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The following question was posted to our forums by Itry:
"Hi. I'm new to NXT, and trying to figure out the basics of programming. I need a light sensor to detect change in ambient light levels, and if above a certain range to activate rotation of a motor in the forward direction 4 turns & stop, and if below a certain range to activate rotation of the same motor in the reverse direction 4 turns and stop. The motor needs to complete its assigned 4 rotations before being allowed to reverse. The program needs to run continuously, forever, so that once the light level changes beyond the threshold in either direction, the motor will react. HELP?"
Well, here's a screen capture of my solution. My comments in the image should be sufficient to comprehend the program. Maybe other readers can offer up their own ideas.
Jun 12, 2007
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The following question was posted to our forums by Itry:
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- David Levy said...
I posted my reply and image on the forum here.
- Jun 12, 2007, 3:08:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
I popped up another off-the-cuff answer on the forums as well, below David's reply. None of these, BTW, is the "best" solution - the "best" one depends on what the user's goal is (smallest code? Fastest execution? Clearest written?). Mine does eliminate both a Switch and any use of a second Motor or move block, which I tend to like (easier... at least for me... to follow, and takes up less memory).
Brian Davis
- Jun 12, 2007, 5:49:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Tell me if I'm reading it wrong, but your implementation seems to only work with a single Light sensor value... say it's set to 50 in the Compare block. Then the motor spins forward if it's greater, or reverse if it's less. It doesn't look like it would work if you were testing for >60 and <20 for the two conditions.
- Jun 12, 2007, 9:19:00 AM
- David Levy said...
My interpretation of Brian's is that he first checks for one of two values ( will the motors move or will they not move).
He then checks for direction of movement.
The boolean result"willMove" is passed into the switch block and the direction passed in the move block direction.
- Jun 12, 2007, 9:45:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
David has the essence of it. The Range block establishes if the Light sensor reading is outside a specified range (say, outside of the 20-60 range), while the Compare block just establishes which direction (above 50 would be one way, below 50 the other way, for instance). The Motor block would only execute if the value was outside of the specified range. Note that there is still at least one optimization in my code to make it run still faster... can anybody find it?
Brian Davis
- Jun 12, 2007, 10:10:00 AM
- David Levy said...
Let me guess...
You'll probably want to get rid of that last remaining switch block and connect yet another wire to the move block i.e. power=0,>0 or duration =0,4
- Jun 12, 2007, 10:35:00 AM
- David Levy said...
forgot to add a cheeky emoticon on that lat post ;)
- Jun 12, 2007, 10:48:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
(insert BIG grin). Ain't integer math great?
Yes, you could in fact do away with the Switch all together, by using a series of Math blocks to change the Light sensor value into a zero or something-greater-than-100, but it has certain problems to watch out for as well, not the least of which being that at a power of zero, I'm not sure how if the motor is in a float-like or brake-like mode. For a "deadband" range of 20-60, for instance, you could use something like this:
x = (light sensor reading) - 40
x = x / 20
x = x * 100
The first two operations will generate a zero if the value is between 21 and 59, and something else (+/-1, +/-2, +/-3, etc.) if it is outside that range. The third line will make that result some large number (+/-100 or greater), which you can wire into the Motor block as a power (the Motor block doesn't care about the sign on the power, so there's no reason to "fix" that).
Another slightly speeded-up solution that I was thinking of is to put the Compare block inside the true case of the Switch, just ahead of the Motor block. That way if the Range evaluation isn't going to result in a movement, no time is "wasted" on evaluating the Compare block.
Brian Davis
- Jun 12, 2007, 11:14:00 AM
OK, it's time to confess my ignorance in all things related to the web. Where are all these code images that everyone is talking about. All I can see are the posts, no code.
- Jun 13, 2007, 6:21:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Brian has attached a couple of screenshots of NXT-G code in the forums... is that what you're talking about?
- Jun 13, 2007, 6:35:00 AM
- David Levy said...
The original question was posted on the forum . Jim's screen shot was placed on this blog topic to solicit addition interest.
If you follow the comments from the beginning, you'll see a reference for the forum entry where additional screen shots are attached.
- Jun 13, 2007, 6:38:00 AM
I followed to the forum and scanned through to find David's post. No images.
I read the post again. Particularly the frustrating phrase "see attached images here". No images, and no obvious (to me) links.
What am I doing wrong? Please use non-technical words and pretend like your giving phone support to your grandma.
- Jun 13, 2007, 7:09:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Hi, Dean.
Sorry you're having trouble - I'm running Internet Explorer 7 and I can see one small image below David's post/reply on June 11 at 10:06am and I see another small image (thumbnail) for Brian Davis' post on June 11 at 12:45pm.
Not sure why you can't see them... do you possibly see a link to an image instead of a thumbnail? I know some browsers can get set to display a URL/link instead of a thumbnail... unlikely, but possible in your case.
- Jun 13, 2007, 7:14:00 AM
- David Levy said...
I'm guessing you weren't logged in ( accessing as guest). I just changed the permission to allow guests to view attachments. Seems like that should have been enabled by default.
Try it again.
- Jun 13, 2007, 8:52:00 AM
Back to the original question.
As is normal for me I prefer a sequential solution.
Loop Forever
IF lightSensor < lowerThreshold
IF lightSensor > upperThreshold
One Loop
Two switch statements
Two move blocks
Maybe not as small as Brian's solution, but the logic is very obvious.
- Jun 14, 2007, 3:46:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Dean wrote (& I requote):
> but the logic is very obvious.
And that's a very good point. Understanding your code is an important part, and something that can sometimes get missed in the quest for the "right" way to do it. Another reason I always enjoy seeing a lot of different solutions to problems.
Brian Davis
- Jun 14, 2007, 5:35:00 AM
- David Levy said...
So your pseudo code looks like it closely resembles Jim's screen shot ( on this blog)
If I were to express my screenshot ( on the forum) with pseudo code it would look something like:
Loop Forever
IF lightSensor > upperThreshold
ELSE IF lightSensor > lowerThreshold
One Loop
Two switch statements (nested)
Two move blocks
To me, slightly easier to read but at the expense of 2nd light sensor reading which Richard pointed out.
- Jun 14, 2007, 6:53:00 AM
By gosh, you're right. Just remove the logic blocks and change the switch statements from value to sensor and you have the same answer. I'm so excited about my new ability to see attachments on the forum that I forgot to look all the way back up at the start of this post.
Due to the horrible slowness of NXT-G V1.0 I tend to avoid nesting switches. On the beta software doing such things sometimes crashed the application on my PC. The new V1.1 is a vast improvement in that respect.
- Jun 14, 2007, 7:24:00 AM
- David Levy said...
You should be able to post your own attachments ( screen shots) if you register and login to the forum.
- Jun 14, 2007, 7:37:00 AM
- Sisiacik said...
Hallo:) I have big problem! My lego robot represents AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) and goes from one machine to another and unloading its load. It receives 2 messages: "a" and "b". It should do 2 diffrent actions on each message. "a" message means to go, and when lego receives message "b", it should stop and unload loading. And then move again forward. Messages come from simulation program through VisualBasic. Everything is ok, but there is a problem with NXT program. I do not know how to change behaviour when message is changed. When I tried to use sequence beams, it did just one action or it did both, but second action came after few cycles (for example: "a" came, lego moved forward, then "b" came, ang again "a", "b", "a" and robot was still moving. When came third "b", lego unloaded.) I have also tried to use Switch (Receive Message) but there worked just one beam. Is there somebody who could hepl me, pls? Thank you very much and have a nice evening;) Sisi
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At long last, Blizzard has announced the game they SHOULD HAVE announced LAST year....
Official site is HERE. Check it out, there's a teaser and some other stuff up right now.
So, anyone else gonna be picking this up when it comes out?
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took them long enough, now i dont have to go buy another copy of diablo 2.
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Besides, as slow as Blizzard usually is, I'm predicting a release date somewhere around 2013 for Diablo III!!!
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Yeah, D3 will be awesome. I played D! and D2 for many years. I even bought D1 again after I was done playing D2, because I wanted to see if It was as fun as I had remembered. I just couldn't get back into D1. I will probably pick up D3, but it will depend on how much I like the new expansion is coming out for World of Warcraft. The D3 video preview looks amazing though.
Damn - I spent 4 months of 8+ hrs per day play with Diablo 2 and closed b.net with hardcore ladder and stuff
Fantastic game, but D3 will be too time consuming for me nowadays.
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I'll probably give it a try. Diablo is one of the very few RPG's that I have enjoyed.
It's so simple... just hack and blast. ^^
Wow that looked freaking amazing, LOVING the Witch Doctor
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So far I'm not overly impressed. This new "Witch Doctor" class is just a Necromancer/Troll Witch Doctor clone with a few graphic changes. Blizzard is famous for reusing old ideas. Their cinematic movies may be second to none, and I could gladly watch ANY movie they make (Diablo, Warcraft, MOTU), but that's all I have to say about them that's a positive.
Sorry to rain on the thread. I walked into a cyber cafe last week and saw someone playing D2. I was baffled. I could not believe it, and this looks like a slightly prettier version.
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What I dont understand is I am hearing now they are saying 2010 is the release date (not sure if that is right not) but why since it looks like they are reusing a lot of assets and structures with just advanced lighting and shading.
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that's cool. but after this and starcraft 2 are finished, they're going to go back and do starcraft: ghost, right?
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looks alright. i wonder when it became 'cool' to have huge events held for a video game? i don't recall other big games getting the kind of coverage blizz games does. guess it works for blizzard.
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Hi I just started the kickstart program and I was wondering since the organic chicken broth that I have has no Cholesterol..which means no animal product..why can't I just use that..it's so much easier to find.
I guess the idea is no animal products. What you eat on the end is your choice
I'm curious from a nutritional point of view....
If it's truly made from chickens it has cholesterol. It may have so little that the FDA says it can claim it has none, but all animal products have cholesterol. It does nothing to promote health. Nothing that comes from an animal promotes health.
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Veggie stock is just as easy to find in most places - in some form. It's usually right next to the chicken and beef, either in containers as a liquid or in solid cube form. For that matter, it's so easy to just make it yourself at home and freeze it that it's not worth the price (and the higher sodium content). When you're prepping veggies (carrots, onions, taters, beets, etc) take those parings and bits and throw them in a ziplock and freeze them. When you've got a good bagful of ends, peels, and tops, throw them in a big pot with several cups of water and a pinch of salt, maybe some garlic, some fresh onion and let it simmer for up to several hours - you can even use a slow cooker and just let it simmer all day on low. Strain out the wilty solids and you've got your own stock made to your own liking (for instance, we don't put celery tops in ours because hubby finds they make the stock a little too bitter). Beet greens, carrot tops/peels, potato peels, onion ends (the part that's too small to cut any further), chard stems (if we haven't already used them in a stir fry or something), etc all go right into the pot.
A broth which I love to use is called "No-Chicken Broth" by Imagine Natural Creations. I get it at Whole Foods but it's likely available elsewhere. It's organic and gluten free. I like to use it to cook wild rice in rather than using water. Gives it a fantastic flavor!
Pacific Foods makes a terrifc no salt veggie broth. It is in a quart size aseptic container. Making veggie broth home-made is pretty easy,also.
[quote="Bugsmom"]Veggie stock is just as easy to find in most places - in some form.
Not here - in most local stores I only find beef or chicken stock. Veggie is much harder, if not impossible to find.
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I haven't tried asking at the service desk. It's a good idea. I was only trying to say that almost every time I try one of the big supermarkets, they have a dozen brands of beef and chicken, and most of the time, no vegetable. When I find it, I stock up.
It just always surprises me that they don't stock it in the supermarkets as vegan and vegetarian diets are becoming so much more common. There is a specialty natural foods store that I'm sure must carry it, but it is harder for me to get there during their open hours.
So, I guess I shouldn't have said impossible. Just much harder to find where I usually shop.
Shelf space is at a premium in most places, so they stock what sells - and what people request and buy. For that matter, if you've got a "dollar store" type place or even a WalMart, they often stock it - just did a quick search on WalMart's website and they have a bunch of veg stock - some even unsalted, some all natural, etc - fairly inexpensively (12 pack of Kitchen Basics aseptic packs for $13)
But, if it's that hard to find, making it yourself is even more worth it. All those scraps and bits of the veggies you're prepping anyhow, some aromatics (onion, garlic), a pinch of salt and a pot of water. Can be done stove top on a weekend day while you're doing housework or even during the day in a slow cooker on low if you're out of the house. Make a big pot once a month and refrigerate some, freeze the rest.
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Yup, I had asked a question in the "Free Easy Organic Sodium-Free Veggie Broth" thread. I've never made home made broth but it sounded like an interesting idea.
And WalMart is one of the places that I have looked for and usually can't find veggie broth. Never thought to look at their website though, just on the shelf : )
Thanks for the suggestions.
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As many of you will have noticed there are threads on Neowin for Xbox live and PSN names, However to my knowledge there is not one for PC games
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"I'm going to talk to (UFC President) Dana (White) and (UFC executive) Lorenzo (Fertitta) and see if we can set up some superfights," he said. "Maybe even go up to 145 (pounds) to do some stuff. I feel like I need to be in some fights that really matter. Not that this one doesn't, ...this guy's very tough, but that people care about."
Asked if he had a specific opponent in mind for a superfight, Faber (28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) said, "Kind of," but said he is focused on Alcantara (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), whom he meets in the FOX Sports 1-televised main card at Boston's TD Garden.
The 34-year-old California native stressed he still wants to win a UFC title, though a "lull in action" brought by the injury layoffs of bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and interim champ Renan Barao is preventing him from doing so.
That's why he feels the need to start moving the direction he likes forward.
"It's all about looking back at my career and saying I fought the best guys," Faber said today during an open workout in support of the event. "I'm not necessarily going to 145 I'm just saying I want some big fights, and I'm going to see whatever I have to do to get them."
For the past two years, Faber has been in something of a holding pattern. Although he's managed to beat most of the fighters in the division, wins against the division's best have eluded him. In 2011, he was outpointed by Cruz and one year later lost a decision to Barao.
Now, Faber again finds himself trying to hold his spot as another hungry fighter attempts to knock him down the bantamweight ladder. Alcantara holds victories at over Ricardo Lamas and Michihiro Omigawa at featherweight and Iliarde Santos at bantamweight under the Zuffa banner.
The 33-year-old Brazilian said he wants to be the one to break Faber's pattern of beating mid-tier opponents and falling short against champions.
From and outsider's perspective, Faber is in something of a lose-lose situation leading into the bout with Alcantara. If he wins, he gains little in the way of stature, and if he loses, it could be devastating for another chance at the belt.
Still, Faber is looking forward to the challenge of beating another tough opponent.
"28-4 is one of the best records in the weight class, and he's got 24 finishes, so it's kind of a no-brainer," Faber told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "People need to know who he is.
"I look forward to being challenged physically. This guy is probably the biggest guy in the weight class. I saw him at 12:45 last night cutting weight, looking miserable. I was cutting weight, too, but I was having a good time.
"He's got power in his hands and he's a good submission guy. So as far as what he brings to the table, he's just dangerous."


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Christ was not sanctified at all, in the (active, verb) sense of having to be improved. Since He was God, sin never had any entrance at all in Him. This statement seems to be closet Nestorianism, but perhaps there are translation issues. Calvin may have literally meant, "Christ was holy from earliest infancy" -- which is a true statement as long as one understands that He couldn't have been otherwise.
For as he, in order to wipe away the guilt of disobedience which had been committed in our flesh, assumed that very flesh, that in it he might, on our account, and in our stead, perform a perfect obedience, so he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, that, completely pervaded with his holiness in the flesh which he had assumed, he might transfuse it into us. If in Christ we have a perfect pattern of all the graces which God bestows on all his children, in this instance we have a proof that the age of infancy is not incapable of receiving sanctification.
The analogy ultimately breaks down because Jesus didn't "receive" sanctification at all. Again, one hopes that Calvin is not espousing Nestorian heresy here.
This, at least, we set down as incontrovertible, that none of the elect is called away from the present life without being previously sanctified and regenerated by the Spirit of God. As to their objection that, in Scripture, the Spirit acknowledges no sanctification save that from incorruptible seed, that is, the word of God, they erroneously interpret Peter's words, in which he comprehends only believers who had been taught by the preaching of the gospel (1 Pet. 1:23). We confess, indeed, that the word of the Lord is the only seed of spiritual regeneration; but we deny the inference that, therefore, the power of God cannot regenerate infants.
Indeed. And He normally does so through baptism.
This is as possible and easy for him, as it is wondrous and incomprehensible to us. It were dangerous to deny that the Lord is able to furnish them with the knowledge of himself in any way he pleases.
Such wooden literalism and lack of virtually all nuance and understanding of the biblical language and mindset in interpreting Scripture is often characteristic of Protestant fundamentalists today. Calvin, thankfully, does not fall prey to it at all.
Many he certainly has called and endued with the true knowledge of himself, by internal means, by the illumination of the Spirit, without the intervention of preaching. But since they deem it very absurd to attribute any knowledge of God to infants, whom Moses makes void of the knowledge of' good and evil, let them tell me where the danger lies if they are said now to receive some part of that grace, of which they are to have the full measure shortly after. For if fulness of life consists in the perfect knowledge of God, since some of those whom death hurries away in the first moments of infancy pass into life eternal, they are certainly admitted to behold the immediate presence of God. Those, therefore, whom the Lord is to illumine with the full brightness of his light, why may he not, if he so pleases, irradiate at present with some small beam, especially if he does not remove their ignorance, before he delivers them from the prison of the flesh? I would not rashly affirm that they are endued with the same faith which we experience in ourselves, or have any knowledge at all resembling faith (this I would rather leave undecided); but I would somewhat curb the stolid arrogance of those men who, as with inflated cheeks, affirm or deny whatever suits them.
Exactly right.
Agreed, with the usual disclaimer that Calvin doesn't press his case to the extent of baptismal regeneration (since he rejects that belief).
This is the basis of Catholic confirmation, for which there is much biblical indication.
To the same effect are the two passages in which Paul teaches, that we are buried with Christ by baptism (Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12). For by this he means not that he who is to be initiated by baptism must have previously been buried with Christ; he simply declares the doctrine which is taught by baptism, and that to those already baptised: so that the most senseless cannot maintain from this passage that it ought to precede baptism. In this way, Moses and the prophets reminded the people of the thing meant by circumcision, which however infants received. To the same effect, Paul says to the Galatians, "As many of you as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ" (Gal. 3:27). Why so? That they might thereafter live to Christ, to whom previously they had not lived. And though, in adults, the receiving of the sign ought to follow the understanding of its meaning, yet, as will shortly be explained, a different rule must be followed with children. No other conclusion can be drawn from a passage in Peter, on which they strongly found. He says, that baptism is "not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 3:21). From this they contend that nothing is left for pædobaptism, which becomes mere empty smoke, as being altogether at variance with the meaning of baptism. But the delusion which misleads them is, that they would always have the thing to precede the sign in the order of time. For the truth of circumcision consisted in the same answer of a good conscience; but if the truth must necessarily have preceded, infants would never have been circumcised by the command of God. But he himself, showing that the answer of a good conscience forms the truth of circumcision, and, at the same time, commanding infants to be circumcised, plainly intimates that, in their case, circumcision had reference to the future. Wherefore, nothing more of present effect is to be required in pædobaptism, than to confirm and sanction the covenant which the Lord has made with them. The other part of the meaning of the sacrament will follow at the time which God himself has provided.
Original sin being the case . . . some of Calvin's opponents may have denied the explicitly biblical doctrine of original sin, as, for example, Zwingli did, and as fundamentalist groups today, like the Churches of Christ do.
Moreover, since God does not preclude this age from the hope of mercy, but rather gives assurance of it, why should we deprive it of the sign, which is much inferior to the reality?
And we go further and ask why God would separate the reality (regeneration) from the sign; and assert that Scripture says He does not in fact do so?
The arrow, therefore, which they aim at us, we throw back upon themselves. Infants receive forgiveness of sins; therefore, they are not to be deprived of the sign. They adduce the passage from the Ephesians, that Christ gave himself for the Church, "that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word" (Eph. 5:26). Nothing could be quoted more appropriate than this to overthrow their error: it furnishes us with an easy proof. If, by baptism, Christ intends to attest the ablution by which he cleanses his Church, it would seem not equitable to deny this attestation to infants, who are justly deemed part of the Church, seeing they are called heirs of the heavenly kingdom. For Paul comprehends the whole Church when he says that it was cleansed by the washing of water. In like manner, from his expression in another place, that by baptism we are ingrafted into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 7:13), we infer, that infants, whom he enumerates among his members, are to be baptised, in order that they may not be dissevered from his body. See the violent onset which they make with all their engines on the bulwarks of our faith.
Excellent. There are few things that scriptural cross-referencing cannot resolve. But many refuse to do that: concentrating on a few texts only, and often woodenly, hyper-literally interpreting those, as Calvin rightly excoriates.
There are many passages of Scripture whose meaning depends on their peculiar position. Of this we have an example in the present instance. Those to whom these things are said by Peter and Philip are of an age fit to aim at repentance, and receive faith. We strenuously insist that such men are not to be baptised unless their conversion and faith are discerned, at least in as far as human judgment can ascertain it. But it is perfectly clear that infants must be placed in a different class. For when any one formerly joined the religious communion of Israel, he behoved to be taught the covenant, and instructed in the law of the Lord, before he received circumcision, because he was of a different nation; in other words, an alien from the people of Israel, with whom the covenant, which circumcision sanctioned, had been made.
Exactly right.
Great point.
It is right that he who, in adult age, is admitted to the fellowship of a covenant by one from whom he had hitherto been alienated, should previously learn its conditions; but it is not so with the infant born to him.
And this is common sense . . .
He, according to the terms of the promise, is included in the promise by hereditary right from his mother's womb. Or, to state the matter more briefly and more clearly, If the children of believers, without the help of understanding, are partakers of the covenant, there is no reason why they should be denied the sign, because they are unable to swear to its stipulations. This undoubtedly is the reason why the Lord sometimes declares that the children born to the Israelites are begotten and born to him (Ezek. 16:20; 23:37). For he undoubtedly gives the place of sons to the children of those to whose seed he has promised that he will be a Father. But the child descended from unbelieving parents is deemed an alien to the covenant until he is united to God by faith.
Interesting point.
Hence, it is not strange that the sign is withheld when the thing signified would be vain and fallacious. In that view, Paul says that the Gentiles, so long as they were plunged in idolatry, were strangers to the covenant (Eph. 2:11). The whole matter may, if I mistake not, be thus briefly and clearly expounded: Those who, in adult age, embrace the faith of Christ, having hitherto been aliens from the covenant, are not to receive the sign of baptism without previous faith and repentance. These alone can give them access to the fellowship of the covenant, whereas children, deriving their origin from Christians, as they are immediately on their birth received by God as heirs of the covenant, are also to be admitted to baptism.
To this we must refer the narrative of the Evangelist, that those who were baptised by John confessed their sins (Mt. 3:6). This example, we hold, ought to be observed in the present day. Were a Turk to offer himself for baptism, we would not at once perform the rite without receiving a confession which was satisfactory to the Church.
Of course. But that requirement doesn't exclude an infant from also receiving baptism, as Calvin rightly argues.
Here, Calvin is dead wrong. Ironically, even his opponents recognize that Jesus clearly refers to baptismal regeneration in His discussion with Nicodemus. Hence, we have the position of Churches of Christ and Disciples of Christ, who hold to adult baptism and also baptismal regeneration: a sort of curious mix of Anabaptism and Catholicism. Calvin attempts to escape this argument by denying that John 3:5 has to do with baptism at all. He makes it metaphorical. But John 3:5 does indeed refer to baptism. And we determine this by comparing Scripture with Scripture: precisely as Calvin recommends:
John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. "
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,
John: "enter the kingdom of God"
1 Corinthians: "you were sanctified, you were justified"
Titus: "saved"
John: "born of water"
1 Corinthians: "you were washed"
Titus: "washing of regeneration"
John: "born of . . . the spirit"
1 Corinthians: ". . . in the Spirit of our God"
Titus: "renewal in the Holy Spirit"
Calvin, in his Commentaries, agrees that Titus 3:5 refers to baptism, but he interprets 1 Corinthians 6:11 metaphorically. I contend that by taking into account the cross-referencing and terminological similarity of all three, he ought to hold that all refer to baptism.
Again, this is why the Catholic Church (even at Trent) acknowledged a baptism of desire and exceptional cases. The solution is not to deny that baptism regenerates (Calvin) or that it is only symbolic anyway (Zwinglians, Anabaptists), or to deny original sin (Zwingli and others such as Churches of Christ). Luther got it right insofar as he accepted both infant baptism and baptismal regeneration, and did not deny original sin.
Moreover, baptism being, as they hold, necessary to salvation, they, in denying it to infants, consign them all to eternal death.
That is, if they don't have an "exception clause" of baptism of desire and suchlike, as Catholics do.
Let them now consider what kind of agreement they have with the words of Christ, who says, that "of such is the kingdom of heaven" (Mt. 19:14). And though we were to concede everything to them, in regard to the meaning of this passage, they will extract nothing from it, until they have previously overthrown the doctrine which we have already established concerning the regeneration of infants.
Baptism regenerates infants. But Calvin denies that. At least he makes some connection between baptism and regeneration, as a sign and seal, etc. He hasn't completely separated the two, as many Protestant today, do, and as some did even from the beginning of the revolutionary movement.
Agreed, insofar as this confutes exclusive adult baptism.
This is a good refutation of the illogical "either/or" reasoning of the adult baptism position: somewhat ironic because Calvin often falls into the same logical fallacy in assailing Catholic positions he disagrees with.
Excellent analogical argument . . .
With regard to the example of our Saviour, it gives no countenance to their case. He was not baptised before his thirtieth year. This is indeed true, but the reason is obvious; because he then determined to lay the solid foundation of baptism by his preaching, or rather to confirm the foundation which John had previously laid. Therefore, when he was pleased with his doctrine to institute baptism, that he might give the greater authority to his institution, he sanctified it in his own person, and that at the most befitting time, namely, the commencement of his ministry. In fine, they can prove nothing more than that baptism received its origin and commencement with the preaching of the gospel. But if they are pleased to fix upon the thirtieth year, why do they not observe it, but admit any one to baptism according to the view which they may have formed of his proficiency? Nay, even Servetus, one of their masters, although he pertinaciously insisted on this period, had begun to act the prophet in his twenty-first year; as if any man could be tolerated in arrogating to himself the office of a teacher in the Church before he was a member of the Church.
Agreed as far as it goes.
We agree.
Servetus was hardly an Anabaptist; he was a special case: a sort of pantheist. But Calvin is not, at any rate, renowned for portraying his opponents and their positions charitably and accurately.
He pretends that as the symbols of Christ are perfect, they require persons who are perfect, or at least capable of perfection. But the answer is plain. The perfection of baptism, which extends even to death, is improperly restricted to one moment of time; moreover, perfection, in which baptism invites us to make continual progress during life, is foolishly exacted by him all at once. He objects, that the symbols of Christ were appointed for remembrance, that every one may remember that he was buried together with Christ. I answer, that what he coined out of his own brain does not need refutation, nay, that which he transfers to baptism properly belongs to the Supper, as appears from Paul's words, "Let a man examine himself," words similar to which are nowhere used with reference to baptism. Whence we infer, that those who from nonage are incapable of examination are duly baptised. His third point is, That all who believe not in the Son remain in death, the wrath of God abideth on them (John 3:36); and, therefore, infants who are unable to believe lie under condemnation. I answer, that Christ does not there speak of the general guilt in which all the posterity of Adam are involved, but only threatens the despisers of the gospel, who proudly and contumaciously spurn the grace which is offered to them. But this has nothing to do with infants.
At the same time, I meet him with the opposite argument. Every one whom Christ blesses is exempted from the curse of Adam, and the wrath of God. Therefore, seeing it is certain that infants are blessed by him, it follows that they are freed from death. He next falsely quotes a passage which is nowhere found, Whosoever is born of the Spirit, hears the voice of the Spirit. Though we should grant that such a passage occurs in Scripture, all he can extract from it is, that believers, according as the Spirit works in them, are framed to obedience. But that which is said of a certain number, it is illogical to apply to all alike. His fourth objection is, As that which precedes is animal (1 Cor. 15:46), we must wait the full time for baptism, which is spiritual. But while I admit that all the posterity of Adam, born of the flesh, bear their condemnation with them from the womb, I hold that this is no obstacle to the immediate application of the divine remedy. Servetus cannot show that by divine appointment, several years must elapse before the new spiritual life begins. Paul's testimony is, that though lost by nature, the children of believers are holy by supernatural grace. He afterwards brings forward the allegory that David, when going up into mount Zion, took with him neither the blind nor the lame, but vigorous soldiers (2 Sam. 5:8). But what if I meet this with the parable in which God invites to the heavenly feast the lame and the blind? In what way will Servetus disentangle this knot? I ask, moreover, whether the lame and the maimed had not previously served with David? But it is superfluous to dwell longer on this argument, which, as the reader will learn from the sacred history, is founded on mere misquotation. He adds another allegory— viz. that the apostles were fishers of men, not of children. I ask, then, What does our Saviour mean when he says that in the net are caught all kinds of fishes? (Mt. 9:19; 13:47.) But as I have no pleasure in sporting with allegory, I answer, that when the office of teaching was committed to the apostles, they were not prohibited from baptising infants. Moreover, I should like to know why, when the Evangelist uses the term ἀνθρώπους (which comprehends the whole human race without exception), he denies that infants are included. His seventh argument is, Since spiritual things accord with spiritual (1 Cor 2:13), infants, not being spiritual, are unfit for baptism. It is plain how perversely he wrests this passage of Paul. It relates to doctrine. The Corinthians, pluming themselves excessively on a vain acuteness, Paul rebukes their folly, because they still require to be imbued with the first rudiments of heavenly doctrine. Who can infer from this that baptism is to be denied to infants, whom, when begotten of the flesh, the Lord consecrates to himself by gratuitous adoption? His objection, that if they are new men, they must be fed with spiritual food, is easily obviated. By baptism they are admitted into the fold of Christ, and the symbol of adoption is sufficient for them, until they grow up and become fit to bear solid food. We must, therefore, wait for the time of examination, which God distinctly demands in the sacred Supper. His next objection is, that Christ invites all his people to the sacred Supper. But as it is plain that he admits those only who are prepared to celebrate the commemoration of his death, it follows that infants, whom he honoured with his embrace, remain in a distinct and peculiar position until they grow up, and yet are not aliens. When he objects, that it is strange why the infant does not partake of the Supper, I answer, that souls are fed by other food than the external eating of the Supper, and that accordingly Christ is the food of infants, though they partake not of the symbol. The case is different with baptism, by which the door of the Church is thrown open to them. He again objects, that a good householder distributes meat to his household in due season (Mt. 24:45). This I willingly admit; but how will he define the time of baptism, so as to prove that it is not seasonably given to infants? He, moreover, adduces Christ's command to the apostles to make haste, because the fields are already white to the harvest (John 4:35). Our Saviour only means that the apostles, seeing the present fruit of their labour, should bestir themselves with more alacrity to teach. Who will infer from this, that harvest only is the fit time for baptism? His eleventh argument is, That in the primitive Church, Christians and disciples were the same; but we have already seen that he argues unskilfully from the part to the whole. The name of disciples is given to men of full age, who had already been taught, and had assumed the name of Christ, just as the Jews behoved to be disciples under the law of Moses. Still none could rightly infer from this that infants, whom the Lord declared to be of his household, were strangers. Moreover, he alleges that all Christians are brethren, and that infants cannot belong to this class, so long as we exclude them from the Supper. But I return to my position, first, that none are heirs of the kingdom of heaven but those who are the members of Christ; and, secondly, that the embracing of Christ was the true badge of adoption, in which infants are joined in common with adults, and that temporary abstinence from the Supper does not prevent them from belonging to the body of the Church.
The thief on the cross, when converted, became the brother of believers, though he never partook of the Lord's Supper.
This is interesting, since Catholics use the same example in arguing against those who deny a baptism of desire.
Servetus afterwards adds, that no man becomes our brother unless by the Spirit of adoption, who is only conferred by the hearing of faith. I answer, that he always falls back into the same paralogism, because he preposterously applies to infants what is said only of adults. Paul there teaches that the ordinary way in which God calls his elect, and brings them to the faith, is by raising up faithful teachers, and thus stretching out his hand to them by their ministry and labours. Who will presume from this to give the law to God, and say that he may not ingraft infants into Christ by some other secret method? He objects, that Cornelius was baptised after receiving the Holy Spirit; but how absurdly he would convert a single example into a general rule, is apparent from the case of the Eunuch and the Samaritans, in regard to whom the Lord observed a different order, baptism preceding the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
This mentality of transforming "a single example into a general rule" is very common among those today of a fundamentalist mindset and worldview. Calvin (like Catholics) understood why this is an grossly erroneous understanding of Holy Scripture.
The fifteenth argument is more than absurd. He says that we become gods by regeneration, but that they are gods to whom the word of God is sent (John 10:35; 2 Pet. 1:4), a thing not possible to infant children. The attributing of deity to believers is one of his ravings, which this is not the proper place to discuss;
If indeed Servetus meant this literally, then it is an indication that he was indeed a pantheist. The Anabaptists were not pantheists, as far as I know, so it is wrong for Calvin to number Servetus among them.
but it betrays the utmost effrontery to wrest the passage in the psalm (Ps. 82:6) to a meaning so alien to it. Christ says, that kings and magistrates are called gods by the prophet, because they perform an office divinely appointed them. This dexterous interpreter transfers what is addressed by special command to certain individuals to the doctrine of the Gospel, so as to exterminate infants from the Church. Again, he objects, that infants cannot be regarded as new men, because they are not begotten by the word. But what I have said again and again I now repeat, that, for regenerating us, doctrine is an incorruptible seed, if indeed we are fit to perceive it; but when, from nonage, we are incapable of being taught, God takes his own methods of regenerating. He afterwards returns to his allegories, and says, that under the law, the sheep and the goat were not offered in sacrifice the moment they were dropt (Exod. 12:5). Were I disposed to deal in figures, I might obviously reply, first, that all the first-born, on opening the matrix, were sacred to the Lord (Exod. 13:12); and, secondly, that a lamb of a year old was to be sacrificed: whence it follows, that it was not necessary to wait for mature age, the young and tender offspring having been selected by God for sacrifice. He contends, moreover, that none could come to Christ but those who were previously prepared by John; as if John's ministry had not been temporary. But, to omit this, assuredly there was no such preparation in the children whom Christ took up in his arms and blessed. Wherefore, let us have done with his false principle. He at length calls in the assistance of Trismegistus and the Sybils, to prove that sacred ablutions are fit only for adults. See how honourably he thinks of Christian baptism, when he tests it by the profane rites of the Gentiles, and will not have it administered except in the way pleasing to Trismegistus. We defer more to the authority of God, who has seen it meet to consecrate infants to himself, and initiate them by a sacred symbol, the significancy of which they are unable from nonage to understand. We do not think it lawful to borrow from the expiations of the Gentiles, in order to change, in our baptism, that eternal and inviolable law which God enacted in circumcision. His last argument is, If infants, without understanding, may be baptised, baptism may be mimicked and jestingly administered by boys in sport. Here let him plead the matter with God, by whose command circumcision was common to infants before they received understanding. Was it, then, a fit matter for ridicule or boyish sport, to overthrow the sacred institution of God? But no wonder that these reprobate spirits, as if they were under the influence of frenzy, introduce the grossest absurdities in defence of their errors, because God, by this spirit of giddiness, justly avenges their pride and obstinacy. I trust I have made it apparent how feebly Servetus has supported his friends the Anabaptists.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH — Broken Spoke Saloon owner Jay Allen has crossed paths with countless veterans.
"I started the world's largest biker bar 20 years ago, and when you have a biker bar, you see a lot of veterans," said Allen, who owns bars in popular biker destinations such as Daytona Beach, Laconia, N.H., and Sturgis, S.D.
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The bikes will be on display in the lobby of Boardwalk Beach Resort through Sunday, with Allen acting as master of ceremonies for the tribute and the resort's many events.
"I'm here because I've heard so much about your event," said Allen, who recently set his 19th motorcycle land speed record. "I'm just dedicated. The veterans are truly our heroes."
Allen was joined Friday at Boardwalk Beach by Rolling Thunder director Walt Sides, who enlisted the assistance of four custom motorcycle builders to complete Navy, Marine, Coast Guard and Air Force tribute bikes.
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Billy Lane, the owner of Choppers Inc. in Melbourne, received special permission to construct the Air Force bike from the state prison where he is serving a six-year sentence for vehicular homicide.
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"If you go to Rolling Thunder, you'll be a patriot for the rest of your life," Allen said.
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6 p.m.: Circus Una at Frank Brown Park; High Roller Stunt Team at Wicked Wheel
7 p.m.: Official Miss Thunder Beach Pageant finale at Harley-Davidson with emcee Daric "The Hitman" Daniels; bikini contest at Boardwalk Beach Resort Party Pavilion
7-9 p.m.: Eddie Money at Club La Vela
7:30 p.m.: Lucas Hoge at Whiskeys
8 p.m. to midnight: Buck Wild at Hammerhead Fred's
8 p.m. to close: Hot Rod Walt and The Psycho Devilles at Wicked Wheel
8-10 p.m.: Highway to Hell at Shoppes at Edgewater
8-11 p.m.: The Bobby Friss Band at Boardwalk Beach Resort Party Pavilion
9 p.m.: Geneva at Sharky's
9 p.m. to close: Jacobs Brock and Brews at Pineapple Willy's
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Michael Compton at Fishale Taphouse & Grill; Todd Simpson and Mojo Child at Ms. Newby's
9:30 p.m.: Eliminator at Whiskeys
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Simply pinning the launcher to a beam doesn't work: the problem is that as the drive axle pushes forward, it pushes the entire launcher forward, away from anything it might be attached to behind it... and those NXT motors have some torque! The middle-top attachment point would be good, but it is difficult to use without interfering with balls feeding in from the top. So what to do?
Here are two solutions that you might try at first (These are side-views. I've used slightly too-long red axles here for clarity, but the driving axle is not shown; if shown, it would be parallel to the other red axles in the images). In the top case, the forces would slide the launcher forward on the red axle, right off the structure. The second would seem better: because that yellow cross-block is in front of the launcher where it attaches, the launcher can't just slide forward, and the friction pin holding the cross-block to the beam could only come out if pulled sideways. But if you try this a new problems crops up, as the force pushing on the launcher tends to tip or rotate the attachment around the friction pin, usually bending (!) the driving axle. The force required to launch the spheres is more than enough to warp or rip apart a lot of structures.
Here are some better ways to secure it. If I can lock the red axle into place both ahead & behind, or just ahead but with a piece that doesn't permit rotation, I've solved both problems. In practice, actually, the lower solution is still not stiff enough, and the structure tends to bend and bind up on the driving axle. There is a lot of force in launching the spheres! Now all I need to do is secure this to a motor, add a "piston" of an axle, and let the spheres fly!
The final image is a step from the assembly of DAZLR, showing one side of the dual launcher assembled, and the other side partially disassembled. Can you see how I attached the launchers (it's slightly different here than the examples)? And how the "pistons" work? Two challenges: can you understand why the two launchers should alternate? And for bonus points, which way does the motor in this picture turn, and why? Yes, there's a "best way" to turn the motor here…
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Can I take a guess about the answers to the challenges?
I would guess that the reason the launchers should alternate is so that the motor (and the whole Lego structure) won't undergo to much stress at once.
My guess about the other challenge is this:
The motor should turn counterclockwise. This way, the force the motor exerts on the axle to launch the ball will be more direct (directly from behind instead of from above).
P.S. How easy is it for the rotation sensors inside the servos to "mess up"? (I'm no expert on servos. . .)
I know that the old rotation sensors for the RCX system easily got confused.
- Jun 25, 2006, 10:30:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Yep, and yep :-). Although the stresses on the structure aren't critical (it will handle them), by alternate launching the motor is under a more constant load. By turning counterclockwise, when tyhe piston has to deliver maximum push it is also properly positioned to make best use of the motor torque. Good job!
Also, when I actually programmed DAZLR, alternate launching gave the possibility of having it fire only a single shot if desired, simply by advancing the lauching motor by 90°
As to the accuracy of the motor encoders... remarkably good. They do not seem to have the same problem as the old rotation sensor. I've done things like cycled them at full power, (as well as reduced power), between +/- 90°, or even +/-1°, for a couple hundred cycles... and the motor ends at the same place it starts from. *Even* if you try to mess it up (say, by grabbing the output shaft and physically stopping it, or even turning it in the wrong direction while under load... yeah, I'm cruel to my hardware).
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- Jun 25, 2006, 11:16:00 AM
I don't tend to buy bionicle. I find the pieces to be very specific and not at all universal like System or Technic.
Still, these launchers and the little balls have a very high 'nifty' factor, and I'll have to go buy a second one now that I've seen how they work.
- Jun 27, 2006, 2:49:00 PM
- Cavedog said...
I've been trying to make a copy of the dazlr ever since i saw it on your MDP page. But didn't see the inside until now so my driving axles kept bending so now I'll have to try again and buy some new parts. I'm still not sure why this fixes the drive axle from bending but I'll try it.
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Jerricho Cotchery reflected on the 2012 season and there was one thing that stuck out in his mind – missed opportunities.
"I think it was kind of the whole season," said Cotchery. "You look at the Oakland game, you look at the Tennessee game, games that we pretty much had in control and for some reason they slipped away. You look at things like that and kill yourself the entire night or the entire offseason looking back at those games.
"Hopefully they'll be good learning moments for us and teaching moments that show that we have to take advantage of our opportunities and make those plays when necessary."
Cotchery, who finished the season with 17 receptions for 205 yards as the team's fourth receiver, said he would have liked to have done more to help an offense he described as inconsistent.
"We were very inconsistent as an offense," said Cotchery. "We just made a lot of critical errors. I'm a part of the offense and it's just disappointing. I think every guy is going to put in the necessary work this offseason to make sure that inconsistent play doesn't show up again next year."
The Steelers had a slew of injuries this season, which included losing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for three games. And while nobody had blamed injuries for the 8-8 finish, Cotchery knows losing a franchise quarterback for any amount of time is going to have an impact on the team.
"You never want to use that as an excuse, but it's Ben," said Cotchery. "I remember in the Oakland game we were on the sidelines and we were looking at the pictures and it was like we got everything we wanted. We were moving the ball so well and things of that nature, so I felt like we were growing. Then all of a sudden Ben gets hurt and that slows the progression a little bit. That's just the reality of it.
"Once Ben got back in, we were just trying to recapture what we had earlier on in the year, but it just didn't take place. I think the progression would have been a lot better if Ben wouldn't have gotten hurt, but those things happen over the course of the season and we just have to deal with it."
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Linebacker Lawrence Timmons led the Steelers in sacks this season with six, the first time an inside linebacker has every led the team in sacks, but he is quick to admit he would have liked to have done more.
"I feel like I did okay. I could have done better," said Timmons. "I wish I would have started the year better. I felt like I finished strong toward the end. My thing is not about how you start, it is how you finish."
Timmons finished strong with six tackles and two sacks, as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery against the Browns, helping the Steelers secure the NFL's No. 1 defense.
"I guess we ended on a positive note," said Timmons. "That's the way I look at it.
"It's definitely good to finish number-one in the league. It's a tough league. We wish we were in the playoffs, but that's life. We are just being optimistic. We need to get everybody healthy and get ready for next year."
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Custom Gift Wrap Ideas Using Kraft Paper
8 comments:
Oh poor Jane but it doesn't matter. At least you remember to give her a gift which is really thoughtful.ReplyDelete
Girl, you've got two little ones and you're still DIYing your wrapping? I think that's pretty spectacular. I haven't even finished my shopping and am thinking about throwing everything in giftbags! : )ReplyDelete
I know how you feel. I have big wrapping plans and then the closer I get the Christmas the more I just want to get anything on them. :) Love the pom pom wrap and all of the ribbon!!ReplyDelete
Ah, those look amazing!! I love gift wrapping too. It's one of the best parts of giving gifts, I think.ReplyDelete
The idea to draw your own patterns on the paper is brilliant. I love how Josh's turned out!
Oh this makes me giggle. I do one day of cute wrapping and the rest go down hill! You have to show Jane this post when she is old enough to appreciate it. Your gifts are just darling. I love the pom poms.ReplyDelete
So pretty! I love using kraft paper for exactly all of those examples above! You can do so much with it. Obsessed with the pom pom one. I was going to go all Martha Stewart with kraft paper this year, but work, blog, Hudson equaled me running into the dollar tree and sending $40+ on gift bags and tissue paper. Lazy way out, but at least everything is wrapped up.ReplyDelete
I love these! Thanks for sharing. XOXOReplyDelete
I just did a very similar blog post!ReplyDelete
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