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Archive for June, 2004
Renew! Renew! Renew!
Phew! I finally uploaded new versions of JujuEdit, BookReader and eLibrary, with mostly minor fixes. They seem good, although I had some last minute trouble building the installers [I ended up reverting to an old installer builder because the newest version of Ghost Installer seemed to bork the project files from the previous one.]
The whole download for just the C# Express package is still more than 50MB, so it's not that lite really.
Microsoft are now providing Express versions of all their major programming languages in separate packages. The downloads are free, and they're still calling it a beta [who isn't?] but it sounds like a bloody good idea to me. A C# Lite is exactly the sort of thing I am looking for as a programmer, not really wanting to swallow the whole .NET/managed code/C# thing in one big gulp [and not wanting to shell out the bucks either].
Heat Vision and Jack
I can only pray that the damned BitTorrent seed I'm using doesn't die [85% after 32 hours!] before I have successfully downloaded the pilot of Heat Vision and Jack, a show purportedly featuring Jack Black as a renegade astronaut with super mind powers caused by exposure to solar radiation, and his partner Doug, a talking motorcycle who was once a man [voiced by Owen Wilson]
Read the synopsis for more information and screen shots…
Art and Perfection[ism]
Currently reading Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland. I first heard about this book on Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids 2 DVD commentary, wherein he paraphrased a wise little story about the perils of seeking perfection. Here is the original, from the book:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class he would bring in his bathroom scales and weigh the work of the "quantity" group: fifty pound of pots rated an "A", forty pounds a "B", and so on. Those being graded on "quality", however, needed to produce only one pot – albeit a perfect one – to get an "A". Well, came grading time and a curious fact emerged: the works of highest quality were all produced by the group being graded for quantity. It seems that while the "quantity" group was busily churning out piles of work – and learning from their mistakes – the "quality" group had sat theorizing about perfection, and in the end had little more to show for their efforts than grandiose theories and a pile of dead clay.
This is such a valuable lesson, so well described, that there's nothing I can really add. Instead I will go and do some work, and maybe some of it will be good.
Is Crooked Text sharper?
Today's entry is actually vaguely related to work I am supposed to be doing! It occurred to me while I was tidying up Book Reader in preparation for a new version.
Just playing with a simple idea, and wondering if it could be of use for improving readability of text on computer screens. A big problem in computer graphics is interference patterns between a source image and the screen on which it is displayed. The result of this inteference is generally known as aliasing [imagine people on TV wearing pin-stripe clothing that shimmers wildly when they move].
The thing is, it doesn't just apply to source images; it can relate to text too, because like pixels, lines of text are arranged according to regular spacings and intervals. This means you can get unsightly artefacts when the point size is quite small [only a few pixels]. I wrote some stuff about anti-aliasing text a while back in this article.
What I didn't consider in that article is the possibility of improving readability by rotating the text so that its major axes no longer line up with those of the pixels on the screen. Visible interference [and hence aliasing artefacts] should be reduced by doing so, so I knocked up some samples to test the theory.
This is exactly the same source text, each time rotated and downsampled in a single step. The different angles are 0, 15, 30 and 45 degrees. To my strange wooden eyes, 45 looks the clearest, followed by 30, then 0, then 15. I think 15 looks the worst for the same reason that italics often look bad: the near vertical strokes within the letterforms are slanted just enough to reveal classic jaggies. Oh, for a 300DPI display! Still, if you concentrate on the baseline of the text, I think you will agree that it generally tends to get sharper as the angle gets bigger.
So is this any use in the real world? To be honest, probably not. No one wants to have to lean over to read text on a screen, and implementing a slanty text renderer complicates the programming side of things no end. Still, it's interesting to think about [for people like me].
Pulp Fetish
All this reading and criticizing of books has me fevered up with the I-wanna-write-a-book bug. Problem is, writing a book is hard, and takes a long time. And I'm lazy, and I haven't got any good ideas.
But I still wanna write a book!
Being Mr Computer Guy for so long is making me go strange for the corporeal. Since so much of what I do exists only in the form of bits and bytes, I feel a growing need to create something physical, something real that I can actually hold in my hands. Something that can continue to exist without a computer, without electricity. Unfortunately, in the real world I have no manual skills. Everything I know is in my head, and all my hands know how to do is type.
And so, I want to write a book. More specifically, I want to make a book. With real pages, and a real cover.
So I have sort of made a book
Yes, rather than writing a whole lot of new words, I thought my needs might be satisfied by collecting a whole lot of old ones together instead. This handsome one volume set comprises all JujuBlog entries from the before-time right through to my recent 32nd birthday [which seemed a fitting cutoff point].
That's 266 scintillating entries crammed into 256 sizzling pages!
Of course, clicking on links won't work [but isn't this whole hypertext thing getting old anyway?] there is no color printing except for the cover, and it's not searchable, except in the old-fashioned sense. On the plus side, it does have a table of contents, and it will continue to function even if you spill coffee all over it.
The cover design is a total knockoff of a 1963 edition of Fail-Safe. It only took me about fifty bajillion hours to create, so I'm very proud. Note that I avoided the temptation to add fake creases and scuff marks, since I want it to look like a brand new shoddy old book.
CafePress is the printer I am using, largely because they apply no set up fee. Read my previous post on their publishing service, as well as my first impressions of a test book I had printed. I won't actually put up a link to the CafePress product page until I have received the copy I just ordered and verified that it's all hunky dory.
How to make a book from a blog
- Pick a size and format. CafePress has only certain sizes and binding types available, and for this book I decided to go with perfect-bound 5" x 8".
- Create front and back cover art to desired size [at least 150 DPI]. Be sure to spend as much time as possible on this. Don't finalize the spine yet, because unless you're very smart you don't yet know how thick the book will be.
- Create a special massive HTML page featuring every single blog entry. This was done using the same system I use to maintain the main page of this blog, so in this case it was a no-brainer.
- Import the HTML into OpenOffice.org to finalize print layout. This was not as much work as it might sound, with most tasks being in some way automatable.
- convert to native SXW format.
- set new page size [very important!].
- visually scan for pagination issues and manually change where necessary.
- add page headers and footers.
- add table of contents [automatically generated from headings within the entries].
- fiddle with margins and font sizes until page count is an exact power of two, giving you bonus nerd points.
- Export to PDF. PDF is one of my least favourite formats, because it is overhyped and overused [how many times have I jabbed at the stop button yelling "Cancel Cancel Cancel!!!" when I realize a link is taking me directly to some bloated PDF document]. But the one thing it is good for is creating a "ready for print" document, where the layout is effectively written in stone.
- Upload PDF to CafePress.
- Download image template for the cover's spine, which is generated to match the number of pages in your uploaded document. Spend a few more hours tweaking the cover, then upload front, back and spine images to CafePress.
- Select CafePress price, category, title, blurb etc for the book.
- ???
- Profit!
I really love doing this kind of stuff, especially when I know that there are far more productive ways to use my time. The keen observer will have noticed that this entire blog is in fact a poorly disguised giant time-wasting machine, designed primarily to prevent me from focusing on the many tasks awaiting completion [eg updating all my beta software that expires at the end of this month!]
Review: The Da Vinci Code
I'm sure Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is a cracking story [it had better be], but oh boy, does the prose stink! Here is the opening paragraph from the Prologue:
Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. He lunged for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio. Grabbing the gilded frame, the seventy-six-year-old man heaved the masterpiece toward himself until it tore from the wall and Saunière collapsed backward in a heap beneath the canvas
I was going to explain why I think it stinks, but a quick google reveals that others have already done the same, notably Language Log. I'm not quite so finicky, but I still have a major beef with that last sentence, wherein the "seventy-six-year-old man" from the first clause is referred to by name [Saunière] in the last. The lack of a pronoun makes it sound like they are two different people, so then the reader [ie myself along with a small, randomly selected sample group] has to check it again to realize "Oh right, it's the same guy".
And this is in the opening paragraph, arguably the most important in the entire book!
If I'd had the sense to open this book before buying it [based on its incredible popularity] I would have read those first few lines, closed it again and chucked it back on the pile. And I am not exactly a literary snob; I like Harry Potter, I've never made it more than twenty pages into Ulysses, and I am embarrassed to admit that I have never read anything by Umberto Eco [although somehow I manage to admire his work]. But even I can say — with confidence — that this is a poorly written book.
Brown's aversion to the personal pronoun is intense; like he's afraid that we will lose track of the characters if he doesn't keep referring to them by proper name. The following extracts are from Chapter 16, at which point Sophie, the beautiful and gifted cryptologist, is still the only female character in the novel:
Sophie wondered how long it would take Fache to figure out she had not left the building. Seeing that Langdon was clearly overwhelmed, Sophie questioned whether she had done the right thing by cornering him here in the men's room.
Sophie wondered if maybe he had fallen terminally ill and had decided to attempt any ploy he could think of to get Sophie to visit him one last time.
Brown obviously took it to heart when scolded as a child: "She's the cat's mother!" In chapter 16, the name "Sophie" appears 25 times within the first 21 paragraphs. Again, at this point in the book, Sophie is the only female character. There are no other characters who could be referred to as "she".
When I bought this book, I was kind of expecting something somewhere between Michael Chabon's utterly fabulous The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon. Needless to say, I was rather disappointed; where there should be prose, I find only stinky cheese. Brown has a penchant for muddy descriptions of people and places, which read like something a high-school student might be chided for. Behold the opening paragraph of Chapter 10:
Silas sat behind the wheel of the black Audi the Teacher had arranged for him and gazed out at the great Church of Saint-Sulpice. Lit from beneath by banks of floodlights, the church's two bell towers rose like stalwart sentinels above the building's long body. On either flank, a shadowy row of sleek buttresses jutted out like the ribs of a beautiful beast.
Terrible similes abound. Since when do sentinels tower above their charge? And I don't think it's possible to imagine any beast whose ribs jut out as beautiful. Ribs traditionally go inside a beautiful animal. Also, I think he is using the word "either" incorrectly; literally, he is describing a church whose rib-like buttresses jut out on one side or the other, but not both. Again, this is a chapter opening paragraph.
Shouldn't writing ability be a requirement for the best-selling author? Personally, I want to be able to lose myself within a book, but I find it very hard to do so when clumsy sentence construction and a superabundance of adjectives keep reminding me that it's all just a bunch of crummy words on paper.
Baffling Codes!
The following coded message is introduced in Chapter 8 (accompanied by a reference to Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man):
O, Draconian devil!
Oh, lame saint!
If you can decipher it, you are well ahead of the protagonist, who doesn't crack it until chapter 20! Where's Hermione Granger when you need her…
Passport Stereograms
My friend Shaun recently pointed something out to me about old style [non-digital 2×2] passport photos: They are ready-made stereograms! Since each of the four images is taken by a different lens [using a special passport camera], each one offers a slightly different viewpoint of the subject, enabling two stereoscopic images to be constructed [one from the top pair, and another from the bottom].
Here I have created an animation from the first two shots of my own most recent passport photo [circa 2000?] to illustrate the depth effect achievable.
If you've got two good eyes [I don't] you should be able to get the effect manually simply by looking at either the top or bottom pair of images and crossing your eyes such that the left eye sees the right image and the right eye sees the left [a standard technique for viewing stereograms]. Unfortunately, because of my bad eye [nothing to do with color blindness] I am as incapable of this as I am of seeing those damn random dot stereograms that were so popular ten years ago.
Sadly, like so many twentieth century things, these kinds of photos are probably going to become very rare, as chemical photography is made redundant by digital technology. Powerful, ubiquitous and boring digital technology.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK, when I lament that the words "ShELL OIL" and "BOOBLESS" will be virtually meaningless to future generations.
API Fatigue
Joel has some interesting thoughts about the Windows API and how Microsoft may have dropped the ball:
No developer with a day job has time to keep up with all the new development tools coming out of Redmond, if only because there are too many dang employees at Microsoft making development tools!
I'm glad to hear it from him, although I kind of knew it already [one of the few posts I got multiple responses/references to was this one]. It's always reassuring to have your feelings reinforced by someone respected in the field. I recommend reading the full article of course.
Well, today I was 32 years old. Not atypically, this latest birthday finds me taking stock of my life [most of which has been spent in front of a computer monitor] and asking "What's it all about?" and "Where did I put those chocolate biscuits?"
I've just finished reading Paul Brickhill's Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, a smashing rollercoaster of a biography, which can be summarized thusly:
Douglas was born a jolly fine chap, quickly learning to savour adversity as a series of challenges to be overcome. As he grew up, he became truly great, excelling at all things, and even when he was behaving like a reckless idiot endangering others he was great, because you could see it was merely his indomitable spirit emerging. Arrogance, vanity and petulance were all just different ways of expressing his all round British greatness. He lost both legs in a plane crash while showing off, and his triumph in learning to walk again rendered him even greater still. Then to his relief the war started, and he proved himself the best of pilots, and he shot down loads of Germans, and everyone thought he was invincible, which it turned out he was, so that was lucky. Then he got shot down and locked up in Kolditz for three years but that was ok, because he made up for it by being even more indomitable. Even the Germans had to respect his greatness.
If you were to assume that my summary is ironic, you would be only half right. Reach for the Sky is a story that unsettles me, because in spite of the unabashedly rose-tinted adulation which the author lavishes on his subject [almost embarrassing at times], it is nevertheless clear that Bader truly was an extraordinarily impressive self-made man. I read about someone like this, and I ask myself: "Am I even a tenth of what this guy was?" … and I figure I already know the answer.
But hey, what is greatness anyway?
Bloody PAL & NTSC
I received a much anticipated DVD set in the mail last week, The Directors Series, showcasing the work of Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze and Chris Cunningham. Gondry's work was what I was most interested in, having been a fan of his videos since long before I knew who he was.
MUCH TO MY DISTRESS as I starting watched them, I found that they looked "bad" somehow, with strange video artefacts and jarring motion, especially in Chemical Brothers' Star Guitar and Bjork's Joga. Then I realized that my new [cheap] DVD player must be forcibly converting the 60Hz NTSC signal [the TV standard in the USA] to a 50Hz PAL signal [the TV standard here in Australia]. Yikes!
Luckily it turned out that the player was simply defaulting to "safe" mode, and could easily be configured to output whatever signal the DVD was encoded as. Since most TVs are multi-system these days, this worked fine, and the clips now look great in NTSC mode.
Another Illustration of Color Blindness
Further to my previous post on the subject of red/green color blindness, I've attempted to create a more everyday illustration of how I see the world.
The following two images look pretty much the same to me:
I'm pretty sure that a normal sighted person should be able to spot the badly drawn red flowers on one of these two shrubs. Several times in my life people have drawn my attention to the "beautiful flowers" on some tree, and I have just stared like an idiot going: "What…? Where…?"
And perhaps you can imagine how annoying and embarrassing it was for me back in the sixth grade, playing cricket and searching for the ball [red] in thick grass, before I knew I was color blind. Wicket keepers would angrily shout across the field: "IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!" as the opposing team racked up the runs. Maybe that's what put me off sport…
Simple is better, isn't it?
As of today I have changed the whole look and feel of the blogsite. Gone (for now) are:
- The Georgia font, which although very readable is a real pain in the ass for its ridiculous digits where the zero looks like an o. The font now defaults to whatever your browser is set to use, which means good ol' Times New Roman if you're on Windows with default settings. Compare TNR's sensible uniformly sized digits: 0123456789 with Georgia 's pretty but jumbly ones: 0123456789
- Sidebars, with junk that added too much visual clutter. I figure that anything really important can just be added at the top. Also sidebars make life difficult for handheld devices and other alternative browsing platforms.
- Scripts. Why use Javascript unless it's necessary? I was using it for dynamically updatable sidebars, but since they're gone, there's no need for scripts.
I have also added an index page linking to all online entries [2 years' worth] by title, so that should be useful for those that like to browse.
I'm still unsure about issues like fixed-width vs variable. I really like the idea of a page collapsing as much as possible to fit the browser width, but I really really hate trying to read text that extends all the way across a high resolution full screen window. All I really want is the ability to set a maximum width proportional to the font size, but to the best of my knowledge this is impossible with vanilla HTML/CSS. For now I'll go with variable width.
Hopefully I will continue to like this new minimal styling, and hopefully my visitors will too. I've tried this approach before, and it always ends up growing complicated again, but maybe I'm finally over the desire to add more-more-more and can keep things simple from now on. We shall see.


text: E-cox Live! E-COX is an electronic music project formed by brothers Igor and Kika Willcox based on the house and its variations. Descended from a long line of musicians, the brothers are producers who accumulate vast experience in the electronic scene. The live is composed of synthesizers, drum machine,peripherals and still has the "plus" the charisma and the exuberant voice of Kika, thus leaving the stage performance even more compelling.The project has performed at major festivals and clubs in the electronic scene, like Spirit Of London, Tim Festival, Aero Caldas, Megavonts, White Label, Spirit of House Cultural Turn, Parktronic, Rio Quente Resorts, Pacha, Sedna (Goiania) , Lounge (Uberlandia / Rio Preto), Royal (Goiania), Nightclub (Maringa), Zoff Club (Indaiatuba), 180 graus(Ubatuba), Alizzari (Annapolis), Sirena Tour, FDS Araxá, Caldas Country, among many others.The e-COX Live has several remixes and original music launched in the main sites in the world of electronic music such as Beatport, Juno Download, Trackitdown. These songs being performed by leading DJs of the Brazilian and international scene, especially the remix Good Life (Inner City), who turned a big Hit at 97 Radio Fm.In 2009 participated in the contest of the remix I gotta feeling (Black Eyed Peas) sponsored by Beatport site being in fifth place overall, where more than 4,000 remixes were enrolled.In 2011 did the official remix for the famous band from Brazil Jota Quest "É Preciso" which became hit on radio and clubs throughout the country.The live is knowed by the differential because it is a real show of electronic music where anything goes really live. Kika Willcox (vocals and lyrics) and Igor Willcox (synths, DJ, producer and drummer) show his charisma with the people and intimacy with electronic music playing songs that make the dance floor not stop dancing and singing.Kika Willcox - vocals, lyrics, composer. He was part of Project Crossover alongside Dj Julio Torres and the violinist Amon Lima, and two tracks recorded with lyrics and melody on the album project called Humanized. With experience of someone who has opened shows for Fat Boy Slim and Martin Ten Velden, Kika commands the dance floor with lots of charm and a powerful voice.Igor Willcox - keyboard, drums, composer and producer. As a drummer has played with artists such as Sandy and Junior, Guilherme Arantes, Frejat, Fernanda Porto, Bocato and Familia Lima. As a producer Igor makes tracks for commercials, films, music production courses and produces bands in his own studio, producer and label called WEW Recods. In addition, he leads a trio of instrumental music since 2006 occupies the charts around the world with NEW SAMBA JAZZ CD released by the label Altrisuoni (Switzerland). E-COX Live belongs to the casting of Level One Agency and is sponsored by KORG, renowned brand of musical instruments around the world. Watch the videos and check out: http://www.youtube.com/ecoxlive music download: http://soundcloud.com/ecoxlive Social media: http://www.twitter.com/ecoxlive http://www.facebook.com/ecoxlive

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The MySpace Ecosystem
There's no question that the social networking site MySpace has grown into a monster (see BusinessWeek.com, 11/15/05, "Users Crowd Into MySpace"). It had 17 million unique monthly visitors when News Corp. (NWS) acquired it last year. Now the site, where people communicate via home pages laden with messages, photos, blogs, music, and more, has 54 million unique monthly users, according to researcher comScore Media Metrix.
It generates more page views than any other site on the Web, except for Yahoo! (YHOO) (see BusinessWeek.com, 11/14/05, "MySpace growing even faster since acquisition").
Now, MySpace is beginning to create its own ecosystem of third-party companies that are developing features and applications for the giant digital community, according to a new report from analyst Richard Greenfield of Pali Research. He says the idea is to encourage other companies to use their creativity and expertise to come up with things for MySpace users that MySpace itself hasn't. That could be anything from letting people add to their MySpace home pages from a mobile phone or creating a slide show of their favorite MySpace photos.
The move is an important milestone for MySpace. Only the largest and most vibrant of tech communities are capable of creating that sort of network effect. Classic examples of tech companies that have created such ecosystems include Microsoft's (MSFT), with its Windows operating system, and Apple Computer (AAPL), with its iPod digital-music franchise (see BW Online, 7/19/06, "iPod Accessories Gone Wild"). Software developers have created thousands of applications on top of Windows over the years, and the iPod has generated a sizable industry of companies that create accessories for the music player and a dizzying variety of podcasts.
MySpace is encouraging the development of its nascent ecosystem. "MySpace has always seen itself as a next-generation portal. There are enormous opportunities to develop in and around MySpace. We focus on leveraging the expertise and resources from within the Fox Interactive Media network and with third-party partners alike to expand and enrich the community even further," said a spokesman for Fox Interactive Media, the News Corp. division that includes MySpace.
The effort by MySpace could help it continue its torrid growth. "The MySpace ecosystem could help the site grow even faster than it otherwise would, increasing the usefulness and awareness of the site at no cost to News Corp.," Greenfield says.
One early example of an outside company that's developing special features for MySpace is the wireless upstart Helio, which is owned by Internet service provider Earthlink (ELNK) and Korean wireless broadband pioneer SK Telecom (SKM). Helio allows users to access MySpace from the mobile Helio phone with the touch of a button. Helio has exclusive rights to mobile distribution of MySpace for an undisclosed period of time.
For now, its subscribers are the only mobile phone users with the ability to exchange MySpace messages of unlimited length while they are on the go. They can use their phones to snap pictures or video and wirelessly post them to Web pages. "We understand the power of social networking, and MySpace is clearly the leader in the field," Helio spokesman Rick Heineman said.
The MySpace ecosystem includes several tools that extend the range of communications tools at hand. Slide, which can be found at www.slide.com, allows users to turn content at MySpace and other sites such as eBay (EBAY), into slide shows. And a free piece of software available from MyWhatSpace (www.mywhatspace.com) lets MySpace members send messages to multiple MySpace friends at the same time. It also allows users to create subgroups of MySpace friends, and send all of the members of the subgroup a message. Neither company was available for comment.
The MySpace ecosystem remains in the early stages. It's certainly nowhere near as large as the iPod's, let alone the massive one around Windows. But it's an encouraging sign for a business that has lots of users but relatively little revenue. As MySpace helps other companies create revenue for themselves, its ability to attract and retain members should be strengthened, boosting its power among advertisers.


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Welcome to Tijuana, the real one
A book from Tijuana natives to the rest of the world
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It seems like many people dont really know the real Tijuana, not only speaking about foreign people, but natives as well whom many of them dont know any of the famous landmarks, and just go to whatever is trendy or popular .
Unfortunately many people dont really know the story of this city, its legends, its people, images, places that maybe are not hip right now but at some point was the spot to be seen at.
For this and many more reasons there is one person who made it his duty to investigate the town, and who took time from his busy schedule and actually sat down to find the true story behind this great city, a city that its stories are created by its people.
After all history is made out of moments and moments are make great memories.
Who took the time to do all of this? Well it was done by attorney Alvaro Montaño along with his nephew Mauricio Chavez, whom both decided to put together a book with many images, easy to comprehend and is titled Welcome to Tijuana
After greeting each other and drinking some coffee, I then asked him of how this idea was brought up, by which attorney Montaño said, While I was on a family vacation to San Francisco, when we finished our visit to Lombard Street, we realized that there were 4 books of this street alone, many more of the golden gate and of the city.
Books that talk about Tijuana there isnt really one, and the ones that do exist usually talk about Baja in general, and also many books or novels to be more precise, are that of just the scenery that the city is thought of, which its not really a nice image that has anything positive.
Video : Álvaro Montaño talks about Welcome to Tijuana
This book is made 100% in Tijuana, from the authors all the way to the printing house. Its a homemade product and you know what they say Everything that is homemade always is better, and what person to better write about it than someone who is actually from Tijuana. We believe that in order to love something, first you have to know it expressed the author.
This is very true, you cannot love something that you dont know anything about and far less even speak about it either, when you love it, you talk about it with passion and with feelings which is exactly what an author needs. To speak passionately about his work, he needs to do it with love and care in order to give it that positive edge it needs.


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- 1. Find your contacts
- 2. Enter your prescription
- 3. Checkout:
Polysoft 55 Aspheric
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Availability: In Stock
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Polysoft 55 Aspheric contacts are sold under multiple names in a variety of stores, but the lenses are all identical. Polysoft lenses are store brand contacts made by CooperVision. Your order will be fulfilled with CooperVision Biomedics Premier contacts.
Polysoft 55 Aspheric lens design effectively controls spherical aberration in the lens and human eye. Spherical aberration is the inability of a lens to focus light on a common point. That means Polysoft 55 Aspheric contact lenses are able to focus light, providing clearer, crisper, sharper vision regardless of the amount of correction required. At the same time, a thinner, patented edge design provides excellent comfort. Polysoft 55 Aspheric provides better vision, comfort, and proven performance.
- LENS TYPE: Monthly replacement disposable soft contact lenses.
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- MATERIAL AND % OF CONTENT: 38% omafilcon A.
- MANUFACTURER: CooperVision, Inc., Irvine, CA
BRAND: Polysoft


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The Ministry of Education has admitted some school buses may not be suitable for transporting all wheelchair-bound pupils, after it was made aware of a parent's safety concerns.
Pat Fox of Oamaru said she believed her 19-year-old disabled daughter's life was put in danger at least two days this week, because the school bus was not fitted with the correct anchor points to securely restrain her daughter's electric wheelchair.
Mrs Fox said the combined weight of her daughter, Katelyn, and the wheelchair was about 250kg.
The chair should be tied down with special webbing straps, floor-mounted brackets and seat-belts, but she had been informed by Katelyn's carers at Idea Services no suitable restraints were in place.
She said the chair appeared to have been restrained by two straps, which had been attached to a "metal thingy" and tied to one side of the chair, but there had been no seat belt and the chair was able to move around and rock.
The lack of proper restraints meant her child might have been taken to school on Monday and Wednesday "in a very unsafe manner", one that could have been life-threatening, she said.
"Katelyn has had massive brain surgery as a baby - there is an area of her skull that has no bone. She has thousands of blood vessels tied off.
"A blow to the head would basically kill her."
Christchurch-based Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd (RTHL) was awarded the Ministry of Education school transport special education school transport assistance contract to transport special needs children at schools in the Ashburton, Buller, Gore, Marlborough, Oamaru and Rotorua clusters last year.
Ministry resourcing group manager John Clark said all contract tenderers vehicles had been checked by the NZ Transport Agency to ensure they met "specific age and safety requirements".
Mr Clark said although all buses were legally compliant, additional structural changes might be required to cater for the "specific safety needs" of individual special needs pupils.
He said the ministry was aware of the concerns raised in Oamaru, but he was confident the issue would be overcome.
"This specific issue with the wheelchair restraints relates to the larger buses, and the restraints for those buses come under a different New Zealand Transport Agency ruling that states 'that only forward facing wheelchairs need to be restrained on a large passenger service vehicle'.
"The buses are fully compliant. However, RTHL are fitting different restraints to the Oamaru bus today.
"In the meantime, the routes are being covered with two vans while the different restraints are being fitted."
He said a similar issue had also been identified in Ashburton.
"That issue was resolved by the company relocating a wheelchair tour coach, from Auckland, to operate the route until the changes can occur on Friday.
"The ministry is satisfied that when these additional requests are being identified that all operators are responding promptly to rectify any problem."
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Ridge vent VS Box vent
I live in Tampa, Florida, on a lake with little shade. It's very hot and miserably humid!
I recently had my roof replaced and the roofer sealed the existing ridge vent and installed 3 box vents.
The roofer didn't tell me that he planned to change the venting system. In defending the change, the contractor said that ridge vents leak and that box vents are bigger so there's greater air flow.
The attic is 2100 sq feet. I have soffit vents spaced every 4 feet. I also have radiant barrier insulation that is stapled to the underside of the rafters. When the radiant barrier was installed they left the ridge uncovered but the rest is sealed. The box vents were cut into the roof where the radiant barrier is sealing the rafters which obviously hampers any air flow.
I have a few questions. Are box vents really better? If so, are 3, 4 ft x 20 inches vents enough for a 2100 sq foot attic?
If I leave the box vents, I would have to cut the radiant barrier that's covering the vents. Does anyone know how that effects the effectiveness of the radiant barrier?
Should I install a ridge vent and leave the box vents or should I install a ridge vent and get rid of the box vents?
I really appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Your roofer is incorrect in both his statement and his applications.
Ridge vents (if a quality rigid unit is used) are not any more prone to leakage and are the most effective ventilation methodology when combined with full perimeter soffits.
The box vents should pick up attic air and should not be behind the radiant barrier.
I am guessing that the soffits are not covered by the radiant barrier and that the radiant barrier is open at the top to vent through the previously installed ridge vent?
Without looking at the roof I cannot comment for certain, however, it sounds like the ridge vent was the more proper ventilation source.
Thanks! If I put in a new ridge vent, would you remove the box vents or leave them for extra ventilation? If I leave them, I'd cut the radiant barrier that's covering them. I've read that the ideal system would be the same square footage of venting at the soffit as on the roof. I don't know how important that ratio is. I really appreciate your advice.
The box vents need to go if you change back to ridge vents.
Did they ever leak before? Was there sheathing damage at the peak of the roof that would make him thing they had been leaking?
If not then he is wrong in makng the change without talking to you first.
You need a ridge vent with baffles; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6fyWHfTXc
The radiant should not be cut to lose its purpose.The box vents should be closed off as they are venting just that rafter bay (IF the ridge vent is sized for the attic to handle it alone); http://www.airvent.com/homeowner/pro...it-specs.shtml
The soffits may be under-sized for the attic as well. At 1/300 = 7 sq.ft. with 3-1/2 at ridge and 3-1/2 at soffits. That would be 9 x 4' = 36 sq.inches at every vent or a 16" x 6" soffit vent grill (existing). Best would be continuous venting. Pictures from the attic of the soffits; the soffit vents from outside, and the box vents from the attic...
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Thanks for all the input. I've attached photos so you can get an idea of the layout. Please excuse the mess, we're in the process of a complete renovation. I'd love your advice on a vent for the new porch. I would think there should be a ridge vent on that too.
I took a picture of the box vents from inside the attic but they are literally covered by the radiant barrier so you can't see them. They span two rafters. There are 2 installed and the roofer planned to install a third on the new porch but I told him to stop.
I didn't think about the soffit vents but you're right, I probably don't have enough. When I looked at them I realized there's paint covering a lot of the holes. At a minimum, I'll buy new ones.
It also never dawned on me that they could be covered with insulation. I'll check that out too. Thanks Again!
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JCHBPL Member
@pastyj-2-2Locale: SE US
Living the SE US, it just too darn hot (for me) to backpack in the summer. My prime time is Oct – April, but even in Jan-Feb we can have lows anywhere from the 50s to the teens.
I have been using a WM Megalight for the past 9 years and love it, but recently got tired of the fact that it is sometimes just too much bag and ordered an EE Revelation 30 deg 750 FP (really excited about it's arrival) for the warmer trips.
This got me wondering about the sleep system quivers of those who face very different climates, and climate extremes. We often discuss individual pieces of gear, but I'm interested in your "collection" and your decisions/experiences that led to it's creation.
Hooded or quilt?
Temp ratings?
Down or Synthetic?
Ect.Jul 9, 2014 at 5:26 am #2118382
Charles GrierBPL Member
@rinconLocale: Desert Southwest
Two. One is a 28 oz Marmot Helium I use in colder weather, the other is a 19 oz Western Mountaineering Summerlite I use in warmer conditions. I am a three season backpacker. I spend most of my outdoor time in the western mountains and the southwestern canyon country.Jul 9, 2014 at 5:56 am #2118386
Doug GreenBPL Member
@dougpgreenLocale: North Carolina Piedmont
Lots of cheap synthetics for loaners or car camping, emergency use kept int cars/trucks, etc., but I only use 3 for hiking. I don't generally camp with the weather too much below freezing. I have a 15 degree down for cold weather (with a liner I can get down to 15 easily), a 32 degree down for summer / temps to 40, and a 55 degree synthetic bag for hot rainy July/August camping in NC when I know I will be a sweaty mess.Jul 9, 2014 at 6:02 am #2118389
Jennifer MitolBPL Member
@jenmitolLocale: In my dreams....
I'm narrowing mine down….
I live in Austin now, where it is also TOO D@MNED HOT to do much of anything in the summer…but I travel a lot for trips – everywhere. Alaska, Patagonia, Nepal, Sierra, White Mountains, Green Mountains, Great Lakes, etc. I'll also comfortably camp into the teens before I start thinking it wasn't a good idea. I want to get into winter camping tho!
I currently have a 15-ish degree EE Enigma quilt I had Tim tweak for me – 20 wasn't warm enough I guess. This, combined with an Exped Downmat UL7 help me be comfy into the upper teens/lower 20s (supplemented with clothes, of course).
I am working on my own synthetic summer blanket for much warmer temps – say 60s and up. For me, having these two options pretty much covers my needs. The warm quilt is still only about 20 oz, and the finished version of my synthetic should be about 10-11 oz. So needing to carry the warmer quilt in those mid-ranges is perfectly acceptable for me.
I have yet to feel the need for something in the middle for my 40-50-ish nights – the enigma seems to work nicely for that as well.Jul 9, 2014 at 6:02 am #2118390
Ken T.BPL Member
A hooded 25 degree bag
A non hooded 35 degree bag
Will use the unhooded one on top of the other if the rare snow camping/ real cold trip pops up
Both down, both semi-rectangular in cut
Hiking here can be freezing to a hundred. Possible in the same trip.Jul 9, 2014 at 7:36 am #2118410
Valerie EBPL Member
@wildtownerLocale: Grand Canyon State
This subject is really all about where you live/travel/hike…
I still have my -30 bag left over from when I used to winter camp in NH. I don't use it much these days, but I'm sentimental about it.
Now I'm in Arizona, where the weather can be schizophrenic (100F during the day; down to 36F at night), so I have 2 bags:
WM Kodiak (0F) for mountain adventures spring/fall; and
WM Megalite w/2oz extra down (25F?) for summer mountain adventures.
I don't really backpack in the summer, but if I did, I'd probably just take the Megalite in case it got cold at night. If I were in Florida, where the nighttime temperatures didn't dip much, I'd probably get an extremely light bag/quilt (40F-50F range).Jul 9, 2014 at 8:37 am #2118425
John VanceBPL Member
@servingkoLocale: Intermountain West
I have two primary quilts – Katabatic Chiso for 90% of the time and a Katabatic Alsek that I have yet to use. Both are wide regulars.
I also have the following, some of which haven't been used in decades:
Sierra Designs Wick Fast Bag
FF Perigrine
Snowlion Toursack…Mid 70's and well loved
Gerry Mummy…don't remember the model
REI Downside up…Down on top and synthetic on bottom circa 1970ish and my first REI purchase.
REI Bivy Sack…It's a bag with zips for the arms, polarguard and crazy colors.
Over the years I have purchased and used another 25 to 30 bags not included in the above list. With the exception of the Perigrine these bags are loaners and car/backyard camping bags all serviceable and in good shape. The Snowlion Bag has some 500-600 nights on it and although the shell while clean, it looks a bit "gamey" but the down still lofts nicely.Jul 9, 2014 at 8:42 am #2118427
David UreMember
A Feathered Friends Swift with overfill for temps below -10C and a Golite Quilt for temps above that.Jul 9, 2014 at 8:48 am #2118428
Brad RogersBPL Member
@mocs123Locale: Southeast Tennessee
Probably too many:
Mountain Hardwear Phantom 0: use below 15*f
Javan Dempsey custom quilt (3" loft 20.25oz): use between 15*f and 30*f
Golite Ultra 20 quilt: use between 30*f and 50*f
BPL Pro 90 quilt for use above 50*fJul 9, 2014 at 8:55 am #2118430
Nico .BPL Member
@nickbLocale: Los Padres National Forest
I own three quilts:
15*F down quilt
30*F down quilt
50*F synthetic quilt
The 30*F quilt is my workhorse and gets used for most of my spring trips in my local mountains and summer trips in the Sierra. During shoulder season trips to the Sierra and winter trips to my local mountains, I switch to the 15*F quilt. For proper snow camping trips during winter I layer the 50*F quilt over the 15*F quilt. For the random late spring or summer trip to warmer climes, I use the 50*F quilt by itself.
This quiver works great for me and covers all of my bases. I wouldn't switch a thing.Jul 9, 2014 at 9:32 am #2118436
IanBPL Member
Montbell ULSS#3 covers me from spring until fall.
I'm currently in the market for a winter bag and leaning towards Feather Friends to support a Seattle Based business.Jul 9, 2014 at 10:13 am #2118449
Eric OsburnBPL Member
Zpacks 20F
Marmot Helium woman's 15F
Kelty Cosmic Down 20
Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina 15
ECWS – Sleeping bag
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Kelty Twin 32FJul 9, 2014 at 11:24 am #2118459
John KlinepeterBPL Member
@johnzotkLocale: Northern Rockies, USA
I also have too many. With the exception of the first bag on the list, my expectations were to encounter low temps of about 25 to 45 degrees F. In roughly chronological order of accumulation:
Frostline 0 degree, acquired/sewn ~1974. Worked well for conditions expected and encountered in the Sierra in April. Hasn't been used in decades.
No name duck down bag/quilt, mid 1970's, probably about 10 degree, no hood, completely unzips into a rectangle. Still finds regular use for car camping. Acquired to save a little weight and volume vs. the Frostline but probably still too much for the conditions I encountered in the mid 70's till the mid 80's. Guess I was scared of being cold. **
TNF Beeline, about 32 degrees, early 2000's, no zipper (just a coccon). Lost or stolen and I miss it! Probably a little on the cool end of the spectrum for my usage, though. So, what did I do? Purchased another inadequate bag, below.
Kelty Light Year 25, mid 2000's, about 35 degrees (my rating). Not a good choice, still not enough insulation.
WM Ultralite, ~2007, 20 degrees. Warmth problem solved! Reasonably light.
WM Highlite, ~2008, 35 degrees (more like 40 degrees for me). Used in "warmer" conditions.
Katabatic Sawatch, ~2010?, 15 degree quilt. Very nice! At least as warm as the Ultralite with less weight and bulk. The Alsek, not available at that time, would now be a better choice. Or perhaps the Palisade. **
Vaude Featherlight 200, ~2012, 45 degree. Bought on a whim, haven't used it yet.
EE Revelation 30 quilt with one extra ounce of down, 2013. Hasn't seen much use yet. Should be sufficient (with additional clothing) for most of my needs. **
All are down. I haven't owned a synthetic for ages. All have hoods unless marked by **. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to see the end point ahead of time in place of making the incremental steps?Jul 9, 2014 at 11:39 am #2118465
likes hikesBPL Member
40* enigma long/wide for light summer trips
20* EE Rev Pro 20* long/x-wide 850DT for the majority of 3 season use
0* EE Rev long/x-wide for winter, although I am looking at getting a WM Kodiak or Sequoia for full on winter camping.
Also a 30* EE Rev short for my gf.Jul 9, 2014 at 11:53 am #2118470
JCHBPL Member
@pastyj-2-2Locale: SE US
>>Wouldn't it be nice to be able to see the end point ahead of time in place of making the incremental steps?
Boy Howdy! I've purchased almost every piece of gear at least 4 times as I have gained experience and embraced UL. Sure do wish I had that money back.
Really didn't expect this many people reporting EE quilts. Says a lot about the product and company…can't wait for my Revelation to arrive and to join the ranks of EE satisfied customers.Jul 9, 2014 at 11:57 am #2118471
jimmy bBPL Member
We mostly have BPed in the shoulder months of early spring and fall, up to the heavier snow falls so our WM versalites have worked great.(cold sleepers)
Now looking to do some BPing in the summer months again so looking for a couple bags to take when the temps are warmer but could still surprise us.
If I still need something less warm Im gonna MYO summer quilt.
jimmybJul 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm #2118481
Aaron SorensenBPL Member
@awsorensenLocale: South of Forester Pass
Way too many.
That and flashlights/ headlamps.
1. Marmot Col EQ -40
2. Go Lite 0* down bag
3. TNF Hightail 15* bag
4. Homemade 30* bag
5. Marmot Pounder
10* quilt – homemade
20* EE 1-off down quilt
25* quilt – homemade
30* quilt – homemade
40* quilt – homemade
50* quilt – homemade
The 40* is mainly used for the dogs.
I've made 7 quilts for other people.Jul 9, 2014 at 12:43 pm #2118487
jimmy bBPL Member
HOLY Cow, I think we have a winner.
PhilJul 9, 2014 at 12:50 pm #2118490
Stephen MBPL Member
@stephen-mLocale: Way up North
3 sleeping bags and 1 quilt for me.
I am often out in well below 0 in Michigan so have a fairly diverse range.
30 EE Revelation.
20 WM Alpine lite.
0 WM Kodiak.
-25 WM Puma.Jul 9, 2014 at 1:46 pm #2118514
Christopher YiSpectator
@traumaheadLocale: Cen Cal
Just one, Western Mountaineering Versalite, hooded sleeping bag, down, 10*F, 2 lbs. I like to sleep in just boxers and a tee and I'm a cold sleeper so it works well. Full zip so I can use it as a quilt in warmer weather. Spring through Fall I'm in the High Sierras, Winter I'm in Death Valley.
Only con to me is how much space it takes up in the pack.Jul 9, 2014 at 1:51 pm #2118517
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15º Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina gets me through 70% of the season
50º Marmot Nanowave gets me through the summer and I add it to the Ultralamina in deep, deep winter.
I also have… THE GREATEST SLEEPING BAG EVER MADE!
Seriously, 20ºF and 3.3lbs for $79? I don't really understand how EMS makes a profit. These are great bags. If you need extras for scouts, girlfriends, boyfriends, mothers, fathers, dogs- this is the bag to get.Jul 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm #2118530
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Some people have a lot of bags, and nice ones too. Holy cow.
My two:
Marmot Hydrogen 30*
MH Phantom 45*
It rarely, if ever, dips below 20* in the backcountry around here. No need for anything warmer really.Jul 9, 2014 at 3:07 pm #2118532
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6Jul 9, 2014 at 3:12 pm #2118533
Barry PBPL Member
@barrypLocale: Eastern Idaho (moved from Midwest)
When you have a family, the collection goes up:
60F Egyptian Cotton Sheet for hot/humid nights. I need cotton on those nights. My wife sewed 2 of these like a sleeping bag.
45F JRB Stealth 15oz
25F JRB Hudson River 21oz
20F Zpack 17oz – my #1 goto since it's the lightest and warmest for the Rockies.
30F WM Megalite 24oz (+ a 9oz sweetie pie to convert this for a couple)
35F WM Caribou 21oz (+ a 9oz sweetie pie to convert this for a couple)
5F WM Antelope GWS 46oz
5F EMS (1977 and still going strong with down) 48oz
And 6 synthetic Lumberjack bags that I loan out.
I use a balaclava for my quilts or hooded mummies.
Good thing you didn't ask about my tent collection!
-May everyone sleep well on the first night.
-The mountains were made for TevasJul 9, 2014 at 4:16 pm #2118548
Roger CaffinModerator
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um … I think we have 10. That's after selling a few.
All bar 1 are down, and all bar 2 have hoods.
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McNeese State tight end Josh Jordan had three catches for 51 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern State Saturday night. (Rick Hickman / Special to the American Press)
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Remember all those guys who were injured for McNeese State's 25-24 loss at Southeastern Lousiana last week?
Turns out the Cowboys really needed those dudes.
Every player who wasn't on the field for the second-half meltdown in Hammond played a hand in McNeese's 30-22 win over Northwestern State this weekend. It's safe to say that there's little chance McNeese loses to the Lions with them on the field, and likewise the Cowboys don't take down the Demons without them.
Start with Marcus Wiltz, who led the way with 76 yards on 21 carries after missing the previous game. McNeese's running attack isn't as potent unless it has all three heads of the monster going full-steam. Wiltz may be the most important of the BMW triumverate because he is best suited to attack the middle of opposing defenses.
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His return to the lineup was most triumphant — three catches for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, the impact of returning players was even more pronounced.
The Cowboys sorely missed the play of linebacker Joe Narcisse linebacker at SLU. He was back with a manical, energetic presence that assured this "opponent going 50 percent on third-down conversions" business was coming to an end. He also switched his number to the 34 of teammate Malcolm Bronson, the one key Cowboy leader who won't be returning from his injury this season.
A number switch may seem like a ploy that would have no rational bearing on performance or outcome. Sports often toss rationality out the window, though.
"He's now the emotion of the team," said coach Matt Viator. "He wanted to wear Malcolm's jersey. He hasn't hit anybody in three weeks but worked hard in practice. His shoulder's still not too good but he fought hard, and I give him credit."
Fellow senior Ford Smesny's return to the defense was also a huge lift. Smesny also missed the second half at Southeastern, and if Bronson and Narcisse are this defense's heart and soul, Smesny may be considered the brains. Very rarely is he out of position — and I'm just using "very rarely" under the assumption it has happened rather than seeing sustained evidence — and it showed against the Demons.
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McNeese has a much-needed bye this week, which will ideally give cornerback Guy Morgan time to return to the lineup for an enormous showdown with Central Arkansas in two weeks. With Morgan on the field against Northwestern State, some coverage and tackling miscues on two of Henderson's touchdown passes might not have happened.
"Sitting out that second half (at SLU), it hurt watching the team struggle giving up so many big plays," Smesny said. "... The bye definitely helps us. We've got some more guys who can recuperate, and the younger guys can get some more looks. They'll be more experienced also as this next week comes along."
The bye also gives the Cowboys a chance to retool some of the things that have repeatedly gone wrong the last two weeks.
Twice in a row, McNeese could have put the game out of reach with a touchdown to end the first half, but failed to do so and settled for 3. McNeese allowed a first down on a fake punt for the second straight week, which absolutely can't happen. Likewise, the same thing that allowed Middle Tennesee State back into the season opener — a long kickoff return — allowed the Demons to get back into this game.
As flawed as the past two weeks have been at times, this team is still pretty good. MTSU's 3-0 record since losing to McNeese, including a 49-28 pasting of Georgia Tech, is a good indicator of that. With continued health and improved execution in moments where it can snuff out an opponent's will to fight, the Cowboys can turn into the Southland's team to beat after the break.
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RAS JDIR, Tunisia, March 12 (Reuters) - A crack Libyan brigade commanded by Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis was slowed by a mutiny as it advanced on Misrata on Saturday, with 32 soldiers joining the rebels holding the city, a rebel there said. One defector was a general, said the rebel named Mohammed. The feared 32nd Brigade tried but failed earlier in the day to take Misrata, the last major rebel holdout in western Libya.
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Kevin DrumAug. 27, 2008 2:31 PM
LIKEABILITY....Dayo Olopade on Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer's speech last night:
Not only was Schweitzer's delivery emphatic and simple his mien was entirely genuine, a reality only enhanced by his bolo tie. The governor, an irrigation specialist and practicing catholic, got the meat of these two identities across without being pedantic, speaking of a crucifix in his home and the environmental battles he fights as an executive with fluency.
....A quick Google investigation of the governor reveals an appearance at an American Prospect event in which he lays out the very case for casting him as a major face of the party in future: "[People] like what we Democrats do when we're elected we just have to be more likeable when we're doing the things they like." And oh, was he. Beyond his endearing tics the A-OK hand gestures, his refrences to "industry" he got off some great jabs at McCain, and his hokey but effective pep-rally techniques were straight from the heartland.
Not only was Schweitzer's delivery emphatic and simple his mien was entirely genuine, a reality only enhanced by his bolo tie. The governor, an irrigation specialist and practicing catholic, got the meat of these two identities across without being pedantic, speaking of a crucifix in his home and the environmental battles he fights as an executive with fluency.
....A quick Google investigation of the governor reveals an appearance at an American Prospect event in which he lays out the very case for casting him as a major face of the party in future: "[People] like what we Democrats do when we're elected we just have to be more likeable when we're doing the things they like." And oh, was he. Beyond his endearing tics the A-OK hand gestures, his refrences to "industry" he got off some great jabs at McCain, and his hokey but effective pep-rally techniques were straight from the heartland.
This is something of a problem, isn't it? Yes, successful politicians all have to be likeable in one way or another (Richard Nixon is the exception who proves the rule), but this a particular kind of likeability that Dayo is talking about. It's the rural, jeans-wearing, brush-clearing, aw-shucks likeability of John McCain and George Bush and Ronald Reagan and Dwight Eisenhower. (And LBJ and Bill Clinton.) But if that's the only kind of genuinely acceptable likeability in presidential elections, then our list of electable candidates shrinks to about two or three per year.
I don't have any brilliant answer to this problem, and obviously a lot of people this year are hoping that Barack Obama's version of likeability turns out to be acceptable too. That said, I sort of wish liberals would stop buying into the Schweitzer-esque version of what's likeable and what's not. In the long run, it just kills us.
Stephanie MencimerAug. 27, 2008 2:31 PM
Hillary's speech last night at the Democratic convention wasn't the only event of the day to inspire a little nostalgia for the Clinton administration. A few hours earlier, the Census Bureau released its 2007 poverty and income report, a snapshot of the nation's economic well-being. The easy takeaway message might have been this: We never had it so good as we did in Bill Clinton's second term, when unemployment was low, poverty was low, and the rising tide was lifting all boats. The Census data for 2007 confirm that all future economic progress will be measured by whether the country can get back to the prosperity of 1999. Right now, the Bush administration can't even get the economy back to where it was during the 2001 recession.
According to the Census Bureau, child poverty, which hit a record low during the Clinton years, went up in 2007, and it's significantly higher than it was in 2001 (18 percent vs. 16.5 percent). Median income for working-age adults was lower last year than it was during the recession of 2001, and more people were uninsured, too. The numbers were especially grim given that they came at the end of six years of economic expansion. The data for 2008 are likely to be much, much worse.
The happy years of the Clinton administration notwithstanding, the data make clear that the country has made scant little progress in combating poverty since 1980. The percentage of children living in poverty today is 18 percent, slightly more than it was 28 years ago. The percentage of single moms living in poverty stands at 30 percent, almost exactly what it was in 1980. And the median income for black households in 2007 was $33,916. In 1980, it was $32,876. The poverty trends haven't gone unnoticed by the political class, however, on both sides of the aisle.
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NORMAN ANGELL LIVES....Moscow's stock market is tanking, Poland is teaming up with the U.S. on missile defense, and Russia's neighbors are newly united in opposition to their erstwhile master. Dan Drezner comments:
So, in the end, the war has resulted in losers on all sides. Georgia has obviously lost through its aggressive behavior towards the breakaway provinces. The United States and Europe [have] lost because they clearly were not able to deter Russia in Georgia. Russia has gained the humiliation of Georgia, but is has lost in terms of its ability to raise capital and coordinate among its erstwhile allies, who seem to be juuuuust a bit nervous right now.
This is pretty much where I am too. On the surface, Russia looks newly resurgent and the West looks weak and divided. But these things don't play out in weeks, they play out in years: Abkhazia and South Ossetia will eventually be footnotes to history, but the long-term consequences of Russia's aggression are only starting to be felt. Russia flatly doesn't have the military power to handle more than one Georgia or Chechnya at a time, and as tempers cool and bluster fades, this is going to become increasingly clear. This in turn means that Russia's ability to intimidate its neighbors is going to fade too, and its economy, overly dependent as it is on oil and gas, is going to sputter. In the end, its invasion of Georgia, I suspect, will turn out to be either a wash or a net negative.
Kevin DrumAug. 27, 2008 12:44 PM
McCAIN AND LEDBETTER....Listening to Hillary's speech last night, Marian turned to me and asked, "Does McCain really oppose equal pay for equal work?" It was a little complicated to try and answer that while the speech was still in progress, so I just mumbled something about his voting record and turned back to the TV. Ramesh Ponnuru, however, asks the question more precisely:
Hillary Clinton on McCain: "In 2008, he still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work." Right: Opposing the Lily Ledbetter Act means approving of unequal pay for women. What a disgusting comment.
John Holbo answers:
But what's disgusting about it, from a conservative perspective? She seems to be making a point of being scrupulously accurate. In this context, saying 'it's okay' amounts to saying that the thing in question is maybe a little bad, but it doesn't matter much, so you needn't therefore shouldn't do anything about it. As in: 'do you need a band-aid for that?' 'No, it's ok.' A sense that unequal pay for women 'is ok', in this sense, is precisely the reason one would oppose the Lily Ledbetter Act.
Right. Ledbetter worked at Goodyear Tire for years, eventually discovered that she had been the victim of persistent wage discrimination, sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and then lost her case when the Supreme Court ruled that you can only bring wage discrimination cases within 180 days of the discrimination happening. Since practically no one ever finds out about this kind of thing within 180 days, it effectively gutted Title VII completely.
Now, one of the arguments legal conservatives made at the time was that even if you thought this was a strained, absurdly narrow reading of the law, it was a reading of a law. Since Congress can change laws, it's reasonable for the court to make cautious, narrow readings in statutory cases in the knowledge that they aren't necessarily preserving ancient prejudices in amber forever. Just change the law!
Which, needless to say, the Democratic congress tried to do. But Republicans made it a cause celebre, insisted the Republic would fall if victims of wage discrimination actually had reasonable recourse in the courts, and filibustered the attempt. John McCain supported the filibuster, which means that for all practical purposes, the Title VII ban on wage discrimination is a dead letter. It might as well not be on the books.
So: does McCain think it's OK to oppose equal pay for equal work? He sure doesn't seem to mind it much. He didn't propose any changes to the Ledbetter Act or work to make it more palatable to conservatives. He just opposed it (though, as usual, he skipped the actual vote). So now, if you're the victim of wage discrimination, you essentially have no recourse. And John McCain thinks that's fine.
Nick BaumannAug. 27, 2008 1:47 AM
Second line of the night:
You know, it was once said of the first George Bush that he was born on third base and thought he'd hit a triple. Well, with the 22 million new jobs and the budget surplus Bill Clinton left behind, George W. Bush came into office on third base, and then he stole second.
—Ohio Governor Ted Strickland in a speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Kevin DrumAug. 27, 2008 1:46 AM
QUOTE OF THE DAY....It's a new day (barely), so I get a new quote. This one is from Jared Bernstein, after reading the Census Bureau income report that I blogged about earlier:
Trickle-down economics died yesterday morning at 10AM. The cause of death was a data release from the US Census Bureau, but trickle-down had been ailing from lack of empirical support for decades. Also known as "supply-side economics," trickle-down was the love child of Ronald Reagan, Arthur Laffer, and Jude Wanniski. It is survived by Larry Kudlow and Co., and the editorial page of the Wall St. Journal.
My earlier post on the subject is here.
Party BenAug. 27, 2008 1:16 AM
While Senator Hillary Clinton's speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Denver struck an energetic, unifying tone, the music used in her tribute video and walk-on offered an interesting counterpoint. The video, narrated by Chelsea and played before her speech, kicked off brightly and energetically, with a couple of rock tracks that were considered edgy when they first came out but have since settled into the classic-rock pantheon. First we heard The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," which is based entirely around rising, pulsing major chords, in the upbeat "Louie Louie" style of the time. Then we segued into Lenny Kravitz' "Are You Gonna Go My Way," a track whose funky minor chords in the verses give way to celebratory major chords in the chorus. Next up, Tom Petty's "American Girl," whose chorus kicks off with major chords but then steps briefly into melancholy territory, with a few minor chords expressing a certain nostalgia.
Julia WhittyAug. 27, 2008 1:04 AM
An aerial survey has recently found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water far off Alaska. One was at least 60 miles from shore. All could have difficulty making it back to land and are at risk of drowning, particularly if bad weather strikes.
"To find so many polar bears at sea at one time is extremely worrisome because it could be an indication that as the sea ice on which they live and hunt continues to melt, many more bears may be out there facing similar risk," said Geoff York, polar bear coordinator for the World Wildlife Fund. "Polar bears and their cubs are being forced to swim longer distances to find food and habitat."
The discovery of the nine bears at sea came as the US Minerals Management Service was conducting marine surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in advance of potential offshore oil development. In May, the US Department of Interior listed polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. However, the state of Alaska has opposed the listing and has sued the federal government over its decision to list the bear.
Professor Richard Steiner of the University of Alaska's Marine Advisory Program said: "The bottom line here is that polar bears need sea ice, sea ice is decaying, and the bears are in very serious trouble. For any people who are still non-believers in global warming and the impacts it is having in the Arctic, this should answer their doubts once and for all."
Julia Whitty is Mother Jones' environmental correspondent, lecturer, and 2008 winner of the Kiriyama Prize and the John Burroughs Medal Award.
David CornAug. 27, 2008 12:49 AM
The only question was this: would there be a hint of resentment or reluctance in her speech, any sign of holding back? But Hillary Clinton, on the second night of the Democratic convention and in a much-anticipated speech, offered a loud and clear message to her supporters: get behind Barack Obama. In the opening moments of her speech, she identified herself as a "a proud supporter of Barack Obama" and declared,
I haven't spent the past 35 years in the trenches advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family, and fighting for women's rights at home and around the world...to see another Republican in the White House.
No ambiguity there.
Prior to the speech, a parlor game for the politerati assembled in Denver was to trade gossip and rumors indicating that the Clintons might not be fully with the elect-Obama program. A prominent Obama supporter said she had heard that the Clinton speech would be "bad for us." A reporter said that he had heard that a top Clinton aide was trash-talking Obama to other reporters. This all fed the only narrative of conflict at the convention: the Clintons versus Obama. But right before the speech, Joe Lockhart, who was a press secretary for President Bill Clinton, said to me that Hillary Clinton would put this subplot to rest.
Jonathan SteinAug. 27, 2008 12:43 AM
The relevance of the speeches that came before Hillary Clinton, who will surely get the lion's share of the coverage tonight and tomorrow, is mainly felt among insiders. Democratic Party officials and politicians get a look at how their peers perform on a national stage; the political press gets to see who deserves buzz in conversations about future stars.
That said, there were some genuinely interesting people at the podium tonight. Ted Strickland, the governor of Ohio, and Brian Schweitzer, the governor of Montana, were two such people. Unfortunately, Mark Warner, the former governor of Virginia and a current Senate candidate in that state, was not. Warner painted himself as a bizarro Obama. Both Warner and Obama came from hard-luck circumstances, both made themselves into superstars by working hard and taking advantage of the opportunities for advancement that only America affords. But Warner's meteoric rise was in business — he has made hundreds of millions through early investments in cell phones — while Obama's was in politics. And the speech was heavy on "Yes, We Can" enthusiasm. Warner was a pragmatic governor who worked frequently with Republicans in Virginia; he has stressed throughout his career that he cares about ideas that work, not ideas that originate on his side of the aisle. But for all this resonance with Obama and his story, the speech was underwhelming. It lacked a unifying theme and any rhetorical flourish or rhythm.
And that, ultimately, is why even though Warner likely has the same presidential ambitions as Obama, he would likely be a very different national leader. Obama leads through the sheer force of his personality. Warner has built his immense popularity in Virginia through being an extremely able technocrat. He's effective, not sexy.
Perhaps Warner was doomed from the start. He had the hardest task at the convention — deliver the keynote four years after Barack Obama delivered one of most memorable keynotes in recent political history, and on top of that, speak in the shadow of Hillary Clinton.
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