"Professional" managers getting higher and higher pay for playing with numbers are the causes. This is disgusting. I can't resist this time. The "professional" managers game is playing in full-swing here. Businesses and either paying top dollars for these people to come here, or emulating them exactly. Good people are being asked to leave and replaced by new cheaper ones, so that short-term books can look good. By the time, the damages are due, these people are long gone with fat bonuses. Amazingly, they move on with even higher-pay to screw up more people and businesses. Cheers, Ling SM -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body