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Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou
Henning Larsen designed tech white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera, which visitors can climb up, to look like "floes of ice" on a lake.
The waterfront performance venue in Hangzhou, China, contains a 1,400-seat auditorium, a 500-seat black box theatre, and an exhibition centre.
The white facade of the cultural centre in Hangzhou, China, is punctuated with geometric windows designed to create a pattern like cracked ice on a frozen lake.
Two sloping white volumes that are designed to look like ice form the opera house, with roofs that touch the ground at the place where they meet on a public plaza.
One side of the black box theatre can be opened to the plaza, transforming the space into an open air venue with the capacity for 10,000 people. Visitors can walk up the roofs for a view out over the lake that Henning Larsen built next to the Hangzhou Yuhang Opera.
Mirroring the city's existing West Lake, the new body of water both reflects the opera house and provides a pleasant outdoor space for the city's residents.
"There is a competition amongst Chinese cities to create new destinations, each with their iconic cultural landmarks," said Claude Godefroy, design director at Henning Larsen's Hong Kong office.
"When designing those cultural nodes our most important task is to create truly lively urban centres that can welcome citizens at all times whether they are paying guests or not."
A promenade rings the lake, which is dotted with ret...
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Avoiding Nightmare Hotels
TVTrip Takes the Guesswork Out of Travel Planning
By Megan Cross
Twists, turns, and unexpected adventures are all part of the thrill of traveling. It is all about meeting new people or catching up with old friends, sampling the local fare and finding out what the nightlife is all about.
But one vital component of travel planning is finding the right place to spend the night. There is nothing like having a good night's rest in a good hotel.
GoNOMAD Editor Max Hartshorne recently booked a hotel in Los Angeles because it was in the right place and the price was right.
But when he and his girlfriend got there, the place was so dirty, she refused to stay there, and they had to pay for another room in another part of town.
Sometimes the hotel you choose turns out to be a nightmare.
Don't let yourself end up asking "Why me?" "What could I have done to avoid this disaster?" "Why wasn't there a way to check this place out more thoroughly before I got here?"
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TVtrip.com has taken the guesswork out of the equation. No longer will the average traveler have to stress about the quality and condition of his/her lodging.
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Created in Paris in 2007, former Expedia managers came together and pondered over what was missing from the tourism industry. They came up with the idea of TVtrip and it caught on like wildfire.
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Like other hotel websites it is possible for people to book their accommodations on the TVtrip site; however they are not a travel agent or booking company. The site also provides information about services provided by third parties. Mainly it was founded in order to provide knowledge and a firsthand view of your establishment.
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They also have video footage of local events and attractions that are located close to the hotel so travelers know what to expect in and outside of the establishment.
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Each video is produced, filmed, edited and paid for by TVtrip to help you, the traveler, make the hotel decision an easy one. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words… I guess with TVtrip.com "they" must have lost count!
Besides video, the website also provides users with maps, local and hotel information, personal reviews of the property, the option to leave your own reviews, and the ability to vote for hotels that are on display but haven't been filmed yet.
Whichever hotel gets the most votes, wins a spot on the top of the filming list. There is also an option to see other hotels in the same area which are of the same quality, but cheaper.
Branching Out
I had the opportunity to speak with Steve Stollerman, also a former Expedia staff member who is now vice president of the North American branch, and I was fortunate to get some insight into the future of the site.
He said the site hopes to film as many four-, three- and even two-star hotels as possible throughout the already established countries and eventually move into new ones.
The ability to watch video online of the places you want to visit will soon be available on other sites other than TVtrip.
Stollerman noted that this new feature will be on all types of travel sites, all around the world. So goodbye tiny, hard-to-see photos and phony descriptions and hello to the truth!
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Collection of articles, interviews, preview and assorted information on the upcoming third installment in the film series of Tomb Raider. Newer additions at the top.
Update July 8, 2016
Warner Bros. and MGM have dated Alicia Vikander's "Tomb Raider" for March 16, 2018.
Update May 11, 2016:
Camilla weighs in on the casting: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/10...licia-vikander
Update April 28, 2016: Alicia Vikander Has Been Cast as Lara Croft
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Tomb Raider has found its new Lara Croft, and her name is Alicia Vikander.
The actress won the coveted role in a battle against Star Wars: The Force Awakens lead Daisy Ridley. According to Variety, "Vikander always seemed to be in the driver seat [and] the reason for a delay in the offer had to do with waiting for a new draft of the script to be delivered to the studio."
Two Tomb Raider movies starring Angelina Jolie were released in 2001 and 2003, while the video game series launched in 1996 for Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and PlayStation. Different installments of the game have been on virtually every video game console since then. Over 45 million copies of Tomb Raider have reportedly been sold since it's debut two decades ago.
As we previously told you, the reboot will focus on 2013's Tomb Raider video game, which showed Lara Croft as an archaeology student for the first time. This will not be a retelling of what we saw in Angelina Jolie's movies, but rather a look into her past when she was still learning her craft. The first installment of the reboot video game franchise saw Lara on her inaugural mission, with the followup game, Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), taking place a year later.
We here at Hypable were personally gunning for Daisy Ridley to take the part because we thought she'd have been perfect for the role. But Vikander seems like a great choice too!
Alicia Vikander is known for her roles in The Danish Girl and Ex Machina. She'll also appear in the new Jason Bourne hitting theaters later this year.
Update April 9, 2016:
According to the presenters in the video on the Heroic Hollywood site, it is rumoured that the next film, The Tomb Raider, is due to be released 6th October 2017. Start watching the video at approximately the 8:30 point.
Update March 7, 2016:
Gamespot: Tomb Raider Movie Tells Origin Story, Described as "Modern Action" Film
Update by Driber - Feb 28, 2015 - A collection of recent articles on the film:
- Deadline: "Warner Bros And Scribe Evan Daugherty Join MGM 'Tomb Raider' Reboot"
- Variety: "Warner Bros. Joins MGM on 'Tomb Raider' Reboot"
- Coming Soon: "Warner Bros. Picturse and Writer Board Tomb Raider Reboot"
- IGN: "Warner Bros., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Writer Join Tomb Raider Reboot"
- Polygon: "Teenage Mutant ninja Turtles writer is Tomb Raider's new movie scribe"
- Game Informer: "Tomb Raider Reboot Film Gets Writer and Distributor"
- Forbes: "Back from The 'Tomb': Warner Bros., MGM Revive 'Raider' Lara Croft"
- Kotaku AU: "A New Tomb Raider Movie Is Still in the Works"
- Game Reactor: "Next Tomb Raider Movie will feature New Lara Croft"
- What Culture: "New Tomb Raider Movie Gets a Fresh Screenwriter and Studio Deal"
- Hypable: "'Ninja Turtles', 'Divergent' writer to pen 'Tomb Raider' reboot"
- Paste: "Tomb Raider Reboot Gets a New Writer; Warner Bros. to Produce"
- Empire Online: "New Writer For Tomb Raider Reboot"
- Flicks and Bits: "Warner Bros & Writer Evan Daugherty Joins MGM's 'Tomb Raider' Reboot
Update by Driber - Feb 25, 2015:
Warner Bros to distribute TOMB RAIDER reboot film
Update by Driber - July 6, 2013:
Kaya Scodelario on 'Tomb Raider' reboot rumours: 'It would be fun'
Update by QiX- June 15, 2013: The IMDb page is now updated:
===================================Tomb Raider (2013)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Archaeologist Lara Croft sets off on a series of international adventures.
Writers: Mark Fergus (screenplay), Marti Noxon (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Production Notes from IMDbPro
Status: Treatment/Outline | See complete list of in-production titles »
Comments: Script is being written.
Updated: 12 June 2013
More Info: See more production information about this title on IMDbPro.
Archaeologist Lara Croft sets off on a series of international adventures.
Plot Keywords: lara croft | based on video game | re boot
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Parents Guide: Add content advisory for parents »
Country: USA
NEW!! Update by Driber - June 13, 2013:
http://variety.com/2013/film/news/bu...gm-1200496236/Best known for her work on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Justin Kroll
MGM is moving closer in getting its "Tomb Raider" off the ground, bringing in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum Marti Noxon to pen the script.
Story is still being worked out but will likely follow archaeologist Lara Croft as she sets off on one of her international adventures.
Graham King is developing the film and will produce through his GK Films banner.
King and MGM have been trying for some time to get the project off the ground given the genre's strong fanbase.
Angelina Jolie starred in two installments and while the original did well enough for Paramount to greenlight a sequel, the second disappointed and did not make enough to complete the trilogy.
King picked up the rights after Paramount let them expire and took the project to MGM. The most recent videogame installment, released this year, sold more than 3 million units and features a younger Lara Croft.
The WME-repped Noxon is best known for her work as a TV showrunner but has started to work more in the film realm. Her film credits include DreamWorks' "Fright Night" and "I Am Number Four."
She also adapted "The Glass Castle" for Lionsgate with Jennifer Lawrence attached and most recently has done a production rewrite on the Fox Animation pic "The Anubis Tapestry."
NEW!! Update by Driber - June 1, 2013:
Gemma Arterton is interested in the role:
Update by Driber - April 20, 2013:
Hayley Atwell is interested in the role:
source: http://collider.com/captain-america-...l-tomb-raider/Finally, with a new Tomb Raider movie in the works at MGM, some fans have already pegged Atwell as the best choice to play Lara Croft. Atwell is aware of the fan support and sounds pretty game to fill those shoes:
"There's also some kind of online campaign for me to do Tomb Raider Reborn, which I know has just come out as a computer game. MGM have the rights to make it into a film, which would be fantastic to do because I'd get to spend a year of my life training hard and pick up all sorts of fantastic fun skills."
Update by Driber - March 27, 2013:
https://twitter.com/gkfilms/status/316994164929728513@MGM_Studios has acquired the film rights to @TombRaider and will develop the new action adventure franchise in partnership with GK.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1111726&type=1Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) has acquired the feature film rights to TOMB RAIDER and will develop the new action adventure franchise based on the Lara Croft video game franchise in partnership with GK Films, it was jointly announced today by Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MGM and Graham King, Founder, GK Films.
GK Films had previously acquired the TOMB RAIDER film rights in 2011 from interactive entertainment company, Square Enix Ltd. King will serve as producer and development of the first film will begin immediately. No casting has been announced.
"Graham is one of the premier producers in this industry and I am delighted to be working with him on this exciting franchise. We look forward to developing more projects together in the future," said Barber.
King said, "I am thrilled to partner with Gary and his MGM team on rebooting this successful TOMB RAIDER film franchise. The enthusiasm over the recent game release is very encouraging and we can't wait to bring it to the big screen."
The original TOMB RAIDER game was published in 1996 by the London-based video game company Eidos and went on to become one of the most successful video games of the time. Eidos (including Crystal Dynamics) is now part of an international interactive entertainment group, Square Enix. A pop culture phenomenon, the original TOMB RAIDER games have sold over 35 million game units worldwide making Lara Croft one of the most recognized names in the gaming industry. Most recently, Square Enix released the highly-anticipated reboot of the series, simply titled TOMB RAIDER, on March 5, 2013 to critical acclaim.
In 2001 and 2003, Paramount Pictures made two feature films starring Angelina Jolie and based on the daredevil archaeologist on a series of global missions. The films grossed a total of $432 million worldwide.
The newly reinvigorated MGM is currently in pre-production on the original film, HERCULES starring Dwayne Johnson, directed by Brett Ratner. The studio has several films slated for release this year including GI JOE: RETALIATION with Paramount debuting March 28, CARRIE with Sony's Screen Gems due October 18 and THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG with New Line/Warner Bros. set for December 13. ROBOCOP, with Sony, is scheduled for release February 7, 2014.
Small article @ ComingSoon.net published on the day of the game release. Not much info added at this point but, hey... We are fans, aren't we? Everything is relevant for us:
Tomb Raider Movie Reboot to Feature Younger Lara Croft
Source: Variety
March 5, 2013
Square Enix is releasing Crystal Dynamics' new Tomb Raider game today for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC. The game explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor.
But what is the status of the movie reboot? Variety says Crystal Dynamics is working closely with GK Films to develop the film that will also focus on the younger Lara Croft.
"They are working from this new take that we've given them," Darrell Gallagher, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics, said of GK Films. "It's a good partnership. We're seeing the challenges through the same lens."
He added that "It was important for both of us to have a cohesive version of the franchise. We didn't want to see a film version that was a continuation of the old 'Tomb Raider' films."
Producer Graham King previously told us that the new film will be "the story before she became Lara Croft, so it is a character piece. It does have a lot of really great characters, but it's a lot of action and a lot of fun, and for me, it's something very different. I've not really done a movie like that before, but I really gravitated to rebooting this franchise and we're going to give it a shot."
Starring Angelina Jolie, Paramount Pictures made two movies based on the daredevil archaeologist on a series of global missions in 2001 and 2003. They grossed a total of $432 million at the worldwide box office.
Who do you think should play the younger Lara Croft in the movie?
Update with the latest interview with producer Graham King @ Digital Spy, UK. Exclusive video interview included:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...-the-apes.html (link provided by dark7angel)
'Tomb Raider' reboot inspired by 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
Published Thursday, Dec 1 2011, 10:00 GMT | By Simon Reynolds and Ben Rawson-Jones
Tomb Raider producer Graham King has revealed that he took inspiration from Rise of the Planet of the Apes for the Lara Croft franchise reboot.
[Video interview: 'Tomb Raider will explore Lara Croft origins', 1m10s duration]
King told Digital Spy that he has received a script from Iron Man screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.
"We're going through [the script] creatively, bringing in directors to talk to and then I get that horrible job of sitting with 25-30 young girls that want to play Lara Croft," he said.
Asked about his approach to the new Lara Croft movie, King said: "For me it's re-inventing the wheel a bit, it's a reboot. We're going back before she was Lara Croft, so it's a much more emotional character piece. She's in search of her parents.
"One of my favourite movies of this year was Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the way they rebooted that franchise. I thought it was fantastic and took a lot away from that for Tomb Raider."
Angelina Jolie previously starred as the iconic video game character in Tomb Raider (2001) and Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003).
Graham King @ ComingSoon.net:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movie...#ixzz1eKEOVLWn (link provided by dark7angel)
Exclusive: Graham King on the Tomb Raider Reboot
Source: Edward Douglas November 20, 2011
Earlier today, ComingSoon.net had a chance to sit down with producer Graham King, who has once again reteamed with Martin Scorsese for Hugo, a magical fantasy based on Brian Selznick's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret."
When he brought up the reboot of Tomb Raider he's working on with Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, we wondered about the decision considering the reaction to the previous two movies starring Angelina Jolie. (Ironically, King also produced Jolie's directorial debut In the Land of Blood & Honey, which will be released by FilmDistrict next month.)
He gave us some idea on the direction they plan to take, which is definitely more along the lines of Casino Royale or Batman Begins:
"Listen, the box office, they weren't disasters but I find it interesting that the story that we're telling is really the story before she became Lara Croft, so it is a character piece. It does have a lot of really great characters, but it's a lot of action and a lot of fun, and for me, it's something very different. I've not really done a movie like that before, but I really gravitated to rebooting this franchise and we're going to give it a shot."
Considering how two of the best studio action movies this year, Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class and Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, took a similar approach, it certainly seems like a smart way to go, and here's hoping King is able to find the right director and ever-important actress soon to get this thing rolling forward.
Look for the rest of our interview with King soon. Hugo comes out in many places on Wednesday, November 23.
Graham King @ Collider:
http://collider.com/tomb-raider-rema...m-king/127572/ (link provided by dark7angel)
Producer Graham King Provides Update on TOMB RAIDER Reboot; Says It's More of a "Character Study" and Goes Back to Her Roots
by Adam Chitwood Posted:November 20th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
While a reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise has been in the works for quite some time, we hadn't really heard much about the film until early this year when a 2013 release was targeted. Iron Man scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby came aboard the project in May. They stated at the time that their intention was to craft an origin story and solidify Lara Croft as a strong female character in the vein of Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor.
Steve is currently in New York covering press for Martin Scorsese's Hugo and he sat down with producer Graham King who gave an update on the Tomb Raider reboot. King said that they just got the script in and they hope to start production next year. The producer also spoke about the direction and tone of the story they've come up with, and even mused on the prospect of bringing Angelina Jolie back in some capacity. Hit the jump for the full interview.
King confirmed that they just received the script and now they're looking ahead to production. As for the tone, King describes it as more along the lines of a character study:
King has a relationship with Jolie as he produced The Tourist and worked with her on her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey. When asked whether or not he would bring her back in a cameo capacity, King laughed and said he didn't know, but he did confirm that he and Jolie have talked about Tomb Raider. "We'll have to see" King mused, so for fans of the original series the idea isn't entirely off the table just yet. Since the script is now in, hopefully we'll hear more about the project soon as a production start date looms."There's something about her character and going back to her roots, and that's what we're doing with this. You're actually gonna meet her before she has all her powers as Lara Croft. It's more of a character study, but it's a really fun, fun adventure story."
Here's the transcript followed by the full video interview itself, which includes a neat anecdote about test screening Jolie's In the Land of Blood and Honey:
If I'm not mistaken, you're one of the people bringing back Tomb Raider. Where is that and do you envision that it could be in front of cameras soon?
I think hopefully next year. We just got the script in on Tomb Raider and it's really good. It's something that, for me anyway, is different, you know rebooting a franchise that I didn't produce to begin with. But there's something about her character and going back to her roots, and that's what we're doing with this. You're actually gonna meet her before she has all her powers as Lara Croft. It's more of a character study, but it's a really fun, fun adventure story.
You have a relationship with Ms. Jolie. Is there any chance that she could somehow cameo in the upcoming reboot?
(laughs) I don't know, you know we've spoken about Tomb Raider and we'll have to see. I mean she's so wonderful, she just directed this movie for me, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which I think we're about five weeks from releasing and I can't wait for people to see that movie. She did an amazing job as a director, absolutely amazing. Maybe I'll ask her to direct it (laughs). We did a screening of the movie in L.A., like a preview, and I didn't tell anyone who directed it, then afterwards I asked the focus group who they think directed it, and they said Roman Polanski or Clint Eastwood, which is "wow." But she's that good, and the film is that good.
[Video interview (transcripted above), 1m43s duration]
Graham King's first interview for Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...oft-get-165065 (link provided by Driber)
'Tomb Raider's' Lara Croft to Get Reboot - Without Angelina Jolie
Graham King's GK Films has acquired the franchise's film rights, with plans to release an origin-story in 2013.
7:00 PM PST 3/7/2011 by Borys Kit
Lara Croft is back in action.
The heroine of one of the biggest video games from the 1990s is once again getting the movie treatment, this time from heavyweight producer Graham King and his GK Films.
GK Films has acquired the feature film rights to Tomb Raider and will reboot the action-adventure franchise aiming for a 2013 release for the first film.
The new movie will be produced by King and Tim Headington.
Angelina Jolie starred in the two previous big-screen adaptations made by Paramount, and with King having produced The Tourist, the Jolie-Johnny Depp thriller, some tongues were wagging about the potential for a new Jolie Raider movie.
But sources say GK Films, which has not hired a writer yet, may be looking to do a Lara Croft origin story rather continue her adventures.
According to GK Films, the goal is to "create daring new adventures for the young and dynamic Lara Croft."
The game was created in 1996 by Eidos, now part of entertainment group Square Enix. (In December, Enix subsidiary, Crystal Dynamics, said it was working on a new Raider game, this one based on the origins of Croft.)
2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life grossed $432 million worldwide.
The rights lapsed back to Eidos in the late 2000s, with Warner Bros. in development of an iteration. That version, however, never got past the writing stage.
Grey Rembert will oversee the project for GK Films, which was involved in Rango and has Hugo Cabret, directed by Martin Scorsese, coming out later this year.
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Do you want to see someone else as Lara in the new movie? Post your suggestions in this thread and we can add it to the poll so that you can vote for it
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Friday, July 7, 2006
What Else Could You Title This But "Pure Grace"
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Mature people , when they enjoy life like this , are MAGIC.
She is beautiful.
This is how I'd love to be in 30 years from now! Magnificient!
wow. that is simply beautiful.
i love that you capture such beauty in it's natural element, in the real world. keep it up!
Youve captured through a single photo the definition of elegance.
She is radiant! I love that you have an eye for women and men that carry themselves so naturally. The clothing is beautiful and highlights who they are not the other way around as is often the case in most magazines/fashion sites. Also, the majority of clothing you show can be worn by people of all ages (except maybe that backless dress on 6/28). Thank you for reminding me why I love fashion.
Hang on, I'm having a Mrs. Robinson moment…
OK, how about:
- Thank you, Mr. Bond! It has been a long time… I would not have recognized you.
- Yes, ever since I gave away my cello, I practice on zees scarf.
- A hole in my tunic? (titters) You Americans are so amusing.
And last but not least:
- I'm 58 and Hot. Any Questions?
second that.
she truly is; she reminds me of the lady a while ago from Lauren I believe, who was wearing aviators and a wool suit. Her ensemble is Parisian culture 101-wow…
Love it — that tiny flash of red at the waist, the flawless posture. Lovely.
Was she a ballerina? Just look at the way she stands…so graceful. And with the hair pulled back, the flowy skirt, flat shoes, and her svelte body, she really looks like one. I wish I could look like this in 40 years.
I think maybe you should keep your eyey out for women with bodies that are harder to dress… for instance— short-waisted women who areoverly top heavy, or women who are actually fuller but appear 10 pounds thinner due to their outfit…
older women look great. it shouldn't be a a surprise. i guess i shouldn't even be writing this. we just need more photos.
What elegance. I wish I knew her secret – it's indefinable.
Wonderful! I love it when you show me what the fashion can look like off the runways, outside of the glossy magazines, and in this case, well above the age range those mediums focus on. Thank you, Sartorialist!
What a woman of such elegance and grace.
She looks a little like an older version of the very stylish Sarah Jessica Parker.
Welcome back to NYC. Gorgeous weekend ahead. Enjoy!
I hope I look that good when I'm her age.
i need to keep this image so i remember how i need to look when i get older!
a beautiful look and stunning woman
tres chic!
This image is an inspiration and she radiant. Great eye, Mr. Sartorialist!
She looks like one of those ballet teachers that used to be a professional and now owns her own studio. Very beautiful.
Was she French or Italian?…or ?
If I draped a scarf like that over my shoulder, it would look like a blanket. It is her beautiful carriage, her grace and – I hate to say it – her reed-thin body that allow her to get away with it. She really could carry off a hessian sack.
this picture is Sarah Jessica Parker in about 20 years! Bella!!
Down with prescriptive fashioninstic comments. Lets appreciate the NY looks for what they are – individualistic – down to the very last hairpin.
She looks great. Let's face it – to be this thin at this age and have a good sense of style with it is fool proof. The trick is to stay THIN.
Oh yes! beautiful.
I just love how you take words out of my mouth;)
So chic!!
Interesting how so many of these comments are about the woman's AGE, not about her style. Which is simple and elegant. So can we please get over the "age" thing?
Classic and stunning!
Simply proves that great style is ageless
This graceful lady, of impeccable taste, defines 'elegance'.
Nice scarf.
What a incredible and personal style…who cares about the age, is not about that. Why that stupid obssession with people's age or thinking how "i'm going to look in…."
Get over about the age thing and try to see what is important about her and the picture


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UBS news
Extraordinary General Meeting of UBS on 7 September 2000.
UBS is convening an Extraordinary General Meeting on 7 September 2000 at which shareholders will be invited to approve an increase in the share capital to fund the merger transaction with PaineWebber. Shareholders will be requested to approve the creation of 38 million new UBS shares in the form of authorized capital and 17 million new UBS shares in the form of conditional capital. The Board of Directors will propose that UBS shareholders be paid a partial dividend of CHF 4.50 per share relating to the first nine months of 2000.
On 12 July 2000, UBS AG and PaineWebber Group Inc. announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement. The expected total consideration, based on UBS's share price before the announcement and assuming exercise of all PaineWebber options held by employees, is estimated at USD 12.4 billion. The form of the consideration will be in cash and in UBS shares, with the share component offering the opportunity of a tax-free exchange for PaineWebber shareholders.
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, UBS shareholders will be asked to approve the creation of 38 million new UBS shares in the form of authorized capital for the merger transaction and 17 million new UBS shares in the form of conditional capital for PaineWebber options outstanding beyond the merger exchange date. Due to the inter-relationship between the two categories, the maximum total number of shares issued either as authorized or conditional capital will not exceed 46 million shares. Any shares issued as a result of these approvals can only be used in the context of the merger transaction.
The Board of Directors will additionally propose that UBS shareholders on record as of
2 October 2000 be paid a partial dividend of CHF 4.50 per share relating to the first nine months of the year. This is intended to ensure equal treatment of UBS shareholders and PaineWebber stockholders, as PaineWebber stockholders will already have been paid interim dividends for nine months of the year at the merger exchange date.
The Board of Directors will further propose that Deloitte & Touche Experta AG be elected as independent Special Auditors in compliance with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements.
Creation of authorized capital
On 30 June 2000, approximately 146.7 million PaineWebber shares were outstanding. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the percentage of shares of PaineWebber common stock which will be convertible into UBS shares is fixed at 50% - at an exchange ratio of 0.4954 UBS shares for each PaineWebber share. Employee held options account for a further 33.6 million PaineWebber shares. Should all these options be exercised upon consummation of the merger, a maximum total of 45 million UBS shares would be needed. UBS will re-issue approximately 7 million UBS shares currently held in treasury, so that a maximum of 38 million shares in the form of authorized capital will be needed.
To avoid dilution of earnings and voting power, UBS's Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board are fully committed to keeping the final number of new UBS shares issued as small as possible, subject to maintaining a sound capitalization for the UBS Group. The number of shares that will finally be issued may be reduced by shares temporarily borrowed in the market. Any such borrowed shares will subsequently be replaced by purchases in the market. The Board of Directors proposes that it be granted the right to a "green shoe option" permitting issuance of additional shares from the approved authorized capital during a limited period after the completion of the merger to the extent that market conditions make such replacement purchases less economically desirable for shareholders.
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The existing option plans for employees of PaineWebber will be taken over by UBS. If all PaineWebber options were rolled over into similar UBS instruments, a maximum of 17 million UBS shares would be needed to cover future exercise. These will be provided for by the proposed creation of conditional capital.
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Coal industry boosts Tillis' campaign coffers
Money from coal companies has been fueling Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis' race to unseat Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., including $21,100 from the nation's largest privately owned coal company.
The contributions came from the Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp. The owner and founder, Robert E. Murray, is a major backer of Republican candidates and a fierce opponent of President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency, especially over a proposal that would limit heat-trapping emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Murray Energy is Tillis' fifth largest contributor, having received money from the owner, company officers, employees and family members, and the company's political action committee, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group.
The coal industry has not been a major political donor of Hagan's, who is seeking a second term. But Duke Energy, the Charlotte-based power company that relies on coal as source of fuel has been among her top 20 financial contributors.
The company's employees, lobbyists and political action committee have given her $20,400 between 2007 and 2014, the Center for Responsive Politics reported.
Tillis received the $21,100 from Murray and related individuals in the first quarter of this year. In all, company employees have given $522,093 to political candidates across the country in 2013 and so far in 2014.
All of the contributions from Murray Energy this campaign cycle have been to Republicans, except for $2,500 to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who's running for re-election this year. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who's also running in November, has received $21,850.
Some Murray executives listed their occupation on the Federal Election Commission forms as "coal miner." One of them, Ronald D. Koontz, is general manager of the Ohio Valley Coal Co., a Murray subsidiary, according to a 2012 company news release. He donated $1,000 to the Tillis campaign, part of more than $13,000 he has given to Republican candidates since 2013, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Koontz did not answer calls for comment.
Wayne E. Conaway Jr., of Farmington, W.Va., who works in Murray Energy's safety department, said he gave $375 to Tillis because Tillis supports coal. He said the company emphasized to employees that "we've got to get out and protect our livelihood."
"We have no comment," said Gary Broadbent, Murray Energy's media director and assistant general counsel, in response to questions about the company's support for Tillis.
But in a message on the company's website, Robert Murray, who founded the company in 1988 with the purchase of a single mine, said his industry is "embattled from excessive federal government regulations and, to a lesser extent, by the increased use of natural gas for the generation of electricity."
He added: "In my fifty-seven years of coal mining experience, I have never before seen the destruction of an industry that we are witnessing today, with reliable, low-cost electric power also being eliminated."
In June, Murray Energy filed the first lawsuit against the EPA to try to block the rule on power plant emissions limits. The suit asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to prevent the EPA from implementing what the company said in a news release was "this illegal and disastrous rule on electric power generation."
Twelve states filed a separate lawsuit against the administration on Aug. 1 in another attempt to stop the proposed rule: West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Murray also has disagreed with the scientific view that the burning of coal and other fossil fuels is the main reason for warming of the planet. In an interview with West Virginia Executive Magazine for a story published in May, he was quoted as saying the Obama administration was lying about global warming. Murray contended that the Earth was cooling.
The company has 12 coal mines in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Utah and employs more than 7,300 people.
In 2007, a collapse at the company's Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah killed six miners. Three more people died 10 days later in a rescue attempt. Murray subsidiaries agreed in 2012 that violations contributed to the accident, including improper mine design. The subsidiaries paid $1.15 million, which covered penalties for the collapse and the settlement of other violations at other Utah mines.
Besides Murray Energy, other coal company and mining industry political action committees have contributed to Tillis. Alliance Coal's LLC PAC gave him $5,000 in June. Federal Election Commission records also show $10,000 from two PACS of the National Mining Association; $1,500 from the PAC of Arch Coal, Inc.; $2,000 from the Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. PAC; and $2,000 from Patriot Coal's PAC.
Other coal company executives and employees also made individual contributions.
North Carolina in 2013 got 38 percent of its electricity from coal, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The Tillis campaign has accused Hagan of "rubber-stamping" what it calls the president's "anti-energy agenda." This year the Obama administration is drafting a rule that for the first time would limit heat-trapping pollution from existing power plants by specified amounts, but leave it up to the states to decide how.
Hagan said earlier this year that she supports the idea, calling it "key to protecting our environment for future generations." Tillis is against it. Campaign spokesman Dan Keylin said it would "destroy jobs and cause electricity prices to surge."
The Tillis campaign also argued in a recent press release that Hagan has a "cozy relationship with Duke Energy" and a "dismal record" on coal ash. Duke serves customers in the Southeast and Midwest. A spill from the company's pond at Eden, N.C., sent 39,000 tons of coal ash _ the residue produced from the burning of coal _ into the Dan River in February, the third-largest coal ash spill ever in the nation.
Tillis points to his work this year on a bill in the North Carolina House, where he is speaker, that would clean up the ash ponds by creating a coal ash commission to design a plan. The House and Senate passed separate bills, but have not agreed on how to reconcile them.
As a state senator in 2006, Hagan voted for a bill that put a moratorium on large landfills that would have taken other states' trash. It contained an exemption for landfills used to contain the waste from coal-fired power plants.
In 2007 she voted for a solid waste management bill that the General Assembly passed. Tillis opposed it. The measure upgraded landfill requirements, created a surcharge on trash to be used for cleanup of abandoned dumps and hazardous sites and established buffers around state parks and other protected areas. It also allowed for the disposal of coal ash in unlined landfills.
Hagan wants to see federal regulation. Duke has 33 unlined ash pits at 14 plants in North Carolina.
"Given that the state's activities with respect to coal ash are the subject of a federal investigation," said Hagan spokeswoman Sadie Weiner, "Kay believes that the federal government needs to be involved with regulation and oversight of active and legacy coal ash ponds to ensure protection of public health and the environment, and they should move forward with regulations to set a minimum standard for how to manage coal ash sites."


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Lesson 7 - Form (Continued)
Considerations of Form (Cont.):
Here are a few more typical progressions:
Score References & Musical Examples Using JABB:
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The operating principle for all of these examples is to delay the arrival of the final dominant chord of the moment as long as possible and to work backwards from that chord, selecting each chord so that it leads logically to the next one, taking into consideration that the chords should accommodate the melody notes. Adjustments in chord quality and tension tones (if any are added to the harmonic texture) are made so that the inner voices move in the most logical and interesting ways. It is not only important to work backwards, but also to become comfortable with that process, so that it becomes second nature. Remember, we get to control the future.
Here is an example of a piece that is normally played with simple harmony, showing how the insertion of substitute chords and the addition of connecting harmonies between essential cadences can enliven the music and provide opportunity for variety in the bass line.
Score References & Musical Examples Using JABB:
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Chord substitution patterns should connect with essential cadential arrivals of the composition. There is some artistic leeway in determining where these arrivals might be, but there must be enough of them to allow the composition to remain harmonically recognizable. Once again, the work of Bill Evans provides bellwether examples, especially in his many indelible re-harmonizations of standard tunes.
Becoming familiar with the harmonic possibilities of chord progressions and phrases can be a long process, and it starts with knowing hundreds, maybe even thousands, of American standard tunes, tunes from that unique period in the first half of the Twentieth Century when a large population of composers who understood harmony and form were all working in the same way using similar materials and techniques; composers like George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Fats Waller, vernon Duke, Cole Porter, and hundreds of others. Only by knowing many songs and internalizing their melodies and harmonies, can one gain an instinct for finding appropriate solutions to the formal and harmonic questions that arise in the process of composing and arranging in the jazz style.
Once a comfortable familiarity with traditional forms has been achieved, there are simple steps that can be taken to enliven interest in the forms. Introductions, interludes and endings can be added, sections can be extended or truncated, changes of rhythmic texture and tempo can be made and modulations can occur. All of these result in noticeable changes and make the trip through the form more interesting. Moving at one speed in one direction for long periods becomes a soporific experience, and too many interruptions and changes of texture and direction is equally frustrating, so the desired result is to keep the piece moving forward with just enough variety to keep it interesting and dramatic.
Heres an excerpt of a piece that has passages of rapid harmonic activity and forward motion interspersed with moments of stillness. (This piece appears in its entirety in chapter 10.) The form is ABA with occasional interludes. This excerpt begins with 4 measures of static harmony that introduces the tenor solo. This is in stark contrast with the preceding exposition that is full of moving chords. After the tenor solos introductory interlude, the first A section appears and the rhythm and harmony begin to move only to be interrupted two measures later with an echo of the interlude, before allowing the piece to proceed in its expected form. The real form is ABA-ABA, because the first 24-measure chorus has a two-beat texture (with 6 measures of stasis in the bridge), and the second chorus has a walking, four-beat rhythmic texture. This divides and delineates the form texturally as well as harmonically and provides a dramatic shape to this part of the piece even before the surface element of the improvised tenor solo is added.
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The 24 measures that define the main ABA form for this piece were written first. The harmonic activity of the A sections, chords moving by 4ths, by step, and by 3rds, are contrasted with the stillness of the bridge, but by the time there have been two cycles through the form, the overall impression of the music is still one of rapid and energetic chord movement. In order to settle the music and produce a moment of calm before launching into more cycles through the harmonic activity for the solos, it seemed a good idea to insert an interlude, and a D major chord presented itself as the appropriate sound. Only after noticing the salutary effect of that sound was it discovered that there is a chord on every other chromatic root except D, so the D had to sound fresh! This kind of discovery can be reassuring. At the end of the main part of the piece, when there have been some 7 minutes of this complex activity, there is a drum break and a change of tempo leading to a long coda in which the interlude chord takes over and becomes the target sound to which the entire piece seems to lead. This plan evolved as the arrangement was being written from the simple 24 measure lead sheet, and the ensuing developmental details added immeasurably to the effective communication of the musical idea; so much so that the piece now seems incomplete without them.
The opportunity to write a piece for the large forces of a big band were the inspiration for developing the form, but large forces are not required in order to include interludes and other enlivening elements.Here are two examples from the sextet arrangement in example 8-3.
Score References & Musical Examples Using JABB:
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In this piece, based on the old standard Out of Nowhere, the Eb9 is the chord most foreign to the key of the piece (G major). It appears twice in a prominent position in the form, but it still seemed a good choice for the interlude.
Heres an ensemble send-off in the same arrangement that delays the entrance of the first solo by a few measures.
Score References & Musical Examples Using JABB:
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In order to achieve successful communication of musical ideas, the progress of the piece needs the coherence of a dramatically told story. The ideas are more abstract than those expressed in spoken language, but they share similar characteristics. They must proceed energetically and develop logically, one idea evolving from another. A balance between forward motion and moments of relief is needed, as are breathing spaces, just like conversation. More complex ideas take more time to absorb, so moments of simplicity and diminished activity are particularly welcome after complicated passages.
Rubatos, passages in changing, conversational tempo are an underused element in jazz arrangements, perhaps because they are so performer dependent. But arrangers who make use of this technique will be rewarded with invigorating contrast when steady tempo enters or reappears. Arrangers who write for singers need to explore this tradition. Examples of song verses with accompaniments written by experienced arrangers abound, and one can go back as far as the recitatives in Baroque Oratorio for early examples of dramatically effective ways to handle this technique. Handels music supplies an unerring template, and there are many fine recordings in which the dramatic timing is well demonstrated. Exciting utterances need rapid delivery interspersed by breathing spaces that allow the listener to absorb the idea. When this technique is well done it can escape superficial notice while still adding interest to the music. Duke Ellington and Bill Evans used this on occasion in the inside of forms as well as for introductions and endings. Ellington used it in some arrangements of In A Sentimental Mood, and Bill Evans continued that tradition in his interpretation of the piece. Evans also used tempo changes effectively, abruptly slowing the last 8 measures of Lover Man in order to emphasize emotional poignancy. Slowing and broadening an ending emphasizes it more than increasing its speed.
Modulations are another useful developmental tool, and theres a good example of its effective use in Count Basies classic arrangement of One Oclock Jump. Basie plays introductory choruses (with the rhythm section) in the key of F making a sudden modulation to Db within the space of 6 beats in order to bring in the band in the new key. Modulations can be opportune when issues of range arise, and using them to refresh the sound can suggest changes in instrumentation as well. They are effective when key centers last long enough to be established before they are changed. Example 4-8 (above) is an unlikely candidate for effective modulation because its harmony moves so rapidly that the ear lacks the chance to settle in one key long enough to appreciate change to a new one.
Meter changes and metric modulations are also useful techniques. Earl Zindars beautiful waltz, How My Heart Sings, has a meter change to 4/4 at the bridge. Bill Evans played the solo section of Waltz for Debby and the final chorus in 4/4 as well.
Heres an example of a passage that could be written entirely in 4/4 but benefits from the clarity and variety that results from changing meter to emphasize the rhythm.
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Here is a metric modulation that increases the speed of the music creating a new tempo in an exact relationship to the established tempo.
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These are some techniques for modifying standard forms and adding interest and surprise. Used judiciously, they can enliven the musical narrative, provide relief from predictability and hold the ears attention. They can help the composer/arranger tell an intelligible story, an abstract one, but a story nonetheless.
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