Kansas Book Festival highlights local authors and awards
Eisenhower's descendant Ken nedy Dold and 14 year old writer join a Kansas focus at the Kansas Book Festival. Roy Bird and Stephens praise Kansas publishing and exposure for local authors while 2011 Kansas Notable Book Awards honor 15 writers in fiction children nonfiction and poetry. First Lady unveils nonprofit status to fund grants for school and public libraries.
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Kennedy Dold
Brownback
Roy Bird
Kansas Library Association
Kansas
Stephens
Bird
Statehouse
First Lady
Impulse buying and vanity trends in a modern shopper
Cathy Hamilton riffs on impulse purchases from online and in-store channels, from beauty regimes to kitchen gadgets, humorous hair mishaps, and the lure of flashy marketing. She notes procrastination, tiny budget traps, and the chaos of late-night shopping while contrasting with broader world events.
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William and
Kate
Google
Hamlet
Chick
Caecilius
Willem de Kooning retrospective opens at MoMA
The MoMA opening presents a six floor, near 200-work survey tracing Willem de Kooning from early modernist experiments to iconic Woman series and late 1980s abstractions. Curator John Elderfield leads a labor-of-love show running through January 9 without travel plans.
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Willem de Kooning
Moma
New York
Museum of Modern Art
de Kooning
Henri Matisse
Giorgio de Chirico
Elaine Fried
Brand de Kooning
Figure
Field
Manhattan
John Elderfield
Dhe Kooning
Elderfield
England
U.S
MoMA/AP
Panoramic photography tips from a chief photographer
Lens manually set exposure and focus on a dominant subject. Shoot from left to right with 25 percent overlap, keeping the camera level. A tripod helps but is not required. stitching software can produce quality panoramas. Chief Photographer Mike Yoder can be reached at 832-7141.
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Mike Yoder
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