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Still life painting by Nicolai Fechin brings 262500 Dollars at Andrew Jones Auctions

Downtown Los Angeles, CA, USA, July 29, 2020 -- Andrew Jones Auctions achieved phenomenal results across multiple categories in its Design for the Home & Garden auction held online, July 26th. The auction was 95 percent sold and grossed $1.6 million. The top lot was a spectacular still life oil on canvas painting by Nicolai Fechin (Russian, 1881-1955). It changed hands for $262,500.

Bidding for the circa 1925 painting, titled Still life with flowers and fruit, opened above the high estimate figure of $100,000 and quickly climbed to its final selling price. Fechin was a master of color and composition. The painting was from the collection of Mary and Lou Silver from Indian Wells, California. Most lots in the 261-lot auction were from the Silvers’ outstanding collection.

The Silver collection included important fine art, sculpture, micro mosaics, antiques, art glass, design and a Steinway grand piano. Also offered were items from the estate of Ruth Harvey of Bel Air, California and fine silver and antiques from a Northern California estate. Various fine art selections and exquisite objects struck a chord with decorators, collectors and millennials.

“We are grateful that, as a small and nimble business with steadfast clients, we have been able to adapt and bring important, researched works to the market in a more virtual manner,” said Andrew Jones, president and CEO of Andrew Jones Auctions. He added, “The interest garnered and the prices reached are very encouraging. Pivoting to online-only auctions has not hurt us.”

To prepare for this auction, Andrew Jones Auctions decided to open for preview by appointment only for three days. “We restricted the number of clients that could be in the gallery to four at a time and took every precaution including temperature checks, mask requirements, hand sanitizer and constant surface cleaning,” Mr. Jones said. “All in all, clients were delighted to be able to preview and were impressed with the lengths we went to, to protect the health and safety of all.”

With no in-room audience, a full complement of phone bidders stationed on distanced tables and active online platforms brought in buyers from around the world. Around 3,500 people registered to bid online, via AndrewJonesAuctions.com, Invaluable.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. In addition, 200 in-house registrations for absentee and telephone bidding were also recorded.

Following are additional highlights from the auction. All prices quoted include a sliding scale buyer’s premium.

The sale realized consistently strong results from start to finish. The collection of Mary and Lou Silver featured an impressive Italian micro mosaic table top attributed to 19th century mosaicist Cesare Roccheggiani ($45,000); a Marc Lalique glass ‘Cactus’ center table ($42,500) and a vibrant indoor scene by Helen Maria Turner titled Meditating by the Window ($40,000).

Fine silver shone with an impressive pair of trays by the master silversmith Paul Storr engraved with an elaborate coat of arms from the estate of Ruth Harvey, making $30,000 and $27,500, respectively. Also, a Roman marble bust of a barbarian from a private London collector doubled its presale high estimate, selling for a respectable $50,000.

A collection of early English silver from a California estate was led by a rare set of four George II tumbler cups by Edward Feline, London, which made $13,750. The same estate saw a set of six George III weighted candlesticks by John Carter bring $13,750. From another owner, an Indian Colonial five-piece tea and coffee service commanded $10,000.

Andrew Jones Auctions’ next big event will be a Fine Jewelry, Watches and Timepieces Auction slated for Tuesday, Sept. 15. Included will be additional offerings from the Mary and Lou Silver collection, to include dazzling pieces by Jorge Adeler, Asprey, Buccellati, Bulgari, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Petochi, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Yurman and many others.

Andrew Jones Auctions is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. To inquire about consigning a single piece, an estate or a collection, you can call them at 213-748-8008; or, you can send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To learn more about Andrew Jones Auctions and the upcoming auction on Sept. 15, auction, visit www.AndrewJonesAuctions.com.

About Andrew Jones Auctions:
Andrew Jones Auctions opened in summer 2018 and is the only full-service fine art and antiques auction house in downtown Los Angeles. The staff has a wealth of knowledge and international experience, having worked for many years at major auction houses in America and Europe, scouring property from across North America. The firm’s auctions are diverse and eclectic and feature fine items in many collecting categories spanning the 16th through the 21st centuries. For more information, visit www.andrewjonesauctions.com.

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NJS Realty is Open to Serve Property Management Services in Pasco

NJS Realty a property management company announced its new service area that is ‘Pasco’ (Florida). Now NJS Realty team is serving in New Port Richey, Tarpon Spring, Wesley Chapel, and Pasco. These all are our service areas.

The company is glad to announce this news with their valuable clients and media journalists. NJS Realty is a real estate property management New Port Richey based company whose experienced and proven systems are devoted to serving landlords and tenants.

NJS Realty licensed real estate broker Jason looks forward to serving property owners and tenants in the Pasco county. Our goal is to provide prompt, friendly, and professional services to both tenants and landlords. We understand that a property is an important investment for anyone, so we strive to increase the value of landlords’ property over time while maximizing income. Jason Webb feels NJS Realty will be meeting a current need in the area for personalizable professional real estate management.

NJS Realty offers rent collection, mortgage & utility payments, inspections of the property, security deposits, leasing, accounting services, repair, and maintenance service to meet each owner’s specific requirement. NJS Realty is dedicated to providing clients with superior customer service by maximizing owner profitability while preserving the investment in the real estate industry.

If you have invested in the property and now you are planning to go to live far and thinking of renting it? Well, this is certainly a profitable move, you will not have to deal with the situations related to property management if you hire Pasco property management experts. You can enjoy all the investment benefits while we offer you the best procurement services.

Our property management New Port Richey managers are aware of the latest industry trends and have in-depth knowledge about the local rents and the latest trends that are prevalent in the real estate market. We have proper knowledge that makes renting faster & easier. We do have experience in collecting rent from tenants on time so that you don’t have to worry about rent collection and maintenance. You can utilize your precious time in doing something productive instead.

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Passion for Fitness has recently revealed through its findings that Obesity is linked with genes

Genetic determinism states that our physical & behavioral characteristics are determined by our genes. Under this view, what we are today is a product of our genes. If we carry fat gene (A allele of FTO gene), you are going to be obese. However on the other hand if we have R allele of ACTN3 gene, we are going to be super champ athlete. Such claims are just false & utter nonsense. If a person has two A Allele in obesity gene- it is linked to increase appetite, high cravings for food & 70% more likely exposed to obesity risk. However, it does not mean that your body composition is restrained by your DNA sequence. The issue with genetic determinism is that it equates all human beings with their social, moral & behavioral complexity with their genes. However, in practice we are much more than genes. Here is why:

We are impacted by environment & culture: You would have probably noticed that tall folks would have either one of them or both parents as tall. Your height is highly impacted by genetic components. However, you cannot give the entire credit to genes. Besides genes, diet also plays a major role. So even if you are the child of Tennis player Maria Sharapova, you would not grow as tall if you follow a poor diet. Environment factors such as diet & nutrition have a major role to play in determining your physical characteristics. The same logic applies for body weight & composition. Even if you have double AA in its obesity gene, it is not necessary that you will be obese or overweight. Your intensity of workout is encoded by your genetic code. So does that mean that healthy body weight is the outcome of your genetic code only? Not really, it is actually a combination of both your genes, your environment & lifestyle that shall influence your body weight.

A single gene does not determine our body weight: It is highly unlikely that a single gene can have a massive impact on physical traits. Complex activities such as athletic ability, capacity to build muscle & tendency of being overweight are determined by multiple genes. As a matter of fact your body weight is impacted by a lot of interacting factors such as metabolism, appetite, circadian rhythm- all of these are influenced by lot of different genes. Therefore, you cannot evaluate one gene-FTO gene & determine that you are destined to be fat. However, knowing that you have a fat gene answers a lot of questions about your diet & gives insights about the intelligent choices you can adopt to maintain a healthy weight.

Increased risk for obesity does not mean higher penetration of Obesity gene: Genes which increases the risk of being overweight cannot be completely penetrated. With the exception of rate obesity syndrome, most obesity related genes have low to moderate penetration. It essentially means, people who have high genetic risk to obese does not have to face life long struggle with the extra bulge. To be put in simple words, those who have obesity genes- weight is not entirely not their fault but there is something they can do. Therefore a DNA test can provide insights about genetic risk to obesity as well as provide intelligent nutrition & exercise performance choices that help them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This is what Passion for Fitness is trying to achieve by blending life-science & fitness.

Passion for Fitness hasblended life science with digital fitness to offer genomics based personalized fitness solution for time-pressed folks. With a vision of helping 100 million people adopt a healthy lifestyle, the company is bringing a revolution in fitness arena which has been historically dominated by gyms and me too online fitness models. By differentiating fitness goals from aesthetic goals, the company is bringing a paradigm shift in the lifestyle discipline of people globally.

Sushant Kumar (Founder & CEO, Passion for Fitness) also believes that Fitness is never a function of supplements and artificial pills, rather fitness is all about combination of genetic composition and environment which includes sleep, diet & general lifestyle. The basic building blocks of fitness have been fabricated by so called fitness experts and have been projected as fulfillment of short-lived aesthetic goals. To sign up for their fitness program, you can go to www.thesushantkumar.com/online-fitness-coaching

About Company:

Passion for Fitness is a global fitness company that offers genomics based online fitness coaching solution for folks who do not have time to take care of their health. They offer a curated nutrition & workout plan based on genetic code of their customers & help them adopt a healthy lifestyle to aid with their fitness goals. They are serving customers from across the globe.

Amazon Web Services AWS Educate selects ASM s CSIT Student as its Cloud Ambassador

Pune, INDIA – July 29^th, 2020: While the uncertainty in building career and finding jobs in the age of COVID19 still continues, an ASM Group’s student is creating wonders while getting selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as it’s Cloud Ambassador. Amazon welcomed an ASM’s CSIT BSc Computer 2nd year student, Sanjana Tiwary to its Student Ambassador community. Her selection has been made from among 250+ higher education institutions and universities from across 50+ countries. Out of millions of applications received by Amazon, only 326 got selected from across the globe, including ASM student, for the prestigious ambassador program.

While congratulating the student, Dr. Sandeep Pachpande Chairman of ASM Group of Institutes said, “it’s encouraging to see our student associate with a global company as AWS. Sanjana Tiwary will open opportunities and other benefits to ASM audience through Amazon Web Services and active participation in the community will enable furthering cloud education and preparing for the modern workforce. “

The AWS Educate Cloud Ambassador Program provides AWS Educate students real-life experience while helping their peer gain AWS technical skills and develop successful cloud careers. The Student Ambassadors will receive a host of benefits that will help them gain the professional skills needed for today’s competitive job market. Recently ASM Group of Institutes have collaborated with Amazon web Services to introduce cloud computing in MBA and PGDM courses in Emerging Technologies.

About ASM Group of Institutes:

Started in the year 1983, ASM shares a rich legacy of 37 years in the field go Management & IT education, from KG to PhD.
From one institute in one location at Pune, India, now ASM is based out of two cities, Pune, and Mumbai having 4 management institutes, Two Undergraduate colleges and Two junior colleges.
The Institutes and colleges are affiliated to prestigious universities like SPPU and Mumbai University.
ASM shares many firsts by collaborating with leaders on both academic and Industry front, to ensure the students graduating are equipped with the right skills required by the industry.
The past 37 years has been filled with various achievements. ASM has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards from Economic Times, Philip Kotler foundation, BERG Singapore and many other for having the best industry relevant curriculum, for the best industry integrated program, for placements and many more.
The 72000+ Alumni based across the globe are a strong network of ASM ambassadors.

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Toradex announces availability of Dahlia Carrier Board for Verdin SoMs

28 July 2020, Horw, Switzerland: Toradex, a leader in embedded computing, announces the release and availability of Dahlia, the latest addition to its carrier board offerings for the Verdin family of System on Modules (SoMs).

Dahlia provides a simple and convenient development platform for the Verdin SoMs. The board provides easy access to the most common interfaces in a compact 120mm x 120mm form factor. As with all Toradex carrier boards, the design is fully open and is an ideal starting point for your own customized Verdin carrier board.

Highlights:

Simple power via USB-C (PD and BC)
UART and JTAG interfaces conveniently accessible via a single USB-C connector
Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, MIPI DSI, MIPI CSI-2, CAN, etc.
Free and open design – allowing you to access the complete Altium design and manufacturing data

Verdin modules provide a modern, future-proof set of interfaces focusing on ease-of-use and robustness. The Verdin line expands on the already successful Colibri and Apalis SoM families and comes with the same extensive software, documentation, ecosystem and support. This includes Torizon - the easy-to-use industrial Linux platform - and Toradex BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project.

The currently available Verdin SoMs feature the new powerful and efficient NXP^® i.MX 8M Mini/Nano applications processors. Currently in development, is a Verdin SoM with NXP i.MX 8M Plus applications processor with Neural Network Accelerator and Image Signal Processing units. Additional Verdin boards are planned. Dahlia works with all current and upcoming Verdin SoMs providing highly scalable and future-proof solutions.

The Dahlia is available on the Toradex webshop, for more information visit the Dahlia Carrier Board page.

About Toradex:
Toradex is a global company headquartered in Switzerland. It is focused on offerings to make high-reliable embedded computing easy. Toradex offers Arm®-based System on Modules (SoMs) and customized SBCs. Powered by NXP® i.MX 6, i.MX 7, i.MX 8 and Vybrid; and NVIDIA® Tegra 2, 3 and TK1 SoCs, these pin-compatible SoMs offer scalability and come with free premium support, long-term product availability, and industrial-grade software such as Torizon. Toradex relies on exceptional engineering, modern infrastructure, and advanced automation to consistently and rapidly deliver the latest and greatest hardware and software to its customers.

For more information, please visit https://www.toradex.com/.

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