"...infiltration by Mormon's"? wow, last time I checked, the BSA was pretty equally split in its support between the Catholics, Methodists and yes, Mormons. All three of these groups offer a great deal of financial backing because as a whole the scouting program is very expensive as a whole to run. I did not see the Penn and Teller special, so I cannot speak to it. When I want information I go to the source and not to a biased or agenda based show for my facts.
I am an Eagle Scout, and have been a scout leader for over eleven years, and yes, I am LDS. I for the most part I liked your post; how it focused on the positive aspects of scouting - how it can give structure and guidance to young men who are still defining who they are. I was just thrown by the 'infiltrated' part - as far as I know, we don't dictate what the scouting program actual IS, we use it for the excellent program that it offers our youth; teaching skills, service and the basis for a moral based life. Powell was an amazing man and he laid the foundation for a great program.
Back to the actual point of the original article, what a great opportunity for some skilled programmers to help a group that does its best to help guide youth.
PS - I am not posting AC, but appreciate your reasons.
You have GOT to be kidding me! Freehand is by far more user friendly, more feature rich than Illustrator ever was. I have to use both in my line of work (and have done so since the Altsys days...) and when I have a choice, I ALWAYS choose FreeHand - a far more productive tool.
Quark is in a state of decline. They were hardheaded about keeping their proprietary file format until now the industry has left them behind. They cannot compete since they cannot link production to a database.
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"...infiltration by Mormon's"? wow, last time I checked, the BSA was pretty equally split in its support between the Catholics, Methodists and yes, Mormons. All three of these groups offer a great deal of financial backing because as a whole the scouting program is very expensive as a whole to run. I did not see the Penn and Teller special, so I cannot speak to it. When I want information I go to the source and not to a biased or agenda based show for my facts. I am an Eagle Scout, and have been a scout leader for over eleven years, and yes, I am LDS. I for the most part I liked your post; how it focused on the positive aspects of scouting - how it can give structure and guidance to young men who are still defining who they are. I was just thrown by the 'infiltrated' part - as far as I know, we don't dictate what the scouting program actual IS, we use it for the excellent program that it offers our youth; teaching skills, service and the basis for a moral based life. Powell was an amazing man and he laid the foundation for a great program. Back to the actual point of the original article, what a great opportunity for some skilled programmers to help a group that does its best to help guide youth. PS - I am not posting AC, but appreciate your reasons.
You have GOT to be kidding me! Freehand is by far more user friendly, more feature rich than Illustrator ever was. I have to use both in my line of work (and have done so since the Altsys days...) and when I have a choice, I ALWAYS choose FreeHand - a far more productive tool.
Quark is in a state of decline. They were hardheaded about keeping their proprietary file format until now the industry has left them behind. They cannot compete since they cannot link production to a database.