My TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook

[[Device Drivers|http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/drivers_linux?page=0,3]]
[[Independent Software Vendors|http://live.gnome.org/GuideForISVs]]

Taken from [[here|http://busycooks.about.com/od/homemademixes/r/chinese5spicmix.htm]]

*1 tsp. ground Szechwan pepper
*1 tsp. ground star anise
*1-1/4 tsp. ground fennel seeds
*1/2 tsp. ground cloves
*1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/4 tsp. ground white pepper

[[Guttmacher Report 9/23/08 - Disparity in demographics|http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2008/09/23/index.html]]
[[Desiring God - 15 Pro-Life Truths|http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/2003/1690_Fifteen_ProLife_Truths_to_Speak/]]

[[Sprout|http://sproutbuilder.com/]] - for developing flash widgets
[[Open Source Flash|http://www.osflash.org]] - open source projects for developing flash
[[SWFObject|http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/]] - newer way to embed SWF files into web pages

''Orange County''
[[Orange County website|http://www.orangecounty.net/index.html]] - has a list of activities on the weekend

[[source|http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_11125,00.html]]

!!Ingredients
#2 whole slabs baby back ribs

''Dry Rub''
#8 parts tightly packed brown sugar
#3 parts kosher salt
#1 part chili powder
#1 part something else
**example - (equal parts) group black peper, cayenne pepper, jalepeno seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, rubbed thyme, onion powder

''Braising Liquid''
#1 C white wine
#2 T white wine vinegar (or any other vinegar)
#2 T Worcestershire sauce
#1 T honey
#2 cloves garlic, chopped


!!Directions
#Combine dry rub, mix well
#Place each slab on heavy duty aluminum foil, shiny side down
#Sprinkle each side of slab with dry rub and pat into meat
#Seal aluminum foil, refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or overnight)
#Pre-heat oven to 250º F
#Combine braising liquid, microwave 1 min
#Place ribs (still in aluminum foil) on baking sheet
#Open one end of aluminum foil on each slab and pour half of braising liquid into each
#Tilt baking sheet to equally distribute braising liquid
#Braise ribs in oven for 2.5 hours
#Transfer braising liquid to medium saucepan
#Bring liquid to simmer, reduce until thick syrupy consistency (reduced about half, about 5 minutes)
#Brush glaze on ribs
#Broil until glaze caramelizes, ''do not leave unattended!''
#Slice each slab into 2 rib portions
#Toss with remaining glaze

[[Learning Cocoa|http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming_Mac_OS_X_with_Cocoa_for_beginners/A_more_ambitious_application]]
[[PyObjC intro|http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/documentation/pyobjc-core/intro.html]]
[[Cocoa Events|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/TextDefaultsBindings/chapter_9_section_2.html]]
[[XCode 3.0 Tutorial|http://www.matthew-long.com/2007/11/09/xcode-30-tutorial/]]

Skeptical Christian book reviews:
[[Why I Am Not A Calvinist|http://www.skepticalchristian.com/br_whyiamnotacalvinist.htm]]
[[Why I Am Not An Arminian|http://www.skepticalchristian.com/br_whyiamnotanarminian.htm]]

John Wesley:
[[What Is An Arminian?|The Question, "What Is an Arminian?" Answered by a Lover of Free Grace]]

[[DIY Diagnosing Battery|http://factoidz.com/the-diy-auto-mechanic-diagnosing-battery-problems/]]
Tools:
*Digital multi-meter ~$20-$50
*Battery charger ~$25
*Battery load tester ~$40
*Computer memory saver ~$10

[[recommended levels for auto insurance|http://ezinearticles.com/?Recommended-Levels-for--Your-Auto--Insurance&id=112121]]

!!Ingredients
*Country style ribs
*Marinade sauce
**Equal parts soy sauce, sugar, rice wine
**1/3 part hoisin sauce

!!Directions
#Mix sauce together
#Place ribs in pan with marinade
#Marinade for 30 min
#Pre-heat oven to 450º F
#Bake until inside temperature is 170º F, ~45 min depending on size of ribs
#Pour sauce into pot, bring to boil
#Thicken with mixture of cornstarch and water
#Slice pork and serve with thickened sauce

!Ingredients:
*4 lb beef short ribs
*1 c. onion (chopped)
*1 t salt
*1/2 t pepper
*2 T oil
*sauce:
**3/4 c. ketchup
**3 T Worcestershire sauce
**2 T prepared mustard
**1 T soy sauce
**2 T sugar
**1 T lemon juice (optional)

!Directions
#Place ribs, salt, pepper in 4 Qt dutch oven.  Cover with water.  Bring to boil.  Cover and simmer 1.5-2 hours
**this can be done the night before
#Drain ribs
#Heat oil.  Cook onions until tender
#Add ribs, onions, and sauce.  Simmer for 0.5-1 hour or until ribs are tender, turning the meat so that it is covered by the sauce (and does not dry out or burn)
#Serve as is or grill
##Place on rack 6 in. above hot coals
##Grill 10 min
##Baste ribs with sauce, turning occasionally

Provides ''3-4'' servings

!!Directions
#Clean chicken pieces (e.g., thighs or leg quarters)
#Marinade with sauce (e.g., Lawry's marinade) for 20-30 min
#Pre-heat oven to 350º F
#Place chicken on a slotted pan (to allow fat to drip)
#Bake chicken, skin down for 20 min
#Remove chicken from oven, cover with any leftover marinade, and flip
#Bake chicken, skin up for 20 min
#Remove and let rest
#Ensure chicken is cooked
**Poke chicken at thickest part
**Liquid will run clear when fully cooked

!Ingredients

    *   1 cup all-purpose flour
    * 2 eggs
    * 1/2 cup milk
    * 1/2 cup water
    * 1/4 teaspoon salt
    * 2 tablespoons butter, melted

!Directions

   1.  In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.
   2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
   3. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Basic-Crepes/Detail.aspx

!!Ingredients
*7 bone roast
*onion
*carrots
*potatoes
*celery
*frozen peas
*corn starch
*seasoning
**salt
**pepper
**soy sauce
**thyme
**bay leaf
**whatever else you want

!!Directions
#Boil meat and sliced onion for 3 hours
**Can be done the night before
#Remove meat from stew
#Add sliced carrots and celery to simmering stew
#Return to boil, cook for 10 min
#Peel, cut, and add potatoes.  Cook for 30 min
#Remove fat and cut meat into bite-sized pieces
#Season simmering stew to taste
#Add meat to stew
#Bring stew to boil
#Thicken if desired
##Thoroughly mix corn starch with cold water
##While stirring boiling stew, slowly pour corn starch mixture
##Allow to re-boil, repeat if desired
#Reduce to simmer
#Add cooked potatoes
#Add frozen peas

!!Ingredients
*1 lb egg noodle
*1 T butter or margarine
*3/4 cup onion, chopped
*3/4 lb boneless beef sirloin or flank steak, cut into thin strips
*1 t beef buillon or 1 cube dissolved in 2/3 c hot water
*3/4 c milk
*1-1/2 T flour
*1-1/2 T Worcestershire sauce
*8 oz cans mushrooms, drained
*1 c sour cream
*Salt and pepper
*Parsley (optional)

!!Directions
#Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat
#Add onion, cook until tender
#Add beef, cook until tender
#Stir bouillon, milk, flour, Worcestershire sauce, and mushrooms together
#Add mixture to skillet
#Heat to boil, reduce heat to low
#Cook noodles according to package directions
#Stir sour cream into beef mixture
#Season to taste with salt and pepper
#Spoon over hot noodles
#Sprinkle with parsley, if desired

''Serves 6-8''

''Cook time: ~30 minutes''

!Ingredients
 
    * 1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
    * 1/4 cup chopped onion
    * 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
    * 1 cup frozen green peas
    * 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained
    * 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
    * 1/2 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
    * 1 cup crushed potato chips

!Directions

   1.  Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
   2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
   3. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
   4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.

Servings: 6

  
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Tuna-Casserole/Detail.aspx

[[Greek Nuggets or Fool's Gold|http://www.av1611.org/kjv/agape.html]] - Examining the Greek doesn't always yield results.  In particular this page examines love (Agape vs Phileo).

''Buying''
[[How To Buy A Bike|http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/howtobuyabike1.html]]

''Using''
[[Beginner's Guide to Bicycle Gear Shifting|http://coachlevi.com/cycling/complete-beginner-guide-to-bicycle-gears-shifting/]]

[[Binary Trees|http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/110/BinaryTrees.html]] - on Section 2 problems

[[Poached Chicken]] seems better

!!Directions
#Fill pot with enough water to cover chicken
#Clean chicken
##Remove neck from body cavity, lay aside
##Remove viscera (kidneys, liver, etc), lay aside
##Remove any remaining feathers
#Bring water to boil
#Dip chicken into boiling water so that boiling water enters body cavity
#Remove chicken from boiling water after dipping
#Re-boil water
#Place chicken into boiling water
#Remove chicken after 20 min*
#Cut off chicken breast
#Place chicken back into boiling water
#Remove chicken after 20 min*
#Remove all remaining meat
#Serve with sauce
**e.g. Oyster sauce, (Flying Horse brand) Sweet Chili Sauce
''* - 20 min for a 4 lb chicken''
Also check out what I know about [[Boiled Chicken Experientially]]


!!Directions for chicken broth
#Place viscera, neck, and remaining carcass into boiling water
#Bring to boil
#Simmer for 1-2 hours
#Refrigerate overnight
#Remove solidified fat
#Re-boil broth
#Simmer for 2 hours
#Remove bones, etc

''2008-05-13''
Boiled 4.5 lb chicken for 28 min, then 22 min.  White meat a little dry, dark meat fine.  But this chicken was a little bit frozen

''2008-06-11''
4.93 lb chicken for 21 min, then 20 min.  White meat pretty good, but a tiny bit overdone.  Dark meat fine.  Chicken was nearly thawed.

''2008-12-09''
4.71 lb for 20 min (but was turned down) so had to put back into boiled water for 8 min.  White meat was overdone.  Dark meat in for 17 min and overdone.  Chicken was still partially frozen.

//Brave New World// - Aldous Huxley
//Christless Christianity// - Michael Horton ([[review|http://www.challies.com/archives/book-reviews/christless-christianity.php]])

!!Ingredients
*1 egg
*1-2 cups milk
*Day-old bread, buns, doughnuts, or sweet rolls
*A few teaspoons of sugar (unnecessary if using doughnuts or sweet rolls)
*A little cinnamon
*1 teaspoon vanilla extract

!!Directions
#Beat an egg, place in casserole dish
#Add milk
#Tear up bread
#Soak in milk until bread is juicy and most of the milk is absorbed
#Add sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla
#Stir thoroughly
#Bake 350º F for 1 hour

Source: ''Hints From Heloise'', //OC Register// 9/3/2009

!!Ingredients
*2 lbs fish (e.g., Tilapia filets)
*Butter
*Mayonaise
*Bread crumbs
*Lemon juice
*Parmesan cheese
*Seasoning (white pepper, garlic powder, basil, celery salt)
!!Directions
#Pre-heat oven to broil
#Lay fish flat on pan
#Melt butter and mix all ingredients (except fish) together
#Broil for 2-3 min
#Remove and flip
#Cover fish with seasoning mixture
#Broil 2 min

''Serves 3-4 people''

[[Broiled Tilapia Parmesan|http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Broiled-Tilapia-Parmesan/Detail.aspx]]

[[Double-Gradation Background in CSS|http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5810702.html]]

''Resources''
[[Car Talk Mech X|http://www.cartalk.com/content/mechx/find.html]]
yelp.com
[[Repair Pal|http://repairpal.com/]] - check how much repairs should cost

''Possible places to try''
[[Tokyo Automotive|http://www.yelp.com/biz/tokyo-automotive-repair-placentia]]
[[Titan Automotive|http://www.yelp.com/biz/titan-automotive-orange]]

originally published [[here|http://charactercounts.org/programs/reportcard/index.html]]


Josephson Institute's 2008 Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth is based on a survey of nearly 30,000 students in high schools across the U.S. The results paint a troubling picture of our future politicians and parents, cops and corporate executives, and journalists and generals.

''STEALING.''  In bad news for business, more than one in three boys (35 percent) and one-fourth of the girls (26 percent) — a total of 30 percent overall — admitted stealing from a store within the past year.  In 2006 the overall theft rate was 28 percent (32 percent males, 23 percent females).

*Students who attend private secular and religious schools were less likely to steal, but still the theft rate among non-religious independent school students was more than one in five (21 percent) while 19 percent who attend religious schools also admitted stealing something from a store in the past year.
*Honors students (21 percent), student leaders (24 percent), and students involved in youth activities like the YMCA and school service clubs (27 percent) were less likely to steal, but still more than one in five committed theft.
*Twenty-three percent said they stole something from a parent or other relative (the same as 2006) and 20 percent confessed they stole something from a friend. Boys were nearly twice as likely to steal from a friend as girls (26 percent to 14 percent).

''LYING.'' More than two of five (42 percent) said that they sometimes lie to save money. Again, the male-female difference was significant: 49 percent of the males, 36 percent of the females. In 2006, 39 percent said they lied to save money (47 percent males, 31 percent females).

*Thirty-nine percent of students in private religious schools admitted to lying as did 35 percent of the students attending private non-religious schools.
*More than eight in ten students (83 percent) from public schools and religious private schools confessed they lied to a parent about something significant. Students attending non-religious independent schools were somewhat less likely to lie to parents (78 percent).

''CHEATING.'' Cheating in school continues to be rampant and it’s getting worse. A substantial majority (64 percent) cheated on a test during the past year (38 percent did so two or more times), up from 60 percent and 35 percent, respectively, in 2006. There were no gender differences on the issue of cheating on exams.

*Students attending non-religious independent schools reported the lowest cheating rate (47 percent) while 63 percent of students from religious schools cheated.
*Responses about cheating show some geographic disparity: Seventy percent of the students residing in the southeastern U.S. admitted to cheating, compared to 64 percent in the west, 63 percent in the northeast, and 59 percent in the midwest.
*More than one in three (36 percent) said they used the Internet to plagiarize an assignment. In 2006 the figure was 33 percent.

Worse than it appears?

As bad as these numbers are, it appears they understate the level of dishonesty exhibited by America’s youth. More than one in four (26 percent) confessed they lied on at least one or two questions on the survey. Experts agree that dishonesty on surveys usually is an attempt to conceal misconduct.

Despite these high levels of dishonesty, the respondents have a high self-image when it comes to ethics. A whopping 93 percent said they were satisfied with their personal ethics and character and 77 percent said that when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.

Following a benchmark survey in 1992, Josephson Institute has conducted a national survey of the ethics of American youth every two years. Data is gathered through a national sample of public and private high schools. Surveys conducted in 2008 had 29,760 respondents. For the general questions (over 20,000 responses), the accuracy is well within +/- 0.007 or 0.7%; for breakdowns of 10,000 the accuracy is +/- 0.98%; and even when there are just 1,000 responses, the accuracy is +/- 3.1%. Almost all standard errors of differences are much less than 1% for even small samples. These statistics have been verified by the Department Chair, Decision Sciences & Marketing, Graziadio School of Business & Management, Pepperdine University.

This report focuses on honesty and integrity. Additional reports, to be issued in the coming months, will address violence, drug use, and other issues.

!!Ingredients
*Onion, chopped and grilled
*Chicken, cooked (can be leftover)
*Corn tortillas
*Shredded cheese
*Enchilada sauce, green (28 oz)
*Olives, sliced (optional)
*Jalapeños (optional)

!!Directions
#Pre-heat oven to 350º
#Create layers of all ingredients (except enchilada sauce) in pan
#Pour enchilada sauce over top
#Bake 30 min

!!Ingredients
*Flank steak
*Wide rice noodles ("fun" in Chinese)
*Bean sprouts (and/or some other vegetable)
*Olive oil
*Garlic
*Dark soy sauce
*Regular soy sauce
*Corn starch

!!Directions
#Slice flank steak diagonally and place in pan
#Cover with regular soy sauce and corn starch, rub in with fingers
#Heat oil in wok
#Add steak and partially cook (i.e., leave some parts rare)
#Remove from wok
#Heat more oil in wok
#Add chopped garlic
#Immediately place separated noodles into wok
#Color and moisten with dark soy sauce while cooking
#Mix in bean sprouts
#When almost ready, mix in steak

''Theology''
[[Dr. Timothy Lin articles|http://www.bsmi.org/lin.htm]]
[[Arminianism and Calvinism]]
[[Jonathan Edwards library|http://jec.amindseye.org/research]]
[[Skeptical Christian: Gap in theistic arguments|http://www.skepticalchristian.com/t_episode14.htm]]
[[Skeptical Christian: Problem of Evil|http://www.skepticalchristian.com/t_episode15.htm]]
[[Skeptical Christian: Arguments Christians Should Not Use|http://www.skepticalchristian.com/t_episode11.htm]]
[[Christian Apologetics|http://www.carm.org/index.html]]
[[av1611 - Greek Nuggets or Fool's Gold|http://www.av1611.org/kjv/agape.html]] - Improper usage of Greek when presenting messages from Bible, in this case the usage of agape, phileo, and aeros

''And Science''
[[Creation articles|http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3547/]]
[[Dr. Francis Collins testimony (April 6, 2007)|http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/index.html?iref=newssearch]] - director of the Human Genome Project
[[Now A Creationist|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001952.cfm]]

''Christian Living''
[[Dating Articles]]
[[Article on Greed|The Stench of Dead Presidents]]
[[Eternal Perspective Ministries (Randy Alcorn)|http://www.epm.org/home_mainPage.php]] - contains thoughts and articles on abortion and much more
[[Abortion]]
[[Successful Stepfamilies|http://successfulstepfamilies.com/index.php]] - help with being a step child or even dealing with past hurts with losing a parent

''Other religions''
[[Christianity vs Islam]]

[[Faith facts|http://www.faithfacts.org/islam.html]]

[[Make Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit|http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html]] ([[pdf link|http://dingo.care2.com/greenliving/Care2 NTCK list.pdf]]  for making supplies)

[[Public Key Cryptography|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography]]
[[Diffie Hellman|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie-Hellman_key_exchange]]
[[Sorting algorithms|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithms]]
[[SSH|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh]]
[[Red-Black Trees|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-black_tree]]

[[Google's Bigtable|http://labs.google.com/papers/bigtable.html]]

''Baking''
[[America's Test Kitchen - Best Loaf Pans|https://www.americastestkitchen.com/testing/results.asp?testingid=573]]

Changed tiddlers:

[[PageTemplate]]
[[contentFooter]]
[[StyleSheet]]

[[Customize Aquamacs|http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/CustomizeAquamacs]]

[[dance like Michael Jackson|http://www.tess-impersonates-mj.com/school.htm]]
[[Learn the Waltz|http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/dance_overview.asp?Dance=AWA]]

''Gender Specific''
[[Single Guy References]]
[[Single Girl References]]

''Gender Neutral''
[[Love & Marriage: Luther Style]]
[[Theology of Sexuality|http://www.pureintimacy.org/gr/theology/]]
[[The Cost Of Delaying Marriage|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001135.cfm]] and [[Defending Against Reader Responses|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001145.cfm]]

!!Love & Dating Series
''originally on Focus On The Family's blog [[boundlessline|http://www.boundlessline.org]]:

[[Love & Dating 7: Love]]
[[Love & Dating 6: Managing Expectations]]
[[Love & Dating 5: Being Proactive]]
[[Love & Dating 4: Moving Toward Clarity]]
[[Love & Dating 3: The Harm In Hanging Out]]
[[Love & Dating 2: Holding Out]]
[[Love & Dating 1: Be Realistic]]

Welcome

A great guy.  Haha this is his so he can think and write whatever he wants.

Yeah he's an [[INTP]]

[[(Men's Health) The Deadly Truth About Diabetes - The Thin Man's Diabetes|http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=health&category=other.diseases.ailments&conitem=d4bdb78301459110VgnVCM10000013281eac____#]]

''mp3''
[[MacMP3Gain|http://homepage.mac.com/beryrinaldo/AudioTron/MacMP3Gain/]]
[[Lifehacker - Whip Your MP3 Library Into Shape Pt 1|http://lifehacker.com/software/mp3/alpha-geek-whip-your-mp3-library-into-shape-part-i-+-level-the-volume-230105.php]]
[[Lifehacker - Whip Your MP3 Library Into Shape Pt 2|http://lifehacker.com/software/album-art/alpha-geek-whip-your-mp3-library-into-shape-part-ii-+-album-art-231476.php]]
[[Lifehacker - Whip Your MP3 Library Into Shape Pt 3|http://lifehacker.com/software/album-art/alpha-geek-whip-your-mp3-library-into-shape-part-iii-metadata-233336.php]]

[[Google tutorial|http://code.google.com/edu/parallel/dsd-tutorial.html]]

Does not necessarily apply to computer program, but it actually is a reference to mathematical programming.

Basically it is:
#Overlapping subproblems - Multiple problems that are similar
#Optimal substructure - Optimal solutions to subproblems can be used in order to find the optimal solution to the overall problem
#Memoization - Term that has a special computer science meaning.  Similar to memorize, but it means to store or reuse solutions to previously calculated problems so that they don't have to be reused.  [[source|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoization]]


[[source|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming]]
[[topcoder article|http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tutorials&d2=dynProg]]
[[tutorial|http://mat.gsia.cmu.edu/classes/dynamic/dynamic.html]]
[[hash table optimization|http://marknelson.us/2007/08/01/memoization/]]

!!Ingredients

1 box Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup from Trader Joe's
1 bag Peruvian Chimichurri Rice (frozen section) from Trader Joe's
1 bag frozen cooked shrimp, any size, OR any other seafood from Trader Joe's

!!Directions
Put all ingredients in a pot over medium-high heat.  Heat through until hot.

Total time 15 minutes.  

Servings: 4

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         ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
         (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1)))))


;;;Text files supposedly end in new lines. Or they should.
(setq require-final-newline t)

;; Cause the region to be highlighted and prevent region-based commands
;; from running when the mark isn't active.
 
(pending-delete-mode t)
 (setq transient-mark-mode t)


;; Confirm that the user wants to exit emacs
(setq kill-emacs-query-functions
      (list (function (lambda ()
			(ding)
			(y-or-n-p "Really quit? ")))))



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;;;;;Python

; Pymacs and ropemacs
(require 'pymacs)
(pymacs-load "ropemacs" "rope-")

; Newline should indent as well
(add-hook 'python-mode-hook '(lambda () (define-key python-mode-map "\C-m" 'newline-and-indent)))

''Cardio''
[[Iliotibial Band Syndrome|http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050415/1545.html]]
[[Barefoot running - sportsci.org|http://www.sportsci.org/jour/0103/mw.htm]]
[[Painful Truth About Trainers|http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1170253/The-painful-truth-trainers-Are-expensive-running-shoes-waste-money.html]]

''Lifting''
[[Homemade equipment ideas|http://www.davedraper.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/PmWiki/HomemadeEquipmentIdeas]]
[[Argument for body weight exercises (from a gymnast)|http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=512003]]
[[Who Needs Sit Ups?|http://www.armytimes.com/offduty/health/ONLINE.MUSCLE.SITUPS/]]
[[Body weight exercises|http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=15833023&an=0&page=0#Post15833023]]

[[Outside Magazine - Bodywork|http://outside.away.com/outside/bodywork/index.html]]
[[DIY bodyweight tools|http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/Bodyweight.html]] - make pull up bars, strap exercises, etc out of common items such as PVC, steel pipe, and nylon straps
[[DIY medicine balls|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100104201.html]]

[[How Money Works video|http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18205.htm]]

[[The Stench of Dead Presidents]] - Christian perspective
[[Secure Log On]]
[[Financial Advice Article|http://home.znet.com/schester/financial_advice/toc.html]]
[[SogoTrade discount brokerage review (Slacker's Quest blog)|http://www.slackerwealth.com/2008/07/sogotrade-review.html]]

[[Macbook fan keeps running|http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=85099]]
[[Mac OS X 10.4 keeps asking for installation disc|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305189]]

[[Dance Links]]

source: [[Guardian KFC Challenge|http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/jul/24/kfc-secret-recipe-revealed]]

''KFC mix''
*1 t ground oregano
*1 t chilli powder
*1 t ground sage
*1 t dried basil
*1 t dried marjoram
*1 t pepper
*2 t salt
*1 t paprika
*1 t onion salt
*1 t garlic powder
*2 t Accent (MSG)

''GFC (Guardian Fried Chicken) mix''
*1 t smoked paprika
*1 t mustard powder
*1 t sage
*1 t celery seeds
*1 t sugar
*1 t dried onion flakes
*2 t salt
*1 t ground black pepper
*1 t ground white pepper

!!Directions
#Soak pieces overnight in milk or buttermilk
#Poach chicken
#Season with either of the mixes
#Fry in corn or vegetable oil
#Optionally deglaze pan with milk to create gravy

!!Ingredients
*1 1/4 cup whole milk (I used low fat milk + cream)
*4 egg yolks
*3/4 cup granulated sugar (I would use 1/2 cup next time), divided in half
*2 cups Greek yogurt (I would suggest Fage or Trader Joe's Greek Style, full fat or 2%)
*1 tablespoon vanilla extract

!!Directions
#Melt half the sugar in the milk and heat over low heat until steam rises from the milk. Do not boil, but don't panic if you get it to the point of bubbling a bit.
#Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until pale yellow and fluffy.
#Slowly, by dribbles, add half a cup of milk to the egg yolk mixture, whisking continuously to prevent curdling.
#When the egg yolks are thinned out, pour it slowly back into the milk, whisking continuously.
#Cook the custard over medium low heat, stirring often.
#You'll need to cook until the mixture is somewhere between 175 and 180 degrees, or until you can coat the back of a spoon with it and the custard will hold a line if you run your finger through it. I find the spoon test more effective than my thermometer.
#Cool the custard in an ice bath or uncovered until it's room temperature. Whisk in the vanilla and yogurt, then chill overnight.
#Churn in ice cream machine
#Put in freezer

!!!More Notes
It's not as decadent as homemade ice cream, but people who like the tang of good yogurt will probably enjoy this. I personally think it goes better with fruit than real ice cream does. And if you use low fat ingredients, less sugar, and a ton of fruit it's an incredibly delicious frozen treat that's as healthy for you as a bowl of yogurt, half an egg yolk, and no more sugar than you'd get out of a tablespoon of jam or honey. Much tastier than flavored yogurts (bleh!), and probably less sugary too.

[[source|http://www.chezpei.com/2006/09/frozen-yogurt.html]]

!!Ingredients
*2 cups Greek Style yogurt
*2/3 cup Sugar
*1 Tablespoon Vanilla

!!Directions
#Mix together
#Chill 1-3 hrs
#Put in the ice cream maker for 20 mins

[[source|http://www.chowhound.com/topics/376016#3463806]]

also very similar to [[this recipe|http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/a-frozen-yogurt-recipe-to-rival-pinkberrys-recipe.html]]

!!Ingredients
*6 thin pork chops
*Marinade
**1 t rice wine
**2 T soy sauce
**1 T sugar
**1 t vinegar
**1/2 t black pepper
**1/2 t sesame oil
**2 T cornstarch
**5 cloves garlic, minced

!!Directions
#Pierce chops several times with fork
#Marinate porks chops for 1 hour, turning 2 or 3 times
#Heat skillet and add 1 T vegetable oil
#Cook pork chops, about 3-4 min
##Sear on high 10 sec, 
##Cook on medium the rest of the time

''Perhaps''
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*[[Picture to PDF converter|http://bmeps.sourceforge.net/]]
*[[Rsnapshot backup|http://www.rsnapshot.org/]]
*[[Favicon Generator|http://www.favicon.cc/]]
*[[Fonts from handwriting|http://www.yourfonts.com/]] - free

''In Use''
*[[DD-WRT on Asus WL-520gu|http://wl520gu.googlepages.com/]]
*[[Virtual Machine|http://virtualbox.org/]]

!!Ingredients
*Ginger (cut into medallions)
*Chopped green onion
*Canned mushrooms (preferably button mushrooms)
*Chicken
*1 can mushrooms
*1 can chicken broth
*0.5 can water
*Seasoning (pepper, garlic powder, etc)

!!Directions
#Place olive oil in pan
#Place ginger and green onion in oil until fragrant
#Add chicken broth and water
#Add mushrooms
#Season to taste
#Add corn starch mixture (corn starch fully dissolved in water) to thicken
#Add cooked chicken (cook before hand if not already cooked)

''Track grocery prices in order to determine if a price holds value''

Currently uses PHP for a frontend to a ~MySQL database

!!Future Development
Some way of turning a web cam into a barcode scanner.  Hopefully an open-source project will be released that has the desired functionality
[[UPC DB|http://www.upcdatabase.com/]] - utilize this open database of UPC codes
Possibly create a new ~GroP database layout that is keyed by UPC instead of the current relational model

!!In action
*grocerypricer on appspot

!!Ideas
*Use Django
*Require inputs before delivering goods (based on session)
*Common case is the lookup, so make it easy
*Minimal interface similar to Google homepage
*Research item ~IDs and querying some database for that ID (e.g., UPC codes)

!!Ingredients
*8 ears corn (or 3 cans)
*1 C heavy whipping cream
*1 t sugar
*2 t butter
*2 t flour
*Grated Parmesan cheese

!!Directions
#Cut corn from cob
#Boil in saucepan with whipping cream
#Stir in sugar
#Melt butter and stir in four
#Stir butter and flour mixture into corn and cook until slightly thickened
#Place into over-proof dish
#Sprinkle with cheese (and optionally more butter)
#Place under broiler until slightly brown

Makes 8-10 servings

!Ingredients

*1 lb. ground hot pork sausage
*¼ c. chopped onion
*2 ½ cups frozen cubed hash browns
*5 large eggs, lightly beaten
*2 c. (8 oz) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
*1 ¾ c. milk
*1 c. all-purpose baking mix (Bisquick)
*¼ tsp. salt
*¼ tsp. pepper

Toppings:  picante sauce or green hot sauce, sour cream
Garnish:  fresh parsley sprigs

!Directions

Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet over medium – high heat 5 minutes or until meat crumbles.  Stir in hash browns, and cook 5 to 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and potatoes are lightly browned.  Drain mixture on paper towels; spoon into a greased 13”x9” baking dish.  

Stir together eggs, cheese, and next 4 ingredients; pour evenly over sausage mixtures, stirring well.  Cover and chill 8 hours.

Bake, covered with nonstick foil, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes.  

Servings: 8

[[Quality, Quantity or A Fast Time on the Stopwatch]]
[[Exercise Links]]
[[Measure Body Fat Percentage]]

[[Identify Meth Lab|http://www.forensic-applications.com/meth/recognition.html]] - need an industrial hygienist that is certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Board of Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and has residential construction and remediation experience
*[[Health Science Associates|http://www.healthscience.com/consulting.html]]
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[[MSN article|http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23154768&icid=msnre_moneyhp]]
[[CA Dept Toxic Substances|http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/ERP/Clan_Labs.cfm]]

[[home-buying mistakes|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001745.cfm]]

[[Kitchen To Buy List]]

''Cooking''
[[Recipes|recipe]]
[[Homemade Solutions|http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/08/tons-of-homemade-solutions-for-house.html]]
[[Perfectly cook vegetables|http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/gallery/0,21863,1108703,00.html?]]
[[Cost effectiveness of making own food|http://www.slate.com/id/2216611/pagenum/all/#p2]] - make granola, bagels, yogurt, jam; buy cream cheese, crackers
[[Properly storing fruits and vegetables|http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index2.php?cmd=storageusetips]]
[[Things to know about knives|http://gizmodo.com/5348996/youre-doing-it-wrong-how-to-properly-buy-maintain-and-use-a-knife]]

''Contractor reviews''
[[Angie's List|http://www.angieslist.com]]


[[Book Repair|http://www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/repairindex.htm]]


''Around the house''
[[Money saving ideas|http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/save-money]] - a lot of DIY ideas for cheap
[[8 Surprising Household Deodorizers|http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/gallery/print/0,22304,1590426,00.html]]
[[62 Little Known Uses For Vinegar|http://odyb.net/food-cooking/62-little-known-uses-of-vinegar/]]
[[Home Maintenance]]
[[DIY designer furniture|http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/]]

''General''
[[DIY Network|http://www.diynetwork.com/]]
[[Home Tips|http://www.hometips.com/]]
[[This Old House|http://www.thisoldhouse.com]]
[[Easy 2 DIY|http://www.easy2diy.com/]]

''Pool''
[[Steve Litt's Method|http://www.troubleshooters.com/pool/litt_maint.htm]]

''Plumbing''
[[Repair Dripping Faucet|http://emilyis.goingthewongway.com/user]]

[[Turning The Bible On Its Head - Newsweek Goes For Gay Marriage|http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2881]] - Albert Mohler refutes a 12/2008 article in Newsweek about supporting the LGBT in marriage
[[Yet Another Reason To Oppose Gay Marriage|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/09/yet-another-rea.html]] (blog post about [[this article|http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles2/SchulmanGayMarriage.shtml]]) - gay marriage fundamentally harms women
[[American College of Pediatricians - Data disproves equality of homosexual parents|http://www.acpeds.org/?CONTEXT=art&cat=22&art=50&BISKIT=711636269]]

5k miles - Change Oil
15k miles - Change Oil, Rotate Tires, Change Engine Filter, Change Cabin Filter
30k miles - Change Oil, Rotate Tires, Change Engine Filter, Change Cabin Filter, Change Transmission Fluid
Monthly- Check Tire Pressure and Fluids in Engine

Change Cabin Filter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cixiCUAPr10

Change Transmission Fluid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5xTXRK9OI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsdPAadc9fY

Where to Buy
http://www.bernardiparts.com/Departments/Maintenance/Honda-Accord/2003-2007/Accord-Sedan.aspx

!!Ingredients
*1 part chicken broth, 2 parts water
*Can of mushrooms
*Rice vermicelli
*1 t white pepper
*2 T apple cider vinegar
*4 T soy sauce
*1 egg (scrambled)
*Corn starch dissolved in water

!!Directions
#Soak rice vermicelli
#Place mushrooms into broth
#Boil broth
#Add white pepper, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar to taste (i.e., these proportions are not firm)
#Add egg
#Add vermicelli
#Thicken with corn starch solution

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[[INTP profile|http://www.intp.org/intprofile.html]]

An Introduction to Computer Bits for the Newbie ([[original link|http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=247]])

I once heard someone describe a bit as the smallest particle inside a computer, so let's get something straight, right from the start. A bit is not a particle. A bit is "no-thing". A bit is a digit - derived from the words, ''BI''nary digi''T''. Binary means 2. The binary number system contains only two digits, 0 and 1. Those digits are what we call bits. One bit, a 0 or a 1, is the smallest unit of data a computer can work with. 0's and 1's are ALL your computer can work with.. A computer does not understand our language.

Any data you input into your computer, whether it be numbers, documents, graphics, sound, or video, has to be translated into a language the computer understands which is the binary "language" - base 2 arithmetic - nothing but zeros and ones. Your computer is a number cruncher that is constantly doing binary calculations whenever you use it. The binary system is the native language of your computer, often referred to as machine language..

The idea to use binary in computers dates back to the mid 1930's, but the idea for that idea dates back to the mid 1800's to the time of English mathematician George Boole who developed Boolean algebra, a system of logic that could be applied to elaborate expressions (statements), proving them true or false and that fit perfectly with the binary system. It took about 85 years before anyone got the idea to apply the logic to circuits - that true or false could be replaced by on and off and 1 and 0. i.e. “when A = 0, not A = 1, when A = 1, not A = 0”.

The first prototype computing device using binary with Boolean logic was demonstrated in 1940 (by Professor John Atanasoff and student Clifford Berry at Iowa State University) At that time, transistors hadn't been invented yet, vacuum tubes were still being used but Boolean algebra became a major guide in the development of every electronic computer we know today. The outstanding feature of Boolean algebra that sets it apart from other types of mathematics, is that it deals with expressions(statements), not numbers or equations. Today, using Boolean is common in searching the internet (and – not – or) which most computer users know, but less know the important role Boolean played in the actual development of the computer. Good old George, he was a brilliant self taught mathematician, but poor old George too—he had an early and unfortunate death.

So, why binary? Why just zeros and ones? To understand that you need to realize that a bit is a visual assignment to an electrical state. At its core, your computer is nothing more than a vast collection of transistor switches—millions of them compose your processor—your Central Processing Unit (CPU). For example a Pentium 4 can have 42 million transistors. These micro transistors are constantly being switched off and on, at incredible speeds, whenever you use your computer .What determines how they are switched, is whatever software you are using. Your program provides the set of instructions for the CPU to fetch and decode.
Now what does that have to do with bits? EVERYTHING.

Transistors are what give us our bits! A single transistor can be in one of two electrical states. It can be off (open) or it can on (closed). When current is flowing through it(voltage high) it is ON. When current isn't flowing through it (voltage low), it is OFF. We use 0 to represent OFF and 1 to represent ON. 0 = switch OFF , 1 = switch ON . i.e:, off-on-off-on-off-on-on-off = 01010110 (the letter V) = 8 bits. It's a perfect match for the binary system - simple and fast, since there's only 2 values to switch between, as opposed to 10 (which was used in the early days of computing).

So, as you can see, a bit really is just an assignment to an electrical or voltage condition and that a single bit can be in one of two conditions (off or on). This represents the minimum the computer can process or store and is what we mean when we define a bit as the smallest unit of data a computer can work with.

!!!Still a bit confused?

Let's use a simple analogy to make the concept a "bit" more clear.

Think of the light switch on your wall. Like a single transistor, it can only be in one of two states. On or off. When you turn the switch on, current flows and the light turns ON. When you flip the switch off, the current stops flowing and the light turns OFF. You can think of those on and off states as bits. LIGHT ON=1 LIGHT OFF=0

Now imagine a huge billboard filled with rows and rows of little lights each one having a separate switch and you have a master switchbox to control them all. Each switch on the switchbox is labeled 1 for ON and 0 for OFF. It's not hard to visualize that by turning some switches on and some off, you might figure a combination to display your name in lights. It would just be a light pattern you formed by using off and on light switches which you represented by 0s and 1's. You might then save that pattern—you could see what combination of 0's and 1's formed your name—and perhaps make some shortcut combo switch that would recall that light pattern with just one flip. Depending on your intelligence, logic and electronics skills, there would be a number of ways you could probably improve the functioning.

In the very crudest sense, you made a computer (the worst computer ever built <lol>).

You can think of your keyboard as the switch box, the switches themselves the transistors (your processor) and the billboard your monitor. And working on any changes or improvements would make you a computer programmer—your set of instructions telling the machine what to do.

Also imagine if that was base 10 instead of base 2. Having to put each light through 10 different settings to find the right setting, surely would make the computer slower.

In a real computer, typing my name VIC would have this bit pattern:

010101100100100101000011

That represents 24 bits—count them. However, the only way the computer sees them is as electrical conditions.

off on off on off on on off off on off off on off off on off on off off off off on on

In the light switch analogy, the 0's and 1's would represent the off and on positions needed to form VIC in lights.

A lot of bits for just 3 letters you might be thinking.

But think about this—those 24 bits can be rearranged to form a multitude of different patterns.
It might not seem apparent, but in fact, there are 16,777,216 unique possibilities with 24 bits! If that were a lottery ticket, your odds of winning (getting the right combo of 24 digits) would be 1 in 16,777,216 (that's 16 MILLION....).

Obviously, the more bits you have the more unique patterns you can form or the more instructions the computer can process.

Let's start with a single bit. One bit can't do very much.

As we already know, one bit can represent only two values, 0 or 1

1. The bit can be off
2. The bit can be on

One transistor can perform a 2 bit function. The light switch on your wall would be like one bit. It can turn the light on or it can turn the light off. Nothing else.

With two bits, it would be like having two light switches on your wall. Two bits can have 4 different values.

1. The first bit can be off and the second bit on. (01)
2. The first bit can be on and the second bit off. (10)
3. Both bits can be on. (11)
4. Both bits can be off. (00)

The number of possible unique values DOUBLES with EACH bit you add. (2 to the power)
It's an amazing exponential growth as you will see.

Therefore, 3 bits = 8 values. Now the possibilities are:

1. Off Off Off (000)
2. Off Off On (001)
3. Off On Off ( 010)
4. Off On On ( 011)
5. On Off Off (100)
6. On Off On (101)
7. On On Off (110)
8. On On On (111)

4 bits = 16 values
5 bits = 32 values
6 bits = 64 values
7 bits = 128 values
8 bits = 256 values

We call a collection of 8 bits a byte and it takes one byte to form one plain character(a number, letter or symbol).

If you count all the common printable characters on your keyboard—26 lower case letters, 26 upper case letters, 10 numbers, and 32 punctuation keys—you come up with 94 keys. As you can see from the bit values in the sample list above, 7 bits can have 128 unique values. This is more than enough to display all those characters and others, and in fact, 7 bits are enough to identify each character.

I.e., A= 1000001 (in your computer, however, A is stored as 01000001 since 8 bits per character is the standard—read on).

The binary values of all those keyboard characters have been standardized into what is known as the ASCII code (pronounced askey) which stands for American Standard Code for Information Exchange, and each character has been assigned a decimal value to make it easier for us to deal with the long binary values.

For example, A = 65 B=66, C=67, D=68, and so on. Try it—open a text document and press ALT + 65 on the number pad of your keyboard (make sure to have the num lock on). It should display the letter A. Of course, your computer only sees the binary value, regardless if you press A directly or Alt + 65.

There are 128 characters( the complete number of possibilities for 7 bits) in the Standard ASCII code (numbered 0 to 127). The first 32 codes represent non printable characters, many of which are obsolete and no longer used. They date back to the days of teletype terminals. ASCII was finalized in 1968, and in case you are not aware, ASCII means plain text. When you hear the term "ASCII" file, it just means a text file—plain and unformatted. ASCII is most commonly used for transmitting data— as when you send a plain text email—and was actually developed as a telecommunication standard.

Here's a chart I made to show you the Standard (0 -127) ASCII character set, with their binary, hex and decimal equivalents.

http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/ascii.html

If you're observant, you will notice that the chart shows 8, not 7 bits for each character. The reason for this is that the ASCII code was later updated to an extended 8 bit set which is enough for 256 characters. So a 0 value is usually added as the 8th bit.

For example, the character A in original ASCII is 1000001, but you'll usually see it listed as 01000001. And all the characters are stored in 8 bit (one byte) format in your computer.

You can see that too—open up Notepad, type a single character and save. Then look at the File size in Properties.

That 0 bit also serves a function as an error checking or parity bit during transmissions.

Now a bit more about this Extended ASCII Set. As I said, it's an 8 bit code which is enough to encode 256, 8 bit characters—enough for the previous Standard 7 bit set with the extra 0 bit, and the extended characters which consist of 128 special symbol characters that require the full 8 bits to identify. So in total, there are 256 characters in the ASCII code (0 to 255).

However, the extended set is usually shown separately. In other words we have the Standard set covering character numbers 0 to 127 and an Extended set which covers character numbers 128 to 255. Also, the extended ASCII code is not a true standard in the sense that different extended sets exist (using the same codes can give you different characters depending on your computer), but the original was created for the IBM PC and that's the most commonly known set. Here are a few of them, most of which you can get in Windows by pressing Alt + the code or if that doesn't work, use the code at an ~MS-Dos prompt.

128 = Ç 129 = ü 130 = é 131 = â 132 = ä 133 = à 134 = å 135 = ç 136 = ê 137 = ë 138 = ê 139 = ï 140 = î 141 =ì 142 = Ä 143 = Å 144 = É 145 = æ 146 = Æ 147 = ô 148 = ö 149 = ò 150 = û 151 = ù 152 = ÿ 153 = Ö 154 = Ü 155 = ¢ 156 = £ 157 = ¥

To see the entire extended character set along with decimal, hex and binary equivalents, see my extended ASCII page here:
http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/extended.htm

!!!Hexadecimal Number System

Though the Decimal system is used for the ascii code, it is not the best number system to represent binary values in a computer. The hexadecimal system is much better and in fact, the most widely used number system to represent binary values. Hex values are used not only for characters, but for specifying colors, memory addresses, and in programming. Also, If you play in the Windows registry at all, you are probably familiar with class id (clsid) keys that follow this alpha numeric format—{441E9D47-9F52-11D6-9672-0080C88B3613}—which are actually hex values. The source of program files are also commonly viewed with in hex format with hex editors.

Hex stands for 6 and decimal stands for 10. Hexadecimal counts 0 to 9, and then A B C D E F Why hex you might be asking? Because it's a compact and more logical and compatible number system to use with binary. It's also easier to use than decimal for mental math (but you would have to become fluent in it as you are in decimal to know). Two hexadecimal digits neatly represent 8 bits:
Example:

00000010 = 41
01000010 = 42
01000011 = 43

One hexadecimal digit represents one decimal digit.

A = 10
B = 11

You can easily confirm this:

Decimal ..... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

As you've learned, the highest number of possibilities for 8 bits is 256 in DECIMAL (0 to 255)
In hex, this would translate to 00 to FF.

But still, whether you use 0 to 255, or 00 to FF, to your computer it's only binary bits: 00000000 to 11111111.

All conversions are just man's attempt to make the binary system easier to work with.

As already mentioned, the ASCII code only applies to plain unformatted text. It's what you use when you type a plain text email or inside a notepad document. The one byte per character does not apply to formatted characters such as rich text or html with different font styles, colors and sizes. Such characters would naturally require more than 8 bits and much more than 256 possibilities to show all the variations possible with formatting. But, as we know, each single bit added DOUBLES the unique values possible.

By just adding one more byte, which is made up of 8 bits, the number of unique values jumps to 65,536!

That makes a character standard like the 16 bit Unicode possible which can encode over 65,000 different characters - enough to support almost every language. What a difference a byte can make, eh?

So:

16 bits = 65,536 unique values = 2 bytes
32 bits = 4,294,967,296 unique values = 4 bytes
64 bits = 8,496,527,156,231,722 unique values = 8 bytes

Even 64 bits doesn't sound like much—only 8 bytes—the ASCII equivalent of ABCDEFGH, but the possible unique values are mind boggling.

Because of this, computers are limited to the number of bits they can handle at one time - 64 bits is the max, currently.

In binary that 64 bits making up the string ABCDEFGH translates to:

0100000101000010010000110100010001000101010001100100011101001000

That shows the maximum number of bits that can be processed at one time to calculate 8,496,527,156,231,722 possible unique results.

And that's basically what is meant when you hear of computers being referred to as 16 bit, 32 bit or 64 bit. The number refers to how many bits the CPU can manipulate at one time or the amount of data it can process per clock cycle.

If in a 32 bit processor, more than 32 bits are needed for a job, the computer needs to do more math work breaking down the numbers and recombining them.

For example, a 32 bit processor can add two 32 bit numbers at one time. For a 16 bit processor to do the same would require two instructions instead of just one to come up with the same answer.

So that means the 32 bit processor can process double the amount of data than a 16 bit processor can, in the same time ( twice as fast). Likewise, a 64 bit processor has the potential to do the job twice as fast as a 32 bit one. The Apple Power Mac G-5 was the first widely available 64 bit system for consumers. However, the majority of home PC's today, are 32 bit, though it shouldn't be long before 64 bit becomes common.

Image quality is also measured by bit—by bit depth—the number of bits used for one pixel.
The more bits per pixel, the higher the image quality. To make this easy to understand, let's again begin with a single bit.

You now know that one bit can only be in one of two states. But it's important to realize that the computer doesn't care what you use to associate those off and on electrical states with. 0's and 1's.can be Yes or No, True or False, Open or Close, Black and White or whatever else. So with a one bit image, we can use Black or White, Red or Blue, or any two colors, which means, all you can expect with a one bit image is a monochrome image—a single solid color. But add 7 more bits, and you have an 8 bit image—and as you've seen in the ASCII section, 8 bits = 256 values. Again those values can be applied to anything logical. So with an 8 bit image, we have an image capable of displaying 256 different colors.

A 16 bit image can have 65,536 color variations.
A 24 bit image can have 16, 777,216 color variations (my name VIC, remember?)

Bit depth is also often specified with video cards, i.e., 32 bit graphics which equates to
4,294,967,296 values and more than enough for realistic 3D rendering.

More bits per anything always equals better quality or performance. Same applies to sound bits—when you hear of sound being referred to as 8 bit or 16 bit, it refers to the sampling size. With 8 bits you can have 256 levels but with 16 bits you can have 65,536 levels. 16 bits also gives you double the dynamic range of 8 bits. 16 bit is the CD standard. Even higher quality is DVD audio which play 24 bit samples.

With sound cards, the bit specification does not refer to sample size. For example, a 32 bit sound card does not mean 32 bit sound quality!

Your CD quality remains 16 bits. 32 bits refers more to the performance of the card—the bit size of the data path—how many bits can travel through at one time. For a 32 bit card it's 4,294,967,296 bits (again, the maximum possibilities for 32 bits). For a 16 bit sound card, the path is 65,536 bits wide. In general, this means the 32 bit card will play your music and sounds more smoothly.

What about bits in relation to memory and hard drives?

In a nutshell, bits—0's and 1's can be recorded (tape drives make this obvious). With RAM, the recording is electrical and, as you know, when you turn off the power, the electricity is gone, and thus so is the data in the RAM chips.

A hard drive on the other hand uses magnetism to permanently record 0's and 1's. So the data remains.

With memory and hard drives, we are dealing with holding and storage capacities only and we measure them in bytes.

1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte

Many hard drive makers misrepresent the capacity of their hard drives by using the decimal system to calculate size which means you can be losing out on several gigs when you buy a new hard drive.

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Let's Talk About Dating, Part 1: Be Realistic
by Denise Morris on Mar 10, 2008 at 3:24 PM

So Suzanne and I have decided to do a series on The Line in which we impart all of our wisdom about dating and relationships. (It'll be a short series.)

I'll cover the first issue, so here goes: be realistic.

Because of our culture and the romanticized version of relationships we see in the movies, I think it's easy to get caught up in an unrealistic idea of what love and romance should look like. Girls get accused of having these false expectations a lot-- and they do -- but guys are guilty of it as well.

Because of Hollywood's influence, it's easy for me to believe that the perfect guy will fall into my lap at any moment. He will be gorgeous, smart, funny, well-educated, entertaining and enjoy all the same things I do. He will love me perfectly and bring out the best in me every single day. I think the danger in this attitude is being on the lookout for this person and ignoring anyone who doesn't fit each of these qualifications. This attitude, I believe, will only set me up for disappointment.

First of all, people are people. No one -– including me and you -- is all that great. We all fail and we all have shortcomings. Honestly, I'm never going to find someone who is completely perfect. I do want to be with someone who I work well with and whom I love, but it's important to be realistic when it comes to what I can live with and live without.

Secondly, I think it's important to give people the benefit of the doubt. Most of my girl friends and I are willing to go on at least one date with a guy if he asks (as long as he meets the basic expectations -- loves the Lord, doesn't eat bugs, and so on). We do this because 1) the guy had the guts to actually ask us out, which is awesome. It seems to be rare among lots of guys these days, so we should give them credit when they go for it. 2) You never know what you'll find out when you give someone a chance. He just may surprise you.

Guys, I think you should do the same. Be willing to ask a girl out even if she doesn't meet every expectation you've set up in your mind. Does she want to be more like Jesus? Is she kind? Is she enjoyable to be around? All of these are great reasons to consider getting to know this girl better. It may be scary, but it's worth doing.

Most importantly, I've realized that I need be realistic about love. Those romantic feelings will come and go, which is why much of true love is a choice I have to make. The Bible reinforces this idea in the picture we see of love between God and the chosen nation of Israel. The people of Israel were always running around being unlovable, but God did it anyway -- He kept His promise and loved her even when they didn't deserve it. I think we should work on approaching dating and marriage the same way -- we should choose to love one another because we want to be more like Jesus -- no matter what the other person is doing.

I recently began to pray for God to bring me the man He wants me to love unconditionally -- whatever that may look like. It's a scary prayer. I don't like it. But I realized that so much of my prayers for a husband had to do with someone who would love me, who would make me happy, who would fulfill me. Yes, I hope God brings me someone who will do all those things, but my attitude should be more about how I can serve and love someone, not what they can do for me.

Anyway, Suzanne will follow up later this week with another tidbit of advice. Until then, discuss away.

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 2: Holding Out
by Suzanne Hadley on Mar 11, 2008 at 5:04 PM

I had an interesting conversation on a plane the other day. ([[No rudeness occurred|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/rude-people.html]], thankfully.) I was sitting next to a single, Christian guy (I know, how often does that happen?), and we began discussing the Christian dating scene. "It seems like the majority of Christian singles are holding out for something," my new friend said. "Like the guys are waiting for a pastor's daughter/cheerleader that just popped out of Bible college, and girls are looking for...I don't know, a guy who just returned from a four-year missions trip to Peru."

I smiled at that analysis. I'm sure each single could generate his or her own similar "fantasy." And true, this notion that something better (or cuter or funnier) may be just around the corner, has the tendency to paralyze us in the "choosing" process.

Candice considers this very topic in her article "[[When to Settle|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001699.cfm]]." She explains that when she began dating Steve, a friend questioned whether she might be "settling," because Steve planned to use his degree to be a small town principal. Candice writes:

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My friend was a believer in the notion that to marry a man without certain traits or ambitions would be settling. And in her mind, settling was bad. No longer just a guideline, not settling was itself a goal. Something worth striving for. As in: Finish that report for work, lose 20 pounds, get a boyfriend, don't settle.

And so we find ourselves in the midst of a massive shift in marriage trends: women waiting longer than ever to marry, all the while holding out for their soul mate -- "the one." When a nice guy asks a woman out, if the sparks of attraction aren't hot from the start, she turns him down, reasoning, sure, I want to get married someday, but I'm not about to ... settle.
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But this kind of "holding out" may be hurting us in the end. As my new friend observed," It creates this weird vibe. People are always evaluating each other like, 'Are you it? Will you meet the criteria? " That, plus the fear of settling may drive us to pass by perfectly good options. Candice explains:

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Have you ever known a man that you've thought about dating, but in the end, ruled him out because to do otherwise would be settling? If you're holding out for perfection, or have a long list of must-haves, it's possible you're overlooking some good men who are already in your life. Knowing what about a potential mate is worth appreciating and what's just eye candy has everything to do with when you should "settle."

Choosing to marry a man — whomever he is — inevitably involves compromise (on his part, and yours). That's why it's not truly settling. It's just making a decision. Something we do every time we pick one thing over another. In most areas, it's called being decisive. For some reason we've made indecision noble when it comes to dating.
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And that's the crux of this issue. We've spiritualized "holding out." And yet is there even one biblical character who passed up perfectly good marriage options in the name of not settling? No. Read Candice's article. She provides a great list to evaluate whether a person has the potential to be God's best for you. Then move forward with confidence!

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 3: The Harm in Hanging Out
by Denise Morris on Mar 13, 2008 at 12:01 PM

In case you haven't heard, "group dating" has become the spiritual way to date for Christian singles. This method involves guys and girls hanging out in platonic groups. It is supposed to help people build friendships that eventually become "something more." However, the reality is that this group dating mentality has morphed into coed packs of friends who never actually get around to dating. Consider Anna and Cody:

Anna and Cody are part of a group of coed friends hanging out at someone's house. Anna sits down on the couch, strategically leaving a wide open space next to her. Cody wanders over and casually takes a seat next to Anna. They ignore one another.

After about a year and a half of pretending to watch TV, Cody turns and asks Anna how things are going. She answers. They turn back to the TV.

The group of friends decides to hang out this weekend to go hiking. Cody and Anna are pleased that they'll see one another again, but do not let on. They are no fools -- they can't let anyone know that they are interested in one another! Besides, this type of group dating is ideal. There is no commitment and no fear of rejection. Perfect!

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The whole "guys and girls hanging out all of the time but never actually dating" is somewhat popular in Christian culture. Sometime these group get-togethers are wonderful -- they allow you to meet new people, have fun and spend time with good friends. But, in my opinion, these group outings are not always good, for the following reasons:

For one thing, if you want to be in a relationship with someone, you eventually have to get to know them at a deeper level. Group dating can be great in the beginning -- it's a non-threatening way to figure out who someone is. But groups have a lot of people, a lot of interruptions and a lot of surface-level conversation.

[[An article|http://www.christianitytoday.com/singles/newsletter/mind61011.html]] by Jason Illian talks about why group dating has become popular in Christian culture, but adds that, when it goes on for too long, it can become hurtful:

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The church devised the group dating concept because it recognized the futility and dangers of how most people date in American culture. With pregnancies, diseases, and divorces on the rise, they wanted to protect their flock from having similar heart-wrenching results. I can appreciate their intentions, but going from one extreme to another has not alleviated our problems. It has just given most singles a whole new set of issues to deal with—loneliness, despair, and confusion ranking at the top of the list.
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I think that possible problems that can arise from co-ed groups just "hanging out" for all eternity is that it allows for a lack of commitment on both sides. Girls and guys get a lot of the emotional support that they would be getting from a boyfriend/girlfriend without having to take the risk of possibly getting hurt. Illian thinks this is a bigger issue for the guys:

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One of the biggest problems with group dating is that it allows men to be passive. In a group setting, men can shun accountability and responsibility. They don't have to make any plans because someone else will. They don't have to be responsible for anything because it is easy to disperse ownership with others involved. And they don't have to ask any one girl out because they can enjoy all of them at the same time! Men don't have to be proactive leaders—they can simply be pack hunters.
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Illian points out that marriage is not a group outing. Eventually it has to be two people figuring out how they're going to live life together. In Illian's opinion, one-on-one dating is a great way for men to learn how to lead in a society where they have not been taught what leadership looks like.

As for women, hanging out with guys in groups sometimes feel more emotionally safe. Dating and commitment can be scary because it's possible that your heart can get broken. We've been taught to "guard our hearts" (something we'll address in another post), and group dating seems like a safe way to do that. However, we girls often end up getting emotionally involved even without commitment -- group dating doesn't always protect us from heartbreak. And, when we're constantly willing to hang out with guys without requiring any commitment, we're encouraging behavior that allows for tedious, non-relationship relationships. No bueno.

So, in the end, I think it's great to hang out with friends -- guys and girls. However, as singles who want to move toward marriage, I think we need to be wise and intentional with our time -- including the time we spend just "hanging out."

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 4: Moving Toward Clarity
by Suzanne Hadley on Mar 17, 2008 at 4:32 PM

So I like you. You like me. We're spending time together. But we're not dating.

I'm going to avoid terminology we've used in the past simply because I'm tired of it. Relationships are complex and each one is different. I wrote an article called "[[Not Your Buddy|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001200.cfm]]" to address the frustration many Christian singles feel when they have a special friend that seems to stay just that. The person obviously has the potential to be more -- otherwise he or she would be "special."

But how do you move from that ambiguous "we've got a connection" to something more intentional? It's not easy for either the guy or the girl. From the [[article by Jason Illian|http://www.christianitytoday.com/singles/newsletter/mind61011.html]] that Denise referenced in [[her last post|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-abo-2.html]], the author makes this observation:

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The normal model of male-female relationships is quite simple -- you are either dating or you are not dating. But the current Christian model is quite different. Perhaps we got held underwater a little too long during baptism, but our model looks like this: become friends, hang out, get to know one another, see where it goes, talk about possibly getting involved, discuss the north wind and how it may affect the relationship, talk to the youth pastor about it, pray about it, fast over it, court (which may mean dating), date (which may mean courting), and finally, date. Instead of having or not having a romance, we add a million meaningless micro-steps which muddy the already difficult waters.
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So is the problem a lack of decisiveness (as discussed in the post "[[Holding Out|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-abo-1.html]]")? Is it an unwillingness or lack of desire to commit to one option, even if it seems promising? Or is it general confusion about how to navigate the process when it seems so much is resting on it?

The last time I was getting to know a Christian guy, I almost felt paralyzed by all the dating and courtship advice I've absorbed over the years. I had a strong desire to do it just right. And I think that's the point Illian was making. We've made it more complicated than it needs to be. Just commit to it. Like any process in life -- getting a job, making a move, choosing a major, selecting a church -- courtship and dating require a certain degree of commitment to the process. And answers to big questions are revealed through that commitment -- not apart from it. Sometimes the answer will be yes, sometimes it will be no. Everything doesn't need to be decided before engaging in the process.

If you're wondering about the viability of a relationship with someone, take a few simple, intentional steps to test your theory. Being direct and seeking clarity will provide more answers -- and satisfaction -- than hanging on in a relationship shrouded in mystery. And if you've made things complicated for yourself, start afresh ... the simple answer is often the right answer.

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 5: Being Proactive
by Denise Morris on Mar 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM

As [[I mentioned before|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-about.html]], our romanticized ideas of dating, love and marriage sometimes cause us to sit back and wait for that perfect someone to fall right into our laps. The Christian version of this sentiment usually involves [[Bible verses plucked from their context|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 37:4;&version=31;]] and inserted into conversations about relationships.

So, just in case that guy/girl doesn't just magically appear before you one day, this post is about some proactive ways to pursue relationships.

Being proactive can sometimes be more difficult for women -- especially for those who believe that men should be the initiators in relationships. But that doesn't excuse us from being actively involved in the road to marriage. One thing every girl can do is to make herself available to the guy she's interested in. Go to events he'll be at, make an effort to talk to him, let him get to know who you really are.

And sometimes women need to take matters into their own hands. We see this in [[Ruth's situation|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001352.cfm]], but hers was unusual. For today's women, sometimes being proactive means pulling away from relationships that aren't going anywhere. If the guy you've been hanging out with hasn't "made a move" then it might be necessary to end whatever sort of pseudo relationship you're involved in. The guy is either 1) not interested or 2) too comfortable with the way things are to define things. Either way, you're going nowhere. Although it may be painful and a difficult transition, sometimes the most healthy thing to do is to let it go.

For guys who are interested in pursuing a girl, Nike would tell you to "just do it." I agree. Take the steps to get to know a girl, ask her out and see where it goes. Be intentional about moving forward in the relationship. Be careful with your words and actions, but don't be paralyzed by the fear of something that might not work out in the end.

One thing that I think both sexes can work on when it comes to proactively pursuing dating is communication. We wrote about this on ~TrueU awhile back, for both [[the guys|http://www.trueu.org/dorms/menshall/A000000432.cfm]] and [[the girls|http://www.trueu.org/dorms/womenshall/A000000431.cfm]]. Talking things out with the person you're interested in can be very helpful, even if it is awkward or uncomfortable. All of this will help you move toward the [[clarity|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-abo-3.html]] that Suzanne talked about.

But what if there's just no one to pursue?! I feel ya. Finding the right guy/girl can be a challenge. But what can I do (besides complain) to change the situation?

Well, if I'm invited to hang out with a group of people I don't know very well, I should go. It might be uncomfortable to hang out with strangers, but if I do it, they won't be strangers for long. I could volunteer somewhere, do some social networking, get to know people at my church. Put up signs around my neighborhood (totally kidding!!).

Finally, both men and women need to be proactive in praying for their future spouses. For some reason, this one is difficult for me -- I either forget to do it, or I don't see automatic results so it feels useless. But it's obviously not. The Bible tells us to present our requests to God, and relationships should be no different. Pray for God to prepare you and your spouse for one another. Ask Him to give you wisdom and to bring that right guy/girl along.

Even if being proactive in one situation doesn't result in marrying the guy/girl of your dreams, it doesn't mean it wasn't worth it. If we approach things with the right attitude, God can and does use the relationships in our lives to make us more like Himself.

And, hey, at least no one can say you didn't try.

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 6: Managing Expectations
by Suzanne Hadley on Mar 20, 2008 at 4:35 PM

A friend once told me: "Expectations are stupid." I think he meant that since we can't control outcomes, expectations -- particularly unreasonable ones -- often lead to disappointment. I'm not sure I'd go that far. After all, expectations can create a framework that helps you see if you're wandering off course. But when it comes to romantic relationships, too many expectations at the onset can be stifling.

There are two main ways I think singles can combat relationship-squelching expectations:

1. Be open to someone who isn't what you've always had in mind. In "[[7 Myths Single Women Believe|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001480.cfm]]," I addressed the expectations some singles have about meeting "the one."
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Just as my junior high mind projected who I would recognize as "the one," my grown-up self entertains expectations of how I'll feel when my "soul mate" arrives on the scene. The truth is, God knows best the kind of man who will inspire me to greater devotion to Him. As I seek the Lord, I can trust Him to reveal that person to me in whatever way He sees fit.
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Basically, throw out expectations that aren't related to the essentials -- essentials being character, godliness and connection. You may be surprised by the type of person who is good for you and brings out your best. There's a country song that goes: "She's not at all what I was looking for. She's more." Be open to God showing you "more."

2. Leave some room for a budding relationship to grow without the expectations that come later. Mark responded to [[my post on clarity|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-abo-3.html]] with this comment:
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I feel pretty overwhelmed with all of the dos and don'ts of dating. In order to undertake all of the above-mentioned items at the outset, I'd have to be pretty blown away by the woman. Of course, it's not entirely likely that I'm going to feel that way immediately so I'd have to spend some time getting to know the girl.

Personally, I have no problem asking a girl out. It's the second or third date that perlplexes me. How do you get to know someone without giving off the signal "we're in a relationship" and not acting clingy?
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Many of my guy friends have expressed this same frustration. It seems after a date or two, the woman may be already thinking about marriage, children and their future life together. I talk about this in "[[Not Your Buddy|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001200.cfm]]:"

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Song of Songs puts it this way, "Do not awaken love before it so desires." As a generation of women drunk on chick flicks, we want romance to happen so badly we allow ourselves to fantasize about relationships that have no founding.
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In short, girls need to cool it (and guys, if they're expecting a woman to decide for or against them after one or two dates). If a guy asks you out, don't immediately fixate on him as your future husband. Allow a period of time to simply get to know who he is, without forcing him to state his intentions. There is a time for that -- I'm not condoning the lingering limbo relationship -- but don't send him into a panic after the second or third date by demanding clarity he's not ready to give.

Give lots of grace. Don't assume he's a villain if he decides not to pursue further after a few dates. Being gracious and giving the person in whom your interested the benefit of the doubt also makes acquaintance less awkward if the relationship doesn't work out and you have to part ways. Expectations may not be stupid, but letting them take control may be.

Let's Talk About Dating, Part 7: Love
by Denise Morris on Mar 25, 2008 at 1:59 PM

This is the last post in Suzanne's and my dating series. We're all out of wisdom and/or unwanted advice.

I thought it would be fitting to end with what I deem to be the most important aspect in any relationship -- the two greatest commandments:

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"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." (Matthew 22:36-40, NIV)
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As Christians, our goal should be to spend our lives fulfilling these commandments. We'll obviously mess up, but our desire should be to get better at loving God and loving those around us. Dating relationships are no different. If we focus on these things, I believe that our relationships will be healthier and more glorifying to God.

First of all, if we're attempting to love God with all that we are, our hearts and minds will be in the right place. We'll have our priorities straight and our energies will be focused on doing the simple things that God has asked us to do. Secondly, if we love our neighbor/girlfriend/boyfriend as ourselves, we'll have much healthier relationships. We won't be so caught up in our own needs or wants or preferences -- instead we'll be focused on serving and loving whomever we're in relationship with. [[We won't just be looking out for our own interests, instead we'll be concerned with the needs of others|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=phillipians 2:4&version=31]].

And as [[I've mentioned before|http://www.boundlessline.org/2007/08/when-it-comes-t.html]], I believe that much of this "love" we're talking about is a choice we make. It's not based on [[romanticized notions of love|http://www.boundlessline.org/2007/08/when-it-comes-t.html]] or [[unrealistic expectations|http://www.boundlessline.org/2008/03/lets-talk-abo-5.html]]. It's based on finding someone with whom you serve the Lord well and then choosing to love that person in the good times and the bad, when you feel giddy about them and when you don't. Our love should be based on the sacrificial example we see of Christ and His bride.

Friendships, dating, courting, marriage -- all of them are difficult. All of them require risk. But we cannot be so concerned with [[guarding our hearts|http://www.trueu.org/dorms/womenshall/A000000435.cfm]] that we avoid relationships that God has called us to. God's triune nature reveals that He is a relational being. He created us to be in relationship with Him and one another. And as we can see through His relationship with us, the type of community we're supposed to foster with one another is loving, sacrificial and servant-hearted. In order to succeed in the "dating game" we must have the same attitude.

Finally, trust the Lord. He is good and His love endures forever. As you navigate the ~DTRs, the difficult conversations, the up-and-down feelings and the breakups, remember that you're not alone. Ask God to bring you wisdom and guidance. Practice love and apply it to your dating relationships. And pray that God will be glorified.

Love and Marriage: Luther Style
by Justin Taylor (originally posted [[here|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001696.cfm]])

My 3-year-old daughter recently accompanied my wife to a wedding while I stayed home with our toddler. When they got home, I asked my little girl about the wedding. She talked, of course, about the beautiful flowers and the wedding dresses. I told her that maybe she too would grow up and get married someday.

A look of despair crossed her face as she delivered her melodramatic response: "Yes, but it takes //so// long to grow up! ... I'm //never// going to get married!"

Many of us can identify! Some of us are born practically ready to get married. But not Martin Luther. He would have fit in better with the guys at my college who proudly proclaimed, "Bachelor to the Rapture!"

Luther definitely fit the Christian bachelor lifestyle. He once went a whole year without airing out his straw bed. (I don't know exactly what sweaty straw smells like, but I suspect it was quite unpleasant!) Luther also used to boast, "If I break wind in Wittenberg they smell it in Rome." He would have fit right in with my college buddies — and was obviously not preparing himself to find a wife!

But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Let's start back at the beginning in order to learn a little more about this unlikely candidate to change marriage as we know it.

!!!Martin Luther

Luther was born in 1483. His dad wanted him to be a lawyer, so he ended up in law school. On a trip home to see his parents, the 22-year-old Luther got caught in a frightening thunderstorm. He was so frightened that he said a prayer to a saint: If she saved him, he'd become a monk. He survived the storm — and much to his father's displeasure, entered the monastery. He ended up getting his doctorate in theology and becoming a professor.

The Protestant Reformation eventually resulted from him nailing his 95 Theses against the Wittenberg Door in 1517. Four years later, the Emperor demanded that Luther recant his teachings. Luther asked for 24 hours to think it over. The next day, he delivered his famous speech: "Unless I am persuaded by the testimony of scripture or by clear reason, then I will not recant because it is neither safe nor wise to act against conscience. Here I stand. I can do nothing else. God help me. Amen."

Most of us have at least heard about this side of Luther and the Reformation associated with his name. But few know about another reformation he brought about — in the way people thought about marriage.

!!!Katherine von Bora

When Luther was 16, something happened about 120 miles away (unbeknownst to him) that would forever change his life: Katherine von Borra was born. Her mom died when she was only five, her father remarried, and Katherine was sent off to a convent to be educated and to become a nun. She would stay in such cloisters for the next 20 years.

In the 1520s, Luther was about 40 years old and still single himself. For an unmarried man, he sure wrote a lot about marriage, arguing that it was not only helpful and honorable, but //necessary// (except for the very small minority of people gifted and called to singleness). He wrote, "As it is not within my power not to be a man, so it is not my prerogative to be without a woman. Again, as it is not in your power not to be a woman, so it is not your prerogative to be without a man."

Being a nun at that time was not something voluntary. They were bound by their oaths to remain in the convents. But then the nuns — including Katherine — began to catch wind of Luther's liberating writings. He was writing things like, "your vow is contrary to God and has no validity" — don't delay but "get married." Much to the chagrin of church leaders, his vision caught on. Nuns began to escape the nunneries (nuns on the run!), seeking husbands and getting married!

Now the guys who are reading this may have a slight smile on their face at this point. Here is Luther — a 40-year-old man who has never been married. He figures out a place where they are scores of young eligible bachelorettes, and he makes an impassioned plea for them to go and find husbands? How selfless! How noble! How ... //convenient//!

If you're thinking maybe Luther had a hidden motive here, you're not the first to have thought that! The rumor mill was alive and well in the 1500s. A number of people thought Luther was creatively angling for a wife. But Luther honestly did not desire or plan on marriage. He didn't pretend that he was free from sexual temptation — after all, he wrote, "I am neither wood nor stone." But on the other hand, he wrote that his "mind is far removed from marriage."

The reason was a sobering one — a situation most of us will never have to face. Luther was persuaded that he didn't have much longer to live because he would be killed for his beliefs and for his faith. He recognized that being on the verge of martyrdom didn't exactly make him courtship material.

Luther was seeking to free these nuns //not// so that he could find a wife, but because he truly believed it was wrong for women to make a vow of singleness, not based on gifting and personal conviction but rather due to external pressures and unbiblical teaching. Luther's understanding of the Bible and of grace permeated through many aspects of his worldview, including marriage.

After Katherine and her fellow nuns became convinced by Luther's writings, they were able to secretly contact him, requesting his help to escape. Luther set in motion an ingenious plan devised with the delivery man for the convent.

Early on Easter morning of 1523, Leonard Kopp stopped by the convent to make his weekly delivery of herring. After unloading the fish from his barrels, his covered wagon slowly pulled away — no one realizing that the just-emptied barrels now contained 12 fugitive nuns!

!!!Martin and Katherine

Each of the nuns was quite poor and in terrible shape. Luther diligently worked to return them to relatives for support or to find them husbands. But Katherine's family didn't want her back, so Luther arranged for her to live with some friends of his. Katherine and Luther became friends — though he thought she was quite prideful!

Luther was determined to help Katherine find a husband. He tried setting her up with one of his professor-colleagues in his 60s. But feisty Katherine, in her 20s, made it abundantly clear she wasn't interested!

We don't know exactly how it happened. In 1525 we have a letter from Luther to his friend Spalatin, saying, "I urge matrimony on others with so many arguments that I am myself almost moved to marry...." A week later Luther took a trip to visit his parents. Perhaps in a joking manner he mentioned to them the idea of getting married. His dad became very excited at the idea of passing on the family name and enthusiastically encouraged Luther to get going on it! A few weeks later Luther wrote, "If I can manage it, before I die I will still marry my Katie to spite the devil." Perhaps not the most romantic line in history, but Luther was well on his way to turning in his membership card to the "Bachelor to the Rapture" Club!

Luther didn't believe in long engagements. In fact, he had one of the shortest engagements in history — he proposed to Katherine and they were married that very same day (June 13, 1523). Their marriage not only shocked their friends, but eventually led to the transformation of church and culture. One scholar writes, "Little did the sixteenth-century world realize the tremendous significance — both religious and social — of this simple and reverent ceremony in the backwoods of rural Germany.... Luther's marriage remains to this day the central evangelical symbol of the Reformation's liberation and transformation of the Christian daily life."

Katie bore six children (three boys and three girls), and she and Martin were married for just over two decades. He died at the age of 62. Katie would live another seven difficult years, till she went to be with the Lord at the age of 53. Among her final recorded words reveal the gospel-shaped desire of her heart, which was to "cling to Christ like a burr to a dress."

!!!The Luthers' Legacy of Love and Marriage

I wish I could recount here the many details of their fascinating life together, but space permits me only to draw a few lessons that we can learn from their union:

#//Martin and Katie didn't put their hope in marriage; they put their hope in God.// Martin was in his 40s, convinced he would never be married and would soon suffer a martyr's death. Katie had lived in a convent since the age of five, convinced she would never be married and would remain a nun until she died. Their difference in age and circumstance, along with their feisty personalities, meant that on paper, they were probably not a good match. But God had other plans; they were faithful; and God made them into an example for many to emulate.
#//Martin and Katie didn't marry each other because they were infatuated with each other; instead they grew to love each other because they were married.// In a handwritten invitation to the public ceremony for their wedding, Luther wrote to a friend, "I feel neither passionate love nor burning for my spouse, but I cherish her." Now it's important to keep in mind here that Luther is coming off a world-record short engagement (marriage happened on the same day!). There wasn't a lot of time for a full-fledged, deeply rooted romance to ensue. Luther was well aware that very often "In the beginning of a relationship love is glowing hot, it intoxicates and blinds us, and we rush forth and embrace one another. But once married, we tend to grow tired of one another...." His experience was the opposite; he cherished her, but they did not start off in passionate love — though that quickly grew as they were marriage. Luther wrote, "The first love is drunken. When the intoxication wears off, then comes the real marriage love."
#//Martin and Katie viewed marriage as a school for growing in godliness.// Both of them took God seriously; and both knew how to correct the other when one of them was ignoring God and taking life too seriously. One day Luther was depressed and despairing. So Katie decided to put on a black dress for the day. Luther asked, "Are you going to a funeral?" "No," she responded, "but since you act as though God is dead, I wanted to join you in the mourning!" Exactly what Luther needed to hear.
#//Martin and Katie enjoyed the God-given gifts of life and marriage unto the glory of God.// Scripture teaches that "everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer" ([[1 Tim. 4:4-5|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Tim. 4:4-5;&version=47;]]). One Luther scholar explains how this was lived out in his life: "Luther's faith was simple enough to trust that after a conscientious day's labor, a Christian father could come home and eat his sausage, drink his beer, play his flute, sing with his children, and make love to his wife — all to the glory of God!"

!!!Conclusion

Whether you're single, engaged or married, there is no shortage of books to read regarding the state you are currently in. But few of us think to look outside of our own century to peer into the Christian-centered marriage of a couple from hundreds of years ago. They have many more lessons to teach us.

So the next time my daughter complains that life is just taking too long before she's married — or the next time I run into one of those "Bachelor to the Rapture" guys — I might just recommend that they learn a little bit about Luther.

!!Ingredients
#2 squares bean curd
#Part 1
##1 t chopped garlic
##1 T chopped green onion
##1 t chopped ginger root
#2 oz chopped pork
#1 T hot bean paste ("la do ban jiang")
#Part 2
##1 T rice wine
##1 C water
##.5 t MSG (not necessary)
##.25 t salt
##1.5 T soy sauce
#Part 3
##1.5 t cornstarch
##1 T water
#2 T .5-inch sections green onion or garlic stalk
#.25 t Szechuan peppercorn powder (not necessary)

!!Directions
#Remove hard edges, dice bean curd
#Heat pan and 3 T oil
#Stir fry ''Part 1'' and chopped pork until fragrant
#Add ''Part 2'' and bean curd, cover and cook 3 min over low heat
#Mix ''Part 3'', add along with .5 T fried oil, toss ingredients lightly
#Remove to serving plate, sprinkle green onion or garlic sections and peppercorn powder on top

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[[notMac|http://sourceforge.net/projects/notmac/]] - An open source replacement for .Mac
[[Bash on Mac OS X|http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/24/bash.html?page=2]] - including environment variables
[[Xiph.org for Quicktime|http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/]] - open source protocols

!Ingredients

1 1/2 c elbow macaroni (I usually put more)
3 T butter (I usually half it)
2 T flour
1/2 tsp salt
dash of pepper
2 c milk
1/4 c chopped onion (optional)
8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups)

!Directions

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender; drain. In another saucepan, melt the butter; blend in the 2 T flour, salt, and pepper. Add the milk. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Add onion and cheese; stir until melted. Mix cheese sauce with macaroni. Turn into a 1 1/2 qt casserole. Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes. 

Makes 6 servings.

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[[Marine Corps Fitness Test|http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/25/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-26-take-the-marine-corps-fitness-test/]]

2009-09-06, ''178 points'':
*10 pull-ups
*59 crunches
*23:16 3-mile run

!!Ingredients
*5 lb potatoes
*1 stick butter
*Seasoning
**Salt
**Pepper
**Garlic Salt
*1 C milk

!!Directions
#Peel potatoes
#Slice potatoes
#Put potatoes in water, bring to boil
#Simmer 30 min until tender
#Drain most of the water
#Add butter 
#Add salt, white pepper, garlic salt
#Mash
#Add milk

!!For Men
Before you use the formulas, there are two measurements that are required:

''Measurements''
#Bodyweight
#Waist Girth (measured at the belly button)

''Procedure'':
#Multiply your bodyweight by 1.082. Add the result to 94.42. Once your calculation is complete, save the number.  (Bodyweight x 1.082) + 94.42=Result 1
#Multiply your waist girth by 4.15. Once you get this result, subtract it from the number obtained in step 1 (i.e. Step 1 result-Step 2 result). The result obtained after the subtraction is done is your lean bodyweight (your weight if you had no fat in your body at all).  Result 1 - (Waist Girth x 4.15)= Lean Body Weight
#Finally, subtract your lean bodyweight from your total bodyweight (Total weight-Lean Bodyweight). Once you get the result, multiply that number by 100. Once you get the result divide it by your total bodyweight. This final result is your percentage of body fat.  ((Total Bodyweight - Lean Bodyweight) x 100) divided by (Your Body Weight) = Your Percentage of Body Fat.

''Example'':
I weigh 190 and I have a 30.5inch waist. Therefore, step 1 is (190 x 1.082) + 94.42 = 300. Step 2 says that my lean body weight equals 300-(30.5 x 4.15)=173.425. Finally, Step 3 says that my body fat percentage is ((190-173.425) x 100) divided by 190= 8.72%.

!!For Women
Before you use the formulas, there are five measurements that are required (not fair, I know):

''Measurements''
#Bodyweight.
#Wrist Circumference (measured at the widest point).
#Waist Circumference (measured at your belly button).
#Hip Circumference (measured at the widest point).
#Forearm Circumference (measured at the widest point).

''Procedure'':
#Multiply your bodyweight by 0.732.  Bodyweight x .0732 = Result 1.
#Add the result above to 8.987.  Result 1 + 8.987= Result 2.
#Divide your wrist circumference by 3.14.  Wrist divided by 3.14 = Result 3.
#Multiply your waist measurement by 0.157.  Waist x 0.157 = Result 4.
#Multiply your hip measurement by 0.249.  Hip x 0.249 = Result 5.
#Multiply your forearm measurement by 0.434.  Forearm x 0.434 = Result 6.
#Add results 2 & 3.  Result 2 + Result 3 = Result 7.
#Subtract Result 4 from Result 7.  Result 7 - Result 4 = Result 8.
#Subtract Result 5 from Result 8.  Result 8 - Result 5 = Result 9.
#Add Result 6 and Result 9. The result is your lean body mass (your fat free weight)  Result 6 + Result 9 = Lean Body Mass.
#Subtract your lean body mass from your bodyweight. Once you get the result, multiply that number by 100. Once you get this result, divide it by your bodyweight.  ((Bodyweight - Lean Body Mass) x 100) divided by your bodyweight.

''Example'':
A woman that weighs 125, and has a wrist measurement of 6.0, a waist measurement of 24, a hip measurement of 38, and a forearm measurement of 9.5 would calculate her body fat percentage in the following manner. Step 1: 125 x 0.732=91.5. Step 2: 91.5 + 8.987=100.487. Step 3: 6 divided by 3.14=1.91. Step 4: 24 x 0.157=3.768. Step 5: 38 x 0.249=9.462. Step 6: 9.5 x 0.434=4.123. Step 7: 100.487+1.91=102.397. Step 8: 102.397-3.768=98.629. Step 9: 98.629-9.462=89.167. Step 10: 4.123+89.167=93.29 (Lean Body Weight: Fat Free Weight). Step 11: ((125-93.29) x 100) divided by 125 = (31.37 x 100) divided by 125 = 3171 divided by 125= 25.368 (Body Fat Percentage).

---------

Notes: The formulas above are just approximations. The goal here is to have a point of reference from which to work. I recommend that you measure your body fat every three weeks. If you see a pattern where you see yourself gaining muscle and losing fat, then you know your program is right on track. If not, examine which part of your program is not optimal. Assuming that you are following an effective training routine, look at the things that could be going wrong such as you are not getting enough rest at night or more likely you are not following your nutrition plan to the letter.

Since I like to measure my progress, and that of others, in the shortest amount of time possible, I created a computer program that once you enter the required inputs, it calculates in a microsecond your lean body mass, fat mass, and body fat percentage. It sure beats using the calculator, the pen or pencil and the piece of paper.
[[source|http://www.davedraper.com/bodyfat-calculation.html]]

[[Interop|http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173184.aspx]]

[[MySQL Storage Engine Architecture Pt 1|http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/storage-engine/part_1.html]] - behind the scenes of how ~MySQL actually works, part 1 of a 3 part series

208.67.222.222
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!!Ingredients
*Russet potatoes
*Olive oil
*Salt
*Pepper
*Parmigiana cheese (optional)
*Fresh chopped parsley (optional)

!!Directions
#Preheat oven and cooking sheet to 450˚
#Slice potatoes into 4-5 pieces for each
#Sprinkle olive oil, salt, pepper and toss 
#Remove heated cooking sheet and add olive oil
#Place slices onto sheet
#Spread evenly so that all are touching sheet
#Place into oven for 20 minutes
#Flip and cook for another 20 minutes
#Remove sheet and fries
#Add freshly chopped parsley and parmigiana cheese

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[[6 Food Mistakes Parents Make|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?no_interstitial]]

[[Free outgoing VOIP calls w/ Grand Central and Gizmo5|http://onlineapps.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/02/1466218-land-of-the-freeware-making-and-receiving-free-phone-calls-via-any-computer-or-internet-enabled-device-with-grandcentral]] - way to call voicemail and archive them
[[Vocito|http://code.google.com/p/vocito/]] - Grand Central interface on Mac

[[Photobooth project|http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/category/photobooth/]]
[[Capture SF project (powershot)|http://sourceforge.net/projects/capture/]]
[[Canon Hacker - SDK Forums|http://www.camerahacker.com/Forums/SDK/]]
[[Gphoto on Mac OS X|http://www.ynse.net/2006/09/10/gphoto2-on-mac-osx/]]
[[Gphoto for Canon A40|http://www.edginet.org/techie/linux/canon.html]]
[[SD20 on Linux|http://todbot.com/capture-digicams/canon-sd20.html]]
[[PSRemote (Windows)|http://www.breezesys.com/PSRemote/photobooth.htm]]
[[Irfanview command line options|http://www.downloadatoz.com/manual/ir/irfanview/hlp_command_line.htm]] - Irfan view is what Photoboof uses for its printing engine

In the market for a digital single-lens reflex camera, the following are useful:

''Guides''
[[Fred Miranda - Lens User Reviews|http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/]]
[[Beginner guide to lenses|http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/lenses.html]]
[[Mike Davidson - Rookie Guide to DSLR|http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2008/01/a-rookie-guide-to-digital-slr-cameras]]

!!To Buy (or otherwise Acquire)
''Lenses''
Pending
Future
*Canon EF 85mm 1:1.8 USM ~<$400
*Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8 USM ~$500
*Canon ~EF-S 17-55mm 1:2.8 ~$1000 - consensus best mid-range zoom
*Canon EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM ~$600
''Accessories''
*[[String Camera Stabilizer|http://www.instructables.com/id/1-Camera-Image-Stabilizer/]]
*[[Hand strap|http://photojojo.com/content/diy/diy-camera-hand-strap/]]
*R-strap - [[here|http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_R_STRAP/]] or [[here|http://www.diyphotography.net/the-diy-r-strap]]
*[[Reversible camera strap cover|http://photojojo.com/content/diy/reversible-camera-strap-cover/]]

!!Already Have
*Canon EOS 40D
''Lenses''
*Canon ~EF-S 17-85mm 1:4.0-5.6 with Hoya Polarizing and UV filters
*Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II
*Canon EF 35mm 1:2
''Accessories''
*[[GorillaTape tripod|http://www.instructables.com/id/The_GorillaTape_Gorillapod_flexible_tripod_under/]]
*DIY bag (inspired by [[this|http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Make_a_Stealth_Camera_Bag]] and [[this|http://www.the3dstudio.com/blog_detail.aspx?id=640]])
*2 x 8 GB ~SanDisk Extreme IV CF

''Basics''
[[Camera Basics|http://www.photographyjam.com/articles/29/camera-basics-shutter-speed-aperture-and-iso]]
[[About Camera Lenses|http://www.slrtoday.com/articles/77/1/SLR-Camera-Lens-Guide/Page1.html]]
[[NY Times Basics|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html]]

''Tips''
[[Photography Tips|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/technology/personaltech/18pogue-email.html]]
[[Gizmodo - Photography Hacks|http://gizmodo.com/5121350/dealzmodo-hack-outfit-your-camera-like-a-pro-hobo]]
[[Photography Tutorials]]

''Camera Specific''
[[Fix Sony Error Code E:61:00|http://www.pechorin.com/m/2005/09/13/Re_Error_Codes_Assistance-245558.html]] - sadly, just by banging the camera

''Shooting''
*[[Digital Photography School|http://digital-photography-school.com]] - and [[for beginners|http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners/]]
*[[PC Magazine - Take Better Photos|http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2286733,00.asp]]

''Post-processing''
*[[Hidden Watermarks in GIMP|http://www.gimpdome.com/index.php?topic=5971.0]] - [[plugin|http://registry.gimp.org/node/21024]]
*[[4 Easy Photoshop Techniques|http://digital-photography-school.com/4-easy-photoshop-techniques-to-make-your-pictures-pop]]

!!Ingredients
*Whole Chicken
*Herbs and spices (e.g., garlic powder, pepper)
*Pot and enough water to cover chicken

!!Directions
#Clean chicken
#Prepare poaching liquid with spices, including whole herbs and spices in a bouquet garni (if desired)
#Place chicken into pot of cold water, weighing down chicken with a plate
#Bring water to boil
#As soon as water boils, reduce to simmer
#Simmer for 20 min
#Turn off heat, let cool (~25 min)
#Ensure chicken is cooked (internal temperature of 165˚ F) 

[[source|http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-poach-chicken]]

[[Boundless: Remember The Poor Pt 1|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001879.cfm]]
[[Boundless: Remember The Poor Pt 2|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001886.cfm]]


[[Deut 14:28-29|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy 14:28-29;&version=49;]] - Give church tithes every third year, majority is still for other church costs
[[1 Tim 5:3-16|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Timothy 5:3-16;&version=49;]] - Caring through the church (but not for everyone)
[[Numbers 18:24|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers 18:24;&version=49;]] - God uses His tithe to provide for the Levites (possibly case for providing for the destitute in the family?)
[[Matt 6:1-4|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 6:1-4;&version=49;]] - Personal charity should be secret
[[Mark 7:20-23|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark 7:20-23;&version=49;]] - Poor ''cannot'' be envious
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[[Proverbs 14:23|http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs 14:23;&version=49;]] - Need to actually do something, don't just talk about it

!!Ingredients
*4 cups very finely chopped nappa cabbage (about 1 1/2 pounds)
*Kosher salt
*10 dried Shiitake mushrooms
*1 1/2 lbs coarsely ground pork
*2 t dark sesame oil
*8 green onions, green and white parts, finely chopped
*2 t chopped garlic or regular chives
*3 T minced ginger
*3 T minced garlic
*3 T tamari or soy sauce
*2 T rice wine or sherry
*Fresh black pepper
*About 80 round dumpling wrappers
*Peanut oil, if frying, or oil for greasing the steamer rack
!!Directions
#Place the cabbage in a large shallow bowl and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons kosher salt. Toss to mix thoroughly. Let stand 30 minutes, then drain completely and squeeze completely dry. Wipe the bowl clean and return the cabbage to it.
#While the cabbage is softening, soak the mushrooms in boiling water until soft, about 20 minutes. Lift out of the water and drain well. Remove any stems and cut the caps into a fine dice. Add to the cabbage.
#Add the pork to the bowl, then the sesame oil, green onions, chives, ginger, garlic, tamari, rice wine and a few grinds of black pepper. Using your hands or a wooden spoon, stir the mixture in one direction until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated. (This will take effort to get an even mix; don't give up too soon.) If you are not filling the dumplings right away, place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the filling and refrigerate until needed.
#To stuff the dumplings, mound about 2 teaspoons of the filling in the center of each wrapper and brush the edges lightly with water. Fold the wrapper in half, into a half-moon shape, then pinch it together at the center of the top edge. Pleat the edges of the wrapper to enclose the filling. Repeat with the remaining dumplings.
#To pan-fry the dumplings, heat a 10-inch skillet with a lid over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and swirl the pan. When the oil is hot, place 8 to 10 dumplings in the pan, leaving room between each, and cook until the bottoms just start to brown, about 2 minutes. Add one-third cup water and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover the pan and cook until the dumplings are soft on top, crisp on the bottom and the filling is firm, 5 to 7 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dumplings.
#To steam the dumplings, use a steamer of your choice and bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a simmer (make sure the water level does not reach the bottom of the steamer). Lightly oil the steamer rack and place the dumplings on the rack about 1 inch apart (the dumplings will need to be cooked in batches). Place the steamer over the water and cover. Steam the dumplings until the filling is firm and the wrapper is slightly translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the steamer from the water and gently remove the dumplings to a warm place until all of the dumplings are cooked. Serve warm with a dipping sauce.

Total time: ''About 2 hours''
Servings: ''8 to 12 (makes 80 dumplings)''
Each of 12 servings: 331 calories; 18 grams protein; 37 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fiber; 12 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 43 mg. cholesterol; 689 mg. sodium.

!!Ingredients
*Seasoning
**Salt
**Pepper
**Lawry's seasoning salt
**Soy sauce
**Garlic salt
*Prime rib (small end w/ plenty of marbling, ~4 lbs)

!!Directions
#Season outside of prime rib
#Pre-heat oven to 350º
#Insert meat thermometer
#Cook until thermometer registers 120º, ~1.5 hours
#Remove from oven, let rest 10 min before cutting

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[[Intro to PyQT|http://www.learningpython.com/2008/09/20/an-introduction-to-pyqt/]]
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[[PyObjC intro|http://developer.apple.com/cocoa/pyobjc.html]] - currently at Python advantages
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!!Designer
[[QTDesigner 4.5 Manual|http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/designer-manual.html]]

BY MARK TWIGHT
(originally published [[here|http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=20]])
<<<
"You could get through workouts a lot faster if you didn't actually have to do them."
<<<
Some "fitness" folks like to quote the Henry Rollins phrase, "two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." At Gym Jones we say that, to ensure valid measurement a yardstick must be one yard long and two hundred pounds is only that when moved through a complete range of motion -- regardless of the speed at which it moves.

Fresh from quoting the man whose music they probably hate those same folks mouth off about ideal range of movement and quality of work but unless those ideals manifest as action they are meaningless. No matter how hopeful the words if the chin does not rise significantly higher than the bar then it is not a pull-up -- kipping or otherwise -- because the weight has not been moved through its maximum possible trajectory; the potential energy has not been fully expressed.

As our training group grew during the last year we noticed that, in the quest for faster times work quality was easily sacrificed. Such may be unconscious behavior but I like to call it cheating. When movement quality declined we couldn't use the stopwatch to monitor improvements because other parameters must be fixed for the time to be relevant: if the load is fixed, and the movement is always the same then posting a faster or slower time is useful knowledge. If the load is fixed but the range of motion (ROM) is shortened a second variable has been introduced and knowing the time is no longer useful.

Some argue that movements executed quickly lead to a higher power output and that if ROM is sacrificed along the way the trade-off is worth it. Yes, power output will be greater but the athlete who cuts ROM short and finishes faster is not doing the same workout as the athlete who pulls and pushes through complete ROM. If two athletes aren't playing the same game by the same rules any comparison of the results lacks meaning. And there is no reason NOT to execute movements completely even when doing multiple reps for time. Putting a full kip on the pull-up, still not getting the head above the bar and calling it good is about as lame as it gets.

Understand that I am not arguing against kipping or wiggling or squirming to get a rep done, I am simply stating that in our gym we do not count incomplete reps no matter how good the athlete's intention. Athletes shortcut reps because it's easier to do less than it is to do more and that's cheating or at best, lazy. If we accept "chicken necking" instead of a proper pull-up (because it is 90% complete and more reps can be done faster thus increasing the power requirement) the natural conclusion is accepting speedily executed but partial squats. What we allow ourselves to settle for is largely dependent on our goals and the strength of our character. It is up to the individual to figure out why he/she is doing something and to accept responsibility for those choices and actions. Figure it out.

By nature mankind is comparative. We like to see where we fit into the scheme of things. If fitness is important then timed or scored workouts are a lens through which we may see ourselves in a larger context. For this comparison to be meaningful we all have to be doing the same thing. Track events are simple that way: run a fixed distance. In the realm of gym fitness rowing on the Concept II fills a similar role, there is no way to cheat it: 5000 meters is 5000 meters no matter how you get there. But when it comes to couplets, triplets and chippers requiring a variety of movements, the execution of which may be "interpreted" valid comparison among individuals is contingent on a fixed set of parameters. At Gym Jones we use the following rules to ensure work quality:

*Pull-ups: elbows must pass behind centerline of the body, if this happens the entire head rises above the bar, active shoulder position at bottom (as opposed to full dead hang)
*Push-ups: chest touches the floor first, active shoulder and full extension at the top, body held as a solid plank, the hips do not move
*Squats: thighs must be parallel to floor (at minimum) in the bottom position, full extension at the top of the movement
*Lunges: trailing knee must "kiss" the ground but may not support any weight
*~Push-Press and Thruster: arms must lock out overhead, hips displace horizontally to the rear to initiate recovery of the weight, Thruster includes all attributes of a proper squat
*Kettlebell or Dumbell Swing: weight must be raised higher than the head (arms about 45 degrees)
*Box Jump: once established on the box the athlete must stand up completely, whether jumping for reps or max height taking steps to gain momentum is not permitted
*Ball Slam: full extension at the top with hips forward, ball must actually be slammed (imagine that), catching it on the bounce is better style, rounded back not permitted during recovery
*Burpees: includes a proper push-up, explosive finish (jump), overhead clap, and feet remain together throughout movement to ensure maximum hip displacement
*Wall Ball: full squat required, ball must hit target
*Dips: upper arm must be parallel to the floor (at minimum) in the bottom position, arms lock out in full extension at the top

When everyone agrees on the rules the outcomes may be compared and relevant conclusions drawn. For the sake of meaningful knowledge and honest communication we only post results on the Gym Jones site that were achieved in accordance with our standards for full ROM (unless otherwise noted). From now on we will detail the types of exercises used e.g. whether push-ups were done on the floor, on parallettes, on the rings, with feet higher or lower than hands, etc. Strict standards prevent misrepresentation and the speculation that follows. I've seen "Jonesworthy" done properly and I've seen it done with partial reps, and then read both times posted on the web as if they were comparable efforts.

We train in preparation for sport-specific tests or work-related challenges, we do not train for the sake of it or because conditioning is our sport or hobby. We don't do this because we want to look a certain way or to lose weight (these are consequences). We suffer during training to improve ourselves physically and psychologically and we measure those improvements on mountains, on frozen waterfalls, in burning buildings, facing cunning adversaries, on the battlefield, on the mat and in the cage. Because these tests occur outside the gym we don't compete in the gym, we work hard, and we work together to make the sum greater than its individual parts. Cheating here won't help us get where we are going so we enforce all quality all of the time.

That's our yardstick, how long is yours?

[img[pull up|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_1.jpg]]
Johnny with his entire head (and then some) above the bar

[img[push up|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_2.jpg]]
Stephane going deep between the parallettes

[img[squat|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_7.jpg]]
Stephane with his thighs parallel to the floor, holding during a ~Bottom-to-Bottom Tabata Squat set

[img[press|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_9.jpg]]
Jim nearing the end of Thruster & Pull-up couplet and still going to full extension

[img[kettlebell swing|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_5.jpg]]
Logan swinging a bit higher than required, which shows stronger character than if he'd swung lower than required

[img[ball slam|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_10.jpg]]
AJ at full extension during a Ball Slam and it's obvious that he's not just going to drop it ...

[img[burpee|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_4.jpg]]
James airborne coming out of a Burpee and clapping hard

[img[dip|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_6.jpg]]
Mathieu showing good shoulder flexibility and strength ... this is proper dip depth

[img[push up on rings|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_8.jpg]]
MFT (on the right) going about as deep as the shoulders allow

[img[kettlebell squat|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_11.jpg]]
Dylan getting appropriately low though most people would try to get away with less

[img[medicine ball squat|http://www.gymjones.com/images/knowledge/know_20_12.jpg]]
Ricky pushing to full extension and using the medicine ball to ensure proper squat depth

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[[Being On God's Side|http://culture11.com/node/32162?page_view=1]] - A list of thoughts about being a Christian and dealing with politics
[[How To Pick A President|http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/june/17.22.html?start=1]] - choose a leader based on virtues rather than ideology and policy

!!!!Windows
[[source|http://www.usnetizen.com/fix_capslock.php]]

Open Regedit and go to [~HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\~CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]. Be careful not to edit the "Keyboard Layouts" key. If you want the remapping to apply on a user-specific basis, log in as that user (you need to be an administrator in XP Home or have registry editing privileges, usually a power user or administrator, in XP Pro) and use [~HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout].

Click on Edit->New->Binary Value and name it "Scancode Map" without the quotes. The content of the key will depend on what behavior you want to assign to the Caps Lock key. I simply set the Caps Lock key to function as the Left Shift key. This way, I get caps while it′s down, no caps when it′s up. This has no affect on the Left Shift key  it continues to work normally.

In order to remap Caps Lock to Left Shift, double click the Scancode Map key and enter the following binary values: "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,2A,00,3A,00,00,00,00,00" without the quotes or the commas and click OK. See Figure 1 for the result.

[img[Figure 1:  Binary Value for Remapping Keyboard Keys|http://www.usnetizen.com/images/capslock.jpg]]


The important parts of this sequence are the 2a and the 3a. 2a is the target of the remapping (Left Shift) and the 3a is the key that you will physically push (Caps Lock). You can remap any key to function as any other key on your keyboard by changing the binary values.

After entering the value, close Regedit and reboot. If you used the ~HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key, the remapping should work immediately. If you used ~HKEY_CURRENT_USER, it won′t take effect until after you have logged in.
Remap Multiple Keys

If you want to remap more than one key, such as swapping keys, you need to add additional codes to the same binary value. In the value for remapping the Caps Lock key, the 02 reflects remapping of one key. 03 would be for two remaps, 04 for three, etc.(one plus the number of remaps). Just change the 02 to reflect the number of keys you are remapping.

Each remap is a series of four binary values. For the Caps Lock example, the values are 2a, 00, 3a, 00. A remap of the Left Alt key to function as Backspace, would be 0e, 00, 38, 00. To combine these two remaps, change the 02 to 03 and add the four values after the 2a, 00, 3a, 00 resulting in a longer binary value for the key. The remapping of two keys - Caps Lock to Left Shift and Left Alt to Backspace  would look like "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,2A,00,3A,00,0E,00,38,00,00,00,00,00". The sequence needs to start with eight pairs of zeroes and end in four pairs of zeroes. Since the Caps Lock feature is no longer available after using these methods, you could remap a fairly useless key like Scroll Lock to function as Caps Lock (3a,00,46,00).
Remap Any Key

Aside from altering the Caps Lock key, remapping multiple keys could be very useful for ~Point-of-Sale systems or games that make heavy use of keyboard shortcuts. If the remapping is applied on a per user basis, a normal keyboard layout could be regained by logging in as another user.

Table 1: Examples
|Physical Key|New Function|Binary Value|h
|~CapsLock|Left Shift|00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,2a,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00|
|~CapsLock<br/>~ScrollLock|Left Shift<br/>~CapsLock|00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,2a,00,3a,00,3a,00,46,00,00,00,00,00|
|~|
|Left Ctrl<br/>~CapsLock|~CapsLock<br/>Left Ctrl|00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,3a,00,1d,00,00,00,00,00|
|~|
|~PrntScn|Right Windows|00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,5c,e0,37,e0,00,00,00,00|

You can use these examples directly by creating a new text file and naming it "remap.reg" or anything with the .reg extension.  Then paste in the following text:

----
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[~HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\~CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,5c,e0,37,e0,00,00,00,00
----
Be sure to include a blank line at the end (an extra carriage return).  You can substitute an example from the table for the text after the hex:. You can also use it as a boilerplate for creating your own remap sequence.

Save the file and right-click and choose Merge.  This will place it into your registry and will take affect on the next boot.

Below are fairly complete scan codes for common keyboards.  There are a number of codes not implemented and may represent nonstandard keys that launch applications.

To simply disable a key, its target should be 00 00.  Those listed below as No Code cannot be remapped.  I have not tested for a limit on the number of remaps possible using this technique.  I suspect that the limit is 255 characters in the binary value.  If you need to change a lot of keys, start with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to change the standard QWERTY keys first.

Table 2: Complete Scan Codes
|Special Keys|Scan Code|h
|Application|5D E0|
|Backspace|0E 00|
|Caps Lock|3A 00|
|Delete|53 E0|
|End|4F E0|
|Enter|1C 00|
|Escape|01 00|
|HOME|47 E0|
|Insert|52 E0|
|Left Alt|38 00|
|Left Ctrl|1D 00|
|Left Shift|2A 00|
|Left Windows|5B E0|
|Num Lock|45 00|
|Page Down|51 E0|
|Page Up|49 E0|
|Power|5E E0|
|~PrtSc|37 E0|
|Right Alt|38 E0|
|Right Ctrl|1D E0|
|Right Shift|36 00|
|Right Windows|5C E0|
|Scroll Lock|46 00|
|Sleep|5F E0|
|Space|39 00|
|Tab|0F 00|
|Wake|63 E0|
	
|Number Pad Keys|Scan Code|h
|0|52 00|
|1|4F 00|
|2|50 00|
|3|51 00|
|4|4B 00|
|5|4C 00|
|6|4D 00|
|7|47 00|
|8|48 00|
|9|49 00|
|-|4A 00|
|~*|37 00|
|.|53 00|
|/|35 E0|
|+|4E 00|
|Enter|1C E0|
 
|Arrow Keys|Scan Code|h
|Down|50 E0|
|Left|4B E0|
|Right|4D E0|
|Up|48 E0|
	
|Function Keys|Scan Code|h
|F1|3B 00|
|F2|3C 00|
|F3|3D 00|
|F4|3E 00|
|F5|3F 00|
|F6|40 00|
|F7|41 00|
|F8|42 00|
|F9|43 00|
|F10|44 00|
|F11|57 00|
|F12|58 00|
|F13|64 00|
|F14|65 00|
|F15|66 00|

 
|Application Keys|Scan Code|h
|Calculator|21 E0|
|~E-Mail|6C E0|
|Media Select|6D E0|
|Messenger|11 E0|
|My Computer|6B E0|

 
|QWERTY Keys|Scan Code|h
|' "|28 00|
|- _|0C 00|
|, <|33 00|
|. >|34 00|
|/ ?|35 00|
|; :|27 00|
|[ {|1A 00|
|\ """|"""|2B 00|
|] }|1B 00|
|` ~|29 00|
|= +|0D 00|
|0 )|0B 00|
|1 !|02 00|
|2 @|03 00|
|3 #|04 00|
|4 $|05 00|
|5%|06 00|
|6 ^|07 00|
|7 &|08 00|
|8 *|09 00|
|9 (|0A 00|
|A|1E 00|
|B|30 00|
|C|2E 00|
|D|20 00|
|E|12 00|
|F|21 00|
|G|22 00|
|H|23 00|
|I|17 00|
|J|24 00|
|K|25 00|
|L|26 00|
|M|32 00|
|N|31 00|
|O|18 00|
|P|19 00|
|Q|10 00|
|R|13 00|
|S|1F 00|
|T|14 00|
|U|16 00|
|V|2F 00|
|W|11 00|
|X|2D 00|
|Y|15 00|
|Z|2C 00|

|~F-Lock Keys|Scan Code|h
|Close|40 E0|
|Fwd|42 E0|
|Help|3B E0|
|New|3E E0|
|Office Home|3C E0|
|Open|3F E0|
|Print|58 E0|
|Redo|07 E0|
|Reply|41 E0|
|Save|57 E0|
|Send|43 E0|
|Spell|23 E0|
|Task Pane|3D E0|
|Undo|08 E0|

 
|Media Keys|Scan Code|h
|Mute|20 E0|
|Next Track|19 E0|
|Play/Pause|22 E0|
|Prev Track|10 E0|
|Stop|24 E0|
|Volume Down|2E E0|
|Volume Up|30 E0|

 
|Web Keys|Scan Code|h
|Back|6A E0|
|Favorites|66 E0|
|Forward|69 E0|
|HOME|32 E0|
|Refresh|67 E0|
|Search|65 E0|
|Stop|68 E0|

 
|Disable|Turn Key Off|00 00|

 
	
|Manufacturer|Special Keys|Scan Code|h
|Dell|Internet|01 E0|
|Dell|Fn|No Code|
|Dell|Decrease Brightness|40 05 E0|
|Dell|Increase Brightness|40 06 E0|
|Dell|CRT/LCD|No Code|
|Logitech|iTouch|13 E0|
|Logitech|Shopping|04 E0|
|Logitech|Webcam|12 E0|

 
|~Non-English (US) Keys|Scan Code|h
|¥ -|7D 00|
|€|45 E0|
|>|International Keyboard|h
|Next to Enter|2B E0|
|Next to ~L-Shift|56 E0|
|>|Brazilian Keyboard|h
|Next to ~R-Shift|73 E0|
|>|Far East Keyboard|h
|~DBE_KATAKANA|70 E0|
|~DBE_SBCSCHAR|77 E0|
|CONVERT|79 E0|
|NONCONVERT|7B E0|

 
|Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard|Scan Code|h
|My Documents||
|My Pictures|64 E0|
|My Music|3C E0|
|Mute|20 E0|
|Play/Pause|22 E0|
|Stop|24 E0|
|+ (Volume up)|30 E0|
|- (Volume down)|2E E0|
|"""|<<""" (Previous)|10 E0|
|""">>|""" (Next)|19 E0|
|Media|6D E0|
|Mail|6C E0|
|Web/Home|32 E0|
|Messenger|05 E0|
|Calculator|21 E0|
|Log Off|16 E0|
|Sleep|5F E0|
|Help (on F1 key)|3B E0|
|Undo (on F2 key)|08 E0|
|Redo (on F3 key)|07 E0|
|New (on F4 key)||
|Open (on F5 key)||
|Close (on F6 key)||
|Replay (on F7 key)||
|Fwd (on F8 key)|42 E0|
|Send (on F9 key)|43 E0|
|Spell (on F10 key)|23 E0|
|Save (on F11 key)|57 E0|
|Print (on F12 key)|58 E0|

!!Ingredients
*Whole chicken
*Marinade
**Soy Sauce
**Garlic Powder
**Sugar (small amount)
**Olive oil (optional, for crispier skin)
*1 C water

!!Directions
#Pre-heat oven to 375º F
#Clean chicken
##Pluck any remaining feathers
##Remove viscera (kidneys, liver, etc)
#Cover with marinade
#Insert whole green onion inside
#Add water to bottom of pan
#Place chicken onto rack (breast down)
#Bake in pre-heated oven
**Approximately ''30 min. for a 4 lb chicken''
#Place any remaining marinade while turning chicken (breast up)
#Continue to bake until juices run clear and there is no more pink
**Approximately ''30 min. for a 4 lb chicken''
#Let stand 10 minutes before cutting

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!!Ingredients
*Mung Bean noodle (vermicelli)
*1 C water
*Soy sauce
*Olive oil
*Handful of ha mai (dried shrimp)
*Optional pork and green onions

!!Directions
#Soak noodles until soft (~10 min)
#Soak ha mai (dried shrimp) (~5 min)
#Heat oil in pot
#Put ha mai into oil briefly
**Can also optionally put pork and green onions
#Place noodles into pot
#Add water cup-cup.5 water
#Season with soy sauce
#Cover pot but leave slightly open
#Noodles are ready when water evaporates
**Repeat adding water and allowing to evaporate if noodles are not soft enough

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originally published [[here|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001095.cfm]]

Once in a while I’ll get a letter that can’t be answered without writing a whole new column. And once in a while I decide it’s worth doing just that—especially if I think the writer’s views are shared by a lot of other people. Which brings me to Erin.

Erin wrote in response to my column ”Stealing Black History,” in which I criticized liberals for editing Scripture — selecting passages and values that seem to affirm their agenda while ignoring or explaining away others (such as those dealing with sexual morality) they find inconvenient or just plain disagreeable. You can’t do that and call it Christian, I argued, because:
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God insists that His Word is indivisible and non-negotiable; there's no room for picking and choosing the most desirable parts, while insisting that others can be rejected on the grounds of some “right to choose” rooted in an individual’s preferences.
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If you were charging me with failing to care enough for the sufferings of others, I’d have to plead guilty.

Erin replied:
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I do not disagree with Mr. Kaufman on this point. However, I am appalled by his apparent inability to see the hypocrisy in his own beliefs, and in the beliefs of evangelical Christianity as a whole. For example, while evangelicals wring their hands about gays being allowed to marry, the number of Americans (including children) without medical insurance balloons. As housing prices soar throughout the country, there are few calls from Christians for fair wages or affordable housing. (As a caseworker, I can certainly testify to this need.) It is easy to find plenty of useless drivel from conservative Christians about social issues dealing with personal morality, but the need for criticism of capitalism and economic injustice remains unmet.

(I also would like to distinguish between charity and social justice at this point. Although there are plenty of ministries run by evangelicals that, for example, give donated food and clothing to the poor, what I am calling for is a dramatic change in behavior by Christians to eliminate injustice — for example, refusing to buy clothing made in sweatshops, or pushing for a national health-care plan.)

Any halfway-decent evangelical can cite from memory the verses in the Bible dealing with sexual morality or personal piety. However, the powerful words of prophets like Jeremiah or Isaiah, dealing with the plight of the poor, are almost never heard from pulpits. It remains safer and more comfortable for evangelicals to yammer on about the evils of the world, while taking no time to examine their own complicity in the injustice of the world.

I urge Mr. Kaufman to take his own criticisms to heart, examine what the Bible has to say about poverty and injustice, and to start following some of “the hard teachings” himself.
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To which I reply:

Dear Erin,

If you were charging me with failing to care enough for the sufferings of others, I’d have to plead guilty. In the regular confession of sins we say at my church, we say to God, “we have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.” Only a Pharisee would imagine that he needn’t make that same confession all the days of his life.

But as you carefully and forthrightly stress, that’s not your point. Your complaint is not that I or other Christians don’t donate enough to charities. It is that we don’t devote energy to criticizing “capitalism and economic injustice” — and fail to demand policy changes that include government expansions like a national health care plan. You consider this a biblical mandate, and you can’t see how any Christian might honestly disagree; the only explanation you can see is “hypocrisy.”

Yet surely there are other explanations for why a Christian might not share your views.

He might have a fundamental moral objection to the welfare state per se. Compassion, after all, is voluntary by definition; coerced compassion is a contradiction in terms. He might believe it’s an injustice for the state to seize money from some people against their will so that others can use it — a violation, in fact, of the Commandment against theft. He might believe it’s even worse when an elected government does this, because that just corrupts the people, drawing an ever larger number into complicity with what 19th-century writer Fredric Bastiat called “legal plunder.” (In his book The Law, Bastiat offers tips on how to spot legal plunder: “See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.”)

Or he might object to your views on purely practical grounds. While granting many problems with American health care he might be put off by the experience of countries that practice national health care, which are famous for long waits and poor quality. (People in Canada who need expert treatment come to the U.S., not vice versa.) Moreover, being well aware of original sin, he might predict that any new government program is bound to grow far too vast to support, as more and more people demand more and more subsidies. Experience gives ample support for his concerns: After all, Social Security and Medicare started off small, and we all know how they’ve ballooned since.

Indeed, he might object to any number of things you’ve written. To your negative comments about capitalism, he might argue that capitalism is by far the best way to produce the material wealth needed to provide good wages, good housing and good medical care. To your call for a boycott of clothes made in Third World sweatshops, he might reasonably ask: Will that particular tactic make things any better for people who work in those sweatshops? Or could it make things even worse for them? He might not be wedded to either conclusion, but he’d at least like to think about it

No doubt you’ll object to virtually all the views expressed in the last three paragraphs. And I’m less interested in getting you to agree with them than in getting you to see how Christians might disagree with you. Some problems don’t have obvious solutions, if they have solutions at all. That’s especially true with economic issues, which can’t justly be summed up in slogans like “economic injustice.” There are all sorts of reasons why people are poor, including their own choices. (That’s a much bigger factor today than in biblical times, when nearly everyone was poor through no fault of their own.) There are all sorts of questions about whose job it is to do what, much less who has the right to order other people to do something. There are all sorts of “remedies” — especially government “remedies” — that could make things worse. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing anyone can do to make things better. It just means that some issues aren’t clear-cut.

Then again, some issues are clear-cut. Which brings me to your other complaint: That Christians who don’t devote energy to the causes you favor do devote energy to “issues of personal morality,” like opposition to same-sex “marriage.”

One reason is, simply, that God is so clear on these issues. When it comes to sex, the only legitimate context is monogamous marriage between a man and a woman. God makes no allowance for “committed relationships.” (Protests that “it’s OK because we love each other” don’t cut it with Him.) Ditto for homosexuality, despite strained efforts to claim the Bible really has nothing against the practice. (I wrote about those a few months back.)

Mind you, the question of how to deal with people caught up in sexual sin isn’t always clear; just what you should do may depend on many factors, including relationships (how well you know the person; whether you’re a parent, sibling, friend, casual acquaintance; etc.) One thing you clearly don’t do, though, is pretend the sin isn’t a sin, much less that it’s a virtue — something to be respected and honored.

The same principle applies to government. From the fact that homosexuality is sinful, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the behavior should be outlawed. But it clearly follows that homosexuality shouldn’t be officially endorsed. We don’t want the government, which theoretically represents us, to place its seal of approval on sin. And we especially don’t want to pretend the sin is equivalent to marriage — the most fundamental institution God gave for human relationships. What God has defined, let no man seek to redefine. Surely you can see why Christians should — must — care intensely about that.

But I’m afraid you may not see that. Though you profess to accept the whole word of God, your reference to “useless drivel” about “personal morality” leads me to suspect you consider the offense trivial at worst, and may even support what you describe, in seemingly sympathetic terms, as “gays being allowed to marry.” (Emphasis added.) So let’s clear up a couple points. Marriage isn’t something society “allows,” as if it were just another morally neutral hobby, like stamp collecting. It’s something society honors. And to use the state to redefine marriage is anything but “personal;” it’s inherently public. Nobody knows this better than the activists pushing for same-sex marriage. They don’t want to be left alone to live their lives; they want to force everyone else to affirm what they do with their lives.

Having said that, I’ll grant that there is a sense in which things like sex and marriage are “personal” issues — albeit a sense very different than what you have in mind. Sex is an issue that’s relevant to virtually everybody at a deeply personal level, and plays a huge role in our lives. Everybody has a sexual nature, and must deal with it in their daily personal life, either in ways God loves or in ways God hates.

Yet that’s all the more reason Christians should care so much about the broader society’s approach to sex. One of the silliest things people say about offensive sexual material is “if you don’t like it, don’t look at it.” That’s like saying “if you don’t like polluted air, don’t breathe it.” When it’s all around you, you can’t avoid the pollution. That’s why we can’t just dismiss this as a matter of “personal morality.” We must demand that the culture set the moral equivalent of clean-air standards.

In closing, I’ve said a lot in defense of the priorities many Christians hold on public issues, and in opposition to the course you would prefer they take. But I must leave no doubt that this is not a blanket defense. As I said, all of us are liable to the charge of caring too little for our neighbors, and no doubt that’s partly because some of us are simply too comfortable. Nor would I suggest, for example, that Christians should uncritically embrace, say, free-market capitalism. While I think that system has brought great benefits, I also think it’s done some real harm, including the cultural and spiritual damage that often comes with material prosperity. The free market can disrupt families and communities in several ways (like pushing or luring moms into the labor force), and can foster a culture of self-indulgent consumerism (selling a lifestyle of sex, materialism and luxury). Wise and thoughtful people can debate what can and should be done about this, while recognizing that some problems may not have solutions and some solutions (e.g., socialism) can be worse than the problems they’re supposed to solve.

Finally, I hope you won’t think I’m saying that just because some issues are clear-cut and others are complex, we should only deal with the clear-cut ones and despair of doing anything about the complex ones. That’s not my point at all. But ordinary people must set priorities. And in a culture where there’s a fervent attack on the God-given nature of men, women and the relationships of sex and family, I think Christians who place those issues near the top of their public concerns have their priorities in order.

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!!Ingredients
*Ribs
*Onion (chopped into wedges)
*BBQ Sauce
*Seasoning
**1 T Garlic Powder
**2 T Salt
**1 T Black Pepper
**1/2 C Soy Sauce

!!Directions
#Rinse ribs of gristle
#Place ribs in water along with seasoning
#Bring to boil
#Simmer for 2 hours
**This can be done the night before
#Pre-heat oven to 325º F
#Place ribs in aluminum foil-covered pan
#Cover ribs with BBQ sauce
#Cook ribs in oven for 1 hour

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!!Ingredients
*Spareribs (1 full slab)
*Soy sauce (or salt)
*Garlic
*[[5 spice]] powder (can substitute with other spices if desired)
*Hoisin sauce

!!Directions
#Marinate spareribs with soy sauce, garlic, and 5 spice overnight in the refrigerator
#Cover with hoisin sauce the morning of (or at least 2 hours before) cooking
#Preheat oven to 400
#Ensure that spareribs are covered by hoisin sauce
#Bake for 1 hour

!Ingredients

*1 bunch of spinach, washed, stems removed
*2 chopped hard boiled eggs
*6 slices of bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
*candied slivered almonds
*1 can of mandarin oranges, drained

Dressing

*½ cup sugar
*1 cup oil
*1/3 cup catsup
*½ cup vinegar (cider or red wine)
*2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Candied almonds - 1/4 cup slivered almonds/1 Tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
    cook almonds and sugar over low heat, stirring until sugar is melted and almonds
    are coated. Remove from heat and stir until cool and almonds don't stick together.

Toss salad just before serving.

!!Ingredients
#Steak (any kind but Ribeye preferred)
**Look for marbling (fat running throughout) when shopping for steak
#Oil
#Salt
#Pepper
#Garlic Salt

!!Instructions
#Wash gristle
#Pat dry
#Sprinkle side with salt, garlic salt, and pepper
#Heat enough oil to cover bottom of flat cast iron pan
#Place steak in pan
#Cook 4 min or until blood pools on top
#Sprinkle top with salt, garlic salt, and pepper
#Flip steak
#Cook 4 min or until cooked as much as desired
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!!Ingredients
*1.33 lb spareribs
*1 T fermented black beans
*1 T chopped garlic
*2 T chopped green onion
*1 T chopped ginger
*.5 T rice wine
*2.5 T soy sauce
*1.5 t sugar
*3 T oil
*1 chopped hot red pepper

!!Directions
#Cut spareribs using a cleaver
#Start boiling water for steaming
#Lightly rinse fermented black beans; drain and chop finely
#Make first sauce
**3 T black beans
**1 T chopped garlic
**1 T chopped green onion
**1 T chopped ginger root
#Make second sauce
**.5 T rice wine
**2.5 T soy sauce
**1.5 t sugar
#Heat pan and oil
#Stir-fry spareribs for 1 min on high
#Push to side of pan and add first sauce
#Stir-fry over medium until sauce is fragrant
#Add second sauce
#Mix together and cook for 1 min
#Remove and place in heatproof dish
#Place dish in steamer (can just be a raised dish in a pot of boiling water)
#Steam for 40 min on high, making sure not to disturb or letting water boil away
#Remove and serve with chopped red pepper and rest of green onion

''Serves 3''

!!Ingredients
*Whole fish (e.g., catfish), preferably fresh
*Sauce
**Soy sauce (for seafood)
**Ginger
**Green onions
*Olive oil

!!Directions
#Boil water in pot (large enough to hold metal pan)
#Rinse fish
#Place fish into metal pan while water is boiling (on top of metal rack)
#Steam for 20 minutes
#Combine ginger, soy sauce, and green onions to create sauce
#Remove fish from steamer
#Remove any water from metal pan
#Heat oil
#Add oil to sauce
#Add completed sauce to fish

!!Ingredients
*1 lb ground pork
*Shiitaki mushrooms
*Seasoning (as much or little of each as desired)
**Salt
**Pepper
**Garlic Powder
**Soy sauce
*Corn starch
*Green onion
*Canned anchovy (optional)
*Olive oil
*Water

!!Directions
#If using dried Shiitake mushrooms, soak them in water at least 6 hours prior to cooking
#Start boiling a pot of water.  The pot needs to be wide enough for the steaming dish to fit in.
#Chop green onion
#Combine green onion, pork, seasoning(s), corn starch, and olive oil in a mixing bowl.  If using the canned anchovy, mix this in as well, using the olive oil in the can instead of additional olive oil.
#Place mixture into a steaming dish (e.g., a shallow metal dish)
#Add water on top of mixture
#Put steaming dish over boiling water
#Cover and let steam for 25 min or until internal temperature of pork is at least 170º F
#Remove promptly and serve

''Serves 3-4 people''

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!!Ingredients
*1 lb hamburger meat
*1 package Lawry's Taco Mix
*1 head lettuce (or equivalent prepared salad)
*1 package cheddar cheese (6-8 oz)
*1 bottle (small) Russian dressing
*8 oz crushed tortilla chips

!!Directions
#Make meat according to Taco Mix instructions and cool
#Cut lettuce
#Grate cheese
#Toss everything

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Aloha guys. I think this might help. I've had the creaky clutch before. I work for Toyota and the first repair under the TSB lasted for about 6 months. The creak came back worse than ever. I think I found the problem and solution. The clutch pedal arm is a composite (plastic) material and the pivot point on the plunger shaft mates in the back. What I've noticed is that over time the shaft has a tendency to rotate alittle, enough so that the pivot point binds and causes a creak that is heard and felt in the pedal as it's depressed. Mine creaked and vibrated on the first initial travel of 1 1/2 to 2 inches. All I did was to rotate (center) the shaft untill it felt like it was in the pocket again. Squeak, creak and vibration is gone. The cure was instant and has not returned for 2 months now. As an experiment I rotated the shaft as if it was out of line and the creak returned. To me the problem is identified and solved on my X. Try this it may work and save you a trip to the dealer. BTW, I didn't lube the pivot at all. I hope this helps. The creaky cluch drove me nuts!

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Originally published [[here|http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/arminian/]] by John Wesley

1. To say, "This man is an Arminian," has the same effect on many hearers, as to say, "This is a mad dog." It puts them into a fright at once: They run away from him with all speed and diligence; and will hardly stop, unless it be to throw a stone at the dreadful and mischievous animal.

2. The more unintelligible the word is, the better it answers the purpose. Those on whom it is fixed know not what to do: Not understanding what it means, they cannot tell what defence to make, or how to clear themselves from the charge. And it is not easy to remove the prejudice which others have imbibed, who know no more of it, than that it is "something very bad," if not "all that is bad!"

3. To clear the meaning, therefore, of this ambiguous term, may be of use to many: To those who so freely pin this name upon others, that they may not say what they do not understand; to those that hear them, that they may be no longer abused by men saying they know not what; and to those upon whom the name is fixed, that they may know how to answer for themselves.

4. It may be necessary to observe, First, that many confound Arminians with Arians. But this is entirely a different thing; the one has no resemblance to the other. An Arian is one who denies the Godhead of Christ; we scarce need say, the supreme, eternal Godhead; because there can be no God but the supreme, eternal God, unless we will make two Gods, a great God and a little one. Now, none have ever more firmly believed, or more strongly asserted, the Godhead of Christ, than many of the (so called) Arminians have done; yea, and do at this day. Arminianism therefore (whatever it be) is totally different from Arianism.

5. The rise of the word was this: JAMES HARMENS, in Latin, Jacobes Arminius, was first one of the Ministers of Amsterdam, and afterwards Professor of Divinity at Leyden. He was educated at Geneva; but in the year 1591 began to doubt of the principles which he had till then received. And being more and more convinced that they were wrong, when he was vested with the Professorship, he publicly taught what he believed the truth, till, in the year 1609, he died in peace. But a few years after his death, some zealous men with the Prince of Orange at their head, furiously assaulted all that held what were called his opinions; and having procured them to be solemnly condemned, in the famous Synod of Dort, (not so numerous or learned, but full as impartial, as the Council or Synod of Trent,) some were put to death, some banished, some imprisoned for life, all turned out of their employments, and made incapable of holding any office, either in Church or State.

6. The errors charged upon these (usually termed Arminians) by their opponents, are five: (1.) That they deny original sin; (2.) That they deny justification by faith; (3.) That they deny absolute predestination; (4.) That they deny the grace of God to be irresistible; and, (5.) That they affirm, a believer may fall from grace.

With regard to the two first of these charges, they plead, Not Guilty. They are entirely false. No man that ever lived, not John Calvin himself, ever asserted either original sin, or justification by faith, in more strong, more clear and express terms, than Arminius has done. These two points, therefore, are to be set out of the question: In these both parties agree. In this respect, there is not a hair's breadth difference between Mr. Wesley and Mr. Whitefield.

7. But there is an undeniable difference between the Calvinists and Arminians, with regard to the three other questions. Here they divide; the former believe absolute, the latter only conditional, predestination. The Calvinists hold, (1.) God has absolutely decreed, from all eternity, to save such and such persons, and no others; and that Christ died for these, and none else. The Arminians hold, God has decreed, from all eternity, touching all that have the written word, "He that believeth shall be saved: He that believeth not, shall be condemned:" And in order to this, "Christ died for all, all that were dead in trespasses and sins;" that is, for every child of Adam, since "in Adam all died."

8. The Calvinists hold, Secondly, that the saving grace of God is absolutely irresistible; that no man is any more able to resist it, than to resist the stroke of lightning. The Arminians hold, that although there may be some moments wherein the grace of God acts irresistibly, yet, in general, any man may resist, and that to his eternal ruin, the grace whereby it was the will of God he should have been eternally saved.

9. The Calvinists hold, Thirdly, that a true believer in Christ cannot possibly fall from grace. The Arminians hold, that a true believer may "make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience;" that he may fall, not only foully, but finally, so as to perish for ever.

10. Indeed, the two latter points, irresistible grace and infallible perseverance, are the natural consequence of the former, of the unconditional decree. For if God has eternally and absolutely decreed to save such and such persons, it follows, both that they cannot resist his saving grace, (else they might miss of salvation,) and that they cannot finally fall from that grace which they cannot resist. So that, in effect, the three questions come into one, "Is predestination absolute or conditional?" The Arminians believe, it is conditional; the Calvinists, that it is absolute.

11. Away, then, with all ambiguity! Away with all expressions which only puzzle the cause! Let honest men speak out, and not play with hard words which they do not understand. And how can any man know what Arminius held, who has never read one page of his writings? Let no man bawl against Arminians, till he knows what the term means; and then he will know that Arminians and Calvinists are just upon a level. And Arminians have as much right to be angry at Calvinists, as Calvinists have to be angry at Arminians. John Calvin was a pious, learned, sensible man; and so was James Harmens. Many Calvinists are pious, learned, sensible men; and so are many Arminians. Only the former hold absolute predestination; the latter, conditional.

12. One word more: Is it not the duty of every Arminian Preacher, First, never, in public or in private, to use the word Calvinist as a term of reproach; seeing it is neither better nor worse than calling names? -- a practice no more consistent with good sense or good manners, than it is with Christianity. Secondly. To do all that in him lies to prevent his hearers from doing it, by showing them the sin and folly of it? And is it not equally the duty of every Calvinist Preacher, First, never in public or in private, in preaching or in conversation, to use the word Arminian as a term of reproach? Secondly. To do all that in him lies to prevent his hearers from doing it, by showing them the sin and folly thereof; and that the more earnestly and diligently, if they have been accustomed so to do? perhaps encouraged therein by his own example!

From the Thomas Jackson edition of //The Works of John Wesley//, 1872.

''30 Minutes: 10 minutes to make, 20 minutes to bake''

!!Ingredients
*1 pound, 4 ounces butter
*2 cups sugar
*2 cups brown sugar
*5 eggs
*2 teaspoons vanilla extract
*6 cups all purpose flour
*1 t baking soda
*1 t salt
*4 cups chocolate chips

!!Directions
#Mix butter until soft, add sugar and mix until incorporated. 
#Add brown sugar until incorporated and scrape bowl. 
#Add eggs a little at a time until fully incorporated and vanilla extract. 
#Scrape bowl. 
#Combine dry ingredients and add a little at a time to sugar mixture until fully incorporated and scrape bowl. 
#Add chocolate chips all at once until incorporated. 
#Use a 4-ounce ice cream scoop (or 1/2 cup measure) to scoop the raw cookie dough on to a cookie sheet.
#Bake at 335 degrees until done, about 18-20 minutes

Makes approximately ''25'' cookies


[[source|http://www.detnews.com/2005/eatsdrinks/0508/04/G08-269246.htm]]

by David Barshinger
originally published [[here|http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001733.cfm]]

Shortly before Christmas last year, my wife and I had some friends over. The conversation turned to films, and we reminisced about the holiday movie monopoly The Lord of the Rings had created a few years back.

"We definitely have to see those films again," our friends agreed. "We should watch them over Christmas."

"Can you imagine watching the extended versions all in one day?" I said. "That would be one crazy event!"

"Actually, we've never seen the extended versions," they admitted.

"We own all three. Do you want to borrow ours?"

"That would be great!"

Then, half-jokingly, I added, "You'll have to bring them back, of course."

But they immediately saw the other half of my statement and said, "Isn't that implied in the word 'borrow'?"

I was caught red-tongued in greed. Of course returning them is implied! But my thoughts were stuck on what would happen to my stuff, not how I could share with others.

This is sort of a silly example. "Were you really that worried about your ~DVDs? What did you think they were going to do, toss them in the microwave with the popcorn?" But that's what makes it so serious. Even with something as petty and temporal as ~DVDs and in a scenario that presented miniscule risk (they were trustworthy friends), I wasn't thinking about how I could bless others (friends, no less!), but about whether I would ever see my precious ~DVDs again. Gollum would be proud.

Bargain Bills

Greed can take many forms, and they're often quite obvious, such as an unwillingness to give back to God through offerings or to share with others, instead spending endlessly on myself.

But sometimes the line between greed and smart money sense blurs. It's striking to see how often Scripture calls us to give away our money and how infrequently it tells us to spend on ourselves. In fact, Jesus himself makes a poignant contrast in what we are to store up for ourselves in his Sermon on the Mount:

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal" (Matt 6:19-20). The location of our storehouses exposes the deepest truth about who we are: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matt. 6:21).

Where our money goes says a lot about our spiritual state, and so does keeping it in our wallet. For example, American evangelicals commonly brag about finding bargains and saving money, as if you're more spiritual the less you pay. It's true, some people on tight budgets look for affordable bread and diapers for daily survival. Others search for good deals so they can give more away — that treasure in heaven. But most of us look for cheap stuff so we can spend the savings on ourselves.

I first encountered this strange form of money-hoarding when a professor told our class that, while in his 60s, he had trimmed some of his trees when he should have paid someone else to do it. He fell from a ladder and broke his hip, costing him thousands in medical bills and months of physical pain. He says God used the (expensive) accident to show him how greedy he was — greedy because he didn't want to part with his money to pay another working soul.

Economics is a lot of things, but it's definitely social, and thinking about the people on the other end of your credit card could mean the difference between selflessness and greed. While there's no justice in getting robbed by a merchant for overpriced items or services, neither is there justice in robbing another of his due, all so I can buy more stuff.

Corporate America can complicate our addiction to greed by making it seem like we're getting good deals when we're actually participating in a system that denies their laborers what they've earned. N. T. Wright describes this subtle form of injustice: "The rich use the power of their money to get even richer while the poor, who can't do anything about it, get even poorer. Most of us scratch our heads and wonder why, and then go out and buy another product whose profit goes to the rich company."1

Benefiting from this unjust system by keeping more dollars in my bank through cheap products could be just as much a mark of my own greedy heart as amassing loads of pricey gadgets. Instead, parting with my money for that which has worth, whether a purchase or cause, and supporting others who work or have need demonstrates that God is weaning me from an obsession with this world.

A Capital Sin

Scripture shows it is a far greater danger to have a heart full of greed than an empty bank account. While money is not the root of all kinds of evil, the love of money is, and Paul explains that "it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs" (1 Tim. 6:10). Here Scripture highlights the personal danger greed poses.

To help us grasp the seriousness of greed and its subtle forms, Scripture lists greed amongst more external, obvious sins. In 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 Paul says that if a fellow Christian "is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler — not even to eat with such a one" (v. 11). He calls to "purge the evil person from among you" (v. 13) and by using this phrase he invokes a legal tradition in Israel attested throughout the book of Deuteronomy, where God commanded Israel to stone individuals caught in certain egregious sins (e.g., Deut. 31:1-5; 17:2-7; 22:22-24).

Paul's point must be made clear. He's warning that when a community of believers condones certain gross sins, including greed, it weakens the whole community and opens a floodgate to the decline of the entire church. Instead, standards must be maintained to keep the community pure.

That doesn't mean forgiveness is not available. A little later in the same letter Paul extols the forgiveness offered through the triune God: "And such" — greedy, promiscuous, and unrighteous — "were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God" (1 Cor. 6:11). God is faithful to cleanse those who repent (1 John 1:9), but the unrepentant sinner stands at risk.

We could go on to other biblical passages that highlight the seriousness of greed, such as Christ's condemnation of the avaricious Pharisees (Matt. 23:25-26) and how greed breaks a person's integrity, opening them up to dishonest gain just so they can get what they crave (Prov. 15:27; 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7). Scripture clearly teaches that God hates greed. One major reason why is that greed challenges God for owning your heart.

Going back to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives a definitive statement about the danger of money: "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money" (Matt. 6:24).

Greed is not just that you like holding on to money, but that money has its hold on you. And if money is holding you, God isn't. That's why Scripture not only condemns greed, but shows how comparatively greater is the value of wisdom and love for God. Over and over Proverbs shows wisdom's supremacy to riches: "How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver" (Prov. 16:16; see also Prov. 3:13-18; 8:10-11, 18-19; 20:15; 22:1).

Avarice tests the state of your heart, your deepest devotion, and that's why it is so vital for Christians to purge greed from within.

Give and Gain

I'll never forget hearing Mark Young, a missions professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, tell us, "I like to ask people for money." It shocked me. That was the thing I dreaded most about missions work. But it didn't scare Dr. Young; he happily raised funds for various overseas missions projects. He explained, "I like to be in the business of weaning people off their addiction to money, and devoting it to the kingdom of God." For Mark Young, greed is a serious dilemma facing evangelicals, but the antidote is giving it away.

The early church in Acts joyfully shared "all things in common," "selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need" (Acts 2:44-45). Consumed with love for Christ, they happily sacrificed things of this world to lay up treasure in the next.

We need to test our attachment to stuff: Could I go without my plasma screen? Could I lend my car to someone who needs it, even if that creates a hardship for me? Perhaps we can learn, as the early church did, to share what we have as if we didn't own it. The best action for overcoming greed is to give.

Complementing generosity is contentment. Hebrews 13:5 commands us, "keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have," an exhortation that highlights the greedy person's discontentment with God's gifts. Why can we have contentment? Because God has said "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb 13:5). In God's promise to be faithful we find the contentment that frees us from false securities such as money and worldly success.

The poor widow who put her two small coins in the offering box exemplifies contentment. Even though her gift was monetarily small compared to that of the ostentatiously rich, Jesus said it was greater than all because it revealed her heart, for "she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on" (Luke 21:4). She was content with her station and trusted not in coins but in the promise of her God. Contentment crushes greed and promotes giving.

It's not that we need to stop enjoying life; Christ feasted with his disciples, and so as the body of Christ we feast together bound by the Spirit of Christ. But we recognize the final feast has not yet arrived. In the meantime, while we wait for what we will share with Christ at his second coming, we don't hoard what we have now; we spread it to those who are hungry.

"The reason why many never receive any remarkable [spiritual] benefit of what they give," Jonathan Edwards remarks in a sermon, "is because they give so little."2 May we not be known for hoarding, but sacrificing. May we not be overly attached to this world, but lay up treasures in heaven. May we not give little, but give abundantly to fight poverty, promote Christian community, and glorify Christ, imitating the one who gave His very life so that we might have life and have it abundantly. And in giving may we gain Christ.

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NOTES

1. N. T. Wright, Simply Christian (San Francisco: ~HarperSanFrancisco, 2006), 5.
2. Jonathan Edwards, "Much in Deeds of Charity," in The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader, ed. Wilson H. Kimnach, Kenneth P. Minkema, and Douglas A. Sweeney (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999), 199.

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#Pan-sear the steak, only on 1 side, for 2 min until a crust forms
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**Flat iron steak medium rare: ''145º F''

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Changing your oil can be a very rewarding experience. Knowing how to do your cars general maintenance helps you appreciate and better take care of your vehicle.

Tools Needed:
*14 MM wrench
*6 quarts oil
*New Oil Filter and 1 new Crush washer
*Oil container to hold old oil

!!!Instructions
#Drive the truck around to get it to its normal operating temperature. This ensures the oil is warm and will flow easier out of the engine.
#Park on level ground.
#Take your 14 MM wrench with your Oil catch container and slide under the truck. It would be a good idea to also have some old towels or rags around the area so none of the oil splashes out and stains your pavement. Place the catch can directly under the oil drain plug. Take your wrench and loosen the plug slightly.
#Now with your fingers remove the bolt slowly and let the oil drain into the container. The old crush washer is most likely still stuck on the oil pan or has fallen into the drain container. You can pick it off after the oil had drained, or grab it out of the container. We will not be using it again though.
#While the oil is draining from the oil pan, remove the oil cap and if you want you can also remove the dip stick.
#Let drain a sufficient amount of time (20-30 minutes).
#Remove the oil filter from the engine slowly. You'll need a cup to place under the black drain valve that is under the oil filter. The small amount of oil that is in the oil filter will spill into the silver cup then you can remove the black valve cover and let it drain into the cup. Wipe out the silver container that the oil filter is inserted.
#Pre-fill the oil filter. Pour into the CENTER hole of the filter, fill about three-quarters of the way and tilt the filter about 15 deg and rotate, allowing oil to flow into the outer chamber, filling the media and displacing air. Replace the oil filter and black valve cover. Don't forget to slightly oil the filter gasket and hand tighten only. Three-quarters to one turn after the gasket contacts the base is sufficient. The gasket is contacted when you just can't rock the filter on the stud any longer. Then figure out where the label should go and hand tighten that far. Use your rag if your hands are greasy, but not the wrench. It won't seem tight enough but it is.
#If the oil has stopped dripping underneath the Truck replace the 14MM bolt and new washer. Hand-tighten with a wrench then give a 1/4 turn. (Torque spec is 30 ft-lbs)
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#Replace the cap/dipstick.
#Start your Truck and let it run a few minutes and check for any leaks.
#Shut the Truck off and check the dipstick to make sure you have enough oil, which is usually 5-5.8 quarts.
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##Turn the ignition key to the "ON" position while holding down the trip meter knob.
##Hold the knob for at least 5 seconds. The odometer indicates "000000" and the light goes off.

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!!Ingredients
*8 oz noodles
*14 oz tuna, drained
*1.5 C sour cream (12 oz)
*.75 C milk
*3 oz canned mushrooms, drained
*.5 t salt
*.25 t pepper
*Topping
**.25 C bread crumbs (or ground Ritz crackers)
**.25 C Parmesan cheese
**2 T butter, melted
!!Directions
#Cook noodles as described (i.e., add to boiling water for 8 min)
#Heat oven to 350º F
#Drain noodles, return to pot
#Stir in tuna, sour cream, milk, mushrooms, salt, pepper
#Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole dish
#Mix bread crumbs, cheese, and butter
#Sprinkle over casserole, covering all visible areas of casserole
#Bake uncovered for 35-40 min or until bubbly

''Serves 4-5''

!!Ingredients
*Condiments
**Soy sauce
**Salt
**Rice wine (or other liquor)
**Garlic salt
**Onion salt
**Sugar
*1 celery stalk
*12-15 mushrooms
*3 links Chinese sausage (Lop Chung)
*.25 lb pork
*1 large onion
*1 can chicken broth
*1 can (12 oz) bamboo shoots
*1 can water chestnuts
*13.5 lb turkey

''Directions For Stuffing''
#Chop everything
#Place oil in wok
#Pork
#Onions, celery, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and soy sauce
#Chicken broth
#Cook until most chicken broth absorbed
#Slightly thicken with corn starch

!!Directions
#Pre-heat oven 350º
#Skin
##Rub with soy sauce, salt
##Create mixture of soy sauce, sugar, garlic salt, onion salt and rub in
##Cover in rice wine
##Pour oil over
#Inside turkey
##Soy sauce, salt (mostly salt)
#1 C water in pan
#Place stuffing into turkey
#Place turkey breast side down for 1 hour
#Flip turkey to breast side up for 1 hour (or until done)
**Check thigh temperature, remove when 151º.  Also can remove when liquid runs clear.  The turkey will continue to cook until 160º.
#Remove and re-cook stuffing

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!!Ingredients
*1 pkg Duncan Hines Devil’s Food Cake Mix
*1 (4.5oz) pkg instant chocolate pudding mix
*1 C dairy sour cream
*½ C oil
*½ C water
*4 eggs
*12 oz pkg chocolate chips
*confectioner’s sugar
!!Directions
#Combine all ingredients besides chocolate chips and confectioner’s sugar.
#Beat for 5 mins with an electric beater.
#Fold in chocolate chips.
#Pour into 12 cup greased Bundt pan.
#Bake at 350º F for 50-55 mins.
#Cool for 5 mins.
#Invert onto plate.
#Dust with confectioner’s sugar.

!!Ingredients
*1.5 pounds flank steak
*2 cups rice
*Marinade
**Soy sauce
**Garlic powder
**Black pepper
**Corn starch
*Vegetables
*Chicken broth
*Mushrooms (8 oz can or fresh)
*Olive oil
*Chopped garlic
*Corn starch

!!Directions
#Start cooking rice in rice cooker
#Slice flank steak thinly at an angle
#Add marinade to flank steak
#Heat olive oil in wok
#Cook flank steak
#Remove flank steak
#Start boiling chicken broth in separate pot
#Heat more olive oil in wok
#Add chopped garlic and vegetables
#Add heated chicken broth
#Add flank steak
#Thicken with solution of corn starch and cold water
#Serve over rice

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[[SVN on Ubuntu w/ Apache SSL + basic auth|http://alephzarro.com/blog/2007/01/07/installation-of-subversion-on-ubuntu-with-apache-ssl-and-basicauth/]]



For NotMac
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To simulate OS X's path where NotMac is currently expecting to work from, create the following folders to make this path:

/Library/Application Support/~NotMac/

Copy in the contents of the support files.

Copy in the ~NotMac.app folder to there as well.

Make 3 IP aliases on your loopback device. This is something the NotMac app does on OS X that you have to do manually.

127.0.0.200,127.0.0.201,127.0.0.202,127.0.0.210

Its probably something like:

sudo /sbin/ifconfig lo:0 127.0.0.200
sudo /sbin/ifconfig lo:1 127.0.0.201
sudo /sbin/ifconfig lo:2 127.0.0.202
sudo /sbin/ifconfig lo:3 127.0.0.210

To run the notMac tunnel server, use this command:

sudo java -jar ~NotMac.jar httpTunnel

Also run ~CrushFTP.jar.
sudo java -jar ~CrushFTP.jar -d

You may be best off getting a "good" prefs.xml from an OS X box that has been configured properly for you. The default one is not configured properly. Place it in the NotMac/~CrushFTP/ folder.

To manage users:

sudo java -jar ~NotMac.jar

~NotMac.jar is located in ~NotMac.app/Contents/Resources/Java/~NotMac.jar

There is also the httpTunnel.prop to edit, and prefs/*.xml to edit. They should be self explanatory as its just IP addresses you are updating.


There may be a race condition over ports with ~CrushFTP and notMac httpTunnel starting. The intent is to start notMac tunnel, then immediately start ~CrushFTP before the tunnel finishes starting (it has a built in delay for this purpose.)

This config is unsupported for now, but it should work. The same can be done in Windows probably...but that has not been tested. It will be possible, but i don't know if it will work without code changes.

Here's my TiddlyWiki!  It's got stuff that I wanted to save (links, thoughts, useful tidbits, what have you).

So check out the tags on the side to see if anything interests you.  Or check out some of these starting suggestions:

!!!Everyone
*[[Dating Articles]]
*[[Christian Links]]
*[[Home Links]]
*[[Health Links]]
*[[For Fun Links]]

!!!Geeks
*[[Geek Links]]
*[[Programming Links]]

If you need help with formatting, there are a bunch of [[TiddlyWiki Shortcuts]]

This is your first wiki.  You can use it to create other wikis, or you can just start fooling around with this. 

''Login''
# Create a username and password by visiting [[config.php|config.php]]
# Login with your username and password on the right "mts login >>"

''Permissions''
The web server needs write access.  Try setting permissions to "644" and if it doesn't work, make sure the server is the owner.  If it still doesn't work, try "755" or "775".  

''Save''
You can change this TiddlyWiki like any other.   You can then save it by pressing "save changes" on the right.  If you don't see "save changes" uncheck this box and refresh.
<<option chkHttpReadOnly>> HideEditingFeatures when viewed over HTTP

''Admin''
You can get to the admin panel by clicking on the backstage.  

''Modules''
You can activate/deactivate installed modules by accessing the panel through the backstage. 

''Starting with a custom TiddlyWiki''
Soon, I'll reimplement the upload feature, and you'll do it from here.  For now, name the custom tiddlywiki "configwiki.html" and upload it to your server, replacing this one.  Do NOT replace anything in the Templates folder.  However, adding some good starting ~TWs in your templates folder is a good idea.   

''Go Nuts!''
Just treat this like a normal TiddlyWiki, and edit away!   You may want to delete this wiki (and name something else index.php).  You can always create another one like this later ("configwiki.html").

[[xplite|http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html]]

[[fix networking for windows guest on virtualbox|http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=5766]]

!!Ingredients
*1/2 - 2/3 lb pork
*1 package wonton skins
*Green onion, chopped
*5 shrimp
*Corn starch
*Garlic powder
*White pepper
*Soy sauce
*1 egg

!!Directions
#Mix ingredients together
#Fold into wonton skins
#Boil water
#Place wonton into boiling water
#Cook for 1-2 minutes after wonton begins to float

[[Management Time: Who's Got The Monkey?|http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2007/ca20071120_606468.htm]]
[[MSN - Body Language & The Interview|http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-1693-Interviewing-Body-Language-and-the-Interview/?ArticleID=1693&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=1e13cbcb1e624e408616ea9ca6b17323-279297787-R7-4]]

Developed by chef Thomas Keller from the movie //Spanglish//

!!Ingredients
*3-4 slices of bacon
*2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese
*2 slices of toasted rustic country loaf (pain de campagne)
*1 T of mayo
*4 tomato slices
*2 leaves of butter lettuce (yes, its called butter lettuce)
*1 t butter
*1 egg 

!!Directions
#Cook the bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels
#Place slices of cheese on one side of toasted bread. Place in toaster oven or under broiler to melt.
#Spread mayo on other slice of bread top with bacon, sliced tomato, and lettuce
#On non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Fry egg, turning over briefly when the bottom is set (keep yolk runny)
#Slide finished egg on top of lettuce, top with other slice of bread (cheese-side down genius)
#Place sandwich on plate and slice in half, letting yolk run down sandwich

''Dirty Disc Errors''
[[Disassemble Philips DVD drive|http://www.llamma.com/xbox/phillips_xbox_dvd_complete_dissassembly.htm]]
[[Clean DVD drive|http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/cleaning_your_dvd_drive.htm]]
[[DVD Drive repair|http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/xbox_dvd_repair.htm]]

I reserve the right to keep or remove anything that I want to.  Get it while it's hot.

Computer Science related things

Food is good.  Making food is good as well.  :)

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MTSAutoBackup	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
MTSAutoLogin	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
MTSBasicAdmin	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
MTSBasicRss	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
MTSConflictDetection	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
MTSDownload	MTS Core	1.1
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MTSUploadWiki	Core	1.0
RssAlwaysOn	Sean Clark Hess	1.0
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