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Depressed about friendships/social life(70 Posts)
Advice/ hand-holding really appreciated.....
While I have a few friends from various places, recently no-one seems bothered about meeting up and have started more or less ignoring me.
While they are not close friends, I don't understand why so many have done this around the same time, it makes me feel like shit
They are long-term friends from school/uni and various places but not that I see like every weekend or anything anyway. I've never had any for years that I've been that close to. One friend is having a bit of a crisis, but lives in a different town, deleted her FB, her phone and her family wont tell me anything, only that she is 'fine'. I'm still worried though. Another is male and got into a new relationship with a girl who wont allow him to have female friends. Another has been distant since meeting her new boyfriend and spends every minute of the day with him, but wont even answer my texts.
So, if old friends are now ignoring you, how does one make new friends and where? I would like to at work, been there about 6 weeks, but its the kind of place with a high turnover and also have a negative, moody, controlling manager who is also eroding my confidence. So while you are feeling shit about friends and work its probably not the best time to start making new ones.
Nor do I want to come across as desperate. Being like this in the past led me to get into a EA relationship, and I am now older and wiser and have no intention of making the same mistake again!
Ooh, SugerMouse, meant to say - those people who are sniggering at you? They're probably not sniggering at you at all.
Yes, people definitely were sniggering about me, at uni they even started à nasty Facebook group about me, because Im 'weird' apparently. I dropped out over it in thé end. Such à waste.
I dont really know what i actually want, Im just desperate for people to like me, its stupid i know
And i havé to conclude that i must just be unlikeable
They started a facebook page about you!?!
That's bullying! What horrible people!
Yes, people definitely were sniggering about me, at uni they even started à nasty Facebook group about me, because Im 'weird' apparently. I dropped out over it in thé end. Such à waste.
Yes, it was a waste, although you must have been very upset to have been driven to drop out.
As for 'they', you mean 'some cunts'. Not everyone you ever met.
Unfortunately, a fair number of people you meet in life are cunts. And some are not enough of a cunt to be cunts on their own, but wait for bigger cunts to provide them with the excuse.
I dont really know what i actually want, Im just desperate for people to like me, its stupid i know
It's not stupid at all.
But are you really saying that you haven't had one successful relationship (on whatever level) in your whole life? Honestly?
And i havé to conclude that i must just be unlikeable
No-one is unlikeable. They just haven't found the right people to like them back yet. Sounds like a platitude but it's true -- some platitudes are.
I mean job wise I really don't know what I want, I'm very open to suggestions
I have had some successful relationships, quite a good one with my mum, but it's not what you want as a 25 year old, I've never been popular anywhere
I know, but I thought it was my fault, so didn't complain, was very ashamed bottled it up, and it is my fault,it must be down to something I did/said I just dont know what. I really don't think I'm weird ( though I know it's not normal to have hardly any friends) but how are you supposed to make any if everyone avoids you for being 'weird'? Viscious circle.
I think I dress normally, not part of a weird religion, hold extreme political views, unusual hobbies, not into alternative culture (star trek, dr who) etc, or goth music ( nothing wrong with it though), nor do I have 3 heads, use a wheelchair and have a strong accent with a speech impediment.
So what else makes people 'weird'?
Sugar mouse, you sound just like me. I really struggle to make friends and don't really understand why. But I do understand how demoralising it can be when people treat you differently for no good reason. I too have had this for most of my life.
Currently, I don't really have close friends despite not fitting into the 'weird' categories you described in your last post - that part really rang true with me. I always seem to go through a mental checklist about what could possibly be so weird about me too. It's caused me a lot of heartache over the years and now I am beginning to realise that I'm the sort of person who needs to 'click' with someone, otherwise friendships don't come naturally. I don't know if any of that rings true with you, but it might. Anyway, feel free to PM me anytime you want to chat and if you're local, we could always meet up sometime for cake! X
I mean job wise I really don't know what I want, I'm very open to suggestions
Oh right -- sorry for the misunderstanding.
Although, in my defence, you do seem to be mixing up the professional with the personal quite a bit. Which is understandable when you're feeling low with bad self-esteem (I know I'm guilty of it myself).
I have had some successful relationships, quite a good one with my mum, but it's not what you want as a 25 year old, I've never been popular anywhere
You're only 25?!? Good Lord, you have years and years and YEARS to find a better way of life for yourself. No comfort in the short term, perhaps, but it's bloody true. As you get older, you generally give less of a damn what other people think about you.
And I'm sure you've had decent friendships during your life to date, too. Even if you didn't necessarily get everything you wanted from them at the time because you weren't ready or for whatever reason.
How are you doing today Sugarmouse1? X
Thanks for all the replies.
Yes, I know I'm only 25, but I feel so pathetic having achieved so little at my age.
And I've missed all the milestones that all my peers have had. I've never had an 18 th or 21st, in fact no one is bothered about me at all, I dread birthdays and I dread Christmas because I rarely have anything to go to or anyone to buy for- so nothing to be excited about at all - all pointless.
I'm not sure if theres any point continuing with a future just like this.
Can I ask about your family situation? X
Hi U2,
I live at home with my parents ATM, I suppose I have a reasonable relationship with them now, didn't in the past, a lot of it probably due to my drinking, and they were disappointed I didn't achieve much academically, I guess. They're quite ashamed that I don't have a good job. They're snobbish in many ways.
I have one brother a well, we never got on, and don't speak at all as adults, he now lives in a different city hundreds of miles away and rarely speaks to our parents either.
That's about it, lots of extended family, but not close to any of them, none live near.
I think some parents have to stop putting their expectations on their children or at least get better at helping them get where they want to be. Your well being is top priority. How do you think they'd feel if they knew how bad you were feeling?
I'm really tired but just wanted to add a few things, hopefully it's coherent!
SugarMouse I really do think that before anyone else can like you, you need to like yourself first. Bit of a cliche, but really very true.
Most people would describe me as funny, confident and gregarious. Truth is, I often feel awkward, shy and boring! However, I don't hate myself for it, in reality, I think most people are too busy thinking about themselves.
Sometimes, when I have found myself getting into the mindset of how likeable I am etc. I stop focusing on me (which can actually be quite self-indulgent), and focus on others. When coming face to face with someone, instead of thinking "what do they think of me? How am I coming across" - which is just the kind of thinking that will get me acting awkwardly - I focus on the other person. I talk to them, about them. I put them in the spotlight and take myself out. I find it useful to shift my thinking in this way, and find people warm to me when I take an interest in them and stop being so self concious.
I'm a mature student at uni, doing a creative course, and it's full of weird people. In fact, sometimes I think people try to outdo each other on the weird front! Nothing wrong with being different, even IF you are. It's celebrated in some circles, maybe you're moving in the wrong circles?!
I'm not sure if theres any point continuing with a future just like this
Your future does not depend on how you are feeling right this minute. My life was very different at 25 to what it is now at 41. It's much better. I'm sorry you're going through such a hard time but this isn't it...you've got SO much living left to do. You really never know what's round the corner. Hang in there.
Yes, I know I'm only 25, but I feel so pathetic having achieved so little at my age.
So many people feel like this that they ought to call it 'Mozart Syndrome'. Not everyone is a success early in life -- and 25 is early in life.
And I've missed all the milestones that all my peers have had. I've never had an 18 th or 21st, in fact no one is bothered about me at all, I dread birthdays and I dread Christmas because I rarely have anything to go to or anyone to buy for- so nothing to be excited about at all - all pointless.
I'm sure your parents marked your birthdays and Christmas with you. OK, so it would be nice if you had a wide circle of friends -- perhaps: You might realise later in life that you're naturally a loner. Often misery is caused by expectations formed by observing others. Whereas what you want and what you need may be two different things entirely.
As for Christmas, it really is true that it's the 'giving' that's important. I bet that -- if you put your mind to it -- there are about a dozen people you interact with regularly who would be quite touched if you did something as simple but meaningful as gave them a Christmas card.
This sounds silly, but (a) it is good for the 'soul' to give without the expectation of receiving and (b) you never know which casual acquaintance might blossom into a friendship.
And who knows, some of them may be in the same boat as you, and would remember the gesture you made for the rest of their lives.
I'm not sure if theres any point continuing with a future just like this.
Hmmm. If you're toying with the idea of terminating your own life prematurely, then I strongly recommend that you consult your GP. Such thoughts are not healthy or normal.
(If that's not what you were hinting, then of course ignore that remark).
But the future is -- forgive the cliché -- what you make it (not 100 per cent what you make it, though -- outside events are uncontrollable and they can account for a lot of interference in one's life).
Perhaps it would help if you drew up a list -- this is a very under-rated exercise IME.
Where would you like to be in a year's time, and what sort of features would make you feel better?
Once you have a clearer idea of how you would like your life to change, then you can start thinking about the steps you might need to get there.
For instance, I bet that getting your own place is high on your list (am I wrong? I bet I'm not).
To do this, you will need money. How do you get money? Well, you can either work, or claim Housing Benefit.
If you claim HB then you are sorted (although I think that being under 25 you could only claim for a room in a shared house -- but that could be good because housemates can become friends!).
If you need/prefer to work, then you have a whole lot of other questions to answer -- such as what work are you REALLY suited to, and how realistic are your expectations?
I wish I could give you simple one-size-fits-all answers, but your situation and your abilities are unique to you.
I think cbt might be a good idea. I get a bit of an impression that you look at your life and the things in it in a more negative way than they deserve. Im not saying that your life is great and you just don't know it, but that the good stuff is being a bit dismissed because of your negativity towards it. Cbt can really help with that.
I didn't have many friends when i was younger either. Like you, a few friends who didn't live that close, that i didn't see that much and had their own lives going on that i wasn't really a part of. As I've got older those friendships are still there and those people seem to appreciate me more now. Its funny how I'll not see them for months and then when i do nothing has changed.
I've also realised that they are the ones who are more inclined to be there for me during difficult times. Its just a shame that they don't all know each other so we can all go out together.
I've made other friends as I've got older because i have children so have met other mums at play groups and things. I was amazed how easy it suddenly was now that there were these ready made groups of people, all at this same stage in life with shared experiences and sleep deprived!
I see them quite a lot so to others it probably looks like i have loads of mates and a good social life, but actually as time has gone on I've realised that its not many that i can say are really friends, some are just company for each other and nothing more. I was quite disappointed with how shallow some of the friendships turned out to be. When i needed help i thought they would offer or be happy to help when i asked but they weren't.
Those original friends are still there for me though. Not on a daily or weekly basis, but are the ones who know me best. Don't dismiss those friendships.
I always am envious of one woman i know who has great circle of friends from her school days. They are all still really close and meet up for special occasions and weekends away. I never really had that and Im starting to think its quite rare.
Sorry if that's garbled nonsense!
Of course not thank you for your reply
No, getting my own house isn't high on my list, I had moved out for 6 years before I moved back in with them.
I had hardly any money when I lived elsewhere. I don't particularly want to live with my parents, but it's the only realistic option in London IM afraid.
I did used to have various flat mates over the years, some became friends (although drifted away a bit), though others made life hell! so not sure if it's worth it, tbh!
I don't particularly want to live with my parents, but it's the only realistic option in London IM afraid.
Cobblers. Since you're not tied down to a job at the moment, you could live anywhere in London you liked. You're free to move around as you want. I live in London (admittedly as a lodger) and I pay £85 a week, including bills. There are bargains out there, but you have to be looking and ready.
I did used to have various flat mates over the years, some became friends (although drifted away a bit), though others made life hell! so not sure if it's worth it, tbh!
Well, it's a chance you take, living with others. When it's good it's great, and when it's bad it's awful. But surely it's worth a gamble, if you don't want to live with your parents?
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Why would you keep a gun for self defense and it not be loaded?
Might as well just have a baseball bat, would be cheaper too.
This is a discussion on Asleep on the job. UN-Loaded=Dumb within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Check this out I dont know whos dumber. The thief or the homeowner. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26799738/?GT1=43001...
Check this out I dont know whos dumber. The thief or the homeowner.
Why would you keep a gun for self defense and it not be loaded?
Might as well just have a baseball bat, would be cheaper too.
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Fixed it a little.....The woman said she found a strange man sleeping in her son's bed. She woke her husband and left to call police from a neighbor's house. The husband confronted the man with a hunk of metal and held him until police arrived.
...in this case, an unloaded gun could have got someone killed.
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I hope this homeowner knows just how lucky he is to have had an idiot burglar visit his home.
Could have been a whole lot worse.
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Why was it even important to tell the story including the empty shotgun? Was that the homeowner apologizing for holding a gun on a home invader or the media trying to make him look stupid?
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i think the homeowner wanted to show the news people how really clever he was at fooling an idiot.
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Unfortunately, because using an unloaded gun worked for the home owner the first time, it will probably only serve to reinforce his ignorance!
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Don't give the homeowner a hard time, he is obviously a newly transplanted Brit and is not used to the fact that guns can actually hold bullets.
"Don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep." - Theodore Roosevelt
An unloaded shotgun works pretty well on a sleeping burglar, but if he had awakened and gone all Charles Manson on the homeowner, the article's headline would have been much different.
Maybe a recent transplantIf it happened in DC it wouldn't surprise me, I expect better from somebody from Montana.
The homeowner is probably afraid that if he shot a burglar in his home, he may not have enough insurance in the event the burglar sued him. If he keeps his guns unloaded he won't have to worry about it.
Hopefully, he has enough life insurance to cover his funeral after a burglar splits his head open with the empty shotgun.


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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
Ann Elizabeth Mayer is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies in the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has also taught as a visitor at Yale University Law School (1997); at Georgetown University (1992); and at Princeton University (1983). She has taught law courses on subjects including law and policy in international business, globalization and human rights, comparative law, Islamic law in contemporary Middle Eastern legal systems, and introductions to U.S. law.
She has written extensively on issues of Islamic law in contemporary legal systems, comparative law, international law, and the problems of integrating international human rights law in domestic legal systems. A major portion of her scholarship concerns human rights issues in contemporary North Africa and the Middle East. She has published widely in law reviews and in scholarly journals and books concerned with comparative and international law and politics in contemporary Middle East and North Africa. Her book Islam and Human Rights. Tradition and Politics (Boulder: Westview, 2007) is now in its fourth edition.
Her interest in international human rights law encompasses the emergence of new ideas of corporate responsibility under international human rights law and the problems that come with transferring what were formerly state obligations to private actors.
A member of the Pennsylvania Bar, she consults widely on cases involving human rights issues and Middle Eastern law.
- PhD, Middle Eastern History, University of Michigan, 1978
- Certificate, Islamic and Comparative Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1977
- JD, University of Pennsylvania, 1975
- MA, Near Eastern Languages and Literatures (Arabic and Persian), University of Michigan, 1966
- BA, Honors German, University of Michigan, 1964
- "General Remarks on Human Rights and Islam in the Middle East." Chapter in Beiträge zum Islamischen Recht VII. Islam und Menschenrechte/Islam and Human Rights, Hatem Elliesie, ed., by Peter Lang Publishing, 2010.
- "Human Rights as a Dimension of CSR: The Blurred Lines Between Legal and Non-Legal Categories, Journal of Business Ethics DOI 10.1007/s10551-009-0315-6 (2009) available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/t58nxkh476092847/
- "Reform – or Breakthrough?" in Reformist Women Thinkers in the Islamic World, published in the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Middle East Program Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2009.
- "Revisiting Jefferson's Wall from a Contemporary Middle Eastern Perspective," in Religion, State and Society: Jefferson's Wall of Separation in Comparative Perspective, Robert Fatton, Jr. and R.K. Ramazani, eds., Palgrave, 2009.
- "The Reformulation of Islamic Thought on Gender Rights and Roles," in Islam and Human Rights in Practice: Perspectives Across the Ummah, Shahram Akhbarzadeh and Benjamin MacQueen, eds., Routledge, 2008.
- "The Respective Roles of Human Rights and Islam: An Unresolved Conundrum for Middle Eastern Constitutions,"in Constitutional Politics in the Middle East with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, Saïd Amir Arjomand, ed., Hart Publishing, 2008.
- "The Fatal Flaws in the U.S. Constitutional Project for Iraq," 61 Journal of International Affairs. Religion & Statecraft 153 (Fall/Winter 2007).
- "The Islam and Human Rights Nexus: Shifting Dimensions," 4 Muslim World Journal of Human Rights published by The Berkeley Electronic Press (2007).
- Islam and Human Rights. Boulder: Westview Press, 4th edition, 2007.
- Fulbright Fellowship, Morocco, 1992; Tunisia, 1993; Residency at the Bellagio Center of the Rockfeller Foundation in Bellagio, Italy April - May 1998
- Member of the Council of the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia of Princeton University, 2009-present
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Georgetown University Advancing Human Rights Series, 2002-present
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Harvard Series in Islamic Law, 2000-present
Middle Eastern law; international human rights law; human rights and globalization; women's international human rights; law and international business; comparative constitutional law
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Transport injury risks in Queensland adolescents of Pacific Islander descent
Reveruzzi, Bianca, Buckley, Lisa, Chapman, Rebekah L., Dunstan, Kelly, & Sheehan, Mary C. (2012) Transport injury risks in Queensland adolescents of Pacific Islander descent. In Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2012, 4-6 October 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Ethnicity is rarely considered in the development of injury prevention programs, despite its known impact on participation in risk behaviour. This study sought to understand engagement in transport related risk behaviours, patterns of injury and perceptions of risk among early adolescents who self-identify as being from a Pacific Islander background. In total 5 high schools throughout Queensland, Australia were recruited, of which 498 Year 9 students (13-14 years) completed questionnaires relating to their perceptions of risk and recent injury experience (specifically those transport behaviours that were medically treated and those that were not medically treated). The transport related risk behaviours captured in the survey were bicycle use, motorcycle use and passenger safety (riding with a drink driver and riding with a dangerous driver). The results are explored in terms of the prevalence of engagement in risky transport related behaviour among adolescents' of Pacific Islander background compared to others of the same age. The results of this study provide an initial insight into the target participants' perspective of risk in a road safety context as well as their experience of such behaviour and related injuries. This information may benefit future intervention programs specific to adolescents' of Pacific Islander background.
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Wooden Handgun. I'm honestly afraid to be NEAR it. This thing is just asking to explode. However, the safety actually seems to work, so I'm impressed.
Then we have our work cut out for us.
It's the fact that they're digging up what they are. Who knows what else they might manage to pull out of some mothballed armory. If they can figure out how to build firearms, and operate tanks with Russian instruments, then they must have some brains behind them. This is very worrying.
Do you know how easy it is for some kids in a lab to whip up some anthrax, provided they have the knowledge? Do you know how quickly a few idiotic High School kids can make chlorine gas as a prank? This is very bad. Knowledge, in a world at war, without sanctions, is perhaps more dangerous than a few primative firearms and old tanks in the hands of a couple racists.
We need back up. Do you think their maybe other colonies out there like this?
do you have a rough idea of how many of them there are on each side?
Inteligence reports vary between hundreds and thousands. Some suggest that both DC and New Orleans are both still secure, others that their forces are more spread out than I believe. Honestly, I don't know. I do have an idea. If Dwight was in, we could get him to fly a nighttime raid over an area occupied by one side or the other. I don't think they could shoot him down. Modern AA rockets rely on the common heat signature of jet engines. His PBY is an old model, and the way the engines are set up, I don't think that the the rockets could get a proper track on his plane. He could fly in, and drop pamphlets for the site over the occupied zones. Maybe someone would be able to get on, and give us some intel from the inside.
They can still be hit by FM stingers
but if they are using dinosaur weapons... Could they have some type of weapon that doesn't rely on modern aa's?
But if it's a night raid, those primative models won't work, as they rely on actually seeing your target. As long as the raid is made at night, he should be able to pull it off rather safely. He'd just have to extinguish all of his lights before he made the run.
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Downtown ASU PDC 8:30AM: Assert Yourself: Assertiveness Training
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Are you someone who sits back to avoid conflict, and are looking for an effective way to change this about yourself? When and how do you stand up for your personal boundaries? There is a fine line between aggressive behavior and behavior that is assertive, learn the difference and how to use both effectively. This class will give you practical tools and examples of how to use assertiveness to obtain your goals of success without compromising your integrity.
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In another effort to create a one-night crochet project, I stumbled upon the Chain Loop Circle Scarf on Ravelry. Chains! With Hometown USA! I was in love and I was in luck. Seriously, about an hour and five minutes later, I fastened off the yarn handle and I was done. The pattern is this: Use an N-hook to create 12 125-chain loops, and then slip stitch together. After you make them all, take some yarn and wrap it around all the loops to create the handle. Weave that yarn into itself once you have a handle of the size you want. The end!
I used Washington Denim in the Hometown USA, because for some reason, I had two skeins of the color at home. Not my favorite shade, but it's cute with a white top or maybe light grey. I used an entire skein for the loops and then a strand from the second skein for the handle.
Pretty simple, hm? I'd love to make another one in a different color - maybe a dark red or even a sage green? I think I want to be more into sage green from now on. Also, I think I'd make the loops at least ten chains longer next time. I like how it fits now, but its a little snug on my neck when I double wrap it. A few more chains would help it hang a little more loosely after I put it around twice.
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Tech question: head coolant flow
I've been trying to figure out how the M54 head is different than the earlier M50/M52 heads in regards to coolant flow. I've seen plenty of references to the fact that "BMW redesigned the coolant flow...".
Does anyone have the details on how it is different and why?
No one knows?
listen to me.
i have a buddy thats a BMW tech, he has a 528iA with the M52TU, he acquired a M54 head. this is what he found after pullin goff his entire head. the bolts and stuff line up perfectly, but the cooling jackets DO NOT... so no, the two are not interchangeable.
youre welcome
So back to my original question... how is the coolant flow path different on this head??
if if its the same head why wouldnt it fit?
the M54 head flows better thats why he tried it, and the block is the same.
The block has stayed almost unchanged since the M50 first came out. Most of the changes have been up in the head. The M52tu was the first head that didn't fit on the old block because of the change in the coolant layout. The M50 had the spider hose that distributed coolant to the cabin and the resevoir tank.
The M54 no longer has a spider hose and I don't think it has a connection at the back for the heater core.
I know that valve geometry has changed on it with higher lift and I'm sure it flows better because of it.
I'm interested in knowing how the coolant flow through the head has changed from the earlier heads. Does it go a different direction? Has a new coolant passage been incorporated? If they changed it was it for power, reliability or emissions?
ohhhh, i read wrong, my bad, i thought you were comparing m52 to m54 only.
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ok the m52tu m54 head as well as the block is different from earlier m50-m52 designs.
please find attached a technical writeup on the m52tu-m54 engine. look up page 15-17 on the cylinder head changes which also necessitates changes to the block coolant passages as well. the gasket for for single vanos m52 and m52tu/m54 is entirely different in designs.
from what i understand the vanos on the M54 and M52TU are the same. matter a fact i just bought a vanos unit off a M54 for my M52TU.
if you swap vanos unit im pretty sure it has to be a dual vanos unit too.
Thank you lefortez! That's exactly what I was looking for.
Next question: Is the electronic thermostat backwards-compatible with the old "dumb" thermostats?
Disregarding the fact that the ECU would protest, could the electronic thermostat simply be replaced with the older mechanical one?
I opened the PDF, and searched all over, but can't find anywhere that states a difference between the M52tu and M54B30 head. Many sources even give the same part number for the two? How sure are you of this, snikwad?
btw, lefortez, great PDF! Thanks!
The difference between the heads.
I also asked my parts guy and the same buddy and they both say as far as they can tell the vanos units of the M54 and M52TU are all interchangeable, whats different are the actual cams and the cranks. and as mentioned, the water jackets.
As for the M52 and the M52TU, i cant say for sure what the little differences are.
the m52tu-m54 engine has a new design for its coolant passages which optimizes the flow directly to the cylinder head. the block is entirely different from the previous m50-m52/s50-s52 engines, hence the block and head of both engines cant be interchange. the block casting is different, the head is different, the gasket is different. the head can be bolted on but whats the use when the coolant cant flow.
sigh....how i know? well i got my hands into a m54 based R35 racing dynamic short block and thought of mating it to my s52 head for 3.5l stroker but now looks like i can only :banghead: instead. ARGHHHHH:cry:
My guess is that the cam profiles between the M54 and M52tu are different, but the castings are the same.
Getting back to the thermostat, is the design backwards-compatible with M50/M52 thermostats??
I almost bought some M54 cams on here to put into my sharked M52.
I was told that I'd prolly have to remove the shark injection since it wouldn't match the M54 cams.
Then when I enquired about the actual cam swap, my tech buddy asked his master tech. He said there is a special tool that is required to replace the cam brackets, I believe they're called journals. Well anyway, this tool is to ensure that they are not over tightened when replacing the cam. I 1st thought, hmm, what about regular ass torqueing it to specs. But I guess our BMW heads are too sophisticated for that simple method. Since its already 2 for the master tech and 0 for us, I decided to just take his word on this one.
Besides after contacting TMS they said I'd have to get custom software or a piggyback type setup to correct my AFR that the cams would throw off. So I've decided to research swapping M3 brakes unto my 328i and maybe dropping a S52 motor inplace later on, instead of boosting.
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I am replacing my water main with PEX plastic pipe. My house is plumbed with copper pipes. The old polybutylene pipe I am replacing was connected to about 5 feet of copper that extended under the ground right outside of the foundation. This was one source of a leak that prompted this water pipe replacement. I am assuming this copper pipe is part of the grounding system for the house as the electric panel box on the other side of the house is connected to the cold water pipe with copper wire and a clamp. There is also one ground rod outside of the panel box on that other side of the house. I want to run the PEX straight from the water main and through the foundation and eliminate that underground water connection.
My question is: should I put a ground rod where the water main comes through the foundation and connect it with copper wire to the copper pipes in the crawspace to replace the loss of the copper tubing that was under the ground?
Thanks for your input.
Why not just cut it off inside and leave the pipe as an electrode?
The service panel requires a ground rod driven into the ground.
Right, and there is already one on the outside of the house connected to the panel box.
Should I put a second grounding rod where the water main comes throught the foundation since thats where the copper water pipe originally came through? The water main and electric panel are on opposite sides of the house.
Someone told me not to, but rather I should put a 2nd ground rod 6 feet from the first one and connect the two and not put one where the water main comes in. I just don't know which is correct.
Thank you.
2nd rod where the 1st rod is located is correct
I'd also make sure the copper pipe in the house is still connected/bonded to the panel
If you leave the pipe in the ground, solder a cap on the end inside.
OT: If a fuel oil tank is decommissioned, the filler pipes need to be removed, or if that is not possible, capped at both ends.
This is to prevent accidental re-use.
If you don't have a water main grounding source, 2nd ground rod is required. It has to be put atleast 8' apart from each other iirc
Thanks for all the reply's. I will put a 2nd ground rod in 8 feet from the first one. That's easy enough.
I'd already cut out the copper water pipe that went through the foundation in order to put a temporary water main in using the PEX while I'm doing my trenching. At this point it would be more trouble to reconnect the copper, cap it and leave it buried.
The more I read and hear about grounds, the more confused I get. For example, I don't understand why 2 rods are needed and why they need to be connected together but spaced apart. Also why would I not just put a ground rod on the other side of the house where the original water main came, run the wire throught the foundation, and connect to the copper plumbing there? It seems like that would be the equivalent of what I originally had.
The ground rods do not connect to each other. A seperate wire from each to the panel.
Also, it is six feet apart minimum, not 8'.
also the 2 rods ARE to be connected together, and then tied into the nuetral bus bar.
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What causes a droplet to splash? In spite of its ubiquity, the phenomenon of droplet splashing remains poorly understood. The splash of an impacting liquid drop was thought to occur by the detachment of a shockwave from the liquid-solid interface as the liquid rapidly deformed after contacting the surface on the impact axis [Lesser, 1983]. Such a paradigm ignores both the liquid viscosity and the surrounding air: this paradigm is ostensibly sensible, because the splashing drop typically has an impact Reynolds number exceeding 1000; furthermore, the viscosity and density of the surrounding air are both significantly less than the viscosity and density of the liquid drop. However, recent experiments have shown that indeed, the surrounding air plays a critical role in the splashing transition [Xu et. al. 2005]. Additional experiments have shown that in fact the liquid does not immediately make contact with the surface [Thoroddsen et. al. 2003]; rather, the air fails to drain and instead compresses, and deforms the underside of the drop into a dimple. Theory has implicated the air in the splashing transition [Mandre et. al. 2009, Mani et. al. 2010]; simulations and calculations suggest that a nanometer-thin film of air continues to deflect the liquid away from the surface, and the lubrication by the air acts as a mechanism for a splash [Mandre et. al. 2012]. While much progress has been made with experiments [Kolinski et. al. 2012] and theory [Mandre et. al. 2012], significant questions remain concerning the role played by the air in the impact of droplets, and in the splashing transition.
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In order to investigate the role played by air at the interface of the impacting drop, we adapt a Total Internal Reflection (TIR) technique used previously in friction experiments [Rubinstein et. al. 2004] that is capable of rapidly probing the height of the liquid from the solid surface with nanometer precision. To achieve this, we shine mono-chromatic light at the surface of a dove prism from below, such that the angle of incidence of the light on this surface is greater than the angle required for total internal reflection from the glass-air interface, but less than the angle required for total internal reflection from the glass-liquid interface; thus we are exciting an exponentially decaying evanescent field immediately above the surface [Kolinski et. al. 2012]. This set-up is shown schematically below. When the liquid enters the evanescent field, light transmits into the liquid; as the liquid gets closer to the surface, exponentially more light transmits into the liquid. Finally, when the liquid makes contact with the surface, all of the light transmits, and none reflects. By recording the reflected intensity on our camera's imaging sensor, we determine the height of the liquid from the surface as h = d*log(1-I/I0), where d is the decay length of the evanescent field.
A nanometer-scale film of air & verification of the technique
Using TIR technique, we have shown that indeed, the air mediates the contact of the liquid with the solid: below we show a time series of the liquid as it spreads over a nanometer thin film of air (a). We also show a kymograph (r-t plot), (b), of the height along the dashed red line in (a) ii; here, height is encoded by color, where dark blue indicates liquid-solid contact, and red indicates a distance exceeding 500 nm from the surface. While such high-resolution mapping is possible for slow dynamics, for non-splashing impacts, contact will initiate rapidly at higher impact velocities, and our fastest camera is no longer able to measure the air film at the highest imaging frequencies. Indeed, the asymmetric formation of contact we observe in (a) below prefaces one of the very exciting open questions about what causes the liquid to puncture the thin film of air.
Rapid dynamics beneath splashing drops
In order to probe the dynamics of an impacting drop above the splashing threshold, we needed another technique, since these dynamics occur too rapidly for us to resolve at the highest frame rate that our camera can capture. To do this, we reduce the frame rate to increase the effective sampling rate in a technique we call the virtual frame technique (VFT): since the transition to liquid-solid contact occurs so rapidly above the splashing transition, we assume the liquid wets the surface immediately. This assumption thus enables us to encode the position of the spreading liquid in the intensity of an over-exposed image: by increasing the exposure of the imaging sensor to the inter-frame time, the position is encoded by grayscale on the image, as shown below. Thus, our virtual frame rate is limited only by the camera's bit-depth and the spatial resolution. The VFT enables measurement of the velocity of the spreading liquid. The wetting front velocity exceeds the liquid capillary velocity for splashing drops, and thus must be spreading over the air, not on contact with the solid.
To verify the assertion that the liquid is spreading over air above the splashing threshold, we directly observe the air film at the highest frequency, using a photodiode as a rapid single-point intensity measurement, at frequencies up to 150 MHz. We sampled the intensity at a single point, and saw that indeed, the air film is formed, and rapidly breaks down behind the spreading liquid front, confirming our assertion from the VFT data; this can be seen by the plateau extending from t = 1 microsecond to t = 6 microseconds.
Many questions remain open...
While we have begun to explore the fascinating dynamics beneath the impacting drop, many mysteries remain. Some of these include:
-What causes the liquid to puncture the thin film of air? The liquid makes contact with the solid through the air by some mechanism. We are currently investigating this phenomenon; we suggest that interfacial forces destabilize the thin film of air, precipitating liquid-solid contact.
-What role does liquid viscosity play in the impact process? The impact Reynolds number is large, exceeding 1000, suggesting that liquid viscosity is irrelevant to the problem of drop impact. However, experiments on the splashing of viscous drops have shown that the ejection of the sheet is both delayed and flatter for more viscous liquids [Driscoll et. al. 2010]. The stress in the liquid and the air are coupled; how does this coupling affect the impact process?
-What happens at low ambient pressure? We know that reduced ambient pressure can completely suppress the splashing phenomenon. Does it completely prevent the formation of the thin film of air, or is it playing some other role?
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My sister Midge and I spent most of Thursday and Friday away from our mommas (They went to the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museaum for Momma "B"'s birthday). We were not too happy with the situation. So, Momma "A" and Momma "B" decided to take us for ride to see the house that Pam (our family friend) was selling. We rode... and rode... and rode... until I had just had it! My sister Midge can go in the car for 24 hours. I just like a little ride in town and then I am done. I... did not enjoy the long ride... the country air... or the heat. It just felt like "ick"! Now, I am at home resting, and I have a big smile on my face.
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Mom had to have a talk with me, because... I can't take over the house at Easter! I want to run around and cause havoc. However, I must be on my best behavior. I will actually have to spend some time in the bedroom to "cool my jets". If I am calm... I will get to spend some time with our people. Well, that's life. I hope everyone has a GREAT SPRING.
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I think that there is a Glock conversion kit for .22lr...
found one: glockworld
It doesn't look like there is an M&P kit, yet.
This is a discussion on I need 22lr advice within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Like a lot of people I don't get to shoot as much as I would like. Also like a lot of other people this is ...
Like a lot of people I don't get to shoot as much as I would like. Also like a lot of other people this is due to the cost ammo. I love my AR but .223 is pricey. I love my .45 but again...the ammo is pricey. The fix for the AR is easy. 125.00 will buy a 22 conversion bolt and mag. My M&P45c on the other hand is a different issue.
Since there is no .22 conversion kit for it (I've heard rumors that tactical solutions has one in the planning phase but there's nothing concrete) and there is no M&P 22 model It looks like I will have to purchase a new gun. My issue however is this. The reason I want to get more trigger time in is to improve my skills with the weapons I would use to defend my life if ever needed. Because of this I don't want to buy a 22/45 or a buckmark because the trigger and feel is TOTALLY different then my M&P. So the question then becomes is there a .22lr pistol that is a decent analog for a striker fired defensive pistol?
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I think that there is a Glock conversion kit for .22lr...
found one: glockworld
It doesn't look like there is an M&P kit, yet.
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Rollo, the trigger is so over rated as a measure of handgun perfection as to be laughable. SHOOT. You'll figure out the trigger. Here is why I say that--I shoot competitively and very successfully. In none of thematches I've shot have I ever had a second thought about the trigger. I just use it. I look at the target, the gun presentsitself, and the gun fires when the sights look right. Now, this is the result of THOUSANDS of rounds fired, but the fact is that the trigger is not relevent to hitting the target or missing it, my ability to align the sights IS. If you want a .22 and there is no M&P simulant, just buy one and use it. You'll figger out that you have a different gun in your hands and act accordingly, ya know?
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If you have a Glock, the best conversion made is Advantage Arms .22 LR conversion kits. They make them for just about all the Glocks. One is on my list.
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I personally want the GSG 1911-22. That won't help you much on comparing to your M&P, but it's got cool rolling around all over it. The most iconic semi-platform in the most economical caliber....that's entertainment.
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I gotta tell you there are GSG 1911 22's on gunbroker for $320.00 shipped to your ffl,I paid about $40.00 more for mine.I have put over 4000 rounds thru mine in a couple of months and it shoots great,I would highly recommend one
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Thought about going .22lr on the AR and adding a 9mm M&P or a Glock 34? 9mm isn't as cheap as .22 but it's a whole heck of a lock cheaper than .45, so it would mean the end goal of more trigger time is accomplished and you'd have potential carry or HD guns available at the same time if you went M&P you could keep the function and feel exactly the same and if you join GSSF and went G34 you'd get a discount (one per year) and GSSF competition like IDPA or ISPCA helps you get some practice of shooting under conditions of stress. Advantage Arms also makes a few handgun .22lr kits that go for about $300 between gunbroker and direct ordering.
I've started half looking for a 9mm barrel for my G27 to make it so I can get a little more range time in, if the end of the year doesn't bring about another Glock, a barrel swap or AA conversion kit will be in the cards for the very same reason; shooting time costs money, and more expensive ammo reduces the amount of ammo I can shoot any given week.
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There is no kit currently for the M&P. There is a .22 cal Glock look a like that would serve the purpose that is not that expensive unless you want to buy a Glock.
The operation/manipulation of the trigger is something that is learned as a basic skill then refined with each different shooting platform that you use. The manipulation of the trigger is a key part of shooting. You can have everything going right then jerk the trigger or do any number of things wrong while pulling the trigger and mess up the shot.
The use of a minor caliber for training is a good idea that can keep basic skills sharp at a lower cost.
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Rollo, I'm with HK Dan on this one. I would add that finding a rimfire pistol that balances in the hand about the same as your M&P will be more productive than trying to find one that has a similar trigger feel.
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Just buy a Walther P22, Sig Sauer Mosquito or a conversion kit for a Glock.
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Try the ISSC M-22 .22 cal rimfire pistol that is designed to look and feel like a Glock 19. They go for about $230 maybe less than you would pay for a conversion kit. It is a great gun, has good balance and feels good in your hand. checkout rimfirecentral.com forum for comments. I've found the gun and the company to be first rate.
I also agree with HK Dan about triggers. I would be much more concerned with the grip angle being as close as possible to my regular weapon so that proprioceptive skills related to instinct/point shooting would be consistent.
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i purchased an s&w 22a because the grip is large and it has enough weight to make it feel like a larger pistol....its a great training tool and its reasonably priced...shoots whatever you feed it and is deadly accurate...
the nice thing about practicing with a .22 is the absence of recoil takes away your flinch reflex and makes you less likely to anticipate recoil when firing your larger guns...
To illustrate my point, I have both a S&W 422 and a Buck Mark and both shoot well. I practice with the Buck Mark as its grip angle is virutally identical to my Berettas, whereas the 422 has a different grip angle.
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In 2010-2011, Elon's QEP selection committee (Pam Kiser, David Copeland, Todd Lee and Jodean Schmiederer) gathered ideas from students, staff, and faculty about possible QEP topics. After months of discussion across campus, the committee narrowed the possibilities to six topics: Civic Engagement, Diversity, Futures Thinking, Information Literacy, Intellectual Engagement, and Writing. Small groups drafted proposals for each of these ideas over the summer of 2011, and after further deliberations, the committee made its recommendation to President Lambert in October 2011. Before confirming writing as Elon's QEP, President Lambert held discussions with several groups including faculty in English, writing faculty in Communications and Business, and Academic Council. These groups reinforced the importance of enhancing students' knowledge and production of writing for their professional and personal success.
In December 2011, Peter Felten, Assistant Provost and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, became coordinator of the QEP. In January 2012, Peter assembled a planning committee (consisting of administrators, faculty, staff, and students) that spent the remainder of the 2011-12 academic year and the summer, and will spend the 2012-13 year, developing goals, learning outcomes, and implementation procedures to equip every Elon student with writing expertise (See the full timeline and a list of the Planning Committee Members.). After consulting with the campus community during Fall 2012, the committee will finalize the QEP plan in November 2012. The QEP will be discussed extensively during the SACS on-site visit in the spring of 2013 and will be a focus of our campus agenda through the SACS Five-Year Review in 2018-19.
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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Seven from area head to states in search of gold
While Derry's Micky Phillippi and Blairsville's Drew Doak and Scott Thompson each know how to progress through the rigors of the state wrestling tournament, United's Tyler Oliver and Derry's Stone Kepple have yet to test their valor in Hershey.
Phillippi (120 pounds), last year's state champ at 113, and Doak (152) and Thompson (182), both three-time state qualifiers, will join first-time qualifiers Oliver (195) and Kepple (126) in their pursuits for gold medals at the PIAA Class AA Championships beginning Thursday at the Giant Center.
Also, Punxsutawney's Joel Bowers (132) and Kaleb Young (138) each qualified for the Class AAA tournament. Bowers will make his third straight appearance in the tournament, and Young will make his second.
The 77th annual PIAA championships will begin with the Class AA preliminary round at 9 a.m. on Thursday and will conclude with the Class AAA finals at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Earlier this month, Phillippi (38-4), the country's seventh-ranked 120-pounder, according to Intermatwrestle.com, won his second straight WPIAL title before capturing his first Southwest Regional crown Saturday.
After getting pinned by former Ligonier Valley stalwart Justin Patrick in the semifinal round of last year's regional tournament, Phillippi won six straight matches, including four in the state tournament, where he outscored his opponents 18-2. One of the two points Phillippi allowed was due to an illegal full-nelson hold.
Phillippi said he's aware that he's the wrestler to beat in his bracket, but said he feels no different than he did last year.
"The target thing's awesome," he said. "Everybody kind of has a target on them. Whoever I wrestle, I just want to beat, so I don't really care who it is. It's not any different this year. It's honestly just a drive to keep myself going harder because now I have a little chip on my shoulder."
If he executes his plan, Phillippi could meet Boiling Springs standout Korbin Myers in the finals. Myers, a two-time state placewinner who sports a career record of 143-8, dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime to Phillippi in one of the state tournament's most talked-about matches last year in the semifinals.
Doak (33-4), got nipped, 3-2, in an ultimate rideout by Burrell's Steve Edwards in the regional final Saturday. Edwards, a sixth-place finisher at states at 138 last year, is the state's top-ranked 152-pounder. The school's first three-time District 6 champ, Doak will next set his sights on becoming Blairsville's second state champ and its first three-time state medalist.
"The seeding, in my mind, I don't think it matters as much because you've got to go through everyone to win a state title," said Doak, the first wrestler in Blairsville history to claim state medals in his freshman and sophomore seasons. "It doesn't matter if you wrestle the best guy in the finals or you wrestle him in the prelims, you've got to go out and not take anyone for granted and get the win."
Thompson (35-2), the third-ranked 182-pounder in Class AA, dropped a 7-3 decision to his nemesis, Valley's Terrell Fields, in the regional finals. Thompson, a sixth-place finisher at 182 as a freshman, became the second wrestler in Blairsville history to win three district titles just minutes after Doak accomplished the feat.
Thompson hopes the vanilla game plan he's formulated will carry him in his third straight appearance in the 182-pound division at states.
"The goal is definitely to just keep advancing," Thompson said. "I'm just going to take it one match at a time. It doesn't matter if I win by one point or I pin them. It's just all about advancing now."
Two weeks after winning his first District 6 title, Oliver (30-4) dropped a 3-2 decision to Hyndman's James Bennett to finish second at regionals and punch his first ticket to the state tournament. Like Doak, Oliver said a one-point loss in the regional finals won't damage his confidence.
"I feel like I'm carrying a ton of momentum into Hershey," Oliver said. "It doesn't mean anything coming out of regionals in second place, really. I could come in, beat the No. 1 seed and still make it to the finals. It doesn't really matter."
Kepple (34-12), a fourth-place finisher at the WPIAL tournament, blanked three-time District 6 runner-up Joe Davis, of Cambria Heights, 4-0, in the consolation semifinals at regionals to earn his first trip to states. A Section 2-AA runner-up, Kepple will face once-beaten Northwest Regional champ Cody Blankenship of Kane in the preliminaries.
Bowers (28-2) suffered just his second setback of the season when he fell in the Northwest Regional title bout, 3-1, to Trevor Corl of Bellefonte. A three-time District 9 champ, Bowers will shoot to garner his first state medal.
Young (29-1) lost for the first time this year in a 4-2 decision to Hayden Hidlay of Mifflin County in the regional finals. Young has claimed two district titles and a regional title, and like Bowers, he'll hope to nab his first state medal.


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It worked by putting the thing in the barrel, putting the target on the wall holding the muzzle close enough to the target so that when the firing pin hit the rod it was driven out to make a dot on the target. The system I've heard of was in fact called the Hollifield Dotter.
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Yesterday, the Rector of All Souls (who follows in John Stott's shoes) joined us at Jubilee Church, London, my home church. His sermon was greatly enjoyed by our church, again demonstrating the unity that is ours around the gospel.The video is now available below in four parts, or you can download the mp3 or video files.

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Well, this blogger is back, and as you can tell from the title of this post having an identity crisis. In fact, I should warn you that I am still not in fact fully back blogging. Until my book is actually ready to submit to my publishers, I plan on continuing to mostly limit my posting to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and this post like the following was written a while back.I have been thinking for some while about definitions. I have always been happy to first of all label myself as a … [Read more...]
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Somehow I missed a book published earlier this year by Zondervan called The Atonement Debate. The book was described to me as a "cool-headed" approach to the whole debate on penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) that has been raging in evangelicalism since Steve Chalke popularized attempts to dismiss it as a form of "cosmic child abuse." It is essentially an edited and expanded publication of some papers from a theological debate which took place under the auspices of the Evangelical Alliance and … [Read more...]


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