Internationally celebrated clarinet master Anat Cohen is well on her way to making her chosen instrument cool again, be it for fans of jazz, Brazilian choro music or the genre-leaping hybrid she performs with both her quartet and her 10-piece band, the aptly named Tentet. Never mind that Cohen — who earned 2018 Grammy nominations for Best Latin Jazz Album and Best World Music Album — started off with some doubts about the clarinet herself and instead focused on playing tenor saxophone.“Maybe that was because, in the back of my mind, I thought clarinet was not cool and it took me a while to let it in,” said the 39-year-old musician, who is a former member of the Israeli Air Force Band and a graduate of Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. “I am working hard to make the clarinet cool again. When I was young, I was told: ‘It’s not cool! Don’t do it’!” The resistance to the clarinet was compounded by another issue … [Read more...] about Anat Cohen is making the clarinet cool for a new generation
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Farm neighbours fear new potato store will be the end of their sleep
PUBLISHED: 12:29 04 October 2018 David Hannant Plans for a new potato store at an Oulton farm have left neighbours fearing for their sleep patterns. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY © ARCHANT NORFOLK 2012 Neighbours to a Norfolk farm told councillors they fear for their ability to sleep, ahead of a decision to allow a new refrigerated potato storage box on the site. E F Harrold Ltd, a family-run farm in Oulton, near Aylsham, has successfully applied to Broadland District Council for permission to build a new potato store on their site, with capacity for 2,200 tonnes of spuds.The plans, which went before committee this week, include cooling fans to regulate the temperature of the potatoes, which will run 24 hours a day.However, the proposal prompted noise fears from neighbours of the farm, with speakers at the committee meeting telling members the store would spell the end of the tranquillity of the village. Simon Dunsort, of Oulton Street, said: “The thought … [Read more...] about Farm neighbours fear new potato store will be the end of their sleep
Brands try to convince new generations products aren’t just for their parents
By Janet Morrissey, New York Times Published 4:54 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal sit on display in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. When Kellogg’s Special K started a campaign to appeal to younger women last year, its ad showed women engaged in energetic activities, along with an affirmation: “We eat.” Some found it condescending and patronizing to portray “eating” as some feat that women had accomplished. Others found it confusing since everybody eats. less Boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal sit on display in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. When Kellogg’s Special K started a campaign to appeal to younger women last year, its ad showed women ... more Photo: Gene J. Puskar /Associated Press Photo: Gene J. Puskar /Associated … [Read more...] about Brands try to convince new generations products aren’t just for their parents
‘Next-generation’ Dunkin’ Donuts debuts in Bay Area — what’s inside?
Bryson Llama, 3, of Concord, eats a donut during the opening of a new Dunkin’ Donuts store opens in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The new store breaks away from their traditional design and features a bakery display case and beer style taps serving iced coffee. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Morgan Scott pours an iced coffee from a tap during the opening of a new Dunkin' Donuts store opens in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The new store breaks away from their traditional design and features a bakery display case and beer style taps serving iced coffee. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) An iced coffee order is filled from a tap during the opening of a new Dunkin’ Donuts store opens in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The new store breaks away from their traditional design and features a bakery display case and beer style taps serving iced coffee. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Customers wait to oder during the opening of a new … [Read more...] about ‘Next-generation’ Dunkin’ Donuts debuts in Bay Area — what’s inside?
Irvine Spectrum Center unveils $200 million expansion that converted one mega store into 30 smaller shops
By Susan Christian Goulding | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: August 15, 2018 at 6:17 pm | UPDATED: August 15, 2018 at 11:22 pm A tarp-covered fence at the Irvine Spectrum Center separates established merchants from their new neighbors, who bustle about readying for their imminent grand opening. Printed across the temporary divider, a message beckons: “Experience the Expansion.” The largest H&M on the West Coast is scheduled to open in the new expansion at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, CA, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) The largest H&M on the West Coast is scheduled to open in the new expansion at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, CA, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSigns tell visitors to the Irvine Spectrum that their new expansion is opening soon in Irvine, CA, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Photo … [Read more...] about Irvine Spectrum Center unveils $200 million expansion that converted one mega store into 30 smaller shops