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"So, I just finally accepted that this is what I do: write about various types of dead people falling in love and having wild monkey sex."
"A fascinating, erotic world full of angels, demons, vampires and ambiguity." - Publishers Weekly
"Action packed, with a fascinating, one-of-a-kind vampire hero and a heroine with some very unique qualities. 4-1/2 STARS" - Romantic Times
"It's no secret that I'm 100% obsessed with this series and that I have a major girl crush on Meljean herself. I think she's brilliant as an author..." - Book Binge
Welcome to my new weekly feature, Vampire Chats! Every week I'll have an interview and book contest.
I'm delighted to have Meljean Brook here to talk about her The Guardians series and writing career. Meljean will be giving away two copies of the First Blood anthology. (Contest rules below.)
I have a particular fondness for authors who draw from a variety of sources, crafting their stories from disparate elements, and Meljean is one of those writers. She counts comic books, 17th century poetry, mythology, the supernatural, English and American lit as influences for her dark urban fantasy novels. It's little wonder that she's venturing into steampunk next.
Meljean's the Guardian series includes: Demon Bound, Demon Night, Demon Angel , Demon Moon, and she's contributed to anthologies, including Wild Thing and Hot Spell.
MARTA: Congratulations on being included in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance. What's your story about, and why is this book the perfect Christmas present?
MELJEAN: Thank you! My story is called "In Sheep's Clothing," and features a young woman who returns to her small hometown to tell the man she left behind that she's been turned into a werewolf ... and that she's just bitten the serial killer who has been stalking women in the town.
The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance won't be out in time for Christmas, but The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance is out now. Anthologies are always perfect for this time of year; everyone is busy and rushing around shopping, cooking, getting everything ready -- and it's difficult to grab time to read a full-length novel. But novellas and short stories can be usually be read in one sitting. You get a complete story, and don't have to worry if, when you put the book down, you won't have time to pick it up again for a while.
MARTA: Tell us a little about you're the Guardians series and your latest release, Demon Bound.
MELJEAN: The series is a dark urban fantasy romance series, and the Guardians are humans who have been given angelic powers and protect mankind and vampires from demons. The demons, led by Lucifer, are definitely evil -- there won't be any romances or happily-ever-afters for them in this series.
My latest release, Demon Bound, is about the Black Widow, a Guardian who communicates with spiders and is bound by a bargain with a demon to kill Michael, the leader of the Guardians. Jake Hawkins is a young Guardian who is creeped out by the Black Widow, but who feels he has no choice but to try helping her escape from her bargain. Their book takes them to Hell and back, and was a blast to write. These two characters irritate each other until they begin striking more romantic sparks -- and even then, they are just a lot of fun.
MARTA: How'd you get started on this whole crazy paranormal thing? Isn't reality good enough for you?
MELJEAN: Reality bites.
No, I'm kidding. I think I'm just wired this way. For as long as I can remember, my reading has always included fairy tales, superheroes, vampires, werewolves, mythology ... basically, anything weird or unseen. And I have a difficult time writing anything that doesn't involve either the paranormal or some aspect of fantasy/science fiction. I've tried to write straight fiction (was required to in many college writing courses) and I either bored myself or ended up throwing a zombie in there (to my professors' horror.) So, I just finally accepted that this is what I do: write about various types of dead people falling in love and having wild monkey sex.
MARTA: What inspires you, motivates you, or makes you freeze up at the computer?
MELJEAN: The Guardian series is directly inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost, Neil Gaiman's & Terry Pratchett's Good Omens, Batman and Wonder Woman. I find inspiration in many sources: primarily in my reading, but also in some fantasy art, movies, and real life. Not copying them, but taking that feeling they evoke and try to work with it and work the questions they might raise into my writing.
A really great book will always do two things to me: give me that fleeting "Oh, crap -- and I call myself a writer?" feeling, but it will also push me to be a better writer. Although I love the books I've written, I also hope I'm never satisfied with my work, or become complacent and think "it's good enough"; there's always room for improvement.
And I can usually tell if the story is going really wrong; that's when I'll freeze up at the computer. If I've taken a character in a direction that doesn't fit, if I've done something to the plot that just doesn't work, I hit a block and can't move the story forward. I don't always know what the problem is until I go back and start pulling on the story threads, but once I've figured it out, I know I have to go in and change it -- even if it means completely changing something I'd planned for the book.
So I see that freeze as a good thing. It's frustrating, sure; but ultimately, it means I'll be fixing a part of the story that's gone terribly wrong.
MARTA: How do you even start to do historical research on dragons and angels? Did you have to study Paradise Lost?
MELJEAN: I was in a graduate seminar studying Milton when the idea for the Guardian series began forming. I spent half the class writing notes and the other half writing down ideas for the books and characters. The Guardian mythology veers quickly from the events in Paradise Lost, but there are elements that remain: the role of free will, for example.
The dragons, vampires, angels, and other elements I pulled in from various sources and tied them together, so there are bits and pieces of many other mythologies that go into my worldbuilding (although the core concept is that demons were originally angels who rebelled against Heaven.) I owe it to the reading preferences I described earlier: if it was weird, paranormal, or related to mythology, I was reading it. So by the time I began to write this series, I had a nice well of ideas to draw from, and shelves of books to reference.
MARTA: What's next for you?
MELJEAN: I'm currently working on the fifth full-length book in the Guardian series (there will eventually be eight). It will be out (I believe) in late 2009 or early 2010. In the summer of 2009, a Guardian story is included in the anthology Must Love Hellhounds, along with Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, and Ilona Andrews -- all fabulous authors. Then, I'll be working on a new series of steampunk romances called the Iron Seas. I'm ridiculously excited about those.
MARTA: How do you keep track of all the rules in the Guardian world? Do you have a cheat sheet?
MELJEAN: I don't have a cheat sheet. All of the rules are very solidly in my head, and they all have a reason behind them. Every once in a while I will go back to see exactly how I worded a detail about the worldbuilding in the books, but that's just for consistency. Nothing drives me crazy like a series that doesn't hold true to the rules it has set, so I try very hard not to break any of mine ... even when it would be easier to ignore some of them.
I recently outlined the story arcs that will be resolved by the end of the series, just to make certain everything that needs to be wrapped up will be addressed, but at this point, the worldbuilding won't expand very much. The first four books threw it all out there; now, I've just got to play with what's been written.
For readers who haven't had a chance to read those four books, however, there is hope: almost everything a reader needs to know about the Guardian world and the storyline so far is in the primer on my website.
MARTA: "Supernatural" is now featuring angels battling demons. Do you think angels are the new vampires? Can you envision a teen story about a girl falling in love with an angel who goes to her high school? What would be pros and cons of such a relationship?
MELJEAN: I'm not sure if anything will ever replace vampires, although I can see angels becoming more popular -- especially since bestselling authors like J.R. Ward and Nalini Singh will be starting their own angel series soon. Whenever I read the publishing news, both angels and demons seem to be selling (in romance, young adult, and urban fantasy), and it might be that shows like Supernatural will have the same effect that Buffy once did, and the angels/demons will have an even greater spike (heh, pun not intended, but fun) in popularity.
A young girl falling in love with an angel -- I think that would depend on the angel. If he's a holier-than-thou type, she might just want to smack him; if he's the scary, warrior-angel type, she might fear ever sinning or breaking any rules. On the other hand, if she does sin, she's got an in with the Dudes Upstairs. So maybe she'd get a free pass through the Pearly Gates with the right boyfriend.
I think the best part would be dating someone with wings. While all of the other girls are worrying about having a car or a boyfriend with a car, you'd get the guy who could fly you home. (Of course, if you're like me and live in the Pacific Northwest where it rains all of the time, that wouldn't be so awesome.)
And you'd save on gas.
Thanks so much to Meljean for answering my questions! She'll be dropping by through the week to answer any questions you have for her.
Learn more about Meljean and her books and read sample chapters on her website.
Visit Meljean on her blog, or at MySpace.
If you'd like to win one of two copies of First Blood, with stories by Meljean, Susan Sizemore, Erin McCarthy and Chris Marie Green, just leave a comment! The contest runs through Saturday night, 12/20, and winners will be chosen at random.


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I subscribe to the Paleo method of eating. I refrain from calling it a diet, because the word diet usually means calorie deprivation to most people. The Paleo method of eating is definitely not calorie deprivation. Although I do believe that lowering your overall calorie intake is important if you want to lose weight, most people don't succeed at this method because they lower their calories by too much expecting to lose weight too fast, and ultimately fail in frustration. No, the Paleo method does not require calorie deprivation, the Paleo method is pretty simple. It says that you should eat what your body was originally designed to eat. In other words, you eat like the caveman used to eat, or at least as close as possible with today's super over-processed food products. I wont go into great detail on the subject here, as there are plenty of great resources out there on the subject; just Google the phrase "paleo diet" and you can learn all about it. I have also included a link below that is a great Paleo resource. The basics of the method say to eat meat, fruit and vegetables and not much else. You can eat as much and as often as you want, but just limit your intake to those three categories. I have been eating this way for about a year, have lost weight, and feel great. One of the many benefits of the eating method is that it controls your blood sugar throughout the day so that you don't have the constant sugar induced roller coaster ride that folks have. This constant method of eating allows me to ride my bicycle without having to carbo load prior to the ride or race. Meat includes beef, buffalo, poultry including eggs, pork and seafood. All fruits and vegetables are included as well as nuts. Less processed of these foods are preferred over processed. No completely processed foods are included nor is any dairy. It is not for everyone, but if you want to lose weight without being hungry it will certainly work. This mornings breakfast was eggs with sausage and spinach on toasted fochacia bread made with flaxseed meal. It was yummy and 100% Paleo.
What eating methods do you subscribe to? Is it working for you?

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Against Gay Marriage
Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 8:12 p.m.
I so appreciated the letter written by David Warrick ["Republicans Abandoning Stances on Gay Marriage," March 28]. I believe that there are more than a few of us who still believe that it is abhorrent to use the words "gay" and "marriage" in the same sentence.
It seems unconscionable to me that man, a created being by a sovereign creator, would decide that his definition of a God-ordained institution is a better one than the Creator gave.
Never in God's word do we have mention of James and John or Martha and Mary being joined in marriage. Only in our "enlightened" age has such an abomination been heard of — enlightened by which spirit, one might ask.
We know that sodomy is not a new idea. It is at least as old as Sodom in the Old Testament, and scholars know the end of that story. God sent severe and final judgment on that city.
How much more is judgment looming for a nation whose president and other persons of authority embrace and seek to legalize such perversion? Changing public opinions do not change the immutable Lord. Marriage is his design, as well as his, to define.
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After being down for the last two months, Phelps County's sales tax deposits are up this May compared to the same time in 2012, according to the latest figures provided by County Treasurer Carol Green, who presented them to county commissioners at their meeting Tuesday night.
The county's sales tax deposit this month is up by 27.88 percent compared to May 2012.
Last month, the county's receipts from sales tax was down by 7.19 percent compared to April 2012. Sales tax receipts in March also were down by 12.86 percent compared to March of last year.
The county's deposit in February of this year was up by 24.14 percent compared to February of 2012 and January's deposit was down by 16.61 percent compared to January 2012.
It was noted that when comparing the months from 2012 and 2013, the reduction for TIF (tax increment financing) payments to the City of Rolla for Kohl's had not started until May of 2012.
This year so far, county sales tax is down compared to last year by 1.96 percent, and when comparing the time frame from June 2012 to May 2013 and June 2011 to May 2012, known as a rolling 12-month change, the rate is up by 0.07 percent.
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Get an overview of this hotelOcean-view hotel with a poolside bar, near Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Nestled on the beach, this Fort Lauderdale hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Canine Beach, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, and Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. Las Olas Beach and Anglins Fishing Pier are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Guests of this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a health club or a children's pool.
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Owner Rentals at Pelican Grand Beach Resort2000 North Ocean Boulevard Fort Lauderdale FL 33305
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In addition to an outdoor pool and a children's pool, Owner Rentals at Pelican Grand Beach Resort provides a lazy river and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center. This beach hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Owner Rentals at Pelican Grand Beach Resort is a smoke-free property.
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Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 20.00 per night )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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BURSON -- A 52-year-old man is dead, and a 56-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after shootings late Wednesday.
The Calaveras County Sheriff's office reported deputies found a man dead of gunshot wounds and a critically-injured 20-year-old woman who'd also been shot at the home in the 5700 block of Amos Lane.
Deputies arrived after 10:15 p.m.
Charity Ford of Burson was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Topolcany, SVK
DRAFTED: LAK: 2000-118 overall
Acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 National Hockey League Draft on June 22, 2012. Agreed to a two-year contract extension on March 29, 2013.
Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Signed as a free agent by Bratislava on September 27, 2004. Traded from Los Angeles to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene on June 29, 2008. Traded from Edmonton to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Ray Whitney and a sixth-round selection in the 2010 Draft on March 3, 2010.
Scored 11 points (3g/8a) in 24 games during an injury-shortened second season with the Islanders...Missed 46 games due to a concussion and 12 due to an upper-body injury...Scored seven power-play points (2g/5a)...Suffered a concussion on Oct. 19 vs. Carolina and was placed on IR Oct. 21...Activated off IR on Jan. 27 after missing 47 games...Scored an overtime goal on Feb. 27 vs. Toronto...Had three multi-point games, including a career high three-assists effort on Mar. 15 vs. Buffalo......Suffered an upper-body injury on Mar. 18 vs. Minnesota and missed the remainder of the season.
2012-13: Finished second among Islanders defensemen with 14 points (3g/11a) in 35 games during his first season with the club...Led the team in plus-minus (+12)... Posted three two-point games, including back-to-back two-assist games on Apr. 18 and 20...Made his Islanders debut on Feb. 9 vs. Buffalo...Recorded his first points as an Islanders (2a) on Feb. 11 vs. Carolina...Had a three-game assist streak (4a) from Feb. 11-16...Was out of the lineup on March 5 and 7 for personal reasons...Appeared in his 800th NHL game on Apr. 11 at Boston...Appeared in 32 games with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League during the NHL lockout, scoring 16 points (6g/10a). 2011-12: Scored 27 points (6g/21a) in 68 games during his third season with Anaheim and his 11th NHL campaign...Led all Anaheim defensemen in goals and was second among defensemen in points...Finished seventh overall in team scoring...Recorded six multi-point games...Suffered a broken finger on his right hand after blocking a shot on Nov. 11 vs. Vancouver and missed 13 games...Missed the final game of the season with an upper-body injury suffered on Apr. 5 at Edmonton. 2010-11: Led all NHL defensemen with a career-high 68 points (18g/50a) in 81 games during his 10th NHL season and his first full campaign with Anaheim…Led all NHL defensemen in assists, finished second in goals, tied for second in overtime goals (2) and was third in game-winning goals (4)...Finished second on the team in assists and fifth in points...Posted a career-best plus-18 rating, which ranked second on the team...Appeared in his 700th NHL contest on Apr. 3 vs. Dallas…Had a career-high three-game goal streak (3g/1a) from Mar. 30 - Apr. 3...Tied a career high and set an anaheim record for goals by a defenseman with 18...Scored 18 points (7g/11a) with a plus-13 rating in March, leading all NHL defensemen in goals and points…Was the first defenseman in Anaheim history to score a hat trick on Mar. 4 vs. Dallas. His four points (3g/1a) marked a career high and his hat trick marked the second of his career…Set a career high and tied the club record with a plus-5 rating on Mar. 9 vs. NY Rangers…Recorded his 300th career assist on Mar. 2 vs. Detroit…Collected his 400th career NHL point (goal) on Feb. 16 vs. Washington...Scored his 99th and 100th career NHL goals on Dec. 31 vs. Philadelphia...Missed one contest due to back spasms on Nov. 27 at Phoenix. 2009-10: Split the season between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim, totaling 45 points (15g/30a) in 73 games...Tied for fourth amongst NHL defensemen in goals and ranked 14th in points...Appeared in his 600th NHL game on Feb. 4 at Minnesota...Missed the final three games of the season with a fractured hand. 2008-09: Scored 31 points (8g/23a) in 50 games during his eighth NHL season and his first with Edmonton...Made his Oilers debut in his 500th career game on Oct. 12 vs. Colorado...Scored his 300th NHL point (1a) on Dec. 28 vs. Nashville...Missed the final 31 games of the season with a right shoulder injury. 2007-08: Appeared in all 82 games during his seventh and final season with the Los Angeles Kings, scoring 41 points (8g/33a)...Led all Kings defensemen in scoring for the third consecutive season...Collected his 200th NHL assist on Jan. 29 at Philadelphia. 2006-07: Scored a career-high 18 goals during his sixth NHL season with Los Angeles...Led team defensemen with 58 points...Ranked fourth amongst NHL defensemen in goals and tied for eighth in points...Selected to the All-Star Game in Dallas and was named the Kings Outstanding Defenseman for the season...Led the team in average time on ice at 24:27...Appeared in his 400th NHL game on Feb. 1 vs. Chicago...Scored his 200th NHL point on Dec. 2 at Anaheim. 2005-06: Led Los Angeles in scoring with 67 points (17g/50a) in 80 games, becoming the first defenseman in franchise history to do so...Named the Kings MVP and Outstanding Defenseman...Finished fourth among NHL defensemen in scoring and assists...Led Los Angeles with 41 power-play points (10g/31a)...Scored his first-career hat trick on Nov. 2 at Dallas...Recorded his 100th NHL assist on Nov. 11 at Chicago...Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Dec. 14 vs. Washington...Had a career-high nine-game assist streak (1g/11a) from Dec. 10-28. 2004-05: Played the lockout season in Slovakia with HC Slovan Bratislava, scoring 38 points (13g/25a) 43 games...Added 12 points (2g/10a) in 14 playoff games as Bratislava captured the league championship. 2003-04: Scored 29 points (8g/21a) in 58 games with Los Angeles in his fourth NHL season...Selected as the Kings' Outstanding Defenseman…Ranked second among club defensemen in scoring…Notched his 100th career NHL point (assist) on Dec. 6 vs. Washington. 2002-03: Appeared in his third NHL season, scoring 24 points (8g/16a) in 57 contests with Los Angeles…Appeared in his 200th NHL game on Mar. 15 at Carolina...Recorded his first multi-goal game (2g/1a) on Oct. 29 at Atlanta. 2001-02: Scored 21 points (4g/17a) in 72 games during his second NHL season with Los Angeles... Appeared in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 24 vs. San Jose...2000-01: Made his NHL debut with Los Angeles, scoring 39 points (7g/32a) with a plus-16 rating…Named to the NHL's All-Rookie team after leading all rookie defensemen in scoring…Finished fourth overall in NHL rookie scoring…Ranked second in rookie assists and third in plus/minus…Made his NHL debut on Oct. 6 at Washington...Collected his first NHL points (0g/2a) on Oct. 9 at Columbus…Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 28 at Phoenix (R. Esche).
2013: Made his fourth career Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance, recording two assists in six games during the Islanders' Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Pittsburgh. 2011: Made his third career Stanley Cup Playoff appearance, playing in all six of Anaheim's Conference Quarterfinal games vs. Nashville and recording three assists. 2002: Appeared in four of Los Angeles' Conference Quarterfinal contests against Colorado, collecting his first career playoff point (1a) in Game Six on Apr. 27. 2001: Made his postseason debut with Los Angeles, appearing in three Conference Quarterfinal contests against Detroit and five Conference Semifinal games against Colorado.
Represented Slovakia at four Winter Olympics (2010 - Vancouver; 2006 - Torino; 2002 - Salt Lake City; 1998 - Nagano), totaling eight points (3g/5a) in 19 games…Was also a member of the Slovakian National Team at the 1996 and 2004 World Cups of Hockey, and at nine World Championships (2011 - Slovakia; 2008 - Halifax & Quebec City; 2005 - Austria; 2003 - Finland; 2002 - Sweden; 2000 - Russia; 1999 - Norway; 1997 - Finland; 1996 - Austria). Won a gold medal in 2002, silver in 2000 and bronze in 2003, when he led defensemen in scoring with 12 points (4g/8a) in nine games...Played in two World Junior Championships (1996, 1995 - B Div.).
Played six seasons (1994-2000) with Slovan Bratislava/Slovan Harvard Bratislava prior to starting his NHL career...Scored 140 points (67g/73a) in 243 career games.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Steve Spurrier had a simple plan for No. 12 South Carolina's bye week -- improve the Gamecocks' performance across the board.
South Carolina's coach has had issues with nearly every aspect of the team's play in its first three games and says the players worked hard last week to correct mistakes. The Gamecocks (2-1) return to action at undefeated UCF (3-0) on Saturday.
Spurrier hasn't liked South Carolina's special teams play or its inconsistencies on defense, which had led the Gamecocks to giving up 76 points so far -- nearly three times more than it allowed through three games a year ago.
He also wants crisper play out of the offense, despite South Carolina's attack on pace for a school-record showing at nearly 480 yards a game.
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by Stephen P. Pizzo
At the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Florida this weekend, a heckler yelled at presidential hopeful Mitt Romney that he was not a "real Christian," since he was a Mormon and his church, also known as the Church of Later Day Saints (LDS), the Christian heckler charged, "is a cult."
Romney didn't lose his cool. He just smiled and a calmly replied that, what particular faith a candidate held was unimportant. All he cared about, Romney claimed, was that the next President of the United States "is a person of faith."
Really? Does that mean Romney would support a fundamentalist Muslim candidate for President, one who believes that US law should be replaced with strict Islamic law?
How about a Scientologist? Would Romney be comfortable with Tom Cruise in the Oval Office? Don't laugh. Remember, it was less than a century ago that the Mormon church was viewed by mainstream Christians the same way they view Scientology today. (Becoming a "religion" is, after all, a numbers game. Gather just a few followers, and you're cult. Gather a few million and you're officially a religion.)
My purpose here is not to bash Romney, his faith or anyone else's. America is chuck full of faiths, and that's just fine with me. Whatever floats your boat. But when I am picking a president, a person's publicly stated faith becomes another matter entirely.
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This is serious business — the most serious. We've had nearly seven years of experience with what happens when we fail to nail down just what a candidate really means when he or she claims they are "a person of faith." We have a guy in the White House today who repeatedly evoked the name of God and Jesus during his campaign, assuring us that he had been "saved," and was, therefore, a certified "person of faith," — pronouncements that went unexplored and unchallenged.
What we discovered, too late, was that for once young George wasn't lying. Among the things Bush had "faith" in was that his decisions were endorsed from on-high — by no less than God Himself. He also believes that creation had more to do with "intelligent design," than natural evolutionary processes, and that bundles of cells moments after fertilization are itty-bitty people.
All the warnings were there, but weren't pursued. And so it came to pass that George's faith blessed an illegal and un-winnable war in which hundreds of thousands of "full-term humans" have been — and are still being — killed.
He appointed others who shared his "faith" to government posts, and they acted on their faith too. These appointees of faith today shun real science when it collides with their faith and instead provide aid and comfort to practitioners of faith-based un-science, who proceeded to cripple potentially life-saving stem cell research, all in the name of "life."
So we learned, the hard way, that there can be seerious consequences for failing to parse details out of otherwise bland-sounding claims of "faith."
The cost we've paid, and will pay for decades to come, for the media's failure to press George on his faith has cost Americans, and the world, more than can now be calculated. Only history may be able to weigh the cost of Bush's arrogant, ignorant, numskull faith-based polices.
Nevertheless, here we go again. There's already a baker's dozen of candidates, from both parties, out on the hustings, advertising themselves as "persons of faith." Of course there are two possibilities with each; they are simply lying to attract "voters of faith," or they're telling the truth — like George.
The media's first job should be to sort out which is which.
If the candidate is claiming "faith" just to herd some of the religious flock into their coral, then they're a liar, and we've had quite enough of that kind of leadership already too, thank you very much.
If they're telling the god's-honest truth, and really are a "person of faith," then the media's work should really begin. Reporters should treat claims of faith with the same scrutiny as they treat claims of fiscal responsibility and personal morality — with due diligence. That means plumbing the depths of a candidate's advertised faith. Just what is it that that candidate has faith in? What are the central tenants of that faith? How do those tenants shape the candidate's private and public life, how they conduct their business, form their decisions, shape their view of life and the world around them?
Inquiring minds should want to know.
But we haven't wanted to know in the past, and we've paid a horrific price for that lapse of democratic responsibility. Why? Because we continue to consider probing a person's faith as impolite, even intolerant.
That's provides a free-bee to candidates. It allows candidates to advertise "faith" as a reason we should vote for them, unchallenged, unexplored. Their faith, these candidates assure us, is one of the personal and professional assets we should consider in voting for them — yet we cannot allowed to inspect this asset, weigh it or even judge its sanity — or lack thereof.
This is how we end up with people in the Oval Office who believe in some pretty strange things — really believe in them. Take Mit Romney for example. Romney is a Mormon, and by all accounts a devout Mormon. Now, remember that college student who asked candidate Bill Clinton whether he wore "boxers or briefs?" Well she might drop her jaw if she'd asked Romney the same question. If Romney wins in 2008 America will have the distinction of being the only nation with a leader who believes he's wearing magic underwear.
The temple garment ... is a set of sacred underclothing worn by adult male and female Latter Day Saints ...Those who wear the garment consider them sacred and may be offended by public discussion of the garments. Anti-Mormon activists have publicly displayed or defaced temple garments to show their opposition to the LDS Church.... It is worn, in part, to remind adherents that they have made special oaths and covenants to God. .. The garment and the covenants made in conjunction with it are believed to be a spiritual "shield and protection" against the powers of evil, and sometimes against physical harm.
(More on that here.)
So there's that.. but holy undies are the tip of the iceberg of Mormon beliefs. (Plenty more questions here)
Romney wasn't the only presidential candidate twirling prayer beads at the Religious Broadcasters Convention. Straight-talker-crooked-walker, John McCain was there too. He tried to out-person-of-faith Romney by coming out four-square against abortion. Why? Because, he explained, he's "a person of faith" — specifically their faith — the Christian fundamentalist faith. And he wants their vote.
As a foreign policy expert, McCain must know that most of those at that convention also believe that Armageddon — the "End Days" — can arrive only once all-out war consumes the Middle East and all "unsaved" Jews are massacred - among other things:
Although there are many variations in perspective among religious believers, a few specific events which are commonly held by many of dispensationalist inclination have been attributed to Bible passages:
- The revival of Israel as a nation, (last generation before Christ): Parable of the fig tree, Matt.24:32, Mark 13:28, Luke 21:29
- A strong and united European state (United States of Europe), (revived Roman Empire): Daniel 2
- Various tribulation events: Matt.24:4, Mark13:5, Luke21:5
- War
in Iraq -> Jeremiah 50 "Concerning Babylon, A nation from the north
will capture her" — It is important to note that Iraq has been
conquered several times by Ottoman Turks, British, Persians, Greeks,
Arabs, etc. (although maybe only captured specifically and not
conquered by the British, there is a distinct difference) (More)
Who knows. Maybe one or both men share such beliefs. We don't know. We can't know because, while the media has no problem turning a candidate's personal finances and even sex lives inside out, reporters can't seem to bring themselves to give a candidate's stated "faith," the same level of inquiry.
Reporters demand to know what a candidate's position is on tax cuts, but show no curiosity about what a candidate's advertised faith leads him or her to believe on pressing issues that could get us all killed if they get it wrong — like global warming. The Christian right is full of folks who believe God will bring mankind's reign on earth to an end in His own good time and in His own way. And, if global warming is His way, so be it. If a candidate for our nation's highest office is of that "faith," might we not want to know that before we vote?
I have made no secret of the fact that I am a hardcore secularist. So that's my "faith," and I am happy to answer anyone's probing questions about what I believe and don't believe. For example, I don't believe Noah got one of every kind of animal on earth aboard a boat he built in his backyard. And frankly it makes me more than a little nervous when I realize we currently have a President (with access to nuclear weapons) who believes that literally happened just as the Bible says.
Am I wrong to worry about that degree of reality disconnect at the very top of my government?
When George W. Bush was asked if he ever sought his father's advice, he responded, "No, I consult a higher source." You know Who he was referring to. Unfortunately that "higher source," gave us Iraq and has saddled our federal judiciary with hundreds of faith-based-friendly judges. Person of faith, George W. Bush has perverted taxpayer funded, secular, family planning programs and organizations. He and his persons of faith appointees have morphed them into faith-based — nearlyTalibanish — instruments to deny women control over their own reproductive prerogatives. And, since George's "higher source" has assures him America is No. 1with the Big Guy, George treats the rest of the world with dismissive contempt.
Have we not learned anything from all that?
When Joe Biden mispoke a few weeks ago, describing Barack Obama as "clean," reporters beat that horse to death. Why? Because, they reminded us, "words matter." Well, if words matter so much, shouldn't faith matter even more?
What I am suggesting here is that the media not allow candidates a free pass any longer on blanket claims of "faith." Precisely what are the driving tenants of the faith they claim? And how much of it does the candidate believe is literal .. I mean really believe? Then ask the candidate to explain how he/she would handle the contradictions and tensions between what their stated faith holds true, and their duties as a secular leader.
It amazes me that this discussion has not already begun. After all, it's not like we don't know where the road that mixes religion and politics leads. We are entangled in a part of the world — the Middle East — almost entirely run by "men of faith." And look where it's gotten them. One would think just watching the evening news would be enough to sober up right wing Christians who believe that the cure for all that ails America is to elect more "leaders of faith."
I say all this "faith-branding" among candidates is serious business and we better start treating it as such. It has already reshaped public policy and will continue to do so in ways we cannot control or predict until we stop pussyfooting around and get to what's really going on between the ears of candidates who to be "persons of faith." And that's not going to happen until the media begins treating pronouncements of faith with the same level of suspicion and curiosity as they treat a candidate's secular claims and positions.
If the media began doing that tomorrow, I predict it would quickly yield two postive results in matter of days:
First it would flush out the intellectual lightweights — and the wingnuts, like George — running for office. Because such folk really can't tell the difference between the real and the metaphysical, or care to. Instead they wear blind faith as a badge of honor, no matter how absurd their beliefs might be. They are easy pickings for reports who simply have to pose the questions. They'll gush out the answers in all their nonsensical glory. After that, voters can decide if, for example, they want to turn the keys of the country over to someone that believes the universe is only 6000 years old, mankind and dinosaurs co-existed and burning bushes can talk — or not.
Then, within a week of the media asking for more information about the candidate's advertised faith, serious candidates in the race would drop the "I'm-a-person-of-faith-too," gambit like a hot potato.
Then we can around to finally picking among candidates willing and capable of ruling what's becoming a very complicated and increasingly deadly earthly realm.
Ponder ThisVia Eric Martin, one of McClatchy's Iraqi bloggers wonders if the Bush administration has asked itself this question:
If the war started between U.S. and Iran, on which side the Iraqi government will be?
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Close but no cigar.
The title of the church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dropped a t and Jesus Christ. Figure anyone can be a cult. May as well vote for him. After all, we want to have proportionate representation. If it is time for a woman to be president because she is a woman or a man to be president because he is black, it is now time for a left-handed, one-eyed transexual to be elected because, by gum, they are waaay under-represented. Or, here is a radical thought, why not vote the best person in and not worry about sex, religion, race, creed or color. Sort of like the equal rights laws mandate. Sheep say "bahhhh"
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Thank you for your article. As a Scientologist for nearly 40 years (an all-denominational applied religious philosophy), you bring to light -- and very well express -- a vital issue.
When John F Kennedy (a Roman Catholic) ran for president, he clearly stated that the Vatican would have no part in his decisions. No ambiguity.
When JFK was asked on a TV show (1960's) if America should send people into Russia to promote democracy, he said that the way a people obtain freedom is through their own desires expressed as actions.
What deeply concerns me is when I hear, "America is a Christian nation."
At once, it marginalizes people of other faiths. Nothing could be more damaging to this nation that the concept of "we're all equal, but some are more equal than others." The same concept, incidentally, occurs when this nation stopped being composed of Americans, and starte be comprised of hyphenated Americans (Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Chinese Americans).
One's heritage is important, but the unifying force that built this nation is that it was a "melting pot" into which the best of all was added to create the distinctly unique quality of being an American.
George W Bush and his team of "good Christians" has done the United States incalculable damage.
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It amazes me what some people think is important. Does it really matter what kind of underwear Romney wears? No. I totally agree that our president's faith matters and it always will. But someone wanting to know about a religion should really research it correctly. If you want to know about a Ford, you would not go ask a Toyota dealer. Find out what the religion really believes and its history. Research the meaning behind the ordinances that seem "strange" to you. Parading the sacred garment, for example, as if it were not sacred to someone, is totally unnecessary and demeaning. Though it may not be sacred to you, it most definitely is to those that practice the religion. I do not know if you value anything as sacred, but if you do, would you like it picked apart by someone that does not believe in, or understand it, and then have it totally misrepresented and displayed to "prove" to everyone that sees it, that you are "weird" or "strange" for holding it sacred?
I caution you that no matter what religion a person may be, if any at all, when we all die, one certain thing happens to all of us. This world will never agree on what it is that will happen, but be assured that something will happen.
Ponder this:
Let's say that you spent your life believing a certain way, when you die and find out you were:
A. Right. Then you will be fine with whatever happens in respect to what you believed.
B. Wrong. Then you will still be held accountable for things you did wrong, no matter if you believed you would be accountable or not.
For example, if you believe in reincarnation, when you die, if you come back as someone or something else according to how you lived your previous life, then you were right and life continues and is good. If you were wrong, oops, there was a whole list of other things you should have been working for.
If you believe there is no heaven or hell, when you die, if you find out there are no such places, then good, nothing to worry about. If you find out there are such places, oops, you have to go to one of them regardless of what you previously believed.
The point I am trying to make is, no matter what you believe, be respectful to the many, many other religions that are out there. These people really, really believe in their faith, so to attack it or display parts of it in any manner that they would not, is disrespectful, and if that particular religion ends up being the correct one, you will be held accountable for making light of it, or insulting it.
So like I said, if you want to really know what Romney, or McCain believes, research it, don't attack it. Once you've researched it thoroughly and correctly (I do not mean dig up dirt and opinions on the internet), and if you do not agree with the faith and feel the candidate would not make correct choices because of his/her beliefs, then don't vote for them. Simple as that.
Be an American if you so wish to be. Being an American means accepting your neighbors into this amazing, wonderful melting pot that gives this country its identity, without unnecessary judgements and ridicule. If you would rather attack others for their beliefs, then get out. . . America does not need citizens like this. Keep this country a free land based on the principles that our founding fathers established it under: that Americans will be free to worship however they choose. Vote using facts, not opinions.
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A "guest" said:
"So like I said, if you want to really know what Romney, or McCain believes, research it, don't attack it. Once you've researched it thoroughly and correctly (I do not mean dig up dirt and opinions on the internet), and if you do not agree with the faith and feel the candidate would not make correct choices because of his/her beliefs, then don't vote for them. Simple as that.
Be an American if you so wish to be. Being an American means accepting your neighbors into this amazing, wonderful melting pot that gives this country its identity, without unnecessary judgements and ridicule. If you would rather attack others for their beliefs, then get out. . . America does not need citizens like this. Keep this country a free land based on the principles that our founding fathers established it under: that Americans will be free to worship however they choose. Vote using facts, not opinions."
Perhaps you need to go back and read the article -again- since you obviously did not understand the author's intent. And it is not about the underwear. I believe Stephen Pizzo has done an accurate job researching his piece and I do not see him attacking anyone or any particular religion. Quite the opposite. Like so many others who refuse to comprehend the dangers of the religious right, you represent a particular culture which cannot seem to differentiate between the right to practice one's chosen religion privately and forcing that chosen religion onto others. The complete hypocrisy of people like McCain and Romney has been well documented by other progressive authors.
If mainstream media refuses to question potential candidates as the author points out- then how exactly WILL Americans obtain their information about a particular candidate's religious beliefs? Oh yeah, from the Internet most likely. After the disasters that George W. has wrought on this country I want to know everything about a potential candidate's religion. As Stephen Pizzo has stated in this excellent piece, the majority of Americans have had enough of Dubya's talking to a "higher authority."
America is about diversity remember? Included in that diversity is the right to believe in a religion or none at all. Those "principles that our founding fathers established" included a gigantic one: The separation of church and state. That is a FACT of American democracy although there are those who want to ignore it and turn this country into a theocracy.
Ponder this:
It is also possible that when we die, NOTHING will happen.
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I totally understand the purpose of this article. I have no problem with the purpose of the article. The problem I have is that no respect at all was given to members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when the temple garment is displayed for the public to see. I do not care what the topic of any article is, I will still take high offense to that action, as will other members of said church. I have no problem with people wanting to know about every single aspect of the church, I simply want them to do so respectfully. They are "undergarments" for a reason. They mean nothing to you, they mean a great deal to me. Do you see the disrespect I speak of yet? It is as offensive to me as it would be for a father to find his daughter has been "displayed" for the entire world to have access to. My argument is, showing this sacred part of our religion that in no way affects anyone else, was unnecessary, crude, and disrespectful. I for a fact know that Jews and some Hindus wear sacred undergarments as well, however I do not think it respectful to want to see them.
I can promise you that every member of the church I know, and every teaching that I have received respects and expects seperation of church and state. I can guarantee that if for some wild chance Romney is elected, there would be no forcing of anyone to practice our religion. Our church is a very strong advocate for the power of choice that all humans have. No one is forced to enter the religion, and no one is forced to stay in it.
As for your question of how WILL Americans gain their information. . . ? How old are you? Do you not remember the times before internet? If you want to know the truth about what the religion teaches and believes, seek local missionaries, read their teachings, attend a church meeting, ask a member you may have contact with. If you HAVE to use the internet, got to the official church website and dig around. There are contact numbers everywhere. There are also meetinghouse locators.
You have to ask yourself, do you want a presidential debate, or a religious debate? Romney is not a leader of the church. He is not a representative of the church. If the media wants to know what Romney believes, why would they not question the leaders of the church? They would be more knowledgeable about any subject of the church than Romney would. They would get better answers because they understand all the history of the church, moreso than average members.
As to your question of the afterlife. . . Like I said, we'll all have to just see when it happens. Me, personally, I would like to have tried to find out whatever I could, before it's too late.
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Author Responds
To the Mormon who has taken offense at showing holy underwear:
My point is that some candidates believe in things voters might find more than a bit strange, if only they knew. Holy underwear -- that among other things some Mormons believe may even protect them from physical harm -- certainly qualifies as strange belief to hold.. maybe too strange for many voters to entrust the Oval Office to someone that holds such a belief.
The same goes for many other religious beliefs... beliefs that, when fully aired can only leave some voters wondering if a candidate that believes such things isn't -- dare I say -- a bit touched in the head.
Frankly after six years of just such a person in the White House I want to know the next time if a candidate I am about to vote for is in touch with reality.
Sorry that showing the holy underwear offended you or any other Mormon, but it does beg the question... why if it's God's wishes that you wear them should you be ashamed of people knowing what they look like?
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great idea!? let's have the media investigate and tell us which faith (and if any) is the most consistent with progressive views on modern government and appropriate for government officers. and then they can tell us how sincere is each candidate's belief in his or her faith so we voters will know if the candidate will act correctly. and later the media can investigate and tell us whether a president's action are based on inappropriate religious faith or on acceptible secular beliefs.
or, beyond an attack on Bush and believing politicians -- can one infer that the indirect but real target here is religious faith itself, which the author implies is not just inconsistent with the progressive intellectual requirements of governing, but absurd in itself?
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Actually, Christians hated the Mormons more passionately
than Christians now hate Scientologists. John Stuart Mill, for example, thought it would be a good idea to send a military expedition to Utah and exterminate the LDS -- and he wrote about it in no uncertain terms.
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You're not sorry in the least. You care not who you offend, and that offends me more. Though you hold nothing sacred does not make it ok for you to violate what others may hold sacred. Like I said, if you want to understand why LDS wear the holy garment, then make an effort to learn about it, not exploit it. Believe it or not, the garment is not an LDS invention. The garment has its origin with Adam and Eve. Non-LDS biblical scholars acknowledge the importance of it all through Old and New Testament times. Not everyone takes the time to do that kind of research before they establish how "weird" it is to everyone that will listen to them. Like I said before, if you want to know why something is sacred to a set of people, research it respectfully. If you want to know why Muslims view the Koran as something so sacred, they go through an ordinance before picking it up, then ask, don't degrade. If you want to know why Christians view the Cross as a sacred symbol, then ask, don't tell everyone how stupid they must be for viewing some wood as that important. As an "author" you have certain responsibilities to your readers. You mock what you do not understand. I am not ashamed for people to know what garments look like. I made a covenant with God not to make light of sacred and holy things. Records show all through the Bible of what happens to those who mock Him.
I totally get the point of your article. You think a President with "strange" beliefs will make America worse. You think an LDS president will turn democracy into a theocracy. Well, if you think our beliefs are strange, and you want to understand them, then make an effort to learn about them. Talk with a representative of the church and ask them the questions that you have. Find out the truth about what the beliefs are, directly from the source, and then make your own judgements of how you feel about it. Finding out information from biased sources that disagree with it, is like asking a firm communist to tell you the ins and outs of democracy.
Do some real research BEFORE you post an article that shows how ignorant you are on the subject.
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To my mormon friend
I am not going to argue with you. You believe what you believe... and of course.. that was the very point of my piece above. But you did say something in you latest post that needs a reply. You wrote:
"You think an LDS president will turn democracy into a theocracy."
Ah, yeah. I've spent considerable time in Utah... particular SLC..have relatives there. So don'try to convince me that the LDS chruch is some kind of benigh social force. The LDS church has turned Utah into about as close a theocratic state as I ever want to see in America. They don't call-em "Morbots" for nothing.
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The LDS church started Utah. The headquarters is in SLC. What do you expect to find there but a large amount of LDS members? Anyway, you completely missed the point of what I have been saying. I don't mind that you, or anyone else, believes differently than me. What I mind is that articles like these, while trying to prove its point, disrespectfully degrade others views to get their own across. This article could have been written in a way that would have been non-offensive. No one in the church minds questions about the faith or its practices. What they do mind is when less-than-knowledgable people throw out their opinions of what the church believes or practices and then misrepresent it. This only leads to more misconceptions and sometimes falsehoods about what the church actually believes. It causes damage to members of that faith whether you want to admit it or not. Most misconceptions about our religion either comes from vocal opinions from people that do not know the full doctrine of the church, or from people who left the church, who never understood it. No one will understand the deeper doctrine and mysteries of God until they grasp the basic principles and foundations. This is why there is an Old Testament and a New Testament. So casting "pearls before swines" results them nothing.
In summary, I encourage anyone who honestly wants to know what members of The Church of Latter-Day Saints believe, that they ask a member of the church or a representative. I discourage that they seek their knowledge of what the faith believes and practices, from people who do not understand it in the least and feel nothing is wrong with exploiting it or degrading it like we are all still in middle school. Because obviously their mind is already made up. Only people who earnestly seek the truths of God, will find them. I can promise you that the methods displayed here, will never educate anyone on what this candidate believes and how it wil affect his decisions in office. So you have done nothing but waste your time and the time of those that read it. Learn about the faith and its teachings and values straight from the source and only then do you have a chance at understanding how it affects how it affects its members actions and decisions.
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I just think that it is sad that the LDS church remains the only minority group that you still bash with bigoted remarks in this age of political correctness. Showing a picture of garments on the website is the equivelant of graphically depicting Muhamed in terms of it hurtfulness and insensitivity towards a particular religious group. The Author of this article is obviously blinded by bigotry, and it is really sad actually. Stephen Pizzo's religious intolerance actually managed to overshadow the logical errors of his piece.


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I have problem with my bluray when use PS3 Media Server.
My configuration is:
Bluray Sony s4100
Playstation 3
All connected with HDMI to amplituner
When I play movie for example Casino.Royale.UnCut.2006.BluRay.720p.x264.DTS mkv in Playstation audio and video is ok (in DTS).
- Keep DTS track (...) - is on
And All works
When I play the same movie in bluray with option Keep DTS track (...)
audio DTS - ok
video - black screen on TV
When I play the same movie in bluray and option Keep DTS track (...) is off
audio - ok (but in dolby digital 5.1)
video - ok
What can I do to play mkv files over DLNA (ps3 media server) with DTS ?


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Without checking, my assumption is that this is the original Polaris LS mold which in it's day was a sweet disc.....for 1 or 2 throws. They got beat up quickly and thus became pretty worthless. The Sirius plastic is pretty sweet and will definitely improve on this disc's longevity, but it beats up just enough to allow it to become seasoned over time.
That all being said I have not thrown the production run. The prototype I have is pretty overstable. It's a nice compliment to a JLS, similar distance, but much more stable.
I don't have the QOLS yet, but the SOLS is absolutely the straightest disc available, however they do beat up somewhat quickly so the Q will be much more dependable.
There are two new molds coming out this spring as well. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them. I've added the Aurora and QJLS this year and am looking forward to throwing much more Millennium this year.


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I created some custom library objects and have had problems using them. I am creating a draft of an electric guitar so I created a tuner block object and saved it to the library. When I insert it to my drawing on the parts-layer (yes it is active) and the try rotating it, it will be moved to the 0-layer. If I then move it back to the parts-layer via attributes, it will be on both the 0- and the parts-layer without beeing duplicated. Or at least thats my interpretation, since if I have the visibilty on for both layers and then switch either one of them off, the tuner-block will become invisible.
Other layer weirdness:
- Copying between documents will sometimes insert the copy-origin layer into the document that you are pasting into.
- Inserting a block from the library that has layers, will import those layers into the document.
- Removing layers from a document, will cause objects that are NOT on the that layer to disappear. A few times after deleting a layer and then trying to move an object, it just disappears (if I then set visibility on for all layers and do a select-all, QCAD will say "selected: 0") and then the background has turned red.


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The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet Thursday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. in the Le Gourmet Room at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the meeting is free and open to everyone.
Dinner can be order from the menu but is not required to attend.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. Forest Service Archaeologist Pat Bower will give a presentation regarding his archaeological work on Easter Island.
Reservations are not required to attend.
For more information call Scott Burgan at 673-5997.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.
Sheridan College will present "The Legacy of the First World War: The View From One Century Later" on Feb. 6. Mike Walker will present a brief overview of World War I, the magnitude of the slaughter that attended the war and the consequences of it. The free presentation will commence at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. A more in depth look at the First World War will be offered in a seminar class beginning Jan. 22. HIST2490 01, First World War, will be taught by Walker on Wed. evenings from 6-8 p.m. Registration is now open at www.sheridan.edu. For more information on the free presentation or the seminar class contact Walker at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Sheridan County Democrats are sponsoring a program on Thursday at the Fulmer Public Library. "Follow the Legislature" is a non-partisan, free event which is open to everyone.
The program will explain how to navigate the Wyoming Legislature's website, with focus on bill tracking and advocacy.
There will also be discussions on a bill concerning Medicaid expansion, how to contact your legislatures and a few new skills that will keep you up-to-date on bills in Wyoming.
The program will run from 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more information call SCD President Hollis Hackman at 672-7585.
Local artist Brent Spink will present his art throughout February at Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library beginning with an artist's reception on Saturday.
The reception will be in The Inner Circle from 1-3 p.m.
Spink is originally from Missoula, Mont. and his primary medium is oil paintings.
He currently lives and works just north of Sheridan in the Wolf Teeth Mountains.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday.
This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.
The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room.
The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
The Bushnell Center will present "Warriors Don't Cry" at the WYO Theater on Wednesday. Part of the Children's Education and Family series at the theater, the play tells the story of the Little Rock Nine who risked their lives in 1957 to end segregation at Central High School. The play received the American Library Association award, 1995 Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book award. The performance will commence at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for children ages 12 and younger. Tickets are available at the boxoffice located inside the theater at 42 N. Main St., online at www.wyotheater.com or by calling 672-9084. For more information on the play see www.bushnell.org.
The Sheridan Artists' Guild, Et al (SAGE) will host an artist's reception and gallery talk on Thursday.
From 5:30-7 p.m. the public is welcome to visit the gallery and enjoy refreshments as SAGE presents "Cowboy Country: Photographs by Mary and Arthur 'Pete' Dailey" which is on display now.
The SAGE Exhibit Gallery is located inside Sheridan College Main Street at 171 N. Main St.
The exhibit will run through the end of the month.
For more information contact SAGE at 674-1970 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Brinton Museum, Science Kids and the Big Horn Audubon will present the next monthly "Birding at the Brinton" on Saturday.
This free morning of bird watching will run from 9-11 a.m at The Brinton Museum.
All ages and abilities are welcome to join.
Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars if they have them.
For more information see www.thebrintonmuseum.org. The museum is located at 239 Brinton Road, Big Horn.
Landon's Greenhouse and Nursery will host three free public workshops on Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Sheridan's African Violet Society will inform participants on African violet growing techniques, do's and don'ts and society membership.
The second workshop will be presented by Landon's manager Keith Kershaw at 1 p.m. Kershaw will present information on ordering trees and shrubs for the spring.
Finally, at 3 p.m. Janelle Gray will house "It's a jungle in here: Caring for houseplants." Gray will offer information on light, watering, fertilizing and controlling pest problems.
All workshops are free but space is limited so pre-registration is required.
For more information see www.landonsgreenhouse.com, call 672-8340 or stop by the greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Drive.
SHERIDAN — The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum will host "Fun at the Museum: Presidents Day Crafts and History" on Monday in the community room at the Johnson County Library.
This free event is open to everyone and will run from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information call 684-9331.
The library is located at 171 North Adams Ave., Buffalo.
The Sheridan College Main Street campus Center for Workforce and Community Education will present the next topic in the series of "Brown Bag Lunch Seminars" on Feb. 19.
Lynn Gordon of Family and Personal Counseling Center will present topics on Wednesdays through the end of February including depression, fear, family and codependency and how to take control of these issues.
The seminars are free and open to everyone with no reservations required
"Family and codependency: We are from where we came" will be the topic on Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
For more information call Gordon at 672-6789.
The campus is located at 171 N. Main St.
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will host two events this week to provide assistance with the Health Insurance Marketplace.
On Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. in The Inner Circle "Enroll Wyoming" will be offered.
A new Health Insurance Marketplace is now open in Wyo., where consumers can find a variety of health plans which all cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits and more.
Those interested may qualify for financial help to afford these plans.
Trained navigators are available to help consumers understand the insurance plans available and assist in the enrollment process on healthcare.gov.
Wednesday night's program will be a presentation and Thursday will offer drop-in assistance hours.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Sheridan County Historical Society will host Veronica Hagemann on Wednesday. Hagemann will discuss the archival project at the Wyoming Girls School. The program is free and open to the general public. The event will commence at 7 p.m. and coffee and cookies will be served. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Sheridan Association Community Room located at the corner of North Main Street and Coffeen Avenue.
SHERIDAN — The Kiwanis will host "Stars of Tomorrow" Feb. 21.
This youth talent show will present children in three categories: elementary, junior high and high school.
First-, second- and third-place winners in each category will receive a trophy and a certificate.
There will also be an overall winner who will receive a scholarship toward the college of their choice and is given the opportunity to compete at the district level.
The show will commence at 7 p.m. at the WYO Theater located at 42 N. Main St.
Tickets for the performance are $8 for adults, $5 for students under age 18 and free for children five years old and younger.
For more information contact Katie Dehn at 683-6170.
The Sheridan County Museum will present "Behind the Scenes Saturday" on Saturday. This free event is open to all with no reservations required. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes view at the museum's operations. The public is invited to come and see what goes on at the museum when the galleries are closed. Attendees will see how employees take down old exhibits, care for the items entrusted to the museum and prepare new items and galleries for new exhibits. There will also be Tidbit activities for children and parents. The museum is located at 850 Sibley Circle, off of the Fifth Street exit of Interstate 90. For more information call 675-1150.
A new art exhibit, "Back to the Drawing Board" by Christie American Horse, will open at the Martinsen Gallery on Tuesday, commencing with an artist's reception. On Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. the public is invited to the free reception at Sheridan College. American Horse, who was born cross-eyed but overcame the condition, has worked in many mediums including oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, charcoal and graphite. The exhibit will focus on her drawings, which she states is her favorite part of the painting process. She is the daughter of fellow local artist Fred Goehring and a graduate of Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho. The exhibit will run through April 8. The gallery is located in the Whitney building of SC located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
The Sheridan College Museum of Discovery and Science Kids will host March's Science Saturday this weekend.
Science Saturday offers free admission to the museum for the entire community. This month the focus is "H2O Olympics" from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Edward A. Whitney Academic Center atrium of Sheridan College.
Water may seem ordinary but it is a building block of life and the program will discuss why.
Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
For more information contact Sarah Mentock at 763-0976 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Photographs taken in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area will be on display in The Inner Circle at Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library during the month of March. Local representatives of the US Forest Service will be displaying the photographs as a part of their celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of The Wilderness Act. A reception will be held on Monday from 5-7 p.m. to mark the opening. All members of the community are invited to attend this free event. For more information contact Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29. The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
Jentel Artist Residency Program will host their March "Jentel Presents" on Tuesday. "Jentel Presents" is a free community outreach event open to everyone which features visual presentations and readings by artist in residency. The event will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Sagebrush Community Art Center and refreshments will be served. This month's presenters include playwright Barbara Lindsay, mixed media artist Laini Nemett, metal smith Lori Swartz and printmaker Junko Yamamoto. For more information see www.jentelarts.org or call 737-2311. The art center is located at 201 E. Fifth St.
Akcita Win will host a program on Tuesday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. Diana Johnson, volunteer coordinator for the Historic Sheridan Inn will present "What's happening at the Inn?"
The meeting will be held at Designing Dinners and food may be ordered off the menu but is not required to attend.
All members of the community are welcome to attend. Members of the organization are invited to take part in the secret sister program and secret sister assignments will be made at this meeting.
For more information call Jean Harm at 672-2240. To take part in the secret sister program call Jeri Randel whose information can be found in the membership packet.
Designing Dinners is located at 615 Broadway St.
The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum will host "Fun at the Museum: St. Patrick's Day Crafts and History" on Monday in the community room at the Johnson County Library. This free event is open to everyone and will run from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call 684-9331. The library is located at 171 North Adams Ave., Buffalo.
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday. This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public. The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room. The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St. For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
A show of original paintings in a variety of media created by local artist Tom Randazzo will be presented on the mezzanine of Sheridan Fulmer Public library. "Balance and texture" will present a wide variety of mixed media including wax and motor oil. An artist's reception will be held tomorrow from 5-7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend this free event. The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
Throughout the month of March the SAGE Exhibit Gallery will feature life-long Sheridan area resident and colored pencil artist Dean States. "Seven Years Plus" will exhibit his drawings at the gallery located inside Sherian College Main Street. An artist's reception and gallery talk will be held Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. The public is welcome to this free event and refreshments will be served. The gallery is located at 171 N. Main St. More of States' work can be viewed at the Dean States Studio located at 637 W. Loucks St.


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Marietta College went from boom to bust.
After leading Capital University 37-28 at the break, the Lady Pioneers fell off the pace in the second half and suffered a 67-56 setback in an Ohio Athletic Conference women's basketball game at Ban Johnson Arena Wednesday night.
"We're right there," said first-year MC head coach Stacia Shrider, whose Lady Pioneer cagers (6-10 overall, 1-8 OAC) lost their fourth straight game. "The first half, we played great. We really struggled scoring in the second half, and turnovers definitely killed us."
Marietta shot 57.7 percent (15 of 26) from the floor during the first 20 minutes of play and 30.4 percent (seven of 23) in the second half. After committing nine TOs in the first half, the Lady Pioneers finished with 25 in the game.
"We've got to learn how to put two halves together," said Shrider, whose team also squandered a halftime lead in its previous game at John Carroll University. "I think that comes with our youth and inexperience. We're really close. We're on the brink, and we're going to keep plugging away."
Tori Dixon led MC with 13 points. Heather Booth chipped in with 10, and Paige Lamb netted nine.
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Capital 67, Marietta 56
Capital 28 39 - 67
Marietta 37 19 - 56
Simonne Gage 0 0-0 0, Jamie Caton 2 2-2 6, Cookie Geroski 6 5-6 19, Kristen Thompson 1 0-0 02, Stacy Timmerman 9 11-11 29, Rebekah Will 3 0-0 7, Nina Napolitano 0 0-0 0, Shelby Sigman 0 0-0 0, Shelby Sheets 1 0-0 3, Kristin Reisinger 0 1-2 1, Monica Heckman 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22 19-22 67. 3pt goals: Geroski 2, Will 1, Sheets 1.
Paige Lamb 4 0-0 9, Tori Dixon 4 2-2 13, Krissy Rowe 0 1-2 1, Candice Alexander 2 1-2 5, Heather Booth 5 0-0 10, Sierra Sigman 0 0-0 0, Shelby Maloney 1 0-0 3, Bailey Topf 0 0-0 0, Emily Jones 0 0-0 0, Jessica Brogan 2 3-5 7, Tasha Helmstetter 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Deemer 3 0-0 6. TOTALS 22 7-11 56. 3pt goals Dixon 3, Lamb 1, Maloney 1.
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Shooting: C 22-62 (35.5 percent), M 22-49 (44.9 percent); rebounds: C 34 (Geroski 7, Timmerman 7), M 37 (Alexander 11); Assists: C 13 (Will 5), M 16 (Dixon 6, Rowe 5); Steals: 14 (three with 3), M 4 (two with 2); Turnovers: C 11, M 25.
Candice Alexander grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
Capital's Stacy Timmerman tallied a game-high 29 points, and Cookie Geroski added 19. The Lady Crusaders improved their record to 11-5 and 6-3.
Sparked by Dixon and Booth, who scored eight points apiece in the first half, MC had Capital reeling. The Lady Pioneers made their first four shots on buckets by Lamb, Dixon, Booth, and Lamb again to lead 9-2. After Dixon drained a three to give the home team its first double-digit advantage, the lady Crusaders signaled timeout.
But MC stayed hot when play was resumed and maintained the lead for the remainder of the half. Providing a lift off the pine, Jessica Brogan scored seven points; Lindsay Deemer, four; and Shelby Maloney, three.
Timmerman kept Capital from getting blown off the court by scoring 13 first-half markers.
At the start of the second half, Capital capitalized on some cold shooting by Marietta, and slowly but surely whittled away at the lead. The Lady Pioneers didn't make their first deuce until Deemer's bucket at the 12:34 mark.
With 9:02 remaining, Geroski's jumper gave the Lady Crusaders their first lead, 46-45, of the contest. After that, the visitors never looked back.
With a little over two minutes left, Marietta's Candice Alexander's freebie cut it to three, 57-54, but that's as close as the home team would get. Down the stretch, the Lady Pioneers were kept at bay by Capital's deadeye shooting at the foul line.
"The second half is always an issue for us," Shrider said. "We've got to find a way to get ourselves pumped up, take care of the basketball, and score offensively."
Marietta is scheduled to play at Wilmingon on Saturday.


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STOCKTON - Stockton police identified the officer struck by a vehicle Thursday on Miner Avenue as Houston Sensabaugh, a member of the department's community response team.
Sensabaugh was trying to apprehend a suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Jessie Coley, when both men were struck by a woman driving a minivan, police said. Both were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Coley, a parolee at large, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, felony battery and violating his parole, authorities said.
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Police forensics search for missing New York City woman Sarai Sierra near the remnants of some ancient city walls in low-income district of Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Turkey's state-run news agency said that she has been found dead in Istanbul and police have detained nine people in connection with the case. Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of two, went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul. Her body was discovered late Saturday amid the city walls.(AP Photo)