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People are tattooing their WHAT?!
Flight 370 raw search data to be public?
Jackson's hologram: Creepy or cool?
Our transport to other planets?
Helen Wan looks at why even though Asians do well in school, they fall behind in the workplace.
Simon Moya-Smith explains why most people can recognize what's anti-black, anti-gay, or anti-Latino -- but don't recognize racism against Native Americans.
CNN's Brian Stelter talks with "GMA's" Robin Roberts about her relationship with her girlfriend.
Some in a New England town demand the resignation of a police commissioner who admits to calling Obama a racial slur.
Lily Warren was just 8 years old when she decided to start her own business with her younger sisters.
The U.S. Justice Department is filing charges against five Chinese officials, accusing them of hacking into U.S. industrial companies to spy and steal secrets, according to U.S. officials briefed on the investigation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops near the border with Ukraine back to their bases, a presidential spokesman said.
As if the deadly flooding inundating much of the Balkans wasn't alarming enough, rescuers must now grapple with another concern: land mines buried during the Bosnian war resurfacing.
A U.S. patient who had a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection, known as MERS, has been discharged, the Florida Department of Health announced Monday.
Etihad Airways offers a luxurious living space in the air. CNN's Becky Anderson reports.
A federal jury in New York on Monday found radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri guilty of conspiring to kidnap Americans in Yemen, planning to establish a jihad training camp in rural Oregon and other terrorism-related charges.
More than 100 people have been arrested in a global crackdown on hackers linked to the Blackshades software, officials say. The malware was used to spy on Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA.
California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but his trainer says he might not compete in the Belmont Stakes if the 3-year-old cannot wear the nasal strips that improve breathing.
Arwa Damon talks to two government informants who have risked their lives just by agreeing to the interview.
The raw satellite data used to shape the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could soon be made public, according to a senior Malaysian official.
Actress Pamela Anderson revealed Friday that she suffered sexual abuse throughout her childhood, starting at age 6 when she was molested by a babysitter.
A father who is home from deployment surprises his four daughters at an elementary school graduation.
Australian motor racing legend Jack Brabham -- a three-time Formula One world champion and the only driver to win the title in a car bearing his name -- has died aged 88.
A woman who lost her engagement ring in the ocean has it returned by a treasure hunter. CNN affiliate WJXT reports.
Weird, cool, scary, uncomfortable, rad -- just a few of the ways folks felt about a "live" appearance by the late King of Pop on Sunday night.
Jimmy Kimmel's "Twerk Fail" won best viral video at this year's Webby Awards.
"Late Show" host David Letterman reflects on the jokes he made about Monica Lewinsky.
Our planet is chock full of the beautiful and bizarre.
Meet Morpheus, NASA's unmanned planetary lander and flying test lab. It's testing technology that could allow refueling on one planet before flying on to another.
Michael Jackson was back on stage Sunday night as a hologram, an event one observer called "uncomfortable, odd and eerily interesting."
The FBI and police in several countries have arrested more than 100 people and conducted hundreds of searches in recent days in a global crackdown on hackers linked to the malicious software called Blackshades, two law enforcement officials told CNN.
Michael Jackson's "live" performance at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards brought a mixed reaction Sunday night.
As if the deadly flooding inundating much of the Balkans wasn't alarming enough, rescuers must now grapple with another concern: the risk of land mines buried during the Bosnian war resurfacing.
South Korea's President apologized Monday for a ferry disaster that killed close to 300 people and said she would dismantle the country's coast guard.


I hear (and see) your pain. As a 30year-old otherwise healthy MALE, I almost think I need therapy for Raynaud's syndrome more than any medication. Is there a support group of young men suffering from this predominantly female syndrome?? And those of you complaining about it...wait till you decide to run outside in the winter!
I do not have Raynaud's syndrome as far as I know but I used to get cold hands and feet when other people around me did not. Almost 2 years ago, I purchased a magnetic sleep pad and my hands and feet are much better. I no longer get into bed with ice cold feet and my hands no longer go numb in air conditioned rooms. Check out www.magneticosleep.com for more information. If you are interested in buying one of these and don't know a local dealer, please reply to this post with your email address and I can help you.
Please, are there any new treatments for this condition? I have tried Procardia, it does nothing . Another winter is coming and I dread the cold hands and inablilty to use them, the purple color etc.


>>>>> a bit more complex/convoluted).
>>>> Nobody said this was easy to solve.
>>> just thought I'd take a stab at fixing it for others.
>> the <hibernation>.device and local-fs-pre.target?
> file systems is ordered After=local-fs-pre.target.
> I would not put this into udev, but use a service file.
> up - and doing everything with a service file seems cleaner to me.
> local-fs-pre.target, this may lead to races between resuming and fsck.
Ok. Something to keep in mind.


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Q: Twitter Integration follower list ids I have created a twitter login in integration successfully in the app. I'm able to obtain user id and user name. But I'm trying to obtain a user's follower list using the twitter api but my code is not working. Is there some further authentication needed or whats going wrong? When I put another json link for the url, it works fine.
 public class TwitterFragment extends Fragment {

TextView txtJson;
ProgressDialog pd;

Fragment fragment;

private TwitterLoginButton twitterLoginButton;

private TextView userDetailsLabel;

//twitter auth client required for custom login
private TwitterAuthClient client;

Callback<TwitterSession> callback;

private Button mSendData;

ViewGroup rootView;
@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //returning our layout file

    TwitterConfig config = new TwitterConfig.Builder(getActivity())
            .logger(new DefaultLogger(Log.DEBUG))//enable logging when app is in debug mode
            .twitterAuthConfig(new TwitterAuthConfig(getResources().getString(R.string.com_twitter_sdk_android_CONSUMER_KEY), getResources().getString(R.string.com_twitter_sdk_android_CONSUMER_SECRET)))
            .debug(true)//enable debug mode
            .build();
    Twitter.initialize(config);

    rootView = (ViewGroup) inflater
            .inflate(R.layout.fragment_twitter, container, false);
    ButterKnife.bind(this, rootView);

    fragment= null;

    //initialize twitter auth client

    client = new TwitterAuthClient();

    //find the id of views
    twitterLoginButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.default_twitter_login_button);
    txtJson=(TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt);
    userDetailsLabel = rootView.findViewById(R.id.user_details_label);

    //NOTE : calling default twitter login in OnCreate/OnResume to initialize twitter callback
    defaultLoginTwitter();

    //change R.layout.yourlayoutfilename for each of your fragments
    return rootView;
}

@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    // Pass the activity result to the twitterAuthClient.
    if (client != null)
        client.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    // Pass the activity result to the login button.
    twitterLoginButton.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}

/**
 * @return the current {@link com.twitter.sdk.android.core.Callback}
 */
public Callback<TwitterSession> getCallback() {
    return callback;
}

public void defaultLoginTwitter() {
    //check if user is already authenticated or not

    //if user is not authenticated start authenticating
    twitterLoginButton.setCallback(new Callback<TwitterSession>() {

        @Override
        public void success(Result<TwitterSession> result) {
            getTwitterSession();

            // Do something with result, which provides a TwitterSession for making API calls
            TwitterSession twitterSession = result.data;

            //call fetch email only when permission is granted
            fetchTwitterEmail(twitterSession);

        }

        @Override
        public void failure(TwitterException exception) {
            // Do something on failure
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Failed to authenticate. Please try again.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    });

}

/**
 * Sets the {@link com.twitter.sdk.android.core.Callback} to invoke when login completes.
 *
 * @param callback The callback interface to invoke when login completes.
 * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if callback is null.
 */
public void setCallback(Callback<TwitterSession> callback) {
    if (callback == null) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Callback cannot be null");
    }
    this.callback = callback;
}

/**
 * Before using this feature, ensure that "Request email addresses from users" is checked for your Twitter app.
 *
 * @param twitterSession user logged in twitter session
 */
public void fetchTwitterEmail(final TwitterSession twitterSession) {
    client.requestEmail(twitterSession, new Callback<String>() {
        @Override
        public void success(Result<String> result) {
            new JsonTask().execute("GET https://api.twitter.com/1.1/followers/ids.json?cursor=-1&screen_name=andypiper&count=5000\n" );

            //here it will give u only email and rest of other information u can get from TwitterSession
            userDetailsLabel.setText("User Id : " + twitterSession.getUserId() + "\nUser Name : " + twitterSession.getUserName() + "\nEmail Id : " + result.data);

            FirebaseDatabase database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();

            DatabaseReference myRef2= database.getReference("Social media:");
            myRef2.push().setValue("Twitter");

            DatabaseReference myRef = database.getReference("User Id");
            myRef.push().setValue(twitterSession.getUserId());

            DatabaseReference myRef1 = database.getReference("User Name");
            myRef1.push().setValue(twitterSession.getUserName());

        }

        @Override
        public void failure(TwitterException exception) {
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Failed to authenticate. Please try again.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    });
}

/**
 * get authenticates user session
 *
 * @return twitter session
 */
private TwitterSession getTwitterSession() {
    TwitterSession session = TwitterCore.getInstance().getSessionManager().getActiveSession();

    //NOTE : if you want to get token and secret too use uncomment the below code
    TwitterAuthToken authToken = session.getAuthToken();
    String token = authToken.token;
    String secret = authToken.secret;

    return session;
}

@Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
    //you can set the title for your toolbar here for different fragments different titles
    getActivity().setTitle("Education and career");
}

class JsonTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {

    protected void onPreExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();

        pd = new ProgressDialog(getActivity());
        pd.setMessage("Please wait");
        pd.setCancelable(false);
        pd.show();
    }

    protected String doInBackground(String... params) {

        HttpURLConnection connection = null;
        BufferedReader reader = null;

        try {
            URL url = new URL(params[0]);
            connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            connection.setRequestMethod("GET");

            connection.connect();

            InputStream stream = connection.getInputStream();

            reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream));

            StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
            String line = "";

            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                buffer.append(line+"\n");
                Log.d("Response: ", "> " + line);   //here u ll get whole response...... :-)

            }

            return buffer.toString();

        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            if (connection != null) {
                connection.disconnect();
            }
            try {
                if (reader != null) {
                    reader.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
        super.onPostExecute(result);
        if (pd.isShowing()){
            pd.dismiss();
        }
        txtJson.setText(result);
    }

}

}

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International trade brings about increased efficiency as well as enables nations to partake in a global economy; which is the measure of cash that people put into outside organizations for different resources. In principle, economies can develop all these more effectively and would more be able to effortlessly end up aggressive financial members.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a method by which remote cash and skill can enter the nation. FDI raises business levels, and, hypothetically, prompt a development in the total national output. For the financial specialist, FDI offers organization development, which implies higher incomes.
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Interestingly, protectionism holds that the direction of international trade is vital to guarantee that business sectors work appropriately. Promoters of this hypothesis trust that market wasteful aspects may hamper the advantages of international trade; and they plan to manage the market in like manner. Protectionism exists in a wide range of structures, yet the most well-known are taxes, appropriations, and portions. These methodologies endeavor to rectify any inefficiency in the international market with the help of global lending.
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Poll of Wikipedians concludes: Wikimedia fundraising emails are misleading
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Andreas Kolbe
4 Sep 2022 4 Sep '22
A poll at the English Wikipedia's "Village Pump" – one of the prime meeting places for the volunteer editors who write and curate Wikipedia – has overwhelmingly concluded that Wikimedia Foundation fundraising emails due to be sent to donors shortly are unethical and misleading. It is the first time there has been a structured community poll to review the Foundation's fundraising emails ahead of a major fundraising campaign. The "Village Pump" thread, advertised on the community's "Centralized discussion" noticeboard for the past three weeks, reviews three sample emails the Wikimedia Foundation has made available on its Meta-Wiki website. They are very similar to emails used in previous campaigns, including the recent campaign in India.[1] These emails ask past donors for more money to keep Wikipedia online, to keep Wikipedia ad-free and subscription-free, and to keep Wikipedia independent. In fact, however, the Wikimedia Foundation is richer than ever. Its assets and reserves (including an Endowment with the Tides Foundation now holding well over $100 million) have increased fivefold since 2015, and stood at an estimated $400 million at the end of March 2022. For comparison, in 2007, the year Wikipedia first became a top-ten website serving the world, the Foundation reported total annual expenses of $2 million.[2] According to the Wikimedia Foundation, this latest set of fundraising emails will be sent out to past Wikimedia donors in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US from September 6 to November 20, 2022. Email campaigns account for about a third of Wikimedia revenue. A WMF Community Relations Specialist briefly contributed to the "Village Pump" discussion two weeks ago (to confirm that the licence information for one of the pictures used in the emails would be corrected). Other than that, there has been no comment from the Foundation on the poll to date. The RfC can be viewed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28propos… Below are some representative quotes from the poll. 40 respondents expressed their objection to the use of these emails in terms like the following: "These manipulative emails make us little different than an evil corporation. We should do everything in our power to change this." "Deeply misleading." "Misleading and unethical." "Misleading, and I'm choosing a very mild word here. …" "… These recurring emails with their appearance of being reluctantly written in a crisis degrade the benevolence which is the core of the project. …" "The percentagewise breakdown is galling, because the categories aren't even distinct. …" "These fundraising messages are (nearly) unrelated to reality. …" "… the usual distortions and half-truths …" "… untrue, and possibly a deliberate and fraudulent lie. …" "… at best misleading, and that's being generous." "The language used is highly misleading. That something is effective does not make that something ethical." "The %s are incredibly misleading. …" "The percentages are misleading and inspecific, for one. …" "… I suspect that messages like these are, indeed, effective. If I stuck a gun in someone's face, that would probably also be a very effective way of getting them to give me money. The question in both cases, however, is whether doing so is *ethical*. These messages in the most charitable reading distort the truth, and in a more realistic one flat out lie. …" "… What I do object to is when an oganisation whose product is based on claims of accuracy, honesty, and neutrality, resorts to a fundraising campaign based on lies and deception. …" "It is really important that a charity's marketing be in accord with the core values of that charity and a serious risk if they undermine them. Our core values are in providing factual information. …" "… too disappointing to put into words really." "… the revelation that several people end up contributing money they can't afford because of the pressing tone of these emails is genuinely horrifying to me." "… misleading, vague, emotionally pressing statements that lead people to part with their money under circumstances that are not honest." "… Running a scaremongering campaign risks that people will give money to the WMF and then not give money to causes that are much more in need of money … It is disgusting to see a charity sitting on fat stacks of cash that still tries to get a bigger slice of the donation pie." "These spams are just toxic and horrible. …" "… deceptive to the point of dishonesty … inappropriate pressure put on previous donors to give more money." "The Wikimedia Foundation is at odds with the ethics and values of the Wikimedia community." Three respondents endorsed the emails. They said, "… I think this is fine. There are a few fundraising 'tactics' used but nothing remotely unethical. …" "When you hire someone to raise funds and they succeed in raising funds, this is generally seen as a good thing, except on Wikipedia for some reason." "I spent most of my working life in not-for-profit organisations and, if you want income to achieve your mission, then you need to employ experienced marketeers and fund raisers and let them do their job using their expertise. …" All three of these respondents have past or present associations with Wikimedia affiliates wholly or partly funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, and/or have taken Wikimedia-funded employment in the past. None of them mentioned the fact. Another six respondents placed themselves in a neutral or, more aptly named, "Mixed" category, differentiating between parts of the emails they thought were fine, and others to which they objected. Quotes: "The $ breakdown made me raise an eyebrow, but I think that's more about the debate over allocation of funds than the wording of these emails, so I'm ambivalent." "I would be quite happy if email 3 were used, and emails 1 and 2 were replaced with a similar style (ie, without misleading content, unnecessary alarmism, blatantly false statements about spending, etc). I hope this is achievable." "The WMF won't suddenly stop asking for donations and that means being persuasive during fundraising. Not bad in itself. However, it is a problem to state erroneous claims that Wikipedia may go offline, or not saying that WMF is not volunteer-run, etc. A little honesty is needed." Is the Wikimedia Foundation planning to make any changes to the emails in light of the community feedback received? Best, Andreas [1] For more details, including source links and data on the Wikimedia Foundation's current financial status, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2022-06-26/Speci… [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AWikimedia_2007_fs…
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Given the global issues with cost living hitting every community hard I think it would be good for the WMF to back off on the email campaign and go with a softer approach. "Wikipedia community knows that the cost of living is hurting everyone this year, while we would appreciate a donation we understand if you are unable to help us this year. We'll continue to do our best to freely share the sum of all knowledge, we look forward to you being better able to support us in the future". The whole purpose of the future fund is to help keep us viable in the down years, I'd assume that much of the future fund has been invested in those companies that are making outrageous increases in their profits from the effect that the war in Ukraine is having on prices. As a movement WMF could absorb a little loss in revenue for one year when balanced against the profits its making elsewhere On Sun, 4 Sept 2022 at 23:16, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A poll at the English Wikipedia's "Village Pump" – one of the prime meeting places for the volunteer editors who write and curate Wikipedia – has overwhelmingly concluded that Wikimedia Foundation fundraising emails due to be sent to donors shortly are unethical and misleading. It is the first time there has been a structured community poll to review the Foundation's fundraising emails ahead of a major fundraising campaign. The "Village Pump" thread, advertised on the community's "Centralized discussion" noticeboard for the past three weeks, reviews three sample emails the Wikimedia Foundation has made available on its Meta-Wiki website. They are very similar to emails used in previous campaigns, including the recent campaign in India.[1] These emails ask past donors for more money to keep Wikipedia online, to keep Wikipedia ad-free and subscription-free, and to keep Wikipedia independent. In fact, however, the Wikimedia Foundation is richer than ever. Its assets and reserves (including an Endowment with the Tides Foundation now holding well over $100 million) have increased fivefold since 2015, and stood at an estimated $400 million at the end of March 2022. For comparison, in 2007, the year Wikipedia first became a top-ten website serving the world, the Foundation reported total annual expenses of $2 million.[2] According to the Wikimedia Foundation, this latest set of fundraising emails will be sent out to past Wikimedia donors in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US from September 6 to November 20, 2022. Email campaigns account for about a third of Wikimedia revenue. A WMF Community Relations Specialist briefly contributed to the "Village Pump" discussion two weeks ago (to confirm that the licence information for one of the pictures used in the emails would be corrected). Other than that, there has been no comment from the Foundation on the poll to date. The RfC can be viewed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28propos… Below are some representative quotes from the poll. 40 respondents expressed their objection to the use of these emails in terms like the following: "These manipulative emails make us little different than an evil corporation. We should do everything in our power to change this." "Deeply misleading." "Misleading and unethical." "Misleading, and I'm choosing a very mild word here. …" "… These recurring emails with their appearance of being reluctantly written in a crisis degrade the benevolence which is the core of the project. …" "The percentagewise breakdown is galling, because the categories aren't even distinct. …" "These fundraising messages are (nearly) unrelated to reality. …" "… the usual distortions and half-truths …" "… untrue, and possibly a deliberate and fraudulent lie. …" "… at best misleading, and that's being generous." "The language used is highly misleading. That something is effective does not make that something ethical." "The %s are incredibly misleading. …" "The percentages are misleading and inspecific, for one. …" "… I suspect that messages like these are, indeed, effective. If I stuck a gun in someone's face, that would probably also be a very effective way of getting them to give me money. The question in both cases, however, is whether doing so is *ethical*. These messages in the most charitable reading distort the truth, and in a more realistic one flat out lie. …" "… What I do object to is when an oganisation whose product is based on claims of accuracy, honesty, and neutrality, resorts to a fundraising campaign based on lies and deception. …" "It is really important that a charity's marketing be in accord with the core values of that charity and a serious risk if they undermine them. Our core values are in providing factual information. …" "… too disappointing to put into words really." "… the revelation that several people end up contributing money they can't afford because of the pressing tone of these emails is genuinely horrifying to me." "… misleading, vague, emotionally pressing statements that lead people to part with their money under circumstances that are not honest." "… Running a scaremongering campaign risks that people will give money to the WMF and then not give money to causes that are much more in need of money … It is disgusting to see a charity sitting on fat stacks of cash that still tries to get a bigger slice of the donation pie." "These spams are just toxic and horrible. …" "… deceptive to the point of dishonesty … inappropriate pressure put on previous donors to give more money." "The Wikimedia Foundation is at odds with the ethics and values of the Wikimedia community." Three respondents endorsed the emails. They said, "… I think this is fine. There are a few fundraising 'tactics' used but nothing remotely unethical. …" "When you hire someone to raise funds and they succeed in raising funds, this is generally seen as a good thing, except on Wikipedia for some reason." "I spent most of my working life in not-for-profit organisations and, if you want income to achieve your mission, then you need to employ experienced marketeers and fund raisers and let them do their job using their expertise. …" All three of these respondents have past or present associations with Wikimedia affiliates wholly or partly funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, and/or have taken Wikimedia-funded employment in the past. None of them mentioned the fact. Another six respondents placed themselves in a neutral or, more aptly named, "Mixed" category, differentiating between parts of the emails they thought were fine, and others to which they objected. 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Barrett M107
Anti-Material / Anti-Personnel Sniper Rifle
The lethal Barrett M107 anti-material rifle provides a long range anti-material capability for United States military ground forces.
Authored By: Dan Alex | Edited: 5/3/2019
Credit: Side profile view of a Barrett M107 being fired by a soldier in the desert
Credit: Forward side view of a Barrett M107 being fired
Credit: Close-up detail view of the right side of a Barrett M107 anti-materiel rifle
Credit: Side view of a Barrett M107 .50 caliber rifle being fired
Credit: Forward left side view of a soldier prepping his Barrett M107 anti-materiel rifle
Credit: Dramatic view of the business end of a Barrett M107 rifle
Credit: A camoflauged soldier steadies his Barrett M107 anti-material rifle
Manufacturer(s): Barrett Firearms Company - USA
Roles: Anti-Tank/Anti-Material/Breaching; Long-Range Precision;
Action: Recoil Operated; Rotating Bolt; Semi-Automatic
Caliber(s): .50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO)
Sights: Adjustable Rear; Fixed Front; MIL-STD-1913 Accessories Rail.
Operators: United States
The Barrett M107 began life as the Barrett M95 bolt-action operated sniper rifle (under the US Army designation of "XM107"). The weapon was placed into competition for review by the US Army. During competition, the US Army evaluated its heavy caliber sniper rifle needs and decided against pursuing the XM107 design, instead focusing its already invested XM107 dollars into purchases of the proven semi-automatic, recoil-operated Barrett M82 series. These M82 systems were therefore afforded the designation of "M107" and otherwise represent only a slightly different version of the excellent Barrett design. Therefore, it is similarly developed around the 0.50 caliber 12.7x99mm Browning (50 Browning / .50 BMG) NATO machine gun cartridge firing from a semi-automatic action with rotating bolt function.
The M107 anti-material rifle has been adopted by the US Army and is similar to the US Marine Corps Barrett M82A1 .50 caliber sniper system. The M107 enables Army snipers to accurately engage material targets (and personnel in extreme circumsances) out to a distance of 1500 to 2000 meters. The weapon is designed to effectively engage and defeat materiel targets such as aircraft (parked), communications targets, computers, intelligence sites, radar sites, ammunition depots, oil stores as well as lightly armored vehicles.
In a counter-sniper role, the M107 system offers long-range standoff distances and increased terminal effect against snipers using smaller caliber weapons. The complete system includes the rifle itself, a detachable ten-round box magazine, a variable-power day optical sight, a hard transport case, a tactical soft case, cleaning and maintenance equipment, a detachable sling, an adjustable bipod and operator/maintenance manuals. The Army plans to modify future M107s with the addition of a suppressor to greatly reduce flash, noise and blast signatures. The standard M107 is fielded with the Leupold 4.5x14 Vari-X scope.
The weapon is more formally known in its long-form guise as the "Long Range Sniper Rifle, Caliber .50, M107".
• M82 - Base Barrett semi-automatic design.
• XM107 - Initial Trials Designation of Barrett M95 bolt-action .50 caliber rifle.
• M107 - US Army Designation based on the M82A1 system; also in service with the USMC; semi-automatic operation.
• M107CQ - Commercial Development; 9" shorter than M107; close-quarters design; vehicle mount compatibility.


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Building, Lives & Service – All in One Habitat for Humanity Home
Wall-raising of the Habitat for Humanity home for Dianna and David Sullivan sponsored by PLU and Thrivent Financial on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Dianna Sullivan is a graduate student studying Marriage and Family Therapy. (Photo/John Froschauer)
Update: Dedication Ceremony Set for Jan. 25, 2014
By Sandy Deneau Dunham, Scene editor
You hear it a lot at Pacific Lutheran University—how everything comes together to fulfill a core mission: Building Lives of Service. And now, one project—along with one family and one innovative coming-together—is interpreting that "building" concept quite literally.
In a first-time initiative that combines philanthropy, direct service and advocacy of Pierce County housing issues, PLU is partnering with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity to build a home in The Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable-design community about a mile and a half from campus.
Habitat Home Dedication
Event date and time: 12 p.m. Jan. 25, 2014. Celebration, fellowship and refreshments follow.
Location: The Woods at Golden Given, 962 104th St. E., Tacoma; house number 10504.
PLU service at work: Since August 2013, 235 PLU students, staff and alumni volunteers have put in more than 1,410 hours at the build site.
"This year, through good karma or good connections, chemistry happened," said Sue Potter, Habitat's director of Development and Communication. "In this new partnership with PLU on board, we have a new energy that gets college kids and alumni involved."
Speaking of good connections: If all goes according to schedule, one PLU graduate student and her family will inhabit that Habitat home by Christmas.
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It's the American dream come true—and a family legacy fulfilled—for Dianna Sullivan '13, who's pursuing her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Sullivan and her family—husband David; children Mason, 6, and Kallie, 3; and stepson Manny, 8, who visits regularly—now rent a 700-square-foot apartment in Lakewood, living solely on David's income as a cook at Red Lobster. Mason and Kallie share a room. Everyone shares a bathroom.
Their Habitat house certainly will have more space—more bathrooms, separate bedrooms for Mason and Kallie, plus room for Manny when he visits—but it also has even deeper meaning.
Sullivan said her father always had wanted to own a home and pass it on. He had paid off his mortgage just before he died, in 2009.
Now, Sullivan said, "I'm carrying that legacy. I'm the first and only child to own a home."
The Sullivans' church, Lakewood's Little Church on the Prairie, set the dream in motion by nominating the family to Habitat. When they didn't qualify the first time because of debt from medical bills, church members donated enough to pay it off.
As Habitat partners, the Sullivans are obligated to share in the work—and the expenses—of homeownership: They'll pay a mortgage slightly higher than their monthly rent (but at 0% interest), and they'll put in 500 hours of sweat equity—working on their home; attending financial-literacy and homeownership classes; and helping out at Habitat, whether in the office or, in Sullivan's case, starring in a promotional video.
On Sept. 4, 10 days before the official house "wall-raising," Potter and Habitat Director of Family Services Elliot Stockstad filmed Sullivan at PLU to chronicle her path to The Woods. They met at East Campus with the intention of capturing her classroom environment—but then realized school didn't actually start for another week.
So Sullivan flipped through her textbook and wrote on the whiteboard for art's sake only—but with a happy surprise: "I'm actually getting work done," Sullivan said. "I found a really good quote for my paper!"
The Habitat crew followed Sullivan downstairs, to the Couples & Family Therapy Center, where she had worked with clients before starting her internship at Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, and then to Xavier Hall, where she perched on the stoop and reflected on all the PLU connections that had brought her to this point.
With a bachelor's degree in Child Development and Family Relations from the University of Maine, Sullivan had worked in Maine until she was laid off. After her father's death, she and her family followed her sister to the Pacific Northwest, and her sister, as sisters sometimes do, gently pushed Sullivan to go back to school. Sullivan said PLU's program seemed just familiar enough, and more in-depth.
"I applied, I got in and that's why we're still in Washington," Sullivan said. "So much has come full circle: PLU sponsoring the house, me being here, the PLU community helping."
And that help is substantial.
PLU committed to raising $10,000 and to offering at least 1,200 hours of service for the Habitat house this year. So far, Lutes from all walks of life—Sociology classes, faculty, alumni, the women's basketball team and Sullivan's entire Marriage and Family Therapy cohort—have been integral to the process.
When the process wraps up, the Sullivans will be the proud owners—and part builders—of a three-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom, 1,050-square-foot home. It will be blue—not just because Sullivan's childhood dollhouse was blue; but also because she and David chose the color together. If it's like most Habitat homes, its underlying studs will be covered with good wishes written by volunteers (Sullivan loves that one of the men working on the foundation also is from Maine.)
And it will be filled with gratitude—and vital PLU connections.
"There's something about raising our kids in a house that's meaningful to me," Sullivan said. "I never felt like this was going to happen."
Barbara Clements, Managing Editor of Scene, contributed to this story.
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I was thinking his Shot is looking a whole lot better...both the slapper and the wrister....
Here is an excerpt from Steven Ellis of the Hockey News;
Hughes is known to be a risk-taker, someone who likes to go end-to-end with the puck and isn't afraid to get creative to beat an opponent in a one-on-one situation. And though he isn't a big defender, he's a smart one. He was able to adapt to his role as a depth defender with USA's World Championship team and didn't struggle as a key member of back-to-back World Junior Championship teams, either. Even when he would make a more risky play, he typically would find a way to make up for it and wouldn't put a teammate in a dangerous situation just to make a pass. The Canucks could use him immediately on the power play, and his heavy shot looks NHL ready.
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58 minutes ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said:
I don't have a clue why people focus so much on his shot. He never was, will be or is Weber blasting bombs from the point. He's the guy who makes everyone else on the ice dangerous because of his skating, passing, and vision. When a guy like Hughes has the puck, defenders get very, very nervous because they don't know what's coming at them - pass, shot, skate right by you......if anything, I'd be much more concerned about his ability to withstand the physicality of the NHL forwards and the sheer pace modern NHL systems put on defencemen with their forechecks. I know, people will point out how effective he was at the World championships but that was against inferior (to the NHL anyway) competition and on a larger ice surface. The average size of an NHL forward is 6'1" and 200lbs - Hughes is listed at 5'10 175lbs - I don't care what anyone says that's a disadvantage he's going to have to figure out, and soon.
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35 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:
Dahlin is the best defenceman to come out of the draft in a long time. Could end up being a generational talent. Hughes is not comparable because Dahlin has an overall game that Hughes does not possess.
Hughes however has one quality we desperately need on the back end and that is as a PMD and a QB on the power play. This is where Hughes will make a huge contribution. Dahlin is like 6"3' and a solid 200+ pounds. He will be a force and a top D in this league for a long time playing in all situations. We can hope that Hughes turns into an elite PMD and quarterbacks our PP for the next decade.
Some people said the same about Harvey and Orr. "Oh they only play one end of the ice." Quinn Hughes is a far superior player to Mr. No defense, and makes a million mistakes on the wrong side of the puck, Dahlin.
Quinn will quickly make six teams, who passed him over, feel very foolish. Those teams' fans will want the heads of the GM's for making such a terrible mistake. Quinn is the MAN!!!! Go Quinn Go!!!
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2 minutes ago, Fanuck said:
He's got 10 games this year and an off-season to put on some weight. He's not going to be 175lbs forever. I expect him to be at least 180lbs by next September and he'll continue to grow from there as the years come.
14 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
And Quinn has an ankle bruise because he blocks shots. He's a hockey player, who wants to win, and competes. There is no Flamingo in Quinn's game.
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19 minutes ago, Alflives said:
Haha Alfie, comparing Quinn to two of the greatest defencemen ever!!
Bobby Orr was actually a very physical player, he used to lay out guys. He was also very good defensively. He was also a good fighter. Here are some highlights of Orr laying out guys and pounding them over with his fists and also blocking shots. As Don Cherry stated, Bobby Orr could do it all...
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4 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:
That was a pretty cool reel
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2 hours ago, NUCKER67 said:
Very unlikely scenario, but what if.....
...Hughes joins the team, and they start winning. Their PP is on fire (might need cream for that lol), their goal production is up, teams aren't sure how to handle the elusive speedy Quin. They're winning games, and suddenly they're in the playoff discussion again. Say Hughes has played his 10 games and the Canucks hold the last Wildcard spot. Do they sit Hughes for the rest of the season? I would still hope so.
The Canucks won't make the playoffs. Look at their current odds:
So their chances to make the playoffs / wildcard spot sit at 0.7%. Not gonna happen no matter what Quinn does.
So we don't have to worry even a little bit the team plays him more than 10 games. And as other posters have said, if JB does that he should be fired.
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52 minutes ago, Fanuck said:
I know, people will point out how effective he was at the World championships but that was against inferior (to the NHL anyway) competition and on a larger ice surface.
On a larger and sometimes less physical ice surface, yes. Inferior, no. I guarantee that Canadas and Swedens rosters from 2018 would have no trouble embarrassing the current Canucks for example. Canada had forwards like McDavid, Barzal, O'Reilly etc. and a certain Bo Horvat on the 3rd/4th line.
Anyhow - that bodes well for QH then ;-)
I totally agree, and so was Harvey. Yet experts said, before their careers, that both were not going to succeed in the NHL, because they skated into the offensive zone too much. Quinn Hughes is very similar to both Harvey and Orr. He carries the puck like they did. Plus, Quinn is hyper compete (as evidenced by his now swollen ankle from blocking a shot). He will definitely be an excellent defensive player too. He will study fighting so he can pound the crap out of guys as well. Quinn Hughes is a special player, who will soon be here, for us to watch lead us to Cups!!!
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1 hour ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said:
to me that sounds like someone who hasn't really watched him play. He has a heavy shot, for a player in bantam.
no one said that about Orr, he was a complete player with a very deep mean streak
5 minutes ago, Alflives said:
No offence but sounds like you made up that narrative.
I just went and read a bunch of stuff on Orr as a prospect and did not see anywhere that NHL people did not think he would succeed in the NHL.
Orr debuted in junior in the 1962–63 season for the new Generals in the new Metro Junior A League. Orr was only fourteen, competing against eighteen-, nineteen- and twenty-year-olds.
Orr's goal and point totals increased every year during his junior career, and he was named to the OHA First-All Star team every season he was in the OHA.
Orr joined the Bruins for the 1966–67 season, his first as a professional. The Bruins were not convinced Orr belonged on defence, trying him out at centre first.[32] Through the pre-season, Orr was given jersey number 27. At the season's start, the Bruins offered him jersey number 5, that of past Bruins star Dit Clapper, but Orr chose jersey number 4.[33] Orr made his NHL regular-season debut on October 19, 1966, against the Detroit Red Wings, getting one assist. On October 22, he scored his first NHL goal against the Montreal Canadiens. It was a slap shot past Gump Worsley and the Boston Garden crowd gave Orr a standing ovation.[34]
In that first season, Orr was challenged by the veterans, and he earned respect by defeating Montreal tough guy Ted Harris in his first NHL fight. On December 4, 1966, Toronto Maple Leafs' defenceman Marcel Pronovost checked him into the boards, injuring Orr's knees for the first time in the NHL. He would miss nine games and the Bruins would lose six of them. The team finished with a 17–43–10 record, leaving the Bruins in last place. However, attendance at Boston Garden increased by forty-one thousand fans.[35]
For the season, Orr scored 13 goals and 28 assists, one of the best rookie seasons in NHL history to that point by a defenceman.[36] Orr won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's outstanding rookie and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team.[37] New York Rangers defenceman Harry Howell won the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman that year. In accepting the award, Howell said he was glad to win when he did, predicting "Orr will own this trophy from now on."[2] Orr was runner-up in voting.[38]
I read a few more articles too and NOBODY mentions they thought he would not be a player. Come on Alf.
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14 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said:
you're almost certainly right, but the thing about odds is that they look at the past, not the future. those odds are based on what the canucks have done so far; they have no bearing on what they'll do going forward. they could bust off a 12 game winning streak and the odds will be meaningless.
3 minutes ago, tas said:
If the Canucks were sitting with a 15% chance to make the playoffs then I would completely agree with you. That 0.7% chance is basically zero. One other team merely needs to make 1 game a 3 point game and the Canucks are out. They describe it as being mathematically possible but it is really impossible at this time because the canucks could win every game for the rest of the year but it will be other teams that turn that percentage to zero.
They cannot make it. Doesn't matter much anyway. At this point I would rather have the better draft pick then our team getting lit up and destroyed in the 1st round.
I agree and I don't give up until they are mathematically out, but the writing is on the wall, without question.
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1 hour ago, Alflives said:
makes the decision to sit him until there's only 10 games left pretty easy, not that there was any reality to Jim playing him more than that anyway.
2 minutes ago, stawns said:
now thats a testament to how crappy the western conference has been this year if I've ever seen one
Even Orr's own dad was skeptical of Bobby playing D. "Doug Orr, Bobby's dad, had been a speedy player and gifted scorer in his own right. He wanted his son, still small for his age but also enormously talented, to play forward in order to take advantage of his speed and puckhandling abilities." Same went for Harvey. D men were supposed to stay back, block shots, and defend. Harvey and Orr (especially Orr) changed that mindset.
Hughes is going to change the game too. He's going to roam the ice, and create offence, but from his D spot. He skates that well, and thinks the game that well too.
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41 minutes ago, stawns said:
I think everyone's saying the same thing here.....in our hearts we're never out of it until the last game is done. On paper, it's done already however......
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Important unfinished business around budgets.
I cannot begin to identify the specific changes but I will describe the process: I will work to commence a public process starting with the 2009-2013 budget discussions that will include up to four months of public workshops starting in January of 2009. Certainly this will be an unusually challenging process what with people working to protect what matters the most to them and avoiding any cuts at all, but the option is to increase property taxes dramatically — and keep increasing them into the future. All of us, no matter how long we've been here, have built this town together. I believe if we work together to address the economic challenges we will succeed in producing a budget we can all live with, and that we can also create some fiscal flexibility instead of our current brittle reality. Council will have very hard choices to make by the end of April at the latest, but they will have been made with the benefit of exhaustive community input. Because of time constraints around 2010 we'll be doing two years of budgets this winter so it's extraordinarily important we get it right.
3. What other important issues does Whistler face in the next three years?
There are plenty of other issues, I won't be ignoring them but I will be devoting considerable effort to the budget and financial challenges coming our way courtesy of global recession. If we don't react to this NOW we'll have plenty of very difficult new challenges in three years that we may avoid by meeting them head-on now.
4. What needs to be done to address those issues?
The people of Whistler need to vote for candidates that have some recognition of the challenges and have a grasp of what needs to be done. Candidates will need pretty thick skin this term — there is little chance we can get to where we "Live within our means..." without cuts to services and the like. There can be no sacred cows and all of it has to be on the table. As I'm so focused on the budget issue it's important that voters who are concerned about it and think that I may be able to make it a council priority still have to look at other candidates with a similar focus. You need four votes on council to make anything happen and if I end up there alone with my single vote and little support for making hard choices then we're not making any progress.


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Stickybun fires off with syncopated guitar riffs, echoed by punchy brass lines, on high-energy tracks like "Boomerang" and "Stickybun Song." All the songs use abstract and not-so-serious lyrical concepts as metaphors for subliminally existential topics, while the use of modulations in the music keeps the listener pleasantly surprised. The EP paints a picture of sauntering down a boardwalk on a hot summer day, thinking you're the coolest person in town — and actually being the coolest person in town.
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Taste of Kerala is a popular cookery show which airs on Amrita TV.
It is hosted by Raj Kalesh Later Replaced By Serah and then in late 2011 was replaced by Amrita TV Vanitharathnam Contestant Reena Basheer . The show is primarily based upon Cuisine of Kerala.

It shows the preparation of ancient traditional regional dishes which have been passed over generations. The host visits mainly villages of Kerala to find age old secret recipes. It is mostly shot at Kerala and occasionally Dubai. The show has been on air since 2005 and  has completed over 100 episodes.

The show airs every Sunday at 12.30 pm IST. In UAE, it airs at 11 am. The show was Well accepted by Malayali Audience.

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Cinematic puzzle platformer White Shadows now available
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Thunderful Publishing, Mixtvision & Monokel are pleased to announce that cinematic puzzle platformer White Shadows is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $19,99 / €19.99 / £16.99. Step into a rich and atmospheric world where you play as a little Ravengirl trying to escape a brutal dystopia founded on propaganda that puts her at the bottom of its hierarchical social ladder.
White Shadows' striking architectural forms and stunning monochrome art style combine to create a world of tragic beauty. It's a world where the lies of the elite are plastered across its walls, where twisted forms of entertainment are used to keep everyone in their place, and where hope seems in short supply.
Composed of a vast network of towers rising from the void of post-catastrophe darkness into the sky above, the city our young heroine seeks to escape is a dangerous place to be. She will have to find ways to avoid the teeth of machinery primed to grind her into dust, leap across rickety infrastructure that bridges the cavernous darkness all around and avoid the watchful eyes of guards ready to gun her down. She will travel to the city's brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her journey, discovering her destiny among the last free people alive.
"It's been a long road to get to this point and we couldn't be more happy that people are finally going to be able to get to play the game we've been working so hard on," said Daniel Wagner, creative director and co-founder at Monokel. "We can't wait to see what people make of White Shadows and how they connect with the impactful experience we are trying to deliver."
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L'arboretum de Sibang est un arborétum situe dans le 3ème arrondissement de  Libreville au Gabon.
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Description
Créé le 31 mars 1954 à l'intérieur de Libreville l'arboretum s'étend sur plus de 16 hectares de forêt équatoriale.
Le terrain, relativement plat, est limité au nord par la route de Nzeng-Ayong, au sud et, a l'ouest, par un mur de béton et a l'Est par la rivière Adoung.
La foret est à une quarantaine de kilomètres de l'équateur, le climat est chaud et humide toute l'année avec cependant deux saisons sèches et deux saisons humides plus ou moins marquées.

Comptant près de 170 espèces d'arbres différentes, ce laboratoire naturel permet de préserver, de contrôler et de conserver une forêt qui se développe pratiquement à l'état naturel.

L'arboretum abrite de nombreuses essences dont un gigantesque Okoumé qui a été planté au début du XXème siècle ou une plante géante Amorphophallus ainsi qu'une Liane Géante Cœur de la mer.
Le joyau est sans conteste, un arbre Duboscia macrocarpa qui sert d'arbre fétiche.

L'arboretum  constitue autant un échantillonnage de la foret gabonaise et une mémoire des traditions orales. Ce lieu de recherche est placé sous la tutelle du CENA.REST (Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique) et de l'IPHAMETRA (Institut de Pharmacopée et de Médecine traditionnelle).

Visites
L'Arboretum de Sibang est ouvert au public du lundi au vendredi de 9h à 15h.
la visite est guidée et se fait par petits groupes.

Références

Voir aussi

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Liens internes

Arboretum au Gabon
Libreville


1. Taking the suggestion of a featured chef in Runner's World to take time to savor a glass of wine with a light snack – in this case spiced nuts – before dinner.
2. Heat dinner – in this case yummy leftover carrot ginger miso soup with pain de levain and butter – while we enjoy wine and snacks.
3. End with a tasting of good cheese – in this case a 5-year aged gouda from whole foods ($3.62 for 5 oz.) with rosemary flatbread crackers – as a dessert alternative to finish the meal on a decadent and satisfactory note.
I felt this plan was very French; spread the enjoyment of a meal over a longer period of time, eat less because you're less ravenous, and reap the benefits of an evening filled with good food and conversation instead of spending another night rushing through dinner before watching the newest episode of Biggest Loser.
Act 1 – my car, between school campuses. I dial A on my cell. Split screen to show conversation.
Now, for the uninitiated, A gets pretty hungry after a workout. I briefly thought about putting off my experiment since A tends to come in from workouts hungry as a bear and lingering over a glass of wine and a bowl of nuts just might not cut it. However, I decided to trust in A's love of snacking to get him through and get on with the plan.
Scene – Our living room.
A comes in sweaty after a workout. He asks me if he can shower before we sit down to eat (yes, please!) and heads off to get clean. I insist he eats a banana before he showers to ward of the hungry bear effect, which he does. While he's scrubbing up I set out a small bowl of spiced nuts, two glasses of a yummy pinot grigio, and put the Feist station on Pandora. (I told you I was obsessed. It's the perfect soundtrack: mellow, yet interesting with a touch of whimsy music for an intimate evening in.) A gets out of the shower and dutifully asks if he can put a load in the laundry before sitting down.
We start dinner, nothing special since it's leftovers, and a funny thing happens. Since we'd already talked about our days, we get to talk about other things. Goals, dreams, plans for keeping our spiritual intimacy while A's going the rigors of tax season. Thanks to the pre-dinner wine and snack we're not ravenously chowing down our food as we usually would – we're tasting, savoring, and enjoying both our time together and the conversation that's flowing like honeyed wine between us. Adele, The Postal Service, and, of course, Feist is playing in the background, adding to our mellowness.
I clear the plates, put away the leftovers (both usually A's job since I 'cooked', but I was feeling very mellow and loving towards A.) and set out the gouda and crackers. We both have three small satisfying bites (even though there is much more cheese to be had) and declare ourselves sated. A gives me a more in-depth view of how stressed out he's been all day. He tells me that the workout helped, but coming home to this purposefully relaxed evening really undid his tension.
Usually we rush through dinner, or even eat it in front of the tv, then watch different shows to unwind before ultimately getting tired enough to go to bed. That night A suggested that after dinner we just read together on the couch for awhile. He didn't say it, but I knew what he meant: he didn't want to break the tranquility of our evening with canned laugh tracks and a contrived plotline. So we curled up on the couch with our two lazy dogs and read. After awhile A got up to change the laundry and do the dishes without me having to ask, with a smile on his face and relaxed shoulders. All in all, the night turned out better than I'd hoped.
– Brought us closer together emotionally and spiritually.
– Created an environment of intentional enjoyment, of each other and of the food God has provided.
– Gave A a respite from his day.
Now before you think I'm all pie in the sky, I'm a realist. I know we're not going to be able to do this every night. But on the nights we're home with enough time to sit down to dinner, I want to work on making a habit of taking it slowly, enjoying our food, our evening, and each other. This is especially important since A's heading into the worst tax season he's seen in his career.
I figure I'll continue with my experiment for the next two weeks – a good trial period to see if the wine-before-dinner-cheese-after thing can be sustainably successful – but if Thursday night is any indication, we are well on our way to making 2012 a year of intentionally enjoying each other.
And we didn't even miss the tv.
1. the act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
This word is actually a declaration of all that I wish I'd accomplished in 2011. As I may have mentioned before, 2011 was a year where A and I looking down on ourselves from above, seperate and circling our own lives in a holding pattern. We had great plans for moving forward, for working on our marriage, our finances, our faith walks, but due to setbacks, business, and basically getting hit from all sides we did nothing. Nada. But hey, 2011 could have seen us ending up in so much worse shape than just being in stasis; given the relational alternatives stress can have on a marriage, I'll take maintaining any day. But this year will be different. I will be different. I won't be stuck in a holding pattern, I will be intentional.
That's my word, that's my plan, and hopefully that's my 2012.
If you were to choose a word for 2012, what would it be? If you blog about it, drop me a line and let me know!


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Fits the series K 470, Alu Case, BY containers, K 475 and trolleys.
Approved as composite packaging (Code UN 4B, 4BU, 4BV, 4BW and 50B).
You can find the matching internal packaging in the ZARGES range of accessories for cases.
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Being a 'work in progress' is a great state to be in. – Stop berating yourself for being a work in progress. Start embracing it! Because being a work in progress doesn't mean you're not good enough today; it means you want a better tomorrow, and you wish to love yourself completely, so you can live your life fully. It means you're determined to heal your heart, expand your mind and cultivate the gifts you know you're meant to share. May we all be works in progress forever, and celebrate the fact we are who we are.
Contrary to long held traditional view that real men don't cry.


It's said that "A diamond is forever!" yes, it is, but if we speak with reference to metallic items, platinum jewelry is undoubtedly a long-lasting item.
Known as one of the most costly and precious metals, platinum is used as engagement and wedding rings. Despite the fact that the jewelry looks alike white gold or silver, it's considerably way more pricey.
The easiest method to know that you're buying the right things is to find the stamp '850pt' or '950pt' on the medial side of the jewelry. Generally, a platinum ring is twice as heavy as that of a silver or white gold of the same shape and size.
The very first thing you have to make sure that your jewelry doesnot have any scratch over it. And if you have found any tiny scratch marks over it, then you'll need to file your jewelry. You need to start to file it with a diagonal movement, make sure that you are doing it vigilantly,soyou don't harm the edges. File the jewelryagain in a diagonal movement and then in a perpendicular direction to the first.
Right after filling your jewelry, get the abrasive paper from the market. The main thing to consider when buying the paper is its finishing state, the finer it looks,the better it will remove the file marks.The surface of your jewelry has to be reduced to a 500-grit finish on the bench.
The next thing is to burnish your platinum jewelry. Industry experts highly recommend the utilization of a polished tungsten burnisher. You can easily do it by hand, or any tumbling machine or device.
A very important factor you have to make certain is usually that the surface area of the burnisher is highly refined. It is because, if it's scratched, it will scratch your jewelry as well.Applying acrylic of wintergreen will keep the burnisher from marring your platinum jewelry.
The 7000-grit polishing substance is particularly made for buffing platinum jewelry. It has a bright and fast final polish.Last but not least, get a soft fabric. Place your jewelry in this soft fabric and slowly run it between your fingers.
To get the best results, you must do a little bit of cleaning before polishing, and the below points will help you how to do it.
• Create a mixture of the water and soap or liquid with tepid to warm water. Make sure that the solution is foamy enough and not too diluted.
• Before cleaning it with the solution, you need to make sure that your jewelry is clear of any debris or dust. If you do it without cleaning it, rust or grim could stiff on it.
• Put the jewelry in this soapy solution, and let it sit for 1 minute or 2.
• After that, rinse your jewelry, focusing more on the particular areas that are unsightly.
• Put your jewelry back into this solution, and allow it to sit for 1 minute.
• Last but not least, wash your jewelry properly in cold flowing water, and allow it to air dry. After a couple of minutes use a microfiber to remove water spots, and polish it to outwit the usual.
Sometimes perfection doesn't come when it comes to most of the DIY projects; therefore if you see any spots or scratches on the jewelry, you better visit any professional or expert jeweler out there to remove those scratches and get it polished professionally.
Make sure that you are getting it cleaned and polished by a professional jeweler at twice a year. On the list of some worth mentioning attributes about platinum is that, in contrast to various other precious metals such as gold, it simply gets out of place at first glance when it's scratched, and doesn't decrease in volume.
And this is actually the reason why, even after being worn for several years, platinum jewelry hardly gets thin.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360 Magazine, accessories, buffing, diamond, jewelry, Platinum, polish, polishing, Vaughn Lowery on April 3, 2019 by wp360mag.
Diamond Supply Co. is excited to release their Diamond x Basquiat Collection, on Saturday, August 25, a collaboration featuring work from famed American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, as the brand continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
The 23-piece collection will be available on Saturday, August 25 at 9:00AM PST, available online at www.diamondsupplyco.com/collections/diamond-x-basquiat and at Diamond flagship locations in LA and NYC. Retail prices range from $30-$160.
This entry was posted in Fashion + Music and tagged 23-piece, 360, 360 Magazine, American artist, anniversary, art, artist, Atrin Yazdani-Biuki, brand, celebrate, clothes, clothing, collaboration, collection, cost, diamond, Diamond Supply Co., Diamond x Basquiat Collection, drawing, fashion, flagship, Jean-Michel Basquiat, la, nyc, painting, price, retail, Saturday, Vaughn Lowery on August 23, 2018 by wp360mag.
Today, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars revealed the most anticipated car of 2018 and quite possibly, the most anticipated Rolls-Royce of all time. Named after the largest diamond ever discovered which now resides in the British Crown Jewels, Cullinan is an all-terrain, high-bodied car that makes the idea of authentic, luxury off-road travel a reality for the first time. Luxury travel is now Effortless, Everywhere.
"The super-luxury lifestyle is evolving and Rolls-Royce is in the lead. Luxury is no longer an urban concept. More and more it is about embracing and experiencing the wider world. Our customers expect to go everywhere in luxury, effortlessly and without compromise, conquering the most challenging terrain to enjoy life's most enriching experiences, wherever they may be. For this reason, they have asked us to create a Rolls-Royce that offers uncompromised luxury wherever they dare to venture. Cullinan is that car. It is Effortless, Everywhere" – Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
The second new Rolls-Royce to sit on the all-new aluminium 'Architecture of Luxury', Cullinan is the most technologically advanced, and only purpose-built, luxury SUV in the world. Tested to destruction all over the planet, Cullinan is an incredibly capable off-roader that sees the development of the 'Magic Carpet Ride' for off-road enjoyment, without sacrificing any Rolls-Royce on-road behaviour.
Key to the creation of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV was the Architecture of Luxury – Rolls-Royce's proprietary all-aluminium architecture. The Architecture of Luxury really comes into its own in creating Cullinan. The engineering team behind Cullinan adapted the Architecture of Luxury to the design template of a high-bodied car laid down by Giles Taylor and his design team thanks to its innate adaptability. It was designed and engineered from the ground up in such a way as to be scalable to the size and weight requirements of different future Rolls-Royce models, including those with different propulsion, traction and control systems, thus underpinning the long-term future product roadmap.
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is Rolls-Royce as never before seen. When Sir Henry Royce said, "Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it", he could have had Cullinan in mind.
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In what is easily one of the most anticipated albums of the year, global superstar Shania Twain will release her brand-new album NOW this Friday September 29. Singlehandedly writing every song on the record, NOW is the first album Shania has released in nearly 15 years, and fans along with the media are responding with delight and critical acclaim across the board. The Wall Street Journal praises the record, "The autobiographical stories can be both witty and catchy… There is much to enjoy and admire here." Shania has made national and international TV appearances and performances including CBS Sunday Morning, the opening ceremony of The US Open, America's Got Talent finale, a cameo on Broad City, and Shania recently graced the cover of the world-renowned New York Times Arts & Leisure section. Additionally, Shania is set to make appearances on The Ellen Show (Sept. 29), NPR's Dinner Party Download (Sept. 29), NPR's Sunday Weekend Edition and The Late Late Show with James Corden (Oct. 3).
Responding to overwhelming demand from fans for new music, Shania released four songs in advance of the album, including the latest "We Got Something They Don't," "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed," "Poor Me," and the "bouncy, optimistic" (Rolling Stone) lead single "Life's About To Get Good." Shania worked with four producers across the 16 tracks including Matthew Koma, Ron Aniello (Bruce Springsteen, Gavin DeGraw), Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes) and Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Norah Jones).
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Éric Elmosnino (Suresnes, 2 de maio de 1964) é um ator de cinema e teatro francês. É conhecido internacionalmente por interpretar Serge Gainsbourg no filme Gainsbourg, vie héroïque, pelo qual foi premiado com o César de melhor ator.

Interpretações

No cinema
 1985 : À nous les garçons de Michel Lang
 1986 : États d'âme de Jacques Fansten
 1992 : Tableau d'honneur de Charles Nemes - Christian Ribet
 1993 : Désiré de Albert Dupontel - o vigia
 1994 : Le Colonel Chabert de Yves Angelo - Desroches
 1996 : Bernie de Albert Dupontel - le vendeur vidéo
 1997 : Le Sujet de Christian Rouaud - Antoine
 1999 : La Vie ne me fait pas peur de Noémie Lvovsky
 1999 : Fin août, début septembre de Olivier Assayas - Thomas
 2000 : Mon Meilleur Amour de François Favrat curta-metragem
 2001 : Électroménager de Sylvain Monod - Jean
 2001 : Liberté-Oléron de Bruno Podalydès - Sergio, o mecânico
 2002 : Veloma de Marie de Laubier
 2003 : Vert paradis de Emmanuel Bourdieu - Serge
 2005 : L'Œil de l'autre de John Lvoff - Jérôme
 2005 : Gentille de Sophie Fillières - le destin
 2006 : La Vie d'artiste de Marc Fitoussi
 2007 : Actrices de Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Raymond
 2008 : L'Heure d'été de Olivier Assayas - comissário de polícia
 2008 : Intrusions de Emmanuel Bourdieu - François
 2009 : Le père de mes enfants de Mia Hansen-Love - Serge
 2009 : Bancs publics (Versailles Rive-Droite) de Bruno Podalydès - le dormeur
 2010 : Gainsbourg, vie héroïque de Joann Sfar - Serge Gainsbourg
 2010 : Toutes les filles pleurent de Judith Godrèche - Pierre
 2011 : Le Chat du Rabbin de Joann Sfar e Antoine Delesvaux - o professor Soliman (voz)
 2011 : Le Skylab de Julie Delpy
 2011 : Mike  de Lars Blummers - Heinz
 2011 : Léa de Bruno Rolland - Julien
 2011 : La guerre des boutons de Yann Samuell
 2014 : La Famille Béllier : -  Thomas Na televisão
 1997 : Les Années lycée : Petites de Noémie Lvovsky
 2003 : Une preuve d'amour de Bernard Stora
 2003 : Zéro défaut de Pierre Schöller
 2006 : La Promeneuse d'oiseaux de Jacques Otmezguine : Abel 2007 : Enfin seul(s) de Bruno Herbulot : David 2007 : La Dame de Monsoreau de Michel Hassan, Hervé Brami
 2010 : La Très excellente et divertissante histoire de François Rabelais, de Hervé Baslé
 2011 : Rituels meurtriers de Olivier Guignard
 2011 : L'affaire Gordji de Guillaume Nicloux

 Prémios e indicações
 2001 : Prix du Syndicat de la critique: melhor comediante por Monsieur Armand dit Garrincha Molières 2002 : Molière de revelação teatral por Léonce et Léna Molières 2005 : Nomeação no Molière de comediante por Peer Gynt Molières 2005 : Nomeação no Molière de comediante num papel secundário por Ivanov 2010 : Prémio de melhor ator na seleção "World Narrative Competition" do Festival de Cinema de Tribeca por Gainsbourg, vie héroïque 2010 : Swann d'Or de melhor ator no Festival de Cinema de Cabourg por Gainsbourg, vie héroïque*
 César 2011: César de melhor ator por Gainsbourg, vie héroïque 2011: Étoile d'or de melhor ator e de revelação masculina por Gainsbourg, vie héroïque''

Ligações externas

Naturais de Suresnes
Atores da França
César de melhor ator


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Freedom and Flourishing: Does the World Bank's rule of law index measure the quality of legal institutions?
Does the World Bank's rule of law index measure the quality of legal institutions?
The authors of 'Governance Matters', Daniel Kauffman, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi, tell us that the World Bank's rule of law index captures "perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence" (Working Paper 4978, p 6).
As with the five other indexes in the World Bank's suite of governance indicators the RoL index is based on perceptions based data reflecting the views of a diverse range of people, including tens of thousands of household and firm survey respondents and thousands of experts working for the private sector, NGOs, and public sector agencies. The aggregation method gives greater weight to indicators that are correlated with each other.
The RoL index seems to cover similar ground to the Legal structure and property rights sub-index (LSPR) of the Fraser Institute's economic freedom index. Indicators incorporated in the LSPR cover: judicial independence, impartial courts, protection of property rights, military interference in legal and political processes, integrity of the legal system, contract enforcement and regulatory restrictions on sale of property.
The chart below shows how closely the World Bank's RoL index and the Fraser Institute's LSPR index correspond to each other. The blue diamonds represent actual indexes and the pink diamonds represent the predicted value of the LSPR index using linear regression.
In later posts relating to good society indicators I will use the World Bank's RoL index as an index reflecting the quality of legal institutions.