Wanted: Yvonne Canu Oil Painting

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One of my favorite artists is Yvonne Canu, a French painter who lived from 1921-2008. Canu is known primarily for her pointillist oil paintings. I am looking to privately purchase an Yvonne Canu painting, and if you own one and wish to sell it, please contact me.

Although I am not opposed to buying an oil painting in an art auction, I would prefer to purchase the piece of art in private and avoid paying additional buyer or auction fees. I would also like to buy it from someone who has owned it and appreciated it for a while. I can assure you that it will be appreciated by my family and displayed in a prominent location.

I will leave my price unstated, as it really depends on the work of art and the painting’s condition. I am familiar with the value of a Yvonne Canu painting, and I have seen various auction results from Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and other auction houses that have sold Canu paintings.

If you own and would like to sell a Yvonne Canu oil painting, please contact me here and put “Yvonne Canu” in the subject line. I’ll want to see some photos of the painting and will also want to know its provenance.

Looking forward to seeing if there are any great oil paintings for sale!

Wishing You a Nice Holiday

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For most of us in the US, the 4th of July is about celebrating our independence with BBQ, beer, and maybe the beach. While Independence Day is a fun day for family and friends, let’s not forget those who are making sacrifices by serving in the armed forces. It has to be difficult for them and their families.

On holidays like this, we should also keep in mind the men and women serving our communities as police officers, firefighters, paramedics…etc. These brave people (and their families) make sacrifices year-round so that we can be more safe, and sometimes it comes at a great expense.

To those of you currently serving here and abroad, thank you. I also want to thank those who have previously served this country. You are appreciated.

Domain Investor Creates Fashion Line To Meet Needs of Special Needs Community

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This isn’t really related to domain names, but I want to share information about a Kickstarter campaign created by domain investor Richard Nachum Kligman. The campaign is to raise funds for Mianzi, “the first luxury fashion line meeting the needs of the special needs community.”

You can learn all about Mianzi and what inspired it in the video embedded above. Kligman is seeking to raise $19,000 in the Kickstarter campaign, and he has already raised over $10,000 with 168 backers. There are just over two weeks remaining in the campaign, and hopefully he will reach his goal and be able to establish the fashion line.

Kickstarter is a great way to raise funds for a project, and I hope Kligman is able to reach or exceed his fundraising goal.

What Are Your Favorite Sports Teams?

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It was a late night for me last night, as I watched the Boston Bruins win game 3 of the NHL’s conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins in double OT. In between periods, I was doing some auction research and NameJet backordering, but my focus was on the B’s game. If you like hockey, you probably enjoyed watching the game last night.

I was a Bruins fan before I was a Red Sox and Patriots fan, but I’ve always been a big Boston sports fan.  Since moving to the Boston area late last year, I’ve been to 6 Red Sox games this season, and I have tickets to 12 more games (including the Afternic and NameJet meetup). I signed up for the season ticket waiting list several years ago, and I was fortunate enough to be able to get a partial season ticket package this year (they didn’t have full ticket packages available). I always hoped to be able to go to Fenway whenever I could, and I was lucky enough to marry a Red Sox fan who was happy to oblige.

I am a fair weather Boston Celtics fan, and I watch a good amount of Bruins games during the season. I never miss a New England Patriots game. I’ve also become a fair weather Arsenal football (soccer) fan as a result of watching games with my brother. If you ever want some “free” domain consulting, invite me to a Patriots or Arsenal game and we can talk business!

I assume most of you are similar to me and are passionate about one or more sports teams. What are your favorite sports teams?

Jeff Reynolds Running the 2013 Long Island Marathon to Support LICADD

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Jeff Reynolds is running in the 2013 Long Island Marathon to support the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, an organization that is important to him. He has set a fundraising goal of $2,000 to assist LICADD, and perhaps we can give him a bit of a boost.

If you don’t know Jeff, I encourage you to read more about him in the interview I did several years ago. Since that time, he has grown his business and made a number of key domain acquisitions. Jeff has attended domain conferences before, and he’s also attended New York area domain meetups.

Here’s what Jeff had to say about why he is running to raise funds for LICADD:

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Lana Del Rey Debuts New Song

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Check out this new song, Young and Beautiful, from Lana Del Rey, daughter of domain investor, Rob Grant. Lana (formerly known as Lizzie Grant) has attended many domain industry events, and it’s great to see her succeeding on such a big stage.

Maybe we’ll all have the opportunity to see her next month at the TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas! If she does come to the show, it would be really neat to hear about how things have changed in her life during the last couple of years. Lana has sold tons of albums, been on the cover of a variety of newspapers and magazines throughout the world, and she is a true success story.

Not sure if you can download this song on Apple iTunes yet, but I am sure you’ll be able to do so soon.

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