Karma or Forgiveness from God Yogi Bhajan taught us to chant mantras in order to ‘burn up’ karma and achieve oneness with God. The primary ones were “OM” (said to be the original ‘sound’ that accompanied the ‘manifestation’ of the universe) or “Ek Ong Kar, Sat Nam, Siri Wah Guru” …
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Interlink and Superlink Catalyst and Conquest ‘91 built upon the Company’s earlier experience of direct marketing gained through its Interlink and Superlink follow-up initiatives. These used direct marketing to exploit the sizeable database which the Company possessed as a result of registering the warranties of all cars sold. By today’s …
Read More »Handling multiple operating systems
Creating the header file The problem with the “standard” header files is that they are anything but standard. For example, on Microsoft windows, the header file for containing all of the “standard” output functions is studio. Whereas on UNIX, the header file is unlisted. Imagine you’re compiling a program that …
Read More »Protecting Your Data with Encapsulation
Creating and Implementing an Encapsulated Class The dictionary defines encapsulation as “to encase in or as if in a capsule” and that is exactly the approach that C++ uses. An object is a “capsule” and the information and processing algorithms that it implements are hidden from the user. All that …
Read More »The Power Went Out and the City Pooped Itself
Local elected officials People did their jobs well. No major crimes were reported. Hospitals managed despite a couple problems with backup systems. As San Diego City Councilman Kevin Faulconer put it in a Sept. 11 refl ection, “The nation’s eyes were on San Diego. They saw a city with no …
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