OK, I don't know what the difference is/was but they now all open! Avery At 06:59 PM 4/26/2007, you wrote: >Kent, > >Is this actually from you? NOTHING I clicked on would open! :-( > >Avery > >At 09:25 PM 4/25/2007, you wrote: > >>Steinway’s first ‘Lang Lang’ branded piano to >>benefit AIDS programmes in China >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/china_china.html>The >>big picture >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/china_newsline.html>Newsline >> >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/china_statistics.html>Statistics >> >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/china_contact.html>Contact >>us >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/china_reallives.html>Real >>lives >> >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/eastasia.html>Countries >>in this region >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/infobycountry/index.html>All >>countries >> >> >><http://www.unicef.org/china/>NEW: UNICEF China website >> >> >>UNICEF Image >> >>© UNICEF China/2007/Wang >>UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and renowned concert >>pianist Lang Lang introduces his new Steinway piano to the media in Beijing. >> >>By Charles Rycroft >> >>BEIJING, China, 25 April 2007 – UNICEF Goodwill >>Ambassador and renowned pianist Lang Lang took >>time out from his busy concert schedule last >>week to launch his own branded line of pianos >>at Beijing’s main Steinway & Sons showroom. >> >>Proceeds from the auction of the first ‘Lang >>Lang’ piano will benefit UNICEF’s programmes >>for young people affected by AIDS in China’s Yunan Province. >> >>The piano was unveiled two days after the >>Chinese business community joined with young >>people, AIDS experts and activists, and >>government leaders at the first-ever Business >>Forum on Children and AIDS here. Forum >>participants discussed practical ways of >>incorporating children and families into >>corporate social responsibility strategies. >> >>The meeting also marked the launch of a new >>guide on HIV/AIDS policy for corporations >>working in China. The guide has been developed >>by UNICEF China in partnership with the >>Australian National Committee for UNICEF, the >>Global Business Coalition on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and AusAID. >> >>Child-friendly instrument >> >>Mr. Lang’s piano – which is designed to reach >>children in a new way – offers a model for an >>innovative partnership with a business, in this >>case the piano maker Steinway & Sons. >> >>Speaking to the media, Mr. Lang remarked that >>pianos traditionally have been large in size >>and dark in colour, making them intimidating to >>young people. The new piano he has designed >>with Steinway is intended to encourage young >>people to take up the instrument at an early age. >> >>Design elements include a reversible front >>panel that converts into a whiteboard, and a >>music desk that runs nearly the length of the >>keyboard to make musical scores easier to read. >>While demonstrating these features, Mr. Lang >>took a pen and wrote “I love UNICEF” in English on the whiteboard. >> >>Realizing a childhood dream >> >>"I cherished the dream of playing on a Steinway >>on the very day I began learning to play the >>piano,” said Mr. Lang. “It must also be the >>same dream for numerous children learning the >>piano nowadays. Although my dream came true >>when I was eight, I found that there was no >>piano specially designed for children. >> >>“Now, with the help of Steinway & Sons, I have >>realized my childhood dream,” he added. >> >>John Patton, General Manager of Steinway & Sons >>in China, expressed the company’s great >>appreciation of its partnership with UNICEF. >>This alliance began in 2004 with the >>presentation to UNICEF of a specially designed >>‘Peace Piano’ carrying the flags of all UN >>member nations. Mr. Lang, then a newly >>appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, went on >>to take that piano on a world tour. >> >>Mr. Patton noted as well that Mr. Lang had the >>unique distinction of being a living artist >>with a Steinway piano named after him – a >>tribute to the artist’s outstanding contribution to the design. >> >>The role of music >> >>The ‘Lang Lang’ piano line will be priced at a >>fraction of the cost of a full-sized Steinway >>to make the instrument widely accessible to families in China. >> >>UNICEF Representative to China, Dr Yin Yin Nwe >>praised the new child-friendly instrument. She >>stressed the important role of music in trauma >>and stress counselling, which she recalled >>witnessing firsthand while working with UNICEF >>in conflict and disaster situations. >> >>To cap off the media event on a youthful >>musical note, Mr. Lang then played a duet on >>his signature piano with Huang Nansong, 13, the >>recent winner of the Steinway International >>Children and Youth Piano Competition. >> >>Blue Chevigny contributed to this story from New York. >> >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/about/index.html>About >>UNICEF >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/about/contact.html>Contact >>us >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/about/legal.html>Legal >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/support/index.html>Support >>UNICEF >> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/rss/index.html>News >>feeds >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/rss/index.html> >>[] >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/rss/index.html> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/videoaudio/video_podcast.html> >> >>Podcast >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/videoaudio/video_podcast.html> >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/videoaudio/video_vodcast.html> >>Vodcast >><http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_39459.html?q=printme/videoaudio/video_vodcast.html> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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