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Leading Colorado Republicans on Wednesday began maneuvering for the possibility of Scott McInnis dropping out of the governor's race.
McInnis, who continued to explain the plagiarism in his written series on water, said through his spokesman that he was staying in.
Even so, GOP leaders and advisers swapped phone calls and hastily held small meetings Wednesday to discuss whether McInnis could be replaced by a another candidate, according to several participants. Conservative radio talk-show host Dan Caplis called on McInnis to drop out for the "greater good."
The name rising to the top of the list was University of Colorado president Bruce Benson, the 1994 Republican nominee for governor. Benson said he was dedicated to his current job. "We've made great strides at the university and have a great team of people," he said.
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But asked whether he was open to being a candidate again, he said, "You never say no."
Others being considered include former Congressman Tom Tancredo and state Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, who had been running against McInnis in the primary but dropped out of the race in November.
The other GOP candidate in the race, Dan Maes, said no one has tried to pressure him to exit the race and that he was in for the long haul.
The process of trying to get a new candidate is procedurally complicated. First, the Aug. 10 primary ballots are printed and go out by mail Monday. Forty-six of the state's 64 counties are holding all-mail elections. Second, state law is unclear. On its face, it appears to prohibit another candidate getting in the race unless both Maes and McInnis drop out. In that case, a Republican vacancy committee would appoint the nominee.
But Rich Coolidge, spokesman for the Colorado secretary of state, said his office was researching whether it was possible for a committee to replace a second candidate if someone drops out. He expected an answer in the next day or two.
In either situation, there is a strong likelihood that ballots will already be in the hands of voters. It's unclear how votes for a new candidate would be cast.
Getting the word out of any candidacy change to primary voters would be done by the counties — at least those that could afford it, Coolidge said.
Which is one of the reasons a candidate such as Benson — a multimillionaire gas and oil executive — is so attractive, GOP sources said. He could immediately self-fund a massive air and radio campaign.
There is also the possibility that the winner of the primary could drop out of the general election and the GOP vacancy committee could appoint a replacement.
Tancredo, who said he still supports McInnis, said he would consider jumping in the race. "If circumstances permit it, sure, yeah, I would," he said.
Penry did not return calls from The Post.
McInnis said he was going to apologize to the foundation that paid him $300,000 for the writings he did while a fellow, as well as the Colorado Supreme Court justice whose original works were plagiarized.
A spokesman said the judge was on vacation, and The Post couldn't confirm that the apology had been made.
Meanwhile, Democratic CU Board of Regents members Michael Carrigan and Stephen Ludwig, who supported the decision to fire professor Ward Churchill for plagiarism, released a statement saying that "the same standard should apply to Mr. McInnis."
Colorado Ethics Watch filed a notice with the Office of Attorney Regulation, asking it to investigate whether McInnis' use of the 1984 article violated rules for conduct by attorneys.
Republicans maintain that Ethics Watch, which does not disclose its funders, is a left-leaning group, even though it occasionally targets Democrats.
While McInnis may be wounded, it is not necessarily fatal, said Norman Provizer, a political science professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver. "I'm not sure he's doomed. He needs to take responsibility for it, then move on and not continue to extend the story," he said. "If I was him, I would be looking at making sure I didn't make these problems into a pattern."


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2002-03 | Mississauga | OHL | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
London | OHL | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
2003-04 | Pardubice | Czech | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Rep. | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2004-05 | Pardubice | Czech | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
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2003 | London | OHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Pardubice | Czech Rep | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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2004 World Junior Championship at Helsinki - Also taken in the 2002 draft in the 2nd round, 45th overall, Linhart made his first trip to the WJCs, but was able to play on one of the top pairings, perhaps due to his experience this year playing in the top mens division in the Czech league. With the lose of their top defensemen, Linhart had to pick up the slack, as his team played in the Bronze medal game, but could not beat the host country in a closely fought game. Tomas used his size well, and with some improved skating, he was able to keep up with the quick forwards and get a few crushing hits, but in his own end, he was overmatched at times.
March 2004 - Playoffs Report - HC Moeller Pardubice- Tomas Linhart has been the journeymen of the Hab prospects, as he has played in all different leagues and for different teams as well. This year he has suited up in the playoffs for HC Moeller Pardubice, which is the highest senior level in the Czech league, where hes played in five games and is a +5. Hes also played for HC Hradec Kralove, which is the 2nd highest senior league, where hes played in three games and is a -1.
February 2004 - Linhart has been the traveling man, as he has played in three different leagues, and played for the U-20 Czech National team. After spending one season in North America last year, Linhart has returned home to the Czech league, where he has seen time with Pardubice in the highest junior league. He has also spent time in the mens league with HC VCE Hradec, the second highest level of hockey in the Czech Republic. And he has also spent time playing for HC Moeller, which is the highest level of hockey, but Linhart hasnt seen much time in that league so far. Hopefully he is picking up things from each level of play, as he is still very young, having turned 20 years old this month.
January 2004 - Returning from the recent U-20 tournament, where he played on the top pairing at times, but his team was unable to medal this year. Linhart continues to spend time in the top league, the Mens Div I, while also seeing time in the Czech junior league as well.
December 2003 - Playing in the Mens Div 1, and spending time in the junior league as well, Linhart has been shipped around this year, but is getting playing time in both leagues. He should play in the upcoming WJC tournament for the Czech team.
November 2003 - Playing in the Mens Div 1, and spending time in the junior league as well, Linhart has been shipped around this year, but is getting playing time in both leagues. He also played for the Czech Junior National Team, in a recent U-20 tournament. He has played for two different teams in the mens league, which I dont have a reason as to why just yet.
October 2003 - Somewhat like Kastsitsyn, Linhart has been on a yo-yo, playing in the mens league, Division 1, and also getting some games in with the junior club as well. He has just recently played for another Division 1 team, but I have not been able to get the details as to why this has happened.
September 2003 - After playing one season in the OHL, Linhart was released from the London Knights, so he has gone back to his homeland to play in the Czech mens league. He has spent time in between two leagues, play two games in what appears to be the mens league, where he is a +2. He has also played in the junior league I believe (I cant read Czech) where he has played four games, picking up one assist so far.
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THE changes in information technology come so quickly that most people see only a blur. One generation of computers quickly surmounts another; the software writers never rest. How can the average business executive, educator, or administrator keep up?
Such questions occurred to Douglas Engelbart long before the rest of us had an inkling that digital technology would alter our lives. And from his Bootstrap Institute, located at the Logitech Corporation headquarters in Fremont, Calif., Mr. Engelbart is trying hard to answer them.
His lifework as a navigator for the information age began a few years after he returned from service in World War II as an electronics technician in the Navy. He had been impressed by a marvel of those times, radar. It got him thinking about how information can be visually displayed. Years later, Engelbart would pioneer the development of two-dimensional screens for computers. He'd also stage some of the first successful experiments with communication between computers, conceive the use of ``windows'' to allow a greater diversity of information on a screen, and come up with that gadget for manipulating on-screen data, the ``mouse.''
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A wonderful find on my September trip to Nova Scotia is this Hand Maiden duo of fine lace weight mohair and sport weight silk boucle, hand dyed into a lovely burgundy mix. I wanted to make it even more special by adding the sparkle of glass beads. Starting at the top center, the pattern allows you to get a handle on the beading with short rows to start, ending with the marathon rows along two sides of the triangle. By then you will be an expert! This pattern is not for beginners, and you should have some experience with increases in the yarn over, but could be new to beading, with the photos below lending a hand.
Beaded Mohair Shawl
1 skein Hand
Maiden Angel Hair (70% kid mohair, 30% nylon) 50 grams 400 meters
Needles: 3.5 mm circular needle (to allow for the width of
the shawl – not worked in the round)
Glass beads 6/0 size, about 100 grams
Tiny crochet hook US 11/12
1.0 mm
Stitch marker
Gauge: not too important, but 14 - 16 sts = 4 inches
Size of mine: 60 inches across the longest edge, 27 inches deep. But you can keep knitting and grow it bigger if you choose.
How to : PLACE A BEAD: With tiny crochet hook, pick up a glass bead,
then attach the crochet hook to the next stitch on the knitting needle. Pull it off the knitting needle, and slip the
bead off the crochet hook and onto the mohair stitch, then with the crochet
hook, feed the loop of the stitch BACK ONTO the knitting needle….. see photos:
Shawl pattern:
Starting at the center, with silk boucle, cast on 5 stitches.
K1, YO, k1, YO, place marker, k1, YO, k1, YO, k1
Wrong side row: k all
stitches, slipping the marker
Regular right side row:
K1, YO, knit to marker, YO, slip marker, YO, knit to last stitch
remaining, YO, k1.
Repeat wrong side row again,
Change to mohair yarn, and ***** work one regular right side
row, and one wrong side row.
Bead Row: K1, YO, K
2, [PLACE A BEAD, k
bead stitch, k3]repeat across the row…. As you come to the marker, slip marker,
YO, k1, YO at the same time as planting
the bead every 4th stitch.
Move to the next stitch if the count places the bead at a yarn over. Continue
to the last stitch at the end of row, placing the beads as you go. Stop the last bead about 4 – 6 stitches
before the end. YO and k1 at the end of
the row as usual.
Wrong side row with mohair.
Work one more regular right side and wrong side.
[work another bead row, and wrong, right and wrong regular
rows- 4 row pattern], then repeat the 4 row pattern again. Since ***** you have
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the mohair and beads.
Change to silk boucle and work 4 regular rows (without
beads): right side with the yarn overs, and wrong sides straight knitting.
Change to mohair and work the ***** 14 row pattern *****.
Continue to alternate the 4 row silk boucle and 14 row
mohair bead pattern, until size of shawl desired, or 7 pattern repeats have
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Finish with 4 rows of silk boucle, and a very loose cast off
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Hey guys, I was reading Gerrit Noordzij's translated "The Stroke: Theory of Writing" and am trying to get my head around applying the idea of white space to all forms of writing,
as he says:
"Writing rests on the relative proportions of the white in the word. The various kinds of writing with their various constructions and their various strokes can be compared with each other only in terms of the white of the word – every comparison requires a vantage point that makes things comparable. The white of the word is the only thing all the various kinds of writing have in common. This universal vantage point holds for handwriting and typography alike, for ancient writing as well as modern writing, for western writing as well as the writing of other cultures, in short, it holds for writing."
I'm doing research for my thesis on urban street typography in Metro Manila (Philippines). This is the link to the current research online: http://www.whoiscarlgraham.com/urbantype/jeepneytypography.htm
I am fascinated how Noordzij says this but am wondering if there's some structured way I can speak about the type using the concept of white space. I loved "The stroke of the pen," but I'm still trying to fully grasp the concepts covered as I feel they can really help me with my thesis.
Is he just speaking of the color (visual density) of the word? and why does he seem to accuse scholars of separating type and writing like it's all a big conspiracy?
It would help to clearly differentiate between writing, lettering, and typography.
Because your thesis concerns constructed brush lettering, not writing or type.
> the relative proportions of the white in the word
What he's talking about is "negative space", which is the space around an object. It's an important concept in graphic design. Sounds like he's focused on the space immediately around the characters themselves, rather than the entire page or sign.
I wouldn't call it "the white" because that's only accurate when writing on a white surface. If a sign has white type on a red background, for instance, the negative space is red.
> The white of the word is the only thing all the
> various kinds of writing have in common.
I haven't read his writing, but my offhand impression is that his comment doesn't seem very useful. The negative space is dictated by the shapes of the letters. If the negative spaces have common traits, it's because the writing itself has common traits.
One of his disciples will surely provide a superb
explanation soon enough. I myself would simply
like to deploy my standard disclaimer:
You can respect the white, and try to make it happy, but
as long as you're only marking the black it's all an illusion.
Jefferson loved Sarah Hemmings, but she was still a slave.
That said, there's plenty of room and reason for
a good study of what he wrote, and really means.
1. Is this for a masters or PhD?
2. Where are you studying?
3. Who is your supervisor?
4. "since he was 10. He's 54 now, so that's like, forever (44 years)." — lose the 'like' if you want to be taken seriously. Seriously. (deliberate use of rhetoric). Watch the capitalization.
5. "a neater outter form is valued more than the color or visual density of the words." — In a document as formal as a thesis, never cite Wikipedia as a source (unless of course you are making a statement to the effect of "Wikipedia defines typography as…). It has been my experience that a professor won't even dignify the work with a mark. Even at an undergraduate level. It will simply be returned to you with comment to the effect of "re-submit this after you have conducted a literature review." Regardless of it's lack of credibility, it can change over time resulting in differennt interpretations of your work. Typo on outter = outer.
6. I agree with Nick. You need to operatinalize your terms. This means to define what you mean when you use a word in your paper. Not a formal declaration of the word's meaning in every context in every dictionary in the world. Just for the purpose of your paper. This prevents potential misinterpretation and is standard practice in virtually all writing at a graduate level and beyond.
7. The structure of your current writing is remarkably close to the APA structure of a manuscript. I encourage you to move forward in that direction to formalize your work. See:
American Psychological Association, (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (sixth edition). American Psychological Association. Washington, DC, United States.
Continue with your literature review and remember to stay focused. It feels very daunting at first and is very easy to shot-gun off into too many directions, but as you proceed with your reading, it gets easier and easier to determine what is relevant and what is not.
Professors tend to be afraid of change.
It's not like printing a book makes everything in it true.
@Nick: that's just the thing. I know he differentiated the 3, but then he also said they were closely related. I do plan on setting that forward in the writing though. I guess what I'm looking for is some systematic way of looking at the white space as opposed to just "feeling" them as I normally do. Any suggestions?
@Christopher: thanks for reading! I actually use the term thesis casually in that first post, which I probably shouldn't have done. It's actually a final project for our undergraduate level course. The interviews were written more casually in hopes that they'd be more interesting and readable. The actual project has more weight in the quality of the execution using the medium (web, application, feature video). And the website up there was a smaller class project that served as an impetus for this final project topic which I have yet to execute. You provide some very good points though, regarding the literature. I wanted something even more straightforward in the final site, something visitors would "get" within seconds and have the option to look into through something like a read more link. Any thoughts on that?
@hrant, I saw that you did work on non-roman scripts on the fonts on your site. How did you go about developing/analyzing the forms? Do you know of any resources I could look into for the evolution of brahmic scripts? The Philippines has an ancient one and i'd like to see of the forms may have trickled into the forms of the letterers.
Can I call them that btw, "letterers" any one-word alternatives to sign painters?
Uh, that's not a post, that's a book. :-)
A couple of possibly useful points though:
- For scripts I have nativity in (Armenian, Latin, Arabic) my
main goal has become to be progressive*; whereas for scripts I
don't have nativity in I either remain safely imitative or when
I do dare to be pushy I make sure to consult a native (like I did
with Akhalkalak).
- In terms of formal analysis I do rely in part on letter
frequencies, which become especially relevant in multi-script
font families. http://themicrofoundry.com/ss_rome1.html
* Although for Arabic I haven't yet produced
such fonts - it's all been sketch work so far.
** http://themicrofoundry.com/f_akhalkalak.html
BTW, sign painting is indeed lettering.
…some systematic way of looking at the white space…
It is determined by the relative scale of the tool size to the letter height.
The white space is what's left over after the ink/paint has been applied.
This applies even to constructed brushwork.
Constraints include the complexity of letterform, and the amount of words in the page layout.
> The white space is what's left over
Which is, of course, the problem.
"I wanted something even more straightforward in the final site, something visitors would "get" within seconds and have the option to look into through something like a read more link. Any thoughts on that?"
I agree. Your paper should be more academic, and a plain-language version for the lay-person online. The full academic paper should certainly be a downloadable PDF from the site. However, if you have the full academic version online as HTML (in addition to the plain-language HTML version, and the full downloadable PDF) then you may be more findable via search engines.
Keep up the good work.
…some systematic way of looking at the white space…
Moveable type allows great subtlety in horizontal spacing of type.
Perhaps strangely, more recent technologies have been more restrictive:
- typewriters
- linotype
- pixel screens
- ocr
More methodologies:
Types of Space
Fourier analysis
Hrant: You can respect the white, and try to make it happy, but as long as you're only marking the black it's all an illusion.
If Noordzij were talking about the shape of the white, I'd agree that there are specific situations in which the marking of the black determines the shape of the white such that the latter must be considered secondary. By the same token, though, if one were to manipulate the pen to shape the white in some particular way, that would subjugate the black to the white, and I'm not sure the situation is much changed if one creates the black/white edges in some independent way: decisions about shapes affect adjacent shapes.
But Noordzij is not talking about the shape of the white, he is talking about 'the relative proportions of the white in the word', in the context of comparing different examples of writing. His point, and I think it is a sound one, is that if one seeks a single common measure by which one can compare any two or more examples -- regardless of script, age, style -- then the only measure available is relative proportion of the white, because all other aspects of the examples introduce too many variables. In particular, note that the stroke itself does not provide such a measure.
> if one were to manipulate the pen ....
Which nobody does, and for good reason.
> the only measure available is relative proportion of the white
That's the easiest measure available, but one of
the less significant ones; just because something
is difficult to grasp and discuss does not make it
irrelevant. In fact to me it's the other way around.
Hrant, we're talking about measures of comparison, a basic principle of which is that you need to isolate the factors that are unique to the things being compared, and identify a common factor or factors. In the case of text, given the particularities of writing systems and of individual styles within those writing systems, proportion of white isn't the easiest measure available, it is the only common measure. This is not to say that there are not other common measures that would apply to some particular set of compared examples -- slant is a common measure by which italics can be compared, for example, but not romans --, only that when you take all text, in toto, the only common basis on which they can all be compared is relative proportion of white. And I don't think Noordzij is making this point in order to suggest that comparing different examples of writing in this way is a useful exercise, but to stress the universality of the proportional role of the white in all the world's writing systems.
> "Writing rests on the relative proportions of the white in the word."
What does "rests" mean to you? To me he seems to be
making a much more radical statement than you state.
BTW are you sure he means relative to the black?
> The white of the word is the only thing all
> the various kinds of writing have in common.
By "the white" does he really mean "the relative proportions
of the white and black"? Because otherwise it's entirely white-
centric. Is this his way of negating black-centricism? Because
to me it's like demolishing a building full of people you don't
agree with; it's better to convince them to leave the building
because it's not livable.
> it is the only common measure.
It's the only common explicit measure. But what I
was saying before is that doesn't make it valuable.
If you take two unlike Latin typefaces where the
Regular and Bold of one is comparable to the other's
in terms of weight, is it accurate to say that the two
Bolds are more alike than the Regular & Bold of each?
Certainly not.
If GN is in fact saying what you think he's saying,
it's entirely banal. What I think he's saying -in
obstructive language- is simply that the white is
important. Which is worth pointing out to novices,
but does not really help deal with the deeper issue
of how to build optimal type.
@ Hrant
WHITE is critical to me! When I design I am constantly bouncing back and forth between the black and white. In Pooper the black came easily but the white was critical in defining the appearance, fit and texture and frustrated me for quite some time. Without hesitation I would proffer that the white was/is primary, the black secondary (although black was the genesis of the font). Whenever I do commercial lettering the first generation touch up is white letters on black background so I am essentially reworking the "white."
This may not bolster your argument if you really think my fonts are "junk" :-)
When I started 30 years ago Notan was mentioned frequently by calligraphic artists that I respected.
Thanks for the input. It's interesting how you had to
handle the black and white sort of separately, which
seems to make for an interesting dynamic.
I myself don't pretend to have a good grasp of notan.
I don't think your fonts are junk. Some of them
I would surely use if the right project came up.
Except I don't use fonts much...
Actually Hrant, I handle them simultaneously. I do not "distinguish." I simply came upon, and practice, the realization that they are interdependent. In Pooper though the white was the pivotal "color." And I do, very much, manipulate the pens in consideration of the white. Pooper became a "chess game" in that respect.
Actually I think Notan has been over-complicated by academes. I view it as a very simple principle... for me it is the process of harnessing the "energy" of two polar opposites to create a "synergy," or whole, of sorts.
Hrant... I have an example but with the new "format" I have no idea as to how to load a picture! :-(
What happened to the lady's post before mine? I see the moderators are getting aggressive. Just like Montalbano's thread they deleted last week :-)
Was she selling leather bags?
For the record: I didn't request any deletions. I never have.
Did not say that Hrant :-)
Anyway, did my remarks clarify anything? Do you have any idea as to how to upload a picture?
Do you have any idea as to how to upload a picture?
At the moment, you need to have it stored somewhere in the interwebs and then you can "hotlink" it with a < img > tag.
interwebs????? I am a plug and play kind of guy :-)
I think it's very interesting -and centrally relevant-
to grasp how the black and white interplay to unite.
And then applying that knowledge. The tallest peak
to climb in this craft.
You say you are fascinated with what Noordzij says about the white but are wondering if there's some structured way you can speak about type using the concept of white space.
I see chapter 1 of The Stroke as a manifesto about something that eludes 'structural' description, and less about the 'synergy' between the 'white' and the 'black,' than about the centrality of the white.
In writing, that is, when it comes to readability, it's all about the white. The black of the letter must be close enough to conventional forms to be identifiable — and these vary from type to type and script to script — but when it comes to words and texts (which are what writing puts in place) the white is primary. If there is no equi-valence between the whites inside the letters and the whites between the letters, and if there is no disruption between the white of the word and the white space between words, the word disappears because the word-image as a bounded visual gestalt or unitary object-like entity falls apart.
However, while you can get a precise or 'structural' description of the black, even when the shapes deviate from the strokes of writing in systematic (and unsystematic!) ways, you can only gauge the whites of the word according to their comparative 'weights' or valence.
I said the white eludes structural description, but it is possible to talk about the hierarchy of the whites in typography.
Peter Enneson
Do you have any idea as to how to upload a picture?
Michael, posting an image, at present, is described on Michel Boyers blog. It pretty much boils down to attaching the image to a blog post (as he did) and then copying the URL and using it in an <img> tag. It's described in the post. I think it's been possible pretty much the entire time I've used Typophile.
Thanks, I always just uploaded a png file from my desktop.
…attaching the image to a blog post…
You can also use "CloudApp" on a Mac, to store your image at a URL in an Apple server farm.
Something like imgur is probably the best solution: You upload a file, copy the relevant embed code they provide and hey presto.
> the white eludes structural description
Indeed, and that is its nature. Having two Yins or
two Yangs is just pointless; and the more different
they are (for example one being explicit the other
implicit) the more fruitfully they unite. That said,
the way we make the black can improve, in terms
of ending up with better notan.
One thing that would help me understand things
better, looking at my own very modest efforts in
marking the black*: exactly what should I do to
make the white less servile?
* This is the only semi-decent thing I've ever produced:
> the white eludes structural description<
I do not agree. It is just as tangible to me as the black! Just 'cause ya caint see it dont mean it dont exist :-)
Hrant, the white gives order to the black and harnesses its "randomness."
In your piece the white is irregular/disconcerting because symmetry/equality does not exist in the black. Individually your letters are acceptable but do not "fit," in toto. Sorry, but at the point when you were doing the letters you WERE CONCENTRATING on the black... ONLY. You had not yet begun the process of assimilating the "Yin and the Yang."
I look at the "channels, or canals" that exist within and around the black. That is the white, and it has to work with the black in a way that is consistent, ordered and rational. It literally controls how the black should appear.
This too defines spacing/kerning.
Michael, no need to apologize. The only thing we should
hold back is the vitriol, and only because that causes most
everybody to lose focus. In my view people who can't handle
impersonal criticism, no matter how close to home it strikes,
simply don't belong on a public forum devoted to progress.
We all have our limitations, and admitting them -first of all to
ourselves- is likely to reduce friction and misunderstanding.
- I don't pretend to have a handle on notan. Not even in
my fonts, much less in real-time marking of the black!
My consolation is that instead of admiring the beautiful
plateau we're all frolicking on, I'm looking straight at the
big scary mountain.
- I don't see how the black is "random". Not that the white
is random, but Peter's point concerning the black being
explicit while the white is implicit seems to make a lot
of sense (although those are not the terms he used).
I think when Peter writes about white "eluding structural description", I think he is alluding to the kind of structure you can ascribe to the black of a letter: that the b is a long vertical stick with attached ball, etc. The shapes of the white, especially between letters are not "read" as a structure so much. Still, the visually experienced quantity of these whites, in relation to other spaces between letters, between words, etc. are important to both readability and aesthetics.
As an aside, this is a very well-written synopsis:
It manages a balance that very few apologists do.
@ William
That is exactly what I was saying! The "whites" ARE read. They are as important as the black... otherwise the black does not make sense, or, if done incorrectly, at minimum makes it difficult to read.
This is why I love lettering, calligraphy whatever... it is more obvious to us... the relationship, that is.
@ Hrant
Think of the black as variants... /(|. These are the basic shapes, therein lies the "randomness" that I was speaking of. Verticals, curves, and diagonals... and the "white" that cushions them.
Why is this so difficult to understand?
I do understand, and even agree.
My main concern is "mechnically" how to render
the black (I mean how to manipulate the virtual
marking tool) in order to get ideal white.
[Bill] I think he is alluding to the kind of structure you can ascribe to the black of a letter: that the b is a long vertical stick with attached ball, etc.
Actually I'm not. I'm referring to the type of description Noordzij lays out in The Stroke using the idea of the moving front.
Peter, so you're not talking about your 'role units' of letters, but about rotation and expansion of the moving front? —Which has no analogue for the whites.
What the hell does that mean William.
That sounds like gobbledeegook or doublespeak!
@ Hrant... that is what I am saying. You cannot do one without doing the other. They are intertwined!
I said this in a class of professional lettering artists 18 years ago... "The first stroke you lay down will determine everything that follows!" There's your moving front :-)
Michael, I do recommend Noordzij's brief book, The Stroke, which Peter translated. You will probably enjoy it, and then this lingo won't be alien to you. I'm sure what he writes about will be extremely familiar to you.
Read it. Does not change my feeling on the overly verbose attempts to talk about something that is very simple. I think people obfuscate to hedge their "practical" bets, over compensation in my mind! You still have not picked up a pen have you? Pen manipulation is a reality.
What you call pen manipulation Noordzij calls rotation of the moving front. But if you're going to get hostile again, forget it.
I agree it's simple. It's natural. Which is why it's possible
to understand it (not the same thing as mastering it!) with
minimal instruction. But the next step is what stumps me.
Quote: Read it.
Problem: This can imply that one has to read it, or that one has already read it. Semantics. The same applies to Noordzij's essay. I will reread it (Reread it!) and will get back to you all with my sentence (not a sequence of words with some meaning, but a diversion of implications or whatever).
(There are some advantages to being Dutch.)
Look at architecture... not buildings but the bricks... windows and their relationship to each other. Look at landscaping, planned gardens. You are in LA... look at wave sets as they arrive on shore, especially from a high vantage point (this literally influeced one of my fonts :-)). Any thing that has a rhythm, random or metered. Therein lies the key to the white/black relationship.
Look at your hand, palm facing you, fingers spread and closed. Interrelationships!
Bert. I read it, past tense.
Not getting hostile William... but I do not understand how you can call it the leading front when pen manipulation affects the left and right side of the form. Once again you are going off without even a basic understanding of......... wait for it........ pen manipulation, which you denied the existence of two years ago.
Stick to redrawing existing/old forms, it replaces the need to be creative.


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This example shows how to obtain linear approximations of a complex, nonlinear system by means of linear model identification. The approach is based on selection of an input signal that excites the system. A linear approximation is obtained by fitting a linear model to the simulated response of the nonlinear model for the chosen input signal.
This example uses Simulink®, Control System Toolbox™ and Simulink Control Design™.
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Analytical Linearization of F14 Model Estimation of State Space Models |
In many situations, a linear model is obtained by simplification of a more complex nonlinear system under certain local conditions. For example, a high fidelity model of the aircraft dynamics may be described by a detailed Simulink model. A common approach taken to speed up the simulation of such systems, study their local behavior about an operating point or design compensators is to linearize them. If we perform the linearization of the original model analytically about an operating point, this, in general, would yield a model of an order as high as, or close to, the number of states in the original model. This order may be unnecessarily high for the class of inputs it is supposed to be used with for analysis or control system design. Hence we can consider an alternative approach centered around collecting input-output data from the simulation of the system and using it to derive a linear model of just the right order.
Analytical Linearization of F14 Model
Consider the F14 model. This is a already a linear model but contains derivative blocks and sources of disturbance that may affect the nature of its output. We can "linearize" it between its one input port and the two output ports as follows:
open_system('idF14Model') IO = getlinio('idF14Model') syslin = linearize('idF14Model',IO)
3x1 vector of Linearization IOs: -------------------------- 1. Linearization input perturbation located at the following signal: - Block: idF14Model/Pilot - Port: 1 - Signal Name: Stick Input 2. Linearization output measurement located at the following signal: - Block: idF14Model/Gain5 - Port: 1 - Signal Name: Angle of Attack 3. Linearization output measurement located at the following signal: - Block: idF14Model/Pilot G force - Port: 1 - Signal Name: Pilot G force syslin = a = Transfer Fcn Derivative Transfer Fcn Derivative1 Transfer Fcn -0.6385 0 689.4 0 Derivative 1 -1e+05 0 0 Transfer Fcn -0.00592 0 -0.6571 0 Derivative1 0 0 1 -1e+05 Actuator Mod 0 0 1.424 0 Alpha-sensor 0.001451 0 0 0 Stick Prefil 0 0 0 0 Pitch Rate L 0 0 1 0 Proportional 0 0 -0.8156 0 Actuator Mod Alpha-sensor Stick Prefil Pitch Rate L Transfer Fcn -1280 0 0 0 Derivative 0 0 0 0 Transfer Fcn -137.7 0 0 0 Derivative1 0 0 0 0 Actuator Mod -20 2.986 -39.32 -1.67 Alpha-sensor 0 -2.526 0 0 Stick Prefil 0 0 -22.52 0 Pitch Rate L 0 0 0 -4.144 Proportional 0 -1.71 22.52 0.9567 Proportional Transfer Fcn 0 Derivative 0 Transfer Fcn 0 Derivative1 0 Actuator Mod -3.864 Alpha-sensor 0 Stick Prefil 0 Pitch Rate L 0 Proportional 0 b = Stick Input Transfer Fcn 0 Derivative 0 Transfer Fcn 0 Derivative1 0 Actuator Mod 0 Alpha-sensor 0 Stick Prefil 1 Pitch Rate L 0 Proportional 0 c = Transfer Fcn Derivative Transfer Fcn Derivative1 Angle of Att 0.001451 0 0 0 Pilot G forc -3106 3.106e+08 7.083e+04 -7.081e+09 Actuator Mod Alpha-sensor Stick Prefil Pitch Rate L Angle of Att 0 0 0 0 Pilot G forc 0 0 0 0 Proportional Angle of Att 0 Pilot G forc 0 d = Stick Input Angle of Att 0 Pilot G forc 0 Continuous-time state-space model.
syslin is a model with 2 outputs, one input and 9 states. This is because the linearization path from the "Stick Input" input to the two outputs has 9 states in the original system. We can verify this by using operpoint:
Operating Point for the Model idF14Model. (Time-Varying Components Evaluated at time t=0) States: ---------- (1.) idF14Model/Actuator Model x: 0 (2.) idF14Model/Aircraft Dynamics Model/Transfer Fcn.1 x: 0 (3.) idF14Model/Aircraft Dynamics Model/Transfer Fcn.2 x: 0 (4.) idF14Model/Controller/Alpha-sensor Low-pass Filter x: 0 (5.) idF14Model/Controller/Pitch Rate Lead Filter x: 0 (6.) idF14Model/Controller/Proportional plus integral compensator x: 0 (7.) idF14Model/Controller/Stick Prefilter x: 0 (8.) idF14Model/Dryden Wind Gust Models/Q-gust model x: 0 (9.) idF14Model/Dryden Wind Gust Models/W-gust model x: 0 x: 0 Inputs: None ----------
Could this order be reduced while still maintaining fidelity to the responses for the chosen square-wave ("Stick input") input?
Simulate the model and log the input square wave (u) and the outputs "Angle of attack" (y1) and "Pilot G force" (y2) for 0:30 second time span. This data, after interpolation to a uniformly spaced time vector (sample time of 0.0444 seconds), is stored in the "idF14SimData.mat" file.
load idF14SimData Z = iddata([y1, y2],u,Ts,'Tstart',0); Z.InputName = 'Stick input'; Z.InputUnit = 'rad/s'; Z.OutputName = {'Angle of attack', 'Pilot G force'}; Z.OutputUnit = {'rad', 'g'}; t = Z.SamplingInstants; subplot(311) plot(t,Z.y(:,1)), ylabel('Angle of attack (rad)') title('Logged Input-Output Data') subplot(312) plot(t,Z.y(:,2)), ylabel('Pilot G force (g)') subplot(313) plot(t,Z.u), ylabel('Stick input (rad/s)') axis([0 30 -1.2 1.2]) xlabel('Time (seconds)')
Estimation of State Space Models
Estimate state-space models of orders 2 to 4 using the ssest command. We configure the estimation to use "simulation" focus and choose to not estimate the disturbance component of the model.
opt = ssestOptions('Focus','simulation'); syslin2 = ssest(Z, 2, 'DisturbanceModel', 'none', opt); syslin3 = ssest(Z, 3, 'DisturbanceModel', 'none', opt); syslin4 = ssest(Z, 4, 'DisturbanceModel', 'none', opt);
Compare the performance of the linearized model syslin and the three identified models to the data. Note that syslin is an SS model while syslin2, syslin3 and syslin4 are IDSS models.
syslin.InputName = Z.InputName;
syslin.OutputName = Z.OutputName; % reconcile names to facilitate comparison
compare(Z, syslin, syslin2, syslin3, syslin4)
The plot shows that the 3rd order model (syslin3) works pretty well as a linear approximation of aircraft dynamic about its default (t=0) operating conditions. It fits the data slightly better than the one obtained by analytical linearization (syslin). If the original idF14Model is linear, why doesn't its linearization result, syslin, produce a 100% fit to the data? There are two reasons for this:
The measured outputs are affected by the wind gusts which means that the logged outputs are not simply a function of the Stick input. There are disturbances affecting it.
The "Pilot G force" block uses derivative blocks whose linearization depends upon the value of the time constant "c". "c" should be small (we use 1e-5) but not zero. A non-zero value for c introduces an approximation error in the linearization.
Let us view the parameters of the model syslin3 which seems to capture the responses pretty well:
syslin3 = Continuous-time identified state-space model: dx/dt = A x(t) + B u(t) + K e(t) y(t) = C x(t) + D u(t) + e(t) A = x1 x2 x3 x1 -1.006 -2.029 -0.5842 x2 8.284 -19.39 5.611 x3 -2.784 12.63 -6.956 B = Stick input x1 0.2614 x2 5.512 x3 -3.606 C = x1 x2 x3 Angle of att -8.841 -0.5347 -1.402 Pilot G forc -86.42 -15.85 -66.12 D = Stick input Angle of att 0 Pilot G forc 0 K = Angle of att Pilot G forc x1 0 0 x2 0 0 x3 0 0 Parameterization: FREE form (all coefficients in A, B, C free). Feedthrough: none Disturbance component: none Number of free coefficients: 18 Use "idssdata", "getpvec", "getcov" for parameters and their uncertainties. Status: Estimated using SSEST on time domain data "Z". Fit to estimation data: [98.4;97.02]% (simulation focus) FPE: 2.427e-05, MSE: 0.1103
Model Simplification by Reduction and Estimation
We can also take the approach of reducing the order of the linearized model syslin and refining the parameters of the reduced model to best fit the data Z. To figure out a good value for the reduced order, we use hsvd:
[S, BalData] = hsvd(syslin); clf; bar(S)
The bar chart shows that the singular values are quite small for states 4 and above. Hence 3rd order might be optimal for reduction.
sysr = balred(syslin,3,BalData)
opt2 = bodeoptions; opt2.PhaseMatching = 'on';
clf; bodeplot(sysr,syslin,opt2)
sysr = a = x1 x2 x3 x1 -1.205 -5.28 45.51 x2 -0.5497 4.546 -27.37 x3 -0.06248 7.327 -27.93 b = Stick input x1 -328.5 x2 -1048 x3 682.7 c = x1 x2 x3 Angle of att -0.0006108 -0.0005806 0.000794 Pilot G forc -0.007392 -0.03346 0.1282 d = Stick input Angle of att -0.03784 Pilot G forc -1.617 Continuous-time state-space model.
The bode plot shows good fidelity up to 10 rad/s. sysr is able to emulate the responses as good as the original 9-state model as shown by the compare plot:
compare(Z, sysr, syslin)
Let us refine the parameters of sysr to improve its fit to data. For this estimation, we choose the "Levenberg-Marquardt" search method and change the maximum number of allowable iterations to 10. These choices were made based on some trial and error. We also turn on the display of estimation progress.
opt.Display = 'on'; opt.SearchMethod = 'lm'; opt.SearchOption.MaxIter = 10; sysr2 = ssest(Z, sysr, opt) compare(Z, sysr2)
sysr2 = Continuous-time identified state-space model: dx/dt = A x(t) + B u(t) + K e(t) y(t) = C x(t) + D u(t) + e(t) A = x1 x2 x3 x1 -2.227 -5.344 45.5 x2 0.03107 3.495 -27.19 x3 0.6561 6.546 -29.82 B = Stick input x1 -328.5 x2 -1048 x3 682.7 C = x1 x2 x3 Angle of att -0.0006251 -0.0003531 -0.001759 Pilot G forc -0.0112 -0.02443 0.1133 D = Stick input Angle of att 0.003051 Pilot G forc 0.6397 K = Angle of att Pilot G forc x1 0 0 x2 0 0 x3 0 0 Parameterization: FREE form (all coefficients in A, B, C free). Feedthrough: yes Disturbance component: none Number of free coefficients: 20 Use "idssdata", "getpvec", "getcov" for parameters and their uncertainties. Status: Estimated using SSEST on time domain data "Z". Fit to estimation data: [98.78;97.03]% (simulation focus) FPE: 1.47e-05, MSE: 0.1099
The refined model sysr2 fits the response of the F14 model quite well (about 99% for the first output, and about 97% for the second).
We showed an alternative approach to analytical linearization for obtaining linear approximations of complex systems. The results are derived for a particular input signal and, strictly speaking, are applicable to that input only. To improve the applicability of results to various input profiles, we could perform several simulations using the various types of inputs. We could then merge the resulting datasets into one multi-experiment dataset (see iddata/merge) and use it for estimations. In this example, we used a complex, but linear system for convenience. The real benefit of this approach would be seen for nonlinear systems.
We also showed an approach for reducing the order of a linear system while keeping the reduced model faithful to the simulated response of the original Simulink model. The role of the reduced model sysr was to provide an initial guess for the estimated model sysr2. The approach also highlights the fact that any linear system, including those of a different class, can be used as the initial model for estimations.
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For a tasty tour: Traverse and taste traditional delicacies during this tour of the Italian Market. Departing at 10:30 a.m. at 9th and South Streets, you'll be treated to the sights and tastes of South Philly vendors.
For a meal: Chestnut Hill Restaurant Week continues on with $15 lunch and $35 dinner specials — plus free parking after 6 p.m. — at participating restaurants, including Iron Hill Brewery (8400 Germantown Ave.), Paris Bistro (8229 Germantown Ave.) and more.
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Don't welcome March with an empty stomach.
For those who are in need of a beefy burger, Lucky Strike is your destination. In the mood for some Cajun flavor? Visit Drexel's Academic Bistro for a special pop-up dinner. And for those who want the ultimate pairing event, Brewer's Plate is finally here.
Lucky Strike Lanes' (1336 Chestnut St.) burger of the month honors St. Patrick's Day with a special Irish Burger available throughout March. The burger, best paired with a Guinness, includes 1/3 pound beef patty, Tillamook white cheddar, grilled onions, lettuce, bangers, and barbecue sauce on a brioche bun with a side of potato chips. The burger is priced at $12.95.
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It's all about teamwork this week with the Philadelphia Orchestra. With a week full of events that will see the famed orchestra partnering with various local groups, music appreciators of all ages will find classical entertainment to enjoy.
Hundreds of students from over 30 Philadelphia high schools will play in Monday, March 2's All-City Music Festival, featuring the All-City Choir, Band and Orchestra. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Kimmel Center (Broad and Spruce Streets), the free concert will see Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin serving guest conductor duties for the finale.
Students will get the chance to see the Philadelphia Orchestra in action before they hit the stage for the big show on Thursday, March 5. At 10:30 a.m., over 700 students will sit in on an open rehearsal at the Kimmel Center (Broad and Spruce Streets) before that evening's 8 p.m. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3. featuring pianist Emanuel Ax. Before the show, however, at 6 p.m. amateur cellists can get the chance to play with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Register ahead of time, though, or just come to watch the community take part in a free arts event.
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Today gets five stars.
For sonic exploration: Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra team up with a storyteller for a dynamic storytelling and instrument-exploring session. Held at both 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. at the Academy of Music (Broad and Locust Streets), today's Sound All Around program features clarinet music.
For a tour: Enjoy a guided view of the Hagley Museum (200 Hagley Creek Rd., Wilmington) at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. today.
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The month of March hosts one of the most overrated drinking days of the year: St. Patrick's Day.
For one thing, the Irish holiday isn't the only drinking event worth mentioning. This month includes beer festivals, charity events, boozy brunches and more.
Raise a glass to these events.
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Ladies, March is all about you. Women's History Month is chock full of events showcasing the raddest women around (that would be all of you!).
Students from Moore College of Art and Design — the country's only women's visual arts college — will exhibit work at the Mt. Airy Art Garage (11 W. Mt. Airy Ave.) that explores gender identity. "The Gender Weave Project" opens with a reception on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. and runs until Sunday, March 29. Exhibiting artists and other guests will speak at an International Women's Day panel on Sunday, March 8 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The National Constitution Center (525 Arch St.) tips their hats to women in history with a new interactive program "Decoding the Lyrics: Bad Romance – Women's Suffrage," using pop songs to lead visitors through that chapter in herstory, playing at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. from Sunday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 31. Other activities include a Women's History self-guided tour and giant women's history game board.
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Into the Woods
In this larger-than-life drag iteration of Into the Woods, Philadelphia's favorite drag queens perform and bring life to some favorite fairytale characters from the hit musical and recent film. This special added performance on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Voyeur Nightclub will be the last chance to see this spectacle that has already performed twice to packed houses. Starring Mimi Imfurst, Aeryanah Von Moi, Steve Cisowski, and many other local performers from the LGBT community.
Doors at 8:00pm. Showtime at 9:00pm. For tickets.
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Since 1829, the Philadelphia Flower Show has been wowing crowds with displays of horticultural goodness. Once more, the show returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center (1101 Arch St.) from Saturday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 8. With over a week of acres of gardens, floral exhibits and displays attractions and events honoring the movies — especially Disney ones — don't get lost in a pollen-fueled daze.
Entrance Garden: Channeling the movies of the '20s, visitors will walk through an Art Deco theater adorned with flowers. The garden will also see palm trees, chandeliers, blossoms, moss, jewels, hostas, lilies and roses. More info.


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Breakfast Forum: Paola Bergallo , Yale Law School (USA) and Rachel Sieder , Chr. Michelsen Institute, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen , University of Bergen.
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On the occasion of the visit of Brazil's foreign minister, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF) and NorLARNet will together arrange a brief seminar, with Antonio de Aguiar Patriota as the main speaker. His speech is titled: "The UN Security Council: a time for multilateralism, diplomacy and reform".
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Charlotte Chamber economic developer Kati Hynes has been honored by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Charlotte as commercial real estate person of the year. She accepted the award and was the keynote speaker at the organization's Excellence Awards at The Ritz-Carlton on Tuesday.
As an economic developer for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Kati has been directly involved in recruiting new industries and business to Charlotte for more than 12 years. She works closely with relocating and expanding company officials to educate them on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg market and business climate as well as introduce them to the many opportunities available in this community.
Between January 2011 and November 2012, Kati was responsible for creating more than 4,300 jobs, $226 million in capital investment and 1,242,000 square feet of commercial space in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. She and her team (The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Division) were honored by Site Selection Magazine as one of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups in the nation in both 2009 and 2010. This is no small feat as the Charlotte Chamber was selected from more than 15,000 economic development agencies around the country. Additionally, Atlas Advertising awarded the team the Gold Medal as the highest performing economic development organization for communities in the 250,000 to 1 million population range for 2011 to 2012.
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