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Ode to the Exotic - Georgian Amethyst Ring
Purple is the color associated with royalty. So rare were the materials to dye fabric this color that it was literally reserved for the wealthy and nobility who could afford such a luxury. The amethyst gemstone shares tones of this exotic hue.
Yellow gold of 15k is the perfect counterpoint for this medium hued natural amethyst of an estimated 3 carats. The 10 mm by 9 mm gem, rectangular in shape with square corners is foiled and set closed back in a rub over pinched collet mount. Please note the small pinheads (or pinches) of gold placed along the outside of the rubbed over bezel – typical for the 18th and early years of the 19th century. The reverse of the ring has the traditional smooth "basket" setting underneath. Lovely shoulder details add a bit of pizzazz to the reeded shank.
Date: Circa 1780.
Important: Foiled jewelry should not be exposed to water or any other liquids for extended period of time. In addition, avoid steam cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning. If considering as an engagement ring, please keep this in mind.
Measurements: 7/16 of an inch (1.1 cm) in length north to south on the hand and rises 1/4 of an inch (0.6 cm) in height off the finger. Weight of 3.5 grams (2.2 dwt).
Ring Size: US 6 1/4 (UK M; Euro or Int. Circum. 52.5 mm; Int. Dia. 16.7 mm; Japan 12) and can be easily sized to fit most. Ring sizing information.
Condition: Excellent.
Origin: Most likely English.
Note: Gemstone weight is approximated by measurement and formula and may vary from actual if removed. All gemstones are tested in our gemological laboratory. All metals are acid tested.
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Va. AG Mark Herring on WTOP
Herring talked with WTOP's Shawn Anderson and Hillary Howard on Thursday, the day he announced his decision on the state's gay marriage ban.
Virginia's public opinion on gay marriage has changed
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In a move that could give gay marriage its first foothold in the South, Virginia's attorney general said Thursday he concluded the state's ban on same-sex unions is unconstitutional and he will join the fight against it.
Newly elected Democratic Attorney General Mark R. Herring said he would support gay couples who have filed lawsuits challenging the state's ban.
"After thorough legal review, I have now concluded that Virginia's ban on marriage between same sex couples violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on two grounds: marriage is a fundamental right being denied to some Virginians, and the ban unlawfully discriminates on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender," Herring said.
Herring stressed the same-sex ban will be enforced despite his challenge.
Herring's announcement comes on the heels of court rulings in which federal judges struck down gay marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma. He said he announced his decision because oral arguments are scheduled next week in one of the Virginia cases challenging the state's ban.
Currently the District of Columbia and 17 states allow gay marriage, most of them clustered in the Northeast. None of them are in the old Confederacy.
Nationwide, there are more than a dozen states in which federal lawsuits are challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. The case that is farthest along comes from Nevada, where a federal judge upheld the state ban. That case is at the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but no argument date has yet been set.
Herring's decision drew divided responses.
Tom Shuttleworth, representing the couples challenging the state ban, praised Herring's position "on the basic human right of being able to marry the person of your choice."
"It's a nice day to be an American from Virginia," he wrote in an email.
But the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia called the development "disappointing and frightening."
The Republican speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates said Herring was setting a "dangerous precedent."
"The attorney general has a constitutional and statutory obligation to enforce and defend the duly adopted laws and Constitution of Virginia," William J. Howell said in a statement. "This is not an obligation that can be taken lightly."
The state Republican chairman, Pat Mullins, said Herring should resign if he doesn't want to defend state laws.
Herring's announcement came less than two weeks after he started the job as part of Democratic sweep the top of the November ballot, changing the state's political landscape.
With the election of Democrats Terry McAuliffe as governor and Herring as attorney general, who were elected separately, Virginia made a hairpin turn away from the socially conservative officeholders they succeeded, particularly Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, an activist on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
McAuliffe issued an executive order on inauguration day prohibiting discrimination against state employees who are gay.
Virginia voters approved the same-sex marriage ban 57 percent to 43 percent in 2006. But a Quinnipiac University poll in July found that 50 percent of registered Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, while 43 percent oppose it. The survey's margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
It is not the first time an attorney general has decided to stop defending their state's gay marriage ban. In Pennsylvania, Attorney General Kathleen Kane said last year called it unconstitutional and an outside law firm was hired to represent the state in a lawsuit over the ban.
Opponents of the state's ban say the issue resonates in Virginia in particular because of a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving a Virginia couple and interracial marriage.
Mildred and Richard Loving were married in Washington, D.C., and were living in Virginia when police raided their home in 1958 and charged them with violating the state's Racial Integrity law. They were convicted but prevailed before the Supreme Court.
"Virginia has argued on the wrong side of some of our nation's landmark cases," Herring said, mentioning the school desegregation case in 1954 and the 1996 case in which the state supported single-gender education at then all-male Virginia Military Institute. The Supreme Court ordered VMI to admit women or give up its state funding.
"It's time for the Commonwealth to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law," Herring said.
The fight in Virginia is being partially paid for by the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which was behind the effort to overturn California's gay marriage ban.


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Take Tuesday's deal between Mitsui, one of Japan's biggest trading houses, and Shenhua, the Chinese state-owned energy and mining company. The two groups agreed to work together to develop coal deposits in Mongolia, and perhaps in other countries in the future.Most of the coal is likely to be sold to Chinese power plants, but some will also find its way to Japan, according to Mitsui. The Japanese group will take a share of the profits regardless, making its investment a partial bet on further growth in Chinese demand.


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Residence Inn by Marriott Arlington at Rosslyn provides complimentary wireless Internet access, a 24-hour business center, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and limo/town car service.
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Event facilities measure 1000 square feet (90 square meters). This family-friendly aparthotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Brown deer skin bracelet from Hanna Wallmark featuring a contrasting silver braided weave to the exterior.
Item ID: 10294881
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- length: 16 centimetres
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- Leather 100%
- Composition
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Born in Lulea - the north of Sweden - this enthusiast of nature and mankind left to discover the world at the age of 19. She left her homeland for Australia, New Zealand, and Asia before settling down in the south of France. In her luggage she brought some bracelets which are typical of her home country. In 2007 she created her French company, working with the manufacturing in northern Sweden. She keeps on giving the traditional bracelets a personal touch and enriching them as the time goes by.
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We currently ship orders with import delivery duties paid to all EU countries plus USA, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Russia, South Korea – this means all import duties are included in your order, so the price you see is the price you pay. You will not receive an additional duty bill from the courier to receive your shipment. If you are ordering from within your own customs zone or country, import duties will not be applicable anyway, however you may have to pay VAT or local Sales Taxes where applicable (for the UK and USA these are included at the checkout).
You have 14 days from receiving your order to return the item to the boutique using our free returns collection service. We strongly recommend that you book your free returns pick-up within 7 days of receiving your order to ensure that it arrives back to the boutique in time. Please note that we can only collect returns from the same country to which your order was delivered. We do not accept returns for earrings of any type (costume or fine jewellery), nor for any fine jewellery items. Click here to read our full returns policy.


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Our company uses a small paper shredder. Why should we pay for this service?
A typical paper shredder located in the office is not designed to process the volume of documents that should be shredded. This leads to making a decision not to shred a document (which should be shredded) in order to save time. In addition, your company is paying the salary of your employees while they are doing the shredding. In most cases, this will end up being more expensive than using a document shredding service. You're paying high salaried employees to spend time shredding documents. Santa Clarita based CDDC can save your business time and money.
What is Mobile, On-Site Document Destruction?
Our trucks are specially equipped with a shredder that can process up to 6500 pounds of paper an hour. We come to your facility and shred the documents on your site. You can feel secure, that when the documents leave your property, they are shredded beyond recognition.
Why should we use an on-site service instead of an off-site service?
With an on-site service, all your confidential documents are shredded at your loading dock, or in the parking lot in front of your building. This avoids the risk of something happening to your un-shredded documents on the way to an off-site shredder. You can feel secure that when the documents leave your property, they are shredded beyond recognition.
How do I know that my confidential documents have actually been shredded?
With our on-site service you can come out to the truck, if you wish, and witness the destruction via a television monitor on the side of the truck. There is a camera inside the truck aimed at the shredder. You can actually view the shredding process in action. Additionally, as an option, you can request a video tape of the actual shredding. CDDC will provide you with a "Certificate of Destruction" with every invoice.
What happens to my shredded documents after your truck leaves our facility?
Your shredded documents are mixed with thousands of pounds of other shredded documents, making document reconstruction virtually impossible. The shredded paper is then transported to a recycling facility where it is further processed into recycled material.
Our equipment is capable of destroying all types of confidential material including, but not limited to:
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Very little preparation of your material is required. Confidential Data Destruction Company can accept material with staples, paper clips, binders, etc.
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We offer daily, weekly, monthly, or on-call destruction services, depending on your individual needs. We provide, free of charge, specially designed locking bins or storage units placed strategically throughout your office or facility. These containers are used to safely deposit and store your sensitive information. Our service drivers will arrive on a scheduled date, and securely transport the material to our mobile destruction truck, where it is immediately pulverized.
This on-site document destruction service can be arranged for Scheduled Container Service or Purge/File Box Cleanout Service. It is especially convenient for firms that to personally witness the destruction of documents or other confidential information.
After the records have been destroyed, you will be provided with an itemized invoice and a notarized Certificate of Destruction. This is an important legal document you should retain in order to demonstrate that due diligence was used to protect the sensitive information.
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CDDC provides businesses with annual, semi-annual or periodic purges of old records that no longer need to be retained. Our service drivers will safely remove and load your records into our shredding truck for immediate destruction. If you do not have the records stored in file boxes, we can deliver containers to your office for disposal and then return when you are ready for the destruction of the material.
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This is the most economical method of document destruction and requires you to bring the records to our facility for shredding.
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This service is provided to clients that desire to see or must actually witness the destruction process. Attorneys that may need to testify under oath that they witnessed the destruction of records typically request this service. Our service drivers will pick up and transport the documents to our shredding facility followed by one of your representatives. You may also choose to bring the material in yourself. The truck is unloaded and its contents weighed. Your representative is escorted to an office overlooking the shredder where he/she can witness the immediate destruction of the material.
Every business has different requirements for shredding. In addition, there are U.S. laws specifically tailored for different types of business that requires them to secure certain type of documents. You should become familiar with the laws governing your type of business. In general, the following types of documents should be securely maintained and disposed of when required:
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Do I need to remove staples, paper clips and binder clips from my documents?
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Every business has different needs. CDDC can provide you with a free consultation of your needs, and recommend a regularly scheduled record management program. We can provide you with DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, OR ANNUAL service.
I have a large amount of documents in storage boxes. Can these be shredded at one time?
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How do I keep my confidential documents secured in-between scheduled visits?
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A South Ozone Park man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly killed a 22-year-old man, and a Brooklyn man was arrested at a South Ozone Park hotel for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in her Brooklyn home.
Police said Timmy Walker, 31, of 141st Street was in Tony Brounson's basement at 131-26 140th Street between 2:40 and 3:40 a.m. when he shot both men. Brounson died shortly thereafter. Walker had allegedly stolen an undisclosed amount of money earlier in the evening from the father, whose name was not released.
Walker was arrested shortly afterwards by police from the 113th Precinct. He was arraigned last Monday and charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder, first-degree robbery and second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown condemned the shooting, the second alleged incident by a resident of South Ozone Park this month. Police said 19-year-old Michael Alexander killed a man outside Club Mirage in Ozone Park on September 4th.
"According to the charges, the defendant intentionally and with depraved indifference to human life opened fire with an illegal handgun and caused the death of a young man by shooting him in the chest and physical injury to the victim's father by shooting him in the leg. Gun violence is mindless and lethal and takes a grim toll of innocent lives," Brown said.
Twenty-eight-year-old Sidney Elisa was arrested at 4:30 a.m after his girlfriend, 17-year-old Alicia Cruz, was found stabbed in the chest Monday morning after the police received a tip. Cruz, who lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant, died at Kings County Hospital just after 11 a.m.
The anonymous tipster told police that the victim's girlfriend was a potential suspect, and Elisa was arrested at the Econolodge on Rockaway Boulevard. He was previously convicted of robbery and has several prior arrests on his record.
In other police news, officers at the 106th Precinct identified a body they found Thursday morning along the side of the Van Wyck Expressway as that of 54-year-old Mitchell Engal of Armonk. Engall was found near Linden Boulevard with a gunshot wound to the left eye.
A boy was killed over the weekend in Woodhaven when he was hit by a Sport Utility Vehicle just after midnight Monday morning at 95th Street and Atlantic Avenue while riding his bicycle. The 14-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was hit by a Lincoln Aviator and taken to Jamaica Hospital where he died at 12:35 a.m.
The driver of the car, Ozone Park resident Steven Vega, 23, stayed at the scene and was charged with driving with a suspended license. Police did not fault him for the accident.


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Omnibus II is a directive amending the 2009 Solvency II Directive. Its initial purpose was to take account of the Lisbon Treaty, replacing CEIOPS with EIOPA. Omnibus means bus in German, and like a bus that picks up passengers along the way the Directive has picked up various clauses and revisions en route to publication. It now includes transitional measures, implementation date changes and some changes to the Level 1 text (notably on long term guarantees, equivalence and reporting).
At the time of writing, Omnibus II is in the trialogue discussions stage where the Parliament, the Council and the Commission iron out any disagreements on the text. The purpose of the trialogues is to come to an agreement so the Directive can be passed in a first reading in the Parliament and Council. If an agreement cannot be reached it must go through the full codecision process i.e. three readings in the Parliament and Council.
Level 1 text
Once the Omnibus II Level 1 text is agreed in the trialogues it must be approved by a plenary vote in the Parliament first, and then by member states in the Council.
Although the ECOFIN Council is responsible for the Directive and takes part in the trialogues, Omnibus II can be approved by any Council configuration (e.g. agriculture or foreign affairs). Providing the text remains unchanged, Omnibus II should sail through both Parliament and Council.
Normally the approved text then undergoes legal and linguistic scrutiny by the jurist-linguists in the Parliament and Council, who will work together to prepare the text for publication in the Official Journal. Translation and publication can take up to three months, so to speed up the process, new common guidelines (introduced in March this year) will allow for work to begin on sections of the text as they are agreed rather than wait for the final draft. This should considerably shorten the time it takes to publish in the Official Journal after the Parliament and Council approval.
Once in the Official Journal, the Level 1 text becomes legally binding and can be transposed into national law in each member state.
Level 2 text
Only after the Level 1 text is published in the Official Journal can the Commission begin the process for publishing the Level 2 text.
First, the Commission will review the draft internally, taking account of the changes made to the Level 1 text. At this stage informal discussions may take place between the three bodies to allow the Commission to consider their opinion.
The final text then undergoes legal and linguistic scrutiny by the Commission and formally offered to the Council and Parliament for approval. This is called the 'objection period', during which the two bodies can either accept or reject the text.
The consideration is for the entire text. If it is rejected, the text cannot enter into force and the Commission must redraft it. Hence the importance of the informal discussions.
In the Parliament the review of the text will be conducted by the ECON committee. To speed up the process, an informal written discussion will take place rather than a committee meeting. The text will only go to the Plenary if objections are raised.
If the Parliament and Council raise no objections during the objection period, the text is published in the Official Journal and the Level 2 text becomes legally binding.
According to the FSA consultation (CP11/22) published last year, "It is anticipated that the level 2 will be an EU regulation and, as such, will apply directly to firms and supervisory authorities without requiring transposition into domestic law." This is understood to be the commonly held view, although it has not been confirmed officially.
Comments on Level 2 process
Two points are noteworthy here. First, the Commission said that it does not intend to open the text for consultation again. The proposal has been consulted on semi-publicly in November 2010 and has undergone a number of non-public consultations with key stakeholders.
Second, the duration of the objection period itself is currently under discussion in the trialogues (as part of the deliberation on the Level 1 text). The Commission wants to allow for two months, with an additional month if needed. But the Council and Parliament want three months with an option for another three months – this was the case for Omnibus I, a similar directive for banking and asset management.
It is therefore theoretically possible that the Level 2 text will only be officially published six months after the publication of the Level 1 text. However, because it is possible to accept or reject the text before the end of the objection period, and given the level of informal discussions, this timescale could be considerably shorter.
Level 3 text
Publication of Level 2 text paves the way for EIOPA to publicly consult on, and publish, the Level 3 guidelines and technical standards.
Because the Level 3 text is not legally binding and therefore does not have to be transposed into national law, some consultations can already begin. In practice, EIOPA has been working on the Level 3 text for a while and it has so far conducted two public consultations on the Level 3 text, on reporting and the ORSA.
Stop Press! The sunrise clause
There is, however, a key legal obstacle to finalising the Omnibus II Directive. The entire Level 2 text process outlined above, is subject to approval of a 'sunrise clause' that temporarily overrides the Omnibus II Level 1 text and allows the Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards to be drafted, not by EIOPA, but by the Commission.
A sunrise clause is often used in conjunction with a 'sunset clause' and allows for an automatic switch between two rules on a set date. The clause currently under discussion in the trialogues states that this switch will take place after two years.
Regulatory Technical Standards are part of the implementing measures (Level 2 text). And, as noted earlier, the Commission has already drafted and consulted on the text with various stakeholders. While using the Commission text would speed the process up, the roots of this debate appear to lie elsewhere.
The proposal to give EIOPA drafting powers was first introduced by the Parliament in its July 2011 ECON draft report. "The ECON proposal appeared to be attempting to wrest power away from the Commission in the preparation of the detailed implementing measures by giving responsibility for the drafting of much of those measures to EIOPA," Oliver Wareham, a partner of Slaughter and May, told Solvency II Wire.
Mr Wareham noted that the practical implication of the sunrise clause appeared to be to allow the Commission text to become the initial set of implementing measures.
But aside from the practical implications there may be other reasons why the Commission should have the drafting powers. "ECON justified many of the changes to the delegated powers by arguing that supervisory expertise is required for the exercise of those powers. However, in many cases an element of policy judgment is needed and the Commission may well be better placed to take wider policy considerations into account," Mr Wareham said.
The power to propose implementing measures appears to have little technical significance, as the process for approving the text would be similar. However, it may have political implications.
According to Gregor Pozniak, Secretary General, AMICE, "The Parliament argues that they fought hard to create a strong regulatory body, EIOPA, and that its powers should not be weakened or overridden in the current process."
One reason why there may be political tensions around this issue is to do with the fact that if the Commission has drafting powers it has to consult with the European Insurance and Pensions Committee (EIOPC). "The EIOPC is a body of Finance Ministry officials. It is possible that some member states see better possibilities to influence the Commission services through this body," Mr Pozniak said.
Wait, there's more
The continued delays to Omnibus II have caused a further complication. The Solvency II Directive adopted in 2009 has to be transposed into national law by Member States by 31 October 2012. Crucially, the Directive states that Solvency I runs out at the same time. To prevent this from happening (if Omnibus II cannot be published in the Official Journal by that date) the Commission has proposed to fast-track a measure that will postpone the transposition of Solvency II to 30 June 2013. It is effectively a way of buying time to complete the Omnibus II process.
The man on the Clapham Omnibus
All three parties involved in the trialogues have repeatedly expressed their commitment to working together to put the regulation in place. Yet the journey of Omnibus II through the legislative process has been plagued by twists, turns and delays. Who knows? Maybe the journey of the word omnibus itself into modern usage was an omen of things to come?
'Omnibus' is derived from Latin word meaning, for all or for everything. It made it into the English language via French, where the earliest reported use was in 1825 to denote horse drawn vehicles for transporting passengers between Nantes and a nearby bathing place. As recently as 1955 the word was used to describe a similar service in England, and was later shortened to bus as engines replaced the horses. In German it still means bus.
'The Man on the Clapham Omnibus' was an expression used in English law courts to describe a hypothetical reasonable person. The origins of the phrase are unclear. It was used in Greer LJ in the case of Hall v. Brooklands Auto-Racing Club in 1933 but is said to have first appeared in a legal document in 1903 in the libel case of McQuire v. Western Morning News where it was attributed to Lord Bowen in a case in 1871.
There is a familiar pattern here. Omnibus, it seems, is a word destined to be part of the convoluted paths of history and regulation. A more recent and straight forward use of the word was as the title of the eponymous American TV show. Here is a delicious clip from a 1955 episode in which Leonard Bernstein gives a masterclass in Shakespeare and singing the blues.


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We're proud to announce that AppDynamics has been positioned as a Leader for the second time in two years in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for APM.
The average organizational cost of a security breach is $7.2 million, according to a recent study released by Symantec and Ponemon Institute.
Negligence is the most common threat, causing approximately 41% of breaches.


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Amid allegations of corruption against various directors and officers of Deyaar, Shahin has been wrongly singled out as having participated in draining the company of equity. He has been imprisoned without trial by the Dubai government under inhumane conditions for over five years, suffering violations of his due process rights under the laws of Dubai. Although various charges have been filed, a resolution to most is still pending. Previous cases have even been dismissed on the eve before trial, just when Shahin was about to present his defense to the claims against him. And, despite Shahins acquittal on two of the most serious charges (an upheld appeal on an acquittal and a successful appeal on a conviction), Shahin remains imprisoned.
All the while, the American government has witnessed these due process abuses, while periodically inquiring about the status of his cases in the Dubai courts and sending its Embassy representatives to court hearings. They have witnessed first-hand five years of delays, due to the prosecutors and judges failing to show up at scheduled hearings. The American government appears timid to express a more forceful position in seeking fairness and justice in Zacks case.
Shahins March 2008 arrest was nothing more than a glorified kidnapping. Under the pretense of a meeting with government auditors, Shahin was abducted and held incommunicado from his family, legal counsel, and the U.S. Consulate for over two weeks, in violation of Dubai and international law. Without a warrant, Shahins home was ransacked and his personal safebox searched, with the security forces taking his personal papers and credit cards. He was forced by threats against the safety of his wife and children to sign documents in Arabic that he could not read.
During Shahins early days of imprisonment, he was:
During the interrogations, Shahins statements were manipulated and his final testimony fabricated. Shahin was finally allowed to call his wife while being held captive in an unknown location, but he was told what to say and what to answer by the Dubai security forces. Despite Shahin pleading with the prosecution to be released, on the third day of his imprisonment, security officials obtained the Dubai prosecutors authorization to detain Shahin for another 21 days.
Shahin has been made a target of a politically charged investigation into corruption and alleged financial wrongdoings. He is accused of embezzling $100,000 from Deyaar, despite the companys Board of Directors having approved this payment to Shahin as an incentive bonus.
The expert auditor, a Dubai court approved expert witness in accounting matters, informed the court in writing that all the financial transactions and activities alleged by the prosecution to be in violation of law were signed and approved by the Board of Directors and Board Chairman of Deyaar, reviewed by outside auditors who had been approved by the shareholders of Deyaar, and subject to quarterly and annual audit since 2004 by Ernst & Young. This auditor also informed the court in his letter that after reviewing all the prosecutions files, all of the irregularities alleged by the prosecution did not have sufficient or relevant supporting documentation to back them up.
For over 13 months, no formal charges were filed against Shahin by the prosecution, making Shahins prolonged detention even more suspect. During this time, Shahin was not told of the allegations against him, nor was he permitted to post a reasonable bond pending the results of any investigation. Extensions of Shahins continued imprisonment were automatically granted without any advance review of his case file by the various judges handed his file.
Throughout Shahins ordeal, there has been no regard given to his civil rights. Multiple official Diplomatic Notes from the United States Embassy in United Arab Emirates to U.A.E.'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting a status and timeline on the Shahin investigation and, if the investigation was unlikely to be wrapped up quickly, a reasonable bail, went unanswered. In a May 2008 diplomatic note, the United States Government strongly encouraged the U.A.E. of its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, requiring prompt consular notification of a citizens arrest and access to the incarcerated.
Thanks in part to Washingtons public overtures and after five years of continued unwillingness to afford Shahin basic due process rights, Dubai finally relented and granted Shahin bail in July 2012. On July 13, 2012, Shahin was released on bond after meeting bail conditions including posting a $1.4 million (Dh $5 million) guarantee and surrendering his passport as surety.
Upon his release on bail bond from prison in Dubai, Shahin focused his attention on his defense and recuperating his health. While threats to Shahins safety were commonplace during his over four years of imprisonment in Dubai, physical attacks were limited to the initial two weeks after his arrest and by convicted felons who were intentionally allowed access to Shahin in his prison cell. Leading up to his release, however, the intensity of threats increased. U.S. Consulate officials were advised of these threats and subsequently sent U.S. government officials to meet Shahin upon his release in order to discourage any attack on him when he was initially set free on bail. Within days of his release on bail, as Shahin feared and was told, he was attacked in his hotel room. The attackers entered Shahins hotel room using a keycard no doubt with the assistance of hotel security and proceeded to attack Shahin physically, including using mace and a taser to render him unable to defend himself. The assailants then threatened Shahins life if he either sought refuge at the U.S. Embassy or if he went to a local hospital for treatment. Because of the imminent threat to Zacks life, he was forced to take urgent and drastic steps to not only protest his physical safety, but to remain alive and fled to Yemen.
The State Departments malfeasance during Shahins detention in Yemen is staggering. Having been imprisoned by Yemeni authorities for illegal entry into that country, but not otherwise accused of any other offense there, Shahins U.S. counsel repeatedly requested to various members of the diplomatic and consular team in Sanaa to communicate to the Yemenis that, unless he was accused of a crime in Yemen, he should be released and allowed to return to the United States. Moreover, as Shahins counsel was then aware and communicated in real time to American officials in Sanaa and Washington, the Yemeni officials themselves repeatedly sought guidance about what the Americans wanted done with Shahin (who was being held with al-Qaida and other dangerous suspects), indicating their willingness to release him if so requested by U.S. officials. Despite the urgent pleadings of Shahins counsel, no such indication was given to the Yemenis by the U.S. Embassy Sanaa team.
Even the simple expedient of issuing Zack a temporary passport a routine matter under the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) was unnecessarily drawn out and complicated by the consular officer in Sanaa, until counsel for Shahin cited to the officer the relevant FAM passages. Eventually, after weeks of inexcusable inaction and negligence by U.S. officials in Sanaa, Shahin was transported back to Dubai without any deportation hearing, extradition proceeding, or other legal formalities. Shahin then faced potentially new charges of illegal exit from U.A.E. and incredibly, since he was transported by U.A.E. officials against his will illegal entry to U.A.E. This malfeasance has been detailed to appropriate State Department officials for briefing Secretary Kerry.
In February 2013, Shahin finally faced trial and was acquitted on the first of five criminal cases against him, all of which stem from the same baseless accusations concerning his tenure as CEO of Deyaar, a Dubai-based real estate company. While acquitting Shahin on one case, the court nonetheless found him to be a public employee, a conclusion without legal or factual basis but which could have a negative impact on the remaining cases.
These developments, together with exonerating audit information available to the court, provided little reason for further delay in establishing Zacks innocence and allowing him to be set at liberty to return to his family in the United States. However, the prosecution appealed Zacks acquittal on the first case, showing Dubais intent to keep him in jail indefinitely with no discernible motive beyond vindictiveness. A judge of Dubais Cassation Court later upheld Shahins not-guilty verdict.
In March 2013, Shahin was sentenced to 15 years in prison, convicted of taking Dh 20 million in bribes and over-inflating the price of a Deyaar real estate purchase in Houston, Texas. Three co-defendants were found guilty of conspiring with Shahin. Shahin and co-defendants were found not guilty of forgery, but were fined Dh 28.5 million total and ordered to repay Deyaar the same amount. Shahin immediately appealed the verdict. Dubais Court of Appeal overturned Shahins guilty verdict in November 2013.
Despite an appeals court overturning Shahins guilty verdict and a cassation court upholding another not-guilty verdict, after four years of court appearances and continuances, and an obvious strategic maneuver by the Dubai government to deny this American citizen his due process right to a trial, the U.S. government continues to tread lightly. The fear of jeopardizing the positive relationship of an ally apparently outweighs the rights of one American citizen. Elsewhere, the U.S. government aggressively pursues human rights causes, even those involving dissidents of other governments. The time has come for action by the Obama administration not in intervening in the local affairs of a sovereign nation -- but in demanding from that sovereign equality under its laws and a justice system independent of political influence. This is all Shahins family has ever asked for his day in court to present his case, his witnesses, and his evidence. He has done so and has been vindicated. It is time for Dubai to throw out the remaining meritless charges and allow Shahin to return to his family.


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Cheers Ric, the last one we had was well received by those that attended so i will be going to this one.
Good Morning All!
A few of the Network Managers have started hosting our own meetings, since County / CLEO / OCL stopped them, and with more and more schools moving away from OCL for their services, it makes more sense to start organising them ourselves... It's a great chance to catch up, meet other NM's, and have a rant about OCL if you're still with them...
The next meeting has been arranged for Monday 13th of May at Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy, Croston, 1000-1300. Lunch provided.
Places are still available, but are limited, and on a first-come, first served basis.
If you're interested in attending, please PM me here on EduGeek asap.
Cheers Ric, the last one we had was well received by those that attended so i will be going to this one.
Suppliers welcome?
Luke, not this time. we would always welcome guest speakers.
Hi Luke,
Thanks for the offer - The lunch will be sponsored by Virtue Technologies whom we work closely with, and who are also arranging a speaker, but the meeting is generally vendor-free...
No problem chap
We're based just over the Pennines and would happy to be a guest speaker on topics of broadband, filtering, security or esafety.
Do send me a pm. Fear not we won't do a sales pitch
Don't get me wrong, but Sales person always say "Fear not we won't do a sales pitch", but at the end of the day, you want to sales something
Unfortunately can make this one, but would like to be involved in the future ones. Please keep us up to date.
I can't make this one either but I would love to talk to someone who has made the move away from OCL if someone is willing please pm me.
We'll post again when we're organising the next one...
ChrisH - I'll PM you now.
Any Lancs NM/techs going to the conference?
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About All Spice Cafe
"Do you guys actually have a Cafe?"
This is a question we get asked all the time. Although not a reality yet, the idea is for opening a cafe one day, with most everything on the menu spice based - spice for flavor not necessarily for heat. The line of gourmet hot sauces is the 1st step in that direction.
As a two-man start- up, spreading the hot sauce love, the first customer was Stroh's Gourmet Deli on Abbot Kinney in Venice, CA in 2006. Adding two more flavors, Chipotle Garlic and Caribbean Spice, word started to spread about the sauces and the business got off to a great start.
The Back-Story
With roots going back a few decades to the advent of the Buffalo Chicken Wing, All Spice Cafe gourmet hot sauces got started because many people who tasted the wing sauce made by founder JD Cowles kept saying that he should bottle and sell his sauce. After years of home cooking and lots of family & friends continually telling him to bottle the sauce, All Spice Cafe got its start in 2006 when JD thought he would finally test out the market and produce some bottles of his greatly loved sauce.
In the fall of 2006, three sauces were entered in the 2007 Scovie Awards as part of the Fiery Food and Barbecue Show in Albuquerque, NM. In early November the news came - the Cayenne Habanero took 3rd place for Habanero sauces and the Caribbean Spice took 1st place for Caribbean style sauces! September of 2007, the Chipotle Garlic was awarded a 3rd place Fiery Food Challenge Award at the Zest Fest in Fort Worth, TX and later in the year the Caribbean Spice was awarded a 1st place Award at the Hot Sauce Awards in Manhattan, NY! 2008 was a great year for All Spice Cafe - Los Angeles magazine's annual Best of LA issue named JD "Best Hot Sauce Maker," 3 Golden Chile Awards at the 2009 Zest Fest and 7 Scovie awards at the 2009 Fiery Food and Barbecue Show. The first Whole Foods stores, as well as gourmet shops and restaurants in Southern CA starting to carry the sauces. An online store was also started in 2008 for those people who didn't have access to the products in their areas.
The business continues to grow, adding Whole Foods stores in AZ, HI, and NV as well as more gourmet shops and eateries. 2010 also brought 6 new products to the brand, Sweet Habanero and Sweet Ghost Pepper Popcorns, two new spice rubs, Ghost Pepper Adobo and Ghost Pepper Jerk, a Ghost Pepper Sauce, and Ghost Pepper Grinder. The Bhut Jolokia pepper from India is the hottest pepper in the world, referred to in the West as the Ghost Pepper, offers extreme heat without adding Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper extract).
Stay tuned to allspicecafe.com as new products keep being developed and expansion into new markets continues.
Bio: JD Cowles talks about his background
Spending most of my life living in Upstate NY, I grew up in a house with a Mom who was (and still is) a fantastic cook. Being someone who loves to eat, I always felt at home in the kitchen.
In the 1970's, Buffalo Wings began spreading all over the Northeast. While attending SUNY Oswego in upstate NY, many of the bars and restaurants in town started serving wings to an eager college crowd. The delicious and spicy wings soon became a big part of my life. After graduating in 1979 and moving back to the NY metro area, looking for a fix for spice, I came across a simple recipe for a hot wing sauce. Not finding the recipe spicy enough, the recipe gradually evolved, adding additional ingredients forming what is now All Spice Cafe's Cayenne Habanero Sauce. The recipe has stayed the same since the mid 90's when habanero peppers became available all over the US.
The sauce and wings were devoured at parties and barbecues all over the NY metro area and in Western NY. As a digital artist working in the post production industry, selling the sauce never entered my mind. Working for Kodak in the motion picture industry in the early 90's, traveling around the the US and Europe teaching artists how to use the Kodak Cineon Digital Workstation, the search for spicy foods started to expand to spicy cuisines from around the world. Word began to spread about the homemade hot sauce on grilled chicken wings and friends and colleagues started requesting bottles for use at home.
As the saying goes, the rest is history.
(note: JD is also a Certified Kansas City BBQ Judge and a Grill Master at Two Guys Grilling.)
Bio: John Lesko talks about his background
Being behind the scenes from the beginning of All Spice Cafe, I guess it's time to come out from the shadows and let people know a little about my role and background. Like JD, I grew up in my mother's fantastic kitchen, but hers was a little different because she cooked Japanese dishes as well as Slovak dishes. I learned to cook at an early age and I helped in the kitchen with everything from tempura to perogies. I love great tasting, flavorful food and really love to eat.
Working with JD at Kodak in the Motion Picture Industry during the '90s, I also traveled all over the US, Europe, and South America. When traveling, we would find the best places to get awesome meals and shared the information with each other - long before there were blogs, we talked about starting a reviews site so we would remember where to go for good food on the next trip. I often thought about quitting to go to culinary school, but I never did.
I cook a lot and like to experiment. One of our newest products, Sweet Habanero Popcorn and the Ghost Pepper version of it, came out of my kitchen when I was trying different things to do with the sauces. Like other recipes, I gave samples to anyone I could and figured we had something here because people begged for the recipe, "or package it and sell it" we were told. Taking almost a year to learn the proper techniques of candy making (that's what caramel popcorn really is) and researching production methods, it finally became part of our new product line and has gotten some really great reviews.
I'm still behind the scenes most of the time (JD is the Brand and needs to be out front) and I take care of the site, blog, online store, marketing, along with a slew of other things, trying to keep the gears well oiled. I'm always testing new recipes and thinking of the next great thing.
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Economics is the study of the process through which individuals and societies solve a particular human problem: how to ensure that limited resources are put to their highest and best use. Economists research a variety of subjects related to this particular problem, including unemployment, technological change, poverty, environmental quality, and international trade.
Two trends in the modern economy are given special emphasis in the economics major. First, for the last two centuries there has been a trend in the global economy toward the use of individual choice through markets as the process for dealing with this basic human problem of resource use. Second, there is an increasing economic integration among the world's economies as global trade in international markets becomes extensive.
The 21st century will see a continuation of the spread of markets as the organizing mechanism of economic activity throughout the world. The economics major focuses on how markets serve this function and analyzes what policies are needed for them to serve it effectively. With this focus, the economics major is structured to assist students in gaining a systematic introduction to the theoretical and empirical techniques of economics. Since many areas of economics have broad social implications, the major also provides the opportunity to study economics as a social science and to discover the interrelationships which economics has with other disciplines.
Economics is primarily an analytical discipline. Therefore, the economics major begins with a core of theory and research methods that students will need in order to analyze economic problems.
Students will then work on economic problems by choosing from options in the areas of economic and social policy, economic theory and applications, global economic issues, and business economics. Students complete the major through their participation in a senior experience seminar or their production of a St. Mary's Project. The goals of the major are to provide students with a framework for understanding and evaluating the operation of the United States and other economies, to assist them in the formation of intelligent, informed, and critical judgments on economic issues of public and private concern, and to empower them to have a solid foundation of economic knowledge that will enable them to be lifelong learners.
A major in economics provides a suitable basis for careers in business, government and international agencies, law, teaching, public service, and journalism. It also offers the introductory stage for students interested in graduate work in economics or business. As the economy of the 21st century will require knowledgeable workers who can function in information-based organizations, courses in the economics major stress the use and application of information technology.
Members of the economics faculty will advise each student on the composition of an appropriate program, given the individual's interests and objectives. Any student considering a major in economics is urged to consult with a member of the economics faculty as early as possible. Members of the economics faculty are committed to mentoring students in the development of their own ideas in the initiation and realization of St. Mary's Projects.
Economics majors will be able to demonstrate the following upon completion of requirements for the major:
- Access existing economic knowledge
- Display command of existing knowledge
- Interpret existing knowledge
- Interpret and manipulate economic data
- Apply existing knowledge
- Create new knowledge
Students who are considering graduate study in economics are strongly advised to take coursework in mathematics and statistics beyond those required for the major. ECON 425 and MATH 151, 152 and 255 are essential for graduate study; MATH 256 and 312 are recommended as well.
To earn a bachelor of arts degree with a major in economics, a student must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
- General College Requirements (see "Curriculum" section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major:
- Forty credit hours of coursework carrying economics credit and distributed as follows:
- Theory core: 12 credits consisting of
- ECON 101: Introduction to Economics
- ECON 251: Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECON 252: Intermediate Microeconomics
- Analytical skills: four credits consisting of ECON 253: Economic Statistics
- Twenty-four credit hours of economics at the 300-level with at least one chosen from each of the following options:
- Economic and Social Policy: Courses in this option have a common theme of public policy research applications of economics.
- ECON 316: Economics of Race and Gender
- ECON 325: Urban Economics and Urban Issues
- ECON 350: Environmental Economics
- ECON 354: Natural Resource Economics
- ECON 355: Labor Economics
- Economic Theory and Application: Courses in this option use advanced techniques in economic theory and are recommended for graduate study in economics.
- ECON 351: Industrial Organization and Regulation
- ECON 356: International Economics
- ECON 359: Public Sector Economics
- ECON 363: Political Economy
- Global Economic Issues: Courses in this option provide an international and comparative perspective of economic analysis.
- ECON 318: International Finance
- ECON 360: Comparative Economic Systems
- ECON 372: Economics of Developing Countries
- Business Economics: Courses in this option apply the economic approach to business.
- ECON 342: Analyzing Financial Data
- ECON 353: Corporation Finance
- ECON 357: Money and Banking
- Students with an interest in business economics are urged to take ECON 209: Business Law; ECON 230: Marketing; ECON 240: Principles of Management; ECON 250: Principles of Accounting
- Economic and Social Policy: Courses in this option have a common theme of public policy research applications of economics.
- Theory core: 12 credits consisting of
- Senior Experience: The objectives of the courses in this requirement are to give students a way to build on the theory and methods of economics learned during the first three years, to allow students to gain expertise in the area they choose to study, and to improve their research and writing skills. Students must choose at least one of the following courses (students coming under catalog years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 may not use the course chosen to fulfill this requirement to satisfy requirement 2c.):
- ECON 400: Introduction to Mathematical Economics
- ECON 405: The History of Economic Thought
- ECON 412: U.S. Economic History
- ECON 425: Econometrics
- ECON 459: Senior Seminar in Economics
- ECON 493/494 (An eight credit hour St. Mary's Project in economics or other major may fulfill the senior experience with the permission of the chair of the Economics Department)
- The 44-48 (48 if pursuing the St. Mary's Project option) credit hours of major requirements may include field experience and independent study approved by the department chair.
- Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all required economics courses and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better in these courses.
The following model is suggested as a possible basic program to satisfy requirements for the major in economics:
- First Year:
ECON 101, one other 200-level course in the major, and the Core Curriculum requirement in Mathematics.
- Sophomore Year:
200-level courses in the Core requirements, and one upper-division course in the major.
- Junior Year:
Two or three 300-level courses in economics.
- Senior Year:
Two or three 300- or 400-level courses in economics to complete the discipline requirements or completion of the St. Mary's Project.
To earn a minor in economics a student must satisfy the following requirements:
- Completion of Core Curriculum requirements.
- At least 24 credit-hours in economics:
- Required Courses (12 credit hours)
- ECON101: Introduction to Economics
- ECON251: Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECON252: Intermediate Microeconomics
- Elective Courses (12 credit hours). Three other 4-credit economics courses, two of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
- Required Courses (12 credit hours)
- A grade of C- or better must be received in each course of the minor, and the cumulative grade-point average of courses used to satisfy the minor must be at least 2.0.
A Master of Arts in Teaching program is available at St. Mary's College of Maryland after completion of the baccalaureate degree. Students who are interested in becoming teachers should contact the chair of the Department of Educational Studies or an education adviser in their major field of study for suggested coursework in Educational Studies and their specific major. These consultations should take place during the first semester of the sophomore year.
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ECON 101. Introduction to Economics (4E)
A study of the functioning of market economies, with emphasis on the United States, including such topics as national income and employment, supply and demand analysis, and economic policy. This course satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement in Social Sciences. NOTE: ECON 101 is a prerequisite for all economics courses.
ECON 209. Business Law (4F)
Legal rights and responsibilities in ordinary business transactions. Formerly offered as ECON 367. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 230. Marketing (4E)
A study of the strategic function of marketing as the process by which goods and services are distributed to consumers by business in an environment of individual consumer choice. Provides an analysis of product development, pricing strategies, promotional efforts, and distribution systems within the context of an increased awareness of the need for all business functions to provide for the satisfaction of the consumer. Formerly offered as ECON 365. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 240. Principles of Management (4E)
A study in the methods for attaining effective management of business and non-business organizations. The task of management is to make the members of an organization work well together. Emphasis in this course is on the recognition of objectives to guide the organization in the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling its operations. Formerly offered as ECON 352. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 250. Principles of Accounting (4E)
Basic principles of financial accounting for recording, classifying, summarizing, reporting, and interpreting financial data. The accounting cycle is presented using the double-entry system for all three forms of business, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 251. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4E)
Macroeconomics is the study of the economic performance of the national economy as measured by employment, national income, inflation, and growth. It analyzes efforts to influence these measures with monetary and fiscal policy, with an emphasis on contemporary occurrences. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 252. Intermediate Microeconomics (4E)
Microeconomics is the study of how households and businesses interact in the marketplace as consumers, producers, and workers. It analyzes supply, demand, and price determination in markets, consumer behavior, the operation of the firm in competitive and monopolistic markets, and the determination of wages. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 253. Economic Statistics (4E)
This course covers techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications to economics. Related topics such as index numbers, time series, and forecasting are also covered. The course emphasizes the use of computer software to solve statistical problems. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 316. The Economics of Race and Gender (4S)
Economic outcomes differ according to race and gender. This course investigates the economic experiences of women and minorities in the U.S. economy to provide a thorough understanding of the economic constraints facing diverse groups in the economy. This course introduces students to the analytical approaches used by economists to critically assess the causes and consequences of gender and racial differences in earnings, labor force participation, occupational choice, and the division of labor within the home. The impact of economic institutions and policy on the economic behavior of women and minorities is emphasized. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 318. International Finance (4F)
This course looks at the theories and realities of globalization and the evolution of the international financial system. Some of the topics that we will touch upon are exchange rates and exchange rate regimes, currency markets, contracts, parity conditions, international bond and equity markets, balance of payments, multinational corporations and international debt. Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 251.
ECON 325. Urban Economics and Urban Issues (4AS)
The purpose of this course is to bring about a better understanding of the dynamics involved in the evolution of urban economies. Using the foundations of microeconomic theory, the course examines not only the socioeconomic forces underlying urban areas, but also the relationship between these forces and the policies that local governments implement in order to provide the goods and services we demand. Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 252.
ECON 342. Analyzing Financial Data (4S)
Examines the sources and availability of financial data and explores the use of financial data to evaluate corporate performance and evaluate investment strategies. Topics will include ratio analysis, risk, measurement, and forecasting methods. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 353 or permission of the instructor.
ECON 350. Environmental Economics (4E)
Focuses on the problems of environmental degradation and on the role of economic incentives, in both causing and correcting these problems. U.S. environment policies on air, water, and toxic substances are analyzed, using the economic concepts of efficiency, costs, and benefits. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 351. Industrial Organization and Regulation (4AS)
This course looks at the structure and behavior of the industries in an economy. In particular, it is concerned with pricing, investment, regulation, and strategic behavior in industries that are not perfectly competitive. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 252.
ECON 353. Corporation Finance (4E)
Examines the legal basis for the corporation and the instruments used to establish and finance its growth. Investigates the types of securities used by corporations to raise funds in terms of their risk level. Emphasis on solutions of financial policy faced by corporate financial managers. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 252, and ECON 253.
ECON 354. Natural Resource Economics (4S)
Explores issues related to the use of both renewable and nonrenewable resources, including energy, forests, fisheries, and water. Emphasizes the use of economic techniques in assessing optimal resource use, resource pricing, and resource policy. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 355. Labor Economics (4F)
An economic analysis of labor markets. Topics include wage determination, human capital models, human resource management, and collective bargaining. Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 252.
ECON 356. International Economics (4S)
A study of the basis for world trade; commercial and financial policy, particularly of the United States; foreign exchange markets and open economy macroeconomics. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252.
ECON 357. Money and Banking (4E)
An introduction to the history of money and banking institutions, and the development of monetary theory, with emphasis on current controversies. Analysis of the Federal Reserve System and its control of money and credit as part of its effort to influence economic stability and inflation. Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 251.
ECON 359. Public Sector Economics (4F)
Public sector economics is the study of how government policy, in particular tax and expenditure policy, affects the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Using the foundations of microeconomic theory, important government activities in the areas of social welfare and social insurance are evaluated in terms of their impact on the welfare of citizens, both individually and collectively. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252.
ECON 360. Comparative Economic Systems (4S)
Principles, theories, and institutions for economic decision-making under capitalism, socialism, communism, and mixed systems; comparison of selected countries. Problems of countries in transition to a market economy will also be discussed. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 363. Political Economy (4F)
This course introduces students to the major theoretical perspectives in political economy. Political economy explores the relationships between the economic system and its institutions to society. Its emphasis upon context, conflicting interests, social change, and collective behavior permits a broad focus for economic analysis that includes issues such as equity, ideology, political power, and social institutions. A political economy perspective is critical for understanding critiques of the current economic system, as well as contemporary economic issues, such as the distribution of income and wealth, the role of competing interest groups in the formation of economic policy, economic globalization, and the provision of public goods. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252 or consent of the instructor.
ECON 372. Economics of Developing Countries (4F)
A multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of factors responsible for the poverty and underdevelopment of developing countries. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 400. Introduction to Mathematical Economics (4AF)
This course provides an introduction to the use of mathematics in the solution of economic models. In particular, the techniques of linear algebra and calculus are incorporated into standard micro- and macroeconomic models to calculate either equilibrium or optimal values. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252, and MATH 151 or consent of the instructor.
ECON 405. The History of Economic Thought (4AF)
The development of economic thought from medieval times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the ideas of the great economists, such as Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Alfred Marshall, Thorstein Veblen, and John Maynard Keynes. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252, or consent of the instructor.
ECON 412. U.S. Economic History (4AS)A study of the development of the United States economy from colonial times to the present.
Emphasis will be on the factors that brought about the rise of a continental economy, the shift from agricultural to industrial production, and attempts at democratic control of economic policies. Application of economic techniques to such historical issues as tax policy, slavery, and the regulation of business. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
ECON 425. Econometrics (4S)
The course is an introduction to the development, from economic theory, of statistical and mathematical techniques that are used to estimate economic relationships. Computer applications are widely used in the course. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252, and ECON 253, or consent of the instructor.
ECON 459. Senior Seminar in Economics (4E)
Topics vary with interest of faculty. May be repeated for credit with consent of the instructor. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252, or consent of the instructor.
ECON 493-494. St. Mary's Project in Economics (1-8E)
The St. Mary's Project in economics is a two-semester experience. Students initiate the project, identify an area to be explored, and propose a method of inquiry appropriate to the topic. A faculty mentor supervises the project research. The objectives of the St. Mary's Project in economics are to furnish a vehicle for students to build on the theory and methods of economics learned during the first three years, to allow students to gain a high degree of expertise in the particular topic area they choose to study, and to improve student research skills in organizational and planning competency, writing ability, and oral communication. The project must be shared with the College community through posters, presentations, or other means.
ECON 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (8-16E)
A variety of off-campus experiential learning opportunities can be arranged through the Career Development Center. The off-campus internship is an individually-designed experience that allows the student to explore the relationships between learning in the classroom and the practical application of knowledge in everyday work situations. Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the department chair. (See "Internships" under the "Academic Policies" section.) Credit/no credit grading.
ECON 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)
This course consists of an independent creative or research project designed by the student and supervised by an economics faculty member. The nature of the project, the schedule for accomplishment, and the means of evaluation must be formalized in a learning contract prior to registration. (See "Independent Study" under "Academic Policies" section.)


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Rangers at Islanders tonight
Posted By Carp On February 24, 2012 @ 4:47 am In Hockey,New York Rangers,NHL | 526 Comments
Pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers:
NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00 p.m.
Nassau Coliseum — Uniondale, NY
Rangers: 38-15-5 (81 pts)
Islanders: 25-27-8 (58 pts)
The Rangers will face-off against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m.; TV: MSG Network; Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio), in the first game of a back-to-back set. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, and rank third in the league overall, with a record of 38-15-5 (81 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having been defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-0, on Tuesday at CONSOL Energy Center, and are now 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. The Blueshirts are 21-7-1 in their last 29 contests, dating back to Dec. 17, and have registered at least one point in 38 of their last 50 games since Oct. 29 (35-12-3) after beginning the season with a 3-3-2 mark. The Islanders enter the contest with a 25-27-8 (58 pts) record to rank 13th in the Eastern Conference, and have lost three of their last four games. Following the contest, the Rangers will face-off against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow, Feb. 25, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out their back-to-back set.
RANGERS vs. ISLANDERS:
The Rangers have tallied five power play goals in the last seven games, posting a 20.0% success rate over the span (5-25). The Blueshirts penalty kill has held opponents scoreless in four of the last six games (14-16, 87.5%), and 18 of the last 25 games (61-68, 89.7% over the span). The Rangers are tied for fourth in the NHL with seven shorthanded goals. The Blueshirts have posted a record of 19-1-2 in games when tallying a power play goal, and are 27-7-2 when not allowing a power play goal.
The Rangers will begin their 10th of 14 scheduled back-to-back sets this season tonight against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. New York has posted a record of 7-0-2 (3-0-0 at home, 4-0-2 on the road) in the first game of the set, and are 7-1-1 (5-0-0 at home, 2-1-1 on the road) in the second game. Since 2009-10, New York is 28-9-3 in the second game of back-to-backs, with a 14-3-1 mark at MSG and 14-6-2 on the road over the span. Henrik Lundqvist has started on consecutive days 57 times in his career, posting a record of 36-14-7 with a 1.82 GAA, .935 Sv% and six shutouts in the second game. The Rangers will conclude their back-to-back set tomorrow against the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers are 11-4-1 against Atlantic Division opponents this season, including a nine-game winning streak from Nov. 15 – Jan. 6. New York has out-scored their opponent, 47-32, in divisional play.
The Blueshirts have won eight of their last 11 road games (8-2-1 over the span), and are 14-4-1 in their last 19 games away from MSG.
The Rangers' .698 win% through 58 games is the team's best start in 39 years, when the 1972-73 Blueshirts began the season with a 38-15-5 record (.698 win%), and is tied as the second best start in franchise history. *courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau
Head Coach John Tortorella registered his 132nd victory as Rangers' head coach with a 3-2 overtime win on Sunday vs. Columbus to move past Herb Brooks into sole possession of sixth place on the Rangers' all-time coaching wins list.
The Rangers rank among the NHL leaders in several statistical categories…
* Michael Sauer (concussion, 12/5) — 34
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WASHINGTON, March 23, 2013 — There is an amazing race taking place on Sunday nights, and it's not the reality show. Instead, two shows that couldn't be more different have been dominating Sunday night viewing. And more surprisingly, these shows are easily beating the major broadcast networks.
SEE RELATED: TV tonight: 'The Bible' and 'The Walking Dead' in a ratings race
"The Bible" and "The Walking Dead," both on basic cable networks, have combined to pull over 20 million viewers from the increasingly irrelevant major networks for the past three Sunday nights.
Last Sunday night "The Bible" won the race in terms of straight numbers by a scant 29 thousand viewers. With face-off number four coming up tomorrow tonight, "The Bible" is ahead in the best-of-five battle two to one.
After two successful seasons, the allure of the zombie apocalypse on "The Walking Dead" has an established and enthusiastic audience. But trying to dissect the success of "The Bible" is a bit of a mystery, especially considering the dismal reviews it has received so far.
According to Christian media advocate Phil Cooke, the success of "The Bible" reveals acute demand for religious programming that's often overlooked by Hollywood. "We often forget that Christians are still the largest special interest group in America,"
SEE RELATED: Will 'The Bible' on History Channel win the ratings battle again?
It is beginning to look as if the "experts" who determine the direction of TV programming are as clueless as the "experts" who covered the last presidential election. Network TV programming can not seem to release its obsession with reality TV, despite mounting evidence that TV audiences have had their fill of it, and then some.
Unlike the majority of critics, I think "The Bible" is good storytelling about a topic that is timeless as well as relevant.
Sure it has its cheesy moments and questionable attention to special effects, but that doesn't mean the message is lost in the process.
In a world that seems to alienate more people every day, a story of hope, love, and redemption could not come at a better time. Beneath the special effects and the occasional questionable Scottish accent, the story of God's love for his children never falters.
This in itself is reason enough to watch, and goes a long way in explaining the popularity of the mini-series, despite its critical reception.
Tonight's viewing:
All times are EST:
7 p.m.
CBS: 60 minutes: (New) Lesley Stahl interviews a member of Russia's punk protest band Pussy Riot, about the group's anti-Putin demonstration that resulted in two members being imprisoned. Also: James Brown interviews NFL hopeful Brian Banks, who spent five years in prison for a rape he did not commit.
NBC: Dateline NBC: (New) Various investigations delve into the effectiveness of smoke alarms; online-privacy issues; and ingredients found in everyday household products. Also: the global FBI manhunt for a man wanted in a 2004 murder in Phoenix.
8 p.m.
ABC: Once Upon a Time: (New) While off on her own to deal with what happened with Cora, Mary Margaret comes across an entirely wooden August; Neal invites his fiancée to Storybrooke.
CBS: Amazing Race 22: (New) The race continues in Botswana where the teams hunt for scorpions. Meanwhile, Chuck and Wynona confront Joey and Meghan for using the U-Turn against them.
FOX: The Simpsons: (Repeat) Homer is bummed when his "MyPad" tablet computer breaks, but hope springs eternal when Ned Flanders discovers a tree with magical powers and a bark that spells out "HOPE" in the Simpson's' backyard.
History Channel: The Bible: (New) Part 4 of 5. Jesus resurrects Lazarus; Caiaphas persuades Judas to betray Jesus; and Jesus is arrested.
8:30 p.m.
FOX: Bob's Burgers: (New) On a family visit to her mother's Florida retirement home, Linda is shocked to discover that the place is swimming with swinging seniors. Meanwhile, a bored Tina, Gene and Louise try to track a python that may have made a meal out of a resident's dog.
9 p.m.
ABC: Revenge: (New) As Victoria asks Amanda's foster brother for help with her charitable foundation; Emily seizes an opportunity to settle a score with someone from her past.
CBS: The Good Wife: (New) When an erratic and litigious client is murdered, Alicia is convinced to waive attorney/client privilege to help the police when she learns that the killer may also be targeting someone close to her. Also, Peter and Mike Kresteva (Matthew Perry) vie for an influential endorsement and Diane receives a stunning offer.
FOX: Family Guy: (New) Mayor West goes on trial for a murder that occurred at his mansion.
NBC: All-Star Celebrity Apprentice: (New) The all-stars must use a glass truck to create a marketing campaign for Farouk Systems Products.
AMC: The Walking Dead: (New) A possible truce with the Governor comes with strings attached for Rick and the group.
SHOWTIME: Shameless: (New) Lip worries about Karen, and Jimmy drops a bomb on Fiona.
9:30 p.m.
FOX: American Dad: (New) Francine realizes that it might be as easy as ABC for Steve to get into a top-notch school when she discovers he has an exceptional talent for spelling, but not all is A-OK when she suspects that he's being distracted by a young lady.
10 p.m.
ABC: Red Widow: (New) Marta wears a wire to a meeting with Schiller in hope of building a case against him; Marta starts working with an influential woman with whom Schiller has a long history.
CBS: The Mentalist: (New) A young actor in a local theater company dies the night before taking the stage in a starring role, and the CBI investigates the case. Meanwhile, a determined Jane seeks info about Red John from a man in a coma.
SHOWTIME: House of Lies: (New) Marty covertly makes strides with his future in mind, and Jeannie is presented with a new career opportunity.
10:30 p.m.
SHOWTIME: Californication: (New) Hank meets two very important people in Faith's life.
Basic cable:
New episodes of:
Cupcake Wars at 8 p.m. on Food Channel
Extreme Homes at 8 p.m. on HGTV
Wicked Tuna: Hooked Up at 8 p.m. on NGC
Trip Flip at 8 p.m. on Travel Channel
Wild West Alaska at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet
My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine at 8 p.m. on TLC
The Real Housewives of Atlanta at 8 p.m. on BRAVO
Married to Medicine at 9 p.m. on BRAVO
Finding Bigfoot: Further Evidence at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet
Kourtney and Kim Take Miami at 9 p.m. on E!
Worst Cooks in America at 9 p.m. on Food Channel
Army Wives at 9 p.m. on LIFE
Wicked Tuna at 9 p.m. on NGC
MY Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding at 9 p.m. on TLC
American Ninja at 8 and 9 and 10 p.m. on Syfy
Talking Dead at 10 p.m. on AMC
Finding Bigfoot at 10 p.m. on Animal Planet
Real Husbands of Hollywood at 10 p.m. on BET
Restaurant Impossible at 10 p.m. on Food Channel
Vikings at 10 p.m. on History Channel
Mudcats at 10 p.m. on NGC
Bar Rescue at 10 p.m. on SPIKE
Welcome to Myrtle Manor at 10 p.m. on TLC
Mob Wives at 10 p.m. on VH1
For movie lovers:
8 p.m.
Jack on FLIX
The Fighter on FX
Project X on HBO
Young Tom Edison on TCM
The Ledge on TMC
9 p.m.
Phil Spector on HBO
Love and Other Drugs on HBO
Dragon Eyes on MOMAX
Later tonight:
X-Men: First Class at 9:30 p.m. on HBO
Twister at 9:30 p.m. on ABCFAM
Outbreak at 9:40 p.m. on ENC
Wrath of the Titans at 10 p.m. on CINEMAX
What Dreams May Come at 10 p.m. on FLIX
The Amazing Spider-Man at 10 p.m. on STARZ
Brake at 10 p.m. on TMC
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Hair in Your Food at a Restaurant
By Peggy Post
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QuestionYou're celebrating your birthday with friends at an upscale restaurant. You'd like to butter your roll, but notice a long hair in the butter dish. What should you do?
1) Make a scene so the waiter will give you a free entree.
2) Discreetly point out the hair to your waiter and ask for replacement butter.
3) Skip the butter and say nothing.
AnswerThe correct answer: (2) In a restaurant, when you find something that doesn't belong in your food -- a hair in the butter, a worm on the lettuce or a fly in the soup -- quietly point out the object to your waiter and ask for a replacement. Causing a scene by yelling at the wait staff will likely get you nowhere, and there may be something worse than hair in the next dish brought to your table.
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