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For those in Lake County, Illinois who are struggling to make ends meet, a late or missed child support payment can very problematic. Many custodial parents rely heavily on these payments in order to provide the necessities of life for their children. When a payment is late or missed, some parents are forced to choose which necessities are the most important and the child oftentimes has to go without.
Singer R. Kelly is in hot water after allegedly failing to make child support payments to his ex-wife and mother of his three children. Apparently this isn't the first time he has fallen behind in his child support obligations. Last year he owed $100,000 dollars in back child support, a sum he eventually paid.
His ex-wife recently filed court documents in which she said that Kelly had not paid his required child support in the amount of $20,833 a month. A child support/custody hearing has been scheduled for March 27, but Kelly's lawyer worries the singer may not show up. If he doesn't, he could face jail time.
If the father or mother of your children is regularly late on child support payments or misses them altogether, you may wish to consult with an attorney experienced in family law. A lawyer can give you advice on how best to proceed in order to collect the payments owed to you in a timely manner. In addition, if you are owed back child support, an attorney may be able to help you collect on the outstanding debt.
Source: News One, "R. Kelly Facing Jail Time For Back Child Support?" Ruth Manuel-Logan, Feb. 20, 2014


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Hey Happy-Eaters,
After yesterday's North India's amazing Homemade Tandoori Masala, today we will move to Maharashtra and will discuss one of the most important spice mix of Maharashtra… Goda Masala. Normally this Masala is so simple in making but as out other spice mixes, it have a difference in roasting process. It have dry and oily roasting both to make a good spice. Here is the detailed recipe…
SSJ's HOMEMADE GODA MASALA
Coriander seeds – 2tbsp.
Dried Coconut – 1tbsp.
White Sesame Seeds (Safed Til) – ½ tbsp.
Black Sesame seeds (Kale Til) – ½ tbsp.
Cumin Seeds (Jeera) – ¼ tbsp.
Caraway Seeds (Shah Jeera) – ¼ tsp.
Asafetida (Hing) – a pinch
Cinnamon (Dalchini) – ½ inch
Cloves (Loung) – 3-4
Black Cardamom (Badi Elaichi) – ½ (only seeds)
Dried Red Chilies (Laal Mirch) – 3
Turmeric (Haldi) – ¼ tsp.
Salt – ¼ tsp.
Oil – ¼ tsp.
Dry roast Coriander seeds and Coconut separately.
Now roast all the rest whole spices with ¼ tsp oil. And keep aside all the spices to get completely cool.
Now put all the spices in your mixer and add salt , hing and turmeric and make a powder.
Now you can store this spice for upto 2 month and use as per your choice.
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To get the most out of your workout, you want to make sure tight hips and stiff glutes don't hold you back. Any sport that uses your lower body -- swimming, running, biking -- benefits from a proper dynamic warmup. A dynamic warmup prepares your body for action by raising your heart rate and blood flow, which increases your flexibility and mobility.
Medical Research
As a youngster, you most likely did static stretching before any physical activity. This is stretching where you hold a position for 30 seconds or more. This type of stretching actually impairs performance when done as a warmup. Instead, dynamic, or active, stretching shows to improve performance, according to the "European Journal of Applied Physiology" in 2011.
Hips and Glutes
Your hips are dynamic joints that connect your core to your legs. A dynamic warm-up increases blood flow and expands your range of motion. When it comes to your hips, this makes you more agile and improves your leg strength and stride length.
Making up the meat of your buttock, your glutes start from your pelvis and insert into your femur and tibia. Three muscles make up your glutes: your gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. These muscles work together to hold your pelvis level, propel you forward and keep your leg and hips aligned. When your glutes are tight, it affects the rest of your legs.
Hip Exercises
A few effective hip exercises are hip circles, forward hurdles, lateral hurdles and the lying prone hurdler. To do the prone hurdler, lie on your stomach with your arms out to your sides so your body forms a "T." Keep your chest on the ground as you bend your right leg and bring your knee up and out toward your right elbow. Don't let your knee touch the ground. Return to the starting position. Do two sets of 10 reps and then repeat on your left side.
Glute Exercises
Examples of dynamic warm-up exercises for your glutes include supine glute bridges with marching, reverse lunges with a twist and forward lunges with a twist and overhead reach. To do the glute bridge, lie on the floor face up with your knees bent. With your hands along your sides, raise up your hips so you create a straight line from your chest to your knees. Now march by lifting up your right leg so your hip and knee create a 90-degree angle. Return to the start and then repeat with your left leg. Continue for 30 seconds.
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Today on Twitter, an industry insider with reliable sources in the hobby, dropped a bomb shell. Rumor has it that the NFL and it's player's union, will be looking to reduce the number of football card licensees in the market from 3 companies to 2. You know what the say about assumptions and rumors but you also know that where there is smoke there is fire. In addition, Steven has proved to be a reliable source with many industry contacts still at his disposal.
So let's say it is true. What does that mean? Will the 2 licenses be put up for bid? Will the decision be made arbitrarily? Only time will tell. What I do know is that if Upper Deck gets left holding the short-end of the stick, it begs the question how long they could continue to exist as a viable company. I may be terribly wrong seeing as I am not privvy to their financials but for a company to lose two licenses already and if the unthinkable happens, a third, how could they possibly make it on Upper Deck Authenticated and NHL cards alone?
Richard McWilliam's has been very focal in defending his decision to not pursue an NBA license at the extent of a bidding war with Panini. The swift kick in the ass MLB gave him must have come as a surprise seeing as it came quickly on the heels of an extended deal with the MLBA. If I were McWilliams I'd be taking the Upper Hand and putting a deal together for an exclusive NFL license instead of leaving the decision up to others.
As a collector, if this actually happens, I'll be pissed. Upper Deck has their faults but they have consistently shown they are currently the only company capable of producing high-end trading cards. I'm not a high roller with a ton of disposable income to spend on these types of products, but as a player collector, the fact that such great cards exist leave me with viable options to pursue singles on the secondary market.
Corporate greed, shady politics, back door deals and creative ineptitude run amok should not be the four pillars of the trading card industry, but apparently they are. And you know who pays the price for such shananigans? You guessed it, the collector.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
And Then There Were 2?- Rumors of Further Contraction in the Trading Card Market
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Please don't leave the Football Card Market only to Upper Deck. They don't produce football cards but Memorabilia packs with so-called football cards added like a stick of gum. You have to admit that the sweetest Adrian Peterson rookie card was his black bordered 2007 Topps regular issued card (only to be outdone by the white bordered Target set version). Let Upper Deck produce cards of individual players with their DNA attached but let Topps produce Real Football Cards and Real Football Sets for the Real Card Collectors
- October 28, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Rob- AKA "VOTC" said...
Interesting take. So if one had to go. . . you would choose obviously not Topps but who then?
- October 28, 2009 at 4:53 PM
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Robert Rodriguez is a maverick filmmaker whose first film El Mariachi launched his legendary career with a budget of just $7,000. Rodriguez joins Evan to talk about some of his past work and his 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel.
Robert Rodriguez has been a celebrated and innovative filmmaker for more than 25 years. The San Antonio native has directed films such as El Mariachi, From Dusk 'Til Dawn, the Spy Kids and Sin City franchises, and the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel, a partnership with producer James Cameron. In 2013, Rodriguez ventured into television and launched his own cable TV channel, El Rey. He co-founded Troublemaker Studios, an Austin-based film production company, and leads the band Chingon with members of Del Castillo.


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By Travis Rea
Swiss Chard was one of the 5 New Foods You Should Try This Fall. Now that we know the many benefits of eating Swiss Chard, here is an easy recipe for you to try at home.
Shaking Beef with Wok Fried Chard, Shitake Mushrooms, and Rice Noodles (Thit Bo Luc Lac)
This Vietnamese influenced dish that has everything you need for a full dinner. Thit bo means beef and luc lac refers to the way you shake the skillet or wok to cook the small pieces of meat. And by using Swiss chard in this dish the nutritional elements are increased with high amounts of iron, vitamin C, and fiber. Serve the meat over the Swiss chard, with the noodles , vinaigrette, and fresh lime wedges on the side. This is for a single serving so increase the measurements if needed.
Vinaigrette (used in the cooking process and can also serve on the side)
- 3 fl oz Rice wine vinegar
- 2 fl oz Fish Sauce
- 2 fl oz Sugar
- 6 fl oz Soy Sauce Light
Warm soy in a pan and add sugar too dissolve. Remove from heat and stir into remaining ingredients. Cool
- 2 oz swiss chard
- 1 oz red onion
- 1 oz shitake mushrooms
- 1 clove garlic
- Minced ginger
- 1 cup Beef Broth
Work quickly and have all ingredients ready to go. Heat oil in wok or pan and add garlic, onion, ginger, mushrooms. Add Greens and a splash of broth. Drizzle with vinaigrette.
- 3 oz tenderloin, sirloin, strip loin, rib-eye, 1 inch cubes marinated with salt, pepper, sugar, and oil
- 1 Tablespoon of the vinaigrette.
- 2 oz butter
Trim the beef of any excess fat and cut into ¾ inch cubes. Sprinkle the beef with salt, sugar and marinate for as little as 20 minutes r up to 2 hours. Heat oil in wok or pan and add the beef. Be careful not to overcrowd the pan and sear the meat on both sides. Drizzle with vinaigrette and finish with butter too create a small pan sauce.
- 4 oz rice noodles
- Large bunch Fresh cilantro
Blanche noodles with hot water and strain. Serve with beef broth and fresh cilantro.
About the Author: Travis Rea is a personal chef who uses local, natural and sustainable foods and lives in Langley, BC. He also owns a consulting business, Feed The Fire, which helps people live healthier and counsels athletes on their nutritional needs. See more of his recipes and advice on his Facebook page.


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How to combine direct mail and email to deliver a killer marketing campaign
A multi-platform strategy creates an engaging one-two punch campaign that'll have current customers coming back for more and win over new ones
With the rise of digital communication, it seemed direct mail would become obsolete; then it seemed social media marketing would make email redundant…
But these different marketing strategies don't have to be in competition with each other – direct mail and email can work in tandem to deliver a killer one-two punch campaign that'll have current customers coming back for more and win over new ones.
The stats speak for themselves: according to the Royal Mail MarketReach It's all about Mail and Email report, when mail was used in tandem with an email campaign, 13% more consumers were driven to that brand's website – while campaigns that included mail were 27% more likely to deliver top-ranking sales performance, The Private Life of Mail report found.
Both mediums require a similarly informed and strategic approach to achieve maximum impact and both can be used to supercharge each other's effectiveness. Delivering the same message across multiple platforms will make extra sure your target market pays attention.
But why still use mail in a digital era and how can you achieve maximum impact by using it alongside email? Find out with these seven tips.
1. Mail is hard to ignore
Emails are much easier for your audience to dismiss than physical mail and to many, promotional emails have become synonymous with spam – 70% of consumers have been influenced to make an online purchase as a result of receiving direct mail, according to Kantar TNS/ 2017.
Marketing that's fallen through your letterbox has to be physically interacted with. If it's well-designed and targeted that may be all the time you need to grab their attention.
Tangible marketing content is more powerful than ever in an increasingly digital world and connects with consumers in a different way. It's also effective across generations – millenials are just as likely as retirees to be engaged by direct mail. In fact, more than one in four 15-24 year-olds have purchased as a result – a strikingly similar number to the 55-66 year-old demographic, according to The Life Stages of Mail report from RoyalMail MarketReach.
2. Tailor your campaign
Don't just send out a barrage of meaningless material and hope for the best – there are many ways to tailor your email and direct mail to increase the chances of a response.
Consumers are far more likely to interact with content that's relevant to them. Get to know your core customers inside and out by profiling them through market research and loyalty or memberships schemes that build a picture of their habits and behaviours.
Those who have an emotional response to mail are likely to act upon it. Of the respondents surveyed, 92% said the "mail they found useful or interesting" made them feel something with an astonishing 92% of that number going on to act on that feeling.
3. Be strategic
A constant feed of physical and digital mail will start to lose its impact – something you see frequently is easy to ignore, while something exceptional and unusual is far more likely to catch your attention.
Deliver your campaign when you know it will have maximum impact and produce maximum return on investment. When is your target consumer going to be most likely to buy, or be most in need of your product or service?
4. Stand out from the crowd
You're always competing with other brands for consumers' attention, so you better shout the loudest.
While emails rely on the art of creating a powerful subject line, direct mail provides an opportunity to get creative and get noticed. Your brand should be instantly recognisable without having to read the content, while the nature of the communication should be obvious at a glance: if it's to promote an offer, make it big, make it bold, make it noticeable.
As mentioned above, an email has to work a lot harder to get noticed. The subject line should catch the reader's attention and say in the punchiest way possible what to expect from the communication. You have to give them a reason to click through and not just to consign it to the trash.
5. But don't be annoying…
Contemporary consumers have got used to the traditional marketing strategies brands use to grab their attention – they're not so easily won over.
Cheap attention grabbing tricks, an overly-pushy or excessively promotional style can put people off and look like spam. Consumers want to feel they are choosing to buy a product or service that they know will benefit them, not being forced to buy something they don't need.
6. Be concise and compelling
Keep it simple and make the most relevant content the most noticeable. The longer your audience is forced to read through waffle the more likely they are to become disinterested and not take action.
Create short, punchy and engaging copy that compels the reader to go online, make that call or go out and visit your premises to redeem a limited time offer – create a sense of urgency.
And at the end of your communication or in an obvious place on physical mail you need to provide a CALL TO ACTION! Include a website link, phone number or form and encourage them act.
7. Vary your output
This goes for style and the nature of your marketing – sending out the same type of marketing again and again will grow tiresome and be easy for your audience to ignore.
You don't need to create a whole new campaign every time, but a range of templates that you can use cyclically will keep your communication looking fresh and noticeable. Likewise, the content or aim of your marketing shouldn't always be the same. Always trying to sell can come across as desperate – informative content such as newsletters can help build a relationship with your customers and create an engaging narrative around your brand. This could be in the form of updates on new store openings, new product launches or information about causes you support.
Ultimately, whatever you do needs to be driven by delivering genuine value for customers. Don't just send more stuff; make sure your communications could make a real difference.
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Alka was born on 21st September 1975 to Mr. Amar Nath Lamba and Mrs. Raj Kumari Lamba in New Delhi, India. She has done M.SC (Chemistry), M.ED from Delhi University. She was married to Mr Lokesh Kapoor but separated later. The couple has a son Hritik who lives with Alka.
She began her political career in 1994 when she was in second year of B.Sc where she joined the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and had taken the responsibility as Delhi State Girl Convener. After one year in 1995, she contested the Delhi University Students Union(DUSU) election for the post of President and won by a huge margin. From 2002-2006 she was the General Secretary All India Mahila Congress. Alks unsuccessfully contested 2003 Delhi Assembly Election against former CM of Delhi Shri Madan Lal Khurana. She was appointed as Vice Chairperson of NIPCCD, an autonomous body of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Go India Foundation (GIF), an NGO is run by Alka. The NGO caught all attentions in 2010 during its blood donation campaigning. Significantly, over 65,000 people donated blood in one day (Aug 15, 2010).Famous Bollywood superstars including Salman Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Dia Mirza and many more worked for promoting Alka's NGO and the great cause for which her NGO was working.


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My grandpa Green (my mom's dad) performed the sealing and did a beautiful job! He's been able to seal every grandchild of his that has married in the temple.
The Aiono Family.
The seven Hinckley kids. It was such an amazing experience to be in the temple with all of my siblings and my parents for the very first time. I am so grateful for the restoration of the priesthood which enables us to be linked together as eternal families.
Taylor and her cute bridesmaids. The one on the far left is going to be in High School Musical 3. She had to miss part of the reception because they were filming that night. It will be fun to watch for her in it.
Abbel and his groomsmen. They were Abbel's roommates and also play on the SUU football team with him.
The tulips on the temple grounds were so beautiful that we had to take a picture with them.
"Trying" to look cool in the sunglasses Ali Cool Cat brought for Abbel & Taylor. I don't think it was working.
A family picture in front of the temple.
The wedding luncheon was at The Roof Restaurant at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. I about passed out when I walked in and saw this glass piano. It has been my dream every since I started playing the piano at age 4 to someday own one. Maybe someday...
A family picture at the reception center. Believe it or not, those high-heels you see on my feet are the first pair I have EVER owned and worn. After spending only five minutes in them I thought I was going to die! Thank goodness my flip-flops came to the rescue!
Taylor & Abbel's cute black and white cake.
Taylor and Ali. It's been fun to watch Taylor and Ali's friendship grow throughout the years Mike and I have been married. They've become really good friends, BFF's in fact.
It is Samoan tradition for the bride & groom to do a money dance. It was a blast to watch! Hopefully I'll be posting a video soon that my brother took of it. It got pretty crazy!!!
They really raked in the dough!
The last part of the evening was spent dancing the night away...
I had no idea Ali had such killer dance moves!
It was a wonderful but exhausting day! We're so grateful that we were able to take part in the celebration. We love you Taylor and Abbel!


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Back on the pitch for the last 30 minutes.
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Synopsis: Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter (Gustav Von Wangenheim), to Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania as the Count (Max Schreck) wants to purchase a isolated house in Wisbourg. They plan on selling him the one across the way from Hutter's own home. Hutter leaves his innocent wife, Ellen (Greta Schröder), with some friends while he is away. Hutter's trek is an unusual one, with many locals not wanting to take him near the castle where strange events have been occurring. Once at the castle, Hutter does manage to sell the Count the house, but he also notices and feels unusual occurrences, primarily feeling like there is a dark shadow hanging over him, even in the daytime when the Count is unusually asleep. Hutter eventually sees the Count's sleeping chamber in a crypt, and based on a book he has recently read, believes the Count is really a vampire or Nosferatu. While Hutter is trapped in the castle, the Count…
NosferatuHorror by F.W. Murnau Germany 1922 - 64minSilent Production: Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav Von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder
Nosferatu by F.W. Murnau is a Public Domain Classic movie
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The KEY to getting and staying active – Do what you LOVEBy Tom In Fitness
The cliché of no pain no gain is used all too often in the fitness industry often accompanied by the symbolic image of a face in pain, with sweat dripping from the brow.
Those poor people instructed on an exercise plan which, although is no doubt effective from a 'sports science' perspective, it lacks the ability to motivate an individual enough to sustain a programme for long enough to see the benefits. You will hear me mention in nearly every blog the word 'sustainable'. I personally feel strongly that the sustainability of an exercise plan is paramount and more important than the scientific soundness. One of the key components of a sustainable plan is finding exercises, hobbies, sports and past times which you really enjoy. For me its boxing, I love everything about the training side of boxing and am like a kid in a candy store when I walk into a boxing gym with all the different equipment I can utilise in a workout. Yes it is a highly effective workout medium but the fact that I love it so much means that I continue to do it week in week out. I mix it up, to keep it fresh, but the boxing training remains at the core of my training.
Now as the phrase goes, ''one man's rubbish is another man's gold'' is very fitting with this article. What I love to do is certainly not everybody's cup of tea. My girlfriend for example gets no satisfaction from boxing training, however she loves to dance and so that's where her passion and love lies and this is what I encourage her to do. Not only will she get a wonderful full body workout from dance classes, she will finish with a smile looking forward to the next class.
So what is it for you? Some of you will know straight away, it could be hiking, it could be cycling or it could be trampolining. Whatever it is, if you love it you are more than likely to sustain it. Haven't got a clue? Well try a few things, experiment, get feedback, and discover what excites you, what leaves you looking forward to the next time. Find your niche through trial and error, it will be worth the time and effort I can assure you that. You will no longer fear getting active, instead counting down the time until your next session.
Happy training


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Our Garden and Gift Shop staff are often asked by visitors, "Was that a Hummingbird I saw?"
The answer is No, Hummingbirds are not found in Hawaii. The small creature they are referring to is a day-flying moth. Two species of moths, Macroglossum stellatarum and
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, are often seen feeding on various flowers in the Garden.
These moths, commonly known as Hummingbird Hawkmoths or Sphinx Moths are newcomers to The Hawaiian Islands, being first observed on Oahu in 1976.
Since that time, they have spread to all of the Islands. They may be seen year-round, although most moths are
observed in early Spring as this is their peak hatching time.
The moths have many similar physical and behavioral characteristics to Hummingbirds. They are approximately one to one-and-a-half inches long with a
two inch wingspan. Most have gray bodies with dark markings on the wings, although some species also have pink, rust, or white markings on their bodies. Adding to the confusion is their extremely long proboscis, which they use to sip nectar from long, tubular shaped flowers.
This appendage is often mistaken for a bird's bill. While feeding, the moths hover in front of the plants rapidly flapping their wings, which also give them the appearance of Hummingbirds.
The next time you visit the Garden you may want to look for these interesting moths along the boardwalk. They especially enjoy the Cat's Whiskers (Orthosiphon stamineus) and lmpatiens (Impatiens walleriana) plants.


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To binge watch or not binge watch, that is the question. With streaming services like Netflix changing the landscape of television production, the question has risen whether or not binge watching is actually the best way to consume the new content. If you're racing against the clock, your friends, and potential spoilers, then you might end up not retaining some of the more nuanced moments from the show. One of the shows that suffers from this debate are Netflix's Marvel shows, and now Jessica Jones actress Krysten Ritter has weighed in on how to watch her show's second season. And it turns out, she fully supports your binge viewing habits.
Krysten Ritter recently spoke to Rotten Tomatoes about her various acting projects, including The Defenders and Season 2 of Jessica Jones. Regarding her show's sophomore season, she revealed that the fans are going to be in for a wild ride. And binge watching might be the way to go. She said:
I feel like it's a binge show big time. This season maybe even more so than last. Even as I'm getting the episodes and reading them on the page, they ramp up so much at the end that it's kinda hard to not want to just dive into the next one! So maybe try and savor it, but be prepared to cancel your weekend plans?
Now this sounds exciting. It looks like Jessica Jones will be so action-packed that we'll just have to binge it. And as a fan of Jessica and her complicated past, I'm all in.
Season 1 of Jessica Jones had to do quite a bit of world building. We were introduced to the vigilante and her super strength, and saw how she was affected by her trauma. Kilgrave used her powers for evil, and Jessica self medicated with alcohol in order to navigate her memories. But Season 1 saw Jessica vanquish her enemy, so it's unclear what the second season will entail.
But before Season 2 of Jessica Jones hits, we'll see Jessica unite with the other heroes of New York in order to save the city from Sigourney Weaver's mysterious villain. This adventure will likely catapult Jessica into her superhero destiny, where Season 1 was a more capsulated story focused on Kilgrave. Her adventure alongside Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist will likely gift Jessica a slew of new enemies, so it's time for the binge drinking brawler to kick some superpowered ass.
The Defenders will be released in its entirety on August 18th over on Netflix. Jessica Jones' second season doesn't currently have a release date, but Netflix had previously stated that it won't arrive until the year 2018. Luckily, it seems like The Punisher will arrive in November, so we'll have some MCU action to hold us over.


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Depending on the cause and location of a clog, drain cleaning may or
may not be effective. Additionally, because clogs in multiple places
can contribute to the problem, successfully clearing one problem spot
might not solve all long-term problems.
Toilet clogs. Toilet clogs
can often be cleared with a toilet plunger. If, however, the clog is
difficult to remove with a plunger, plumbers can use special tools
called augers, or snakes. Snakes are long, flexible, spring-like tools
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Grease clogs. Grease clogs
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Because the washing machine pump forces water into the same two-inch
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Because grease naturally sticks to the walls of drain lines, it is
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Because this repair cannot remove all the grease, in time the line
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Clogs in the main sewer line.
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Toilets that will not flush.
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Edward Walford Manifold was born on 28th April 1892 and grew up in the Western District of Victoria. Together with his older brother William Herbert (Bee), he travelled to England to join the Royal Field Artillery when World War I broke out. Day by day, this blog publishes his letters home and the entries he made in his diaries, from 1915 when he was first sent to France until 1918 when his service ends. (To follow on Twitter: manifold1418)
Monday, 12 August 2013
Diary Entry - 12th August, 1918
Parade in a mist at forward wagon lines at seven forty-five a.m. The manoeuvres go on all the morning, finishing up with a pow wow at one p.m. on the hill, with Ironside and all officers. Cruikshank and I ride down to the wagon line and I have a hurried lunch and go on to RA on a bicycle to play cricket. The match was RA v RGH, the Colonel, Vaisey, Armytage, some other officers and myself were playing. We beat them by about thirty runs after a very interesting game. On the same field as we played, baseball and polo were being played and the American were making a great fuss over their ball game.
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In over 190 countries all over the world, hundreds of thousands of Memmert products have been permanently in use for decades. This is why Memmert is one of the leading suppliers of temperature control appliances worldwide.
Here are all temperature control appliances that are classified as medical devices according to the Medical Device Directive for Clinic & Pharmacy.
Storing sensitive sensors in a climate chamber with a maximum temperature deviation of 0.2 K? Reducing your process times during vacuum drying to an optimum? Ensuring interruption-free long-term testing? Running experiments with defined air exchange rates? Our industrial applications special introduces suitable appliances as well as case studies.
It is our hard-lined commitment to quality that has made Memmert a reliable partner in the medical sector and medical research industry ever since the company's founding in 1947. Of course we are DIN EN ISO 13 485 certified since many years. This medical applications special introduces suitable appliances as well as case studies.
It is our passion for details that determines the outstanding quality of our temperature control appliances. And due our unconditional focus on the requirements of the customers Memmert appliances have been regulars in the labs of the pharmaceutical industry and life sciences for decades now. You'll find corresponding case studies and appliances on this page.
We are dedicated to good taste. In order to ensure the unrivalled reliability and precision of Memmert incubators, ovens and climate chambers we develop and manufacture all vital components ourselves. Read more on Memmert's solutions for the food and beverage industry on our special application page.
Let us take you into the fascinating world of Memmert appliances, which we have collected on our user platform.
Molecular gastronomy is renowned for using laboratory equipment to create completely new dishes, flavours and textures. Copenhagen's Alchemist is one of the top international restaurants to have applied this experimental approach as part of a unique culinary signature. In its kitchens, this innovative Danish venue has two Memmert incubators for fermenting ingredients.
On the occasion of the series "Women in Managerial Positions", the regional newspaper Schwabacher Tagblatt presents managing directors from various industries in the region.
Christiane Riefler-Karpa relies on her own experience in managing the Memmert company and reports on her day-to-day work. This Interview is in German.
On the occasion of Lavolution in Hannover, the online portal LABO reports about the Memmert CO2 Incubator ICO.
When it comes to safety and user friendliness, the highly modern CO2 incubator ICO is the perfect solution: Thanks to the batterybuffered ControlCOCKPIT, the operating display, logging and CO2 control remain fully functional even when there is a power failure. All...
In its August issue German business journal AKTIV in Bayern reported on Memmert thermostatic appliances and especially climate chambers.
If a manufacturer of car tyres wants to do quality testings, he could travel successively into the african desert, the asian tropics or the Antarctic. However he can put his samples into a Memmert climate chamber as well. Memmert climate...
In its September issue German laboratory magazine Laborpraxis reported on the cooled Memmert vacuum drying oven.Freeze drying, the most common means of drying starter cultures and probiotics, is very energy-intensive. Low temperature vacuum drying is a promising prospect in reducing energy consumption. For further experiments, Memmert developed the first cooled vacuum drying...
German laboratory magazine Laborpraxis reported on the launch of the new Memmert climate chamber ICH suitable for stability testing according to GMP and ICH guidelines.
For stability tests in accordance with ICH Q1A, the new climate chamber ICH covers a temperature range from -10 °C to +60 °C and a relative humidity range from 10 to 80%. In addition, the ICH 256L model,...
Spanish Tecnicas de LABORATORIO and French La Gazette du Laboratoire each published an article in their April/resp. Mai issue, describing the new standard model for the Memmert vacuum oven VO. In order to fully meet the user's requirements the vacuum oven can be upgraded with freely selectable options for a wide variety of applications such as curing, storing, conditioning,...
Under the heading "Safe Processes", the German laboratory journal GIT published a report by the independent accredited test laboratory, testo industrial services, on the outstanding results of various heat distribution measurements in the Memmert heating oven UFP 500. The requirements of the stricter standard DIN 12880:2007-05 were met with no problem. It turned out that for...
Spanish Tecnicas de LABORATORIO published an article describing the new investments in the Memmert Büchenbach factory. The new punching and bending line as well as the new test bay are the basis for future goals: 100% quality and 100% customer satisfaction. In Spanish.
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French magazine La Gazette du Laboratoire published an article describing the new investments in the Memmert Büchenbach factory. The new punching and bending line as well as the new test bay are the basis for future goals: 100% quality and 100% customer satisfaction. In French.
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life sciences lab was inspired by our case study on protein cystallography and published an article describing the possible use of the Peltier-cooled incubator IPP for crystal growth, captioned "El incubador Peltier IPP de Memmert es ideal para la cristalografía de proteínas". Details on lifescienceslab.com (in Spanish).


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At the intersection of Warren and Church streets, a liminal area at the southeastern edge of Tribeca just four short blocks north of where the World Trade Center once stood, Kenneth Horn was building condos on Columbus Day.
It isn't easy. "I go down to our building, and there's no commerce below Chambers Street," said Mr. Horn, the president of Alchemy Properties, which is developing the Keystone Building, 24 condominiums at 38 Warren Street. "And it's odd-and it's more sad than anything."
Since Sept. 11, when several of the 40 workers at the site stood on the roof of Mr. Horn's building and watched in horror as planes slammed into the Twin Towers, the area has been cut off to traffic. It took his construction manager three and a half weeks-paid weeks for the whole crew-to get back to work. The manager had to wait in line at police headquarters for special passes, only to learn that the checkpoint requirements changed daily. Air quality was still being tested, as was the structural soundness of the nearby buildings. The streets had become an impromptu impound lot for cars being combed over for evidence. And it was not immediately obvious whether real-estate developers in the frozen zone, like Mr. Horn, qualified for government aid to cover their costs from being locked out of their project sites. Once his workers could get to the site, they'd reported only minor hurdles: having to meet suppliers at checkpoints, sometimes with police escorts, and searches of trucks.
Mr. Horn is back in business, but that business is more uncertain than ever. He and his partner, Joel Breitkopf, cobbled this property together in 1999, encouraged by the wave of developers putting up residential housing in this once-dormant area of outdated office buildings and manufacturinghouses.They bought four old brownstone buildings-the former home of Odd Job Lot Trading Company-and decided to combine them and add a four-story tower. The goal was large residential spaces with high-end finishes priced a little below those in more central parts of Tribeca, which were getting up to $1,000 per square foot.
Half of the 24 condominiums, which are priced between $696,000 and $1.895 million, went into contract before the terrorist attacks, including two tower apartments, which each have more than 1,000 square feet of outdoor space, 400-square-foot master bedrooms and views of lower Manhattan and both rivers. According to Mr. Horn, who has contacted all but one of his buyers since Sept. 11, no one plans to renege on their deal.
But how to sell the rest? The marketing of the building was based on a promise of continued urban-renewal efforts in the area. "Our buyer profile is people getting large space for 25 percent less," he explained, "knowing that when the gentrification and the services come in, they're gonna be smack in the middle of it."
This had been the premise of a broad effort over the last decade: Residential development will turn lower Manhattan into a 24-hour community. "There's been considerable success since the early 90's in beginning to reshape lower Manhattan as much more of a diversified community in its uses, in residential, retail and commercial space and cultural institutions," explained Hugh O'Neil, a consultant on development projects for major institutions, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, owners of the World Trade Center land. "More diversified in terms of the economic base of the area, more small businesses that are successful-restaurants, high-end service industry, retail, etc."
According to Carl Weisbrod, president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, "It truly is a symbiotic relationship between the residential population and retail growth." Before the attack, "a pioneering spirit did prevail. [Residential] development has preceded the growing number of restaurants and shops and bars in the area as it is."
But the habitability of the neighborhood was dealt a major blow last month. Right now, stores are shuttered; only the few people who live in the area and have chosen to remain throughout the arduous cleanup process at ground zero can get past the checkpoint a block up at Chambers Street.
Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York and a party to discussions about how to rebuild lower Manhattan, said, "There may be an impact, short-term, on the desire to stay in Manhattan. But I think, long-term, with the rebuilding of lower Manhattan and the reestablishment of lower Manhattan as the world's financial hub, we'll bring back those tenants or keep those tenants."
Looking forward, Mr. Weisbrod said that "it's a major independent goal" of his organization "to nurture this population."
That's at least a little encouragement for Mr. Horn and other builders with construction sites in the area, who have resumed work without altering the plans for their buildings and are hoping for the best. World-Wide Group, the developer of a $50 million residential conversion of a 1920's office tower at 53 Park Place in Manhattan's financial district that began leasing in January, has returned crews to its latest development, a 17-story building at 110 Church Street, and its 23-story neighbor at 120 Church Street-two International-style towers formerly occupied by the Internal Revenue Service. (The address of those buildings will be 50 Murray Street.) More than 400 high-end rental units are to be built there. And just across the street, residents have resumed moving into the brand-new condo-loft conversion at 45 Warren Street.
No developer would stop work that's already begun, Mr. Horn said. But neither does he have plans to change the prices on the remaining units. He expects work to be finished in April, about a month behind schedule.
Mr. Spinola guessed that Mr. Horn could afford a little negotiation in order to sell the apartments. "Eight months ago, the prices for residential units in this area were at an all-time high," he said. "That means there was some room for those numbers to go down and the buildings to still be profitable."
But Mr. Horn's confidence doesn't appear to be just bluster. Since Sept. 11, he said, he's received some 25 calls from interested buyers who want to look at floor plans for the building and are asking whether the project will still be completed in the spring. Sounding a lot like other survivors, he said, "It was really heartening to get those calls."
12 East 64th Street Three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,500-square-foot co-op. Asking: $2.695 million. Selling: $2.1 million. Charges: $5,095; 65 percent tax-deductible. Time on the market: three months.
A HARD SELL Even if both your kids are in college and this three-bedroom duplex on the parlor and third floors of a small townhouse co-op right next to Ivana Trump's place started to feel too big, it still might be hard to give it up. The parlor floor has a hallway with arched ceiling,alibrary–guest room with built-in bookshelves, a full marble bath with domed ceilings, and a living room with a gas fireplace and bay window that overlooks a garden. The third floor has north-facing and south-facing bedrooms, both with gas fireplaces, one with a full marble bath and the other with a dressing room and a planted terrace. But despite all this, the couple living here (now sans kids) decided to sell the place through Roger Erickson of William B. May Company Real Estate. The good news was that, considering events, the buyers didn't try to renegotiate the price before the sale was final on Oct. 2.
130 East 19th Street Two-bed, one-and-a-half-bath, 1,200-square-foot co-op. Asking: $875,000. Selling: $825,000. Maintenance: $1,189; 28 percent tax-deductible. Time on the market: eight weeks.
THELONGWAYTO WESTCHESTER Watching the market tremble was difficult for the couple who sold this full-floorco-opinatownhouse-so much so that they rushed to make a deal in the summer, even though the house they were building in Westchester wasn't yet done. This apartment, with a gourmet kitchen, two wood-burningfireplaces andfourexposuresfrom large windows, attracted a semi-retired couple who'd been using a small co-op nearby, where their daughter had lived during college, as a pied-à-terre . When they realizedhowmuchtime they spent in the city, they decided it was time to graduate themselves and bought the younger couple's place, making that pair homeless. On Sept. 1, the young folks moved into a rental apartment in Tribeca. Ten days later, they were shut out of their temporary home in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. The exclusive broker on the deal, Eleanor Ellix of the Corcoran Group, said they are back in their apartment now, hanging on until they can move out of the city.


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Heady smell further to installation
Great refrigerators such as LG are so airtight that the moment they are unpacked and installed
and doors opened for the first time a heady smell of plastic can take you aback.
New refrigerators may smell due to plastic material and other parts but mostly on account of
being airtight and not having had cavity breathe for a long time between manufacturing plant,
transportation and storage prior to household delivery.
When dealing with a strong plastic odor, cleaning with a mixture of baking soda and warm water
will help alleviate odor. Mix two tablespoons of baking soda to one quart warm water and ensure
baking soda is fully dissolved so not to scratch inner surface.
Some refrigerators are also equipped with a deodorizer. When used for a long time, its performance
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In a fresh blow to the credibility and image of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is ruling Delhi, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb has asked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to return from Finland to Delhi at a time when the city is being threatened by a chikungunya epidemic, even as dengue and other vector-borne diseases are also rearing their heads.
AAP leaders have been accused of first not doing enough to ensure that threats of epidemics from vector-borne diseases do not rise, and then shirking responsibility by either shifting the blame or being absent from Delhi. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain recently said chikungunya cannot cause deaths. The statement has done the exact opposite of helping the party's image, which has already taken a hit from several of its leaders being accused in criminal cases.
Sources say Jung has asked Sisodia, the Education Minister, to return, even as political rivals say he is vacationing in Finland. Sisodia took to Twitter to reply to these allegations: "Learning from across the world is not a sin. It's a sin to defame an educational tour as a 'holiday'. I'm in Finland. We need to learn a lot from their education system, the best in the world [sic]."
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Friday, January 13, 2006
Mixed Feelings
I'm a bad lesbian. I have no real desire to see Brokeback Mountain, although I probably will go anyway because Annie Proulx wrote the short story.
I will admit that the apparently deep-seated appeal of slash fic is somehow lost on me. I strongly suspect the good looks of the two young actors in the movie, coupled with the novelty and promise of hot guy-on-guy chemistry, is boosting this movie's popularity far beyond what it might otherwise exhibit. Normally, I'd expect a movie like this to come out low-budget, with complete unknown actors, play a long weekend in the local art-house, then disappear forever.
I'm stunned and impressed that the story--it's a good story, by the way, published in The New Yorker, in 1997--managed to draw such big names.
I worry, however, on a couple of points. I worry that a queer lovestory going so mainstream will serve to create a tempest in a teapot with the idiot far-right, and distract from the fact that we can't marry our long-term partners, file a joint tax-return, or do any number of other little things that straight, married people take completely for granted. I worry that the backlash will serve to distract from the fact that in many states it is completely legal to deny housing or employment on the basis of sexuality. "Look, you got Brokeback Mountain, for chrissakes--you're getting your perversion flaunted right in our faces, so quit yer whinin'!"
I dunno. I could just be paranoid, too.
Then, there's the completely selfish aspect--I don't really want to let the idiot far-right in on queerness. I don't really want them to see the pain and the heart-breaking self-identification battles. I don't really want to share with them that rare, private moment of "oh, my god...this is why I've never quite fit in." It feels too personal. Too private. If I thought it would make a difference for one single second, then perhaps I'd feel differently. These people aren't even going to go see the movie, though--much less experience some sort of epiphany. They'll just use it as so much more ammunition about the "homosexual agenda"--which is not about rubbing anyone's face in anything, by the way; but rather, it's about being able to have a job and an apartment; and about not being beaten nearly to death, tied with your own shoelaces and left to die hanging from a fence . . . all just because you're queer.
I will say, after cruising a handful of message boards to see what was being said about the movie, I'm glad for the sake of the young and enthusiastic newly-gay*, out there. They seem to feel affirmed and, frankly, a bit giddy. As if this movie really is a triumph towards the greater goal of cultural acceptance.
In the long run, I'm afraid, it'll do no such thing.
*Newly-gay being the under thirty-five crowd. After a couple of decades, it gets harder to sustain that level of enthusiasm about your sexuality--probably regardless of gender-preference.
Not that it isn't still fun...
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Man, it just boggles my mind what people will do to others who live a life they disagree with.
I don't post this very often, but I've been a victim of a mild gay-bashing incident. I say mild because I got the **** kicked out of me, but the dude involved didn't go any further than that.
It ticks me off so much because I'm not gay. I never was. But some dude saw me sitting in a Denny's restaurant talking with another guy, and assumed....
I used to believe the nonsense about the so-called 'homosexual agenda' that you mentioned, Mac. I was once one of the right-wing fruitcakes that try to say everyone is out to destroy America except the right-wingers. But after that beating, I realized that the only people who are destroying America are those who are not willing to live and let live.
I won't be going to see the movie you mentioned, simply because I'm not into gay romances. But I must say that I agree with your observations in your article. Too many people think they have to legislate morality for everyone else in the whole wide world. I wish people would get a life, frankly, and stop being so judgmental about people they don't understand. It's not going to help their cause at all. It'll only make them look like the idiots they are....much like you pointed out.
I hope everything's going well for you this weekend, Mac. I'll talk to you later:)
I have a lot of mixed feeling on this too, Mac. And my brain needs to mull it over a bit. Then maybe I'll come back and post, or I'll email ya.
As for the movie, I don't think it will have a positive effect though. The far right has far too many idiots who wouldn't know how to focus on what's important if it jumped up and bit them in the arse.
Live and let live is not well understood.
- Dawno said...
I might be stepping out on a bit of a limb here, being an average middle class hetro white person but perhaps panning back to a wide view of the subject of how oppressed minorities have moved from being only cast as stereotypes to finally arriving as mainstream actors is worth pondering.
Blacks and Hispanics have over time moved from being cruelly stereotyped for comical purposes or used only as criminals to mainstream roles and Oscar winning parts. There's less novelty in casting a black or hispanic in a role - it seems, than there once was. Instead of thinking "it will create a big buzz if we cast Black Actor in this part" they just say "Black Actor would be great in this role." and they're not thinking it *because* he's black.
Perhaps this movie is a step in that direction for gays and lesbians? Not so much in the individual actor's ability to get work (that's where the analogy breaks down a bit) but in the acceptance of a movie like this as 'just another good story' vs. all the hype because it's a gay love story.
While, for now, folks still focus on the 'otherness' and make comparisions to 'mainstream', it seems to me that there's a path from here to a point where it's not big news that it's a gay love story but just that it's a great love story and no-one takes note of the fact that the lovers are gay.
I thought this was a telling review: "This is one of the best serious films about homosexuality ever made, but though it's sad and sobering it's still only a rough draft of a great movie."
-- Kyle Smith, NEW YORK POST
I look forward to the day when the review says: "Sad and sobering love story but only a rough draft of a great movie" because it's irrelevant who's in love with whom.
And as far as the far-right wackos they will eventually find something else to foam at the mouth about because nobody will listen to their ranting anymore. Anti-black ranting is now the provence of a miniscule minority that has no political power. Eventually this will be true of the anti-gay wackos. At least, that's my hope.
Oh, and Gay Zombie Penguins is a hoot.
- Tish Grier said...
Mac: sometimes I think that all the crap gays hear (and have to deal with) has more to do with supposedly hetero people never fully dealing with their own sexualities before they start on the merry-go-round of marriage-house-kids-career. So many go like sheep into a lifestyle that, after around 15 or 20 years of living it, begins to feel like it was, and probably really is, a complete lie in the first place.
But, they get so many benefits in the way of tax incentives, investment incentives, social security, etc., that ending the marriage is less than the ideal solution. I have met so many men who are in midlife and chafing at their conventional sexuality,(usually because they chase me harder than Wile E. Coyote chases the RoadRunner), and, when it comes down to it, all I can feel for them is a massive amount of pity.
So many unresolved issues--and because they won't own them, end up projecting them on everyone else. That's why they see agendas everywhere, even in a story that has alot more to do with being true to oneself than it has to do with being a homosexual cowboy.
- Ms M said...
I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain yet but am hoping to catch it this coming weekend. I can understand your concerns Mac about the potential reaction of the far-right but I am a little confused about your post. Your concern is that this film is mainstream and popular - and will therefore reach audiences it otherwise would not, whereas a book or an arthouse film has a smaller following and has the potential of only reaching an audience that will seek it out rather than the other way around and will otherwise go unnoticed by the majority. But one of the outcomes of this segregation of media is that queer stories are only told to queer audiences or those sympathetic. And while this certainly may strengthen an identity that is defined by its minority status, it doesn't in any way challenge its status as a minority. It entrenches an identity based on exclusion. This is not to say that films made within and for the queer or art or political community don't have a role - they certainly do - but equally it is important to support those that speak from the centre to the centre. It may generate dialogue and debate true. It may generate rants and homophobic sentiment. It may invoke critiques from other camps (yes pun intended) that it focuses on the sex of sexuality and nothing else. It may be critiqued that it relies on a heterosexist expression of romance that is a genre that has traditionally excluded others. Better that than silence and terror.
- Mac said...
Tish--you make an excellent point, if queer sex weren't so incredibly hot and alluring, it wouldn't be such a dire threat to heterosexism, eh?
Ms. M, thanks for reminding me to keep the faith--however you care to phrase it. :) I should probably preface all my posts for the next month with the note that I've just stopped smoking, and my mood is rather...unpredictable, of late.
- Mac said...
Oh, and Dawno? You're never out on a limb, here, my friend.


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C:T talks to Colin Matthews, 60 this year and unquestionably one of the leading composers of his generation. He is also a tireless promoter of new music, both through the record label NMC which he founded, as administrator of the Holst Foundation, Chairman of the Britten Estate, and trustee of the Britten-Pears Foundation
Colin Matthews
Tell us something about your background.
I was born in East London, into a family that had little in the way of any musical tradition, and which, like most families from that part of London, had never moved outside a very small area for as far back as they can be traced. My brother David and I were the first generation to have a university education, and more than a little of a freak as composers!
How did you start composing?
David and I both had early piano lessons, though he was much better than I, and was also the first to start composing. Initially we were entirely self-taught : from an early age, anything we'd become interested in tended to turn into an obsession, and our increasing love of music allowed us to think that we could become composers without really knowing anything about how it was done
Who or what has influenced your style?
The first composer I got to know really well was Mahler, in the centenary year of 1960, and that led, in 1963, to the beginning of a collaboration with Deryck Cooke on the realisation of the Tenth Symphony. This was a unique way of getting to know a composer, and has remained a lasting influence, although I feel it only rarely shows itself on the surface. That period of musical experimentation, from 1900 - 1914, means more to me than any other, and Schoenberg, Berg, Strauss, Stravinsky, Scriabin, Ravel, Debussy, Sibelius and Bartok have all left their mark. It would start to look like a shopping list if I added all the names of later 20th century and contemporary composers who are important to me.
What inspires you to write?
It's a compulsion, and anything approaching 'inspiration' is an unexpected bonus. When I start a new piece, I almost invariably feel as if I have no idea how to compose at all, and it's a painful process to get anything down on paper. Until I've amassed the basic material I rarely have a wholly accurate idea of where I'm going (or, if I do, this is likely to change during the composition) : I've sometimes compared the process to a sculpture, where you have a block of stone or marble which evolves unexpectedly as you chip away at it. I tend to see a new work in terms of shape and colour as much as I see it in musical form.
What do you see as the role (intended and actual) of new music in the modern world?
The intended role should, of course, be to stimulate, challenge, enhance and invigorate the audience's musical perception (as simple as that!). The problem is that, with music of all types and ages available as never before, and with music having become more like aural wallpaper than a special and rare resource, there is no particular reason why an audience should want to be challenged, and nor can we expect it to want to be. We have a shelf-space problem, and new music has undeniably acquired something of a ghetto culture and mentality in the face of a widespread belief that only mass audiences matter. Contemporary composers and musicians have to believe that it is quality not quantity that counts, and in particular, that the quality of the dedicated listener's judgement is worth far more than that of the casual user. On the other hand, we have no right to demand attention, and Stravinsky's 'Who needs it?' should be on every composer's desk!
Do you have particular techniques - ones you come back to again and again? Tell us a bit about them.
I couldn't write without elements of serial technique and methods of note generation that are particular to the way I use it. To go into detail would be overly technical, and in an case I try not to repeat myself, which means that to a certain extent every new piece has a bit of reinventing the wheel about it.
You once said that the concept of intensification, in the form of a build up of speed and dynamism, has been important throughout your work. Tell us something about how you attempt to control such dynamism over time, and prevent it from burning out or over-exposing itself. Is there any way to do this beyond instinct? How do other elements like motive and harmony fit within the intensification?
For me this is something that has become increasingly instinctive and intuitive, although on a technical level I can point to non-repetition and to a particular way of pacing things which relates to aural perception as elements that I feel allow music to move at genuine pace (rather than the 'running-on-the-spot' speed of minimalism, for example). Without harmony, or an overall harmonic framework, it's difficult to generate momentum, and - although I wouldn't have used the term myself - motive as well : which is why, for instance, the spectralists don't often give any impression of dynamism, because their concern with harmony is largely textural.
Which of your many new music-related activities outside of composing give you the most satisfaction? Do you consider yourself a new music evangelist?
Undoubtedly NMC is the most rewarding thing to have been involved with, although it's also satisfying to have been able to give away several million pounds to new music through the Holst Foundation, now gradually winding down. Yes, I do consider myself a new music evangelist, in the sense that I can't understand why other people don't find it as satifying and exciting as I do, and I will keep banging my head against this particular brick wall in the hope of making an impact.
What are your views on the current state of composition? Are we living in a healthy artistic environment at present?
I have mixed feelings, and a certain amount of nostalgia for the days of strong ideologies. Although for the most part I welcome the abandonment of party lines, and the consequent move towards stylistic diversity, I don't think this should mean a free-for-all, and I worry that young composers often seem to have masses of technique but lack a clear focus on what to do with it. The climate is not particularly healthy, particular in an age of dumbing down, and with music education such a low priority - but I'm delighted that good composers keep coming through in spite of all the difficulties.
A recent project of yours has been the orchestration of Debussy preludes. How did you approach the development of piano sonorities into the orchestra?
I'm on record as saying that I've wanted to make orchestral transcriptions which would be very difficult to turn back into piano pieces, and I'm very happy when I think I've been able to do this. To describe my approach, which varies a lot from prelude to prelude, would take a substantial essay : what I can say is that it's been an endlessly absorbing project (only one more to go, plus a Postlude!), and that it has been fascinating to be able to go into the mind of another composer in this way.
What are you working on at the moment
I've just finished a piece for the Concertgebouw; the Hall� will play the last set of Preludes next spring, and I've nearly completed a big piece for children's choir and orchestra for them. Other projects include a London Sinfonietta commission and a concerto for Leila Josefowicz and the CBSO. Elliott Carter's writing his first opera at nearly 90 is a role model!
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