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- Title
- The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: mapping the distance-redshift relation with baryon acoustic oscillations
- Author(s)
- Blake, Chris; Kazin, Eyal A.; Beutler, Florian; Davis, Tamara M.; Parkinson, David; Brough, Sarah; Colless, Matthew; Contreras, Carlos; Couch, Warrick; Croom, Scott; Croton, Darren; Drinkwater, Michael J.; Forster, Karl; Gilbank, David; Gladders, Mike; Glazebrook, Karl; Jelliffe, Ben; Jurek, Russell J.; Li, I-hui; Madore, Barry; Martin, D. Christopher; Pimbblet, Kevin; Poole, Gregory B.; Pracy, Michael; Sharp, Rob; Wisnioski, Emily; Woods, David; Wyder, Ted K.; Yee, H. K. C.
- Abstract
- We present measurements of the baryon acoustic peak at redshifts z= 0.44, 0.6 and 0.73 in the galaxy correlation function of the final data set of the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey. We combine our correlation function with lower redshift measurements from the 6-degree Field Galaxy Survey and Sloan Digital Sky Survey, producing a stacked survey correlation function in which the statistical significance of the detection of the baryon acoustic peak is 4.9σ relative to a zero-baryon model with no peak. We fit cosmological models to this combined baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) data set comprising six distance–redshift data points, and compare the results with similar cosmological fits to the latest compilation of supernovae (SNe) and cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. The BAO and SNe data sets produce consistent measurements of the equation-of-state w of dark energy, when separately combined with the CMB, providing a powerful check for systematic errors in either of these distance probes. Combining all data sets we determine w=−1.03 ± 0.08 for a flat universe, consistent with a cosmological constant model. Assuming dark energy is a cosmological constant and varying the spatial curvature, we find Ωk=−0.004 ± 0.006.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Source
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 418, no. 3 (Dec 2011), pp. 1707-1724
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Baryon acoustic oscillations; Cosmological parameters; Distance scale; Distance-redshift relation; Large-scale structure of Universe
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- 0035-8711
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2011 The Authors. Journal compilation copyright © 2011 Royal Astronomical Society. The accepted manuscript is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive publication is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.
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Freedom Newspapers
The restoration of U.S. diplomatic relations with Libya, while it no doubt will raise questions and unpleasant memories, is welcome, signaling a desire for normalization on both sides. If it also represents a shift toward realism over rhetoric in U.S. foreign policy it will be even more welcome.
One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements and berated the United States, leading to the withdrawal of the U.S. ambassador in 1972. For a while Gadhafi envisioned himself as an international revolutionary leader, sponsoring coups, invasions, assassination attempts and terrorist acts across the world.
The U.S. cut off relations in 1979. Libyans were responsible for a bombing in a German disco in 1986 that killed several Americans, leading to a U.S. bombing mission on Tripoli and Benghazi. Libyan agents bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people, most of them Americans. Meanwhile, the Libyan people have suffered the abductions and tortures that so often accompany a police state.
In 2003, however, Gadhafi announced that Libya would end its nuclear weapons program and allow U.S. and British inspectors in to check. Libya has not been an active sponsor of terrorism for some time, which the U.S. State Department acknowledged this month.
The administration has attributed this turnabout to the U.S. invasion of Iraq getting Gadhafi's attention. There may be some truth to this, but Libya had been seeking to get back in America's good graces (or at least off the embargo list) since the early 1990s, and talks had been ongoing, sometimes through British or other back channels, since the middle 1990s. Gadhafi apparently decided that being seen as a "rogue" state was increasingly undesirable in a globalizing world, and having a nuclear weapon would bring more headaches than real power.
It took a long time for the United States to take this seriously and stipulate the price for normalization — $8 million for the family of each Lockerbie victim and other concessions. This week the decision was simply formalized.
In a way, this decision puts the lie to U.S. talk about promoting and rewarding democracy and freedom in other countries. Gadhafi is still a thoroughly nasty dictator who plans to pass power to his son.
However, most rulers in most countries, whether democratically chosen or not, have a broad nasty streak. The important question is whether other countries pose a genuine threat to the United States. Gadhafi did — though not as much as he or we pretended — and now he doesn't.
American leaders have an adolescent tendency to demonize foreign leaders who displease us at a given moment. A more mature approach would see diplomatic recognition as simply that — recognition — rather than using it to reward or punish other countries. That would allow closer monitoring of regimes that might eventually pose a real threat, and more effective means of influencing behavior than simply threatening to take our recognition and go home.
If diplomatic relations with Libya suggest an era of seeing and dealing with the world based on realistic assessments of threats rather than moral posturing, that would be progress.

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MicroStar International (MSI), a leading maker of mainboards, on Monday said that select platforms originally designed for current-generation central processing units (CPUs) in AM3 form-factor will support the forthcoming AMD FX-series chips with Bulldozer micro-architecture in AM3+ package.
Various AM3 mainboards from MSI based on various AMD 7-series and AMD 8-series chipsets will support AM3+ microprocessors after a BIOS update. This will allow end-users, who own appropriate platforms, to upgrade to multi-core AMD FX-series CPUs code-named Zambezi once they become available in the coming months. At present MSI offers BIOS updates for three mainboards, but the list contains fourteen models and will be updated.
The maker of motherboards implied that the AM3 mainboards will support all the advanced capabilities of chips based on Bulldozer micro-architecture, including technologies that improve power efficiency as well as Turbo Core 2.0 technology that can dynamically overclock CPUs by up to 500MHz.
Earlier on Monday Gigabyte became the first company in the world to release mainboards with AM3+ socket, which support the next-generation 32nm chips offficially. Meanwhile, Asustek Computer - just like MSI - claims that even its AM3 motherboards will fully support AMD FX-series "Zambezi" processors with Bulldozer micro-architecture.
The first breed of AMD FX8000, FX6000 and FX4000 currently known under Zambezi code-name will completely support all the advantages that the Bulldozer micro-architecture is supposed to bring, including new Flex FP floating point processing unit. The new chips in maximum eight-core configurations are projected - by AMD's internal documents - to offer roughly 50% performance improvement over Phenom II-series microprocessors in multimedia applications.
The Sunnyvale, California-based chip designer plans to introduce AMD 900-series chipsets compatible with Zambezi processors in Q2 2011. The Bulldozer processors, Radeon HD 6000 "Northern Islands" discrete graphics cards and AMD 900-series core-logic sets will power AMD's next-generation enthusiast-class platform code-named Scorpius.
Tags: MSI, AMD, Bulldozer, Phenom, 32nm, Orochi, Zambezi


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Khamai Reptile Centre, Limpopo
The Khamai Reptile Centre is a facility that combines education, research and outreach work to help protect South Africa's reptiles and amphibians. Visitors can tour the centre to learn more about snakes, frogs and spiders, and the passion they inspire in its dedicated team of conservationists. more
Bushbabies Monkey Sanctuary, North West
Bushbabies Monkey Sanctuary is about an hour's drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria. Set within the low mountains of the Magaliesberg range, the sanctuary offers a free-roaming forested home to primates that used to be personal pets, or that used to live in zoos or other places of captivity. more
SanWild Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Limpopo
SanWild Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, close to the northernmost gate of the Kruger National Park, is a wildlife rehab centre that cares for animals that are brought in injured or orphaned. Plans are afoot to enlarge this important conservation centre. more
Jane Goodall Institute's Chimpanzee Eden, Mpumalanga
The Jane Goodall Institute's Chimpanzee Eden, set in a forested reserve between Nelspruit and Barberton, has brought hope, peace and some degree of normality to dozens of traumatised chimpanzees from all over Africa. Visiting the sanctuary is a moving and uplifting experience. more
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Hi, I posted last year to say how I went back to query my large rib hump after being 8 years post op and was told after having a CT scan that due to my rib hump being mostly spine nothing can be done apart from inserting a implant onto the other side of my back so both sides look the same which to me sounds even worse!
I know that my curve was over 150 degrees pre op but I am finding it really had to deal with that nothing can be done as I am so self concious of it and I feel uncomfy all the time because no matter what I wear nothing fits properly.
I would like to upload a pic if someone could tell me where to send it to?
Tonibunny has always been there to give me great advice and I was going to see the syrgeon you advised privately but did not book it after I was told nothing could be done as he may say the same?


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Significant Beauty
"Because I've been studying evolution, I guess. It's only recently that I got my eyesight, if the truth were told."
"But it seems to me you lose sight of the beauty by being so practical, that you destroy beauty like the boys who catch butterflies and rub the down off their beautiful wings."
He shook his head.
"Beauty has significance, but I never knew its significance before. I just accepted beauty as something meaningless, as something that was just beautiful without rhyme or reason. I did not know anything about beauty. But now I know, or, rather, am just beginning to know. This grass is more beautiful to me now that I know why it is grass, and all the hidden chemistry of sun and rain and earth that makes it become grass. Why, there is romance in the life-history of any grass, yes, and adventure, too. The very thought stirs me. When I think of the play of force and matter, and all the tremendous struggle of it, I feel as if I could write an epic on the grass."
-Martin Eden by Jack London Outfit details: dress- vintage, belt- secondhand, shoes- Urban Outfitters, bag- Pull and Bear, ring- a gift from my sisterI thought I had lost this harlequin print dress and was quite downtrodden, so you can imagine my excitement when I found it again. Unfortunately, it still needs to be hemmed and the waist also needs to be taken in when I'm feeling less lazy...
Outfit details: dress- vintage, shoes- Bona Drag, bag- ShopRuche, ring- a gift from my sister, cardigan- H&M
88 comments:
- jayne said...
I love that polka dot dress, this scenery fits you so well :)
that is a really great quote, who knew its Jack London!
- July 23, 2009 at 10:06 AM
I really love your nailpolish and I've seen you wear it in your past outfits. What color and brand is it? Thanks!
- July 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Wanderlusting said...
Love Jack London - I think loving him is a prerequisite for living West of the Rockies :)
- July 23, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Isabel said...
Yes, science IS beautiful. :)
Bejesus, I adore that harlequin print dress. To quote Mary Poppins, it's practically perfect in every way.
- July 23, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Parapluie said...
The Harlekin dress is so wonderful!
- July 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Savvy Mode SG said...
Lovely pictures as usual. I must agree there is beauty everywhere surrounding us if we only stop to appreciate it.
- July 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Emma said...
I love the dress! and those shoes are so cute, they look like ballet slippers
- July 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Penny said...
fantastic photography! cute outfits too x
- July 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- Barbro said...
You have such lovely pictures =)
- July 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Melissa~ said...
I love your dresses.
And your favourite ring to.
and the landscapes of your photos are so beautifull.
- July 23, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- adin_22 said...
Everything is just so pretty...your dresses...your accessories..the scenery...love your photos....BTW...thanks for dropping by my blog...
- July 23, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Gabbi said...
Wonderful excerpt and dresses (especially the harlequin).
I very much agree, things are always much more appreciated when you know the story behind it all.
- July 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- AlicePleasance said...
I know I'm continuosly writing the same thing, but recently I particularly love your style and all these outfits are gorgeous!
Also, I definitely have to add the places where you're taking your pictures to my "places to visit before I die" list!
- July 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Winnie said...
I adore your harlequin dress, it looks quite lovely on you. So jealous of your lovely weather!
- July 23, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Sam said...
Love, love that pretty harlequin print dress! The neckline is very attractive. What a gorgeous part of the world you live in!
- July 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- KIRAFASHION said...
Beautiful, Beautiful!
This dress is so amazing :)))
- July 23, 2009 at 1:08 PM
- Shin said...
That is such an amazing excerpt from the novel. I love the print dress in the second set of pictures! You look like a character out of a book! xxoxoxo
- July 23, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Pretty Pirate said...
Love love love those dresses, I just got that exact ring from my friends store here in SF, I'm in love with it. That reminds me I need to figure out where it is. washington is so pretty I miss home.
here is my pic of the ring
- July 23, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Tina :) said...
I love both of the dresses, they are so perfect for the summer. The ring is also very unique and the scenery is beautiful. ♥
- July 23, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Tina :) said...
P.S. I love your blog header!
- July 23, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Tahda said...
be careful with that harlequin dress! It's one of my favorites ;)
I find it totally amusing that you are tiptoeing through wheat fields in your studded ballet slippers - that's so great!
- July 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM
- penny said...
oohhh,the dot dress is my favourite!I remember that you said you got it from Etsy no?How come every time I pay a visit there I dont find anything equally fantastic?Bad Luck!hehe!And as always perfect photographs!
- July 23, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Louie in Wonderland said...
Both dresses are adorable. And the ring is awesome, really original! I love the landscape where you take your photos, the scenery is so beautiful!! :)
Sincerely Louie, Ciao!
- July 23, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- Eyeliah SS said...
So sad that boys would hurt the butterflies :-(
Your harlequin dress is hands down in my top 5 faves of your dresses. There is also your new red dress and the ASOS Butterfly dress, the Yellow Trashy Diva and the rose printed one. :-)
- July 23, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- Rosie Unknown said...
The harlequin dress is so perfect on you! It's one of those pieces that I know I probably wouldn't wear, but you wear it so nicely, that I want it.
- July 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- Violet said...
i love the dress and the blue nail polish
Vi from Cali
- July 23, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Lexie said...
i definitely remember this harlequin print dress ... i'm so happy you found it!
- July 23, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- eunice said...
you own the most incredible dresses :) thanks for your nice comment on my blog :)you're so kind!
- July 23, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- asunlitday said...
That quote is amazingly beautiful. I love it! Ooh, also the second dress, so pretty!
- July 23, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- KD said...
I love the 2nd outfit and the passage at the beginning of this post is so true!
- July 23, 2009 at 5:22 PM
- Claradevi said...
I always feel good and warm everytime I see your photos with the field or sea as a background... Make me wish I was there. You always look beautiful in everything you wear - because you're so natural, full of honest expressions and passions... There's no beauty without emotion, and you valued your beauty with valor. :)
- July 23, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Brigadeiro said...
Love your dresses, and you must live somewhere so so beautiful! LOVE these pictures, so serene & picturesque! :)
- July 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Chloe said...
i love your shell ring!
- July 23, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Secretista said...
Dress is to die for! Remind me of the 60's and I just love love love the 60's!
- July 23, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Sher said...
Oh the harlequin print dress is adorable and the beautiful landscape, I do envy you!
and thanks for sharing the quote, it's lovely.
- July 23, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- The Wandering Writer said...
Ooo the nail polish is such a pretty color! And I love how your dress and the detail on the your shoes have the same design. Really pretty. :)
- July 23, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- erin said...
cute dresses!!
personally, i've always been on the other, less functional and naturalistic, side of the aesthetic debate...
- July 23, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Chloe said...
I agree with Claradevi- you have a way of capturing yourself and your landscapes to perfection, it makes me wish I could be there feeling the wind blow across my legs and through my hair or to smell the sea in the background. I love it. :D
- July 23, 2009 at 8:41 PM
- Kristin said...
What a perfect ring!
- July 23, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- Nicole Then said...
that checkered dress is cute. love that it's diagonal,sweet! love it and as usual your pictures are just gorgeous :)
- July 23, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Katharine said...
Brilliant excerpt from Jack London. It sums up pretty neatly one of the main reasons I'm studying science.
Love the harlequin dress! The colour reminds me of chocolate and vanilla ice cream and similarly yummy things :)
- July 24, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- KATLIN said...
i love that quote. it's so hard for me to put into words how i look at this world and how i am constantly amazed at all the beauty and life around me. you must have read so many good books -- got any recommendations?
- July 24, 2009 at 12:47 AM
- Stéphanie said...
Marvellous dresses !
- July 24, 2009 at 12:53 AM
- Krystal said...
As always, your photos are lovely and your outfits, equally so. Love the print to that second one, especially. :)
- July 24, 2009 at 1:16 AM
- mothersvea said...
the harlequin is absolutley gorgeous, If you ever feel like selling it you know where to find me!
- July 24, 2009 at 1:39 AM
- janettaylor said...
I love polka dots dress so much...
- July 24, 2009 at 1:43 AM
- shara_06 said...
you are really cute
i like you so much ^^
- July 24, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- cait harri said...
I love that polka dot dress! It suits you perfectly.
- July 24, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- [LA] said...
Those dresses are so retro and very chic!
Blue nails + mustard bag wow... =)
- July 24, 2009 at 3:10 AM
- Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...
love both patterns on the dress!
- July 24, 2009 at 3:44 AM
- little my said...
you live in such a lovely place! I'm totally jealous! I love the harlequin dress! Also, it's funny you quoted 'Martin Eden'- I just dug it from my bookshelf and passed it on to my 13 year old sis a few weeks ago! I read it about 6-7 years ago, I can barely remember anything from it.. :(
- July 24, 2009 at 4:11 AM
- Dominika said...
love your ring <3
- July 24, 2009 at 4:15 AM
- fritha louise said...
the shell ring is so cool!
- July 24, 2009 at 4:58 AM
- Jess said...
That quote is amazing. The same thing happened to me when I started doing physics. Just beautiful. & that dress! The first one is absolutely perfect. The second one is pretty beautiful too. You have so many amazing dresses!
- July 24, 2009 at 5:00 AM
- TIFFANY said...
I love the field where your photos are taken! I want your ring, love it
- July 24, 2009 at 5:09 AM
- Diana said...
Beautiful quote, beautiful locations, beautiful outfits.
- July 24, 2009 at 5:51 AM
- Aya Smith said...
I can't decide which dress I love more! Either way, you look gorgeous.
- July 24, 2009 at 7:11 AM
- Kate said...
I love the second dress. I'm wearing that same nail varnish right now (:
- July 24, 2009 at 7:26 AM
- Style Redux said...
I like your harlequin print dress. It reminds me of Phillip Lim!
- July 24, 2009 at 8:18 AM
- Couture Carrie said...
Both of those dresses are fantastic! You look lovely! And the blue nails are tres fab!
- July 24, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- Tiny Dancer said...
I love that harlequin print dress!! You look so amazing in it. The first dress is really pretty too, but I just think that the second one is so much better :).
- July 24, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- shopgirl28 said...
You must live in one of the most beautiful locations ever. I love that field and the lake.
- July 24, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- dapper kid said...
I really do believe that the more you know about something, the more beautiful it becomes. I guess it is having a depth of appreciation more than admiring simply the physical beauty.
I love your shell ring so much!! And the blue nail polish looks wonderful. Oooh and your second dress looks fantastic, so glad you found it again :) Hope you're having a lovely day dear.
- July 24, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Raquel said...
the harlequin dress is so gorgeous!!
- July 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- WendyB said...
I LOVE harlequin prints!
- July 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Meream said...
I'm as tiny as Rachel Bilson, too, and I try sooo hard to dress like her. You are just as stylish as her, though. :)
- July 24, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Nadine said...
Wonderful - I still adore the shell ring.
- July 24, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Tom Tuttle from Tacoma said...
i really like the shell ring. and i like that you're using a more unusual blue shade of nail polish.
kinda agree with you and dapper kid. for me, the source to even begin to appreciate the beauty comes from above.
- July 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- J.Me. said...
I am *so glad* your blog was recommended to me. I love that quote. I love the polka dot dress. I love the sea shell ring. And I love that you show me pieces of your beautiful homeland, since I've never had the pleasure...but have wanted to visit for years. I love it.
- July 24, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Sophie, the Barton Girl said...
Both dresses are delish but I am especially enamoured with your little harlequin number.
Great finds, I say!
- July 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- R. said...
What a beautiful quote, and I just love your little seashell ring. The dresses are quite lovely too.
- July 24, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- CaitieCatherwood1314 said...
OMG! I absolutely love both of your dresses! They are so adorable! You always have the cutest dresses... <3
By the way, I nominated you for an award. You can read the post on my blog.
~ Caitie
- July 24, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Polly Farthing said...
Another amazing couple of dresses - absolutely beautiful. Polly x
- July 24, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Charlotte Drene said...
My word, these dresses are magnificent!
- July 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM
- Damsels said...
so you alter the dresses your self ?
good job .
i cant for the life of me learn to sew.
and love the nail color!
- July 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM
- Amelia said...
What a lovely quote! I guess there's a certain amount of beauty just in the unknown and, once you know something, it loses that beauty, but gains a different sort of beauty, more substantial and more meaningful. Nonetheless, I have a huge appreciation for both sorts of beauties.
I adore both your dresses. They have such cool prints and rather unique color schemes.
- July 25, 2009 at 2:25 AM
- melly said...
blue nails + blue sky + seashell ring, that's got to be one of my favourite photos of yours now.
- July 25, 2009 at 3:23 AM
- amyyyyy. said...
thanks for the lovely comment :)
These pictures of gorgeous! I love the harlequin print dress. The location where this photos were taken looks amazing. :)
- July 25, 2009 at 3:39 AM
- Little Bo Peeep said...
Beautiful beautiful dresses you've got! You have really nice places for picnics and walking about :)
That ring too is great!
- July 25, 2009 at 7:02 AM
- Lauren said...
I think that harlequin print dress is one of my favorite pieces of your wardrobe that I've seen.
- July 25, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- renwore said...
I can't get enough of the beautiful landscapes you take your outfits in!
The harlequin print dress is just so sweet so I can understand your excitement at having it surface again XDD It goes really well with the blacks in your outfit too!
- July 25, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Raji said...
Lovelyyy quotee
Pretty outfitss
- July 25, 2009 at 1:14 PM
I get so jealous every time I see that polka dot dress too. And now I want the harlequin one too!
- July 25, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- monkey toes said...
nice ring!!! match with the scenery
- July 26, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- missDTM said...
i LOVE your seashell ring. where is it from???
- July 27, 2009 at 6:28 AM
- Rebecca said...
That harlequin print dress is amazing! So simple and adorable. :)
- July 28, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Becca Jane said...
beautiful shots and dresses! Wow. And still loving the ring. Lovely.
- July 29, 2009 at 7:35 AM
- Quixsa said...
Ah! Your harlequin dress is simply beautiful! I, too, would be a bit downtrodden if I thought I had misplaced a gem like that!
You backgrounds are amazing! Every single photo is so breathtaking, I just wish I could jump into each scene.
- July 30, 2009 at 7:11 PM


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Murphy's Backpacking Trip
Murphy's Law: "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong"
(Can't take credit for that one, that was all Justin's idea)
After arriving at the Oconaluftee visitor's center at 7:00 to fill out our permit for campsite #53 on deep creek, we found out that the campsite was closed due to aggressive bear activity. At this point, i should have known things weren't going our way. We didn't see anything about that on the parks website when we looked thursday midday, but that doesn't really matter i guess. Since we had such good luck there on our fall trip, we decided to go lower on deep creek and fish the bend. That was an area we didn't get to fish in the fall and figured it would be a good stretch to fish since it gets so far away from the trail.
After setting up camp, we started fishing about 12:00. I started off with a dry/dropper combo of a stimulator and a yellarhammer softhackle and justin tried one of his own flies, a carolina wulff (i think). The temperature was warm and the water temp was about 61. Fishing was, at best, sporadic throughout the day. I used the same combo to catch the majority of our fish as i found nothing else that they were keyed in on. There were no major hatches occurring and the fish just didn't seem to be looking up. I had my short bamboo rod with me since we were planning going up high for specs, so i couldn't really throw heavy nymphs to get to the bottom. Had i brought another rod and been able to dredge the bottom, i think the results would have been better. The fishing wasn't bad by any means, just not what we were expecting. Plenty of fish were brought to hand including one nice 12" brown that smacked my stimulator the instant it hit the water. We both thought it was about a 16" fish when it was fighting but it was a little smaller than we thought and guessed it at about 12". It put up a heck of a fight on my bamboo rod, though!
This is where things began to get interesting. After fishing until about 6:30, we returned to camp for supper only to find that my stove won't work. I fiddled with it for a minute and could get nothing, but no big deal right? We'll just start a fire.....wrong! It had rained that morning and all of the wood was soaking wet. We tried and tried but couldn't get anything going, the wood would just smoke when the flame hit it and it would go out. This posed a problem due to the menu of dehydrated meals for supper that was supposed to last us until sunday. After a rather bland supper of roasted almonds (lance crackers and jerky for justin), we made a plan to pack up the next morning and head out to fish straight fork all day and head back home saturday night. If only that plan had worked out.....
We awoke about 4:30 saturday morning to some moderate rain and lightning, although it was short lived and the lightning wasn't close. After a quick nap, we woke back up at daylight to find it lightly raining again. We started to execute our plan of packing up when the bottom fell out, this time accompanied with close cloud to ground lightning. It's hard to explain the feeling of being caught out during something like that knowing that you are basically helpless. There were several strikes that hit so close that the noise it made hurt my ears a little. I'm sure some of y'all have experienced a similar and probably worse situation and know what i'm talking about. After tearing down the tent and packing out in record time, we began our hike out with a little haste and packs that felt like they weighed 10+lbs heavier due to everything being rain soaked.
The creek was up, we were filthy and soaking wet, and our nerves were shot so we just decided to chalk this trip up. We would like to think that everyone has had at least one camping trip like this in their lifetime, but maybe it is just us. We did learn some valuable lessons about extra rations and an extra stove, though. I'm just glad we didn't do our trip that we had planned on doing: 12 mile hike down from the dome to upper hazel. It would not have been fun to find out the stove didn't work that far back! I got home and noticed that was about the only spot in the park that received rain that morning, but oh well, when things aren't going you're way the seem to snowball and accumulate exponentially.
Will post some pics when i get home, hope y'all were able to get out and enjoy the weather this weekend.
Craig Lancaster
Glad you got out of that OK. I'm allergic to a few things, lightning being one of them.
Enquiring minds want to know, what kind of stove should I not buy? Did you figure out what was wrong with it?
My posts are worthless without pictures
Like you said I think all of us have experienced just about everything that went wrong on your trip....my very first backpacking trip was a ditto to yours...first night I heated water over a hurricane candle due to wet firewood...storm was so bad that the ground shook...now I don't go into the backcountry without a couple of sticks of lighter wood or some of those firestarter sticks....several times I have found myself racing water to a stream crossing just to make sure I could get across and back to the car...but, it is still better than being at work even if you are a little drier.
You just had what is known as an adventure!I know the memory sucks now,but later on you will recall it differently.Now that I am old and grey some of my fondest memories involved adversity.One of them started exactly the same way when a girlfriend and I got to the trailhead to 53 and saw it closed because of bears.It was July 4th and we went to another site and discovered that Elkmont ain't the only place the lightning bugs put on a show,or the time I walked from Tremont to Hazel Creek and It rained so hard that fishing was out and so was leaving since the creek was so high I could not make the numerous creek crossings to get back up Welch ridge.I spent 4 days exploring instead,and there are some mind blowing stuff to be found aroud upper Hazel for those who look.I always enjoy reading your posts about the backpacking trips,thanks for sharing.
When my sons were 4 and 2, I decided to drive 5 hrs to a remote part of Colorado to do some wilderness camping (as a first camping trip!). Upon arriving and setting up camp it started to rain. and rain. and rain. We wound up sitting in the tent eating pop tarts for lunch and dinner because I had planned to cook over a fire. That evening the thunder and lightning kicked in and could have waked the dead. There's something about camping under trees on a plateau that doesn't have "brilliant" written all over it. The storm broke about 3am, and thats when the "wild kingdom" took over. Elks were bulging and coyotes were howling frightfully loud and shrill tones, while all sorts of critters paraded around outside of and pawed on the walls of the tent. Needless to say, it ended up being a very sleepless night.
In the morning, it took more than two hours to get the rain soaked wood to light. When I was finally able to get a fire going and had cooked scrambled eggs and bacon in an iron skillet, my oldest son looked at his plate and said "that's not how they look when Mom makes them". Well that was it. We threw the eggs to the birds, packed up the car and drove home 5 hours...As painful as it was at the time, now that my oldest is 18, that memory always makes me smile...
"Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut."
I'll definitely remember this trip for awhile and i won't look back on it in regret. The only dissappointment i have is not being able to fish as much as i would have liked.
Anyways, here are some pics:
First fish of the trip
Deep Creek in Bumgardner's Bend
Here is the nice brown that clobbered my stimulator
A shot of the mountains overlooking the creek
Craig Lancaster
Here is a section of the river that had really deep runs
Justin fishing some pocket water
Craig Lancaster
Nice photos! Enjoyed your trip report...glad ya'll got back safe!
That first night I was in there a few weeks ago we barely got camp up before the storm hit.....It was about 3 hours after dark and it was close it rattled the ground and lit up the world......It felt like it sat on top of the high ridge above 53 to the left looking up upstream for an hour.....anyway, glad you got to catch a few a bad trip fishing is better than any day at work
The fishing wasn't bad at all, it definitely wasn't a bad fishing trip, it was a bad camping trip. Oh well, there will be other trips soon enough. We are going to try and do at least 4 more backcountry trips this year, hopefully with a little better results.
Craig Lancaster
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NetBSD is famous for its multi-platform architecture; it runs on everything from ancient VAXes to modern i386 and Sun servers. In this article we're going to upgrade a NetBSD system from the 1.6 release to the latest NetBSD-current, so I can eventually cross-build an hpcarm release and install it on my new palmtop. (If a UNIX-like palmtop won't ensure my reputation as local "alpha geek," nothing will...)
I've written about NetBSD on a couple of previous occasions, and I still have that same Alpha Multia running NetBSD in my home network providing DNS, filesharing, and other assorted small services. Most of what I touched on in those articles hasn't changed much--the installer is prettier, hardware support is updated, but NetBSD is still a basic, reliable BSD-based system. Cross-building releases on something as old as that Multia isn't such a grand idea, however, so I started over on a modern Athlon system.
The NetBSD Project provides comprehensive documentation on how to
upgrade the operating system. As with many such comprehensive documents,
it's frequently difficult to know which steps you should follow in your
particular situation. This article isn't a comprehensive tutorial that
covers every possible situation; rather, it covers the most common
situation: updating your source with CVS, building that source code, and
installing it on the build machine. While you could have your own source
code repository, or tunnel the whole process through
most users just use this method. As the upgrade process is already
sufficiently complicated, we'll cover the ways that are most likely to
succeed. You may find, through further research, ways to optimize your
particular case, but this way will work. We'll consider each of the
following steps in turn:
As with any major system change, an upgrade can possibly damage your
system or your data. Be certain that you have backed up all vital data.
I define "vital data" very simply: if the data vanishes, how long will I
spend worrying about it? If it's more than thirty seconds, the data is
vital and might as well be included in the backups. In this particular
case, I'm upgrading a new machine so I don't need to make backups. Never
skip this step on a production system, however. While you may get away
without backups on most occasions, their absence will cause you grief
eventually. If nothing else, be sure you have a backup of your existing
/etc directory. It's very easy during an update to, say,
accidentally overwrite your password file. A convenient backup of
/etc will let you recover easily.
# tar -czvf /etc.tgz /etc
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A standard NetBSD install doesn't install the source code or the
pkgsrc tree that allows easy compilation of add-on software.
You could just download all of the code via anonymous CVS, but that's not
an efficient use of network resources or of the anonymous CVS servers.
Instead, start with recent source code and use anonymous CVS to update
that. Grab recent source code from a NetBSD FTP mirror, in the
NetBSD-current/tar_files/ subdirectory. These tarballs are
updated weekly, so you should only require minor updates to get the very
latest source code. You'll see a single tarball for the package source
tree, and subdirectories for the source code and the XFree86 source code.
For now, just grab the system source code and, if desired, the package
source code. All of these need to be extracted under
# cd /usr
# tar -xzf $HOME/bin.tar.gz
Now that you have a recent source code collection, you can update it with anonymous CVS. NetBSD provides a list of anonymous CVS mirrors. Choose one close to you that supports the SSH protocol. While you can also use anonymous CVS in clear-text, in my opinion anything that can be tunneled over an encrypted connection should be. The privacy of CVS updates may not be an issue, but the integrity of the data could be.
Using anonymous CVS over SSH requires two environment variables,
$CVSROOT and
$CVS_RSH. With NetBSD's default
csh(1), set them like this.
# setenv CVSROOT firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot
# setenv CVS_RSH ssh
Once you have these in your environment, updating both the system and the package source code is simplicity itself.
# cd /usr/pkgsrc
# cvs -d $CVSROOT update -dPA
# cd /usr/src
# cvs -d $CVSROOT update -dPA
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These commands will take some time to run;
compares the version of every file in your existing source code tree to
those on the anonymous CVS server. When they finish, however, you'll have
the freshest source code available to anyone. (On subsequent updates from
the same server, you could delete the
-d $CVSROOT portion of
the command. It doesn't hurt anything to keep it.)
Now that you have the latest source code, you can check for special
instructions for using the latest
-current. The NetBSD team
keeps special notes in the file
/usr/src/UPDATING, in reverse
chronological order. Notes in here may only apply to certain
architectures or to certain types of programs. For example, when the new
threading support was merged into the mainline
every threaded add-on program had to be rebuilt to eliminate the reliance
on the old
pthreads package. (Some people made extra sure
they won't have problems by rebuilding all the packages on their system
after an upgrade, but that may be overkill for you.)
The NetBSD team makes heavy use of cross-building to support all of
their platforms. Obviously, building the operating system on a VAX or a
Dreamcast would take quite a while; it's much simpler to build on a faster
system and install the resulting binaries on older platforms. While this
is a great idea, the actual cross-building process became quite
complicated very quickly. The NetBSD build process now hides all of this
complexity behind the
build.sh shell script. We'll look at
cross-building in a future article, but for now we'll just focus on
building the software natively.
To build the operating system, you first need to build the tools to
build the operating system. We want to start by building the latest
compiler and associated components, and using those to build the latest
NetBSD kernel. Much of this work will take place under
/usr/obj/, so make sure that directory exists first. (If you
don't have that directory,
build.sh will die complaining.)
When running an upgrade such as this, it's best to run the GENERIC kernel
for maximum reliability. You can always build a new, customized kernel
once you're sure that the generic kernel works.
# mkdir /usr/obj
# cd /usr/src
# ./build.sh tools kernel=GENERIC
Eventually, the build will finish. Before proceeding, install the new kernel and reboot to it. If you grabbed the source code at the wrong time, the kernel might have problems. It's best to know about those problems as soon as possible, preferably before installing the userland programs that require that version of the kernel. Also, the new userland programs might require system calls that are only available in the new kernel. Here, we install the latest i386 kernel. You'll want to use the proper directory for your architecture.
# cd /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
# make install
# reboot
Now, wait to see if your machine ever boots again. If there's a problem with the new kernel, reboot to the old kernel. If your system crashes on the new kernel, or refuses to boot to multiuser mode, you should check the NetBSD-current mailing list archives and see if other people are experiencing the same problem with recent builds. If not, start debugging the problem. (Isn't the latest open source fun?) Often, simply waiting a day and re-upgrading your source code can resolve these issues.
Running a kernel that is newer than your userland will cause problems.
Programs that rely on kernel data structures, such as
systat(1), and
IPFW may not function correctly.
You need to get to a matching userland as soon as possible. Generally
speaking, attempting to build the new userland is a good kernel test.
Once you are confident that your kernel is stable enough to stay up a
while, rebuild the userland software using
build.sh. You'll
need to pick a directory to hold your newly-built software distribution.
Here, we put everything in
# ./build.sh -U -D /usr/i386build distribution
If the build does not finish, you might have grabbed source code at a bad time. Definitely check the NetBSD autobuild status page, which displays the results of the latest build attempts on the official NetBSD build machine. If there's a global problem, it will be visible there. Try again later, and see if the problem is fixed.
If the build completes successfully, you can then install it on your system at a convenient time. Some people prefer to do this step in single-user mode, but that's your choice.
# ./build.sh -U -D /usr/i386build install=/
Yes, you could install to a location other than the root directory. While this might seem senseless, you could use this to install on a hard drive that you intend to move to a different machine, or even to upgrade a system over NFS.
You could also do the build and install in a single step. I frequently build the updated code during production time and then install it during a maintenance window, but if you're upgrading your personal machine you just might want to do it all at once.
# ./build.sh -U -D /usr/i386build distribution install=/
As the last step in installing the build, NetBSD performs some basic
system checks to see if obsolete files are left in the tree. This
postinstall script generates output much like this:
postinstall check:
/usr/src/etc/postinstall != ///etc/postinstall
defaults check:
/usr/src/etc/defaults/daily.conf != ///etc/defaults/daily.conf
/usr/src/etc/defaults/rc.conf != ///etc/defaults/rc.conf
/usr/src/etc/defaults/security.conf != ///etc/defaults/security.conf
First, the
postinstall script runs through all of the
standard "default" NetBSD configuration files, such as those in
/etc/defaults, and compares them to the versions in the
latest build. As we see above, it will print out a list of every default
file that doesn't match. The script then churns through a list of user
IDs and group IDs that have been added to the system recently, and checks
to determine if they are in place in the new system. Finally, it will
look for files, man pages, and libraries that have been obsoleted and make
a list of them for removal. The process will end with a statement much
like this:
postinstall checks passed: ssh wscons
postinstall checks failed: postinstall defaults mtree gid uid periodic \
rc makedev postfix obsolete
To fix, run:
/usr/src/etc/postinstall -s /usr/src -d // fix postinstall defaults \
mtree gid uid periodic rc makedev postfix obsolete
Of the various groups of
postinstall checks, only the
ssh and
wscons checks have passed. The
postinstall script has already displayed exactly what the
problems are, and will automatically fix them for you if you just type the
command given. If one of the issues shown isn't applicable on your
system--for example, if you're running a customized version of Postfix and
you don't want the
postinstall script to touch anything--just
remove that one test from the command.
After completing the
postinstall checks, proceed to update
the rest of
/etc. While you could manually compare the
various files in
/etc to their updated counterparts in
/usr/src, NetBSD uses the add-on tool
etcupdate(8) (
specifically for this purpose.
# cd /usr/pkgsrc/sysutils/etcupdate
# make install clean
Much like the
mergemaster program used in FreeBSD and
etcupdate(8) builds a temporary directory populated
by the
/etc files from the latest source code.
etcupdate(8) then compares the new files to the ones
currently inhabiting /etc, and displays the differences. You'll then have
the option to keep the current version, install the new version, or merge
the old and new versions. Let's walk through one of each.
--- /etc/mail/aliases 2002-09-08 15:33:32.000000000 -0400
+++ /tmp/temproot/etc/mail/aliases 2003-03-15 15:41:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: aliases,v 220.127.116.11 2002/06/06 02:40:42 lukem Exp $
+# $NetBSD: aliases,v 1.19 2002/06/06 00:21:57 lukem Exp $
# from: @(#)aliases 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/5/94
File: /etc/mail/aliases (modified)
Here we see the entire difference between the old and new files is a
version number. (This particular example may be rare in the real world;
most systems have a custom aliases file! It's true for any file with
truly trivial changes, however.) If you were interested, you could use
the NetBSD CVSweb tool
to find out what changes were put in and later removed. In any event,
after displaying the differences,
etcupdate(8) gives the
following options:
Please select one of the following operations:
d Don't install the new file
i Install the new file (overwrites your modifications!)
m Merge the currently installed and new files
s Show the differences between the currently installed and new files
v Show the new file
What do you want to do? [Leave it for later]
In this case, we want to install the newer version of the file. While
there is no functional difference,
etcupdate(8) will complain
about this file every time you upgrade, so you may as well install the
file and shut the program up. Other files have larger differences, such
as this skeleton
.cshrc file.
--- /etc/skel/.cshrc 2002-09-08 15:33:34.000000000 -0400
+++ /tmp/temproot/etc/skel/.cshrc 2003-03-15 15:41:47.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: dot.cshrc,v 1.1 2000/10/16 13:12:26 simonb Exp $
+# $NetBSD: dot.cshrc,v 1.2 2002/09/29 14:52:57 grant Exp $
#csh .cshrc file
alias h history 25
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@
set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
set mch = `hostname -s`
set prompt = "${mch:q}: {\!} "
- umask 2
Previously, new users had a umask of 2. This is no longer set in the
.cshrc file. Do you want that set for new users?
In this case, I don't want to change the previous system behavior, so I
will tell
etcupdate(8) to delete the new file with
Other files are not so easy, such as this sample from
--- /etc/group 2003-03-15 07:56:22.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/temproot/etc/group 2003-03-15 15:41:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
I need to remove the
news group, add the
smmsp group, and keep
mwlucas in the
wheel group. I must merge the old and new files, so I use
m option.
etcupdate(8) will compare the two files and display each line
that conflicts, with the old version on the left and the new version on
the right, like this.
wheel:*:0:root,mwlucas | wheel:*:0:root
We want the entry on the left, so type
l and hit ENTER.
etcupdate(8) immediately displays the next conflicting line:
news:*:8: <
The group
news has been removed from the base system, and
I am not using that group on this computer. Type
r and then
ENTER to continue through the file. When you're finished,
etcupdate(8) will let you install the file, try again, or
view the combined file.
Similarly, you'll need to go through every file with local
modifications and compare it to the new configuration. In some cases,
such as
/etc/master.passwd, you might be better off using
vipw(8) to add and remove a couple of users rather than walk
through dozens or hundreds of user accounts in
Once you have fully updated your
/etc directory, reboot
your system. Once it comes up, you'll have fully updated NetBSD-current
on your computer! Over the next few articles, we'll work from that base
to get this new NetBSD onto a palmtop computer.
Michael W. Lucas
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- Title
- An experiment on the non-breaking surface-wave-induced vertical mixing
- Author(s)
- Dai, Dejun; Qiao, Fangli; Sulisz, Wojciech; Han, Lei; Babanin, Alexander
- Abstract
- Mixing induced by nonbreaking surface waves was investigated in a wave tank by measuring the thermal destratification rate of the water column. One experiment without waves and four experiments with waves of amplitudes ranging from 1.0 to 1.5 cm and wavelength from 30 to 75 cm were conducted. Water temperature variations at depths from 4 to 12 cm below the surface were measured. In the layer from 4 to 7 cm, the originally dense isothermal lines disperse soon after the waves are generated, whereas the vertical gradient from 9 to 12 cm is maintained for a relatively long time. The time span, during which the water temperature becomes well mixed, changes from about 20 h for the case with no waves to tens of minutes for the case with waves, and it decreases with increasing wave amplitude and wavelength. A one-dimensional diffusion numerical model with wave-induced mixing parameterization shows consistent results with the measurement. The study demonstrates that the mixing induced by nonbreaking waves may add an important contribution to the vertical mixing process in the upper ocean and suggests a way to parameterize wave-induced mixing in numerical ocean models.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 40, no. 9 (Sep 2010), pp. 2180-2188
- Publication year
- 2010
- FOR Code(s)
- 0405 Oceanography
- Keyword(s)
- Mixing; Numerical analysis; Numerical modelling; Oceanic waves; Turbulence
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- 0022-3670
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 310
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Saturated Fat 1.5 g
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Total Carbohydrate 24 g
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Jane Arthur, outgoing executive director of the Karmê Chöling meditation center in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, stands outside the snow-speckled front door designed and painted four decades ago by founder and spiritual master Chögyam Trungpa.
Want to ring in the new year right? Meet Jane Arthur. She knows a little something about navigating transitions.
Born in Honolulu and brought up in San Diego, Arthur studied nursing in Fort Worth and went to work in Washington, D.C., only to transfer to law school and practice in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
"That was sort of a fertile time," she recalls of the latter overseas stint, "when I began to get curious about how did I really want to live my life."
After exploring the possibilities on a trip around the world, Arthur took her friends' suggestion to stop at the Karmê Chöling meditation center in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. There she became a student, then a staffer, then, for the past seven years, its executive director.
Now Arthur is yet again transitioning — this time out of the office. She decided to move on before nailing down exactly what's next. Some people would fear such a leap. She instead has faith.
"I like the flying, the air under my wings, the 'I don't know' phase — anything's possible."
In a world of defensiveness and dysfunction, how does one learn to live with such optimism and openness? To answer, Arthur rewinds back to her father, who attended Harvard Medical School, then set up a practice with a friend whose family lived 5,000 miles away in Hawaii.
"My dad was always a dreamer and an adventurer."
His daughter is, too. Schooled in California, she inherited his wanderlust for the world.
"I imagined living a life of the mind, but from an intellectual point of view. I always wanted to help, to somehow find a way to make a difference."
Earning a nursing degree at Texas Christian University, Arthur went on to work at what's now the Children's National Medical Center in the nation's capital, only to go to George Washington University Law School, into private practice and a public defender's post in nearby Virginia. She then did a stint with the attorney general's office of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory between Hawaii and the Philippines.
"I'm a curious person, and I suppose you could take that two ways. I kept trying on these various hats to see if that was the calling, but somehow I wasn't satisfied."
Instead, Arthur felt she was doing too much yet not enough. As winter melted into spring in 1997, she visited Karmê Chöling. Travel guides direct visitors to the town of Barnet — population 1,708 — 10 miles south of St. Johnsbury. You then look for a former dairy farm painted with Asian accents. That's where, in 1970, Chögyam Trungpa set up the first Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in the United States.
But Arthur wasn't there to sightsee. Instead, she sat still — for a month.
"That was when I realized I was in a place doing something that deeply resonated in me. Maybe in terms of how I could help, how I could make an offering to the world that was meaningful."
A month later, Arthur returned to study the teachings of Shambhala (the word means "source of happiness"), a Buddhist-based spiritual practice with the view that every human being has a basic nature of goodness that can be cultivated and shared.
"People go off and make choices that, in turn, make for tremendous suffering," she says. "The experience of being a public defender, sitting with my clients in jail and listening to their stories, allowed me to recognize they wanted to be happy, too. They were just confused about how one went about that. I thought, I could really help people if I could help them change their minds."
As Karme Choling's executive director since 2006, Arthur is charged with raising both consciousness and enough resources to maintain a 717-acre property with 35 employees as "a place for nurturing personal and societal transformation," according to two-page job description.
A member of her local Rotary Club, Arthur also has traveled the state to teach such topics as "Finding Sanity in Uncertain Times." Her advice: Don't work harder, just smarter. It's less about doing and more about being. Stay open, flexible and present. Sustain a sense of humor. Remember the bad can be good if it shakes you out of complacency. And, throughout it all, stay mindful.
"The world is speeding up — almost into hyperdrive. So much of our life takes us along."
Hence her seemingly contradictory suggestion to help people get where they want to go: "Could we stop long enough to really think about what we're doing? For me, a transition is a moment when you very intentionally choose a direction. If we take the time to pause and be present before we respond to a situation, we will act in ways that promote goodness and human dignity."
Arthur will celebrate the new year by leading a "Relax, Renew and Awaken" retreat before leaving Karmê Chöling. But she's staying both in state and with Shambhala.
"If one practices, one becomes more human, and that means you feel things. You don't gloss over the facts."
She's not afraid to experience the bittersweet emotions of moving on.
"The fact that I care about something so much — I'm planning on enjoying the sadness."
For she knows everything has a flip side.
"I'm trying to appreciate the poignancy of 'the last this' and 'the last that.' Because then I can go into appreciating the first time the next things happen."
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Novafora, a startup that promises to design "revolutionary" digital video processors suitable for various devices, on Monday announced that it would acquire Transmeta Corp., a designer of low-power microprocessors that failed to become popular on the market and could not keep their development going forward.
Transmeta is set to be acquired by Novafora for $255.6 million in cash, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments. Under the terms of the agreement, and based on current estimates of Transmeta's future working capital and other adjustments at the effective time of the merger, stockholders are expected to receive between $18.70 and $19.00 for each outstanding share of Transmeta's common stock.
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"We are pleased with the value that we will be able to return to our stockholders as a result of this acquisition agreement with Novafora. We believe the deal is a win for all our stockholders. We have spent the past several months extensively exploring our strategic options and believe that the agreement with Novafora best serves the interest of our stockholders," said Les Crudele, president and chief executive officer of Transmeta.
The reasons why Novafora, which is controlled by two venture capital firms, decided to take over Transmeta are not completely clear. Novafora was founded in 2004 and none of its products have been released commercially so far, hence, the timeline to acquire another company may not be the best to say at least. Novafora claims that it wants to acquire Transmeta in order to get power-saving technologies as well as employees, though, such reasons do not seem to be truly crucial: the company could license the technologies and hire employees without making such a huge investment.
"Transmeta's innovative technology and the expertise of its employees are valuable additions to Novafora. Adding Transmeta's power management technology to our video processor will advance our vision of making our products applicable across the broadest range of video-oriented devices," said Zaki Rakib, chief executive of Novafora.
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There is a possibility that I will be invited for an interview with a major company on the opposite coast of the country, and I am an exclusively breast feeding mom. I am going to take my new baby and DH on the trip for sure (we are looking to relocate there, so this doubles as househunting trip). Typical interview trips work out as follows: you fly in one evening, interview runs the whole business day next day, say 9 a.m to 5 p.m., and then you can fly back the day after. But many things are still freaking me out - please advise!!
(1) I have built up a decent supply of breastmilk in the freezer. What is the best way of transporting it over? This milk is probably going to be very useful for the whole day that I have to be away.
(2) How can I deal with engorgement discretely? I have quite a good double breast pump, but I am going to need to ask them for 15-20 min to myself at least once (say during lunch) when I can pump, and this is going to open up a whole can of worms about me being a breastfeeding mother of a newborn. I am not sure this is something I want to bring up during the interview. While I know that companies cannot discriminate based on this, and some mothers are going to say why would I want to work for a company that does not have mother-friendly policies, the sad reality is that discrimination is possible and potentially not provable, and I would really like to have a fair chance to get this job. So does anyone have any ideas of how I can deal with this?
My husband is already leaning towards caving in and going the formula route, but my baby is not even 3 months and I really don't want to do that.
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#210861 - 05/10/13 09:11 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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#210913 - 05/13/13 02:54 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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Hilarious attempts at 'political correctness' (a phrase so poisonous and poisoned that it must always be used in quotes now, somewhat like holding an odious and stinking object at arm's length) in these posts, as well as some sensible remarks. 'something-American' has long since passed ludicrousness and made it to truly 'offensive'--not only are most 'African-Americans' not from Africa, my god, what if you err and call a 'JAMAICAN-American' an 'African-American'!?!?! I myself am NOT Caucasian-American, thank you very much, though my skin is 'white'(for lack of a better term) in comparison with skin which is 'black' (also for lack of a better term.) I am gay and have an intimate black friend with whom I had a funny conversation on this subject: Helen said to me 'Honey, I am sure you realize that there are blacks and then there are NIGGERS.....' to which I replied 'Dear, I am sure you realize that there are gays and then there are FAGGOTS.....!' When we finished roaring, Helen said 'and only the group it applies to is EVER allowed to use the term, yes?' We both agreed that among blacks, or gays, or any other 'group,' the most derogatory slurs are used regularly and gleefully--indeed, sometimes constantly--and no one is about to try to censor this. Ergo, the ever-increasing asininity and attempted bowdlerization of public non-discourse is the *ultimate* insult. I was delighted to read a post or two which said that people wear not chips but woodblocks on their shoulders now, SEEKING to be 'offended'--it is part of the utter decline of manners, social skills, and intelligence which has become the story of this country.
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#210927 - 05/14/13 05:00 AM Re: Queer street [Re: tempusfugit]
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Welcome. Yes, there is a high sensitivity category in the insult-offense matter. Some people don't even need words to find offense. Just look them in the eye and risk a threat or blow. Don't know what moves them.
'Political correctness' is also present in the world of jobs and professions. Cleaning ladies are hard to find. You have to look for 'interior caretaker' ( at least in my country) The word laborer is gone completely. It moves from production cooperator to production assistant. No garbage man but environment-cooperator, etc.etc.
#210958 - 05/15/13 01:15 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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I am really fed up with these ill-educated thin-skinned people of self-presumed entitlement whining about language use which has been traditionally acceptable (both socially and academically) until their own recent burst into the scene with all their demands to be treated as 'equally part of' yet at the same time being seen as being 'different'.
They betray themselves as ignorant.
I think the choice and selection of last week's words--including the theme--was well chosen and well presented by those who obviously have more educational qualifications than do their detractors.
People! When you make such a fuss displaying such nouveau ignorance you only display your Lilliputian Yahoo-ism.
I am loathe to appear niggardly, especially as I do understand the issue to be a tar baby--but it is very queer indeed. These complainers imagine themselves to be cockshies ["me ! me ! me !"] but surely 'cocksure' is more apt.
(and I suppose we should all cease reading Fairy Tales to our grandchildren ??)
#210960 - 05/15/13 01:37 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Marksma]
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#210970 - 05/16/13 05:41 AM Re: Queer street [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Well spoken, Luke.
#210974 - 05/16/13 11:55 AM Re: Queer street [Re: BranShea]
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I am a new mom and my dd is 6 days old. I realized after a few days of painful nursing that my positioning was not correct, which led to the intensely sore and red nipples. Then I switched up my position and tried to ensure she ws latching on correctly. However, sometimes I still feel some pain with the initial latch on my left breast. I now realize that I have scabs on both my nipples (only at the tops of them though). I have been using lanolin on them after I nurse her, but they are not going away. I think these contribute to her not latching on as well because they are rough feeling. So now I express a little milk first to soften them.
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Nearly a year after U.S. Catholic bishops adopted a "zero tolerance" policy against priests who sexually abuse children, the aftermath of those scandals still have impact within and outside the church, officials say.
That impact goes beyond the civil and criminal cases against the Roman Catholic Church or its priests.
Experts say newly passed or proposed state laws have the potential to transform the way all religious institutions do business internally and are held accountable publicly.
"There have been banking scandals, business scandals, corporate business collapses," said the Rev. Tobin Hitt, pastor of St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales. "The Church hasn't been through it until just recently, and this is it. There's greater scrutiny in our world. Many of our major institutions have gone through it. It's uncomfortable for everyone associated with the Church, but God will use it to purify the Church and will raise up better shepherds for the Church. Other denominations have gone through scandals as well, but that's not to minimize what we've gone through. Each organization has been challenged by what's going on."
Observers also say these developments could transform the church-state relationship in unprecedented ways.
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Meanwhile, some states are weighing legislation that would force clergy to report confessions of child abuse, even if they are told in confidence. Most religious groups say that would be a landmark change that could threaten a relationship they consider sacred.
"Anything told in a confessional wouldn't be revealed," said the Rev. Wilfred Savard, a retired Catholic priest now living in Clovis. "We can't tell anything told in confessional."
Hitt, however, said if a priest becomes aware of a child abuse situation apart from the confessional, "I would be obligated to report it to the authorities."
"The Church is not obligated to be an arm of the state — we're not an investigatory body," said the Portales priest, who has a law degree and practiced civil law prior to becoming a priest.
The Rev. Dick Ross, a Baptist minister for more than 30 years, said the law makes a distinction between Catholic confessions and ministerial counseling.
"Where a priest is concerned, it's a different ballgame," he said. "Anything told in a confessional is protected, but with Protestants, it's a gray area because we haven't taken those vows. You can say anything in a confessional, and the priest's lips are sealed. For me as a minister, I would find it hard to withhold that information if someone has done something really bad. Morally, I've got to do something. If people start to tell me something like that, I tell them, 'Don't tell me anything that I may have to tell in court.' "
Bills introduced in Maryland, Kentucky, Florida, New Hampshire and Nevada would have removed exemptions or explicitly stated that comments made in private talks with clergy would be subject to mandatory reporting laws. In Maryland and Kentucky, the efforts did not succeed; the others remain in limbo.


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James Avery James Avery, the character actor who laid down the law as the Honorable Philip Banks in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,'' died Dec. 31, 2013. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Paul Walker Actor Paul Walker, 40, was killed in a car accident in California on November 30, 2013. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
Lou Reed Lou Reed died Sunday, Oct. 27, at the age of 71. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for John Varvatos)
Marcia Wallace Actress Marcia Wallace reportedly died Friday, Oct. 25 at the age of 70. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
Tom Clancy Best-selling author Tom Clancy died on Oct. 2, 2013 in Baltimore at the age of 66. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)
Julie Harris Broadway legend Julie Harris died on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the age of 87. She is seen here in 2004. (Photo by Bowers/Getty Images)
Karen Black Actress Karen Black, who appeared in more than 100 films including 'Five Easy Pieces,' died Aug. 8. She was 74. (Dario Cantatore/ Getty Images Entertainment)
Eileen Brennan Actress Eileen Brennan passed away on July 28, 2013. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Cory Monteith Cory Monteith, the actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee," was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13, 2013. He was 31. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Helen Thomas Veteran White House reporter and columnist Helen Thomas died Saturday, June 20 at the age of 92. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Mindy McCready Singer Mindy McCready performs at the V-Day Presentation of Any One Of Us: Words From Prison at Alice Tully Hall - Lincoln Center June 21, 2006 in New York City. (Credit: Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Sen. Frank Lautenberg New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg died on June 3, 2013 of complications from viral pneumonia. He was 89. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
George Jones George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today,'' died Friday, April 26, 2013. He was 81. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)
Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters died on April 11, 2013 of natural causes at age 87. (credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TV Land)
Richard Griffiths Richard Griffiths, the versatile British actor who played the boy wizard's unsympathetic Uncle Vernon in the "Harry Potter'' movies, died on March 28, 2013. He was 65. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Bonnie Franklin Bonnie Franklin, who won fame as a divorced mom on the long-running sitcom "One Day at a Time," died at the age of 69 on March 1, 2013. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
Ed Koch The quintessential New Yorker and 105th Mayor of New York City died Feb. 1. He was 88. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
C. Everett Koop C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, died Feb. 25 in New Hampshire at age 96. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
'Dear Abby' Pauline Friedman Phillips Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren wrote the long-running "Dear Abby'' advice column, died on Jan. 16, 2013. She was 94. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Michael Winner "Death Wish'' director Michael Winner, a British filmmaker, restaurant critic and bon vivant, died Jan. 21. He was 77. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Patti Page Country singer Patti Page, best known for her hit "Tennessee Waltz," died Jan 1 at the age of 86. (Page in 2001/credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images).
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