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Each photo in this book represents a few seconds of someones life, each very different from each other, each finding themselves sharing the same place at the same time. The beauty of these street portraits lie the uniqueness of each individual, in dress, expression, purpose and their reaction to a stranger pointing a camera lens in their direction.
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Why did my doctor enroll me in a cardiac rehabilitation program?What is cardiac rehabilitation?What are the benefits of the program?How does the program work?Who provides the medical care?Will my insurance cover this?Who may enroll in this program?Where is the cardiac rehabilitation program located?
If you have recently had a heart attack, angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft, or have been told by your physician that you may be at high-risk for a heart attack, you may enroll in Advocate Christ Medical Center's cardiac rehabilitation program upon referral from your doctor.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive program consisting of monitored exercise, health education and support. It helps people who are recovering from or experiencing a heart problem return to an active life.
The cardiac rehabilitation program can provide you with the following benefits:
The rehabilitation program is broken down into three phases:
Phase I RehabilitationPhase I begins during your inpatient hospital stay. You and your family learn about heart disease, diet and exercise. You are shown basic tone-maintaining exercises to combat the effects of bed rest. In addition, you are closely monitored by the cardiac rehabilitation staff who report to your physicians. Guidelines for physical activity, aerobic exercise and diet modification are provided when you are discharged.
Phase II RehabilitationPhase II is an outpatient program of supervised exercises for patients who have been discharged from the hospital following a heart attack, coronary angioplasty, coronary bypass surgery, or for individuals identified by their physician as being at risk for future cardiac problems.
The program is committed to enhancing your knowledge and awareness of risk factors. A case manager will be assigned to frequently review your progress and forward information to your physician. The orientation week is structured to provide exercise and increased knowledge of diet, stress management and the benefits of exercise. Patients are enrolled in the American Heart Association's "Active Partnership" educational program. Videotapes on risk reduction, in conjunction with lectures, are provided. An individual exercise prescription is developed for you and reassessed with each visit to maximize the conditioning benefits of regular exercise.
Exercise sessions are carefully supervised using a cardiac rhythm monitor under the direction of specially trained registered nurses and exercise physiologists with experience in cardiology and advanced life support.
Phase III RehabilitationAfter completing 36 sessions of Phase II rehabilitation, you may decide to continue with the Phase III maintenance program which includes:
The cost of Phase III rehabilitation is $75 per month.
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The cardiac rehabilitation staff includes masters-prepared exercise physiologists and critical care nurses with advanced cardiac life support training. They oversee the day-to-day activity of patients. During the program, you remain under the care of your primary physician and any consultants you may have previously seen. They will receive periodic reports on your progress and will be consulted on matters related to care and treatment.
Depending on the type of coverage, most commercial insurance carriers will pay the major share of the cost of Phase II. You should always consult your insurance company to determine proper coverage.
Patients from any hospital may enroll in Phase II or Phase III cardiac rehabilitation at Advocate Christ Medical Center with written referral from their physician. Patients interested in enrolling should contact the cardiac rehabilitation center at 708.346.3175.
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Some of the military's top brass are embarking on a year-long mission in corporate America after a business boot camp at the University of Virginia.
The Corporate Fellows Program wrapped up Wednesday at the Darden School of Business. It's part of a four-week-long Department of Defense training program to prepare 15 leaders from the military's branches to work alongside CEOs in the private sector.
"We've talked a lot here about corporate-level leadership that would be comparable to our senior level leadership in military service," said Lt. Col. Ahmed "Will" Williamson of USMC.
Program grads spend a year with companies like Johnson & Johnson, Northrop Grumman, and Microsoft.
June West, an assistant professor of business at Darden, says, "What we do at the Darden School is basically make them knowledgeable, make them comfortable going into the corporation, because it's an environment that really they've never experienced before."
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: Makes 4 servings of 2 enchiladas
- 1 dried red chile (Guajillo or Anaheim work well for this)
- Warm water for soaking the red chile
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil or lard
- 1 small white onion
- 3 lbs tomatoes
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup vegetable broth (you can substitute chicken broth)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- salt
- pepper
- Approximately 1/2 cup cooking oil (for cooking the tortillas in)
- 8 corn tortillas (approximately 5 inches in diameter)
- 2 cups shredded or crumbled Queso Fresco (you can substitute Monterrey Jack cheese)
Heat the 2 tablespoons of cooking oil or lard in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Swirl the melted fat around the pan to coat it. Add in the chopped onion and green bell pepper and cook them until they begin to soften, about three minutes. Add in the tomatoes, red chile, garlic, cumin and oregano and cook for an additional 5 minutes, stirring every minute or so and adding salt and pepper to taste. Then you will need to cover the pan, and keep it over low heat to continue to cook and keep warm while you prepare the tortillas.
Tortillas and Cheese:
Add enough of the remaining cooking oil to a medium frying pan to coat the bottom by about 1/8 inch or less. Heat the cooking oil over medium high heat. You can test when it is hot enough by pinching a tiny crumb of tortilla off and carefully dropping it in the oil. If it sizzles and floats to the top, the oil is too hot. You don't want to fry the tortillas crispy, you just want to lightly cook them. You want to keep the oil at a steady temperature, so try to avoid making large adjustments in the heat (such as turning it down to low in the middle of cooking.) Place a tortilla in the hot oil, and cook it for about 10-15 seconds. The oil should be barely sizzling. Flip it over, add 1/4 cup cheese down the center. The cheese will begin to melt. cook it for about another 10 seconds and remove the tortilla from the pan and place on paper towels to absorb some of the oil. Wrap one side over the cheese, and then the other side, so that the cheese is now rolled up inside of the tortilla. Quickly cook another tortilla and cheese, place it next to the other one on the paper towels to absorb some of the oil, then place both hot tortillas on a serving plate. The cheese will continue to melt in the hot tortillas. Continue until all tortillas have been cooked, adding more oil as necessary.
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Spoon about 1/2 cup of the sauce over the two cheese-stuffed tortillas and serve immediately. If you need to make a large batch, keep the cooked cheese-stuffed tortillas in a baking dish in a warm oven (about 200 degrees) for up to 30 minutes.
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These enchiladas are great when topped with one of these Guacamole Recipes and a sprinkle of chopped fresh onions and fresh cilantro leaves. A great side dish is Mexican (Spanish) Rice and home-made Refried Beans. Also, if you prefer a smooth version of the sauce, you can use a hand-held stick style blender to blend it until it is your desired consistency. If you want to use a jar-style blender, make sure to let the sauce cool to room-temperature before attempting to blend it. You can then re-heat the sauce over low heat.


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Turn on any hit music radio station and you will hear his songs. Flo Rida has become one of the biggest pop/rap stars in the world. But his roots in Florida are clearly strong, and the experiences of his childhood in the Miami projects with a single mother and seven sisters still guide him.
"Even now, I take my Bible with me wherever I go," he told FOX 13 on the set of a new music video being shot in Miami. "I put God first. I make sure I have a team that believes in me, and I work very, very hard."
This day is busy too. Flo Rida just returned from concerts in Japan. He'll work on the video by day and perform at a Miami Beach club late into the night. His hit "Whistle" has hit number one on the charts, and he believes the song opens new stylistic doors for his music.
"It's the transition of going from a very upbeat record to something real slow, more melody. It shows a whole 'nother side of me, as far as being able to pull off certain notes that normal rappers probably couldn't."
Between commitments, Flo Rida talks about one of the loves of his life -- cars.
"I love cars, and this is the fastest car," he said, as we gazed at the gleaming all-chrome Bugatti that sits near the sound stage.
The car retails for more than a million dollars and will reach speeds of 250 miles an hour or more. Flo says he set his sights on the car years ago, told the salesman he would be back for it, and made good on the promise.
But he would choose his Ferrari for the ride to the performance on South Beach.
Outside the Bamboo Club on Miami Beach, cars roll up and fans roll out. It feels like a Hollywood premiere, but it's really a VIP performance featuring a song Flo Rida recorded for free distribution. The song is called "Hey Jasmine," and it will open the show.
People on the sidewalk waiting to get in can't wait to see Flo.
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - John Alan Conroy, 36, of Big Spring, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to one count of producing child pornography and one count of receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
He faces a statutory sentence of 15 to 50 years in prison, a $500,000 fine and a lifetime of supervised release. Judge Cummings ordered a pre sentence report with sentencing to be scheduled after the completion of that report. Conroy has been in custody since his arrest in July 2010 on a related charge outlined in a federal criminal complaint.
According to court documents, in 2009, Conroy lived with a woman and her two young children, Jane and John Doe, in Big Spring. Jane Doe turned eight years old during that year, and John Doe turned 10 years old that year. During part of the year, Conroy was unemployed. The mother of the children worked during the day, and Conroy often was left in charge of Jane Doe.
Conroy had purchased a laptop computer in approximately 2007, and beginning some time in 2007 or 2008, started using it to search the Internet for sexually explicit images and videos of children. He downloaded and collected numerous images and videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and stored the images on his computer and on various forms of storage media.
During 2009, when Jane Doe was seven years old, Conroy began showing her various images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Beginning in October 2009, Conroy began engaging in sexual contact with Jane Doe. Then, on December 27, 2009, Conroy used his Canon digital camera to produce sexually explicit videos of Jane Doe. The videos were produced in a residence in Big Spring.
The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Big Spring Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Sucsy of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Lubbock, Texas, is in charge of the prosecution.
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ALCOA (WATE) - A man accused of breaking into a vehicle Sunday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park led officers on a high speed chase before crashing his truck.
Brian Ivey, 38, of LaFollette, is being held in the Blount County Jail after being apprehended in Alcoa.
The chase began around 10:30 a.m. when a park ranger reported seeing a man break into a vehicle at the Chimney Tops Trailhead. When the ranger attempted to stop the suspect, he took off.
Because of traffic conditions park rangers stopped their pursuit, but when Ivey exited the park Blount County sheriff's deputies picked up the chase.
Deputies say Ivey reached speeds up to 90 miles-per-hour on U.S. Highway 321.
The chase continued through Maryville and Alcoa where Ivey crashed his truck into a sheriff's car. The deputy was not injured in the collision.
The collision didn't stop Ivey, as he continued on U.S. 129 Bypass to U.S. Highway 321, then south on William Blount Drive and west on Big Springs Road.
He then turned into a private gravel road, where he crashed his truck in a field and was arrested.
Ivey was not injured in the crash.
He is charged with reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, and felony evading arrest. Federal charges from the alleged break-in in the national park are pending.
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The visual style of All the Pretty Horses, Billy Bob Thornton's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, is summed up by director of photography Barry Markowitz as "big mountains, small people." The terseness of his description matches the movie's imagery. "Billy Bob told me to see High Noon," recalls Markowitz, who has collaborated with Thornton on all three of his feature directing efforts. "He said the look, the feel, the lensing - just get into it. He liked the spareness, that Chinese painting kind of thing. Muted tones, keep the lighting simple, don't move the camera or call attention to it. His idea is not to interrupt, unless it calls for it. I'm for that; the story should be strong enough to hold its own. I don't have to dolly for nothing, and get the audience nauseous. And I don't mind sitting there."
This economy did not necessarily extend to the movie's storytelling, or at any rate, its running time. All the Pretty Horses was shot about two years ago, and first appeared on the Columbia Pictures release schedule in 1999. But rumors of trouble - specifically, a four-hour cut of the film submitted by Thornton - dogged the project. Finally, domestic distribution rights were handed over to the supposedly more artist-friendly Miramax, and the director kept whittling away until he came up with a commercially viable duration of under two hours. The movie hit theatres Christmas Day.
All the Pretty Horses certainly has a pedigree. McCarthy's novel, which was published in 1992, was a bestseller as well as winner of both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Ted Tally, Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Silence of the Lambs, did the adaptation. The stars include Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Penelope Cruz, Ruben Blades, Bruce Dern, and Sam Shepard.
Damon plays John Grady Cole, a young Texan in the late 1940s left adrift after his ranch is sold. Cole and a friend (Thomas) become itinerant cowboys, and journey south of the border to work on a ranch owned by Blades' character. The wealthy landowner's daughter (Cruz) soon attracts the romantic attention of Cole, and various disasters follow for the character, including a stint in a Mexican prison.
There are three distinct movements, and locations, in the film - the opening, featuring open country traversed by the young cowboys; the central section, largely set in and around a Mexican hacienda; and the grim later sequences in the prison. "The story goes from wide to tight," says Markowitz, speaking of both the movie's visuals and its emotional tenor. Almost everything was shot in the vicinity of Santa Fe, NM, doubling for west Texas and Mexico's Chihuahua state. Production designer Clark Hunter, who also worked on Thornton's other films, designed and built the hacienda and prison sets from scratch on location.
One of Markowitz's first choices was to shoot anamorphic. "That's the way we had to go, because it's big and wide," he says. "We toyed around with Super 35, but I got comments from editors and other DPs saying to go anamorphic, because the opticals will hold up better. So I shot with a great amount of light, which is something I never do. But I had to do it for focus, because I didn't want reshoots. I shot with a high depth-of-field - 16 I'd be shooting, indoors at night I'd be shooting at 11. Sometimes it was really disgusting looking. It was so overlit, Matt Damon would come on the set in sunglasses. But I just kept the ratios the same. Whether you're way down at the end of the scale, or way up on top, if you have the same ratio, even though it looks ugly to the eye, it all comes out in the end."
On night exteriors, Markowitz (pictured above) says he generally used "as many Muscos as I could rent. It was a spray job at night, and you can't really cut anything when you're using stadium lights. Besides, we didn't have time to hang 30x30s up in the air, and we didn't have the space - in anamorphic we'd see it." As for motivation, "I didn't want to restrict the shots based on the lighting, so I didn't give a shit as long as I got an exposure."
Somber tones On the other hand, Thornton kept wanting to get rid of lights. "We did try to keep things somber, and we weren't overexposing stuff," says the DP. "We wanted low light. Billy trusts what you're doing, he doesn't interfere too much. The only time he would say something was, `Can you shut those lights off? Let's do one with no lights,' he would say. Or, `I don't want any moonlight.' I'd go, well, what's the lighting source? He'd say, `I don't know - did you ever go out in the woods at night, and there's no light, and you can still see?'" The director kept invoking Claude Rains in The Invisible Man as what he wanted to see. "Sometimes, I got lucky," says Markowitz: "There would be a campfire."
Outside at midday, the cinematographer warmed up the image with a double 85 filter. "As the day progressed, later in the afternoon, I would pull it out," he says. "I wouldn't use any light outdoors during the day. I hate seeing little pinholes of light in people's eyeballs." Kodak's 50ASA Vision stock was used on the day exteriors, with Vision 500ASA taking over for nights and interiors. "It cut together nice," says Markowitz. "I didn't want to screw around with too many stocks, because I didn't want any mistakes. I was dealing with a no-reshoot mentality."
Partly with that in mind, the director of photography shot his tests on Hunter's constructed sets rather than in an anonymous environment. "I'd light the set the way it would look for the film, and then light the actors in costume within the set," says Markowitz, though he admits, "I'd give them a little more exposure [than he eventually did in the film], so the studio wouldn't be freaking out. We could see their eyes, their clothes, how the colors matched, the hairdos, all that."
Although to the eye the interior sets often looked like a house ablaze, again Thornton kept pushing for low light, and an uncluttered image. Apart from the double 85 for midday exteriors, filters and diffusion were verboten on the All the Pretty Horses set: "Not even on the talent, not even on Penelope," says the cinematographer. "She doesn't need it anyway. And Matt ain't that kind of guy. For Billy, the rawer the better, the less makeup the better - no makeup is good, too. Especially for Matt and the men."
What Markowitz did do on the interiors was warm them up with incandescent light, and keep them in the color temperature range of 2400K. "That's below the standard, and that says to me 1940s, without using filters," he explains, adding that his tastes in this area are definitely in line with his director's. "I went with the lower color temperatures overall, because I'm not a fan of adulterating the image; I wanted a nice, clean negative. I didn't want it to say look at me, I'm a period piece. I'd use the usual gels - CTOs, CTBs, steel blue at night, or turquoise blue for a different feel. But I used muted colors on the lights as much as I could; I didn't want to make it like a rock video. I didn't really have to stretch to get a look, because the look was already there with the anamorphic. I just helped it out with the color temperature."
In the prison scenes, the DP kept it warm and incandescent, "but with a brown, dirty feel. Bare light bulbs, with a little moonlight sometimes on the outside giving a searchlight kind of feel. Lighting a jail cell at night with no light, making it look like it's just coming from ambience, is hard to do when you have to light through a high f-stop and the set looks like Christmas." Markowitz relied on gaffer John Wagner to reassure him. "I'd go to John and say, is this going to look dark? Nights are always challenging, because your eye is totally fooled. We were using small incandescent lights, basically, but they're juiced up so high that they fool you."
"The circus people" Wagner is one of the crew members that Markowitz has retained on all his shoots with Thornton, including the unreleased film Daddy and Them, shot before All the Pretty Horses, but contractually obligated to follow it into the theatres. "Billy keeps his own people together," says the DP. "He calls us the circus people, and he's the master of ceremonies." The director's loyalty inspires the same, and encourages co-workers to look on his eccentricities with affection. "He really respects you and your job, but he loves doing stuff that nobody else does," says Markowitz. "'We did that yesterday, let's do this today.' The guy's the greatest, what can I tell you?"
The cinematographer has Robert Duvall to thank for his introduction to Billy Bob Thornton. He met Duvall while handling assistant camera on the actor's 1983 directorial debut Angelo, My Love, and later shot The Apostle for him. "I became friends with Bobby, and he gave me the script for Sling Blade," Markowitz says. "I called Billy Bob and begged him to let me shoot it. Bobby said go practice on Billy's movie before you do The Apostle."
With most of his shooting credits set in the South or Southwest, and his association with an Arkansan-through-and-through like Thornton, it's a bit of a surprise to get Markowitz on the phone and hear a strong Brooklyn accent. "Yeah, I'm the total opposite of Billy," says the DP. "But he's the Jew from Benton, Arkansas; he just doesn't know it yet." The DP's other credits include Paper Hearts and James Toback's Two Girls and a Guy. Right now, he's spending time with his family in New York, and paying the bills with commercials. "If the script ain't there, I'm not going out and actively search for it," he says, but adds, "If Billy Bob calls, I'm gone."


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• Instrument assembly, care, and maintenance.
• Hand and body posture/technique.
• Tone production, articulation, multi-phonics and vibrato.
• Method Books/Etude Books.
• Strategies for efficient practicing and performance prep.
• Reading music
• Music theory - scales, arpeggios, harmony, and ear training
• Repertoire - build a list of pieces that you study and perform
• Purposeful listening
• Improvisation/composition
• Transcribing
Materials needed:
• Instrument in good playing condition
• All sheet music, books, and recordings
• Lesson logbook
• Metronome - mobile app is acceptable
• Tuner - mobile app is acceptable
*** Specialties ***
Saxophone full well-rounded approach utilizing several books/recordings. I am a strong theory teacher and stress proper technique throughout. I always tailor my methods and materials to the specific needs of each student. I also stress good practice skills/habits and make a point to build a performance repertoire and provide students with performance opportunities often.
Classical Guitar, Guitar, Music Recording, Music Theory, Piano, Songwriting
Kelsey T. is a composer of music for quartet, string ensembles, piano, guitar, and chorus. While studying music at the University of North Texas, Kelsey was classically trained to play guitar and piano, while performing in the Men's Chorus. His piece "Colors" (2010) for string quartet & piano became a point of interest in the writing of "161 Glass: Site Specific Music in an Artistic Context" by Christina Rusnak, Composer and Executive Director of Philadelphia's award winning ensemble, Orchestra 2001. Having been influenced by the musical works of Reich, Glass, and Xenakis, Kelsey's composition style is attributed to his interdisciplinary study of Music & Architecture. Today, he continues his work as a music teacher, contemporary composer, and as an architectural drafter for various architects in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area.
*** Lesson Details ***
I tailor each of my lessons to the needs of my students, in the direction that he/she would like to see their musical skill grow. I begin each new student's first lesson by getting to know a student's weaknesses and strengths, and prepare each lesson based on the student's pace of learning. In addition to the teaching of the instrument, all of my students learn to read music, as well as ear training, sight-reading, and theory. I've found that by giving my students a more rounded understanding of music, it not only opens a broader range of interest in music, but makes the learning experience that much more meaningful.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Living Room: Seating Area for parents who choose to sit in on lesson. Equipment List: Music Stand, Casio Keyboard, Gibson Flying V Electric Guitar and Amplifier, Keystation Pro MIDI Controller, OscarSchmidt Acoustic Guitar, SilverTone Electric Guitar and Amplifier, SoundTech PA System, Valencia Classical Guitar, and more.
*** Travel Equipment ***
During the first couple of weeks, I can provide the reading material by email, in PDF format. After the introduction, the student is expected to purchase the book to keep up with the learning pace, in order to make his/her independent practice more efficient. The student is expected to use his/her own instrument, and be prepared with blank sheet music paper and other supplies for note-taking. If the rehearsal is at my home studio, I can provide the keyboard, studio equipment, and other supplies needed for our lesson.
*** Specialties ***
I've composed in various contrasting styles of music from baroque-style counterpoint, classical Galant style, to Post-1970's Avant-Garde. In my own music, I specialize in contemporary technique, minimalism, electro-acoustic, as well as experimentalism of the late 20th century into the 21st.
*Teachers marked as a Student Favorite have taught a minimum of 25 lessons and have received the highest feedback rating from students.
Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Drum, Guitar, Music Recording, Percussion, Piano
Hey There! My name is Ryan B. I play and teach guitar, bass and drums, and piano and would love to teach you or help you improve your abilities! I have been playing all four instruments for 20 years, and I have a personal, laid-back style that helps connect with each student.
I have been with TakeLessons for over a year now, and am truly blessed to have worked with so many great students.I will teach you what YOU want to play, regardless of style or genre you like in music. I design my lessons around YOU, and what YOU want to learn!
For guitar, bass and drums, I can teach the basic beginner to the advanced. I teach electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass and acoustic and electric drums
For piano, I teach beginner levels only.
*** Lesson Details ***
Students can expect my lessons to focus on your goals. I cover a lot of fundamentals and basics to start, and then go through more advanced techniques as the student progress. In a short period of time, you will know chords, notes, techniques, rhythm and timings, just to name a few!
Guitar students will learn basic chords, barre chords and soloing techniques. Bass students will learn bass notes, bass lines and soloing.
Drum students will learn timing, fills, soloing and lead drumming.
Piano students will learn how to read music, fingering, chords and song performance.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Equipment available:
6-string acoustic guitar
12-string acoustic guitar
electric guitar
2 amplifiers
*** Travel Equipment ***
acoustic guitar, bass guitar
*** Specialties ***
I use tab and chord chart methods, as well as sheet music.I have experience in all styles of music
Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Guitar, Music Theory
I believe in: the power of music to enrich human existence and create community; the value of all styles of music; the creative potential of every individual; the value of trust, integrity and respect within a learning environment; instilling in an individual an unending belief in ones self; and excellent and inspiring musical mentorship.
I hold a BA in music performance, have over 25 years of professional music experience and am dedicated to providing a quality, comprehensive learner-based music education.
Programs available include: Private guitar and bass lessons, improvisation, music theory, ear training, rhythm studies, fingerboard knowledge and more.
*** Lesson Details ***
I offer learner-based music instruction tailored to each student's interests, ability and goals.
Beginners: Learn everything necessary to give yourself a strong musical grounding while learning how to play the music you love.
Intermediate or Advanced Musicians: Would you like to maximize your potential? Learn a new style? Break down your creative barriers? I can help you make changes and grow into the musician you would like to be.
Improvisation – Any instrument, style and level. Learn (or un-learn as the case may be) the tools and techniques needed to create spontaneously.
Music Theory & Ear Training – Any instrument, style and level. Deepen your musical understanding and enhance your performance and listening experience by exploring the structure of music.
Fingerboard Knowledge - Any style and level. Feeling lost on your instrument? Locked into the same old patterns and licks? Break free from your habits and learn the entire neck and unlock your creative potential.
*** Specialties ***
Jazz, improvisation, fingerboard knowledge, music theory, creativity.
Classical Guitar, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Theory
My music life began in middle school, where I was introduced to music theory, and learned to play the violin and double bass. After a few years of orchestra, I had an overwhelming urge to "rock out" and play loudly, so I switched over to the guitar. I basically taught myself everything I wanted to know about it. It wasn't until about 6 years ago that I realized my love for the classical guitar. Playing three parts at one time (bass, harmony, and melody) is so much fun to me. In the past few years, I've attended several music classes and private lessons, as well as performances with the Tarrant County College Guitar Ensemble and Tarrant County College String Ensemble.�
*** Lesson Details ***
I'm very laid back, and try to keep stress out of the lesson. I keep it fun and light hearted, all the while learning useful components. My curriculum is based on each individual student and what their personal goals are. After 3 months, you can expect to be able to read standard notation and tablature, understand basic concepts of the guitar to shape into any style you want, and know enough chords to write your own songs.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Guitar (classical or electric), music stand, and foot stool.
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in the classical guitar method, although I can also teach the basics of guitar which make up the foundation of any style.
Acoustic Guitar, Arrangement and Composition, Audition Prep, Bluegrass Guitar, Blues Guitar, Christian Gospel, Classical Guitar, Country Guitar, Flamenco Guitar, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Theory, Songwriting
Ric is an award-winning arranger-composer who teaches all subjects relating to music composition including arranging-songwriting & production.
Ric has taught at colleges, universities, conservatories, workshops and teaches privately at his studio and also online worldwide. He also teaches and tutors for various organizations.
Ric holds an MM in composition (completing) and has studied privately with many well-known composer-arrangers. He is also certified to teach Schillinger studies (theory).
Ric is on the Board of Directors for the College Music Society, South Central Chapter (Jazz) and is the author of books and articles which have been endorsed by musicians from American Idol & The Voice.
Ric has students of all ages and styles from beginners – advanced. Recent students includes students from Berklee College of Music and Liberty University.
COMMENT FROM STUDENT: "Hey Ric, I just wanted to let you know that I took my entering placement test over theory today and I knew EVERYTHING on it! I am so thankful for all that you did to help me get where I am! You are such an amazing teacher and I hope to work with you again in the near future. Thank you so much" (D.T. - Berklee College of Music).
*** Lesson Details ***
I have a quiet and comfortable teaching studio. Many of my students are online. I have a very good online system for teaching and have students worldwide.
My basic teaching philosophy is that I teach the student...with the subject. Each student is unique to me.
I allow students to send me materials (via email) before each lesson that I review beforehand so I come to the scheduled less time prepared.
I also have a recording studio that allows students to "hear" as well as see (if it is on paper) their results.
I frequently blog and write articles for other website journals and send out notices to students using various social media.
I use various textbooks and other supplemental materials so that a student has materials that gets them from "A" to "Z" in a measured way.
*** Studio Equipment ***
DAW - Reaper
Many other programs used for teaching and recording online.
*** Specialties ***
All subjects related to the Composing and Production of music.
"Steven is very professional and extremely helpful. He always has a smile on and is serious about helping you phrase the music. I would highly recommend him to anyone."
"It's been really exciting so far! Jordan has been so helpful, so knowledgeable. I could not have found a better instructor and I'm getting better and better every day."
"My daughter's wedding was weeks away and I had never been able to dance a step. With Jenny's help, I came further than ever before in such short time in any subject."


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PLAISTOW — The Timberlane Youth Soccer League's online registration is now open for the fall season. The season runs for eight weeks and begins on Sat., September 8. There will be no games over Columbus Day Weekend, October 6. The season ends on Sat., November 3.
The registration fee is $50.00 for U6 - U12 divisions and $65.00 for U14-U16 divisions. Register by July 15 to receive a sibling discount of $5.00. Registration ends on August 15. For additional registration and contact information, please visit the TYSL website, www.timberlaneyouthsoccer.org.
Please consider volunteering with TYSL. Timberlane Youth Soccer League is a non-profit organization made up of parents who volunteer their time to provide recreational soccer every spring and fall to the children of Atkinson, Danville, Plaistow and Sandown. Your help as a parent is needed for the league to remain a success. The league sponsors training clinics to assist potential coaches new to soccer. The only requirement is a desire to spend time with your child and have fun.
For more information, please contact 382-3344. TYSL is not affiliated with the Timberlane Regional School District.


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SeaCrest, 5 Star, BeachFront, Ocean View in Hilton Head Island
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Villa
- community SeaCrest
rates (USD)
/ week
Hilton Head Island Villa deals
stays between: 2/21/15 & 4/4/15
deal expires in: 3 days
Great 2015 Spring Savings
Save over $550+ on already low rates !!! ........ The rate includes All Taxes, All Fees and the Cleaning is Free !!! .................. Email me NOW to lock in your Dates. ...... Thanks Howard
- $1,575 $1,275/week ($300 off)
- Housekeeping ($125)
deal# DW5R2Q
vacation rental description
SeaCrest is direct BeachFront with Ocean View on the beautiful North
Forest Beach. It's located near the very popular Coligny Plaza Area
which has lots of shopping and restaurants. Also my favorite bakary.
It doesn't get any better than this !!!
Come and see the beautiful ocean views and hear the trickle of the
waterfall in the lush gardens and relax to the sound of the waves
hitting the beach from your private balcony. Play on the world class
white sand beach. SeaCrest has lots of interior room with big baths
and spacious bedrooms The master bedroom has a king bed and there are
2 full beds in the Guest bedroom. Also, there is a queen sleeper
sofa. The unit sleeps 6. It has been recently renovated. You will
love this vacation retreat!
SeaCrest was completed in 1999 and it is the Premier Oceanfront
Community on Hilton Head Island. It is located in the Coligny Plaza
area with dining, shopping and all types of entertainment. Everything
is within a short walking distance. You will just love the location
and it's on the beach!
This is one of the best accommodations on the island. It is directly
on the ocean and only steps to the world class beach. See the
beautiful views of the ocean and the lush landscaped gardens from
your private balcony. The roomy villa is professionally furnished
including Corian counters, nine foot ceilings, crown molding, and
spacious bathrooms with large soaking tub and separate shower.
Both baths are the same size which makes it nice when renting with
another couple. Come and Enjoy your place in Paradise!
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 08-29-2014 at 10:25 AM.
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Howard 610-564-3796
villa rental amenities
Amenities: Phone, A/C & Heat, TV's 3, DVD, Cable, VCR, Stereo, CD,
Cassette, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Microwave, Dishwasher,
Refrigerator, Ice Maker, Cooking Utensils provided, Linens provided,
Washer & Dryer, 2 Pool (shared), Covered Parking, Phone Messages, 9
foot ceiling and crown molding, Approx.: 1400 Sq. feet.. Redone at
the end of the Season so it looks New !!, Fitness Center on site,
Broadband & wireless. No Pets allowed, No Smoking.
activities and attractions in Hilton Head Island South Carolina
Activities (on site or nearby): Biking, Golf, Tennis, Fitness Center,
Gym, Miniature Golf, Fishing, Shopping, Restaurants, Sightseeing,
Swimming, Snorkeling & Diving, Boating, Sailing, Surfing,
Windsurfing, Parasailing, Jet-skiing, Boating, History sites.
vacation rental rates
Rates vary by Holiday, Season, and by special events.
The rate range is $850 to $2350 - Breakdown by Season 2013.
Golf Season Mar thru May = $950 to $1400
Prime Summer Season Jun thru Aug = $1850 to $2550
Fall Season Sept thru Oct = $1000 to $1250
Winter Season Nov thru Dec = $850 to $975
Rates include All Taxes, All Fees and cleaning is FREE
Monthly Rates are available, please Email me for quotes
Howard 610-564-3796
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Hilton Head Island
- Have Fun !
- Beach
- Ocean
- Pool
- Chill out
Top things to do on a budget
- Walk
- Bike
- Swim
- Sun bath but use protection
- Chill out on the beach
Top things to do with a family
- Walk
- Bike
- Swim
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- Boating
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hello,im from upstate south carolina.im a CWP holder here,i have several autos and revolvers for conceald carry,home defence,target shooting and a collection of 'saturday night specials' that i am just getting well under way.
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THE WEEK AHEAD, Nov. 3-9: Annie and Elf Open on Broadway; Dead Accounts, Christmas Story, Golden Boy Begin
By Blake Ross
Dear Playbill Club Family, As the East Coast tries to return to normal after Hurricane Sandy's mighty and, sadly, deadly wrath, let's all have a WEEK AHEAD where we are recognize the little things that make life sweet that we so often take for granted. Gratefully, Blake.
Saturday, November, 3
Sunday, November 4
LAST CHANCE→ The revamped revival of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire's musical revue Closer Than Ever plays its last performance at the York Theatre. The current cast stars Marya Grandy, George Dvorsky, Anika Larsen and Sal Viviano as friends, lovers and others who navigate all the trials and tribulations of modern life — including growing older. Maltby also served as director. (York Theatre, 619 Lexington Ave., corner of 54th St., info/tickets.)
Monday, November 5
OPENING→ Tony winner Shuler Hensley packs an emotional punch in the New York premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale. Hensley gives, in my opinion, a not-to-be-missed performance of a lifetime. Not for the faint of heart, this heartbreaking and fascinating new play is set in the cluttered apartment of a 600-pound, sickly recluse (Hensley). Strangers and loved ones — including a nurse (Cassie Beck), a reckless teenager (Reyna de Courcy), an alcoholic ex (Tasha Lawrence) and a wayward Mormon missionary (Cory Michael Smith) — struggle to understand the mess the man has made of his life. (Peter Jay Sharp Theater 416 W. 42nd St., btwn. 9th & 10th Aves., info/tickets.)
CASTING→ Country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest in star casting for the long-running Broadway revival Chicago. Cyrus will play slick lawyer Billy Flynn through Dec. 23. (Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St., btwn. Broadway & 8th Ave., Click here for Playbill Club discount tickets.)
Tuesday, November 6
Wednesday, November 7
Thursday, November 8
PREVIEW→ The Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy begins its run at the Belasco Theatre almost 75 years to the day the original version opened there in 1937. War Horse star Seth Numrich plays Joe Bonaparte, a talented young violinist who dreams of a life as a professional boxer. Those trying to shape the aspiring prizefighter's life include Anthony Crivello, Tony Shalhoub and Danny Burstein. Directed by Bartlett Sher. Officially opens Dec. 6. (Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St., btwn. 6th & 7th Aves., info/tickets.)
Friday, November 9
OPENING→ The Radio City Christmas Spectacular returns to Radio City for its popular holiday run. For the show's 85th anniversary celebration, expect the high kicks of the famous Rockettes, a visit from Santa, and newly added high-tech elements including a recreation of the Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink and a dance with a Gray Line double-decker sightseeing bus. The production also has shows in Nashville, St. Louis, Dallas and Chicago. (Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave., btwn. 50th & 51st Sts., info/tickets.)
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The Florida Gulf Coast women's tennis team defeated JU 6-1 on Saturday in Fort Myers. Natalia Melibeu was perfect on the day winning both her individual match and doubles match and earned JU's only point of the team match.
Melibeu won her individual match in straight sets over Gulf Coast's Jen Evans. She won 6-3, 6-2 for her second conference win of the year and her sixth overall. Melibeu also was successful in the doubles portion of the match teaming up with freshman Aline Staudt to defeat their opponents 8-5. This marks the sixth time this season that the duo has been paired up and won a doubles match. The pair are now 6-4 on the year when they play together with all of those matches coming on the doubles #1 flight.
The Dolphins move to 4-11 as a team and 1-4 in Atlantic Sun play. They will look to break their current three match losing streak when they host the Lipscomb Bisons on April 6.


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DANVILLE —Visit Colby Library before Children's Book Week (May 13-19) to check out the 2013 finalists for kindergarten through teens. Children's Book Week is all about celebrating your favorite books, authors, and illustrators. Children may vote online at www.bookweekonline.com/voting until May 9. The finalists will be announced during Children's Book Week.
Do you qualify for the NH Homeowner Property Tax Relief? Stop in on Wed., May 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon for assistance with NH Revenue Form DP-8, which has a filing deadline of June 30.
Friends of the Library will meet on Sat., May18 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mystery & Suspense Book Club is reading Carl Hiaasen's "Sick Puppy". Stop in and pick up a copy to be discussed on Thurs., June 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Preschool Storytimes are held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Bring your little ones to hear stories, sing-songs, and make a craft. Please call to register your child at 382-6733.
Stop in or call to register to use Transparent Language Online and learn any of the eighty languages available to you from your home computer, a smart phone, or a computer at the Library.
The Knitter's and Handcrafter's Group meets on Mondays, from 6:30-7:45 p.m. If you don't know how to knit, help is available.


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"I am writing for me this time, I am not thinking will this work for radio? or will the US teen market love it? This time I have no questions... I find the purest form of expression is when I simply, write." admits singer/songwriter Kate Akhurst when asked about the writing process for her upcoming album.
When she is not writing for other artists, getting "top 10" chart billboard successes with the multiple albums she has been a co-writer on, or penning tunes for blockbuster films, Kate is sure to be creating her own music, tucked away in her studio in Sydney, Australia.
"Sometimes I need to step away from it all, and not listen to anything" she explains, "because it's in the silence that I can hear my own voice... and that's what songwriting is essentially about for me."
Always experimenting and wanting to open her mind to new possibilities, she found herself drawn to one person in particular who just "got it" she explains, "When I first met Vince Pizzinga it was one of those instantaneous things, we started writing, and never stopped."
Vince Pizzinga is an Australian songwriter/producer who was one of the principle people behind the record breaking success of Australian artist Delta Goodrem.
In 2007, Kate flew to Los Angeles to make her first album "Like Little Red Riding Hood" with him and they later formed the writing/production team "Fiction" who have had worldwide success with the songs they have written for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and The Oprah Winfrey Show singing sensation, Charice.
"I love writing pop songs, it's the best job in the world. And when you hear someone with a voice like Charice's sing your song, it's just something I can't explain..." she says. But it's not always about writing for other artists, Kate has always liked having the balance between writing "a good, solid, pop song" and writing songs "of expression".
When creating her first album in LA, Vince introduced Kate to Sandy Roberton who was so impressed by her he offered her a management contract with his prestigious company "Worlds End". Sandy then scored her a publishing deal with mega music publishers "Warner Chappell".
"Since I was working with Vince, signed with Sandy and Warner Chappell, I knew that I had to be based in LA... so I got on a plane and just did it, I moved to Hollywood." she says.
Almost immediately, many major labels started expressing serious interest in Kate. She was flown to New York to perform private showcases and as a result was offered several recording contracts. However, not completely satisfied that any of these deals would ultimately best serve her music, Kate took the courageous step of "taking the DIY approach" she explains, "we had already made the album, we had self funded everything... so why would I want to risk everything to somebody who wasn't taking any risk on me? It just didn't feel right..."
Soon after her decision, industry journal "Music Connection" featured an article about Kate and her decision to bypass the traditional path of the major labels, utilizing the plethora of new opportunities in the changing face of the modern music industry. "I just think that it is becoming the norm now" she explains, "all the artists I love like Imogen Heap, Robyn, Lykke Li.. they all have their own labels and basically did it themselves".
Kate is currently working on a new solo album in London and LA, using everything she has experienced in the past few years to draw inspiration from, and she is also co-producing the album. "I will be working with Vince, he has taught me so much, he really spent time teaching me about production and sounds... I am really loving this whole new side to the creative process."
One thing is for sure, she is definitely creating a path of her own, following her instinct and letting herself open up to the world of opportunity out there... "I am so excited to write in a new place, a new environment inspires me more than anything, so I can't wait to get to London."


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10:33 a.m. — Arrest. A 10-year-old male was arrested on charges of battery and disorderly conduct at Landis Elementary. Logansport Police Department.
10:37 a.m. — Theft. A woman reported money stolen from her ATM account. LPD.
4:06 p.m. — Arrest. Robert Cagney Stearns, 26, Logansport, was arrested on charges of maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, reckless possession of paraphernalia and dealing marijuana. LPD.
6:57 p.m. — Arrest. Favian Torres, 35, Logansport, was arrested on a warrant for an in-home detention violation. LPD.
10:38 p.m. — Arrest. Laurie Ann Mclay, 39, Greentown, was arrested on an out of county warrant. Cass County Sheriff's Department.
6:57 a.m. — Medical call, 839 Wheatland Ave. Logansport Fire Department.
7:39 p.m. — EMS assist, 1003 21st St. LFD.
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Three new baby Rock Hyraxes are receiving visitors at the Virginia Zoo's Africa - Okavango Delta exhibit. Born July 5, the little mammals can now be seen with the four adults in the Hyrax habitat –but visitors may have to work to find them.
"Like their parents, the babies like to wedge themselves into crevices, so look for them in between the rocks," said Greg Bockheim, the Virginia Zoo's executive director. He added that the adults often sit high on the rocks and freeze in place to avoid being seen, and that the babies will develop similar behavior as they grow.
Hyraxes are small, heavy-set mammals native to Africa and the Middle East. Their feet have rubbery pads with numerous sweat glands, which together form a kind of suction cup that helps their grip when climbing steep, rocky surfaces.
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On a 3rd-and-3 play deep in Chicago territory, Cam Newton saw daylight and ran toward the end zone. When the Panthers QB fumbled just inches from the goal line, it looked like the opportunistic Bears would claim another turnover, again showing just how well their defense can flip the field.
Thankfully for Carolina, wide receiver Louis Murphy had the awareness to jump on the fumble, saving the play, and resulting in a Panthers touchdown. More than the score, this play will be analyzed for Cam Newton's attitude-- yet again giving cause to those who believe the quarterback shows a lack of leadership.
Instead of celebrating with his teammates, thanking Murphy for bailing him out, or showing jubilation that his team had taken the lead, Newton walked off the field and sat by himself on the bench. It took a celebrating Murphy to approach Newton, patting him on the helmet, and even then Cam looked none too pleased with what transpired. Another example of his competitiveness getting the better of him.


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A letter to the Register-News some time ago cast aspersions on moderate Republicans and the "Rhino media" for the election fiasco. I respectfully disagree with this assessment for the election loss.
The finger should be pointed at the Tea Party and its "extreme" elements for scuttling the opportunity for a GOP victory. The Tea Party backed candidates that uttered "offensive and bizarre comments" created a debilitating divisiveness within the GOP's campaign that contributed to the humiliating defeat. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said, "We've got to stop being the stupid party. It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults. We had a number of Republicans damage the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. I'm here to say we've had enough of that (Register-News).
Second the "Rhino media" couldn't help but pay attention to these "offensive and bizarre comments." Continuing to blame the media for the loss of two slam-dunk Senate seats ignores the candidates unsuitability to represent their states.
In a Nov. 12 newspaper article, "Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar was blunt in his criticism of the GOP performance. He even said in Illinois, where the tea party has not had as great an influence as in other states, a minority that is more extreme than most Republicans had an impact." From a governor of Illinois who served two terms and who is highly respected from both parties, the use of words like "tea party," "extreme" and "impact" in the same sentence pretty well describes the Tea Party's contribution to the GOP campaign.
Carlos Gutierrez, a former Commerce Secretary for President George W. Bush, said in an interview with CNN, "I think we lost the election because the far right of this party has taken the party to a place where it doesn't belong." Gutierrez's statement, in my opinion, was a serious assessment of the GOP's humiliating defeat just as were those of Gov. Jindal and former Gov. Edgar.
Divisiveness, blaming others, will not bring about a strengthened GOP.
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Hugh Wolff, New England Conservatory's Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Orchestras, has written these notes for his December 11 concert with the NEC Philharmonia. The program consists of two works: Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto and an instrumental suite from Hector Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet—works written a century apart, while both composers were still in their twenties.
Britten and Berlioz
In the spring of 1939, with Europe at the brink of another catastrophic war, the English composer Benjamin Britten set sail for America. This self-imposed exile of the twenty-five year-old ardent pacifist turned out to be artistically fruitful. Among the uncompleted works Britten brought along was a violin concerto. A few months later, he described it to his publisher as "without question my best piece. It is rather serious, I'm afraid." Upon finishing the concerto just weeks after the outbreak of World War II, he wrote, "it is at times like these that work is so important – that humans can think of things other than blowing each other up!"
The concerto follows the unconventional form pioneered by Prokofiev in his First Violin Concerto: a warm and lyric first movement, a sarcastic and driven scherzo, and a finale of weight and power, yet ending quietly. A cadenza links the scherzo and finale. The latter is a passacaglia, a set of variations on a melody first heard ppp in the trombones under the violin at the cadenza's end. The variations culminate in a D major apotheosis, which dissolves into a strikingly beautiful coda. A gentle pleading chorale of winds and plucked strings alternates with impassioned solo violin phrases. Unable to resolve this conflict, the violin rises to a final trill of F and G-flat (F-sharp) over D and A in the orchestra, creating an exquisite ambiguity of major and minor as the music fades out.
In 1827, an English theater troupe arrived in Paris to perform Shakespeare. Among the actors was Harriet Smithson, playing the leading roles of Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. In the audience, twenty-four year-old Hector Berlioz was immediately smitten with Smithson, much as Juliet becomes smitten with Romeo in the play's masked ball. The courtship, marriage and divorce of Berlioz and Smithson are a dramatic and colorful story for another time; Shakespeare remained a life-long passion for Berlioz.
The incentive to write something unusual and large scale came from Niccolò Paganini. After hearing Berlioz's epic opera Benvenuto Cellini in 1838, Paganini sent Berlioz twenty-thousand francs, no strings attached, with a note reading, "Beethoven is dead, and Berlioz alone can revive him." Freed from debt and able to let his fertile imagination wander, Berlioz embarked on an astonishingly original version of the Romeo and Juliet story. Calling his work a symphonie dramatique, he eschewed the obvious model of an opera. (He had been bitterly disappointed in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi.) So although it is a vocal work, the only singers are Friar Laurence, who sings just in the epilogue, and a chorus of Montagues and Capulets, who, like a Greek chorus, comment on the action throughout. The two protagonists and other important characters are represented by the orchestra alone. This extraordinary conceit is a precursor of Wagner's leitmotif style, in which the orchestra helps reveal the characters' inner feelings. In fact, the twenty-six year-old Wagner, present at the work's 1839 Paris premiere, was overwhelmed by what he called the "completely new world" of the music. (Surely the first phrase of Tristan and Isolde is modeled on the beginning of Berlioz's Romeo Alone movement.)
It is important to know that Berlioz based his Roméo et Juliette not on the original Shakespeare, but on the 1748 adaptation by David Garrick that was performed in Paris. This version differs from Shakespeare's in two crucial ways. In the Garrick, Romeo is already in love with Juliet as the play begins. She is unaware, when they first meet at the Capulet's ball, that Romeo is there to introduce himself and impress her. Even more striking, in the Garrick, Romeo is still alive when Juliet awakens in the graveyard after taking sleeping potion. Thus that scene includes Romeo's astonishment as Juliet awakens, a wildly passionate moment of reunion, Romeo's death from poison ingested before Juliet awakens, and her suicide. This movement is so unconventional—a through-composed fantasy that skirts the edge of atonality—that Berlioz himself recommended omitting it unless the audience is "familiar in every respect with the tragedy … and endowed with a highly poetic mind." "Once in a hundred times" this may be the case, Berlioz wrote.
Tonight, we will perform only the orchestral music from Berlioz's dramatic symphony—it contains all the key elements of the drama—and we will conclude with the movement Berlioz warned about. In order to guide you through it all, the music will be accompanied by surtitles with brief explanations of the action and lines from the Garrick version of the play. In this way, I hope to put Berlioz's worries to rest!


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ALEXANDRIA, Ind. —
Expect feathers.
That will be just part of the fun Sunday, when Christian rock/pop band ShatterRed makes its debut at Alexandria First Baptist Church, 2108 S. Park Ave. in Alexandria.
The band brings its Christian message home with original music and mainstream sound that's delivered with plenty of creative energy. It might just involve balloons, kazoos, bubbles and hopefully everyone there.
"We will definitely have plenty of worship, but… we're a total party band as well," said lead singer and songwriter Logan Crockett.
Crockett, Jake Tudor, David Noffie, Sam Gernand, Jacob Huff and Josh Van Kirk are the names behind the band. Their roots reach to Ohio, where Crockett and Tudor had the original inspiration during high school. The band released its first CD, "Scarlet Rain," in late 2012.
"I just fell in love with the Christian music industry," said Crockett. That love landed him at Anderson University, where he is now a sophomore majoring in music business. In addition to writing and singing, Crockett plays guitar and bass and also handles online marketing and promotion.
Tudor performs background vocals and violin on "Scarlet Rain," but is currently attending Cedarville University in Ohio.
AU student David Noffie is the group's pianist, using a keyboard wired into a computer that expands the musical possibilities. Drummer Sam Gernand and lead guitarist Jacob Huff are both high school students in Daleville. AU student and versatile musician Josh Van Kirk plays bass, drums and provides background vocals.
The group's name is a play on words, where "red" evokes the heart.
"I wanted to play off the idea of the broken heart," said Crockett. He described the "hope and joy that can come out of God breaking your heart so he can transform you into something really beautiful."
Now, ShatterRed is ready to lay claim to some performing turf. They're looking to make it an epic experience.
"I'm such a go-big-or-go-home sort of person," Crockett admits. So don't be surprised if you spot bubbles in the air, or if someone hands you a kazoo. And be on the lookout for Feather Boy, Crockett's whimsical alter ego.
"This is their full-blown debut concert," said Rev. Michael Deutsch, senior pastor at Alexandria First Baptist Church. The church is hosting the free concert, and coordinating the use of its vans to help students who need transportation. "It's a way to help a young group."
Folk/indie rock performer Kristen Bennett will open Sunday's show with her band, which includes Isaac Vining, percussion, Evan Maxwell, bass, and Elle Worr on ukulele, foot tambourine and singing backup vocals. Bennett sings her original songs as well as playing guitar, ukulele and piano.
"I think my songs are just kind of a collection of love for other people," she said. The AU sophomore described her own sound as having a mellow feel to it.
Bennett has known Crockett since high school in Dayton. She describes the ShatterRed sound as poppy and catchy. "It's a really genuine sound," she said.
She noted, "We both have the same goal. We like to spread God's love."
Refreshments will be available after the concert. Deutsch suggested it's a good time to meet the band members and maybe get an autograph. The ShatterRed CD will be for sale, along with T-shirts, bracelets and posters.
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i have the 100mm2.8 macro and i would only use it for portraits if i didn't have another lens with me. the macro lens shows you such a narrow depth of field in your view finder that it makes it hard to focus handheld. at least for me. i've probably shot 2000-2500 frames with it. i'd say about 10 of those were handheld. that lens and a tripod make for some sharp pictures.
Why would the macro have a shallower DoF? For equivalent FoV at the widest aperture the macro should have greater DoF than the 135. Or is there something different about macro lenses? Some clarification is appreciated.
Staying away from the 135mm vs 100mm DOF conversation, and equivalent FOV, just because it is a Macro lens doesn't change the DOF you get from a 100mm non Macro lens to a 100mm Macro lens.
@bobbysamat do you have the Non L version of the 100mm which does not have IS? What makes the 100mm f/2.8 L IS great is the fact it does have hybrid IS and can be hand held.
+1. IQ wise, they're the same. I had the non-L. Very sharp from edge to edge and renders the colors nicely. It's just that with the non-L version, I limit myself from 1/150 to 1/200 (I had to use flash) handheld. I can go as low as 1/100 or 1/60 but it will require a lot, lot of patience to shoot. I think with IS, I can handheld more for at least 2-3 stops.


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So how do I make "guy in orange off the front" or "two teammates working together against a third guy" into a better story? I think I've been looking at it from the cyclists perspective (capture the moment that they already have a context for) than from a spectators standpoint.
That's kinda difficult really. There are no clear guidelines as to how you're gonna do that. It takes a fair bit of luck and a keen eye to read a race and catch such things as they occur. I was lucky to catch it in my example for "MG_0607" . I ride bicycles ( specifically roadbikes )myself for the past 18 years or so and would assess where and when such breaks might occur on the course. And would move to such areas to catch such shots IF possible. Usually, its easier to catch the emotion and facial expression on the riders faces with some of the action and form a story from it.
Same race different year, different conditions. Managed to catch the emotions of the two riders :
This is one key aspect of sports photography that's really hard to catch. And also why top sports photographers are highly regarded professionals. It takes a fair bit of luck too as in my examples above.
Actually I think shot #2 was at 1/30, but I don't have the exif in front of me. The problem was there wasn't enough environment to give any motion blur at high shutter speeds. A solid blue wall just doesn't really blur much.
Oh, don't get me wrong, not saying you're can't do really slow pans. Just suggesting that you need to adjust your panning to the needs of your environment. Its possible to shoot as low as 1/30 but its rather impossible to do a good panning follow-through if you do not have sufficient space to move around and prime the AF.
On the other hand .. panning isn't just about the motion blur, nor about getting as much of a blur background either. Its about achieving the 'sensation' of motion while yet being able to give your subject the requisite attention it deserves. In this case, the overall effect is actually quite good but would be better if at least the rider's face was clear and sharp. It would have worked just as well if it was something like 1/50 or 1/60 and you got more of the rider in sharp focus.
And as cited previously, compression of images can be quite a pain for such shots sometimes. So you're good. Just don't be too obsessed about 'getting the background as blur as possible' ... it doesn't work that way.
Here's what I did with a really close up, 5~6 feet away, the riders were going pass me at about 40km/h, was a 1/125 shot.
Here's 'Tinker' Juarez with the setting sun in the background and dim, dim evening light. Flash was used for fill and this was shot using an ultrawide 12-24mm on the 5DII. ISO was 1600, at 1/125 shutter. Just to illustrate the 'slight flash fill' ...
Thanks. Glad you like it.
I waited about an hour for Tinker to come by for 2 rounds at the same spot as I was anticipating the sunset. There were maybe 5 or 6 shots taken over 2 passes and this was the best that came out of it.


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COLORADO CITY, TX (KCBD) - The mother of missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn admits she lied to officials when they came to her home looking for her boyfriend, Shawn Adkins. She was taken into custody on Thursday and bonded out Friday afternoon.
KCBD spoke with Colorado City's city manager and police spokesman Pete Kampfer Thursday evening. He tells us that a representative from the Mitchell County District Attorney's Office went to Dunn's home and took her mother, Billie Dunn, to the sheriff's office.
The Mitchell County Sheriff's office says the District Attorney's office went to Dunn's home to serve a warrant out of Howard County on Shawn Adkins. One of the warrants was for the "body" of Adkins, meaning he was to surrender DNA. At the time of Hailey's disappearance, Adkins was Billie's live-in boyfriend and the last person to see Hailey. He is also the only suspect named in Hailey's disappearance.
Mitchell County Sheriff's office says that when authorities went to Dunn's home, Billie lied and said Adkins was not there. Authorities then took her to the Mitchell County Jail where she was reportedly being questioned.
"I told them he wasn't here, but I let them in to go search the house," Dunn said.
When we asked Billie Dunn why she lied to officials, she responded, "I'd rather not get into that."
Authorities said Adkins was searched but not arrested. They said they can't say what they were looking for, but it could answer many questions.
"It's going to take awhile to go through all the stuff that was taken from the Dunn house. And we'll see what transpires from that as to if it's going be able to help us in the Hailey Dunn case and hopefully it will lead us to finding Hailey Dunn," said Sheriff Patrick Toombs, Mitchell County Sheriff's office.
Dunn also denied the drug possession charges, "They didn't find drugs, they found a prescription bottle with my name torn off of it," Dunn said.
Although Dunn states she's not back together with her former live-in boyfriend, neighbors says they have seen Adkins frequently at the home.
"Last week, we've been seeing him there, and a friend of mine would pick me up for work and say he's out there smoking at 5' o clock in the morning," Dunn's neighbor, Isabel Gonzalez, said.
Gonzalez says she has seen Dunn laying out to tan in the backyard.
"I kept thinking, how can she be so calm, you know? I'd be wondering, is my baby ok? Or where is she? I'd be out there trying to find her, not worrying about whether I had a good tan or not."
"It's going to take awhile to go through all the stuff that was taken from the house, and we'll see what transpires from that as to if it's going to be able to help us in the Hailey Dunn case. And hopefully it will lead us to finding Hailey, " Sheriff Toombes said.
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RENO, Nev. —
An independent panel of scientists that spent two years reviewing the U.S. government's contentious management of wild horses planned to release a series of recommendations Wednesday to combat skyrocketing costs and help quell decades of conflict on public rangelands.
The study was expected to touch on a wide range of fronts, from mustang roundups and fertility control to better ways to calculate the preferred size of the free-roaming herds and their impacts on rangeland ecology in 10 Western states.
The Bureau of Land Management requested the appointment of the 14-member research committee by the National Academy of Science's National Research Council in June 2011, nearly three years after congressional auditors concluded rising costs at facilities to house tens of thousands of gathered animals would "continue to overwhelm the program" with no end in sight.
Especially contentious is the disagreement over the role of and need for the roundups, a debate that has pitted horse protection advocates against ranchers in competition for the grasses for decades but has become more acute in recent years for cash-strapped federal land managers with no room for any incoming animals.
The number of animals at holding facilities surpassed the estimated number on the range in 10 Western states earlier this year for the first time since President Richard Nixon signed the Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.
A recent BLM report shows 49,369 wild horses and 1,348 wild burros were being housed in government corrals and pastures. It said 31,500 wild horses and 5,800 burros remained in the wild — about half of them in Nevada. It estimates the population on the range doubles naturally about every five years.
The federal land management agency averaged removing 8,000 horses from the range annually from 2002 to 2011. Last year, it spent more than half of its wild horse budget on holding facilities alone, more than $40 million.