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Hey this is a cool idea...
How about a roll call... What's your name and whose Classroom are you taking?
I'm Chris and I'm in Jeff McErlain's class.
Hey this is a cool idea...
How about a roll call... What's your name and whose Classroom are you taking?
I'm Chris and I'm in Jeff McErlain's class.
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Stay tuned
Hi everyone.
I am Morten and happens to be in Jeff McErlain's class as well.
Hi everyone!
I'm Nancy and I'm in Doc Jimmy's Dobro class!!
Jack Miller, San Diego, CA. Jeff McErlain's Blues. Looks like we're well represented here. If we had a drummer, we'd have a band.
Blues Rock Summit !!! Yeah Baby !!
Howdy Folks
Praise Be The Lord, My Rock, Who Trains My Hands For War, and My Fingers For Battle;
"One of these days I'm gonna cut you up into little pieces."
Check out the "Triads & Hendrixian Double Stops" Study Group" Put in your 2 Cents
Hey Guys!
Just checking in here!
J e f f
Scott Perry studying w/ Frank Vignola (and couldn't be happier)!
Scott Perry
Husband, Father, Teacher & Musician
This is Rich and I am deeply into Sheryl Bailey's Bebop Dojo.
now trying to break 1900.
Dino Giolitti from Lincoln California just joined Chris Buono's Guitar Gym.
Hey Guys! Jeff Scheetz here - from.... well - my classroom!
Great to have you all here!!
Jeff Scheetz - TrueFire's Director of Education
Jeff Scheetz Website and Blog
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about." - Benjamin Franklin -
This is very cool!
wvgman from ??? wv and I am in Jeff Beasley's Shred Warehouse. Don't let the name fool you, there is a load of of material in the warehouse not exclusive to shred guitar, but essential for all good guitar playing. I have been a fan of TrueFire for years and I am sure all the Classrooms are excellent or they would not be here!
Have fun and enjoy every day (they only last 24 very short hours)!
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Proverbs 17:22 says "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." So I could be overdosing. Alumnus of Jeff Beasley's Shred Warehouse Classroom; Steve Lasner's Bar Room Blues Workshop; & Les Wise's Fretboard Freedom Fighter Workshop. I'm fairly certain I forever will be simply a guitar student.
Hey all!
I'm Red! I got the blues.................. but don't worry.....I'm a Classroom instructor....I'll share......
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Blues Expose' Sample http://truefire.com/tftv/index.html?channel=bluesexpose&videofile=bluesexpose/introduction
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Hey guys, just checking in to say hello! I am the resident rocker here, but no matter what your favorite flavor of music is, if it is made with 6 strings (and sometimes 7 strings;) it is cool by me. So glad to be a part of the Classrooms!
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Sheryl Bailey here, hoping to represent the Bebop Dojo! This has been one of the coolest experiences as a teacher and musician I've come across. The best thing is that I've learned as much or more than my students here!
Rock on, swing on, fuze on, folk out......
Chris Buono here - Mr. Task Master from the Guitar Gym dropping a hey hey. Classroom instructor for life!!
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Chris Buono
I'm a Chris Buono Gym Junkie !!! oh yeah....Howdy Classroom dudes....
Sam here from the top of the world,, well actually from the land downunder.. Adelaide Australia... I thought I would re-post my take on The GYM with Chris Buono.. enjoy the rant!!!
Sensitivity Honesty Encouragement Respect Professionalism Accessibility it is all in the Classroom experience.
What else can I say... well.... >
This is the future of one on one personal musical development - What the internet was made for...
Chris Buono is not only a great musician and artist in his own right but he is also a master educator. He gives you the confidence and the encouragement to get you to a place where you truly believe in yourself and your abilities and then with utter mastery, he will have you chopping up the fretboard like there is no tomorrow and your life depends on it.
He will respectfully and with subtleness point out your weaknesses and find the triggers to push your buttons and get you up up and away! Wholly batfire! this man is a superhero.. well you know it does feel out of this world when as a musician and artist you find a teacher, someone who you come to respect very early on and who actually listens to you and takes a personal commitment to your own development... Awesome man...
Benefits: A strategy, a plan, a workout schedule, your own personal trainer - Great.
"Classroomland" is a Global playground of like minded individuals all wishing to re-ignite the fire and passion and belief in there own musical abilities. Fantastic...
I can be discussing my personal plan face to face with Chris, and at the same time planning a musical class project with classmates from Denmark, Germany, USA and the UK whilst watching footage of PRe-Production at the Hollywood Bowl... that's what I'm talking about...
No pressure felt, your own pace, total commitment from the team and Chris, Dr Funk congrats man... I am a believer! LOL....
Oh and I forgot to mention... you get homework.. every day... Awesome. luv it..
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Yo, I'm here on a endless ride through Guitar Gym with Chris Buono. Check it out, be sure to get yourself some! Great feedback, quick response to your homework, and the best instruction available in this big blue ocean. Oh yeah Kooks allowed racked, shacked and pitted...........Spicoli
Who ever came up with this concept should be knighted or given the equivalent honour in the US.
There is no other place that offers this kind of teaching. Period. Quality Teachers at your own pace.
Guitar Gym. There aren't enough superlatives to describe the impact on my playing. I've been in GG for close to 10 months now. The impact on my playing - wow!
I've learned more here in 10 months than in the 10 years previously.
Chris Buono is an amazing player and teacher. A rare combination. He is also generous in sharing his knowledge. GG is the place where you get your chops in order, or refine them. You could stay here for years and not hit the bottom.
I was crazy enough to ask Chris to make it harder for me.. he responded in kind and I haven't looked back.
It is truly an international gym with students from Europe, USA, Mexico, and the Land Down Under.
Loving every moment.
Cameron McAndrew
PS. Watch out for that Sam Pappas fellow. He's Awesome!
Hey Guys,
Like many of the other guys who have posted on this thread I have enrolled into the guitar gym with Chris!
I'm pretty new in the Gym and have only been signed up for a little over 2 weeks! Some of the other Classroom brothers have been in the gym for a lot longer but already I can echo the opinions of the other guys. In this short time I have communicated with Chris and many of the other students in the class on a daily basis and there's always something going on.
With regards to the lessons themselves, I'm looking at things I've never looked at before which is exciting and inspiring. Chris is always on hand to answer questions and despite being on the other side of the world, I know I can send him a video or question overnight and I can wake up with a response from Chris. He's encouraging and always willing to offer advice when you need it. It just makes you wanna play better, which is just what we all want!!
I'm getting far more from these lessons than I ever would if I took lessons from a local teacher! This is the future and I'm glad to be part of it!
Keep up the good work guys!
Lee, UK
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My name is Joe and I'm all about rock, jazz with a dash of blues - that's the fusion of styles in me. Would be nice to see a couple if my students chime in here as well. No matter your style of playing it's all about becoming the player YOU want to be!
Happy to be here!
Oh! and say goodbye to this!
Joe Pinnavaia
Guitar Sherpa
Fusion Fun House
Randy (BluesWave) checking in to support my most very patient teacher Chris Buono and the Guitar Gym. I'm into a lot of different kinds of music, mostly what I play is blues-rock .... not into: Hip Hop .... I'm really glad to glad to be a part of this and to be here - hey at my age I'm glad to be anywhere!!
After not playing for awhile (life and work pulled me away) I'm back and kind of scattered trying to get musical life back together, so I signed up today for Sheryl Bailey's Dojo. Haven't even got a lesson plan yet but the videos and materials are exactly what I need.
Steve B.
I want to be as famous as midnight as powerful as a gun
as loved as a pizza - Macy Gray
Steve B.
I want to be as famous as midnight as powerful as a gun
as loved as a pizza - Macy Gray
Welcome aboard Doc!!! Glad you are "back at it"! Let us know how it goes - Sheryl has one of our most popular classrooms - because she has great content, is a great player and teacher, and is just generally cool!!
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Jeff Scheetz Website and Blog
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about." - Benjamin Franklin -
Doc I'm sure you'll enjoy the Classroom especially with a handle like Docbop. Have fun.
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Hello all!
New student here, both to guitar and truefire. Been "playing" a couple of years but nothing to write home about.
Just enrolled in Sheryl Bailey's jazz class, hopefully I'll be able to get the most out of it!
Hello Goranp
We're in different Classrooms, I'm in Jeff McErlain's class but I still wanted to say Welcome aboard. I've heard good things about Sheryl's class so I think you'll be in good hands. I hope to see you around in the TF Forum.
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Stay tuned
Thanks Chris!
I've considered quite a few classes (Jeff's included) for quite a while before I actually joined. I first came to TF looking for blues lessons but this jazz class seemed just too good to pass up. Blues will have to take a back seat for a while.
Honestly, if finances allow it, I see more Classrooms for me down the line!
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You know I've often thought it would be really cool to mix and mingle through all the Classrooms...spend time with all of them. Wouldn't that be cool?
Enjoy yourself.
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I'm Rick...in Jeff Beasley's class... I'm at the abject beginner point.
...just picking up a guitar for the first time. Anti-rhythm is my superpower.
Hi Guys,
I'm Chris. Just signed up to Jeff Scheetz' Blues Rock Summit. Somewhere near the bottom of this mountain, but I'm ready to start climbing...
I'm Wanderley (from Brazil).
Enroled to Jeff Scheetz' classroom this month and already having fun with my lessons.
Hey Chris [AKA Zoidberg] Cool name, I like it. Have been enjoying your blogs in the forum.
Welcome to you, Wanderlay. I am in Jeff McErlain's clas but still wanted to say welcome aboard.
I'm sure Jeff Scheetz class is going to be lots of learning and fun for both of you.
Stay tuned
Hi everyone! I'm Tonie, and I'm located in Utah. Just signed up for Jamie Andreas' Guitar Principles and Fundamentals.
Hi Gang I just set up my forum account and thought I would check in. ciao Bronwyn
BronwynH Jimi Hendrix has been imitated so well he heard people copy his mistakes. & Until youre ready to look foolish, youll never have the possibility of being great.
Hi Bronwyn,
Welcome to the forum and to the world of TrueFire! You will find tons of things here to help better your guitar playing skills. Hang out and have fun with us here on the forum and chime in on any thread. We encourage participation! Have fun!
Proverbs 17:22 says "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." So I could be overdosing. Alumnus of Jeff Beasley's Shred Warehouse Classroom; Steve Lasner's Bar Room Blues Workshop; & Les Wise's Fretboard Freedom Fighter Workshop. I'm fairly certain I forever will be simply a guitar student.
I'm enrolled in Rob Garlands Guitar Babylon, early days still... almost decided to drop-out due to a unbelievable busy month but I'm glad I decided to keep at it!
I am sure you will enjoy Rob Garland's class. He is an awesome player, gifted instructor, and generally all round cool guy.
Hang in there. Life does try to crowd out guitar sometimes, but you can do it.
Proverbs 17:22 says "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." So I could be overdosing. Alumnus of Jeff Beasley's Shred Warehouse Classroom; Steve Lasner's Bar Room Blues Workshop; & Les Wise's Fretboard Freedom Fighter Workshop. I'm fairly certain I forever will be simply a guitar student.
I am a fan of Rob's class... In 3 months, I've been completely transformed and getting better every day!
Enjoy it, and glad you stuck with it!
"I'm not trying to play guitar... I'm trying to play music!" Michael Hedges
Mastering the low end, one TF course at a time...
The music is here: Dubhain Music
Thanks for the encouragement, guys!
And I guess I'll be seeing you in the classroom, acoustic356!


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Will EA's single-player games survive the company's transition to cloud-based, always-online gaming? Will single-player gaming survive an industry hell-bent on making that leap?
"We are very proud of the way EA evolved with consumers," EA Labels President Frank Gibeau said recently [pdf]. "I have not green lit one game to be developed as a single player experience. Today, all of our games include online applications and digital services that make them live 24/7/365."
Gibeau is speaking of EA's embrace of the cloud. Going forward, every EA game will have some multi-player or social component. This doesn't mean single-player games will cease to be a part of the EA catalog, it just means that even single-player games will have tie-ins across multiple devices.
The Four Horsemen of the current gaming industry are: Mobile, Social, Free-To-Play, and The Cloud.
"Thus we end up with things like Dead Space 3, which has evolved from a solo horror experience to a co-op shooter, or the Galactic Readiness gong show of Mass Effect 3, or Dragon Age Legends on Facebook," writes The Escapist's Andy Chalk.
These four industry trends are all bound closely to one another, and there's no sign that any of them will be reversed…at least not any time soon.
A Convenient Truth
In fairness, this can be a very valuable system for certain types of games. Gibeau uses FIFA as an example, noting that the game is "available across 12 different platforms," and that "FIFA fans can check their standings on their mobile device or tablet, manipulate their teams on Facebook or play an immersive game of FIFA on their PC or console. Everything is connected so the user can pick up just where they left off from anywhere."
This same model will be applied to all sorts of genres, Gibeau says, including titles like Battlefield and SimCity.
I can see the convenience of this sort of cloud-based gaming. Let's say I'm playing an MMORPG that comes with a Facebook app and a mobile app. From my phone or Facebook login I can check my character, maybe play some mini-games or browse the cash shop (assuming this is a free-to-play game with a cash shop, a not too unlikely scenario these days.)
Depending on how immersive the game is, I can certainly see how being able to check in on my character or guild or the state of the server vs. server component, etc. would be a convenience. For sports games like FIFA I can see the utility of the cloud as well. After all, MMORPGs and sports games are inherently social games with non-linear gameplay and are competitive by nature. The more tools I have access to, the better.
But look no further than Mass Effect 3′s Galactic Readiness "gong show" (as Chalk puts it) for an example of how this sort of cloud-based integration across multiple platforms can seriously muddy what ought to be a genuinely single-player experience.
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The US Patent Trade Office FINALLY gets to keep the fees it collects..
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OK, say a mother is recording her kid's fifth birthday party along with the whole gang singing "Happy Birthday to You!". A mishap occurs that makes it particularly funny, so the uploaded YouTube video goes viral and her personal web page with the embedded movie gets a lot of hits and ad impressions.
Doesn't sound too far-fetched huh? Oops, the song "Happy Birthday to You" is under copyright protection. Looks like Momma is heading to the Big House for a five-year stint. Don't worry, she'll be out just in time for junior's 10th!
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Wow, another great scam! I'd been wondering if I would ever be able to afford simply checking email or accessing the internet, or currency-exchange applications, etc. while travelling internationally without incurring horrible charges. Now there's another hidden cost to look forward to. Anyone know anything about how to affordably get internet access while out of the country?
Tip o' the Week: International+Voicemail = $$$
Ahhh, yes. Visual Voicemail -- that feature alone was enough to sell me on the iPhone. Voicemail is downloaded directly to your iPhone where you can visually (and with a swipe of your finger) scroll through your messages with leisure. Without your callers knowing, YOU decide which calls are important and need listening to RIGHT NOW. Eh, the others can wait. Now, with great power comes great responsibility, Spidey. If you travel abroad, this wonderful feature can turn on it's master and vacuum the money right out of your wallet! How? Read on for this week's Tip!
To your right, you'll recognize a familiar sight - Visual Voicemail. You will notice that I took the liberty to remove (rather sloppily, I might add) sensitive information to protect the names of the innocent (and even not-so-innocent). This is your best friend when you can't answer a call, but when traveling abroad can be a pain in the hind end (more specifically your wallet or purse).
With thanks and due credit to Iljitsch van Beijnum's article at arstechnicha.com (which I recommend you reading), the method of voicemail retrieval is explained. The way voicemail is handled results in excessive international charges.
Essentially, the visual voicemail that ends up on your iPhone makes a criss-cross journey that would make UPS envious. This is how it works:
- A call placed to you first travels via your country of origin - no matter where a person is in the world when they call you, the call will FIRST go through your home network.
- The call is then forwarded to the roaming network you are connected to, seeking you out. You now incur international charges ($).
- If the call is not answered or if you are not available on the network, it will be routed to your voicemail. This is where it gets fun. The call will now RETURN to your home network, incurring more international charges ($$$). Get the idea?
That's it for this week's Tip. Thanks again to Iljitsch van Beijnum of arstechnicha.com for his article. Check it out! If you have a tip of your own that you would like to share with the rest of us, please leave a Comment or you can email me at: email@example.com.
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Tip o' the Week: International+Voicemail = $$$
as a rogers customer, i was in the states and while roaming on the at&t network, I received a "visual voicemail is unavailable" prompt or something similar to that effect over top of my voicemail screen when I clicked on my voice mail button
It did mention something about it being disabled because I wasn't on the rogers network
... But I've yet to see my bill
How was that trip to Kerblekistan? =) Nice tip, and the break out of how the voice mail costs work out is very handy too. Just a quick tidbit, you could get yourself and those most likely to call you all the time you're abroad (you know who they are, I'm sure) into an international calling service. Jaxtr is one such, but there are others that can help take care of international calling charges.
Returned from a trip to the Bahamas two weeks ago and did exactly as advertised in this article. For a fact this is regardless of type of phone you have, and probably is not even carrier dependent (probably all GSM carriers do this).
Mind you though that 3G/Edge usage can be very expensive and unless you really need to be connected abroad, keep the option for data roaming turned off. If you know you need to make use of 3G/Edge abroad, you can either purchase a $24 package (for 20 MByte) or $50+ (for 50 MByte). Without the data roaming package costs are around $5 per MByte (expensive). I had the 20 MByte data package, but it was a waste of money as my hotel had WiFi (so really think about this - you always can use the data network in emergencies for the increased fee).
thanks for the tips. if you get the international data roaming package (or anything that att calls a "package add on") you only pay for it when it's turned on. so you can turn it on the day before your trip, and turn it off the day you get back, and you are only charged the prorated amount, no matter if you used all the data allowed or not, as they can't dictate when in the month you use it, ie it can be all in one day. hope that's clear. i confirmed it with a phone call to att customer service.
thank you SO MUCH for posting this. i'm about to leave the country for up to a year and had no idea that i would be charged roaming rates for my voicemail. at&t managed to give me all the other info i needed about traveling with my iphone internationally except for that detail, conveniently. thanks at&t...not
Due to prior torture at the hands of dentists when I was a child, I am scared to death of going to the dentist. I know that I really need to go and I've seen some commercials for "pain-free" and "worry free" dentists. From what I gather, they put you under conscious sedation (not exactly sure what that is either) and do all the dental work while you are basically asleep. Opinions?
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Lee students' poetry skills tapped for upcoming events
Sanford will be well represented in the realm of poetry by Lee County High School students in the coming weeks.
Charles Hill IV is preparing three poems for the North Carolina Poetry Out Loud competition in Greensboro on March 16, and Joshua Escalante Gutierrez will be a featured speaker at the Sam Ragan Poetry Festival for the North Carolina Poetry Society in Southern Pines on March 23.
Hill, a junior, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., and moved to Sanford at age 1. He has a GPA of 3.56 and participates in varsity football and wrestling. Two years ago, his writing was published in Creative Communications from Logan, Utah.
"I try to get everything that I can from my exposure to high school," Hill said. This is his second year in the POL competition.
Gutierrez, the Poetry Out Loud District Winner, is a ninth-grader and formerly lived in Siler City. He was a member of the advanced composition honors class when he participated in the poetry competition. He has recently joined the AVID Program at Lee County High School and said he hopes to eventually join the military before he attends college.
Hill is one of 33 high school students from across the state who will take center stage on Saturday, March 16, in Greensboro, to compete in Poetry Out Loud, a poetry recitation program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and coordinated by the North Carolina Arts Council. The program, which will be held at locations around downtown Greensboro, is free and open to the public.
"Poetry Out Loud invites the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word and theater into high school classrooms," said Carolyn P.S. York, District Coordinator of Lee County. "Through the program, students can master public speaking skills, increase reading comprehension scores, build self confidence and learn about their literary heritage."
The program begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Branch of the Greensboro Public Library, 219 N. Church St. Three concurrent semifinals at the library and the Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., start at 11:15 a.m. Each semifinal features 11 students. Winners of the semifinals will move on to the finals, which begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Ave. All rounds of the competition are in the same area of downtown, and are free and open to the public.
Schools participating in the program received supplemental curriculum materials from the NEA, including online anthologies, a program guide to help instructors teach recitation and performance, an audio CD featuring distinguished actors and writers, promotional and media guides and access to a comprehensive website.
Students first participate at the school level then compete at the district level. Winners from district competitions advance to the state-level competition. The winner at the state level receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national championship, which will be held April 29-30, 2013. The North Carolina champion will compete for a $20,000 college scholarship.
The state winner's school receives a $500 stipend to be used for purchasing poetry books. The runner-up at the state level receives $100, with his or her school receiving a $200 stipend for buying poetry books.


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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association, Inc. (GCRA) hosted the 31st Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival on Jan. 26 at Historic Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant.
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival, coined "The World's Largest Oyster Roast", has been named one of the "top 20 events in the Southeast" by the Southeastern Tourism Society.
Each year, the GCRA adds new elements to improve the festival.
This year marked a few firsts with gates opening at 10 a.m. (earlier than years past), an expanded children's area, VIP Ticket upgrade option online and complimentary off-site parking shuttles.
The event is one of the largest in the Lowcountry and brings in thousands of event goers who consume over 80,000 pounds of oysters year after year.
This annual event is orchestrated by the GCRA with the help of hundreds of volunteers from the community.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit local charities including the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center, Hospitality Heroes, Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Charleston County Schools Science Materials Resource Center.
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I have entered this in the Green science fair contest because it is re-using two old objects to make a modern chic piece of hardware.
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Step 1: You will need...
A Cork - one made of real cork not plastic, i chose a champagne cork as it was
the largest one and able to hold my USB
A USB - doesn't matter what capacity, try to get the smallest one size wise as it
needs to fit in the cork.
A Knife - Anything sharp with a smallish blade will do nicely, i have chosen an
Exacto knife.
Tape - I have used white electrical tape.
Step 2: Stripping the USB
Most USB casing is in two halves which clip together around the USB
all you need to do is find a seam along one side and pry it open withe either your fingers or your sharp blade, the two halves should pop right off.
Now with the bare USB you need to size it up with your cork to make sure it is wide and deep enough.
Step 3: Cutting the hole...
Now begin the cutting, cork is actually allot tougher than it looks so i recommend carving out a small groove on the top inside the line you drew and then just shredding at the cork and emptying out the shavings every so often ( very careful with your fingers here , high risk of severing)
Also be careful not to cut the sides too much otherwise it will all fall apart.
when cutting every so often shove the usb in the hole to see if you've cut enough out.
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U.S. antitrust regulators looking into Apple's new subscription service
The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are starting to look into Apple's new subscription service. Right now just looking into the matter and it may not even ever develop into a formal investigation or any actions against Apple. The European Commission is also carefully monitoring the situation as well.
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are looking to see if Apple's new subscription service is in violation of any U.S. antitrust laws since it appears as if it is forcing the media companies' customers into using iTunes as a payment service thus giving Apple a 30 percent profit cut for themselves. The other issue is the fact that the publishers will not have the ability to link to outside sources for users to get their content and will also not be able to have different prices amongst the different sources for their content which could definitely pose antitrust problems for Apple.
Several executives from music streaming services have already commented stating the royalties they already pay to labels for their music and now having to pay Apple 30 percent for any subscriptions they sell is making for an anti-competitive environment and a poor business model. The problem there is the fact that Apple only has a small portion of market share indicating that they are not the leader of an industry thus meaning they can't possibly be making publishers and developers anti-competitive. The other issue is trying to figure out what percent would be appropriate as that can vary and can also become rather complex and authorities are not price regulators.
All-in-all Apple has stirred things up with their new policies and it doesn't appear as if things will be simmering down any time in the near future. Apple has had issues in the past and ended up taking a step back as to not get further heat from authorities so it will be interesting to see if Apple sticks to their guns on this or if this look into their new service makes them take a step back and relax a little on their policy.
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- from my understanding, anti-competative acts can be undertaken by anyone, not just Monopolies. That is why price fixing is illegal under collusion.
- OK, Apple has a small part of the music STREAMING business, but Apple's position otherwise is much stronger when you take into account Tablet sales or App sales (2010 numbers at 82% of the market.)
- How they define the market will be interesting. As tablets go, Apple is not the only game in town, but it's the clear leader. If the iPad is considered a PC, then that is a whole different story. THough classification as a PC might not be good for Apple. The worst case is that the iTunes App store is seen as a monopoly on the Apple ecosystem since users have no choice but to either accept Apple's terms or jailbreak. The latter being beyond some, or even not a preferred approach. MOst would not want to have to hack their device to get expected or previously available functionality.
just my $.03
Can someone explain to me what the problem is exactly? Apple has spent the time and money making a product that millions of people are actually willing and happy to spend their money on, while everyone else has to give stuff away for free. These companies now what to use that service(the apple has financed) to sell their product in for
free. As far as I can tell they can cut apple a slice so apple can keep giving us a better product and if the customer doesn't want to they can always buy it somewhere else. Give the customer a choice. I personally don't want to be linked to somewhere else and have to put more of my information out their.
Best Buy doesn't take a 30% of Sirius XM's subscription fees when you sign up and buy/install a radio at their store. They don't take a cut of Xbox LIVE fees when you buy a subscription card.
This is pretty much what the new app store is going to do. Sirius will have to let you sign up in the app now and then give Apple part of their subscription fee. How is that fair?
If Apple wants more money to run the App Store they can raise the fee from the $99 it costs right now or introduce a pro level developer system or something. IMO Apple is in the wrong on this one.
That comparison isn't quite accurate. True Best Buy doesn't take a percentage of your subscription fees, but you're buying a device, which they DO take a percentage of, thus they still make their money. Before Apple gets nothing if you download a free app, and buy a subscription to get content/functionality. That's akin to setting up your own storefront inside the Best Buy, and they won't let you do that either.
Now, I agree that taking 30% of the subscription price seems over the top. Maybe 5%, or charge the developers a flat fee for free subscription based apps (Similar to the 30% they would otherwise earn for the app sale). Apple should definitely be able to get some $ from those using their App Store for profit, but I think in this case they're aiming a little higher than is reasonable.
Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if Best Buy's take of the hardware MSRP is 50%.
Won't matter that much though as electronics brick and mortar retailers are dying. Best Buy will probably go under before Frys ;) Unless some major restructuring happens and they reinvent their business.
Same thing with Barnes and Noble. They will be the last national chain standing unless they do some major restructuring and reinvent their business. With Borders going bankrupt, who else is left?
Your understanding of Best Buy (and most stores) is incorrect. Best Buy is a reseller - they do not take a percentage. They purchase the product from XM, and then turn around and resells it at the price they think they can charge. Their "cut" is not a an up-front percentage on suppliers, but the difference in what they paid and what they can charge, minus expenses.
This is more than a semantic difference, because it allows stores to compete on price - if store X can reduce their operating expenses, they can charge less than store Y, and win on price. If store Y offers better service, then they can perhaps get away with higher prices and cater to a different class of consumer. The point is, in the Best Buy model, the stores are not guaranteed a cut, but they must earn it by appealing to their customers.. The stores, as well as the suppliers, are exposed to competition, which benefits us, the customers.
Considering that Best Buy's stock took an 8% plunge in 2009 because its margins were too low ( see http://bit.ly/hfeHwV ), and that a quick googling shows they report similar problems nearly every fiscal year ( http://bit.ly/eko0SB ), I think it is safe to say that Best Buy is probably below industry average in terms of margin. But let's give them the benefit of the doubt -- let's say they are hit the industry average. I could only find data on Dixon's, a UK chain, but it indicates net margins of 3-4% ( http://bit.ly/gihoy8 ). Since Best Buy competes in the UK, I think it reasonable to assume comparable margins. I doubt these numbers translate exactly to the USA, but I would be absolutely shocked if the UK subsidiary of Best Buy suffers under 4% margins and the US branch enjoys 4 times that.
td;dr Best Buy's margins are way, way, way below Apple's proposed cut, and set by competitive forces, not by fiat.
(long comment awaiting moderation because I put in too many supporting links, but the short answer is Best Buy's margins are in the neighborhood of 3-4%.)
Gross margin is 15-20% -- still substantially less than Apple. However, the net margin is what matters here, because Apple charges 30% of the final sale price, not 30% of the cost to the reseller.
If you really need the math, take this oversimplified example of me selling you single book with a gross margin of 20%, which according to the Dixon's article corresponds to a net margin of about net margin of 4%
Using the standard definition of Gross margin = (revenue-cost)/cost
Buy from publisher: $100
Expenses: $16
Sell to you: $145 (x-116)/x = .2, solve for x
The key point is that Apple's cut is 30% of the $145, not 30% of the $100, so it disproportionately affects margins. If my break even point is 4% net/20% gross margins, I have two options to keep afloat after Apple institutes their cut:
Option #1: Keep the price to the end user the same
Buy from publisher: $40 (120-(40+16-x))/x =.2, solve for x
Expenses: $16
Apple cut: $40
Sell to you: $120
In other words, to keep the price the same for my customers, I have to convince the publisher to take 60% less per book. Not bloody likely. So I have to raise prices, or go out of business. Which brings us to:
Option 2: Pass the increase on to the end user
Buy from publishers: $100
Expenses: $16
Apple cut: $69.60
Sell to you: $232 (x-100-16-.3x)/x=.2, solve for x, Apples cut is the .3x
Can I trim my expenses? Possibly. But Apple's cut is still far more than all my own operating expenses put together. There is no way I can absorb that cost without passing on the increase to the customer.
The obvious retort is that retailers can make it up in the increased volume the Apple store provides. Unfortunately, no. My own expenses may be largely fixed, so that, as my volume grows, my cost per-unit goes down. However, Apple's cut is based on total sales price, so my Apple cost per-unit flat. In other words, the more I sell, the more Apple costs me relative to my normal expenses, and the more they impact my margin, not less.
Best Buy's gross margin is 25% as of end of 2010 according to ycharts.com. They've actually increased their gross margin from 20% to 25% over the last decade. On average, it obviously takes 20 to 22 points of the margin to run Best Buy's business give or take.
In all this, I've never considered the 30% on the cost to the reseller. Only the final price. Hence, why I would say Best Buy's take. Best Buy takes about 25% of the sales price on average across all its products. But my suspicion is that certain products, the margin is a lot more than that, and I would peg those products as: music CDs, movies DVD/BR discs, boxed software, accessories. For mobile sales, I'll need to dig up what their commission from carriers is. It's got to be pretty good as they are willing to eat MIRs (or maybe they get it back with accessories and warranties/insurance).
The moral judgement of whether the toll is based on the final price or on what the reseller achieve on top of the product cost to the retailer doesn't matter that much to me. The big boys will squeeze the content producer either way, and they'll end up in the same place. They will continue to pressure the content producer to continually discount their prices to the retailer until the product is moved. Eg, if they can't sell something, they will squeeze the content producer to discount more or will remove the product from shelves. Do you think Best Buy would eat into their 25%?
It's not a "moral judgement" - it is a huge factor, what clearly separates this from a standard most-favorable-pricing case. It immediately makes the net margin the relevant factor, a fact you conveniently choose to ignore.
Regardless, the above math is set for 20%, but I left the equations in so you can plug in whatever numbers you feel like. There is no combination that lets a Best Buy or a producer survive Apple's cut without drastically raising prices.
I get it - you like Apple. So do I, but I'm not going to let that blind me to the consequences of their actions, even when they are bad.
At least you concede the inevit
You forget that Apple gets a cut of the hardware revenue too - iDevices are not free. But setting that aside, sure Apple deserves a cut for enabling the easy sale - but they are forcing the publishers to use the App Store to sell subscriptions (while taking a 30% cut for something you can't opt out of) AND not allowing them to compete with the App Store on pricing for the subscription outside the App Store. That's the problem - relax either of those two conditions and the outcry will die down.
Yep, Apple is being a bit foolish. These apps are the main reason people want their iOS devices. Otherwise, we might as well use any other smartphone or tablet.
That takes a lot of guts to sit and target your partners for almost a third of what is their main revenue stream in many cases.
Netflix, amazon and others don't NEED to offer iOS apps. What will Apple do when all these big names pull their apps and focus on others instead like android, wp7, and webOS?
It might be a good idea for these devs (or companies with apps) to get a bit organized and form a union of sorts. They need a bit of leverage. Sure Apple built the system, but 3rd party devs made it thrive.
The problem is, there's no dialog. Apple just announces the rules and changes them at their whim.
I'm thinking this may "scare" Apple into taking a step back. I would LOVE to see the negative press Apple gets when/if some major retailers pull their apps from the App Store.
The solution that I think a lot of companies will come to will be to just take the link out of the app. They can say "In order to use the Rhapsody app you need to sign up for service, which can be done by visiting rhapsody.com/iphone." That way Apple doesn't get their cut and it only slightly inconveniences the user.
That's the problem - they have to take the link out anyway. No apps that offer subscription based content can link out to the publishers site. They also can't get around it by telling people to sign up outside - any subscription app must allow in-app subscription through the App Store. Netflix already faces this problem - you sign up externally - no in-app signup.
I meant to state it as if the app does not actually link to an outside webpage, just provides an avenue for the user to navigate themselves. I hope they can do that. If not, Apple has crossed another line that makes it that much easier for me to justify my move from Apple to another platform.
IMHO Apple is smart. They have a very successful app distribution system. Thats what draws so many to the iOS system and why they have more useful apps than other free platforms. If a company doesn't agree with Apples measly 30% share they are able to go to any other OS platform Apple isn't forcing anyone to only use their app store. Similar to a franchise like McDonals...they take a percentage of sales...if you don't want to do that you make your own burger stand and hope you can compete. The gov't can't handle our tax money why are they even dabbling in the tech world?? More gov't...not a good thing.
The government is supposed to be the last gate against business practices that harm the public good. (That's the idea, but as you know, all human endeavors are prone to imperfection.) There are many many many business practices that harm the public good.
You do want companies dumping toxic chemicals into the ecosystem. You don't want companies so dominant that they harm the public good.
But in this case, the market is so young that I can't see how one can make any kind of judgement on it. Maybe in another 4 or 5 years, but today, no.
Measly 30% cut?
Unless you are swimming in money Scrooge McDuck style, if somebody takes 30% of your paycheck and restricts how you can earn money on the outside,where that cut is not taken, you would have to change your name to imgettingausedfordpinto ;)
I hope apple eats it for this move, huge apple fan but this is plain out wrong and will only hurt us users in the long run. kinda makes you wonder if apple had won the PC OS race back in the day instead of microsoft where would we be now as apple would've stiffled so much innovative software . Can you imagine if Microsoft tried to pull this in the PC market what would happen !?!
The problem is content providers set their prices based on what they can afford to offer the content. After their costs are taken into account, they probably make 30% - 50% profit. If Apple takes 30% off of the top, then the content provider is making nothing or very little. After all, these companies need to make money, or why even bother?
As a consumer, we should all be against Apple taking an extra 30% cut because, in the end, it's just going to mean 30% higher costs to the end user. There's just no way around it. It's just like when fuel costs go up, the cost of goods goes up for all of us.
Unless you think all content producers are simultaneously reaping economic profits (in the precise sense of excess profits abnormally out of line with market conditions, see http://bit.ly/idL7nl ), his point stands regardless. Economic profit is almost always signified by new competitors jumping on the opportunity to undercut, until competition whittles that excess profit down to sustainable levels where businesses can function, but there is little opportunity for a new player. We do not see any of the traditional signs of economic profit across the content industry (certainly not in books or magazines). If anything, we see the reverse -- newspapers, magazines, and book publishers are reporting losses and/or going out of business.
In the absence of such (excess) economic profit, new costs in production and distribution will be passed on to the purchaser in the form of higher prices.
As a consumer buying stuff, I don't care if the content producer, publisher or retailer/reseller makes a profit or not. The only thing I care about is the value I have on the prospective product versus the value of the money I must part with to obtain the product.
How much it costs to make the product, how much it costs to market, how much it costs to maintain & store, how much it costs to deliver, how the money is split up between the content producer, the publisher, or retailer doesn't matter one wit to me. Yes, this is not exactly true as we all have our belief systems, but in general, using the buying population as a whole, yeah, that's the way it works.
If the value of the product is such that its perceived price is lower than the cost of bringing the product to market and selling it, well, make a better product, raise the price to make sure a profit is made, or make it cheaper to produce and market.
Oh, but we all are screaming that this may mean that iOS consumers won't get Netflix, eBooks, e-radio, magazines, newspapers, whatnot. Yeah, I want to have everything as cheaply as possible, moreover, I want them for free. Apple should subsidize the cost of all these services for us! But that's just wishful thinking. TANSTAAFL.
Business entities have their own interests. Apple believes the iOS App Store is a huge asset for content producers, and has levied a toll and conditions for businesses to do business and make money. It may be the asset will make companies money. If the businesses don't think so, they won't participate. If the lack of such services devalues Apple's asset with bad iOS devices sales, Apple will have to do something different.
Do I think it devalues iOS devices? I don't know. There's been no repercussions yet.
Why do I think this way? All of these digital content companies aren't really competing with Apple. They are competing with "free" or highly competitive. They must know that their business models have been obsoleted and they must reinvent themselves and develop a new business model that works. There's huge price pressure to go down. I can watch lots of movies, hear lots of music, read lots of books for "free" or on Youtube; there's so much free news, magazine type article content already available, that the value of paid news, books, etc. have to go down.
Apple is not helping this, but I don't think they should be helping either. These businesses have to survive on their own merits.
It's even worse than that - the publishers will have to raise prices by 42% to get back to the original profit margin after Apple tatkes their bite. If they only raise by 30% they still get less than before because Apple gets 30% of the raise as well...
And if their margin is small, they will have to raise prices or take a loss on every sale - not a very good business model.
Because of this I've finally reached the end of my patience with Apple. I've already sold my iPhone and picked up a new WP7 phone last night. After playing with it all night I wish I had made this change when the WP7 phones came out months ago. I would've been much happier... No regrets here.
Not worth worrying about. It will all work out in the end.
1) Apple is just and correct not to allow iOS app developers to sell "free" apps in the Apple App Store that actually are simply gateways to paid content, for which Apple gets no cut because a purchase is required outside the App Store. That's like me going to the DVD section of Best Buy with my used DVDs and selling them to Best Buy customers for cash right in the aisle and not giving Best Buy a cut. Actually, it's more like if I made Best Buy's employees sell my DVDs for me, including ringing up the transactions and processing their credit cards, and had them pay me from the money in their registers.
2) Apple is just and correct not to allow iOS app developers to offer lower prices outside the app store. Otherwise they'd be encouraging their customers not to purchase through the system which made the app they are selling possible; effectively cutting Apple out of their just and proper share. This is in essence exactly like the selling of "free" apps as addressed in point 1.
3) If the fee Apple charges app developers who sell paid content through the App Store is too high, and they don't feel Apple deserves the cut they are demanding, the app developers are always able to decide it is not in their best interest to have an iOS app and thus ignore that market until such time where the terms become more favorable.
4) Apple's cut (currently 30%) will eventually be proven by market forces to be fair or not. If enough content providers continue to choose not to participate in the App Store because Apple's cut is too high, Apple will see lost revenue and their iOS products will become less desirable to end users due to the lack of content; and Apple will be forced to lower the coat of admission to the app store.
Problem Solved.
While I can see this as anti-competitive, I don't get the anti-trust issue at all. Apple doesn't have a monopoly on subscriptions. Publishers don't have to have iOS apps if they don't want to.
I also think Apple's logic is kind of sound... They got the publisher a new customer and they want a little credit for that.
Why are people mad that apple is forcing people to use their AppStore to get apps. Don't you use the android market to get android apps, widows, and blackberry have their own app stores and that's the only place you can get apps from I'm pretty sure for all of them and don't they all get a percentage because nobody is gonna sell apps in their market or store and not make any profit it's rediculos to expect that or think it it's not monopolizing if they only allow apps they make a profit on to have acces to their devices.
Actually, Android has a number of open markets separate from the App Market. You are not required to use them. On top of that, on both Android and Blackberry you can download the program file directly from any web source and install it (note: AT&T has been locking down some phones from this feature, but every Verizon Android phone I've had as well as every Blackberry I've had still have this ability).
I'm sorry, but make sure you check your facts before you open your mouth. Apple is the only OS that is out-of-the-box unwilling to allow you to install anything else to your phone.
Imagine Bill Gates said you can only install his approved programs to your computer. You'd be pissed! Riots! Flames!
A turtlenecked troll has said the same thing? Well, then, that's alright.
Somebody made a comment yesterday that people only buy the iPhone for the cool apps. I bought my first one and so did millions of others before their even was an app store.I'd still be buying if their was no app store. Companies want to be on IOS because it makes money. If you dont like it, go to some other OS and make 100% of nothing.


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A man was killed and his wife has been charged with his death after she shot him Friday night at their home in the Pleasant Hill area.
Georgetown County Coroner Kenny Johnson said an autopsy is being conducted on 60-year-old Fermiond Smith who lived at 1572 Ray Road.
According to the Sheriff's Office, his wife – 58-year-old Sonia Gay Smith – called 911 around 9:30 p.m. Friday saying she had shot her husband.
"Upon arrival, deputies found the victim lying on the floor in the residence unresponsive. Deputies made contact with (Sonia) Smith who was also in the residence and took her into custody. Information gathered from the investigation at this time is the shooting was domestic related," a Sheriff's Office press release states.
Johnson said Mr. Smith was shot once in the face. The autopsy is being conducted to try to determine how close Sonia Smith was to her husband when the shot was fired.
Smith has been transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center where she will be formally charged with murder, the Sheriff's Office says.
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Shutdown not to be repeated, alternative elusiveBy PHILIP ELLIOTT
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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on Oct. 10 in Washington to urge Congress to reopen the government and lift the US borrowing cap. Lew said on NBCs Meet the Press Sunday that the fight over government spending pushed the country near the brink of default and the lesson has to be that it cant happen again.WASHINGTON Leaders from both parties insist a sequel to the government shutdown must be avoided although a plan to dodge it is still elusive.
This can never happen again, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said.
Added Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: Therell not be another government shutdown, you can count on that.
The 16-day partial shutdown ended last week although a possible repeat may be on the horizon. Lawmakers approved a budget that keeps the lights on through Jan. 15 and lets Treasury continue to pay its bills through Feb. 7.
Thats not to say there is a solution at hand, and no one is rushing forward with alternatives to a potential repeat of the gridlock that shuttered parts of the government and pushed the nation toward a default on its debt. The political price has been high ahead of 2014s midterm elections, especially for Republicans.
I think there was some ground lost from the political point of view, said former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 presidential contender for the GOP.
Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi of California reiterated the publics reaction to the partisan gamesmanship that played out over more than two weeks: I join the American people in their disgust at what happened in terms of the shutdown of government.
But theres no real way forward to dodge a repeat and its chief architect, Republican Sen. Ted of Cruz, is urging one. Hundreds of thousands of government workers were sent home amid the shutdown and national parks were barricaded while politicians negotiated. The whole situation could be repeated combined with economic consequences early next year, perhaps with more severe consequences.
The deal this week was a lousy deal for the American people, Cruz said.
Its not ideal, but no one has a tangible way to avoid it.
We just went through an awful period for our country, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
A standoff between President Barack Obama and a group of Republicans over spending for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 and defunding the nations health care overhaul led to the shutdown. Lawmakers also pushed the country to the edge of economic default by threatening the Treasury Departments authority to continue borrowing the money needed to pay the nations bills.
The bitter feuding ended on Wednesday, and a group of House and Senate lawmakers has until Dec. 13 to produce a spending deal to stave off another shutdown and possible default in early 2014.
There were really no winners, said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. I mean, our country took an economic hit.
The public wont tolerate a repeat, said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
I am very confident the American people will not stand for another repetition of this disaster, he said.
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HAMBURG, NY – Hosting their first home game since the 2010 season, the Hilbert College softball team faced the hot-hitters from Penn State Altoona March 31. Altoona ripped the Hawks in both Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference contests 17-0, 23-5 to improve to 4-0 in league and 18-2 overall. Hilbert (3-8, 1-3) didn't match the fire-power of the Lions as Altoona's junior pitcher Jackie Smith threw a perfect game to start the day as well as the Lions hitting three home runs for the day.
Altoona jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning of the early game and did not look back. The Lions put runs on the board each inning with the big splash coming in the second when Kahla Lutz earned the game's first home run. She drove in two RBIs and chipped in on the five runs scored before the bottom of the second. The Hawks were charged with six errors and were doubled-up with plate appearances by Altoona. The Lions went 14 for 34 with 13 RBIs compared to Hilbert's 15 at bats. Emili Ripley (1-4) threw the complete game with two strikeouts while Smith pitched five innings, allowed no runs, hits, or walks and struck out seven batters.
After a quick break, the Hawks came back with a lot of energy in game two. They jumped on Altoona in the first inning with the visitors holding a 2-0 lead. The Lions committed a few errors on defense which allowed the Hilbert runners to move around the bags for scoring opportunities. Jill Martucci scored after Kateland Ball reached first on a fielder's choice and Ball came home off the wild pitch that sent Halsey Baker to first on a walk. Rachel Collier singled, to drive Baker home for the Hawks' first RBI of the day.
Altoona hit a double, RBI to take the lead, briefly in the second before the Hawks tied it back up at the bottom of the inning. Tiffany Marchiano became Devan Jonathan's pinch runner after her single started another Hawks' run. Vicki Ernst moved the runner to second with a sacrifice bunt and Martucci's double sent Marchiano home to knot the game at 4-4.
The third inning was all Altoona and it closed the door on any comeback from the Hawks. With bases loaded, Allison Stugart hit a grand slam putting the Lions up 10-4. The next two batters each hit doubles before Jonathan was relieved by Ernst in the circle. Altoona's eight runs didn't stop the Hawks from believing though.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Collier hit a single to the right field and come home off an Allison Hall triple which finished the Hilbert scoring for the afternoon.
Altoona exploded with another big inning in the top of the 5th when Christina Stathes hit a two-run homer to contribute to the 11 runs tallied before the third out.
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Jonathan Goldberg is a Boston-based professional musical director, vocal coach, and accompanist who has been teaching in the Emerson BFA Musical Theatre program since 2004. He works often at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston and Wheelock Family Theatre, and also worked for more than a decade at Boston Children's Theatre.
Lyric Stage productions include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Kiss Me, Kate, Grey Gardens, Follies, Man of La Mancha, Adrift in Macao, See What I Wanna See, 1776, Urinetown, A Little Night Music, The Spitfire Grill, Side Show, Sunday in the Park with George, No Way to Treat a Lady, The World Goes 'Round, She Loves Me, and Assassins. Recent Wheelock credits include Honk!, Seussical, and Peter Pan. Emerson Stage productions include Into the Woods, Illyria, City of Angels, Bat Boy, Little Women, and Assassins.
He was also the musical director for Forever Plaid at the Stuart Street Playhouse and the assistant musical director for Pacific Overtures at North Shore Music Theatre. He spent three years as musical director for the Boston company of Nunsense. He has also led the music for a number of productions at the Publick Theatre.
He is a four-time IRNE Award winner for his musical direction of Kiss Me, Kate, Grey Gardens, Man of La Mancha, and A Little Night Music (all at the Lyric Stage). Goldberg is the organist/pianist (and sometimes vocalist) for St. Katherine Drexel church in Roxbury, a position he has held since 1988. He also specializes in vocal arranging, and some of his original orchestrations have been heard in Wheelock productions of Sara Crewe: A Little Princess and Tuck Everlasting. He received his bachelor's degree in music from Brandeis University.


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Gender Justice in the Americas: A Transnational Dialogue on Sexuality, Violence, Reproduction & Human Rights took place February 23-25, 2011, at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida.
This Convening provided a unique opportunity to promote a transnational dialogue among a key group of advocates and scholars working on gender and sexuality issues throughout North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean.
Participants examined recent law and policy developments at the local, national, and international levels in the areas of women's rights, gender and sexuality, the significance of these developments as well as the legal and advocacy strategies employed by the women's and human rights movements in the region to deepen their effect.
The Convening was designed to serve as a catalyst for a revitalization of the women's rights movement and to foster the development of a new network of advocates and scholars across the Americas engaged in using the international human rights framework as a tool for advancing gender and sexuality advocacy and scholarship in the region.
The Convening was highly participatory in nature, building on and benefiting from the deep expertise of each of the participants. To that end, participants played an active and substantive role in the event, serving as panelists, moderators, workshop coordinators, and break out session facilitators, among other functions.
The event was made possible thanks to funding provided by the Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the NoVo Foundation, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The organizers would also like to thank the special contributions of Red Alas, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and the Information Group on Reproductive Choice (GIRE) to the Convening.
Click here to view the final Convening report (in both English and Spanish).
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This course will explore the rich and diverse representations of music in all its socio-aesthetic complexity from antiquity to the present. The thematic scope of our investigations shall range from mythological, philosophical, theological, and semiotic questions, through issues of gender, race, and politics, to theories of (operatic) performance. (Taught in English with an extra session in German)
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