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General Electric Co (GE-N) expects a double-digit increase in 2012 profit on a sales increase of about 5 percent, Chief Executive Jeff Immelt told the company's annual outlook meeting in New York.
Immelt forecast core sales growth at GE's industrial business of 5 to 10 percent and said the company was well-positioned for a volatile environment.
"2011 is really on track, we'll have a good finish to the year, we see strong double-digit growth next year," Immelt told investors at a meeting in New York held in the studio where the long-running "Saturday Night Live" television show is shot.
"We think this is a good performance in a volatile time. I think we have some hedges built in the plan if the macro environment gets tougher, from an industrial standpoint. But I would say a more balanced plan than we have had since the crisis started." Immelt said.
European markets are going to be a headwind to growth next year but the company said it is confident it can manage and has low exposure to sovereign debt. GE plans to restructure its European operations, reducing its manufacturing footprint.
Immelt said he was positioning the largest U.S. conglomerate for a volatile environment in 2012 but saw continued strength in the Middle East and China.
"We feel good about the world. It's not without problems but we feel pretty good," Immelt told the annual meeting. "The world's risky and volatile but there's a lot of opportunity out there."
GE said it expected to gain market share next year in the market for narrow-body jet engines and wind turbines.
Analysts, on average, expect GE to earn $1.56 US a share in 2012 on sales of $150.8 billion, up from $1.37 per share and $149.7 billion estimated for 2011.
GE, which last week raised its dividend for the fourth time since July 2010, said it aimed to grow the dividend in line with earnings and said its top two priorities for cash are the payout and reducing its share float.
"Our earnings are going to look pretty decent by the time the dust settles in 2012," Immelt said. "Coming through the crisis, 2012 is going to be a good year for us."
The company is one of several multinational industrial companies laying out their 2012 forecasts this week.
On Monday, 3M Co (MMM-N) forecast 2012 earnings and revenue toward the high end of Wall Street expectations, citing "slow but positive growth" in the United States and an expected recovery in the global electronics market in the second half of next year.
3M forecast 2012 revenue growth of 2 percent to 6 percent due to continued gains in most of its businesses -- including the two largest, transportation and health care -- and strengthening conditions in emerging markets.
United Technologies Corp. (UTX-N), Honeywell International Inc. (HON-N) and Danaher Corp. (DHR-N) are set to lay out their expectations in coming days.


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Wall Street Still Gives More Cash to Obama Than to Republicans
They wish they knew how to quit him.
Barack Obama might not seem to be the most popular guy with Wall Streeters these days, but they can't seem to stop donating to him. The Washington Post has done the math, and says that donations to the Obama campaign from the finance sector still top their donations to all of the Republican presidential candidates combined.
Now, if you look more closely at the data, Romney has an advantage with Wall Street specifically, at banks like Goldman Sachs and private-equity shops like Blackstone. The Times took a relatively narrow look recently at that rather elite subset of the finance industry and found that Romney grabbed $1.5 million from the cool kids, while Obama got just $270,000 from them, a marked departure from their Obamania of 2008.
But less-Über-elite financial institutions are writing plenty of checks, too, and a lot of them are still going to Obama — or at least to the Democratic National Committee, which gets counted in his total. He's raised $15.6 million from finance folks, almost $12 million of which went to the Party. Romney raised about half that, and Perry $2 million. None of the other candidates are getting much love from banks. So what gives?
One top banking executive who raises money for Obama, discussing fundraising efforts on the condition of anonymity, said reports of disaffection with the president "are exaggerated and overblown." He said a strong contingent of financiers in New York, Chicago and California remains supportive of Obama and his economic policies, even as some have turned on him.
But, this donor added, "it probably helps from a political perspective if he's not seen as a Wall Street guy."
Obama even tops Romney in total donations from Bain Capital: $76,600 compared with the $34,000 that went to Romney. There were eighteen Bain-ers who gave to Romney, and just three who went with Obama — which means that particular triumvirate really wanted to make a strong statement with their checkbooks.
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Collections centers are tricky places to manage and maintain when it comes down to the call center nature of the business. The ultimate goal of a collection center is to, naturally, obtain debts for clients, and that is usually done through a series of technologies and operational processes. These types of call centers also need to stay up to date on the latest laws and regulations in collection efforts, so yes, there is a lot to stay up on.
Believe it or not, one technology that works very well for collections is predictive dialing. Traditionally, the benefits of predictive dialing are unique to call centers doing business and providing customer service, not necessarily collections.
Predictive dialers can help boost agent motivation. It offers them the ability to call the right people at the right time, thus enabling them to provide better customer service and be more professional. With predictive dialers, call center agents can reach out to more customers, thus helping to generate more sales each day. Shouldn't those same benefits apply to collection efforts?
Features like "preview," which offer agents information prior to calling, can help agents better know who they are calling and why they are collecting instead of spending too much time prior to the call getting history.
Predictive dialer phone systems and voice broadcasting auto dialers can call past due accounts and play a pre-recorded message. This message may contain specific client information including the action the individual needs to perform to bring the delinquent account current. This can save money in workforce costs while bringing in positive results.
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I own 0ne: GI 4" love it !
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I've got the Springfield Armory PI19132L - full size loaded - great gun.
I have had several over the years - currently, I am w/o one. I am enjoying the 9mm ammo prices being cheaper than 45. So, may be a while before I get another.
Besides, for whatever reason, I shoot a SW99/P99 more accurately than the $1200 TRP I recently had. SO, I may not bother getting another 1911.
I am down to one now. It's my favorite format but ammo prices are a bummer. I might end up trying a 9mm 1911 one of these days..
have 11 military issued from WW I to Vietnam 4 commerical 1911a1 and a colt double eagle which i carry daily. nothing feel as good in my hand
I have had at least one 1911 for the last 28 years. It is still one of my favorite guns in 45acp. Here is my Gold Cup I bought in 1980 and have customized over the years.
I own one, but it is not my favorite platform. I will be spending some cash on it to get it to where I want it though.
Arguably, the most influential pistol ever made and an American classic.
Here's mine:
Springer Lightweight Loaded with ALuma Grips and "Custom" grip tape job.
I own several 1911's and it is one of my favorite platforms. They are a lot of fun to modify and carry very well.
Well, I really would love a Nighthawk or a Springfield Professional. Before Tripp messed up my Springfield TRP, though, I didn't feel like it was as accurate as past 1911's I had owned, and the TRP was a $1200 gun. So, that kinda tempered me on 1911s too.
everybody has to have one.
It's proof you have class and style.
Love my 1911's; have Les Baer TRS, Kimber Raptor, and Dan Wesson PMA.
Series 80 Colt Gold Cup Trophy.
I own 3 a 1941 Colt USGI shipped from factory Aug.1941
a 1972Colt Combat Commander I bought new in Denver in mar 1972
and my last is a Colt stainless 1995 Combat Commander . I picked up couple months ago Had a springer on Lay a way I walk in and saw the Commander. I will talk a good used Colt any day over a new Springfield .
I also have a Colt Mustang if you count it a mini 1911
Yup - Springfield GI - Has become my favorite.
Nuthin' like a pre Series II Kimber :!:
I have three Colt 1911's.I have a 38 Super/9mm a 10mm and a 45.
:-D I've had about 4 of them and now down to 2, Springfield TRD and a Colt CC. I had a springfield 1911A1 and gave it to my son and a Colt Colt Officers S/S Double Eagle that I gave to my other son. I really like the Colt Combat Commander!
Again, Awesome stuff in quality photos. I have a "race jobber with all options cept light and laser, a Seecamp converted DA series 70, a Norinco, Two Colt commanders and a SA Omega 6" and Delta Elite Ultimax. Another picture project.
Several :lol:
;-) Colt combat commander and Kimber Eclipse ultra. Nothing like throwing a .45 caliber freight train at a BG :twisted: :twisted: http://www.handgunforum.net/images/Sthmusic.jpg
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Hello. Yes, I am a fan of the 1911 pattern pistol and have been for years.
This is an early Kimber "Clackamas" Custom that has served well over the years. (I should have had enough sense to buy two.)
This is a Series 70 Colt that I bought new in that decade. It was customized by Lou Williamson.
An STI Trojan in .38 Super...
This is a like new Norinco I found at a fair price. It is pretty much "home tinkered" but has never missed a lick. I did have a gunsmith install the fixed sights and reblue the slide.
This is a "home built" Caspian .45 ACP Long Slide. It has a Kart EZ-fit bbl and has proven itself both accurate and reliable. Only handtools were used; no dremel other than to polish the inside of the dust cover.
Gunsmith, Lou Williamson, did this Colt slide/Caspian frame/Kart bbl gun for me in the mid-80's. It's run fine for decades.
...a second "home build" but in the 5" version.
STI 9mm Trojan Long Slide...
Nice rack of 1911s there Stephen,
I just picked up a Combat Commander, high polish blued. It looks to be close to original. GI sights rubber grips, 7 rd mag, short trigger, 95% barrell, and all parts work! It does need a trigger job though, And I may need to slather some International Orange on the front sights so I can see them!
I'm headed to the gun show tomorrow to try to fing some factory 7 rd polished blue mags.
Hello, sir, and good luck with your Combat Commander.
Thanks for the kind words.


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Last week, the United States' National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States issued its final report. We appreciate the 9-11 Commission's hard work over the past 20 months, as well as the time spent by the Commission's staff in Saudi Arabia and with Saudi officials. They have produced a serious and comprehensive report, and we welcome their findings.
[See press release: Facts about Saudi Arabia in 9-11 Commission Report]
The 9-11 Commission has put to rest the false accusations that have cast fear and doubt over Saudi Arabia. For too long, Saudi Arabia stood morbidly accused of funding and supporting terrorism. In contrast to the insinuations of the infamous Congressional report, with its 28 redacted pages, which aimed at perpetuating these myths instead of investigating them seriously, now there are clear findings by an independent commission that separate fact from fiction.
The 9-11 Commission has confirmed that there is no evidence that the government of Saudi Arabia supported or funded Al-Qaeda. According to the report "…we have found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organization."
The falsehoods that were disseminated about the flights that carried some Saudis after 9-11 when American airports and airspace were closed were shown by the report for what they were: at best a figment of the imagination, and at worst an intent to incriminate. The Commission found that these flights were handled professionally, and "they concluded that none of the passengers was connected to the 9/11 attacks and have since found no evidence to change that conclusion."
The 9-11 Commission goes further to highlight the fact that the Saudi government was pursuing Bin Laden prior to the attacks on the United States. The report refers to the Kingdom's success in disrupting Bin Laden cells in Saudi Arabia "that were planning to attack U.S. forces with shoulder-fired missiles."
We are pleased with the report and we feel vindicated. We also hope that the "Saudi bashing" will now come to an end as people acknowledge the true facts about terrorist activity and our determined efforts to combat it. Today, the government and the people of Saudi Arabia are engaged in a determined and deadly battle with Al-Qaeda forces. This is a battle that we cannot and will not lose, God willing. But to succeed, we need encouragement, not recrimination; we need partners, not prejudice; and we need cooperation, not condemnation.
For too long, almost any rumor about Saudi Arabia was accepted as truth and a rush to judgment ensued. What the pundits and constant critics of Saudi Arabia may not realize is that the image of Saudi Arabia they tried to impress on the American psyche is in line with what the terrorists themselves wanted to accomplish. And both pundits and terrorists, through their actions, intended to sever ties between our two countries and peoples.
But now is the time to put the hyperbole behind us and join hands to build a better future. There is much work to be done to restore U.S./Saudi relations to the basis of friendship and trust that existed in years past, and which both countries recognize as critical to national and international interests. We welcome the Commission's call for a reassessment of our relationship. Together, we need to strengthen the pillars upon which the Saudi-American relationship rests. Our relationship is built upon goals for global energy security, combating terrorism, the stabilization of Iraq, regional peace and security, and extensive trade and investment. Each of these areas is of great importance and directly impacts the economic well-being and security of both countries. And in each of these areas, there is much work to be done to broaden and deepen ties between us to herald a new era in our relationship.


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The Ducks' leading scorer with eight touchdowns and 48 points for the 1948 squad which played in the next January's Cotton Bowl, a team many regard as one of Oregon's greatest, was a fast, deceptive halfback. His career average of 6.1 yards per carry is still tops in the record book.
Backfield coach from 1950-58, he left Eugene for a spectacular career as head coach of national championship teams at USC. He proceeded to the NFL where he became the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. McKay was twice before associated with Oregon's Athletic Hall of Fame, as a player on the '48 team and coach of the 1957 Rose Bowl squad.


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SHERWOOD – Preaching from Joshua 1:1-9 and other passages, Robert Smith, professor of Christian preaching at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Ala., encouraged leaders attending the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Conference on Evangelism and Church Growth to "be strong and courageous" as they seek to share the gospel.
Prior to delivering his message, Smith thanked the convention for inviting him to be a part of the state evangelism conference, "What a privilege it is to be a child of God. To know that you have been born twice and you only have to die once."


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The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the first international standard to assure good practice in psychometric testing and other assessments used in the recruitment process and other areas of occupational assessment..
This benchmark was developed in conjunction with the British Psychological Society, SHL, the Ministry of Defence and Association for Coaching. The Assessment Service Delivery – known as BS ISO 10667 – is designed to provide assessment firms with the opportunity to demonstrate that good-practice procedures are being followed.
Professor Dave Bartram, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and chief psychologist at the talent measurement company SHL, said:
"Good measurement through assessment is the key to enhancing the acquisition and management of talent. Good talent measurement provides the 'people intelligence' managers need to deliver the business results. ISO 10667 is an important step in addressing issues of good practice in the assessment of people in the workplace. As a global provider of assessment services, we welcome the availability of a truly international standard that will help us in working with our customers to ensure they realise value from using our services."
The standard is in two parts. The first will be of particular interest to those buying in services of assessment providers or running internal assessment programmes: the second is aimed at the actual assessment providers.
BS ISO 10667 suggests that good practice assessment delivery involves collaboration between parties by encouraging joint-working on the development of assessment specifications, how data might be used and the interpretation of results.
Quality Assurance is of the utmost importance in these times of hardship, especially from an employees particularly women, whe unfair and undue pressure is put upon them by bosses who may not be quite focussed on professional standards. I reckon it is time that all buisiness practices had annual quality assurance and even a program in place to be ongoing like assessment of higher pupils in secondary schools.
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Gait: The manner in which a person walks
Galoshes: Waterproof footwear (typically rubber) ideal for rainy weather
Ghillie: Footwear with laces passing through loops or rings attached to the front opening of the shoe
Girth: Shoe circumference measured around the ball of the foot
Goatskin: Leather made from the hide of a goat
Goodyear Welt: Shoe construction with the upper and sole stitched together
Gore: Elastic panel stitched into either side of a shoe's vamp
Grain: Inherent surface pattern of leather
Heel: Refers to both the rear padded area of the underside of the foot as well as the solid part of a shoe that supports the heel cup. Standard measure for heel heights: an 8/8 (low heel) is 1" high; a 16/8 (medium heel) is 2" high; and a 24/8 (high heel) is 3" high. Various types of heels include:
- Baby Louis: Same shape as a Louis heel but a 12/8 or shorter
- Built Heel: Created from layers of leather or fiber with contrasting tones
- Continental: Higher heel with a slightly curved back and flat front
- Cuban: Thick, stacked heel with little or no curvature and tapered at the bottom
- Louis or French: Has a curved back and ranges in height from 16/8 to 24/8
- Stacked: Similar to the built heel but can be created from synthetic & leather materials
- Wedge: Heel of any height, wide as the shoe, follows the shoe contour from toe to heel
Heel Breast: Forward-facing side of the heel
Heel Height: Measured from the bottom surface of the sole to the floor, typically in increments of 1/8 inches
Heel Seat: Part of the shoe directly below where the heel of the foot rests and where the sole and heel are joined together
Hidden Gore: Elastic panel at the shoe front covered by the tongue, providing added comfort
Hide: Skin of a large animal that's treated, tanned, or finished
Hook & Loop: Method of keeping something closed, using two pieces of fabric
Huarache: Flat sandal or shoe with a woven leather upper
Imitation Leather: Synthetic material that looks like leather
Injection Molded Construction: Sole that's created by injecting melted PVC or similar material into the sole mold
Inseam: Hidden seam of a welted shoe that holds together the welt, upper, lining, and insole
Insole: Lining that runs the full length of the inside of the shoe
Instep: Upper center section of the foot between the toes and ankle
Jelly Shoes: Footwear style made of PVC
Jodhpur Boots: Low-cut boots used for equestrian activities
Kidskin: Soft porous leather created from the hide of young goats
Kiltie: Decorative fringed tongue over the vamp of a shoe
Kipskin: Middle-grade leather created from the skins of young cattle that are larger than calves but not fully grown
Laces: Material strung through the eyelets of a shoe that pull it closed and adjust the girth
Lambskin: Leather created from the skin of young sheep
Last: Metal, wood, or plastic form used to create the shape of a shoe
Leather: Skin of an animal, typically with the hair removed and tanned for use
Lift: One of the several layers of leather or leather-board used to make a heel
Lining: Inside material of a shoe
Lizard: Leather made from the skin of a lizard
Loafer: Slip-on footwear style
Lug Sole: Heavy tread rubber sole
Mary Jane: Low-heeled shoe with strap across the instep
Mid-sole: Layer of material between outsole and innersole used for reinforcement or cushioning
Moccasin: Footwear style with a single piece of leather for the bottom that's stitched around a last
Monk Strap: Closed shoe with a wide strap across the instep that buckles at the side
Mule: Backless closed-toe slippers or shoes
Napa: Supple version of sheepskin leather
Nubuck: Lightweight supple leather used on the upper of the shoe
Orthotic: Orthopedic insole designed to cushion and stabilize the foot
Outsole: Bottom outer sole of a shoe
Oxford: Traditional term that describes a low shoe laced or tied over the instep
Patent Leather: Glossy leather with a shiny appearance
Pebbled Grain: Embossed-leather grain finish resembling a pebbled surface
Penny Loafer: Slip-on shoe style with a slit over the instep
Pigskin Leather: Leather made from the skin of pigs
Pinking: Saw-tooth shaped edging applied to the trim of shoes
Piping: Decorative narrow strip of leather that follows the seam
Pitch: Angle of the back part of the heel where it meets the sole
Platform Shoe: Features a thicker sole at the front and a high heel
Pump: Low-cut women's shoe moderate in heel height
Quarter: Rear portion of a shoe that covers the heel and sides, often joined at the back seam
Quarter Lining: Lining of the rear part of a shoe
Riding Boot: Designed equestrian activities, typically knee high with goring and a low heel
Rim: Part of the shoe where the foot enters, also called collar or top line
Saddle Oxford: Oxford-style shoe with a saddle across the vamp, often in a contrasting color
Safety Shoe: Designed for wear in an industrial setting, usually waterproof with steel toes
Sandal: Footwear style with open toe and back, held together by strips of leather or fabric
Scotch Grain: Embossed leather with a heavy, pebbled look
Shaft Height: Measured from the middle of the arch up the inside of the boot to the top of the shaft
Shearling: Sheepskin or lambskin with the wool still attached used for lining
Sheepskin: Skin from sheep, either with or without the wool attached
Shoe Sizes: Variation between full sizes is 1/3 of an inch, while the difference between half sizes is 1/6 of an inch
Silicone: Slippery polymer material used to waterproof shoes
Sipes: Specific razor-cut pattern in the outsoles of deck shoes that help disperse water and decrease slipping
Slide: Footwear style with an open toe and back with a band across the toe
Slingback: A shoe that's secured on the foot with a strap at the back of heel
Slip Last: Simple way to make shoes in which the last is forced into the upper and then stitched to the sole
Slip-on: Footwear style that goes on easily with no further adjustment
Slipper: Flat shoe that's easily slipped on, meant for indoor wear
Smooth Leather: Any leather that's smooth on the surface without pebbling or noticeable grain
Snakeskin: Leather made from the skin of snakes with a scaly texture
Sneaker: Athletic shoe made of canvas and features a rubber sole
Sock Liner: Insole of the interior of a shoe
Sole: Bottom part of the shoe not including the heel
Sole Leather: Any heavy leather used for the sole of a shoe
Spectator: Shoe characterized by two materials often of different colors or materials
Split Leather: Type of leather used in shoes made from the lower layers of a hide that's split away from the upper or grain
Suede: Leather with a soft napped surface
Synthetic Materials: Also known as man-made materials; not genuine leather
Tassel: Rope and knot ornament typically found on the vamp of a loafer or mocassin
Tencel: Cellulose fiber made from wood pulp that's environmentally friendly to produce
Thong: Sandal with a V-strap that connects to the sole of a shoe between the big toe and second toe and at the sides of the foot
Throat: Main opening of a shoe extending from the vamp to the ankle
Tread: Refers to the design of the sole or the way a sole is worn
Upper: Upper part of the shoe not including the sole
Upper Leather: any leather used for making shoe uppers
Vamp: Front part of a shoe upper that covers the toes and part of the foot
Vinyl: Also known as polyvinyl chloride (P.V.C.) — a shiny plastic often used for coating shoes
Wedge Heel: Heel that extends from the back of the shoe to the ball of the shoe, following its contour
Wellington: Pull-on boots with no trim often made of rubber
Welt: Strip of leather sewn between the insole and outsole
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Most of the employees at Wheatley Kosher Bakery are Iranian, but inside the busy store one feels constantly exposed to all sides of Great Neck. Sadeh goes by his Hebrew name, David, as it does well with the whole spectrum of loyal customers that sweep in and out all day: the Great Neck-bred Reform and Conservative Ashkenazi Jews, the Iranian Sephardi Jews, the less-religious Iranians, the Orthodox Jews, the Eastern Europeans, and the many non-Jewish Great Neck residents who just like the food.
There are enough Iranian restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, synagogues and retailers lining streets of Great Neck that it could function as Long Island's own "Iran Town." But unlike most Chinatowns, Little Italys, and Little Indias, these shops don't pull many outsiders who come in for the cultural experience. Great Neck itself doesn't attract many visitors. The town sits on a removed peninsula that juts off the North Shore into the Long Island Sound, and there's no reason you'd end up there unless you planned to. Any through-traffic, on the train or the Expressway or Northern Boulevard, will pass just south of it. This sense of peaceful, small-town remove has historically been the allure of this affluent and iconic Long Island suburb.
But Sadeh is not content with the small-town atmosphere of Great Neck. He wants a busier store, with more space, more people, and more activity. He wants walk-in traffic. He wants outside visitors in Great Neck and he wants good parking.
"There's no attraction here," he says. "One stupid movie theater—you get 30 people to go there and it's full."
Sadeh's observation is not unfounded. Great Neck is a proudly residential place—one does not find the quaint outdoor malls, event centers, public piers and beachfronts on which other towns of the North Shore thrive.
Sadeh owns Wheatley Kosher Bakery, but he is not a very religious man and he is not a baker. He makes this clear. He is an investor, a man who's been trying to grow in his new country. Before he bought Wheatley Bakery he was in the jewelry business. When that didn't work out, he bought a bakery in Roslyn on a whim and made it Kosher. When that didn't work, he moved the bakery to Great Neck, where Kosher establishments are more in demand.
At Wheatley Kosher of Great Neck, Sadeh thrives in a local society of errand-runners. He spends much of the day talking to people. He is friendly and open, and his conversation tends toward statements about "growth," about "American culture," about a "new generation" who likes more "contemporary stuff." In one of these conversations he considers a new way to expand his territory.
"I want to run for mayor of Great Neck," he says suddenly.
At first this comes out as a joke, but then his face straightens and he affirms, "I would run for it. I really would."
In his immediate defense, he adds:
"You know the mayor of Beverly Hills is a Persian man."
This is true. Jamshid "Jimmy" Delshad, who left Iran in 1965, was re-elected last year for his second term as mayor of Beverly Hills—that other iconic American suburb, which is now also a largely Iranian expatriate community and where, it seems, that community's sway is significant.
Sadeh does not actually live in Great Neck, but to him this is beside the point. He lives in nearby Roslyn, where many of the Iranians who have been priced out of Great Neck—or never could price into it—have relocated. Great Neck is a small, expensive area, and a number of the people who run these shops for its residents commute from as far a way as Brooklyn or Queens. Iranian-Americans are a large population, and are, as The Atlantic Monthly wrote in August 2010, "as diverse as any other group of immigrants…[they] fall into a wide range of socio-economic groups."
Sadeh asserts that almost all the luxurious houses along the King's Point coast are owned by Persians. This is a sweeping statement of questionable validity, though many of the Iranian-Americans clearly have wealth—most immigrant groups that have come to the U.S. certainly would not have been able to settle straight into Great Neck and Beverly Hills. And presumably, the Iranians who could get their families to the opposite side of the world would have been the ones with resources, though how much of those resources would have survived the journey is hard to say.
Still, Judith Goldstein, writer of the book Inventing Great Neck: Jewish Identity and the American Dream, speculates that it's precisely their wealth that makes the Iranian-Americans different from almost any other immigrant population, and that has caused a tense rift between the Old Ashkenazi Great Neck and the New Persian Great Neck.
"There was such a gulf between the Iranian and the Ashkenazi," says Goldstein. "They didn't have to use the model of any other group because they were already prosperous when they arrived. Great Neck hated it. There are so many stories…of the lavish houses they built, of women trying to haggle prices in the supermarket."
The strictly racial rift in Great Neck today seems mild, at least from an outside perspective. Sadeh runs his shop with a German baker, and on a Friday morning there, one sees Ahkenazi and the Sephardi and the gentiles shopping and talking and eating without strain. If there's a more visible rift, it's over whether to call the cholent "cholent" or to call it "aash."


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We have noted previously the hypocrisy of former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Arnold Gore, Jr, but our favorite blog pirate, William Teach, found even more:
Al Gore: We Really Need To Control Africa's Population
By William Teach January 28, 2014 – 9:40 am
Al Gore pops his head up at Davos…say, how'd he get there? A fossil fueled flight?…to make a racist pronouncement (via Climate Depot)
(CNBC) Stopping overpopulation is one way the dangers of climate change can be mitigated, according to two of the most prominent believers in global warming.
Former Vice President Al Gore and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (how did Gates get to Davos? Anyone think he flew commercial?) said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that contraception is a key in controlling the proliferation of unusual weather they say is endangering the world.
"Depressing the rate of child mortality, educating girls, empowering women and making fertility management ubiquitously available, so women can chose how many children and the spacing of children… is crucial to the future shape of human civilization," said Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Gore said Africa's population is expected to surpass India's and China's by the mid-21st century and will be more than both combined by the end of the century.
The video of him speaking is here, starts at the 15 minute mark. Had anyone on the political Right said this, much less a former US Vice President, they would immediately be labeled a racist for wanting to reduce the population of Africa, which is largely populated by Black people and Arabs.
More at Mr Teach's original.
By now, no one is surprised that the maven of climate change, the grand poobah who tells us that we must all cut back on our lifestyles, would burn tons of jet fuel to go to Africa to make yet another speech. But when he tells other people that they must have fewer children, the obvious question is: how many children did Mr Gore and his lovely (former) wife Tipper have? The answer is four! The Gores were not Roman Catholics, but Southern Baptists, and he has never expressed any opposition to artificial contraception, so it would seem that Tipper and he had their four children by choice.
Yet again, it's do as I say, not do as I do. But, then again, he's a liberal, and we shouldn't ever expect anything other than hypocrisy from them.
How truly blessed we are that this man never became President!


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Joe Hart, Joleon Lescott and James Milner played 90 minutes apiece as England drew 1-1 with Poland in the rain delayed clash.
Because of last night's downpour, it seemed difficult for either side to play fluent football, so perhaps it's unsurprising that both goals came from set pieces from Wayne Rooney and Kamil Glik.
Hart, Lescott and Milner all started the World Cup qualifier and acquitted themselves well in one of the trickiest assignments of the campaign against the Euro 2012 co-hosts.
After John Terry announced his international retirement last month, the door was opened for Lescott to stake his claim for the centre back slot and he stood up manfully to the task of keeping Robert Lewandowski uncharacteristically quiet for long stretches of the match.
Borussia Dortmund's main man was resuming his duel against Hart but England's number one was only really troubled by his clubmate Lukas Piszczek in the first-half, reacting quickly to steal the ball off his toes with the game poised at 0-0.
Milner started on the right of midfield and provided the security for right-back Glen Johnson to bomb forward and managed to get into some decent attacking positions himself, putting in a couple of dangerous crosses that kept the Polish defence on its toes.
England took the lead in the 31st minute when Wayne Rooney shouldered home a Steven Gerrard cross. It was perhaps harsh on the hosts who had looked the more incisive side when on the break.
Spurred on by this perceived injustice, Poland rallied in the second period and put England under increasing pressure which led to a deserved equaliser in the 69th minute when Glik rose to head home a corner.
Hart came for the cross but was unable to reach it and Roy Hodgson's men had to settle for a draw that was probably a fair result on the balance of play.
England are next in action in November when they open the new national stadium in Sweden with an international friendly. Their World Cup qualifying campaign doesn't resume until March 2013 when they take on San Marino.


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Kevin Steen seems to have finally started at WWE NXT and posted a photo on Twitter to show him and fellow new signee Prince Devitt in front of a Triple H poster. There are two very interesting things about the photograph that Steen posted on Friday. The first thing is that Steen is wearing a "fight" shirt, making it look like he won't be changing much of his gimmick like El Generico did when he signed. The second is Devitt's makeup.
For those who have never watched Prince Devitt wrestle, his most notable outward gimmick is face and body paint, which is the most impressive in professional wrestling. There have been lots of people who have used face paint, from Sting and Ultimate Warrior to the Road Warriors and Demolition, but Prince Devitt has made it an art form. Honestly, if the WWE allows Prince Devitt to continue this, he could be a huge star with the WWE fans.
As for Kevin Steen, there have been a lot of worries that the WWE wouldn't be willing to push him because of his size. He is bigger than Bray Wyatt but can move even better than Wyatt and is an impressive wrestler in the ring despite the large frame. He is also one of the best guys on the mic to come out of Ring of Honor, so if the WWE just lets him be himself, he could really make a name for himself in NXT and maybe even in the WWE.
At the end of the day, this is just a photograph and the WWE could be working them in slowly and letting them get used to the style before working on the gimmicks. There is a great chance that they could come in as themselves but then, once they get a few weeks under their belt, the WWE will change their names and gimmicks. However, for now, this is a positive sign.


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Ever wish you could make out with [movieperson id="31834″]Angelina Jolie[/movieperson]? Share a smooch with [movieperson id="264077″]James Franco[/movieperson]? Press your lips against [movieperson id="365131″]Robert Pattinson's[/movieperson], just to see if the voluptuous vampire would dare to take a bite?
Once again, the MTV Movie Awards will be honoring Hollywood's most pursued puckerers with the Best Kiss trophy on Sunday. And when you realize that half of these folks not only got to kiss Jolie, Franco, Pattinson and others but now they get an award for it, well, sometimes life just isn't fair.
From forbidden romances with vampires and slumdogs, to man-on-man displays of affection, to a "Wanted" woman and one last twirl on the dance floor from Zac and Vanessa, this year had many memorable smooches. Now, it's time to handicap the winner and tell the rest to kiss off.
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As much as I'd love to give the inside track to my [movie id="369195″]"Twilight"[/movie] homies [movieperson id="262629″]KStew[/movieperson] and RPattz, they have three more movies full of face-sucking to remind us why Stephenie Meyer's romantic words have swept a generation off its feet. Instead, I could imagine a scenario where [movie id="338328″]"High School Musical 3: Senior Year"[/movie] stars [movieperson id="318323″]Vanessa Hudgens[/movieperson] and [movieperson id="438080″]Zac Efron[/movieperson] walk off into the sunset sharing a trophy. Over the course of three films, they've become a Hepburn and Tracy for the text-message generation, and this is their final go-round as Gabriella and Troy. Then again, Zac and Vanessa didn't practice the kiss on their director's bed …
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I have an application in C# (2.0 running on XP embedded) that is communicating with a 'watchdog' that is implemented as a Windows Service. When the device boots, this service typically takes some time to start. I'd like to check, from my code, if the service is running. How can I accomplish this?
I guess something like this would work:
Add System.ServiceProcess to your project references (It's on the .NET tab).
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Edit: Once you get the status, to get the status again you will need to call
Reference: ServiceController object in .NET.
Please have a look on the ServiceController object in .NET.
Here you get all available services and their status in your local machine.
You can Compare your service with service.name property inside loop and you get status of your service. For details go with the http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicecontroller.aspx also http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windows.design.servicemanager(v=vs.90).aspx


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There are other unusual uses for deodorant that most people wouldn't think to try. Many times we purchase deodorants or antiperspirants because they are on sale. The deals are just too good to pass up and you bring home a different brand that the one you're currently using.
Not all underarm products are created the same. After a day of two of using the sale item you notice it doesn't do its intended job and causes you to feel uncomfortable around others. So you stick that product in a drawer, bin or linen closet thinking maybe it'll work another time.
This can be true since hormones can change the way your chemical makeup works. One product may be effective for a while then out of the blue stop working for you. Then you change to another brand and go back to the original one and you're fine with that product since it works great once again.
This is fine if you swap between two different brands but when the box on the shelf in the closet becomes a collection of unused products it is time to find other uses for them so you can continue to get your money's worth from them.
Here are some unusual uses for deodorant:
A bottle of deodorant makes for a great closet freshener. Just remove the top and place it in the closet out of the way of the clothes and it will serve as an air freshener in that enclosed space and you can enjoy the fresh scent of the product you no longer can use for its intended purpose.
Deodorant is great when dabbed on a pimple or a fever blister. It has fast acting drying properties which will aid in the disappearance of those embarrassing marks on your skin quickly. It is also a lot less expensive than beauty creams made specifically for pimples.
Depending upon where you live also depends upon how many bugs are present in your area. Lots of bugs bite and leave their mark with an itchy or stinging feeling. Smear a little deodorant in that area and the itching feeling will calm down and not be so annoying.
Shoes that are too tight or new ones being broken in can cause blisters. If you know you have trouble spots on your feet roll some deodorant over those area before putting on socks or stocking and placing your feet in those shoes. This will lubricate those areas and help prevent the irritation that you get from the constant rubbing or tightness of newer shoes.
There are lots of products on the market to help people who have a big issue with smelly feet. The scent of stinky feet is embarrassing and offensive to many people. Rub the bottoms of your feet with some deodorant and it will help stop the offensive odor and leave your feet and shoes smelling a lot nicer.
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Shayne Graham and Derek Dimke's battle to win the New Orleans Saints' place-kicking job must be decided within five days, but coach Sean Payton isn't tipping his hand.
If Graham, the veteran, has a lead over the younger Dimke, it's incredibly slim.
Payton said Monday that he expects the race to go down to the wire.
The Saints' final preseason game is Thursday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome against the Baltimore Ravens. Final roster cuts are due by Saturday afternoon.
"It's one of the (positions) we probably discuss every time that we are discussing personnel," Payton said of the kicking job. "Both of them have done well in practice. Tomorrow we will try to create a competition period again and then give them plenty of work on Thursday."
Payton insisted none of those discussions have reached a consensus.
"We have not made a decision," he said.
Although it might seem that the pressure would reach a new level in the final 48 hours or so of the competition, Dimke insists that's not the case.
As a 24-year-old trying to unseat a 14-year NFL veteran in Graham, the pressure doesn't need to be manufactured for Dimke. It's always there.
"Every kick matters," Dimke said Monday. "For us, our goal is make every kick. It's kind of a self-imposed pressure. We really put it on ourselves, whether the coach makes it a situation or if it occurs in a game, our goal is the same every time."
Although he's young, this isn't Dimke's first time trying to survive the August cuts.
He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Almost two years ago to the day, he was cut by the Detroit Lions. On Aug. 31 of last year he was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after battling to the final hours for that job.
Graham can probably relate. As a 14-team NFL journeyman, he bounced around several teams for brief stints before latching on with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he spent seven seasons.
Finding a permanent job as an NFL place kicker takes tenacity. Few go straight from college to a full-time gig.
NFL teams generally keep only one kicker on the roster, so if you're not among the 32 employed at any given moment, it helps to stay near a phone in case any teams need help on short notice.
That's how Graham signed with the Saints late last season.
"That's really what you have to do," Dimke said. "A lot of it is timing and luck and being in the right place at the right time."
That's one of the reasons Dimke said he and Graham support each other. If both of them do well, there might be a job somewhere else for the kicker who doesn't break camp with the Saints. In three preseason games, the Saints have made all six field goals: four by Graham, two by Dimke. Graham did miss an extra point.
"If there's good competition here, hopefully one of the 31 other teams will see that and say, 'Hey, we know that both these guys can bring something to the table,'" Dimke said. "Maybe whoever's not here gets brought in somewhere else."


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By his own admission, for many years Cyrus Napolitano's mental illness — bipolar disorder — did not make him an ideal employee. Perhaps the worst moment came when he walked into the Brooklyn McDonald's he was managing to discover some now-forgotten worker infractions.
"Whatever it was," he said last week, "it triggered an explosion where I was screaming at the top of my lungs and beating a path of destruction all the way to the back, knocking everything off shelves and kicking the back door with my boot."
He left the job at McDonald's, as he did various other jobs over the decades — as a waiter, a bartender, a concierge at a luxury condo building. During one eight-year period in the 2000s, after his third suicide attempt, he could barely work at all.
But that was some time ago. Thanks to his eventual involvement with Fountain House, a community mental health center in Manhattan, Napolitano, now 53, is in his fourth year of steady, part-time employment as the "scanning clerk" at an international law firm, a stress-free job he credits with helping him manage his illness.
"For me, it goes back to stability, structure, support and acceptance," he said.
Because of poor funding from state and other sources, the "supportive employment" that benefited Napolitano is unavailable to most of those with serious mental illness. According to one study, only 1.7 percent of those served by state mental health systems received supported employment services in 2012, even though it has proven to be the most effective way to keep the mentally ill in steady jobs.
Soon that situation may change. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states can apply to use Medicaid funds to train and employ the seriously mentally ill, under the theory that steady employment is a form of treatment.
The unemployment rate in that group is strikingly high, about 80 percent in 2012 among those receiving state mental health services, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The range among the states is broad. Maine, West Virginia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and California all had unemployment rates for the mentally ill above 90 percent. Wyoming had the lowest rate at 56 percent.
Sita Diehl, director of state policy and advocacy at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which hosted a presentation with an accompanying report in Washington last week to highlight the issue, said the variation among the states is less a reflection of policy differences than the overall condition of the economy in each state. The reality, she said, is that programs to help the mentally ill obtain and maintain employment are so scarce they wouldn't register significantly in unemployment statistics.
Surveys have shown that as many as seven out of 10 people with severe mental illness would like to work. Robert Drake, a Dartmouth psychiatrist who develops and evaluates community mental health programs, said the benefits of work for the mentally ill are multiple.
"First of all, of course, it provides them with money," Drake said. "It makes them feel better about themselves. It integrates them more into their communities. And often, they do better in managing their illnesses."
Drake said the old "step-wise" models for helping the mentally ill obtain and retain employment often failed. In these programs, people would train in some sort of sheltered job program and then, if deemed ready, released to the market to find jobs. Mostly, Drake said, it didn't work.
Under the supportive employment model, an employment specialist is part of the patient's mental health team. The specialist, who may have a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, counseling or divinity, helps plot a job-seeking strategy with the patient. Then the specialist remains involved once the patient has a job to help with any problems that arise.
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Titus Lil Blair Stallworth was given the nickname Lil Blair by his mentor Robert Earl Blair, while singing with the famed Fantastic Violinaires. Robert Blair said of his young understudy, Titus sounded so much like me that it was scary. After the passing of Robert Blair, Titus felt called to carry on in his mentors name. The group would now be called, Lil Blair and the Fantastic Violinaires. However, several other members of Robert Blairs group wanted carry on the traditions of the group as well. With two groups, both performing under the name of The Fantastic Violinaires, confusion quickly arose. To remedy this situation while still commemorating the legacy of Robert Blair, Titus, in January of 2009, changed the name of his group to Lil Blair and the Fantastic Heirs.


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Many employers do not have a standard 9 to 5 workday. For example, contracting, gardening and similar industries may be very slow at times and overwhelmingly busy at others. They typically expect their workers to be available as needed, and to stay until the work is complete.
In some cases, they develop informal agreements whereby, for example, employees will simply be paid for 35 or 40 hours every week, regardless of the number of hours they actually work. The theory, which may be true, is that the hours will even out over the course of the year. However, this would contravene the applicable employment standards legislation in several ways.
First, the law requires individuals be paid for time worked within a short timeframe. If an individual works some hours but is not, effectively, paid for those hours until seven months later, that would be a breach of employment standards. Furthermore, there is no automatic right to average hours over multiple weeks.
In Ontario, if an individual works more than 44 hours in a week, she will be entitled to overtime, pay or time off in lieu (unless she falls within one of the exempt categories). It is possible to agree to average hours over several weeks, but this agreement must be in writing and approved by the Ministry of Labour.
Such an agreement could, for example, contemplate that hours will be averaged over two-week periods. In that case, an individual who works 50 hours in one week and 30 in the next would not be entitled to overtime pay. However, in the absence of such an agreement, he would be entitled to six hours of overtime pay (at time and a half) for the week in which he worked 50 hours.
Another common mistake is the failure to allow employees statutorily required breaks during the day. In Ontario, no worker can work more than five hours in a row without a break. It is a contravention of legislation to agree, for example, that workers will "work through their lunch" and finish early or even be paid extra. Again, employees may be happy with such informal arrangements, but that does not mean the employer does not expose itself to potential liability.
Unfortunately, while many small employers seem to think employment standards do not apply to them, they apply to all employers. And while employees may be happy with the arrangement at the moment, that may not always be the case.
If an employee makes a complaint to the Ministry of Labour, then the employer will have a difficult time explaining the fact that it has been breaching the employment standards legislation for a lengthy period of time, with all of its employees. It is far better to use contracts and policies and ensure compliance, rather than face penalties and potential damages awards to unhappy employees.
Furthermore, even if the employees are happy, it is always possible that a Ministry of Labour representative will carry out an inspection of employment practices and discover the transgressions.
The bottom line is all employers, whether they have thousands of employees or a handful of casual workers, must ensure they are compliant with the applicable legislation. While they may think that doing so is cost-prohibitive or unrealistic, the reality is that if the Ministry of Labour determines they are in breach of the applicable legislation, the repercussions will be far worse than the cost of complying. It is a mistake to assume that just because you are small, or casual, that the law is different for your company.


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High School: Springdale
College: USC (school history) (Williams college stats)
Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 9 (7518th overall since 1950)
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This was not a good film and definitely do not recommend seeing it in the theaters. I can tell that the makers of this film had good intentions but the film overshoots its targets every time and it is almost painful to watch. The film is written oddly and it was way too long with too many characters and too many issues. The film is in a bad need of structure and it scatters aimlessly most of the time, it does have brilliant moments and revelation but the overall effect of the film i not good. I think that the director needs to refocus himself and he will do great
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