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We are excited to host the WSU Horn and Trombone Festivals again this year. Each year we bring to you world-renowned guest artists and clinicians for a day of music making, master classes and performances. We are excited to announce that this year the workshops will feature Dietrich Hemann and Megumi Kanda of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. There will also be industry vendors on site with instruments to try. The cost to attend is FREE, but all participants need to register! The festival is open to high school and college students, amateurs and professionals. Advanced middle school students are welcome to participate as well.
The festivals will be host to several performance competitions including Student and Young Artists Divisions for both, Solo Trombone and Solo Horn, as well as a Composition Contest for Trombone. Competition rules, registration, and fees are described in the tabs below. Click for more information.
HOSTS: Jonas Thoms and Gretchen McNamara
- All participants under the age of 18 must submit a Medical Form (PDF).
- Directions to the Wright State campus
Solo Competition
Entry Fee: $25
Entry fee payment is online and can be made by using:
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Discover
- webCheck
Student Horn and Trombone Solo Competition
- Application deadline for all entries: January 13, 2016
- Preliminary Round (Live or unedited video): Sunday, January 17, 2016
- Selection of Finalists: Sunday, January 17, 2016
- Final Round (Live): January 18, 2016, 10:00 am
- 1st Place: $200
- 2nd Place: $20 Gift Certificate to Mountain Peak Music
The Winner of each division will perform on a Recital Monday, January 18, 2016 at Wright State University's Horn and Trombone Festivals.
The Runner-up in each division will perform in a master class with Festival Guest Artists:
- Dietrich Hemann, Second Horn – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Qualifications for Student Division:
- Students must be enrolled in high school or home schooled at the high school level.
- All competitors must perform a solo movement or movements of their choice not to exceed a total of 8 minutes
- Tenor and Bass Trombone applicants will be considered with-in the same division
- The Preliminary round may be recorded with or without piano accompaniment and can occur in one of two ways:
- Live audition on Sunday, January 17 (time TBD) at the School of Music in the Creative Arts Center at Wright State University.
- Pre-recorded, unedited video received no later than Wednesday, January 13. Videos can be sent as private YouTube links or DVDs only. YouTube links and DVDs should be sent directly to Dr. Gretchen McNamara for trombonists and Jonas Thoms for hornists.
- The Final round will be performed live with piano accompaniment and an accompanist will be provided if needed
- All applicants must be available to perform in the live round on campus Monday, January 18, 2016
- No repertoire restrictions exist, however, difficulty of repertoire will be considered when selecting finalists
- Two or three finalists will be selected from each category to perform in the final round on January 18, 2016
- Rehearsals with accompanist (if needed) will be scheduled for the morning of January 18, 2016
Young Artists Horn and Trombone Solo Competition
- Preliminary Round (Recorded Round)): Postmarked by December 1, 2015 (trombone competition) or December 13, 2015 (horn competition only)
- Notification of Finalists: December 22, 2015
- Final Round (Live Round): January 18, 2016, 10:00 am
- 1st Place: $250
- 2nd Place: $20 Gift Certificate to Mountain Peak Music
The Winner of each division will perform on a Recital Monday, January 18, 2016 at Wright State University's Horn and Trombone Festivals.
The Runner-up in each division will perform in a master class with Festival Guest Artists:
- Dietrich Hemann, Second Horn – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Qualifications for Young Artist Division:
- Applicants must be enrolled in college at the Undergraduate Level.
- All competitors must perform a solo movement or movements of their choice not to exceed a total of 8 minutes
- Tenor and Bass Trombone applicants will be considered with-in the same division
- The Preliminary round may be recorded with or without piano accompaniment.
- The Final round will be performed live with piano accompaniment and an accompanist will be provided if needed
- No repertoire restrictions exist, however, difficulty of repertoire will be considered when selecting finalists
- All applicants must be available to perform in the LIVE FINALS FOUND on campus Monday, January 18, 2016
- Two or three finalists will be selected from each category to perform in the final round on January 18, 2016
- Rehearsals with accompanist (if needed) will be scheduled for the morning of January 18, 2016
Recordings must be postmarked by December 1, 2015 for trombone competition and December 13, 2015 for horn competition, either by mail or e-mail. No recording will be considered without submission of the application fee.
Electronic submissions should be in MP3 format. Mailed submissions may be submitted on a CD or flash drive in MP3 format.
Please include the following information with your recording:
- Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- Email address
- School
- Year in School
Electronic Submission
- Gretchen McNamara (Tenor and Bass Trombone Only) - email@example.com
- Jonas Thoms (Horn Only) – firstname.lastname@example.com
US Mail Submission
Please mail materials postmarked no later than December 1, 2015 to Gretchen McNamara (Tenor and Bass Trombone Only). Please mail materials postmarked no later than December 13, 2015 to Jonas Thoms (Horn Only) at:
Solo Competition for Horn and Trombone
Wright State University
School of Music
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Trombone Composition Contest
Congratulations to Adrienne Albert (Los Angeles, CA) who is the winner of the 2016 Trombone Festival Composition Contest. Ms. Albert's composition "Wind Tides" will be performed at the WSU Trombone Festival on January 18th by guest artist Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
- Submission Date: Postmarked by November 1, 2015
- Notification of Winner: January 1, 2016
The Wright State University School of Music Trombone Festival Composition Contest is open to composers of all ages. Works should be 8 minutes or less and be written for solo trombone or trombone and piano. The winning composition will be published by Potenza Music and be performed by Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as part of her recital at the Wright State University Horn and Trombone Festivals on January 18, 2016 at 6:30pm. Additionally, the winning composer will receive a $250 honorarium. Please direct any questions to Gretchen McNamara at firstname.lastname@example.com
Entry Fee: $25
Entry fee payment is online and can be made by using:
- Mastcard
- Visa
- Discover
- webCheck
Competition Guidelines
- All materials and the application fee must be postmarked by November 1, 2015.
- Compositions for solo trombone or trombone and piano are eligible.
- Compositions must be eight minutes or less.
- One winner will be chosen by the competition committee and notified by November 21, 2015.
Submission Guidelines
- Electronic submissions must include a score in .pdf format.
- A recording of a live performance or generated through music notation software in .mp3 format should also be included.
- A $25 non-refundable application fee must be received before any submission will be considered.
- Email or Dropbox submissions are preferred. However, mailed submissions will be accepted. Mailed recordings may be submitted on a CD or flash drive in .mp3 format.
- Include the following information with your submission:
- Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- Email address
- Electronic submissions should be sent to Gretchen McNamara at email@example.com
- Mailed materials should be sent to Gretchen McNamara at:
Trombone Composition Contest
Wright State University
School of Music
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Guest Artists & Clinicians
Dietrich Hemann – Second Horn, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Dietrich Hemann has held the Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair since 2008. He has previously been associate principal horn of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, assistant principal and acting principal horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, acting assistant principal horn of the Grant Park Orchestra, and a member of Burning River Brass. He performed as soloist on multiple occasions with the Rochester Philharmonic and has appeared at numerous festivals including the Skaneateles Music Festival, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, and the Peninsula Music Festival.
Dietrich has taught at the MasterWorks Festival, Eastman School of Music, Hochstein Music School, Nazareth College, and as visiting horn instructor at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
A native of Albany, CA, Dietrich studied at the Eastman School of Music with Verne Reynolds and Peter Kurau, and at Rice University with William VerMeulen.
Dietrich resides in Shorewood, WI with his wife, MSO principal trombonist Megumi Kanda, and their boys Hans, Max, and Lukas.
Megumi Kanda – Principal Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Megumi Kanda, principal trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, is a native of Tokyo, Japan. Megumi began to play the trombone at age ten and continued her studies at the prestigious Toho High School of Music, where she studied with Sumio Miwa, trombonist in the NHK Symphony Orchestra. At age fifteen, she became the youngest player ever to be named as one of the top ten trombonists at the Japanese Wind and Percussion Competition. Two years later, she won the Grand Prize in the National Competition for Solo Trombone and won best soloist prize upon graduation from the Toho High School of Music.
Megumi came to the United States in 1994, and received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with James DeSano, former principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra. Prior to joining the Milwaukee Symphony in 2002, she previously served as a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, faculty member of the Eastman School of Music Community Education Division, and principal trombonist of the Albany Symphony Orchestra.
In April 2006, Megumi was recognized by the Arion Foundation in Tokyo, Japan as one of the most influential Japanese classical artists. She has also received a Certificate of Commendation from the Consul General of Japan at Chicago in recognition for distinguished service contributing to the friendship betweend the United States and Japan.
Megumi has performed in recital and as a soloist across the United States, Europe and Asia, including with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the US Army Field Band, and the Prague Chamber Orchestra. As a JVC/Victor Entertainment artist, Megumi has recorded three solo albums: Amazing Grace, Gloria, and Mona Lisa. She also can be heard on Magnifique Live, a live recording with other JVC artists recorded at an August 2005 performance at Takemitsu Hall in Tokyo's Opera City.
Megumi is a Conn/Greenhoe clinician, and she is very proud to perform on a Greenhoe-Conn trombone. In her spare time, Megumi enjoys gardening, going to Milwaukee Brewers games, and taking walks with her husband Dietrich and sons Hans, Max, and Lukas.
Aaron Brant – Clinician
In addition to his responsibilities as principal horn of the Dayton Philharmonic and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Aaron Brant is the instructor of horn at the University of Dayton. He is a member of the Dayton Philharmonic Brass Quintet and the Carillon Brass, and he also participates in the DPO educational program SPARK (School Partners with Artists Reaching Kids). During the summer, Aaron is an Artist-In-Residence as a member of the Spectrum Brass at the Bay View Music Festival, a chamber music festival for advanced college students.
Before coming to Dayton, Aaron was the principal horn of the South Bend Symphony for four seasons. In South Bend he made his solo debut in 2009, performing Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1. He was also a member of the South Bend Symphony woodwind quintet and served on faculty at the Donald A. Dake summer chamber music academy for advanced high school students. Aaron spent four seasons as third horn of the Ann Arbor Symphony, frequently filling in as principal horn. He is a regular substitute with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has also performed extensively with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
His primary teachers were Alan DeMattia of the Cleveland Orchestra; Randy Gardner, formerly of the Philadelphia Orchestra; and Peter Landgren, formerly of the Baltimore Symphony.
Tiffany Damicone – Clinician
Dr. Tiffany Damicone earned graduate degrees in horn performance from The Ohio State University and New England Conservatory. She completed her Bachelor of Music in her home state at Louisiana State University, and received additional performance training with scholarships to the National Orchestral Institute, National Music Festival, and Chautauqua Music Festival Orchestra. Presently, she is the International Horn Society Area Representative for Ohio, and serves on the committees for the IHS MidNorth and Northeast Regions. Dr. Damicone is on faculty at the Jefferson Academy of Music and Wooster College Summer Music Camp, is the artistic director for the community horn ensemble Horns of Ohio!, and is a member of the Famous Jazz Orchestra and Ohio Capital Winds in Columbus, where she maintains a thriving private studio of horn students.
As an active freelance musician, Dr. Damicone performs throughout central Ohio in chamber groups, pit orchestras, and symphony orchestras. She recently performed with the Akron and Wheeling Symphonies and previously held seats with the Springfield and Ashland Symphonies. Other orchestra engagements include the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Toledo Symphony, Lima Symphony, and Baton Rouge Symphony. She was guest Principal Horn with the Wheeling Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, and Westerville Symphony. She has played in the pit orchestras for productions of Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Les Miserables, Nine, The Wizard of Oz, The Medium, The Telephone, The Secret Garden, and West Side Story.
Dr. Damicone's recording credits include as solo horn with the Brass Band of Columbus, Central Ohio Brass Band, Brass Band of the Western Reserve and was a featured solo artist on tour in England with the Ohio Brass Band. Dr. Damicone can also be found on recordings with Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra and on WOSU as Principal Horn with the Ohio Capital Winds and OSU Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Damicone has brought her passion for horn playing into the classrooms as Lecturer of Brass Methods at Ohio Wesleyan University and Horn Teaching Associate at OSU. She has been an invited lecturer/performer at IHS conferences in London, England, Memphis, TN, and Tuscaloosa, AL and the OMEA conference in Columbus, Ohio. She was a featured guest at the Northeast Horn Conference, Ohio Brass Arts Festival, Wright State University, University of Louisville, Ohio Northern University, The Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Youngstown University. Her focus for international concepts of horn playing began in Berlin, where she provided critical edits on Berlin Philharmonic horn section member Fergus McWilliam's method, Blow Your Own Horn!: Horn Heresies. As a published contributor to The Horn Call, journal of the IHS, she continues to investigate international pedagogy and performance practices.
Dr. Damicone enjoys cooking, laughing, and tending to the garden at her home in Worthington, Ohio, which she shares with her husband, cat, and two rescued chinchillas.
Jemmie Robertson – Clinician
Jemmie Robertson is Associate Professor of Trombone at Eastern Illinois University where he performs chamber music with the Eastern Faculty Brass Quintet, directs the CrossBones Trombone/Euphonium Ensemble and organizes and hosts the Midwest Trombone Euphonium Conference. Jemmie is an active musician in the Chicago area where he has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Music of the Baroque, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Civic Orchestra and many other regional ensembles. Jemmie also serves asPrincipal Trombone of the biennial Santo Domingo Festival in the Dominican Republic and performs each summer with the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado where he is also a member of the Breckenridge Brass Trio and recently appeared as a soloist in Albrechtsberger Alto Trombone Concerto and was a Baroque night featured artist performing the Cesare La Hieronyma and the Falconieri Passacalle on sackbut. Jemmie studied at NorthwesternUniversity (DM) with Michael Mulcahy, Randall Hawes, and Charlie Vernon; Yale University (MM) with Scott Hartman and John Swallow; and the University of Northern Colorado (BM) with Buddy Baker. Dr. Robertson previously was a member of the Virginia Symphony, Quad Cities Symphony, and the USAF Heritage of America Band. Jemmie also has two solo CDs, A New Day Dawning (2008, MSR Classics Label and iTunes) and The Conditions of a Solitary Bird (2014, CDBaby and iTunes). Jemmie is an Artist/Clinician for the Edwards Instrument Co.
Jonas Thoms – Horn
Instructor, horn
Jonas Thoms is Instructor of Horn at Wright State University where he teaches applied horn, brass chamber music, and courses in music theory and music education. He performs in the resident faculty woodwind and brass quintets and with the WSU Chamber Orchestra. He has presented and performed at colleges throughout the country, including the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory, Ball State University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Southern Mississippi, and is a frequent guest artist and clinician at high schools in the region. Thoms has published articles in the Triad, presented at the International Horn Symposium, and reviewed textbooks for W.W. Norton & Co. and Oxford University Press. Prior to WSU, he was on faculty at the University of Evansville and served as Principal Horn of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Currently a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Thoms has previously held positions in the Richmond (IN) Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky-Bowling Green, and Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra. He regularly performs as a substitute or extra player with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra and numerous regional orchestras, often on principal horn. Additionally, he has performed with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, concert:nova, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra/Symphony Syracuse, and Albany Symphony Orchestra. Twice he has been a finalist in the Coleman Chamber Music Competition and has performed as a soloist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sinfonia Gulf Coast in Destin, Florida.
Thoms is a graduate from the Eastman School of Music (B.M.) and the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (M.M), where he served as the graduate assistant to the horn studio of Randy Gardner. His primary teachers include W. Peter Kurau, Randy Gardner, Elizabeth Freimuth, Kristy Morrell, Tom Sherwood, and Roger Kaza. He is a member of the International Horn Society, National Association for Music Education, and American Federation of Musicians. He plays on horns built by Darin Sorley and Paxman.
Education History:
- Eastman School of Music, Bachelor of Music - Horn Performance
- University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, Master of Music - Horn Performance
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
- International Horn Society
- National Association for Music Education
- American Federation of Musicians, Local 1 - Cincinnati, OH, Local 101-473 - Dayton, OH, Local 15-286 - Toledo, OH
Find out more about the Wright State University School of Music and Wright State University Horn Studio!
Hear clips of live performances through SoundCloud.
Gretchen McNamara – Trombone
Applied Trombone
Director of the University Trombone Ensemble
Dr. Gretchen McNamara is the trombone instructor at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, a position she has held since 2007. In addition to her responsibilities with the trombone studio, she teaches Instrumental Music Education classes. Dr. McNamara has presented clinics (2012 and 2013) and performed as a member of the Wright State University Faculty Brass Quintet (2009) and Wright State University Chamber Orchestra (2012) at the Ohio Music Educator's Association State Conference. She has been a featured artist/clinician at the Big 12 Trombone Conference in Lubbock, Texas (2013) and artist in residence at the BrassChix Festival at the University of St. Thomas (2010, 2011) Recently, she has served as the guest conductor of the OMEA District 12 Honor Symphonic Band (2014) and served as an invited guest clinician/adjudicator for the Weekend of Jazz in Beavercreek, Ohio (2014). She has also been a featured soloist with the Kettering (Ohio) Civic Band, Wright State University Symphonic Band, Xavier University's Symphonic Winds (Ohio) and the Shoreline Concert Band (Washington). She has also performed with the Lima Symphony Orchestra (OH) and the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra (OH). Outside of her position at Wright State University, Dr. McNamara serves on the Dayton Philharmonic Education Committee and writes CD Recording Reviews for the International Trombone Association. She also maintains a private trombone studio with students from the greater Dayton area. Dr. McNamara has served on the faculty of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department. A native of Seattle, Washington Dr. McNamara has earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music degree from Kent State University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington. Before beginning the DMA, Dr. McNamara was the director of bands at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts in Baltimore, Maryland. Her principle instructors include David Vining, JoDee Davis, Mathew Guilford and Stuart Dempster.
Wright State University
Horn and Trombone Festivals Schedule
Monday, January 18, 2016
10:00 am – 8:30 pm
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Finals Round Festival Solo Competitions (open to public)
Trombone, Recital Hall
Horn, Schuster Hall
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration, Creative Arts Center Lobby
Vendors open, M162
11:30 am – Eastern Illinois Trombone Choir performance, Schuster Hall
11:45 am – Announcement of Solo Competition Winners, Schuster Hall
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm – Warm-up Session and Ensembles
Trombone, M152
Horn, M146 - (Guided warm-up led by Aaron Brant, Principal Horn, Dayton Philharmonic, and Horn Faculty, University of Dayton)
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Vendors open, M162
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm – Clinic Choice
M152 - "Lower, Slower, Softer" Dr. Jemmie Robertson, Trombone, Eastern Illinois - Edwards Instrument Co. Artist Clinician University
This clinic encourages musicians to create a fresh start in their practice habits by consciously stepping away from practice behaviors that habituate tension. Artists will be encouraged to be mindful in their practice by adopting behaviors that promote ease in playing, beauty of tone, clarity of phrase, and specificity of musical interpretation. We will play together and modify examples of our standard repertoire (from warm-ups and etudes to solos and excerpts) and we will address methods of altering any musical challenge so that we allow ourselves to play with facility and clarity in the moment. Bring Your Instruments and bring an example of music that you are working on currently.
M146 - "Missing Links To Technical Mastery of the Horn" Dr. Tiffany Damicone, Jefferson Academy - Horns of Ohio
This clinic focuses on commonly omitted practice tasks that can fill the gaps in technical mastery on the horn. The presentation is applicable to performers of all ages and ability level. Bring your horn!
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Guest Artist Master Classes
Megumi Kanda, trombone, Schuster Hall
Dietrich Hemann, horn, Recital Hall
4:30 pm – Solo Competition Winners and Horn and Trombone Festival Ensembles, Schuster Hall
5:30 pm – Dinner Break (area restaurants)
6:30 pm – WSU Horn and Trombone Ensembles
7:00 – Artist Series Recital: Megumi Kanda and Dietrich Hemann, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra


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By Sgt. William Smith (4th ID)July 22, 2013
FORT CARSON, Colo. (July 19, 2013) -- The 544th Engineer Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion, received a division physical fitness excellence award streamer for exceeding the division's standards on the Army physical fitness test, July 19.
To earn an APFT streamer, a unit must score an average of 250 points with no failures and an 85 percent participation rate, and be graded by the division's designated graders. The 544th Eng. scored an average of 279 points, with an 87 percent participation rate, May 29.
"This is the first time in 10 years that a unit has met the (commanding general's) challenge in PT," said Brig. Gen. Michael Bills, acting senior commander, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, who presented the streamer to the unit. "It is pretty impressive to have a unit score an average of 279, but don't stop there. Continue to raise the bar for yourselves and Fort Carson."
One engineer said that it was hard, but well worth the effort put into it.
"It took a lot of heart and dedication from the Soldiers and the leadership to be able to achieve what we did," said Staff Sgt. Trent Boyer, senior construction supervisor, 544th Eng., 52nd Eng. Bn. "Any noncommissioned officer will tell you that we could not have done this without the Soldiers. They came together, putting in a lot of hard work on their own, for us to be able to earn this."
With the help of the companies' motivation behind Boyer, he said he achieved a score of 297 points, the best APFT in his military career.
"It made me feel good to do so well, and it helped to motivate my own Soldiers to push themselves that much more," Boyer said.
1st Sgt. David Palmer, senior enlisted advisor, 544th Eng., said he knew his unit was up for the challenge.
"I have told people for a while that this was a goal of mine," Palmer said. "Everybody put in the time and effort to make sure that they were the most fit they could be."
Both Palmer and Boyer said any unit can get the streamer if every person in a unit buys into it.
"To earn the streamer you have to put into it," Boyer said. "You have to strive to want it, have that heart and dedication, and give it all you've got. Motivate your battle buddies to do the best they can. Everybody in your company has to want it."
Palmer said it isn't difficult to earn.
"It is easy to earn the APFT streamer if the whole unit is on board," he said.
Once the streamer is earned, the unit must revalidate every 12 months to keep it on their company guidon. Units awarded the streamer are authorized to conduct athletics once per week.


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Geochron, Inc. is an American company founded by James Kilburg, an inventor from Luxembourg. It is also the name of their flagship product, the Geochron Global Time Indicator. The Geochron was the first world clock to display day and night on a world map, showing the familiar "bell curve" of light and darkness.
The Geochron employs an intricate analog clockwork mechanism for its display, that shows the month, date, day of the week, hours and minutes, the areas of the world currently experiencing day and night, and the meridian passage of the sun. The main display is dominated by a world map, with time zones prominently indicated. At the top of the map are arrows corresponding to each time zone. As each day progresses, the map is scrolled from left to right by gear mechanisms, and the arrows for each time zone shift their positions relative to a stationary band fixed at the top that has a horizontal series of numbers representing hours. The viewer may read the time by seeing what number his time zone's arrow is currently pointing to. The map is backlit, and a mechanism behind the map defines well-lit and shaded areas that are also stationary relative to the movement of the map. In this way, as time progresses, different areas are shown to be experiencing daytime and night. The center of the lit area lines up with the 12 noon on the stationary time strip. There is also a day-and-month readout below the map, and a minutes readout above.
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cleaned out my test folders [they are an online data storage company].
Received an email from them, aknowledging my cancellation - but also asked for an email back to state the reason why. I hit reply in outlook, and my reply was sent.
Did not hear anymore from them. On July 27th 2011, the company charged my bank account anyway.
My accountant sent me a snapshot of the WellsFargo account.
I contacted Livedrive.com by email again, requesting an immediate refund for an unauthorized charge.
Again, did not hear back from them. Until today, where they tried to charge my account AGAIN.
Since there is no phone number listed for the United States [where they supposedly have an office], I called London. Dealt with Kevin [thick english accent/hard to understand], who asked for my verification number, which I gave him. [continued below]....
I said, you don't say to me shut-up, he replied ...I just did, then continued to say several times shut-up, shut-up, shut-up.
I stopped trying to proof my case and went silent, then in a patronizing voice he said - not, we get somewhere, it would only have taken 3 seconds if you would have shut-up, instead of the 5 minutes on the phone [mind you - I am paying for this call], we will refund your money.
I ended with the request to send me an email, so I have proof of that statement.
Did receive an email right after, starting out with the same accusation, that I never emailed them - but they will refund my money in 10 business days.
It is apalling, how a 'customer' get's treated - they should not be able to do business in America, where there is hardly any recourse. I had never been treated so rude. This tactic may work in England - but is not tolerated in America.
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Kubricks / Re: Deluxe Series 1 - Jabba's Palace« on: November 27, 2010, 06:05 PM »
Jayson- any chance of getting a copy to print out?
I would like one as well, any chance you could make a few more?
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Jayson- any chance of getting a copy to print out?
I'd be pretty happy with a Landspeeder or a Dewback honestly.
Damn, bastards- i'll never do any kind of business with them ever, and advise ya'll to stay away. So now i'm missing these two and series 8. I guess i better start hunting.
I still have a case of 12 for Series 8 if you are interested. I had a deal pending but I think it may fall through.


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