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Dimensions | 4 in x 4 in x 4 in / 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm |
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A three piece interlocking puzzle that is an entry level puzzle. For the serious puzzle collector it is easy but if you have never played with puzzles it can be very confusing.
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- Select some manufactured item in your home (such as a toy or an appliance) and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. Find out what sort of engineering activities were needed to create it. Discuss with your counselor what you learned and how you got the information.
- Select an engineering achievement that has had a major impact on society. Use the resources available to you to research it. Tell your counselor about the engineer(s) who made it possible, the special obstacles they had to overcome, and how this achievement has influenced the world today.
- Explain the work of six types of engineers. Pick two of the six and explain how their work is related.
- Visit with an engineer (who may be your counselor or parent) and do the following:
- Discuss the work this engineer does and the tools the engineer uses.
- Discuss with the engineer a current project and the engineer's particular role in it.
- Find out how the engineer's work is done and how results are achieved.
- Ask to see the reports that the engineer writes concerning the project.
- Discuss with your counselor what you learned about engineering from this visit.
- Do ONE of the following:
- Use the engineering-systems approach to make step by step plans for your next campout. List alternative ideas for such items as program schedule, campsites, transportation, and costs. Tell why you made the choices you did and what improvements were made.
- Make an original design for a piece of patrol equipment. Use the engineering-systems approach to help you decide how it should work and look. Draw plans for it. Show the plans to your counselor, explain why you designed it the way you did, and explain how you would make it.
- Do TWO of the following:
- Transforming motion. Using common material or a construction set, make a simple model that will demonstrate transforming motion. How does this make use of basic mechanical concepts like levers and inclined planes? Describe an example where this mechanism is used in a real product.
- Using electricity. Make a list of 10 electrical appliances in your home. Find out approximately how much electricity each uses in one month. Learn how to find out the amount and cost of electricity used in your home during periods of light and heavy use. List five ways to conserve electricity.
- Using materials. Do experiments to show the differences in strength and heat conductivity in wood, plastic, and metal. Discuss with your counselor what you have learned.
- Converting energy. Do an experiment to show how mechanical, heat, chemical, solar, and/or electrical energy may be converted from one or more types of energy to another. Explain your results. Describe to your counselor what energy is and how energy is converted and used in your surroundings.
- Moving people. Find out the different ways people in your community get to work. Make a study of traffic flow (number of vehicles and relative speed) in both heavy and light traffic periods. Discuss with your counselor what might be improved to make it easier for people in your community to get where they need to go.
- Science fair. Build an engineering project for a science or engineering fair or similar competition, and enter it. (This requirement may be met by participation on an engineering competition project team.) Discuss with your counselor what your project demonstrates and what kind of questions visitors to the fair asked you about it. How well were you able to answer their questions.
- Find out what high school courses you need to take to be admitted to an engineering college. Find out what other subjects would be helpful in preparing for an engineering career.
- Explain what it means for an engineer to be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). In what types of engineering work is registration most important?
- Study the Engineer's Code of Ethics. Explain how this is like the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
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Lack of pennant races makes this September 2011 even more unexciting, thanks in large part to having seven of the eight playoff spots largely locked. Arizona has a seven-game lead, Milwaukee an 8.5 game lead and Philly a ten-game lead. Atlanta is up seven games in the Wild Card, so dont shed a tear for them. Meanwhile, the Yanks are up two over the wild-card lock Red Sox, and Detroit owns the Central by nine.
The only race is in the AL West, with the Rangers only 2.5 games ahead of the Angels. That's moderately interesting, I suppose; in the league's smallest division, half the teams are vying for a post-season berth.
Sure, if the MLB playoffs expand to five teams per league, then maybe we'd be excited for the last wild-card spot in each league (Tampa Bay and the Angels are a half-game apart, while St. Louis and San Francisco are a game apart). But really, would we care that much about the fifth-best team in each league? Probably not.
This isn't so much of a stretch run as a stretch dirge. And without my horse in the race, I probably won't get excited until the MLB playoffs actually begin and the stakes increase.
I was just down at the gym and saw Bob Costas traipsing around on the field, and Kid Rock or someone doing a pre-game concert. Yawn. I honestly don't think I am ready for some football yet. But I am ready for some excitement, somewhere.


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The bills at the center of the protest are the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act. Critics say they're forms of censorship, particularly because they could lead to sites being "blacklisted" if they allegedly distribute pirated content. Supporters say something has to be done to stamp out piracy.
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Braces apply constant pressure to the bones to gradually move the teeth. This is known as bone remodeling. The process is slow and involves shifting the teeth over time while allowing the jawbone and surrounding tissues to adjust with the changes and reform in the proper alignment. Think about dentists and orthodontists as you would any medical specialtydiagnose, and treat dental and facial abnormalities.
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Orthodontists, also known as orthodontic specialists or orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedists, are medical specialists who evaluate, diagnose, and treat dental and facial abnormalities. Orthodontics have come a long way with technological advances. While some treatment options are preferred for some conditions, there are more choices than ever before. Depending on your orthodontic issues, you have a few options for treatment:
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- Lingual braces are attached , like Invisalign, consist of clear trays that are changed out.
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- Clear ceramic braces are similar to traditional metal braces but less noticeable.
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The common understanding is that teeth are entrenched so firmly in the gums, they don't move or shift. But the fact is that even the healthiest teeth can become impacted by different forms of pressure and shift over time. In orthodontics, gentle yet consistent pressure is applied at strategic areas within the mouth. Gradually, the teeth begin to shift and become properly aligned, giving you the perfect smile you desire.


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Notice: This Wiki is now read only and edits are no longer possible. Please see: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/helpdesk/-/wikis/Wiki-shutdown-plan for the plan.
PTP/release notes/6.0
- 1 Overview
- 2 Components and Pre-Requisites
- 3 Installation
- 4 Updating from a previous release
- 5 Test your installation
- 6 Troubleshooting
- 7 Known Issues
- 8 Feature Descriptions
This document describes how to install PTP and its pre-requisites. This is intended for PTP users. If you are a PTP Developer and want to build PTP from the plug-ins yourself, see PTP 6.0 Development Environment Setup
The installation process for PTP depends on a number of factors, including the versions of software you have installed on your system, your operating system, and the types of target systems you want to use. The basic installation steps are:
- Install or Update Java
- Install Eclipse and PTP by doing one of the following:
- Install optional PTP server components
- Install optional RDT server component
Additional installation information is available on:
Note! The PTP SC11 tutorial contains detailed information about installing PTP on your workstation or laptop, including screenshots. You may wish to use the slides as a guide for installing Eclipse and PTP on your workstation or laptop. Then see below for information about installing components on your remote cluster as needed.
See also PTP Configuration Issues
Components and Pre-Requisites
PTP is a set of plugins that extend the functionality of Eclipse. The following are the minimum requirements for PTP 6.0:
- Java 1.6 or later
- Eclipse 4.2 or later (Eclipse 3.8 should also work)
- C/C++ Developer Tools (CDT) 8.1 or later
- Remote System Explorer 3.4 or later is required for RDT (although does not need to be used)
The client side of PTP (the system running Eclipse) is supported on the following platforms:
- Linux
- Mac OS X
- Windows
The server-side of PTP (the remote system used to launch/debug and host remote projects) is supported on the following platforms:
- Linux
- Mac OS X
- Unix (e.g. AIX)
Server-side pre-reqs:
- git (if Synchronized projects are used) - version 1.5 or later
- Java (if RDT remote projects are used)
- Perl (for System Monitoring)
- gdb (for Parallel Debugger)
Main Features
The PTP plugins are grouped into the following three main components:
- Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) End-User Runtime
- This feature contains the core PTP components, including all supported resource managers, the Parallel Language Development Tools (PLDT), and the External Tools Framework (ETFw).
- PTP Remote Development Tools (RDT)
- This feature adds support for the development of projects that are located on remote systems. RDT is not required if synchronized projects are used.
- Fortran Development Tools (Photran)
- This feature adds support for editing, compiling, and debugging programs written using the Fortran language.
The following table summarizes the components and the pre-requisites required for installation of the PTP features.
Component | C/C++ Development Tools (CDT) | Remote System Explorer End-User Runtime (RSE) | Other |
PTP End-User Runtime | required | optional | N/A |
PTP Remote Development Tools (RDT) | required | required | N/A |
Fortran Development Tools (Photran) | required | N/A | Can be installed independently of PTP |
Optional Features
The PTP optional features are a set of features that provide additional functionality not included in the core PTP components. Most of these features require the installation of third party software or specialized components of CDT. The PTP Optional Features are summarized in the table below:
Component | Description |
PTP Fortran Support | Adds support for Fortran projects to PTP. This component includes Photran, as well as a number of features that add Fortran functionality to PTP. |
PTP External Tools Framework TAU Extension | Adds support for performance analysis using TAU. Requires installation of TAU on the target system. |
PTP Graphical Explorer of MPI Programs (GEM) | Adds support for performance analysis using ISP. Requires installation of ISP on the target system. |
PTP Parallel Performance Wizard (PPW) | Adds support for performance analysis using PPW. Requires installation of PPW on the target system. |
PTP Parallel Language Development Tools UPC Support | Adds PLDT support for UPC. Requires CDT UPC support. |
PTP RDT XL C/C++ Compiler Support | Adds support for the IBM XL C/C++ compiler toolchain to RDT. Requires CDT XL C/C++ Compiler Support, and the XL C/C++ compilers to be installed on the target system. |
PTP Scalable Communication Infrastructure (SCI) | Installs source code for the Scalable Communication Infrastructure (SCI). |
There are two options for installing PTP: Full install or install into an existing Eclipse. A full install downloads and installs a copy of Eclipse that contains pre-installed PTP plugins. This is the simplest option. Install into an existing Eclipse is useful if you already have Eclipse installed and you just want to add the PTP functionality. Both methods are described in more detail below.
Install or Update Java
Ensure that a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6 or higher is installed. This can be done with the command:
java -version
In addition an IBM, Sun, or equivalent JRE is required; The gcj-based Java shipped with most Linux distributions does not work with Eclipse. If in doubt, run the above command and check if there is a reference to gcj. If you are using the Linux operating system, download and install either the Sun Java Runtime Environment or the IBM Java Runtime Environment. See also Installing Java for use with Eclipse and PTP.
Option 1: Full Install
This is the simplest, easiest, and most reliable way to install PTP, and it is recommended for most users.
Download the "Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers" package from http://eclipse.org/downloads/
After downloading and extracting Eclipse (zip or tar file), there's nothing else to the installation process from the Eclipse side. In the extracted folder, simply run the eclipse executable file. It will ask for a workspace location; the default is fine.
- See also "Updating from the Parallel Package to a more recent release" below
Multi-user installs: Note that the default install assumes that the user has write access to the location where Eclipse in installed (unzipped or un-tarred). See multi-user install information for other scenarios.
Option 2: Install into an existing Eclipse
This option assumes that you have already installed Eclipse and are familiar with the Eclipse installation process.
We recommend starting with either:
- "Eclipse Classic" - if you also plan to do Java and/or plugin development, or
- "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers" - only includes support for C/C++, which is simpler and smaller
Using the table above, choose the components you wish to install, and note the pre-requisites required.
- If you are unsure, just choose "Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) End-User Runtime"
Make sure Eclipse is running, then follow the steps below:
- Open "Help > Install New Software..."
- From the "Work with:" drop down, choose "Indigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno"
- See below for possible more recent updates to PTP
- Open the "General Purpose Tools" category
- Check the PTP components you require
- If you are unsure, just choose "Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) End-User Runtime"
- If your selection requires RSE as a pre-requisite, check "Remote System Explorer End-User Runtime" (Note: this may not be necessary and should be included automatically)
- If any of your selections require CDT as a pre-requisite:
- Open the "Programming Languages" category
- Check "C/C++ Development Tools"
- To add Fortran support:
- Open the "Programming Languages" category
- Check "Fortran Development Tools (Photran)" (See the Photran 7.0 User's Guide for more information on installing and using Photran)
- Select the "Finish" button and follow the prompts
- You should restart Eclipse when prompted.
Install optional PTP debugger component
In order to support parallel debugging, PTP requires an optional server component, called the Scalable Debug Manager (SDM), to be installed on the target system.
Note: In the following steps, 126.96.36.199106140904
corresponds to the numeric version and build date of the PTP release. Later releases will have a different version number and build date. Use the latest one installed on your system.
- Download the (ptp-proxy-6.0.x.zip) server/proxy zip file from the PTP downloads page: [1]
- Copy the proxy zip file to the target machine
- Unzip the proxy zip file into a temporary location
- Change to the
directory - Locate the following directory, replacing
with the target system's operating system and architecture respectively:org.eclipse.ptp.<os>.<arch>_220.127.116.11106140904
- Change to this directory and run the command:
sh BUILD
This should build the sdm executable. Check the bin
directory to see if there is an sdm executable in it. If you see any errors during the build, please refer to the Trouble Shooting section below.
PTP assumes a default location of the sdm is /usr/local/bin
. If desired, however, you can copy the sdm executable to any convenient directory. When you configure a debug launch configuration, you will need to select the sdm
executable in this directory.
Install optional RDT server component
The RDT server component must be installed manually only if *both* of the following are true:
- You are using remote projects (not remote synchronized projects)
- You wish to use Remote System Explorer (RSE) for remote connections
If you use Remote Tools (supplied as part of the Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) End-User Runtime), the server component is installed and launched automatically. If you plan to use Remote Tools, you can skip this section.
RDT provides advanced parsing and indexing functionality for C/C++ projects in a remote client-server scenario. The RDT server component, which contains the parser and index database, must be located on the same remote machine as the project files.
Note: The RDT server component is based on the RSE dstore server. Therefore setting up the RDT server is very similar to setting up the RSE dstore server. The guide to setting up the RSE dstore server can be found here, however this section contains documentation specific to the RDT server.
Installation on the following systems is covered below:
Server Installation on Unix, Linux and MacOS X
The following documentation explains how to install the Linux or UNIX server code, start the server daemon, and make a connection to a remote Linux or UNIX server.
To use the Remote System Explorer communications server daemon you need to install Perl. Using the daemon helps eliminate some of the manual steps when you connect to the server.
Installing the server code
- Ensure that Perl is installed.
- Ensure that a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5 or higher is installed. An IBM, Sun or equivalent JRE is required; The gcj-based Java shipped with most Linux distributions does not work. If in doubt, run the command
java -version
and check if there is a reference to gcj. - Choose a directory where you want to install the server code. These instructions will use the
directory as an example, but you are free to use any directory. When the server archive file is expanded it will create a directory named rdt-server in the location where it is expanded. - Go to the PTP 3.0 Builds page and download the RDT server package that suits your operating system to this directory.
- Switch to the
directory. - Run the following command in the
directory to extract the server code from the package appropriate to your operating system. For example, for Linux this command is:
tar -xvf rdt-server-linux-1.0.tar
- A directory named
will be created that contains the server files.
Starting the server
You can start the RSE communications server with the server daemon, or manually. Before starting the server, make sure the Java command is in your path, you can do this by running the following command:
java -version
You should see something similar to the following:
java version "1.5.0_16" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-b06-284) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode, sharing)
If you receive a "command not found" error, then try creating a symbolic link to the java command in /usr/bin
by running the following command:
ln -s /opt/IBMJava2-141/jre/bin/java /usr/bin/java
To start the server with the server daemon
Ensure that you are running using the root user ID. (If the daemon is not run under root, it will be unable to authenticate connecting users.) Run the following commands:
su -l root cd /home/user/rdt-server perl ./daemon.pl [daemonPort] [serverPortRange]
Note that the server daemon runs on port 4075 by default. You can pass the optional daemonPort argument to force a different port if you want. If your daemon runs behind a firewall, you may want to specify the optional serverPortRange argument to restrict selected server ports to the range given:
perl ./daemon.pl 4075 10000-10010
To start the server manually
Note: In the following discussion we assume that the RSE server has been installed on Linux. If you are running on a UNIX system the script name is server.sh
" rather than server.pl
If you do not have root access on a remote machine, you can start the server manually for your particular user id only. Run the following commands:
cd /home/user/rdt-server perl ./server.pl [port]
These commands run the server.pl
script located in the /opt/rseserver
directory. The port parameter to the server.pl script is optional. If you do not specify a port, then the server will pick the first one available and print the port number to standard out. By default, it is usually 4033. If you would like to use a different port, you will then have to enter this port number in port property for the Files subsystem for your connection in the Remote System Explorer (see Connecting to the Remote Server, below). Otherwise, you do not need to change this property.
Note: When you connect RSE to the server, the server will terminate as soon as you disconnect the client. The daemon, however, will not terminate.
Server Installation on Windows
The following documentation explains how to install the Windows server code, start the server daemon, and make a connection to a remote Windows server.
Installing the server code
- Choose a directory where you want to install the server code. These instructions will use the
directory as an example, but you are free to use any directory. When the server archive file is expanded it will create a directory named rdt-server in the location where it is expanded. - Go to the PTP 4.0.x Builds page and download the RDT Windows server package.
- Copy the file
rdt-server-windows-1.0.zip to the <code>C:\
directory (this could be on a different machine). - Use an unzip utility to extract the server code.
- A directory named
will be created that contains the server files.
Starting the server
You can start the RDT communications server manually, or as a daemon.
To start the server as a daemon
Note that the server daemon does not enforce any user authentication. If you run the server daemon, any user can connect to the machine, work with the file system and run commands. Use of the server daemon on Windows systems is not recommended.
Simply double click the daemon.bat program to start a server daemon. You can edit the daemon.bat file to change properties for the daemon, like a specific daemon port to use or to force a port range for the server (in order to comply with firewalls).
The server daemon runs on port 4075 by default. You can pass the optional daemonPort argument to force a different port if you want. If your daemon runs behind a firewall, you may want to specify the optional serverPortRange argument to restrict selected server ports to the range given:
daemon.bat 4075 10000-10010
To start the server manually
Simply double click on the server.bat program to start the RDT server. The server will pick the first port available and print the port number. By default, it is usually 4033. You will then have to enter this port number in port property for the Files subsystem for your connection in the Remote System Explorer.
For security reasons, the server will only wait a limited time until a client connects (12000 seconds by default). In order to start the server with an exactly specified port or timeout, open a Windows command prompt and enter:
c: cd \rdt-server server.bat [port] [timeout]
When you connect RDT to the server, the server will terminate as soon as you disconnect the client. The daemon, however, will not terminate.
Installing Open MPI
If you do want to build OpenMPI yourself, here are instructions based on building OpenMPI 1.4.2. See the Open MPI FAQ for more information on building and installing Open MPI.
- Download the openmpi-1.4.2.tar.gz file
- Untar it using the command
tar -xzvf openmpi-1.4.2.tar.gz
and cd to the directory it creates - Run
- The default installation location is /usr/local
- To install into a different location, e.g. /usr/local/openmpi1.4.2, use the command:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openmpi-1.4.2
- To add the Fortran bindings (test): add
- Then don't forget to modify PATH, etc:
export PATH=/usr/local/openmpi-1.4.2/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openmpi-1.4.2/lib:/usr/local/lib
- If you have problems with Fortran bindings (e.g. Snow Leopard), you can disable this by adding
to the configure script
- Build and install with
sudo make install
Then to check your install:
should return version info including version that matches what you installed above.
Build and run a small MPI test case, for example: testMPI.c
mpicc -o testMPI testMPI.c
mpirun -np 4 testMPI
Updating from a previous release
Major releases
If you are updating to PTP 6.0 from a previous major release (e.g. 4.0, 5.0, etc.) it is recommended that you start with a completely new installation of Eclipse and a new workspace. Existing projects can be imported into the workspace using one of the available import wizards (File > Import).
Updating from the Parallel Package to a more recent release
(This description may also apply to updating from an "Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers" (parallel package) to a PTP more recent release, e.g. 6.0.x)
The normal way to update PTP is to use Help > Check for Updates, however there are two reasons this may not report any updates are available, even when a PTP update exists.
- If you installed the Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers or some other Eclipse build
- Because unless you installed a subsequent update from the PTP-specific update site, "Check for Updates" only looks at the site(s) you installed initially from
- If the PTP update site is not enabled in the update manager
If "Check for Updates" does not report any updates, follow the steps below. Note that these steps only need to be done once, and "Check for Updates" should work for subsequent releases.
Installing a new PTP build or release
- Open Help > Install New Software...
- Click on "Available Software Sites"
- Locate the PTP-specific update site and make sure it is checked. If it doesn't exist, create a new one.
- The PTP update site URL is http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/updates/juno
- Click OK to return to the main dialog
- If you are using the Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers:
- Select the PTP update site from the "Work with:" dropdown
- Decide how much you want to update/install:
- Simplest: check the box next to each category to update everything (this will also install any packages not already installed, e.g. GEM, TAU, etc...)
- Or, to update only the currently-installed PTP features:
- Open each category and check the box next to the items that are already installed (the icon shows two arrows). If the icons are grey, the update is already installed for that item.
gray plug icon - feature already installed and up to date;
two arrows - feature needs to be updated;
color plug - feature is not installed
- Click Next and follow the instructions (Next, Next, Finish, accept license).
- If you are NOT using the version of PTP from your original Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers, that is, if you installed from http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/updates/juno directly since then, then updating should work:
- Click Cancel to quit the update manager
- Select Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the instructions
Once you install from http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/updates/juno, either initially, or on top of Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers, the Help > Check for Updates will work after that to update from this site as well.
Test your installation
The easiest way to test your installation is to create and run an MPI application.
- Start Eclipse. (You may need to use the -clean parameter to force it to recognize new features and plug-ins).
- Switch to the C/C++ perspective (Window > Open Perspective > Other...)
- Create a small MPI C project.
- Create a launch configuration (Run > Run Configurations...) and create a run configuration for a Parallel Application.
- Fill in the information for the particular type of target system configuration
- For example, for an Open MPI application this includes (but may not be limited to):
- On Resources tab, select Number of processes
- On Application tab, select your Project for Parallel Project, and the executable for Application Program.
- On Debugger tab, find the sdm executable that you build from the command line during the installation process as the "Path to debugger executable"
- Launch the application.
More details on using PTP can be found in Help > Help Contents. Click on "Parallel Tools Platform User Guide".
The PTP help is also available online.
- I have an OTP token that's required for use with the my remote system. Can I use this with RSE or creating remote c/c++ projects and/or the resource manager?
- I created a resource manager using the "Remote Tools" remote services but I entered the wrong username/password. How do I change these?
- The parallel debugger does not start (may be stuck in "Upload file" or "Waiting for connection...".)
- Check that you can run the MPI program successfully (non-debug), both from the command line, and from within Eclipse
- Check that you have compiled the application for debugging with -g
- If you are tunneling over ssh using "Remote Tools", check that the debugger session address is set to "localhost"
- If you are not tunneling, or are using "RSE", check that the debugger session address is set to the hostname of the machine running Eclipse. Try disabling any firewall you have on your local machine.
- Check that you have installed the sdm on the remote machine, and the path is correct on the "Debugger" tab in the launch configuration
- See Known Issues - Debugger below
- The parallel debugger will not honor breakpoints; dialog reports "Writing routing file" and "Master SDM Control has encountered a problem" and "Error completing debug job launch. Reason: Cannot connect to debugger"
- I've created an Open MPI resource manager, but it fails to start with the message "Unable to determine version of Open MPI. Please check discover command is correct."
- Eclipse is unable to start a local resource manager.
- Every time I run an application, all the projects in my workspace build.
- I only see one node when I start an Open MPI resource manager, how do I simulate multiple nodes on a single machine? Solution: Edit
- I want to alter the hostfile information but don't have root access.
- How do I launch eclipse?
- Why are there XML tags in my parallel program output when I run my OpenMPI program in PTP?
- Why can't I set a normal (non-parallel) CDT breakpoint in my editor? (Version 4.0.0)
Solution: Use the OTP password but avoid saving the password with any of the dialogs. If you skip the password in dialogs that prompt for both username and password, you'll get a separate password prompt. Use your OTP password there.
Solution: The Remote Environments view should be in your Eclipse workbench. If it's not, open the "Remote Environments" view by selecting "Window > Show View > Other...", open the "Remote Tools" folder, and selecting "Remote Environments". In the view, open "PTP Remote Host" and double click on the name of the connection you used in the resource manager configuration. Note that a connection must be stopped in order to edit it. Of course, if the username/password is wrong, it probably isn't running.
Solution: There are many reasons that this could be happening:
If still have a problem, ask on ptp-dev mailing list, and be sure to list your platform, PTP version, version of Open MPI (or other system), and what the debugger session address is set to.
Solution: Make sure you have built sdm for your platform (either local or remote). See the above section on PTP/release notes/5.0#Install_optional_PTP_server_components. In the debug launch configuration dialog, make sure you have selected the sdm executable that you built.
Solution: If the resource manager is local, see troubleshooting local resource managers below. If the resource manager is remote, then it is probably an issue with your PATH or LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or both) on the remote machine. Try running the command ssh remote_host ompi_info -a --parseable
. If the ompi_info
command is not found, then you need to set your PATH correctly on the remote machine. If you see a message like "ompi_info: error while loading shared libraries: libmpi.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" then you also need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH on the remote machine.
Solution: This is usually because your PATH is not being picked up by Eclipse. Most window systems do not get their paths from the shell, so when you launch Eclipse it will have the wrong PATH set. Consult the documentation on your window system for details on how to set the path, or alternatively, launch Eclipse directly from a shell. See also this PTP FAQ item.
Solution: Open the Eclipse preferences. Go to "Run/Debug" and click on the "Launching" preference. Uncheck "Build (if required) before launching".
(or wherever you installed Open MPI) and add lines containing node0
node1 ...
Edit /etc/hosts
and add a localhost entry for each name you added to the openmpi-default-hostfile
127.0.0.1 node0 127.0.0.1 node1 ...
Edit /usr/local/etc/openmpi-mca-params.conf
and add the following to the end:
orte_default_hostfile = /usr/local/etc/openmpi-default-hostfile
Solution: Create a file, say 'hostfile'
in your home directory containing the hostnames of the nodes. Then set the'OMPI_MCA_orte_default_hostfile'
environment variable to '$HOME/hostfile'.
You'll need to do this in your .bashrc or .tcshrc (the one which is executed when a new shell is created.) Using .bash_profile or .login won't work.
Solution: Normally just run the eclipse executable - however, you may want to try this from a command line instead of from a "shortcut" - some OS's or windowing systems do not properly send the environment information. And, some OS's send the wrong info from the command line. Your mileage may vary.
Solution: XML tags should be gone in OpenMPI version 1.3.4 and later
Solution: The Remote C/C++ Editor does not currently support CDT breakpoints. Open the C/C++ Editor on the file instead by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Open With > C/C++ Editor. This problem should be addressed in 4.0.1. Update your version of PTP to 4.0.1 or later.
Known Issues
- My launch seems to get stuck at "Opening connection" when starting.
- A "Secure Storage" dialog is seen when starting Eclipse on Linux.
Connecting to a remote system from Eclipse on some client operating systems (in particular Fedora Core 11) generate a Kerberos authentication request. Check the command line where you started Eclipse for a Kerberos prompt. Enter your login name and password when requested.
Your operating system documentation may provide information on how to disable this request from being generated.
Eclipse stores usernames/passwords in secure storage. On some systems, a password (usually your login password) must be entered to unlock this storage before Eclipse can access it. Check your operating system documentation for ways to disable this prompt.
- The debugger gets stuck at "Upload file"
- The debugger gets stuck at "Waiting for connection"
- Accelerator keys (F5, F6) operate on the current process selected in Debug view.
- Debugger won't connect; breakpoints don't work; error dialogs
When the debugger launches onto a remote system, it attempts to make a connection back to your local machine running Eclipse. If you have the "SSH Tunneling" option enabled on the resource manager, then this connection will be made over the main ssh connection using an ssh tunnel. For this to work, your remote target sshd configuration needs to enable the "GatewayPorts" option. See the sshd_config(5) for more information on this option.
Workaround: If you are not able to change the sshd configuration on the remote target, the only option is to not use tunneling. This requires direct access from the remote target to your local Eclipse client machine (i.e. you from the remote target system, you should be able to use "ping <local_client_host>".) Also, you'll need to disable the firewall on the local client machine so that the incoming connection is permitted.
The debugger requires a filesystem that is shared across all nodes in the cluster in order to distribute routing information. If this routing file doesn't exist, then one or more of the debugger server processes will appear to hang.
Workaround: In this situation, the routing file must be manually distributed in order for the server processes to proceed.
This limitation will be addressed in a future version of the debugger.
There is currently no way to use these keys for the Parallel Debug view.
Make sure you've built sdm for your target system. See the section on troubleshooting above - items about debugger.
Remote Development Tools (RDT)
- The Remote C/C++ Editor is used by default for local files
- Unable to set CDT breakpoints in the Remote C/C++ Editor
- Remote projects are always closed when Eclipse restarts
- Remote editors are not properly restored on Eclipse restart
- Cannot cancel builds when using the RSE provider
- Quick Type Hierarchy does nothing
RDT currently provides a framework for developing C/C++ programs on remote machines. Although it is our intention that RDT work seamlessly with CDT and other Eclipse plug-ins, there is a problem with the Eclipse platform which hinders interoperabilty between base CDT and RDT, namely that the Remote C/C++ Editor provided by RDT is always used by default for editing C/C++ files.
Workaround: Although this issue can be worked around by manually selecting the CDT editor (Context Menu >Open With >C/C++ Editor) when you are working with a local CDT project, it can be tedious having to do this for every single file you open. As such, we recommend that you install RDT into an Eclipse installation which you do not intend to do local C/C++ development with. Future versions of Eclipse and RDT should better support local development.
This issue is similar to the previous problem. Right-click on the file and select Open With > C/C++ Editor. Note also that debugging remote projects with the CDT debugger has not been tested. It is likely that problems will occur if the debugger assumes files reside locally, but are actually located on a remote machine. Use at your own risk.
When you exit and restart Eclipse, all your remote projects are closed. This happens because the .project file is on the remote server and when eclipse starts there is no connection yet, so eclipse thinks the .project file is missing and closes the project.
Workaround: To work around this issue, simply reopen your projects after the connection to the remote machine has been re-established.
If you leave remote editors open upon closing down the workbench, when you restart, the editors will not be properly initialized, showing a "resource not found" error. Closing and reopening the editor will not alleviate the problem. This problem occurs because on startup of the workbench, the remote connection is not yet established, and hence opening the editors fails.
Workaround: To work around this problem, close all editors opened on remote resources before shutting down the workbench. If the problem occurs, you can alleviate it by closing the affected editors and restarting the workbench.
There is an RSE bug which prevents RSE from forcibly terminating remote processes. As a result, if you use RSE to build, you won't be able to cancel a build while it's in progress.
Workaround: Use the Remote Tools provider if possible. Otherwise there is no workaround.
Invoking Quick Type Hierarchy from the editor context menu does not currently do anything.
Workaround: Use "Open Type Hierarchy" instead to open the Type Hierarchy View for an alternate method of viewing type hierarchy information.
Parallel Language Development Tools (PLDT)
- Analysis of parallel applications located on a remote server doesn't seem to work
Note that not all PLDT features are tested and verified for running with RDT at this time.
Since 4.0.3, finding artifacts (MPI, OpenMP, UPC) does work on remote projects.
Workaround: To use other PLDT analysis features, use a local CDT project, instead of a remote project.
C/C++ Build Issues
- I get the error "The Open MPI wrapper compiler was unable to find the specified compiler gcc in your PATH." when I build an MPI program (e.g. created with the Hello MPI World new project wizard).
- The PATH variable may not be getting communicated to CDT correctly. Copy the contents of your PATH variable in the clipboard, and open the Project Properties, c/c++ build, Environment, add var: PATH and paste in the PATH from cmd line
- The ptp_ibmpe_proxy and ptp_ibmll_proxy proxies for the IBM PE and IBM LoadLeveler resource managers do not work with LoadLeveler. Messages may be displayed stating that libllapi.so could not be loaded on Linux systems.
- Depending on the version of LoadLeveler installed, libllapi.so may be a 32 bit shared library or a 64 bit shared library. This can be determined by locating libllapi.so in /opt/ibmll/LoadL. For 32 bit versions, it will be in /opt/ibmll/LoadL/full/lib, /opt/ibmll/LoadL/scheduler/lib, or /opt/ibmll/LoadL/so/lib. For 64 bit versions, libllapi.so will be in the corresponding lib64 directories. You should set the CFLAGS environment variable to contain either the -m32 or -m64 flags before invoking the BUILD script, for instance CFLAGS=" -m64" sh BUILD configure
Feature Descriptions
Feature | Required | Description |
Fortran Development Tools (Photran) | N | Adds Fortran support to Eclipse (PTP not required) |
IBM XL Fortran Compiler Support | N | Adds support for the IBM XL Fortran compiler to Photran |
Linux Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Support | N | Adds support for the Intel(R) Linux Fortran compiler to Photran |
Parallel Tools Platform End-User Runtime | Y | Main PTP feature that combines PTP Core, resource managers, and other components |
Parallel Tools Platform SDK | N | Adds documentation and APIs for extending PTP functionality |
PTP Common External Components | N | Components that must be installed for certain target system and the debugger |
PTP Common Utilities | Y | Common utility functions. Can be installed as a stand-alone component. |
PTP Contributed Target System Configurations | N | Target configurations to support various systems, including XSEDE systems |
PTP Core Components | Y | Core components of PTP |
PTP External Tools Framework | N | Adds support for the integration of external tools |
PTP External Tools Framework TAU Extension | N | Adds support for the integration of the Tuning and Analysis Utilities (TAU) |
PTP External Tools Framework TAU Extension for Fortran | N | Adds support for the integration of the TAU with Photran |
PTP Fortran Project Synchronization Support | N | Adds support for Fortran synchronized projects |
PTP Fortran Support | N | Adds support for Fortran to PTP. Includes Photran plus a number of other Fortran features |
PTP Graphical Explorer for MPI Programs (GEM) | N | Adds support for GEM |
PTP JAXB Resource Manager Support | Y | Adds the JAXB resource manager framework |
PTP LML JAXB Resource Manager | Y | Adds support for monitoring of JAXB target configurations |
PTP LML Support | Y | Adds target system monitoring services |
PTP Parallel Language Development Tools | N (recommended) | Adds MPI, OpenMP, LAPI, and UPC analysis and assistance tools |
PTP Parallel Language Development Tools Fortran Support | N | Adds PLDT support to Fortran projects |
PTP Parallel Language Development Tools UPC Support | N | Adds PLDT support for UPC projects |
PTP Parallel Performance Wizard (PPW) | N | Adds support for PPW |
PTP RDT Remote Tools Support | N | Adds Remote Tools support to RDT |
PTP RDT XL C/C++ Compiler Support | N | Adds IBM XL C/C++ compiler support to RDT |
PTP RDT Remote C Editor | N | Adds an editor for RDT projects |
PTP Remote Development Tools (RDT) | N | Adds support for remote C/C++ projects (not synchronized) |
PTP Remote Project Synchronization Support | Y | Adds synchronized project support to PTP |
PTP Remote Services | Y | Adds functionality for connection to remote systems |
PTP Remote System Explorer Adapter | N | Adds support to allow PTP to use the remote services provided by RSE |
PTP Remote Tools Adapter | N (recommended) | Adds support to allow PTP to use the remote services provided by Remote Tools |
PTP Remote Tools Services | N (recommended) | Light weight ssh-based remote services. Can be installed as a stand-alone component. |
PTP Resource Manager for IBM LoadLeveler | N | Legacy component for supporting LoadLeveler. Superseded by JAXB target configurations. |
PTP Resource Manager for IBM Parallel Environment | N | Legacy component for supporting Parallel Environment. Superseded by JAXB target configurations. |
PTP Resource Manager for MPICH2 | N | Legacy component for supporting MPICH2. Superseded by JAXB target configurations. |
PTP Resource Manager for Open MPI | N | Legacy component for supporting Open MPI. Superseded by JAXB target configurations. |
PTP Resource Manager for SLURM | N | Legacy component for supporting SLURM. Superseded by JAXB target configurations. |
PTP Scalable Communication Infrastructure (SCI) | N | C++ based multicast/reduction network for scalable communication |
PTP Scalable Debug Manager (SDM) | N (recommended) | External component to allow debugging of parallel applications. Can be installed as a stand-alone component. |
PTP Services Framework | N | Framework for managing arbitrary services. Required by RDT |
Rephraser Engine End-User Runtime | N | Component required by Photran |


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U.S. Bank Rolls Out Mobile Photo Bill Pay
U.S. Bank formally launched its mobile photo bill payment service for retail customers today.
The bank announced in December it was partnering with Mitek Systems on the offering, which allows U.S. Bank customers to set up bill payments by snapping a picture of their bills with their camera-enabled smartphone or tablet.
[Related Content: U.S. Bank to Offer Mitek's Mobile Photo Bill Pay ]
The solution is similar to mobile remote deposit capture. Once the photo is taken the customer is able to verify the payment date and amount on their mobile device before sending the payment request to the bank. Customers can also set up electronic bill payments and recurring bill payments with the service.
Chris Peper, VP of mobile channel management at U.S. Bank, previously told Bank Systems & Technology the service should encourage customers to migrate to digital channels.
"This encourages our customers to go to our digital channels and will help pull our online customers to our mobile services," he has said.
According to the bank, mobile photo bill pay adoption is set to reach 33 percent among adult U.S. consumers by 2018, and result in 1.4 billion bills migrating to the mobile channel,
Bryan Yurcan is associate editor for Bank Systems and Technology. He has worked in various editorial capacities for newspapers and magazines for the past 8 years. After beginning his career as a municipal and courts reporter for daily newspapers in upstate New York, Bryan has ... View Full Bio


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When Clayton Kershaw gave up a run in the first inning, it looked like he might be feeling a little Pokey tonight. But dad-Gumb, he settled down and ended up going seven innings, allowing only three hits and that one run, using 110 pitches.
James Loney kick-started the offense with a home run well over the 400-foot sign in right field, and later Jamey Carroll and Russell Martin added RBI singles. When Garret Anderson hit an RBI-triple in the sixth inning, you knew things were really going the Dodgers' way. Tron-Tron pitched a scoreless eighth, striking out two, and Jonathan Broxton needed eight pitches to close it out.
And all this was accomplished without the services of the red-hot Andre Ethier, who hurt the pinky finger on his right hand during BP. True Blue LA notes that Xavier Paul was pulled from the Albuquerque Isotopes' lineup in their third inning tonight, which means Ethier could possibly be headed to the DL.
Aside from that, life is improving rapidly for Dodgers fans — six victories in a row, and seven of the past eight, all against NL West opponents. LeBills versus LeBlanc tomorrow as the Dodgers go for another LeSweep.
UPDATE: From @jillpainter:
Bad news for Dodger fans. #AndreEthier has a fracture in his pinky. He'll see two doctors, including a hand specialist, in L.A. tomorrow.


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"The conduct of the captain and some crew members is wholly unfathomable from the viewpoint of common sense, and it was like an act of murder that cannot and should not be tolerated."
Yonhap News says that was the word Monday from South Korean President Park Geun-hye as she spoke with senior aides about last week's ferry disaster, which is feared to have killed about 300 people — most of them high school students who were on a trip to a popular resort island.
CNN has a slightly different version of the president's words, though they convey the same message:
" 'The actions of the captain and some of the crew are absolutely unacceptable, unforgivable actions that are akin to murder,' Park said Monday in comments released by her office. She said she and other South Koreans were filled with 'rage and horror.' "
According to Yonhap News, Park condemned Captain Lee Jun-seok for not moving more quickly to evacuate the 476 or so people who were on board and for being among the first who were able to get to safety:
"The captain did not comply with passenger evacuation orders from the vessel traffic service ... and escaped ahead of others while telling passengers to keep their seats. This is something that is never imaginable legally or ethically," she said.
As we reported Sunday, a transcript of the conversations between the ferry's crew and local maritime authorities shows there was considerable confusion last Wednesday when something caused the ship to start listing. Within two hours, it had capsized and begun sinking.
Among Monday's other developments:
-- "Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead while 238 others are still unaccounted," Yonhap News writes.
-- "Divers are retrieving the bodies at a faster pace," Reuters reports. Parents who have gathered in the port city of Jindo have "moved from [a] gymnasium to the pier to await news."
-- Seven members of the crew, including the captain, are now under arrest, according to The Washington Post and other news outlets.
-- On Morning Edition, NPR's Anthony Kuhn reported about how a family's grief was compounded by human error when they were told of one girl's death — only to be shown a body that wasn't hers.
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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AP Music Writer
(AP) - Fun. helped break up the sound of dance and electronic music on Top 40 radio with its edgy pop-rock grooves. Frank Ocean made a bold statement in R&B _ with an announcement about his sexuality and with his critically revered, multi-genre album, "channel ORANGE." And Mumford & Sons continued to bring its folk-rock swag and style to the Billboard charts with its sophomore album.
They all were rewarded Wednesday when The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Those acts, who scored the most nominations with six each, were joined by typical Grammy contenders like Jay-Z and Kanye West, who also got six nominations. The Black Keys' singer and guitarist, Dan Auerbach, is also up for six awards, thanks to his nomination for producer of the year. His band earned five nods, along with R&B singer Miguel and jazz pianist Chick Corea.
"It feels like alternative music is back," said fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff. His band's gold-selling "Some Nights" is up for album of the year, competing with Black Keys' "El Camino," Mumford & Sons' "Babel," Jack White's "Blunderbuss" and "channel ORANGE," the major label debut from Ocean.
Fun. is nominated in all of the major categories, including best new artist, and record and song of the year for its breakthrough anthem "We Are Young."
Ocean, whose mother attended the nominations special, scored nods in three of the top four categories. His song "Thinkin Bout You" _ which he originally wrote for another singer _ will compete for record of the year with Black Keys' "Lonely Boy" and four No. 1 hits: Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "Somebody I Used to Know" by Gotye and Kimbra, Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "We Are Young" by fun.
Song of the year, too, features some No. 1 hits, including fun. and Clarkson's jams, as well as Carly Rae Jepsen's viral smash "Call Me Maybe." But then there's Ed Sheeran's "The A Team," a slow groove about a homeless prostitute, and Miguel's "Adorn," the R&B singer-songwriter's crossover hit.
"It's like one of those songs that wrote itself and I was the vessel," the 26-year-old said in an phone interview from New York City late Wednesday, where he performed with Trey Songz and Elle Varner.
While Miguel's excited to compete for song of the year, he's more thrilled about his sophomore album's nomination for best urban contemporary album, a new category that recognizes R&B albums with edge and multiple sounds.
"That's a huge complement to say that your entire body of work was the best of the year," he said of "Kaleidoscope Dream." "That's the one that means the most to me. I'm really hoping maybe, just maybe."
Miguel, along with Gotye, Alabama Shakes and the Lumineers, is part of the pack of nominees who have showcased individuality and have marched to the beat of their own drum in today's music industry.
Though nominated albums by The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons are platinum-sellers, their songs are not regularly heard on Top 40 radio. Electronic and dance music, which has dominated radio airplay for a few years, were left out of the top awards this year. Also, One Direction _ the boy band that released two top-selling albums this years and sold-out many arenas _ was snubbed for best new artist.
Lionel Richie has one of the year's top-selling albums with his country collaboration collection, "Tuskegee," but he didn't earn any nominations. And Nicki Minaj, who released a gold-selling album this year and had a hit with "Starships," wasn't nominated for a single award.
Jay-Z and West dominated the rap categories, a familiar refrain at the Grammys. Nas scored four nominations, including best rap album for "Life Is Good." Jeff Bhasker, the producer behind fun.'s breakthrough album, also scored four nods.
Swift, who released her latest album, "Red," after the Grammy eligibility date, still scored three nominations, including two for "Safe & Sound" with The Civil Wars. Country acts were mainly left out of the major categories this year, though the genre usually has success at the Grammys. Aside from Swift's pop song competing for record of the year, there is 21-year-old Hunter Hayes, who is up for best new artist against fun., Ocean, Alabama Shakes and the Lumineers.
"I'm so proud to be, as you say, representing country music in the new artist category," said Hayes, who is also nominated for best country album and country solo performance. "I don't even feel worthy of saying that, but it's so cool for me to be able to say that."
Swift hosted the CBS special with LL Cool J and it featured performances by The Who and Maroon 5, who received multiple nominations.
The five-year-old nominations show spent its first year outside Los Angeles, making its debut in Nashville, Tenn., at the Bridgestone Arena. It marked the largest venue the show has been held in.
The 55th annual Grammy Awards take place Feb. 10 in Los Angeles.
AP Music Writer Chris Talbott and AP Writer Caitlin R. King in Nashville contributed to this report.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Any of you that have read my posts know I'm rarely at a loss for words, in fact I find that I tend to get a bit long winded from time to time on subjects that I'm passionate about.
I was totally at a loss for words TWICE today.
A few months back I was out west shooting at what I thought was an old rarely used gravel pit on county land, I'd shot there a few times as there was a fair amount of evidence that others did too: boxes, cans, sadly some glass, etc. While I was putting a few rounds over the Chrony an old farmer in an Ford with a snow plow on the front pulls up, so I stop shooting & talk to him for a few minutes, turns out it's his property, he just lets the county stage gravel there for county road maintenance. Well at that point I'm figuring I'm about to get run off, but no, he says he was about to post it a while back till he noticed that after each time he saw my Jeep(it's a bit distinctive being Ex USFS light Green) there was less leftovers than the day before, so I was welcome to shoot as much as I wanted, just not before sunrise "as the missus has trouble sleeping sometimes & I like to let her sleep if she can..."
About a month ago I was on my way back home & noticed him over at the house fighting with the snowplow mechanism. Seems it's been broken for some time, and he had a few rather steep quotes to fix it. I looked at it & it was going to need some work, but nothing too difficult, so I talked him into following me into town to my house where I could work on it(getting him to agree was no easy task), we got it in the garage & I sent him home in my Jeep, that was a Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon I called him & said when he got a chance come get it... I had all the pivot points rebuilt & re-enforced, a couple of supports re-welded & had the hydraulics working again. He asked what he owed me, told him, nothing, it was the least I could do, & still believe that. When he arrived we talked for a while & he grudgingly said that if they were better off financially he would have insisted on paying, but as it was he'd brought a couple boxes of beef, mixed steaks, roasts & burger(there was easily a hundred pounds of beef, worth more than I would have charged IF I were going to charge, but it was a situation where arguing it would have been disrespectful so I just said thanks you & we put it in the freezer).
Well time went by & I had stopped a couple other times when I saw him out & a couple weeks ago he invites me in for coffee, I notice an old Winchester 94 in the corner, so I ask if I can look at it, he says go ahead, it's obvious it hasn't been fired in a LONG time. I put it back & told him if you ever decide to sell it, let me know & I'll give you a fair price for it.
That brings us to now, Friday evening he called & asked if I'd come out to breakfast Sunday(today), there's a few things he'd like to talk about, and a couple things he'd like me to look at. I said sure I'd be there. So we had breakfast, he looks at his empty coffee cup & gets up, I figured he was just going for a refill, but he walks into the other rooms & comes back with the old 94, says "me & Betty talked about it & think this has been standing in the corner long enough, we think Danny would want you to have it..." This is where I go speechless the first time as what just happened sinks in, They're only son, Danny, died in the 75 during the evacuation of Saigon, the trifold Flag & his Purple Heart & Silver Star are on the mantle is the only reason I know this as neither of them talk about it, the 94 was his rifle & it stood in that corner for 40 years.
I think I stammered something about not deserving it, I got a look from Bud that said arguing wasn't going to fly along with a few insistent words from Betty.
A little while later Bud & I were looking at one of the trailers that had a few issues, mainly just needed a few welds reinforced where they were cracking & he goes quiet for a minute & looks like he's a long way off thinking, then he comes back, looks at me & says "Ya know, we get a couple agricultural deer permits each year, ain't used 'em in ages, I think it'd really make Betty happy if next fall you'd use 'em with Danny's old rifle & if ya fill em you could skin 'em in the shed..." Well, now I'm speechless for the second time in an hour, had to clear my eye, must have gotten something in it, all I managed to say, I think, is "I'd be honored"
I feel like I've just been adopted as the grandson they never had.
Dang, I'm tearing up.
Hat tip: Gifford.


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Senior writer Tina Hesman Saey is a geneticist-turned-science writer who covers all things microscopic and a few too big to be viewed under a microscope. She is an honors graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she did research on tobacco plants and ethanol-producing bacteria. She spent a year as a Fulbright scholar at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany, studying microbiology and traveling. Her work on how yeast turn on and off one gene earned her a Ph.D. in molecular genetics at Washington University in St. Louis. Tina then rounded out her degree collection with a master's in science journalism from Boston University. She interned at the Dallas Morning News and Science News before returning to St. Louis to cover biotechnology, genetics and medical science for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. After a seven year stint as a newspaper reporter, she returned to Science News. Her work has been honored by the Endocrine Society, the Genetics Society of America and by journalism organizations.


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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson's expectations are high at Martinsville Speedway, and his results keep showing why.
The five-time series champion raced to his seventh career victory on NASCAR's trickiest oval Sunday, and the triumph helped him erase a seven-point deficit and supplant Brad Keselowski as the points leader with three events remaining.
But before handing Johnson the title, he cautioned, there's plenty of racing yet to do.
"I'm ecstatic about the win today and ecstatic about the points lead, but this is no cake-walk," Johnson said after the 59th victory of his career and fourth this season. "These guys are bringing their best each and every week. ... The next two races will tell the tale. Anything can happen. We could both wad it up next week and Clint Bowyer is your champion."
Johnson moved two points ahead of Keselowski, who finished sixth for his highest career showing at the track. The series next moves to Texas and Phoenix before finishing up at Homestead-Miami.
"I know this championship's going to come down to Homestead," Keselowski said. "You've just got to be in position to where you've got a shot at it and we're doing the things it's going to take."
Both drivers needed only to look at Denny Hamlin's day to be reminded that things can go south fast. Hamlin seemed poised to get in the thick of it, and then had an electrical problem that sent him to a 33rd place finish and out of contention.
"When these things happen, you've just got to suck it up and move on," Hamlin said. "There's nothing I can do about it. One of these days it's going to be our time. It's just not right now."
Keselowski's day was nowhere near as adventurous as Hamlin's, but effective all the same.
He started 32nd, methodically worked his way forward, and was never really a factor until he took a late gamble to grab the lead — and a crucial bonus point. He was leading the race briefly when a caution flag flew and he and Dale Earnhardt Jr. opted to stay out, then watched as the other 16 lead-lap cars all headed for pit road for fresh tires.
"I think we've learned a lesson here in the past not pitting late, and that certainly came into play," Johnson said. "I felt like it was going to be a problem for him. We've been there before and stayed out and got beat."
When the race went back to green with 19 laps to go, Keselowski was a sitting duck whose best bet was to hang on for as long as he could and then avoid any Martinsville mayhem that cropped up in a furious dash to the finish.
He said the decision to stay out was his own, and he was shocked no one else followed.
"It's at the end of the race and half the field had just pitted 20 or 30 laps ago," Keselowski said. "If I was running 15th, I would have stayed out. I would have put 'em in my shoes and said by golly, I would have stayed out. None of those guys did and I don't know why. Well Dale (Earnhardt) Jr. did. He had some sense. It just wasn't meant to be."
Johnson, who led eight times for 193 laps, passed him on lap 487 on his way to making the race a bonus points bonanza. He got one for leading a lap, one for leading the most laps and three for the victory, wiping out a seven-point deficit.
Busch was second, followed by Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, Bowyer, Keselowski, Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers.
On the final restart, Busch said he was trying to avoid spinning Johnson heading into turn one, but nudged him. Johnson slowed, and Busch too, and "when I went back to the gas, I spun my tires and got loose, and he squirted away from me."
Bowyer also had a great car, leading 154 laps, and Gordon led 92.
While the championship race tightened at the top, it also eliminated Hamlin, who seemed poised to get in the thick of it, and then had an electrical problem that sent him to a 33rd-place finish and out of title contention.
Until the problems arose, Hamlin had put on a clinic about how to pass cars on the 0.526-mile oval.
"When these things happen, you've just got to suck it up and move on," Hamlin said. "There's nothing I can do about it. One of these days it's going to be our time. It's just not right now."
After his first pit stop, Hamlin was penalized for entering pit road too fast, a penalty that moved him to the back of the lead lap, which was 31st. Immediately, he started quickly working his way forward.
After 200 laps, he was contending and actually left pit road with the lead, but again, he was penalized for speeding entering pit road, again dropping him to the back of the lead lap, this time 28th.
He again worked his way into the top five until his problems dropped him 34 laps behind.
Hamlin dropped 49 points off the pace. Bowyer is third, 26 back, and Kahne is 29 back.
Johnson win puts him in racing points lead


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I thought it would be best to create a Lego play place that the boys wouldn't want to leave. And since it's the one toy they all have in common, the new playroom is going to be very much designed to revolve around Legos.
I started to solve the Lego problem by assigning a build bucket to each boy.
But that was only the tip of the iceberg. The next step was to give the kids a place to spend endless hours creating and building. And to teach them that their Legos love that new happy place and that happy place only {meaning, no more Legos all over the abode}.
That said, I was on the mission to find the kids a great "build"/project table. So, I started browsing through thrift stores to find the perfect one, and one fine Friday, Parker and I discovered this coffee table at our local Habitat ReStore.
Don't you LOVE it? It was only $15! What a find!
OK, so maybe you don't see the potential, but I did!
The top was a laminate {like a counter-top}, the bottom real wood. The bottom wanted to be painted, so I listened.
I taped off the laminate...
And I selected yellow for the legs!
After two coats, I ran out of yellow. And I didn't want to wait another day to drive twenty miles each way to get another can. So I picked a new color. One I had plenty of. Rustoleum Lagoon. So pretty and playful, a total blessing in disguise!
I removed the tape and was well on my way to a great build table for the three P's!
I then brought it inside and gave the top 4 coats of chalkboard paint. Wait, WHAT? You read that right, chalk board paint. I really wanted the boys to be able to not only build on the table, but also use their imaginations and create a backdrop to their creations!
{Never mind the white rug. It's only going to be white for a very short time; I have big plans for that soon}
I followed the directions and primed the entire table top with a piece of chalk. Ew is right.
But it was worth it for my little babes. Because then we drew and built and played!
A super fun thrift store before and after!
Where's the weirdest place that you have found random Legos? Do your littles have a designated Lego land in your home?


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I am thrilled to be hanging out with you all today...or I guess being from Texas, I should say "all y'all!" Jen is one of my favorites, and I often refer to her blog as the Mother Ship. I can't start an organizing project {like my Family Drop Zone or Pantry} without consulting here first.
I was walking around my house brainstorming for my first contributor post, and as soon as I entered the Kitchen, I knew what I had to do.
We'd renovated it two years ago {the 1980s called and wanted it back}, then brightened things again with a new wall color last Fall, but a dirty secret was hiding behind these lovely shaker cabinet doors.
The first step is always the ugliest....clearing everything out. This is when my family
The drawer has suffered some water damage from leaky pipes and wet sponges, so I first laid down some protective vinyl. Next up is assessing the available space....and in this case, there's not much! I think this is the largest disposal and pipe system the builder could find?!?
Next I arranged a collection of inexpensive plastic buckets like a puzzle, and filled them with the remaining cleaning products, grouped by category.
I needed to make sure the low-hanging pipe wouldn't prevent the drawer from pulling out {stuff trapped in the back is what started this whole mess!}, and little buckets from the Target Dollar Spot were a perfect fit. They are great for corralling smaller items like sponges, rags and dishwasher pellets.
Furniture stain goes in Ziploc bags as well, just in case they leak.
I like to keep my counters clutter-free, so I utilized the space on the cabinet doors for paper towels and dish rags.
Here's what we all live for...the Before & After!
'Fess up....are you hiding some dirty secrets in your cabinets? Have you met an organized cabinet that didn't get your heart racing?


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Definition: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States in the year noted. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
See also: GDP (purchasing power parity) map