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what you mean by "religion" of audio?
Music? Or Sound?
When the first of two groups of BAAS members arrived, I played three complex selections that challenge a system far more than does the standard choice of female singer with small combo: the beginning of the first movement of Mahler's Symphony 2, from Iván Fischer's recording with the Budapest Festival Orchestra (SACD/CD, Channel Classics 23506; "R2D4," February 2007); mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's entire recording of Handel's "As with Rosy Steps the Morn Advancing," from her Handel Arias, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Harry Bicket (SACD/CD, Avie 30; "R2D4, February 2005; November 2004); and a few tracks from the Charles Lloyd Quartet's Mirror (CD, ECM 2176; December 2010). We listened to all three selections consecutively, then switched cables.
To my ears, the differences between how the cables interacted with the music and equipment were clear. Beyond the sound's being exceedingly airy and open with the expensive cable, with more refined highs, tighter bass, and exceptional transparency, it let me hear music more organically, in ways that touched me deeper. But when several BAAS members said they either couldn't hear a difference, or preferred the lower-priced cable, I realized that they were having a major problem in perceiving unfamiliar, complex music that contained multiple ideas, piquant harmonies, and emotional shifts.
So I prefaced the second listening session with some tips: "When I play orchestral music such as Mahler's, one thing I listen for is the balance between instruments. You may hear a lot of powerful low energy from timpani, bass drum, cellos, and basses, but is that energy in correct musical proportion to the midrange and treble instruments? Can you clearly discern the pitches of the lowest sounds? When you listen to Hunt Lieberson accompanied by period instruments, are the instruments in balance with each other, and are they in correct proportion to the sound of the singer's voice? Are the timbres of the instruments true? Are you hearing all the overtones and subtle dynamic shifts you might hope to hear?
"Beyond all those specifics, when you take a deep breath and let the music flow over you, does what you hear make musical sense or does it seem unbalanced? Does the music move you, conveying the emotion you sense the composer intended to communicate? How does it make you feel?"
Nice try. After we'd listened to the Handel and had been pummeled by out-of-control mush masquerading as two period-instrument cellos and a double bassindistinct sounds that overwhelmed both the 11 violins behind Hunt Lieberson and the sound of her voicetwo audiophiles claimed that the lower-priced cable transmitted more, hence "better," bass. After the Mahler, I was dismayed to find some people preferring the lower-priced cable's brasher, less-refined presentation of the horns and strings, and an overall more limited palette of colors for this music. While there's no reason some cable can't bring the Norse god to his silver-clad knees, this claimant of that throne was clearly a pretender.
I couldn't figure out why so many people were missing obvious giveaways of inferior sound. Certainly the expensive cable's I-could-buy-a-house-for-this cost has made it a sitting target and stirred up resentment. If I had $100 for every cable distributor who has claimed that their cable can trounce the false god and make the world a better place for audiophiles and their recalcitrant spouses, I'd be in Europe right now, listening to Handel in the halls for which his music was intended, and hopping from one jazz club to another. But was the resentment so great that it had led people to plug their ears?
No, something more than cable envy was going on. Instead of blaming the listeners, I began to wonder if we who review equipment have unintentionally helped create a community of audiophiles who lack the ability to listen deeply. Might it be the case that, because we often spend the bulk of a review discussing certain musical elements to the exclusion of others, we give short shrift to how the totality of the musical experience affects us, and have thus led our readers astray?
True, we reviewers sometimes speak of a bass line, a singer's voice, or the much-vaunted "presence region" as if they were somehow separate and distinct from the rest of the music we hear. Pointing out specific musical elements and how a component re-creates them can be quite useful. But if we fail to make the musical connectionsto put the pieces togetherare we misinforming listeners who are not always able to embrace the entire gestalt of the musical experience?
To test my theory, I began to scan reviews, both in print and online. While I was delighted to encounter reviews that spoke of music as an organic wholecheck out Stephen Mejias's monthly column, "The Entry Level," for many examplesI also found numerous examples like the following, paraphrased from an actual review: "The music I picked included one piece to test the sound of acoustic and electric guitars, a very different one to test the ability to handle delicate sounds while still maintaining bass authority and slam . . . and three other selections to evaluate bass performance."
There's nothing wrong with the latter approach. Most reviewers have, or ought to have, favorite recordings that they use to evaluate such attributes. But when all we talk about is the sound of specific sonic elements, rather than how the entire musical experience makes us feel, I fear that we ultimately lead readers astray. We contribute to the schooling, not the education, of a generation of audiophiles who focus on individual fragments of the sonic experience instead of receiving music as an organic whole. Or, as the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham once described his countrymen, "The English may not like musicbut they absolutely love the noise it makes."
The wonder of the audiophile experience is the ability of a sound system to communicate the entire musical gestalt: the sum total of a work's ideas, emotions, and spiritual truths as expressed by and embodied in tone, rhythm, pitch, and artistic inspiration. As reviewers, that's what we must strive to convey each time we critique a cable, a black box, a loudspeaker, or the like. Unless we discuss how what we hear moves us in ways that transcend the sum total of its parts, we do our readers a disservice, and fail to give the music we love its full due.
How about worship of the Lamm...
It's difficult to explain what I mean by "religion" because the word has so many personal interpretations. Instead of an explanation, I'll offer this short story as an example.
I belong to an audio club and last year we were considering the purchase of a new CD player. The members were given an opportunity to A/B test the new player so we could compare it to the old one. Two CDs were queued and began playing simultaneously. We listened while the source was switched from A to B via the preamp. The music would play for about 20-30 seconds on each unit, and then the A/B switch would occur.
At the end of the test, there was little debate that the new unit sounded better. Terms such as "more air", "better dynamics", and "tighter bass" filled the room and almost everyone agreed. A few of us were puzzled.
After about 10 minutes of discussion, someone noticed that the preamp used for the A/B test was not connected into the playback circuit. The entire test was conducted while listening to A. We had a good laugh, and a few eyes rolled.
The system was corrected, the A/B test reran, and everyone could hear the difference during round two. The new player did sound better than the much older player.
Of course, the differences heard during round one can easily be explained. Members believed the newer, more expensive player would sound better. They were strongly influenced by their belief that it should. They were also influenced by the belief of other members. Hopefully readers understand the connection I'm trying to make between words such as "belief" and "religion". Admittedly, I may be using the terms loosely and don't mean to offend anyone.
A good, fun lesson!
themselves but they don't. I like being right so the thought that I might be imagining things and making a bunch of false claims based on my imaginings upsets me. An awful lot of folks just don't mind being wrong. It's creepy.
on what you meant by "religion" in hi-fi
in a way, it sticks it to both of the quarreling camp
i think blind faith in either direction (subjective/objective) is a bad call
And the lesson here is they heard what they believed, but they weren't creeped out about it!
I subscribe to the same philosophy when it comes to wine and stereo equipment. There's no such thing as good and bad-- there's what you like, and what you don't like. If you're lucky enough to like Yellow Tail or mp3s, you're very lucky, because they're both inexpensive and you can get them everywhere.
Most people, when tested blind, can't even tell red wine from white wine. For those people to spend a ton of money on a bottle is ok-- because it's their money. If it gives them pleasure to consume something simply because it's expensive, well, then, good for them.
Perhaps sadly, I am not one of those people.
The fun is when those people taste a really nice Bordeaux or hear a well set-up vinyl system....and they don't have to be stratospherically expensive!
if someone took some yellowtail, added some cheap ingredients to make it taste like expensive wine and then sold it to you for $50/bottle? This is what bothers me. In a world where there are so many people who don't mind being scammed there are going to be a lot of scammers. If I'm going to spend a lot of money on something there had better be a reason for it other than that the seller likes money.
I've never spent significant money on cables. My speaker cables are only 3 feet long and I paid about $150 I think. They're audioquest of some kind. My interconnects are the real heresy, I bought some balanced microphone cables at Guitar Center. They were among the more expensive ones, about $100 but not a lot by any stretch. My system isn't cheap, list price is almost 30k and none of it is very old. I fooled around with cables a little and the differences ranged from tiny to inaudible. I've also got a ton of bass traps in a dedicated room. Room treatments make a huge difference. Speakers make a huge difference. Amps make a significant difference but not near as big as speakers. The source and preamp make a difference but in my experience not a huge one. I haven't played a whole lot there so I may change my mind when I upgrade those. Wires are just so far down the line of things that matter it's hard for me to understand why they're talked about so much.
Caveat emptor! Trust your gut... If you feel like you're being scammed, whether it's a used car, the latest health product or a stereo component that fell off a truck, then back away as fast as possible.
If those cables don't make a signiifcant difference, don't buy. That doesn't mean other interconnects won't make a difference.
Even though I was told that Linn amps and other Linn components don't respond to changes in wiring, I found the mid-priced WireWorld Aurora power cords to make the biggest difference in the way my system played music, not the entry-level Stratus nor the higher-priced Electra.
If you already have good interconnects, fair enough. However, if you're able to try out different cables, whether by borrowing them or you're able to return them with a full refund, then see if there's anything within your means that makes a difference that you like. Trust your ears.
That's what the folks at Stereophile and other good audiophiles like them try to teach us.
P.S. You say your room has a ton of treatment- it's quite possible that you won't hear any or very little difference with changes in any kind of wiring because of the traps.
why would room treatments make it hard to hear differences between wires?
Probably absorbing the frequencies of the sounds that change the most when swapping wires.
If your traps are not permanently attached, take them out, then do your wire comparison.
The more absorption you have the less you hear the room. That makes it easier to hear differences in the sound coming directly from the speakers. If I were only absorbing high frequencies and the lows were overpowering it could make sense but I don't have that situation. I have a real time analyzer and measurement mic that I used to measure the response down here and I don't have a rising bass problem.
This article typifies the problems with the "high-end" and why we are turning away so many folk. I've been in the industry for over 30 years, and I have never heard any well designed cable sound any different from one another.
Sorry, but this articale took the cake. I can perfectly understand why the vast majority are repulsed by the high-end, and why our industry is self imploding.
Wake up people.
When I first got my DAC/CD Player I only had a very rudimentary red/white twin RCA cable that was quite thin and was probably nickel plated. When I switched it out for a $20 gold plated Rocketfish / Best Buy cable a couple days later, I could hear a fair bit of difference in the quality of the music.
My wife, who likes to listen to music too, never knew I made the cable change and as I was sitting next to her ruminating adjectives till I came up with, "lush". Yes, more, "lush sounding", I glanced at her and she said, "Could you turn it down!!?".
Listening is a complex human issue. TRUE OR FALSE??
A few years back I took my 40 years of recording room/high end sales experience over to the local Fort Lauderdale Folk Music Club. They had a PA system which consisted of an ancient Peavey powered mixer and two Yamaha woofers in ported boxes.
You couldn't heard a thing except "XmPtFFFSHtfMMMAMMM." What do you EXPECT two WOOFERS would do to vocals and guitars???
So I volunteered to straighten the mess out and installed JBLs I had laying around, cleaned up the wiring and replaced the reberb in the old mixer with a better Lexicon unit. Voila! Clear sound that was sweet and musical!
A traveling headliner from New York City was the star of the show the first night I ran the new board. He stopped in the middle of his performance.
"Whoever fixed this room's sound system is a genius and it is MUCH appreciated," he commented. "Last time I was here it was like singing through dirty socks--THIS sounds magical!!!"
The next week the Club fired me and made me replace all the old original setup with the two woofers and the distorted reverb.
"We AMATEURS suddenly sound like crap through your new setup," they complained. "Before we could show up wearing hippie clothes and perform a set and everybody would clap like crazy. Now we sound terrible and nobody claps anymore."
I left while mumbling to myself "MAYBE the reason you sound like crap is that you sound like crap!."
True story.
The moral of this is to not take too seriously ANYTHING which the so-called die hard amateurs think about our discipline. Perhaps they LIKE sound that sounds like crap!
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October 14, 2008
Dan Woike
Some important faces weren't participating as the Trojans held Tuesday practice at Howard Jones Field.With guys like Joe McKnight sidelined with injuries, new, fresh faces have had to step up and take advantage of the added reps.Freshman running back Broderick Green finds himself in that position, now, and after a good day's work Tuesday, he could be in position for meaningful carries when the Trojans head to Washington State Saturday."He's really come alive here in the last few weeks," USC head coach Pete Carroll said. "We've always wanted him to run big and thick and hard, and he's doing it."Green and C.J. Gable were the only two healthy Trojan tailbacks Monday, and Tuesday, Stafon Johnson returned from a sinus infection to give USC another capable back.McKnight spent Tuesday's practice in a boot, and no update on his progress has been given. Carroll said he wasn't too optimistic."He's not moving very well. He couldn't get out of the boot," Carroll said. "It's going to be hard for him to make it unless if he makes a pretty big turnaround."With the door seemingly closing for McKnight against the Cougars, it's opening for green."It's kind of weird. I'm not used to it. I'm really trying to make the most of this opportunity," Green said. "They have been telling me to stay ready, just in case. We really only have two guys healthy right now. I'm just trying to stay ready if my name's called."With the opportunity comes a risk, Carroll said."Guys can try to make too much of it," he said. 'He's already been in games, so that's not a big deal to him. He knows that the door's open to him to do something, and we'll try to work him through it to make sure he doesn't over-try or press."Green's spent most weeks helping prepare the rest of the team by working as the scout team running back. This week, he's getting to run USC's offense and not their opponent's."I have had a long time on the scout team, and I'm kind of rusty. Guys and coaches have been helping me out, and I'll be back on top of it," he said. "It's been really important to get the chance. It's been tough being on the scout team and watching every day. Then again, I'm getting better being down there and I'm helping the team out."It's a good feeling to get this chance."Quarterback Mark Sanchez knows what it's like to have an injury open the door."When guys go down, it's just another opportunity for our young guys to step up. I had my chance last year," Sanchez said. "Whenever it happens, I'm quick to share my story. If someone goes down and they step in, it doesn't have to end. They don't have to come out anytime soon. "They can play for a long time."But, it starts in practice."You just have to show your ready to take on that spot and to be a factor in our game plan," Sanchez said. "That means carry it high and tight in practice. That means know all the protections. That means know the checkdowns and catch the ball when it's thrown to you. "With the little things, you just have to do it all right to prove your ready for that spot."If McKnight's not able to go, Sanchez is confident that whoever gets the nod will be able to handle it."We're thinning a little bit, but that's really what our depth is all about," he said. That's why we recruit so hard. That's why we get so many good players in our system. "Anytime, you can get a chance to play, and we're starting to see that now."The thin get thickerDefensive tackle DaJohn Harris met with Pete Carroll Tuesday to discuss a possible change.Carroll asked the hefty redshirt freshman to turn in his defensive jersey to take a spot with the offense. Harris wasn't moving to tackle, center or guard, as his frame might suggest.Tuesday, he played tight end."A couple tight ends are hurt. I played tight end in high school, and I guess they thought I was one of the only guys who could handle it," Harris said. "They asked me and I agreed to it. I'm just trying to help the team."With Rhett Ellison out, Jimmy Miller sick and Blake Ayles nursing an abdominal injury, USC needed a fresh body at the position."We're auditioning," tight ends coach Brennan Carroll said. "We're looking for a big blocker."Harris took some reps with the offense and even caught a ball in seven-on-seven drills - the first time he's worked in seven-on-seven's since high school."It was a little tiring for him. He probably hasn't run that much in awhile," Brennan Carroll said. "I don't think we'll split him down the field and expect him to beat linebackers."While Harris tries to learn the playbook, Brennan Carroll said there might be a few plays he could run as soon as Saturday.Extra Points• With injuries to Kaluka Maiava (bruised foot) and Brian Cushing (bruised shoulder, hand), Carroll said the focus is on giving more reps to Michael Morgan, Chris Galippo and Malcolm Smith.Luthur Brown, Carroll said, has not yet been cleared and the team's "not counting on him."Maiava and Cushing met with team doctors Tuesday and will be limited in practice this week, but both could still play.• Tailback Allen Bradford's MRI on his hip revealed a slight tear to the labrum. Bradford said he'd prefer not to play the rest of this season and apply for a medical waiver."I don't want to come back and make it worse," he said. "I'd rather sit the year out, let it heal properly and then come back. If I come back, it's going to get worse."Bradford will meet with a specialist Thursday to determine if there has been cartilage damage.• Jeff Byers sat out Tuesday's practice. Butch Lewis, Everson Griffen and Jordan Campbell all missed practice with illnesses.• Mitch Mustain found Brandon Carswell in the corner of the end zone late in practice for the best toss-and-catch of the day.• Ayles abdominal injury has yet to be pinpointed, but it's a nagging one.Carroll said sitting him out won't make the injury any better, and he expects Ayles to play Saturday.• McKnight was scheduled to meet with the team's medical staff after practice but did not show up, according to a team spokesman. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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The MFA in Photography program allows students to develop their aesthetic and conceptual core while working in the medium of photography. Students work with graduate advisors to develop a photographic body of work that is contemporarily relevant while challenging the genre of photography.
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**sorry about the hiatus. It's been three awful weeks of football, sandwiched with the birth of my daughter. It's time to get back at this.**
The bye week became a time of rest instead of a time for work. While many fans expected hard hitting and technique drilling, the team took a five day break from playing. While there's hope that plenty of study was done individually, the team took time away from playing, and team leaders say that it helped. The team is looser and more relaxed, which may lead to less mental mistakes.
They also got healthier. Brad Hoover, Nail Diggs, and Chris Harris are all healthier, and Everette Brown is progressing as well. The team desperately needs Harris to bolster the defense, and Hoover was missed in the running game (his replacement, Tony Fiammetta, is also hurt, and was ineffective while playing). Diggs will bolster the strong side.
It also gives two weeks for new signee Hollis Thomas, defensive tackle and Spongebob Enthusiast, to get up to speed on the defense. Thomas is the fourth DT signed since the Maake Kemoeatu injury. As a 340 lb veteran of 14 years, he is much more of a run stopper than the previous pickups, and will hopefully play stronger run defense than what we've had in the first three games.
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For now, at least, John Fox is the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. After an 0-3 start that essentially pieces the Panthers out of the playoffs and into a race for a high #1 pick they don't actually own (San Francisco, of course, has it). But there's a rapidly growing share of fans expecting an immediate firing as soon as after the Washington game, should it be a loss.
The end result is that unless the team goes through blowout loss after blowout loss, the team probably won't fire Fox. They went through George Seifert's 15 straight losses, only to fire him after the season. Likewise, Dom Capers went 0-7, then 2-12, finishing 4-12 before being fired at the end of the season.
Jerry Richardson doesn't do business that way. He doesn't fire people midseason. In the event that he should fire Fox in a major collapse, it would most likely be Jim Skipper to ascend. But don't expect it to happen.


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With her new album, Lady Gaga is getting personal. Not that the superstar musician hasn't already laid her soul bare countless times in songs, performances, and even on the runway at the Mugler show in Paris this past March. It's just that on Born This Way she's unquestionably singing from the heart—about social injustice, self-acceptance, forgoing Hollywood, and the recent passing of her grandfather, among other tough topics. As Gaga grows up—she celebrated her 25th birthday two days after this cover shoot—songs about late nights and hard partying are naturally transitioning into those about identity, vulnerability, and, ultimately, pure joy. That's what's different about the Gaga of 2011—she has undoubtedly found herself. Here, Elton John asks his dear friend (and the godmother of his new baby boy) exactly how she got there.
ELTON JOHN Growing up, who were your musical heroes? LADY GAGA I grew up listening to my father's vinyl collection. You, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Carole King, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran. I had an affinity for rock and roll and dance music at a young age, especially for artists who wrote and played themselves. I started playing piano when I was 4, so the idea of creating something on my own that could someday live next to Dark Side of the Moon—that became an ultimate driving force in my childhood.
EJ At what point in your life has music had its greatest influence?
LG I remember listening to Carole King's Tapestry album in my parents' basement at two in the morning, singing and screaming at the top of my lungs, then finishing up papers and harnessing as much bravery as possible to be confident in a very socially challenging school environment. This is just one of many moments. But this was around the time that I began to write really great songs. I was 16.
EJ Were you encouraged to perform as a child?
LG There was no stopping me. I was always in a moment of performance and creativity. My parents encouraged me in that they never tried to change me. But in a way, my home has always been the stage. I was the girl whose phone was ringing off the hook because I was late to meet everyone at the party, I was too busy finishing a chord progression or lyric, dreaming of getting my boots dirty and becoming a superstar.
EJ Does your family support your current lifestyle and commitments?
LG Wholeheartedly, except they're afraid I work too hard. My dad's a whiskey mouth like me, though, so we don't argue much about my recreational life: booze and recording.
EJ You have been on the road with your Monster's Ball tour since late 2009 and have performed over 180 shows with still more to go. How does touring affect you physically and emotionally?
LG At a certain point exhaustion becomes a state of being, and mentally I have to be strong and overcome it. It's like a cloud, a fog really, that hovers over me. But in a way I will never escape it, because in truth when I do have time to rest I end up writing a song, or editing a film, or creating a new project for the fans to be involved in. Art is my whole life. The monsters are my medicine. They heal me, physically and emotionally, every night at the show.
EJ What's the most spectacular thing you have ever seen when looking into an audience?
LG Myself. It's like a magnificent disco ball, with twenty thousand tiny mirrors reflecting back at me. It requires me to be honest. I see myself in my fans. I feel God through their love. I worship little monsters. They're my religion. Without them, I don't exist.
EJ Do you feel your life and your act have become inextricably intertwined?
LG Yes. Where I begin and where the stage ends has no linear quality. It's centrifugal.
EJ When do you feel the most free?
LG Onstage, especially at the piano. However the most defining moments of liberation always occur when I am performing a new song for the first time. I have never before felt the energy and freedom that I do now singing "Born This Way" at the end of the show. It was the finale I had yet to write. It was the end of the unfinished, and never finished, story of the Monster's Ball. I spoke of freedom and identity every night for three years. But artistically, not until now have I put my money where my mouth is. The celebration is so intense with the fans. It's unlike any feeling I've ever had before.
EJ We share a flamboyant taste in fashion. Who or what inspires you?
LG I'm mostly inspired by shapes, and using the body to create iconography. Leather culture and high-street punk fashion. I would say perfecto jackets occupy most of my fashion thoughts. We were laughing on the set of the "Judas" video—we had fifty racks of couture, and I wore leather, Motorhead panties made of a vintage T-shirt, custom from young designers who are my friends, my own creations, and archive Christian Lacroix from a museum. There are no rules.
EJ What music are you listening to at the moment?
LG Gregorian chanting. Édith Piaf, I've been obsessed with her throughout the making of Born This Way. And metal.
EJ What can people expect on Born This Way? Will it be hard-core or reflective or both?
LG The album is a meditation with my psychology. It begins with "Marry the Night," a song about refusing Hollywood and moving back to New York, and it takes you, through the rest of the songs, to what is a paradoxical condition for me as a musician: I must be wholly superstar and wholly human to be a great artist. The album reckons with being private in public and liberating myself, and hopefully others, from their insecurities. In "Hair" I talk about discovering my identity in high school, and in "Americano" I tackle the social injustices that my generation faces now. Now that I have the courage of my fans, and the potential for revolution, I feel obligated to address what I see in their eyes every night, something I wasn't ready to do on my first two albums. Sonically it's an exploration in pop, dance, metal, techno, and rock, and fuses these genres with a variety of textures and colors; it's a very painterly approach to music. It is quite aggressive and intense, like me, but the melodies are sweeping and beautiful. The album finishes with "The Edge of Glory," a song about death. After losing my grandfather this year, I realized that the ultimate glorious moment when you are passing is when you realize that you won at life. So, yes, it's quite hard-core in that it's the hard-hitting work I've done, but [the album has] softer moments of vulnerability where I am quite joyful, and girlish, and enjoying being 25.
EJ Which track on the new album is the most personal?
LG They are all personal, I wrote and co-produced every song. But "Marry the Night" is the deepest look into my heart and mind as a woman of New York.
EJ What is the future of Lady Gaga?
LG I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to wear later.
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Note: Persons 60 years of age and over who are residents of Tennessee may audit classes at no maintenance charge, providing there is space available and sufficient fee enrollment after official registration is completed. Special or lab fees may be charged where required. Senior citizens will be required to submit an application for admission to the College, and are required to pay the $20. 00 application fee. Senior Citizens must verify their birth date, either with their driver's license or birth certificate.
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WASHINGTON – Typically, the yogurt market is aimed at female consumers. Not anymore.
A new Greek yogurt is being marketed specifically to the unique health and nutrition needs of men.
The Powerful Yogurt website describes the yogurt as "the first yogurt in the U.S. designed for a man's health and nutrition needs."
But The Huffington Post reports that some are saying the yogurt is not any different than every other yogurt on the market.
Interestingly, the flavors available are not the most "manly" sounding: apple cinnamon, blueberry acai, mango and strawberry.
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MPBN Community Films tells the story of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson. A Sense of Wonder is a documentary-style film which depicts Carson in the final year of her life. Struggling with cancer, Carson fought attacks by the chemical industry.
When pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962, the backlash from her critics forced her into the role of controversial public figure. Using many of Miss Carson's own words, Kaiulani Lee embodies this woman in the final year of her life. Struggling with cancer, Carson recounts with both anger and humor the attacks by the chemical industry, the government and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people.
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Hopefully you are aware, the Museum will be closed for renovations from August 8th to October 12th. We are going to highlight 40 of our most outstanding artworks from the Museums permanent collection in a virtual gallery. One is pictured above, the Oceanic Skull Rack. Visitors will be able to peruse these images and get a good sense of the overall collection. This new virtual exhibition will open on August 9th, 2010 and be viewable on the Current Exhibitions page of our website.
Horizontal Suspension Hook (Skull Rack) New Guinea, Iatmul peoples, Middle Sepik River, first quarter of 20th century, wood, human hair, fiber, shells and traces of red pigment, 7 feet 6 inches long. Permanent Collection 1990.019. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Lion.
Executive Director George Bolge personally chose what would be included in this exhibition no easy task. With more than 5,000 pieces in our collection, one could spend months combing through everything. In my day-to-day work, I constantly see things in storage for which I have an affinity, and find myself wishing for more wall space in the galleries. Alas, the renovations are not to expand the museums square footage but rather to improve upon the existing structure.
Joan Fontcuberta (Spanish, born in Barcelona, 1955 - ), Science and Friction (landscape), 1990, b/w photograph, 14 ½ x 11 ¼ inches. Permanent Collection 1993.037. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steinman.
In any event, I would like to highlight an artwork I find quite intriguing by contemporary photographer Joan Fontcuberta. Fontcuberta considers himself a conceptual artist who uses the photographic medium. His work often incorporates aspects of satire and mystery into its display, often by presenting fantastical things as though they were hard fact.
An excellent example would be his 1988 exhibition in conjunction with Pere Formiguera, Fauna at the Museum of Modern Art. Fontcuberta and Formiguera created a massive index of historical information to support the concept of the exhibition. They displayed photographs that showed hybrids of animals (see: winged monkey with unicorn horn, or, Centaurus Neandertalensis) like those pictured at natural history museums. To further prove their existence, Fontcuberta and Formiguera displayed field notes, scientific drawings, X-rays of the animals bodies and finally the real deal taxidermy mount.
Joan Fontcuberta, Solenoglypha Polipodida, b/w photograph, image from Presentation House Gallery
Roberta Smith, New York Times art critic reviewed the show and writes, The photographs are sepia-colored, and mysteriously murky. The field notes are written in cramped script with faded brown ink. Questions abound: where, when and by whom were these creatures sighted? We read on, and it gradually emerges that the material under scrutiny purports to be from the recently rediscovered archives of a Dr. Peter Ameisenhaufen, a German zoologist, active in the 1930's and 40's, who devoted his life to tracking down and recording the exceptions to nature's grand evolutionary scheme.
Read the entire New York Times review, A Furry-Footed Fish and Other Gallery Rogues
The Fontcuberta photograph from our collection, a dinosaur leg propped against a wall, also evokes freakish and unsettling images. His choice of subject matter dinosaur parts, snakes with legs and other evolutionary oddities reveals his interest in origin theory. One is never quite sure if he is poking fun at established evolutionary and religious tropes or if he is appealing to his audience in a serious manner.
Besides questioning the many theories of our collective origins, Fontcuberta also asks us to question the veracity of the photographic medium. To be sure, all his photographs appear real, as sepia-toned vestiges of a past to which we havent yet been privy. Fontcuberta constructs an alternative version of the past through seemingly genuine bits of history which is at turns both vexatious and persuasive.
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26 U.S. Code § 6053 - Reporting of tips
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(a) Reports by employees
Every employee who, in the course of his employment by an employer, receives in any calendar month tips which are wages (as defined in section 3121(a) orsection 3401(a)) or which are compensation (as defined in section 3231(e)) shall report all such tips in one or more written statements furnished to his employer on or before the 10th day following such month. Such statements shall be furnished by the employee under such regulations, at such other times before such 10th day, and in such form and manner, as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) Statements furnished by employers
If the tax imposed by section 3101 orsection 3201 (as the case may be) with respect to tips reported by an employee pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds the tax which can be collected by the employer pursuant to section 3102 orsection 3202 (as the case may be), the employer shall furnish to the employee a written statement showing the amount of such excess. The statement required to be furnished pursuant to this subsection shall be furnished at such time, shall contain such other information, and shall be in such form as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. When required by such regulations, a duplicate of any such statement shall be filed with the Secretary.
(c) Reporting requirements relating to certain large food or beverage establishments
(1) Report to Secretary
In the case of a large food or beverage establishment, each employer shall report to the Secretary, at such time and manner as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, the following information with respect to each calendar year:
(A)The gross receipts of such establishment from the provision of food and beverages (other than nonallocable receipts).
(D)The sum of—
(ii)the amount the employer is required to report under section 6051 with respect to service charges of less than 10 percent.
(2) Furnishing of statement to employees
Each employer described in paragraph (1) shall furnish, in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations, to each employee of the large food or beverage establishment a written statement for each calendar year showing the following information:
(3) Employee allocation of 8 percent of gross receipts
(A) In general
For purposes of paragraphs (1)(E) and (2)(C), the employer of a large food or beverage establishment shall allocate (as tips for purposes of the requirements of this subsection) among employees performing services during any payroll period who customarily receive tip income an amount equal to the excess of—
(i)8 percent of the gross receipts (other than nonallocable receipts) of such establishment for the payroll period, over
(B) Method of allocation
The employer shall allocate the amount under subparagraph (A)—
(C) The Secretary may lower the percentage required to be allocated
Upon the petition of the employer or the majority of employees of such employer, the Secretary may reduce (but not below 2 percent) the percentage of gross receipts required to be allocated under subparagraph (A) where he determines that the percentage of gross receipts constituting tips is less than 8 percent.
(4) Large food or beverage establishment
For purposes of this subsection, the term "large food or beverage establishment" means any trade or business (or portion thereof)—
(B)with respect to which the tipping of employees serving food or beverages by customers is customary, and
(C)which normally employed more than 10 employees on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year.
For purposes of subparagraph (C), rules similar to the rules of subsections (a) and (b) ofsection 52 shall apply under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and an individual who owns 50 percent or more in value of the stock of the corporation operating the establishment shall not be treated as an employee.
(5) Employer not to be liable for wrong allocations
The employer shall not be liable to any person if any amount is improperly allocated under paragraph (3)(B) if such allocation is done in accordance with the regulations prescribed under paragraph (3)(B).
(6) Nonallocable receipts defined
For purposes of this subsection, the term "nonallocable receipts" means receipts which are allocable to—
Source(Added Pub. L. 89–97, title III, § 313(e)(2)(A),July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 384; amended Pub. L. 89–212, § 2(d),Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 859; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 314(a),Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 603; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, § 1072(a), (c)(1),July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1052.)
1984—Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 98–369, § 1072(a), substituted "Upon the petition of the employer or the majority of employees of such employer, the Secretary" for "The Secretary" and "2 percent" for "5 percent".
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 98–369, § 1072(c)(1), inserted provision that an individual who owns 50 percent or more in value of the stock of the corporation operating the establishment shall not be treated as an employee.
1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–248added subsec. (c).
1976—Pub. L. 94–455struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–212, § 2(d)(1), inserted "or which are compensation (as defined in section 3231 (e)".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–212, § 2(d)(2), inserted "or section 3201 (as the case may be)" and "or section 3202 (as the case may be)".
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, § 1072(c)(2),July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1052, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 1982."
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 314(e),Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 605, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, § 2,Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that:
"(1) In general.—The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 6001 and 6678 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 1982.
"(2) Special rule for 1983.—For purposes of section 6053(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954], in the case of payroll periods ending before April 1, 1983, an employer must only report with respect to such periods—
"(A) amounts described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 6053(c)(1) of such Code, and
"(B) the name, and identification number, wages paid to, and tips reported by, each tipped employee."
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–212effective only with respect to tips received after 1965, see section 6 ofPub. L. 89–212, set out as a note under section 3201 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 89–97, title III, § 313(f),July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 385, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending sections 451, 3102, 3121, 3401, 3402, 6051, 6652, and 6674 of this title and section 409 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall apply only with respect to tips received by employees after 1965."
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, § 1072(b),July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1052, provided that: "The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe by regulations within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984] the applicable recordkeeping requirements for tipped employees."
Threat of Audit Prohibited To Coerce Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment Agreements
Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3414,July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 755, provided that: "The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall instruct employees of the Internal Revenue Service that they may not threaten to audit any taxpayer in an attempt to coerce the taxpayer into entering into a Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment Agreement."
Modification of Tips Allocation Method
Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1571,Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2765, provided that: "Effective for any payroll period beginning after December 31, 1986, an establishment may utilize the optional method of tips allocation described in the last sentence of section 31.6053–3(f)(1)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Regulations only if such establishment employs less than the equivalent of 25 full-time employees during such payroll period."
Study of Tip Compliance
Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 314(c),Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 605, directed Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate to submit before Jan. 1, 1987, to Committee on Ways and Means of House of Representatives and to Committee on Finance of Senate a report with respect to tip compliance in food and beverage service industry. Such study to include, but not be limited to, an analysis of tipping patterns, tip-sharing arrangements, and tip compliance patterns.
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Tamme Holiday House
Vadsa küla, Rõuge vald, Võru maakond
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The Tamme Holiday House is located in between Rõuge and Haanja (Kurgjärve tee). If you drive from Võru to Haanja, then take a right turn towards Rõuge in the village of Haanja (the first road). Drive straight on for 4 km and there you will see big wooden gates on your right, just by the road: turn right through the entrance of the holiday house. If you come from Rõuge, find the church and drive straight out of Rõuge, leaving the church to your right. Do not take a turn towards Ööbikuorg by the church as it takes you to Haanja on a different road. Drive straight on until you reach a crossing of three roads. From there, drive towards Haanja and drive 4 more km until you see our big wooden gates on your left.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (www.incnow.tv) Another big case on the court's docket, pay for delay deals between big pharmaceutical companies and generic drug competitors.
Federal regulators are pressing the high court to stop big pharmaceutical companies from paying generic drug competitors to delay their releases of cheaper versions of brand name drugs.
The Obama administration says the so-called pay for delay deals profit the drug companies while harming consumers by denying them price declines and instead adds 3.5 billion dollars annually to their drug bills.
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text: The latest NCAA graduation rates report shows that overall Division I student-athletes graduate at 80 percent, but the oft-overlooked fact is that Black student-athletes graduate at least 20 percent lower than their White counterparts. Even a sport-by-sport breakdown analysis points out that Blacks lag behind Whites in every sport ranging anywhere from 12 percentage points (women's basketball) to 23 points (men's basketball). This "significant graduation gap" between University of Minnesota Black and White student-athletes over a five-year period was the focus of a MSRfront-page article this week. Sadly, most of us, especially in the Black community, rather direct our outrage toward who gets voted off reality show islands or dancing shows than publicly demanding an answer to why our Black athletes — most of which aren't going to the pros after college — are not graduating from predominately White institutions at the same rate, if not better, than White athletes. Seemingly too many Black parents are delusional about getting rich quick off their son or daughter: University of Washington-Vancouver English Professor Thabiti Lewis recently offered such an example. Continue Reading →


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is ObamaCare Doomed In Its Current Form?
Recorded: Monday, January 27, 2014
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Sr. Fellow and author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, John C. Goodman, appeared on the Lou Dobbs Tonight show on Fox Business News network. Goodman discusses the reasons why Obamacare in its current form, is on a so-called "Death Spiral" and must be replaced with a free market system that eliminates a mandate to purchase insurance.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Health Care, Public Health/ Consumer Protection
Benjamin Powell on Economic Recovery
Recorded: Friday, January 3, 2014
What will the economy be like in the New Year? Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell appears on Fox Business Network's "The Independents" show to give his impressions of the deficit, bureaucracies, and economic recovery. Powell talks about long term trends and says Big Government policies are effecting the outlook and the "New Normal" in the economy.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Ivan Eland on Russian Aid to Ukraine
Recorded: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on CCTV to discuss Russias relationship with Ukraine. Eland discusses Ukraine's interests in dealing with Europe vs Russia.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, History (International), Politics
Robert Higgs on The Tom Woods Show
Recorded: Monday, December 16, 2013
Senior Research Fellow Robert Higgs joins radio host Tom Woods for a wide-ranging discussion including the U.S. economy and World War II. Check out some of Robert Higgs books mentioned on the program.
Type: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Álvaro Vargas Llosa on Immigration and Globalization
Recorded: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
International political commentator and Independent Institute Fellow, Álvaro Vargas Llosa, discussed his book Global Crossings at the Dole Institute of Politics.
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: TelevisionIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Immigration, Latin America, Political Ideology and Philosophy
John R. Graham on the National Taxpayer Unions Speaking of Taxpayers
Recorded: Friday, November 8, 2013
Senior Fellow John R. Graham spoke on the National Taxpayer Unions podcast "Speaking of Taxpayers." Graham spoke about the problems with the roll out of Obamacare. Using principles put forward in John C. Goodmans book, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, Graham relates how the Affordable Healthcare Act will effect people in the future and offers some suggestions on market based reforms that would put the power back into the hands of patients instead of bureaucrats.
Experts: John R. GrahamType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Health Care, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Maura McEnaney on Willard Garvey at Wichita Rotary Club
Recorded: Monday, October 28, 2013
Maura McEnaney, author of Willard Garvey: An Epic Life, speaks before the Rotary Club of Wichita on October 28, 2013, about her new book published by The Independent Institute's LibertyTree Press.
Experts: Maura McEnaneyType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Entertainment, Family, Government Waste/Pork, Housing, Privatization, Trade
George Ayittey Discusses Why Africa is Poor on BBC radios Exchanges on the World Economy
Recorded: Friday, October 25, 2013
Ghanaian economist and Research Fellow, George Ayittey argues that Africa is poor because it is not freedue to dictatorships. He spoke with host Justin Rowlatt and an audience at Paris Dauphine University in Paris.
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News 12 This Morning / Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. -- Fall weather is here and South Carolina parks are urging high schoolers to take a moment to get outside and enjoy it. This is the second year they are holding the Young Filmmakers Contest at their 47 state parks.
They are asking students to make a 30 second to two minute video about losing technology and getting out in the state parks. The competition's just starting and will go until March, but they say fall is the best time of year to spend some time outdoors.
"Being outside, getting fresh air, is important to remove yourself from your normal routine, your normal area and situation," said Kimberly Henshue.
She spent her day at Redcliffe Plantation in Beech Island.
It's something she says she doesn't do nearly enough, only once or twice a year, and that's all too common.
"I think a lot of people go in stages," Henshue said. "In the family stage, when you have young kids and stuff like that, a lot of people try and introduce their kids to nature and then when your like teenagers, 20s, 30s, you kinda lose it and then when you're older and have kids you want to get back into that."
South Carolina's state parks are trying to change that with a filmmaking competition for high school students.
"It's just to get kids out and to kinda use their imaginations to see what is available at state parks for people in their age group," said Joy Raintree, park manager at Redcliffe Plantation.
This is the second year they are holding the competition. Last year, high school students from across South Carolina entered videos in the Young Filmmaker Contest and now it's time to do it again. Last year's third place winner was was filmed in Aiken State Park.
"Between now, October and March, we're going to be accepting their submissions for videos," Raintree said.
It's all about losing technology and getting outdoors.
"It's looking at that conflict of technology and nature and what do you do when you lose that technology," Raintree said. "What is left? What does nature have to offer you?"
For Kimberly, it offers a lot that you can't find in front of a computer.
"I feel like you lose your sense of exploring," she said. "If it's online, I feel like your being fed things that other people have explored that other people have given to you, but when you're outside, you're exploring and learning it for yourself and finding out things for yourself and doing the work for yourself."
There are cash prizes for the top three and the top 10 are viewed at the Charleston International Film Festival in April. You can enter as an individual or a group, but you must be a high school student.
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Chris Davis' two home runs and five RBI helped
the Baltimore Orioles coast to a 13-3 blowout win over the Detroit Tigers in
the rubber match of a three-game series.
Davis registered his fourth and fifth RBI of the day on a two-run homer in the
ninth inning, while Chris Tillman (8-2) allowed three runs on seven hits and
three walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.
The Orioles had 17 hits in the series finale and have now won eight of their
last 11 games.
Taylor Teagarden's three-run homer in the fourth inning made it difficult for
Rick Porcello and the Tigers to mount a comeback. Porcello (4-4) had won
his previous two starts, but gave up six runs on nine hits and two home runs
in six innings to earn the loss.
Detroit's Matt Tuiasosopo hit a pinch-hit, two-run double in the sixth inning.
The Tigers have now lost three of their last five games.
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Washington, D.C. -- The White House is canceling its annual summer picnic on the South Lawn for members of Congress and their families.
The picnic was originally scheduled for June, but the White House postponed it until September, saying that President Barack Obama's busy schedule, including two foreign trips, made it too complicated.
The annual event brings lawmakers and their families to the White House to sample burgers and take photos with the president and first lady.
The Associated Press obtained a notice from the White House Office of Legislative Affairs to congressional offices that says lawmakers can bring family members to the White House holiday ball instead. Only members of Congress typically attend that event.
The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment and gave no reason for the cancellation.
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What can London Broncos learn from Melbourne Storm?
Posted 26 February 2013 - 10:11 PM
I think that the differences are probably greater than the similarities. I have watched both teams in action in markedly different circumstances. I have been one of 28,000 sports-mad fans in a modern purpose built stadium(AAMI Park) watching the world's best team(Storm) and players(Slater, Smith, Cronk)in the final elimination game before the Grand Final.
I have also watched a very average bottom of the table Broncos side struggle to entertain a couple of thousand die hard fans in a fifty year old stadium. In short Storm enjoy a lot of advantages that are not available to the Broncos. They have finances (in some years too much money!)to attract the best players and consequently be successful and play in a fantastic stadium within 10 minutes of the city centre by public transport. Their success has meant that the team has been embraced by a city which loves top class sport.
Until the Olympics, I had always seen London as a place where sports events happened, rather than being a city which breathes sport. I attended several of the preparation events for London 2012 and none were sold out. London is not an easy place to operate even for long established teams (Arsenal being the only club that has actually managed to build the facilities it wants.) and it is even harder for clubs in minority sports trying to make their impact on the capital.
What can be done to improve the Broncos' fortunes? I would like to see Broncos share a redeveloped River Road stadium with the Skolars. There might be merit in a system where any team reaching the play-offs will before the start of the next season provide London a list of six players from which they can take one on a season loan. The club loaning the player would still have to pay the salary in full but it would not count against their salary cap. I would also like to see the Broncos being marketed more as London's club. For example a different borough is approached for each home game and given 500 tickets to distribute to their schools. Also the Broncos need to have a presence in events associated with London such as the Boat Race, the Lord Mayor's Show, etc.
Posted 26 February 2013 - 11:05 PM
Broncos sharing with Skolars is a dreadful idea. Broncos and Skolars should be in different parts of London tapping different markets. And turning Broncos into a touring side (of London) is bad as well, clubs need roots.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 12:44 AM
- The 25 million pounds of private investment that allowed Saracens to redevelop Allianz Park
- A CEO with drive and ambiition
- Support from local politicians across all parties
- and most importantly support from the local community for the project which would mean a ground for community use
In the meantime down here Wellington Phoenix, the only soccer club in the A-League in New Zealand could draw a "crowd" of 4,800 (including me) for their home game with Adelaide United. I think they need some advice from a marketing maestro......
I am an oil trader and successful at that but, but marketing, finance, business management, human resources etc are not my strengths
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Being an outsider, it is easiest to see what is wrong with the sport. It's a fantastic sport that has been undersold and under-marketed because people who run it probably want to keep it the way it is
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Posted 27 February 2013 - 07:26 AM
"That's it: eat my shoes and sing me Wagner"
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Posted 27 February 2013 - 08:46 AM
Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:38 AM
What can London Broncos learn from Melbourne Storm?
What can be done to improve the Broncos' fortunes? .
That if they want to be a success like Storm they need to find around six £million a year for the next 20 years.
What can be done to improve the Broncos' fortunes?
New management/ownership/central control - whatever it takes to ensure the club can offer full cap salaries, can market themselves competently, and have coaching teams that get decent performances from the players.
This is wholly achievable.
Their record is they were once the SIXTH best supported side in SL, they once were runners up in SL they once were Wembley finalists.
Storms advantage London will never have is they are an RL club in a country where the game is BIG. Broncos are an RL club in a country where the game is small.
I found Clarke's article to just be filler. I look forward to seeing what happens 2015 against Hudgell's idea London may be centrally run/financed.
Will they be worth it? I think so IF they produce significant numbers of quality RL players and IF in 5 years time Louis McCarthy Scarsbrook isn't the only name trailed out as proof London are important to the game.
Clarkes recounting of a London youth team beating one from Wigan needs to translate to as many Londoners in SL as there are Wiganers. Currently it's Wigan 25 London 5 on that score.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:43 AM
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:20 AM
Until last season News Corp owned 50% of the NRL and 50% of Fox Sports as well as 100% of the Storm so they had a vested interest in seeing the club succeed and invest in it accordingly.
They should also learn to have a systematic disregard for the salary cap, but probably best to learn how to do that from someone else.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:25 AM
"That's it: eat my shoes and sing me Wagner"
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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:38 AM
Posted 27 February 2013 - 11:19 AM
IMHO ALL new professional clubs should be part owned and run by the RFL with the funds from the international game used to supplement these teams as happens in sports like cricket. Had this happened from the start the likes of Crusaders may still exist as a top-flight side with their loss a blow the game is still reeling from.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 01:12 PM
The '99 GF
What have Melbourne won before last year...?
Posted 27 February 2013 - 01:17 PM
Posted 27 February 2013 - 01:23 PM
And London made the Cup Final. Roll on those heady days!
The '99 GF
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 01:33 PM
I don't mean to have the answers but London's biggest problem in the short term is that they have been a very poor side for the best part of the last decade. Who remembers the heady days of the expanded Worlc Club Challenge in 1997 when London drew 6,923, 7,819, and 9,846 to the Stoop for their pool matches? It's very hard to market and sell a team that consistently underperforms, especially in a 'non-traditional' marketplace.
IMHO ALL new professional clubs should be part owned and run by the RFL with the funds from the international game used to supplement these teams as happens in sports like cricket. Had this happened from the start the likes of Crusaders may still exist as a top-flight side with their loss a blow the game is still reeling from.
The profits from international RL need to be plouighed back into helping RL development in other countries so that we have a bigger better international spread of the game for future World Cups and expand them player base for all even the SL. Any other monies from International RL need to be put into the amateur game in England where there seems to be retrenchment and a subsequent loss of players which will come back to haunt the pro game if not reversed.
SL get the Sky money and any other sponsorship money if they can find one. They attract the big investors. They need to fund their own teams not suck off funds or profits made by the International game.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:44 PM
Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:58 PM
To have their juniors/reserves playing a much higher standard of comp. London leagues, Hemel and Skolars arent good enough. Storm have a feeder club in QLD.. We now rely quite heavily on local products and to me they look undercooked with big gaping weaknesses in their games.
London juniors are good enough, they just need time. The other problem is that Broncos can't keep their best players.
Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:18 PM
Posted 28 February 2013 - 08:34 AM
That's what they can learn from Melbourne. ;-)
Edited by Wiltshire Rhino, 28 February 2013 - 08:35 AM.
Posted 28 February 2013 - 11:29 AM
I don't think so. The Crushers started up before the super league war began in 1995 and folded soon afterwards, along with the other expansion teams in Perth and Adelaide. They didn't get much right during their short time in existence but the dumbest thing they did was sign a useless union prop called Gareth Morgan, I think, for big money.
sorry but didn't melbourne storm used to be south queensland crushers in the old aussie super league days?? i may be wrong but i am sure they were.
I doubt a well run organisation like Melbourne would have had a role for anyone who thought that was a good idea.


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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW) -- In just the span of two weeks, two Columbia County students have taken their own lives.
The untimely deaths are causing school leaders to take another look at how they talk to students about the tough subject.
Columbia County Superintendent Charles Nagle says, "To have students who for whatever reason take their own lives ... it sends up so many red flags as to who should've asked the next question."
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