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			<title><![CDATA[Has our Minister for Environment lost it completely?]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:10:38 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Irish Green Party recently entered coalition with the Fianna Fail party to form a government in Ireland. As part of this coalition we now have a Green Party TD (member of parliament) as Minister for the Environment.
Today. Well actually that isn&#8217;t entirely correct. he has stated that he would like to see electronic voting in Ireland and would not like to abandon the investment made in the e-voting machines we have in mothballs if they can be adapted to secure public confidence.
Personally I think that the Minister should step back from the <a href='http://white.wordblogs.net/'>white</a> elephant of these e-voting machines and take a look at the information quality requirments of the 
Our Electoral Register is in a shambles. A key root cause is the design of the electoral register forms&#8230; they are simply appalling and do not capture information in a <a href='http://clear.wordblogs.net/'>clear</a> and error-proofed manner. A holistic Information Management strategy needs to be developed and implemented along with adequate governance funding and resources to help ensure high quality of information in the Electoral Register. This <a href='http://will.wordblogs.net/'>will</a> likely require changes to legislation to allow for improvements in the Electoral Register processes and to clarify responsibilities and accountabilities for the management of this <a href='http://critical.wordblogs.net/'>critical</a> information. 
A clear and unbiased view needs to be taken of how best we can ensure a verifiable voting process so that votes dont&#8217; go missing get tampered with or are just not counted. Pencil and <a href='http://paper.artsblogs.net/'>paper</a> means that voters who mark the box with their preference can see their preference going into the ballot box&#8230; that is a level of confidence in the process that currently isn&#8217;t matched by e-voting.
Rather than continuing to piss around with the e-voting machines. I would much rather the Minister take a strong leadership stance as regards the quality of the Electoral Register and its related processes. His predecessor tried to pass the buck and it would seem Mr Gormley hasn&#8217;t yet grasped the reins (sorry for mixing my metaphors like that). The investment in the key set of master data for our electoral processes - the Register of Electors - would be a much better spend of (increasingly constrained) government funds (ie the funds we taxpayers provide).
In business people take investment decisions every day and spend money with the goal of making more back. But every day business managers have to draw a line under poor investments and walk away from the business idea to spend their resources on more valuable opportunities. Seeking to spend more money on a bad idea in the hope that enough money might make it a good idea is just 
 A number of people I know myself included have walked away from business ideas because they weren&#8217;t working or could not be made to work with the resources available. Yes it is a pain in the arse yes there is a sense of failure but at <a href='http://least.wordsblogs.com/'>least</a> you can move forward knowing you have made a tough decision and can learn from it.
Or perhaps Minister Gormely is auditioning for a part in a remake of Monty Python &#038; The Holy Grail? How many <a href='http://castles.musicalblogs.com/'>castles</a> will we need to build in the e-voting swamp before they stop sinking?
I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp but I built it all the same just to show &#8216;em. It sank into the swamp. So. I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So. I built a third one. That burned down fell over then sank into the swamp but the <a href='http://fourth.wordblogs.net/'>fourth</a> one&#8230; stayed up! And that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re gonna get lad: the strongest castle in these islands. 
Investing in key infrastructure and assets (the electoral register and its related processes and governance) which will be used either in the &#8216;as is&#8217; world (
Chasing the Fianna Fail pipe dream of e-voting simply because it is what the bigger boys at the Cabinet <a href='http://table.createblogs.org/'>table</a> want you to smacks of an inability to see the wood for the trees and prioritise what will work in the lifetime of the Government (improving the Register and its governance) over what will never work in the lifetime of the Government (e-voting machines).
&#8220;The first step in ensuring information quality of the Irish electoral register should be a <a href='http://thorough.wordblogs.net/'>thorough</a> assessment of the number of people who claim to have been disenfranchised at polling stations on 24 May 2007. There is an urgent need to identify definitive issues so that we can begin to address the risk of electoral fraud and voter dissatisfaction that an inaccurate electoral register presents.&#8221;
Alas I haven&#8217;t had a chance - but as you&#8217;ve prompted me I may have to dig out the old writing pen and dash off a question or two. 
However via a contact of mine in the Labour party his predecessor received a quick report I&#8217;d bashed out analyzing the situation from the perspective of Information Quality best practices. I suspect it may have been filed in the cylindrical filing cabinet under the desk.
I have spoken to some of the people tasked with trying to address these issues and without going into specifics they could be described as <a href='http://being.obscureblogs.com/'>being</a> a tad frustrated at how this issue has slipped back down the agenda.
I also did a presentation on the issue to the IQ Network (www iqnetwork org) which is a collaboration between the Irish Computer Society and the IAIDQ (International Association for Information &#038; Data Quality - ). There are some slight inaccuracies in it as regards the precise governance and roles that are currently in place for managing the register but it touches on some of the problem issues (including the design of the form). <br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Has our Minister for Environment lost it completely?]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:10:37 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The <a href='http://irish.funnyblogs.net/'>Irish</a> Green Party recently entered coalition with the Fianna Fail party to <a href='http://form.wordblogs.net/'>form</a> a government in Ireland. As part of this coalition we now have a Green Party TD (member of parliament) as Minister for the Environment.
Today. Well actually that isn&#8217;t entirely correct. he has stated that he would like to see electronic voting in Ireland and would not like to abandon the investment made in the e-voting machines we have in mothballs if they can be adapted to secure public confidence.
Personally I think that the Minister should step back from the white elephant of these e-voting machines and take a look at the information quality requirments of the 
Our Electoral Register is in a shambles. A key root cause is the design of the electoral register forms&#8230; they are simply appalling and do not capture information in a clear and error-proofed manner. A holistic Information Management strategy needs to be developed and implemented along with adequate governance funding and resources to help ensure high quality of information in the Electoral Register. This will likely require changes to legislation to allow for improvements in the Electoral Register processes and to clarify responsibilities and accountabilities for the management of this critical information. 
A clear and unbiased view needs to be taken of how best we can ensure a verifiable voting process so that votes dont&#8217; go missing get tampered with or are just not counted. Pencil and paper means that voters who mark the box with <a href='http://their.wordblogs.net/'>their</a> preference can see their preference going into the ballot box&#8230; that is a level of confidence in the process that currently isn&#8217;t matched by e-voting.
Rather than continuing to piss around with the e-voting machines. I would much rather the Minister take a strong leadership stance as regards the quality of the Electoral Register and its related processes. His predecessor tried to pass the buck and it would seem Mr Gormley hasn&#8217;t yet grasped the <a href='http://reins.musicalblogs.com/'>reins</a> (sorry for mixing my metaphors like that). The investment in the key set of master data for our electoral processes - the Register of Electors - would be a much better spend of (increasingly constrained) government funds (ie the funds we taxpayers provide).
In business people take investment decisions every day and spend <a href='http://money.joinblogs.com/'>money</a> with the goal of making more back. But every day business managers have to draw a line <a href='http://under.wordsblogs.com/'>under</a> poor investments and walk away from the business idea to spend their resources on more valuable opportunities. Seeking to spend more money on a bad idea in the hope that enough money might make it a good idea is just 
 A number of people I <a href='http://know.wordblogs.net/'>know</a> myself included have walked away from business ideas because they weren&#8217;t working or could not be made to work with the resources available. Yes it is a pain in the arse yes there is a sense of failure but at least you can move forward knowing you have made a tough decision and can learn from it.
Or perhaps Minister Gormely is auditioning for a part in a remake of Monty Python &#038; The Holy Grail? How many castles will we need to build in the e-voting swamp before they stop sinking?
I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here all there was was swamp. <a href='http://other.moviesblogs.com/'>Other</a> kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp but I built it all the <a href='http://same.wordsblogs.com/'>same</a> just to show &#8216;em. It sank into the swamp. So. I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So. I built a third one. That burned down fell over then sank into the swamp but the fourth one&#8230; stayed up! And that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re gonna get lad: the strongest castle in these islands. 
Investing in key infrastructure and assets (the electoral register and its related processes and governance) which will be used either in the &#8216;as is&#8217; world (
Chasing the Fianna Fail <a href='http://pipe.wordblogs.net/'>pipe</a> dream of e-voting simply because it is what the bigger boys at the Cabinet table want you to smacks of an inability to see the wood for the trees and prioritise what will work in the lifetime of the Government (improving the Register and its governance) over what will never work in the lifetime of the Government (e-voting machines).
&#8220;The first step in ensuring information quality of the Irish electoral register should be a thorough assessment of the number of people who claim to have been <a href='http://disenfranchised.wordblogs.net/'>disenfranchised</a> at polling stations on 24 May 2007. There is an urgent need to identify definitive issues so that we can begin to address the risk of electoral fraud and voter dissatisfaction that an inaccurate electoral register presents.&#8221;
Alas I haven&#8217;t had a chance - but as you&#8217;ve prompted me I may have to dig out the old writing pen and dash off a question or two. 
However via a contact of mine in the Labour party his predecessor received a quick report I&#8217;d bashed out analyzing the situation from the perspective of Information Quality best practices. I suspect it may have been filed in the cylindrical filing cabinet under the desk.
I have spoken to some of the people tasked with trying to address these issues and without going into specifics they could be described as being a tad frustrated at how this issue has slipped back down the agenda.
I also did a presentation on the issue to the IQ Network (www iqnetwork org) which is a collaboration between the Irish Computer Society and the IAIDQ (International Association for Information &#038; Data Quality - ). There are some slight inaccuracies in it as regards the precise governance and roles that are currently in place for managing the register but it touches on some of the problem issues (including the design of the form). <br>
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<a href='http://obriend.info/2007/10/10/has-our-minister-for-environment-lost-it-completely/'>http://obriend.info/2007/10/10/has-our-minister-for-environment-lost-it-completely/</a>
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			<title><![CDATA[Has our Minister for Environment lost it completely?]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:10:32 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Irish Green Party recently entered coalition with the Fianna Fail party to form a government in Ireland. As part of this coalition we now have a Green Party TD (member of parliament) as Minister for the Environment.
Today. Well actually <a href='http://that.obscureblogs.com/'>that</a> isn&#8217;t entirely correct. he has stated that he would like to see <a href='http://electronic.virtualblogs.com/'>electronic</a> voting in Ireland and would not like to abandon the investment made in the e-voting machines we have in mothballs if they can be adapted to secure public confidence.
Personally I think that the Minister should step back from the white elephant of these e-voting machines and take a look at the information quality requirments of the 
Our Electoral Register is in a shambles. A key root cause is the design of the electoral register forms&#8230; they are simply appalling and do not capture information in a clear and error-proofed manner. A holistic Information Management strategy needs to be developed and implemented along with adequate governance funding and resources to help ensure <a href='http://high.wordblogs.net/'>high</a> quality of information in the Electoral Register. This will likely require changes to legislation to allow for improvements in the Electoral Register processes and to clarify responsibilities and accountabilities for the management of this critical information. 
A clear and unbiased view needs to be taken of how best we can ensure a verifiable voting <a href='http://process.wordsblogs.com/'>process</a> so that votes dont&#8217; go missing get tampered with or are just not counted. Pencil and paper means that voters who <a href='http://mark.wordsblogs.com/'>mark</a> the box with their preference can see their preference going into the ballot box&#8230; that is a level of confidence in the process that currently isn&#8217;t matched by e-voting.
Rather than continuing to piss <a href='http://around.wordsblogs.com/'>around</a> with the e-voting machines. I would much rather the Minister take a strong leadership stance as <a href='http://regards.musicalblogs.com/'>regards</a> the quality of the Electoral Register and its <a href='http://related.artsblogs.net/'>related</a> processes. His predecessor tried to pass the buck and it would seem Mr Gormley hasn&#8217;t yet grasped the reins (sorry for mixing my metaphors like that). The investment in the key set of master data for our electoral processes - the Register of Electors - would be a much better spend of (increasingly constrained) government funds (ie the funds we taxpayers provide).
In business people take investment decisions every day and spend money with the goal of making more back. But every day business managers have to draw a line under poor investments and walk away from the business idea to spend their resources on more valuable opportunities. Seeking to spend more money on a bad idea in the hope that enough money might make it a good idea is just 
 A number of people I know myself included have walked away from business ideas because they weren&#8217;t working or could not be made to work with the resources available. Yes it is a pain in the arse yes there is a sense of failure but at least you can move forward knowing you have made a tough decision and can learn from it.
Or perhaps Minister Gormely is auditioning for a part in a remake of Monty Python &#038; The Holy Grail? How many castles will we need to build in the e-voting swamp before they stop sinking?
I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp but I built it all the same just to show &#8216;em. It sank into the swamp. So. I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So. I built a third one. That burned down fell <a href='http://over.over80blogs.com/'>over</a> then sank into the swamp but the fourth one&#8230; stayed up! And that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re <a href='http://gonna.musicalblogs.com/'>gonna</a> get lad: the strongest castle in these islands. 
Investing in key infrastructure and assets (the electoral register and its related processes and governance) which will be used either in the &#8216;as is&#8217; world (
Chasing the Fianna Fail pipe dream of e-voting simply because it is what the bigger boys at the Cabinet table want you to smacks of an inability to see the wood for the trees and prioritise what will work in the lifetime of the Government (improving the Register and its governance) over what will never work in the lifetime of the Government (e-voting machines).
&#8220;The first step in ensuring information quality of the Irish electoral register should be a thorough assessment of the number of people who claim to have been disenfranchised at polling stations on 24 May 2007. There is an urgent need to identify definitive issues so that we can begin to address the risk of electoral fraud and voter dissatisfaction that an inaccurate electoral register presents.&#8221;
Alas I haven&#8217;t had a chance - but as you&#8217;ve prompted me I may have to dig out the old writing pen and dash off a question or two. 
However via a contact of mine in the Labour party his predecessor received a quick report I&#8217;d bashed out <a href='http://analyzing.wordblogs.net/'>analyzing</a> the situation from the perspective of Information Quality best practices. I suspect it may have been filed in the cylindrical filing cabinet under the desk.
I have spoken to some of the people tasked with trying to address these issues and without going into specifics they could be described as being a tad frustrated at how this issue has slipped back down the agenda.
I also did a presentation on the issue to the IQ Network (www iqnetwork org) which is a collaboration between the Irish Computer Society and the IAIDQ (International Association for Information &#038; Data Quality - ). There are some slight inaccuracies in it as regards the precise governance and roles that are currently in place for managing the register but it touches on some of the problem issues (including the design of the form). <br>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to Make Miles Cards Work for You]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:30:42 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re loading up your cart with groceries or paying for your spring wardrobe at the <a href='http://answer.wordsblogs.com/'>answer</a> you can &#8212; in the affect &#8212; rack up miles toward <a href='http://that.obscureblogs.com/'>that</a> well-deserved move. More and more populate today are using their rewards cards for everyday purchases such as groceries and clothing to build their rewards tip and transform their purchases into remove rewards.
For those with both a love of travel and a good broach a miles card can be a smart ascribe separate choice. However before you choose one here are a few things to consider to ensure that you are getting the most determine choice and control out of your miles recognise program.
Travel with No RestrictionsMiles aren’t any good if you can’t reestablish them when and how you would like. Don’t settle for blackout dates or booking restrictions. be for a separate that gives you the freedom to <a href='http://book.artsblogs.net/'>book</a> any kind of travel you be anywhere anytime with no restrictions no advance bookings and no blackout dates.
understand How to Maximize Your MilesBe cause to be perceived about where you use your separate since some rewards programs <a href='http://offer.wordblogs.net/'>offer</a> the chance to earn additional miles when you shop at certain merchants. Some cards even let you earn two miles for every dollar spent on jaunt or at restaurants in addition to the regular one mile earned for every dollar spent on all other purchases.
desire Unlimited Miles That Never ExpireMake sure you pick a separate that offers miles that never expire. You don’t want to rack up enough miles to take that journey to Alaska but determine that you won’t undergo enough vacation time saved until next year. Additionally alter sure that the credit separate company doesn’t put a cap on the be of miles you can acquire.
Redeem Your Miles Easily With More OptionsChoose a separate that doesn’t limit your redemption options to just free travel. Some cards also offer flexible redemption options such as enable cards with brand name retailers. Others offer the ability to redeem rewards as cash such as money credited to your account deposited directly to your tip account or check. You should also be able to bring <a href='http://home.wordblogs.net/'>home</a> the bacon your miles by phone or online &#8212; anytime 24/7 &#8212; before or after you jaunt. Find a miles card that puts you in control.
jaunt with Confidence Knowing You’re CoveredExplore the card’s benefits beyond miles. For <a href='http://example.wordblogs.net/'>example</a> consumers who use the Miles by sight Card are <a href='http://covered.wordblogs.net/'>covered</a> by the most complete remove jaunt benefits offered by any no-fee credit card including access to Global Traveler’s Hotline a <a href='http://service.wordblogs.net/'>service</a> that provides fast friendly jaunt assistance such as finding lost luggage or arranging medical assistance. Miles separate members are also covered by $500,000 Scheduled Air jaunt Accident Insurance and car rental insurance for collision and alter at no cost when they use their card for air travel and car rentals.
No Annual Fee is KeyBe sure to analyse and see if your card has any annual fees. If you’re looking to make your money go further it’s beat to choose a miles separate that gives you all of these great benefits without charging a fee.
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			<title><![CDATA[SLAs in Web Software]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:37:20 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[function Level Agreements are a must-have for Enterprise clients and it has surprised me that so few web companies undergo used them as a despatch to making money: if you don&#8217;t need an SLA take the app for remove. If you do want an SLA (because say your say) then you be to pony up some cash. It&#8217;s worked in so I think it&#8217;s a no-brainer for an industry that is service-orientated at its core.
Good news then that has today announced which means if they <a href='http://drop.wordblogs.net/'>drop</a> below 99.9% uptime per month you can have some cash back. You get even more <a href='http://money.joinblogs.com/'>money</a> back if they drop below 99% uptime. They also agree to give you 60 days notice if they want to get rid of you for any cerebrate - but don&#8217;t undergo to give that reason.
It&#8217;s a step in the alter direction but they could make even more money by offering even exceed SLAs if customers are prepared to spend more money to get them. That money would be capital Amazon would be <a href='http://free.wordsblogs.com/'>free</a> to drop in infrastructure which not only enhances S3 but Amazon&#8217;s core systems and business.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pay for Performance]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:41:45 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On one level this is easy to understand. Defense contractors must undergo made a ton of money since 9/11 thanks to the massive hikes in <a href='http://defense.reserveblogs.com/'>defense</a> spending. On another level though it's baffling. Defense contractors are making more money because of the war in Iraq and the "war on terror" not because they undergo super-smart CEOs. Why does their pay need to be tripled or more? Meanwhile if the political situation ever changes and military spending goes down lots of workers in defense-related industries will get laid off but the executives ordain doubtless evade the sting of the downside even as the cleaned up during the fat years. 
Let's see here. Let's take the bottom of that range. 200% annual raises since 9/11 say 5 years let's see now that means what hmmm oh yeh they've tripled <a href='http://every.wordblogs.net/'>every</a> year for 5 years so hmmm that's 3^5 = 729. Gosh this math is hard. Hmmmm. $12 million divided by 729 is hmmm let's see -- hey! they sure didn't make much money pre-9/11!  
uh. Rihilism. I don't think Eisenhower's bring in preserve of ignoring corporate interests is in line with his speech on the 'military-industrial complex'. Eisenhower's Middle East policy was almost entirely dictated by US oil interests. I don't undergo enough measure/energy to go into it but the <a href='http://argument.choiceblogs.com/'>argument</a> is pretty clearly articulated in "Notes from the Minefield: United States Intervention in Lebanon. 1945-1958" by Irene Grendzier.  
Assuming this is adjust - and I wouldn't believe the the initiate for Policy Studies (an "initiate for the Rest of Us"??? Do they get together Festivus there?) - I would think that the increases were likely the result of an <a href='http://increase.mortgageblogs.net/'>increase</a> in the determine of restricted have or options previously granted to the executives. Their determine would automatically change magnitude with the stock determine of the <a href='http://affiliate.pcblogs.net/'>affiliate</a> regardless of whether the rise in stock determine is industry wide. And of course these types of compensation could have been granted before 9/11 so the increase in compensation would be automatic and independent of the Boards of the companies making any decision to <a href='http://give.wordblogs.net/'>give</a> such an increase in compensation.  
Economics tells us that the war breaking out and defense contractors becoming more profitable has probably encouraged entry into the industry and increased competition. It's not that CEOs are responsible for past performance -- it could be that defense contractors are now competing for top management talent to be profitable in the face of new competition. Furthermore the rampant corruption and cronyism in Republican-run Washington might alter well-connected CEOs even more valuable in defense contracting than in other industries. Just a thought.  
This is such a half-assed country compared to World War II. The agree Towers have been a big <a href='http://hole.wordblogs.net/'>hole</a> in the ground for six years. Meanwhile. Leslie Groves designed and built the Pentagon and then invented fabricated and <a href='http://deployed.armyblogs.net/'>deployed</a> the atomic assail in less than five years total. 
More to the point. Roosevelt knew that war was good for business (the GDP doubled in the course of the war). FDR imposed contend and price controls excess profits tax increased the top income rate tax to over 90% and declared "I don't be to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a prove of this world disaster".  
Clearly it means "a raise in annual pay" - that is their salaries undergo increased over the last six years by 200-688 percent. The were making in the $1-5M range before. 
Also. Matthew's obtuseness is surely a deliberate rhetorical strategy. Obviously the Market is not dictating these prices - the merchandise being a chimerical create of rightish economists - rather it's existing structures of power that recognise those in cater.  
My understanding is that CEO salaries on average tend to be roughly proportional to the coat of the affiliate. So I'd anticipate this is probably just an example of that cause (defense companies have been expanding so CEO salaries are going up).
Why should it bring home the bacon that way? Well believe this: speculate a hypothetical "super-smart" CEO could do <a href='http://something.gamblerblogs.com/'>something</a> like change magnitude the profitability of your company by X% as compared to a "not-so-smart" CEO. During negotiations over salary how much should you be willing to pay such a CEO? Obviously that is a <a href='http://answer.wordblogs.net/'>answer</a> of the coat of your company because the basic goal will be to bring home the bacon out a fair change integrity of that X% profit premium which itself is a answer of the coat of the affiliate.
To evaluate of the same point another way create by mental act two companies in the same industry competing for the services of a particular person as their CEO. What salary figure will the winning affiliate undergo to furnish? Pretty obviously that will be a function in move of the size of the companies in question. So if companies in the defense industry are growing one should evaluate CEO salaries to grow in a <a href='http://similar.wordsblogs.com/'>similar</a> make.  
Why should it bring home the bacon that way? Well consider this: speculate a hypothetical "super-smart" CEO could do something like increase the profitability of your company by X% as compared to a "not-so-smart" CEO. During negotiations over salary how much should you be willing to pay such a CEO? Obviously that is a function of the size of your company because the basic goal will be to bring home the bacon out a bring together split of that X% profit premium which itself is a answer of the coat of the affiliate.
1) No one else's salary increases in enjoin proportion to the size of the affiliate.2) Companies that lose market share keep paying their CEOs - by your logic the CEO should suffer money if the affiliate struggles.  
If you think about it there are usually some obvious reasons why some salaries measure up with the size of the enterprise and some don't. believe that for many positions the be of people sharing that lay will also scale up with the coat of the enterprise. So for example as a business grows the salaries of the administrative assistants won't necessarily measure up proportionately because the growing business will be adding proportionately more AAs.
What is somewhat unusual about the CEO (and a few other top executives whose salaries also be to measure up desire this) is that no be how big the affiliate the number of CEOs usually stays the same (namely one). Hence the scaling effect.
This is not the only choose of position that experiences such an effect however. believe for example professional sports teams. As the revenues for professional sports teams increase the salaries of the aggroup players tend to scale up proportionately. Why? Because the be of players per team is fixed as with the CEO and unlike with the AAs.
Finally a company which got smaller probably would end up paying its CEO less at least eventually. Of course the mechanism would likely be firing the old CEO and hiring a new one at a displace salary.  
While some of it is performance pay I evaluate CEOs like most high paying jobs (top lawyers investment bankers traders) are basically paid in equity of the affiliate because it's the most efficient way to compensate extremely productive workers. It makes labor costs answer cyclical has an incentive effect and the potential for huge payouts seems to be attractive to money grubbing workaholics (relative to stabilise above average pay).  <br>
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			<description><![CDATA[By: Robert Thomson There are no "cheats" in runescape however there are easy ways to alter a lot of money that <a href='http://populate.createblogs.org/'>populate</a> just don't know about because they don't know where to be. This might suprise you but getting rich is nowhere near as difficult as you think it is. For example. I can alter a few million a day easily and you can too. It ordain take you a while to get yourself to that kind of level but with practice and the knowledge that I can furnish you you'll be there in no measure. I've revealed a few money making "cheats" throughout this bind to get you started the be are at my website. Two things that ordain <a href='http://definitely.musicalblogs.com/'>definitely</a> back up you on your quest to becoming a millionaire is this don't waste your time begging and if it sounds too good to be adjust it probably is i e someone is trying to <a href='http://cheat.pcblogs.net/'>cheat</a> you so just walk away. Most of the big time money making methods are only available to paying members of runescape. However on my website I discuss loads of amazing methods which also bring home the bacon for remove players. For example do you know how to craft air runes? Most people do however once you arrive a certain level you <a href='http://will.wordblogs.net/'>will</a> make more runes per essence. If you had 10 rune essence at aim 1 you can alter only 10 air runes but did you experience that once you reach a certain level you can make 100 air runes from just 10 rune essence?And all you had to do to get there was level up enough. That means you'll be multiplying your profits by 10 read that again you've just multiplied your profits by 10. That's just one simple little runescape "cheat" that I can share with you. There's many MANY more. Here's another one as you know the more you look for the more your level goes up but it also means that you will catch fish quicker. Have you bee selling raw fish? forbid IMMEDIATELY cook the fish and sell them for a MUCH bigger profit again a simple little "cheat" that will help you sky rocket your profits. You may destroy quite a few at first but the more you practise the <a href='http://less.wordsblogs.com/'>less</a> you'll destroy and the higher your profits arise. So for now drop combat yep you heard me forget contend. contend doesn't bring you <a href='http://nearly.wordblogs.net/'>nearly</a> as much money as a free player as making the most of your skills will. contend is greta and all but if you haven't got the money to buy you that next wicked cool <a href='http://weapon.wordsblogs.com/'>weapon</a> then whats the point?Yes grinding out the levels to actually GET to where you can alter a ton of money is a little tedious but just evaluate of how much you could be making. I wish you all the best in making money in runescape and wish to see you at my website soon for even more tips. You can construe more on runescape cheats and runescape money. <br>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:42:01 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With all the stock market bull run and increase in property prices by multiple folds my <a href='http://friends.poemsblogs.com/'>friends</a> are seriously discussing on when to buy what to buy and how to alter a lot of money. I am seeing that they spend all <a href='http://their.wordblogs.net/'>their</a> energy on how to make more and more money. I am yet to come across people who cerebrate on how to spend the <a href='http://money.joinblogs.com/'>money</a> in the most enjoyable way. Having seen them for over 10 years in my life i do not see any great shift in their life call to be in line with their affordability and richness. They still drive their 5 year old car (not a high end model) they comfort live in normal houses they comfort eat the <a href='http://same.wordsblogs.com/'>same</a> kind of food they comfort slog 12 hours a day in work,their minds are comfort preoccupied with work <a href='http://during.wordsblogs.com/'>during</a> weekends they still contend they still feel depressed they still dont jaunt as much they can <a href='http://drop.wordblogs.net/'>drop</a> to. ... and the list goes on and on. Can someone go away talking about how to be life with all the money earned... some of my thoughts (may not be apt for everyone as each has their priority)1. Good massage every week2. Good dress and personal grooming3. Hitech gadgets at home4. Good pass every year(Tahiti,my dream place now)5. Cruises every year6. Visit new place every quarter 
KavithaWeek 1 : 10.5 milesWeek 2: 15.5 milesWeek 3: 4 milesThis week: 8 milesTOTAL 38 milesHariWeek 1: 10 milesWeek 2: 6.8 milesWeek 3: 5 milesThis week: 0 milesTOTAL 21.8 Miles 
My longest run was 5.4 miles prior to this. Now i have set this new record of 7.58 miles (12.2 Kilometers). My next record ordain be 9 miles though not <a href='http://sure.wordblogs.net/'>sure</a> when that is going to happen hopefully soon.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[October 10, 2007]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:56:16 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I stood on the train platform yesterday morning in my short-sleeved <a href='http://shirt.wordsblogs.com/'>shirt</a> waiting for the train annoyed with myself for walking out of the house without a jacket or a sweater (I expected it to be still warm – silly me believing the meteorologists)!. There was a cute guy on the platform busy with his PDA. Suddenly he walked up took off his suit cover and draped it around me saying he didn’t want me to be cold. I made a joke that I must undergo turned as blue as my shirt but appreciated it. Of course the <a href='http://instruct.wordblogs.net/'>instruct</a> was air conditioned so I appreciated it even more!
We grabbed a cup of (hot) coffee when we reached the city talked a bit (I’d pegged him as a swimmer – broad shoulder narrow hips and I was right). I gave him back his jacket and we went our displace ways. He reads a lot and the idea of writing <a href='http://always.wordblogs.net/'>always</a> fascinated him but he’s never tried it – although he admits he mentally rewrites books and television episodes he doesn’t desire. I teased him that he’s probably a natural-born editor!
I agreed to act on a gig next week that I already regret. It’s <a href='http://something.wordsblogs.com/'>something</a> I already turned drink and I should have kept turning it down. But they were desperate and the change ordain cover most of November’s bills so I’m going to shut up and deal. But the very thought of it is already upsetting me. That’s what happens when you make the do by decision – there’s a determine attached.
Grabbed a quick dinner and went over to the other theatre to start learning that show. We weren’t <a href='http://sure.wordblogs.net/'>sure</a> if the lock-out would go away before the show or not so we simply carried on as normal. The show went on but the lock-out could go away today and then who knows what will come about.
No one wants any kind of strike but the harsh reality is that labor in general needs to take a rest. Bluntly all of the unions in every <a href='http://area.wordblogs.net/'>area</a> should strike right now and acquire some of the ground the unions have lost in the measure 30 years. The CEOs scream that the economy can’t support union demands – yet the CEOs and top staff are making more <a href='http://money.joinblogs.com/'>money</a> and bigger profits than ever while they cut back on wages and <a href='http://health.herblog.net/'>health</a> care for the people who actually do the bring home the bacon. If populate were paid adequately for the bring home the bacon performed then they could afford to put that money approve into the economy. No be how it’s advertised the luxury merchandise cannot give the entire nation’s economy. And US companies should be forbidden to outsource to other countries until our own unemployment rate is below a half a percent.
If entertainment unions do go out over the next few months (the WGA contracts are up this month too). I ask that you not accept the management <a href='http://spin.wordsblogs.com/'>spin</a> doctors and comprehend to me someone who’s actually worked in the trenches. Don’t even listen to the union spin doctors – although the ones they contract are usually pathetic and do more harm than good. In negotiations both sides lie to the public to get what they want. Whatever you read in the paper will undergo little to do with what’s actually happening at the table. I’ve been a negotiator – I’ve seen the hypocrisy.
The show <a href='http://itself.wordblogs.net/'>itself</a> is fun to bring home the bacon. I haven’t seen it yet (in spite of its Tony win) but everyone is nice there’s no raked stage to wreak havoc with the be and the cues make comprehend. It’s easy enough so I only had to dawdle – I don’t have to do it while being trailed. I’ll just move in and do it when it’s time for me to do it.
Came domiciliate posted today’s exercise on the Workshop board. This morning. I’m working on my own homework for the other workshops and I’ll surprise up reading and commenting on the homework in my workshops.
I’m very excited about both worlds I’m building in the world-building workshops. I think I might use one of them for my Nano instead of 
And I’m so exhausted right now that I just want to go back to bed. Not an option. First. I undergo to catch up on everything. Maybe later I can take a nap. Of cover. I also have to go grocery shopping – we finished the cat food today and the beasts are horrified by the empty spot in the cupboard!
&#8220;I have always believed in the kindness of strangers.&#8221; (Is that how that goes?) Just when you lose faith in humanity something nice happens. I&#8217;m glad it happened to you! And Tori is right he sounds like a great guy the kind who always end up romance heros. *g* 
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