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I just had an interview. I was asked what is a "forward declaration". I was then asked if they were dangers associated with forward declarations.
I could not answer to the second question. A search on the net didn't show up any interesting result.
So, do someone know any dangers associated with the use of forward declarations ?

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CAMERON (October 30, 2012)--The debris left after fire raced through the Longhorn Bar and Grill last Wednesday in Cameron so far has hampered investigators who are trying to find a cause for the blaze, but the state fire marshal is expected back at the scene on Wednesday to try again.
A spokesman for the Cameron Fire Department said Tuesday there is so much debris inside the building that fire marshals were unable to adequately investigated the blaze last week but the fire marshal has arranged for some heavy equipment to be on hand Wednesday to clear some of the remaining debris.
That should allow for a closer inspection of the remnants of the building so the fire marshal can establish a cause, the spokesman said.
Cameron Fire Chief Henry Horelica said last week firefighters were sent at around 3:45 Wednesday to the 306 South Columbus and the first units on the scene reported flames coming from the front of the building and plumes of heavy smoke throughout.
Horelica said his department had two pumpers, both with deck nozzles, on the building throughout he fight but it still took more than seven hours to control the flames.
Firefighters initially planned to enter the building, but the roof began caving in and that effort was thwarted, Horelica said.
Firefighters from Rockdale and Milano were sent to the scene to provide additional manpower.
The building first saw use as the Knights of Columbus Hall and later an addition provided a bowling alley.
The business later was sold to the present owners who opened the Longhorn Bar and Grill.
The building was in use when the fire started, but no one was there at the time.


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Trans-Siberian Orchestra has brought to the fans rock operas series consisting of "Christmas Eve and Other Stories", "Beethoven's Last Night" and "The Lost Christmas Eve". The Lost Christmas Eve was the last in the trilogy and was released in October of 2004. The album was certified Gold in first two months and later multi-platinum. The first in the series, 'Christmas Eve and Other Stories' was released in 1996, and is till day the band's bestselling album. The sequel to this album was released by the name of "The Christmas Attic" two years later.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Beethoven's Last Night" hit the shelves in 2000. Although it was recorded before The Christmas Attic, the band decided to hand it over to Atlantic Records for releasing in 1999. This rock opera revolves around the life of the famous musician Beethoven. The songs are full of twists in the tale and have kept the audiences mesmerized over the years. In 2012, its "Beethoven's Last Night: The Complete Narrated Version" was released as well. This was followed by yet another session of excessive touring.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra released "The Christmas Trilogy", the compilation of the three rock operas in 2005. This was followed by years of touring. Band's fifth album "Night Castle" finally came out in October of 2009 and received rave reviews from both the critics and the fans. The album debuted at number five spot on Billboard. In two months it was certified Gold by RIAA. It was titled as their "most ambitious" as well as their most "adventurous" work till day. Like all of their previous operas, this one was based on an intriguingly unique story as well.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Dream of Fireflies" hit the market in October of 2012. It was an EP made up of five brand new songs by the band. The album got ninth spot in Top 200 Albums chart in Billboard Magazine. Unlike their previous albums based on lengthy stories, this album was more of a short story cluttered inside five songs. The band released its fifteen track new collection album by the name of "Tales of Winter: Selections from the TSO Rock Operas" in October of 2013. This included songs from all of the albums released in the past. The release was followed by the start of yet another tour which took the band all across North America. You can be a part of their upcoming concerts as well, as the TSO tickets are available online.
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Dakota Wesleyan University celebrates institutional milestones this year with new position appointments, the dedication of the Corrigan Health Sciences Center and the inauguration of Amy Novak as president.
The university announced its 20th president in April, promoting Novak, former provost, to the position on April 18.
Since her appointment, Novak has made additional administrative appointments. Theresa Kriese, formerly vice president for finance and development, was named executive vice president of the college. Kriese, who has been at DWU since 2008, stepped up last year when DWU's advancement office was in need of a leader and served as both vice president of her department in finance and took on the V.P. role in development.
"Theresa's professional experience has been a constant asset to Dakota Wesleyan," Novak said. "As provost, I worked closely with Theresa and Lori Essig as part of the president's council, and our working relationship has been one molded by mutual respect and hard work."
Novak's executive leadership team also includes the newly appointed provost, Dr. Rochelle "Rocky" Von Eye, current math professor and dean of the Donna Starr Christen College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences.
"The university's academic affairs department is in very capable hands with Dr. Von Eye in the position of provost," Novak said. "Having served as provost for five years myself, and working closely with all of the deans and faculty, I am confident that Rocky will excel in this position. She is a fascinating and intelligent woman whom I respect."
Von Eye was named a dean in 2009 when the university developed its three-college system. She
earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from South Dakota State University in mathematics and computer science, and her doctorate from University of South Dakota. She has been at DWU since 1984, teaching courses in computer science and mathematics. She has also been assistant academic dean and acting vice president for academic affairs. Von Eye has also received the Presidential Award for Excellence in mathematics teaching, and a Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship.
"The past few years have been a whirlwind of excitement and anticipation for all of DWU," Novak said. "I have been just a small part of this long process, but it has been an honor. The entire campus is excited about this beautiful new building."
The dedication of the science center will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Sherman Center, followed by a ceremony in front of the new building with a picnic in Jackson Plaza. The entire community is invited to partake in this celebration and historical event.
Novak's inauguration will take place at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, as part of the university's homecoming festivities.


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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today. After reviewing the latest developments in the regional and international arenas, the Cabinet welcomed the U.N. Human Rights Council's condemnation of Israel's human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories and its ongoing settlement-building. The ministers hailed the Council's decision to establish an independent, international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people.
The Cabinet expressed condemnation of the criminal act carried out last week by a terrorist in Toulouse and Montauban, France, which resulted in the death of six French citizens. It stressed the Kingdom's position opposing all acts of violence and terrorism and offered its condolences to the people and government of France.
Then, the Cabinet reviewed a number of issues related to economic and scientific activities in the Kingdom. It expressed appreciation to the Turkish government for its decision to terminate anti-dumping duties imposed on Saudi petrochemical exports. The Cabinet praised the end of all lawsuits currently filed against Saudi petrochemical products, stressing that stressed that the Kingdom's trade dealings are consistent with the commitments it made at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Cabinet highlighted the 3rd International GCC Forum and Exhibition of the Environment and Sustainable Development, which was held in Jeddah with the participation of more than a thousand scientists, researchers and others interested in environmental issues.
Addressing its weekly agenda, the Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding between the Saudi Ministry of Interior and the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Netherlands to cooperate in the exchange of financial intelligence on money-laundering and terror financing; approved an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Romania for the avoidance of double taxation and income tax evasion; authorized the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to sign a draft memorandum of understanding for technical cooperation between the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in the areas of geology and mining; and approved appointments made to the board of the Saudi Geological Survey.
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I was wondering if Nautilus has undo/redo features for basic file operations. To be specific, I want to be able to undo moving, renaming or deleting a file.
That's something that would be handled by Nautilus. I don't have it installed so I can't check (currently running Xubuntu) but I don't believe they have implemented it yet. They are working on adding that feature, and I believe Nautilus Elementary already has it. You could also use another file manager like 4pane that already has undo/redo
Dolphin also has undo/redo
Nautilus just recently got this feature to undo changes in GNOME 3.4. You can read about this feature in this bug report which discussed the feature before implementing it.
But, what this means is that you can only undo your changes if you are using 12.04 as the Nautilus in older versions do not have this feature.
Tried searching for undo option with an out-of-the box 11.04 Unity, seems like if you keep it stock, there is no option to undo changes.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Kentucky Senate President David Williams says he would consider a judicial appointment if an offer is made.
It was the first indication Williams was open to becoming a judge, which would require him to resign as the Republican leader of the state Senate.
The Burkesville Republican wields considerable influence as leader of the GOP-led Senate. He was trounced by Democratic incumbent Steve Beshear in last year's gubernatorial election.
Beshear, who has a record of appointing his Republican foes to higher-paying jobs, has said he believes Williams is qualified for the job of circuit judge.
The judgeship opened after the death last month of long-time 40th Circuit Judge Eddie Lovelace. Beshear must make an appointment to fill the two-year term.
The 40th circuit covers Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe counties.


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Lisa is a storyteller – an entrepreneur passionate about sharing the stories of diverse communities through food. Born in Taiwan, she has lived in six countries including Taiwan, Singapore, China, Peru, U.S.A. and South Africa. Since moving to Cape Town, Lisa has been captivated by local communities and their stories.
The best stories are often shared over food: spice-filled Mumbai street snacks; hearty Peruvian home-cooked meals; gourmet feasts served in Chicago's top restaurants and more! Lisa's dream is to reconnect local communities and foster authentic human connections. Her start-up, Food and Chaatter, aims to do exactly that!
Lisa graduated from University of Michigan, USA with a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) degree. She loves film, travel, outdoor camping, innovative ideas and of course, food!
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Breakfast spots to fuel up for the Old Mutual Two Oceans MarathonLisa Huang shares some great breakfast options to refuel on the Two Oceans Marathon training route in Cape Town.
Carbo-loading restaurants on the Cape Argus Cycle Tour training routeCan you believe it's that time of the year again? Hello, Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour madness! For the past few months, you have probably driven past cyclists along the Cape Peninsula – Wynberg Hills, Misty Cliffs, Chapman's Peak, Suikerbossie hill … to name just a few! With five days to go until the biggest cycling event of the year, on Sunday 10 March, cyclists are gearing up this week for the final countdown. While training is important, it is probably too late to pack in the extra kilometres now if you have not been cycling consistently. Instead, shift your focus to nutrition and prepare your body for maximum energy release!


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I flagged a short (two-line) one-sentence post as "not an answer" because it failed to address the OP's question, instead attempting to reason (incorrectly in my view) that the question itself was moot.
My flag was disputed with the comment "flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer", which in my view is a misunderstanding on the part of the reviewer.
What is the correct form in such situations? Should one re-flag the post, or accept that the community's view differs from one's own?
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Mindscape V manipulated Polaroid photomontage 29 x 13 inches 1994
Mindscape I manipulated Polaroid photomontage 15 x 15 inches 1993
In the spring of 1993, I found a lump in my breast and went to my internist. After receiving a mammogram, a biopsy, and several consultative medical opinions, I had a modified radical mastectomy followed by CAF-series chemotherapy.
During chemotherapy, because I was too weak to create handmade paper or use an etching press, I experimented with manipulated Polaroid photomontages, which I could make while in bed.
The "Mindscape" images are my interpretation of chemicals actively moving through me to kill normal and cancerous cells. I drew the chaotic marks on the emulsion surfaces of shots of blackspace.


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What $7.99+ Album Did/Will You Get With Your Amazon Local 6/13 $4 Discount?
I originally planned to just use it on the new Smashing Pumpkins album on Tuesday, but after reviewing my MP3 wishlist, I saw that Amazon had adjusted several albums (both up and down) to meet the $7.99 threshold, and I snatched up the Game of Thrones Season 2 soundtrack. $3.99 after the discount is much better than the original price of $9.99.
What did you get, or what are you going to get?
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I went with The Lumineers self-titled album ($7.99) for the $4 discount, and Barton Hallow by The Civil Wars ($5.99) using the MP3S4ALL code. I had never heard any of either's music before, but I'm really liking them both so far.
I really love when Amazon runs promotions like this. Combine with the release of the Amazon Cloud Player for the iPhone, and I'm an altogether happy listener.
I haven't decided yet. I didn't read the fine print (it was a freebie, why bother) but what is the expiration date of this offer? How long can I sit on this waiting for something I want.
@wilfbrim: You have through June 20th, 2012 to use it.
I'm looking at a full collection of Wagner's Ring Cycle -- a four-opera saga which directly influenced Lord of the Rings and is widely considered the greatest greatest operas, if not artistic works, of all time.
Oh, and all four operas, comprising 168 tracks at just under 15 hours, is $7.99.
Another worthy option for the classical listeners is one I just bought recently, the full symphonic works of Sibelius, also $7.99 http://www.amazon.com/Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-Lemmink%C3%A4inen-Concerto/dp/B004Z4ZN4A/ref=pd_sim_dmusic_a_2. Fantastic to listen to at work.
Finally, while I don't recommend buying it, the cover art of this one -- "I Love the 70s (1770s and 1870s)" is hilarious. http://www.amazon.com/I-Love-70s-1770s-1870s/dp/B003GINOGA/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1339686858&sr=1-48
@cruelnv: Just saw your post. Since you like their music, look at these 2 deals:
@tbgolladay: Ah, awesomeness. Thank you for linking those; it'll be cool to hear some live stuff.


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Threshold public good games and impulse balance theory
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We propose and develop a model of behavior in threshold public good games. The model draws on learning direction theory and impulse balance theory. We find good support for the model and demonstrate that it can explain the success rates observed in threshold public good experiments. The model is applied in a variety of different settings: we compare games with a full refund to those with no refund, consider changes in relative endowment, and consider changes in the step return and net reward.
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Washington, DC—More than 120 pediatricians and researchers from Children's National Medical Center will present at the 2013 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, which runs from May 4 through May 7 in Washington, DC. Experts from a variety of pediatric disciplines will discuss current findings in their research.
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Children's National, through research conducted by Children's Research Institute, the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children's National, conducts and promotes translational and clinical medical research and education programs within Children's that lead to improved understanding, prevention, treatment, and care of childhood diseases.
Contact: Emily Hartman or Paula Darte, 202-476-4500.
Children's National Health System, based in Washington, DC, has been serving the nation's children since 1870. Children's National is a Leapfrog Group Top Hospital, Magnet® designated, and was ranked among the top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report 2015-16. Home to the Children's Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National is one of the nation's top NIH-funded pediatric institutions. With a community-based pediatric network, seven regional outpatient centers, an ambulatory surgery center, two emergency rooms, an acute care hospital, and collaborations throughout the region, Children's National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as an advocate for all children. For more information, visit ChildrensNational.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Hay 2 definiciones de conference en inglés:
conference 1
1A formal meeting for discussion: he gathered all the men around the table for a conference
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- He contributed to the education of many of the present day mathematicians in Turkey, not only by his lectures but also through illuminating discussions in conferences and seminars.
- The seven-day fest will be enhanced by seminars, discussions and conferences.
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discussion, consultation, debate, talk, conversation, dialogue, chat, tête-à-tête, parley;
formal confabulation
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congress, meeting, convention, seminar, colloquium, symposium, forum, summit
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2An association of sports teams that play each other.
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- I am tired of the strong stance that they want to take with football without helping the conference in other sports.
- That leaves seven teams scrambling for the conference's four remaining spots in the playoffs, which start April 17.
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3The governing body of some Christian churches, especially the Methodist Church.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The bishops made no mention of the US bishops' statement or the opposition to the war by other western episcopal conferences or Catholic church leaders.
- I flew from here to Indianapolis to address a conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- Among United Methodist conferences, Northern Illinois is contending for the lead in membership decline.
verbo[no object] (usually as noun conferencing)
Take part in a conference or conference call: video conferencing
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- There is the usual blue-sky stuff, such as phone conferencing and video calls, which, in my view, are never going to appeal to the baffled masses among us, for two good reasons.
- In later versions, it will offer voice portals, speech-controlled services, video streaming and conferencing.
- I would write a post about our parochialism but I have to go to the airport to pick up my husband, returning from two weeks teaching and conferencing in Europe.
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- The health and labor spending bill is currently in conference, where a minimal increase of $25 million to $38 million is under debate.
- You know, the bishops, as you pointed out, met in conference in 2002 and again in 2003, to talk about how to cope with this escalating crisis in the church.
- We've seen these kind of games played before in conference, where conferees drop provisions which they should not drop when they're both in the House and the Senate bills.
Early 16th century (in the general sense 'conversation, talk'): from French conférence or medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre 'bring together' (see confer).
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A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.
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I'm running a Dwarf Cleric in a vanilla FR D&D 4e game. My character is intended to be somewhat of a defender as well as a leader. The problem I'm having is that I haven not found any significant ways to increase his hitpoints, and those greatly lag behind a true defender class. How can I increase my characters toughness effectively?
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If you haven't taken the Toughness feat, I recommend it -- at the beginning of each tier, it's 10% of your total hit points, which is not bad. Also think about Durable if your problem is running out of surges. Battle Healer is also quite good, since it gives you a bit of healing every time you heal someone else. Dwarf Battle Priest would do the same thing, and those two stack.
Another tactic: work on your defenses. Battle Cleric Armaments gives you light shield proficiency plus a better weapon. Looking ahead somewhat, there's the Battle Chaplain paragon path, which also gives shield proficiency, but I don't think it's otherwise all that great. Still, it gives you a mark, which is good if you want to keep being a defender.
If you want to try something a bit out of the box, think about polearms. You lose some of your defender ability, but you wind up saving yourself a ton of damage. Hafted Defense makes up for losing the shield. Polearm Flanker means you'll hit more often... and as a Strength cleric, you're dependent on hitting for much of your healing.
Dragon Magazine 366 has a background option called "Auspicious Birth" which allows your HP to be based on your highest ability score instead of Constitution to determine your initial hit points. This can help tremendously at low levels to get you up in Hit points.
Since you're playing in Forgotten Realms--if you are using Backgrounds, you can make your character from Impiltur--this background allows you to base your starting HP on your Wisdom score, instead of your Constitution. Every bit helps.
The most important thing to be worried about as a defender is not your hps, but rather your stickiness.
As a cleric you should be able to heal hp loss fairly well and are not that far behind in hps (things like being a dwarf with a minor action second wind and that +2 con will help immensly in this catagory)
To be a good defender, you need to be sticky, I would recommend warpriest with maybe a fighter multiclass (or just good old fightercleric dualclassing, or play a paladin (even with the cleric multiclass if you like))
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Is a person more likely to get mesothelioma or lung cancer from asbestos exposure if they smoke?
AnswerJames Stevenson, MD, Medical Oncologist at Penn Medicine, responds:
You would be more likely to get lung cancer because we know that asbestos and cigarette smoking together significantly increases your risk of developing lung cancer greater than either factor alone. The risk of getting mesothelioma following asbestos exposure, whether or not you smoke, is still significantly smaller than that for lung cancer in a smoker. Also, the time from smoking to developing lung cancer is often shorter than the time from asbestos exposure to the development of mesothelioma. Furthermore, lung cancer is much more common than mesothelioma, with approximately 226,160 people diagnosed in the United States each year, compared with only approximately 2,500-3,000 people for mesothelioma.
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There is no known association between cigarette smoking and mesothelioma, except for a small number of patients who smoked Kent brand cigarettes in the 1950's, which were made with asbestos containing filters.
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Let $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth, bounded vector field. Further, let $u\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ satisfy $$-\Delta u=\operatorname{div}(fu).$$ If $u\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$, then $u$ has one sign, i.e., either $u>0$ everywhere, or $u<0$ everywhere, or $u=0$ everywhere.
I have a direct proof of this for $n=1$. For $n>1$, I have a proof using the theory of parabolic equations (see below). My question: Is there a direct proof using only the theory of elliptic PDEs?
(Edited to assume $f$ bounded and fix the case $n=1$ below.)
For $n=1$, my proof goes as follows. The equation is $-u''=(fu)'$, which integrates to $u'+fu=A$ for some constant $A$. If $u$ changes sign then we may without loss of generality take $u(0)=0$. Thus $$u(x)=A\int_0^x e^{F(t)-F(x)}\,dt$$ where $F'=f$. If $|f|\le c$ then $F(t)-F(x)\ge c(t-x)$ for $t<x$, so $u(x)\ge Ac^{-1}(1-e^{-cx})$ when $x>0$, and hence $u\notin L^1$ (unless $A=0$).
For $n>1$, my only proof is much more involved. Here is a brief outline. Assume the conclusion is wrong, so we can write $u=u_+-u_-$ with $u_\pm\ge0$ everywhere and neither identically zero, and $u_+u_-=0$ everywhere.
Now let $v_\pm$ solve $$\frac{\partial v_\pm}{\partial t}=\Delta v_\pm+\operatorname{div}(fv_\pm)$$ for $t>0$, with initial conditions $v_\pm(0,x)=u_\pm(x)$. By uniqueness for this equation (with suitable growth conditions at infinity), $v_+(t,x)-v_-(t,x)=u(x)$ for $t>0$ and $x\in\mathbb{R}^n$. Also, for $t>0$ we find $v_\pm>0$ everywhere, and also $$\int_{\mathbb{R}^n} v_\pm(t,x)\,dx=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n} u_\pm(x)\,dx$$ since the equation is on divergence form. We conclude $$\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}|u(x)|\,dx=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}(u_+(x)+u_-(x))\,dx=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}(v_+(t,x)+v_-(t,x))\,dx>\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}|v_+(t,x)-v_-(t,x)|\,dx,$$ which is a contradiction.


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CDC's Interim Guidance on the Use of PrEP in Heterosexually Active Adults:
CDC's Interim Guidance on the Use of PrEP in Heterosexually Active Adults:
Event Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EST
Webinar Objectives:
After this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the role of PrEP as part of comprehensive HIV prevention services for heterosexually active adults at very high risk of HIV infection
- Especially uninfected persons whose regular sexual partners are known to have HIV infection.
- Identify populations in which PrEP can be used (our focus is on women and HIV serodiscordant heterosexual couples).
- Describe clinical considerations, including:
- Acute infection
- Comprehensive counseling (adherence, resistance, HIV testing, signs/symptoms of HIV infection etc.)
- Monitoring for and treating STIs
- Monitoring HIV status, pregnancy status, side effects, adherence and risk behaviors
- Engaging men in care
- Discuss the state of the science related to the use of PrEP in HIV-discordant couples wishing to conceive and describe the current perinatal guidelines.
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Bb Learn Quick Start Guide for Instructors
General: Accessing a Bb Learn Course | About the Layout | Getting Started with Course Content
Building Content: Creating New Page | Creating a Discussion Forum | Creating an Assignment | Building a Test | More Advanced Features
Communicating with Your Students: Creating an Announcement Area in the Course Menu | Create an Announcement | Sending Blackboard Messages | More Advanced Features
Grade Center: Getting Started with the Grade Center | Video Tutorials
Welcome to BbLearn
Blackboard (Bb) Learn is NAU's choice for a learning management system. Bb Learn is an environment that can house an entire online course or elements to supplement your in-person course. Bb Learn is stable and robust, with tools to enhance your online instruction and your students' online education.
Accessing a Bb Learn Course
- Open your browser and type http://bblearn.nau.edu in the address bar
- Click the green Log in to Bb Learn button.
- If necessary, log in with your NAU ID and password at the CAS authentication page.
- Select your course under the My Courses area
About the Layout
Getting Started with Your Course Environment (PDF)
This printable resource highlights the new layout and features of Bb Learn.
Building Content
Getting Started with Course Content (PDF)
This printable resource shows what content can be created and where to create the content.
Creating New Page in Your Course
There are many ways to create a page in your course. The most direct way is to add a blank page in the Content folder.
- Select the Content folder in the Course Menu.
- Select Build Content.
- Select Blank Page.
- The video tutorial, Creating A Blank Page, will walk you through additional details.
Creating a Discussion Forum in Your Course
- Select the Discussions in the Course Menu.
- Select Create Forum
- Enter forum Name and a Description.
- If it is a gradable discussion, scroll down the page to the Grade area and choose a grade option.
- Finally, select Submit.
Creating an Assignment
- Select Content from the Course menu.
- Select Create Assessment.
- Select Assignment.
- Enter Assignment Name and Instructions.
- Decide how many points to assign.
- Decide when the assignment is due. Make sure the check box is selected.
- Enter Submit.
Building a Test
- Download the printable resource, Getting Started with Building a Test (PDF), which highlights the test features in the Bb Learn layout.
- Select Content from the Course Menu.
- Select Create Assessment.
- Select Test.
- In 1. Add Test, select the Create button.
- A new screen will appear. Scroll down and under 1. Test Information, enter the Name of your test. The description and instructions are optional.
- Select Submit in the lower right hand corner.
- Next, add a question by selecting Create Question. Choose a question type.
- Enter a Question Title and Question Text.
- Configure the answer. Note: For the purpose of this guide, False is selected. The types of questions will dictate the configuration.
- Select Submit to add the question to your test.
- Enter the number of points the question is worth.
- At this point, you may choose to create more questions (See video tutorials for the many questions types). Once the questions have been created and the points changed then select OK in the lower right-hand corner.
- Now select the newly created test in the Add Test selection box to add this particular test to your Content folder.
- Select Submit.
- A Success message will appear near the top of the screen.
- To make the test available to your students, scroll down the screen to 2. Test Availability. Select the radio button Yes to make the link available to students.
- Select Submit to add the test to your Content folder.
- Verify that your test is inside your Content folder.
- Finally, we recommend that you explore video tutorials for the many questions types in Bb Learn.
More Advanced Features
Visit Blackboard Learn's On Demand Learning Center for more video tutorials on understanding and building content.
Communicating with Your Students
Creating an Announcement Area in the Course Menu
- Select the plus (+) in the Course Menu.
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- Scroll to Announcements in the Type field. Type a name for Announcements area. Check Available to Users. Then select Submit.
Create an Announcement
View this video tutorial to learn how to create an announcement. You may access the Announcements area by either going the newly created Announcements area (above) or by going to Course Tools then Announcements in the Control Panel as will be seen in the video tutorial.
Sending Blackboard Messages
Blackboard Messages is equivalent to the internal Mail feature in Bb Vista. View the video tutorial to learn how to send Blackboard Messages.
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Visit Blackboard Learn's On Demand Learning Center for more tutorials on Communicating and Collaborating with Your Students.
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i like this life
Beautiful Photo!
Awesome! A really inspiring picture.
Beautiful, nostalgic..
i'm eager to visit the place with my hubby
i like this, just so romantic, so poetic.
I love to be there....
A truly perfect shot!
great pic
great shot bro congrats :)
And I thought my trip to the grocery store was cold and bad...
an amazing photography as it shows even the shadow of the cottage during low light condition.
a very nice snap.....
really a nice one......
This is really cool
I wish I could see this live.
Kashmir: Simply heaven on earth !
Just a lovely captured moment of winter in a far away place, imagine!
A moment in life captured beautifully in a photograph.
Its lovely!
Like us at home forgetting cream for the mornings coffee, off to the store we go. :)
an unforgettable piece of life !
Wow, this is a magical photograph! It almost doesn't seem real.... wonderful...
I love this! May I paint a picture of it?
Great photograph.
Wonderful photo.
wow nice photo n intrigued by the way these poeple survive on a daily basis n in the winter
congo bro
Brilliant!!! the ripples in the water
Xcelent....I missed it !!
lovely shot...
Great shot!!!
Absolutelly peaceful...
The shop in the back waters of Dal lake seen by the photographer seems to serve the same purpose as an oasis in the desert although the lake is not a desert of sand dunes.
#SnowFall #Kashmir Valley #Photo by " Row Up" Maqsood Bhat #NatGeo
Great photo this realy like it
so cool ..
The sense of stillness as well as the sense of subtle movement of the falling snow and the rippling water is remarkable.
really,? i have alive?, much panorama like it who makes feel is frozen, but cool
Beautiful photograph. I love the sense of stillness as well as its subtle sense of movement in this.
these kind of photographs make me realize how serene the beauty of nature is and how wonderful my country is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mind blowing pic... truly loved it....
Beautiful shot, I like it !
jst awesome....my 1st word to say...! lovely..!! :)
the ripple on the water is beautiful
Fabulous shot!
I LOVE this photo!!! Takes my breath away!!
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Primer Nationals Adventures In VenturaWritten by on March 1, 2010
Living in Southern California, one can become a little spoiled with hot rod events happening frequently, most within an hour's drive if you live in the L.A. metropolitan area, which is great, but doesn't really give one's rod or custom a chance to stretch its legs on the open highway. It's partly for this reason-to enjoy the drive, after all that's what cars are for! I like to travel a little further to events in Bakersfield, Santa Maria, San Diego, and the high desert, such as Gene Winfield's show or El Mirage. While still local, these are all between a two- and four-hour drive away.
However, none of the aforementioned destinations can offer the scenery provided by Pacific Coast Highway, my preferred route up the coast, to the great beach town of Ventura, location for the Primer Nationals. There's always a good turnout at this event, and 2009's edition was no exception, though the primered rides seemed outnumbered by finished paintjobs. This show is a two-day event, offering the chance to stay in Ventura overnight. But what to do? Maybe cruise over to Kiwi Kev's for his traditional barbecue party, or hit one of the numerous eateries in town, wander the town's historic cultural district, check out any number of venues with live music, or head over to the DicE magazine party?
Decisions, decisions, though not as hard to make as those that fell to the judges of the car show, which saw Guillermo Navarro of Los Boulevardos Car Club, or "Goozgaz" as HAMBers will know him as, taking Best of Show for his orange and gold '60 Lincoln. The various class winners were chosen late on Saturday, the winning cars presented in the Winners Circle on Sunday, though by early afternoon we were cruising back down PCH in search of a relaxed late lunch overlooking the ocean.
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We liked the subtle scallops on all four fenders of this '51 Merc that had driven down the coast from Santa Maria, as well as the use of inverted '55 Chevy parking lights, while the brightwork framing the grille opening gave it a different look to most Mercs, and that's no easy task!It's called the Primer Nats but if painted cars are allowed, why not bare metal ones? Cepe's chopped hardtop '40 Merc coupe is coming together nicely, and something tells us the "hard" California winter won't do it too much harm!Steve Beck's maroon '28 Model A phaeton was one of our favorite cars of the event, benefiting from a slightly raked but unchopped windshield and the retention of the front splash apron under the grille. The rear tonneau and slight rubber rake on 16-inch wires completed the period look.Though same-year Chevys are common kustom fodder, it's unusual to see a '50 Pontiac fastback, which is a shame as they make a very cool kemp. Ojai's Angel Duran made a great job of his satin gold Poncho, adding a white tuck 'n' roll interior. While that beltline trim is stock, it'd be hard to improve upon that flourish on the rear quarters.With the axle pushed out in front to stretch the wheelbase, and its slight "broken back" styling, Derrick Rivera's channeled '30 A coupe had an almost gangster look to it, helped by that great paint scheme and wire wheels wrapped in blackwalls. Very cool.Dan Chellar made it out to Ventura from Norwalk with his '56 Chevy, the interior with its swivel bucket seats and aged upholstery giving the 210 away as an old kustom. The front bumper from a '56 Lincoln does a great job of disguising the front end and those twin sidepipes are definitely of their time. We dig 'em!Want an instantly cool ride that needs little more than lowering, a set of wheels, and some paint? Go buy a '65 Riviera, clean up the grille, and perform the aforementioned mods and you'll be cruising in style, 'cept Jack Strobel beat you to it, and added whitebands to boot!It's not often you get to see a Deuce cabriolet, and rarer they're rodded. All the way from Sacramento we give you Goran Lassell's vibrant orange blown Flatty example, all the better for running Firestone bias-ply-wrapped, 15-inch chrome five-spokes.
If you think those twin pipes look familiar, it's because this is the very shoebox we showed Brad Masterson fitting them to in 2008. The very mild custom Ford-it even retains its door handles and gas filler-features a tonneau over the back seat, nailing its era perfectly.It's funny but we still think of cars like this as late-models, though judging by the crowds around Richie Valles' '66 Riviera and the long wait we had to snap this shot, it was certainly popular. Treading a fine line between lowrider and custom, it's another Riv that shows minimal bodymods and great paint 'n' wheels go a long way.Pasadena's Michael Brennan owns Sandy Belond's prewar dry lakes racer '31 A, originally built in 1937. There's too much history to repeat here, but how about a '39 Merc Flathead ported and relieved by Eddie Meyer that spins to 6,800 rpm and produces 210 hp at 5,500 rpm, a '38 Standard dash, Douglas aircraft switches,'32 frame with extended wheelbase, and many body mods by Sandy Belond and Sam Hanks for starters?We first met Walter Veljacic on our R&C cruise to Bonneville in 2008 when he was in his C10 Suburban, and had a good old chat about his '49 Chevy, as he's been following our own project buildup while tackling his. Starting with a car almost as rusty as our own, his still runs a straight-six, albeit very nicely detailed with twin carbs and A/C. Now if he can fit the side glass, he'll benefit from that cool air!


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12.04 has smooth scrolling enabled for touchpads with GTK. I was wondering if it could be enabled for mouse wheels too? If yes, how? If not, why not? Thanks.
I wish smooth scrolling could be enabled EVERYWHERE, sadly smooth scrolling can not be enabled for mouse wheels because they have "jumps" whereas the scroll input from a touchpad is precise enough to register pixel-for-pixel motion.
To test this out, fire up a terminal and run
Then place the cursor in the window and scroll up and down. You will notice that the key (button 4 and 5) registers output continually as long as you move your fingers. Now scroll with the click-wheel. It will only register once per mouse-wheel click.
Some mouse-wheels do not have distinct "jumps" when rolling but I'll bet that the hardware reads the distance travelled by the roller, and sends jumps just like other mice to insure hardware compatibility.
While true smooth per-pixel scrolling would not work that well with a mouse scroll wheel, having a smooth animation rather than a sudden jump of three lines would be nice.
I don't know of any way to do that globally but in Firefox it is an option under Preferences->Advanced.
For Chromium/Chrome it is currently enabled via a flag by going to
Whether or not it's a hardware issue depends on the hardware itself... Logitech provides Windows drivers with smooth scrolling for mice with a "free scrolling wheel" (no jumps, just a wheel scrolling event for every pixel).
It'd be really awesome if I could use my M500 to it's full potential, but xev shows the typical jumps after a certain distance, so it's probably a driver issue. Not sure whom to bother and where to fix that.


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Does anyone know of PCI compliance management software (specifically PA-DSS, but I'm assuming any kind of PCI-DSS software will do PA-DSS)? Mainly for our application end. We have a 3rd party site but I'm looking for something we can host in house that I can allocate permissions to individual team members to do primary signing before we go through and have management sign off on it. Just some kind of rudimentary system of documentation that we can track who changes it and when.
Currently we have binders of paper, I'm really not liking this because of how inflexible it is, and the amount of paper we can go through with various iterations.
I've been tempted to just drop the entire compliance document into a wiki template and drop the template into a per-project documentation setup, but it sounds like a huge pain to do in the first place, and wouldn't be nearly as friendly for the developers (not that learning Wiki markup is hard, but keeping track of where you are in the template will probably be annoying).
Anyone have any better ideas?
Basically I want a digital version of this checklist:
That I can see who filled it out, and go back and check earlier revisions, we'll go ahead and keep physical copies once new software is complaint, but this will be used as a tool to easily check and know when the last check was done, and how compliant we are in various projects.
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If not, this seems like a simple enough project to be my venture into releasing some FOSS. :)


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I have read that, when you add electrolyte and acid to a new battery, it will then be at 80% of max charge. You can put the battery in your bike and it will turn. However, it's highly recommend to tend that battery and bring it up to 100% charge. Is it possible to drop the battery in and take her for a spin (because it's a beautiful evening) then hook her up to the tender anyway and still charge the battery up to 100%?
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The reason behind tending it to bring it to 100% vs. just riding it up to 100% is to save wear and tear on the alternator or generator. They're really designed to maintain a battery/do light charging, not do a major charge.
A secondary thing is that a severely discharged battery may vent a lot of hydrogen while charging and you'll need to monitor the cell electrolyte levels. That's hard to do while riding...
Hi in my opinion you will be fine to use the battery with 80% charge, your bike will do the rest when you are out for a ride. Also it is a good idea to invest in one of the new SMART CHARGERS that are now on the market, these automatically top up the battery charge and are ideal for protecting your battery over the dormant winter period, when the battery is charged the charger switches off and then on again when the battery requires topping up with charge, hope this helps you Eric Roberts www.batteriesontheweb.co.uk
The battery is ready to use after you've put the acid in, and you can charge it on the bike, however, better practice would be to attach it to a charger to complete the first charge... Personally, I filled my battery with acid, and attached it to the battery charger WITHOUT putting the caps on the battery in order to allow the gas to escape. When completed, I'd leave it to stand for a small while, then put the caps on, you'll get better battery life this way.
It should be no problem. An otherwise good electrical system will get you to 100% after a short ride. However, having just dealt with a bad regulator myself, I'd say to check the levels and make sure there is no overcharging (boiling/"cooking") of the battery taking place. "Wet-type" batteries should have a vent and overflow tube. In my experience the main danger of overcharging is ending up somewhere inconvenient with a dead battery that can't be charged. On some bikes, the engine won't function without a conductive, if not dead, battery in place.


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What should a parent keep in mind when it comes to discipline and children with autism? What about children with learning disabilities?
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It's important to understant the developmental progress of a child so that you can be sure to set appropriate expectations. For example it's not appropriate to expect a child with the developmental capacity of a 2 year old to sit still or be quiet. Talk with your doctor about the behavioral, emotional, adaptive, linguistic, and motor development of the child so that you can be sure what kind of behavior would be reasonable to expect. Know the child's developmental age.
Timeouts work for most children over age 18 months, with 1 minute per year of developmental age. For example, if the child has the mental capacity of a 6 year old, they would get 6 minutes of time out. Check out the link for how to do a time out.
The key is to be consistent.
You discipline them the same as your other kids. Some techniques work better than others, but that's true of any child, and you can't generalize what techniques do or don't work to all special needs children. Mostly what you change is your expectations. Things take a lot longer to learn and you have to cut them extra slack.


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Is the gravitational constant $G$ a fundamental universal constant like Planck constant $h$ and the speed of light $c$?
Real "fundamental" constants should be dimensionless, i.e. numbers that don't depend on units. The existence of $c$ is simply due to the Lorentzian nature of spacetime; it's value is only a matter of choice of unit. The existence of $\hbar$ is simply due to the path integral or canonical commutation relations, whose value is again a matter of choice of unit. Similar for Boltzmann constant etc.
On the other hand, the fine structure constant $\alpha\simeq 1/137$ is dimensionless, so this quantity actually means something other than choice of unit. But the number of the quantity is still not that "fundamental" (we will discuss whether the quantity itself is fundamental in the next paragraph) because the number can change by running renormalization flow - i.e. it changes if you define it on different energy scales. So it's the quantity, rather than the number, that has some actual physical meaning.
In the Standard Model of particle physics there are a bunch of such dimensionless quantities. Are these quantities "fundamental"? People tend to believe NO, because Kenneth Wilson let us realize that quantum field theories like the Standard Model are just low energy effective theories that has some high energy cutoff (just like nuclear physics is effective theory of Standard Model); dimensionless quantities in an effective theory should be depend on those in the higher level theory (just like the dimensionless Reynolds number that tell about the behavior of a fluid depends on the molecular constituent of the fluid). String theorists etc are trying to find a theory that has a least number of dimensionless quantities. Some people think an ultimate theory of everything, if exists, should best has no such quantities at all but only numbers that has math significance (like $1, 2, \pi$, or some number with certain analytical, algebraic or topological significance).
In terms of the gravitational constant itself, people generally believe Einstein's General Relativity is an effective theory whose cutoff is about (or lower than) the Planck scale ($\sim 10^{19} GeV$, our temporary experimental reach is $\sim 10^4 GeV$ in the LHC), above which it needs to be replaced by a theory of quantum gravity. But the quantity $G$ might still be there (just like it was from Newton, but still there after Einstein), we are not sure.
It is probably constant - at least we have no evidence of any change.
"Is it fundamental?" is the big question of theoretical physics. Nobody has yet managed to derive it in terms of more fundamental constant - but a lot of people have tried.
There is an alternative to General Relativity known as Brans-Dicke theory that treats the constant $G$ as having a value derivable from a scalar field $\phi$ with its own dynamics. The coupling of $\phi$ to other matter is defined by a variable $\omega$ in the theory, that was assumed to be of order unity. IN the limit where $\omega \rightarrow\infty$, Brans-Dicke theory becomes General Relativity. Current experiments and observations tell us that if Brans-Dicke theory describes the universe, $\omega > 40,000$. Other theories with a varying $G$ would face similar constraints.
Velocity of light $c$, Elementary charge $e$, Mass of the electron $m_e$, Mass of the proton $m_p$, Avogadro constant, $N$, Planck's constant $h$, Universal gravitational constant $G$ and the Boltzmann's constant $k$ are all considered as the fundamental constants in Astrophysics and many other fields.
If any of these values would've to change, there would be a great contradiction differentiating our measured values with that of observed & predicted ones.
For all intents and purposes, it is a fundamental constant. No one has been able to prove that it isn't fundamental, and within our error in measurement, it's definitely a constant. Like @Crazy Buddy says, $c$ (speed of light), $h$ (Planck's constant), $k_{B}$ (Boltzmann's constant) are all considered to be fundamental constants of the universe. You could have a look at this wiki page.
I think it's important also to realize that the values that they have are only valid within a particular unit convention for measurements. For example, $G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} m^{3} kg^{-1} s^{-2}$ but this value will obviously change if you measure it in say centimeter-gram-second (cgs units). You could also set $G = 1$ (which they do in Planck units), except the rest of your units will have to change accordingly to keep the dimensions correct.
I hope the last part wasn't confusing.


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I am working as a .Net developer for a couple of years. I don't have experience in presenting projects but I have an interview and I will be expected to present the projects that I worked on in the past.
How much/what kind of technical details should be covered? What other aspects of a project should be covered?


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In Terminal, pressing Shift+Command+K opens the "New Remote Connection" dialog box, which includes SSH, SFTP, FTP, and Telnet in the Service list and all Back-To-My-Mac systems in the Server list.
How can I add another Service, for example Mosh, to the list?
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Generic Name: cholecalciferol
Note: This page contains information about the side effects of cholecalciferol. Some of the dosage forms included on this document may not apply to the brand name Carlson D.
For the Consumer
Applies to cholecalciferol: oral capsule, oral capsule liquid filled, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral wafer
In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by cholecalciferol (the active ingredient contained in Carlson D). In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.
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Applies to cholecalciferol: compounding crystal, oral capsule, oral liquid, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet disintegrating, oral wafer
Early signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia include headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, metallic taste, constipation, abdominal cramps, dry mouth, weakness, fatigue, muscle and bone pain, ataxia, tinnitus, and vertigo. Later hypercalcemia may result in pruritus, mental confusion, coma, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, metastatic calcification, and renal insufficiency manifested by polyuria, nocturia, polydipsia, and proteinuria.[Ref]
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Throwback Thursday: Wars of Christmas Past
It's a shame that the term "War on Christmas"—demeaning to both the gravity of war and the spirit of Christmas—is now associated with efforts to display overtly religious symbols in public places during the month of December. As Mollie's recent column suggested, might the hawkishness with which Christmas Warriors are picking these fights hinder their cause? And moreover, isn't this term a bit patronizing to those who have or are currently fighting in real wars?
For our throwback today, we've reached deep into the archives for this December 1925 editorial, "The Will to Peace." Perhaps it's just semantics, but the War on Christmas—with its talk of picking fights and engaging in battle—seems to directly contradict the greeting of peace offered at the Incarnation:
"Peace!" is the ideal enshrined at the core of all pomp and circumstance with which men surround the feast of Nativity. "Peace" was the one message heaven had for earth at the moment the veil was withdrawn and a "great company of angels" was seen by the poor hinds who lay awake watching their flocks on the hillside.
Written between world wars (though at the time, the editors believed they were eight years past the war to end all wars), this editorial concludes with a plea to hold out for peace that cannot be achieved through battle or force:
The world, in a word, can have peace, old Rome's way or God's way. It cannot have both. The first is the easiest, for the state is still supreme, and a word will set battalions and batteries on the march, and battle-ship propellers revolving. The second is the hardest, for hearts are not changed at an official word, and a city is taken easier than a spirit conquered.
Militant moral warriors fighting the modern War on Christmas might try their hand at peacebuilding this holiday season. They could take a cue from those in the trenches—that is, those actually fighting in a war on Christmas Day—whose famous ceasefire in the Christmas Truce of 1914 is a model worth imitating.
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Ellen B. Koneck runs Special Projects at Commonweal and teaches in the Catholic Studies department at Sacred Heart University. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Is there a "War on the War on Christmas" under way here?
I am a footsoldier in the War on the War on the War on Christmas.
Putting the words "War" and "Christmas" together always makes me think of the 1914 Christmas truce, especially with that black and white picture.
I agree with the poster that the tone of the War on Christmas contradicts the very spirit of Christmas. The best leaders lead by example, like Pope Francis is doing. The War on Christmas folks should take a page from his book.
That reminds me of the movie Joyeux Noel, which has become something of a Thanksgiving-watching tradition for me. I think it translates to Merry Christmas, but my Spanish is not very good.
It's also available on Netflix. I will warn you it's a bit syrupy, so the cynical among us (yes, Abe, I'm thinking of you) will probably not be able to stomach it.
Thanks you - in the 1980s, we had a pastor who would start his usual Advent/Christmas war meme - it was so tiring, repetitious, and monotonous. If he had truly just spent more time reaching out to the poor, needy, involved with parish outreach groups doing gifts, visitations, etc., he might have had less energy to *harangue* us - which appeared to be his point. His degree was in liturgy from Rome and so he footnoted his liturgical justifications.
I grew up in a very religious culture---the South in the 60's---and NO ONE said, "Merry Christmas," except ON Christmas DAY.
I guess no one had yet told them they were making War on that day by saying, "Happy Holidays," the rest of the season.
We won't know who is keeping Christ in Christmas until next Tuesday evening. In the meantime, anybody who is having holidays is not a Christian, and any Christian who is having Christmas needs an update on the liturgical calendar. Dispatches from the front are, at the moment, premature.
Nice article in the FT today by Margaret MacMillan.


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- We got this reader: SAMSys MP9320 2.8
Various files related to this device: http://techsupweb.satoamerica.com/public/06_RFID/Software/RF%20Command%20Suite/
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we got these 900mhz band RFID tags available from mouser.com as part number SL3S1202AC0,118 they cost 8 cents each. http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/NXP-Semiconductors/SL3S1202AC0118/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvQHWqrh58LgXtw8BZ1psdi%252bSfsWYs2XZg%3d
the picture on the mouser site is wrong for these parts, they do not look anything like a 1206 capacitor.
these tags do not have an antenna - they are a grain of sand in the middle of a 3mm x 9mm piece of plastic. On either side of the grain of sand is a copper contact that you can solder to if you're careful. don't melt the plastic backing! the whole thing will probably stick to whatever it was resting on when you soldered it, so prepare. Make your antenna (a loop of wire probably, we are trying to figure out what works best) and solder it to the two contacts and then protect the thing with some hard (hitemp) hotglue or epoxy or something.
the PDF for the RFID tags above [file|rfid.pdf]
similar to this from TI: http://elcodis.com/parts/1758620/RI-UHF-STRAP-08.html#datasheet
- we did not get this reader:
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This year marks the 5th Anniversary of the Historic Triangle Conference on Crimes Against Women. As in the past, this training on August 22-23 focuses on the multi-disciplinary approach to crimes against women, so there will be sessions on sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking designed for law enforcement, advocates, attorneys, probation and parole, nurses/medical personnel, counselors/mental health professionals, military advocates and staff, as well as other allied professionals from a number of other related fields. There will be two major tracks this year - 1) issues affecting military families and military victims and 2) issues facing women ages 18-25. There will be "mini-tracks" on sexual assault, investigating/prosecuting crimes against women, understanding lethality in domestic violence, working with offenders, and assisting immigrant victims. Law enforcement in-service credits and attorney MCLEs are in process. Registration information is $100 for the 2-day training and is available online. Conference brochure, including session information, is available online.
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Secret Codes and Spies
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Date & Time:Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 6:30pm
Secret codes and messages played an important role in the Civil War for both Union and Confederate soldiers. We'll learn about some of the codes and signals that were used during the war, and hear amazing stories about some of the bravest spies before we try to solve some codes of our own.
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