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Garden products supplier announces move into a new market with the launch of a pet care accessories range.Gardman's new petcare brands
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Commercial manager Andrew Mellowes explained why Gardman is entering the category: "Pet care accessories is a £4.2 billion market in the UK with underlying growth. Though serviced by a number of suppliers, we believe that we can offer a much more effective solution by offering a full category management approach. For retailers, the supply chain is fragmented, and therefore an opportunity exists to provide our customers with a 'one-stop shop' to give them a better service in all the areas of product innovation, range hierarchy, promotional strategy, and especially merchandising solutions and stock availability."
The new range will be supplied under three distinct brands, aimed at different sectors of the market. Gardman Pet will offer a core range of everyday accessories for cats and dogs, while Heads and Tails will focus on fashion and design-led products, and finally, the Explorer brand will target dog owners with an active outdoor lifestyle.
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As a follow-up to a monitor we recently reviewed, the NEC MultiSync EA221WM-BK, on Tuesday NEC announced the 23-inch NEC MultiSync EA231WMi.
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Well, he actually can win football games. A lot of them.
He just can't win with America.
Who needs Hollywood? If you want to see celebrities, just check out the stands at an NFL game.If Peyton Manning screams at an offensive tackle, he's lauded for being an incredible leader and a "coach on the field." If Tom Brady gets into it with his offensive coordinator, it's OK. He's just "fired up." If Ben Roethlisberger keeps getting up after being sacked seven times in a game, he's a warrior. When Eli Manning gives a dazed stare in the distance after throwing an interception, he's just warming up.
He's a gasbag. A blowhard. A loser.
There's a difference between Cutler and all of those guys, of course. A difference I'm well aware of. They've all got Super Bowl rings. He doesn't. Got it. Noted.
But Jay Cutler's won some games in his career, too. He took the Bears to the NFC Championship Game in 2010, and had Chicago sitting pretty, in line for a wild-card spot, at 7-3 before an injury cost him the rest of his 2011 regular season.
Seemingly every time we get a Cutler game on national TV — whether it was vs. Detroit last season or against Dallas on Monday night — the media responds with shock when he actually plays well.
I defended Cutler when he got a media beatdown the morning after he shouted at teammate J'Marcus Webb in a Week 2 loss to the Packers. In my column, I asked why Cutler — a franchise quarterback who's been under duress for three seasons now as the Bears starter — hasn't gotten the reinforcements on the offensive line other franchise quarterbacks have? The reader response was epic.
I'd copy and paste some, but they'd violate numerous FOXSports.com guidelines. Put it this way — on the whole, it's safe to say NFL fans don't like Jay Cutler.
But sure enough, after Twitter went nuts over the way he reacted to offensive coordinator Mike Tice on the sideline, there was Cutler last night — encouraging Webb, embracing him and celebrating a late touchdown score with his beleaguered left tackle.
Tuesday morning? The only thing anyone wanted to talk about was Cutler and Tice. Former NFL player and current sports-radio guy Ross Tucker tweeted, "Must be so hard for Mike Tice to not just choke slam Jay Cutler. I bet 20 years ago he would've smoked him."
We're not just watching the field on Sunday. NFL cheerleaders provide the perfect sideshow.Ugh.
I guess I'm a Cutler guy. Always have been. Great arm. Smart dude (he went to Vanderbilt). Still only 29 years old. Though he's not always the most respectful guy to teammates, coaches and the media — he's not trying to be something he's not out there.
Minutes after I had a big laugh from this incredible Tumblr blog called "Smokin' Jay Cutler" (http://smokinjaycutler.tumblr.com), I heard him interviewed on the radio.
"If I yell on the sideline, I get killed. If I don't say anything, I get killed," Cutler said. "If I walk away, I get killed. It's a no-win situation."
It's not.
Just keep doin' your thing, Jay. Go get that Super Bowl ring and silence all your critics.
And then, when everyone least expects it, light that cigarette.
Now that I've got that off my chest, let's dig into the Week 5 Cheat Sheet.
Week 4 record: 9-7
Overall season record: 35-28
During Johnny Unitas' 47-game touchdown streak, his top touchdown target was receiver Raymond Berry (38 TD receptions). Which current or former Saints player has caught the most Drew Brees' touchdown passes in Brees' 47-game run?
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Week 5 fantasy football waiver-wire pickup: San Diego Chargers running back Jackie Battle
Thursday Night
Arizona at St. Louis: The Rams are a very quiet 2-0 at home, with big wins over two teams (Washington, Seattle) that were riding high after victories the week before. Following Sunday's 19-13 effort over the Seahawks, Kevin Demoff, the Rams' executive VP of football operations, tweeted: "Dome Field Advantage helped us again, thanks to fans for your support. Rest up tonight we've got a short week, tailgating starts in 80 hrs." It's a big week for St. Louis sports. The Rams have this one Thursday and the Cardinals play in an MLB wild-card game on Friday. Call me the Grinch who stole October. I don't see either St. Louis team coming out on top.
The Pick: Cardinals 21, Rams 16
The result: Rams 17, Cardinals 3
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET games
Miami at Cincinnati: The Bengals are 3-1 despite playing with a secondary held together by Scotch tape and chewing gum the past two weeks. Terence Newman and Adam Jones haven't gotten much media attention this season, but the two former Cowboys have played admirably with starters Leon Hall and Nate Clements out of the lineup with injuries. Hall and Clements should be back in the lineup for this one. I like Cincinnati to improve to 4-1. A.J. Green should give Miami's secondary fits.
The Pick: Bengals 31, Dolphins 14
Baltimore at Kansas City: At home and playing with some momentum after a big win in New Orleans, the Chiefs came out of the gates against the archrival Chargers last week and … found themselves down 20-0 midway through the second quarter. That was that. I can't imagine a team laying two smellier stink bombs in front of a home crowd as good as Kansas City's like the Chiefs have done vs. the Falcons and Chargers this season. I also can't imagine them faring any better against the Ravens this Sunday.
The Pick: Ravens 38, Chiefs 17
Cleveland at New York Giants: Though they lost, I was very impressed with the way the Browns competed in the pouring rain out in Baltimore last Thursday night. With 10 days rest and a rookie quarterback showing more and more confidence each week, this one has "potential upset" written all over it. Key word: potential. It ain't happening. It won't be easy, but the Giants have too many veterans to let a bunch of kids beat them in their own building.
NFL fans are a special breed, and they bring their own brand of craziness on game day.
The Pick: Giants 27, Browns 23
Green Bay at Indianapolis: Coming off a bye week and being dealt some terrible news on Monday (coach Chuck Pagano's leukemia diagnosis), there's no doubt that the Indianapolis Colts will be playing with purpose on Sunday. The Packers found a way to beat New Orleans last week, but did not look all that impressive in doing so. The Pack was the very best team in the 2011 regular season, the Colts were the very worst. And I'm taking Indy to beat Green Bay. That's the beauty of the NFL, right there. In a matter of one year, that much can change.
The Pick: Colts 34, Packers 27
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh: Just how crazy has the Eagles' 2012 season been? Well, they're in sole possession of first place in the loaded NFC East, despite having been outscored by 17 points this season. They've now won three games by a combined four points. The Eagles hadn't won three games in an entire season by two points or fewer since 1990, and they'd never done it more than once under Andy Reid. This season, they did it before the start of October. Philly's had a good run, but I can't see it escaping Heinz Field with a victory. Pittsburgh's home, coming off a bye and getting some key defenders back on the field. The Steelers didn't look great in September, but I think they'll get the best of Vick and the Eagles on Sunday.
The Pick: Steelers 27, Eagles 23
Atlanta at Washington: My FOXSports.com colleague Alex Marvez picked Robert Griffin III as his 2012 first quarter Offensive Rookie of the Year and Matt Ryan as his MVP. I can't argue with either of those picks. Both quarterbacks have been outstanding. I expected this from Ryan. RG3? Well, I thought there'd be some big plays and some stats. But the late-game production and clutch play has been a pleasant surprise. In Sunday's comeback victory in Tampa Bay, RG3's headset wasn't working on the final offensive drive, meaning he called all of the 'Skins offensive plays. A rookie, on the road, playing against one of the league's hardest-hitting defenses — and he's calling the plays. I can't lie — I love everything about this kid, right down to the endearing Subway ads. Give me Washington in the biggest upset of the week.
The Pick: Redskins 33, Falcons 27
Sunday, 4 p.m. ET games
Chicago at Jacksonville: Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall are fun to watch. The rest of the football world may not appreciate their "bromance" as much as me, but as someone who once took a six-hour road trip with seven other dudes to the Snyder's Pretzel factory in Hanover, Pa., just because I thought some good stories would come out of it, I appreciate a quarterback and a receiver who seem to genuinely really like being around each other. Maybe some time down the road, Blaine Gabbert and Justin Blackmon will exhibit the same kind of thing. That some time won't be Sunday.
The Pick: Bears 34, Jaguars 21
Seattle at Carolina: The general media tone surrounding Cam Newton this week is eerily reminiscent of the way reporters and writers wrote about the kid before he was drafted back in April of 2011. Newton proved those detractors wrong last year, and he'll do the same this season. Don't count the Panthers out just yet. Newton played incredibly well on Sunday. He'll play even better this week. Russell Wilson may be the better feel-good story; the easier subject to write about. Newton's the better quarterback.
The Pick: Panthers 24, Seahawks 13
Tennessee at Minnesota: The key to beating the Vikings is stopping Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson. Unfortunately, it's far easier said than done. The Vikes are for real, folks. Harvin, Peterson, punter Chris Kluwe and defenders Jared Allen, Jasper Brinkley and Chad Greenway would all make my 2012 first quarter all-star team. The Vikings — the third-worst team in the league in 2011 — will improve to 4-1 on Sunday.
The Pick: Vikings 27, Titans 13
Buffalo at San Francisco: Fresh off Sunday's 34-0 shutout of the Jets, the 49ers have three home games up ahead. Battles with the Bills, Giants and Seahawks — all in Candlestick — could mean a 7-1 mark by the midway point. Another coach, another defense — maybe this would be a trap game. Not on Jim Harbaugh or Vic Fangio's watch.
The Pick: 49ers 31, Bills 7
Denver at New England: There's an obvious storyline that you'll hear about all week in this one. Of course, when we're talking Broncos-Patriots, you've got to talk about … the fact that Patriots second-year offensive tackle Nate Solder grew up a Broncos fan in Buena Vista, Col.!!! Oh, you thought I was headed somewhere else? Brady and Manning? Boring. This one's all about Solder going against the team he rooted for as a kid. That's storyline 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Take your Brady-Manning overanalysis elsewhere, give me Nate Solder's third career game against his childhood team! And give me Solder improving to 3-0 against said team.
The Pick: Patriots 28, Broncos 24
Sunday night
San Diego at New Orleans: Here's a fun little nugget from my buddy RJ Bell, a guy who just happens to live in Las Vegas and watch NFL games with a little more on his mind than just the winners and losers: "The Saints being favored by 3 points over the Chargers is the biggest spread for a winless Week 5 favorite over a team with winning record in 20-plus NFL seasons." What's that all mean? Well, I don't know. I only care about the winners and losers. I'm not even sure what this "spread" thing he's talking about is. All eyes will be on Brees and his record-setting night (trying to pass Johnny Unitas for most consecutive games with a TD pass), but watch Darren Sproles go bonkers on the team that opted not to lock him up with a long-term deal last offseason. Big scoring, here. Big, big, big scoring.
The Pick: Saints 44, Chargers 37
Monday night
Houston at New York Jets: This feels a bit like a Stephon bit from "Saturday Night Live," but this one will have it all: first-quarter boo birds, Tebow, Sanchez, shots of a disgusted Fireman Ed, a grimacing Rex Ryan, and maybe even a little flashback to the Rich Kotite 1-15 season. This one's got colossal disaster written all over it. Both Ben Tate and Arian Foster may go for 100 yards … in the first half.
The Pick: Texans 38, Jets 0
Reader email of the week
Big fan of "The Cheat Sheet." Thanks for writing it each week and thanks for picking against the Eagles every single time. I don't have it on me, but I'm fairly sure you've picked against Eagles in 29 of your last 30 columns, dating back to the 2010 season. Here in Philly, we've taken notice and we're thoroughly enjoying it. I assume you're picking against us again this weekend, too. Please do! Keep doing it. We beg of you. We'll ride it all the way to New Orleans this February.
Greg C., Philadelphia
I asked the guys at the Elias Sports Bureau to look this up for me. The last time I picked the Eagles to win a game was actually Dec. 16, 1984. The Eagles lost 26-10 to the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta, and I guess it left a bad taste in my mouth. I really thought they'd pull that one out and they let me down. I haven't picked them to win a game since. So, you're welcome! (I picked the Eagles to beat the Browns in Week 1 and the Cardinals in Week 3.)
Oh, and by the way ...
1. I know he's a big media favorite, but I'm not sold on Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson. He's got a feel-good story and is a great role model for quarterbacks under 6 feet, but I'm just not sure he's an NFL quarterback. He looked lost on Sunday vs. a pedestrian Rams defense. Sorry. I know — for whatever reason — we're not supposed to say anything negative about Russell Wilson, but I just don't see what makes him an NFL starter. Not yet, at least.
2. Either Adam Sandler or Jud Apatow should be writing a screenplay about a "Replacement Refs 20-Year Reunion" by now. If they haven't gotten started on one already, I really have no faith in Hollywood.
3. Peyton Manning casually referring to the Papa John's guy as "Papa" just never seems to gets old.
4. The scary thing about the 49ers' much-improved offense is that they still haven't unleashed rookies A.J. Jenkins and LaMichael James. Brandon Jacobs could make a difference in the cold weather months, too. Very deep offensive team.
5. I often wonder what's on Rob Gronkowski's DVR list. I'd really love it if the answer was "Real Housewives of NY," "Downtown Abbey" and "Antique Roadshow."
Saints receiver Marques Colston has been Brees' top touchdown target over the past 47 games, catching 22 scores during this historic run.
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First the Xmas card - now this. Is she pitching a "Crazy Cat Lady" show now??
Kudos to Double Blizz for noticing it!!
Can you absolutely tell Moose had no pets growing up..She's just tickled to death she has 3 declawed cats that probably don't do much except for eat and sleep..
lots of cats but no pussy for Howard
Is this her attempt at being "normal", i.e., for once in her fucking Twitter timeline she's not uploading a half-naked, PS'd-to-death snapshot by hubby and "fertographer" HS??
My posts are merely conjecture and opinion; furthermore, they have no relation to anyone living or deceased.
It's pathetic that she can't go a day without mentioning or posing with the cats to get attention. It's clear that's the only reason she got them.
For fuck's sake!!!!
That dog dying was the best thing that ever happened on her quest for sainthood. Now she can say all of her animals were adopted.
"I always picked up a vibe that he (Howard) was slightly homo." -Fred.
Can somebody tweet that Botoxed cunt and tell her MrWarmth and the family are getting a new dog this Monday? From a BREEDER! Suck my Christian dick you Polish whore!
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Jan 1, 2013
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Just sixteen hours ago the White House and senate.
Democrats and I actually senate Republicans were on their way to easily passing legislation.
That would have averted the pain of the self imposed fiscal cliff and all of its trappings for the time being at least tonight.
A different picture entirely.
Well good evening -- there watching and waiting like the rest of us I'm -- there's no plans at least not yet for the president to come out tonight and sing anything they know the ball is in the house's court.
And they believe inside the White House -- trump card is that with senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Going out on a limb it's going to be hard for speaker Boehner not to pass this very.
Vice president Joseph Biden enjoying a casual New Year's Day luncheon -- Philly sandwich shop with his staff.
Then leisurely -- back to the White House suggesting the fiscal deal is still right on track.
-- sources tell fox President Obama has basically had Air Force One on standby.
Ready to take -- back to Hawaii as soon as the house approves the senate plan.
Although some house Republicans are suggesting -- to -- -- hi this -- Republican.
I'm worried about a deal struck by President Obama didn't.
The senate -- Democrats insist that would be an exercise in futility that could rattle world market.
The worst congress in history perhaps.
Goes out of existence intimidation.
And they open this up on the floor and they're starting to amend and who will be swearing in the new congress.
They're still.
Acting background.
Yet conservative outrage over the deal is building especially after the Congressional Budget Office said legislation that was supposed to help cut the deficit.
Will now -- three point six trillion dollars to the national debt over the next ten years.
The architect of the senate deal minority leader Mitch McConnell notes it -- -- sin tax cuts for a large chunk of the public.
An unraveling it now is likely to hand the blame to Republicans.
I know I can speak for -- for our conference wanna say we don't think hockey should be going up.
On anyone but we all knew that if we do nothing maybe going up on everyone did.
We weren't going to look that up.
And aides to the president insisted he was ready to agree to one point two trillion dollars in spending cuts.
In exchange for an equal amount of tax increases during talks with speaker John Boehner -- the Republican walks away and got most of the tax hikes with virtually no spending cuts -- In what may be the first shot of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries -- Marco Rubio became one of only eight senators to oppose the deal and -- quote.
How can at Barack Obama -- his proposal a deficit reduction package -- that uses tax increase to fund more spending and it increases the debt.
Boehner is banking on getting more cuts during the fight over the debt ceiling which expires in about two months.
While White House aides think that could backfire on Boehner -- advisor to the president did admit it will be ugly.
Telling fox were about to enter quote sixty days of nastiness.
Now I'm told the president has not spoken to speaker Boehner since last Friday when they had that big summit of leaders here at the White House the significance of that.
Is that Boehner has made absolutely no promise to the president that he's gonna pass this legislation legislation.
Let alone even bring it up Brett.
And you know we talked a little bit about the timeline here and the new congress comes in Thursday at noon so essentially.
This senate bill has an expiration date of Thursday at noon and then at that point.
They have to scrap this effort and start all over that's right -- it's essentially the new fiscal cliff that deadline because -- every piece of legislation is -- that's been passed by the house or senate over the last two years completely expires with this current congress to you've got to start from scratch that gives opponents not just on the right but on the left as well who were not happy with this bill to to build opposite position whether it's organized labor others as well as conservatives so that is a huge problem and that's why the president is silent right now.
You can guarantee.
That if we move closer and closer to that expiration date president's gonna go out here and really engage the public to try to force the house to consider this bill before it expires -- and -- in the north lawn Ed thank you had that for breaking news.
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8 Awesome Things We Learned About Bill Nye From His Reddit AMA
Amid chants of "Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!, the Science Guy himself logged on to Reddit yesterday afternoon to answer questions about science, his childhood, his favorite experiments, and a human mission to Mars. Despite a weird Gillette plug in his opening post, Bill Nye's latest AMA turned out to be just as fun as the one he hosted last year.
Here are our eight favorite questions and answers.
1. Bill Nye's life was changed by bees.
User MuddIsland asks, "Mr. Nye is there any interesting event from your childhood, teens, or even adult life that you would be willing to share? If so what is it and how did it affect your life?"
Nye responds:
2. Bill Nye sometimes gets science facts wrong.
After Nye's poetic description of bumble bee anatomy, user jhartsho very hesitantly offers a correction:
3. Bill Nye has a favorite science experiment.
User crow6671 asks, "Thank you for doing this iAmA. You rock!! Here's my question, what is one of your favorite experiments to do?"
Nye's got it covered:
4. Bill Nye can't pick a favorite scientific theorem.
User TheSillyLion asks, "What is your favorite scientific theorem or equation? (Example: theory of relativity, Hubble parameter, E=mc2)"
Nye puts it in perspective:
5. Bill Nye won't discount the idea of life on Mars.
User Jamiefox92 asks, "Do you think that we could have a manned mission to Mars in our lifetime with all the factors such as time from Earth to Mars and with the amount of solar radiation that the men would face during the trip?"
Nye dreams of Martians:
6. Bill Nye can explain dark matter in one sentence.
User DrXaverius asks, "Can you explain dark matter in layman's terms?"
Yes, Nye can:
7. Bill Nye never gets bored.
User cloudclad asks, "What field of science bores you the most?"
Nye is polite but firm:
8. Bill Nye isn't in it for the money.
User MuscleMansMom asks, "Hi Mr. Nye! What made you chose doing stuff like kid shows as opposed to working solely in a lab?"
Nye believes in the scientist in everyone:
As often in life and childhood nerds get picked on, why do they dress differently than the norm, causing they to be more noticeable?
Why it may be bad to bully a nerd, it also wrong to flaunt you is smarter than the next guy too. Hey nerds, you might bring on being picked on, all by yourselves by flaunting you are the exceptionally smart guy in the room.
While some bullying could lead to violence, and violence is always wrong, perhaps the bully in the beginning is just really leveling the field in fair play and saying hey buddy, we are all the same.
Interesting bow tie you wearing there Bill Nye. Are you flaunting you smarts to the world sir, hmmmm?
12, why do I feel so much like you're the type of person that would say, "well, she shouldn't have been dressed like that"? How about just stopping at saying that a violent action is wrong and not look for reasons to justify it? Treat others well. What's so hard about that?
Ya, just like women should dress less provocatively to discourage rape? It's a shit argument in both cases. A bully's a bully. If somebody wants to bully you, they will find an excuse (any excuse) to do so. Dressing differently doesn't make you an a$$hole. Being an oppressive, violent tyrant makes you an a$$hole. Don't mix that up.
Colonel Sanders had a bow tie. Maybe Bill Nye is just declaring his love of fried chicken to the world, eh 12?
Ya know old Colonel Sanders made commercials and it is a great marketing desire to stand out and be notice, so to be remembered. He dress for his old antique southern style.
And obviously Bill Nye the science guy wants to be noticed and remembered too.
Really, you have not notice a pattern of how the media illustrates what a nerd looks like? And yes there are those people who jump on the bang wagon of that style to declare to the world who they are, "SMARTER", than the average guy, they flaunt it.
Oh and for how woman dress, they dress in a manner and style through out the world amplifying they are woman and can be seen, heard, smelled they are woman. They will dress often to their local customs, but the end result is all the same.
Then some woman push the local customs up a notch because of competition and they sexual showing amplification bar goes higher. Some lesser educated men with less control see this as an invitation and said woman usually acts over the top as aggressive b* to chase the common folk away. She is working it for a bigger fish.
Men just advertise strength, power, money and assets. Its a superficial sexual attraction game both sexes play and with education and maturity some over come it. Still all the sexes do it.
We all strut...
12, just stop. You're digging a hole. Yes, we understand that Bill Nye dresses this way because he's associated with the character Bill Nye the Science Guy. You're making a separate argument that all nerds dress this way to get at the jocks and therefore "had it comin'". "Some lesser educated men with less control see this as an invitation." Seriously? How about the likelihood that they're sociopathic? Logic fail on your part. Bad behavior is bad behavior. The end.
I was going to comment on 12's comment but instead I will just throw this out there: How cool would it have been if Bill Nye, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Wizard(Don Herbert) could have all be in one room together to anwser questions? (I do know that Mr. Nye is the only living member of this trio) Those three guys got me interested in science and how things are made/work in the first place.
Just think how many young minds those three have influenced for the better! I was one of them lol.
Why do you assume his point comes from resentment. Many peoples dress a certain way to illustrate to the world of who they are or how they wish to be known and why did you do a login name change from 12 to robot? How many mind reading skills do you actually have? LOL
Robot is just mad that he is no longer robot. Popsci created a monster, rather multiple monsters now that he's got multiple accounts each with a slightly different personality. We all see through it though. The grammar, spelling, corny jokes, "snort". lol, just saying.
There is a particular group of whiners that are so easily distracted from the article.... ha ha. So you disagree with my opinion that is fine, I learn too by responses. But now many of you are trolling off on distractions. What a bunch of knuckleheads.... rofl.
seriously, he needs to be medicated. Half of the comments on this site are different accounts of Robot's. i have no resentment toward you nor am i distracted from the article. I'm discussing what everybody else is discussing, how does that make us distracted? You made a point about the article that most people disagree with. During the debate, it was pointed out that you have more than one account. Your character was called into question, and it's relevant to the point you were trying to make; or trying to troll for responses that is.


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Well ya know today was gonna be one of those days where I would post some great photos from the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, slot an interview with the folks from PocoNotes about their upcoming "Faces and Voices of the Blues" and get the latest from Kirsten Thien and her travels set up for all to enjoy.
Then this arrives on my virtual desk.
"Thought you should know. You, me, every label, and artist performing at Chicago Blues festival must refuse to sell for 45% commission to Michael Jeffers (Chicago Jazz Magazine). If this 45% merch commission happens at Chicago Blues Festival they will try to make this standard at all festivals.
Best Buy was 25%, and that was to high.
I don't believe Michael Jeffers – Chicago Jazz Magazine wants the world to know how they intend to rape the blues artist at Chicago Blues Festival…
Let's spread the word, and let's prevent this!
We can't keep the blues alive when a company that did not spend one penny to record the blues wants 45% of sales.
Kindest regards,
Now I ain't all that savvy in the ways of the music business, got me some knowledge and learning more from the good people in the industry (artists, labels and alike) but to me this sounded really usury in nature and practice. How would an artist make any money on their work – I asked for substantiation and was sent copies of the agreements and other related documents. With that I started a discussion on FaceBook open to all – even posted and email questions to said magazine and sites for clarification or rebuttal. Like they say in the streets "ya got nuthin"! The lights are on but nobody's home or they ain't answering the door.
Now this was the first I had heard of this but someone else was up on it earlier D'Mar MusicOnline: http://dmarmusic.blogspot.com/2012/05/lets-take-stand.html?spref=fb&fb_source=message.
Here he offers reason and rationale as to why this is so wrong in so many ways, and steps the public and artists/labels et al. can take to stop this raping of our artists.
So the conversation on Facebook brought many artists to the table and we have learned that it is not a rare occurrence for artists to refuse to sell their merchandise at these festivals because of the fees charged. And in doing so when people ask why no merch for sale they state the fact that the charges are too high to make it worth their while. I think that most artists will accept less money to play a festival because they know they can make up the difference in merch sales and this is fair – people will only really buy your product if you put on a great show. That CD sale is a direct reward for the artists performance and people at festivals come prepared to spend money on CD's of artists they like. We all have done this with favorite artists, but it especially is helpful with new artists who we may not really know about.
The discussion has been quite interesting and most educational, here are a few quotes from artists and others related to the industry:
Josh Spence (The Sugar Prophets)
In my opinion it wrong to charge ANY percentage, UNLESS the venue/event is supplying the people selling the merchandise, and even then the percentage should be minimal(less than 10%). We are playing a festival this year that requires 30% commission for all Merch. sales. It's a take it or leave it proposal and they are not willing to negotiate, I tried. I also firmly let them know our position, and that due to their policy we will not be selling any merch. at their event and will be directing fans to sign-up for our email blast and buy the CD online. I will also give explanation of why we aren't selling merch. to any and all fans that ask. This practice is absolute b.s. and they know it, however, a band like TSP has to "pay our dues" so to speak, so that we can gain fans and notoriety. Sometimes it's the merch. sales that gets us the gas to get home or a bit of food in our bellies. It's not like the venues are paying well for the performance or anything either, unless you are a huge name headliner, which we aren't, YET.
Vinny Marini (Host of Music On The Couch)
Hate this folks? Spread the word on Twitter and her and other social platforms. As fans we need to revolt, the artists are hard pressed to complain as they could be black-balled…it is the FANS responsibility to stop this injustice. Do it now. Post your disapproval on the @Chicago Jazz Magazines site!
Lucy Hammond (Recording/Touring Artist)
I'd read of this disturbing trend in one of my music marketing newsletters recently. It's a ridiculously sad reality that blues artists are having to deal with it so soon! One of the few things that will change it are the fans standing in solidarity with the artists they love & support. The fans, by refusing to attend events run like this, & the artists by refusing to perform at them. It's hard to say if either possess the resolve to take the stand! As much as we all know and agree this is a heinous practice,some artists will be willing to surrender the % because they want to play the fest that bad, some fans will attend because they can't be bothered to know the truth. Time will tell which segment will win out! I certainly hope it's the former. Stipulating that "all merchandise proceeds are solely the property of the artist" in all of your performance contracts, is now mandatory. Including a clause with s specified compensation amount for any merch staff not from your own crew, is an additional protection to consider adding. We all must use the media resources at our disposal to educate the fans as to the reality of merch sales ( see Franc; tutorial), & what will happen if this becomes widespread! Touring in these times is tough to do for smaller artists already. These practices will kill it! Abominable!!!!!
JW Jones (Canadian Recording & Touring Artist)
15% should be the max. They need to get paid too, but not more than 15% for standing at a merch table!
Franc Robert (Artist and International Blues Challenge Participant)
lessee, you buy the CD from the label for anywhere from $5 to $8, sell it for $15 to $18 (typical) then pay Chicago Jazz magazine $7 (low) to $8.50 (high)… leaving you with a profit of $3 at best on a sale of a CD… might as well hand them the whole shebang… that is plain economic foolishness, and I wouldn't even bother selling CDs under those terms…
Michael Kinsman (Promoter, Writer)
As a promoter, I would be ashamed to take a commission on an artist's CD sales at my event. Typically, the local blues society is more than willing to handle the sales at its tent for free. This is an important revenue stream for musicians.
These are just some of the comments from artists, fans and just plain ol' folks about this issue. It effects us all in the pocketbook, but especially the artists who are basically being reduced to modern day sharecroppers by others who leech off their talent and hard work.
The photos you see here were taken from originals sent to me – these were selected to highlight the issues at hand. Both documents are multi-paged with logo from CJM clearly at the top of each page and has signature lines, with contact information relating back to CJM.
Is this fee really necessary, I seriously doubt it. If CJM feels that the cost of running a merch booth is that overwhelming then they should talk to the organizers of the festival and not take a large chunk out of the artists pocket. Plus shipping and handling, the sum keeps getting smaller and smaller…
Support live music, support touring artists, support local artists – don't support corporate greed. I know of many festivals that take nothing from the artists for the merch booth manning. If there is need for a fee than make it reasonable 15-20% – come on 45% WTF !
One last thought from Josh Spence:
I look at it like this, the venue/event/festival and "the entertainment"(band/artist) are in business for that night/weekend/event. Bands/Artists have a business to run and expenses too. It has to work for BOTH parties or it just doesn't work. The promoters/venue owners that are of similar vision are the ones that I want to work with.
Unfortunately many musicians do give up, or feel powerless, and accept the demands of low pay, no pay, or even pay to play offers from venues, just to be able to perform. This has to stop. It's killing music… there are so many great bands/artists out there that stop playing because they can't survive and play music. I am like most musicians, I'll play anywhere, anytime, and it's not about the money… music, and the fellowship with others through music is the air I breath, it's what keeps me alive. Unfortunately $$$ still rules this world, so it is a necessary evil in order to survive, and the bands/artists deserve to be compensated fairly for drawing and holding a crowd of people that are spending their money while enjoying their performance. Otherwise, they will not be ABLE to AFFORD the instruments, pa, amplifiers, loudspeakers, microphones, cables, stands, lighting, van, insurance, lodging, fuel, maintenance, repair, etc. needed to get to and give said performance. And then, well, WE ALL LOSE.
Until next time,
Love, Peace & Chicken Grease
©Blues411.com 2012
photos: blues411
Thank you to the artists and fans who allowed me to use their quotes here for the bigger picture. We need to know about this stuff and respond accordingly, support the music, support the artists but don't support greed.
NOTE: This was yesterday and in response to the social media distribution of this post Mr. Jeffers has adjusted the percentage charged for artists at the merch tent. His note to me can be seen in the comments section. I want to personally thank him for being open and understanding to the cause and effect and i fI may speak for the artists they appreciate the money back in their pockets.
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