Enter "no contact" conditions of bond into TCIC (as with protective orders now)
- Keep firearms out of the hands of FV offenders who cannot legally possess them
- Expand existing Property Code laws allowing lease terminations due to family violence
- Increase training on strangulation recognition and victim services
- Various funding requests
Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force
- Apply rape shield law protections to victims of human trafficking
- Allow evidence of extraneous offenses in the guilt/innocence phase of trafficking trials
- Create a new Penal Code offense for online promotion of prostitution/trafficking
- Allow stacking of continuous human trafficking cases
- Broaden the definition of "coercion" for certain trafficking offenses
- Make it easier for human trafficking victims to get orders of non-disclosure for crimes committed while being trafficked
- Increase penalties for buyers of prostitution ("Johns"); mandatory probation for a first offense by sellers ("Janes")
Next week
The governor and lieutenant governor's inaugurations are on Tuesday, so very little substantive work will be accomplished next week—which is as it should be, because the focus at this stage is on filing bills, not debating them. If/when committee assignments are announced, we'll break down those assignments for you and continue to highlight certain bills or lobby group agendas as they are rolled out.
Legislative rotation sign-up
Remember, you can contact Shannon for details on how to can get involved in the legislative process—even if it is only to get an up-close-and-personal view of the sausage-making for your first time. If you know when you'd like to come to Austin, give those dates to Shannon so he can put you on our first-come, first-served calendar (it is starting to fill up!). And if not, reach out and ask him for suggestions on when a visit may best suit your goals. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease at the Capitol, so don't be shy—your legislators need to hear from you!
Quotes of the Month
"The top three things—number one, number two, and number three—is [sic] school finance and property tax reform. Those are the top three issues for me."New House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), when asked last month what his legislative priorities would be this session. He even went so far as to stock the House members' lounge with drinking cups that said "School finance reform: The time is now."
"Most certainly, the numbers mean this will be a school finance session."Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers & Research Association, commenting upon the comptroller's budget projections for the next biennium.
"If you don't do it, you're fighting with one hand tied behind your back. You have a moral imperative to do this—to do whatever it takes."Matt Osborne, a political activist who recently created a "false flag" Facebook page to discredit a rival party's Senate candidate.
"I tried to get her to come to lunch today and she gave me some lame excuse about session."Attorney General Ken Paxton, joking about his wife, new State Senator Angela Paxton (R-Plano).
"There's nothing 'easy' about Dennis."Former State Rep. Patricia Harless (R-Houston), giving a tongue-in-cheek reply when asked if she would say new House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was as "easy on the eyes" as she once remarked about his predecessor.


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Agent burnout affects most organisations to some degree.
Not only does it have a negative impact on customer service, which can result in fewer sales or renewals (depending on your type of business) but the knock on effect of absence caused by stress related illness due to agent burnout is a huge cost to the business.
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The attached file contains the test for the lib.equal.range algorithm. I have one small question about the complexity of this algorithm: The standard talks that it should be at most 2 * log (last - first) + 1. But for some small sequences I got 2 * log (last - first) + 2 (this is the sum of lower.bound and upper.bound "complexities"). I am not sure that this may be considered as a bug, so the test consider 2 * log (last - first) + 2 as a correct value. I'll check this on other stl implementations (at first glance there will be the same result). With best wishes, Anton Pevtsov
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Come join 100+ local employers in a variety of industries to showcase your business and employment opportunities. The fair will take place on Tuesday, April 2nd from 8:30 to 11:30 AM and set up starting at 7:30 AM.
2019 Career Fair Application Form
The 2019 Eagle County Schools Career and Job Fair is a cooperative effort between the Vail Rotary, Eagle County Schools, Vail Valley Partnership, and the Colorado Workforce Center.
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After a terrible few instances of 'hyperseborrhea', which is essentially, using too much of a product on your skin that makes the oil (the sebaceous glands that secrete sebum) go into overdrive and end up making too much of the oil that it starts to harm your skin. I read up extensively about what you're supposed to use- how- and a few tricks to go about managing the quantity of your daily beauty products.
The Mistress Of Spices | Coco Mademoiselle EDP by Chanel: Review
I saw the EDP first in Sydney but got mine from Paris. Now I feel there's a slight alteration of the intensity of the fragrance based on where you buy it from. Australian preferences are like American fragrance preferences, they like fresh, citrusy odours, Europe however is stronger, more intense, muskier or floral. India is milder, probably because of the climate. But depending on what you like, you can pick where you order your fragrance from.
Counting Down: My Top Five Fav Foundation Picks And Why
I thought I'd do a run up on my top 5 favourite foundations- why and when I use them!
Dupes |The Less Than INR 200 Alternatives To Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
After a quick chat with my cousin, we realised there were lower cost alternatives to most high-end products. In the dupes section today, I'd love to share alternatives to the 'Keihl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate' that I reviewed a couple of weeks ago.
Like 'Em Nude? | KKW By Kylie Cosmetics: Review
If you've used liquid lipsticks in the past, do you remember what they feel like when you just apply them? The KKW By Kylie is a signature Kim Kardashian West collection of nude shades in the creme formula that essentially is your liquid lipstick's first swipe on your lips, except it stays like that.
Ombre Lips This Season? | L'Oreal Paris Tint Caresse: Review
The product that's helped best to achieve this look is the L'Oreal Paris Tint Caresse. Since my collection consists mostly of nude cream based shades, I picked up the 'Orchid Blossom' shade.
The Thing About Charcoal | Blossom Kochhar: Activated Bamboo Charcoal Facepack- Review
So, the pack comes in a nice plastic tube and contrary to prices abroad, this works out fairly economical. And behind the plastic tube, you'd find a promise by Blossom Kochhar that talks about a six way skin transformation: lightening, brightening, exfoliation, cleansing, nourishing and restoration.
Lashing Out Today | NYX: Color Mascara- Purple, Review
Now I'm not much of a risk taker when it comes to makeup, nor do I have the eyelashes to really play with something too risque. But I gave this one a shot, and boy, am I pleased!
Your Skin Gets Laid: Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate | Review
What I can only label as a 'miracle product' is Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. Something I've now been using for over 3 months (not everyday, my bad). But they only product that gives me visible skin changes. And to sum this up in one line- I am impressed. (No, I haven't started ageing yet. Just some skin-care indulgence)
Of 'Skins And Needles' | Dermaroller Review
Now, Dermarollers are contraptions of around 540 needles of varying lengths. (Read: 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm and so on) for various issues on the skin like ageing, black spots, acne scars, loose skin and so on. How the deal works is that, the smaller needle size combats smaller issues and as your issues grow larger, so does the needle size (and the pain).
The Big Deal That MAC's Ruby Woo Is
Essentially, MAC's Ruby Woo is the perfect pop, the perfect red that balances both warm and cooler skin undertones. (It has both orange and blue elements- I'll come to that eventually) and it makes for a statement with or without a very done up rest-of-the-face.
Unboxing And Review: The Bobbi Brown Art Stick, Liquid
What came to me was this slick parcel that was quite unlike Nykaa'a regular glossy white parcels. This was a slick matte, black parcel that seemingly represented the luxury store of Nykaa with a separately branded packaging and the likes
Frizzy Hair- I care! Serum reviews: L'orèal, Garnier and L'orèal x-tenso
Now, I had such straight hair that people mistook my hair to be cosmetically straightened. And now, I'm victim to humidity and yes, (SOB), frizzy hair. Hence, I decided to post about battling humidity and city woes: hair care.
Smokey Eye Hacks: Eyeshadow Pencils TheBalm's Batter Up, Eyeshadow Stick: Review
For every time I sat in front of my dresser, with YouTube open trying to spread my eyelid skin all the way to the Arctic circle and stick my tongue out, and with a whole lot of precision try and draw on my eye liner, or put my eyeshadow evenly- my parents (and now my husband) get subjected to a volley of helpless abuses.
DIY: Lip Exfoliation- Skincare You Forget. Juicy Chemistry LipScrub: Review
I just purchased Juicy Chemisty's Lemon and Spearmint LipScrub off Amazon and being a tiny container that it is, it came in a rather large package. So this was my first shot with the product, and the tiny 10 gm of lip scrub smelled rather lovely and citrusy when I popped it open.
Expensive Lip Colours: Yay or Nay? Louboutin Rouge Velvet Matte Lipstick- Review
Hello, blogverse! I'm back, after a slight break- I had my family visiting me so I was trying to hank my hosting skills up a notch and hence, the planned blog post had to accept another go-live date. My latest post is about how different, really, are the premium lipstick brands that we aspire to add…
Liquid Encouragement: My Love/ Hate Relationship with Liquid Matte Lipsticks
In 2008, a not so makeup-savvy me encountered my first ever liquid matte lipstick. I don't recall the brand and it was my Mom's that she got from Hong Kong. I tried it on just to see how it looked on me and my lips felt like a strange amalgamation of paint and glue was…
The Mask Returns: The Face Shop Masks Review
One, being the fact that I am a fan of Korean beauty products, South-East Asian skin is to die for. And second, summer is 'ere, I want to be proactive this time and not let my Mum be subject to "By what percentage is my pimple better, Mom?" a couple of million times a day.
The Mask (Korean Sheet Face Masks) Review:
I do a weekly routine where I oil my hair, light a candle in my loo, play some good French Jazz, put on a sheet face mask and calm my nerves. Try that, it's good!
Not Just In My Uterus, Also On My Face: Placenta Cream Review
On the next shelf, what caught my eye was a placard that read "Placenta Cream" and below that was a plethora of products ranging from anti-ageing lotions to Face-masks and more.
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Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical duties under the supervision of a physician or physician assistant. Medical assistants work as part of the healthcare team to facilitate the unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
Medical Assistant: Includes, but not limited to:
- Greet patients and obtain up-to-date personal, confidential information and medical history.
- Perform a variety of assisting and servicing activities, both with the patients and to help maintain the area.
- Receiving phone calls, process messages as appropriate, scheduling appointments, managing specialty referrals and billing.
- Prepare and maintain patient medical records to ensure all pertinent information is up-to-date prior to and following physician's visit and file appropriately.
- Understanding and utilization of paper or electronic medical records.
- Maintain organized and efficient office, monitor and track quality and safety data of office equipment.
- Provide patient education, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, assisting with procedures.
- Ensure exam rooms are stocked and cleaned, supplies adequate, instruments and medical equipment are maintained per facility policy.
- Transmitting prescription information and refills as directed.
- Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms as indicated, obtain vital signs with appropriate documentation in patient's chart, provide patient support.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 2 years recent working experience as a medical assistant (not including clinical rotations/internships/externships)
- Current BLS Card
- Current TB Screen
- Valid Identification/Driver's License
- Successful completion of a Background Check and Medely's screening process
Current Certification Required for Certified Medical Assistants (at least one):
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists
- National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcare Association
- Podiatric Medical Assistant, Certified (PMAC) - The American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) - The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology


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Meeting minutes for March 9, 2009
- Sakai/OSP 2.6 Issues and Status
- SAK-15812 Unable to add evaluators to a matrix cell. New bug fixed.
- SAK-15579 Supporting files for template based portfolios not making it through to the browser. Fixed
- SAK-15722 Sort order
- SAK-15734 NPE Not reproducible in latest release, so Beth closed it.
- SAK-15736 NPE tomcat 5.5.27 Known problem. There is a workaround – Anthony will update release notes.
- SAK-15813 New Saturday Sean FCKeditor free form portfolio item plugin does not work. Only place it occurs is freeform portfolio.
- SAK-15348 Imported Matrices do not retain links to global forms. Chris Mauer is looking at this. Affects Indiana.
- SAK-15276 Edit links appears for all reviewers/evaluators on feedback/evaluation, though they cannot edit. Assigned to Noah. Also a delete issue.
- SAK-15540 Matrix in "Preview" status is unavailable to users. Beth sent out an email with a proposal, but didn't get any response. Beth will get it in either this week or next. Beth will put her proposal on the Jira ticket.
- Sean has verified the following fixes: SAK-14998, SAK-14884, SAK-14637, SAK-14635
- Sean couldn't address these: SAK-15553 - not running Oracle, SAK-15236 - or DB2, SAK-14995 - DB2 again
- SAK-14781 Create a portfolio based off of a previewed matrix, then publishing, breaks the portfolio. Form data from previewed matrix still hangs around and is still visible in portfolios created from the previewed matrix. Is this the behavior we want? It is a problem that forms created in preview mode are still checked when a change to a form is validated. Data entered into the "deleted" (actually orphaned) form can prevent a form from having its schema updated. This should be written up as a separate Jira.
- Lynn has started work on document on IU's changes. She would like us to get the conversation started again. Next week IU will do a walkthrough as a refresher. A number of changes to the matrix tool. Additional permissions.
- Sakai/OSP 2.7 and beyond Development Status
Peter Knoop will do another demo of Sakai 3.0 at 3pm Wed. 11th. People should rsvp to Peter.
Towards the goal of identifying the things that OSP does that we want preserved and extended in 3.0, Jan listed seven thing that we do (Select, Reflect,Tag, Associate, Evaluate, Share, Report) on the Vignettes page. The group added the word Guide as the first item on the list. The question arose whether the term Tag covers defining a controlled vocabulary for outcomes/goals with associated rubrics and the like (Structuring of goal sets). Tag v. Associate: both have to do with drawing connections between your object and a concept. Free tagging is going to be done for 3.0, but we'll have to contribute to get controlled vocabularies/goal management. There are things that will be built by the Sakai community, and things we'll need to add. Vignettes page was modified to have two new columns, one for what the Sakai community is likely to contribute anyway, and the second for input we need to have. David Goodrum's post is a good model for us for speaking to the larger community. Flow (workflow) was added as the last category. Clay Fenlason has done a lot of work relevant to workflow. We should define the user experience we'd like users to have (learners and mentors)
Three Canoes offering to give a full-day intro to OSP. But Teaching and Learning doesn't want us to conflict with their half day. Should they keep full day, or just do 1/2 day to not conflict. Maybe if 3C published an agenda, and then did the more technical stuff during T&L session, it wouldn't be a bad conflict.


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Dermatologists agree. Retinol is the skincare star. The essential, perfectly-crafted beauty hero deserving of the main stage. You've certainly heard of it, but using it is another story.
First thing first. Retinol is a form of vitamin A which comes from both animal and plant sources. In skincare, retinol is the gold standard for youth preservation (anti-aging) because it is the only scientifically proven ingredient that effectively enhances collagen production and stimulates cells turnover while also being extremely effective against acne. You can find it in a variety of skincare products—from creams to serums to oils—and in a variety of potencies (from .25-percent concentration to 2-percent).
RETINOL vs. RETIN-A
Don't confuse Retinol with Retin-A (pure retinoic acid). Retinol when combined with certain enzymes, it's converted into tretinoin the acid form of vitamin A, also known as retinoic acid. So, consider Retinol as the weak, weak version of Retin-A. The following glossary will help you clarify the differences in the R world:
- Retinoids: The name given to the whole family of vitamin A derivatives.
- Retinoic acid: A prescription-only retinoid (more commonly known as Retin-A). It's the most effective anti-aging ingredient we know, and it prevents and treats acne as a brilliant additional benefit.
- Retinol: An over-the-counter retinoid that's less potent than retinoic acid. Retinol is considered to be less potent than retinoic acid and higher concentrations must be used in order to achieve similar results.
In short, retinol is the stuff you can buy at your local beauty store and Retin-A requires a prescription from your derm.
There are no true guidelines on how early you can start a retinoid, but if you're old enough to be thinking about wrinkles, you should be doing something to prevent them! The best thing to do is ask your dermatologist when you're ready for retin-A. When it comes to retinol, anyone can use it, since it is very weak and can be found in practically every anti-aging product.
With caution initially. Using retinol at night is best. Start with one night a week and build up slowly, taking on an additional night each subsequent week. It's important to build up to whatever works best for your skin. Some are able to use it every single night. Others, like people with sensitive skin, may only be able to use it every other night or even less.
If you use Retin-A, apply the Retin-A first and then apply a facial oil on top. Why? Because you're increasing the moisture and reducing the inflammation that comes along with using Retin-A.
Always wear sunscreen in the daytime, as retinol makes your skin more sensitive to the sun. Moreover, if you would like to use a retinoid in the summertime, it's imperative that you wear a high-SPF broad-spectrum sunscreen daily.
If you have super sensitive skin, bad eczema or you recently had a procedure like a chemical peel or laser, you shouldn't be using retin-A. Retinol, well, it depends on what products you're using, but since it's so weak there isn't much precaution to be taken.
If you overuse Retin-A and you don't follow instructions, moisturize or use sunblock, you absolutely can get red, flaky, dry and cracked skin. Sometimes, [when they first start using it] people can have an initial reaction that's transient. That transient reaction will pass as long as you use a facial oil with it—it's called retinizing the skin. There an initial period where skin can get inflamed because the cells are turning over so fast. When that happens, you either need to stop or go to your dermatologist.


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So as of Feb 1st Geekhouse is finally moving to Boston (Allston) Mass. I have been wanting to move the shop out here for a couple of years and I finally found the perfect space. Thanks so much to everyone who helped work on the space this past weekend, especially Mark B! Thanks also to everyone who has been patiently waiting for their frames. Check out some pics of the new shop on the flickr site.
Also, Im headed out to the North American Hand Built Bike Show in Portland this week. Im not exhibiting but will be helping out Mike from ANT bike as much as I can. If your out in that area hit me up!
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Lot 1027 18TH CENTURY COPPER TOKENS Warwickshire
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NEWTON, John Webb's halfpenny (private token) 1796 by Kempson (D&H 317). Dark brown patina, with considerable mint red, uncirculated and rare, only 48 struck.
Purchased from Spink in 1975.
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By Camille Nadal
Children in primary school are at an age where they are expected to be more aware and in control of their emotions. Some children however show aggressive behaviour towards other kids or teachers. Verbal or physical threats, throwing things with intent to harm in classroom or playground, mocking others or using technology to bully or undermine another child: a number of reasons can explain these behaviours.
Aggressive behaviours at school
If those are rarely intentional and planned, they could mean that a child is experiencing difficulties in dealing with their emotions. In the context of a classroom with 30 other students to take care of, teachers may have difficulty addressing this kind of emotion dysregulation and may not have been trained in how to deal with it. However, introducing mindfulness in class to help children better accept and deal with their emotions could be a way to support their mental well-being and to reduce problematic behaviours at school.
Mindfulness in education
Mindfulness is defined as a quality of focused attention on the present moment accompanied by a non-judgmental stance (Kabat-Zinn, 1992). Exercises such as deep breathing, visualising upcoming stressful situations or colouring mandalas aim at giving individuals tools to better handle daily life events and gain in flexibility to adapt to unexpected events. Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of mindfulness to improve clinical symptoms and well-being and shown that cultivation of mindfulness skills helps to develop cognitive skills such as retention, thinking, problem solving, and emotional balance (Lillard, 2011; Bush, 2011).
These studies advocate for the potential that mindfulness could have if introduced at school. Some studies have been exploring the impact of mindfulness sessions on primary school students. One study in a rural school showed that mindfulness sessions lead to improved mood, concentration, and immediate auditory-verbal memory in the children (Ricarte et al., 2015).
While mindfulness may not be officially included in national education programs, some well known educational approaches may rely on its principles. The most well known is probably Montessori education that includes a number of practices and values whose goals and structures are consistent with mindfulness (Hanh, 1999; Kabat-Zinn, 1992). For instance, this program includes meditations and mindful movement sessions. A drawback to these schemes is that they are usually not universally accessible.
Sometimes though, we see schools taking initiatives to sensitise children to well-being. For example, St. Ronan's N.S. (Clondalkin, Ireland) celebrated a Well-Being week during which children practiced meditation and yoga as well as other exercises such as the "Funky Shoes Day" where they wore odd shoes to signify to 'walk a Mile' in someone else's shoes before judging them.
This research has been conducted as part of the AffecTech Marie Curie Innovative Training Network. AffecTech is funded by the European Commission and dedicated to delivering effective low-cost self-help technologies to help sufferers of affective health conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorders.
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Bush, M. (2011). Mindfulness in higher education. Contemporary Buddhism. https://doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2011.564838
Hanh, T. (1999). The miracle of mindfulness. Boston: Beacon.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1992). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. PsycCRITIQUES. https://doi.org/10.1037/032287
Lillard, A. S. (2011). Mindfulness Practices in Education: Montessori's Approach. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0045-6
Ricarte, J. J., Ros, L., Latorre, J. M., & Beltrán, M. T. (2015). Mindfulness-Based intervention in a rural primary school: Effects on attention, concentration and mood. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijct_2015_8_03


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Goethean Science: Students examine through exploration of the principal ideas of Goethean science and through careful observation of natural and cultural phenomena – how this science is central to the development of anthroposophical spiritual science and Rudolf Steiner education.
Inner Development for Teachers: This is an introduction to the Anthroposophical path of inner development. Students work with the rhythm of observation and reflection leading from percept to concept.
Steiner Education – Curriculum Studies (extension): This module builds on the skills students have developed in preparing main lessons in the first year course, the Introduction to Steiner Education. Selecting another 3 main lessons, students will explore the curriculum and devise complete main lesson plans in peer supported workshops led by an experienced Steiner educator.
History of Human Consciousness: In this module we ask the questions:
in a cultural and historical context and in relation to Rudolf Steiner's worldviewon evolution. This module also provides the foundation for teaching history in the Waldorf curriculum.
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David Talbot's latest book, "The Devil's Chessboard," examines the post-WWII U.S. intelligence sector and the power it wields, by following the career of Wall Street lawyer, diplomat and spymaster Allen Dulles. Talbot discussed his book with fellow author Peter Dale Scott, in a public event at the Mechanic's Institute in San Francisco on December 2, 2015. David Talbot founded the website Salon.com. He was an editor at Mother Jones magazine, and he's written for Rolling Stone, the New Yorker and other publications. His earlier books include "Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years." Peter Dale Scott is a retired Canadian diplomat, professor emeritus of English at UC Berkeley, and a prolific author. His most recent book is The American Deep State: Wall Street, Big Oil, and the Attack on U.S. Democracy.
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The Carters OTR II Concert
The Carters "On The Run II " concert was everything. Although, I would not expect anything less from two of the hardest working professionals in the entertainment industry. I hesitated to purchase my ticket because the Camping World Stadium I knew it was an outdoor venue. It's Florida, so its not a matter of, if its going to rain, but instead when. Sure enough, it rained all the way up until I arrived in Orlando. No worries though, I had my poncho on hand just in case. It all worked out because the cool breeze that came after the rain made for a pleasant night.
I really loved the symbolization that the Carters used through out their show. A cross wedged between their pictures on the jumbo screen, signified that they understood they needed a power greater their own to sustain their marriage and family. At least that's my interpretation. I'm glad they worked though their issues and remain a solid unit because it sure has made for some good music. Myself along with many others stood up on our feet and danced all night. Might as well been karaoke night the way we were singing along, except we had the real thing.
When I grow up, I want to ascribe to the same level of pettiness as Beyonce. She sat at the edge of the stage and sang in the most angelic voice while shading the heck out of "Becky with the good hair" for interfering with her marriage.We were there for it too – hanging on to every run and riff while simultaneously yelling, yasss, bish! Jay-Z demonstrated why he's still one of the dopest MC's in the game. One of the many highlights after he performed "Black Effect" was the crowd raising their fists in the air while yelling "I'm good on any MLK Boulevard" – that spoke to my soul. I enjoyed watching Jay-Z in his element. It's clear he won't be retiring the mic no time soon. Shucks, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jay-Z rocking the mic at 70 with Bey right beside him still trying to shake a leg. Not because they need the money, but simply because of their love of the craft. Shout out to the skilled musicians of the night – that horn section was nice! The lady on the bass guitar straight killed it and the sister on the drums.
They ran through their greatest hits and in between acts we were gifted with short films of them on the run and of their beautiful family. See the way my mind works, I'm going to need a full On The Run Movie, I'm just saying – I got questions. The concert was worth the drive. My three takeaways are: one, you don't always get to choose your for better or worse in marriage; two, when you put out good quality products, the reward is longevity and strong unmatched brand support; third, authenticity is the best currency in a world full of copycats.
Life while short can still be beautiful. Go to that concert, shoot your shot, get out of that box!


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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Why do you collect?
For example, I (Andrew) am a history collector. In other words, I look for objects that have a story, a known past, a connection to an important event or person. Or I look for objects that help me fill in a piece of the puzzle in my research--identifying a stenciled motif on a Midwestern German blanket chest or a type of inlay on a southern Ohio chest of drawers.
Hollie, on the other hand, is more of an aesthetic collector. She looks for objects that, quite simply, she likes to look at. Age, origin, etc. don't matter as much to her, so long as she likes how it looks. She regularly tells me that our house would look a whole lot different if she were filling it by herself. From William Gedney photographs to Vermont painted furniture, Hollie wants to live with things that make her smile just to look at them.
In my work at Garth's, I usually try to determine why a potential consignor collected what they did. It can help me establish a good rapport with them, and often makes the consignment process more enjoyable for all involved.
In our upcoming firearms and militaria auction, there is a collection of 20th century items (uniforms, patches, buttons, etc.) that come from a central Ohio collector. Honestly, it's not big dollar stuff...not the rarest stuff, but I was immediately struck by the encyclopedic nature of it. There are complete field AND dress uniforms from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Additionally, there is a darn near complete collection of headgear (helmets and hats). Hundreds of patches, dozens of medals and badges, and, though some might not like it, a thorough assemblage of Nazi armbands. Clearly this is a collection that was put together carefully and thoughtfully. But, of course, I wondered why?
As it turns out, the collector was an addict. Fortunately, he got help and completed his 12 steps and got sober. But he found that he needed to keep himself occupied to stay that way. So, he threw himself into collecting 20th century American militaria. Flea markets, surplus stores, antique shops...a patch here, a helmet there, probably never spent more than $100 at a shot. But over the years, he amassed an impressive collection. But now, 20-some odd years later, he's still sober and has decided to move on and sell his collection.
The "why" of collecting is different for each collector, just like the "what" is. And that's okay. If we all collected the same things for the same reasons, auctions and shows would be pretty boring. Diversity is a good thing; it keeps the marketplace interesting. And an ever-widening range of motives for collecting can only help bring more collectors to shows and auctions. And that's a very good thing.
12 comments:
- james conrad said...
Yeah, interesting post. I collect because i am fascinated by the construction details of early furniture (how it was made). That's not to say i dont have an emotional connection to the pieces i collect, i do, but i can spend hours examining how a piece of furniture was built.
- October 18, 2009 at 3:15 PM
I love your blog and your column for Maine Antiques Digest! As for why I collect, I think aesthetics lead me, but once I fall in love with an object, I want to learn everything I can about it, who might have made it, how it was made, and who might have owned and treasured it in the past. It's important to me to surround myself with objects that have had a life of their own before they became a part of mine, and will live a life long after mine is history. Thank you for inspiring me to think about my own collecting habits and for enriching my collecting experience!
- October 19, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Hollie and Andrew said...
These two comments help illustrate the wide range of reasons we have for collecting. And these numerous and varied reasons are exactly the reason the trade needs to open its mind. We are not all collectors of simply the "best" that we can afford.
- October 20, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- james conrad said...
One of the things i miss about auctions/previews i used to attend but hardly do anymore because of the internet? Socializing with folks and talking antiques. It was fun, informative and entertaining.
- October 24, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Hollie and Andrew said...
Why don't you attend any more? The internet certainly has made it easy to collect without going to auctions or shows, but the social aspect of collecting is something we hear so many folks remember fondly. We greatly enjoy that aspect of collecting and that's one of the main reasons we go to auctions or shows (truth be told, we buy more online and by phone than we do when we are actually at shows and auctions).
- October 25, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- james conrad said...
Why dont i attend anymore? Well, its a different age now, one can cover so much more ground in their area of interest on the net. Plus, although i fondly remember talking antiques prior to the auction, sitting in a chair for hours waiting for my lot to come up wasnt that much fun, I'd rather spend my antique time researching, bidding on the net.
I notice some houses trying to fight back against the internet age but i think they are making a big biz mistake, not only for themselves but their consignors as well.
- October 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- james conrad said...
I forgot to add, i still attend some shows/previews however not nearly as many as i did say 5 years ago. Its just a different age now. Those within the antique industry who invest in websites and offer high quality sites/pics/condition reports will, i predict, do well, and those that dont, wont
- October 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- Hollie and Andrew said...
James--you are spot on. All business changes, now faster than ever. Anyone who thinks they can survive this market correction intact by doing business the same ol' way is kidding themselves. The internet is a critical marketing tool for dealers and auctions alike.
The internet has changed the face of the antiques industry, but there still is, we think, room for tradition, i.e., creating events out of shows and auctions. Events that collectors, young and old, attend as much to socialize with each other as they do to add to their collections.
- October 25, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I think it's hard to discover antiques and collecting online, though once one has the passion for it, the internet is invaluable for research and for purchasing. But the tactile experience of handling an object at a show, a shop or an auction preview is just something that the internet doesn't offer. Most of the things I collect, I bought the first one at a show or a shop – and usually an approachable and knowledgeable dealer helped me take the plunge (or pushed me over the edge, whichever metaphor is more apt.) Also, to me, some shows and auctions are like museums except you can touch the things – say Antiques Week in New York in January. Finally there's the travel aspect that's missing in the web experience – there are towns I've come to love that I visit primarily because of shows. All this to say that while I imagine the internet is crucial to any dealer or auctioneer that wants to survive, I don't see it ever replacing shows, shops or auctions.
- October 30, 2009 at 11:40 PM
- Hollie and Andrew said...
We love going to shows and auctions, but probably 80% of our collection was purchased, or at least first seen, online. I (Andrew) think one's enjoyment of antiquing online depends on what you collect and why you collect. If one collects silver, the internet is your oyster! But if you collect things that just "speak to you," then it's hard to feel that connection via a digital image.
Our next two columns will be all about the need for the trade to aspire to become more relevant to young folks. Right now, antiques are not relevant enough to draw many young folks into shows, shops, and auctions. So, the internet may be the vehicle we can use to reach out to those under 40 and show them that we can be relevant.
- November 1, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Ed said...
I'm a young, 2nd generation dealer just beginning to start my own collection. I spend a lot of time looking at different markets online or travelling in person when possible (or trying to talk myself into travelling to new spots) - P4A's and Garth's websites are both great resources. I have a checklist of things that I look for, but I usually just stand in front of a piece and let it speak to me. If it makes economical sense and I'm still listening after 30 seconds, I usually buy it.
Your MAD column on this subject stood out with the tongue and cheek used to classify quirky collectors. I hope you get a chance to let loose or blow off more steam with future columns.
I look forward to reading your MAD column every month. An informed perspective on the industry without biased expectations from the days of yore.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Hollie and Andrew said...
We're thinking of following up our "types of collectors" column with a column dedicated to some of the ridiculous collectors' terms out there. If you have any suggestions, let us know!
We appreciate your kind words, Ed. We love having a monthly opportunity to opine about the marketplace. And we kinda like blowing off steam once in a while, too. Part of the reason the marketplace isn't attracting many young folks is because so many of its participants are stuck in their antiquated ways. We, and other young folks in the business, are trying to shake things up a bit....stir the pot, so to speak.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:09 PM