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PHP Components: Unit Test Coverage For Components
Posted by Stuart Herbert on March 29th, 2011 in Examples, phix, Toolbox.
In my Beyond Frameworks talk, I explained how a component-based architecture can help answer some of the important (i.e. expensive!) questions you might face when creating long-lived apps that rely on a PHP framework. In this series of blog posts, I'm going to look at how to go about creating and working with components.
Working unit tests is only half the battle. If your unit test doesn't cover 100% of the code, chances are you're shipping bugs. 100% code coverage doesn't guarantee bug-free code by any means, but it's an important step in the right direction. There isn't much point in shipping code that other developers cannot trust; they will just go elsewhere to get their components.
How Much Of My Code Is Covered By My Tests?
The skeleton component created by the phix php-library:init command makes it very easy for you to see how much of your code is covered by your unit tests. To do this, you need to make sure that you have Derick's excellent xdebug extension installed. After that, just run your unit tests from the command line, and our skeleton will take care of generating the code coverage data.
stuart:~/Devel/sental/repustateApi$ phing test
This command will generate a HTML-based report in the 'review/code-coverage' folder:
This report shows you exactly which lines have been executed during the unit tests, and which lines of code have gone untested, making it very easy for you to see where the gaps in your testing are.
Aim For 100% Code Coverage
I'm the first to admit that this is something I've changed my tune over. When I was trained as a professional engineer in the 1990′s, we were taught to do 100% code coverage … and, frankly, the cost of writing all those tests seemed horrendous to me. On one project I worked on, the project manager told me that he budgeted 40% of our time for writing tests. As the dot com bubble came, and everyone rushed to compete on Internet Time (no, I didn't believe in it then, and I definitely don't believe in it now!), the emphasis was on shipping code with all possible haste. 100% code coverage seemed a luxury no-one could afford.
Today, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, I can clearly see that the costs of shipping partially-working / barely-working code are just too high. Even cobbled-together code ends up surviving for many years longer than anyone anticipated, and that just means generation after generation of programmer having to waste time maintaining the code, or spending their time instead creating and shipping their own barely-working code.
I've been experimenting with, and developing, this approach to components in PHP since summer 2010 (annual vacations are great for getting some hacking done!), and there's no way I'm going to admit how many bugs I found in my own code – code I was actively using – when I went back to add 100% coverage :) Suffice to say it was a lot, and more than enough to convince me of just how important 100% code coverage is to a component.
100% code coverage does not guarantee that your code is bug-free; it is not the magic target that will produce zero-defect code. But it is a good step in the right direction.
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Simon says:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:52 amThanks, Stuart. It'll be interesting to see what comments this will draw, as there has recently been lot of internet-bashing of those of us who aim for 100%, and I think that's a shame.
As you point out, the bugs will typically be in the untested portion, plus it's a lot easier to keep coverage at 100% than it is at 79.84%, simply because you do spot it when some new untested code creeps in.
I'm glad you qualified this with the caveat that 100% is a step in the right direction rather than a silver bullet full of magic guarantees – I think a lot of the bashers don't realise that us compulsive testers do appreciate that.


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How do you get going again after pregnancy?
We have an ikea junior chair, not this one but similar and it is great. But also when M was old enough we took the tray off the high chair and then just puched it close to the table for meal times.
M had a super b day party and I think I even managed to enjoy it too. 12 little people, some from school, some not from school and I think it worked well, everyone seemed to have fun. Can't believe she's nearly 5 though!
Went for a run this evening, first time I've done 2 days in a row in at least a yr I would guess, and (touching lots of wood!) I feel fine and nothing hurts!! Amazing. Means I've run 4 x this wk and a total of over 12 miles.
Thanks for the tip guys. I shall investigate junior chairs and booster seats then & get one or other. Fed up of having high chair confrontations!
So how long before the park runs again then Caro?! Loved M's cake BTW. V Impressive! Party looked fun too.
I wish wish wish we had Ikea here!!! That junior chair would be perfect for M! She sits on a stool we have (lid lifts up) because although she's ok on the normal chair size-wise she just mucks around WAY too much!! Too much freedom!
Good weekend here despite hubby working all weekend. On Saturday we went to the free zoo then did a big bush walk followed by a fab long sleep!! A lie-in on Sunday was frustratingly interrupted by an earthquake. Only mild up here but pretty scary for my sister near Wellington. Yesterday we went to a friends house who has a small farm so kids got to chase sheep etc.
Lots of work to get done this week as operation next week - eeeek! Getting pretty nervous now!
Hope the sunny weather is continuing. Sounds like CM is having plenty for her camping!
Where r u Hoggle? My friend in Picton mentioned that they had had an earthquake, eeeeeek scary stuff.
not really read back, on our hols so thought betta not have face stuck n iPad too often!!! Also not much exercise being done which is terrible!!!! Feel like a big fat splodge from eating too much junk!
in Aviemore & the weather so far has just been so amazing, it's fab here anyway but in the sun it is awesome!
anyway betta go
I'm in New Plymouth RF so quite a way away luckily! Blimey if they were in Picton it would have been pretty big!! Bigger earthquake than the Christchurch one so luckily it was not as shallow or close to Wellington as that was because it would have been devastating. We get earthquakes in NZ, its just a fact of life but since the Christchurch quake we are all a lot more wary as we know what can happen.
I see there is a new future king now. My friend who's baby came early is pleased her baby didn't arrive on its due date now!
I wanted it to be born tomorrow, on M's birthday
I wanted a girl, so we could have another Queen
I wanted a girl too - after all the palava of changing the rules!
Slept so so badly last night, heat, back pain, thinder, lightning, rain. Today it is vile, so so stifling and sticky, no breeze, can barely breathe in my house.
I know, bet now they've changed the rules there won't b
another queen for hundreds of yrs lol
I thought it was slightly ironic that it was a boy after all the fuss about changing the rules!
Just thought I would 'consult the oracle' of our wealth of knowledge. Benedict has had a go at eating bird poo in the garden - should I be worried?? He is my most feral child so far, he had just had lunch so he wasn't hungry - horrid boy!
Dogs eat it all the time and they're ok........
Think u just have to watch for symptoms such as vomiting
fever, etc. Bird poo can have harmful bacteria in it
that is communicable to humans, but it is likely it won't
do him any harm. Yuck!
E ate a blackberry out of bird poo once and she was fine. Yuck tho.
Fab few days away. Back now to maggots in my food waste bin and bleached my nice purple top in the process of sorting it out. Sob.
yippee to having a new royal baby!!
Boo to earthquakes, preparing for surgery, feral children, heatwave and maggots. Don't think eating poo will hurt but hopefully he won't make a habit of it,
Not brill here with the stupid black cloud hovering so forced myself to go to club and had a giggle doing reps and trying to out sprint the pensioners!
Hope our wee scot has warmed up now EF!
meant to ask where you were Brookie. I have a booster which we don't use anymore (in fact I think there may even be an ikea high chair in the attic too) which you would be welcome to.
London I think camlo......maybe you could throw it at her next time you do the marathon
we had maggots in our outside bin due to nappies......one thing I really don't miss from working in a pet shop vets - rabbits covered in maggots.
Ah well, he seems fine! Not sure why he likes to eat garden muck so much!
Bleugh to the maggots. I now know why I'm steadfastly refusing to partake in the food recycling! I do everything else!


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Died-At the residence of S. O. Swackhumer in this city, Saturday, February 11, 1893, Mrs. E. A. Cusick. The deceased, whose maiden name was Emma Amanda Dodge, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, March 20th, 1850. Died in Union, Oregon, February 11, 1893, was therefore nearly 43 years old. When eight years of age she moved


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I got this glow-in-the-dark squeeze bottle paint during a craft supplies' sale period last month but had no idea what to do with it (it's a bad habit of mine, purchasing things without further thinking what I would do with them). Browsing back to all the crafts I did, I stumbled upon this experimental dried paint project from last year and decided to add a little mysterious and fun twist to it with the glow-in-the-dark effect. Just in time for Halloween!
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An Acerbic Look At the Future of Reading
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...instead of buying a book in one discrete transaction, you could subscribe to a book, with the expectation that an author will continually add to it. This would be more suitable for nonfiction than novels, but it's also possible that a novelist might decide to rewrite an ending, or change something in the middle of the story.
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Approximately $5,342,000 from the line of credit was used to repay Synergy's loan to Petroleum Exploration and Management, LLC., which was required by the terms of the bank note. Remaining proceeds from the revolving line of credit will be invested primarily in its development drilling program in the Wattenberg Field. Synergy Resources has an active drilling program in the oil and liquid-rich portion of the Wattenberg Field located in the Denver Julesburg Basin and presently has more than 400 potential drilling locations.
William E. Scaff, Vice President of Synergy, stated, "Fiscal 2012 is rapidly shaping up to be our busiest and most exciting year at Synergy Resources. Capital from the $15 million revolving line of credit will immediately be put to work to increase production and drive reserve growth in our oil and natural gas projects."
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I got the idea for this recipe from the Hungry Girl 200 reciepes for under 200 cal cookbook, just substituting chicken for tilapia. It was soooo good and takes care of the BBQ and sweet cravings in one shot. My kids even loved it. Hey, it got a picky three year old to eat... Submitted by DANWERNECKE Carbs: 11.3g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 25.5g | Calories: 149.9
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'Yotes Notes: Coyotes blow two goal lead, fall to Oilers in shootout
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Mike Smith was brilliant in net for the Coyotes, stopping 41-of-43 Oilers shots on Saturday afternoon. Smith looked particularly sharp in overtime when the Coyotes were on the penalty kill after Lauri Korpikoski was charged with hooking.
Kyle Chipchura and Matthew Lombardi both notched goals for Phoenix in regulation, with Lombardi's first tally of the season coming on the power play. The goal ended a 1-for-23 power play dry spell.
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The Coyotes held a two goal lead in the second period but weren't able to hang on against an Oilers team that kept the pressure coming.
Smith, who put on a show in goal all game long, couldn't stop either shot he faced in the shootout.
The defense hung Smith out to dry, as the Oilers outshot the Coyotes 43-to-36.
Phoenix had trouble containing Edmonton's third line unit of Ryan Jones, Eric Belanger and Ben Eager. The trio registered six scoring chances in the contest.
Despite Lombardi's power play goal, Phoenix still only managed to go 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
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I was moving some bricks in the yard and under the last ones, were 3-4 very small salamanders. I'm so excited (it's the small things!), but they are hardly moving. Could they be hibernating? Dying? Should I try to carefully pile the bricks back around them? We live in a summer-dry area of California, so are they doomed anyway? Thanks wildlifers! |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 6, 06 at 11:14
Hi edibleplease, You live in such a different climate from me, I've afraid to give my suggestions.....but since no one else is, I'll do it. I think they were hibernating, so I think I would cover them up with something less weighty.....you don't want to squish them. Maybe some leaves or straw?? Or a clay pot that has a broken section or a hole in it?? That is so cool that you have salamanders. I wish I had those! Good luck! |
I think you should put them back exactly as you found them. |
Edible, What area of California do you and your salamanders inhabit? There are some very slim species of salamanders in the state known collectively as Slender Salamanders, (genus Batrachoseps), that almost look like worms with tiny legs. Otherwise it could be the young of any species. Salamanders do quite well in the dry-summer California areas; they just go deeper into existing burrows and under debris. They are generally active only during the wetter months of the year but get lethargic like yours were in very cool winter weather. I agree with Elly; put them back where you found them and they should do fine.. Mike |
Here is a link that might be useful: Slender Salamander distribution
- Posted by todancewithwolves Z9 CA (My Page) on Fri, Mar 10, 06 at 19:16
Mike is right. I have them also. They are most active in the summer when temp's are warm. They hide under anything dark and damp. Congratulations BTW! Edna |
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You know what they say about 'Plantoholics', right! As long as they have the internet and a garden forum, they will never give it uplolol At least for once I can't say I had an influence on your sinful behavior !lol Very nice by the way. Did I influence you to get a Brunfelsia by any chance? lol Mike |
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Morning, Planto, lol..thanks. Charlie, ROFL...too funny Mike. Do you think it's time I join Plant Anonymous and do a 12-step problem? You're so right about internet forums and online nurseries. Plants are TOO available. LOL, sinning! Actually Mike, you had a role influencing me buying a Brunsfelsia. Mike, do you think Jasmine has a deficiency? |
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Not sure where else to put this, so...
Since I tend to have knee-jerk reactions, I won't post my thoughts about this right now, except to say I'm mad... and disappointed. I think Jon utterly and completely missed the point... in fact, it's almost as if he misses the point intentionally.
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Your reply was a bunch of self-righteous shit. You are more tolerant than many of us here? Well Goody-Goody Gumdrops for you. You are also only 21 and have a LOT to learn in life. And Oy Vey? I am of jewish heritage and you are a schmuck. Please don't 'talk' to me on this forum again, life has too many IRL irritants to have to deal with a stranger also. Do you understand this correctly ?
To anyone else out there, is there a way to ignore someone on AtheistNexus?
May I ask why?
I think I'm siding with Stewart on this one. The beams found are a part of history of that eventful day and to me Silverman's statement was lacking tact. To exclude because a few people relvte it religiously is kinda weird to me. It's a part of history and it belongs in the museum.
Stewart I feel may have not been telling the whole story behind the lawsuit but he is a comedian. I think the main point he was trying to get across is that he thinks this lawsuit, or the way it is being handled, is just kinda silly. Just my 2cents.
Instead of a slap I'll poke you. I don't know why but poking always seemed more humorous to me than slapping.
anyway... I'm confused by your reply Wanderer :/
are you trying to be sarcastic in the sense that saying that if a religious symbol is found at 9/11, such as a buddhist statue, it shouldn't be preserved? Should we demolish half the works of the Renaissance because they are not equally representative to all religions and philosophies? Should we put a huge statue of an atom in the middle of a St. Peter's Basilica -just to make sure science is represented? Oy...
Now we have these beams found in the form of a cross and we shouldn't preserve or show it because a few people like it as a religious symbol? It's not a part of history because it is a "part of christianity" (to my mind, it is literally just intact steel from the wreckage) but rather it is a significant part of the building found intact. It's not being displayed as a religious symbol, but instead as a historical artifact.
Oy vey, I don't care what happens to the darn thing at this point. Just want the story to end. :/ I'm more or less disappointed in Silverman's lack of tact..
PS: I just noticed a "letter a" mishap in my previous comment. Fml. >:(
Oh and for the record: being raised Christian does not inform this opinion and I'm insulted that you might think that Wanderer, especially when that phase was up to the age of 11. But then again you did not know that.
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I came across this picture on houzz and I would love to add some critters to a pebble tile installation: The designer (Asia Evans) lists Cape Cod Tileworks as the source of the critters, but their website doesn't list products and I am all the way in California. Would anyone know of a source for small mosaics like this, preferably either with online ordering or in SoCal? Thanks! |
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Cherington hopes less medical controversy for SoxFebruary 17,2013THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT MYERS, Fla. Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington hopes a reorganized medical staff leads to less controversy about injuries.
Former closer Jonathan Papelbon, who left after the 2011 season, told ESPNBoston.com last weekend that he and several of his former teammates were regularly injected with the legal painkiller Toradol, an anti-inflammatory drug that is not banned by Major League Baseball. Papelbon singled out Mike Reinold, Bostons former head physical therapist.
Its been really a two-year process of reorganizing the medical staff, Cherington said Saturday.If things are going well in that area, were not talking about it nearly as much as we have, and youre not hearing from them. Youre not hearing from the medical staff nearly as much as we have. So thats our hope going forward, that were hearing from the guys in uniform a lot more and the guys in the training room less.
Twenty-seven Boston players spent time on the disabled list in 34 stints last year, the most by any team since at least 1987, according to STATS LLC.
Reinold was let go by the Red Sox after last season. Dr. Thomas Gill, the Red Sox medical director for seven seasons, departed after 2011 in the reorganization and Dr. Peter Asnis was promoted head team orthopedist after being with the club a team physician since 2005.
Boston had considered retaining Reinold as a consultant.
Theres no current agreement, Cherington said. Its something we had talked about, and well see if it makes sense.
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Bottled today. Cleared after adding the "super kleer kc" finings. Tastes very good.... ready to drink now. I don't think this will last long. Sulfite taste is gone. The citrus taste seems to have mellowed after backsweetening. I may try force carbonating it....
Couple of questions. Some here have been going drier than I want with this. Should I use another yeast, or just let it go and backsweeten? I've only made a couple of meads so this is still new to me. Also, if I bulk age it and it takes a year to clear, will there be enough yeast in suspension to carb? And does bottle carbed mead have a little lees on the bottom? If so, what are your thoughts on carbtabs for this mead?
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I got a jar with raspberries in syrup (water & sugar), and it says it doesn´t contains any preservative.. can I make this recipe with those? It weights 750gr (26,45oz) & 400gr drained (14,2oz). If i can make this recipe with those raspberries, do i have to wash it first or use it with the syrup too? I think it would be a good idea to drain it first and save the syrup in the freezer to add it to the second, or third or to back-sweeten or for carbonate, any thoughts? I live in Argentina and raspberries are really expensives and in the town i live are very difficult to get it fresh.
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In an effort to help protect well children from unnecessary exposure to contagious or infectious diseases, South Carolina Regulation 61-20 was passed in July 2002. It requires children and staff with certain diseases and conditions to stay home from school or out-of-home childcare while contagious.
DHEC is required to publish lists of these diseases and conditions. These lists are called Exclusion Lists. Exclusion Lists explain how long an ill child or childcare employee should stay out of school or childcare, and what is needed before the child or childcare employee is permitted to return.
The School Exclusion List (on this page) applies to children in 1st through 12th grades who have not been identified as medically fragile.
The Childcare Exclusion List applies to
We hope that your child never has to miss school or stay out of childcare because of illness or disease. The best protection from disease is prevention. You can help prevent many illnesses by making sure your child receives immunizations on time, and by teaching your child to wash his or her hands often.
If you have any questions about the School or Childcare Exclusion Lists or about ways to help children stay healthy, please call your child's childcare provider, school or your local health department.
If you think that your child has an illness that can be spread to others, please keep him or her home from school. Contact your doctor or clinic.
Questions to Ask When Your Child is Sick:
If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes," please keep your child out of school or childcare.
Frequently asked Questions about when sick children should stay home from school:
When should sick children stay home from school?
If your child feels too sick to go to school, or has one of the conditions listed on this page, please keep her home.
Does my child need to stay home when he just has a cold?
Most children with mild colds who have no fever and who feel well enough to go to school do not need to stay home. Most colds spread in the 1-3 days before children show symptoms such as a runny nose or slight cough.
Does my child need to be out of school if she has pinkeye?
It is helpful to think of pinkeye like the common cold. It can be spread to others, but it usually clear up without medicine. The best way to keep a child from spreading pinkeye is to encourage good handwashing. If your child has pinkeye and a fever or severe eye pain, she needs to see a health care provider.
How long will my child need to stay home if she is sick?
The information on this page explains how long children should stay home after they become ill with excludable conditions.
Would my child have to stay out of school if he was not sick?
Sometimes children will also have to stay home from school if they are exposed to some diseases, especially diseases preventable by vaccines. Your school or DHEC will discuss this with you.
What does my child need to come back to school?
The list below shows whether a medical note or parent note is required to return to school after exclusion for illness.
What about other activities like sports or PE?
Students with illnesses spread by close contact, like lice, scabies, shingles, or staph or strep skin infections, may not be allowed to participate in some sports or physical education activities.
Help your child stay healthy and ready to learn.
We hope that your child never has to miss school because of illness or disease. The best protection from disease is prevention. You can help prevent many illnesses by making sure your child receives immunizations and by making sure your child washes his or her hands often.
School Exclusion List: A Quick Reference for Parents
Please keep your child home from school if he or she has one of the conditions or illnesses listed below. Call your child's school to let them know why your child is absent. Send the appropriate note when your child returns to school.
Chicken Pox / Varicella
Children with chicken pox may return with a parent note once all of the sores and blisters are dried or scabbed over. If there are no scabs, the child may return when no new sores appear for 24 hours.
A health care provider must clear a student with CMV to return to school.
For most kinds of diarrhea (defined as 3 or more loose stools in 24 hours),
Students in 1st through 5th grades should stay home until diarrhea stops for at least 24 hours, or until a doctor clears the child to return to school. Your child can return with a parent note.
Older children in 6th through 12th grades with diarrhea do not have to stay home, unless they are spreading illness in the school setting, or have diarrhea with blood or mucus, or they have diarrhea from one of the contagious conditions listed below.
Students of any age must have a medical note to return to school after having diarrhea that contains blood or mucus.
Students who can use the restroom or whose stools are contained in diaper-type underwear do not have to be excluded if the diarrhea is known to be from a non-contagious condition, or if it continues after the child completes antibiotics for a diarrhea-causing illness.
A medically fragile child or child who needs help with toileting may be excluded for fewer than 3 episodes of diarrhea if her condition makes it hard for her caretakers to maintain sanitary conditions in the classroom.
Students of any age are excluded with Diarrhea from Campylobacter, E. coli, Giardia, Norovirus, Rotavirus, Salmonella, or Shigella:
Campylobacter, Giardia, Norovirus, Rotavirus, and most types of Salmonella: Your child may return with a parent note after diarrhea stops for 24 hours.
E. coli
For the most severe type of E. coli, students of any age must be out of school until the diarrhea stops and 2 lab tests taken at least 24 hours apart test negative for E. coli O157:H7. A doctor must clear the student to return to school.
Salmonella Typhi (Typhoid fever)
Students of any age must be out of school until the diarrhea stops and 3 lab tests taken at least 24 hours apart test negative for Salmonella Typhi. A doctor must clear the student to return to school.
Students of any age must be out of school until the diarrhea stops and a lab test is negative for Shigella. A doctor must clear the student to return to school.
Fever by itself
Keep your child home for a fever 101 degrees or higher by mouth, or 100 degrees or higher if taken under the arm. Your child can return to school with a parent note when the fever is gone.
Fever with Rash, Behavior Change, or other Symptoms
Students with a fever should be out of school if they have signs of severe illness such as a rash, change in behavior, earache, vomiting, confusion, sore throat, or irritability.
Flu, Influenza or Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)
A student with the flu will be excluded for a fever of 100 with cough and/or sore throat until he is fever free for at least 24 hours without any fever medicines.
German Measles / Rubella / 3 Day Measles
Keep your child home until 7 days after rash starts. He may return with a medical note.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Students with hand, foot, and mouth disease should be out of school while they have fever, excessive drooling, difficulty swallowing, or are too sick to do routine school activities.
Head Lice
Students with crawling lice or with nits (eggs) 1/4 inch or closer to the scalp may be sent home at the end of the day, if head-to-head contact with other children can be avoided. Otherwise, they may be excluded immediately.
Your child may return with a parent note after her first treatment with a school-approved lice removal product, if there are no active lice crawling on your child's head.
The school should check your child's scalp for any newly hatched lice 7 days after treatment. If any are present, your child will have to be retreated for lice in order to come back to school.
Hepatitis A / Yellow Jaundice
Children with acute hepatitis A may return with a medical note 1 week after the start of the jaundice.
HIB (Haemophilus influenzae Type B)
Students with proven HIB infection need to be out of school until a health care provider clears the student to return.
If your child has dry, honey-colored crusty sores that can be covered, he will be sent home at the end of the school day until 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
If the sores are weepy, oozing or wet, or cannot be covered, the student will be sent home immediately. He may return after 24 hours of antibiotics, if the sores have stopped oozing and are starting to get smaller. A parent note is needed to return to school.
Measles / Red Measles / 10 Day Measles
Children with measles can return with a medical note 4 days after the rash begins, if they have no fever and feel well enough to participate in regular school activities.
A student with signs of meningitis (high fever, rash, stiff neck) must remain out of school until a healthcare provider says that the student may return.
Children with "mono" can return to school when cleared by a health care provider.
Children with mumps can return with a medical note 5 days after the beginning of swelling.
Pink-eye / Conjunctivitis
Students with pinkeye do not have to stay home unless there is a recommendation from the health department or the child's health care provider. A child with pinkeye should see a health care provider if she has fever or severe eye pain
Students who have a rapidly spreading rash or a rash with fever or behavior change are excluded from school immediately. A medical note is required to return.
1st — 5th graders with ringworm of the scalp must remain out of school until they have begun treatment with a prescription oral antifungal medication. Your child may return with a medical note.
1st — 5th graders with ringworm of the body do not have to be out of school or childcare as long as the affected area stays completely covered by clothing. Treatment is recommended.
Older students with ringworm of the head or body do not have to remain out of school unless they are spreading illness at school. Treatment is recommended.
Children with scabies should be out of school until treatment/medication has been applied. A medical note is required to return.
Keep children home who have shingles sores or blisters that cannot be covered. Your child may return with a parent note once the sores are dried or scabbed.
Skin Infections from Staph or Strep (includes MRSA), or Herpes Gladiatorum
Students may attend school if the sores are covered with clothes or dressings, and if the drainage does not come through clothes or dressing.
"Strep Throat" / Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Your child with "Strep throat" can return to school with a medical note 24 hours after starting antibiotics, if there is no fever.
Tuberculosis (TB)
A child with active TB should be kept home until the doctor treating the TB writes a medical note that says that the child is no longer contagious.
Whooping Cough / Pertussis
Children with whooping cough can return to school with a medical note after completing 5 days of prescribed antibiotics, unless directed otherwise by DHEC or your school nurse.
If your child has not received immunizations to protect against diseases like Measles, Mumps, German measles, or Chickenpox, he or she may need to be out of school if there are cases of these conditions in the school. Your school nurse will provide more information if there is an exposure or outbreak.
Children with the following conditions do not have to be excluded from school, if they feel well enough to participate in regular school activities:
Canker Sores
Chronic Hepatitis B or C
Colds and coughs, without fever or other signs of illness
Cold Sores
Disease spread by mosquitos: Malaria, West Nile Virus
Disease spread by ticks: Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia
Ear Infection
Fifth Disease
HIV Infection
MRSA, if only a carrier
Rash without fever or behavior change
Roseola, once the fever is gone
Warts, including Molluscum contagiosum
Urinary Tract Infection
Yeast Diaper Rash
If you have any questions about the School Exclusion List, please contact your child's school or your local health department
Updated January 31, 2014
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here is some of what makes me, me. First and foremost, I am a
single (divorced) dad of two wonderful children. My kids are a big
part of my life and I share custody with their mother. I'm sorry
but, if you aren't cool with my having kids, then I am not the guy
for you. I like taking my dog on long walks around the city. I have
lived in NY my whole life but always seem to find new and
interesting places. I am active and enjoy playing baseball or
softball in pickup games in Central Park. I love the beach and go
often in the summer. I am a big theater fan and often find myself
on line at TKTS picking up tickets on short notice. I work in
technology as a sales engineer designing large corporate storage
systems. I work from home and make my own schedule which is great.
I love to travel and have been to almost 20 countries across 5
continents but I have never been to Mexico. I'm not sure why
though, it is on my list. I am a pretty good cook and can even make
dishes like sushi, tomato sauce from scratch which I use in my
Lasagna and Stuffed Shells. I make Middle Eastern dishes, Asian
dishes and a Macaroni and Cheese that my friends always request
when we have parties, but I can't bake, I never really got the hang
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Yesterday, in the discussion of ranting and whether romance readers are disrespectful, Teddy Pig made an interesting comment: I wonder with all the male writers that have been found writing romance under a female pen name why has someone not reviewed their books in this light.
This got me thinking: what romance authors are men using women's pen names? Is there a definitive list? Off the top of my head, I can think of Laura London, which was the spousal-powerhouse duo of Tom and Sharon Curtis, and Leigh Greenwood, which is the pen name of Harold Lowry. I've found an article on men in category romance, which mentions both Lowry and Jim McBride, and another article from Writer's Digest that focuses on those two gentlemen as well. What smaller blurbs I've found in my cursory search usually focus on the question, as asked in a letter to RT from publisher Carol Stacy, "Since romance novels are generally written from a woman's perspective the question is can a man REALLY capture the female perspective? Over the many years I have been in this business it seems that readers always know when a romance novel is written by a man."
I honestly think that men certainly can write romance, and that readers may not really be able to tell the difference, but that a man might is remarkable purely from a standpoint of established sex/gender expectations. It's remarkable when a man writes from a female perspective – consider the hooplah that surrounded Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone, which was told from the perspective of a female protagonist. A man! Writing a woman's point of view! And doing it well! Oh, the shock! And awe!
In A Natural History of the Romance Novel, Pamela Regis discusses the fact that women are taught in school to read the experiences of a male protagonist as representative of humankind in general, therefore including women within that representation. Men, on the other hand, are not taught to read the experiences of a female protagonist as representative of their own experience, and when it does happen that a male writes a female protagonist accurately, it's remarkable.
But what about romance? I'm really curious – not from a "I'm going to review their books and see if I can tell the difference" perspective but from a "how many are there and how'd you like them?" perspective. What male writers of romance do you know of, and what titles have you read? A list! Let us compile it!
UPDATED: Teddy Pig left a pretty good list in the comments, and Laura Vivanco also has one on her site (which I am sorry I missed!). Are there more?
UPDATED AGAIN: Ancillary thought: I cannot tell you the number of times I have searched eBay and other sites for a US-compatible DVD or even VHS of Hugh Jackman's Aussie film Paperback Hero wherein Jackman plays a truck driving romance writer? Seriously. I want to see this film so bad, and I can't find a copy that will definitely play on my DVD player, nor can I find a Torrent. Woe! WOE!
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Chicago Bulls fans around the world are in mourning right now, as their star point guard, Derrick Rose, will be watching the 2012 NBA playoffs rather than playing in them thanks to a nasty torn ACL. While losing Rose for the length of the playoffs and well into the beginning of the 2012-13 NBA season is certainly disheartening for the Bulls, it's not necessarily time to panic just yet.
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Journalism now is for what good journalism has always been for: telling people things they didn't know about the world, answering questions, and telling your readers everything you know and everything you can find out. Online media took a bit of a detour during the "search era" into tricking machines, but now we're back to informing and delighting humans. And the transparency of the social Web means we can see what questions our readers are asking, and they can tell us what they think of our answers.
Ben Smith is editor in chief of BuzzFeed.
Sebastian Junger
A journalist is someone who is willing to disappoint himself with the truth.
Sebastian Junger is an author and journalist.
Uesugi Takashi
Journalists used to be conceived as mediators between all sorts of dominions and the 'ordinary mortals,' the public. The ideal journalist was supposed to be watchdogging the powers that be. However, the real journalist has not always lived up to this ideal. In coverage of the Fukushima crisis, for instance, it's difficult to placidly declare that Japanese journalists have stood up for people's interests. With social media emerged a host of new expression platforms. As in any group or movement, there will be wheat and chaff. Who's going to separate them? I am afraid the public itself is already at work.
Uesugi Takashi is a journalist, author, and CEO of the Japanese media company No Border.
Michael Mason
The Tulsa World always portrayed Tate Brady, a founder of Tulsa, OK, as an all around nice guy, a ceaseless city booster who died in 1925. According to Brady's family, all those nasty rumors about the Ku Klux Klan were untrue. But in 2011, a guy named Lee Roy Chapman, who had never done a lick of journalism, went in search of the facts of Tate Brady's life. The ugly stuff wasn't online; it was in the New York State Library archives, and hidden away in a few boxes in Norman, OK.
Chapman learned that Brady wasn't merely in the Klan, but that his violence extended to the whole human race. Brady tortured people, beat them up, and schemed to segregate Tulsa. He helped the Klan earn a powerful foothold in the city. All these facts about Brady had been sitting there for nearly a century, but it took a guy like Chapman to organize them into a story.
This Land Press published Chapman's "The Nightmare of Dreamland: Tate Brady and the Battle for Greenwood," in September 2011. Tulsans had been saying the name Brady a thousand times a day, when they suggested meeting in the Brady District, or going home to Brady Heights, or gathering at the corner of Main and Brady. Now, thanks to Chapman's journalism, they know that the Brady name is synonymous with violence, racism, and intolerance.
The World, Tulsa's paper of record, reported for years on the story of Tate Brady. But it only reported; it didn't question or investigate. The World would probably argue that it conducted journalism; I'd agree, only I'd give it a failing grade. Here's the kicker: Chapman had never published an article in his life. He explored Tulsa's history as a hobby. Should he be allowed to call himself a journalist, or to say he conducted journalism?
Fuck, yes. The act of journalism doesn't require a career. It requires a 42-year-old Lee Roy Chapman hunched over a 90-year-old document in the Western History Collection at the University of Oklahoma. And when that act of collection and contextualization gets refined through skill and craftsmanship, journalism takes on even greater qualities. Chapman's 3,500-word article forced all of Tulsa to address its racial divide. At its height, journalism does not simply displace power or shed new light; it is power and it is light.
Michael Mason is the founder and editor of This Land Press, Oklahoma's first new-media company.
Richard Gingras
Journalism should keep us honest. Honest to ourselves. Honest to our ideals. Honest to the darker shadows of our world and our culture. Journalism should be the illuminating force within our collective consciousness, the force that challenges our widely held assumptions and presumptions. To do this effectively journalism must be about individual journalists giving us their wisest take on any situation or issue, without awkward and self-defeating notions of false balance. Let the sum total of the large conversation find its own level and balance, not in the contorted expressions of a journalist to surface the binary, both sides, in a rich, multifaceted world.
Richard Gingras is senior director of news and social products at Google.
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