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Alibaba Kicks Off 'Pitch Fest' Where Brands Vie for Fast-Track Access to China
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Published on June. 8, 2021
Alibaba Group's cross-border online marketplace Tmall Global has launched its annual pitch event for brands to gain fast-track access to China, at a time when a growing number of consumer brands are entering the world's second-largest economy.
Tmall Global's Go Global 11.11 Pitch Fest started accepting applications on Tuesday from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) based in the U.K., Ireland and the U.S..
Brands pitch their products to the Tmall Global team and receive advice on adapting their businesses to expand in China. Selected brands will be fast-tracked and launched on Tmall Global, which offers brands a low-risk way of testing and fine-tuning their strategies before establishing a fully-fledged presence in the market.
Tmall Global will also spotlight their products during China's largest shopping festival, 11.11, including a dedicated livestreaming session to boost the brands' visibility.
"Given the huge shift toward online shopping and the growing demand in China for American products, U.S. brands seeking international growth must have both a digital strategy and a China strategy," said Tony Shan, head of Tmall Global for the Americas at Alibaba Group, in a statement.
American businesses generated sales of over $54 billion to Chinese consumers last year via Alibaba's platforms. Since launching in 2014, Tmall Global has helped thousands of U.S. brands sell directly to hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers.
Consumer brands globally are looking to engage with Chinese shoppers, who have increasingly opted to make purchases digitally and domestically following Covid-19. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for retailers to adopt a digital strategy when travel to brick-and-mortar stores is inconvenient.
More than 100 U.S. brands have launched on Tmall Global since the beginning of this year. U.S. SMBs that have recently joined the platform include Washington-based luxury fragrance brand Antica Farmacista, New Jersey skincare brand Nuria, Ohio beauty brand Radha Beauty and California luxury handbag brand Senreve.
"Pitch Fest is a great opportunity for us to discover and support U.S. brands we believe can find success in the China market," Shan added.
Read more about the U.S. Pitch Fest
Similarly, Chinese consumers continue to buy high-quality products from the U.K. and Ireland. Since the start of this year, more than 40 British and Irish brands have launched on Tmall Global, including Holland & Barrett, Sweaty Betty, Rude Health, Jo Loves, Creed, Molton Brown and Child's Farm.
U.K. businesses sold $494 million worth of goods during 11.11 last year. Welsh beauty-tech brand SmoothSkin, for example, hosted a livestreaming session during the event that attracted more than 103 million views.
Read more about the U.K. and Ireland Pitch Fest
"China is an exciting market with huge growth potential, but we recognize it can seem daunting to some," said Tmall Global business development manager Zarina Kanji.
Pitch Fest comes as brands are generating record sales during China's second-largest shopping festival, 6.18, which for some brands is a choice moment to test demand for their products ahead of the largest shopping festival in November.
"It's a fantastic way for brands to gauge the response from Chinese consumers to their brands and products," Kanji added.
Last year, selected brands including America's oldest apothecary C.O. Bigelow and personal care brand Pipette leveraged the Go Global 11.11 Pitch Fest to test the China market and boost brand awareness by participating in 11.11.
Applications for this year's Pitch Fest are open to e-commerce-ready SMBs across all major retail categories, including apparel and accessories, beauty and personal care, health and wellness, consumer electronics, home goods, food and beverage, as well as baby, kids and maternity. The deadline for brands based in the U.K. and Ireland is July 16, while the U.S. Pitch Fest will receive applications through August 6.
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Praunus flexuosus, known as the chameleon shrimp, is a species of opossum shrimp found in European waters. It reaches  long, with a distinctly bent body, and closely resembles Praunus neglectus. It lives in shallow water and tolerates a wide range of salinities. It is found from northern France to the Baltic Sea, and was introduced to North America in the mid 20th century.

Description
Praunus flexuosus is a long, slender animal, with a pronounced bend in the abdomen. It reaches sexual maturity at a length of around , but can go on to attain a length of . Its colouration is highly variable, ranging from brown or red to green, which accounts for its common name of "chamaeleon shrimp".

Praunus flexuosus is very similar to the related species P. neglectus. The two can be differentiated by the following characters:

Taxonomy

Praunus flexuosus was the first mysidacean species ever to be formally described, when Otto Friedrich Müller described it under the name Cancer flexuosa in 1776.

Distribution and ecology
Praunus flexuosus lives along the coast of the north Atlantic Ocean between 40° north and 71° north, and in the Baltic Sea. There is only one doubtful record from further south than Roscoff. It is "the only documented non-native marine zooplankton species established on the East Coast [of North America]". It was first discovered in North America in 1960, on the north side of Cape Cod, and has since colonised as far north as Nova Scotia. This colonisation may have occurred after P. flexuosus was transported as a fouling animal on ships' hulls during the Second World War. It was only discovered around the coast of Iceland in 1970, but has since proved to be common along Iceland's south-west coast. This introduction may also have been facilitated by wartime convoys (see Battle of the Atlantic).

P. flexuosus can tolerate salinities of 2‰–33‰. It is often found on algae, and is most closely associated with the seaweed Fucus vesiculosus. It lives in shallow water, and is often found around artificial constructions, such as docks. It is an omnivore, feeding on debris and preying on small crustaceans, especially harpacticoid copepods, but consumes a greater proportion of macrozooplankton than other common littoral mysids, such as Neomysis integer and Praunus inermis. P. fleuosus is less gregarious than species such as N. integer. When it detects a predator nearby, using a combination of visual and chemical cues, P. flexuosus hides among vegetation.

Life cycle
Praunus flexuosus has two generations per year. A population overwinters, and produces a spring generation that appears in May or June, before dying off in the summer. Some of the spring generation reach sexual maturity and reproduce in the autumn, producing the generation which will reproduce the following spring. Females release eggs into a brood pouch or marsupium, where they are held until they hatch.

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Mysida
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
Crustaceans described in 1776
Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller

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Pipeline, climate change and governments examined in documentary.
Dorothy Woodend writes about culture and film for The Tyee. Find her previous articles here.
Pipeline documentary to be shown at Rio Theatre in Vancouver Sunday. Image from Directly Affected trailer.
When Zack Embree started production on his film Directly Affected: Pipeline Under Pressure, he had certain notions about his country.
When Embree lost his job teaching art to people on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, he began to research climate change.
Directly Affected, which focuses on the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, is an excellent primer and a wee bit of a history lesson on Canada's oily problem, starting with former prime minister Stephen Harper's intention to make the country into an energy superpower. Bill C-38 opened the floodgates by removing hurdles to the oil and gas industry and gutting policies that took decades to enact.
Prior to the 2012 federal budget, oil company lobbyists met with public officials some 2,733 times. This intensive campaign paid off big time. Dramatic changes slashing the time for public intervention in energy industry approvals and limiting the right to intervene to people who were deemed directly affected by a project effectively shut down the public process. Even as the phrase "responsible resource development" was being echoed to the point of lunacy, Bill C-45 and Canada's National Energy policy began to take on an even darker hue.
But all those bright and shining promises shattered like piecrust, and here we are currently in a cage match with B.C. in one corner, Alberta in the other and the federal government playing some extended game of chicken with climate change.
I asked Embree if he could provide some insight.
But the earlier indicators were clear when the new Liberal government made moves to release the political pressure on the proposed pipeline expansion. The National Energy Board's recommendations on the project were accepted, and suddenly 895,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen and some 400 tankers a year on the West Coast were on the table.
The project stood in direct opposition to Canada's commitment to the Paris climate agreement. As Simon Fraser University professor Mark Jaccard says, if the intent is to keep global temperature under a two-degree change, "You can't justify expanding the oil sands." The more than 1.3 billion barrels of Alberta's bitumen would need to stay in the ground if there was any real hope of maintaining Canada's commitment to climate change action.
Embree set out to speak to people most directly affected by the Kinder Morgan expansion, including residents from a Burnaby neighbourhood who were forced to flee their own homes after an oil spill in 2007. The oil ran into storm drains and then into the Burrard Inlet.
But as Carleen Thomas of the Sacred Trust Initiative of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation says, the lack of oversight that led to the disaster was not particularly unusual. There was no consultation with the First Nations community when Kinder Morgan expanded its Westridge Terminal in Burnaby, she says.
While local people have borne the brunt of these kind of events, many other species like seals, killer whales and salmon are also at risk. If the additional tankers resulting from the Kinder Morgan expansion reaches more than 400 ships per year, it could push the killer whale population into extinction.
As Ussif Rashid Sumalia, director of the Fisheries Economic Unit at the University of British Columbia, tells the filmmakers, there is an economic argument being made, but more importantly there is a moral imperative to protect the coast environment. If a tanker lost even 20 per cent of its payload, Burrard Inlet could be covered in oil.
Since 2005, Kinder Morgan has been responsible for four major spills. In Abbotsford, a spill forced the local elementary school into lockdown. People thought it was a Bhopal-like disaster.
It's not surprising really, when you consider who is in charge. When Kinder Morgan bought Trans Mountain, Richard Kinder, former CEO of Enron, staffed his new company with former Enron executives (the ones who weren't in jail) and carried on with business as usual. But business as usual meant no longer replacing sections of leaky pipelines, but patching the aging equipment. Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart says many former workers quit, citing the fact that the quality of repairs had dropped so significantly that they couldn't work there any longer in good conscience.
This becomes somewhat terrifying when you consider what is actually being transported, namely diluted bitumen. As author Rikki Ott, a woman who survived the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster explains, the toxicity of bitumen has largely been underplayed. Although a Liberal government report made it explicitly clear that this stuff can kill you, the film reports. Maybe now, or a few years down the road.
The Kalamazoo, Michigan, spill (3.8 million litres) and the Mayflower, Arkansas, oil spill (507,245 litres) devastated the communities in which they took place. Ott notes that after the Mayflower spill, poor air forced an evacuation. Even in houses that were not directly oiled, she says, the curtains, carpets, toys, all soaked up the toxic emissions, and many houses had to be destroyed.
Extrapolate this to a bigger sense of home — the waterways, salmon-bearing streams, aquifers and populated areas that the pipeline route traces on its way to the West Coast. All are at risk. This is before taking into account that the proposed route is also situated in an earthquake zone. The film reveals communities have little to no information about the risks, and even folk in authority have a hard time getting straight answers from the company.
The expanded tank farm that will handle bitumen from the expanded pipeline will be located on a slope on Burnaby Mountain. Chris Bowcock, Burnaby fire chief, says in the film he couldn't get information about the proposed plans. But the effects of dropping crude on a densely populated area would be catastrophic.
The current conflict kicked into high gear when Kinder Morgan began chopping down trees on Burnaby Mountain, investigating the possibility of running its pipeline under the park. Residents protested, and the company initiated SLAPP suits against five Burnaby residents. As the film explains, SLAPP suits — Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — are designed to intimidate people and drain their resources fighting expensive legal battles.
But people weren't scared off so easily and, as the struggle picked up steam, First Nations activists led the charge. While local NDP MP Kennedy Stewart pleaded in Parliament for common sense to prevail, more than 100 people crossed the police line. The protests galvanized the community and engaged citizens embarked on a campaign of civil disobedience. SFU microbiology professor Lynn Quarmby said "I am going to be the best citizen I can be," and marched resolutely off to get arrested.
The reality of oil extraction is not pretty. The residents of Fort McMurray and Fort McKay in Northern Alberta have lived for a long time with environmental degradation that has transformed large sections of boreal forest into what looks like a moonscape, dotted with toxic tailings ponds. The upstream effects include spiking cancer rates, tumour-riddled fish and a visceral manifestation of the sickness between First Nations people and the government of Canada.
Experts like Gwynne Dyer weigh on the loss of food supply and the waves of refugees who will be forced to leave their countries in search of food and water. Severe weather, ocean acidification, droughts and wildfires have profound effects on people, but also on governments. As Dwyer drily notes, the other result of climate change is failed states. "Governments who cannot feed their populations do not, on the whole, survive very long," he says.
Even as Fort McMurray burned, the past precedents were clear. The Atlantic fisheries failure, the collapse of the forest industry and the mining industry's decline all took place without any real plan or solution in place. As the Paris climate agreements made explicit, you can make all the plans you'd like, but it doesn't do much good if people don't honour those promises.
The economic arguments for pipeline expansion also made little sense. Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan explained that the promise of jobs was laughable, an opinion reiterated by economist Robyn Allan, who explains that shipping raw resources to Asia, where there are fewer environmental controls, is cheaper than refining them here.
Meanwhile, investments in new technology and renewables like solar power by First Nations communities show a different approach.
Given that there are so many better alternatives, it seems distinctly odd, if not downright malevolent, that the oil industry is still going strong.
Embree has his own thoughts on the matter.
The Liberal government's past rhetoric claiming "governments grant permits, only communities grant permission" sounds feeble and capitulating given its failure to acknowledge fierce opposition to Kinder Morgan's plans.
The story continues to unfold on a daily basis. But the film makes clear this is a long fight, akin to the great battles for human rights and the fate of the planet.
Embree also has the big picture in mind.
It is fitting that the film winds up with Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, speaking at the Vancouver Walk for Reconciliation in 2013.
I remember it well. While the rain pelted down, King spoke in rising cadences that brought to mind her late father.
Directly Affected: Pipeline Under Pressure screens this Sunday, Earth Day, at 4:15 p.m. at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver and May 9 at 6:15 p.m. at The Vic Theatre in Victoria. Additional screenings across the province are also taking place in the coming months; more information is available here.


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Chapters 1-3
New York City, Madison Square Garden
Colleen McCallum tried to keep the butterflies in her stomach flying in formation. In the enveloping darkness, her sister Kitty stamped her feet in nervous agitation and her brother Dwight seemed calm and cool as always. But his jaw, flexing ever so slightly, told her how excited he was. For seven years they had poured their hearts and souls into preparing for this moment.
She looked back at the screen that stretched from one side of the massive stage to the other. The skyline of New York City stood out in black relief to the simulated dark blue of early dusk on the massive screen at the back of the stage. Seven large panels, bathed in the blue light, rose above the skyline. A deep rumble came from the audience in the darkened auditorium as the band started the first notes of the song. As the spotlight came on and the announcer intoned in a stentorian voice, "The McCallums," the audience burst into a roar. The skyline disappeared in a dazzling whirling luminescence, and the seven large panels shimmered seamlessly through all the colors of the rainbow. Colleen knew the screens, suspended twenty feet above the stage on both sides, were designed so the audience in the upper reaches of the auditorium could clearly see the faces of the three performers and the white, fringed, long-sleeved western shirts, blue jeans, red cowboy boots, and white cowboy hats everyone, including the band, was wearing.
Standing in the center, Kitty's rich alto reached effortlessly to the high notes. Her large blue eyes were framed by a pageboy cut of blonde hair; her straight nose and finely shaped features gave her a girl next-door beauty. To Kitty's right, Dwight played an electric guitar held by a strap across his broad shoulders. Colleen was used to the avid looks Dwight elicited from the female fans with his lean rangy frame and rugged good looks. Playing her violin all the while, she turned back to acknowledge the banjo player, drummer, bass player, and lead guitarist, who were arrayed in a semi-circle behind them.
Colleen looked out at the sea of people at Madison Square Garden as she adjusted her fiddle to more comfortable position. Several hundred people had left their seats on the ground floor to gather on the six large steps running the length of the enormous stage. Alternating blue and white lights raked the crowd from multiple directions. From the stage, the seats stretched to immense heights--almost out of sight--on each of the three sides of the square they faced. The beacon of light, which illuminated them on the stage, appeared to be coming from a train on the other end of a tunnel. Colleen's fiddle followed the melody as Kitty's voice soared with their hit "Country Byways". The sensual undertone in Kitty's voice gave Colleen goose bumps as usual. She caught Dwight's eye. Her big brother winked and smiled with a look of pure exhilaration on his face. She knew this had been his childhood dream and she was thrilled that all their hard work had paid off.
As they reeled off hit after hit, she reflected how differently her life had turned out. Seven years ago she had been playing the violin finale to the Franck Sonata for her audition to get into Juilliard. Her fondest dream then was to be a classical violinist playing at Carnegie Hall. How ironic that instead she was now playing to eighteen thousand at the Garden.
The concert passed by in a blur and then they were at the final song. As she began her fiddle solo to introduce "Searching", their number one country hit, a spontaneous cheer rose from the crowd. She nodded at the girls in cowboy hats who had been bouncing up front for the entire concert. They now linked their arms and swayed with the music, and their faces beamed as they began to sing along with Kitty.
Something is missing
From my story being told.
I hope I recognize it
Before the story's old.
Searching for something
Something for me.
Wherever it may be
Colleen had written the lyrics to this song from her heart, and tonight they seemed to speak to the very center of her being. She could hardly believe the concert and tour was about to end. But, instead of being on top of the world, she felt strangely let down. It was almost as if she were above the stage looking down as the music flowed from her fiddle after each chorus. She glanced over at Kitty strumming her six-string and singing her heart out. Kitty's magical voice climbed to the heavens with the solo, then blended seamlessly with her and Dwight on the chorus, as the audience whistled and cheered. Just Dwight's steel guitar solo and her fiddle solo were left; this long--too long--tour would be over. She could see the sweat shining on Dwight's forehead from the play of the roving spotlights as he ended his solo. Chills rippled across her body as the applause thundered then quieted in anticipation of her solo. She let the music take her away, as it always did, igniting her bone-deep craving for something that she couldn't define, but was out there for her.
She had poured her innermost feelings into the music and lyrics of the song. She knew that people from all walks of life were responding to it. Pop stations were starting to play "Searching", and it looked like it was a sure bet to break out of the confines of country music. With a sigh she surrendered herself to the joy of playing. She loved the feel of the instrument nestled between her chin and shoulder. As she finished, the crowd erupted in a tremendous roar. Everyone stood as she raised her fiddle bow in the air and waved at the crowd.
She felt Dwight arm's around her waist, and glanced up at his face wreathed in a smile of sheer happiness. Kitty grabbed her from the other side as they bowed together to acknowledge the adoration of the audience. Kitty's eyes were shining with joy. A warm glow spread over Colleen as she saw Kitty and Dwight's happiness. She felt that Mom and Dad must have flown down from heaven to be with them tonight. Dwight motioned for the other band members to join them and as they all linked arms and bowed from the waist in unison the thousands thundered their approval.
Dwight grabbed her in a bear hug and then she felt Kitty's arms joining them. For a brief time the three of them were alone in the moment, then they broke for one final bow. Hot tears streamed down her face and she didn't even know why. She waved to the fans, and then retreated backstage with the roar of the applause ringing in her ears.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Auditorium, Copenhagen
The stage of the intimate auditorium was bare except for a black grand piano polished to a mirror finish. The audience spoke in hushed tones, anticipating the entrance of the featured performers, the Lundgrens. To polite applause, the couple, holding hands, entered through the mixed pink and black marble pillars at the back of the stage. The man was over six feet tall with an athletic build. He had a full head of sandy blonde hair, a lock of which fell over his forehead nearly to his right eye. Wearing a full tuxedo with tails, a black cummerbund, and shoes burnished to a brilliant shine, the rapt looks of the females in the audience bespoke his magnetic appearance.
His partner carried her violin cradled in her arm as he escorted her to the center of the stage where they stood and bowed to the crowd. She was dressed in a black evening gown, which fell in three overlapping ruffles from just above the knee to the floor. It accentuated her slender waist and shapely bosom. Two wide diaphanous black silk straps rose from her décolletage to crisscross the bodice and join behind the lovely turn of her neck. Her graceful shoulders and arms were left bare to provide maximum freedom while she played. Raven hair, cut in an elegant up do with loose tendrils, framed her large eyes, pert nose, and generous lips in a perfect oval face.
Karl Lundgren looked out on the five hundred or so people packed into the auditorium. The crowd was mainly family and friends from the university, with a sprinkling of influential music critics from Northern Europe. The small, temporary stage had been constructed over the marble steps leading from the pillars in the rear. It was covered with black crepe, and was a scant ten feet to the first row of black plastic chairs brought in for the performance. Brooding statues of Roman emperors, alternating with Greek columns, surrounded the audience. Ancient sarcophagi were placed along the hallways formed between the statues and the walls covered with royal red felt. Karl was reminded of concerts performed here when he and his sister Kristin were just starting out--when they would take the short walk down Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard to Tivoli afterward, with Annelise, to grab a cup of coffee and debrief the performance.
He caught the eye of one of his professors in the front row and returned his nod. He and his sister were about to make history, but that was not as important to him as being out of his pit of depression. He shook his head as if he could physically stop himself from sliding back into that black canyon of despair. Thank God his sister had pushed him into attempting "The Big Five". Having a goal had helped him to survive. He looked over at his beautiful older sister. He would always be thankful to her for reaching out to him and giving up a year of her life for this magnificent quest. Maybe now he could begin to think about building a new life. Tonight he was going to help Kristin achieve the accolades she deserved.
He stepped forward to address the audience. "My name is Karl Lundgren. My sister Kristin and I welcome you this evening. We are dedicating this performance to the memory of a wonderful young woman, Annelise Rasmussen. Here tonight are many friends and family who knew Annelise…" He felt his voice quavering. A lump emerged in his throat as he fought for control. The faces in the audience began to swim before his eyes. The lights glistened like diamonds as he looked upward through a prism of tears. He paused as he sought to regain his composure and his chin trembled uncontrollably. He heard the audience politely applaud as it covered its embarrassment with a surge of empathy.
I'm sorry," he said, wiping a hand to his eyes. "We lost Annelise over a year ago but her spirit will be with us always." His sister hugged him. Then he left her to take his place at the piano bench. With a glance at each other they moved into position to play.
Mikael Bernstorf, owner of a posh art gallery, was seated in the front row along with his mother, Elizabeth Singer, and his stepfather. Dr. Howard Singer. He found himself looking forward to the Lundgrens' performance. His attention was riveted on Kristin as soon as the couple entered the stage. She captivated simply by being. Her erect carriage, noble expression, and impeccable grooming all bespoke a distinguished heritage. The violinist, adjusting her strings, glanced up as if directed by an unseen force to look directly into his eyes. He felt a jolt go through him as if he had been caught stealing the Crown Jewels from the Rosenberg Castle. His face began to flush. Then, wonder of wonders, the enchanting creature bestowed a brilliant smile on him--a smile made more luminous by the unexpected appearance of a deep dimple on her right cheek--making her appear suddenly human and approachable.
As they began to play he was in awe. These two people, without benefit of microphones or electronic gadgetry, were creating magic. He could scarcely believe the metamorphosis of the beautiful violinist, from the cool collected woman who had stood there before the performance, to a woman now on fire. She stalked the stage continually, all the while her bow arm moved, sometimes dramatically, other times almost like a caress. The fingers of her left hand moved with almost superhuman swiftness. Her body dipped forward then she leaned back. Turning suddenly to the left then the right, she was totally absorbed in the music, and he couldn't take his eyes off her. The piano playing behind was superlative, but clearly the focus of the performance was on the wonderful sounds coming from the violin. When the break came, too soon, the couple left the stage to wild applause from the five hundred or so souls gathered in the audience.
Mikael turned to his mother. "Do you believe they've already pulled off three of 'The Big Five'?"
"I'm amazed at how good they are," said Elizabeth.
"You're seeing history made. If they can perform all five of these sonatas, consistently, the concert music world of Europe will be at their feet."
Howard added, "Elizabeth has been doing her best to teach me more about classical music, but why is it such a big deal?"
Mikael reminded himself to be patient with his American stepfather. "The term classical music refers to European music written between 1750 and 1830. The better term is concert music because some of these pieces were written from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Individually, some of these sonatas, like the Saint-Saens and Respighi's Sonata, are so difficult that they are rarely played by anyone. Usually musicians play one or maybe two in a concert at most. The critics think the Lundgrens are out of their minds to attempt all five."
"What makes it so difficult?" asked Howard. "It seems that if you're good enough to do one, all you have to do is string them together."
"Playing the concert violin at this level is a musical high-wire act without a safety net. Place a finger the faintest millimeter wrong and the instrument will suddenly be out of tune. All of these pieces are like mine fields; one misstep and it's over. The mental strength, discipline, and pure chutzpah, it takes is incredible. It's the Iron Man Triathlon of music, only five instead of three events."
"What do you know about the Lundgrens?" Elizabeth asked.
"Not much. This attempt at the 'Big Five' has to be a tremendous stretch."
"You wouldn't have expected it of them then?" asked Howard.
"Not at all. This came completely out of the blue. If anyone were to make the attempt, the betting would have been on Anna Ashtakova and her partner, Sergei Bukarin."
"So you haven't met the Lundgrens personally?"
"No. An artist displaying at my gallery is also a freelance writer and interviewed them for Le Monde. He told me that when you meet Kristin Lundgren in person you have no idea she could be capable of unleashing such power on stage. She's beautiful, of course, but he said she's very nice and unaffected and that you get the impression she has no problem staying home and quietly reading a book."
"To whom was Karl dedicating the performance?"
"Annelise Rasmussen. My friend told me that she was Karl's fiancé. She was killed in a car crash a year or so ago."
Elizabeth commented, "How tragic that one so young should die."
Mikael added, "I hear she was something special, from the cream of society, beautiful, and a brilliant scientist."
Howard said, "To be young, in love, and with your whole life ahead of you--then to lose it--how devastating."
"This is the first time the Lundgrens have performed since the accident, and the news that they were coming back to try 'The Big Five' has caused a sensation."
"I hope they do it."
"If they pull this off, their status will change overnight. Of course trying and doing are two different things. By the way, Kristin's violin is a Stradivarius."
"How can you tell?"
"The pattern of flames in the wood grain on the back made from two pieces of maple is a dead give away. I hear she owns two."
Elizabeth laughed, "I guess they're not playing because they need the money."
Mikael said, "No, they're from one of the oldest and richest families in Denmark."
Backstage, Kristin consoled her brother in their private sitting room furnished with two overstuffed sofas, a low coffee table loaded with hors d'oeuvres, and several folding chairs. There was a faint smell of cleaning chemicals. She glanced at her reflection in the mirror ringed with make-up lights. "Karl we could have done better on the Saint-Saens finale but we've never been better on the Franck Sonata."
Karl said, "It's not your fault, Kristin, I know we're not perfect yet. We'll just have to keep working at it."
Kristin smiled to herself. Karl was such a perfectionist, but she had the applause of the audience ringing in her ears to tell her they were on the right track. She knew this last year had been worth the sacrifice, and they were now on the brink of an achievement she doubted they would have ever tried. Karl still wasn't dating, but maybe he'd open up with one of the attractive friends she had invited backstage after the performance. She flexed her left hand. There was a very slight tingling in her fingers that she had never noticed before. It was probably the stress of playing in public. There, it was gone.
The two performers returned and launched into Respighi's Violin Sonata in B Minor, the signature piece of the legendary Jascha Heifetz. In the audience, Mikael was transported as Kristin played. He had heard the 1950 recording of Heifetz playing the Respighi. Kristin played with similar mechanical skill, but with a layer of emotion that Heifetz missed for all his technical brilliance. Mikael looked around at the crowd. The famous critics in attendance seemed to be as spellbound as the rest of the audience. Mikael moved to the edge of his seat. The last number was the Beethoven Sonata Number 9 'Kreutzer'. In less than expert hands, it contained numerous pitfalls. When played well, it was one of the most powerful pieces of chamber music ever penned.
Kristin opened with the haunting violin solo. Karl then made his dramatic entrance and they together outlined the main theme. At the Presto they exploded together. Karl introduced the complex main theme of the second movement. Then he and Kristin passed the baton back and forth through several variations, providing gloriously mellifluous sounds. Karl could sense from their faces that the audience was enraptured. The third movement reprised the energy of the first, and Karl was also swept along with its power. The communication between them was uncanny as they together raced from peak to peak. Several times the tension built then receded until, with unbearable release, they unleashed the blazing finale. As the last note died away, the audience rose to their feet in a standing ovation.
Karl held his sister's hand as they bowed. He gulped hard as hot tears slipped down his cheeks. Never had he been so moved by this beautiful work written by the master. It was as if the spirit of Beethoven had reached across the centuries to share the stage with Kristin and him to create a special moment in time in remembrance of Annelise.
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As the McCallums emerged from the Garden dressing room, the backstage party was in full swing. From the joyous looks on people's faces, Colleen wasn't the only one who was glad this tour was over. Distracted, as someone shouted her name, she turned and bumped into Kyle Johnson, one of the roadies. He had an athletic build with slim hips and broad shoulders. She'd found herself staring at him on several occasions when he's stripped his shirt off to work on the stage set-up. "Sorry Miss McCallum."
"It's okay Kyle, it was my fault for not looking where I was going." She stopped and put a hand on his arm. "I want to thank you for all your help these past few months." She smiled up at him.
"It's been a real pleasure Miss McCallum."
"What are you going to do for the next four months?"
"I'll head back to Memphis and help my dad in his plumbing business."
"Do you like that?"
"I sure do. One more tour and I'll join him permanently. In ten years he'll retire and I'll take over."
A very pretty brunette came over and linked her arm through Kyle's. She gave Kyle a proprietary look, then gave Colleen a thin smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Miss McCallum, ma'am, I'd like you to meet my fiancé Judy Marlow."
"Pleased to meet you, and congratulations."
Judy gave her a smug look and said. "Thank you."
Someone shouted Colleen's name again. "Well, I'd better circulate. Good luck."
That was embarrassing, Colleen thought. She and Kyle had been making eyes at each other for two tours and he'd never gotten up the nerve to ask her out. Now she had taken the bull by the horns and he was engaged. No wonder her love life was non-existent. She smiled to herself. Kyle was a sweet kid but really she didn't have enough in common with him for anything serious to develop anyway. She heard her name shouted again.
She saw the drummer, Bobby Ryan, waving at her. Inwardly she cringed. Before she knew it he grabbed her around the waist. She could smell the whiskey on his breath as he tried to nuzzle her neck.
"C'mon Colleen, the tour's over, no excuse not to loosen up. Have a drink."
With a practiced move, she twisted out of his grip. "Maybe later. I've got to get around to say my goodbyes."
Bobby leered at her through drunken eyes. "You need to stop being so uptight up and have some fun."
"Thanks, I'll think about it."
Bobby grabbed her arm. She knew he never would have been this bold except he was leaving the band and this was his last shot. Although he had subjected her to sexual innuendo the whole tour, he had never quite crossed the line, so she had ignored it in the interest of harmony. "Stop thinkin' and start doin'. You keep burying yourself in books instead of livin'."
Stung by comments that struck too close to home, she retorted, "When I start living, it won't be with somebody who goes home with a different woman every night."
Bobby released her. A swift shadow swept across his face. "On second thought, stick to your books." He left her and melted into the crowd.
She shook herself. Bobby represented the other type of men on tour, the shallow men looking for one thing only. She'd long ago developed a thick skin and felt no compunction about giving jerks a set down. Subtlety was not something they understood. She'd learned that firmness was the only way to handle the lotharios to whom she represented the ultimate challenge.
She circulated around backstage thanking as many people as she could. She knew it would be difficult to get to everybody. There were fifty people on the traveling staff and at least forty local people brought on to set up each show. The McCallum tour required eight full-sized semi-tractor trailers plus the luxury coach they traveled in. Here in New York they were joined by a host of people from their recording company, Genus. After getting around to all the people she had to talk to, and being hit on by ever more drunk and determined swains, she decided to leave. As the cab pulled away she closed her eyes and thought how blissful it was that they had nothing scheduled for the next four months.
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IN 1956, London's Whitechapel Gallery hosted Pop art's coming-out party, a twelve-part exhibition uniting artists, architects, designers, and musicians under the rubric "This Is Tomorrow." Last year, Stockholm's Tensta Kontshall, the Latvian Center for Contemporary Art in Riga, and the Zagreb-based curatorial collective WHW/What, How & for Whom (Ivet Ćurlin, Ana Dević, Nataša Ilić, and Sabina Sabolović) appropriated the title for a programming initiative that looks at what happens after the party's over, institutionally speaking.
Left: Artist Kristian Kožul and WHW's Sabina Sabolović. Right: Kontakt Collection's Hephzibah Druml.
And yet Maljković has yet to have a significant exhibition in Zagreb, a town so devoted to its artists it built its contemporary art museum in the shape of a Julije Knifer painting. "No artist is ever loved in his hometown," a dealer told me, but in Maljković's case, it's a little more complicated than that: Chosen to represent Croatia at the Fifty-Second Venice Biennale, the artist had his invitation yanked out from underneath him at the last moment by commissioner Zeljko Kipke and curator Branko Franceschi.
This is where the "Why?" comes in handy again. For starters, Maljković doesn't make it easy. With each exhibition, the artist actively resists standard protocol, approaching the act of exhibition making as he would an artwork. For his 2011 midcareer survey at Vienna's Secession, he opted to remove all content, showing only the support structures for each of the works "presented." Even the poster was void of any information other than the word retrospective. For "A Retrospective by Appointment," Maljković kept the content, but chose to play spatially with the idea of artistic progress, leading viewers on a march from the artist's studio to the modest showroom of the Croatian Designers' Association and, finally, to Galerija Nova.
Left: Dealer Georg Kargl. Right: Collector Neda Young and artist Andreja Kulunčić.
"David is one of the most active Croatian artists abroad, but here most knowledge of his work is still based in rumors," Sabolović lamented to the early birds who had descended on the artist's studio a few hours before the evening's official progression. They included inimitable Korčula-born collector Neda Young; dealers Georg Kargl, Andreas Gegner, Tom Heman, and Floor Wullems; artists Roman Urajnek and Radenko Milak; and the A-Team from Ljubljana's Moderna Galerija, led by charismatic director Zdenka Badovinac.
Maljković had cleared out most of his belongings and used the remaining furniture to prop up a series of partition walls, festooned with a salon-style hanging. "For me the studio was the most difficult of the venues," the artist explained, hesitantly at first. "It's personal space, so there's generally a lot of cleaning involved, but I also wasn't interested in the romance of 'the artist's studio.' " In keeping with his rejection of chronological hierarchies, the selected works sampled liberally from his career, mixing a print from the New Representation, the installation shown in Venice, to the 2008–10 Retired Form collages and a sketch of snuggling cats the artist made at the tender age of eighteen.
Next we bundled up and headed to the Croatian Design Association's gallery, which Maljković had filled with posters, publications, and photographs, all centered around one of the sleek gray tables the artist had designed with Konstantin Grcic for the recent Ljubljana Biennial. By the time we got to Galerija Nova, the crowd was spilling into the courtyard and the neighboring cake café. Granted, this was partially because much of the gallery space had been swallowed by a chest-high platform the artist had built specifically for the show. "This structure was David's way of dealing with his frustrations with the space," I heard Dević explain to Kontakt Collection curator Kathrin Rhomberg. "It makes me feel all out of proportion," Rhomberg replied.
Left: WHW's Ana Dević. Right: Škuc curator Vladimir Vidmar with Fokus Grupa's Iva Kovač and Elvis Krstulović.
Someone told me they had seen Iveković, sending me on a futile attempt to spot her amid the throng. I did, however, run into a host of delightful others, from curators Morana Matković and Vladimir Vidmar to artists Fritz, Kristian Kožul, Helena Janečić, and Fokus Grupa. Ducking into the side gallery, I noticed that a wall-length bookshelf, usually brimming with a selection of self-printed wonders, had been emptied for the occasion. It hung with an understated grace beside a floor-to-ceiling photo of an installation the artist made in 1995 by relocating the contents of an elementary school classroom to an underpass. "I love how the bookshelves almost look like part of the show," I ventured, admiring the modernist slant of their design. Moderna Galerija's Igor Španjol shot me a look. "You do know David made them, right?" He motioned to a wall label I had assumed errant.
As the visitors kept pouring in, it was clear that whatever the reason for Maljković's lack of exhibitions in Zagreb, it had no correlation with a lack of interest. Of course, it was not all unqualified praise. "Did you see his film about nothing?" grumbled graphic novelist Helena Klakočar. "They're in there applauding it. An artist getting paid for nothing, when there are all these artists trying to say something. And now Marina Abramović is getting sued by some artist who said they thought of doing nothing first!" What could I say? This Is Today.
From Galerija Nova, the procession flowed back to the artist's studio and then a celebratory dinner at Karijola, a beloved pizza place with an outside terrace and an attic wine bar. Process-ed out, I decided to join Young, Gegner, and Wullems for preprandial pumpkin soup and fresh mushrooms across Tesla Street at city staple Vinodol. We were wise to eat beforehand. By the time we arrived at Karijola, the pizzas looked fabulous but few between. While the Dalmatian wine was enthusiastically received, international guests were caught off guard at the indoor smoking. "I can feel it on my skin," Wullems marveled.
Left: Dealers Floor Wullems and Andreas Gegner. Right: Moderna Galerija's Zdenka Badovinaovic, WHW's Ivet Ćurlin, and artist David Maljkovic.
We ducked out to the terrace in time to catch Andreja Kulunčić coming up the stairs. The artist was in town for the day, taking a breather from installing a show in Rijeka. The project, "Creative Strategies: Toolkit for a Joint Action," had actually been developed for Galerija Nova as an offshoot of "This Is Tomorrow." For the piece, Kulunčić combined her own experiences working within the country's educational system with the social activism of the group Direct Democracy in Schools. "It's been instructive to work with activists," Kulunčić told me. "Their stance is, you'll never be fully prepared, so you just have to move forward with what you have ready." It sounded like solid advice.
Speaking of moving forward, as we contemplated options for the rest of the evening, Heman resurfaced, looking dapper in a suit (the only one at the party). "I don't think I've ever seen you look so nice!" Gegner enthused. Heman rolled his eyes: "Yes, you have. I think I wore this every day at FIAC." But as we had learned, sometimes you have to take the long route to appreciate what's right in front of you.
Left: Artists Roman Urajnek and Radenko Milak. Right: Art historian Maja Marković with artist Helena Janečić.
Left: Artist Miodrag Manojlović. Right: Kontakt Collection's Kathrin Rhomberg with WHW's Nataša Ilić.


*well technically not, 6/8 is usually grouped (1)23 (2)23 xxxxxx. in quavers 3/4 would be 1x 2 x 3 x, but in terms of quavers per crotchet, if you know what i mean.
No, they are. 3/4 is the simple version, and 6/8 is the complex version of the same musical sound - beats arranged in triplets. The difference is that in a measure of 6/8 there are 2 downbeats per measure and in 3/4 there are 3. But in both, the musical idea of triplets is the reason those time signatures are used.
WHAT? No sir. What are you trying to convey here, because that isn't a time signature. Even if you're trying to convey an additive time signature, it's not written correctly and makes no sense.
The underlying crotchet pulse remains the same although the stresses (and thus percieved pulse) of the downbeats changes. Although they feel like triplets they're not usually written as such in 6/8 time. (ie with the 3 marker across the top).
That's a typo - 6/3 / 3/4 was meant to be "(6/8) / (or) (3/4)".
"When you say you want it to sound decent in 175-180 do you mean using 3 against 4 so each bar of 4/4 at 180 would be a complete bar of 6/3/3/4? If so you'll need to get the slower track to about 120 bpm ie 180 / 1.5"
If you want to have a single bar where the time span of a bar in 3/4 and a bar of 4/4 are the same duration, then you need to divide the tempo of the bar in 4/4 by 1.5 in order to get the destination tempo of the bar in 3/4 (6/8).
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The project is free software and licensed under the GNU GPL v3, with the source hosted at SourceForge.net. See there for more information, but you can also directly download the latest source-code release (which should compile on any common platform but depends on GTK+ 2) Island Mandel 0.20 (signature) from here if you prefer.
For detailed instructions, see the README file in the source package. Here's just a quick guide. At the start-up, choose a fractal (or checker-board) to play on. Then for each round, a random pattern consisting of black and white dots will be created for you. The number of dots increases over time. Your goal is to place the figure by moving, scaling and rotating it onto a fitting position in the fractal, namely such that each black dot is placed on the fractal and each white dot outside of it. When this is done (all dots are marked in green), press enter to confirm your placement.
To achieve this, left clicks or dragging with the left mouse button move the pattern, right clicks (or dragging) scale and rotate. Clicks with Ctrl down move the fractal background instead (center it onto the clicked position), while Shift-Ctrl-clicks zoom in (left mouse button) and out (right button). Finally there are also keyboard commands available, but if you're interested, look them up in the README.


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April | 2017 | "Let's Talk, New York!"
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say next, rather than about what others are saying now.
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.
University Seminar on May 15th with Adam Alter, author of IRRESISTIBLE.
Professor Alter is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, which examines how features of the world shape our thoughts and feelings beyond our control. He has also written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic, WIRED, Slate, Huffington Post, and Popular Science.
He is an Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, with an affiliated appointment in the New York University Psychology Department.
Professor Alter's research focuses on judgment and decision-making and social psychology, with a particular interest in the sometimes surprising effects of subtle cues in the environment on human cognition and behavior. His research has been published in, among other journals, Psychological Science, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.Professor Alter's studies have been featured on CNBC, PBS and BBC Radio, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist and Newsweek.
Professor Alter received his B.Sc. (Honors Class 1, University Medal) in Psychology from the University of New South Wales and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University, where he held the Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Honorific Dissertation Fellowship and a Fellowship in the Woodrow Wilson Society of Scholars.
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Solace? Resource? Menace? Cure? Inspiration?
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Please come to share your experiences, knowledge, and wisdom, as we look forward to EARTH DAY on Sat., April 22.
What is one of your most significant experiences with Nature?
Are experiences in Nature part of your summer plans?
How do you feel and think about Nature?
Is Nature just "out there" – or does in interpenetrate us?
or be prepared to talk about it, or to read a favorite text about Nature.
Optional Readings: THE NATURE FIX: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence Williams; YOUR BRAIN ON NATURE: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness, and Vitality, by Eva Selhub.
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Along with Modi one more person hogs the limelight during elections this year. A businessman with grit & gumption he has created an empire out of nothing. He possess no degree from any management institution, infact he is a college out. Guts to dream big, take risk & withstand the worst of adversities, he is one person who doesn't spell & hear the word 'quit'. Read on to know more about Gautam Adani's life…..


Yesterday I left the sandy shores of Manhattan Beach to travel all day and come to the sandy shores of North Carolina. I'm here for our family beach week in Salvo, a little town on Cape Hatteras in the Outer Banks. The best thing about beach week is nothing. We're here for nothing. To do nothing. And that's everything. My two sisters are here, along with all but one of my nieces and nephews (hi Evan), my parents (of course), and the dogs: Phantom, Edn, Colby and Sandy. You'll be seeing lots of pics of them over the next week, I'm sure. Of course, I have tons of work that I'll be doing, but its still nicer to be able to be able to do it here for the week, at least. Cause just being here is everything.


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Bryan Fuller is on a roll. Although his Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane didn't find a home on NBC, the Pushing Daisies creator developed a hit with Hannibal. That success led to the announcement of his The Lotus Caves adaptation for Syfy, now called High Moon. John Christopher's novel depicts a future where each Earth's countries has a mining colony on the moon. Things get a little hairy when alien lifeforms reveal themselves.
The series will kick off with a 90-minute pilot that starts shooting on Aug. 26 in Canada. Fuller co-created the original story with Jim Danger Gray (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies), who wrote the script for Adam Kane (Falling Skies, Being Human) to direct.


Art Markman, PhD: What do you pick when you see a sequence of options?
What do you pick when you see a sequence of options?
Some choices are made when all of the options are right there in front of you. For example, if you go to the supermarket, you see the wall of tomato sauce, and you can stand in front of it and compare all of the different brands and the different flavors of sauce for each brand.
For other choices, though, you get information about the options one at a time, and then you have to make a decision. For example, if you are buying a new car, you have to go from one dealership to the next, test driving cars and talking to salespeople. Students who apply for graduate schools may visit the schools to which they have been accepted in a sequence until they have to make a decision about where to go.
What happens in those cases?
A paper by Antonia Mantonakis, Pauline Rodero, Isabelle Lesschaeve, and Reid Hastie in the November, 2009 issue of Psychological Science looks at this question. They had people sample a number of wines in a sequence. After sampling the wines, they had to decide which one they preferred. Participants were assigned to try 2, 3, 4, or 5 wines, and the sequence was determined randomly.
The choices people made depended both on the number of wines they sampled and their expertise about wines. For people who did not have much expertise, they were most likely to choose the first wine they sampled. For example, when there were two wines, people selected the first wine they tried 70% of the time. For a sequence of five wines, they still picked the first one 50% of the time (but if they had chosen a wine at random, they would only have chosen this wine 20% of the time).
For people who had more expertise, there was a combination of two effects on choice. There was still a tendency for experts to select the first wine they tried. When sampling only 2 wines, they picked the first one 80% of the time. When sampling 3 wines, they picked the first one about 65% of the time. But, when they sampled 5 wines, they picked the first one only about 25% of the time. In this case, they picked the last wine they tasted about 40% of the time.
Why is there a difference between experts and non-experts? The wine experts have a more sophisticated ability to taste differences among wines. So, they keep comparing each new wine they sample to their favorite. There is a tendency for the first wine to be a favorite, because it sets the standard for comparison. However, each new wine that is sampled will have some new flavors, and so they provide a reason to pick the last wine tasted. The experts taste these new flavors and so they tend to stick with the most recently tasted wines, particularly when they taste a long sequence of wines. The non-experts can't taste much difference among the wines, so they often stick with the first one they sample.
One thing that is interesting about these results is that the wines in the middle of the sequence are not chosen very often. There is an overwhelming tendency for people to pick either the first or the last of the items in the sequence. For example, for experts choosing from among 5 wines, the first and last items accounted for about 65% of their choices, while the remaining 3 items accounted for only about 35% of the choices.
If you are in a situation in which you have to sample the items in a sequence, and if the choice is important to you (say a car or a graduate school), you should try to write down your criteria for making a choice in advance. Try to evaluate each option after seeing it by using these criteria. If you discover a new dimension for evaluating options after seeing the third or fourth item, go back and evaluate the earlier items along that dimension as well. Do what you can to give each of the options (even the ones in the middle of the sequence) the best chance to be the one that gets chosen.


It's time to drop the notion that masculinity and homosexuality can't go hand in hand, he said.
Kit Harington, of Game of Thrones fame, called out a lack of representation in the superhero movie world, asking why a gay man has never been considered to play one of those much sought after roles.
Harington was joined in the interview by his The Death and Life of John F. Donovan co-stars Emily Hampshire and Thandie Newton, as well as director Xavier Dolan.


Why can't every brown ale made today be as drinkable as this beer? In fact, if the only thing we were evaluating was how drinkable a beer was, this beer would top our list. A less-pronounced malt profile than there should be and a faintly thing mouthfeel are really the only things holding this beer back. It has a wonderful balance from start to finish, and you can't ask for a more sumptuous aroma. Toasted and fresh-backed bread are the primary flavors in this ale; those, coupled with caramel and molasses, create plenty of complexity. Increasing all the malt flavors and uppping the body to match the moderate hops in the finish would improve this already great brew. This quality is obvious in Beertown Brown, and the final product shows the consideration the employees give to creating well-crafted beer.


A delivery driver drank cans of lager before causing a head-on collision which killed an 88-year-old woman and seriously injured her daughter, Lincoln Crown Court was told.
Roberts, who was over the limit when he was breathalysed 45 minutes after the collision, later removed cans of lager from his car and attempted to hide them in nearby undergrowth.
Audrey Roberts, a passenger in the Clio, died as a result of her injuries.
Her daughter Caroline, who was driving the car, was seriously injured suffering fractures to her neck, back and fingers, and a punctured lung.
One of the family's pet dogs also died in the collision.
Andrew Roberts, 28, of Evelyn Grove North, Grimsby admitted causing the death of Audrey Roberts by driving carelessly while under the influence of alcohol following the incident on the A46 at Grimsby Road, Cabourne, on December 1, 2016.
He told Roberts "45 minutes after the collision you provided a sample of breath which gave a reading of 36mgs of alcohol per 100mls of breath when the legal limit is 35mgs.
"You purchased four cans of lager and the inevitable inference is that you drank three of those.
She said he bought four cans of lager from a convenience store just after 2pm and later, on his way home, stopped at a garage near Newark more cans before calling at a fast food restaurant for a meal.
She said that Audrey Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene.
Caroline Roberts was trapped inside their vehicle. She was later taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where she was detained for 10 days and spent a further two days in hospital at Grimsby before being released.
The court was told he was convicted of driving without due care and attention in 2007 and had a speeding conviction in 2013.
He also had convictions for failing to comply with a traffic light and for speeding both of which occurred earlier in 2016.
"On the day his last drink of alcohol would have been some time before the collision. He would have been over the limit.


"ACCA welcomes the publication of the long awaited UK Government White Paper on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
"ACCA and our members have long called for clarity on UK Government plans for access to the single market, regulatory alignment and talent mobility post-Brexit. The White Paper is therefore a significant step forward.
"The UK Government's desire to achieve associated status with the EU is encouraging as it suggests the UK will continue to work in close cooperation with the remaining EU-27 once the UK departs the EU. Furthermore, the proposition that the UK remains in a Free Trade area with the EU will be largely welcomed by British and international businesses that trade across Europe from the UK as a positive step towards reducing the trade frictions which may occur as a result of Brexit. The suggested phased approach to achieving a 'facilitated customs arrangement' is also welcomed, not least because it suggests the UK Government understands the complexity and inherent risks of the process and the fact that it will take years, not months, to achieve.
"The move away from mutual recognition and towards a new 'economic and regulatory agreement' on financial services comes as a disappointing surprise. ACCA has long called for a continuation in the recognition of financial and professional services across the UK and the EU after Brexit in order to minimise disruption and to facilitate the continued transfer of such services, at least to some degree. This move is a significant departure from what many in the financial and professional services industries have been calling for and it will no doubt cause major concerns across the sectors affected. The loss of passporting rights and the risk of regulatory divergence is very likely to force many firms to put their contingency plans into action, and this may mean jobs and investment moving out of the UK in the near-term.
"We know from our discussions with members across Europe that businesses and business groups are hoping that an outcome can be agreed that minimises disruption to talent, trade and technology flows in the coming years.
"The White Paper hints at a flexible approach to the movement of talent in and out of the UK post-Brexit. Plans to enable the continuation of "fly-in, fly-out" working trips are welcomed, but further clarity on the restrictions which may apply is much needed. We need to ensure that the UK continues to be able to attract the best talent with minimal barriers. Time limitations on how long individuals can stay and the criteria to which they may need to adhere to may well put into place barriers that deter the brightest talent from coming to the UK.
"Finally, we welcome calls for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications across the UK and EU. This will provide much needed assurance for professionals working across Europe and beyond. It also provides assurances to consumers of professional services, including the public, that there will be continuity in standards beyond Brexit. For the same reason, it is also reassuring that the UK Government has listened to our calls and is seeking EU equivalence and adequacy under the EU's third country regimes for accounting standards and audit regulation post-Brexit.
"We must keep in mind that this is merely the UK's starting point for negotiations with the EU. Nothing can be taken for granted at this critical stage and whilst ACCA hopes that a plan can be found that is satisfactory for all, we would still urge business to prepare for a range of possible outcomes come next March.


Bid farewell to one of mainland China's most diverse and fun cities and board your comfortable EVA Air flight from Shenzhen. Inform the airline in advance if you need a baby bassinet for the flight or if you would like to order special children's meals.
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is located 28 kilometres from the city centre. Many buses and shuttle services connect the airport with various destinations around the city. The airport is also connected by rail with Futian Station, from where you can catch onward services. Shuttles link the airport with the Shenzhen Metro network and with the ferry pier for services to and from Hong Kong and Macau. There are also many taxis for a private door-to-door service.
The large airport has a good selection of shops and restaurants. EVA Air flights use Terminal 3. Check with evaair.com or download the EVA Air mobile app to get the most up to date information about your flight.


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By Staff Writer August 17, 2020
Reykjavik, Iceland's chic little capital and one of Europe's coolest cities, is also home to some of the region's savviest boutique hotels.
Ion City Hotel
You may already know about Ion's sister property, the striking award-winning Ion Adventure Hotel, which captures the majesty of Iceland's interior. Now, the homegrown brand has opened in the capital. With just 18 rooms, Ion City Hotel boasts a distinctive down-to-earth vibe, thanks to organic interiors, clean lines, locally-produced art, and grey-white walls contrasted by honey-hued timber floors.
Designed by Minarc, an Icelandic architectural duo who also worked on the sister property, the hotel showcases national themes and design, right down to the real birch tree behind the reception desk and a custom-designed "bird's nest" light hanging from the ceiling. Combining the best of Icelandic hospitality with farm-fresh cuisine and a bar that's as popular with the locals as it is visitors, the Design Hotels member's 18 guest rooms all feature timber floors, luxurious linens and Bluetooth speakers, although we have a soft spot for the 30sqm Junior Suite, with its spacious balcony and private sauna.
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Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre
Located on Hverfisgata Street, a thriving area in the heart of the Icelandic capital, Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre has been designed as a natural extension of the vibrant neighbourhood, with local design influences and natural materials used throughout the hotel's architecture and interiors. Steeped in the local culture, guests can taste Iceland's famous Omnom chocolate onsite, enjoy water naturally filtered by Icelandic lava, and immerse themselves in local literature when relaxing in the hotel's poets' corner. There's even an LP library with records that can be played on the hotel's ten record turntables.
With just 112 rooms, the hotel boasts an intimate, chic ambiance that extends to the Geiri Smart restaurant, where lead chef enthusiast Jóhannes Steinn Jóhannesson and sous chef enthusiast Bjarni Siguroli Jakobsson innovate on local dishes.
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101 Hotel
One of the city's coolest enclaves, the 38-room 101 Hotel is housed in a former 1930s office building that was once the headquarters of the Icelandic Social Democratic Party. The Icelandic Opera House and Reykjavik Art Museum are steps away. Under the creative guidance of owner and designer Ingibjörg S. Pálmadóttir, the Design Hotels member has become a casual-chic lightning rod for the city.
With its modern lines, local artwork, and palette of black, grey and white, the hotel is unapologetically modern but without being pretentious. Guest rooms in heated oak and white linen are spacious and user friendly – we especially like the Double Deluxe Rooms with their standalone bathtubs. Downstairs, the Nordic cool continues in the bar, which is dressed in Chinese lacquer and timber, the look punctuated with pieces by Eero Saarinen and Philippe Starck; and in the restaurant, which is saturated in natural light thanks to overhead windows.
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Cementing its position as a digital pioneer, Ooredoo Oman was named winner of the Best Digital Brand Campaign Oman 2019 - Be Digital at the International Business Excellence Awards. The prestigious award is testament to the company's ongoing commitment to generating awareness of the numerous digital benefits and services Ooredoo has available for businesses and organisations.
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Silicon Valley is a region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, referring to the Santa Clara Valley, which serves as the global center for high technology, venture capital, innovation, and social media. San Jose is the Valley's largest city, the 3rd-largest in California, and the 10th-largest in the United States. Other major SV cities include Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale.
The word "silicon" originally referred to the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers in the region, but the area is now the home to many of the world's largest high-tech corporations, including the headquarters of 39 businesses in the Fortune 1000, and thousands of startup companies. Silicon Valley also accounts for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the United States, which has helped it to become a leading hub and startup ecosystem for high-tech innovation and scientific development. It was in the Valley that the silicon-based integrated circuit, the microprocessor, and the microcomputer, among other key technologies, were developed. As of 2013, the region employed about a quarter of a million information technology workers.
Perhaps the strongest thread that runs through the Valley's past and present is the drive to "play" with novel technology, which, when bolstered by an advanced engineering degree and channeled by astute management, has done much to create the industrial powerhouse we see in the Valley today.
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Many publishers in the media consider the Ataribox a rumoured next generation console from Atari, the iconic company of the 80s to be a hoax.
However, with more and more information pouring it seems they are indeed working on one.
Just because the people behind the console didn't make an announcement at E3 2017 doesn't mean they aren't working on one right now. Besides, creating a completely new console out of the blue is no easy task as the company is not in its strong time for many years now. They should compete with the biggies like Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's Playstation 4 consoles as well on launch.
The information comes from none other than Fred Chesnais, CEO of Atari who during an interview with Gamesbeat conference revealed the information. While he didn't explicitly state that they are working on a console, he did comment that the team has been working on something for many years now and are looking forward to reveal it when the time comes. While E3 2017 is the best event to get the attention of gamers around the globe, it is also the most competitive of them all with Microsoft and Sony's presence.
When two huge companies are vying for attention, it is not easy for a company like Atari to comeback again and make people just like their announcement. While some complain that it could be just like the NES throwback. If that is the case, it hardly requires years of development because all they need is a proper case and put all the old games in it to run like how Atari ran decades ago.
The team and the CEO of the company claimed they are investing a lot of timein building the right components so that the machine would stand the test of time. A lot of these information were gathered on the E3 2017 show floor making it difficult to confirm whether it's a completely new mention. However, Atari also launched a dedicated teaser trailer for the product.
It features an old television flickering combined with something that looks like the Atari 2600, the first ever console built by the company. Competing with the PS4 and Xbox One is massive task which Atari may or may not take up by simply launching a retro console. All we can wait for is that the company makes a fair decision and releases a console that would actually matter to the modern day gamer.