StarVest gained national recognition in 2007 as the lead venture capital firm inNetSuite, whose December 2007 initial public offering opened with a $1.6 billionmarket capitalization, the highest market capitalization of any venturecapital-backed technology IPO since Google. StarVest was also one of the firstinstitutional investors in MessageOne (acquired by Dell Computer in April 2008).More information about StarVest is available at the company`s Web site:. StarVest PartnersJoan Jennings, Copyright Business Wire 2009. LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The works of English Romantic landscape painter JMW Turner will vie with contemporary rivals and preen next to those of the old masters he hoped to surpass in a new exhibition at London's Tate Britain gallery.
Lifestyle"Turner and the Masters" will bring together about 100 works of historical significance from around the world, including artists such as Canaletto, Claude, Cuyp, Poussin, Rembrandt, Rubens, Ruisdael, and van de Velde.The exhibition will be the first to look at the work of Turner (1775-1851) in the company of the greatest painters in the preceding history of western art."It will reveal his debts and rivalries in exciting, even unpredictable, ways, and explore his reputation as one of the greatest painters of landscape in the European tradition," the Tate said in a press statement.The exhibition will pair Turner's works with major paintings by his predecessors. Constable reportedly told a friend "Turner has been here and fired a gun.""It was Turner's strategy, almost uniquely within the history of European art, to enter into direct competition with artists both past and present, whom he considered as worthy rivals to his own fame," the Tate said.Turner built his reputation as an oil painter by challenging the works of old masters, deliberately producing paintings that could hang in their company. Often admired as an independent genius, he was in fact deeply engaged with the works of other artists. He studied the works of old masters, particularly those of the 17th century landscape painter Claude Lorrain.Born in London, Turner was the son of a barber of humble means. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789 at the age of 14 before becoming a member of the Royal Academy in 1802 and Professor of Perspective in 1807.Turner and the Masters is on at the Tate Britain from September 23, 2009 to January 31 2010.
The exhibition will go on tour to Le Grand Palais in Paris, from February 22 to May 23 2010, and to the Museo del Prado in Madrid from June 22 to September 19 2010.(Reporting by Paul Casciato) Lifestyle. Secretary Challenges Hospitals to Fight Health Care Associated Infections, MakesAvailable $50 Million in Recovery Act FundingWASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--At a speech before the United Nurses of America's 12th National Nurses Congress,HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today discussed two new HHS reports on thequality of health care in America and challenged hospitals to work to reducehealth care associated infections. Published by the Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality, the annual 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report and2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report indicate that patient safetymeasures have worsened and that a substantial number of Americans do not receiverecommended care. Upon issuing the reports, Sebelius also announced theavailability of $50 million in Recovery Act resources to fight health careassociated infections and improve patient safety. "Today`s reports show why we can't wait to enact comprehensive health reform,"Secretary Sebelius said. "The status quo is unsustainable and we cannot allowmillions of Americans to continue to go without the care they need and deserve."The reports found:* 40 percent of recommended care is not received by patients.
* Only 40 percent of diabetic patients received three recommended diabeticpreventive exams in the past year, and this rate has not improved over time. * Only half of obese adults and children are given advice to exercise more andeat a healthy diet. * Seven out of ten adults with mood, anxiety, or impulse disorders receivedinadequate treatment or no treatment at all * Disparities in health care persist. Minority patients receivedisproportionately poor care compared to Caucasian patients.