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Re: algebra problem, need help fast!!!
You should be able to get the subfields using AbstractAlgebra`, which is
available at http://www.central.edu/homepages/hibbarda/EAAM/eaam.html.
I am coauthor of these packages with Al Hibbard (Central College). You
might also be able to do the same with the Standard package
FiniteFields.m, but I don't think that any of its functions identifies
subfields. With out packages, there is no single function that
identifies subfields, but you could proceed as follows:
IrreduciblePolyOverZpQ[ x^5+x^2+1,2] (* Verify that the polynomial is
irreducible *)
F=GF[2^5,IrreduciblePolynomial-> x^5+x^2+1] In[4]:=
G=GenerateGroupoid[{x},Multiplication[F],SizeLimit->31] In[5]:=
Since finite fields are cyclic, the subfields would be the subgroups
that you get from Out[5] that are closed with respect to addition
(other than sums that add to 0). However, for the example you cite,
your answer is obvious from Out[5]. Your question for degree 4 or 6
(for example) yeilds more interesting results.
Ken Levasseur
UMass Lowell
Base_D wrote:
> Does anyone know how to use mathematica to find all the subfields the
> following field:
> K = Z/2Z[X]/(f) where is an irreducible polynomial of degree 5.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick


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What was determinative is that the two political parties view the American people very differently. The Republican Party has become the party of individualism, believing that free enterprise, market economies, and individual choices give people the best chance of a good life; that if ordinary Americans are left alone to make their own decisions, they will generally be good decisions, so they — not the government — should have the power to make them.
See Wally Conger's take on this nonsense.
See also Scott Bieser's comment on Conger's blog.
My own opinion is all but spelled out here. The one thing I'll add is that the GOP likes to use libertarian rhetoric to advance anti-libertarian goals. Anyone who thinks the Republican Party stands for individualism, liberty, or principle, needs to either have his head examined or have it removed from his arse.
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Conversely, the Democratic Party is the party of centralization, believing that a wise and benevolent, best-and-brightest, urban blue-county government can make better choices than those of rural, red-county Americans. This is not a new belief; it is the legacy of the 1930s (the New Deal) and the '60s (the Great Society). It was fully reflected in John Kerry's campaign: Taxes must rise and government must grow; trade must be regulated and limited; the 1935 Social Security system is perfect and nothing about it may be changed.
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5:00-6:30 Scribe Awards/Media Tie-in Writers Panel— Presenting the fourth annual International Association of Media-Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) "Scribe" awards, honoring such notable franchises as CSI, Criminal Minds, The X-Files, Star Trek, Stargate, Star Wars, and Dr. Who. Nomineeson hand include Alina Adams (As the World Turns), Max Allan Collins (G.I. Joe), Keith R. A. DeCandido (Star Trek), Stacia Deutsch (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), Jeff Mariotte (CSI), Nathan Long (Warhammer), and Dayton Ward (Star Trek). With moderator Collins and awards presenter Lee Goldberg (Monk). Room 4 Categories: Comics | Movies | Television | Writers & Writing
5:30-6:30 What's up with Penguin— Anne Sowards (executive editor, Ace/Roc), Jessica Wade (editor, Ace/Roc), and Mardie Cohen (marketing coordinator, Penguin Young Readers Group) give you the dish on forthcoming books from such exciting authors and licensed properties as Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, S. M. Stirling, Rachel Caine, Heather Brewer, Richelle Mead, Kathy Reichs, John Flanagan, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and many more. You can expect lots of giveaways you won't see anywhere else at Comic-Con, including free advance reading copies! Room 32AB Categories: Horror and Suspense | Kids | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Writers & Writing
7:30-8:30 Discovery Channel's Reign of the Dinosaurs— Immerse yourself in next spring's TV blockbuster, as an all-star crew reveal the secrets behind Discovery Channel's genre-busting journey back to the Prehistoric. Confirmed panelists include Iain McCaig (Star Wars), David Krentz (Disney's Dinosaur), and Ricardo Delgado (Dark Horse Comics' Age of Reptiles), all of whom will be pitching their stories live! Hosted by producer Erik Nelson (Grizzly Man), the panel goes deep behind the scenes for an in-depth look at how this landmark production is creating stories, characters, and digital models for the new standard in realistic dinosaur storytelling. A once-in-a-decade opportunity to be present at the creation of an epic miniseries. Room 6BCF Categories: Animation | Art and Illustration | Nighttime Programming | Seminars & Workshops | Television
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11:30-12:30 Dark Horse Comics: Make Contact in 2010— Couldn't get into the Dark Horse panel last year? Well, here's another chance to be at the forefront of breaking news from comics' most dynamic publishing house. Dark Horse president and publisher Mike Richardson, plus a host of the industry's top creators, present a firsthand look at the future of the medium. Featuring everyone from Eisner award winner Gerard Way to New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich, this is one panel you don't want to miss. Room 3
12:00-1:00 IDW and Their 'Bro— Representatives from IDW and Hasbro discuss what's coming up next in the world of Transformers, G.I. Joe, and the impending relaunch of Dungeons & Dragons. IDW's Andy Schmidt moderates a panel with D&D editor Denton Tipton and writers John Rogers and Alex Irvine, G.I. Joe artist Robert Atkins, writer Mike Costa, and more! Room 8
5:00-6:00 Spotlight on Drew Struzan— See the premiere screening of excerpts from Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, a feature-length documentary film about the career of movie poster artist and Comic-Con special guest Drew Struzan, featuring exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, and many others. Q&A will include Struzan and filmmakers Erik Sharkey (director), Charles Ricciardi (producer), Greg Boas (editor and cinematographer), and Marc-Antoine Serou (cinematographer). Room 7AB
6:30-7:30 Gears of War 3— Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski, executive producer Rod Fergusson and New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss provide the first look at the biggest game of 2011, including a live game demo and key announcements. Room 25ABC
6:30-7:30 Action Figures: Behind the Plastic— This is your chance to get the inside scoop on action figure lines you love, straight from the people who make them! AFi has assembled a legendary panel of experts from every corner of the toy world. They'll talk about the difference between being the licensor vs. the licensee, the back story of a toy line, keeping up with the editorial side of a property, taking a chance on new products, and more. Come armed with the burning questions you have always wanted to ask the experts! Moderated by Daniel "Julius Marx" Pickett of ActionFigureInsider.com. Panelists include Aaron Archer (Hasbro), Georg Brewer (DC Direct), Jesse Falcon (Marvel Entertainment LLC), Randy Falk (NECA), Jason Lenzi (Bif Bang Pow! Toys), Jerry Macaluso (PopCultureShock Collectibles), Scott Neitlich (Mattel), Chuck Terceira (Diamond Select Toys), David Vonner (Hasbro), and The Four Horsemen (Four Horsemen Studios). Room 26AB
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10:00-11:00 Sideshow Collectibles— The Sideshow Collectibles Design and Development Team present an in-depth look at some of Sideshow's most popular product lines and licenses, including Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Marvel Comics, The Lord of the Rings, and many more, offering insight into the design process, sneak peeks of upcoming products, a Q&A session, and giveaways. Room 32AB 11:00-12:00 How to Draw Star Wars for Kids— Lucasfilm's Bonnie Burton (You Can Draw: Star Wars) and artist Katie Cook (The Clone Wars web comic) help kids draw fun Star Wars characters. Lucas Online Senior Editor Bonnie Burton edits the drawing tutorials and craft projects, which can be found at Starwars.com/kids. Artist Katie Cook has done licensed art for Star Wars, DC, Marvel, Heroes, and Lord of the Rings. She often dreams of being a Wookiee, which explains why she could use a haircut. Room 30CDE 1:00-2:00 Cover Story: The Art of the Cover— Despite the old adage, you can tell a book by its cover, especially if it's a comic book! Mark Evanier talks with fellow Comic-Con special guests Neal Adams (Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow), Dave Dorman (Star Wars), Sean Phillips (Criminal, Incognito), and Ivan Reis (Blackest Night, Green Lantern) about what makes a great cover. Room 25ABC 3:30-4:30 501st Costumes— This panel describes the essentials about what it takes to create a costume that meets the standards of quality for entry into the 501st Legion. It will provide an overview of what is involved in creating a costume, the various costume categories, and how much time is involved in creating a costume that is screen accurate. A panel of experts describe, display, and demonstrate tips and techniques used for their costume specialty. Room 26AB
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10:15-11:15 DC Comics Writers Unite!— JMS, Denny O'Neil and Gail Simone (among others) talk about writing.
11:15-12:45 Walt Disney Pictures: TRON: Legacy— my most anticipated movie of the year.
11:30-12:30 Iron Man and Rocket Men: Is Stark Industries an Appropriate Model for Private-Industry Space Exploration?— very cool idea, exploring the sciene behind the movies. I'd pick Tron over this though.
12:00-1:00 Caprica, Battlestar, and Beyond— Richard Hatch is great, I've met him before, and finding out any news about a new movie would be worthwhile.
12:45-1:45 Marvel: Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way— Brian Michael Bendis & Matt Fraction (among others) talk about getting in the door at Marvel.
1:00-2:00 Video Game Comics: The Next Big Thing— Dark Horse and other companies talk video-game comics (I wouldn't be surprised if TFU2 gets brought up, even though it's not mentioned among the comics listed in the description for this event).
1:00-2:00 Hasbro GI Joe— New G.I.Joe cartoon, 'nuff said.
2:00-3:00 DC Focus: Geoff Johns— Green Lantern film, and one of the best writers at DC.
2:00-3:00 Hasbro Transformers— Transformers, though from the toy perspective. Still, might get new info on next summer's movie.
3:15-4:15 Marvel: Mondo Marvel— This is the BIG marvel panel for the convention. All the big announcements from marvel should come out at this.
3:30-4:30 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Exclusive Live demo— it's TFU2, and one of the bigger Star Wars highlights of SDCC.
3:30-4:30 Entertainment Weekly: The Visionaries— J. J. Abrams and Joss Whedon? Uh, you had me at hello.
4:30-5:30 Transformers Prime— all about the new cartoon, possibly a prequel to the movie series.
5:45-6:45 Marvel: What's Next: Welcome to the Digital House of Ideas— Marvel's future in digital comics. Not quite as big as the Mondo panel from before, but should still provide interesting insight, especially since Disney is now the owner - what direction are they looking at.
6:45-7:45 Robotech: The First Quarter Century— Robotech!
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warm upstairs, cool down...should I change my return design?
I just had the AC installed and I went with two returns--one on each level of my 1600 sq ft house. RIght now, the ducts are still exposed b/c the contractor is working with me to fine tune the install based on how it's been operating.
The first floor gets cool very quickly and easily. The return is pulling a lot of air, based on my hold-a-papertowel-in-the-return-and-watch-it-flutter test. The return upstairs pulls less so and it is much warmer upstairs (split system wasn't doable, so I have to figure out how to make do with what I have). Now, as far as I know, there are three reasons for it being warmer upstairs...
1. it's further from the source, so it's inevitably going to be pushing less cool air to the far reaches of the duct line.
2. b/c the ducts are exposed and the registers are not on, a lot of the air is blowing out the lower level--more than it would if there were registers.
3. size of the returns (and this is my real question). I had a 2nd contractor come in to take a look and he suggested that the ducting where it connects with the blower should be narrower for the 1st floor return than it is for the 2nd floor return (right now, they're both 10 inches). His rationale is that if the return is going to pull the same amount of air, if you restrict the one on the 1st floor, it will allow more air to be pulled from the 2nd floor. Do you guys agree?
I"m no pro but whatever you do, get this fixed now otherwise you will regret it later (I live in a house with a 5 degree up vs. down difference and it stinks!). I don't think you try to starve the down to serve the up on the return side; I believe the supply and returns have to be balanced so the supply air pressure roughly equals the return air negative pressure for each room served. Some pro here will help or get a third opinion (pay for it now or later).
Let us know what happens; perhaps your fix will help others like moi.
Never restrict returns. Always balance your supply air with dampers. This can be done with the defusers (registers) or inline dampers. The latter is the best way so as to keep permanant settings per room. A good contractor can figure how much cfm is needed per room. Of course the best solution you say is unatainable. A two story house is best served by two units.
the air is finding its easiest way out for now onto the first floor.with all the discharge registers in and the 1st and 2nd floors balanced it will all line up.for now get some scrap 3/4 plywood and cut it up to just bigger then the openings go around on the first floor and drop one on each register opening 1/2 covering the opening.that restriction will force the air up into the 2nd level ...to test it only the 2nd floor isnt return because you have no discharge.with the first floor open as it is block the 1st floor return and feel that air race up to the 2nd floor return which is considered cooling with the return...just to see how the air moves around...your sta location should be mounted near the first floor return nose high:eek:
I think what I will do is keep the returns the same size. Instead, I will manipulate the vents (e.g. -- close at least some of the vents on the colder, lower level, while using a filter or some other material to limit the intake on the lower return...which would allow the upstairs return to pull more. How's that sound?
a couple of sheets of your daily newspaper over the return work fine...just visualize that return going up the stairs to the 2nd floor return:whistling2:
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by BillLaimbeer, Jun 17, 2010.
Make your prediction for Sheed in tonight's game. You can select multiple choices.
I think he will have something in between a mediocre and monster game, so I picked both. Did Thee help you with this poll?
If the Celts are down big in the 4th, you can almost count on him taking a tech.
Rasheed Wallace will be less than spectacular, even though I'll be wearing his throwback Simon Gratz HS jersey.
With a few ticks remaining on the clock he is going to leave his man wide open for a game winning three pointer. Sheed never learns...
You are not a nice person.
This is a TheeTFD poll: How many wins for the Tigers this season? a) 60-80 b) 70-90 c) 80-100 d) Bup Bup e) Smores
Let's see if LA Dre waits until after the game once again before he makes his "prediction".....
Should I start a poll to see who guesses what Dre will do correctly? If I do it, do you think Dre wil vote on it after it ends? Wow, we could do a poll on that too. Do you think I should do a poll to see if people think I should do a poll? :dizzy2:
There is almost no way Sheed won't get a tech tonight. It is a big game and that may play a factor, but I can't see letting him let a freebie slide by. How many games total did Sheed get ejected from in DET?
Sheed's (and LB's) boy Danny Crawford is working tonight so 1 tech is looking pretty good. Toss in a little "I'm the Show" Joe Crawford and we might get 2.
I'm such a sucker.
You sold me. Taleb says bet small on a huge upside.
Man, I love my new avatar.
Is it Rascoe and Jammer? If so, you've got the wrong end of Jammer in the photo.
I'll say Sheed has the game of his career and gets 28 points and 11 boards. I think at some point he will elbow Gasol in the forehead like he did that time to Big Z, causing Gasol to leave the game and get stitched up.
I can picture him chucking up needless threes when it's a close game near the end and wasting possessions for the Celts.
...and he will be subsequently be blamed for the loss because of it.
as he should be....
TaShawn, I think it would only be possible to have as many as 3 of the 5 choices occur. I like your generosity at the polls, though. Give everyone a vote...
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The Good News We Almost Forgot
Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism
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Comfort, Comfort My People, Says Your God
The first question is easily the most famous in the Catechism. It may be the only part of the Catechism most Christians (even Reformed ones) ever hear. But I suppose, if you get to hear just one, this is a pretty good one to get.
The only catechism question as well known as this one is the first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism: "What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy him forever." I've heard the Heidelberg criticized for beginning with man (what is my only comfort) instead of beginning with the glory of God like Westminster. But if we want to be picky, Westminster can be criticized for starting with what we ought to do rather than with what Christ has done for us, like the Heidelberg.
In truth, both catechisms start in appropriate places. Heidelberg starts with grace. Westminster starts with glory. We'd be hard-pressed to think of two better words to describe the theme of biblical revelation.
Heidelberg's first question is so striking because of the word "only." If it asked "what comforts" you, that would be a polite but underwhelming question. I'm comforted by sleep, chocolate chip cookies, a good book, and the soundtrack from The Mission. But when the Catechism asks what is your only comfort, it is getting at something deeper. "Comfort" translates the German word trost, which was, in turn, rendered consolatio in the first official Latin version. Trost is related to the English word "trust" and has the root meaning of "certainty" or "protection." Heidelberg is asking, "What is your solace in life? What is your only real security?"
Heidelberg's first question not only sets the theme for the whole Catechism (see Q/A 2, 52, 53, 57, 58), it also poses the most important question we will ever face. What enables you to endure life and face death unafraid? Is it that you read your Bible every day? That you attend church every Sunday? That you give to the poor? That you have a cushy retirement account saved up? That you haven't committed any of the big sins in life?
We live in a world where we expect to find comfort in possessions, pride, power, and position. But the Catechism teaches us that our only true comfort comes from the fact that we don't even belong to ourselves. How countercultural and counterintuitive! We can endure suffering and disappointment in life and face death and the life to come without fear of judgment, not because of what we've done or what we own or who we are, but because of what we do not possess, namely, our own selves.
Heidelberg's emphasis on belonging to Christ probably comes from John Calvin. Some people have the impression that John Calvin was a rigid, arid dogmatician, but actually his was a profoundly God-entranced heart. Listen to the passionate beat of Calvin's heart in this passage, which finds an echo in the Heidelberg Catechism: "We are not our own: let not our reason nor our will, therefore, sway our plans and deeds. We are not our own: let us therefore not set it as our goal to seek what is expedient for us according to the flesh. We are not our own: in so far as we can, let us therefore forget ourselves and all that is ours. Conversely, we are God's: let us therefore live for him and die for him. We are God's: let his wisdom and will therefore rule all our actions. We are God's: let all the parts of our life accordingly strive toward him as our only lawful goal."
Question 1 of the Catechism shapes our whole existence. The first thing we need to know as a Christian is that we belong to Jesus and not ourselves.
But it doesn't help much to know all about comfort and joy if we don't know what is required to live and die in this comfort and joy. Belonging to Jesus and not ourselves means knowing three things: guilt, grace, and gratitude. The rest of the Catechism will follow this threefold outline. First, we understand our sin. Then we understand salvation. And finally we understand how we are sanctified to serve.
All three things are necessary. If we don't know about our sin-which brings a true sense of guilt-we will be too confident in our abilities to do right and make the world a better place. We will ignore our most fundamental problem, which is not lack of education, or lack of opportunity, or lack of resources but sin and its attendant misery. But if we don't know how we are set free from this sin and misery-which comes through God's grace-we will try to fix ourselves in futility or give up altogether in despair. And if we don't know how to thank God, showing gratitude for such deliverance, we will live in a self-centered, self-referential bubble, which is not why God saved us from our sin and misery in the first place. If Christians would hold to all "three things" and not just one or two, we would be saved from a lot of poor theology and bad ideas.
And don't miss the underlying assumption in these first two questions: we are meant to live and die in the joy of this comfort. That so few Christians do is a testimony to both how hard life can be and how little we meditate on what it means to belong to Christ. Comfort does not mean Christ makes all the bad things in life go away. Comfort, as Ursinus put it, "results from a certain process of reasoning, in which we oppose something good to something evil, that by a proper consideration of this good, we may mitigate our grief, and patiently endure the evil." In other words, comfort puts before us a greater joy to outweigh present and anticipated sufferings.
When we think of living and dying in comfort, we imagine La-Z-Boy recliners, back rubs, and all the food you can eat (with none of the pounds, of course). But the Catechism has in mind a different kind of comfort, one that is deeper, higher, richer, and sweeter. We find this comfort by admitting our sin, instead of excusing it; by trusting in Another instead of ourselves; and by living to give thanks instead of being thanked.CHAPTER 2
Misery Loves Company
Compared with the amount of time spent on other topics, the Heidelberg Catechism does not spend a lot of time on human depravity. The grace section of the Catechism covers twenty-seven Lord's Days and seventy-four Questions and Answers. The gratitude section is only a little shorter, covering twenty-one Lord's Days and forty-four Questions and Answers. The guilt section is by far the shortest with only three Lord's Days and nine Questions and Answers. The authors of the Catechism wanted Heidelberg to be an instrument of comfort, not condemnation.
But they also realized that true, lasting consolation can only come to those who know of their need to be consoled. The first thing we need in order to experience the comfort of the gospel is to be made uncomfortable with our sin. The comfort of the gospel doesn't skirt around the issue of sin, or ignore it like positive thinking preachers and self-help gurus. It looks at sin square in the eye, acknowledges it, and deals with it. While many people will tell us to stop focusing on sin and to lighten up because we aren't "bad" people, the Catechism tells us just the opposite. In order to have comfort, we must first see our sin-induced misery.
And the way we see our misery is through the law. The law is good (1 Tim. 1:8), so the problem is not with the law per se. The problem is that we cannot keep the law. Any careful, protracted meditation on the Ten Commandments, let alone the 613 commandments of the Torah, will leave the honest person feeling rather like Eeyore–gloomy gray, and depressed. The Bible is full of many wonderful ethical commands, which would be very inspiring except for the fact that we are not wonderful, ethical people.
We often hear that all religions are basically the same in that they all encourage us to love our neighbors, help the poor, forgive others, and generally be kind, compassionate people. Even if this were true (which it isn't when you get down to specifics), it would miss the point, because Christianity is not a religion mainly about a moral code to keep. Christianity is about a God who saves people who don't keep the moral code.
The law doesn't inspire me to be a better me or find the god within me. The law beats me down and shows me how miserable I am. In all the fussing over the Ten Commandments in courthouses and school buildings in this country, have we forgotten that the law is more than a great set of principles? Yes, the law has a lot of great principles, and all of them are intended to show us how great we are not.
But let's be clear: Jesus believed in the law. He did not come to abolish it (Matt. 5:17). Jesus wants us to love God and love our neighbor as the fulfillment of all the Old Testament rules and regulations. That's why Jesus taught this simple and beautiful summary of the law as recorded in Matthew 22.
But Jesus' standard is unattainable. I often hear the gospel (mis)explained nowadays as merely an invitation into a kingdom way of life. It's said, for example, that Jesus' statement in John 14:6 about being the way, the truth, and the life simply means, to some, that Jesus is the best way to live. It is certainly true that Jesus is the best way to live, but no one lives like Jesus! We never have and we never will.
We don't live like Jesus because without the Spirit's work in our lives, we can't. Most of us can't keep our houses clean like we want, or stick to a budget like we desire, or manage our time like we mean to. So what makes us think we can live like Jesus and do everything a holy God requires of us? The Catechism puts the matter rather bluntly: "I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor." That sentence sums up a gigabyte of biblical teaching. No one is righteous (Rom. 3:10). All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). The human heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick (Jer. 17:9). The natural man is dead in trespasses and sin (Eph. 2:1). By nature, we pass our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another (Titus 3:3). The passages just keep coming, pounding us into submission until we cry "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts.... Woe is me! For I am lost ..." (Isa. 6:3, 5).
We can't keep 613 commandments perfectly. Neither can we keep ten. We can't even keep two. Isn't it ironic that the Catechism shows us our misery through one of the most treasured, devotional passages in all the Scriptures? Everyone loves Matthew 22. "Just teach the two great commandments," people say. "Avoid theological wrangling. Avoid doctrine and propositions. Love God; love neighbor-this is what it means to follow Jesus." True enough, but where do we turn for comfort when we despised God and ignored our neighbor for the tenth time today? Do you really love God with every fiber of your being, never putting any person or dream or possession before Him? And do you really love your neighbor as yourself, always aiming for the advancement of others, always putting the needs of others ahead of your own, and always treating others just as you wish to be treated?
Many people, well-meaning church leaders included, are eager to boil down Christianity to the great commandments, or the Sermon on the Mount, or the Beatitudes, or Micah 6:8, or some other powerful summary of God's ethical intentions. But if all I have are God's ethical intentions for my life, I'm in a worse fix than simply losing my tail like Eeyore. My own efforts to be a good person are, in comparison to what God requires of me, positively miserable. I'll be damned, discouraged, and dismayed if being a follower of Jesus means nothing but a new set of things I'm supposed to do for Him. Instead, my following Jesus should be, first of all, a declaration of all that He has done for me.CHAPTER 3
It's Really That Bad
Why are we the way we are? Why are we so self-centered and self-absorbed? Is this how God made us-petty, proud, and perverse?
The answer to the final question, of course, is no. God made us to be just like Him. Sometimes we hear people say, "Well, isn't she the spitting image of her mother." I'm not sure what spitting has to do with it, but most of us have heard the saying before. It means "She looks and act just like her mother. Anyone can tell that one came from and belongs to the other." In the same way, we were created to be the spitting image of God.
This doesn't mean God has a body and is about six foot three with blue eyes. It means that Adam and Eve were created to have the character of God and live on earth as God's representatives. We are more than a mass of molecules. We are more than the sum of blood, bones, tissues, organs, and skin. Of all His creatures, we are unique in that we can know God, hear from God, communicate with God, and have union with God. This is not true of a giraffe or a beetle or a mourning dove. We are more important, more intelligent, and more magnificent than plants, animals, mountains, and microbes, because we are unique among God's creation, made just a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor (Ps. 8:5). We have souls. We were made to know God and look like God. That's how things were in the beginning.
But all of this has changed. Let's go back to the garden of Eden. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was a probationary tree. It was there to test Adam. "Do this and live," God said. "Disobey and die." Adam disobeyed, so he died ... and so Paradise died and so we die.
As a result of the fall, shame enters the world-Adam and Eve realize they are naked (3:7). Fear enters the world-Adam and Eve hide from God (3:10). Blame enters the world-the man blames God for giving him the woman, and the woman blames the serpent for deceiving her (3:11–13). Pain enters the world (3:16). Relationships break down (3:16). Just making it in life will be a chore (3:17).
Because of Adam's sin, God curses the serpent, curses the woman, curses the man, and curses the ground. So serpents slither, women have pain in childbirth, men are frustrated by work, and the earth produces thorns and thistles. All of creation, in other words, is subjected to futility, so that creation itself now eagerly awaits freedom from its decay (Rom. 8:20–25).
Moreover, because of Adam's sin, human nature has been tarnished. J. C. Ryle, the Anglican bishop from the nineteenth century, said we are like smashed-up temples. There is still a trace of original splendor as creatures made in the image of God, but the temple that was once glorious now has windows broken and columns crumbling and doorways smashed in. We are not what we once were.
The Catechism makes clear that we are not just imitators of our first parents, sinning like Adam and Eve. We are born with a warped nature, tainted with an inherent and inherited corruption from conception on. We absolutely must get this right if we are to make sense of the Catechism and Christianity. Our fundamental problem is not bad parents, bad schools, bad friends, or bad circumstances. Our fundamental problem is a bad heart. And every single one of us is born into the world with it.
"All right, all right," you may be saying, "I am a bad person. I make mistakes. I'm not perfect. I agree. But I'm not that bad." Not so fast, says the Catechism. We are not just flawed. We are, to use the theological terminology, totally depraved. This doesn't mean we are bad all the time or as bad as we possibly could be. And this doesn't mean unregenerate people are incapable of morally outstanding acts. Total depravity means two things: (1) We are bad through and through (in head and heart and will), and (2) we are unable to do anything truly righteous because our "good" acts do not come from faith and do not aim at the glory of God.
Excerpted from The Good News We Almost Forgot by Kevin L. DeYoung, Jim Vincent. Copyright © 2010 Kevin L. DeYoung. Excerpted by permission of Moody Publishers.
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Attracting and retaining Idaho teachers
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho - Education starts with the parent, then transfers to the classroom. Good quality teachers, how do you get them to come to Idaho and then how do you keep them? What is the secret?
Education Week recently ranked Idaho as 48th in k-through-12 education. We've all seen and heard the television ad that says this is not a passing grade.
To find out how to turn this around, Eyewitness News Anchor Todd Kunz went straight to the top, Idaho State Superintendent of Education, Tom Luna.
"What are you doing to keep Idaho teachers in Idaho?" said Kunz.
"Well, I think there are a number of things and obviously one of the way we compensate teachers is one of those. We need a way of paying teachers a base and that's on how many years they've taught and the amount of education, but there has to be other factors that they bring to the table that we recognize and compensate them for. I think that is how we're going to get teacher compensation up to where it needs to be to keep the best and brightest here in the state," said Luna
As things stand right now, the struggling education landscape in Idaho is no secret. Younger students, starting out in the profession, already have a bad impression of Idaho classrooms. Jeff Cannon will finish his degree in education in May 2014 as a secondary social sciences teacher.
"Will you be teaching in Idaho?" Kunz asked.
"I have no desire to teach in Idaho. There's no respect for teachers," said Cannon.
Luann Denning is a teacher of 35 years, mostly in the first grade. She is retiring a year early, because of Common Core demands and the current attitude toward Idaho education. She agrees with Cannon.
"Not everybody can be a teacher. I feel like it's a very important job and I think it needs to be respected," said Denning.
"If you were superintendent, how do you fix the problem? How do you keep Idaho teachers here and how do you attract teachers from out of state to come here?" Kunz asked Cannon.
"You leave teaching and education to the teachers and the administrators. You keep politcs out of it. You say, how is this going to affect a student's life? Is it going to make it better or worse?" said Cannon.
"I think the state leader should be an educator because they know how teachers feel. They know what a classroom is like. They know what it takes to make a classroom," said Denning.
"We have a superintendent who has never taught in school. His only qualification is he was a businessman before, that's it," said Cannon.
"How do you fix Idaho education?" Kunz asked Denning.
"I really don't know, but I think funding needs to go to the schools. I think it's very important whether that would be more lottery money going toward the schools as promised," said Denning.
"Why is it upside down?" Kunz asked Luna.
"Well you mentioned Wyoming earlier. We have to remember that Wyoming hit the natural resources lottery. We have that potential in Idaho. I mean, we are finding the natural gas and those kinds of things. You know, we could have a moment like Wyoming," said Luna.
Luna said Idaho has fewer taxpayers per student than most other states.
"For example, in Massachusetts, only about nine percent of their population is in the k-12 school system. In Idaho, it's almost twice that amount," said Luna.
He said Massachusetts has smaller families, and more taxpayers per student. In Idaho, there are larger families and fewer taxpayers per student.
"That affects the amount of money you're going to spend per child," said Luna.
"Why did you dedicate 35 years of your life to doing this?" Kunz asked Denning.
"Because I love kids. I love to teach them. I love to see the growth," said Denning.
"When you choose teaching as a profession, you do it because you love kids. You do it because you want to make a difference," said Cannon.
"It's just amazing the miracle you see in first grade," said Denning. "It just warms my heart, makes me feel happy," she said.
Denning said the biggest thing that has changed over her years, is technology in the classroom. She started in 1978 with one Commodore 64 computer shared by everybody and she would have to program it to get it to work for the students. As for her future, she plans to spend time with her new nine-month old grandson, who she said, will be reading before he goes to school. She also plans to volunteer for other teachers to help pick-up the slack from cutbacks to music and P-E.
As for Jeff Cannon's future, he is looking at Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama. He said his research shows there is more incentive to teach there.


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The AKC Standard calls him "an aristocrat, his whole appearance one of dignity and aloofness....eyes gazing into the distance as if in memory of ages past."
Some Afghan Hounds are indeed dignified (at least some of the time!), while others are altogether silly clowns, and still others alternate gleefully between the two.
Though quiet indoors, the Afghan Hound should not be left unsupervised for long periods of time without personal attention and running exercise, for he bores easily and can become destructive.
Don't let this breed off-leash, for he is unbelievably fast and can gallop out of sight in seconds. His high hipbones make him one of the most agile of all breeds and one of the best jumpers. Fences must be high.
Standoffish by nature, the Afghan Hound needs extensive exposure to people and unusual sights and sounds so that his caution does not become timidity. He is sociable with other dogs, but has strong hunting/prey instincts and may chase smaller pets.
Obedience training will control his occasional bumptiousness and build his confidence, but you must be patient and persuasive, for sighthounds are extremely sensitive to leash jerking and may respond defensively if frightened. Independent and not particularly eager to please, their stubbornness takes the form of resistance rather than wild disobedience, i.e. they brace their legs and refuse to walk.
Afghans can be finicky eaters and often are a bit slow to catch on to housebreaking.
If you want a dog who...
- Has a tall, slender, elegant build
- Is extremely athletic and graceful -- can run swiftly and jump great heights
- Has a long, flowing coat that comes in many colors
- Can be both a dignified aristocrat and a silly clown
- Is gentle with people and other dogs
An Afghan Hound may be right for you.
If you don't want to deal with...
- Providing a safe enclosed area where he can gallop
- Shyness or suspiciousness when not socialized enough
- Emotional sensitivity to stress and abrupt changes in schedule
- Strong instincts to chase other living creatures that run
- Slowness to learn and an independent "what's in it for me?" attitude toward training -- can be very stubborn
- Lots of brushing and combing
- Slowness to housebreak
An Afghan Hound may not be right for you.
- choosing the RIGHT breeder and the RIGHT puppy
- or choosing an ADULT dog from your animal shelter or rescue group – a dog who has already proven that he doesn't have negative traits
- training your dog to respect you
- avoiding health problems by following my daily care program in 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy
More traits and characteristics of the Afghan Hound
If I was considering an Afghan Hound, I would be most concerned about...
- Providing enough running exercise. Afghan Hounds don't need miles of running, but these sighthounds MUST have regular opportunities to vent their energy through all-out galloping a few times a week. Otherwise they will become rambunctious and bored -- which they usually express by destructive chewing.
Afghan Hounds need access to a large fenced area -- fenced because these independent dogs are likely to take off and not come back. If there is a dog club in your area, get your Afghan Hound involved in lure coursing (chasing a mechanized lure around a track or across an open field). This is an appropriate outlet for the full-speed galloping behaviors that are "hardwired" into his genes.
- Grooming. Without frequent brushing, Afghan Hounds become a matted mess. If you can't commit to the brushing, you have to commit to frequent trimming to keep the coat short, neat, clean, and healthy.
- The independent temperament. Afghan Hounds are not Golden Retrievers. They are independent thinkers who don't particularly care about pleasing you. They may display passive resistance by bracing their legs and refusing to move. You must show them, through absolute consistency, that you mean what you say.
To teach your sighthound to listen to you, "Respect Training" is mandatory. My Afghan Hound Training Page discusses the program you need.
- Chasing other animals. Most people do not realize just how fast and agile sighthounds are -- or how strong their instincts are to chase and seize fleeing creatures. They could seriously injure or kill your neighbor's cat or toy dog. In today's society, the legal liabilities should be considered.
- Providing enough socialization. Standoffish by nature, Afghan Hounds need extensive exposure to people and to unusual sights and sounds. Otherwise their natural caution can become extreme shyness, which is difficult to live with.
- Emotional sensitivity. Be honest...is there tension in your home? Are people loud or angry or emotional? Are there arguments or fights? Afghan Hounds are extremely sensitive to stress and can end up literally sick to their stomachs, with severe digestive upsets and neurotic behaviors, if the people in their home are having family problems. Sighthounds are peaceful, sensitive dogs who need a peaceful, harmonious home.
If you have young children, I do not recommend an Afghan Hound. These sensitive dogs often feel overwhelmed by the loud voices and quick movements that children can't help making -- and stress and shyness may be the result.
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Regional News of Monday, 6 September 2010
Source: GNA
Bolgatanga, Sept. 6, GNA - In view of the significant role Population and Housing Census plays in national development there is the urgent need for all Ghanaians to get involved in the 2010 Population and Housing Census slated to begin on September 26, 2010. Midnight September 26, has been earmarked as the Census Night which would be used as a reference point for the exercise.
In fact there is the need for all Ghanaians to be reminded that the exercise is barely three weeks away and, therefore, it must be given all the needed attention it deserves to enable the country to gather very accurate and credible data to use as a tool for equitable and proper national development.
It should be pointed out that any nation that jokes with conducting its population and housing census stands at a great risk in terms of development.
Population and housing census is the official enumeration of all persons and all living quarters in any country at a specific time. In another perspective it covers the collection, compilation, evaluation, publication and dissemination of demographic, social and economic statistics relating to the population.
The first population census in Ghana was conducted in 1891 during the Gold Coast era. The Census to be conducted is very important for a number of reasons. In the first place it would provide Government with a total number of persons and housing types and other characteristics in every town or village in Ghana to enable it to fashion policies, plans and programmes to facilitate development.
There is, therefore, no doubt that this important information would provide Government with the accurate information to allocate funds equitably and properly for community programmes and services in the field of education, health, housing and other social services. Beside, District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies would use the Census as a yardstick for the allocation of funds for the construction of new roads; water supply systems; community libraries and other development projects.
Census data also guide the Electoral Commission in determining and mapping out new constituency boundaries. Central Government and local assemblies need census to enable them to monitor the structure of the population in order to make policy planning and administration more effective and efficient.
The Census information would also help businessmen and women and the private sectors to plan their activities effectively and efficiently which would in no doubt be beneficial to the economic development of Ghana.
Additionally, Developed countries and donors need census information when planning technical and economic assistance to developing countries including Ghana.
It is against this background that the Government and all stakeholders must play a key role to ensure that the 2010 Census is successfully carried out.
It should be emphasised that everybody in Ghana counts and, therefore, everybody must be counted in the impending Census. Community Leaders, Leaders of Religious Organisations; Civil Society Groups, as well as the Media have a crucial role to play in ensuring successful census for Ghana.
It should also be borne in mind that since the last Census in 2,000 there have been many changes in the structure of the population of the entire country. The 2010 Census would, therefore, assist in updating the socio-demographic and economic data in the country and find out changes in the Population Structure since 2000.
There is a need for Community Leaders, especially Traditional Authorities to organise mini-durbars in their respective communities to drum home the importance of the need to participate actively in the upcoming exercise. The message should be propagated during social gatherings such as festivals, wedding, naming ceremonies and even at the funeral grounds.
There is the need to disabuse the minds of some people, who use traditional beliefs such as, "They don't count all people", as an excuse for not disclosing the number of all members of a household. People should be made to know that the exercise is not meant for taxation but needed as a very crucial tool for national development.
Civil societies should play more active roles by propagating the message and encouraging people to participate in the exercise. There is also the need for the Media to assume a very important role at this crucial period by devoting more airtime to educate and encourage people to take part in the event. Officials from the Ghana Statistical Service and National Population Councils should be invited and given more time to discuss the issue on radio and television. There is also the need for Christian and Muslim Leaders to use this period to make announcements at their worship grounds for people to appreciate the need to participate fully in the process. It should once again be noted that in the Population and Housing Census everyone counts and therefore everyone must be counted in the upcoming Census including mentally challenged, disabled and foreigners in all communities across the country.
At an advocacy seminar held in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, the Regional Population Officer, Mr Azam Alosibah and the Regional Statistician of the Ghana Statistical Service, Mr Festus Kofi Menu emphasised that communities that did not engage actively in the forthcoming Population and Housing Census would have major setbacks in their development. This warning should be a wake up call for all Traditional Rulers; Parliamentarians; Assemblymen and Assemblywomen, Community Leaders, Religious Leaders to double up their efforts by encouraging people in their respective communities to participate fully in the exercise to make it a successful one. Let us all join hands to make the Census a very successful one so that together as Ghanaians we would all benefit from it. All hands on deck!!!


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Yep, looking at the date sheet it says it has a red and green LED, and that is the only thing on the whole board that would fit the bill.
Looks like a LED (Bi-color?) at least red and green, doesn't look RGB.
Would be nice to have something like this that could directly output to a few LED's (like you have "select" the "precision" of the output, 3, 5, 7 LED's, have the last one red, yellow or 2, rest green) or even just an output to our own LED's
Are any of the products actually real? first one is fake, but the rest seem somewhat plausable
Nice, love those wheels, and love the new post everyweek, just something I've been wondering, why was Thursday chosen? instead of any other day? just kinda "felt" right? or is there a reason?
I believe they mentioned for the plastic ones it was made by http://www.ohararp.com/Stencils.html
agreed, eagle files would be nice