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While the Cuomo Adminstration is dismissing press reports that the state is running $200 million in the red, the Senate Democrats are out with their own projections preparing for the upcoming Quick Start process.
And they say, yes, the budget picture is not only bad, but worse than what's been reported with a deficit projected at $3 billion and a $250 million gap this year.
A couple of thoughts here: A frightful looming deficit can be viewed as helping to support the millionaire's tax, which this time around would apply to true millionaires not those earning more than $200,000.
And it's entirely possible that the governor's people have arrived at a deficit number but are simply waiting to release it later in the week, once the media dust from Tuesday's local elections clears, and allows some more headline space.
Here is the budget statement from Sen. Democratic Minority Leader John Sampson followed by their projections and a response from Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif.
The Senate Democratic Conference today released our mid-year budget report, showing decline in revenue. The report, generated as part of the state's "Quick Start" budget process, projects the deficit will reach $3 billion next year along with a gap of almost $250 million this year.
After unprecedented cuts were made to critical services and programs this year we will again be faced with hard choices as many New Yorkers struggle to find jobs. We in the Democratic Conference believe New Yorkers have suffered enough pain. We call on our Republican colleagues to join with us in extending the Millionaires' Tax for those earning a million or more. Now is not the time for massive tax breaks for the wealthy when our state is starved for revenue and communities are hurting.
According to numbers provided by New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, if the threshold is moved to a million dollars, only 65,000 filers would be affected, of which 29,000 do not actually live in New York. The revenue created could be used to invest in infrastructure and rebuilding projects which would provide much needed jobs for New Yorkers, as well as for economic development, health care, education, and social services.
In times of crisis New Yorkers have shown we can come together for the collective good of our state. Now is the time for us to be fair about the sacrifices we are asking of the people we represent.
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And from Reif:
"After the Senate Democrats raised taxes and spending by $14 billion, ran up a $10 billion deficit and left the State on the brink of financial ruin, New Yorkers would be wise to treat this as a political document and not a statement of fact. Like Governor Cuomo, Senate Republicans oppose raising taxes because doing so would hurt New York's ability to compete, grow our economy and create jobs for workers who need them. While our fiscal staff will continue to monitor both revenue and spending to ensure the budget remains balanced, it's clear that the Senate Democrats – – by once again calling for higher taxes – – haven't learned any lessons from their disastrous two-year reign in the majority."


text: A longtime fan of the South, James Beard award-winning Chef Rick Tramonto immersed himself into the traditions of southern cuisine at Restaurant R'evolution, in partnership with celebrated Louisiana native son Chef John Folse. Friends for over a decade, the two chefs deepened their bond in the wake of Hurricane Katrina when Folse asked Tramonto to join his large-scale efforts to feed evacuees and rescuers across the region. That life-changing experience reinforced Tramonto's respect for the resilience of the South and laid the foundation for the establishment of Home on the Range: Folse Tramonto Restaurant Development, LLC in August 2010. Restaurant R'evolution opened in New Orleans in June 2012 as the first joint venture for the two chefs with Seafood R'evolution in Ridgeland, MS following just over two years later.

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25 years in making, Hindu encyclopedia is complete
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A comprehensive encyclopedia of one of the world's major religions is set to be unveiled next week in South Carolina. The 11-volume work covers Hindu spiritual beliefs, practices and philosophy, and is the culmination of a 25-year academic effort.
The encyclopedia is written in English and includes about 7,000 articles on Hinduism and its practices. The work also deals with Indian history, languages, art, music, dance, architecture, medicine, and women's issues.
The first volumes arrived at the University of South Carolina on Wednesday. They are to be donated to the university's library system.
USC Professor Hal French is associate editor of the "Encyclopedia of Hinduism" and says the goal was to have a definitive work. He calls the effort a milestone of research that brought Eastern and Western scholarship together.


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All Play and No Work is a modern American farce that takes place in an office. It is well-suited for community theatres whose audiences appreciate farces and comedy plays.
An ordinary day at the office turns to cutthroat chaos when the boss announces he'll be promoting one of his employees by the end of the day.
That's all the incentive co-workers Jane, Victor, and Phil need to start competitive brown-nosing and undermining each other through lies and hijinks.
Things only get more out-of-control when a foreign stranger, an IRS agent, and a homeless woman arrive and become unwitting participants in the mayhem.
Will the most deserving cubicle dweller earn the coveted promotion, or will it go to someone who treats a day on the job as all play and no work?
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Marti, Back in the days of DOS, I taught LD and CD children to use the computer for daily lessons, and helped them use the Internet for weekly lessons. Most of the time, I read the incoming e-mail to the students, although some did learn to handle their correspondence independently. When most were writing replies the method was that they would tell me what they wanted to say and I'd feed it back to them word by word as they typed it. If I didn't feed it back, many of them were unable to remember what they wanted to write long enough to type it... Teaching children to use the Internet with a GUI interface, cuts off a lot of the difficulties. None of the dyslexic members of my family used computers before GUI. Happy Mother's Day to all ... Anne At 05:53 AM 5/13/01 -0400, Marti wrote: >Lisa, > Thank you for providing a lot of useful information that has greatly >enhanced my understanding of these conditions. > I don't think anybody is saying we should not try to include guidelines >that help people with LD, CD etc, rather we are stuggling with just how to >do that. In particular how to do that without making things harder for >other groups at the same time. It is unfortunate, but a fact, that what >helps one group may make life more difficult for others. An example in the >"real" world is curb cuts. Absolutely needed for wheelchairs, loved by >mothers with baby strollers and somehting generally liked by everybody once >they got accustomed to the idea but ... >Did you know they are a problem for the blind? Did you know that a curb cut >makes it hard for many blind people to find the curb edge so they can line >up to cross streets properly? > >What seems to be happening here is we have needs that conflict with each >other, what makes it more accessible to one group interfers with the access >of another and the requirements may discourage people from even trying to >make things more accessible. >I venture to guess that not so many years ago, before the GUI, those with >LD, CD etc did not use computers at all. Now, with the GUI everywhere, and >multi-media growing by leaps and bounds things are so tantalizingly close it >must be a major frustration. >I believe we fall back on the TEXT answer because we know the most about it, >it was here before the GUI. Alt text and things like it are, after all only >meant to provide access in a manner that exsisted before the GUI. >What we are reaching for now is really new ground, and the more >understanding we have of the needs of these groups the better chance we will >have of developing good answers. >Marti > > > > Anne Pemberton email@example.com http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.geocities.com/apembert45Received on Sunday, 13 May 2001 09:02:37 UTC
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Human Rights and Democracy: The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report - Turkmenistan
|United Kingdom: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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|15 April 2013
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|United Kingdom: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Human Rights and Democracy: The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report - Turkmenistan, 15 April 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/516fb7bb16.html [accessed 21 February 2018]
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Turkmenistan is a signatory to most international human rights instruments and its national legislation and constitution contain provisions for the protection of those rights. In 2012, we continued to have significant human rights concerns in Turkmenistan. There is a broad gap between the government's rhetoric on democracy and human rights and its practice.
This was underlined when Turkmenistan appeared before the UN Human Rights Committee in March. The HRC noted that, while Turkmenistan had shown willingness to improve its human rights record, there was a broad gap between the country's legislation and its implementation, including in relation to the prohibition of torture, degrading treatment, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. More generally, the media continues to be tightly controlled and Internet access limited. Corruption and lack of transparency are serious problems. Turkmenistan also has yet to make significant progress towards a pluralistic political system. Nevertheless, there were some modest positive developments in certain areas in 2012. These included further, albeit limited, access to a detention facility by an independent international organisation; Turkmenistan hosting a significant international media conference for the first time; the return to the market of an independent mobile phone and Internet operator; the establishment of official human rights resource centres in each of the country's five regions; and the release of a small number individuals whose cases had been raised by the UK and others.
Our objectives for 2012 were to use high-level engagement and other opportunities to encourage progress on human rights. As anticipated in the last report, the Turkmen authorities maintained a policy of committing to reforms but taking only incremental steps in putting those commitments into practice. We were able to work with the Turkmen authorities in some areas such as media reform, the rule of law, and transparency and openness.
In 2013, the UK will continue to use high-level engagement to encourage Turkmenistan to do more to meet its international human rights obligations. We will also work with key international partners – particularly the EU and OSCE – to encourage reform. We will support action to hold the next round of the EU/Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue as soon as possible. We will also participate fully as Turkmenistan undergoes its next Universal Periodic Review in April/May 2013. Overall, however, we judge that Turkmenistan's concerns about security and stability, allied to an inherently cautious approach to change, mean that the prospects for substantive reform in the short to medium term are limited.
The main event of the year was the presidential election on 12 February. A pre-election assessment by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded that the electoral process would not meet international standards. It referred in particular to concerns about ongoing restrictions on fundamental freedoms, the limited choice between competing political alternatives, and the need to bring Turkmenistan's legal framework into line with OSCE commitments for democratic elections. In the circumstances, ODIHR did not deploy an observer mission. On the day, President Berdimuhamedov was re-elected with over 97% of the vote from a reported turnout of over 96%. The EU expressed concern about the conduct of the election.
President Berdimuhamedov signed a new law on political parties in January. This was too late for it to have an impact on the presidential election, but it has potentially opened the door to a different political landscape in Turkmenistan. Parliamentary elections at the end of 2013 will reveal the extent to which these changes represent meaningful reform. We will continue to encourage the Turkmen authorities to move towards a democratic system.
Freedom of expression and assembly
Turkmenistan was ranked 196 out of 197 countries in the latest Freedom of the Press Index published by US-based NGO, Freedom House. It remains impossible to buy international newspapers or any other foreign written media in Turkmenistan. Internet access remains under-developed and strictly controlled. The Turkmen government continues to block social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter. On a more positive note, the independent Russian mobile phone and Internet operator MTS, whose operation in Turkmenistan was suspended in December 2010, returned to the market on 30 August. Satellite dishes capable of receiving Russian, Turkish and other international news and entertainment channels remain readily available.
The BBC World Service Trust/Media Action has been working to build capacity within Turkmenistan to engage with the international media and improve access to information for foreign journalists, including facilitating a successful application by Turkmenistan for membership of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. We supported a visit to London in March by a delegation of Turkmen media representatives to meet the BBC, the Press Complaints Commission, Ofcom and the National Union of Journalists. The UK also contributed funds for the 14th Central Asian Media Conference in Ashgabat on 5-6 July, managed by the OSCE. This was the first time that Turkmenistan had agreed to host the event.
Turkmenistan finally adopted a new media law on 22 December. The BBC World Trust and OSCE were among those who provided advice during the drafting stages. At the time of writing, we and other international observers are looking to assess the law and its impact on the media environment in Turkmenistan.
In spite of the existence of relevant legal provisions, the authorities do not allow citizens to exercise the right to assembly.
Human rights defenders
The EU, UN Development Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights have been working to increase understanding in Turkmenistan about international human rights standards and mechanisms. One outcome has been that official Human Rights Resource Centres are now operating in each of Turkmenistan's five regions. These centres represent a modest but important means to raise awareness about human rights in Turkmenistan.
But independent human rights defenders such as the Vienna-based Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights are unable to operate and the registration process for independent NGOs is complex, bureaucratic and effectively subject to arbitrary assessment by the state. The authorities have also sought in the past to prevent Turkmen human rights defenders from attending international human rights and civil society meetings held outside Turkmenistan. Unregistered NGO activity is punishable by fines, short-term detention and confiscation of property. Civil society organisations have little awareness of human rights work or ability to reach a wider audience. The UK was pleased therefore to work jointly with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on a seminar in March to enhance participants' skills and knowledge about project preparation and management.
Access to justice and the rule of law
Corruption and general lack of transparency remains a significant problem in Turkmenistan. Transparency International ranked Turkmenistan 170 out of 176 states surveyed in its Corruption Perceptions Index published on 5 December.
It remains difficult for individuals to challenge court decisions. We have yet to see evidence of an improvement in sentencing and prison conditions.
There have been some positive developments on individual cases of concern. Ilmurad Nurliev, a Pentecostal pastor who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment in October 2010, ostensibly for fraud, but whose conviction a number of NGOs believe was connected to his involvement in an unregistered religious organisation, received a presidential pardon on 16 February. Bisengul Begdesenov also received presidential pardon on 16 February. Mr Begdesenov had been given a suspended sentence of nine years in May 2011 for fraudulent activities but, again, reliable NGO reporting suggests the real reason may have been official concern about his (unsuccessful) attempt to register an ethnic Kazakh cultural centre in Ashgabat. In a separate development, Owezgeldi Atayew and his wife, who were accused of engineering a suicide attempt by their daughter-in-law and were sentenced in February 2007 to five years in prison, have been released. Under the constitution of Turkmenistan, Mr Atayew was set to become the country's interim leader in 2006 following the death of President Niyazov and pending the selection of a new President. Their release was confirmed by the Turkmen delegation during the UN Human Rights Committee meeting in New York in March.
Our Embassy in Ashgabat arranged a visit to Turkmenistan in March by experts on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The purpose of the visit was to build on the first ever seminar on EITI in Turkmenistan in September 2011 by deepening understanding in the Turkmen government about the initiative, which provides a global standard for the transparent management of revenues from natural resources, its principles and its benefits. We will look for further opportunities in 2013 to encourage and develop cooperation in this area. We will also continue to raise with the Turkmen authorities the importance of the rule of law, including lobbying on individual cases where appropriate.
Death penalty
Turkmenistan co-sponsored the draft resolution on a "Moratorium on the use of the Death Penalty" during the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The UK welcomes this, as their co-sponsorship helps to ensure wide cross-regional support for the resolution. Turkmenistan abolished the death penalty in 1999.
Turkmenistan's parliament passed a number of legislative changes on 4 August, including an amendment to the Criminal Code that brings the definition of torture in Turkmen law into line with Article 1 of the UN Convention against Torture. But it will remain difficult to make a fully accurate assessment of the treatment of prisoners and other detainees until international bodies such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are allowed full and unfettered access to detention facilities in Turkmenistan. A UN report in June 2011 raised concerns about reports of widespread torture in places of detention and stressed the need for substantive progress in Turkmenistan's prison system. Security officials are believed to use excessive force, including beating, when intent on extracting confessions from detainees. We are encouraged, however, by the fact that Turkmenistan granted access by an ICRC delegation to a juvenile correctional facility in Mary in April, building on a similar visit to the medical unit of another detention facility in 2011.
Prison conditions are unsanitary, overcrowded and unsafe. Some facilities are located in areas of extremely harsh climate conditions, with excessive heat in the summers and freezing temperatures in the winter. The nutritional value of prison food is poor. The Turkmen government has, however, declared its intention to modernise existing penitentiary facilities and build new ones according to international standards. In June, it adopted a juvenile justice programme for children under 18, developed in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF, which seeks to align Turkmenistan's legislation, policies and practice with international norms on juvenile justice, rights and freedoms. Overall, however, much more progress needs to be made on all of these issues. The UK will continue to encourage the Turkmen authorities to allow full and independent access to detention facilities and individual prisoners, including by UN Special Rapporteurs.
Freedom of religion or belief
We remain concerned about religious freedom in Turkmenistan. Religion is largely government-controlled and any religious organisation wishing to operate in the country is required to register with the authorities. Obtaining registration is not easy because of bureaucratic and other hurdles, and those organisations that have registered can find it difficult to operate due to government constraints on opening new premises and size of services. The law prohibits proselytising. It also prohibits the publication of religious literature. The importation of any religious publication has to be approved by the Council of Religious Affairs and it remains hard to obtain permission. Individuals and religious communities still experience administrative restrictions or various other forms of harassment.
A Turkmen citizen, Vladimir Nuryllaev, was convicted on 18 January to four years' imprisonment, ostensibly for distributing pornographic material but international human rights NGOs asserted that his conviction flowed directly from his status as a Jehovah's Witness.
EU Heads of Mission raised their concern about this case in February. Vladimir Nuryllaev was released as part of a broader presidential amnesty on 17 May.
We have been concerned about further reports during the year of harassment and some cases of detention affecting certain other religious communities such as Protestants in Turkmenistan's Lebap region. As a result, the British Embassy (as local EU Presidency) and EU partners in Ashgabat raised the issue with the Turkmen authorities, underlining the need to respect fundamental and universal values of freedom of thought, conscience and belief, and the importance of Turkmenistan abiding by its international commitments and obligations.
Minority rights
Although Turkmenistan's legal framework provides for equal rights and freedoms for all citizens, national minority groups within the country (particularly ethnic Uzbeks and Russians) find it difficult to preserve their national and linguistic identity and exercise freedom of travel as a result of legal and other pressures designed to reinforce Turkmenistan's national identity (for example legislation that obliges dual nationals to choose either Turkmen or Russian citizenship). Citizens belonging to ethnic minorities are mostly excluded from government jobs even if they speak Turkmen. A presidential decree requires that at least 70% of the personnel employed by an organisation have to be Turkmen. The state is by far the major employer in Turkmenistan.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights
Male homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment (from 2 to 20 years). Female homosexuality is not mentioned in the Criminal Code. Although provisions concerning homosexuality are rarely applied, homophobia is widespread and homosexuals hide their sexual orientation to avoid discrimination.


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NEW YORK -- Shinedown makes no apologies.
Critically compared to Creed and other message-laden rockers, the band has broken into the musical mainstream with a heavy song about overcoming thoughts of suicide.
While ".45" - the title is taken from the line "I'm staring down the barrel of a .45" - sounds dark, the band says that kind of pain can inspire people to do great things.
"Is it bad to have a positive message?" said drummer Barry Kerch, 27. "What's wrong with it?"
Nothing, according to fans who pushed the Jacksonville, Fla., band's debut album, "Leave A Whisper," into Billboard's Top 200 this week. Shinedown makes its network debut Tuesday on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."
"The best way I can describe it is to say that this band is a celebration of being alive," said Shinedown frontman Brett Smith, 26. "We all have our problems, but if you're honest with yourself, you can draw from that darkness and turn it into something great."
Even the band's name reflects its position. "Sometimes you shine. Sometimes you're down," Smith said.
Smith knows both sides. In 2000, he walked away from a record label development deal while with another band. A year later, he had a new group - Kerch, guitarist Jasin Todd and bassist Brad Stewart - and a new sound. They hit the club circuit and by early 2002 caught the attention of Atlantic Records
While the band's first single, "Fly From The Inside," a song about pursuing one's dreams despite criticism, garnered respectable radio play, the followup ".45" has pushed it onto the charts after about a year in stores.
Sitting backstage at Irving Plaza before a recent performance, Shinedown discussed its image and its message.
"We're not pretending to be anybody other than who we are," said Stewart, 27.
The band said it went out of its way to make sure every song on the album was distinct. "We didn't want 12 songs that sounded the same. We wanted 12 songs that said something," said Todd, 29.
The result are songs that stand on their own - from loud power chords and smashing drum mixes to soulful ballads - but are loosely tied together with an uplifting message.
Even the back of the album cover offers a message of hope: "This record was written for the dreamers. For the people that have, in one way or another, been cut down or cast out of society for being different or having an opinion."
But it's ".45" - an unlikely anthem against suicide - that has caught the public's imagination. A music video has begun rotation on Fuse and has been submitted to MTV.
"I think in a lot of ways, I reach the end of my rope every day and I regain strength through the music and the people around me," Smith said. "It's not worth destroying yourself and the people around you because you want to give up."
One of the band's earliest and biggest advocates, Keith Hastings, program director for Boston's WAAF-FM, was among the first in the country to put the band into regular rotation.
He said the simple, honest lyrics have paved Shinedown's way.
"Whenever we've played this band, we've seen the result. People walk into the record store and buy it," said Hastings. "Every so often somebody stumbles onto a magical moment. This appears to be one for them."
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Perhaps an inordinate amount of Christmas shopping publicity is aimed at the purpose-built shopping malls, the town and city centres, the giant superstores, the plethora of multi-nationals.
But what about the community, family shops – those that give the personal service in the areas where they were brought up, who know their customers by name, who give that little bit of class, the 'X factor' that the big-hitters so often lack?
This week, the News Letter focused on the Cregagh Road in Belfast where the small, family emporiums proliferate, and where generations of the area have been served with a smile and a bit of healthy banter – and where the skill of haggling is often alive and well.
The proprietors took time off from their busy Christmas rush to tell us that the small businesses are still thriving in the famed east Belfast area, despite the invasion all over Northern Ireland of the leviathans of the business world.
We didn't hear words like 'corporate' or 'shareholders' used once in our travels.
They do it in style. Take Johnston McFarlane Butchers, for example. Johnston, the owner, tells us proudly that he used to work in the butcher business on a Saturday during his schooldays, "and I left on a Friday and went full-time the very next day".
He never looked back, and while he tells us that turkeys come in all shapes, sizes and preparations (the whole stuffed bird, a breast, boned and stuffed, "and with our unique, secret-recipe stuffing"), there's more to it than that.
"Ducks and geese and also in," he said.
"This year, we got an order for a large chicken, stuffed with a pheasant, stuffed with a partridge – a triple treat – and with haggis between the layers. We love challenges like that."
And the price? About £50. "But you can't put a price on skill," Johnston says with pride.
Traditional hams are, of course, another popular Christmas fare, and Johnston and his team are working flat-out from 6am to 11pm over the weekend to satisfy the palate of the people of Cregagh, "who support us all year".
Bethany Fruit Market also has an interesting tale to tell about the changes over Christmas in the past few years. Proprietor Paul Leckey said: "There's a significant ethnic population in the area now, especially Polish, and their tradition is for a Yuletide banquet on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas Day turkey and all the trimmings.
"They go in for soups, and we stock Polish vegetables as well as our own traditional fare, and they make their own special soup. It accounts for about five per cent of our trade.
"The local Cregagh Road trade is, of course, our mainstay, and the tradition of making vegetable soup is alive and well.
"We sell sprouts by the truckload, and Clementine oranges are very popular this time of year.
"It's building up to a real climax, and Christmas Eve will be hectic as usual. Everyone wants their vegetables fresh. We'll be sold out and worked out by the time the Big Day comes."
In Jean's Wool Shop, owner Jenny Carlisle hardly had time to talk as the shop was filled with eager knitters, in to replenish their stocks.
"Knitting is becoming very popular again," said Jenny. "The noble art of creating a garment for Christmas takes a bit of time, so we have been extra busy over the past couple of months.
"Scarves are extremely popular these days, and a knitted scarf is hard to beat.
"The more colourful the better. Customers are also knitting hats and sweaters and they are very acceptable presents, more appreciated than the bought variety. Love in every stitch."
Clements Gift Shop has been a landmark at Cregagh Road for 25 years, although the current owner Maxine Bowan bought it over just a year ago, "and I might change the name, but I'll see".
Maxine goes for the quality end of the market, and was worried that the street protests of the past week or so would make it a rather flat Christmas, as there were few customers during the street demos.
"But my faithful customers have rallied round and I've caught up on last year," she said. "With a busy weekend, I might even surpass it – I'll know by Monday night."
Despite the recession, Maxine says products like Belleek Pottery, Charlie Bears, Newbridge Silverware, Nicholas Mosse Pottery, Coeur de Lion Pottery and other sought-after makes are selling well.
"I'm very pleased with my first year on Cregagh Road," she said. "The former owner created a good image and personal service and I've continued that and developed it."
But while others are immersed in the Christmas rush, the usually busy Harris Rundle Optometrists are having something of a lull in trade, as invariably happens this time of the year.
Receptionist Elaine Jennings said: "It happens with businesses like optometrists and dentists. People are so taken up with the Christmas rush, buying presents and organising the meals, that our type of trade takes a back seat.
"It lasts from early December to mid-January, and then – as the Christmas bills are paid – things get back to normal. We offer a wide range of glasses, from £60 to the designer range.
"Cregagh is a mixed area from the social viewpoint and we sell the full range. We enjoy a wee bit of a rest at the turn of the year."


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text: David Scharfstein is the Edmund Cogswell Converse Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School, where he is also Senior Associate Dean, Doctoral Programs. Scharfstein has published on a broad range of topics in finance, including corporate investment and financing behavior, risk management, financial distress, capital allocation, and venture capital. His current research focuses on financial intermediation and financial regulation, including research on housing finance, financial system risk, bank lending and funding, and the growth of the financial sector. Scharfstein is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and currently the President of the American Finance Association. In 2009-2010, he was Senior Advisor to the U.S. Treasury Secretary, working on policy related to the financial crisis. He previously was a member of the Financial Advisory Roundtable of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. From 1987- 2003 he was a finance professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Scharfstein received a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 1986 and an A.B. from Princeton University in 1982.


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Mary Ann Maslak, Ph.D.
Education Professor Brings Global Field Work to Classroom
Globalization is transforming the field of education, providing new research opportunities and expanding the concept of a learning environment. "We're exploring a wider variety of settings," said Mary Ann Maslak, Ph.D., Professor of Education at St. John's University, "including those we classify as formal, nonformal and informal."
"Dr. Maslak epitomizes what it means to be a global educator," said Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., Dean of The School of Education (SOE) at St. John's. "Her work has been published in leading journals and has made major contributions to the field. The grants she has been awarded have allowed her to do trailblazing, gender-related studies that have become models for interdisciplinary research."
As the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship to pursue research study in China (2005-2006) and a Fulbright-Hayes grant for summer study in India (2005), Dr. Maslak also has conducted field work in Nepal and Turkey. In addition, St. John's has awarded Dr. Maslak a number of seed grants, which support short-term faculty projects.
Known for her commitment to learning the languages of each culture she studies, Dr. Maslak brings the fruits of her labors into the classroom. "The School of Education encourages faculty to expose students to different approaches to teaching and learning," she said. In class, she shares field notes, photos and video clips while discussing her methodology and key findings.
"The seminar I took with Dr. Maslak completely changed the way I do research," said Natalie Hatami '12M.S.Ed. "She showed us how she uses qualitative and quantitative methods in her fact-finding phase, and analyzes her findings from both anthropological and sociological perspectives."
Dr. Maslak traces her interest in other cultures to her parents. As a child in Pittsburgh, she often accompanied them to "travelogues," educational events that Carnegie Mellon sponsored around the city. "I'm eternally grateful to my parents for instilling a love of learning in me — and introducing me to a world beyond Pennsylvania," she said.
After a few years teaching at middle and high schools in the United States, she accepted a teaching position in the Republic of China (Taiwan). While traveling in Asia, Dr. Maslak said she "became aware of a recurring issue — that in many parts of the world, females do not have access to a formal education."
Hoping to unravel the reasons for this inequity, Dr. Maslak decided to pursue graduate studies. Along with a master's degree in Educational Administration, she earned a dual doctorate in Comparative and International Education and Curriculum and Instruction at Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Maslak came to St. John's in 1999. "The emphasis on social justice aligned well with my interest in the relationship between women and education," she said. Shortly after that, Dr. Maslak furthered interfaculty collaboration by creating SOE's Faculty Forum, through which professors and graduate students share their research and receive peer feedback.
Today, Dr. Maslak is spearheading efforts to create a new Master of Science in Adult Education program, which will prepare students for careers as educational trainers in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Through these varied activities, Dr. Maslak noted, she can "contribute knowledge and experience while pursuing my research."


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What are odds MySQL table can be recovered? This is the most asked question. Every single customer asks if their MySQL table can be recovered. Although it's not possible to answer that with 100% confidence there are ways to estimate recovery chances. I will describe few tricks. Generally speaking, if data is on media there […]Read More


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Trailer and Poster for Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
That wild bunch is back as they tackle the Big Top in an effort to get back home in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are up to their usual craziness, but that's not the important thing when discussing the Madagascar franchise so let's get to the real reason for watching the movie – King Julien and the Penguins are also back… and that right there is worth the price of admission.
Maybe I'm in the minority because my favorites aren't the main characters. It's obvious the marketing team doesn't share my feelings because the Penguins and King Julien only make brief appearances in the trailer, and poor Julien didn't even make it to the poster.
I thought Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell a little flat but it looks like Europe's Most Wanted might put things back on track, with the furry gang once again on the run in a city environment. Let's face it. There's only so much to work with when you have wild animals in Africa. Wild animals are supposed to be in Africa so there's not a whole lot of room for comedy. A city setting and an overly dedicated animal control officer might be what it takes to bring the laughs back for Marty and the rest of the gang.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Frances McDormand, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain and Martin Short, arrives in theaters on June 8.
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The Covenant House Sleep Out is an opportunity for young people like me to let the world know that kids my own age go homeless and hungry in the United States.
I commit to sleep outside with my friends and classmates for just one night. This is my opportunity to be courageous – to voluntarily journey into the life of a homeless young person, to experience cold and discomfort and loneliness, and to begin to understand fear.
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text: On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Tony Firecloud wrote: > Well yes, I had planned on having my network connected to the internet. > Kinda the whole idea of this was being able to use my new cable inter- > net connection between a) the server, and then b) the two laptops, and > for a final trick, c) my wife's win98 machine which would replace one > of the laptops when necessary, as the windows machine doesn't need much > network/internet time. > But i'm pretty sure i don't _need_ a router for that, do i? Couldn't > i send everything to the server (via the hub now) and have that box then > send everything over the cable pipe? Masquerading, i think one calls it. > Or packet forwarding? Or maybe i can't do such a thing if i want to use > a hub(?); this is a new facet to my non-hubbed 5-NIC, 3-host, 1-internet > connection idea, will take some figuring/reading i guess. But i'll > definitely take your advice and get a hub or switch. Nope, you don't need a separate router. You can have your server function as a router. Just pop two NICs into it and off you go. Masquerading is what you're looking for. As long as you can get both of your NICs to show up you shouldn't have much trouble. (I've been having a problem with that lately.) Good luck. :) -Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to email@example.com with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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Some of you may remember back to September when I did 'Just Like The Movies' week? Well, I pretty much used up every idea I've ever had for movie manicures! A friend suggested I use a 'V For Vendetta' theme and I immediately jumped on that concept.
In case anyone hasn't seen the movie, I won't give away too many details but it's loosely based on the events leading up to what is now known as Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th 1605 wiki). I don't know how well the story is known in the U.S. but it's a part of British history that every kid is taught about in school. Everyone I know that's seen the movie really likes it, so if you haven't seen it yet – you should!
Don't forget to check out Cristina and Rie's Movie Manicures too!
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2008 Ford Fusion Sedan - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2008 Ford Fusion SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
ReviewWe needed an efficient family car, and went with a 2007 Fusion. It was $5-7K less than a similarly equipped foreign model.It constantly gets 29.8 mpg with 65% hwy and 35% city driving. We have a K&N air filter installed and use synthetic oil to protect our investment in our attempt to go green. The car constantly turns out good fuel economy and if a comfortable drive for family trips. The 4 Cyl. engine lacks power, but once on the hwy (with the cruise set), it doesn't matter. The Aux input jack for our ipod is great for long trips. My wife drives about 50 miles round trip to work and she loves the interior and ride handling. Though in the city, the 4 banger needs more pep.
Best FeaturesFuel mileage (gets about 32 on the hwy, and 24 in the city). much better than the EPA ratings. ipod input jack. Very roomy interior, great styling, and the exterior looks great as well.
Worst FeaturesNeeds more pep for the 4 Cyl. (maybe 190 hp engine). make the 6 sp auto abailable for the 4 cyl models. other than that, it's a great investment, for a low price tag (beats the foreign cars), in a time of rising fuel costs.
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By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) -- If there's one industry where all of Brazil's political and economic upheavals come together, it's shipbuilding. A Rio de Janeiro shipyard, where suspended president Dilma Rousseff once promised to employ an army of welders, electricians and engineers to make offshore oil platforms, is all but shut. Every other day, 50 workers on average … [Read more...]
MHI-Led Group Exiting Stake in Brazil Shipyard Declaring Loss -Report
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A group of Japanese shipbuilders led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) plans to exit its 30 percent stake in Brazilian shipbuilder Ecovix and declare the investment as a loss, Valor Economico newspaper reported on Tuesday. The group led by MHI plans to sell its stake in Ecovix, which it bought in 2013 for about $300 million, to … [Read more...]
Japanese Shipbuilders Acquire Footprint in Brazil, Led by MHI
Five Japanese shipbuilders – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation – have signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) today to acquire a stake in ECOVIX -Engevix Construções Oceânicas S.A. (ECOVIX), a Brazilian shipbuilder focused on supporting … [Read more...]
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil's Açu Shipyard
London-based Kingfish Trading has cancelled an order for 11 tankers that were to be constructed at OSX Brasil's Açu shipyard, OSX said in statement late Friday. Kingfish ordered the 11 medium-range, 45,000 DWT tankers from OSX in March 2012 for $732 million. The vessels were to be built at OSX's Açu port complex, which is under construction in northern Rio de Janeiro … [Read more...]
OSX Shares Take a Big Hit After Brazilian Shipbuilding Plans Are Canned
(Bloomberg) -- OSX Brasil SA, the shipbuilder controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, fell to the lowest in more than four months after Petroleo Brasileiro SA canceled a contract for five drillships it was expected to build. OSX, based in Rio de Janeiro, fell 6.7 percent to 8.96 reais at 1:02 p.m. in Sao Paulo. Earlier it slid as low as 8.85 reais, the lowest intraday … [Read more...]
Sete Brasil Orders 7th Brazilian-Built Drillship from Sembcorp Marine
Sembcorp Marine's 7th Brazilian drillship newbuild order has just been secured at a contract value of US$806.4 million. Ordered by Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil), this rig, and her 6 other sister ships will be built at Sembcorp Marine's new Brazilian shipyard at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz Ltd. The wholly-owned locally incorporated 82.5-hectare new Brazilian … [Read more...]
Brazil Subsidizes Uncertain Shipyard Success
By Anna Miars, Unlike the samba beats that punctuate the late night air in Rio de Janeiro, it's the clamor of construction equipment and hum of machinery that dictate the rhythm of daily life in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. About 1,200 miles to the northeast of Rio, late nights in this part of the country are harder to come by outside of Carnival. The din of … [Read more...]


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Next weekend, I'll be in Santa Barbara for a Saturday night wedding. I haven't been there in several years.
For Saturday lunch, I'm going to La Super Rica because I've been reading about it for a very long time. Need to sample this place.
I'm open Friday night (dinner for 2 with my wife) and have received recommendations for:
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Any chowhound comments for or against these 4 places? I'm looking for delicious food in a fun and not too formal environment.
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Experience with Nursing Manager-type positions at the DMC
Might anyone have any experience working as a Nurse Patient Services Manager, Bed Manager, Clinical Services Manager or some other nursing non-unit based position at the DMC? If so, could you please be so kind as to share your experience in regards to work climate, job satisfaction, salary and hours? I understand that these are not hourly, but salaried positions. Does that work out to be better?Jan 27, '13Most of my friends who are in these positions end up putting many more hours in than 40 a week. One recently left the manager position to be a staff nurse and makes out much better financially with hourly pay. Another I know was recently about to negotiate a position but remain hourly.


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Natural log of complex numbers
Date: 8/31/96 at 12:28:13 From: Anonymous Subject: Natural log of complex numbers e^i*Pi=isin(Pi) + cos (Pi) = -1 If I square both sides: e^2i*Pi= 1 Taking the natural log, 2i*Pi=0 ! But how can the product of three constants = 0? Thanks in advance, David
Date: 9/13/96 at 21:28:1 From: Doctor Ceeks Subject: Re: Natural log of complex numbers Hi, The natural logarithm is not well-defined on the complex plane for the same reason that the exponention function is not one to one. Thus, a=b does not imply ln(a)=ln(b). Your argument is similar to the following: 4 = 4. Take square roots. -2 = 2 ! -Doctor Ceeks, The Math Forum Check out our web site! http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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Houston Player Ratings
Tally Hall 6.5/10: Despite LA possession, little actual work in first half. Good awareness and balance when forced to clear outside the box in second half. Penalised for foul in 90th. He claims he pushed the ball away first but the game was lost by then.
Corey Ashe 7.5/10: Repeatedly too far back when Davis or Moffat looked out left for an option, possibly due to marshaling Wilhelmmsson which he did well. Worked hard though forcing the Swede into less dangerous areas.
Kofie Sarkodie 6.5/10: Could have tested Saunders more with a shot from the right in 25. Save was a little easier than Saunders should have expected. Was useful in bolstering the attack but delivery was too often delayed by the entire side. (off in 76)
Bobby Boswell 6/10: Defecleted an Omar Gonzaelz header over in the second half. Could have been a vital touch. A yellow for a cynical trip on Keane but it slowed down LA when they were on fire. Not enough to stop them taking the lead.
Jermaine Taylor 7/10: Bad give away early to play his side into a prolonged spell of defence. But an excellent interception later. Great and superbly tackle at start of second half. And he nutmegged Wilhelmsson. Looks a classier act in every passing month. Houston's best player on the day outside defenders.
Adam Moffat 6/10: He and Davis swapped too many passes and then surrendered possession in the opening half. Fantastic through ball for Carr after a languid first half earned him an extra point but still not his best day.(off in 71)
Ricardo Clark 5.5/10: Stung Saunders hands early. Unfortunately it was his own hands that caused his side to fall behind when he was penalised for a handball. Directed a header straight at the keeper in the closing stages. It was Houston's last chance. You have to put them to one side of the keeper.
Brad Davis 5.5/10: Wasteful in possession. First half set pieces were below par. No player did himself less justice than Brad Davis. Shame. He's a better player than today's outing.
Boniek Garcia 5.5/10: Little early impact despite solid Houston possession. Finally put his head down and ran at them which produced a corner. We didn't see the best of him today. Like a few others.
Calen Carr 6.5/10: Ambitious effort on the volley which flew over but why not have a go? Fine finish from him in 43 from superb through ball. Should have had second with second half header though did make Saunders work at least. (off in 58 through injury)
Will Bruin 5/10: Invisible in first half. Directed a clear header poorly on second half corner. An off day with little service.
Macoumba Kandji (on in 58) 6.5/10: Caused some problems on the Houston left but never threatened too much danger. Still an improvement on what went before down that side.
Giles Barnes (on in 71) – insignificant impact for a mark
Brian Ching (on in 76) 6/10: First touch was a over the shoulder flick to set up Bruin on a right wing run. Entry energized his side a little. Hope he has one more year in him even if just for cameos.


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