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Max 5 API Reference
Presets are a simple state-saving mechanism. Your object receives a preset message when state is being saved. You respond by creating a message that will be sent back to your object when the preset is recalled.
For more powerful and general state-saving, use the pattr system described below.
To support saving a single integer in a preset, you can use the preset_int() convenience function. The preset_int() function records an int message with the value you pass it in the preset, to be sent back to your object at a later time.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_preset, "preset", 0); void myobject_preset(t_myobject *x) { preset_int(x, x->m_currentvalue); }
More generally, you can use preset_store(). Here is an example of storing two values (m_xvalue and m_yvalue) in a list.
preset_store("ossll", x, ob_sym(x), gensym("list"), x->m_xvalue, x->m_yvalue);
To show descriptions of your object's inlets and outlets while editing a patcher, your object can respond to the assist message with a function that copies the text to a string.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_assist, "assist", A_CANT, 0);
The function below has two inlets and one outlet. The io argument will be 1 for inlets, 2 for outlets. The index argument will be 0 for the leftmost inlet or outlet. You can copy a maximum of 512 characters to the output string s. You can use strncpy_zero() to copy the string, or if you want to format the assistance string based on a current value in the object, you could use snprintf_zero().
void myobject_assist(t_myobject *x, void *b, long io, long index, char *s) { switch (io) { case 1: switch (index) { case 0: strncpy_zero(s, "This is a description of the leftmost inlet", 512); break; case 1: strncpy_zero(s, "This is a description of the rightmost inlet", 512); break; } break; case 2: strncpy_zero(s, "This is a description of the outlet", 512); break; } }
Objects such as operators (+, -, etc.) and the int object have inlets that merely store values rather than performing an operation and producing output. These inlets are labeled with a blue color to indicate they are "cold" rather than action-producing "hot" inlets. To implement this labeling, your object can respond to the inletinfo message.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_inletinfo, "inletinfo", A_CANT, 0);
If all of your object's non-left inlets are "cold" you can use the function stdinletinfo() instead of writing your own, as shown below:
class_addmethod(c, (method)stdinletinfo, "inletinfo", A_CANT, 0);
To write your own function, just look at the index argument (which is 0 for the left inlet). This example turns the third inlet cold. You don't need to do anything for "hot" inlets.
void myobject_inletinfo(t_myobject *x, void *b, long index, char *t) { if (index == 2) *t = 1; }
Objects such as coll and text display a text editor window when you double-click. Users can edit the contents of the objects and save the updated data (or not). Here's how to do the same thing in your object.
First, if you want to support double-clicking on a non-UI object, you can respond to the dblclick message.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_dblclick, "dblclick", A_CANT, 0); void myobject_dblclick(t_myobject *x) { // open editor here }
You'll need to add a t_object pointer to your object's data structure to hold the editor.
Initialize the m_editor field to NULL in your new instance routine. Then implement the dblclick method as follows:
if (!x->m_editor) x->m_editor = object_new(CLASS_NOBOX, gensym("jed"), (t_object *)x, 0); else object_attr_setchar(x->m_editor, gensym("visible"), 1);
The code above does the following: If the editor does not exist, we create one by making a "jed" object and passing our object as an argument. This permits the editor to tell our object when the window is closed.
If the editor does exist, we set its visible attribute to 1, which brings the text editor window to the front.
To set the text of the edit window, we can send our jed object the settext message with a zero-terminated buffer of text. We also provide a symbol specifying how the text is encoded. For best results, the text should be encoded as UTF-8. Here is an example where we set a string to contain "Some text to edit" then pass it to the editor.
char text[512]; strcpy(text,"Some text to edit"); object_method(x->m_editor, gensym("settext"), text, gensym("utf-8"));
The title attribute sets the window title of the text editor.
object_attr_setsym(x->m_editor, gensym("title"), gensym("crazytext"));
When the user closes the text window, your object (or the object you passed as an argument when creating the editor) will be sent the edclose message.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_edclose, "edclose", A_CANT, 0);
The edclose method is responsible for doing something with the text. It should also zero the reference to the editor stored in the object, because it will be freed. A pointer to the text pointer is passed, along with its size. The encoding of the text is always UTF-8.
void myobject_edclose(t_myobject *x, char **ht, long size) { // do something with the text x->m_editor = NULL; }
If your object will be showing the contents of a text file, you are still responsible for setting the initial text, but you can assign a file so that the editor will save the text data when the user chooses Save from the File menu. To assign a file, use the filename message, assuming you have a filename and path ID.
object_method(x->m_editor, gensym("filename"), x->m_myfilename, x->m_mypath);
The filename message will set the title of the text editor window, but you can use the title attribute to override the simple filename. For example, you might want the name of your object to precede the filename:
char titlename[512]; sprintf(titlename, "myobject: %s", x->m_myfilename); object_attr_setsym(x->m_editor, gensym("title"), gensym(titlename));
Each time the user chooses Save, your object will receive an edsave message. If you return zero from your edsave method, the editor will proceed with saving the text in a file. If you return non-zero, the editor assumes you have taken care of saving the text. The general idea is that when the user wants to save the text, it is either updated inside your object, updated in a file, or both. As an example, the js object uses its edsave message to trigger a recompile of the Javascript code. But it also returns 0 from its edsave method so that the text editor will update the script file. Except for the return value, the prototype of the edsave method is identical to the edclose method.
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_edsave, "edsave", A_CANT, 0); long myobject_edsave(t_myobject *x, char **ht, long size) { // do something with the text return 0; // tell editor it can save the text }
Table objects can be given names as arguments. If a table object has a name, you can access the data using table_get(). Supply a symbol, as well as a place to assign a pointer to the data and the length. The following example accesses a table called foo, and, if found, posts all its values.
long **data = NULL; long i, size; if (!table_get(gensym("foo"), &data, &size)) { for (i = 0; i < size; i++) { post("%ld: %ld",i,(*data)[i]); } }
You can also write data into the table. If you would like the table editor to redraw after doing so, use table_dirty(). Here's an example where we set all values in the table to zero, then notify the table to redraw.
long **data = NULL; long i, size; if (!table_get(gensym("foo"), &data, &size)) { for (i = 0; i < size; i++) { (*data)[i] = 0; } table_dirty(gensym("foo")); }
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The Alesis people informed me that currently all their resources are devoted to getting their devices running on Windows/Mac, and that they are currently not able to free up resources for us. They will contact us when they are ready to support us.
If you are interested in getting an Alesis device and using it on Linux, please query the Alesis sales support to see what the status on this is. (Such that at least they know that interested people exist)
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A day after a report came out stating they might have broken up for good, engaged Bachelor couple Brad Womack and Emily Maynard are now denying the split rumors.
The duo released a statement yesterday admitting that while things have been bumpy at times, they are still in love and dedicated to one another.
"At long last, Emily and I can be open to the world and each other about our relationship. Though we are madly in love, it has been a bumpy couple of months for us and our priority right now is to focus on our relationship," said Brad, 38, and Emily, 25. "We hope that you can respect our privacy as we return to normalcy and begin our off-screen lives together," they added in the statement.
Meanwhile, Bachelor host Chris Harrison appeared on the Ryan Seacrest radio show yesterday morning during which he revealed Brad and Emily have broken up more than once before. "They actually broke up a couple of times. They both are incredibly stubborn, they're very much alike and neither one of them give. And they've had some knock-down drag out fights," said Chris.
Brad and Emily also grace the latest cover of PEOPLE magazine, out tomorrow, opening up about their relationship to the mag.
"I'm so happily engaged. I've never been happier, I promise you that," Brad tells PEOPLE. "The hardest part is behind us," adds Emily. "I feel pretty confident if we can make it through [the past three months], we can make it through."
The mag also teases that Brad and Emily might be trying to have a baby despite their bumpy relationship thus far.
And finally, despite the not so positive response from fans of the show, ABC is moving full speed ahead with Ashley Hebert as their next Bachelorette. The network in fact released some new promo images of Ashley, 26. Those photos are below!
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from the yikes deptIt would appear that Société civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France (SPPF), a group that represents French record labels, is now trying to sue a bunch of non-French file sharing applications, as well as SourceForge. This brings up a lot of different issues, so let's break them out one by one.
- This lawsuit came about thanks to a ruling in a French court over how to interpret a French law. SPPF contends that French law says that any application that allows unauthorized file sharing is illegal. However, what was unclear, was whether or not this law could be applied to companies outside of France. The recent ruling found that, indeed, it's acceptable to extend French laws beyond its borders. This should be seen as hugely problematic just from a jurisdiction standpoint. It's difficult to see how France can claim that its laws should apply to companies entirely outside of France.
- Now that it's been allowed, SPPF is suing three companies who offer software: Vuze, Limewire and Morpheus. What's troubling is that even beyond an "inducement" standard, SPPF seems to be basing the lawsuits on the idea that if your software allows any unauthorized copying, then the software itself is illegal. Say goodbye to FTP and, well, the entire internet next.
- Finally, and most bizarrely, SPPF is also suing SourceForge, which is just a hosting platform for open source developers. The problem there (according to SPPF) is that SourceForge hosts the open source Shareaza file sharing app. It would appear that SPPF did so little research in figuring out who to sue, that it seems to think SourceForge is somehow responsible for Shareaza, rather than just hosting it.
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If I happen to fly over you, I'll be sure to wave.
it's christmas time baby
Saturday, December 18
If I happen to fly over you, I'll be sure to wave.
39 comments:
- Unknown said...
Merry Christmas!
- December 18, 2010 10:39 AM
- Brooke T said...
AH! you people watch too? I love doing that, it's so entertaining :)
and that's the coolest Christmas card ever!
- December 18, 2010 10:40 AM
- hannah banana said...
I love aiports too :-) hope you have a wonderful time. Merry Christmas
- December 18, 2010 10:40 AM
- Rebecca said...
Have a great Christmas thats such a sweet card x
Merry Christmas ♥
- December 18, 2010 10:42 AM
Merry Christmas girl! Have fun with your family! :) I lovve your Christmas card - it's so you! too cute!
- December 18, 2010 10:44 AM
- Laura said...
Have a great Christmas!
- December 18, 2010 10:51 AM
That's just so sweet! Happy Holidays! =)
- December 18, 2010 11:09 AM
- Ashleigh said...
Enjoy your travel! I love your sweet Christmas card! Thanks for sharing :)
Merry Christmas
- December 18, 2010 11:11 AM
- Kileen said...
have a great trip and i love your super cute christmas card!
- December 18, 2010 11:15 AM
- Unknown said...
Yay! Magazines and airports and people watching and Christmas time and waiting to see family! Can life get better?
Doubt it.
Have yourselves a safe little trip.
- December 18, 2010 11:23 AM
- Unknown said...
Hey, I am from Kansas City too! Have a wonderful trip, make sure to visist the plaza when you are in town, it's so festive this time of year.
Have a Merry Christmas
- December 18, 2010 11:48 AM
- Chantelle said...
OH MY GOSH! You are just the cutest thing ever! I can honestly tell you I feel all warm and giddy after reading your posts. You're like the happiness monster! Yay! <3
- December 18, 2010 11:53 AM
- ag. said...
People watching! Love it! I actually can't wait to head to the airport next week either. Safe travels!! CUTE card!
- December 18, 2010 12:01 PM
- Unknown said...
Love your blog. And love the fact that you're young and married. That doesn't happen a lot these days. I got married at 22 and I'm now a young Mama. In case you're interested in what I'm to check me out at modamama.blogspot.com. BTW, I'm Christian and I love the fact that you don't hide your faith.
- December 18, 2010 12:15 PM
- krisandkel said...
Happy Holidays to you both! Hope you have a wonderful, relaxing, and very merry break!
<3 kris&kel
- December 18, 2010 12:24 PM
- heidiluxe said...
KANSAS CITY! so jeal! that's where i am from and where my own little family lived for two years. i love kansas city at christmas.
be sure to see the plaza lights(my fave plaza restaurant is the classic cup), have some jack stack bbq with the baked beans and cheesy corn and go to the independence visitor's center and the liberty jail. my favorite kansas city things.
- December 18, 2010 12:34 PM
- Amanda said...
Merry Christmas Tyson and Syd. We all love you and your blog!
- December 18, 2010 12:39 PM
- Emily {All You Need is Love} said...
Adorable christmas card!!! I am obsessed w/ airports too! I'm flying out Monday and can't wait to people watch :)
- December 18, 2010 12:43 PM
- Liz said...
You have such a fun, positive, creative spin on everything. I just love it. Merry Christmas!
- December 18, 2010 12:53 PM
- Unknown said...
Amen to this line...
"a great excuse to pick up the latest Elle, suck down a creme frappuccino and stare at people without being considered a stalker."
Have a Merry Christmas and safe flight!
- December 18, 2010 1:39 PM
- nuttypigeon said...
I hope that you manage to get there, despite all the snow that has arrived recently!
- December 18, 2010 2:09 PM
- oona said...
ha ha ha ohmygosh! this is too tacky to not to be cool. looove it
- December 18, 2010 3:15 PM
- Jenni Austria Germany said...
i love that about flying!
- December 18, 2010 3:30 PM
- Carolyn Sobczyk said...
It looks like its about to snow in KC right now, so maybe by the time you land it'll be nice and snowy! You should stop by the Plaza - I work there and it would be fantastic to see you from afar, kinda like a celebrity spotting. That wouldn't be a first for the Plaza (Taylor Swift has been known to stop by the Plaza before!).
- December 18, 2010 3:32 PM
- Adelyn said...
Airport 'stalking' is the best! And no one ever looks at you twice for staring at them. lol. Love the card and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
- December 18, 2010 3:41 PM
- Gabby / Gypsy*Diaries said...
Love your card babe! Merry XMAS!
- December 18, 2010 5:03 PM
- Alivia said...
Oh someday. Someday Boyfriend & I will have super awesomely cute Christmas cards, too.
Until then, I'll just swoon over yours :)
- December 18, 2010 7:25 PM
- Denise said...
Hi there! First of all, your blog is AWESOME. I feel like I'm reading a magazine, for real.
Second of all, my husband and I spend Christmas in Kansas City too!...we're traveling from Philadelphia area, but both of us are from Missouri. Have a great Christmas!
- December 18, 2010 7:42 PM
- Mandy said...
Such an adorable Christmas card!
- December 19, 2010 11:19 AM
- Unknown said...
Love the Christmas Card! BTW: I live only an hour or so from KC, it would be so cool to do meet ups w/ur followers in KC next time you come! Hope you have a great trip!
- December 19, 2010 11:27 AM
- Emy said...
Lovely card! Those picture sure do come in handy right!
Happy holidays!!
- December 19, 2010 11:29 AM
- No Guilt Fashion said...
Love the Christmas card! Merry Christmas to you too!
- December 19, 2010 1:39 PM
- Brooke said...
SO CUTE! what an adorable card [if I can call it a card?] Either way, I am and it's cute. Merry Christmas!
Brooke, www.snowingLove-bd.blogspot.com
- December 20, 2010 7:44 PM
- emily anderson said...
so jealous ya'll are flying to KC...that's my hometown...i miss it much.
give it some love for me, mkay?
- December 20, 2010 9:52 PM
oh my goodness! you're in kansas city!? that's where i live!!! that would be cool if we could meet up sometime!
- December 21, 2010 8:57 PM
- Olivia Anne said...
This is the cutest Christmas card idea, EVER! You two are just darling :}
- December 22, 2010 6:47 PM
- Sandy a la Mode said...
oh my goodness! you're in kansas city!? that's where i live!!! that would be cool if we could meet up sometime!
- March 25, 2011 1:22 PM
- ♔Reyna♔ said...
Love the Christmas Card! BTW: I live only an hour or so from KC, it would be so cool to do meet ups w/ur followers in KC next time you come! Hope you have a great trip!
- March 25, 2011 1:22 PM
- Adelyn said...
Airport 'stalking' is the best! And no one ever looks at you twice for staring at them. lol. Love the card and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
- March 25, 2011 1:22 PM


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January 1, 2014
"Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine" – 1 Timothy 4:13
First of all, I cannot begin to express the benefits that have been mine over the past several years as I have read through God's Word annually. Private time with our Lord and His Word are of the utmost importance for every child of God. Oftentimes, we have a tendency to only study small portions of Scripture or certain doctrines. That can sometimes skew our overall "viewpoint" and understanding of the Bible as a whole.
Having read through the Bible each year for several years now, I have come to see that there are several important keys to finishing this project. This short article will outline the principles that will guide you through this enriching journey.
First of all, you must commit to this. I have witnessed numerous people…good solid Christian people…that have begun reading through the Bible and didn't make it a month. It takes dedication but it is not as much as one may think. The actual reading takes 15-20 minutes daily. I have a tendency to reread passages and yet I'm always done in less than 30 minutes. You must realize, nothing in life can benefit you like the reading of God's Word. For less than the time of one sitcom daily, you can read through God's Word this year. Can you not sacrifice this small amount of time daily for the One Who gave all for you?
Secondly, do not be random. Read in the same place and at the same time every day. This is critical to making sure it is done. Reading God's Word must be part of your daily routine. I have friends that do this at night just before going to bed and it works great for them. Personally, I read every morning with a cup of coffee. If something ever happens (and certainly it does), I make a point to read as soon as possible so I'm not off track. This reading is part of my daily routine just like brushing my teeth.
Thirdly, decide now what method you plan to use. There are a number of ways to read through God's Word. I have used the One Year Bible twice and it's a great daily Bible. It divides the Scripture into 365 readings. In 2014, they have even released a Chronological version which I plan to use this year. With these, if one starts on January 1 and reads daily through December 31, he will have read through the Bible. There are several websites that will actually email you daily portions of Scripture that will work you through the Bible in a year. There are a number of charts that you can use as a checklist to read daily. There certainly is a way that suits you. You just need to figure out which one is best.
If possible, make this journey with other people – preferably other church members. This will give you something to talk about with one another. You can also hold one another accountable. There's strength in numbers. Having a friend (or friends) to commit to this with will help you stick with it.
Lastly, you are going to have some days that things happen and you just don't read. Never…under any circumstances…get more than 2 days behind. There's a point mentally when you will give up if you get too far behind. Do not let this happen. Try your best to stay caught up. But, let 2 days be your maximum amount behind. When you hit this point, read 1 ½ days worth of reading until you are caught back up.
You can do this. And, you will wonder why you didn't start it years ago once you finish. Lord willing, I'll do this for the rest of my life. It has been a great benefit to me and the church here. I hope these few tips can help you feel the same way in years to come.
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OAKLAND — Already blamed for reshaping the culture of urban neighborhoods, gentrification could also be hurting the health of the Bay Area's poor, according to the Alameda County Public Health Department.
"It just destabilizes what may be a stable environment," said Muntu Davis, the county's public health director and one of the first in the country to treat gentrification — and its frequent byproduct of displacement — as a public health concern.
"We're not saying that development shouldn't happen," Davis said. "We're saying that development should happen, but it should also maintain the stability of housing for the existing residents."
The county's chief physician is the latest to weigh in on the economic changes that are transforming central parts of Oakland and other cities as rents and housing prices rise sharply, supplanting long-term residents with tech industry workers and other wealthier, college-educated arrivals.
His new initiative coincides with a report released Monday by advocacy group Causa Justa/Just Cause that says gentrification is pushing out African-Americans and worsening economic inequities in Oakland and San Francisco. Among the findings is that apartment rents in fast-gentrifying neighborhoods of North Oakland surpass the cost of rents in affluent areas such as the Oakland hills or Rockridge.
The Public Health Department did not write the report but was a key collaborator contributing to the research and policy recommendations, Davis said. He said health officials plan to work more closely with East Bay cities, particularly Oakland, in crafting housing development plans that account for the possible adverse effects of gentrification in the same way a city might consider an environmental hazard that needs to be addressed.
"Any area that has a long history of disinvestment, that's usually where new investment shows up … but it doesn't always benefit the existing residents," he said. "It just brings a new population."
The county has long espoused a "place matters" philosophy that tackles health problems through the prism of where people live, but considering the physical health effects of relocation is a newer idea, Davis said.
Several academic studies link displacement to adverse health impacts, but many of those studies are of people forced to move because of a natural disaster or heavy-handed urban renewal policies that demolished public housing projects. The longer-term forces of gentrification have been harder to measure, and some studies — such as a November report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland — even claim the trend is financially beneficial for lower-income residents.
The Just Cause report defines gentrification as "a race and class remake of urban communities that have been historically disinvested in," said lead author and Just Cause project manager Dawn Phillips. Her report finds many deleterious effects but also asserts that displacement is not inevitable.
Landlords, developers and individual speculators are driving the changes, but "government has a big role to play in terms of gentrification," she said. "We can actually do something about it."
The Public Health Department's endorsement is a boost for Just Cause's report, which the organization hopes to use as it pushes the Oakland City Council and other government agencies to enact more tenant protections and other anti-displacement measures.
But for tenant activists such as Mustafa Solomon, it did not take a report to understand the emotional and physical toll of getting forced out of a home. Evicted from his North Oakland apartment after an accidental fire, it took a legal fight and six months spent in a motel before Solomon could return to his home of 17 years.
"Don't get me wrong: I had sleep deprivation for many, many months, but I have a dog, I walk, I keep my head clear, listen to jazz. I didn't let it break me down," Solomon said. "I'm one of the fortunate ones."
To buy or download a copy of the report, go to http://www.liberationink.org/content/development-without-displacement-resisting-gentrification-bay-area.


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Linux is capable of running a big iron server, routers, tiny devices, supercomputers and ATMs. However the million dollar question can Linux finally crack Microsoft Corp.'s hold on computing's most visible domain — mainstream PCs?
I think Linux has the ability and the rise of inexpensive machines such as Asus EEE Pc ($300 notebook PC) is fine proof of concept. Over last few years I had worked with government and private project involving Linux on desktop. Many Indian state and union (federal) government supports Linux as desktop operating system. Linux is perfect for
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My personal experience shows that Linux can cut cost by 40 to 50 percent over comparable Windows computer.
This Yahoo news article provides further insight into current Linux desktop scenario:
Of course, prognosticators perennially say Linux is on the verge. It gets high marks for security and stability and is widely used behind the scenes in corporate servers, making it a natural candidate to steal desktop thunder from Microsoft's dominant Windows. And yet Linux PCs still represent less than 2 percent of the market.
This time, though, there's actually evidence of momentum.
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Cara Delevingne goes from model to crooner, singing "I Want Candy," in a video celebrating the Katie Grand x Hogan Fall 2013 campaign featuring other top models (including her big sis Poppy Delevingne). {Grazia Daily}
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Comptoir des Cotonniers hired former Zadig & Voltaire artistic director Amélie Gillier to head its women's ready-to-wear division as creative director. The brand also announced a 15-piece summer collection with Calla Haynes due in April. {WWD}
Speaking of job moves: Alessandra Facchinetti, former head designer at Gucci and Valentino, is the new creative director at Tod's. {WWD}
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Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter Tire
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SYLVANIA SilverStar® ZXe
Description: SYLVANIA Automotive Lighting has a great gift for dads whose vehicle is all about style and performance, called SilverStar® zXe headlight bulbs. These bulbs were designed to give car owners the look and feel of high-intensity discharge lighting. SilverStar zXe headlights feature a nanotechnology infused cobalt blue coating with xenon halogen gas technology to generate a color temperature that rivals HID. Drivers will get crisp illumination from these headlights, which are noticeably whiter than standard halogen bulbs for an immediate difference on the road. Also, a special mirrored tip, along with the cobalt blue coating, gives these headlights a remarkable jewel-like shimmer, even when unlit. These headlights are 100 percent street legal and meet all DOT requirements. Usually priced at $59.99, they are significantly less than HID drop-in kits.
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Wear Your Heart On Your Grille: Artisan-Designed Auto Grille Ornaments Make The Perfect, Personal Gift For Any Occasion
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Turn Weekend Car Care Into A Feel-Good Gift For Dad With Eco Ultra FlexPaks On Father's Day
Description: Forget the tie. Here's a fun and affordable Father's Day gift that will warm the hearts of environmentally conscious Dads across America. The gift of one-quart FlexPaks™ of Universal Lubricants® Eco Ultra® Synthetic Blend Motor Oil, made from re-refined base oil and packaged in sustainable stand-up pouches, will offer Dad a faster, easier and cleaner way to change his oil and protect the environment at the same time. A case of six one-quart Eco Ultra Oil FlexPaks costs just $29.94 and can be ordered online at http://shop.ecoultraoil.com/. Compared to rigid plastic bottles, the tough Eco Ultra FlexPak is made from 25 percent less material and its innovative spout enables a smooth pour without the traditional "glugs" and bubbles that cause oil splatters and spills. Better yet, Dad will love the high-performance oil inside. Eco Ultra is made from crystal clear, re-refined base oil that's purified and blended with high performance additives to protect his vehicle and the environment. Universal Lubricants' infinitely repeatable closed loop cycle has made it the darling of environmentally responsible consumers by turning a previously non-renewable resource -- used motor oil -- into a renewable one through its re-refining process. If Dad is not a do-it-yourselfer, you can buy him an Eco Ultra® Synthetic Blend Motor Oil change at any installer or service center that carries the product line throughout the U.S. For more information and to learn more about Universal Lubricants' closed loop process visit ecoultraoil.com or call 1.800.444.OILS.
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Admission Requirements: Physician Assistant
The admission requirements for the Physician Assistant Program are as follows:
- Baccalaureate Degree
- GPA of 3.0 or greater
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - The CASPA GRE code for SUNY Upstate Medical University is 4523. Although there is no minimum required score, competative candidates are typically within the 50th percentile. GRE's must be completed within five years of matriculation.
- 1000 hours of health care related volunteer or employment experience-direct patient care preferred
- Completion of Application
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- Prerequisite courses must be completed by the time of matriculation. Students may apply if prerequisite courses are in progress or planned to be completed by time of matriculation.
- An expressed desire to work in rural or medically underserved communities; preference will be given to qualified candidates who originate from these areas.
- Personal interview, if invited. Upstate Medical University uses the Multi Mini-Interview (MMI) process for interviews. The MMI interview process divides the traditional graduate school interview into a series of brief, carefully timed interview stations designed to assess specific skills and qualities by presenting the applicant with a question, scenario, or task. This format provides applicants the opportunity to meet with several interviewers and gives them a chance to interact with students, faculty, and administrators. Interviews are held in person on the Upstate campus only.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants have shadowed or worked with a PA.
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- Incoming students will be required to submit a background check after being offered admission, and prior to enrollment at SUNY Upstate. All admitted students are admitted conditionally until background check results are obtained and reviewed by SUNY Upstate.


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Dios mio! One of favorite shows, ever, Ugly Betty, has been canceled. Of course, moving the show from Thursday night to Friday night to a belated Wednesday night spot didn't help.
Now we've got only a few shows left, ever, to watch the antics of Wilhelmina Slater and Daniel and Betty and her Dad and Hilda. I'll miss it.
I loved Betty's huge heart, her willingness to do the right thing no matter how unfashionable. I loved that she was climbing the greasy pole of Manhattan magazine publishing in her own way. Anyone who's ever stepped one stilletoed toe in the halls of Conde Nast can appreciate the sort of walls anyone like Betty, with her outer-borough wardrobe and outsize ambitions, was facing.
My partner is Hispanic, so I also enjoyed watching the domestic dramas that can come with a family that's typically a little more out-there emotionally than us WASPs. And few other prime-time shows that gained such popularity featured a working-class Hispanic family.
Given a choice between Betty La Fea and atrocities like Cougartown, I know where my vote lies. Adios, chica!


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Because landing on Mars is the hottest thing this year, Lunar Flight - the terrifyingly realistic space landing simulator - is being updated to include a map of the Martian surface, meaning you can recreate the sensation of touching down on an alien world over and over and over again to your heart's content.
While it won't quite be seven minutes of terror, do remember the Curiosity Rover doesn't contain any living humans. The lander you'll be piloting in this expansion does. So try and be careful on the way down, OK?
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UC Davis K-14 Outreach Center for Computing and STEM Education
The mission of the UC Davis K-14 Outreach Center for Computing and STEM Education (CSTEM) is to improve computing, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (CSTEM) education in both formal and informal programs in K-14. The goal of the CSTEM Center is to broaden participation of students, especially female and underrepresented minorities, in computing and to develop students' computer-aided problem-solving skills to tackle real-world STEM problems. The CSTEM Center also studies how to streamline the curriculum on computing education in the context of STEM subjects in elementary, middle, and high schools, and first two years in colleges to increase student interest in pursuing computing and STEM related careers, and post-secondary study.


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CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI) -- With the economy forcing closer scrutiny of budgeting at all levels of government and politicians zeroing in on government workers' pay, perhaps the most visible target is education.
For the most part, elementary and secondary education in the United States is funded with local tax dollars, with assists from state and federal coffers. And the biggest line-item expense? Teacher salaries. When it comes time to cut the budget, layoffs are announced, and because of union contracts teachers with seniority are favored. Usually those most recently hired are the ones who go.
But is this the smartest way to fix the budget? Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data and Research at the University of Washington Bothell, and Roddy Theobald, a researcher at the center and a doctoral student in statistics, write in the fall issue of Education Next this subservience to union seniority rules is wreaking havoc on the education system, often axing the most energetic and creative educators in the system. Worse yet because they are the most recent hires, their salaries are at the low end of the pay scale so it takes more layoffs to meet the dollar figure necessary to reduce the budget, pushing up class size and sometimes forcing districts to eliminate subject areas and programs entirely.
Rather than relying on seniority to determine layoffs, the authors argue districts should measure teacher effectiveness in the classroom to determine who gets laid off.
Goldhaber and Theobald examined data from the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years in Washington state, where 1,717 and 407 layoff notices, respectively, were handed out to teachers. However, it should be noted, not all the notices resulted in dismissals, with a good number of targeted teachers actually returning to the classroom.
Their analysis found about 60 percent of the teachers who received layoff notices had no more than two years experience and 80 percent had no more than two years seniority in their current districts. They were also less likely to have advanced degrees. The result: Those who received layoff notices earned about $15,000 less annually than those who did not.
"Had all 1,717 teachers who received layoff notices in 2008-09 actually been laid off, the salary savings in the state would have been $5.52 million," the authors found.
As noted earlier, one of the prevailing critiques of seniority-based layoffs is that it is necessary to lay off more teachers in order to attain a specified budget objective than it would be if districts used alternative criteria.
"If teachers were laid off at random [so that the laid-off teachers made the average salary in their district], we estimate that it would only be necessary to lay off 1,349 teachers in order to attain the same budgetary savings. This is roughly 20 percent less than the actual number of teachers who received layoff notices."
The study found teachers with an advanced degree or an endorsement in a study area where there are teacher shortages were 0.6 percent less likely to receive layoff notices than those with endorsements in health, physical education and the arts.
Whether it's fair or not, teacher effectiveness is measured through standardized testing, which doesn't factor in such issues as whether parents push their children to do well in school.
"Let's just say you've developed the miracle model that adequately controls [for] poverty. Do you want districts to have power to choose between your model and models that don't control for poverty? Do you really want districts to experiment on the hypothesis that a person who can raise test scores in a lower-poverty school could do so after replacing a teacher in the inner city?" asked John Thompson in response to the analysis on the Education Next Web site. "You would have given districts blank checks to replace higher paid teachers, regardless of real effectiveness."
"Poverty rates and parent education levels are the best indicator of student success," said Bert Lictus, also posting to the Web site. "The government has dropped the ball in doing its job providing social services, job stimulation and economic equality. The easiest thing to do is blame the schools for declining performance when in fact the circumstances outside a school's control are the driving force. Yes, there are bad teachers, but it's not the norm."
Requests for comment from the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers went unanswered.


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