Life is a complicated process. It begins with having to completely rely on and trust in another's beliefs, ideas, and decisions. By the time we first wonder for ourselves, we may find that we are already bound by someone else's expectations, desires, and dreams, which in itself may lead us to live lives of compromise and unfulfilled hopes. The lives we live, the roads we travel, and the way our paths unfold are for us to shape and direct in our experiences and in the dreams we choose to pursue.

Author Anita Allison offers insight and support through the teachings in riding the wave inside-out to help us realize what we need to understand and do to ensure that the paths we choose and the choices we make will enable us to create the best life possible.

The ideas and thoughts she shares in riding the wave inside out serve as reminders of all the simple truths in life. These concepts act as guides to living in the moment with joy, appreciation, and a sound purpose.

This book contains catalogues, analyses, photographs and drawings of some 2,000 archaeological artefacts excavated from the Insula of the Menander in Pompeii. The catalogues, and analyses are organized by provenance - buildings, rooms, and location within rooms - so that the reader can understand the artefacts as household assemblages. The functions of artefacts and groups of artefacts are discussed, as are the Latin names which are often given to these artefacts, and the relationships of these assemblages to the state of occupancy of the buildings in the Insula during the last years of Pompeii. This study, therefore, provides a wealth of information, not only on the range and use of artefacts in Pompeian houses but also on Roman artefacts, and Roman society, more generally.

Studies of Pompeian material culture have traditionally been dominated by art-historical approaches, but recently there has been a renewed and burgeoning interest in Pompeian houses for studies of Roman domestic behaviour. This book is concerned with contextualized Pompeian household artifacts and their role in deepening our understanding of household behavior at Pompeii. It consists of a study of the contents of thirty so-called atrium houses in Pompeii to investigate the spatial distribution of household activities, both within each architectural room type and across the house. It also uses this material to investigate the state of occupancy of these houses at the time of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. It thus examines artefact assemblages within their spatial and decorative contexts for a more material cultural approach to these remains and for the information which they provide on living conditions in Pompeii during the last decades. In this it takes a critical perspective the textual nomenclature which is traditionally applied to Pompeian room types.

The bestselling guide to nonprofit planning, with proven, practical advice Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations describes a proven method for creating an effective, organized, actionable strategy, tailored to the unique needs of the nonprofit organization. Now in its third edition, this bestselling manual contains new information about the value of plans, specific guidance toward business planning, and additional information about the strategic plan document itself. Real-world case studies illustrate different planning and implementation scenarios and techniques, and the companion website offers templates, tools, and worksheets that streamline the process. The book provides expert insight, describing common misperceptions and pitfalls to avoid, helping readers craft a strategic plan that adheres to the core values of the organization. A well-honed strategic plan helps nonprofit managers set priorities, and acquire and allocate the resources necessary to achieve their goals. It also provides a framework for handling challenges, and keeps the focus on the organization's priorities. Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations is an excellent source of guidance for managers at nonprofits of every size and budget, helping readers to: * Identify the reasons for planning, and gather information from internal and external stakeholders * Assess the current situation accurately, and agree on priorities, mission, values, and vision * Prioritize goals and objectives for the plan, and develop a detailed implementation strategy * Evaluate and monitor a changing environment, updating roles, goals, and parameters as needed Different organizations have different needs, processes, resources, and priorities. The one thing they have in common is the need for a no-nonsense approach to planning with practical guidance and a customizable framework. Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations takes the fear out of planning, with expert guidance on the nonprofit's most vital management activity.

This study uses artefact distribution analyses to investigate the activities that took place inside early Roman imperial military bases. Focusing especially on non-combat activities, it explores the lives of families and other support personnel who are widely assumed to have inhabited civilian settlements outside the fortification walls. Spatial analyses, in GIS-type environments, are used to develop fresh perspectives on the range of people who lived within the walls of these military establishments, the various industrial, commercial, domestic and leisure activities in which they and combat personnel were involved, and the socio-spatial organisation of these activities and these establishments. The book includes examples of both legionary fortresses and auxiliary forts from the German provinces to demonstrate that more material-cultural approaches to the artefact assemblages from these sites give greater insights into how these military communities operated and demonstrate the problems of ascribing functions to buildings without investigating the full material record.

Effective, readable, and robust codes in PHP About This Book * Leverage the newest tools available in PHP 7 to build scalable applications * Embrace serverless architecture and the reactive programming paradigm, which are the latest additions to the PHP ecosystem * Explore dependency injection and implement design patterns to write elegant code Who This Book Is For This book is for intermediate level developers who want to become a master of PHP. Basic knowledge of PHP is required across areas such as basic syntax, types, variables, constants, expressions, operators, control structures, and functions. What You Will Learn * Grasp the current state of PHP language and the PHP standards * Effectively implement logging and error handling during development * Build services through SOAP and REST and Apache Trift * Get to know the benefits of serverless architecture * Understand the basic principles of reactive programming to write asynchronous code * Practically implement several important design patterns * Write efficient code by executing dependency injection * See the working of all magic methods * Handle the command-line area tools and processes * Control the development process with proper debugging and profiling In Detail PHP is a server-side scripting language that is widely used for web development. With this book, you will get a deep understanding of the advanced programming concepts in PHP and how to apply it practically The book starts by unveiling the new features of PHP 7 and walks you through several important standards set by PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG). You'll see, in detail, the working of all magic methods, and the importance of effective PHP OOP concepts, which will enable you to write effective PHP code. You will find out how to implement design patterns and resolve dependencies to make your code base more elegant and readable. You will also build web services alongside microservices architecture, interact with databases, and work around third-party packages to enrich applications. This book delves into the details of PHP performance optimization. You will learn about serverless architecture and the reactive programming paradigm that found its way in the PHP ecosystem. The book also explores the best ways of testing your code, debugging, tracing, profiling, and deploying your PHP application. By the end of the book, you will be able to create readable, reliable, and robust applications in PHP to meet modern day requirements in the software industry. Style and approach This is a comprehensive, step-by-step practical guide to developing scalable applications using PHP 7.1

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Trying to convince 85% of Americans that they are being taken advantage of by banks, insurance companies and Wall Street firms is a monumental, if not herculean task. Here is the unfortunate revenue generating reality: 1) Generating revenue for your financial advisor's firm comes first. 2) Generating fees and commissions for your financial advisor comes second. 3) Sitting in last place on this list is you. Now why on earth would you do business with firms who put their interests ahead of your own, especially when there is a better alternative? The truth is that you shouldn't. Wally Street is a character invented by the author to describe a typical financial advisor who works for a bank, an insurance company, a Wall Street firm or perhaps all three. You may think that you are way too smart to be taken advantage of by someone like Wally Street. However, you will soon learn by reading this book that you are way too confident. After you have read the brutal reality exposed in this book, then all you have to do is look at your own account statements for proof. There are numerous stories included in this book that shows the lack of integrity in the business model of Wally Street. In addition, you will learn the products that are frequently used by Wally to take your money away from you and leave you with illiquid investments that you are stuck in for up to a decade or longer Also, you will learn about the phony investments used by Ponzi schemers and not only how to recognize them, but how to avoid them altogether. Further, the author details numerous examples of how people make critical and very costly mistakes using do-it-yourself online legal document firms. The author will prove to you why Estate Planning and Elder Law attorneys are some of the best friends that you will ever have. These attorneys can save you thousands, if not millions of dollars. Some of their specialized expertise is showcased in this book. The choice is all yours. You can be smart by reading this book, or you can remain in the dark and continue to let the revenue generating business model of banks, insurance companies and Wall Street firms take advantage of you. It is really not that tough of a decision once you think critically about it.

Ramona Rain "Rainey" Moses has known that she is different since her first day of school.

A quiet, introverted, and brilliant young woman, she excels in school and in college. But the bullying and misperceptions that taint her everyday life have grown to be more than she can stand, so diploma in hand, she returns to her beloved home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains to build a new life for herself. There, cloaked in solitude and her mysterious mountain ways, she carefully gathers a small community of like-minded mountain folk. Together, they form a new kind of family, safe and strong in the wilderness.

But despite Rainey's best attempts to protect them from the terrors of the outside world, strangers occasionally wander into her secretive world-and she deals with these unfortunate intruders accordingly. And on the day when four men with evil intentions attack the camp, they soon learn that even though they have eluded the police, there is no hope for escape from justice-this time, at Rainey's hands.

In the mountains, they will soon learn that there are fates worse than prison-and even worse than death. When the sun goes down in the deep, wild mountains, everything you thought you knew becomes a deadly mystery.

Rainey and her friends will do what it takes to protect their own, and legend has it that the haint who terrorizes locals is actually one of her strange new kin-or is it something even more sinister?

Life is a complicated process. It begins with having to completely rely on and trust in another's beliefs, ideas, and decisions. By the time we first wonder for ourselves, we may find that we are already bound by someone else's expectations, desires, and dreams, which in itself may lead us to live lives of compromise and unfulfilled hopes. The lives we live, the roads we travel, and the way our paths unfold are for us to shape and direct in our experiences and in the dreams we choose to pursue.

Author Anita Allison offers insight and support through the teachings in riding the wave inside-out to help us realize what we need to understand and do to ensure that the paths we choose and the choices we make will enable us to create the best life possible.

The ideas and thoughts she shares in riding the wave inside out serve as reminders of all the simple truths in life. These concepts act as guides to living in the moment with joy, appreciation, and a sound purpose.

Virtually all of the food we eat comes from plants, either directly from such staples as grains, fruits and vegetables, or indirectly through livestock that rely on plants for fodder. Plants also provide us with oxygen, fibers, fuel, and medicine. In short, our dependence on them is great indeed. This third edition of a classic bibliography retains the best features of its predecessor, published ten years ago, with greatly expanded coverage of Web sites. Its nearly 1,000 annotated entries focus on core materials for botanists and plant biologists. Organized by topic rather than format, it covers such enduring yet timely topics as: Plant Evolution and Paleobotany; Ethnobotany; Ecology; Anatomy, Morphology, and Development; Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology; Plant Physiology and Phytochemistry; and Systematics and Identification. In addition, introductory chapters discuss the study of plants, characteristics of plant biology literature, and the history of the field and the people in it. This is the perfect deskside companion for both neophyte and seasoned botanists and their information purveyors.