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Pew Research Center recently found that Americans, overall, see Hamas as more to blame than Israel for the current violences. This is true across demographics—except for those between the ages of 18 and 29.
Only 21 percent of these Millennials believe that Hamas is more to blame, compared to 37 percent of Generation Xers, 47 percent of Baby Boomers, and 53 percent of Silent. Millennials were also more likely to see Israel as more responsible for the violence.
Twenty-nine percent of Millennials charge Israel with instigating the violence, compared to 20 percent, 14 percent, and 15 percent of Xers, Boomers, and Silent, respectively. And in another Gallup poll, 51 percent of Millennials reported that they believe that "Israel's actions in the current Middle East conflict" are "unjustified—" a far stronger take than any other generation above them. more >>
Israel has strongly spoken out against the appointment of Canadian international lawyer William Schabas to head the U.N. Human Rights Council's inquiry into the Gaza conflict, accusing the lawyer of setting himself against the Jewish state and suggesting that the commission has already indicated it will have an anti-Israel bias.
"This commission's anti-Israeli conclusions have already been written, all it needs is a signature," Israel foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, according to AFP.
"For this commission the important thing is not human rights but the rights of terrorist organizations like Hamas." more >>
The European Centre for Law and Justice has hit back against the International Red Cross for insinuating that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, arguing that it is the terrorist tactics of Palestinian militant group Hamas that are in clear violation of international law.
"It is deeply disturbing that the International Red Cross, which should be an objective relief organization, is engaging in an unbalanced and biased campaign to smear Israel," wrote Jay Sekulow, who serves as Chief Counsel of the ECLJ as well as the American Center for Law and Justice.
"While insinuating that Israel is committing war crimes as it protects its civilian population under attack by Hamas terrorists, the Red Cross is turning a blind eye to the deadly terrorist tactics used by Hamas – using its own population as human shields – in clearly violation of international law. We are urging the Red Cross to rely on the facts and the truth in reporting what is taking place in the Gaza conflict. more >>
A three-day cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza is holding as of Monday morning, with negotiations for a longer-term truce set to begin later that day in Cairo.
The cease-fire agreement began midnight in Gaza, BBC News reported, following days of mediation by Egypt, whose previous endeavors for truce between the two sides had been rejected by Hamas.
Israel is expected to send a delegation for talks in Cairo in anticipation of the cease-fire holding, CNN added. more >>
Former President Jimmy Carter, who once accused Israel of being an "apartheid state" worse than South Africa, has gone even further, rebuking the Jewish State for the way it has waged war with Hamas while actually siding with the terrorists.
Writing together with former Irish president Mary Robinson in Foreign Policy magazine, Mr. Carter stated that, "There is no humane or legal justification for the way the Israeli Defense Forces are conducting this war," calling on Israel and the West to recognize Hamas's "legitimacy as a political actor."
Mr. Carter claims that Hamas, by recently joining together with the Palestinian Authority, "pledged to adopt the three basic principles demanded by the Middle East Quartet comprised of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia: nonviolence, recognition of Israel, and adherence to past agreements." more >>
Anti-Israel demonstrators targeted Jewish-owned businesses in NYC's diamond district last week chanting 'free Palestine' and were met with a spontaneous pro-Israel rally by the community that silenced them.
The protesters shouted "free, free Palestine," "free, free Gaza." Local store owners and others in the community took to the streets and countered the protests yelling "Hamas Terrorists" and cheered on the Israel Defense forces, chanting "IDF." Some even broke out into song.
Photojournalist Danielle Avel captured footage of the confrontation. more >>


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When issueing this command from linux:
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What are the last 2 numbers?
The last one keeps increasing by 2 every second, should I be worried?
When issueing this command from linux:
What are the last 2 numbers?
The last one keeps increasing by 2 every second, should I be worried?
There are some misconceptions about what means and how are calculated the values reported by the
These values represent the average system load in the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes, the number of active / total scheduling entities (tasks) and the PID of the last created process in the system.
It is worth noting that the current explanation in
The load of a Linux system is measured using the number of active scheduling entities, or tasks. Tasks are basically process threads. Tasks may be in one of a number of different states, like running, sleeping or blocked. Running tasks are, in fact, tasks that may be really running at that time, or in the run queue. This is better called active or ready tasks, to avoid confusion.
The system have a number of CPUs available for servicing tasks. For the sake of simplicity, consider cores (in multi-core systems) and CPU threads (in hyper-threading systems) as individual CPUs. Each CPU may serve at most a single task at a time. Each CPU may have only one of two instantaneous possible states: either it is idle, or it is processing. This is important because a lot of people misunderstand the information provided by common system monitoring software, and think that the CPU usage at any time is calculated using percentages.
The first important system load metric available is the instant load. The instant load of a system is the number of tasks in the system task queue at the very instant it is measured. This is the first number of the fourth field of the contents returned by
You should take into account that when this value is measured, the process taking this value is counted as running. In other words, this value should never be less than one in normal conditions. Unless your monitoring process is in a tight loop reading this value (it is a very bad idea) you should remember to subtract one from the result in order to ignore the activity of the monitoring process.
A good metric of instantaneous system load is the ratio of the number of active tasks to the number of available CPUs.
Generally speaking, if the number of active tasks is smaller than the number of CPUs available, the system is not using its full processing power, more tasks may be activated in order to make use of the full processing power available. If this number is equal to the number of CPUs available, the system is in its optimal load: all processors are continuously processing and all tasks are being serviced around 100% of the time. If this number is greater than the number of CPUs available, then the system is above the optimal load: tasks are not being serviced 100% of the time, they take more time than needed to process the same amount of information.
It should be clear that the assertions above are highly hypothetical, for an nonexistent "perfect" architecture. In practice, hyper-threading, cache invalidation, context switching and other issues will start to degrade the system performance before the number of active tasks is equal to the number of available CPUs.
The kernel calculates three averages of this number of active tasks, leading to the second important system load metric, known as load averages. These values are calculated periodically (every 5 seconds) using a moving average (or, more precisely, an exponential decay function) over their previous values and the current number of active tasks. They represent the average number of active tasks in the last 1, 5 or 15 minutes. These metrics are exponentially-damped moving averages, meaning that recent measurements weight more than older ones.
These averages are much more useful for system workload and performance evaluation, but they need some caution when interpreted: it doesn't mean for example, that after one minute with exactly one task in a tight loop, the one-minute load average will be at 1.0. It will need more than three times that time to see the one-minute load average stabilizing at 1.0. The explanation is long, and there is some speculation about why Linux does things this way. The following series of articles by Dr. Neil Gunther is a good read about this issue:
UNIX® Load Average Part 1: How It Works
UNIX® Load Average Part 2: Not Your Average Average
Finally, a third system load metric is the CPU usage ratio. This is the metric that is usually displayed in common system monitoring software. It displays how much time each CPU of the system spent processing in a short time interval (usually one second). This value is usually a percentage, being 0% an idle system and 100% a fully busy system.
The CPU usage ratio has very little use for system load and performance evaluation. If you have either one or a hundred threads in tight loops in a single-CPU system, in both cases this metric will just return 100% CPU usage, even though in the latter case the system is a hundred times more loaded.
This value is calculated from values obtained from
The first line presents counters for global system CPU usage, while the following lines present counters for each individual CPU. Other system stats follow. All numbers represent the amount of CPU time in units of
All these times are accumulated since the system boot time. In order to use these metrics, you have to collect at least two samples of them in an interval, and subtract each new value from its previous instance. The sum of all values is the total time the system is running. There are two common ways to calculate the CPU usage:
These are the most common metrics used when evaluating performance on Linux systems.
Last one is the system's workload for last 15 minutes.
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I did a test program that reads integer N from input and then creates N threads and their run them forever. On RHEL 6.5 computer I have 8 processor and each processor has hyper threading. Anyway if I run my test and it creates 128 threads I see in the fourth field values that are greater than 128, for example 135. It is clearly greater than the number of CPU. This post supports my observation: http://juliano.info/en/Blog:Memory_Leak/Understanding_the_Linux_load_average


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DATE & TIME: Thursday, February 27, 10 p.m. (ET)
FACTS & STATS: Site: The Pavilion (8,000) -- Davis, California. Television: None. Home Record: Cal Poly 6-5, UCD 5-8. Away Record: Cal Poly 3-10, UCD 1-11. Neutral Record: Cal Poly 1-1, UCD 2-0. Conference Record: Cal Poly 6-7, UCD 3-9. Series Record: Cal Poly leads, 33-15.
GAME NOTES: A pair of Big West Conference foes will meet up at The Pavilion on Thursday night, as the UC Davis Aggies play host to the Cal Poly Mustangs.
Cal Poly had lost six of its previous seven bouts prior to its most recent contest last Saturday when it got back on the winning track with a 69-64 home triumph over UC Riverside. The Mustangs have still underwhelmed this season both overall (10-16) and in the league play (6-7), and they have played especially poorly on the road (3-10).
UCD's campaign has been a struggle from the very start, as it is just 8-19 and 3-9 in conference action. The Aggies are currently sliding with four straight losses, most recently flying out to Honolulu last Saturday to fall on the wrong end of an 86-77 decision at Hawaii.
The Aggies won the first meeting between the teams this season, 62-58 back on Jan. 30, although the Mustangs have still won six of the past eight matchups and hold a 33-15 lead in the all-time series.
The Mustangs trailed their most recent game by three with under 13 minutes to play but promptly took control with a 12-2 run and held on down the stretch for the four-point victory. Although they shot a lowly 35.4 percent from the field on the evening, much worse than UCR's 45.8 percent, they outscored it from 3-point range (24-12) and the free-throw line (27-16). Chris Eversley made all but one of his 10 tries from the charity stripe on his way to 22 points, while Michael Bolden and Dave Nwaba both netted 13 points.
Points have come at a premium for Cal Poly this season, as it shoots a lowly 41.2 percent from the field for 63.7 ppg, which all but negates is excellent play on the defensive end of the court (.432, 64.0 ppg). Eversley owns lackluster percentages from the field (.399), 3-point range (.313) and the foul line (.697) but still leads the team with 13.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Nwaba is the only other player to score in double figures on a nightly basis with 11.6 ppg on 53 percent from the floor.
The Aggies' exhausting trip to Hawaii did not end well, as they were outshot from the field, 57.1 percent to 44.2 percent, and lost the rebounding battle, 34-28, en route to the nine-point setback. Corey Hawkins overcame the struggles of most of his teammates by shooting 8-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, on his way to 29 points. Clint Bozner made the most of his 22 minutes off the bench by pouring in 16 points.
On the season, UCD has solid offensive attack, as it shoots 44.3 percent from the field for 71.3 ppg, but its downfall has come on the opposite end of the floor where it boasts one of the nation's worst defenses, yielding 78.4 ppg on 48.8 percent shooting. It is also regularly outmanned on the boards with a -7.0 rebound margin. Hawkins is the Big West's second-best scorer with 18.9 ppg and is also a sound perimeter defender with 1.5 spg. Ryan Sypkens brings 11.6 ppg to the table thanks largely to his prowess from long range (83- of-201, .413).
Cal Poly will likely be able to score more than it's used to against a porous UCD defense, but even against the struggling Aggies, it is difficult to trust the Mustangs heading out on the road.
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Mount Hoffmann is geographically near the center of Yosemite National Park. Along with Tuolumne Peak, it forms a small subrange between Tenaya Canyon and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne with impressive prominence from other high regions of Yosemite. It therefore comes as no surprise that Mount Hoffman's 10,850 foot summit has one of the best views in the park. The 360 degree panorama (only interrupted by radio tower equipment) includes the Cathedral Range, Tuolumne Meadows, Northern Yosemite, Tenaya Lake, and a view down Tenaya Canyon to Half Dome. Close at hand is an interesting rock pinnacle known as Hoffmann's thumb. When the May Lake road is open, it's merely a 3 mile hike to the summit with around 2,000 feet of elevation gain. The first 1.2 miles is along a well maintained trail (part of the High Sierra Camps Loop) to lovely May Lake. From May Lake, the trail becomes more of a use path, although still very well defined as Hoffmann is a popular destination. The views continue improve as one ascends with subalpine slopes opening up to broad wildflower meadows beneath the summit. The final summit area is achieved via a brief scramble. On this day there was a group of senior women hikers from Nagoya, Japan who reached the summit just after we arrived. We helped celebrate with them (see last photo).
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Sawtooth Loop: Matterhorn Peak – Finger Peaks – Kettle Peak
The "Sawtooth Loop" is a spectacular route through one of the most scenic regions of the High Sierra and a personal favorite. I call this particular route the Sawtooth Loop since it circumnavigates an impressively rugged subrange of the Sierra crest known as Sawtooth Ridge that straddles Yosemite national park's northern boundary and the Hoover Wilderness. This deeply serrated ridge resembles a sawblade and contains features with enchanting names like Three Teeth, The Doodad, Dragtooth and Sawblade. On my route I chose to climb Matterhorn Peak, Finger Peaks and Kettle Peak, but there are numerous other variations and objectives in the region to include on such a loop, including the aforementioned points along Sawtooth Ridge, Eocene Peak, Crown Point and Slide Mountain. The north side of Sawtooth Ridge is conveniently close to Twin Lakes and Mono Village, even allowing for straightforward access during the winter months. This area has numerous popular destinations like Barney Lake and Peeler Lake for hikers and the world famous Incredible Hulk for climbers. However, the south side of Sawtooth Ridge, located in northern Yosemite, feels remote and wild with comparatively a small fraction of the visitors. Matterhorn Canyon and Slide Canyon are spectacular glacier carved canyons lined with smooth granite walls and lovely meadows. A carry-over Matterhorn Peak, the highest point on the ridge, is an excellent way to access the outstanding scenery and wilderness of this region south of Sawtooth Ridge. Strava route here.
The most straightforward ascent of Matterhorn is via Horse Creek Pass. The going is very reasonable up to a shoulder above Horse Creek Pass, but once around the corner there is a section of tedious gravel slopes on Matterhorn's southeast slopes (two steps up, slide a step back). The east couloir route, which I did on my first trip ever in the Sierra, is the preferred early season route when the couloir is still snow covered. Right now it looks like a loose, steep mess for a taxing ascent (i.e. more tedious than the Horse Creek Pass route). After enjoying the view from the summit I scrambled down to a small col where a sandy chute provides access to Matterhorn Peak's southwest slope and Matterhorn Canyon. The descent through the chute is loose and also much preferable as a descent route. The chute deposited me fairly rapidly into the headwaters of Matterhorn Canyon. From upper Matterhorn Canyon I traversed over to Finger Peaks and scrambled up the east Finger. I wound up in hard class 3 and class 4 but it probably could have been easier if I was more careful with my route selection. I traversed the south side of the middle Finger and then ascended it via the class three route (starting from the notch between Middle and West Fingers) to gain summit and the highest point of Finger Peaks. This class 3 route seems improbably with a narrow natural ledge cut into a steep and smooth granite face piecing together two class 3 scramble portions. Without this ledge, the scramble looks like it would be at least class 4. The view of Sawtooth Ridge, Matterhorn Canyon and Slide Canyon from both the east and middle Fingers are stupendous – one of best panoramas I have seen in the Sierra. I was happy to see the couloir west of the middle Finger was largely snow free so I descended more steep and loose slopes (carefully skirting around ice) and then pleasant alpine meadows down to the Burro Pass Trail. After a couple miles of running along the Burro Pass Trail, I headed cross country through meadows and granite benches to Ice Lakes Pass where I continued up to Kettle Peak. I had initially thought about tagging Eocene, but the route looked to require a bit more time than I had on this day. Kettle Peak was an awesome replacement objective with arguably the best view of the Incredible Hulk rock wall. From the summit, it's as if you're in a helicopter staring down at the sheer rock with climbers that look like specs on the immense granite face. Descending from Kettle Peak the views of the Incredible Hulk and Maltby Lake continued. I passed by some climber camps and then picked up the good use path through Little Slide Canyon. It's an arduous climbers path to be sure, but it would be an incomparably more arduous trek through Little Slide Canyon without this path. The Incredible Hulk is all that I imagined it to be and more – a precipitous rock spire rising nearly vertically from the talus slopes below. It's quite awe-inspiring to stand beneath this rock, especially in the afternoon with ideal lighting. It goes without saying that I'll be back for more adventures to this wild and remote corner of northern Yosemite. Strava route here.
Mount Florence
Mount Florence is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite high country visible from many spots along Yosemite Valley's rim. The peak has a sweeping 360 degree panorama of virtually the entire park. While there are several routes to climb Mount Florence, the easiest and quickest route utilizes the Rafferty Creek Trail and Lewis Creek Trail via Tuolumne Pass and Vogelsang Pass. After ascending Vogelsang Pass, one descends around 1,000 feet along the Lewis Creek Trail before setting off cross country to beautiful Lk 10,541 (around 10.5 miles from Tuolumne Meadows). The cross country travel to Lk 10,541 is fairly straightforward with some boulders and slabs. Lk 10,541 is at the foot of Mount Florence with a stellar view up a remote valley to Mount Simmons, Mount Florence and other rugged unnamed points along the ridge. Beyond Lk 10,541 is a short steep section of talus up to the ridge crest at 11,000 feet. From the ridge, it's a straightforward class 2 scramble up another 1,600 feet to Mount Florence's summit – a great workout.
One of my favorite photos of the day was a 360 degree annotated view from the summit of Mount Florence.
I enjoyed the summit for well over a half hour, enjoying the views, which include the heart of the "roof" of Yosemite at Mount Lyell and Maclure and the entire Cathedral Range. Mount Florence also provides a clear vantage of the Merced River Valley to Half Dome, Clouds Rest and points along Yosemite Valley's rim. After the summit rest, I retraced my steps back to Tuolumne Meadows. Instead of an out-and-back, one may descend Florence's south ridge and traverse cross-country up and over the ridge to Lewis Creek Basin and then the pass near Parsons Peak to Ireland Lake. This scenic route would form an aesthetic loop, but includes a substantial amount of tedious off-trail travel. Since I had a very long day planned for the following day, I decided to leave this loop for next time. Even with climbing Mount Florence as an out-and-back, the route comes in at nearly 14 miles each way (28 miles total) with over 7,000 feet of elevation gain. Below are some photos from Florence's summit, Lk 10,541 and Vogelsang Pass. Strava route here.
Tuolumne Explorations
One of the finest views in the Tuolumne Meadows area is from an unnamed dome between Pothole Dome and Glen Aulin, a dome we dubbed the "Mystery Dome." This rarely visited vantage frames the peaks, granite and forest of the Tuolumne Meadows area to perfection. The Mystery Dome is accessed via use paths and easy cross country hiking through pine forest and granite slabs from Pothole Dome. While not far from Tioga Road, there is a feeling of solitude and remoteness that provides a unique perspective of Tuolumne Meadows and the surrounding peaks and domes. None of the infrastructure of the area is visible so it's easy to imagine what the first explorers encountered on their trek to Yosemite's high country.
The 360 degree panorama from Mystery Dome includes:
- Cathedral Range and Fairview Dome
- Mount Hoffman and Tuolumne Peak
- Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
- Cold Canyon, Matterhon Peak and Sawtooth Ridge
- Mount Conness and North Peak
- Mount Dana and the Kuna Crest
- Lower Tuolumne Meadows
I could spend hours admiring this view! One the way back we ascended the back side of Pothole Dome which features an awesome field of glacial erratic boulders on the flat granite and more excellent views of Tuolumne Meadows and the surrounding peaks. Pothole Dome is a popular viewpoint, but after all these years driving through Tuolumne Meadows it was my first time ascending its gentle granite slopes. I discovered it's worth the stop and I will definitely plan to hang out on Pothole Dome Again, perhaps to coincide with the glow of evening light. We wrapped up the day by taking a refreshing swim in Tenaya Lake. Below are some photos from Mystery Dome, Pothole Dome and Tenaya Lake.
High Sierra Camps Loop
At 48+ miles, the High Sierra Camps Loop covers a lot of ground and in the process showcases the spectacular Tuolumne Meadows area and Yosemite high country. The route includes a great mix of scenery characteristic of the region including lakes, waterfalls, meadows, granite and views. It's one of the most popular circuits in all of the Sierra Nevada, largely owing to six conveniently spaced wilderness accommodations along the route. These fully-stoked camps allow patrons to travel without the burden of an overnight backpack and eat cooked meals every night and morning; a relaxing way to enjoy the scenery for some. A couple weeks ago I hiked and jogged the High Sierra Camps Loop as a day-trip and I included a few worthwhile side excursions that I had scoped out before. I intentionally aimed to do this loop before the camps opened for the summer so crowds were minimal. Strava route here. Following are photos and a video from the outing, a beautiful late spring day in Yosemite!
Save for a few miles between May Lake and Glen Aulin, there is virtually always new scenery around the corner to inspire and motivate. There are numerous variations of the base route and several worthwhile side trips that provide a lot of bang for the buck in terms of effort to reward payoff. These side excursions include gorgeous Townsley Lake below the rocky buttresses of Fletcher Peak (near Vogelsang Camp), pristine Emeric Lake situated in a grassy meadow with a backdrop of granite cliffs (between Vogelsang and Merced), and Sunrise Ridge with 360 degree views including the Cathedral Range and Tenaya Canyon (near Sunrise Camp). A great summit near the route is the popular Vogelsang Peak with close views of the "roof of Yosemite" – Mount Lyell, Mount Maclure and Mount Florence. One can continue to Vogelsang Pass and descend Lewis Creek to Merced Lake instead of the standard route along Fletcher Creek. Another summit near the route is Mount Hoffman, geographically at the center of Yosemite with great panoramic vistas. Maximum elevation for the standard 48-49 mile route is just over 10,000 feet so altitude is largely not an issue. Moreover, the low point at Echo Valley is only around 7,000 feet so elevation change is not daunting. The greatest climbing is into and out of Echo Valley/Merced Lake. While it's fairly gradual in nature, this portion can be quite hot owing to it's exposed nature. Furthermore, the trail descending from Fletcher Creek to Merced Lake is a "cobblestone" path of uneven rocks so it's an arduous and technical section if you're trying to run downhill. Overall, the High Sierra Camps Loop is a great route, both for multi-day backpacks and for single-day trail runs. I would definitely consider checking out some of the attractions off the beaten path, which are relatively close but are real gems.
Tenaya Rim Loop
The "Tenaya Rim Loop" is an outstanding and aesthetic 45+ mile circumnavigation of Tenaya Canyon along its south and north rims passing through most of the highlights of Yosemite Valley including Clouds Rest, Panorama Point, Glacier Point, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Point and North Dome. Total elevation gain for the route as presented is 14,500 feet. It was amazing to see Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from all directions as the day progressed. Side excursions for next time include Sentinel Dome and Mount Watkins to make it a round 50 miles. I chose my starting point (Tenaya Lake) and direction to optimize light for photography. An option to shorten the loop is to skip Glacier Point and instead head down into Yosemite Valley via the Mist Trail. However, by cutting out Glacier Point you lose an immensely scenic stretch with unique views of Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon that are not achieved at other points of the route. Overall, this is an awesome loop that hits most of the highlights of Yosemite Valley that I will surely do again. Strava route here.
The route started with a frigid thigh-deep crossing of Tenaya Creek. The legs did not get a chance to warm up before climbing snowy switchbacks up to the junction with the Sunrise Trail. Beyond this point the trail was wet in spots with some more snow patches, but I soon found myself on the final summit ridge up Clouds Rest enjoying the spectacular views from the summit. Heading down from Clouds Rest to the Nevada Falls bridge is mostly downhill and fairly fast. Beyond the Nevada Falls bridge is one of my favorite views in Yosemite including Nevada Falls, Liberty Cap, Mount Broderick and Half Dome all in the same frame. Panorama Trail featured more views into Yosemite Valley and Illilouette Falls is spectacular. Panorama Point is particularly impressive perched on top of a precipitous cliff. This point is not marked on the trail and is a short distance off-trail via a use path. The final climb up to Glacier Point is one of the most beautiful stretches of trail in the park with awesome views of Nevada and Vernal Falls and Little Yosemite Valley. After seeing hardly any other visitors the entire morning, the stream of hikers increased as I approached Glacier Point. The Point itself contained the expected bus loads of tourists, but the view is incredible despite the crowds.
I had never done the Four Mile Trail before and it was a beautiful descent into the Valley with excellent views of Sentinel Rock, El Capitan, and Cathedral Rocks. The Four Mile Trail is an example of a trail that was once paved by the park service, presumably in an era long ago when it was determined that paving was beneficial. Big parts of the pavement have since eroded away leaving uneven chunks on the trail – proof that paving should have never happened. Finally at the bottom of the Valley, I crossed the Swinging Bridge and envied the rafters on the Merced River. It was getting hot and I made sure to rehydrate at Camp Four before beginning the ascent up Yosemite Falls. Fortunately, the Yosemite Falls trail enjoys considerable shade in the afternoon hours and the climb was not that bad. I made my way up to Yosemite Point and enjoyed a snack enjoying another awesome vista of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley. Next up was North Dome with it's unrivaled view of Half Dome's North Face and close looks into Tenaya Canyon. The route into and out of Snow Creek is not as interesting, but still pleasant montane forest. On a saddle near Mount Watkins I enjoyed more views of Tenaya Canyon, Pywiack Cascade, the immense granite massif of Clouds Rest. The final view of the route is at Olmstead Point, where I was greeted with evening light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest.
And finally, a fun comparison of the winter and summer view from Glacier Point:
Clouds Rest via Yosemite Valley
The second of three posts in a series of outings in Yosemite Valley is a trip to a favorite viewpoint, Clouds Rest. At 9,926 ft, Clouds Rest is not nearly the tallest mountain in Yosemite, but its close proximity and unobstructed perch above Yosemite Valley and Tenaya Canyon provides a spectacular viewpoint. The mountain is a colossal granite formation with striking prominence and a unique vantage of both the high country around Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley. In a 360 degree panorama, one can gaze over to Half Dome, the Clark Range, Tenaya Lake, and the Cathedral Range (including Mount Lyell, the highest point in Yosemite National Park). The most impressive feature of Clouds Rest is its northwest face, an immense granite slab polished by glaciers and descending 5,000 ft below to the base of Tenaya Canyon. One can gain the summit of Clouds Rest by two trail routes:
- Via the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead (~8,160 ft) along Tioga Road: A 12+ mile roundtrip hike with ~2,500 ft of elevation gain
- Via Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley (4,105 ft): 20+ miles roundtrip; 6,000+ ft elevation gain.
While the route from Yosemite Valley entails more mileage and much more elevation gain, it is more aesthetic, including the iconic Mist Trail with close views of Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls. As one ascends beyond the falls there are great views beneath the towering cliffs of Half Dome. Higher up, there are several spectacular vistas along the ridge to the summit. Clouds Rest via Yosemite Valley is a great route and worth the extra efforts in my opinion. Here are some photos from this trip to Clouds Rest from the Valley. Strava route here.


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But the Wolves' game vs. Fellowship was played without sophomore quarterback Will Anderson, and he makes quite a difference. After missing three-plus games with an injury, Anderson threw a school-record six touchdown passes last week in a win over Pace. Four of those TDs, also a school record, went to Rodney Morris, who forms a dangerous wide receiver tandem with Eric Sunderman, who had been forced into action as a fill-in QB. Sunderman broke the school record for receiving yards in a game last Friday.
"It's amazing you bring one kid back and everything is better," Pridgen said of Anderson's return. "We were better on special teams. We were better on defense. It was like there was less pressure and we could just go out and play."
The Wolves jumped ahead 21-0 in a hurry against Pace and cruised to a lopsided victory. It was a relief considering the run of close games they've had so far this season.
"It was nice because we've been in some real nail-biters," Pridgen said. "It was nice to have one where we felt like we were in control the whole time."
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We're getting super excited about Reverie. We'll try to get a bunch of Greg's work up in the Finished forum but in the menatime, I put a lengthy cover process post on tor.com, including various thumbnails, embarrassing reference shots, and thoughts from Greg, the author of the book, and me.
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Great painting. Greg is my hero.
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With one of the youngest rosters in the National Hockey League, it would have been somewhat understandable if the Los Angeles Kings had followed their 4-3 come-from-ahead loss in Detroit last week with wobbly play against a collection of some of the Western Conference's most talented and hottest teams. Instead, the Kings have resiliently rebounded with consecutive wins against Chicago, Detroit, Anaheim, and most recently the Nashville Predators, the latest coming in a 4-2 Los Angeles win Saturday at Staples Center that matched their longest winning streak of the season and first four-game winning streak since October 15-22. 8-3 in their last 11 games, the once-sleepy Kings offense has recorded at least three goals in nine games over that span. "I don't look at it as a winning streak. There isn't much difference in our game at any point," coach Darryl Sutter said. "There's a little break once in a while but we had some guys score some big goals." He neglected to use the word "youn...
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Next morning we were on the road by 7 am. It was a beautiful morning and at the first stop RVsparky reflected on how it does not matter how long you rode the last day or how tired you were the morning rides are always the best. We finally get south of Elgin after having taken a nice small paved roads for a few miles.
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We make it through a few creeks, rock bottom creeks.
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As we keep on going west, it keeps on getting drier and drier, wind is blowing at a pretty good clip and it is starting to get hot.
As we cross 35 highway, we decide to stop at a gas station to cool down and for a drink. We are tossing the idea of maybe giving up this tour idea and going back to the flint hills where it is green and the riding good. We have both ridden quite a bit out west and knowing that we'd see more variety if we stay East. Regardless, the weather makes the decision for us as they forecast some severe thunderstorms the next day. So we decide to head west but to make time we jump on pavement. The ride actually ended up interesting as we were leaning all the way into the wind. There were places where I could not see RVsparky bike ahead of me because the dust was blowing so bad and at one point I almost went off the road as it was raining on us a and a wind gust used my panniers as a sail to move me around.
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HOUSTON -- Former Oklahoma Sooners assistant Kevin Sumlin was introduced Friday as Houston's new coach after agreeing to a five-year deal.
Sumlin, the first black head coach in the 60-year history of the UH program (and the eighth minority in the FBS), has been an Oklahoma assistant for the past five seasons under Bob Stoops. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2006 for the Sooners' offense that ranked third nationally this season with 44 points a game.
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The US system is universally loathed by film-makers. There's allegations that the MPAA favours big film-makers over independents, that the MPAA is homophobic, sexist and more welcoming to violence than swearing. The NC-17 spells commercial death, but the 18 doesn't in the UK. There's no accountability in the US, they don't even publish guidelines as to what is acceptable at each certificate (hence the allegations of sexism and homophobia).
The further away for their system we stay the better.
I would however suggest the introduction of a 13 certificate for films that are too strong for a 12 (like the Hunger Games, Chronicle, The Dark Knight), but aren't really 15 rated films...
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Odd bit of info, but Texas Chainsaw Massacre was made entirely in the PG guidelines in America. No blood or swearing, the whole lot.
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Juan Centeno (Photo by Gordon Donovan) Update by Joe D. at 2:20 PM Well that didn't take long… The Mets announced that Juan Centeno has been promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas to replace Travis d'Arnaud who was officially placed on the DL moments ago. Centeno will get the majority of the starts while Landon Powell will continue to remain the backup. Now read about how Mitch just speculated that would likely happen about 30 minutes ago, as well as his other thoughts on the domino effect… Original Post by Mitch at 1:45 PM Unless you have been away from your computer, smart phone, or tablet for the past hour or so, you probably have already heard that Travis d'Arnaud will probably miss up to two months with a fracture in his foot. This is crushing news, as Mets fans were started to get really excited about seeing the top catching prospect make his Flushing debut, especially with the talk of late where Terry Collins stated he would be willing to play both John Buck (1B) and d'Arnaud in the ...
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CHICAGO -- Bulls forward Jimmy Butler is only in his second NBA season, but he appears ready for any challenge. After playing well as a starter for five games in place of the injured Luol Deng, Butler returned to a reserve role Monday, yet he still scored a career-high 19 points as Chicago held off the Charlotte Bobcats 93-85 at the United Center. Deng, who missed time with a right hamstring strain, was back in the starting lineup, and he scored 12 points in 31 minutes. "Honestly, I was a little worried," Deng said. "I haven't gone full speed like that. I was worried a little bit about the change of speed, so I'm happy to not have setbacks or any problems. I felt a little tight, but didn't feel like I felt before I did it the last time." Even with Deng's return, Butler stayed in the spotlight. He's been a pleasant surprise all season after being drafted with the No. 30 pick out of Marquette a year ago. After Monday's performance, Carlos Boozer lobbied to get Butler in the ro...
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Holmes, who had previously been silent, told Blue when questioned that he was carrying four weapons and he acted alone.
Excerpted from Things I've Been silent About by Azar Nafisi Copyright © 2008 by Azar Nafisi.
But the abuse factor in Armstrong's fatal actions remained a silent one to her family, as is common in cases like this one.
c.1500, "without speech, silent, not speaking," from Latin silentem (nominative silens) "still, calm, quiet," present participle of silere "be quiet or still" (see silence (n.)). Meaning "free from noise or sound" is from 1580s.
Of letters, c.1600; of films, 1914. In the looser sense "of few words," from 1840. Phrase strong, silent (type) is attested from 1905. Silent majority in the political sense of "mass of people whose moderate views are not publicly expressed and thus overlooked" is first attested 1955 in a British context and was used by John F. Kennedy but is most associated in U.S. with the rhetoric of the Nixon administration (1969-74).
It is time for America's silent majority to stand up for its rights, and let us remember the American majority includes every minority. America's silent majority is bewildered by irrational protest. [Spiro T. Agnew, May 9, 1969]In Victorian use, the phrase meant "the dead" (1874; cf. Roman use of the noun plural of "silent" to mean "the dead"). Silence is golden (1831) is Carlyle's translation ["Sartor Resartus"] of part of the "Swiss Inscription" Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden.
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Temporary coating may help protect homes from wildfiresSeptember 4th, 2013 in Earth / Environment
At the Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California, food technologist Artur Klamczynski (left) and plant physiologist Greg Glenn prepare to use an infrared heater, located behind them, to conduct burn tests of siding coated with experimental fire-retardant gel. Credit: Delilah Wood
When a forest or brushland wildfire threatens to engulf nearby neighborhoods, some homeowners might opt to quickly spray the entire exterior of their house with a temporary fire-retardant coating. Now, a team of Agricultural Research Service scientists in California—one of America's most wildfire-prone states—has shown that an experimental fire-retardant gel made of sodium bentonite clay, cornstarch, and water may offer better, more affordable protection than gels made from other compounds.
Preliminary research, led by plant physiologist Greg Glenn at the agency's Western Regional Research Center in Albany, provides a foundation for more extensive tests of the promising, all-natural coating.
According to Glenn, results suggest that a layer of gel—about one-quarter-inch thick—"may protect wood-based home siding for up to 30 minutes."
Depending on the circumstances, that might be long enough to save a home. "In a best-case scenario," he says, "all you might have to do is wash the coating off your house after the fire."
For the research, Glenn and coinvestigators cut planks of residential wood-based siding into 7-inch squares, about 3/8-inch thick, then coated all but the "control" squares with the experimental gel, a commercial gel, or other formulations.
The experimental clay-and-starch gel outperformed the other coatings in several experiments.
For example, "drying tests" showed that the gel kept its moisture longer—a quality important for a fire retardant. In those tests, the coated siding was kept for 6 hours in an oven set at 111°F, to simulate the moisture-robbing effects of the high temperatures and hot, drying winds typical of "high-fire-danger" weather in some parts of the country. The 6-hour timeframe was chosen as one example of how many hours in advance of a wildfire a protective coating might be applied.
In "burn tests," siding coated with the clay-and-starch gel took longer to reach 392°F, the temperature at which wood-based siding may begin to burn and char. In these experiments, the coated siding was exposed to 960°F heat—a temperature not uncommon for a brushfire, for example—until the siding reached the 392°F burning point.
Other tests, in which the squares were positioned upright, showed that the gel was less prone to sliding, technically known as "slumping," toward the bottom of the squares. The starch, Glenn says, helped the coating to stay in place and, in so doing, shield the siding.
Sodium bentonite clay and starch are not new to firefighting, but the California team's idea of combining these materials to form a fire-retardant coating is apparently a first, as is the team's detailed analysis of the coating's effectiveness. ARS is seeking a patent for the research.
Chemist Bor-Sen Chiou, food technologist Artur Klamczynski, and agricultural engineer Zhongli Pan, all at Albany, and former Albany researcher Gokhan Bingol collaborated with Glenn in the study. They documented their findings in a peer-reviewed article published in 2012 in Fire Safety Journal.
"Experimental Wildfire-Retardant Coating May Help Protect Homes" was published in the September 2013 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
More information: www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/sep13/
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Two infamous names in the news, connected in ways that you might not realize.
Two infamous names in the news, connected in ways that you might not realize.
When asked recently if victims of rape should be allowed to have an abortion, idiot Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) said that such pregnancies are "really rare." "If it's a legitimate rape," he added, "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." The predictable political backlash followed and soon Democrats AND Republicans were re-evaluating his creepy campaign — saying it was time to shut that whole thi
The Penn State Child abuse scandal was back in the news this morning thanks to the release of the Freeh Report. The report investigated the sexual abuse charges at Penn State and — you're not gonna believe this — confirmed what everyone's been saying for months now: that Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials repeatedly covered up Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children.
Miami Marlins coach Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games after stating that he "loved" and "respected" longtime Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Last time we checked, the constitution protected free speech — even free stupid speech.


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