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A hacker army has systematically undermined practically every sector of Ukraine: media, finance, transportation, military, politics, energy. "You can't really find a space in Ukraine where there hasn't been an attack," says Kenneth Geers, a NATO ambassador who focuses on cybersecurity.
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But Russia is not just fighting a physical war. This is a great article how Russia engages in cyber warfare in Ukraine.http://www.smh.com.au/world/hunting-the-hackers-how-ukraine-became-russias-test-lab-for-cyberwar-20171017-gz2dtx.html[...]
Are we positing that some Russian hackers had more influence in Ukrainian politics than the $5B that America bragged of spending prior to the coup?
In March, Denis Voronenkov, a former Russian MP who fled to Ukraine last year, was shot dead outside a hotel in the centre of the capital.In July 2016, a prominent Belarusian journalist and Kremlin critic, Pavel Sheremet, was killed in a car bomb explosion.
Two years ago, Oles Buzyna, a Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views, was shot dead not far from his flat.
Over the past day, Russian-occupation troops shelled positions of Ukrainian defenders 47 times, including with the use of anti-tank assault weapons. "In the Luhansk direction, the enemy fired from 122 mm artillery, banned by Minsk Agreements, at our fortifications near Prychepylivka, and from 82 mm mortars – in the area of Novozvanivka," Read more on UNIAN: https://www.unian.info/war/10099622-ukraine-reports-2-wias-as-militants-use-anti-tank-assault-weapons-near-vodiane.html
Quote from: bbr2314 on December 04, 2018, 02:40:33 AM......as they have been consistently under Russian's oppressive thumb throughout history ....History is such a difficult weighty subject for the best of us. I recommend starting with something real simple - say Wikipedia - that's a good start. It's amazing how quickly one can realize how much you don't know and never knew. Funny that!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_UkraineI lost count at about 8 invasions of what is today "Ukraine lands" by different nations/empires before the 1917 revolution in Tzarist Russia. Even those Ottoman Turks had handy slice of it. Should I list them all for you? Or will you read the webpage and tell me how many you can count? Ukraine is often described as "the breadbasket" of the USSR at one point. I think it is more aptly described as simply a "basket case" politically and socially. No offense to any Ukrainians past or present, eg Tchaikovsky, Golda Mier, Leonid Brezhnev, Leon Trotsky and Mikheil Saakashvili - corrupt crazy criminal ex-President of Georgia and ex-Governor of Odessa and general wanker extraordinaire still on the run from an Interpol Warrant. Sorry but I digress. Ukraine is like a Camel - the kind of nation that gets born of a Committee ...
......as they have been consistently under Russian's oppressive thumb throughout history ....
Lurk posted this in the wrong thread:....Ukraine is often described as "the breadbasket" of the USSR at one point. I think it is more aptly described as simply a "basket case" politically and socially.
But pray tell, how does "appearing to intentionally ram" later become " was intentionally rammed"?
Who is prima facie to blame for this collision on water Rob, according to Law. Any idea?
Will Rob answer the question he was asked by Zizek? Was the shooting down of MH17 a "war crime". A simple straight Yes or No answer Mr Dekker.
Went right over your head I see. Your answer is "no idea" then. I figured as much. But gave you the benefit of the doubt, just in case you actually knew something about what you "speak" here from direct personal experience and knowledge for once. Thankfully I don't feel sorry for you. I know your difficulties have been all self-inflicted. C'est la vie, life's a right bitch some days.
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Anatomy of a C program for AVR
The following presents a rough overview and breakdown of a demo program from the avrlib-demos. The code is in the avrlib-demos in the button directory in the file button.c. Details of C syntax and AVR-specific commands will follow.
- The first portion of a C program is usually a bunch of comments that describe the file. Usually this includes the name, author, and date of the file; a revision history; and directions on how to use the file.
//--------------------------------------------------- //--------------------------------------------------- // // AVRLIB-DEMO // For avrlib and avrmini development board. // // // File: button.c // Author: Wendy Ju // based on code written by Michael Gurevich & Matt Wright // // Revision History: // When Who Description of change // ----------- ----------- ----------------------- // 04-Oct-2004 Wendy Ju Created a new instance // 01-Jun-2006 Michael Gurevich makefile->mega32, superfluous #includes // //--------------------------------------------------- // USING THE AVRMINI DEVELOPMENT BOARD, CONNECT // THE LED/PUSHBUTTON JUMPER TO THE PORT B JUMPER. //--------------------------------------------------- // //--------------------------------------------------- // This program will cause LED 0 to light when corresponding // pushbutton 4 is pressed. //---------------------------------------------------
- Next are #includes. They tell the compiler where to look for other bits of code you are using that do not reside in this file. They are normally ".h" or header files that contain macros and function prototypes. Before a the .c file is compiled, the contents of the #includes are literally copied into the file.
// compiler includes #include <avr/io.h> // avrlib includes #include "global.h"
- #defines are "macros". Before the program is compiled, the argument of the #define is simply substituted everywhere the name is used. They are handy for giving meaningful names to numbers and for changing a single value that may be used numerous times in a program without having to change every instance.
#define DELAY 1000
- Function prototypes give the name, arguments and return type of functions that will be used later in the program. They can be included in header files or in the .c file before the function is defined.
int checkButton(int whichButton); void setLED(int whichLED, int on);
- The main function is literally the main part of the code. There can only be one main function in the final compiled program. The code inside the main function is executed sequentially, one line at a time.
int main(void) { // set LED pins as outputs, button pins as inputs outb(DDRB, 0x0F); // Turn off LEDs - looking at the circuit // you can see that they are off when pulled high outb(PORTB, 0xFF); while(1) { // loop forever setLED(0, checkButton(4)); //sampling delay goes here } return 0; }
- Finally, there are function definitions. These are pieces of code that are called from the main function or from other functions, that have a specific functionality that may want to be used over and over.
int checkButton(whichButton) { // On our boards the four buttons are numbered 4, 5, 6, and 7 return (! bit_is_set(PINB,whichButton)); /* Logical negation is because when the button is pushed, the pin is drawn to ground, so the button is "on" when the bit is zero. */ } void setLED(int whichLED, int on) { // On our board the four buttons are numbered 0, 1, 2, and 3 if (on) { //light the LED cbi(PORTB,whichLED); } else { //turn off the LED sbi(PORTB,whichLED); } }
C Syntax
This is a very basic overview of the essential parts of the C language that are frequently encountered when writing simple programs for the AVR. It is obviously impossible to thoroughly cover the C language in a few pages, but this should provide a brief explanation of most things that will be encountered in demo programs. If you know C, you can skip this section. For a better reference, see Kernighan, B.W. and D. M. Richie (1988) The C Programming Language. Prentice Hall.
- Comments are not evaluated by the compiler. They are there to help the programmer. There are two styles of comments that can be used:
// This is a C++-style 'slash-slash comment' /* This is a C-style comment*/ /* These comments must be terminated with a star-slash */
- Declaring a variable means allocating a chunk of RAM on the AVR and giving it a name. After a variable is declared, the chunk of memory can be assigned a value, and that value can be recalled, using its name. A variable declaration looks like this:
u08 myvar; // unsigned 8-bit integer named myvar
where u08 is the type and myvar<tt> is the name. Notice the statement ends with a semicolon, like all C statements. A variable must be declared before it is used, and before any executable statements in the function in which it is declared. Integer types are:
u08 a; // unsigned 8-bit integer (0 to 255) or 0 to MAX_U08 s08 b; // signed 8-bit integer (-128 to 127) or MIN_S08 to MAX_S08 u16 c; // unsigned 16-bit integer (0 to 65535) or 0 to MAX_U16 s16 d; // signed 16-bit integer (-32768 to 32767) or MIN_S16 to MAX_S16 u32 e; // unsigned 32-bit integer (0 to 4294967295) or 0 to MAX_U32 s32 f; // signed 32-bit integer (-2147483648 to 2147483647) or MIN_S32 to MAX_S32
<tt>MAX_U08, etc. are macros that are #defined in the AVRLib.
- An assignment gives a value to a variable, using the assignment operator = :
u08 foo, bar; // define 2 unsigned 8-bit integers foo = 12; // assign the value 12 to the variable foo bar = foo * 10; // assign the 10 times the value of foo to the variable bar
- Arrays are adjacent chunks of memory of the same size that allow convenient indexing. They are defined as follows.
u08 myarray[5]; // define an array of 5 unsigned 8-bit integers u08 myarray2[3] = {10, 12, 18}; // decfine an array of 3 unsigned 8-bit integers // and initialize their values to 10, 12 and 18 Arrays can be accessed for assignment or use in expressions with square brackets as well. Note that array indices begin at 0: myarray2[0] = 11; // assign the value 11 to the first element of the array myarray2 myarray2[1] = myarray[0]; // assign the value of the first element of myarray // to the second element of myarray2
- The basic conditional statement is the if ... else statement. It looks like this:
if (a == 2) { // if a is equal to 2 foo++; // increment the variable foo bar = foo + 10; // assign the value of foo plus 10 to bar } else { // otherwise (a is not equal to 2) foo--; // decrement foo bar = foo - 10; // assign the value of foo minus 10 to bar }
Note the increment and decrement operators, ++ and -. The keyword if is followed by an expression in parentheses that evaluates to a number. If the expression evaluates to a number other than zero, then the statements in braces immediately following are evaluated. If the expression evaluates to 0, anything following the else in braces will be evaluated. If there are no braces, then only the next line will be evaluated. An if does not need to be followed by else: you may only want something to be done in one case of the condition, and not in others.
The conditional expression normally has a relational operator. The relational operators take two arguments and evaluate to 1 if the relation is true and 0 if it is false. The operators are:
== equality != inequality < less than > greater than <= less than or equal to >= greater than or equal to
Note the difference between the equality operator == and the assignment operator =. This is one of the most common sources of bugs in C programming.
There are 2 looping structures in C: while and for loops.
while Loops
- A while loop is a block of code that is executed repeatedly until some condition is met. Its structure is:
while(expression) { statements }
As with an if statement, the expression in parentheses is evaluated first. If it evaluates to non-zero, the statements in the body of the loop are executed. At the end of the loop body, the expression is evaluated again, and the body is executed until the expression evaluates to 0. The expression is normally relational, depending on some value that is being updated in the loop.
u08 button; while (button != 1) { // while the value of button is not equal to 1 button = checkButton(3); // call the function checkButton with // argument 3, and assign its value to // the variable button }
This loop will execute until the function checkButton(3) returns a 1. This type of structure is common for polling an input.
- A common exception to using relational operators is the expression
while (1) { // loop forever ... ... }
This never-ending loop is found in almost all of our AVR programs, because we have some functionality that we want to repeat continuously.
for Loops
- A for loop is normally used when you want to perform an action a specific number of times. Its structure is:
for (initialization; condition; update) { statements }
where initialization, condition, and update are expressions. Normally, the initialization and update are assignments or function calls, and the condition is a relational expression. A typical for loop might look like this:
for (i=0; i<4; i++) { // for i from 0 to 3 checkButtons(i); // call function checkButtons with argument i }
Here, the initialization sets the value of the variable i, the loop counter, to 0. This statement is executed only once, before the loop is entered. The condition is normally a relational expression. If it evaluates to non-zero, the body of the loop is evaluated. At the end of the loop body, the update expression is evaluated, before the condition is evaluated again, to determine whether the loop body should be executed again. Normally, the condition will be violated after the update has been evaluated a certain amount of times. The structure in the example above is most common.
- Notice that
for (initialization; condition; update) { statements }
is equivalent to
initialization; while(condition) { statements update }
- A function is defined as:
returntype FunctionName(arg1type arg1name, arg2type arg2name ...) { declarations statements }
A function definition specifies what the function does, and can occur in a few different places. Functions can be defined after the main function, as long as a function prototype has first been declared. The prototype contains the name, return type and arguments, but not the body of the function. Here, the term declaration is used for function prototypes that declare that the function exists. The term definition is used where the body of the function is actually specified. Normally, a .c file has a companion .h file that contains all the function prototypes. With the AVRlib, we normally use a number of .c files (e.g. timer.c or a2d.c) that contain function definitions. The .c files are compiled together with the .c file you write, and are specified in the makefile (see below). But, in order to use functions from those .c files, you first need to declare their prototypes. This is done by including the corresponding .h file (e.g. timer.h or a2d.h). Look in a .h file in the AVRlib to see what it looks like. Functions can also be defined before the main function, but this is generally considered bad style.
- After a function is declared, it can be "called" or used, as long as its definition exists. If the function does not return a value, its return type is declared as void. void is also used if there are no arguments. The example program in the first section contains such a function:
void checkButton(void) { ... }
The code inside the function is executed when it is "called" from the another function:
If the function returns a value, the keyword return must be present in the function, followed by the value to be returned. Once return is reached, the function exits and evaluates to the return value. If a function has arguments, they are normally passed as a value in parentheses after the function name in the function call. Inside the function, the arguments act like variables that have the value that has been passed. Take the following program for example:
u16 timesten(u16 foo); // function prototype
int main(void) { u16 bar; // declare an unsigned 16-bit variable bar = timesten(9); // call the function timesten with the argument 9, store the result in bar ... } u16 timesten(u16 foo) { //define the function timesten, takes 1 argument return (foo * 10); //return the argument multiplied by 10 }
Here the variable bar will end up with the value 90.
- You'll notice that the main function normally has a return type int, and returns a value of 0. This is mainly used as a convention for our purposes. A return value of zero typically indicates that a program has exited normally, and other numbers are used to specify different errors. The main function does not require a prototype.
- Scope refers to the region of a program in which a named entity can be used. In the previous example, the variable bar cannot be used inside the definition of timesten. Similarly, the argument named foo has no meaning inside the main function. For variables and arguments defined within a function, their scope lasts only until the end of the function. A special type of variable called a global variable is defined before the main function, and can be used inside any function defined after the global variable is declared. In other contexts, global variables are often frowned upon, but in microcontroller programming they can be useful. A distinction is often made between local scope, which applies to the current function and global scope which applies to all functions. In the case of a local and global variable with the same name, the locally-defined one is used. It is best to avoid using the same names for variables even if they have different scope to avoid confusion.
- When program execution exits a function, the memory assigned to the variables that are local to that function is freed for use by other parts of the program. This means that the values of the local variables will not be the same the next time the function is called. In cases where you want the values of variables to persist between function calls, the static declaration is used before the variable type in the variable definition. In the example in the first section, the debounce counter buttonDownCounter is used to as a counter whose value needs to be maintained across function calls, and is therefore declared to be static.
void checkButton(void) { static u16 buttonDownCounter; ... }
AVR-Specific Commands
- It is very important to keep track of how big your variables are. The following are defined in inttypes.h, part of the avr-libc. When used in your program, they are created in RAM.
|Data Type
|Length (bits/bytes)
|8 / 1
|0 to 255
|8 / 1
|-128 to 127
|16 / 2
|0 to 65535
|16 / 2
|-32768 to 32767
|32 / 4
|0 to 4294967295
|32 / 4
|-2147483648 to 2147483647
|64 / 8
|0 to 1.8*1019
|64 / 8
|-9.2*1018 to 9.2*1018
- There is another set of data types defined in the avrlib in global.h, that are sometimes easier to use. You will find them more commonly in our demo programs.
|Data Type
|Length (bits/bytes)
|8 / 1
|0 to 255
|8 / 1
|-128 to 127
|16 / 2
|0 to 65535
|16 / 2
|-32768 to 32767
|32 / 4
|0 to 4294967295
|32 / 4
|-2147483648 to 2147483647
|64 / 8
|0 to 1.8*1019
|64 / 8
|-9.2*1018 to 9.2*1018
Setting and Clearing Bits
- Remember that setting a bit is setting it high or to 1, and clearing a bit is making it low or 0.
- sbi - set a bit.
void sbi(u08 register, u08 bit)
Sets a bit in a register. For example, to set the 0th bit of Port D, you can use:
- cbi - clear a bit.
void cbi(u08 register, u08 bit)
Clears a bit in a register. For example, to clear the 2nd bit of Port B, you can use:
Writing to and Reading from registers
- The easiest way to write a byte to a register is with an assignment. To write the byte 0x0F (0000 1111 in binary) to the PORTD register:
PORTD = 0x0F;
- Direct assignment to registers is a recent addition to AVR C syntax. Previously, the outb function was used:
void outb(u08 port, u08 val)
writes the byte val to a port. To write the byte 0x0F to the PORTD register, you would do the following:
- To read a byte from a register, you can also use an assignment.
u08 status; status = PIND;
would read the value of the PIND register and store it in the variable status.
- Similar to outb, the function u08 inb(u08 port) returns the value of the register port.
status = inb(PIND);
is equivalent to the previous statement.
AVR Registers
- All information in the microcontroller, from the program memory, the timer information, to the state on any of input or output pins, is stored in registers. Registers are like shelves in the bookshelf of processor memory. In an 8-bit processor, like the AVR ATMega 16 we are using, the shelf can hold 8 books, where each book is a one bit binary number, a 0 or 1. Each shelf has an address in memory, so that the controller knows where to find it.
- The 32 IO pins of the ATMega32 are divided into 4 ports, A, B, C, and D. Each port has 3 associated registers. For example, for port D, these registers are referred to in C-language by PORTD, PIND, and DDRD. For port B, these would be PORTB, PINB, and DDRB, etc. In C-language, PORTD is really a macro, which refers to a number that is the address of the register in the AVR, but it is much easier to remember PORTD than some arbitray hexadecimal number.
The DDRx Register
- The DDRD register sets the direction of Port D. Each bit of the DDRD register sets the corresponding Port D pin to be either an input or an output. A 1 makes the corresponding pin an output, and a 0 makes the corresponding pin an input. To set the first pin of Port D to be an output pin, you could use the sbi(reg,bit) function, which sets a bit (makes it high or binary 1) in a register:
sbi(DDRD, 0); //these two statements are equivalent sbi(DDRD, PD0); //both set the first pin of port D to be an output //by setting the 0 bit of the DDRD register.
- To set the second pin to be an input, you could use the cbi(reg,bit) function which clears a bit (makes it low or binary 0) in a register:
cbi(DDRD, 1); //these two statements are equivalent cbi(DDRD, PD1); //both set the second pin of port D to be an output //by setting the 1 bit of the DDRD register.
- Note that in C, the bit indexing begins with 0. The bits in a register go from 0 to 7. This may be a source of confusion, because when we talk about the "first pin" or "pin 1" of a port, we are referring to the 0 bit or P0 in C. The AVRmini boards label the first pin as pin 1.
- You can also set the value of all the bits in the DDRx register (or any register) using the outb(reg,byte) command. It writes a byte (8 bits) to a register. For example, if you wanted to set pins 1-4 of port B to output and pins 5-8 to input, you could use:
outb(DDRB, 0x0F); //Set the low 4 pins of Port B to output //and the high 4 pins to input
- An alternate way to write a value to a register is using the same syntax as a C assignment:
DDRB = 0x0F; //Set the low 4 pins of Port B to output //and the high 4 pins to input
The PORTx Register
- The PORTx register functions differently depending on whether a pin is set to input or output. The simpler case is if a pin is set to output. Then, the PORTC register, for example, controls the value at the physical IO pins on Port C. For example, we can set all the port C pins to output and then make 4 of them high (binary 1) and 4 of them low (binary 0):
DDRC = 0xFF; //Set all Port C pins to output PORTC = 0xF0; //Set first 4 pins of Port C low and next 4 pins high
- When a pin is set to be an input, PORTx register DOES NOT contain the logic values applied to the pins. We use the PINx register for that. If a pin is an input, a 1 in the PORTx register sets a pull-up resistor. This is helpful for a variety of circuits.
DDRC = 0x00; //Set all Port C pins to input PORTC = 0xFF; //Set pull-up resistors on Port C
The PINx Register
- When a pin is set to input, the PINx register contains the value applied to the pin. The pins have an electrical threshold of around 2.5 volts. If a voltage above this level is applied to an input pin, the corresponding bit of the PINx register will be a 1. Below this voltage, the bit will be a zero. See the ATMega16 schematic for the specific threshold voltages. To read the value of an input port, you can use the inb(reg) function or a direct assignment. It returns an 8-bit number that is the value of the 8 bits in the specified register.
u08 foo; // declare an 8-bit variable
DDRD = 0x00; // set port D pins to input PORTD = 0xFF; // set pull-ups on port D
foo = PIND; // read the value of the port D pins // and store in the variable foo
- There is also a function available for checking the state of an individual bit, without reading the entire PINx register. The function bit_is_set(reg,bit) returns a 1 if the given bit in the given register is set, and a 0 if the bit is cleared.
u08 bar; // declare an 8-bit variable
DDRD = 0x00; // set port D pins to input PORTD = 0xFF; // set pull-ups on port D
bar = bit_is_set(PIND,1); // bar now contains the logic value at Port D pin 2


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On shooters.
On nosy reporters, too.
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preGame 54: E3 2011 wrap-up; Alice: Madness Returns
With Jeff back from E3 and Mark a little under the weather, preGame welcomes guest host Wilson Tang to help wrap up the highs and lows of E3 2011.
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The restoration of functions is a step-by-step process. In our early rehabilitation units, intensive medical care and nursing focuses on improving patients' awareness, building their communicative and cooperative skills, teaching them how to breathe and swallow again, and getting them to sit upright and take those first steps towards mobility. In the units for follow-on rehabilitation, we work on achieving greater independence in day-to-day activities by improving functions involved in sensory motor control and coordination and by restoring language, drive, emotion, motivation, orientation, awareness and memory. The aim is to restore as much independence and quality of life as possible.
We also believe it is important to identify and remedy what it was that caused our patients to get ill in the first place so as to minimise the risk of an acute illness recurring. Our practising therapists run training courses and give tips on how to live an active, healthy life. The brain performs a diverse array of functions, controlling movement as well as language, awareness and memory. For this reason, we work with an experienced team representing a range of disciplines. As well as neurologists, this includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, language and swallowing therapists, psychologists, specialist nurses, music therapists and sports scientists.
Support is also provided by social workers and chaplains. If necessary, we can continue the treatment at the patient's home or on an outpatient basis close to where they are staying. In our therapy programmes, we use the leading established treatments as well as new and promising alternatives. Our research projects help to improve the level of care provided to patients both in our department and in other hospitals.
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Nobody's asked the question, but in our look at receiving baptized Catholics, I'm sure somebody has thought, "What about catechesis?" Strictly speaking, this would be less a matter for liturgy and more for the catechetical directory.
Note the twofold preparation here: doctrine and spirituality. How does your parish prepare baptized newcomers spiritually?
Let's read:
477. The baptized Christian is to receive both doctrinal and spiritual preparation, adapted to individual pastoral requirements, for reception into the full communion of the Catholic church. The candidates should learnto deepen an inner adherence to the Church, where he or she will find the fullness of his or her baptism. During the period of preparation the candidate may share in worship in conformity with the provisions of the Ecumenical Directory.
Anything that would equate candidates for reception with those who are catechumens is to be absolutely avoided.
My wife entered the Church through RCIA, but as one of these candidates. She questions why baptized candidates are segregated from the elect at the Easter Vigil. (We don't celebrate "full communi0n" at the Vigil; this year we received three candidates the Sunday after.)
After serving in parishes that combined the two groups, I've come to accept this strong prescription in RCIA 477 as the better way, especially where combined rites are concerned. My opinion is that we shouldn't do them, unless there is a significant personal reason.
478. During the period of their doctrinal and spiritual preparation individual candidates for reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church may benefit from the celebration of liturgical rites marking their progress in formation. Thus, for pastoral reasons and in light of the catechesis in the faith which these baptized Christians have received previously, one or several of the rites included in Part II, "4 Preparation of Uncatechized Adults for Confirmation and Eucharist," may be celebrated as they are presented or in similar words. In all cases, however, discernment should be made regarding the length of catechetical formation required for each individual candidate for reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church.
With typical Roman practicality, the rite, while cautious, suggests that for the spiritual good of the candidate, there is always the possibility of participation in the rites prior to reception. When would this make sense? A Rite of Welcoming for a person not yet integrated into the parish community. A penitential rite, perhaps, for someone whose entry into the Church coincides with a deeper awareness of sin and a desire for personal contrition. Again, the rite presumes that careful individual judgments will be made by the pastoral leadership. And if rituals are a good idea, priests, liturgists, and RCIA directors should look at any need for adaptation.
One last item, from the 1967 Ecumenical Directory (nos, 19 & 20) already mentioned:
479. One who was born and baptized outside the visible communion of the Catholic Church is not required to make an abjuration of heresy, but simply a profession of faith.


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Coach Brewer earns national award
Marietta College Baseball Coach Brian Brewer was honored with the highest award in his profession at the annual American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) convention held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago.
Brewer was named the 2012 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year Friday (Jan. 4) evening after leading the Etta Express to back-to-back NCAA National Championships.
"This award is the result of a group of young men that set a goal to do something Marietta College Baseball had never done before, and refused to be denied," Brewer said. "We faced elimination nine times in the regional and World Series and there was never any doubt in the minds of our players that we would accomplish our goal of winning the National Championship."
The 2012 title is the program's NCAA-record sixth National Championship. The Etta Express won the first back-to-back Division III baseball championships since Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State) did it in 1978-79.
With the win, Brewer also equals the number of championships won by legendary Marietta coach Don Schaly at three apiece.
"While my name is on this award, it really recognizes our entire staff," Brewer said. "The success of our program is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of Coaches Deagan, Castle and Becker. Our athletes get to work on a daily basis with some of the finest coaches in college baseball."
Brewer led the Pioneers to an overall record of 48-8 and 16-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Marietta won the OAC Tournament for the 30th time and also claimed the program's 22nd NCAA Mideast Regional title.
In his nine seasons at the helm, Brewer has led the Etta Express to four World Series appearances and the national championship in 2006, 2011 and 2012. In addition to his third national coach of the year award, Brewer was also named the 2012 NCAA Mideast Region and the OAC Don Schaly Coach of the Year.
The Pioneers gave Brewer his 400th career coaching victory when they defeated Manchester (Ind.) University 7-3 in the Mideast Regional championship game. Brewer's career record is 405-191-1 in 13 seasons. In his nine years at Marietta, Brewer is 326-111-1 for an incredible .745 winning percentage.
Preseason workouts begin in two weeks and the Pioneers are slated to open the 2013 season on March 2 and 3 in Xenia, Ohio. Marietta plays Anderson (Ind.) University and DePauw (Ind.) University each day.


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Anna Marsh and Sarah van Rompaey are a pair of video game industry veterans, having worked on big-budget titles including Tomb Raider Anniversary and Underworld. Together with graphic artist Gabriella Pavan they formed Lady Shotgun, a part-time game studio run by full-time moms. Here's their first game.
Buddha Finger is a rhythm game inspired by Nintendo DS hit Elite Beat Agents and the martial arts movies of the 70s, two of the finest things anyone can be inspired by. The ten-person Lady Shotgun team (six female, four not-female) worked part-time hours from home to craft the $.99 game, a schedule that would have been impossible to maintain in console development circles.
It's a nifty game. Almost as nifty as finding a way to be there for your children while still pursuing your passion. As a work-from-home dad, I can dig it.
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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez lost an endorsement deal Friday as police continue their investigation of a homicide that occurred near his house.
The makers of Muscle Milk, CytoSport, released a statement that the company was ending its contract with Hernandez "in light of the investigation."
Hernandez is also endorsed by Puma, but the company had no comment as to whether they would continue to endorse him.
Police have searched Hernandez's house after linking a car rented in his name to the apartment, and are expected to execute an arrest warrant on him soon for obstruction of justice. The warrant has not yet been issued, but comes after Hernandez destroyed his home security system and cell phone, which may have been valuable pieces of evidence.


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Found: Another Orphan Photo Blog!
I realize it's been a few months since my last post. Life has gotten in the way of many things and I've just had to put several things on the back burner. Don't worry, I have plenty of photos to share and I hope to be posting again soon. In the meantime, why not check out Found Lost Treasure, which is a new orphan photo blog written by Yvette Porter Moore.


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Senior co-captain of the Central Connecticut women's soccer team, Nikola Deiter, was selected Wednesday as a candidate for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award, an honor that recognizes student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. Deiter was among only 30 female student-athletes in the country to be recognized as a candidate.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
Deiter has enjoyed a successful and decorated career with the Blue Devils. In her three seasons at CCSU, she has started in all 53 matches in which she has played, accumulating just over 4,921 minutes between the posts. She has registered a total of 260 saves, 13 shutouts and was named Northeast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and All-NEC First Team in 2012.
Throughout her career, Deiter has also accumulated NEC Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors. This summer, Deiter was also named All-East Goalkeeper of the Year as a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League's (WPSL) New England Mutiny. She led the team defensively to its sixth appearance at the WPSL National Championship in 11 years.
In addition to her impressive performance on the field, the exercise science major manages to excel in the classroom and in the community as she participates with her squad in several community service projects including reaching out to local elementary schools where the team reads to children and assists teachers with various tasks. Deiter also takes advantage of other opportunities to benefit the community on her own time, joining others in helping young children play soccer.
"Niki is a terrific leader for our team and a great role model for our younger players," Head Coach Mick D'Arcy said. "She has worked extremely hard, overcome numerous injuries and made countless sacrifices to achieve her goals in the classroom and on the field."
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Of the 60 male and female candidates, each 30 candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male and one female candidate who best exemplify excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
For more information on the Senior CLASS Award, visit www.seniorCLASSaward.com.


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Son of
George C. &
Urania Still
Feb. 5, 1849
Æ 14 years
3 mo. & 9
God gave him; let my troubled heart be still
And he has taken him from toil and care
I'll bow my stricken spirit to his will,
In holy trust that we shall in Heaven
The epitaph on the gravestone for Volney Still (d. 1849) was unfamiliar to me. The only source I found was a heartbreakingly personal poem, "The Child," attributed to Mrs. Harlam in Volume 9 of "The Ladies Repository" (1849).
I've watched her long and sadly, till the shade
Of death is hovering darkly o'er her brow;
I saw the life-blood from her fair cheek fade;
Alas! and is my darling dying now?
Wipe the last tear from those lov'd eyes no more;
My sorrow dims their lustre; at her heart
The pulse is faint—her sufferings almost o'er;
My dying child, so soon, so sad to part!
And now long between each lingering breath;
See how she folds her pale arms on her breast!
A sweet smile wreathes her lovely face—'tis death!
How calmly, quietly she sinks to rest!
She's gone for ever; O, I did not dream
That death would touch a form so young and fair;
Those cheeks all rosy as the morning beam—
Those lov'd eyes, this smooth brow, and golden hair!
Array her for the tomb; she's mine no more;
She was so like an angel from her birth—
An angel now—she's gone where death is o'er,
Too pure and sinless for this changeful earth.
God gave her—let my troubled heart be still—
And he hath taken her from toil and care;
I'll bow my stricken spirit to his will,
In holy trust, that I shall meet her there.
Sunbury Memorial Park, Delaware County, Ohio


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Pa. police chief stirs furor over abrasive videos
At one point, Mark Kessler screams, 'Come and get it!'
The police chief of a small town in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country who is an outspoken gun-rights advocate and is trying to organize an armed non-government group is making no apologies for online videos of his confrontational, profanity-laced tirades punctuated by his firing of automatic weapons.
At one point in one of the videos, he blasts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as a traitor for pledging to sign a United Nations treaty that requires ratifying countries to begin controlling the international arms trade; then he fires a weapon and screams, "Come and get it!"
YouTube Link: Click here to watch the video, "Chief Mark Kessler, I'm sorry for hurting feelings"
(Warning: Includes strong language and several profanities)
The chief, Mark Kessler, the one-man police force of tiny Gilberton, population about 800, and some other gun-rights advocates view the treaty - which Congress would have to ratify for the U.S. to take part - as a step toward restricting the domestic use of more conventional weapons that are personal property.
In a telephone interview, Kessler said he made the videos to draw attention to what he views as the erosion of the constitutional rights of free speech and to bear arms and to speak out for the many others who are afraid to do so.
He also said he is increasingly concerned about what he views as a government out of control, citing the FBI's use of drones, the National Security Agency's collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records and the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of applications for tax-exempt status by politically active groups.
"I'm trying to wake people up to say, 'Hey, there's a lot more going on than meets the eye.' A lot more," Kessler said in an interview from Texas where the 41-year-old father of four was vacationing. "It goes way beyond the Second Amendment, the First Amendment. It's a shame. Our founding fathers didn't intend for our government to be the way it is."
Kessler, who called himself "a wholeheartedly good man who loves his country," acknowledged that some people were upset by the videos, but he said he does not regret posting them and insisted that many more people were supportive of them.
Gilberton Mayor Mary Lou Hannon said Wednesday that she found the language offensive and understood that many others did, too.
"They're like watching an R-rated movie," Hannon said. "The profanity and violence in it was a little upsetting."
The weapons in the video are legal weapons and belong to the police department after he purchased them with his own money and donated them in a transaction approved by the borough council, Hannon said.
The council, which has had a contract with Kessler for 14 years, is planning to address the matter with Kessler in a private session Wednesday, Hannon said. She said she supports his continued employment, noting that he has made a lot of residents feel safe and responds to emergencies at all hours.
"If you were in trouble and you needed somebody to protect you, Mark would be the person you would want running to your aid," Hannon said. "My experience and that of many of our residents (is) he will die for you. He's loyal and I think that's important."
Kessler, a former coal miner, is active in gun-rights circles, appearing on an online radio broadcast on the conservative conspiracy theory website Infowars, hosting an online radio show on a website that bills itself as the "voice of the resistance," speaking at gun-rights rallies and hosting his own website where he is seeking recruits for what he calls the Constitutional Security Force.
He also has claimed in recent weeks that his outspoken views on gun rights have earned him death threats.
On Wednesday, he would not say how many people have signed up for the security force, but said there are chapters in 45 states and many recruits are current or former members of law enforcement and the military. The mission, he says on the website, is to help the military or peace officers to defend the constitution and country from "tyranny."
In January, Kessler drafted a resolution the borough adopted that calls for "nullifying" any federal, state or local regulations that infringe on the Second Amendment. He boasted about the resolution while speaking at a February gun-rights rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol.
"If they come in and try to disarm any of my citizens, it's not going to go over very well," he told the crowd.


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I need to run a multiple set of SC servers connecting to a fewer number of listening viewers residing in my local net with known local IPs.
What I need is something similar to "repeater mode 1" but for SC-LViewer invocation.
So, SC command line is expected to be something like:
-proxy public.ip.isp.com -connect 10.0.0.1
, with public.ip.isp.com being the public entry point for all SC calls and 10.0.0.1 being the private IP of listening viewer.
While I haven't yet carefully examined UVNC source code, I suppose that wouldn' take much effort to implement that kind of, say "repeater mode 3". I'd even attempt to do that if someone who is already aware of UVNC internals confirmed that that's feasible and will not require radical code changes.
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I am trying to write an if statement based on input from a String that is dependant on the input from the user.
import java.util.Scanner; public class FirstProject { public static void main(String [] args){ Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println ("Please tell me your name."); String name = input.nextLine(); System.out.println ("Hello " + name + "!"); if (name = Ryan){ System.out.println ("Do the following please.");} else{ System.out.println ("Please come back later.");} } }
As you can see I am trying to write an "if " statement based on the output for the "String name". Being that this entry is dependent on input from the user I can't specify in my "if" statement a static entry (name = Ryan) to continue. How would I go about doing this?


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A Day To Remember: 10 Year Really Really Free Market Anniversary
From Really Free Carrboro
On Saturday October 4, 2014, around 800 people celebrated a decade of Really Really Free Markets in Carrboro, North Carolina. From the first piñata breaking at the beginning to the last notes of kora music drifting through the night as the Carrboro Town Commons was cleaned, participants worked and played together to create a day long Carnival Against Capitalism.
We asked participants what their highlights of the festival were. The free market's first Spanish language puppet show was often mentioned as a favorite; along with a short play about political prisoners. There was also a puppet show with puppets that were found at a previous free market and reused in yet another performance. One really really tolerant young person brought joy to many by dressing as a cop and allowing people to pie him for hours. The food has been named with reverence and awe, and no wonder with a cooperative kitchen cooking 300 homemade veggie burgers and a second kitchen bringing a dinner of curries and chilis to share. One of our DJs noticed a toddler bobbing among costumed dancers from the evening fashion show, another person tabling enjoyed chatting with a much older long term participant who said it was "the nicest time she had ever had." Someone helping with the music stage liked seeing the different audiences drawn by the assortment of bands and solo musicians. The winner of the scavenger hunt loved her individually crafted trophy. Silk screening of the I Got It at the Really Really Free Market design lasted well after the last banner was taken down and was one of the most popular crafts. (more…)