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Choosing Our Elected Officials
Dear Friends,
Several years ago I was to drive from Phoenix to Tucson to attend a political meeting. Just before I left, a young man phoned and asked if he could ride with me to the meeting. As we became acquainted during the drive I found he was a student at the university and majoring in political science. I asked him what he wanted to do with such a degree when he finished school and he replied: I want to have a career in politics.
My mind immediately reflected on the words of Samuel Adams who said:
"But neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man."
Sam Adams went on to say that public officials should not be chosen if they are lacking in experience, training, proven virtue, and demonstrated wisdom. He said the task of the electorate is to choose those whose "fidelity has been tried in the nicest and tenderest manner, and has been ever firm and unshaken." (All quotes taken from The Five Thousand Year Leap, pp. 59-73)
While this young man had the best of intentions I am sure and we did have an enjoyable visit the rest of the way, I couldn't help asking myself, Where is this young man's experience? His training? His proven virtue? His demonstrated wisdom? How has his fidelity to principle been proven to be firm and unshaken? According to Adams, these qualities should be developed before seeking public office.
Building a Natural Aristocracy
Jefferson said in America we reject the artificial aristocracy of Europe, wherein political office is gained through inheritance, wealth, or birth. He said a natural aristocracy would develop based on virtue and talents. This natural process will come about without force, almost silently, like cream rising to the top of a gallon of raw milk. As people seek to develop themselves and their life's work, they will become wise. They will perhaps learn what it is like to live under unjust laws or high taxes. They will learn how to deal justly with people and how to persuade them to do good. They will come to appreciate what freedom does for people. In the process, others will come to trust them more and more. People will seek counsel at their hands. They will become pillars of strength in their homes, their businesses, and their communities.
After explaining the wonders of this natural aristocracy, Jefferson said we should so construct a government, which will then provide a system whereby these leaders in private endeavors can be skimmed off the top and entrusted with political leadership of the people for a time. Said he:
"May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which provides the most effectually for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?"
Samuel's cousin John Adams had the same feelings about those who served in political office. They were repulsed by those who wanted these offices for their own gain (or should we say for a career). John Adams observed:
"How is it possible that any man should ever think of making it (political office) subservient to his own little passions and mean private interests? Ye baseborn sons of fallen Adam, is the end of politics a fortune, a family, a gilded coach, a train of horses, and a troop of livery servants, balls at Court, splendid dinners and suppers?"
A Divine Science
I have always appreciated the definition with John Adams attached to politics. He said, "Politics are the divine science." Today, politics is thought of a merely an art-the art of negotiating. Whoever can win the debate, be the most persuasive, and get the most votes is the best politician. The Founders did not agree it should be that way in America. They said politics is the sacred duty to preserve the God-given rights of the people. They agreed with the Roman statesman Cicero who said:
"For there is really no other occupation in which human virtue approaches more closely the august function of the gods than that of founding new States or preserving those already in existence."
Since the Creator endowed each individual with liberty and agency, would He not be very concerned that a society be so structured and led, so that these liberties may be preserved? In other words, such leadership may be termed a godly function!
A Sacred Calling or Mission
Think of what a society would be like if its leadership offices would be thought of as service or missions. A person who has proven experience or talents, perhaps retired so that he does not need a big salary, would be asked to serve his country for a time. Dr. Skousen writes:
"In the early history of the United States, community offices were looked upon as stations of honor granted to the recipients by an admiring community, state, or nation. These offices were therefore often filled by those who performed their services with little or no compensation. Even when an annual salary of $25,000 was provided in the Constitution for President Washington, he determined to somehow manage without it. Some might think that this was no sacrifice because he had a large plantation. However, the Mount Vernon plantation had been virtually ruined during the Revolutionary War, and he had not yet built it back into efficient production when he was called to be President. Washington declined his salary on principle. He did the same thing while serving as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces during the Revolutionary War. Not all could afford to do this, but it was considered the proper procedure when circumstances permitted it.
Political Office-A Unique Opportunity
The Founders considered political office to be quite different than any other undertaking. There is a combination of human passions found in no other place. Benjamin Franklin described it this way:
"Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence in the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power and the love of money. Separately, each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but when united in view of the same object, they have in many minds the most violent effects. Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall at the same time be a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it.
The uniqueness of politics is that it gives to office holders the power over other peoples' lives and over other peoples' money. No other occupation or business provides this kind of control. And that is why political power is so corrupting. Few men or women can handle it very long without gradually beginning to exercise unrighteous dominion over others. It is a fact of human nature.
What about Salaries of Public Officials?
The Founders felt that as soon as you attach a salary to a public office, it immediately becomes a job which people want to keep-even for a career. It no longer is considered a real service. Franklin explained to a friend the difference between public service in America and in Europe:
"In America, salaries, where indispensable, are extremely low; but much of public business is done gratis. The honor of serving the public ably and faithfully is deemed sufficient. Public spirit really exists there, and has great effects. In England it is universally deemed a nonentity, and whoever pretends to it is laughed at as a fool, or suspected as a knave."
In the Constitutional Convention, Franklin gave a lengthy discourse on this subject. He warned that high salaries for government offices are the best way to attract scoundrels and drive from the halls of public office those men who possess true merit and virtue. He asked:
"And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable preeminence, through all the bustle of cabal, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and indefatigable activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government, and be your rulers."
His next statement has turned out to be prophetic:
"Sir, though we may set out in the beginning with moderate salaries, we shall find that such will not be of long continuance. Reasons will never be wanting for proposed augmentations; and there will always be a party for giving more to the rulers, that the rulers may be able in return to give more to them."
But Don't We Have to Pay Sufficient Salaries to Attract Good People?
Franklin had an answer for those who worried that not paying high salaries would deprive our country of its best leaders. He used the example of George Washington but he did not use his name so as not further embarrass him who was presiding at the Convention:
"To bring the matter nearer home, have we not seen the greatest and most important of our offices, that of general of our armies, executed for eight years together, without the smallest salary, by a patriot whom I will not now offend by any other praise; and this, through fatigues and distresses, in common with the other brave men, his military friends and companions, and the constant anxieties peculiar to his station? And shall we doubt finding three or four men in all the United States, with public spirit enough to bear sitting in peaceful council, for perhaps an equal term, merely to preside over our civil concerns, and see that our laws are duly executed? Sir, I have a better opinion of our country. I think we shall never be without a sufficient number of wise and good men to undertake, and execute well and faithfully, the office in question."
A modern-day comparison will bear out the truth of Franklin's statement. In the state of New Hampshire, the state legislators receive no salary. There is also no state income tax in the state of New Hampshire! In California, state legislators are paid an annual salary of $72,000 per year. California has one of the highest state income tax rates in the nation. The conclusion is self-explanatory.
Long before the Constitutional Convention, where Franklin had made his plea for modest salaries, Pennsylvanians had put the following provision in their State Constitution. It included a solution to the problem of many people wanting the same office:
"As every freeman, to preserve his independence, (if he has not a sufficient estate) ought to have some profession, calling, trade, or farm, whereby he may honestly subsist, there can be no necessity for, nor use in, establishing offices of profit; the usual effects of which are dependence and servility, unbecoming freemen, in the possessors and expectants; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable, as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature ."
Hopefully, through the work of freedom-loving people and with the grace of God on our country, our upcoming elections will begin to produce the kind of elected officials the Founders envisioned.
Earl Taylor, Jr.


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Stanford Claims Wins Over UCSD, UCSB
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Cardinal outscores San Diego State and Hawai'i 37-8 Saturday
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Cardinal takes on UC San Diego, UCSB, San Diego State and Hawai'i this weekend
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(Ivanhoe Broadcast)—A new bioengineering technique that substitutes human liver cells in place of mice liver cells may allow researchers to develop more effective drugs prior to clinical trials. Stanford scientists evaluated mice with "humanized' livers in the search for a potent hepatitis C drug cocktail. Over 150 million people are infected with HVC, the virus that causes hepatitis C and is the leading cause of liver transplant and liver cancer.
Researchers wanted to target HVC while overcoming obstacles of past mice drug testing. Unfortunately, the previous standard does not allow scientists to account for the interaction of multiple drugs and the metabolic functional differences between mouse and human livers.
"This gives us a new tool for improving the testing of drugs before they are given to people in clinical trials," the study's senior author, Gary Peltz, MD, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, pain and perioperative medicine said in a previously prepared statement. "All too often, drugs showing tremendous promise in preclinical animal assessments fail in human trials because of unforeseen safety problems. It's often not the drug itself, but one of its metabolites, that is responsible for a drug-induced toxicity."
The HVC trial drug, clemizole was tested using the modified mouse livers in an effort to develop a cheap, effective alternative to severe, costly treatments currently on the market. Though prescribed as an antihistamine in the 1950s and 1960s, clemizole is being repurposed to target the HVC virus while interacting safely with other prescriptions—30 percent of the population 57 years and older take five prescriptions or more.
The mice livers were altered by researchers by killing liver cells and replacing them with human liver cells. The chimeric mice used in testing had varying levels of human cell integration. The study authors were able to distinguish how the human cells were interacting with drugs versus the mice cells and concluded that the bioengineered mice were accurate indicators of human performance and that clemizole is a viable drug for HVC trials.
The enhanced mice showed researchers effects that were previously masked due to the inherent differences in organ structure or created false alarms when transferred from mice to human candidates. The novel testing holds promise for future drug development targeting a plethora of additional ailments.
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Margaret Schrope, age 101, of Smyrna, DE; passed away peacefully in her home, on April 28, 2013, surrounded by her daughter, Viola M. Jester; granddaughter, Doris A. Carden & her husband- Michael, and 4 Great-Grandchildren.
Mrs. Schrope was born, July 24, 1911 in Philadelphia, PA.to the Late- Harry & Anna(Kalp) Groff. She enjoyed crocheting doilies, cooking, canning food, dancing, and spending time with family.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin W. Schrop, Sr., who passed away in 1997.
She is survived by 3 Children, Viola M. Jester, of Smyrna; Irvin(Buckie) Schrope, Jr. & his wife- Naomi, of Nixa, MO.; and John Bradbury, of Williamstown N.J. 37 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren & 36 great-great-grandchildren.
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Take a cruise with Elvis, have drinks and dinner with him or watch several Elvis tribute artists compete in concert. The 11th annual Lake George Elvis Festival kicked off this Wednesday and will continue through the weekend. The Festival, sponsored by LakeGeorge.com, Elvis Presley Enterprises and several area businesses, offers Elvis-themed events throughout the Village, some free, some require a ticket purchase. For a full schedule of activities and ticket information, visit the Elvis Festival website where "The King of Rock 'n Roll meets The Queen of American Lakes."
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Empire State Towing and Recovery Association (ESTRA) Tow Show
Check out the most beautiful wreckers you'll ever see on the lawn of Fort William Henry Resort on Canada Street. There will be vendors, demonstrations and training classes Friday, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Admission to the show is free.
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Stop by the church on the corner of Ottawa and Montcalm for soup, chili, sandwiches or perhaps a bite from the "Heavenly Hot Dog Wagon." The fair includes vendors with specialty items, handmade crafts, quilts, annual and perennial plants. The fair runs Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A portion of sales will be donated to the Church Outreach.
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How do you alter the timeout from 5 seconds? (which is very annoying)
I had this issue on a Thinkpad x220. The following message showed up in /var/log/dmesg:
You can tell linux to let a vendor specific driver (thinkpad_acpi) handle the backlight by passing the acpi_backlight=vendor option to the kernel.
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There has been a buzz since yesterday about info found that Apple is indeed getting ready to up their game with an iPhone based on CDMA which will work on Verizon and Sprint. We have been hearing about this for a few months, but now that the Wall Street Journal has written about it, it seems like a pretty credible rumor. It started with a banner that was spotted at the top of the Wall Street Journal site:
Some of the dates that they may happen are iffy. Some say as soon as this summer, others say fall, and an article posted just this morning says that is not happening until 2011. In either case, it sounds like it is coming for real which marks problems for ATT. ATT customers have complained about the service with their iPhones for quite a while (myself included). Things have gotten a bit better, but still not rock solid.
I can't wait to see what happens. I currently have my iPhone through my job on a corporate account with ATT so it's unlikely that I would get the new phone anytime soon, but one can hope. :)


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BlackBerry 9800 slider (AT&T), 9300 (T-Mobile) and 9670 clamshell in new videos
BlackBerry 9800, BlackBerry 9670 and BlackBerry 9300 are three of RIM's unannounced smartphones that appeared until now in several leaked videos and photos.
Most of the previously published videos have been removed. However, thanks to Salomondrin, we now have new videos that show each of RIM's upcoming devices.
The BlackBerry 9800 slider seen here is made for AT&T (which might also launch the Pearl 3G 9100). It runs BlackBerry OS 6.0 (obviously), and its sliding mechanism seems to be "awesome." Check out the video, where the 9800 is compared to the Storm:
The BlackBerry 9670 clamshell runs OS 6.0, too. The device presented in the video below is an older version that has a 3.2MP camera – the new 9670 will come with a 5MP camera, 512MB ROM and 4GB of internal memory.
Finally, we have the BlackBerry 9300 (aka Kepler), which will come to T-Mobile in a purple version. The 9300 is the next-generation BlackBerry Curve, featuring 3G and Wi-Fi.
With all the leaked details on the 9800, 9300 and 9670, I believe RIM wants to announce them as soon as possible, so we might see these three new BlackBerries in official clothes later this month.


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Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body, environment and society. Reflecting upon these developments, this book examines the role of the body in human identification, in the forging of identities, and the ways in which it embodies our social worlds. The approach is integrative, taking a uniquely biological perspective and reflecting on current discourse in the social sciences. With particular reference to bioarchaeology and forensic science, the authors focus on the construction and categorisation of the body within scientific and popular discourse, examining its many tissues, from the outermost to the innermost, from the skin to DNA. Synthesising two, traditionally disparate, strands of research, this is a valuable contribution to research on human identification and the embodiment of identity.


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Pierre Thomas, the Saints' leading rusher the past two seasons, is in camp and healthy, although he wants a more lucrative contract. The Saints are counting on him to remain their mainstay on the ground. Reggie Bush is a multi-faceted player who enters his fifth season in the best health since his rookie season. He looks sharp in training camp and will probably be asked to pick up more of the load given the departure of Mike Bell. The staff hopes that Lynell Hamilton has a breakout season. Another back in the mix, coming off a strong summer and a good camp early, is P.J. Hill, who was on the Saints practice squad last year before being picked up by the Eagles and finishing with the Redskins. Hill is being pressed by free agent Chris Ivory, who has looked solid. ... At fullback, the featured players are Heath Evans, a 10-year veteran who started five games before tearing up his knee at Miami, and Zak Keasey, a third-year man. Evans is being held out of afternoon practices, giving Keasey more reps.
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25 Reggie Bush 6-0 203 5
30 Lynell Hamilton 6-0 235 2
43 P.J. Hill 5-10 218 2
45 Chris Ivory 6-0 222 R
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44 Heath Evans 6-0 250 10
45 Zak Keasey 6-0 235 3
Although the Saints have practiced each morning in full pads, the team has not yet held full-contact drills. That hasn't stopped players from leveling a hit here or there. On Saturday morning, linebacker Jonathan Vilma came after Bush on a run that had got strung out wide. Bush was clearly going out, but Vilma elected to finish the play. Approaching Bush at near-full speed, Vilma delivered a hard push up high on the shoulder pads and Bush, seeming startled, lost his balance and went down hard out of bounds. The offense got in its own lick in the afternoon when, on handoff drills, Hamilton stayed fast as he went into the secondary past slapping defenders. When cornerback Danny Gorrer came up for the last, rather pro-forma attempt to strip the ball, Hamilton lowered his helmet and crashed into Gorrer.
P.J. Hill
The back had several standout runs, and he has been impressive on the practice field for two years running. Coach Sean Payton noted the team generally has three backs on its game-day roster but said he has no fixed number for how many running backs he will keep. It appears that, with Bell gone, Hill is set to move up the depth chart and take the slot occupied last season by Hamilton. But that spot will go to a player who can contribute in a variety of ways, Payton said, noting special teams play will probably make the difference.
One play late in the afternoon practice showed Bush's quick-strike ability. Quarterback Drew Brees zipped the ball to Bush, who had two blockers in front of him. An audible buzz arose from the sideline as Bush exploded forward, sliced between two defenders and then cut back to the middle of the field and sprinted free.
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Colestipol is a cholesterol-lowering drug.
Colestipol lowers "bad" cholesterol in the blood, which is also called LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Lowering your LDL cholesterol may reduce your risk of hardened arteries, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and circulation problems.
Lowering high cholesterol levels is an important part of preventing heart disease and arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
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Do not take colestipol granules without mixing them with water or another liquid. Taking the granules dry could cause you to accidentally inhale or choke on the granules.
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The Milledgeville Missiles pulled within a game of the NUIC East leaders by beating frontrunner Aquin 63-61 on Thursday in Milledgeville.
Jordan Harris paced Milledgeville (18-4, 7-3 NUIC East) with 16 points and four assists. Kameron DawTyne chipped in 12 points, while Blake Kappes was a rebound short of a double-double, with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Aquin (18-5, 8-2 NUIC) was led by Aiden Chang, who hit a pair of 3's en route to a game-high 20-points.
Eastland 59, Pearl City 45: Eastland (20-3, 12-0 NUIC West) remained perfect in conference by handily beating Pearl City (5-21, 1-9 NUIC) in Lanark.
The Cougars were paced by Dalton Schaner, who poured in 25 points, which included an 8-for-8 performance from the line.
A 22 point second quarter blew the game open for Eastland, who held a 36-25 lead at the break. Blake Janssen added 14 points.
Girl's Basketball
Dixon 40, Geneseo 33, OT: Brooke Bailey tallied half of the Duchesses' points in Geneseo, as they avenged loss from earlier in the season to the Maple Leafs in overtime.
Dixon (16-10, 6-4 NIB-12) held Geneseo (15-13, 6-4 NIB-12) to single-digit scoring in all four quarters and overtime. With the score knotted up at 27, the Duchesses outscored the Leafs 13-6 in the extra frame.
Bailey went 11-for-12 from the free-throw line in overtime to seal the deal for Dixon on the road.
LaSalle-Peru 57, Sterling 51: A very balanced LaSalle-Peru attack was too much for the Golden Warriors (18-11, 6-4 NIB-12 West) to handle, as they lost a tough one on the road at the hands of the Cavaliers.
Kaitlyn Bauer had a double-double for Sterling, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, both career highs. Gabby Sandoval chipped in 13 points.
LaSalle-Peru (13-15, 3-7 NIB-12 West) was paced by Hannah Wolfe, who poured in 15 points.
Men's basketball
Highland 74, Sauk Valley 66: The Skyhawks lost a close one to their rival at home.
Sauk (13-13, 5-5 Arrowhead) was within four-points with 5 minutes to go. The fouling tactic worked, but Highland (19-6, 8-1 Arrowhead) grabbed multiple offensive rebounds off of their misseed free throws to take control.
Jacoby Posely paced Sauk with 19 points on six 3-pointers, five assists, and no turnovers. Tiger Greene added 10 points.
Highland was led by former Rochelle standout Grant Prusator, who hit four 3-pointers en route to a 19-point game.
Women's basketball
Sauk Valley 89, Highland 47: The Cougars couldn't do much to stop the Skyhawks, as Sauk cruised to a conference victory.
The Skyhawks (18-4) were led by Jordan Giddings, who poured in 25 points and grabbed six rebounds. Aleena Hammelman and Sheldeen Joseph were right behind her, adding 18 and 17 points respectively. Hammelman also had eight rebounds and five assists, while Joseph also contributed eight assists, six rebounds, and three steals.


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Archive for the tag "OOo"
LibreOffice moves up to 4.3 – today, you can't own a better Office Suite
Two versions of LibreOffice were released in quick succession. You'll find the latest iteration of the successful 4.2 series announced here, but slightly ahead of that 4.2.6 release, there was also the bump to a new development cycle. I was on a field trip to the US at the time of the 4.3.0 release announcement […]
Posted: 6 August, 2014 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: OOo, libreoffice
Comments: 46
LibreOffice 3.6.7 (last in series) packaged for Slackware 13.37
I thought that with 3.6.6 the LibreOffice developers had released the last update in the 3.6 series. However, there is yet another release. and it looks like 3.6.7 is really going to be the final incremental release. LibreOffice 3.6.7 is a bugfix release (changes in 22.214.171.124 and 126.96.36.199) which was added to the release schedule […]
Posted: 20 July, 2013 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: OOo, libreoffice
Comments: 6
LibreOffice 3.5.5 released – just before 3.6.0
I realize that LibreOffice 3.6.0 is almost upon us, but I think that a stable office suite is more important than the latest release. So, I uploaded a set of LibreOffice packages (targeting Slackware 13.37 and newer). The new maintenance release of LibreOffice is characterized with "improvements in … compatibility to third-party formats" apart from […]
Posted: 12 July, 2012 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: OOo, libreoffice
Comments: 12
LibreOffice 3.5.3
I just uploaded packages (targeting Slackware 13.37 and newer) for the latest maintenance release of LibreOffice. Check out the announcement for 3.5.3: "LibreOffice 3.5.3 provides additional stability to corporate and individual users…". If you want to compile this yourself, then remember what I said in my post about the 3.5.2 release: "update … Slackware 13.37 […]
Posted: 4 May, 2012 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: OOo, libreoffice
Comments: 32
Fixes for LibreOffice in KDE
Those of you who use KDE as their desktop environment and also use my LibreOffice packages, will know that there are two major annoyances, related to KDE's theming engine but ultimately caused by bugs in LibreOffice. Those annoyances are: Tooltips in LO applications show up as black text on black background, effectively rendering them useless. […]
Posted: 26 November, 2011 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: OOo, kde, libreoffice, oxygen
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So, I was one of the few who were able to get some tickets to the Black Veil Brides show at Altar Bar in Pittsburgh PA, January 2013.
The show sold out in 58 minutes once it was announced. They could've easily sold out a second show if their touring schedule could allow for it, but by selling out, it will practically guarantee that the next time they come to town, that show will sell out too. Only this time they'll be playing at a bigger venue. Question is, will it be Stage AE (seating capacity of 2,400 indoors or 5,500 outdoors) or the Consol Energy Center (seating capacity of 19,758)?
Back to the show.
I hate to slam a band that I know is trying, but the opening act did nothing to leave an impression. Their name is "Tuesdays Too Late". Nothing original or distinctive. Sounded a lot like Helmet, but without any of the passion. The most noise they made was when they mentioned the Black Veil Brides. So feel free to come a bit later and save your energy for the next group.
Before William Control went on, I ventured upstairs to the "drinking" section. (It was an all ages show, so that meant alcohol couldn't be served on the "performance" floor. There were police to verify the activities taking place, more on that later)
I got a Captain and Coke – $7, mostly was ice. That's ok because it was hot as hell in there. Only one shot that the bartender was completely guessing at. Here's a tip lady. If you want me to drink more, add a little bit extra. That will encourage me to come back and feel like I am getting something.
After consuming the beverage quickly (as I wasn't allowed back downstairs until the drink was gone), I decided to venture to the basement – where the men's restrooms are located.
I made my way down and saw this:
That was cool, you typically don't get to see those unless you are a VIP. It sounded like the band members were down there as well, and I was about to explore, but then what I am guessing is their manager came out and was talking about how he hated local bands not pumping up the crowd. Guess it wasn't his idea to have "Tuesdays Too Late" on the bill, and I don't blame him. They were terrible.
I got back up in time to take in the next act, William Control.
Prior to this event, I had never heard of them, but I can now say that I will be paying more attention. Had a very cool intro. Sounds a lot like Orgy/New Order/Depeche Mode but with balls.
There were only two guys onstage and most of the music was pre-programmed, but you know what?
It freaking rocked.
You can tell he's inspired by Morrissey, as he mentioned having just been to Pittsburgh to see his show when he was in town. It's funny, because Morrissey hates Pittsburgh, and William Control went on to say he hated Canada. Don't know why, but I guess you gotta keep the hate train going.
He has a Bono (U2) type persona. By that I mean slow, deliberate gestures so that everyone in the crowd can see what he's doing. I hope he comes back again as I would certainly like to see him again.
Here's another reason why I like this guy. After his show as they were setting up for Black Veil Brides, he mingled with the crowd and stood with every person who wanted to get pictures. You could tell all he wanted to do was chill out, but there he was getting wave after wave of BVB fans getting pictures with him. It's stuff like this that resonates with people, and in turn, good karma comes back around.
Here's a video link:
Come Die With Me
William Control with a fan:
Now to the main topic: BLACK VEIL BRIDES
Here's the BVB stage ready for action:
There was a longer than average pause between the sets as someone needed some tape for their fingers. Not that it bothered any of the fans waiting. There were a few chants for the band during the break, and when the lights finally went down, the cheers were quickly heard.
They seem to have a standard set list that they follow. Nothing wrong with that as it makes for performing better when everyone in the band knows what the sequence will be.
I can't list them all, but here's what I remember:
"I Am Bulletproof"
"New Religion"
"Wretched and Divine"
"All Your Hate"
"God Bless You"
"Children Surrender"
"Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover)
"Shadows Die"
"Nobody's Hero"
"Youth and Whiskey"
"Rebel Love Song"
"Knives and Pens"
"Fallen Angels"
"In the End"
Black Veil Brides Performing:
The best comparison I can make is to compare this concert against when I saw Falling In Reverse a few months ago.
It sounded like Andy Biersack (Lead singer) was sick. Seemed to have a growly voice when speaking to the crowd. Singing-wise, it was fine. I do have to complain about the sound in this building. There were some points in time where the lead vocals were drowned out by the backing vocals and guitar. Otherwise, I think he delivered on what the audience came to see: Him.
He had the obligatory "singer stage" which allowed him to be viewed by more people. Nothing wrong with that, just something that most bands do now. You could hear the screams and cries from teen-aged girls anytime he smiled or fist pumped or just about anything else he did. I always like it when performers talk to the crowd, and when personalize it too. My big takeaway from his talk was how you need to do your own thing, and not give a f&ck about what others think about you. True statement about life, really.
Now back to the cop. I asked him why he was there. He told me that since it was an "all ages show" there were some things that had to be in place in order make sure the Altar Bar was in compliance. The first (and most important) was the alcohol which they were doing well. The second was profanity. I asked him about the colorful metaphors being used, and he told me you can use the f-bombs as long as you don't use it sexually. So, as an example, I could say "I think we live in a fucked up world", but any reference that might be thought of as sexual, could cause trouble.
And that was the entire reason for the police presence. Talk about a waste of your tax dollars.
Now to my personal favorite part. The Guitarists.
Lead by Jake Pitts (Lead Guitar) and Jeremy "Jinxx" Ferguson (Rhythm Guitar), I think this is where the backbone of the band resides. For their entire performance, I wanted to hear more guitar, and hear what other licks and solos they could perform. It reminds me very much of the tandem attack that Slayer uses. Unless you are a polished artist, it's extremely hard to have two people play the same or supporting notes on guitar simultaneously and pull it off without a hitch. And these guys did it.
I really hope for the next album they let these two shine with their chops on the six-string attack. Coupled with the lyrics that speak to many, could be the ticket to earning a place in history in the Rock N Rock timeline.
And of course, none of this works unless you have a bassist (Ashley Purdy) and drummer (Christian "CC" Coma) who humbly perform their roles without missing a beat, and provide the foundation for all the music the band represents.
Overall, it was a great show. Next time, in a bigger venue and better sound (The Altar Bar is named that since it's a converted church, so there is a huge steeple in the middle where the sound escapes to) could really put Black Veil Brides on the map as a huge national band.
Rating: 8/10


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Wilhmenia C. Ballard, 65, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in New Light Ministries with Richard Murray, pastor, and Eleanor Murray, co-pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road.
Mrs. Ballard was a nurse and attended nursing school in England while her husband was stationed there in the Air Force. She was a member of New Light Ministries Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Williams of Colorado Springs, Colo., Judith Walker of Las Vegas and Sonia Arenas of San Antonio; three sons, John H. Ballard Jr. of Amarillo, Michael Anthony Ballard of Tennessee Colony and Christopher Warren Ballard of Atlanta; three brothers, Albert Carter of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Moses Carter and Aaron Carter, both of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
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Paul Smith is chief football writer of the Sunday Mirror. He is a former sports reporter of the year.
The Pole, 25, will sign a pre-contractual agreement with the European champions in January - and he'll earn £130,000 a week
'All in it together' atmosphere at the Gunners has delighted Germany midfielder following huge summer move from Real Madrid
Wenger wants another striker and Real Madrid hitman has had a ringing endorsement from Gunners' Bernabeu old boy Ozil
Both clubs are looking to sign the Polish striker, whose contract at Borussia Dortmund runs out this summer
The West Ham youngster changed the name on the back of his shirt in a bid to distance himself from his dad, with whom he has a difficult relationship
The Reds fear that transfer saga over controversial Uruguay striker will reignite during next transfer window
Senior club official believed to have met frontman representing group, whose approach to Arsenal was rejected
"I'm not condoning diving. I'm not a cheat. But there are certain circumstances that justify going down," the Real Madrid new-boy says
Redknapp's shock departure stunned football, but former Spurs boss is bound by a legal contract which prevents him from revealing the details
'It was embarrassing, if I'm honest. We were comprehensively outplayed and deserved nothing from the game' said Argentine
Marcello Trotta's spot-kick to leap-frog opponents Doncaster hits bar, Rovers break away and net to make themselves League One champs
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Treasure Valley rock fans will readily recognize Adrian Conner. She is the SG-strapped guitarist channeling the persona of Angus Young for the all-female AC/DC tribute band, Hell's Belles: A gig she has held for a dozen years for a band that has become a Boise fan favorite. This month Adrian returns with her own project which will light up The Liquid on Memorial Day, May 26. Tix are only $5, so by any standard it is a worthwhile investment just to watch her shred the guitar.
Adrian Conner has watched her solo band, Adrian & the Sickness make a continual progression over the years. She has released a string of exciting and energetic albums marking the evolution of her songwriting and style. The most recent of these is "Be Your Own Saviour", which the singer, songwriter, and of course guitarist tells The Examiner will be the last as "& the Sickness". It is just Adrian these days--as well it should be.
"Be Your Own Saviour" is Adrian's most expansive album to date. It still contains her usual alternative pop-rock edginess, but there are many new flavors and nuances in the mix. As Conner offers:
"It's an experience album meant to be listened to from start to finish. Kind of like 'Darkside of the Moon' with a less specific story line and more, loud, horny parts."
The new record marks the final recordings with long-time bassist Heather Webb, and Adrian stated it "showcases her best bass playing to date." "Be Your Own Saviour" is both a continuation and an evolution of her previous effort, the acclaimed "B.F.D.", which was produced by Go-Go's bassist, Kathy Valentine. This time around Conner handled production duties with Alex Lyon who owns the highly popular studio, Bubble, in Austin, Texas.
Adrian has called Austin home for the last decade, but her never-ending touring with Hell's Belles and with her own band has made the road her real home. The constant string of club dates for both bands, predominantly in the western half of the U.S., has honed and refined her fret skills as well as her energetic, exciting, and yes, sexy performances. She has continued to improve her vocal prowess and find her voice as a front woman along the road well-traveled.
Experience Adrian at The Liquid, Monday, May 26, catch the sickness and be your own savior!
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Want to go out for a few drinks but feel guilty about leaving your dog at home? Toss your worries and grab the leash, The Bark Bar is officially open. A brand-new dog park/bar concept in the Highlands, the bright and spacious Bark Bar has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a patio and 4,000 square foot fenced off-leash dog park.
The creation of dog lover Catherine Peters, The Bark Bar offers a selection of over 80 craft beers with 12 on tap and a bold range of canned beers from Colorado and across the country. Prefer a Salty Dog? The full-service bar offers wine and spirits, with canine-themed cocktails like the Irish Wolfhound and Hot Buttered Rump.
If your pooch and his friends decide that you're the designated driver, there's also a coffee bar with snacks, baked goods, and free Wi-Fi. Patrons are welcome to order food delivery to the bar or bring take-out for lunch or dinner.
Guardians who want to hang outside with their pals can sip a beer on the comfortable patio or on benches in the dog park, right in the middle of the fun. Shaded areas keep it cool in summer, heaters and blankets make it toasty in winter, and water bowls are provided so your dogs can have a drink right along with you.
The Bark Bar
4132 West 38th Avenue, Denver (Two blocks east of Tennyson in the North Highland area)
Open Sunday—Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight.
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Weapon Wielding Wobots Worry World
This is one of the most disturbing videos I've seen in a long time. It's two robots going at it with medieval weaponry. I have no idea why they exist, or what they're demonstrating, but I can't believe some shmuck programmed robots to swing weapons. WTF were you thinking? Like I don't already have enough to worry about. This is definitely gonna give me nightmares and daymares. But hopefully not a rash. I just got over the last one and can finally sit down on the toilet again. I freaking hate hovering.
Thanks Brian, I love fearing for my life.


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Emotional Readiness
Retiring isn't as simple as quitting your job. There are financial concerns, indeed, but just as important, you have to be emotionally ready for your new life.
"You can expect a period of tremendous confusion," says Dr. Judith Coche, a clinical psychologist and owner of the Coche Center in Philadelphia, Penn. "It takes about two years to go from one place in human development to the next place."
Coche says you should expect a transitional period, for example, as a new parent faces or as a couple faces marriage. She says it's normal to feel confused and overwhelmed.
To help the transition, Coche says people have to develop goals for this period in life.
Joanne Fritz, creator of NotYetRetired.com based in Phoeniz, Ariz., says new retirees go through phases before they get settled into their new daily patterns. In the beginning, you might sleep as long as you want in the morning and enjoy the lack of structure that you were tied down to when you were working. But that's only temporary, she says.
"Eventually you'll want to something to structure your time and part of that is because we're so used to having goals and moving towards them." Frtiz says.
So how do you set new goals? The same way you set the old ones, more or less.
Write a list of things you'd like to do. Whether its spending more time with your grandkids, taking a computer class or finally creating that killer garden in your yard, you need to decide which goals you'd like to accomplish.
As you think about the things you'd like to do, Fritz recommends you remember who you are, or who you were early in your working years and what things gave you pleasure back then.
"That means getting back to some of the things you've let fall by the wayside, perhaps a talent that's been on the back burner while you were raising your kids," Fritz says.
The things you loved to do years ago can finally be restarted in retirement. Or, you can find new things that you've been eager to try, such as traveling, a new craft, a sport or another adventure.
Jon Dauphine, Director of Economic Security and Work Campaigns at AARP, says many retirees are spending their days mentoring younger generations and sharing decades of knowledge.
"They say it's terribly rewarding to volunteer. They give help and they can pick and choose what they really want to do,' Dauphine says.
Make a laundry list of all the possibilities and see how they may fit into your new schedule. See which friends will be around to share it with, or take this new start as a way to make some new friends.
But of course, you have to have the means to pay for it all. Financial readiness is the next item to examine before you retire.
Financial Readiness
The downturn of the stock market over the past several years hasn't helped the nest eggs of most pre-retirees. 401(k) plans have turned flat, and you need to reevaluate the money you have to see if it will support the lifestyle you desire.
You need to draw up a new budget that takes into account how your expenses and income will change when you leave work. While you may have a pension or retirement plans to fund your retirement, there will be some new expenses.
For example, health insurance. You may have to buy an individual policy if the one from your employer will be discontinued when you leave work and if you're not yet eligible for Medicare. Plus, because you'll have more free time, you may be spending more money on activities than you did when you were working.
"People in retirement need a good budget as much as anybody else does," says Fritz. "It's very important to be a realist about what you can afford to do."
Most people in retirement are not wealthy. Despite the retirement advertisements that show images of people on golf courses and out to dinner, most people have to be careful about how they're spending.
AARP's Dauphine says the "golf course mystique" isn't reality, and that 75- to 80-percent of new retirees are finding a bridge job so they can phase down into full retirement. A part-time job solves two challenges, he says. Retirees can benefit from the extra income a job brings while slowly getting used to having time to themselves.


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"Jane the Virgin is doing some of the most serious, most valuable work I've seen in a long time, and that work is rooted in a radically frank depiction of new motherhood." Links may contain spoilers, but also this show is very silly so knowing some things that happen will probably not ruin your enjoyment of the rest of it [more inside]
RIP Saturday morning cartoons
Vortexx, the last non-E/I children's Saturday morning programming block on broadcast television, is ending this fall.
There's No Crying In Pilots
All Your TV Are Belong To Us
More than five years after it was first announced, it looks like beloved British 1970s/80s science-fiction show Blake's 7 (previously) is coming back to television. The story about the innocent freedom fighter framed for sex crimes against children and his criminal compatriots fighting the Authoritarian Federation is getting a fresh lick of paint at SyFy. It will be directed by Casino Royale and Green Lantern director Martin Campbell. But should it return? [more inside]
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Kristen Haring knits Morse Code (SLYT) (via)
Take this song and cover it!
Straight outta the Department of Obscure and Unlikely Covers, here's Hank Crawford's version of Johnny Paycheck's Take This Job and Shove It. [more inside]
Strange CW Keys, a collection of interesting and totally unique Morse Code keys made by Jari Vainio, OH6DC in Finland.
Strange CW Keys, a collection of interesting and totally unique Morse Code keys made by Jari Vainio, OH6DC in Finland.
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Just because those amateur radio operators on the Jay Leno show can out-text Ben Cook, former world SMS champion (160 chars in 57 seconds or about 33 wpm), doesn't mean that you can't try to beat them by joining them: iDitDahText lets you input Morse code on your iPhone with a software iambic keyer at up to 50 words per minute, no sleeve garters or green-visor required.
My Life In Ham Radio
"Ham Radio is a life long learning experience. You never stop learning." Don, W3RDF, is a CW enthusiast who shares with us his love of a hobby that has been a source of many friends from around the globe. With Solar Cycle 24 just beginning, the Ham Bands have been heating up with activity. Perhaps you might want to listen to what they are saying.
A travesty.
A travesty. It was ok when they screwed up Batman, and when Spawn came out I wasn't expecting much. But know they've turned Superman, the original super hero, into a whiny Dawson Creek-ish brat. Why does my childhood hero belong to AOL? Why?
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Chamique Holdsclaw Pleads Not Guilty; WNBA Star Claims She Did Not Attack Ex-Girlfriend Jennifer Lacy
Chamique Holdsclaw pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from her alleged attack on ex girlfriend Jennifer Lacy while she sat in her car. (Photo: Atlanta Police Department)
Chamique Holdsclaw has reportedly pleaded not guilty to assault charges stemming from a fight with ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lacy.
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According to TMZ, Chamique Holdsclaw pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault, criminal damage in the first degree, criminal damage in the second degree and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The former WNBA star is accused of smashing Lacy's car with a baseball bat and shooting a gun into the vehicle while her ex was sitting inside.
If Holdsclaw is convicted of all these charges, she could go to jail for up to 65 years, according to TMZ.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the incident began last November, when Jennifer Lacy was working out at a church in the area. According to the police report, Holdsclaw then asked to put something in her ex's car. Afterwards, Lacy noticed a gas smell inside the vehicle and then saw Holdsclaw driving behind her. Lacy then drove to a friend's house, which is where the alleged attack occurred.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Chamique Holdsclaw turned herself into police three days after the alleged assault. She was later released on $100,000.
The six-time WNBA All-Star was indicted on six charges last month. At the time, her lawyer, Ed Garland, told USA Today that his client planned to plead not guilty.
"Our position is that she is not guilty of having committed any assault upon Ms. Lacy," Garland said. "The events occurred after an emotional situation between the two of them. She did assault the car itself and damage the car with the baseball bat and firing the gun; however, there was no assault on Ms. Lacy.
"We expect to negotiate a proper resolution to this matter with the district attorney's office."
Garland's law firm has previously represented other high-profile athletes, including NFL stars Ray Lewis and Ben Roethlisberger.
Per the Associated Press, Chamique Holdsclaw won three straight national titles as a member of the Tennessee Volunteers before being drafted into the WNBA. She still holds the conference record for career points scored and was a member of the United States' gold-medal winning women's basketball team at the 2000 Olympics.
However, her career quickly went south in the mid-2000s, per Yahoo Sports. In 2004, the WNBA legend failed to show up for a game, and she ultimately retired three years later. Recently, she revealed in her autobiography that she has been suffering from depression and once attempted suicide.
Jennifer Lacy, meanwhile, graduated from Pepperdine University and signed with the Phoenix Mercury as an undrafted free agent. This made her the first woman from the West Coast Conference to make a WNBA roster, per the league's website. In the 2008 Expansion Draft, she was sent to the Atlanta Dream, where she shared the court with Holdsclaw. Lacy currently plays for the Tulsa Shock and averaged 8.5 points per game with the squad last season.
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Calisthenics - Starting out slow
Saturday, December 08, 2012
I've tried lifting weights according to what programs tell you to do(do this exercise that works one muscle and doesn't get your heart rate up very much, 3 sets) and I think it's a bad way to do things. My muscles would get so sore and take so long to heal. I would feel like doing nothing. No ambition to do anything while I was healing. I was really hungry too so I ate and I gained some fat. My body craved protein, which it needed, but extra carbs and fat it didn't need. So I said to myself, "This can't be good for you."
So last Monday I started doing Calisthenics. I did Jumping Jacks, Pushups, Pullups, Climbers, and Squats all 1 set. It took me about 15 mins. I was sore the next day, but it wasn't bad. Wednesday I wasn't sore so I did another set that morning. Felt good the rest of the day and was a little sore the next day. Friday I wasn't sore so I did 2 sets that day and I'm a little sore today. My muscles feel stronger and look bigger. I have energy and feel good.
I think starting out slow is a good thing. I do cycling and you start out slow when you first start out. If you don't you will bonk and feel like crap for a few days. Same thing can apply to weight lifting. These programs try and get you to do too much too fast and all it does it put you behind and make you feel like crap.
Calisthenics work all the muscle groups. Muscles are made to work in groups. Does working out just your bicep make it easier to lift things compared to doing just pullups. I don't think so.
Getting your heart rate up is good for muscle building. Blood feeds the muscle and if you get your heart rate up more then more blood is flowing to the muscles to feed them. I believe this makes them less sore and heals them faster from the workout.
It's about what you can do. I don't have a high income. I can't afford P90x or Insanity. I got all the information I needed to try P90x from the worksheets they provide free online. Calisthenics don't cost any money, except maybe a pullup apperatis. I can't do many real pushups so I do it on my knees. You can even do them on a wall. I can't do pullups in the air. I do them with my heals on the ground and somewhat assisted by my legs. I also don't go to muscle failure. Working your muscle till it's dead means that muscle will be really tired for the rest of day and you won't feel like using it.
So give Calisthenics a try.
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In an untamed, primordial America, 500 years before Columbus will reach its shores, unfolds an epic battle between love and hate that will change one mans destiny and the future of a nation: "Pathfinder." This action-adventure saga recreates one of the most riveting, yet never-before-seen, eras in human history--when Viking "dragon" ships from the mysterious Norse lands arrived out of nowhere to invade a pristine North America. Inspired by historical findings, yet forged with the magic and style of a modern graphic novel, "Pathfinder" comes to life in a cinematic experience filled with intense and primal action.
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Smoooth Animation Tutorial: Jumping
Today we will learn how to make smoooth animation! In this tutorial we will cover a basic movement, but sometimes difficult to look natural, jumping.
I am using a pixel black ball as the subject, but really, you can apply this tutorial to anything you want to jump! Like animals and humans (of coarse they would bend their legs instead of squish.;D)! If your animation starts to "trail", or you simply don't know how to animate, you can check out some other tutorials I have made that are linked at the bottom.
Let us begin!
Lets start with the subject. I am using a 13x13 pixel black ball, but you can use anything, even if it isn't pixeled.
Now for the squish! This is the set move to gather energy for the jump. You wouldn't jump straight legged, would you? For my ball, I made it shorter, and expanded it out some on both ends. If your subject has legs, then in this step they would just bend their legs.
And now we jump! After the subject makes it's set move, whether it be squishing or bending it's legs, give it a pretty good start off. As you can see, this ball's take off height is 2 pixels.
In the next frame it would go a little higher. Depending on how high the subject should jump, it should jump at this rate for however many frames you need it to before going to the next step. For example: in the frame, the ball travels up 3 pixels. If I wanted the ball to go higher, I would make it go 3 pixels up for as many frames until it is as high as I want it to be. Though, this ball is only going to go up at this height for 1 frame.
Now as it continues to go up, gravity starts to take hold of it, so it progresses up slower.
And now it slowly gets slower, pushing up against gravity.
Still going at the same speed as the last frame, it progresses up one last time.
Now it starts to go down. Make it goes down in the same pattern as it jumped.
Going down...
Down, down, down down...
...and I just can't believe my first love wo- Oh.>.>
Now as the subject absorbs the shock, it squishes (or bends it's legs) one last time before standing back up (This animation loops, so since it started standing normal, I don't need to make it stand normal again.).
And now we have a joyful jumping ball of fun! Now you can try to make your own!
Does you animation "trail"? Check out this tutorial!
I hope you found this tutorial helpful! If you have any questions please ask below in the comments.
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Sofia Robins
Aug. 14, 2013
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Boston University begins its Patriot League era in women's lacrosse in 2014, and should add to what is becoming a deep field of contenders for the League title.
The Terriers have nine conference titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances to their credit, all coming since 2000. Boston University made the NCAA tourney in six consecutive seasons from 2005-10, with eighth-year Head Coach Liz Robertshaw directing four of those appearances.
Below, take a look at quick facts for Boston University women's lacrosse and five questions with Head Coach Liz Robertshaw. For the BU women's lacrosse home page, go here
Boston University Women's Lacrosse Quick Facts
*Overall record: 243-179-5
*First season: 1980
*All-time record vs. Patriot League Opponents 13-6
*America East Championships: 9 ('00, '02, '03, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10)
*NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 ('00, '03, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10)
*Head Coach: Liz Robertshaw (8th Season, 82-47)
*Home field: Nickerson Field (10,412)
Five Questions with Liz Robertshaw
Q: Your team spent a week against international competition in Japan this spring....how did that trip help your squad heading into the 2014 season?
A: I think it was an amazing opportunity for our team to see just how global the game of lacrosse is getting and that how they play in international competition sends a message about both BU Lacrosse and how lacrosse is played in the United States; and there is a lot of power and pressure in that which is great for our players to feel heading into a new year. In addition we were lucky enough to play in five games, two of which were against National Teams (U-21 and World Cup Team) and having our younger players have to execute against that level of competition I think will help them with both their confidence and game knowledge in the years to come.
Q: You lose your top two goal scorers from last year's team...which players do you look to step up and fill the void left by Danielle Etrasco and Kristen Mogavero?
A: Obviously it is going to be tough to fill the void of Kristen and Danielle, and to say one or two people are going to do it may be a stretch for us. I think you are going to see a more balanced scoring attack this year, or at least that's the game-plan! I do think having Mallory Collins, the 2012 America East Rookie of the Year, back on the playing field will be a good boost to our attack. But players like Liz Morse, Lindsay Weiner, Sofia Robins, Jill Horka and a bunch of others are going to be looked to in order to put the ball in the back of the net in order for us to find the success we are looking for.
Q: Jill Horka and Sofia Robins each earned All-conference status in their freshman year....what was key to each player's success in their first season and what do you expect from them in the future?
A: They were fearless in many ways and didn't get bogged down by the concept of "being only a freshman." They looked at their playing time as an opportunity to make things happen and got comfortable with the idea that this entire team believed in them and wanted them to find success. We are going to look to push them even more as sophomores and look for them to bring that sense of a "get it done" attitude to the rest of the players who surround them. I think they had good freshmen campaigns, but we are looking to have them work for great playing careers.
Q: You have traditionally played a very tough schedule...how do games against nationally-ranked opponents benefit your team throughout the season?
A: I think it's important to challenge yourself throughout the year with the best competition you can in order to put yourself in a position for post season opportunity. Testing ourselves against top 10/20 teams allows our staff to see where we are throughout the course of a season and make adjustments to our personnel, our game plans and even our goals. If you want to be the best you have to play the best, I am a firm believer in that and so we will continue to have a great non-conference schedule filled with top caliber teams.
Q: Navy has won the last four Patriot League titles, and Loyola is also a nationally-ranked program...what are your impressions of the Mids and Greyhounds and the overall competition in the Patriot League?
A: Loyola and Navy have proven themselves to be fierce competitors in the Patriot League, the former Big East and in their non-conference schedules, and they are teams we are excited about adding to the schedule. I think the Patriot League has continued to get stronger and stronger from a competition standpoint with the additional funding, improved strength of scheduling and excellent coaching that exists within the League. I am looking forward to Boston University getting into the mix of the Patriot League this upcoming season.


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Common Christian Apologists:
How To Debate Them
Tom Jones
From: "tom jones"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Date: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:05 AM
Could you give me some information on some common Christian apologist arguments and tactics and how to debate them, or tell me where to find such info?
From: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
To: "tom jones"
Subject: Re: Apologetics Question
Date: Monday, August 07, 2000 2:39 PM
It depends on which ones. We have covered most of them in our Letters section, because the young apologists come on here and use the latest techniques on us (albeit not always all that skillfully).
This is not unlike asking why we don't believe in God -- which one? or, rather, what do you mean when you say "God"? In a similar sense, we need to know which apologetic you are discussing, because, since about 80 percent of the world's population is theistic, that means that there are about 4.8 thousand-million different apologetics -- 4.8 thousand million different reasons for believing in 4.8 thousand million different god-concepts.
Here are a few popular angles that we encounter in the United States:
The Anthropic Principle is currently the most sophisticated creationist tactic since before the days of Darwin. It is covered handily by particle physicist Victor Stenger, currently living in Colorado. In particular, you'll want to check out his pieces "The Anthropic Coincidences: A Natural Explanation" and the shorter article "Anthropic Design: Does the Cosmos Show Evidence of Purpose?" Stenger digested the main points of the Anthropic Principle and of the Thermodynamics issues in his interview with us last year. We also covered it from a lay-philosophical perspective in a letter from a 12-year-old lad from England but this was before I met Stenger. Stenger's book The Unconscious Quantum: Metaphysics in Modern Physics and Cosmology contains some chapters on the Anthropic Principle, and his book Not by Design: The Origin of the Universe shows that the Big Bang required zero energy to get going -- a quantum fluctuation escaping into a vacuum. The Secular Web is now getting some articles covering the Anthropic Principle. Just type "anthropic" into their search engine. See the addendum to this discussion by Dutch physics student Victor Gijsbers, appended below. [Coment added 16 August 2000.]
Evolution is defended quite nicely by Richard Dawkins in any of his books, particularly The Blind Watchmaker. We have several of Dawkins's articles and interviews in our Articles Index and we list many evolutionist websites in our Web Guide under Science. Dawkins in particular focuses his material toward countering the notion that supernatural intervention is required. A great new resource covering the latest versions of creationism (the Christians aren't the only ones) is the book Tower Of Babel: The Evidence Against The New Creationism by Robert T. Pennock. Pennock's and Dawkins's books are all page-turners: I couldn't put them down. You'll also want to check out the creationist debates on The Secular Web.
The Bible is covered very nicely by C. Dennis McKinsey in his book The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy. Thomas Paine's The Age Of Reason is a classic exposé of biblical errancy from this Founding Father of the United States.
Jesus's very existence as a historical figure is challenged quite neatly and thoroughly by biblical scholar G. A. Wells in any of his various Jesus books. The Jesus Seminar also does a fine job at squelching the notion that there is something to the traditional Jesus myth. The best approach to the whole Jesus problem is the "Jesus Agnosticism" of Robert M. Price in his wonderful new book Deconstructing Jesus. In it, he shows that the Jesus myth, when it was consolidated in the fourth century, had several different origins; thus, we could never find a historical Jesus figure even if we tried. We have gained permission to excerpt from this book and will do that soon -- and may even post it, too.
Apologist Josh McDowell is considered a quack even by many serious Christian apologists. Nevertheless, he is quite popular and has honed his salesmanship to take many a thinking person into his "fold." There are dozens of articles covering McDowell's schlock scholarship on the Secular Web: simply type the word "mcdowell" into the Secular Web's search engine. Or, better yet, visit their (slightly outdated) list of apologetics articles.
Remember, McDowell is popular and he is easy to refute; thus, you will find lots of articles on him. Some of the others give a tougher presentation.
Finally, you do well to hone up on your debating skills -- not so you'll do good at debating them publicly, but so you'll be able to recognize their wiles. For this reason, we have put together a large section in our FAQ called "Discussing Atheism with Others." Of particular interest is the large section on logical fallacies (dishonest debating tactics). This section probably has enough ammunition to defend yourself from any angle. In other words, with a solid base in logical fallacies, you really don't need to know all that much about the finer details of the specific arguments -- which are myriad. You'll be able to spot any use of logical fallacies, and that alone will invalidate your opponent's position. We also have a collection of articles about thinking in our Clues Index, called "Thoughts on Thinking and the Group-Think Process." [Coment added 16 August 2000.]
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