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Thursday, 30 March 2017

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Tuesday, 28 March 2017

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[dcphp-dev] Re: Global Variables Question

I agree with Ray that dependency injection is a more elegant solution to the problem. It makes certain resources, for example, a database connection, available throughout an application or framework, while minimizing mutability and the problems & confusion that come with it. Here's another article that talks about it in the context of the broader concept of Inversion of Control: https://martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html.

For a more concrete example of global variables at work, check out the source code for WordPress or common WordPress plugins, where you'll see a smattering of "global $post" (the current blog post) and "global $user" (the current user). Then consider this question: should the record of the current user really be open to global changes? If it's altered within a certain plugin (i.e., module), changing the user's role from guest to administrator, what mayhem might ensue elsewhere in the system?

I would also add--to give a bigger picture view--that functional programming is taking off because of this very problem, giving rise to (relatively) new languages such as Scala, Clojure, etc. The functional programming paradigm dictates that programs be stateless and immutable (the very antithesis of global variables and state), which can have huge benefits for certain applications (and be highly impractical for others).

On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 8:44:11 AM UTC-4, Ray Paseur wrote:

Hi, Whitney. Here's my take on the issue.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/19999/PHP-Design-Avoiding-Globals-with-Dependency-Injection.html

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 8:24:57 AM UTC-4, Whitney Yiu wrote:
Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,
Whitney

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[dcphp-dev] Re: Global Variables Question

Hi, Whitney. Here's my take on the issue.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/19999/PHP-Design-Avoiding-Globals-with-Dependency-Injection.html

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 8:24:57 AM UTC-4, Whitney Yiu wrote:

Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,
Whitney

Monday, 27 March 2017

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: You're invited: Saturday April 1 5-8 pm Mindful Engagement Potluck

Hello,

This Saturday we will be gathering once again to share food and discuss mindful engagement.

The event is from 5 pm to 8 pm, with potluck from 5 to 6 and discussion from 6 to 8. (Sorry for the typo in previous email)

We will hear in particular about the sanctuary movement. Danya and Scott have been keeping up with developments with All Souls and the wider movement in the DC area.

Please RSVP to Nancy at nphlox@gmail.com

Hope to see you there! (details below)

In sangha,

Erin

On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:15:48 PM UTC-4, Erin Brantley wrote:

Dear sangha,

We had a great potluck a few weeks ago discussing how we might respond to this critical moment.

We will be meeting again on Saturday, April 1 at Kristin Barker's. This is a time to support each other in the ongoing tumult, share ways to engage, and explore how we could work together as a sangha to be a force for love.

Details:

2005 Allen Place NW, #2, Washington DC 20009
Saturday April 1
Potluck 5 to 6
Sit and discussion 6 to 8

This event will be co-hosted by sangha member Nancy Murphy. Please RSVP to Nancy at nphlox@gmail.com

Thanks so much to Kristin and Nancy for hosting.

P.S. For those interested in the sanctuary movement, there is a mid-day kickoff next Tuesday:
https://www.facebook.com/events/789739227841614/

Erin

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Re: [dcphp-dev] Global Variables Question

Basically what Kevin said. I had to deal with this question in the past and rounded up two reasons why here:

http://oscarm.org/2013/09/why-global-variables-bad/

On 03/27/2017 08:40 AM, kevin@brucecreative.com wrote:

Hi Whitney,

As a general rule, don't get in the habit of using global… ever. It blows through class and function walls and can create security holes. That being said, sometimes you have to maintain old code that still has it. If you run across it, make it your goal to refactor those out over time by passing variables and objects correctly through class and function properties.

As far as having at the head of a file vs inside a function or a class, don't use it at all ;)

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On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Whitney Yiu <wyiu416@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,

Whitney

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Re: [dcphp-dev] Global Variables Question

This use is mostly a hangover from when PHP development was more procedural than object-oriented. I agree it is best avoided altogether, but it can be used when you need to access a global variable while inside a function.

The discussion of static variables in the manual's entry on variable scope is fruitful reading: http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php.

--dan mills

On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Whitney Yiu <wyiu416@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,
Whitney

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Re: [dcphp-dev] Global Variables Question

Whitney,

This advice is likely because include/require can be placed inside of a function (as well as in the global scope). When placed in a function, the included file's code executes within the scope of the function, so the included file's "global scope" is not *actually* in the global scope. (Think of include and require as being replaced with the content of the script they include. They do not create a new scope, nor drop back to the global scope for included code.

As a result, code written "in the global scope" may not actually be executing in the global scope, and so accessing an (unkeyworded) "global" variable may instead just be accessing a variable in that function's local scope. (You can make that determination at run-time, but it's more trouble than just throwing a global keyword in front of your globals and not worrying about it.)

With this in mind, it would make sense to declare all global variables as such when in the global scope, even if it's technically unnecessary. Although the use of global variables should be generally be minimized, sticking the global keyword in front of the globals in the global scope prevents one class of bugs (accessing a variable that you think is global but isn't actually), and at least gives you something to search for later.

-John

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> Hi all,
>
> I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:
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> You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.
>
> Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.
>
> Thanks,
> Whitney
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Re: [dcphp-dev] Global Variables Question

Hi Whitney,

As a general rule, don't get in the habit of using global… ever. It blows through class and function walls and can create security holes. That being said, sometimes you have to maintain old code that still has it. If you run across it, make it your goal to refactor those out over time by passing variables and objects correctly through class and function properties.

As far as having at the head of a file vs inside a function or a class, don't use it at all ;)

Kevin Bruce
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On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Whitney Yiu <wyiu416@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,
Whitney

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Upcoming Events: April 1 and April 27

Please join us and help spread the word.

Awakening the Heart: A Day of Loving-Kindness Practice with Deborah Helzer

In times of conflict or pain, a clear mind and an open heart can be our greatest allies. This day of practice offers the opportunity to sit and walk in silence, in a supportive community, and give full attention to our deeper feelings.

Periods of silent, independent practice will be interspersed with guided meditations on different aspects of the heart-opening quality of unconditional friendliness (metta).

Optional Q & A sessions will be offered in the morning and afternoon for those new to the practice or wanting additional guidance.

You are still welcome even if you can only make it for a portion of the day. However, to maintain a solid container for the practice, we ask folks to commit to at least the full morning (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) or full afternoon (2-5:30 p.m.) period.

This daylong (or half day) will be held on Saturday, April 1, 10am-5:30pm. Because of the instruction, the suggested donation for this program is $30-60.

For more information please visit https://imcw.org/Calendar/EventId/1884/e/daylong-awakening-the-heart-drop-in-1-apr-2017.

Breathing Body: The Doorway to the Mind

Join Bhante Y. Rahula on Thursday April 27, at 7-8:30 pm for nature's way to help reconnect the mind to its natural home, the present moment breathing body.

Sense stimulations trigger thoughts, emotions and reactions from deep within the mind/nervous system, yet our attention is focused mostly outside, or preoccupied internally with the past and future. Cultivating a mindful connection to the breathing body provides a closer access to notice and let go of unnecessary draining mental activity before getting lost and carried away.

The session will begin with a light guided meditation, then the dharma talk and afterwards brief time for Q and A.

Visit here for more information on Bhante Y. Rahula.

The suggested donation for this event is $10-15.

For more information please visit us at Lamont Dharma House at https://lamontdharma.org/calendar/.

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Sunday, 26 March 2017

[dcphp-dev] Global Variables Question

Hi all,

I am reading a book (PHP and MySQL Web Development - Thomson, Welling; 5th Ed.; Addison-Wesley) and am trying to understand the following passage regarding global variables:

You can also use the global keyword at the top of a script when a variable is first used to declare that it should be in scope throughout the script. This is possibly a more common use of the global keyword.

Can someone explain a use case for using a global variable at the top of a script? I thought that if a variable is declared outside of a function, then it is accessible throughout the script (except inside functions). I think I am missing something here.

Thanks,

Whitney

Thursday, 23 March 2017

[dcphp-dev] Signal boost beverage subgroup in DC next tuesday.

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to remind everyone next Tuesday is our monthly get together. It's at Meridian Pint which is located at 3400 11th St NW, Washington, DC. If you're coming via metro, Columbia Heights is the nearest stop, from there it's a 5-10 minute walk, coming out of the metro go east on Irving St. and then hang a left onto 11th St., the Pint is located directly on the corner of 11th and Park. If you're driving you should be able to find plenty of parking on that block.

We're in the basement, look for me John or the purple elephpant.

Eric

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Tickets Now Available for 13th Annual MOLC Humanitarian Awards Reception

Tickets Now Available!

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Newton White Mansion

Mitchellville, MD

Honoring

Ms. Gloria Lawlah
CEO, Senior Family Supports, LLC
Decatur "Bucky" Trotter Award

Judge Herman C. Dawson
Seventh Circuit Court of Prince George's County

Candle of Service Award

Mr. M.H. Jim Estepp
President & CEO
Prince George's County Business Roundtable

Candle of Service Award

Mr. David C. Harrington
President & CEO
Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce
Candle of Service Award

The evening will highlight both the "gift of giving," which has allowed MOLC to fulfill its mission, and the unselfish contributions of the late Maryland Senator Decatur "Bucky" Trotter, who was the chair of the MOLC board at the time of his death.

For sponsorship and program advertising information, please email: vbright@molc-inc.org.

Click here to purchase tickets now!

6180 Old Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 • 301-333-4440
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Monday, 20 March 2017

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Reminder: Upcoming events (Thursday! & April 1st)

Join us for the following upcoming events!

Thursday, March 23 -- Your Mind: Friend or Foe, a guided meditation and dharma talk with Luisa Montero

The Buddha said that the source of both our suffering and our happiness is the mind. How can we rewire our thinking, through the practice of mindfulness, to calm ourselves and see more clearly in this frenetic and 'cloudy' world? The tool of mindfulness helps us see that the mind can be either the best of friends or the greatest enemy.

Saturday, April 1 -- Awakening the Heart: A Day of Loving-Kindness Practice with Deborah Helzer

Periods of silent, independent practice will be interspersed with guided meditations on different aspects of the heart-opening quality of unconditional friendliness (metta).

For more information, visit the Lamont Dharma House at https://lamontdharma.org/calendar/.

**Kathleen "Kaught-Lane" M.E. Gless**

"People will forget what you said, and
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Unknown

Meet MOLC's New Executive Director

Mission of Love Charities, Inc., Names Paola Bueno as Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Mission of Love Charities, Inc. is pleased to announce the selection of Prince George’s County resident Paola Bueno as executive director, effective May 1, 2017.

Paola is an accomplished nonprofit executive, whose 16 years of experience includes leadership, operations and success in launching new initiatives, including opening a nonprofit family planning clinic in Silver Spring, MD.

“Paola’s skills and experience makes her uniquely qualified to lead MOLC as we seek to increase and diversify services that will improve the quality of life for our clients and others in the community,” said Dr. Douglas Edwards, MOLC founder and chairman of the Board of Directors. “We look forward to her leadership.”

Paola comes to MOLC from Healthy Howard, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Columbia, MD, that provides health programs, services and resources. At Healthy Howard, she served first as deputy director and then interim executive director, helping to develop a new vision, mission and service strategy for the organization. Prior to Healthy Howard, she served as director of finance and administration for Mobile Medical Care, Inc., a federally qualified health center that operates nine facilities in Montgomery County, MD.

“I fell in love with MOLC’s mission and its programs and services that not only support clients’ basic needs, but also give them the resources and tools needed to make life changes that benefit them and their families and help strengthen our communities,” says Paola. “I feel proud to give back to the county I love and live in."

Paola serves as treasurer for Consumer Health First (CHF), a statewide, non-partisan, grassroots alliance of individuals and organizations that seeks solutions and advances reforms that promote health equity through access to comprehensive, affordable, high quality care for all Marylanders.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and is pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit and association management.

MOLC is a nonprofit human services organization dedicated to meeting the immediate basic human needs of underprivileged and impoverished individuals and families in Prince George's County and surrounding communities. MOLC provides programs and services designed for short-term stability and provides training that equips individuals with skills necessary for long-term stability and growth.

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Friday, 17 March 2017

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Off the Cushion, March 17, 2017

Thanks Scott! I am planning to be at the Tuesday event.

I had a typo in the April 1 potluck schedule, which will run from 5 to 8.

2017-03-17 13:21 GMT-04:00 scott Drewes <scott.drewes@gmail.com>:

Good afternoon All,

I wanted to let folks know about Off-the-Cushion. It's one of the newsletters put out by IMCW. You can subscribe to the newsletters by clicking on the link at the top right corner of the IMCW home page. It's a good way to find out about what the larger IMCW community is up to.

I also wanted to share information about Buddhist Engagement that member of the Downtown Dharma Sangha have been considering based on the gathering that we held a few weeks ago.
- Participation in the Sanctuary Movement
- Buddhist engagement "Teach-ins"
- Participating in rallies, etc.

If you are interested any of these, be sure to come to the next potluck. We will be meeting again on Saturday, April 1 at Kristin Barker's. This is a time to support each other in the ongoing tumult, share ways to engage, and explore how we could work together as a sangha to be a force for love.

Details:

2005 Allen Place NW, #2, Washington DC 20009
Saturday April 1
Potluck 5 to 6
Sit and discussion 6 to 8

This event will be co-hosted by sangha member Nancy Murphy. Please RSVP to Nancy at nphlox@gmail.com

Thanks so much to Kristin and Nancy for hosting.

P.S. For those interested in the sanctuary movement, there is a mid-day kickoff next Tuesday:
https://www.facebook.com/events/789739227841614/

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Meet the mindfulness community through off-the-cushion events

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March 17, 2017

Tuesday, March 21, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th St., NW
Washington, DC

Join us for the launch of DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, a new network of congregations in the DC/MD/VA region working to provide support and solidarity to neighbors, friends and family who fear being detained, deported or profiled.

At noon we'll begin a 20-minute program, then walk together to the White House. We'll finish at 1 p.m.

Our faith will not let us permit the criminalization and scapegoating of immigrants and people of color. Let's take a stand for Safety For All. This effort is a partnership between Sanctuary DMV (IMCW is participating member) and PICO National Network.

Check out the Facebook Event Page to learn more.

DMV Sanctuary webpage.

People's Climate Mobilization

Live Webinar
Tuesday, April 2, 12:30-2 p.m.

Climate March
Saturday, April 29
Washington, DC & around the world

Beginning on April 2 at 12:30-2 p.m. with a live webinar, A Commitment to Deepening our Practice, featuring senior zen teacher and socially engaged Buddhism leader, Hozan Alan Senauke, One Earth Sangha and its partners are gathering the Buddhist presence at these events.

Individuals and sanghas in the IMCW network have the opportunity to join Buddhist and Mindfulness communities in Washington, DC and around the world as we come together on April 29 in Washington DC and at sister marches around the world as part of the People's Climate Mobilization.

We can see these events as a chance to initiate or confirm our communities' sustained engagement in the cause of environmental health and justice. Together we can bring the gifts of mindfulness and the Dharma and join with others in calling for the viability, dignity and freedom of all beings, near and far, born and yet to be born.

Learn more about the mindful presence at these events and stay up to date on the One Earth Sangha event page. Details will also be posted on the One Earth Sangha Facebook page for this event.

This is a wonderful opportunity to heed the call to engage, and, in keeping with the Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change, to give voice to all beings, embodying fierce compassion as a global community of spiritual practitioners.

Future generations, and the other species that share the biosphere with us, have no voice to ask for our compassion, wisdom, and leadership. We must listen to their silence. We must be their voice, too, and act on their behalf.

~ A Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed at Tara's class on Wednesdays to help set up before class beginning at 6:30 p.m. and to stay afterwards until 9:20 p.m. for clean-up. Volunteering includes set-up, greeting, selling books and audio, providing tea and snacks and other tasks as needed.

If you are interested in helping out at class, please contact Glen Harrison, Wednesday Night Coordinator. This is a great way to meet other sangha/ community members. We hope to hear from you!

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