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I am really happy to announce that a new major release of Ab3d.Reader3ds and Ab3d.PowerToys libraries has been released.
The key features of this release are:
Before describing some of the key features in more details let me first give you the full list of changes.
Ab3d.Reader3ds v8.0:
Ab3d.PowerToys v3.0:
WPF 3D can show transparent 3D objects. But to show them correctly, the transparent objects need to be defined after all the objects that are visible through them.
The following image shows the transparency problem in a simple 3D scene. Because the red boxes are defined after the semi-transparent GlassPlane they are not visible through the GlassPlane (the order of objects is visible in the right):
To solve the problem, the GlassPlane needs to be moved after the non-transparent objects. The following image is showing the correctly rendered scene.
For cases when the number of transparent objects is not big and if the transparent objects are not positioned in 3D space one after another, the simple transparency sorting is usually enough to produce correct rendering in WPF 3D.
But simply moving transparent objects after non-transparent objects is not always enough. For example if transparent object A is visible through transparent object B, than B must be defined after A. The problem in this case occurs when the camera is rotated so that B is visible through A. Now B must be defined before A. To solve this problem correctly, firstly the transparent objects must be moved after non-transparent objects and than transparent objects must be sorted by their distance to the camera. The sorting must be done after the camera is changed.
As seen from the new features lists above, both Ab3d.Reader3ds and Ab3d.PowerToys now support transparency sorting.
Ab3d.Reader3ds can perform a simple transparency sorting by moving transparent objects after non-transparent objects. Transparency sorting is performed if the IsTransparencySortingEnabled is set to true (by default). It is also possible to get the number of transparent objects by the TransparentObjectsCount property. Ab3d.Reader3ds does not do any sorting by camera distance. For this the Ab3d.PowerToys library is needed.
With Ab3d.PowerToys library it is possible to perform simple transparency sorting and sorting by camera distance. TransparencySorter class can be used to perform simple transparency sorting or ByCameraDistance transparency sorting where the transparent objects are sorted by their distance to the camera.
Simple transparency sorting (moving transparent objects after non-transparent objects) can be done with the following line:
When sorting by camera distance is used, the TransparencySorter can also automatically re-sort the objects when the camera is changed. To optimize the sorting it is possible to specify an angle that will tell how much the camera's direction must be changed when a new sort is preformed.
To perform transparency sorting by camera distance the following lines of code can be used:
private TransparencySorter _transparencySorter;
private void StartTransparencySorting()
_transparencySorter = new TransparencySorter(_rootModel3DGroup, Camera1);
// Re-sort on every 10 degrees change
_transparencySorter.CameraAngleChange = 10;
// Do an initial sorting
private void StopTransparencySorting()
if (_transparencySorter != null)
For more code samples see the samples that come with Ab3d.PowerToys library.
The following images show rendering of the objects before (left image) and after (right image) transparency sorting:
Ab3d.Reader3ds went through a big test with our bigger customer. Many real world 3ds files were used to test the accuracy of the reader. Because many test files were not created with 3D Studio Max or similar product, many of them were not correctly formatted (it was not possible to open them with 3D Studio Max). After some changes in Ab3d.Reader3ds mst of those "broken" 3ds file can now be read correctly. This made the library even better and proved its status as the best library for importing 3ds files.
The last relase of Ab2d.ReaderSvg, Ab2d.ReaderWmf and ZoomPanel library already got improved commercial licensing code. The change fixed a potential issue with using RSACryptoServiceProvider that can lead to very long delays when checking the license key. This issue has been now fixed for Ab3d.Reader3ds and Ab3d.PowerToys. Because of this issue it is highly recommended to upgrade to the new version.
Additionally as with the 2D libraries it is now possible to set the EmbeddedLicenseAssembly property to speed up finding the embedded license key in the application.
To see more details about this change please see the blog post for the 2D libraries or check the new help files.
A very useful new features of the Ab3d.PowerToys library simplifies creating animated camera rotations. Before animated camera rotations were created with binding a DoubleAnimation to Heading property of the camera. But using DoubleAnimation has its drawback because it the animation locks the value of the Heading and therefore makes rotating the camera with the mouse impossible.
The new version now include the StartRotation and StopRotation methods that can be used to simply start the camera animation. The StartRotation method takes two parameters: the first is heading change per second, the second is attitude change per second. The best thing about this is that while the camera is animated with StartRotation method, user can still use the mouse to rotate the camera (during mouse rotation the animation is suspended). This way it is very easy to create great presentations of 3D models where the model is rotated and the used can still manually change the rotation with the mouse.
One of the very requested feature was also a support for OrthographicCamera. It is mostly used in technical applications where the ratios and parallel lines of the 3D objects need to be preserved. The OrthographicCamera is now also supported.
A very nice new feature is also that axis names are shown on the CameraAxisPanel (it shows the orientation of axis of the current scene).
A lot of work was also done to improve 3D lines. Now wireframes from existing 3D objects are created much faster and also use much less memory. Also the memory management of the 3D lines is greatly improved and enables user to have more control of the registered 3D lines.
With new features the development of applications with 3D content has become even easier.
WPF 3D is very capable of displaying 3D content for most needs of business applications. It also has many advantages over other platforms (DirectX, XNA). With WPF 3D, Ab3d.PowerToys and Ab3d.Reader3ds programming with 3D was never easier.
I would like to conclude with saying that in my opinion desktop applications will not just sink into oblivion. They will still have their big share with complex business applications that need to be very user friendly, need advanced user interfaces to simplify complex user processes or require lots of resources. Despite many (usually not developers but marketing driven) considerations, I believe that WPF is still the very best technology for writing such applications.
Tags: wpf 3d powertoys reader3ds
Ab3d.PowerToys | Reader3ds
The major improvement in this release is made in the licensing code for commercial versions of the products.
The update contains also some minor improvements in the Ab2d.ReaderSvg and Ab2d.ReaderWmf libraries and a small improvement in ViewerSvg. But let me first tell you about the changes in the commercial licensing code.
Recently a customer reported very long delays (up to 10s) when creating an instance of ZoomPanel class. After some investigation I have discovered that the delay is related to a "bug" in Microsoft's RSACryptoServiceProvider class (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948080). The RSACryptoServiceProvider is used to validate the license and under some circumstances the VerifyData method on the class can cause a long delay. The licensing code has been changed to prevent the delay. The problem with this bug is that the licensing code can work very well on computers where you test your products, but on some client's computer the RSACryptoServiceProvider can cause your application or product to start with a long delay.
Therefore it is highly recommended to update the products to the latest version.
But this was not the only improvement in the licensing code. Now it is possible to set the new EmbeddedLicenseAssembly property to make the check of the embedded license even faster. To understand the purpose of the new property let me first shortly describe how the licensing code works.
The licensing code in our components uses the standard .Net licensing system. This means that at compile time the compiler calls the licensing code in our products. There the developer license key is read. It is converted into a runtime license key and saved by the compiler into assemblies embedded resource. When our component is used in your application, its licensing code first tries to find the embedded runtime license key. Because our component does not know which assembly contains the embedded license key, it is usually needed to check resources in multiple assemblies before the correct one is found. To make this check much faster, it is now possible to set the static EmbeddedLicenseAssembly property to the assembly that contains the embedded license. This way the licensing code can immediately find the license key and can therefore execute much faster.
The following example sets the EmbeddedLicenseAssembly for the ZoomPanel control:
public class MyClass()
public MyClass()
= typeof(MyClass).Assembly;
Samples for other products and some additional details about this process can be found in the new "Using commercial version" help file.
The improved licensing code is currently available for Ab2d.ReaderSvg, Ab2d.ReaderWmf and ZoomPanel. The fix for Ab3d.Reader3ds and Ab3d.PowerToys will be available in the following days (both libraries will have many new features that have to be finished before publishing).
As mentioned before, this update also brings some additional improvements to Ab2d.ReaderSvg and Ab2d.ReaderWmf.
ReaderSvg and ViewerSvg:
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ReaderSvg | ReaderWmf | ZoomPanel
I am happy to announce that all our 2D products have been updated.
The following screenshow is showing improved design time support for SvgViewbox and WmfViewbox:
The following are the changed in Ab2d.ReadSvg:
The following are the changed in Ab2d.ReadWmf:
Added support for pattern brushes need some additional comments because there are some differences between handling pattern brushes in GDI+ and WPF. Pattern brushes in GDI+ are not affected by the scale of the shown image. This means that if you zoom in or out of the metafile that is drawn by GDI+, the pattern brush is not scaled and is always drawn in a way that one pixel in the pattern bitmap is always rendered with one pixel.
In WPF the bitmap brushes are affected by the scale.
For example if you have a rectangle with 10 x 10 size and pattern brush from 10 x 10 bitmap and you scale the rectangle to be shown on the whole screen, the bitmap will be also scaled to the whole screen. In GDI+ the bitmap is not scaled so the pattern is still the same as when showing the rectangle without scale.
Because of this difference the imported pattern brushes can sometimes look strange. Therefore it is possible to disable reading pattern brushes with setting ReadPatternBrushes to false.
ZoomPanel has received the following updates:
All the products also had a licensing issue that showed unlicensed dialog under some circumstances. This issue is now fixed.
As usual the new version can be downloaded from User Account page (for commercial users) or from my Downloads page (for evaluation version).
I am happy to announce that the new version of Ab2d.ReaderSvg library is available.The version adds improved support for svg use and embedded svg elements. Those two svg elements are now correctly placed and have the correct size.The new version also provides two new properties that can be used to fix problems that are caused by the differences between WPF and svg.
The first new property is SwitchElementProcessingType. It specifies which children of the svg switch element will be imported and shown. The switch element in svg file defines children that are shown based on the conditions defined in switch element. Because it is not possible to process svg conditions in WPF, it is possible to choose how the children will be imported and which children will be shown. The possible values for SwitchElementProcessingType are:
The second new property is OverrideMiterLimit. The property has been added because WPF renders miter limit line cab differently as they are defined in svg specifications. The miter lime cabs show sharp line edges. But when the two lines meet at low angle, the sharp edge could extend very far away from the line junction. Therefore the miter limit can limit the sharp edges. In WPF the miter limit is used to specify how far away the sharp edge is allowed to go. In svg, the miter limit defined at which angle the miter limit is converted into beveled edge. This difference can lead to some anomalies when importing svg files. In this case the OverrideMiterLimit can be used to override the miter limit specified in the svg file and use value 1 or 2 instead.
For more information about the differences please see forum thread about this.
For backwards compatibility by default the miter limit defined in svg file is used (OverrideMiterLimit = 0).
Both new properties can be also set in the new ViewerSvg (here the default OverrideMiterLimit is set to 2 - miter limit of 2 is used by default).
Tags: readersvg, wpf, silverlight, svg
I am really happy to announce that the highly anticipated new version of ZoomPanel library is finally released.
The new version brings tons of great new features:
For example the following code is all that is needed to add zooming and panning to the ZoomPanel's content (12345 text in this sample), buttons to control the ZoomMode (ZoomController), zoom panel navigation with buttons and slider to change zoom factor (ZoomNavigator) and mini map that shows which part of the content is shown:
<Window x:Class="Ab2d.ZoomControlSample.ZoomPanelSample"
<ab2d:ZoomPanel Name="myZoomPanel">
<ab2d:ZoomController VerticalAlignment="Top"
<ab2d:ZoomPanelNavigator VerticalAlignment="Top"
<ab2d:ZoomPanelMiniMap VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
The new version comes with many new samples that demonstrate the new functionality. The following screenshot shows one of the samples (the list of all the samples is seen on the left side):
Even before version 3, the ZoomPanel was the most advanced zooming and panning control for WPF. With this release the control has become even better.
The current price for the Single developer license is only $69. Because so many new features were added to the library, the price will increase significantly on 11th July 2011 (more details are available on Purchase page). So now it is an ideal time to purchase the control, renew the updates subscription or purchase source code for the library.
Tags: zoompanel, wpf
A new version of Ab3d.PowerToys was just published.
The work on a new version was started as a response to the user post on the forum that asked how it would be possible to control a 3D camera from Ab3d.PowerToys library with his fingers on a multi-touch tablet pc. This looked as a simple an interested task but ended with discovering a probable bug in .Net 4.0 and creating a workaround for it. Also a discovered problems with WPF Browser applications were also fixed.
The following is a short list of new things in this release:
The following screenshot shows the working multi-touch camera sample.
Because the support for multi-touch devices is available in .Net Framework 4.0 I did not want to put the new code into the library as it would raise the requirements from .Net 3.5 to .Net 4.0. So I have decided to create a sample .Net 4.0. project that would reference Ab3d.PowerToys library and use the multi-touch capabilities of the framework to adjust the camera.
Cameras and camera controllers in Ab3d.PoweToys library are very extendable, so it was really easy to create a multi-touch camera controller.
The following code shows the event handler that handles the touch data:
void ViewportBorder_ManipulationDelta(object sender, ManipulationDeltaEventArgs e)
ManipulationDelta delta = e.DeltaManipulation;
if (delta.Scale.X != 1 || delta.Scale.Y != 1)
// Scale with adjusting camera distance
Camera1.Distance *= 1 / ((delta.Scale.X + delta.Scale.Y) / 2);
e.Handled = true;
if (delta.Translation.X != 0 || delta.Translation.Y != 0)
// Rotate and move with calling RotateCamera or MoveCamera methods on MouseCameraController1.
// Both methods take mouse dx and dy as parameters.
// The amount of rotation is controller by EventsSourceElementRotationChange property on MouseCameraController1: Gets or sets the double value that specifies for how many degrees the camera is rotates when the mouse moves from one side of the EventsSourceElement to another size. The default value is 270.
// The amount of movement is calculated by MouseCameraController1 that tries to make the movements in 3D just as big to follow the mouse / hand movements
if (RotateRadioButton.IsChecked ?? false)
MouseCameraController1.RotateCamera(-delta.Translation.X, -delta.Translation.Y);
MouseCameraController1.MoveCamera(-delta.Translation.X, -delta.Translation.Y);
e.Handled = true;
As the code shows the pinch zooming is represented as Scale in the DeltaManipulation. The scale is simply used to adjust the camera's distance.
Handling of the translation depends on the state of the RadioButtons that specify if we are rotating or moving the camera. In case of rotating, the RotateCamera method on camera controller is called. It takes the mouse difference as input parameter. In case a camera movement mode is selected, MoveCamera method is called - again it accepts mouse changes.
When I wanted to test the fist version of the code that would rotate a simple box, I got a runtime error that the value "#247589" cannot be assigned to Material. The error pointed to the following line of xaml:
<visuals:BoxVisual3D CenterPosition="0 20 0" Size="40 40 40" Material="#247589"/>
The xaml was copied from other samples for Ab3d.PowerToys library. When the project with other samples was started, there was no runtime exception. But in the new multi-touch sample the same line suddenly produces an exception. This is very strange.
The line defines a 3D box with specified center position, its size and material color. The material color is set by a help of the MaterialTypeConverter that comes with Ab3d.PowerToys library and enables setting the material by simply writing the name of the color (Blue), its hex number (#247589) or specifying image file name that should be used as texture. Without the MaterialTypeConverter the previous line should be written:
<visuals:BoxVisual3D CenterPosition="0 20 0" Size="40 40 40">
<SolidColorBrush Color="#247589"/>
I have removed the Material="#247589" and use the standard WPF was to set the material (as written above). This time the sample worked without errors.
The difference between the working and not working project was the target framework version. The not working was using 4.0.
It looked like that the baml parser (parser that reads the compiled xaml) in .Net 4.0 works does not want to use the custom type converter (MaterialTypeConverter). It was time to search the web. There were many problems with custom type converters, but none was similar to mine. The web did not have a clue about my problems. To make things easier, I created two new project were I wanted to reproduce the problem with as less code as possible. The first attemp showed that type converters on properties and dependancy properties work correctly in .Net 4.0. After some additional checking I have discovered that the Material property in Ab3d.PowerToys library was not created from stretch with Register method, but was created with AddOwner method - I wanted to reuse the already defined property on my own class. That was a breakthrough. When I changed the Register method with the AddOwner on a simplified project, the same error occurred.
After that discovery the workaround was simple - define the Material property from stretch.
This showed a case where assemblies that are created for .Net 3.5 does not work the same when they run with .Net 4.0. I think this should not happen. I am going to report this as a bug to Microsoft Connect.
So a rather simple task lead to interesting discoveries.
The multi-touch sample is available with the new version of Ab3d.PowerToys library. If you already have the library and do not want to upgrade to latest version just to see the sample, you can also download just the sample from the following link: Ab3d.PowerToys.Multitouch.zip (remember to uncomment the old style 3d box definition in xaml).
From Ab3d.PowerToys version 5.2 on, the multi-touch support is already build into the core Ab3d.PowerToys library into its .Net 4.0 version. This means that you do not need to use special MultiTouchMouseCameraController class for that. All you need to do is to make sure that you are referencing the .Net 4 version of the library from the ".NET 4" subfolder (the .Net 3.5 version does not support multi-touch).
Tags: wpf 3d powertoys
This release brings many improvements to almost all our products.
The metafile reader (Ab2d.ReaderWmf) library got most of the changes. The svg reader (Ab2d.ReaderSvg) also got a few new features. There were also some improvements that affected all the products except ZoomPanel. ZoomPanel control was left out of this release because the library is waiting for a major upgrade. Now when this release is out I will finally start working on it (many things are already prepared - like mini map, rotate the content, zoom slider, etc. - they just need to be polished and tested).
Let me first describe the changes that affected all the products (except ZoomPanel):
Besides the changes above the Ab3d.Reader3ds and Ab3d.PowerToys libraries did not get any new features.
But as mentioned before the Ab2d.ReaderWmf library was improved quite significantly. The code that transformed positions data from metafile into WPF was rewritten from ground up. The new version now enables to specify in which units the read positions will be - they can be in Pixels, Millimeters, Inches or GdiCompatable units. This can be useful when the drawing for example in Microsoft Visio is created in millimeters, the WPF elements that are created with pasting the drawing into Paste2Xaml can be also defined in millimeters. When the default Pixel units are used, the size of the read metafile is now the same as the size that is shown when the metafile is opened by Windows.
This is the list of changes in Ab2d.ReaderWmf library:
The Paste2Xaml application that can be used to simply copy objects from drawing application and paste them into XAML was also improved - support for the new features of the Ab2d.ReaderWmd library was added.
Some of the changes were also made in Ab2d.ReaderSvg library:
Now I have to put together the new version of ZoomPanel.
Than a new exciting area awaits - Silverlght 5 with its 3D.
Tags: readerwmf, readersvg, reader3ds, powertoys
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13 June 2019
Cracking the Code For "Code-Switching"
by DoolinDalton
Code-Switching: (noun) The switching from the linguistic system of one language or dialect to that of another. (Merriam-Webster)
So my day gig includes a fair amount of something called "code-switching." It's something every human does, even if they're not familiar with the term.
Walk down the halls of the school where I work and you'll hear half-a-dozen different languages being spoken by kids who will switch to something approximating Standard American English once they hit the classroom. And of course there are the dialects (Mr. Mister famously sang about "The Uniform of Youth," but there are also any number of linguae franca associated with teenagers as well).
But more than that, we even code-switch within our own language: maybe you don't talk to your mom the same as you do the guys you bowl with, or the ladies you play darts with. Your child and your accountant may hear you speaking the same language, but they're not hearing you speak the same way.
I can hear my regular readers (BOTH of you!*rimshot*) saying, "Yeah, we know people do this. What does it have to do with writing crime fiction, Captain Obvious? I mean, after all, this is a crime fiction writing blog."
What does code-switching have to do with writing crime fiction?
Unfortunately, not too much.
To be blunt, there needs to be a hell of a lot more code-switching going on in crime fiction.
Because it helps make characters, conversations, actions, more realistic.
And to be fair, there are writers (especially writers of color) who excel at documenting the phenomenon of code-switching within their work. Walter Moseley, Philip Kerr, Sarah Paretsky, Chester Himes, Gary Phillips, Naomi Hirahara, and a host of others immediately spring to mind.
But it's not easy to pull off. And here's where the fine line difference between "reality" and "realism" comes in to play.
Because if you don't nail it, and you try to sell writing where you've tried code-switching on for size, you're likely to get it handed back, accompanied by the shop-worn criticism: "Your characters need distinctive voices. Ones where, even without dialogue tags, we know who is talking."
Because, again, code-switching believably in fictional conversations takes a deft touch and the ability to balance the individual's recognizable dialogical tics with the different ways they speak to those they encounter over the course of the narrative.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and not just when walking through the halls at my school. So I wanted to toss it out there to the hive mind.
So why don't we open this up in the comments section? If you're an author, and have tips for how to believably pull off code-switching with a voice still distinctive enough to be recognizable across a variety of social situations, what suggestions do you have for the rest of us? And if you're a reader, and have a favorite author who you think pulls this sort of thing off well, why not share a bit about said author with us?
Hope to hear from all of you, and see you in two weeks!
4 comments:
- Robert Lopresti said...
Really good point about dialog in fiction there. Have you ever heard the comedians Key and Peele talk about code switching? Very interesting. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/qvrhhj/key-and-peele-phone-call
- 13 June, 2019 10:37
- Eve Fisher said...
Like this a lot. I know I did some of this in my story "Iron Chef" about the inmates at the work farm - how they talked among each other (edited to leave out more f-bombs than I thought AHMM could handle) vs. how they talked to the staff. You're right, needs to be addressed more.
- 13 June, 2019 11:24
- Lawrence Maddox said...
Thanks Brian for giving a name (code switching-love it!) to the dialogue I'm writing for the many diverse LA characters in my novel Fast Bang Booze. I'm hammering out the sequel and most of my characters use English as a second language. I grew up in LA, so much of this I can do by ear (I hope!) but it's an effort. Great piece Brian!
- 13 June, 2019 12:48
- Leigh Lundin said...
First I've heard the term, but yeah, it makes sense. It works.
- 13 June, 2019 20:05


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The Military Academy Essay, Research Paper
Duty, Honor, Country
There are many military academies in the United States. It never occurred to me that I would be interested in the military after reading Ender s Game written by Scott Card; a book about a kid that saved earth from the buggers. War games, all the boys are organized into armies (Card 17). That s how it is in the military. Hard work. Studies Military history. Strategy and tactics (Card 17). I know a couple of things about the military but I want to know about the schools. I saw a few movies of battles and wars. In movies it depicted the cadets as disciplined individuals that fought for their country. I want to know about the best military academy in the US and how it performs today.
As I was about to start my research I went online and searched for military schools and I got a number of results on military schools, but one that stood out was an academy called West Point. I hoped to find a lot of information about this academy. I didn t waste any time going to the library so I went straight to Barnes and Nobles and bought a book titled Duty, Honor, Country A History of West Point. I was thrilled because it was exactly what I was looking for. Charles Dickens once said In this beautiful place, the fairest among the fair and lovely Highlands of the North River, shut in by deep green heights and ruined forts is the Military School of America (Ambrose inside cover).
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The launch of this academy was due to America s knowledge with the military. West Point looked upon the direction of Europeans; for their guidance and inspiration but most importantly it gave them examples of what should be avoided. They adapted the ideas of the Europeans and made use of them by extracting the usable experience and creating it into their own institution (Ambrose 1).
Americans recognized the need for an academy. The first who wanted this was Colonial Knox of the artillery (weaponry). Before the war he owned The London Book Store in Boston. He was also a member of a militia company. By himself he studied science and engineering, and when the war began he was signed up to join the army around the Boston area. Later on, George Washington made him a chief of artillery. He was very organized and called many academies for the instruction of the art military (Ambrose 9). I wasn t really excited about all of this so I turned to the cadet life chapter. The faculties pushed, hammered and pulled the boys to be perfect Christian gentlemen. The methods they used were clear: attendance at church, cold rooms in the winter, hot in the summer, mediocre food, and no leisure time. The academy didn t just want the boys to be perfect Christian gentleman; they wanted Christian soldiers with honor, duty, loyalty and courage. This was accentuated here more than anywhere else (Ambrose 147). For Cadets the rules were much stricter and the lives were worse than for a college student. The worst was yet to come, the superintendents and their faculties made the system even harsher (147).
The faculty made it hard for the cadets because they wanted to turn then into finished soldiers. Thayer who was one of the faculty forbade the soldiers to drink, chew tobacco, play chess or cards, gamble, read novels, watch romances or plays, bathe in the river and other things. And if one of them broke the rules they would have extra tours of duty. One Cadet by the name of George Cushing walked guard all one September Sunday for defacing public
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property he had his feet on the table in his room. Other cadets experienced the same incidents for having cards or kicking a horse. Occasionally the cadets would fight back and Thayer would have to give out warnings against shuffling, groaning or creating a disturbance through services (150). I think this is too weird, why would they do this to the poor cadets, treat them like rats. I don t know, but maybe the end result will show.
The cadets furniture consisted of an iron bedstead, a table, a straight-backed chair, a mirror, a lamp, a mattress and blanket. During the winter, the rooms got so cold that they couldn t study in them, and in the summer the rooms got extremely hot that others got headaches (153).
I wanted to know what was happening now at West Point. So I went on the Internet and found an official site about the school. The history of the academy goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War (USMA www).
The Academy is located approximately 50 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River. It was found about two centuries ago, the Military Academy has accomplished its mission by developing cadets in four critical areas: intellectual, physical, military, and moral-ethical – a four-year process called the "West Point Experience." (USMA www).
A challenging Academic Program that consists of a sample of 31 courses provides a balanced education in the arts and sciences. This course establishes the foundation for elective courses that give cadets greater depth in the field of study or an optional major. All cadets receive a Bachelor of Science degree, which is designed specifically to meet the intellectual requirements of a commissioned officer in today's Army. Classes are small,
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usually less than 18, and the faculty to student ratio is 1:8 (USMA www). That is a lot of courses a cadet must take. That reminds me of private school with few students in each class.
The Physical Program at West Point includes both physical education classes and competitive athletics. Every cadet participates in a club or a level sport each semester. This careful physical program gives mental and physical fitness that is required for service as an officer in the Army.
Cadets learn basic military skills, including leadership, through a demanding Military Program, which begins on their first day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets going through Cadet Basic Training the first year, followed by Cadet Field Training at a nearby Camp Buckner the second year. Cadets spend their third and fourth summers serving in active Army units around the world; attending advanced training courses such as flying, air assault or northern warfare; or training the first and second year cadets as members of leadership. Military training is combined with military science instruction to provide a stable military foundation for officer ships (www).
The admission is open to all young men and women, and is extremely competitive. Candidates must receive a suggestion from a member of Congress or from the Department of the Army. They are then evaluated on their academic, physical and leadership potential. Those candidates who are fully qualified receive appointments to the Academy (USMA www). I think more men get accepted.
The life of a cadet is demanding, but free time does permit fun activities such as golf, skiing, sailing, and ice-skating, Clubs include a cadet radio station, rock climbing, and Big Brother-Big Sister. A wide variety of religious activities are available to cadets from all
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religious backgrounds (USMA www). I wonder what the cadet radio station play? It s a good thing that it offers religious practices.
The cadets are better today than they have ever been because they are compared with other students at America s best schools. Only three institutions in the country had more Rhodes Scholarship recipients than West Point. On College Boards and other tests, cadets score higher in the verbal sections than the students at the best engineering and mathematics schools (Ambrose 328). Maybe I should go there just to get a good education and leave. But I don t see that happening.
From the day of its founding on March 16, 1802, West Point has grown in its size and stature, but it remains committed in producing leaders of character for America's Army. Today, the Academy graduates more than 900 new officers annually, which represents approximately 25 percent of the new lieutenants required by the Army each year. The student body, or Corps of Cadets, numbers 4,000, of whom approximately 15 percent are women (USMA www).
At graduation Cadets wonder about their next duty. West Point is about moving on up (Rugger 336). A favorite expression at West Point is that "much-of the history we teach was made by people we taught." Great leaders such as Grant and Lee, Eisenhower and Patton, Westmoreland and Schwarzkopf are among the more than 50,000 graduates of the Military Academy (www).
I don t know what to say. I now can see how it was from the beginning; the cadets didn t have a lot as they do now. West Point has changed dramatically in my opinion. I think if a cadet has enough courage to protect his country I consider him a hero. I believe I learned a lot more than I used to know about the military. I learned that it s really hard to go through
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these days at a military academy. They have to work hard, and they have to have passion in what they are doing. One cannot just goof off, they have to follow all rules and be disciplined, and they must be perfect. They must work as a team. While I was starting my research I saw that I was giving up but I pulled through like the cadets. I found it interesting to learn about all of these military matters. I imagined what the cadet s felt when they were hot or cold. I now can understand the meaning of Duty, Honor, Country.
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Works Cited
Ambrose, Stephen E. Duty, honor, country: a history of West Point. Baltimore: Batam 888881999
Boritt, Gabor. The Lincoln Enigma. New York: McGraw, 2001.
Card Scott, Orson. Ender s Game. New York. Tom Doherty Associates, 1991.
Rugger, Ed. The Duty first and the Making of American Leaders. New York: Harper, 2001.
USMA. History. U.S Military Academy History. 88888http://www.usma.army.mil/PublicAffairs/history/ (06 Dec. 1999).
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Before we begin this month's Bible lesson, let me say goodbye to a special friend of Israel and this ministry: Charles Krauthammer. The following quote, posted this June, comes from Dr. Krauthammer on the Facebook page of "The Israel Project."
"Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity. It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago.
"You dig the soil and you find pottery from the Davidic times, coins from Bar Kokhba, and 2,000-year-old scrolls written in script remarkably like the one that today advertises ice cream at the corner candy store." — Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018)
As you may know, Dear Reader, Charles Krauthammer was a quadriplegic. He suffered a neck injury from a diving accident when he was a first-year medical student at Harvard. After a 14-month recovery in the hospital, he returned to medical school and graduated with a degree in psychiatry. He began his career in journalism in the late '70s and early '80s. He was a true conservative and an articulate defender of Israel. He staunchly supported the U.S. military during the Gulf and Iraq wars, hoping to see an end to extreme Islamic terrorism. A fine example of a "never give up" spirit, Charles Krauthammer inspired many and will be missed.
Zola Levitt Ministries has maintained that "never give up" spirit for decades. How does such resolve bloom, and how can we Believers ("Believers" is short for "believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah.") emulate that same diehard spirit in our daily lives? James, the brother of Jesus/Yeshua clarified how to pursue such enlightened determination when he wrote:
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. — James 1:5–8
James's first instruction on getting that "never give up" spirit is to request it from God. Seems simple enough, doesn't it? But, do we actually do it … and turn to Him as often as we should? The Bible gives many examples of God answering His followers' prayers. Here are a few:
- Abraham asked God for a son … and Isaac was born — Genesis 15
- Daniel requested the ability to interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream — Daniel 2
- Moses sought help at the Red Sea — Exodus 14
- Samson prayed for strength to right a wrong — Judges 16
- The leper asked for healing — Matthew 8
Was God faithful to answer? Absolutely! He promised in verse 5 of our text that He would "give to all liberally" who asked. Unfortunately, praying for wisdom is often a Believer's last resort. You and I can never ask God for too much, or ask Him too often. So ask!
Zola Levitt Ministries is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Texans are known for their "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality. However, if the ministry had used that approach, it would have been "booted" (pardon the pun) off the scene long ago. So, please, continually pray for the ministry as it seeks the wisdom of God in this day. Zola would be pleased to see Zola Levitt Presents, the Levitt Letter, www.levitt.com, and our Holy Land tours continue. But, more than that, God is pleased!
Secondly, you and I don't have to wonder how we are to ask. James counsels us to "ask in faith, with no doubting." God's people have a life of unwavering faith. Matthew advises: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). In the context, Matthew speaks about food, clothing, and shelter. The big picture extends the meaning to adopting a "never give up" attitude.
James compared a doubting person to the waves of the stormy sea that the wind tosses unpredictably. The wind — an outside force — moves the waves, whereas God's abiding presence accomplishes the unmovable faith of His people. David pointed to that fact in Psalm 23 when he said, "He leadeth me."
I cannot overemphasize the importance of the next point. Please note what James wrote next about a wavering man: "He will not receive anything from the Lord" (James 1:7). Did you read that? Not anything … wow! What are we missing when our faith wavers? Paul answered that question when he wrote:
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace [emphasis mine] which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence [or understanding]. — Ephesians 1:7–8
Finally, our commitment is imperative. The adage is true: "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." We live in a world that likes to jump from one experience to the next and commit to nothing — leave all the options open! That's exactly what James was talking about in the verses we're exploring here. As Believers, we must make a firm commitment to seek first the Kingdom of God and not waver from it.
If Zola had simply played around with the idea of starting a ministry that taught the Jewish roots of Christianity, he wouldn't have left us such an anointed legacy. The Believers who merely toy with the idea of a life committed to serving God never know the satisfaction and peace that accompanies living in Yeshua's spirit. And if we don't involve ourselves in ministry, such as involvement with this ministry, those priceless "aha moments" will never come.
God honors a committed life! How Godly is the anchor for your soul?
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. — Hebrews 13:8
Renew your commitment to our Lord by joining King David when he declared:
I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. — Psalm 18:1–2
Notice the strength and security that David enjoyed by his full commitment to the Lord, calling Him his:
- Rock
- Shield
- Fortress
- Power and light of my Salvation
- Deliverer
- Stronghold — my refuge and unassailable cliff
Remember the lesson of this brief study: Ask God for wisdom in an unwavering, immovable faith. And please uphold Zola's legacy of teaching the Jewish roots of our Christian faith to Jew and gentile alike. Will you prayerfully partner with this ministry as we make our way through the rest of the financially lean summer months? Your generous assistance will help us bring a wealth of fine Bible teaching by new, Jewish theologians on location in Israel this fall — perhaps some of our most inspiring TV programs ever!
Standing firm with Israel and ZLM,
P.S. I encourage you today to take the time to pray for wisdom about your financial participation in this vital work that God continues to use. The summer months are always the most challenging; so if you could send an "extra helping" before the fall harvest begins, our ministry would be most grateful.
A Note from David and Kirsten
Thank you, Tony, for your inspiring message to "never give up." Life is unpredictable; tomorrow has no guarantee. Commitment to following Yeshua, however, assures Believers that He will provide for our needs.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. — Matthew 6:34
Or as the King James translators poetically put that last sentence: "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
During the decades that David and I have ministered in American churches and abroad, we have discovered that God uses His human creations as vessels for supplying the needy. That way, we Believers all "get in on it," as we receive blessings in return.
We wish this Personal Letter could announce: "Our bank account is overflowing. We have sufficient financial support for you to take a vacation in your giving." To the contrary, that dream is far from reality. The silver lining to our ongoing need for material and spiritual assistance is an opportunity for you to play a key role as a soldier in our battle to fulfill The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19–20).
Would you consider being a vessel that God can use to financially bless this ministry … to continue Zola's heartbeat for reaching the Jewish people with the life-changing message of Messiah? Aside from mailing a check, you could click on "Donations" at levitt.com or call 1-800-WONDERS (800-966-3377) anytime. Please prayerfully consider this request.
Zola Tours to the Holy Land
Speaking of life changing, we encourage you to enroll for an upcoming Zola Tour. You probably know that we take two trips each year. Every pilgrim we know has returned a changed — and energized! — person.
The Fall Tour will be our final on-location commemoration of modern Israel's 70th birthday in the Land. Please contact Zola Tours manager, Sandra, at 214-696-9760, email her at email@example.com, or visit levitt.com/tours.
Fall Tour 2018
|Deluxe (Israel only)
|Oct 14–23
|Grand Petra (Israel & Petra)
|Oct 14–26
|Grand Athens (Greece & Israel)
|Oct 8–23
|Ultra Grand (Greece & Israel & Petra)
|Oct 8–26
Spring Tour 2019
|Deluxe (Israel only)
|Mar 10–19
|Grand Petra (Israel & Petra)
|Mar 10–22
August on Zola Levitt Presents
This month, we continue airing the refreshed series Thy Kingdom Come, twelve 30-minute programs that search Bible prophecy to reveal the glorious future events awaiting all Believers in Messiah. Originally produced in 2001, Zola's classic teaching on Kingdom principles never gets old. Moreover, we've brought the portions around Zola's teaching segments into high definition. David and I introduce Zola's teachings and music, and ZLP's senior theologian, Dr. Jeffrey Seif, provides Biblical analysis.
- The Wedding
- At the beautiful rose garden next to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Zola teaches about the Believers' wedding to the Messiah and its Jewish context.
- The Second Coming
- There is no better place for Zola to teach about the return of the Lord than the place from where He left: the Mount of Olives.
- The Throne of Judgment
- From the Valley of Decision in Jerusalem, Zola teaches on the judgment of those who will live and die during the Great Tribulation. The Christian Friends of Israel ministry blesses the brothers of the Messiah by helping Jewish immigrants as they return to the Promised Land.
- The Kingdom Begins
- Viewing the Temple Mount, Zola teaches about the beginning of Messiah's thousand-year reign on Earth.
- The Kingdom in Progress
- From the Mount of Olives, Zola explains how different living in the Millennial Kingdom will be. Israeli-American Reuben Prager of Jerusalem looks to the future as he prepares Jewish regalia and artifacts for the next Temple.
Please remember to sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim! — pray for the peace of Jerusalem! — Psalm 122:6


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There's an old proverb that goes: A wise old owl sat in an oak; the more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Lord, make me like that wise old bird!"
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James 1:19 reads: "Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving]; (AMP)."
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No it does not have violent intimating goons.
But .....
They do have designated security men overseeing the Assemblies and watching things at Assembly Halls.
Has anyone seen someone get thrown out for questioning J Org at an assembly question answer time? Or just for questioning in general?
@Counter-Watchtower, yes. A couple of instances caught on camera. Toward the end of both videos is where the person who asked/said the wrong thing was unceremoniously shown the door:
Dang that last video was awesome! That an opportunity that guy had, and he did a great job.
I dealt with a goon elder re/verbal abuse worrying about his power (jewish converted to JW) re/firing his daughter for theft -- who was later DF'd for being in a swingers' group. I had no idea he could be DF'd as he was in such a tight circle and I never mentioned the matter to anyone -- only he and his elderette knew I wouldn't let their 18 yr. old work for us any longer plus it hurt their adult-child's chunk change pocket. I could write a book (not unique for any x-witness re/the cult) after couple yrs. dealing with the wanna be power players and their juvenile delinquents in a hall of nepotism. Seriously, they had problems keeping their kids in school re/horrifying behavior problems and these kids weren't being abused at home or school -- dulged beyond. I do, of course, realize many of the clergy-class children/teens are horribly abused by losers JWs.
Somehow I get the sense that Leah's group is a smarter bunch of people than Jehovah's Witnesses. Not only that, they have more money and resources than the Witnesses have.
Even though the JWs are capable of having people act as bullies, I consider today's JWs to be very stupid people with a considerable percentage having emotional problems, etc. In my opinion, the other group runs rings around them.
I knew an evangelical Christian who accepted the invitation to the Public Talk at a convention. He said that everything was fine until the speaker got to the part about gifts of the spirit being done away with after the first century. He stood up and loudly disagreed with him from his seat near the front. But only for a couple of seconds. He was pretty much carried out. Out in the hallway he was reminded that he was a guest and to behave like one. Then he mingled with the hallway crowd and began preaching to them. He was arrested and charged with trespassing. The Society dropped the charges about a year later.
Aren't the elders who stalk people "goons"? Same difference to me.
A number of stories come to mind, like when an elder puts his foot in the door of someone who is trying to fade and he bullies his way in, I remember one story of a lady who came out of her shower in a towel on the upper floor to find 2 elders in her foyer wanting to talk to her right then and there (that was the gist of the story), then there is the poster here (I apologize for forgetting his name at the moment) who joined the military but the elders were tracking down people who knew him (non jw's) to find out where he was and he finally had to send a pic of himself in his uniform before the elders would quit harassing his friends. The stories are endless.
Are the elders just as goon like as the Scientologists? I would say so, they may not be physically violent but the power they hold over the mental/spiritual well being of a jw is the same. Not to mention holding all friends and family hostage if one changes their beliefs.
I had a number of jw women who wouldn't leave me alone years ago. My threats (to my jw) of showing up at the kh and informing the whole damn cong (in my own special way) didn't even stop them. What finally stopped them? A letter to NY that finally made it down the pipeline to the local elders who had to tell the women my house was a do not call. Now why should I have had to go through all that? I would thought the first time I told them to piss off (in more or less words) they would have gotten the hint. Hell no, even the r & f are sometimes "goons".
I won't even go on about the times my own jw acted "goon" like to friends and family. Maybe they need a 'No, means NO' wt rag to come out? They are like sophomoric boys who think no means yes or maybe. But then we are talking about the wt and we know how they like to redefine words.
I guess this would be a good question to ask. Does JW Org have goons they send after ppl to threaten them? Or to inflict violence on? Or to kill? Such as Scientology and Mormons do?
Here's a video that comes to mind:
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