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8.223348 - RESPIGHI: Suite in E Major / Burlesca
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Early Orchestral Works
Listening to the early orchestral works of Respighi all recorded here for the first time, one would never suppose the composer to have been Italian. They belong to the earlier period of Respighi's career, before the water-shed of his development, which, in his own judgement, came at the age of 37, in 1916, the year of Fontane di Roma. If Respighi had lived no longer than this, posterity would have seen him as a very talented Bologna composer, a former pupil of the violinist Federico Sarti, of Luigi Torchi and, for composition, of Giuseppe Martucci, with a predilection for a form of music largely neglected at that time in Italy: the symphonic. Bologna was, in fact, the centre of German-oriented tendencies. In the Teatro Comunale the first Italian performances of Wagner's operas had been given, under the direction of Martucci, and the whole musical atmosphere of the place, where Respighi, like Toscanini, served as orchestral players, exercised an influence on the composer that deserves further detailed treatment. This was a period when artists met to collaborate, to inspire and criticise each other and to enjoy friendship. In this society Respighi was something of a portabandiera, a standard-bearer, for alternative musical tendencies, which were looked at askance by the musical intelligentsia in the circle of La Scala in Milan, some 200 kilometres away.
Respighi had first studied German and French composers even more seriously than he had the Italian masters, writing music that contains more or less overt tributes to the former, in, for example, sonatas, quartets, orchestral suites and songs. These works he eventually put on one side, but never destroyed, although very few were published in his life-time and only two more after his death. Today, when attitudes to Respighi are changing, the musical world, and some publishers, are inclined to treat these early works with greater generosity, while still regarding coolly a real masterpiece, like, for example, the opera Semirâma of 1910.
Another very important influence on Respighi's early symphonic work came from the Russian school. In 1900-1 and 1902 the young composer accepted a contract from the Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg and the Bolshoy in Moscow as a viola-player for two seasons of Italian opera. This brought him an introduction to Rimsky-Korsakov, who immediately recognised his talent and gave him lessons over a period of five months. At the same time he was introduced by Rimsky-Korsakov to local musical circles, including the Friday Chamber Music Society. In between his two stays in Russia, Respighi took a composer's diploma at the Conservatory of Bologna with his Preludio, corale e fuga, his second work for a large symphony orchestra.
Other important events in Respighi's early career include the two periods he spent in Berlin, in 1902 as an occasional and somewhat dissatisfied pupil of Max Bruch and in 1908 as a piano coach in the singing class of Etelka Gardini Gerster. In 1913 he was appointed professor of composition at the Liceo di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he remained until his death in 1936.
Variazioni sinfoniche
Respighi had his Symphonic Variations performed for the first time at the Bologna Conservatory on 24th June 1900 and took the score with him to Russia, where Rimsky-Korsakov was favourably impressed by the work. Still neo-classical in form, the Variations give the impression of a tribute to the romanticism of César Franck and Brahms. The work consists of a series of passacaglia-like variations, preceded by an introduction and the actual passacaglia theme in D minor, transformed, in various episodes, into a march, an adagio and a scherzo. The climax comes in a fugue, introduced by the organ, leading to a triumphant restatement of the theme in D major. Already Respighi shows a masterly command of writing for brass. The orchestration includes a cor anglais, two harps and organ, with timpani, the only percussion instrument used. The Variazioni sinfoniche is still a long way from the Metamorfoseon of 1930, but shows the composer's early interest in variation form, demonstrated again in his Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra, or piano, probably written before 1916, but published only in 1922, a later favourite with audiences.
Preludio, corale e fuga
The Preludio, corale e fuga is conceived on a larger scale than the Variazioni sinfoniche and is double the length, although in a similar style. The first performance took place exactly one year after that of the Variations and a photograph survives of Respighi on the conductor's podium in front of the Orchestra dei Conservatorio. From the manuscript paper on which the score is written it is clear that the work was orchestrated in Russia. It carries the date of March 1901, in the composer's hand. It is possible that Rimsky-Korsakov himself supervised the work, giving advice as necessary, although this is not apparent from the music, which, in any case, was presumably sketched out before Respighi went to Russia. This time there is a touch of Saint-Saëns, with a clear initial reference to the Organ Symphony, while we may suspect the ending as a reference to the tone-poem. Also sprach Zarathustra of Richard Strauss, if Respighi knew the work at this time.
The scoring is for a similar orchestra to that used in the Variazioni sinfoniche, without the organ, but with percussion. Unlike César Franck's work of the same title, sometimes heard in the orchestrated version by Gabriel Pierné, Respighi's work amalgamates the three musical forms into one piece, which develops in a cyclic and almost symphonic way. The Corale is dominant and subject to development from its original form to a lyrical episode with violin solo, to re-appear in the final section. The Preludio is built up into aseries of chords that form the basis of the Corale itself, followed by the actual theme, with its reminiscence of Saint-Saëns, but this last has also a scherzo-like function in the central episode, serving eventually as a development of the Fuga. Martucci was sufficiently impressed to declare Respighi not a pupil but already a master.
Suite in mi maggiore
Manuscript versions of the Suite in E major survive from 1901 and 1903. Of the former there is no record of performance,while the Adagio of the second version was given on 23rd May 1907 under the direction of Pietro Cimini. It seems probable that the second version was at some point played in its entirety, since the original orchestral material contains markings and corrections by the musicians. The first version of the Suite has in brackets the additional title Sinfonia, a description perhaps rejected for reasons of modesty, since his only work of this kind is the Sinfonia drammatica of 1914. It is tempting to retain the title Symphony for the second version, in the orchestral material of which (and not in the score) some inappropriate movement titles appear - I. Nella foresta, II. Visione, III. Danza and IV. Eroica.
If we restore the more ambitious title of symphony, we may regard the work as a particularly elaborate example of the form. The rustling introduction, for example, returns as a short developing episode, a reminiscence of the battle scene in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, in the fourth movement, and the buoyant main theme that follows is the source of the march in the finale. The key relationships of the movements, E major, D flat major, B minor / B major and E major, also suggest a symphony.
It is in fact only the second movement that is characteristic of a traditional suite, an arrangement, in the same key, of a love-duet from the first act of the opera Semirâma, a work that Respighi withdrew after its first performance, leaving it to be revived on the stage and in recording only today. The sensuous motif in D flat major and its plaintive continuation, sustained by murmuring strings and harp, sound as exciting as in the original version with singing voices, with a touch of the exoticism that marked Respighi's later works. There is considerable musical interest in the scherzo, with its trio of Russian character. The chromaticism of the music and the delicate instrumentation, with effective percussion writing and parts for pianoforte and glockenspiel, instruments that do not appear in the remaining movements, make this the most modern-sounding of the four. The first and last movements are clearly linked to the music of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and, even more, to that of Dvorák, with a finale theme that declares its debt to Dvorák's Symphony From the New World. Nevertheless, whatever his debt to these composers, Respighi uses a more advanced and even boisterous technique of development. Apart from a short excursion into the pathetic before the affirmation of the march in the finale, the work is optimistic. At the same time it has no passages of unnecessary length, no empty transitions or repetitions, and in the present writer's opinion is of greater value and interest, and certainly less academic, than the three symphonies of Rimsky-Korsakov.
The period of three years between the Suite in mi maggiore and Burlesca saw the composition of two more suites, both for string orchestra, one with organ and the other with solo flute, and the comic opera Re Enzo. The stylistic differences between these works and Burlesca are obvious and it is tempting to regard the latter work as the beginning of Respighi's impressionism. The manuscript score carries the composer's note "faccio questo lavoro!!" (I am doing this work!!), suggesting his particular approval of what he was at. The work was given its first performance in Bologna in May 1906, apparently in a concert that also saw performances of works by Ferruccio Busoni, under the direction of Bruno Mugellini.
Contrasting elements in the form of scherzoso interventions, which Respighi intended as justification of the title, serve this purpose, while sustaining the development of the lyrical main theme of the Burlesca. In G major / G minor, the work is dionysiac in mood, more convincingly than the Poema autunnale for violin and orchestra of 1925. Similar, episodic pre-Stravinskyan stamping rhythms recur in both works, but the Poema lacks the extensive and rapid ostinato triplets of Burlesca, a possibly tiresome irritation to string-players. Allusions to other composers may be fewer, but there is already a tendency towards the symphonic poem, with suggestions of the sounds of water to be heard later in Fontane di Roma and passages anticipating the comic mood of Belfagor. The work is scored without trombones, but with four French horns and double wind, and delicate writing for celesta and harp.
Ouverture carnevalesca
In 1913 Respighi appeared as a conductor of his own works in ten different Italian cities. In the same year he started work on the Sinfonia drammatica and his third opera Marie-Victoire. Ouverture carnevalesca was first performed under the direction of the composer in Bologna on 19th April of the same year. This work, in E major / E minor, is in form the most Italian of Respighi's early orchestral compositions, using as it does the Saltarello, although the secondary theme has a Russian touch. The work is scored for large orchestra, with tuba, glockenspiel and drums. In spite of its rather dense harmonic structure, the instrumentation never becomes overloaded, providing an admirable work for an enterprising orchestra. An earlier version of the ending has been restored for the present recording, showing the composer in an almost indecently hilarious mood.
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
The Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), the oldest symphonic ensemble in Slovakia, was founded in 1929. The orchestra's first conductor was František Dyk and over the past sixty years it has worked under the direction of several prominent Czech and Slovak conductors. The orchestra has made many recordings for the Naxos label ranging from the ballet music of Tchaikovsky to more modern works by composers such as Copland, Britten and Prokofiev. For Marco Polo the orchestra has recorded works by Glazunov, Glière, Rubinstein and other late romantic composers and film music of Honegger, Bliss, Ibert and Khachaturian.
Swiss-born Adriano began his artistic activities in the domains of the theatre and the graphic arts. In music he is largely self-taught. When he was in his twenties, he was urged by conductors such as Joseph Keilberth and Ernest Ansermet, who recognized his gifts, to embrace a conducting career. Instead he became a composer of stage, film and chamber music and also a record producer tor his own gramophone label, Adriano Records. In the late 1970s he established himself as a specialist on Ottorino Respighi, organizing a comprehensive exhibition at the 1979 Lucerne Music Festival and and publishing a discography. For the past six years Adriano has worked as an Italian and French language coach, teacher and stage assistant at the Zürich Opera House and its InternationalOpera Studio.
His numerous efforts to promote little known music include an old Italian translation of Telemann's opera Pimpinone, which was given its first performance in Italy in 1987. For a production of Galuppi's II filosofo di campagna at the Stuttgart Music Festival in 1988, he conceived a theatrical prologue in which he himself appeared as an actor.
Adriano is now a regular guest of the Czecho Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), mainly contributing to a classic film music series tor Marco Polo Records, in which it is planned to include recordings of more than a dozen scores by composers like Honegger, Ibert, Bliss, Khatchaturian, Waxman and others. Adriano's Respighi commitment for this label will include important premier recordings of youthful and later works.
(from a note by David Nelson)
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Even if you don't have a friend on the inside, you can make one by interacting with them in a personal way on other platforms. Follow and engage with their work. Have a casual conversation on Twitter. The internet makes almost anyone accessible to you.
But there are times when you just don't have that inside connection and a cold email is your best option. It will take more work, but sending that email can still pay off.
In almost 20 interviews (and counting) with top companies and studios in our How to Get a Job at X interview series, we ask this question: "Say we decide to reach out directly and send a cold email. What kind of message gets a reply? Any secrets for us?"
And we got a lot of useful advice. Their suggestions speak to contacting a company while job hunting, but can apply to anyone trying to network via email. Here are the highlights.
"I love when people share their personal stories," says Maitê Albuquerque, creative director at Mother LA. "To be honest, hyper-professional emails get lost in the sea of other emails and portfolios we receive."
I couldn't agree with this more. Any email that seems copy/pasted or filled with buzzwords automatically goes in my "no" pile. I may still respond, but you probably won't get the response you were hoping for.
The team at Unsplash agrees.
"We can't speak for all companies, but emails that make us feel something are ones that sound like they were written to a friend," says Unsplash. "Words that sound like they were written by a human, not a machine. Everyone making anything today is in the business of creating a connection. An impersonal subject line or words like 'Dear Hiring Manager' signal not only laziness but a lack of understanding for what connects."
"The [emails] that really stick out are the ones from folks that have put a little effort into it and show a POV," says Katie Dill, previously director of experience design at Airbnb. "For example, I am always impressed by those who took it upon themselves to redesign an aspect of Airbnb to show us their skills, ideas and interests. We've seen a lot of great work this way and we're always happy to talk to someone with that kind of passion and hustle."
Or as Elyse Viotto and Kevin Clark, design leads at Shopify, put it:
"Do you want any job or do you want a job at Shopify? I know you're probably applying to many companies, but can you tell us why you'd like to work here?" Elyse and Kevin say in our Shopify interview. "Do you have your own online store? Do you use our product? Did you take a stab at building a theme with Slate? What is your opinion on Polaris or the latest articles our UX team published?"
Show you have a point of view by expressing your curiosity and motivation. Share why you want to work with or for not just any company, but THAT company.
"Some things are better to save for an interview rather than putting your whole life story in the introduction email."
"Let your work do the talking," says Erik Ortman, lead UI/UX designer at Electronic Arts. "It is at the end of the day an extremely competitive marketplace for designers wanting to work in games, and there is really nothing that can beat high-quality work. If you can manage to convey a true passion for design and games through both your work and your words, that is the secret sauce."
Simon Mogren, head of design at BBDO, echoed this advice.
"Some things are better to save for an interview rather than putting your whole life story in the introduction email. Let your work speak for itself so you can speak about yourself in person."
Of course, you will want to share what makes you (or your product) the right choice. My advice: Do so in the least sales-y way possible, and follow the other tips here by keeping it short and personal. If your readers even sniff a sales pitch, they will run.
Getting to the point quickly is the most important and consistent advice we've received in these interviews. Be clear about what you want, right from the start.
"I've seen many people, especially juniors, approach me in elaborate ways, from personalized goodie bags to hand-drawn record sleeves," says Bart Mol, VP creative director at BBDO. "To me, this is the equivalent to a well-practiced pick-up line: meaningless the moment you look one step further. Just show me the real person I should hire as concisely and convincingly as possible, no bells needed."
James Cabrera, senior product designer at Refinery29, agrees.
"Keep it short and sincere," says James. "We like to find people who are truly passionate about our mission, already know a lot of the little details about our brand, have a genuine curiosity for our business and are always full of positive energy. Keep it conversational, yet pointed."
Dan Sormaz from Spotify sums it up nicely:
"It's really about showing why you're the best person for a specific role in the quickest possible way."
"I am always open to people staying engaged with me, but there are a lot of emails and people to respond to all the time," says Shine Thomas in our interview with Nike. "Sometimes, it's hard to respond to everyone at the speed you desire… but keep emailing until you get a response."
I understand we don't want to be annoying, but as someone who receives a lot of cold emails, I know this approach can pay off. Instead of sending a passive "Hi, did you get my last email?" message, just copy and paste the same message you sent before with an optimized intro or subject line. Read more tips for emailing busy people and getting a reply right here.
There's a difference between sharing your accomplishments in an effort to make an impression, and just sounding like an asshole. You need to sell yourself (or your product, etc.), but you can do so in a humble way. Carefully phrase your wording to show your passion and appreciation without flat-out bragging.
"The best cold job emails convey that the person is smart and humble, that they have a sense of humor, excitement about Fuzzco and an understanding that we work hard," says Helen and Josh in our interview with Fuzzco. "They should talk about something interesting the person is doing that helps us get to know them and shows they are passionate, curious people."
You may be surprised by how many people, especially in the design industry, want to help you out if they have the time. Take Michael Bierut, partner at Pentagram. If there's anyone in the design industry who receives too many emails and has zero time to respond to them, I would imagine it's him. But his answer surprised us.
"I reply to every message I get," says Michael. "Even the ones with misspellings."
Andrea Trew, art director at Flywheel, also makes it a point to respond to cold emails from creatives.
"As a rule of thumb, I love to help other creatives to achieve their goals, even if it means just setting aside some time to chat and give them pointers on their portfolio," says Andrea in our interview. "Asking for advice and an opportunity to meet in person (even just 30 minutes for coffee!) is always welcome."
As does Luisa Mancera, brand designer at Invision.
"A few friends of friends have reached out to me who are curious about what it's like to work remotely. I'll usually talk with them," says Luisa. "I've also had a few people looking for career advice and I'll try and talk with them as well. If people reach out with specific questions I'm generally happy to answer — I usually give them my phone number and ask them to give me a call."
Michael Stevens, head of creative and design at Virgin Atlantic, sums it up nicely:
"My advice? Go on, be brave and just do it."
There's a lot more career advice where this came from. Catch up How to Get a Job at X series to read the full interviews with Pentagram, BBDO, Flywheel, Nike and lots more.
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Yo Gets Hacked
This story was updated most recently at 2:29 p.m. ET on June 20.
Not good, Yo.
Yo, a messaging app for iPhone and Android that simply lets users send the word "yo," has been hacked just days after it first gained mainstream attention.
Or Arbel, the app's creator, confirmed to Mashable that "a few guys tried to hack" the app overnight and "did succeed to some extent." Yo is now working to resolve the issue.
We working on the securities issues that came to our attention. We want you to know we take this very seriously.
— Yo (@YoAppStatus) June 20, 2014
TechCrunch reports that it received an email from a college student who claimed to have worked with two of his roommates to hack the app, gaining access to users' phone numbers as well as the ability to "spoof Yo's from any users."
Arbel told Mashable that he talked with the people responsible for the hack and "they actually helped me to close the issue." Yo is also working with Parse to fix the remaining issues.
Yo, I've been hacked http://t.co/Il1TGRS653 pic.twitter.com/HyFS8jy5TA
— Derek Ross (@derekmross) June 20, 2014
Even so, Arbel and his team clearly have their work cut out for them as more developers raised concerns Friday afternoon about security flaws:
I predict Yo will be offline by the end of the day if not sooner. To fix the vulnerability for good will require a whole new app update
— Jonathan Wegener (@jwegener) June 20, 2014
a bot that crawls twitter handles on http://t.co/qwBuWZ4TBj and tweets phone numbers
— Andrew Cove (@aac) June 20, 2014
The Yo app launched quietly in April, but gained a tremendous amount of attention this week after The Financial Times reported that it had raised $1 million in funding simply to let users send "Yo" to one another.
Arbel previously told Mashable that he initially thought the idea — suggested to him by the CEO of Mobli — was "silly," but he eventually came around to it and built the initial version of the app in eight hours. Based on today's security issue, the app likely needs a little more work, to say the least.
"When you get to #1 in the App Store, you get a lot of fire," Arbel said on Friday. "Other people are going to try to hack you to get noticed. It happens."
When asked if he thinks this incident will hurt Yo's momentum, Arbel declined to provide a firm answer. "We can just let time tell the story," he said. "I really can't predict anything."


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As a child I devoured books on the stars and planets, on dinosaurs, volcanoes. Was fascinated by the prospect of a space shuttle and lament the fact that I was sent to bed before they landed on the Moon (I was only three at the time, and the Apollo 11 landing happened at 2am UK time).
I was ever keen to hear about the latest research developments on TV from the likes of Tomorrow's World and Horizon as well as the revelations about life from Attenborough (Sir David, not the bro, Richard). I was constructing all kinds of gadgets with Lego and Meccano from an early age and had an electronics kits at age ten and hankered after an astronomical telescope, a dream fulfilled the Christmas before my 11th birthday. My dad still reminds me that my most favoured word even before I started school was "mechanism".
It's no surprise that I went into a career in science and "grew up" to be a science writer is it? Equally unsurprising is that Gott and Vanderbei's "Sizing up the Universe" quickly rekindled some long forgotten feelings about the universe in which we will. They present stunning visual comparisons of scale from Buzz Aldrin's footprint on the Moon, to the gas giants that orbit our Sun to the swirling whirpool of stars that is the Milky Way and onwards and outwards to the Sloan Great Wall of galaxies and beyond stretching back to the cosmic microwave background of almost 14 billion years ago and 14 billion light years away.
The authors offer up the almost unimaginable vastness of the universe in this lavishly illustrated tome (plenty of beautiful Hubble space telescope images and much more, including backyard astronomical photography by Vanderbei). They say almost, but even after forty+ years of trying I personally cannot grasp the notion of the universe being a billion, billion, billion times bigger than that lunar footprint. Moreover, it's not as if a billion, billion, billion is even a particular large number. Evidence suggests that the universe is a whole lot bigger than the limits of what we can see stretching back to the Big Bang, after all it has been expanding all that time. What's more, if our universe is simply one bubble in a truly unimaginable froth of multiverses, then what now for "almost"?
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My Soprano
I received my first soprano saxophone on my 14th birthday, but I didn't try a vintage soprano until I was already an undergraduate student at SUNY Fredonia. That instrument was a 1930's straight silver-plated soprano built by C.G. Conn. For two years it was my voice, and it wasn't until December 2002 that I found this current saxophone.
Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone
Currently I play on a historical silver-plated Buescher curved soprano saxophone (c.1927) built to the acoustical specifications of the instrument's inventor, Adolphe Sax. It is important to note that the saxophone truly was an invention; while most instruments have slowly evolved over the course of human history, the saxophone has no predecessor.
Instrument maker and musician Adolphe Sax was intentionally trying to create a new orchestral instrument. Sax hoped to fill a void that he thought was present in the modern-day orchestra, he hoped to bridge the gap between the strings and the winds. The result was an entirely new instrument that was praised by Berlioz, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and Wagner.
By all accounts the saxophone had a gentle noble tone that could blend easily with strings and winds. During the 1880's American instrument maker Ferdinand August Buescher (while an employee of the C.G. Conn CO.) acquired an original Adolphe Sax alto saxophone. This instrument later served as the model for the saxophones he produced under his own name. The original Adolphe Sax was then given to classical saxophone Pioneer Sigurd Raschèr by the Buescher Company during Raschèr's affiliation with the instrument manufacturer.
During the mid 20th century with the popularization of Jazz, the saxophone underwent acoustical changes to keep up with the demands of jazz musicians and dance orchestras of the time. This soprano is rare in that it is a very late "TruTone" model, one of the very last ones to retain the original body type yet with a transitional engraving (228xxx). Shortly after this soprano was built the Buescher company switched to a new soprano body that would later serve as the 'Aristocrat' model. There were a few "transitional" models that share similar engraving to mine but with the new body type. I have never seen or played another soprano quite like this one. After years of concertizing on the instrument (which still retained a few original pads and springs) it was becoming evident that my soprano was in need of some TLC.
Sketch from the original saxophone patent letter (1846)
Curt Altarac from MusicMedic explains the work done on the soprano
During the final season of the instrument's first incarnation, my soprano was literally being held together by a variety of tape, chewing gum, dental floss, and rubber bands! Can you imagine?! Performing concerti, radio broadcasts, and even recording an album with such an instrument!? The trouble was that most instrument techs I visited would not even touch this vintage soprano. They were afraid to work on it because of its delicate condition thinking they would do more harm than good. Luckily, Curt Altarac and his super hero team at the MusicMedic ProShop stepped up to the plate and gave new life to my soprano by giving it a MusicMedic Uberhaul.
Find out more about the restoration here: http://saxproshop.com/a-visit-from-michael-hernandez-and-one-outrageous-saxophone/
I also play on a very special mouthpiece from the 1920's. After trying countless vintage and modern mouthpieces this one finally allowed me to do everything I could imagine. I was surprised to learn that this mouthpiece has almost the exact same facing measurements as an original Adolphe Sax soprano mouthpiece (pictured below). It's my hope to one day reproduce this soprano mouthpiece and make it available to my students and others interested.


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Having information regarding what is contained in the luxury sheets of rubber sets is a benefit to you. This is because you have the ability to save your money when you are purchasing what you know as opposed to what you do not know. Always put in mind that the service providers of the bed settings presume that you know virtually everything.
The duvets have to be covered with correct duvet covers. These not just shield the duvet however also assist in catching the heat. Once the season is over the duvets have to be saved correctly. They need to be correctly aired and afterwards saved in a zipper bag. It is a good idea to store them in a cotton bag as they need some flow of air – specifically the one with natural fillings. Prior to packing, they will be compressed tight so that they occupy less area and location. Make sure that the storage place is dry and not humid.
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You will have the job of getting them what they would require there such as bed linens that they can pack and bring to the dormitory. To make things easier for you and your grown child, you can now quickly get student sheets of rubber sets. These are the bed linens that are already complete so that you can swiftly buy these and they can quickly pack it to go. These sets normally include all their bedding requires such as pillowcase, duvet cover, fitted sheet, quilt and pillow. These can be found in different matching prints so they can quickly choose what they want. Considering that it's a set, you dont have to worry about looking for each piece. It saves you the time and makes it easier to get them ready for the university. There are even some sets that likewise supply bath towels, hand towels and face towels. What makes these student bedding sets terrific is that since you buy a set you likewise save up a lot. Sets are frequently less expensive than the complete quantity that you would have to pay for purchasing specific pieces. Just remember to purchase least 2 sets so that when the first set is in the washer, they have a spare to alternate it with.
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As in case your princess has a taste for the integrating her favored pink with images of flowers and animals, you have numerous alternatives to pick and choose from the Internet. While you do the browsing, think about points like the child's option, care directions and the family budget and choose the best options for your daughter to make a decision. If you continue in this manner, you'll discover that both you and your now-nearly-grown-up daughter will be able to choose the ideal bedding set that is budget friendly, simple to care for, and "groovy"!
Where goose down can verify thick and the filling does tend to travel around the bedding, natural silk filled duvets do not have these attributes. The silk is considerably lighter than down, while providing higher warmth retention. This suggests that even on the coldest nights you do not need to suffocate yourself with a massive duvet. It is likewise much easier to make and needs less effort to get comfortable when you're in bed.
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The term duvet stemmed from an Old French word, which described "down feather" that was utilized as filling for sheets of rubber. Both a duvet and comforter are sorts of blankets, and hence, it is extremely possible for individuals to confuse the 2 terms. However, the problem might emerge when you have to pick in between the 2 and cannot tell one from the other. Although a duvet in addition to a comforter are utilized for bedding, the 2 serve various functions and require to be dealt with in a different way.
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Exactly what about down comforters? In some countries the words "duvets" and "down comforters" are often interchanged. Exactly what is a down comforter and how is it various from the fabulous duvet? Fact is you cannot truly blame all those people who puzzle duvets with down comforters, and vice versa. Down comforters are very much just like duvets, almost identical– in fact "duvet" is the French word for "down". A lot of modern down comforters are made from high quality material products that stays clean and fluffy and warm throughout the night.
After a long and stressful day, arguably the one point you anticipate the most is getting into your bed to take pleasure in a tranquil and comfy night's sleep. Nevertheless, without the greatest quality duvets and pillows, utmost comfort might be tough to come by. To ensure you have the very best night's sleep possible, one developed business are on hand to supply you with top of the variety down duvets.
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The economy could also have something to do with the recent decreases in sheets of rubber rates. Capital is important to any company. And with retail sales dropping everywhere, merchants have to find a method to move the product. They can be selling just to obtain money in the registers throughout bumpy rides, or they could be selling bedding as a loss leader to obtain you into the shop.
Your bed is one accessory that might make or break your relationship. This may well sound silly, but many couples say over what their bedding will appear like. The guy may well want something more rustic, where the wife would like to have something more elegant. It is extremely important that you actually ought to try your best to make your bed likable spouse. Choose his/her finest color and include your beautiful quilt for it to be amazing.


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When I am out at gluten free trade shows, cooking classes, or on the phone with customers, one of the biggest things people have trouble with is making pies. Some people are so afraid to make a pie that they don't even try. Maybe they tried making normal pies before and had a disaster, or perhaps there first attempt at gluten free pies was disastrous, or maybe you have watched grandma make them and thought you could never make it like grandmas. Are you one of those people? Don't worry, I was too. I wrote my first cookbook, and contracted the pie recipes out to the sweet gal who helped me edit the book. It wasn't until about almost two years in baking gluten free that I finally decided to overcome my fear of making pie crusts. I like to do things the easy way, so I prepared these tips below that will help you have success too! Living gluten free does not mean you can't enjoy pies! Baking pies is easy with Gluten Free Mama's simple tricks and when using Gluten Free Mama's pie crust recipes you are sure to have not only a pretty pie but a great tasting pie crust.
Preparing the Dough
- First Start with Mama's Pie Crust Mix or any of Mama's Pie Crust, Quiche or Tart recipes in Mama's second cookbook, In the Kitchen with Gluten Free Mama.
- Prepare Dough as directed on package or recipe.
- Decide if you are making it with dairy or dairy free. If you are making it dairy free, you can replace the butter with dairy free margarine, coconut oil, or spectrum shortening. If using the margarine or coconut oil, partial melt it in microwave for 20-30 seconds. I recommend spectrum shortening because it is non-hydrogenated, made with palm oil and soy free. Shortening use at room temperature.
- Cut in dough with fork. (A pastry cutter will just get all gummed up.)
- When preparing dough you will add cold water. Don't be afraid to add 1 Tbsp. at a time extra water until you get a nice moist dough ball. You want it to be like the texture of playdough, but more moist. If it crumbles, it needs a little bit more water. Everyone's house is a little different temperature, so sometimes you will only need 8 Tbsp. water sometimes you will need more. With pie crust it is okay to use more.
Rolling Out Dough
- Roll dough between two piece of wax paper that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Roll out to 1/8-1/4 inch thickness. This helps achieve a nice evenly rolled out dough, and prevents the sticky, gummy mess of using a rolling pin directly onto the dough.
It's so easy, even Macie, 4 years old gave it a try!
- Gently peel back the top layer of wax paper.
- Carefully flip over onto pie pan.
- Gently peel back remaining layer of wax paper, allowing the crust to naturally fall in to place in the pie pan. Press the dough into the edges of pan. Gently peel off wax paper.
- Make small repairs as necessary. Remember that gluten free pie crust is forgiving, much like playdough. If there is a hole just break of a piece of the overhang and gently press it into the hole.
- Trim off overhang, leaving about 1/4- 1/2 inch overhang. Seal the edges by folding the crust edges under, gently pressing it to seal around the rim of the pie. (see below) If making a double crust, trim overhang to the edge of pie pan.
- If making a double crust, fill pie pan with pie filling, then roll the top crust out and peel back top layer of wax paper. Gently flip crust over and very gently peel back remaining piece of wax paper trying to prevent breakage or tearing of dough. Trim overhang to about 1/4-1/2 inch, and roll edges under. Flute the edges. (See below)
- Remember this: If you mess up, it's easy to make small repairs. Don't worry, nobody will see your repairs or ever know. Also, if you roll it out and it just falls apart or doesn't work. Just take it and form it into a nice dough ball again, add a teaspoon or so of water, work it in and start over. Simple as that. You can not overwork gluten free pie dough. If you notice any gaps or tears in your crust, just take some excess dough from the overhang and gently press it into the gaps filling them in. Simple as that!
For a video lesson, Watch Gluten Free Mama demonstrate making gluten free pies at the Salt Lake City Gluten Free Expo. Click Here to Watch.
Fluting the Edges
- Take a fork and just use the edges and press into the crust all the way around the edge of the crust.
- Take your second and third finger and place them on the inside of the rim and place your thumb on the opposite side and squeeze together. Repeat. This will create a scalloped edge.
- Take the edge of your pinky finger and gently press into the dough at an angle all the way around the edges creating a wave like design.
- Take a spoon, with the tip facing the center of the pie, press the spoon into the dough with the edge at the inside edge of the rim. Then move it back in the same spot about 1/4 inch, pressing gently again. Repeat all the way around. This makes a beautiful decorative edge.
- Roll out extra dough. Using miniature cookie cutter, cut out shapes like leaves or apples and press the cutouts centered on the rim in sets of two or three, leaving a few gaps if desired around the edge of the pan. Be sure to not let the edge of the cutouts hang to far over, because they could break when removing pie from oven.
Other Tips
- Do not put dough in refrigerator. You can after it's rolled out and fluted, but not before you roll it out.
- Choose a good 10 inch ceramic pie plate or pyrex glass pie plate. For quiches use a pie plate that has 2 inch sides.
- For gluten free pie crusts it is easier to cut butter in with a fork.
- Use wax paper for rolling out or use a good silicone pastry mat. Pampered Chef™ has a great pastry mat.
- For a shiny crust or crust edge, baste lightly with an egg white.
- To prevent spilling in the oven, bake pie on a foil lined baking sheet or place baking sheet on lower rack to catch any unwanted spills.
- Make a foil ring to go around the edge of pie to prevent over-browning. Or simply just carefully cover the entire pie with foil about 1/2 way through baking.
- Cool pies on wire racks. The wire racks allow the air to circulate around the pie, preventing the crust from getting soggy.
- You can use pie crust to make cobblers too. Fill your pie pan with your fruit filling. Roll out dough. Peel back top layer of wax paper. Baste the top of the dough with water. Sprinkle with sugar or sugar and cinnamon. Break off about 2 inch size pieces of dough and place randomly over the fruit. Or use a mini cookie cutter and cut out shapes, randomly place over fruit. Bake as directed.
- Or make a Tart, using a tart pan follow the same instructions for rolling out dough. Flip pie crust over into tart pan, gently peel back the top layer of wax paper and press the edges of crust into tart pan. Trim edges.
Blind Baking Pies for pre-baked shells for pies like Boston Cream or Lemon Meringue.
"Blind Baking" the crust, you start just like you would with regular pies, roll out your crust and place in pie pan, flute the edges. Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork several times. One little trick is to baste the edges of the pie crust with egg white to keep them from burning. Cut out a 10 inch circle of wax paper or parchment paper and cut 1 inch slits all around the top of the parchment paper. Place it gently inside your pie. Fill the pie with a layer of dried beans. They are the cheapest and you can use them over and over when you make pie. I didn't have any dried beans today, so I improvised and use rice. Don't fill it too full, just about a ½ inch layer.
Consumer Questions
Can the pies made with this mix be frozen?
You can freeze dough that has already been rolled out into the pan, as well as pre-made pies. Treat just as you would if you were freezing a non-gluten free pie.
Can I use only half of the mix if I only want one crust? And if so, once opened, how should the mix be stored?
Yes, weigh out 9 ounces of the mix. Half the other ingredients. You will need to add an egg white with each batch, or 1 Tbsp. of honey to bind the dough. Remember you can add more water as needed to form a nice moist ball of dough that isn't crumbly.


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Two days before funding for government services was scheduled to run out, on Tuesday Congress passed a bill to temporarily finance the government for two weeks. The short-term solution also came with $4 billion in cuts to current federal spending.
Making it easier for Democrats to get on board, those reductions hit areas that President Obama had already proposed cutting in his 2012 budget, such as the Smithsonian Legacy Fund, election assistance grants, and earmark spending for special state projects.
Now lawmakers have another two weeks to figure something out. Republicans already have a plan, using their House majority to demand a Continuing Resolution that would slash $61 billion from discretionary funds through the fiscal year. Democrats say such deep cuts are unacceptable, however, and the president has threatened to veto the legislation.
It's a formula for more short-term spending bills, allowing Republicans to reach their goal bit by bit.
The president expressed approval of the bill's two-week funding extension, but his pleasure stopped there. "We cannot keep doing business this way," he said in a statement on Tuesday. "Living with the threat of a shutdown every few weeks is not responsible, and it puts our economic progress in jeopardy."
He urged congressional leaders to meet with White House officials immediately, and work on finding common ground. But with common ground having eluded the two parties so far, it seems doubtful that anything agreeable will emerge.
"I could see it going a number of ways," Rebecca Thiess, policy analyst for the Economic Policy Institute told The Root, noting a likelihood of more two-week compromises. "The worst-case scenario would be for Democrats to agree to the [House Republicans'] continuing resolution, and have that get passed to fund the government for the rest of the year."
Aside from striking a blow to low-income people – given its heavy cuts to human services including early childhood education programs, Pell Grants, job training services and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition supplemental program – Thiess says the GOP spending bill would also slash about 800,000 public sector jobs.
"In terms of long-term debt issues, it would a blip on the radar," she said. "Our long-term issues are not caused by these discretionary programs that Republicans are going after."
Meanwhile, President Obama's stand on this feels oddly feeble. At Monday's White House briefing, press secretary Jay Carney even said that the White House was willing to agree to a 30-day deal that would have come with $8 billion in cuts. It's a direction that, instead of adding anything to the debate, seems to give in to GOP demands.
After $4 billion here, $8 billion there, and so on down the line, Republicans aren't going to stop and be satisfied. Instead this feels more like: 4 billion down, 57 billion to go.


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Mr. Garcia has worked in field testing for over 20 years and is responsible for client interactions to define work scope, define field test setup, as well as perform data acquisition and interpretation/analysis. Mr. Garcia has done extensive work in the area of Fitness for Service using acoustic emission testing, including mechanical integrity assessments of ASME pressure vessels, coke drums, pre-service proof testing, re-qualification testing, in-service monitoring, leak detection and location for service facilities, above ground storage tank inspections, strain gaging and general fitness-for-service applications of pressure vessels, piping and other components related to refineries and chemical plants in several countries around the world.
Mr. Garcia has also provided field engineering/testing support using high-speed data acquisition systems in remote locations for long-term monitoring of critical equipment.
Academic Background
BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University 1992
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Music Education
Training musicians who can share musical culture to students with advanced skills in music and educational practice.
Goals and Features of the Course
This course of study aims to train students to have advanced skills and knowledge in music and music education. This course has skilled teachers who majored in various fields of music and music education in such areas as methods in musical performance, musical theory and methods in music education, history of music and music education, and musical theory. The faculty will give music lessons matched to students' interests and areas study.
Main Course Subjects
Advanced Theory of Music Education I-IV, Practice in Music Education I-IV, Advanced Theory of Musical Instrument I-III, Practice in Musical Instruments I-III, Advanced Theory in Vocal Music I-IV, Practice of Vocal Music I-II, Advanced Theory of Musicology I, Practice of Musicology I, Advanced Theory of Music Composition I, Practice of Music Composition I
Major Career Paths
University and junior college teachers, Elementary School teachers, junior high school teachers, senior high school teachers, artists, composers, musical researchers, musical critics, educators/leaders in music
Teaching Faculty / Research Fields
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|Mari YOSHIDA
|Performance, Piano
|Toshiki NAGANO
|Musicology, Western Music History
|Tsugihiro KIMURA
|Music Education
|Eriko HASHIMOTO
|Performance, Vocal Music
|Taishi HARADA
Associate Professor
|Performance, Violin
|Tsuyoshi NINOMIYA
|Music Composition
|Takashi HARA
Associate Professor
|Performance, Vocal Music
|Toshiyuki TAKEUCHI
Associate Professor
|Performance, Paino
|Wakako Yamanaka
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Passion fruit
Ever since my parents had a vine and introduced Passion fruit juice I have been hooked on to the tartness. Once I began to know they are really low in sugars and high in fibres they are picked up whenever we see them. Here are some of the reasons you should think of the passion fruit more often.
- the fruit is low in sugars, a good and handy option
- high levels of fibres in a passion fruit helps to aid in better gut health.
- the vitamin C, carotene levels help with the immune system and provide antioxidants to the body.
- the mineral levels of calcium, iron and magnesium are significant to contribute to bone health when consumed in appropriate amounts.
- passion fruit has been proven to soothe respiratory disturbance and ease in a sleep.
- now, my favourite part, it comes as little packages easy to carry and portion size.
Drinking Responsibly
- talk to them, excessive drinking doesn't make problems go away, just adds to it.
- social drinking is an accepted norm, you don't drink till the brim to see what is your limit coz then you are not socially acceptable anymore.
- You can always opt to be the driving partner and be the cool one, so learn to drive first..and get your licence
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|10 minutes
- 1 lemon sliced
- 3-4 passion fruit pulp scooped
- 500 ml ginger ale
- stevia if desired sweetness
- ice cubes to serve
- Crush half of the lemon, and mix with the passion fruit pulp.
- Gently muddle the two together and add in a chilled ginger ale.
- top with some ice to add up and taste test
- Stir in a bit of stevia if you prefer it sweeter.
- Enjoy
If the seeds of the passion fruit are a bit too much for you, you can remove them by straining the juice.
The ginger ale is generally sweet so add more sweetness only if you desire.
If using Caipirinha, you will need apporx 4 oz vodka for 2 people.


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Hear the bass, feel the bass, see the bass.
Splashproof means no more worrying about rain or spills.
Take Crystal clear calls from your speaker with the touch of a button.
Built-in rechargeable li-ion battery supports up to 15 hours of playtime.
Wirelessly connect up to 3 Smartphones or Tablets to the speaker
I love this speaker. Great sound quality and volume. Easily links up with device and the battery lasts. How long I'm not sure yet. I used it for four hours the other day and it wasn't even close to dead. I definitely recommend this speaker, and with the supplied carry strap it's easy to bring along and carry over your shoulder. ~ Amazon Review
What's inside?
JBL Xtreme speaker is really cool it's a bluetooth speaker so it's portable you can take it anywhere it's also very light it's about five to eight pounds for the size it's pretty light and when once you open the component with the box it comes with a strap that you could hang on your back and you can take it anywhere and it also comes with the charger unfortunately it is not microchip charger so you do have to carry this charger if you're planning on charging it later on. So the features in this, it has two dual USB cords in the back that you can plug in and these USB ports are to recharge your phone devices or your headphones whatever you have also in the back there is the connector for the charger itself and also an aux input a head jack 3.5 millimeter this head Jack's really cool for those people that do not have bluetooth devices you could just plug it in into any scenario that you're in for your friends to play music so.
Out of the box
Taking a look at the sides of the JBL extreme we have two woofers as you can see they move when you're playing music which is cool to look at this is where the bass is produced and it does give you some good low-end most bluetooth speakers really don't have the best bass coming from them so hearing the bass from this was a nice refreshment. Taking a look at the back of the speaker towards the bottom we have the ports located inside of a zipper yes I said a zipper I know it's a little weird I'll explain more about the zipper once I go through all of these ports so once you unzip it they're tucked away nice inside of there, on the Left we have a service input and aux input two USB outputs and then also a power input now the two USB outputs serve to charge a device it has a 10,000 milliamp hour battery inside so with the battery inside you'll be able to charge your phone or a tablet or anything that you might be listening to music from now more about the zipper I know that it's weird but it's there so that it keeps your ports nice and dry if you guys know this is actually a bluetooth speaker that is waterproof which is awesome to have especially for a portable speaker if you're around the pool or let's say you're at a party with people having open cup drinks you're not going to get this destroyed or anything and it's nice having it there just so that I know that nothing is going to get inside of the port's.
I went in depth about a lot of the key features that it has to offer now this is a niche product for those of you who want a lot of power coming from your speaker of course it's pretty big it's not going to fit in many bags if it does fit in a bag it's probably going to take up the most room and you won't be able to fit anything else but as I said for those of you looking for a lot of power as well as a good amount of low-end this is a speaker that you're going to want to go with if you want something that's a little bit more portable as I said JBL does have a lot of smaller speakers that will cater to you I think that the biggest benefit to having this speaker is that it's waterproof of course a lot of other bluetooth speakers say that they're waterproof but this one is big and waterproof so therefore if you're at the pool or you're at a party or just anywhere where there's liquid involved you can have the speaker right there next to you rather than shoved off into a corner so even though it might not be the loudest speaker out there compared to a surround set of speakers or a speaker that comes with a subwoofer it's really nice to have it right there with you and not being worried about it getting wet now the speaker retails you for around $300 I got it around Black Friday time for $100 off bringing it down to $200 which definitely was a steal.


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What Size Dehumidifier for an 800 Square Foot Basement?
If you have an 800-square-foot basement that is very moist, a dehumidifier will remove much of the moisture and reduce that musty odor that is so overpowering. However, you need to buy the appropriate sized humidifier, and the size needed is not straightforward because you have to consider several variables.
Dehumidifier Sizing
Dehumidifiers are not sized by square footage alone, although the manufacturer will state the size of the area the dehumidifier can accommodate effectively. Humidifiers are sized by the number of pints of moisture the unit can remove in a 24-hour period. This measurement is not always directly related to square footage, because other variables impact the amount of moisture in the air of a particular space. To the homeowner making the purchase, it is sometimes difficult to know how many pints of moisture you need to remove. So, a few more guidelines are needed to determine the appropriate sized dehumidifier.
Moisture Content
The moisture content of your room is perhaps the most important variable to consider when choosing a dehumidifier for your 800-square-foot basement, because larger humidifiers are necessary to handle very damp areas. Smaller dehumidifiers will do an adequate job in basements with lower humidity and less moisture. Manufacturers state the number of pints of moisture a unit removes at certain humidity levels, measured by RH (relative humidity). This is your guideline to choosing the appropriate unit. For instance, one unit may remove 100 pints of moisture at 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 80 percent RH.
Room Size
Manufacturers refer to the maximum room size that its product can accommodate. For instance, a certain model may handle spaces up to a certain size. Many large units handle up to 2,500 square feet, while smaller units handle spaces up to 1,000 square feet. If your basement is 800 square feet, and moderately damp, a small unit that removes between 50 and 70 pints is ideal. Even in extremely damp basements of this size, only about 23 pints of moisture need to be removed to keep the area dry. However, because humidifiers have control mechanisms, buying a large humidifier to be certain you have enough power may be the right choice.
More Variables and Figuring Your Needs
Sometimes additional variables, such as consistent leaks or changing exterior moisture in your soil, increase your basement moisture content. Because it is so difficult to calculate the effect all of these variables, many homeowners contact a repair man or contractor to get a professional estimate. While this costs money, it should help specify the type of unit with enough power to solve your moisture problem. A professional with experience is better suited to consider all of these variables.