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Monday, 3 January 2011
Blogging myself better
Unfortunately things haven't been ok for quite a few months.
I've had problems with severe anxiety for over 15 years and have pretty much learnt how to live with it with the help of good old prozac but earlier this year, in my wisdom, I decided that I was "better" and didn't need the medicine anymore.
Oh how wrong I was.
And although I came off the tablets gradually the dramatic crash when I hit rock bottom wasn't gradual at all.
I quickly got myself back on my medicine and things started to improve but then I became severely depressed as well.
I'm used to dealing with anxiety and keeping busy to distract myself but the total nothingness of depression was something new and I haven't known how to deal with it.
From knitting 6 different projects at once I found myself unable to craft or read or do anything at all and that was hard.
I think I'm beginning to get better - although each day is difficult - and I have decided to try to "blog myself better". I've always found blogging to be the perfect way to celebrate the little things that make life lovely and now more than ever I need to notice and appreciate those little things.
Lucy xxx
58 comments:
- dottycookie said...
Oh Lucy. (hugs)Lucy(hugs). I'm so sorry. I've been thinking of you today, funnily enough, and wondering what you've been up to - I just assumed you were incredibly busy. I'm sorry you've not been well - and I really hope that you are going to continue getting better every day.
- 3 January 2011 at 19:35
- Rubys mamma x said...
Hi Lucy *big squeeze* coming your way! I suffer from anxiety too, its a real bag of crap sometimes isnt it?!
Just take your time and slowly slowly things will be less grey and hopefully more rosey for you...try and blog if you can-but if you cant, dont sweat it. 2011 Is a new year, but dont feel pressured by that, it takes as long as it takes to feel better, but we'd love to have you back!!
Will be thinking of you...for now..stay calm, and peaceful,
Lots of love, Kirsty xxx
- 3 January 2011 at 19:41
- Ali said...
Oh Lucy - like Val, I'd just assumed the new job was taking up all of your time. Depression is hard, but I think you're right - Dr Blog always seems to be able to help a little for me and I hope the same might be true for you.
Take your time, heal well, and I'm ever so glad to have you back with us.
- 3 January 2011 at 19:49
Oh Lucy, so sorry to hear you've not been well - I thought you were just having a blogging break and didn't like to bother you.
Hopefully 2011 will see you turning a corner and I hope you feel much better - I hope blogging yourself better helps - blog away :0)
Just be gentle with yourself and take baby steps and soon you will be back to your normal chirpy self.
Lovely big welcome back hugs,
Shell xx
- 3 January 2011 at 19:55
- trash said...
Hello there Locket. Glad to see you are feeling better enough to have a little play at the blog. That is the joy of this coalface, it just sits there waiting for us to come and chip at it a little bit.
Looking forward to discovering the lovely little things of life with you.
- 3 January 2011 at 19:59
- Keepapi Creative said...
So glad you are feeling better enough to, as Trash says, chip at the coalface. Sorry you have had such a crap time. I have also seen into the abyss of anxiety and depression. Its horrid! I wish you gentle recovery and renewed strength. I used nutrition to help me back on my feet (after no. 2 child) which really helped. lots of love and hugs. xxx Jacs x
- 3 January 2011 at 20:08
- Plum Cox said...
When the brain and chemicals won't play properly it does make for a miserable time, doesn't it? Thanks for being brave enough to share your difficulties with us. I hope that things improve for you, with the right chemicals if that is what is needed - and no more shame to taking them than there is to wearing spectacles.
Sending you all good wishes for the New Year.
- 3 January 2011 at 20:25
- Shelley said...
Hi Lucy!
I too suffer from depression and have my good and really bad times, I'm a journal writer, I blab for page after page and find it makes me feel so much better. I have gone months with no crafting as I literally could do nothing for myself but the baisics, dealing with three kids too was sometimes beyond comprehension!!!! Now I am in good times, life is rosey again as it will be for you too. Take each small thing you do each day as something wonderful... each smile your child gives as a present just for you... then one day you'll wake up and it won't seem half as bad.
Take care and keep blogging :)
Love Shelley xxxx
- 3 January 2011 at 20:44
- Annie said...
I think that was an incredibly brave post and I admire your strength. Depression appears to be such a cruel illness and I hope that you can get on top of it. I love reading your blog and will be proud to share this journey with you and offer whatever support I can.
- 3 January 2011 at 21:10
- Daisie said...
Well, all of the above really, big hugs, cups of tea and one day at a time. Thinking of you xxx
- 3 January 2011 at 21:15
- jennyflower said...
Good plan, glad you feel able to plan. Hope it helps. x
- 3 January 2011 at 21:18
- periwinkle said...
Wish I had what it would take to make you feel all better my friend but you know where I am if you need anything - ( even a trip to Kemps ) Big hugs x
- 3 January 2011 at 21:18
- nicolette said...
Sorry to read about your health issues.
I hope this post will be the turning point for you! It's so brave to share what happened. Hugs and positive thoughts are on their way to you!
- 3 January 2011 at 21:21
- Jan said...
Oh Lucy dear Lucy ,I have been there so I know ,I hope Dr Blog is the answer ,love Jan xx
- 3 January 2011 at 21:26
- silverpebble said...
Lucy! I'm so glad you're here. I think this is a seriously good idea. A picture here and a blogpost there. Small things can really really help xxxx
- 3 January 2011 at 21:54
- Chris said...
Bless you for telling us. I'm lucky not to suffer but my husband suffers depression & my son anxiety.
Not an easy road but thank you for taking us on your journey - hoping we are good company for you
Much love
Chris xxx
- 3 January 2011 at 21:59
- French Knots said...
Oh honey, mental health is stll such a hard thing to talk about, my husband is dogged by depression, it is so very hard. Perhaps a bit of blogging now and again, if it's what you feel like. Lots of love.xx
- 3 January 2011 at 22:26
- Stephanie Pettengell said...
Hi Lucy, so pleased to hear from you again and so happy you are feeling well enough to blog again. I missed you and I know many others missed you too. You will soon have us all laughing and bringing in the New Year with huge smiles on our faces.
Stay well and happy and blog again soon. X
- 3 January 2011 at 22:51
- The List Writer said...
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear you've been unwell. But I missed your blog and it is very good to have you back! Looking forward to stepping forward with you in the New Year.
Much love, N xx
- 3 January 2011 at 22:53
- katie said...
if depression was visible - like your leg in plaster - people would understand it - it is every bit as physical an illness as any other - so many of us are trying to cope with it. good thoughts and love to you Lucy for the effort you need to get through this - read Matthew Johnstone 'Living With A Black Dog' helps explain to others how it feels
- 3 January 2011 at 23:30
- willywagtail said...
So, so sorry to hear about the big drop. Every new thing is entirely devastating until we find the definition of it and begin to understand. It seems like you have a positive strategy. That's great but don't berate yourself for the times it doesn't work. It is perfectly fine for a sick person to feel sick - so it is fine for a depressed person to fall in holes, sometimes even huge ones. Hope things work out for you whichever way they go. Cherrie a fellow sufferer.
- 4 January 2011 at 01:47
- Lina said...
Well done Lucy for being brave and putting this out there. A lot of us keep blogs for all sorts of reasons other than simply sharing craft, a recipe or photos so you're in good company. Thinking of you and hope that blogging brings you some positivity!
- 4 January 2011 at 01:54
- Karthi said...
Dearest Lucy,
I am so glad that you are back! Equally glad that you are better and back from the black hole...
Meanwhile my prayers and a biiiiiig hug come out to you all the way from India.
- 4 January 2011 at 04:28
- rachelmp said...
I've been thinking about you Lucy and I'm so glad to see you back. Hope things are looking sunnier each day x Rachel
- 4 January 2011 at 06:25
- Maura said...
Hi Lucy,
Wow, do I ever understand the whole craptastic thing that is depression! It's been known to bite me as well. I've just gone off my meds too... so far so good, but wondering if it was such a good idea now. Especially since my reasons are that the local English-speaking psych is uber uber expenive and the other doctor I've found is uber uber far from home or work (and doesn't work the days I have off!). Sending you a lot of love and warm tea from China!
- 4 January 2011 at 07:18
- Poshyarns said...
Oh Lucy, I am so sorry to read about your struggles. I hope that things get easier very soon and blog therapy seems an excellent idea. Be kind to yourself. Sending virtual hugs.
- 4 January 2011 at 08:57
- Jodie said...
Lucy - You are a champion....secretly I think its all that naughty Fred's fault...just post him off to me in Australia.
You know, it is nice to hear your blog -voice again my dear.
- 4 January 2011 at 09:58
- wonderwoman said...
Lucy am so sorry to hear you've been struggling and so happy to see you are beginning to climb back out - little steps are the best way - am thinking of you.Huge hugs
- 4 January 2011 at 10:10
- loulee said...
(((Hugs)) Been down there with you. There are always lots of us here who can understand and support you. My blogging friends were a huge support to me through some very dark times. Don't feel that you have to share everything, but I found that writing stuff down in my blog helped, almost like I was passing it on, or giving up. It's true what they say, about a problem shared....
- 4 January 2011 at 10:28
- wonderwoman said...
have sent you email.
- 4 January 2011 at 10:29
- Rachel said...
Welcome back Lucy, and well done for being brave enough to post about this. Sending you a big virtual hug.
Rachel xx
- 4 January 2011 at 14:27
- Alix said...
I am thrilled to see you back. Your blog is always good for me to read and I so enjoy reading about your projects. Best wishes!
- 4 January 2011 at 16:35
- Simone said...
I am sorry to hear that you have been visited by the 'black dog' Lucy. I empathise with you and also find blogging helps. Welcome back! x
- 4 January 2011 at 20:23
- Thimbleanna said...
Oh, sweet, darling Lucy! It's so good to see you back. I think blogging therapy is a good plan -- baby steps. And don't get caught up in all inspiration overload that is out there -- take your time. We love to hear from you and those adorable little Lockets!
- 5 January 2011 at 03:21
- marit said...
Big hugs to you, Lucy!
- 5 January 2011 at 12:39
- Gina said...
Lovely lovely Lucy... I'm so pleased that you are feeling better enough to blog a little. I'm sure you must realise you have lots of friends out here wishing you better... and we've missed you!
- 5 January 2011 at 13:47
- Jackie said...
Its lovely that you're back here and I wish I had seen this before I did mine! Well perhaps more people should blog about it and we would all know that there is a way out eventually.
I look forward to hearing more from you.
I am knitting...and playing facebook scrabble.
- 5 January 2011 at 18:52
- LiEr said...
Hello Lucy! Big HUG. You are so honest, and that's why I like coming here to visit. That, and gawking at the crafts you turn out. You are one of the people that make it hard for me to keep my Do Not Learn To Knit Or Crochet So As To Save Money For Groceries resolution. And you are so strong. Your family is lucky to have you, and you are lucky to have them. Have a good, good year, Ms Lucky Locket Pocket.
- 5 January 2011 at 19:18
- Jan said...
Hello Lucy, I'm glad you're back in blogland but I am so sorry to know the reason for your absence. Thank you for sharing your story; I hope it has helped you and I am sure it has helped/will help others. Look after yourself. Wishing you happy days, Jan.
- 6 January 2011 at 01:05
- ladydi said...
Dr. Blog is good, and so is his brother Dr. Chocolate. LOL! I have missed you, Lucy, and I am so happy you are back. I hope it warms your heart to know that so many of us from all over the world love you dearly.
- 6 January 2011 at 02:22
Dear Lucy, as so many have already said, I am so glad to just hear your voice (even if it is echoing in your ears like a voice from another planet--have faith, you will hear your ownself again soon). Yes, I deal with depression and anxiety and I have tried many times to go off my meds for a lot of stupid reasons like money and pride and etc. Please, when you take your daily prozac (as I do) just think of crumbly old Kate in Oregon, taking hers and thinking she shouldn't have to...but, what the hell, we don't want to have to cut our ear off or something, do we? We're artists, dearie, and maybe we're the canaries in the coal mine, and we just need a little help to get along in this crazy, wonderful world. I'll be thinking of you, and looking forward to seeing whatever you can put out into blogland. Much love, from a faithful reader.
- 6 January 2011 at 06:16
- mrspao said...
Hi Lucy
I've been a long-time lurker on your blog and was sad to hear you had such a bad time with depression. I've had it myself in the past and it is awful. I'm glad you've decided to return to blogging and am cheering you on as I know it must be hard. I've really enjoyed reading your blog over the past couple of years so blog on!
mrspao from mrspao.com
- 6 January 2011 at 09:54
- Cathy said...
Glad you are back Lucy, I hope all these kind comments from people you may not even know gives you some positive get well vibes. Sounds a lot like you have turned a corner with your health.
- 6 January 2011 at 10:29
- Leanne said...
Hi Lucy ....sending sunshine hugs from Oz. Take little steps and soon you will be running again.
- 6 January 2011 at 11:21
- Kitty said...
Oh Lucy, I'm so sorry to hear you've been poorly :( Like many of the others, I assumed you were so very busy. Have a cyber hug (((((Lucy))))). I think many more of us have 'been there' than perhaps let on. Depression is so utterly debilitating - nobody who hasn't experienced it can know just how 'disabled' one is when the black dog bites. I know you have lots of lovely friends, but if you ever want to chat via email or phone, you know where I am. Take care of you. :) xx
- 6 January 2011 at 12:09
- melanie said...
You poor poor thing Lucy, I know just how you feel. I am really hoping you get better soon and have a great New Year :) xxx
- 6 January 2011 at 12:23
- monda-loves said...
Big hugs to you. My Dad recently went through a bout of depression - it's hard but well done you for making a step out there. Keep making them, do a little here and a little there, and we'll all be here to cheer you along the way. Take care of yourself.
- 7 January 2011 at 09:52
- Helen said...
Missed you sweetie, glad you are back xx
- 8 January 2011 at 14:23
- Sue said...
I have been in those shoes years ago but God healed me. One of the things that helped me to get off the meds (not prozac but similar) was Vitamin B 6.
I am glad you are doing good. Blessings, Sue
- 8 January 2011 at 15:36
- Sew Create It - Jane said...
So good to see you back on-line..but sorry to hear that you've been having a tough time. Hopefully the new year and the new outlook will get you back on track...We are all rooting for you ;o)
- 9 January 2011 at 19:43
- julie said...
It's lovely to see you back again and to hear that you are on the beginning of the upward slope. I hope that everything starts to gather momentum for you now. Thinking of you lots and wishing you those same 2 things, gentleness with yourself and hope xxx
- 9 January 2011 at 19:47
- Bobo Bun said...
Sad to hear that you've been battling this for so long and then to go through such an episode. Glad you're finding the strength to post as I think it's really therapeutic.
- 10 January 2011 at 00:29
Hi Lucy - empathise with you in your anxiety state - I have suffered anxiety/depression for many years, and find that what does it for me is Paroxetine, Azor and a beta blocker which keeps the BP down ! then of course the lifestyle thing, which is all important, keeping busy with mood enhancing handwork, good music etc ~ regards - Twan Renwick Hilton South Africa
- 10 January 2011 at 07:10
- Twiggy said...
Great to see you back Lucy. I suffer from depression too from time to time and it is the small things that help you back into the sunshine. Blogging and blog love also helps, sending tons of hugs.
Twiggy x
- 10 January 2011 at 20:05
- Annie said...
Oh Lucy, just know that you're not alone. I too suffer and a couple of years ago, tried the same thing as you with the same result. I've just accepted the drugs now as part of my life, but still struggle some days. Sewing is a great comfort, and of course my regular visits to the "talking doctor" - thinking of you
- 11 January 2011 at 12:34
- Moogsmum said...
Hey Locket - I was an idiot and marked the whole of Google Reader as 'Read' and completely missed this post! I'm glad you're back where you belong as blogland is a lesser place without you. Huge well done on a very honest and upfront post.
Keep texting me - I'm always here for you.
Let's hope 2011 is a much kinder year for you :o)
Moogs xxxx
- 12 January 2011 at 17:00
- joanie said...
Lucy, sorry to be late to this post. I think most people will have some experience of these illnesses so sharing is so good. I'm really glad to "see" you back here too. I didn't have time to read all the wonderful supportive comments but when I'm feeling blue I get outside for a long walk no matter how ugly it is outside and know matter how much I don't feel like it. It's hard with work schedules and children, etc. but try and make time for the fresh air, especially important this time of year. Also make time for yourself. Drink more tea, get into a good book, start a journal for your thoughts. Take medication if it works for you and listen to your body.
Also, look at the amazing response to this post and smile, listen to your kids giggle and oh yea, I find doing something like making pancakes or dessert for dinner good for the body and mind too (okay maybe not so much for the body, but definitely the mind:)
- 15 January 2011 at 10:56
Hello: I've just read your blog for the 1st time - good for you for having the blog as your outlet - such a positive thing for you to do for yourself!!!! I have a daughter who just decided she didn't want to take her zoloft anymore - and she's not a happy girl right now, so I know where you've been. Best wishes, Barb
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"I am simply astounded that there is virtually no scholarly literature which addresses the role of North American archeology in the contemporary world. "
Brian Fagan
Archeologists typically do a double-take when they hear about our program. They'll say, "You do education in the midst of construction sites and tight deadlines?" Or, "You get clients to pay for public outreach?"
Actually, education on archeology projects is mandated by the Historic Sites Act of 1935, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1988. But in most cases, the truth is that education is seen as a "frill," subservient to the other mandates called for by preservation statutes. It takes looking beyond the law to see the bigger picture. Do we want continued support for preservation? Do we want an informed public voting on preservation issues? Do we want to stem the problems of vandalism, caused by ignorance? Statistical Research, Inc., not only says, "yes" to all of these questions, we put our money where our mouth is.
SRI is a for-profit contract archeology company based in Tucson, Arizona. Since its formation in 1983, the firm has grown from a one-office three-person consulting business to two offices with fifty full-time employees. Our compliance work and research throughout the West is predominantly funded through contracts sponsored by federal, state, and municipal agencies. We also work for private clients.
For SRI, the motive for including education programs is both altruistic and selfish. Most of our contracts are through government agencies, on public lands, funded by taxpayer dollars. These projects belong to the people. By giving tours, publishing booklets, and building displays, we give something back. On the selfish end of the scale, we have resources to protect. Involving people in public programs results in an educated public, a public that can deliver the preservation message on a personal level, and vote for legislation to protect our nation's rich archeological legacy.
Since the beginning, SRI has followed a somewhat non-traditional path. The staff brings with them a plethora of backgrounds in archeology, history, statistics, soil science, and education. Individuals are encouraged to blend personal research interests with their projects. The company's mission is to create an organization where creative people can do interesting and important work on the human condition.
How the Program Evolved
The education program had humble beginnings. There were no strategic plans, no long-range goals, no meetings, no models to follow. It just kind of happened, starting slowly, building momentum, andwithin the last few yearstaking on a life of its own.
In the beginning, we did education as a free add-on while excavating a site or providing other archeological services. Then, clients began to ask for it on specific projects. Today, the program is nearly independent, supported primarily by grants and contracts to do education projects. The factors that lead to this success are a commitment to including public programs on every project, the financial assistance and institutional support for trying something new, the ability to build partnerships with clients, and above all else the staff with the educational and archeological background to communicate with diverse audiences.
The company's first outreach effort, in 1988, was conducted on the Navajo Indian Reservation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Lukachukai Archaeological Project, as it was called, involved test excavations and data recovery at 33 sites. SRI personnel used the opportunity to offer training in field techniques to the Native American community. Archeologists also took time to share their findings at the local school.
The BIA neither encouraged or discouraged the public aspects of the project. But the outreach was of direct benefit to the community and SRI was rewarded with positive feedback. Consequently, the company continued its commitment to public outreach, and in time more and more clients felt the benefits of educating local citizens.
The increased interest in education led to the founding of the SRI public programs division in 1994. Since then, there have been enough contracts to support one person in a salaried staff position and another person three-quarter time. In 1996, SRI won two contracts solely for education programs, included outreach in four compliance contracts, sponsored three education programs in partnership with other agencies, and funded several other education projects through overhead. By mid-1997, the division had been awarded four contracts specifically for outreach.
Tailored to Each Project
Each client and project has different needs. It's not feasible to take one method of outreach and bend the client and the situation to fit. Projects must be tailored to fit the circumstance. A look at two of our projects will illustrate this approach.
Since 1989, SRI has had an open-ended contract with the Pima County Department of Transportation and Flood Control District. As with other compliance contracts conducted by SRI, we have pursued the inclusion of public programs in every major project undertaken for this client.
In 1993, Pima County was extending Irvington Road, a major east-west artery bisecting southern Tucson. Because the project was in the middle of town, it offered a prime opportunity for public involvement. It was SRI's first major project with a specific outreach component written into the contract.
The firm offered weekly tours during the entire nine weeks of excavation. SRI staff donated their time on weekends to work with volunteers on the site. There was an information-sharing meeting for professional archeologists and a tour for local avocational societies. The site was featured on the evening news and a local PBS news magazine show. Fourth- and fifth-grade students from the local elementary school were recruited as "Junior Site Stewards" in the state-based volunteer steward program, which was modified for the children, who looked out for suspicious behavior as they rode or walked past the site. The steward program involved the entire family, as children were allowed to participate only if accompanied by a parent. In addition, public presentations were made on the fieldwork and initial findings were reported at various professional and avocational society meetings. The project, which took 1 percent of the archeology budget, cost SRI and the sponsor $2,500 each.
The Julian Wash project, undertaken in 1996, presented an entirely different set of challenges, with entirely different results. The survey and excavation of the Julian Wash site, sandwiched between a cement drainage, Interstate Highway 19, and the streets of the city, presented some logistical problems for developing an education program. Several safety concerns made the location unsuitable for public tours and school programs. SRI proposed that a slide program be developed based on the field research and analysis. This presentation, which is upcoming, will be made at the local library and at the neighborhood schools. When the site was being surveyed, a tour for the professional archeological community was held. Although the strategy was different than for the project above, the cost again was minimalabout $2,500 each for SRI and the client.
The Benefits
The qualitative benefits of public programs far outweigh the quantitative ones. In return for the investment, there is not only an increase in community support, but in positive public relations as well, for us and the client. The public also gets a return, as most projects are sponsored with tax dollars. Some programs continue beyond the contract, taking on a life of their own. This trend can be seen most dramatically in the schools. Three years after initiating the Junior Site Steward program at Irvington Road, the same teachers brought their classes to another project. Many teachers have incorporated archeology into the fourth-grade curriculum for the study of Arizona cultures.
Funding for the program has grown over the course of the last nine years. For SRI, the cost of programs funded from overhead has gradually increased from approximately $5,000 in 1988 to approximately $15,000 in 1997. On the other hand, funding from grants and contracts has risen from $5,000 in 1990 to over $160,000 as of last year.
Of course, none of these programs would be possible without key individuals in numerous federal, state, and municipal agencies standing behind the idea of outreach. Generally, this begins with one person, and as the benefits of education hit home within the agencies and among the public, the number of people and the level of support increase.
Starting Small, Growing Large
With an initial investment of approximately $5,000, SRI has been able to develop an outreach division that makes a real impact on preservation, and is now nearly self-sufficient. Participation is contagious, inside and outside the company, with employees donating free time and the firm contributing overhead as financial support.
As a for-profit entity, the division does depend on winning contracts and grantssmall and largesuch as a recent award to manage the clearinghouse for the Forest Service Passport in Time program. The bottom line is SRI's commitment to public programs. As long as our clients realize the benefits of sponsoring public education, these programs will continue. By sharing our findings with the client and the public, the company receives a great deal in return.
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Verlag, the affable Modernist.
From out of the six typefaces originally created for the Guggenheim Museum comes Verlag, a family of 30 sans serifs that brings a welcome eloquence to the can-do sensibility of pre-war Modernism.
Originally envisioned as a riff on the Guggenheim's iconic Art Deco lettering, Verlag developed into its own family of versatile typefaces in order to suit the needs of a modern identity program. Because the fonts would ultimately represent a range of individual artistic voices — from Cézanne to Kandinsky to Matthew Barney — Verlag was carefully planned so that its distinct personality would be checked by a sense of objectivity.
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The yardage given is for a one-way design. Allow extra yardage for matching or centering a design on your fabric.
There are so many great options with this coat! The Raincoat exterior is made using my 58" wide mid-weight Laminated fabric from my "Love" collection.
You can also make a light weight Jacket by using 54" wide Home Dec fabric for the exterior.
For the Lining use either 44" wide quilting weight or 54" mid-weight Home Dec fabric.
If you're working with laminated fabric, be sure to check out my "Laminated Fabric Tips" on my website before you start to sew. These tips will really come in handy!
This Coat was designed as a fitted garment so light weight clothing can be worn underneath. Make the next larger size for heavier layers.
To get started, check the charts below to determine which size and length coat you'll be making.
Use the Body Measurement Chart to determine the size you'll be making. First take a measuring tape and measure around the fullest part of the child's chest, waist and hips. Their chest measurement will dictate their size. If their measurements fall between sizes, choose the larger of the two sizes.
FINISHED LENGTH CHART: measurements are from the base of your neck to the hem of your choice.
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-1 small spool of Button & Carpet thread (I use Coats brand)
-Buttons for covering: Size 3/4" (I use Dritz® #14 Button Kit) Please save the instructions and template on the back of the package. Please check the chart for the amount of Buttons required.
-Flat Buttons with 4 holes: Size 5/16" - Follow the same quantities in the chart.
-1 pkg of double sided tape (I use 1/4" wide Wash Away™ Wonder Tape® from Prym-Dritz®)
-Sewing machine needles - Size 12 or 14 sharp (either size will work).
-Binder clips or large paper clips (I use Binding & Hem Clips from Collins®) You can find them in most Quilt Shops.
-Transparent tape
-Teflon® coated presser foot for your sewing machine or a roller presser foot. Ask at your local sewing center for one that fits your machine.
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Richard Crone had been on the road a few days recently when his smartphone did something unexpected: It started sending him special-offer coupons for breakfast at Starbucks.
Why the sudden largesse? Well, Crone has the Starbucks mobile payment app installed on his phone--and as he traveled the country, buying coffee with that app, it started to learn his habits. Instead of merely acting as a digital wallet, the app also began to serve as the virtual version of a "loyalty card"--one with a more proactive approach than merely offering discounts for money spent.
"I was traveling for a week, made a lot of Starbucks purchases," says Crone, whose consulting company is tracking the rise of the mobile payment sector. "And they started to send me offers for breakfast purchases."
And that Starbucks app is just one indicator that 2014 could be a very good year for mobile payments on the iPhone.
"The payment itself is the starting point," says Matt Kiernan, director of marketing for LevelUp, which offers its own mobile payment and develops white-label payment apps for individual businesses. "Once you start there, you unleash the ability to do all these other great things."
Experts say mobile payments could grow to as much as $6.2 billion this year. While big merchants like Walmart and Target are banding together to create apps, smaller restaurant and coffee chains have already dived in; even New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority has started discussing replacing some of its smart cards with smartphone apps.
"It's all going to hit this year," Crone says.
And while Apple's iPhone isn't even close to cornering the mobile-payments market, the growth of that particular platform is definitely a driving force in the rise of such payments overall.
Growing quickly
Starbucks, of course, has been a pioneer in the mobile payment sector, which now represents a significant portion of the coffee chain's overall business. Maggie Jantzen, a spokeswoman for the company, said the company's app was being used by more than 8 million customers, who have used it to pay more than 11 percent of all transactions at Starbucks' U.S. and Canada stores.
"We are encouraged by how our customers have fully embraced our mobile apps as the most convenient way to pay and to keep tabs on their loyalty rewards," Jantzen says.
But branded apps are just one way consumers will use mobile payments, Crone says. Banks will also develop their own apps--"Mobile banking is growing five times faster than Internet banking," he says--and third-party providers like LevelUp, Square Wallet, Google Wallet, PayPal, and more will continue to grow that business.
"Some would say the consumer is going to have one wallet (app)," Crone says. "The fact of the matter is there isn't one card or credit card today," pointing to the credit, debit, and loyalty cards that can often fill a consumer's pocket. "There will be all three types of ways of making payments" on the iPhone as well.
So far, eateries seem to have led the way in pioneering the field. In addition to Starbucks and Chop't, outfits like Saxby's, a Philadelphia-based coffee chain, and Taylor Gourmet, a D.C.-based hoagie joint, have also jumped in and seen results.
"Coffee is a very habitual product for consumers to consume," says LevelUp's Kiernan, which created apps for Chop't, Saxby's, and Taylor. "We picked this market as a starting place, because it's the place where tying habit to loyalty is easiest to kick off.
Saxby's launched its app in December. "We've had unbelievable success," says Richard Rollier, the company's director of technology. "I think we expected to, but it's nice to see adoption rates. At some of these locations, we've sustained more than 20 percent" of transactions through the app already.
Taylor Gourmet's David Hahn says the loyalty program was being utilized three- to four-times more often as his chain's old loyalty card. That means regular customers are marching in the door even more often, to redeem rewards. "It definitely engages people more," he says of the app. It puts (your business) on the forefront of (customers') thought process."
But mobile payment apps won't stay confined to the food sector. Dozens of merchants--including Walmart, Target, Lowe's, Old Navy, and more--have banded together to form the Merchant Customer Exchange, which should be unveiling its own mobile payment app later this year. "Right now the team is heads down working on the product," says Linda Walsh, "and not ready to share details just yet."
Where's Apple?
Some Apple observers have worried the iPhone will be left behind in this sector because it lacks near-field communication (NFC) technology, which Android phones and Google Wallet exploit to enable making payments simply by swiping your phone near a merchant's scanner. Apple-based apps scan QR codes, instead.
But experts say Apple's share of the mobile market is big enough that the financial-services sector is happy to accommodate the company. LevelUp, for example, doesn't use NFC technology with its apps--though programming is built in to switch that service on, if Apple's approach ever changes, without major revisions of code.
"It hasn't been an issue at all," LevelUp's Kiernan says. Anecdotally, merchants surveyed by Macworld each say that iPhone users comprise more than half their mobile payment customers.
In fact, Crone says, Apple possesses a huge advantage over other companies if it chooses to pursue the mobile payment sector more aggressively than it does in current iterations of Passbook: It has credit card information for half-a-billion customers already.
"That gives them a huge leg up," Crone says. "Can they extend that huge base to making payments at the physical point of sale? The answer is clearly yes."
Whether Apple makes that move or not, though, the mobile payment field should begin to grow quickly--and not just because merchants love it so much. It also makes life easier for consumers.
"Our goal is to be the easiest place to get your lunch," says Chopt's Marsh. "People demand instant gratification. They'd also like an unencumbered experience. Everything should work smoothly."


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[Prof. Choquette's] Photonic device research group is involved in the study of semiconductor photonic and optoelectronic device physics, fabrication technologies, and systems with a strong emphasis on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). Photonic devices are key components for the infrastructure of the Information Age. Active devices, such as VCSELs, are the foundation for short and soon medium length optical fiber based interconnect applications. Currently there are research efforts to develop new VCSEL devices, such as composite resonator VCSELs and vertical cavity photonic integrated circuits, as well as to establish new VCSEL applications, such as 2-dimensional source and receiver arrays for high aggregate rate interconnects. Group research into new compound semiconductor processing technologies, such as selective oxidation and heterogeneous integration techniques is also pursued. Finally, the next generation of photonic devices, such as photonic crystal membrane lasers, waveguides and nanocavities, which will enable the next generation of quantum optic communication networks, as well as opto-fluidic microsystems for lab-on-the-chip sensing and health care are under under study.
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Dorner Cornered? UPDATE: Dead?
He may be in a burning cabin in the Big Bear area. There was a gunfight earlier today and one deputy is dead.
Meanwhile the San Bernardino Sheriff is asking media not to tweet about Dorner, saying it puts deputies at risk. Huh? How could that be?
UPDATE: The L.A. Times tweets that a body has been found.
UPDATE x2: KTLA says an LAPD official has confirmed that the body is "believed" to be that of Dorner. Not sure what to make of that, frankly, but thanks to SarahW for the tip.
UPDATE x3: CBS purports to confirm it.
I am always wary of early reports. Always.
UPDATE x4: The L.A. Times confirms a body has been found, and says identifying it might take hours or even days.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Recording three double-doubles, the No. 23 Georgia College & State University men's basketball team (20-4, 13-2 PBC) edged Columbus State University (11-13, 5-10 PBC) 77-75 Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Centennial Center. The Bobcats reach the 20-win plateau for the third-straight season, the first time the Bobcats have completed that feat since 1987-1990.
Junior forward Josh Hurst (Athens, Ga.) put up 15 points with 10 boards, and sophomore front-court mate Ryan Aquino (Roswell, Ga.) added an 11-point, 11-rebound effort. Senior guard Ty Rowland (Lilburn, Ga.) added a different kind of double-double with 10 points and 10 assists.
Senior guard Graham Martin (Marietta, Ga.) led the Bobcat scoring punch with 20 points, hitting 7-of-16 from the floor. Georgia College needed all of these efforts to combat Brandon Bland netting 29 points on 11-of-19 from the floor.
Martin scored the final six points of the game for Georgia College, including two free-throws with nine seconds left, forcing the Cougars into shooting a three, which they couldn't deliver. Bland cut the lead to two with a free-throw, had to miss the second on purpose, and Aquino batted the rebound out to halfcourt as time expired.
The Bobcats were out-shot 52 percent (29-56) to 41 percent (27-66), but caused four more turnovers (15-11) and pulled down six more offensive boards (19-13) to create the extra opportunities needed to win.
CSU was led by Bland as well as 15 points from Lamar Williams, and 13 from Donta Ridley.
The win puts Georgia College at 13-2 in the division, clinching a PBC West title.
Georgia College hits 20 wins for the 11th time in school history, the eighth in head coach Terry Sellers' history.
The Bobcats are back in action Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m., hosting the University of Montevallo for Senior Night.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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I have taught drum set, snare drum technique and percussion for over 25 years. The majority of students study with me for years. Several of my students have gone on to major music schools such as Berklee College of Music. Several students are working with major recording acts such as Linkin Park, Adam Lambert, Paul McCartney and others.
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You will learn to read drum music and/or write and play drum parts. You will learn snare drum technique and drum set skills. I have experience in the MUSIC BUSINESS, so students will learn not only about the MUSIC, but also
I also teach Studio session recording drumming techniques should you wish to become a top session recording drummer !!!
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I teach 1/2 hour lessons and/or 1 hour lessons.
During each lesson, I give you plenty of material to practice over a weeks time. WE WILL HAVE FUN.
Not many teachers in this area have my experience nor credentials. I love the drums more than anything and my enthusiasm should be evident during our lessons. Several of my students have gone on to major music colleges such as Berklee. One of my students is currently touring and working with Linkin Park. Another student is currently touring with Fall Out Boy.
When you take lessons from me, you will develop the skills to play in your school band with confidence, start your own band, or play at an advanced professional level.
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*** Specialties ***
Drum set technique, snare drum technique, reading studies. Rock, Country, Jazz, symphonic, marching band etc., Studio session recording drumming techniques.
I teach both the MUSIC and the BUSINESS, for the aspiring or current professional.
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In these lessons our focus is mainly on hand drumming, teaching the student techniques and styles for various styles of hand drums from around the world including; Cajon, Bongos, Congas, Djembe, etc...
- Develop good time keeping skills by playing with a metronome or click track or all ready recorded music
- Study basic hand strokes specific to the student's type of drum
- Learn proper hand position
- Gain knowledge of the origins and history of various types of hand drums
- Play and read rhythms specific to the student's type of drum
- Learn the proper way to hold and position drums
About Murray
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My students will quickly learn the basics of drumming, including: stick control, technique, rhythms, drum fills, and licks. It does not matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced drummer. The same time and effort will be exercised. We will have a fun and meaningful time playing, both by ear and by reading music. These lessons will really be hands on using teaching methods such as music books, DVD's, and playing of my own. Students will have a great time also studying music theory, learning how to assemble the drum set, learning the parts of the drums, how to tune the drums, and how to accompany other musical instruments. After 3 to 6 months taking lessons, all students will be well on their way to a very successful musical career having had such fun and learning to play all different styles of music. My motto: Lets play Good, get Better, and be our Best!
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Finished Studio: (3) drum sets, recording equipment, hand drums & instruments, seating for students & guest.
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I will bring snare and sticks. For the more advance lesson drum kit if one not provided. For the beginners sticks snare and if they already have a drum kit that is fine too.
*** Specialties ***
Gospel, Christian, jazz, blues, rock, R&B, pop, Latin, reggae, funk, shuffle
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For past 8 years, I've been teaching students Pre K- 8th grade to play percussion instruments to create a rhythm and keep a beat. They were taught to explore different percussion instruments. As a music student, you'll learn about drums, tambourines, xylophones, and other instruments you strike, shake, or rub to make music. You will also learn the types and parts of percussion instruments and then explore how pitch changes based on the size of the air column.
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Upright Piano
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*** Specialties ***
Early Childhood Music, General Music Education, Music Therapy & Special Education Services
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Develop your rudiments through rhythm training on a variety of percussion instruments
About Aleksis
My education includes classical voice training with Michele Howard Hansen, an opera singer that often performs at the Kennedy Center. I studied piano with Geoffrey Chappell, who writes for Jazz Times. I also received compositional training on multiple instruments from Stanley Cowell, who recorded and performed with legends like Miles Davis.
I have been performing professionally since 1992. I studied education in college and did my student teaching in a music class at Goshen Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
I have been teaching music pr
Whatever your goals or abilities, I look forward to working with you!
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Experience fun based lessons as my teaching approach is relaxed and inspirational. I enjoy working with all ages, adjusting my teaching methods to accommodate your learning style and abilities. Learn to play the music you love! You learn best when you enjoy what you are playing, I can help you play along with your favorites or even write your own songs. I always ask my students at the beginning of a lesson "What would you like to do today?" Then structure the lesson accordingly into a routine that the student can practice on their own. Generally the time is divided into warm ups, learning new material, then picking a fun song the student choses. Whether your interest is Classical, Jazz, Rock, Pop music, etc... I'm here help you reach your goals so let's make your dreams come true with music together!
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Books, Guitar, music stand, metronome, picks, tuner, page clips, capo, media player, laptop, Keyboard (on request), and recording equipment (on request)
*** Specialties ***
With Voice I specialize in helping people prepare for auditions such as American Idol. I have students who simply want to be karaoke stars. I have several professional singers that hire me as a voice coach and producer for recording sessions. I have taught children as young as 2 and those that retired with a lifelong dream to sing. Though my training is classical, I can teach Jazz, Pop, Rock, Rap, R&B, etc...whatever is fun for the student. I highly recommend learning to read music but I do not push it unless parents want their child to.
With Piano I can teach traditionally from Alfred and Bastien Piano Courses depending if they are auditory or visual learners. For Kinesthetic learners I use Hanon scale exercises and Rothman Rhythm Exercises. For those that want to learn notation I introduce classical and Jazz composers unless there is a popular artist/band/movie theme etc...that they would like to learn. However I do not push students to read music unless their parents would prefer it. I tend to keep more students that want to learn to play by ear especially adults by using rhythm training and music theory exercises and then applying them to songs they love. For piano I haven't had much success with children younger than 3. I also have a lot experience working with special needs children.
For Guitar I teach Classical, Acoustic, and Electric all styles and genres. I encourage sight reading but don't mind using tabs. I use more exercises with these students, since the first month students have a hard time making a sound. I try to make the lessons fun by having students strum chords along with songs they chose. I teach lead and rhythm even songwriting and composition. Job satisfaction for me is seeing my students leave a lesson with a smile on their face so I make sure to be a fun based teacher that doesn't give the student a hard time about not practicing.
For Recording and Performance I use the knowledge I gained doing Pro Audio Sales for Guitar Center from 2000-2002 to help clients build their own home studio. I have lots of producers and engineers I work with on a regular basis to produce broadcast quality audio and video recordings and help my students use their lessons and pre-production for those opportunities. I can teach Garage Band or Pro Tools classes on navigating the software and utilizing all the commands. I can also teach room acoustics and using the right microphone and how to position them with the right equipment and the right acoustics to get the best possible tone that they are looking for. I can also teach editing, mixing, looping, sampling, midi, and mastering so that the student can eventually work on their own writing, performing, and recording their music.
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I can teach set playing as well as concert percussion, including classical snare, marimba, vibraphone, etc.
About Nathan
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My lessons are laid back, with a focus on perfecting the basics. Most students work out of a method book appropriate to their skill level. Aside from that we'll also spend time learning songs and pieces of the students choice. With the right amount of effort, you'll know your way around your instrument in no time at all
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I teach all styles and genres
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When I teach piano, I use the Alfred piano method books.
When I teach ensemble, I use the Carl Orff method.
When I teach Vibes and marimba, I use my own methods.
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About Charles
My life of music started knee high at the age of 4 playing drums and piano. At the age of 15 I gave my first musical performance, from that stage on I knew my talent had found a home.
In the 11th grade I toured with a local funk group in Washington DC through 26 cities learning music and the life of travel at an early age. During my last high school and college years I performed extensively playing classical, jazz, rock, funk, go-go, gospel, marching band, R&B, and with local rap artist.
Recording credits and highlights include work with Def Jam artist Steady Eddy, recording go-go Mario with Double Agent Rock, and recordings with Little Benny and the Masters.
My other musical passion is teaching. Throughout my col
Musical inspiration is an important element to the refinement of my craft. A few personal musical influences are Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Neil Peart (Rush), Dennis Chambers, (Santana), George Gray (Roberta Flack), Ricky Wellman (Miles Davis), Quinton Mack-Davis (Rare Essence) and Michael Bland (Prince).
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Within the first three months of lessons student will gain a strong foundation of sight reading and basic drum techniques in both rudiment studies and playing the drum set. My style of teaching music consist of breaking each skill down into chunks and allowing students to learn using their individual learning styles. I utilize rewards for perfect practice and each lesson contains a safe, fun learning atmosphere with students exhibiting in their best behavior.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Lessons in store front studio, drum kit provided
*** Travel Equipment ***
I will bring a practice pad. Students should have a drum set.
*** Specialties ***
Jazz, Funk, pop, and classical.
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Charles S.
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Did you want to sound like drum line? I can help you get there using techniques that suit your needs.
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Experienced Music teacher of 8 years available for eager students of all experience levels and ages! I structure my lessons so students learn what they want to learn, while also building a strong foundation of their instrument and theory skills. I specialize in all styles. Typically, I use a variety of method books to pick from to meet the needs of the students. I also have many tools available to use during lessons.
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TERRYTOWN – Former NFL football player and John Curtis star Joe McKnight was shot and killed following some type of auto-involved incident Thursday afternoon in Terrytown.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand confirmed McKnight, 28, was the victim. The suspect in the case was identified as 54-year-old Ronald Gasser, who stayed on the scene and was taken into custody. Normand said he handed his weapon over to deputies. Detectives were questioning him late Thursday evening.
"Mr. Gasser did, in fact, shoot Mr. McKnight. We will be releasing additional details as we get through these interviews with these witnesses," Normand said. "Mr. McKnight did not have a gun in his possession."
A man who witnessed the incident from a couple of car lengths behind said there was an incident where a car cut off the other and it led to an argument.
"From an argument you heard gunfire… when I turned off, I exited my vehicle and I saw Joe McKnight on the ground, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds."
"Our officers arrived on the scene and immediately began administering CPR," said Normand.
"It's horrible," said J.T. Curtis, the head coach, who had McKnight live with him shortly after Katrina when he lacked a place to stay. Curtis was heading to the McKnight home to meet with his family.
The incident happened about 3 p.m. near Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard, just across the Orleans and Jefferson Parish line.
A woman who was also at the scene said the shooting was not necessary.
"You don't come and take somebody's life," she said while sobbing. "That's somebody's dad, somebody's brother, somebody's father. You don't know if that man had kids. And now they don't have a father because some white dude's acting all macho."
McKnight starred at John Curtis as a receiver and return man who played on the school's national championship team in the mid-2000s.
He played college football at USC, following in the footsteps of Reggie Bush and had an NFL career with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, before settling into the Canadian Football league after being cut by the Chiefs in 2015.
RIP my brother Joe McKnight this one hurts bad— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) December 1, 2016
Man that's crazy RIP Joe McKnight..— Jarvis Juice Landry (@God_Son80) December 1, 2016
Damn RIP Joe McKnight. Killed in his own city, #504Boys4Life— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) December 1, 2016


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Command lines for options that take multiple arguments https://github.com/massysett/multiarg
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|LTS Haskell 13.22:
|Stackage Nightly 2019-05-24:
|Latest on Hackage:
Module documentation for 0.30.0.10
There are no documented modules for this package.
This is multiarg, a library of combinators to parse command lines.
For "released" code see Hackage:
multiarg is on Github:
If you obtained this code through Hackage, just build it using the ordinary Cabal command:
cabal install
If you obtain this code on Github, you will first need to generate the Cabal file and generate the tests. This will require that you install two libraries:
cabal install cartel quickpull
Then run this script to generate the Cabal file and the tests:
sh generate
multiarg releases are numbered in accordance with the Haskell Package Versioning Policy.
Currently the multiarg library depends only on the "base" package, so multiarg should have wide compatibility with different compilers and sets of libraries. The tests have some additional dependencies.
Build history
If you're having trouble building multiarg, try looking at the travis-ci build history at:
It shows successful builds and the versions of any package dependencies that were installed when that build succeeded, so it might help you diagnose any dependency issues.
Similar libraries
Of course there are many command-line parsing modules and libraries out there; here are some comparisons.
optparse-applicative: very featureful with a well thought-out interface. Builds help for you. I often use this if it meets my needs. From what I can tell, though, it strips out information about the relative ordering of the words from the command line; for instance, if the user typed "hello –opt1 –opt2", you cannot tell whether she entered "–opt1" before she entered "–opt2". Also, from what I can tell it cannot easily parse options that take more than one argument.
GetOpt: comes with the base libraries, so you don't have to install anything extra, which gives it a huge advantage. Keeps information about the relative ordering of the words from the command line. Cannot easily parse options that take more than one argument.
cmdargs: after multiple passes through the Haddocks I could never make any sense of this library at all, which must be a reflection of my level of Haskell ignorance.
More comparisons are at the Haskell Wiki.
* Version bump for QuickCheck
Release 0.30.0.0
* Completely changed the API. This version is much better tested than
previous versions. Instead of using parser combinators as a model,
this version is built on a Mealy finite state machine.
* The tests are particularly exhaustive; there is a module that
produces all possible command-line words that can parse to a
particular option (for instance, the user might enter "-a -b foo" or
"-abfoo" if -b is an option that takes a single option argument.)
Different combinations are tested randomly.
Release 0.28.0.0
* Renamed everything from System.Console.MultiArg to Multiarg
(shorter; note also case change from MultiArg to Multiarg)
* Removed existentials from Multiarg.CommandLine
Release 0.24.0.4, February 24, 2014
* Changed lower bound on base down to 18.104.22.168
Release 0.24.0.2, February 18, 2014
Changes since release 0.24.0.0:
* Removed upper bounds from build dependencies, and changed the
lower bounds.
Release 0.24.0.0, September 12, 2013
Changes since release 0.20.0.0:
* Remove OneArgE, TwoArgE, etc. from Combinator module. These data
constructors were renamed OneArg, TwoArg, etc. Having both OneArg
and OneArgE was redundant.
* Improved error messages when the user enters an unrecognized option.
Previously unrecognized options were passed through to client code
as a positional argument; now they will be recognized as bad
Release 0.20.0.0, August 30, 2013
Changes since release 0.18.0.0:
* Remove explicit-exception; use Either instead.
Release 0.18.0.0, August 14, 2013
Changes since release 0.16.0.0:
* Rename SimpleParser module to CommandLine
* Made a number of changes to CommandLine to reorganize the data types
and functions responsible for parsing simple and multi-mode command
* Remove GetArgs, as this was for an old library bug which has been
fixed for some time now
Release 0.16.0.0, May 21, 2013
Changes since release 0.14.0.0:
* Rename OptArgError to InputError
* Change functions in SimpleParser to allow for positional arguments
that might fail to be parsed
Release 0.14.0.0, April 8, 2013
Changes since release 0.12.0.2:
* Change long options to remove restrictions on what characters can
make up a long option name. Now the only restriction is that long
options cannot be zero length and they may not contain an equal
Release 0.12.0.2, March 31, 2013
Changes since release 0.12.0.0:
* Reorder NEWS so recent versions are on top
* Fix bug in Prim.stopper that prevented most stoppers from being
Release 0.12.0.0, March 27, 2013
Changes since release 0.10.0.0:
* Added value constructors to the Combinator module to allow for
easier parsing of option arguments that can fail to parse
* Added automatic "Enter -h for help" to simpleWithHelp and
modesWithHelp functions in SimpleParser
Release 0.10.0.0, March 7, 2013
Changes since release 0.8.0.0:
* Added the simpleWithHelp and modesWithHelp pre-built parsers to
the SimpleParser module
* Added the mHelp field to the Mode record to allow for the
modesWithHelp pre-built parser
* Changed the modes function in the SimpleParser module. The new
function has a simpler type. It will however break old code.
Release 0.8.0.0, January 8, 2013
Changes since release 0.6.0.0:
* Added a multi-mode parser to SimpleParser
* All modules (except SampleParser) are now re-exported from
System.Console.MultiArg. Therefore one import will bring in all of
MultiArg. However, this introduced a naming conflict, because
SimpleParser and Prim both had functions named "parse". Therefore I
renamed SimpleParser.parse to "simple".
* Removed the <??> combinator from Prim and replaced it with
<?>. Removed <?> from Combinator. The new <?> behaves as one would
expect from Parsec.
* Simplified errors. There is now just one type of error message, and
that is a string. Reversed error messages when Prim.parse returns
(this way they are in the order the user would expect.)
* Client code written for 0.6.0.0 will probably break with this
release, mostly because of changes to the export lists. Combinator
no longer re-exports from other modules, because now the expectation
is that if you want to import everything you just import
System.Console.MultiArg. So fixing that is just a matter of changing
imports in client code. Other breakage will be limited to error
handling code.
Release 0.6.0.0, September 28, 2012
Changes since release 0.4.0.0:
* Add Functor instances for OptSpec, ArgSpec
* Add ThreeArg and ChoiceArg ArgSpecs
Release 0.4.0.0, June 30, 2012
Changes since release 0.2.0.0:
* Code written for version 0.2.* will not work at all with this
* Removed dependency on text library. multiarg now only deals with
plain Strings. The memory usage concerns that originally led me to
use Texts were unfounded.
* Dramatically simplified code for primitive parsers. No more custom
error types, monad transformers, or user states. This sort of
functionality is easily implemented in the parsers that you can
build; baking it into the primitive parsers makes things needlessly
* Reworked included combinators in Combinator module.
Release 0.2.0.0, April 2, 2012
Changes since release 0.1.0.0:
* Henceforth all public releases will have only even numbers in their
release numbers (e.g. 0.2.0.0, 0.2.0.2, etc.) If a release has any
odd numbers in its version, it is a development release.
* QuickCheck tests are removed. Eventually I will reimplement these in
a separate library package.
* Added Feed function to System.Console.MultiArg.Prim; this allows you
to carry out stateful parses without using a user state. Sometimes
this aids in composability--for instance, I use it when combining
parsers from different parts of the same program.


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Litany wrote:Don't celebrate my birthdays. Because who gives a fuck? I sure as hell don't.
Seconded. Don't think I've ever done anything special for my birthday since a long time ago. 21st? Yeah, that was the last time. And not so much that it was my birthday, more so that it was an excuse to go into deep Boston for a bar-hopping night of drunken debauchery.
I thought Serra was dead a long time ago? At least he still has the chick avatar.
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A fan emailed me saying how much she loves the theme songs to Drake & Josh and iCarly, and how she's sad that most TV shows today have (basically) no theme songs. I couldn't agree more. It's very sad and dumb.
You've probably noticed over the past 15 years that theme songs have slowly disappeared from TV shows. They're not completely gone yet, but they're fading into extinction.
Why has this happened, you ask? The reason...
The big networks feel that TV theme songs are a waste of air-time. They'd rather use the time for an extra commercial.
What these network executives don't understand is how a theme song is often the soul of a TV show. The magic.
Here's a little story...
One night in the early summer of 1994, Matthew Perry showed up at my house in Laurel Canyon. He had a VHS tape in his hand – the studio cut of a new pilot he'd just shot. Matt popped the tape into my VCR and we watched the pilot. It was called (at that time) Friends Like Us. I thought it was good. Not awesome, but good. I told Matt I thought the show had a real chance of making it.
CUT TO: September 1994.
I turned on NBC and watched the premiere of the pilot Matt had shown me. The name of the show had been changed from Friends Like Us to just Friends. But the huge difference was the newly added theme song (and the images that went along with it, which are called the "main titles").
When I'd watched the studio cut of the pilot, I thought it would probably be a hit. But when I saw the finished version on TV with those main titles and that awesome theme song, "So no one told you life was gonna be this way... CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP..." I thought, "Okay, this show's gonna be HUGE." It was just obvious. That theme song added POWER – a huge splash of magic to the show. It felt like a hit before the first scene started.
Think about eliminating the theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Can you imagine that show without its theme song and main titles? I swear, I think that song is half the reason the show is so fondly remembered today.
I realize that some of you reading this are too young to remember some of the shows I'm about to mention, but...
Try to imagine Cheers without "Makin' your way in the world today takes everything you've got..."
Try to imagine Family Ties without "What would we do, baby, without us..."
Try to imagine The Mary Tyler Moore Show without "Who can turn the world on with her smile..."
Try to imagine All In The Family without "Boy the way Glenn Miller played..."
The Simpsons... Happy Days... M*A*S*H... The Rockford Files... Hill Street Blues... and even sillier shows like Gilligan's Island... The Brady Bunch... The Beverly Hillbillies...
All those shows were practically defined by their theme songs.
And can you imagine Drake & Josh without "Well I never knew it would be so simple but, I found a way, I found a way..."
Or iCarly without "I know, you see, somehow the world will change for me and be so wonderful..."
If you take away those shows' theme songs, you take away a lot of their magic. Their soul. They just wouldn't be the same or so fondly remembered. I think almost every fan would agree.
It sucks that most of today's network bigwigs don't get it.
Luckily, a few showrunners today fight the big networks and win approval to have a theme song – not a 60-second song (like the good old days), but sometimes they'll get approval for a 20 or 30 second theme song. An example is The Big Bang Theory – a great show with a perfect theme song that gives the show its soul. Once you fall in love with it, those first few bars, "Our whole universe was in a hot dense state..." make you smile and want to sit down and watch.
I'm glad that Nickelodeon is on my side. My shows will always begin with a great, 60-second kick-ass theme song.
'Cuz that's how television should be.


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Critical Essays On Kate Chopin
In the late nineteenth century, when Chopin came of age as a writer, the prevailing attitude was that a woman's proper sphere was in the home and that her purpose in life should be to nurture and encourage her husband and her children. She was to be, as Chopin termed it in The Awakening, "a mother woman." Such definitions reveal the dependent, relational nature of woman's status in nineteenth century America: With no individual identity, a woman was notable only in relation to another—a father, a husband, or a child. Such restrictions were not only socially condoned but also legally enforced, as women, in spite of suffrage movements, did not have the right to the vote and thus were allowed no effective voice in political or civic matters. Against this background of oppression, Chopin chose to air these issues in her fiction and to challenge the validity of such assumptions about "true womanhood."
Chopin understood that if a woman was always seen in the context of another, relationships became the central issue of her life and, consequently, of her identity. Thus Chopin's fiction consistently explores interactions between men and women in their daily lives. Many authors of this period were exploring similar issues. In McTeague (1899), for example, Frank Norris studied the consequences for a marriage when the possibility of great wealth is interjected between the wife and husband.
Chopin's fiction, like Norris's, is often described as realistic or naturalistic; however, she was interested not in the exceptional situation but in the consequences of everyday interactions between spouses. Further, she extended her analysis of relationships to include the exchanges, intimate as well as public, between men and women who were not married and, perhaps most radically, to the interactions among women that enforced or negated women's traditional role in society.
Chopin explored these themes of social conflict throughout her writing career, beginning with her earliest published short stories, such as "A Point at Issue" and "Wiser than a God." Both stories, published in 1889, concern a woman's sense of stifled existence in a marriage; the women were required to subordinate their lives to those of their husbands. In the latter story, the protagonist decides to risk the insecurity of pursuing a career in music rather than opt for the social and financial security of marriage. She achieves success both in her artistry and in her personal life when she becomes a renowned pianist and develops a love relationship with her music instructor. As Chopin continued to explore the complexities of relationships between the sexes, however, she moved away from such romantic reconciliations and began to depict the incongruity for women of attaining public and private happiness in a culture that did not condone a woman's sense of individuality.
It would be erroneous to suggest that Chopin's themes related only to gender; she was equally concerned with racial relationships in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. In her regional fiction, she realistically portrayed the diversity of American peoples and integrated Creole and Cajun lives and dialects into her literature. Many of her short stories were set in the Louisiana bayou country in which she had lived for so many years; the stories' realistic details and vivid descriptive passages suggest the keenness of her observations of the people and customs of that region.
These stories also acknowledge the class structures within groups as well as within American society as a whole: She depicts enslaved blacks and upper-class whites, impoverished Acadians and aristocratic Creoles. As Chopin's stories spread far beyond the local periodicals in which she first published to magazines with national circulations, her readers were allowed to explore vicariously a seemingly alien region but at the same time were exposed to the universal human dilemmas that her characters confronted.
As Chopin recognized, the maltreatment of minority peoples and the disparate economic and legal status of many Americans, and all women, were political issues. Although women did not have the power to enact legislation or elect their representatives, they were not spared the consequences of political machinations. Chopin recognized that one way in which women could comment politically, however, was through art. Thus, many of her women characters seek careers in the arts—especially in music and painting—and, certainly, her own career as an artist stood as testament to women's ability to combine intellectual and artistic activism.
In one of Chopin's most frequently anthologized short stories, "Désirée's Baby," she brings together many of her themes: miscegenation, women's restricted lives, the injustice of social codes. Désirée is happy in her married life; after the birth of her child, however, her husband suspects that she has hidden from him that fact that she has some "black blood" in her. The tragic consequences of miscegenation are rendered through Désirée's decision to drown herself and her child, an act that symbolizes the limited options for women who found themselves without male support (emotional as well as financial) and with no means to establish their own independence. As with many of Chopin's best short stories, this work's central, provocative concept would be brought to its culmination in the tragic conclusion to The Awakening.
Because of the controversial nature of Chopin's themes, especially as they culminated in the publication of The Awakening, her work was largely ignored for many years. She was relegated to the status of a "local color" short-story writer, and she received limited critical consideration at best. However, when Per Seyersted published the two-volume Complete Works of Kate Chopin in 1969, a new era in Chopin scholarship began. Her works have been analyzed in terms...
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