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Smalltalk, Outside The Ivory Tower?
It's a meme. You can see an example of the same idea on Ramon Leon's blog, and in this quote from Kent Beck:
I always knew that one day Smalltalk would replace Java. I just didn't know it would be called Ruby.
One way to look at the Ruby on Rails success story is to say that constraining Smalltalk within a virtual machine trapped it. By transferring Smalltalk to a Unix environment, Ruby let the genie out of the bottle. The minute Smalltalk left the confines of its virtual-machine ivory tower, it turned out to be not the doddering academic many people had remembered it as - and indeed forgotten it as - but instead an elderly kung fu badass, like a dude from a 70s movie who can still kick the crap out of thirty different people at once when he's in his 70s.
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Smalltalk definitely contained ideas so powerful that you could change the world forever by commercializing them.
Maybe that's still the case.
There's just one problem with this idea, however: Matz himself might not agree with it. The creator of Ruby named Ruby after Perl, and has said he wanted a language "more powerful than Perl and more object-oriented than Python." Matz' comments in a recent discussion about Ruby's block syntax on the ruby-talk list referenced CLU, not Smalltalk, even though Smalltalk's blocks have a lot in common with Ruby's.
One thing I'm sure of, however: writing Smalltalk will make you a better Ruby programmer, even when you're still just barely making sense of it in your tiny fragments of spare time. The need for small, concise, atomic methods becomes not just clearer to understand but simpler to satisfy.
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Matz has stated elsewhere that the three main inspirations for Ruby were Lisp (he wrote a mail client in Lisp before working on Ruby), Smalltalk and Perl.ReplyDelete
He was just saying that the 'yield' keyword was borrowed from CLU, not blocks.
His stated beef with Smalltalk is the syntax isn't clear enough.
The influence of Smalltalk is all over Ruby.
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2007 at 12:02:00 AM PDT
Instead of "VM", don't you mean "image"? Ruby runs on a VM (several, now!) as well, but the environment is not caged inside the image.ReplyDelete
The object model itself is lifted almost directly from Smalltalk. The failure to lift blocks and use yield allowing the passing of a single magic block was a mistake and is one of the few things where Ruby suffers. It'd have been better to copy Smalltalk more in that regard.ReplyDelete
Lisp also heavily influenced Smalltalk, so it's hard to say whether Ruby copied Smalltalk for some things, or was influenced by Lisp just as Smalltalk was.
It doesn't really matter. Programming in Ruby feels very much like programming in Smalltalk, just without all the great tools and environment Smalltalk provides.
Both Lisp and Smalltalk allow the programmer access to the running image and the ability to recompile, at the method level, that image. Image based development is where Ruby really dropped the ball.
Most Smalltalks do only image based development, but Lisp does both image and file based development proving that you can live in both worlds successfully.
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2007 at 10:40:00 PM PDT
Smalltalk is a Walled Garden of programming languages.ReplyDelete
@Ramon: Programming in Ruby feels very much like programming in Smalltalk, just without all the great tools and environment Smalltalk provides.ReplyDelete
Which is a gigantic "just". For me, that makes programming in Ruby feel almost nothing at all like programming in Smalltalk. Maybe like programming in Smalltalk with one hand tied behind my back...
@anonymous: "Smalltalk is a Walled Garden of programming languages."ReplyDelete
There's Self, implemented in Smalltalk, and LispKit, an implementation of Lisp and Scheme in Smalltalk.
There's an article on LispKit (linked to on the LispKit page). It's a start, providing some basic functionality. I don't know about the Self implementation. Each of these could probably be better developed. The point is it's possible to implement other languages in Smalltalk.
I have little doubt Ruby and Python could be implemented in it, just as they are now implemented in C and Java, if anyone would dedicate the effort. But I'm sure the retort would be, "what's the point in doing that?" Indeed, I couldn't really tell you. They were implemented in C for performance, and then Java for access to enterprise resources. I suppose one rationale would be the ability to run Seaside in more than one language, and access to Smalltalk's rich class library. For example even though Ruby's syntax is more limited, I think such a feat would be possible with some translation logic included. It wouldn't look as elegant.
Seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to extend access to a continuation server. I don't understand why Ruby and indeed Rails isn't changed to make this functionality possible. So far I've heard of one Ruby-based framework, called Wee, that implements many of the ideas of Seaside, but it's completely different from Rails.
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A stem cell transplant is sometimes used to treat childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It is used to replace stem cells when stem cells or bone marrow are damaged. A stem cell transplant is a very risky and complex procedure that must be done in a specialized transplant centre or hospital.
Stem cells are found in the bone marrow, the bloodstream and umbilical cords. They are basic cells that develop into different types of cells that have different jobs. For example, all our blood cells develop from blood stem cells.
A stem cell transplant uses high-dose chemotherapy to kill all of the cells in the bone marrow. This includes both healthy cells and the lymphoma cells. After high-dose chemotherapy, healthy stem cells are given to replace the ones in the bone marrow that were destroyed.
Your child may be offered a stem cell transplant to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma if:
- the cancer does not respond to other treatments or is resistant to treatment
- the cancer comes back (recurs, or relapses) after treatment
A stem cell transplant is a complex procedure with many side effects and risks that must be done in specialized transplant centres or hospitals.
Types of transplants used for childhood NHL
The following types of stem cell transplant may be used with childhood NHL.
In this type of transplant, the stem cells are taken from the child's own blood or bone marrow.
Autologous transplants are the most common type used to treat resistant or recurrent childhood NHL. Before the stem cells are collected, the doctor will do bone marrow aspiration and biopsy to make sure that there are no cancer cells in the bone marrow. Stem cells are usually collected from the peripheral blood through a special venous catheter, after recovery from a cycle of chemotherapy. The stem cells are then frozen until needed.
In an autologous stem cell transplant, very high doses of chemotherapy (conditioning) are used to try to kill any remaining cancer cells. The doses are so high that the child's healthy bone marrow will not recover without being "rescued" by his or her previously collected healthy stem cells. These stem cells are given back to the child after the high-dose chemotherapy is complete.
In this type of transplant, the stem cells are taken from one person (the donor) and are given to the child receiving the transplant (the recipient). The donor may be a relative or may be unrelated to the child. The stem cells may either be collected from the donor's bone marrow or peripheral blood or from an umbilical cord. The donor and recipient are matched through a process called human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing.
Allogeneic transplants may be used to treat certain types of relapsed childhood NHL. In addition to providing a "rescue" from very high doses of chemotherapy, the donor's stem cells will often help fight lymphoma in the recipient (person receiving the stem cells), because they recognize the cancer cells as foreign.
Side effects
Side effects can happen with any type of treatment for NHL, but every child's experience is different.
Side effects can develop any time during, immediately after or a few days or weeks after a stem cell transplant. Sometimes late side effects develop months or years after a stem cell transplant. Most side effects go away on their own or can be treated, but some side effects may last a long time or become permanent.
Side effects of a stem cell transplant will depend mainly on the type of chemotherapy drug or drug combination given, if radiation therapy was given, the type of transplant and the child's overall health. Common side effects of a stem cell transplant include:
- infection
- low blood cell counts
- graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
- digestive system problems
Other side effects can develop months or years after treatment for childhood NHL. Find out more about late effects for childhood NHL.
Tell your child's healthcare team if your child has side effects you think might be from a stem cell transplant. The sooner you tell them of any problems, the sooner they can suggest ways to help your child deal with them.
Questions to ask about stem cell transplant
Find out more about stem cell transplant and side effects of stem cell transplant. To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about stem cell transplant.
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The North Head Lighthouse Celebrates 115 Years This Weekend
June 7, 2013 by: Susan Goldsmith
At Cape Disappointment State Park, a few miles down the road from Boreas Inn, in Ilwaco, Washington, there are two lighthouses, both enchanting, rugged and enduring, The North Head and Cape Disappointment Lighthouses. Lighthouses are among our favorite buildings–hardy, yet vulnerable to the hurricane force winds we infrequently have along with those driving rains we frequently experience. The lights project about 20 miles to the Pacific Ocean to guide vessels into the proper channel and hopefully away from the deadly rocks and spits of the mighty and fearsome Mouth of the Columbia River. 2,000 vessels have sunk and many have died at the "Mouth" and along the Long Beach Peninsula; more disasters than the infamous Cape Horn!
As a child, my father would take our Lake Oswego, OR 16 foot waterski boat over the Mouth of the Columbia during larger than logical seas in an attempt, I believe to drown the family. (Just kiddin'–sort of…) The waves instilled a life-long fear into this sea-loving woman. I still have dreams about my father sitting atop the seat of our ski boat crying "Wahoo! Wahoo!" as waves crashed over us. We bailed and bailed to keep from sinking. The Coast Guard would shudder, I'm sure, whenever they saw my father, who occasionally needed towing over the Bar. (I was not there for that–I would have been mortified!) I remember seeing the lighthouse beams during foggy times at sea and they were oddly, a comfort, while I tried to be brave…with my father.
That aside, this weekend, on Saturday, June 8th, there will be a long-awaited title transfer ceremony of the North Head Lighthouse from the US Coast Guard to Washington State Parks. There will be lighthouse tours, open houses at the innkeeper's residences and refreshments. The views are stunning, whales may be sighted, and a good time should be had by all. So come visit the North Head Lighthouse on the SW Washington Coast, nearLong Beach, Washington and celebrate 115 years of maritime history at the North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park. If you're lucky, you might snag the last room open at Boreas Bed & Breakfast Inn!


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A taco truck crashed into a divey '70s-style SoCal lounge and they called the hybrid the El Camino Inn. OK, not really, but that sounds like a plausible creation myth to me.
A taco truck crashed into a divey '70s-style SoCal lounge and they called the hybrid the El Camino Inn. OK, not really, but that sounds like a plausible creation myth to me.
Owned by the folks who brought us a litany of lively, overachieving and successful bar-staurants such as The Rossi, Club 185 and the revamped Little Palace, the buzzy El Camino looks like another sure thing. This newbie brings together popular zeitgeisty tropes like cheap taco truck food and a heap of appealingly retro-funky style and attitude. Sealing the deal, it does this on a short block that, considering it also houses ever-slammed Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace and generally packed Little Palace, should be renamed Low-Dough Party Palace Avenue. Even if El Camino were a total dud - which it's not - it'd likely survive by site-specific hipster spillover alone.
El Camino's embrace of downscale chic begins with the smallish digs - with its cushy blue and cream pleather chairs, acrylic table, old Pepsi sign and massive lacquered sailfish, it looks like someone hit the vintage shop motherlode in there. Tack on the perfect playtime soundtrack (recently T-Rex segued seamlessly into Thin Lizzy in complete album forms), canned Mexican beers ($2.75-$3.75) and a non-pompous tequila cocktail with Jarritos grapefruit soda (the fairly refreshing Paloma, $6), and you've got quite an inviting setting for El Camino's feeding fare.
So what's it like to eat there? Well, it can be a rollicking damn good time - if you don't mind mildly flavored, stewy meats that almost seem to have been steamed and service that can be un-speedy or indifferent.
Starter-wise, pass on the oddly watery Roasted Tomato Salsa ($3) and go with the good Guacamole ($4). Served with warm, puffy tortilla chips, it's pleasantly spicy, garlicky and lime-y. Otherwise, ordering is merely a matter of choosing meats (there are six) and delivery systems (e.g. burrito, tostada, torta).
Tacos receive the terrific price ($2) and faultless treatment they and we deserve (wrapped in good soft warm corn tortillas with onion and cilantro, served with lime and radishes). My favorites were made with mildly spicy chorizo and "tenga" (i.e. tinga, a tangy shredded chicken stew), but the fresh-tasting if un-crispy carnitas were OK, too.
Tostadas and Gorditas (both $3) were also hits. While the clear edge went to the puffy and chewy fried masa gordita "paddles" (embracing beans, meat, cheese, lettuce and sour cream), the thin and crispy tostadas (similarly topped) were also pleasing.
Wanna go way over the top? Then target the kitchen-sinker (ham, hot dogs, chorizo, beans, mayo, cheese and more) Cubano Torta on its decent toasted bun ($8). Characteristically for El Camino, it's believable-enough taco truck grub eaten at a place a helluva lot more fun than a curb.


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Ouch, that aching back! If you've ever moaned in agony from back pain, rest assured—albeit uncomfortably—that you're not alone. About eight in ten Americans will suffer from it at some point in their lives. After colds, it's the No. 1 cause of missed work. It's a major drain on the American economy, costing more than $90 billion a year in medical bills. Yet a cure for the common backache is as elusive as ever.
Part of the problem is the complexity of the spine, a miraculous structure of bone and cartilage that surrounds nerves linking the brain to the rest of the body. The lower back, called the lumbar region, bears most of a person's weight on five vertebrae separated by disks that work like shock absorbers to provide cushioning and flexibility. Muscles and ligaments supply further support. But over time, the effects of aging decrease bone mass and muscle elasticity, and contribute to disk degeneration, leaving the lower back vulnerable to injury—and millions of people susceptible to pain.
Back pain can originate from many sources, and treatments are just as varied, from conservative approaches like exercises and massage, to more risky prescription medications and surgery. Unfortunately for many patients, these choices often provide only temporary relief, and some have debilitating side effects.
But the search for a magic bullet continues, and we may be closer than ever. Doctors and scientists are reporting success with these new and coming-soon treatments that can ease back pain for some sufferers while offering hope to all.
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Dozens of Republicans sign brief backing gay marriage
More than 80 "conservative voices" have signed onto a legal brief supporting the notion that same-sex couples should have a fundamental right to marriage.
The brief is in support of the plaintiffs in the Hollingsworth v. Perry case now before the Supreme Court, which challenges California's Proposition 8 barring same-sex marriage. The case, which will be argued starting in late March, could result in the invalidation of statewide bans on same-sex marriage across the country. It is one of two same-sex marriage cases being considered this term by the Supreme Court; the other challenges the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Among the signatories to the letter are former Republican Governors Christie Todd Whitman and Bill Weld; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; former Republican Reps. Deborah Pryce and Mary Bono Mack; 2012 presidential candidates and former governors Gary Johnson and Jon Huntsman; and former Republican National Committee chair Ken Mehlman, the onetime George W. Bush campaign manager who has since come out as gay.
Notably not among the signatories are some Republicans who have expressed support for same-sex marriage in the past, including Dick Cheney and Laura Bush.
The American Foundation for Equal Rights, which organized the effort, said more names will be added before the brief is filed. The brief was first reported by the New York Times, which reported that it made the case that same-sex marriage reflects conservative values of "limited government and maximizing individual freedom."
Among those working to legalize same-sex marriage are conservative lawyer and former Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson, who was among the first prominent conservatives to express support for same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage supporters hope the fact that numerous well-known conservatives and Republicans are signatories to the brief will help sway conservative justices.
"The conservative movement toward the freedom to marry is what we like to call the 'Ted Olson effect,'" said AFER executive director Adam Umhoefer. "We value the support of our conservative colleagues and welcome their voices to the growing majority of Americans who stand for marriage equality."
CBS News polling has found that a majority of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal, though more than six in ten said it should be left to the states to decide. House Speaker John Boehner and most Republicans in Congress oppose both federal recognition of same-sex marriage and a mandate that it be recognized by the states.


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President slammed for vicious 'Obamastare'
'The media can't sell the Obama they saw last night'
PALM BEACH, Fla. – Barack Obama is being criticized for sporting a "vicious" Obamastare during last night's debate with Mitt Romney, making the president lose his aura of likability.
"That was a slam-dunk observation," radio host Rush Limbaugh said this afternoon. "Just the split screen. Just Obama's stare."
"There was a point in this debate where Obama was staring Romney down viciously – you could see it on the split screen – and it did not distract Romney … at all. He was jumping in Obama's chili at the time and it didn't stop him, this attempt to intimidate. It didn't work at all."
U.S. historian Dr. Tim Stanley agrees about the facial expressions, writing in Britain's Telegraph, "The president insulted, patronized and mocked his opponent rather than put across a constructive argument. His performance was rude and unpresidential. Obama seemed to have a touch of the Bidens, wriggling about in his chair, waving his hands dismissively and always – always – smirking in Romney's direction. By contrast, Romney sucked up the abuse and retained a rigid poker face all night. He looked like a commander in chief; Obama looked like a lawyer."
One of the most talked-about exchanges from the foreign-policy debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., was when the Republican Romney lamented the shrinking numbers of ships in the U.S. Navy.
Obama responded, "We also have fewer horses and bayonets."
"We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them," Obama cheekily told Romney. "We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines."
"I don't know what you call it when you have a community organizer explaining to Mitt Romney how aircraft carriers work," Limbaugh noted. "I guarantee you the Drive-By Media was cringing over those things."
"Remember, you have to judge Obama in context of 2008, not the first debate, not the second debate, not just this campaign," Limbaugh explained. "You gotta go back to who he was in 2008, and he was Mr. Messiah. He was unlike anything this country had ever seen and it was all positive. He was magic. He was gonna bring everybody together. The old politics was going to be vanishing. Race relations were going to heal. Post-partisan days were ahead. The world was going to love us.
"People made of Obama whatever they wanted, and those that made positive vibes of him created this incredible creature, this caricature of Mr. Perfect. And chief among the things that he always had going for him was that he was likable. In addition to being the first black president, he was a likable first black president. He always had that to fall back on. He always had that to rely on, but last night he wasn't likable.
"This whole debate season, Barack Obama, without aid of a teleprompter and without – other than one instance of assistance offered by Candy Crowley [in the second debate] – he was without media help. Without his usual safeguards and comfort zones, Obama eroded all of the positives that have built up about him. He did it himself. You take his prompter away, you take his supportive media away, you take a protective cocoon of supporters and strategists away from him and put him out there all on his own, and the real Obama surfaces. And that's why the media today can't proclaim him the winner. He wasn't likable. They can't sell, not with any credibility, they can't sell the Obama they saw last night."


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Chief Executive Officer, NetskopeSanjay Beri is the CEO of Netskope, the cloud app analytics and policy company. Beri brings nearly two decades of innovation, experience and success in networking and security technology. Prior to Netskope, he was the GM of the Juniper Networks secure access business unit. Before that, he co-founded Ingrian Networks, which was acquired by SafeNet. He also has held a variety of key roles at Microsoft, McAfee and Newbridge Networks (Alcatel). He holds numerous patents in the areas of networking and Internet security and has a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.
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Companies are sending employees overseas again in close to pre-recession numbers. Though the destinations and demographics have changed, some industries have recovered faster than others, and organizations continue to squeeze expat costs.
Overseas assignments increased at 64 percent of companies in 2011, compared with 43 percent the previous year, according to a May Global Relocation Trends survey by Brookfield Global Relocation Services. The Woodridge, Illinois-based employee relocation services provider based its finding on a survey of 123 senior human resources managers and international relocation directors at companies of various sizes based in and out of the United States.
The number of companies reporting a surge in expatriate postings is just shy of 2006's record high, when 69 percent of companies increased their foreign assignments, according to the survey. "Even though the global recovery is still shaky, especially with what's going on in Europe, they see it as a business need" to send more people overseas, says Brookfield executive vice president Scott Sullivan, who oversees the annual survey started in 1995.
With the lingering eurozone debt crisis stalling business growth there, companies are instead focusing expat assignments on emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India and Russia, according to the report. In 2011, for the second consecutive year, China was the top emerging market for international assignments. It was also the country most often cited as the biggest challenge for expatriates because of the difficulties they encounter adjusting to the culture, costs and government regulations.
International assignments showed the strongest resurgence in health care and pharmaceutical industries, with 100 percent of companies surveyed sending more people overseas in 2011 than in 2010. Companies in energy, agriculture and chemicals, and construction and engineering also reported substantial increases in expatriate assignments. By contrast, financial services companies led all industries reporting fewer expat assignments last year.
Although overall overseas postings are on the rise, Cornell University's Chris Collins believes it's a short-term phenomenon. As companies expand internationally, he expects they'll cultivate leaders from within the ranks of in-country employees, leading to fewer expatriate assignments in the long run.
"The contradiction to that is that companies are trying to create leaders who can think globally, so they'll selectively move high potential talent or future leaders into global assignments to give them global exposure," says Collins, who runs the university's Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies.
Collins also expects more companies to sign up the best and brightest from emerging regional markets to short-term headquarters assignments to indoctrinate them in corporate culture and expose them to senior leaders and mentors.
One company already living out that trend is Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies. The $1 billion joint venture between German conglomerate Freudenberg & Co. and Japan's NOK Corp. makes automotive and industrial seals and has 4,700 employees in its Americas division, based in Plymouth, Michigan. This year, FNST has 70 expat employees on assignment, up 33 percent from two years ago, mainly to better cross-pollinate international talent.
A handful of FNST expats are U.S. employees working in Germany, China or other Asian countries. But the majority comes from Brazil, Germany or other regions to temporary posts in the United States to learn the operation's corporate culture and develop management expertise and international competency, says FNST's human resources vice president Sarah O'Hare.
She predicts a time when managers will rise through the ranks in emerging markets such as China. But a lot has to happen first, especially there.
"That country is evolving in its management practices but before they can lead our business, we have to help model and set up" our business practices, O'Hare says.
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Lawyer Defends National Enquirer Stance Against Jeff Bezos
An attorney representing the company which owns the National Enquirer says politics has nothing to do with the Jeff Bezos story. On ABC's This Week, Ebram Abramowitz said threats to publish intimate photos of the Amazon CEO is not extortion because the company just wanted to tell the truth. Abramowitz insisted the source of the story about Bezos and his mistress was an individual who provided the National Enquirer with information for seven years. He argued investigators and Bezos know who the source is and it's not the White House or Saudi Arabia.


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News 12 First at Five/ Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Shanard Walton, 15, made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
Walton is the Glenn Hills Middle School student who's accused of bringing a gun to school last week.
The 8th grader is being charged as an adult for armed robbery after investigators say he brought a gun to school on two consecutive days, then cornered a classmate in a school bathroom and demanded his cell phone.
Watson will stay behind bars for now. The judge could not set bond Tuesday. He will have to go before a Superior Court Judge before bond is set.
Parents were called to a meeting with the Glenn Hills Middle School Principal Tuesday, to discuss not only safety, but also the responsibility of parents and the community.
Jermaine Patterson's son was the victim of the alleged armed robbery. He and his wife attended the parent meeting, along with hundreds of others like Willie Owens, concerned for their children's safety.
"I'm very concerned about the safety. I want them to get a great education," Owens says, but when he heard the news that a gun was found at his daughter's school, he panicked.
"My mind immediately went to the stuff going on around the nation. They're coming into schools and shooting and stuff you know?" he said.
The focus of the meeting was to ask for help from parents and the community, to get more involved in students' lives.
The victim's mother said, "Parents got to come and support the teachers more and the kids more and let them know. Not only do we love them at home, but we love them at school too."
She says, after her son was threatened with a gun on campus, and received death threats on Facebook, she planned to send him to another school. But the meeting changed her mind.
"We're not withdrawing him, he's staying here. We're going to come as parents and volunteer and help Mr. Andrews stand his ground with these kids," Patterson said.
The goal: that others will avoid the same fate as Walton, a 15-year-old with his life ahead of him, who could now be spending most of it behind bars.


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The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring the following lecture:
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ADDED: #53 might strike lawyers as misguided:
It's not actionable enough/what's the deliverable? = You guys do the work on refining the idea. I'm too tired.Years ago I worked at a market research firm that had a video ad that it used to show prospective clients. It went on and on, but the repeated tag line was: Above all, it's actionable!
I thought it was embarrassing and all the actionable business was funny, but I had never seen the word and simply assumed it had the intended meaning — that the firm was good at springing into action and getting things done.
When I got to law school and saw the meaning the word has in tort law, I experienced a strange mixture of pity and mirth.
Looking at the OED today, I see the tort law meaning — "Giving cause for legal action" — goes back to 1601:
1601 W. Lambard Archion (1635) 102 Baited, & bitten with libells & slanders that be not actionable.The other meaning — "Able to be acted upon or put into practice; useful, practical" — goes back only to 1913:
1913 C. Frederick New Housek. xii. 192 Refuse to let the mind wallow and dawdle around a problem without arriving at definite, actionable conclusions.Here's a recent one:
2004 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 14 Jan. 184/2 The availability of advanced technology has changed the nature, scope, and potential of drug utilization programs to provide valuable, actionable, patient-specific information to prescribers.You'd think the AMA folk would be more sensitive about tort law.


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There are three main parts of the process that you should keep in mind for your first visit to our dentist at Titusville Smiles Dentistry in Titusville, Florida: before, during and after the visit. In the first stage, it is convenient to complete paperwork before your visit, in order to save time. Brushing and flossing before the appointment is advisable.
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Thus, the back list often sinks into obscurity, a limbo where it is technically in print, but isn't actually moving. You, the author, might still be busting a gut to promote it, but you will probably not be able to influence sales sufficiently.
This leads to another frustrating aspect: the feeling that your hard work in writing the
Sometimes, however, a publisher decides that new life is indeed what your work can have. And this, I'm pleased to say, is what is happening to me with Walker Books.
Until a few months ago, the situation was this:
- My brain books (Blame My Brain and Know Your Brain) were ticking along with modest sales, but were well and truly back list, having been published in 2005 and 2007.
- Despite fab reviews, sales of the two highwayman books (The Highwayman's Footsteps and the Highwayman's Curse) were less than modest, in the sense that there was absolutely no need to feign any modesty at all. I was waiting for them to go out of print.
- Yes, OK: Wasted was doing rather well, but that was not going to have an effect on the above books, which are in different markets.
- Walker are planning an ebook of Blame My Brain, updated with new material by me, and lots of interesting links. (Be patient - there's lots to do first!)
- Possible TV interest has arisen in Blame My Brain, after a TV company heard me on the Simon Mayo show. (This might lead to nothing, but I'm hopeful.)
- Both highwayman books have had a huge surge of interest from schools (more of that later) and have not only reprinted twice in the last few months, but are also being put into ebook format. I'll be doing school events in primary schools, as the books are pitched at 10+.
- I hope the fact that the books are good was helpful, so people wanted to buy them even without promotion.
- Blame My Brain continues to be sui generis and I am always being asked to do events, not just in schools but in all sorts of situations: medical, social work, religious.... (Yikes!)
- I have deliberately built a reputation as someone who works hard and will always step up to the plate to help a publisher promote my work.
- Walker Books increasingly see my online activity. Other publishers are also noticing. Profile is important when it comes to selling books and the harder you work the easier that becomes. (Confession time: I couldn't give a toss about profile - I just like talking!)
- Crucially, schools have suddenly bought the highwayman books, and bought, and bought them. The first I knew of this was when a school supplier in Scotland contacted me to say they had heard that the highwayman books were going out of print and could I please urge my publisher to reprint. They guaranteed to order 1000 copies if they did. That is extraordinary. Until then, I'd no idea schools had even noticed them. (I'm going to blog about this separately as I'm going to talk about the importance of school visits and links soon.)
That back-list books can have a new life; that a lot of this is luck; but that you have to keep doing the right stuff to make luck happen. You have to keep working and working hard. So, writers, keep behaving professionally; keep active online and off; keep smiling and seem positive even when you don't feel it; keep being good to work with and keep writing the best books you can.
Soon, to celebrate the sudden success of the highwayman books, I'm organising a major competition, with a category for schools and adults and lots of books to be won. Details later, here and on my website. But I have to warn you: you'll need to read one of the books, otherwise you won't be able to do the simple task I'm going to set. :) So, people, do try the Highwayman's Footsteps and The Highwayman's Curse. Ebook or print, I don't mind! Well, actually, the ebooks aren't live yet...


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Orange County, California: Pizza e Vino
Pizzaphilia, the tenacious, gastronomic syndrome with which I've been afflicted for nearly my entire life, compelled me to drive down to Orange County one recent Saturday afternoon. I made this trip from LA knowing full well that I would likely encounter mind-numbing freeway traffic because I was craving a new pizza experience, and Pizza e Vino, only the second VPN-certified restaurant in Southern California, was calling me.
Regarding VPN, I feel strongly that their seal of approval does guarantee high quality in both the ingredients and the method of cooking pizza. Naturally, the quality of the final product depends on the integrity, passion, and the skills of the pizza-maker. Given my long history of ecstatic pizza experiences with VPN, primarily at Antica Pizzeria in Marina Del Rey, I eagerly anticipated this traffic-choked journey to Rancho Santa Margarita.
Pizze e Vino
31441 Santa Margarita Parkway, Suite M, Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 (map); 949-713-1500; pizzaevino.net
Pizza style: Neapolitan
Oven type: Wood-fired
The skinny: Despite observed consistency issues, this VPN-certified pizzeria shows potential
With the aid of my co-pilot and her Blackberry, we headed down the 405, to the 10, to the 5, to the 133, and some other freeway and, though we also had to drive on what may be California's only pay toll highway (don't ask me the number), we persevered and eventually pulled into the Mercado del Lago's spacious parking lot. Temporarily blinded by the late afternoon sun, I looked around in vain for the restaurant until I noticed a stairway in the distance. Soon my nose picked up a garlic scent in the summer wind and we descended the stairs, only to be transported away from the clutches of oppressive suburbia and into the warm embrace of an Italian piazza, replete with bubbling fountain, strolling couples in love and a sparkling lake in the distance.
OK, maybe it wasn't Napoli, but for the OC, the ambiance encouraged a real joie d'vivre.
So we strolled up to the restaurant and, lo and behold, we were told that our table would be ready in five minutes. There were a few tables outside and, upon entering I saw another dozen small, mostly occupied, dark wooden tables, a small bar and, the real object of our desire, a wood burning brick oven; its dancing orange and gold flames seemed to beckon us inside. I focused on the pizza-maker, who was rearranging the pies inside the oven's fiery mouth. As I sat down, the sound of Louis Prima filled the air while I eagerly watched the servers race by with what appeared to be very attractive pizza. Unfortunately, I knew from a lifetime of disappointments, that an attractive appearance does not a tasty pizza make.
We started out with salads; my house salad proved perfectly plentiful and satisfying, but my companion's artichoke and arugula drowned in its excessive lemon juice. The lack of complimentary bread and olive oil mildly surprised and disappointed me. Of course, we certainly didn't need more carbs, but with a beautiful WFO as the restaurant's centerpiece, a basket of fresh baked rustic, Italian bread seemed mandatory.
Now we prepared ourselves for the moment of truth—the vera pizza Napoletana, as it were. We were able to choose from roughly a dozen "rosso" and "bianco" pies, ranging in price from $10 to $18.
The Stefano (above) arrived first and interestingly, the pizza was uncut, perhaps reflecting society's trend away from circumcision as much as traditional VPN custom. In fact, at Antica, the pies are cut into slices. A white pie, it sported wild Mexican shrimp, fresh mozzarella, and toasted garlic. The shrimp (with no traces of BP oil), were delicious, blending juicy smokiness and sea brine. The smooth mozz, made by local artisanal cheesemaker Gioia, and the potent garlic mingled swimmingly.
The toppings put an ear-to-ear smile on my face, but it was the superbly baked crust that lifted this pie up to pizza excellence. A bit thicker and denser than the perfect crusts I regularly enjoy at Pepe Miele's Antica, this pie's foundation, as clearly displayed in the photos, was well blistered and charred, its texture slightly crisp on the outside yet still chewy inside.
The second pie, half Margherita–half salsiccia, was enlivened by a slightly sweet sauce derived from simple, imported, canned San Marzanos. Homemade crumbled fennel sausage and another nearly perfect crust and Pizza e Vino was batting a thousand.
Unfortunately, the next two pies failed to maintain the culinary momentum. Both the "Funghi" and the Calabrese suffered from undercooked crusts. Furthermore, I'm no fungal expert, but,to me, the crimini 'shrooms tasted no better than the common canned variety.
The sausage on the Calabrese tasted spicy and juicy but ultimately, both these pies' weak crusts caused the evening to end on a decidedly low note.
My experience at Pizza e Vino perfectly illustrates the difficulty in identifying an excellent pizza merely from the visuals. These pies all enticed my visual appetite, but two struck out when it came to quality of execution. While a .500 batting average would be unprecedented in the baseball world, in a pizzeria, I expect a higher success rate. Perhaps the young pizza-maker here needs greater focus and commitment to the art of wood-fired-oven management.
Yet, in spite of the two disappointing pies, I would still endorse Pizza e Vino as a pizza destination, though the next time I'm there, I will be sure to mention my desire for a "well-done" crust.
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Broiled chicken salad with orange vinaigrette
I finally got the date straight for the potluck I was invited to. I couldn't make the fussy little curried egg sliders again, and it was too hot to grill, so I broiled chicken (my favorite way, actually), and pulled the meat off the bones, along with some of that succulent skin. In went toasted walnuts, red grapes, lots of celery and scallions, and a simple vinaigrette made with freshly squeezed orange juice.
The party I went to was a huge success. I love potlucks because it doesn't matter if you go to a lot of trouble or none at all. The buffet looks splendid and each plate has a personality.
Broiled chicken salad with toasted walnuts and orange dressing
Serves 8
6 pieces chicken (3 whole legs and 3 breast halves)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil (for sprinkling)
2 cups walnut halves
2 cups seedless red grapes
Grated rind and juice of 1 orange
1 bunch scallions, sliced on the diagonal
4 stalks celery, halved lengthwise and sliced on the diagonal
1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1.Turn on the broiler.
2. Trim excess fat from the chicken. Lay the pieces on a rimmed baking sheet. Rub the skin side with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil the chicken about 12 inches from the element for 10 minutes, watching it carefully. Turn and broil 10 minutes more. Turn the oven temperature down to 400 degrees. Continue cooking the chicken for 5 to 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 165 degrees. Let the chicken cool.
3. When you turn the oven down, spread the walnuts in a baking dish. Toast them, turning several times, for 8 minutes or until they are aromatic. Cool.
4. In a bowl, combine the walnuts, grapes, orange rind, scallions, and celery.
5. In another bowl, whisk 1/2 cup orange juice with salt, pepper, and mustard. Gradually whisk in the oil.
6. Remove the chicken from the bones and cut it into 1-inch pieces. Add the meat and some of the skin to the salad. Pour over the dressing. Toss well. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if you like. Sheryl Julian
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Nicki Minaj, Pitbull + More Performing at NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is turning into a performance venue on the level of the Super Bowl. Maybe it's not quite as high-profile, but the star power at the annual event is just as big. This year, Nicki Minaj, Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Flo Rida are among the artists who will be taking the stage during All-Star weekend.
Billboard reports that Minaj, coming off the spectacle of her Grammy Awards exorcism, will play 'Super Bass' and her new single 'Starships' as part of the festivities before the game on Sunday, Feb. 26. Mary J. Blige has the honor of singing the national anthem, while Pitbull and Ne-Yo will team up for 'Give Me Everything' at halftime.
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Screen star Emma Stone has opened up about her "debilitating and embarrassing" battle with acne.
"The Help" actress hit rock bottom after suffering severe break-outs as a teenager, and she was put on prescription medication to combat her spots.
Stone's pimples returned as she struggled to shoot her first lead role in "Easy A," but she admits her skin was made to look flawless in the 2010 comedy.
She tells fashion and beauty website Refinery 29, "I'm actually pretty interested in skin care, because I had bad hormonal acne when I was 17, and they put me on Accutane (acne medication) for it.
"After two months on the Accutane, I went off of it, and since then, my skin, my mouth, my lips, my eyes are all so dry. Then, I had stress acne when I was 20, when I did 'Easy A,' which they kindly video-airbrushed out of the movie.
"But I realized how debilitating and embarrassing it can be to have cystic acne. So, I'm really interested in the biology of what makes up acne and how to work on it from the outside, too."


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