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I recently realized that I've been writing here for, what, eight months, and I still haven't devoted a column to LED lights. This is an obvious journalistic travesty, since LED lights are a massive phenomenon that's currently sweeping the nation, sort of like 15 years ago when everyone was getting ice dispensers in their refrigerators.
I must admit that the idea for a column about LED lights came from a reader. This is very embarrassing, because really, I should've figured it out on my own. After all, LED lights are everywhere now. And I mean everywhere. You could be a Buddhist monk living a life of solitude way up in the Tibetan mountains, where your only form of sustenance is your own tears, and you would still see LED lights, shining brightly in cars driving through the valleys below, turning off when drivers activate their turn signals.
The way you can really tell when something car-related has gotten popular is when your friends start asking you about it. And I'm not talking about the kind of friend who texts you a picture of a Dodge Omni GLH he saw on his morning commute. I mean the kind of friend who couldn't tell a Plymouth Voyager from a diplodocus, and routinely asks you questions like: "Why is my check engine light on?"
It's like this, now, with LED lights. I discovered this when I got my Ferrari and received a text message from a friend, an especially annoying friend, a friend who I hope doesn't read Jalopnik, that began with: Sick Ferrari, dude! (As a side note, using the word "sick" in this context generally means I will call you a "friend," and I will store your contact information in my phone, and I will occasionally reply to your text messages, but our face-to-face interactions will be limited to chance encounters at the grocery store.)
Anyway: after my friend complimented the sick Ferrari, he asked the big question that I think is on everyone's mind when it comes to Ferrari ownership, which is, of course: Does it have LEDs? Upon being informed that no, it doesn't, he let me know that the new ones do, and next time I should go for one of those.
Thanks, man. See you at the grocery store.
But I understand his curiosity, because LEDs are insanely popular. A year or so ago, I was sitting around with my friends (Omni GLH friends, not diplodocus Voyager friends) trying to name a brand that wasn't using LEDs, and the only one we could think of was Suzuki. And then Suzuki pulled out of the market, which I think sends a pretty clear message to other automakers: install LEDs, or face widespread bankruptcy.
But what these automakers don't know, and what my annoying friend doesn't realize, is that LED lights will soon be a thing of the past.
I base this statement on something called popup headlights, which I'm told were very popular about 25 years ago. I say "I'm told" because I'm too young to really remember popup headlights, except on the Acura NSX, which kept using them for about a decade after they were no longer fashionable. This is because Acura was very busy developing hit products like the Vigor.
Anyway: popup headlights were, at one time, insanely cool. And I don't mean slightly cool, like when your co-worker comes in to the office with a two-dollar bill. I mean tremendously cool, in the sense that they were installed in all of the day's really awesome cars: the NSX. The Ferrari 348. The Toyota MR2. The Corvette. The Lamborghini Diablo. The Saturn SC1.
But then something happened: popup headlights became uncool. I'm not quite sure how it happened, or when, but I do know that some day, at some point in the mid-1990s, the American consumer woke up from a deep sleep and said: I no longer wish to pretend my car doesn't have headlights during the daytime! And that was the end of popup headlights, except on the C5 Corvette, which got the memo way too far along in the development process and had to use them until 2004.
Now, there must have been some point in the 1980s where people just thought popup headlights were just so cool that they'd last forever. They were installed in all the right cars, and they weren't going anywhere. "In a world with incredible technological achievements like popup headlights," people would say, "why do we still need to open the refrigerator door to get ice?"
And yet, popup headlights failed. And so, too, will LED headlights. You may ask: Doug, how do you know this with such certainty? My reply is simple: because of Kia.
You see, I recently discovered that Kia is now using LED lights on pretty much all of its vehicles. Now, before I get into this, I want to say that I happen to like Kia. In fact, I recently recommended the Soul to a friend, who asked "Isn't that the one with rats in the commercials?" before she bought a Civic.
But while I might like Kia, and you might like Kia, and my friend is either legally blind or sort of an idiot, the problem is that once LED lights have trickled down to Kia, they simply can't be cool anymore. I mean, if you're Joe Millionaire, and you've just purchased a new Range Rover, and you're cruising down the street, and you see a Kia coming towards you with the same lights from your six-figure luxury car, you're going to cross "LEDs" off your "must have" list when it comes time for your next vehicle.
And so I think it's only a matter of time before LEDs go the way of popup headlights. I certainly hope they do, because once LED lights are no longer fashionable, my LED-less Ferrari will look a lot cooler. Maybe it will even be sick.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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December 9, 1918
Dear Mother and Father:
Our long expected orders to move have come and we are now on the road. We don't know exactly where we will finish up at but we are not headed homewards and we probably won't be for several months. I don't know whether the censorship has been lifted yet or not. I understand that it is supposed to be but we have had no orders to that effect so instead of saying where we are going I will let you use your imagination. I don't think you will guess wrong.
Our mode of travel dosen't promise to be very comfortable considering the fact that it is the middle of December. Through somebody's error or neglect we haven't enough cars so a lot of us instead of being able to ride in nice (?) comfortable (?) box cars have to ride on the top of flat cars between piles of stoves, tents, and lumber, any place where there is room to squeeze in. Another fellow and I were fortunate enough to make a place big enough for two of us and stretched a little canvas across the top so we have a little protection which means a lot in this miserable cold rainy weather.
There has been some hitch in our travel arrangements. We loaded Friday and left that afternoon. We rode a couple of hours, about fifteen miles and we have remained in the same spot for three days with no prospect of getting out. Fortunately we have quite a little food on the train and we have sent after more so we are not likely to starve even though we are marooned in a desert place.
Yesterday we sent up to the town where we used to get our mail and we got quite a little. My share of the lot was a letter from Mother, one from Father and one from Gladys. Gladys' letter was written on the 14th of Nov. after the war finished. The other two were from the first week of Nov. It is funny how letters get all mixed up in coming over here.
I hope that Father's hand is well again. My Betsy never balked on me that way. If she did it would lay me up for awhile. Mother's letter had the list of addresses in. I doubt whether I will ever be able to see any of them now. Several of them are in base hospitals and they will not move up with us. I know only two or three on the list. I understand that aviation units will be among the first to go home so Gordon ought to be home soon.
We are glad to be getting out of this devastated country. I wonder how the people will treat us where we are going. I suppose they will have to be at least decent and they might even be friendly. If Mother wants to send me a letter addressed to Kr. Pr. street I may be able to forward it the remaining short distance.
My strings have not come yet but I look for them to show up sooner or later. The YMCA work must be all off by now and I don't care so much now that we are likely to be pretty comfortable so I can have time and a place to practice.
I don't know when this will get off to you. It generally takes a little time to make postal arrangements at a new place so if there is some delay you will understand it.
Love from
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Mark Wahlberg has banned his daughters from ever watching his crude comedy "Ted."
Wahlberg plays John Bennett, a man whose best friend is a living teddy bear he has owned since childhood, in the hit 2012 movie.
His daughters Ella, 9, and 3-year-old Grace were delighted when their father landed a role opposite a talking teddy, but he has vowed never to let them see the film because of its crass jokes.
The "Boogie Nights" star tells U.K. talk show host Graham Norton, "They're thinking, 'Daddy, finally there is a movie with you and a teddy bear and you're laughing and having fun.' Clearly 'Ted' is really inappropriate and my wife is very conservative. I'm thinking, '(When) the boys are eight and nine, we'll show them' and she's like, '(Not until they're) 24, 25 and we're never showing our daughters,' which I completely agree with."


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Optimistic report on new Bay Bridge's maintenance
No extra costs seen for new eastern span
None of the issues that have arisen in the past year-plus on the new Bay Bridge eastern span should result in extra maintenance costs over the expected 150-year life of the bridge, the project manager for the new span said Tuesday.
A Bay Area transportation official ordered up a list of potential maintenance headaches after The Chronicle reported in February that the huge, hollow steel structures that support the road decks on the tower portion of the bridge leak when it rains, raising the threat of rust and a shortened life for the span.
On Tuesday, Caltrans toll bridge program manager Tony Anziano handed over that accounting to a panel consisting of the heads of Caltrans, the state Transportation Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Although Anziano listed a number of issues, he said only one amounted to a significant problem - the rods and bolts similar to those that broke on the span last year.
As for the deck leaks, he said they are "not even properly characterized as a defect, flaw or irregularity." That's because builders expected all along that water would filter through thousands of holes into the bridge structure, he said.
'Minor' rust
"Some minor surface rust" has appeared inside the structure after water dripped down and formed puddles, Anziano said. "This issue is well documented as an item the contractor must fix before the project is complete."
The bridge contractor, the joint venture American Bridge/Fluor, must remove any rust, then repaint and possibly reseal any problem areas, Anziano said.
Anziano said bridge officials have pinpointed at least one source of the leaks: Water is dripping down through the brackets that connect steel guardrails on the tower section of the bridge to the hollow structure below.
That bolted bracket connection, Anziano concluded, "can be improved to further reduce water intrusion." Caltrans may either order the contractor to redesign or better seal the bolted connection, or both, Anziano said.
The fixes will come out of the bridge construction budget, not maintenance money that the Bay Area Toll Authority will be responsible for providing starting this summer, Anziano said.
Kept quiet
Anziano admitted that bridge-project staffers learned about the leak problem last year, but did not tell top Caltrans and other oversight officials until The Chronicle made inquiries in January.
One of the panel's three members, Metropolitan Transportation Commission chief Steve Heminger, had expressed concern about that and other leak issues, including rainwater filtering into the structure that supports the bike path and puddling in the ducts that house steel cables holding the skyway together.
Anziano said neither situation poses safety nor maintenance concerns, but that both might require more inspections.
Bolts a problem
Anziano concluded that the only potential maintenance problem over the long term is the future of more than 2,200 steel rods and bolts. Caltrans is testing samples for their resistance to cracking after 32 of the fasteners snapped last year. The results of the tests are expected by the end of the summer.
While the $10 million testing program proceeds, bridge officials have enclosed 192 high-tension rods in grease-filled caps to try to guard against electrochemical reactions that can allow hydrogen into the steel and crack it. The fix was paid for out of the $25 million that Caltrans allotted to deal with the broken bolts problem, and bridge officials are expected to sue the main contractor and the designer of the span to recover some of those costs.
Anziano also noted that some of the new bridge's deck sections do not fit together to Caltrans' standards, but concluded that the problem will not add to maintenance costs.
Designer's warning
The designer of the span, T.Y. Lin International, warned in 2010 that at least one part of the bridge near Yerba Buena Island could be subject to premature cracking as a result of the ill-fitting sections.
Anziano's report did not mention that warning, other than to say that bridge officials will need to inspect for fatigue and repair or replace accordingly as part of "normal maintenance of a steel bridge of this type."
Jaxon Van Derbeken is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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D&G is a slightly more casual line that follows an urban inspiration and attempts to set trends rather than follow them. It is the younger, more flamboyant line of the brand. D&G have been voted the UK's best luxury brand.
If you're shopping for discount designer clothing from top names like Dolce & Gabbana, ItalianoFashion.com has got you covered. We're your online clothing store for the most eye-catching looks in discount designer apparel, whether you're seeking Dolce & Gabbana evening wear or designer women's suits. ItalianoFashion.com carries a wide selection of the most fetching looks from this fashion icon, so you'll find everything from women's designer jeans to discount dresses that are completely at home on the red carpet. We sell the very best in designer discount clothing online at prices from 50-90 percent less than you'll pay at a department store or boutique.
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In some parts of the world they thrive, to the extent they are regarded as pests, yet in their native range on the Iberian Peninsula rabbits are Near Threatened with extinction, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decreasing numbers have also had alarming impacts on the Critically Endangered Iberian Lynx and the Spanish Imperial Eagle.
The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was introduced to Western Europe by man as early as the Roman period, and since then to South America and Australasia. Only Spain, Portugal and areas of North Africa are its native homeland. Ironically, it is from these areas that over-hunting, habitat loss and eradication programmes have combined with two diseases (Myxomatosis and Rabbit Haemorrhagic Virus), to threaten the European Rabbit's very existance. The survival of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) are pivotal on the success of the rabbit, which is a main source of prey for these emblematic predators.
In the 2008 update of The IUCN Red List the conservation status of the European Rabbit was uplisted to Near Threatened across the whole of its native range.
"It is hoped that these reclassifications can help pressure governments and conservation organisations to do more to conserve the species, and also help change the view of rabbits from being predominantly a pest to also being a vitally important component of native ecosystems." Dan Ward, spokesperson for SOS Lynx.


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ATLANTA, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A study involving more than 100,000 predominantly elderly participants found daily aspirin use lowered cancer mortality, U.S. researchers say.
The study, published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, pooled results from existing randomized trials of daily aspirin for prevention of vascular events and found daily aspirin use was associated with an estimated 16 percent lower overall risk of cancer mortality.
Study leader Eric J. Jacobs of the American Cancer Society and colleagues analyzed data from 100,139 U.S. adults age 60 and older -- mainly white -- who were tracked for up to 11 years.
The reduction in cancer mortality observed in the current study was considerably smaller than the 37 percent reduction reported in a recent pooled analysis of randomized trials, Jacobs said.
Jacobs and colleagues said their study was observational, not randomized, and therefore could have underestimated or overestimated potential effects on cancer mortality if participants who took aspirin daily had different underlying risk factors for fatal cancer than those who did not.
However, the study's large size is a strength in determining the extent aspirin use might lower cancer mortality, Jacobs said.
"Although recent evidence about aspirin use and cancer is encouraging, it is still premature to recommend people start taking aspirin specifically to prevent cancer," Jacobs said in a statement. "Any decision about daily aspirin use should be made only in consultation with a healthcare professional."


text: They came from around the world: from parliaments, senates, and assemblies; from temples, churches, and mosques; from laboratories, universities, and boardrooms. It was the first time that spiritual and parliamentary leaders had come together with scientific experts to confront the threats of environmental crisis, nuclear war, famine, and disease. After five days of dialogue and contemplation the participants pledged to join forces to care for and protect the Earth with all its interdependent forms of life. This unprecedented meeting—the Global Survival Conference held at Oxford in April 1988—is re-created here in a compelling eyewitness account that offers hope for the future of our planet.


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text: I think everybody loves the idea of sitting around a campfire, a dark living room or driving at night in the car and listening to a spooky story. We have been trying to entertain one another since the first primitive man came back from the hunt and shared his tale of the day with the rest of the tribe. I suspect that the first ghost story told was by the next guy, who in trying to one up the hunter made his story more supernatural in nature and more interesting as a result. Ghost stories and horror pull us in because they show something that we would not want to encounter in real life but don't mind living through vicariously. Movies have attempted to frighten audiences from the beginning. One of the most vivid images that people have of silent films is Max Schrek in Nosferatu walking out of the shadows and revealing the horror of a vampire. Universal Studios was built by the monsters they showed in their films. Monsters are not the only kind of horror that early film makers tried to exploit. Psychological terror is a subject of many early films. It was natural that at some point the process of telling the stories would become part of the story itself. That's where anthology films began to show up and up the ante with each succeeding tale. "Dead of Night" is maybe the first well know horror anthology and it is a "Movie I Want Everyone to See".


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Bob's reach exceeds his grasp
With the Commonwealth contributing seven percent of the University's budget, why is any governor making any appointments to the Board of Visitors? ["Bob's mess: 'Please stop,' Governor McDonnell urges alumni, faculty, legislators"]
The University must be run with business acumen, but not as a business.
Seward Anderson
The author is a member of the UVA College class of 1969.
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COVERAGE: Your new CARAVELLE timepiece is warranted to the owner for three full years from date of purchase. The warranty covers any and all parts of the watch that may need repair due to defects in materials or workmanship under normal use. The warranty excludes the battery, strap and excessive wear or damage to the case, crystal or bracelet, and does not protect against water damage if the model is not marked water-resistant. Caravelle obligations hereunder are limited to repair or replacement at its option. Caravelle is not liable for any consequential or incidental damages, and any recovery may not exceed the amount paid for the timepiece. All implied warranties, including that of merchantability, are limited to three years. This warranty gives you specific legal rights; you may also have other rights which vary from locale to locale, so the limitations in this paragraph may not apply to you.
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Vital funding for lab network added to Farm Bill
Legislation authorizing what the AVMA believes to be much-needed funding for a national laboratory network safeguarding animal and
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Clavijo chosen to head National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Dr. Alfonso Clavijo is the new director of the Department of Agriculture's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Researchers have found an antiviral treatment for feline infectious peritonitis, which is currently nearly 100 percent fatal.
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OCALA, Fla. – Back in April, Governor Rick Scott signed a law that banned Internet cafes like the ones that have started cropping back up in Marion County after months of absence.
The Palms Internet Cafe on State Road 200 in Ocala closed down when the law went into effect but recently reopened. The Ocala Star Banner is reporting that another Internet cafe in Belleview on U.S. 441 reopened.
A Palms Internet Cafe employee told Local 6 that there was nothing illegal about their operations.
This comes after two Internet cafes in Brevard County were shut down on Wednesday after a long investigation where police said owners attempted to manipulate the law.
Diane Schaffer is a nurse in the area whose patients have had troubles with the cafes in the past.
One patient "didn't have any money at the end of the month for food because she was spending it on stuff like this," Schaffer said. "To me, that's not fair to people who can't afford it."
Loyal customers like Bob Schultz, a self-proclaimed snowbird from Michigan who said he goes everyday, would disagree.
"I think it's a terrible shame that they were outlawed in the first place," Schultz said, upset that the state banned one of his favorite things to do. "I'm going to pay my normal $20, and if I win something, fine. If I don't, I lose."
One man named Nick, who declined to give his last name, said he doesn't see the problem with Internet cafes but offered his thoughts on how they should be regulated.
"I think if they're going to have it, they should make it legal and have them pay taxes and everything like Vegas," he said.


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Original Trinity Hymnal, #500
He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heav'nly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
By his own hand he leadeth me:
His faithful foll'wer I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,
By waters calm, o'er troubled sea,
Still 'tis his hand that leadeth me.
Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.
And when my task on earth is done,
When, by thy grace, the vict'ry's won,
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
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I was going to mow the grass last night and noticed all the dandelions growing in the grass. I had read somewhere that you can eat the young leaves in salads or sauté them. I quickly picked a plastic grocery bag full.
After cutting the roots off I rinsed the greens under running water. I cut the bigger leaves in half and then put them all into a pot with salted boiling water for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile I heated 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and sautéed half a chopped onion and one sliced garlic clove until soft. I drained and rinsed the greens and added them to the onion and garlic in the skillet. After about 2 minutes the greens were nice and hot.
A little salt and pepper and voilà! An instant side dish that I served with my pork chops. Soooo good and healthy!!
I looked up the nutrition facts online and found that dandelion greens are a great source of dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, calcium, iron, potassium and manganese.
One warning. Make sure that the dandelions have not been treated with chemicals before you pick them. My lawn is safe as I try not to use any pesticides or fertilizers on it.


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Missouri-Arkansas Rivalry Hot Topic at SEC Media Days
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HOOVER, AL -- With exhibition events beginning for basketball at the start of next week, all of the head coaches from the Southeastern Conference gathered to preview the upcoming men's and women's seasons.
One of the most popular storylines of the day was the relationship between Missouri and Arkansas with former Missouri head coach and current Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson.
During Anderson's press conference reporters asked him almost as many questions about Missouri as they did about his current team.
KOMU caught up with the former Tiger coach as well as the current one to talk about the potential Missouri-Arkansas rivalry and Anderson's return to Columbia after his controversial departure.
Anderson said, "We enjoyed our time there our fans went home a lot of nights, they went home real happy and I think they're proud of what took place in that program, there's a lot and I'll say it again, we got the right kids in there and to me that's what it's all about you can be proud of your program when I got there, it was not at that point."
"Mike did a great job, he came in and you know did an unbelievable job getting that program where it was put on stable footing and recruited very well, he did an outstanding job and I think the fan base will be, they will be good to mike and a lot of folks appreciate the job that Mike did in Columbia," said Haith.
Frank Haith and Tigers travel to Arkansas on February 16 before Anderson and the Razorbacks visit Columbia on March 5.


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In order to expose the Jitter object to the Max patcher, a Max "wrapper" class must be defined. For simple classes, this is largely facilitated by a handful of utility functions that take a Jitter class and create the appropriate wrapper class with default functionality. However, there are occasions which warrant additional intervention to achieve special behavior, such as the use of additional inlets and outlets, integrating with MSP, converting matrix information to and from Max lists, etc. The first Max wrapper class we'll demonstrate won't have any extra complication beyond simply containing a basic Jitter class.
In general it is preferable to design the Jitter class so that it knows nothing about the Max patcher, and that any logic necessary to communicate with the patcher is maintained in the Max wrapper class. In situations where this might seem difficult, this can typically be accomplished by making special methods in the Jitter class that are only meant to be called by the Max wrapper, or by using Jitter's object notification mechanism, which we'll discuss in a future chapter. Below is the minimal Max wrapper class for the minimal Jitter class shown in the last chapter.
The first thing you must do is define your Max class object struct. As is typical, for standard Max objects the first entry of the object struct must be of type t_object; for UI objects, it must be of type t_jbox; for MSP objects, it must be of type t_pxobject; and for MSP UI objects, it must be of type t_pxjbox. For more information on these different Max object types, please consult the Max developer documentation. Jitter objects can be wrapped within any of these object types.
You also need to define a pointer to point to extra information and resources needed to effectively wrap your Jitter class. This is typically referred to as the "obex" data, and it is where Jitter stores things like attribute information, the general purpose "dumpout", the internal Jitter object instance, Matrix Operator resources for inlets/outlets, and other auxiliary object information that is not required in a simple Max object. As of Max 4.5 there is also the facility for making use of such additional object information for ordinary Max objects. At the time of this writing, such information is provided in the Pattr developer documentation, as it is relevant to the definition of object attributes, which may be stored and operated upon by the patcher attribute suite of objects.
In your Max class registration, which takes place in your external's ext_main() function, you should begin by calling your Jitter class's registration function, typically named something like your_object_name_init(). Then you should proceed to define the Max class's constructor, destructor, object struct size, and typed arguments as is typically accomplished for Max objects via the setup function. In order for your wrapper class to be able to find the obex data, you need to specify a byte offset where this pointer is located within each object instance and allocate the resource in which this is stored in your Max class. This is accomplished with the max_jit_classex_setup() function. You should then look up the Jitter class via jit_class_findbyname(), and wrap it via the max_jit_classex_standard_wrap() function. The max_jit_classex_standard_wrap() function will add all typed methods defined in the Jitter class, as well getter and setter methods for attributes that are not opaque (i.e. private), and all the methods that are common to Jitter objects like getattributes, getstate, summary, importattrs, exportattrs, etc.
Now that you have wrapped the Jitter class, you can add any additional methods that you wish, such as your inlet/outlet assistance method, or something specific to the Max object. Like Jitter objects, you can also add methods which have defer or usurp wrappers, and these should be added via the max_addmethod_defer_low() or max_addmethod_usurp_low() functions, rather than simply using the traditional addmess() function. C
Inside the Max object constructor, there are a few things which are different than building an ordinary Max external. If your object is to respond to attribute arguments, the constructor must be defined to take variable number of typed atom arguments, accomplished with the A_GIMME signature. You allocate your Max object with the max_jit_obex_new() function, instead of the traditional newobject function. You need to pass your Jitter class name to the max_jit_obex_new() function, which also allocates and initializes your obex data. If successful, you should proceed to add your general purpose "dumpout" outlet, used for returning attribute queries and other methods that provide information like *jit.movie*'s framedump method's frame number or read method success code, with the max_jit_object_dumpout_set() function. If your object is a Matrix Operator that calls max_jit_mop_setup_simple() you will not need to explicitly call max_jit_object_dumpout_set(), as max_jit_mop_setup_simple() calls max_jit_object_dumpout_set() internally.
You then allocate your Jitter object with jit_object_new(), and store it in your obex data via max_jit_obex_jitob_set(). Note that this Jitter object instance can always be found with the function max_jit_obex_jitob_get(). If you wish, prior to allocating your Jitter object, you can look at your non-attribute arguments first — those arguments up to the location returned by max_jit_attr_args_offset() — and make use of them in your Jitter object constructor. It is typical to process attribute arguments after you've allocated both the Max and Jitter object instances, with max_jit_attr_args(), which is passed the Max object instance. If you wanted to use the attribute arguments somehow in your Jitter object constructor, you would need to parse the attribute arguments yourself. If you are not able to allocate your Jitter object (as is the case if you have run out of memory or if Jitter is present but not authorized), it is important that you clean up your Max wrapper object, and return NULL.
In your Max object destructor, you additionally need to free your internal Jitter object with jit_object_free(), and free any additional obex data with max_jit_obex_free(). Matrix operators will typically require that max_jit_mop_free() is called, to free the resources allocated for matrix inputs and outputs. If your object has attached to a registered object for notification via jit_object_attach(), you should detach from that object in your destructor using jit_object_detach() to prevent invalid memory accesses as the registered object might attempt to notify the memory of a now freed object. Object registration and notification is discussed in further detail in following chapters.
The general purpose outlet, also known as "dumpout", is automatically used by the Max wrapper object when calling attribute getters and several of the standard methods like summary, or getattributes. It is also available for use in any other Max method you want, most easily accessed with the max_jit_obex_dumpout() function that operates similar to outlet_anything(), but uses the max object pointer rather than the outlet pointer as the first argument. The outlet pointer which has been set in your constructor can be queried with the max_jit_obex_dumpout_get() function, and used in the standard outlet calls. However, it is recommended for routing purposes that any output through the dumpout outlet is a message beginning with a symbol, rather than simply a bang, int, or float. Therefore, outlet_anything() makes the most sense to use.
To add additional inlets and outlets to your Max external, a few things should be noted. First, if your object is a Matrix Operator, matrix inlets and outlets will be added either through either the high level max_jit_mop_setup_simple(), or lower level max_jit_mop_inputs() or max_jit_mop_outputs() calls. These Matrix Operator functions will be covered in the chapter on Matrix Operators. Secondly, if your object is an MSP object, all signal inlets and outlets must be leftmost, and all non-signal inlets and outlets must be to the right of any single inlets or outlets—i.e. they cannot be intermixed. Lastly, additional inlets should use proxies (covered in detail in the Max developer documentation) so that your object knows which inlet a message has been received. This is accomplished with the max_jit_obex_proxy_new() function. The inlet number is zero based, and you do not need to create a proxy for the leftmost inlet. Inside any methods which need to know which inlet the triggering message has been received, you can use the max_jit_obex_inletnumber_get() function.
Sometimes you will need additional attributes which are specific to the Max wrapper class, but are not part of the internal Jitter class. Attributes objects for the Max wrapper class are defined in the same way as those for the Jitter class, documented in the previous chapter. However, these attributes are not added to the Max class with the jit_class_addattr() function, but instead with the max_jit_classex_addattr() function, which takes the classex pointer returned from max_jit_classex_setup(). Attribute flags, and custom getter and setter methods should be defined exactly as they would for the Jitter class.


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Russia Storms And Overtakes Ukrainian Airbase By Brute Force.
BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea, March 22 (Reuters) – Russian troops forced their way into a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armored vehicles, automatic fire and stun grenades on Saturday, injuring a Ukrainian serviceman and detaining the base's commander for talks.
A Reuters reporter said armored vehicles smashed through one of walls of the compound and that he heard bursts of gunfire and grenades.
Colonel Yuliy Mamchur, the commander of the base, said a Ukrainian serviceman had been injured and that he himself he was being taken away by the Russians for talks at an unspecified location.
Asked if he thought he would return safely, he said: "That remains to be seen. For now we are placing all our weapons in the base's storage."
Belbek was one of the last military facilities in Crimea still under Ukrainian control following Russia's armed takeover and subsequent annexation of the peninsula, which has a majority ethnic Russian population and is home to one of Russia's biggest naval bases.
Earlier, the deputy commander of the base, Oleg Podovalov, said the Russian forces surrounding the base had given the Ukrainians an hour to surrender.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has muddled through much of its season, finding ways to win games short on style with gritty substance.
The eighth-ranked Spartans, though, showed their potential in an impressive 75-52 win over No. 4 Michigan on Tuesday night in the rivalry's first matchup of top 10 teams.
"The sky is the limit," guard Keith Appling said.
If Michigan State can play anything like it did against the Wolverines, Appling might be right.
The Spartans (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten) broke a first-place tie in the conference with No. 1 Indiana, which plays at Michigan State next Tuesday after the Spartans try to avoid a letdown Saturday night at Nebraska.
Appling acknowledged he was a little bit surprised by the lopsided victory — the school's largest since beating Michigan by 27 points in 2002 — but shrugged off the significance of it with much of the regular season remaining.
"We just have to take it for what it is and prepare for our next game," Appling said.
The Wolverines (21-4, 8-4) have lost three of four, but the closely contested setbacks on the road against the Hoosiers and at Wisconsin were nothing like the latest when they were held to a season-low points total.
"They bullied us — point blank," said Tim Hardaway Jr., who matched a career low with two points.
Michigan State didn't trail once, led by as many as 16 points in the first half and enjoyed 30-point leads in the second.
"We probably played our best game in three years," Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. "And, they probably played one of their worst."
Michigan coach John Beilein agreed.
"That was the worst we've played in a long, long time and credit Michigan State for that," he said.
Burke scored 18 points for the Wolverines and didn't get much help from his teammate offensively, or defensively.
"It was an embarrassing loss," Burke said.
Hardaway Jr. was held scoreless until making a layup in the opening minute of the second half — after turning down Beilein's suggestion to work on his shot during halftime warmups — and didn't score again. Hardaway was 1 of 11 from the field.
"He's been playing as good as any player in the country," Beilein said. "He had a bad night, credit Michigan State's defense. Tim had a bad night and Tim Hardaway will bounce back like he always has."
Glen Robinson III was 1 of 4 and scored two points to match his season low.
The Wolverines, who pride themselves on taking care of the basketball, had a season-high 16 turnovers and didn't have much success getting the ball away from the turnover-prone Spartans. Michigan made fewer than 40 percent of its shots and scored one fewer point than it did in a three-point loss at Ohio State.
"Maybe we got exactly what we deserve and it's medicine for the future," Beilein said.
Everything went right for Michigan State, which had just eight turnovers and made 48-plus percent of its shots.
Gary Harris scored 17 points, making five 3-pointers, and Derrick Nix had his way on the inside, scoring 14 points as part of a balanced offense.
Appling had 11 points and Branden Dawson scored 10 before leaving the court late in the game because Michigan's Mitch McGary hit him in the face inadvertently with his right arm.
Izzo said Dawson got hit in the nose and had a cut on his lip.
"I do think he's going to be OK," Izzo said.
Matt Costello scored a season-high eight points and fellow freshman Denzel Valentine had seven points to help Michigan State win its second straight in the series after losing three in a row following a run of dominance for the Spartans.
White-clad fans in the stands were fired up before the game even started and they stayed enthusiastic, standing for much of the game, because the home team gave them plenty of reasons to cheer from start to finish.
"The crowd was just awesome," Izzo said. "It kind of reminded me of back in the day."
In the first matchup of 20-win teams in Division I basketball this season, Michigan State showed it might not be a rebuilding this season.
Michigan, meanwhile, has been humbled since being ranked No. 1 last month for the first time since the 1992-92 season.
"It was a big step for us, but don't think that's the real Michigan team because it's not," Izzo said.
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Work's troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold digging socialite wife, and an unrequited lifelong love join a cast of small town characters that create no shortage of drama in this extraordinary, fast-paced suspense novel.
Hart's mastery of prose and plot belie his newcomer status as he explores the true heart of a man. An illuminating anatomy of a murder and the ripple effect it produces within a family and a community, The King of Lies is a stunning debut.
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- Mystery Writers of America 2007 Edgar Nominee, Best First Novel by an American Author
"[A] stunning debut, an exceptionally deep and complex mystery thriller....Few readers will be able to resist." (Publishers Weekly)
"This is a first novel that lunges off the page, just grabs the reader by the throat and won't let go....Hart is a fine stylist, turning phrases with a panache that recalls Raymond Chandler." (Booklist)
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- Deborah
- 21-06-2006
For the Eyes Only
This is a beautifully-written book. I live in North Carolina about four hours from Salisbury (Sols-berry) where this story takes place. John Hart has pinned small town society right to the mat. He writes in a metaphor-rich southern cadence and really puts the reader in the moment. The reader can literally "watch" the story because it is written so completely well.
The real gripe I have is that the company in charge of hiring a reader for this book must need a new talentscout. They made a terrible, terrible choice. Not only does the reader not have a Carolina accent, he doesn't have any kind of Southern accent at all. He reads aggressively, like a hard-nosed detective rather than a gentile southern lawyer with a near-broken spirit. I just can't believe the recorded reader missed the heart of the book so very completely.
I would highly recommend this book as a "must read" book, in both senses of the term.
It's a great mystery/thriller, wonderfully and achingly written, and for those readers who have lived in the south and are aware of the carved in white pillars class distinction, it is bang on the head of what that class separation is all about.
It's a very satisfying book and one I will definitely "read" with my own eyes next time.
I can't imagine what Recorded Books was thinking...Mickey Spillane reads Harper Lee. Sheesh.
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- Byron
- 22-06-2013
Did you read John Hart's Debut Novel? You Should!
I was first introduced to Hart about three years ago with his book The Last Child, and having already read his third and fourth books, I finally got around to reading this debut book. And we are now 4 for 4.
This novel about a lawyer and his family is much more about dysfunctional family relationships than it is about anything having to do with the law, so it is more of a murder mystery than a legal genre. But there is a fair amount of insight into both the process that law enforcement uses to focus on suspects and on the strategy that one might use if they wanted to present themselves as an alternative suspect, diverting attention from a family member who may be the one who is truly guilty.
What I enjoyed most about this book was the author's method of back-filling the story. You meet the characters and then, through one device or another, you eventually get to find out the story about that character. The entire book is told from the perspective of the main character, "Work" Pickens, who could best be described as a pompous, arrogant, and only marginally sympathetic, jerk. My negative reaction to him was heightened by his self-absorbed perspective in the story. In his eyes, almost everyone in the story is a villain, and I would have to assume, that had I been in the story, he would not have liked me either.
Enough about the book... go ahead and read it. But I want to further compliment Hart. In his first 4 books, he has written four very different books. The common element: they all end well. The highest praise I can give Hart is that I am satisfied with his endings. Not saying I necessarily "liked" the endings, but that I feel like he finishes the book by resolving the issues he has created through the course of the book. I can enjoy a book that does not finish well, but it sure is more satisfying to feel like the author has successfully taken you on a journey that arrived at the intended destination. I can't wait for book #5.
38 people found this helpful
- Lorrie H
- 16-11-2012
What a great book!
Mr. Hart definitely knows how to write a good story! Hooray for all us mystery lovers. Terrific plot, fully defined characters (some to like, some to love, and some to hate) and enough twists and turns to keep me guessing. When I find myself exclaiming "Oh, no!" or some such during the narration, I am really hooked. The main character, while flawed, was engaging and very likeable. I found myself smiling with him, dismayed when he stumbled and in the end, hated to say goodbye.
My narration standards are high. There are many books I would love to get, but I refuse to listen to what I consider a bad narrator more than once. David Chandler definitely goes on my "approved" list. I am from NC and appreciate David Chandler for not having a southern accent. The temptation for many narrators is to go over the top with the drawl, and it truly grates on my southern born and bred ears. The reading speed was excellent, and his voice is pleasant to hear. The narration never interfered with the story which, in my opinion, is the point. No regrets in using this credit!
32 people found this helpful
- Joseph
- 15-07-2006
Impressive, But Too Disturbing for Me
At the risk of sounding like a Philistine or a cultural lightweight, I must tell you that I could not get into this book. It is probably a great book, but it did not suit my mood. It was so dark and disturbing that I just did not want to live in that world for 12+ hours of audio. I had to abandon the book about 1.5 hours into the program. I thought this book would be a Grisham-type southern lawyer mystery with just a bit more depth. But this book was very different. The author probes the depths of disturbed souls, more like Dostoyevsky. It was not what I wanted for light summer reading.
Now I must say that it was very well written. The language of each sentence was exceptional. The author has a way of turning phrases with piercing originality-- the kind of phrases that say so much in so few words-- something like Joseph Conrad does. It is almost worth listening to this book just to hear some of the stunningly poigniant sentences that the author has written.
However, it is a dark world that he writes about and the characters are deeply troubled people. The heaviness of this was exacerbated by the reader's voice and inflection which to me seemed to over-dramatize every sentence. He reads every sentence as if it is the profound last sentence of an epic novel, and this I found to be exhausting.
With all that being said, I will definitely try this author again on his next book which I hope is just a bit lighter and less troubling.
51 people found this helpful
- Kelley
- 03-04-2010
Negitive Reviews Almost Kept Me From Buying!
I recently stumbled on Hart's latest book Last Child. LOVED IT TO DISTRACTION. So I went straight to Down River and though it was also fantastic, it didn't trump Last Child. This author is just getting better and better and I can't wait until his next offering.
Despite my need for more Hart, I almost didn't buy his first book: King of Lies because of the reviews whining about the narrator.
I was worried about all the purported lip smacking and swallowing by David Chandler.
I am glad I took the chance. Chandler is an excellent narrator. I think the problem lies with the production company. I guarantee you that Scott Sowers and, my personal favorite, Scott Brick, smacks occasionally in the audio booth too, but state-of-the-art editing software renders such distractions a thing of the past.
Bottom line, Chandler was pretty damn good and quite frankly, his purported "smacking" is not that bad. Ignore the negitive reviews and get this book. Just FYI. Recorded Books produced the King of Lies. Last Child was produced by McMillan Audio and Down River was offered up by Audio Renaissance . Critique the production company,not the narrator.
70 people found this helpful
- Book and Movie Lover
- 25-07-2006
Loved it - Kept me riveted
I don't give many books five stars. Four stars maybe but this was a great listen. I really hope to be able to listen to many more books by this author. I read some of the other reviews (after listening, fortunately) and don't really get the complaints about the narrator who I thought was very good. I'm a big fan of whodunnits and love it when the author can keep you guessing up until the end. I have to admit I had a hunch who had done it toward the end but had not figured out all of the details and the unraveling at the end was very enjoyable after listening to such a long book. Not complaining about the length though. When a book is good you want it to be nice and long. And this one had enough plot twists and turns to keep it moving and keep my interest. Great listen!!!
19 people found this helpful
- Scott
- 28-06-2006
Better than a Grisham novel
This book is one of the best books that I've listened to in my two+ years of membership with Audible. The plot is well developed, the reader is excellent, and the story draws you in to the point that you can't put the book down. Excellent book. Highly recommended.
37 people found this helpful
- rvwilder
- 03-07-2006
An outstanding debut
As a former book reviewer I have read many books, but there are some that are really special. This is one of them. The plot is so carefully crafted, the characters so believable, and the writing so lucid that I found it hard to stop listening to this audiobook. A true thriller with an artistic touch. The dialogue, descriptions, and introspection of the central character just absorb you along the way until the shocking and unexpected ending. The narrator also does an excellent job of conveying the story. I can't wait for his next book to come out--maybe it'll be even better!
20 people found this helpful
- Amazon Customer
- 26-07-2006
King of Lies, and other clich?s
I'll be the first to admit that the storyline is engaging. The only reason I finished the book is that I couldn't resist finding out "who done it." However, the characters are completely flat. Each person falls into one of two camps: Completely Good or Completely Evil. In fact, I have trouble sympathizing with the narrator from the beginning; the author gives us no reason to! The worst part of this book was listening to clich? and after clich? dribble off the tongue of the overly dramatic narrator. One almost imagines that the author had a list of catch phrases next to him as he wrote the book. All in all, the author clearly has a talent in weaving out an engaging plot, but the character development and writing need some work.
5 people found this helpful
- 15-02-2007
Write more books, please!
I absolutely loved this book. It was so well written and suspenseful. The end was a complete surprise and the epilogue pulled together everything I wanted to know about the characters.
I hope this author writes another book soon. I'll be first in line to purchase it!
Oh, and the reader was excellent, too.
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Tech blogs AllThingsD and TechCrunch both believe that Apple's upcoming New York media event will be about publishing and the iBookstore, rather than hardware such as the much-speculated iPad 3.
It has been known for some time that the late Steve Jobs wanted to enter the textbook industry with Apple; in his biography Walter Isaacson said: "His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad. In addition, he held meetings with major publishers, such as Pearson Education, about partnering with Apple."
Home of all things Apple, MacRumors claims to have heard gossip indicating that Apple recently filmed "a series of short interviews with textbook industry executives." The Apple blog believes that these interviews are similar in style to those often seen in Apple's promotional videos for new products and services.
It is also believed, according to 9to5Mac, that the iTunes team are in "lockdown mode" heading up to the as-yet unconfirmed event.
Adding further fuel to the fire, Clayton Morris of Fox News has written a blog post in which he reveals what he knows about the New York media event.
"The event will focus on iTunes University and Apple in education. I learned of the event back in September when it was originally scheduled for late Fall in New York but it was eventually postponed."
Morris continues: "The initiative has been in the making for years. The announcement will be small in size but large in scope: a big announcement in a demure space. I expect at least two large project announcements as they relate to Apple in education."
Finally, Morris confirmed that this will not be a hardware event - despite the iPad 3 rumored to be released soon - but said that "Steve Jobs was intinimately [sic] involved with this project before his passing. He gave a hat tip to the textbook side of this project in the Isaacson biography."
The iPad 3 is tipped to be announced imminently - although not at the New York event - and thought to be going on sale in March or April with a super-high resolution retina display and a more powerful A6 processor.


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Search with Spotlight
Spotlight can find apps, documents, photos, and other files on your Mac, and can use Spotlight Suggestions to show flight status information, news, sports, movies, stocks, weather, and more from sources like the web, Maps, and iTunes. Spotlight can even get conversions, calculations, and definitions for you.
Tip: You can drag the Spotlight window anywhere on the desktop and make it bigger.
Open Spotlight and search
Open Spotlight: Click the Spotlight icon in the upper-right corner of the menu bar, or press Command-Space bar.
If it's your first time using Spotlight, a description is shown in the Spotlight window. Just start typing in the search field where it says Spotlight Search.
Enter a search phrase: Start typing what you want to find—results appear as you type; you don't need to press Return.
You can find files on your Mac by typing what you're looking for in the same way you'd say it. For example, you could search by typing "california photos" or "emails from kelly."
Ask Siri. Say something like: "Show my emails from Bob" Learn more about Siri.
You can find things on the web and in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. For example, you can get results for weather, sports, stocks, or flight status or transit information. Search for music, movies, books, apps, nearby stores and landmarks, and more.
Ask Siri. Say something like: "What's the weather today?"
Open an app: Type the name of the app, such as Preview, then press Return.
Ask Siri. Say something like: "Open FaceTime"
View and use search results
Open an item: Select the item in the results list on the left, then press the Return key. Or double-click the item.
Use a preview: Click items or links in the preview on the right. For example, to hear a song in your iTunes playlist, click the Play button next to the song. Or to purchase tickets for a movie playing near you, click the movie times.
Show the location of a file on your Mac: Select the file in the results list, then press and hold the Command key to show the file's location at the bottom of the preview.
Copy an item: Drag a file from the results list to the desktop or a Finder window.
See files recently used in an app: Enter the app's name (don't press the Return key unless you want to open the app). To open a file, double-click it in the preview.
Make a desktop shortcut to an item: Drag the item from the results list to the desktop; just click it on the desktop to open the item in the appropriate app, such as Safari.
See all results from your Mac in the Finder: Scroll to the bottom of the results list, then double-click Show all in Finder. You can narrow the results in Finder.
Get conversions, calculations, and definitions
Ask Siri. Say something like: "How many centimeters in an inch?" or "What does parboil mean?" Learn more about Siri.
Convert currencies: Enter an amount to see the equivalent in other common currencies. For example, enter $100, £100, or ¥100. Or enter something like "300 krone in dollars."
Convert temperatures: Enter a temperature like 98.8F or 32C. Or enter something like "340K in F."
Convert measurements: Enter a measurement like 25 lb, 54 yards, or 23 stone. Or enter something like "32 ft to meters."
Get a calculation: Enter a mathematical expression, such as 956*23.94.
Get a definition: Enter a word or phrase, then click the result in the Definition section.
When Spotlight Suggestions are enabled, some apps—for example, Mail, Messages, and Notes—may outline an item (such as an artist name, a place, or a movie title) in text or make it a link as a hint that more information is available. Just click the arrow or the link to read more in the Look up window. (Your messages, emails, and other content are not sent to Apple; only the items identified as Look Up hints and related usage data may be sent).
You can exclude specific folders, disks, or types of information (such as email or messages) from Spotlight searches. If you want Spotlight to search content only on your Mac and not include results from the web, you can turn off Spotlight Suggestions. For more information, see Spotlight preferences.


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Utterly foreign: Adebimpe's other-world sound
TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
There are some albums that just breathe cool; you can almost sense them releasing it from the depths of the vinyl/plastic grooves, feel it taking up the spaces between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Exile on Main St. Marquee Moon. Surfer Rosa (the latter two are by Television and the Pixies, respectively [for those of you who are not cool]).
TV on the Radio's debut release, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch & Go 2004), is unquestionably in the realm of absolute zero, sitting down there with the frozen luminaries before it in the meat locker of pop.
Through chance, fate, or the whims of the wind driving me into the record store, I stumbled upon TV on the Radio's debut EP, Young Liars (Touch & Go 2003), shortly after its release. It did not sound like anything else currently in my music collection (or really anything else I've ever heard).
The most striking sound in the band's arsenal is singer Tunde Adebimpe– who through genetic majesty has ended up with a voice like some strange combination of Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Thom Yorke, but stronger (and yes much cooler) than any of them.
The next element that strikes the ear is the group's sparseness of sound– minimalistic drum loops, distorted bass, and guitar that makes its ghostly presence known intermittently– this isn't your father's guitar rock; it's something akin to a lullaby from purgatory.
Metaphorically speaking, night sweats and jumbled dreams filled the months before TV on the Radio's debut album made its way into my waiting hands, but Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes arrived on the 9th, and I finally got to hear the culmination of the promise made by Young Liars.
Taking only one song from the EP, "Staring at the Sun," Desperate Youth... delivers nine tracks of almost complete and utter foreignness, as if you, late at night, are suddenly listening to the top 40 station from Alpha Centauri on your walkman. And you cannot, for some reason, turn it off.
Desperate Youth... begins with "The Wrong Way," introduced with a sax riff before the band's trademark distorted bass-like loop takes up much of the song's spectrum– followed shortly by a simplistic drum loop.
Moderate rock tempo'ed, the song seems a rumination on Adebimpe's understanding of his world as a black man and performer, questioning icons and stereotypes in a display of lyrical poise. "Staring at the Sun" is the only track from Young Liars, and though it may be the catchiest song on the album, it is, standing among its new brothers, probably the least interesting.
From the slow-building falsetto studded "King Eternal" to the '80s synth drum driven-to-a cappella ending, "Poppy," Desperate Youth... is one fascinating experience with sound after another. At first listen you will have absolutely no idea where the next song will lead. And that is a wonderful thing.
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In "Tree of life." Terrence Malick goes back to his Waco, Texas, upbringing to explore the struggle between Grace and Nature, with his mother and father respectively representing the two sides. Unfortunately, the film also includes quite a bit of navel-gazing and a touch of dinosaurs, for good measure.
Sean Penn's role as Jack, a seemingly successful man with a beautiful house and a beautiful wife, is quite small, though his younger self is at the center of the action. Grown-up Jack is still struggling with his childhood and the long-ago death of one of his two brothers. Despite living in a giant glass box of a house and working in huge skyscrapers, he feels claustrophobic, whispering at one point, "I just feel like I'm bumping into walls." The film is primarily flashbacks of his childhood, and the (mostly) silent tug of war between his parents, played beautifully by Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain.
As with all of Malick's films, "Tree of Life" is a feast for the eyes. His sense of light, composition, perspective… It's gorgeous. You could randomly stop the film and have a 75% chance of landing on a frame you would happily hang on your wall.
But there's no real narrative structure to the film; it meanders through Jack's memories of growing up. Just when you think you've got a story on your hands, we watch meteors crash into the Earth's surface or watch microscopic life forms smash into each other or witness a showdown between two dinosaurs. It's all stunning to behold—save the prehistoric beats—but it doesn't move the story. Yes, it comments slightly on the story—notice how much some of those microbes resemble Dad's drawings—but the tangent is long, so disjointed from everything else, that we lose the thread.
Pitt's Mr. O'Brien is a capriciously cruel Darwinian ("You wanna succeed, you can't be too good") taskmaster, with whom every meal is a minefield, his eagle eyes on your elbows, posture, smile, and language. But for such a hard case, he's also remarkably introspective and affectionate. And for all the angst Malick's real-life father may have caused him ("Always you wrestle inside me"), the director makes clear that his father gave him the courage to be a filmmaker. Pitt delicately maintains a low simmer throughout, leaving you unsure if he's ready to explode or console.
Chastain, in sharp contrast, is strong-willed luminescent beauty, a woman of such composure, love and kindness that you wonder how it is she came to meet, much less marry, Mr. O'Brien. Watching Chastain on the screen, it's easy to see why in just two years she's gone from nobody to Next Big Thing, scoring roles in films with the likes of Malick, Sam Worthington, Michael Shannon, Al Pacino, Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hardy. Yes, she's beautiful, but not in your bland starlet way. She has about her a depth and gravitas that allows her to go toe-to-toe with Pitt while Malick looks on.
Hunter McCracken as young Jack is the film's real surprise, though. His angry eyes, giant flap-down ears and ground-kicking frustration perfectly evoke the angst specific to pre-adolescence.
With all its visual splendor and jagged storytelling, "Tree of Life" feels more like a video art installation than what we commonly think of as a movie. It's also a deeply personal film, almost to the point of shutting you out, as if Malick can't find the precise words to share with you what he's feeling.
"Tree of Life" made its world premiere yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival; it goes into limited release Friday May 27.


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First 10 Startups Participating in Third Annual Program Kicking-Off at NAB Show Unveiled
SPROCKIT and NAB Show today announced the first 10 startups selected to participate in SPROCKIT's 2015 program. Up to 30 emerging companies will be hand-selected by industry leaders to participate in this year's SPROCKIT program based on their potential to disrupt the market and offer real solutions to challenges in today's evolving market that many established media and entertainment companies face. February 4, 2015


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As Election Day approaches, President Barack Obama agreed to share with us his favorite television series and provide insight into some of his other pop-culture habits. Check out Governor Mitt Romney's picks here.
TV Guide Magazine: Mr. President, what is your favorite television show?
Obama: I am a big fan of Homeland and Boardwalk Empire, and I think The Wire is one of the greatest shows of all time — and I confess I am an avid watcher of SportsCenter.
TV Guide Magazine: And the First Lady's favorite?
Obama: Michelle and the girls and I love watching Modern Family.
TV Guide Magazine: What do you all watch as a family?
Obama: When our family gets together to watch TV, we usually watch shows like Modern Family and Parks and Recreation because they give us a good laugh.
TV Guide Magazine: Who is in charge of programming the White House DVR?
Obama: For the most part, we program our own shows on our DVR, but it wasn't always this way. Sasha had to teach Michelle and me how to program it because we didn't know how to do it ourselves.
TV Guide Magazine: Do you or the First Lady have a Netflix or iTunes account?
Obama: We both have iTunes accounts.
TV Guide Magazine: Do you let your daughters, Sasha and Malia, watch the news?
Obama: If Sasha and Malia wanted to watch the news, then that would be fine. They learn about current events at school and sometimes we talk about it at the dinner table.
TV Guide Magazine: What do you and the First Lady watch during your daily workouts?
Obama: We usually watch SportsCenter when we're working out. Michelle also likes watching The Biggest Loser because the contestants inspire her.
TV Guide Magazine: How many movies do you and the First Lady watch in a month?
Obama: We love watching movies together, and the number of movies we watch just depends on the schedule.
TV Guide Magazine: Do you still have a CD collection?
Obama: We have a small collection of CDs at the White House, but a lot of our collection is at home in Chicago.


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There's a whole lot of lawyers out there, and every year the nation's law schools churn out a new batch, so it takes a lot to stand out to potential clients. Maybe that's why a pair of California lawyers have chosen to advertise their services by appearing on an enormous roadside billboard in tight-fitting pencil skirts, sky-high heels and, oddly, suspenders.
Photo evidence comes from the blog Above the Law, which is currently running a contest for best accompanying caption.
The advertisement is the work of two lawyers, Mona Patel and Dana Wares, who run a practice called "The Law Offices of Lady Justice." They handle bankruptcy and personal injury cases, among other things. Their phone number: 888-LADY-121.
It's a particularly novel marketing strategy when you consider that law is, typically, the most staid of professions. When it's time for a bankruptcy filing, generally you just want someone who'll go over your paperwork with a fine-tooth comb and get you the best deal possible. You're looking for dependability, not flash.
But despite the outfits, which look like they might've been ordered as part of a Sexy Lawyer costume ensemble or perhaps assembled by characters from The Bling Ring, the pair are in fact the real deal. Ms. Patel hopped into the comments at Above the Law to say she and her partner are both California State Bar-approved attorneys.
"Any publicity is good publicity!" she added.
If you are interested in the services of the Law Offices of Lady Justice, it's worth noting that they are running a Yelp special, offering $225 of legal services for $100.
Caption Contest: Lady Justice Gets a Makeover [Above the Law]
Photo via Facebook.


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Linda Vaughn
No racing website would be complete without the inclusion of Miss Linda Vaughn. Her venerable, sparkling personality has graced many a racing magazine, race track, parades, trade show and legend racing events. Prominently "Miss Hurst" forever, she was the first to merge Hollywood, sex and women into the ranks of NASCAR. There has been no one like her before of since. Her sparkling smile always makes you feel welcome and she is always ready to listen to or tell and old racing story.
Linda being... well... Linda
The Linda Vaughn Story
Linda Vaughn. Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. The First Lady of Drag Racing. Trophy queen at just about every type of automotive competition including NASCAR, Indy, Formula One, etc. Linda was the sweetheart of many a race fan from the mid-60's to the early 1980's when she relinquished her titled as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter.
Linda began her career, strangely enough, as a dental technician, a part-time job she obtained while in high school. After graduating high school she began working full time as a dental technician. She soon got tired of looking into other people's mouths and decided to enter a beauty contest and to her surprise, won. Soon afterwards, in 1961, she entered another contest, this one put on by Atlanta Raceway and won that title too.
Along with her new title of Miss Atlanta Raceway (which lasted one year), Linda's job was to visit various race tracks in the south such as Charlotte, Darlington and Daytona in the pace car representing Atlanta Raceway, displaying her anatomical charms amongst her other duties as race queen.
After her reign as Miss Atlanta Raceway was up, Linda entered another beauty contest, this time sponsored by Pure Oil Company. She won that title as well, and assumed the role of Miss Pure Firebird a position she retained for 3 1/2 years 'til Pure Oil merged with Union Oil Company.
That merger signaled the end of her career as Miss Firebird and Linda was suddenly out of a job. She thought her career as race queen was over. All was not lost, though. Linda being the automotive oriented gal that she is, opened up an issue of Hot Rod Magazine and noticed an ad from Hurst who were looking for a new Miss Hurst Golden Shifter.
Linda decided to enter and won the preliminary at Atlanta, then the title overall amongst 200 other entries. Thus began Linda's long career as Miss Hurst and her association with Hurst Industries.
Linda quickly became a prominent figure [pun intended] in the drag racing world and to a lesser extent in other forms of automotive competition.
In the mid-60's, she along with Don Garlits and Richard Petty, toured military bases in Vietnam, giving our boys moral support and briefly taking their minds off the hell of war.
Towards the late 1960's, Linda's services became in such demand that Hurst had to hire additional blonde beauties - dubbed the Hurstettes, to fill in for Linda at various racing events across the USA.
At more prestigious events, Linda alongside the other two or three Hurstettes, made their appearance. Yes, a sight for sore eyes indeed!
In addition to her duties as Miss Hurst, in the mid-1970's Linda also was the spokes model for Gratiot Auto Supply appearing in their ads featured in the many car magazines of the day. She also starred in Gratiot's television commercials, which aired in the Detroit area.
Linda's other TV appearances include a couple of Hollywood films namely, Gumball Rally[1976] and Stroker Ace[1983], starring Burt Reynolds. Later, she was the host of The Exciting World of Speed and Beauty, which aired on ESPN in the 1990's.
Not all of Linda's time at the races was spent as a trophy queen but as a competitor, as she got behind the wheel and competed (albeit briefly) in sports car competition after receiving her competition drivers license from the SCCA after successfully completing the driving course offered at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.
After semi-retiring from the automotive scene during the years of 1983-87, Linda returned to her first love. She teamed up with Mr. Gasket Performance Group, a conglomerate of automotive companies, who now owned Hurst Industries, and was promoted to Vice President, Public Relations.
Today, Linda still makes appearances at many car shows and automotive races, no longer as race queen but as a guest of honor, signing autographs and greeting legions of her fans, many dating back to the 1960's.
In recent history, Linda was elected to the Drag Racing Hall of Fame and was chosen the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's (SEMA) Person of the Year.
Presently, Linda is associated with Prolong Super Lubricants in the capacity as consultant and spokesperson.
How Linda Vaughn Got Her Start By Jon Lundberg
In 1965, Hurst Performance Records recorded the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside. The next weekend was Daytona. We drove around the clock to be there and arrived Thursday morning.
Friday evening, after dinner, we all gathered in George Hurst's suite for a pre-event meeting. George -- as always -- had a million things going on and one of them was a meeting with the current "Miss Union 76," a young girl from Georgia.
When she walked in the room, you could feel the earth move. Even then, Linda Vaughn had a presence that made her very special. The moment her contract with Union 76 was up, she was "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter."
I've known her for over 35 years and still consider her one of the neatest people I've ever met.
Linda Vaughn Gallery
With Dick Smothers
Very RARE and hard to find original 1970 magazine titled Here's Linda, Auto Racing's Golden Girl, with great cover color bikini photo of Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, Linda Vaughn. If you were a racing fan of any type in the 1960s - 1970s, you no doubt know who Linda Vaughn is, and you probably were in love with her like everyone else!
This Magazine Was Dedicated To Only One Topic - The Great Queen Of The Racing World, Linda Vaughn. There Is hardly any advertising inside, as the entire magazine is dedicated providing a photo pictorial and biography of Linda Vaughn.
This magazine was produced by Drag Racing USA magazine. Although not as well known as the more popular Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding, Super Stock, Car Life, Autoweek, etc., this very hard to find magazine is packed with over 160 great color and B&W photos of Linda, and narrative text articles about all parts of her life, including the following main features:
The Amazing Young Years: 8 pages detailing her life growing up with narrative text and 24 color and B&W photos.
Queen of the Racing Realm: 29 pages on text and a great photo portfolio of Linda at the races and doing promotional work for Hurst; including 72 B&W and 4 color photos of Linda at NASCAR, USAC, SCCA, Trans-Am, Drag Racing, and other automotive events.
Fun and Games: A great collection of photos of Linda away from the track and the racing world. This includes 21 B&W and 7 color photos including the famous see through t-shirt photos of Linda standing in a lake.
Color foldout centerfold: the famous topless photo of Linda in a checkered flag bikini bottom and checkered flag mink
Her Famous Friends: Narrative text with 21 B&W and 7 color photos of Linda with the famous people she met during her career.
The Men in Her Life: The story behind the men in the racing and sports world that Linda was linked to romantically (or as friends) including 10 B&W photos of Linda with Fireball Roberts, Jim Clark, Fred Lorenzen, Danny Ongais, Joe Namath, Craig Morton, Bill Tidwell, and more.
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