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carle place branch of nassau otb that was replaced by a short lived mr singh restaurant and the space has been empty ever since because the British are coming?




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POCO LOCO, The Best In Mexican Cuisine, Opens At The CARLE PLACE Branch
Date:
05/04/2013

Time:
11:30 AM - 11:00 PM

Description:
Nassau OTB is happy to announce the opening of a new restaurant - Poco Loco - at the Carle Place OTB branch located at 180 Glen Cove Road in the front corner of the Voice Road Plaza. Opening day of the Mexican eatery is scheduled for May 4, just in time for Cinco de Mayo! Poco Loco is the sister location of the popular Poco Loco Mexican Restaurant in Roslyn, where every day is Cinco de Mayo. Poco Loco is known for many years of excellence as a casual Mexican restaurant offering traditional Mexican fare at reasonable prices. Look for some new smokehouse items on the menu at the Carle Place location! Poco Loco's hours of operation in Carle Place will be Mon.-Thurs. 11:30am to 10pm, Friday-Saturday from 11:30am to 11pm, and on Sundays from 11:30am to 9pm.

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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012



Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.






Kosher Cheeseburger? Not Impossible With Vegan 'Meat' That Conforms To Jewish Dietary Laws




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Impossible Foods, the Redwood City, Calif.-based venture backed by Bill Gates and others, has achieved kosher certification for its plant-based food product that emulates ground beef and is served in about 1,500 U.S. restaurants, opening a new potential marketing niche.
According to Jewish dietary law, meat products are prohibited to be consumed with milk or products derived from milk, such as cheese. Since only plant-based substances are used to make the Impossible Burger, its kosher certification means that a cheeseburger is legal for a person of the Jewish faith who keeps dietary law – as long as the cheese also is kosher and it is cooked on utensils deemed kosher.


Though Jews who follow dietary laws represent a relatively tiny sliver of Impossible Foods’ potential customer base, the latest certification gives the company another chance to highlight the science and thinking that went behind the product’s creation.  The company said it will seek Halal certification, important to Muslims, later this year.
Representatives of the Orthodox Union, one of the most important Kosher certification groups, earlier this year toured Impossible Foods’ 67,000-square-foot plant in Oakland, Calif., and confirmed that all ingredients, processes and equipment used to make the food comply with Jewish dietary laws, which derive from the Torah, also known as the Five Books of Moses.

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Michael Avenatti Withdraws Bid To Appear Before Judge in Cohen Probe

Stormy Daniels’s attorney pulls back motion to participate in proceedings centered on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, speaking outside the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday.
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, speaking outside the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday. PHOTO: DON EMMERT/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
  • Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for former adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, withdrew a bid to participate in proceedings related to the criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, shortly after other lawyers and a federal judge raised concerns in court about his behavior in the matter.
    Mr Avenatti withdrew his motion after U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood issued a stern warning, saying if she allowed him to participate in the case involving Michael Cohen, Mr. Avenatti would have to change his conduct and stop what she called his “publicity tour.” 
    “You will not be permitted to use this court as a platform for anything,” Judge Wood said, adding that he wouldn’t be allowed to publicize private documents or to share his views of Mr. Cohen’s guilt—“which you do,” she said. 
    The hearing in Manhattan federal court Wednesday was partly focused on whether Mr. Avenatti could be admitted to practice in New York on behalf of Ms. Clifford, professionally known as Stormy Daniels. Mr. Avenatti had sought to be heard in the case because he believes materials related to his client may have been swept up in a raid by federal agents last month on Mr. Cohen’s premises. 
    About an hour after the hearing, Mr. Avenatti withdrew his motion in a court filing, without explanation. The filing said the motion would be “refiled, if necessary, at a later time.”
    The bid to be admitted, known as a pro hac vice motion, is related to a second motion Mr. Avenatti previously filed to formally intervene as a party in the case. That motion has been on hold since last month.
    Ms. Clifford received a $130,000 payment from Mr. Cohen just before the 2016 election to keep her from discussing what she alleged was a past sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. Mr. Cohen and White House representatives have denied any sexual encounter took place between Mr. Trump and Ms. Clifford.

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    Motions such as Mr. Avenatti’s are routinely granted in federal court and rarely opposed. But in Wednesday’s hearing, Stephen Ryan, a lawyer for Mr. Cohen, said he had “never seen an attorney conduct himself in the manner Mr. Avenatti has,” citing Mr. Avenatti’s outsize media presence and his “intentional, malicious and prejudicial” release earlier this month of a document detailing bank transactions by Mr. Cohen.
    In court on Wednesday, Mr. Avenatti denied any improper behavior, saying Mr. Ryan’s accusations were “without any evidentiary basis.” Mr. Avenatti said he hasn’t been contacted by law enforcement or other authorities about the document. The Treasury Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into the possible leak of those records.
    Mr. Avenatti had earlier argued to participate in the case, citing alleged communications pertaining to Ms. Clifford. In court, he said a media outlet had contacted him about an audio recording between Mr. Cohen and Ms. Clifford’s former lawyer, Keith Davidson, that contained “attorney-client information” about Ms. Clifford, suggesting that somebody associated with Mr. Cohen had leaked it to the press.
    Mr. Ryan said if any such recording existed, it would be kept “under lock and key.”
    In a brief press conference outside the courthouse, Mr. Avenatti demanded that Mr. Cohen’s lawyers release any audio recordings made by Mr. Cohen.
    Mr. Ryan and Joanna Hendon, a lawyer for Mr. Trump, also raised questions about Mr. Avenatti’s law practice, citing a $10 million judgment issued by a federal bankruptcy judge against the California-based law firm Eagan Avenatti LLP after finding it “acted with malice, oppression and fraud.”
    In an affidavit filed this week, Mr. Avenatti said Eagan Avenatti has never represented Ms. Clifford.
    Ms. Hendon countered that assertion in open court, presenting emails that showed lawyers from that firm communicating with Mr. Trump’s lawyers, on Ms. Clifford’s behalf, in pending litigation Ms. Clifford has brought against the president. 
    “He was not straightforward with the court,” Ms. Hendon said. “When someone, especially a lawyer, is prepared to be…misleading with the court on the tiniest of matters,” it raises questions about more serious matters, Ms. Hendon said.
    Throughout the hearing, Mr. Cohen sat flanked by lawyers, occasionally shaking his head when Mr. Avenatti spoke. The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office has said it is investigating Mr. Cohen for his personal business dealings.
    The investigation was referred to the office by special counsel Robert Mueller, who leads a probe into whether Mr. Trump’s associates colluded with Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. Mr. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion, and Moscow has denied meddling in the election.
    Lawyers for Mr. Cohen have until June 15 to complete their review of the materials seized by the government in the April raid and designate which communications they see as protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Wood has appointed a special master to oversee that review and decide whether those communications can be seen by government investigators.
    Mr. Cohen’s lawyers say they have received 3.7 million files from the government. Prosecutors said they have given copies of nearly everything they seized from Mr. Cohen to his lawyers, but are still working to produce the contents of a shredding machine and two BlackBerry phones.
    Write to Rebecca Davis O’Brien at Rebecca.OBrien@wsj.com and Nicole Hong at nicole.hong@wsj.com
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    Stop scratching on holidays
    Published: June 1, 2012



    Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
    New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
    “You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
    Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
    “I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
    OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
    One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
    Easy money.



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    Home > LI Confidential > Stop scratching on holidays

    Stop scratching on holidays
    Published: June 1, 2012



    Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
    New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
    “You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
    Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
    “I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
    OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
    One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
    Easy money.






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    The Janus-faced war on unions 



    The Janus-faced war on unions 
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    In their quest for even bigger profit margins, the rich and powerful have always tried to divide and suppress working people. Whether they're seeking to quash worker protections, lower wages, cut benefits or weasel out of pension obligations, they know their biggest roadblock to unchecked power has always been a strong union.
    Today, those forces are as shameless and well-funded as ever. This time, a flurry of corporate interests has launched a full-blown assault on working people through the courts, attempting to strip unions of our ability to effectively advocate for public workers.
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    At every stage of their effort to eliminate critical resources for public-sector unions, these powerful interests have tried to hide their true intentions. When their original plaintiff — deeply unpopular and fiercely anti-worker Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner — was thrown off the case, they were pressed to find a stand-in.
    They found Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee who affably describes himself as an average guy who just doesn't want to pay agency fees to his union. The renamed Janus vs. AFSCME case worked its way through the judicial system, ultimately landing before the Supreme Court for oral arguments last month.

    Corporate handlers propped their new spokesman in front of cameras and shuttled him to power lunches and meet-and-greets around Washington. They happily embraced him as the friendly, public face of their malevolent attack on the rights of working families.
    There's just one glaring problem: It seems even Janus doesn't agree with his corporate backers' shaky legal arguments.
    At a breakfast with reporters last month, Janus threw those handlers into a frenzy after veering off script. As Politico reported, he told the crowd that "collective bargaining is beneficial to people and workers." He should know — he's enjoyed the sizable benefits of a union contract for years.
    Then why join this attack on a union that fights every day for his economic security? When pressed by reporters, he admitted that he joined the case because he didn't want his union fees to be spent supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
    But already under the law, not one cent of his money can be used to support a candidate's political campaign. Period. An employee has been able to opt out of such spending for decades.
    This one simple admission deeply undermines Janus lawyers' central argument, which is that making workers contribute to collective bargaining itself is a First Amendment violation.
    In reality, Janus has always enjoyed the freedoms and legal protection that he's seeking. As a nonmember who nevertheless benefits from the fruits of collective bargaining, he pays fees to cover the cost for his union to negotiate better pay and benefits for him and his co-workers.
    As has been the case for more than 40 years, those fees wouldn't have been used to support Clinton or any other candidate for office.