It is easy to get frustrated as you try to consider all of the many options available. Reading the following advice and insights will increase your knowledge about auto insurance.
Avoid letting your coverage lapse to help keep your rates lower. You should be careful to not have a gap in your coverage easily by moving from one insurance carrier or policy to another one. Your insurance company will raise the rate charged once they discover these lapses.
What kind of vehicle you buy and drive determines a lot about the cost of your monthly insurance premiums. If you want to save as many dollars as you can, choose a safe, modest vehicle.
When purchasing car insurance, you should understand that only the driver on the policy is being insured. Sometimes, other drivers, but if this friend wrecks, will not be covered if they crash your car. You would have to get an addition to your car.
Property damage liability is important thing to include in your auto insurance policy. This type of coverage will cover damages your car causes during an accident. There are only 3 states left in America that do not have this coverage.
Trade in your sports car for something more moderate vehicle.Sports cars are going to cost significantly more to insure. Sports cars are targets of theft, and this can drive up your premiums significantly.
Extra Tip! If you have a new driver you can find out if their own policy would cost less. Factors such as vehicles on your policy may make it less expensive to buy a different policy for your teenager.
Remove any other drivers from your insurance that do not drive your car. If you remove an extra person your rates will often go down, removing them may save you extra cash on your monthly and yearly premiums.
Extra Tip! Decide how much coverage you need when shopping for auto insurance. You probably don't need every insurance coverage option.
It can be difficult to decide how much insurance coverage for a specific situation. If you own a lot of expensive things, then you need enough liability coverage to protect your assets. If you did not have enough liability coverage to cover an accident with someone else,000 of coverage on bodily injury and have way more than that in personal assets, then that person could sue you in court for the difference. It is more prudent to get enough insurance coverage to protect your savings and other personal assets.
Consider how much monthly insurance premiums as you contemplate purchasing a car. Auto insurance companies can be less expensive on a safer automobile. You should always include this expense when deciding which car you will purchase.
Consider paying your insurance at one time. There may be extra fees for paying in monthly payments.
Extra Tip! In an effort to keep insurance premiums affordable, avoid switching cars among family members. Typically, you will get a better price by only having one name attached to each vehicle.
If you are going to change companies, be sure to pay them before switching auto insurers. Insurance companies look at your driving record when they determine how much they are going to charge you, so you want to make sure any outstanding fines are paid up.This is morally correct and it also improves your insurance premiums.
You will want to keep a good record of the insurance bills you have paid. This proof is important in case there is a dispute with your insurance provider as you now have physical proof.
Extra Tip! If you own a sports car, consider downgrading it to another model. Insurance is more expensive for sports cars.
Insuring multiple vehicles within the same household can save a pile of dollars every year.
It is important to have a thorough grasp of your state's laws regarding car insurance. Each state has different kinds of laws; therefore, so learn these before purchasing a policy.
One way you always have to help decrease your car insurance costs down is to accept higher deductibles on your comprehension and collision deductibles.
Extra Tip! Maintaining a driving record that is completely clean is the best piece of advice about car insurance you will receive. A car accident can bump up your rates faster than anything else.
One little-known way for younger people to get a discount on insurance rates is through marriage. Some have saved them almost 40 percent on their insurance costs. If you are looking for that extra reason to get hitched to the one you love, maybe saving money will do the trick.
Ask the HR department if they offer any auto insurance group rates. Some companies make deals with an insurance companies to acquire group rates.
When switching to another insurance company, cancel your previous policy in writing, and keep a copy in your records. If your insurance company does not record your cancellation, and you ignore the next bill that comes, you could be reported as someone who has been terminated by the insurer for non-payment. Having your policy terminated for non-payment has credit consequences.
Extra Tip! Increasing the amount on the deductible will save you money providing you will drive safely. This strategy carries some risks, but as long as you're willing to set aside money each month to cover the cost of your deductible in case of an accident, it can be an excellent way to cut costs.
Talk to your local body shops about reputable insurance companies and ask for recommendations. People at a body shops are used to dealing with insurance adjusters. They will be able to give you information on which insurance companies pay out quickly and which are a constant problem for customers.
The suggestions mentioned in this article are things which can aid you in becoming more knowledgeable about auto insurance. Gathering information will help you make an informed choice on coverage and carriers. This can help you choose what is best for your particular circumstances.


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FMCG major Colgate-Palmolive India on Tuesday reported 23.68 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 163.63 crore for the quarter ended March 31 on account of robust sales. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 132.30 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Colgate -Palmolive India said in a filing to the BSE.
The company's total income from operations rose to Rs 1,028.51 crore for the quarter under consideration as against Rs 927.28 crore for the same period year ago. For the fiscal ended March 2015, the company's net profit rose to Rs 558.98 crore from Rs 539.87 crore in the <g data-gr-id="15">year ago</g> period.
The company's total income from operations also rose to Rs 3,981.94 crore for the fiscal ended March this year as against Rs 3,578.81 crore in the previous fiscal.
Meanwhile, in a separate filing, Colgate-Palmolive India said its Board of Directors has appointed Shyamala Gopinath as an additional director (non-executive and independent) of the company with immediate effect.

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CIGI Cinema Series: "The Island President"
Please join us as CIGI hosts a screening of the 2011 award-winning documentary, The Island President. Focusing on then-president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, the film documents his efforts to confront the issue and effects of climate change on the world stage, driven by the rising sea levels that put the island nation at risk.
David Estrin, CIGI Senior Research Fellow with the International Law Research Program will introduce the film.


With the mitzvah of counting the 49 days, known as Sefirat Ha'Omer, the Torah invites us on a journey into the human psyche, into the soul. There are seven basic emotions that make up the spectrum of human experience. At the root of all forms of enslavement, is a distortion of these emotions. Each of the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot is dedicated to examining and refining one of them.
Upon conclusion of the 49 days we arrive at the 50th day — Mattan Torah. After we have achieved all we can accomplish through our own initiative, traversing and refining every emotional corner of our psyche, we then receive a gift ('mattan' in Hebrew) from above. We receive that which we could not achieve with our own limited faculties. We receive the gift of true freedom — the ability to transcend our human limitations and touch the divine.
Torah reference Where in Torah does God command us to count the omer?
comments I ever had thought about a guide to understand human relations base on an unrefutable source. Studying the caracteristics of each Sephirods and applying it to each other make sense to me.


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Texas National Guard Members Unionizing – Unpaid Minor Leaguers Forced to Cross Picket Lines – Detroit Coffee Shop Workers Strike
Texas National Guard members have begun unionizing (AP)
By: Mike Elk February 17, 2022
Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday just wrapped up fundraising for our biweekly payroll goal a day early.
Thanks to all those who donated.
Texas National Guard Unionizes
On January 25, the Department of Justice granted the right to unionize to National Guard members called to active duty.
Now, nearly a month later, Texas National Guard troops stationed along the U.S.-Mexico Border are the first in the nation to unionize. More from the Army Times:
The first meeting of the Texas State Employees Union's Military Caucus, which consists of troops on state active duty orders assigned to the border, is scheduled for next week, according to a soldier leading organizing efforts. The soldier requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation from Texas Military Department leadership ahead of the meeting.
The soldier affiliated with the union, whose identity Army Times has verified, posted about the upcoming meeting in a Reddit community dedicated to sharing news about the border mission.
With National Guard members being used to replacing striking nurses and bus drivers that walk out, it will be interesting to see if unionizing will limit their use to replace striking workers.
For more, check out the Army Times.
Minor Leaguers Being Forced to Cross Picket Lines Unpaid
This week Major League Baseball players were supposed to report for spring training, but with the MLB lockout of its players' union dragging on, Major League baseball players have chosen instead not to show up.
However, minor league players—who are not being covered by the union contract—are being required to report to spring training this week. To add insult to injury, minor league players won't be paid for their time playing in spring training.
In a class-action lawsuit against this practice, MLB argued last week in court that it did not need to pay minor leaguers.
"It is the players that obtain the greater benefit from the training opportunities that they are afforded than the clubs, who actually just incur the cost of having that training," argued Elise Bloom, the legal representative assisting Major League Baseball, in court filings last week.
Advocates for Minor Leaguers, which won the right to housing for minor leaguers last year, quickly denounced the move.
"This system does not make any sense," said Advocates for Minor Leaguers in a statement. "It's time for minor leaguers to receive a liveable annual salary."
For more, check out Advocates for Minor Leaguers position here.
Coffee Shop Workers Strike in Detroit
While a bulk of media attention has gone to the 90+ Starbucks that have moved to unionize since last December, coffee shop workers across the nation are also unionizing at smaller coffee shop chains like Colectivo Coffee in Milwaukee and Coffeetree Roasters here in Pittsburgh.
In Detroit, coffee shop workers at The Great Lakes Roasting Co.'s midtown Detroit location went on strike demanding union recognition.
"We want to support every barista that wants to seek unionization," Great Lakes Roasting striker Lex Blom told The Detroit News. "We've been in contact with a couple of the people from Ann Arbor (Starbucks location) and we want to establish more contact as more Starbucks start to unionize in Michigan and I think we're going to start seeing it pick up pretty quick."
For more, check out The Detroit News.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Workers Unionize in Austin Flagship Location
With more than 36 locations nationwide and 25 years to their name, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's flagship location in Austin has unionized.
"Alamo locations in other states are mandated to pay their employees higher wages, but we are consistently one of the most profitable Drafthouses in the company … We pay for the company to open new locations, while ours is falling apart," server Zach Corpstein said in the release put out by their union the IWW.
For more, check out KVUE.
News & Strikes Happening Elsewhere
Starbucks and Burrito Bowl workers walk out at Belmont University in Nashville.
Thirty Machinists at three New England locations in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire have gone on strike.
LA Times reports on how efforts to diversify the IATSE costume makers union faltered.
Strikes in Finland cause paper shortages in the U.S.
Oakland, California, teachers prepare to strike as the school board orders school closures.
Highly contested bill giving farmworkers overtime passes committee in Oregon legislature.
Italian doctors to strike March 1 – 2 against unbearable workloads.
Finally, despite a union drive of architects failing at SHoP, Architectural Workers United continues organizing efforts at six other New York firms.
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The new challenge is tucked inside President Obama's 2017 defense budget. It states that U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and its 69,000 personnel are up against "training challenges" and is seeing "minor impacts to the forces' ability to accomplish missions" that could grow worse.
Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs face some limits on training due to cutbacks in fleet and training range operations, according to a budget overview document sent to Congress last week.
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[ tahym ]SEE DEFINITION OF timed
as inmeasured
as inmeasure
as inprecede
as inregulate
as inschedule
as inpredate
as incompose
Synonyms for timed
deliberate
restrained
gauged
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR TIMED
So perfectly had their journey been timed that the train was due in a very few minutes.
The delivery of ewes and wethers is timed by individual arrangement.
He got half-a-dozen fellows into a Barn, and a good supply of Rats, and timed the Dog.
Moreover, all the fourteen trains of the pilgrimage were timed to leave that day.
I took out my watch and timed its work and counted its mistakes.
We timed our signals when the western hemisphere was facing us.
Her breast rose and fell, as if timed to the throbbing of that distant flare.
The carrier's van was so timed as to meet a starting up-train, which Stephen entered.
It had been timed to come on that day by special arrangement between them.
It was half-past one, and the attack was timed to start at 5.10.
Old English tima "limited space of time," from Proto-Germanic *timon "time" (cf. Old Norse timi "time, proper time," Swedish timme "an hour"), from PIE *di-mon-, from root *da- "cut up, divide" (see tide).
Abstract sense of "time as an indefinite continuous duration" is recorded from late 14c. Personified since at least 1509 as an aged bald man (but with a forelock) carrying a scythe and an hour-glass. In English, a single word encompasses time as "extent" and "point" (French temps/fois, German zeit/mal) as well as "hour" (e.g. "what time is it?" cf. French heure, German Uhr). Extended senses such as "occasion," "the right time," "leisure," or times (v.) "multiplied by" developed in Old and Middle English, probably as a natural outgrowth of phrases like, "He commends her a hundred times to God" (Old French La comande a Deu cent foiz).
Time of day (now mainly preserved in negation, i.e. what someone won't give you if he doesn't like you) was a popular 17c. salutation (e.g. "Good time of day vnto your Royall Grace," "Richard III," I.iii.18). Times as the name of a newspaper dates from 1788. Time warp first attested 1954; time capsule first recorded 1938, in reference to New York World's Fair; time-traveling in the science fiction sense first recorded 1895 in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." To do time "serve a prison sentence" is from 1865. Time frame is attested by 1964; time line (also timeline) by 1890; time-limit is from 1880. About time, ironically for "long past due time," is recorded from 1920. Behind the times "old-fashioned" is recorded from 1846, first attested in Dickens.
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Egli era il figlio maggiore del Conte Simone Luigi di Lippe-Detmold e di sua moglie, Caterina di Waldeck.

Alla morte del padre, nel 1636, Simone Filippo era come i suoi fratelli ancora molto piccolo ed inadatto a succedere al trono paterno. La Contessa Caterina svolse perciò il ruolo di tutrice dei suoi figli, ma quando Simone Filippo raggiunse i 24 anni ella decise di consultarsi col padre, il Conte Cristiano di Waldeck per una sua tutela, ma Giovanni Bernardo, fratello del defunto conte, si oppose e prese la reggenza per conto del nipote.

Per il terrore che il cognato volesse addirittura uccidere il nipote per impossessarsi del suo legittimo trono, la Contessa Caterina diede ordine alle truppe di rapire il piccolo Conte (avvalendosi dell'aiuto della vicina Assia), che venne portato a Lemgo. Successivamente, madre e figlio si spostarono a Marburgo sotto la tutela del Langravio Giorgio II d'Assia-Darmstadt, dal momento che anch'egli era imparentato con il defunto Simone VI.

Nel 1646 il vaiolo uccise anche i fratelli minori di Simone Filippo e la madre si era risposata con il Principe Filippo Luigi di Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, divenendo Duchessa di Holstein - tentò un secondo rapimento del figlio nel 1647 ma questa volta Simone Filippo tornò a Detmold per prendere definitivamente le redini della reggenza. Qui si sposò con la Contessa Elisabetta Carlotta di Holzappel. Viaggiò successivamente, dal 1649, a Parigi, a Grenoble, a Roma, a Milano ed infine a Firenze, dove morì anch'egli di vaiolo nel 1650.

Dal momento che Simone Filippo era morto senza aver potuto dare alla luce degli eredi, la reggenza venne ottenuta da suo zio Giovanni Bernardo, che divenne Conte di Lippe-Detmold per i due anni successivi.

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Tesla Becomes Market Cap Behemoth Ahead of S&P 500 Listing
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By Christiana Sciaudone
Investing.com — Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has surpassed Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) in market cap and now ranks behind just the behemoths of tech like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB).
The stock is up more than 600% year-to-date and the market cap stands at about $564 billion. All of that excitement has made founder Elon Musk the second-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg.
The electric vehicle maker is up 3% on Friday ahead of joining the S&P 500 on Tuesday.
Reuters reported earlier this week that traders bought and sold an average of nearly $26 billion of Tesla shares per session over the five days ending on Tuesday, accounting for almost 8% of all stock traded on U.S. exchanges, according to Refinitiv data. That is more than the combined value of trades in Amazon and Apple over the same period.
Yesterday, Reuters said Tesla plans to start making electric vehicle chargers in China next year as part of its mission to increase sales there.
Tesla plans to invest 42 million yuan ($6.4 million) in a new factory near its car plant in Shanghai, according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities and seen by Reuters. The factory will have capacity to make 10,000 chargers a year. China offers hefty subsidies for electric vehicles. The company sold over 13,000 vehicles in China last month.


Band saws are great for curves, but never for dimensional finishing. Good to hear from someone that knows what they're speaking of.
a clean shop is not a shop: it's a "show off shop" for sissy.
The immutable excitement of danger!
You are super cool !
You might have fixed your lathe already by now but a while ago my lathe broke down when I had a piece of wood on it that was bigger then usual and the problem was that the extra vibrations caused one of the cables that connects to the motor came lose. If it's the same problem you can fix it in 2 minutes haha.
Bandsaw is not necessary?…lol, that's like saying that the table saw is not necessary.
Cool video bro. May I ask how big your shop is? I'll be building my own shop from scratch starting next summer. Not sure yet how big it's gonna be. Your shopsize looks perfect for me.
Can you make a video of building an Ofuro?? love the channel man!
Used to patreon this guy.
I know storage space is at a premium but please don't block that beautiful Canadian scenery we can see through your windows.
weird because band saw and drill press are necessities in my shop.
Did you give up on Youtube or what lol?
Bandsaws not accurate or super useful? Haha, what a farce. Maybe because you have a General International, or don't take the time to set it up properly.


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Mike Rowe To Teach Michigan Students About Skilled Trades In New Video Series
by Jer StaesMay 27, 2015
Mike Rowe is known for getting dirty. The host of "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (and formerly of "Dirty Jobs") is getting behind the camera to engage middle and high school students and show them opportunities in the skilled trades in Michigan.
If you wonder "why the skilled trades, and why Mike Rowe?" here's a little background for you. The blunt-speaking TV host is also the founder of the mikeroweWorks foundation, which encourages skilled trades across the nation. Michigan currently has a gap of 8,300 unfilled skilled trades jobs, and more are on the horizon as the people currently in those jobs begin to retire.
Skilled trade jobs represent about one-third of Michigan's employment base.
In partnership with Mike Rowe, six videos will be produced (some already have been) to engage middle and high school students, showing them opportunities within the following industries:
There is local talent as well getting in on the act. Tom Daldin and Under The Radar Michigan will produce five videos aimed toward K-5 students. They will be focused on:
Food, agriculture and natural resources
Design and art
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and information technology
It's all possible thanks to a partnership between the hosts and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan's Talent Investment Agency.
Mike Rowe at the Mackinac Policy Conference
"Closing the skills gap is not about creating opportunity. It's about making sure that people understand all of the opportunities that currently exist, said Mike Rowe. "Michigan is doing the right thing by getting the word out, and mikeroweWorks is honored to help."
If you didn't know, future talent and addressing perceptions is crucial in the eyes of employers as they will continue to actively seek skilled talent to fill the projected 6,700 skilled trade job openings each year through 2022.
"Industries and employers that rely on skilled trade talent are facing a talent gap," Governor Rick Snyder said. "This campaign strengthens our efforts to make Michigan the national leader in developing the talent employers are looking for, while providing our students with secure careers and high-paying jobs in growing and innovative industries in Michigan."
Skilled trade jobs typically require education beyond high school, along with on-the-job training, but not a four-year degree. This includes jobs in health care (lab technicians, dental hygienists), maintenance and repair, public safety, manufacturing (machine operators, welders), and carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. They're historically looked on less favorably, as the conversation around education as of late typically reinforces an idea that you absolutely must have a four-year degree to succeed.
Snyder at a press conference at the Mackinac Policy Conference talked about how the state has focused almost solely on four-year degree programs, and how that's exacerbated the gap in the skilled trades sector.
"For the state's major employers, the talent shortage is real, especially for many skilled trades and technical jobs," said Doug Rothwell, president and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan.
You can find the videos at www.mitalent.org/skilled-trades/ along with information for parents, students and educators about how to find more information and hands-on experience with these careers. We've one of the videos below.
Tagged as:Mackinac policy conferenceMichiganMike RoweMPC15Rick SnyderSkilled Trades


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Anne Vallayer-Coster, nascuda el 21 de desembre de 1744 a París, on va morir el 28 de febrer de 1818, és una pintora francesa del moviment rococó.

Biografia
Filla d'un orfebre parisenc que treballava per al rei a l'Hôtel Royal des Gobelins, envoltada d'artesans, Anne Vallayer va ser alumna de Madeleine Basseporte, «dissenyadora del Reial Jardí Botànic» i Claude Joseph Vernet.

Va ser admesa a la Reial Acadèmia de Pintura i Escultura el 28 de juliol de 1770 com a pintora de natures mortes i va exposar al Saló de l'any següent.

El Saló de 1771, en el qual exhibí el quadre Panachés de mer, lithophytes et coquilles amb el seu penjoll, va ser el primer en què va participar. La crítica es va mostrar molt entusiasmada amb la jove, especialment Denis Diderot, que va escriure sobre ella al seu Saló: «Quina veritat, i quin vigor en aquesta imatge! La senyora Vallayer ens sorprèn tant com ens encanta. És la naturalesa, representada aquí amb una força i una veritat inconcebibles, i alhora una harmonia de colors que sedueix».

Al Saló de 1777 va presentar el seu bodegó Le Vase de Porcelaine de Chine, amb la seva Des armures et un buste de Minerve.

Es casà, l'abril de 1781, amb Jean-Pierre Sylvestre Coster, advocat al Parlament i receptor general.

Va continuar la seva carrera d'èxit fins a la seva mort. Va esdevenir cap del gabinet de pintura de la reina Maria Antonieta, així com la seva professora de dibuix. Està especialitzada en retrats i natures mortes, però també destaca en pintures de gènere i miniatures.

Obres
Esperit enciclopèdic de l'època en què l'Art es barreja amb la Ciència en la mateixa aspiració al Progrés, de tant en tant ha agafat, barrejat amb altres motius, el tema dels plomalls i les petxines marines: Un gerro de porcellana de la Xina amb plantes marines, petxines i diferents espècies de minerals, 1776, col. particular; Una figura de l'Estudi, en marbre blanc, agrupada amb madrèpores, petxines i minerals, col. particular.

 Les Attributs de la Peinture, de la Sculpture et de l'Architecture pendant: Instruments de musique, 1769, peça de recepció per a l'ingrés a la Reial Acadèmia de Pintura i Escultura
 Instruments de musique, 1770, oli sobre tela, 88 × 116, Museu del Louvre, París
 Panachés de mer, lithophytes et coquilles (penjoll de Vas, minerals i cristal·litzacions, desaparegut des de la venda del príncep de Conti el 1777), 1769, oli sobre tela, 130 × 197, Museu del Louvre, París
 Instruments de Musique, 1769, el seu penjoll, Museu del Louvre
 Portrait d'une violoniste, 1773, Nationalmuseum, Estocolm
 Nature morte avec brioche, fruits et légumes, 1775, oli sobre tela, 45 × 55, Nationalmuseum, Estocolm, Brioix, Estocolm
 Un vase de porcelaine de chine, avec plantes marines, coquillages et différentes espèces de minéraux, 1776, oli sobre tela, 108 × 139, Col·lecció particular.
 Retrat de Joseph Charles Roëttiers, escultor, gravador de medalles i orfebre (1692-1779), 1777, castell de Versalles
 Vase de Fleurs et coquille de conque, 1780, oli sobre tela, oval de 50 × 50, Metropolitan Museum, Nova York
 Nature morte: fleurs et fruits, (1787), oli sobre tela muntat sobre marc original, marc daurat de Louis-François Chatard (vers 1749-1819), , enquadrament, muntatge: Alt 85, ample. 73 cm, Museu d'Art i Història de Ginebra, llegat de Gustave Revilliod, Ginebra, 1890
 Nature morte de maquereau, verrerie, miche de pain et citrons sur une table avec un drap blanc, 1787, oli sobre tela, 49 × 60  , Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum
 Vase, homard, fruits et gibier o Nature morte au homard, 1817, oli sobre tela, 116 × 178  , Museu del Louvre, París
 Bouquet de fleurs dans un verre d'eau, oli sobre tela, 33 × 24  , Museu de Belles Arts de Carcassona
 Nature morte au lièvre, oli sobre tela, 102 × 81, Museu de Belles Arts de Reims
 Panier de raisins, 1774, oli sobre tela, 38 × 46, Nancy Museum of Fine Arts
 Vase de fleurs, després de 1781, oli sobre tela; 40 × 31, Museu de Belles Arts de Nancy

Notes i referències

Bibliografia
 Marianne Roland Michel, Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1744-1818, París, International Book Counter, 1970
 Marianne Roland Michel, Eik Kahng, Collective, Anne Vallayer-Coster. Court Painter of Marie Antoinette, Marsella, Yale University Press, 2003

Morts a París
Pintors parisencs
Pintors francesos del segle XIX
Naixements del 1744
Morts el 1818


Today's marketplaces need to be more than just platforms for transactions. To build a successful marketplace like Amazon, eBay, or Airbnb, you need an effective business strategy, thorough technical preparation, and of course quality UI/UX design.
The complexity of building a marketplace stems from several factors: the difficulty of cooperating with two types of users, the need to find a solution to the chicken and egg problem, the need to prove the trustworthiness of the website and sellers, and the demand for an optimized user journey and great customer service.
To address all these marketplace challenges, we can look to UI/UX design. Here are some typical marketplace issues and ways to solve them.
Low-quality product images. Poor product images deter users. Small or unclear pictures can hurt the customer experience and affect customers' buying decisions. Providing only one quality product image is also not enough to satisfy customers. Customers want to see a product from different angles, in each color, and with all details or they won't be comfortable making a purchase.
Poor product descriptions. Product descriptions are no less important than product images. Spec sheets are difficult to read. When product information is extremely brief, customers may not trust the seller.
No store or physical address. If a marketplace doesn't provide detailed contact information, this can turn away users.
No clear shipping or return policies. Users want to be sure they'll get the product they pay for and want to know on what terms they can return it if they don't. If there's no information on a marketplace's return policy, customers won't feel safe buying.
No ratings and reviews. Some marketplaces don't allow users to upload their own images of products they've bought or leave comments. That means customers don't have the opportunity to see more realistic images. Lack of a seller rating system also has a negative effect on customers' buying decisions. Rating systems with stars, for example, can both encourage sellers and assure customers.
The user journey includes every experience that users have with a marketplace. It helps designers understand customer satisfaction and engagement with the website. The problem is that people are all different and it's difficult to predict what will create a positive experience for everyone. But we know for sure what makes customers unsatisfied with any online business.
If a customer decides to purchase any product from a website, they want to complete this purchase with minimal effort. Usually, customers can't achieve their goals quickly because of too many clicks, too many steps in the checkout process, pop-up windows, and so on.
Once a marketplace is created, how can you get people to use it? What's the persona of your average buyer and who should your marketplace target?
When a marketplace isn't optimized for its target audience, it will probably fail.
These are four major issues that prevent marketplaces from being successful. But there are UI/UX design solutions that can easily cope with them.
As a designer, you can heighten the in-store experience by including large and clear product pictures. If the manufacturer doesn't provide quality photos, a photographer can take pictures just for the marketplace. Any product on a marketplace should contain multiple images to let customers see it from different angles with all details and in all colors. This can help people with their buying decisions. By including four or five images, you can remove doubts and make customers feel confident about the purchase.
Don't neglect videos on the website, as they grab much more attention than photos. When buying online, the main risk for customers is that they won't get what they saw in the picture. To give a more realistic feel for products, provide marketplace customers with short videos.
Moreover, videos prompt buyers to spend more time on the page. The average time that a shopper devotes to a page is just six seconds, but if your UX is powerful you can persuade shoppers to spend much more time. This is when videos can be helpful. Unfortunately, a video is a rather rare feature for marketplace product descriptions because of its cost and complexity, but it's worth consideration.
A to scale option also makes sense as it allows customers to judge the size of a product. The best design decision here is to show products relative to the surrounding environment, humans, or other objects whose sizes are known to the marketplace audience.
It's necessary to provide detailed product information to gain customers' trust. This includes information about a product's features, benefits, ingredients or materials, measurements, and other specifications. Make sure that this information is presented in an interesting way so that users want to buy the product. Product descriptions should be structured with headlines, bulleted lists, and other visual cues for good readability.
Bad customer service can discourage users from shopping on a website. It's okay if small mistakes happen, but long response times and poor customer service are unacceptable. Customer service determines a website's reputation and credibility. Well-designed customer support pages can guarantee a better user experience and higher conversion rate.
Pages like Shipping, Delivery, Refund Policy, Payments, and Customer Service should be easily accessible. For greater transparency, don't hide these pages in menus but rather place them on the website so customers can easily find them.
One more important thing is to establish a marketplace's presence on social media. You can create a corporate design for social network pages and place social icons on the website. This will increase trust in the marketplace. For example, Etsy has a perfect reputation as they provide the information about company's history, policies, investors, careers, social media presence etc.
When it comes to customers' trust toward sellers, a marketplace can implement seller ratings or a reputation system to control products or services sellers provide and increase reliability for customers. A UX designer can make this system easy-to-use by creating a clear interface and buttons. For example, Uber has created a driver rating system to both encourage drivers to offer enjoyable and safe rides and make passengers feel more trust toward drivers. In addition, Uber has designed an intuitive and minimalist interface to make rating drivers and passengers easier than ever.
The last piece of advice for creating a trusting environment is to state store policies. Give these policies a separate area on the website that's easily accessible or include store policies in an FAQ section.
An efficient customer journey should motivate the user to go further on the website and stay engaged with the marketplace. As a designer, you can use a Customer Journey Map (CJM) to understand the needs of users. A CJM is a powerful tool that gives an overview of the customer experience, what questions customers have, how they move through the sales funnel, and what they're trying to achieve. As a result of creating a CJP, designers can get valuable insights and analytics to enhance the customer experience. Look at all stages of customer journey mapping and how it works in the picture below.
There's also one more technology that helps designers improve the customer journey. Eye movement tracking technology analyzes a user's eye movements across the UI layout. Eye tracking provides data about what keeps users interested and how their reading flow can be optimized with the help of design.
The purpose of describing all these details is to understand the mindset and preferences of a user and what they hope to accomplish. These details allow the design team to define why a user behaves in a certain way. Personas place more attention on a user's goals and let designers focus on particular types of customers.
For example, Etsy is a peer-to-peer marketplace focused on handmade, vintage, and unique goods. So we can assume that the majority of buyers there are handmade and art lovers and probably mostly women. These insights help designers to build better user experiences for their target audience.
Feel free to start a discussion in the comments below and share your experience in designing a great marketplace!