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It's borderline. I would train up a little bit and then start the quest.

This happened to me a lot, too. You just have to walk away and then walk back again. Annoying, I know, but it solves the problem. :P

Yeah, Windows 3.11 was good. I like most Linux variations if I want to do the really geeky stuff. Otherwise, I use a Mac.

Indeed. The greatest operating system known to mortal men.

Ugh...welcome to my worthless home state! Lol, I can't believe you want to come in here. Everyone I know wants to get themselves out of this flat, forsaken wasteland. :D

As others have said, its a matter of precision. The calculator can't get the exact value for 1/3, so it approximates. That's why you have .99® as the answer. Whenever you see that, just read it as 1.

I have the feeling that Germany will beat Argentina, because Ballack is back, the team's offense has been great, and the crowd will be sympathetic. I think that the German defense will finally be able to improve to shut down Argentina's attack. As for France, I think they have a good shot to take down Brasil. Despite the 3-0 win over Ghana, I think Brasil was outplayed in many aspects of that game. Against Zidane and Henry, the Brasilian team will have to be much more careful, as they'll be punished for their mistakes.

I dunno, unless you really need a job, don't work until you absolutely have to. You have 80+ years of your life to waste on work. I would advise reading and excercise. Both are good for you, and you can make these activities fun.

Rank. If a school can say, "We have n% of kids over 3.5" it presents the school in a positive light to nearly everyone. Usually, when a school has a high percentage of students over, say, 3.5, it means one of two things--the school is excellent, or it has terrible grade inflation. :P

Even without the Henry call, though, Spain didn't play all that well in the second half. It seemed like France was always in possession of the ball. IDK for sure, I haven't seen any stats on it.

I don't think my Muslim friends would find the above statement that funny. Look, everyone knows you're talking about Islam. There is absolutely no need to associate the acts of a few fanatics with an entire religion. Just because there have been Christian terrorists (ie Timothy McVeigh) doesn't mean people assume that Christianity is a violent religion. They rightly examine the entire religion and its teachings in context. I think it's foolish and ignorant to stereotype Muslims as being inherently violent and expansionist. As someone who has been to the Middle East, I can say that the vast majority of Muslims suffer from the acts committed by a few delusional people. Also, I question your historical scholarship. Islam spread quickly from its source on the Arabian peninsula primarly because of the incredible commercial links between Africa and Asia Minor. Military conquest had much less to do with the expansion of Islam than many people think. It was the merchants of the Middle East who did the grunt work. Also to address the second part of your argument, Christianity could not have, and did not conquer areas outside of Europe due to military force. The crusades were a staggering military failure. It was only with the expansion of colonialism and the militarization of European societies through nationalism that Christianity began to gain a significant foothold outside of Europe. Israel is small because the territory that it started off with in 1948 was small. Even the establishment of such a small country caused great upheaval in the Middle East. Religiously, and for you, that may be the case. But it was colonialism that spread Christianity more quickly than anything before or since. In the 21st century, demographic trends indicate that Christianity is on the decline, and may continue to decline, despite its strong presence in many areas of the world.

Wow...the Zidane goal was impressive. :D

And Mary was from the tribe of Levi. David and Joseph were both from the tribe of Judah, I believe.

Another apparent contradiction is the fact that Jesus is not of David's bloodline. The Bible says that the messiah will be from the bloodline of David, but Jesus was born to a virgin.

Wouldn't it be fun to see Ghana in final? :D

I would tend to agree with all of your predictions, except for maybe Germany-Argentina. I think the German squad with Ballack has a good chance to win, as they've been playing some high-powered football lately. The fact that Germany is the host nation may help a bit as well. Either way, I think it's going to be a fantastic match.

Yeah, its messed up for me too. Maybe Jagex is doing a significant redesign?

As said above, you get them from the dungeon in the Temple of Ikov quest (but you don't have to start the quest to get them). They are incredibly worthwile, and its great to have them for fishing, mining, woodcutting and especially for agility training. I wear them everywhere, as they are free and easily replaceable upond death. :D

Luckily for Ukraine, Schevchenko's teammates came through and the Swiss had some horrible PK shots. An exciting end to an otherwise dull game.

I don't see how my remarks constitute some particular flame of Christian comments--I simply pointed out to you the fact that you have made dubious claims at best, and unlike insane, haven't substantiated anything you've actually said or responded adeptly to criticism of your points. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

There's no reason to quickly learn the English system--it's clunky and altogether useless in mathematics and science (unless you love converting all research data back and forth). Most of the signs and labels in the US have metric equivalents anyway, even after the failed conversion attempts of the '70s. I just don't see why the US has so much trouble throwing out the counterintuitive system of measurement we have now and switching over to metric. It continues to confound me...

No. So you made completely unsubstantiated claims that have been repeatedly smacked down to paradoxically prove your point? Or is it because you've been beaten up badly in your previous post and now need a statement to save face?

So you consider the Bible the definitive source of knowledge on good and evil? I think that shows remarkable arrogance. Too bad it's historically true. Quit name dropping. I've read insane's post, and unlike you, insane actually makes worthwile arguments that add to the debate. Oh, and we wouldn't want that, would we? Darn Theory of Gravity is indoctrinating our kids! Science is making people demand evidence for claims! Oh, the horror! Stop whining about political correctness. It doesn't exist. You can say anything you want in the United States or online, but that doesn't mean people aren't going to call you out on your incredibly vacuous statements. Forced tolerance? Do you think civil rights are somehow bad? And what is all this blabber about "civilized nations"? Spoken like a true imperialist. Oh, and by the way, it is more likely that our freedom will be lost when people of your ilk control the government, as opposed to these mythical "relativists" that you speak of. The universe didn't "come from nothing", idiot. Learn some science. Are you deliberately attempting to confuse us? Uh, those "sins" have been around since time immemorial. Personally, I don't believe that sexual pleasure is so horrendous, but maybe you do. Clear thinking: Honesty: Fairness: Love of the truth: Why did you post these irrelevant scripture quotations? I have no problem with scripture quotes as long as they are relevant to the arguments. Yours appear to have been either prefabricated for quick use or randomly selected.

Ever hear of the Inquisition? :roll: That's the one of the most laughable arguments that I've ever read. So, basically, Christianity doesn't prevent free thought because you're typing in an online debate? The Chewbacca Defense if I've ever saw one...

I could reverse the very same question: Why do Christians attempt to convince atheists that God exists? Do they gain some divine reward everytime they attempt to? Seriously, without logic or evidence, you'll never convince any true atheist. I think debate between the religious and the nonreligious is a good thing. It causes both factions to open up and think deeply about existence.