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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to testify before you today regarding the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
I testify today not as a wise Latina woman, but as an American who believes that skin color and national origin should not determine who gets a job, promotion, or public contract, or who gets into college or receives a scholarship.
My name is Linda Chavez, and I am chairman and founder of the Center for Equal Opportunity, a nonprofit research and educational organization that focuses on public policy issues that involve race and ethnicity, including civil rights, bilingual education, and immigration and assimilation policies.
I have served as Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1983-1985), and Chairman of the National Commission on Migrant Education (1988-1992). In 1992, I was elected by the United Nations' Human Rights Commission to serve a four-year term as U.S. Expert to the U.N. Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, and I was Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations' Committee on Diversity from 1998-2000. Finally, I am the author of, among other books, Out of the Barrio: Towards a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation (Basic Books 1991).
Why You Should Not Vote To Confirm This Nominee
My message today is straightforward, Mr. Chairman: Do not vote to confirm this nominee. I say this with some regret, because I believe Judge Sotomayor's personal story is an inspiring one, which proves that this is truly a land of opportunity where accidents of birth and class do not determine whether you can succeed. Unfortunately, based on her statements both on and off the bench, I do not believe Judge Sotomayor necessarily shares that view. It is clear from Judge Sotomayor's record that she has drunk deep from the well of identity politics. I know a lot about that well, and I can tell you that it is dark and poisonous. It is, in my view, impossible to be a fair judge and also believe that one's race, ethnicity, and sex should determine how someone will rule as a judge. Yet, Judge Sotomayor has repeatedly said that race, ethnicity and gender are determinants of one's point of view. She has said, for example, that "[w]hether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, a possibility" that, she said, she "abhor[ed] less or discount[ed] less" than some of her colleagues, she believed that "gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging." She added, "I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage." If there were any doubt that Judge Sotomayor's embracing of identity politics has fatally compromised her ability to be a good judge, those doubts should be laid to rest by the way she handled the New Haven firefighters case, Ricci v. DeStefano, which has already been extensively discussed at these hearings and which I discuss below.
Judge Sotomayor and Identity Politics
The nominee was bitten by the identity politics bug at an early age. She was an affirmative action activist as an undergraduate, pushing for race-based hiring goals and timetables for faculty hiring. She proudly insists that she was admitted to Princeton because of affirmative action. In her senior thesis, she took a Puerto Rican nationalist position and refused to call the U.S. Congress by its proper name; instead, referring to this body as either the "North American Congress" or the "mainland Congress." As one history professor noted, "This kind of rhetoric was very trendy, and not uncommon, among the Latin Americanist fringe of the academy." And she continued her activism as a student at Yale Law School, protesting when a law-firm interviewer asked a politically incorrect question about affirmative action.
Her commitment to identity politics is perhaps best exemplified by her long association with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and its many controversial causes. She urged quota-seeking lawsuits challenging civil-service exams, seeking race-conscious decision-making similar to that used by the city of New Haven in the now infamous firefighters case. She opposed the death penalty as racist. She made dubious legal arguments in support of bilingual education and, more broadly, in trying to equate language requirements with national origin discrimination. Elsewhere she supported race-based government contracting. She also said, "America has a deeply confused image of itself" --apparently because most Americans think that the celebration of diversity should not include politically correct discrimination. The list is endless.
Nor can she distance herself from this mindset by claiming that the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund's positions were not her own, because her own extensive extrajudicial writings and speeches make clear that she shared these views. The example that has received the most attention is her "Wise Latina" speech at Berkeley, the revelation of which would have resulted in the immediate and embarrassed withdrawal of the nomination had she been a white male expressing the view that "differences in logic and reasoning" are hardwired according to ethnicity and sex.
The "Wise Latina" speech was no anomaly. Rather, its themes had been declared before and would be declared again later. Consider, for example, the following statement from Judge Sotomayor: "Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means, and in any context, whether it's judicial or otherwise, I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system. . . . I think it brings to the system more of a sense of fairness when these litigants see people like myself on the bench."
Implicit in Judge Sotomayor's criticism of the "underrepresentation" of Latinos, blacks, and women in various jobs is the notion that these groups are somehow entitled to proportional representation. She complained in 2001, for example, that Latino judges made up "only 10 out of 147 active Circuit Court judges and 30 out of 587 active district court judges. Those numbers are grossly below our proportion of the population." The first problem with this line of reasoning is that so few Latinos have completed college, much less law school, which is generally a prerequisite for becoming a judge. In 2000, the American Bar Association estimated that only 3.4 percent of attorneys were Latino, suggesting, that if anything, Latinos were somewhat overrepresented on the federal bench compared to their availability in the pool from which judges are selected.
But this whole way of looking at the world is deeply troubling. If some groups are "underrepresented" in certain fields, then logically, others are "overrepresented." But who decides how many is too many? According to a study by the National Science Foundation, Asian Americans earn almost 7 percent of advanced degrees in science and engineering and more than 8 percent of the undergraduate degrees in those areas, despite being only about 4 percent of the population. Should we limit the number of Asian Americans who may go into these fields in order to ensure that more Latinos and blacks be represented? And if we adopt proportional representation as our goal, how do we achieve it short of setting racial, ethnicity, and gender quotas? And in this era when increasing numbers of Americans are multi-racial, who determines when a person "counts" as black or Latino or Asian or white?
But even if Judge Sotomayor rejects strict racial and ethnic quotas, as she certainly must if she is to adhere to the plain meaning of civil rights laws and the Constitution, she appears to be solidly in favor of preferential treatment based on national origin. For instance, the New York Times reports that she "rejected the proposition that minorities must become advocates of 'selection by merit alone.'" She seems deeply suspicious of standardized testing, and sees nothing wrong with ignoring test results in order to give preference to underrepresented groups, as the city of New Haven did in the Ricci case, despite having invested considerable time and money ensuring that the test was not racially or culturally biased. Judge Sotomayor's views may be based on her own history; she proudly insists that she benefited from such preferential treatment, noting that her own test scores were not equal to her peers' at Princeton and Yale. She also has admitted that, while serving on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, she encouraged "cases attacking civil service testing."
From Identity Politics to Identity Judging
A straight line can be drawn from identity politics to identity judging--that is, to a particularly noxious kind of judicial activism.
Judicial activism occurs when a judge ignores the text of the Constitution or other law and instead follows his or her own policymaking preferences. It can involve making up something that isn't in the law, or ignoring something that is there. We would not accept a President who refused to follow the law, and it baffles me that some people seem happy to confirm judges who share the same inclination.
If Judge Sotomayor believes that her ethnic and gender identity make her better qualified than others to be a federal judge, then she ought to explain how this identity helps her in interpreting legal texts. She has never done that, and of course the reason why is obvious: She doesn't believe that her ethnic and gender identities help her in reading a constitutional or statutory provision. But she does seem to believe that those identities should be injected into her judicial decision-making, instead of or in addition to her reading of the law.
Will Judge Sotomayor engage in judicial policymaking as an Associate Justice? Of course she will: She was caught on tape admitting that she already does so as a court of appeals judge, when she said that the "appeals court is where policy is made." She followed her statement with a wink and a nod, adding: "I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. OK, I know. I'm not promoting it, and I'm not advocating it, I'm -- you know. OK. Having said that, the court of appeals is where, before the Supreme Court makes the final decision, the law is percolating -- its interpretation, its application."
And in her "Wise Latina" speech, she suggested that she cannot really be "objective," that "impartiality" is at best an "aspiration," that even morality is "relative," that "there can never be a universal definition of wise," and that "[p]ersonal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see." All of this is perfectly consistent with judicial activism, and none of it is consistent with the rule of law. And indeed she has written that it is a "public myth that law can be certain and stable."
Exhibit A: Ricci v. DeStefano
For evidence that Judge Sotomayor's identity politics has infected her judging, we need look no further than the New Haven firefighters case, Ricci v. DeStefano. The Committee is, I'm sure, quite familiar by now with the case, so I'll just describe it briefly. The plaintiffs were applicants for promotion in the fire department of New Haven, Connecticut. The city administered a test, but then decided to throw out the results because too many whites, and not enough African Americans, did well on it. The white and Latino firefighters who had earned promotions then sued, arguing that they had been discriminated against on the basis of race, in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
Now, as I noted earlier, judicial activism can involve ignoring a guarantee that is in the Constitution or a statute as well as making up one that is not in it. That's what Judge Sotomayor did in Ricci.
The text of Title VII is a litany of prohibitions directed at employers to ensure that they not make decisions in their treatment of employees based on race and ethnicity (as well as sex and religion). The statute also says that testing is permissible and that nothing in the law requires racial or ethnic balancing in the workplace.
Yet Judge Sotomayor ruled that it violated no law for New Haven to throw out the results of a promotion test because the city didn't like the racial and ethnic composition of the group of firefighters who passed the test. In order to do so, she ignored the main thrust of Title VII and seized on one small subsection, which makes it possible for employers to be sued if they use a selection device that has a significant "disparate impact" on the basis of race or ethnicity, unless that device is "job related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity."
But it is very odd to seize upon a relatively small part of Title VII and read it in a way that swallows the antidiscrimination focus of the overwhelming bulk of the statutory scheme. Such a reading not only undermines Title VII, but also the Constitution, which forbids government employers from denying "the equal protection of the laws." There is nothing in the Constitution's text that suggests an exception when the discrimination is of a politically correct variety.
As you know, the Supreme Court reversed Judge Sotomayor and ruled 5-4 in favor of the firefighters. Even the dissenting justices did not endorse the approach taken by the lower courts, which dismissed the plaintiffs' claims without a full hearing. What's more, President Obama's own legal experts thought that the Second Circuit's decision was wrong, in light of the evidence that the city's actions were motivated, not by any real legal concerns, but by nothing but racial politics. So the Justice Department's brief also urged that Judge Sotomayor's decision be reversed and sent back for more work.
Furthermore, the attempt by Judge Sotomayor's panel to sweep the case under the rug--first with a summary order, and then withdrawing that and issuing a terse per curiam opinion which did not even mention the plaintiffs' equal-protection claims--was unconscionable. Such dispositions are typically limited to cases that raise unimportant or well-settled matters; the New Haven case was neither. After all, it prompted, sua sponte, an impassioned protest from other Second Circuit judges (led by another Democratic appointee, Jose Cabranes), and was granted review by the Supreme Court,which happens in only a tiny percentage of cases the Court sees.
And is there some reason to suppose that this distortion of the legal texts involved--and the procedurally dubious disposition of the case--was driven by Judge Sotomayor's personal policy preferences, the definition of judicial activism? Alas, yes.
Although she has attempted this week to back away from some of her own intemperate words--and has accused her critics of taking them out of context--the record is clear: Identity politics is at the core of Judge Sotomayor's self-definition. It has guided her involvement in advocacy groups, been the topic of much of her public writing and speeches, and influenced her interpretation of law. There is no reason to believe that her elevation to the Supreme Court will temper this inclination, and much reason to fear that it will play an important role in how she approaches the cases that will come before her if she is confirmed.
Let me conclude by noting that Ricci is not the only civil-rights related case in which Judge Sotomayor reached a dubious conclusion. She has opined in en banc dissents, for example, that the Voting Rights Act may require states to allow prison inmates to vote, and that a witness's identification of an assailant may be unconstitutional racial profiling in violation of the Equal Protection Clause if race is an element of that identification.
Moreover, if a judge is an activist in one area, it is likely that she will be an activist in other areas, too. And, sure enough, the Committee has heard and will hear abundant testimony that the problems with Judge Sotomayor's jurisprudence are not limited to the civil rights area, but extend to property rights, campaign finance, and the Second Amendment, to give just a few examples.
Finally, let me add a few words about the confirmation process. One often hears that the Senate should defer to the President's choices about who should be "on his team." There may be some truth to that for Executive Branch appointments, but not for the judiciary, for the simple reason that those nominees are not part of the President's team--rather, they are members of a separate branch of government.
Second, this is not a situation where the individual being scrutinized is innocent until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Something closer to the contrary is the truth: If you have reasonable doubts about the job the nominee will do, then you should not confirm her. This is a lifetime appointment to an extraordinarily powerful position, and it makes no sense to roll the dice in that situation.
Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today, Mr. Chairman, and I look forward to answering any questions you may have.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 2001 Judge Mario G. Olmos Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley, text reprinted in the New York Times, May 14, 2009.
Washington Post, June 1, 2009, p. A4.
Stuart Taylor, "Grading Sotomayor's Senior Thesis," The National Journal Online, June 2, 2009.
Jess Bravin, "Sotomayor Helped Push Minority Cases," Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2009.
March 24, 1981, Memorandum to PRLDEF Board of Directors.
See, for example, http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/SupremeCourt/Sotomayor/upload/Supplemental-Attachment-2-10-10-80-PRLDEF-Letter.pdf and http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/SupremeCourt/Sotomayor/upload/Supplemental-Attachment-3-3-81-PRLDEF-Document.pdf.
See: http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/SupremeCourt/Sotomayor/upload/Supplemental-Attachment-31-SONYMA-Admin-Personnel-Minutes.pdf.
Op. cit. Olmos Memorial Lecture.
Charlie Savage, "Videos Shed New Light on Sotomayor's Positions," New York Times, June 11, 2009.
Op. cit. Olmos Memorial Lecture.
National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Degrees by Race/Ethnicity of Recipients 1989-1997. The percentage represents U.S. citizens and permanent residents only by race/ethnicity and does not include those foreign students who are on temporary student visas.
James Oliphant et al., "Sotomayor Embracing Affirmative Action, Then and Now," Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2009.
February 25, 2005, Duke University Law School forum.
Op. cit. Olmos Memorial Lecture.
"Halfway to the Supremes," The Washington Times, June 19, 2009, editorial quoting 1996 Suffolk U.L. Rev.


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PPG WaveMapper is the second next-generation iOS based synth from Wolfgang Palm which features a new synthesis system which maps the waveforms of a sound into a new kind of wavetable…
I've spent the last couple of mornings coming to grips with WM. At heart, it is an updated version of WG. In WM you can't plot a path through a wave table as you can in WG. And in WM you can select a different wave table for each of the three oscillators. I haven't noticed other differences.
The new map system is simply a way of copy/pasting parameter subsets from one patch to another.
The oddest thing about Wolfgang's designs is the output routing of the oscillators – which has not been updated in WM. It is clumsy and inconvenient and makes no sense to me.
Is it possible that using this would help one better come to grips with WaveGenerator too? Like if WG's underlying concepts are present in WaveMapper… it sounds like that could be the case. Frankly, and I'm loathe to admit this, but I really got nowhere with WG. I wanted so badly to dive right in when I first got it, but that just never quite happened. Aside from the in-app help, I found a surprising lack of tutorial videos online, and also the link to a PDF manual on Palm's website is down. I wasn't really wild about that interface, either. Haha, this one looks much prettier.
Same here. Couldn't really use WG. I just bought this an hour ago and obviously the first thing you see is the sound map where you can move around the icons changing the current preset into something completely different. So that's easy enough! You'll probably "make" a few presets straight away you'd wanna save into a new bank.
But then there's obviously lots of layers beneath the map, and I haven't messed around that much yet. But I can say that the interface is a bit more logical and easier to work with, which seems to be the case with all the aspects on this one. Everything is a bit more evolved so to speak, which makes sence since Palm probably learned a lot from the first iPad synth and seems to be really open to users suggestions.
As for all the synth sorcery goin on that you can dive into…I haven't really gotten that far yet!
I had no problem getting the manual tho, prob something temporary that was down.
Edit: Oh and yes, I completely misread your post. I have no clue if this will help you understand WG better. :)
This thing is fantastic!!
Agreed. Dig deep and enjoy!! WaveMapper sounds fantastic and offers so much potential
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CMS blocking some home health agencies, ambulance suppliers from reimbursementsBy Modern Healthcare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, hoping to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they occur, is temporarily blocking several home health agencies and ground ambulance suppliers located around the country - including in Detroit - from enrolling in and receiving reimbursement from the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance programs. The affected entities are located in Detroit, as well as Chicago; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Miami; Dallas; Houston; and the Greater Philadelphia area. The freezes are allowed under a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that aims to move the CMS beyond a "pay and chase" fraud model to one that's focused on prevention, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said in a statement last week. "Today's announcement shows we are continuing our intense fight against fraud, waste and abuse in these vital healthcare programs," Tavenner said. The agency performed a similar enrollment moratorium in July 2013. Barry Scott Cargill, executive director of the Michigan Association for Home Care, said he believes the problem of Medicare fraud in Wayne County has been compounded by increasing enforcement around the country, which has caused some home health agencies perpetuating the fraud in other cities with the moratorium to move into it. "One reason Wayne County seems to attract those individuals is because Michigan doesn't require licensure of home health agencies like other states do," said Cargill. He said imposing the moratorium throughout southeastern Michigan will help prevent those fraudulent agencies from moving out of Wayne County into the surrounding counties. Since the moratorium will not affect those already enrolled in Medicare, Cargill said patients will continue to be well-served as the state has "no shortage of home health agencies." He said he supports the moratorium coming to Michigan, along with the state's own progress in passing Senate Bill 71, which would require licensure of home health agencies in the state. "Medicare fraud is a large problem in the country, and these are tools the state and federal government can use to combat it," said Cargill. In another preventive measure, the CMS later this year plans to have owners of newly enrolled home healthcare and durable medical equipment agencies, as well as other providers it deems to be high risk, undergo fingerprint-based background checks. Bridget Vis of Crain's Detroit Business contributed to this report. Modern Healthcare is a sibling publication of Crain's Detroit Business. Topics in this article: Health Care
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Gear Review: Hi-Tec Hard Rain WP Hardshell Jacket
A sub-$100 jacket that provides excellent rain protection with decent breathability.
Gear Review: adidas Terrex Skyclimb Hardshell Jacket
The comfort of a softshell with the protection of a hardshell.
Gear Review: Marmot Speed Light Women's Hardshell Jacket
A great fitting, great performing jacket for the ladies.
Gear Review: The North Face Split Hardshell Jacket
A lightweight hardshell for under $200.
Gear Review: Outdoor Research Mentor Hardshell Jacket
A great all-around jacket that handled a month straight of wet weather and rough hiking.
Gear: Ultralight Layers
Stay comfortable and carry less with these versatile, all purpose pieces.
Gear Review: Arc'teryx Alpha SL Hybrid
A do-it-all hardshell for wilderness warriors who want four-season versatility in a light, packable, and impeccably cut package.
Gear Guide 2012: Hardshell Jackets
Core protection for any weather and environment
Gear Guide 2012: Softshell Jackets
Stay dry and comfortable on the move with these breathable softshells.
Gear Guide 2012: More Tester Picks - Softshells
Lightweight and durable, these softshells provide solid weather resistance.
Gear Guide 2012: More Tester Picks - Hardshells
Extreme weather protection and breathability make these hardshells great performers when it comes to rough conditions.
Gear Guide 2012: The North Face Alpine Project Shell
This shell's design enhances moisture transfer and provides both wind-proofing and water resistance, making it the most versatile.
Gear Guide 2012: Marmot Vapor Trail Hoody Shell
A stretch material allows for excellent range of motion while its overall cut leaves room for layering.
Gear Guide 2012: Arcteryx Gamma SL Hybrid Hoody Shell
The Gamma SL's design achieves optimum flexibility while creating a great fit.
Gear Guide 2012: Outdoor Research Mithrilite Jacket Shell
This multi-use shell demonstrates high performance weather protection with a breathable design.
Gear Guide 2012: Helly Hansen Odin Light Softshell
The Odin Light offers a unique design that focuses on versatility as well as comfort.
Gear Guide 2012: Rab Scimitar Shell
This is the go-to shell for alpine activity providing great breathability and impressive weather protection.
Gear Guide 2012: Helly Hansen Odin FastPack Shell
With smart details and great versatility this shell delivers protection and breathability all in one lightweight package.
Gear Guide 2012: Stoic Stash Shell
This shell handles wind, rain and snow like a pro offering versatility and a great fit.
Gear Review: Westcomb Switch LT Hoody Shell
This shell was built to take on the toughest conditions with ease providing heavy-duty protection with superior breathability.
Gear Guide 2012: MontBell Versalite Shell
This featherweight shell is full-featured with ultralight wind protection and a relaxed cut.
Gear Guide 2012: REI Kimtah Shell
The Kimtah offers excellent weather protection and breathability at a bargain price.
Gear Guide 2012: Columbia Compounder Shell
The Compounder's design helps you stay completely dry and comfortable in the most wet conditions.
Gear Guide 2012: Millet LTK Active Shell
This shell is great for the fast-and-light climbing crowd offering excellent breathability and low weight.
Gear Guide 2012: Montane Trojan/Athena Shell
If it's breathability you want, it's the Trojan/Athena that you need.
Gear Guide 2012: Mountain Hardwear Quasar Shell
Maximum protection and great breathability help make this shell a force against the toughest conditions.
Gear Guide 2012: Outdoor Research Helium II Shell
Reliable weather protection in a light-weight package.
Gear Guide 2012: Patagonia Super Cell Shell
This shell can handle any kind of weather and is both protective and comfortable.
Gear Review: Patagonia Simple Guide Hoody
A light, packable, and good-looking softshell
Fall/Winter Gear Guide 2011: Hardshells
Protect yourself from the worst of nature in these hardshell jackets.
Fall/Winter Gear Guide 2011: Softshells
Eight softshell jackets from super breathable to warm and cozy.
Gear Review: REI Centre Peak Softshell Jacket
A softshell that's weather resistant and super breathable.
Gear Review: Outdoor Research Vigor Jacket
An extremely lightweight and tough jacket that's only $70.
Gear Review: Patagonia Nine Trails Jacket
This hoodless Patagonia jacket is extremely breathable.
Gear Review: Mountain Hardwear Shadowland Jacket
A windproof jacket with a warm, brushed tricot lining.
Gear Review: GoLite Kenai Jacket
This waterproof, windproof jacket loves crappy weather.
Gear Review: Arc'teryx Celeris Jacket
A great jacket for trail runners at only five ounces.
Gear Review: The North Face Leonidas Jacket
A stretchy, three-season jacket
Gear Review: GoLite Malpais Jacket
A ridiculously light shell that also blocks wind and rain.
Gear Review: Marmot Ether DriClime Jacket
Gear Review: Stoic Welder Lo Jacket
The perfect three-season jacket.
Gear Review: Rab Boreas/Aurora Pull-on Jacket
Gear Review: Sierra Designs Hurricane Accelerator Shell
A hooded, seam-taped, DWR-treated rain jacket for kids.
Gear Review: Ruff Wear Cloud Chaser
A primo softshell jacket...for your dog.
Gear Review: MontBell Thermawrap BC Jacket
A light, warm, synthetic layering piece ideal for damp conditions and active pursuits.
Gear Review: MontBell Tachyon Anorak Jacket
An extremely light and extremely packable windshell.
Readers' Choice Issue: Reader-Rated Gear
Our official test team logged more than 2,337 miles and 263 nights in the backcountry to find the best gear for every type of hiker.
Reader Rated: Dayhiking Gear
Dawn-to-dusk adventure ahead? Prepare for anything with this versatile system.
Gear Review: Stoic Welder Hi Softshell Jacket
It's a stretchy winter softshell completely coated in high loft, fuzzy lining. Need we say more?
Gear Review: Outdoor Research Alibi Jacket
A stretchy softshell jacket that is perfect for dayhikes
As Seen on The Martha Stewart Show
Our own gear diva met with Martha on December 20th to talk about cold-weather layering. Here's the gear Kristin suggested:
Gear Review: Sherpa Thamel Hard Shell Jacket
Light on the wallet and on the back...and perfect for hunting salamanders.
Fall/Winter Gear Guide 2010: Hardshells
Repel rain, cold, and snow with these hardshell jackets.
Fall/Winter Gear Guide 2010: Softshells
Find a jacket that's suited for highly active, cold-weather activities.
Gear Review: Helly Hansen Verglas Pants
Softshell pants that are waterproof, breathable, and abrasion resistant.
Gear Review: Outdoor Research TrailBreaker Pants
Breathable softshell pants for skiers that log logs of vertical.
Gear Review: Westcomb Skeena Hoody
A weather-resistant shell that's as warm as a sweater.
Gear Review: Marmot Up Track Jacket
This wind resistant yet breathable softshell is great for layering.
Gear Review: Salomon XT Wings II Softshell Jacket
An ultralight softshell that wicks.
Gear Review: Rab Exodus Jacket
A midweight softshell that's multiseason.
Gear Review: The North Face Kishtwar Jacket
This softshell provides maximum breathability and weather protection.
Gear Review: Helly Hansen EkoLab Rapide
This eco-friendly jacket is everything you'd expect from a midweight softshell.
Gear Review: Columbia Turn-'N-Go Softshell Jacket
A bargain softshell that's cozy and great for aerobic activities.
Gear Review: Westcomb Cruiser Jacket
One pound of all-purpose protection
Gear Review: The North Face Lockoff Jacket
A good looking jacket with plenty of storm protection.
Gear Review: Sierra Designs Mantra Fusion Jacket
A versatile ski shell at a great price
Gear Review: Rab Kinetic Rain Jacket
An ultralight hardshell jacket for under $150.
Gear Review: Mountain Hardware Axial/Emporia Jacket
A versatile hardshell that's lightweight and breathable.
Gear Review: Mammut Adrenaline Jacket
Reinforced shoulders and three-layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell fabric make this jacket super tough.
Gear Review: First Ascent BC-200 Jacket
An all-conditions jacket that's under $200.
Budget Apparel Guide: $100 Rainshells
Our testers endured a year's worth of wet, cold conditions to find six lightweight jackets that will keep your body dry and your wallet plump.
Gear Review: Sierra Designs Isotope Nano Rain Jacket
The lightest jacket in our under-$100 test.
Gear Review: Columbia Hail Tech Rain Jacket
A cold-weather rain jacket that's $90.
Gear Review: Helly Hansen Vancouver Rain Jacket
A $100 jacket which doesn't skimp on features.
Gear Review: Outdoor Research Rampart Rain Jacket
Ventilation on this jacket is top-notch.
Gear Review: MontBell Thunder Pass Rain Jacket
The most bomber shell in our test.
Gear Review: Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket
There's nothing this bargain rain shell can't do.
Toughest Gear: Ibex Icefall Jacket
This stretch-nylon softshell jacket is one of the most-worn garments in our gear closet.
Almost Editors' Choice 2010
These five finalists were close to the tops for our editors–for you they may be perfect.
Gear Review: Millet 350
This lightweight shell is mountain ready.
Gear Review: White Sierra Tempest Tek Jacket
Total rain protection at a happy, happy price.
Gear Review: Merrel Norgate
A do-it-all rainshell with a roomy cut.
Gear Review: Patagonia Simple Guide Jacket
A streamlined softshell that packs up small and cuts the wind
Gear Review: Mountain Hardware Boys' Epic
An affordable kids' rain jacket that can handle serious weather
Fall/Winter Gear Guide: Hardshells
These six hardshell jackets will keep you covered in any weather.
Gear Review: REI OXT Airflyte Running Jacket
This hoodless jacket is breathable and stretchy, perfect for aerobic activities.
Gear Review: Rab Latok Alpine Jacket
This '08 Editors' Choice Award winner is still a staff favorite.
Gear Review: Outdoor Research Revel Jacket
This Outdoor Research jacket was deemed "most comfortable" thanks to its stretch Pertex Shield fabric.
Gear Review: ARC'TERYX Alpha SL Pullover Jacket
Pulling this jacket over many layers is a breeze with the elbow to hem pit zip.
Gear Review: Westcomb Revenant Hardshell
This Westcomb hardshell is at its best in extreme, wet conditions.
Gear Review: Millet Aerial Max Evo Hardshell
This Millet hardshell is a great climbing jacket due to its high range of motion.
Gear Review: Ground Essence All-Season Shell
This lightweight, breathable hardshell comes complete with a transponder.
Gear Review: ARC'TERYX Squamish Pullover Jacket
Soak up the sun in this windproof ARC'TERYX pullover.
Gear Review: The North Face Valkyrie Jacket
This cold-weather The North Face jacket comes complete with handwarmer pockets.
Gear Review: REI Taku Waterproof Jacket
This waterproof, hooded REI jacket is stretchy and breathable.
Gear Review: Cloudveil FirsTurn Hooded Jacket
This Cloudveil jacket is great for wind, snow, and light precipitation. And it's under $200.
Gear Review: ARC'TERYX Gamma LT Pullover Softshell Jacket
This ARC'TERYX pullover is the perfect mix of baselayer and jacket.
Outfit Your Kids: Fall '09 Kids' Gear Reviews
Want to enjoy more time on the trail? It's simple: Bring the whole family, but make sure the kids stay comfortable with gear built for them.
Fall Apparel Guide 2009
Goal: Help you stay comfortable in any weather. Solution: Hike through two-week-long downpours and hurricane-force winds to bring you the best new gear for every trip.
Apparel Guide 2009: Shells
In a 2000 BACKPACKER raingear review, the average jacket weighed 20.6 ounces. Nine year later, that's down as much as 65%–and these six entries are more breathable to boot.
Gear Review: GoLite Mckenzie Reflexion Jacket
Waterproof and breathable, this hard shell is perfect for cold places and pursuits.
Gear Review: Millet Super touring Jacket
This all-around soft shell keeps the drizzle on the outside and warmth on the inside, right where it belongs.
Gear Review: Mammut Lobuche Shell
New technology makes for a super breathable, go anywhere hard shell
Gear Review: Marmot Nano Shell
Weighing less that 10 ounces this ultralight shell withstood 3 days of torrential rain.
Gear Review: REI OXT Airflyte Running Jacket
This high intensity, breathable jacket is perfect for fast day hikes and cross training.
Gear Review: Patagonia Houdini Ultralight Shell
Trim fitting, highly durable, and easily packable, this is one shell you'll never question packing.
Gear Review: The North Face Trajectory Hybrid Ultralight Shell
Gear Review: Mountain Hardwear Tempo Ultralight Shell
With a fleece lining, and Gore Windstopper fabric, chills are blocked and breathability is excellent.
Gear Review: Marmot Mica Ultralight Shell
While editors were wringing out their socks, nothing penetrated the Mica's waterproofing.
Gear Review: ARC'TERYX Alpha SL Pullover Ultralight Shell
With a puffy insulated layer and the clean anorak design, this ultralight did the trick in wet Welsh weather.
Online Exclusive: Ultralight Shells
These versatile jackets weigh less than a pound and pack smaller than a grapefruit.
Review: Cloudveil BPM shell
Review: Merrell Carbon Shell
This durable shell is hefty enough for four-season wear.
Field Test: Global Apparel for Men
Get technical layers that work everywhere from hotel bars to high-mountain trails. Our testers vetted more than 50 products from the Alps to the Andes to bring you these top systems.
Field Test: Global Apparel for Women
The BACKPACKER ladies tested made-for-trail clothes that can double as street wear–wherever the streets may be.
Review: Lafuma Track Jacket
Plenty of cargo space, an adjustable hood and great air flow, you may never have to take this coat off
Review: Core Concepts Monsoon to Market
Core Concepts Monsoon to Market effortlessly transforms from satchel to shell.
Women's Fall Gear 2008
Our female testers pick their favorite gear for fall hikes.
The Denali Test: Gear for America's Highest, Coldest Peak
Our tester spent 18 days climbing, camping, and evaluating gear on America's highest, coldest peak. If his picks made it there, they can make it anywhere.
Extreme Layering: All-Purpose Clothing
For all-purpose performance year-round, this layering system works overtime through any weather.
Extreme Layering: Rainy-Weather Clothing
Don't let a crappy forecast keep you home for the weekend. Just pack this deluge-tested system.
Extreme Layering: Hot-Weather Clothing
From the Grand Canyon to sunshine-pounded Colorado peaks, stay cool and comfortable with this ultralight system.
Extreme Layering: Cold-Weather Clothing
Our testers faced raging blizzards, pounding hail, frigid temps, and 60-mph winds to select these top clothes.
Extreme Layering: Clothing for all Weather Conditions
Wild weather coming? We've devised a perfect system for every condition.
2008 Apparel Guide: The Outtakes
We couldn't fit all of our reviews in one spot. Here, read the outtakes.
Field Notes: The Latest Word from Our Testers
True-blue reviews on the latest items we've taken out on trail.
Puffy Jackets
Made with down or synthetic fibers and paper-thin shells, these puffy jackets weigh less, loft higher, and pack much smaller than fleece.
Clothing Review: Westcomb Syncro Pants
Proven extra-tough after 30 straight days of hiking
Apparel Review: More For Your Money
Budget shopper or big spender? We have the perfect three-season layering system for you.
Stone Cold Campers
They kill swiftly and silently. They flit like ghosts through enemy forests. And they will brew you a fine cup of cowboy coffee. Meet America's deadliest hikers as we hump ruck with the Special Forces.
Getting Navy SEAL Gear
How to acquire your very own Navy SEAL Protective Combat Uniform.


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I got to work a little early this morning and decided to upgrade to the new VirtualBox 3.0, which I use to run Ubuntu 9.04 as a guest on my 64-bit Windows Vista host machine.
The upgrade was simple as always and I experienced no issues … until I tried to boot up my Ubuntu VM. It appeared to hang during boot up, and finally ended in a kernel panic. Every time.
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In the film adaptation of "The Field", the parish priest proclaims Christianity to be a "thin veneer" over Irish people, in a derogatory reference both the people and pre-Christian Paganism alike. This idea of Christianity being a thin veneer runs contrary to the notion of medieval Ireland being an "island of saints and scholars" but is there any truth to this idea? Exactly how Christian was early Irish Christianity?
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Knit these super cosy accessory cowls, designed for Wool Week 2013 as exclusive free patterns to download. Designed by Sarah Hatton using our popular yarn Big Wool (wool), you can choose between a simple garter stitch or chunky cable version. Can't decide, then why not knit both!
This unisex, cable scarf has been designed exclusively for the web site by Sarah Hatton, using Rowan Felted Tweed Aran
Knit this stunning drop stitch scarf, a free download designed by Nancy Kleiber using the exquisite yarns Fine Art (merino wool, kid mohair and mulberry silk) and Kidsilk Haze Stripe (super kid mohair and silk). With a beautiful stitch pattern that showcases the yarns wonderfully together, this knitting pattern is for the beginner knitter.
This wallet is perfect if you are teaching children to knit. The perfect holder for Halloween treats! It has been designed by Jemma Weston exclusively for the web site and uses one ball of Kid Classic.
Knit this womens embroidered cowl, a free pattern download from the winner of our design competition. Designed by Julie Ferguson and using the gorgeous yarn Kid Classic (lambswool and kid mohair), the cowl is knitted throughout in stocking stitch, with a beautifully coloured embroidered pattern through the centre section. This knitting pattern is for the intermediate knitter. This pattern is an artist interpretation of original tribal symbols.
Knit this slouchy hat as a free download pattern to support woolly hat day on 26th October, a design by Gemma Atkinson using the beautiful yarn Tumble (alpaca and cotton). With oversized tuck stitch detail and a 2x2 rib band, this knitting pattern is for the beginner knitter.
This headband has been designed exclusively for the web site by Sarah Hatton, using Baby Alpaca DK.
Knit this elegant chevron lace shawl shawl, a free pattern download designed by Sarah Hazell. Using our wonderfully soft Wool Cotton 4ply (wool and cotton) this shawl is the perfect knitted accessory and will look great fastened with a fabulous brooch.
Knit this womens slip stitch scarf, a free pattern download designed by Gemma Atkinson and using the beautiful yarn Tumble (alpaca and cotton). A long and cosy scarf for the winter months with an elegant stitch pattern, this knitting pattern is for the beginner knitter.
A message from the Rowan Team In memory of Sandra Taylor, one of our wonderful hand knitters who has knitted for Rowan for over 5 years and has recently passed away. She will be sadly missed.
Knit this stunning lace scarf, a free download as part of the launch of our latest yarn Fine Art (merino wool, kid mohair and silk). A design by Lisa Richardson, this accessory piece is a sophisticated and stylish design showing off the beauty of the yarn perfectly. This knitting pattern is suitable for the beginner knitter.


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If you're a patient who has been made ill by denture cream you have rights – but only a qualified injury lawyer can help. I am Ken Nunn, The Indiana Injury Lawyer. I have been fighting for the rights of the injured in our communities, including Bloomington, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Muncie, and throughout Indiana, for more than 42 years. Call me now at 1-800-CALL-KEN and GET HELP NOW! online.
Over 35 million Americans use denture creams or adhesives to keep their dentures in place. High levels of zinc that are contained in these products may be absorbed into the body through the mouth and gums. The result of excess zinc can be a serious neurologic disease. Symptoms associated with zinc toxicity include intestinal distress, inability to urinate, skin reactions, jaundice, seizures, joint pain, chills, fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and a metallic taste in the mouth. Increased levels of zinc may also cause reduced copper levels in the blood, known as hypocupremia. This may lead to neuropathy and affect the nerves, potentially causing loss of balance and coordination, tingling and numbness, extreme sensitivity to touch, and muscle weakness, cramps, and spasms.
Zinc is an essential element for good health with about 40 milligrams being the maximum recommended daily dose (with the recommended daily allowance being around 10 milligrams). However, researchers have estimated that users of denture adhesive creams like Proctor and Gamble's Fixodent and GlaxoSmithKline's Poligrip and Super Poligrip may be exposed to as much as 330 milligrams of zinc per day. These creams contain zinc concentrations between 17,000 and 34,000 micrograms per gram, and denture wearers often apply the creams multiple times throughout the day to secure ill-fitting dentures.
Denture cream lawsuits have been filed against the GlaxoSmithKline and Proctor and Gamble for their alleged failure to fully disclose the ingredients and to warn customers that excessive zinc can lead to zinc poisoning, a potentially deadly condition. Zinc poisoning must be caught and treated early in order to have the best chance of a full recovery. If you or someone you know uses Poligrip or Fixodent and has become ill from the use of these denture creams, we recommend you contact one of our class action lawyers who can determine if you are eligible to file a lawsuit.
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All Information Storage and Retrieval Titles
- Libraries have always been an inspiration for the standards and technologies developed by semantic web activities. Kruk and McDaniel present semantic web-related aspects of current digital library activities, and introduce their functionality.
Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Information Technology and Software Engineering
Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Information Technology and Software Engineering
Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Information Technology and Software Engineering
The proceedings provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers and engineers to present the most innovative studies and advances, which can serve as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working on information technology and software engineering.
- This book explores the principal techniques of data mining: for classification, generation of association rules and clustering. It is written for readers without a strong background in mathematics or statistics and focuses on detailed examples and explanations of the algorithms given.
Preserving Digital Information
Natural Language Processing and Text Mining
Music Recommendation and Discovery
As more and more of us use automated music recommendation, this book describes how these systems work, explores some of their limitations, offers techniques for evaluating their effectiveness, and uses real-life examples to show how to build them effectively.
Henk M. Blanken, Arjen P. de Vries, Henk Ernst Blok, Ling Feng
Based on more than 10 years of teaching experience, Blanken and his coeditors have assembled all the topics that should be covered in advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on multimedia retrieval and multimedia databases. -
Multilingual Information Retrieval
Summarizing almost ten years of intensive research into multi- and cross-lingual information access, this book is a comprehensive description of the technologies involved in designing and developing systems for multilingual information retrieval.


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