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Monday, December 31, 2012

Progress seen in last-minute 'fiscal cliff' talks

The moon rises behind the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington as Congress works into the late evening, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 to resolve the stalemate over the pending "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., followed by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., second from right, leaves the Senate chamber to meet with fellow Republicans in a closed-door session as the "fiscal cliff" negotiations continue at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Leaders in the Senate and the House are under pressure to find a legislative path to head off the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., walks to a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats as he and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., work to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Senate and House leaders are rushing to assemble a last-ditch agreement to stave off middle-class tax increases and possibly delay steep spending cuts in an urgent attempt to find common ground after weeks of gridlock. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., third ranking in the Senate Democratic leadership, speaks on his cell phone following a closed-door caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 to discuss how to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Democrats and Republicans say signs of progress are emerging in urgent negotiations to avert the looming 'fiscal cliff' ahead of a midnight deadline.

A person familiar with the negotiations says Democrats have offered to extend tax cuts for families making up to $450,000 a year and individuals making up to $400,000. President Barack Obama originally wanted the tax cuts to be extended only for families making up to $250,000 a year.

Unless an agreement is reached and approved by Congress by the start of New Year's Day, more than $500 billion in 2013 tax increases will begin to take effect and $109 billion will be carved from defense and domestic programs

The person familiar with the talks requested anonymity in order to discuss the internal negotiations.

Associated Press

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American Airlines pilots approve MOU for agreements under merger

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Union leaders who represent American Airlines pilots approved a tentative agreement Saturday for how the airline could merge with US Airways.

The board of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) said it voted 11-5 to approve a so-called memorandum of understanding that, with approval of other parties, "would serve as a framework for an agreement" if the airlines merge.

The union declined to provide details of the agreement, citing a non-disclosure agreement it sign as a party to the merger talks.

American, which is restructuring in bankruptcy court, is in talks to merge with US Airways. American could merge as part of the structuring process or exit bankruptcy and then decide whether to merge. A merger could be announced as soon as January 9, when AMR's board is due to meet.

A framework for the unions' labor agreements are a crucial part of the merger discussions. The APA said it is in talks with officials from American's parent, AMR Corp, US Airways and the US Airline Pilots Association, which represents US Airways pilots. Also included in the talks is the Unsecured Creditors Committee, which represents creditors of American.

(Reporting by Scott Alwyn; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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Illinois Sen. Kirk to return a year after stroke

FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010, in Wheeling, Ill., Illinois Sen.-elect Mark Kirk, R-Ill., speaks to media as he celebrates his election win. Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate?s front door this week _ a walk that?s significant not just for Illinois? junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 20102 file photo, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, right, emerges from the 103rd floor stairwell at Chicago's Willis Tower during the RIC SkyRise Chicago event, a fundraiser for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where Kirk is a patient. Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate?s front door this week _ a walk that?s significant not just for Illinois? junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Illinois Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk laughs during the annual Coumbus Day parade in Chicago. Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate's front door this week _ a walk that is significant not just for Illinois' junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

FILE - A 2012 file photo of an image taken from video and provided by Sen. Mark Kirk's office shows Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. going through a walking exercise at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago following a stroke. Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate's front door this week _ a walk that is significant not just for Illinois' junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sen. Mark Kirk's office)

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Kirk for Senate campaign shows then U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., a candidate for the U.S. Senate, in a flight suit at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland as a member of the Navy Reserve. Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate?s front door this week _ a walk that?s significant not just for Illinois? junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. (AP Photo/Kirk for Senate campaign, File)

CHICAGO (AP) ? Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 steps to the Senate's front door this week ? a walk that's significant not just for Illinois' junior senator, but also for medical researchers and hundreds of thousands of stroke patients.

It's estimated only one-third of patients return to work after a stroke, said Dr. Elliot Roth, medical director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's New Patient Recovery Unit and AbilityLab, where Kirk recovered.

The 53-year-old Republican will return to the high-profile, demanding life of a Washington lawmaker after an experimental rehabilitation so intense it's often compared to boot camp, Roth said. Patients keep grueling schedules, often spending eight hours a day or more re-learning how to walk, talk and do other tasks.

Because there are risks to going back to work unprepared, patients do "practice runs" of what it will be like to be back on the job. If and when they successfully return to work, Roth added, "It's like having a great symphony play and recognizing it's all the practice beforehand that went into it."

Kirk will walk back into a Congress that has grappled for weeks over how to avoid going over the "fiscal cliff," a series of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts due to take effect Tuesday. President Barack Obama indicated Monday afternoon that a deal was in sight, but not yet finalized. But House Republicans said they will not vote on the issue Monday night, and it remained unclear whether the Senate would vote Monday.

The Illinois senator's return will be inspiring to fellow stroke patients, said Frank Watson, the former Republican leader of the Illinois Senate who resigned from office after his 2008 stroke.

"For us in the stroke fraternity, we're very happy to see this occur, to see somebody taking their life back," Watson said. "There are so many people who don't make it back."

Kirk, who won President Barack Obama's former Senate seat in 2010, checked himself into a hospital in January 2012 after feeling dizzy. Tests revealed that the avid swimmer had suffered a major stroke. Surgeons had to remove two small pieces of destroyed brain tissue, and temporarily removed a 4-inch by 8-inch portion of his skull to allow for swelling.

Doctors said movement in Kirk's left side was severely limited. He was in intensive care and would need speech therapy, but they expected he would make a full mental recovery.

Within days, they said Kirk was asking for his Blackberry. In May, Kirk released a video updating his progress and showing footage of him walking with the help of a harness, a cane and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago staff. It also included clips of Kirk speaking while sitting in a chair, his left shoulder lower than his right and the left side of his face still largely paralyzed.

Kirk said in the video that his staff had counted the steps from the parking lot to the front door of the Senate. It was his hope to climb all 45 of them someday, "to fight for the people of Illinois."

In a separate video released three months later, Kirk was shown climbing stairs at the RIC and working in his home office. He said he had moved back to his home in the north Chicago suburbs, and that he was talking to his staff several times a day and keeping up with business in Washington via email. He also touted the experimental therapy, through which he had logged almost 15 miles and 145 flights of stairs.

Roth said the study represents a new approach to stroke rehabilitation, which has traditionally been slower and more cautious. In the study, one group ? which included Kirk ? was pushed harder and walked more, in an effort to see if it led to a quicker recovery.

In November, Kirk climbed 37 floors of stairs inside Chicago's Willis Tower as part of an RIC fundraiser. One of his therapists called it "remarkable progress."

Kirk has said little to the media throughout his rehabilitation. Through his staff, he declined to comment about his return to Washington. They have said he'll walk the steps Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes.

Watson, who was in a wheelchair for months after his stroke, said it will be important for Kirk to take it slow and make time for continued rehabilitation, noting "it's not over."

Watson's stroke affected his emotions, prompting him to break down in tears at times he previously would not have. It's something that still happens a little, he said.

Moments later, talking about the significance of Kirk's return, Watson began to cry.

"We need success stories," he said, "and Mark's one of them."

Associated Press

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

21st Century Understanding Cancer Toolkit: Nutrition in Cancer Care, Eating Tips and Recipes for Cancer Patients, Food Suggestions, Dealing with Digestive Problems from Therapy

Authoritative information, tips, and practical advice from the nation?s cancer experts about nutrition in cancer care, providing coverage of all aspects of this important part of cancer treatment. Starting with the basics, and advancing to detailed patient-oriented information, this comprehensive compilation gives empowered patients, families, and caregivers the information they need to understand nutrition and cancer. Digestive problems related to chemotherapy, radiation treatment, and surgery are fully covered; there is information about anorexia and cancer cachexia, enteral and parenteral nutrition, supplements, and much more. In addition to easy-to-read discussions, there is substantial advanced material for health care professionals. Conveniently organized contents include: Eating Hints ? Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment * Down Home Healthy Cooking: Recipes and Tips for Healthy Cooking * Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects ? Appetite Changes * Nutrition in Cancer Care ? Patient Version and Healthcare Professional Version * For Cancer-Related Appetite Loss, Cannabis is No Better than Placebo * Hydrazine Sulfate * Supplement: General Cancer Information And Resources. An extensive supplement provides background data on cancer; information on how to find resources in your own community; questions and answers about cancer; cancer information sources; cancer in the environment ? what you need to know and what you can do; and facing forward ? life after cancer treatment. * Coverage includes: Overview of Nutrition in Cancer Care * Nutrition Therapy in Cancer Care * Methods of Nutrition Care * Effects of Cancer Treatment on Nutrition * Treatment of Symptoms * Food and Drug Interactions. Nutrition therapy is used to help cancer patients get the nutrients they need to keep up their body weight and strength, keep body tissue healthy, and fight infection. Eating habits that are good for cancer patients can be very different from the usual healthy eating guidelines.

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The Week In Arts & Culture: Worst Of 2012, Best Of 2013 And More (PHOTOS)

Pinaree Sanpitak: Temporary Insanity - Austin Museum of Art

<a href="http://amoa-arthouse.org/2012/pinaree-sanpitak-temporary-insanity/">Pinaree Sanpitak: Temporary Insanity</a> WHAT: Exhibition of Southeast Asian artist, Pinaree Sanpitak, who combines organic symbols and brightly colored sculptural installations to reflect on themes of spirituality, femininity, and equality in the region. WHEN: January 12th - March 3rd, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://amoa-arthouse.org/">Austin Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: One hundred amorphous, squeezable sculptures that you can play with. IMAGE: Pinaree Sanpitak, Temporary Insanity, 2003-4 (installation detail) Silk, stuffing, motion sensors and devices, dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist and Tyler Rollins Fine Art

Enrico David - Hammer

<a href="http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/228">Enrico David</a> WHAT: An exhibition of Italian-born artist, Enrico David, known for his figurative multimedia works that reveals a dark underworld of surreal, craft-informed creatures. WHEN: January 12th - May 5th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://hammer.ucla.edu/">Hammer Museum</a> What to look out for: Paper mummies, hand-crafted tapestries and cavernous paintings IMAGE: Enrico David Untitled 2012 Acrylic on canvas. 103 3/4 x 91 3/4 inches. 281 x 233 cm. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London. Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London.

American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens - The Cleveland Museum of Art

<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/american-vesuvius-aftermath-mount-st-helens-frank-gohlke-and-emmet-gowin">American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens</a> WHAT: An exhibition dedicated to the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. WHEN: January 13th - May 12th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/">The Cleveland Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: Many photographs revealing the transformation of Mt. St. Helen's surrounding landscapes taken throughout the 20th century. IMAGE: Inside Mount St. Helens Crater, Base of Lava Dome on the Left (detail), 1983. Frank Gohlke (American, born 1942). Gelatin silver print; 45.3 x 55.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of museum members in 1989 1989.433

Alexandre Singh: The Pledge - The Drawing Center

<a href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/exh_upcoming.cfm?exh=899">Alexandre Singh: The Pledge</a> WHAT: The first North American museum exhibition of New York-based artist, Alexandre Singh. WHEN: January 17th - March 13th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/">The Drawing Center</a> What to look out for: Collage art accounts of interviews conducted by the artist with noted scientists, artists, writers and filmmakers. IMAGE: Alexandre Singh, Assembly Instructions (The Pledge- Leah Kelly), 2011. Framed inkjet ultrachrome archival prints and dotted pencil lines, 18 x 24 inches, #6 from a set of 37. Courtesy Art: Concept, Monitor gallery, Spr?th Magers

The Artist and the Poet - Art Institute of Chicago

<a href="http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/artist-and-poet">The Artist and the Poet</a> WHAT: Planned to coincide with the institute's "Picasso and Chicago" exhibition, the array of prints and drawings reveal the collaborative relationship between artists like Pablo Picasso, Robert Motherwell and David Hockney and poets such as Max Jacob, Rafael Alberti and Wallace Steves, respectively. WHEN: February 1st - June 2nd, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.artic.edu/">The Art Institute Chicago</a> What to look out for: "Skin with O?Hara Poem" (1963?65), a print by Jasper Johns that was inspired by the poet Frank O'Hara.

Shinique Smith: Firsthand - LACMA

<a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/shinique-smith-firsthand">Shinique Smith: Firsthand</a> WHAT: A exhibition of Shinique Smith's work that reflects on the artist's Baltimore upbringing and early desire to work with fashion and design. WHEN: February 8th, 2013 - ongoing WHERE: <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/shinique-smith-firsthand">Los Angeles Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: A combination of costumery and textiles tangled into sculptural installations like "Swaying Beauty." IMAGE: Shinique Smith, Swaying Beauty, 2007, clothing, foam, rope, and twine, 60 x 22 x 22 in., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Schiff Fine Art, ? Shinique Smith.

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui - Brooklyn Museum

<a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/el_anatsui/">Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui</a> WHAT: The first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the Ghana-born artist El Anatsui. WHEN: February 8th - August 4th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> What to look out for: Twelve giant wall and floor sculptures made from metal, wood and appropriated objects. IMAGE: El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944). Earth?s Skin, 2009. Aluminum and copper wire, 177 x 394 in. (449.6 x 1000.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photograph by Joe Levack, courtesy of the Akron Art Museum

Angles, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet - Phillips Collection

<a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/exhibitions/2013-02-09-exhibition-pollock-ossorio-dubuffet.aspx">Angles, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet</a> WHAT: An exhibition of work by American artists Jackson Pollock and Alfonso Ossorio, as well as French painter Jean Dubuffet. WHEN: February 9th - May 12th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/index.aspx">Phillips Collection</a> What to look out for: Around 53 paintings and drawings that show a visual friendship enjoyed by all three artists. IMAGE: Number 7, 1952 1952 Enamel and oil on canvas 53 1/8 x 40 inches The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson - de Young

<a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/eye-level-iraq-photographs-kael-alford-and-thorne-anderson">Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson</a> WHAT: The photographs of Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson, two American-trained photo journalists who documented the aftermath of the US-led allied invasion of Iraq in 2003. WHEN: February 9th - June 16th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/">de Young</a> What to look out for: Images taken outside the confines of the U.S. military's embedded journalist program. IMAGE: Thorne Anderson, Thawra, Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2003. Digital inkjet print. High Museum of Art, Atlanta. ? Thorne Anderson

Gutai: Splendid Playground - Guggenheim

<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/upcoming/gutai-splendid-playground">Gutai: Splendid Playground</a> WHAT: The first U.S. museum retrospective of Gutai, a postwar Japanese artist collective and influential avante-garde proponent of the 1950s and '60s. WHEN: February 15th - May 8th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york">Guggenheim</a> What to look out for: A whirlwind of paintings, conceptual art, experimental performance and film, indoor and outdoor installations, sound art, mail art, interactive art, light art... and kinetic art. IMAGE: Murakami Sabur? Passing Through, 1956 Performance view: 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Kaikan, Tokyo, ca. October 11?17, 1956 ? Makiko Murakami and the former members of the Gutai Art Association, courtesy Museum of Osaka University

William H. Johnson: An American Modern - Georgia Museum of Art

<a href="http://georgiamuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming/william-h.-johnson">William H. Johnson: An American Modern</a> WHAT: An exhibition of the work of modern American artist William Henry Johnson, the self-described "primitive and cultural painter." WHEN: February 16th - May 12th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://georgiamuseum.org/">Georgia Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: Twenty landscapes, still-lifes and portraits including the iconic "Blind Singer" and "Aunt Alice." IMAGE: William H. Johnson (American 1907?1970) Aunt Alice (detail), ca. 1944 Oil on compressed board 33 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches Collection of Morgan State University

NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star - New Museum

<a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/nyc-1993-experimental-jet-set-trash-and-no-star">NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star</a> WHAT: A time capsule-esque exhibit that centers on the art, pop culture and politics of 1993 in New York. WHEN: February 13th - May 26th, 2013 WHERE: The New Museum What to look out for: Time-specific references to the ongoing conflict in Europe, attempts at peace in the Middle East, the AIDS crisis, and national debates on health care, gun control, and gay rights. IMAGE: Art Club 2000, Untitled (Conrans I), 1992?93. Chromogenic color print, 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Courtesy the artist and the Estate of Colin de Land

Chagall: Beyond Color - Dallas Museum of Art

<a href="http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/View/FutureExhibitions/dma_488367">Chagall: Beyond Color</a> WHAT: A look at the paintings, sculpture, ceramics and collage of the Russian-French artist, Marc Chagall. WHEN: February 17th - May 26th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/">Dallas Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: A display of costumes made by Chagall in 1942 for the production of the ballet "Aleko," choreographed by L?onide Massine with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. IMAGE: Marc Chagall, Double Portrait with Wine Glass (Double Portrait au Verre de Vin)1917-1918 Oil on canvas Overall: 92 17/32 x 53 15/16 in. (2 m 35 cm x 137 cm) Framed dimensions: 97 1/4 x 58 21/32 x 2 3/4 in. (2 m 47 cm x 149 cm x 7 cm) Centre Pompidou Photo : (c) Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN / Adam Rzepka. (c) 2012 Artists Rights Society. (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Kehinde Wiley: The Memling Series - Phoenix Art Museum

<a href="http://www.phxart.org/exhibitions/69dc7ab9-a14b-4eac-dfea-2d73f0e5b946">Kehinde Wiley: The Memling Series</a> WHAT: A new series of paintings by the New York artist Kehinde Wiley, who is known for his knack for re-envisioning classical styles of portraiture. WHEN: February 20th - June 23rd, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.phxart.org/">Phoenix Art Museum</a> What to look out for: Eight paintings based on the work of Hans Memling, the Flemish master painter of the Northern Renaissance. IMAGE: Kehinde Wiley, Marechal Floriano Peixoto (The World Stage: Brazil), 2009. Oil on canvas, 96" x 84." Phoenix Art Museum. Museum purchase with funds provided by Contemporary Forum in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary.

Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America - Milwaukee Art Museum

<a href="http://mam.org/exhibitions/details/color-rush.php">Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America</a> WHAT: A history of color photography in the United States from 1907 to 1981, including magazine images, gallery works, advertisements, and photojournalism. WHEN: February 22nd - May 19th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://mam.org/">Milwaukee Art Museum</a> What to look out for: References to Life, Vogue and Kodak. IMAGE: Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxemburg, 1879?1973) Bouquet of Flowers, January 8, 1940 Dye transfer print image: 9 9/16 x 6 5/8 in. (24.3 x 16.8 cm) Collection of George Eastman House (Bequest of Edward Steichen by Direction of Joanna T. Steichen) Permission of the Estate of Edward Steichen, Courtesy of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/impressionism-fashion-modernity">Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity</a> WHAT: A survey of the fashion trends that appeared in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries. WHEN: February 26th - May 27th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: Around eighty major figure paintings seen in conjunction with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints that also show the relationshi between fashion and art at this time. IMAGE: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) Women in the Garden 1866 Oil on canvas 100 3/8 x 80 11/16 in. (255 x 205 cm) Mus?e d'Orsay, Paris

Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts - Brooklyn Museum

<a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/quilts/">Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts</a> WHAT: The exhibition examines the impact of feminist scholarship on historical quilts, giving focus to the ways in which ideas of anonymity, authorship and collectivity affected the interpretation of the craft. WHEN: March 15th - September 15th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> What to look out for: Thirty-five American and European quilt masterpieces. IMAGE: Elizabeth Welsh (American). Medallion Quilt, circa 1830. Cotton, 110 ? x 109 in. (280.7 x 267.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Roebling Society, 78.36. Photo by Gavin Ashworth

James Turrell: A Retrospective - Museum of Fine Arts Houston

<a href="http://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/james-turrell-retrospective/">James Turrell: A Retrospective</a> WHAT: A collection of the many light installations of American artist James Turrell, concurrently presented by the MFAH, LACMA and the Guggenheim WHEN: June 9th - September 22nd, 2013 at MFAH (May 26th, 2012-April 6th, 2014 at LACMA and June 21st-September 25th, 2013 at Guggenheim) WHERE: <a href="http://www.mfah.org/">Museum of Fine Arts Houston</a> What to look out for: "Vertical Vintage", a grouping of a dozen interactive, light-based installations. IMAGE: James Turrell, The Light Inside, 1999, neon lights, gypsum board, plaster, glass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum commission, gift of Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson. (c) James Turrell

Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store - MoMA

<a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1320">Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store</a> WHAT: A retrospective of Claes Oldenburg, an artist who once rented a storefront in New York City and filled it with handmade, painted sculptures that mimicked the everyday commercial products sold in stores throughout the neighborhood. WHEN: April 14th - August 5th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Museum of Modern Art</a> What to look out for: A selection of Oldenburg?s past "Store" performances, seen through films projected throughout the exhibition's halls. IMAGE: Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Two Girls? Dresses. 1961. Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel. 44 1/2 x 40 3/4 x 6? (113 x 103.5 x 15.2 cm). Private collection. ? 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

<a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/Exhibitions.cfm?id=157">Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico</a> WHAT: An exhibition of works collected by Jacque and Natasha Gelman, Eastern European ex-pats who became Mexican citizens in 1942 and subsequently acquired art by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro and more. WHEN: May 25th - August 18th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/">Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: More than 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings. IMAGE: Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954). Diego en mi pensamiento (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. ? Banco de M?xico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Mika Taanila - Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis

<a href="http://camstl.org/exhibitions/main-gallery/mika-taanila/">Mika Taanila</a> WHAT: An exhibit dedicated to Finnish artist Mika Taanila, who has created works in film, video, photography, sound, and installation that explore technological innovations and human's innate desire to continuously advance. WHEN: May 31st - August 11th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://camstl.org/">Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis</a> What to look out for: The CAM show will feature large multi-channel video installations, 35mm film presentations, and new photographic works.

Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes - MoMA

<a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321">Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes</a> WHAT: The works of Le Corbusier (aka Charles-?douard Jeanneret), whose work spanned architecture, interior design, visual art, city planning, writings, and photography. WHEN: June 9th - September 23rd, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Museum of Modern Art</a> What to look out for: The exhibition will place particular focus on the ways in which Le Corbusier imagined landscapes, in his early watercolors of the Mediterranean, his sketches of India, and his photographs of architectural projects. IMAGE: Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) (French, born Switzerland. 1887-1965) with Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896?1967). Villa Savoye Poissy-sur-Seine, France. 1929-31. Wood, aluminum, and plastic. 16 x 34 x 32? (40.6 x 86.4 x 81.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. ? 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / FLC

Future Beauty: Thirty Years of Japanese Fashion - Seattle Art Museum

<a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?eventID=23201">Future Beauty: Thirty Years of Japanese Fashion</a> WHAT: An entire exhibit dedicated to revolutionary Japanese fashion designers who are credited with influencing Western couture as we know it. WHEN: June 27th - September 8th, 2013 WHERE: <a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/default.asp">Seattle Art Museum</a> What to look out for: Eighty gowns by designers like Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and Jun Takahashi. IMAGE: ISSEY MIYAKE ( Naoki Takizawa) + Aya Takano / Kaikai Kiki Autumn/Winter 2004 Collection Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute,Gift of ISSEY MIYAKE INC.

Fernand Leger and the Modern City - Philadelphia Museum of Art

<a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/766.html">Fernand Leger and the Modern City</a> WHAT: Using Fernand L?ger?s 1919 work, "The City," as a jumping off point, the exhibit showcases the French artist's array of paintings, all of which incorporate forms of cultural production central to modern cities, like graphic and advertising design, theater, film, and architecture. WHEN: October 2013 - January 2014 WHERE: <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a> What to look out for: Over one hundred Leger works from collectors and institutions across Europe and the US. IMAGE: The City, 1919. Fernand L?ger, French, 1881 1955. Oil on canvas, 7 feet 7 inches x 9 feet 9 1/2 inches (231.1 x 298.4 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952. ? Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris - National Gallery of Art in D.C.

<a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/marvilleinfo.shtm">Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris</a> WHAT: The first retrospective exhibition in the United States of 19th-century Parisian photographer Charles Marville, which serves as a biographical account of his life as well as an artist survey of his career. WHEN: September 29th, 2013 - January 5th, 2014 WHERE: <a href="http://www.nga.gov/home.htm">National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.</a> What to look out for: Around one hundred photographs, mostly of Paris, that range from city scenes and landscapes to architectural studies of Europe in the early 1850s. IMAGE: Charles Marville H?tel de la Marine, c. 1870 Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/29/the-week-in-arts--culture_n_2379418.html

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Are You Ready To Market Your Business? - Maynas Eric

All companies need a way to find their audience online. Social media marketing allows businesses to do this rather quickly and easily. Social media marketing is a new and favorite way to start a company. With strong business acumen and several of the ideas in this piece, you have the ability to utilize social media and really grow your business.

People love to be able to comment on your blog! Especially if you don?t give out email addresses or other contact information. Allow comments to be posted, but keep a close eye on them. Make sure you delete spams and rude or offensive comments quickly.

Social Media

TIP! Try to offer your customers the social media equivalent of a face-to-face exchange. Customers don?t enjoy speaking to the faceless representative of a large company.

Research has shown that business hours throughout the week are the times when people most read social media postings. Many software programs and applications offer features that allow you to regulate the timing of your social media posts to ensure maximum visibility.

You should find blogs in your industry and comment regularly on articles and news. That establishes you as a presence on the Internet, and you look like an expert. Also, make sure that your comments are legible and filled with content to build a solid reputation. This, in turn, will increase the level of traffic and popularity for your site.

Be sure to update your social media profiles on a regular basis. Your audience will not stay interested if you have outdated content on your profiles.

TIP! Try interacting with your customers as much as possible. Find out if they have any blogs or popular threads online and post whenever you can generate appropriate and engaging comments.

Running contests with incentives on social media sites, like Twitter and Facebook, is a valuable way to produce good publicity for your company. Because of social networking and media?s viral nature, the news regarding your contest will be spread everywhere extremely fast. Try to build your contests with creativity and fun, although they should always tie in closely with the products and services you?re promoting. A creative way for people to enter would be by designing your company a new logo, or one for an upcoming product.

Frequently, leave friendly posts and helpful comments on the pages of fellow blogger?s sites. If you are social, then people will see this and want to be friends with you. Find people blogging about your business niche. Start talking to the people who post on these blogs. This is a great opportunity for networking.

Your online storefront can become easier for your customers to use with effective social media tie-ins. Building a Facebook store and making it accessible from your other sites, makes a great addition to your online presence. Facebook users like to look around the site and may find your site and your products, and may even make a purchase, all while staying on Facebook. This can let them have easier access to your products, without making them leave Facebook and go to your site.

TIP! Make your business more personal by posting pictures of employees and the inside of your office. People like to see an actual person working the business; therefore, it is beneficial to post photos of your office or business events.

Track the traffic onto your site to see the fluctuations and trends for different times of the day. It is crucial that you do not get discouraged because the day hasn?t been going well. Instead, focus on identifying trends and shifts that will allow you make more informed decisions.

Marketing Company

Be careful if you are considering using a marketing company for social media. Some of these companies are frauds. They use thousands of fraudulent Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts, made through automated registration bots and proxy servers. Your advertisement it then rarely seen by a real person despite the view count and the large amount of money you have paid the social media marketing company.

TIP! To have your business become known, using social media marketing is a good way to get people to notice you. Your company can receive positive attention when users of social media sites discuss your product or other things about your business.

Keep your subscribers updated on your businesses progress on your social media pages. Tweet or blog about the different milestones that you accomplish to show progression. Be sure to offer thanks to those who have supported you along the way and discuss your experiences. Articles like this tend to go viral very fast.

It might be difficult in the beginning, but you will soon get the hang of it. Social media has helped hundreds of companies, and it can help yours too. It just takes some commitment and some help from experienced people.

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Animated short looks back on 2012's big gaming moments | Joystiq

Description

Two decades have passed since the demonic lords, Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, set out across the world of Sanctuary on a vicious rampage, twisting humanity to their unholy will. Yet for those who battled the Prime Evils, the memory fades slowly. When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of Tristram Cathedral seeking clues to defeat new stirrings of evil, a fiery harbinger of doom falls from the heavens, striking the very ground where Diablo once entered the world. This fire from the sky reawakens ancient evils and calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells once again.

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/animated-short-looks-back-on-2012s-big-gaming-moments/

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