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...data indicate that between 1850 and April of this year, the value of professional-quality instruments rose in real terms (i.e., after inflation) about 3% annually. High-end violins have appreciated at much higher rates - particularly rare instruments made by Italian masters like Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri del Ges...
...camera exactly where it needs to be in order to piece together compelling, altogether beautiful and haunting stories.Varda began her career in the arts as a photographer, but she yearned to go beyond the still image in her work. Her most recent film, “Les plâges d’Agnès” (“The Beaches of Agnes”) is an autobiographical portrait of her life and work that premiered at Venice Film Festival, was awarded best French film of the year by the French Union of Film Critics, and garnered...
...Using the ashes of minute wood samples, Nagyvary analyzed the chemical makeup of violins made by Stradivari and a contemporary Cremonese maker Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, whose violins are thought to be near equals to Strads. The ashes of the Strad's wood contained numerous chemicals - most notably borax and chromium - that suggest it had been aggressively treated with a varnish designed to protect against infestation. The analysis also found that the organic matrix of Stradivari's wood was damaged and weakened, almost certainly by the application of the mineral preservative, leading Nagyvary to speculate that the wood...
...past, the IBMs and GEs of the world have not had to worry about underfunded pensions," says Williams. Now, though, successful firms with undervalued obligations may have to accumulate additional cash, amid the credit crunch, just to prop up their pension accounts. That's in part because evolving accounting standards - including those established in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - prevent companies from getting too far underwater on their obligations to retirees. Public pensions have also been hit hard. State and local governments' pension funds support some 27 million Americans, and many have lost a fifth of their value this...
...choice of Facchinetti over a designer with more name recognition. Meanwhile, a familiar name was remaking herself. "This is a season of change," echoed Donatella Versace, looking svelte and relaxed after a summer of much personal change, as she prepared her collection in the family's Via Gesù headquarters a day before the show. "No celebrities, no more big parties, just pretty clothes." Her front row was devoid of the usual A-listers and her clothes - fluttery jersey dresses, pale pastel Wedgwood-inspired prints, and a few safari jackets - were unusually simple and, well, just pretty. To hear Armani...