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Hi -- I''m going to be giving a free (but limited enrollment) one-day Rails workshop in Malmo, Sweden, on September 17. The event is presented by Polar Rose (http://www.polarrose.com). For more info: http://www.polarrose.com/about/ruby-on-rails-workshop-by-david-black Hop on over from London if you''re at RailsConf Europe! (Which [London] is where I am now.) David --

Hello everyone -- We are very pleased to announce the launching of the Ruby Central Regional Conference Grant Program for 2006. This program will provide grants of up to $1500 US to approximate six to eight regional conferences, over the next year. You can download full details at either of these addresses: http://www.rubycentral.org/rcg2006.pdf

Hi everyone -- In the excitement of the Chicago RailsConf and other recent events, don''t forget the excitement of RailsConf Europe! You''ve heard of it, but it seems kind of shadowy compared to the "big" events? Here''s the news: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It IS a big event!

Hi -- Here''s the current status of RubyConf registration: I''m tinkering with the form.... We''re using an outside registration service for the first time, so I have to make sure I get it right, and it''s actually pretty complicated (I think). We got our credit card merchant account, so we''re good to go on that score. My current plan, barring

Hi -- Registration for RubyConf 2006 is still scheduled to open on August 2, in the early evening Pacific (US West Coast) time. Also, there''s more info at http://www.rubycentral.org/conference (e.g., the fact that this year we''re only taking credit cards, etc.). David P.S. Any LA area Rubyists around? I''ll be there this week doing Rails training. --

Hi -- I''m on the road, so I haven''t laid eyes on it yet -- but word on the virtual street is that "Ruby for Rails: Ruby techniques for Rails developers" is now out in paper. It will probably take a little longer to trickle to your neighborhood Barnes and Noble... but you can order it now from the publisher. See http://www.manning.com/black. And trickle it will, too.

Hi all -- The second printing of "Ruby for Rails" is happening soon. If you''ve spotted any small errors, let me know... like... *very* soon :-) (I want to know about large errors too, but those fixes won''t make it into this printing :-) Thanks! David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com) See what

Hello all -- And a special greeting to those of you who were at RailsConf 2006 in Chicago. You know how great the event was, and how great the European Rails Conference is going to be in London in September! We''re now accepting proposals for talks at the European Rails Conference, to be held September 14-15 in London. Accepted speakers will get free admission to the conference.

Hello everyone -- Ruby Central, Inc. is pleased to announce the first official.... EUROPEAN RAILS CONFERENCE September 14-15, 2006 TUC Congress Centre London, UK Sponsored by Skills Matter Ltd. (UK) Speakers scheduled to appear at this exciting event include: * David Heienemeier Hansson * Dave Thomas * Kathy Sierra * Scott Baron

[Strictly speaking, this isn''t really a "reminder", since I''m fairly sure the original announcement didn''t go to this list. Nonetheless -- here it is!] Hi everyone -- In case you missed it the first time (and rather a lot of you seem to have...) -- You can now submit a RubyConf 2006 presentation proposal, at: http://proposals.rubygarden.org You

I''m having a problem getting this example from the book to work: class Cookbook attr_accessor :title, :author def initialize @recipes = [] end def method_missing(m, *args, &block) @recipes.send(m, *args, &block) end end cb = Cookbook.new cb << recipe_for_cake cb << recipe_for_chicken beef_dishes = cb.find_all {|recipes| recipe.main_ingredient ==

I''m trying to figure out an elegant way to do this: I have the following three tables: people, employer, employees And consequently the following three models: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base end class Employer < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :employees end class Employee < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :person belongs_to :employer end I want to be able to say:

Hi -- My book "Ruby for Rails" is now being released one chapter at a time through the Manning Early Access Program, with the whole book due to appear on May 1. If you''re interested, see http://www.manning.com/books/black (I guess I could have just sent my sig with no body, but anyway :-) David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light

Hi -- Registration for RubyConf 2006 is now open, at http://www.regonline.com/101503. Please note that we are accepting credit cards *only*. There''s more conference info at http://www.rubyconf.org. Thanks -- David for RubyConf 2006 and Ruby Central, Inc. -- http://www.rubypowerandlight.com => Ruby/Rails training & consultancy ----> SEE SPECIAL DEAL FOR RUBY/RAILS

Hi -- Is anyone else getting this? ./script/console Loading development environment. ./script/../config/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:331:in `require'': ./script/../config/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoders/core.rb:35: too short multibyte code string:

Hi -- I''ve created and registered an IRC channel, #rubyforrails on irc.freenode.net, for discussion of, and questions about, my book "Ruby for Rails". I''ll do my best to be on hand to field questions and comments. This is in addition to, not instead of, the other ways you can reach me (email, Ruby and Rails mailing lists, Author Online forum at Manning, Author

Hi everyone -- Registration is now open for the upcoming Silicon Valley Ruby Conference, April 22-23. This event is a co-production of SDForum and Ruby Central, Inc. Some FAQ: Is this the same as RubyConf? No, it''s an event unto itself, and quite a substantial one! Is it only for Silicon Valley people? No. It''s got some regional Ruby community emphasis --

I''m using Rails-1.1.4 with Ruby-1.8.4 So let''s say I have 2 model classes: class Item has_and_belongs_to_many :things end class Thing has_and_belongs_to_many :items end i = Item.new i.things << Thing.new( :value => "Something").save i.things << Thing.new( :value => "Something Else" ).save i.save Fine, now I have two records in the

I have a users table. I have a assignment table. and I have to log in to see my assignments. i can and I hasve a session id. I can make a new assignment and save my id in the user_id field of the assigment table. I want to share my assignments. so I can create a assignments_users table. this way I can have assignment 1 shared with user 1 and 2. and If I log in as user 1 or 2 I see the assignment.

I''m trying to figure out how multiple partials in one page would be configured when they are based on some action in the controller. As an example - I have a main/welcome page. If someone new or a user not logged in arrives at this page I display both a registration form and a login form. However, if they are logged in then those forms should not show up on that page. Also should