 titles) and that therefore we would have to call on more places to generate anywhere near the same sales. At the same time, every day on the road adds to expenses, so our trips became shorter in duration even though we called on more potential customers. And the leisurely – and fun – days when we did studio visits decreased. At least two calls a day became the norm, and we now more rigorously try to limit long driving days on the weekends, when no one wants to see us anyway.
Vicky instituted On-Line Catalogs a year or two ago, quarterly (sort of) offerings generally grouped around a subject. The most successful recent catalogs have been "Fifty under $50." She's done variations of this concept, and all have been (relatively) successful.
We are benefactors of what we've created. Most institutions buy as a result of our visits and not from our website. There are a number of librarians who seem regularly to check the "New Arrivals" section of our site, and do place orders or make "bring this when you come" requests, but in general, the website brings orders from people we don't know. Although it's not an absolute, most web site orders are not for higher priced items, which makes sense, especially for new customers, reluctant to spend large sums with unknown dealers.
BG-Lastly, from your perspective, do you see any interesting shifts in the Artist Book field over the past several years?
BS-Just that more and more is being created. And as the means of production becomes available and affordable to more artists, we see more use of new technology. I suspect the avant garde is as present and active as it always has been, but we see little of it – or are too hidebound to recognize it.Garry Monk has admitted he couldn't ask for more than a double delight to start the season – but that won't stop him from demanding extra from his Swansea City stars after making hard work of seeing off Burnley.
Nathan Dyer's 23rd minute strike was enough for the Swans to collect a second win of the campaign and collect six points from the six on offer.
Yet despite praising his men's desire to stop the Clarets carving out any real chances to threaten a first home success of the season, Monk acknowledged there will have to be improvements in the display as they eye up West Brom next week.
The rookie boss said: “It's a fantastic start and great to have six points, I'm not going to lie about that.
“But the players know the focus is straight away onto Tuesday (where Swansea play Rotherham in the Capital One Cup) and the next game.
“It's the best start we could have had but you always know you're only two games from others being on your back and getting dragged down into positions you don't want to be. We have to build on what we've done and improve on mistakes going forward.
That was the pleasing aspect for Monk, seeing his side claim a clean sheet to secure the win despite a drop-off after the break that threatened to let Burnley into a game they could have been out of after 45 minutes.
“We know we have to show the other side of the game and there are times when you have to dig in and the boys were magnificent in that respect - and that comes from the work we have done in pre-season,” said Monk.
“We would have liked it to be more comfortable but six points in two games is all you can ask for.
“I have been involved in so many games where we play well and get nothing. All credit to Burnley they were in a no-lose situation in the second half.
“And it is difficult as a mindset to get up the pitch when that happens and it is something we have to work on.
“But at the same time we limited Burnley to one shot on target all game and we defended very well the whole game.
“We could have been more clinical – Bony had one shot he snatched at and the second then would have given us more energy - and the decision-making wasn't as sharp as it could have been.
Dyer's match-winner came on his 100th Premier League appearance for the Swans, finding the net past Tom Heaton's outstretched hand – a relief to all those who saw Bony unmarked in the middle of the area.
But Monk added: “I've told him in those situations to have conviction to make his mind up and go for it. He did and got a great goal.
A disappointed Burnley boss, Sean Dyche, said: “In the first-half we showed Swansea too much respect and that can happen for a team that's just been promoted.
“In the early part of the season it's about believing they belong and the first half we played a bit like that and they were the better side.
“The keeper's made a great save and Jutz fired over and the defining moment is taking those chances even if you don't have that many. It is the Premier League and you've got to take those chances and that's part of growth period.
As a gay supporter of hers it does not bother me. She made it clear from her appearance on the national stage that she was a friend to us. Whether supporting gays and lesbians serving openly in the military (and settling for the "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" compromise when it became clear that would not pass Congress), choosing to march in a gay pride parade as First Lady, reprising her "women's rights are human rights" speech as "gay rights are human rights," or continually surrounding herself with LGBT staff and advisers, she chose to do things she did not have to do and that were political liabilities at the time. Her coming out for gay marriage in 2013 as a national-stage politician was more impressive to me than Sanders's 2009 support in the most liberal state in the country (before he had a national profile).

A personal story: I was a teenager during the 2008 election, and I recall her attending a debate on our Logo network (an LGBT-oriented cable channel) where she made it more or less clear that she supported individual states having the right to legalize it and personally favored equal-rights "civil unions" for gay couples. To sixteen-year-old me, the semantic issue of the word "marriage" was a lot less important than that the likely next president (Obama did not yet look like a serious threat to her and it was clear the GOP would lose) thought I deserved the same rights as everyone else.Stock Research Portal assists resource stock investors by providing efficient, timely research data on Canadian Mining and Oil & Gas Companies. Learn more about who we are, and what we do, by accessing some of our recent media engagements.
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With the unknown circumstances the world is currently in, I started making some adjustments to my travel plans. Originally, I had planned to go abroad in September. For obvious reasons, that will not be happening. Now what? IMPROVISE FRIENDS. The beautiful thing about travel and adventure is it can be right outside your door step. For my next adventure, I decided to dive into a realm of travel I know nothing about, RVing.
As many negative things that have stemmed from this pandemic, some benefits have been brought to light. With international travel, so far out of sight for Americans, domestic travel has been becoming more and more popular in the recent months. Some may disagree with travel during these times, however, with appropriate social distancing and preventive measures, I see nothing wrong with isolating yourself in nature.
I think it is so important to take advantage of my so to speak “young years” and live a life full of adventure. I have a fear of waking up one day and thinking “man, I wish I did that” or “I should have gone there”. We have our entire life to work and save. Work will always be there and you will AL