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Is the Auto Sales Profession for Me?
kbradberry Posts: 3I realize that there is no point in having a debate with you about this. I am however compelled to direct you to our web site. There are over 1,000 testimonials and an A Rating with the BBB from people who say that 3 days was enough. That it was all they needed to get a clear picture of what direction they wanted to go in. Most make it, some don't. But you are not even giving yourself a chance. I have a true sense of sadness when I see people who are so critical and skeptical that they don't even try.
Our training programs come in all shapes and sizes. Training fees are not mandatory, nor is the training (unless our dealer clients require that we train the applicants, and if they require it, the DEALERSHIP is required to pay the full fee)
Many of our programs don't even have trainers on the ground. They are simply all done over the internet, and phone. It's sad to say, but when we don't have trainers there, the people have a much tougher time getting acclimated in their new career. Good management is the key to prevent fall out! Most of our clients DO have great management teams. We are blessed with a great following dealers around the country.
I am sad about and sorry that so many people like to turn against "corporate america" (the evil empire) before they even know much about the companies they so revile. I am just a guy who had a dream, lives in America (the greatest Country on the planet) and used the tools I could find the create wealth in such a way that I could grow my business while paying it forward, creating commission based jobs for the economy, stimulating the travel industry,(15 trainers booking flights every week, and renting cars, and hotel rooms everywhere they go), training people in a new career and helping them secure their family's futures by enabling them to make unlimited income potential, but NOW, I"m the scaming evil empire???? How did we get there? People are so quick to make broad negative generalizations (in some cases slanderous) and spread negative press without so much as considering the consequences of their actions. I can't tell you how many people we've trained off the top of my head. It's somewhere around 50,000 and we have a n A Rating with the BBB, and have had for the past 10 years! Many of those we've trained are now OUR CLIENTS. That's right! They use us in their stores they THEY run now, because unlike you, they saw the value, gave into the process, stayed focused, stuck to it, and now make well over $100,000+ each year, and love US for what we did for them.
It breaks my heart to know that people (I've seen this happen) go online and read little sections of stuff like what you write and then scream "foul" and don't "scam" and don't come back to the training, touting, "I knew it was too good to be true." Those people never got a chance to truly break free from their own comfort zones and change their lives, all because they read something close minded that someone like you wrote without even knowing what the heck you are talking about.
The internet is supposed to be a place where you can gain knowledge quickly, but I guess by its design it's also a place where you can spread stupid around pretty fast as well. Learn your facts, and make well informed decisions. I hope this email I sent you touched you all in some small way. Maybe just enough to get you to think about the decisions you are going make in more of a 360 degree thought process.
I am the Owner of TK Worldwide, Inc. and I stand behind this company, its people, the processes, the reputation we've built, and lives we've changed. If you are so worried about your money being given back, then don't go through the training if it's offered. I have every applicant (in those situations where we are charging) to read and sign an agreement that states if they don't want to go through the training it won't effect their hirability. Also, being one who stands behind our programs and people, you are not likely to fail if you simply communicate with us in the home office. I have a girl who I pay, health benefits and all to be there JUST FOR YOU if you need her to look over your resume, give professional advice, set up interview opportunities, or just keep you on track.
I too am available, in many ways to assist those who need help. If more negative press come from this thread after I've written all this, than I know there is nothing else I can do here, and I won't be responding to anymore negative internet press. I don't have to prove anything to you, and I am sorry you are bitter. My business with this Email thread is done. God Bless, and should you ever decide you want to explore a career in the automotive industry, I'll pay for your training class myself. All you have to do is ask...
oldfarmer50 Posts: 6,240New or Used?
The sales people tell me that there is much more profit in used cars than in new so I would assume that there would be more commission money there too. On the other hand, there are so many ways that dealerships mess with the "profit" on a deal it's hard to tell where the salespeople make the most.
I just saw an ad for a local car dealer which touted "up to 50% commission". I'm not sure if that was for new or used.
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jwilliams2 Posts: 856Most reputable dealers pay 20% to 25% of the gross profit, after all costs and expenses, including the dealer "pack", which is an amount added to cost to cover their "expenses". Many cars (probably all those sold to Edmunds readers) are sold at such low margins that a "mini", or minimum commission is paid instead. Mini's generally run between $75 and $150 per car, so as a rule, car salespeople don't get rich.
I applied for a Auto Sales position at a Toyota dealership this last week.
Qualifications: Past retail sales experience. Was good at it. Used it to go to college, then on to "office" type work.
Now am unemployed and want to get back into Sales, except this time with Autos.
I started with a referral and a phone call to the owner of the dealership. Was invited to come in to the dealership to fill out an app. Dressed up (slacks/tie). Went in, filled out app, was passed to an operations manager type. That conversation went well and I was excited to get the job as a result. OM said he wanted me to come back to talk with their 2 Sales Managers. He promised to call me the next business day to set up an appointment.
The call did come in, but he said the SMs were looking for someone already experienced in Auto sales.
I am very dissapointed, I really wanted to work at this particular dealership.
I'm going to try other dealers in the area.
Thanks for all the great info!
I applied at a different dealership. Got called to come in. Spoke with Sales Manager #1. Went well, was asked to come back next to day to speak with Sales Manager #2.
Next day I go back, speak w/ Sales Manager #2. He says "just got a memo from corporate that says don't hire any more salespeople". This is because of an expected inventory shortage due to "parts scarcity" because of the earthquake in Japan.
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Master of Arts in Modern and Contemporary Art History: Letter from the Chair
David Getsy, Chair
The Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism has an exciting year ahead in 2013–14. We are extremely proud to formally launch our new undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History, which will be the first nonstudio undergraduate degree at SAIC. It is an exciting development for the department, as both our existing Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History, Theory, and Criticism students and the new BA in Art History students continue to enliven our classes and curriculum.
Faculty received major grants and appointments in the last year, including Michael Golec's grant from the Graham Foundation, Daniel Quiles's fellowship at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Annie Bourneuf's fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Nora Taylor's Guggenheim Fellowship. Maud Lavin recently returned from a residency as a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Art Research Institute of the National University of Singapore. David Raskin was appointed to Editor-in-Chief of the College Art Association's online journal of book reviews, caareviews.org, after a national search. After my first year on the Editorial Board of CAA's journal The Art Bulletin, I was named Chair of the Editorial Board.
Recent departmental publications include a major article by Bess Williamson in the Winterthur Portfolio, two contributions to Third Text and an anthology essay on Angolan cultural policy in the Cold War [PDF] by Delinda Collier, a catalogue essay for the Tate Modern's Paul Klee exhibition by Annie Bourneuf, James Elkins's What Photography Is, a collection of James Hugunin's essays on contemporary photography titled Wreck and Ruin, my anthology of art criticism by sculptor Scott Burton, and not one but two essays on Jo Baer by David Raskin [PDF] for European museum exhibition catalogues. Graduate alumna Beth Capper (MA 2011) has a peer-reviewed article in the new issue of Art Journal based on her Art History thesis on Shirley Clarke.
Faculty have many upcoming lectures, including Bess Williamson speaking at the Bard Graduate Center and the Institute of British Geographers conference, James Elkins speaking at the International Association of Art Critics meeting in Slovakia and at a symposium at Carnegie Mellon University, and a talk by me in November as the inaugural Simpson Distinguished Lecturer at Washington & Lee University. Over the summer, Nora Taylor gave the prestigious St. Lee Lecture in Asian Art and Archaeology at the University of Sydney, Australia.
The Department has also been in the press a lot recently. There has been a great deal of attention and excitement about SAIC's Data Viz collaboration with Northwestern University—in which Michael Golec has been a key faculty member. It has been written about in the Chicago Reader and Scientific American. In addition, for their annual "Power Issue", Chicago Magazine's Culture section included Art History alumni and faculty in their top lists of "Art's Hit Makers" and "Emerging Curators to Watch Now"— with three of the six young curators being Art History graduate alumni.
Other alumni successes include: Katherine Geha, named Director of the Gallery at the Lamar Dodd School of Art; Ed Schad named Associate Curator at the Broad Foundation; Chris Cook, as Executive Director of Cannonball in Miami; Corinna Kirsch, promoted to Senior Editor of Artfagcity.com; Jason Foumberg, made Contributing Art Critic for Chicago Magazine; Clifford Allen, appointed as Researcher at the Judd Foundation; Adrian Kohn, promoted to Associate Professor at the Massachusetts College of Art; and Kelly Schindler, promoted to Associate Curator at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. In addition to MA students now enrolled in PhD programs at Princeton University, Brown University, University of Illinois in Chicago, University of Minnesota, University of British Columbia, UC Irvine, University of Michigan, and Stanford University, we are happy to say that undergraduate alumna Lauren Cooney will be starting a graduate degree in fashion history at the Royal College of Art, London. We are also proud to announce that current graduate student Katy Loeb received the 2013 Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing over the summer.
We are also very excited to announce that the department will be searching for two new full-time faculty during the spring—in Contemporary Art History and in Architectural History.
Upcoming this semester, we have a number of exciting talks already scheduled (with more on the way). Be sure to check the Art History Department Events Page regularly, as we are adding new listings and details all the time. We have a very special event this year—our annual Lifton Lecture will be celebrating its 25th year on November 14, at 6:00 p.m. The roundtable "From Gardner to Global: Modern and Contemporary Art History at SAIC" will reflect on the unique history of SAIC's research-oriented art history department in the context of a major art school and museum school.
Please look through this website for information and add yourself to our new departmental Facebook page. There are many more successes and events in the department than I've been able to list here, but we are compiling an even bigger list. So, please send us your alumni updates, faculty news, and student successes to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Best wishes,
David Getsy
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In a bit of a surprise, readers picked Queens Run, an easy-rated cruiser run, as their favorite run in the state.
How could such a run be more popular than more challenging runs?
Crystal general manager John Kircher was only briefly surprised by this news. "Pound for pound, it's a great run," he said. "People always have fond memories of the runs they learned on. Plus, people tend to love longer runs. It's a nice run." The run drops 1,147 feet over more than a mile.
The pros and readers split on their favorite lift, but they both picked lifts from Crystal. What makes High Campbell and Rainier Express (REX) so special?
High Campbell, the pros' choice, accesses some of the most hard-core runs on the mountain, including Silver King and The Throne in Crystal's south backcountry. REX, the readers' choice, is a quick, steep ride up to awesome views of Mount Rainier as well as intermediate and expert runs in Green Valley and the North Country. "Rainier Express would get my vote, too," Kircher says.
Crystal Mountain is also known for having a good ski patrol. How does the mountain promote this group?
Crystal prints about 4,000 trading cards of its avalanche dogs each year and hands them out to kids. "We want the ski patrol to interact with the public and not just enforce rules," Kircher says. "And I think they do that well."
Adult lift tickets are up $5 to $50 this season even though Kircher said he hoped to hold off the increase for a year. What happened?
Kircher says you can blame inflation, last season's miserable weather and big future plans for the price hike. But he plans to keep the price at $50 for a few years. Prices stayed at $45 for two years. "The trick is to control costs and still be as reasonable as you can," Kircher says.
Plans to expand Crystal Mountain have been approved. When will we start seeing major changes at Crystal?
As soon as this season ends, work will start on a $6.5 million tram that will transport skiers and boarders from the base area to the top of Green Valley. The tram is expected to be finished in time for the 2007-08 season and could make Crystal a summer destination, too. Other plans call for remodeling the Summit House and adding lift service to what is currently the north backcountry for the 2008-09 season.
Crystal repaved the parking lots this summer.
The big addition last year was the $4.1 million Campbell Basin Lodge. Crystal also cleared some trees on the Kelly's Gap and Right Angle runs, creating more open skiing.
• Best Resort: Unanimous
• Best Run: Readers (Queens Run), TNT (Iceberg to Deer Fly)
• Hardest Run: Pros (Pinball), TNT (The Throne)
• Best Backcountry: Unanimous
• Best Rental Shop: Unanimous
• Best Apres Ski: Unanimous
• Best Steeps: Unanimous
• Best Base Lodge: Readers
• Best Lodge Food: Unanimous (Campbell Basin Lodge)
• Best Ski Patrol: Unanimous
• Best Medical Clinic: Pros, Readers (tie)
• Best Chairlift: Pros (High Campbell), Readers and TNT (Rainier Express)
• Best Parking: Pros, Readers
• Worst Parking: Readers
Lift tickets: $50 general, $45 youths (11-17). $25 seniors (70 and older), $5 children
Season pass: $940 general, $825 youths (11-17), $250 seniors (70 and older), $50 children (10 and younger)
Night skiing: $25 general, $20 youths (11-17), $5 children (10 and younger); Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 8 p.m. on three lifts
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Terrain: 1,300 acres serviced by lifts, 1,000 acres of backcountry, 400-foot long half pipe
Lifts: 10 lifts (two high-speed six-passenger lifts, two high-speed quads, two triples, three doubles, one children's surface lift)
Trails: 50 runs (13 percent beginner, 57 percent intermediate, 30 percent advanced)
Summit elevation: 7,012 feet
Base elevation: 4,400 feet
Vertical drop: 3,100 feet including backcountry return
Annual snowfall: 345 inches
Cross-country: None
More info: 360-663-2265; snow line, 1-888-SKI-6199; skicrystal.com


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Three local entrepreneurs are working to make Bristol a part of the state's growing craft beer industry and they're looking for your help.
Rich Loomis, Bill Collins and Dana Bourque are no strangers to the craft beer scene as they have been teaching many of the state's would be brewmasters the finer points of making quality beer from their home brew supply shop, Brew and Wine Hobby in East Hartford for years.
Now they plan on leveraging their brewing and business experience to open the Firefly Brewing Co., building on the success they've already achieved in the home brewing community.
"Every [beer festival] we bring our beers to, the first question we usually hear is 'Where can I buy this?' said Collins, who works largely behind the scenes providing the business savvy needed to run both Brew and Wine Hobby and now Firefly Brewing. "Well, it's time for us to bring our passion to play and provide (the state) quality craft ales and lagers."
The Firefly Brewing team is looking to establish their brewery and tap house within walking distance from downtown Bristol, a town poised to enter a sort of "renaissance," says Bourque, Firefly Brewing's brewmaster.
"Really, our goal is to establish this brewery in Bristol to help revitalize the downtown area," said Collins.
If their plans come to fruition, Firefly Brewing will be more of a destination than a production facility. The Firefly team places emphasis on their goal of including a tap house, in their plan as a means of connecting with fellow craft beer enthusiasts.
"The goal of a tap house is to have people come in and drink your beer right there — direct interface from producer to consumer," said Loomis, who runs the day-to-day operations at Brew and Wine Hobby with a focus on educating fledgling home brewers. "The feeling should be, 'I'm going to the place where they live beer; I'm going to live it for a couple hours with them.' That's what we want. Bars are for getting drinks and being social. Breweries are for making beer. Tap houses are for meeting brewers and experiencing beer."
Patrons will get the opportunity to meet entire team, including Bourque, the so called "mad scientist" of the group. This young emerging brewmaster first entered the world of professional brewing as a volunteer with the Thomas Hooker Brewing Company in Bloomfield, and later served as an apprentice brewer with the Willimantic Brewing Company where he honed his skills in one of the state's most respected brew pubs.
"Where many of Connecticut's breweries produce a consistent line of beers, we will brew a rotating line with the intent of keeping our beers fresh and interesting for our customers," said Bourque. "We want to harbor a unique flavor and support a creative environment for our customers."
Firefly Brewing will take full advantage of Bourque's brewing skills to produce a wide variety of unique offerings and seasonal beers to complement their tried and true staples which include a Vienna Lager, their Darkside Cream Ale and a Tropical Pale Ale. All three are already fan favorites.
"Really, we have more experience teaching people how to brew than actual brew time — it happens when you do it for a living," said Loomis. "We learn something from everyone, too. Each person shines a little light on what beer could be. We kind of wanted to bottle that experience."
Now the team is hoping to not only learn something from their customers and fellow home brewers, but also to get them to invest and be a part of this new effort.
"This is a brewery by the people and for the people," said Collins. "We want to get the public as involved as possible in the creation of the brewery and so we are launching a Kickstarter campaign in May."
Kickstarter is an online funding platform for creative projects enabling new initiatives like Firefly Brewing to get funding from people just like you. Rather than taking out a loan or courting would-be large scale investors, Firefly Brewing will ask friends, family, neighbors and fellow craft beer fans to invest smaller amounts in exchange for incentives.
Firefly Brewing's initial financial goal is $30,000, an actual modest budget for the seven barrel brewing capability they hope to start their new business with.
"Our goal is for the brewery to be primarily funded through this offering," said Collins. "Each donation has a reward level, from your name on our wall of founders up to a custom run of beer made with us."
The Firefly team is hoping their strong connections to the local craft beer and home brewing communities will help them kick start their new business.
"Opening a brewery involves a lot of physical labor and often a scary amount of money," said Bourque. "We're looking to fans of the craft brew industry to help get this project up and running."


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AFP World Tour Calendar | Association of Freeskiing ProfessionalsAug 12th 2013
The Association of Freeksiing Professionals announces the 2013/2014 World Tour Calendar. The season starts this month down in New Zealand with the New Zealand Winter Games and ends with the AFP World Championships in May.
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The Pitt-Johnstown athletic department didn't need GPS or mapquest to find a new home this year.
The Mountain Cats' upcoming switch to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference made geographical sense and should create new rivalries and interest in the UPJ program.
Pitt-Johnstown announced it will become a member in the PSAC during the 2013-14 school year. The Cats and Seton Hill University of Greensburg each moved from the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after nine football-playing members of the WVIAC unexpectedly set plans to form a new conference.
UPJ doesn't field a football team, so the Mountain Cats had to explore other options.
Enter the PSAC, which includes well-known state universities such as IUP, California (Pa.), Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and Clarion, among others.
"It's the footprint of our college," UPJ Athletic Director Pat Pecora said after the August announcement. "Geographically you're talking about being with IUP, Slippery Rock and Clarion, schools that are so close. Even brand and name recognition is going to be great for our fans. They grew up with these schools. Ninety percent of our student-athletes are from Pennsylvania. You definitely have more of a fan awareness from student-athletes, students at the college and the community."
The PSAC felt UPJ and Seton Hill were solid fits for the conference.
"Our board of directors was unanimous in its support for adding both schools," PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray said. "This addition will strengthen us as a conference and within the region. It will open up more scheduling and competition opportunities while staying within the NCAA Division II regional-based competition model."
Once UPJ and Seton Hill officially begin play in the PSAC next academic year, the conference will expand to 18 teams. Both would fit nicely in the West Division with regional rivals such as IUP, Cal, The Rock and Clarion.
UPJ previously had been part of the Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference and Mid-East Conference in the 1980s and early 1990s, but each of those conferences eventually dissolved, leaving UPJ's program an independent.
Independent programs often face scheduling difficulties and have a harder time earning playoff berths because conferences have automatic postseason bids, leaving fewer at-large berths.
The WVIAC helped UPJ in those areas for six-plus years.
But times change, and the Cats have a new home to look forward to in 2013.
"It's a milestone for the program," said former UPJ Athletic Director Ed Sherlock, who was instrumental in helping the program get into the NCAA decades ago. "It's like watching your kid grow up. It's like going to graduation. You've come through all the phases and now we've been validated by being admitted into the conference."


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By KOLBY PAXTON
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B.J. Leach scored 26 points and hauled in six rebounds to lead the Sequoyah Indians past the visiting Keys Cougars 60-53 at The Place Where They Play on Saturday.
In a game that featured eight lead changes, the majority of the drama unfolded in the final frame, after Keys stormed back from a nine-point deficit during a third quarter that saw the Indians manage only six points.
"We've been a good third quarter team and struggled in the fourth," said Sequoyah head coach Jay Herrin. "We flipped it tonight. I told the kids after the game that I'm almost glad we lost the lead because I could see what they're going to do in that situation. Instead of being up 10 points in the fourth quarter where the pressure is not on you. We had to hit some pressure free throws, we had to get some big rebounds, we had to hit some big shots, and we did it."
Leach hit 4-of-5 freebies down the stretch, and Trinton Herron, who struggled previously from the stripe, buried a pair of his own to push the lead to two possessions with under a minute to play.
"It was a good game," said Keys head coach Duane Jones. "I thought we battled well and gave ourselves a chance to win there at the end. It kind of came down to the way the refs were calling everything inside. I mean, it was both teams going to the line just about every time. Whoever got the lead at the end was going to end up having to make some free throws and they did."
Leach scored the first six points of the game for the Indians during a back and forth opening quarter. Sequoyah used an 11-2 run early in the second period to create some breathing room en route to a 31-24 halftime advantage.
"B.J.'s a heck of a player," said Herrin. "He's a natural born leader. That's his best asset. I'm really excited about that kid. His body hasn't been agreeing with him. Last night he had a hip injury and we didnt even know if he was going to play today. Banged up and everything else, he got more minutes than he's had all year and had a big game, so I'm really proud of the way he played."
Sans Payton Ragsdale, who missed his second straight game with 103-degree fever, the Cougars relied heavily on perimeter shooting, and managed to connect on just one of 15 long-range attempts.
"You definitely miss your big guy," Jones said of Ragsdale, who had been averaging a double-double in his last handful of games. "He was really on a roll, so it makes a big difference."
Trevor Eubanks led all scorers with 27, but misfired on all 12 shots he took from behind the arc. He also finished 9-of-25 from the field and 9-for-11 from the free throw stripe.
"We wanted to push him out just a little bit more and keep him from getting his feet set," said Herrin. "We were willing to give up the drive a little more to be able to run at him and discourage him from shooting threes. He got some decent looks and he would probably normally knock some of those down, but I'm glad he didn't. He's a heck of a player and he's hard to control."
Next up for Sequoyah is a game at the Jay tournament on Thursday. Keys will be off until Saturday when it plays at Vian.
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Keys (10-7): Trevor Eubanks 27, Cody Cole 11, Chris Stayathome 8, Mason Turman 4, Chase Girdner 3.
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Company Offers Safety Tips for Winter Weather
February 13, 2014 – As another nor'easter begins in New England Thursday morning, National Grid urges customers to watch out for their own wellbeing and the safety of utility crews working during the storm. Forecasts are calling for heavy, wet snowfall throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with significant accumulations inland and high winds with mixed precipitation in coastal areas, all of which could cause tree damage and the potential for power outages.
The company advises customers to be prepared for service interruptions. It's a good idea to have a number of working flashlights, at least one battery-operated radio and an extra supply of batteries in your home. Power problems can sometimes interrupt public water supply systems or disable well pumps, so it's an especially good idea to keep a supply of bottled drinking water handy, as well as some canned food.
National Grid also reminds its natural gas customers to use caution when clearing snow to avoid covering or damaging natural gas lines, meters, regulators, and intake and exhaust vents to prevent carbon monoxide from building up. Customers should keep their gas meters clear of snow and should be careful not to drop heavy rooftop snow onto any outside meter. Customers should also use care when shoveling or plowing near outside gas lines, because damage to this equipment can result in a natural gas leak.
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She's a friendly and vocal 2-year-old cat who has lived with dogs and cats before and gotten along with everyone. She is used to being handled, picked up and having her nails trimmed. Jalena is a healthy eater and likes catnip.
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---- — After reading the Oct. 25 editorial about the tricky business of granting access to the Civic Center fields and the championing of local taxpayers rights, I feel compelled to set the record straight on several counts. I am the organizer of the weekend girls' softball tournaments that are apparently causing the American Legion much consternation.
Our softball organization, made up of local families, has hosted two to three tournaments annually on summer weekends in Traverse City since 2006. Many local teams with dozens of Traverse City area girls participate in our tournaments. I assume players' families are "taxpayers" and having been a resident of Grand Traverse County for 22 years, I can assure you that I'm not a "newcomer" to the area.
Our tournaments attract dozens of teams and their families and their wallets to the Traverse City area. Last year, 93 teams participated in our three tournaments in which games are played predominantly on Saturdays and Sundays. As the tournaments have grown in popularity, I will often schedule games on Friday afternoons and evenings to accommodate the number of teams that want to play in Traverse City.
Last year, for example, we rented the Civic Center fields on portions of Saturday and Sunday for three weekends when no other organization was using them. Director Jason Jones and the Parks and Recreation staff could not have been more helpful in making our tournaments a success while maximizing revenue to the county by renting an otherwise vacant asset, something that, as a longtime Grand Traverse County taxpayer, I appreciate.
Without getting into the mundane details of tournament operations too much, I can tell you that tournament teams routinely book their summer schedules six to eight months in advance. Under these circumstances, it is impossible for Taxpayer Group A to wait until April or May when Taxpayer Group B has their schedule completed to see if any space remains for Group A to rent for their local families to host a tournament.
Here is a potential solution: When my son played and I coached in the American Legion baseball program, games were routinely played Mondays through Fridays, with some occasional Saturday contests mixed in. A quick check of the 2013 game schedules on the American Legion baseball web site reveals that the schedule is very similar to what it looked like 15 years ago. Tango, Delta and Bravo Leagues had no Saturday games in 2013. The Charlie and Alpha Leagues had limited Saturday games. All leagues were off during the Cherry Festival.
Could the American Legion leadership commit to a Monday-through-Friday schedule for the local boys to play baseball, and let local taxpayers who want to provide an opportunity for local girls and visiting teams to play softball use the fields on Saturdays and Sundays for tournaments?
American Legion families might enjoy their free weekends, and other user groups could access the publicly owned facilities too. Sounds like equal footing to me.
About the author: Jeff Brunner of Long Lake Township has coached both boys baseball and girls softball, and is founder of the softball travel organization Traverse City Waves.
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Neighborhood Watch
One of the most important steps you can take to prevent or lessen crime in your neighborhood is to start a neighborhood watch program. Improving home security, locking your doors, and talking to the kids about strangers are all ways to promote safety. No matter how careful you are, you can only do so much. A neighborhood watch program is the adage "safety in numbers" put into practice. Consider your neighborhood and your own activities:
Think about your neighbors. The senior citizen who doesn't get out much, the stay-at-home parent, and the person who works nights may be available to observe strange vehicles or unusual activity when others are not home.
Think about your routine. Your normal activities such as yardwork or playing outside with the children allow you to observe your immediate surroundings. A walk after dinner lets you check more of your neighborhood. If you see something or someone that arouses suspicion, contact the police and let them investigate.
Think about your behavior. Common sense can keep you safe in your home and your neighborhood. When you leave on vacation, do you tell your neighbors, let them know when you expect to return, and leave a contact number? Do you let strangers into your home to use the phone or deliver a sales pitch?
If you're ready to take your personal safety practices to the next level, start a neighborhood watch program. It takes involvement and active participation from people, but the benefits of a safer neighborhood far outweigh any added responsibility. Contact the Crime Prevention Unit for assistance. An officer can give advice, attend your initial meeting, and help you get organized.


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Meeting to find the best gene to DNA barcode fungi
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Over 50 participants met from April 16-18, 2011 in Amsterdam to discuss the best gene for DNA barcoding of fungi (incl. lichens). During this session data ITS, was identified as the best gene, based on the ease of amplification across all groups, and will be recommended as a fungal barcode. A publication is now being prepared with full analyses of comparison of genes.


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Turner Prize shock – there is no shock
Britain's Turner Prize prides itself on whipping up the art world's equivalent of a storm each year with exhibits that are often designed to shock and upset. The only shock this time around, it seems, is that there is no shock.
Sure, Cathy Wilkes has a mannequin sitting cross-legged on a toilet as part of her installation, but critics are saying that that's about as close as the four shortlisted artists come to anything like controversy. Let's not forget, the annual award has been won recently by a man in a bear suit, a shed-cum-boat-cum-shed and an empty room in which the lights go on and off.
"Turn up, tune in and drop off," writes Times art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston. She likens the experience of seeing the Turner Prize exhibition at London's Tate Britain gallery to the returns desk at Ikea on a Monday morning: "Lots of frustrated people will be left staring at a pile of inscrutable junk."
Richard Dorment in the Telegraph is also underwhelmed. "Who cares who wins?" his piece is titled, and opens with a description of all four artists' work as "technically competent, bland and ultimately empty art made specifically for international biennales."
People running. Is it art?
The "Is It Art" debate is up and running again in the UK. Unsurprisingly, it involves Martin Creed, a conceptual artist who most famously won the Turner Prize in 2001 for his installation of an empty room with a light switching on and off.
Well, Creed is back, this time with a work involving runners sprinting the length of Tate Britain's neo-classical galleries (86 metres in all) at 30 second intervals. 50 people earning $20 an hour will keep "Work No 850″ going for the next four months or so, and the gallery has warned visitors not to interfere with the sprinters. It will be interesting to see how they cope on a crowded Sunday afternoon.


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The wireless carrier is testing a cheaper version of plans offered by AT&T and Verizon Wireless, underscoring the notion that it's moving away from being simply the "unlimited data" carrier.
Kia introduces its big luxury sedan to the US, further trying to break the company's reputation as an economy car builder.
The Monoprice 9774 speaker system is the best home audio value we've ever seen: gorgeous, incredible-sounding home theater speakers for just under $250.
Verizon finally provides a price break for customers who bring their own devices to the carrier, bringing it to parity with the rest of the industry. Existing customers get discounts too.
With the demise of support for Windows XP, Google spied an opportunity for Chromebooks. Customers exposed to iOS and Android may now be more open to something besides just swapping in the latest Wintel laptop.
With Bose creating the new SoundTrue brand for its OE2 and AE2 lines, you can get discounts on "old" models that look and sound the same.
Only current customers enrolled in a discount plan will get to keep their lower rates -- new customers are still stuck with no discounts.
Do you get a discount from your company on a personal T-mobile bill? The carrier will switch from the typical discounted-bill plan to one where customers save money per device.
The deal will allow customers subscribing to both Verizon Wireless and a triple-play Fios service to get $20 off their monthly bills.
EE Tickets, open today, gives EE, Orange and T-Mobile customers discounts on gigs, comedy shows and events.


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---- — The Granite Statesmen Barbershop Chorus of Nashua will present a free holiday concert tomorrow Friday (Dec. 7) in the upper level of St. James Church on Winter Street. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.
Penacook Place to hold Wreath for Dreams exhibition Dec. 11
Penacook Place will hold its first Wreath for Dreams exhibition Tuesday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy complimentary hot beverages and cookies while viewing beautifully decorated wreaths. Raffle tickets to win the wreaths will be available at the reception desk. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. All proceeds benefit Penacook's Tree of Dreams program. Please RSVP to Rosanne at 978-374-0707, ext. 148.
Haverhill High School to present Madrigal Dinner
Haverhill High School will host its third Madrigal Dinner Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. This special event is a comic recreation of a medieval feast celebrating the 12 days of Christmas and is being presented by the high school's chorus, band, drama club and art club. The evening includes old English carols, holiday band music, and a skit involving knights, a dragon and Halley's Comet. Tables will be set up in the pit and tickets are limited to 80 people. Tickets are being sold in advance and are $10 each. The meal will be supplied by the Chicken Connection. Haverhill High School is at 137 Monument St.
NECC course
on the Middle East
A history course titled "The Modern Middle East" will be offered at Northern Essex Community College during the 2013 spring semester. This three-credit college course will be taught by NECC history and government professor Dr. Steve Russell on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:45 to 3 p.m., beginning Jan. 24. This course will explore the following questions: What has happened with the "Arab Spring," Why is religion so important there? How can Palestine and Israel make peace? What are the issues surrounding Iranian nuclear capability? Why is the United States so involved there? and How do we explain society, economy, and politics there? For more information contact Dr. Steve Russell at email@example.com or to register call 978-556-3700.
NECC to offer study abroad courses
Northern Essex Community College is offering two international courses: "Introduction to Archaeology: a Site Exploration of Ancient Turkey," and "Field Studies in Natural Systems: the Bio-geology of Belize." Classes will meet during four Saturday sessions on the college's Haverhill campus. The program includes an 11-day trip to Turkey or Belize. "These trips will allow students to experience a new culture, explore new cities and ruins, and have an experience of a lifetime," said Marcy Yeager, NECC's international studies coordinator. Students are currently being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who qualify can have the cost of the trip covered by financial aid. For more information about the Archeology course, contact Kristi Arford at email@example.com or 978-556-3353, or Habib Maagoul at firstname.lastname@example.com or 978-556-3344. For more information about the Bio-geology course, contact Ken Thomas at email@example.com or 978-556-3516 or Marcy Yeager at firstname.lastname@example.com or 978-556-3326.
Holiday craft fair
at castle
Winnekenni Castle will host a Holiday Craft and Gift Faire Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. The event will feature unique and hand-crafted gift items, including jewelry, holiday decor, home goods, original gifts, special one-of-a-kind items, door prizes and more. Refreshments will be available. For a vendor application, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your name, contact information and a description of merchandise to be vended. Please include photos and links to any online information about your wares. Holiday themed items, as well as modestly priced and small gifts do well at this fair.


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- DOE-Sponsored Education Center Hosts International Meeting on CCS
July 30, 2014 11:00 AM
The National Sequestration Education Center kicked off a global workshop on carbon capture and storage in Decatur, Illinois. The two-day "International Workshop on Public Education, Training and Community Outreach for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage," which is sponsored in part by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, will feature cutting edge tools and techniques for public education, training and outreach on CCS.
- U.S.-Norway Conference Focuses on Advancing Carbon Capture and Storage
July 23, 2014 10:00 AM
The U.S. and Norway have a strong relationship that goes back nearly 100 years. We've been partners in a number of critical areas – from defense to the development of safe and secure energy sources. And our relationship is particularly strong when it comes to fossil energy. That close collaboration was recently on display during the 10th annual U.S.-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Fossil Energy, held in Bergen, Norway. Hosted by Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the meeting focused on carbon capture and storage – the process of capturing and storing
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Today, construction began on an innovative $19.5 million carbon-capture pilot, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, at Kentucky Utilities' E.W. Brown Generating Station near Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public land-grant institution, founded in 1848. It combines on a single campus nine schools and three colleges, enrolling approximately 40,000 students from more than 115 countries and every state in the U.S.
The University has both national and international reputations for excellence shared by few other universities. In every published survey of faculty and administrators, from the early 1900s to the present, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has ranked among the top educational institutions in terms of academic quality. It is a place where scholarship and academic freedom are highly valued.
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The European Patent Organisation (EPO), acting through the European Patent Office, with headquarters at Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1, D-80469 Munich; postal address: EPO, D-80298 Munich.
The European Patent Organisation is an intergovernmental organisation set up pursuant to the European Patent Convention which entered into force in 1977. At present it has 38 member states (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom). The executive body of the EPO is the European Patent Office, which is charged with the searching and examination of European patent applications and the granting of European patents. It employs approximately 6 700 staff at EPO headquarters in Munich, a branch at The Hague/Rijswijk (NL) and sub-offices in Berlin and Vienna. (The number of member states and staff may change.)
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By Staff Writer
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---- — ROCKPORT — Audiences in more than 300 communities on six continents will be serve as judges in a global film festival — and one of those sites will be right here on Cape Ann.
Rockport Music is inviting viewers to not only view but also judge the 10 finalists in the 16th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival through showings at its Shalin Liu Performance Center.
The screening times are slated for Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m.; on Monday at 2 p.m.; and on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m.
The finalists for the Manhattan Short Film Festival came from a record-breaking 628 entries received from 48 countries.
Tony Beadle, the Rockport Music executive director, said it's clear that the event growing, judging by the increasing number of venues taking part this year.
"It's a lot of fun, because everybody is a participant and they get to vote," he said, noting that this year there are four local times to see the suite of short films for the festival this time around.
"We had a good turnout last year and everybody loved the movies," he said.
Each film is 18 minutes or under in length. Countries represented this year include the United States, England, Ireland, France, Finland and Australia. Past finalists have gone on to achieve the ultimate in recognition by being nominated and even winning the Oscar in the short film category, according to a festival release.
The film titles are:
"#30" by Timothy Wilde of Australia;
"Do I Have to Take Care of Everything" by Selma Vilhunen of Finland;
"Friday" by Seb Edwards of England;
"No Comment" by Alexandra Naoum of France;
"Irish Folk Furniture" by Tony Donaghue of Ireland;
"Black Metal" by Kat Candler of the United States;
"Faces From Places" by Bastien Dubois of France;
"I Am a Great Big Ball of Sadness" by Ken Urban of the United States;
"Kismet Diner" by Mark Nunnely of England;
"Pale of Settlement" by Jacob Sillman of the United States.
Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry into the theater and asked to vote for the one film they feel should win.
Votes are tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to the Manhattan Short headquarters, where the winner will be announced in New York City as well as posted on the Internet (www.ManhattanShort.com ) on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.
"In my 16 years of programming Manhattan Short, this is by far the strongest program I've ever put together," Festival Director Nicholas Mason said in a prepared statement. "There is something for everyone, from the ages of 16 to 80."
For the first time, the audiences will also vote on a "Best Actor" award. The organizers believe the outstanding work of actors and actresses in short films is often overlooked by the general public and the film community. By asking the audience to vote for Best Actor, the festival wants to acknowledge the role an actor plays in the execution of a short film director's vision.
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It's no surprise that the employee benefits of Google are among the best in the land—free haircuts, gourmet food, on-site doctors and high-tech "cleansing" toilets are among the most talked-about—but in a rare interview with Chief People Officer Laszlo Bock I discovered that the latest perk for Googlers extends into the afterlife.
"This might sound ridiculous," Bock told me recently in a conversation on the ever-evolving benefits at Google, "But we've announced death benefits at Google." We were scheduled for a talk on Google's widening age-gap (the oldest Googler is currently 83); I wanted to know how child- and healthcare benefits have evolved as the company has scaled.
Instead, Bock, who joined the company in 2006 after a stint with General Electric, blew me away by disclosing a never-before-made-public-perk: Should a U.S. Googler pass away while under the employ of the 14-year old search giant, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50% of their salary every year for the next decade. Even more surprising, a Google spokesperson confirms that there's "no tenure requirement" for this benefit, meaning most of their 34 thousand Google employees qualify.
"One of the things we realized recently was that one of the harshest but most reliable facts of life is that at some point most of us will be confronted with the death of our partners," Bock says. "And it's a horrible, difficult time no matter what, and every time we went through this as a company we tried to find ways to help the surviving spouse of the Googler who'd passed away." The case-by-case do-goodery was formally implemented in 2011. In addition to the 10-year pay package, surviving spouses will see all stocks vested immediately and any children will receive a $1,000 monthly payment from the company until they reach the age of 19 (or 23 if the child is a full-time student).
What makes the death benefit notable isn't just its generosity—Google is, of course, far from cash-strapped—but rather that, unlike most employee perks on Google campuses that aim to increase happiness, creativity and productivity, providing death benefits is a no-win for the company. "Obviously there's no benefit to Google," Bock concedes. "But it's important to the company to help our families through this horrific if inevitable life event."
Google has been anticipating the major life events of their employees since day one. According to Bock, Sergey Brin got the ball rolling when the company had fewer than 100 employees, suggesting that the company could provide a nanny to each working mom or dad on staff. ("Obviously that's an idea that's been toned down," Bock jokes). The company does have on-site child care but has raised its monthly fees significantly in recent years.
In maternity and paternity leave, however, Google benefits are at the head of the pack: according to a company spokesperson, new dads enjoy six weeks of paid leave while moms can take 18 weeks after the birth of a child. (Even better for the cash-strapped new parents: stocks will continue to vest on your leave).
But the link between maternity benefits and retaining employees is clear. According to a 2008 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 60 percent of men and women in the work force have kids under the age of 6, so anticipating their needs can mean keeping new parents on-board and, most importantly, engaged.
"When we think about [employee] needs at Google, we think less about how old you are that we do about your particular cluster of needs," Bock says. "For someone who fits a certain profile—say, an aging parent to take care of, or kids or grandkids to support–whatever your cluster of needs are, we do our best to discern the best package of perks and programs to meet them."
Google People experts use three methods to tap into the needs of employees: an annual survey called "Googlegeist" that measures the temperature of employees in every department and analyzes data to identify emerging trends, employee resource groups (read: clubs) where like-minded employees share ideas that are funneled up to HR (Bock says the most active are the "Grayglers," the self-titled club for over-the-hill Googlers), and email aliases that run the gamut from financial advice to childcare options to café feedback.
Google gets a lot of press for its perks, Bock says, but he's loath to even use that word. "People say 'you're Google, of course you can offer these crazy things,'" but from where Bock sits, it's not even about the money. "There is, of course, research that show employee benefit programs like ours can improve retention, and appear to improve performance on some level," he says.
"But it turns out that the reason we're doing these things for employees is not because it's important to the business, but simply because it's the right thing to do. When it comes down to it, it's better to work for a company who cares about you than a company who doesn't. And from a company standpoint, that makes it better to care than not to care."
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What does this have to do with left wing vs right wing… Google is securing quality talent for as long as they can keep them, i.e. until death. I don't see this as an attempt to treat people well, but more of a business move.
Anon, This is a crappy response to a crappy question.
Shahram, This is google, not McDonald's… Google farmed employees are highly sought after.. To answer your question, anywhere they please!
The unemployment rate for software engineers is in the 4 percent range, ditto people with college degrees. And I'm sure the unemployment rate among the pool of people with even a prayer of getting a job at Google is even less.
In short, their employees can go pretty much wherever they want to. Google is hiring in an area of extreme labor shortage. Can't believe this comment was called out on Forbes – it is totally blind to the realities of the job market.
there is a need to creat more companies like google so as to make the world a better place. Look around, the world needs companies that can care not only about the money but also the employees and the environment at large.
there is a need to create more companies like google so as to make the world a better place. Look around, the world needs companies that can care not only about the money but also the employees and the environment at large.
Having worked in companies of a variety of sizes I can honestly say that the reason most people don't hear about good employers is because most people are not good employee's. Surfing lolcatz at work, doing the bare minimum to keep their boss off their back. If you are a good employee you would either be found by one of the companies since you stick out getting work done early and making coworkers look bad or your coworkers would harass you until you drop your workload down to their level and toil in obscurity.
The bumber of bad employees so greatly outnumbers the good that there simply isn't room for alot of these companies to exist.
K, SV only wants the best of the best. If someone isn't — not going happen. Like Henry Ford — he paid well, and he expected ONLY top performance. If not — you were gone, period.
Get used to it.
Hopefully all of us entrepreneurs working our tails off will take the "Case Study" of Google employee satisfaction to heart as we all build our own empires! Great article Meg.
Peace of mind is a great gift to give to your employees. Attract the best and the brightest, give them great challenges, support and the resources to execute, and they will give you their best. This is just another reason why Google keeps doing as well as it does.
Not to sound like I am not impressed.. but can you clarify if the death benefit is in addition to any Life insurance benefits.
Also on the maternity leave of 18 weeks is it in addition to SHort term disability benefits/FMLA.
If if it is in addition then it is truly impressive. But if it is not in addition then although great it is almost inline with most Fortune 500 companies. Having said that the paternity benefits of 6 weeks paid leave is indeed impressive because they would not be covered under Short term disability or FMLA.
Anyway again not so sound unimpressed but would be nice to know the details.


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Lord Ned Stark is coming to the game with me and my family.
Lord Ned Stark is coming to the game with me and my family.
Doc will be hosting the ceremonies per TG
Doc is hosting!?
I have this horrible feeling that we wont sell this one out, the prices on SH indicate a great crowd but not something that a retirement night deserves. I hope I am mistaken.
Cant wait to get absolutely shitty Friday.
I think it will "sell out", but the problem is that 6:45 on a Friday is insanity, no way the building is full then. I guess the problem is that there's no damn weekend night games the rest of the season. lol.
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It's not often that I show my negative opinions publicly but this commentary has given me a great opportunity to get things off my chest so to speak. Remember that my opinion is not necessarily that of tBBC and should only be considered as my opinion. Here it goes, with both barrels.
I already said my piece in regards to how PSU fans were reacting to the Sandusky news and how people were attacking the university. They are not one and the same. Since I went on vacation we have found out that said university did play a major role in covering up his actions and that includes Joe Paterno. Here is my belief in the matter. The only way they will be able to start over or continue forward is to cut all ties with the situation. Does that include tearing down the statue that was erected in honor of a great coach? Yes it does because it will be a constant reminder of the part of him that wasn't great. The statue must go for the betterment of everyone to be able to move forward.
Does it also mean that the NCAA needs to step in and do something? Yes, if the answer is that they gained success in the football program by not reporting Sandusky as soon as someone knew. Imagine how long it's going to take for the entire university to recover from this. Now, think about it before all of the victims were subjected to the horror they were? If they stopped it then, there may have been minimal damage to the program because they came forward and stopped a predator. Maybe would have been considered heroes for what they did had they taken care of business. Now, look at it from a pure football perspective. They gained recruits and success in their football program by not reporting a crime that was happening. That in itself, has to be considered a major violation just in the reason behind why they did cover it up. To preserve the football program and protect the university. Now, all of these years later there is a chance the university and its programs will not survive this at all. I feel for the victims and hope that the university does the right thing and helps to give them closure for what they have endured. Read More


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When you pay your real estate taxes in Rockport, your home is a cash cow to the tune of $500 per year.
That's $5,000 over 10 years given to the 154 cottage owners at Long Beach.
How can this inequity be happening? It's quite simple. Rockport residents own the land under the vacation homes at Long Beach, but the rent paid to the town is one-tenth of the fair market value.
It may seem incredible, but the remaining 3,500 homeowners in town over the 10-year lease, will pay a subsidy of $17,500,000 to vacation home owners at Long Beach. Do the math: $500 per home x 3,500 homes x 10 years.
In the name of fairness, the selectmen need to vote rents that make this more equitable.
The Selectmen are in the process of correcting this inequity. The cottage owners at Long Beach have the selectmen's ear because they have not been contacted by the community as a whole. If they do not hear from you, they will presume that you are happy with the subsidy and extra taxes you pay.
Long Beach cottage owners are exercising their democratic right, e-mailing and otherwise advising the Selectmen to keep their rents low. If you care about this issue, let the Selectmen know today at firstname.lastname@example.com or by letter to Town Hall.
I have several equitable suggestions.
Remember, Rockport citizens own the land which is leased to cottage owners. The current rent is 0.5 percent of the assessed land value, which is $60 million dollars. Accepted market value rental payments are 5 percent of the assessed land value.
This market rate is for tenants who are also paying real estate tax. Raising the rents to 3.5 % of market value may be a good compromise. This would reduce the subsidy to $150 per home per year, which might be more acceptable. The new rent could be phased in over a five-year period beginning with an immediate raise to 11/2 percent of the assessed value, and adding 1/2 percent more in each of the ensuing 4 years.
There is no need to wait for a professional appraisal. Changes can be included in the new leases beginning January 1, 2014, and adjusted up or down, when the new rent appraisal is done.
In the future, the new rents should be adjusted based on the usual three-year town re-assessments. This would be fair to all and keep the rents closer to full market value. Since connection to the Gloucester sewer system, the cottages can now be lived in year round. Thus the Town could offer year-round occupancy if the tenants wanted it. There is plenty of room in the school system to absorb new students at minimal cost.
It is imperative that residents contact the Selectmen immediately to let them know your thoughts. If you think the rents should be raised to 3.5 percent of the assessed value within the next 5 years beginning Jan., 2014, they need to know that.
If not, tell them. Failure to contact the selectmen could cost you thousands and the town millions of dollars over the life of the 10-year Long Beach lease.