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There are 26 provinces that make up Central and Eastern Thailand, and Bangkok is one of them. This is Thailand's most fertile farming area, a wide-ranging landscape of paddy fields, orchards and plantations.
The Central region has a dramatic history, and its heritage of ancient temples, battlefields and ruins and two capitals, Ayutthaya and Bangkok, are a continuing fascination for visitors.
On the eastern side, 400 kilometres of coastline extened from Chon Buri to Rayong with some of the finest beaches in Asia. Pattaya (IOI venue), with an enormous range of resorts, hotels and guesthouses, is its centre. If you are seeking a more relaxing experience, travel further down the coast to Rayong or Ko Samet, and the lovely islands of Ko Chang National Park near the Cambodian border.
On the west coast, the resorts of Cha-am and Hua Hin attract international travellers who prefer their more sophisticated yet laid-back atmosphere.
Far from the sea in the northwest of the region is Kanchanaburi, whose forested mountains, waterfalls and caves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries on the border with Myanmar provide some of Thailand's most enthralling scenery.
The North is the birthplace of the earliest Thai civilisation and has many sites of archaeological and cultural interest. Northern people are famous for their courtesy and hospitality, and the region is also noted for its variety of cultural traditions. Many tourists from the surrounding provinces converge on Chiang Mai for the annual Songkran Festival, and to Sukhothai for Loi Krathong.
The region has three seasons, hot from March to May, wet from June to November and cool from December to February. High up in the mountains, though, "cool" may often mean extremely cold.
The Northeast of Thailand, a vast plateau covering nearly one third of the country, is usually known as Isan. It extends northwards to the Mekong River which divides Thailand from Laos, and to the south and it ends at the Dong Rek mountain range along the border with Cambodia.
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This region extends southward along a narrow peninsula lying between the Andaman Sea its west side and the South China Sea on the east. It is a rich land in terms of the abundance of its natural resources, the fertility of its soil, the diversity of its people and its commercial viability.
The east coast on the Gulf of Thailand always seems to be more relaxed, with long, wide bays and calm seas; the Andaman Sea coast tends to be more rugged and exhilarating, with its strange limestone rock formations and cliffs.
The occurrence of two seasonal monsoons means that the climate differs from the rest of Thailand. The southwest monsoon sweeps the west coast and the Andaman Sea from May to October, while the northeast monsoon moves across the Gulf of Thailand form November to February. The peninsula forms a barrier so that rain rarely falls on both coastlines simultaneously.
The Kingdom of Thailand lies in the heart of Southeast Asia, making it a natural gateway to Indochina, Myanmar and Southern China. Its shape and geography divide into four natural regions : the mountains and forests of the North; the vast rice fields of the Central Plains; the semi-arid farm lands of the Northeast plateau; and the tropical islands and long coastline of the peninsula South.
Thailand is a country of scenic diversity and ancient traditions, of tranquil temples and modern urban excitement. With an independent history going back more than seven centuries, it has managed to absorb a variety of cultural influences and blend them into something uniquely and memorably Thai.
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University of Alabama: Goals & Outcomes
University of Alabama
Goals & Outcomes
Early Teaching Experience
Induction & Mentoring
Course Reform
Publications & Talks
Program Data
- Increase the number of teachers certified to teach physics with a physics major or minor.
- Increase physics faculty collaboration in identifying and sustaining physics and physical science education candidates through graduation and induction.
- Strengthen professional relationships between physics and astronomy and the curriculum and instruction departments to disseminate best practices through the teacher preparation program.
- Continue reform of the entry-level physics curriculum using research-based inquiry-oriented design and best practices.
- Strengthen the physics course for pre-service elementary teachers to emphasize inquiry-oriented teaching of major physics concepts.
Selected Outcomes
- During the first year of the program, the number of students pursuing certification at either the undergraduate or graduate levels increased from zero to six. During the second year, in spite of turnover in the program we have maintained six students in the program.
- A successful Learning Assistant program has been implemented that included 12 LAs in the fall and spring semesters assisting primarily in Studio Physics courses. Starting in the second year, LAs were successfully included in an upper-level electricity and magnetism course.
- Several LAs obtained early teaching experiences by providing instructional assistance on a weekly basis in local high school physics classes.
- A series of one-hour courses on high school labs was developed and taught in collaboration with Alabama Science in Motion.
- A NSF-Math and Science Partnership project (APEX) was funded, which provides scholarships to PhysTEC students.

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Essential oils are amazing and I truly believe if you are not using Essential oils you are missing out!! When I first started using oils I thought oh I will use them mostly with my patients since I don't have any health concerns. Well that lasted about a week until I started using Wild Orange in the morning and realized how much it helped jump start my day. My energy was more sustainable and it uplifted my mood. Then before you knew it I was brushing my teeth with essential oils, apply essential oil blends to my face to prevent aging, slathering on lavender at night to help relax and get sleep and it goes on and on.
I practice Chinese Medicine which essential oils are very much a part of, however sometimes acupuncture treatment costs can add up or people just don't make the time for appointments, so that's when I realized essential oils are cost effective and easy to use daily at home.
Cost effective? How can that be you ask, when you have heard people say essential oils can be expensive. When you look at something like peppermint that you can use for an upset stomach it costs as little as 36 cents per use. A little bit of nothing vs running out and buying over the counter medications, plus they are save and very effective.
My love for natural medicine grows and grows and I look forward to sharing more with you!


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Graphic & web design for Hearts & Hands Disaster Recovery. The organization provides disaster-impacted communities with innovative programs to address the unmet needs of residents.
This t-shirt design is being used to promote the organization's "Day with The Devils" fundraiser. The shirt (to be worn to the event) is being sold along with tickets for the NJ Devils game. 100% of the proceeds will directly support the work of Hearts & Hands in New Jersey where they continue to assist those displaced by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The front design of the shirt was hand-drawn and then digitized.


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Very unusual double cassette deck: You can play two cassettes at the same time, unfortunately you can not mix the volume, they just play back as recorded. Other features: continuos play, and there's a synchro button, I do not know what it does, though. Tape selection on deck A is automatic, on deck B manual for normal, chrome and metal tape.
Before I forget: Of course the tape deck is housed in a full metal case, and so is the lid! Just amazing. After all this testing and playing around with it, I almost hate to give it away.
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With every passing day, people are becoming more and more conscious regarding the healthy environment of their surrounding and even of their household. They are trying their level best to use organic and natural products for decorating their household and jute mats can be one such example.
There are various reasons for which jute mats or rugs are gaining importance. Some of those positive features are user friendly services, fire proof, bio degradable, none smelling and also durable qualities. Those areas which have smaller amount of traffic can witness the usages of more jute rugs when compared with other areas.
Jute can be defined as a vital and durable fiber which offers the users with quality results at the end. There are various kinds of jute items which are readily available in the market place and mats also play a vital role in this regard. The jute mats are available in various shapes, sizes and designs, in order to meet the growing demands of the satisfied customers.
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A memoir in the tradition of William Least Heat-Moon and Larry Wiowode about growing up in rural North Dakota.
Poet and fiction-writer Marquart (The Hunger Bone, 2001, etc.) recalls her 1960s childhood on her parents' farm. When not at school, she was milking cows or picking rocks out of the fields. She envied the town girls their carefree, chore-less existences and was determined not to marry a farm-boy and be saddled with her mother's life. As a teenager, she escaped, going to college and then breaking her parents hearts by dropping out. Marquart's sure prose carries the reader along like a river: "If you installed my memory like a slotted reel on a player piano, the ghostly keys would play out this tune: There is the gravel turnoff to Grandma and Grandpa Geist's old place; there's the farm where the Doll triplets lived." Writing about her parents, the author is generous but sharp-eyed. Indeed, any parents unlucky enough to beget memoirists should hope to be described as the elder Marquarts are. But she fails to deliver on the book's prologue, which promises a story about her leaving and returning—emotionally if not literally—to North Dakota. Although Marquart includes an account of her father's funeral, which necessitated a trip back home, it is never clear that she has really made her peace with North Dakota. Further, there are a few distracting gaps in the narrative. Marquart details her rebellious 20s, during which she toured with rock bands and never had enough money for food or rent, and she makes it clear that she eventually landed on her feet as an associate professor of English at Iowa State, but she never fully explains how she got from touring to teaching. A few more pages filling in these lacunae would have elevated this spare book.
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Now the first place I went for brushes was one of my favourite places for make up and beauty products at amazing prices - TK Maxx! I seem to go in there on a daily basis! The first brushes I picked up there were the Real Techniques Core Collection set which was priced at £14.99 instead of the usual retail price of £21.99.
This set comes with (left to right) a contour brush, pointed foundation brush, detailer brush and buffing brush plus a 2 in 1 stand and case that is super handy for travelling! This set is also available in Boots for £21.99 & Superdrug for £20.99 if either you don't have a TK Maxx or your local one doesn't have the sets in. The set is also available on www.allbeauty.com for £14.65 which is again even cheaper!
Although I am yet to use this set I have already bought the Real Techniques Blush Brush which has fast become one of my favourites so I'm sure that this set won't disappoint as this has also received some great reviews.
Again keeping in TK Maxx I managed to pick up 2 more brushes at bargain prices but this time from EcoTools.
|Flat Foundation Brush & Domed Bronzer
The next brush was from H & M's make up collection which I do have quite a strong love for - if you haven't already then seriously you need to check it out because they have some really great products as well as some seriously good make up brushes for amazing prices. The one I picked up which can be seen below is just a make up brush that with the black handle the red hearts on it and a white and red bristles which is shaped like a heart as well! Seriously so cute and for £1.99 how could I leave it? Even if I don't use it, it's seriously going to look so cute.
And the final brush in this haul was the cheapest and one of my favourites that this is actually the 4th one of these I have bought and for £1.00 it's hardly breaking the bank!
This is from the brand MUST Make Up Studio that is stocked in Savers. The bristles are nylon but are seriously so smooth and this brush is so good for applying foundation as well as concealer! The only downside to these brushes is that they aren't so easy to get clean but then again that could just be more of a case of how I wash my brushes than the brush itself! For a £1.00 I'd recommend a try even if you don't like it there's always potential you might!
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Shirley, John (1648-1679) (DNB00)
SHIRLEY, JOHN (1648–1679), author, son of John Shirley, bookseller, of London, was born in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, on 7 Aug. 1648. He matriculated from Trinity College, Oxford, on 17 March 1665, became a scholar in 1667, graduated B.A. on 18 Feb. 1668 and M.A. on 28 Nov. 1671, and in 1673 acted as terræ filius. Soon after he was elected a probationary fellow, but was expelled for immoral conduct before his term of probation had expired. He returned to London, and, having married the daughter of an innkeeper of Islington, made a livelihood by correcting for the press. He died at Islington on 28 Dec. 1679. He was the author of 'The Life of the Valiant and Learned Sir Walt. Raleigh, Kt., with his Trial at Winchester,' London, 1677, 8vo.
He has been identified with one John Shirley, M.D. (fl. 1678), who wrote: 1. 'A short Compendium of Chirurgery,' London, 1678, 8vo; 2nd edit. 1683. 2. 'The Art of Rowling and Bolstring,' London, 1682, 8vo; though the two are more probably distinct (Wood, Athenæ Oxon. ed. Bliss, iii. 1220).
A third John Shirley (fl. 1680–1702), miscellaneous writer, said, on very doubtful evidence, to be a son of James Shirley [q. v.], the dramatist (Hunter, Chorus Vatum, iii. 420), was the author of: 1. 'An Abridgment of the History of Guy, Earl of Warwick,' London, 1681, 4to, Brit. Mus. 2. 'The History of Reynard the Fox; in heroic verse,' London, 1681, 8vo. 3. 'Ecclesiastical History Epitomised,' London, 1682, 8vo. 4. 'The Honour of Chivalry,' London, 1683, 4to. 5. 'The Illustrious History of Women,' London, 1686, 12mo. 6. 'A True Account of the Enterprise of the Confederate Princes against the Turks and Hungarian Rebels,' London, 1686, 4to. 7. 'The Accomplished Lady's Rich Closet of Rarities,' London, 1687, 12mo. 8. 'The Triumph of Wit,' London, 1688, 8vo; 8th edit. 1724, 12mo. 9. 'An Abridgment of the History of Amadis of Gaul,' London, 1702, 12mo. 10. 'Great Britain's Glory: an abridgment of the "History of King Arthur,"' London, 4to.[Lowndes's Bibl. Manual, ii. 2387; Gray's Index to Hazlitt; Foster's Alumni Oxon. 1500–1714.]


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Ok Everybody this is it. The FINAL day of the Westcoast Piercing Guys' 20 Days of Xmas. Today there will be not 1 but 2 TABOO PARTY PRIZE PACKS consisting of : 6 tickets to the show & a FREE (naughty or nice) PIERCING at the show with purchase of any Bling Jewelry! So what are you waiting for .... Christmas?


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Animated films allow us to bring any story, any concept to life. Fairytales and fantasies, romances and revenges, animation enables them all! And while Disney will always be tops in my heart (and in my collection), there's more to animation than Disney, and they don't deserve to be forgotten just because they didn't all start with a mouse.
The Swan Princess has phenomenal music and great characters, but what will always stick out to me most is the movie's magic. I want to buy each and every SFX animator from that film dinner, because every frame of magic is a beauty. The glow of the magic is brilliant without being blinding, the fluidity of the water and the magic flowing through it makes it so real you wonder if it could jump off the screen and wind around you. That this swirling magic is the very first thing we see — before our characters, before our story — is no accident.
"Hear this song and remember... Soon, you'll be home with me, once upon a December…"
Anastasia is different from most princess movies — and no, not just because it's not Disney. Most princess stories are about finding adventure, finding love. Anastasia certainly has its share of both, but at its heart it's the story of an orphan trying to find the family she lost, to find a place to belong, and find herself within the past she forgot.
Anastasia has been long-overdue for a comeback, and with the Broadway musical kicking off in just a few short months, we'll all be back in St. Petersburg, listening to rumors of Romanoffs and dreaming of a song someone sings once upon a December.
Pagemaster was a film that was easy to overlook, but the heart of the story is one that makes any nerd that grew up on books all fuzzy inside: a kid overcomes his fear of the world and his fear of the uncertain thanks to books and the fantastical worlds they take him to. In a world where Netflix and YouTube are made available to kids before they even learn to read, we need a reminder of the simple magic that comes from being sucked into a book. We need a reminder that when the internet fails and when the power goes out, each and every one of us can turn to books and follow their fairies into a world of fantasy and fun.
Music by Elton John, ridiculously good chemistry between Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh, superb animation… it's easy to see why The Road to El Dorado found a place in so many hearts, even if it was considered Dreamworks' first flop. Tulio and Miguel's bromance is one for the ages, and one that lends itself quite well to a litany of fan art. This Road to El Thorado throws the Marvel universe into the mix, giving the manic and almost-always grinning Miguel Thor's hammer while the calm, cool, and conniving Tulio takes up Loki's antlers. Tuloki and Mithor! Mithor and Tuloki! MIGHTY AND POWERFUL GODS!
Now Chel just needs to walk in as Black Widow…
Some people say 3-D animation isn't as good as cel animation, and I'm here to jump up and down and scream til I'm in the Land of the Remembered that IT'S NOT TRUE! 3-D animation can be vibrant, it can be beautiful, and it can be magical! The Book of Life is a 3-D animation that used its digital medium with brilliance, giving otherworldly deities vibrance and mystical grace amongst the toy-like humans in our tale.
The museum guide tells us that La Muerte is made of sweet sugar candy, but she's wrong: La Muerte is made out of goodness and sass. The dangerous gleam in her red-gold eyes when she discovers her husband's treachery is raw, it is vivid, and it is real. She also delivers an undeniably strong message at the end of the film, one that we all need to be reminded of:
"Anyone can die. These kids, they will have the courage to live."


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Stan Nicholls
In the 1960s, Stan edited the award-winning small press magazines Stardock and Gothique, the latter celebrating its 20th anniversary in 1985 with a special issue produced in conjunction with the British Fantasy Society. In 1966 he was a co-founder of the Gothique Film Society, now the oldest specialised film club in the UK, and twice winner of the Federation of Film Societies' Excellence Award.
Stan has worked for a number of specialist and general bookshops, including Dark They Were and Golden Eyed (at that time Europe's largest science fiction and comics store) and Forbidden Planet (first Manager of its London shop).
He has acted as reader and advisor to Sphere, Penguin, Random House, Carnell Literary Agency and Little, Brown's science fiction imprint Orbit; as Research Assistant for Dennis Wheatley on Sphere's Dennis Wheatley's Library of the Occult (a series that ran to 45 volumes); and as a Contributing Editor of Fortean Times.
A full-time freelance writer since 1981, Stan's work has appeared in a wide range of publications including The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mirror, Time Out, Films & Filming, Sight & Sound, Film Monthly, Movie, Video World, Video Re-View, Rolling Stone, Rock Power, She, Take a Break, Weekend, Woman's Weekly, SFX,Alien Monthly, Interzone, Million, Aboriginal SF, Starlog, Starburst, Locus, Skeleton Crew, The Dark Side (review column), Infinity (review column), Supernatural, Fear, The Scream Factory, Fantazia/Academy, Gamesman, Blitz, 2000AD, Comic Media, Batman Monthly, Comics Scene, Fantasy Advertiser, Speakeasy/Blast!, Comic World, Focus, Prediction, Writers' Monthly, Writing!, Vector, Matrix and Focus.
From its launch on 8th August 1997 until 30th March 1998, Stan acted as Moderator (ie 'editor') of The CompuServe Science Fiction Community, a regularly updated, interactive sf/fantasy/horror magazine carrying news, comment, features, reviews, interviews and events listings. He currently acts as Assistant Editor of The Science Fiction Club, a rolling news, reviews and features zone from Internet service provider LineOne edited by his wife, Anne Gay.
Books (to 2000)
Gladiators Game Book No 1 Based on LWT show. (Boxtree; November 1992.)
Tom And Jerry: The Movie Novelisation. (Boxtree; July 1993.)
Wordsmiths of Wonder - Fifty Interviews With Writers of the Fantastic (Little, Brown/Orbit; October 1993.)
Ken and Me Biography of Coronation Street's William Roache. As 'William Roache with Stan Nicholls'. (Simon & Schuster; hb October 1993; pb September 1994. A hardback large print edition was published by Chivers Press in October 1994.)
Cool Zool Novel based on PC game. (Boxtree; February 1995.)
Strange Invaders (Scholastic/Point SF; July 1995. Second printing, October 1995.)
Spider-Man: The Hobgoblin Novelisation of Marvel Comics animated TV series. (Boxtree/Sapling; February 1996.)
The Book of Shadows The Nightshade Chronicles, Volume One.(Scholastic/Point Fantasy; June 1996. Second printing, October 1996. A Spanish edition will be published by Ediciones Gaviota in 1998.)
Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Biography Credited to 'Simon Archer and Stan Nicholls'. Completion/revision of book begun by the late Simon Archer. (Random House/Legend; October 1996. Trade paperback edition; Little, Brown/Legend, January 1998.)
Fade to Black (Scholastic/Point Crime; March 1997. Published as Arret sur Image by Hachette Livre, Paris, November 1997. A German edition is due in September 1998 from Cora Verlag; an Italian edition is scheduled from Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, and a Spanish edition from Ediciones Gaviota, both in 1998. Chivers Press/Galaxy published a large print hardback edition in April 1998.)
Dark Skies: The Awakening Novelisation of the American TV series.(Bantam Books; October 1997.)
Shadow of the Sorcerer The Nightshade Chronicles, Volume Two.(Scholastic/Point Fantasy; November 1997. A Spanish edition will be published by Ediciones Gaviota in 1998.)
A Gathering of Shadows The Nightshade Chronicles, Volume Three.(Scholastic/Point Fantasy; February 1998.)
A Bodyguard of Lightning Orcs: First Blood, Volume One. (Orion Books/Millennium; Spring 1999.)
The Legion of Thunder Orcs: First Blood, Volume Two. (Orion Books/Millennium; Autumn 1999.)
Warriors of the Tempest Orcs: First Blood, Volume Three. (Orion Books/Millennium; Spring 2000.)
As adapter:
Legend A graphic novel version of David Gemmell's heroic fantasy bestseller, illustrated by Fangorn. (Random House/Legend; hb & trade pb October 1993. A German edition, Die Legende, was published by Verlag Thomas Tilsner in March 1997.)
Wolf in Shadow Second graphic novel version of a David Gemmell title, again illustrated by Fangorn. (Random House/Legend; September 1994.)
Contributor to:
The St James Guide to Fantasy Writers, edited by David Pringle. (St. James Press; January 1996 in U.S.)
Das Science Fiction Jahr No 11, edited by Wolfgang Jeschke. (Heyne Verlag, Munich; March 1996.)
Recent Short Fiction
'Spoil' In the anthology Narrow Houses II: Touch Wood, edited by Peter Crowther. (Little, Brown; hb December 1993; Warner Books pb December 1994. An American edition was published by Warner in March 1996.)
'Softies' In the anthology 13 More Tales of Horror, edited by Anne Finnis. (Scholastic/Point Horror; March 1994. As 'Compagnons', this story appeared in the French-Canadian anthology Super Frissons 2: 13 Histories, published by Les Editions Heritage Inc, Quebec in January 1996. As 'Cuori di Pezza', it was included in the Italian anthology Le Impronte Del Diavolo, published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in March 1996. The story will appear in a Spanish anthology from Ediciones Gaviota in 1998. Publication is due in an anthology from Talpress in Czechoslovakia in 1999. Appearances in American and Dutch anthologies are also scheduled.)
'Picking Up the Tab' In the anthology 13 Again, edited by Anne Finnis. (Scholastic/Point Horror; July 1995. An American edition of this anthology is scheduled; the story was included in an anthology published by Talpress in the Czech Republic in April 1997.)
'Dead on Arrival' In the anthology 13 Murder Mysteries, edited by Julia Moffatt. (Scholastic/Point Crime; June 1996. As 'Mort a l'arrivee', this story appeared in the French-Canadian anthology 13 Morts Suspectes, published by Les Editions Heritage in March 1997. The story will be published in a Spanish anthology from Ediciones Gaviota in 1998.)
'We are for the Dark' In the anthology Shakespearean Detectives, edited by Mike Ashley. (Robinson Publishing; August 1998. A simultaneous edition, entitled More Shakespearean Whodunnits, will be published by Past Times. An American edition is also due from Carroll & Graf in August.)
'Throwing a Wobbly' In the Internet science fiction site infinity plus, edited and maintained by Keith Brooke. (August 1998.)
Work in Progress
Stan is currently collaborating with Anne Gay on the Streamers hexalogy, a series of humorous science fiction novels for young adults. Working titles: A Fistful of Dormice, The Green Mouse Effect, Where is Your Husband Tethered?, Delicious Hot or Cold, I Left My Hat in San Francisco and Ten Days That Shook the Weird.
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Regional opera companies, such as Utah Opera, normally aren't associated with world premieres. Because of the logistics and expense involved in staging a new work, smaller companies don't always have the same physical and financial resources as larger houses.
There are exceptions, of course. A decade ago, Utah Opera commissioned composer David Carlson for an opera commemorating the Beehive State's centennial. His "Dreamkeepers" premiered in the Capitol Theatre in January 1996.
Since then, however, no new opera has seen the light of day locally.
That will change in May 2007 when the Salt Lake company premieres a new opera based on John Steinbeck's epic novel "The Grapes of Wrath." With a libretto by Michael Korie and music by Ricky Ian Gordon, the work is a co-commission with Minnesota Opera. It will receive its first performance in Minnesota in February 2007, before coming to Utah Opera.
"I feel great that we're doing this," said Christopher McBeth, Utah Opera artistic director. "It's challenging, staging a new work, but this is a positive step for the company."
McBeth is an avid champion of new American opera. He developed his love for contemporary music while he was with the Houston Grand Opera, where he worked as an assistant to general director David Gockley before coming to Salt Lake City in 2000. "it's important to infuse the repertoire with new works," McBeth said.
Opera aficionados will get a sneak peek at "The Grapes of Wrath" next weekend when Utah Opera will present excerpts from Gordon's score in conjunction with the Utah Arts Festival.
Singing parts of Act II will be James Rollins, Kristin Hurst-Hyde, Clara Hurtado-Lee, Todd and James Miller, Gary Sorenson and Michael Turnblom. They will be accompanied by pianist Thomas Klassen. "There will be three different excerpts, and it's going to be semistaged," said McBeth.
Korie, Gordon and stage director Eric Simonson will also be present to discuss their work and answer any questions from the audience. The event will run from 4-6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Salt Lake City Main Library. (Festival tickets are not necessary to attend.)
The idea for turning "The Grapes of Wrath" into an opera originated with Dale Johnson, artistic director for the Minnesota Opera. About three years ago he shared his idea with Anne Ewers, Utah Symphony & Opera CEO. She in turn told him that she was thinking along similar lines. "And it snowballed from there," McBeth said.
Johnson and Ewers approached Gordon, who was interested in the project. Gordon suggested Korie as the librettist, and once the Steinbeck estate agreed to release the rights to the book, Korie set about transforming the 600-page novel into a workable opera of less than three hours in length.
As a librettist, Korie has always been drawn to American topics that deal with social issues and injustices. And he has never shied away from tackling controversial subjects. His most famous operatic work to date is "Harvey Milk." A collaboration with composer Stewart Wallace, the opera deals with the country's first openly gay political figure, San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, who was gunned down along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in 1978.
When "Harvey Milk" premiered at Houston Grand Opera a decade ago, critics disparagingly labeled it a "CNN opera," because its subject matter was torn from the headlines. But instead of being offended by the description, Korie wholeheartedly embraced it. "It's important for people to understand that the work they are watching has meaning in their lives," he said. "Otherwise, opera becomes a rarefied experience."
Even though Steinbeck's novel is about one Oklahoma family's struggle to survive the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and their hope that they will find a better life in California, Korie said the story is as relevant today as it was when it was published in 1939. "The story of the Joads is a story about 'us' against a faceless wall. That hasn't changed one bit. It's just as pertinent today as ever."
When he was approached about writing the libretto, Korie was at first daunted by the task. "But it was a great challenge." And as he began working on it, he realized that transforming it into a libretto would be easier than anticipated. "The novel is written rather operatically, "he said. "It has a three-act structure."
Gordon, too, was struck by the immensity of the project. "My first thought was, 'Who the hell am I to set Steinbeck to music?"' But once he began writing, he was caught up in the world Steinbeck created in the novel. "It's a huge project, but it's exciting to work on it. It definitely plumbs the depths of who I am (as a composer)."
From the start, Gordon realized the music needed a distinctive American sound. "The music is flat-out American vernacular. It's a set-piece opera in the style of 'Porgy and Bess,' 'Street Scene' and 'The Consul.' The score has songs, duos, trios and large ensembles. It's definitely my (musical) language and my world, but taken in a whole new direction."
McBeth said that Gordon is the right composer for "The Grapes of Wrath." "Ricky is a champion of contemporary art song. He loves to write for singers. His melodies are just beautiful, and people always comment on how accessible his music is."
Other companies have shown an interest in the opera, McBeth said. "We've discussed it briefly with Tulsa Opera and Opera Pacific, and we're approaching San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Opera."
McBeth hopes that "The Grapes of Wrath" will spawn more interest locally in new operas. "I think many people want new opera. People see the same things over and over, and some thirst for something new.
What: "The Grapes of Wrath" (excerpts), Utah Opera
Where: Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
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This was taken the second time i was here with none other than my in-laws again..
Just look at how breathtaking the nature is! This is taken from the Garden at the backyard. We played games and had so much fun outside!
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See those number of stars? Kulang pa!!! Hahaha!
I am proud to be the first to give this place a review! I am proud to say i wanna reco this resort over and over again to every possible person i know! di ako mapapahiya....
And I'm lucky I've been to this place, three times already!
This may not be the best review i can ever make but ill make sure i'll be able to make you love this place the way my family and i did!
Forget the time you'll travel from Manila to Batangas...all worth it, i promise! Perfect for family outings but extremely great for Barkada bonding!!! I super love love love love to go back here and see this place again..it made me fall in love with the nature while staying indoors!
This resort is private... It has two storey house thats super clean and fully furnished.....you'll definitely enjoy the view from the Taal Lake or the pool outside while you're at the first floor which is an open area with the living room, guests area...a totally cozy room. Second floor naman is where the private rooms are located, for sleeping purposes, air-conditioned!
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Sunderland lads Frankie & The Heartstrings are back with the follow-up to their 2008 debut 'Hunger' and you can hear it for the first time below. The band gave us a glimpse into the process of 'The Days Run Away':
For various reasons this record was recorded, half in in the North East, half in London. Bernard Butler was the six th member of the band on this occasion. We lived and breathed this record for over a year. During the process we laughed, cried, fell out, made up, read books, listened to music, wrote songs, scrapped songs, went to the pub, went to Wembley, went to Greggs, went a bit mad then give ourselves a slap, considered every single decision, worked hard, made a record we are very proud of. We pushed ourselves to the edge and didn't think of the consequences. They call it the difficult second record and we now know why, not because of the music that what relatively easy in comparison to remaining true to who we are
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