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Bridge, card game derived from whist, through the earlier variants bridge whist and auction bridge. The essential features of all bridge games, as of whist, are that four persons play, two against two as partners; a standard 52-card deck of playing cards is dealt out one at a time, clockwise around the table, so that each player holds 13 cards; and the object of play is to win tricks, each trick consisting of one card played by each player. Another feature is that one suit may be designated the trump suit (i.e., any card in that suit may take any card of the other suits), but the methods of designating the trump suit (or of determining that a deal will be played without trumps) differ in the various bridge games, as explained below.
Since about 1896 bridge whist, auction bridge, and contract bridge have successively been the principal intellectual card games of the English-speaking countries. The third game of the series, contract bridge, spread throughout the world and in some respects constituted a social phenomenon unparalleled in the history of games. In addition to millions of casual players worldwide, there exist numerous national federations affiliated with the World Bridge Federation (WBF), which organizes international tournaments for more-serious competitors. Its largest affiliated member is the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) with nearly 160,000 members.
The arrival of personal computers and the Internet opened up new opportunities for instruction and play. In addition to being a venue for casual play, some Internet sites host tournaments recognized by ACBL and WBF at which participants can earn international master points.
The bridge games
The first game of the series was originally called, simply, bridge, but it is now called bridge whist to distinguish it from the two later games. Upon its introduction to New York in 1893 and to London in 1894, it almost immediately supplanted whist in the card rooms of men's clubs, and before 1900 it was the favourite diversion of fashionable mixed gatherings. Bridge whist was itself supplanted with almost equal rapidity by auction bridge, which was introduced in England about 1904 and which became, from 1907 to 1928, the most universally popular card game theretofore known. Auction bridge had at least 15 million adherents when it was supplanted by contract bridge about 1930 and began to die out.
Bridge whist
In bridge, as in whist, there are four players in two partnerships, each player being dealt 13 cards. But in whist there is always a trump suit, determined by turning up the last card dealt to the dealer, and each player holds and plays his own hand. The principal innovations of bridge whist were: selection of the trump suit by the dealer or the dealer's partner after they saw their hands; the option of playing at no trump; the exposed dummy (the hand of dealer's partner), which was played by the dealer; a different method of scoring; and the right to double (the scoring values).
In bridge whist, after the cards were dealt, the dealer could make the declaration (name any suit as trump, or decide to play without any trump), or he could transfer this duty to his partner. Before leading, the player on the dealer's left (eldest hand) could double or could pass that privilege to his partner; and if either doubled, dealer or his partner could redouble, and so the redoubling might continue indefinitely (except that many clubs placed a limit upon the number of redoubles).
The player on the dealer's left then led. Dealer's partner, called the dummy, placed his entire hand faceup on the table in front of him, and dealer played both his own cards and dummy's, from each hand in proper turn. Otherwise play was as at whist.
The side that won the majority of the tricks scored, for each odd trick (trick over six): if spades were trumps, 2 points; clubs, 4; diamonds, 6; hearts, 8; no trump, 12; these values doubled and redoubled as previously determined. The first side thus to score 30 or more points won game, and a fresh game was begun. The first side to win two games won rubber and received a 100-point bonus. Other bonuses, which did not count toward game, were awarded for a side holding three or more honours (ace, king, queen, jack, and 10) of the trump suit or, at no-trump declarations, three or more aces; for making slams (12 or 13 tricks won); and for chicane (a player's holding no card of the trump suit).
Auction bridge
The essential features added by auction bridge were that all four players bid for the right to name the trump suit and that the high bidder or his partner (not necessarily the dealer) became declarer and played the dummy's hand. In other respects the procedure at auction bridge underwent constant and frequent change.
Contract bridge
In its mechanics, contract bridge differs from auction bridge only in the scoring. At auction bridge, declarer's side scores toward game each odd trick that it wins, whether or not it contracted to win such a trick. At contract bridge, the odd tricks won by declarer cannot be scored toward game unless declarer's side previously contracted to win those tricks. Values of tricks, penalties, and premiums are higher in contract bridge than in auction bridge, and large bonuses are awarded for bidding and making slam contracts. See below Scoring.
How to play contract bridge
The standard 52-card deck is used. The suits ranking downward in order are spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs; and the cards ranking downward in order are ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
There are four players, two against two as partners, who face each other across the table. To determine partners, a pack may be spread facedown for each player to draw a card (not valid are any of the four cards at either end). The players drawing the two highest cards would then play as partners, the highest having choice of seats and cards (when two packs are used) and becoming the first dealer.
If five or six wish to play in the same game, the draw establishes precedence: the player lowest in order of precedence sits out until the end of the first rubber, when he replaces the next lowest in the order. If two players draw cards of the same rank, the card of the higher-ranking suit takes precedence over the other.
The player at dealer's left shuffles the cards. Preferably two packs are used so that one may be shuffled while the other is being dealt. Dealer transfers the shuffled pack to his right, where his opponent cuts it into two packets, each containing at least four cards. Dealer completes the cut.
The rotation in contract bridge is always from player to player to the left. Dealer deals the cards in rotation, one at a time facedown, the first card to the player at his left and the last card to himself so that each player has 13 cards.
The deal completed, each player in rotation beginning with the dealer has a chance to call. A call is a pass, a bid, a double, or a redouble. A pass signifies disinclination to contract to win any number of tricks. A bid contracts to win a specified number of odd tricks with a specified trump or at no trump. Thus, a bid of one heart assumes a contract to win seven tricks with hearts as trumps; a bid of one no trump, seven tricks with no trump suit. The highest possible bid is seven, a contract to win all 13 tricks.
Each successive bid must overcall—that is, be higher than—any preceding bid. It must name a greater number of odd tricks, or the same number of odd tricks in a higher-ranking suit, with no trump as highest ranking. Thus, two no trump will overcall a bid of two in any suit but may be overcalled by three clubs or any higher bid.
A player may double the last preceding bid if it was made by an opponent and has not previously been doubled. A player may redouble the last preceding bid if it was made by his own side, doubled by an opponent, and not previously redoubled. A bid may be overcalled as usual whether or not it has been doubled or redoubled.
Each time a player's turn comes in rotation, he must make a call, and he may not change that call once it is made. A call out of rotation or a change of call is subject to penalty.
The auction continues until any call is followed by three consecutive passes. If there was no bid, the next player in rotation deals. If any bid was made, the highest bid becomes the contract. The suit (if any) named in the contract becomes trump. The contractor who first named that suit (or no trump) becomes declarer, and his opponents become defenders. The auction is ended, and trick play commences.
Trick play
The object of play is to win tricks. A trick consists of four cards, one played from the hand of each player in rotation. The first card played to a trick is the lead.
The defender at declarer's left leads to the first trick. Declarer's partner then spreads his hand faceup before him on the table, grouped in suits with the trumps, if any, to his right; this player, and his hand, are the dummy. Declarer plays both his own cards and dummy's, but each in proper turn.
Each player in rotation must follow suit to the card led (play a card of the same suit). A player unable to follow suit may play any card, including a trump, if desired. A trick is won by the highest card of the suit led or by the highest trump, if it contains any. One member of each side gathers in all tricks won by the partnership, turns them facedown, and keeps them separated sufficiently to make their number and sequence apparent. The winner of each trick leads to the next.
When all 13 tricks have been played, the result is scored. The next dealer in rotation distributes the cards for a new deal.
Each player is entitled to keep score; it is preferable for one member of each side to keep score. Scores are entered on a score sheet (U.S.) or bridge block (British): scores earned by the scorekeeper's side (conventionally designated "We") are to the left of the vertical line, scores earned by the opponents (designated "They") are to the right; below the horizontal line is the trick score, and above that line is the honour score.
Provided declarer's side has at least fulfilled its contract, it scores bonus points, depending on the contract suit, for each trick over six. Diamonds and clubs score 20 points for each odd trick, spades and hearts score 30 points, and no trump scores 40 points for the first odd trick and 30 points for each additional odd trick.
Such of these tricks as were included in the contract go in the trick score; the value of additional tricks (overtricks) goes in the honour score. If the contract was doubled, trick points scored below the line count twice their normal value, while overtricks count 100 each above the line if declarer's side was not vulnerable (a term explained below) and 200 points each if declarer's side was vulnerable. If the contract was redoubled, these values are again multiplied by two. A side fulfilling any doubled (redoubled) contract also receives a bonus of 50 (100) points on its honour score.
When either side has scored 100 or more trick points below the line (whether they were scored in one or more deals), it wins a game. Another horizontal line is drawn across the score sheet, below the trick score, to signify the end of the game, and a new game is begun. Only trick scores count toward game; all other points score above the line.
When either side has won two games, it wins the rubber and receives a bonus of 700 if its opponents have not won a game or 500 if its opponents have won a game. All the trick and honour points of each side are totaled, and the side with the higher total wins the difference from its opponents' score. For purposes of settlement or of keeping a running score, this difference is usually reduced to the nearest 100, a difference of 50 or more counting as 100 and a smaller portion of 100 being disregarded. After each rubber there may be a new draw for partners, seats, and deal.
When a side has won a game, it is said to be vulnerable and is exposed to heavier undertrick penalties but receives larger bonuses for overtricks at doubled and redoubled contracts and for slams. Vulnerability also may be determined by rotation.
If declarer fails to fulfill his contract, his opponents score for each trick by which he falls short ("goes down" or "is set"), as shown in the table.
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|if declarer was vulnerable
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The ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the trump suit are honours. If any player holds four trump honours in his hand, his side scores 100 above the line; if any player holds all five trump honours, or all four aces at a no-trump contract, his side scores 150.
For bidding and making a contract of six (small slam), a bonus of 500 is scored if not vulnerable, 750 if vulnerable. For a grand slam (all seven odd tricks) bid and made, the bonus is 1,000 if not vulnerable, 1,500 if vulnerable. A side bidding six and making seven scores only the small-slam bonus plus one overtrick. A side bidding seven and making only six has not fulfilled its contract, and its opponents score an undertrick penalty.
If a player has to leave before a rubber is completed and no satisfactory substitute is available, a side having the only game scores 300 points; a side having the only partscore (trick score of less than 100) in an unfinished game scores 50.
The development of the game
Bridge was probably born of three-hand whist games. Inveterate whist players, unwilling to forgo their game merely because there were only three available players, played a game called "dummy" (with one hand exposed) long before any bridge game was known or willingly played.
The origin of bridge whist is not definitely known, but a similar game appeared in Constantinople before 1870, under the name khedive, and almost the same game had been played in Greece before that. Khedive, whose name had for some reason become biritch, was played on the French Riviera in the 1870s. A pamphlet titled Biritch; or, Russian Whist, was issued in London in 1887 and very nearly described bridge whist. There is a story that Ludovic Halévy, in 1893, tried to persuade some whist-playing friends in Paris to play bridge with him, but they refused. In the same year, however, it was played at the Whist Club in New York City, and in 1894 Lord Brougham, penalized for failure to turn the last (trump) card in a whist game at London's Portland Club, apologized with the excuse that he forgot he was not playing bridge, "the finest card game ever introduced."
Whist players were prompt to deplore the arrival of bridge, almost unanimously asserting that whist, with all four hands hidden, was far more scientific than bridge. The fallacy of this soon became apparent, for exposure of the dummy provided clarity in thousands of situations in which the whist player had to guess blindly. This provided new opportunities for analysis and greatly stimulated the study of skillful play. By 1897 almost all the leading whist players had succumbed to the attractions of the new game, and even the whist authority "Cavendish" (Henry Jones), who had refused for a period in 1897–98 to enter the Portland Club because whist had been all but abandoned there, was converted to bridge before his death in 1899.
Bridge whist was the first game of the whist family to appeal to women as much as to men. It quickly became the favoured game of the fashionable world but did not supplant euchre and the other card games among the middle and lower classes, as auction bridge did later.
Development of auction bridge
Several accounts of the origin of auction bridge have been advanced. It is probable that just as bridge whist developed from three-hand whist, auction bridge developed from three-hand bridge whist. A letter in the London Times, Jan. 16, 1903, signed by Oswald Crawfurd, describes "auction bridge for three players." A book by "John Doe" (F. Roe), published in Allahabad, India, in 1904, presents three-hand auction bridge as an invention of Roe and two other members of the Indian civil service when, at an isolated post, they had no "fourth" for bridge whist. Experimental games in England and America apparently followed immediately on the publication of the Crawfurd letter, for by 1904 the best club players were turning to auction bridge. London's Portland Club adopted auction bridge in 1907, New York City's Whist Club and other American clubs in the two years following. By 1910 bridge whist was all but obsolete and auction bridge was virtually the only card game played by fashionable society and its emulators.
The widespread appeal of auction bridge is attributable partly to the character of the game and partly to the social conditions into which it was born. The science of auction bridge, more complex and more nearly inexhaustible than that of any previous game, created a demand for large numbers of instructors in skillful play. The instructors, as a professional class, served as proselytizers. Concurrently, the rapid growth of the leisure class increased the demand for means for the entertainment of guests, and auction bridge was found to fill this need ideally. The gradual relaxation of church opposition to card playing, but not to gambling, stimulated acceptance of auction bridge, a game most often played without stakes and never for high stakes in the sense that gambling games are.
Development of contract bridge
This game was developed almost concurrently with auction bridge but was slower to win popularity. At least as early as 1915, auction bridge players tried a variant in which one could score toward game only the odd tricks one had bid. The committee on laws of the Whist Club considered incorporation of this principle into the auction bridge laws in 1917 and again in 1920. They refrained in both instances because they thought such a difficult game would compromise the popularity of auction bridge.
Harold S. Vanderbilt (see Vanderbilt family) of New York was one of the expert auction bridge players who had experimented with contract bridge. While on a long sea voyage in 1926, Vanderbilt played plafond, a French version of auction bridge. In the course of these games, he devised a new system of scoring values, multiplying auction bridge values five times or more; large slam bonuses; and the factor of vulnerability. (With minor changes this became and remains the contract bridge scoring system.)
Until 1931 most casual players continued to play auction bridge. The publicity whereby contract bridge found its way to such players was supplied by another of the former auction bridge experts, Ely Culbertson of New York. Culbertson established contract bridge as the leading card game and himself as its principal authority by a succession of tournament victories and by various maneuvers devised to publicize contract bridge and Culbertson personally. In 1930 Culbertson's teams won nearly every one of the principal American tournaments, then went to England and defeated three leading British teams. In the winter of 1931–32 Culbertson and his wife, Josephine Culbertson, played and defeated in a 150-rubber match one of the most prominent players among the former auction bridge authorities, Sidney S. Lenz. The progress of the match, called by American newspapers "the bridge battle of the century," was featured for more than a month on their front pages. The unprecedented publicity made contract bridge a fad not only in the United States but also in South America and Europe.
By 1935 the white heat of the fad had cooled. Nevertheless, the sales of books and playing cards for contract bridge increased steadily. By the start of the 21st century, bridge had become so commonplace that it was no longer a remarkable phenomenon and most newspapers in the United States and Great Britain carried regular columns. In particular, bridge was thriving in Europe, with many young players attracted to the game. In contrast, few young people were playing the game in the United States, although it remained popular with older generations. One of the main factors that has limited the growth of the game has been the small or nonexistent prizes awarded at tournaments. The only way to make a living from bridge has been to be hired by wealthy clients as a partner or teammate—"play for pay"—or through writing about the game. Another factor limiting the growth of bridge has been that, like chess, it is not very telegenic and requires considerable prior experience before a television viewer can appreciate the play.
At the top level, bridge became much more scientific at the end of the 20th century, with experts having bidding-system notes that often ran to well over 100 pages in an attempt to cover all possible contingencies, and various unusual conventions and systems were developed. In the 1980s, forcing-pass methods were in vogue, especially in Poland (where they started), Australia, and New Zealand. An initial pass showed a good hand, usually at least 13 high-card points. Any other bid denied 13 points, and there was one call that indicated a very bad hand, normally 0–7 points. It was, of course, dangerous to have to open with no points, especially when vulnerable, but these systems gained popularity primarily because they put the opponents in unusual situations. Also, an opposing pair got to use its bidding system only if it dealt and opened immediately. Toward the end of the 1980s, these systems were banned from international play.


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Weighing in at 250 lbs. (113 kg.) and hailing from Sturtevant, WI, is the Evinrude E-TEC 50-hp. It's had an outstanding season putting all of its 52.7ccs to work plying the waters of the world. It's not an engine that you'll put on a fiberglass bowrider, but as for an aluminum fishing boat, it's downright ideal. That's why when it came time to test the Evinrude E-TEC 50-hp we sought out it's ideal match, a 16'4" (4.98 m) aluminum fishing boat.
We reached a top speed at 5600 rpm of 29.6 mph. At that speed we were burning 4.7 gph and getting 6.36 mpg for a range of 114 miles.
Best cruise came in at 4000 rpm and 19.2 mph where we were burning only 2.1 gph. That translated into a whopping 9.16 mpg for a range of 165 miles. Time to plane was 3 seconds and we reached 20 mph in 6.4 seconds.
Aside from the great performance and economy, there are really a lot of impressive features about this Evinrude E-TEC 50-hp. Let's take a look at some of the standouts.Injectors
The two Evinrude E-TEC injectors work very much like the speaker coils in your home stereo. A wire coil goes around a magnet stack in the injector housing. Evinrude is able to define the amount of current going through the coil and cause it to oscillate and move the coil to pump fuel. An interesting feature of these injectors is that at idle they actually inject about 5 cubic millimeters per shot, which is about the size of a champagne bubble. That is part of why these engines are so fuel efficient.
At shutdown, there's fuel stored between the nozzle and a check valve, and that fuel will allow you to do a one-pull start next time you go to run your engine.
The onboard 2 quart oil tank is set up so that you will be able to run a minimum of 30 hours on the standard oil. If you switch the engine EMM (computer) to the premium oil, you can easily double that. The reasoning is that Evinrude wanted to have the capacity to carry the engine through an average season for the average operator without having to refill. Clearly, your results may vary.
The vapor separator pressurizes the fuel system and sends 30 PSI to the fuel injectors. In this manner Evinrude is able to eliminate the need for a fuel pump. The vapor separators on all Evinrude E-TECs are water cooled.
The mechanical linkage is a common architecture throughout the Evinrude E-TEC range. It's extremely easy to swap out to a tiller control. If you purchase a tiller kit, you plug into the same connectors in the control box and you use the same links to connect to the mechanics. The neutral lockout is actually on the power head making a tiller conversion even easier than you would normally find. The tiller is in effect, plug and play. Remove two bolts from the front and you run the cables through. Longer cables allow you to control remotely from the helm.
So part of what confuses people with small, or large for that matter, outboards is how to determine what shaft length you need. Our Evinrude E-TEC 50 was a 20", and that measurement is taken as a length from the top of the transom to the top of the anti-ventilation plate. Now you can start to see the logic of why builders will notch a lower portion of their transom to accommodate an engine.
Taking a look at the lower unit shows a clear view of the sacrificial zinc that is designed to deteriorate before the other metal components of the engine. It is easily replaceable, and should be if you see that yours is eaten away, or missing. Behind the zinc are the six holes that make up the water dump. This is the cooling water for the engines-water cooled components. The intakes are just below. At the bottom is the skeg that is designed to provide directional stabilization as well as protection for the prop. This gearcase is actually modeled after their commercial grade engine, providing maximum durability and cooling for heavy usage situations. Also note the larger size of the gearcase, definitely not your normal "50-hp" design, which is standard and will work exceptionally well on displacement hulls and absolutely shine on a pontoon application where larger props create much better control and thrust.
The EMM or Engine Management Module is basically the brain of the engine. It's divided into two halves, with the voltage regulation and battery charging done in the bottom half, the remainder of the engine control is done at the top half. The high-current drive circuitry is in the water-cooled passage in between. And yes, I did say "water-cooled", just as your computer needs to be cooled with a fan, this computer circuitry is cooled by flowing water through and acting as a heat exchange.
The starter is connected to the flywheel and activated by a high power solenoid. In this manner, the starter engages with a "bang" rather than a casual "clunk". This will ensure that you have positive starts, no problems with a sticking starter, and mainly it's the reason that Evinrude's starters are good for so many thousands of starts.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on Tuesday got what appeared to be a bipartisan endorsement from top senators to be the next U.S. trade representative.
"You'd make a good U.S. trade representative yourself because you're one of these people who has an open mind who is really trying to do the best job that he can," Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, said during a hearing with Marantis on the White House's trade agenda.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus chimed in a few minutes later, calling Marantis "very, very talented" and praising his work as the panel's former chief counsel. "You made a lot of things happen," the Montana Democrat said.
Marantis worked on the committee from 2005 to 2009, when he left to join President Barack Obama's administration as a deputy U.S. trade representative overseeing Asia and Africa.
He is one of several people who have been mentioned as a possible replacement for Ron Kirk, who left the U.S. trade post last week after four years on the job.
The warm words from the Senate Finance Committee leaders came as the White House confirmed that acting budget director Jeff Zients would be staying in his current job for now, thus taking him out of the running for the post of U.S. trade representative.
Zients had been considered the White House favorite for the position, but he was an unpopular choice with members of the Senate Finance Committee for proposing to make the U.S. Trade Representative's Office part of a revamped Commerce Department.
The USTR is an independent agency and the proposed move threatened the Senate Finance Committee's jealously guarded jurisdiction over trade. The Commerce Committee currently oversees Commerce Department issues.
Hatch, who had not yet heard Zients was staying at the budget office, said he was disturbed by persistent rumors "that the president may nominate as his next trade representative the chief architect of this proposal to end USTR as we know it."
"I hope that is not the case," the Utah senator said as news was breaking about Zients' future in the administration.
White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman is considered another top candidate for USTR.
But some believe if Froman really wanted the job, Obama would have already nominated his close aide and former Harvard Law School classmate for the position.
Senator Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican and former U.S. trade representative, criticized the White House for not more aggressively pursuing new trade agreements during its first four years in office, but he also had warm words for Marantis.
"You know this committee pretty well. That's one reason we like having you down there because you understand the fact that members of the Senate, particularly this committee, like to play a significant role in trade," Portman said.
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I cannot retrace the path by which I came upon Greg Boyd's "sermonette" on Christians voting on secular political ballot measures regarding gay marriage, but I was watching it this morning. (See bottom of this post for video.)
Boyd's "open theism" is controversial in evangelical Christianity, but Arminian thinkers such as Roger Olson argue it should be included within the larger family of theology that includes Wesleyan theology.
Boyd's primary argument comes down to "leave the judging to God," "we all sin," and "our only job is to love." He also hits hard on the notion the biggest sins in the church are the ones we talk least about.
Late in the talk he does compare other Christians to the Taliban, which strikes me as a violation of his own principles. He also makes an argument that does not seem terribly in keeping with biblical practice. He says no one should ever point out a sin to another unless they are in a small group covenant to do that. Both Jesus and the epistles, though, speak of how we should approach and speak to those who sin. The Old Testament, of course, has very strong examples of ways of speaking about sin and to sinners.
Near the end of the video, Boyd almost seems to enter a contract with the congregation. He points out that nearly all of them are sinning by the way they hoard up their wealth instead of distributing it to the poor. But instead of pressing that point on them, he — to my ears — offers a deal. He won't make a big deal about that if they don't make a big deal about other sins.
I think the video captures perfectly the arguments and accommodations that many of us make with sins of all sorts. What I struggle with — in the end — is whether that is loving, as Boyd argues it is. He begins the video by stating that lots of ways Americans have sex are sin, but, in the end, he does not appear to believe that much is at stake in that. He appears to think most or all of his congregation are sinning by the way they use money, but he does not seem to think they are put at risk by that, at least not grave risk.
I presume Boyd would not take such a laid back attitude if he knew someone were drinking arsenic. I presume he would permit us to stop someone if we saw them stumbling into traffic. Maybe I am wrong about that.
As the focus of this blog is Wesleyan theology, I will note here that John Wesley would argue that it is loving to call people to attention to their sin, for if people die in their sin they die eternally. He wrote often, in fact, that to remain silent in the face of sin was the opposite of love.
If I understand Boyd, he would see Wesley's approach as judgmental.
How does one adopt a radical attitude toward judgment (never tell someone they are doing something wrong) and still treat sin as if it were a grave and dangerous thing?
If you have some ideas about what I am misunderstanding or mishearing in Boyd, I'd appreciate knowing what you hear.


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Hashmi, who had surprised everyone with his performance of a small town journalist in 'Shanghai' last year, has 'Chanchakkar' and 'Ek Thi Daayan' in his kitty this year.
"It is not that I won't do a family film. A lot of such films are getting made and are doing well," Emraan told reporters here at the wrap up party of his upcoming film 'Ghanchakkar'.
"Whatever scripts come my way I have to choose from them.
As in the industry a persona is performed. This film ('Ghanchakkar') has got U/A certificate. As an actor I am trying to create my own aura by choosing films that I am offered," he said.
The Rajkumar Gupta directed comedy will see Emraan essaying the role of an ex-conman and Vidya Balan playing a Punjabi housewife.
"It is a different kind of comedy. It is situational and turns out funnier. I really enjoyed working on this film. The title depicts how mad this film will be," Emraan said.
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Thursday Night Football: Falcons Pick-Off Drew Brees 5 Times, Beat Saints 23-13
The Falcons intercepted Drew Brees five times, and Atlanta beat the New Orleans Saints, 23-13, in Atlanta on Thursday night. Brees' NFL-record streak of 54 games with a touchdown pass ended, as Atlanta (11-1) surged to an early 17-0 lead and held on for the win. The Falcons can clinch the NFC South with a Tampa Bay loss at Denver on Sunday.
William Moore had two interceptions for the Falcons. Atlanta's Matt Bryant kicked three field goals, while Michael Turner and Tony Gonzalez registered the Falcons' touchdowns.
Brees finished 28 of 50 for 341 yards for New Orleans (5-7). He threw an apparent touchdown pass to Darren Sproles in the second quarter, but the play was called back due to a penalty. Saints' receiver Lance Moore caught seven passes for 123 yards.
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By Jeff Caplan, NBA.com
HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is all for transparency when it comes to NBA officiating. However, the league's admission Wednesday that the referees should have called goaltending late in overtime of Dallas' 122-120 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night won't make him feel any better.
Cuban was furious over the no-call that saw Warriors center Jermaine O'Neal block Mavs guard Monta Ellis' baseline floater with 16 seconds left in overtime and with the score tied 120-120. O'Neal passed to Draymond Green, who quickly got it to Stephen Curry, who made the game-winning shot with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. Cuban leaped out of his baseline chair and continued to voice his disagreement to the officiating crew of Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin and Eric Dalen from behind the scorers table after the game.
VIDEO: O'Neal's block leads to Curry's game-winner
After a review of the play by the league office, Rod Thorn, NBA president of basketball operations, issued the following statement:
"Upon review at the league office, we have found that a shot taken by Dallas' Monta Ellis with 16.0 seconds remaining in overtime was on the way down when initially contacted and ruled a block by Golden State's Jermaine O'Neal, and should have been ruled a goaltend. The exact trajectory of the ball when touched was impossible to ascertain with the naked eye, and the play was not reviewable."
Playoff implications were high. Golden State entered as the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and Dallas as the No. 7 seed. Had Dallas won it would have moved just one-half game behind the Warriors. The loss instead dropped them to ninth place and out of the playoff picture, at least temporarily. Had the Warriors lost, their already slim margin for error to maintain playoff position would have shrunk with a tough matchup ahead tonight at West-leading San Antonio.
Dallas led 106-102 with 1:43 to go in regulation and 108-105 with 1:16 to go, but it couldn't close it out, a central theme in the Mavs' disappointing 4-4 homestand that concluded with the loss to Golden State. They also led 117-113 with 2:32 to go in overtime, but were then outscored 5-0 in relinquishing the lead. Tied 120-120, Ellis tried to beat his defender Klay Thompson to the right, but Thompson stayed in front of him and forced Ellis to take a fallaway near the baseline. O'Neal, who was dunked on by Ellis late in the fourth quarter, went up and snatched the ball out of mid-air.
The Mavs raised their arms in unison, stunned that no goaltending call had been made.
"I think his [Ellis'] layup has a chance to get to the rim, and if that's the case, you can't just get it out of the air," Nowitzki said. "To me, that's a goaltend. I asked the referees what happened. The explanation was that the ball was two feet short. If that's the case, then he can get it out of the air, but where I was from, I think it had a chance to at least hit the rim. That's a goaltend to me."
O'Neal disagreed as he described the play in the Warriors' locker room.
"It was like a second away from goaltending, if you're too late, and I was on top of it," O'Neal said. "I blocked it, grabbed it and outlet it. There's no way they could have called that. When your hand is on top of the ball, that's a good block. I caught it like this (showing his hand on top of the ball), I didn't bat it, I caught it like this, so there's no way they could have called it goaltending."
Turns out O'Neal was wrong and Cuban was right. It doesn't matter. The league's admission does nothing to change the outcome of the game.


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The current cooling wind tunnel was built in 1972 as part of the expansion of the Feuerbach/Germany Tech Center as the "Wind Tunnel II". Then as now, the cooling wind tunnel was the benchmark of the industry and has been improved continuously. The largest reconfiguration to date was begun in December 2012 and completed at the beginning of May 2013.
Very high continuous speeds can be achieved in this tunnel at temperatures of up to 50°C and the overall "engine cooling" system can be tested under realistic conditions. Unlike the climatic wind tunnel, the incident flow of the slip stream onto the cooling module of a vehicle is measured here, from passenger cars to heavy commercial vehicles.
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Jackson ready to lead Pistons | Porzingis likes Noah's intensity | Will Haslem reunite with Wade? | Dirk Speaks
No. 1: Jackson ready to lead Pistons — The Detroit Pistons made several moves this summer in free agency, and will enter this new season with an even younger roster than they had last season. For point guard Reggie Jackson, who is 27, it's an opportunity to take on a leadership role, as he tells Rod Beard…
While backup center Aron Baynes is the oldest player on the team — he turns 30 in December — the leadership mantle will be spread around, with veterans taking charge for summer workouts.
"That's kind of how it goes; we have to step up," said point guard Reggie Jackson, 27, entering his sixth season. "The organization put that upon us and myself to step up this year and be an even more impactful leader and more of a voice of reason and direction for our guys.
"I know I have a little more burden on my shoulders but it's something I asked for and something I wanted. We'll figure it out collectively."
Tolliver had been a mentor for Andre Drummond, and Steve Blake was a veteran voice for the point guards. Anthony Tolliver also was one of the most respected voices in the locker room, but signed as a free agent with the Kings this summer.
It was a unique dynamic having the most veteran and vocal players as reserves. But it worked.
"We did have steady rocks with Joel Anthony, Anthony Tolliver and Steve Blake, who really watched over us," Jackson said. "Unfortunately, they've moved on and we have to find a way to get it done.
"Hats off to those guys for everything they taught us. We're definitely appreciative of it and we'll definitely use it in the future. They're a big part of building the culture here. Now it's time for us to carry the torch."


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Director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) returns with Victoria & Abdul, the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. Co-starring Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar and Michael Gambon. Screenplay by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot), based on Shrabani Basu's best-selling biography.
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This game isn't going so well. Lots of arguing. Now want a different game. They are going to play heads up 7 up. are they in grade school?
I'm glad you can do pics Puddin so everyone can get a taste of this
I can stick around for a while, but honestly there isn't much to post other than them play this game and lots of laughing. The 4 up did just moon the table when they told them to put their heads up
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How to Pack for ANY Cruiseby Paul Motter | 04.24.12
Every week someone in our forums will ask "I am taking a cruise to [fill in the blank]. How should I pack?"
Many people want to know if their cruise is scheduled during the "rainy season" in their destination, and then they will inquire about the average temperature for that time of year. These are both logical questions that we don't mind answering, but once again the reply is always the same.
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Wherever you are going there is always a chance that you will encounter chilly or rainy weather, one or the other, or both, and so we can recommend certain clothes that will accommodate you in those conditions. But we also always have to add, "But we cannot predict what the exact weather will be on your cruise."
So, in the end we always recommend the same thing – that one should prepare for anything because no one can ever fully predict the weather, but that you should check the specific forecast for your destination the day before you leave. When packing you will adjust the mix of certain kinds of clothes depending on your destination; Caribbean or Alaska, or the Mediterranean or the Baltic Sea. But the list of clothes we recommend will remain the same. So here is the answer to "how do I pack for _____ in the month of _____?" The following simple approach will work for almost any kind of travel:
Unless you are going literally to the North or South Pole there is no reason to carry a heavy, hooded jacket. But if you are going to Alaska where the temperature can range between 40 and 80 (f) degrees you might get chilly. Alaska is also a rain forest, so it will probably rain at some point. Rain is also always a possibility throughout Europe.
So, the first essential item you need anywhere is a rain-proof outer garment. We Americans used to call them windbreakers (insert chuckles from our British friends here). A light raincoat – nothing but thin yet durable plastic, can be packed in a suitcase and hardly take up any space at all. That coat will protect you from the worst rain.
To address the chill factor; everyone knows that the wind adds to it, especially in cooler climates, so a "windbreaker" also reduces the wind chill factor, but it isn't enough. If you are going to a cooler climate you should add a sweater as a layer beneath the rain jacket. Warmth in clothing comes from having a cushion of dry air between your body and the elements. A sweater with a windbreaker fits the bill perfectly.
There is always the chance that you will need to layer more clothes if it gets colder, so add a t-shirt underneath. In fact, the interior of ships can often be pretty cool, in the upper 60s, and so having a long sleeve t-shirt or cotton pullover is a good idea anyway. Add that to your regular shirt, sweater and windbreaker and you are starting to feel very cozy.
If you are going to Alaska or the Baltic it won't hurt to take a pair of light, waterproof gloves if you tend to have cold hands – these are optional. Chances are very slim you will get cold enough to need more than a pair of blue jeans (I actually prefer black), but if you do need to layer then a pair of pajama bottoms can always be worn discretely underneath your jeans.
If your rain jacket has a hood that is helpful, but a baseball cap will also keep the sun off of your head in all kinds of weather. Try to find one that is at least water resistant if not water-proof, however you also want it to breathe so it doesn't get too hot.
By the way – in most cruising regions such as the Mediterranean, Caribbean or Alaska, rain storms tend to come and go rather quickly. Of course I have seen storms that last for days, especially during transatlantic cruises, but on such cruises there isn't much reason to be outside unless it's sunny anyway, so the cold rain is not really a factor.
Most rain storms will be short-lived, however, and there is usually protective shelter available anyway. A cruise is not a vacation where you are generally exposed to extreme conditions – you will be on the ship, or possibly on a tour coach or inside an ancient cathedral.
In Alaska you may be out on a deck watching whales, and the wind can cut pretty cold, but you will not be out for hours upon hours. My point is that it doesn't take a lot to have all the protection you are likely to need on an average cruise to almost anywhere.
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In Alaska or the Baltic take a thin, but durable, fully wind and rain-proof "windbreaker." Add a sweater of a bushy but compressible fabric for easy packing. Then include long and short sleeve shirts that can also serve as undergarments should you need to layer up. Add a hat to keep the rain and the sun off and consider light gloves if you tend to have cold hands.
Ship interiors are often cool so a long-sleeved sweater or cotton pullover is good to bring anyway. The same with pants for around the ship, blue jeans are good during the day but you will need slacks at dinner, though I am not addressing cruise ship dress code here; a separate subject entirely.
Most tropical showers In the Caribbean or the Summer Mediterranean are not "rainstorms," they are temporary flourishes that can disappear at a moment's notice. In the winter, however, a Caribbean cruise can be a little chilly on the first and last days when you are still close to the home port – so the long-sleeve shirt or sweater will help, but once you are in the islands you should be plenty warm year round.
The only places where I fully caution you to find and follow very specific instructions for what clothes to bring are Polar cruises. Here you must have clothes that will keep you fully wind and waterproof from head to toe, literally. Water-resistant is not enough for a Polar cruise, your fingers and toes will get cold first so they must remain fully dry. But that is a different topic.
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GREENWOOD, S.C. – Righty starter Justin Blue (Mulberry, Fla.) mowed through nine innings, posting the first shutout of the 2013 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament as No. 7-seed Georgia College (31-17) beat No. 6-seed Francis Marion University (28-19) 5-0 to keep the Bobcats alive in the winners bracket.
Blue (8-3) posted his fourth complete game of the 2013 season and second shutout, scattering six hits and a walk over nine frames. He tallied four strikeouts, at one point setting down 13 Patriot hitters in a row.
"My command was there today and I my slider really helped out a lot," said Blue. "My slider has been a good pitch for strikes, but it really worked well today."
Georgia College struck first in the first, when Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) walked, stole second and came in to score on a single by Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.).
The Bobcats added two in the fifth, as Ikaika Anderson (Austell, Ga.) singled in Mikee Moore (Dunwoody, Ga.) who led off on a walk. All-PBC Second Teamer Jake Sandlin (Evans, Ga.) added another run later in the frame on a solo home run, Sandlin's eighth this season.
In the eighth, Georgia College got more insurance with a laser beam home run from Ardeeser, caroming off the scoreboard in right for two more runs.
FMU's Gary Ashcraft (6-5) took the loss, going seven innings. Third baseman Stephen Tarkenton was the lonely multi-hit performer for FMU, going 2-for-4, as Blue did not allow a single extra-base hit, FMU getting shut out for the first time this season.
Ardeeser finished the game 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run, while catcher Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.) also had a pair of singles in four trips.
The Bobcats advance to play tomorrow, May 10 at 8:30 p.m. against an opponent determined by tonight and tomorrow's action. The Patriots fall to the loser's bracket, facing No. 2-seed Columbus State University May 10 at 10 a.m.
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I read it. I agree with it. I'd like to do it. Now, how do I do it?
Uzi finds a lot of things in his world "alarming", this causes him to need a lot of management on-leash. I cannot let him off completely.
But before this, I liked for him to have freedom. Now I would like that even more.
I have been trying to work to a place where I do not have to use a correction collar, I can't seem to get there. I can't have a dog that pulls a lot, I have postural issues which are really aggravated by this.
We do a lot of walking in our neighborhood, my latest strategy has been to allow him freedom from an imaginary line at my legs and back, with the idea that if he keeps me in his peripheral, he will learn better leash manners.
We try for Look At That with all things that he finds surprising, shocking, or alarming, and there has been some slow improvement, but nothing substantial yet.
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|Santa Barbara > Activity Guide > Parks > Douglas Family Preserve
Family Preserve
There are entrances at the ends of Linda Road and Medcliff Road
This beautiful, undeveloped stretch of park is a prime place for walking humans and dogs. The view along the bluffs is gorgeous, offering ocean and beach views that are spectacular.
The history of this park is particularly interesting. Many of the older locals remember is as the Wilcox property. As you wander the park, you can still find fire plugs, street curbs and drains that were once planned to support a major housing development but chance and a grassroots movement saved it.
Money was collected but the prospects of success were looking grim, until at the last moment a very large donation came in from Michael Douglas, who then named the park in honor of Kirk Douglas.
Amenities: This park has no restroom or picnic facilities.
Directions: Take the 101 to Carrillo St. Turn away from the mountains. Drive until you reach Cliff Drive. Turn right. You will come to two stop lights within a block of each other. Turn left onto Mesa Lane (the second light) and then turn right onto Borton. Turn left onto Linda and follow it to the end. There is on street parking.


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College Archivist Eric Hillemann Publishes "A Beacon So Bright: The Life of Laurence McKinley Gould"
Submitted by Jessica Paxton on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 5:21pm
Jan 29 2013 12:00 pm
Location:Gould Library Athenaeum, Carleton College
Carleton College archivist Eric Hillemann has published "A Beacon So Bright: The Life of Laurence McKinley Gould," chronicling the namesake of the College's library—a man who served for thirty years as a professor of geology and as Carleton's "colorful and charismatic" fourth president. On Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum, Carleton will host a special booksigning event celebrating this new publication. Carleton President Steve Poskanzer will introduce Hillemann, who will give a brief presentation on the new biography. A complimentary lunch will also be provided for the first fifty attendees. Copes of "A Beacon So Bright" are available now at the Carleton Bookstore, located in the Sayles Hill Campus Center, and online at www.carletonbookstore.org and www.amazon.com.
Drawing upon rich resources in the archives at Carleton and elsewhere, Hillemann provides a detailed chronicle of the remarkable man who created of Carleton—and, many would say, of his own life—"a beacon so bright" that it would serve those who study there as a guide for their entire lives. "While Carleton College likes to think of Larry Gould as its own, he commanded a national and international reputation as a world class scientist, explorer, spellbinding lecturer, and spokesman for liberal education"
Laurence M. Gould had the opportunity to direct NASA or a major foundation. There were even those who urged the polar explorer and eminent geologist known as "Mr. Antarctica" to run for the US Senate or the presidency. Gould chose, instead, to devote his considerable talents toward furthering the fortunes of higher education in general and of Carleton College in particular.
In his thirty years at Carleton (1932-62), seventeen as president, he was immensely popular with students and alumni while also presiding with an authority that today would be unthinkable. His students and younger colleagues were his family, and he was equally at home with eighteen-year-old students, major scientists, business leaders, and influential politicians. He had a zest for life, whether trout fishing, sledging in sub-zero Antarctica, enjoying a concert, or leading an academic conference.
Carleton President Emeritus Stephen R. Lewis Jr. observes, "Eric Hillemann has written a fulsome, lively account that does justice to this multifaceted giant. It is rich in personal details but also puts Gould's life into the context of world and national events of the day. Many states and other institutions claim Laurence McKinley Gould, and Hillemann's account shows why."
In 2011, Carleton also reissued a special publication of "Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey," Gould's firsthand account of his historic five-person, 1500 mile dog sled journey through Antarctica while serving as second-in-command on Richard E. Byrd's first expedition to that frozen, beautiful, mysterious and dangerous continent. Written during the era of heroic exploration over 80 years ago, the book remains a classic example of polar literature.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College. The Gould Library Athenaeum is located on the north end of College Street on the Carleton campus. For more information, including disability accommodations, please call (507) 222-4303.


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The current home of all things Halo, 343 Industries, is working with Powerhouse Animation Studios—responsible for the animation in Risk: Factions—on a new, ongoing Halo-themed animated series dubbed Apt. 117. Maybe you'll think it's funny?
Maybe not, because Apt. 117 is pitched as "an underwhelming animated series" about "a boring, average guy who lives with a Halo-obsessed idiot." From what we've seen (the above trailer), that sounds fairly accurate. Maybe this is the kind of self-deprecating humor that Halo Waypoint followers really dig, but it left me more puzzled (and slightly nauseated from the floppy man-boob on display) than amused.
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Hi, I am wondering if madBasic can be used to catch an exception and create a custom dialog. Basically I plan to upgrade to mad except commercial at some point, but right now I don't have the funds to pay for a commercial license, so want to get started using madBasic first.
However, does madBasic even offer the ability to do some of what the full version does?
Note: sorry for newbie question as I haven't used this tool for even more than a couple of days, and am wondering how madBasic compares to say the JclDebug tools. If worse comes to worse, I save up money and use JclDebug in the mean time, while I build up some cash to buy full MadExcept. However, if MadBasic can do what I need to do, I'd use that in the mean time!
Can you tell me what madBasic is capable of, in relation to making a custom dialog to catch an exception? How about an Access Violation that is not an exception but still needs to be caught? Only the full version can hook into access violation?


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