Available Emblems of Belief for Placement on Government Headstones and Markers - Burial & Memorials

Available Emblems of Belief for Placement on Government Headstones and Markers - Burial & Memorials

Pagans Sue on Emblem for Graves - New York Times

Pagans Sue on Emblem for Graves - New York Times

BBC - Science & Nature - Sex ID

BBC - Science & Nature - Sex ID

Maps of War: Middle East

Maps of War

School House Rock: Preamble

prea.wav (audio/wav Object)

Red State Rabble: Subtle Distinctions

Red State Rabble: Subtle Distinctions:

Dawkins, it seems, is the sort of man who can see quite clearly how the multitude of species we see around us today descended from a common ancestor -- something that requires both sound judgement and the ability to make fine distinctions -- but he can't tell the difference between a holy roller and a Unitarian.

The difference is actually pretty simple: the holy roller wants to go to heaven and the Unitarian would rather go to a discussion about heaven.

Is That Legal?: Eric Muller's Hierarchy of Legal Scholarship

Is That Legal?: Eric Muller's Hierarchy of Legal Scholarship

Religion Clause: 9th Circuit OK's Exclusion Of Worship Services From Library Rooms

Religion Clause: 9th Circuit OK's Exclusion Of Worship Services From Library Rooms: "Yesterday in Faith Center Church Evangelistic Ministries v. Glover, (9th Cir., Sept. 20, 2006), a 3-judge panel in the 9th Circuit wrote 3 opinions, and by a vote of 2-1 decided that a Contra Costa County public library could make its meeting rooms available for 'meetings, programs, or activities of educational, cultural or community interest', while excluding their use for 'religious services'. "

The Volokh Conspiracy - Fred Goldman's Attempt to Seize O.J.'s Right of Publicity:

The Volokh Conspiracy - Fred Goldman's Attempt to Seize O.J.'s Right of Publicity:: "The theory is simple: O.J. owes Goldman, according to the Complaint, $38 million (the original $19 million wrongful death award plus interest). O.J. has a valuable asset -- his right of publicity, which is to say the right to distribute merchandising containing his name, likeness, signature, voice, and the like (e.g., autographs, T-shirts, coffee mugs, and the like), the right to license these items for merchandising, and the right to license these items for advertising. Goldman, the theory goes, may therefore seize the asset to help satisfy the judgment, just like he could seize real estate, tangible property, patents, copyrights, and the like."

Apollos.ws - Home - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Apollos.ws - Home - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

SCOTUSblog: Ruling: senator cannot be military judge, too

SCOTUSblog: Ruling: senator cannot be military judge, too: "The highest court in the military judiciary, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, on Wednesday barred a U.S. senator from sitting on a military appeals court that decides criminal cases. By a vote of 4-1, the Court found unconstitutional the dual role of Lindsey O. Graham as a senator (Republican from South Carolina) and as a reserve officer sitting on the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals."

Religious Liberty Archive : Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, Colorado Springs, CO - State and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the Unite

Religious Liberty Archive : Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, Colorado Springs, CO - State and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States: "The Religious Liberty Archive is an extensive repository of valuable information and a useful resource for anyone seeking information about state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States. "

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Son completes unfinished Tolkien

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Son completes unfinished Tolkien: "An unfinished book by JRR Tolkien has been edited into a completed work by his son for publication next year."

Hebrew and Aramaic Philology: My PhD dissertation

Hebrew and Aramaic Philology: My PhD dissertation

The Macintosh Biblioblog: Ottobib - Web-based bibliography formatter

The Macintosh Biblioblog: Ottobib - Web-based bibliography formatter: "Ottobib is a site that allows you to simply type in the ISBN number of a book that you need to reference, then choose the style that the bibliography must be written in, and it spits back your fully formatted bibliography. Simple as that."

Block Scoping in JavaScript

Contrary to C, JavaScript does not directly support block-level scoping, only at the objects and function levels. (Global scoping is really just scoping within the window object.) Thus, the second outer block alert will be 3, not 2:

function foo0() {
    var bar = 2;
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
    if (true) {
       var bar = 3;
       alert("inner block: "+bar);
    }
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
}

Because JavaScript scoping is at the function and object levels, block scoping can be simulated with anonymous functions and anonymous objects.

Function-based Block Scoping

Anonymous functions can simulate block scoping by defining a closure and calling it:

function foo1a() {
    var bar = 2;
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
    if (true) (function() {
       var bar = 3;
       alert("inner block: "+bar);
    })();
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
}

The parentheses around the closure are necessary to avoid a syntax error when calling the closure immediately. Formal arguments are also considered to be at the function scope, and they can be used to bind the block scoped variables:

function foo1b() {
    var bar = 2;
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
    if (true) (function(bar) {
       alert("inner block: "+bar);
    })(3);
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
}

Another implementation of block scoping with closures uses the new operator that automatically calls its function:

function foo1c() {
    var bar = 2;
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
    if (true) new function() {
       var bar = 3;
       alert("inner block: "+bar);
    };
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
}

The syntax of the new operator is a bit tidier.

Object-Based Block Scoping

Just as an anonymous function can implement block scoping, so too can an anonymous object, using the with statement:

function foo2a() {
    var bar = 2;
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
    if (true) with({ bar:3 }) {
       alert("inner block: "+bar);
    }
    alert("outer block: "+bar);
}

Of all of these examples, the with statement has the tidiest syntax -- but only those members in the anonymous object are block scoped. Thus, variables of both function and block scope can be mixed within the same block:

function foo2b() {
    var bar = 2;
    var baz = 1;
    alert("outer block: "+baz);
    if (true) with({ bar:3 }) {
       var baz = 4;
       alert("inner block: "+baz);
    }
    alert("outer block: "+baz);
}

In this example, the second outer block alert for baz is 4, because baz still has function scope. It remains to be seen whether this ability to mix scoping is a bug (more confusing) or a feature (more flexible) for the with statement version.

Automatic pullquotes with JavaScript and CSS | 456 Berea Street

Automatic pullquotes with JavaScript and CSS | 456 Berea Street

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Coptic Digital Resources

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Coptic Digital Resources: "Listed below are the main internet resources for the Coptic language. If anybody else knows of good ones, please post them and I will update this list."

Davide's Notes: Why Paul wrote in Greek to the Romans

Davide's Notes: Why Paul wrote in Greek to the Romans

Singing In The Reign: Why the Pope Used THAT Quote

Singing In The Reign: Why the Pope Used THAT Quote