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"Cat Street in Ura-Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Ura- Harajuku, or Ura-Hara, is the common name given to the network of smaller Harajuku backstreets spreading perpendicular to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 3 chōme and 4 chōme. Ura-Harajuku contrasts with the main vehicle thoroughfares and retail offerings of Harajuku being mostly pedestrianized and showcasing smaller independent shops and dining options. Cat Street, following the course of the main Shibuya River tributary, is the principal route through this district spreading from Sendagaya in the north towards Shibuya in the south. See also *Japanese street fashion *Hiroshi Fujiwara *Jun Takahashi *A Bathing Ape *Visvim References External links * Ura-Hara shop guide (Japanese language) Harajuku photos and guide Category:Neighborhoods of Tokyo Category:Shibuya Category:Harajuku Category:Shopping districts and streets in Japan "
"The Hard Rubber Orchestra is a jazz band led by composer and trumpeter John Korsrud in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1990, it has a shifting membership of 15-30 musicians. It is known for spotlighting work by contemporary composers and won the Alcan Performing Arts Award in 2004. History The Hard Rubber Orchestra was founded in 1990 by John Korsrud. It had instrumentation similar to a big band, but the music was "an unholy mashup of minimalism, free jazz, noise, and funk". In 1992, a non-profit "Hard Rubber Music Society" was created as a vehicle for funding the orchestra. It operates with a mix of private donations, city funding, and Canada Council grants. Notable commissions The Hard Rubber Orchestra is characteristically open to new music. It has commissioned over 40 works from 30 contemporary jazz and classical composers. Here are some highlights. * John Korsrud, Giorgio Magnanensi, and Brad Turner contributed original compositions to the February 2005 multidisciplinary theatre piece, Enter/Exit. * Ice Age 2010, where the Hard Rubber Orchestra played pieces by Peter Hannan, Brad Turner, Tony Wilson, and Bill Runge, while dancers and ice skaters performed on a hockey rink, was part of the Cultural Olympiad festival which accompanied the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. * Linda Bouchard, and Scott Good (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence), contributed compositions to the Hard Rubber Orchestra's 20th-anniversary concert on May 14, 2011. * Kenny Wheeler composed a 30-minute piece, which the orchestra premiered in Vancouver on October 19, 2013. The orchestra was joined by trumpeter Mike Herriott, singer Christine Duncan, and trombonist Hugh Fraser as conductor. Awards In 2004, the Hard Rubber Orchestra won the C$60,000 Alcan Performing Arts Award. This funded their February 2005 work, Enter/Exit, a multidisciplinary theatre piece featuring compositions by John Korsrud, Giorgio Magnanensi, and Brad Turner. Videographers HoneyBee Visuals, set designer Andreas Kahre, and director Kim Collier also contributed. References External links Category:Canadian experimental musical groups Category:Canadian jazz ensembles "
"Mary Paillon (1848–1946) was a French mountain climber and writer. She is known for her climbs with Katharine Richardson, and for her contribution to the Alpine Journal and the Ladies' Alpine Club. Biography =Early life= Mary Paillon was born in Oullins, Rhône, into a family with a background in medicine and mountaineering. Her mother, Jane Paillon, was an experienced mountain climber with successful ascents of Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and Belledonne to her name. =Career= Paillon began climbing in the Alps under the guidance of her mother and her brother, Maurice Paillon. She met Katharine Richardson, an English climber, in 1897 when Richardson was climbing the Meije. They agreed to climb together the next year, and eventually became close friends and frequent climbing partners. In the winter of 1890, together they traversed the Belledonne range in the Dauphiné Alps, and in 1891 they made the first female ascent of the Méridionale d'Arves. They climbed the Meije Orientale with Émile Rey in 1893, marking the third ascent of the peak by women, and Mont Pelvoux in 1897. Following their expedition to Pelvoux, Paillon's eyesight began to deteriorate and she and Richardson retired from serious climbing, since Richardson refused to climb when Paillon could not. The two women subsequently settled together in the Paillon family estate in Oullins. Paillon became a distinguished writer after retiring from climbing. In the period of 1895-1905 she was one of three female contributors to the Alpine Journal (edited at the time by her brother) and was responsible for fourteen of the seventeen pieces written by women. She largely wrote biographies of other women climbers; alongside Henriette d'Angeville, she wrote accounts of Richardson, Meta Brevoort, and Isabella Charlet-Straton. In 1910, Paillon was elected vice president of the Ladies' Alpine Club. =Late years and death= After Richardson's death in 1927, Paillon wrote in an obituary that Richardson had been "almost a sister to me". Paillon died in 1946 at the age of 98, having outlived Richardson by 25 years and never married. References Category:1848 births Category:1946 deaths Category:French mountain climbers Category:French women writers Category:People from Oullins Category:French female mountain climbers "