Could it be that attendance is slumping and they are having issues packing stadiums? I know that in my area there have been a lot of Kingdom Hall consolidations and circuits being combined. We used to meet in a big arena for concerts for our conventions and now they are in a ballroom in a convention center. I remember when the brothers used to say it was such a blessing when so many of the friends were together at the convention and that they were a basis for encouragement and widening out in our association, yada yada. Guess size doesn't matter anymore! I'm also very skeptical that anything they do over in Brooklyn is for the benefit of any jdubs. Cynical me.