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One of FX's most unabashed success stories, Justified recently debuted yet another strong season premiere episode for its fifth season. Taking lawman Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) out of the relative comfort zone of his home stomping grounds, the premiere showed that Justified need not be confined by its (admittedly colorful and important) local geography.
Yet, despite the series' apparent ability to grow and change successfully, Justified may not be around much longer. According to the show's producers, plans are in place for season 6 of Justified to be the show's last.
Variety has shared the scoop that showrunner Graham Yost is planning to end Justified after its sixth season. At an event for the show's season 5 premiere, FX executive Nick Grad confirmed that the current vision for the series sees it concluding after the next season. Grad commented:
"We like having shows that rate really well, and there's an instinct that you want it to go on forever. But it doesn't... Another metric that's important to us [beyond ratings] is, 'What shows are going to be talked about in the next 20 years?' If you're making a great, 80-hour movie, it has to have a beginning, middle and end. Going out at the right time is going to make your show last forever — we want to make shows that stand the test of time."
A likely influence on the showrunners' plans is the recent passing of author Elmore Leonard, who originated the characters and story on which Justified is based. The show has already paid tribute to Leonard, but one gets the sensation from Variety's article that his death has taken some of the wind out of Justified's creative sails.
At the same time, Grad admitted that the current plans to end Justified with season 6 are subject to change, dependent on how the series' showrunners feel after the end of season 5. If there are more stories to tell – and be told within the organic framework of the series – they may end up pressing forward into a purely theoretical season 7.
There's much to be said for television series that don't overstay their welcome. Grabbing an obvious recent example, Breaking Bad seemed to bow out at exactly the right moment, rarely testing viewers' patience (with the exception of an egregious "mid-season" hiatus) before its planned ending. If Justified goes for a similar final run, it could cement itself among the pantheon of truly great modern television series.
What say you, Screen Rant readers – should Raylan Givens hang up his hat after six solid seasons, or should he keep pressing on as long as he can?
Justified is currently dispensing its fifth season of Southern-fried justice Tuesday nights on FX.
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Spring comes with all its beauties. Rainless weather is forecast for the last day of winter in Baku and Absheron Peninsula.
The weather will be foggy in some places, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources reported.
Mild north wind will blow in the afternoon.
The temperature will be +2-5?C at night, +8-13?C in daytime in Absheron peninsula, +3-5?C at night, +10-12?C in the second half of a day. Air pressure records 770.
Relative humidity will be 65-75% at night, 50-60% in the afternoon.
In the regions of Azerbaijan, the weather will be mainly dry. It will be foggy in some places at night and in the morning. Mild east wind will blow. The temperature will be 0-5?C at night, +13-18?C in daytime, -3+2?C in mountains at night, +5-10?C in daytime.

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Giving a quality time with your own family especially when the nature of your job is 24/7 and you're always away from your family is unattainable. Do you agree?
La Carlota saints who joined the entire country in observing the 2012 National Family Week with the international theme, "Ensuring Family-Work Balance"
Belen P. Gebusion, Region VI - Western Visayas Operations Officer of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) impressed every member of her personal testimony on how she was able to maintain a quality time with her family in spite of her 24/7 work load.
"It depends on how you spending quality time with your family. For me, it is subjective," she pointed out.
She generously poured out her experience on how she spent her quality time with her family and how she's able to settle everything for a week while she's away doing her region-wide job as operations officer of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
She delineated it into 4 areas of concern: preparation, communication, time of communication, and participation. She told that everything should be prepared before she left her family for a work. There should be a constant communication with the family member. Time of communication is of essence. Every member should be involved in family affair. Everyone should be given a part to do his share.
"My family is my inspiration," she confidentially shared. "The need of my family is secured and when I go to work, anything that is expected is met."
Kainang Pampamilya
"Kainang Pampamilya" highlighted this one-day wholesome family celebration. Chicken, instead of lechon which is considered the icon of every feast in the country, was prepared by every unit and dispensed to every family as the main viand for their lunch.
What a happy Filipino family as every member gathered together and ate together. I enjoyed eating together with my family, with my daughter, with my son, and with my four grandchildren.
Family Is Important
Bacolod Philippines Mission First Counselor President Avelino N. Santillan shared his message by presenting an object lesson. He used the stone as the most important thing in life, that is, the family, sand to represent everything else which is not important, and the soft drink as well. He gradually put them at a time in a big glass jar and finally poured it with soft drink.
"Do you think with all the stuff inside the big glass jar, the stone has still a place to settle?" he asked.
He concluded that God has designed family in order for us to be strong and our family should be brought to heaven.
Other Speakers
Other invited speakers who also shared their experiences and views on family matters were La Carlota Vice Mayor David Baga, Jr. He told that family is the foundation of our nation. It should have a strong foundation then, he stressed. He had three things to consider in making a family to have a strong foundation like the Church, relationship among the family members and education.
Congressman Jeffrey P. Ferrer was able to catch up with the program which was about to end when he arrived. Ferrer was a consistent advocate of Family Week celebration of the Church since he's still a city councilor and a city mayor. He gave a brief message on how also he spent quality time with his own family.
The non-members who celebrated with the Church were Julie Uy, OIC of DSWD La Carlota, city councilors: Jimmy Mariño, Karen Aguirre, Amalia Aguirre, Anabelle Bermudo, among others.


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Toshiba has announced a trio of new devices that it's hoping will shake up the somewhat-stagnant notebook PC market. There's the Libretto W100, the AC100, and the Satellite R630.
The first in the list is the most interesting. It's a clamshell device that comes with two screens in place of a screen and a keyboard, similar to the one showed off by Asus at CeBIT more than a year ago. Those screens are identical, measuring 7-inches diagonally and are touch-sensitive. An onboard accelerometer allows you to use it in landscape or portrait configuration, and Toshiba's pre-loaded a boatload of specialist software that'll let you get the most from the device.
Like a keyboard. Or, to more precise, many keyboards. You can choose from several, including one designed to be used with your thumbs when you're holding it. You can also create a virtual trackpad, if you prefer not to use the touchscreen functionality and want more of a traditional mousing arrangement. To augment the touchscreens there's two buttons on either side of the lower screen — one of them launches your chosen keyboard, and the other takes you to a sort-of homescreen/application launcher, that can also be used for notetaking, or displaying recent documents.
It runs Windows 7, which meant (during my time with the device) that things weren't as speedy as you might hope. In fact, at times they were downright clunky, taking up to five seconds to switch between portrait and landscape modes. Let's hope that's just pre-release software, and not an indication of how the final device will perform. It's powered by an Intel U5400 processor, and comes with 2GB of DDR3 RAM, a 62GB SSD, and the usual array of connectivity options, including 3G and a single USB port. It'll land in July, 2010.
The AC100 is a little larger and more traditional. It's got a keyboard and a trackpad, but weighs just 870g, with a 10.1-inch display. It's 21mm thick, and will be running Android 2.1, placing it in a strange middle ground between mobile phone, a tablet and a netbook.
Oddly, it doesn't have a touchscreen — just a traditional TFT. Controlling Android with a mouse and keyboard is an odd experience, but you get used to it relatively quickly, especially once you get used to the custom software that Toshiba has preloaded the device with. That software allows your homescreen to change based on what network you're connected to — allowing you to have one for home, one for work, etc.
Dataviz's Documents To Go software gives you the ability to read documents, spreadsheets, presentations and PDFs, but you won't be able to edit them unless you spring for a paid update to the app.
Inside, there's an Nvidia Tegra graphics chip, which allows for some very nifty graphics acceleration, along with an 8GB SSD for storage, 512MB of RAM, an eight-hour battery, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There's also an HDMI port on the side so that you can plug the device into a television or other display, to play back HD content, which Toshiba promises that it does faultlessly.
I should mention the design, too. Unlike the Libretto W100, which is short and chunky, the AC100 looks great. It has a black textured shell, with orange highlighting and orange keys on the keyboard. It looks and feels sturdy, and you won't be embarrassed to whip it out in a coffee shop to check your emails. It'll be out in August, 2010.
Lastly, there's the altogether more familiar-looking Satellite R630, which falls under the Portege banner for business users. Toshiba promises that it's "Europe's thinnest, lightest 13.3-inch laptop", explaining that the world's thinnest and lightest is another model that the company sells in Japan. Leaving aside the question of why Toshiba didn't bring that to Europe instead, there's still some innovations inside.
Firstly, the cooling system's been rebuilt from scratch. A smaller motherboard, with a new design that places all the heat-generating components in one place, allows for a fan that sucks cool air in, rather than pushing heat out of the case. That might not sound much different, but it increases efficiency, meaning lower temperatures, fan noise, and better battery life.
That battery should last around nine hours before it needs recharging, or 14 if you plump for a nine-cell version. The device itself is 20mm thick, and weighs 1.3kg with an optical disk drive. It's powered by a full-performance Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 chip, not the ultra-low voltage versions which you'll find in many competitors' machines. Externally, the design is plain and utilitarian, but it's not ugly. Far from it. It's just not overstated, and all the better for it.
Pricing for all three devices isn't yet set. I'm not entirely convinced that we'll see hordes of copycat dual-screen devices — the Libretto isn't pretty and doesn't run too well. Similarly, the R630 is evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. Instead, it's the AC100 that I'm most interested in. A version with a touchscreen, and the ability to spin the screen 180 degrees to turn it into a tablet, would be a very exciting product indeed.


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Dec 08, 2006
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of the legislature and special guests. Today we have an opportunity to make significant investments in our recovery. We have the good fortune to bring much needed relief to our families. Thank you for giving up your holiday season to help our people. We are here on the people's business.
Some of you started calling for a Special Session in November to give insurance rate relief by refunding Citizens insurance assessments. Others of you were asking, why convene now? Why not postpone this Special Session until after the holidays? Here's why we must act now.
By acting now, we can guarantee that insurance relief checks arrive in the hands of our people in weeks, not months.
By acting now, we can block the next round of insurance rate hikes due to the Citizens insurance assessments set to start in January.
By acting now, we can give tax breaks to families and businesses for the 2006 tax year. Why hold up tax cuts until 2008, why not act now?
By acting now, we can give immediate pay raises to our deputies, police and firefighters. Some are here tonight. Why don't you welcome them with me?
We have not raised their pay for almost 10 years. The world knows they are heroes, and so do we.
By acting now, we can invest $400 million in road improvements. Construction costs are on the rise. By investing now, we can build more roads for our money and save millions in inflationary costs per month.
By acting now, we can bring teacher pay to the Southern Regional Average at last! Together, we've set our sights on this goal. Let's also honor our cafeteria workers, our janitors, our bus drivers, and all the support workers. We can score an A+ this school year!
By acting now, we can allow public employees, such as our hospital and social service workers, to start a new year with fair pay. This will be the first general pay raise many workers have seen in 16 to 20 years. They depend on us. We should not let them down.
By acting now, we can prevent our local governments from being hit with more FEMA bills January 1.
I can go on and on listing the reasons we should act. The truth is that the critics in Louisiana always have a hundred reasons why government should not act.
Now, I've learned a thing or two about critics in recent months. They tend to be the most reluctant to act, the most attached to the status quo, and the first to gripe when nothing gets done.
Why shouldn't we pay deserving public employees decent wages? And why should we keep this money tied up in a bureaucracy? This is not our money. This is the people's money!
We have a chance to invest this money to build on a time of great optimism and hope. There has never been a more exciting time to live or work in Louisiana. Our economy is coming back stronger than ever before. This is thanks to the hardworking residents fiercely determined to get back on their feet.
Three years ago, we all took a leap of faith by reducing taxes, and it worked.
A year ago, I cut nearly $1 billion from our budget to invest in the recovery. I did this with your support.
Our economic outlook is a tremendous testament to our confidence in ourselves. We are moving forward with our recovery. We can't let go of the reins.
Louisiana sits in the driver's seat of the largest construction economy this nation has ever known. We're attracting new industries and new jobs.
We're diversifying our economy to compete in new markets. We've taken an aggressive approach to economic development. Our pre-storm investments are paying off!
The strategic investments we're making with this surplus and new revenue will continue to fuel our economy. I want to begin with the $827 million surplus from last fiscal year. I urge you to invest it in three key priorities within our constitutional mandates.
First, I propose that we devote a full $400 million - one-half of that surplus - to road improvements.
Everyone knows that even before the storms, roads across our State were in urgent need of repair. We'll push forward with priorities determined by you, the Legislature. Every parish - every parish deserves a portion of this funding for roadwork.
Third, we must help local governments meet their FEMA payments for debris removal. The federal government refuses to continue its 100 percent reimbursement policy after December 31.
The local communities have no money to pay the 10 percent share FEMA will charge them. We estimate they will need $100 million to finish this debris cleanup work. Trust me, the last thing our local governments want is yet another FEMA bill!
Our proposal to invest the surplus is fiscally sound and recovery focused. It sends a strong message to Congress that Louisiana continues to lead the way in our own recovery. I trust that you will find a way to allow these surplus investments to be made.
Next I want to talk to you about the new money. $1.6 billion has been recognized for this current fiscal year. Please remember that $1.3 billion has been recognized for the 07-08 fiscal year as well. So this is continuation money, not one-time money.
Louisiana has an insurance crisis. We all know this. Our recovery requires us to deliver short-term relief and a long-term solution.
Insurers are over-reacting to the one-time experience of the storms. It will take a while for them to settle down. This problem is much bigger than just Louisiana. The insurability of the entire coastline of the United States is at risk.
I'm calling for us to enact a Louisiana Catastrophic Insurance Fund similar to Florida's plan. Today we can begin long-term reform by setting aside $100 million as the first installment into our state catastrophic fund.
Many of you called for a Special Session last month to refund the extra 15 percent assessments charged to all insurance policyholders.
It will cost $236 million to refund these insurance rate hikes and offset pending rate increases. Our people need rate relief, and this legislature can deliver!
To some of you, this insurance rebate may seem insignificant. But to a struggling parent, it can make a big difference. I've been there. I raised six children on an educator's salary. I know that individual and family tax cuts help, too.
I'm asking you to support a $300 million package of tax cuts for families and businesses.
Young families with children are struggling. I know they will benefit from a child income tax credit.
If we are responsible, we can cut taxes on itemized deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions, casualty losses, and medical and dental expenses.
If we act now, we can apply these tax cuts to the 2006 tax year. Our families have weathered the toughest year in our State's history. They deserve every nickel of these tax breaks and they deserve them now!
We're going to give tax cuts to businesses too. As you know, the legislature removed utility sales taxes for homeowners a few years ago. Businesses still pay them. At the urging of business and industry, I'm proposing a cut in sales taxes on utilities for businesses. Reducing the business utility tax will benefit all companies, large and small.
My team is out there pushing, pitching and recruiting new investors. We have a strong package of State and federal incentives to sell.
Just think about Roy O. Martin in central Louisiana, Union Tank Car in Alexandria, Steelscape in the Shreveport-Bossier area, Shintech near Plaquemines, Synfuel in South-Central Louisiana, Jeld-Wen in Winn Parish, NuComm in Lafayette, and the list goes on.
Now we are chasing down more than 70 active leads on new projects. Tonight we have an opportunity to give one of the biggest leads our best shot.
I asked you to meet in December because we're actively pursuing a big economic development deal. I'm asking the legislature to set aside $300 million to show our commitment to securing a major durable goods manufacturer.
Right now - this month - they are looking for a strong signal that Louisiana is serious about wanting their investment. If we don't fight for this, then we send a message to the nation that we are out of the economic development game. We have the confidence to land a big manufacturer that offers our workforce good paying jobs with great benefits. Stand with me and show the nation that we are major contenders.
In addition to economic development, the new revenue allows us to set aside a $200 million investment in health care reform. And we're going to invest $20 million to strengthen the interoperability of our emergency communications system.
Let me close with an honest discussion about fair pay. We have an opportunity to fulfill many promises that have been made over the years. Each time fair pay comes up, we say: "We wish we could do it, we'd like to do it, we should do it." Now, ladies and gentlemen, we can do it.
We've made promises to our teachers, to our firefighters and police officers, to our sheriff's deputies, to our support workers and state employees. Every one of you is going to tell the first responders and groups here today that you are for their raise. You will. But there is only one way to get all this work done and be for their raises.
I am asking you to vote to raise the spending limits for this one year - and one year alone.
We're picking ourselves up and moving forward. We have an opportunity to build on this momentum and fulfill many of the core goals and values that we all share.
Insurance rate relief and reform, investing in our people, tax cuts for our families, succeeding in our recovery, and economic development.
The people of Louisiana support these goals. We are moving forward with firm footing. Let's build on this progress.
Thank you, and God bless the people of Louisiana in this holy Christmas season.
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There's a thread about the first B/X Essentials book at Dragonsfoot. A couple of people in the thread (or maybe it was just one, I forget) were grumbling about the page count of my books being higher than the original B/X books.
Can this be?
The dumb answer to the question is: yes, the total page count will be higher.
But it's a deceptive question and the wrong one to be asking. Simply comparing page count isn't a useful metric, as the books are different sizes -- B/X Essentials is printed at 6" x 9", whereas B/X has much larger US Letter pages (8.5" x 11"). It's clearly possible to fit much more on a Letter sized page than it is on a 6" x 9" page.
I was mulling this over earlier and decided to do some calculations, in order to get some real data, rather than just guesswork. So:
- B/X comes to 128 pages at 8.5" x 11". That makes for a total page surface area of 11,968 square inches.
- A single 6" x 9" page is 54 square inches.
- That means 221.6 pages of that size would have the same surface area as the 128 Letter pages of B/X.
- The books that I've laid out so far have the following page counts: 34 (Core Rules), 44 (Classes and Equipment), 34 (Cleric and Magic-User Spells), for a current total of 112 pages.
- That leaves me 109 pages for the last two books (4: Monsters; 5: Adventures and Treasures).
- As the print format I'm going for (staple-bound) has a maximum of 48 pages, the complete B/X Essentials line will, by definition, come in at most at 208 pages (112 + 48 + 48), for a total of 11,232 square inches of page surface area.
- Thus, in the name of mathematics: take that, page count naysayers! :D


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8 W's of Time Management
Each day gives us the opportunity to use our time in a variety of ways. I just enjoyed a wonderful long weekend that included plenty of time to relax and hang out with family and friends. It was a good combination of planned and unplanned time. Even though every day isn't like a long weekend, we can integrate certain concepts to regularly give us a more balanced mix.
Looking at one of my typical days, I noticed that it was divided into eight segments. These groups represent how the time might be used during a given day. If you are feeling overworked and time poor, try integrating some of these ideas into your day. It might result in a more comfortable balance.
8 W's of Time Management . . .
Wake. ready for the day sets the tone for the hours that follow. Review your morning routine. Do you give yourself enough time to prepare for your day? Instead, are you rushing and stressed from the moment you wake? What can you do to improve your start? I like to shower first thing. The water is refreshing and helps me wake up, as I wash the sleepiness away. After getting dressed, I make time to enjoy my morning cup of coffee and a small breakfast.
Work. The work begins. Do you feel ready to start? Have you looked at your calendar the night before so that you know where you need to be and when? Have you planned for travel time? Most mornings, I wake early enough to have some desk time before leaving for my clients'. I use that time to catch up on emails, work on social media, papers or calls. Then I leave to work with my clients.
Waffle. You don't have to eat a waffle, but eat something. Working takes energy. It's important to take a break and nourish yourself during the day. It can be tempting to eat on the run. I have been guilty of that and have eaten sandwiches while driving. That's not good for digestion or the other drivers on the road. Sitting and relaxing while you eat is beneficial and safer. Most likely, you'll want to repeat the Waffle segment around dinnertime.
Walk. Since much of the work I do is indoors, it's essential to get some sunshine and fresh air. Especially now with the gorgeous, spring weather, I love taking walks. It's even nicer when walking with my family or friends. Not only is it great exercise, but also I get to reconnect with the people I love.
Wiggle. Add the toe-wiggling factor into your day. What do I mean by that? What makes you so joyful that your toes wiggle in delight? It's different for all of us. For me, a simple cup of blueberry or grapefruit sorbet from our local ice cream shop, The Blue Pig, is enough to bring on the wiggle. I'm not suggesting that you eat ice cream every day. The idea is to incorporate simple things that bring you pleasure.
Write. Writing has become a regular part of my days between blogging, authoring The Other Side of Organized, emailing, social media-ing and journaling. Using this way to reflect enriches my daily experience. Sometimes my writing is just a sentence fragment containing a seed idea. Other days, an idea develops into a full-blown blog post. Writing in different locations is inspiring too. One of my favorite places to write is at the Hudson River. If you don't enjoy writing, consider recording your thoughts or taking a reflection break where you don't record, but just think about your day.
Wrap-Up. Days are full. Before finishing, take time for preparation and closure. Preparation might include reviewing tomorrow's schedule, clearing your desk, gathering items you'll need the next day or selecting your clothes. I have a pull down desk. I know I've finished my wrap-up when I clear the surface, turn off the light and close the desk. It's my "done for the day" signal. How do you know when you're done?
Wish. Your day is nearing the end. Give yourself time to relax, dream and restore. Perhaps you like reading in bed, watching a movie or laying down and doing nothing. Sleeping and dreaming will replenish your energy and get you ready for tomorrow. Each new day brings another chance to design the day with your combination of W's.
Which W's resonate with you? Are there other W's you'd like to include?


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Land of Eternal Springtime
The Arcade Room, named for downtown Asheville's Grove Arcade, welcomes the morning with its sunny, design motif. The plushly carpeted room has walls of finely trimmed wainscoting in warm hues and opposite the queen bed is a cozy window seat that's just perfect for an afternoon read. The ground floor Arcade fashions an airy ambience with its multi-windowed structure. The original claw-foot tub and shower with period tile flooring add to the Arcade Room's charming appeal.
Standard Rate, $175; Holidays, Summer Weekends and October Weeknights, $190; October Weekends, $240; January to March, $139
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- Claw-foot Tub & Shower
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Stella Valle Heart Bracelet
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Stack your story. This beautiful collection of stackable bracelets designed by Stella Valle features modern charm designs such as initials, birthstones and inspirational symbols that allow you to tell the world who you are and who you love. The heart shaped bracelet is available in 18k gold or rhodium plate and can signify something special or all of the things you love in your life. Gift the Heart Bracelet to your loved one for a thoughtful gift they will treasure.
• 6.5" circumference x 0.5" w x 2.5" h.
• Rhodium or 18k gold plated brass and tin.
• One size fits most, approx. 1" opening, slightly adjustable.
• Imported.
• See Product Information for care instructions.
• Monogramming not available.
• Engraved with "FOLLOW YOUR HEART".
Standard delivery in 5 to 7 business days. Rush delivery in 2 to 3 days.
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• To put on a Stella Valle Bracelet; Grab both sides of the bracelet and pull gently. Slide the bracelet on your wrist above your wrist bone. Cup bracelet and squeeze gently to close.
• Store Jewelry in a dry, soft zipped pouch or seal in an air tight plastic bag. Moisture can cause the stone's setting to deteriorate.
• Avoid getting your bangle wet and try to minimize contact with oils, lotions and excessive sweat as water, soaps, conditioners and other chemicals can discolor, dull or cause jewelry to fade.


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PHP: Arrays
This tutorial explains how arrays may be created in PHP, and what they can be used for.
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Arrays makes it easy to associate elements (values) with keys. The individual values can then be re-called later in a script.
Arrays are useful in many situations, but a common use is when you need to work dynamically on a set of elements. They are also easier to pass on to functions than variables.
Sometimes, if a function accepts a lot of parameters, passing them as an array might make more sense, and even avoid problems with unused parameters.
Creating arrays
In PHP, arrays may be created in a number of ways. One of the most memorable ways to create an array is like done below:
$MyArray = array(); $MyArray[] = 'Peter'; $MyArray[] = 'John'; $MyArray[] = 'Matthew';
The above code would automatically assign a key to each value we place in the array, and it is easy to add more elements as needed. We may also assign a key manually. An array key can either be an integer or a string, in the above example a integer is assigned for each element, beginning with "0".
Tip. If a string key is very long, it may sometimes help to use a hash of the string instead. Though, there is no limit on allowed characters.
Assigning a key manually is easy, simply do like this:
$MyArray = array(); $MyArray['name'] = 'Peter'; $MyArray['phone'] = '20170315'; $MyArray['email'] = 'email@example.com';
Another common way to create an array, which may be somewhat harder to remember:
$MyArray = array( "name" => "Peter", "phone" => "20170315", );
Determining the length of an array
Counting elements in an array can be done using the PHP count function:
<?php $aCoolStuff['php'] = "PHP is Cool"; $aCoolStuff['css'] = "CSS is Cool"; $aCoolStuff['html'] = "HTML is Cool"; echo count($aCoolStuff); // 3 ?>
If the second parameter, mode, of the count function is used, the function can be made to work recursively, allowing us to count elements in multidimensional arrays:
<?php $aMyPHPArray[0] = "Key1 content"; $aMyPHPArray[1] = array( 'SubKey1' => 'SubKey1 content', 'SubKey2' => 'SubKey2 content'); $aMyPHPArray[2] = "Key2 content"; $n = count($aMyPHPArray, 1); // Number of elements in array echo $n; // returns 5 ?>
Iterate over arrays
Looping through arrays can be done using a while loop, after first determining the length of the array. Or, if you do not know the length of the array, by using a foreach loop.
A foreach loop is likely the simplest way to iterate over arrays in PHP, and it can also be used on objects.
<?php $MyArray = array(); $MyArray[0] = 'One'; $MyArray[1] = 'Two'; $MyArray[2] = 'Three'; foreach ($MyArray as &$value) { echo $value . '
'; } ?>
To get both the key and the value:
foreach ($array as $key=>$val) { echo $key .'->'.$val.'
'; }
A while loop may be used when the length of the array is known, and a $counter variable is used to manually keep track of the position in the array.
$MyArray[0] = 'One'; $MyArray[1] = 'Two'; $MyArray[2] = 'Three'; $n = count($aMyArray); // Count the number of Elements in array $counter = 0; // Initialize the counter variable while ($counter < $n) { echo $aWords["$counter"] . '
'; ++$counter; // Increment the counter by 1 }
Searching for keys in arrays
To check for the existence of certain array keys, we may use the isset, and array_key_exists functions.
A simple way to check if a given key exists, is to use PHP's isset function. I.e.:
<?php if (isset($MyArray["2"])) { echo 'Found'; } else { echo 'Not Found'; } ?>
Note. isset will not work with certain key names. NULL and 0 will return false, even when they do exist.
Another way to check for keys, which avoids the problem with isset, is with the array_key_exists function:
if (array_key_exists(3, $MyArray)) { echo 'Found'; } else { echo 'Not Found'; }
Search array for values and return keys
You can search an array for a value using PHP's in_array, while array_search can be used to return the key name of an element. To check for the existence of a string or number, simply do like this:
<?php $aMyTest = array("MyTest1", "MyTest2", "MyTest3", "MyTest4"); if (in_array("MyTest2", $aMyTest)) { echo "Found MyTest2" . "
"; } if (in_array("MyTest5", $aMyTest)) { echo "Found MyTest5"; } else { echo "MyTest5 not found in array!"; } ?>
You may obtain the key name itself using array_search:
<?php $aMyTest = array(); $aMyTest[0] = 'red'; $aMyTest[1] = 'green'; $aMyTest[2] = 'blue'; $key = array_search('green', $aMyTest); // Outputs: 1 echo $key; ?>


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How to Find Motorcycle Dealers
Does getting a new motorcycle interests you? Well who would not want to as this is a wonderful way of exploring the countryside or saving gas for practical reasons. On the other hand, there are so many dealers that you can find today so if this is your first time buying a motorcycle, then things can get overwhelming and frustrating easily. This can make you uncertain of where to start. Truth is, you can navigate through this process by talking to reliable dealers.
Just before you buy anything, you have to check the requirements set by your state on what it takes to legally drive a motorcycle on public road. It is not that easy to get a license because every state has different set of paperwork, requirements as well as testing that should be completed. You might even be needed to take a training class to ride a motorcycle properly. Lucky for you because there are motorcycle dealerships that will allow you to make use of their equipment to train. Just remember that you can't go on public roads until your license is endorsed.
As soon as you receive your endorsement, it's now time to head to reputable and trusted motorcycle dealer and look the motorcycles they have for you. You've been talking already to some salespeople so you know which dealerships you should work on with.
Sell if not, you may still be surprised that the salespersons working on the shop are accommodating and helpful in getting you the right bike.
They'll be the one who will help you find the most suitable motorcycle for your needs which can make you feel comfortable and have easy time controlling it. Give it a test drive to know how it feels even if you are not sure of their recommendations. In the end, their advice might be way better than what you got in mind. Any experienced and seasoned motorcycle shops are making sure that they're recommending only the best for their clients. You might think as well of getting a particular model but in case that you can't lay your feet flat on ground when stopped, then it is not the right height for you.
In addition to the fact that they are going to help you pick the right motorcycle for sale, these salespeople will also inform you of the accessories you need to buy. For instance, they will advise you to buy a helmet which meets industry standards, eyewear, safety garments like pants and jackets and so on. Motorcycle dealers typically sell these items as well right on their stores so rest assure to get all the help that you need.


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Girls basketball team from Grayling High School gets ready for 2017-2018 season
Caleb Casey | Managing Editor
Grayling High School's varsity girls basketball team – a group with four seniors, six juniors, and two sophomores – started its official practice sessions last week after a productive offseason, and the Vikings are looking to run, run, run.
"Our greatest strength is our depth," Coach Joe Powers said. "We have great girls and we have numbers. We will try and take advantage of our depth by running a very fast-paced game both offensively and defensively. Our goal is to win the game in four quarters by wearing the other team down."
This year's squad will consist of: (seniors) Mallory Hatfield, Ryleigh White, Olivia Schreiber, Ellie Carr; (juniors) Esabella Powers, Madison Longendyke, Abby Pippin, Hailey Hartman, Trinity Hatfield, Tiffany Cook; (sophomores) Jasmine Denton, Isabel Duba.
Coach Powers said the group was able to compete in games during the summer and work on their skills at two camps.
"We played a lot of games this summer to have the team gel and to put it a new system. We created a local league and area schools took turns hosting so that it would be close and convenient for the surrounding schools. We also went to two team camps at Alpena Community College and Mason County Central," Coach Powers said.
"We were able to play a lot and see quite a few teams. Especially at Mason County Central, we were able to play some very good teams from downstate that we wouldn't normally be able to see. We had great numbers for the girls for summer ball. We accomplished a lot in the summer, which we restrict just to the month of June so that kids can be kids," Coach Powers said. "It was a great time for our kids."
Coach Powers said the offseason work is already paying off during the squad's early practice sessions.
"The first week of practice has been very good. The benefits of summer camp have already been evident as our greatest chore right now is getting in shape and getting our basketball legs. The girls are committed and working hard," Coach Powers said.
Key to success this year? Defense, according to the squad's coach.
"If we can be successful with our swarming defense, we'll be okay," Coach Powers said.
"Our greatest challenge will be our skill work. Shooting proficiency is an area for improvement and we're dedicating a lot of time to work on our shooting. Fundamentals have a major portion of all practices," Coach Powers said.
Powers, superintendent for the Crawford AuSable School District, is now starting his second stint as coach of the varsity girls basketball program at Grayling High School. He coached the team for three years from 2010-2011 through 2012-2013.
"I'm excited to be coaching and working with our youth again. Love coaching and working with our student-athletes," he said.
The Vikings will open their 2017-2018 season with a nonconference game at Roscommon High School on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The contest will follow the Grayling vs. Roscommon JV girls basketball contest slated for a 6 p.m. tip-off. The Grayling girls will host Lake City – also a nonconference opponent – at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1.
The varsity girls basketball team will play in its first Lake Michigan Conference game of the season on Friday, Dec. 15, in Grayling at 5:30 p.m.
The Vikings will likely have several tough tests again this year in a strong Lake Michigan Conference.
"We definitely have some of the best teams in the north with (Traverse City St. Francis), (Kalkaska), and Charlevoix and Elk Rapids will be very good again as well. We have a tall order playing our league teams. We'll compete each and every day," Coach Powers said.
Coach Powers said the group's goal is to concentrate on its play and win a district title at the end of the year.
"Our measuring stick is on how we perform. We're going to worry about our own performance each and every day. Our goal this season is to win the first girls basketball district ever for (Grayling High School)," Coach Powers said.


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|Hello?! Is Anyone Listening?
08 April 2011
Open Letter To Politicians Who Want to Cut Medicare and Medicaid
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You are not alone, I'm standing right next to you asking the same questions and feeling the same despair!ReplyDelete
Money has always been a driving force. The only difference is that the poor need it to survive, while the rich need it to....what??....get richer??
And everyday "people" become less important while wealth, greed, and avarice grow exponentially!
Are we headed for the same end that the Romans came to??? The optimist part of me says, "Nah, it's just a cyclical part of government and party politics"; the pessimist part of me says,"Hell, we're going down for the third time and we don't even know it!"; and the realist is screaming, "HELP!!" to a deaf and morally corrupt world!
Mellodee... I am like you. For years I was an optimist. Now, I am witnessing truth in action; no longer deceived by the pretty pictures and colors.ReplyDelete
I do still have an optimist in me that believes in miracles. We need one.


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January 3 - March 4, 2017
Quilting exists in a nexus between a practical craft and a vehicle for artistic expression. Generally defined as two layers of cloth held together by stitching with a batting layer in the middle, the quilt's functional purpose is, of course, to provide warmth and comfort. As with any hand-made useful object, the quilter has an opportunity to decorate, make aesthetic judgments, and discover inventive techniques that contribute to the evolution of the craft. We are featuring a sampler by five area practitioners, with styles ranging from the traditional approach to treatments of purely expressive intent.
Cathy Bellino is the owner of LiveWarm of Chelmsford. She is showing two collaborative bed coverings, one of which is inspired by a quilt made by novelist Jane Austen.
Cathy Granese lives in Stoneham and is a member of the Lowell Fiber Artist Group.
Ginger Parker of Littleton calls herself, first, a wife and mother of five, with a passion for quilting as a close second.
Dorry Swain is well known in quilting circles in and around her home of Shirley.
Allison Wilbur is centered in Barrington, Rhode Island. With husband Dick Wilbur, she runs Quilt for Change, a non-profit project that sponsors art quilt exhibits for display at the United Nations and venues across the U.S. The challenges are themed on issues important to women around the world and are a call for awareness and action to improve the lives of women everywhere.
I expect this exhibit of beautiful craftwork will bring some added warmth to Sibley Hall this winter.
This exhibit is made possible by the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust.
Ken Hansen,
Upcoming Exhibits
Past Exhibits
- Urban Settings
- Bethany Peck
- Lara Loutrel
- Flora Fauna Fantasia
- Pharr Schulenburg
- Life in our Backyard
- Craig Altobello
- GDRSD Art Faculty
- GDRHS Art Club
- Water and Sky
- Home
- Terry Durell
- Free Expressions
- Ray Ciemny, Recast
- Paper Dolls
- Quilts
- Places Recalled
- Newburyport Air
- Loomings
- Nashoba Valley Artists Group
- High Fiber
- Nan Hockenbury
- Color Scapes
- Bridge
- Personal Spaces
- Joel Moskowitz
- Donald Shambroom
- End of Summer Moods
- Singularity
- Future
- Local Talent
- Flock of Days
- Tarbell
- Dreams
- B St. Marie Nelson
- Bakers Dozen
- Cathy Chin
- Making a Mark
- More Than Words
- Light, Wood and Bronze
- Common Threads
- Anne Krinsky
- Eye on the Gulf Coast
- Cellular Visions
- Hmong Story Cloths and Textiles
- Carole Rabe
- The Literary Horse: When Legends Come to Life
- Beyond Wild Apples: Dwelling, Refuge, Shelter
- Lewka Cims
- Brenda Cirioni
- Once Upon a Chair
- Uncommon Application
- Landscapes, Found and Imagined
- Merill Comeau
- Animal, Vegetable, Art
- Monotypes and Paintings by Pamela Lawson & Jill Pottle


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According to a Statistics New Zealand survey, which covered a span of twelve months, thirty-five feature films were made in the country in 2011.
Regional data in the survey defined Wellington as the country's main base for film, with a vast majority of revenue for its screen industry business being in feature film work (which was worth more than $500 million in 2011).
Figures show how focused the film business is on activity surrounding Sir Peter Jackson's interests, including Weta Workshop and his post-production house. Additionally, the period covered within the survey would have included preliminary work on his highly-anticipated Hobbit films.
Says Graeme Mason, chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission, "These figures highlight the determination of those making local films and working on international productions to make great movies." He adds that, "it also emphasises the importance of the sector's contribution to the New Zealand economy."
While the survey shows fewer businesses taking part in the industry, about 180 of them earned over $1 million a year, which is eighteen more than in 2010.
Total broadcasting industry revenue, which includes free-to-air and pay TV subscriptions, was up 7% (to $1.26 billion), representing 40% of the gross revenue for the whole screen industry.
Cinema exhibition revenue was up 6% to $163 million, due largely in part to higher charges on tickets to 3D movies.
The survey also revealed advertising to be up 4% (to $2.99 billion).


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posts tagged with 'work'
holy week, unholy work
Today was Maundy Thursday, which means we're into the meat of Holy Week now—the part where the days have names (though I heard the term "Spy Wednesday" for the first time yesterday, so that's a thing too). Leah and I aren't entering into the contemplative heart of the season, because we're being totally destroyed by stress.
Leah's stress has nothing to do with the liturgical calendar; she's just absorbed in a couple big projects at work, in preparation for a conference next week. It means ten-hour days, and lots of brain-space taken up by work thoughts 24 hours a day (at least she works on writing about the Bible... that's kind of holy, right?).
In my case, it totally makes sense that I'm busy this season. That's what happens when you work for a church—even a non-liturgical church like ours. Well, I say "non-liturgical"; but now we've got a couple of Episcopalians in charge of the families program—me being one of them of course—so Good Friday and even Maundy Thursday events are happening annually. Today was my job. We had a little over 40 people for a pot-luck with communion and foot-washing, so I think it was a success... but for one thing: very few adults were willing to be part of the foot washing! Leah says it's because they saw it as a kids' event. Maybe. I think they need to pay more attention to John's gospel. Oh well, there were plenty of kids who knew what to do.
Now that that's over with, my stress levels will drop by at least 50%. For Easter proper, my only role is making sure everyone has enough food and seeing that the trash is taken out. True, calling donut shops to try and order 15 dozen for Sunday morning is a terrifying experience, but at least it doesn't last long (for the record: so far, no luck). I can't promise that I'll be ready to have a transcendent spiritual experience come Sunday, but I think at least I won't have a nervous breakdown before then. Then Monday is Patriots Day. Tuesday? Tuesday I'll finally relax.
job satisfaction?
Working in the public schools has a lot to say for it. I really enjoy getting to spend time with a diverse population of kids, and even though I'm often not a fan of the big-picture pedagogical model—and lots of the implementation too—it's nevertheless always a thrill to do the actual teaching and see the kids making progress. But still: it's kind of a struggle. Very rarely while teaching have I felt... let's say "comfortable". Not lazy and complacent, but relaxed and energized and excited about doing real work. I always would have rather been at home.
But due to various changes in our schedule, both Leah and I find ourselves working in jobs that are, so far at least, actually that kind of rewarding. And it leaves us spending some serious time out of the house.
Serious time for us, at least; I suppose normal folks consider nine-hour work days—that's nine hours counting commuting time—to be pretty commonplace. But finding myself engrossed in a delightful, meaningful task this afternoon I stuck around in Cambridge until almost 4:30 to finish it up. And Leah didn't leave work until after 5:00 yesterday (good thing I had it all under control).
Lijah still isn't sleeping, but with the holiday craziness out of the way we're starting to find a reasonable schedule and the sanity that comes with it. The house is getting cleaned regularly, the kids are getting fun outings, and Leah and even have some time to talk with each other (ok, so that's only when we're doing the dishes—but it's something!). And there's time for work, too... who would have thought?!
transition period
Circumstances have recently led to an end, temporary or more, of my substituting career. I closed out my year in the public schools on Monday, and I was looking forward to getting one last chance to spend time with a school population that I know pretty well: I've spent at least a couple days a week working in the one particular school for six years. On Monday I was in the library.
While I did get to say hi to lots of kids in the halls, and share books with three first grade classes and a kindergarten, for the most part my services were needed to keep the work of the library going. The not-being-with-kids kind of work, like changing books' spine labels and pulling collections of Caldecott winners. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed when I showed up to be confronted with a list of seven or eight significant tasks... "and if you finish those, there's always shelf reading!"
I knew I wouldn't finish (though I think I acquitted myself pretty well for a non-professional!). In that, it was a lot like the rest of my life: both at home and in my new role at the church I feel like every day brings a near-endless array of things to accomplish. I've even taken to keeping to-do lists—by no means typical behavior for me! On the positive side, it's nice not to be bored or to be casting around for something to work on; but on the other hand, having all but the most transitory sense of accomplishment denied me is a little frustrating.
But that's the way of things these days. Almost-Christmas time. And while I was a little disappointed not to get more kid time Monday—I like subbing because I like teaching kids—there are lots of advantages to our new schedule too. Like more time with my own boys, and the farm-school co-op! I just need to enroll some more students... know anyone who might be interested.
chickens are too easy
Everyone should have chickens. As I tell anyone who asks (and some people who don't) they're a lot less work than a dog and need less room than you expect. And you get eggs, and the simple enjoyment of watching hens do their thing: a delightful mix of silly, beautiful, and dinosaur-like deadly. But this morning, as I ventured out into the cold rain to fill their food and water and give them some new straw bedding, I wished they were a little more work.
Not for very long, of course! This time of year is when the number of necessary trips out to the coop doubles to two, as I need to bring in the waterer overnight to keep it from freezing solid; and since I need to put the water out first thing in the morning, it also enforces a time-line on a chore that in warmer days I could do whenever I felt like it. (Yes, I also let the hens out in nice weather, and sometimes visit them just to hang out, but in the summer I don't have to.) So I'm more aware now than I was a week ago of my responsibilities to the flock.
But there's something valuable about having those sorts of responsibilities to take care of before you get going on the rest of your day. Sure, I actually need to leave home to work—to sully my hands in the business of commerce, if you will—but when I spend a few minutes pitching hay before I leave it puts the workday world into perspective: an interval in the middle of real life, rather than all there is. I suppose it doesn't need to be agriculture: you could probably get the same effect with a morning run or bike-ride, or by putting in some time on a musical instrument, or by baking something. Anything that's your own work rather than the paying job you happen to have fallen into.
And I say that as someone who likes his job, and doesn't even work that hard anyways! Today I wasn't even going to work: as I watched the hens in the rain I was looking forward to a hard day of "homeschooling" and riding the T all over the city with Harvey and Zion (more about that later!). But the chickens were still wonderfully grounding, and for a little while I wished they were enough work to give me that sort of feeling every morning.
Leah, maybe we should get goats!
a few thoughts and observations
The boys—Harvey especially—have expressed with certainty the opinion that winter doesn't start until there's snow on the ground. They care nothing for my theory that it's temperature and light levels that matter (as far as I'm concerned when I can't grow vegetables and the hens aren't laying it's winter), to say nothing of that nonsense about waiting until the days start getting longer. With the three light snowfalls we've enjoyed over the past four days they're now satisfied that winter is at least trying, even if Harvey might wish for a little better depth of snow.
It was certainly winter riding on the commute this morning, since yesterday's snow had been partially melted by rain and then frozen solid overnight. On the way to work Monday I was feeling smug about how I could zip right through the inch of snow on the bike path without hardly slowing down, while the cars on the road needed the service of plows and salt trucks and were still mired in ferocious traffic; today I was very glad that most of the path had been plowed late yesterday because otherwise the frozen landscape of footprints and wheel tracks would have been seriously tiresome to ride over. The flat ice that covered most of the path, on the other hand, was just fun, and in moderation so was the lumpy stuff. I much prefer challenges of skill to those of endurance, so anything that makes my commute harder technically is welcome—for the first couple days at least!
I have to do all this commuting because they keep making me work. As a substitute teacher I can theoretically stay home when I need to; a couple weeks ago I was complaining to friends how tired I was after having to work all the working days in a week, something which I was forced to acknowledge that most people have somehow found a way to deal with. Well I've been dealing too lately, since I'm signed up to work every day of December until school lets out. When you add in the church work I do that means I'm working 17 out of the first 20 days in December, which would be a bit much in any month, never mind one where I'm also trying to get ready for Christmas! So if I don't get you a present, that's my excuse.
Regardless of how much I personally am getting done, Christmas is definitely in the air around here. The Advent Calendar is out and we're enjoying the daily ritual of the boys fighting over who's going to get to pull out each day's felt piece. Harvey and I enjoyed a orchestral Christmas concert Sunday (Zion was too sick to come, sadly). The boys are having fun playing Christmas, making presents and hanging their nutcracker ornaments on the rosemary plant. And all the neighbors' houses are beautifully decorated with festive lights! (our house is lit up by the second-hand glow; that counts, right?).
I should really be working on the Christmas card instead of writing here, but I'm afraid if I don't write these things down I'll never remember them—and as frantic as I feel these days things are pretty good, and definitely worth remembering. So.
gardening and other work
Like spring, fall is a time of year when I want to be in the garden. My favorite plants, the tomatoes, are dying, fighting to ripen a few more fruits before being overtaken by late blight; I really should be out their daily, at least to pull the rotting or blight-damaged fruit to give the good ones more of a chance. It's about the end for the basil too, and the cucumbers. There's not really anything I can do to keep them going, but I want to at least be out there, enjoying the last bit of production from those high-summer crops. Too bad I have to be at work.
It's not that I don't like working. I'm subbing again this year, which is great fun and lets me hang out with kids of all the elementary ages—I've already spent days with kindergarteners and fifth-graders and enjoyed both tremendously. Plus I've taken on a second job, managing the Elementary Kids Church program at our church, which gives me a chance to be in charge of long-term plans and think about big pedagogical questions (think about them in setting where my thoughts can actually affect how things are done, that is—that's the part that's new). Neither job pays a whole lot, but in a better world I'd be happy to do both of them for free, so the fact that I can get paid at all is pretty cool. But it does mean a fair amount of time away from home.
Still, I have more time to garden than most people—not to mention the painting, baking, reading, and hanging out with my family that I manage to squeeze in. So no complaints. And this afternoon as I inspected the blight-blasted tomatoes I picked a good two quarts of perfectly fine cherry tomatoes, so even there all is not lost. And then there's the squash coming in, and a second round of hot peppers, and maybe a first round of sweet peppers if it stays warm a little longer. I can find time to pick those, I'm sure.
no sense of an ending
The school year ended in Lexington today, and thank goodness: it must have been at least 80°F in the classroom this morning at noon. I finished up the year as an assistant in a 2nd grade classroom, so it was a real goodbye to a group of kids I got to know well, but the many months of substituting that led up to it really changed the feeling of the last day for me. After all, there were so many endings this year! The kids—and the other teachers—were all curious about where I'm going to be next year, but I had nothing to tell them. I'm curious myself, truth be told.
As unusual as the last day felt, though, the day after the last day is going to follow true to form: we're planning on going strawberry picking, which seems to be becoming something of a tradition.
my real job
I'm spending all week teaching in the same classroom of fourth-graders, which is kind of a luxury: it's nice not to have to remember new names every morning! But it also gives the kids time to wonder about me. Yesterday one asked, "what's your real job?" After I assured him that all I do is substitute for teachers who are out, he—by this point joined by other interested students—pressed, "but what about when no one needs a sub?" They were clearly concerned about me. "Do you run out of money? Do you have to go to your mom to get more money?"
Haha, if only they knew! I did reassure them that my mom gave me some money for my birthday last week so I'd be ok. It's hard to think about financial planning when you're 10 and live in the suburbs.
routine adjustment
I went back to work today, and Leah was glad to get me out of the house (Harvey and Rascal missed me, though; Zion didn't care). I had forgotten how much time working takes, and I don't even work quite full time. How on earth do people ever get anything done?! Seems like I only just got home when and it was time to eat dinner and put the kids to bed; I don't know how I'm ever going to get this chicken coop finished! Although I suppose it will help that tomorrow and Thursday are half days and I have both Friday and Monday off for Labor Day. They like to ease us into the school year.
As for blogging, who knows when I'll ever have time. I'll have to start doing some writing on my lunch breaks.
applying myself
Job hunting can be kind of addictive. At least, that's my excuse for still being up at half-past eleven on a Monday evening. Sure, I'm on vacation now, but I vowed that I'd get to bed early in order to be able to enjoy the sunny part of the summer to the fullest (and my family would like to have me awake and alert to do chores with them too). But there are still new jobs being posted, so I apply and apply. Seven more tonight, bringing the total to over 40 applications sent in, some of them for multiple positions. No bites yet.
I heard from an administrator that he got 400 applicants for one position earlier this year. I figure that means that if I apply to 400 openings myself I'm a shoe-in for the last one. A tenth of the way there!
Of course, that's only true until December when the next crop of ed school graduates gets their degrees and the game resets. How many new elementary teaching licenses to you thing Massachusetts issues each year?


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Teddy bears, cards, bags, clothes, and food ── everything seems too mainstream to give as a birthday present. Presenting a gift requires utmost creativity in selecting over hundreds of options, especially if the one you would give gift to is very close to your heart.
Some people make the gifts themselves, but most people buy for unique gifts either locally-made ones or imported ones. But in either case, people make sure that what they get will fit what the receiver wishes for.
So how about if the one you would give gift to is your father for his 70th birthday? It is somewhat hard to think if that is the case, because you have to think of several 70th-birthday gift ideas for him.
Every father has a habit of giving a lot of things for his family as a gift, without having the thought of getting something in return. He gives every single thing that he thinks his family deserves to get. The number of goods such as food, clothing, toys, decorations, appliances, and other things from him increases so much that opening a convenience store could be an option.
But today, he will not be the one who give gifts, for today is his day.
It seems time flew so quickly—from him presenting various gifts every time he gets home from work up to the day he retires from his job and to the day he reached his golden years. He just seemed to be working and working without stop—and it certainly made us think that he didn't need to take a rest, which he rarely do.
Now getting back to the present, you have to think of 70th-birthday gift for him. Your options should include all his favorite things, be it better bought or made. You are his child, so you should know that as a man, he thinks like most man. This gives you an edge to know what he would like to get, and thinking about gift ideas for men will be of no difficulty. Of course, if you have the resources, you could start thinking for 70th-birthday party ideas, keeping in mind that this requires time, secrecy (from your father), place, and a good organization of the flow of events.
If you happen to have no idea about what gift you should give to your father, you could ask people like your relatives regarding birthday gift ideas for your father. Your mother, for example, could surely tell you something about birthday gift ideas for him. After all, she is your father's wife, and a wife birthday-gift ideas will never put you in the wrong places. In addition, you could surf over the internet about 70th-birthday gift ideas for men, as there are a lot of published articles related to birthday gifts dedicated to 70th-birthday gift ideas for dad can be found in there. Moreover, you could ask his closest friends about his interests for you to know men's birthday gift ideas so you can additional reminders to add in your bucket list.
When you finally have the 70th-birthday gift ideas for your father, you can consider with whom you will be when you present your gift for him. Remember, you have done everything you can to arrive to this birthday gift idea of yours, so have pride while you present it to your father. Starting with your family, you can motivate them to join you in singing the famed "Happy Birthday" song.


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Warm Weather Warriors
Michael Yon, reporting from Iraq with our troops, notes an odd fact about the Baathists, or Former Regime Elements (FRE), fighting our forces to reconquer Iraq:
It's a fact here on the Iraqi battleground—though seldom mentioned—that the majority of FRE insurgents are climate-sensitive. They almost never attack when it's cold, raining or even muddy. As a rule, if conditions are such that the Little League baseball game back home would be canceled due to inclement weather, these FRE insurgents will stay home and wait for the skies to clear.


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Things don't always go according to plan....
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Hi. This is Good Fortune and I'm your host, Matt Van Natta. Today's questions, why Good Fortune and what's with that raven? Stoic podcast, huh, well what sort of Stoic podcast? And finally, I want a boisterous crowd to shut up and go away, how can Stoicism help me with this? Alright, let's get started!
[Crow Caws]
So this is it, episode one of a new Stoic podcast. Once again, I'm Matt Van Natta and I started blogging at ImmoderateStoic.com in 2012, just a year after I started practicing Stoicism in earnest. Since then, my writing has been featured in a variety of places incuding the websitesof Stoicism Today and The Spiritual Naturalist Society. Stoicism Today also included me in their book of Selected Writings. Additionally, I'm a co-host of the stoic podcast, Painted Porch. I'm also a husband, a father, and a newly minted Oregonian. I just got my driver's license this week.
So why title this project Good Fortune? It comes from a favorite Stoic quote. The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was a practicing Stoic. He kept a personal journal about that journey and it has stayed with us unitl this very day. It's usually titled simply, "Meditations.' In the meditations Aurelius says, 'Misfortune, born nobly, is good fortune.' To Stoics, there isn't really any bad or good fortune in the world, what happens is simply what happened. It's our personal judgements about events that make things appear good or bad. Aurelius wanted to stop judging events and, instead, judge his own response to events. Would he shut down at the first sign of an obstacle, or adapt and press on? Would he waste his life fearing events that were out of his control, or focus on living with excellence no matter what came his way? "Misfortune, born nobly is good fortune." It's a very short phrase, that illustrates an important facet of the Stoic view of life. I picked the title Good Fortune because this podcast will be focused on understanding and applying the Stoic orientation to life, so that each of us can learn to live in a state of constant good fortune.
I promised I'd explain the raven as well. I stared at that raven so much during the past months I feel it deserves a name, maybe I'll call her Fortuna? Anyway, the raven is there because ravens are often considered ill omens. The ancient Stoics believed in omens and divination. There are a variety of reasons they took this view, too many to go into right now. Let' s just accept that the Stoics believed that certain signs could lead us to knowledge of what was to come. In the Enchirideon, which is a handbook composed of notes from the Stoic teacher Epictetus' lectures, Chapter 18 specifically addresses omens and ravens. It ends saying, "...but for me every portent is favorable, if I so wish; for whatever the outcome be, it is within my power to derive benefit from it." So omens were neither good or bad. They're just road signs for life. No matter the signs, how we travel the road remains up to us. You can see how closely alligned Chapter 18 is with Marcus Aurelius' point of view.
Let me be clear, I don't believe in divination and we will not be reading the stars on this podcast. I enjoy the sentiment expressed in chapter 18 even though I don't make my decisions based on what birds do or do not do in my presense.
Enough about all that. What sort of Stoic podcast is this? Well, I won't be doing interviews. If you want those listen to Painted Porch over at PaintedPorch.org, there's great stuff there. As a cohost, I'm biased, but I'm right. I will also be avoiding delving deep into the nooks and crannies of Stoic philosophy. There will be explanations of Stoic thinking, and at times some technical points will most likely be made, but Good Fortune is about practical, actionable Stoicism. My ideal is that every episode clearly elaborates on the Stoic view of the world. How do we view insults? What's the proper reaction to a traffic jam? Should I be politically active? I want to uncover the Stoic view or views of everyday events and follow up with practices that can help us adopt and maintain that Stoic outlook.
Now, an offshoot of the 'what sort of Stoic podcast' question is 'what sort of Stoicism' is going to be presented? My goal is to be accessible to anyone with an interest in Stoicism. In fact, you might just be interested in general self-help, lifehacking sort of stuff. I will always be speaking about Stoicism, as a Stoic, but all ears are welcome. And your voice is welcome too, through immoderatestoic.com as well as social media. So, what kind of Stoicism will be presented here? Here's a description of Stoicism penned (quilled?) by the Roman Stoic, Seneca, "No school has more goodness and gentleness; none has more love for human beings, nor more attention to the common good. The goal which it assigns to us is to be useful, to help others, and to take care, not only of ourselves, but of everyone in general and of each one in particular." Stoicism, properly practiced, lifts people up and draws them closer together. That's the Stoicism I hope to understand better and practice daily and that is the Stoicism I will be presenting here.
I also want to keep things short. So I think I've said enough about what Good Fortune is meant to be, let's move on to the final question.
I want a boisterous crowd to shut up and go away, how can Stoicism help me with this?
[Crow Caws]
Ah the crowd...how often you have annoyed me. Some of you may be blessed with a natural love of humanity at its loudest and most tightly packed. The rest of you have probably shared my dismay when surrounded by an unexpected throng of revelers. Well. I am pleased to report that Stoicism offers a solution, however, like most every Stoic solution, it involves a change, not in others, but within ourselves.
"When you're alone you should call this condition tranquility and freedom, and think of yourself like the gods; and when you are with many, you shouldn't call it a crowd, or trouble, or uneasiness, but festival and company, and contentedly accept it."
So you can see what Epictetus did there, basically he switched out some words, but it's not simply wordplay! He's re-framing the situation from a random crowd to a festival. Now I've written about this quote a lot, in fact I made a video about this same lesson. The Festival Mindset is an idea that is very important to me, because I've been very anxious in my life, especially in social situations and I've found this one word, "festival," to be supremely important in overcoming a lot of that anxiety. Don't think that Epictetus is just advocating for wordplay. Within the word, "festival," is an entire mindset that, if embraced, really does make dealing with people easier. We've all been to a festival that we've wanted to go to; a party, a concert, somewhere where we were among our people, we were doing what we wanted to do, and it was fun. The fact is, when we're at those sort of events we tend to give a lot of grace to the people around us. The loudness doesn't seem as loud, or at least as annoying, the jostling is taken in stride, whatever it is that's going on, if it's in the spirit of the festival, great! The problem, of course, is when we're somewhere we don't want to be or weren't expecting to be. I'll tell you that I don't watch a lot of American football, never have. Because of that, it's so far removed from my thinking process that it never dawns on me that I might go out at night to a place that is showing a football game and will be crowded and loud. Now, that's all on me. It's not hard to know what night football's happening and it's not hard to know which of the places I visit have multiple televisions. But that doesn't change the fact that it's pretty easy to get annoyed at people when they are interrupting whatever it is that you want to do. That's where Festival comes in.
I have, for the past couple of years, made it a point to say rather consistently Festival, the actual word, to myself whenever I'm out in a crowd. I have a story I've used to illustrate this in the past. For whatever reason, I have a habit of going out to read at bars. Which is a little weird. I mean, I just want a cocktail and a nice book, but it can look odd to be sitting at a barstool where everyone else is having fun and be the one flipping through a book. But whatever, I'm used to being considered weird and I've given up long ago on what other people think about that. But still, I'm going to a loud place to do something that is inherently quiet.
So I'm at a bar with book in hand, sat down to order my cocktail, and couldn't help by notice a particularly loud party going on behind me. It didn't annoy me. As I said, I've gotten pretty good at putting myself in the right mindset before going out but it was very loud and distracting. So much so that the bartender began coming up and telling patrons a little bit about that group. When he came around to me he said, "Hey buddy, just so you know, the table behind you is part of an engagement party." Now I was already in a good mood, but that context was important. It made people seem less obnoxious that they were celebrating an engagement than if they were just really drunk and really loud.
Now this particular event stuck in my head because a little bit latter a couple came into the bar and sat next to me and they were obviously distracted by the group behind us. The guy would turn and stare people down and then the woman would do the same. Then they would sort of whisper to each other. They were obviously annoyed. When a natural pause in there conversation came up I turned to them and said, "Hey, just so you know, that's an engagement party back there." And they said..."Oh, that's cool," and for the entire rest of the night it was obvious that the were no longer annoyed by the group!
This is what Epictetus wants us to do in all situations. Decide we're at a big party and that everyone around us is in our company and then contentedly accept it. There's another standard Stoic quote, also from Epictetus,
"It is impossible that happiness and yearning for what is not present should ever be united."
If you want it to be quite when it isn't, you're not going to be content and that's unfortunate because it's possible (at least in most situations) to change your mind about what you want. So one last time, "When you're alone you should call this condition tranquility and freedom, and think of yourself like the gods; and when you are with many, you shouldn't call it a crowd, or trouble, or uneasiness, but festival and company, and contentedly accept it."
[Crow Caws]
Ok. So that's episode one of Good Fortune. In future episodes, instead of just throwing one last point at you, the entire podcast will be about the mindset that supports the week's practice and then, probably a more expanded practice than this one simple quote. But hey, I had a lot to pack into this episode. Obviously you've found Good Fortune somewhere. Perhaps though iTunes or my website ImmoderateStoic.com? In any case, if you want to keep up with the action follow me through the website, iTunes, the Immoderate Stoic Facebook Page, or on Twitter @goodfortunecast. And of course you can always listen to me on Painted Porch at paintedporch.org. It's a fine Stoic podcast if I do say so myself. Shoutout to Tryad and their album Public Domain which provided the music that I took a sample from. And finally, always remember, 'misfortune born nobly is good fortune.' And therefore, I wish you all good fortune until next time.
[Crow Caws]
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The Rotherhithe Picture Research Library
The Sands Films Studios in Rotherhithe are just one such place. Housed in some unprepossessing Grade II listed former granary, Sands Films Studios were founded in the 1970's and offer film production facilities as you may expect but also a cinema club (free) and a renowned costume-making workshop.
You will have seen their creations in such films as Little Dorrit (1988), Vanity Fair (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Pride and Prejudice (2005) or Fingersmith (2005) and many others.
The quaintest and most interesting part of the complex however is without a doubt the adjacent Picture Research Library.
Neatly tucked on the ground floor of the oldest part of the building, its ceiling supported by 18th century reclaimed ships' timbers, imagine a giant scrapbook of thousands of images, photographs and other magazine clippings brought together in a serendipitously haphazard way and covering subjects as varied and far apart as advertising and packaging to costumes, via domestic utensils, nature, transport or war.
Add to that a collection about local history and you may get a picture (!) of this visual cornucopia used by researchers, stage and fashion designers as well as local school kids.
The staff there (probably volunteers for the most part) is incredibly friendly, welcoming and passionate, and, although what looks a caf in actually a staff canteen, Neil, a propah cockney (although his mum is apparently from Norwich) who seems to be the manager there, will probably let you have a bite if you ask nicely and will later come and sit with you with a nice cuppa and have a good old chinwag.
Neil assures us that the best time for a visit is on Tuesdays, when Olivier, the enthusiast in charge, is at hand and able to guide you through his treasures.
Whether it is a Tuesday or not however, if you find yourself near Rotherhithe, do drop by and have a look at this hidden London gem.
The library is open every week days from 10.30 till 4.00. Access is free.
for more information visit: www.sandsfilms.co.uk
More pictures are available on my flickr account here.
An edited version of this article has appeared on Londonist here.


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I thought I'd share a card I made where I attempted to CASE my super-talented friend Jenn. She blows me away with her creativity and she was the reason I ended up buying this set. My card is no where near as good as hers, but I had to work with what I had. Jason thinks it needs a different ribbon, but it is what it is. I may try to work on the idea a bit more and do it for an event later on.
I used the Tea for Two DSP that I'd purchased last month and the combination of Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, and So Saffron. Like I said, not horrible, but most definitely NOT as good as Jenn's. I am never good at copying ideas, so I really prefer to make my own designs. Sometimes we need that boost of help though and that's going to be me this month for sure.
Time is going by too fast. I still can't believe she's 8 months old now. I had to get her 12 months clothes out and wash them today as her 9 months stuff suddenly quit fitting this week. We keep discussing what we want to do for her birthday and are going to have to get serious about that soon so that I can make decorations. It feels like we have so much time, but I know how fast time is passing and it will be here before we know it. I'm just so, so excited about the idea of a birthday party. We never got that with our Eli so we'll be so thankful to get that with Laila. I'm hoping to incorporate some crabs into her party (hence the beach theme) so that her brother can be a part of it as well.
Now that I've made myself cry, I'm off to play with my family. Have a great Sunday and stay tuned as I have two guest designer cards to share with you this week! One will be featured tomorrow, so check back in the morning.


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Presented by Scotiabank. Made possible by Rodd Hotels & Resorts, KC Hospitality, and Harm Geurs Design
Dartmouth, NS – September 17, 2015
On World Mental Health Day, October 10th, Rodd Hotels & Resorts and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia will be hosting a thoughtful, thankful gathering at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth. Food 4 Thought is an event centred on four courses, prepared by four families, with four fundamentals of mental health support in mind: family and friends, community, peers, and healthcare providers.
Presented by Scotiabank, the event is made possible by KC Hospitality and Harm Geurs Design. Proceeds will support the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
Rodd is inviting families from across the province who love to cook, spend time together, and have a mental health connection to apply to take part. Four families will be chosen to receive a one night stay at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth on October 10th and join chefs in the kitchen to prepare one of four gourmet courses: soup, salad, main, or dessert. Each family will also have the opportunity to share their mental health story with guests. Family applications are due September 25th. They are available for download at www.mentalhealthns.ca/food4thought
Food 4 Thought will be a family-friendly event. Until September 25th, tickets are $50.00 each (original price: $75.00) and $45.00 when purchasing 4 or more. Tickets are free for children under 10 years old (up to two children per family, reduced rate for additional children). The Rodd Grand Yarmouth is offering an $80.00 room rate for guests in celebration of Rodd Hotels & Resorts eightieth anniversary.
"The staff is excited, as is the community of Yarmouth and surrounding areas," says Robert Waite, General Manager, Rodd Grand Yarmouth. "This event will bring a stronger awareness to mental health issues in Atlantic Canada and our community."
Tickets for Food 4 Thought are available at Scotiabank Yarmouth Branch Main Street, andthe Rodd Grand Yarmouth Hotel. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Rodd Grand Yarmouth at (902) 742-2446, or by emailing Robert Waite at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Leading up to the event, from September 26th to October 9th, Gold Sponsor Boston Pizza Yarmouth will donate $1 from every large pizza and gourmet pasta sold in-store to Food 4 Thought (Pasta Tuesday dishes do not apply).
Rodd Hotels & Resorts also recently launched a year-long campaign in support of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. A portion from every room booked at Rodd Hotels & Resorts for business or leisure travel in the Maritimes will be donated to the Foundation when guests use the promo code "MHFNS2015." For more information, visit: www.roddhotelsandresorts.com/supportmentalhealth
Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor Scotiabank; Gold Sponsor Boston Pizza; Community Sponsors Coastal Financial Credit Union, Pink Starr Barro, Rosie's Floral & Wedding Rentals, Victaulic, Web.com, Yarmouth Mall; and Media Sponsor CJLS Radio.
Food 4 Thought
Saturday, October 10, 2015
7:00 pm
Rodd Grand Yarmouth
Tickets: Until Sept. 25th: $50.00 each. $45.00 each when purchasing 4 or more.
After Sept. 25th: $75.00 each
Free for children under 10, up to two children per family. Special price of $19.00 plus tax for each additional child.
Guestroom Rate: $80.00 plus taxes for event attendees
Tickets are available at Scotiabank Yarmouth Branch, Main Street and at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth
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