Eelgrass is an ecologically and economically valuable marine flowering plant which provides habitat to a variety of marine organisms, serves as a food source for others, and helps to stabilize sediments and improve water quality.
Based on mapping carried out by the Department of Marine Resources, there were 3,174 acres of eelgrass in Frenchman Bay in 1996. In 2008, mapping revealed 1,076 acres; only 34% of what was there in 1996. In 2010, 35 acres of eelgrass were lost from the Jordan River. By the spring of 2013 it was evident that there was an additional significant loss of eelgrass in the bay. Eelgrass in restoration areas at Hadley Point, Berry Cove and around Thomas Island disappeared. Taunton Bay eelgrass disappeared as well. As of August 2013, there was an estimated 75-183 acres of eelgrass left in Frenchman Bay.
By 2030, restore eelgrass to 1996 levels at Hadley Point, Thomas Island, part of Berry Cove, and part of the Jordan River.
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) has been carrying out eelgrass restoration efforts in Frenchman Bay since 2007. These efforts will continue in the priority areas with continued support from volunteers, interns, AmeriCorps members, and the expanding network of Frenchman Bay Partners.
Successful eelgrass restoration depends, in part, on the effective communication of restoration objectives and activities to different bay users. In January, 2013, FBP representatives from MDIBL met with local mussel harvesters to collaborate on the designation of eelgrass restoration areas and transplant "donor" sites. Live mapping carried out by the FBP representative from Maine Coast Heritage Trust allowed for changes to be made to the proposed restoration areas according to the consensus reached in the room. These conversations were also facilitated by the FBP representative from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, Orono. By the end of this meeting, an informal agreement was made, recognizing the agreed upon restoration areas and donor sites as no-harvest zones, which will reduce the risk of damage caused by harvesting equipment to the eelgrass and its rhizomal, or root, structures.


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Saudi Arabia's Glass: Half Empty or Half Full?
December 5, 2016 Thomas Lippman 4 Comments
by Thomas W. Lippman
These are difficult times in Saudi Arabia.
The long slump in the price of oil is eviscerating the economy. Neighboring countries are plagued by violence and extremism. Saudi Arabia's air force has been raining death and destruction on Yemen for 19 months, with no end in sight. The kingdom's regional struggle with Iran shapes every decision in international affairs. Inside the country, the Islamic State has been recruiting so intently that the police have established a direct emergency phone number, 990, for families to call when they think one of their sons is about to go to Syria to join up. Social media outlets are alive with complaints, mostly anonymous, about the way the ruling family is managing the country.
This is not to say that Saudi Arabia is politically unstable or faces any immediate crisis. Saudis are generally patient people, and they abhor disorder. But in the aggregate, the government is facing stern tests of its ability to manage the country as power passes from one generation of the Al-Saud family to the next. The economic slump is the most pressing issue.
To a visitor, the signs of economic hard times are visible all across Saudi Arabia's sprawling capital—empty buildings, deserted construction sites, idle equipment, shuttered shops. The sharp decline in oil prices and the contraction in government spending that followed have sucked the vibrancy out of the Saudi economy. Billions of dollars in purchasing power have dried up.
In the past, a drop in the price of oil was eventually followed by a turnaround, enabling the government to wait out the slump, insulate the population from hardship, and maintain the undisciplined spending that has been a fixture of Saudi life since the 1940s. This time, the government said it would be different: economic policy would not be driven by the price of oil. The people would do more to support themselves and the state would do less. The government has cut salaries and bonuses of the public-sector employees who dominate the work force, cancelled billions of dollars worth of construction and service contracts, and announced plans to levy a value-added tax next year on a population long accustomed to life without taxes. But Saudi Arabia's decision at the recent meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to drive up the price of oil by cutting production sent a strong signal that the cash crunch may force some revision of this new policy.
The kingdom has simultaneously embarked on an ambitious plan to restructure its economy from top to bottom, building a new foundation on private enterprise, foreign investment, capital accumulation, and greatly increased productivity in its labor force, including women. In theory, at least, the sinecure government job is out as the primary engine of employment; private enterprise, hard work and competence are in.
The program, known as Vision 2030, may be politically risky because it would change the fundamental relationship between the rulers and ruled. The people of Saudi Arabia have long accepted the national bargain imposed by the founding king, Abdul Aziz al-Saud, in which they are disenfranchised but acquiesce in political powerlessness because the state provides them with security and a comfortable life. Now they are being asked to do more for themselves while the government does less, regardless of the price of oil. In effect, Vision 2030 proclaims that Saudi Arabia will cease to be a classic "rentier state," living off the wealth that comes out of the ground.
Vision 2030 was introduced in April by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the 31-year-old son of King Salman who has quickly become the most powerful man in Saudi Arabia other than his father. He is minister of defense, but more importantly he chairs an interagency committee that controls all economic planning and decision-making. If Vision 2030 fails, it will be his failure.
Interviews with a broad spectrum of business executives, academics, journalists, and government officials indicate that Vision 2030 was received with considerable public enthusiasm when first announced, but that enthusiasm has waned as reality set in. At best, the jury is still out on both Vision 2030 and on Prince Muhammad, its sponsor and chief implementer.
Vision 2030 "is an ambitious but achievable blueprint, which expresses our long-term goals and expectations and reflects our country's strengths and capabilities," the prince said when he presented it to the public. "The future of the Kingdom, my dear brothers and sisters, is one of huge promise and great potential, God willing. Our precious country deserves the best."
In that future, the prince proclaimed, Saudi Aramco, the giant state-owned company, will be transformed
from an oil producing company into a global industrial conglomerate. We will transform the Public Investment Fund into the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. We will encourage our major corporations to expand across borders and take their rightful place in global markets. As we continue to give our army the best possible machinery and equipment, we plan to manufacture half of our military needs within the Kingdom to create more job opportunities for citizens and keep more resources in our country.
Together we will continue building a better country, fulfilling our dream of prosperity and unlocking the talent, potential, and dedication of our young men and women. We will not allow our country ever to be at the mercy of commodity price volatility or external markets. We have all the means to achieve our dreams and ambitions. There are no excuses for us to stand still or move backwards.
Implementing the Vision
Outside the kingdom, those lofty aims inspired some cynicism among analysts of Saudi affairs, who have heard previous versions of such plans for decades. Inside the country, however, Prince Muhammad's program was initially welcomed as necessary and long overdue, analysts in Riyadh said. Seven months later, they added, many people question what is actually being accomplished besides trimming the purchasing power of much of the population.
The principal tool for achieving Prince Muhammad's "vision" is a 112-page "National Transformation Program." Among its ambitious objectives are: generating 450,000 jobs in non-government sectors; reducing the wage bill of government workers from 45 to 40 percent of the state budget; increasing the state's non-oil revenue from 163.5 billion Saudi riyals annually to 530 billion (at 3.75 riyals per dollar); boosting public assets from three trillion to five trillion riyals, a 67 percent rise; maintaining oil production capacity at 12.5 million barrels per day, while raising natural gas production from 11 billion cubic feet to 17.8 billion cubic feet daily; building an international complex for marine industries that will provide 80,000 jobs and cut imports by $12 billion a year; cutting more subsidies for goods and services, saving 200 billion riyals; raising the value of non-oil exports from 185 billion riyals annually to 330 billion; cutting the unemployment rate for Saudi men from 11.6 percent to nine percent; raising the proportion of women in the job market from 23 percent to 28 percent; and increasing foreign investment in the economy from 30 billion riyals to 70 billion.
The plan sets specific performance goals and timetables for each cabinet department and government agency. By all accounts Prince Muhammad has full authority from his father to enforce these benchmarks, dismissing senior officials if necessary.
"Before we did not live realistically," said Ziad Aazam, an official of the Ministry of Planning. "Now there's a new generation and new thinking."
"It would have been better to do this when we had plenty of money," said Fahad Alturki, chief economist of the Jadwa Investment Group. "Now there's no choice."
Assessing the Vision
In September, Alturki's widely respected research department issued a comprehensive and generally optimistic assessment of the economic plans. "We believe that several fundamental factors will drive this new economic model, including human capital development, regulatory reform, and entrepreneurship," the report said.
These reforms will contribute to a competitive and highly productive private sector, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which will help attract foreign capital and contribute to further knowledge exchange, investment, and employment. This dynamic should result in higher disposable income, robust credit growth, and liquidity. The increasingly competitive tradable private sector would potentially export new goods and services, boosting both economic growth and net external wealth. Eventually, this would improve investor confidence toward the Kingdom, thereby creating a positive loop, as more capital inflows improve the non-reserve financial account and reduce the pressure off official foreign reserves.
The JADWA analysis said that "significant structural reform should boost investment in non-oil industries over the same period. Vision 2030 aims to make the Kingdom a logistical trading hub, catalyzing exports and re-exports of non-oil goods, and supporting national companies in the fields of banking, telecom, food, healthcare, and retail by promoting their products abroad." It praised the government's plan to create a $4 billion venture capital fund as a potential boost for small business and for entrepreurial ventures.
Less-enthusiastic analysts were understandably reluctant to be quoted by name in their criticism and doubt. In the aggregate, they raised multiple issues about the viability and implementation of the restructuring project:
Vision 2030 is aimed at shifting the foundation of the national economy from the government to private enterprise, but the government has been by far the private sector's biggest customer. As the government reduces spending and cancels projects, private businesses have less money to invest.
Foreign investors will be expected to develop opportunities in the kingdom, but even after regulatory changes adopted when Saudi Arabia joined the World Trade Organization, the regulatory burden—and social restrictions such as gender segregation in the workplace—discourage foreign money from coming to the kingdom. Moreover, some potential foreign investors are spooked by uncertainty about what will happen when King Salman, 80, dies. If Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, the king's nephew, assumes the throne, will he continue on the economic course set by his young cousin, Muhammad bin Salman?
Saudi Arabia lacks the electricity-generating capacity to fuel a major expansion of industry. The vast petrochemical sector consumes so much natural gas as feedstock that there is not enough to burn in electric power plants, and major international oil companies that had been exploring for gas in the Empty Quarter desert have abandoned the quest. In the summer, when air conditioning use is highest, the country consumes about a third of its crude oil production to generate electricity, mortgaging its export capacity. Long-term plans project major solar energy investment and as many as 16 nuclear power plants, but those are years in the future.
Vision 2030 emerged from closed meetings between a few senior Saudi officials and a team of foreign consultants led by McKinsey & Co., a name spoken in Riyadh in the same tone as "CIA." As usual in this monarchy, there was little public input, but it is the working public, ordinary Saudis, who are bearing the burden of its implementation. Several analysts said that cutting the wages and bonuses of ordinary working people while also raising prices for essentials and planning to impose a VAT threaten the "social contract" between the rulers and the ruled. The people are being subjected to "shock therapy," a former foreign ministry official said.
Saudi Arabia's education system remains largely irrelevant to the workplace needs of a modern economy. The universities churn out too many graduates with PhD degrees in soft subjects such as mass communication and Islamic history and not enough graduates with the technical skills and management training to be productive workers and attractive job candidates.
Promoting the Vision
Prince Muhammad is also widely seen as having worked harder and done better at promoting Vision 2030 outside the country than inside it. He has given extensive interviews to business-oriented foreign publications such as The Economist and visited several foreign capitals, including Washington, to talk up his plan. What he has not done is travel around Saudi Arabia to promote the plan among ordinary people or explain to them why they are already paying the price for it, through salary cuts and reduced subsidies, while not yet reaping any benefit.
One attempt to reach the public backfired. Senior officials appeared on Saudi television to talk about Vision 2030 and succeeded mostly in angering viewers with comments that did not go down well. Civil Service Minister Khalid Al-Araj said that state workers were productive for no more than an hour a day but see their jobs as a right. Mohammad Al Tuwaijri, the deputy economy minister, said that without the austerity measures, the kingdom would have "gone bankrupt in three to four years."
In reality, there is no prospect of "bankruptcy," because even after the recent sale of $17.5 billion in bonds on the international market Saudi Arabia has very little debt. According to John Sfakianakis, who has lived in the kingdom and analyzed its economy for many years, Saudi Arabia's ratio of debt to GDP "is among the lowest in the world at 12 per cent. In contrast, Italy and Portugal have surpassed 125 per cent and Greece is at 177 per cent."
No one who was interviewed predicted that Vision 2030 or the National Transformation Program will be fully implemented. The uncertainty concerns how much will actually be done, whether that will be enough, and what the public response will be over the next few years.
"The 'glass half full people' and the 'glass half empty people' are both right," one prominent businessman said.
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Thomas Lippman
Thomas W. Lippman is a Washington-based author and journalist who has written about Middle Eastern affairs and American foreign policy for more than four decades, specializing in Saudi Arabian affairs, U.S.- Saudi relations, and relations between the West and Islam. He is a former Middle East bureau chief of the Washington Post, and also served as that newspaper's oil and energy reporter. Throughout the 1990s, he covered foreign policy and national security for the Post, traveling frequently to Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East. In 2003 he was the principal writer on the war in Iraq for Washingtonpost.com. Prior to his work in the Middle East, he covered the Vietnam war as the Washington Post's bureau chief in Saigon. Lippman has authored seven books about the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is also an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, where he serves as the principal media contact on Saudi Arabia and U.S. – Saudi relations.
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A dream pipe! Saudi doesn't have the Human Resources that it needs in order to implement this grandiose plan! Most of the population is still Bedouin living in sandy desert! Many people living in Saudi and working as labors are slaved from the poor Near East countries and not citizens to that country and they are in need of a few dinars a month to send home to their families!
Rorjas
Much of Vision 2030 will depend on greater economic interaction with external agencies, whether the West, China or elsewhere. In each case this will inevitably promote internal social change in Saudi — just when voters in Western democracies are showing distinct signs of dissatisfaction with our political processes, eg Brexit, Trump's win, the recent Italian vote, unsteadiness in Germany, even voting volatility here in Australia. Then you have the still-unreleased pressure built up by the Arab Spring.
People in many nations want change, even if we are unclear about what change we want. So Saudi's changes will be taking place on troubled waters.
We also have the beginnings of an energy revolution as the move to renewables gathers pace, with solar energy offering particular opportunities for places like Saudi. The plan to build 16 new nuclear power stations suggests people like the Saudis should stop listening to the likes of McKinsey and pay more attention to places like Abu Dhabi, which has just signed a power purchase agreement for solar power at 3 cents a kWh. This is a fraction of what new nuclear will cost, with far less dependence on outside (uranium) supply.
Finally, I cannot understand what this rivalry between Saudi and Iran is all about. Neither country has its own house in order and both, as far as I can see, would be far better off attending to their domestic affairs instead of conducting proxy wars in places like Syria and Yemen. It looks like this feud is being fuelled by outside interests and can result only in a lose-lose conclusion. Time for some fresh thinking, and not only in Saudi.
Alec Johnson
The current population do not have the education to work in the professional sector, and they don't have the work ethic to work in the manufacturing industry. Saudi Arabia is a net importer of just above everything but oil, including water.
Saudi Arabia is entirely dependent on guest workers that make up the vast majority of the labour force. It's neighbouring countries are either oil-dependent (the Gulf), very poor (Yemen, Jordan Syria and Egypt), both (Iraq) or implacably hostile (Iran). So it wouldn't have much people to trade with.
The social changes required to make Saudi Arabia a functioning country economically (ending gender segregation, Islamic banking law) are viewed as fundamentally immoral and anti-Islamic by the majority of the population.
The economic changes required to move the economy are essentially cutting all government jobs, subsidies, universal healthcare, pensions to shreds; while raising taxes from 0% to 30-50%. That result of that austerity won't be what we see in Greece. It will be a rentier state collapsing into civil war.
The path of Saudi Arabia is much the same as Libya. When the people revolt, foreign powers and investors will withdraw support, the state will collapse and the result will be anarchy. Tribal warfare, terrorism and probably ham-fisted Western intervention.
Saudis men are spoiled brats. Only a minority of them is interested to work, the others want to get a salary and work as little as possible. They prefer to drive cars and socialize with friends in malls and cafes. Culture and intellectual curiosity have no place in their life, the result of a mediocre education where discussions and exchanges of ideas are discouraged.
The only chance for a transformation is the promotion of women in the work force. Women are much more motivated to succeed and prove themselves than men. In the universities women are much more hardworking than men. In other words, the women are eager to prove they are equal to men
Unfortunately women are sidelined by religion and traditions. They are offered little opportunities in the man controlled Saudi society.
Freeing women would send a shock wave in the powerful religious circles and even Prince Mohammad would not dare call for such liberation, The whole basis of the Saudi society may collapse.
Therefore Vision 2030 is an illusion as it would trigger Revolution 2020 and the collapse of Saudi Arabia
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. engineer Julie Levine had just returned from maternity leave in the summer of 2006. She wanted to advance her career, but she also wanted time with her newborn.
At the time, another Ford engineer, Julie Rocco, was pregnant and felt the same way as Levine. "I wanted to spend time with my new baby," Rocco says. "At the same time, I had done all these things in my career and that had become a part of me. So I was torn."
The solution came in early 2007, when Ford let them share a job: program manager for the redesigned 2011 Explorer crossover. It is the highest-ranking shared job at Ford. The move permitted the automaker to retain two top engineers -- and allowed Rocco and Levine to find balance between work and family.
... Julie Levine, who works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. A colleague says the two are never out of sync.
"I'd gone to school, gotten all my engineering degrees and worked for years and was viewed as high potential by Ford," says Levine, 40. "But my family is crucial to me. I talked to my dad, and I said: 'I don't know what to do. I have to find the right balance or I won't be happy.' So this is huge to me."
The women met when Levine's boss, who knew Rocco, set up what the two jokingly call a "blind date."
"I remember meeting her with my big belly at a local restaurant," says Rocco, 38. "She showed up with her 9-month-old daughter. We sat down and had lunch."
"I am pretty particular," Levine says. "I'm not sure if a blind date would have worked with anyone, even with my husband. But I said OK."
They also knew they'd have to take a 20 percent pay cut to share a job because it's considered 80 percent of full-time. They each earn 80 percent of their full-time salaries and benefits. Adds Rocco: "I never could get over: How am I going to share a job?"
Rocco and Levine supervise 10 people. They are responsible for coordinating engineering, marketing and manufacturing of the Explorer to ensure it is launched on time this winter.
Rocco works Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Levine works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Both work about 40 hours a week each, which is part-time in the Detroit engineer's world of long days and rapid-fire deadlines. "I laugh that is part-time because we each work 40 hours a week," Levine says. "But we'd normally have a job that would require 80 hours a week."
The women take steps to ensure their arrangement is seamless to others. "The nights before we work, we do a phone call at 9:15 p.m.," Rocco says. "I'll call Julie, and she'll say, 'Let me take you through everything.' She'll talk to me until 10:30 or so. She'll take me through the key points and the actual next steps that need to happen."
Rocco says she arrives the next morning with a list of what to do next.
"We found we have a very similar work ethic," Levine says. "We do have different personalities, but that's OK because the trust is there."
Their personalities differ, but Levine and Rocco are in sync. The women's voices sound almost the same, and often, like a long-married couple, they complete each other's sentences.
"We don't always use the same method to get to the same conclusions, but we do get to the same conclusions," Levine says. "I'm probably more direct and blunt than Julie is, but she's more persistent than I am. Our radar goes off at the same time as to whether we should trust something or go deeper. But the way we ask questions to go deeper is different because we're two different human beings."
Says Ford spokesman Jay Ward: "I talked to these guys on a daily basis. At no point in all that time have I talked to one Julie and gotten a different answer from the other Julie. The next day a different Julie could be working and know what I asked for, and it'll be delivered. It's really quite astonishing."
Executive recruiters see a slowly growing trend as more companies offer job sharing and flexible hours, says Bo Herbst, a partner at Heidrick & Struggles in Chicago.
Generation X and Y workers tend to value free time, Herbst says. He says the recession has meant a lot of companies can't offer lavish bonuses and other financial perks to retain talent. To be creative, they must offer other amenities, such as flexible schedules.
Herbst says job sharing is one thing they can do. "If you can develop a reputation in the marketplace as having a family-friendly atmosphere, it helps you in your recruiting of talent as well."
Levine says sharing a job makes you more efficient and better organized: "It makes you talk to someone about what the next step should be. You have to think about it and make a list of where to go. You also have a double set of contacts in the company. It makes you twice as effective."
Ford will keep the women paired to manage another vehicle program. Levine and Rocco won't name that project, but they realize their continued success could pave the way for more such arrangements at Ford.
"We did need to prove that we could do this to both our management team and those below us," Rocco says. "So we need to prove again that this can be done."


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There are no words that can accurately convey how excited I am right now.
For my Day 12 creative piece I opted to offer my interpretation of just a little morsel of what I see from my "Sacred Space".
One might ask, "What is my Sacred Space?" It's a small section carved out of our backyard that is very special to me. So it's fondly called "Sacred Space". My GRANDkids even call it by it's rightful name. I go there to sit and contemplate. This is where you will often find me sketching. I meditate in the morning and evening there. I take Marmalade (my cat) outside to enjoy the fresh air while we sit under the embracing Magnolia tree. It's a very nice place to be.
I had the best time creating this piece of art in my journal.
That is what art is suppose to be about. Having fun!!! Is it perfect? Hell NO ~ far from it!!
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Home Survival Guide Web Start-Up Job: For Real, or Pie in the Sky?
Web Start-Up Job: For Real, or Pie in the Sky?
Taking it Public: Salaries, Stock
These articles by Barbara Fox were published in U.S. 1 Newspaper on June 30, 1999.
Out of the blue, a headhunter calls you. You have a
comfortable job with a comfortable salary but now you are being offered
the moon. Come with us, says a young high-tech firm, and you will
be rich. You won't make much more than you are making now, but we're
going to go public, and you will own stock. And even before we go
public, we might get bought out by a public firm — the 900-pound
gorilla of our industry. Either way, you will be a millionaire many
times over.
Wait a minute. What is really being offered here? Is this offer a
sure thing, or pie in the sky? How would you proceed if you were entertaining
such an offer? We asked career counselors, venture capitalists, corporate
consultants, and professional negotiators for their advice.
Research is key, says Susan Guarneri, who has a career counseling
practice on Lawrence Road (E-mail: resumagic@aol.com) If you
don't know how to do the research, through public means and networking,
find someone who does.
Investigate the marketplace. "If the company is not
public and you don't have any means of investigating the financial
background of the firm, you can investigate the industry," says
Guarneri. "Contact people in the industry with a heads up on this
particular kind of product or service and whether they think it will
competitively fly. Or lurk in chatrooms and put the right kind of
question out there."
If the potential buyer is named, check in the Edgar database to see
what is happening. Look at how the potential buyer treated its other
buyouts.
Investigate the management team. "I'm a great believer
in people and not the financial analysis," says Stephen Shaffer
of the venture capital firm Penny Lane Partners LP (609-497-4646).
"Know the people you are talking to. You need to be comfortable
with those people. Be cynical. Entrepreneurs are very difficult people."
Do research on the backgrounds of the principal parties involved.
"See what their track record is. Everyone leaves a paper trail,"
says Guarneri. Ask for referrals realizing that the direct referrals
will give glowing remarks. "But then the second level of referrals
— that's when you may start hearing things."
Ask the venture capitalists who are investing in the firm.
You can probably believe them, says Shaffer: "We hire professional
recruiting firms to tee up the best people possible and we tell those
people what we think."
"If the firm has credible venture capital, that's a big plus,"
says Wood Tate of Development Management Inc. (E-mail: woodtate@worldnet.att.net).
Tate is a consultant on corporate strategies for technology companies.
"What you can believe depends on the credibility of what the venture
capitalists are saying. If somebody has a really insightful idea that
looks quite defensible, that could fly 100 percent."
Consult a financial advisor. To take a job with a start-up
is a penny stock investment, says Niels Nielsen of Princeton
Management Consultants (E-mail: pmcnielsen@aol.com). He notes
that the issue of whether stock options should be charged against
company assets is being argued, and companies are very apprehensive
because they have a tremendous potential liability.
"What you are really doing is making an investment decision,"
agrees Lee E. Miller, author of career strategy books. "Ask,
is this a company I want to sink my money into? In essence, you are
taking less of a salary in hopes that down the road you will make
money in terms of stock equity. Make that decision with whatever appropriate
advice you need — an investment advisor, an accountant, or a lawyer
to protect you in case you are laid off before you are vested."
Watch out for the "lock-up" periods that forestall quick profits.
"If you do an IPO today it is doubtful anyone can exit before
six months," says Shaffer. "For insiders who are managers
of the business it could be considerably longer." As for the buyout
that could replace an IPO, he cautions against buyers with inflated
stock prices; they want to use this stock for the acquisitions.
Ask the executive search firm. Shaffer thinks the executive
search firm will keep the jobseeker's best interests at heart. "The
search firm is clearly being paid by the company but is a resource
for the individual as well. It is not in the search firm's best interests
to put someone at a company who will be unhappy or leave in a short
time. There will be a definite desire on the part of the search firm
to make sure that the technical, professional, cultural, personal
aspects — all of that has to be right."
But Guarneri, the job counselor, says she wouldn't trust the headhunters:
"Probably all are honest except one, and all you need to is to
be stuck with that one."
Contract for the services of a negotiator. Miller, who
works at a consulting firm in Westfield (E-mail: lmiller@getmoremoney.com ),
says that to use a negotiator might cost $350 an hour for consulting
on getting the best deal for a mid-level position, or several thousand
dollars to work on a CEO's behalf — or $14.95 to buy his bestseller
on Amazon's career list, "Get More Money on Your Next Job:
25 proven strategies for getting more money, better benefits, and
greater job security" (McGraw Hill, 1998).
Consult a good employment law attorney. If the company
flops or the top people are let go, you can be sure they will have
gold-plated exit strategies in place. Make sure you do the same. Among
the points to ask for:
A year's contract.
Double the relocation allowance if you have to move.
A buyout if the company moves.
A three-month performance review rather than six months.
Stock vested in the event that the company changes.
A protected investment in case you are let go.
"If there are a lot of `what ifs,' you have to have the
other issues nailed down," says Guarneri. But most of all you
should listen to your gut instincts. "Keep track of what people
are telling you. Write it down, not just the facts but the impressions
you are getting."
In good economic times there can be a certain degree of speculation,
and everyone can get caught up in that rosy glow. One of Guarneri's
clients took a job with a small high tech company and negotiated with
stock options in lieu of one-time bonus. "He couldn't use it while
he was employed, but five years down the line, the company got bought
out and the stock split twice. He got better than $1 million or 10
times more than the one-time bonus."
But Miller and Tate caution against those rose-colored glasses. "You
read about all the high flyers that do so well, but what you don't
read about is the ones that fall on their faces," says Tate.
Nielsen gives a for instance: A Princeton-based start-up firm that
went down the tubes, and "a very promising middle-aged guy"
lost his job and lost his house because the stock he was counting
on just never appeared. "Don't get starry eyed and go out and
buy a million dollar house," says Nielsen, "Don't mortgage
your house to buy the shares. Take all the precautions to mitigate
the downside."
Consider the job as an investment, yes, but also consider the job
as a job. "Ask is this the kind of job that I want with the opportunity
that I want, with the growth potential I want," says Miller. "Taking
a job just for the money is usually a mistake. Pick a job that you
will want, that you will enjoy, that will let you grow. Then negotiate
the best possible deal you can get."
Setting salaries for high-flying web companies, says
Kevin Conner, is very difficult. Conner & Associates PC, a CPA
firm specializing in Internet startups (E-mail: connercpa@aol.com).
Conner worked with Jeff Bezos before his Amazon.com went
public and has helped a number of high-tech firms enter the capital
market. "Salaries are the biggest problem we are having. The Internet
companies are paying 25-year-old kids, $80,000 plus stock options
worth a million bucks."
If the company has yet to go public, how does the prospective employee
know what the stock options are worth? "What you are doing is
buying into a dream," warns Conner. "You are really buying
into the individuals. Look into their backgrounds, and at the venture
capitalists."
"If you can double your money on the stock option price, you have
a winner, but you are not going to be able to sell for from 6 to 24
months anyway," says Conner. "It comes down to the integrity
and credibility of the people you are working with."
You don't have to be an employee of a fast-rising high-tech company
to profit from their success, says Conner. He learned this from his
otherwise unfortunate encounter with Bezos: "I read his original
business plan and was attempting to be his CPA. He decided to go with
another firm, a big firm."
As much as that hurt, Conner admits that for a company going public,
"having a big firm as your accountant is an absolute necessity."
Still, he sees a big window of opportunity. "We can provide the
back office support. At this point I am helping in several rounds
of financing and raising money from other clients."
"As a small firm we've taken business plans, revamped them, prepared
projections (up to and including tax returns) and then passed it off
it to the large firm." Young companies need these services for
their "red herring," the initial filing to the Securities
and Exchange Commission. "They can afford us until they are required
by market forces to go with the larger firm," says Conner. "The
larger firms feel comfortable with our passing the information on,
and they throw us the small fish. It's worked for me so far. It's
a good way to get into start-up and emerging growth businesses, because
I can take an equity position when I pass it off."
Conner grew up in Philadelphia, and went to West Chester University,
Class of 1984. He worked for both large and small firms and liked
small firms better, because they focused on the client rather than
on billings. His wife, a retail and marketing manager, is at home
with their preschool children. Conner founded the firm with his brother
Joseph, who is president, and they have offices in Princeton and Newtwon.
Conner, a member of the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network, provides
corporate finance advisory services such as raising money, perfecting
business plans, coordinating bankers and lawyers. He started doing
investment banking in 1992 and has accumulated enough funds that he
can also do venture capital. "I will not get involved unless I
can become a principal," says Conner.
He suggests asking these questions when evaluating a company that
expects to go public:
1. Does it have a solid and very distinct business plan?
2. Are projections realistic?
3. Does the CEO know the business and the industry?
4. Does it have a top-notch management team, perhaps with
a vice president of sales who has done it before. "The core part
of the group has to be good at what they do."
Taking a personality test borders on discrimination, says Conner,
so instead, "spend time with them, feel them out. I have gone
as far as hiring a private investigator to do background checks."
In summary: If you are potential hire or a potential investor for a
start-up, take a close look at who is at the top. And if you are a
small company looking for business with young companies, be ready to
go bottom fishing. Look for the little fish — and be ready to pass
the business off to a mega company when the little fish matures.
— Barbara Fox
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The EU made us sign the Northern Ireland protocol by kidnapping our children and holding a gun to our head, insists Steve Baker
by Rich Smith 9 months ago
Eurosceptic MP and looney-tunes character Steve MP has today insisted the Northern Ireland protocol was signed under duress, because the nasty people at the EU had threatened the lives of everyone the government holds dear.
Baker, who went on television and kept a straight face while explaining that the deal he hailed two years ago is actually rubbish, has decided that he previously said it was a good deal only because he was fearful for his life.
The MP for Wycombe told viewers, "It was the EU, they came in the night and put a gun to my head. They said I should go about my business as normal during the election campaign and explain the deal would 'get Brexit done', and that it was 'oven ready' if we won the election.
"They said that if at any point I made any noises about how the Northern Ireland protocol could lead to the break up of the UK, or suggest in any way that the deal was a bad one, then I would have a bullet put through my head.
"That's why I can sit here in front of you and keep a straight face when I explain the deal I previously said was brilliant, when I wanted to win your vote, is actually rubbish in practise now that it's happening."
Meanwhile, the EU has responded with a shrug to the accusations.
Chief negotiator Simon Guilliames told us, "Negotiating with the Brits is incredibly easy. They want things that will make them look good in the short term, even if they are bad for their country in the long term. It's actually very easy to negotiate against venal egotists.
"The fact that Steve Baker has buyer's remorse over the deal he and his colleagues lauded in 2019 is actually quite funny. Now he knows how millions of Brexit voters feel."
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The western group of Extinction Rebellion march for life stayed over in Bath Sat 30 March. Walkers from Cornwall and Wales gathered Sunday to set off for Bradford on Avon on the way to London. They plan two weeks of peaceful disruptive protest.
The marchers gathered near the Bath Friends Meeting House before setting off towards Bradford.
They are protesting government inaction and corporate intransigence on climate change, and the existential threat that presents. They report that Quaker meetings have supported them all along the way.
Experienced protesters Myfanwy and Missy after staying over with Bath Quakers: still cheerful with only 100 miles to go now.


Working with SAP Business One solution for small and medium enterprises it is easy to face with the case that document numbers will not tell you more then just a sequential position of the certain document type. It is easy and straight forward approach how it is possible to embed a lot of information into the numbering and facilitate documents flow operations that are carried out by SAP Business One system users.
What is available out of the box in SAP Business One?
When you create a new database (company) on SAP Business One (SBO) either from localization template or from scratch, it will be the same settings for the documents numbering that could be fine for some companies, unless they would like to get more out of it.
the last number is blank.
Looks good, but not perfect, isn't it?
Each group will have different number of documents and the final grouping can be presented by the table below.
The half of the document numbering process is done. Now it is time to select the leading numbers for each group.
When user see the leading number of the document that he/she definitely know that document belongs to either Sales orPurchasing or another labeled with the leading number group.
The number of different documents in each group will lead to the decision that two additional numbers should be use to separate documents number ranges.
To be able to utilize the complete set of numbers it is possible to divide the range for the certain group based on either uniform distribution or based on the Customer requirements (for instance, to assign more numbers to the document type that is used quite often).
And, of course, the last number for each document number range should be set as well to avoid the document numbering crossing between different document types.
Additional labeling using the leading numbers on document header could help to sort the documents and reduce time that users usually spend on it.


Arkansas Nursing Student Association - Find out what Arkansas is doing for the National Student Nurses' Association. Features chat, forum, membership information, news.
California Nursing Students' Association - Features membership information, news, conventions, links.
Canadian Nursing Students Association - The national voice of nursing students in Canada. Features french/english versions, discussion forum, membership information.
Enrolled Nurse Professional Association of New South Wales - Includes news, links, events and an online membership form for enrolled nurses and students.
Florida Nursing Students Association - Features membership information, newsletters, forum, links.
FTCC Association of Nursing Students - Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina. Calendar of events, membership, newsletter, FAQ.
Georgia Association of Nursing Students - Features membership information, news, conventions, calendar of events, links.
Michigan Nursing Students' Association - Conventions, links, information for local chapters.
Mississippi Association of Student Nurses - Provides membership details and general information about this organization.
Nairobi University Nursing Students' Association - Includes history, news, editorials, and membership list.
National Student Nurse's Association - (USA) Features online membership applications, NCLEX study aids, an online store, discounts for products, services, and publications. Resources including career advice, a discussion forum and scholarship information.
Nebraska State Student Nurses Association - Membership information, events, photo album, bulletin board.
Nursing Students Association of South Dakota - Includes membership information, news, board members and minutes, committees, events, and newsletter.
Royal College of Nursing Association of Nursing Students - For United Kingdom students. Features student forum, membership information, diary of events, links to local resources.
Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania - Provides information about this organization, plus nursing links.
Texas Nursing Students' Association - Information on becoming a member, dues, annual convention.
Brutish Nursing - Features active forum, advice on working in other countries, searchable links database.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing - Authorized information about the NCLEX examination. Includes detailed information on the test process and how pass/fail decisions are made.
Nursing Students Without Borders - Not for profit organization of health professionals dedicated to the alleviation of suffering due to a lack of education in developing communities. Photos, planned trips, membership information.


Take all transport troubles out of the equation and see more of Vienna in your own time, thanks to this Hop-on Hop-off pass. This is your ticket to a boat ride on the Danube and the Danube Canal, 4 bus lines taking you to all the major sites, and an optional free guided walking tour!
From the Spanish Riding School to Vienna's Opera, the Prater, Schönbrunn Castle and beyond, this Hop-on Hop-off pass will take you anywhere you'd like to go in Vienna, in your own time.
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Back on land, meet your guide for a free optional walking tour through Vienna's historic city center.
Show your smartphone ticket to the bus or boat driver.
Daily. Please consult the Vienna Sightseeing booklet (see voucher) for departure stops and times.


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A man is found stabbed to death in his apartment. With little leads, Kenda must track down a killer and his muscle car before he strikes again.
6 min|TV-14|Premiered 08/24/2018
A Witness or a Suspect
After the death of her husband, Jason, Kelly Cochran meets Hobart Detective Jeremy Ogden. When she makes a strange remark toward Ogden, his suspicion is raised and he brings her in for questioning.
More to the Story
Ogden meets Cochran out at a restaurant, and she admits her husband shot and killed her lover Chris Regan. Ogden brings her in again, where she begins to tell him about the night Chris Regan was shot: a story of sex, jealousy, and secrets.
The Gory Details
After admitting that she was more involved in the disposal of Chris Regan's body, Kelly goes through the gory details with Detective Ogden. Kelly first tells him it was done with a chisel, but soon the truth about a saw comes out.
Busted on the Run
Following the last interrogation, Kelly flees Indiana for Kentucky where she is apprehended by police. Ogden meets her there for a last interrogation. It's there where she changes her story about how the body of Chris Regan was dismembered.
The Final Confession
Detective Ogden goes for broke, hoping to get a full confession out of Kelly. Aided by another investigator, the detective convinces Kelly to reveal herself as a liar and a killer.
Up Close with Fatima Silva
Criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva reveals how being on Reasonable Doubt is different from her everyday life, explains the reason she wanted to be a lawyer at a young age, and shares how she unwinds after a tough day of work.
Up Close with Chris Anderson
Retired homicide detective Chris Anderson has investigated more than 300 homicide cases. He describes how his work has affected him, shares the cases from pop culture that he'd like to investigate, and reveals his greatest talents outside the show.
Chris and Fatima One-On-One
Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva turn the tables and interview one another. The Reasonable Doubt hosts discuss how they investigate the toughest cases, how they deliver the truth to families, and their lives both on and off the show.
Alicia was living the perfect suburban life, but behind closed doors she was secretly addicted to pain meds. She never imagined she'd wind up in prison.
Hannah is a preacher's daughter and because of the horrific nature of her crime, he is the only member of her family who will still speak to her.
Everyone in prison knows Red, but beneath her tough exterior, she has a big heart and she's in turmoil over her relationship with her mom. Will they finally have the chance to forgive each other and move on?
Lara is a prison loner. Few of the inmates know who she is, though there's plenty of gossip about her crime. Determined to set the record straight, she writes an autobiographical song to perform at the annual prison Talent Show.
Anastazia
Anastazia seems an unlikely long-termer inmate, but her life changed forever after she met the wrong man. Can Anastazia face the formidable challenge of trying to be a great mom from behind bars?
Betsy is a former high school art teacher who met the wrong guy and made a foolish mistake she can never take back. Struggling with life inside prison, she's determined to rebuild her confidence.
Former army officer, Jodie, turns to drugs for the pain from her injury on duty. Will Jodie ever be able to overcome her paranoia and forgive herself for her actions?
After the premature death of her father, A-grade student, Maria, becomes a criminal mastermind to support her family. Can Maria still be a mother to her son from inside?


ACL Injury in Royal Marine basic training: rehabilitation times and rates of completion of commando training.
Previous Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction is currently a contraindication for entry to the Royal Marines and Royal Navy. The British Army allows entry if potential entrants are asymptomatic 18 months post-ACL reconstruction. Current Royal Marines policy is to rehabilitate recruits who sustain an ACL disruption during training.
The researchers identified all Royal Marine recruits who had sustained an ACL injury during their training between 2003 and 2011. They retrospectively analysed their rehabilitation and looked at their rates of completing Commando training. Twelve recruits sustained an ACL injury during the study period representing an incidence of 0.15% per recruit per year. Nine of these recruits underwent ACL reconstruction during training, seven of whom went on to complete Commando training. All recruits who had their ACL injury managed non-operatively failed to complete Commando training.
ACL injury is uncommon in Royal Marine training. Whilst it is associated with a long rehabilitation time, it is not a barrier to successful completion of Commando training. The results suggest that surgical reconstruction is associated with a greater rate of training completion compared conservative management.
Arthur, C.H.C., Wood, A.M., Dyos-Bakker, J., Hales, R.J., Chapman, M. & Keenan, A.C.M. (2012) ACL Injury in Royal Marine Basic Training: Rehabilitation Times and Rates of Completion of Commando Training. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service. 99(2), pp.76-77.


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How to watch High Point Panthers vs. Longwood Lancers: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | December 29
The Longwood Lancers (1-10) will be looking to break a nine-game losing skid when hitting the road against the High Point Panthers (2-8) on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena. It airs at 5:00 PM ET.
Their last time out, High Point lost 86-66 to the Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Longwood's last game was a 69-52 loss to the East Tennessee State on Tuesday.
Here's what you need to prepare for Thursday's college hoops matchup.
High Point vs. Longwood: How to Watch on TV or Live Stream
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
Arena: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena
High Point vs. Longwood Insights
With 64.8 points per game on offense, High Point is 199th in the nation. At the other end of the court, it allows 67.9 points per contest, which ranks 253rd in college basketball.
Longwood is the 20th-worst squad in college basketball in points scored (53.5 per game) and second-worst in points conceded (83.0).
High Point vs. Longwood Computer Pick
Longwood 66, High Point 65


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This page describes the various meetings that are happening during the current week, and also lists their location and start time.
Regular BoCC meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The County Commission BOCC Agenda is available on the Internet by Friday before the scheduled meeting. Back-up documents are also available at this time.
If an amended agenda is published, it will be posted (along with any back-up documents) on the Monday before the Tuesday meeting. No new information will be posted after this time.
You are encouraged to check this website before each meeting for any changes which may have occurred.
The officially approved minutes of past BOCC meetings will be archived here as they become available.
Here are the approved minutes for the Board of County Commissioners meetings during the 2012 calendar year.


French Creek is suffering from 100 years of logging and other human impact, which The Friends of French Creek Conservation Society has been working to counteract.
"It's a very sick creek," said Robin Robinson, of the group which is being recognized next week by Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Salmonid Enhancement Program for 10 years of important work.
Robin and co-founder husband Sandy explained that one of the main impacts of human activity — including things like ditches efficiently moving the water toward the sea — is to speed up the water.
Rather than seeping into the ground and slowly being released into the stream throughout the year, more water now rushes through in the winter, while crucial summer flows have decreased.
This means the water is scouring the creek, changing the topography, making the bottom flatter and providing less habitat for all kinds of plants and animals.
This is further complicated by the spread of the invasive giant hog weed in the area, which chokes out other more useful trees and plants, but has shallow roots that don't help with things like bank stabilization.
"This (award) recognizes we've been doing good work for years, it's a nice honour and an important thing for the volunteers, but it doesn't accelerate our work," Robin said of the totally-volunteer organization.
The public is invited to a ceremony at Oceanside Place today, August 2 at 4 p.m. The Robinsons will perform the ceremony and thanked the Regional District of Nanaimo for use of the space.
Watch The NEWS for more on French Creek and local salmon issues in the near future.


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History of York
Anglian Carving
Rare Anglo-Saxon carving of lay-people - Yorkshire Museum
This carving dates from about 850 and was probably the shaft of a cross. It comes from the church of St Mary, Bishophill Junior.
It is very early for a Christian carving in York, but what is particularly unusual is that its subject matter isn't religious at all, but is of ordinary lay-people. They are dressed in shin-length tunics, with fashionable hair-styles, one has a sword and the other a horn at his waist.
Chances are that they are the patrons who paid for the cross to be carved.
Yorkshire Museum, York
The carving is on display at the Yorkshire Museum.
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The Myrtle Beach Resort is a perfect lodging choice for bikers coming to Myrtle Beach anytime of year. Why? Because we are bikers!
If you're coming for a Bike Week, want to be close to the Grand Strand Rally events and want to avoid the city limits of Myrtle Beach, we offer the perfect location. We're conveniently located less than 1 mile south of the Harley dealership outside the city limits, and just a few minutes north of all the bike week activities in Murrells Inlet - The Seafood Capital of South Carolina.
parking for motorcycles, and 24-hr security.
Click here to take a look at all the condos we have available for Bike Week.
Even if you're not coming to Myrtle Beach for one of the Myrtle Beach Bike Week Rallies, the oceanfront Myrtle Beach Resort is still the best location for your motorcycle.
Live entertainment Friday, Saturday & Sunday night at our ocean front cabana bar.
At Myrtle Beach Resort Vacations, we recognize and value our Biker business. We have 100's of bikers staying with us for each Myrtle Beach Bike Week including the Harley-Davidson Spring Bike Week, Black Bike Week (Atlantic Beach Bikefest) and Fall Bike Week.
The Myrtle Beach Bike Weeks, a.k.a. Grand Strand Bike Rallies or Myrtle Beach Area Rallies, are already becoming bigger and better with events and activities planned all along the Grand Strand (south, north & west of the city limits). The Grand Strand area is approximately 60 miles of beaches from Little River to Georgetown and is planning on welcoming you.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the City of Myrtle Beach's motorcycle helmet ordinance. Helmets are optional for riders 21 & over - in Myrtle Beach and the Great State of South Carolina.
With the Spring Rallies scheduled for May, Myrtle Beach Resort is gearing up for a great week by scheduling biker friendly events & entertainment of its own. We are looking forward to live bands performing onsite throughout each of the Spring Rallies at The Quarterdeck, our oceanfront beach bar & grill. Please check back periodically for an update of scheduled events and biker specials at the Myrtle Beach Resort for Bike Week. Be sure to get your limited edition Bike Week t-shirt, made exclusively for the Quarterdeck and Myrtle Beach Resort, while supplies last.
In celebration of 71 years of tradition in both the Spring and the Fall of every year, motorcycle enthusiasts gather in the Grand Strand area to share their love for the exhilaration of riding. This event started in May 1940 when a group of Harley-Davidson dealers created The Piedmont Harley-Davidson Dealers Association (later became The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association when South Carolina dealers joined) held an annual ride to Ocean Drive in Myrtle Beach. This event has since grown to a week long event with festivities throughout the entire Grand Strand region and now includes all brands of motorcycle enthusiasts. If you love bikes and the people who ride them, you cannot miss this event.
The Black Bike Week rally, originally called the Atlantic Beach Memorial Day BikeFest, was founded in Atlantic Beach by the Flaming Knight Riders (later renamed the Carolina Knight Riders) motorcycle club in 1980. Every Memorial Day Weekend for over 20 years, thousands of bikers travel to the Grand Strand. Events include motorcycle racing, concerts, parties, and street festivals. Attendance has been variously reported as 350,000, 375,000, and as high as 400,000. It is considered the third or fourth largest motorcycle rally in the United States. Although the majority of attendees to the Black Bike Week (officially called Atlantic Beach Bike Week) are African Americans, this is an event for any race, any type of bike, and for everyone whether you ride or not.
"The Pilgrimage", the smallest of the 3 motorcycle rallies on the Grand Strand was established in 1999. 2011 will be its 12th consecutive year. At 5 days instead of 7-10, this event is shorter than the Spring Rally but allows the bikers to enjoy the fabulous, Summer-like weather while missing the Summer crowds. Lower lodging rates, beautiful weather, great riding, less traffic & congestion all bring the bikers back to the beach each Fall.
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Web of Laughs: Ghostbusters
If there's a type of movie that blends together most of the things I've talked about in Web of Laughs thus far, it's the horror-comedy. Maybe on a related note, if there's a type of movie that combines most of my favorite things in film (or obsessions….whatever), it's also the horror-comedy. As a self-proclaimed horror fanatic since the ripe age of six, when I accidentally changed the channel to Child's Play and never turned it, there's not a genre of movie I seek out more. I digress, though. I'm not here to ramble on about horror, instead I'm here to ramble on about comedies that crossover into the horror genre. It was difficult to choose a key film to focus on for horror-comedy, because while there are so many early prime examples such as Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Little Shop of Horrors, and Spider Baby, there's really not a more perfect example of a horror-comedy hybrid than Ghostbusters.
Ghostbusters, made in 1984, skillfully blurs the lines between horror and comedy so evenly that it really is impossible to classify it as one or the other. The story, as simple as three parapsychology professors who begin extinguishing ghosts, is one that on paper would seem to fall directly into the horror genre. The casting choices of primarily Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, and Harold Ramis as the three Ghostbusters clearly meant that the plot wasn't as clear cut as it seemed. The film intertwines classic horror situations with rapid-fire jokes, whether they're delivered through dialogue or through a physical gag. In the scene where Bill Murray's character, Peter Venkman, first discovers Susan Sarandon's character, Dana, is possessed by Zuul is one of the prime examples of this dynamic. You have a possession similar to something you would see out of The Exorcist interlaced with casual quips from Murray asking if they're still going out that night.
Horror-comedy takes elements from different comedy styles, most visibly dark comedy and parody. I think you could say that not all dark comedies are horror-comedy, but all horror-comedies use dark comedy as a device. The same goes with using parody in horror-comedies. Since they are playing around with the format of a typical horror movie by including elements of comedy, the comedic portion can be seen as a commentary on the original classic horror movies that have come before it. Ghostbusters, and other horror comedies, key in to two key human principles that are mostly true. People like to be scared, and they like to laugh. When you can combine those two things into one movie, the audience is able to combine the two most visceral reactions into one movie and into one entertaining experience.
Again, while Ghostbusters wasn't the first of the horror-comedy kind, it was definitely the biggest mainstream hit up to that point. Ghostbusters and Gremlins came out the same year, pushing horror-comedy into the spotlight where it has stayed for a good period of time. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a slew of horror-comedies with Beetlejuice, The 'Burbs, Evil Dead II, and many more. Ghostbusters had slimed its way into audience's hearts and proved that this type of film could be successful and not just an underground cult hit. Modern horror-comedy seems to be getting darker and darker. While Ghostbusters is fairly light-hearted and not really heavy on the scare tactics, newer films of the same type really play up the horror, as well. Films such as Cabin in the Woods, You're Next, and Drag Me to Hell all played with the horror-comedy format, but ultimately fell more heavily into the horror category. It's a balance that filmmakers seem to enjoy playing with, because it opens up a realm of absurdity for characters to play in, which makes it endless fun for the audience, whether you're a horror fan or not.
Jessica Dorrell is a graduate of the DCH improv program, and is currently enrolled in the sketch writing program. Her one wish is that some day she can have a Mogwai as a pet. You can see her perform every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. in the current Ewing show.
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What We're Loving: Mertz Jigs, Trash-Talking Puppets, Incidental Comedy, Book Shelf Documentation
Each Friday, DCH performers, teachers, and students offer their recommendations for what to watch, read, see, hear, or experience. This week Ashley Bright needs your help, Julia Cotton sets the hoop on fire, Tim Brewer leaves his preconceptions behind, and Ryan Callahan corrects a false assumption. My entry this week is a bit of a selfish plea for help, but I'll get to that the end. Because they say the end is typically the best place to put a call to action. And by they, I mean high school English teachers.
Years ago, I was with a really good friend of mine in a hotel room. I don't recall the context or location and that's unimportant. What is important is that we were watching I Love Lucy.
I am a huge fan of I Love Lucy. I grew up watching it on Nick at Night and I'd watch it early in the morning before I went to school. I even enjoyed the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, when the whole gang moved out to Connecticut. Of course, I was a huge fan of Lucy herself. But I am and was a huge Fred Mertz fan. I loved Fred's sass. I loved his switch between childlike giddiness to old man grump. And let's not forget that William Frawley had the voice of an angel.
Let's jump back to the night in the hotel room. I cannot for the life of me remember the episode that was playing. But Fred had a hat. He tipped his hat and did a jig. It was one of the best jigs I've ever witnessed. That 15 or so second scene has replayed repeatedly in my mind since that night.
But I haven't been able to re-watch it because I do not know what episode it's on. I suppose the diligent thing for me to do is to watch every single episode in order. Maybe I will do that.
But for now, I'm putting out a call to action: if you are ever watching I Love Lucy and Fred Mertz is standing near a fireplace, tips a bowler hat, and does a very funny jig, please note the episode and immediately let me know. Thank you. - Ashley Bright
So, the Spurs won the NBA Championship this year...and I don't care. In fact, I don't think I've ever been more indifferent about an NBA season than this year. Perhaps this is just another sign of me getting old. I remember when I first fell in love with the NBA, though. It was around the time I fell in love with real boys (by "real" boys, I mean my older brother's friends) who loved basketball. That time was the mid 90s. That was the best era of the NBA for me for many reasons: Hip hop became super influential (all the way down to the uniforms); My home town Rockets got to win a couple of championships while Jordan played baseball; NBA Jam allowed you to break the glass goals, set the nets on fire, and put Robert Horry and The Fresh Prince on the same team; Jordan made a triumphant return leading the Bulls to three-peat championships...and also Space Jam.
One of the best products of the NBA in the mid 90s, though...was Lil' Penny.
Lil Penny was Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway's loud mouthed, wise cracking puppet side-kick voiced by one of the greatest stand ups during the mid 90s, Chris Rock fresh off of the success of his Bring the Pain HBO special .
Watching the YouTube replays of these commercials made me remember when I cared about the NBA and would actually tune in every season. I've only been disappointed by it more and more each year. Turned out "real" boys were still just boys. My kids play video games that are way more complicated and less fun than NBA Jam. Basketball goals aren't even made of glass anymore. Will Smith makes movies like After Earth. And, NBA players try to manufacture three-peats by negotiating trades to get themselves on teams with other high profile players. It's cool, though. It has left room for me to be more and more excited by comedy each year. While the Spurs were blowing out the Miami Heat in the finals this year, Chris Rock announced his next comedy tour, Black Plague, will begin later this fall. - Julia Cotton
I am obsessed with ridiculous, offensive rap. I am also a comedy geek. That being the case, I cannot stop listening to Riff Raff's debut album, Neon Icon. Riff Raff can be very confusing for many people - Is he a rapper? Certainly. Is he a comedian? Perhaps incidentally so. Regardless, with Riff Raff, it's best to leave your preconceived notions aside.
If this article is your introduction to Riff Raff, AKA Jody High Roller, AKA Rap Game James Franco, you are either one of those fancy "adult" types, or have a particular aversion to Youtube. I highly suggest cutting your teeth on my favorite song of his - "Bird On a Wire" featuring another "underground" favorite, Action Bronson.
Riff Raff grew to fame circa 2007 starring on shows such as MTV's From G's to Gents, and being associated with Andy Milonakis and Aziz Ansari. These days, however, Riff Raff is probably most famous for being the most enigmatic, polarizing figure in music. Everything about him has the ability to make people turn away in disgust or become entranced and fascinated. His hair is often in corn rows (he's white), his facial hair is almost always cut in the tackiest pattern imaginable, his voice makes most cringe upon an initial listen and he has an affinity for enormous Flava-Flav style chains that feature everything from a jewel encrusted Slimer from Ghostbusters to Tony the Tiger. His track titles only compound the confusion, divisiveness, and hilarity (see: "Versace Python", "Kokayne"). Even his real, legal name, Horst Christian Simco, is unbelievable.
Riff Raff is often dismissed by most people as a joke, and has been accused of parodying rap culture as a whole. But what I love about him, is that even if he is a parody, he's so unapologetically so. From a comedic perspective, what makes him great is that even if you wanted to make fun of him, you'd have to outdo him in ridiculousness, which is simply not something that can be done. A lot of people say they "can't tell if he's serious or not", but fans of Riff Raff know that it's exactly his blurring of so many lines which makes him magnetic. It's best to appreciate Riff Raff in a state of suspended disbelief and just bob your head and laugh. - Tim Brewer
Do you ever have something in your life, something that you make part of your daily routine, something that is so ingrained in your life that you assume it is familiar to everyone else and you don't have to bother talking about it because doing so would be redundant, akin to talking about how the day is brighter than the night or how we're always breathing oxygen? For me, Biblioklept.org is that kind of thing. I assume everyone knows about it. It only occurred to me today that you might not.
Biblioklept is an art and literature blog created and curated by Edwin Turner. The site features curated short stories, poems, pieces of art, daily pictures or paintings of people reading, videos (sometimes whole movies), as well as original, non-fiction pieces. The curated work, most of which is new to me, offers endless inspiration throughout the day. A visit to Biblioklept and a scroll down the page feels like a visit to a quirky museum that I have all to myself. The original pieces appeal to the book lover in me. The "Books Acquired" feature, in which Turner writes about his recent purchases, always features some cool new book that I've never heard of but now need. His "Riffs," basically stream of consciousness reviews of books, usually written as he's working his way through them, offer idiosyncratic and personal takes on well-known and obscure literature. My favorite recurring feature of all was Turners fifty-three part book shelf series, which featured photographs off all the book shelf sections in his home, each accompanied by a short essay.
If you're a fan of books, or words, or ideas, or art, you'll probably find something on Biblioklept to enjoy. If you're like me (and I pretty much assume you all are), you'll find yourself visiting the site three or four times a day, dipping in whenever you need a break from all the noise and junk on the internet. - Ryan Callahan
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The 27 October presidential election should bring political closure to twenty-five years of political upheaval, and can give Georgia what it aspires for. But there are some final tests yet.
Compared to previous elections in Georgia, the process of selecting a new president for the country on 27 October has proceeded without major problems. One week before the polls the main threat to the free expression of the will of the Georgian people seems to be apathy, rather than election fraud or manipulation.
Georgia's political journey over the last twenty-five years has been tumultuous. The events on 9 April 1989, when Soviet OMON forces killed peaceful civilians on Rustaveli Avenue broke the unwritten accord between the Georgians and the Soviet leadership which had seen Georgia getting the best possible deal out of the Soviet system in return for political acquiescence. Ever since, Georgian politics has been a roller coaster of upheavals. Euphoria and disappointment alternated in regular short cycles, with wars, rebellion, revolution and repression added in for good measure. Yet this era of Georgian politics seems now to be coming to a close.
The Presidential election held in Azerbaijan on 9 October, and the political situation that emerges as a result of it, can be summed up in one word: problematic. That this election failed in some respects from meeting widely accepted international standards is clear to those who want to make a dispassionate assessment. Some problems observed in all elections that have taken place in Azerbaijan in the last decade have persisted, and the leadership of the Central Elections Commission, which has remained largely unchanged for the whole period, seems unwilling or unable to correct them.
The context in which the election was held was far from ideal. The reports of organisations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, the terse but clear concerns expressed by the leadership of the European Union, and the concerns of big sections of the international media, may have been dismissed lightly by the Azerbaijani authorities, but in their totality they provide a negative picture of the context in which the election was held that is serious enough to impact the evaluation of the event on 9 October itself. There was some improvement in the situation in the three week run up to the election which saw the opposition allowed to voice its opinions on national television and to mobilise in the streets.
There were also other issues worth noting, for example the odd way in which the incumbent Ilham Aliev decided to run his campaign, and the late but effective way in which the opposition managed to rally around the candidacy of Camil Hasanly. Hasanly himself gave his all, and was more effective than many had thought he would be. The opposition however failed to mobilise a critical mass for its activities. Part of this was due to the opposition's own limitations, and part due to the very clear dangers faced by those who publicly associate themselves with the opposition. There is however another factor at play which the opposition with its rhetoric seems to have failed to understand: most Azerbaijanis, regardless of whether they like Aliev or not, do not want to go back to the chaos of the 1990s. Whilst the government cleverly plays on this feeling, the opposition seems to be oblivious to its importance.
Shortcomings in the election process itself were noted, and will no doubt be the subject of reporting by the more credible election monitoring organisations. The attitude of the CEC to be meticulous where its suits it, and brush aside serious shortcomings when it does not, contributes to the undermining of trust in the process.
The provisional result of the election gives the incumbent President 84.73% of the vote with a 72.31% voter turnout. Given the context and the process this result, which in any normal election context would be considered exaggerated, may not be the most contentious part of the outcome. A victory for Ilham Aliev with a wide margin was anticipated and predicted. The pattern of what happened on election-day and in the counting process in this, as in previous elections in Azerbaijan, was chequered.
A twilight zone that has become a comfort zone.
The result of all this is an unsatisfactory outcome. The Azerbaijani authorities have over the last decade positioned themselves in a twilight zone between democracy and authoritarianism. This election proves what some had been worrying about for some time, that this twilight zone has now become the authorities comfort zone. However this election has in many ways proven that this situation is not sustainable. President Aliev will now have to decide very soon in which direction he wants to take his country. His speech on election night gives us little indication of what his choice will be. But once the dust of the election campaign has settled down, there will be important and crucial decisions to make that will define his place in Azerbaijani history.


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The Daventry Ladies were immediately at a disadvantage being forced to play all four rinks away. The Ladies can all be proud of their efforts, but our luck just ran out and the better team won on the day. Welford is wished all the best in the next round.


Best wishes to all for New Year and 2012.
Whilst we are answering your emails, the Press Room does not start again until Thursday 5th January.
There is also a picture of our new set of Correspondence cards, with the "London Sillhouette Skyline".
So here's to another happy year at Piccolo Press.


The word 'wedding' can be a catalyst for a strange mix of anxiety and excitement; just thinking about the big day makes most women design potential lists of all that needs to be done.
And while the venue, floral arrangements and décor are all worthy of your undivided attention, an unexpected entry in the latest wedding trends is insurance.
Why talk about wedding insurance, you ask? Well, because according to WEDensure an average Canadian wedding can cost between CAD 20,000 and CAD 30,000. Not to mention the mental strain and pressure of planning the perfect ceremony. It isn't surprising then, that many people opt to protect their big day from the many hurdles that life has in store.
But how do you know if you need insurance? The easiest way to figure this out is to look at the amount you're spending and any existing coverage that vendors and venues may provide. For example, your existing home insurance policy may have special considerations for weddings. The venue itself may be covered in case of an emergency; individual vendors you're dealing with may have their own coverage. It pays to look at the fine print, and ask the right questions when it comes to choosing retailers and locations.
Like any other kind of insurance, wedding insurance is designed to safeguard a couple's investment and reimburse them for incurred expenses. So it is also worth it to understand what exactly is covered by a basic insurance plan.
According to The Guardian, typical insurance plans cover the cancellation and/or rearrangements of the wedding, and illness or grief amongst the couple. Many plans also cover loss or damage to essential wedding ensembles as well as the cake, rings, presents and floral arrangements. They may also offer coverage in case the wedding photographs or videos have to be retaken, or in case the main vehicle is a no show.
Many plans also offer reimbursement for vendors in case of an emergency, and there are also special programs for active military personnel who may be required to report for duty at a moment's notice.
Given the list of benefits it may be tempting to seriously consider getting insured for your big day, but again it is worth reading the fine print because while many things are covered by insurance, there may be stringent policy requirements.
For example, while wedding cancellations are covered by most plans, they also make it a point to mention that you cannot claim funds for situations that you were aware of. What this usually translates to is that a change of heart, heartbreaking though it maybe, is not grounds for a claim. If either party changes their mind, or one of you suffers from a bad case of cold feet, that is not covered by insurance and you cannot get a refund for the money you've already spent.
Most policies have strict guidelines about what constitutes as theft and most programs will not reimburse items stolen from a vehicle if the vehicle was not locked. In short, they may want to ensure that the theft was not made possible because of apparent neglect.
It is also worth mentioning that many plans offer specific benefits that set them apart. Kennedy Insurance Brokers, for example, which is one of the more prominent groups in Canada, also cover death or injury in the immediate families, involuntary job loss on the part of the bride or groom, and extreme weather conditions which may endanger those attending the ceremony. WEDensure, another well-known company, also offers coverage of honeymoon costs in case the wedding is cancelled. So much like everything else you opt for, it is worth shopping around for the right insurance plan for your unique needs. Costs can range from a couple of hundred dollars to over a thousand, depending on how much coverage you want.
And since most plans require that you sign up at least thirty days before the big day and many offer to cover you up to a year in advance, it may be a good idea to start thinking about wedding insurance as soon as you start thinking about the wedding itself.
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Each year in September we pause to honor our nation's senior centers. The 2016 National Senior Center Month theme, Find Balance at Your Center!, highlights how senior centers are providing programs that focus on the whole person allowing seniors to live healthier lives and stay involved in their communities. I have had the pleasure of visiting senior centers around the country and I have seen firsthand how these community hubs are linking older adults with critical programs and services.