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book of james -- 019
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

james said: > Let's go with these as is for now sure, no problem. so, now you have to decide how to proceed. i see two routes. 1a. fix the names, using the "scrabble" script, and then do a global change to fix the incorrect ones, or 1b. fix the names using some other methodology, and then do the global change to fix the bad ones, or 2. go immediately to the following step, which is the page-by-page edit, where each instance of a bad name will be flagged individually and corrected individually... i've been thinking in terms of route 1, mostly route 1a -- as my focus is a methodology at the book-level -- and there are many reasons to think that _is_ the best. after all, why not do a global change? on the face of it, it would seem to be much more efficient, without doubt. but as i've looked at this, i'm not so sure of it any more. either way, you'll see each name at least once, to verify it. but once you've done that for a name which is _correct_, in the page-by-page process, it will be in the dictionary, so that'll be the end of it -- it will not get flagged again. so you end up dealing with a correct name only the once. an incorrect name is also fixed the first time you see it. and thus, if it only occurred _once_, which is typical, it'll take the same amount of time, whichever route you use. so the only words which will end up taking extra time will be (a) incorrect ones (b) which occur multiple times. correct words and singleton errors take the same time, no matter which route you go -- you look at 'em once... perhaps i need to see how many names occur only once. i'll go write that routine right after i send this. *** the other thing that i noticed is that many of the names occur on those family-tree pages, and thus if you check those pages, and all the names occurring on those pages, it might go faster than checking each name individually. considering that you did most of those pages manually, i can even mark your existing diacritics on those pages as "correct", which will give you a fairly big head start... that's another routine i'll go and write right after this... *** finally... it also might be the case that the whole "scrabble" step takes you extra time all by itself, as a separate process. in which case you'd want to opt for the page-by-page... _or_ it could be the case that it _saves_ you time, since you have an attentional focus on names with diacritics. i have found that attentional focus is a big time-saver. so... it could go either way... i haven't done the research to know which holds true... basically, it boils down to how you want to do it. :+) what do you think? -bowerbird

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Re: [gutvol-d] Producing epub ready HTML
by hmonroe.pglaf＠huntermonroe.com 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

Thanks for illumuninating responses to my question. In a strategic effort to educate Guiguts users who are stuck in their ways I have added an "Epub Friendly" check that flags problematic HTML--if someone would like to flesh out the Perl code below I would be grateful and could give developer rights at the Guiguts sourceforge project. Hunter #!/usr/bin/perl -w # usage: epubfriendly.pl [-i infile.txt] [-o epubfriendly.log]\n"; use strict; use File::Basename; use Getopt::Long; my @book = (); my $srctext = "book.html"; # default source file my $outfile; my $filename; GetOptions( 'i=s' => \$srctext, 'o=s' => \$outfile ); open LOGFILE, "> $outfile" || die "output file error\n"; open INFILE, $srctext || die "no source file\n"; while ( my $ln = <INFILE> ) { $ln =~ s/\r\n/\n/; chomp $ln; push( @book, $ln ); } close INFILE; my ($linenum); my $count = 0; my $lastline = "trash"; foreach my $line (@book) { $count = $count + 1; if ( $line =~ /style=/ ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Inline style (style=): %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /Page_/ ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Page numbering 'Page_': %s\n", $count,$line ); } if ( $line =~ /float:/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Float 'float:': %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /position:fixed/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 CSS fixed position 'position:fixed': %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /position:absolute/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 CSS absolute position 'position:absolute': %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /margin:.*auto/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 CSS auto margin 'margin:auto': %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /margin:.*px/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Not a percentage margin 'margin: px': %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /margin/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Warning: any margin wastes real estate on small width screens: %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /<table/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Warning: tables may run off small screens: %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /(width|height).*px/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 Image size specified: %s\n", $count, $line ); } if ( $line =~ /background-image/i ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1 CSS background image 'background-image': %s\n", $count, $line ); } } printf LOGFILE ( "\n\n%d:1 Check headers (used to generate table of contents\n" ,1); $count = 0; foreach my $line (@book) { $count = $count + 1; if ( $line =~ /<h(\d)>/ ) { printf LOGFILE ( "%d:1" . ' ' x $1 . "%s\n", $count, $line ); } }

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Wired Article: "Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works"
by Joyce Wilson 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, I didn't see any subject lines on the topic in the recent archives. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/scotus-re-copyright-decision/

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Re: [gutvol-d] Producing epub ready HTML
by James Adcock 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

Jim re Gen of RST>One can start by taking a look at the CSS used for the HTML, and maybe a little bit of the generated HTML code, and see what one thinks there about this particular approach.... One can also catch the output from the PG epubmaker where it takes the RST "HTML" input and then generates CSS and "HTML" designed to be sent to kindlegen to make a mobi file out of -- this one is especially fun: CSS sheets 1 & 2 @charset "utf-8"; /* The Gnutenberg Press - default CSS2 stylesheet Any generated element will have a class "tei" and a class "tei-elem" where elem is the element name in TEI. 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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License <a href="#pglicense" class="tei tei-ref">included with this eBook</a> or online at <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/license" class="tei tei-xref">http://www.gutenberg.org/license</a></p></div><pre class="pre tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 3.00em; margin-top: 3.00em">Title: Bible Readings for the Home Circle Release Date: November 31, 2010 [Ebook #34520] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BIBLE READINGS FOR THE HOME CIRCLE*** </pre></div> </div> <div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 5.00em; margin-top: 5.00em"> </div> <hr class="page"><div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 5.00em; margin-top: 5.00em"> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.73em"><span style="font-size: 173%">Bible Readings</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.20em"><span style="font-size: 120%">For The</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.73em"><span style="font-size: 173%">Home Circle</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.20em"><span style="font-size: 120%">A Topical Study of the Bible, Systematically Arranged for Home and Private Study</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em">Containing</p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em">Two Hundred Readings, in Which Are Answered Nearly Four Thousand Questions on Important Religious Subjects, Contributed by a Large Number of Bible Students</p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.20em"><span style="font-size: 120%">New, Revised, and Enlarged Edition</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.20em"><span style="font-size: 120%">Illuminated With Nearly Three Hundred Beautiful Illustrations</span></p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em">1920</p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em">Review & Herald Publishing Association</p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em">Washington. D.C.</p> </div> <hr class="page"><div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 5.00em; margin-top: 5.00em"> <h1 class="tei tei-head" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 3.46em; margin-top: 3.46em"><span style="font-size: 173%">Contents</span></h1> <ul class="tei tei-index tei-index-toc"><li><a href="#toc1">The Bible; Its Origin, History, and Place in the World</a></li><li><a href="#toc3">The Value Of Bible Study</a></li><li><a href="#toc5">Part I. The Bible; How to Study and Understand It</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc7">The Scriptures</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc9">The Study Of The Scriptures</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc11">Power In The Word</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc13">The Life-Giving Word</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc15">Christ In All The Bible</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc17">Titles Of Christ</a></li><li><a href="#toc19">Part II. Sin; Its Origin, Results, and Remedy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc21">Creation And The Creator</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc23">The Origin Of Evil</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc25">The Fall And Redemption Of Man</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc27">Creation And Redemption</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc29">The Character And Attributes Of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc31">The Love Of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc33">The Deity Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc35">Prophecies Relating To Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc37">Christ The Way Of Life</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc39">Salvation Only Through Christ</a></li><li><a href="#toc41">Part III. The Way to Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc43">Faith</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc45">Hope</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc47">Repentance</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc49">Confession And Forgiveness</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc51">Conversion, Or The New Birth</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc53">Baptism</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc55">Reconciled To God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc57">Acceptance With God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc59">Justification By Faith</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc61">Righteousness And Life</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc63">Consecration</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc65">Bible Election</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc67">Bible Sanctification</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc69">Importance Of Sound Doctrine</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc71">Present Truth</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc73">The Obedience Of Faith</a></li><li><a href="#toc75">Part IV. Life, Parables, and Miracles of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc77">Birth, Childhood, And Early Life Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc79">Christ's Ministry</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc81">Christ The Great Teacher</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc83">Parables Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc85">Miracles Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc87">Sufferings Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc89">The Resurrection Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc91">A Sinless Life</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc93">Our Pattern</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc95">Our Helper And Friend</a></li><li><a href="#toc97">Part V. The Holy Spirit</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc99">The Holy Spirit And His Work</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc101">Fruit Of The Spirit</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc103">Gifts Of The Spirit</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc105">The Gift Of Prophecy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc107">The Outpouring Of The Spirit</a></li><li><a href="#toc109">Part VI. The Sure Word of Prophecy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc111">Prophecy, Why Given</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc113">Nebuchadnezzar's Dream</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc115">The Gospel Of The Kingdom</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc117">Four Great Monarchies</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc119">The Kingdom And Work Of Antichrist</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc121">The Vicar Of Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc123">A Great Prophetic Period. (The 2300 Days of Daniel 8.) Or The Time Of Restoration And Of Judgment</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc125">The Atonement In Type And Antitype</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc127">The Judgment</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc129">The Judgment-Hour Message</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc131">The Fall Of Modern Babylon</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc133">The Closing Gospel Message. A Warning Against False Worship</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc135">Satan's Warfare Against The Church</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc137">A Great Persecuting Power (The Ten-Horned Beast of Revelation 13)</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc139">Making An Image To The Beast. The Prophecy Of Revelation 13</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc141">The Seven Churches</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc143">The Seven Seals</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc145">The Seven Trumpets</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc147">The Eastern Question</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc149">The Seven Last Plagues</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc151">The Mystery Of God Finished</a></li><li style="margin-left: 4em"><a href="#toc153">Great Lines of Prophecy</a></li><li><a href="#toc155">Part VII. Coming Events and Signs of the Times</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc157">Our Lord's Great Prophecy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc159">Signs Of The Times</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc161">Increase Of Knowledge</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc163">Conflict Between Capital And Labor</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc165">Christ's Second Coming</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc167">Manner Of Christ's Coming</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc169">Object Of Christ's Coming</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc171">The Resurrection Of The Just</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc173">The World's Conversion</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc175">The Gathering Of Israel</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc177">The Millennium</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc179">Length Of The Day Of The Lord</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc181">Elijah The Prophet</a></li><li><a href="#toc183">Part VIII. The Law of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc185">The Law of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc187">The Law Of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc189">Perpetuity Of The Law</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc191">Why The Law Was Given At Sinai</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc193">Penalty For Transgression</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc195">The Law Of God In The Patriarchal Age</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc197">The Law Of God In The New Testament</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc199">Love the Fulfilling of the Law</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc201">The Moral And Ceremonial Laws</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc203">The Two Covenants</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc205">What Was Abolished By Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc207">The Law And The Gospel</a></li><li><a href="#toc209">Part IX. The Sabbath</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc211">Institution Of The Sabbath</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc213">God's Memorial</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc215">Reasons For Sabbath-Keeping</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc217">Manner Of Observing The Sabbath</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc219">Christ And The Sabbath</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc221">The Sabbath In The New Testament</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc223">The Law of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc225">The Change Of The Sabbath</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc227">The Seal Of God And The Mark Of Apostasy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc229">The Lord's Day</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc231">Walking As He Walked</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc233">The Sabbath In History</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc235">Sabbath Reform</a></li><li><a href="#toc237">Part X. Christian Liberty</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc239">The Author Of Liberty</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc241">The Powers That Be</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc243">Individual Accountability</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc245">Union Of Church And State</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc247">Sabbath Legislation</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc249">Who Persecute And Why</a></li><li><a href="#toc251">Part XI. Life Only in Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc253">Origin, History, And Destiny Of Satan</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc255">What Is Man?</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc257">Life Only In Christ</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc259">The Intermediate State</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc261">The Two Resurrections</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc263">Fate Of The Transgressor</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc265">The Ministration Of Good Angels</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc267">The Dark Ministries Of Bad Angels</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc269">Spiritualism</a></li><li><a href="#toc271">Part XII. Christian Growth and Experience</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc273">Growth In Grace</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc275">The Christian Armor</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc277">Walking In The Light</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc279">Saving Faith</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc281">Trials And Their Object</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc283">Overcoming</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc285">The Ministry Of Sorrow</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc287">Comfort In Affliction</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc289">Trusting In Jesus</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc291">Patience</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc293">Contentment</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc295">Cheerfulness</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc297">Christian Courtesy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc299">Confessing Faults And Forgiving One Another</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc301">The Duty Of Encouragement</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc303">Unity Of Believers</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc305">Meekness And Humility</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc307">Sobriety</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc309">Wisdom</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc311">Diligence</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc313">Perfection Of Character</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc315">Sowing And Reaping</a></li><li><a href="#toc317">Part XIII. Prayer and Public Worship</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc319">Importance Of Prayer</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc321">Meditation And Prayer</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc323">Watching Unto Prayer</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc325">Answers To Prayer</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc327">Public Worship</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc329">Reverence For The House Of God</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc331">Christian Communion</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc333">Praise And Thanksgiving</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc335">The Value Of Song</a></li><li><a href="#toc337">Part XIV. Christian Service</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc339">The Gift Of Giving</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc341">Preaching The Gospel</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc343">The Shepherd And His Work</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc345">Missionary Work</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc347">The Poor, And Our Duty Toward Them</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc349">Christian Help Work</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc351">Visiting The Sick</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc353">Healing The Sick</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc355">Prison Work</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc357">Order And Organization</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc359">Support Of The Ministry</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc361">Free-Will Offerings</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc363">Hospitality</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc365">Who Is The Greatest?</a></li><li><a href="#toc367">Part XV. Admonitions and Warnings</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc369">Pride</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc371">Selfishness</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc373">Covetousness</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc375">Debts</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc377">Respect Of Persons</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc379">Backsliding</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc381">Unbelief</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc383">Judging</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc385">Gossiping And Backbiting</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc387">Envy, Jealousy, And Hatred</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc389">Hypocrisy</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc391">Danger In Rejecting Light</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc393">The Just Recompense</a></li><li><a href="#toc395">Part XVI. The Home</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc397">The Marriage Institution</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc399">A Happy Home, And How To Make It</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc401">Religion In The Home</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc403">Honor Due To Parents</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc405">Child Training</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc407">The Mother</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc409">Teaching The Children</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc411">Promises For The Children</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc413">Evils Of City Life</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc415">Purity</a></li><li><a href="#toc417">Part XVII. Health and Temperance</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc419">Good Health</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc421">Christian Temperance</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc423">Evils Of Intemperance</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc425">The World's Curse</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc427">Scripture Admonitions (A Responsive Reading)</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc429">True Temperance Reform</a></li><li><a href="#toc431">Part XVIII. The Kingdom Restored</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc433">The Kingdom Of Glory</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc435">The Saints' Inheritance</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc437">Promises To The Overcomer</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc439">The Subjects Of The Kingdom</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc441">Eternal Life</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc443">The Home Of The Saved</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc445">The New Jerusalem</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc447">The Conflict Ended</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc449">Pleasures Forevermore</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc451">The Game Of Life In Progress</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc453">The Game Of Life Lost</a></li><li style="margin-left: 2em"><a href="#toc455">The Game Of Life Won</a></li><li><a href="#toc457">Index Of Subjects</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="tei tei-body" style="margin-bottom: 6.00em; margin-top: 6.00em"> <span class="tei tei-pb" id="page002">[pg 002]</span><a name="Pg002" id="Pg002" class="tei tei-anchor"></a> <span class="tei tei-pb" id="page013">[pg 013]</span><a name="Pg013" id="Pg013" class="tei tei-anchor"></a> <div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 5.00em; margin-top: 5.00em"> <p class="tei tei-p" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em"> </p><div class="tei tei-figure" style="width: 80%; text-align: center"><img src="HomeCircle_files/illus013.jpg" alt="Illustration." title="The Word Of God. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Ps. 119:105."><div class="tei tei-head" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.00em; margin-top: 1.00em">The Word Of God. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Ps. 119:105.</div></div> </div> <div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 5.00em; margin-top: 5.00em"> <a name="toc1" id="toc1"></a> <a name="pdf2" id="pdf2"></a> <h1 class="tei tei-head" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 3.46em; margin-top: 3.46em"><span style="font-size: 173%">The Bible; Its Origin, History, and Place in the World</span></h1> <p class="tei tei-p" style="margin-bottom: 1.00em"> The Bible contains proof in itself of its divine origin. No other book can answer the questionings of the mind or satisfy the longings of the heart as does the Bible. It is adapted to every age and condition of life, and is full of that knowledge which enlightens the mind and sanctifies the soul. </p> <p class="tei tei-p" style="margin-bottom: 1.00em"> In the Bible we have a revelation of the living God. Received by faith, it has power to transform the life. During all its history a divine watch-care has been over it, and preserved it for the world. </p> <div class="tei tei-div" style="margin-bottom: 4.00em; margin-top: 4.00em"> <h2 class="tei tei-head" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 2.88em; margin-top: 2.88em"><span style="font-size: 144%">How, When, and Why Written</span></h2>

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Re: [gutvol-d] book of james -- 017
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

james said: > I have the page images ready. ok, those are looking fantastic! just one glitch: some text got sliced, on some even-numbered pages. (i'd jumped into the middle, so the first one i noticed was page 144.) > http://zenmagiclove.com/bhaga/bhaga-2edit.py?whatpage=144 might wanna check the _right_ side of the odd-numbered pages, too. (remember, in this editor program, you can click the image itself to advance to the next page, so it's a very big target and hard to miss.) *** but these will work nicely, as you saw above, and in the other demo: > http://zenmagiclove.com/bhaga/scrabble.py the uniformity of the scans also lets me straggle down some markers on the left side of the scan that help you hone in on the linenumber... the markers don't align perfectly with the lines, but they're a big help. -bowerbird

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Re: [gutvol-d] book of james -- 017
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

james said: > I have created page images 600 pixels wide using Scan Tailor and > the original much larger page scans done by the Internet Archive. you did great. but i screwed up. in two ways. first, i forgot to tell you to trim the margins to a tiny slice. second, i made a math error. the size we're aiming at is for the _width_ to fit into the screen(s) you will be using... that's _after_ the margin-trim. so these are too reduced. i'd have to blow up your images now, which is not good. it'd be much better for you to re-do what you did, since you will be downsizing the original larger-sized images. you'll see the reason for this when you look at the app i coded that lets you step through and check the names. > http://zenmagiclove.com/bhaga/scrabble.py it's not finished -- doesn't record your decisions yet -- but you will get the idea. for each word, the app shows the first 3 instances (with pagenumber and linenumber), along with the scan for the first appearance, to review... so if the diacritics are right, you click the "good" button. if not, you click the "bad" button. go ahead and try it... (since it doesn't record your data, you can click freely.) whether you will want to use this app or not is a choice that you can make after we discuss the various issues... you might decide to attack the tasks in a different way. i just wanted to show you one way that you _can_ do it. -bowerbird

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book of james -- 017
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

james- so, i've been stretching you outside your comfort-zone... and i apologize for that, but hey, it's good for you, right? :+) but since it's friday, let's make today's thing easy for you. you know those scans i've been using?, from archive.org, the yellowed ones, really bad, the 380*600-pixel images? how 'bout you clean them up, with scan-tailor, get rid of their yellow background, and resize 'em too, about 150%, providing that that doesn't mess up their readability much. you could pull them out of the .pdf, too, but it seems that -- from the write-up you gave in your "enlightenment" -- you enjoy both familiarity and expertise with scan-tailor... -bowerbird p.s. but if you really don't wanna do it, that's fine, i will... i love working with that app; it's small, but packs a punch.

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book of james -- 018
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

ok, so james, you can see how much confusion there is, here on this list, when it comes to generating e-books... get a good laugh out of it, then put it out of your mind, because we won't have _one_bit_ of that bewilderment... you're going to make one text-file, and my converters will create for you a .mobi, an .epub, and even a .pdf, not to mention a nice variety of different .html flavors, with offline versions synergistic with your online ones. and they will all _look_ really nice, and _work_ well too. and all you have to do is _click_one_button._ of course, this is a solution that p.g. could have as well, but too many guys here are too stupid and too stubborn to let themselves see that. thus, they wander, confused. -bowerbird

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epub3 suffers crib-death
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

epub3, not even yet out of the crib, was embraced, extended, and extinguished yesterday by apple. the infant was rushed to a hospital, where its internals are being analyzed by doctors, who profess little hope that the baby can live a "standard" life again. as one doctor put it, "there's too much stuff inside of her that is just completely broken." "even if the kid does survive," said another, who asked not to be identified because he would like to keep working in the industry, "she will be crippled for the rest of her life, just like her older brother, epub2, has been". epub2 has been retarded for his whole life, plus there is widespread speculation that he is being abused by his legal guardian, adobe, possibly causing his erratic public behavior. epub1, the first child in the epub (originally given a different name), also suffered from a sudden-infant-death-syndrome incident, but microsoft was responsible for that crib-death. in a pattern that has repeated itself since then, microsoft was widely condemned for the action, but authorities chose not to prosecute, noting "the company met its fiduciary responsibilities". so, as did adobe, apple is expected to go free. the i.d.p.f. family tried to put on a cheery face, saying that "epub4 is already a bun in the oven!" in lieu of sympathy flowers, the family suggests sending a donation to your favorite big6 house. -bowerbird

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Re: [gutvol-d] the idea of using it
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

andrew said: > Did I say the idea of using light-markup in general, > or did I say RST? well, first of all, even what you _did_ say was incorrect... it wasn't anyone at d.p. that instigated restructured-text. it was marcello, either acting entirely on his lonesome, or maybe after having "convinced" the p.g. powers-that-be, it was never made very clear. i think he did it on his own. whatever the case, it wasn't widely announced at the time, probably because it was such a departure from the norm. people'd been agitating for a new format for many years -- everybody had a personal favorite they'd advocate -- but all requests were quickly shut down with a firm "no!". so i think there was fear there'd be a big backlash when this "new and unknown" format was suddenly supported. but p.g. knew if it didn't do something -- and quickly -- amazon would go elsewhere -- like manybooks.com -- and grab the p.g. texts without p.g. getting any "credit". so restructured-text was quietly added as "acceptable". but it didn't have one damn thing to do with d.p. or even with p.g. as a large community. it was a back-room decision. enacted without public input. at the instigation of marcello. who was using the idea i had quietly planted earlier, as a trap. to catch him. and to install light-markup. because that's the solution i knew that p.g. needed... and -- additionally -- because i knew marcello would screw it up... he's a technocrat... that's what they do... so i gave you the right idea. with the wrong leader. which is exactly what you _deserve_, if you're gonna have class-one asshole technocrats as your leaders. > Please read more carefully. i read quite carefully. even between the lines. even the characters! especially the sly ones... for the record, as wolves go, you were relatively tame; i can't remember that you ever went the viscous route. your digs were the passive-aggressive kind, like this... at any rate, even if what you said would've been "true" -- and it wasn't, but even if it was -- i will not let you hide the big truth by some sly implication of a tiny one. not before. and not now. and not in the future, either. so, do we understand each other? -bowerbird

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