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...jazz, sung with appropriate swagger and well-coordinated stage direction that emphasizes the awkwardness of the moment for Albert. Imitation folk songs are sung in a child’s squeal. Mock-Italian quintet singing is delivered with appropriate exuberance. Herring hiccups repeatedly to the “Tristan und Isolde” chord before he goes out for his night on the town—Britten’s in-joke to regular operagoers, and one entirely appropriate for an opera that depicts desire as transgressive as Wagner’s, but with infinitely more levity...
...Vietnam's latest debacle involving two senior Australian executives may make investors think twice before getting into business with Vietnam. Tristan Freeman and Daniela Marsilli, the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Qantas' Vietnamese operation, Jetstar Pacific, have been stranded in Vietnam since authorities prevented them from flying home to their families for Christmas. Earlier in 2009, Vietnam launched an investigation of the high-level executives after the airline, a Vietnamese and Australian partnership, reported a $31 million loss from bad bets on fuel futures, agreements on the future price of oil that committed Jetstar Pacific to paying...
...true goal is to create a powerful social networking utility," said Tristan J. Walker, foursquare’s vice president of business development. "The inspiration for foursquare came from what Amazon has done with book and other product recommendations for their users—we want to do this with locations...
...recent times military operations by the British and Soviets in Afghanistan did not end well. It looks as if the U.S. and NATO have not learned from the past. America is fighting for security and a united world, an aim that will only lead to further security in airports. Tristan Meillard Rennes, France...
...recent times military operations by the British and Soviets in Afghanistan did not end well. It looks as if the U.S. and NATO have not learned from the past. America is fighting for security and a united world, an aim that will only lead to further security in airports. Tristan Meillard, RENNES, FRANCE...