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The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC), a Center for Mental Health Services Initiative, seeks to improve the daily lives of people affected by homelessness and who have mental health and substance use problems and trauma histories. The work of the HRC includes training and technical assistance, online learning opportunities, and publications. HRC also maintains an extensive knowledge database of studies, papers and reports related to homelessness that is available on their Web site.
Review Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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The National Center for PTSD is a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Center has 7 Divisions across the country and carries out a broad range of activities in research, education, and training on traumatic stress and PTSD. Advancing science and promoting understanding of traumatic stress, the NCPTSD works to understand, prevent, diagnose, and treat PTSD in veterans and others following exposure to traumatic stress. NCPTSD cooperates with other agencies and organizations concerned with the impact of traumatic events on mental health. A variety of information resources, for both the general public and health professionals, are produced and disseminated by the Center. See the NCPTSD website for further information.
Review Date: Monday, September 19, 2011
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health, seeks to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on the mind, brain, and behavior. NIMH provides a wide range of information based on that research. Publications are available through the NIMH Web site or by calling the NIMH information center for information and to order publications.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 01, 2015
As congressionally mandated: (1) Directs, plans, coordinates, and supports research activities and information dissemination on conditions unique to those living in rural areas, including research on the delivery of mental health services in such areas; and (2) coordinates related Departmental research activities and related activities of public and nonprofit entities.
Review Date: Thursday, August 04, 2011
The Office of the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations of the 6,500-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General in the accomplishment of her other duties. The Office is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General serves as America's Doctor by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the government's champion and focal point for women's health issues. OWH works to redress inequities in research, health care services, and education that have historically placed the health of women at risk. The National Women's Health Information Center Helplines connect you with information and resources to answer your health questions. The helplines cannot provide a medical diagnosis or answer medical questions, but can help you learn more about a health condition. All medical questions should be directed to a doctor or nurse. Trained English- and Spanish-speaking information and referral specialists will provide organizational referrals to assist you with any health questions or find and order free health information for you. For breast feeding help, breastfeeding peer counselors can answer common breastfeeding questions and walk you through challenges on issues ranging from latching to pumping and storage.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Office on Women's Health (OWH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), works to improve the health and sense of well-being of all U.S. women and girls. OWH serves as the focal point for women's health activities within HHS offices and agencies. OWH leads programs to improve women's health and collaborates across HHS and with other partners on women's health activities. OWH has a national office in Washington, DC. Ten Regional Women's Health Coordinators are located throughout the country to serve women and girls through local public health initiatives.
The Office on Women's Health's (OWH) mission is to provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches. OWH achieves its mission and vision by developing innovative programs, educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.
Review Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Inquiries on mental health, drug abuse, or alcohol can be directed to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) , formerly the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA). Requests for publications should be directed to the information offices listed in the General Notes (GN) field of this database record.
Review Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), originally the American Academy of General Practice, was founded in 1947 and has chapters in all States. Its purpose is to represent the interests of family physicians, provide opportunities for continuing education, and maintain high standards of family practice care. AAFP requires continuing education from its members and promotes the development of family practice medical education. A public education program is conducted to inform the public about family practice. Other activities include medical student services, annual meetings, and reduced insurance rates.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
The American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (Association) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that making art is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2011
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the mental health and well-being of older people and improving the care of those with late-life mental disorders. AAGP's mission is to enhance the knowledge base and standard of practice in geriatric psychiatry through education and research and to advocate for meeting the mental health needs of older Americans.
Review Date: Monday, December 05, 2011
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the national association of marriage and family therapists. A principal goal of the AAMFT is to increase understanding, research and education of the discipline and to ensure that public needs for marriage and family therapy are met by well-trained, qualified practitioners. The organization accredits graduate degree and post-graduate training institutes throughout the United States and Canada; represents member concerns on legislative and policy matters; and promotes research and education in the field of marriage and family therapy. Services to the general public include a brochure about marriage and family therapy and an on-line directory of AAMFT clinical members..
Review Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABE) is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to setting and upholding national practice standards. In pursuit of its mission and goals, ABE promotes the Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD) credential, examines for clinical competency and encourages the development of advanced theory and practice. ABE's Code of Ethics sets forth ethical principals which are intended to guide clinical social workers in their professional roles, relationships, and responsibilities. On its web site, ABE also offers links to job listing/posting, continuing education resources, and other information services related to mental/emotional healthcare topics.
Review Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
In 1952, four independent associations established the American Personnel and Guidance Association to provide a stronger voice for related counseling professions. In 1983, the association became the American Association for Counseling and Development, and in 1992, it became the American Counseling Association. Today, ACA includes 19 divisions, 56 branches, and 4 regions in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Philippines. Branches allow members to network with peers and advocate for professional and government relations issues at a local level. ACA's mission is to enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.
Review Date: Friday, February 20, 2009
The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), founded in 1942, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas among professionals in group psychotherapy. It makes available published information on all aspects of group psychotherapy. AGPA attempts to maintain high standards of ethical and professional practice. It promotes research in group psychotherapy. Membership is restricted to qualified mental health professionals.
Review Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Founded in 1976, the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is the only organization working exclusively for mental health counselors. Mental health counselors believe in the dignity and worth of the individual. They are committed to increasing knowledge of human behavior and understanding of themselves and others.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. The American Music Therapy Association works to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and to increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.
Review Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the world's largest psychiatric organization. It is a medical specialty society representing more than 36,000 psychiatric physicians from the United States and around the world. Its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including intellectual developmental disorders and substance use disorders. APA Members are primarily medical specialists who are psychiatrists or in the process of becoming psychiatrists.
Review Date: Thursday, July 09, 2015
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that has more than 154,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives. The American Psychological Association aspires to excel as a valuable, effective and influential organization advancing psychology as a science.
Review Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011
This national organization represents the profession of school counseling. The association's mission is to promote excellence in professional school counseling and the development of all students. ASCA focuses on providing professional development, enhancing school counseling programs, and researching effective school counseling practices.
Review Date: Monday, January 05, 2009
AAPA was formed to advance the welfare of Asian Americans through the development of Asian American psychology. The Association shall assist and advance understanding of, encourage research and service to, educate and inform citizens on, and influence public policy relevant to or affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
This association serves as the leader and international resource for addressing the psychological needs of African people in the Diaspora. ABPsi works in collaboration with other Afrocentric associations in Social Work, Law, Medicine, and related social service disciplines to formulate or influence the development of policy to ensure positive solutions to the challenges that impact people of African descent.
Review Date: Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Cancer Care is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Care provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help to people across the country. Since its inception in 1944, Cancer Care has offered help and hope to thousands of people with cancer, their family members and friends, as well as healthcare professionals. Cancer Care's services are available to people of all ages, with all types of cancer and at any stage of the disease. All services are provided by professional oncology social workers in three ways: online, on the telephone and face-to-face at Cancer Care locations.
Review Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR) is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs, and service systems. The Center's mission is to increase knowledge in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation; to train treatment personnel; to develop effective rehabilitation programs; and to assist in organizing both personnel and programs into efficient and coordinated service delivery systems. The Center is affiliated with Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Boston University.
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation and no individual membership fees or dues are charged. All bereaved family members are welcome. Founded in England in 1969, TCF was established in the United States in 1972, with 501(c)(3) not-for-profit incorporation in 1978, under which provision the organization's more than 640 local chapters also operate. TCF operates as separate entities in at least 30 countries around the world.
Regular meetings of local chapters provide a caring environment in which bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents can work through their grief with the help of others who have "been there." Monthly, more than 17,000 attend chapter meetings.
Outreach is provided to more than 182,000 bereaved family members and professionals each month through chapter newsletters, websites, Facebook Pages, special programs including regional conferences, concurrent walks, phone calls, letters, e-mails, and personal visits. Educational information on grief following the death of a child and the work of TCF is provided to the community through publicity, speaking engagements, and the distribution of materials.
Review Date: Monday, October 05, 2015
CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) is at the forefront of the nation's efforts to prevent and control chronic diseases. The Division of Adult and Community Health (DACH) is charged with managing programs that provide cross-cutting, chronic disease and health promotion expertise. DACH's activities include Communities Putting Prevention to Work, a program developed to impact the nation's health by reducing chronic diseases related to obesity and tobacco. In addition to supporting programs that foster healthy aging and healthy communities, DASH's Prevention Research Centers (PRC), an interdependent network of community, academic, and public health partners, conduct prevention research and promote the wide use of practices proven to promote good health.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Dougy Center is a local support group where children, teens, and their families who are grieving a death can share experiences as they move through the healing process. Individuals and organizations seeking to assist children and teens in grief can receive support and training nationally and internationally through the Center's affiliate, the National Center for Grieving Children and Families.
Review Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Emotions Anonymous (EA) offers a group approach to the achievement of emotional health patterned after the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Group meetings are conducted in which participants share their experiences, strength, and hope with each other while practicing the 12 steps to this new way of life, one day at a time. Groups are open to anyone seeking help for their emotional or living problems. EA publishes a magazine, promotional literature, and guidelines for conducting EA groups.
Review Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Helpguide is a project of the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and WISE & Healthy Aging. Helpguide's mission is to empower you and your loved ones to understand, prevent, and resolve health challenges. Helpguide's purpose is the advancement of education regarding mental and physical wellness.
Review Date: Friday, January 27, 2012
Hope After Loss, formerly the Hygeia Foundation, is a community of women and men who grieve the loss of a pregnancy or infant. Through peer support, burial assistance, education, and awareness initiatives, we provide connections, comfort, and care to those who have experienced the loss of a baby.
Founded in 1977, the Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior (IAHB) is a nonprofit educational organization begun with the primary objective of knowledge dissemination in the bio-behavioral sciences. IAHB is a provider of continuing education for health care professionals and provides seminars and workshops for physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, certified counselors, and other mental health professionals.
Review Date: Friday, December 12, 2008
Founded by a group of people with OCD in 1986, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders, as well as their families, friends, professionals and others. The mission and goals of the IOCDF are to:
- Educate the public and professionals about OCD in order to raise awareness and improve the quality of treatment provided;
- Support research into the cause of, and effective treatments for, OCD and related disorders;
- Improve access to resources for those with OCD and their families;
- Advocate and lobby for the OCD community.
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 320 affiliates nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation – everyday and in times of crisis.
MUMS is a national Parent-to-Parent organization for parents or care providers of a child with any disability, rare disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition. MUMS' mission to provide support to parents in the form of a networking system that matches them with other parents whose children have the same or similar condition. Through a database of over 19,000 families from 54 countries, covering over 3200 disorders, very rare syndromes or undiagnosed conditions can be matched. Parents can then exchange valuable medical information, as well as, the names of doctors, clinics and medical resources or research programs. Families provide each other with emotional support; they don't feel so alone when they have each other to reach out to in time of need. MUMS networks with other organizations that do matching, thus expanding the possibilities of finding a match. MUMS also connects parents with support groups dealing with their child's specific disability or assists them in forming a group.
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI has a national organization as well as state organizations and local affiliates in more than 1,100 communities across the country. Through the dedicated efforts of grassroots leaders, NAMI focuses on three corner stones of activity that offer hope, reform and health: support, education and advocacy.
Review Date: Monday, November 07, 2011
The mandate of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association is to advocate on behalf of AAPI mental health issues, to serve as a forum for effective collaboration and to network among stake holders of community based organizations, consumers, family members, service providers, program developers, researchers, evaluators and policy makers.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was founded in 1955 as a professional organization for social workers from a merger of seven predecessor organizations. It promotes the professional growth and development of its members, establishes and maintains professional standards of practice, and advances sound social policies and legislation. Major areas of concern include social work services, employment and economic support, health and mental health, education, human and civil rights, and quality assurance. NASW is also dedicated to the elimination of racism, sexism, and poverty.
Review Date: Friday, February 12, 2010
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is the oldest and largest national community behavioral healthcare advocacy organization in the country. It was formed in 1970 and represents the interests of community behavioral healthcare organizations nationwide The National Council conducts federal advocacy activities, representing the industry on Capitol Hill and before Federal agencies, and offers a national consulting service program, publications, and annual training conference. Among other benefits, members receive an annual Mental Health Month Kit, Membership Directory, opportunities to participate in an Awards program, and access to members only section on the NCCBH web site.
The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, a national nonprofit organization since 1974, is committed to advancing psychology as a profession and improving the delivery of high quality health services to the public. The organization strives to disseminate standards for evaluating the education and training of licensed psychologists; evaluate programs that enhance the education, training, and delivery of services by psychologists; review the practices and ethics of psychologists to ensure integrity in the profession and quality of patient care; and provide information on psychologists to the health care community and to the general public.
Review Date: Thursday, June 04, 2009
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK, the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 140 crisis centers. The Lifeline's national network of local crisis centers, provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is administered by Link2Health Solutions, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mental Health Association of New York City. Lifeline's grant is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Review Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies collects and reports on national and state data to assist policymakers, treatment providers and patients make informed decisions regarding the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.
Review Date: Monday, September 26, 2011
One Sky Center is a National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives. It is dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health across Indian Country. The objectives of the National Resource Center include: (1) promote and nurture effective and culturally appropriate mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services for Native populations; (2) identify culturally appropriate, effective evidence-based mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment practices and disseminate them so that they can be applied successfully across diverse tribal communities; and (3) provide technical assistance, training and products to expand the capacity and quality of mental heath and substance abuse prevention and treatment practitioners serving Native populations.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Pet Partners®, formerly Delta Society®, was established in 1977. The mission of the organization is to improve human health through therapy, service and companion animals. Pet Partners provides INFORMATION about service dogs and a directory of service dog trainers on their website; they do not train or place service dogs. Pet Partners also provides training for HANDLERS, evaluation and registration for people/animal teams who want to provide animal-assisted activities/therapy in their communities through their Therapy Animal Program. Pet Partners provides information about research done on the health benefits of pets and animal-assisted therapy on their website.
Review Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was formed June 26, 1987 to increase awareness in our communities about the emotional changes often experienced during pregnancy and after the arrival of the baby. Objectives of PSI are to meet and exchange information between members, encourage formation of new postpartum support groups, encourage health care professional participation, address legislative issues, encourage research, and collaboration with other related organizations; establish criteria for training; supervision and evaluation of volunteers; and address insurance coverage issues. The Mission is to promote international awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues to childbearing.
Review Date: Saturday, February 09, 2013
The Psychiatric Service Dog Society is dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) education, advocacy, research and training facilitation. The organization provides essential information for persons disabled by severe mental illness, who wish to train a service dog to assist with the management of symptoms. In addition, the Society consults regularly with mental healthcare providers in their efforts to learn more about PSD and hosts an online community of service dog handlers veteran and new.
Review Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010
The Sidran Institute is a nonprofit organization devoted to helping people who have experienced traumatic life events. The Institute provides education and advocacy related to traumatic stress. The organization's programs and activities focus on (1) the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children to promote healthy growth and development; (2) the understanding and treatment of adults suffering from traumatic stress to promote psychological health and recovery; and (3) the promotion of trauma-informed systems of care in agencies providing mental health, counseling, substance abuse, or rehabilitative services to improve care and outcomes. Sidran Education and Training Services, a program, provide conference speakers, consultation, and technical assistance on all aspects of traumatic stress, including public education workshops on understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the psychological outcomes of severe childhood trauma for a variety of audiences. The Institute provides resources for survivors through the Trauma Resource Specialists Center, which helps victims find a therapist, reading matter, and other resources to aid progress toward recovery.
Review Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51, of the American Psychological Association, advances knowledge in the psychology of men through research, education, training, public policy, and improved clinical practice.
Division 51 believes aspects of traditional gender roles are restrictive in nature and often lead to negative consequences and unhealthy interactions for many individuals and society. SPSMM endeavors to point out constrictive conceptions of masculinity that have inhibited men's development, reduced men's capacity to form meaningful relationships, and contributed to the oppression of others. SPSMM supports the empowerment of all persons and believes this empowerment leads to the highest level of functioning in individual men and women.
The goal of the Archive is to distribute and promote the usage of research data on substance abuse and mental health problems and the impact of related treatment systems. Data collections distributed by SAMHDA are available for free download from the Archive's web site http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA, in a standard format that is readable by most statistical applications. The project also maintains an online analysis system that permits users to conduct rapid statistical analysis without requiring a download of large data files or use of specialized statistical software. SAMHDA's major holdings include the National Household survey on Drug Abuse series (1979 to present), The National Comorbidity Survey (Baseline and Replication), Monitoring the Future series for both 12th graders (1992-2005) and many others. SAMHDA is an initiative of the Office of Applied Studies at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies, and to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Review Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Oran Sandel was part of a theater movement. Through his work with the Living Stage Theater Company, and beyond, he dramatically transformed the cultural landscape of Washington, DC. He understood creativity and justice to be intimately woven together. Through theater we can heal. And in doing so, we can create new ways of being together in the world. Oran's lifelong work was about gathering the collective brilliance of a room through the power of play. In lieu of one memory, below is a poem comprised of words from some of the many people whose lives Oran changed. - Anu Yadav, writer and performer
On August 19, 2016 Toby's Dinner Theatre lost a longtime employee and friend. Nancy Michel, lover and supporter of the arts, passed away peacefully with her family by her side.
Nancy will be remembered as a spiritual person who was tolerant, understanding, and accepting of others. She felt strongly about social and political causes and was a political activist in her younger years. An artist from the day she was born, she graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and spent many years as an independent artist. For the past 21 years, she was a treasured Toby's Dinner Theatre employee (Director of Marketing), Helen Hayes Theatre Nominee & Coordinator, family member and friend.
Since the passing of Zelda Fichandler on July 29 there has been an outpouring of personal tributes from artists, audiences, and administrators. Here are just a few reminiscences from those who worked with her - and were inspired by her work: BETH HAUPTLE, BILL LARGESS & JENNIFER NELSON.
BETH HAUPTLE (Director of Marketing and Communications, Baltimore Center Stage)
Zelda Fichandler was my rock star idol. Her vision inspired an entire movement and, at the same time, inspired generations of theater artists and administrators. She captured the spirit of the time: Regional. Resident. Acting Company. Non-traditional casting. Diverse writers. Theater in the round. Woman led.
When she co-founded Arena Stage 66 years ago, Zelda Fichandler paved the way for today's thriving Washington theatre community - and altered forever the way theatre is produced in the United States. With Arena as the flagship of a new theatre movement, audiences were no longer dependent on touring productions of Broadway hits. The finest works of theatre art began to appear on local stages, reflecting the issues that face local communities. The result was an entirely new theatrical landscape.
The theatre community lost a friend and colleague on March 13, 2015 with the passing of actor and storyteller Kevin Boggs. Guest writer Alexander Strain shares his memories of times shared on stage and off.

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I haven't written for a long while, because the past few weeks were packed with excitement. First my hp2any work had to be finalised for Google, and I couldn't even touch it ever since thanks to all the events that followed. After a brief holiday I went to ICFP and spent the whole week in Edinburgh. Besides the conference, my personal package included the Haskell Symposium and CUFP. It was a great experience, especially because I could meet all these weird people. I spent the next two weeks back in Budapest and went to two FP-BUD meetings during that time among all the less interesting day-to-day duties. The topping of the cake was last week, which I had the pleasure of spending in New York thanks to Jane Street and our JSSP participation with Csaba. After two days of freely roaming in the city we went to the meeting that Yaron already blogged about, then I spent the rest of the week in Newark and South Orange at IFL, and gave a talk about Elerea on the first day. Yes, it was a lot of FP fun in such a short time. And by now I've even recovered from the rather exhausting nine-hour flight from JFK to BUD...
The main reason of this post is to complement Yaron's and show you some pictures (by the way, sorry for the quality in advance) of the JSSP meeting. The trip was a real treat, but I'm not going to recall the days before the meeting. Suffice it to say, New York is highly shocking for someone who spent all their life in Europe. We were basically walking around in Manhattan for two days and tried to absorb as much of it as possible – which is more fun to actually do than to be told about.
The meeting itself started off with a welcome speech.
The essence of it was a shopping list of mostly FP related issues (language features as well as practices) that gave a general idea what using FP in the wild looks like. The whole talk was supported by a single slide with the list on it, but I forgot to take a photo of it. That is a pity, because it would be wonderful flamewar material. ;) Thankfully, it was in huge contrast with the bulk of IFL, so I wouldn't risk being exposed to a one-sided view over the week.
Afterwards, the first session was about Yaron's favourite projects, and I can only agree with him seeing all the work that went into them. The very first talk was about Ocamlviz, given by Guillaume Von Tokarski:
It is kind of embarrassing to me, because it really makes my hp2any work pale in comparison. Just look at their project page.
The next one was about the Moby compiler, this time given by Shriram Krishnamurthi:
I already encountered this project at ICFP, and even from that crop it stood out to me with all the real-life results they have in making maths accessible to kids. Danny Yoo gave the same talk on it at IFL a few days later.
After lunch, the next session started with Bertrand Desmons presenting his graphics library.
Even if the work is not finished yet, it still looked fine to me considering the time frame of the summer project, especially knowing how much struggle we had to go through. Having said that, the next talk was about Lambdacube. Amidst all the excitement I forgot to take a picture, so here's one about the rehearsal:
I plan to write more about the project in a later post. Csaba being the perfectionist he is was not really satisfied with his own performance, but I wouldn't be so harsh. We started the summer with a piece of hack and ended it with an extensible base and a heap of features implemented.
The last project talk was given by Duru Türkoğlu about his work on the computational geometry library.
I have to admit that I had a hard time following parts of this talk, not being familiar with the area or the depths of SaSML. In that sense, it was a warm-up for the conference days... I had the impression that the emphasis was more on the research than the implementation in this project, so it was slightly different from the rest in its nature. But this only supports the observation that this year's JSSP projects covered a wide area, and it wasn't only diverse in terms of the implementation languages.
After the talks we had a demo session, where everyone could wander around and have a word with the creators.
Here's a screenshot from Lambdacube interacting with the Bullet physics engine:
Yes, we piled up some cars just for fun. You can also do it soon yourself, as the new version of the engine as well as the renewed Bullet binding is bound to be released soon. I'm not sure why, but the program on the photo is called 'Lambda-Cube GLFW UnsafeFRP Example 1', so beware.
After the demo session, as a penultimate treat before the dinner, Chris Okasaki told us some fun 'insider facts' about his book.
Besides the Slashdot anecdote mentioned by Yaron I liked the part when he recalled how his creative crisis combined by outside pressure was resolved during an inspirational walk home. Moments of enlightenment are always nice to hear about, especially since I have so few of them myself. And even if I normally hate sappy happy endings, sometimes I am willing to make an exception. ;)
The dinner at the end put the crown on the day as we often say in Hungary. We had a chat, ate a lot of good food and ended the day with a walk in the most colourful part of the city. All thanks to Jane Street for making this happen!


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Last week, Michelle Kelly from the University of Technology Sydney had the chance to tour the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.
While checking out the Newborn Congenital Anomalies Suite from Simureal.net she let me know I had to check out the task trainers from Model Med, a company based out of Australia. Michelle was really impressed by the realistic skin of the manikins, AND I AM TOO!
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Annual to shrub or vine (generally per in CA)
Leaves basal, cauline, or both, generally alternate, entire to compound; stipules generally small
Inflorescence: head, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary; peduncle bractlets 2
Flower generally bisexual, generally bilateral; sepals 5, free to slightly fused, generally persistent; petals 5, free, lowest generally spurred or pouched at base; stamens generally 5, alternate petals, filaments short, wide, anthers surrounding ovary, adherent or fused, often with nectaries at base, often with membranous appendage at tip; ovary superior, chamber 1, placentas 3, parietal, ovules generally many, style 1
Fruit: generally capsule, 3-valved, generally explosively dehiscent
Seeds generally appendaged
Genera in family: 15 genera, 600 species: generally temp, worldwide; some cultivated as ornamental; some Eur species medicinally useful as emetics, diuretics, purgatives
Reference: [Brizicky 1961 J Arnold Arbor 42:321333]
Annual or perennial herb < 35 cm, glabrous to hairy
Leaf entire to compound
Inflorescence: flower generally solitary, axillary
Flower bilateral; sepals subequal, appendaged at base; petals unequal, lowest spurred or pouched at base, lateral 2 equal, generally spreading, often hairy near base, upper 2 equal, erect; lower 2 stamens with nectaries projecting into spur
Fruit: capsule, ovoid to oblong
Etymology: (Latin: ancient name)
Reference: [Clausen 1964 Madroño 17:173197]
Cleistogamous flowers generally present. Seeds often dispersed by ants that feed on seed-appendages.
Plant 546 cm
Stem erect from spreading or erect rhizome
Leaves simple; basal 02, petiole 50215 mm; cauline only near stem tip, petiole generally 1050 mm, blade 15150 mm wide, reniform, deltate, ovate, or diamond-shaped, entire to dissected, segments entire to toothed, glabrous or hairy, sometimes glaucous
Inflorescence: peduncles only from upper axils, 20130 mm
Flower: petals yellow, all or lower 3 veined purple-brown toward base, lowest (including spur) 819 mm, deep yellow, lateral 2 yellow-bearded, upper 2 purple to brown-purple outside
Fruit 616 mm, glabrous
Chromosomes: n=6
Ecology: Dry, shaded or open woodlands
Elevation: 1502300 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Peninsular Ranges
Distribution outside California: s Oregon, n Baja California


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SOE's Payday: The Heist, an upcoming shooter for the PS3 and PC, looks kind of fun. I like how it's short, but in the way it structures its missions encourages repeat play and experimentation.
All those dead cops and security guards is a little off-putting, though. I mean, some games get away with using them as targets because they're caricatures, or you've got context, whether via your own noble cause or the nefarious intentions of John Q. Law.
But here? You're just an armed robber, gunning down a ton of cops to steal some cash. It comes off as a little... unsavoury!


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Olivier Cassegrain joins Action Against Hunger's Board of Advisors
Action Against Hunger proudly announces its newest advisory board member, Olivier Cassegrain, Managing Director of Longchamp USA. Olivier Cassegrain, a long time supporter of Action Against Hunger, has worked with Longchamp for seven years - two years in Paris and five years in New York City. Prior to joining Longchamp, Mr. Cassegrain has had experience in the hotel industry, specifically in Bora Bora Hotel Lagoon Resort in Tahiti, French Polynesia, for one year and Hotel de Crillon in Paris for three years. He also worked at the Palais de L'Elysee (President's House in Paris) for one year. He graduated from Centre International de Glion, in Switzerland.
Longchamp is a high quality leather goods, luggages, handbags and fashion accessory store. Longchamp has flagship stores in international cities such as Paris, New York City, San Francisco, and Tokyo. Longchamp USA recently opened up stores in Coral Gables, Palm Beach, Boston, and San Francisco, just to name a few.
Mr. Cassegrain said, "I first learned about Action Against Hunger from Burt Haimes, ACF's Chairman of the Board, and decided to join its Board of Advisors, because it is such a fundamental cause. There is no incentive or getting back when you give to hunger. It's the purist form of giving to children, women and men who are dying of severe acute malnutrition. It's a gift of life. What I appreciate the most about Action Against Hunger is that it finds long term solutions through self-sustaining programs. I am proud of the lasting partnership Longchamp has with Action Against Hunger."


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There hasn't been an annular solar eclipse visible in the continental United States in 18 years. But on Sunday afternoon, a narrow strip along the southwestern part of the country will be able to see the rare celestial event when the moon blocks all but a bright ring around the sun.
This is different than a total solar eclipse when the moon blots out the entire sun.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon crosses the sun dead-center at its farthest distance from Earth, meaning the moon isn't big enough to cover the sun completely. (If you remember, a few weeks ago the moon was closest to Earth in its orbit, resulting in the supermoon).
Most of North America will get to see a partial eclipse — when the moon partially obscures the sun creating more of a crescent-shape — but only a few places will get to see the spectacular "ring of fire."
According to NASA:
The "path of annularity" where [the "ring of fire"] occurs is only about 200 miles wide, but it stretches almost halfway around the world passing many population centers en route: Tokyo, Japan; Medford, Oregon; Chico, California; Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lubbock, Texas. In those locations the ring of fire phenomenon will be visible for as much as 4 and a half minutes.
Below is an animated map depicting the annular solar eclipse's viewing area in the United States.


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Attack targets U.S. officials, military personnel, others; China denies involvement
Hackers apparently based in Jinan, China, accessed the Gmail accounts of hundreds of users, including U.S. government officials, military personnel, journalists, Chinese political activists and officials of several Asian countries, most of them in South Korea, Google said.
In a post on the Google blog, the company said the hackers likely used phishing tactics to get users to give up their passwords with the intent of monitoring their e-mail messages. The attackers also apparently changed users' forwarding and deletion settings, Google said. Gmail lets users forward e-mail messages automatically and give other users access to the account.
The Washington Post, quoting a U.S. government official with knowledge of the attack, said the account of one Cabinet official was among those hacked.
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The hackers gained access to a large amount of content, the Post reported, although the attack was limited to personal accounts; no official government accounts were breached. The FBI was notified of the attack last week. The Chinese government denied any involvement, calling Google's claims a "fabrication," the Post reported.
Google said it disrupted the attack, notified the affected users and secured their accounts.
The targeted attack continues a trend toward under-the-radar attacks that successfully use phishing and other tactics to gain access to user accounts and network systems. The intent isn't to disrupt systems, but to quietly infiltrate them and gather information.
Similar attacks, often called Advanced Persistent Threats, have been used in recent high-profile breaches, such as those at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and RSA Security.
In March attackers gained access to information about RSA Security's SecurID authentication tokens, which subsequently were used in recent breaches of defense contractors Lockheed Martin and L3 Communications.
Google said the Gmail hack didn't disrupt its internal systems and contended that the problem wasn't with Gmail's security. Its blog post urged users to improve their approach to security, offering seven steps they could take, including using two-step verification, strong passwords used only with Gmail, and using Gmail features to monitor for their accounts for suspicious forwarding, delegated accounts and other activity.
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Council discounts Piako appeal costs
Environment Waikato has decided to discount the costs granted by the Court of Appeal over the Piako rating system.
Environment Waikato has decided to discount the costs granted by the Court of Appeal over the Piako rating system.
Environment Waikato and Matamata Piako District Council are to approach the Government for Crown funding to clean up the abandoned Tui Mine near Te Aroha.
Regional ratepayers will be sent a separate notice for Environment Waikato rates from next year.
Transport Minister Paul Swain was urged to ensure the completion of the State Highway 1 expressway when he visited Hamilton today for a briefing on transport issues for the Waikato Region.
The Waikato River now appears to be clear of chemical contamination following Monday night's chemical truck fire in Hamilton.
Environment Waikato is confident that most of the chemicals which flowed into the Waikato River from Monday night's chemical truck fire will have passed harmlessly out to sea by tonight.
Transport Minister Paul Swain meets with Environment Waikato tomorrow to discuss transport issues in the Region.
Possums in bush in Waingaro near Ngaruawahia have been hit hard by recent control operations undertaken by landowners involved in a community possum control scheme.
Environment Waikato is taking a precautionary approach to chemicals which have contaminated the Waikato River following last night's chemical fire in Hamilton.
Quick actions from emergency services and Environment Waikato have kept most of the toxic chemicals from last night's truck fire from contaminating the Waikato River.
Environment Waikato has won a national award for its new Clean Streams Project, which aims to clean up the Region's waterways with fencing and planting.
Environment Waikato has added its support to the government funded painted apple moth eradication programme.
Environment Waikato has achieved success and progress over the past year, it says in its Annual Report presented to this week's Corporate Services Committee.
The number of bovine Tb infected herds in the Waikato has dropped 33 percent over the past year, Environment Waikato's Biosecurity Committee heard this week.
Environment Waikato has received resource consent applications for re-alignment of the Raglan Deviation.
Reducing waste needs a mix of methods to help people make changes, with well planned support from community, industry and territorial authorities.
Tokoroa residents will get a leaflet in their letterboxes this week (from Monday, Sept 9) giving them tips on reducing air pollution in the town.
Property owners need to get tough on controlling rabbits on their properties, especially around Taupo and along the Waikato River, according to Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato is urging farmers and others with ragwort on their land to control it now before spring growth takes off.
People walking in parks and school grounds should keep an eye out for swooping magpies for the next couple of months.


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Maryland ANG member awarded the Air Force Cross
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At the time of the firefight Crawford was a combat controller - in which he was the air-to-ground communications link - attached to an Army Special Forces Operational Detachment and their Afghan commando unit - the Afghani elite infantry troops much like U.S. Army Rangers.
On that day the group was tasked to participate in a large battle plan in the mountainous provinces just east of Kabul, he said.
After reaching the landing zone Crawford received reports that the enemy were positioning themselves on the high-ground for an attack.
The group started to receive machine gun and sniper fire from about 100 enemy fighters. During the hail of gunfire all around him Crawford "took decisive action to save the lives of three wounded Afghan soldiers and evacuate two Afghan soldiers killed in action," according to the citation.
At this point Crawford - recognizing that if the injured were not immediately evacuated they would die - ran into the open, surrounded by enemy fire, to ensure the rescue helicopter could find them.
"Fortunately we were able to get them [medically evacuated] and [because of that] they are alive today," he said.
Throughout the 14-hour event Crawford was able to engage what he called his "muscle memory" from years of training and was able to call in multiple AH-64 Apache helicopter 30mm strafe attacks, F-15E Strike Eagle maneuvers and continue to keep the enemy at bay with his weapon.
With ammunition running low and daylight escaping, the group had to exit the village. To achieve this they had to move about two kilometers over steep terrain. During this time Crawford's element was ambushed and trapped in the open with enemy fighters - some as close as 150 meters - firing down upon them.
According to the citation, "without regard for his own life ... Crawford moved alone across open terrain in the kill zone to locate and engage enemy positions with his assault rifle while directing AH-64 30 mm strafe attacks. Continuing to move the team further over 1.5 kilometers of steep terrain with minimal cover ... Crawford again engaged the enemy with his assault rifle while integrating AH-64s and F-15Es in a coordinated air-to-ground attack plan that included strafing runs along with 500 and 2,000 pound bomb and Hellfire missile strikes."
This was the moment when he felt that no matter how much he trained, it could have been the end.
"There was a point ... when the ground force commander made the call that 'we can't stay any longer' ... we were almost out of ammo, we needed to get to the exfiltration helicopter landing zone to hopefully get out of there - and we knew were going to have to fight our way out of there," he said.
At this point Crawford said he had a moment of clarity where his training stopped momentarily and his brain kicked in for a minute.
"We've been getting shot at, we're soaking wet ... and before we had to run uphill out of there I definitely thought 'well, I'm probably going to get shot; get your mind ready ... and find a way push through whatever is about to happen and just keep on doing what you're doing. You're keeping the enemy at bay, you're crushing their will to fight,'" he said.
All-in-all throughout the entire 14-hours of the firefight Crawford was able to coordinate more than 33 aircraft and 40 airstrikes.
He attributes his actions that day to his training and the team mentality.
"Everyone that day performed heroically, it was the direst of situations once the enemy fire started it didn't stop for 14 hours, and we were surrounded by a numerically superior force, Crawford said. "It was a kill-or-be-killed scenario and if everyone didn't perform how they did - that complete team effort - I wouldn't here today."
After returning home Crawford wanted to continue to serve but also live out another dream of his - to become a pilot. He found this opportunity with the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing.
"I love serving my country, I don't think there's anything more honorable than that," he said. "I was offered the opportunity to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training and become a member of the 104th Fighter Squadron ... to fly A-10s."
He said this is a move that is personal to him since he spent his time on the ground coordinating A-10s sometimes.
"I love close air support - with my prior combat experience ... I feel that once I learn to become an A-10 pilot then ... I can bring some good to the unit but also to the Maryland Air National Guard ... [with my] never quit attitude," Crawford said. "I hope to bring those attributes and ... add to the awesome tradition of the Air National Guard."
Maryland Air National Guard member awarded the Air Force Cross for "extraordinary heroism" [ http://www.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123298960 ]


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IBM: We're No. 1 in storage hardware
A new combined disk and tape tracker from IDC has IBM trumpeting from the rooftops that it's the market leader. But what's IBM's story when it comes to software?
IBM called a press conference under cloak-and-dagger terms on Monday to tout the fact that it has been named the market leader in combined tape and disk storage hardware in a new report by IDC, its first leadership position in the storage market since the halcyon days of the early 1990s.
"We've been working for 10 years on this after decades of dominance -- we lost our dominant position [in storage] in the 1990s and now we're back," said Andy Monshaw, general manager for IBM's storage unit.
The new IDC numbers showed the overall combined storage hardware market -- branded disk and tape offered as a package -- growing from 27.2 billion in 2005 to 28.2 billion in 2006, which is as long as IDC has been using this metric, according to IDC storage research program director David Reinsel.
IBM hopped to the No. 1 position by increasing its market share in the combined disk and tape hardware markets 0.2% over 2005, while previous leader HP lost a full percentage point.
What about the big picture?
HP did lose ground slightly in this survey to IBM, but like most of IBM's large competitors is basing many of its storage messaging around software features as the storage hardware market continues to commoditize.
According to Reinsel, tape hardware in particular -- already the minority of the revenue being reported at $3.8 billion -- showed a decline, from $4.2 billion in 2005. "Tape is pretty much a flat market year over year, and by quarter last year there was a slight decline," Reinsel said, though he declined to release quarterly numbers.
"The uptick for this market is based on disk, not tape."
Meanwhile, IDC also forecasts that worldwide disk prices will fall approximately 34% over the next year, matching the rate of decline IDC's been seeing for the last five years.
As for the bigger picture of IBM's position in the storage market, Reinsel said, "Software clearly brings personality, features and functionality to hardware, neither is good without the other, but our assumption with this report is that software is at play there too, these particular numbers just don't capture it."
Still, IBM is behind many of its competitors when it comes to some of the hottest current storage product categories. It has yet to market a data deduplication product in any of its secondary storage devices, for example, and lacks an iSCSI storage area network (SAN) partner for the low end since dumping partner Adaptec Inc. late last year. It's got a reseller relationship with Tacit Networks Inc. for WAFS, but at this point is behind fellow Tacit reseller Brocade Communications Systems Inc., which announced additional file virtualization capabilities for its version of the Tacit product last week.
"There's still a huge amount of money to be made in hardware," according to Arun Taneja, founder and consulting analyst with the Taneja Group. He added that companies the size of IBM play by different rules than smaller companies in the marketplace, which is where the innovation usually comes from. "When you're that large a company, you have access to gigantic customers as a strategic partner, and those customers will wait as long as IBM tells them they're working on getting them a certain feature."
However, in this, IBM isn't that different from EMC Corp., which has been stating its intentions to make software the core of its business for at least a year. "There are certain holes in the product line that IBM needs to go and do something about," Taneja acknowledged. IBM recently announced it will offer Network Appliance Inc.'s (NetApp) A-SIS data deduplication feature for primary storage file systems, but according to Taneja, "Not to have it on the VTL side in six months is not an option, the way I see it."
When asked where IBM's growth is going to come from if it holds back on new storage markets, Monshaw responded that IBM's differentiation would be in offering an integrated product line that would extend to heterogeneous management and storage virtualization products. One example of such integration Monshaw gave was the IBM T1120 self-encrypting tape drive, which combines IBM's proprietary hardware with encryption and key management software. "Look at the DS8000," he added, "as another example of how software is being sold to the customer as hardware, in a disk array that also contains three million lines of microcode with availability and business continuity features."
As for integrating new storage technologies into those systems, "There are 50 different kinds of new, leading-edge technologies that we look at on a regular basis -- cool ideas we could sit around a campfire and talk about -- but they're not ready for prime time," Monshaw said.
John Webster, principal IT consultant with the Illuminata Group, pointed to information lifecycle management (ILM) and continuous data protection (CDP) as examples of previously hot storage markets in which IBM has ultimately looked smart to hold back on. "With any technology, wait and see can be a very sane approach," he said.
As for this announcement in particular, Webster pointed out, "I'm not sure if this is as big an issue for customers as it might be a channel issue, a way for channel partners working with the IBM logo to justifiably say, 'we're No. 1.' It tends to be a motivator, a way for IBM to reassure the channel and its partners that the relationship is working out."


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People in H&s Malcolm Devore More than forty years ago, Malcolm M. Devore chose Haskins & Sells with a systematic determination that is characteristic of the partner who today coordinates the Firm's practice in the United States with quiet efficiency. It was 1929, and business was headed for trouble. He had graduated in June from the University of California at Berkeley, but had missed the ceremonies because he was touring Japan with the varsity baseball team, on which he had played second base for three years. He asked an uncle, an officer of a leading San Francisco bank, to find out which was the best national public accounting firm in San Francisco. The word came back it was Haskins & Sells, so he applied there, and there only. He waited until the following busy season for an opening and reported for work on January 2, 1930, taking college courses and temporary work meanwhile. One job that had helped see him through college was distributing the San Francisco Chronicle to newsboys, which meant getting up at 3:30 daily. A second job kept him up till midnight twice a week. Inevitably, one day he fell asleep at the wheel of his news truck and hit a fire hydrant. His supervisor advised blaming the steering mechanism; otherwise he might lose his job and have to leave college. He took counsel with himself for 24 hours and decided to tell the police the truth, though as it happened they never investigated. "It was a turning point," he recalls. "I never had trouble with moral decisions after that experience." Those nights without much sleep would stand Malcolm in good stead when World War II left the Firm shorthanded. By then he was in the Los Angeles Office. He had gone down temporarily in 1939 to work under Weldon Powell on the National Funding Corporation of California engagement, where he displayed such resourcefulness and intelligence that a permanent transfer was arranged. He was appointed principal in 1940 and was admitted to partnership on June 1, 1945. He was in charge of the Los Angeles Office from 1957 to 1961. His next transfer, twenty-one eventful years after the first, came about similarly after temporary assignment. One of his partners, since retired, had suggested to him that he was needed in the Executive Office. "You know," Malcolm replied, "I am a native Calif or-nian; I love my state and the Los Angeles Office, and my family loves California. But if I am needed in the EO, then I shall go." Shortly thereafter, John Queenan, who had been nominated president of the American Institute of CPAs, asked Malcolm to help in the administration of the Firm during his presidency. The Devores came to New York for a year, but as Mr. Queenan explains, "Malcolm made himself so useful around here that he's been here ever since." He continued, nevertheless, to vacation in the West. Very much a family man, he and his wife, Edythe, and their children went fishing together in the high Sierras virtually every summer for fifteen years. Today, son Paul is a principal in charge of the Medford Office and Robert is on the San Francisco staff. Daughter Meredith is Mrs. Kent B. Lombard of San Jose, California. Overall there are eleven grandchildren, all clamoring for bedtime stories when Malcolm comes to visit. The years in Los Angeles had been years of growth, as indeed all of Malcolm Devore's life has been and continues to be. He remembers his early mentor, Weldon Powell, as "the finest mind in public accounting in our generation. No one could work with him without the greatest respect and desire to emulate him." It was Weldon Powell who encouraged him to become active in professional societies. He served the California CPA Society and the American Institute of CPAs on committees, becoming president in California in 1957-58 and vice president of the Institute in 1965-66. He has also been active in his home communities in Los Angeles and now Greenwich, Connecticut, particularly in church affairs in
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(aka known as which language am I using again?)
Dave Rolsky has a new post on perl 5 overloading. It's fairly informative, but it contains this little gem (emphasis mine):
Defensive programming, for the purposes of this entry, can be defined as "checking sub/method arguments for sanity".
Blanket statements like this really get my gripe up. Let's have a look at defensive argument checking in Perl taken to its illogical conclusion.
Defensive Primitive Type Checking
use strict; use warnings; use Carp; use Scalar::Util 'looks_like_number'; sub can_legally_drink { my $age = shift; croak "$age is not a number" unless looks_like_number($age); return $age >= 18; } print can_legally_drink('x'), "\n";
And fantastic news! can_legally_drink correctly detected that my argument isn't a number.
x is not a number at age.pl line 10 main::can_legally_drink('x') called at age.pl line 14
But hang on a minute. Not all integers are ages. Surely we want to check if a real age type was passed in.
Checking For A 'Real' Type
My stripped down defensive age type might look something like this.
package age; use Carp; use Scalar::Util 'looks_like_number'; sub isa_age { my $arg = shift; return ref($arg) and blessed $arg and $arg->isa('age'); } sub new { my ($class, $years) = @_; croak "$years is not a number" unless looks_like_number($years); bless { years => $years }, $class; } sub years { return $_[0]->{'years'} } sub less_than { my ($self, $other) = @_; croak "$other is not an age" unless isa_age($other); return $self->years() < $other->years(); }
And then my calling code can look like this:
package main; sub can_legally_drink { my $age = shift; croak "$age is not an age" unless $age->isa('age'); return ! $age->less_than(age->new(18)); } print can_legally_drink(age->new(18)), "\n"; print can_legally_drink(18), "\n";
And woohoo, the second line throws an error as I wanted.
Actually, I don't write Perl like this. Dave, you probably want to avoid working on code with me, thanks.
To be fair, Rolsky is talking his own book. Moose has a bunch of stuff that handles all this type checking malarky nice and cleanly. If you're building something big in Perl, you should take a look.
But if you really care about types, I mean defensive programming that much, you could use a statically typed language instead and then you even get fast code thrown in for free.