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As a fan of space exploration, I've been giving this question a lot of thought lately. From a number of perspectives, it seems as if there's strong evidence that man was not meant to explore space.
Biblical evidence
If we accept the Bible's account as authoritative, it's quite clear that man was not meant to venture into space. Consider the following verses:
Genesis 1:28 establishes the boundaries of man's dominion: it is give to us to "have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." We are NOT given dominion over things beyond the earth.
Psalm 115:6 tells us that "The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men." A clear distinction is set: Earth has been given to men, but the heavens have not.
In Acts, it's again made clear that God has set boundaries on human habitation, and that those boundaries are confined to this Earth: We are told that He "...hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation" (Acts 17:26)
Further, consider the entire story of the Tower of Babel: Man was punished, and punished harshly, for seeking to build a tower that reached to the heavens. Clearly, this was displeasing to God.
And what of Lucifer's initial sin? Isaiah 14 tells us that he was punished for seeking to ascend into heaven and exalt his throne above the stars of God!
Scientific evidence
Many Creationists and design advocates have pointed to the way in which natural laws and conditions on Earth are fine-tuned to support life as evidence of divine design. By the same logic, of course, we must take a good hard look at conditions elsewhere in the universe and question what the intent of the designer was there. It goes without saying that the overwhelming majority of the universe is NOT designed to support human life; in fact, it's fantastically hostile and would be almost instantly lethal to any form of Earthly life.
What can we conclude about God's Will from that fact?
--Benp 13:08, 31 December 2012 (EST)
Not sure if there is enough evidence to say it is contrary
To my knowledge, the only times the God has explicitly hammered any type of knowledge seeking as sinful, evil, or antithetical to His will, it was when the knowledge seeking was because of the vocation of a sinful act. The Tower Of Babel, which was built by arrogant humans seeking access to Heaven (as if it were a physically accessible realm coexistant to the Earth and the rest of the material universe) was an evil act because of the intent was Man trying to become like God, so they were punished for the arrogant presumption they could pull that off. The actual building of the Tower itself was harmless, as they merely could not complete it when the builders were stricken with a confusion of tongues.
Had the mere act of building the Tower been evil in and of itself, it would have been outright destroyed by God, but only the builders were punished because of their intentions. The structure could have been made for any number of benign purposes and was thus a neutral party in the commission of an evil act, much like a weapon is inherently harmless unless used or abused due to evil, incompetence, or madness.
As applied to exploring space, the same could be said of underwater exploration. We were not meant to live underwater, but God has never issued any law against the exploration of the waters anywhere in Scripture, so if the act itself is not evil and the intent is merely to understand more about the area below the surface of the water (which does not run counter to any of God's laws to my knowledge), then the exploration of space should also be considered harmless as long as the intent is not one to commit evil with that act.
When a man set foot on the Moon, it was merely to prove that Man could put a foot on an extraterrestrial body, not, to my knowledge, done as an attempt to defy any limitation set down by God, so I would consider such an act harmless in a moral sense as long as the intent is not in contravention of His will.
PatrickMarion 14:36, 31 December 2012 (EST)PatrickMarion
Patrick, it's very difficult to say what people's motivations are, and certainly what God's reasoning may be. All we can say for certain about the Tower is that humans attempting to reach heaven was displeasing to God; we cannot say for certain whether it was displeasing to him because they were attempting to reach the spiritual heaven, or whether the physical act of attempting to reach the heavens was offensive in and of itself. Nor can we say whether everyone involved in the space program has a motivation different from those who built the Tower. What we can say is that He found a physical attempt to reach the heavens displeasing--and space travel is a physical attempt to reach the heavens. Taken in and of itself, this might be ambiguous, but when coupled with the other verses I pointed out, and with the fact that space is so exceedingly dangerous that exploring even the tiniest bit of it immediately beyond our own planet is fraught with risk? I think a picture begins to emerge, don't you?
Nor, I think, can you reasonably compare sea exploration, as the sea is part of the dominion explicitly granted to man in the Bible. Man was given dominion over the fish of the sea, and by extension, over the sea. By that same token, those who object that travel by airplane would be objectionable to God are not taking the boundaries of the dominion into account. We are also given dominion over the birds of the air; thus we may conclude that travel through the air, at least as high as birds can fly, is permissible.
Space, however, is not "the air," and no such mandate of dominion is granted with respect to space. As I pointed out above, Psalm 115:6 says that earth belongs to man, but heaven and the heavens (note the repetition there!) are Gods. As for the idea that space exploration is done without the intent to defy God--is defiance of God's strictures morally acceptable if it's done through ignorance? We accept the precept that ignorance of the law is no excuse; is ignorance of God's Law an excuse?
--Benp 14:47, 31 December 2012 (EST)
Good points, Ben, but your argument presumes space = God's Heaven, as in, they are mutually coexistent (which I don't believe). If they truly are, your argument stands. If not, they it seems likely God was alluding more to those who were trying to encroach on the spiritual plane of Heaven.
On a related note, it would seem that God may be allowing space travel to occur to illustrate the futility of living outside the dominion granted Man. I admit that is conjecture, not knowing the mind of God on the matter, but that's all I can offer on this point.
However, you do bring up an interesting point: What about satellites in space for telecommunications? Do they count as a sin against God? If so, I have sinned, since many internet providers and television companies use sattelites to provide their signals, and I have used and still use both.
PatrickMarion 15:02, 31 December 2012 (EST)PatrickMarion


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Macros – stacking tasks
OK, two macro posts in one day. Let's see if I can keep them short. (Warning – rehash and update of an earlier post.)
One of the useful things of macros is the ability to tie more than one task to a button. Now as I said in an earlier post (macros for healers) I like to stack targets. That is, I like to set up so the default goes to the target at which I'm aimed, but with a simple shift (or alt or ctrl) it goes to another pre-designated target. Here's my current 'standard' heal-macro for Greater Heal to give you an example.
#showtooltip Flash Heal
/cast [modifier:ctrl,target=focus] Flash Heal; [modifier:alt,target=player] Flash Heal; [help] Flash Heal; [target=targettarget, help] Flash Heal
[added edit – Mera makes an excellent suggestion for these macros – not useful here, but good in several other places. Leave the name of the spell off the showtooltip. It will then show the spell that's being picked by the modifier.]
[Another edit. Gwaenar cleans up the above to show how nice it looks in with the improved syntax for 2.1.
/cast [modifier:ctrl,target=focus][modifier:alt,target=player] [help][target=targettarget, help] Flash Heal
Thanks, Gwaenar.]
There are, of course, other ways to stack. For example, you can stack different LEVELS of spell. This is particularly useful for downranking spells – using less powerful spells that fit the need and so save mana (even if on an efficiency basis they're more 'wasteful'.) Let's take a simple example (not mine, but what I'd use if this were my pattern).
#showtooltip Flash Heal
/cast [modifier:shift] Flash Heal(Rank 3); Flash Heal
What this will do is cast my highest rank Flash Heal at the target — unless I am pressing the shift key, in which case it will cast rank 3 of Flash Heal.
I'm not restricted this way, either. For example, I can mix and match spells depending on the situation. For example, here's a post-battle rez button I used for a while.
#showtooltip resurrection
/cast [dead] Resurrection; Renew
If the target is dead, resurrect them. If they're not dead, toss a renew. It's a nice doubletap of the same button that most players tend to appreciate. Oh – notice in this specific case I didn't put in the /stopcasting line. Renew won't interrupt Resurrect, and it lets me spam the button till renew goes off, whereupon I can jump to my next target.
The main benefit of macros is this. It lets you combine several actions and options into one site. You're limited, of course, to 255 characters, and there are some restrictions on flexibility. But even given those, the macro can be extremely useful. Play with the options and have fun.
Oh – if you want to be more complex, you need scripts. I… may wind up doing some posts on those. But at that point you're getting close to creating your own programs, and drifting way outside the realm of "priesting". Still, it may happen.
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Righty then, seeing as I have just read the last 3 posts or so, I gotta make a few comments.
Firstly, you said about using a macro text of Gheal 1500. Well you say you use different ranks of heal depending on modifiers… that makes stuff hard.
I reccomend you use :
#showtooltip *LEAVE THIS BLANK – do not specify a spell*
this will show the tooltip for the spell dependent on modifier.
There is also an addon which wwill use the coefficient & ur +dmg to work out how much it will heal for.
Next, just to point out insta casts:
'where the cooldown is longer that the spell' — desperate prayer does not have a modifier of 6000/3.5. Instants are all 42.86% when they are not AoE as well, like Circle of Light?
And if a spells base time is 3.5, but you reduce it to 3 with talents, the co-efficient is still calculated using 3.5.
I believe Mera is talking about the Theorycraft 2 addon. It adds the estimated healing or damage to the button allowing for +healing, +spell and other modifiers
Alternatively if you're an Ace2 user, DrDamage does the trick and leverages your Ace2 libraries 🙂
On your first macro, you could take advantage of the simplified 2.1 syntax and shorten it – helps if you copy / paste it and do the same for other heals:
/cast [modifier:ctrl,target=focus][modifier:alt,target=player] [help][target=targettarget, help] Flash Heal
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South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo admits errors were made in their preparation in the build-up to their defeat to Algeria but stopped short of saying they underestimated their Group H rivals.
Algeria, having narrowly lost to Belgium in their opening game, raced into a 3-0 half-time lead through goals from Islam Slimani, Rafik Halliche and Abdelmoumene Djabou.
Song Heung-min and Koo Ja-cheol gave South Korea hope in the second half but Yacine Brahimi scored in between their efforts to seal a 4-2 win for Algeria, who had made five changes from the Belgium game to claim just their second victory in World Cup finals history.
South Korea had been the favourites going into the game having drawn with Russia in their first match and, following the result, Hong conceded his side must move on after a disappointing display.
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Our team of Johnny & Chris has finally recovered from their second place finish at the epic 2012 Pisgah Stage Race – 5 days, 195 miles and 28,000 feet of climbing on some of North Carolina's best mountain bike trails. Now that they've had some time to recover, we're handing the blog over to Johnny, to wrap up their racing experience.
So I have had over a week to reflect on the 2012 Pisgah MTB Stage Race. I want to give you the highs and lows, products I am glad I had, and a few final thoughts. If you are thinking about doing any mountain bike stage races, especially the Pisgah MTB Stage Race, be sure and read this post along with our coverage during the race.
- Incredible world class trails – My new favorite place to ride.
- Descents – Challenging, yet rewarding. You have to know how to ride a bike here.
- Waterfalls/scenery – In one county alone there are more than 250 waterfalls and many of the 400 miles of singletrack pass right by some of the best.
- Fellow racers – Everyone who participated and volunteered at the event was super friendly, ready to help out, and just a joy to be around.
- Less of a race feel – It didn't have the feel of a race. I mean this in a good way. There were no signs of prideful, ego-boosting personalities.
- Satisfaction of completion – Finishing this grueling event is a feat in and of itself.
- Weather – While the rain of Stage One was rough, the blue skies, low humidity, and fresh mountain air overly compensated for it.
- Weather – Part of the Pisgah National Forest is considered a rain forest, I believe it now.
- Climbs – Long, never ending. Each time you think the next turn will bring relief, the trail goes up even higher. A familiar phrase from course marshals was, "Straight up that way."
- Mental – You get used to the physical difficulty of the race. What is more important is being strong mentally to keep going and keep pushing, no matter what it looks like around the next bend.
- Bike part destruction – Your bike and parts will be put to the test. Bring a spare bike, just so you know you have a replacement of every part on a bike. It is truly the easiest way to ensure and bring all the spare parts you might need.
- Recovery? There is a question mark because by the time you finish the stage, get cleaned up, eat, and get your bike ready for the next day, there isn't much time left before you wake up, wash, rinse, and repeat.
- Forte Pisgah MTB Tires – With the weather on day one, tire selection was critical to maintaining forward momentum on the narrow, rock strewn, rooty singletrack (or as some call it, halftrack). Therefore I was very glad I had the Forte Pisgah tires below me to grab hold of the rugged terrain. The Forte Pisgah excels at gaining traction in this type of environment. They did such a good job of maintaining traction on the trails that they boosted my confidence while riding and given the trail conditions I was more willing to attempt difficult sections, knowing the tires would not break loose. Let's just say the tires definitely earned their right to be named Pisgah and also a long term place on my bike.
- White Brothers Loop 140 TCR 26″ Suspension Fork – Pisgah Mountain Bike trails are for true riders. One has to know how to handle a bike to survive the trials in the Pisgah National Forest. With that in mind, I enjoyed checking out the other racers bikes to see what products they were using. On multiple occasions I spotted a white brothers loop soaking up the roots and rocks at Pisgah. I have been riding the Loop now for about 9 months and with Pisgah to cap off my testing I can honestly say it has earned its keep on the front of my bike. The fork just works, it comes out of the box ready to go and it isn't overly complicated with buttons, knobs, dials, and levers everywhere. In most cases, with such long days on the trail with varying terrain, I could just set the threshold damper all the way and leave it all day.
- Shimano XTR RD-M985 Shadow Plus Rear Derailleur – As I am sure you know by now, the trails at Pisgah are tough, rugged, yet rewarding. I was glad to have the XTR Shadow Plus rear derailleur. I imagine the sound of chain slap would have driven me crazy by the end of the 5 day event. This technology is here to stay, as SRAM now has a similar feature in their TYPE 2 models. I did have to add some tension on one occasion during the week with the built in tool. I am curious to try out the SRAM version to see how it holds up because I am not sure how many seasons the Shimano mechanism will make it through.
- Shimano XT PD-M785 MTB Trail Pedals – Slippery Roots, skinny trails, creek crossings, and mud strewn singletrack call for two things when it comes to pedals; secure footing and mud clearance. The XT trail pedal has both.
- DT Swiss Tricon XM1550 Wheels – As mentioned before, the Mountain Bike Trails at Pisgah are tough. They will test a rider and the bike to the limits. The trails are laced with rock gardens, roots, drops, and high speed descents with all of the above. I was riding these wheels to find out if we should bring them in to our product lineup, and these wheels took it all in stride. They are very stiff with a low weight, the perfect combo for a multiday stage race. After multiple encounters with rocks, roots, and drops they are still spinning true.
- Brakes – We quickly realized how important brakes are at Pisgah. If you don't know what I am talking about, see the post on Stage One. I began the race with the new Magura MT series disc brake. They are light weight and have great modulation. Once the pads were gone after stage one and no shops in town had a replacement set of pads (keep this in mind when gathering spare parts to bring to an event), I had to switch over the set of Shimano XTR BR-M988 Hydraulic Disc Brakes for Trail off of the spare bike. The Shimano brakes were a little heavier than the Magura's; however, the increased power and finned pads were welcomed on the steep mountain descents. My verdict: All Mountain Riding: Nothing beats the power and cooling technology of the XTR's. Cross Country Riding: Light weight and superior modulation make the Magura MT series a top contender.
- Grips – I was fortunate enough to try out both the Ergon GS1 and GA1 grips throughout the stage race. My thoughts. The Ergon GA1 is labeled as All Mountain and it is when compared to the other grips in the Ergon line. I loved the feel and shape of the grip. The contour through the palm was excellent, as it filled the gap you normally find in the center of your palm when wrapped around a bar. These grips excelled on the descents, dampening vibrations and providing a solid feel. These have made a permanent home on my bike.The Ergon GS1 grips have a larger surface area for your hand to rest on. Some people love these grips and use them on all their bikes; however, they are not for me. I enjoyed them on the climbs, being able to adjust my position and rest my hand some. On the other hand, with the steepness of the descents, I found myself sliding forward and with nothing to really wrap around I had to hold on much more tightly to keep my weight back on the bike. I had the feeling on many occasions that I was going to slide over the bars. These may be for you if your typical rides aren't as steep on the downhill sections.
- Rockshox Reverb Adjustable Seatpost – This is one item I would not do the Pisgah Stage Race without. Having the ability to lower my seat to clear so many trail obstacles was priceless. I am not the only one who feels this way. Just ask most mountain bike riders and they will tell you their dropper post is their most favorite piece of equipment. The RockShox Reverb set the bar high and is one of the best dropper posts in the market.
- Devinci Dixon- It was a blast riding this bike at Pisgah. Even though the Devinci Dixon is made in Canada, I think it was built with the Pisgah trails in mind. What a bike. The split pivot suspension design works very well under power and braking. My consensus for the race; Most others brought the efficient climber (29er hardtail) to race on with the thought they would just suffer through the descents. The climbs were difficult in that everyone suffered, no matter the bike. Therefore, I was one of the few having a blast on the Dixon bombing down Farlow and Pilot Rock. If having fun, ripping down world class singletrack is your thing; you must try the Devinci Dixon.


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Day in the Life with Jessie Donavan: Rejuvenate with a Mid-Season Break
Our Vermont-based pro guest blogger shows that in triathlon, one step back often leads to two stronger steps forward.
by Jessie Donavan
After meeting my IRONMAN World Championship qualification goals at IRONMAN Brazil, it was time for me to pause, pick my head up and look around. The past few weeks I've had no schedule, no real goal and no plan other than loose guidelines from my coach. I have hiked mountains with my family and friends, spent time trail running and ridden my bike only to get from one place to another.
I'm no Martha Stewart domestic goddess. My choice of downtime activities don't include cooking and organizing, they include adventure: being in the woods and running up and down mountains. I came to triathlon (and in particular IRONMAN) not from a swim, bike or run background but simply a person who has always loved that feeling of going long. At one point my husband and I hiked the entire 2,000-plus mile Appalachian Trail on a whim and I loved every day of hiking from dawn to dusk.
Mindset: Hitting pause
There have been times over the past two years that I've wondered, "Am I sacrificing too much? Is this what I really want to be doing?" But taking this short break from triathlon has taught me that I'm doing exactly what I want to be doing right now. The time away was fun but I'm excited to get back to training. I also realized that there's room to be focused on my goals and still enjoy a bit of adventure. I will definitely plan on incorporating more trail running and more time in the mountains over the next year.
I woke up this morning to my first scheduled day of training in a while and I was chomping at the bit. I'm feeling refreshed and excited for the second half of the season. I know there's plenty of hard work but whatever comes I feel lucky to be on this adventure—it's just the kind of wild ride I like.
Nutrition: Fuel for real life
My only focus for nutrition over the past two weeks has been to take a break from all things in gel, bar or powder form. These past weeks have been all about real food and there's been plenty of it. I got to enjoy the little things like going for a hike and having time to stop at the bakery for a latte and a treat. I have had dinners that consisted of crackers, cheese, wine and ice cream and enjoyed afternoon beers with friends.
Racing: Shifting to short
This first half of the season has been all about IRONMAN—Los Cabos in March, South Africa in April and Brazil in May. I went into Brazil knowing I wasn't in peak form but I was okay with that; I always want to race no matter what the circumstances. Next up on the schedule is a sprint triathlon, completely out of my comfort zone, and from there we'll start building the second half of the season.
Coach's report (by Jesse Kropelnicki)
Jessie raced IRONMAN Brazil just five weeks off of her win in South Africa. The goal for Brazil was to get the points needed to qualify for Kona, take a mid-season break, regroup and begin the push for Kona. This was a risky approach as it's still early in the season, and she'd just raced an IRONMAN six weeks earlier. Luckily it all worked out and Jessie placed third—likely getting the points she needed to earn a Kona slot.
It takes courage for an athlete to embrace a mid-season break, particularly when other athletes are in furious race mode. This type of a break is something I do with almost all of my athletes who race Kona. The push is just so long and stressful that most get spread too thin if we go with a single long buildup with no breaks. The little sacrifices up front go a long way later in the season.
Jessie's guidelines for the downtime were: 1) don't train more than four hours the first week, and no more than 10 hours the second week; 2) all activity has to be aerobic; 3) training time can be spent doing any outdoor activity that gets the heart rate up; and 4) be sure to include three swims each week to maintain your feel for the water. After the break, we're looking forward to a solid buildup for Kona with just 16 weeks to go—yes, it's that close!
Jessie Donavan is a professional athlete with QT2 Systems. Her coach Jesse Kropelnicki is the founder and head coach at QT2 Systems and coaches many top professional triathletes.
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An estimated 630,000 people continue to live in flimsy makeshift shelters in vacant lots, on hillsides and in parks around the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. They are the most vulnerable in a country prone to serious flooding during any stormy weather.
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CRS crews also are visiting areas where wooden temporary shelters built under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development were placed to make sure the structures are safe and concrete foundations are secure, King said.
U.S. National Hurricane Center forecasters predict heavy rains — up to 10 inches in some places — will lead to massive runoff and flooding, especially on mountains and hillside and in river valleys. Winds are not expected to be a major factor with this storm.
In Port-au-Prince, the local government is making buses available in which people can ride out the storm.
King and his colleagues also fear that the rain will cause a surge in cholera as contaminated water spreads through the tent camps that still exist in the quake zone as well as elsewhere throughout the island nation.
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The Prescriptive Ag Solutions program includes two elements -- IntelliScan field guides and IntelliSeed custom planting recommendations.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Suspended by the NCAA right before last year's Big 12 tournament, Perry Jones III seemed in a mood to make up for lost time. So the 6-foot-11 Baylor sophomore made all eight of his shots in the first half Thursday and wound up with a career-best 31 points while leading the hot-shooting Bears to an 82-74 victory over Kansas State. Jones was 11 for 14 for the game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Suspended by the NCAA right before last year's Big 12 tournament, Perry Jones III seemed in a mood to make up for lost time.
So the 6-foot-11 Baylor sophomore made all eight of his shots in the first half Thursday and wound up with a career-best 31 points while leading the hot-shooting Bears to an 82-74 victory over Kansas State. Jones was 11 for 14 for the game.
"I guess I was just in the zone today," said Jones, who also had 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double in a season that's been a bit of a disappointment. "Just being aggressive and more assertive."
Shortly before the Bears were to board the plane for Kansas City last March, the NCAA suspended Jones because of a mortgage loan his mother had accepted two years earlier. The school vigorously contested the ruling, but it stood, and he eventually had to sit out the first five games of this season as well.
But all that was erased in the finest game of his career. The fourth-seeded Bears (26-6) took charge in the first half when Jones scored 11 straight points. He was 2 for 2 behind the 3-point arc, put down dunks and tap-ins and follow shots.
"It's pleasing because I got my teammates to give me the ball in the right position, my teammates encouraging me to shoot shots I don't normally take," he said. "And they told me to do it like I did it in practice."
The Bears did not let Jones forget what happened last year. When he boarded the plane to come to KC this week, they all gave him a standing ovation.
"My teammates reminded me when I got on the plane," he said with a grin. "But I mean, other than that, it was all laughing and jokes. It wasn't nothing serious."
It wasn't all laughing for the Wildcats (21-10), who had won four of five and appeared to be peaking just in time for the postseason, as they did a year ago.
"We were so bad defensively today," said coach Frank Martin. "Baylor was good. They're a heck of a basketball team. I don't want to take away from them, their moment, because they won the game. But defensively, we were so selfish today. We didn't help each other."
Brady Heslip had 15 points and Pierre Jackson added 13 points and eight assists for Baylor, which shot a sizzling 57 percent while debuting bright, fluorescent yellow uniforms.
"Coaches always want to win and do what you need to do to win," said Baylor coach Scott Drew. "But Perry's one guy I think our whole staff and team really felt good that had a great game."
Even Martin was happy to see Perry get his vindication.
"I told Perry after the game, 'Man, keep being who you are,'" Martin said. "Don't give in to perception and public nonsense. Be who you are, man. He's a beautiful kid and he represents class and he's a very talented player."
Jordan Henriquez, often left unattended in the middle of Baylor's zone defense, scored a career-high 22 points for Kansas State, which had split with Baylor in the regular season.
Jones had 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting as the Bears took a 9-point halftime lead. His first miss was an attempt at a driving layup in the opening minutes of the second half. His second miss was on a shot that was blocked.
Just as the Bears were heading to the tournament last year, the NCAA suspended Jones
The closest Kansas State came in the second half was five points, when Rodney McGruder sank a pair of free throws to make it 53-48. but then A.J. Walton scored an Jackson drove in for a layup and a 57-48 lead that went to 62-50 a few minutes later when Quincy Acy stole the ball at midcourt, drove in for a layup and sank a foul shot when McGruder fouled him.
In the take-charge run in the first half, Jones canned a 3-pointer to put the Bears on top 16-15, then followed that with a tap-in and a three-point play.
Martavious Irving, in the meantime, was on a seven-point run for the Wildcats. Irving's 3-pointer sliced Baylor's six-point lead in half, then Jones, with a nifty feed from Jackson, connected for Baylor.
Henriquez's three-point play pulled Kansas State even at 27-all, then Heslip drove in for a layup, drew a foul and sank the free throw and followed that with a 3-point bucket.
Jackson's left-handed floater in the final seconds sent the Bears into halftime with their biggest lead, 45-36.
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It was billed as the Tri-City Elks Lodge's 5th Annual Fishing Derby for boys and girls ages 5 to 12.
But the annual gathering of aspiring anglers was, as James Suttles said, "the kind of event we are supposed to be doing for people in the community."
Suttles, who is a Rhode Island transplant since moving from his native Georgia and serves Lodge No. 14 as Esteemed Loyal Knight, added, "This is a perfect mission statement without words; we, as Elks, are all about helping families and friends in a number of ways."
He wasn't the only member of Lodge 14 who put his best foot forward to make sure every child that came to the Fishing Derby had plenty of fun and food.
"We're not only welcoming these kids here to fish," said Griff Williams, who has chaired every Elks Lodge 14 Fishing Derby for the past five years. "This event is getting bigger and bigger every year. I think I'd better call Charlie Moore and get him to come here and give us a few pointers."
Moore, the so-called "fishing fanatic," has a highly-popular show all about the sport on NESN (New England Sports Network).
"Charlie would love to see all these kids fishing," Williams said. "I'm sure that he'd also enjoy watching the weigh-in and every child enjoying hot dogs, chips and soda with their parents – and in some cases grandparents."
Saturday's Fishing Derby began at 7 a.m., and children dressed in a variety of colorful garb staked claim to a special spot on the banks of the pond behind the lodge. The pond is well stocked with brook and rainbow trout.
Some of the younger kids needed help casting their lines, but that was OK, according to derby rules, which allow a parent, guardian, grandparent or family member to tackle that chore for their favorite youth angler.
However, reeling in that prize catch belonged solely to the children.
"It's fun just watching all the children fish," Anne Marie Greaves, Lodge 14's Chaplin, said. "Their smiles are priceless!"
Brady Safford, 5, of Warwick was so proud of one catch; he held the trout in his hand for a half-dozen people who were taking pictures.
The same thing held true for Warwick resident Debra Knight and her husband Frank Knight, who is a member at Lodge 14 and owns Knight's Plumbing of Warwick. Like all the adults, the Knights made the morning special for their grandchildren, Liam Shannahan, 3; Maya O'Connell, 6; and Cole O'Connell.
The Knights set up special children's chairs for their favorite fishermen, who, despite not getting many bites, were all smiles throughout the four-hour event.
At approximately 10:45, Williams used his baritone bass voice to announce fishing would close at 11 and be followed by the official weigh-in. He also reminded the kids and their parents that refreshments were available, courtesy of Lodge 14.
The weigh-in, most everyone agreed, was the "icing on the cake of a fun-filled day."
Williams pumped humor into the session when he personally weighed each and every fish.
"This fish [brook trout] weighs 43 ounces," Williams barked outside Lodge 14's basement banquet facility. "Here's another one at 53 ounces."
When the weigh-in was finished, Safford and Jada Stackhouse, 7, of Cranston, were announced winners of the two age groups. They each received a fishing rod and reel for catching the biggest fish in their respective age divisions.
"This was a very good event," Williams said. "We had a very good turnout and no one was turned away because of their age."
Although the event was for kids ages 5 to 12, there were a few 3-and-4-year-olds who entered and caught a fish.
"This will be bigger and better next year," Williams said while assembling every entrant in a large group for the day's final order of business. "OK kids, line up; we have a trophy for all of you."
"This is what we love to see," said Mark Eaton, who was recently installed as Exalted Ruler of Lodge 14. "In fact, if there's anyone out there who'd like to help us organize these types of events, don't hesitate to call."
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Regarding political parties and views of global warming, you'd think there is a
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According to the recent large Yale survey of our entire voting population, almost
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Lumping moderate Republicans in with global warming deniers is inaccurate, and
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On the one hand, there is candidate Colleen Roberts, doubtless a nice person but someone of profound inexperience. On the other hand is Kevin Talbert, who recently entered the race to provide an alternative. Kevin — an Army veteran, former Peace Corps volunteer, and resident of the Rogue Valley for many years — has years of experience managing large numbers of staff employees, preparing and overseeing multi-million-dollar budgets, and working successfully with people of diverse viewpoints and objectives.
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Okay guys...we have this now. The show is over for everyone now I believe?Karlyn...spoiling the results of the show before it ends is a bannable offense... Please read the rules of posting during the show here:http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23537.0.htmlAnd note which thread is for posting during the show ONLY.You are getting a pass only because some were delayed and others were not tonight.
How are things judged when some areas on eastern time in the US get the show on time, and other areas on east coast time don't?And how would someone know at what point the delayed feeds on the east coast in the US are? It's one thing when almost everyone on the east coast is being delayed by CBS at the same time; but it appears this week the feeds were going out to different US east coast markets at three different times. Even if you know you are in a delayed area of the US east or central time zones, you don't know if you are in the most delayed area, and that seems to have been the issue this week. I was even confused as to posting or not and my area started on time this week.
I know it sounds stupid, but...that bear is bothering me. Is it phony? The hair color of the head doesn't match the body color.
Joab,My recollection of the Jill/Thomas Beds DETOUR is hazy, but I believe that they were having difficulty with Beds and did not wish to take the risk of being unable to complete it and finishing last if they did not use their Express Pass.
And speaking of Jill and Thomas, at that circumstance when they're around with no teams and have no idea how long it will take to build the tent, it was definitely a smart choice to use it. BUT, because the other teams suck at SLEDS.. it became a bad move because they could have built the tent and still come in 6th.. (Nick and Vicki will move up to 5th)
I haven't re-wached the episode yet - but I think TPTB pulled some flight shenanigans. They never mentioned Stockholm at all and made it seem that the flights went directly from Frankfurt to Kiruna - which couldn't have happened - there are no direct flights.Here are the flight details AFAIK:All Teams - From (ACC) Accra to FRA Frankfurt LH 567 Lufthansa 21:55 22:03 Landed On-time 333 06:38Early Teams - From FRA Frankfurt to ARN Stockholm LH 3000 Lufthansa 07:35 07:47 T-1 A Landed On-time 319 09:45Late Teams - From FRA Frankfurt to ARN Stockholm LH 3002 Lufthansa 09:50 09:55 T-1 A Landed On-time 319 11:51Early Teams - From ARN Stockholm to KRN Kiruna SK 1042 SAS - Scandinavian Airlines 11:05 11:07 T-4 Landed On-time 736 12:31Late Teams - From ARN Stockholm to KRN Kiruna SK 1044 SAS - Scandinavian Airlines 13:10 13:25 T-4 Landed On-time 736 14:40
All of my favorite teams got on the first flight!
Quote from: Cocoa on October 18, 2010, 08:44:19 PMAll of my favorite teams got on the first flight! Am i the only one who thinks Nick and Vicki are really a cute couple around here?! I really like Nat and Kat and Gary and Mallory. Nick and Vicki, Michael and Kevin and Brooke and Claire are in the middle pack.. with me feeling neutral towards Jill and Thomas, Chad and Stephanie and Katie and Rachel (slipped down).And i think i enjoy watching Chad and Stephanie more than Jill and Thomas.. Jill and Thomas, i don't know.. are kinda boring.
On the dog race, what is the thing they are riding on? Its not a quad bike, but it looks like it a strange go-cart that has been pimpedAny info from you amazing tar detectives?
And Chad and Stephanie.. Chad broke down for around 5mins on the show.. and then he was all good to Stephanie again. I'm liking Chad and Stephanie BETTER than Jill and Thomas. So much more better.
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Friends or family can fund calling accounts using a direct-dial "voice response" (IVR) number, a web-based portal, or live Customer Support agents. Called parties can make payments directly to an inmate's calling account, or take advantage of an industry-leading Prepaid Collect calling plan to accommodate calls to cell phones or accounts with credit issues.
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1. Who do I contact about receiving calls from the Hillsborough County Detention Center?
If you want to be able to accept collect calls using a cell phone, contact ICSolutions at 888-506-8407.
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Please note that not all phone providers allow collect calls to be added to your local bill. In this case, you must set up a Prepaid Collect account through ICSolutions to receive collect calls from an inmate.
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If you change to a new local phone provider, you must set up a Prepaid Collect account in order to accept any further calls, even if you are still using the same telephone number. You cannot have the calls billed to the new local phone provider's bill.
5. If I have a Prepaid Collect account, may I change to direct billing through my local phone provider?
No. Setting up a Prepaid Collect account is a permanent billing option, and you must use this account type as long as you accept calls from the correctional facility.
6. What do I do if calls are restricted because I have reached my Courtesy Limit on a Collect account?
In order to clear the restriction on your line, your account must be current with your local phone provider, including charges that may not have appeared on your bill yet. You must call CenturyLink at 888-664-7839. A CenturyLink representative will help you determine the amount that you must first pay to your local phone company in order to remove the restriction from your line.
7. Why has my number been blocked from receiving a collect call from an inmate?
It may be because your local phone service provider does not having a billing and collection agreement with CenturyLink.
Or, you may be past due on your local phone bill. If you have ever failed to pay a long distance phone bill, or your service has ever been disconnected, you may not be allowed to receive direct Collect calls. In this case, you must set up a Prepaid Collect account through ICSolutions by calling 888-506-8407 in order to receive collect calls from an inmate.
If you are using a cell phone, you may need to set up or add additional funds to a Prepaid Collect account before the block is removed.
8. How may I block my number from Hillsborough County inmates?
When you receive a call from a Hillsborough County inmate you will be given the option to block this inmate from calling your number. Additionally, you will be given the option to block all future calls from the Hillsborough Correctional Facility.
You may also call 888-664-7839 and request that your number be blocked.
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Russian Federation
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- Abundant natural resources (oil, gas and metals)
- Floating exchange rate of the ruble since November 2014
- Political stability
- Trained workforce
- Low public debt, comfortable foreign exchange reserves and current account surplus
- Ongoing purge of the banking sector with reduction in the number of institutions
- Maintained regional and energy power
- Dependence on the price of hydrocarbons
- Declining demography, except in major cities
- Absence of commercial agreements beyond its immediate neighbours
- Dependence on foreign capital goods and technology
- Weak infrastructure aggravated by lack of investment
- Regional disparities despite redistribution
- American and European sanctions
- Mediocre business climate
Confirmation of modest recovery
Modest recovery has been taking place since the end of 2016 in connection with the positive influence of the rise in oil prices on confidence and domestic demand. Household consumption will again be the main contributor to growth in 2018. Households will maintain confidence, benefiting from higher incomes, the revival of credit and moderation of inflation based on food prices and the stabilisation of the ruble. For the same reasons, the investment should remain well oriented. The rise of the ruble, which accompanied that of oil prices, makes the importing of capital goods cheaper. However, shortcomings in the business environment and the weight of sanctions on external financing will hinder growth in some sectors. If inflation remains below the 4% target, the central bank could continue to lower its key rate (8.5% in November 2017). Nevertheless, higher wage growth than productivity and high inflationary expectations will encourage caution. In addition, while bank profitability, which fell to zero in 2015, is on the rise, private banks (slightly less than half of the assets, but the largest number of institutions) are lagging behind. Moreover, the increase in oil revenues should allow a slight relaxing of the fiscal policy at the social programme level, even if public consumption is still expected to stagnate. Finally, the contribution of trade to growth may no longer be negative if the catch-up effect in imports of consumer goods and equipment recedes. The manufacturing sector (agri-food, chemistry/pharmaceuticals, automotive) should benefit from the proper orientation of domestic demand.
In the absence of progress in resolving the Ukrainian conflict, Western sanctions targeting leading figures and the energy, defence and finance sectors through restrictions on travel, trade, investment and financing should continue. This will maintain the lack of investment, hampering the development of offshore fields and innovation, likely to offset the maturation of many fields and increase the growth potential estimated at 1.5%.
Public and current accounts more positive
The overall budget is likely to be balanced in 2018, thanks to the increase in oil revenues. The 2017-2019 triennial budget provides for a 1% annual decrease in the non-oil deficit (-7% of GDP in 2017). Dividends paid by public companies will reach half of their profits, excise duties on tobacco and alcohol will increase, as will taxation on extractive businesses. Expenditure control will be more difficult given the indexing of pensions and wages to inflation, as well as the desire to maintain transfer payments and subsidies. In 2019, a new fiscal rule will come into effect. It stipulates that primary expenditures (in other words excluding interest) cannot exceed the sum of oil revenues calculated on the basis of USD 40 per barrel and non-oil revenues. Surplus oil revenues will go into the Reserve Fund, which has been heavily depleted between 2015 and 2017, keeping public debt at a low level. Combined with those of the National Provident Fund, assets account for just over 5% of the GDP.
The current account surplus is likely to increase in 2018. It is based on the considerable trade surplus linked to hydrocarbon exports (60% of total exports) which largely offsets the deficit in services and revenues (oil and gas engineering expenses, Russian stays abroad, foreign corporate dividends, transfers of foreign workers). The increase in hydrocarbon sales does not translate into an increase in the surplus, as the domestic economic upturn is reflected in an increase in imports. Despite the efforts made since the application of sanctions, the substitution of domestic products for imports has had little success, except in the agri-food sector. The financial account is negative, as the Russian private sector makes financial and real estate investments abroad, while new foreign investment in Russia is low. However, funds are coming back to Russia in the form of foreign loans, often by those who have put money in there. For this reason, private external debt (35% of the GDP) must be put in perspective, especially since reserves represent more than 16 months of imports.
Political stability but deficient business environment
The crisis in Ukraine, sanctions and aggressive international activism have strengthened the popularity of Vladimir Putin, who can, in addition, claim economic recovery. Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for 17 years, won the March 2018 presidential election in the face of weakened opposition, boosted by controlled media and the Internet, and whose main figure, Alexei Navalny, is under fire for various legal proceedings and cannot run. The issue of the election lied more in participation, which reached a quite elevated 67%. It is still uncertain whether much needed reforms will take place to improve a poor business environment marked by state interventionism, the random execution of contracts, favouritism, relative respect for property rights and administrative delays.
Last update: July 2018
Bank transfers in Russia are among the most popular instruments used for non-cash payments, for both international and domestic transactions. This is because they are fast, secure, and supported by a developed banking network.
Despite this, cash is still one of the most widespread payment instruments used by both businesses and individuals.
Debt collection
Amicable phase
Amicable settlement between debtors and creditors allows for funds to be repaid without pursuing extensive legal action. The phase begins with the creditor contacting the debtor, either via written correspondence or phone calls. If an agreement is reached, a payment plan can be offered to the debtor.
Charging interest is legally allowed but hard to enforce unless an agreement to pay said interest currently exists between the debtor and the creditor. Any such agreement must be additional to any standing agreement between the parties.
Legal proceedings
The Russian judicial system is comprised of three branches:
- the regular court system
- the arbitration court system, headed by the Supreme Court
- the Constitutional Court: a single body with no courts under it.
- In Russian constitutional law this function is known as "constitutional control" or "constitutional supervision", and deals with a certain number of disputes where it has original jurisdiction
The regular courts have a four-tier hierarchy and are responsible for civil and criminal cases:
- The Supreme Court of Russia
- Regional Courts
- District Courts
- Magistrate Courts
Arbitration courts review cases dealing with a wide matter of contractual issues, such as rights of ownership, contract changes, performance of obligations, loans, bank accounts and bankruptcy.
The highest court of appeal is the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Fast-track proceedings
Russian law provides for simplified proceedings for certain types of cases, in which the creditor seeks to recover no more than RUB 300,000 from a legal entity or RUB 100,000 from an individual entrepreneur.
Under Russian law, judges are to consider cases through simplified proceedings within a maximum of two months form the day when theArbitrazhcourt receives the statement of claim or application. Once the deadline for submissions of evidence has passed, cases are reviewed on their merits by judges, without the parties being called to appear.
Ordinary proceedings
Proceedings are initiated when a creditor files a statement of claim with the competentArbitrazhcourt. The court must decide within five working days whether to accept the statement, and subsequently schedule a preliminary hearing.
Debtors are usually notified of claims when they are served with a copy of the statement of claim, which includes the data of the initial hearing. There is no specific time frame during which defendants must submit their defense, but it must generally be done before the hearing on the merits). The court can set a deadline for submitting a statement of defense – if this is not submitted, the court will consider the case on the basis of the available materials. The preliminary preparation period ensures that the case can be resolved on its own merits during one court hearing. Cases must generally be resolved on their merits within three months after the respective statement of claim is received by the court. More complex commercial disputes can take considerably longer. The courts will normally award remedies in the form of compensatory damages or injunctions but punitive damages are not available.
Enforcement of a legal decision
A judgment is enforceable for three years provided that is has become final. If the debtor fails to satisfy the judgment, the creditor can request compulsory enforcement of the judgment from the court's bailiff services.
Foreign judgments must be recognized as a domestic decision by theArbitrazhCourt through the Russian exequatur procedure. Although Russia has signed a small number of reciprocal recognition and enforcement agreements with foreign countries, domestic courts are reluctant to recognize foreign jurisdiction clauses.
Insolvency proceedings
Commercial Courts initiate the supervision process to evaluate the debtor's financial situation and to secure the debtor's property. After examining a filed insolvency claim, the court initiates the supervision process. The debtor can autonomously request a court to initiate supervision if settling some creditors' claims would make it impossible for the debtor to fulfill other obligations, if execution on the debtor's property means the debtor's business has to cease, or if the debtor's business is insolvent. A receiver is appointed, known as a temporary manager, who must approve certain transactions during the supervision, such buying or selling more than five percent of the accounting value of the debtor's property.
Financial rehabilitation
The aim is to carry out any necessary measures to restore debtors' solvency and settle their debts. The court and the creditors control the process.. The application must include a rehabilitation plan that ensures the debtor's obligations will be met. The court appoints a receiver to be the administrative manager, who supervises and controls the debtor's affairs during the period of the financial rehabilitation. The administrative manager examines the debt repayment schedule and monitors any financial restructuring plans.
At least one month before the period of financial rehabilitation expires, the debtor must provide the administrative manager with a report on the results of the financial rehabilitation. Once report examined, the manager must prepare an opinion on the extent to which debts have been paid and the financial restructuring plan has been achieved. The opinion is submitted to the court, which examines the results and either ends the proceedings, orders external administrator to manage the company, or declares the debtor bankrupt.
External administration
The objective is to restore the debtor's solvency by applying special measures under an external administration plan, and to replace the debtor's chief executive officer (CEO) with an independent external manager. Once the procedure begins, the court appoints a receiver known as the external manager, who must draft an external administration plan setting out the measures necessary to restore the debtor's solvency within the period of the external administration procedure. At the end of the period, the manager prepares and submits a report to the creditor's meeting, together with a proposal of one of the following four options:
- to either end judicial proceedings, if all creditors have been settled)
- extend the period
- end external administrator, as the debtor is now solvent
- enter administration and file for bankruptcy.
Amicable arrangement
Debtors and creditors may make an amicable arrangement to adjust debtors' liabilities on negotiated terms during any rescue procedures. Generally, an amicable arrangement ends the powers of court-appointed receivers. If a debtor fails to comply with terms of an amicable arrangement, creditors are entitled to ask for a bailiff to execute the agreement.
The purpose of insolvency is to sell the debtor's property and use the proceeds to pay creditors' claim in proportionate amounts. The court may initiate the process during supervision, financial rehabilitation, or external administration. It appoints a receiver (insolvency manager) to replace the debtor's CEO. The court and the creditors control the activity of the insolvency manager, who must provide progress reports. At the end of the proceedings, the court reviews the list of satisfied and unsatisfied claims. If they are fully satisfied, the court rules the proceedings complete and the debtor is liquidated. If they are not satisfied, proceedings are terminated, the debtor company is dissolved, and unsatisfied creditor's claims are to be written off.


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