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According to the experts, today Mariinsky (Kirov)
Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall has the best concert acoustic
in the world
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall is a natural blend of history and the
present day. It possesses marvellous acousticsģ
Il Giornale
An acoustic sensation!
Dagens Nyheter
The acoustics ensure a cantilena quality of sound and a
clarity of the woodwind section which does not fade away, rather it dissolves
into a space offering a perfect view from any vantage point (ģ) magnificent,
full of light and warmth.
Le Figaro
French architect Xavier Fabre has done a wonderful job of
combining the old and the new. The acoustics were created by the renowned
Yasuhisa Toyota, most famous for his concert hall in Los Angeles (ģ) Toyota has
dealt with the task brilliantly: the balance of sound is staggering!
The New York Times
The Concert Hall comes to life from the light movement of
sound waves that are reflected from floor to ceiling. It seems that the hall
itself has become an instrument ¢ a Stradivarius violin.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
29 November 2006 saw the grand opening of the new Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
in the presence of President Vladimir Putin, Minister for Economic Development
Gherman Gref, Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov
and Governor of St Petersburg Valentina Matvienko.
The opening of the Concert Hall proved yet another illustrious date in the
history of Russian theatre. It is the only theatre and concert venue of its kind
in Russia, designed according to the very latest developments in construction
and purpose-built to host concerts.
The building of the new Concert Hall has historic ties to the Mariinsky
Theatre. In 1900, the site was occupied by the Set Workshops and Exhibition
Pavilion of the Board of Imperial Theatres which were passed to the Mariinsky
Theatre in 1979. For over one hundred years amazing sets for numerous
productions, many of which remain in the theatreæs repertoire today, have been
created in this Set Hall. The Set Workshops is linked with such illustrious
theatre designers as Alexander Golovin, Konstantin Korovin, Alexandre Benois,
Ivan Bilibin, Fyodor Fyodorovsky and Simon Virsaladze.
The Mariinsky Theatre and the new Concert Hall are linked by the name of
Viktor Schr÷ter ¢ principal architect of the Board of Imperial Theatres. He
designed the building of the Set Workshops and, some ten years previously, he
supervised the reconstruction of the Mariinsky Theatre. Schr÷ter was a true
theatre architect. His creations include the opera house in Kiev and theatres in
Nizhny-Novgorod, Rybinsk, Irkutsk and Tbilisi. He was a master of the rational
movement in late 19th century Russian architecture and founder of the so-called
"brick style".
In terms of importance, the Set Workshops are of great historic, artistic and
cultural value. It is listed in the Register of Objects of Cultural Heritage as
an architectural monument.
There was a fire in the building of the Set Workshops in September 2003,
destroying almost all the costumes and sets stored there and damaging the site
so badly that it seemed it was lost forever. However, maestro Gergiev took the
decision to build the new Concert Hall on the site of the workshops, retaining
Schr÷teræs beautiful fańade. The old fańade has now been lovingly restored,
preserving all the decorative elements down to the historic inscriptions. The
opposite side of the building, which faces onto Decembrists┤ Street, has a new
fańade that is a unique embodiment of 21st century architecture. Xavier Fabre
who designed the new Concert Hall believes that the innovative architecture will
prove an organic blend of "this century and the past one".
The Concert Hall has been built with all the latest innovations. The building
houses a unique hall with wooden acoustic panels and all the necessary
engineering systems. In terms of technology and acoustics, the name of Yasuhisa
Toyota should guarantee that the new Concert Hall will rank alongside the
worldæs finest concert venues, such as the concert halls in Lucerne, Sapporo and
Birmingham, Berlinæs Philharmonie, Leipzigæs Gewandhaus and the Disney Hall in
Los Angeles. In the new hall, the stage can be transformed for the desired
effect according to the programme for the evening. By being able to control
separate sections of the stage, it will be possible to vary the positions of
orchestral groups or form an orchestra pit. The hall can also be used for
semi-staged productions of operas and ballets.
The new hall has 1100 seats. It will host symphony concerts by the Mariinsky
Theatre as well as by guest orchestras.
The new Concert Hall would not be possible today without the support of many
individuals and companies who believed in this project and committed themselves
to making it a reality.
Empress Catherine II issued an imperial edict that "Russian
Theatre should be not merely for comedies and tragedies, but also for operas".
This decree of 12th June 1783 to the Russian company performing in the specially
built Bolshoi (Stone) Theatre envisaged the "production of one or two serious
operas and two new comic operas per year". This date is considered the starting
point in the history of the Mariinsky Opera Company.Italian opera held sway
over St PetersburgÆs Bolshoi Theatre, which opened on 24th September 1783 with
PaisielloÆs opera Il mondo della luna. Alongside those by foreign
composers, Russian works gradually began to appear on the Petersburg stage,
including Orpheus and The Coachmen at the TravellersÆ Inn by
Yevstigney Fomin, The Miller, the Wizard, the Liar and the Matchmaker by
Mikhail Sokolovsky and The Carriage Accident by Vasily Pashkevich. These
first frays into the world of opera played a great historic role, as this is
where elements of the Russian musical and dramatic style were first heard, later
to be developed in the works of the great opera composers of the 19th century.
Russian opera singers such as Yelizaveta Sandunova, Anton Krutitsky, Vasily
Samoylov and Pyotr Zlov dazzled alongside foreign soloists on the Petersburg
stage. The emergence of the Russian school is linked to these names. Mikhail GlinkaÆs opera A Life for the Tsar was
premiered at St PetersburgÆs Bolshoi Theatre on 27th November 1836; precisely
six years later, on 27th November 1842, GlinkaÆs second opera Ruslan and Lyudmila was
performed here for the first time. The first in a series of great Russian operas
combining true art with genuine accessibility, they marked the birth of
classical Russian opera. It was not by mere chance that A Life for the Tsar opened the
Mariinsky Theatre on 2nd October
1860.Edward Napravnik, who dedicated over half a century to the Mariinsky Theatre (1863-1916),
played an immense role in developing Russian operatic theatre, training singers
and establishing a brilliant orchestra. Napravnik built up a great company that
could perform complicated concert programmes in addition to operas and ballets.
The operas The Stone Guest by Dargomyzhsky
(1872), Judith (1863), Rogneda (1865) and Satan (1871) by
Serov, most of Rimsky-KorsakovÆs operas, Boris Godunov (1874) and Khovanshchina (1886) by Musorgsky, Prince Igor (1890) by Borodin, The Demon by Rubenstein, all of TchaikovskyÆs operas
(Charodeika being conducted by the composer himself) and other
magnificent Russian operatic works were all premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre.The theatreÆs
repertoire also included the best operas by western European composers. Giuseppe Verdi wrote La forza del destino especially
for the Mariinsky Theatre in 1862, where it
was premiered in the presence of the composer.
The history of Richard WagnerÆs operas in Russia
is closely linked above all with the Mariinsky Theatre, where Wagner first became known to
Russians not only as a composer but also as a conductor. In the 1860Æs and
1870Æs, the Mariinsky Opera Company introduced the public to the composerÆs
early reformative works and, at the turn of the century, staged WagnerÆs
grandiose tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in full. A great opera
company emerged at the Mariinsky Theatre. The talents of
Osip Petrov, who first sang the roles of Susanin, Ruslan, Farlaf, the Miller and
Ivan the Terrible helped Russian operatic art to blossom. He performed on stage
for almost half a century alongside Anna Vorobyova-Petrova, Maria Stepanova and
Lev Leonov. These singers were succeeded by a younger generation of singers
including Yulia Platonova, Mikhail Sariotti, Fyodor Komissarzhevsky, Ivan
Melnikov, Fyodor Stravinsky, Yevgeny Mravin, Maria Slavina and Nikolai and Medea
Figner. At the turn of the century, the Russian operatic stage was illuminated
by the talents of the great Fyodor Chaliapin, who constantly aimed to embody
artistic truth and portray strong human emotions on the stage.
At the start of the 20th century, operas at the Mariinsky Theatre were marked by
innovative attempts to stage "unified" productions that combined music, drama,
painting and choreography. Artists Alexander Golovin, Konstantin Korovin,
Alexander Benois and Valentin Serov, choreographer Mikhail Fokine and director
Vsevolod Meierhold collaborated on operatic productions. During his period as
director of the Mariinsky Theatre (1909-1918),
Meierhold staged several productions including WagnerÆs Tristan und Isolde (1909), GluckÆs Orphķe et Eurydice
(1911), MusorgskyÆs Boris Godunov (1911), StraussÆ Elektra (1913), DargomyzhskyÆs
The Stone Guest (1917), Rimsky-KorsakovÆs The Snow Maiden (1917) and StravinskyÆs The Nightingale (1918).
MeierholdÆs operatic reforms brought the art closer to contemporary theatrical
trends, seeking out new stylistic techniques connected with conventional theatre
aesthetics and stylisation. In the first years after the Revolution, the
foremost Russian performers continued to sing at the theatre. An entire galaxy
of operatic stars including Chaliapin, Yershov, Piotrovsky, Andreyev, Bosse,
Kastorsky and Kobzareva performed on the stage. Soon a new generation of artists
appeared; such singers as Maksakova, Reisen, Slivinsky, Migay, Derzhinskaya,
Pechovsky and Gorskaya provided a firm foundation for the Opera Company in years
to come.
Conducting was at an unusually high level; operas were
conducted by Kouts, Malko, Fitelberg, Pokhitonov, Kuper, Dranishnikov and
Gauk.Amongst new operas performed at the Mariinsky Theatre at this time, ProkofievÆs satirical comic opera
Love for Three Oranges (1926),
BergÆs expressionistic Wozzeck (1927) and StraussÆ Salome (1924) and
Der Rosenkavalier (1928) were especially interesting. The years leading
up to the Second World War saw the production of G÷tterdõmmerung in 1931,
Das Rheingold in 1933 and Lohengrin in 1941. During
the war years, part of the company remained in besieged Leningrad and performed
concerts and operas for city residents. The rest of the company was evacuated to
Perm, where it not only performed operas from the repertoire of past years, but
also staged several new productions.After the war, the theatre staged many
important productions, bringing fame to a new generation of singers, musicians
and directors. ProkofievÆs The Duenna (Betrothal in a
Monastery), one of the most vivid comic operas, was among those
to enjoy such success when it was staged in 1946. 1960 saw the premiere of Semyon Kotko (directed by
Tovstonogov). Amongst the greatest singers then at the theatre were
Preobrazhenskaya, Serval, Kashevarova, Velter, Mshanskaya, Barinova, Krivulia
and Laptev.
western European operas, the revival of WagnerÆs Lohengrin (1962) and VerdiÆs La forza del destino (1963)
deserve special attention. Later came Benjamin BrittenÆs contemporary
opera Peter Grimes (1965) and Hungarian composer Ferenc ErkelÆs Lßsl¾
Hunyadi (1965). 1966 saw the production of MozartÆs The Magic Flute, an
opera rarely staged in Russia. Productions of these years helped discover the
unique talents and great gifts of singers such as Irina Bogacheva, Galina Kovaleva,
Lyudmila Filatova, Boris Shtokolov and Vladimir Atlantov.
Yuri Temirkanov was the theatreÆs
Principal Conductor from 1976 to 1988. Starting with contemporary operatic music
(ProkofievÆs War and Peace
(1977) and Rodion ShedrinÆs Dead Souls,
staged by Boris Pokrovsky (1978)), he turned his attentions to Russian classics
not merely as a conductor but also as a stage director, writing his own scene
plans for Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. During
this period, such great singers as Yevgeniya Gorokhovskaya, Lyubov
Kazarnovskaya, Larisa Shevchenko, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Nikolai Okhotnikov,
Sergei Leiferkus, Alexei Steblyanko and Yuri Marusin occupied the forefront
of the operatic stage.
Valery GergievÆs appointment as
Principal Conductor and later Artistic Director at the end of the 1980Æs
heralded a new era for the Opera Company. The first years of his leadership were
devoted to reforms not only to repertoire policy, but most importantly to the
development of a new working style in a new, faster artistic tempo. On GergievÆs initiative, the theatre
held "monographic" festivals dedicated to Musorgsky, Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov, the greatest
Russian composers. At the Musorgsky festival in 1989, all the composerÆs operas
were performed - Boris Godunov, Khovanshchina, a concert
performance of The Sorochinsky Fair, The Marriage and highlights of
Salammbo as originally orchestrated by the composer. The festival
dedicated to the 100th anniversary since the birth of Prokofiev presented audiences with
four of his operas - The Fiery Angel, War and Peace, Love for Three Oranges and
The Gambler. The Fiery Angel, one of the
festival premieres, staged by British director David Freeman, was named best
production of 1992 in Japan. ProkofievÆs operas were not staged
at the Mariinsky Theatre for a lengthy
period, and the theatre paid tribute and respect to the most important Russian
opera composer of the 20th century with this festival and further productions of
Betrothal in a Monastery
(1996), Semyon Kotko (1999) and War
and Peace (2000). The Rimsky-Korsakov in the 20th Century festival staged
the composerÆs monumental operatic works - The Maid of Pskov, The Legend of
the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maid Fevroniathe epic opera Sadko, Autumn Song, Kashchei the
Immortal and a concert performance of The TsarÆs Bride.
The tradition of Promenade concerts accessible to all was
restored in the 1991-92 season, their rich and varied programmes intending to
draw the widest possible audience. The theatreÆs symphonic concerts are now
firmly established. The Mariinsky Opera Company and Symphony Orchestra perform
at international festivals including those in Baden-Baden, Salzburg, Rotterdam,
Rome and Mikkeli.
Since 1993, Valery Gergiev has been the
organiser and artistic director of the annual International Stars of the
White Nights Festival in St Petersburg. One of the main characteristics of
this festival is its tradition to stage all the premieres of the current season.
Over the years, festival premieres have included VerdiÆs Aida and StraussÆ Salome (1995), TchaikovskyÆs Mazepa, BizetÆs Carmen and ProkofievÆs The Gambler (1996) and two
versions of ShostakovichÆs opera - Katerina Izmailova (1995) and
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1996).
In 1997, there was WagnerÆs Parsifal, heralding the start
of the current Wagnerian period at the Mariinsky Theatre, and MusorgskyÆs Boris Godunov in the composerÆs
original orchestration. In 1998, the festival presented another of WagnerÆs operas, Der Fliegende Hollander, and,
in 1999, Lohengrin, the opera through
which St Petersburg first became acquainted with Wagneræs works more than a
century ago. As a salute to the imperial traditions of the theatre, VerdiÆs La forza del destino was
restored with its original sets, costumes and mise-en-scenes, thereby permitting
the Petersburg public to see the opera as performed during VerdiÆs lifetime.
The 1999
festival saw the premiere of ProkofievÆs opera Semyon Kotko which received
four Golden Masks, RussiaÆs highest theatrical prize. The highlight of
the next festival proved to be the Mariinsky Theatre-Metropolitan Opera
co-production of ProkofievÆs epic opera War and Peace, based on TolstoyÆs
novel. It is noteworthy that, at the turn of this century as it did at the last,
the theatre once more planned a grand production of WagnerÆs tetralogy Der
Ring des Nibelungen. In 2000, the opera Das Rheingold was staged,
followed by Die Walkure in 2001. That year was especially rich in
premieres including VerdiÆs operas Macbeth, Un ballo
in maschera and Otello. As part of the 2001
festival, there were performances of ArayaÆ s Tsefal i Prokris and
CimarosiÆs Cleopatra, opening a new series of Treasures of the Mariinsky Theatre.
The Mariinsky Theatre was the first in
Russia to start working with the worldÆs great opera houses - Covent Garden,
Metropolitan Opera, the Opķra Bastille, La Scala, La Fenice, Tel Aviv Opera and
San Francisco Opera. Operas by non-Russian composers began to be performed in
the original language, which had the additional advantage of helping the
Mariinsky Opera Company adopt world opera trends.
The success of the Opera Company is ensured by its highly
talented singers who are able to enrich any production, either classical or
contemporary. It is no mere chance that Mariinsky Opera singers perform on the
stages of the worldÆs leading opera houses, demonstrating the high level of the
Russian operatic school. Alongside respected singers such as Bogacheva, Borodina, Gorokhovskaya, Dyadkova,
Gorchakova, Shevchenko, Novikova, Galuzin, Gergalov, Marusin, Pluzhnikov, Putilin, Vaneyev and Okhotnikov,
there is a now a new generation of young talented performers including Anna Netrebko, Irina Dzhoieva, Yevgeny Nikitin, Olga Trifonova, Vasily Gerello, Ildar Abdrazakov, Daniil Shtoda and Irina Mataeva.
Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
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TchaikovskyEugene Oneginlyric opera in three acts, seven
Wagner Der Ring des
PucciniToscaopera in three
PucciniMadama Butterflyjapanese tragedy in three
VerdiOtelloopera in four
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Symphony Marathon begins in London to Mark 100 Years of Shostakovich
The orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre enjoys a long and distinguished
history as one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia. Founded in the 18th
century during the reign of Peter the Great, it was known before the revolution
as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. Housed in St. Petersburgæs famed
Mariinsky Theatre (named after Maria, the wife of Czar Alexander II) since 1860,
the Orchestra entered its true "golden age" during the second half of the 19th
century under the music direction of Eduard Napravnik (1839-1916). Napravnik
single-handedly ruled the Imperial Theatre for more than half a century (from
1863-1916) and under his leadership, the Mariinsky Orchestra was recognized as
one of the finest in Europe. He also trained a generation of outstanding
conductors, developing what came to be known as "the Russian school of
The Mariinsky Theatre was also the birthplace of numerous operas
and ballets which are meanwhile regarded as masterpieces of the 19th and 20th
century. World premiere performances include Glinkaæs Life of a Tsar and Ruslan
and Liudmila, Borodinæs Prince Igor, Musorgskyæs Boris Godunov and
Khovanshchina, Rimsky-Korsakovæs Maid of Pskov, The Snow Maiden and Legend of
the Invisible City of Kitezh, Tchaikovskyæs The Queen of Spades, Iolanta, Swan
Lake, Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty, Prokofievæs The Duenna, as well as operas
by Shostakovich and ballets by Khachaturian. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was
closely associated with the Mariinsky Theatre, not only conducting the orchestra
but also premiering his Fifth Symphony there, as well as the fantasy overture
Hamlet and the Sixth Symphony. Sergey Rakhmaninov conducted the Orchestra on
numerous occasions, including premieres of his Spring Cantata and the symphonic
poem The Bells. The Orchestra also premiered the music of the young Igor
Stravinsky, such as his Scherzo Fantastique and the suite from The Firebird
Throughout its history, the Mariinsky Theatre has presented
works by Europeæs leading opera composers. In 1862, Verdiæs La Forza del Destino
was given its world premiere at the theatre in the presence of the composer.
Wagner was a favorite at the Mariinsky Theatre, where his operas were frequently
performed from the 19th through the beginning of the 20th century, including the
first Russian performances of the complete Ring cycle, Tristan und Isolde, Die
Meistersinger and Parsifal. The Ring cycle was conducted by Hans Richter, who
was the first to conduct the complete Ring in Bayreuth and at Covent Garden.
The Mariinsky Orchestra also gave the first Russian performances of Richard
Straussæ Elektra, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier, and Bergæs Wozzeck in a
production that took place two years after its world premiere in Berlin and
twenty years before its premiere in Vienna. By 1917 the orchestraæs name had
changed to the Royal Imperial Theatre Orchestra, and was regarded as St.
Petersburgæs leading symphony orchestra. Its repertoire - operatic and
orchestral - has traditionally included not only music of Russian composers, but
also of European composers. Numerous internationally famous musicians conducted
the Orchestra, among them Hans von Bulow, Felix Mottl, Felix Weingartner,
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Otto Nikisch, Willem Mengelberg, Otto Klemperer, Bruno
Walter and Erich Kleiber.
On two occasions, in 1847 and 1867, Hector Berlioz conducted
performances of his own works, including The Damnation of Faust, Romeo and
Juliet, Symphony Fantastique and Harold in Italy. Berlioz wrote in his memoirs
"Such an orchestra! Such precision! Such an ensemble!". And in a letter dated
December 1867, he stated: "I donæt think Beethoven ever had a better performance
of his compositions!" In March and April 1863, Richard Wagner visited St.
Petersburg and led the Royal Imperial Theatre Orchestra in six programs of
Beethoven Symphonies and his own compositions, including the worldæs first
concert performance of Prelude und Liebestod. Gustav Mahler appeared with the
Orchestra in both 1902 and 1907, conducting five concerts, including a
performance of his Fifth Symphony. In 1912, Arnold Schoenberg conducted the
premiere of his symphonic poem Pelleas and Melisande.
Renamed the Kirov Opera during the Soviet era, the orchestra continued to
maintain its high artistic standards under the leadership of Evgeni Mravinsky
and Yuri Temirkanov. In 1988, Valery Gergiev was elected artistic director of
the opera company and in 1996 the Russian Government appointed him as Artistic
and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre. Soon after the city of Leningrad
was renamed St. Petersburg, the Kirov Theatre reverted to its original title of
the Mariinsky Theatre, home to the Kirov Opera, the Kirov Ballet, and the Kirov
Under the leadership of Valery Gergiev, the Mariinsky Theatre
has forged important relationships with the worldsæ greatest opera houses, among
them the Metropolitan Opera House, Londonæs Royal Opera House, the San Francisco
Opera, the Theatre Chatelet in Paris La Scala in Milan just to name a few.
Besides extensive touring of the opera and the ballet company, the Kirov
Orchestra has performed throughout world and has become one of the outstanding
orchestras. The success of the orchestraæs continual travelling has lead to the
reputation of, what a journalist called, "the worldæs first global orchestra".
In 1998, the orchestra made its debut tour of China, an historic first, with
a performance in the Great Hall in Beijing, broadcast to 50 million people, in
the presence of President Jiang Zemin. It was the first time in 40 years that a
Russian orchestra had been in China. Under the baton of Valery Gergiev, the
orchestra has recorded exclusively for Phillips Classics since 1989. Releases
include the complete operas Khovanshchina, War and Peace, Sadko, Prince Igor,
The Queen of Spades, Ruslan and Lyudmila, Iolanta, Fiery Angel (winner of the
1996 Gramophone "Opera of the Yearæ award), La forza del destino, Boris Godunov
(1869 and 1872 version), Mazeppa, Betrothal in the Monastery, Love for Three
Oranges and Semyen Kotko. In addition the orchestra recorded the complete
ballets Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. In July 2000,
the orchestra and chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre recorded Verdiæs Requiem and
other releases of orchestral music include Shostakovichæs Symphony No 8,
Rakhmaninovæs Symphony No2, Stravinskyæs Firebird"and The Rite of Spring,
Skriabinæs Poem of Ecstasy and Prometheus as well as the complete Piano Concerti
by Prokofiev.
Gala Opening
the baton of Valery Gergiev, on November 29, 2006, the Mariinsky Concert Hall
opened with a gala concert featuring pianist Lang Lang, violinists Maxim
Vengerov, Vadim Repin, tenor Vladimir Galuzin, Olga Trifonova and the Kirov
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Including works by Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky,
Beethoven, Massenet, Gulda and Verdi, "The two-hour program showed every
dynamic, orchestration, color and mix of timbres possible. Successful
acoustically and artistically; the building is very beautiful and warm," said
WNFA Vice Chairman R. Douglas Sheldon.
The acoustical engineer was Japanæs Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics, who
has engineered some of the most acoustically esteemed concert spaces in the
world, including Sapporo Concert Hall in Tokyo and Walt Disney Concert Hall in
Los Angeles.
At the
end of the concert, Moscowæs Mayor Luzhkov, Alexei Kudrin and German Greff
spoke, and a representative of the Emperor of Japan presented Maestro Gergiev
with the Golden Order of the Rising Sun, one of Japanæs highest honors.
"The opening of this hall marks the beginning of a new era for Russia,"
Russiaæs Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said. "It shows that the country is
getting stronger and in such grand-scale cultural projects, state support goes
hand in hand with private sponsorship. I find it a most encouraging sign."
"The fundraising was quick, generous and an international effort," Gergiev
said. It was his initiative to build a concert hall on the site of the historic
Mariinsky scenery warehouse destroyed in the 2003 fire which left only three
external walls standing. In March 2005, with the scenery shop relocated,
Gergiev began fundraising. By June 2005 an initial $5 million had been raised
($2 million was raised by the 2005 White Nights Ball) and building work was
started. By June 2006, $20 million had been raised.
The warehouse was built at the turn of the century by V.A. Shreter, the
architect of St. Petersburgæs Philharmonic Hall, as well as of opera houses in
Kiev, Tblisi and Nizhni Novgorod.
Toyota and architect Xavier Fabre worked together to create the state-of-the-art
using the three historic walls of the scenery warehouse as a starting point,
with the new glass and copper fańade of the hall rising above and extending
beyond them. Glass busts of St. Petersburgæs composers are displayed in the new
hall, "They are the owners of the Hall," Gergiev said.
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall is to be a second home to the Kirov
Orchestra and is arguably the first hall of its kind to be wholly owned by an
Opera and Ballet theatre. Concerts and performances will complement and contrast
with the program of the Mariinsky Theatre and an extensive schedule of
educational activities is envisioned, with the emphasis on young people.
"The hall has risen from the ashes of our legendary past," Gergiev said. "The
need for the revival of the burnt premises and the need for a new concert venue
were great indeed, but Valery Gergievæs commendable burning enthusiasm for this
Theatre made a much stronger impression," said Trade and Economic Development
Minister German Gref. Aptly, the Finale of Stravinskyæs Firebird closed the gala
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Mariinsky Concert Hall plans for
2012/2013 SeasonTheĀtheatreÆs new season will be aĀseason
ofĀgreat expectations and changes. Late spring 2013 will see
theĀopening ofĀtheĀMariinsky TheatreÆs new stageĀ¢
contemporary, equipped withĀtheĀlast word inĀtheatre technology,
aĀbuilding focussed onĀtheĀaudience and which is comfortable
forĀperformers and has unique acoustic features.
BalletTheĀfirst ballet ōminiö premiere
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theĀevening programme ofĀone-act ballets will feature theĀRussian
premiere ofĀtheĀminiature Gentle Memories by Jiri Bubenicek,
choreographer and principal dancer ofĀtheĀDresden Ballet, created
especially forĀYekaterina Kondaurova. Islom Baimuradov, Alexander Sergeyev and Anton Pimonov will also be performing inĀtheĀballet.
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ofĀballets by William Forsythe. TheĀfestival will open withĀSergei ProkofievÆs balletĀRomeo and Juliet withĀchoreography by Leonid Lavrovsky and Diana Vishneva as Juliet; Maestro Valery Gergiev will be conducting.
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Petersburg toĀstage aĀballet toĀmusic by Shostakovich. German choreographer Sasha Waltz will be staging her original version
ofĀLeĀSacre du printemps toĀmusic by Igor Stravinsky forĀtheĀMariinsky Ballet Company as
part ofĀaĀjoint project between theĀMariinsky Theatre and ParisÆ
Theatre desĀChamps Elysees. TheĀproject marks one hundred years since
theĀpremiere ofĀLeĀSacre du printemps
withĀchoreography by Vaslav Nijinsky which took place atĀtheĀParis
theatre. TheĀpremiere ofĀSasha WaltzÆ ballet inĀSt Petersburg will take place
onĀ14 May, followed by theĀParis premiere
inĀlate May inĀaĀprogramme also including Vaslav NijinskyÆs LeĀSacre and another famous
ballet ofĀDiaghilevÆs Saisons russesĀ¢ George BalanchineÆs Prodigal Son. During
theĀseason, theĀMariinsky Ballet Company will be appearing
onĀtour inĀAmerica (in major towns and cities inĀCalifornia and
inĀWashington atĀtheĀKennedy Center inĀOctober 2012), Asia
(Taiwan, Seoul and cities throughout Japan inĀlate OctoberĀ¢ early
December 2012) and Abu-Dhabi, capital ofĀtheĀUnited Arab Emirates
(March 2013). InĀspring 2013 inĀMoscow theĀMariinsky Ballet
Company will be performing aĀpremiere ofĀlast seasonĀ¢ George BalanchineÆs AĀMidsummer NightÆs
DreamĀ¢ during theĀGolden Mask festival. Particularly noteworthy is theĀcompanyÆs first
visit toĀtheĀTrinity Festival inĀSalzburg withĀballets
toĀmusic by Igor Stravinsky toĀbe conducted by Maestro Valery Gergiev. At theĀclose
ofĀtheĀseason as part ofĀtheĀStars
ofĀtheĀWhite Nights festival there will be aĀtour by
IsraelÆs acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company and theĀNederlands Dans Theater
withĀworks by Paul Lightfoot. TheĀnew season has seen fifteen
graduates ofĀtheĀVaganova Academy ofĀRussian Ballet join
theĀMariinsky Ballet Company.
TheĀseasonÆs opera and symphony music programme
A series ofĀevents and premieres ofĀtheĀopera and
symphony music programme ofĀtheĀ2012-2013 playbill will commemorate
important dates: eighty years since theĀbirth ofĀRussiaÆs greatest
living composer Rodion Shchedrin (December 2012) and two centuries since
theĀbirths ofĀGiuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, both toĀbe celebrated inĀ2013.
TheĀMariinskyÆs performances and concerts ofĀWagnerian music will
cover theĀentire season: following aĀthree-year absence,
inĀlateĀSeptember theĀgrandioseĀDerĀRing desĀNibelungen
returns (26¢30ĀSeptember), while onĀ5 October atĀtheĀConcert Hall Maestro Valery Gergiev will be conducting
aĀWagner gala featuring Nina Stemme, one ofĀtheĀworldÆs
greatest Wagnerian singers. 10 December will see renowned French conductor Marc Minkowski conduct theĀtheatreÆs orchestra once again
inĀaĀprogramme featuring highlights fromĀWagnerÆs operas
DieĀMeistersinger von Nurnberg, DerĀFliegende
Hollander and DieĀWalkure as well as aĀsymphony by
Bruckner. TheĀYear ofĀVerdiĀatĀtheĀMariinsky Theatre begins
withĀaĀpremiere ofĀDon Carlo (29ĀNovember)
toĀbe staged by renowned Italian director Giorgio Barberio Corsetti who has
worked withĀMaestro Valery GergievĀatĀLa Scala.
TheĀseasonÆs opera premieres include theĀeagerly awaited stage
version ofĀJules MassenetÆs operaĀDon Quichotte withĀFerruccio Furlanetto inĀtheĀtitle
role toĀbe staged by Yannis Kokkos (28ĀDecember), Alexander DargomyzhskyÆs Rusalka staged by Vasily Barkhatov (FebruaryĀ2013) and theĀApril
premiere ofĀanother French operaĀ¢ Charles GounodÆs Faust toĀbe staged by Isabella
Bywater who worked as theĀdesigner onĀBenjamin BrittenÆs AĀMidsummer NightÆs Dream and
who is now making her debut as aĀdirector. To mark Rodion ShchedrinÆs eightieth birthday theĀMariinsky
Theatre will be running aĀtwo-day festival inĀSt Petersburg (22 and 23
December) and Moscow (24 and 25 December). One evening will see performances
ofĀfour ofĀtheĀcomposerÆs six piano concertos featuring soloists
Maestro Denis Matsuev, Alexei Volodin and Yeol Eum Son (recipient
ofĀtheĀ2ndĀprize atĀtheĀXIV Tchaikovsky
Competition) and Olli Mustonen. Yet another evening will include
theĀRussian premiere ofĀtheĀmono-opera Cleopatra and
theĀSerpent, commissioned fromĀtheĀcomposer by SalzburgÆs
Trinity Festival.
During theĀ2012-2013 season atĀtheĀConcert Hall
there will be aĀseries ofĀthree concerts (1ĀNovember,Ā2ĀJanuary and 3ĀJuly) by theĀThe State Borodin Quartet featuring aĀprogramme
ofĀquartets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms. Chamber Ensemble "Moscow Soloists" (GRAMMY WINNER 2007
"Best Small Ensemble Performance - Best Ensemble") and Maestro Yuri Bashmet (GRAMMY WINNER 2007 "Best Small
Ensemble Performance - Best Conductor") will be performing
atĀtheĀhall during their own anniversary season. TheĀMariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra will
once again be conducted by young conductors Nikolai Znaider and Pablo Heras-Casado; theĀlatter will also
be conducting aĀperformance ofĀMahlerÆs Second Symphony withĀOlga Borodina inĀOctober among other
appearances. This season, theĀInternational Piano
Festival atĀtheĀConcert Hall runs fromĀ27ĀNovember until 2ĀDecember.
TheĀprogramme includes all ofĀBeethovenÆs piano concerti withĀpianist Nicholas Angelich, performances by pianists
fromĀtheĀclass ofĀhighly acclaimed tutor Marina Wolf,
aĀrecital by Polina Osetinskaya and much more besides.
tours ofĀtheĀtheatreÆs Symphony Orchestra inĀtheĀ2012-2013
season include anĀOctober tour toĀCanada and theĀUSA culminating
withĀaĀconcert atĀCarnegie Hall inĀNew York,
aĀlarge-scale tour ofĀtheĀFar East inĀNovember taking
inĀSeoul and major cities inĀJapan and China, aĀJanuary tour
toĀSpain, an April tour toĀItaly including concerts inĀRome and
Milan and an appearance atĀtheĀTrinity Festival inĀSalzburg.
This season theĀMariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Valery Gergiev and ParisÆ Salle
Pleyel commence their joint project All ofĀShostakovichÆs Symphonies: over two years
atĀtheĀSalle Pleyel theĀMariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
under Maestro Valery Gergiev will perform all
ofĀtheĀcomposerÆs symphonies as well as several ofĀhis concerti.
TheĀproject begins inĀJanuary 2013, and theĀMariinsky label will
subsequently be releasing video recordings ofĀtheĀconcerts.
TheĀMariinsky Opera Company will be appearing
atĀtheĀGolden Mask festival inĀMoscow withĀlast
seasonÆs premieresĀ¢ Claude DebussyÆsĀPelleas et Melisande and Jacques OffenbachÆs Les Contes dÆHoffmann. InĀKazan
theĀtheatre will be performing aĀWagner gala as well as
aĀperformance ofĀone ofĀthis seasonÆs premieresĀ¢ Jules MassenetÆs Don Quichotte.
TheĀseason will come toĀaĀclose
withĀtheĀStars ofĀtheĀWhite Nights festival, which will run fromĀ24ĀMay toĀ14ĀJulyĀ2013 and
unite events inĀthree venuesĀ¢ theĀtheatreÆs historic stage,
theĀnew stage and theĀConcert Hall.
TheĀtheatre also plans toĀproduce video recordings
ofĀballets and operas that comprise theĀglory
ofĀtheĀMariinsky Theatre. Leonid Baratov and Fyodor FedorovskyÆs
legendary production ofĀKhovanshchina which opened theĀseason
was recorded forĀsubsequent broadcast onĀKulturaĀTV
onĀ23ĀSeptember atĀ21:25 and which will later be released
onĀDVD. InĀ2013 there will be DVD releases ofĀrecordings
ofĀtheĀoperasĀIolanta withĀAnna Netrebko, DieĀFrau ohne Schatten,
Attila withĀIldar Abdrazakov and Dead Souls. During theĀYear
ofĀWagner, theĀMariinsky label will produce an audio
recording ofĀtwo operas fromĀtheĀtetralogy DerĀRing
desĀNibelungenĀ¢ DasĀRheingold and
DieĀWalküre featuring theĀMariinsky Opera CompanyÆs leading
Wagnerian singers and guest stars Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann and Rene Pape.


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The Department of Civil Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.). The undergraduate program prepares students for immediate employment as engineers or for graduate study. The undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Undergraduates are required to take two and a half years of mathematics and basic courses in chemistry, geology, and physics. A core of general engineering courses, including introduction to computers for engineers, statics, dynamics, mechanics of solids, basic electrical engineering, thermal science, material science, and fluid mechanics - is followed by more specialized upper -division civil engineering courses. Other engineering courses and technical elective complete the 131 semester-credit degree requirements.
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Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
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Michaella Gorospe Appointed Student Regent at N. M. Tech, Feb. 7, 2005
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, Feb . 7, 2005 – Michaella J. Gorospe, a junior majoring in environmental engineering at New Mexico Tech, recently was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson to fill the position of student regent at the state-supported research university in Socorro.
Subject to the pending approval of her appointment by the current state legislature, Gorospe is expected to soon become the newest voting member of the five-person governing board of New Mexico Tech.
Gorospe, who hails from Santa Domingo Pueblo, is the daughter of Michael Gorospe of Laguna Pueblo and Diane Bird, also of Santa Domingo Pueblo.
"This actually marks the second time I've applied for the student regent position," she says, "so I'm very excited that I received the appointment this time around."
Gorospe says she sees her new role as student regent as being "a bridge of communication" between the student body and the administration at New Mexico Tech.
"I'm hoping I'll be able to provide a stronger presence and connection among students, faculty, staff, and administration at Tech," Gorospe says, "and make everyone more aware of the administrative processes and decisions that occur at the university."
While attending New Mexico Tech, Gorospe has served as past president of the Newman Association, an organization for Catholic university students, and as past vice president of the local chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.
She also is a current member of the Society of Women Engineers at Tech, and often volunteers as a Hi-Tech Ambassador, giving campus tours to prospective students and their parents.
During the past few years, Gorospe has spent her summers working as a student intern, first with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho, and then with the New Mexico Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau, in Santa Fe. She was involved with air quality analyses at both internships.
"I've drawn on several aspects of my education in environmental engineering in working on air quality problems," Gorospe relates, "and, I'm very interested in pursuing something along the lines of pollution control, specifically learning more about the mechanisms and processes to prevent air pollution."
Gorospe credits her family and community for being the driving forces behind her success at New Mexico Tech: "The support that I've received from them is what has allowed me to continue to do well in my studies at this very challenging school," she says. "It's also because of them that I initially decided to come to school here, and I'm very grateful for that."
In 2001, while still a senior about to graduate at the Santa Fe Indian School, Gorospe was honored for service to her community by being named one of the recipients of SAGE magazine's annual "Making a Difference" awards.


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Efforts by the University of Houston to become a national leader in offshore wind technology received a huge boost from the U.S. Department of Energy, which recently awarded university researchers $2.3 million to establish a testing facility.
Slated to be located in the newly acquired UH Energy Research Park, the National Wind Energy Center (NWEC) will be the site for development and testing of composite materials and components for large offshore wind turbines.
"The new testing facility will not only help propel this region to the forefront of U.S. offshore wind development, but it will also help UH in becoming 'The Energy University,'" said UH Cullen College of Engineering Dean Joseph Tedesco. "Gaining a fuller understanding of the challenges associated with offshore wind energy technology is critical if we are to move into a clean energy future."
The founding members of NWEC, Su Su Wang, professor of mechanical engineering and director of NWEC; Ray Flumerfelt, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and associate director of NWEC; and Daniel Davis, senior research scientist, have been working in composite research for years.
They will use their expertise to improve on the materials currently used to make wind turbine blades as well as develop a new, cheaper material increasing the life of large blades.
The three researchers plan to partner with others in the Cullen College of Engineering as well as industry officials to solve the challenges facing wind energy, which has become an increasingly popular alternative to oil, natural gas and other traditional energy sources mainly because it's considered a cleaner, more affordable option.
The U.S. lags behind other countries in wind energy research and technology development and less than 1 percent of the nation's power currently comes from wind. UH hopes to change that.
"I think of offshore wind being where the offshore oil and gas industry was in the 1960s," said Flumerfelt. "We are very primitive, and current federal goals call for technology development to generate 30 percent of the nation's electricity needs through wind power. We want to help do this. The potential for wind in Texas makes the state a natural fit for the development and testing of the huge turbine components required for future wind farms. Offshore, it's even greater."
"There are advantages with offshore wind," said Flumerfelt. "It offers large continuous areas suitable for major installations, a closer proximity to major population centers, higher quality winds and wind speeds and lower turbulence. This translates into potentially higher power production and efficiencies as well as reduced fatigue on rotor blades."
NWEC researchers will work to develop advanced materials to use in blades and towers that double the life of existing equipment. Through partnerships with the chemical industry, they will look at improving the current thermoset epoxy-based blade design as well as develop a new generation thermoplastic composite for turbine blade applications.
The goal is to produce higher performing, cheaper blades able to tolerate extreme offshore conditions. Their research will also look at streamlining the manufacturing process for blades 70 meters and larger.
"Offshore winds within 50 nautical miles of our coastline alone could generate 1,000 gigawatts of power, more than the current average power consumption of the U.S.," Wang said. "Our vision is that offshore wind energy will supply 30 percent of the U.S. demand for electricity as a continuously producing energy reservoir, at a cost of four cents per kilowatt hour with no fuel costs and no carbon footprint."
This story was written by Erin D. McKenzie, UH Engineering Communications
For more information about UH, visit the university's Newsroom at http://www.uh.edu/news-events/.
For more information about UH Energy, visit: http://www.uh.edu/uh-energy/index.php.


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LONDON—Actor Bill Tarmey, who for 30 years played loveable rogue Jack Duckworth on the British soap opera Coronation Street, died Friday at the age of 71, the show's producers said.
Tarmey died on the Spanish island of Tenerife. He had been in poor health for many years with heart problems and other ailments.
"I could make it easier on myself. I could give up smoking. I could go and sit in a rocking chair," Tarmey once said. "But that wouldn't be me. That would kill me sooner than the old ticker would."
Work-shy, pigeon-fancying Jack and his tart-tongued wife Vera, played by Liz Dawn, were among the longest-running characters on the soap, which is set in a working-class town in northwest England. Their rocky but enduring relationship was at the emotional heart of the fictional community of Weatherfield.
Tarmey was a former labourer and nightclub singer who first appeared on Coronation Street in 1977 as an extra. He was made a regular two years later and stayed until 2010. Some 11 million people watched his final episode, in which Jack died peacefully in his armchair.
He was also a singer, and had two Top 40 singles in Britain, including a cover of "Wind Beneath My Wings."
But he remained modest.
"I'm just a pillock (fool) who comes into a studio to say some words that some other clever person has written," Tarmey wrote in his autobiography, Jack Duckworth And Me.
"For years, I'd managed to get away with it, but I'd always been waiting for the bubble to burst."
Coronation Street has fans around the globe — including rapper Snoop Dogg, who recorded a message to mark its 50th anniversary in 2010.
Tarmey is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Related: Coronation Street stars Tyrone and Kirk heading to GTA


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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 19 (UPI) -- Injuries have soared for pedestrians walking while using cellphones, with most of them hurt while talking rather than texting, U.S. researchers say.
A nationwide study found more than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cellphone while walking, double the number in 2005, they said.
"If current trends continue, I wouldn't be surprised if the number of injuries to pedestrians caused by cellphones doubles again between 2010 and 2015," study co-author Jack Nasar of Ohio State University said.
Young people age 16 to 25 were most likely to be injured as distracted pedestrians, the study found.
"The role of cellphones in distracted driving injuries and deaths gets a lot of attention and rightly so, but we need to also consider the danger cellphone use poses to pedestrians," Nasar said in a university release Wednesday.
The researchers used data from a database maintained by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, which samples injury reports from 100 hospitals across the country.
The problem with distracted pedestrians is likely to get worse, Nasar said, adding he believes the best way to reverse these numbers is to start changing societal norms for cellphone use. That starts with parents, he said.
"Parents already teach their children to look both ways when crossing the street. They should also teach them to put away their cellphone when walking, particularly when crossing a street."


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Posted 8/21/13 (Wed)
By Neal A. Shipman
Farmer Editor
As North Dakota continues to set new all-time oil and gas production numbers, McKenzie County remains the driving force in the increased numbers.
According to the latest figures from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, during the month of June, the state set a new all-state record in oil production with 24,642,447 barrels of oil or 821,415 barrels a day coming out of the ground. Natural gas production also hit a new all-time high with 27,929,028 million cubic feet (MCF) of gas or 930,968 million MCF being produced daily.
In the month of June, McKenzie County led the state in both oil and natural gas production with the county pumping 6,772,634 barrels of oil and 10,220,792 MCF of gas from 1,884 wells. During June, the 1,884 wells producing in McKenzie County were responsible for over 27 percent of the state's oil production and 37 percent of the state's natural gas production.
"The drilling rig count remained the same in the state from May to June," stated Lynn Helms, North Dakota Department of Minerals director. "But the number of well completions fell by four to 139."
The number of rigs operating in the basin has remained steady at 187, which is below the all-time high of 218, which was set on June 29, 2012.
"Drilling rigs continue and completion crews were close to even for the month of June," stated Helms. "The average number of days to drill a well from spud to total depth remained steady at about 22 and the average number of days from total depth to initial production remained stable at 94."
According to Helms, the increase in the state's daily production was less than anticipated because of the load restrictions that were in place in much of western North Dakota because of heavy rains. In addition, the uncertainty surrounding federal policies on taxation and hydraulic fracturing regulations continue to make investors nervous.
Helms estimated at the end of June there were 490 wells waiting on completion, a decrease of 10.
And with summer drawing to a close, Helms anticipates seeing an increase in drilling permit activity.
"While drilling permit activity was up slightly in June, we are now seeing more of an increase as operators begin planning for winter," states Helm. "There is sufficient permit inventory to accommodate multi-well pads and the time required to deal with federal hydraulic fracturing rules if necessary."
According to Helms, more than 95 percent of the state's drilling activity still is targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations.


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So, winter was cancelled in the Champlain Valley. It's too bad, but it's time to stop whining and go sledding. Winter is still scheduled on top of Vermont's four highest mountains. Where the coverage isn't great for skiing, sledding is a great alternative. Plus, it's only a semi-skilled sport, and all it requires is a piece of plastic tarp. In the right conditions, you can sled in just your snowpants.
Pete Goodwin and I climbed the Burrows Trail on Camel's Hump, which rises 2,200 feet in 2.4 miles. The trail begins gradually, then climbs more steeply to join the Long Trail for the final .2 miles to the summit. The snow was patchy at the parking lot, but more than acceptable for sledding in the higher elevations.
It was cloudy and windy at the summit, so we sledded back to arboreal safety as soon as possible.
Stick to the trail when sledding on the Camel's Hump summit cone, because it's too far steep for good sledding on the south side.
Once we got into the trees, the sledding was fast and steep. We brought only one plastic sheet sled, so Pete and I often doubled up. The dog nipped at our shoulders to keep us in line, in accordance with his shepherd heritage.
The total trip, up and down, took a little less than 2 hours. We left the trailhead at 1:00, were on the summit at 2:10, and back down to the parking lot before 3:00. The descent was over far too soon, so we butt-sledded down to Brush Brook on the Forest City Trail.
The Burrows Trail is at the end of Camel's Hump Road in Huntington. In yellow above.
(map from summitpost.org)
I tried for Mount Abe the next weekend, but got distracted sledding on Lincoln Gap. I don't have any photos, but for fast, easy sledding, the Warren side of Lincoln Gap is hard to beat. Go buy a cheap sled at the hardware store, or nikwax your jeans, and go find something snowy to hike up!


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Printer: Government Printing Office, Honolulu
Medium: Type-set
Date: 1851
Before the annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898, the country had been independent and until 1893 a monarchy. American Missionaries had settled in the islands from 1820 and much of the mail was to and from the United States.
A postal service was established in 1850; stamps were first issued in 1851 and printed at the Government Printing Office, Honolulu. At first these stamps only covered local postage (inscribed "Hawaiian Postage") but from 1852 covered local and United States postage (inscribed "H.I. & U.S. Postage").
The "Missionary issue", as these are known, are amongst the rarest stamps that exist, only seventeen of both of the 2 cents types and ten of one of the 5 cents types exists.


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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Dude WTF - Rubychicks.com?
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Hey, you're the guy who suggested that we should destroy geek culture.ReplyDelete
Actually I was just echoing Chad Fowler. I think he's right, though. Interesting thing, I noticed the musician thing on your blog; Chad used to be a professional musician, and I used to DJ, organize raves, and press up white label records. And the other person I know who's blogged about this with some irritation is David Black, who also plays I think both violin and piano? Some weird mini-zeitgeist or something there. Musicians invading geek-world and making it habitable for women.ReplyDelete
Giles, the musician thing is probably more general than you think. I bet you it applies to poets and writers, painters, potters, etc. Two common types of people that are deep into OSS are the "programing and only programming, if it is not computers don't talk to me" types and the well rounded "hey this programming thing is a really mentally stimulating, but then so is music and art and social engineering and... " types. For every de Vince there are many who did nothing in life but oil on canvas. Seems pretty clear to me which type changes the world.ReplyDelete
"Programming and only programming" has been referred to as Larval Stage though. Lots of people go through it, I know I have.ReplyDelete
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I am a lifetime programmer but I don't think that has reduced my sphere of interest; if anything developing in any one area seems to bring out my appreciation for others. e.g. I like drawing. And viola. And plenty more! Life is too short for limitting stereotypes.ReplyDelete


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Susan has suggested that the water drop needs to interact with 'something' to construct a metaphor. I agree with this. I have ideas of using rock salt as a co-actor to the droplet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_of_the_earth ): "...The Bible contains numerous references to salt. In various contexts, it is used metaphorically to signify permanence, loyalty, durability, fidelity, usefulness, value, and purification..." Additionally the metaphor figures in Hebrew metaphysics as the covenant of salt.
All the sacred gifts that the Israelites set aside for the Lord I give to you, to your sons, and to the daughters that are with you, as a due for all time. It shall be an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord for you and for your offspring as well. (Numbers 18:19)
In Kabbala it is recognized as a tool of immutability with properties that can destroy as well as preserve.
Science shows us that di-electric properties are dependent on ionized substances like salt. The supposition that the first life on planet earth originated from the sea is no surprise due to the fact that the salinity of the sea led to complex energy transferences. Salts are absolutely necessary to life and an eletrolyte deficiency can cause severe medical problems or death. Conversely an over abundance of salt will create hypertension, dehydration and can lead to death as well.
Salt's necessity it has shaped society through taxes, trade, remember the spice trade from the Mid-East during the medieval period.
Some dubious scholarship claims that a famine of salt caused insanity and led to human slaughter during the Middle Ages in order to consume the 'salty flesh'. This is purported to have given birth or reinforced the vampiric legends of blood consumption. The research looks very dubious when I tried to cross reference this.
Salt therefore becomes the a metaphor for life, the body, and sacred spiritual existence as well. I am trying to track down a fair size piece of naturally occurring rock salt. The health food/alternative medicine industry sells Himalayan rock salt. Its' proponents ascribe to the medical and spiritual properties of this mineral. I am intrigued by it because it has a pinkish cast from the Iron content in the deposits. This is formally interesting to my eye and eludes again to blood because of the salt in the fluid and hemoglobin is an iron compound as well.
I bought a separation funnel as my clepsydra. This precision instrument is made for distilling chemistry. I am intrigued about using the highly fabricated device as an early technological horology instrument. In a way it seems anti-technological.


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Wabash Students Visit Orphanage in Chiapasby Jim Amidon • March 11, 2005 Share:
History professor Rick Warner and 15 Wabash students in his Latin American history course spent Spring Break in the southern Mexican highlands near the state of Chiapas.
While students focused on the deep history of Mayan classical civilization, colonial encounters of the 16th and 18th centuries, and the Mayan people's recent history, perhaps their most memorable moment came when they had a close, personal encounter with Mexican children. (Click on the photo album link below.)
The students took along six suitcases of toys, games, and books to give to the children at Melel Xojobal, an education and health center for indigenous children in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
The trip to the orphanage was a diversion from the students' studies, which focused on archeological sites in the state of Chiapas. They explored the pyramids and the structures of Palenque, La Venta, Bonampak, and other pre-Columbian sites.
While in San Cristobal de las Casas, a colonial city in the Chiapas highlands, the Wabash students met up with Wabash Trustee David Orr '57 and his wife, Nancy, who own a bed and breakfast there. The Orrs crafted an itinerary that allowed students to benefit from the knowledge of local anthropologists and religious leaders.
Once back in Crawfordsville, they will conduct research based partly on the experience in Chiapas. The projects range from archeological and pre-Columbian themes, to colonial histories through studies of recent Mayan peoples. These and other similar projects will be presented in various public forums at Wabash.
Chiapas is at once rich in color, poor in resources, and welcoming to visitors who are interested in understanding another culture. Perhaps the greatest lesson and deepest understanding came from the students' time with the children in the orphanage.
"This is a formula for learning that cannot be replicated, and for many of them promises to be a personal and academic adventure they will carry with them after Wabash, as they enter their years of life-long learning," says Warner


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Most composers are happy to write music from the safety of their studios, but not Cheryl Leonard. In 2009, the intrepid composer traveled to the Antarctic Peninsula and spent a month making recordings and gathering objects that she would eventually transform into compositions, instruments, and music videos.
Leonard's musical "melodies" capture the sounds of glaciers, wildlife, and freezing ambient air to create sonic landscapes somewhere between sound artist Stephen Vitiello and a Sharper Image noise machine. However her compositions, like the one called "Brash Ice" (created in collaboration with artist Oona Stern), have a deeper purpose.
Writes Leonard:
Each piece has a theme that relates to the changing climate of the northern Antarctic Peninsula, for example: the collapse of local Adélie penguin rookeries, morphing weather patterns, and the retreat of local glaciers.
Leonard also fashioned the penguin bones, shells, rocks and other oceanic objects she collected into working instruments, which are intended to be played by small ensembles in live performances of her works.
If you like what you hear, you can listen to more of Leonard's recordings or support her trip to the upcoming Antarctic Music Festival via her Kickstarter campaign.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: February 13, 2012
District: District 10 - Stockton
Contact: Angela DaPrato
Phone: (209) 948-7977
STOCKTON – Caltrans has awarded nearly $203 million in grants to improve public transit across California. More than 80 projects will upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations and create jobs throughout the state. The grants are funded through Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which is providing $3.6 billion over a ten-year period to improve public transit in California.
"These projects are a direct investment in our state's public transit system and will help energize California's economy," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "Not only will these projects help create jobs, they will also reduce traffic congestion, clean the air, and provide Californians an alternative to rising gas prices."
Some of the notable allocations awarded Proposition 1B funding include:
- San Joaquin County: $3.4 million – improve and modernize San Joaquin Regional Transit District.
- San Joaquin County: $1.525 million – San Joaquin Council of Governments multimodal station construction for the City of Manteca, and bus benches and signs for the City of Escalon.
- San Joaquin County: $565,908 – San Joaquin Regional Commission rehabilitation project for Altamont Rail.
- Amador County: $233,452 – to improve and modernize Amador Regional Transit Systems.
To date, Proposition 1B has funded $1.34 billion in transit projects.
For a comprehensive list of all projects that received transit grants in this funding cycle, please visit: http://www.dot.ca.gov/docs/Prop1BTransitProjectsFebruary2012.pdf
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Commuters are advised to check their journeys before travelling and have been warned that there may be disruption caused by the hot weather.
Temperatures of up to 30c are forecast for the East of England and the East Midlands this week. The Met Office said there was an "80% probability" of heatwave conditions from noon today, Tuesday, until 6am on Thursday in parts of England.
The heat is predicted to be so intense that Network Rail has imposed a speed restriction on some services today to stop the rails from buckling.
"As rails are made out of steel, they expand as they heat up and are subject to strong compression," Network Rail said on its website.
"This expansion has to be managed to reduce the risk of track buckling.
"If the track does buckle, the line must be closed and the track repaired before services can resume, causing considerable disruption.
"Usually, these repairs can't be done until the temperature of the rails has dropped.
"If a section of track is judged to be at risk,we introduce local speed restrictions - slower trains exert lower forces on the track and reduce the chance of buckling."
AA spokesman Paul Watters advised motorists to carry water on long journeys and prepare for extreme temperatures to soften road surfaces.
He said: "Roads start to soften at about 27℃ and if the hot weather lasts they absorb the heat a bit like a storage heater.
"Road surfaces can become a bit like dough and this can lead to cracks and the surface of the road can start to give."
Temperatures are soar as a swathe of roasting air sweeps north from northern France and Spain.
There is also a 'Very High' pollen count forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The forecast triggered a 'Level 2' alert with the Met Office warning: "Heatwaves can be dangerous, especially for the very young or very old or those with chronic disease."
The Level 2 alert - calling for "alert and readiness" - is the third-highest warning that can be issued.
Graham Bickler of Public Health England said: "There is considerable evidence that heatwaves are dangerous and can kill.
"In the 2003 heatwave, there were 2,000 to 3,000 excess deaths [more than usual] in England. Across Europe, there were around 30,000 excess deaths."
The Met Office said: "Temperatures are expected to build on Tuesday and into Wednesday, with the hottest day of the year so far expected on successive days this working week."
Wednesday is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring to 33℃ (91F).
Temperatures will be similar to those in Rome and Florida, and higher than in Rio de Janeiro.
A Met Office spokesman added temperatures should drop again on Thursday when severe thunderstorms are likely to hit central and western parts of the country, before climbing again ahead of the weekend.
Met Office Heat-health watch Level 2 advice: Heatwaves can be dangerous, especially for the very young or very old or those with chronic disease. Advice on how to reduce the risk either for yourself or somebody you know can be obtained from NHS Choices at www.nhs.uk/summerhealth, NHS 111 or from your local chemist.
Clive James, of St John Ambulance, added: "Extreme heat can be dangerous, particularly for the very young and old, but by being prepared you can spot the early warning signs and potentially be the difference between life and death in an emergency.
"Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are the most serious problems that can develop when the mercury soars so it's essential that people can spot the signs, such as headache and dizziness, and get somewhere cool and rehydrated as soon as possible."
See the latest local Met Office forecast at metoffice.gov.uk.


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Fresh and attractive styles handmade in France with stainless steel. Dishwasher safe. Sold as five-piece place settings.
Item #: BIA45DOR-5SET
Catalog HotKey: AK276
Herend porcelain, from Hungary, handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents. 2"l x 2"h.
Enjoy the exhilaration of this charming pin, handmade in England exclusively for Scully & Scully. 18 karat yellow gold and handpainted enamel.
Measures 1⅜" w x 1" h.
An exceptionally well carved mahogany console table, the rectangular figured brown marble top lays above a walnut burl veneered frieze with fine repeating lobe carvings. Centered by a shell motif flanked by acanthus leaf scrolls, on cartouche carved cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet. Inspired by an Irish original, circa 1760.
Measures 55 ¼" w x 22 ¼" d x 34 ¼" h.
The Waterford Chandelier Collection expands to include magnificent new designs by Waterford's master designers. The new chandeliers include greater, grander creations in the most treasured patterns. Waterford creates a stunning diffusion of light and color that transforms residential interior spaces into grand palaces.
Measures 28" w x 34" h.
For utter glamour, a silver rack suspends a glass dish over ice inside a lidded decorative bowl. Overall 7 ½" x 6 ¾" x 6 ¼". Glass dish measures 4" diameter x 2" h.
Regal red calfskin leather contrast interior alludes to Launer's royal heritage. carries eight credit cards and has eight slots for bills. Handmade in England with the Royal Warrant.
Measures 4" w x 7¼" h closed.
In 1874, a Herend artist picked up his tools to try to mimic a Chinese plate's fish scale design and the illustrious fishnet pattern was born. Porcelain from Hungary, handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents. Scarf always washed same color as fishnet. Antlers always gold.
Measures 2" x 2" x 3 ¾" h.


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Toler collects eight saves
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Tennessee Tech held its own against a strong Middle Tennessee State squad Friday evening, but fell 2-0 to the Blue Raiders in what was Tech's seventh-consecutive game away from home.
Greta Jochmann scored MTSU's first goal of the game unassisted in the 18th minute when she knocked in her own rebound, but the Golden Eagles held the Blue Raiders scoreless for more than 45 minutes, hanging within striking distance.
Middle did score again in the 64th minute, however, when Laura Lamberth headed in a Jessika Oseguera corner kick to make the final 2-0 margin.
Middle Tennessee took 10 shots on goal on the evening, eight of which were turned away by Tennessee Tech goalkeeper Becca Toler.
The Golden Eagle offense managed three shots on goal which came from Sarah Gawthrop, Emily Homan and Ellie Iaciofano. In total shots, the Blue Raiders held a 23-5 advantage.
Nineteen Tech players saw action with five playing all 90 minutes — Toler, Leigh Heffner, Lindsey Reed, Taylor Hicks and Julie Thompson. Jacquie Watkins played 84 minutes.
Tech fell to 2-6-1 on the season while MTSU, which has played and lost to three Southeastern Conference schools, improved to 3-5.
The Golden Eagles return home to play their first match at Tech Soccer Field since Aug. 21 when they host Lipscomb on Sunday. Admission is free for the 3 p.m. match.


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W.H. plans for a second term
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama didn't present a detailed plan for a second term as he accepted re-nomination here Thursday night, but back in the White House, they're working on one.
Measuring the drapes is a lot easier when you're already in the room. But a second Obama term would be defined by a series of questions that can't yet be answered by the top presidential aides who've been quietly meeting and drafting ideas since the summer — including what a lame duck Congress does about the fiscal cliff, which party controls the Senate come January and how close the continued economic recovery tracks to their predictions.
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So far, Obama hasn't gotten very involved in the second-term personnel or policy planning, according to a senior White House aide. But Chief of Staff Jack Lew, deputy chief of staff Pete Rouse, Domestic Policy Council Chairwoman Cecilia Muñoz and Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors are crafting second-term legislative and policy plans for how Obama would deal with Congress under all the different possible outcomes from the November elections.
Certain administration changes would be a given in a second term. The economy would still be struggling. Obama himself would be looking toward a legacy. He wouldn't have another election to worry about, freeing him from certain political concerns.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner — key players over the past four years — have promised they'll leave after one term. Since the summer, Lew, Rouse, Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco and personnel director Nancy Hogan have been quietly meeting with Cabinet officials and senior aides to find out who else wants in or out for a second term, according to the senior aide.
The aide said that there's an expectation of "widespread turnover." Energy Secretary Steven Chu, for example, has frustrated the administration with his lack of political skills, while Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has shown interest in returning to Colorado to be closer to a young granddaughter who has autism.
Jonathan Orszag, a former Clinton White House economic adviser on Obama's 2008 transition team, said the Office of Management and Budget is already deep into writing one key second-term planning document: The fiscal 2014 budget request. White House advisers like National Economic Council Chairman Gene Sperling are also prepping two versions of spending and policy plans — one assuming that there is a fiscal cliff deal and one assuming there isn't.
"I'm sure that's how he's thinking through this," Orszag said. "He's thinking what are the potential scenarios that can arise and how do we plan for each of them. It's a wise strategy."
Environmental, judicial, gay-rights and immigration groups mindful of Obama's own tight window for action are also working on how to get their ideas — many still on the wish list from the first term — on the radar of a second term Obama administration.
Though it might seem like the Obama White House is getting ahead of itself, planning for a win long before the votes come in is a traditional part of modern presidential campaigns. Republican nominee Mitt Romney's transition team started meeting earlier this summer, and the administrations of both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush undertook similar efforts as Obama's in the months leading up to their reelections.


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