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Here is a list of fun things to look forward to this week
Chorley Winter Wonderland, until January 9
There is still time to revel in the magical wonderland at the Iron Market. It is open noon until 6pm Monday to Thursday; noon until 9pm on Fridays; 10am until 9pm on Saturday and 10am until 6pm on Sunday.
Tickets for a one-hour skating session can be purchased at the entrance to Chorley's real ice rink and are £6 for adults; £3 for children; £15 for a family ticket.
Aladdin, Wellington Park, Leyland, Friday December 30
Aladdin will be performed by Say Two Productions at Wellington Park, Burlington Gardens, at 7pm. Tickets £12 adults, £8 children. To book call 01772 452361, email email@example.com
New Year's Eve Cruise, Hoghton, Saturday December 31
Celebrations start at 7.30pm when boarding from Canal Boat Cruises at Riley Green Marina. Includes a three-course dinner and a glass of bubbly. Tickets are £65. To book call 01254 202967.
Parkrun, Cuerden Valley, Saturday December 31
Runners can take part in a 5k run through Cuerden Valley Park. Starts at 9am. Free. People who have never registered before need to do so via www.parkrun.org.uk.
Hashtag Quiz, Old Leyland Gates, Leyland, from 8pm
Quiz Host Richard Porter presents a fast quiz/game show. Bring a Smartphone or Tablet to convert your phone or tablet into a virtual terminal/ keypad. The quiz takes place every Tuesday. Last entry is 8.30pm.


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1. Transport and Force Generation by Molecular Motors:
The organization inside a cell is maintained through a transportation system in which proteins called molecular motors (kinesin, dynein and unconventional myosin) haul cargo from one place to another along cytoskeletal filaments (microtubules and actin).
These molecular motors often function in team and our understanding of how these multiple motors function together is less developed. For example
1. How the team-work of these motors depends on the biophysical properties of individual motors engaged on cargo?
2. How switching of cargos from one filament to another is decided at microtubule and actin junctions inside cells?
3. How the team-work of these motors is modulated by various regulators?
The breakdown of this transportation system has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. A better understanding of mechanism of intracellular transport will aid in the design of new therapeutic approaches.
Related Recent Publications from Lab:
Anjneya Takshak and Ambarish Kunwar, Importance of anisotropy in detachment rates for force production and cargo transport by a team of motor proteins, Protein Science, DOI 10.1002/pro.2905 (2016)
Roop Mallik, Arpan Kumar Rai, Pradeep Barak, Ashim Rai and Ambarish Kunwar, Teamwork in Microtubule Motors, Trends in Cell Biology,Vol. 23, 575 (2013)
2. Force Generation by Microtubule Bundles:
Motor-induced organization of cytoskeletal filaments microtubules and actin into dynamic bundles is crucial for many biological processes such as axonal growth, muscle contraction, cell division and platelet formation. We used used computational modeling to understand how the physical properties such as force generation, expansion rate etc. depend the the properties of motors, cross-linkers and cytoskeletal filaments constituting the bundle.
Related Recent Publications from Lab:
Hanumant Pratap Singh, Anjneya Takshak, Utkarsh Mall and Ambarish Kunwar, Sliding of Microtubules by A Team of Dynein motors: Understanding the Effect of Spatial Distribution of Motor Tails and Mutual Exclusion of Motor Heads on Microtubules, International Journal of Modern Physics C, Accepted (2016)
3. In-silico studies of interaction of microtubule-targeting anti-cancer drugs:
Microtubule play an important role during cell division. Microtubule are targets for various potential anti-cancer drugs. We are studying interaction of various potential drugs with microtubule using a number of tools such as theoretical/computational modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations.
Related Recent Publications from Lab:
Bajarang Vasant Kumbhar, Anubhaw Borogaon, Dulal Panda and Ambarish Kunwar, Exploring the Origin of Differential Binding Affinities of Human Tubulin Isotypes αβII, αβIII and αβIV for DAMA-colchicine using Homology Modelling, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, PLOS ONE (2016)
4. In-silico studies of potential anti-leishmania compounds:
We are engaged in in-silico studies of interaction of various potential anti-leishmania drugs using a number of tools such as theoretical/computational modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations.
Related Recent Publications from Lab:
Rajan Kumar Pandey, Bajrang Vasant Kumbhar, Shyam Sundar, Ambarish Kunwar and Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Structure based virtual screening, molecular docking, ADMET and molecular simulations to develop benzoxaborole analogues as potential inhibitor against Leishmania donovani trypanothione reductase, Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, Accepted (2016)
Rajan Kumar Pandey, Bajarang Vasant Kumbhar, Shubham Srivastava, Ruchi Malik, Shyam Sundar, Ambarish Kunwar and Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Febrifugine analogues as Leishmaniadonovani trypanothione reductase inhibitors: binding energy analysis assisted by molecular docking, ADMET and molecular dynamics simulation, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, DOI 10.1080/07391102.2015.1135298 (2016)


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While the purist in me knows that 2-D cel animation will never die, it's easy to watch films like this and realize that they're much more than a visual fad. Pixar's films have real heart, style and substance, lovingly handcrafted by talented artists and writers that love to have fun. Toy Story reminds us that even with a slick new look and presentation, CGI can exhibit the same life that made Disney's best modern films (including Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King) so memorable. It's a buddy comedy, an adventure film and a road trip rolled up in one. It's a film about loss, rejection, acceptance, loyalty and action figures.
More than anything else, it's a whole lot of fun. Luckily for us, everyone involved knew it.
From the cast of voice talent (including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, the late Jim Varney, R. Lee Ermey and more) to the amazingly good animation, character design, music and sound, there's not much about Toy Story that lags. Sure, the artwork isn't quite as polished as Pixar's more recent work, but it was a visual breakthrough at the time and still stands tall today. Though I didn't get a chance to see it in theaters---after all, I was smack in the middle of high school and had turned my back on toys temporarily----a lifelong interest in art led me back to Toy Story, but this was a rare example where the visuals were matched by a clever script. Sure, it owes a tip of the hat to earlier films like Jim Henson's made-for-TV holiday classic The Christmas Toy (1986), but Toy Story story bucked the trend of most "kid's fare" before and during its time: it didn't rely on musical numbers to carry the story, favoring non-stop character interaction and adventure instead.
The resulting effort was a visually dynamic film that played out more like live action than traditional animation. Despite travelling some rough road during production---including Disney's attempts to pull the plug midway through---Toy Story couldn't be stopped on its way to theaters. Critics and audiences ate it up, establishing the film as a runaway hit and Pixar as a force to be reckoned with. The studio's follow-up efforts---including A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2 (a rare sequel that actually surpasses the original)---only hammered home the point that animation will never die, no matter if it's hand-drawn or computer rendered. Their hot streak shows no signs of cooling off, so here's hoping that Pixar can keep raising the bar for the animation industry. They're done a fantastic job so far.
Though it focuses mostly on the film at hand, this 10th Anniversary Edition of Toy Story is every bit a milestone for the studio itself. It's been assembled from bits and pieces of The Ultimate Toy Box, a 3-disc set containing both films and a slew of extras, as well as a collection of new retrospective featurettes and interviews. To top it all off, the film has been given a technical upgrade not unlike the "Superbit" line of DVDs, as Toy Story boasts an improved transfer (yes, improved) and a pair of newly-created Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS-ES mixes. All in all, it's a surprisingly solid package that really celebrates Pixar's history quite well. Below, you'll find a partial comparison review: though no screen comparisons or ratings are given, it's been written with owners of each release in mind.
Let's get the obvious out of the way: owners of the first releases know just how amazing the image quality is. The original 1.77:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer absolutely sparkles with clarity---hardly surprising, since it was taken directly from the digital source. As it stands, the main difference here is an increased bitrate---averaging around 7.5Mbps---but many improvements won't be easily noticed by those without fancy setups or progressive scan capability (hence the lack of screen comparisons). Rest assured though, this is an improvement: the image is more detailed overall, making the 10th Anniversary Edition a true reference-quality disc (again). Ladies and gents, this is as good as transfers get on DVD, so it's no surprise that this one earns a perfect rating.
Equally perfect is a pair of brand new reference-quality sound mixes, including Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and a brand new DTS-ES mix (both remixed by sound designer Gary Rydstrom). Each mix exhibits an impressive atmosphere, highlighted by crystal-clear dialogue, punchy sound effects and an incredible dynamic range. The DTS offers a slightly smoother audio experience, easily helping this disc rank among the best sounding in any genre. Either way, you'll certainly be impressed. English, Spanish and French subtitles (as well as Closed Captioning) are included for the deaf and hearing impaired. English, Spanish and French 2.0 Surround mixes are also included for the 5.1 impaired.
First up on Disc One, there's a new Introduction by John Lasseter (1 minute, above left) where he hypes the new technical improvements and bonus features. The film itself is also paired with the orignal Audio Commentary (from the "Toy Box") featuring Lasseter, produers Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold, screenwriter Andrew Stanton, supervising animator Pete Docter, art director Ralph Eggleston and supervising technical director Bill Reeves (whew!). Chock full of interesting anecdotes and plenty of laughs, this is a great commentary that's just as good the second time around. Also here on the first disc is the all-new Legacy of Toy Story (12 minutes, above right), a short featurette filled with testimonials from George Lucas, Hayao Miyazaki, Brad Bird, Leonard Maltin, Roy Disney, a slim Peter Jackson and many more! It's fairly promotional for the most part, but there's some nice history scattered throughout. Next up are Sneak Peeks of a few upcoming Disney/Pixar films and DVDs, including Cars, Toy Story 2, Cinderella: Platinum Edition and Lady and the Tramp.
The party continues on Disc Two, kicked off by the same Making of Documentary (21 minutes) as seen on the first release. It's a trip to see some of the cast and crew with larger glasses and more hair, so those who've never seen it are in for a treat. A new arrival is up next: Filmmakers Reflect (17 minutes, below left), a roundtable discussion with Lasseter, Docter, Stanton and (sadly) the late, great Joe Ranft, who served as story supervisor on the film. This chat was filmed in the main lobby/atrium at Pixar, and it's as loose, candid and fun as the company itself. There's also some discussion about Disney's attempts to close down the film's production midway, making this piece a bit more interesting that your average "pat on the back" featurette. Also returning are a selection of eight Deleted Scenes (19 minutes total), the bulk of which remain in rough story reel form.
Up next is the Behind the Scenes department (the bulk of which is ported over from the Toy Box), though it's fronted by a new featurette entitled Designing Toy Story (7 minutes) that briefly discusses the film's early technical achievments. Design Galleries is the first vintage section, which includes characters, sets, color roughs and 3-D turnarounds (above right), followed by a Story section that includes comparisons, story reels and more. Next up is the Production section, including a production tour, a multi-angle presentation, a multi-language track and other notables. Music and Sound is up next, including a new video for "You've Got a Friend in Me" (3 minutes, assembled from studio footage and finished art), a featurette about the film's sound design (7 minutes) and an assortment of Randy Newman demos. Last but not least is the Publicity archive, including the film's trailer, TV spots, an interview with Woody and Buzz, and a look at some of the film's merchandise.
Outside of the archives, there's another new feature in the Claw Game, a fun little distraction that yields a few clever goodies (if you're lucky, that is). Finally, there's a healthy dose of Easter Eggs to be found, though the "Index" section holds the entire Easter basket. As a sidenote, all of the bonus features have been anamorphically enhanced---yes, even the fullscreen ones, similar to The Incredibles---and even include optional English subtitles! This is a major plus for the overall presentation, so here's hoping that more studios follow suit in the future. All things considered, it's a nice assortment of goodies: those who already own the Toy Box should hang on to both for the complete experience, while those unfamiliar with the vintage extras should be satisfied.
Is this a fine release? You bet. Was it absolutely necessary? Well, maybe not…but that shouldn't stop any fans of Toy Story from picking up this excellent 2-disc set. There's a handful of brand new goodies here, combined with a slightly improved transfer and Pixar's first DTS track---and let's face it, only the most ardent fans of the film were able to snag The Ultimate Toy Box. If you've already got "The Box", you'll certainly enjoy the technical improvements and retrospective material found here. If you've only got the original release, there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't make the upgrade. This landmark film isn't quite a landmark double dip, but it's still a well-rounded release that just oozes fun and creativity…just like the studio that created it. Very Highly Recommended.


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You can book a place in dormitory only via International Relations Office only by filling the Accommodation and Activities Form and sending it with the others required application documents. It is necessary for Erasmus student to pay a deposit, when you arrive to University's dormitory. The deposit is equal one month rent and it will be give back before your departure if the room will has no damages. Before departure you should inform Dormitory's office to check your room.
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If you are a teacher or caregiver, you may want to give those under your care a small token of appreciation this holiday season. Our free printable bookmarks are a simple and wonderful way to do so. If you do not have a lot of money to spend, these are a great economical alternative to going to the store and buying a bunch of high priced bookmarks. Print these off on some heavy card stock and cover them with laminating sheets. Then simply cut them out and you have a great gift. These are perfect if you are a librarian as well. Check out all of our other printable crafts today and see what wonderful things you can find. You will be sure to find many things you did not even know you wanted to do. Check out the stencils if you have kids or if you are looking for a cheap alternative to buying posters or paper holiday decorations.
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The Long Run, Week 10: Any Which Way But Loose
As you can see, my long run didn't go as originally planned… and even the new plan was continuously edited. Between working too much overtime, having a sick baby AND a sick husband (and now am sick again, myself), there was just no way I could dedicate a solid chunk of time to the 16 mile long run that my training plan was calling for. I just didn't have that sort of time available. What I did have were several short blocks of time. So, I got my run in however, whatever, whenever, wherever possible.
Ultimately that meant three runs during my three breaks at work, and one run, at home, after work. I didn't get to eat as much as I would've liked but I did get to scarf down enough to keep me going.
I PR'd three times – actually probably not a good thing for what was supposed to be a long, easy run, but that is what it took to get the mileage in during my allotted time for breaks. I paid the price for those PRs in three days of IT pain. My legs were tired Sunday and dead Monday.
I wanted to push for a total of 18 miles, but between time constraints and feeling flu-ish, it wasn't looking like a likely scenario. When I found myself surrounded by singing coyotes with nary a house (safety) around, I turned back early and did my best to keep my fear at bay as I jogged towards home. Considering how my legs felt in the days following, I'll consider it a good thing I decided to stick to the training plan's distance instead.
Regardless of not meeting my desired distance goal, I'm proud of powering through a difficult situation and getting my run(s) in. Have you ever faced a situation where you had to break your long run up into smaller runs? Did you feel like it was physically harder than one single long run?
The Long Run, Week 8: Say Hello To My Little Friend
Morton's neuroma involves a thickening of the tissue around one of the nerves leading to your toes. This can cause a sharp, burning pain in the ball of your foot. Your toes also may sting, burn or feel numb.
Source: Mayo Clinic
My little friend's name is Neuroma. Morton's Neuroma. And he can be a big pain sometimes.
Take this past Saturday for example. After WEEKS of zero pain, Mr. Morton inexplicably decided to remind me of his existence. It started with some soreness on the ball of my foot Thursday, leaving me limping in to work. I tried switching insoles, then took all of the insoles out. The relief was minor. By the time I set out on my long run Saturday, I was prepared for three hours of torture.
Surprisingly, my foot hurt more when walking than running. As a matter of fact, the pain completely subsided for much of the run. Now, AFTER the run was a different story. After 15 miles of pounding the pavement, I had a red sore spot on the topside of my foot… and could barely put weight on it. THAT may have been more from my dropped metatarsals/hammer toes/lack of padding on underside more so than the neuroma, though. I have a veritable cornucopia of foot problems, apparently.
If you would have asked me 6 months ago, all I would have been able to tell you about my foot pain is that I had a very odd callous and a bunion. The first doctor I went to a few years ago basically scoffed at me when I explained I wanted my nearly life-long foot pain checked into since I was making it a goal to run a marathon. After a quick glance at it, he told me I needed to file the callous and nothing could be done for the bunion until it causes unbearable pain.
THANKS. For nothing.
I am so grateful I ended up finding a doctor who, WONDER OF WONDERS, actually took an x-ray! What?! What voodoo magic is this "x-ray" you speak of?
So, my new doctor discovered my little friend, Morton, and his "running" buddies (har har) – Hammertoez, DroppedT, NoPHAT, Buni, and Arthur (that's my little pet names for what collectively adds up to what I like to call… My Funky Foot).
For the confused, that's Hammer Toes, dropped metatarsals, no fat to pad my foot, bunion, and arthritis. 😉
So, that made for seven of us out there running. I'm not one for social runs… I'm more of the quiet loner. Naproxen usually keeps my annoying little friends at bay, but doesn't seem to be doing the trick at the moment. I'm thinking I may need to go back to the doc for another round of shots so I can leave Morton and The Funky Five in the dust.
How about you? Do you live and run with foot issues? What do you do to manage it? Have you ever had a doctor scoff at your running goals?
The Long Run, Week 6: Shawty Droppin' Mileage Like It's Hot
Today is the first day I've run outside in two weeks… Shoot, it's the first time in nearly as long that I've really even gotten a good look at the sun, I've been working so much. Running on the treadmill so much has had me concerned about losing fitness. I have mixed in some lunges, jump squats and other strength training exercises these past two weeks, but nothing beats the trials of running outside.
I didn't really know what to expect of the weather today… Haven't been keeping an eye on the forecast. So, I was pleasantly surprised to awake to a beautifully sunny and shockingly warm day. Tomorrow we will return to yesterday's freezing temps, but for this day I was granted a glorious reprieve and I took full advantage of it as I frolicked in the sunshine. It felt wonderfully weird.
What didn't feel wonderful was the brutal wind… and the hills. Being that this is a low-mileage week and my long run was scheduled for only 8 miles, I decided to increase the difficulty by hitting the hills hot and heavy to make up for two weeks on the treadmill. I tackled some of the biggest hills around… A course I haven't run in over a year.
I had to drop to a walk quite a few times on the hills, so that dropped my average more than I would've liked, but really it wasn't too shabby for where I am right now. Strength and speed will come later… As long as I stick to my plan! (And as long as I eat right… I skipped breakfast and was running on empty. That upped the difficulty and left me toasted!)
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Lang Lang
Lang Lang (Chinese: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese concert pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Canada, in addition to his native China.
Lang Lang
Lang Lang after a performance at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, 2010
|Native name
|14 June 1982
Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
|New York City[1][2]
|Alma mater
|Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
|Years active
|Gina Alice Redlinger (m. 2019)
|Lang Guoren (郎国任)
Zhou Xiulan (周秀兰)
Early lifeEdit
Lang Lang was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, on 14 June 1982. His father Lang Guoren is a member of the Manchu Niohuru clan, which brought forth a long line of Qing Empresses. The elder Lang is also a musician; he plays the traditional Chinese stringed instrument erhu.[3] At the age of two, Lang watched the Tom and Jerry episode The Cat Concerto, which features Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Lang has said it was this—his first contact with Western classical music—that motivated him to learn the piano.[4][5] He began piano lessons with Professor Zhu Ya-Fen at age three. At the age of five, he won first place at the Shenyang Piano Competition and performed his first public recital.[6]
When Lang was nine years old, he intended to audition for Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music, but, having difficulties with his lessons, was expelled from his piano tutor's studio for "lack of talent".[7] Another music teacher at his state school noticed Lang's sadness, and put the score of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330 on the piano; she asked him to play the second movement, which reminded Lang of his love for the instrument. "Playing the K. 330 brought me hope again," he recalled.[7]
Lang was later admitted into the conservatory, where he studied under Professor Zhao Ping-Guo.[8] In 1993, Lang won the Xinghai National Piano Competition in Beijing and in 1994 was awarded first prize for outstanding artistic performance at the Fourth International Competition for Young Pianists in Ettlingen, Germany.[6] In 1995, at 13 years of age, he played the Op. 10 and Op. 25 études by Chopin at the Beijing Concert Hall; in the same year, Lang also won first place at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Japan,[6] playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert broadcast by NHK Television.[9] When he was 14, Lang was a featured soloist at the China National Symphony's inaugural concert, which was broadcast by China Central Television and attended by President Jiang Zemin.
In 1997, at 15 years of age, Lang and his father left for the United States, where Lang began studies with Gary Graffman at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10][11]
Performing and recording careerEdit
Lang has performed in major cities and was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and some top American orchestras.[12] A Chicago Tribune music critic called him "the biggest, most exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals".[13] Lang has been praised by musicians and critics around the world—the conductor Jahja Ling remarked, "Lang Lang is special because of his total mastery of the piano... He has the flair and great communicative power."[14] National Public Radio's Morning Edition remarked that "Lang Lang has conquered the classical world with dazzling technique and charisma."[15] It is often noted that Lang successfully straddles two worlds—classical prodigy and rock-like "superstar", a phenomenon summed up by The Times journalist Emma Pomfret, who wrote, "I can think of no other classical artist who has achieved Lang Lang's broad appeal without dumbing down."[16]
Lang's performance style was controversial when he stormed into the classical music scene in 1999. At that time, pianist Earl Wild called him "the J. Lo of the piano." [17] Others have described him as immature, but admitted that his ability to "conquer crowds with youthful bravado" is phenomenal among classical musicians.[18] His maturity in subsequent years was reported by The New Yorker: "The ebullient Lang Lang is maturing as an artist."[18] In April 2009, when Time Magazine included Lang in its list of the 100 most influential people, Herbie Hancock described his playing as "so sensitive and so deeply human", commenting: "You hear him play, and he never ceases to touch your heart."[19]
In 2001, after a sold-out Carnegie Hall debut with Yuri Temirkanov, he traveled to Beijing with the Philadelphia Orchestra on a tour celebrating its 100th anniversary, during which he performed to an audience of 8,000 at the Great Hall of the People.[20] The same year, he made an acclaimed BBC Proms debut, prompting a music critic of the British newspaper The Times to write, "Lang Lang took a sold-out Royal Albert Hall by storm... This could well be history in the making".[20] In 2003, he returned to the BBC Proms for the First Night concert with Leonard Slatkin. After his recital debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berliner Zeitung wrote: "Lang Lang is a superb musical performer whose artistic touch is always in service of the music".[21] However, recent reviews have been mixed. Lately, a plethora of music critics have protested against too much showmanship; not enough care; not enough sensitivity. But audiences continue to adore him. Lang has become one of those artists whose career prospers outside the boundaries of critical approval. The pianist is bemused by the backlash: "You get many good reviews from the beginning," he says, "and then the critics start criticising you. It's strange. The things they liked you for first—unique, fresh—they say is great. And then later they say you're too fresh, too unique. But they're the same thing!"[22]
Lang was the featured soloist on the Golden Globe winning score of The Painted Veil and can be heard on the soundtrack of The Banquet.[23] He has recorded for the Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels.. His album of the first and fourth Beethoven piano concertos with the Orchestre de Paris and Christoph Eschenbach debuted at No. 1 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Chart.[24] In 2008, he was the pianist on Mike Oldfield's 2008 album Music of the Spheres.[25] In 2010, he signed with Sony for a reported $3 million.[26] Metallica performed the song One alongside pianist Lang Lang at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.
In December 2008, Lang partnered with Google and YouTube in the project YouTube Symphony Orchestra.[27]
Lang has also recorded piano works for the video game Gran Turismo 5's soundtrack, mostly under the "Classical" subgenre.[28] This included versions of Danny Boy, Scott Joplin's The Entertainer, Beethoven's 8th Piano Sonata, and one of the game's intro pieces, the third movement from Prokofiev's 7th Piano Sonata.
Finally, he has performed for numerous international dignitaries including the former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, President Hu Jintao of China, President Horst Köhler of Germany, Prince Charles, as well as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish President Lech Kaczynski.[29]
On 30 March 2017, he announced on Facebook that he has an arm injury on his left arm.[30] He subsequently announced that he cancelled all performances through the end of June under his doctor's recommendations to allow time for his left arm to recover.[31]
White House state dinnerEdit
At the White House state dinner in honour of President of China Hu Jintao on 19 January 2011, one of the tunes Lang played was the song "My Motherland" from the movie Battle on Shangganling Mountain, an anti-imperialist film on the Korean War. The song's lyrics include the line "We deal with wolves with guns", which in the film referred indirectly to the United States Army.[32][33] Although the tune is popular and has lost much of its political and historical significance in China,[34] the performance was said to be interpreted by some as insulting the US.[35]
In response to the controversy Lang denied that he had intended to insult the United States.[36] He later released a statement stating that he "selected this song because it has been a favorite of mine since I was a child. It was selected for no other reason but for the beauty of its melody."[36] White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor also responded by saying My Motherland is "widely known and popular in China for its melody. Lang played the song without lyrics or reference to any political theme ....Any suggestion that this was an insult to the United States is just flat wrong."[37]
Select appearancesEdit
Lang has performed at various open-air venues, including Central Park New York, Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, the Ravinia Festival Chicago, Theaterplatz in Dresden and Derby Park Hamburg.[38][39]
In July 2007, he played at a concert from the Teatro del Silenzio, Lajatico, Italy, hosted by Andrea Bocelli. He performed "Io ci sarò" with Bocelli, and Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody". The performance is available on a DVD entitled Vivere Live in Tuscany.[40]
In December 2007, Lang performed at the Nobel Prize concert in Stockholm.[39] Collaborating with Seiji Ozawa, he appeared at the New Year's Eve gala opening for the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.[23] He also participated in the opening concert at Munich's Olympic Stadium with Mariss Jansons, marking the commencement of the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[41] and, in a celebratory concert held the night before the last match of the 2008 Euro Cup finals, Lang played with the Vienna Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta in front of Schönbrunn Palace.[42]
In 2008, an audience estimated at between one and four billion people saw Lang's performance in Beijing's opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was promoted as a symbol of the youth and future of China.[43] During these games, he was also featured on the German TV network ZDF and made several appearances on NBC's The Today Show Summer Olympics broadcasts. In the opening ceremony he performed a melody from the Yellow River Cantata with five-year-old Li Muzi.[44] Lang also collaborated with a German band Schiller to record "Time for Dreams", used to promote some coverage of the 2008 Olympics broadcast in Germany.
In February 2008, Lang and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock performed together at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, playing George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The two were again brought in by United Airlines for the reintroduction of their "It's Time to Fly" advertising campaign with a series of new animated commercials aired during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[45] In April 2008, he premiered Tan Dun's First Piano Concerto, subtitled "The Fire".[46] Hancock and Lang continued to collaborate with a world tour in summer 2009. Lang played at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for US President Barack Obama and at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo the next day.[47]
Lang has made numerous TV appearances including The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show and 60 Minutes. He has featured in publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, Vogue (Germany), The Times, Financial Times, GQ, Die Welt, Reader's Digest and People.[48] Lang holds the title of the first Ambassador of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.[49]
In 2009, he performed at Carnegie Hall accompanied by Marc Yu, a 10-year-old pianist and musical child prodigy from Pasadena, California, who made his Carnegie Hall debut at the event.[50]
Lang was featured in the award-winning German-Austrian documentary Pianomania,[51] which was directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis. The film premiered theatrically in North America, Asia and throughout Europe, and is a part of the Goethe-Institut catalogue.[52]
In 2010, he was featured at the Carnegie Hall's China Festival and performed with the New York Philharmonic on New Year's Eve at Avery Fisher Hall.[53][54]
In 2011, Lang opened the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall performing with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He played Liszt's 1st Piano Concerto and Chopin's Grande Polonaise Brillante.[55]
In June 2012, he played Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 and Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace.[56] In 2012, Lang gave a masterclass to a select few pianists at the Royal College of Music featuring Lara Ömeroğlu and Martin James Bartlett.
In January 2014, Lang collaborated with heavy metal band Metallica at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, performing their iconic 1988 anti-war classic "One".
On 3 July 2014, Lang played at Byblos International Festival in Byblos, Lebanon.[57]
On 19 September, he played with Korean artist PSY for opening ceremony of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
On 18 October, Lang performed at the Red Velvet Ball with the St. Louis Symphony and David Robertson at Powell Hall.
On 8 February 2015, Lang played with Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, performing Pharrell's hit song "Happy".
On 30 April 2015, Lang performed at the Expo 2015 opening concert with Andrea Bocelli at Piazza del Duomo in Milan.
On 4 July 2015, Lang performed "Rhapsody in Blue" during "A Capitol Fourth", a U.S. Independence Day celebration televised from Washington, D.C..
In a cameo appearance in the 30 December 2015 episode of "Mozart in the Jungle", Lang performed a version of Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2".[58]
Lang's autobiography, Journey of a Thousand Miles, published by Random House in eight languages, was released in the summer of 2008. Delacorte Press also released a version of the autobiography specifically for younger readers, entitled Playing with Flying Keys.
Awards and outreachEdit
Lang Lang has received many awards and made many television appearances. His DG recording of Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 with Christoph Eschenbach was nominated for a Grammy Award during the year of its release.
He appeared in Time magazine's 2009 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World,[19] and in Gramophone magazine's Hall of Fame in 2012.[59] In 2008, the Recording Academy named him their Cultural Ambassador to China.[60] More recently, Lang has been chosen as an official worldwide ambassador to the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Lang was appointed by the United Nations' Children's Fund (UNICEF) as an International Goodwill Ambassador in 2004.[61] The Chinese government selected him as a vice-president of the All-China Youth Federation.[62]
The Financial Times reported that Lang is "evangelical in his efforts to spread the popularity of classical music."[63] In October 2008, he launched the Lang International Music Foundation in New York with the support of the Grammys and UNICEF.[64][65] In May 2009, Lang and his three chosen scholars from the foundation—Charlie Liu, Anna Larsen, and Derek Wang, aged between eight and 10 years old—performed together on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[66]
In June 2011, Lang was engaged by Telefónica to make appearances concerning culture, technology, education and social commitment.[67]
On 22 July 2012, Lang carried the London 2012 Olympic torch through Hornchurch on its Redbridge to Bexley leg. On 24 August 2012, he was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his engagement in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.[68]
On 28 October 2013, Lang was chosen by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to be a United Nations Messenger of Peace—a role he says is more important than his music because it can help improve the lives of children around the world through education.[69]
His Sony Chopin Album received the 2013 Echo Klassik Award.
Personal lifeEdit
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- ^ Zhang, Hong (2002), The Making of Urban Chinese Images of the United States, 1945–1953, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, p. 161, ISBN 0-313-31001-7
- ^ Ford, Peter (26 January 2011), "How pianist Lang Lang stirred up trouble for US and China at a White House State dinner", The Christian Science Monitor
- ^ a b Richter, Paul (25 January 2011), Chinese-born pianist denies he played song to insult U.S., Los Angeles Times
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Further readingEdit
- Lang, Lang (2008). Journey of a thousand miles: my story (1st ed.). New York: Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 9780385524568. OCLC 179834007.
- Lang, Lang: "Lang Lang: playing with flying keys", Lang Lang with Michael French, introduction by Daniel Barenboim, New York: Delacorte Press, 2008, 215 p. ISBN 978-0-385-73578-0
- Wu, Grace: "Lang Lang", Cheng & Tsui Co, 2010, 93 p. ISBN 0-88727-758-6
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John Green made dreams come true at his book signing in Cincinnati. While touring for Turtles All the Way Down, Green did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) reddit thread in which fan Kenny Schutzman asked for his advice on a future marriage proposal. Green said that it could be done at his upcoming book signing! Well, the proposal went great and we got the chance to ask Kenny some questions about the event and his relationship with now-fiancée, Amy.
Witness the proposal yourself right here!
Tell us the story of how you two met.
My friend Tom Beck asked if I wanted to go to John Green's book signing at the Cincinnati Public Library in October of 2012. I originally told him no because I had class that night but for whatever reason I tweeted John Green asking whether I should go to class or go meet him. He responded "Go to class! Education is more important. You'll meet me another time." His response solidified my decision to go to the book signing. I responded "lies! Sorry Green. If Gus traveled to Amsterdam while dying, then I can travel 15m to see U. What would Hazel do?"
It sounds corny but I appreciated his work just as much as Hazel did Van Houten. Tom and I got to the library and it was packed. Tom later saw Lauren, a girl he knew from high school, and Amy whom he did not know. He proposed that we go talk to them. We all got in line together and talked about John Green's books until we reached him. Amy went up to John Green with all of his books in her hands to get signed. He did a great job at being excited to meet every fan individually which I'm sure was exhausting. He signed all her books and complimented her voice saying she had "no vocal fry." Once she was done I walked up and told him that I was sorry that I skipped the class. He laughed and jokingly pretended like he was upset with my decision. My brief interaction with him was one of those rare events where your expectations of someone you looked up to were perfectly met. After hanging out that night, I took the next step and messaged her on Facebook a couple days later. After talking about Disney Channel original movies for a whole week we finally went on a date. We carved pumpkins at her place and then spent the rest of the night talking and looking at the stars. I ended the night with a hug and a kiss on the cheek and the rest is history.
Tell us something about your relationship
A couple months ago we were fighting so I went to the living room. I thought space and time would remedy it but she messaged me saying that she wanted me to come upstairs because she needed to vent to me about her boyfriend. We talked until we remembered what was really important, which is that we support each other. We make sure that love and friendship aren't absent from our relationship.
What made you agree to propose at the book signing?
Nerdfighters! The comments and direct messages they made were the most overwhelmingly heartwarming messages I've ever received. It convinced me that doing the proposal with them could be something special for all of us. I would NEVER have done it in front of any other group of people. Nerdfighters are unabashed nerds and romantics that never forget to be awesome!
Congrats to Amy and Kenny, who met 5+ years ago at the TFIOS tour in Cincinnati and got engaged tonight. pic.twitter.com/TetMvVC4tW
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Did you have any private conversations with John Green before the event?
No! He left me completely in the dark. It was funny when John Green said I wouldn't know when on the reddit page, but it was terrifying in practice. I sat in my seat with my mind racing the entire show until he called our names. A small price to pay for the amazing experience I had, though.
How did it feel to have such a positive response on reddit?
Reddit is crazy. It gave me so many laughs, which really helped with my anxiety from it all. One comment said, "let it be known that i witnessed this and shared in your happiness." I don't know why but I laugh every time I see that comment. A lot of people wanted an "OP delivers" video so I spent two hours sending the video to all the people that commented on the reddit saying "I DID THE THING." They all must think I'm a madman. One person DM'd me saying it had been a shitty week but seeing the AMA brightened his/her week. One couple messaged me saying they're an older couple but they love John Green. They wanted to see the video so they could watch and cry together. It's all those messages and comments that are really the icing on the cake. No it's better than that. It's just more cake on top of the cake.
How and when were you originally planning to propose to Amy?
I was ready then, but decided to wait until December. Proposals around Christmas are fun. Right? The thought of a public proposal never entered my brain. To me, public proposals seemed cliché and only looked good in the movies. I knew I wanted it to be private but had no idea on how to do it. That's why I asked John!
Was Amy happy with the way it went down?
She was very happy! She is more introverted than I am, so I knew she would always want a private proposal and I felt the same way. Luckily she said this was the one exception because it couldn't have been more perfect. The opportunity to have John Green help me propose was once in a lifetime.
Tell us the whole proposal story from your perspective.
It was all I thought about for eight days straight. I would go back to reddit and read the conversation multiple times a day. I am usually good with crowds, but I spent the whole week being nervous. I felt like I was emitting heat from how nervous I was during the show.
John and Hank were in the middle of answering preselected questions and unexpectedly stopped. To the best of my memory he said something like, "Y'know Hank. We were here five years ago."
Amy whispered to me jokingly, "I wonder if he remembers us?!"
John continued, "I don't remember it, but I looked back and it definitely happened."
She then said, "Guess not" and laughed.
"I do know that two people met then though. Is there a Kenny and Amy in the crowd?"
I shouted, "Right here!"
He responded "Is there something you would like to ask her tonight?"
I said, "It's a little packed in these seats, can I get in the aisle?"
Hank Green could tell I was nervous and shouted for me to come on stage. Everyone started cheering very loudly as we walked up. This is when I entered a state of shock and have a hard time remembering everything. I apologized to John for storming the stage. He said, "That's alright!" and handed me the mic. The first thing I said to everyone was how I tweeted John five years ago and he told me to not come to the book signing. John laughed and said, "It's a good thing you didn't listen to me." I then thanked him for being such a great writer because it lead me to the love of my life. I also asked for his "Nerdfighter blessing."
Poor Amy was standing beside me the whole time incredibly nervous. I finally turned around and bent the knee. She said yes and then we hugged and kissed. John and Hank came over to give us hugs. I really wish I was more prepared because I couldn't think of what to say to John at that moment. I said "You are amazing, John" and that was all I could muster. I was very nervous still and couldn't look at John or Hank in the eyes. Regrets!
We walked off stage and the theater was very loud with cheers. I waved and smiled like a dork as we walked back to our seat. Once we sat down just about every face was turned to us and smiling. We were getting congratulated from all angles. I told everyone that could hear me thank you and I genuinely meant it. Their collective embrace made it special. Everyone was very happy. There was about an hour left so Amy and I sat there smiling, but it somewhat felt like torture! We wanted to talk about everything but remained in our seats quietly. I could not pay attention to the rest of the show because I still felt like I was in shock. John Green brought us up a couple times after that.
To the best of my memory, someone asked him about hope and cynicism. He answered that "I have hope in people like Kenny and Amy." He also later said "Everyone. Look to your left and look to your right. That could be your future spouse." John finished the night by wishing us the best with our marriage and walked off stage. All the Nerdfighters were incredibly enthusiastic about our proposal for the whole show. Coincidentally, we were seated right next to the middle side exit which ended up being the only exit. We didn't get out right away because I was giving my email to the person seated next to me so she could send me a picture of the proposal. This resulted in just about everyone in the entire theater congratulating us as they walked by. They were just as excited as we were so it was a very awesome experience. The walk back to the car was a lot of friendly smiles and quick conversations with other Nerdfighters. It was the best night of my life to date.
Congratulations to the beautiful couple and thank you for sharing your story with us all!
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I'll dig through my many many boxes of tattered children's books that have one or more qualities that make them just too cute to throw out.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
We can safely assume that this antique version of Peter Rabbit, illustrated by Virginia Albert and published in 1916, was not neglected. The book is in several pieces, the spine was reinforced with a primitive masking tape, and the former owner tripled the book's functionality by making it a sticker album and sketch book as well.
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Global Oneness Day, Oct. 24, 2010
Up these new shoots spring, like desert flowers after a single rainfall.
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Humanity's Team announces the first annual Global Oneness Day — October 24th, 2010
Please help create a tipping point – sign the petition declaring our Oneness!
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I declare:
1. That the message We Are All One, inter-related, inter-connected and inter-dependent, with God/Life/One-another, is the one spiritual message that the world has been waiting for to bring about loving and sustainable answers to humanity's challenges.
2. That the world does not have to be the way it is – and that individual people can change it, using the power of spiritual citizenship.
3. That humanity is good and has unlimited potential, and that social transformation starts with personal transformation. I therefore recognize the importance of connecting with my divine essence and innerwisdom throughout my life's journey; allowing the finest and the highest levels of human potential to flourish for the benefit of all.
4. My aspirations to support spiritual principles, global ethics, and universal values such as respect, justice, peace, dignity, freedom, responsibility and cooperation, that underlie this declaration.
5. That human beings need each other to survive on this planet. I recognize that we are all in this together and that community flourishes as we learn about each other and revel in the wonder and beauty of our diversities. I declare that I am playing my part to help to bring about a culture in which we, the peoples of the world, can address our common global concerns in an holistic, positive and transforming way and live together in peace with one another.
6. That Oneness contains All of life – also the parts that we regard as the "other". I realise that wholeness and togetherness can only be experienced through the recognition of the uniqueness, beauty and purpose of all aspects of life, and that this recognition starts with my Self.
7. That I am part of the emerging consciousness that promotes a spirit of openness, enquiry, connection and relationship with myself and the entire universe, and who continues to recognise the wonder, beauty and mystery of it all.
8. I declare that the time for change is now, and I declare the importance of a day set aside for all of humanity to come together as one human family, to discuss, celebrate and experience Oneness.
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2013: Vegas: Brian Vollmer onstage w/Mike Lardy and Sin City Sinners
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While in Vegas with Lynda we looked up our old friend Brent Fitz, who was playing drums for SLASH. Also in the band was fellow Canuck Todd Kearns (from AGE OF ELECTRIC) who had a band called The Sin City Sinners, who had some of the Faster Pussycat guys in it. Lynda and I went down to see the band and I ended up getting onstage with Mike Lardie from Great White and we did a couple of Stones songs, although I think I was singing half a note off for most of it. LOL. Couldn't hear the monitors-what else is new?


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Happy Monday! We had a really nice, relaxing weekend. Got some things done around the house, took Emmett to the aquarium and got in some pool time. Ryan starting carrying Emmett around the pool on his back and Em holds on like a little koala.
I'm in a neighborhood book club and Saturday was our innagural meeting. Our first book was Still Alice. Both the book and the movie are really good! I brought over Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies and man, are they good.
We ate these at my mother-in-law Barb's house when we were in Minnesota and we all raved about them. They have oatmeal, chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts in them. Beware – the recipe makes A LOT!
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For many car owners, the temptation of customizing their cars to make it more unique seems too great. They spend so much time and money on their cars because they see it as a means of expressing themselves.
Modifying your car can improve performance and aesthetics. But there are some important things you need to consider before doing so. Here are some of them.
We all know that pimping your ride could prove costly. The problem is, a lot of car owners fail to factor in the add-ons, routine maintenance and how much the unexpected costs pile up.
You just bought a new lowering kit and had it installed. You can't wait to brag about your car to your friends. Suddenly, disaster strikes and you found out that you need an intercooler. Unfortunately, this will set you back by a thousand dollars. If you choose to modify your car, make sure that you factor in the extra cost into your budget.
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Richard with the Samburu men before rounding up the cattle to move on
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What a picture! and what a worthy cause. I was really touched by watching this program last night. My husband is from the Ivory Coast and grew up on a farm and said it was really tough as a child. I did wonder if there was something we could do and was happy to Google and see that you started a charity to help the Samburu get their own well.
I am making £50.00 tonight and £10.00 will go to your charity. Well done!
I hope one day to be able to visit your farm, as I am sure my husband would like to see something he has never seen before, mechanised milking!
Heather, as they say in Africa: "The man is the head but the woman is the neck"!x
Amazing programme, amazing people and great that you have started this website: do you have a total figure in mind as a goal? And if people want to do fundraising events to support this and raise cash, what's the best way to get in touch?


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YOUR TEXT HERE is a participative, site-specific video installation consisting on the projection of anonymous, audience-generated text messages onto a building's façade, as a means of public expression and community engagement. www.yourtexthere.org
Marcos Zotes is an architect and artist from Madrid, currently living and working in Reykjavik. Marcos is founder and principal of UNSTABLE, a design and research laboratory that explores the social and political aspects of architecture in relation to the urban context. His work has been exhibited in New York, London, Madrid, Barcelona and Reykjavik, and more recently at the13th Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the US Pavilion "Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good".
Marcos received his Professional Diploma in Architecture with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, followed by a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design with Honors for Excellence in Design from Columbia University. He has worked internationally at OMA / Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam, CHORA in London, and Basalt in Reykjavik. In addition, he teaches architectural design at Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik, and Barnard and Columbia Colleges in New York.
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