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I just read a nice, short book about Jonathan Edwards. I still think some beliefs he considered very important are crazy, but I'm convinced he was a very good, thoughtful man who sought to do God's will and help others do the same. This is a short quote from him:
We make a distinction between the things that we know by reason, and things we know by revelation. But alas we scarce know what we say: we know not what we should have known . . . had it not been for revelation. . . . Many of the principles of morality and religion that we have always been brought up in the knowledge of, appear so rational that we are ready to think we could have found 'em out by our own natural reason. . . .
Jonathan Edwards, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, in The Great Awakening, ed. C. C. Goen, WJE, vol. 4 (1972), p. 240, in Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word, Douglas A. Sweeney, InterVarsity Press (2009), p. 92.
I suppose a mission poem is appropriate with the above quote, since Jonathan Edwards was perhaps the most influential theologian in creating the culture among Evangelical Christians (and some other major groups) of preaching the Word to the whole world. I wrote this for a woman I worked with in Italy for several months. We were a few months from going home, and she was feeling down about her accomplishments. I'm sure the Italian translation isn't perfect, but it was the best I could do, and I'm not better at it now.
Sorella Mia
A friendly life comes to a sprawling town—
A town that's made of metal, rock, and glass,
Where crumbling streets and walls can be replaced,
And no one ever misses just a stone.
A lovely friend comes to a living heart—
A soul that's made of feeling, blood, and flesh,
Which makes of all an undivided mesh—
Imperfect if without its smallest part.
The life may leave the city, and her mind
May think, for all she's tried, that she bereaves
The town of nothing from her soft effect,
And when the friend will leave the heart behind,
She'll think her touch, as with the town, she leaves
Unfelt, but truly years will not forget.
Una vita simpatica viene a una crescente citta'—
Una citta' fatta di metalo, pietre, e vetri
Dove strade e muri crollanti possono essere rifatti
Ed a nessuno manchera' un solo sasso.
Una bella amica viene a un vivo cuore—
Una anima fatta di sentimento, sangue, e carne,
La cui fa di tutto una rete indivisa—
Imperfetta se e' senza la minima parte.
La vita potrebbe lasciare la citta', e sua mente
Potrebbe pensare, malgrado tutto cio' che lei avesse fatto, che spoglia
La citta' di niente dal suo gentile effetto,
E quando l'amica lasciera' in dietro il cuore
Pensera', cosi' come con la citta', di avere lasciato il suo tocco
Inosservato, ma in verita' gli anni non potranno dimenticarlo.
Thoughts on Mormonism, Transhumanism, and reconciling humanity, and original poetry, crafts, and other interests of Jonathan Cannon
Friday, April 9, 2010
Jonathan Edwards and another poem
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I'm certainly not emotionally present enough to enjoy poetry right now -- a good thing, I suppose, considering what this week holds in store ;) -- but I really enjoyed your voice in the paragraph introducing your poem.ReplyDelete
Was the original in English or in Italian? I love the unobtrusive rhyming structure of the English. You have written in the great tradition of sonnet writing that you know much better than I. I love your poetry.ReplyDelete
The English was first, but she was an Italian Sister who didn't speak English, so I spent quite a bit of time on the translation.ReplyDelete
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Am I crazy, or didn't it use to be impossible for a player to attack another player in an alliance friendly to his/her own? It certainly isn't impossible now (in Gawain25 anyway) and we have gotten in conflict situations with players in other alliances who show up blue-flagged. Is this a bug or a feature? I vote for "bug" because it seems to me to take away from the whole importance of establishing friendly relations if it's all just "advisory" and you get attacked by the same people who - ALSO - know where all your wilds are.
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Originally posted by Theodulf2 View PostAm I crazy, or didn't it use to be impossible for a player to attack another player in an alliance friendly to his/her own? It certainly isn't impossible now (in Gawain25 anyway) and we have gotten in conflict situations with players in other alliances who show up blue-flagged. Is this a bug or a feature? I vote for "bug" because it seems to me to take away from the whole importance of establishing friendly relations if it's all just "advisory" and you get attacked by the same people who - ALSO - know where all your wilds are.


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Baxalta, a biotechnology company with 1,200 employees in Thousand Oaks, is laying off 100 workers at that office on May 1.
Layoffs will affect 239 Baxalta employees across the state at offices in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles and Van Nuys, according to notices filed March 2 with the state of California.
At Baxalta's office at 1700 Rancho Conejo Blvd. in Thousand Oaks, 100 employees will be laid off on May 1. About 130 employees at Baxalta offices in Los Angeles and Van Nuys will also be laid off, according to the filings.
A Baxalta spokeswoman did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment on the layoffs.
On Jan. 11, Dublin-based Shire PLC finalized a $32 billion deal to buy Bannockburn, Ill.-based Baxalta. The company's Thousand Oaks digs are the former Baxter Bioscience offices, where it makes drugs for patients with rare types of cancers. Baxalta also operates a production facility in Westlake Village.
Baxter International spun out Baxalta from its legacy medical products business in July.
When the companies announced the merger, Thousand Oaks City Manager Scott Mitnick told the Business Times he believed Baxalta was slowly scaling back production at the Westlake Village facility, but hadn't heard anything yet.
Layoffs at all three offices will begin May 1. Other layoffs will take place at the Los Angeles office on July 2 and Oct. 15.
A Baxalta spokesman told other media outlets that the layoffs were not related to the merger. A Shire news release from Jan. 11 did not rule out layoffs as a result of the merger though.
"These annual cost synergies will be achieved by increasing efficiencies, leveraging the scale of combined businesses, aligning to Shire's lean operating model and optimizing the combined (Research and Development) portfolio," Shire said in the news release.
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How To Figure Out Correct Tyre Pressure?
This question is answered in detail here. However it's worth summarising.
We recently ran our truck over a weighbridge fully loaded. We're running at 6.58 tonnes, with the Wedgetail Camper, fuel, water and all our gear. Our weight is distributed as 2.78 tonnes over the steer and 3.80 tonnes over the drive.
We had settled on two sets of tyre pressures, one for bitumen and one for dirt/off-road (cold pressures quoted here):
- On bitumen we were running 85psi rear and 75psi front.
- On dirt roads or off-road conditions we were running 60 rear and 60 front.
We spoke to Steve Burke, Technical Manager at Toyo Tyres Australia about our tyre wear and the best pressures to run. Based on us running long distances on bitumen, dirt or a mix of both, he recommended (cold pressures):
- On bitumen, run 85psi rear and 65psi front.
- For general off-road use, run 70psi rear and 50 front.
Update: We have reduced rear tyre pressure to 60psi (cold), as the ride was too rough at 70psi.
We've now dropped both front and rear pressures again. The ride is infinitely better on rougher roads. The tyres don't seem to get any hotter either. So the new figures are:
– For general off-road use, we run 55psi rear and 45psi front.
Steve had some excellent advice for all of us. He said, if in doubt always contact your tyre manufacturer for expert inflation advice. They should be more than happy to advise you on correct pressures for your truck.
And remember, the tyre pressures that suit your set-up will be different to ours. This is why you really should talk to the tyre manufacturer for professional advice.
What's The 5psi Rule?
For cars and 4WDs, if the difference between cold and hot tyre pressure is around 5psi in a given tyre, then your pressure is somewhere near the mark.
It's simply a good guide… a quick rule of thumb and easy to check.
Heat build-up in a tyre is causing by the casing flexing. If your tyres are over-inflated, the casing will flex less. So you'll hardly see any difference between cold and hot tyre pressures.
If your tyres are under-inflated, the casing will flex more. You'll generate more heat and there'll be a significant difference between cold and hot tyre pressure.
For our truck, we use 5-6psi as a rough guide. It's a simple way to check whether the tyres are getting too hot. The last thing we want is a blowout!
Airing Down On Dirt Roads
We always air down on dirt roads. If we didn't, we'd shake the truck and ourselves to pieces. So this is a pretty good incentive to air down!
Just as importantly, a lower tyre pressure allows a tyre to mould itself over rocks and sharp objects to some extent. Think of a balloon. A fully inflated balloon is easily popped. However, a partially inflated balloon is not so easy to pop. The same applies to your tyres.
Now some people think they can air down on dirt then drive like they stole it, with no consequences. Not true.
Slow down. It's that simple.
Don't go over 80km/h on dirt roads. Yes, even good dirt roads. They are unforgiving. You only have to hit one pothole or washout and the next thing you know, you'll be in the scrub.
Even if you're lucky and stay on the road, what damage are you doing to the tyres and suspension?
We've always stuck to this rule in all our vehicles and never experienced a single flat tyre, blowout or any suspension damage. Not only that, this lower speed gives you more time to avoid suicidal emus, kangaroos, pigs, goats, sheep and cattle.
One last tip. Your tyres aren't bulletproof. Try to avoid larger stones, sharp rocks and sticks. This is much easier to do at 80km/h than at 100km/h…
Airing Down In Sand
So far, we haven't needed to. However, we haven't done any beach driving yet.
We've driven through some quite deep, hot and dry desert sand though. Sandy two wheel tracks through and over sand dunes. We left our tyres at 60psi front and rear as an experiment. The truck just floated on top of the soft sand, with no issues at all.
The worst part about driving in these conditions is you can't avoid the dreaded mulga and gidgee sticks. They're generally poking out of the sides of the wheel tracks, just waiting to pierce any passing sidewalls. Happily, we had no marks, nicks or cuts on our sidewalls at all. I suppose this is one advantage of running a heavy truck tyre.
I know a few people who have run these tyres down at 20psi in soft, dry beach sand on Fraser Island in Queensland. Obviously at these pressures, you have to be careful.
In Summary
Tyre pressure depends on your truck's weight and what surfaces you're running on. Take your truck over a weigh bridge then get in touch with your tyre manufacturer.
Slow down on the dirt and take it easy. Your truck and tyres will last much longer if you do!
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Flash from the past
I have been rereading all of my blogs in order to compile an edited ebook documenting the journey from inception to breaking par/5,000 hours and have rediscovered a number of good memories. Later today I am heading out to play a round at Heron Lakes on the Great Blue course on a lightly raining Portland day and just read a post from the first day I ever walked on a regulation golf course. It happened to be that same track, but 3.5 years later my on-course goals have slightly changed. Nowadays I'm aiming to shoot par from the back tees, back then I was just excited to walk 9 holes. It's important for me to remember that not long ago I was a complete newbie to this game. Reading these posts allows me to stay focussed and to remain positive. The power of a good journal.
Here is the post from December 9, 2010 titled I like it, I really do:
Yes!! What a day! It was a pretty crazy day, actually, but as far as golf goes, it was an amazing day!
The fine gentlemen working out at Heron Lakes let me head out onto the course to play some holes from about 30 yards out. Seeing as it was absolutely pouring out, I basically had the course to myself so headed out to play the back nine of the Great Blue course. For as much time as I spend out at Heron, I'm kind of surprised that this was the first time I'd actually walk part of the course, but perhaps good things come to those who wait.
I set it up to play 27 "holes" of golf. I played three balls from roughly 35 yards each on every hole of the back nine. Since I was pitching from a bit of distance I made all of them a par 3 (quite a short par 3, but I'm a newbie) and am happy to say that I scored an 81 on the day, making it an even par which is a great benchmark for my first time out on a course! Not sure what a PGA Pro would shoot, but can assume it would be around a 55-60, so I have a LOT of work, as always, but it's nice to have a score to beat now and I hope to make it out there more often, especially on the rainy slow days when nobody else is braving the course.
In the picture below, it's hard to see, but I pitched from about 30 yards away and from about 30 feet above the hole, but in spite of the bunker and the stream of water cutting through the green landed it within five feet! One of a handful of birdies I shot today.
Not sure if you can tell, but I'm standing in about 3 inches of water, the entire course was completely flooded, as was basically all of Portland, more on that further down..
I loved the view from this little hill, looking out over the 14th green with a train passing in the distance, nice!
What a day! A great day!!


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Children who attend July 4 celebrations are more likely to identify themselves as Republicans later in life, a new Harvard University study finds.
Harvard researchers David Yanagizawa-Drott and Andreas Madestam suggest that the correlation is a function of the way conservatives have linked their values to expressive displays of patriotism.
"The political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century. Survey evidence also confirms that Republicans consider themselves more patriotic than Democrats. According to this interpretation, there is a political congruence between the patriotism promoted on Fourth of July and the values associated with the Republican party. Fourth of July celebrations in Republican dominated counties may thus be more politically biased events that socialize children into Republicans," they write.
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While the GOP may be taking this is as an increased incentive to encourage the younger generation to get out and enjoy some Independence Day festivities this year, Democrats will have to come up with another reason. The study finds no evidence that attending July 4 celebrations results in an increased likelihood of identifying as a Democrat.


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Ok, let's get the obvious out of the way first:
KyoAni did a fabulous job with Kanon. As usual, the technical aspects of the anime were all top-notch, the directing was solid, the voice acting award-worthy. Each character was unique, their stories significant, and in the end, quite memorable. Kanon 2006 was successful in distinguishing itself from not only the original Kanon but also Haruhi, which was an initial foreboding I had in the earlier episodes. I honestly believe that it was pretty much the absolute best anybody could have done in making Kanon, or any harem anime, for that matter.
That said…
I think it's a total waste of ability and resources. A studio of KyoAni's caliber shouldn't be doing harem shows, which have traditionally just been there for the sake of showing off some more girls in maid outfits or nekomimi or some other ridiculous stuff like that. Not that I don't appreciate it – it's just something I feel is better left to the "lesser" studios and not the oharuhiliness that is Kyoto Animation. If my understanding is correct, the main reason they picked up Kanon was because of the success of their initial venture into the visual novel genre, AIR.
The way I see it, it's like if Studio Ghibli decided they would make more money doing hentai. What if Totoro's fat tail was on the front side of his body? What if Kiki used her broom for more than just transportation? What if "Laputa" actually meant "La Puta"? Could Ghibli have done it? Sure. But did they go ahead with cheap flattery and quick indulgences to make a quick yen? No way – they took their time to craft masterpiece after masterpiece that audiences around the world have held in the highest regard. In that same way, I've always hoped that KyoAni would start picking up material of a higher "moral standard" (I like using that one). I keep referring back to Haruhi because it was a perfect marriage of script and studio – the novels are fantastically written, the anime fantastically realized and produced. Kanon, while being one of the most serious and dramatic hgames, is still held back by the whole concept of these games – to play through the storyline of each girl and experience all the "perks" that come with a developing relationship.
If you step back and look at it, the way all the individual and separate storylines were tied together was by the whole "yume…" blurb at the beginning of the episodes. It's a weak connection – but then again, it's probably the best thing anybody could have done to bring some unity to an otherwise disjointed series about a bunch of girls who would have had no contact with each other if not for this one guy.
But enough ranting. Here's the chaser – no matter how I, or any of us may feel about Kanon, the fact remains that it was a superbly produced series, one that I believe may finally put the traditionally indulgent harem genre into the realm of sanity and integrity. For the first time, I can actually take one of these shows seriously. And it took 24 episodes for the king of TV anime to pull it off.
I guess, in other words, I finally get it.
CLANNAD? I've never played it or even heard of it outside that it's another one of KEY's works – but if KyoAni is doing it, we may as well start penciling it in as the best anime of the season.
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In the beginning of this year, the Chair researchers have submitted four papers to highly rated conferences, but also to more specialized and industry oriented ones. Letters of acceptation for the four papers have been received recently, which means that the Chair will be able to present its work in four different forums. Here are the titles and abstract of the four papers:
Are You Clear About "Well Clear" ? (to be published in ICUAS 2018)
Abstract—Regulations from the ICAO use the term Well Clear without defining it. Now, this definition is needed to design air traffic Detect And Avoid systems. A definition is currently discussed at the ICAO level, with work on the associated Remain Well Clear (RWC) function underway at standardisation bodies level (RTCA, EUROCAE). But many members of the communities impacted by these works are not well aware of their state. To adress this lack of awareness, this paper provides three contributions. First, it derives from ICAO texts the components of a RWC function: boundaries, alerts and guidances. These are linked to essential elements required to define the Well Clear term: a start and end, the actors involved, and the expected actions. Second, it summarizes the current regulatory efforts in RTCA, EUROCAE and ICAO regarding the Well Clear and Remain Well Clear notions. Third, it proposes discussion topics to move forward. From a DAA perspective, the notion of Well Clear is key to unlock RPAS full integration, i.e. operation in all classes of airspaces. Though existing works make good progress, the ressources engaged on this topic seem insufficient when compared with the complexity and importance of the task at hand.
An Introduction to Fast Time Simulations for RPAS Collision Avoidance System Evaluation (to be published in ICRAT 2018)
Collision voidance systems are crucial for RPAS integration, yet comparing their performances remain difficult. We believe that using fast time simulations and standard evalu- ation metrics would facilitate their comparison while providing insight into their benefits. However, fast time simulations are often viewed as hard to set up and limited to large scale demonstrations. We believe even small experiments can take advantage of them with huge benefits. The aim of this work is to ease access to fast time simulations by providing explanations, examples and references to previous works and to free software. We also list commonly used evaluation metrics for collision avoidance system performance ranking. By easing the setup of fast time simulation experiments, we believe future works will be able to provide their results in a more detailed and comparable form.
UAS Operations for Retail (to be published in ICAS 2018)
The number of UAS applications is quickly increasing as technology, standards and regulation allow them. With each new application, more industrial sectors get affected, and the retail sector is already being impacted. This paper presents five UAS applications that will impact the retail sector: freight, moni- toring, guiding, delivery, and advertisement. For each application, concepts of operation are provided along with the associated technological, standard and regulatory locks. These operations are then organized along time, from earliest to latest accessible, with accompanying explanation as to why and when. It is shown that the applications most publicized are not the ones that will come first. Finally, a discussion regarding the accuracy of our forecast is proposed and leads to support the enabling of drones are provided.
Machine learning for drone operations: challenge accepted (to be published in DASC 2018)
Machine learning is among the top research topics of the last decade in terms of practicality and popularity. Though often unnoticed, machine learning guides many aspects of our lives since its introduction via the big tech companies. Its abilities rise, defeating 9-dan Go professional, their accuracy increase, enabling smooth voice recognition, adding intelligence to our daily lives. However, its development is mostly supported by high tech companies rather than the public, or regulation, who show increasing concern about its usage. Despite some reluctance, machine learning has started to appear in aviation as well. Operational improvements were among the first applications. Recently an AGE sponsored competition for data scientists resulted in the first place being awarded to a routing algorithm providing a %12 improvement in fuel consumption by learning from real flight data. Other operational issues tackled by machine learning include accurate arrival time estimation and optimal take off parameters calculation. Because it originates from robotics, a part of the aviation community is particularly inclined to use machine learning: the drone community. In their search for autonomy, researchers from this community look for ways to apply machine learning to a core feature of aircraft: the avionics. However, strict regulation could limit these uses. For example, EASA drones regulation classify operations in different categories, depending on the risk. The most risky operations require avionics to be certified, which could prove tricky for non-deterministic machine learning methods. Apart from certification issues, how machine learning could be considered in risk analysis methods is also a question of interest. In this paper, we offer to present a classification of different machine learning algorithm families and consider their fitness for certification and risks analysis. For the relevant families, we discuss the enablers and try to understand the borders that might result or prevent the use of machine learning on certified safety systems, widely referring to the AIAA Roadmap for Intelligent Systems. Similar considerations are held for systems that do not require certification, but need to be taken into account in risks analysis methods. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to highlight the existing challenges which prevent machine learning algorithms from having a wider role in drone avionics, and more generally in aviation.
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I'm a big fan of fruits in any form: fruit salad, smoothie or just fruit by itself. As you can imagine one of the reasons I was excited to go to Barbados was that I got to try exotic fruits I never tried before and ones that I already knew and liked but had never eaten fresh. The great thing about Barbados is that you can get fruits not only in the supermarket but also from little market stalls around town or next to the street. So here's my top five fruits you should try next time you are in Barbados.
I have to admit I had to google how to eat a guava first. To save you time, you don't have to peel it. Just bite into it like an apple or chop it up into pieces. While the outside is firm, the inside of the guava is soft with crunchy seeds. It's definitely one of my favourite fruits, juicy and vaguely reminding me of pears.
I have to admit, not remembering what exactly a papaya looks like I was quite confused when I was asked if I wanted what sounded like "popoia". It's clear now, looking back that it sounds like a likely English pronunciation of the word but my mind was only thinking "Popeye-what?" Eager to try new things, I agreed, secretly hopping it wasn't the brand name of spinach here.
A ripe papaya tastes soft and mellow. From my own experience, though, don't eat the peel or seeds because they taste very bitter, a bit like cress.
Although I had heard the word tamarind before and seen it in recipes, I hadn't know what it looks like or that I had been walking past many trees that it grows on. If you're in a similar situation, let me warn you there are multiple seeds in each pod. There is actually more seeds than fruit, which tastes citrusy, with a lingering sour taste.
No matter where you're from, you've probably tried bananas before. However, I never had a fresh ripe banana before. It tasted surprisingly mellow and less acidic than bananas you can buy in Austria. As someone from a Central European country, I was quite amazed by the variety of bananas and how sweet fresh bananas actually taste.
The cantaloupes taste as nice and juicy as you may expect. I mainly included melons on this list because watermelon is one of my favourite summer fruits on hot days. Since every day is a hot day in Barbados they're the perfect fruit to eat whenever you want to cool down.
Too much fruit?
And if, like me, you ended up buying too much fruit to eat during your stay, why not make a smoothie? If you have any rum left over, you can add that too, especially white rum.
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Who will be first to have an Uber-like innovation for communications?
We live in an ever increasing digital society with an always on mentality. Cities and governments have the social responsibility to bridge the digital divide that's occuring and ensure internet access to all their citizens. The private sector focuses on delivering a return for investors while citizens are expecting improvements in their quality of life.
To achieve these goals, we have to come up with a new way of doing business. We need 'Uber-like' innovation to completely rethink and disrupt the current status quo and the business-as-usual methodology. Let's look at four examples of how IoT can drive innovations in our society when put to the task:
Government. Many cities are rolling out digital governmental services. For example, Dubai enables citizens to attend traffic court using a video call on a smartphone. This makes the process more efficient because people don't have to wait for their turn in the courtroom and it also eliminates the journey to the court building, which can reduce traffic congestion.
Healthcare. The convenience of online doctor consultations, sometimes referred to as telemedicine, not only extends medical care to more people around the globe in a faster, more efficient way, but also better utilizes the resources of healthcare specialists. Personal IoT devices, such as smart watches, can now track health statistics 24/7, alert users to abnormalities, and signals early warning signs to users and healthcare providers. There are several documented cases of smart watches notifying users of a medical condition that saved the person's life.
Education. The digital education experience allows users to tailor their classroom setting and content delivery to best suit their needs and provide them with instant access to the best resources on a global scale. Without having to travel, students can learn from the best minds around the world starting in grade school all the way through higher education. O f all students in the U.S. taking at least one online class, 48% were taking only online classes, according to a study conducted by Allen and Seaman.
Hospitality. Hotels are rolling out an IoT-based, automated digital experience for customers to get room access, control lighting and HVAC, and access entertainment through their smartphones. This not only improves the user experience, but also the retention rate and customer loyalty.
The "prevailing drivers of smart hospitality building deployments appear to revolve around making the experience within hospitality buildings more convenient for guests and improving the operational efficiency of the hospitality building with respect to those using the building either as a guest or third-party business," according to a recent iGR report.
How do we get there?
IoT depends on reliable, high-speed communications infrastructure. If we have reached the point where customers expect ubiquitous broadband services, we need to leverage all technologies to deliver a seamless experience. This means converging wireless and wireline networks and ensuring that these networks are available wherever needed.
For example, the next generation 5G millimeter wave network will require a tremendous amount of backhaul fiber, and we cannot build this network the same way we deployed the 3G, 4G or LTE networks of the past. Due to the densification requirements — predicted at roughly 100 times that of 3G networks — we need to rethink the way we will deploy these networks. Shared infrastructure, such assmart poles, digital street furniture and existing utility and cable company access, all need to be part of the discussion.
As we start preparing for the electrical vehicle evolution, we need to use this as an opportunity to be smart about preparing our streets for the next generation of IoT applications. Most of the world's leading car manufacturers have already started rolling out plans to convert their automobile offerings from internal combustion to battery-operated vehicles.
The EV charging infrastructure required to put these vehicles on our roads will be of epic proportions, and a lot of new construction will offer us the opportunity to leverage this work and prepare for a connected future. Think of the city street where you park your car every day: What upgrades need to take place to build charging stations or even future inductive charging infrastructure there?
When digging up the streets, we can add extra capacity by adding conduit and fiber to the shared infrastructure and incorporate these charging stations to smart poles or digital kiosks.
Leverage AI
Another requirement will be incorporating AI technology into new applications. AI can use data from existing or multiple new sensors and combine these inputs to derive more insightful outcomes.
For example, some companies use the public Wi-Fi network in Metro stations to gather crowed heatmapping to better understand commuters' habits and improve train schedules without the privacy concerns associated with video analytics.
Another example of shared infrastructure for IoT is vapor detection sensors inside Wi-Fi access points in school bathrooms to address the vaping epidemic without infringing on privacy rights.
From the above examples, it's clear that our lives are becoming more digitally connected and this trend will increase exponentially as we ramp hypoconnectivity technologies, such as 5G, IoT and private networks. Connectivity is the key foundation that will enable all these efforts, and society needs to start viewing connectivity through the same lenses as we do our other utilities, such as water, electricity and gas.
Little by little, we are building an always on future and layering on applications that improve peoples lives, but we need to remember that it starts with putting infrastructure in the right places.
Although we haven't yet seen an 'Uber-like' innovation in infrastructure, don't be surprised if the new demands from IoT applications bring disruption and innovation.
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In a wilderness search and rescue scenario, search radius increases and survivability decreases as the search goes on, so quickly finding the subject is critical to mission success. Aerial searches can provide fast coverage of an area, but manned aerial vehicles are costly in terms of fuel and man hours.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are more cost effective and easier to replace, but present their own challenges such as autonomous navigation. Using probability maps generated by computer algorithms and the ISRID database, this project uses an increasing-resolution approach to UAV path planning.
Starting with large search regions, effort is assigned to each area based on likely subject locations. Each search area is broken down into its own probability distribution and a new path is generated. This process repeats until each search cell is the desired picture size for the UAV's on board camera. Greedy, hill-climbing with random restart, and Kadane's 2012 algorithm are being considered for path planning stages. Once a path has been generated, it is mapped to latitude/longitude coordinates and uploaded to the on board computer, which feeds the waypoints into a flight controller.
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The Messiah and His First Followers
Matthew 4:18–25
Truth Taught- Jesus chose His first followers
and immediately they respond to His call.
As we begin today let's look together at our Lord's first disciples and His first teaching. We will also see that as He calls His disciples there is an immediate response they begin to follow and then we will also see the great crowds also follow. Let's look together as God's Word.
Matthew 4:18–25 (ESV)
18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Matthew only gives us the calling of four of Jesus' disciples and himself, later in Chapter 9. This is, no doubt, the typical way in which Jesus called all the disciples. His basic words were come follow Me. These words were not temporary like come follow me today as we walk along the beach. Instead, this calling was a lifetime commitment to follow Him and to become a disciple.
Jesus calls both sets of brothers while they were doing their everyday tasks. They were fishermen and were doing things fishermen do. Some were casting their nets and some were mending nets. This is important because Jesus then tells them that He is going to cause them to be fishers of men. Their profession is now doing what He is doing.
To respond to the call of Christ is to respond to a life change. They were no longer going to be fishermen. They were not going to be in business anymore, owning boats and nets. You see, with the call comes the requirement that they were leaving their old life behind and were starting out a new life with Jesus.
I'm afraid too many today think that you can keep your old life and just add Jesus to the mix. Discipleship calls for a lifetime commitment and a life change for everyone who takes the Lord's offer. Jesus is not an add-on or someone or something to make your current life a little better. To be a true disciple and a true follower of Jesus we must in every case change and give up some and maybe even all of our former life.
Luke 14:25–33 (ESV)
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Jesus will be your Lord and Savior or He will be your Judge.
I want you to see something else. Look at the response time of each call… 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him… 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
What was it about Jesus that made them respond so quickly? I don't think this was the first time they had met Him. In fact, Luke fills us in and tells us probably the day before they had met Jesus and were greatly astonished.
Luke 5:1–11 (ESV)
5 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." 5 And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
They had not caught anything all night and Jesus tells them to put out a little deeper and cast their nets. When they do they haul in such a large catch that they need help from their partners…7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them…10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.
Now it's probably the next day and Jesus walks up to them, they were probably still talking about it, and calls them to become His disciple and He says, now let's go catch people.
They were not so much astonished at the great catch of fish as much as they were over this Man who can even command creation and it obeys. They were astonished and fell down to worship Him.
We will never follow Jesus like we should until he astonishes us. Until we are amazed and surprised by Jesus we will not be the followers He wants us to be. The great catch of fish brings the disciples to their knees in worship and wonder at Jesus. They are not thinking wow, we need to bring Jesus along more often if He can do this. No they were astonished at Him and responded in worship and praise.
Beloved we must not use Jesus to get other things but be astonished over Him for who He is and what He has done. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
The great miracle was not so much the catch of fish but Peter's response. How did this catch of fish show Peter that he was a great sinner? Because it showed him that he was standing in the presence of deity. Only God can do these things. Only God could cause a multitude of fish to swim into Peter's net. Only God could say this is the spot Peter, through out your net right here.
Jesus controls nature and is sovereign over all the fish in the sea…
Matthew 17:26–27 (ESV)
26 And when he said, "From others," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free. 27 However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."
Only the Creator is sovereign over all His creation including all the animals. When Jesus commands fish to swim into nets and fish to deliver coins He proves His deity over all creation.
The big difference between His true followers like the disciples and the other would- be followers is when Jesus performs a miracle they worship Him. The would-be followers are more concerned with getting rich and healthy at Jesus' expense.
23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
Jesus had a threefold ministry…teaching, preaching and healing.
Jesus taught in their synagogues. He taught the people in the places where they were gathered to worship God. He taught them things concerning the Kingdom of God and God's sovereign rule especially in being sent to save sinners.
Jesus preached usually as He travelled from place to place He would address the people with proclamation. Jesus' preaching had an aspect of response to it. That is the main difference between teaching and preaching. Preaching demands the hearers to respond in faith and repentance.
The third component to Jesus' ministry was healing. Matthew is very interested in healing. Healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
Jesus brought wholeness to people, as it were, He saved them body and soul.
Jews of Jesus' day understood as we should that sickness and disease are part of a fallen world and directly related to fallen man's sin. To defeat sickness and disease is to reverse the curse of sin. Jesus did both because both are related to each other.
It's important to understand that if someone is sick it may not be because of some sin they committed but it is because we live is a sinful and fallen world. So in a very real sense, sickness and sin go hand in hand.
What Jesus was doing here could not go unnoticed.
24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.
The point Matthew is making here is that there was no sickness or affliction Jesus could not heal. He restored all who were brought to Him because all people are afflicted with sin and affliction.
Jesus is showing us a preview of what the world one day will be like. Someday, when sin is eternally defeated there will be no more sickness and no more curse. In the new heavens and the new earth there will be no more sickness.
Revelation 21:4–5 (ESV)
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
Now, there was a difference between Jesus' followers and the great crowd that He drew. His followers saw the miracles and fell down in worship and awe. They connected the dots from the great healing miracles to Jesus' Person. They knew that the healings, as amazing as they were, pointed to One greater than they, namely, they pointed to God.
Only God can heal.
Those physical healings were vivid displays of both Jesus' power and His compassion. They were proof of His deity and living demonstrations of His divine authority. They established His unlimited ability to liberate anyone and everyone from the bondage, the penalty, and the consequences of sin. As such, the healing ministry of Jesus was illustrative of the gospel message, a true expression of divine compassion, and a definitive verification of His messianic credentials.
King David many centuries before Jesus had this to say about the Messiah who was God's King and God's Son…
Psalm 103:1–5 (ESV)
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
God's Messiah would be a healer and one who forgives sin…
Matthew 9:1–8 (ESV)
9 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—he then said to the paralytic—"Rise, pick up your bed and go home." 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
Healing is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it showed beyond any doubt that Jesus was everything He claimed to be. He is God because only God can heal by the Word of His mouth. It showed that Jesus has authority over all diseases and demons. It showed that the God of creation also loves people. It showed by way of a sneak preview what the world will be like one day. At the same time, Jesus gathered crowds who were not so much into Him as they were into health and wealth…sound familiar?
John 2:23–25 (ESV)
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
These people only followed Jesus because they could get a healing, wealth, or a free meal. When Jesus became more difficult to follow they abandoned Him. Many abandoned Him even when His teaching became hard to hear.
John 6:64–68 (ESV)
64 But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."
66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?" 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,
There are two kinds of people portrayed before us today: One the one hand we have His disciples who followed immediately and who saw His miracles as fuel for worship. In other words, the more they saw the more they loved and stood in awe of Jesus. On the other hand, there was the crowds who saw the miracles and simply wanted more healings etc. They didn't worship Jesus but they adored what He gave them.
We must be very careful that we are not among those who only want Jesus as long as He can give us something. We must seek to give all glory to Christ and even when things are difficult we, as true worshippers, cling to Christ all the more.
The danger today is that many churches are preaching a Christ who is there to give you things. His purpose is to be there for you. His purpose is to simply add a little flavor to your life. These churches never speak of the cost of discipleship or the commitment God requires of those who would follow Christ. The crowd will take Jesus when its convenient and when He can add something that they lack.
They might want peace of mind- I feel better about myself know because I'm going to heaven.
They might want security- I feel better now that I have Jesus in my life.
What we must seek is to love Jesus simply for Jesus and nothing else. He is worthy to be worshipped should everything come crashing down around us. He is worthy!!
Ask God to reveal to you which type of person you are. Are you a disciple or a crowd member?
*Resources Used:
Matthew by D A Carson in the Expositor's Bible Commentary
A Theology of Matthew by Charles Quarles
A Gospel of Matthew by France
Matthew by Craig Bloomberg
Matthew by Doriani
Matthew by Charles Price
Matthew by Leon Morris
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