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McMoRan Exploration Co. Updates Activities At Davy Jones No. 1
McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) today provided an update on the Davy Jones No. 1 workover currently in progress on South Marsh Island Block 230. As previously reported McMoRan successfully perforated 165 feet of Wilcox sands and on July 13 commenced operations to run production tubing. Prior to removing the blow out preventer and installing the production tree, McMoRan performed a routine pressure test on the seal system, which indicated that the seal assembly located at approximately 16,400 feet needed to be replaced. McMoRan believes the seal assembly was impacted by the increased use of high density mud used in operations designed to suppress flow in the well. Once the well is stable, McMoRan plans to install a production packer above a new seal assembly which would enable a double seal completion. As a result, the flow test previously anticipated during the week of July 30 is now expected to be conducted during the month of August 2012.
James R. Moffett, Co-Chairman, President and CEO of McMoRan, said: "In our efforts to unlock "Davy Jones' Locker", we encountered flow in the well prior to setting all of the production tubing. To address this, we have modified our original design to include a double seal which should allow us to achieve a measurable flow test and bring the well on production safely. While we are disappointed by the delay, we are encouraged by the well's attempts to flow. We look forward to obtaining results from the measurable flow test as soon as possible to determine the potential of the first shallow water, ultra-deep sub-salt completion on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf."
As previously reported, McMoRan has drilled two successful ultra-deep sub-salt wells in the Davy Jones field. The Davy Jones No. 1 well logged 200 net feet of pay in multiple Wilcox sands, which were all full to base. The Davy Jones offset appraisal well (Davy Jones No. 2), which is located two and a half miles southwest of Davy Jones No. 1, confirmed 120 net feet of pay in multiple Wilcox sands, indicating continuity across the major structural features of the Davy Jones prospect, and also encountered 192 net feet of potential hydrocarbons in the Tuscaloosa and Lower Cretaceous carbonate sections.
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Orcs. Not much is ever said about them and they kind of are shoved to the side in fantasy literature. The first thing that always bothered me about the Orc race is their threat level. These creatures were always toted as being the bane of the Elven race, their eternal foe. Yin and Yang, they were always described as the counter to the Elves, a stance taken from J.R.R. Tolkens Lord of the Rings. In fact, some scholars of the series claim that Tolken created the word Orc as a word in his Elven language of Sindrin to refer to the goblin races of Middle Earth and therefore the entire whole of Orcs are a nonexistent mythical race. These great threats to the Elven host, warriors who spill the blood of Elf, Dwarf and Man, these who are bane to the forces of Good, are always relegated to stupid cannon fodder, servants and underlings. And with how they are portrayed, there is little to warrant this great fear. Most times when I have seen the Orcs thrown against the heroes, it is in a Banzai wave, hoping to bleed stamina and spells through sheer numbers so that the real bad guys can have an edge later on. This mindless butchery of throwing rank after rank at the party in hopes of winning through attrition is even one of the main focal points to R. A. Salvatores novel The Lone Drow. It was because of this limited vision that I first began to redesign the Orc race of my world into what is listed here. My Orcs are a little more fleshed out in terms of lifestyle, culture, customs, and also are a little more, human if you will forgive the expression.
The first thing to know about any race is their origin. The origin of a race will most often set the basic framework for any storyteller to look back on when trying to determine how the race will act in a given situation. The origin of my Orcs comes twofold. The first is similar to the accepted traditional Orc origin that is found among most, none Tolkien writings. Gruumish, their patron god, in a battle with Corallon Larathian the god of the elves, bled from his wounds into the earth below. From this blood the race of Orcs was born. However this origin is only the start. The divine nature of Gruumishs blood was enough to grant life and spawn the Orc race, but as they were an accident in creation without any planning they were savage, warlike, crude and destructive. Gruumish watched as they butchered themselves and the races around them and was amused at their antics. This gave birth to the Orcs listed in the Monster Manual. Another power was intrigued by the Orc race however, and he is the second part of their origin. A powerful mage whos name has been lost in time desired an army to protect his lands and to wage war on his rivals. Rather than try to create a new magical race or recruit warriors who might turn on him in the future, he chose instead to take an existing race and change them. The natural strength and ferocity of the Orcs were just what he was looking for. While the last surviving clans of Orcs were being destroyed by the elements of winter and their own infighting, he rescued a few hundred and took them to the caverns beneath his keep. There, over a period of several years he began experimenting on their bodies, using untested magics to alter their minds and sculpt their forms into what they are today. He magically changed the bodies of the females to accelerate the birthing process and increase the number of offspring. He taught them language and craft skills as well as tactical warfare. The mage birthed the Orc race anew into an army of almost unstoppable might, a race of warriors, but also a race of slaves. History has shown time and time again that when a race is enslaved, they often turn to religion for some small comfort, and that is what happened with the Orc race. The shamans of the Orc race turned into a full formed priesthood over the years of captivity, bringing with them the hope of freedom from their master. The Orcs felt within themselves that they had somehow failed Gruumish and were being punished, an attitude nurtured by the priests as they slowly gained power within the race. Eventually the mages ambition proved to be too much and he was destroyed by a group of rivals in a cataclysmic spell duel. Suddenly free of his oppressive yolk, the Orcs came to the surface for the first time in their new forms. Now firmly in power and with no rivals, the priesthood of Gruumish wasted no time in establishing themselves as the new ruling force. Magicians, physical embodiments of the one who enslaved them, were declared an abomination to be slain upon discovery. To speak against Gruumish or his priests was heresy and punished with sacrificial death. Stone altars dedicated to Gruumish were erected and the priests offered blood tribute to their god. The warrior clan, the remains of the army of the mage, was declared a holy calling by the priests and soon its ranks were swelled by the faithful. However their new freedom opened the doorways for many new problems to plague them. The alterations of the mage were permanent, and the race continued to grow in population, only kept marginally in check by the massive amount of sacrifices performed by the priesthood and the huge body count tallied during raids. The Orc people needed more farmable land and food sources to feed themselves, causing a constant need for raids on neighboring villages and cities. Dwelling underground had caused the need for augmentation to their eyes by the mage and since it was not natural evolution, the effect continued even generations later causing discomfort in sunlight and a temporary blindness during morning hours. Ancient discord with the elven and dwarven races flared again as the Orc race began logging heavily in elven forests to meet the need for fuel and building supplies and began raiding mines for workable iron ore. The priesthood declared the dwarves to be demons of greed, unwilling to share or trade with the Orcs due to their avarice ways and the elves as untrustworthy assassins, killing from a distance and practicing magic. The priesthood swore that the elves, if given the chance, would use this magic to again enslave the Orc race and make them fight the elves battles for them. Seemingly surrounded on all sides by enemies, the Orc race fled to the barren mountain regions of the world where no other race laid claim and built their cities there. Still unable to completely feed themselves, they must continue to raid for food from their neighbors thus gaining the notoriety they now possess. Recently there has been a small amount of the population who are beginning to distrust the theocracy that leads them. Though tiny, they are slowly growing in number. Whether this marks a future change in the government structure of the Orc race or perhaps a splintering of the race into subraces is unclear at this time.
Because of this large influence of the military within the race, Like all other races, there have been weapons of legend and power, the Orc races equal to Excalibur, Robin Hoods Bow, and such. And like all races, they are proud of their history, telling the tales of these weapons down the generations. Elfkiller is one such, and the first of the Orc weapons I am posting.
(A point to note: The Orcs written language, due to its repressed use in the races origin, is crude at best. This has lead the other races to believe that the verbal language is likewise crude. However, because of oral tradition, the language of the Orcs is as complex as any other existing, with several subtle nuances. It can be understood in a basic manner, the same as a student of a foreign language can understand and communicate basically in another tongue, but sounds basic and broken in their speech to a fluent person, and most other races, in their prejudice, seldom learn more.)
Elfkiller is an old blade, forged and anointed by the shamans of Grumish, the god of the Orcs not long after they escaped their captivity, this blade is legend among their kind as the blade of the first warrior consecrated into service by Grumish to bring death to their foes. Despite its appearance of frailty, the ancient magics within the blade keep the weapon sharp and strong, able to cleave through dragon scale with ease, and part the links of Dwarven mail like paper. Unimaginative as the name of the weapon is it must be understood that it is a direct translation from their written language, a language that is crude at best. The correct name when pronounced by the verbal tongue of the Orc race is Blade of righteous vengeance against the treacherous demons of the forests. Elfkiller was first wielded by Hagrath the Chain Breaker, one of the warriors who led their people to the surface and settled them in the plains near the fallen and destroyed fortress tower of their once master. In the attempt to begin building homes for themselves, they began logging into the forests nearby, thus causing the elves of the forest to retaliate in the form of arrows and swords. Crafted from the iron of their slave chains, and blessed by the high priests of the One Eyed God, Elfkiller was forged to combat these new foes, slaughtering all who stood before its wielder. It has bathed in the blood of hundreds of elves since its birth, serving a succession of war leaders until it was lost when the warrior who bore it, and his entire war party, was wiped out by a pack of werewolves on the Stonelands. The shamans have already claimed this as a sign that Grumish is displeased with the Orc race and wishes them to begin the war against the elves once more. They offer the position of war leader, the warriors choice of the sacred harem as his concubine, and a suit of enchanted black iron plate mail crafted to fit an Orcs frame to the warrior who returns the weapon to the Orc shamans. To those who take this quest and fail however, they offer a swift death on Grumishs altar to sate the blood lust of their god.
Not realized by the priesthood is that the weapon has already been recovered by Orcan hands in the form of a Heretic, a female warrior, who bears the blade in hopes of keeping it from spilling Elven blood once more.
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It's a busy celestial week, starting when two planets change signs on Sunday.
The first, love planet Venus, moves into its own sign of Libra, where it will stay until Nov. 21. During this time, your social life could ramp way up. Gracious manners will come naturally to you and your charms will be irresistible. You'll easily attract friends and lovers, and could be quite popular. In fact, your social calendar may be booked solid.
The second big shift is by mind planet Mercury, which moves into Sagittarius. For the next few weeks you could find yourself broadening your worldview. You'll feel an urge to expose yourself to new ideas and perspectives on a variety of subjects, especially of a philosophical nature. You may start asking life's big questions, wondering, what does it all mean?
Monday's Full Moon in Taurus may provide some monetary rewards for financial maneuvers you made earlier. Perhaps additional, unexpected benefits will be revealed. With extra cash in hand, you can afford to splurge on yourself a little.
At week's end, when Venus connects to both unpredictable Uranus and potent Pluto, your love life could take an unplanned turn. Try to be flexible.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Your mind and heart are perfectly in sync this week. When Tuesday's Full Moon triggers your financial sector, you'll be filled with motivation and big strategies for the future. It's an excellent time to take on a new business partner or make long-term investment plans. These are the kind of moves that give you that powerful, bold reputation. If you join forces with someone else, choose an ally who can follow your lead to the finish line.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
The Full Moon is in your sign on Tuesday, and it could shine light on areas you prefer to ignore. Still, it's important to face the truth that this cosmic mirror reflects back to you. Specifically, this is a good week to take inventory of the people surrounding you. If they represent certain bad habits or values, perhaps these are your own flaws. It's time for the Bull to make some positive changes.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
The next few weeks should be double the fun – and double trouble! – as love planet Venus bounces through your sector of merrymaking. You're up for just about anything now, and you're quick enough on your feet to avoid potential scrapes. You're also feeling a little frisky! Taking a risk in the love department could be just the adventure you've been looking for. As long as you aren't toying with anyone's heart, this is a great opportunity for some flirty fun.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Things could be a bit of a bummer at work this week. You bristle when some office joker pokes fun in your direction. Still, try not to take their comments to heart – this is your chance to be the bigger person and rise above pettiness. Furthermore, your home and family are your refuge, so lean on them as much as needed. Their support makes a huge difference in helping you feel stronger and more self-assured.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)
A decision needs to be made this week, so try to set that stubborn attitude aside. Otherwise, what should be an easy choice will become a lot more difficult. Try some stretching or yoga to stimulate mental and physical flexibility. At work, pay attention to the details and, again, stay open to compromise. If you do, your colleagues will appreciate your willingness to meet them halfway. This will help you later, when you need their cooperation with something important.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)
Longtime friends and relatives could get on your nerves this week with their seemingly endless bickering or nagging. And you? You're in the corner, staring out the window as you daydream about being someplace far, far away. It's better not to get involved. No matter how good your intentions are, your opinions would fall on deaf ears. Furthermore, if you make your real feelings known, you risk coming across as an unwelcome dictator. So disengage from the conflict and keep the peace.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)
Starting Monday, the world seems a much brighter place because loving Venus, your planetary ruler, dances into your sign. Suddenly, people are drawn to you like bees to flowers. You're a magnet for positive energy and attention right now, and that goes for money as well as romance. So reach out, make contacts and accept promising invitations. If you play your cards right, you could ride this lucky streak all the way to a sweet or profitable conclusion!
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)
Don't be surprised if Tuesday's Full Moon finds you feeling frustrated or reaching the limits of your patience. Many people around you may be feeling the same way as these cosmic energies push everyone's buttons. Your relationships are being tested, so try not to get swept up in power plays. All that struggle just isn't worth it. If you need a breather, get alone time away from the madness. Better yet, channel your focus toward something that stirs your passions.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
Communication planet Mercury moves into your sign this week, and it's hard to contain your many jokes and ideas. At work, you're filled with concepts and schemes that feel truly innovative. In groups of people, witty quips tumble off your tongue at lightning speed. Talk about the gift of the gab! Just don't forget that details and actions matter too. Grand plans for world peace are all well and good, but will you walk the walk or just talk the talk? That remains to be seen.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)
You're primed to take a risk at work this week. It's probably a fine idea – you're security-minded and a sharp thinker, and you rarely get behind a long shot unless you know success is likely. Still, make sure everyone else is on board. If someone thinks you're raining on their parade, it'll be nothing but storm clouds ahead. You can ensure clear skies by checking in with others. Tapping in to your social network is also a good way to connect with the backup you need.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
This week, focus on finding a workable balance between your career and home life. When you burn the candle at both ends, neither work nor your relationship gets its fair share of attention. Plus, the stress mounts quickly when you feel pulled between the two. Change is definitely needed, but equilibrium may be hard to come by. After all, you can't expect to please everyone. It could be tough to decide which is worse – getting on your boss's bad side or upsetting your significant other.
Weekly forecast: October horoscope for Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20)
An issue at the office this week has you wanting to speak up, but watch what you say. You may not have all the facts. Similarly, double-check your work before presenting it to others. This is one time when a fake-it-'til-you-make-it approach won't help. Confidence and vision go a long way, but now you need to back them up with research and planning. Putting in the effort may feel like a drag, but a job well done speaks volumes about your work ethic.
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Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity "The Man for Whom the World was Made" first appeared in the Fall 1989 issue of Touchstone. The Man for Whom the World was Madeby George L. Murphy Human beings are always fascinated by questions about origins. Where did the universe come from, and how did we get here? The opening chapters of Genesis have given us some of our favorite religious images. Today's scientists have new tools with which to explore the universe, and a great deal has been learned about the origins of life and the universe in the past century. But when we contemplate the results of looking billions of years into the past and billions of light years into space, we are still driven to ask questions that men and women asked millennia ago: What is the point of it all? Is there any meaning to this world in which we participate? Christians have never had any doubt that God has a purpose in creation. We may not be able to understand that purpose, and perhaps "cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." (Eccl. 3:11) In fact, any attempt to explain why God created the universe runs into the danger of suggesting that God had to create for some reason. No, God creates in freedom. But we are told that God did not create the world a chaos (Is. 45:18), and we are given a vision of the completion of God's work in the Book of Revelation. Scientific developments have forced us to discard some ideas about God's design in creation. Modern astrophysics has shown that births and deaths of stars are still occurring, so that we know that the stars were not all simply set in place in the beginning. The Darwinian theory of evolution argues that life has developed through a process of natural selection, rather than having had all its features displayed when the world was young. It isn't surprising, then, that some scientists and philosophers have come to doubt that there is any meaning or purpose to the universe. Scientifically, they argue, we can only seek to understand the world as it is, and can't explain why it is that way. The Scientific Anthropic Principle But recent work in cosmology has led some scientists to wonder if the universe does "just happen" to be as it is. Doubts about the accidental character of the world stem from discoveries that a universe much different from ours would not have allowed the development of the kind of life that we know. The idea of the apparent fitness of the cosmos for our species has found expression in recent years as the "anthropic principle," and has become a fairly hot topic among scientists. Barrow and Tipler's The Anthropic Cosmological Principle 1 provides a massive treatment of the subject, to which I would refer the reader for further details on some points I will consider. There are also briefer and less technical surveys available.2 Perhaps the simplest example with which to begin a discussion of the anthropic principle is the basic force of gravitation. There is a gravitational pull between any two pieces of matter in the universe which depends on the masses of the bodies and the distance between them. Two masses of one kilogram separated by a meter attract one another with a force of about fifteen-trillionths of a pound. That seems a quite arbitrary value, and we can easily imagine universes in which gravity would be stronger or weaker. But if gravity were much stronger than it is, the expansion of the universe which is now generally thought to have begun in the Big Bang would quickly have been brought to a halt and the universe would have collapsed long before life could develop. And if gravity were much weaker than we experience, the universe would have thinned out so quickly that no stars or planets would have formed. Again, life as we know it would not have come about. So tinkering with the strength of gravity would probably have produced a universe in which life with a physical and chemical basis like ours was impossible. Tinkering with other numbers which characterize our universe, such as the strengths of electromagnetic or nuclear forces, would have had a similar effect. It seems as if the universe is just right for humanity. One can, of course, speculate on the possibilities for life forms which have a fundamentally different physico-chemical basis from ours. But at present we know nothing scientifically about how life might develop in, for example, a cloud of pure hydrogen. We cannot absolutely rule out the possibility of life that is not carbon-based, does not require water, and so forth, but at present we have to leave consideration of such possibilities to science fiction, for we have no scientific evidence even to suggest any probability of such life. A precise statement of the anthropic principle can take several forms. A weak version is simply the observation that the universe as we know it is compatible with human life. To this extent the anthropic principle is not particularly speculative or controversial. If regarded simply as the statement "we are here," it may even seem trivially obvious. But it is not trivial, for it is far from obvious a priori that a universe will satisfy the rather stringent physical conditions for life. But there are stronger, more speculative, and more controversial versions of the anthropic principle which state that in some sense the universe must be compatible with intelligent life, or even that such life must indeed develop. These stronger versions are no longer simply statements about the physical parameters of the universe and of living systems, but are far-reaching claims about two-way relationships between the universe and the life which can exist in it. Stronger versions of the anthropic principle may simply express the belief that the fitness of the universe for life must be "more than coincidence." But some versions, such as Wheeler's "Participatory Anthropic Principle,"3 depend upon the critical role which observation, and therefore observers, play in modern quantum theory. At the atomic level, it does not seem to be possible to describe physical processes without consideration of the type of observation which is carried out on them. Quantum theory allows us to calculate probabilities for events to occur, and demands that there be an observation of the physical system in order for any one of the events to become a known certainty. (This involves the so-called "collapse of the wave packet.") In one standard example in which a beam of electrons strikes a screen with holes in it, the pattern of electrons passing through the screen depends on whether or not one observes which hole each electron goes through.4 This kind of result leads some theorists to take the strong position that an event must be observed in order to exist.5 (It should be emphasized that we are talking here about real acts of observation, which involve physical apparatus—Geiger counters, eyes, etc.—as well as conscious minds. Thus what is in view here is not just an idea that the mind creates its own reality, as in the more simplistic versions of New Age thought.) Such an idea may seem very speculative, and some may be reminded of the views of the eighteenth-century bishop/philosopher George Berkeley. Certainly the claim that the existence of events requires observation is an extreme position which not all physicists or philosophers of science would take. But those who do take such a position feel driven to it by the facts of quantum physics, and not by any a priori commitment to idealistic philosophy. Any theory based on this idea should therefore be regarded as speculative, but not on that account outside the realm of legitimate scientific theorizing. If observers are necessary in order for events to have meaningful existence, then there must be physical observers in order for there to be a physical universe. Thus we would be led to a version of the anthropic principle asserting that in order for the universe to exist, life must develop within it. Given the necessity of intelligent observers, some have gone on to speculate that intelligent life cannot die out but must continue forever, evolving toward ever greater intelligence and control of the universe. A Christian Theanthropic Principle Faced with these anthropic principles, Christians can hardly help but ask whether or not they might have anything to do with the traditional understanding of God as the creator of the universe. Care is necessary here. It is a serious theological error to canonize any particular scientific theory, as the medieval church tended to do with the Aristotelian understanding of the world. Still, it is important for theology and science to be in dialogue. Theologians need to be in touch with what is going on at the frontiers of science, and to see what light the Judaeo-Christian tradition can shed on fundamental questions that are being asked there. That tradition does have some important things to say about a cosmic significance for humanity. Our goal should be neither to provide theological sanction for scientific versions of the anthropic principle nor to make our religious view of the role of humanity depend on current scientific results, but to see whether scientific and theological views have any parallels and can mutually inform one another. At first glance the anthropic principle might simply seem to allow another revival of the old Argument from Design: Since the universe is so finely tuned for life, there must have been a "Tuner," a God who created the world. A Christian may interpret at least the weak form of the anthropic principle as the traditional idea that God created a universe for humans to inhabit. But the anthropic principle can serve to challenge us to consider a more profound aspect of Christian thought. The stronger forms of that principle do not look only to a purposeful creation in the beginning, but suggest a fundamental role for humanity in the middle of cosmic history, and point toward a culmination of that history in humanity. The anthropic principle suggests that we need to consider creation from the end as well as from the beginning. God is spoken of in Scripture as the first and the last (Is. 44:6), "the Alpha and the Omega." (Rev. 1:8) God created the heavens and the earth in the beginning (Gen. 1:1), and in the end will "be everything to everyone." (2 Cor. 15:28) But even to speak of God in that way does not reveal the full depth of the Christian vision. The New Testament speaks of a central role for humanity in the history of the universe, and to that extent there is a parallel with scientific statements of the anthropic principle. In the Bible, however, the focus is not merely on humanity as a product of human evolution, but on that humanity indwelt by the One through whom the universe was made. The Letter to the Colossians says that all things were created in Christ: Not only are "all things" created through him, but they are also created for him. It is in the human Jesus Christ that the universe has its fulfillment. And so in Rev. 22:13, it is Jesus who applies to himself the divine titles "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Thus the New Testament presents us with what we might call a theanthropic principle: God has created a universe in which human life can develop, and God has personally united himself with humanity, and thus with the whole universe, in order to bring the creation to its fulfillment. Of course this theanthropic principle rests on a basis quite different from the anthropic principles discussed earlier. The theological statement comes from God's revelation in Jesus Christ, and not from anything about the strength of gravitation or the quantum-mechanical theory of observation. But the strong scientific forms of the anthropic principle, which, as far as they go, do not seem to be incompatible with the theanthropic principle, call our attention to this theological theme with special urgency. Thus science plays at least a suggestive role for theology here. Physical reality, that accessible to natural science, does not exhaust the creation. Christian theology has generally spoken of invisible angelic creatures and/or the spiritual meaning of the physical, social, and political structures that exist within our world. These are ways of understanding the thrones, dominions, principalities, and authorities of Colossians 1.6 Natural science does not say anything for or against the existence of such realities, which the New Testament argues are also brought to their fulfillment through the cross and resurrection of Christ. This is one illustration of the fact that the theanthropic principle has a larger scope than do the scientific anthropic principles. The ideas of a number of theologians already provide some suggestions for the formulation of a theanthropic principle: Scientific developments, while provocative, have not taken theology completely by surprise. We may note, for example, some of the ideas of Karl Barth, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Jurgen Moltmann.7 But perhaps we will think first of Teilhard de Chardin, who made use of the ultimate eschatological title of Christ when he designated the future convergence point of the universe as "Omega."8 The theanthropic principle means that God's future is in an important sense known to us. It has been made known to us in God's revelation in Christ, and is in fundamental ways continuous with Jesus of Nazareth who was born, died, and rose again some two thousand years ago on this earth—the Jesus who is our brother. Of course we may expect that before the termination of the universe's history, the human race will encounter many incredible phenomena that we can scarcely dream of today. But the center of all of that will be God Incarnate, Jesus Christ. The universe was created with humanity in view, but not for humanity as an end in itself. In creating men and women, God created the possibility that the dwelling of God might be with humanity in creation. (Rev. 21:3)9 It is appropriate, as long as the observational evidence warrants it, for science to speak of an anthropic principle, but theology cannot be content to stop with that. It must speak of God present with humanity in Jesus Christ, of a theanthropic principle, and look to God Incarnate as the head of a new humanity, the Body of Christ, in which the universe finds its fulfillment. • Notes: 1. Barrow, John D. and Tipler, Frank J., The Anthropic Cosmological Principle
(Oxford, 1986). George L. Murphy is pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA), Tallmadge, Ohio. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University and has taught college physics for twelve years. "The Man for Whom the World was Made" first appeared in the Fall 1989 issue of Touchstone. If you enjoyed this article, you'll find more of the same in every issue. Letters Welcome: One of the reasons Touchstone exists is to encourage conversation among Christians, so we welcome letters responding to articles or raising matters of interest to our readers. However, because the space is limited, please keep your letters under 400 words. All letters may be edited for space and clarity when necessary. email@example.com This page and all site content © 2015 by The Fellowship of St. James. All rights reserved. Please send comments, suggestions, and bad link reports to firstname.lastname@example.com. |


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This is a discussion on Top 5 Combat Handguns within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by Ramjet I am really impressed with the number of 5.7 x 28 so far, I guess I am not the only one ...
I have hundreds of rounds of empties but will continue to purchase ammo this thing reminds of reloading the 221 fireball touchy to say the least. I actually have 2 one is my wife's of course but I thought so much of hers I bought one and the SD ammo is available. I just wish they would make compact version of that caliber.
In terms of actual record probably something like this:
1911, BHP, Beretta M92, CZ-75, Makarov.
Glock 17
1911 GI Spec
Sig 226
Browning Hi-Power
Smith and Wesson model 19
all tried and true
Mine would be,
D Wesson .357mag
Beretta Px4 9mm
Browning Hi Power
If I were in combat in:
Civil War - 1851 Colt Navy 44
Spanish-American War - 1873 SAA
WWI, WWII, Korea, Nam - 1911
Sand Box - M9
Current or future dynamic engagements with my choice,
RH: 5" Series 70 GC
LH: 4 1/4" Series 80 CC
(These are listed because I have them, but you put anything in my hand, and I'll be glad to warm it up.)
Liberty, Property, or Death - Jonathan Gardner's powder horn inscription 1776
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sar k2 .45
1911 .45
And the old man said, "We'll see..."
Colt 1911
Glock 21
Sig P220
As you can see I like 45's
Have Fun and Shoot Straight !!
1. Colt combat goverment model .45acp (mine is sort of tricked out)
2.Kimber pro Raptor .45 acp (lot of of custom stuff)
3. Browning hi Power 9mm
4.Kahr K9
5.Ruger Sp101 3 inch barrel .357 mag.
These 5 are all out of my personal battery so I know they work.
Sixto mentioned only picking guns one owns. That is true in my case for the simple reason if I haven't shot and evaluated pistol 'A', I'm not going to select it as my 'go to' pistol. In my defense, I must point out I've tried a few. At the risk of being less than humble, I present photographic evidence of my experience: (Click for larger image)
I'm sure there are those who have shot more different types of handguns, more often, than me. But I've some legitimate experience. These are the ones (most of them, anyway; there are a couple in gunboxes, one on my hip and a few in the bedroom) I have purchased, shot, evaluated and kept. There are also a number I have sold off or disposed in some manner. Any pistols I owned and didn't like, I didn't keep. Also not shown are several issued pistols which were reclaimed by various agencies at their pleasure. I have also shot and fiddled with other handguns belonging to friends and relations over the years; and benefited from their various experiences on the subject. I cannot think of any pistols I had, didn't like, got rid of and now think, "That's the gun I'd take to defend myself!"
The same applies to the person with only one pistol. If one owns a pistol, has shot it and worked with it for a while, likes it and feels it is dependable and useful, why would one select something only heard of as a 'favorite'?
And Saints preserve us from those who would recommend anything on the basis of a video game.
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Yeah, C hawk; I think I picked up on the bantering tone of your post. No offense taken or observed.
Is that a PPQ? Silly me, PPQ, not BBQ. Or is that the .45 ACP conversion done some years ago? I answered my own question, partially. It is not a PPQ. I looked up a PPQ on one of the auction sites. A PPQ looks like a 'Glother' or a 'Walck'. (Like the Sigma was called a 'Glock & Wesson'; but that never caught on.)
So, is that the P-38/.45 ACP or something else? It looks like a nickel finish.
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FN 45 Tac
NightHawk GRP
USP Competition .40
Okay ... here are two more ...
4) Browning Hi-Power
5) Virtually any of the current breed of polymer pistols, including Glocks, Rugers, Springfield XDs, S&W M&Ps, etc., etc.
We live in the Golden Age of semi-automatic pistols. There are few really "bad" ones out there.
As much as I love John Browning's M1911 and Browning Hi-Power designs, Glock led the revolution a quarter century ago into a Brave New World of polymer-framed handguns. It cut manufacturing costs, provided an almost indestructible frame material (that also happens to absorb recoil), chopped weight and proved to be the wave of the future. Now everybody makes them and most of them are really, really good.
I do have a soft spot for Glocks though.


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CEDCO – The Clean ENERPOWER Development Corporation
A Rare and Exclusive Electrical Energy Marketing Corporation…
We market the GREENEST electricity ever, in all the World !
We were formed to enter the marketplaces of four industries, to market all the services, products and/or Licenses that deal with the successful propagation of the GIFT, that was given to ONEGIFT4POWER, of Intellectual Property, dealing with the cheapest, cleanest and safest Electrical Energy!
Our main Marketing features are magnanimous, with no competition, and none for decades, three fold.
FIRST: our technology allows wholesale electricity generating costs as low as ½ cent per kWh, which in turn, lowers retail costs to at least ½ of what they are now. Our technology achieves this because it uses a "fuel" that never wears out, and never needs added, once the initial charge has been designed into any one of the ten Power Plants we will control. Our "fuel" is better than hydro and wind, as they use volumes of water, a liquid matter "objects", and volumes of air, a gaseous matter "objects", for their "fuel", BOTH NEEDING REPLENISHED EVERY SECOND and we use the third known matter on Earth, solid matter objects, WHICH NEVER NEED REPLENISHED, all of course, in motion.
SECOND: Our Power Plants can be constructed at the point of sale, homes, factories, apartment and office buildings, on any square inch of land on Earth, on-site construction or with Pre-Manufactured units, with no transmission lines if need be. Under schools, hospitals and/or playgrounds.
THIRD: Our technology will jump start the total real Electric Auto, (with electric developing engines,) Industry, and in decades will replace all forms of chemical energy engines and fuel now being used, gasoline and ethanol, diesel and bio fuels. This is not hype or predictions. This is conservative, VALIDATED, New Science fact.
We will be the prime business dealer , marketing corporation, for the use of the other NINE Power Plants, not now owned by ONEGIFT4POWER, but when they succeed, they will control all. When this is complete, we will be the WORLD'S ONLY MARKETERS of 100% of all TEN, "SOLID-POWER" Technologically designed Electrical Generating Power Plants.
Our technology will tremendously benefit four trillion dollar Industries! They are: The Electric Power Generating Industry, which is in real, dire trouble, the Real Electric Engine Auto Industry, which now doesn't exist, but in the future, after we do our job, it will be the BIGGEST part of auto production and purchase, the Energy Industry, and the Fuel Industry.
We also will be the prime business dealer, marketing corporation, for the use of the other The Energy and Fuel Industries both need help, as all the primary forms of energy now being used, are either dirty, unsafe, or too expensive, and going higher. The fuel Industry, is one that among other things, is turning our food supply into fuel, using them wind in turbines that kill tens of thousands of birds, yearly, and nuclear, which hasn't been built for decades.
We are legally able to make any offer, within the scope of our mission statement, to help ONEGIFT4POWER secure the funds they need to successfully propagate the GIFT.
We are now in the early stages of our functions, being able to offer License "first-right-of-refusals", to any entity that meets certain dollar CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to the First Fund drive of ONEGIFT4POWER.
A "risk free" "investment", benefactor contribution, to ONEGIFT4POWER, receives an immediate, instantaneous return, plus other "SATISFACTIONS", as found on their web-site, no other charity in the World can match, PLUS, will gain the "first-right – of – refusal" from CEDCO.
Yes, now they are only worth a few pennies, at best, and we are offering then for FREE, but once we Introduce the ONLY Power Plant in the World that is self-sustaining, uses no added fuel, last almost forever, because nothing burns, nothing is combusted, and nothing is nuked, the World will beat a path to our door. After all, no fuel , no fuel costs, transportation or storage, or handling costs, means a reduction of operating costs by 95%. No maintenance, lowers this cost another 4%. Does anyone really believe that when we Introduce this at one World Class Introduction Event, that the World will not take notice, and power brokers will want in badly.
THEN, that pennies "first-right – of refusal", document, becomes worth tens or even hundreds of millions, depending on what License has been optioned for, and the tax deduction taken immediately, will have to be rethought. Point is, we are offering a FREE OPTION for a LICENSE, just for a common contribution that most make yearly anyhow, to ONEGIFT4POWER, only ONE TIME! Once the fund-drive is finished, no more money is needed. They will never ask for one more penny.
This simply means, that when the INTRODUCTION EVENT to the WORLD takes place and the GIFT is standing on Earth, performing like no other Power Plant has ever performed, Licenses will be the norm, when any entity that wants to save at least ½ of their electric bills, will want to use the BEST electrical power generated, control a Power Plant or just want a home or industrial unit, when we market them.
Licenses will be required by any entity that wants anything to do with "SOLID-POWER" Technological designed Electrical Generating Power Plants, generating the CHEAPEST, CLEANEST, SAFEST, MORE ABUNDANT and AVAILABLE ELECTRICITY EVER!
It is a common thing, when one saves over ½ of what he or she or it is now paying, for a commodity EACH MUST HAVE, EACH MUST USE, and EACH MUST PAY FOR, like EVERY AMERICAN person , business, apartment owners, etc., HAS TO HAVE, THEY HAVE NO OPTION or OTHER CHOICE, PERIOD, that a License be secured to use or generate or deliver this FANTASTIC ELECTRICAL ENERGY. Besides that, it makes good sense to secure a License and be at least FIRST in line! ( Home Licenses are planned to be just $2.00 per month, added to their bill. Does anyone think customers will not pay this to save, at least, 1/2 their electric bill, or get unlimited electricity, 24 hours per day, for the same as they are now paying for metered electricity?
One can even sell these "first-rights" or use them to earn huge profits, or trade them, (sell or trade carries certain restrictions), or even to start your own Electrical Generating Business, or to put together an organization, with others, and earn millions, even BILLIONS, depending on what License one ops for.
NOW THEY GET A DOUBLE BARRELED RETURN, and although the tax deduction may have to be revisited at a later date, THEY NOW GET A TAX DEDUCTION, AS USUAL!
Even if one is a home owner or business owner SAVING ½ ON YOUR ELECTRIC BILL, SURE JUSTIFIES A SMALL LICENSE FEE OF A FEW DOLLARS - AND TO SECURE THIS LICENSE, FIRST IN LINE, SURELY ONE CANNOT OBJECT TO A CONTRIBUTION TO A WORTHY AND LEGAL CHARITY?
AND, IF YOU ARE NOW GENERATING COSTLY, DIRTY and/or UNSAFE ELECTRICITY, THIS COULD BE YOUR SAVING GRACE.
A Technology that EVERYONE will embrace! Power Plants that appeal to all. As many as you want or need. To be constructed anywhere you please, even under schools, hospitals or wherever!
Thousands of Megawatts, in a much smaller space than normal. No fuel costs. No fuel storage or disposal costs. No fuel transportation costs. No emission problems or even E. P. A. Licenses required, unless they change the present laws. No maintenance problems, just minor lubricating of bearings, and monitoring the electricity being generated, 24 hours per day.
And, for further information, Licensees will OWN each Power Plant, and never sell them, thus eliminating competition, reverse engineering, or any other type theft of secrets from just buying a Power Plant. Licensees of each State, or Country will police their own State countries competition, with Power Plants that no one can enter, unless certified to do so.
CHEAP, CLEAN and SAFE, plus the MOST ABUNDANT, MORE AVAILABLE, Electricity to rival nothing ever generated by any other entity, ever!
And, if you're the first to act, you're the first to control in your area, State or even your Country!
For further information about the charity, what they own and what they can do with it, click on to www.onegift4power.org, or call 817-461-5560!
Plus, if you feel you want to be an AGENT, securing the entity(s) we need, go to the UPDATE part of our ONEGIFT4POWER website, scroll down to January 14th UPDATE, and read the details, then call us.
On the ONEGIFT4POWER website, BE READY FOR a LOT OF HYPE, a LOT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION and a NUMBER OF VALIDATING REPORTS, plus a copy of the I. R. S. Approval letter, and much, much more, BUT NO REVELATION of SECRETS! Yes, we give as much information as we can, as all we own is revolutionarily new and dynamic, and very few would even understand the New Science, even when they see secrets, which unfortunately for those who demand them, we cannot show them for proprietary reasons.
The LARGE ENTITIES that join ONEGIFT4POWER, WILL INDEED SEE THE SECRETS of the GIFT, after a little education about the New Science, of course, and the signing of ONEGIFT4POWER's Non-Disclosure Agreement.
And, do not forget the FOUR BOOKLETS. IF, at the end of your searching the ONEGIFT4POWER web-site, and you want MORE INFORMATION, plus the BUSINESS PLAN, E-mail Dante at:
firstname.lastname@example.com, include your real name, who you are, what you do, your address, and any information you care to tell us about, and Dante will send them to you. These are not available to just window shoppers, just serious, potential contributors, that have the means and possibly the will to contribute.
We guarantee, at the very least, you will receive an education not found in the best Universities in the World!


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The question isn't whether Paul Green is a great teacher or a complete asshole. Don Argott's documentary "Rock School" reveals that he's both. The real conundrum that this character portrait delves into is how he pulls it off. The Paul Green School of Rock in Philadelphia teaches kids age nine to 17 how to become great rock musicians and is the most respected school of its kind. With a combination of talent and a child's excitement and outrage for music, Green has a personality to rival Jack Black's fictional rocker-turned-teacher from "School of Rock."
The key to Green's success also creates part of his flaw. He's shows confidence in his students by demanding the best from them, and when he gives them a challenging part, they think that means they can play it and practice more to get it down. He teaches the kids incredibly difficult music, including some of the most difficult material from Frank Zappa's catalogue to his advanced students. However, this form of encouragement doesn't result in sunny optimism, but in him shouting obscenities at the kids to let them know they suck when they screw up. He also has a habit of personally putting people down in a teasing, but hurtful manner. While he's affective and the kids look up to him, he scares many people away as well.
The documentary studies the different children at the school, some lazy, some brilliant, some sensitive. Argott traces their development, delving into different character traits and examining how they react to their energetic teacher, while Green tries to create a new generation of musicians who will create "significant" rock.
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Divorce rate in India (1.1%) is very low compared that in US and Europe. A few questions arise why it is so. Reasons may be,
1. Indian couples are really happy and committed compared to those in developed countries.
2. Because rich in Culture.
3. They have much Oxytocin and Vesoprassin secretion in brain compared to that in other developed countries.
While I am writing this article, I met at least 30 couples of different age group. Out of 30 couples, 10 couples denied to share their personal life and rest 20 couples whom I know personally disclose their feeling in quite few years. Out of these 20 couples, 10 couple have enough reason to get a divorce and out of this 10 couple only 3 couple considering (not mutually) about getting rid of that and ultimately one couple gets a divorce but not always.
I have already furnished enough reason for divorce which includes:
• Physical and mental torture
• Extra-marital affair
• Addiction and substance abuse
• Unequal attitude to non-earning partner
• Excessive Possiveness
• Not spending quality time even quantity time.
The facts revealed is entirely different from the above assumption. There is different reason for different age group. 90% of divorce cases are filed in India by men, which do not mean women do not want it but they cannot afford it. The main reason for all age group is economic handicap which makes the divorce rate in india very low.
For the age group 27-37:
3 couple considering divorce mostly belong to this age group. Even they think, it cannot be materialize because of family Conservativeness, Social hatred.
In most mediocre families if his/her son or daughter is thinking of divorce they oppose violently because of losing Social Status. They believe that "Nobody will marry his/her second daughter or son. After divorce they will have to find another divorcee to get married"
For the age group 38-48:
Majority of this age group believe they entered in a "one way" route and extended their roots so deep that it could not removed. If they cut the root, it is not possible for them to survive.
For the age group 49-59:
They believe this is fate and they have to accept it till death. Nothing can be done better. Rarely do they think about divorce. If somebody does he/she is violently opposed by his children and social hatred. People believe "This is not the time to enjoy life. This is the time to devote you to GOD and wait for the Final Call".
There was a Reality Show "App ki Kechari" on a Private TV Channel in India showing in most cases couples agreeing to stay together not because to live their lives again, but have to spend their life. There is no "either or" option.
In the coming years Divorce rate in India will grow up. It does not mean society is moving in backward direction. This is very hard to believe because 100 years ago we believe in "SATI". Wife has to sacrifice her life for her husband. In the same mind set we can't take it granted my wife leaves me officially in front of Society.
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Madurai: A recent decision by an Indian high court has resolved a decades-long issue which had been confiscating the rights of the Muslims who converted to Islam in the India state of Tamil Nadu years ago. India, facing minority rights' issue at large, happens to be a country which has Hindus in majority living with the Muslims, being the largest minority of India. Besides the two biggest religions, there are Sikhs, Christians and few Jews in the country as well.
Self-proclaimed largest democracy in the world and so-called secular state, India, is still confronted with a lot of problems as far as the dissemination of rights to the minorities are concerned which shows its inability in holding equal rights for its citizens on the basis of their religions despite claiming to be a secular state constitutionally and practically.
However, the recent decision by an Indian high court has, up to some extent, trimmed down the problems of the Muslims who converted to Islam in the Hindu-dominated country.
The decision came when the Madurai bench of the Madras high court directed the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to treat people who have converted to Islam in the Backward Classes (Muslims) category during appointments.
The order was passed on a PIL filed in the court alleging that converts to Islam were being treated as "other castes" thereby denying them the benefits of the reservation policy. The PIL was filed by M K Muzibur Rahman, Secretary of Umar Nagar Muslim Jamath at Kooriyur in Ramanathapuram district.
Muzibur Rahman had said in his petition that he was one among the dalits who converted to Islam three decades ago. He pointed out that the community certificates issued by the state government to their children did not specify any caste. Ultimately, the children were left out in the reservation process and could not enjoy any of the quotas for Scheduled Castes or for Backward Classes (Muslims) in educational institutions and employment avenues. The TNPSC was not recognizing the community certificate for reservation purpose since it simply says they are converts to Islam without specifying the caste, he added.
Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Counsel Ajmal Khan pointed out that the State government had already issued orders for classifying those who converted to Christianity either under the head of Most Backward Class or Backward Class. However, no such order had been passed in so far as converts to Islam were concerned. Khan also argued that the Kerala government considered dalits who converted to Islam as Backward Class – Muslims.
Hearing the arguments, division bench comprising justices K N Basha and K Ravichandra Baabu passed the interim order directing TNPSC to consider converts to Islam as Backward Classes –Muslims.


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From pencil-like forests of silver birch to towering Siberian pines, Finns have always loved their forests.
You might say they were born that way. From the cradle to the grave, long before contemporary "tree-hugging" culture, Finns and their forests were intertwined. The wood for the forests provided shelter, food, and fuel for their beloved saunas where midwives have birthed babies for the past two thousand years. The smell of wood is seared into every Finn's DNA and is one of their first scent memories. Most Finns naturally prefer to be buried in a plain pine box bringing the cycle full circle.
The long unforgiving Finnish winters forged strong resourceful people who turned their land of lakes and forests into global industries of lumber, paper and have influenced every aspect of design from the architecture of Alvar Aalto to the iconic to the fabric designs of Marimekko. The forests continue to inspire artists of every medium as a contemporary muse.
Finns takes their forests seriously. In 1909, The Finnish Society of Forest Science was founded to promote research into forest and wood science. The Lusto Finnish Forest Museum in Helsinki focuses on Finnish forest culture.
Most Finns grow up with a love of nature and forests which I believe gets passed down from generation to generation by osmosis, even if they aren't born in Finland. As a Canadian born to two Finnish parents my love of forests was instilled from day one by enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of forest flora and fauna.
Regarding the Finnish proverb or quote featured in the image: there are many variations of "The forest answers in the way you yell to it" translated from the Finnish Niin metsä vastaa kuin sinne huudetaan. Call it a boomerang effect—what goes around comes around or instant karma—Finns take their words and deeds seriously.
As all proverb or quotes that find themselves woven into a cultural landscape, each new generation adds another meaning or spin on its context.


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