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I'm no fan of cloning, but only because it doesn't actually do what I want it to do. When I say, "I wish I could clone myself," I really mean that I wish I could replicate/duplicate myself. Bill Watterson, genius creator of Calvin and Hobbes, understood this and created some of the best strips of the best comic series ever about it (scroll down to the sixth strip).
The reason I need a replicator tonight is that there are five local concerts I want to attend tonight. I need duplicates.
The one I'm going to be hitting for sure is the one I've been looking forward to for weeks/months: Brine Webb and The Nghiems' double-CD release show in Norman. I've been stuck on Webb's gripping tunes for weeks now, and I'm thoroughly excited to see them played live. Also, he and The Nghiems are planning to accommodate Thunder fans by having The Nghiems play during halftime, and Webb play after the fourth quarter. As a pretty rabid Thunder fan, I'm stoked about this.
The one I'm most depressed about missing is Feathered Rabbit, Junebug Spade and The Gentle Art of Floating at Belle Isle Brewery. Both Feathered Rabbit and The Gentle Art of Floating are on my to-see list — the former because it's a new Kyle Mayfield (O Fidelis, Junebug Spade, Larry Chin, everyone else in Oklahoma City) project, and the latter because they throw parties, not shows. Alas, I will have to wait yet again.
If the Webb show gets done early, I'll traipse my way over to Opolis, where Kite Flying Robot, Chrome Pony and Guardant will be throwing an end-of-school dance party. I have been known to dance wildly at Opolis.
Before all this started getting crazy, I had planned on going seeing Ryan Lawson, Ali Harter and O Fidelis at Bad Granny's Bazaar, as all three are OKS faves. If you like acoustic country/folk, this is your show; these are three of the best in the metro at it, and rare is the show where they all play together.
And I just heard that Anty Shanty, 318 Main Street in Norman, will be hosting Skating Polly, Luna Moth and Shitty/Awesome as part of Second Friday Art Walk. I still haven't been to a show here yet, despite my desire. Must everyone play on the same night?!
As for non-local artists, Jamey Johnson will be stopping at Diamond Ballroom for those who are into straight-up country. It doesn't get earthier than Johnson these days, so if that's your bag, this is your gig. Red-dirt Austinite Brandon Jenkins will play Joy's Palace, 300 E. Main Street in Norman, also as part of Art Walk. Finally, Avenged Sevenfold ,Three Days Grace and Bullet for My Valentine will be rocking faces off at Zoo Amphitheatre.
Saturday is less stacked, but still a difficult choice, as The City Lives' final show is at The Conservatory; The Boom Bang, Copperheads and Purple Church make ears bleed at Opolis; and new band Bona Fide Villains (ex-Sweetwater) play Sauced.
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- Write your own Drupal modules, themes, and libraries
- Discover the powerful new tools introduced in Drupal 7
- Learn the programming secrets of six experienced Drupal developers
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Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 420 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : December 2010
Author(s) : Matt Butcher, Larry Garfield, John Wilkins, Matt Farina, Ken Rickard, Greg Dunlap
Topics and Technologies : All Books, CMS and eCommerce, Content Management (CMS), Drupal, Open Source, PHP
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Developing for Drupal 7
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Module
Chapter 3: Drupal's Theme Layer
Chapter 4: Theming a Module
Chapter 5: Building an Admin Interface
Chapter 6: Working with Content
Chapter 7: Creating New Fields
Chapter 8: Drupal Permissions and Security
Chapter 9: Node Access
Chapter 10: JavaScript in Drupal
Chapter 11: Working with Files and Images
Chapter 12: Installation Profiles
Appendix A: Database Access
Appendix B: Security
- Chapter 1: Developing for Drupal 7
- Introducing Drupal (for developers)
- Technologies that drive Drupal
- Databases and MySQL
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Other technologies
- The web server
- The Operating System
- Drupal architecture
- Drupal core libraries
- Drupal hooks
- Drupal core modules
- The database
- The theme system
- Drupal's major subsystems
- Themes
- Menus
- Nodes
- Files
- Users
- Comments
- Fields and entities
- Forms API
- Installation Profiles
- Simple test
- Blocks
- Other subsystems
- Tools for developing Drupal code
- Version control with Git and CVS
- The book's code and Git
- The API site and coding standards
- Developer-oriented modules
- The developer module
- Drush (the Drupal shell)
- Coder
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Creating Your First Module
- Our goal: a module with a block
- Creating a new module
- Module names
- Where does our module go?
- Creating the module directory
- Writing the .info file
- Creating a module file
- Source code standards
- Doxygen-style doc blocks
- The help hook
- The t() function and translations
- Working with the Block API
- The block info hook
- The block view hook
- The first module in action
- Writing automated tests
- Creating a test
- Starting out
- Writing a test case
- The basic pattern
- The getInfo() method
- Setting up the test case
- Writing a test method
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Drupal's Theme Layer
- Business logic versus presentation logic
- Data granularity
- Theme engines
- Two ways to theme
- Theme functions
- Preprocess functions
- Theme overrides
- Template files
- The preprocess zoo
- Render elements
- Render properties
- hook_element_info
- hook_page_alter()
- The power of theme()
- Theme hook suggestions
- Theme registry
- Variable default values
- hook_theme
- hook_theme_registry_alter
- What else?
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Theming a Module
- Reusing a default theme implementation
- Drupal blocks revisited
- Theming a Drupal block
- Render element and a theme hook suggestion
- Creating a pre_render function
- Attaching CSS to render arrays
- RTL languages
- Steps to build a default theme implementation
- hook_theme() implementations
- Variables versus render element
- Preprocess functions
- Template files
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Building an Admin Interface
- The User Warn module
- Starting our module
- The Drupal menu system
- Defining a page callback with hook_menu
- Using wildcards in menu paths
- Form API
- Using drupal_get_form()
- Building a form callback function
- Managing persistent data
- Form submission process
- A shortcut for system settings
- A shortcut for confirmation forms
- Sending mail with drupal_mail() and hook_mail()
- Calling drupal_mail()
- Implementing hook_mail()
- The token system
- What are tokens?
- Implementing tokens in your text
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Working with Content
- Why create your own entities
- The goal
- Bundles
- The Schema API
- Declaring our entity
- The entity declaration
- The entity controller
- Entity management
- Managing artwork types
- Adding artworks
- Adding new artwork
- Validation callback
- Submit callback
- Saving your artwork
- Handling revisions
- Viewing artworks
- Editing an artwork
- Deleting an artwork
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Creating New Fields
- Our goal: a "dimensions" field
- How Field API works
- Creating our new field type
- Declaring the field
- Defining the field structure
- Defining empty
- Field settings
- Field validation
- Exposing fields to the Form API with widgets
- Declaring a widget
- Simple widget forms
- Complex widgets
- Using formatters to display our field
- Declaring a formatter
- Single-value formatters
- Complex formatters
- Managing non-Field fields
- Finding entities and fields
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Drupal Permissions and Security
- Using user_access() to assert permissions
- Checking the proper user account
- Using hook_permission()
- Defining your module's permissions
- Writing hook_permission()
- Declaring your own access functions
- Responding when access is denied
- Enabling permissions programmatically
- Defining roles programmatically
- Securing forms in Drupal
- The Forms API
- Disabling form elements
- Passing secure data via forms
- Running access checks on forms
- Handling AJAX callbacks securely
- Using AJAX in forms
- Using AJAX in other contexts
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Node Access
- Node Access compared to user_access() and other permission checks
- How Drupal grants node permissions
- The node_access() function
- The access whitelist
- Caching the result for performance
- Invoking hook_node_access()
- Access to a user's own nodes
- Invoking the node access API
- hook_node_access() compared to {node_access}
- Using hook_node_access()
- A sample access control module
- A second access control module
- View operations and access control modules
- When to write a node access module
- The {node_access} table and its role
- {node_access} table schema explained
- Defining your module's access rules
- Creating the role access module
- Using hook_node_access_records()
- Using hook_node_grants()
- Security considerations
- Rebuilding the {node_access} table
- Modifying the behavior of other modules
- Using hook_node_grants_alter()
- Using hook_node_access_records_alter()
- Testing and debugging your module
- Using Devel Node Access
- Using hook_node_access_explain()
- Using the Devel Node Access by user block
- Summary
- Chapter 10: JavaScript in Drupal
- JavaScript inside Drupal
- Adding JavaScript
- Adding JavaScript and CSS files to .info files
- Using drupal_add_js()
- Adding JavaScript files
- Adding CSS files
- Passing variables from PHP to JavaScript
- Adding inline JavaScript
- Adding inline CSS
- Using the Library API
- Defining a library with hook_library
- Altering information in hook_library
- Using renderable arrays
- Altering JavaScript
- Altering CSS
- Drupal specific JavaScript
- Themeable presentation
- Translatable strings
- Behaviors
- AJAX helpers
- Adding AJAX to forms
- AJAX automatically applied
- AJAX commands
- ajax_command_after
- ajax_command_alert
- ajax_command_append
- ajax_command_before
- ajax_command_changed
- ajax_command_css
- ajax_command_data
- ajax_command_html
- ajax_command_prepend
- ajax_command_remove
- ajax_command_replace
- ajax_command_restripe
- ajax_command_settings
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Working with Files and Images
- The Twitpic and watermark modules
- Files in Drupal
- File API
- Stream wrappers
- Creating a stream wrapper
- Images in Drupal
- Image API
- Image Styles
- Creating image effects
- Creating image styles from a module
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Installation Profiles
- Introducing installation profiles
- Drupal distributions
- Setting up a distribution
- Standard and minimal profiles
- Creating a profile directory
- Profile modules and themes
- Creating profiles
- Enabling modules
- The install task system
- Choosing an install task or using hook_install
- Anatomy of an install task
- Creating a task
- Altering tasks
- Configuring blocks
- Variable settings
- Text filters
- Code placement
- Running the installer from the command line
- Summary
- Appendix A: Database Access
- Basic queries
- Result objects
- Dynamic queries
- Insert queries
- Update queries
- Delete queries
- Merge queries
- Advanced subjects
- Transactions
- Slave servers
- Summary
- Appendix B: Security
- Thinking securely
- Filtering versus escaping
- Filtering
- Escaping HTML
- SQL injection
- Node access control
- Handling insecure code
- Staying up to date
- Summary
Drupal 7 Module Development is an information-packed and wide-ranging resource for experienced Drupal programmers who want to enhance their existing module-building skills, and transfer them to version 7. Michael J. Ross, Web Developer
If you want to take your first steps into Drupal 7 module development and you know your way in Drupal's interface already, this is a great book.
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Submit Errata
Please let us know if you have found any errors not listed on this list by completing our errata submission form. Our editors will check them and add them to this list. Thank you.
Errata- 35 submitted: last submission 15 Oct 2013
Errata type: grammar | Page numbers: given below
Drupal 5.1 should be PHP 5.1
pg 16, However, Not should be However, not
pg 17, it's own data should be its own data
pg 25, architecture advanced should be advanced architechture
Errata type: grammar | Page numbers: given below
pg 29, an equal sign should be an equal sign
pg 41, the the should be the
pg 146, exercising every should be exercising of every
pg 84, its should be their
pg 90 and 98, then should be than
pg 108, you will be passed to should be you will be passing to
pg 235, FormsAPI should be Forms API
pg 291, ever page should be every page
pg 311, html should be HTML
pg 318, is to associate should be to associate
pg 326, how to we might integrate should be how we might integrate
pg 326, let's make create should be let's create
pg 376, many of types of input should be many types of input
pg 8, has lead many to claim should be has led many to claim
pg 145, $message['body] should be $message['body']
Errata Type: Code page no:189
In the signature of the 'dimfield_field_validate()' function, replace &$items with $items (no ampersand).
Page numbers : 52,57
- First non-note line, word "test" has second t in wrong font.
- Sentence "Note that each..." should end "split into two lines for clarity.
Errata type: Code | Page number: 308
$page = array('#type' =>'ajax_commands', '#ajax_commands' => $commands);
should read:
$page = array('#type' => 'ajax', '#commands' => $commands);
Errata Type: Code Page No:189
In the code: if ($field['type'] == 'dimensions')'' { should be: if ($field['type'] == 'dimensions') { It is correct in the supplied code.
Errata Type:Website link Page No:43
The link "http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--examples--block_example.module/7" is incorrect.
The actual URL is http://api.drupal.org/api/examples/block_example--block_example.module/7
Errata Type:Code Page No:197
$language = $values['language']; should be $language = $element['#language'];
Errata Type:Code Page No:51
Instead of - Add a getInfo() function. It should be - Add a getInfo() method
Errata Type: Grammar Page No:17
The errata listed for page 17 that says "The principle way should be principal" is wrong. 'Principal' is a noun (sometimes used as an adjective), which make it incorrect in this situation. The original usage (The principle way) is correct and the errata comment should be removed.
Errata Type:Code Page No:366
In the query code the line that says: $query->fields('n', array('nid, title'));
should be
$query->fields('n', array('nid', 'title'));
Errata Type: Page No:
It's impossible to add artworks because the access right is mispelled : 'access arguments' => array('create artwork') This should be : 'access arguments' => array('create artworks')
Errata Type: Version of software Page no:32
Drupal does now require PHP 5.2.6 or greater, with 5.3.x recommended.
Errata Type:Screenshot Page No:38
The final screenshot that made it into the book was incorrect. The text matches the current version of Drupal, not the pre-release version shown in the figure.
Errata Type:URL Page No:43
The new URL for the block example module is: http://api.drupal.org/api/examples/block_example--block_example.module/7
Errata Type:code page No:166
It's impossible to add artworks because the access right is mispelled : 'access arguments' => array('create artwork') This should be : 'access arguments' => array('create artworks')
Errata Type:code page No:308
$page = array('#type' => 'ajax_commands', '#ajax_commands' => $commands); should be $page = array('#type' => 'ajax', '#commands' => $commands);
Errata Type:code Page No:366
In the query code the line that says: $query->fields('n', array('nid, title')); should be $query->fields('n', array('nid', 'title'));
Errata Type:code Page No:192-193
The code is incorrect. In most cases it will work. However, if and instance of the field for which the widget is begin defined is set to an unlimited cardinality, then, when editing content, the field order will be reversed. See discussion at http://drupal.org/node/1292844.
Errata Type:code Page No:189
In the signature of the 'dimfield_field_validate()' function, replace &$items with $items (no ampersand).
Errata Type:code PageNo:189
In the code: if ($field['type'] == 'dimensions')'' { should be: if ($field['type'] == 'dimensions') { It is correct in the supplied code.
Errata Type:code Page No:51
Should be - Add a getInfo() method instead of - Add a getInfo() function
Errata Type:typo Page No:115
Filename should be single_blog_block_item.tpl.php not single-blog-block-item.tpl.php
Errata Type:code Page No:308
$page = array('#type' => 'ajax_commands', '#ajax_commands' => $commands); should be $page = array('#type' => 'ajax', '#commands' => $commands); Read the API: http://api.drupal.org/api/examples/ajax_example--ajax_example_misc.inc/7/source
Errata type:code pg No:197
$language = $values['language']; differs from downloaded code where it is listed as $language = $element['#language']; in the downloaded code, which appears to be correct
Errata type:code No:180
[in the code] module_invoke_all('entity_delete', $artwork, 'artwork'); should be called inside foreach($artworks as $artwork_id => $artwork) cycle (otherwise it works only for sigle delete)
Errata type:code No:197
near top of page, $language = $values['language']; should be $language = $element['#language'];
Errata type:typo No:43
Please describe the errata.: The link "http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--examples--block_example.module/7" is incorrect. The actual URL is http://api.drupal.org/api/examples/block_example--block_example.module/7
Errata type:typo Page No:138
When adding system_settings_form() functionality to the user_warn settings form, the variable_get() calls to retrieve the current value of the variables was removed, but system_settings_form() does not replace this functionality.
Errata type:typo Page No:3
Who this book is for should be Whom this book is for
Errata type:typo Page No:29
The line in the book says 'and equal sign.' The errata says (copy/paste): pg 29, an equal sign should be an equal sign The correct correction is 'and s/b an'.
Errata type: Others
Page number: 43 - For printed book readers
Page number: 63 - For digital e-book readers
Tip Box: The entire Block API is documented in the official Drupal 7 API documentation, and even includes an example module: http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--examples--block_example.module/7.
The link mentioned in the tip is not working. Here is the new link:
Errata type:typo | Page No:29
In the downloaded code: twitpic.module (~line 142)
Last line of function twitpic_image_style:
return theme('image_style', array('path' => $local_path));
should be
return theme('image_style', array('path' => $local_path,'style_name' => $style));
then path twitpic/style/[ID]/[STYLE] will work.
Errata type: Code | Page number: 189
The Field Validation section
dimfield_field_validate() needs to be updated:
$errors[$field['field_name']][$delta][] should have [$langcode] inserted between the 'field_name' and $delta arrays, the result of which is $errors[$field['field_name']][$langcode][$delta][]
On Drupal 7.22, without the additional $langcode array level, everything will pass validation. See the API for hook_field_validate().
Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
What you will learn from this book
- Build modules extending Drupal's core functionality
- Create custom content types and entities
- Learn how to work with Drupal's hook system
- Explore the major APIs introduced in Drupal 7 that the pros use to build successful Drupal websites
- Test your code programatically with Drupal's new Simple Test framework
- Build and extend themes to make your Drupal 7 shine
- Author interactive form-based tools with Drupal's Forms API
- Apply the principals of Test Drive Development (TDD) using Drupal's built-in SimpleTest framework
- Leverage the book's working module examples as a starting point for you own code
- Discover the secrets of Drupal professionals as they explain the practical aspects of good Drupal development
In Detail
Drupal is an award-winning open-source Content Management System. It's a modular system, with an elegant hook-based architecture, and great code. Modules are plugins for Drupal that extend, build or enhance Drupal core functionality.
In Drupal 7 Module development book, six professional Drupal developers use a practical, example-based approach to introduce PHP developers to the powerful new Drupal 7 tools, APIs, and strategies for writing custom Drupal code.
These tools not only make management and maintenance of websites much easier, but they are also great fun to play around with and amazingly easy to use.
If you're eager to learn about these new APIs and start creating modules for Drupal 7, this is your book. Walk through the development of complete Drupal modules with this primer for PHP programmers.
From basic modules and themes to sophisticated Drupal extensions, learn how to use Drupal's API and hook system to build powerful custom Drupal websites. With an emphasis on practical programming, this book takes a project-based approach, providing working examples in every chapter
Specifically written for Drupal 7, this book will get you coding modules as quickly as possible, and help you add the features that will give your work that professional gloss!
This book will walk you through the development of complete Drupal modules and show you how to add various features to meet your requirements.
The Drupal content management system, written in the popular PHP language, has skyrocketed in popularity.
Developers for this system are in high demand. This book prepares PHP developers for Drupal development, explaining architecture, exploring APIs, and emphasizing practical approaches.
In each chapter, readers will learn new aspects of the system while creating fully-functioning modules, themes, and libraries. Learn how to "hook into" any part of the Drupal process, creating custom content types, extending existing capabilities, and integrating with external services and applications.
Learn the ins and outs of writing custom modules, themes, installation profiles and libraries for the Drupal PHP content management system.
This book takes a hands-on, practical approach to software development. The authors, all professional Drupal developers and contributors to the Drupal project, provide accessible coding samples designed to exhibit not only the technical merits and abilities of Drupal, but also proper architectural and stylistic approaches to coding on one of the world's most popular content management systems.
Every chapter provides fully functional code samples illustrating the APIs and strategies discussed in the chapter. With this foundation, developers can quickly build sophisticated tools on their own by making use of the strategies and techniques exemplified in this book.
Who this book is for
If you are a PHP developer or a Drupal user looking to dive into Drupal development then you will find this book an excellent introduction to coding within Drupal.
Those with some Drupal experience will also find this an invaluable tool for updating their knowledge about the powerful new features of Drupal 7. Theme developers looking to extend their abilities will find this an accessible introduction to PHP coding within the Drupal environment.
This book assumes that you are familiar with basic PHP programming, along with HTML and CSS.
No experience with programming Drupal is required, although it is also a handy way for experienced Drupal developers to get up to speed with Drupal 7.


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Gloria Joyce Ardith Nelson was born on May 31, 1932 to Seymore and Ethel Marian (Kappedal) Nelson in Thief River Falls. She accepted Jesus as her personal savior and was baptized by immersion in the mid 1980s. She attended Sunny Side School in rural Thief River Falls. She then attended Lincoln High School and graduated in 1950. She took nurses training in Thief River Falls and worked as an LPN in the nursery at the hospital. She was united in marriage to Albert Carlton Cleven on May 14, 1955 at the parsonage in Grygla. In 1958, they made a homestead in Lee Township, Beltrami Co, southeast of Grygla. She worked for over 40 years at Valley Home. After retiring from Valley Home, she helped out her son and daughter-in-law at the Grain Bin Diner in Grygla, up until a couple of months ago.
Gloria loved the Lord, and didn't miss her daily devotions. Gloria enjoyed crocheting, knitting, word finds, puzzles, attending auction sales, traveling, gardening. She loved to ride carnival rides. She enjoyed going with the grandkids to softball on Wednesday nights. For the past three months, she has lived with her daughter and son-in-law Rena and Steve in Warroad. She loved music and especially polka music on Saturday nights. Many people in the community referred to her as "Grandma Gloria." She enjoyed going to the Grygla sporting events. She never wanted to be a bother to others. She was a member of the Community Bible Church in Grygla.
Gloria is survived by four children: Rena (Steven) Doebler, Warroad, Susan Cleven, Owasso, Okla., Gary (Debra) Cleven, Bovey, Terry (Kim) Cleven, Grygla; grandchildren: Joel (Tammie) Doebler, Warroad, Jennifer (Eric) Erickson, Warroad, Jonathon Doebler, Park City, Utah, Josh Corneillie, Fargo, N.D., Carlton Cleven, Grygla, Cory Cleven, Grygla, two great-grandchildren: Zackary and Anthony Erickson; one brother, Howard (Margie) Nelson, Thief River Falls; two sisters: Beverly (Bob) Pietrowski, Shakopee, Elaine Lee, Thief River Falls; sisters-in-law, Kathy Nelson, Thief River Falls, Sylvia Nelson, Thief River Falls, Ardelle Bryant, Owasso, Okla., brother-in-law, Charles (Margie) Cleven, Warroad; sister-in-law, Doris Cleven, Grygla; and several nieces and nephews.
Gloria was preceded in death by her husband Albert in 1994; parents, Seymore and Ethel Nelson; three brothers: Vernon, Richard, Glenn Nelson; sister Shirley Hagerness; and an infant daughter.
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Topics and Technologies : All Books, Microsoft Development , Web Development, Enterprise, Microsoft, Microsoft Silverlight, Web Graphics & Video
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Chapter 1: Learning the Nuts and Bolts of Silverlight 4
Chapter 2: An Introduction to Data Binding
Chapter 3: Advanced Data Binding
Chapter 4: The Data Grid
Chapter 5: The DataForm
Chapter 6: Talking to Services
Chapter 7: Talking to WCF and ASMX Services
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Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plugin that enables features including animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback – features that characterize Rich Internet Applications. However, Silverlight is a great (and growing) Line-Of-Business platform and is increasingly being used to build data-driven business applications. Silverlight Data Services enable efficient access to your data, allowing you to draw on multiple sources of data and solve particular data problems. There is very little existing material that demonstrates how to build data-driven solutions with the platform. Silverlight 3 made a big step into Line-Of-Business data services and Silverlight 4 builds further upon this. This book will enable .NET developers to get their finger on the pulse of data-driven business applications in Silverlight.
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My recent DIY DAC was designed for balanced out and already having balanced active crossover/amps I wanted a balanced pre to connect it all up. Ed (Savinon) has been trying to get me Krell-ed for quite some time so I got this old KSL from him complete with KSL phono board.
We are reaching back 23 years with this old Class A design. The pre sounded good, was quiet, but it had some phono stage noise issues on the left channel only with the phono board set to high gain MC. The phono board is a Fairchild J309 jfet N channel RF amplifier / MPS8599 PNP /MPS8099 NPN transistor design. I had feared the worst (bad jfet or transistor) but it just turned out to be a bias issue. Once the phono board was re-biased all was well.
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Fred was a big help (as usual, thanks Fred!) and had me go with United Chemi-Con caps. That name isn't bandied about but after some research I learnt they are a well respected cap. I used all 105C caps, UCC 1000uf KME's for the main board, UCC KMH for the 4700uf power supply and four extra long life 470uf UCC LXY's for the hot spot between the sinks.
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Richard Turner of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association says the restaurant industry has concerns about the proposal.
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GM CFO Chuck Stevens said, "With successful new vehicle launches, we continue to generate strong results in the U.S. and China and remain on track to be profitable in Europe by mid-decade. We are confident we are currently on or ahead of plan to deliver the results we promised earlier this year, excluding the effects of recalls." For Q2, GM North America reported EBIT-adjusted of $1.4B which included the impact of $1.0B in recall-related costs in the quarter, compared with EBIT-adjusted of $2.0B in the second quarter of 2013. GM Europe reported an EBIT-adjusted of ($0.3B) billion, which includes $0.2B for restructuring costs, which compares with ($0.1B) billion of EBIT-adjusted in the second quarter of 2013. GM International Operations reported EBIT-adjusted of $0.3B, compared to $0.2B in the second quarter of 2013. GM South America reported EBIT-adjusted of ($0.1B), compared with EBIT-adjusted of $0.1B in the second quarter of 2013. GM Financial earnings before tax was $0.3B for the quarter, compared to $0.3B in the second quarter of 2013.
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Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open
Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's market open, with earnings consensus, include Ford (F), consensus 36c; General Motors (GM), consensus 58c; Potash (POT), consensus 46c; Caterpillar (CAT), consensus $1.52; 3M (MMM), consensus $1.91; Union Pacific (UNP), consensus $1.43; Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), consensus 44c; Eli Lilly (LLY), consensus 65c; Celgene (CELG), consensus 89c; Precision Castparts (PCP), consensus $3.35; Raytheon (RTN), consensus $1.59; Noble Energy (NBL), consensus 79c; Hershey (HSY), consensus 76c; Southwest Airlines (LUV), consensus 61c; Boston Scientific (BSX), consensus 19c; JetBlue (JBLU), consensus 19c.
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Ford Motor Co. (F) is expected to report second quarter earnings on Thursday, July 24, before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Ford is a manufacturer and distributor of cars and trucks across six continents. EXPECTATIONS: Analysts are looking for earnings per share of 36c on revenue of $36.26B, according to First Call. The consensus range for earnings per share is 31c-43c on revenue of $34.65B-$39.42B. LAST QUARTER: Ford reported first quarter adjusted EPS of 25c against estimates for 31c on revenue of $35.9B against estimates for $34.06B. On its Q1 earnings report, the company said its plan for FY14 automotive revenue to be about equal to FY13's $139.4B is on track. It said FY14 operating margin and operating related cash flow plans are on track as well. The company maintained its view for U.S. and China industry volumes, but increased its view for EU 20 industry volume this year to 14M-15M from 13.5M-14.5M. The company expects second quarter production to be 1.7M units, up 32,000 units from a year ago, more than explained by higher volume in Asia Pacific. Compared with the first quarter, second quarter production is up 87,000 units. On its Q1 earnings conference call, Ford said it expects the remaining quarters of year to be 'substantially better' than Q1. On May 1, Ford announced CEO Alan Mulally was retiring and would be replaced by Mark Fields, effective July 1. On May 7, Ford announced a $1.8B stock repurchase plan. On June 24, Ford's Americas Chief Joe Hinrichs said the company was on schedule for its aluminum bodied 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck. STREET RESEARCH: Street research has been mostly positive in the weeks leading up to Fords's Q2 earnings report. On April 28, Craig-Hallum upgraded Ford to Buy from Hold based on balance sheet, earnings profitability and dividend yield, and the upcoming 2015 F-Series launch. The firm raised its price target on the shares to $21 from $16. On May 15, Buckingham said Ford shares should be sold. Buckingham recommended buying GM's (GM) shares aggressively and selling Ford's stock. The firm reported that GM's performance in May had significantly outpaced that of Ford, while GM's full-size pickup sales had risen year-over-year. The firm kept a Buy rating on GM and a Sell rating on Ford. PRICE ACTION: Ford's shares have traded 13% higher since its Q1 report and are approaching their 52-week high of $18.08. In afternoon trading ahead of Thursday's Q2 report, Ford is up about 0.4% to $17.90.
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July 22, 2014
GM recalls 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500s, 3500s for power steering defect
GM is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 HD vehicles manufactured October 1, 2013 to June 6 and 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 HD vehicles manufactured September 30, 2013, to June 6. The power steering hose clamp may disconnect from the power steering pump or gear, causing a loss of power steering fluid. GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure the power steering hose clamps are properly secured, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early August.
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Shares of Chinese electric car maker Kandi Technologies (KNDI) are surging after a Chinese newspaper reported that electric cars made outside of China would not qualify for a key tax break in the country. WHAT'S NEW: A key sales tax will not be waived on purchases of electric cars made outside of China, said Su Bo, China's vice-minister of the Industry and Information Technology Ministry, according to China Daily. Buyers of electric vehicles made in China will not have to pay a purchase tax from September 1, 2014 until the end of 2017, China Daily stated. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Tesla Motors (TSLA), Nissan (NSANY) and GM (GM) have all sought to sell electric vehicles in China. PRICE ACTION: In late morning trading, Kandi Technologies' stock rose $1.66, or 8.5%, to $21.28. The shares are well off their high for the day of $22.22, but they have surged 80% so far this year. Tesla shares, which had spent some of the morning in slightly negative ground, were up about 1% near $222 per share just before noon.
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- Lens type: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
Additional Specifications
- Scene modes: High sensitivity / soft snap / soft skin / landscape / night portrait / night scene / gourmet / beach / snow / fireworks/ pet mode
- Self timer: off / 10 sec / 2 sec / portrait
- Red-eye reduction
- Advanced features: sweep panorama / Smile Shutter technology / image stabilization / intelligent auto / in-camera editing / tracking focus / blink detection/ picture effects
- Battery type: Lithium ion
Dimensional Specifications
- Dimensions: 3.75" W x 2.25" H x 0.75" D
- Weight: 0.275 lbs.
Sony DSCW650 Warranty Details
1-year limited warranty


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Marantz SR7007 (Black)
7.2-channel networking home theater receiver
Simplicity and elegance characterize the Marantz SR7007. This receiver offers both style and comprehensive features, including an Ethernet port, seven HDMI inputs, three HDMI outputs, and playback of the latest hi-definition audio formats. Three audio and video zones, networking, and support for Bluetooth devices deliver the flexibility you need, and 125 watt amplifiers provide dynamic, powerful sound.


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