text: He have a 25 node cluster. We bought one Intel Fortran License. You install the compiler where you compile, and not where you run. We asked Intel about it just in case, and they said that was ok. So far I have only seen the Lahey compiler have a licensing plan that you have to license it for every node of the cluster, and not just where you compile. I pointed this out to them at SC2001 and they gave me the impression that it was news to them that other vendors (Intel, PGI) did not require a license on every node. Craig > On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 09:41:45AM -0700, Craig Tierney wrote: > > I ran the Intel Fortran Compiler on an dual 1.2 Ghz AMD system. > > I was seen speed improvements of 10-30% over the Portland > > Group compiler on 3 different fortran 77 codes. > > I was using the SSE instructions when compiling. > > This is all very nice, but has anybody actually been able to buy the > Intel compilers? I mean a license that can be used on a multi-user > Beowulf cluster? The only quotes (on the web site and when I contacted > Intel or hibbertgroup.com) I got were for single user licenses. > That is useless for a Beowulf cluster at a university where the users > change continuously. > > I asked for a license based on the number of concurrent users or > something similar. I have not heard anything from them ever since ... > > Martin > > ======================================================================== > Martin Siegert > Academic Computing Services phone: (604) 291-4691 > Simon Fraser University fax: (604) 291-4242 > Burnaby, British Columbia email: siegert at sfu.ca > Canada V5A 1S6 > ======================================================================== > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Craig Tierney (ctierney at hpti.com)


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Illinois is yelling at me. I'm on the floor of the Democratic National Convention, waiting for my signal to pass out signs to three different states. But Illinois would like to have them now. All of them. I get my cue and start passing.
As I hand out the signs, my underpants begin hiking up. My arms are overfull, and I'm surrounded by thousands of people. By the time I finish, my underwear is well above the line of my pants—and Illinois is still screaming. I turn around and see a CNN cameraman filming me from behind.
For most of the past decade I've been a full-time writer and editor. I've logged a lot of quality time with teacups and tidy desks. As I've told many friends, working at the convention is a lot like emerging from a comfortable, warm bath, drying off, and then leaping into a vat of ferrets.
Whip It Good
"Visibility whips" are the volunteers who distribute signs and small souvenirs on the convention floor. This is my job. One of the job requirements is the ability to break into a full sprint whenever necessary.
After our first few sign passes, we learn to hold them so we don't get nasty paper cuts on our forearms when someone grabs them unexpectedly. We also learn how to say "excuse me" so it never sounds like a request. Mostly, we exchange uneasy glances when we learn we're passing out convention souvenirs rather than signs. We call the souvenirs "chum," as in the hunks of raw meat you throw into the water to churn up sharks. Everyone's clamoring for signs, but even statesmen in somber suits will maim each other for a keychain flashlight.
Flag Waving
Our timeline for the speeches is rough because many run long. (You may remember how Al Sharpton's six minutes stretched into 20.) Whips wait in the entry halls and then move into our sections when it's about time for a new round of signs.
In many cases, this means that we're standing within the crowd for ten minutes or so while the speaker finishes a speech. This is when things get a little heated. The crowd sees what we're about to hand out, and they begin to flock.
I have a precarious embrace around 500 small American flags. Several people try to snatch a bundle or two from my arms without asking. I reserve my nastiest looks for these folks; I am disappointed in them.
When I begin to pass the flags, many people stand, gesture frantically, and call out to me. Of course, there aren't enough flags for everyone, and most people understand that this is just the way it is. Still, when my arms are empty, I hear one man's voice above the crowd. "Girl!" he yells. "GIRL!"
My spine tightens, and I turn slowly to find the gentleman a few rows back. When he sees he's caught my attention, he pops his eyes and flexes his jaw. The effect is comedic, crazed, and disproportionately intense. I am briefly grateful he had to pass through a metal detector to be here.
Fingers splayed, he gestures in wide circles toward his chest, like a magician willing his hypnotized subject to come forward. He wants to talk to me. He wants to chat about how he did not get a flag.
I blink at him in disbelief, then laugh and trudge back upstairs to gather signs for the next push.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Over four days, we'll pass out 169,932 signs (those last two are extra-large posters for New Mexico's governor Bill Richardson). Most are mass-produced—the ones that nod in a sea of approval during major speeches.
The whips are here to help ensure that there are no "sign clots" or empty rows when a network camera scans our section. The audience needs to have signs at the exact right moment, needs to know when to hold them up, and needs to know when to put them down. As you might imagine, producing and dispersing these signs—and providing instructions to go with them—is no small organizational task.
First off, because the Secret Service is a bit touchy about these things, the signs must be made in such a way that no one can use them as weapons. That means no wooden stakes as signposts. Shelly, the floor manager for many a past convention, special orders thousands of miniature mailing tubes for signposts instead.
Also, because the fire marshal isn't keen on having huge piles of highly flammable paper signs in the building, each night's signs are stored in large trucks outside. These are unloaded in the mornings and placed in holding rooms backstage.
No Rest for the Weary
My husband Bryan has been working in event production for years. He's taken two weeks off work to be here, as a visibility manager, which means he helps organize and run the sign operation. The weekend before the convention his team realizes there's a problem.
The signs are safe in their trucks and ready to go, except for one small thing: In the chaos of sign construction, everyone has been tossing signs into the trucks willy-nilly. This is an organizational nightmare. Each truck should be loaded with signs for a particular day, so they can be stored and unloaded easily.
So now each of the three trucks must be reloaded so it contains the signs for its assigned night. Unfortunately, nearly all of the signs are wrapped in opaque garbage bags, which means that the bags must be ripped open, the signs identified—and sometimes re-bagged—before they can be loaded into the correct truck.
Once that problem is solved, a new one emerges. Some of the signs are late coming back from the printer, and, on the eve of the convention, someone needs to go get them. Unfortunately, the area around the Fleet Center has already been secured by the Secret Service. The Secret Service, it seems, isn't fond of large trucks driving into its secured areas.
Bryan picks up the signs, and drives them back to the Secret Service Marshalling Yard. There, he waits until midnight to be processed. He drives the truck through a huge X-ray machine (farewell, viable sperm), and then waits as a bomb-sniffing dog examines the vehicle. It sniffs the bumper, the engine, Bryan's bag, Bryan's shoes, the glove compartment, and each bag of signs in the back.
Several hours later, a police officer escorts Bryan and the signs into the secure area and volunteers begin unloading them. That morning, I meet Bryan with a freshly ironed shirt and a cup of coffee. And he's ready for a new day.
The System
The convention hall is divided into about nine major zones. Each zone has a coordinator, who is in radio contact with the two visibility managers, who give the cues. The zone coordinators each have a team of about five visibility whips.
In the afternoon before opening night, zone coordinators receive rough timelines that indicate cues for when the signs should go up. Coordinators gather their whips and take signs from the large holding areas over to mini staging rooms closer to their zones. At about 4 p.m., the action starts.
We wait in our staging areas until the zone coordinators get a radio call to move into position. In some areas of the hall, the radios aren't working as well as they should be. The visibility managers shout, "GO-GO-GO-GO-GO-GO-GO-GO-GO!" when it's time to pass the signs. The idea is that at least one or two "GOs" will get through the spotty reception and to the zone coordinators.
When coordinators hear "the go," they signal to the team. At this point, the visibility whips (that's me) give about half the signs to political and delegate whips, who are associated with the individual states, and the rest of the signs they pass out directly to the audience.
We pass the signs with instructions, "Raise this when Mrs. Edwards gets onstage, please" or "Wave your flag when Willie Nelson sings." This message is reinforced by the political whips, who also get radio instructions from backstage. After that, we cross our fingers.
Do You Know Who I Am?
On the final day, the visibility team realizes that the tall vertical signs in front of the podium will block the photographers' shots of Kerry during his speech. Twenty-five volunteers spend an hour trimming sign handles with X-Acto blades.
That night, the fire marshal closes the floor early. We get advance warning and are told to get as many signs as possible into the auditorium before we're shut out.
We have about half the signs inside before the floor closes, and most of us are stranded outside. We go to each door looking for sympathetic security checkers. At this point, only a quarter of our team is on the floor for the sign passes.
A locked-out delegate sees me rushing around in my yellow safety vest and assumes I have authority.
"They're not letting anyone on the floor!" he yells.
"I know, I'm so sorry. The fire marshal shut things down because there's too many bodies."
"Do you know who I am?"
"I don't, sir."
"I have to be out there!"
"I'm so sorry, sir."
"Don't be sorry. Do something about it."
"Sir, I have zero power."
"Well, who the hell does have power?"
"The fire marshal."
"Well you tell your superiors that I'm locked out. You just tell them and see what they have to say about that."
"Yes, sir."
He wanders back to the door, too flustered to realize that I still don't know who he is. He turns his tirade on an 18-year-old security volunteer, who shakes her head a few times and then avoids eye contact.
Where Are the Balloons?
Despite the frantic pace and the aching muscles, the convention has hundreds of small beautiful moments that make everything worthwhile.
On our second flag pass, I decide to test a theory. As I give people the flags I say, "There won't be enough of these for everyone. We'll need to be kind to each other." Each person smiles at me, mumbles "of course," and passes the flags along politely. Magic.
A few times a night, everyone in the convention hall sings something in unison. There's nothing so lovely as thousands of people singing "America the Beautiful." Then again, I also find myself tearing up at everyone dancing and singing along to "Johnny B. Goode." Of course, by this point I haven't really slept in a week. On occasion we pass out handmade signs drawn in thick Crayola marker; Kids for Kerry has been working on them for weeks. They say things like, "Kerry is da' man!" or "Kerry rocks my socks" with a small drawing of argyle socks in the corner. In the back room, we read through every one.
For every creep on the floor, there's someone who pats me on the back and tells me what a good job I'm doing. Guam gives me an enamel pin because I make sure they get signs in the far back corner. A few nights later, I get a pin from West Virginia. "West Virginia loves you," the delegate says. I think West Virginia may be tipsy.
Pausing to look out as everyone raises the signs, my breath catches. When Teresa Heinz Kerry walks on stage to see the field of bobbing "We love Teresa!" signs, my friend Birgitte grabs my arm. "Do you see how touched she is? We did that. We did that!"
And it's true. When everything goes as planned, the effect can be breathtaking: thousands of people who have come to the same conclusion at the same moment, thousands of people who couldn't agree more. All of us would like a new president, please.

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Close on 250 shareholders and guests gathered at the Alte Kongresshalle (Old Congress Hall) in Munich for the Gigaset AG annual general meeting on June 12, 2012.
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Hungarian writer; born at Budapest Feb. 22, 1845. After studying at Budapest and Vienna he entered the service of the Austro-Hungarian Bank at Vienna in 1870. His first work was a German translation of one of Jókai's novels; it appeared in 1865 in the "Pester Nachrichten," and was so skilfully done that he was encouraged by Geibel, Hamerling, and Anastasius Grün to translate Petöfi's poems into German. In recognition of this work he was elected a member of the Petöfi Society (1871) and of the Kisfaludy Society (1882). In 1887 he received the gold cross of merit, with the crown, and in 1890 the grand cross of the Order of Nishan-i-Medjidie. In 1892, with the surname "Aszódi," he was raised to the rank of the Hungarian nobility by Francis Joseph I. His chief works are: "Franz Deak" (Leipsic, 1876); "Gedichte von Petöfi" (ib. 1878); "Lied von der Nähmaschine" (ib. 1884); "Joseph Kiss Gedichte" (ib. 1887); "Ungarische Dorf-Geschichten von Koloman Mikszáth" (ib. 1890). He also translated several plays by Csiky, and poems by Arány, Gyulai, and Kolomon Tóth. He contributes to the "Frankfurter Zeitung," "Münchener Allgemeine Zeitung," "Neue Freie Presse," and "Pester Lloyd." He is now (1904) engaged in the preparation of a large anthology of Hungarian poets, prose-writers, and parliamentary speakers.
- Eisenberg, Das Geistige Wien, i. 377;
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US schools in Newtown, Connecticut returns to daily routine with extra security posted outside buildings; the attacked school is an exception as it remained a crime scene
Most children in Newtown returned to classes Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre, but survivors of the shooting stayed home and their school remained a crime scene.
Four days after a disturbed 20-year-old shot his mother, then 20 first graders and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the debate over America's lax gun laws hit a new pitch with President Barack Obama coming out in support of a new bill that would ban assault weapons.
Adam Lanza's principal firearm in Friday's massacre was a military-grade Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, exactly the kind of gun that would be banned if the Obama-backed bill gets past Congress -- something far from guaranteed.
But in Newtown, a small suburban town in Connecticut, there were more immediate worries, as yellow school buses rolled through thin drizzle at the delayed start of the school week.
It was only a baby step back toward normality in a town that had been known for low crime and a tight sense of community until the shootings.
Classes began up to two hours late and extra security was posted outside buildings.
At Hawley Elementary School, a couple accompanying their young son held hands and hugged the policeman at the entrance.
"He was very happy to get back with his friends," one mother said, declining to give her name. But the father said he could not describe his emotions on what should have been an ordinary school run.
"There are no words. Just tears," he said.
Another school, Head O'Meadow Elementary, was closed after an undisclosed threat, according to ABC News, which said police had turned away parents and students arriving for what would have been their first day back.
Police did not specify the threat, saying the school -- a few miles away from Sandy Hook -- was closed as a "precautionary measure," according to ABC.
Survivors of the Sandy Hook massacre stayed home.
Bill Hart, of the Newtown Board of Education, tweeted that "no date has been set" for reopening the school, adding: "We are evaluating on a daily basis."
US media reported that Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson had sent a letter to Sandy Hook parents, inviting them to visit the former Chalk Hall school in neighboring Monroe and saying classes would start there for survivors in January.
"We need to tend to our teachers' and students' needs to feel comfortable after this trauma in this new place," the letter said, according to Fox News and CNN.
Detectives and forensic scientists continued to comb the school building in a painstaking attempt to piece together what happened when Lanza opened fire.
In a sign of the heavy hearts in this picturesque New England town, the front grills of all school buses were decorated with green and white bows, the colors of Sandy Hook school.
"The bows were hand-made overnight by the company's owners and employees," said Joan Baumgart of All-Star Transportation, which runs 50 school buses in Newtown.
Burials, which started Monday with two boys laid to rest, were continuing all week.
On Tuesday, funerals were being held for a young girl and boy, and wakes were scheduled for another boy and girl, as well as one of the teachers shot dead. They were to be buried Wednesday.
Meanwhile, police remain tight-lipped about what they've found that might explain why Lanza, who had no history of violence, snapped.
Searches have concentrated on the school, but also the house where Lanza lived with his mother Nancy -- and where he shot her at the start of his killing spree.
Among the items being examined are the rifle and pistols that Lanza carried and which were owned by his mother. There have also been reports that the hard drive to his computer is getting close attention.
Bit by bit, a picture is emerging of a boy whom no one knew well and a mother who did everything to care for him, but, fatally, introduced him to her passion for target shooting at ranges.
Former schoolmate Alan Diaz told CNN that Lanza was a "very intelligent person" who had the "stereotypical nerd look" and, unlike the backpack-toting classmates, always carried a computer bag.
"We all kind of knew that, like, he had problems socially and we kind of had a feeling that he might have had something wrong with him," Diaz said.
He recalled playing violent computer games with Lanza, but said he was surprised to hear that his friend was going shooting with his mother.
"I never really imagined Adam wanting to hold a gun," he said. "I don't imagine shy, quiet people going to a shooting range."
With the country still on edge after the Newtown rampage, nerves were rattled in the western state of Utah, where an 11-year-old boy was charged with possession of a deadly weapon after taking a gun to school, saying he was worried about protecting himself.


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Jenson Button has been confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2010.
He will team up with Lewis Hamilton in a move that will see McLaren retain the number one on their car.
Ross Brawn earlier told The Independent he was "amazed" about Button's talks with McLaren, adding:
His best future is with our team, where he has a good group around him, and there's a lot to be said for that. The logical thing would be for him to stay with us, but of course logic doesn't always prevail.
Ross Brawn
The surprising move, first reported by Alan Henry in The Guardian, will not only mean Britain's two best F1 drivers today facing each other in the same team.
It will also be the first time two previous world champions have paired up since the infamous Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost partnership of 1988-1989, also at McLaren.
Button's win-less second half of 2009 – after a dominant start to the season – led some to question whether he 'deserved' his championship. By taking on Hamilton he has an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.
With Button joining McLaren, Heikki Kovalainen is left to find a new team. There is a vacancy at former team Renault, assuming they remain in F1 next year.
The news also means Brawn – now Mercedes Grand Prix – will not retain either of its drivers for 2010. Rumours place Nico Rosberg at the team for 2010, potentially partnering Nick Heidfeld.
That would leave the reigning champion team without a race winner in its 2010 line-up. It has prompted speculation that Michael Schumacher, who was backed by Mercedes before he entered f1, could end his association with Ferrari to join their new F1 team in 2010. But so far there is nothing to back up that rumour, which would outdo even the Button move for sensation if true.
Has Button bitten off more than he can chew by taking on Hamilton at McLaren? How will Hamilton react to having a team mate with the number one on his car? Have your say in the comments.
Jenson Button joins McLaren
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- Kimi Raikkonen to take sabbatical in 2010 as McLaren talks end (Updated)
- 2010 F1 drivers and teams
Press release
Sensational double World Champion driver line-up created as Jenson Button joins Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Woking, 18 November 2009: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is delighted to announce the signing of the reigning World Champion Jenson Button to a multi-year deal. He will be partnered by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be embarking on his fourth consecutive season as a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver.
This unique partnership will mark:
– The first time in Formula 1 history that a team has started the new season with a line-up featuring the most recent two successive World Champions
– The first pairing of two British World Champions since Graham Hill [1962, 1968] partnered Jim Clark [1963, 1965] at Lotus in 1968
Jenson Button
2009 Formula 1 World Champion
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes car #1
"It's always a difficult decision to leave a team when you've been there for so long. But life is all about challenges – and, most important of all, it's about challenging yourself. So, although I won the World Championship with Brawn GP last year, and I'll never forget that, I was always adamant that I wanted to continue to set myself fresh challenges.
"So that's why I've decided to join Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. You can't help but be affected by this team's phenomenal history. McLaren is one of the greats of world sport, and its achievements and list of past champions read like a Who's Who of Formula 1 – Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and of course my new team-mate Lewis Hamilton. I've followed the McLaren team ever since I was a small boy, and it feels unbelievable to finally be a part of it.
"When I visited the McLaren Technology Centre earlier this month, it wasn't simply the technical resources and the incredible standards of excellence that impressed me. No, I was equally struck by the ambition, the motivation and the winning spirit that flow through everybody there. And then there's the team's epic history: put it this way, the trophy cabinets seem to stretch for miles.
"From a personal point of view, it's also a great pleasure to be joining a fellow British World Champion. Lewis has achieved an incredible level of success in a very short period of time, and he's a wonderfully gifted driver who has earned the respect of every Formula 1 driver. I'm sure there's plenty that we can learn from each other, and I'm really looking forward to using our combined knowledge to push the team forward.
"Also, I think it's fantastic that we'll be forming an all-British line-up. I know that we both fly the flag with pride, and I sincerely hope we can make the whole of the United Kingdom, as well as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes fans across the world, proud. Nothing means more to me than to be able to represent my country, and I'm looking forward to both of us painting Formula 1's circuits red, white and blue for many years to come.
"While I'm fully aware that there's a tremendous amount of hard work ahead, I'm absolutely certain that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes will be able to deliver where it matters: on track. I'm already looking forward to starting work with the engineers at the McLaren Technology Centre as we begin our preparations for the 2010 season – and the defence of my world championship. This is a team that always goes racing to win, and I'm looking forward to being part of that.
"Last but very far from least, I want to say that the 2009 season will always have a special place in my memory, and I'm absolutely sure that everybody at Brawn GP who worked so hard to achieve our World Championship successes feels exactly the same way about it. Equally, I want to thank the guys at Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines, without whom we'd never have been as competitive as we were. I'm so pleased that I'll still be using their engines in 2010 and beyond.
"So I wish all my old Brawn GP mates well in their new Mercedes Grand Prix adventure, just as I hope they'll wish me well in my new Vodafone McLaren Mercedes adventure."
Lewis Hamilton
2008 Formula 1 World Champion
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes car #2
"It's fantastic news that Jenson has decided to join Vodafone McLaren Mercedes – and I'm looking forward to working with him and our engineers to make sure we kick off the 2010 season with a car that's competitive enough to win the World Championship – but I want to send my best wishes for the future to my 2008-09 team-mate and now good friend Heikki Kovalainen, who is one of the nicest human beings I've ever met.
"I already know Jenson, and we get on very well together. We both really want our team to succeed. Although we'll be pushing each other hard, I'm sure we'll very quickly establish a great working relationship. He's an exceptional driver: very controlled and very smooth, and he has a real depth of knowledge and experience. I think we'll complement each other very well, and our collaboration will make the team stronger as a result. Also, I'm delighted to be racing alongside a fellow British World Champion, and I believe we can pull together to make Vodafone McLaren Mercedes the best team on the grid.
"I'm sure Jenson has already started to appreciate our team's unique culture and the special family atmosphere that makes it such an incredible place to live and work. We really are like one big family – and I'm sure Jenson will feel the warmth of that welcome from day one.
"Obviously, as a British driver, I'm also thrilled that we'll be flying the flag for the United Kingdom, and I think today's announcement is fantastic news for all British sports fans. I hope they'll be giving us their full support when the season kicks off next March. I'm already looking forward to Silverstone – it'll be massive!
"Looking ahead, I think the results from the second half of 2009 speak for themselves, and I'm convinced we can carry that momentum through the winter and into the new season. I've been closely following the development of our 2010 challenger, the MP4-25, and I think it's going to be a state-of-the-art car that will enable both of us to consistently fight for victories."
Martin Whitmarsh
Team principal, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
"Everybody at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is absolutely delighted to be able to welcome Jenson to our team. It has always been our policy to employ the two very best possible drivers – and, in Jenson and Lewis, we feel we not only have the fastest pairing on the 2010 grid, but also the two most complete, professional and dedicated drivers in Formula 1.
"Moreover, I'm confident that we'll be able to successfully balance and harness Jenson's and Lewis's complementary skill-sets. Our engineers are already looking forward to working with Jenson, and I'm convinced that such a strong and dynamic driver line-up will make us an even more complete and competitive operation. Now we have to provide Jenson and Lewis with race-winning machinery.
"I want to make clear that Jenson's decision to join us was in no way motivated by money. We'll be paying him no more than he could be getting elsewhere, and that fact is a reflection of not only Jenson's belief in Vodafone McLaren Mercedes but also his desire and ambition to build on the phenomenal results he achieved during the 2009 season.
"I also want to thank Heikki for his selfless contribution over the past two years. As well as being very quick, Heikki was and remains a great character whom we'll all miss considerably. It goes without saying that we wish him all the best for next season, and would be very pleased if he were to secure a good drive for 2010.
"We're ambitious, we're motivated and we're hungrier than ever. We make no secret of our ambition for next year: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes wants to win both World Championships – and, with Jenson and Lewis, we believe we're better equipped than any other team in the pitlane to do exactly that."


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Verlander addresses '$200 million pitcher' comment
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Justin Verlander was asked about the $200 million pitcher comment that appeared on Yahoo Sports. He owned the comment, but his point was this: If you're answering honestly, isn't there an obvious answer?
"Wouldn't you like to be the first $200 million writer?" Verlander asked.
He wasn't trying to say he'd be hitting the open market looking for every last dollar, he explained. He was just stating the obvious answer to an obvious question.
"When people ask me questions, you guys you know me, I'm honest and I talk about things," Verlander said. "The question was posed to me: 'Do you want to be the first $200 million pitcher?' Well, yeah. What kind of question is that? Of course I do. …
"I don't want to be seen as the greedy guy that wants to get paid the best because, whatever. But, like I said, if the question's posed to me, I'm honest."
As for his on-field matters, Verlander said he liked his mix of pitches in his first Spring Training start. Though he hung a changeup or two early on, he used his offspeed pitch for a strikeout of Darin Ruf after Ryan Howard's leadoff double in the second. He also threw his first sliders of the spring, though he didn't get the results on them he would've liked.
Verlander doesn't throw the slider in early spring workouts, or even in his side sessions between starts, because he doesn't want to tax his arm.
There was at least one question, though, that he answered mysteriously. When asked if he had any new pitches or new approaches going this spring that he was open to discuss, he shook his head.
"No. Not yet," he said. "I've got some ideas."


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UPDATE 11:30 a.m. August 13: Highway 99 remains closed at Hat Creek Corner, with an assessment in progress. There is no detour route available.
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. August 12: Highway 97 now fully reopened northbound at Cache Creek, and in both directions at Clinton. DriveBC advises drivers to watch for debris and dust on road and drive with caution.
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UPDATE 2:15 p.m. August 12: Highway 97 has reopened at Clinton to single-lane, alternating traffic, and northbound at Cache Creek to single-lane, alternating traffic. Drivers should expect delays and drive with caution.
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UPDATE 1:45 p.m. August 12: Highway 1 between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek has reopened to single-lane, alternating traffic.
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UPDATE 1 p.m. August 12: Mudslides continue to affect travellers in the B.C. Interior, with Highway 1 now closed in both directions between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek. There is no estimated time of reopening.
Highway 1 15km east of Cache Creek has now reopened to single-lane alternating traffic. Drivers are advised to watch for mud and debris, and motorcycle travel is not recommended.
Highway 97 remains closed northbound from Cache Creek, and in both directions at Clinton.
Highway 99 remains closed in both directions at Hat Creek Corner.
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There are multiple mudslides impacting various highways in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (Highways 1, 97 and 99), according to Drive BC.
The slides are the result of a severe weather system moving through the area.
RELATED: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for 100 Mile, risk of thunderstorms for Williams Lake
Video of Highway 99 near the Hat Creek Corner:
Highway 97 is closed northbound at the junction with Highway 1 in Cache Creek due to mudslides, according to Drive BC.
Highway 97 is also closed in both directions at Clinton due to mudslides.
Highway 99 is closed in both directions at Hat Creek Corner because of mudslides. There are unconfirmed reports of six people trapped in a house near that location due to a mudslide, and another unconfirmed report that a mudslide in the area washed away a car, possibly with one occupant inside.
Highway 1 is closed 15 km east of Cache Creek in both directions due to mudslides.
No alternate routes are available and assessment are in progress. The next updates are expected at 9 p.m.
Drive BC says that they are "Monitoring this dynamic situation and will share any pertinent info. We appreciate your patience, please drive with caution."
Highway 97C at the bridge in Ashcroft has seen a significant amount of debris and run-off, and there are reports of rocks on the 97C around the bluffs in Elephant Hill Provincial Park.
Mudslides impacted the area earlier in the month on multiple occasions.
RELATED: Ranchers stood on their porch as mudslide surrounded them
#BCHwy1 / #BCHwy97 / #BCHwy99 - Due to the severe weather system in the Thompson-Nicola region, multiple mudslides are impacting various highways. We are monitoring this dynamic situation and will share any pertinent info. We appreciate your patience, please drive with caution.
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) August 12, 2018
CLOSED - #BCHwy97 at junction with #BCHwy1 at #CacheCreek due to mudslide. No alternate route available, assessment in progress. Next update at 7:00 PM.https://t.co/d0Niaki0Oh
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Lincoln is a county in North Carolina. It was formed in 1779 from the following county/ies: Tryon. Lincoln began keeping birth records in 1913, marriage records in 1779, and death records in 1913. It began keeping land records in 1763, probate records in 1765, and court records in 1771. For more information, contact the county at 115 W. Main St., Lincolnton 28092-2601. On the attached map, Lincoln is located at A3. Records fragmented.
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We would like to first thank everyone that came out for the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar on Friday, March 23rd, and made it a success. Carlson Gracie Jr. ran through a series of techniques, showing each one with explicit detail. There was no technique too advanced for anyone but the amount of detail in each one made it valuable for all levels of practitioners. He began showing some half guard sweeps and set ups, then moved on to a back attack series and then some closed guard techniques. This was a huge event for the Indianapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene.
The mats were full at Carlson Gracie Indianapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We had visitors from all over Indiana and some up from Kentucky. Carlson brought a friend of his, Justin Gaffney, the owner of a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in Northern California to also assist him with the techniques.
It was a great time for all of the Carlson Gracie Indianapolis Jiu Jitsu members and non-members alike. Maintaining our open door policy for all events, we had a good mix of people that attended. Everyone that came got a lot out of the Jiu Jitsu Seminar. We plan to have Calson Gracie Jr back again this year along with a lot of other names to be announced.
Carlson Gracie Jr. was born in the state of Rio de Janeiro Brazil on July 27, 1969. He started Jiu-Jitsu at the age of three under the direction of his father, Grand Master Carlson Gracie. For 6 years Junior attended the Rio de Janeiro State University, where he obtained a Physical Education degree. Junior was nicknamed "El Principe de Jiu-Jitsu" or "The Prince of Jiu-Jitsu" and is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family. He is the third child and only son of the legendary Carlson Gracie, Sr. and the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Carlos Gracie.
Carlson Junior holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in BJJ and also a black belt in Judo under the famous Brazilian Judo Master Georges Mehdi. Junior also was a ranked participant in Greco-Roman Wrestling and earned a spot on a Brazilian Greco-Roman team that traveled around South America. Junior won 6 titles as a Greco-Roman wrestler.
Carlson Jr. taught at his father's school in Rio de Janeiro before moving to the United States. The original Carlson Gracie School produced dozens students whom excelled in BJJ and MMA/Vale Tudo. The school became known as "The Den of Champions". Junior won 10 titles in Jiu-Jitsu and helped train multiple champions that made up the Carlson Gracie Arrebentacao Competition Team that dominated the Jiu-Jitsu scene in the 1980's and 1990's.
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Updated at 5:01 a.m. ET Sunday
Iran and six world powers have reached a preliminary agreement in Geneva on curbing Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for some sanctions relief.
In a late-night statement from the White House, President Obama called the breakthrough "the most significant and tangible progress" with Iran since he took office. It calls for specific actions over the next six months, while negotiations continue on a longer-term deal.
Obama said:
"These are substantial limitations which will help prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Simply put, they cut off Iran's most likely paths to a bomb. Meanwhile, this first step will create time and space over the next six months for more negotiations to fully address our comprehensive concerns about the Iranian program. And because of this agreement, Iran cannot use negotiations as cover to advance its program."
Obama also said sanctions had pushed Iran to the negotiating table, and he cited warming relations with Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, for the agreement.
In a statement, the White House reported the seven nations "reached a set of initial understandings that halts the progress of Iran's nuclear program and rolls it back in key respects. These are the first meaningful limits that Iran has accepted on its nuclear program in close to a decade."
Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters that the U.S. and its allies -- particularly Israel, Iran's archenemy -- will be safer with this first-step deal.
Israel, however, is furious over the deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "historic mistake," and said it makes the world a more dangerous place.
The agreement "gives Iran exactly what it wanted -- a serious lessening of sanctions as well as preserving the most significant parts of its nuclear program," an official in Netanyahu told Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz says the agreement is based on "Iranian deception and self-delusion," and that the world has no cause to celebrate.
Elements Of The Deal
Reuters reported: "Iran will get access to $4.2 billion in foreign exchange as part of an agreement under which it will curb its nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief, a Western diplomat said on Sunday."
The New York Timessaid the deal would "halt much of Iran's nuclear program and roll some elements of it back." The paper adds:
"The freeze would last six months, with the aim of giving international negotiators time to pursue the far more challenging task of drafting a comprehensive accord that would ratchet back much of Iran's nuclear program and ensure that it could be used only for peaceful purposes. ...
"According to the accord, Iran would agree to stop enriching uranium beyond 5 percent. To make good on that pledge, Iran would dismantle the links between networks of centrifuges.
"All of Iran's stockpile of uranium that has been enriched to 20 percent, a short hop to weapons-grade fuel, would be diluted or converted into oxide so that it could not be readily used for military purposes.
"No new centrifuges, neither old models nor newer more efficient ones, could be installed. Centrifuges that have been installed but which are not currently operating -- Iran has more than 8,000 such centrifuges -- could not be started up. No new enrichment facilities could be established.
"The agreement, however, would not require Iran to stop enriching uranium to a level of 3.5 percent or dismantle any of its existing centrifuges."
Obama classified the deal as providing "modest relief" for Iran "while continuing to apply our toughest sanctions."
"Iran, like any nation, should be able to access peaceful [nuclear power]," Obama said. But he said Iran must prove its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes.
We will update this post as details become available.
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Screenshots allow for the capturing of your computer screen(s) as image files. Consequently, screenshot tools allow users to save parts of their screen when it isn't as simple as right-clicking and selecting 'save image as'. Screenshots are important for explanations and tutorials as well as software reviews, as can be seen from the screenshots included in the Best Free Windows Software category of reviews found right here on dotTech. Screenshot tools are also invaluable for documenting information found on web pages and are sometimes the easiest way of recording information from such a source.
The issue, however, is there are so many screenshot programs for Windows out there, it is hard to pinpoint the good ones. That is why we, after receiving feedback from dotTechies (thank you to everyone that participated!), have received the best screenshot programs and listed them for you here.
[Note: If you are looking for screen recording programs, check out dotTech's review on best free screen recording program for Windows.]
This review is part of our Best Free Windows Software section. Check out more articles on the best free Windows programs from here.
Table of Contents
Best Free Screenshot Tool
Program Name: PicPick
Developer: NTeWORKS
Download Size: 8.72MB
Version Reviewed: 3.2.1
Requires: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/Server
Approximate Memory Usage While Idle: 23.2 MB
- Several options for taking screenshots such as full-screen and scrolling window
- Built-in image editor
- Several sharing options including the sharing of images via Facebook and Twitter
- Ability to set hotkeys to activate certain functions instantly
- Allows for the saving of files to several formats
- Very straightforward to use
- Bulky main window
- Free to non-commercial use only. Commercial users need to purchase a license.
PicPick is an excellent screenshot program which offers users a high level of functionality and, like FastStone Capture, covers all aspects of taking and managing screenshots. Take note that PicPick is also an image editor but we will only be focusing on the screenshot functionality and how the image editor part PicPick can be used to supplement that.
The screenshot options of PicPick are as follows:
- Capture the fullscreen
- Capture a specific window
- Scrolling window capture (allows users to take a screenshot of window that has scroll bars and needs to be scrolled to see the whole page, such as a website)
- Capture a rectangular region of the screen
- Capture a fixed region of the screen
- Capture a free hand region of the screen
- Repeat the last capture
PicPick includes an image editor which allows for the adjusting of several aspects of the captured image. Users can:
- Add text
- Change the foreground and background colors
- Add objects and text to the captured image
- Crop the image
- Resize the image
- Rotate the image
- Invert the colors
- Change the color to gray scale
- Pixelate the image
- Blur or sharpen the image
- Adjust the brightness/contrast of the image
- Adjust the hue/saturation of the image
- Adjust the color balance
PicPick also has comprehensive sharing options by offering users the option to share their images via Facebook and Twitter in addition to the following:
- Share via email
- Share via the web
- Share via ftp
Additionally users can of course carry out the traditional saving of the image to their hard drives as .PNG, .PDF, .BMP, .JPG or as .GIF files. Users can also choose to send their screenshots to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint or to an external program. Users can also open files from windows explorer, copy images from the clipboard or copy images from a URL. Users also have the option of printing their screenshots from directly within the program.
I have found no significant issues with PicPick. One minor issue, however, is that unless operated via hotkey, the program's main window is required to take screenshots which can be rather intrusive while selecting screenshot options. You can also take screenshots by selecting the options by right-clicking PicPick's system tray, but that can also be annoying. With FastStone Capture, features can be manually selected from its quite tiny main window (in addition to hotkey functionality), which is very handy.
It is clear however that PicPick is one of the most effective options for capturing screenshots available to users; it is both simple and filled with advanced features.
Runner Up
Program Name: FastStone Capture
Developer: FastStone Soft
Download Size: 1.34MB
Version Reviewed: 5.3
Requires: Windows 98 and higher
Approximate Memory Usage While Idle: 8 MB
Note: FastStone Capture used to be completely freeware but is now shareware. If you want the latest version of FastStone Capture, you will need to purchase it. However, FastStone Capture v5.3 (the latest freeware version) is still available and is still an excellent screenshot program.
FastStone Capture is a powerful program which is capable of taking a screenshot in several different ways allowing the user to produce the highest quality and most suitable images easily.
All of the options needed for taking a screenshot are found in the tiny main window of the program. The options for taking screenshots are as follows:
- Capture the active window
- Capture a window/object
- Capture a rectangular region of the screen
- Capture a freehand region of the screen
- Capture the full screen
- Capture a scrolling window
Also found on the main window are the options for outputting the screenshot. Users can choose the following:
- Output To editor
- Output To clipboard
- Output To file
- Output To file (auto save)
- Output To printer
- Output To email
Users are also able to choose suitable watermarks/edges if desired as well as opt to include captions or the cursor( mouse ). The settings menu allow users to tweak the program by allowing for options such as the changing of hotkeys, the amount of dots per inch included in screenshots and choosing if to run the program at windows startup.
FastStone Capture is quite straight forward to use but clicking on the rightmost icon gives users the option to download a tutorial which is quite comprehensive but very clear as it includes several visual cues in the form of — you guessed it — screenshots!
After actually taking a screenshot, users are given access to the FastStone editor which allows users to draw shapes on or add text to the image, add captions to the image, resize it, email it or print it among several other options. There is also a pan/scroll option as well as effects such as gray scale, sepia and negative. In addition adjustments can be made to the image such as resizing it, cropping it, reducing blur/sharpening, adjusting the contrast and brightness, adjusting the 'RGB' level, adjusting the hue saturation lightness and making the background transparent.
The only issue I have with FastStone Capture is that version 5.3 is the last free version of the program, which means that if users want to take advantage of the improvements made in later updates they have to pay up. This isn't a bad thing, but after all, this review is on the best free screenshot program for Windows.
Overall, FastStone Capture is an excellent program and offers users extensive functionality and covers all aspects of taking screenshots.
Honorable Mention 1
Program Name: Screenshot Captor
Developer: DonationCoder
Download Size: 7.93MB
Version Reviewed: 3.08.01
Requires: Windows9x/2k/XP/Vista/7/8
Approximate Memory Usage While Idle: 13.5 MB
Screenshot Captor is a full-feature screenshot program with a wide variety of functionality and is designed in such a way that it quite effectively manages screenshots.
The options for taking screenshots with Screenshot Captor are as follows:
- Grab entire workspace (includes all monitors)
- Grab current screen
- Grab active window
- Grab selected region
- Grab fixed size region
- Grab window or scrolling window
- Repeat last grab
- Grab screenshot of fullscreen
These features are quite similar to those found in both FastStone Capture and PicPick. However, Screenshot Captor also allows users to acquire images from scanners.
After capturing a screenshot, the program prompts users what to do next. Users can either discard the image, keep the image and show it in the editor, print the image, keep the image but hide it, copy the image to the clipboard, copy the image's filename to the clipboard, email it or choose to upload it to the internet which is made possible by downloading additional software.
Screenshot Captor also features an image editor and allows users to carry out basic and advanced functions much like those found in the top 2 programs such as cropping, resizing, adding objects and text and adding effects such as blurring and pixelating the captured images.
The preferences section of this powerful program offers users an extensive amount of customizability and users can change options from choosing if to start the program with windows, change/edit their hotkeys or even set automatic captions.
One of the issues I have with this software is that although on its website it is stated that it allows for "the easy and automatic or on-demand uploading of screenshots to a wide variety of image hosting services (imageshack, flickr, ftp, etc.)", on further inspection the downloading of additional software is required in order for this functionality to be utilized. Additionally the user interface comes across as being more cluttered and less user-friendly than that of PicPick and FastStone Capture.
Neglecting those issues, there is no denying that this a powerful screenshot program, and it was a very close call in picking a "Best Free Screenshot Program" as all of the top three are effective at their job of taking screenshots.
Honorable Mention 2
Program Name: Jet Screenshot
Developer: ArcticLine Software
Download Size: 2.70MB
Version Reviewed: 188.8.131.52
Requires: Windows 98/Me/Nt/200/XP/Vista/7
Approximate Memory Usage While Idle: 12 MB
Jet Screenshot is yet another great screenshot tool which although not having as much functionality as PicPick, FastStone Capture or Screenshot Captor, it will get the job done effectively.
The screenshot options offered by Jet Screenshot are as follows:
- Capture region
- Capture full screen
- Capture window
One of the handy features of Jet Screenshot is its fast screen share option. It allows users to take a screenshot of the entire screen and provides users with a link which allows them to easily share their screenshots quite easily. Users can also capture images directly from the clipboard.
On capturing screenshots users are presented with an editor which allows for text and objects to be added to the image and the sharing options are made available to the user. Users can choose to share their screenshots via the internet, copy them to the clipboard or save them to a file. The settings menu allows for the changing of options such as hotkeys and quality of image.
There are some issues that I have with Jet Screenshot however. It does not allow for the level of customization which the other programs do. For example, FastStone allows users to adjust options such as the delay before capture while Jet Screenshot focuses mainly on areas such as the hotkeys, image quality, watermarks and sharing options mainly. Also it does not offer some of the functionality found in some of the other programs reviewed, such as the scrolling window capture feature.
Jet Screenshot is, however, both lightweight and convenient, and offers the basic functionality needed to effectively take and manage screenshots as well as some more advanced features such as sharing via the internet. While, personally speaking, I feel PicPick, FastStone Capture or Screenshot Captor are better screenshot tools, Jet Screenshot is still a viable option… especially if you like sharing screenshots easily.
Other Alternatives
- Gadwin PrintScreen
- Xnview
- Mwsnap
- TNT Screen Capture
- … and many more


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[Vinnie] has a wonderful old clock from his grandmother; it's an exquisite antique with a real mechanical movement and a charming set of bells that ring every hour. Unfortunately, those chimes are a bit of a disturbance to neighbors at 2 o'clock in the morning. Previously, [Vinnie] had been stopping the clock every evening, and hoped he would remember to start the pendulum in motion 12 hours later. This was a chore, so he decided to automate the process.
The build is simple and clever; a small stepper motor is mounted in the clock just underneath the pendulum. Every 12 hours, the stepper motor moves a lever and slowly stops the pendulum over the course of a dozen or so seconds, silencing the clock movement. Twelve hours later, the motor turns again setting the pendulum in motion.
The parts count for this build is very low – basically just an ATmega88, a Darlington array to drive the stepper, and a 32.768kHz crystal. We can think of a few friends and relatives with loud clocks in their house, so we might have to build a few of these to give away.
Take a look at the demo video after the break to see how [Vinnie] stops his grandmother's clock every night.


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Summer Evening
10 x 12
This small painting was started as a demo in my workshop in Telluride last summer. I just got round to finishing it, and it will be available at Galerie Kornye West in Ft Worth next week. A bit late and out of season, but it can be any season in the studio- or several! This week as I was finishing this up I was also working on a snow scene of Lennox Woods!
I am back to work in earnest for my solo show next year, Lennox Woods- The Ancient Forest. I will have news about that soon. Stay tuned!


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December 30th, 2016 at 8:50 pm UTC · 2 min read
Remitano Bitcoin P2P exchange, with its service in multiple countries operates without the need of a banking partner, completely shielding the service from their whims and fancies. Remitano is different from other centralized exchange platforms currently in the market, which are heavily dependent on the banks to receive deposits and facilitate withdrawals for customers.
Banks have a history of harassing centralized exchange platforms. The recent example of accounts belonging to some of the well-known Malaysian centralized exchanges being shut down by the banks caused a great trouble to customers trying to cash out or make deposits. Such situations have led to increased attention towards P2P exchange platforms that can nullify the ability of banks to shut down or dictate terms to cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Remitano P2P Exchange deals only with Bitcoin and leaves all banking related activities to the users so that the operation is not hindered by banks' temper. Even though Remitano is a latecomer to the party, it stands apart from other existing exchange platforms because of its simple UI and friendly customer support. In the case of any issue, Remitano customers can jump on a live chat and get their questions answered and issues solved quickly. In addition, the 0.5% fee charged by the platform is lower than the other major platforms in the market.
The platform is a product of Seychelles based Babylon Solution Limited operating in many countries including the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, India, Tanzania and Ghana. According to traffic metrics, it is the biggest Bitcoin exchange in Vietnam. Other leading sources of traffic on Remitano are Nigeria and Malaysia. Soon, the platform aims to establish itself as the largest Bitcoin exchange platform in other Asian and African countries. With the introduction of its service in the United States and Australia, Remitano platform is on an expansion spree, which it will pursue aggressively to build a global presence.
About Remitano
Remitano is a product of Babylon Solutions Limited – incorporated in Seychelles. It provides escrowed P2P Bitcoin marketplace where people buy and sell Bitcoin easily and safely.
Learn more about Remitano at – https://remitano.com
Disclaimer: Remitano is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest.


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Here's a dilemma: What do you do if you want to eat Paleo, but you're a vegetarian? Compromise, of course.
Here's a dilemma: What do you do if you want to eat Paleo, but you're a vegetarian? Compromise, of course.
I've been a full-blown vegetarian for almost seven years and I don't plan on eating meat anytime soon. Forgoing meat, fish, and poultry gives me ample energy, enough flexibility if I want to eat out, and variety—I can honestly say that I've never met a fruit or vegetable I didn't like. Plus, a no-meat diet is healthy. Abundant research shows that vegetarians have better scores when it comes to blood sugar, blood fats, and body mass.
Veg-heads have better tickers too. A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming a plant-based diet was associated with reduced heart disease risk—most likely due to vegetarians' lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Oxford scientists analyzed 44,561 English and Scottish men and women who were participating in the ongoing European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Even after adjusting for variables such as smoking and physical activity, researchers concluded that vegetarians had a 32 percent lower chance of heart disease than nonvegetarians—a pretty remarkable stat.
Paleo Diet 101
But this blog is not entirely intended to preach the vegetarian path. Rather, it's about the Paleo (or "Caveman") Diet. I like its philosophy. Eat animals and plants hunted and gathered by people who lived 20,000 years ago. Cut out grains, refined sugar, and dairy—"modern" dietary additions that correlate with obesity and other ailments like diabetes or allergies.
The Paleo Diet encourages participants to choose clean, unprocessed foods. As Melissa Joulwan, author of the awesome Paleo cookbook Well Fed (Smudge, 2011) brilliantly describes it, "Generally speaking, the paleo diet is made up of nutrient-dense foods that began with dirt, rain, and sunshine. They come from the earth and would be recognizable as food by a person from any time in human history." Salmon, eggs, beef, almonds, carrots, and berries are in. Cheese, wheat, corn, beans, soy, and Doritos are out.
I suppose a vegetarian could tackle the paleo diet with a few modifications though—or at least adopt the ideologies. Obviously meat wouldn't be included, and the lack of legumes, a main source of protein for many vegetarians, is slightly troubling.
But eggs, seeds (sunflower, hemp) and nuts (cashews, walnuts) could cover lost nutrients. Milk is replaced by almond or hemp or coconut. And I posit that in the face of limitation, one would organically embrace ultra-nutritious foods like broccoli, squash, spices, and coconut oil. A Paleo-vegetarian wouldn't have to live a chocolate-less life either: unsweetened cocoa is allowed (I'll raise a club to that!)
Check out this neat infographic to learn more about the Paleo Diet.


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Katherine Jackson Reportedly Safe After Being Declared Missing
After Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, was reported missing Saturday night (July 21), authorities in Los Angeles believe that she is safe and with family members in Arizona.
According to MSNBC, the chaos began Saturday when Katherine's nephew, Trent Jackson, filed a missing persons report after family members were unable to locate Katherine all week. The 82-year-old matriarch is the guardian of her late son's three children, Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket Jackson.
"Yes, my grandmother is missing," Paris Jackson, 14, wrote Sunday morning. "I haven't spoken with her in a week I want her home now."
The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department are still trying to contact Katherine, but they believe she is with her daughter Rebbie Jackson. On Friday (July 20), Jermaine tweeted that Katherine was fine and was resting in Arizona under doctor's orders.
Saturday's missing-persons alert comes after five of Michael Jackson's disinherited siblings claim that the late King of Pop's will was faked by John Branca and John McClain, the executors of his estate. The family is asking the men to resign from their posts immediately. "At the time we couldn't possibly fathom what is so obvious to us now: that the Will, without question, it's Fake, Flawed and Fraudulent," they wrote in a five-page letter.
The estate has denied the siblings' accusations.
In the meantime, there is no word on who is actually taking care of the children while Katherine is away. Her attorney, Perry Sanders, Jr., is still trying to find answers in all of this confusion.
"First of all, let's hope that this is all just a big misunderstanding and a totally benign situation," he told MSNBC on Friday. "Assuming that she did actually leave on doctor's orders, no matter which doctor, it has certainly created an absolutely irregular situation whereby she has been out of contact with her grandchildren."
Hopefully, Katherine Jackson is okay and is return safely so she can take care of MJ's children.
Watch the MSNBC Report on Katherine Jackson's Disappearance


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'Caps enter World Cup break undefeated in seven matches
CHESTER, PA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5W-2L-6D) enter Major League Soccer's World Cup break unbeaten in seven matches, a new club record, after playing to a 3-3 draw with Philadelphia Union (3W-7L-6D) Saturday at PPL Park.
It was a tale of two halves for Whitecaps FC, who took a 2-0 lead into halftime with goals from red-hot striker Erik Hurtado and Nicolas Mezquida. Hurtado, who also added an assist, has now scored in five straight matches in all competitions.
Philadelphia then battled back with three straight goals to start the second half, before Pedro Morales leveled the game with his team-leading sixth goal of the season on a late penalty.
The 'Caps, who have scored nine goals in their last three games, have now claimed at least in point in four straight road outings.
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson made three changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's match, as Johnny Leveron, Russell Teibert, and Mezquida drew into the squad in place of Andy O'Brien, Kekuta Manneh, and Sebastian Fernandez. It was Mezquida's first career MLS start and the first time O'Brien has been left out of the starting lineup this season.
Unlike last weekend's 4-3 win over Portland Timbers, there wasn't much flow to the start match Saturday at PPL Park. Union striker Conor Casey caused some problems for the 'Caps in the air, but it was a scrappy opening 10 minutes with little space for either side.
That changed quickly though, as the Blue and White started exploit the Union back line with their build-up play on the counter. In the 15th minute, Morales sent an inviting outside-footed throughball to a streaking Hurtado, who took a touch before getting dispossessed at the last second.
Hurtado had another opportunity in the 18th minute and he wouldn't be denied. The second-year striker headed in a first-time cross from Nigel Reo-Coker, who found space on the right flank thanks to a perfectly-weighted Teibert throughball, to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead.
Both Reo-Coker and Teibert were awarded assists on the play – it was Teibert's first point of the season.
Philadelphia controlled 54 per cent of possession in the first half and forced goalkeeper David Ousted into a pair of tricky saves, but the 'Caps continued to find space on the counter.
In the 32nd minute, Morales released Hurtado down the left wing before the striker returned the favour with a low cross into the box. The Chilean chipped Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath but a sprawling Raymon Gaddis saved the day.
Check out all the stats from Saturday's match. Click to enlarge.
Hurtado was involved again in the 41st minute. This time, he beat his mark Fabinho down the right side of the box before slipping a short pass into Mezquida, who fired it in from close range.
The goal, which was once again created off a dangerous counter attack, gave Whitecaps FC a well-deserved 2-0 lead at the half. The only real hitch for Robinson's side in the first half was an injury to skipper Jay DeMerit, who left the game in the 24th minute with a left foot injury.
To their credit, the Union got off to an inspired start to the second half, as they continued to cause problems with their direct play and crosses into the box.
Philadelphia came close in the 50th minute, when Maurice Edu tipped a Vincent Nogueira cross off the near post. The Union kept coming though and got on the board in the 63rd minute through a Casey header. Then, just moments after entering the game, former Whitecaps FC winger Sebastian Le Toux leveled the game at 2-2 in the 68th minute.
Finally, the home side capped off an eventful 10-minute spell in the 71st minute, when Casey completed the comeback with his second goal of the game.
Already ahead 3-2, the Union nearly put the game out of reach in the 77th minute, but Ousted made a massive sprawling save off Gaddis from in tight. And the 'Caps took advantage.
Just minutes later, after running onto a Morales throughball, substitute Darren Mattocks broke into the box and was taken down by a sprawling MacMath. Morales, who now has either a goal or an assist in four of his last five games, slotted home the ensuing penalty just beyond MacMatch's outstretched arms to bring the game level once again.
And it stayed that way, thanks in large part to the play of Ousted, as the 'Caps came away with a point in thrilling 3-3 draw in their final match before the league's two-week World Cup break.
Whitecaps FC aren't back in action until June 25, when they host Canadian rival Montreal Impact at BC Place. Tickets are still available at whitecapsfc.com.
Stat of the Game
Ousted, who had five saves Saturday against the Union, now has 10 saves in his last two games – six of them have come from shots inside the box.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Erik Hurtado
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 18,843
Scoring Summary
18' – VAN – Erik Hurtado (Nigel-Reo Coker, Russell Teibert)
41' – VAN – Nicolas Mezquida (Erik Hurtado)
63' – PHI – Conor Casey (Cristian Maidana, Fabinho)
68' – PHI – Sebastien Le Toux (Vincent Nogueira, Cristian Maidana)
71' – PHI – Conor Casey (Cristian Maidana)
81' – VAN – Pedro Morales (penalty kick)
Match Stats
Shots: Philadelphia 29 – Vancouver 6
Shots on Goal: Philadelphia 9 – Vancouver 4
Saves: Philadelphia 1 – Vancouver 5
Fouls: Philadelphia 13 – Vancouver 14
Offsides: Philadelphia 0 – Vancouver 2
Corners: Philadelphia 10 – Vancouver 2
53' – PHI – Raymon Gaddis
80' – PHI – Zac MacMath
90' + 2 – VAN – Johnny Leveron
90' + 3 – PHI – Michael Lahoud
Philadelphia Union
18.Zac MacMath; 28.Raymon Gaddis, 25.Sheanon Williams, 12.Amobi Okugo, 33.Fabinho; 5.Vincent Nogueira, 21.Maurice Edu, 10.Cristian Maidana (22.Leo Fernandes 88'); 44.Daniel Cruz (11.Sebastien Le Toux 66') , 6.Conor Casey, 27.Zach Pfeffer (13.Michael Lahoud 45')
Substitutes not used
1.Andre Blake, 7.Brian Carroll, 9.Andrew Wenger, 15.Ethan White
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.David Ousted; 20.Nigel Reo-Coker, 6.Jay DeMerit (40.Andy O'Brien 24'), 16.Johnny Leverón,2.Jordan Harvey; 28.Gershon Koffie,15.Matias Laba (11.Darren Mattocks 74'),; 29.Nicolás Mezquida (7.Sebastián Fernández 66'), 77.Pedro Morales, 31.Russell Teibert; 19.Erik Hurtado
Substitutes not used
70.Paolo Tornaghi, 8. Medhi Ballouchy, 17.Omar Salgado, 23.Kekuta Manneh


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Research reveals secret to interaction between Earth's core and mantle
Leslie Hayden's research into deep Earth interactions has led to some important findings, particularly for someone so new to the field, and the scientific world is paying attention. Hayden, a graduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is first author on a paper to be published in the scientific journal Nature. The findings will be published in the Nov 29, 2007 edition of the journal.
Hayden performed her research under the guidance of Bruce Watson, Institute Professor of Science at Rensselaer.
Hayden used some powerful equipment and creative techniques to uncover a potential pathway for metals to move between the core and mantle of the Earth. "Core-mantle interactions are a hotly debated topic," Hayden said. "Some scientists believe that there is no chemical interaction at all between the Earth's molten metal core and solid silicate mantle. Others believe they see signs of such interaction, but no mechanism or pathway has been found that could deliver metal atoms over distances of more than a few meters. "
Hayden's experiments may have uncovered such a pathway. If true, the findings could have broad implications on how geologists understand the deep Earth. They could also one day provide important information on how valuable elemental resources like gold and platinum are deposited.
Hayden and Watson developed an experiment that simulated the interface between the core of the Earth and the mantle. The highly pressurized core consists mostly of iron and nickel and is also believed to contain other "iron-loving" elements like gold and platinum. The mantle is comprised of silicate rocks rich in magnesium. For the experiments they placed a rock that is representative of the material found in the Earth's mantle in between what they refer to as a source and a sink layer. The source layer was one of the metals found in the core, such as gold, platinum, copper, and other lesser known metals like ruthenium and tungsten.
For each metal, the miniaturized core/mantle boundary was then heated to extreme temperatures and pressures to represent conditions in the deep Earth. Following the experiments, each source metal was found in the sink, proving that the metals could in fact find a pathway through the mantle rock that is believed to be impenetrable by some scientists.
Hayden and Watson hypothesize that the metal atoms move along the surfaces formed between adjacent grains of the mantle rock. Like a sugar cube, mantle rocks are comprised of individual crystals squeezed tightly together into a larger structure. The atoms of the core metals are too large to diffuse through the structured arrangement of atoms that make up an individual crystal or grain of rock. But, the boundary between each grain is less crowded with atoms, according to the researchers, and could be a fast pathway for metals to migrate between the mantle and core.
"[In our experiments], some of the metals moved through grain boundaries at surprisingly fast rates—about as fast as sodium ions move through water," Hayden said. "This shows that metals can in fact travel over great distances through mantle materials. Over geologic time, this diffusion of metals could have a significant impact on their distribution in the Earth." Their experiments revealed that some elements could move up to 100 kilometers through the Earth's mantle in a billion years.
The findings have implications for the field, but also for broader economic reasons, Hayden explains. If these metals are able to move out of core and into the mantle as their findings suggest, they would enter the geologic upwelling of mantle convection and could be gradually moved toward Earth's surface, potentially leading to valuable deposits. "As we learn more about the movement of precious and base metals through the Earth, we could at some point find out how they are deposited, where, and why," she said.
Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


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From "These 10 guys aren't earning their paychecks" by Dayn Perry at FOXSports.com:
1. Andruw Jones, Dodgers
Yes, Jones is presently on the disabled list after undergoing knee surgery, but that's merely the start of his problems. On the season, he is batting .165, is on pace for just seven home runs, and has played sluggish defense in center. At the time, Jones' signing looked like a sensible value addition on the part of GM Ned Colletti, but it's turned out to be a low-grade disaster. Perhaps it's the knee, perhaps it's a lack of conditioning — whatever the cause, Jones has seriously hurt the Dodgers' chances thus far. It takes a lot to make Juan Pierre look like an upgrade, but Jones has somehow done it.8. Brad Penny, Dodgers
Andruw Jones isn't the Dodgers' only problem. Penny was one of the NL's best starters in 2007; this season, however, he's been anything but. An RA of 5.45 at the front of the rotation doesn't cut it, especially when you're trying to keep pace with the Diamondbacks. If the opposite side continues abusing Penny to such an extent, then those numbers aren't going to improve.


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Now back to grading tests...oh joy...work tomorrow. : /
P.S. Also had a great time this afternoon watching my tennis champ, Roger Federer defeat his nemesis, Rafael Nadal in the final tournament of the year. Go Rog!


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The power of second order revenue.
Second order revenue is powerful, but it's often overlooked by startup founders. It's when your startup really starts to grow and take on a life of its own.
While revenue isn't the most precise measure of a startup's health, you'll do pretty much anything you can to get more of it as cheaply as possible. Cash on hand makes running and growing a startup a lot easier. We can break revenue down to two types: First order and second order. First order revenue comes through the usual methods: customer acquisitions, upgrades to higher plans, upsells/add-ons, cross-sells, and any other ways you expand your accounts. Second order revenue is quite powerful, but it's often overlooked by startup founders. Second order revenue is when your startup really starts to grow and take on a life of its own.
What is Second Order Revenue?
Second order revenue is the revenue generated by your post-sale service. Essentially, it's how you extract more revenue from the same account. Second order revenue usually comes through referrals. You can also get second order revenue when your contact at one company changes jobs and convinces the new company to use your service as well. This is coined the "champion of change" by Jason Lemkin, which is kind of like a referral, in its own way.
Second order revenue is quite powerful, but it's often overlooked by startup founders.
The beauty of second order revenue is that you've already paid the customer acquisition cost. Perhaps a more accurate take: it lowers your customer acquisition cost while simultaneously raising your customer lifetime value. In the long term, second order revenue can become a significant part of your total revenue. Some startups' marketing strategies actually prioritize second order revenue as a way to drive customer acquisition.
Dropbox, for instance, is the most famous example of a startup that relied heavily on second order revenue as they grew. In 2008, they implemented a referral program that rewarded existing customers with extra storage space for successful referrals. In just over a year, they exploded from 100,000 to four million subscribers – almost entirely through second order revenue. Now, that's an unusual case study. Second order revenue doesn't beat first order revenue at most startups. You'll still have to build a growth strategy that includes cold customer acquisition, but Dropbox's story is a great example of how profitable second order revenue can be.
Boosting your customer lifetime value
Customer lifetime value is a fairly straightforward calculation, but most startups fail to include second order revenue in their calculation. "Standard first-order only CLTV analyses underestimate true revenue generated by customers by 50-100% in most SaaS models selling to anything larger than SMBs," says Jason Lemkin. If a customer spends $1200 on a year of your service, renews for another year at a higher plan (say, $2000), and purchases a $500 add-on during the third year, what's their lifetime value?
- First year = $1200
- Second year = $2000
- Third year = $2500
- Customer lifetime value = $5700
But what if that customer refers you to another customer who also spends a similar amount? Suddenly the lifetime value of the first customer got a lot bigger, as did your average customer lifetime value. As you can see, second order revenue has the potential to create massive shifts in your company. Referrals are easy growth without much of the cost. Like all forms of startup revenue, early second order revenue helps you incite more growth. Cash on hand means faster experimentation and iteration. Then once you find the tactic that drives the most growth, more cash lets you invest into deeply. So it's important to quickly find ways to drive second order revenue.


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Coming of the Holy Spirit1When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all [a]with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3Then there appeared to them [b]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. The Crowd's Response5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each in our own [c]language in which we were born? 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and [d]Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." 12So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?" 13Others mocking said, "They are full of new wine." Peter's Sermon14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only [e]the third hour of the day. 16But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, 22"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you [f]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24whom God raised up, having [g]loosed the [h]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25For David says concerning Him: 'I foresaw the Lord always before my face, 29"Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, [i]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33Therefore being exalted [j]to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34"For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The Lord said to my Lord, 36"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." 37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" 38Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [k]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call." A Vital Church Grows40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this [l]perverse generation." 41Then those who [m]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' [n]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45and [o]sold their possessions and goods, and divided[p] them among all, as anyone had need. 46So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added [q]to the church daily those who were being saved. Footnotes:
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