RS> My question is, if the data is private
 RS> and it is at the top, before any access specifiers, why
 RS> would you place a private tag before it, when the access
 RS> is already private by default?
 Leading off the class definition with 'private' is certainly
 useless in the added functionality department.  But even if
 you lead off your class with private stuff, I think it's a good
 idea to have the private label.
 For one thing, it's much more common for a class to be layed out
 with public members first.  If you are going to be different,
 it's probably a good idea to make it as explicit as possible
 that you are doing it differently.
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