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Stock valuations in the market are in line with historical averages at present, says Sandeep Nanda, chief investment officer of Bharti AXA Life Insurance. In an interview with Rajesh Abraham, he says for the market to have meaningful upside from the present level, the pace of earnings downgrade has to stop and the upgrade cycle has to begin. Excerpts:
We have seen the market rallying immediately after the government announced a slew of reforms such as petroleum subsidy cut, cap on LPG cylinders and FDI in retail. But the rally seems to have fizzled out. What is the reason, you think?
After the flurry of reformist announcements, expectations got built up that a lot more will follow. But as Parliament went into its session, political posturing gathered momentum and the initial burst of announcements lost did not lie up to the expectations.
What are the key triggers you anticipate for the market to go up from here on?
Positive policy news flow should continue for the improved investor sentiment to sustain. The government has hinted at more reforms and fiscal consolidation measures going forward. This is critical as we believe that for corporate capex to recover on a multi-year basis and on a big scale, there is a need for legislative reforms like land acquisitions bill, labour reforms and GST bill.
Given the current political environment, it seems that many of the administration-linked reforms will be easier to implement than the legislative ones. We remain optimistic that the reforms process will continue. Also, the pace of earnings downgrade has to stop and the upgrade cycle has to begin; it does look like we are near the bottom of the downgrade cycle, but the upgrade cycle may be some time away. We think resumption of the rate cut cycle next year should act as another catalyst.
There is a consensus that the interest rates have peaked and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will start cutting rates from Jan-Mar 2013. What is your view and what are the factors that favour such an exercise?
It's difficult to say the quantum of rate cuts that can happen over the short term. However, it is clear that rate cuts will resume soon and should go down significantly over the next two years, unless oil prices and other global commodities play spoilsport again and inflation proves stickier than expected. In fact, due to adequate liquidity, borrowing rates have been coming down. Wholesale lending rates are down about 200-250 bps. We hope that more announcements by the government on fiscal consolidation, supply-side policy measures and deceleration in underlying inflation should create room for RBI to restart rate cuts soon.
There are global risks such as the fiscal cliff in the US and the unending troubles in the euro zone, not to speak of the Chinese economic slowdown. What are the implications for India?
Visibility on the fiscal cliff issue should come soon in the coming months as its unlikely to be left unresolved. We think that the US economy is on a better footing for next year compared with the euro zone resolution, which is likely to be more gradual and a multi-year process. It also seems that China is slowing down but not hard landing, though the stimulus over there could also take time given the recent political changes. On the other hand, a severe Chinese slowdown could mean much lower or stagnant commodity and crude prices. This would be good for India as imported inflation would come down and cost of infrastructure rollout would drop. However, if global liquidity turns unsupportive again, it would be a big negative for India given our dependence on external capital.
What is your view on commodity and oil prices going forward, and how is this going to impact India?
Our view is that prices will remain benign. Oil production in the US and Iraq seem to be rising though the political risks in Iran next year may cause some volatility. On the other hand, a correction in oil prices will clearly be positive for India. A $10 per barrel correction can reduce the current account deficit by about $10 billion or 0.5 per cent of GDP -- which is quite significant.
Some of the best performing sectors in recent times have been FMCG, pharma and cement. What are the sectors you are bullish on in 2013? What is your Sensex target for next calendar?
We are tactically bullish and overweight on banks (private banks), pharma, cement and mid-caps. We have been looking at rate-sensitive sectors, such as auto, banking and consumer durables, a lot more closely than before. We have also added some cyclicality to our portfolio. For example, we have added a fair bit of cement companies in the recent past. Overall, the valuations in the market are in line with historical averages, and thus for meaningful upside from current levels, the pace of earnings downgrades have to stop and upgrade cycle to begin in a meaningful manner. We remain hopeful and cautiously bullish for 2013.
What are the other immediate risks for Indian stocks for next 6-12 months?
Some of the key risks going forward are policy momentum getting disturbed, early election fears, further delays in investment cycle pick-up, rupee depreciation and external global liquidity situation and affective flow of external capital to India turning adverse. But with the political logjam seemingly on the path to resolution in the winter session, efforts being made to boost investments, fears of a sovereign rating cut somewhat allayed and other macroeconomic pressures (inflation, rates) expected to ease as we enter 2013, the outlook for the near term definitely seems positive. The recent market rally appears to be echoing this improved sentiment. zz
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30 January 2012
Photo: Hedeson AlvesCatalina Castaño (COL)
CURITIBA, BRAZIL: Paraguay and Colombia are off to a good start in Pool B of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Americas Group I after prevailing over Bolivia and Venezuela respectively on Monday.
The Paraguayans earned a comfortable win against a young Bolivian team with an overall score of 3-0. Montserrat Gonzalez took the first step towards the victory by beating Belen Rivera 62 61 in 54 minutes.
"We prepared this match very well. All the rivals are difficult in this kind of tournament. Happily, I practiced my best tennis and managed to maintain the focus all the time. This (win) gives us confidence to keep going forward," said Montserrat.
Paraguay's No. 1 Veronica Cepede Royg stepped next into the court and gained an effortless victory over Noelia Zeballos 61 60 in 51 minutes.
"I'm very happy with the way I have won as the first match is always very difficult. I was very confident and consistent during the whole of it," said Cepede.
The Paraguayans completed their victory with another win in the doubles rubber from Gonzalez and Isabella Robbiani against Nabilah Farah and Natalia Davila 61 75.
Brazil up next
Paraguay's next opponents will be hosts Brazil, on Tuesday, in what is expected to be one of the most tightly contested clashes of this round robin.
"Brazil are a very strong team and will have the support of the crowd. The level of their team is excellent and they have Roxane Vaisemberg, a very technical left-handed player, but we are going to give our best," said Cepede.
Paraguayan captain cautious
At the conclusion of the opening day, the Paraguayan captain, Alfredo de Brix showed his satisfaction for his team's high level of tennis but was cautious when analyzing the clash with Brazil.
"The girls played very well today. The debut is very difficult and it takes a lot to start performing well. Brazil is, in theory, a better team than us but being the local team can sometimes be a handicap if not properly managed. We need to cope with the pressure," said de Brix.
Colombia prevails in tough contest
Despite being clear favourites, Colombia had serious difficulties in beating a Venezuelan team that fought very intensely in each of the three rubbers.
The experienced Catalina Castano had to give her best to overcome the surprising resistance of Gabriela Paz 76(15) 75 in 2 hours 50 minutes of intense tennis that delighted the crowd.
"It's been a very tough match. Luckily, I have been very strong mentally and managed to get the win. It's the first time that I play such a long tie-break," declared the 33-year-old player.
The second match saw Mariana Duque Marino seal the tie with a more comfortable win over Andrea Gamiz 62 62. Colombia completed the 3-0 after winning the doubles rubber, although Castano and Duque Marino needed to come from a set down against Gamiz and Adriana Perez, eventually winning 67(5) 60 60.
Colombian captain delighted with start
Colombia's captain Pablo Gonzalez was very happy with his team's performance and highlighted the importance of a good start in the tournament.
"We played a very difficult team. Catalina´s match was really difficult and it was a very important point for us because of the confidence that it could give us. That victory is an excellent fuel for the matches ahead," Gonzalez said.
Colombia are back in action on Tuesday against Bolivia, while Venezuela have a rest day.
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Abingdon, VA -- A Virginia judge has sentenced a North Carolina doctor to life in prison for the strangling death and mutilation of his father.
Vince Gilmer was convicted in August of the first-degree murder of his father, Dalton Donald Gilmer. Dalton Gilmer's body was found on June 29, 2004, next to a road in Virginia's Washington County. The body had rope burns around the neck, and the fingers and thumbs had been cut off.
The 43-year-old Vince Gilmer, of Fletcher, NC, insisted that he killed his father in a rage brought on by childhood sexual abuse and withdrawal from antidepressants. But the judge who sentenced him yesterday called him a cold-blooded killer.
Associated Press


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No One Lives Forever (Mass Market Paperbound)
Nothing Is What It Seems
Born to a childhood pitted by violence, Christian Delacorte is desperate for peace when he embarks on a new life with the woman he loves, Detective Raven Mackenzie. But soon his old life comes calling--in the tempting form of a mysterious woman assassin.
When a Deadly Seductress Comes Calling
Jasmine Lee is determined to collect an old marker from Christian. He owes her--big time--and she needs his help freeing her kidnapped lover, Nicholas Charboneau--a powerful mogul linked to Chicago's underworld. Christian doesn't trust her, but Jasmine entices him to leave Raven behind when she reveals his shocking connection to Charboneau.
And a Lethal Race Against Time Begins
Christian has seven days to attempt an impossible rescue of the father he never knew. And when a woman assassin with ulterior motives makes a lousy ally, Christian is alone to face the stark reality that no one lives forever . . . and he might be the next to die.
About the Author
Ripped from the headlines, Jordan Dane's gritty suspense plots weave a tapestry of vivid settings, intrigue, and dark humor. A thrilling ride of mystery and suspense all in the first degree! She's a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the International Thriller Writers. Jordan and her husband share their Oklahoma residence with an intelligent canine and two cats of highborn lineage.


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After 2 years out of print, we have brought back 12 sets of our first kit produced for the Tour of California. This Bolt kit was printed from the original papers, and stays true to the race fit. The new version replaces white with light silver, to help hide mud, and grease. This first batch will go quick, but plan to reprint them again in the new year. Please come by the shop to try them on, or pick up a set HERE.
i dig that kit more than the histogram
rainier will forever be my fav rider
MASH kit is not Cinelli! I contest.
(I do like the kit though)
mash has always made up makes up 95 plus percent of this thread.
Jokes aside, I think we can agree that this is not a MASH thread. Cinelli has several track/ss models; even if a lot of the posters post MASH builds it doesn't make this a MASH thread.
The MASHDOWNALLTHEHILLSLOOKWHATICANDO fad is about 4 years old for MASH, and is not a 'thing' for them any more.
I'm guesstimating that it will likely stick with them for a couple more years and maybe more after that, though.
If it weren't for Rainier Schaefer I probably wouldn't have a Cinelli track bike, he's the face of Cinelli IMO. He, Lance Armstrong, Andy Schleck and my few cycling mates are my idols.
You're a food critic too, Adriano?
na, but sweet potatoes are tops.
Sweet potato fries.
// yummygooey
Scrod started it. What do you do when the mod trolls your thread?


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President Clinton did not demand a talk show.
Julia Payne, spokeswoman for Bill Clinton, on a meeting between Mr. Clinton and NBC executives on the possibility of the former president hosting a daytime talk show.
I feel like a shrimp cocktail, I've spent so much time on ice.
Battered New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza.
I think it's probably important for God to make that decision as opposed to us.
Actress Marlee Matlin, who is deaf, in The Washington Post, on efforts by a lesbian couple to genetically engineer a child to make him deaf (see p. 5, "Evil Engineering").
We're going back to what we know didn't work for 60 years.
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, (R-Ohio), on the farm bill passed by the House of Representatives last week. The bill reverses the 1996 Freedom to Farm law by authorizing $180 billion in farm spending over the next 10 years.
The implications are a little scary.
Richard Anderson, neural expert at the California Institute of Technology, on the work of researchers from the State University of New York and Drexel University. They were able to transmit signals by remote control into the brains of rats, guiding their movements from up to a third of a mile away.


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STUART – Before GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich arrived at the Martin County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day brunch this morning, party chairman Susan Auld paraphrased the revered president to warn of the dangers of the negative campaigning that has punctuated the run-up to Tuesday's primary.
"As Abraham Lincoln said, 'A house divided against itself cannot stand," she said. "I would say a party divided against itself cannot win."
The party faithful who gathered at the Willoughby Country Club gave Gingrich a warm welcome. Some said they had already voted for the former House Speaker or would do on Tuesday after being impressed with his articulate command of the problems facing the country and his proposed solutions.
Still, Auld said, at least two members said they wouldn't attend the breakfast because of the attacks Gingrich made on his chief rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, during nationally-televised debates. "Newt came on pretty strong," she said.
Auld said she worries if the infighting among the Republican candidates continues it will weaken the party's efforts to defeat President Obama in November.
While his Super Pac, Winning Our Future, unleashed a new TV ad in Florida on Friday, accusing Romney of being involved in a massive Medicare fraud scheme in the 1990s, Gingrich stuck to his own accomplishments during his talk and question-and-answer session. In fact, he never mentioned Romney.
His attacks were directed at Obama. "This particular president is so out of touch with reality that he is a fundamental threat to American safety," he said, decrying defense spending cuts as ill-timed and dangerous.
He focused his talk on his leadership of the House, his close ties with President Ronald Reagan and how he would use his years of experience to turn the country around. He answered a broad range of questions, from education to social security to defense.
He said he would like each state to have a work-study college so young people could graduate from college without going deeply into debt. He proposed to rescue the beleaguered Social Security system by giving young people the option of investing retirement savings in personal accounts instead of being forced to pay into social security. The system, he said, has worked in Chile and would work here.
"Because the money would be in your own account you would no longer have politicians telling you when to retire," he said.
Afterward, Palm Beach Gardens resident Bob Nager said Gingrich might have won his vote.
"I've been dramatically moved by his address today," said Nager, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who now runs a defense consulting business. "I'm very impressed with his debating ability, his intellect, his principles."
Like Auld, Tequesta resident Paul Bodnar said the venom in the campaign has gotten out of control. But, he said, he felt Romney has aimed punches lower than Gingrich, who has his vote. "They both have to stop doing it," he said. "It's not beneficial to the Republican Party. Stick to the issues."
After a day of campaigning, Gingrich will return to the area tonight to speak at the Palm Beach County Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner at the Kravis Center. Roughly 700 are expected.


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Life & Community
Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
April 29, 2013
In an opinion piece in The New York Times, Peggy Orenstein writes that she "used to believe that a mammogram saved my life." In 1996, when she was 35, a mammogram revealed that she had breast cancer.
Now, however, she questions that belief in light of recent studies about the life-saving efficacy of cancer screening. She cites a study of screening-induced treatment, co-authored by Dartmouth's H. Gilbert Welch and published last fall in the New England Journal of Medicine. Welch, a professor of medicine at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, "estimates that only 3 to 13 percent of women whose cancer was detected by mammograms actually benefited from the test," Orenstein writes.
"As study after study revealed the limits of screening—and the dangers of overtreatment—a thought niggled at my consciousness," Orenstein says. "How much had my mammogram really mattered?"
Read the full story, published 4/26/13 by The New York Times.


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Enforcement Report - Week of July 17, 2013
Product Detail
|Product Description
|Mango (Fresh Cut): Del Monte brand slices, 32 oz., UPC 7-62357-07532-1, 32 oz., UPC 7-17524 72503-5; 16 oz., UPC 7-17524-71902-7, 8 oz., UPC 7-17524-72506-7, UPC 7-17524-72506-6; Del Monte brand chunks, 7 oz., 7 Eleven brand chunks, 6 oz., UPC 0-52548-52070-0
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|Class I
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|Del Monte, 32 oz., best by 9/26/12, 9/27/12 and 9/28/12; 16 oz., best by 9/26/12 and 9/27/12; 8 oz., best by 9/26/12; chunks 7 oz., Lot 05262101 7 Eleven chunks, 6 oz., best by 9/28/12 and 9/29/12
|Product Distributed Qty
|3071 unit total
|Reason For Recall
|In cooperation with the FDA's warning to not consume mangoes from Agricola Daniella in Mexico, Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc, is initiating a voluntary recall of 1,600 bowls of fresh-cut mangoes distributed to retail outlets due to the potential risk that the mangoes may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. This recall is associated with FoodSource's (Edinburg, TX) recall of mangoes sourced from Agricola Daniella in Mexico.
Event Detail
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|Del Monte Fresh Produce North America, Inc
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|Voluntary: Firm Initiated
|Recall Initiation Date
|Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public
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|Product was distributed directly to the states of Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. Product was then shipped further from the firm's direct accounts.


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Picture a day where you win the lottery, score the winning touchdown at the Super Bowl, and find the perfect pair of jeans on sale. Multiply that by 10,000 and you have this announcer's level of elation.
He is announcing Inter Milan's comeback 4-3 victory over Siena this past weekend. Inter Milan comes back from 3-2 to tie it at 3 all, and he goes absolutely nuts. And when they score another goal to go ahead 4-3, he completely loses his shit.
To cap off a truly amazing video, it intermittently cuts to two old Italian men happily dancing around because of the comeback.
Maybe Italian soccer fans should lay off that potent pre-game cocktail of 10 espressos and a fat rail of coke.


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The coming of Olcott to Ceylon towards the end of the 19th century
was a turning point in the history of this country. Had he not come then
the prediction of James de Alwis that Buddhism would disappear from this
country at the turn of the century would have come true.
His timely arrival not only disproved that gloomy prediction but also
gave a tremendous boost to Buddhism in Sri Lanka that keeps it rocking
even today. Under the British occupation Sinhala and Sinhala Culture had
decayed so much that it was not difficult for de Alwis, Sinhala scholar
and devout Christian, to make that prediction.
When Olcott visited this island, the Sinhala Buddhists, though a
majority in the country, were an underprivileged group in their land of
birth. To the 802 Christian schools that had come up there were only
four Buddhist schools. Nor was Sinhala taught at a privileged school
like Royal College at the beginning of the 20th century.
So delighted were the Sinhala Buddhists when Sir Henry Steel Olcott
arrived with his colleague, Helena Blavatsky, that they turned out to
give them a right royal welcome. The ship that brought Olcott and Helena
Blavatsky had anchored 500 yards away from the shore of the Galle
A decorated boat with banana trees and colourful strings of flowers
fetched the distinguished visitors from ship to shore. When they stepped
out of the boat and into the jetty the Sinhala equivalent of the red
carpet, pavada, was laid over the steps leading up to the carriage. And
to cries of Sadhu! Sadhu! that arose from the people, Olcott and
Blavatsky stepped into their carriage.
"The multitude," Olcott writes, "hemmed in our carriages and the
procession set out for our appointed residence...The roads were blocked
with people the whole distance and our progress was very slow.
At the house three Chief Priests received and blessed us at the
threshold, reciting appropriate Pali verses. Then we had a levee and
innumerable introductions; the common people crowding every approach,
filling every door and gazing through every window. This went on all
day, to our great annoyance, for we could not get a breath of fresh air,
but it was all so strong a proof of friendliness that we put up with it
as best as we could..."
From the day of their arrival to the time of their departure people
turned up in their thousands to see and hear Olcott speak wherever he
All such inconveniences Olcott took up with great good humour as you
can see in his writings when he sat down to recall them in his book Old
Diary leaves. One of his first assignments was to give a public lecture
on Theosophy.
"I made desperate attempts to think over my subject and prepare some
notes. For I was then quite inexperienced in this business and was
afraid to trust myself to extemporaneous discourse." And amidst all that
babel going on around him with friendly mobs going in an out of their
rooms throughout the day it was not the best of times to think about a
"I think my first lecture in Ceylon is worth a paragraph. It was
delivered in a large room in the Military Barracks, imperfectly lighted,
and packed to suffocation. A temporary platform had been erected at one
end and a figured canopy suspended over it.
Besides our delegation there were upon it Sumangala Maha Thera, the
Chief Priest Bulathgama, Chief Priest Dhammalankara of the Amarapoora
Sect who had come 28 miles to meet us, and number more. The whole
European colony (45 persons) was present, and, inside and outside, a mob
of some 2000 Sinhalese.
"I was not at all satisfied with my discourse, because, owing to the
interruptions above noted, my notes were fragmentary, and the light was
so bad that I could not read them. However, I managed to get through
somehow, although a good deal surprised that not even the taking
passages elicited applause: from the unsympathetic Europeans that was to
be expected: but from the Buddhists!"
That worried him so much that while moving out of that crowded room
with Blavatsky clinging on to one arm, he turned to her and wanted to
know how the lecture was. She said it was rather good.
But why was there no applause, he wanted to know, why was it received
in dead silence? "It must have been very bad" Olcott repeated. "What?
What? What are you saying?" interrupted the host who was holding
Blavatsky by the other arm.
He wanted to know who said the speech was bad and went on to reassure
Olcott and tell him,
"Why, we never heard as good a one in Ceylon before." Then why,
Olcott asked was there not a hand-clap or a cry of satisfaction. "Well,
I should just have liked to hear one; we should have put knife into the
fellow who dared interrupt you." Then he explained that the custom was
never to interrupt a religious speaker. He should be listened to in
silent respect and think over what he said when walking away.
This was the first of several visits that Olcott was making to the
island. In this his first visit, along with Blavatsky; they journeyed to
Kalutara after a memorable though exasperating trip with frequent stops
on the way, from Dodanduwa to Payagala, to address people who gathered
in their hundreds to welcome the white Buddhists. At Kalutara they were
welcomed by Ponnambalam Arunachalam who was the Police Magistrate at
Olcott was quite impressed with Arunachalam who says of that meeting:
"We made a charming acquaintance today - a graduate of Christ College,
Cambridge: one of the most intellectual and polished men we have met in
Asia. Mr Arunachalam is a nephew of the late Sir M.
Coomaraswamy [Ananda Comaraswamy's father] the well known
Orientalist...His eldest brother is the Mr. Ramanathan, who is a warm
friend of mine, and the official representative in the Legislative
Council of the Tamil community. We breakfasted in Mr Arunachalam's
house, and his courtesy drew out HPB's (Blavatsky's) most charming
traits, so that the visit was in every way a pleasing episode."
In contrast to this pleasant experience the GA of the district
adopted a very hostile attitude to the visitors. He had ordered that no
government building or the veranda of a school or even its steps should
be given to hold any lectures.
Olcott's comment on that was, "The poor creature acted as if he
supposed the Buddhists could be overawed into deserting their religion,
or into believing Christianity a more loveable one, by excluding them
from the buildings that had been erected with their tax money and that
would be lent to any preacher against Buddhism," But that 'poor
creature' could not prevent the people from immediately converting an
adjoining field into a hall and rostrum by drawing strings and making a
canopy and placing a chair and sounding board on top of a table to make
a rostrum.
In Ratnapura, the city of gems, one of his supporters a gem merchant
invited him to try his hand at gemming and if successful the proceeds to
be given to a fund that Olcott was setting up. He took up a spade and
scraped the ground around for a while then tiring he handed it to the
more sturdy young men around to do the digging.
They found some stones and Olcott imagined for a moment that the
money he could get from this single gem pit would be sufficient to meet
all the needs of his fund he was setting up. But his dream collapsed
when he found that gem shops declined to even make an offer because the
gems were worthless. But Mr Solomon Fernando, the gem pit donor, gave
Olcott a much appreciated gift. It was a magnifying glass cut out
entirely from a rock crystal.
The work that Olcott set himself to do involved a lot of travelling,
and that he did in all sorts of vehicles - "from the railway carriage to
the ramshackle little hackney, jutka and ekka drawn by a single pony or
bullock." This was all rather adventurous but a bit hard on the old
man's bones.
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Glenwood Springs won three of its five duals at Saturday's Buena Vista wrestling tournament,
The Demons defeated Salida (60-18), Platte Canyon (54-24), Clear Creek (59-18) and lost to Buena Vista (39-33) and Woodland Park (55-21).
Alex Cohen (106 pounds) and Irvin Vazquez both went 5-0 on the day for Glenwood Springs.
Next up for the Demons is a trip to West Grand for an invitational on Saturday.


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Interior Minister rejects sections of Tel Aviv bylaw allowing market stores to open on Saturday while Livni abstains from vote on public transport on the weekend.
Gilad Morag, Moran Azulay
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Gilad Morag, Moran Azulay
Tel Aviv's secular residents suffered a double blow in their fight for freedom from religion on Sunday when Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni thwarted two pieces of legislation that would allow the opening of businesses during Shabbat and the operations of public transport during Judaism's weekly day of rest.
Interior Minister Sa'ar prevented the Tel Aviv municipality from legalizing the opening of market stores on Saturday.
Sa'ar rejected several of the clauses in the municipal law, but approved, among others, allowing commercial complexes at the Tel Aviv Port, the Jaffa Port, "Hatachana" complex in Neve Tzedek and gas station convenience stores to open.
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Last March the municipality approved a plan designed to regulate the opening of businesses on Shabbat, and in fact preserve the status quo. The municipality even defined how many shops would remain open on any given main street, in accordance with the number of supermarkets that are currently open on Shabbat against the law.
The amendment to the municipal bylaw was created following the Supreme Court's ruling last June that determined the Tel Aviv municipality did not adequately enforce the ban on the opening of businesses on Shabbat. Municipality inspectors used to give fines to major supermarket chains such as AM:PM, but allowed them to stay open. The small businesses who were not treated with the same type of leniency, sued the municipality and the Supreme Court agreed with their claims.
"The bylaw also bestows the mayor with the authority to give unlimited permissions for additional businesses in the future without specified criterions and without an approval of the Tel Aviv city council," he concluded. "This bylaw disproportionately harms the Shabbat day as the general rest day in Israel."
In response to Sa'ar's comments, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai stressed that he is going to operate with every legal option possible in order to maintain Tel Aviv's unique character – including taking the case to court.
According to him, Sa'ar's decision hurts municipal democracy, since the decision to open grocery stores in certain areas in the city was approved by a large majority in the city council.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid also came out against Sa'ar's decision, saying it was "surprising and we strongly oppose to it. Just as the ultra-orthodox seek to maintain the status-quo in Jerusalem, the most secular city in Israel deserves to keep its unique lifestyle as the 'city that never sleeps.'
A bill proposal to allow public transportation on Shabbat was also rejected on Sunday. The bill, proposed by Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz, was rejected at the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee mainly due to Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's decision to abstain from voting. Three ministers voted in favor, three voted against and three abstained, including Livni.


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One year ago this evening Egypt was rocked by an explosion in Alexandria, killing twenty-one and injuring over 170, at the Two Saints' Church in the Sīdī Bishr region. One year before that, at Coptic Christmas on January 7, six Christians were killed along with a Muslim security guard at a church in Naj' Hamādī, in the governorate of Qena, when a Muslim opened fire as they exited following mass.
It has been a difficult spell for Egypt as a whole, and for its Christians in particular. This year opened with a revolution holding great promise of Muslim-Christian unity, but has been largely displaced with liberal-Islamist political competition and attacks on Copts in Atfīh, Imbābah, Maspero, and elsewhere. The nation is trembling, but some hopeful Copts see connections, in which God intervenes to avenge his children.
In Egyptian culture a death is commemorated on the 40th day, as loved ones gather to remember the deceased. Back in September of 1981 then-President Sadat arrested over 1500 political opponents, and within this sweep he banished Pope Shenouda to a monastery withdrawing official recognition of his leadership. Before the 40th day fell, Sadāt was assassinated by the hand of a Muslim extremist.
Fast forward to Alexandria, and a similar pattern emerges. The Two Saints' Church was bombed on January 1. Though the government blamed Islamic extremists from Gaza, it is widely believed to have been the work of Habīb al-'Adlī, President Mubārak's Minister of the Interior. Roughly forty days later, on February 11, President Mubārak resigned his position following a revolution which appeared out of nowhere.
Incidentally, it was also roughly forty days after the massacre of mostly Coptic protestors at Maspero on October 9, that the government of 'Isām Sharaf fell during the clashes of Muhammad Mahmūd Street.
Has God been at work in Egypt, redeeming the blood of Christians through political events? While largely open to interpretation, it is noteworthy this has not been the desire of the Two Saints' Church.
The Coptic Orthodox Church maintains its identity as a church of martyrs. The church calendar begins Year One counting from the time of the Roman Diocletian persecution in the 4th Century; saints are commemorated in icons, relics, and hymns of praise. Following this spirit, the Two Saints' Church dedicated space to the memory of these modern day martyrs.
The cross in the picture above houses a bloody cloth salvaged from the bombing, but the selected verse is telling. Quoting Steven, the first Christian martyr, it calls out: Oh Lord, do not hold this sin against them (Acts 7:60).
It is very powerful, considering further the commemoration to the right of the cross.
The mural of Jesus was originally outside the church at street level, when it was damaged by the blast. Damaged also was the façade of the church, splattered with blood. Damaged completely were those whose pictures now ring the mural of Jesus, having received the crown of martyrdom. They now have their own hymn of praise to the left (translated below), and the maroon box overflowing with paper represents prayer requests for which their intercession is asked.
When the explosion happened I had never been to Alexandria. Inquiries about the area gathered that the Sīdī Bishr area in which the church was located was a poorer district, and I imagined the church to be along these lines as well. Original video from inside the church at the time of the explosion does not suggest a place of great wealth either. It appears to be just a simple place of worship.
A recent visit to Alexandria revealed it to be quite the opposite.
Upon reflection, it is fair to wonder about the oft-repeated Coptic practice of building elaborate churches amidst areas of poverty. It is also fair to wonder about the dueling massive places of worship on opposite sides of the street, and what this conveys of Egypt. Yet the primary impression I received from my visit was the audacity of the attack in its chosen location.
Alexandria as a city is the birthplace of Christianity in Egypt and the original seat of the Coptic papacy. I cannot say why the Two Saints' Church was chosen out of the many places of Christian worship in Alexandria. Clearly, however, a message was delivered – striking at a place of Coptic ecclesiastic pride. This was no small and easily targeted church. It was a slap in the face targeting Coptic comeuppance.
What was the message exactly cannot be known, at least until the perpetrators are properly convicted. Until now the revolutionary government has not reopened investigations, despite repeated legal requests from Alexandria's local church leadership. Yet given the uncertainty, and given the carnage, the response is all the more Christ-like: Oh Lord, do not hold this sin against them.
As the Egyptian revolution sputters along, at times bloodily, this is a message in dire need of remembrance. One year following Alexandria the blood of these pre-revolutionary martyrs calls out from the ground, saying, 'Where is your brother?' Muslims and Christians must rediscover such unity, if the gains from the revolution are to be preserved.
Song of Praise for the Martyrs of the Two Saints' Church Note: After each line is a repeated refrain: The martyrs of the Two Saints' Church
The final refrain: The mention of your name in the mouths of all believers – Everyone says: Oh God of the martyrs of the Two Saints' Church, take care of us all
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THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The antibacterial drug Orbactiv (oritavancin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat drug-resistant skin infections in adults, the agency said in a news release.
The drug is sanctioned to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other acute bacterial skin infections. It's the third such drug approved in 2014, following May approval of Dalvance (dalbavancin) and June approval of Sivextro (tedizolid), the FDA said.
Orbactiv's safety and effectiveness were evaluated in two clinical studies involving almost 2,000 adults. The most common side effects included headache, nausea, vomiting, skin abscesses on the arms and legs, and diarrhea.
The drug's label will include a boxed warning that it could interact with the blood-thinning medication warfarin, the agency said.
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Podcasts: The High and Mighty Beer Show
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Three brothers, a world of beer and a spit bucket. An often amusing, sometimes educational and always opinionated glimpse into the world of beer with your guides beer importers the Shelton Brothers – Dan, Joel, Will and Robert.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 63 (2/9/13)
Mark Roessler, Managing Editor for the Valley Advocate in Northampton, is called in for a grilling after publishing an article suggesting American beer trumps that of Europe!
The High and Mighty Beer Show 62 (2/2/13)
The SBs get Prairie Artisanal Ales brewer Chase Healey on the phone and badger him with questions about noodling, Oklahoma tourism, corn palaces, and even beer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 61 (1/26/13)
After reading yet another annoying beer industry editorial, the boys ring up Greg Engert, of Washington DCâs Churchkey, to rant on every aspect of the business.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 60 (1/19/13)
The Bros welcome Robert Merryman-importer, Spanish craft beer insider, and master porn-dubber- to the company as their Mediterranean specialist and media guru.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 59 (1/12/13)
Dan and SB lackey Kevin share the dark secrets of Belgian breweries Orval, Vapeur, and Cantillon with Tom Peters of Monk's Café in Philadelphia.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 58 (1/5/13)
The Brothers pay a harassing phone call to Jolly Pumpkinâs Ron Jeffries, then turn on Spuyten Duyvelâs Joe Carroll about his drink prices even as they consume complimentary beer and skin-fermented draft wine.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 57 (12/29/12)
Leaving their recent earthly troubles behind, the Bros launch into a round-the-world holiday warp-speed beer-orbit with colleague (and former Space Camper) Christian and his alien girlfriend Jordan.
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Nearly two and a half years ago we published a round up of some of the best indie magazines. In that intervening time the sector has gone from strength to strength with a host of new titles and projects created by some very talented teams.
We have also seen new formats emerge, the arrival of Kickstarter, which has become a very useful source of funding for magazines, and some very creative designers and editors emerge.
You can keep up to date with all that is happening in the indie world in the excellent, and very influential Magculture blog from Jeremy Leslie.
Jeremy Leslie has said that he thinks that content marketing magazines can learn much from the indie sector, so with that in mind here are five magazines from small publishers that are worth taking a peek at.
Hot Rum Cow
Hot Rum Cow is a unique and ambitious magazine created by White Light Media, a publishing company that features long time content marketing expert Paul Keers. The magazine, which is published twice a year, focuses on the drinks industry, is beautifully designed and boasts some gorgeous illustrations. In some way it is to the drinks world what Fire and Knives became to the food publishing world. Highly recommended. There's an iPad app version too. Details here.
Freestyle Magazine
Magazines are appearing in some very odd sizes these days, but none more so than Freestyle Magazine which is a round publication designed to fit inside a frisbee! The mag, which is on its fourth issue, majors on art, design, photography, fashion, culture, music and of course frisbee throwing (it comes with a free one). The publishers say that part of the appeal of the mag to the creative community is that it offers designers and artists the chance to work in a format that they haven't experienced before. Details here.
Another Escape
This is a brand new magazine from Bristol which looks set to become a cult favorite. Published twice a year it is a little unusual in that the magazine is split into four sections - Inspiration, Exploration, Process and Response - and these are indicated by the colour-coded logos on the page edges. It has a beautifully understated design and boasts some very striking images. It covers a wide and esoteric range of topics too. Details here.
Huck Magazine
Another CMA member which has its own ongoing magazine is The Church of London. Huck has been around for quite a while now but the latest issue, which features among other things author Dave Eggers talking about what inspires him, a story about handcrafted skateboards and a round-up of indie publishing, is one of its best so far. The design and execution is as always first class. Details here.
The Blizzard
This is a fascinating, almost unique project that has been very successful from both a creative and a commercial standpoint. The Blizzard is a football magazine that is published in a number of formats including print. The interesting angle is that it is very much about the words with minimal images and graphics. In many ways it is almost like a book so not surprisingly it comes in a Kindle/smartphone friendly format. The other interesting thing about The Blizzard, apart from the content which is quirky, intelligent and very readable, is that offers a wide variety of subscription and purchasing options. Details here.
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Favorite Marlboro Class: My favorite was John Sheehy's "Deserve's Got Nothing To Do With It" writing seminar. The focus was on American film and our collective constructions of morality. We watched films ranging from Westerns to Gangster films, and I was given the unique opportunity to view American culture in a writing intensive class.
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AMES, Iowa Second-rated Iowa State scored two pins and two technical falls en route to a 33-9 rout of 19th-ranked Illinois Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were missing regular starters Nick Gallick (141), Mitch Mueller (149) and Duke Burk (174) from their lineup. That fact didnt stop the ISU squad from coming up with plenty of bonus points for the crowd of 2,812 Cyclone supporters on hand to witness the dual victory. Iowa State improves to 7-2 in duals this season. It was Iowa States 996th dual win in 94 years of Cyclone wrestling history. Illinois falls to 5-3.
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I really like the way Varner works. Guy is obviously one of the top 2 197 pounders and he played his guy tonight. Very close to a tech fall and pins him. True team play in the next best thing to an individual sport outside of golf.
Great to see Jensen get another pin vs a rated wrestler. Maybe Gallick should go for a medical redshirt.
Good job cyclones.
Also nice job by the back ups. They faced some tough competition and gave up minimal points and fought hard (according to Cydeout anyway)
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Last Friday former chief accounting officer, Michael Rand, for Beazer Homes was convicted for seven crimes relating to an accounting fraud conspiracy at Beazer over a seven year time span along with document destruction and obstruction of justice. The government has been investigating Beazer for just over 3 and a half year (since March 2007) and in July of 2009 ... Read More »
North Carolina Man Is Seventh Convicted Of $40 Million Black Diamond Ponzi Scheme
It was announced last week that Bryan Keith Coats of Clayton, North Carolina plead guilty to his role in connection with the Black Diamoind Ponzi Scheme Investigation that resulted in a $40 million investment fraud conspiracy. Coats admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit commodities, securities, and wire fraud and one count of promotional money laundering conspiracy. According to ... Read More »
Bank Of America Backs Off $5 Debit Card Fees After Anti-Fee Petition Skyrockets
Just one month ago I wrote about the implementation of debit card fees coming into play for big banks such as Chase, Wells Fargo and most notably Bank of America. Due to the change in a new government regulation that caps what banks can charge merchants for debit transactions they announced plans to implement a monthly debit card fee to ... Read More »
BBB Warns of StubHub E-mail Scam
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced last week that a new phishing scam could be hitting an e-mail inbox near you! False e-mails are being sent from what appears to be ticketing sales site, StubHub (you know, the Ryan Secrest endorsed ticket site), and are tricking many victims into turning over personal information. Apparently it's been reported that the e-mail ... Read More »
Commonwealth Temporary Services Owner Sentenced For "One Of The Most Egregious Tax Evasion Schemes"
It was announced on October 26, 2011 that Michael Powers, former owner of Commonwealth Temporary Services, a temporary employment agency, has been sentenced to seven years in prison in "one of the most egregious tax evasion schemes" the sentencing judge had ever come across. The former temp agency apparently ran a $30 million under-the-table payroll scheme and avoided more than ... Read More »
BBB Warns Of Unapproved Funds Directly Withdrawn By Funds Direct
Yesterday the Better Business Bureau (BBB) put put a warning of an "instant cash" Las Vegas company, Funds Direct, that are allegedly debiting consumer's accounts $30 without authorization. Complaints filed by consumers are saying that their accounts are having direct withdrawals taken but that they have never had any contact or even heard of Funds Direct until their money was ... Read More »
Federal Government Job Scam Halted
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has halted a countrywide scheme that falsely promised consumers help to get federal government jobs through exclusive listings. According to the FTC, Frontier Publishing, doing business as American Data Group, targeted and charged consumers for information pertaining to federal government jobs (jobs that the federal government provides for free) but did not give them enough ... Read More »
True Cradle Robbers – Stealing Credit From The Cradle
It's often not a parent's first thought to check the credit report of their minor child, however, it may now become a necessity. Not because a child may fraudulently be using credit without their parents' knowledge but because scammers may have stolen their unused Social Security number and identity. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) put out a warning last week ... Read More »
Treasury Reports An 88 Percent Increase In Mortgage-Fraud Since 2010
Banks are re-examining loans that took place during the housing boom and are now finding problems which has resulted in a large jump of reported mortgage-fraud. Reports are showing an 88 percent jump in the second quarter according to the Treasury Department. "Most of the mortgages suspected of fraud closed during the height of the real-estate bubble, the financial-crimes division ... Read More »
Homeowners In Financial Distress Lose Over $1.2 Million To Mortgage "Rescue" Fraud
To the tune of a MasterCard commercial: $4.7 million in fradulent mortgage loans… $944,224 lost by lenders…. $1.2 million lost in equity to homeowners…. Shameful. Mary Ann Dean and Charles Donaldson pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme of Sunset Mortgage Company. Dean was a loan originator and operator ... Read More »
Another MetLife Employee Strikes Again!
Just a few days ago I reported on how former MetLife employee, Mark Edward Salyer of Tennessee, was responsible for the investment fraud scheme to the tune of $6 million between June of 2005 until June of 2007. Three days later, on October 6, 2011, Pensylvannia resident John Wosotowsky pleaded guilty to two counts (mail fraud and filing a false ... Read More »
Steve Jobs iPad Scam
The world lost a legend five days ago. One of my role models, Steve Jobs. The world has publicly written, tweeted, Facebooked, blogged, vlogged and internally mourned the passing of the former Apple CEO. It's not only amazing how one man changed the world with one idea but that his passing had lead to such a deep sadness of millions ... Read More »
Father And Son Sentenced For $930 Million Ponzi Scheme
Sometimes the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. When children are growing up many look up to their parents and imitate them on a daily basis. "When I grow up, I'm going to be just like daddy!" But what happens when your parent is a fraudster? Father, Roberto Torres, former chief financial officer, and son, Alejandro Torres, former accountant ... Read More »
A Double Dose Of Commodities Scams In North Carolina
Two completely separate men were charged in two completely separate Ponzi schemes in one completely same city of Charlotte, North Carolina on September 23, 2011. Both defendants plead guilty to commodities fraud. Apparently they both promised victims enormous profits from trading in the Charlotte, North Carolina commodities futures market. Mitchell Brain Huffman was charged with a criminal bill of information ... Read More »
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A Salt Lake City, Utah establishment has recalled 31 pieces of ready-to-eat pork roast products.
This is because they were produced under the 'wrong Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan and for mislabeling, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today'.
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• 3-4-lb. packages of "Creminelli Artisan Deli Porchetta Seasoned Boneless Pork Roast"
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She claims that he signed away his rights to proceeds from the house in a separation agreement. But his name is XXXXX XXXXX the house, and he has to sign in order to sell it. How can she claim that he signed away his rights when he did not sign a quit claim?
He has used a lawyer who simply tells him that he should move on and just sign the papers to sell the house. Could this lawyer just be lazy, or not know the law? Should he get a "second opinion" from another lawyer? Is there anything in a legal separation that would allow her to take away his rights to the house with his name still on it as owner?
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Not Confidential and Privileged — License and Settlement Negotiations Discoverable
April 10, 2012
On Monday April 9, the Federal Circuit decided In re MSTG, Inc., which clearly eliminated any argument that settlement or license negotiations might be privileged from discovery. The Federal Circuit rejected those cases that had held license negotiations — and other settlement negotiations — were privileged: Exempt from document production, deposition questioning, and otherwise protected from scrutiny in a lawsuit in the U.S.
Why do you care? You care because signing a non-disclosure agreement, or putting confidentiality provisions in documents, to facilitate a negotiation, will be binding on the parties, but not the court or in a lawsuit or arbitration. This means don't put something in a settlement communication or presentation or licensing letter or presentation that would hurt you in a lawsuit. That is, if a bad document is not going to be privileged, then don't allow a bad document to be created…The best way to avoid bad evidence is not to create it in the first place.
What can you do? The opinion has a lot of non-binding commentary, dicta, that gives negotiators, and people in litigation, some possible guidance for keeping negotiations confidential — and possibly even privileged. Some U.S. states have statutes that make mediation (a moderated negotiation with a third-party neutral, a "mediator"), privileged. The Federal Circuit did not address this issue directly, but in dicta indicated that mediation might in fact be privileged. If you have sensitive negotiations (prior to a suit in order to avoid litigation or after litigation), and you want to bar discovery into your negotiations, then do a mediation with a mediator in a state where the mediation is privileged (for example, Texas).
If you are stuck in a lawsuit now and settlement and license negotiation records, presentations or notes, are being requested by the other side, the Federal Circuit said that these types of materials might be subject to a higher burden for discovery, and more protection to maintain their confidentiality once produced. Again, this is dicta, but the language in the opinion gives parties in litigation something to work with in protecting settlement and license negotiations.
Be careful out there! Frank talk in settlement or license negotiations may be repeated back in court, notes may be shown to the jury, and presentations dissected in motions. Yes, there are potential limits of relevance under Federal Court Rules, especially Federal Rules of Evidence 403 and 408, but these limits are up to the court's discretion, not legal privileges. Don't create "bad evidence"…
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A former one-hit wonder made good, Nada Surf rebounded from an assortment of apparent career-killers — a bad major-label deal, a modern-rock novelty hit in 1996's "Popular" — to emerge in the '00s as a critically acclaimed and commercially successful powerhouse. Now more than 15 years into its career, Nada Surf has found its voice, and it's as confident as it is winningly upbeat and hopeful. Return to this space at noon ET Friday to hear Nada Surf perform live in concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
Now that it's established its critical and commercial staying power, Nada Surf throws a good-natured curveball on its forthcoming album, If I Had a Hi-Fi. Without losing its grip on harmony and pop craftsmanship, the band spends the entire record covering some of its favorite songs, touching on material by the likes of Kate Bush, Bill Fox and The Go-Betweens. Expect a mixture of covers and classics at this daytime concert.
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The defendant, journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, writes for a left-wing newspaper and works for the media department of the UN mission in Sudan.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese woman has been found guilty of indecency for wearing trousers in a case that has attracted worldwide attention, but she will be spared lashes, an official who attended the trial said.
"She was found guilty, but we know she is not guilty. She was fined 500 pounds ($209)," said Yasser Arman, an official who is a senior member of the former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
Arman, who attended the trial, said the verdict was unconstitutional.
The woman, Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, had faced 40 lashes for wearing trousers deemed indecent by the authorities.
Arman said the verdict against her did not include any form of physical punishment.
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While it would benice if we could draw a boundary between home and work, there seems to be an increasing trend for the office and home front to merge. Companies now,more than ever before, are offering EAPs (Employee Assistance Programs) that draw and hold bothnew and established employees. In fact, the ability to balance work and familylife is the single most important job aspect, with 97 percent of workersindicating that it is "important," and 88 percent saying that it is "extremely important," according to a recent Rutgers University nationalpoll of 1,000 workers.
HR has a key role incommunicating with the employee in crisis, directing her toward an EAP that willhelp smooth her problems, and guiding her efforts to return to work as aproductive team member as soon as possible.
Identifying the Problem
Before you can deal with a problem, youhave to know that it exists. Sometimes an employee's personal issues arebrought to HR by a supervisor. Other times, the employee herself will come toyour office and reveal her problems openly. In either case, in your HR role, youwant to communicate to the employee that the company cares about her situationand would like to help.
"When an employee is first dealingwith a crisis, we have no hope of their being effective on the job," says DonMcIver, vice president of human resources for MWW Group, a public relations firmin East Rutherford, New Jersey. "My position has always been to support, toempathize with their situation, and to work collaboratively on getting themthrough it." While the employee describes the problem to you, be sure tolisten carefully. He will likely be upset, and may not be thinking clearly. Ithelps to reassure him that he doesn't have to worry about his job, and thatyou'll do whatever you can to help.
It's important to find out what employees need from the HR department, and from the company. "Don'tmake assumptions about what they want or need," warns Ellen Bravo, director of9-to-5, National Association of Working Women, based in Milwaukee. "For somepeople, coming into work every day is exactly what they need to keep themsane." So listen carefully and ask targeted questions, such as "What can wedo to make this hard time easier for you to deal with?"
Offering Assistance
During that first crisis conferencewith the employee, give him copies of brochures that describe the EAPs that areavailable, as well as any provisions of the FMLA (Family Medical and Leave Act).Highlight the particular programs you are familiar with that might help him inhis own situation. While most HR departments make a point of distributing EAPinformation during an employee's initial orientation and provide regularupdates, it's a good idea to supply an extra copy during a crisis. Many peoplepay little attention to the brochures until they need them. Your ability andwillingness to direct them to resources immediately may motivate them to seekhelp sooner.
Try to be sensitive to the employee'sdesire for confidentiality. Reassurehim that you'll maintain whatever degree of privacy he wants. Shouldsupervisors and coworkers, particularly those on his team, be told about it? Tryto honor his wishes whenever possible.
DeAnne Rosenberg, management consultantand author of A Manager's Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job,suggests that if the employee wants strict confidentiality, then it's best togo to her supervisor and explain that you have learned of a personal situationinvolving that employee, and that you'd like for her to have some flexibility.If the supervisor asks, "Well, what's the trouble?" you can say, "It'spersonal, and it wouldn't be right for me to divulge the information. Buttrust me, it's temporary. She'll soon be back to 100 percent if we give herspace to work things out."
If the situation is more open, such asa death in the family, a fire, or a natural disaster, then it may help toprovide grief counseling, not only for the person in pain but for coworkers aswell. Don McIver tells of a situation a few years ago at a previous job, when anemployee's eight-year-old child was killed in an accident. "Everyone wasupset," he recalls. The company provided information about the memorialservice, as well as contributions to the charity of choice. They offeredcounseling to the child's mother as well as on-site grief counseling to thecoworkers who were emotionally affected.
Jim Dowis, director of employeerelations at Tom's Foods, Inc., in Columbus, Georgia, credits his company'sopen-door policy with helping an employee deal with an abusive relationship thatbegan spilling into the workplace. The woman and her husband were having maritalproblems. The man harassed her both at home and at work. He phoned herfrequently at her desk and made threats such as, "I'm going to come downthere to work and get you!"
Fortunately, this employee, who had aneight-year service history with the company, realized that it was beginning toaffect both the quality of her work and the safety of other coworkers. She wentinitially to her supervisor asking for help. Her supervisor suggested that theyspeak to the HR department.
Together, the employee, her supervisor,and Dowis discussed the situation, as well as her options. The main concern washer safety, and the safety of others. Dowis explained that they needed hercooperation, because it's very important in those situations to gatherinformation such as when the calls occurred and what specific threats were made.
Dowis immediately contacted the policeand the company security personnel to make them aware of the threats. Securityguards at the plant took the special precautions of checking her car frequently,walking her to and from her car, and reporting all phone contacts by her husbandto the police. The employee also began receiving counseling immediately, andmoved from her residence with the help of coworkers. She also placed a legalrestraining order on her husband, whom she eventually divorced. The harassmentstopped within days of the security and law enforcement actions being taken.
Being Flexible
After talking with an employee abouthis needs in getting through a crisis, you'll often find that what he needsmost is time to repair his personal life. Ellen Bravo points out that from an HRperspective, you have to ask yourself, "What would it mean to us to lose thisemployee altogether? What can we do to make it possible for him to stay?"Usually the answer is to be as generous as you can.
According to Bravo, "There's nomagic formula to determine the right length of time and flexibility. Keep inmind that most people cannot afford to be off without pay, so good employeesaren't likely to abuse time off. They're going to be back as soon as theycan, not only for financial reasons but also to restore some order to theirlives."
Help the employee establish how muchtime he needs, or what special arrangements must be made, such as a temporaryreduction in workload or work hours. Give him information about his availablevacation days, sick days, short-term or long-term disability, FMLA, leave ofabsence, and any other special options. Make it clear how much paid and unpaidtime he has available through the company.
Speakwith the manager or supervisor about other possible options, such as a flexschedule or telecommuting. Percrecia Eubanks at Hallmark says, "Usually themanager will try to accommodate the needs of employees who ask to take time offor [temporarily] change their hours. Perhaps they need to work a part-timereduced schedule, or they need to come in early and work late. Some even need totelecommute for a while. Most individuals can be put on an alternative scheduleand still meet our business needs."
Sometimes an employee who is shatteredby a personal crisis may start to doubt himself or his abilities. He may ask fora reduced workload, or sometimes even a position with less responsibility. Hefails to see that his own performance won't be permanently affected, but onlytemporarily so.
Don McIver recalls that the woman whosechild had died came to him after returning from a two-week leave of absence. Shetold him that she no longer wanted to be a manager, but wanted to step down intoa technical support role, which was a position of less responsibility. He urgedher to hold off on making a major career decision until a few months down theroad. He assured her that her workload would be reduced, and some of herprojects temporarily reassigned to other managers, but that she could take onthe projects again when she was ready. If she was still unhappy in her positionin a few months, he would then reconsider a reassignment, because he was surethey'd have another role for her within the company. He also promised toperiodically check back with her and see how she felt.
Everyone in the company gave her a lotof latitude in dealing with her grief. Her sadness and despair came in waves. Ifshe needed to come in late or leave early, she was allowed to do so. In time,and with counseling throughout the past four years, the woman has regained herlove of her management position, and has excelled in it.
Getting Back to Business
Most employees are willing to help outanother employee who is in crisis. When they know that a coworker is goingthrough a tough time, most people will sympathize and try to help out byaccepting an increased workload, at least temporarily. Eventually, though, eventhe most generous coworkers and supervisors feel the stress of an increasedworkload. That's when it's time to check with the employee in crisis to seewhere he stands, and if he's ready to take on some of the reassigned workload.
DeAnne Rosenberg recommends that if anemployee's problems persist, or the company can no longer accommodate, it'simportant to get the employee into action. This is the point at which you throwthe ball back into the employee's court, perhaps by gently asking, "Iunderstand you're going through a rough time right now, but what do you thinkyou want to do about it?"
Rosenberg believes that problemssometimes linger because the employee doesn't know how to take the next step.Focusing him on what actions he can take helps him switch from the emotionalside of the brain to the thinking side.
During the time of crisis andimmediately thereafter, an effective HR person often acts as an intermediary,communicating between an employee in crisis and his supervisor. Particularlywhen an employee is gone from the office, it is helpful for the HR staff toperiodically check in by phone to see how he's progressing, and when he'llbe ready to return to work or to accept a heavier workload.
McIver believes that it's helpful tohave a conference with management, apart from the employee, to try to understandthe ongoing personal needs of the employee, and to try to balance them with thebusiness needs of the organization. "Anytime we reach a juncture where thebusiness needs are really suffering, we need to sit down with the employee andexplain the situation. We might say, 'There are some projects that need yourattention. What can you do here to help us out?'"
Of course, there are situations inwhich an employee is enmeshed in a personal problem so great, and so ongoing,that she can't seem to return to an acceptable attendance or performancelevel. In that case, you must get into a progressive discipline mode.Fortunately, however, most employees who have been given special concessionswill respond well when asked by the company to pitch in and help with anincreased business need.
By using your company's available EAP,and by guiding both affected employees and their supervisors through the crisisprocess, you'll help get that employee back to work. During and after times ofcrisis, many employees grow to appreciate the kindness and compassion shown tothem by their company, and become more loyal employees as a result.
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The board is scheduled Tuesday to act on the plans as part of an experimental program for complying with the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Florida is one of six states the federal government last year approved for the pilot program. It combines state and federal school grading systems.
Most Florida schools in the past have failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal program although three-fourths of all schools earned A's or B's on the state's report card.
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Despite cutting 6,500 jobs and reducing operating expenses by about $1 billion, Cisco has affirmed that it has no intention of pulling back from its commitment to its new security architecture known as SecureX.
"Cisco is committed to our SecureX architecture and our security business," stated a Cisco spokesman.
BACKGROUND: Cisco to cut 6,500 jobs in cost-cutting blitz
SecureX involves use of a tagging technology for network visibility and security purposes that would be supported in Cisco gear such as firewalls to identify a wide range of information about a user's network usage, such as applications, devices, location and time of day, so that security decisions can be made in a context-aware fashion.
Two of the main champions at Cisco behind SecureX -- Tom Gillis, vice president and general manager of Cisco's security technology business unit, and Ambika Gadre, senior director for Cisco's security technology business unit -- remain at the company, although the downsizing is said to include a 15% reduction in executive ranks.
Cisco last month said it had largely completed the so-called Identity Service Engine that will be used as part of the SecureX architecture to establish the context-aware policy for an organization to gain visibility about user actions and establish policy-based controls in a dynamic and changing environment. Many analysts expect Cisco to make a bigger push with SecureX later this fall.
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