I do declare

I loved your Vantage Point column “One nation, under God.” Well said. Too bad that the handful of so-called intellectuals who rule our courts are blind to this truth.

Andy Straka
Technical Writer
Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.
ASTRAKA@us.pepperl-fuchs.com

I had never read the entire Declaration of Independence (until then). It is an incredible work, very inspiring. And it clearly shows that the justification for the existence of this country is inseparable from a general belief in God. The history is “in the books;” it can’t be changed.
— Larry Berardinis, Editor

It reminds me of those who claim the first amendment states there must be a separation of church and state, when it clearly never states that. Anyway, it’s just nice to hear from someone who’s not opposed to truth.
— Andy Straka

Double standard

I appreciated our Founding Father’s appearance in Motion System Design, which highlights why this Country is so blessed. If only more people would do the same. You may get some negative comments about these great words, but it would only come from communists and atheists. What’s the chance next you could slip the Ten Commandments in the next issue?

It’s sad when you can’t talk about Christ or God or read the Bible in class because it may offend someone, but it’s OK to curse God and Christ and it’s mandatory to read “The Koran” as a freshman in college.

Still “Under God,”
Randall Hoeft
Design Engineer
The Caldwell Group
rhoeft@caldwellinc.com

User unfriendly

It is mid-August, and today I received my August issue of Motion Systems Design. All well and good. I was hoping to learn what is coming up in the Course Audit section - it says “Day 1,” implying that more is to come - but the August issue isn’t “current” on your Website. I cannot even find archived previous articles, and I’ve tried before to find sections of courses that are missing from my archives (the 3rd part of Calculating Drive Power Requirements, August, 2000, for example), but have had no luck. Is there a reason why this feature doesn’t show, nor work as a keyword search?

Also, I note that the list of contacts in the online Web site only seems to be connected with the advertising & promoting side, not the technical. I had to go to the hardcopy to refresh my memory of your name; the email address was already on my list. It seems to me that for a technical magazine, the contacts list should make it easy to contact technical and editorial staff members. Further, recurring types of articles should be archived in the online versions, and should be readily accessible from that location (assuming that they’re free distribution types, of course). And finally, words like “Course Audit” should work for searches if they’re used as headings within the magazine.

Thanks for letting me vent.
Ron Darner
Mechanical Engineer
Mortara Instrument
Milwaukee, Wis.
darner@mortara.com

We really appreciate your feedback, and your comments are always welcome. As for the Course Audit Series, each is uniquely named, and when you see a “Day 1,” you can be sure a “Day 2” at the least will follow — though not necessarily in the next issue.
— Ed.

What’s to discuss?

I highly commend you for your August “In the Loop.” It will be interesting to see if you get any negative feedback. How can this be controversial, it’s our Declaration of Independence! I am going to post it outside my cubicle. Keep up the good work.

Gary
Gary_Owen@mckee.com

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