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IRMA LA DOUCE: Blu-ray (United Artists, 1963) Kino Lorber
The films of Billy Wilder are rife in the director's particular brand of razorback cynicism, infused with a robust nurturing of stark – even cruel – irony. In his time Wilder, as with all truly great directors of any generation, was dismissively – even begrudgingly – praised, then pitched from pillar to post as the critic's favorite piñata. His clear-eyed and uncompromising stance on humanity, as variants from either the 'schemer' or 'fool's ilk have been crudely misrepresented in critical discourse ad nauseam and ever since as grotesque miscalculations, lacking the clout of psychoanalysis his indifferent, if vigilant, style mandates. Indeed, in many retrospectives on his life and career, Wilder's Irma La Douce (1963) never gets mentioned, or, at best, is indifferently glossed over as a footnote. Yet arguably, it remains the pinnacle of Wilder's daring to challenge the dying, though not quite as yet dead, status quo. Relying heavily on the award-winning chemistry of his partnership with stars, Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine (the two having made magical music together in Wilder's Oscar-worthy, The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce takes director, Susan Seidelman's rank assessment of what all romantic comedy should be about – "You introduce the man and the woman…then you complicate things" – to its absolute extreme. MacLaine, herein gets cast as the thoroughly misguided and unrepentant prostitute of the title, while Lemmon, mugs over-the-top as a pair of Lochinvars; disgraced Sûreté nationale officer cum Irma's unlikely pimp/lover, Nestor Patou, and, conversely, her best customer, Brit-born aristocrat, Lord X.
Irma La Douce is very loosely based on Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort's French stage musical of the same name that debuted in 1956. Wilder and his longtime collaborator, I.A.L. Diamond have masterfully reworked the material here as an astringent comedy of errors, conspirators on their most abrasive and satirical souffle to date. Our Irma is unabashedly a whore, manipulating clientele out of their last dollar (she even accepts traveler's checks) and working the Parisian red light district from sunset to sun-up in order to satisfy the expensive tastes of her rather brutish handler, Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell). A word about Yarnell, a thoroughly enigmatic performer in this film, whose career on Broadway and even the opera as a rich baritone was cut short by a plane crash in 1973. He was only 37 years old. Irma La Douce would be lesser a picture without Yarnell's slick and stylish hood – a real villain we can love to hate and, in tandem, laugh at when his comeuppance is due.
Jack Lemmon is cast as Irma's soulmate…sort of; a good cop ejected from the force, fallen hard for this gal of easy virtue. Nobly having defended Irma's honor, Lemmon is working against type as the generally good sport with a venial mean streak of jealousy. This distrust drives Nestor to wild distraction and manifests itself in a deliciously devious plot, conceived for Irma to work the streets for just one wealthy client – as she absolutely refuses to give up 'the life' for anyone, even the man she professes to love. So, Nestor fabricates the elusive English ham, Lord X as a viable alter ego, in search – not for sex – but 500 francs-worth of meaningful conversation and card-playing in an upstairs bedroom. To earn the cash to support this habit, Nestor borrows heavily from Moustache (the divine Lou Jacobi in a part originally slated for Charles Laughton); a well-intended jack-of-all trades (master of none), managing the local watering hole where Irma, her cohorts and their pimps meet between turning tricks.
As with all of Wilder's effervescent gems, on the surface at least, Irma La Douce unfolds as a lithe little tale about a girl and boy. The fact one happens to be working in the world's oldest profession while the other staunchly refuses to accept her charity as an opportunistic lover provides the basis for some truly raucous miscommunication. I suspect Wilder's chief fascination is with the strain generated from all this misdirection. Undeniably, finding devilish ways to titillate and charm in tandem is his métier and a real boost for this rom/com. Nowhere else in Wilder's catalog do the lovers in question suffer as greatly, both 'in' and 'for' their artful subterfuge. At times, it is, in fact, quite heartrending to observe the inelegance of this couple's severely flawed grand amour, further interrupted by Nestor's incarceration for a murder he did not commit. Irma La Douce was originally begun by Wilder and Diamond with Marilyn Monroe in mind; Wilder, having worked with Monroe on the iconic, Some Like It Hot (1959). Despite setbacks incurred on the set of that picture (Wilder later recalling Monroe's epic lack of concentration, shooting upwards of 52 takes to get her to say one line, "It's me, Sugar."), he clearly recognized Monroe's cache as both a box office sexpot and grand comedienne. Alas, Monroe's untimely passing in '62 necessitated a change of plans, as did the death of Charles Laughton, originally slated to play the barkeeper, Moustache. And thus, MacLaine (much later to quip she had played more loose women than Hollywood madam, Heidi Fleiss had in her employ) was primed for the part. It goes without saying MacLaine is a gifted actress. Indeed, I suspect this to be the heft of our accepting her as a prostitute. She even adopts Monroe's trademark hip swivel to ascend the stairs of a seedy hotel.
In past representations of prostitution at the movies (even, a good many from more recent times), such characters are ascribed traits severely skewed to infer the proverbial 'heart of gold'. That Wilder should deprive Irma of as much – she is, in fact, entrenched in a thoughtless self-serving, and, thoroughly misguided motivations, at times with unrelieved nastiness and contempt for all things noble (including Nestor, who she blindly suspects of diddling the competition behind her back) – should normally cause the audience to shift its empathies to Jack Lemmon's put-upon prisoner-of-war in this 'love takes all' dramedy. Except that Lemmon's Nestor Patou is hardly as pure as the driven snow either; faulted by a sanctimonious conscience and a streak of perverted over-protectiveness, increasingly to cloud his better judgement and obscure a morality he so clearly professes to aspire to live by.
After an exuberant prologue, set to Andre Previn's Oscar-winning underscore, and, illustrating Irma's manipulative nature with her clientele (she tells each a different sob story about her supposedly troubled youth and reasons she has 'fallen' to a life of prostitution – incurring the client's guilt and more money left behind on the bureau), Irma La Douce (Irma – the sweet) begins in earnest with Nestor's police transfer from the Bois de Boulogne to Paris' seedier market square district. There, Nestor unearths an enclave of hookers openly working the Hotel Casanova. Stricken with what he perceives to be his moral obligation, Nestor raids the Casanova and has everyone taken into custody. Police Inspector Lefevre (Hershel Bernardi), Nestor's superior, is well aware of the vices operating in the market district. They have been allowed to go on with his complicity, as Lefevre is not only flush with bribes to keep these whores a growing concern, but also has been a very good client at the Casanova in the not-so-distant past. Unable to quantify his reasons – without reprisals – Lefevre dismisses Nestor and later, frames him for bribery.
Disgraced, Nestor returns to the red-light district and Chez Moustache, the corner tavern where the whores and their slick pimps convene. Demoralized, Nestor is nevertheless befriended by Irma La Douce, the district's most popular working girl. Inadvertently, he also makes rather a bad enemy of Irma's flashy handler, Hippolyte. Although hopelessly outclassed in both muscle and youth, Nestor's feistiness rises to a valiant defense of Irma's honor, after Hippolyte abuses her in public. This confrontation ends with Nestor's victory. Smitten, Irma immediately dumps Hippolyte and escorts Nestor back to her tiny flat to show her appreciation. Nestor need never worry about money again. She will work the streets day and night if necessary, to keep him in a manner to which he will most certainly never become accustomed. Outfitted in dandy duds as a common flesh trader, Nestor reluctantly befriends the tavern's barkeeper, known only as 'Moustache'; a real bon vivant who relays his storied life of extraordinary experiences as a one-time attorney, colonel, and, doctor…always prematurely concluding with the running tag, 'But that's another story.'
From the outset, Nestor's management of Irma is flawed. He cannot abide a woman who would think nothing of selling her body to other men while coming home to lay next to him. After all, Nestor loves Irma far too much to share her with anyone. So, after some nerve-jangling jealousy pushes this cocky rooster too far, Nestor lights upon an idea to prevent Irma from squandering her 'talents' on other clientele. He will disguise himself as a British aristocrat whose frequent business dealing in Paris allows him to hire Irma for just one evening a week, but at a hefty price of 500 francs; enough cool cash for Irma to refuse other clients. Moustache thinks the plan total absurd, but reluctantly affords Nestor 500 francs and the use of his basement for quick changes to become the infamous Lord X. Having squandered the first 500 francs lent to him by Moustache but returned to Nestor after Irma's first encounter with Lord X (follow that?), Nestor's plan to maintain his revolving line of credit with Moustache backfires. Nestor is forced to go to work. Although he is not averse to hard labor, Nestor must sneak away from Irma's flat after midnight, working the market square as a meat cutter, fruit seller, and street janitor to maintain the pretense of Lord X's lavish lifestyle. At first, Irma does not suspect a thing. Nestor is back in bed – only moments before she stirs from her restful slumber. Regrettably, Nestor's midnight moonlighting takes its toll on his body. He needs to sleep by day, just as Irma wants to do other things with her lover.
Worse, Irma has begun to harbor genuine empathy toward Lord X. Could she ascend to the aristocracy as the mistress of a great house? Stranger things have happened…or rather, are about to in Wilder's wild ride. Indeed, Lord X never exploits Irma for her body. Instead, he fills her mind with lurid stories of a 'fabricated' unhappy marriage, and his extreme boredom with fictional wealth that has not brought him true happiness. Irma kisses Lord X on the cheek, leaving behind a red lipstick stain as her souvenir. Alas, when later she meets up with Nestor at the tavern, Irma mistakes the fresh smudge as having come from another hooker, Lolita (Hope Holiday) who is flirting with Nestor right under her nose. Accusing Nestor of cheating, Irma retreats to another rendezvous with Lord X. She discusses her leaving France to come live with him at one of his castles in Britain. Unable to come up with a viable reason why this arrangement would never work, Nestor decides to take Lord X's cane, bowler, clothes and briefcase and submerge them in the Seine. Unaware he is being followed by Hippolyte, Nestor tosses these 'remains' into the water, declaring a fond farewell to his alter ego. Already having experienced his adversary's temper, and now, mistaking this incident for the crime of murder, Hippolyte calls the Sûreté. As a result, Nestor is promptly arrested by Lefevre.
Moustache quietly promises Nestor everything will turn out right in the end, owing to his one-time prowess in the courtroom. Regrettably, Nestor is instead sentenced to life in prison. Moustache visits him in jail, sneaking in multiple pantyhose he encourages Nestor to tie together and use to climb from his third-story cell to his waiting car. Fooling one of the guards outside, who briefly informs Moustache he cannot park there, Nestor and Moustache stage a daring escape. Nestor arrives at Irma's flat only to discover she is with child. He offers to marry her. But she informs him the child is not his but (wait for it) Lord X's. Overjoyed, as the baby is still his, Nestor and Irma's renewed pledge of devotion is short-lived as Lefevre and a small army of officers arrive on the scene. Cleverly, Nestor disguises himself in his old policeman's uniform and proceeds, along with the other officers, to investigate the apartment without anyone suspecting his presence.
Deliberately engaging Hippolyte for the next part of his ruse, Nestor arranges to have Lefevre and his men scour the banks of the Seine for him. Instead, Nestor rises from the waters bedecked as the elusive Lord X. Startled by his reappearance, Lefevre has no choice but to dismiss the charges of murder against Nestor. He cannot be charged twice for a crime that never occurred. Determined to make an honest woman of Irma, Nestor is late arriving at the church. The bride is walked down the aisle by Moustache as a small contingent of onlookers, mostly populated by Irma's fellow working girls and their clientele gather for the celebration. Irma's water breaks in the middle of their nuptials. She is hurriedly escorted to a nearby vestibule where she delivers a healthy baby girl. As everyone is much too busy celebrating the marriage and birth, Moustache perplexedly observes as a Brit-born aristocrat, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the fictional Lord X, quietly rises from his pew and strolls out of the cathedral. Unable to qualify what has just happened, Moustache addresses the camera with his 'catch-all' line, "But that's another story."
Ostensibly, the ending to Irma La Douce makes absolutely no sense. Clearly, Billy Wilder is going for the shock value alone; also, and quite likely to have anticipated the comic impact previously extracted from the likes of Joe E. Brown's 'Nobody's perfect' zinger, that capped off Some Like It Hot, or Shirley MacLaine's more deliciously subdued 'Shut up and deal' repartee that concluded – but also typified the relationship between her Fran Kublick and Lemmon's C.C. Baxter in The Apartment. Even so, the appearance of another Lord X in Irma La Douce is a bit of a red herring, rather cheaply tacked on to confound instead of conclude on a highly clever note. Regardless, Irma La Douce was Billy Wilder's best received comedy to date, out-grossing even The Apartment (arguably, his best comedy) with $25,246,588 domestically, on a budget of barely $5 million. In a year that saw the release of Cleopatra, Hitchcock's The Birds, Charade, The Great Escape, It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Pink Panther, Hud, and the Oscar-winning Tom Jones, among many others, Irma La Douce ranked #5 in the heady list of bell-ringers for the year. And although Irma La Douce's worldwide rentals would add another $15 million to this kitty, due to profit participation from Wilder and his co-stars, United Artists' initial profit margin was a measly $440,000.
Viewed today, Irma La Douce represents Billy Wilder at his most audacious. Ironically, Shirley MacLaine did not think much of it, referring to the script as 'crass and clumsy'. She had, in fact, agreed to do the movie before even reading its screenplay; her decision based solely on her equitable working relationship with Wilder and Lemmon in The Apartment. Fair enough, Hollywood's Code of Ethics had relaxed some by the time the picture was released, although there was still enough residual clout in the Code to prevent Wilder from showing 'everything' on the screen. Even so, Irma La Douce packs a potent and politically incorrect wallop. Throughout the making of the movie, the MPPA repeatedly gave Wilder a hard time. So, I suspect it is no coincidence that the pimp's union is nicknamed the 'Mec's Paris Protective Association (or MPPA) – Wilder's less than subtle snub back at them. With the exception of some utterly ravishing establishing shots photographed on location in Paris by cinematographer extraordinaire, Joseph LaShelle, virtually all of Irma La Douce was made on sound stages in Hollywood, the sprawling Rue Casanova, built in forced perspective with scenically receding false fronts at a cost of $350,000 on the Goldwyn back lot, down to the last detail over three months. In total, 48 facades were laid out on three converging streets. For an air of authenticity, Production Designer Alexander Trauner had mullioned window glass, street lamps, door latches, fire hydrants, and other accoutrements, imported from Paris, incorporated into the set design.
It is perhaps interesting to consider what Irma La Douce might have been had the original Monnot/Breffort score survived the transition from stage to screen. As a musical show, Irma La Douce ran an impressive 524 performances and was even Tony-nominated for Best Original Musical. For decades thereafter, the official reason given for the alteration from stage to screen was Monnot's songs were not all that memorable and Wilder felt they slowed down the plot. In reality, the lovely ballad 'Our Language of Love' survived, and, became the centerpiece of André Previn's underscore, interpolated with other original orchestrations written by Previn that, nevertheless, intermittently paid homage to the original stagecraft with cues faintly reminiscent of the Broadway show. In reality, Wilder felt quite uncomfortable doing a musical, decidedly not his forte. Furthermore, he had Joshua Logan's Fanny (1961) to turn to if anyone gave him grief; Fanny, an even more startling example of a hit musical that came to the screen as a serious melodrama instead. In the final analysis, Irma La Douce is enjoyable – and highly suggestive –a la the acerbic genius of Billy Wilder. Wilder and Diamond's prickly dialogue pulls no punches. The characters are vintage Wilder too, at times – highly unlikable in their own right. And, while Wilder plays a mean game of tug-o-war with the audiences' affections for Irma and Nestor, ultimately, it is Lemmon's harried and harangued 'mostly' good guy who garners our empathy. Live 'em. Leave 'em. Love 'em. You simply must!
Irma La Douce comes to Blu-ray via a sparkling new 4K remaster on Blu-ray via Kino Lorber. We give it to MGM/Fox when they decide to do good work. The quality shows. Irma La Douce's original camera negative was in remarkably good shape. With the exception of minute dirt and scratches, the occasional speck and a few other anomalies baked in, what is here yields to a superior and thoroughly vibrant palette of colors, married to exceptional contrast and a modicum of film grain looking quite indigenous to its source. Could MGM/Fox have paid a bit more effort to remove the age-related stuff for a thoroughly pristine 1080p offering? Probably. Has their shortsightedness impacted our overall viewing pleasure? Not inordinately. Best to say the imperfections are present and accounted for without ever becoming distracting.
The audio is another matter entirely. Irma La Douce was never released theatrically in stereo but in mono Westrex. So, we really cannot fault MGM/Fox for not going the extra step to do a re-channeled stereo mix. The 2.0 mono DTS, however, suffers from some fairly glaring reverb. Andre Previn's score, in particular, sounds tinny in spots, and scratchy and distorted in others, with slightly dupey and garbled dialogue scattered throughout. It's not a great mix, I'll grant you, but passable, I suppose, given source materials. We get two audio commentaries; the first, newly recorded by Kat Ellinger; the latter by Joseph McBride. I believe McBride's was part of MGM/Fox's DVD incarnation from some years ago. Personally, I prefer McBride's commentary over Ellinger's. He just seems better informed and offers a more diverse reading of the film. We also get theatrical trailers for other Kino Lorber product. Bottom line: very highly recommended!
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Last Updated: 2:20am GMT 14/03/2007
Pests and Diseases
Honey Bee Colony Collapsing Disorder (CCD)
During the fall of 2006 to early 2007 a large number of honey bee colony deaths were reported across the continental United States. Investigations suggested that outbreaks of unexplained colony deaths have been ongoing for at least the last two years, i.e. beginning in 2004. Historical reports of similar colony losses are well documented in beekeeping literature, with similar outbreaks possibly occurring as long ago as 1896. The current phenomenon, without a predominant and singular recognizable cause has been cautiously termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" (CCD) and is not meant to suggest that colonies are dying due to a novel agent. Nevertheless colony losses are extreme in some cases such that it represents a significant threat to the pollination industry and the commercial production of honey in the United States.
Initial studies of dying bee colonies has revealed a large number of disease organisms present, with most being "stress related" diseases, but without any one disease as a singular causal agent of colony deaths. The magnitude of detected infectious organism in the adult bees may suggest some type of immunosuppressant or that colonies are overwhelmed by the multitude of pathogenic organisms. Case studies and questionnaires related to management practices and environmental factors have identified a few common factors shared by those beekeepers experiencing CCD. However, no common environmental agents or chemicals were identified by these surveys. The search for underlying causes has been narrowed by the preliminary studies, but key questions remain unanswered.
CCD symptoms and beekeeper actions on suspicion of CCD are outlined below.
1. In collapsed colonies (dead colonies):
1. The complete absence of adult bees in colonies with no or little build-up of dead bees in the colonies or in front of those colonies.
2. The presence of capped (sealed) brood in colonies
3. The presence of food stores both honey and bee bread (pollen)
1. Which is not robbed by other bees
2. When attacked by hive pests such as wax moth and small hive beetle, the attack is noticeably delayed.
2. In cases where the colony appears to be actively collapsing (dying):
1. An insufficient workforce to maintain the brood that is present.
2. The workforce seems to be made up of young adult bees.
3. The queen is present.
4. The cluster is reluctant to consume provided feed, such as sugar syrup and protein supplement
A UCSF researcher who found the SARS virus in 2003 and later won a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for his work thinks he has discovered a culprit in the alarming deaths of honeybees across the United States.
Tests of genetic material taken from a "collapsed colony" in Merced County point to a once-rare microbe that previously affected only Asian bees but might have evolved into a strain lethal to those in Europe and the United States, biochemist Joe DeRisi said Wednesday.
DeRisi said tests conducted on material from dead bees at his Mission Bay lab found genes of the single-celled, spore-producing parasite Nosema ceranae, which researchers in Spain have recently shown is capable of wiping out a beehive.
"It is wise to strike a conservative note, because this is early data, but it is interesting," he said.
Government scientists who have been tracking the phenomenon they call Colony Collapse Disorder were skeptical, however, saying the parasite had been an early suspect in the bee die-off but that they had concluded it probably was not responsible.
With a mounting sense of urgency, agricultural scientists are trying to find out just what has caused the disappearance of as much as a quarter of the nation's 2.4 million honeybee colonies since November, when the die-off was first observed by a Pennsylvania beekeeper.
It's not just bad news for beekeepers and honey lovers. Growers of fruits, nuts and many vegetables rely on honeybees to pollinate their crops, which contribute $15 billion to the nation's agricultural output, according to a Cornell University study.
DeRisi is a specialist in the rapid identification of killer germs. In March 2003, he played a key role in helping the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identify the cause of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, the viral illness that claimed 774 lives and wreaked havoc for a time on the Asian economy.
Using a laboratory tool called a microarray — which can instantly match a sample to gene sequences from more than a thousand viruses — he found that SARS was caused by a previously unknown variant of coronavirus, a microbial family responsible for a variety of ailments including the common cold.
The following year, he was awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship, the prize given by the foundation to individuals who have no idea they were nominated until they win. The awards are popularly known as genius grants.
In researching the bee die-offs, DeRisi's team evaluated samples of potential bee pathogens supplied by the Army's biodefense laboratory, the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Scientists there had developed a technique to concentrate possible pathogens into a sample that could be run through a rapid genetic screen test such as DeRisi's. Samples taken from dead bees in a collapsed colony from Le Grand (Merced County) were shipped via overnight mail to DeRisi's San Francisco lab last week.
DeRisi used a technique that allows rapid reading of the genetic code of the suspect bug. It is the same approach, known as "shotgun sequencing," that has been used to read the genomes, or the genetic code, of creatures ranging from bacteria to human beings.
The strips of genetic code are then matched to computerized libraries of known genes from thousands of germs. It was this test that pinpointed Nosema ceranae.
"The bees must have been loaded with this stuff," said DeRisi, who collaborated in the experiment with Dr. Donald Ganem of the UCSF Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Fueling the UCSF scientists' interest in the parasite is a recent paper, published by the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology in January, in which a team of Spanish researchers infected hives of European honeybees with Nosema ceranae. Within eight days, the colonies were wiped out.
The federal government's leading honeybee scientists, however, are not ready to conclude that DeRisi has found anything significant. Jeffery Pettis, research leader for the U.S. Agriculture Department's Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., said reports suggesting that this parasite has recently appeared in the United States are simply wrong. "There are historical samples from the mid-1990s," he said.
Before then, the parasite was seldom seen outside Asia, where it favored a species of honeybee found only there. It did not cause colony collapse in Asia.
Now, Pettis said, tests have shown that Nosema ceranae has displaced a related strain that had been the dominant form of the parasite in the United States, Pettis said. However, large quantities of the microbe have been found in bee colonies that are healthy, as well as in those that have collapsed, he said.
Pettis said the parasite could simply be taking advantage of a newly developed weakness in the insects' immune systems. "Mostly we think of Nosema as a stress disorder of honeybees," he said.
It is possible that a more virulent strain of Nosema ceranae has evolved in the United States, but Pettis doubts it. "We can't rule it out completely," he said.
Evan Skowronski, senior team leader for biosciences at the Army lab and a friend of DeRisi's, said that because the stake are high, every important lead in the search for the cause of the honeybee deaths needs to be pursued.
"We're not ready to say this is it, but it is a pathogen of interest," he said.
Skowronski said there is no reason to think that the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder is "anything other than Mother Nature." However, he said that any natural threat to honeybees has major implications for the United States. "This needs a high level of attention," he said.
DeRisi agreed that more tests will be needed to prove or disprove the parasite's role in the disappearance of the bees.
"In our results, the control bees did not have it, and the sick ones were loaded with the stuff," he said. "It is going to take a lot of time to figure out."
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- jackpoloAugust 31, 2011 at 2:26 AM
where does one start, the colors, the hair weaves, the badly sewn dresses - less is more my people!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 5:12 AM
these photos got me thinking...what makes an event classy? you (the celebrant) or your guests? do your quests take a cue on what to wear from their perception of you or could it be possible for someone classy to happen to know so many trashy looking people? Is it true that money can't buy you class? even the groom's suit is sitll giving me nightmares let alone these riotous looking guests. Half of these guests dressed like streetwalkers..those iyana law schools babes at night waiting for expat to pick them up for runs. this is just sad. i have never seen such collaboration of nonsense in my life! Afi bi carribean carnivalReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 5:33 AM
I will be dubbing the purple jumpsuitReplyDelete
my eyes are actually hurting. Too many fashion atrocities to even speak of. Naija people have forgotten what is appropriate to wear to weddings. Classy dresses with elegant hats have been replaced with attire suitable for nightclubs in Surulere. Tattoos on display, ridiculously tight dresses, sunglasses indoors, henious lace wigs, breasts hanging out...the list is endless. This is just an epic fashion failure.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 12:08 PM
AGAIN I REPEAT FROM PREVIOUS POST:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 2:55 PM
i swear fashion police should jail majority of these people ,kilode!!!!!! is fashion by force?how can u sow jumpsuit with lace material?gosh!, how can u wear purple and do red or what is the color of that hairstyle one of the babe in the picture is carrying on her head?ReplyDelete
serious fashion blunder, mistakes, majority of them are so appalling, make ups are not good, dresses are a NO, No, even some of them are not comfortable in the shoes they are wearing, all sorts of hair frm brazillian,peruvian,india,china,japan,afghanistan,iran,even nigeria go dey am sure(lol)kai what some people do all in the name of fashion and class is so sad.
why wear a short dress when u know u wont feel comfortable in them and you have to use purse to hold it down so dat wind dont blow it and open free show for all?
anyway like they say one man's meat is another man's poison, am sure they all have mirrors at home and looked at the mirror and admire themselves before coming for the wedding, so who am i to judge them for trying to give people like me migraine
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Sorry, but this is the 'razzest' crowd and dress style I have ever seen, if there's such a word.ReplyDelete
Wow . . and I be guy o.
There's something called pedigree. You cannot buy it with all the money in the world.ReplyDelete
Your pedigree says a lot about you. Even if you wear Primark and/or Forever 21 and you have pedigree you will get away with it. If you don't have pedigree and you dress in Giorgio Armani, it will not wash.
This is their pedigree and this is their class of friends. As far as they are concerned they are dressed to the nines. Leave them please.
It's because some of us have pedigree that we are saying it looks like a horror show. But like for like people in this set will say it's fantabulous.
Somewhere else, someone said Genny is too much to be in such a setting? I laughed!! She's just like them. Don't be deceived by all the clothes, shoes, cars, money and grooming. The fact that she has friends that we know and probably hang out with or used to hang out with doesn't change anything. It's all down to pedigree.
Did some of us get groomed? No! Our ELAN and ECLAT are from home.
I don't watch Nollywood movies but i follow their stories via the dailies and blogs. It's through them that i got to hear of MJ, Lovely and the phantom Prince.
The style of the purple jumpsuit (harem or Jodhpur?) is okay. Plain fabric would have looked nice. Even a JBL Ankara with embellishments would have looked nice.
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Kaiiiii, and tufiaka!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 8:31 PM
It wasn`t fancy dress?? Seriously??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 10:29 PM
This looks like an ashewo carnival! Dont they know they are going for a wedding. Half of them like they are going clubbing to one tacky clubReplyDelete
- AdenikeSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:58 AM
Gaddamitttttttttt, its freaking wedding, why some people dress like stripper or should i say Skripper....lawd av merci. Phewwww, nike calm down....lolReplyDelete
OMG, I just saw "rihanna and ying yang twins".....LOL
Lawd have mercy worst wedding guests dresser of the century....
LMAO@Bola, I sure ain't dubbing none of the outfit....most look a hotamess
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Confirmed ghetto wedding of d year!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:55 AM
there is something downright tacky about the dressing of these gals and the HAIRSTYLES omg the HAIRSTYLES!!! ** HOT MESS *ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM
every wear here screams tacky it shows the kind of razzos mj rolls withReplyDelete
Alot of these people are looking downright horrific. Exessive fake hair, pancake, scarred up legs... Let me stop.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:33 PM
going thru the pictures and am like WTF????? guess the only difference btw MJ and all her trashy guests is dat she's a Nollywood actress, cos i wonder how she managed to gather a whole lot trash as guest if she isnt a trash too!! nuff said.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:54 PM
LMAO @ Ying Yang Twins!ReplyDelete
This one no be wedding na Halloween Costume party!!!
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Oh my God, I thot I was having a nightmare, but I'm awake. The circus really did come to town. I've never seen anything like this in my thirty-something years on earth. TRASH.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:15 AM
All I See is Tacky tacky tacky tacky all the way ewwwwwwwwwwwwww Trashy trashy trashyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 8:33 PM
ITS SO TERRIBLE WHEN A HUMAN BEING SEES NOTHING GOOD IN OTHERS.GLANCING THROUGH ALL THESE HORRIFIC COMMENTS I CAN TELL ALL NEGATIVE COMMENTS HERE COMES FROM UGLY PEOPLE,WITH MUCH BITTERNESS AND HATRED FROM THE INSIDE.WHY INCLUDE MERCY IN ALL THESE,GUYS GET YRSELF A LIFE AND STOP ALL THE INSULTS,WHETHER U LIKE IT OR NOT SHE IS ON TOP AND ROCKING,HATERS GET INTO A BOTTLE AND EXPLODE...ReplyDelete


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Democrat Jon Ossoff has talked for months about his plan to cut "wasteful spending" in Washington. On Wednesday he outlined how he would aim to slash $16 billion at a Capitol press conference in front of a bank of television cameras.
The proposal is the latest example of his campaign's effort to reach out to conservatives ahead of the June 20 runoff against Republican Karen Handel. The district, stretching from east Cobb to north DeKalb, has been in GOP hands for decades and he likely can't win it without Republican help.
It leans heavily on reports from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office that outline ways to reduce overlap and slash spending.
They include consolidating federal data centers – which he said would save $5.4 billion – and another $2.3 billion in savings from more military joint bases that can be used by multiple branches of the armed services.
The Defense Department cuts have long been a hot-button issue in Georgia, and politicians and business leaders constantly worry that a new round of consolidations could close one of the state's military bases. A 2005 Defense Department report on the $2.3 billion in cuts listed 13 military installations that could be turned into joint-bases; none are in Georgia.
(Among the opponents of a 2012 vote to prohibit base closures is Rep. Hank Johnson, Ossoff's former boss and one of his mentors.)
Handel's campaign said his talk of eliminating waste is an attempt to "hoodwink" voters into thinking he's a fiscal conservative.
"Jon Ossoff's press conference is nothing more than a facade, hoping he can hide that his campaign is being bankrolled by Nancy Pelosi and liberal extremists who support billions more in spending paid for with higher taxes on Georgia families," said spokesman Charlie Harper. "Karen Handel is the candidate with real record of cutting wasteful spending and balancing budgets."
Ossoff said he doesn't agree with all the report's recommendations, but that Congress should either explore enacting the recommendations or force an explanation of why the government is following them. His campaign said the cost-savings could be reinvested in military spending, and were designed to promote more efficiency.
His three-page plan also included a rough outline of what he said would be $600 billion in tax-savings over a 10-year plan by "bringing the government up to private sector standards."
It includes a crackdown on improper and fraudulent Medicare and Social Security payments, long a standard refrain from candidates from both parties. He said cutting waste "is a matter of public interest."
"We need to break out of the mindset that cutting waste and making government more efficient is a partisan issue," Ossoff said. "It's precisely by cutting waste and making government more efficient that we can set the kind of priorities that are in the public's interest."
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012 Update
This was posted Saturday on the FORUM and is reposted here for those that are following the transfer on the Blog site.
You will now note that when you go to the existing .COM forum site here:
that you will get the same page as when you go to the .CA site at:
which was one more step in the conversion process. For those not conversant with HTML or PHP codes, when you go to a site it looks first for a page called "index.html". You can have that page open in your browser or set it to automatically redirect you to another site, or another page in the web site.
For some time the automatic feature has been in place that sends you directly to the forum at:
where it first looks for a file called "index.php" and voilà, the site opens.
The purpose of having this change made is so that when the conversion starts, now planned for 1800 hours on Monday July 9th, you will still see the index page but you will not be able to go to the forum. Both the .COM and the .CA forums will be CLOSED during the conversion so that posts are not made and then lost when the new system is restarted.
During that period you would go to the BLOG for updates which is at:
Interesting that unknown to me until I noticed it in the last few days, BLOGGER has also changed the system so when you go to the .COM address it directs you now to the .CA address. Eventually that will happen if you go to the CEFSG Forum at the .COM address.
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Friday, October 14, 2005
LexTran Taxer Running For City Council
Local tax bills are hitting mailboxes this week and they include a line for the "LexTran Tax." Fayette county voters passed a referendum last year to hit themselves with this one and the time has come to pay up.
The good news is that the manager of the campaign to hit you with this tax is running for the Lexington City Council's 7th district. His name is Justin Dobbs. Conservatives in the District have a candidate to beat him. (Not ready to go public with the name yet, though.) When she does announce though, conservatives from all over the state would do well to send her a few dollars.


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The above video is a very interesting interpretation of the classic song by American composer George Gershwin, written in 1933, called "Summertime," a major part of the operetta Porgy and Bess. This particular cover of the song is performed by Diego Laverde Rojas on the Latin Harp and Olav Plotz on percussion. It was recorded in spring 2015 in, I believe, Itzehoe, Germany.
"Summertime" is one of my favorite songs. It's frequently on my mind this time of year, early to mid June, as the weather grows warm and the yield of the fields and rivers–fish, corn, potatoes, meat, and wine–reaches our tables and reminds us of how wonderful it is to be human. I've made a conscious decision to make this summer a great one, full of literature, wine, food, family and love as well as learning, writing and history. Thus, "Summertime" has greater meaning for me this year, 2015, than it usually does.
I know Olav Plotz personally. He is the uncle of my good friend Karl, who lives in northern Germany and who featured prominently in my series of articles last summer about the Wacken Open Air festival. Music runs in the family, because Karl is the guy behind the one-man band Rekator, and whose musical stuff may also grace some of my articles this summer. His uncle, as you'll see from this video, is quite talented. I'm happy to showcase his stuff on my blog.
This song makes you want to pop the cork on a nice bottle of wine, and enjoy the good evening weather! There will be plenty of that this summer, I hope. Enjoy!


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Jeff Bzdelik sees path to fixing Rockets' defense
New assistant coachsees team's potentialamid recent disaster
Minutes after Rockets owner Leslie Alexander cited the expertise of new assistant coach Jeff Bzdelik as evidence of how committed the Rockets would be to defense, Mike D'Antoni joked that if the defense falters, Bzdelik can be blamed.
D'Antoni was going for a laugh and got it. But it did not take long for Bzdelik to demonstrate why the Rockets' defense will be to such a large extent in his hands and how he so thoroughly won over the Rockets' owner when interviewing for the head coaching position that went to D'Antoni.
"Nine out of the last 10 championship teams had a balance," Bzdelik said. "They were in the top 10 on defense and offense. You have to have balance. You have to be committed to both sides of the ball. Otherwise, you're kidding yourself.
"Two years ago, they (the Rockets) were very good defensively. The ability and the talent is there. There needs to be a mentality where all five guys understand that it takes all five guys to get a stop, everybody's involved and if one guy doesn't do his job, he's an outcast."
If Bzdelik sounded eager to bring that message to Rockets players, he was. When he gets that chance, he will be considerably more specific. But before they hear all that, they will learn that his defensive priorities match up remarkably well with their defensive liabilities last season.
"We can't be one-way runners," Bzdelik said. "We want to run the basketball, but we have to get back on defense. What you want on offense is to score or get fouled, to get a wide-open shot with the right guys taking it. On defense, you have to stop those things. We want to force teams to take tough, contested twos outside the paint and inside the arc.
"You have to understand, No. 1, when the shot is taken, you have to get out of the corners. You can't stare at the ball and see if it goes in. As soon as the ball is on the fingertips of the shooter, we need people back. If you're outside the arc, you can't be running in. You have to get back.
"In defensive transition, we need three things. No. 1, you don't want to give up a coast-to-coast layup. You don't want to give up a layup off one pass. And you want to make them at least reverse the ball with two passes to the weakside where you can at least get back, build your shell and go back to making them take tough twos outside the paint, inside the arc."
The Rockets gave up the ninth-most points in transition during the regular season and the most in the playoffs when they lost to the Warriors in five games. But that was not their greatest weakness. The Rockets were last in the NBA in defensive rebounding percentage, giving up the most second-chance points per game.
"You have to make sure you finish the defensive possession with everybody rebounding, not just leaking out and running," Bzdelik said. "We have to get a defensive rebound first and then run."
Bzdelik also cited the Rockets' defense in 2014-15, when they were sixth in points permitted per possession, when asked about James Harden's potential to improve defensively.
"James is very competitive," Bzdelik said. "In order to defend well, you have to have a great competitive spirit, and he has that."
Bzdelik began his NBA coaching career under Pat Riley in New York and Miami, and there are signs of Riley's influence in his defenses. But he said he had to evolve from those "roots" to match the changes in NBA offenses.
"Pat Riley hired me his last year in New York. I kind of morphed into doing all the game plans for Pat," Bzdelik said. "When we first got to Miami, it kind of just fell on me. I would have to go to Pat sometimes to try to convince him of a scheme. Sometimes, he said, 'No, Jeff, you're crazy. We ain't doing that.' Sometimes, he said, 'Yeah.'
"You do the best you can, have all the evidence, all the stats, have the players understand clearly what is expected, get them to be unselfish. You talk about being selfish on offense. You can be selfish on defense by not helping teammates out when someone gets beat.
"We need to build that trust … and have them clearly understand what's expected of them. I really believe they all want to win, so to understand, yeah, you have to have balance to aspire to win a championship."


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Swagtron Hoverboard Review – Should you buy a Swagtron Hoverboard?
Hoverboards have swept the world and trying to identify the best hoverboard can be very difficult. A company who are making waves in the industry are Swagtron, and we thought we'd complete our very own Swagtron Hoverboard Review to test whether the Swagtron is one of the best hoverboards currently for sale at the moment. The Swagtron T1 – UL2272 Certified Hands Free Two Wheel Self Balancing Electric Scooter comes highly recommended by a number of hoverboard experts, so read our guide below as we examine some of the features of this hoverboard.
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- The scooter comes with a lightweight shell, rubber bumpers, battery indicators and LED headlamps. It has a Smart Battery Management System which can safeguard the battery and it is fitted with patented SentryShield Battery Technology.
- The Swagtron hoverboard draws power from a lithium-ion battery pack, which can be fully charged in 2 hours.
- This 300-W dual electric scooter motor can offer a maximum speed of 8 miles per hour with a range of more than 12 miles.
- This is one of the first models of "next generation" hoverboards that are fitted with robust aluminum wheels, with non-slip foot pedals and sophisticated tire traction. This is not a cheap plastic hoverboard from China that many people bought when the hoverboard was first released.
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- Customers love the fact that the hoverboard can travel for 12 miles on a single battery charge. There is also an indicator which allows users to know when they have to charge the battery.
- Better traction and aluminum wheels ensures that the hoverboard is safe to use and perfect therefore for hoverboard beginners.
- The Swagtron hoverbiard is ideal fro commuting to school or work. Various new tricks and stunts can be performed on the hoverboard if you're feeling really brave. The open wheel well design ensures better wheel maintenance and rotation clearance.
- The Swagtron has UL2272 certification, which means parents can rest easy knowing that the hoverboard is safe for children to use. First generation hoverboards had problems with over heating batteries, but you will not have this problem with the Swagtron.
- The silicone coating, gears, mainboard and battery are covered by the multi-layered aluminum alloy housing, which prevents exposure to heat or moisture.
Can the Swagtron Hoverboard improve?
The Swagtron in our view is the perfect hoverboard. They could maybe improve the hoverboard by offering different wheel diameter sizes.
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All in all, this hoverboard seems to be one of the best hoverboard brands to buy. From our research, the vast majority of owners of the Swagtron seem to be satisfied buyers. If you are looking for a safe, well constructed hoverboard, with all the features that you expect from a hoverboard, my advice would be to purchase this model. Other hoverboard brands to consider include Street Saw Hoverboard.


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Remember that window of opportunity I mentioned before? It closed a bit. The weather warmed up unexpectedly and a friend I assumed (terrible things, assumptions) would be able to help the day after killing the pig can't make it. So it's down to me and Her Outdoors – which is Entirely Appropriate as it could be our last ever pig.
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
The day before you kill your pig, you want to get your brine ready. We use a very clean plastic dustbin. Into this, we pour the brine roughly according to this recipe (which is roughly based on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's with a bit of a John Seymour influence). I'm copying this straight out of Her Outdoors' notes:
12 litres water
3.5 kg salt
1 kg brown sugar
2 big dollops treacle
2 beers (Guiness this time)
bag of spices (bay leaf, nutmeg, cloves, black peppercorns, juniper)
Bring to boil (and boil for 10 mins), leave to cool with spice bag in
If the weather's with you, it should cool in time. It's still a little warm at the moment, but I went ahead with killing the pig today, and I'll use freezer blocks to bring the temperature down tomorrow. The brine should be (from memory) under 5C. It should drop to 7C tonight but it's still warmer than I would like, ideally.
Unwary vegetarians look away now: The pig was killed with a shot to the head, immediately bled, and de-haired using scalding water and an old piece of scythe blade. We had to improvise a table using a ladder on blocks, and he was gutted and left overnight to cool. The pig man agreed he's about 150 kg, which means tomorrow is going to be full and tiring.
Excuse, in advance, the lack of wit in the posts for this week. It takes time to be witty, and that is something that will be in short supply.


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From his column Church Tech
Our smartphones are replacing more and more devices, and I like that. The fewer items I need to carry around and keep track of, the better. My phone has largely supplanted my digital camera, video camera, flashlight, magazine, newspaper, scanner, GPS, road map, portable game machine, radio, portable music player and likely—in the future—my wallet.
To replace your portable music player, you first need to digitize your music, which we discussed in a previous article. Next, you need a way to get the music out of the smartphone and into the amplifiers and speakers around you. Here are some recommendations for listening out loud.
Overall, there are three common methods for sending your music through an amplified speaker system. A wired connection offers the best sound. You can either use the headphone port, which is pretty good, or, on an Apple device, you can use the docking port, which offers a clean unamplified signal. Bluetooth is the most common wireless connection. It is short range (you have to be within a few yards of the device), relatively inexpensive, and works with nearly every brand of smartphone. Lastly there is Wi-Fi, which offers high quality and a much longer range, but it usually requires a certain brand of smartphone to connect to a certain device.
Connecting at Home
If you already have a stereo system at home, then all you really need is a docking station. For less than $30 you can purchase and connect a phone dock to an input on your stereo. Most also allow for connection of a power supply to recharge the phone while you fill your house with music.
Logitech offers a Bluetooth adapter that connects by wire to your stereo. Then wirelessly from your phone you can sync and send music to it. No need to leave your phone physically connected.
If you have Apple devices and don't want to be limited by the range of Bluetooth, you could purchase an Apple TV and connect it to your stereo and home Wi-Fi. This will allow for transmitting music from any Apple equipment to your stereo throughout the house.
And there are more elaborate, whole house streaming audio systems such as equipment by Sonos.
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When travelling the streets and highways, the wired option consists of a tape deck adapter, auxiliary input port, or a built in iPhone 30-pin connector (or adapter for use with newer Apple devices). In these cases just connect and go.
Many vehicles also allow any phone with Bluetooth to transmit music, map directions, and other audio wirelessly. Just match phone with your car once. Thereafter, whenever the device and car are near, they can make beautiful music together.
In the Great Outdoors
Getting outdoors is often a good time to get away from electronic devices and sounds. But when the cicadas are perky, it might be nice to play some tunes or listen to an audio book. There are many options for battery powered speaker systems. Look for one that includes Bluetooth as well as wired options, then you can connect either way. This type of speaker can be used plugged in at your home or office and then unplugged and taken with you for hours of portable use—like in a boat or on a picnic. My favorite options for this purpose are the Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Speaker which has 8 speakers in it and sounds wonderful, or, for a bit more, the Logitech UE Boombox which keeps the full sound going even when on battery, and allows up to three devices to connect simultaneously, so everyone can contribute songs.
Who knows, once you master the basics of connecting your music, you may grab a pair of Sennheiser cans, your favorite DJ app, and start scratching, juggling, and stuttering between votes at the next annual church meeting.
Mark Evilsizor has worked in Information Technology for more than 20 years. He currently serves as head of IT for the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Mo. Views and opinions expressed are strictly his own.


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I know I'm a little late in writing this as the Christmas Lights in my town got turned on at the end of November, but I thought it was Christmassy enough to let it wait until Blogmas. As I moved to High Wycombe at the end of July, this will be my first Christmas living in this town. I'd been to the Christmas light switch on before during my uni days, but it felt more special knowing this is now my home. Mum came over to mine and then we walked into town, the council had blocked off the surrounding roads meaning people roam freely. For a small town, they went all out on this occasion. There were rides, stalls and two stages.
We walked around, and you couldn't help but feel festive! We watched some primary schools sing carols and the local performing arts school do a few dance routines on the stages and then walked around the food stalls where the smell of mulled wine and bratwurst filled the air. We went into the Church in the middle of the square and heard the choir sing carols; this actually bought a tear to my eye. The church was so old fashioned and beautiful; it was so peaceful to sit in there and listen to them.
6:30 pm came and Barney joined us just in time for the official switch-on of the Christmas Lights. This year we had Linda Robson turn them on as she is starring in the pantomime 'Cinderella' at the Wycombe Swan Theatre. In a matter of seconds, the whole of the town was filled with various lights and felt magical.
On the way to getting some food (I went for the Turkey Pie and Mulled Cider … delicious!), we came across a pen of 3 reindeer. They were stunning, their antlers looked amazing up close and I got to stroke them. Truly the perfect ending to a festive night!
Did you go to any Christmas light switch on this year?
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Evening tour planned at Schedel Gardens
ELMORE – Master gardener Elaine Mylander will direct a twilight journey at 6:30 p.m. of the beautiful 17-acre graden estate of Joe and Marie Schedel Thursday. Cost is $15 per person or $13 for Schedel Gardens members.
The tour will include information on plants and trees, as well as Schedel history.
The two-hour tour also will include a brief stop by the Schedel Summer Cottage or "shack" as the Schedels often referred to it.
At 6 p.m., participants can enjoy a complimentary glass of wine at the Brown Welcome Center.
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It can be easy to misclassify a worker, especially when it comes to small businesses. There are a few different classifications that employees can fall under, such as employee or independent contractor, salaried or hourly and overtime exempt or non-exempt. … Continue reading →
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