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Animal Care Promotes responsible pet ownership, animal care and licensing, community safety, adoptions, and pet population control.
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Steve Belleme, Airport Development Manager
Winston Cannicle, Noise Control/Environmental Officer
Broward Addiction Recovery Center Provides programs to help ensure Broward County residents are self-sufficient, healthy and free from addiction. Education is one of the keys to preventing substance abuse. Members of the Broward Addiction Recovery Center (BARC) staff are available as speakers for schools, community organizations and other groups that want to learn more about how to prevent alcohol and drug addiction, and how to provide hope, help and recovery for those who are addicted.
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Jasmine Bascombe, Clinical Director
Community Partnerships DivisionProvides planning, coordinating, administering and evaluating a comprehensive array of human service programs for children and adults including behavioral health, child care licensing, sexual assault treatment and counseling, health care, HIV/AIDS, and homeless services.
Mandy Wells, Director
William Green, Health Care Services
Deborah Meidinger-Hosey, Child Care Licensing andEnforcement
Construction Management DivisionDirects the planning, design and construction process for new and renovated County facilities.
Steve Hammond
Convention & Visitors BureauPromotes leisure and meeting/convention travel to Broward County. Promotes economic development of Broward County.
Nicki E. Grossman, President
Christine Tascione, Vice President Convention and Group Sales
Bruce Appel, Vice President of Administration
Kim Butler, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Carlos J. Puentes, Convention Center Operations
Mark Gatley, Convention Center Operations
Cultural DivisionEnhances the community's cultural environment through the development of arts.
Earl Bosworth
Jody Horne-Leshinsky
Economic and Small Business DevelopmentImplements strategies to enhance Broward County's economy and contribute to an improved quality of life for all residents. Areas of focus include value-added job creation, business expansion and retention, small business growth, business development, international trade development, export readiness and entrepreneurial training and development. Services are delivered by the agency and through partnerships with state, local and private sector organizations. The Office of Economic and Small Business Development promotes equal access to Broward County procurement opportunities for small business enterprises in local and federal small business programs, and helps position small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs to take advantage of opportunities, and grow their businesses beyond Broward.
Sandy-Michael McDonald, Director
Elderly and Veterans Services DivisionAssists physically and psychiatrically disabled elders, veterans, their dependants, and dependant survivors in an effort to help them remain independent in the community.
William Metcalf, Community Care for the Elderly
Chavella Williams, Mental Health
Owen Walker, Veterans Services
Carol Wheat, Volunteer Services
Emergency Management DivisionDevelops emergency planning, response, mitigation and recovery activities for Broward County. Free training and presentations on emergency management-related issues available upon request.
Miguel Ascarrunz
Richard Allen
Enterprise Technology Services Provides quality information technology services to County agencies. Plans, evaluates, develops and implements information technology in support of county-approved goals, objectives and priorities.
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Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department Encourages proper use of natural resources and promotes affordable housing, and redevelopment through the management of development activities and enforcement of animal care and adoption, building, environmental, zoning and consumer protection regulations
Environmental Licensing and Building Permitting
The Environmental Licensing and Building Permitting, protects public safety, health and welfare by administering and enforcing all applicable building, and consumer protection ordinances, codes, laws, rules, resolutions and regulations in effect in Broward County, Florida. The Division also ensures that all solid waste and hazardous materials management and related activities are conducted in accordance with governing regulations; provides 24-hour response to environmental complaints; coordinates the Surface Water Management Program, Domestic Wastewater Program, and Non-Domestic Wastewater/NPDES Programs; and administers the Tree Preservation and Abuse Ordinance.
Mona Fandel, Consumer Protection
Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division Protects and manages Broward County's beach and marine resources, provides countywide water resources planning and management, implements the County's land stewardship program, provides environmental monitoring and coordinates regional climate change initiatives.
Nicole Sharp, Beach Restoration
Planning and Redevelopment Division Coordinates and monitors the regulation of development projects throughout Broward County; administers the Broward County Land Development Code and Natural Resource Protection Code; administers the County's impact fee and concurrency programs; performs traffic impact analyses, as required; administers the County's plat review process; manages the comprehensive planning program, annexation program, and rezoning petition process; serves as a repository for demographic and economic data; manages the Geographic Information System (GIS) and provides GIS services to County agencies; administers and enforces applicable regulations related to zoning code inspections in the unincorporated Areas; and coordinates Code Enforcement activities in unincorporated areas
Vicki Morrow, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Martin Berger, Land Development Code
Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division Protects Broward County's environment through environmental regulation and inspection, wellfield protection, and cleanup; and promotes environmental protection and conservation through public outreach. The Division administers the Go SOLAR grant program which makes it easier for residents and businesses to convert to solar energy, by reducing the cost and wait time associated with the installation process for photovoltaic (PV) rooftop solar systems.
Lorenzo Fernandez, Air Quality
Facilities Management Division Manages, operates, maintains and handles security of County-owned and leased facilities.
Scott Campbell, Facilities Maintenance
Family Success Administration DivisionThrough Family Success Centers and other programs, helps families and individuals achieve and maintain health, safety and economic stability. Assists with housing, food, utilities, job and skills training, budgeting skills, and mental health services.
Patricia West, Director
Helen Hinton, Regional Manager, Edgar P. Mills Family Success Center (Central)
Kathy Williamson-Wesley, Regional Manager, North Region Family Success Center (Pompano Beach)
Angie Washington, Regional Manager, Northwest Family Success Center (Coral Springs)
Ofelia Cardenas, Regional Manager, South Region Family Success Center (West Park)/Davie Family Success Center
Fleet ServicesFleet Services keeps the "wheels of government" turning, providing fleet services and vehicle and equipment maintenance programs.
Phyllis Braswell
Highway and Bridge Maintenance DivisionMaintains County road system and bridges including cleaning and moving, patching and resurfacing, canal and guardrail maintenance, street cleaning and stormwater drainage installation.
Anh Ton
Highway and Construction Engineering DivisionManages major roadway improvement projects under the County's capital improvement program, conducts roadway inspections for County roadways and manages intersection improvement and congestion management projects.
Richard Tornese
Historical CommissionEncourages awareness of local history and preserves the artifacts of the County's heritage. Provides research and archival facilities, and lends technical advice regarding historic preservation and archeological projects.
David Baber, County Historic Preservation Coordinator
Peggy D. Davis, Libraries Manager
Housing Finance and Community Development Division Provide housing which persons and families of low, moderate or middle income can afford, and capital for investment in such housing. Create partnerships, maximize resources and find new tools to develop and preserve affordable housing and improve communities.
Ralph Stone/Suzanne Fejes, Affordable Housing Programs
Kevin Kelleher, Director
Human Services DepartmentProvides innovative and integrated health and human services that promote wellness and self-sufficiency to promote quality of life for all Broward County residents.
Michael Elwell
Intergovernmental Affairs and Professional Standards, Office ofCoordinates all Broward County Government equal opportunity programs. Enforces federal, state, and local discrimination laws for employment, housing and public accommodations. Educates the public about their rights. Assists in training County employees on the Broward County Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies, ADA compliance, and equal employment opportunity laws and policies. Promotes the goals of the Broward County Commission at the federal, state and local levels. Increases County resources through grants. Administers County Commission appointments to boards, agencies and authorities.
Edward G. Labrador, Esq., Director; Intergovernmental Advocacy, Cone of Silence, Living Wage, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Ethics, Wage Recovery
Libraries DivisionProvides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation.
Adult Literacy Services
Community Partnerships and Broward County Library Public Service
Main Library Information and Reference Services
Interlibrary Loan Services
Main Library Tours
Talking Book Library
Volunteer Services
Youth Services
Management and Budget, Office of Coordinates budget and management policy activities of county government and analyzes the fiscal impact of all proposed county ordinances and relevant proposed state legislation.
Marci Gelman
Medical Examiner and Trauma Services, Office ofInvestigates all violent, suspicious, unnatural and unattended deaths, and performs toxicology testing for drugs and poisons for police and health departments. Topics include role of the medical examiner, alcohol abuse and alcoholism, traffic injuries, poisonings, trauma services, ambulance certifications/enforcement, drug abuse and domestic violence.
Craig Mallak, M.D., Medical Examiner
Cheryl Rashkin, Trauma Services
Gary Kunsman, Ph.D., Chief Toxicologist
Rebecca MacDougall, Associate Medical Examiner
Parks and Recreation Division Broward County Parks and Recreation is "dedicated to providing exceptional services and facilities essential to the quality of life in Broward County while preserving our natural areas." Our countywide network of regional parks and nature centers, neighborhood parks, and natural areas offers recreational opportunities for all ages. Three of the agency's units are also responsible for programming on a countywide basis – Special Populations Section, SWIM Central, and Extension Education Section.
Extension Education
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Special Populations Programs (Persons with Disabilities)
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Port Everglades DepartmentMaintains an active Speakers Bureau whose members are available to make presentations tailored to your business group, civic group or community organization on a variety of topics, including the Port's operations, environmental programs, the cruise and cargo industries, international trade and the seaport's on-going capital improvement program.
Ellen Kennedy, Corporate and Community Relations
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Public Communications, Office of Administers the County's communications with residents, businesses, visitors and employees to market and increase awareness of County services and programs. Manages the County's website. Handles public information during emergencies.
Margaret Stapleton
Ric Barrick
Margaret Stapleton
Ric Barrick
Public Works DepartmentThe Broward County Public Works Department manages design, construction and maintenance of the County's streets, storm water systems and building facilities. This includes maintenance and operation of virtually all traffic signals in the County. The department also provides water and wastewater services to large portions of the County's residents. In conjunction with the Broward County Resource Recovery Board and City governments, the department also manages the regional solid waste and recycling program.
Purchasing DivisionProcures goods, services and construction for Broward County Government agencies under the supervision of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.
Brenda J. Billingsley, "Doing Business with Broward County" & General Purchasing
George Lewis, Construction Procurement
Records, Taxes and Treasury DivisionRecords, stores and provides copies of public documents as part of the official record of Broward County Government. Operates the Value Adjustment Board, which settles disputes between taxpayers and the Property Appraiser concerning property taxation. Revenue Collection collects ad valorem (property) taxes and other taxes set at the local level, including those by Special Levying Districts, State Agencies and the County Commission. Acts as an agent for several state departments, including the Department of Revenue, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Tom Kennedy, Director
Gary Mehringer, Assistant Director
Jeannie Terwilliger, Recording
Claudio Manicone, Tax Deeds and Tangible Personal Property Taxes, Tax Collection, and Licenses
Andre Morell, Document Control/Minutes
Risk Management DivisionAdministers the County's self insurance program for workers' compensation, general liability, automobile liability, and property damage claims. Manages the safety and occupational health of County employees.
John Burkholder, Director
Jeff O'Connor, Workers' Compensation
Mitch Weinstein, Liability
Jim Litrides, Safety and Occupational Health
Jackie Binns, Contracts and Insurance
Seaport Engineering and Construction DivisionPlans for seaport development, to maintain existing facilities and manage design, engineering and construction of new facilities for Port Everglades clients and Broward County staff while protecting the environment within the Port jurisdictional area.
John Foglesong
Solid Waste and Recycling Services Manages a large portion of Broward County's waste and recycling services including collections in Unincorporated communities; household hazardous waste disposal; operations for three residential drop-off centers and the Southwest Regional Landfill; Keep Broward Beautiful programs; and recycling initiatives for multifamily complexes, government facilities and businesses throughout Broward County.
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Traffic Engineering DivisionProvides for the safe and efficient movement of pedestrians, cyclists and vehicular traffic within the County.
Andrew Sebo, Professional Engineer and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer
Transit Division Providing clean, safe, reliable and efficient transit services to the community.
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Neil H. Borslien of Kyle, TX went to be with our Lord on December 25th, 2011.
Neil was born in Maxbass, ND, on 12/11/1929. He left school at the young age of 15, made his way to San Diego, CA where he joined the Navy, using his older brother Russell's ID.
Henry Alvin Brewer, 85, of Fritch, passed away, Sunday, December 25, 2011.
Henry Alvin Brewer was born Friday, September 3, 1926 in St. James, Mo to Pleas Franklin and Orilla (Foust) Brewer. He was a heavy equipment operator for E.D. Baker for many years. He married Emelyne Hormann Derr on December 23, 1994.
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It is okay to pop fireworks for New Year's as long as it is done outside city limits.
According to Hutchinson County Fire Marshal Danny Richards stated that the Hutchinson County area has been out of a burn ban since the middle of November.
"There are actually firework stands in the area open for the season," he stated. He also continued to say there are still some safety tips people should follow. Use fireworks outdoors only. Obey local laws. It is illegal to pop fireworks in the city areas.
Borger fire crews were busy on Christmas Eve fighting a fire on Coble Street.
A fire broke out inside a home on the 900 block of Coble. The fire gutted the inside of the home, according to Fire Chief Bob Watson. The fire occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, and was contained within 30 minutes. The fire crews did not leave the scene till 8:30 p.m.
High Plains Helping Hand recently received a generous donation on behalf of a local Scout pack.
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Carolyn Poindexter, who is with High Plains Helping Hand, said the donation will greatly benefit not only the organization itself, but those who are in need during the holidays and all year long.
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Delwanda Tate, 78, of Borger, died Saturday Dec. 24, 2011, in Amarillo.
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James Alfred Wall, 88, of Mansville, Okla., passed away Dec. 24, 2011, at his home in Mannsville. He was born in Stratford, Okla., on Aug. 7, 1923, to the late James Hilburn Wall and Gladys Beulah Lewelling Wall. James was raised in Stratford and later moved to Borger, Texas. In 2002, he moved to Mannsville where he lived for the rest of his life. He married Aliomae Weems on March 31, 1946, in Pauls Valley, Okla. James was a retired operator and shift supervisor for Phillips Petroleum Company and he also did carpentry work. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and spending time with his family.
Charles Edward Hendricks, 84, resident of Bartlesville, died at 1:47 AM on Saturday December 24, 2011, at the St. John Hospital in Tulsa surrounded by his family.
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Most people associate cholesterol with elevated risk for stroke and heart attacks. However, research indicates there also may be a correlation between cholesterol and cancer, most notably prostate and breast cancers. In fact, lowering cholesterol levels may reduce your risk for some cancers.
A team from Boston Children's Hospital conducted a study where mice were injected human prostate cancer cells. They allowed the cancer to grow. When the animals were fed high cholesterol diets, cholesterol was found to accumulate in the outer membranes of tumor cells. While the increased cholesterol didn't cause new cancers to form, six weeks after the initial injection, the mice on the high-cholesterol diets had twice as many prostate cancer tumors as animals on ordinary diets. Plus, the tumors were larger in size.
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The USO goes where the troops go. Last week, that meant a celebration in both rural Eastover, S.C., and the technology capital of Seoul, South Korea.
The doors to the newly renovated USO day room at the McCrady Training Center in South Carolina opened Sept. 13 with a barbecue and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Like regular USO centers, USO day rooms offer a comfortable place where troops can connect, watch TV, play video games, have a snack or just put their feet up and relax. The McCrady Training Center day room supports troops from of all branches who use the area for readiness and pre-deployment training. While the USO stocks the room with supplies, the day-to-day operations of the room will be managed by the South Carolina National Guard.
"[The USO's] steadfast dedication to our military and their commitment to professionalism and care for all service members, deployed or not, is a testament to their value in the world we live in," said Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., The Adjutant General of South Carolina. "We are fortunate … to have such a wonderful asset they provide and look forward to a continued long and prosperous relationship."
One day prior – and 13 time zones away – USO Seoul officially opened its doors. The celebration included military leaders and troops, a performance from the USO Show Troupe and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Seoul center is located at the heart of Yongsan Garrison, which serves as the hub for U.S. military operations in South Korea.
"Serving half a world away from home is challenging, and as we maintain our military readiness, it is important to stay mentally and emotionally fit, and to remain connected to our loved ones back home," said Gen. James D. Thurman, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea. "The USO offers our military families a variety of programs, services, and facilities to help our service men and women thrive."
The opening is the culmination of a move for the USO from Camp Kim to Yongsan, which allows the USO to better serve the troops and military families living in the region. More than 100 volunteers have worked since January to facilitate the move, painting, cleaning and moving furniture, electronics and supplies.
"We wanted to create a place where troops and military families could relax and spend time with their friends and family back home," said Carly Harris, Regional Vice President USO Pacific. "They can bring their own computers and use our WiFi or take advantage of our Skype phones to call home.
"We also want to create a sense of community for those younger service members serving their first overseas tour. Our many activities and volunteer opportunities are great ways for them to get involved during their time in country."
Photo caption: Top, military officials and USO team members cut the ribbon to officially open USO Seoul at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, on Sept. 13. Below, an inside look at the USO day room at McCrady Training Center, S.C. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. Brian Gibbons; USO photo by Michael Clifton)
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One of 2010's breakout technologies is primed to revolutionize the hospitality industry's promotion and marketing landscape. Smartphone-ready barcoding is taking the marketing world by storm, and Microsoft Tag is leading the way with its unique combination of customization and accuracy.
At MarkeTeam, my responsibility is to stay current on emerging and leading-edge marketing trends and technologies, so we can help keep our clients differentiated in the eyes of their guests. MarkeTeam is an award-winning sales promotion agency serving the on-and-off premise, leisure, and food and beverage industries. We conceptualize, design, produce, and execute marketing campaigns for the restaurant, hotel, casino, cruise line, and resort segments of the hospitality industry.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate community editor
For those of us who started their interest in photography with a digital camera in their hands, taking 35 millimeter shots using black and white film may seem like a step in the wrong direction. With all the advancement in technology many find it suitable to use Photoshop or specialized filters to simply convert their digital images to a monochrome format. But as I found out over the past month, if you love photography or fancy yourself even a novice photographer, there is no place on earth like a dark room.
I took an interest in black and white photography when our resident stringer and photographer Diana Root mentioned some things that she had been learning over the past couple of years. When I mentioned that I had never developed my own film or even been in a dark room she immediately set about starting my education.
With a little assistance from Troy Hunt, who teaches photography at the College of Eastern Utah, I was introduced to the wonders of black and white photography. The artistic nature and total control of shooting, developing and printing your own photos is amazing. While Photoshop allows the user to perform an infinite number of alterations, there is something about changing a photo with your own two hands. There is something magical about placing your first negative, watching it burn into the paper and then disappear only to have it brought back to life in the developing tray. Needless to say, I was hooked immediately. And interviewing Hunt, I found that my reaction to the dark room is not uncommon.
"I got hooked on photography at age 4 sitting at my mother's feet in the dark room," said Hunt, who teaches photography at the college in both spring and fall semesters. "My mom actually worked at the Sun Advocate at the time and couldn't always find child care so I grew up in that dark room. The smell of darkroom chemistry still reminds me of home."
Hunt got serious about photography when he borrowed his mother's Mamiya 35mm when he started college, a camera she still has today. He took a beginning photography class and enjoyed the experience but subsequently advanced his skill by taking color photos because he had no further access to a dark room.
"I got so frustrated at the quality of the prints I was getting back from the lab I decided I had to find a way back into the lab," explained Hunt. "When I went back in I focused on black and white printing because the chemicals and equipment are much less expensive than their color counterpart."
What inspired Hunt in the beginning was the photography of David Meunch and Ansel Adams not necessarily because of the photos they took but because of the work they were doing in the dark room.
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Hunt will begin teaching his basic photography class with digital cameras this coming semester due to the large volume of interest in the medium.
"I love black and white and I hope there is enough interest in my beginning class to develop an advanced class where we can focus on black and white," said Hunt.
For those interested in giving the 35 mm a try, Brian Auer of blog.epicedits.com outlined three basic tips for getting started with B&W.
"Black and white photography, for me, is one of the most interesting and inspiring aspects of this art form we call our hobby and passion," said Auer in his Nov. 5, 2007 blog. "It's raw and refined, natural and unusual, bold and subtle, mysterious and open, emotional and impassive, simple and complex, black and white and everything in between."
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Practice, practice, practice, Auer and Hunt both recommend trying to view the subject you are shooting in black and white. The trick they say is picking up contrast and tone while blocking out the distraction of colors.
"I would recommend picking up a Wratten 90 viewing filter that will allow you to look at the color of the world through a monochromatic lens," said Hunt.
Focus on contrast, black and white photography is not only about light and dark but all the colors in between. Both Hunt and Auer mention that a photographer can use contrast to show what is and is not important in a picture.
Focus on texture, black and white photos naturally lend themselves to texture, according to Auer. It is important to look for surfaces that have even subtle texture as it will show well in a black and white photo. Monochromatic photography is an art form that is less about perfection than feeling depth.
Sun Advocate photographer Diana Root posed a question for all those who love photography.
"Are you inspired by the classic look of B&W of the bygone era of the 1940's and 1950's with graininess, soft focus, embracing flaws of tilted horizontal lines and motion blur," said Root. "Or do you love a photo with sharp contrast, lots of detail or just the simplicity of it all. Regardless of style and preferences there is something timeless about a photo in black and white."
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ALBANY, N.Y. - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said Monday that he expects significant changes to the gun-control law passed in January, specifically a provision that lowers the number of bullets in a magazine from 10 to seven.
"I think they are going to be more than technical," Skelos told reporters of the changes. "I think we're going to look at the size of the clips, a number of other issues - protections within your home."
"I don't think there's any reason to outlaw them, and we're looking at other changes," Skelos said. "But we also have to live within the reality of what the governor feels is appropriate or not. I believe the governor is going to be pretty firm about the seven bullets, unless it's in the home. And he's going to be firm on the so-called assault weapon ban."
Sen. Jeff Klein, D-Bronx, head of the Independent Democratic Conference, said he's proud of the gun law and said it would save lives. The gun-control law includes a tougher assault-weapons ban and requires more weapons to be registered with the state.
Skelos knocked the idea.
"I am not looking to protect Hollywood. I think the governor and the speaker are, but I'm not looking to protect Hollywood," he said.
Skelos has been heavily criticized by gun-rights groups for voting in favor of the law. They held a major rally outside the Capitol last week, but Skelos dismissed the criticism. He was among nine Senate Republicans, mainly those from Long Island, who voted for the measure.
"I think it's very interesting as we've tried to expand democracy in the Senate and move away from three men in a room, people seem to criticize," Skelos said. "It's my position, and we've done it on other issues, is to put as many bills as we think are appropriate out for a vote. And people have the right to vote, to aggressively oppose it, to say I was absolutely wrong."
Assemblyman Ray Walter (R-Amherst), who opposed the gun control bill, said it is highly unlikely Skelos will be able to change the seven-bullet provision.
"It's not going to get through the Democratic-controlled Assembly dominated by New York City unless the governor is pushing for it," Walter said.
2 On Your Side asked if there is any indication that the governor would consider a change like that.
He responded, "From his comments in the press, it doesn't sound like it. The only way there is going to be changes to this, I believe, is through the court system."
More than 30 upstate county legislatures in the state have passed resolutions in opposition to the law, saying it is unconstitutional and puts an additional burden on local governments.
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Golly look at that frequency response. $200,000 gets you that. I really have nothing else to say about this...............no really.
Wilson Audio Specialties Alexandria XLF loudspeaker
Can a loudspeaker possibly be worth that much? Add $10,000 for speaker cables, and that's what I paid for my first home in 1992. Today, the average American home costs around $272,000, which is likely less than the cost of an audio system built around a pair of Alexandra XLFs.
Think no one spends that kind of money on a music system? Don't kid yourself. Many people can afford it, and many spend itthough not as many as should. We need to educate those people! Anyone want to fly me to Monaco on a goodwill mission?
The real question is this: Is the XLF's sound worth that expense?
I know a pair of speakers can be worth at least $158,000: I've heard the XLF's predecessor, the Alexandria X-2 Series 2, in a few systems over the past few years, including the one in the living room of recording engineer Roy Halee, driven by a pair of big Boulder amplifiers. I sat there for an enjoyable afternoon, mesmerized by, among other things, the X-2s' exceptional transient and microdynamic delicacy, massive macrodynamic scale, bass precision, and top-to-bottom coherence. It's a sound that demands respect: This speaker performs at a level only a few others can manage.
I also know that a pair of speakers can be worth $65,000: At home, I listen contentedly and with great appreciation to a pair of Wilson MAXX 3s. Not an evening of listening goes by that I don't remind myself how lucky I was to be able to buy these speakers, which are part of a system I never imagined I'd be able to own.
Well, actually, I did imagine it years ago, as I lived vicariously through the writings of J. Gordon Holt, Harry Pearson, and others, when the total cost of my audio system was only a few thousand dollars: Denon direct-drive turntable with AC motor, Lustre GST-1 tonearm, Dynavector Ruby cartridge, Marcoff PPA-1 head amp, Hafler DH101 preamplifier and DH200 power-amp kits, and Spica TC-50 speakers. And back then, I felt lucky to own that system.
While the Alexandria XLF superficially resembles its predecessor, the Alexandria X-2 Series 2 ($158,000), the XLF does not replace the X-2, which will continue to be available. The XLF is larger, and at 655 lbs is 50 lbs heavier, than the already massive X-2; it also incorporates numerous changes and refinements.
The volume of the XLF's bass enclosure is 14% greater than the X-2's. The cabinet walls are thicker, and inside, a newly developed bracing geometry better deals with the XLF's greater production of low-frequency energy. The bass drive-units, though, are the same as in the X-2: 13" and 15" woofers made by Focal. The cones are of Focal's proprietary W material: two layers of woven glass tissue separated by and bonded to a core of aeronautical foam, the mass of which can be precisely varied to match the needs of the particular driver design. The W material is ultra-stiff, ultra-lightweight, and said to be extremely low in coloration. It's also 10 times more expensive to make than the high-quality paper Focal uses for its less expensive subwoofer cones, including the ones used in the MAXX 3. (A few years ago, at Focal's facility in St. Etienne, France, I watched W cones being made by developmentally challenged people, who had been taught to operate the machines as part of a government program to create meaningful employment for them.)
The Alexandria XLF features Wilson's unique, room-optimizing, Cross Load Firing (XLF) porting system. With this latest refinement in owner-designer Dave Wilson's attempt to produce speakers that can be optimized to work well in a wide variety of rooms, you can easily switch between front and rear porting by unscrewing a few bolts and swapping the locations of some parts.
The Alexandria series' rigid "wings" that bracket the midrange and tweeter modules, made of cross-braced sections of Wilson's X material (a proprietary phenolic composite), has been substantially strengthened and thickened. Wilson's composite S material was first used in the Sasha W/P, which replaced the WATT/Puppy. Here, in combination with the X material, it replaces the M4 material used in the Alexandria X-2's midrange baffle, and is claimed to audibly and measurably reduce midrange noise and coloration. Wilson's strategy has long been one of relatively large midrange drivers that cover almost the entire midrange without being interrupted by the crossover. However, to avoid high-frequency beaming, this necessitates the two 7" carbon-fiber/paper-cone midrange units handing off to the tweeter at the unusually low frequency of about 1kHz. This is why one of the most significant upgrades in the XLF is its new Convergent Synergy silk-dome tweeter, made for Wilson by Scan-Speak. This replaces the inverted titanium dome used in the X-2 and is built to Wilson's specifications by Focal, variations of which have long been used throughout much of the Wilson line.
While the new tweeter superficially resembles versions used by other manufacturers, Wilson's specific requirements took three years of development to achieve the high power handling, low distortion, and wide bandwidth required by Wilson's crossover strategyall of which the inverted titanium dome had successfully achieved. The new silk dome meets the goals of low distortion and high power handling while surpassing the titanium dome's overall linearity and HF extension. Another silk dome, a variant of the Convergent Synergy, acts as a supertweeter and fires to the rear from the top of the upper midrange module.
Living like the 99%, listening like the 1%
Had Wilson Audio Specialties been looking for a space in which to demonstrate the efficacy of Dave Wilson's group-delay technology, in particular the Aspherical Group Delay adjustability (see below) implemented in the Alexandria X-2 and the new Alexandria XLF, they couldn't have found one more challenging than my listening room, which measures only 15' by 21' by 8'.
The room itself is not the challenge. In fact, its acoustics have been measured and found to be reasonably linear, and particularly excellent in terms of decay, which one acoustician described as "ideal," thanks to my walls of LPs. Even when not being played, vinyl sounds good. Nor was the challenge one of shoehorning into a ground-floor room two speakers, each one 5' 10" tall, 19" wide, 28" deep, and weighing 655 lbs. Like all of Wilson's large speakers, the XLFs ship in pieces, the massive woofer cabinets rolling out of their crates on casters. The total shipping weight per pair is just under a ton: 1910 lbs. And let's leave aside for the moment the not-insignificant problem of taming the combined output of two enormous woofer boxes placed just a few feet from the room's corners.
The seemingly insoluble dilemma was how to create a coherent soundfield from two tall stacks of drivers sitting just 94" from the listening position. And yet, as unlikely as it seemed, particularly to me, Wilson's Peter McGrath was convinced that the XLFs would, in my room, work as well as if not better than the MAXX 3s. But then, I'd been convinced the MAXX 2s and 3s wouldn't work here, and they didthe 3s better than the 2s, because of the 3s' increased driver adjustability.
An audiophile friend helped me unbox the Alexandria XLFs' many crates, remarking as we went on Wilson's fanatical attention to detail and the precise fit'n'finish of all partseven the ones owners are unlikely to ever see once the speaker is assembled.
Golly JohnnyR: interpreting what you see into what you might hear is well beyond your capabilities.
I'll tell you a story, not that it will penetrate your "brain" but I'll try:I encountered a couple of young Russian-born engineers at a turntable set-up seminar I did at Stereo Exchange in NY.
They said to me: 'we saw the measurements on the Wilson MAXX3s: boomy bass!"
I said: do you think I would live with "boomy bass"?
They said: "but measurements show boomy bass".
I said "Come on over and listen to the 'boomy bass' "
They said "You would invite us over?"
I said, "Why not?
So they paid a visit. They brought a test CD they'd devised that they use to judge speakers.
When they'd finished listening they exclaimed "NO BOOMY BASS! GOOD BASS"
Then I played them a format that doesn't MEASURE as well as CDs... a format they'd not really paid much attention to because IT DOESN'T MEASURE AS WELL and guess what?
When they heard what proper vinyl playback sounds like they almost S...T.
Measuring a complex speaker like the XLFs is NOT EASY. And clearly interpreting a complex set of measurements and attempting to sort of what that might sound like is clearly beyond your abilities. But JohnnyR: blather on.....
HI Michael,
How does this recording sound on your audio system?
I understand you bought the review pair. Before the jealous rants begin, let me say that anyone who can turn a hobby into an occupation that allows him to acquire such equipment deserves a pat on the back.
I understand you bought the review pair. Before the jealous rants begin, let me say that anyone who can turn a hobby into an occupation that allows him to acquire such equipment deserves a pat on the back.
Michael cashed in some of his retirement savings in order to be able to purchase the Wilson XLFs.
Golly look at that frequency response. $200,000 gets you that.
So what did you think about the Alexandria XLF's sound when you heard them? (I assume you did hear them.)
I really have nothing else to say about this . . . no really.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Cheap Shots Mr Atkinson?
JohnnyR said he had nothing else to say and you come along and taunt him? Classy as always. I also agree that for $200,000 I would expect a much better frequency response. I suppose Floyd Toole, who you like to quote so often would also agree with JohnnyR and myself on that matter.
Michael spent his retirement savings on these way over priced monkey coffins? I find the design hideous and as predicted, yet another Stereophile stupid review about a product maybe, maybe I say, 1% of your readership could afford.Keep up the good work Mr Atkinson.
Georgie thinks = Georgie knows
Really George Holland, you are "classy"? "Monkey coffins?" You are beneath monkey level. What's heard and what's measured, particularly with a complex design like this don't always correlate.
I've heard some speaker that measure "flat" that sound like CRAP and vice-versa. As the talented speaker designer Joachim Gerhard once said to me: "Today, it's relatively easy to produce a speaker that has flat on-axis response but that doesn't mean it will sound very good."
Even the most vociferous Wilson-haters like you and folks who don't like moving coil speaker visit here and come away impressed.
With a comment like yours, I'm not constrained to be "classy": you are an idiot.
" I asume you did hear them "
Hearing them won't help if your mind is closed .
Good one John.
I doubt johnnyR even owns a system.
"Michael cashed in some of his retirement savings in order to be able to purchase the Wilson XLFs."
Wow! Good job Michael. How he convinced his wife that spending some retirement savings on 200 000$, 650 pound monsters was a good idea is truly impressive!
Or maybe he's sleeping on the couch for the next 3 years...
Well, actually I sleep comfortably on our king sized bed containing a Kluft mattress. It's stupidly expensive and unbelievably comfortable but I bet it doesn't measure all that well.
We once owned simultaneously 4 giant Bernese Mountain Dogs. That's her thing. Marriage is a give and take. We had giant black fur balls flying around the house like tumbleweeds. Not to mention occasional vomit and doody. Dogs have accidents.
Currently we have two cats, a gecko and a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. We had two, but our older one that my wife showed died suddenly at 6 years of age. It was tragic.
His name was WILSON. I guess he didn't "measure up."
He was a swell dog. My wife named him Wilson but no doubt some lunatics will think Wilson Audio Specialties considered this advertising and subsidized the purchase of the speakers.
My listening room is the lower level of our home.... I can do as I wish down here and upstairs I live with her passion: animals. She's deep into it. That equals a good balance...
Just to bring some clarity to the subject, the drivers used in these boxes are (or variants of):
ScanSpeak Revelator D2904 - $312 from Madisound
Focal Audiom 13WX - $930 from Zalytron
Focal Audiom 15WX - $1,450 from Zalytron
Midranges - can't get a bead on the manufacturer, but I sincerely doubt they cost more than the woofers so lets spec them at $500 each (very few mids cost more than that).
That brings the grand total (for over-the-counter prices) to about $7,500 for the drivers in these behemoths. I imagine Wilson pays less so, even if they pay $1,000 for each mid (which I seriously doubt), the cost for the drivers is topping out at less than $10k. That's 5% of the cost of the speakers.
The crossover? I know Wilson uses crazy, complex networks, but I doubt that cost is more than $10k for the parts.
The cabs? I'm not a craftsman, but I think you could get something comparable from North Creek Music Systems for $20k or so.
So, I've budgeted $40,000 for speakers like the XLF. What accounts for the balance of $160,000? This isn't like a Bugatti Veyron where they're pushing technology way past what was previously achievable.
I propose something else that is just as audacious:
• Two Paradigm SUB 1 subwoofers - $10,000
• Mids and tweeters by any great supplier - in this case, some of the most expensive on the market - diamond tweeters and ceramic mids by Accuton - $3,600 for 4 mids and $5,800 for 2 tweeters - $9,400 total
• A DEQX HDP-4 processor/crossover with Reference Calibration Kit - $6,000
• Over-engineered cabinets for the mids & tweeters using custom-milled Corian or Zodiaq baffles (just a guess and, what the hell, let's be ridiculously generous) - $20,000
Total: $45,400.
With about the same amount of work as setting up the XLF's and 1/4 the expenditure, you have a system that is every bit as good as the Wilson XLF.
But, hey, take it from a guy who can hear the difference made by installing a $5,000 power cord to his turntable (the Fremer character who wrote the review), these speakers are worth every penny.
Wilson offering a $200,000 speaker that has such an awful frequency response is proof enough.
you're a fool.
Why don't you try producing a cabinet like that from difficult to machine composite components. In fact why don't you build a factory, buy enormous machine tools to cut the materials (and replace the expensive bits regularly since they wear out quickly), and install a fully equipped automotive paint shop in that factory you've built. Then HIRE people and pay them GOOD WAGES, not Wal-Mart wages plus health care and 401ks.
Oh, and then consider the cost of shipping once you've assembled the speaker, don't forget to include the binding posts and complex hardware (take a look behind an XLF because clearly you haven't a CLUE) required to produce the Group Delay system that produced much of the spatial and tonal magic...etc.
And let's say you are correct: it's cost 40K as you say, but I'm sure you need to tack on at least 10K
But let's say you are correct: you clearly do NOT understand how high performance audio distribution works so let me clue you in:
If the speaker costs $40,000 to build, Wilson is entitled to make what's called a "profit".
Even a "libtard" like me believes in "profit". So if the speaker cost $40K to build, Wilson would sell it to a dealer for $80K and then the dealer has to profit too!
Considering all of this, how then do Vivid Audio manage to produce a speaker equal or greater in performance to the XLF (Giya G1), with completely bespoke, scratch-built drive units for less than half the retail price of the XLF?
Congrats to Michael on his new speakers.
Enjoyed the review.
Maybe sometime he could post a picture of his room with the XLFs.
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
I've budgeted $40,000 for speakers like the XLF. What accounts for the balance of $160,000?
Let's assume that your estimate of the XLF's parts costs is accurate. That gives a price/parts ratio of 5:1. This ratio is widely accepted as about correct for an audio manufacturer who wishes to make enough money to stay in business. The difference covers fixed overhead, salaries, interest on borrowed capital, taxes, cost of shipping and packaging (neither minor on the case of a speaker as large and heavy as this), promotional costs, and retail margin.
From http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/diy-loudspeakers
"hard-core audio enthusiasts are the harshest critics of commercially-available speakers. They second-guess designers' and engineers' decisions, they question why a manufacturer choose to name or price or market their product in a particular way . . . They have absolutely no understanding of the relationship between material cost and retail price. They have close to zero understanding about the practicalities or processes of manufacturing on a large scale, packaging and shipping."
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
^ This.
Thank you John, you are wise.
So you are now quoting editorials? That's like using newspaper editorials or even Stereophile's The Open Bar forum as "proof". Did you bother to read what JohnnyR linked to and posted in the other thread?
There's a lot more to this issue than one person's opinion. I guess you and Stereophile just can't be bothered finding out more.
Plenty of excuses for defending a ludicrously priced speaker but not many actual facts.
Porgie, what do you "actually" listen to? Have you ever spent a ludicrous amount of money on a can opener?
Just checking your point of reference....
A fellow I know looked at the MAXX3s and decided he could built an even better version using more expensive drivers but using well braced MDF cabinets. He built it: it sounded awful. Did nothing.
So listen GeorgeHolland: build your own XLF and have a nice life. You're still an idiot.
I'm not as gracious as my editor.
... and those things are:
• All of the prices I've specced are retail, not wholesale so, for all of the items listed, a significant amount of marketing and R&D has already been spent and a generous mark up has already been made by the distributors.
• I appreciate that there is a large overhead for specialty brands like this. The fact, though, that I can assemble a system largely sourced from retail brands with only one custom element (the cabinets - which would be expensive only due to them being one off's) and that system performs as well (possibly better than) the retail system four to five times it's cost leaves only one conclusion: these speakers are drastically overpriced.
• You can't build a kit car that can perform like a Bugatti Veyron. These speakers are priced like Bugatti's, but they don't offer that level of performance.
I've read the manual for the Audio Artistry CBT36 kit from Parts Express and fully understand why that kit costs $2000 while the fully assembled speaker costs $10k. Start to finish, it will take 80 to 100 man/hours to complete it.
I don't see anything so distinctive in this speakers design as to warrant its cost other than hype. I sure that it's one hell of a great speaker, but it's price is absurd.
Simplistic in the extreme.
You haven't invested anything in the design, production or marketing of a loudspeaker.
Just hot air.
Put in the hours, invest your $45,000 and send Mike F a review pair.
Until then, you're full of it.
Don't forget to amortize in the costs of running a factory in the United States, setting up assembly to be able to make product within a reasonable time frame, training employees, paying them a good wage (with health insurance!) and shipping costs on a 1910 lb/pair speaker system.
You can't run a US company on cost + 10%.
Could Wilson cut prices if they perhaps made them in China instead?
Of course, they could, but thankfully they don't.
Once again, I challenge anyone who thinks they can design a better system and sell it for less to do so - your fellow audiophiles and dealers would thank you.
Already plenty out there, the Orion and LX521by Linkwitz and the offerings from John K at Music and Design and John "Zaph" Krutke's website either sell plans or offer them free, all you have to do is either build them yourself or hire someone to do it for you.Still a lot less expensive than Wilson's ludicrous offering, plus better design and engineering. This is only a few of the many out there that also build complete systems for sale. Do your homework and look around.
I have heard many more loudspeakers than have you, probably by the HUNDREDS. In homes and stores and shows all around the country.
Your comments are IDIOTIC. That's why you are an IDIOT.
The XLFs will not be for every taste. Nor will Magicos, nor will (name your favorite brand).
BUT your comments about Wilson indicate a level of irrational hatred that seems to follow this brand because SUCCESS drives some people CRAZY. That would be you.
My favorite Wilson sleight is from people who say "Wilson is built for the 'carriage trade' not for music lovers."
Meanwhile, I travel around the world and meet accomplished professional musicians who are as enthused as I am about the sound.
It's the same nonsense I hear about vinyl: "you're not an engineer, you're not a musician" blah blah blah.
So then I meet one of the world's most acclaimed Mahler interpreters who's conducted some of the world's top orchestras and the first thing he says to me is "I'm a turntable guy."
Look George Holland, if you don't like the sound of these speakers, FINE but the suggestion that they are not well engineered is INFANTILE as is your claim that the measurements are poor. On axis frequency response taken in isolation means VERY LITTLE.
The final sound is a result of a complex interaction of events. Interpreting the complex measurements is clearly beyond your abilities since your worldview is clearly simple minded.
some speakker whitch cost only 1000$ and far less have better frequancy responses, for a good ingeneer it's so easy to do better,
this speaker is not a good speaker at any price, they use certainly good driver whtih flat response, like the scanspeak tweeter, but there a problem, they d'ont know how to use it
Wilson thinks throwing in expensive drivers along with a halfway designed crossover in a huge robot looking cabinet is what gullible people want. They are correct.


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