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Yifeng Cui, Lab director
| Dr. Yifeng Cui has experience in regional scale high performance earthquake simulations, and an adjunct professor at San Diego State University. His expertise includes parallelization, optimization, and performance evaluation on both massively parallel and vector machines. He also has experience in distributed modeling, multimedia design, and visualization. He holds a Ph.D. in hydrology, a M.S. in hydroclimatology, and a B.S. in meteorology.
|Dong Ju Choi, Computational Scientist
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Amit Chourasia, Visualization Scientist
| Amit Chourasia is lead of Visualization Services at SDSC. His work centers around the development and application of software tools that allow simulation of massively large data sets produced by scientific and engineering applications. His academic research is in animation, computer graphics, and visualization. He holds a Baccalaureate degree in architecture and a Master's degree in Computers Graphics Technology.
|Sheau-Yen Chen, Data Analyst
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|Daniel Roten, Computational Seismologist
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|Dr. Kim Olsen, Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University
|Dr. Steven M. Day, Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University
|Dr. Zizhong Chen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Riverside
|Dr. Po Chen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming
|Dr. Timothy Kaiser , Director of High Performance and Research Computing, Colorado School of Mines
|Mr. Philip Maechling , Information Technology Architect, Southern California Earthquake Center
|Dr. Thomas Jordan , Professor in Geological Sciences, Director of Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California
|Dr. Jean-Bernard Minster , Professor, Scripps Institute of Oceanography/University of California, San Diego
|Dr. Dhabaleswar K. Panda , Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
|Dr. Scott Baden , Professor of Computer Science, University of California, San Diego
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I am tired of the tinymce editor in wordpress and I really love the stackoverflow editor which allows me to write with markdown grammar. So I want to write blog with markdown in wordpress.
Now I am using this plugin in my wordpress:
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It replaces the original editor of wordpress and provides a light-weight interface for me to write with markdown. However, compared with Stackoverflow's editor, it lacks:
The SO editor have auto syntax highlighting. I don't need to specify which kind of language I am typing in. The Markdown QuickTags plugin do not provide the ability for syntax highlighting, and plugins like Wp-markdown-syntax-highlight requires me to manually add a tag to indicate the type of language. Also, I have no idea if the two plugins could work together.
The SO editor provides live preview, which is the most cool part of SO.
Is there any wordpress plugin(s), or combination of plugins that can meet my requirement? I personally could do some development but I know little about php and js, so it's really hard for me to write one from scratch (or from the two plugins I mentioned above).
Point 1 above is the most important. And I don't care if the plugin auto-converts markdown to html, or requires me to click a button like "render" before publishing.


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Just going to enjoy Labor Day quietly here on the farm. Some sewing. Probably canning tomatoes and applesauce. Making eggplant for dinner and the freezer. Working on the book. Staying out of the garden because it's raining here again.
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Family Court chief justice says Abbey petition 'inaccurate'
THE Family Court of Australia's chief justice says a petition calling for reform of Australia's family law system that has 45,000 signatures is not accurate.
The petition, penned by a woman known only as Gill, outlines how a young Western Australian woman supposedly killed herself after the "family court allowed her father, a convicted child sex offender, access to her when she was just a child".
The petition has the backing of nation-wide child safety organisation Bravehearts.
Family Court of Australia chief justice Diana Bryant said she was concerned about "inaccurate information" related to the petition.
In a statement, Justice Bryant said the matter of Abbey was not heard in the Family Court of Australia at any time.
She said the only orders made by the Family Court of Western Australia were those "requested by Abbey's mother or made with her agreement".
"The case did not proceed to a contested hearing," Justice Bryant said.
"All of the orders were made with the knowledge of the child protection authority, following the recommendation of an experienced psychologist who was appointed at the request of Abbey's parents.
"The orders made were in accordance with Abbey's expressed wishes."
Justice Bryant said she and the chief judge of the Family Court of Western Australia met with Abbey's family and Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnston last year to discuss what had actually occurred in the proceedings.
Ms Johnston said the while Justice Bryant was "technically correct" about Abbey's case the petition was focused on the entire Australian family law system, not just the Family Court of Australia.
"Since launching this petition to call for a royal commission, Bravehearts has been inundated with calls from hundreds of desperate and protective parents and carers, all with their own horror stories, following decisions made in this shambolic system," Ms Johnston said.
"The system is not geared to listen to children let alone hear them and respond accordingly.
"Instead it responds to the parent with the most influence, money and manipulative powers.
"Rather than recognise a very obvious problems for children in the current system of family law and taking leadership to ensure the protection of children, the Family Court of Australia has chosen to use its energy to protect itself."


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We're seeing quite a few reports of people who have downloaded the new update and are then getting a "no Bluetooth hardware" error found. We've not seen this problem at Pi Towers, so we'd appreciate help in debugging this from people who have the problem. So, if your Pi 3 is running the latest image and you are having problems, we'd be grateful if you could answer the questions below...
1) Did you install a clean image, or did you update?
2) Had you ever used the Bluetooth hardware on the image before you did the update?
3) If you open a terminal and type "bluetoothctl", what messages come up?
4) If you updated, and you have a spare SD card, please try downloading the clean image and installing it to see if the behaviour is different - can that image find the Bluetooth controller?
5) On the image which doesn't work, try removing the Bluetooth plugin from the taskbar (right-click and choose "remove this plugin") and rebooting, and then try "bluetoothctl" in the terminal again - any difference?
Finally, just in case we struggle to reproduce this, if there is someone in the UK who could post us an SD card which shows the problem, that would be great - we'd send it back, promise!
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Absolutely limit their pay.
Decreases their willingness to borrow from the TARP? TERRIFIC!
Need the money to retain talent? What, the same "talent" that created the crisis? Throw the bums in prison or exile them or worse!
Trying to restart the credit derivatives machine will benefit no one besides those who are proven failures and leaches. Boy, are we on the wrong path still.
Lengthy article, but I didn't want to cut much out…
It's making me nervous too, Mindy. Your job recruiting brokers shouldn't even exist.
Obama to Work on Executive-Pay Limits After Industry Complaints
By Brian Faler and Ryan Donmoyer
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration pledged to work with Congress on implementing tough executive-pay limitations at banks that get federal bailout money as critics said the new restrictions in economic- stimulus legislation will prompt talented managers to leave.
The limits, championed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, were tucked into the $787 billion fiscal stimulus bill approved Feb. 13 by Congress. President Barack Obama plans to sign the stimulus bill into law Feb. 17 in Denver, said his spokeswoman, Jen Psaki.
The administration sought to make "technical" changes in the executive-pay restrictions before the plan was approved by Congress, Psaki said yesterday in an e- mailed statement.
"The president shares a deep concern about excessive executive compensation" and "he looks forward to working with Congress to responsibly address this issue," she said.
Administration officials wanted to keep the executive- compensation measures as part of the financial-sector rescue package, according to a person familiar with their views. This person said the executive-compensation provision in the stimulus bill was a contentious issue. The administration decided not to fight the provision because of the possibility it would have to go back to Congress for more bailout funds, the person said.
More Stringent Provisions
Some of Congress's provisions go beyond the $500,000 cap announced by Obama last month, by restricting bonuses for senior executives and the next 20 highest-compensated employees at companies that receive more than $500 million from the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program. It limits bonuses and other incentive pay at companies on a sliding scale according to how much federal aid they receive.
"The soon-to-be-law prohibits paying commissions, which are the lifeblood of a salesperson's income," said Scott Talbott, vice president for government affairs at the Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington trade group that lobbies on behalf of banks. "Non-TARP companies, like hedge funds and foreign firms, don't have this restriction, so it will be easier for them to hire the top producers away."
Obama, 47, called bonus payouts at banks receiving federal aid "shameful" on Feb. 4 when he announced the government would require financial companies getting aid in the future to cap compensation of top officials at $500,000 a year.
Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. each received $25 billion from TARP, the biggest beneficiaries of the program that injected $195.6 billion in more than 330 U.S. banks as of Feb. 10, according to a report from the U.S. Treasury. Freeport State Bank in Harper, Kansas, received $301,000 from TARP, the smallest amount approved by the Treasury.
Geithner, Summers
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, Obama's top economic adviser, sought modifications in Congress's proposed executive compensation provisions, an administration official who requested anonymity said yesterday.
Dodd dismissed complaints that the provisions would spur some talented managers to leave companies subject to the restrictions.
"Some very high earners will have to adjust compensation expectations and maintain a different sense of proportion than in the past," Dodd said in a statement yesterday. "The current job market should deter employees from leaving, and if they do, there are many qualified replacements."
Earlier, the senator defended Congress's restrictions as a proper response to reports of excesses at banks that received federal aid, including the award of a combined $121 million to four executives at Merrill Lynch & Co. just before the company was acquired by Bank of America Corp.
Sliding Scale
The legislation limits bonuses and other incentive pay at those companies on a sliding scale according to how much federal aid they receive.
Under the sliding scale, restrictions would apply to senior executive officers and the next 20 highest paid employees at companies that receive more than $500 million from TARP. Companies receiving between $250 million and $500 million would face restrictions on their senior executive officers and their next 10 highest-paid workers. The limits would apply to the top five employees at companies receiving between $25 million and $250 million.
The bonus restrictions would apply only to the single- highest paid employee of companies receiving less than $25 million in aid.
Top 25 Officials
The original bill applied the limit to the top 25 officials at all TARP recipients, according to an administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Dodd adopted the sliding scale after administration officials expressed concern that the provision would punish executives at small community banks, the official said.
Obama's administration was concerned about another provision allowing banks that receive stimulus money to pay it back without getting a similar amount of funds to replace it from private sources, as Treasury requires, the administration official said. Paying back the money without getting private funds to replace it wouldn't aid the flow of credit, the official said.
The administration considers its plan stricter in the sense that it would cap total compensation for affected executives at $500,000, while Congress's plan would impose limits only on bonuses, not on executives' salaries, the administration official said.
Dodd expressed surprise at the complaints he said he's received about the restrictions.
"People are calling up and bellowing because somehow they are going to be asked to be restrained from providing these exorbitant incomes for some people," Dodd said in a Feb. 13 speech on the Senate floor. "This is the deepest financial crisis we have had in many years in America and they are worried about their pay."
Congress's plan also would go beyond what the White House proposed by giving shareholders in all companies, not just those receiving "exceptional" assistance, an annual non-binding vote on executive compensation.
The Dodd amendment requires the Treasury Department to review past compensation paid to the top 25 employees of TARP recipients to determine if it is "contrary to the public interest."
The plan requires TARP beneficiaries to create a companywide policy regarding "excessive or luxury expenditures" such as corporate jets, entertainment and "other activities or events that are not reasonable expenditures for staff development."
It bans "any compensation plan that would encourage manipulation of the reported earnings" of TARP beneficiaries in order "to enhance the compensation of any of its employees."
'Making Me Nervous'
The bill "is making me nervous," said Mindy Diamond, president of Chester, New Jersey-based Diamond Consultants LLC, which specializes in recruiting brokers. "It raises more questions than it answers. Everyone agrees that financial services need an overhaul, but no one wants to have their livelihood messed up."
Talbott said the limits in the stimulus plan may backfire by making U.S. banks in need of assistance less likely to seek it.
"It will make TARP less attractive and therefore reduce participation by healthy institutions, which undermines the whole program," Talbott said.
During negotiations over the final stimulus package, lawmakers agreed to drop more punitive provisions that would have required firms taking TARP money to pay back the cash portions of bonuses topping $100,000 that were paid to employees for work last year.
Tax Penalties
While the administration's plan would limit executive pay, it would permit additional compensation in the form of restricted stock that can't be sold until taxpayers have been paid back with interest. Senior executive compensation plans also would have to be submitted to a non-binding shareholder resolution.
Obama's plan superseded restrictions in the TARP legislation that relied on tax penalties to make excessive pay unattractive. That law was criticized for being too weak.


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TORONTO - Shares of Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) raced higher on Friday as one of the company's most prominent analysts gave a stronger vote of confidence to the new BlackBerry launch.
The Waterloo, Ont.-based company's stock gained seven per cent, or $1.03, to close at $15.71 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, pushing towards levels it hasn't seen in more than a year.
Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek raised his target estimate to US$19.50 per share, from $13.
In a note to investors, Misek said he expects RIM to open its corporate BlackBerry email services to iPhone and Android devices, which would be a new revenue stream for the company.
"This change, we believe, is unknown or not well understood but is important," he said.
Wireless carriers have also made volume commitments to RIM for the first two quarters of the new smartphone launch, Misek said he learned during his organization's own research.
The prominent RIM analyst has raised his estimates on the Canadian smartphone maker's stock several times since November, when he expressed doubts about the chances of commercial success for the new BlackBerry 10 product line.
In the wake of increasingly bullish estimates since then by Misek and several other analysts, the shares of the Waterloo, Ont.-based company had risen from a low of C$6.10 in September.
Friday's price is still below a 52-week high of C$18.23 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, but Misek's report suggests the shares are poised to punch through that level.
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MUNICH (Sept. 20, 11:35 a.m. ET) — Reuters is reporting that an undisclosed Chinese machinery group is poised to buy KraussMaffei Group from Madison Capital Partners, a Chicago-based investment firm.
Reuters cited "two people close to the transaction" who were not identified in its Sept. 20 story.
The news service does not name the possible Chinese buyer, but lists three Chinese companies that were "initially interested" but are no longer are in talks with Madison Capital: major plastics machinery players Haitian International Holdings Ltd. and Chen Hsong Holdings Ltd., and a third company, called Long Hong.
Munich-based KraussMaffei Group employs 4,000 people worldwide, building injection molding machines, extruders and reaction injection molding machines. The group makes well-known brands of KraussMaffei, Berstorff and Netstal. KraussMaffei Group generated record order income of 1.1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for its fiscal year 2010-2011, ended September 30, 2011. Financial results are not available for this fiscal year.
Reuters reported that Madison Capital hopes to get as much as 700 million euros ($910 million) for KraussMaffei Group. That is the same figure Bloomberg reported in a story three months ago.
Madison Capital said it has retained Goldman Sachs.
Madison Capital bought the plastics machinery group — the world's largest manufacturer of plastics equipment — in 2006. That's six years ago, a fairly long time for private equity ownership, which has prompted industry observers to wonder when Madison Capital would cash out and sell KM Group, to pay back investors. Machinery sales are rebounding from the Great Recession and capital is freeing up for deals.
Contacted about the Reuters report, KM spokesman Imre Szerdahelyi said company officials "don't comment on rumors."
KM and Madison Capital officials also have declined to comment on past reports.
A German financial newspaper reported in 2008 that Madison Capital was preparing KM Group for an initial public offering. In mid-June of this year, Bloomberg reported that Madison Capital was exploring the sale of KraussMaffei Group, again citing undisclosed sources.


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This is a wonderful way to procrastinate and avoid tackling the grant proposal that I should be doing. It is my least favourite task when it comes to archaeology. It should be fun. Somehow, it should be easier to convince people that exploring the little known world of demons in second-millennium BC Egypt is fascinating. And it is! We get to look at artefacts like inscribed hippopotamus tusks, figurines, coffins with both text and representations, and even furniture such as inscribed headrests and try to figure out what role they played in the lives of ordinary people. It's part of a larger Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project. The goal of this one though is in part to create digital data resources for other scholars and eventually the public. Databases, statistical analyses, data visualization—all important parts!
But first, time to email the Beirut Museum and chase up information from other excavators so I can get all the info I need to complete my project on Late Bronze Age Clay Cobra Figurines of Ancient Egypt and the Levant. It's a real problem sometimes, and there will be gaps simply because I cannot get the data. Oh well, I'll have good info on at least 400 or so of the 650+ fragments that have been found. They too were used to keep away demons … Right, enough procrastination! No more posts until I have complete a task!


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Sidney Crosby vs. Ryan Miller Poster – "Outdoor Magic" – NHL Winter Classic 2008
It is a shame that Sidney Crosby has had an injury plagued season. He is still the Next One and I for one cannot wait until the playoffs when he is back and healthy. It will be nice to see the Pittsburgh Penguins make a Stanley Cup run.
One of the more memorable events of this season was the outdoor game on New Year's Day between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. The atmosphere was electric and of course it had to end with Sid the Kid scoring a shootout goal to win the game for the Penguins. The moment was simply "Outdoor Magic".
This Sports Poster Warehouse exclusive poster features the signature image of the day – Sidney Crosby breaking in on toque-capped Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller on the final breakaway of the overtime shootout, just a second away from potting the winner and celebrating victory.
The Sidney Crosby "Winter Classic" poster, which is one of the Sports Poster Warehouse's best sellers, shows Sidney capping off the day by acknowledging the fans before he left the ice.
Another Sports Poster Warehouse exclusive poster which you cannot find anywhere else is Sidney Crosby "Breakaway":
This poster shows Sidney in his first game as captain of the Penguins breaking up the ice in Raleigh on October 7, 2007.
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Xbox Live is a powerful weapon in Microsoft's Xbox 360 arsenal, but gamers aren't likely to be happy with an unexpected and unexplained increase in the price of the service. "I wanted to let you know that as of November 1, 2010 we are increasing the price of an Xbox LIVE [membership] for some members," Major Nelson announced on his blog. "This price increase only affects Xbox LIVE Members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States."
Here's how it breaks down in the US:
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|One month
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In the UK the price will go up £1 per month, Canada will see a $1 CAD per-month increase, and Mexican gamers will pay 100 pesos extra for a year of service. Remember that finding game cards on sale for less than the going rate is common now, and that shouldn't change after the price increase. Heck, you can even buy a bunch of cards now and lock in the current price.
Xbox Live is constantly being updated, and the service is much more robust now than it was at launch, but everyone is going to have to make the judgment call for themselves: either cancel your service to send a message, or continue paying. Companies are less sensitive to angry comments than they are to changes to their bottom line.


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Restoran Hoi Thong, Taman S.E.A.
>> Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Date: 2 September 2009, Wednesday
Venue: Restoran Hoi Thong, Taman S.E.A., Petaling Jaya
Occasion: Catch-up session with 4 friends in the ministry
Overall comment: Simple yet delicious food at an affordable price. Their deep-fried 'fu-yue' (red fermented beancurd) chicken gives you an unforgettable experience. Two thumbs up! :D
Halal: No
It's rather rare that I will leave Cyberjaya on a weekday night, but for a catch-up session such as this, why not? ;) We're supposed to meet up with Rev. Ong for a simple catch-up & refreshing time with each other, but unfortunately, he wasn't well that day, so Hans, James, Shu, Quin jie, & myself went ahead with meeting up nonetheless. The meet-up was a good get-away from the usual routine of a weekday night. Although it was rather far for me to travel all the way from Cyberjaya to Taman S.E.A. & back, it was really worth-it.
The food at Hoi Thong made it worth the drive as well. The place is not too difficult to locate since it's very near the LDP highway. However, you'll have to drive almost a whole round since the restaurant is located at the back of a 'circle of shophouses'. The place isn't air-conditioned, but is well ventilated. You can just expect a humble restaurant tucked in the middle of 'no-where', but is well patronized by people from near & far.
The crabs were very meaty, but I was actually expecting the usual "ketchup"/tomato-base sauce instead of this! *lol* I didn't know that this is the sweet & spicy crab in Hoi Thong....then what's the tomato-base crabs called?? *confused* Sweet & Sour?? Anyhow, the taste is not too bad. It's quite tangy due to the pickled green chillies, slightly spicy, & slightly sweet too :) Appetizing ;)
This is the BEST dish ever ever ever! Once you start on one piece, you will never want to stop! The crispy batter enveloping each chicken piece, alongside the tasty chicken skin that secretes a minimal amount of oil when you bite into it, & the tender & juicy, well-marinated chicken meat, is just lip-smacking; irresistible! *woots!* drools at the sight of the photo below while reminiscing on the unforgettable taste of the fried chicken*
The fish was 'attacked' before I could take a photo of its "handsome look in glorious sauce" *lol* Poor fish...devoured within seconds! Yums! The fish was very fresh & the sauce was no doubt appetizing. The lady's finger was too old though *sigh* What a disappointment...Thank goodness the fish & the sauce was good, so do-away with the beans! Hmm...this dish was a 'lil over-priced, don't you think so?
Fresh & tender sweet potato leaves, delicious even by just stir-frying :)
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Restoran Hoi Thong
Jalan SS23/11
Taman S.E.A.
47301 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: (+603) 7804 5314
Operating Hours: around 5pm - around 12am
(I'm not too sure 'bout the time, but it opens for dinner)
Presentation: * * *
Price: * * * 1/2
Environment: * * *
Taste: * * * 1/2
Service: * * * 1/2
- Ruth


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HAVERHILL, Mass., May 30 (UPI) -- In Massachusetts' first known case of motor vehicle homicide by texting, prosecutors highlighted a driver's use of his cellphone in a crash that killed two.
Aaron Deveau of Haverhill, 17 at the time of the accident in February 2011, faces up to four years in jail if convicted of motor vehicle homicide and negligent operation causing serious bodily injury due to electronic messaging, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.
In opening statements at his trial Tuesday in Haverhill District Court, prosecutors noted Deveau had sent or received 193 text messages in the hours before the head-on collision that killed the driver of the other vehicle, Donald Bowley Jr., and left Bowley's passenger, Luz Selena Roman, injured.
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Bowley suffered massive brain trauma, and Essex County Assistant District Attorney Ashlee Morgan said his family took him off life support after 18 days.


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Perspectives - Climbing Yosemite
by Edge
The Planning Stage
Edge - As soon as USA Climbing announced in January that they would be holding the Junior Nationals in Sacramento, there began a rapid-fire chain of events at our house. A close family friend had moved there four years ago, and continually offered an open invitation for us to visit. My wife Karol was actually excited at the news, as she had only accompanied Meaghan and I to one of her 5 prior Nationals. This was good news, very good news
Karol - Sacramento! Finally they are having Nationals someplace that I want to go. We can stay with our friend Steve for free, and with the money we save there we can bring Maxwell along and make a full two-week vacation around it.
Edge - Getting Karol excited for California was only the first step. Because this would be a family vacation, I would have to make several concessions. She talked excitedly about touring wine country as well as San Francisco, and when Steve called to say that he had secured tickets to a Giants game, suddenly our whole first week became booked with flatlander activities. But this was California, dammit, a place where I had spent 8 months over the course of 4 trips, all to Yosemite, and I desperately needed a mountain fix.
Karol - This must be killing Loran. In my and Steves excitement, we went a little crazy with pre-made plans. I know he had talked about Yosemite, but this is a family vacation and Ill be damned if after spending three days in a climbing gym that I will be made a climbing widow in the Valley. Maybe if I give up a little peace offering
Edge - I will have to work this out carefully. Steve had gone ahead, being the take charge kind of guy that he is, and also booked the last two nights of our stay at a campground in Tahoe, and one that was a bit removed from any of the climbing I wanted to do. That left me two nights and three days, parts of which would be spent driving to and from, to sneak in a Yosemite fix. It would be hot in July, and I had never climbed in Tuolumne, so I talked excitedly about it to Karol. I said how there was this beautiful peak there, Cathedral Peak, that Meg and I could do as her first truly alpine type climb to an actual summit, and this would be something that she would remember doing with me for the rest of her life, and
Karol - I stopped him mid-ramble and said he could do it. I had played him like a fiddle.
Edge - It worked! I had hooked her like a fish. Here fishy fishy!
Meaghan - Um, hello, I know that I am the reason we are going to California in the first place, but dont I have any input as to what else we will be doing? No? OK, well at least Dad did something to get in a day climbing at Yosemite. I get so tired of hearing his same old stories about the good old days; maybe I can begin to weave some Yosemite stories of my own. And a Giants game? Baseball, yuck!
Maxwell - Were going to a Giants game? Cool!
Edge - Im exhausted! The first week had been a whirlwind of sightseeing, bicycling, wine tasting, driving, cooking, eating, waiting in lines, and sleeping in tents. Steves house was too small for our whole family, so Karol and I had offered Meg the guest bed in order for her to be fresh for the big comp. This too was a good sign, as at the previous Nationals Karol had attended, she had not understood that this was a very big deal for Meg and I, that Meaghan needed to be 100% focused and well rested. This time Karol got it.
For the three days of Nationals I had arrived at the gym each morning by 7:30, and would be on my feet the whole time judging until mid to late afternoon. If I was lucky, I could sneak off to chow a hamburger sometime within 2-3 hours after noontime. I was allowed to pass off my judging duties to the head judge for each of the five-minute blocks that Meaghan was climbing; the other five climbers that I had coached all year I was only able to watch out of the corner of my eye, if at all.
Meaghan had waltzed through the Qualifying round, and in the nerve wracking
Semi-Final round had managed to make the cut as well, in itself a huge accomplishment.
Finals had not been so kind, and she finished in 11th place. I tried to remind her, as I do
every year, that there were a whole bunch of girls all across the country that had been
eliminated in Regionals, Divisionals, and each of the two previous rounds. Hey, you got
|The 5.12a Qualifier
Meaghan - 11th? Pffftt. Dad always tells me about the power of visualization. Well all year I had been visualizing pulling effortlessly through the routes, clipping the chains on the Final day, and standing on the podium. Ah, Dad? It didnt work.
Karol - Well that had been exciting! Much better than in Michigan, when Meg had missed the cut to Finals. (Honestly, what had I been thinking anyway, voluntarily going to Michigan?)
Edge - Monday morning broke bright and hot, as they all do in Sacramento. I had been packed and ready to go five minutes after waking, but everyone else was taking entirely too much time loading up the rented SUV and getting ready. Karols niece Sandy had arrived from LA the previous day and would be accompanying us for the week; Steve would not due to work obligations. Sandy, in particular, seemed to be working on the laid back California pace that I had come to detest. Move it along people; were burning daylight here! When eventually I had herded the slowpokes into the car, I drove with a purpose. If I got us to Yosemite early enough, we could afford the time to drive through the Valley before backtracking to Tuolumne, showing my family the big stone and his neighbors. Sacramento is not too much above sea level, and we marveled at the change of scenery and terrain as we watched the elevation markers register higher and higher alongside the road. After climbing one particularly steep section of Route 120, we arrived at a rolling land of soaring peaks and towering trees. This was the California that I remembered!
Karol - Holy crap, that was scary! The switchbacks up that mountainside, no guardrail, trucks barreling down in the opposite direction; I felt like I was in a roadrunner cartoon. Thank God hes a good driver. Hey, this is beautiful up here
Edge - We hit the Park entrance at 1 PM and I took the turn towards the Valleys one-way loop. Each turn in the road brought us new delights; for me the familiar tug of memories long removed, for the others the miracle of experiencing Yosemite for the first time. At each new view, each discovery, we pulled over to stand among the parked masses, with the camera shutters snapping, the oohs, and the aahs. Without time to get out and explore, the trip through the Valley left me flat. I had hoped to get everyone out to stretch and take the short hike into the Lower Falls, miraculously still flowing, but the parking lot was being worked on and it was not obvious where to park. We collectively agreed to book it to Tuolumne, hopefully to set up the tents before nightfall. As I drove past Camp 4, or Sunnyside as it had been mis-knighted during my era, I glanced over at the collection of tents, the Midnight Lightning boulder a fitting guardian. I had loved that place.
Meaghan - OK, so until now they had all been just stories, but these walls are big.
For as long as I can remember I have grown up with an Ansel Adams print of Half Dome
hanging on our wall, but there was no sense of scale. Occasionally Dad will stand and
look at it, and he loves to have me ask him to point out the line that he had climbed. Now
that I am here myself I must say, I will certainly look differently at that picture.
El Cap? Which line? Whoa. I want to do these too. Someday, I know that I will.
Edge - We backtracked to the turn off for the Tioga Road. Three of my four Valley visits had been in the springtime when the road had been snowed in, and on the one time that I had taken the road westward, it was after dark on a cloudy, moonless night. I had seen nothing, and was looking forward to eying the goods. This time I was feeling the same experiences as the rest of our band of travelers as we climbed still higher into the Sierras. Granite domes began emerging above, or in place of, the conifer forests. Rounding a bend to find the view at Olmstead Point set the wheels to smoking as I jacked on the break in a barely successful attempt to not miss the pullout. We jumped out and played on the granite slabs, my first touch of Tuolumnes stone. It was different from the Valleys, and yet it felt oddly familiar.
Karol - I can tell were gaining elevation, my ears are popping again.
I havent seen Loran this excited in a long time. He better keep his eyes on the road; he
keeps rubbernecking in four different directions all at once. Look at that view! Careful,
you almost drove us all through the windshield! Well slow down next time
What is that? The backside of Half Dome? We have climbed that much already? Its
beautiful. This whole place is beautiful.
|Max, Sandy, and Meaghan
Edge - We played at Olmstead for a good twenty minutes, stretching our legs and
soaking in the view. Heading eastward we also stopped at Tenaya Lake. At each of the
last 4 stops we had been asked by an Italian couple in a red convertible to take their
picture with the scenery as a backdrop. By now they were just handing me the camera
without asking, just with a chuckle. The scantily tank-topped Italian woman was
gorgeous; I hope my natural male instincts didnt crop her boyfriend out of the
viewfinder. I think it would have been awkward for me to ask them to stay posed while I
took a pic with my camera.
We rounded yet another bend and I screamed out, There it is! Every neck in the car
craned to look out the right side windows, and Karol asked me, There what is?
Cathedral Peak, I said excitedly.
Karol - Oh my God, I knew that he and Meg were doing a peak, but I sure didnt imagine anything looking like that! Its huge! Well, after seeing some of the other cliffs that he has climbed down in the Valley, I know he is capable. But is Meg? Loran is very protective of her, sometimes too much so; I guess I will just have to trust his opinion on this one.
Meaghan - That looks cool. How long will the hike in be? An hour and a half? I
know you Dad, that means it will take two at least.
It doesnt look very steep, and its only a 5.6. Im sure it will be boring. Why cant he just
find some sport routes for us to work, this place is covered in rock, there must be some
good sport routes.
The Climb
Edge - I really, really wanted to get an early start on this, to beat the crowds that the guidebook promised. That would have meant that Meg and I would have to get up by 5, and Karol would have had to drive us to the trailhead for 6. She had explained to me that everyone was tired from all the driving, and that she, Max, and Sandy would be doing the Cathedral Lakes Trail from the same trailhead, couldnt we just wait until 8? It was another argument that was not worth making; I resigned myself to the fact that we would be climbing under a boatload of others. In the dim light of a headlamp I loaded up a smallish rack, the rope, some munchies, helmets, water, and the guidebook, dividing the load so that Meg would only be responsible for the rope. We all ambled off to sleep with light heads from the altitude and big dreams from the surroundings.
Karol - Whos making all of that racket? It cant possibly be 7 am already. Damn him, whats so important about this climb anyway?
Edge - Thank God I didnt wake Karol. I am way too amped to fake sleep any longer and need to get some food into my partner. I slowly unzipped Megs tent door in a failed attempt to not wake its other occupants, and shook her shoulder. Lets go!
Meaghan - So this is for real. OK, Im coming.
Edge - Getting everyone else ready is like pulling teeth from an alligator. I had let them sleep as long as I could wait, but other than Meg and I, these people are not climbers and just dont get it. Even Meg, a ten year climbing veteran at the age of 15, does not get it, but that is precisely the reason that I am showing her the proverbial trad ropes now. Time can be precious in the mountains, and although we are in one of the Nations busiest parks on one of its busiest climbs, there can be no lack of planning or underestimation allowed. This is a big route, and we will be going for it.
Karol - I just want to relax and take my time getting ready for this hike but Loran wont let me; hes like a man possessed. I know Sandy hates this pressure. Her time in LA has made her a walking barbituate.
Meaghan - Dad is really pissing off Mom with his anxiety. I can see her getting madder by the moment at his pressure to leave. I must say, I dont know what the rush is; were only doing a five-pitch route and should have plenty of time.
Edge - Finally, everyone is locked and loaded in the gas hog. It is already 8 am, so we are already late and Meg and I will have to make up for lost time somewhere along the way. During the short drive to the trailhead I tell Karol our itinerary. Well, its supposed to be a 1 ½ hour approach, but we wont be getting started until 8:30 now, so that puts us at the base of the wall by 10. The climb is five pitches of 5.6 and under, so at ½ hour per pitch (a rate Meg and I had easily established on our home trad crags), that puts us at the summit by 12:30. Allow two hours for the descent and you should see us back here by 2:30. I then tried to explain to Karol the nature of the trad climbing beast, that by virtue of our late start we might be held up by others on the route, or by unforeseen circumstances. If were late, just go back to the campground and we will find a way back. Karol refused to accept this as an option, and insisted that they would wait at the trailhead for us. OK, whatever, I said. Its a submissive phrase that I learned early in married life as a way to diffuse a situation. The five of us start up the trail, Meg and I leading the way and trying to speed the others up by example. Eventually we locate the climbers trail, so we wait for Karol, Max, and Sandy to catch up. I kiss my wife, promise to be safe, and pose with Meg for a picture. Our trail proves thin and sandy as we part ways with the hikers.
Karol - Meg looks so small next to him, but she has grown into such a confident young woman because of her passion for climbing. It amazes me that they can share something so intense together; I envy that, but am glad that they have each other to share this excitement. Ill see them at 2:30.
Edge - Meg and I walked for some time, gradually gaining elevation by following a small stream through the rugged granite terrain. Having left virtual sea level less than 24 hours ago presented a bit of a problem in that Meg has very little experience with rapid acclimatization, and I myself have not dealt with the beast in far too long. We both chowed down some ibuprofen after the first thirty minutes, and Meg asked to stop and rest occasionally after that; a request I was happy to grant. Still, we managed to bypass another team of four who took a wrong turn and arrived at the base of the climb after two hours of effort.
Meaghan - The climb has grown from a small peak in the distance into a large wall
of granite staring us down. The first pitch is only a 5.4, so I ask Dad if I can lead it. I have
not lead a trad pitch before, but this is well within my limit and I have cleaned enough
gear to know how it all works. I am excited when, after a few seconds of thought, he
answers, Go for it. We rack up as I take pictures of a fat marmot sniffing around our
Edge - Having a child is a lot like my job as a furniture maker. You can start with
something beautiful, but if you do nothing you have wasted a precious resource. If,
however, you mold it and shape it, you end up with a work of art. I beam with pride as
my work of art leads her first trad pitch, in the high Sierra, before even I have sampled
Tuolumnes pleasures.
Meg ties off the cordelette around a tree and brings me up. Oddly, her passive gear
placements, while devious, were perfect while the cam placements need a little bit of
Meaghan - The wind has really started to pick up as Dad has followed. Off in the distance I have watched the controlled fire near Glacier Point stir in the strong gusts and grow in anger. It is getting hard to hear anything but the howling winds passing by my helmet. I wonder what Dad thinks of my placements?
Edge - By the time I reach Meg, the wind has grown into a force to be reckoned
with. As a rather large person even I was getting bullied around by the gusts, and I have
enough experience to know what lies ahead. I lean in close to Meg at the belay and
explain to her the system of rope tugs that I have used in the past to denote such things
as belay off, belay on, and climb. She understands immediately, and I launch up the
next pitch.
The South Buttress of Cathedral Peak is a wide-open affair, with variations on every
pitch. With Meg and I on unchartered territory, I rely heavily on the guidebook to dictate
the easiest path to the summit, and yet there are so many features that it becomes hard to
decipher. With the wind, I grab every available belay ledge to anchor in and touch base
with my partner. Occasionally I can establish line of sight hand signals with her, but
otherwise rely on the somewhat trusting rope tug system. We advance in small capsules
of pitches, less than a full rope length, and we are not alone.
Walking in to the peak, I had noticed at least twelve climbers already on route. Hardly a
ringing endorsement of difficulty, but we were here not in search of a higher tick, but
rather as an opportunity for father and daughter to experience the magic of the Sierra
Most of the climbers that we had seen high on the face had gotten the early start that I
had wanted for us. That was all water under the bridge. We were on the lower half of the
face with one team of two just ahead of us, and two teams of two just after us. Higher up
we would converge with another group climbing as a team of four; everyone was cursing
the afternoon wind.
Meaghan - Tug, tug, tug. Dads belay is off. I wait for a few minutes; the extra rope gets hauled up. Tug, tug, tug; my belay is on. As I clean the anchors, the extra rope gets pulled up as it becomes available. Hes got me; I begin climbing. The wind has now grown in force, and although the climbing is well within my limit, I am fighting both it and gravity. At one point, I was crimping on one of Tuolumnes notorious crystals when a gust made me bear down hard and it popped off in my hand, swinging me onto the rope. Damn, that wasnt my fault!
Edge - Bit by bit we work our way up the face, locating the infamous chimney pitch as a brief reprise from the wind as I crawl into its belly. Meg, carrying a light pack, has to face climb considerably higher before entering the chimney due to the increased girth of the pack. I am now sharing belays with the party ahead of us with each lead. They are moving at the same speed as us, so I usually share a ledge with their rotating second, taking the protection opportunities that they have bypassed in their search for the quick and easy. At one point I take up residence anchoring behind a huge flake ten feet to the side of their team; despite us both yelling at the top of our lungs, we cannot communicate without the wind stealing our words. I just cannot hear the man. The wind is warm by New Hampshire standards, and although Meg and I have extra tops in her pack, we do not put them on. This is particularly odd sounding to our belay ledge partners, who have put on every available item of clothing that they have brought. An old man, I am trying to purposely act like a hard man; Meg is just doing it because she is tough.
Meaghan - OK, Dad has said this was going to be five pitches, but its already been eight. We are now on a nice, big belay ledge, and he has said its the last pitch. Is it? He has a way of bullshitting me that I dont appreciate. I pay out rope as I watch him negotiate a 5.6 hand crack. We did not bring a whole lot of gear for a prolonged hand crack, so he uses it sparingly as he climbs, making some good size run outs. I have never caught Dad on an honest to goodness trad-sized whipper, and I sure dont want to start now. He disappears over the granite horizon, and I call out asking if he can see the summit; the wind steals my words. For fifteen minutes I pay out rope in dribs and drabs, then not at all. Waiting for something, I feel one, two, then three distinct tugs. He is off belay.
Edge - What a summit! This thing is no bigger than a picnic table floating in the
high Sierra air. I haul in rope as Meaghan moves over the granite that I have just
climbed; I try to picture her progress with each armload of slack reeled in. I know she is
wondering if we are on the summit yet, and when she mantles into view and sees me on
my heavenly perch, she knows that we have reached our primary goal.
As she pulls onto the summit block, I verbally slap her back to reality.
Meaghan - Ive never been anywhere like this! Almost 11,000 feet in elevation, air
all around, a tiny summit, a technical descent! Weve done it! Dad lets me take a few
pictures and then reminds me that we are exactly half way from where we started this
We still need to descend and walk back to the trailhead. The guidebook describes a short
rappel, and then a third class walk off. Dad lowers me 40 feet to a large ledge and then
raps off of some scary looking fixed gear; the summit bolts not there as a testament to the
ever present ethic wars.
From here the descent off of the backside looks tame enough, but as Dad puts it, a
mistake would involve consequences. Hundreds of feet of slab would easily turn any
mis-step into a disaster. I am willing to unrope and scramble down, but Dad requires a
100-foot rap and then we stay roped together for me to pick a line down to the traverse
ledges. I go down first, snaking around scrub bushes as running protection. Once we
reach the base of Eichorn Pinnacle he finally coils the rope and packs it up.
Edge - The ascent to the ridge is not hard, but arduous. I warn my young Jedi to be cautious; that many accidents happen on descents. We reach the ridge, straddle it for a bit, and then drop down onto the slope neighboring the face we have just climbed. Surfing down on marble sized gravel, we descend quickly to the base. On the approach I had mentioned to Meg the importance of turning around frequently. Now we are familiar with the return, and are able to find it easily amid the high pine forest.
Meaghan - Im pooped, but that was a lot more fun than I thought. We did it! Ive hiked over the Continental Divide before, but this was way cooler. I also did my first trad lead. I cant wait to tell Mom. Dad, what time is it?
Edge - 4:30; damn, were late. I hope Karol didnt wait for us at the trailhead. Meg and I race down as fast as our tired legs allow.
The Aftermath
Karol - Well, its 3:30 and still no sign of them. Sandy and Max are getting restless, so I suggest that we drive down to the lake for a cold swim. We are all concerned for Loran and Meg, but are sure if we just give them a few more minutes, they will be down. We return to the trailhead at 5:00 and wait for twenty minutes. No one coming out has seen them; perhaps they made it back to the campsite? We leave to check.
Edge - 5:30 and we hit the trailhead and the road. Three hours late, and Im actually relieved that they are not still waiting for us. Wait a minute, were exhausted and are now looking at a mile and a half walk back to camp. Why arent they waiting for us? Meg and I began hoofing it back to the campground when we saw a bus stop sign at the ranger station. Fortunately, the bus arrived in 15 minutes and we hopped on board. We get off the bus and start the long walk to the far end of the campground at 6 PM.
Karol - Not at the campsite! Sandy is really freaking out, and making Max upset too. This isnt helping me either We ask a ranger at the campground entrance about search and rescue. We decide that if we dont hear from them by 7, then we will report them missing. This is not good.
Edge - So, here we are back at camp, and they are not here. Oh well, Im fried and so I dive into the bear proof locker and dig out a beer and some Brie with crackers. I know what has happened; we are past the time that I had said and they are all driving around in a panic. Unfortunately I am too tired at the moment, so decide to think things through with a cold one and some cheese. OK, maybe two cold ones
Karol - Sandy is really pissing me off. She keeps talking about the worst-case scenarios, and Max is getting really upset. They are not here at the trailhead, but some climbers are coming down, maybe Ill ask them. Have you seen two climbers, a father and daughter? Did they have a yellow rope? Yes!!! They finished ahead of us. We saw them walking off when we were still on the summit. Whew, at least they made it off, but where could they be? Maybe they did find their way back to camp and we missed them, but how? I leave sandy and Max at the trailhead as I make one last run to the campsite.
Edge - I bet they are back at the trailhead. I tell Meg to hold down the fort and I start steering my tired legs towards the road. The bus service has now stopped, so I will have to walk the entire way. Maybe I should wait it out with a third beer? I get ¾ of a mile into my walk when I see the black rented SUV come into sight. I wave my hands to get Karols attention; she pulls over, then walk up to the door. Ecstasy at my safe return? Unbridled joy? No, I get the look. You guys know what I mean. Yeah, that one, and its not good. I explain and apologize as we return to get Sandy and Max, who are both overjoyed at my presence. Within minutes we are back at camp with Meg. Soon, we are all prepping dinner and things are back to normal. Just another day at the crag.
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amazing trip report.
I would had a tear of joy if I were you when she asked to lead.
|Great report. I love the differing perspectives!
|Fun!! I did the cathedral for the first time last summer -- there was a free soloer who was at the top in 20 minutes -- I guess time is the cost of safety.
|Great photos of the climb. Nice story too.
|Great story! Isn't it wonderful that climbing is a bond that you can share with your daughter? How wonderful for her as well. I climbed with 2 of my 3 kids before they went off to college. It was a magical time for me.
|OOOOO good for u
|Hah! Good to see that life and climbing at your house is the same as mine. Any trip reports I do will reference yours for family complexity. Your family especially your spousal interaction regarding the climb is a carbon copy experience of what I would have. I'd over estimate the time. She'd be angry and then we'd kiss and make up. That's climbing! Argh!
Super report,what about more photos?


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>> Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Dear faithful readers of The Ruthless Eaters,
PerutBesi would like to apologize for the delay in updating the blog...Anne has been MIA since dunno when & I've been struggling to get posts up as well. I haven't really been eating out & haven't really had the time to visit new food places too!
Almost all my weekends are filled up with some activity. I've been rather busy on weekends & somewhat too lazy to go out alone on weekdays for food. It has been raining every other day here in Cyberjaya & all my housemates have gone back for their semester break -- I'm alone...sad man...hahaha...
I hope to share with all of you more food posts! Do stay tuned yeah...I'll hurry Anne for her posts on food in Kulim...she's been SO busy with work that I hardly get to sit her down to chat! *sigh* It makes me feel as if I'm SO free, but heck no....just that writing is one of my great passions :P
I'll bring you all more goodies in time to come....give me some time...if you can give me a hand in introducing good food places, do let me know! All comments & suggestions are warmly welcomed! :)
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