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Getty Museum to return painting looted by Nazis
The J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return a 370-year-old painting that once belonged to an art dealer who fled Holland when the Nazis invaded in 1940.Jacques Goudstikker was the Netherlands' biggest art dealer in the 1930s. He was fleeing the Nazis with his wife and young son at the beginning of World War…
AP Interview: Hilton says she's the 'original'
Paris Hilton, the woman who perfected the art of being famous for being famous, says she has met all of her professional goals.The heiress-turned-TV star, who was in Mexico on Tuesday to promote a new line of shoes, says she doesn't fear being overshadowed by Kim Kardashian or any other reality show rival with her…
Axe falls on UK arts groups as cuts announced
The Arts Council England said on Wednesday it would stop funding over 200 arts organizations as part of broader public sector cuts being enforced by the government in its battle to bring down a record budget deficit.It was the day of reckoning for galleries, music academies, orchestras, theater companies and dance troupes who rely on…
Hasbro 4Q earnings fall on soft US game demand
NEW YORK – Hasbro Inc.'s earnings slipped 16 percent in the fourth quarter as U.S. demand for board games waned later in the year.But the toy maker's net income still beat Wall Street expectations, and the company said it expects earnings and revenue growth in 2011.Hasbro, which raised its quarterly dividend by 20 percent four…
Mississippi Valley State beats Alabama A&M 63-60
NORMAL, Ala. – Paul Crosby scored 16 points and Falando Jones nailed a 3-pointer in the final minute to lift Mississippi Valley State over Alabama A&M 63-60 on Saturday night.The Delta Devils (9-14, 8-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) trailed 58-57 with 1:19 left to play before Jones knocked down the ultimate game-winning 3 with 54 seconds…
S&P 500 eyes best week in nine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks were headed for their best week in nine on Friday as the market defied calls for a pullback despite signs of rotation into defensive and lagging sectors that could intensify in coming weeks.Signs of improvement in the economy and strong corporate earnings have propelled stock prices but tapering volume, meager…
Quake of 6.4 magnitude rocks eastern India
IMPHAL, India (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 6.4 rocked India's northeastern state of Manipur Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Indian officials said there were no initial reports of damage.The epicenter was 30 miles north northwest of Manipur's capital Imphal, near the border with Myanmar. The depth of the quake was 55.2 miles."It happened…
[x+1] Named to the OnMedia Top 100 List of Private Companies by AlwaysOn
Company is recognized for creating new opportunities in digital media technologyNew York, NY (PRWEB) January 24, 2011 Online targeting platform leader [x+1], , today announced it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as an OnMedia Top 100 winner.The company’s inclusion in the OnMedia 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and its use of game-changing approaches and…
Officials fear bath salts are growing drug problem
FULTON, Miss. – When Neil Brown got high on bath salts, he took his skinning knife and slit his face and stomach repeatedly. Brown survived, but authorities say others haven't been so lucky after snorting, injecting or smoking powders with such innocuous-sounding names as Ivory Wave, Red Dove and Vanilla Sky.Some say the effects of…
Japan end long wait for football gold
GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) – Japan won their first Asian Games football gold on Thursday with a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates who had created and squandered the best opportunities of the final.Defender Yuki Saneto scored the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute to give Japan their seventh win in seven…
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