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Man claimed despite significant savings
6:33pm Sunday 28th October 2012 in News By Stuart Arnold
A MAN who fraudently claimed more than £8,000 in benefits while failing to declare he had £90,000 worth of savings has been given a six-month conditional discharge by a judge.
Paul Whaley told investigators he believed the cash, which he had invested in bonds following the sale of his late father's home, was effectively tied up until he reached retirement, and therefore he failed to declare it.
Teesside Crown Court heard that 50-year-old Whaley, of Avon Close, Thornaby, had paid back £8,505 which amounted for most, if not all, of the money fraudently claimed.
The defendant admitted two counts of making a false statement in order to obtain job seekers allowance along with council tax and housing benefit in March and December 2009.
Whaley also had £10,000 worth of savings with Barclays, although he did declare this to the authorities.
He was said to have made a mistake, rather than been dishonest, and as soon as he realised his error made efforts to put it right.
Judge Peter Armstrong gave him a six-month conditional discharge and warned Whaley he could still face confiscation proceedings.
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Is this his sole defence?
He was robbing the genuine claimants, like so may . .
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spragger wrote:lets be honest here !!!,,,,he aint done anything as bad as the politicians are doing every day,,and getting away with it !!.
'He was said to have made a mistake, rather than been dishonest' Is this his sole defence? He was robbing the genuine claimants, like so may . .
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I read an article today that talked about swing voters. The people in the middle of both McCain and Obama that don't know which person to vote for. I for one am one of those people. I must say with less than a month to do before the election, I am a bit worried and coming down to the wire. My GF is pretty much for Obama and I am a republican but lean more in the middle than anything else. I only choose republican so I actually have a voice during the primaries instead of sitting out and not doing anything about my country.
Since I am in the middle and it is a current toss up on who to vote for, I must say that I am going to make a pros and cons list of what I think are each candidates good and bad qualities about them. This will hopefully quell my thoughts on who to vote for and a list to look back on when I get ready to vote.
I am doing my best to not be biased. If you find anything I say to be biased, please speak up. I also ask that you please give me more pros and cons to make up the decision of a middle ground person.
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Select max(uid) as uid, Serial_Number from Table Group BY Serial_Number
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using (DataContext dc = new DataContext()) { var q = from t in dc.TableTests group t by t.SerialNumber into g select new { SerialNumber = g.Key, uid = (from t2 in g select t2.uid).Max() }; }
This code is very nice and sweet. It allows you to select the all MAX Rows of a table with a grouped table column.
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I found a website a few days ago that is very credible to things like Digg and technorati. Its called Hacker news and is offered by YCombinator.com which is a nest for startups. Hacker news is a very narrowed view of haaackers who work all day to hack away at jobs. The site is pretty simple in its design, but looks extremely valuable to the person looking to use the NITCH developer community.
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Religion in someone's stand point is what makes up their values and beliefs. It is not involved in politics, but sometimes not as people would believe. I also disagree with Religion should be involved in politics. If you look at the time of old compared to now, you can truly and honesty say, religion in not involved.
Religion of the past does not run our government. It does not decide who lives or dies. It does not make rules for the people. Especially not like in the past when religion was the authority to the government.
It does though govern the moral and ethical decisions people make. Do I rip this guy off for a few hundred dollars, do I lie cheat or steal, do I live a life where abortion is accepted or not, do I live where people think there is a soul in everyone?
Religion does not govern the government. Religion governs those who wish it, because that is how some of you might define your values. Please don't say that religion is a deciding factor in this election or any other. It is religion that is a deciding factor in our lives and it is what defines some of us as a person. So what defines us as a person decides these elections not religion.
In total, if you use multi threads for other than un-freezing desktop apps and any other generic answer, you will make the app slower over time IF you have a single core machine.
Why? Well because of the hardware switches. It takes time for the hardware to switch between threads in total. On a multi core box, go ahead and use 1 thread for each core and you will greatly see a ramp up in speed at the start and over time as the cores heat up.
For those that don't know. StyleCop was just released!
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I would suggest a download and you look at it. It should be at least looked at.
Found a great cheat sheet for JQuery.
I have set out to learn Javascript. I have started looking for the best things to do to learn javascript and what to use. I guess time is on my side with JQuery and Visual Studio 9 which supports intellisence with Javascript and Jquery.
I also wanted to make an honorable mention for those folks out there that make it easier for itellisence to work with Visual Studio 9.
Thanks Guys.
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Hey guys,
Sorry I have been gone for so long. I have been working hard for the past 3 months on getting a personal project pushed out the door which will hopefully allow me to enter into my own business a little bit.
I want to have the money to hire some folks from college and pump more time and effort into ideas that I have floating around. I don't want to let my site out yet because I am still working on it, but I wanted to let people know that I am working very hard on it.
May 19th, Joseph Lieberman which is a US Senator from Connecticut asked Google to remove internet videos produced by terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda from its YouTube site.
"Islamist terrorist organizations use YouTube to disseminate their propaganda, enlist followers, and provide weapons training," - Senator Lieberman.
"YouTube also, unwittingly, permits Islamist terrorist groups to maintain an active, pervasive, and amplified voice, despite military setbacks or successful operations by the law enforcement and intelligence communities."
Google responded with:
"(W)e examined and ended up removing a number of videos from the site, primarily because they depicted gratuitous violence, advocated violence, or used hate speech. Most of the videos, which did not contain violent or hate speech content, were not removed because they do not violate our Community Guidelines."
On this note, Google continues to allow organizations that are deemed Foreign Terrorist Organizations to post videos that are viewed by citizens in the United States.
Update: Google currently still allows videos to be viewed by United States citizens.
On this topic, The Thailand monarchy asked Google to remove a clip that insulted its monarchy of 80 years. Google removed the video at the request of the monarchy.
Everyone that has the internet knows about China's great Firewall and knows the Google edits their search index to remove sites that China does not allow.
"One mans Terrorist is another mans Freedom Fighter" – Anonymous.
To understand Google, you need to understand their mission. "Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Google by their own Mission Statement should not be aiding China in removing links, it should not be removing video's from YouTube for Thailand and it should not be removing video's via request from a senator.
Here is where Google is a Hypocrite. Google has removed links and videos for both China and Thailand at their request, but has not removed video's and links at the United States request. In this act, they support U.S. deemed terrorists within the United States.
They can argue that "One mans Terrorist is another mans Freedom Fighter", but if they are willing to do it for another country, why not the U.S.? If they don't do it at the request of the U.S., then why should they do it at the request of China or Thailand.
Do you see the Hypocrisy? I ask you to blog about it and let your voices be heard. BTW, I am not slamming Google, I just ask them to stop falling short of their true Mission!
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In recent years, we have seen a surge in world interest in energy efficiency and 'green' technologies. There is often public discussion on these green technologies and what impact they may have on society. This course will explore green technologies including solar energy, alternative/electric vehicles, LED lighting, and green buildings. We will cover not only the scientific side of these technologies, but also explore the connections with history, culture, and politics, addressing such questions as "How do we define a 'green' technology?", "Can sustainable development be achieved solely through technological advances?" and "What are the broader impacts of personal technology choices?"
EEMB 189 / ES 191: Kids In Nature Education Practicum Course
The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) offers a 10- week course (EEMB 189 ES 191) blending the science of biodiversity and ecological restoration with teaching and curriculum development for grades K-12. Each week will focus on a different sub-topic and will include a lecture and a lab. Seminars will be led by faculty, CCBER staff, and/or guest speakers. The following topics will be covered: science education, phenology, local biodiversity, including plant and animal identification and the watershed concept from coastal water to the near shore marine environment (REEF). Students will also mentor 5th grade students in CCBER's award winning Kids in Nature Program and other school groups.
All students must complete the following for 4 units of credit: 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab each week and a final independent project and presentation. To earn course credit, you must be an EEMB, ENVST, GEOG, ED, or CCS student. After completing the course, students will be eligible to receive a stipend for participation in subsequent quarters. For more information, contact Jan Myers at firstname.lastname@example.com or at (805) 893-2506.
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This climate summit course is designed to be a total "immersion" into the process (presentations, discussions and negotiations) and atmosphere of an environmental summit, such as those of the Conference of the Parties (COPs) that are the basis for Climate Convention Framework negotiations. The summit is the culmination of the class while the core of the class is the preparation for this summit.
Preparation for the summit takes place during class through a number of different activities, including lectures, group discussions, web research and group presentations, as well as outside of the classroom where students need to plan meetings with members of their group to coordinate presentations and writing activities. Each student plays a specific and unique role in the summit. Each student is either a representative of a country (or group of countries), or of a Non-Governmental organization (NGO), or of the media. In his/her role, each student is expected to be as authentic as possible. For instance, government representatives are expected to be partisan in favor of their particular country, while NGO representatives are expected to represent world-wide interests. Media representatives are expected to fairly and factually report events and provide analyses prior to and after the summit. Each role has particular responsibilities and obligations that are described on the course website.


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Sherlock Holmes is just an ordinary man.
It begins with an idea, an idea that gnaws, that haunts, that spills into the quiet moments, and refuses to go away. With nurturing, the idea grows. It finds purchase in a fertile imagination and unfurls itself, opening into its very own world. Characters arrive. Sometimes they step out of the mist of the mind fully formed, other times they're lumps of clay that must be sculpted. You can't wait to give them voice. You can't wait to tell their tale. Then comes the terror of the blank page. If you're a beginning screenwriter you ask, "How do I fill 120 pages?" If you're a seasoned professional you ask, "How do I contain my story to only 120 pages?" And no matter who you are, you ask, "How do I make it good?" It's enough to send you running to Starbucks for non-fat latte and an afternoon of procrastination. -Andrew Marlowe
tuxedo-cat: Knight's Armor by Mark Interrante
When the cold of winter comes
Starless night will cover day
In the veiling of the sun
We will walk in bitter rain
But in dreams
I can hear your name
And in dreams
We will meet again
When the seas and mountains fall
And we come, to end of days
In the dark I hear a call
Calling me there,
I will go there
And back again
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HEMINGWAY may have called Paris a movable feast, but as far as Ed Levine is concerned, New York will do just fine. He has a roving palate and is ready at the drop of a hat to follow up reports of the perfect bagel on the Upper East Side, the ultimate fried chicken in west Harlem or superb Italian sausage in Corona, Queens.
The other day he was waiting for a slice of pizza at Rizzo's in Astoria. He was not alone in appreciating the shop's unusual thin-crust Sicilian pie covered with vibrant homemade tomato sauce, creamy top-quality mozzarella and a touch of Romano cheese. James Marciano, an ice cream distributor from Canarsie, Brooklyn, was buying four slices.
"The greatest," Mr. Marciano said. "Although for regular pies it's got to be Patsy's under the Brooklyn Bridge. Or maybe Totonno's in Coney Island. Pizza in Manhattan is no good."
Mr. Levine knew about these places, about how Patsy Grimaldi roasts his own peppers and how Jerry Totonno opens at 1 P.M. three days week and makes pizza only until the batch of dough runs out. But he kept listening. "For sandwiches you got to go to DeFonte's in Brooklyn, in Red Hook, on Columbia Street," Mr. Marciano went on.


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she has really natural beauty
ady and dylan..very cute together
don't know who he is
credit to sina blog
ady n Tian Liang
OMG, I cant believe it, it seems like our dreams of Ady acting as Zhao Min might come true after all!!
Ady is the latest Taiwanese actress to join Hua Yi Brothers Entertainment Company, arguably the largest and most popular entertainment company in China. Contracted artists include Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Chen Kun, Ruby Lin and Alec Su. Well-known directors Feng Xiao Gang and Zhang Jizhong are also under Hua Yi. Hua Yi recently held a celebration to welcome Ady who just signed on as an artist yesterday.
Good pal HXM rushed back from HK where he was currently working at just to attend the event. At the celebration, he presented Ady with a necklace he made personally and wore it for her. Among the gifts her new colleges presented her with, ZJZ's came as the biggest surprise for everyone including Ady herself. When it was his turn to present Ady with his gift onstage, ZJZ took out Jinyong's "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" (HSDS) novels and gave it to Ady, who was obviously surprised as she let out a tiny gasp. ZJZ then instructed Ady to read the novels and added that he is inviting her to star in the new adaptation of HSDS which he is going to direct soon. When reporters later asked ZJZ whether Ady will be starring as the new Zhao Min, ZJZ said that he isnt sure but he will definitely offer her an important role. ZJZ also expressed that he has encountered difficulties for "Journey to the West", which he was planning to film and thus, might have to postpone filming and in the meantime, film HSDS. Other Hua Yi pals, Li Bingbing, Dylan Guo, Tian Liang, Luo Haiqiong, Nie Yuan and Bao Jianfeng were not able to make it to the event and made VCRs wishing Ady all the best.
Sources- http://ent.cn.yahoo.com/08-01-/356/29mq3.html
HXM presenting her with her gift.
With director, Feng Xiaogang
ZJZ presenting her with the HSDS novels
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Hopefully the fact that she has switched managing companies will mean better opportunities for her in the future. She should have left her old management ages ago.
Pics from various sources.
Interview Pics with Sina: http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2008-01-21/20161886113.shtml
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*GASP* YAY. HOpefully ZJZ would give her ZHao Min.
Hopefully she would get good roles now too I wonder what made Ady caught ZJZ's eyes to consider casting her.
BTw, HXM likes to make people presents ha? I think he made that drawing for LYF once.
Ady as ZM? I don't see it. She's not pretty enough in my eyes. Ady should be ZZR. HXM can be ZWJ and LYF of course will be ZM!
What a dream cast, eh?
*R:A spits blood*
FYI, ZZR is suppose to be the beauty in HSDS.
anyhow, i'm fine with ady being either zm or zzr. personally, i'd rather her play zm as she totally has the spunk to pull that role. i don't quite see her as the demure girl who's angst cannot be contained near the end of the novel. and for once, i'd like to see her have a truly happy ending.
but being zzr isn't so bad as the role is very challenging...just don't want ady to be compared to gyy.
congrats to ady...i second sugar's smart words. ady should have left her old management long ago. despite all the setbacks she's encountered because of the old company (esp poor role choices) ady still manage to capture the audience's attention...which is huge.
and please, don't let lyf be in hsds...it'll just be another ruined series for the majority of the audience who can appreciate good acting.
and lyf is not pretty enough or spunky enough or capable enough for either role.
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what does Ady not being main lead got to to with compatiblity with roles and acting? Just because LYF gets main lead mean she is better in terms of acting?
ZM isn't just supposed to be pretty, but she has a spunk and wittiness to her. Ady has showed a good range of roles so far for me, I think she has potental to pull it off. Also, I think Ady doesn't have the typical chinese look with almond eyes and fair skin. It makes sense of she takes ZM.
LYF only brings a one dimensional acting to her but anyways, she doesn't have any spunkiness to edge in her acting/roles. Even in real life, she is as shy and a big party pooper can be. I don't see how she can play ZM. I would think she match more as ZZR in this case
I think Sunny said that, not me
oops my bad. let me correct it...i totally agree with sunny in this case!
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I still vote for LYF cause she's actually a main lead. Ady is great as a supporting actress, but as a main lead, I wouldn't watch her. She's not 'special' enough in my eyes. And acting? I find both annoying, but LYF is cute to look at. Ady imo is too plain looking. LYF has that mystical fairy look. And of course all of JY's main leads gotta be beautiful. If LYF was chosen for XLN, one of the prettiest JY girls, she can surely be ZM.
Awww LYF was beautiful in ROCH and her eyes when she would say 'Guo'er' were soooo expressive.
Ady resembles Alyssa Chia so you want her to act as ZM? I also think they look kinda similar, but Ady is no where near Alyssa's beauty. Plus, Ady has that weird look when she's sad. I don't know how to explain it. It's just weird. Just like her 'one foot up' pose. It's just plain weird. Acting wise, both suck in my books. Plus I only want pretty girls as leads. And LYF is cute in my books. She gets my votes. And if HXM was ZWJ, I don't want Ady to get with HXM. He's too hot for her.
Sadly, that wasn't her voice. And another thing about LYF is that she never uses her voice, it is always dubbed over and this gives her an advantage. I've seen ady act in her real voice and i think she is full round good actress. On one of LYF interview, she tried to play out something when saying," I love you".. and honestly, it gave me the creeps instead of being "expressive" Just thinking if she uses her real voice to yell out, " Guo er" "guo er"..all the time...Awww LYF was beautiful in ROCH and her eyes when she would say 'Guo'er' were soooo expressive.
Ady resembles Alyssa Chia so you want her to act as ZM?
I don't think there is a problem for me. When i first say GYY as ZZR, I thought she had some resemblance to Kathy Chow as ZZR in 1994
and i supposed LYF in short skirting squating doesn'tlook weird?I also think they look kinda similar, but Ady is no where near Alyssa's beauty. Plus, Ady has that weird look when she's sad. I don't know how to explain it. It's just weird. Just like her 'one foot up' pose. It's just plain weird.
Acting wise, both suck in my books. Plus I only want pretty girls as leads. And LYF is cute in my books. She gets my votes. And if HXM was ZWJ, I don't want Ady to get with HXM. He's too hot for her.
LYF isn't ugly and she looks nice in ancient costume. But so far, if i have to stare at a vase for 30-40 episodes, it gets redundant. Actualy, I would like to ask at how many series of ADy did u watch to say that she sucks because i think she is one of the few young actress in taiwan pop culture who can act. It was nice to see that ADy didn't take the idol drama approach like rainie yang, Dylan,show luo, barbie
In fact, I find that Ady works very well with all her male coworkers. HXM did compliment that she is fun to hang with, along with Nie Yuan and Dylan.
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A local temple is holding a vigil Tuesday in memory of those who died in the tragedy at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis. Sunday, and an invitation is being extended to all in the community to attend.
The general public, elected officials, interfaith clergy and Sikhs who wish to mourn last weekend's shooting are expected at the vigil, said CJ Singh of Bridgewater, a member of the managing board and one of the organizers of the vigil planned at on Washington Valley Road.
Singh said that members of the Sikh community, including residents of nearby Basking Ridge, need a place to grieve following a shooting that targeted members of a Sikh Temple that killed six.
A lone gunman is believed to have the temple in Wisconsin just after 10:30 a.m. last Sunday and killed six of those within before being fatally shot himself by a police officer. One of the wounded includes a police officer who was attending to victims when fired upon, authorities said.
The temple is holding a candlelight vigil and memorial service, beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, to remember those who were killed in the tragedy, as well as to show support for their families.
"It's one of these crimes that can happen anywhere," Singh said. Besides praying for those who were directly affected by the killings, Singh said the vigil is designed to help others in the community understand the perspective of how the tragedy affected other Sikhs.
"Education and awareness" will be a major focus of the event, he said.
Singh said he hopes that others in the community will attend to talk with their Sikh neighbors, and he has already experienced instances of kindness.
For example, he said that the UPS store in Bedminster did not charge him for making copies of leaflets one the person behind the counter realized they were for spreading information about Tuesday's vigil.
Singh said the temple also want to express their appreciation for local police, since he said a police officer in Wisconsin prevented the shooting's toll from being even higher.
Bridgewater Township Mayor Dan Hayes, Police Chief Richard Borden and other government officials and members of the police department are expected to attend the vigil and speak before the crowd.
Hayes said at Monday's township council meeting that the administration and police department have worked out a response plan to make sure members of the Sikh temple in Bridgewater feel safe.
"We have been in contact with leadership at the temple, expressing our empathy and sympathy," he said, "and we have talked about making sure all of their congregation feels secure at their place of worship."
A Sikh American living in The Hills in Basking Ridge passed along further guidelines for those attending: "Comfortable, modest clothing is recommended. You will be required to sit on the floor during services. Please bring a scarf or shawl to cover your head with."
Singh said the temple is located about a half mile down Washington Valley Road past the intersection with Route 206 by the A & P in Bedminster. He said the temple, with a mailing and GPS address of 977 Washington Valley Road, Basking Ridge, has a sign outside that says, "Garden State Sikh Association" and "All are Welcome."
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High Scholars Worldview Curriculum
Worldview, history, geography, composition, literature and art appreciation are integrated as students journey through the great societies of Western Civilization. Each culture's belief system is studied and critiqued in detail. This unique approach teaches students the value of a Christian worldview for personal growth, the shaping of cultural moral values, and the building of prosperous and healthy communities.
High Scholars students are typically self-motivated with an interest in developing academic and character strengths that will prepare them for Kingdom leadership. Whether they chose the dual-enrollment option or not, they will jump-start their college career through this dynamic course.
Developed by Belhaven University faculty specifically for home school students, the extensive feedback and mentoring they receive prepares them for a lifetime of learning.
Required Texts
Western Civilization, Spielvogel, Jackson J. Thomas-Wadsworth, 8th Edition
The Holy Bible
The Bedford Handbook, 8th Edition
Introduction to the Russian Soul by Ralph and Jennifer Ennis with Paula Rinehart
The Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Books 1, 2, and 3 (yr1)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, trans. Marie Borroff, (year 1)
The Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Books 4, 5, and 6 (yr 2)
The Elements of Style, Wm. Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, 4th Edition
Asia's Religions: Christianity's Momentous Encounter with Paganism by Lit-Sen Chang
Digital image databases, online museums and galleries, various exploratory and educational websites, digital and printed handouts
Resources from the Belhaven University online library
Course Description
HISTORY and WORLDVIEW
Students study the great cultures that led to the flowering of Western Civilization. Students examine the geography and natural resources, history and worldview of each culture, acknowledging human accomplishments and exploring the human predicament. Five "Worldview Indicators," are used to look at each culture's views of God, nature, humanity, morals, and government. The excellence of the Scriptures shines through as we see God's wisdom and discover the blessings of living according to the principles of God's Word.
A people's worldview influences the content and style of their literature. Literature, in turn, often helps define the way people look at the world. Because these things are true, a student's understanding of culture, history and worldviews is enhanced through the study of literature. Systematic teaching and application of literary terms, exposure to different genres of writing and sharpening of composition skills are included in this course.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to methods of visual analysis, provide explorations into exemplary artifacts, and give them an understanding of the worldviews of past and present cultures contained within their art. Students study form, function and content to determine how a worldview is manifested through art. Works of art are analyzed in the light of the Christian perspective. This course complements and enhances the other segments of the High Scholars Program.
Everyone recognizes the greatness of Western Civilization, but how did we get where we are today? Freedom, equality, the rule of law, individual rights, the sanctity of human life – actually, every blessing we hold dear is based on a worldview that comes from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Students in the course will learn facts and gain understanding that will prepare them for the faith challenges that are sure to come as they pursue their future education.
- To determine the worldview of each culture we study
- To examine the outcomes of thought systems not based on Biblical revelation
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- To understand how faulty ideas from the past influence our thinking today
- To encourage each student to develop a personal worldview based on the Bible
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In the final section we describe the remaining algorithms found in the standard library.
The algorithm for_each() takes three arguments. The first two provide the iterators that describe the sequence to be evaluated. The third is a one-argument function. The for_each() algorithm applies the function to each value of the sequence, passing the value as an argument.
Function for_each (InputIterator first, InputIterator last, Function);
For example, the following code fragment, which uses the print_if_leap() function, will print a list of the leap years that occur between 1900 and 1997:
cout << "leap years between 1990 and 1997 are: "; for_each (1990, 1997, print_if_leap); cout << endl;Results Produced by Side Effect
The argument function is guaranteed to be invoked only once for each element in the sequence. The for_each() algorithm itself returns the value of the third argument, although this, too, is usually ignored.
The following example searches an array of integer values representing dates, to determine which vintage wine years were also leap years:
int vintageYears[] = {1947, 1955, 1960, 1967, 1994}; ... cout << "vintage years which were also leap years are: "; for_each (vintageYears, vintageYears + 5, print_if_leap); cout << endl;
Side effects need not be restricted to printing. Assume we have a function countCaps() that counts the occurrence of capital letters:
int capCount = 0; void countCaps(char c) { if (isupper(c)) capCount++; }
The following example counts the number of capital letters in a string value:
string advice = "Never Trust Anybody Over 30!"; for_each(advice.begin(), advice.end(),countCaps); cout << "upper-case letter count is " << capCount << endl;
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