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The Wax Adam: Historical, Biographical, Archetypal, or Literary?
The history of interpretation of Adam from Genesis to the 1st Century reveals a bold and astonishing diversity in which the authors made of Adam what they needed of Adam.
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The history of interpretation of Adam from Genesis to the 1st Century reveals a bold and astonishing diversity in which the authors made of Adam what they needed of Adam.
When we make distinctions between natural and supernatural activity in Scripture, not only do we push our modern categories into the Bible, but we also limit God's action.
Is Christianity anti-science? Can Christians be good scientists? Is science the only source of true knowledge? Pastor Dave Gustavsen of Jacksonville Chapel addresses these issues.
Jim Stump explores the meaning of the Lenten season from the perspective of evolutionary creation.
A short guide to where BioLogos fits in the origins debate.
Interview with Bill Nye and follow-up thoughts from president Haarsma.
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
By getting rid of the miracle stories in the Bible, Bultmann and his followers hoped to make the Christian story more palatable to modern man. Although I recognize the emotional weight of this sentiment, I am not convinced that it is an intellectually coherent approach, mainly for reasons of self-consistency.
Collection of the best articles of the past several weeks on science (and faith) from around the web.
Some of the Christian objections to evolutionary creation come from a misunderstanding of what the Bible means when it says "God created".
Theology needs science, but science needs theology; there can be no two-state solution.
In this video originally featured in March of 2012, Dr. David Finch, a biologist at New York University, discusses his thoughts on both Creationism and the effects of "new atheists" like Richard Dawkins.
Here are some of the best responses from around the web to David's Barash's controversial editorial about God and Evolution in the New York Times.
When we sit down to read sacred Scripture, we need to develop a rapport with the Bible's various authors and their worldviews. Otherwise, we will unintentionally demand they communicate in the same manner we do.
Do we see God because of design, or do we see design because of God?
For Augustine, the literal sense of scripture is not a scientific narrative of physical reality, but a liturgical and poetic narrative of God's awesome power at the dawn of history. This is a vital thread in the story of how to read Genesis.
Christ is the reason the natural sciences work: he is the source of the laws of nature, and he contains and underpins the natural sciences. Christ is the pattern for all created things, while the Spirit – his presence in the created world – breathes the divine fire into the equations.
We now take for granted an understanding of the Christian story that was largely worked out by Paul and later theologians. Even though the Gospels were composed after Paul's letters, they were concerned to tell the story itself in all its strangeness as it had been preserved by the first generation of Christians. And what we find in the stories themselves is the shock and wonder and surprise that the resurrection caused.
Four Views on the Historical Adam shows that evangelical Christians are far from agreeing on the particulars of Adam and Eve. But this book also makes clear that there is strong agreement among evangelical Christians on the fundamentals of the Christian faith. We agree that all Scripture is inspired by God and authoritative, even while disagreeing on the interpretation of some passages.


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A really lovely book for little boys (and girls)7/18/12| justineI purchased this book for my 19 month old son because he loves diggers and dump trucks. Although he has many many books and toys related to diggers and dump trucks this one is something special. The story (there is one - which is a plus) is well written and the illustrations clear but detailed enough to hold his interest - he giggled for ages when he saw the Crane Truck's teddy. It is sweetly appealing in a way that many books for little boys tend to miss this mark. I would highly recommend this for little one's 18 months plus.


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KENT, Ohio - The Miami University volleyball team kept rolling Saturday evening, earning its fourth victory in its past five games with a 3-1 win over Kent State (22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-19). The RedHawks improve to 9-16 overall and 4-8 in the Mid-American Conference. The Golden Flashes fall to 6-18 overall and 3-9 in the MAC.
Two kills from Lisa Treadway and a block by Annie Reiswig and Kayleigh Cox helped lead Miami to an 8-4 lead to begin set one. Kent State responded with a 6-2 run of its own to tie the score at 10. After a setting error from the Golden Flashes, a kill by Madison Dodd and a block from Jenny Ingle and Meg Riley would put the 'Hawks back in front by three. The teams battled back-and-forth until Miami was up, 18-16. From there, a 7-0 run by Kent State would give it control of the set at 23-18. Ingle, Riley and Treadway put down kills as the RedHawks attempted to make a comeback, but the Golden Flashes would go on to earn a 25-22 win.
A service ace by Amy Kendall and kills from Riley and Dodd off of Kendall's assist put Miami quickly up, 3-0, in set two. The quick offensive pressure would be the story of the set, as the Red and White pushed the advantage to 12-5, forcing Kent State to take a timeout. Out of the break, kills from Cox, Riley and Ingle along with a solo block from Dodd would help Miami make it a 19-7 advantage. That would be more than enough as the RedHawks cruised from there to take a 25-14 victory.
Tied at seven in set three, Miami began to make its move. Kills from Cox and Riley, along with a pair of blocks sparked a 6-3 run that gave the Red and White a 13-10 advantage. After the Golden Flashes scored a point, Miami took control with a 6-0 run that featured three kills and a block by Cox. In front 20-15, a service ace by Madison Hardy and two kills from Riley were part of a 5-2 finish that gave the RedHawks a 25-17 win.
Trailing 4-5 in set four, Miami took the next six points to go in front, 10-5. Kent State fought back by taking 10 of the next 15 points to tie the score at 15. Kills by Chelsea Visk, Christina Menche and Ingle would help the RedHawks go back in front, 20-18. Ingle and Dodd would then team up for back-to-back blocks to make it a four-point lead. A service ace from Kendall, along with kills from Dodd and Riley would finish off the 25-19 victory and give Miami the match in four sets.
Riley led the RedHawks with a double-double of 14 kills and 18 assists. Ingle contributed 13 kills on a .435 hitting percentage. Kendall led Miami with 31 assists, while Madison Hardy had 23 digs. As a team the RedHawks hit .291, while holding the Golden Flashes to a .150 hitting percentage.
Miami returns home for a pair of matches next weekend. The 'Hawks will take on Akron on Friday at 7 p.m. and follow it up with a 5 p.m. match against Buffalo on Saturday. Both matches will be available on Miami All-Access.


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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help evaluate your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD)
When to Get Tested?
When you have a personal and/or family history of CVD at an early age; when the result of your low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) test is within a healthy range, but your health practitioner thinks that you may have an increased risk of developing heart disease; sometimes to help monitor the effectiveness of lipid-lowering treatment and/or lifestyle changes
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
You may need to fast for 9-12 hours before this test; only water is permitted. Follow any instructions you are given.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are particles that transport lipids throughout the body. Each particle contains a combination of protein, cholesterol, triglyceride, and phospholipid molecules. Their composition changes as they circulate in the blood. Some molecules are removed and others are added, resulting in lipoprotein particles whose properties vary from large and fluffy to small and dense. LDL particle testing determines the relative amounts of particles of differing properties. This is often called subfraction testing.
Traditional lipid testing measures the amount of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) present in the blood, but it does not evaluate the number of particles of LDL (LDL-P). Some studies have shown that increased numbers of small dense LDL particles are more likely to cause atherosclerosis than fewer light, fluffy LDL particles. Researchers think that the presence of an increased number of small, dense LDL could be one of the reasons that some people have heart attacks even though their total and LDL cholesterol concentrations are not particularly high.
However, the data are not clear on whether routine testing for LDL subfractions provides additional information about a person's cardiac risk or whether results from such testing should affect decisions about treatment. More clinical research is needed to determine the ultimate value in testing for LDL subfractions and how the results should be used. Recommendations on the use of LDL subfraction testing and LDL-P continue to evolve. This is illustrated with:
- A recommendation from the 2009 guidelines on Emerging Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke from the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry that states "Lipoprotein subclasses, especially the number or concentration of small, dense LDL particles, have been shown to be related to the development of initial CHD events, but the data analyses of existing studies are generally not adequate to show added benefit over standard risk assessment for primary prevention." (See Sources)
- A 2013 Assessment by the AACC Lipoprotein and Vascular Diseases Division Working Group on Best Practices, which compared the use of Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) with LDL-P as indicators of atherogenic particle numbers. The group concluded that both tests were nearly equivalent in their ability to assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and that both were stronger than LDL-C. The group supported the adoption of either Apo B or LDL-P into CVD risk screening and treatment guidelines but expressed a current preference for Apo B because of its availability and several other factors. (See Sources) Note: Apo B is considered a potential substitute for LDL-P because a molecule of Apo B is present in each particle of LDL and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL).
The number of small, dense LDL particles (sdLDL) a person has is partially genetically determined, partially due to sex (males tend to have more sdLDL than females), and partially due to lifestyle and a person's general state of health. Certain diseases and conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, are associated with increased levels of sdLDL.
A variety of methods are used to determine lipoprotein subfractions. These include ultracentrifugation (separation by density), polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis (separation by charge and size), and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy, which determines relative quantities of particles of different compositions.
It is also usually possible to predict whether a person has a high number of sdLDL particles by looking at the person's triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. These tests are typically performed as part of a lipid profile. People who have high triglyceride and low HDL-C tend to have more sdLDL. Specifically, having a triglyceride level above 120 mg/dL and an HDL-C level lower than 40 mg/dL in men and lower than 50 mg/dL in women is associated with having more sdLDL.
Subfraction testing is also available for other lipoprotein particles, such as HDL and VLDL, but these tests are mostly used in research settings and are not addressed in this article.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
Current standards recommend that lipid testing be done when you are fasting. For 9 to 12 hours before the test, only water is permitted. Follow any instructions you are given.
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Most Recent Review
Mackey, R. et. al. (2012 August). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and particle concentrations, carotid atherosclerosis, and coronary events: MESA (multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Aug 7;60(6):508-16. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22796256 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed September 2013.
Otvos, J. et. al. (2011 March-April). Clinical Implications of Discordance Between LDL Cholesterol and LDL Particle Number. J Clin Lipidol. 2011 Mar–Apr; 5(2): 105–113. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070150/ through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed September 2013.
Rosenson RS, and Underberg JA. (2013 July 28). Systematic Review: Evaluating the Effect of Lipid-Lowering Therapy on Lipoprotein and Lipid Values. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2013 Jul 28. Abstract [Epub ahead of print] [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23893306 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed September 2013.
Cole, T. et. al. (2013 ). Association of Apolipoprotein B and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy–Derived LDL Particle Number with Outcomes in 25 Clinical Studies: Assessment by the AACC Lipoprotein and Vascular Diseases Division Working Group on Best Practices. Clinical Chemistry May 2013 vol. 59 no. 5 752-770 Abstract [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.clinchem.org/content/59/5/752.abstract through http://www.clinchem.org. Accessed September 2013.
Master, S. and Rader, D. (2013 March 13). Beyond LDL Cholesterol in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk: apo B or LDL-P? Clinical Chemistry 2013; v. 59, p.723-725 Extract. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.clinchem.org/content/59/5/723.extract through http://www.clinchem.org. Accessed September 2013.
Sniderman, A. and Kwiterovich, PO. (2013 April). Update on the detection and treatment of atherogenic low-density lipoproteins. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2013 Apr;20(2):140-7 Abstract. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23422241 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed September 2013.
Mietus-Snyder, M. et. al. (2013 August). Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol versus Particle Number in Middle School Children. J Pediatr. 2013 Aug;163(2):355-362 Abstract. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23415622 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed September 2013.
DeGoma, E. and Rader, D. (2012) High-Density Lipoprotein Particle Number. A Better Measure to Quantify High-Density Lipoprotein? Medscape Multispecialty from J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(6) [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/768499 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed September 2013.
(2013 July 19). A Test in Focus: LDL Particle Concentration NMR, Plasma. Mayo Clinic Mayo Medical Laboratories [On-line information]. Available online at http://news.mayomedicallaboratories.com/2013/07/19/a-test-in-focus-ldl-particle-concentration-nmr-plasma-2/ through http://news.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed September 2013.
(© 1995–2013). LDL Particle Concentration NMR, Plasma. Mayo Clinic Mayo Medical Laboratories [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Overview/62186 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed September 2013.
Ghassab, R. et. al. (March 2010). Determination of Low Density Lipoprotein Particle Size by Polyacrylamide Gradient Gel Electrophoresis in Patients with Coronary Artery Stenosis. LabMedicine v 41 (3) [On-line information]. Available online at http://labmed.ascpjournals.org/content/41/3/164.full through http://labmed.ascpjournals.org. Accessed September 2013.
Myers, G. Editor (© 2009). Emerging Biomarkers for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines, Emerging Biomarkers for Primary Prevention [On-line information]. Available online through http://www.aacc.org. Accessed September 2013.
Pagana, K. D. & Pagana, T. J. (© 2011). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 10th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 622-625.
Clarke, W., Editor (© 2011). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry 2nd Edition: AACC Press, Washington, DC. Pp 285-297.
(June 13, 2009) The New Blood Lipid Tests -- Sizing Up LDL Cholesterol. Heart Health Special Report. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Available online at http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/reports/heart_health/1886-1.html through http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com. Accessed November 2013.
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Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].
Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.
Landray, M. et. al (2002 January 2). Abnormal low-density lipoprotein subfraction profile in patients with untreated hypertension. Association of Physicians Q J Med 2002; 95: 165-171. Available online at http://qjmed.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/3/165 through http://qjmed.oupjournals.org
Bioletto, S. et. al. (2000 February). Acute hyperinsulinemia and very-low-density and low-density lipoprotein subfractions in obese subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 71, No. 2, 443-449. Available online at http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/443 through http://www.ajcn.org
(Winter 2004). The Fats of Life, 7 Articles. Lipoproteins and Vascular Diseases Division, AACC, Volume XVIII, Vol 1. PDF available for download at http://www.aacc.org/divisions/lipids/winter04.pdf through http://www.aacc.org
(2002). LDL Subfractions. Specialty Laboratories [On-line test information]. PDF available for download at http://laboratory.specialtylabs.com/education/download_PDF/TN_LDLsub.pdf.
(2004). LDL Subclasses. ARUP's Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing. Available online at http://www.arup-lab.com/guides/clt/tests/clt_a34b.jsp through http://www.arup-lab.com.
Warnick, G. and Cheung, M. (2000). Measurement and Clinical Significance of High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Subclasses. Chapter 15 (Handbook of Lipoprotein of Lipoprotein Testing, AACC Press). Available online at http://www.warnick.biz/dextransulfate/Chapter15.htm through http://www.warnick.biz.
Muniz, N., et. al. (2000). A New Tool for the Automated Analysis of LDL Subfraction Patterns Generated by the Lipoprint™ LDL System. Paper presented at The Frontiers in Lipoprotein and Vascular Disease, St Louis, MO. PDF available for download at http://www.4qc.com/pdf/frontiers.pdf through http://www.4qc.com.
Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (© 2007). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 602-605.
Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, AACC Press, Washington, DC. 253-258.
Mudd, J. et. al. (2007 October 29). Beyond Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol -- Defining the Role of Low-Density Lipoprotein Heterogeneity in Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 50(18):1735-1741. Available online through http://www.medscape.com/. Accessed on 3/8/08.
Navab, M. et. al. (2006 October 20). Mechanisms of Disease: Proatherogenic HDL-An Evolving Field. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(9):504-511. Available online through http://www.medscape.com/. Accessed on 3/8/08.
CCMDweb.org. Clinical Insights. Available online through: http://www.ccmdweb.org/clinicalinsights. Accessed May 2008.
The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines, Emerging Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Draft Guidelines, Version 0906, summary. PDF available for download. Accessed May 2008.


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When I install a simple program it often uses make && make install and doesn't often even have an uninstall target. If I wish to upgrade a program is it standard protocol to assume it just rewrites seamlessly over the old program. How do I keep track of these programs, do most people just 'fire and forget' and if no uninstall target is given do I have to manually delete everything?
Install each program in a dedicated directory tree, and use Stow or XStow to make all the programs appear in a common hierarchy. Stow creates symbolic links from the program-specific directory to a common tree.
In more detail, pick a toplevel directory, for example
And now you'll have symbolic links like these:
You can easily keep track of what programs you have installed by listing the contents of the
If you want to be able to quickly switch between different versions of the same program, use
Older versions of Stow doesn't go very far beyond the basics I've described in this answer. Newer versions, as well as XStow (which hasn't been maintained lately) have more advanced features, like the ability to ignore certain files, better cope with existing symlinks outside the stow directory (such as
If you don't have or don't want to use root access, you can pick a directory under your home directory, e.g.
You can use checkinstall to create a package (RPM, Deb, or Slackware compatible packages) That way, you can use your distros package manager to add/remove the application (but not update)
You use
checkinstall will build and install the package by default, or you can have it only build the package without installing.
checkinstall is available in most distros repositories.
For the most part this was the reason behind packages, ports, and other types of managers to prevent this type of thing from happening.
I would say that manual deletion is the only way for a manual install, unless someone else has a better answer to that point I may not be aware of.
One more alternative is from the Linux From Scratch hints:
More Control and Package Management using Package Users
After this first crude suggestion, I found an evolved variant:
crablfs -- User Based Package Management System
uLFS: Your Manageable and Reusable Linux From Scratch
For causal users of installed packages I think that "package users" LFS solution is a light one, less invasive and elegant. In short, you install packages in
For me it looks like a simple and clever solution! I used this scheme in my LFS build and it is a working solution ...


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Changes to Downloads - cbs interactive (whats up with this!)
by toddoftemecula - 8/10/11 12:01 AM
I download programs like ccleaner and malwarebytes on a daily basis and have used preferred to use cnet as well and recommend it to my clients.
As of recently though, Ive noticed an incredably annoying requirement for me to download and install an additional program just to download these files.
Its called CBS interactive, and there is a step asking me if I want to install a toolbar.
This has forced me to no longer recommend the cnet downloading ccleaner and malwarebytes.
Am I the only one that hates this change?


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Results vs. Carson-Newman (2007-03-19 14:00:00)
March 19, 2007Misenheimer, NC---The Pfeiffer women's tennis team defeated Carson-Newman 6-3 Monday afternoon in non-conference action. The Falocns improve to 8-5 with the victory.
Carson-Newman came out and grabbed a 2-1 lead after the doubles. Heather Smith and Samantha Thomas won at #3 doubles to give Pfeiffer a valuable point.
Julianna Reyes led the charge as the Falcons came back winning 5 of 6 singles amtches. Reyes playing at #4 fought back and pulled out her first set 7-6, 8-6 in the tiebreaker and then qucikly won her second set 6-2. Andrea Stroup won in a third set tiebreaker in a very tough match. Patty Dominguez, Heather smith and Samantha Thomas also won hteir singles matches.
Pfeiffer will host St. Andrews on Wednesday at 3:00 pm.DOUBLES Stroup/Dominguez l. Caprio/Sneed 2-8 Bobrowski/Reyes l. Bartlett/Sorah 2-8 Smith/Thomas d. Moulton/Rimmer 8-5 SINGLES Stroup d. Caprio 6-4,5-7,7-6(5) Dominguez d. Bartlett 6-3,6-3 Bobrowski l. Sneed 2-6,2-6 Reyes d. Sorah 7-6(6), 6-2 Smith d. Moulton 4-6,6-0,6-2 Thomas d. Rimmer default


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Controlling stepper motors is a critical skill set for many physical computing, robitics and CNC projects as well as most electronics projects that include an element of motion.
While there are many off the shelf solutions for controlling stepper motors that range from Arduino shields to hardened industrial controls, my preference is to learn from the ground up so that I can grasp the concepts rather than just plug and play.
Even though the controller I have put together today does not go to the extent of discrete transistors to control the stepper, it is "ground-up" enough for me. The controller circuit that I have put together below uses a ULN2003 Darlington Array IC wired up in a unique way that allows for only 2 wires from the microcontroller.
More details on the schematics and stepper basics can be found Here
Unipolar stepping or stepper motors are very common in printers, scanners and other electronics so building a simple controller that can be interfaced with an arduino was very desirable to me.
My next step is to solder a few of these circuits up on some proto-board and perhaps add some higher power mosfets on the outputs to allow control of bigger steppers.
Reference: The code used on the arduino to drive this circuit comes from Tom Igoe's website is shown below if you would like to try this out for yourself.
Stepper Motor Controller language: Wiring/Arduino This program drives a unipolar or bipolar stepper motor. The motor is attached to digital pins 8 and 9 of the Arduino. The motor moves 100 steps in one direction, then 100 in the other. Created 11 Mar. 2007 Modified 7 Apr. 2007 by Tom Igoe */ // define the pins that the motor is attached to. You can use // any digital I/O pins. #include <Stepper.h> #define motorSteps 200 // change this depending on the number of steps // per revolution of your motor #define motorPin1 8 #define motorPin2 9 #define ledPin 13 // initialize of the Stepper library: Stepper myStepper(motorSteps, motorPin1,motorPin2); void setup() { // set the motor speed at 60 RPMS: myStepper.setSpeed(60); // Initialize the Serial port: Serial.begin(9600); // set up the LED pin: pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // blink the LED: blink(3); } void loop() { // Step forward 100 steps: Serial.println("Forward"); myStepper.step(100); delay(500); // Step backward 100 steps: Serial.println("Backward"); myStepper.step(-100); delay(500); } // Blink the reset LED: void blink(int howManyTimes) { int i; for (i=0; i< howManyTimes; i++) { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); delay(200); digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); delay(200); } }
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Moon-Phase Women's Watches
For decades, mechanical watches created specifically for women took a backseat to the ever more important category of men's mechanical timepieces. Today, however, women have their rightful place in the watchmaking world, as savvy luxury brands design timepieces for women who dress for success and value fine craftsmanship and engineering. Among the most coveted are mechanical moon-phase watches.
Long a symbol of romance and eternity, the moon has enraptured us for time immemorial and served as the inspiration for much folklore and poetry. This may well be why so many watch brands put time and research into the development of specialty watches for women that depict the phases of the moon in increasingly creative renderings. "Women deserve their own complicated watches. The moon phase is the perfect function to offer because it is both visually arresting and mechanically precise," says Patrik P. Hoffmann, CEO of Ulysse Nardin, which recently released its Classico Lady Luna for women.
Typically, a moon-phase display operates via a small disk within the mechanical watch that slowly rotates, showing the waxing and waning moon cycles. While this system continues to be utilized, new inventions such as the aforementioned Ulysse Nardin model operate differently. The Luna moon-phase timepiece was years in development and is the concept of scientist Ludwig Oechslin, longtime watch innovator for Ulysse Nardin. Famous in the mechanical watch world for creating extremely complex movements, Oechslin uses a technology for the Luna that he first invented for the much more complicated Ulysse Nardin Moonstruck watch.
The alluring Luna watch features a moon-phase sub-dial, which is unlike other watches with a stationary sub-dial moon-phase aperture because it is situated on an inner center sunburst-motif dial and rotates around the center dial (meant to portray the earth) once every 12 hours on its journey to fulfill a complete moon-phase cycle in 29.5 days. The always moving, extremely accurate moon-phase indicator needs an adjustment just once every 3,800 years. The women's Classico Lady Luna also features an outer dial of mother-of-pearl with eight diamond markers and three inset pearls. (Ancient legend has it that pearls were formed as a result of the moon's tears falling into the sea.)
Other brands are also bringing captivating new ways to display the moon phases—and advanced designs—on the wrist. Corum, for instance, offers its Admiral's Cup Legend 38 Mystery Moon timepiece with an endlessly rotating mother-of-pearl dial. Made expressly for women, the watch is a dance of poetry and mystery—the moon-phase display and a sunburst date indication opposite it play a fascinating game of pursuit without ever catching each other. The exclusive Corum-patented complication is a technological advancement that was several years in development. Powering the watch and driving the hour, minute, jumping date, and jumping moon-phase functions is the self-winding Caliber CO384, which is endowed with a 42-hour power reserve. The mother-of-pearl moon-phase disk appears in a satin-brushed metallic sub-dial that is studded with stars, six of which are gem-set.
In addition to offering advanced technological indications, some brands display the moon phase in simply beautiful contemporary designs. Harry Winston has unveiled the automatic Midnight Moon Phase watch, which features a meticulously engraved tree on the dial and a crescent-shaped aperture stretching behind it from 8:00 to 1:00, from which the moon and stars peek out. The delicate design offers an ultrafeminine statement. Other enhancements on today's finest moon-phase timepieces include adding a motif to the outer sub-dial of the moon-phase aperture (most often stars) or creating superbly decorated moon-phase disks in lacquer, enamel, mother-of-pearl, or semiprecious gems that highlight the eternal allure of the moon.


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Inspired by the April issue of Rejuvenate Meetings magazine, the article "Rules of Engagement" interviews event professionals who understand hybrid, the art of integration, and new integrated tools such as games and other geo-location apps. The author, Jennifer Garrett beautifully answers exactly what we were thinking – have planners opinions about hybrid meetings shifted considerably?
"Less than two years ago, defenders of virtual meetings spent most of their energy convincing planners that streaming an event live would not harm their face-to-face events. Now, virtual components are accepted as powerful marketing tools that extend a meeting's reach, interaction, and longevity."
If you're reluctant to see how the virtual aspect doesn't hurt, but helps the face-to-face event as a whole, we've compiled a list of how interactive tools (such as apps and social media) as well as the virtual components offer solutions and positive results for meetings. These three points were briefly discussed in the article – here's our elaboration on each:
- Participatory culture – Keeping your conference entirely offline could be harmful as attendees become more comfortable with technology, they expect you (the planner/conference organizer) to integrate it not only within the conference, but year-round. Everyone wants to be involved in the process of producing content of the conference they're attending and choosing the sessions they have an interest in which can be done with LinkedIn discussions, Twitter chats, on Facebook discussion boards, or websites. Feedback is also viable to the success of an annual conference so post-conference feedback is just as important as pre-conference input which are both easier for attendees with the ramped up use of technology.
- Virtual meetings extend a meeting's audience - If you're on the opposing side and believe virtual components harm face-to-face conferences, Jeff Hurt makes a valid point in the article. Hurt states, "The impact of being able to video from smart phones and immediately post it on the web has created a natural response. People want to see that at events." Imagine watching a speaker on virtual programming – if it gains your interest and you're intrigued, you'll want to attend the following year but face-to-face.
- It's not what it use to cost – Hosting sites for streaming video are typically free and reduce the costs associated with hosting hybrid events. According to the article, "UBM Studios and similar providers can produce complex virtual trade shows for clients, or planners can mix-and-match the company's offerings to include live content streaming, chats, exhibit booths or material exchange." Another aspect to saving money is that in a way, virtual meetings become somewhat sustainable meetings – with all that video, there's no need for paper. Attendees are creating their own media whether photos or video with the power of their smart phones.
We were unable to find a link to the article in Rejuvenate Meetings, but highly recommend if you can get a copy of the magazine to read this article which features Robert L. Wagner, Jeff Hurt, Maddie Grant, Kate Spellman, and Samuel Smith. Have you had any experience successfully or unsuccessfully integrating virtual components into face-to-face events? What were they and what lessons did you learn?
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Wednesday - 10/9/2013, 1:10pm EDT
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown.
With the shutdown in its ninth day Wednesday and a potential economy-shaking federal default edging ever closer, neither side was revealing clear signs of bending.
Amid the tough talk, though, there were hints of the possibility of a brief truce. There were indications that both sides might be open to a short-term extension of the $16.7 trillion borrowing limit and a temporary end to the shutdown, giving them more time to resolve their disputes.
Obama was to huddle with House Democrats Wednesday afternoon as both parties look for a way forward.
So far, the underlying standoff remains the same. Republicans demand talks on deficit reduction and Obama's 2010 health care law as the price for boosting the government's borrowing authority and returning civil servants to work. The president insists that Congress first end the shutdown and extend the debt limit before he will negotiate.
"Speaker Boehner could end this government shutdown today, an hour from now" by letting the House vote to do so, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
On Tuesday, Boehner told reporters he was not drawing "lines in the sand." He sidestepped a question about whether he'd raise the debt limit and fund government for short periods by saying, "I'm not going to get into a whole lot of speculation."
Hours later, Obama used a White House news conference to say he "absolutely" would negotiate with Republicans on "every item in the budget" if Congress first sent him short-term measures halting the shutdown and the extending the debt limit.
"There's a crack there," Boehner said of the impasse late Tuesday, though he cautioned against optimism.
The White House said Obama would reach out to Boehner's House Republicans in the coming days with an invitation to the White House. He also intends to meet with senators of both parties, officials said.
A White House sit-down with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders last week yielded no progress. But the stakes are growing higher.
The financial world is flashing unmistakable signs that it fears Washington's twin battles could hurt the economy.
The stock market declined again Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping nearly 160 points, or 1.1 percent. The International Monetary Fund trimmed its global and U.S. growth forecasts through 2014, warning that failure to renew the debt limit would raise interest rates and potentially shove the American economy back into recession.
The Obama administration has said that unless Congress acts, it expects to have an estimated $30 billion in cash left by Oct. 17. That is pocket change for a government that can spend tens of billions more than that on busy days and $3.6 trillion a year.
Hitting that date without congressional action would risk an unprecedented federal default that would wound the economy and deal lasting harm to the government's ability to borrow money, many economists warn. Some Republicans have expressed doubt that the damage would be as severe.
In the House, Republicans were continuing their tactic of pushing through narrowly targeted bills -- over Democratic objections -- that would restart popular parts of the government.
On Wednesday, they planned votes on a measure financing death benefits to families of fallen U.S. troops. Blaming the shutdown, the Pentagon has halted the $100,000 payments, usually made within three days of a death.
The stoppage of those payments drew the attention of Senate chaplain Barry Black, who in his prayer opening Wednesday's Senate session said, "When our federal shutdown delays payments of death benefits to families of children dying in faraway battlefields, it's time for our lawmakers to say, 'Enough is enough.' "
But an official of a conservative group that has pressed Republicans to try repealing Obama's health care law was unyielding Wednesday, saying that fight should continue.
"We should not fund the government until we address the president's unfair, unaffordable and unworkable law," Michael Needham, chief executive officer of Heritage Action for America, said at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast.
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats introduced legislation letting the government borrow money through Dec. 31, 2014. It contained no spending cuts or other deficit-cutting steps many Republicans seek.
The bill's fate was uncertain, since the 54 votes Democrats can usually muster are short of the 60 votes they would need to overcome a conservative filibuster aimed at derailing the bill. An initial test vote seemed likely by Saturday.


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GPath is a path expression language integrated into Groovy which allows parts of nested structured data to be identified. In this sense, it has similar aims and scope as XPath does for XML. The two main places where you use GPath expressions is when dealing with nested POJOs or when dealing with XML.
As an example, you can specify a path to an object or element of interest:
a.b.c -> for XML, yields all the <c> elements inside <b> inside <a>
a.b.c -> all POJOs, yields the <c> properties for all the <b> properties of <a> (sort of like a.getB().getC() in JavaBeans)
For XML, you can also specify attributes, e.g.:
a["@href"] -> the href attribute of all the a elements
a.'@href' -> an alternative way of expressing this
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The best example of GPath for xml is test-new/groovy/util/XmlSlurperTest.groovy.
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What you eat can affect your blood pressure. Some foods other than those labeled 'fat free' are naturally low fat, and can even be more satisfying than low-fat offerings. Some of these low fat foods are:
- Pancakes. A pancake has about the same amount of calories as a slice of bread. It's what you top it with that makes a difference. You can try low-fat yogurt or jam.
- Potatoes. A medium-sized sweet or white potato has about 30 calories and a tenth of a gram of fat.
- Bagels. There is 1 gram of fat per bagel, which contains the same calories as 2 slices of bread.
- Pretzels. One ounce has only one-tenth of the fat as an ounce of potato chips.
- Buttermilk. One cup of buttermilk has slightly less fat than a cup of 1 percent fat milk.


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Earlier this year, the ASPCA assisted in a three-state dog fighting bust alongside the FBI, Missouri Highway Patrol and several other agencies.
When we found these dogs, many were doomed to live their whole lives tethered by heavy chains—and on the day of the raid, many were left outside to suffer through a blizzard.
Today, after months under the care of our behaviorists, veterinarians and tireless responders, dogs rescued from this raid are thriving. In fact, some have already headed to rescue for adoption! Still others remain in our care.
We wanted to show you some of these dogs' happy faces and thank you for helping us make their rescue possible. We couldn't have taken on this massive operation without your help!
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I agree with you! I have read the same thing on both organizations as a matter of fact, and now I am left confused on who to be able to support when it comes to innocent animals? What organization would you recommend to donate to?
The ASPCA is the best organization for saving animals. I have been a member for years and they have never disappointed me, please support them.
PETA is for-profit. Please be careful trusting for-profit institutions with the health and livelihood of others, doubly so if those others are animals.
WRONG WRONG WRONG.. WHY DO YOU LIE ABOUT SUCH A THING! PETA IS A 501c3, thus you can take your donations off of your taxes. FOR PROFITS do not allow for such a thing!
PETA does destroy animals faster than the humane society. Do your research.
Peta kills most of the dogs they take in, don not even bother to try to rehome..ASPCA is the BEST
This exact thing was just in the news a week or so ago. PETA is not what most people think. They practice what they accuse others of doing. They are more than awful. I wouldn't support them ever!
I don't which of you dumb asses are lieing but I am a contributer to ASPAC and I don't believe for a minute that either one of these organizations would basically "kill " any of these precios animals tell you what give me both of their phone numbers and I will take care of this right now
You cannot believe anything like that about PETA either. We are vegetarians and Vegans. Do you really believe we would gas a dog or any animals?? Hello, you are buying into the saboteur of Multi-billion corporations doing this. They say PETA eat veal at their conferences. They say PETA wants all the dogs released from owners and should run free. Do you really, really believe that?


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"My film isn't about Vietnam. It is Vietnam. It's what it was really like. It was crazy. And the way we made it was very much like the way the Americans were in Vietnam. We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment and little by little we went insane." (A)
No film is more linked to its "making of" story than Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. It should be required, like a Coppola wine pairing, to watch the film together with the fantastic behind-the-scenes documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), created by Coppola's wife Eleanor, who recorded the director's most personal fears throughout the "horror" of production.
It all started off innocent enough, with an acclaimed director bringing Hollywood's biggest stars to the Philippines, where a young Sofia Coppola (future director of Lost in Translation) quipped, "It looks like the Disneyland jungle cruise." (A) Then all hell broke loose. A massive typhoon named Olga wiped out the sets and shut down production for two months to rebuild. The Philippine government offered helicopters to use on set, but suddenly recalled them to fend off rebel forces. Martin Sheen suffered a near-fatal heart attack at the young age of 36, receiving last rites from a non-English speaking priest and being sidelined for five weeks.
If that wasn't enough, Marlon Brando threatened to take his million dollars and run, annoyed at the production delays. While he ultimately agreed to stay, he showed up overweight without having read the film's source novel, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899). Dennis Hopper was stoned out of his mind and unable to remember his lines, and supporting actors like Sam Bottoms dropped acid and speed throughout the production. Perhaps most problematic was Coppola himself, who was filled with enough hubris after the success of the two Godfather films that he tried to tackle material that had licked even the great Orson Welles, who wound up doing Citizen Kane instead. (A) Continue reading


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A plain paper shopping bag will fly high once it's been painted and tied with string. Use our template to create the badge.
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For easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions with illustrations, print out the instructions page.
1. Cut the bottom off the bag.

 2. Lay the bag flat. Draw a dot about one-third down the center of the bag. Mark an X through the dot. Cut along the X. You'll be left with two "wings."

 3. Turn the bag over. Fold the wings to the front and out.

Paint the Wonder Pets badge in the center of the kite as shown. Then, paint the remainder of the front of the bag red (for Tuck), blue (for Linny) or green (for Ming Ming). Let the paint dry completely.
5. Cut a 2-foot piece of string for the tail and tie the short ribbon pieces down the string.

 6. Put a piece of tape at the corner of each wing to strengthen it, then punch a hole through each. Cut two 1-foot pieces of string and attach to the punched holes. Cut a 6- to 8-foot piece of string and tie to the shorter strings to make a "v" shape. Knot the end of the long string to a stick or cardboard tube and wrap the string around it.

 7. Cut a vent at the bottom of the kite (in the center) and attach the tail.

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Is there an official forum thread for this event? Does anyone expect this tourny to fill? I've never been to Kentucky/Indiana and am looking foward to meeting you all and playing your courses.
I live really close to Charlie Vettiner park. That is my home course and I can hold my own there. I shot a 62 (902 rating), a 63 (892 rating), and a 66 (863 rating) in the 2012 CVO. My current rating is 885. I really want to play in the US Masters but fear I might embarrass myself (and hold up my group) at Seviren Lang. Am I good enough to play in the US Masters?
I understand that I need to take the PDGA Certified Officials Exam? Is there anything else I need to do to qualify to play in the US Masters? Also, I have a couple of friends that don't have a PDGA # and have never played in a PDGA sanctioned tournament. Would they need to play in at least one tournament to qualify or can they just get a PDGA #, take the exam, and pre-register?
Now a couple of questions about pre-registration. Which division should I pre-register for? I played as an "Intermediate" in the 2011 CVO, got smoked, and stepped back down to the REC division where I placed 7th in 2012. Looking at the website, I gather my choices (at 43 years of age) are Pro Master Men $160 and Advanced Master Men $100. I am obviously going to select the lower of the two divisions which is Advanced Master Men. Now, how does that translate on the DiscGolfU WebSite? Am I an MM1? Of the 18 people in that division, I recognize a few names from the REC division of the 2012 CVO. I think I am an MM1 but if one of you could verify, I could get on with my pre-registration. Thanks!
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David, you are correct; mm1 is advanced masters. I haven't heard anything about being required to test before playing. I've registered and I have not tested. My scores are about the same at sl. I don't think you'll embarrass yourself. In fact, anyone who can ride that "bike" I see you ride is already ahead of the pack when it comes to extraordinary feats. Who cares what you score....you can ride the one wheeled giant.
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He is also correct in the fact that you must take to officials exam before this tourney.
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When Stephanie Geraghty created Stroller Warriors she never imagined it would lead to her being selected as the Military Marine Corps Spouse of the Year for Military Spouse magazine.
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Geraghty and 30 other military spouse finalists were selected to attend what they thought was a special viewing of OWN network's new television show, "Married to the Army: Alaska," in Washington D.C. where they would be taped expressing their own opinions of the show and their experiences as spouses in the military.
"I hesitated a little bit about going as I was 36 weeks pregnant at the time. They urged me that the opportunity was a chance of a lifetime and after receiving support form my doctor I agreed to go," said Geraghty.
Stephanie and the 30 finalists were surprised to discover that they had been selected as the audience for the unveiling of the revival of "Oprah's Favorite Things," in which she revealed her must-haves for this holiday season, while pulling of a surprise giveaway to the group of deserving military spouses.
"I could not believe it," said Geraghty. "I had seen that special of the show several times over the years and I would have never dreamed that I would be a part of it. The shock and genuine surprise at the unveiling of each gift and the appreciation that Oprah extended to military spouses, was so surreal. You just felt so much joy."
Following the taping of the show, Oprah stayed to meet the military spouses and extend her thanks and gratitude for everything they had done.
"She stuck around after the show to take photos with us and spoke with us freely, telling us how grateful she is for what we give to our communities," said Geraghty. "You wonder sometimes how TV show personalities and movie stars act after the cameras off, but she's completely genuine. She is truly a wonderful woman."
In honor of Geraghty's debut on "Oprah's Favorite Things," Stroller Warriors, the very running group she created back in January 2010, is hosting a viewing party at the Jacksonville USO, located at 9 Tallman St., tonight.
The viewing party is open to the public and will kick off at 8 p.m., at the start of the episode airing on the OWN network, and will run until 10 p.m.
In conjunction with the party, attendees are asked to bring a donation to help the USO with their annual Thanksgiving dinner. This year the USO's Thanksgiving dinner will feed more than 2,000 active duty and retired military members and their dependants and will also deliver 500 meals to local homes.
Items that are needed include turkeys, hams, green beans, yams, mini marshmallows, dinner rolls, milk, turkey pans, napkins, cups, and other utensils.
"Bringing an item to the viewing is not required, but we are encouraging people to donate something to the USO's Thanksgiving dinner," said Geraghty. "We want to give back to this amazing organization that does so much for families all over the world."
Laura Lucas, a longtime friend of Stephanie's, member of the Camp Lejeune Stroller Warriors, and organizer of the viewing party, said Stroller Warrior members have already been dropping off several donations to the USO.
"I knew I wanted to host a party for Stephanie in the spirit of the Stroller Warriors and also give back to the USO, who we have partnered with in the past for other charity work," said Lucas. "We have over 400 members in the area and through community involvement we hope to make a major impact."
As Lucas and other members prepare to gather for the viewing party, they are also excited to continue to celebrate Stephanie's achievements in being selected as the Military Marine Corps Spouse of the Year.
"Stephanie is one of those rare individuals you meet in your lifetime," said Lucas. "Stroller Warriors is more than just a running club. It's a group of women who watch out for each other and take care of each other. She's created quite a unique group of individuals and I cannot think of a more deserving person to receive the honor."
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