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The streets of Tomball are about to come alive, as the city and the Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce (GTACC) prepare for the 40th version of the annual Tomball night festival.
This year's celebration will be held Aug. 3 and will feature shopping specials at various stores in town, along with food, music, games, a car show, a parade and a fireworks show.
Local retailers, businesses and restaurants will stay open late, offering specials throughout the evening. "We also have more vendor booths this year," GTACC Vice President Brandy Beyer said. "It is always a really great and fun evening for everyone involved."
Musicians from Woodlands Church and River of Praise Church will be among the several music acts performing, bringing a top-notch production with them. "These are not just any productions," Tomball Night Chair Rob Greening said. "These are truly major productions with lights, sound --- lots of sound --- and professional quality talent." Other music performances will be scattered throughtout Tomball, including a DJ, a live performance from Curtis Poullard & Creole Zydeco Band and a live feed from K-Star 99.7 FM. The Niftee 50ees car show will be held in the Academy parking lot, while downtown Tomball and the Main Street area will have a petting zoo, inflatibles, food, music and games.
"It's a great Tomball tradition," Tomball Mayor Gretchen Fagan said. "It really brings the community together and the chamber does a great job putting it together." Organizers are preparing for more than 20,000 festival-goers. The Tomball Night celebration all started when past-Mayor Ben Scholl issued a proclamation starting an event to encourage residents to shop in Tomball. "We are preparing for a huge crowd," Greening said. "This year there's so much to choose from with the addition of new retail establishments and restaurants since the last Tomball Night."
An added bonus is the Mystery Shopper game. According to GTACC officials there will be 10 mystery shoppers scattered throughout Tomball and anyone who correctly identifies them will receive $100 on the spot. Clues are provided in a poem at the bottom of this page.
Fagan said her favorite part of Tomball Night is the parade and fireworks show.
"Everyone always seems to love a good parade and fireworks show," she said.
The festivities begin at 5 p.m., all over Tomball, with the Parade of Lights set to start just after 9 p.m. The parade will wind to the Tomball Depot and end with a fireworks show.
It's time for the fortieth Tomball Night,
You don't want to miss the awesome sight!
When Mystery Shoppers wear purple
You must identify—and be very, very verbal!
Then a new $100 bill will be yours to pocket
At Tomball Night where you can really
For More information call GTACC at 281-351-7222, or visit www.tomballchamber.org.
With a background as diverse as the state of Texas, new Tomball city planner Rebeca Guerra is settling into her new office, in a new state.
Guerra was hired by Tomball after she spent several years as a senior planner in the Orlando, Fla. area, serving the county government and a area population of 1.2 million people.
She has an associate degree in journalism, a bachelor's in international affairs and a graduate degree in urban and regional planning. She is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners, certified in the crime prevention through environmental design program and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional.
"I've always wanted to live in Texas," Guerra said. "I love the independent spirit that Texas personifies."
Guerra said that the draw of Texas ultimately led her to the opening in Tomball. She immediately liked what she saw and decided to pack up and head west.
"I saw a charming downtown area with a great council that had a comprehensive plan for the entire city," she said. "I have a chance to get right into the middle of it."
Guerra stated that she has immediate goals she is working on, such as the ongoing Downtown Specific Plan project and a re-working of the city's sign ordinance.
Guerra said that the city is working hard on getting a final version of the Downtown Specific Plan completed before the end of the fiscal year.
In the 2012-13 fiscal year, Guerra said she has four key areas she would like to focus on. She is looking at updating the zoning ordinances, rules governing landscaping, parking requirements for businesses and completing a connecting sidewalk pattern around the Medical Complex area.
"Medical Complex is a wonderful jewel that Tomball has," she said. "We need to work very hard to make it all it can be."
Guerra said it hasn't taken much time for her or her pets to get settled into the area.
"This is an incredibly friendly town and everyone at the city including (City Manager George Shackelford), Mayor (Gretchen) Fagan and city council have all been a wonderful help," Guerra said.
While this is her first position as the head of a planning department, Guerra believes that her background and experiences as a senior planner have readied her for the position.
"I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities I have here," she said. "Tomball is ready to blossom and I am just blessed to be here."
Maintaining adequate staffing levels is tough for any public entity, but it has been extremely hard on the Tomball Fire Department (TFD). With a booming population comes increased traffic, more accidents and more calls for service.
"It's a balancing act," Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr said.
That's why when word came of a federal grant program that would enable the department to hire more firefighters, Parr jumped at the chance to apply. The Tomball City Council gave Parr permission to apply for the grant and he recently heard from FEMA that their grant proposal was accepted.
A grant for a little more than $1.2 million spread out over two years, will enable Parr to hire nine fulltime firefighters.
"This is truly a game changer for the Tomball Fire Department," he said. "It will provide continuity in our operations and groups of firefighters will be able to work together continuously."
The department has always been able to maintain a high rating, even in the face of staffing shortages, Parr said, but the constant struggle to move parts and people around hasn't been easy.
"The issue has been to have enough consistent staffing to keep two fire stations open for 24 hours," he said. "In order to do that, we have to have two apparatuses staffed with a minimum of three people."
Parr said that two out of every three days, station two on Holderreith Road is closed at night, due to understaffing.
"In order to mitigate that we have to have four full-time firefighters," he said. "This will improve the safety of the community and the safety of our firefighters."
The grant will be all of the salary and benefits for the nine firefighters, which Parr said will consist of three officers, three driver/operators and three firefighters. A cutback of part-time firefighter hours and continued growth of city and emergency service district revenue streams, will go towards ensuring the department will be able to keep the new firefighters after the two-year grant period. Parr said that he, Tomball City Manager George Shackelford and the Tomball City Council will work together over the next year to come up with a plan.
"We still continue to anticipate growth in revenues," Parr said.
Parr said that once news arrived that TFD was being awarded the grant, he knew the community had won.
"We will now be able to provide our good, consistent service for 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
The 40th annual Tomball Night was a huge success, as it drew thousands out to the streets of Tomball. The annual celebration and shopping extravaganza is organized by the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce.
Photos by Caleb Harris
The Tomball City Council passed the proposed 2012-13 budget 3-2, during a regular session Aug. 6. Council members Derek Townsend and Mark Stoll voted no on the proposed budget.
City Manager George Shackelford explained the budget process and how staff members came up with the estimates.
"Obviously this year we are collecting more in sales tax revenue than we projected, but things happen so we wanted to be conservative with our estimates," he said.
The budget process includes three major funds. The general fund provides for day-to-day operations of the city and its departments, the enterprise funds are revenues collected for water, sewer and gas services, while the debt service fund is the fund that pays off city debt like bonds.
The city is expecting about $16.3 million in revenues for the general fund and projects to spend about $15.5 million of that next fiscal year. Thos funds include about $20,000 designed to send all council members and some members of the Sister City organization to Telgte, Germany, for the sister city's anniversary celebration. Townsend and Stoll took issue with that.
"I feel that council needs to reconsider this," Stoll said. "The Tomball Sister City Organization is a separate organization which does not fall under the City of Tomball's control. They do not need the taxpayer's assistance (to send their members to Germany)."
Stoll went on to say that he would support the city paying the airfare for the mayor and city manager, so that they can represent Tomball at the event.
"Keep in mind that the council passed a 36 percent tax increase on taxpayers last year," Stoll added. "How do you think this expense is being taken in their homes?"
Townsend agreed.
"I received several phone calls and I've got to agree with Councilman Stoll," he said.
Both Townsend and Stoll said they could not approve of the budget with that expense in it.
In other business, the council approved spending $36,000 to purchase several pieces of property along Elm Street and also named Grady Martin, president of the Tomball Sister City Organization, as the 2012 Mayor's Volunteer of the Year.
Martin was shocked by the announcement.
"Oh wow, this is a great honor, thank you so much," he said.
Council also approved expenditures for several yearly events, including $12,000 in hotel-motel tax funds for the second annual Bugs, Brew and Barbeque event, $60,000 from the same fund for the annual Tomball German Christmas and the Tomball German Heritage festivals.
Council also approved a bid from TJ&T Enterprises of a little more than $210,000 to improve concrete streets within the city.
Finally council approved a two-year grant that will enable the fire department to hire nine more full-time firefighters.
There will be a final public hearing and vote on next year's budget, at the Aug. 20 meeting.
Amidst an already ongoing remodeling project at the Four Corners Shopping Center in Tomball, owners have approached the city and the Tomball Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) for help.
With over 114,000 square feet of retail space and sitting near a high traffic area, much of the center has sat vacant and deteriorating since it's previous anchor store, Kroger, moved across the street.
Local retail brokers Jason Baker and Kenneth Katz created a firm, BK 2920 Ltd., with the purpose of purchasing and redeveloping much of the site. They then began negotiating with city officials for public financing options.
'They have some major challenges in redeveloping the area," TEDC executive director Kelly Violette said.
Negotiations have ended with TEDC, Violette said and its board members have approved an agreement. The agreement will provide up to 75 percent of new tax revenues generated within the site for the next 13 years, to help BK 2920 Ltd. offset some of the proposed costs.
"The group wants to attract new retail to the site, but many of the bigger and more prime sites are taken," Violette explained. "They will incur a cost to provide relocation incentives to those tenants, as well as costs in attracting new tenants."
"They are trying to free up the prime areas," she added.
The agreement, called a 380 agreement, will provide the dollars only if there is an increase in sales tax revenue and even then it will be limited. Violette said the agreement calls for caps of $300,000 in reimbursements per year and $1.5 million over the life of the agreement. The agreement also calls for the developer to make a minimum investment of $3.4 million on the site.
'The beauty of this type of agreement is that the city and the TEDC don't front any money," she said. "It is based on performance."
Violette said the agreement and redevelopment is an important step in the continued growth of Tomball.
"(The shopping center) is at a key intersection in the city --- alonst a gateway --- and it's been in such disrepair for so long," she said. "If the term ends and he hasn't yet been able to recoup the maximum reimbursement, it doesn't matter, the agreement still ends."
The plan presented by the developer calls for more than $9 million in building and tenant improvements, site work and signage.
The agreement will now go to the Tomball City Council for final approval.
Tomball's new marketing director Mike Baxter has made a splash in his first year, guiding the city to eight top awards at the recent Texas Festivals and Events Association's (TFEA) annual conference.
Tomball joined the group upon Baxter's arrival.
"There were 375 entrants in several categories and we entered eight of them," Baxter said. 'We won seven of them."
Baxter said the city entered in categories for events with a budget of $75,000 or less and took home the top spot in Best New Event for the Rails & Tails Mudbug Festival, Best New Mascot for Rusty Rails, Best Social Media for the city's Facebook page, Best Event T-shirt for Rails & Tails, Best Promotional Poster for Rails & Tails, Best Event Hat for Bugs, Brew and Barbeque and Best Event Button also for Rails & Tails.
"We accomplished so much in this first year," Baxter said. "For a first timer to come and do this is remarkable."
Baxter, whose previous background was in entertainment and amusement parks, said he took the approach to treat marketing Tomball like he was starting up a new amusement park.
"From the grassroots marketing to the mascot, it's all something that an amusement park would do and obviously that approach has paid off," he said. "There is so much buzz about Tomball now. It's not just that town you drive through on the way to the Renassaince Festival."
Baxter said that buzz is what will make tourism a valuable entity to the city.
"People now know that there's so much more here than they thought," he said. "We have special events, we have festivals, we have concerts, we have live music, there are so many good restaurants in town and more on the way --- this is just the right time for the right place."
"It's been a fun year," he said. "It's all coming together now."
For 11 years Tomball High School (THS) senior William Milby has been earning his merit badges as a member of Boy Scout Troop 471. He rose through the ranks and completed a complicated project to become an Eagle Scout. A lifetime of dedication has enabled Milby to complete a rare feat in the scouting world -- being awarded all 133 merit badges offered by the scouts.
"It's feels great to accomplish this," Milby said.
Merit badges were something added by the Boy Scouts of America in 1910, to encourage scouts to learn areas of interest and teach them valuable skills. The scouts started with 14 badges and over time have added more and subtracted some, leading to the current maximum of 129. There were four centennial badges that were offered for a short period during the Boy Scouts 100 year celebration. Milby earned those, giving him his grand total of 133.
Milby got into scouting early in life, encouraged by his mother Denise.
"He wanted to get involved because some of his friends were," Denise said. "He's always seemed to enjoy the learning."
"My grandfather was big into scouting as was my uncle and my dad," Will added. "I've always been drawn towards the outdoors."
Will earned his Eagle Scout rank in junior high, by building a raised amphitheater to view the duck pond at Jones State Forest. He and his volunteer helpers put in more than 350 man hours on the project.
He credits scouting for helping him grow, as he is also involved in the THS Navy JROTC program, FFA, the JROTC color guard and air rifle teams and his church youth group at St. Anne's Catholic Church.
"It's helped me become more diverse." he said. "I've been able to go and see the world and many different cultures."
Milby also said his scouting work has given him a chance to grow closer to his family. Both his parents have volunteered for his local Boy Scout troop and his sister is part of the Adventure Crew, a co-ed program for 13-21 year olds to continue Boy Scout principles and leadership.
"We've had some really good adventures," his mother added.
Milby said he wants to remain involved with the Boy Scouts after he turns 18, as it has given him so much. After high school he will be headed to Texas A&M to study geological engineering and hopes to join the Corps of Cadets.
"It's made me a more well-rounded person and a chance to do and see so many things," he said. "I just want to give back to others what I have had given to me."
17 area youth were able to spend a week at two separate YMCA sponsored events recently, where they were able to develop their character and bond with others.
Six teens traveled to San Francisco this summer for the Teen Escape Service Learning program, while 11 teens traveled to the Blue Ridge Christian Values Conference in North Carolina. The teens are from Bear Branch Junior High, Magnolia Junior High, Alpha Academy, Magnolia High School and Magnolia West High School.
Magnolia/Tomball YMCA Senior Program Director Stephanie Saker said the trips were made possible because of local generosity.
"We were able to send them because of donations through our YMCA Partners of Youth program," she said.
The San Francisco trip focused on community service, character building and self-discovery, according to YMCA board member and Alpha Academy teacher Nita McNulty, who accompanied the students.
She said the students are expected to take what they learned and reapply it in their community.
'This was an awesome opportunity for our teens to learn what it means to help others without the expectation of payment," she said. "Most teens do not get that until they do work to help others. They will be able to take the lessons they learn through this experience and apply it."
The students that attended said they learned a lot during their trip.
"Seeing everybody get along with one another, smiling and having a good time made my day," one student, Tony, said. "I loved and cherished every second of the day, from the time I opened my eyes to when I was in bed replaying the day in my head."
Tony, who has done landscape work with his father, was able to teach others at the camp how to plant items correctly.
"As I also taught some of my new friends about planting and how each plant had a specific duty to play in the environment made me feel really proud of myself," Tony said.
Blair, another student, helped repaint the local YMCA, among other things.
"I learned that even the little things have an impact," Blair said. "I plan to use this new lesson I learned in my community, doing things here and there to help those that need it."
Another YMCA board member, Keri Hefner, accompanied 11 teens to North Carolina, where they attended the Blue Ridge Christian Leadership Conference.
Saker said the teens there divided into families and the entire focus of the conference is to break down the walls the teens have built up and show them how to build relationships.
Thumper, a teen that attended the conference, said it has impacted his life tremendously.
"My attitude has improved, I have a strong bond with God now, my work ethic is great and how I treat others has greatly improved," he said. "When you're there, everyone treats everyone so passionately. Complete strangers treat you with such kindness and everyone can be themselves without the pressure of what other people think about them."
"Confidence was something I experimented with during my stay there," added Lillian. "I left the mountain with double the confidence I had when I arrived."
"Blue Ridge has certainly made an impact on my life," she added. "I learned new lessons and gained different perspectives and friends. My religious faith has also strengthened."
All the students said they wouldn't trade their experiences during the summer trips for anyone else's summer vacation.
"These are not just trips," Tony added, "they're life changing experiences that everybody should get a chance to experience."
TOMBALL - A straight shot to the Beltway from Tomball is inching closer to reality, as the Harris County Commissioners Court approved contracts with several engineering firms.
The expansion of SH 249 into a six-lane toll way, was approved by the court earlier this year and will run from the Tomball bypass to where the current freeway ends just north of Spring-Cypress Road.
The commissioners are looking at breaking ground about a year from now.
"I'm very excited," Harris County Pct. 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle said. "This road is a road that a lot of people have had a desire to see completed for awhile now."
The court approved more than $7 million in expenditures for design plans, environmental studies, utilities, lighting, landscaping, signs and planning.
The overall plan is to eventually extend the highway through a sliver of Montgomery County, where SH 249 merges into FM 1774. The court is now looking at when the best time to complete the second phase, along with Montgomery County. Montgomery County is also in the beginning stages of looking into its part of the expansion.
"Everyone understands that as you increase mobility in that area that it increases the benefits for both counties as a whole," Cagle said.
Harris County has planned all along to extend the highway north to Tomball, as there is already a huge median between the north and southbound lanes.
Current plans call for the toll road portion to be EZ tag only and will be the standard fee for Harris County toll roads.
The project was pushed along by Cagle, after being approached by members of the new 249 Partnership. The group includes members in Tomball, Magnolia and Navasota and exists to promote growth along the 249 corridor. They are currently working with TxDOT to promote expanding 249 through Navasota. That expansion would create a highway running from Houston all the way to College Station.
"This is a very good first step to make Texas A&M more connected to Houston and Harris County," Cagle said.
Expenditures approved by the court for the expansion included nearly $2.8 million to engineers Binkley & Barfield, $1.5 million to Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville, $1.3 million to I.S. Engineers, $1 million to Aguirre & Fields, as well as several others listed under a million dollars.


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It appears as if Sony is at war with Apple and is threatening to pull its music from iTunes and their games from the App Store as well. Sony has plans on opening their own version of iTunes, an online streaming service called Music Unlimited, and a service that will bring Playstation titles to mobile platforms starting with Android.
Perhaps Sony is not happy about having their reader app rejected by Apple and is taking their frustration out on the end users? Or perhaps Sony just wants a piece of the enormous pie that is mobile downloadings including music and apps. Sony's CEO, Michael Ephraim, had the following to say about Apple and iTunes.
If we do [get mass take up] then does Sony Music need to provide content to iTunes? Currently we do. We have to provide it to iTunes as that's the format right now.
Publishers are being held to ransom by Apple and they are looking for other delivery systems, and we are waiting to see what the next three to five years will hold.
Strong words there. Mr. Ephraim also said their Music Unlimited service right now is planned for Sony's mobile products and may or may not go to other platforms but we can assume that now we will not see it available for use on any iOS device.
So it appears as if Sony and Apple are starting into some unfriendly times and it will seemingly only hinder the consumer. What are your thoughts on Sony's threats to pull its stuff from iTunes all together? Does it matter or is there already enough content that you won't even notice their departure? Sound off below!
[ Digital Life, thanks Anthony! ]
I think the users will be hurt more then these billion $ Corporations.
Sony is just being a douche. They don't care about their consumers, just their greed.... N frustration. The frustration of being REJECTED!
Its called business. You think Apple cared about users when they rejected Sony's app ? Two way street buddy, but of course you dont dare to say anything bad about apple :roll:
Sony is probably just after Equal Treatment. If Amazon can do it, why not Sony?
The idea that Apple gets a cut of all In-App purchases is very haphazardly implemented, and unequally enforced.
I installed the Talk to Chuck (Schwab) app the other day on my iPhone. Do you seriously thing the SEC will stand by and let Apple get a piece of stock purchases done on this app? Do you think Apple would even attempt to gain 30 percent of that revenue stream and incur all the SEC regulation that comes with that?
If Apple can't get a nickel out of Charles Schwab, why should the get any money from Sony for an in app book purchase?
Sony did nothing to help Apple build its products, nor did they help build the iTunes architecture, yet both of these facilitate the sales of Sony's music. So Sony already benefits of all of Apple's work. Why exactly should Sony be able to take advantage of Apple's entire architecture without paying anything, again?
Not unexpected after Apple turned the screwdriver on them with thier reader app. Normal corporate "bargaining" at its finest.
Pure greed from Sony. Hey Sony, guess what? I don't WANT to have to pay a subscription fee every month. I'd rather buy WHAT I want, WHEN I want to.
why doesn't apple just allow you to install apps from outside itunes. simple answer they don't make money that way. Both sides here are being greedy. believe it or not people apple is greedy just like every other company out there.
Actually Apple doesn't allow side loading because it can cause harm the phone and they want an all around seamless experience. I'm an avid jailb'r but I'd be lying if I said the phone ran better on it. It's just how Apple is, idk why people still get surprised. Don't buy their stuff if they are so money hungry. It's a business, the goal is money like all business is. Plus, Apple has the best customer relations around last time I checked.
YEA RIGHT!!! .. because so many Android phones have been harmed by sideloading apps to the device ... right?
You are trolling again. Can't you bless us with your genious takes on a APPLE blog without including Android?
Who is the "fanboy". Save your spin and wisdom for another place, for another group that cares what you think......me, not so much!
BTW. Had to ask. Got your Samsung Galaxy Tab yet? Boy, are they flying of the shelves............What a disaster for "your iPad killer" .
The whole thing about side-loading being harmful to the phone only pertains to apps. NOT content. How can an e-book hurt your phone?
Sorry, I don't buy the side-loading issue for content. Makes no sense.
It's very interesting that Apple is the one who gets to decide what's "allowed" on a phone that I PAID FOR. How come I don't get to decide whether I want the "seamless experience" or just what what I want to load?
Yeah Sony can GFTS they haven't brought a decent mp3 player to the table yet and now they are crying like little baby's because their e-reader app was denied because they won't follow the app store rules. Way to screw the customer so your self righteous a holes can "stand your ground". As if screwing the artistist wasn't enough...
Just because a company wants to make as much profit as possible doesn't mean they are Greedy.
Ummm. I havnt bought a cd since..... Napster. Yea. And im sure im not the only one. Reguardless the morality, music needs a totaly diff business model. Maybe one where beiber, jonas bros, naked brothers band and all those children exploited for the sake of the all mighty dollar, will cease to exist, and some company promotes music instead of a brand.
Just shooting themselves in the foot, like all thier devices being exclusive to Rogers only in canada.
Well. A compromise will have to be made if apples contract does not have a hold on Sony. Remember apple can see the future, and they probably have seen this issue coming.
Go ahead Sony. Throw a tantrum and pull your products from Apple's platforms. That will only continue the death spiral your company has been in for over a decade now. If your management cannot see this, then you deserve to be on a sinking ship.
Amusing that a Sony executive is complaining about being held ransom - what goes around comes around I guess.....to be fair, iTunes could use some competition, not sure that Sony's has the savvy to do it though....
This is a huge fail on Sony's part.. Stupid.
Do u think that Apple is innocent in all this? If u do, I have a bridge I wanna sell u. lol
Of course apple isn't innocent but a lot of people buy media in itunes so if they do pull it they will be losing money
Wonder how all of Sony's recording artists will feel, no longer being able to sell their music in the most popular and successful music store in the world? Pretty sure Sony'll be losing more than a few artists if they do this.
Well, well, well.. Sony, now the shoe is on the other foot and you don't like it. You and the rest of the recording industry have had a choke hold on the consumer for decades, now that the tables have turned you don't like how it feels. Turnabout is fair play!
So, basically Sony is saying that the #1 seller in the market isn't good enough, let's go make our own. It would be like not selling at Tower Records.
Thus I'm of the idea that it's corporate BS
Im not sure if they have figured this out or not but when it comes to music production and distribution, the last thing you really want to do is make enemies with Apple. Sorry, but they have their game face on when it comes to portable entertainment. #Fail Sony...big time.
What I find intersting is Sony wants to open a new download site. Where this industry was so successful in file-share (Loss) management, product offering and customer pricing before Apple. It appears they have learned little except that as then, Apple is still the only game in town that offers compensation. Apple is making a little bit from iTunes but not enough to encourage competition.
I really don't understand the short-sided mindset of some companies. At one point, a-tracks were the industry standard, then it was cassettes. The business model changes and these companies are so slow to adapt. I think the future is a model where you have subscription based unlimited streaming to mobile devices, I'd say at about 5 USD a month, with the option to buy an mp3 at about 69-99 cents, all online. I really think Apple will be the first one to do this, and again, change the music industry.
Perhaps Sony is not happy about having their reader app rejected by Apple and is taking their frustration out on the end users? Or perhaps Sony just wants a piece of the enormous pie that is mobile downloadings including music and apps.
Or perhaps like any sensible business they have to guard against being confined to a single market where the rug cannot be pulled out from underneath them at the whim of the sole proprietor?
Does not Sony have a responsibility to the artist it represents to ensure that their music can be purchased any where?
Sony is setting themselves up for a lawsuit.
I'm sure this is just what artists signed up for when they signed a record deal with one of Sonys labels
Real MP3's lower price, Amazon.com, and the Amazon downloader will automatically import songs into iTunes. Need I say more?
Sony should cool down, and think hard about what they may be doing. Pulling out of iTunes is not a good business decision. Do they play to pull out of Amazon? Look at the number of cd stores out there. They are going out of business because of online services. Sony by itself will never be the powerhouse Apple, or Amazon will be. As a general rule, people will buy music tune by tune, or album by album. Paying a subscription is also a dying thing. If I was an artist, and Sony told me they are no longer selling my music in iTunes, but not to worry, they are going to keep me in their unlimited service, and it will be amazing. I would be calling my attorney to get out fo the contract with Sony to join one of the other three. With all the free music, out there, like streaming radio, and others, Sony is very lacking. They think people will come to them because they have the artist. According to one article, if sony pulls out of iTunes, it will be suicide, and amazon will be the big boy on the block. iTunes works well, and makes Sony money. To think we can do better, and make more money, Sony is living a pipe dream. Everytime I hear "we can do it better on our own" that is a sure sign that failure will happen. May be not right away, but it will happen. To make a music service work, you need all the main music services/ or the four big players. You cannot just do it omw you own, and hope the other three will join in. Apple makes them too much money. Think this out sonny. Do not step on the customers that buy your music. It will only be your downfall.
That was a pretty big rant. I'd say they're probably not pulling out of selling on Amazon because Amazon probably doesn't take as large of a cut from the sales as Apple does.
Yep, I think they'll flounder and eventually be dead in the water. Nobody's going to come to them for their artists, especially if it's inconvenient. I mean, really... Who that uses iTunes wants to go to another music service, make a new account, and pay (per song but most likely a subscription) to buy one or two songs. That's bad business. I know I wouldn't. And they're also killing their customer base. How many people have iTunes on their phone? How many of those people use their phone to purchase music?
Just cause you dont get the point ? :lol:
Artists wont lose any money over this cause those who want to buy the music , will buy it one way or another.
I'd like to know , how I qualify as a troll when I am just sharing my personal opinions? :roll: Last I checked thats what this place (comment section) was for. ;)
@Art VanDelay, You hit the nail on the head here. I think the beneficiary of this will be Amazon, or Walmart or one of the other stores for music. People who want a particular artist's music aren't locked into iTunes.
I don't mind. Apple thinks they are gods and want to control everything. Good for Sony, I don't want Apple to tell me what I want.
This is just capitalist progress - nothing new here - before SONY music there was CBS (records). iTunes will get their rivals eventually and we will be back where we were in the late '80 - only this time it will cover all media - I've accepted that. But at least it ain't as corrupt as the justice system
This coming from a company that is currently engaged in a lawsuit against high school students over a PS3 jailbreak. What a great company Sony is.
In my opinion, both of these companies stand to make a lot more money if they would work together on this venture. Sure it sounds odd to work together with someone you compete with, but Apple can certainly gain by keeping the Sony products available to their customers and Sony can keep benefitting from the customers downloading their stuff through Apple products. Can't we all just get along?
As usual, you're blowing the Sony guy's statements way out of proportion. What he's saying is that Apple has the lion's share of the market in downloadable music, but that if there were a big enough competitor in that market, it would give Sony some leverage in negotiating with Apple. All of that is really obvious. Even if that were to happen, though, as long as Apple has millions of iPods and iPhones out there, Sony would never actually be able to pull all of its catalog from the iTunes store. Absolutely no one who buys music or listens to music cares which recording company produces music content, at all. Therefore, no single major recording company (of the four that are left) has any independent leverage relative to the others. What that means is that no single major recording company can build a competing distribution network, because it would only be able to sell its own recordings - and again, no consumer has loyalty to a recording company of that size. The biggest contenders for downloadable music other than Apple are Amazon and Microsoft. Even in the latter two cases Apple has the advantage with regard to international distribution. So this is all meaningless noise.
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11/15/2013 -- United Methodist Women are always dynamic, and members in Cameroon are no different. The women of Cameroon are organizing seminars, developing income generating projects and providing scholarships to help ensure that women are equipped to lead, and are em... - Losing One Family and Finding Another: The Story of a Scholarship Student from Africa
11/15/2013 -- I am from Nimba County in Liberia. I am only 27 years old, but in my lifetime I have lost my parents and two siblings, lived through two wars, roamed three countries as a refugee/displaced person, and slept in streets, parking stations, market places and ... - Program Book 2013-14: A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial 2014
10/21/2013 -- "A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial" is a special program from the United Methodist Women Program Book 2013-14 - A Calling for This Time. - Help End Hunger on World Food Day
10/14/2013 -- Every year on October 16, the global community of food justice advocates committed to ending hunger and poverty celebrate World Food Day. This is a special day that mobilizes efforts around the globe to raise awareness, educate, advocate and call for acti... - World Thank Offering: A Calling for this Time
10/08/2013 -- "World Thank Offering" is a special program from the United Methodist Women Program Book 2013-14 - A Calling for This Time. - Program Book 2013-2014: Calling to Mission in Our Time
10/04/2013 -- "Calling to Mission in Our Time" is the September 2013 program from the United Methodist Women Program Book 2013-14 - A Calling for This Time. This program has been updated. United Methodist Women launches e-book during global migrations event: available now at Amazon.com.
10/02/2013 -- This week, as a member of the host committee for the People's Action on Global Migration, Development and Human Rights, United Methodist Women is co-conducting events that focus on women's rights, global migration, human rights and more. UMW is especial... - Stories of Peacemakers: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Mozambique
09/20/2013 -- Early this year United Methodist women from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Mozambique gathered at Africa University (AU) in Zimbabwe to explore their roles as women peace builders. The event was co-sponsored by United Methodist Women and the... - Palate for Peace: Palestinian Women
09/19/2013 -- Palestinian women make up almost 50% of Palestinian population (1.03 men/woman). Palestinian women make up 53.1% of secondary and 54.4% of tertiary education. But female employment does not correlate with the educational achievements of women. Especially ... - Program Book 2013-14: Pledge to Mission Service for 2014
09/19/2013 -- A special program from A Calling for This Time-United Methodist Women Program Book 2013-14: "Pledge to Mission Service for 2014: Living Our Calling." - Stories of Peacemakers: Palestine
09/14/2013 -- Grassroots International uses United Methodist Women Mission Giving funds for leadership and economic development of Palestinian women. According to their Giving Coordinator, "Food is one of the key weapons being used to subjugate the Palestinian people;... - Stories of Peacemakers: Korea
09/13/2013 -- The world around us beats with not only the stories of tragic violence that seem to be daily escalating, but real Love; Love in-breaking a violent world directly from the heart of God. United Methodist Women are daily stepping up to the plate to be the ... - Leadership Development Days 2013-2014
09/09/2013 -- Leadership Development Days will be in 3 cities this year in November 2013 and January 2014 with all-new speakers, stories, and workshops. Register today! - Mission Giving Enables Young Women's Workshop Experience in Asia
08/23/2013 -- United Methodist Women's continued support for the World Student Christian Federation Asia-Pacific enabled 34 young women to attend a gender justice workshop in Bangalore, India, October 22-25, 2012. - An Introduction to the Current State of Malnutrition
08/23/2013 -- One of the primary challenges facing the world today is malnutrition. Malnutrition is a physical condition caused by the under- or overconsumption of essential nutrients. It is most directly caused by "inadequate availability of and access to safe, divers... - Not a SNAP: Farm Bill Cuts Hurt Women, Children
07/12/2013 -- The Senate passed the farm bill S. 954 June 10 in a vote of 66-27, approving roughly $4 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program. - Africa's Youth Rise to the Challenge at the Second Africa Central Conference Young People's Gathering
07/12/2013 -- The Young People's Gathering was a moment of brainstorming for the church in sub-Saharan Africa, organized by United Methodist Women's Regional Missionary Initiative and held April 17-22, 2013, in Harare, Zimbabwe. - Prayer Calendar Reflection: July 2013
07/01/2013 -- The Prayer Calendar has sometimes been called a storybook. This is because it tells the stories of the work of missionaries nationally and around the globe. - Prayer Calendar Reflection: June 2013
06/18/2013 -- The Prayer Calendar has sometimes been called a storybook. This is because it tells the stories of the work of missionaries nationally and around the globe. - Waiting to Hear From the Supremes
05/24/2013 -- In late May or early June, the Supreme Court will render a decision in a case brought by Shelby County, Ala., which challenged the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. - Somebody's Calling My Name
04/01/2013 -- Hush. Hush. Somebody's calling my name! Sounds like Jesus, Jesus is calling my name! Hush. Hush. Somebody's calling my name! O, my Lord! O, my Lord, what shall I do? - Being Bearers of Palms of Peace and Praise in the Midst of Needs and Conflicts
03/15/2013 -- We can wave palms of peace and praise because we have hope that the worst things are never the last things. As Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the day we celebrate as Palm Sunday, he knew that the week ahead would be physically, emotional... - Aid to the Aged
03/12/2013 -- With the support of United Methodist Women, some of the most vulnerable elderly living in places with the most protracted violence and human rights violations are receiving help. - On the Mountaintop
03/05/2013 -- On a spiritual journey, United Methodist Women can help you reach your peak. - Tools for Leaders: Hope and Hospitality
02/15/2013 -- United Methodist Women has advocated for immigrant rights for more than 140 years. This manual helps equip our response with Bible studies, progams, worship resources, policy statements, issues discussions and social action steps. (PDF, 304pp,12M) - Being Bearers of Caring Concern
02/08/2013 -- As we go through this Lenten season, let us reflect on what it is to be a woman in Africa. - Being Bearers of Faith Confessing Christ in Word and Deed.
02/07/2013 -- If we believe and confess with our lips that Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, our sins will be pardoned. - "You are off track. Recalculating."
02/06/2013 -- Lenten Reflections: Ash Wednesday, 2013 - Ubuntu Journey to Chile
01/03/2013 -- We'll join with women from the Methodist Women's Federation in Coronel and Lota, located in the eighth region of Chile, south of Santiago along the coast where Concepcion is the regional capital. Methodist women engaged in community work are excited to sh... - Women of the Manger
12/17/2012 -- Use this mini-retreat to take a journey to the manger to renew our faith in the hope, peace, joy and love of Christmas. - Intercept the Traffickers
12/10/2012 -- Help intercept the traffickers at this year's Super Bowl, on February 3, 2013. - How To Submit Human Trafficking Photos to UMWOnline.net
12/10/2012 -- Submit photos to UMWOnline.net for Intercept the Traffickers Campaign with or without a computer by February 3, 2013. - Celebrate 16 Days of Activism
12/07/2012 -- The Center for Global Women's Leadership (CGWL) announced the campaign's newest project, "What does security mean to you?" The goal is to collect short videos and written statements responding to that question. - Land Grabbing
12/07/2012 -- The large-scale acquisition of land traditionally used by local communities, "land grabbing," has accelerated exponentially, resulting in record levels of hunger, displacement and environmental degradation. - The Right to Food
12/07/2012 -- When the world can produce more than enough food to adequately feed the global population, it shames us all that hunger and malnutrition exist. - Affirmation of Faith for Everyday Advent
11/27/2012 -- This Affirmation of Faith can be made into an Advent liturgy. - Introducing Food Justice
11/14/2012 -- Hunger and poverty have a cyclical relationship. - Phakamisa: A Project of Pinetown Methodist Church
11/13/2012 -- Phakamisa is a social uplifting and empowerment ministry of the Pinetown Methodist Church in South Africa, funded by United Methodist Women since 2010. - Love is Strong as Death
11/01/2012 -- Use this memorial service to remember loved ones who have passed on. - Living the Heart of God: United Methodist Women Program Book 2012-2013
09/20/2012 -- Are you ready to start your new program year? The programs in this book will equip you to live the heart of God in the world so that you will be prepared to see the ways in which you can help build up the body of Christ. - Preparing for Our Journey
09/17/2012 -- This program is a translation of the December program from the 2012-2013 Korean Program Book. It reflects on what it means to be an immigrant in the world. - Lord, When Did We See You?
09/14/2012 -- This program is translated from the 2012-2013 Spanish Program Book - Vivir el corazón de Dios. It connects the themes of poverty and immigration, recognizing the Wesleyan concepts of social and personal holiness. - Two Cents a Week: Sheet Music
09/13/2012 -- Download accompanying song for Mini-Retreat: Faith, Hope and Love in Action Through the PURPOSE. - Burn a Candle: Pledge Service 2013
08/29/2012 -- This pledge service features three candles symbolizing faith, hope and love in action. Listen not only with your ears but your heart as well. It is based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 and includes the hymns "The Church's One Foundation" and "Here I Am, Lord." - VOICES Timeline and Song
04/13/2012 -- Resources for the Voices event include a historical timeline and a song celebrating United Methodist Women. - Sending Prayer Mantles to General Conference: on umcnic.org
04/11/2012 -- Northern Illinois Conference web article: In March, United Methodist Women members from across Northern Illinois Conference created prayer mantles for delegates ahead of General Conference in Tampa, Fla., April 24-May 4, 2012. - World Day of Prayer: Creating a World of Justice and Community
02/21/2012 -- The World Day of Prayer service on March 2, 2012, will be guided by women of Malaysia who have prepared and provided the worship, titled "Let Justice Prevail." - United Methodist Women Pledge Service 2012
01/11/2012 -- As a member of United Methodist Women, celebrate and commit to supporting United Methodist Women's local, national and global outreach. - How to Make a Bible Study Video
01/10/2012 -- You can make your own Bible study video! It's easier than you might think. Anyone with a video camera, digital camera, flip camera or smartphone, some basic editing equipment and a little creativity can make a video. - Judges 19
01/10/2012 -- A bible study on Judges 19 for Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11. - Human Trafficking Awareness Day: How Many Modern Day Slaves are Supporting You?
01/09/2012 -- Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world after drug trade. Financial bondage and violent intimidation are mechanisms used by traffickers to enslave women and children. - West Covina United Methodist Women Publishes Feeding the Flock: United Methodist Women Cookbook
01/03/2012 -- This year, the United Methodist Women of West Covina United Methodist Church in West Covina, Calif., collected recipes from congregation members, family and friends and put them together in a cookbook titled Feeding the Flock. Funds raised from the sal... - A Time for Change: Technology
12/13/2011 -- This year's offering will enable national mission institutions and international institutions to help the marginalized and the poor, the physically challenged and others, especially women children and youth, who don't have access to information technology... - La Tecnología en un Tiempo de Cambio
12/13/2011 -- En la actualidad, la tecnología de la información tiene un rol clave en la comunicación y en el proceso de aprendizaje en el mundo entero. - Intercept the Traffickers 2012
12/05/2011 -- Leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana, join United Methodist Women Human Trafficking Team members in our Intercept the Traffickers campaign. - Celebrate International Migrants Day, December 18
11/17/2011 -- In this time of Advent, the United Methodist Task Force on Immigration invites United Methodists to lift up the global and local realities of migrants on December 18 in worship and prayer. - Rural Women Panels Raise Issues on Food Security, Violence Against Women
11/01/2011 -- In observance of International Day of Rural Women and World Food Day, United Methodist Women co-organized two panel discussions highlighting issues important to rural women around the world at the Church Center for the United Nations, Oct. 14, 2011. - United Methodist Women Sunday: Example Service
10/12/2011 -- Prepared by the East Ohio Conference United Methodist Women leadership, this UMW Sunday order of service can be adapted to suit the context and needs of any local UMW organization. - Take a Walk with Christ
10/01/2011 -- As United Methodist Women members we are the body of Christ. Look at the others seated here. Do we all look the same? Do we have similar attitudes? Do we have identical viewpoints? But when we come together in the sisterhood of grace, we become the bod... - Pledge Service: Finding, Giving and Living Peace (PDF)
09/27/2011 -- United Methodist Women's Pledge Service explains the connection between giving and mission and provides a space for women to pledge their gifts for the upcoming year. - Budget 2011: Faith, Hope and Love in Action
09/26/2011 -- God's mission is for everyone. When we respond to God's grace in love we are transformed and motivated to become mission-bearers in God's world. United Methodist Women have been fulfilling God's mission for the past 140 years. Everything we do is in keepi... - United Methodist Women's Sunday: Sample Order of Service
09/22/2011 -- United Methodist Women's Sunday can be celebrated any Sunday of the year. This resource -as with any United Methodist Women/Women's Division resource - can be adapted to suit your local organization's needs. - Right Relationships: Video and Study Guide
09/01/2011 -- The tragic events of September 11th traumatized the entire world. In its wake, interfaith dialogue was overshadowed by discrimination, media sensationalism, and a loss of respect for people of different faiths. The Christian community must help re-open th... - An Interfaith Dialogue Model in Atlanta, Georgia
09/01/2011 -- In the United States I discovered that Christians knew little about other faiths and considered it unnecessary to learn because Christ's way was sufficient. As a graduate and then a college professor and a church member, I developed a deep yearning to sha... - La Travesía Hacia la Plenitud
08/02/2011 -- ¡Bienvenidas al nuevo Libro de Programa de 2011-2012, La travesía Hacia la Plenitud"! - Peaceful Remembrance of September 11, 2001: Forty Days of Prayer for Children
08/01/2011 -- Walk this journey with children who have no remembrance of September 11, 2001, but who will see images and hear stories of the devastating loss of that day in the weeks leading up to the 10th Anniversary. We may not be able to answer all of their question... - Prayers From Duluth
07/08/2011 -- A newly retired woman finds another home for her faith and mission. - It's About Relationships
06/20/2011 -- response talks with young women about their involvement in United Methodist Women. - Waging Peace with Prayer and Action
06/13/2011 -- During the summer months of Schools of Christian Mission until International Day of Peace on September 21, 2011, you are invited to participate in Prayers and Actions for Peace as an expression of reconciliation. - Monitoring News Coverage of Religion in Mainstream News Media
06/13/2011 -- We are inviting you to monitor how mainstream media cover religion. - Immigration Programming from the 2010 Program Book
05/11/2011 -- From the 2010 Program Book comes an immigration piece that can be used to engage United Methodist communities in bible study, worship, education and much needed action surrounding immigrant and civil rights. The program piece can be downloaded as a pdf a... - Installation Services
05/11/2011 -- Installation Service ideas to use in your local United Methodist Women group. Use as is, combine two or more services or adapt any way that suits your community. - Honoring God's Creation
04/20/2011 -- There are many ways you can honor the sacredness of Creation. You may already have plans for your UMW unit and congregation. If you do not, here are some ideas. - "Walk with Wholeness" Available in June!
04/15/2011 -- Your United Methodist Women's group will want to be among the first to experience transformative faith, hope, love in action through "Walk with Wholeness"-- the all-new Program Book for 2011-2012. - From The Water's Edge
02/18/2011 -- I present to you your new mission team. We lift up this team and their gifts and look forward with hope and love to the way you will live out your gifts in ministry. - Tomorrow is for...
02/18/2011 -- You have made a commitment to United Methodist women, but more importantly--to God! - The Good Shepherd
02/18/2011 -- You are the ones who have answered " yes " to the call to serve as district officers. - Rainbows for Mission
02/18/2011 -- These colorful flowers truly remind us of the rainbow and God's promise. It reminds us too, of the promise Jesus made when he said, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the ends of the earth." May God's presence be real to you as you serve the Creator wel... - The Purpose Is Our Key
02/18/2011 -- The organized unit of UNITED METHODIST WOMEN shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creat... - Corinthians
02/18/2011 -- I present to you your new mission team. May the Holy Spirit help them to use their gifts to work together. - Hope for a Brighter Future
02/18/2011 -- To you who have elected these women to be your officers, I ask you " Will you also be a light to others as you work as a member of this unit of United Methodist Women, fulfilling the Purpose and supporting your officers? " If you are ready to do this, ple... - Fill The World With Love
02/18/2011 -- If there are women here today who are not members, we want you, we need you to join us in our Purpose, in filling the world with love. If there are any men here today, we also need you, your prayers and support as we work together with God. - Being An Officer Is a Community Thing
02/18/2011 -- O God, giver of creative energy, receiver of mission-making, within us and all around us, awaken that spark of divine energy in action. Let our hearts hear the song of transformed lives. Let our eyes see hope again in the walk and talk of free women a... - Like A Butterflly
02/18/2011 -- As United Methodist Women officer, it may be that you are like a caterpillar, and need to do some changing. - An Awesome Responsibility
02/18/2011 -- You have an awesome, exciting responsibility before you. Take it with enthusiasm, knowing God is with you. - Women Weaving One World
02/18/2011 -- We each weave our own fabric of faith and life. From the time we are children until we are near the end of our journey, we are creating a pattern or weaving a design. The loom is our life. - Commitment for Leading Together
02/17/2011 -- Read and use an installation service from the 2010 Program Book, "Let's Get Together." - Litany: An Affirmation of Faith
02/17/2011 -- Use this litany as is or as a model to create your own installation service. - United Methodist Women Organized for Mission
02/17/2011 -- We pledge ourselves to renewed discipleship in Christ to expand concepts of mission through the global ministries of the church. - Restorative Justice
02/16/2011 -- The goal of this program is to introduce the concept of restorative justice to women and expand on Biblical examples of restorative justice relevant to our world today. - 100 Years of World Thank Offerings
01/26/2011 -- Does your program planning include a Thank Offering Sunday or celebration in your church? November is a favorite time for such a service, but any month is appropriate to share and care about missions in this special way. - 60-Second Commercials for United Methodist Women Resources
01/26/2011 -- 60-second commercials were first introduced at the National Gathering of Young Women, St. Charles, Ill., December 2000. They can be incorporated into a program or event to introduce people to different resources of United Methodist Women organized for mis... - An Open Mind Frees the Spirit
01/26/2011 -- First written in 1998, this program introduces Reading Program books from that year. The program could be adapted using current titles. - A Brighter Future for Children and Youth: 2009-2012 (Word, 140K)
01/24/2011 -- The Women's Division offers grants of up to $4,000 for projects and programs addressing the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse and relationship abuse. - A Brighter Future for Children and Youth: 2009-2012 (PDF, 81K)
01/24/2011 -- The Women's Division offers grants of up to $4,000 for projects and programs addressing the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse and relationship abuse. - That Handful of Women: A Skit about the Beginnings of United Methodist Women
01/21/2011 -- Editor's Note: This skit was first introduced at the National Gathering of Teen and College Women, December 2000 in St. Charles, Ill. It's an interactive melodrama that involves the audience and teaches them of the history of women organized for mission... - Family Roots
10/01/2010 -- Author Thomas DeWolf shares lessons from a life-changing journey into the history of his family, his country and the transatlantic slave trade in Inheriting the Trade, a 2011 United Methodist Women Reading Program book. - Reading Program Book List for 2011
09/02/2010 -- View and purchase the Reading Program book list for 2011 for all categories and languages. - 6 Things You Can Do This Earth Day
04/17/2010 -- Celebrate the Earth on Earth Day's 40th Anniversary, April 22 - United Methodist Bishop Visits Mission Institution in Fort Worth, Texas
04/25/2008 -- Fort Worth, Texas, April 25, 2008 -- As an all-church meeting continues in Fort Worth, Texas, one bishop took time on April 24 to attend another important gathering: snack time in the after-school program at United Community Centers, Inc., a local United ... - Love and Faith Make for Healing and Praise
03/25/2006 -- Love and Faith Make for Healing and Praise
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