PeterGibbons

Um. They had one in July 1980.

1. Bluecoats 2. Cadets 3. Blue Devils 4. Santa Clara Vanguard 5. Carolina Crown 6. Cavaliers 7. Phantom Regiment (?) 8. Blue Stars 9. Blue Knights (?) 10. Boston Crusaders (?) 11. Crossmen (?) 12. Madison Scouts

http://www.dci.org/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&id=1423177

1981 27th is my go-to show. Sure many since are "better, but i still love it the most.

I've tried a few times today (from work at from home) and the 'free' content is buffering for me in a major way if I try to view it in a browser. But ... when I grab the flv file directly from the rtmp stream, it downloads quickly - faster than even when I tested this with the old fan network. And the resulting file quality is very high - 7157 bitrate which isn't bad for Internet video. So why does it play for bad in the browser and download fast directly?

See: Cavaliers 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

1. Cadets 2. Blue Devils 3. Carolina Crown 4. SCV 5. Bluecoats 6. Cavaliers 7. Blue Knights 8. Phantom Regiment 9. Blue Stars 10. Boston Crusaders 11. Crossmen 12. Blue Devils B

I got the same thing. For the first time I wish I had better speakers with my TV.

Any suggestions how far up one should be in the stands? The most expensive tickets are near to top. I'm the type that appreciated being able to see the drill ... but prefer a happy medium.

Let's remember the National Football League is a 501©6. The IRS allows that to continue ... As long as you stay within your bylaws and file your paperwork on time, it is really hard to lose status. Some people think that 501© organizations have to 100% charitable and not operate like a for profit organization. I can tell you from experience that all mid to large size 501© organizations run their business like ... businesses. Based on revenues and reserves, and number of staff, I would consider DCI to be a small organization. A good explanation of the types of 501© organizations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29_organization

I have to say this had really made my morning. I work for a mid-size ($40 million annual) 501©(6) that has a related 501©(3) and we have a few nutjobs like this guy who make it their mission in life to complain that we sould lose our not-for-profit status because we bring in too much revenue. Garfield has summed it up very well - the IRS won't even look at this. I've yet to comment in the 990 threads (again - great analysis Garfield) but my reaction is that Acheson does a good job for the organization and if anything he is under compensated vs industry standards. A little more reserves would be nice ... but I digress. Let us assume for a moment that there is a judging conspiracy. And let us assume for a moment that Cesario has some conflict of interest. Neither of which I beleive, btw. Still ... the IRS won't care. This would be a matter for the DCI Board of Directors to handle according to their bylaws. Paying industry insiders to procide work for the organization is not only common - it is expected. They are called 'subject matter experts' and the organization has a fiduciary duty to spend their money using the best resources in the industry. I've worked in the non-profit industry for 18 years and 990 complaints happen to just about every organization. All (nearly) all of them are as dumb as this one.

I'm confused. I thought Madison was from Indiana now???

If not, I know the inventor so I can hook you up ....

1981 27th Lancers

You really think Blue Stars and/or Blue Knights are going to improve that much in a month????

Same here. Re-write took me about 3 viewing to 'get' but it has turned out to be one of my favorites from 2013. And I'm a SCV fan.

I'm a new poster so pound away!