Olympic Games profits from the Olympic symbols. The IOC also takes a percentage of all sponsorship and broadcast income. Host cities continue to compete ardently for the right to host the Games, even though there is no certainty that they will earn back their investments. Research has shown that trade is around 30 percent higher for countries that have hosted the Olympics. The Olympic Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals embodied in the Olympic Charter. The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (Africa, America, Asia,
Many Rings convincing representation of its unconventional sonority, and some care has been taken to register all the elements with something like democracy." In his review for "JazzTimes" Larry Appelbaum states "Everything is rooted in the improviser's collective ability to listen and create spontaneous harmony, pulse and structure." Many Rings Many Rings is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Knitting Factory label. He leads an experimental quartet featuring bassoonist Karen Borca, saxophonist Rob Brown and accordionist Andrea Parkins. In his review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson states "This is hardly a session