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THE chief executive of BP, Tony Hayward, was last night told his company was guilty of "criminal negligence" when he was grilled over the Deepwater Horizon disaster by furious United States politicians.
• BP CEO Tony Hayward faces the glare of the world's media. Picture: Getty
Mr Hayward faced a barrage of withering and often highly personal criticism when he appeared before a stormy congressional hearing that reflected the American public's fury following the country's worst-ever environmental catastrophe.
A contrite Mr Hayward described his devastation following the accident at the Macondo well and said he was "deeply sorry" for the accident which killed 11 people and is causing massive ecological damage.
But his apology did not placate hostile politicians on the House of Representatives' committee on energy and commerce, who were repeatedly frustrated by his unwillingness to give straight answers to questions on BP's safety record and the well, which has been spewing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 59 days.
Facing calls for his resignation, Mr Hayward insisted he could not say what had caused the spill until BP's "multiple investigations" into the disaster had been completed. He also dodged technical questions on how the well had been constructed, claiming that he lacked the engineering expertise to deal with them.
His approach resulted in his being accused of "stonewalling" and failing to co-operate with the committee, which met the day after BP said that it would be scrapping dividend payments to shareholders and promising a $20 billion (14bn) fund for an independently run compensation fund for spill victims.
But the $20bn fund was described as "just the tip of the iceberg" by the Pennsylvanian congressman Mike Doyle, who accused BP of "bad judgment at best and criminal negligence at worst". Mr Doyle added: "When you operate on our land and our waters, you are only there because the public trust allows you to be there. You violated that trust in the worst possible way."
Henry Waxman, a Democrat representing California, told the chief executive he was "irresponsible" for declining to discuss what may have led to the rig explosion and subsequent spill.
Mr Hayward said he was unaware of the drilling activities at the well and could not "pass judgment on those decisions".
That drew an angry response from Mr Waxman, who declared: "I am just amazed at this testimony. You are not taking responsibility, you are kicking the can down the road and acting like you have nothing to do with this company."
Earlier, there had been another emphatic illustration of the public's anger when a lone protester had to be removed from the hearing. Shortly before Mr Hayward spoke his first words, Diane Wilson caused a disturbance by shouting from the back of the room: "You need to be charged with a crime".
She was grabbed by police and removed from the area.
Ms Wilson's demonstration provided little respite for Mr Hayward, who had to endure scathing criticism of BP's safety record.
"BP cut corner after corner to save a million dollars here and a few hours or days there. And now the whole gulf is paying the price," Mr Waxman said.
Mr Waxman added that there was no evidence that Mr Hayward paid attention to the "tremendous risks" BP was taking. "We have reviewed 30,000 pages of documents from BP, including your e-mails. There is not a single e-mail that shows you paid even the slightest attention to the dangers at this well," he said.
Mr Waxman referred to an e-mail from BP's operations drilling engineer, who oversaw the multi-national's team of drilling engineers, which showed the firm's corporate attitude.
According to Mr Waxman, the engineer wrote: "Who cares, it's done. End of story, will probably be fine," after learning that BP had ignored risks associated with the Deepwater Horizon well.
Before his cross-examination, Mr Hayward had to endure a tide of criticism from the committee members, who lined up to accuse BP of putting cost cutting before safety. He also sat through video messages calling for harsh punishments to be handed out, which had been recorded by two of the widows who lost their husbands in the initial tragedy.
The committee heard BP had 760 safety violations in the US in the last five years, compared with eight by ConocoPhilips and six by ExxonMobil.
Vermont representative Peter Welch reeled off a list of safety failings at the oil giant in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon blast.
"For 59 days, BP has told the American people that this was an aberration. It is not an aberration – for BP this is business as usual," Mr Welch said. "It is dj vu again and again and again."
Mr Welch wondered, given BP's failings, whether it was time for its chief executive to "submit his resignation".
The attacks became personal when congressmen questioned Mr Hayward's pay packet, and there was a reference to his ill-judged comment when he said he would like to get his "life back".
Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat, said it would be many years before the victims of the spill would get their lives back. "I am sure you will get your life back, with a golden parachute to England," Mr Stupak said.
How Howard countered the questions
1 Are there other wells in the Gulf of Mexico which are built in the same manner as the Mocondo well?
"There are many wells in the Gulf of Mexico that have the same casing design. There are many wells that have been drilled with the same cement procedure. Everything that we do is subject to regulatory oversight. As we learn from our investigation, we will make appropriate changes."
2 Were you aware of potential problems at the Macondo well before the accident?
"I had no prior knowledge. With respect, sir, we drill hundreds of wells a year around the world."
3 Why are you not taking responsibility for the design of the well?
"I'm not stonewalling. I simply was not involved in the decision-making process."
4 Did BP cut corners?
"I think it's too early too reach a conclusion. The investigations are ongoing."
5 Should poor safety records bar companies from oil, mineral exploration in the US?
"In the three years I've been CEO, I've focused on improving dramatically our safety and environmental performance.
"That is why, amongst all the other reasons, I am so devastated by this accident."
6 Do you expect to be CEO of BP for much longer?
"At the moment, I am focused on the response.
"I think everyone here believes that the highest priority is to stop the leak, contain the oil on the surface and clean it up. And that is what my focus is."
From personal assistant to anointed heir
EARMARKED for success by former boss Lord Browne, Tony Hayward took over as group chief executive in 2007 while the oil giant was still reeling from the fall-out of a deadly Texas City blast.
But his back-to-basics approach saw BP's reputation largely rehabilitated and its market position enhanced during his first three years in the job.
This changed on 20 April, when an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico saw 11 people die and led to the region's worst ever ecological disaster.
It led to the BP chief being vilified in the United States – "hated" and "clueless" was one tabloid newspaper's verdict.
Originally from Berkshire, Mr Hayward joined BP in 1982 after studying geology at the University of Edinburgh.
In 1990, he became Lord Browne's personal assistant and his transition from geologist to executive began in earnest.
A series of promotions saw him in place to take over from Browne when the then chief executive stepped down prematurely in 2007.
Related articles
• BP's non-payment of dividend will cost investors up to 5bn


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While studying the episode of 'Accounting', understudy will come to learn about the following topics: 1.How to use a spreadsheet program to track income and expenses, 2.Categories of expenditures to be tracked, 3.Pitfalls of using both personal and business bank accounts to fund business expenses. 4.The need to register early an HST and GST account (or other government accounts), 5.Services provided by payroll companies, 6.How an Accountant differs from a Bookkeeper, 7.Things to look for in an Accountant, 8.Special services Accountants can offer to a business, 9.Why it pays to keep accurate records on a day-to-day basis, 10.The importance of bookkeeping, accounting and payroll services for your business. Through these subjects skills are developed and knowledge is acquired in order to fulfil a position or job efficiently and with confidence. Our online methodology makes it easier to combine your professional and personal life. Even you have a busy day to day live, this course adapts itself to your routine. Should you have any doubts, please do not hesitate to ask for more information through Emagister, leading educational portal.
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Kennt ihr englische Sprüche?
hey leute :)) kennt ihr englische sprüche über das leben, die liebe oder auch zitate? danke schonmal :))
18 Antworten
Hallo anyone!
Don't count the days, make the days count ( Muhammad Ali )
To run makes the day. Kami1a / 29.1.2014 / Forum GF
Alles Gute.
meine Favoriten sind:
• Don't worry about people from your past, there is a reason they didn't make it to your future
• A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
• The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had.
• Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.
• A friend in need is a friend indeed.
• It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter
• A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
• Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."
• Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
• A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be somewhere else.
• Friends are God's way of taking care of us.
• There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore, and who always will. So don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.
• Girls' faults are many.
Boys have only two -
Everything they say
And everything they do.
• Friendship is like china -
Costly and rare.
Though it can be mended
The scratches are still there.
True friends are like diamonds,
Precious but rare;
False friends are like autumn leaves
Scattered everywhere.
- One day at a time is enough…
don't look back & grieve the past,
it's gone…
don't be troubled about the future,
it has not come yet…
live in the present and make it so beautiful
it will be worth remembering
- My home is my castle
- Make love, not war
- Give peace a chance
- Such is life
- The ornament of our home are the friends who frequent it
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
- Ein Apfel am Tag, mit dem Doktor kein' Plag'
- To be or not to be that is the question
- The early bird catches the worm
- Tit for tat
- I think, therefore I am
- I know that I know nothing
Don't go around saying
the world owes you a living.
The world owes you nothing.
It was here first.
(Mark Twain)
:-) AstridDerPu
Da sind viele schöne dabei. Danke, dass du dir die Mühe gemacht hast sie aufzuschreiben :D
Always be yourself,express yourself,have faith in yourself...Better do it slow and correct than fast and wrong...The meaning of life is that it is to be lived,and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems.<3Grüße
an apple a day keeps the doctor away. i smile, when my phone buzzes - because i know it's you. i run with scissors. it make's me feel dangerous.
ich finde das letzte geil ;)
stimmt, das letzte ist echt gut :D
To be or not to be?
In ner Klausur hatte ich mal den "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happend" Aber frag nicht von wem Oo
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it's happened. -Liam Payne <3
ist jetzt zwar schon etwas länger her hab aber noch nen schönen für dich^^ -Say nothing, if you don't know what you mean.
Mein Lieblingsspruch:
It is easier to stay out than get out
Mark Twain
Es kommt zwar sehr spät aber: Everybody want's to go to heaven, but noone want's to die...
***Dont't cry when the sun goes down , because the tears won't let you see the stars.
The day I will stop lovin you, is the day, when I close my eyes forever!
All you need is love, all you get is homework!
As I walk in the valley of the shadow of death I fear no evil.
The hardest part about moving forward is not looking back.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A miss is as good as a mile.
The path to hell is paved with good resolutions.
Twice the pride, double the fall.
Love beginns with a smile, it continues with a kiss and it ends with tears!
Don't worry about people from your past, there is a reason they didn't make it to your future
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."
The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had.
It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a life time to forget someone.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
I know that I know nothing. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happend.
Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.
Did you know, they changed the alphabet? They put "U" and "I" together.
Friends are God's way of taking care of us. Don't mock the afflicted. *
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfect.
Once you have feelings for someone, it will always be there. You may not like them anymore, but you still CARE.
I act like I don't care, but deep inside, I swear it hurts.
It's so amazing when someone comes to your life and you espect nothing our o fit but suddenly there right in front of you is everything you ever need.
Love it, change it, or leave it.
Meine Lieblingssprüche sind:
Did you know they changed the alphabet? They put U and I together!
Since I know you, I know that heaven is a place on earth!
die hab ich von http://www.englischesprueche.net da findest du bestimmt noch mehr.
Run for your Live
Live for the moment, because everything else is uncertain ♥
Together forever and never apart, maybe in distance but never by heart.
Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain - but you can't make a rainbow without a little rain...
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds ♡
my home is my castle
live is like a penis - woman make it hard.
finde den hier gannnz toll "Head up, stay strong, fake a smile and move on!" gefunden auf meiner lieblingssprüche seite... bedeutet soviel wie "kopf hoch, lächeln und weiter gehts" hier findest noch andere mit übersetzung http://wortgeklingel.de/englische-sprueche/
Drink Pepsi, be sexy! :PP


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SAN JOSE, California — A white cursor blinks in the monitor's top left corner. From beneath, a slab of machinery whirs, shudders and falls expectantly quiet.
The Modern PC Turns 30
Aug. 12, 1981: IBM Gets Personal With 5150 PC
Facing me is an original edition of the first IBM PC, a computer that made its debut the summer I was born. We ought to have some affinity for each other, I think. I want this relationship to work. But I'm not sure what to do. There is no mouse to shake and wake up the screen, no icon to click or touch.
Introduced 30 years ago, and once embedded in homes and offices across America, the IBM 5150 is the forebear of much of the technology I take for granted – the Mitochondrial Eve that eventually led to the sleek laptop computer on which I live so much of my life. As I sit at the IBM's 80-column wide display, I half expect my fingers to know what to do with the machine's clacky keyboard, guided by some subconscious aptitude distilled from living among the 5150's distant offspring. Instead, the screen and I stare blankly back at each other, separated by decades of technological evolution.
"It has a 16 bit CPU, 8 bit memory bus, and ran at a solid 4.77 megahertz," says Erik Klein from over my shoulder. "The original one had a motherboard which supported 16 to 64K. And you could put extension cards in it all the way up to 640K!"
Klein, 45, is a vintage computer collector, and Wired's quest to lay hands on the first PC has led me to his suburban Silicon Valley home — one of the last places in the Bay Area where you can find a working 5150. Klein has three, two of which he's lugged from his garage and set up in a living room otherwise dominated by his childrens' art projects.
He has about 120 vintage computers in his collection. The 5150, though, holds a special place in his heart. As a young teenager in the early 80s, Klein saved his paper-route money to buy one of the original IBM 5150s for $2,700, with the help of his dad. This model that launched the PC revolution also launched Klein's path into ubergeekdom, and today he's a software developer.
The large, stately computers jockey for space in the room. The commanding, 65-pound machines, made of formed steel and heavy-gauge plastic, are all but bulletproof.
The enormous red on-off switch on the side is especially nice.
I'm still looking at the white blinking cursor.
"So you need to use command line code," he says.
"Great. How do I do that?"
Klein knows the syntax well, so we begin. I hit Control-Alt-Delete — the 5150 introduced the three-finger salute, which remains one of its most enduring legacies. The DOS prompt "A>" shows up. To look at the directory, "Dir" and Enter.
A list of Basic programs appears on the display. They are tiny by today's standards, but fully functional, some bylined by Bill Gates. We check out the calendar program. You can't enter your appointments, ask to receive reminders, or share events. But you can print out blank calendars on your dot matrix printer.
Before I question the utility of his beloved 5150s, Klein reminds me that this computer still packs enough power to do much of what we need today: word processing, spreadsheet calculations and electronic mail. As the whole computer has enough capacity for about 1/30 of a full-sized digital photograph, however, manipulating large files would be out.
Remaining focused wouldn't be a problem. No pop-up alerts. No multitasking. No playing music — the small, single-tone speaker can't play anything you'd want to hear.
But as I work on the 5150, testing out the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, the WordStar version 3 and a few simple games, I begin to see this is a different breed of computing than I'm used to. My svelte, adored MacBook Air might do lots of things for me — the world seems to hover beneath my fingertips — but aside from buying it and installing some software, I've never done anything for it. I've never taught it anything; it has never taught me anything.
Klein began programming his 5150 the day it arrived. He'd already read the entire DOS and Basic manuals in advance. He had prewritten a few programs in longform. One of the first programs he wrote was a moon landing simulation, based on the Lunar Lander arcade game, to play with his brothers. To learn more advanced programming, he studied the code of other programs.
Klein's 5150 made him a more capable thinker. My Air made me a faster consumer of media. I'm not about to trade in the Mac, but as I watch Klein's easy competence while he replaces a blown video card and recalls his early programming days, I'm left with a slight twinge of jealousy. I wonder if technology hasn't robbed me of some of its full experience in making things too easy for me.
He loads one of the original 5150 games for me: "Decathalon." As it boots up tiny stick figures run and pole vault across the screen to a tinny little tune. These were once, I'm assured, mind blowing graphics. We pull up the 100-meter-dash. Pounding on the 1 and 2 keys moves your cursor across the screen. I bang away, but my lack of training shows.
"That was, uh, slow," Klein says. "You could use some practice."


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Sometime back in 2008, I heard the lyrics from Pink's "Glitter in the Air":
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone?
While most people might have heard this lyric in reference to a phone ringing, I went straight to the wedding ring. Cause that's how I roll. I was in a moment of weakness. Yes, Pink. I have been waiting my whole life for a ring to prove that I'm not alone -- to others. To myself.
But then, just when I thought I might bawl my eyes out, I tuned in to "So What?" and the world was good again. Since then, I've listened to both songs roughly one billion times. Every time I hear Pink's music -- any of it -- I swoon. She gets the serious stuff and the silly stuff. To be honest, I need both kinds of songs. I don't do "happy" all the time. I appreciate her honesty. Sometimes, I need someone to understand my feelings about the ring. She clearly does.
Back when I was having an extreme hate-affair with President Bush, she gave me "Dear Mr. President." When I was feeling insecure about not being hip enough in Chicago, she gave me "Stupid Girls." When I was in a very unhealthy relationship with an ex-boyfriend, she blessed me with "Please Don't Leave Me." It seems that every time I need a song about a certain topic, Pink fufills. I haven't connected this well to music since the Indigo Girls glory days. (I still love them.)
Music is an interesting thing to me. I'm not so obsessed that I have a loaded iPod with me at all times. I don't actually listen to the radio in my car or at home. In fact, when people want to talk to me about music, I usually start to tune them out. Dating a rock star will do that to you. Eventually, you don't care AT ALL about music. If a new man asks me what kind of music I listen to when I'm out at a bar or something, I will walk away. SNORE. I only know about Pink's new releases because I see them announced on the Internet. And thank GAWD for that.
But I will concede that when you hear the right notes with the right words at the right moment, everything else falls away. And even though she will never know who I am, Pink has touched this woman's soul. More than once, she has saved me. She busted into my crusty, black heart and made me giggle. She taught me to not take myself so seriously -- to learn from my own mistakes and come out stronger and better than before. She's offered me a couple of long, hard looks in the mirror. For that, I am truly grateful. In fact, I am f*cking perfect.
Blondie writes at Tales From Clark Street.
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Winning some freebies would certainly help defray the cost.
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Its now my turn to win the prize, Big Cellular, Big Cellular its time for goodbyes'
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This is my first post on this site. The republic service is allowing our family to go from flip phones with no Internet service or text to having our first unlimited data/calls plan. Finding value along with good service is very hard to find. We have now reduced our cell bill from $75/month to approx. $45/month. The phone also has great access to educational apps for our 3 year old son. It has opened the door to technology to our son at such a young age which I think is very important to his development. My wife is an online elementary teacher and she has been able to use many of the educational apps she uses on a daily basis right on our republic phone. Wireless Internet is everywhere and I think your company model will be the next wave of cell service which will be around for a very long time. It also nice that a company is not trying to find new ways of adding fees or service charges. Please keep up the hard work and you will have a family customer for life.
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we have a dog door so all the pets let themselves out into the fenced yard. sadly, our fence is falling over in so many places due to the winds, we had to block it off and take the dogs for walkies. and baby, it is cold out there! santa-- you may want to add warm mittens too. i can wait a little longer if you need time to knit them or make quilted ones!
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This is a discussion on What can't the AR-15 do? within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Originally Posted by David in FL It can't not shoot through the walls of your house......and your neighbor's too. Not a great platform for many, ...
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Have you been to combat with an M4/M16 series rifle ?? If not then I would suspend the dispensing of advice until at which time you have taken one into battle and seen it's reliabilty or unreliabilty first hand.
Don't believe everything your read.
I've had an M4 run 3,000 + rounds without the need for cleaning or lubrication. At which point I detailed stripped the weapon and cleaned and lubricated it once again. I carried spare bolts, extractors, extractor springs, firing pins etc and only once had to replace a part within the bolt carrier group to keep on throwng lead down range.
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The M-16/AR series of rifles is extremely versatile, and can be designed to do darn near anything. They can run rather dirty, maybe not to the extent of an AK, but can take a fair number of rounds in bad enviroments (mud, dust, ect...) without issues. Everything from CQB to precision shooting, although you probably will need to modify the weapon to fill the different roles.
I do enjoy my lever action rifles, especially my Henry .22 and Marlin .357, both of them just seem to handle and shoot naturally for me, and I honestly would feel comfortable with the .357 as my hd weapon instead of my AR (that being said, I have more experience operating an AR style weapon under stress, so that is my go to). But if you can find a .357 lever action at a decent price, you won't be dissappointed by it.
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Taking a broader view...almost by definition, a self defense situation is very likely to be at short range. The longer the range, the more difficult it is to legally justify a shooting. Even in a temporary breakdown of law and order, there will eventually be legal fallout from any shot taken in self defense. Can you demonstrate that someone 200 yards away had the Means (long range weapon?), Intent (unless really obvious how do you know what they intend?), and Ability (decreases with distance) to kill/seriously harm you?
As such, I consider the shotgun to be the preferable self defense long gun. More firepower at short range, and can also be used for hunting small game (birdshot) or larger game (buckshot) or at extended distance (slugs). For those of smaller stature that might be recoil sensitive, I would try a 20g shotgun before going to the carbine or rifle.
The AR platform is very versatile to be sure, but I'm not convinced that any rifle or carbine is preferable to a good shotgun for defensive purposes. I have one (a Mini 14) "just in case" but I really cannot foresee a realistic scenario where I would use it instead of my shotgun.
The number of people killed because they didn't have "enough gun" is dwarfed by those who had none at all.
edr - the 6.8, except for diameter, is a lot closer to a .243 than .270 when comparing ballistics (energy and velocity) - but still damn good for anything up to deer or defense.
If you have a telescoping stock, it's good to teach young kids about shooting w/o having to get a youth stock they'll outgrow in a few years.
I also have a 20ga. The one thing that does play a large role is that I want anyone in the family to be able to shoot every gun in the house. I guess my experience with an AR makes it easy to operate, maintain, etc. for me but not everyone else. Granted training is extremely important but who's to say that my wife, children, wouldn't brain dump everything in a stressful scenario. Maybe the lever K.I.S.S. theory is one of the best defense starategies.I would try a 20g shotgun before going to the carbine or rifle.
Here's some of my findings with AR/15/M4/M16 naysayers.
1. Plenty of studies have been done, but not scientifically regarding the M4 rifle and it's inherent qualities or inequalites. Most of these where simply random samples of interviews with soldiers in the GWOT that in truth have no idea how to keep an M4 rifle running properly. (Insert 18 year old ANG unit soldier with minimal training hearing that something is better)
2. I've seen inexperienced soldiers running their M4 rifles totally free of lubricant. Why ? Someone told them that lubrication attracks sand. I'd rather have a wet sandy gun than a dry sandy gun. Hence failures to extract, timing problems and other malfunctions related to dry bolts and operating components.
3. Poor marksmanship. This is being addressed, however the vast majority of conventional soldiers are trained at the least common denominator. "This rifle can't hit the broad side of a barn" This is an operator issue not a rifle issue when basic marksmenship skills are not inherent in the training of new recruits. The Marine Corps does a better job of this than the United States Army.
4. Reliance on fancy optics and not basic skill sets with regard to marksmenship . What if your CCO or ACOG goes down in the field ?? Is the soldier prepared to use his or her iron sights with any accuracy and speed ? I hope so, but reliance on technology is sometimes to a soldiers detriment. That is why more advanced shooters are almost alway's co-witnessing their back up irons with their CCO/HWS/Red Dot optics.
Just saying. My .02
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A maintained and lubed AR is an excellent weapon. The issued Colts worked well, but I am more impressed with the other ARs on the market as far as reliability goes, but you gotta dance with who brung yah, and mine never failed me. I participated in a new training course called Squad Designated Marksmen and after a week of training, 90% of the soldiers in the class were hitting man sized targets at 600m with ironsights as a course requirement. That being said, for the most part only good marksmen were eligible to take the course.
My only complaint about the AR in our current situation is the size of the round. Not as effective as I would have liked for disabling a vehicle (other than bleeding the radiator) or the occupants inside.
I also dropped a deer at about 150yards with my AR last year, so, it'll do that too.
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I want to try doing something like this!
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Thanks :)
And go for it ^.^ it was really fun, you'd look great :)
This was store bought too but I'm hoping to edit it to improve accuracy when my sewing gets better.
This is brilliant! Love Roy so much! ^.^
Really like this, you look great :)
Never watched the anime but, you look great as far as i can tell :D
Great Roy cosplay! :)
looks awesome, love the jacket
This looks awesome! You make a fantastic Roy!! :)
This costume is excellent :) great Roy!


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text: What started as an adoption of a child grew into support for an entire orphanage in Nepal.A Maine couple's attempt to give one child a home, has turned into an effort to help dozens of other kids.Mike and Tonya Davis of Orrington have a daughter of their own and have cared for foster children too.In 2008, they brought home their first adopted child, a daughter from China.A couple of years later, they were looking at adoption again and this time, they found a boy named Trek in Nepal."The childrens' home that he lived in at the time, they did the very best they could with what they had," said Mike Davis. "The conditions there, I'd say, were not very good. There was four or five babies in one crib and they looked like they weren't getting quite enough to eat."The orphanage is trying to put up a new building, but it's not finished. They are out of money. American adoptions in Nepal have been put on hold so the kids are living there for the foreseeable future."First and second floor is not completed so we need to complete this building as soon as possible to keep the 50 children safe, and the children who are living there because we do not have a compound and then we have nothing," said Maya Tamata the Vice President and Founder of Children Welfare Home in Nepal. "We have no roof on the building we need to cover it."When the Davis' were there adopting Trek, they looked into the faces of the other kids in that orphanage and knew they had to help. "To see their faces and just to know that they have no leader, no parental figures, no mother, no father it does something to you and it's been on my mind and on my heart ever since."To help other kids like Trek, the Davis' asked the founders of the Children Welfare Home to come here in hopes of getting sponsors or donations.They are in Orrington this week and will then head to Washington D.C. "The future for the children will be safe to be in that building one thing, and another thing they will have allowed to go to school, to have good health," said Tamata."Even in hard economic times," said Davis. "How much we have and what they could possibly sacrifice you maybe maybe a little to help someone on the other side of the world. It's a fight, day by day, it's a fight to get your next meal."The project is about $100,000 short of completion.If you'd like to help out, you can contact the Davis' through their email [email protected] more information about The Children Welfare Home you can visit their website.


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The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 Episodes
"Eye of the Tiger"
Jordan tries out for the basketball team, but the coach decides he is better suited for gymnastics -- as a ribbon dancer. Meanwhile, Wanda coaches Bryana's soccer team and turns her into a lean, mean soccer machine.
"Love Thy Nephew"
When a litigious neighbor asks Bernie to tear down the treehouse he built for Jordan, it leads to an all-night standoff. Meanwhile, a relentless Bryanna tries to put a bumper sticker that represents her good grades in school on Wanda's car, but Wanda tries different ways to put the sticker anywhere but on her car.
"Road to Tradition"
Bernie tries to instill a sense of old-school Christmas tradition in the kids but when they become obsessed with gift-getting Bernie decides to cancel Christmas altogether. Meanwhile, new Senior VP Wanda overcompensates for her promotion by trying to find a gift for everyone on her staff which distracts her from catching the Christmas spirit.
"Laughing Matters"
When Bernie lands the dramatic lead role of a stroke afflicted former track star, he has a hard time convincing everyone he has the chops to be a serious dramatic actor and reaches out to Angela Bassett for acting advice. Since Bernie is working and cannot care for the kids after school, Wanda must put the younger kids into daycare at her work. Upset at being stuck with a bunch of babies, Jordan leads a child rebellion where the kids escape daycare and wreak havoc on the office. Meanwhile, Vanessa pretends to be poor, so that Teri, a girl at school, will like her. But the plan backfires when Teri finds out that Vanessa is lying and that she is really Bernie Mac's niece.
"Hair Jordan"
Bernie finds out that Jordan has been getting haircuts with Wanda and the girls at a beauty salon and decides it's time to take him to Bernie's favorite barbershop downtown so Jordan can learn to be one of the guys. There they talk sports, politics, community and most importantly -- smack. But things backfire when Jordan's first attempt at smack-talking hits a nerve with Earl, the barbershop owner, who throws the two out of his shop. Meanwhile, the girls bond with Wanda when they team up to figure out how to change the batteries in the incessantly beeping home smoke detectors.
"Love Bug"
When Vanessa brings home her first boyfriend, Reggie, Bernie gets to work on scaring the guy off but quickly realizes that Reggie is a good influence on Jordan and could lead him away from bug collecting and into sports and girls. Bernie decides he can take advantage of the situation and let Vanessa think she has a boyfriend while also giving Jordan a role model. When this prevents Vanessa and Reggie from spending any alone-time together, Vanessa decides to break up until Bernie uses reverse psychology on her to get them back together. Meanwhile, Wanda decides to clear space in her closet and give some shoes to the Salvation Army, but letting go is harder than she thought it would be.
"It's A Wonderful Wife"
When Wanda quits her job after getting passed up for a promotion, she tries to re-channel her energies toward Bernie. The togetherness starts to wear thin, however, when she upsets Bernie's writing process as he prepares for his talk show appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Meanwhile, Jordan wants to become friends with the big boys on the block, and figures the best way to do it is to hook one of them up with his older sister, Vanessa.
"Family Reunion"
Bernie and Wanda host a Mac family reunion barbecue for about 50 of Bernie's extended relatives who invade L.A. for the weekend. At first, Bernie is excited and looks forward to bonding with his relatives and strengthening their family ties, but when his Aunt Sis starts to pester him about co-hosting a cooking show with her on the Food Network, cousin Lou starts to harass him, and his older brother Carl questions the way he and Wanda are raising the children, Bernie starts to question why he agreed to host the reunion in the first place. Meanwhile, Vanessa and Shonte, a distant cousin by marriage, flirt with each other until Bernie informs them that they are more closely related than they thought.
"Droobie or Not Droobie"
Bernie takes a film role because it stars Bryana's favorite character, Droobie, a Barney-like dinosaur. Bryana, unable to separate fiction and reality, is upset with Bernie because he plays the villain in the film and is mean to her cherished Droobie. She gives Bernie the silent treatment, and his plan to show her that the two are friends goes terribly wrong when Bryana catches him stuffing the Droobie costume into the trunk of a car and thinks he has killed her favorite dinosaur. Meanwhile, Jordan is selling candy bars to raise money for his school but is not having an easy time of it. To ease his pressure, Jordan eats the candy bars and then must come up with a way to pay the school back.
"J-O-R-D-A-N Spells Funny"
Jordan enters the school spelling contest. Bernie gives him a little advice that humor can help him overcome his fear. But his material proves that Jordan has no place in the comedy business.
"Make Room for Caddy"
Bernie's in-laws pay the family a visit and, as usual, Bernie and Wanda's father, Lloyd, bicker continuously. Wanda asks Bernie to go easy on Lloyd this time as her parents are having money problems and cannot buy a new Cadillac. But even when Bernie offers to buy the car, Lloyd refuses because it's not the top-of-the line model he wants. Meanwhile, we learn why the two men don't get along in a series of flashbacks, as Bernie takes us back to when he met Wanda and her father didn't approve of his daughter dating a comic delivery man who told jokes on the subway.
"Saving Sergeant Tompkins"
Bernie discovers that Jordan has taken his framed Redd Foxx ticket stub for the school time capsule when he is asked to include something that connects him to his past and doesn't have anything of his own. Bernie tells Jordan the hard facts about his past – how his father left them and that when life deals a rough hand one has to suck it up. But the hard facts harden Jordan and Bernie's afraid he's gone too far, so he decides to rewrite history a bit and make Jordan believe that his father left him a keepsake from when he was a sergeant in the Army. When Vanessa hears about Bernie's lies, she is infuriated but eventually agrees it is important that Jordan think well of their father. She gives Jordan the only picture she has of her father so that he can have a real connection to his past.
"It's Mac-ademic"
Bernie doesn't like it that Bryanna's education consists of playing in the sandbox, tag and tiddlywinks, and he begins to question the teaching methods at the Wellington School. So Bernie volunteers as a teacher's helper for a week to see for himself. Things go wrong from the start when he demands respect from the kids and asks them to call him Mr. Mac instead of by his first name, as they do with the other adults at the school. When he gets resistance from the kids, the teachers tell Bernie that since he does not respect the Wellington way he must be on his way. He takes Bryanna with him but enrolling her in a new school isn't as easy as it seems. Meanwhile, Wanda thinks she can reason with Vanessa and Jordan and resists using violence against violence to get them to stop fighting, but she's beginning to think it's the only thing that will work.
"The Getaway"
The family heads to San Diego for a nice relaxing family vacation. But it's not the kids who have a problem relaxing, it's Bernie. He jumps on the last flight to Las Vegas to meet the boys for some gambling and debauchery. While in Vegas he meets up with boxer Sugar Shane Mosley, but it's Wanda who throws the punches.
"Easy Rider"
Bernie is tired of living in a child-friendly house and having to give up all of his favorite things because of the kids. When the studio gives him a motorcycle and Wanda suggests that he give it to charity because it is unsafe, he puts his foot down and decides to keep it until he crashes, passes out and sees what the Mac house would be like without him. When he comes to, he realizes that Wanda is right, and he child-proofs everything in the house and becomes over-protective of the kids. Meanwhile, Jordan is caught trying to sell Bernie's girlie magazines to the boys at school and Bernie and Wanda are called into another meeting with Father Cronin.
"Who's That Lady"
Psychologist Dr. Phil makes a house call in Bernie's confessional. He counsels Bernie on how to deal with an angry Wanda, who feels left out after Bernie and his buddies bring a woman, Lynette, into their group. Meanwhile, the kids find where Bernie hides all of their dangerous toys and end up almost killing each other to keep the secret.
Bernie believes that he is the master of all pranks until his neighbor Carl Reiner, Wanda, and the kids join forces against him for the ultimate practical joke. They make Bernie believe that he accidentally killed Carl's beloved dog with rat poison. But it isn't until Ashton Kutcher comes into the picture that Bernie is put in his place.
"That Old Mac Magic"
Bernie's agent Jerry Best takes Jordan to his office on national "Take Your Child to Work Day," and Jordan lands a commercial for the designer knock-offs store, "Magic Malvert's." But when they threaten to fire Jordan, Bernie steps in and is forced to do the commercial. Bernie goes before the American Idol judges in his confessional and they critique his performance in the commercial.
"The Talk"
Bernie catches Jordan looking at his men's magazines and playing provocative video games, so Wanda tells him it's time for Jordan to learn about the "birds and the bees." Bernie is having trouble getting the words out, so he stops by the Playboy Mansion to get advice from the expert, Hugh Hefner. When Jordan thinks he got a girl pregnant by kissing her, Bernie realizes it's time for the talk.
"Five Stages of Bryana"
Bernie and Wanda struggle with how to discipline Bryana when she begins to change from their adorable baby girl into a bratty little bully. They consult a child therapist to determine what is making her suddenly throw tantrums, become a bully at school and fight with her siblings at home. Meanwhile, Bernie buys Bryana a guinea pig but it's Wanda who ends up taking care of the pet and eventually bonding with it
"Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday"
Bernie is thankful that Vanessa is doing well in school due to the support of her teacher, Mr. Diggs. But when Mr. Diggs' influence turns her into a vegetarian, a jealous Bernie puts his foot down. Meanwhile, Jordan makes Bryana dread her first year sitting at the kids' table at Thanksgiving.


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My Scandinavian Home in Stylist magazine
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Other exciting news is that I have started blogging once a week for Design Collectors (click 'Blog' to access). And of course, my nomination for the The Homies (vote here).
Oh no it's all ME, ME, ME today! Ha! I am just excited. Still I hope there's time to rescue myself - HOW ARE YOU TODAY?! And what Scandinavian designer piece would YOU choose?
Lovely day to YOU all! from....me (errr..)
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Con grats Nikki! That´s all wonderful, what a great magazine article! xo CarolineReplyDelete
Congrat Niki, so fun to see all the activities. Go girl!!! I just love the must haves you have selected.ReplyDelete
congrats, cool pieces!ReplyDelete
Niki, good news and congrats! :-)ReplyDelete
Well done you....every way is up! xReplyDelete
Congratulations! You deserve it!ReplyDelete
How wonderful! Congratulations!ReplyDelete
You are doing so well and such a great job too!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful, I love the colors and the wood together!ReplyDelete
muuto forever! ;)ReplyDelete
Congratulations Niki! It's always great to hear that hard work pays off. I'll be clicking over to the Homies to vote for you and your blog...I'd choose something from Muuto or the wooden ducks.ReplyDelete
Congratulations!! Fantastic pieces! How fun :)ReplyDelete
congratulations! well deserved :)))and beautiful homeReplyDelete
very cool, congrats! those muuto chairs are pretty fantastic, i might have to choose those.ReplyDelete
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