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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Daniel Bergerclosed Saturday's second round of the Seminole Intercollegiate with three consecutive birdies to preserve Florida State's one-shot lead over Mississippi State heading into Sunday's finale at the Southwood Golf Course.
Patience, poise and persistence paid off for Berger and the rest of FSU coach Trey Jones' 17th-ranked men's golf team, which finished the day the way it began – one shot better than No. 36 Mississippi State – and positioned to post its second victory of the season.
That required all of the aforementioned attributes as the Seminoles were sluggish early, lost their lead over the Bulldogs and saw No. 50 Coastal Carolina make a charge toward the top of the team scoring.
"It wasn't the start anyone was looking for when we counted a triple-bogey and a double-bogey in our first seven holes, but I give our guys credit," Jones said. "The two guys who were struggling the most were the guys who were low yesterday. They held their composure and were tough and came back with productive rounds. …
"At some point in time today someone told me we were six or seven back. We played pretty well on the way in."
Berger countered a triple-bogey at No. 2 with five birdies, including his finishing flurry, to vault the Seminoles back to the front. His second-round 69 leaves him at 8-under for the tournament and in a share of the lead with Coastal Carolina's Sebastian Soderberg. Soderberg fired a 7-under, 65 on Saturday, matching the low round of the tournament.
The Seminoles counted senior Doug Letson's 2-under 70, Joaquin Lolas' even par 72 and a one-over 73 by Hank Lebiodatoward the team score on a day when the wind kicked up and the competition didn't lay down against the host team. Lolas' even par round came despite a double-bogey at No. 7, which negated a pair of early birdies.
Mentally managing those early miscues were critical.
"You're only as good as your next hole, so for me bouncing back and playing 5-under in the last 16 holes was pretty good," said Berger, who blew his tee shot at No. 2 out of bounds. "A year-and-a-half ago I probably would have turned in a 77, but I know I'm good enough to just go out there and grind. That's what I did. The wind kind of picked up on the back nine and I kind of hung in there and gave myself opportunities."
Berger worked his way back to even par with a birdie at No. 11, a 335-yard, par-4.
"I knocked my drive down the right side 20 yards short of the green," he said. "There's really not much green to work with there and I hit a nice little flop shot to about seven feet and made the putt."
He played rock-solid golf from there until he reached the 541-yard, par-five at No. 16, where he was on the green in two and two-putted from 30 feet to get back in the red. He followed by dropping a 75-foot birdie putt at No. 17.
"That's probably once in every 200 times that you make that putt," Berger said, sheepishly.
Berger nearly didn't need his putter at No. 18 as he came within inches of holing out from the middle of the fairway for an eagle on the par-four final hole. He settled for a tap-in birdie which put the `Noles in front and gave him a share of the individual lead.
"That was a lot of fun," Jones said of Berger's finish. "He stepped up on the 13th tee and said, `I will not shoot over 69 today,' and he birdies the last three to shoot 69. That's why they're first-team All-Americans."
Letson's 70 played no small role for the Seminoles as the left-hander managed the course with efficiency.
"For a while there he was our only guy under par and was holding us in," Jones said. "He's the one guy that got off to a decent start. You can't discount Doug's 70. He's a good player, plays this golf course well and he's got a lot of confidence right now. He needs to get out of his way tomorrow. He could shoot a low number for us."
Letson did a better job of that on Saturday, compared to an up-and-down, opening round 71.
"I've been hitting a lot of greens," Letson said. "I just tried to keep hitting greens, relax and not try and force things. I was playing well yesterday and I felt I wasn't getting anything out of my round so I was trying to force it and it got worse. Today I shot one stroke better …. It worked out well."
That's the kind of mentality that was needed to keep the `Noles on track for a second win in three tournaments.
"Our goal is to just give us a chance on the back-nine tomorrow," Letson added. "We just want to get ourselves in position to win."
Berger isn't the only Seminole chasing the individual title. Rowin Caron and Chase Seiffert, each playing as individuals this week, are tied for third and fifth, respectively. Caron was one of only three golfers in the field of 65 to record a bogey-free round on Saturday. His 68 gives him a two-round total of six-under, 136.
"It was actually quite a bit harder than yesterday, but I hit the ball really good," Caron said. "I almost didn't hit any bad shots the whole day and gave myself a lot of chances. Unfortunately I didn't take advantage of all of them. It could have been a really, really low round, but overall I'm happy with the result on a day like this."
Seiffert also carded a 68 and is one of five golfers tied at five-under for the tournament.
"They are players who have been in the lineup and out of the lineup some," Jones said of Caron and Seiffert. "They're capable of that, without question, and it's good for their confidence and good for the team for them to play well. They came out this week and have executed very well."
Jones will take his chances with a well-executed closing round from the Seminoles on Sunday, despite capable challengers in Mississippi State and Coastal Carolina.
"We got out-played mostly, early in the day," Jones said. "The guys got better and hung tough. … We didn't lose our even keel and (they) held their composure well and played the harder nine better. That's a good thing going into tomorrow.
"We just have to go out and play the golf course and play like we can."


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The Academy of American Studies
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All state accountability plans approved.
Innovations in the News
Debating the cost of online education; plus information on virtual schools, school improvement, and charter schools.
The Academy of American Studies Weaves History into All Subjects for Student Success
The Academy of American Studies, a magnet school in New York City, was the first history high school in the country. It was founded in 1996 to encourage students' content learning and analytical thinking, while incorporating history into all lessons.
With American History as the centerpiece of a rigorous pre-college curriculum, students are required to take at least one U.S. History course at all times. Students study history every day during their four years at The Academy. While most students in public high schools spend only a brief amount of time on historical figures, The Academy spends up to six weeks on each of the major founders. Teachers select readings for the students that are different from the standard textbook. The readings reveal the personalities of the founders and make these historical figures come to life for the students. To complement the readings, students compose scholarly research papers that investigate a specific historical topic and make use of the best research available. Students also take annual trips to historical sites, such as Gettysburg.
Other subjects, however, are not overlooked, and students excel in most areas of the New York State Regents exams. Most recently, the percentage of students who passed biology was 100%; US History was 92%; and English was 90%. These percentages greatly surpass the citywide averages.
The curricula of these courses are integrated with U.S History. For example, in a science class, students learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how natural disasters have impacted the course of history. In an art class, the teacher leads a discussion on architecture and its relation to urban life. Students sketch the buildings in the neighborhood and use photographs to build a historical context to better understand the development of their neighborhood and the city.
Teachers are attracted to the school because of the rich professional development it offers. The demanding professional development program consists of nine lecture-discussion sessions, held during the school year, in which a history scholar relates a specific period or theme to the overall course of U.S. history. History educators from the Gilder Lehrman Institute help translate this material into history content curricula that can be applied to the high school classroom. History educators lead discussions on how to apply content lessons to the classroom in order to best engage the interest of the students. The Academy's professional development has been funded by a Teaching American History grant administered by OII.
For more information on The Academy and for information on History High Schools, such as The Academy for American Studies, please go to: http://www.gliah.uh.edu/schools.html.. For information about the Teaching American History grant program, see http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html.
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From OII
On June 10 the White House celebrated the approval of all State accountability plans under No Child Left Behind. More information about the celebration is available at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/06/06102003.html, where you can read the press release, see a video of the President's remarks, and read the Secretary's online discussion.
Funding Opportunities
The grant competition for Parental Information and Resource Centers is now open. Applications for this program are due July 18, 2003. The competition is open to nonprofit agencies, including faith-based and community organizations, or consortia of nonprofit agencies and school districts (though not school districts alone). These centers will, among other things, inform the parents of children who attend schools needing improvement about their options. For more information, see http://www.ed.gov/programs/pirc/applicant.html.
The Advanced Placement Incentives grant competition remains open. The applications for this program are due July 3, 2003. Incentive program grants are awarded to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, including charter schools that are LEAs, or national nonprofit educational entities to expand access to rigorous coursework for low-income students in grades 6-12. Funding will be used to prepare these students for success in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. For information on how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/apincent/applicant.html
The Advanced Placement Test Fee grant competition is also open. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2003. Grants are awarded to State educational agencies to cover part or all of the cost of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate test fees for low-income students. For information on how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/apfee/applicant.html
The grant competitions for Models in Arts Education and Professional Development for Arts Education are still open. The deadline for both competitions is July 10, 2003. Grants will be awarded to local education agencies, including charter schools that are LEAs, that collaborate with at least one of the following: an institution of higher education; a state education agency; or a public or private nonprofit agency with a history of providing high quality professional development to public schools. For more information about these competitions, see http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedmodel/applicant.html and http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedprofdev/applicant.html.
The Teaching American History grant competition remains open, as well. The deadline is July 7, 2003. The competition is open to local education agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, in partnership with nonprofit history or humanities organizations. For information about how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/applicant.html. For a webcast with information about preparing the grant application package, go to http://www.connectlive.com/events/edgrants/.
Innovations in the News
Virtual Schools
Contrary to popular belief, online education does not cost less than traditional schooling, according to virtual school leaders who revealed myths and barriers surrounding eLearning at a May 29 Innovations in Education Exchange in Washington, D.C., sponsored by OII. [More-eNews School Online] (June 2)
Wisconsin Virtual Academy, set to open this fall in a small, rural district in northern Ozaukee County, has more than 300 confirmed students who are coming from more than 100 districts around the state. [More-JS Online] (May 25)
School Improvement
The nation's schools are facing changes to meet the needs of the growing number of Hispanic children in public education. [More-CNN.com] (June 3)
In an effort to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law, several Illinois suburban high schools are ushering in programs, ranging from summer classes to freshman mentoring, to foster a sense of belonging. [More-The Chicago Tribune] (June 2)
Calling Baltimore County, Maryland's, middle schools a "weak link," Superintendent Joe A. Hairston is proposing an overhaul that would toughen instruction for sixth- to eighth-graders and focus their learning on core subjects such as language arts and math. [More-The Baltimore Sun] (June 2)
Charter Schools
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $3 million to a nonprofit charter school start-up that plans to launch five high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area by 2006. The schools will target disadvantaged and minority students in low-income urban areas. [More-The Oakland Tribune] (June 4)
A new public charter school will open in Venice, California this fall. Approved by the Los Angeles Unified School District, Cornerstone Prep will be located at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice. Enrollment will be limited to 20 students per class in kindergarten through third grade and 24 students per class in grades four through six. [More-The Santa Monica Mirror] (June 5)
In a sign that the once far-fetched notion of "Charter Districts" is gaining traction, a forthcoming series of papers from the Education Commission of the States offers policymakers advice and encouragement in setting up their own versions of that emerging governance arrangement. [More-Education Week] (May 28)
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Asking the Lord to keep the eyes of my heart open to the extraordinary lessons of every day life.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The Downside of Great Expectations
The time away also led to a humbling and painful realization. While sitting at lunch Friday (in a crowded booth, my pet peave) I semi-lost it. My excited, hyperactive, full-of-life children simply could not/would not sit still. As they wiggled and squirmed and kicked their feet something in me was boiling.
I should have been giddy. I had the people I loved, on vacation in a gorgeous setting, waiting for a delicious meal that I wasn't responsible for cooking or cleaning up after...and yet, I was so zoned in on bad table manners I couldn't see it. After the second table kick that sent full glasses wobbling and silverware clinking I grit my teeth and angrily said the entire name of my energetic daughter. I might as well have breathed each of those syllables with fire. If the wilted look on her face wasn't enough, the look of surprise and disappointment on my husband's was a clear barometer. My reaction was totally out of proportion to the situation.
This wasn't an isolated event for me...it was simply the icing on the cake of a weird snippiness, annoyance and anger that has been brewing inside me.
It wasn't an appropriate time to hash through it all, but the rest of the day I pondered and asked God to search my heart. That night, as the children were getting ready for bed my husband and I had a chat. He spoke truth in love that I needed to hear: What is really going on with you? Why are you so upset these days? Things have changed.
As we talked I was able to confess what I believe is at the heart of it all. My unrealistic expectations. As my children get older and I feel time slipping through my hands, there is a self-induced pressure to start getting some things right. I want every moment to count and all of our times to be sweet and smooth. Basically, I want a fairy tale--behavior and circumstances that are completely unrealistic. The irony is my desire for such peace is being used to rob it.
While I know I have very little control over the 'big things' in life, I have slipped into an unfortunate pattern of thinking I can at least control the little ones...so I get flipped out over things that shouldn't matter nearly as much--like table manners, being on time, my schedule, grooming.
I realized that as much as I WISH it were not true...and even though I KNOW better...my flesh is in an all out war. I have a prideful need to feel like I am "doing this well." In the absence of a true, measurable, short term scorecard I have made one up--and (again, unfortunately) it has to do with performance, behavior and appearance.
In quiet, rational moments I know this is NOT what I value most. I am far more concerned with the heart development of my people than the outward parts. Messy hair and untucked shirts matter not if the heart inside is growing. I really do believe this...and yet...
When I allow fear and insecurity to have a voice to my heart--man, oh man--it wreaks havoc:
"Look at you, Mother of the year, that toddler across the room can sit still longer than your nine year olds."
"Look how rumpled your children are--like little vagabonds. You'd think a stay at home Mom could have them a little more together. What exactly do you do all day?"
"They still aren't looking adults in the eye. Look at their posture. Jen, they are almost tweens. Get on this stuff."
Words I would never dream of speaking to others, I use to lecture and condemn myself. And with all of this mental wrangling going on...self condemnation over things that aren't 'the main things...' it's no wonder that I breathe a little fire. It has been the soundtrack in my head to myself!
God has given me great kids. Not because of their appearances, their manners or their 'performance' but because HE is active in their little hearts and minds.
They are NINE. And I am going to stop apologizing for them or expecting them to be 39, 29, 19 or even 12.
But for now, I am going to breathe deep and pray the Lord will help me wrangle this thought life back under control.
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- megs7827 said...
That devil. He gets us to say the meanest things to ourselves. I pray when you start to have those thoughts you realize it is the devil. The part you wrote about brushing hair I thought that's one good thing about me having all boys. I think your kids look great but if it bugs you you could always get the boys shorter cuts.
- Little Pink Rose said...
Hi! I honestly don't know how I came across your blog but I am glad I did. I struggle with the same thing you do, except I have never been honest about it. You are so authentic and real it has encouraged me to do the same. Once you bring it to the light the enemy doesn't have as strong a foothold. Way to go for bringing it to the light. Thank you!
- Maria said...
I love your blog. You are always so real about things. I just know we'd be friends if we lived in the same neighborhood instead of the "blogosphere!"
I can so relate to this post. And many times, the greatest, most humbling, wonderful lessons of my life have been after I lost my grip and had to apologize to my two boys or my husband. But the best part is, they love me like Jesus and forgive me just the same!
- Renee said...
After spitting fire at my daughter today I stopped and had the same discussion with God! Praying that the Holy Spirit can speak through me when I speak to my kids instead of my short tempered flesh!!
- Karen in VT said...
This rings so true, it's a little painful to read. Although, I do find great comfort in the fact that I am not alone in my struggles. The fact that I can see the look of surprise and disappointment you speak of on your husband's face is only because I see the same look from my own husband. I confess that I am not as quick to recoil and reevaluate the situation--my prides often leads me to snap at my husband, too. Quickly pointing out that it must be easy to have more patience with their ridiculous antics when you're only around for short bits--but SURELY if you were in the trenches everyday, LIKE ME, and this was the umpteenth time you asked them to stop, you'd have the same reaction. Ouch. Sounds even worse when I type it out...and the truth is, my husband has was seems to be a VERY deep well of patience that I admire.
These reminders are good for my soul and I truly appreciate your honesty and candid perspective. May I also be a gentle reminder not to be too hard on yourself--you are in the trenches solo a fair amount and even though it's not ideal, I think we're allowed to flip out just a bit every once in a while. You're a good mama and I like to believe I am too, but we're not perfect. Not a single one of us.
- Mommy said...
This sounds so familiar in my life. After a ladies Bible class today on shame and content, it was the topic of conversation at lunch between my five year old, nine year old and myself. Shame leading to contempt of self and others...one of Satan's craftier tricks. All founded in lies!!! Thank you for your honest, open, real blog!
- Mommy said...
This sounds so familiar in my life. After a ladies Bible class today on shame and content, it was the topic of conversation at lunch between my five year old, nine year old and myself. Shame leading to contempt of self and others...one of Satan's craftier tricks. All founded in lies!!! Thank you for your honest, open, real blog!
- Margaret Stabler said...
I understand being critical of yourself when raising children. But, I bet the children quit kicking for a while. Sometimes, kids keep at it just to see you lose it. Don't always be so hard on yourself.
- Jani said...
I face the same things now that my oldest is a freshman in high school...I am always wanting to be sure behavior is "correct" and he is doing the things he should be..and "what would others think if he did THAT?" And, then, I tearfully remind myself I have but four short years left with him living here and I think very tearfully lately, "My God how the time will fly..."
- Brandy Garner said...
This speaks for me, too! I struggle with this so please don't think you're alone.
- EMC said...
Oh thank you again and again for you honesty and willingness to be transparent! You articulated what I have been feeling for a long time! Not only is God using you In Your family but also through this blog! Truly, you are such a blessing!
- Kerin said...
You are a great Mom and are raising great kids. Since my "baby" is a senior this year, I have been wishing for those days when the kids were younger, the house was noisier and things were busier. Really enjoy these days, they go by so fast. Before you know it, they will be going to college.
- Melinda said...
My heart tightened and my eyes stung reading your post. My babies are truly just babies, but this is my struggle and it's sucking the joy out of such a precious time in our lives. Praying with both surrender our need for control and unhealthy thoughts over to God. We have something very sacred and special that the Devil wants...be strong Mama.
- Respectfully Submitted said...
This resonated with me as well. Thank you.


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My beautiful friend Megan, waiting for her plus one. (Instax Mini)
I have been back & forth from Queensland a far bit lately, the most recent visit to Brisbane included spending time with my beautiful friend Megan, who is just a few weeks off welcoming her first plus one into the world. As it was my first pregnancy shoot, I was a little nervous about getting the right angles, but Megan was such a pleasure to work with that it all felt relaxed & easy. (you may remember the photos I took at Megan & Dan's wedding)
These are just a selection of Instax shots, I was juggling 5 different cameras on the day & am still waiting on some film to be developed & scanned, but I'm super happy how these turned out.
Another trip to Queensland awaits me once there is news on when Megan (& Dan's) baby arrives... that's what I get when I move so far away.


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FreeNAS Switching From FreeBSD To Debian Linux
FreeNAS, a popular, free NAS solution, is moving away from using FreeBSD as its underlying core OS and switching to Debian Linux. Version 0.8 of FreeNAS as well as all further releases are going to be based on Linux, while the FreeBSD-based 0.7 branch of FreeNAS is going into maintenance-only mode, according to main developer Volker Theile. A discussion about the switch, including comments from the developers, can be found on the FreeNAS SourceForge discussion forum. Some users applaud the change, which promises improved hardware compatibility, while others voice concerns regarding the future of their existing setups and lack of ZFS support in Linux.
Changeing its underlying core OS is no picnic, but I think it will be all worth it.
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Stephen Wilson, who lives in California, got to do something on a visit to his hometown of East Palestine that he would never be able to do in California: play hockey on a frozen lake. Wilson, Zach Mills and Jacob Koehler returned to the frozen pond at East Palestine's city park on a not-too-bitter-cold day to play a pickup game of hockey. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer


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MONTGOMERY — State Health Officer Dr. Don Williamson said Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act means political and financial choices will have to be made at the state level to determine if Medicaid expands.
MONTGOMERY — State Health Officer Dr. Don Williamson said Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act means political and financial choices will have to be made at the state level to determine if Medicaid expands.
The 5-4 Supreme Court ruling killed the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act's provision that would have financially penalized states that did not expand Medicaid, leaving it to states to decide.
Williamson is chairman of Gov. Robert Bentley's Medicaid legislation task force and answered questions about the court ruling as it affects Alabama's nearly bare-bones Medicaid program.
He said it will be up to the governor and Legislature whether to expand Medicaid and add hundreds of thousands of new people at an estimated cost of hundreds of millions of dollars this decade.
Williamson, at a news conference just hours after the Supreme Court ruled, said it will take months if not longer before all the details in the law are understood and new regulations are developed.
"I don't think you can make a decision to expand without understanding how it fits into the health care picture," Williamson said. "There are many unanswered questions."
For example, if hundreds of thousands of people — 400,000 to 589,000 is the estimate — are added to Medicaid, up to 1,000 new doctors would be required.
Bentley's press secretary attended the news conference and was asked whether the governor will seek to expand Medicaid, which is reimbursed by the federal government at a 68 percent rate. An expanded Medicaid would be reimbursed by the federal government at a 90 percent rate in eight years, but only for the new enrollees.
"It puts it in the hands of the elected leaders to make a decision," Jennifer Ardis said.
Bentley earlier said the health care law "must be repealed."
"The health care law is an overreach by the federal government that creates more regulation, bureaucracy and a dramatic increase in costs to taxpayers," he said. "Market-based solutions are the best solutions to giving the public the most affordable options."
Expanding Medicaid, which already is expensive, will make the program even more costly. Alabama's combined federal/state Medicaid budget is $6.3 billion. It's expected to increase to $13.2 billion in 2020.
Alabama could expand Medicaid coverage to those 19 to 64 years old who are within 133 percent of the federal poverty rate. (Children's health insurance picks up costs before 19 and Medicare after age 64.)
Under the law, Alabama could provide subsidies to adults earning between 133 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
"We are struggling to fund Medicaid for 900,000 recipients we've got now," Williamson said. "If we're going to 1.3 million or 1.4 million or 1.2 million, it has an additional cost."
He said even if a Sept. 18 constitutional amendment passes that would help fund the state's General Fund and Medicaid by about $200 million, he'll still have to find $20 million to $40 million in savings in the 2013 Medicaid budget year that begins Oct. 1.
"The fundamental problem is if the Sept. 18 amendment doesn't pass, we will have a serious crisis in Medicaid," he said.
Williamson said as a medical doctor, he believes access to health insurance means better health care, and that means a healthier and more productive citizenry.
"I want all Alabamians to have access to medical coverage as a physician," he said. "But (expanding Medicaid is) a political decision for the Legislature and the governor."


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This article has been updated since its original publication to include some of the best newcomers to the online clothing store market.
You don't have drive to a Neiman Marcus to find great clothes. By using the Internet, you can save yourself time and money, while creating a unique fashion style. There are tons of web sites offering all kinds of fashions, from geeky t-shirts to designer jeans.
Think Geek is a great place to start. This site has been around for a while, serving out everything from cases of energy drinks to t-shirts for geeks across the planet. You'll be able to find a wide variety of desk toys here, ranging from dart guns to puzzles. ThinkGeek really shines with their shirt collection, however. With categories catering to everyone from UNIX nerds to Hackers, you'll find something here that is insanely geeky. They have both men's and women's sizes. You can even get a shirt with PI spelled out. Just don't break your thick-frame glasses while reading their extensive catalog.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
close call
it was not an unusual case but still fairly challenging for a registrar like myself. the old man presented with an acutely tender abdomen and free air revealed on x-rays. if you ignore the outside horses for a while, this is either a perforated peptic ulcer or complicated diverticulitis (some people would throw complicated appendicitis into the mix, but i'm going to leave it in the stable with the outside horses if there are no objections). the patient needed an operation and soon. so with the sun shining happily over australia somewhere, i took him to theater.
it turned out to be diverticulitis, but what a mess. the entire abdomen was full of pus and there was a big inflammatory mass in the region of the sigmoid colon. i knew what to do. i whipped out the offending sigmoid colon and, because the risk of reattaching the bowel in that level of sepsis was too high and because the patient couldn't afford a further complication, i pulled out a colostomy. after the surgery the patient started recovering at an acceptable rate. the plan was to reverse the colostomy in the future.
now usually, this sort of colostomy would be left in place for quite a while (in the order of six months) to give the abdomen time to recover fully from the severe inflammation that accompanies free pus throughout the abdomen. inflamed bowel is very friable and difficult to work with. thereafter it would be closed in a second operation. however there was a private consultant with sessions at the university who strongly advocated for what he called early closure of colostomy. he said that as soon as the sepsis had cleared up, long before the inflammation had settled, you could re operate and reverse the colostomy. he advised that the second operation be done before the patient even leaves the hospital, even within a week of the first procedure. he actually approached me about this patient specifically and told me i should try it. i started contemplating the idea.
then something happened that i should have seen as a big warning sign; an old friend asked me for a favour.
you see this friend was related to my patient in some way. apparently he had visited him in hospital and discovered i was the one who had done the operation. as can be expected from someone who wakes up from surgery with an unexpected colostomy, the patient was bemoaning his lot in life. in the end he asked my friend to ask me for a favour. the friend asked me to close the colostomy, sooner rather than later. i should have seen warning lights. i didn't.
so i decided this would be the case where i listen to the often contentious advice of this specific private surgeon. i took the patient back to theater to close the colostomy about a week after the first operation.
quite soon i was in trouble. everything was adhered to everything. over and above this, because the inflammation was far from resolved, everything was oozing blood at somewhat more than an acceptable rate. but it was too late. i was elbow deep in the abdomen. i had no choice but to continue. the other catch was that i was doing the operation at the advice of the outside consultant and not with the consent of my own consultant. this essentially meant i would experience a severe loss of cool if i asked my consultant to come in to help me *read bail me out*.
the details need not be dwelled upon (truth be told i have filed them deep in the forget folder in the darkest archives of my mind) but suffice to say it was an almost impossible dissection to get the two ends of the colon together to reattach them. finally, almost miraculously, i approximated the two ends in a somewhat acceptable manner and attached them.
during the postoperative period i almost expected a leak. day after day i'd check the patient out and be surprised to see there was no leak. finally i discharged him in good health. but not before i swore to myself never ever to attempt an early closure of colostomy again. also i reminded myself of the dangers of doing favours.
p.s many years later i ran into this friend and was pleasantly surprised to hear the old man was still going strong.
9 comments:
- Jabulani said...
Recently I was chatting with a friend who said of operating, "If I am asked, I will not say no."
I was reminded of this as I read the post, because if I am asked to do a favour, if I can do it, I will not say no...which tends to make me very busy doing other people's stuff with not so much time for my own. I doubt I shall ever learn the lesson not to do favours.
- December 03, 2009 2:53 pm
- rlbates said...
Hard learned lessons.
- December 03, 2009 2:56 pm
what do you think of these surgeons who do Hemicolectomies and anterior resections or whatever by laparoscope? this guy came to the ward the other day after having a laprascopic bowel resection and yes he felt fine! by that evening he was up in a chair, sipping high protein drinks and swallowing paracetamol. however next day after a walk around the ward and everything was fine: then his HB dropped to 4. he didnt even have a drain. Also how low would you let your HB go if you needed a blood transfusion in Africa?
MR boerwors: i am glad you are having such a lovely holiday: steak, sex, beer and broganvillia and the singing of birds...............meanwhile back in uk: swine flu pandemic and lots of rain.
- December 03, 2009 6:49 pm
- Bongi said...
sammy, laparoscopic colectomies are the way to go. in this case, because of the generalised peritonitis it was not an option.
bleeding can happen in any operation and is not so much a result of laparoscopic surgery as a result of surgery. it is one of the things you need to be able to deal with as a surgeon. complications happen. do enough operations and you'll get one.
drains is a whole other topic. i don't think it is wrong not to put in a drain after a lap colectomy. obviously in retrospect in this case it looks like it might have been helpful but retrospecively everything is easy. there is even evidence that drains increase anastomotic leakage, so your surgeon was well within present conventional thinking.
transfusion is also not cut and dried. standard thinking is that hb under 7,4 needs transfusion, but if surgery is going to happen something much closer to 10 is acceptable. but the actual point it the case you describe is he probably needs reoperation rather than transfusion. blood is not going to stop bleeding.
- December 03, 2009 8:54 pm
thanks Bonji..........nothing like an artery in spasm to make surgeons think everything is o.k!!!!
- December 03, 2009 11:37 pm
- Bongi said...
point of order. my name is both spelled and pronounced bongi and not bonji.
- December 04, 2009 7:58 am
- Mary said...
Yeah, favors are tricky things. I am fond of doing favors for people, but they're mostly people who I am close to and trust. The good thing about favors for certain people is that you can then ask for a favor in return! They "owe you one" in a sense. Which may or may not come in handy in the future.
- December 04, 2009 9:34 pm
- StorytellERdoc said...
Hey Bongi
Great post. A learning point in there for all of us. Always stick with what you believe, although an open ear to listen to other ways is commendable. I'm glad the surgery turned out well and you walked away all the better a person.
By the way, I liked your use of horses outside the stable. Here in the US where I live, we say "don't overlook the horses for a zebra." Same thing...
Thanks again.
- December 07, 2009 11:55 pm
- Albinoblackbear said...
When in doubt go with your gut (double entèndre intended).
- December 08, 2009 7:39 pm


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My favorite memories, though, involved Greek food. I ate at historic (so I was told) cafés in the Plaka, where food, retsina wine and pulsating bazouki music often serve as a background to revelry, joy and to throwing wine glasses and plates into the fireplace. The famous scenes of the movie "Zorba The Greek" are true to life, even today.
The Greek diet is very healthful. It is, after all, a Mediterranean diet, focused mostly on fish, fresh vegetables, fruit and olive oil. I also loved the coarse grains that were used to make the typical, hardy bread. My best breakfasts were often bought from a street vendor — a roll, cheese and a piece of fruit. Greek cuisine has remained one of my favorites. It is also one of the more popular types of ethnic food.
Two sister restaurants in our own beach areas serve excellent Greek food — Apollonia Bistro in UTC and Café Athena in Pacific Beach. I designate them as "sisters" because they are owned by the same host and have similar menus. Tony Farah worked in the hospitality field for many years, but decided he wanted to do his own thing. He looked for opportunities whereby he could control his own destiny.
His first acquisition was Café Athena. Located on one side of a busy neighborhood shopping center at the end of a large parking, it is partially obscured by trees, which provide welcome shade to its small outdoor patio. The interior has three moderate-size rooms that are usually busy with the regulars who have discovered great food at moderate prices.
Then Farah bought his second location. Apollonia Bistro is on the lower level of the large Costa Verde shopping center in UTC. This restaurant is much larger, with a covered outdoor patio where cooling breezes flow in through the openings. The interior has a number of large rooms, including a private dining room. Many Greek statues, paintings and other artifacts decorate the walls, giving the interior its ethnic ambiance. Smaller statues are encased in niches on a wall, lit up for dramatic effect.
"We offer the same menu year round because it is a healthful menu," Farah said. "We want our customers to appreciate our consistency, to know that they can always find the same tasty food that is good for them."
The recipes are traditional and were developed in consultation with expert Greek chefs.
The waiter brings pita bread, large round flat loaves that can be opened to create little pockets that can be filled with good stuff. Hummos a dip of garbanzo beans, fresh garlic, lemon juice and sesame sauce and with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, is perfect on pita. Another Middle Eastern dish, baba ghannouj, combines eggplant with garlic, parsley, lemon juice, pome-granate molasses and sesame sauce.
The restaurants use filo dough — multiple layers of paper-thin sheets — for some appetizers and desserts, like spanakopita, delicious triangles filled with a tasty blend of spinach and feta cheese.
Some diners love Greek salad with crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, lots of feta cheese and Kalamata olives. The best sandwiches, meanwhile, are the gyros, large pita stuffed with a generous portion of meat, rice pilaf and tzatziki sauce. Gyros meat is grilled on a vertical spit, with the heat adjusted by moving the spit back and forth from the flame to keep the meat moist as it is thinly sliced.
Moussaka is another very popular dish. Similar to Greek version of lasagna, it combines layers of eggplant, zucchini and seasoned ground leg of lamb in a casserole and topped with béchamel sauce and Vlahotyri cheese.
My favorite entrée is the riganato, a plump half chicken marinated with lemon juice, olive oil and oregano. It is served with briami (Greek marinated vegetables), lemon potatoes and garlic aioli sauce. Farah's briami uses garden-fresh vegetables braised with herbs de Provence and seasoned tomato sauce. It is simply delicious.
Greek desserts should never be passed up. A favorite Middle Eastern delicacy is baklava, a blend of crushed walnuts, cinnamon and cloves filling in between layers of filo dough, topped with honey, creating a sweet, flaky sensation that practically melts in the mouth.
Apollonia Bistro has a full bar, including a nice but limited selection of Greek wine. Café Athena serves only beer and wine, but does offer a nice selection of beers. Both restaurants are open daily for lunch and dinner.
If words like dolmas, tzatziki, keftedes, saganakia or baklava are not familiar, visiting these two restaurants will not only add to vocabulary but introduce a whole new world of taste sensations. Prices are moderate. Reservations are suggested.
Appolonia Bistro is located at 8650 Genesee Ave., #106. Call (858) 455-1535. Café Athena is located at 1846 Garnet Ave. Call (858) 274-1140.


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Louise "Gina" Hart, 93, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a nurse and volunteer, died July 16 in Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Hart had been a nurse at Chestnut Hill Hospital for many years and had served on the faculty of the hospital's former school of nursing.
Her love of horticulture led her to volunteer at the Morris Arboretum, where she had been a tour guide and chair of the Guides Council. She carefully nurtured the rock wall in the arboretum's rose garden until her move to Fairview, Okla., in 2005.
Born in Dudley, a small mining town in western Pennsylvania, Mrs. Hart moved to Chestnut Hill. She was a graduate of the Chestnut Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a a bachelor of science in nursing. She later received a master's degree in nursing.
She is survived by daughters Lisa Parker, of Tulsa, and Annie Hart, of Chestnut Hill; a sister Pauline, of Allentown, and three granddaughters. Mrs. Hart's husband, Charles "Chick" Hart, a former golf professional at the Chestnut Hill Cricket Club; sisters Helen, Mary and Rose, and a brother, Pat, preceded her in death.
A memorial service will be held at the Morris Arboretum in September.
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Another brief data dump of figures aggregated over the last four NHL regular seasons, surprisingly enough updated to include 2011/12.
Analyses of individual seasons (including explanations of the figures and their limitations) plus my equivalent aggregate analysis (aggreganalysis?) are at the following links:
Firstly, an updated ranking of teams by aggregate CHIP over the last four seasons (playoff teams highlighted; click to enlarge image):
Still no obvious correlation between playoff qualification and the degree and quantity of injuries/illnesses suffered. The Islanders, Oilers and Wild (all long-term playoff absentees) sat in the top three positions for the table covering 2008/09 to 2010/11, but have all slipped down slightly since, mostly due to Messrs Markov and Crosby, plus the Flyers' rotating cast of retired-but-not-really-retired veterans.
The same figures grouped by division:
A bit over-simplistic, but still fairly interesting that the supposedly travel-weary Pacific has suffered both the fewest man-games lost and the lowest CHIP in each of the last four seasons (OK, two man-games away in 2008/09 from doing so), while the Atlantic has routinely been hit the hardest. Maybe 95% due to Rick DiPietro, but interesting anyway...
The largest ten and smallest ten CHIP figures by a team in a single season over the last four:
No changes at all in the bottom 10. The Canadiens in the year just gone comfortably surpassed the Blues' previous high watermark, although worth noting that their CHIP number was still a lower proportion of the overall cap compared to the Blues' number from three years before.
The largest ten CHIP figures accumulated by a player in a single season over the last four:
None too surprisingly, Crosby and Markov each make their second appearance here, joined by Kristian Huselius who had the good fortune to only have to play in two games for the Blue Jackets in 2011/12.


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|Will President Laura Chinchilla do the right thing?
Last night, another Costa Rican ocean activist was attacked. The details of the attack (and three previous criminal attacks), cannot be published at this time. We are weak. We are losing. We need help. We don't have enough power to handle the blowback. They might end up in jail. This is the two edged sword of exposure. This person is my friend. It makes me angry. It motivates me to call for more people to get involved.
The group brought together in CR after the Incopesca post, started comparing stories. It looks like they have each been physically assaulted or had property destroyed or their life threatened or all of the above at some recent time. These are regular people under extraordinary stress. They stood up for wildlife or against extradition. It is almost too dangerous for them to work in Costa Rica at this time. They need people in CR who can support them and grow. They need help from people outside of Costa Rica to spread awareness.
If you have any feelings toward the illegal whaling industry, dolphin killers, shark finners, or those that plunder the oceans in other ways, be very aware: violence has started against one of the key people saving our oceans in Costa Rica. Most of us sit safely at our computers, going to work, going to Starbucks, wondering what to do. Very few of us can influence what happens in Costa Rica or with their extradition request to Germany for Paul Watson.
If you do have friends in CR, we need their help. If you have special skills or connections, please use them. I can send you where you can help. I can be easily contacted through the Facebook group: The Taiji Dolphin Action Group.
I know there are a few people holding back, those with special connections or input...I heard about one in our circle who knew a retired pro-baseball player living in CR. If contacting your friends like this speaks to your heart, please do it. Paul needs as much help as he can get.
Another way is to simply call Sea Shepherd and donate to their budding Costa Rica Campaign. I am not a Sea Shepherd member, I just know that they are on the front line on this. It is their ass on the line. This current request by President Laura Chinchilla for extradition could mean Paul locked up in one of her jails, where prisoners are reportedly beaten to death and trial conditions are not far from being a Banana Republic (Please read this Costa Rica-US Dept. of State Document start from page 2).
If you have a contact, please start talking with him or her so that we can be prepared when and if Paul does actually get extradited. At this point I would be surprised if Paul Watson does not stand trial in Costa Rica.
Hold on tight. The next two and a half months, till the extradition is concluded in some way, are sure to be wild.
We will not sit back.
We go to war to fight to save even one.
We have to fight.
Fight together!
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Snapshot 2013
From here you can browse Snapshot data for any district for the 2013–14 school year by accessing the District Detail Search. You can also find data for selected groupings of districts in various Summary Tables. The Summary Tables include a State Totals table. The Item Definitions, updated annually, define each data item as well as provide the source of the data. The Peer Search allows users to generate lists of districts/charters meeting certain conditions. Download Statistics provides capabilities for downloading the Detail and Summary Table data. Refer to the School Types Chart to see the range of grades in each school type (elementary, middle, high school).
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2009 R&D Team Winner: Peas of Mind Cooks Up A Better Way to Feed Kids
The winners or our R&D Team of the year for the less than $100 million in sales category working together like peas and carrots.
Six years ago, Jill Litwin was living in Vermont and working as the color forecasting director for Burton Snowboards. She worked closely with a friend who had a 2-year-old son and was pregnant with her second child. The friend was so exhausted at the end of the day, she confided she often opened canned green beans to feed her son "something healthy," but felt terribly guilty.
"I was so mortified when she told me, I volunteered to cook for her son Satchel," says Litwin, whose mother was an exceptional cook, passing on her passion for cooking and eating well. "I wanted to create a wholesome meal that contained all the essential nutrients young children need to get a healthy start in life at a critical stage of development.
"When she said she would pay me, I knew I was on to something," Litwin continues. "Soon moms in Burlington wanted me to make meals for their kids as well. That's when I developed the concept of an all-in-one, hand-held meal, which contains all the major food groups."
After rounds of taste testing with focus groups comprised of kids ages 1 to about 10 years old, Litwin nailed down the four most well-received flavor combinations and named her invention "The Puffet." Homemade meals puffed full of nutrition and designed for growing kids, the four original flavors of the Puffet contain organic whole milk, organic vegetables or fruit, grains and organic beans. It became the original product line for her start-up company.
As for the name of the entity, it sprouted from a name-storming session that Litwin organized with a group of creative friends and colleagues. She fed her select group enough homemade lasagna and candy until eventually they came up with the perfect name for the company: Peas of Mind. She subsequently moved the company to San Francisco.
About two-and-a-half years ago, Kelly Walsh joined the Peas of Mind team to head up marketing and R&D. Walsh worked in New York in financial services, but she followed her passion for food and moved to San Francisco to attend the Le Cordon Bleu program at the California Culinary Academy.
Litwin and Walsh connected through mutual friends and realized they had a similar passion – creating meals for kids that were free of artificial flavors and preservatives, no added sugars or GMOs. As soon as Walsh joined the Peas of Mind team, she helped develop and launch a line extension with two non-dairy Puffet flavors, and idea generation began for a new product line to complement Puffets.
After conducting consumer surveys and recipe testing, Walsh developed Veggie Wedgies, baked "french fries" made from real vegetables and fruit in four flavors: carrot fries, broccoli fries, cauliflower fries, and apple fries. Gluten free, dairy free, fat free, soy free and vegan, Veggie Wedgies make for a great side dish or snack to replace traditional frozen french fries, which can be loaded with oil and salt. In addition, each month Walsh creates a "reci-pea" and writes a newsletter that is distributed via email to thousands of subscribers. Her latest monthly reci-pea is Baked Sweet Potato Donuts, which are fat free and children find delicious.
While ideas are generated between them, Walsh heads up R&D at Peas of Mind and is responsible for making their dreams edible. "She does all product formulations and testing, hunts down any specific ingredients imperative to the end product, gets a formula ready for production and works with production to maintain the homemade experience of our products during manufacturing," explains Litwin.
The main reason for the success of the Peas of Mind R&D team is that there are no boundaries. "Creativity, extraordinary ideas -- sometimes impossible ideas -- are encouraged, and sometimes I work more from intuition than from a structured background," says Walsh. "I've never been put into a box that I have to think outside of, and our monthly reci-peas, keep the creative and innovative juices in the air so the work environment always feels fresh and cutting edge."
R&D holds monthly meetings, and continually works on creating new products. "Historically, we have launched two new product lines or line extensions per year," says Litwin. "We do most of our R&D in our slower seasons. The frozen food kids category sees slightly slower movement during summer and around the winter holidays due to families being on vacations and focusing on holiday foods. Concepts and ideas are always floating around the Peas of Mind studio and anything that comes to mind is taken note of, no matter how feasible or bizarre.
"More structured, open brainstorming sessions occur to solidify concepts and narrow our product focus," Litwin continues. "Immediately R&D begins in the test kitchen and products are presented to our internal team before they go to focus groups. Once we've nailed down our product, we begin naming and branding, which is all done in-house. We continue to utilize the effective name-storming process that was originally used to come up with the company name."
As a small company, the key decision makers are able to get together regularly and work as one unit, so decision-making is quick and efficient.
"Once a new product has been loosely worked in the test kitchen, our production managers, sales and marketing are brought in to give feedback and continue to discuss the feasibility of the product," says Walsh. "We also include a few of our key retail buyers in our decision-making processes. They give us a good indication of product interest, packaging and price points. We establish an internal timeline for introducing new products to the industry and then to the marketplace. August (back to school) and January (new year) are two favorable times for us to bring products to market."
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After introducing you to the subject of this series, I'd like to step back quickly to the previous tutorial and recall the topics covered in it. This will make it a bit easier for you to grasp the concepts that I plan to explain in this final part.
As you'll possibly remember, in the previous article I went through the development of a comprehensive error logging system. It used the chain of responsibility pattern to establish the scope of where each involved PHP class should act.
By following this approach, it was feasible to create an error handling mechanism where every component was initially provided with a limited capacity for processing a particular failure — and when the error in question couldn't be properly handled, it would be immediately transferred to the corresponding parent module.
Indeed, if you reread the above paragraph, it should be clear to you what a chain of responsibility is all about: once a group of hierarchically organized classes have been created, the responsibility for handling a given task is moved from the bottom to the top of the stack structure. Sounds good, doesn't it?
Now, paying attention to the topics that will be covered in this tutorial, what you'll learn here will consist essentially of applying the chain of responsibility schema to expand the capacity of the error logging system that was developed previously.
Are you intrigued about how this will done? Then click the link below and keep reading!
{mospagebreak title=The error logging system's responsibility chain}
As I explained earlier, this final article will be focused on extending the functionality of the error logging system that I created in the previous part by applying a proper chain of responsibility schema.
Since this sounds pretty simple, I'll start listing the base error logging classes, which sit on top of the mentioned responsibility chain. Here is the signature of the two classes that I referenced above:
// define abstract 'AbstractErrorLogger' class on top of the
responsibility chain
abstract class AbstractErrorLogger{
abstract public function setErrorLogger($errorLogger);
abstract public function getErrorLogger();
abstract public function logError();
// define concrete 'ErrorLogger' class
class ErrorLogger extends AbstractErrorLogger{
private $errorLogger;
public function __construct(){
// get error logger
public function getErrorLogger(){
throw new Exception('No error logger has been set!');
return $this->errorLogger;
// set error logger
public function setErrorLogger($errorLogger){
public function logError(){}
As you'll possibly remember, the above two error logging classes establish the top of the corresponding responsibility chain, from which all the eventual subclasses will be derived. Basically, the first abstract class defines the generic model of any possible error logger, while the second one implements concretely most of the abstract methods declared previously.
So far, the respective definitions of the above base classes aren't difficult to understand. However, it's worthwhile to stress here the way that the "getErrorLogger()" method works. As you can see, this method sets up the top of the responsibility chain when handling an error, because if the appropriate error logger has not been defined (represented by the condition $this->errorLogger==NULL), then it throws an exception and program execution will be eventually halted.
From this point on, all the sub classes created from the previous "ErrorLogger" class will stick to the following logic: if a particular error condition can be properly handled by the class in question, then the error will be automatically transferred to its nearest parent, which as you saw a few lines above, will trigger an exception. That's what I call a well-defined chain of responsibility between a few PHP classes!
All right, after explaining the fairly relevant role played by the two pair of error classes created before, it's time to learn how the core error logging system can be expanded to register more specific failures.
In this particular case, I'll simply derive a child class from the parent "ErrorLogger," which will be provided with the capacity to register specific errors to the system's error logger.
In addition, based upon the correct application of the chain of responsibility schema, this new class will delegate the handling of a specific error to its parent, when this failure can be processed at the current level.
To learn more about how this new error logging class will be created, please keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Expanding the basic error logging system}
As I expressed in the previous section, expanding the basic error logging mechanism that was shown before consists essentially of deriving a brand-new sub class from the base "ErrorLogger." This creates a mechanism that will be capable of registering specific errors to the system's error logger.
Based on this premise, here is the signature of this concrete child class, which I called "FileErrorLogger." Please take a look at its definition:
// define 'FileErrorLogger' class
class FileErrorLogger extends ErrorLogger{
private $errorLogger;
private $parentErrorLogger;
public function __construct(ErrorLogger $parentErrorLogger){
// get error logger
public function getErrorLogger(){
// call parent object in chain of responsibility
return $this->parentErrorLogger->getErrorLogger();
return $this->errorLogger;
// set error logger
public function setErrorLogger($errorLogger){
if($errorLogger!='File Error Logger'){
throw new Exception('Invalid error logger');
// log error to file
public function logError(){
error_log('Message from :'.$this->getErrorLogger(),0);
If you take an in-depth look at the above error logger class, you'll understand quickly how it does its thing. In simple terms, the "FileErrorLogger" class has been provided with the ability to register specific errors to the system's error logger via the implementation of its respective "logError()" method. Really simple, isn't it?
Nevertheless, I actually want you to focus your attention on the definition of another handy method: "getErrorLogger()." It shows in a nutshell how the chain of responsibility model works. As you can see, the aforementioned method reveals the power of this schema by transferring the program's flow to its corresponding parent when a specific error condition can't be properly handled at that stage. Obviously, this condition is represented by the following expression:
// call parent object in chain of responsibility
return $this->parentErrorLogger->getErrorLogger();
return $this->errorLogger;
In this situation, when a concrete failure can't be appropriately processed by the pertinent "FileErrorLogger" class, the error condition will be delegated to its parent, which has been previously passed as an input argument via the corresponding constructor. At this point, are you starting to grasp the logic behind the chain of responsibility pattern? I hope you are!
So far, the file error logging class that I defined a few lines above will hopefully be more than enough to demonstrate how to create a responsibility chain between some PHP classes. However, I must say there's still a missing link inside this chain. I've not yet built a sample class capable of using the capabilities embedded into the previous "FileErrorLogger." Therefore, the question is: how can this be achieved?
Fortunately, creating a new class that utilizes the handy features provided by the prior "FileErrorLogger" class is indeed a no-brainer process, certainly a fact that I'm going to demonstrate over the course of the following section. Therefore, I suggest you click on the link below and keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Logging errors when something goes wrong}
To illustrate the functionality of the error logging system that I created earlier in this article, I'll define a sample email checking class. It will work with the file error logger mechanism that you saw before, to implement in an efficient way the corresponding chain of responsibility model.
That being said, here is the respective signature of this new email verification class:
// define 'EmailValidator' class
class EmailValidator{
private $email;
private $fileErrorLogger;
public function __construct($email,ErrorLogger
// validate email
public function validate(){
// check for MX records in the DNS (Windows-based systems)
private function windnsrr($hostName,$recType="){
exec("nslookup -type=$recType $hostName",$result);
foreach($result as $line){
return true;
return false;
return false;
As you can see, the logic followed by the above "EmailValidator" class is fairly comprehensive, not only with reference to its limited functionality, but because this class was shown in the previous article of the series too.
In this case, the class in question is capable of validating a given email address on any Window-based system by mean of its "validate()" method, and not surprisingly when the email fails to pass the verification process, the failure is logged via the intuitive "FileErrorLogger" class.
Of course, aside from the features that I explained previously, the only thing worth mentioning here is the appropriate delegation of responsibility that takes place when the error condition can't be handled by the file error logging class, which, as you learned before, results in moving the program's flow to its respective parent.
At this stage, I'm sure that you understood how the "EmailValidator" class does its business, as well as how the chain of responsibility works across all the previously defined error loggers. Therefore it's time to move on and see a concrete example where all the classes will be put to work together.
Want to see how this hands-on example will be developed? Go ahead and read the next few lines.
{mospagebreak title=The error logging system in action}
If you're like me, then you'll think that the best way of understanding how the error logging system works is by developing a comprehensive example which uses all the classes in conjunction.
Therefore, below you'll see a simple script I coded that shows the respective behaviors followed by all the classes defined over the previous sections, whether or not a concrete error logger has been set. Please look at this handy group of examples:
// instantiate 'ErrorLogger' object
$errorLogger=new ErrorLogger();
// validate email without providing an error logger
displays the following:
No error logger has been set!
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
// instantiate 'ErrorLogger' object
$errorLogger=new ErrorLogger();
// instantiate 'FileErrorLogger'
$fileErrorLogger=new FileErrorLogger($errorLogger);
// instantiate 'EmailValidator' object
//$emailValidator=new EmailValidator('firstname.lastname@example.com',$fileErrorLogger);
displays the following:
No error logger has been set!
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
// instantiate 'ErrorLogger' object
$errorLogger=new ErrorLogger();
// provide an error logger
$fileErrorLogger=new FileErrorLogger($errorLogger);
$fileErrorLogger->setErrorLogger('File Error Logger');
$emailValidator=new EmailValidator('firstname.lastname@example.com',$fileErrorLogger);
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
As shown above, the first two examples demonstrate clearly how the chain of responsibility is moved up toward the base "ErrorLogger" class when an appropriate error logger isn't provided to the scripts. This condition is reflected by the outputs generated by each script, since they complain loudly about this condition by displaying the following message:
No error logger has been set!
Finally, the last example illustrates a concrete case where a "FileErrorLogger" object is injected straight into the respective "EmailValidator" class. As you'll realize, this fact obviously allows the correct implementation of its "validate()" method. As usual, I suggest you to try modifying the previous examples and see what happens in each case.
Final thoughts
I'm finished now. In this three-part series, I introduced you to the basics of how to implement the chain of responsibility pattern with PHP 5. I hope that all the examples that were shown in this set of articles will help you start applying this schema in your own PHP applications. See you in the next PHP tutorial!


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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) lack of policy knowledge and gaffes on the 2008 campaign led many to conclude that she may be better cut out to host a talk show than stay in politics. But her first foray into the genre, "Real American Stories," which debuted on Fox News Thursday night, was beset with controversy before it even aired. Rapper LL Cool J and country music star Toby Keith both expressed disapproval that Fox was using canned interviews they had recorded with different people for Palin's show, leading the network to pull LL Cool J's interview. Following the show's airing, critics gave middling reviews, calling it "canned," "innocuous, flat," and a "letdown." It appears viewers weren't thrilled either, as Mediaite notes that the show's ratings didn't even beat those of the program it replaced:
Sarah Palin's much-hyped LL Cool J-less Fox News special last night didn't bring in the huge ratings some (ok, we) predicted. Greta Van Susteren's On The Record which normally airs at 10pmET beat the program the previous three nights in the A25–54 demographic and two out of three nights in total viewers.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas Day Baking
Since I had Thanksgiving dinner, I didn't have to do Christmas. All I had to do was take wine and a dessert to Jim's sister's Betty's house, and to make breakfast. Mimosas, scrambled eggs with cheese, sausages, fruit salad, and scones--that's one of our standard Christmas breakfast (the other is Dutch Baby pancakes). My plan was to get up early and make Rose's ginger cream scones, which are easy enough to make but do require an hour in the refrigerator before baking. Since I didn't get up early, and I dawdled around with a cup of coffee or two, it was soon clear to me that the scones weren't going to get their hour of rest in the refrigerator. But they looked fine and sturdy before I put them in the oven, so I figured the hour in the refrigerator instruction was just one of Rose's perfectionist requirements. What could go wrong?
The scones were brushed with cream, sprinkled with sparkling sugar, with a few cute little red Christmas decoration thingies tossed on for good measure. I was excited--these were going to be perfect.
You're guessing they're not going to be perfect, right? You're guessing that there is a reason for Rose's nit-picky directions. You may even be guessing that maybe it wasn't such a hot idea to toss the little red doohickies on the scones before they bake because they might melt. If so, you are quite right.
I have to say this didn't even faze me. It's Christmas, after all, and what's a little imperfection among family? It didn't seem to faze anyone else, and the scones were quite good.
We opened presents, and then it was time for me to shift into high gear and make dessert. I'd spent a lot of time thinking about dessert. The truth is nobody ever really wants dessert after a big meal, especially since Betty is well known for putting out a spread of appetizers that could easily feed a pack of starving animals: meatballs, shrimp, broiled cheese and crab canapes, nuts, various dips and crackers, and cookies. This year was no exception.
Knowing this, I was aware that the idea of dessert would be met with groans, and I do not mean groans of anticipation. I mean groans of pure misery. Nevertheless, I did not choose a platter of fruit. Instead, I chose an Eggnog Pound Cake. This is from the "Simply Recipes" web site, from which I've had mixed success. The recipes are generally very homy--not necessarily sophisticated, but generally reliable as simple cooking. But did I want simple cooking? I decided that I did.
The only thing that bothered me was the plainness of the cake. Elizabeth told me she'd decorate it, and she definitely gussied it up!
She raided the dining room centerpiece of a few things--pine cones, a eucalyptus stem, and some fir--and arranged them in the center of the cake.
Everyone was extremely impressed. In fact, they did not believe I had made it myself, which I attribute to Elizabeth's decorating skills rather than to my baking ability. The cake was good, too, although, as I predicted, nobody really wanted dessert.
8 comments:
- Melinda said...
I didn't think for a minute it would all go pear shaped. Really! Those red melted thingy-jigs look right festive!
Your eggnog cake sounds good for the next day, when everyone is starving again. Elizabeth has a quite a hidden talent. Can she do hairdressing too?
It's always good to have many strings to your bow. Just in case the Doctor thing gets boring!
- breadbasketcase said...
The eggnog cake, with its rum glaze, was probably even better the next day. Elizabeth has so many hidden talents; she is quite disgusting that way. She actually can do hairdressing, and she sews and knits (self-taught). She's a dancer and a choreographer. She hopes to put on a show at a hospital one day. I wouldn't bet against her.
This photo brought back memories of a scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The american mother brings a pound cake to the greek mother/family who comments on the hole in the middle. Then she says not to worry that she will put some flowers in it!
- Doughadear said...
Your scones look festive and so does the pound cake, brava Elizabeth!
- breadbasketcase said...
I think that's the same scene that inspired Elizabeth!
"Festive" is a nice word--maybe they look better from a distance. They tasted fine, though. I'll agree that the pound cake looked festive, thanks to my inventive daughter.
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