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Professor (MSEE) - Computer Information Systems
amanning@emmaus.edu -
people.emmaus.edu/manningat
AIM & Skype: arthurtmanning
563-588-8000 x1314 - Main building - room 1314 (3rd Floor East)
Manning Thanksgiving 2005
Stereo Images! - cool 3d pictures, but you have to learn to cross your eyes
Fundamentals of Computing (Office 2003 System)
Modern Office Automation (Office Macros, advanced techniques)
Visual Basic (VB.NET)
Computer Graphics (the latest Photoshop)
Windows Architecture
Systems Administration (Linux mostly, but we touch on Windows Server 2003)
World Wide Web (web site creation)
Advanced Web (web site management, maintenance)
Systems Analysis and Design (IT project management)
@NICC - Northeast Iowa Community College
Cisco CCNA I,II - evenings since Fall 2002
in which I am involved:
Dubuque AWANA
Asbury Community Chapel
Summer Camps:
Iowa Bible Camp
Koronis Bible Camp
Horton Haven Christian Camp
Intellectual Pursuits:
Defense of creationism is no small task, as it demands sharp scientific and Biblical understanding. Many Christians naively enter this debate and either make a fool of themselves or shatter their faith. Here's an article that got me thinking of how we need to get into the battle (American Scientist Article - December 2005). I see ID as a less theological attempt to get into the arena of scientific discussion. It may be too late for any argument based on the facts from either side, as our postmodern society and generally poor science education find most students yawning or ignorantly considering them all valid opinions based on ones emotions at the time.
ID/Creationism links:
Discovery Institute - http://www.discovery.org/
Growing Christians - Site founded by former Emmaus Teacher Dave Reid - http://www.growingchristians.org/cfgc/index.html. See his 'evidences' pages and recommended links.
Science and Theology News - http://www.stnews.org - read about the ongoing debate. Creationists are often marginalized, but this is often their own fault. You have to know your science if you are going to engage these folks without looking like a fool! You can always learn more with a simple web search on those keywords. Things you need to have a good handle on: irreducible complexity - how do you defend it? What seems incredible to one person is believable to another.
What would you say to this question: "If life on Earth is being consciously designed, then what are we to make of the mind that would bring into being the new strain of avian flu virus rampaging through Southeast Asia?"
Regarding ID's 'intrusion' into scientific debate: Matt Donnelly writes "Theology continually intrudes, and it is a realm in which many scientists feel distinctly uncomfortable." 10/3/2005 http://www.stnews.org/Commentary-1666.htm
My Ringtone
Oh, come to the Savior, His arms are extended, Oh, come to the Savior so loving and true; Behold, He is calling in tender compassion, O brother, the Savior is calling for you. Refrain Calling for you, calling for you, Brother, the Savior is calling for you, Calling, calling, Brother, the Savior is calling for you. Oh, come to the Savior, for why will you wander? This world and its pleasures no longer pursue; Again He is calling: how can you reject Him? O brother, the Savior is calling for you. Refrain Away to the fountain, the life giving fountain, Its soul cheering waters your strength will renew; Then come while the day beams of mercy are shining, O brother, the Savior is calling for you. Refrain Away, for the shadows of night are approaching, Then lose not His blessings that fall like the dew; Still, still He is waiting and tenderly calling, O brother, the Savior is calling for you. Refrain
Awana Clubs - get involved in this well-known children's club
Pioneer Clubs - geared toward lower budget small churches
Sermons4Kids - material for children's lessons
BibleActivities - great material, but you have to pay for full access
Danielle's Place - Bible Crafts etc.
Online Ministries
Brethren Assemblies central site
Gospelcom - An alliance of over 300 online ministries
ChristianAnswers.net - more answers, ministry resources
Rapid Response Report - Defending historical Christianity
Back to the Bible - Christian Radio, Online resources
Study the Bible online
Emmaus Bible College distance education
Therapon University strictly distance-ed
Moody Bible Institue online studies
Northwestern College - distance ed. from Minnesota - my home state
Vision Bible College - an outreach of Lifeline Ministries
Westminster Theological Seminary
Techies
RedHat Linux - the free version is called Fedora
Distance Courses at Data Center University
w3schools - The place to learn all about anything related to web programming
Software
ClamWin - antivirus - free open source - always check antivirus reviews to see if there is anything better out there - AVG, Avast!, Antivir-PE, etc. WARNING: if you let your annual subscription lapse, its just like having no protection at all against the latest viruses!
Bible - Online Bible - free standard package, with tons of free downloads of references, languages, maps, commentaries, and study guides
Bible - ESword - e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible
Bible - Libronix - electronic book reader used for Logos Bible software and many other e-books
Firefox - lighter than Mozilla (no composer) - you can also install this as long as you install to a folder in which you have write permission. More secure than IE.
Adblock Plus - block annoying and often distracting ads on webpages
PDF reader Sumatra - Adobe Reader has gotten very bloated and slow. Use this instead
PDF reader Foxit - another alternative to Adobe Reader
Pidgin - Instant messaging program without those annoying and often questionable advertisements (formerly Gaim)
Gimp - dandy graphics package, takes a bit getting used to - needs gtk+
InkScape - vector-based graphics program
OpenOffice - a powerful free alternative to MS Office
Blender a GPL 3D graphics program
Maya - powerful 3d graphics program - personal learning edition available
Google Sketchup - This speedy graphics program will blow off your socks!
Notepad++ - once you try this, you won't want to go back to notepad, and you'll stop searching for an editor that color-codes html, xml, javascript, etc.
Putty - never use telnet if your machines can talk via more secure ssh. A standalone application.
Thunderbird - Mozilla's mail program (I prefer it over Pegasus)
Website Software:
Drupal - Open-source content management
Joomla - Blog capabilities - formerly MAMBO
Moodle - Distance education - requires PHP and MySQL on the server
Operating Systems:
Important! - Pick your necessary software first, then look for Distributions which support it.
Comparison of Linux Flavors
CentOS - Enterprise-Strength and Free
RedHat Linux (Fedora) - A Major Player
Ubuntu Linux - popular among the techies around here
Quick pointers:
... to run sshd, edit /etc/apt/sources.list, then apt-get install openssh-server)
... Emacs: apt-get install emacs21 (long!)