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In-depth hyperlinked lists divided by period and maintained by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College, Virginia. | How the Crash Will Reshape America
(Source: The Atlantic Monthly, March 2009)
The current economic crisis is unlikely to result in the same kind of shared experience. To be sure, the economic contraction is causing pain just about everywhere. In October, less than a month after the financial markets began to melt down, Moody’s Economy.com* published an assessment of recent economic activity within 381 U.S. metropolitan areas. Three hundred and two were already in deep recession, and 64 more were at risk. Only 15 areas were still expanding. Notable among them were the oil- and natural-resource-rich regions of Texas and Oklahoma, buoyed by energy prices that have since fallen; and the Greater Washington, D.C., region, where government bailouts, the nationalization of financial companies, and fiscal expansion are creating work for lawyers, lobbyists, political scientists, and government contractors.
No place in the United States is likely to escape a long and deep recession. Nonetheless, as the crisis continues to spread outward from New York, through industrial centers like Detroit, and into the Sun Belt, it will undoubtedly settle much more heavily on some places than on others. Some cities and regions will eventually spring back stronger than before. Others may never come back at all. As the crisis deepens, it will permanently and profoundly alter the country’s economic landscape. I believe it marks the end of a chapter in American economic history, and indeed, the end of a whole way of life.
| Vereniging Rembrandt
De Vereniging Rembrandt, een particuliere organisatie, steunt al sinds 1883 Nederlandse musea bij het aankopen van kunst. De vereniging ontstond in een tijd dat veel particulier kunstbezit werd uitverkocht naar het buitenland. Maar ook nu speelt "Rembrandt" een belangrijke rol bij het verwerven van kunstwerken die een belangrijke aanwinst voor het Nederlands openbaar kunstbezit betekenen. Concreet doet zij dit door musea en andere openbare kunstverzamelingen in Nederland met raad (advies) en daad (financieel) te ondersteunen bij het aankopen van bijzondere kunstwerken die voor ons cultureel erfgoed van groot belang zijn | 
| The Art Market Blog is owned and written by art market analyst, journalist and presenter Nicholas Forrest who is based in Sydney, Australia. The Art Market Blog has been created as a hub for information and advice on art investment for all levels of investor. | Moody's Investors Service is among the world’s most respected and widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. Moody’s commitment and expertise contribute to stable, transparent and integrated financial markets, protecting the integrity of credit. In addition to our core ratings business, Moody’s provides research data and analytic tools for assessing credit risk, and publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving more than 9,300 customer accounts at some 2,400 institutions around the globe. | SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR - Profile
The 'middle-class millionaire' - Those with net worth of $1 million to $10 million reshape U.S. culture
By Thomas Kostigen, MarketWatch - Last update: 7:31 p.m. EST March 5, 2008
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Those with a net worth of between $1 million and $10 million -- that they have earned rather than inherited -- are being dubbed "middle-class millionaires," a group that has grown on the heels of the economic boom over the past couple decades.
Middle-class millionaires now account for 10% of the U.S. population, according Russ Alan Prince and Lewis Schiff, who coined the term for research purposes and a new book by that name. They studied almost 4,000 households to better understand attitudes, values and purchasing patterns.
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7.6% of American households, or 8.4 million households are middle-class millionaires
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The average middle-class millionaire works 70 hours per week
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Middle-class millionaires are five times more likely than the average worker to say they are always available for work
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89% believes that anyone can attain wealth through hard work
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62% believes that networking, or knowing many people, is the key to financial success
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Nine out of 10 middle-class millionaires say they made a bad career or business move, but almost three-fourths say that was crucial to their business success
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They are five times more likely than the average middle-class person to continue on in the same business course in spite an earlier failure
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65% of middle-class millionaires characterize their approach to negotiating as "doing whatever you need to do to win"
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They say they need a net worth of $24 million to feel wealthy, and $13.4 million to be considered rich.
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Browse the website for reputable travel inspiration, including exotic spa treatments and trendy holiday retreats, hidden resorts and private villas, even exclusive islands! Discriminating consumers can discover the latest entertainment, business news and gossip, while locating hard-to-find and exclusive items. Luxemont also promotes a collection of sophisticated luxury living, including magnificent homes and luxury home décor items. An arts and culture calendar endorses elite events around the world, and our bi-monthly newsletter covers all the latest trends in the luxury market. | RKD - Het Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie is één van de belangrijkste kunsthistorische kenniscentra in de wereld. Onze omvangrijke collecties, waarin de documentatie van het Iconografisch Bureau is geïntegreerd, hebben betrekking op de Westerse kunst vanaf de Middeleeuwen tot heden. De documentatie over Nederlandse kunst neemt daarbij een belangrijke plaats in. Het RKD is een onmisbare bron voor kunsthistorici en andere vakmatig of particulier geïnteresseerden. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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