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Letter from THOMAS W. SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated July 31, 1858.
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Title: Letter from THOMAS W. SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated July 31, 1858.
- Silloway, Thomas William, 1828-1910
- Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882
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Letter from THOMAS W. SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated July 31, 1858.
Transcribed by : Ellen M. Thomson and Ralph H. Orth
TEI mark-up by : James P. Tranowski andEllen Thomson
Published by: University of Vermont. All rights reserved.
Boston July 31..1858
My Friend Marsh, Your letter of the 29th. came to hand yesterday. No reply is demanded but thinking you might have occasion to write to me again during the coming week I will inform you that I shall go to Montpelier on Monday next. Think of staying till the following Thursday. I hear nothing in regard to the dome. What they will do I know not, however we have kept off any botching up to now. I shall as usual make myself free about the whole building and every part of the work if all is well so be it, it is not then I shall protest. One thing I know and that is my statement, to you are right. They attempted to amend but did not succeed. They next tried to strike it out more in conformity with the original than they had it at first, but made little of any progress. I know not whether or not -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- I informed you that they had it all struck out finished ready to build when I chanced to see it, and put a veto on. Such was the case. The top of it was a complete semicircle, but the center was up some two or three feet All the ribs of plank (or rafters) were drawn in, and even the splicings shown. It may now probably be seen on the hall floor. I suppose an entire day had been used in drawing it. Had they designed to make one pointed, at the top, like the perspective you may depend they would never have made it flat at the top. Only one excuse exists and that is that they knew no better. I make these statements because they had pronounced their work right and not content with doing that, they finished it ready to execute. I pronounced it entirely wrong and for a time there was a cessation of operations. Powers looked it over and at last discovered that the thing was too patent to evade your condemnation and notwithstanding Richards -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- had spent so much time amp;c. on it and had gone home he was immediately sent for He went up and they worked over it a long time. He got mad with the concern, and not knowing what he was doing went off leaving his work where it was. The Doct blew him up in the depot saying he ought not to go amp;c. R was resolute and said he must. They blustered about and the cars were ready to go. Powers sung out to the conductor to stop He did so for 3 or 4 minutes, then said "all aboard" Richards jumped in, leaving P on the platform He agreed to draw some new ones down at his office and send them up, said he could not work so well up there!!!. What the new ones amount to I know not. He is the man who is Architect of the Capitol according to Powers. No better chance could a man desire than a floor to stake the work out upon. What can the poor carpenter do with drawings on a small scale made by such an one? The whole truth is it is "children playing with edge tools" Reports say Powers has been in this city the larger part of this week. I have not seen him although I have been about home Does that look like honesty of purpose in him? -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- After your plain letter of the 19th to him one would think that when he and his architect was within a few rods of me, in some way, I should have been asked to explain my wrong figuring. You may depend all his talk at Mont. when the commissioners met, when he called me a "miserable puppy" adding " I am sorry I have not counselded with the commissioners before this, and followed them instead of you" He has had their counsel, and sought it also but it was a mere pretense. I suppose the dome is now caring for itself. Reports say the Rail Road is his hobby now, and is to be for some time to come. He told me once that he was expecting to be in Boston as often as once in two or three weeks all summer. Gov. Fairbanks is quite indignant at the use Powers has made of his letter. Powers uses it as proof that he was recommended not to have much of anything to do with architects. Rev. Mr. Lord spent a Sunday with the Gov. a few weeks ago, and says he is anything but in favor of the Powers Dynasty. By advice of Mr. L. I wrote to the Gov. in regard to his letter. It was the one he sent to the commissioners. He wrote me a very friendly letter in reply. He quotes to me the remarks he made, after proposing a model specification amp;c. he said "with such plans and specifications a competent and experienced mechanic will go forward with the work without embarrassment amp;c." He then says that he had in his mind at the time "such a mechanic,--a practical builder" Have we such an one? But there it is of little use to talk. We must be inflexible to duty. I intend to go to Mont two or three times more before the session and do my best for the good of the work As long as you and the friends will continue to me encouragement I will do my part.
Yours truly T. W. Silloway


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mischal wrote:I can understand, kinda, why an Australian alligator seeker would drop a boomerang. Those aussie's are a strange bunch after all. But What is this guy doing wearing a football helmet??!
You'll notice that the Ozzie description talks about him supporting his favorite football team, and the "football" helmet in question is described in a way to explain the issue completely.
Or rather, you won't notice, but once I point it out you'll probably go back and read the description and then catch on.

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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by slowfox, Oct 6, 2012.
If you could only give one brief piece of advice to a student of the game...
practice doesnt make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
Never compromise the fluidity of your strokes.
Hit the ball in
And we have a winner :lol:
Swing the human racquet!
be stable, head still with eyes on ball for a great contact pt
Get into proper position so you can hit each shot, as much as possible, the same way.
Feel the joy.
There are many great 1 sentence advice out there but here is what really a game changer for me. Shoulder turn and use lose arms/grips. Simple but my game fall apart without it.
Use video to assess and improve your game.
Keep your head still.
The biggest difference between different levels of play is the quality of shot preparation.
Treat every moment like it's an emergency. (Wish I could consistently follow my own advice!)
It wouldn't be any of the poll options. If you need someone to advise you to watch the ball and breathe, you're already in serious trouble....
My advice to a committed, developing player would be to always remember to finish the particular stroke irrespective of the situation or circumstances which they find themselves on court. Players can often remember everything else but forget to finish particularly when they find themselves in stress positions.
Keep the plane the same...
You can learn more from losing than you can from winning.
If that were true, sureshs would be the most learned man on the planet.
Know your game and your limits.
So many people try to hit as hard as Federer, or put as much topspin on the ball as Nadal. We are not pros, and the more we accept our limitations the better we become at the game by not trying to smack the ball and making so many errors.
If you keep your head still but swing as fast as you can, the ball will never go in; If you work solely on footwork, but you brush up on the ball like a monster to produce a shank, you will never be consistent; Even if you slow down your stroke to negate the first two possibilities, you will expect much more to happen than can actually occur. This is why I believe knowing your limitations (which includes knowing who you can and can't beat) is the best advice in one sentence. Even if the student doesn't understand it at first, he/she will eventually get it.
Only use a PS 85 strung with natural gut and power pads and leaded to the feather weight of 13 oz, or else you won't win
Get the ball in one more time than your opponent.
Visit "fuzzyyellowballs.com".
Why? That guy takes about 3 hours to say something that could be said in 30 seconds.
FYB is awesome, and he explains things really, really well. Especially things that are not obvious to beginners, and it's free.
He was better when he first started. In my view, the stuff that he's releasing now just has so much meaningless 'waffle', rather than getting straight to the point. Alot of what he says just seems very inane or repackaged.
Like you say, comforting for beginners who have never heard anything similar before, but not for anyone who really wants to kick on. I find his stuff extraordinarily tedious with his 'Tennis Ninja' nonsense, waffle about spending $35k in video licensing fees (who cares?), and attempts to repackage simple concepts into overly long videos. I wouldn't want him as my coach in a million years. Nothing against the guy personally but his over-emphasis on marketing and repackaging completely alienates me. And that's even taking into account the absurd pricing.
If you want one sentence, punchy tips, Wegner's your man.
Proper preperation prevents **** poor performance.
Footwork. The one line my dad drilled into me was sprint, stop, set, smash. 95% of the time I mishit can be attributed to footwork.
Sorry to not use the poll answers. I'd be hard pressed to pick the best as I've been given some true gems but 1 I will never forget came from a rather unexpected source. A long time ago I was playing a big jr. tournament and after an early round win I was coming off the court and a little old man, who had been watching the match, came up to me to congratulate me and say how much he admired my serve. 'One thing though', he said, 'you have the same rhythm on every serve, you should mix it up'. I said thank you and explained that I purposefully tried to have the same rhythm, same toss, continuous motion, etc, to have a good, repeatable serve as Pancho Gonzales had taught me. He said 'No, that's not what I mean. Everytime you serve you walk up to the line, bounce the ball 3 times, look up, then serve. Someone will key in on that to help them time their returns'. I said thank you and sort of dismissed it and walked away thinking 'whatever'. But later in the tournament I was involved in a close match against a player who was catching on to my serve. My service games were getting tougher. At 1 pt. I was facing break point when I remembered what the old man said. So I bounced the ball 3x, looked up, then bounced it 2 more times, then served. My opponent completely shanked the return. After that on big points I varied the bounces and nearly everytime my opponent missed the return. After that I made it a point to mix up the number of bounces before I served. I remember looking for the old man to see if he had any other little gems. Now sometimes I do forget and get burned by a good return but it is something that has not only worked for me but for many of the players of all levels that I have coached--I recently passed it on to a WTA player I work with. Ironically it also helped my return game because I learned to key in on my opponent's rituals. So you never know where you will get a tip that you will remember forever. And sometimes the best tips have nothing to do with stroke fundamentals.
if you know your game, everything will work itself.
Winning is better then losing.
Nope. Strive for excellence, not perfection. Perfectionists tend to be angry or frustrated most of the time. Perfection is destination; Excellence is the journey.
Hit the ball higher, not harder.
Stay away from reading Tennis Tips/Instruction threads on TalkTennis
Footwork - get in the right position so that your body(leaning over/stretching) or your swing is not compensating for your poor positioning.
flex your knees!
Watch the ball and slow down your stroke while breathing with good footwork, always knowing your game.
I can make the sentence longer if needed.......
well, I used to carry a little card in my racquet bag with three things on it, you can choose the one you like best from these..
1. Watch the ball
2. Move your feet
3. It's just a f*cking game!
I love it.
I feel like if your watching the ball your more likely to move those feet and get into proper position to hit the ball.
"Back door is always open"
(hitting behind an opponent who doesn't change direction easily or is not very athletic)
Hit with whoever/whenever you can, different styles and skill levels will help dissect what you do well and what needs work.
Leave the great shots for the great players.
Forgot two more:
Find a way into the match, not out - John McEnroe
Give your opponent one more chance to take gas - Jack Kramer
+ 10 Sureshs
I voted for "breathe" under #4. The table is like this:
1. breathe
2. drink
3. eat
Hit with your goddam core
Keep your wrist and elbow above the ball
Stiffen your wrist
Some may disagree with this, but I'd say something like "Remember, tennis is also a sport." If that's too cryptic, then what I mean is "Don't neglect your athleticism/fitness."
I think sometimes we get too hung up on grooving our strokes and technique that we neglect our physical fitness/athleticism. Tennis, like other sports, also require us to train our bodies, as obvious as that may sound.
Take a look at Murry and Fish. Murray decided to boost his fitness and Fish lost some weight and it resulted in both guys shooting through the ranks. They had better results knowing they had that extra gear to hit when it mattered.
On a more recreational level, look at pushers. These guys are usually athletic people (often times players from other sports) who win based on sheer fitness. Now imagine if these players had decent strokes and serves. For the reverse, imagine a guy with good strokes and technique, but horrid athleticism/fitness. Tell him to train/work out and I bet he'll come back hitting harder, being faster, lasting longer etc. etc.
I have a piece of advice that none of your coaches want you to find out or you wouldn't need instruction anymore. If you can do this one simple thing, you will never lose........ Win the last point of the match.
Advice is worth what you pay for it.
"belief is half of being"
order the bulgogi first
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why didn't she ask kahashi or gai, wana know why? because she would have been embrassed to ask her master to fulfil here love life reqests and because she knew naruto has a crush on her he would do anything for her.
so plz tell me how any of this is reasonable.
seriously imagine if naruto died and sasuke came back to the village in that mission and she got together with sasuke forgetting about what naruto did. Totally seeing sakura doing this
she knew,
also she knew naruto almost died in the mission because naruto came back covered in bandages from head to toe and the only thing sakura did for him was give him a fake smile and a laugh and leaves.
So plz don't tell me what she knew and what she didn't, shes trash. thank god naruto had the fox in him to bail him out of that sill tarts requests.


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Sol 35 Update on Curiosity from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Belly of the Rover11 September 2012
There were more cheers and applause when MAHLI images of the belly of the rover were displayed. The camera, which can focus at distances from 2 cm to infinity, is working perfectly! It also took pictures of its calibration target, which includes a 1909 Lincoln penny. The arm checkout also went well, leaving the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) facing its calibration target for a long integration. Unfortunately, ChemCam suffered a command error on Sol 34 and was shut down by the rover computer. This also prevented the rest of the planned remote sensing observations from being acquired that sol, and the remote sensing mast (RSM) from being used on Sol 35. So the Sol 35 plan was rather simple, including more APXS integration on its calibration target followed by retraction of the arm. Even though we couldn't use the RSM, we could still plan a test of Mastcam's video capability, as it doesn't matter where the cameras are pointed for this test. We are all hoping that recovery from the ChemCam error will be rapid, and that we will be able to use it and the rest of the instruments on the RSM tomorrow.


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Google Inc., no
to lawsuits,
suffered a setback in the U.S. Court of Appeals this week after the court
upheld parts of an appeal by Hyperphrase Technologies concerning Google's
AdSense and the Autolink feature of its popular toolbar for browsers.
Charges filed in April of 2006 alleged that Google's features infringed on four
patents held by Hyperphrase concerning the contextual linking and display of
information. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
found in Google's favor in the case and dismissed the suit. Hyperphrase
appealed and now has gotten some headway within the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit.
Revolving around the argument that the patents held by Hyperphrase concern
"data reference," the Court of Appeals decided that two of the
infringement allegations, which related to AdSense, did not apply and upheld
the lower court's finding. Two others concerning the AutoLink technology were
re-examined, however, and the court has remanded the case to the federal
district court.
The Court of Appeals ruling stated that the lower district court used a faulty
interpretation of "data reference," a term used in the patent to
describe the way links are made between text in a website and an element
contained in a database which contains the actual link information. The court
found that AutoLink may in fact infringe upon the existing Hyperphrase patent.
The AutoLink feature reads through a web page's text and parses out information
in familiar formats. Some examples are linking ISBN numbers to online book
stores, tracking numbers to delivery status pages and even linking street
addresses to further information. The connection between parsed text keywords
and a database of information is what relates AutoLink to the Hyperphrase
As AdSense does not parse information in the same way as AutoLink, but rather
infers a topic and displays advertisements it finds relevant; the feature does
not infringe upon the "data reference" patents, the Court of Appeals
This will likely not be the end of patent infringement cases for Google.
Another such case brought by Northeastern University and a company called Jarg
alleges that Google's method of breaking database queries into fragments to
distribute amongst multiple computers touches on an existing patent. Google has
not yet responded to the allegation and has until January 11 to do so.


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Cabrera, Gomes among topics on Caravan
Baker also reveals Lincoln's shot to start; Alonso at catcher?
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- The Reds' pursuit of free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera was a hot topic at the Reds Caravan on Saturday. "We're still making a decision," Reds manager Dusty Baker said on Saturday, hours before Major League sources confirmed that Cabrera agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with Cincinnati. "Would we be better served with [Paul] Janish and somebody else at shortstop, or Cabrera and whoever else we have? Right now, it's trying to decide what's best for us." The Reds were vying with the Rockies and Nationals to land the 35-year-old Cabrera. Also confirmed was that Cincinnati is still talking with outfielder Jonny Gomes, who was non-tendered by the club in December. The Reds have been looking for an outfielder with pop, and Gomes would certainly provide that after he hit 20 home runs last season in just 251 at-bats. If Gomes were to be brought back, all indications are that it would be a Minor League deal. Spending all weekend on the Southern leg of the Reds Winter Caravan, Baker was in town for a special stop at Great American Ball Park, where fans were selecting their seats as they brought season-ticket packages. The event included a question-and-answer session with the fans, which yielded some unexpected answers from the panel that included Baker, infielder Adam Rosales, outfielder Chris Heisey, broadcaster Jeff Brantley and Reds great Eric Davis. One fan asked who was contending for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. Baker listed the usual suspects, including Micah Owings, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman and young lefties Matt Maloney and Travis Wood. Baker also listed right-handed reliever Mike Lincoln as a candidate, which was a bit of a stunner. Lincoln hasn't started a Major League game since 2000 with Minnesota. Last season, he was limited to 19 games with the Reds because he needed surgery to repair a bulging disc in his neck. The 34-year-old pitched a career-high 64 games in 2008 after a four-year layoff from two elbow reconstruction surgeries. "We promised him that we would give him an opportunity, much like we did with Nick Masset last year," Baker said. "If it doesn't work out, that person can always go to the bullpen in long relief." Also asked was a common question about whether first baseman Joey Votto would get moved to left field to make room for rising prospect Yonder Alonso. But the response also yielded previously unheard information. "That's always a possibility," Baker said. "We've entertained a few things, even the possibility of putting Alonso behind the plate. He's built more like a catcher than he is anything. Imagine a left-handed, power-hitting catcher. A lot of that depends on our Minor League development people that spend time with the kids and the time training them."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rabid raccoon shot and killed in Grafton
GRAFTON -- A raccoon that was shot and killed by a Grafton resident after an encounter with the family dog turned out to be infected with rabies.
According to Dr. Robert Johnson, Vermont State Public Health Veterinarian, the animal was confirmed to have rabies on Oct. 8.
The dog that was attacked by the raccoon was not wounded but received a booster shot, he said.
Johnson said people should always be on alert when they notice an animal is acting strangely. In this case, he said, the raccoon was being very aggressive.
"It wanted to fight with anything or anybody in its way," he said.
Darlene Boissonnault, who lives at 50 Misty Drive, said at about 10 a.m. on Oct. 6 her husband, Marcel, went outside with their Collie, Buddy, and their two Shelties.
"The raccoon came out of the bushes and Buddy was a little curious," she said.
Buddy, who is 7 years old and weighs more than 90 pounds, got the best of the raccoon, said Darlene. But when Marcel called the dog off the animal, the raccoon remained aggressive.
Marcel went back into the house with Buddy and their two Shelties, but about an hour later one of the Shelties began acting funny, said Darlene. Marcel opened the back door to find the raccoon on the back steps, hissing and growling, she said.
"Marcel went upstairs for his rifle and I went to call the State Police for a game warden," said Darlene. But the dispatcher told her no game warden was available and if her husband felt comfortable shooting the animal, he should do so.
"He's not an avid hunter, but he knows how to shoot a gun," said Darlene.
After Marcel shot the animal, they bagged it up and the game warden picked it up on Oct. 7 and brought it to the state laboratory.
Darlene, 60, has lived in Grafton all her life and in the house on Misty Drive for the past 40 years. She and Marcel, 61, who is originally from Derby Line, were married 28 years ago.
This is the first time she's ever seen a rabid animal.
"We knew something was definitely wrong. It was broad daylight and a raccoon doesn't come out like that, acting loony."
This is the 41st animal to test positive for rabies in Vermont this year.
"It's a pretty average year for rabies," said Johnson.
Only two other case have been confirmed in Windham County this year. In Athens in April, rabies was confirmed in a bobcat and in Jamaica in July, it was confirmed in a fox.
Generally, said Johnson, a rabid animal is either lethargic or aggressive, sometimes falling down or having a hard time walking.
"They may have no fear of dogs or people and may have porcupine quills in their faces or smell like a skunk," said Johnson. "You can count on it being rabid. Normally, a raccoon won't go near a skunk or porcupine."
Johnson warned that people should stay away from wild animals, whether they're acting strangely or not.
It's also important that all pets are current with their rabies vaccinations, he said.
"If people don't have their dogs vaccinated, they're foolish," said Darlene, who calls Buddy her "Gentle Ben."
"You've never seen that size of a dog be so gentle. But he will protect his own."
Those who have concerns about what might be a rabid animal are urged to call the Vermont Rabies Hotline at 1-800-472-2437 or 1-802-223-8697.
Bob Audette can be reached at email@example.com, or at 802-254-2311, ext. 160. Follow Bob on Twitter @audette.reformer.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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text: "[Pärt] is a composer who speaks in hauntingly clear, familiar tones, yet he does not duplicate the music of the past. He has put his finger on something that is almost impossible to put into wordssomething to do with the power of music to obliterate the rigidities of space and time. One after the other, his chords silence the noise of the self, binding the mind to an eternal present."Alex Ross


text: On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Stuart Midgley wrote: > On 22/03/2005, at 7:36, Douglas Eadline - ClusterWorld Magazine wrote: > > So why do clusters suck? > From my position, this issue is really complex. In the Australian > scene, the main reason "clusters suck" has nothing to do with distros, > hardware or associated software. It is more an issue with support > staff... ... > Clusters, by their nature and design, are not simple beasts. Just like "Math is hard", "Computers are hard". But there many things that can be done to make clusters barely more difficult to use than single computers. If you are already used to running a cluster, you may not realize all of the extra complexity that you have introduced. This is especially true when you write ad hoc programs and scripts. When they work, everything is looks fine. But do they work in any other environment, or if anything changes, and what happens when they break? > When everything is running well, you can manage them with almost no staff. > However, when something goes wrong the diagnostic/resolution cycle can > be long and very complex. Yup. It's not how easy it looks when things go right, but how complex the system is when things go wrong. That's a corollary to "an abstraction layer is worse than useless when you have to look underneath". It's important to have diagnosable, documented tools and a system that is as simple as possible. > How to make clusters less sucky? Well, for a large cluster > users/system administrators, decent training would be a good start. > Training which takes people through the process of building, > installing, breaking and fixing a cluster. Of course, then there is > the MPI/application side of things which would be another course. Try > to wrap 10years worth of system/computational experience up into a 5 > days course ;) I'm the instructor for many of our introductory training courses. That is one my motivations make our system as simple as possible. Sometimes it's faster to write the code to avoid an exception to a general rule than to figure out how to explain it. A good example is handling heterogeneous hardware. I don't mean mixing Alphas with Itaniums with Opterons. I mean the gritty, everyday kind of minor system differences. Similar looking systems with a different Ethernet adapters. A mix of diskless and disk-based systems. Different versions of PXE. Toss in a few dual processor machines with one CPU removed, a mix of memory sizes, and that flaky disk that you can't quite admit is broken. Each of these differences can potentially be handled automatically. If you do a full install, the installer might handle the difference and you might not even notice them... until you consider long-term administration. What happens when you do an update? How do you recover when a system disk goes bad? A cluster need not be a collection of workstation environments, and treating it like one adds more complexity than someone with a lot of experience might initially perceive.


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The Wanted will be supercharging their teen heartthrob status with an appearance by Justin Bieber on their upcoming album, due out later this year.
The fivesome confirmed to MTV U.K. that they have been working with their former tourmate on material for the album, a followup to 2011's Battleground. Max George spilled the details, noting that Dr. Luke, Rita Ora and Bieber producer Nasri are also slated to make appearances as well.
"Hopefully there'll be a couple of surprise collabs there as well," George added.
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Includes a good read about STAT and the record he's on the verge of breaking.
Amar'e, a 30-point machine, goes on an MVP-type roll
By Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
Posted Dec 10 2010 12:14PM
If clutch performance is one measure of an MVP candidate, consider this: Stoudemire leads the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring at 7.7 points. The next four in line are the Clippers' Eric Gordon (7.4), Golden State's Stephen Curry (6.8), Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki (6.8) and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (6.4).
In terms of past MVP support, Stoudemire finished sixth in 2008, ninth in 2005 (when teammate Steve Nash won the first of two MVPs), 10th last season and 14th in 2007. But he was surrounded by stellar players in Phoenix, most notably Nash. In New York, with a modest crew around him, Stoudemire has what sometimes is an MVP advantage of being his team's lone superstar.
Of course, back when the Knicks were maybe the NBA's consummate team, they had their only league MVP: Willis Reed in 1969-70. No New York player has finished in the top 10 in balloting since Ewing was eighth in 1997.


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Okay, first off... people tend to make a common mistake with Madara's eyes. They aren't really his eyes. The eyes that he had, that he gave to Nagato, that Obito currently has... actually belong to Izuna. They are Izuna's eyes.
So what really happened to Madara's real eyes? Were they just lost through time?
Further more... since Madara's eyes really belong to Izuna... couldn't Kabuto have also revived Izuna using the DNA from the eyes (Pain was already dead, and Obito only took one eye) and revived Izuna through the Edo Tensei?
Finally... In order to gain the EMS, you must first have the Mangekyo Sharingan (correct me I'm wrong), and obtain your siblings eyes (again... correct me if I am wrong).
Now... bear with me for a second on this one... considering that Madara and Izuna both had Mangekyo, couldn't they have just switched eyes and both obtained EMS? It is said that Izuna willingly gave Madara his eyes (Obito said this), while Itachi said that Madara took them by force. Yet, if both brothers had Mangekyo and were alive at the same time, couldn't they have switched eyes and both had EMS?
I was reading Izuna's page on Naruto wikia, and it said that he still lived after Madara had his eyes.
"Izuna later died honourably in battle, fighting to the death even in his blind state" - Naruto Wikia
Izuna died in battle, not because his eyes were taken. So that means that Madara had EMS while Izuna was still alive. So couldn't they have just switched eyes and both obtained EMS?


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Need ability to invoke tasks asynchronously at the bottom of core.async. And fast.
- Executor interface
- Need ability to invoke tasks asynchronously
- Effectively ExecutorService.submit(Runnable)
- May want ability to shutdown the executor?
- Need ability to invoke tasks asynchronously
- Executor implementation(s)
- Need some implementation to cover JDK 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
- Possible implementations
- ThreadPoolExecutor
- ForkJoin
- Executor library version
- Provide implementation without external dependency
- Use what's in the JDK or
- Repackage jsr166 into our own package (jsr166 is public domain)
- Allow path for users to use a bleeding edge version
- Provide implementation without external dependency
- Configuration
- Both ThreadPoolExecutor and ForkJoin have a number of of possible configuration parameters
- Provide good defaults but also let user change them
- Do not need to provide general access to ForkJoin (fork, join, recursive computation, etc)
- Do not need access to futures for tasks
- Do not need task cancellation
Proposed solution
- Define protocol for async task execution
- (defprotocol Executor (exec `[e task]))
- Provide several implementations
- for ThreadPoolExecutor
- for ForkJoinPool
- Repackage jsr166y into our own packages
- Allow user to use jsr166e instead
- Choose default implementation based on environment
- Simplest: always use our own jsr166y version
- Or possibly (for JDK 1.8): use java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool (effectively jsr166e)
- Allow user to override the implementation we chose
The decision process for the executor to use will thus be to check for these in the following order and use the first match:
- (maybe?) Check for jsr166e.ForkJoinPool (external JDK version - override path for the future?)
- Check for clojure.concurrent.ForkJoinPool (Clojure repackaged jsr166y) - Clojure 1.6+, JDK 1.6+
- Check for java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool (JDK built-in version) - Clojure 1.5, JDK 1.7+
- Check for jsr166y.ForkJoinPool (external JDK version) - Clojure 1.5, external jsr166 jar
- Fallback to Executor version - Clojure 1.5, no external jar
In all cases, users will have the choice of providing a custom Executor impl that uses whatever hard-coded thing they want in which case this process is moot.
Background / Reference
- jsr166x - included in JDK 1.6, does not contain ForkJoin
- jsr166y - compiled with JDK 1.6, included in JDK 1.7. jsr166y jar has fixes past what is in the JDK 1.6.
- jsr166e - compiled with JDK 1.8, to be included in JDK 1.8. jsr166e jar has fixes past what is in JDK 1.7.
- Scala solution
- Repackage known version of jsr166y as scala.concurrent and include in the Scala language (Akka makes use of it from there)
- Covers JDK 1.6+ (good) but does not contain the very latest updates for JDK 1.8 that are in jsr166e (bad)
- When they have a version of Scala that requires JDK 1.7, they will presumably update to jsr166e
- Akka has pluggable executor providers and using a custom one allows you to make use of jsr166e if you need it
- Repackage known version of jsr166y as scala.concurrent and include in the Scala language (Akka makes use of it from there)


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The Russellville Red Wings, a 7-8 year old all-star baseball team, took third place at the 2003 Southwest Regional held in Gulfport, Miss. last month.
The Red Wings went 4-2 at Clarence Johnson Jr. Memorial Sports Complex as Louisiana teams proved to be their downfall, going 0-2 against the teams from the state.
Russellville opened with an easy win on July 18, claiming a 13-0 win over Orange Grove, Miss. and then had a 20-19 barnburner over Jonesboro in extra innings later in the day to remain perfect.
After a day off, Russellville returned to action on Sunday morning with a 6-1 win over Eagle Pass, Texas and then stayed in the winner's bracket with a 9-3 extra innings win over Little Rock Junior Deputy.
The Red Wings suffered their first loss in their third game on Sunday, falling to Lake Shore of New Orleans, 13-1 to put them in the loser's bracket.
The following day, Russellville lost to Walker Green of Baton Rouge, La, 4-3 in extra innings and were eliminated from championship contention.
Overall, the Red Wings finished third out of 24 teams from Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Russellville had qualified for the regional by placing second in the state tournament in Sherwood, just two days before their first regional game.
"When we finished play (at the state tournament) on Wednesday (July 16), we loaded up in our cars and started the drive to Gulfport, Miss to represent Russellville and the state of Arkansas in the regional tournament," coach Danny Hipps said. "We had to be in Gulfport on Thursday for the coaches meeting and the players picnic."
The Red Wings had cruised through their first four state tournament games, defeating Cabot (15-3), Dumas (16-6), Maumelle (5-1) and West Memphis (16-9).
In the finals of the winner's bracket, Russellville suffered its first loss, taking an 8-5 loss to host Sylvan Hills. The Red Wings came back and defeated Maumelle for the second time, 3-2, before losing to Sylvan Hills in the championship game, 11-1.
"The boys had two great tournaments and represented our program and city very well," Hipps said.


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Xfce 188.8.131.52
Debian Testing "Wheezy" 64-bit
Apparently this happened just recently, hopefully it's not a Debian bug; when I click the logout icon in my panel, the logout/shutdown dialog does not show. I ran xfce4-session-logout and xfce4-session-settings from terminal and this is the error:
xfce4-session-logout: error while loading shared libraries: libxfce4util.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I rebooted (sudo reboot) and lightdm wouldn't let me login. I suspected it had something to do with the Session Manager suddenly needing this other library. I have libxfce4util.so.6 from a (more or less) failed Xfce 4.10 compilation attempt, and copied that to /usr/lib just to see what it would do. Now I can logout with the button and login, but now the icons and window colors are the default (for Debian Wheezy) and I cannot change them with the "Appearance" widget. Cleared ~/.cache/sessions and logout/login, same thing. I did everything I could think of, re-installed xfce4-session, dpkg-reconfigure, everything. I took out the libxfce4util.so.6 and made it a link to libxfce4util.so.4.1.1 but then I can't log in and running 'startxfce4' from a TTY, X tries to start up and exits with this code:
xfce4-session: symbol lookup error: xfce4-session: undefined symbol: xfsm_window_grab_input
What the heck is going on?
A little more info: Apparently, it's libxfsm that is complaining. I did:
hpp3@box:~$ ld /usr/bin/xfce4-session
ld: warning: libxfce4util.so.6, needed by /usr/local/lib/libxfsm-4.6.so.0, not found (try using -rpath or -rpath-link)
ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; not setting start address
/usr/bin/xfce4-session: undefined reference to `xfsm_window_grab_input'
I've reinstalled all the Xfce packages, and still this happens. Maybe I'll ask on the Debian forums and see what they say.
So libxfsm was being called from /usr/local/lib, not /usr/lib, so I rm'd /usr/local/lib/libxfsm*. 'ld /usr/bin/xfce4-session' gave:
ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; not setting start address.
Logged out and back in, and everything was back to normal. :shrug:
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Activity note: Please note that program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Activity note: Early morning arrival in Beijing. The stopover in Beijing for one night is required to give you a chance to rest and get your Tibet permit before your early morning fight into Lhasa tomorrow.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: After breakfast, join your Group Leader for the program orientation. This is an opportunity to discuss about altitude sickness and how to mitigate it as well as a chance to learn more about your program in Tibet. Then check in and rest and wash up for the day. For those interested in exploring the Hutongs of 'Old Beijing' and the Summer Palace, we will depart in the late morning and return in the late afternoon. Explore the Hutongs near Beihai Park by pedicab, and learn about their story and meet a local family.
Lunch: Enjoy a family hosted lunch in a hutong home. For those participants who choose to stay at the hotel to rest and relax all day, lunch will be on your own.
Afternoon: Explore the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an exquisite example of imperial garden design. Its pavilions, reception halls, and living quarters overlooking lily ponds, lakes, and arching bridges once comprised the summer retreat of Qing Emperors.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Activity note: Lhasa is 12,000ft above sea level. At this level of elevation, you might feel shortness of breath and a pounding of your heart. Headache, extreme tiredness, nausea and loss of appetite are standard symptoms. Please drink lots of water and take rest. If you continue to feel week, faint, or have any symptoms that concern you, you need to talk to your Group Leader.
Breakfast: If the group flight to Lhasa is in the early morning, you will take a box breakfast with you to the airport. If the group flight to Lhasa is mid-morning, then you will have breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Depart for your flight to Lhasa, the ancient capital of Tibet. (Note that although Tibet uses 'Beijing time,' it is actually about 2 hours 'later' than Beijing. Your itinerary adjusts for this time difference.)
Lunch: If the group flight is early morning, you will have lunch upon arrival in Lhasa. If you have a mid-morning flight, a light lunch will be served in flight.
Afternoon: Arrive at the "rooftop of the world" and transfer to Lhasa to your program hotel, where you are welcomed by a Tibetan ceremony. Later, depart for Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama which contains his residential quarters.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Explore the heart of Lhasa - Jokhang Temple, built in the 7th century. This is the most revered temple in Tibet, and the destination of pilgrims who journey by any means, even on foot, to worship here. Surrounding the temple, the Bokhor Bazaar offers an exciting array of Tibetan goods both old and new: Tools, cloth, thangkas, jewelry and yak hides.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch near the bazaar.
Afternoon: Walk to the nearby traditional Tibetan Medicine Hospital for an introductory talk by Dr. Chiwang, who explains the precepts of Tibetan medicine and treatments. Enjoy the hospital's colorful array of medical thangkas.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel. Before breakfast, meet in the hotel courtyard to learn Gorshay, an exuberant circle dance.
Morning: Board the motor coach and head out into the countryside beyond Lhasa to grasslands where pastoral families raise yak, sheep, goats and horses. During grazing season, visit with pastoral nomadic families. In a nearby small village, learn about and observe rural life.
Lunch: Enjoy a picnic on a knoll beside the village.
Afternoon: On the return to your hotel, stop at the Tibet Museum, home to a rich collection of cultural relics, antique thangkas, scriptures, costumes, and folk art. For those who would like to continue on to the hotel instead of visiting the museum, your coach will take you back.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Explore the Potala Palace, seat of the Dalai Lama and one of the most awe-inspiring princely residences and palaces in the world. The palace is approximately 10 minutes drive from the hotel. Walking shoes are necessary and walking sticks might be helpful to climb 458 steps up the palace. Usually the local guide will lead those who want to climb and the group leader will take those who don't want to climb for a walk at the base of the palace, where there is a nice park. The visit is a one-way trip; the entrance is in the front and the exit is in the back. Usually participants need to decide at the base of the palace whether they want to climb up or not. The group leader will set a final meeting time and the meeting place. If some of the group want to go halfway or walk around at the base of the palace on their own, they can meet the group at the meeting place at the appointed time.
Lunch: Lunch at Lhasa cuisine restaurant.
Afternoon: Learn about traditional Thangka painting (Tibetan religious scrolls) through a talk and demonstration by a Master. Afterwards, choose to return to the hotel or continue to the edge of town to Sera Monastery, one of Tibet's three great monasteries and famed for the debating style of its resident monks.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Evening: Enjoy a private Farewell Tibetan Dance and Singing party.
Activity note: Kathmandu is 2 hours and 45 minutes behind Lhasa (Beijing) time.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Transfer to the airport for your flight to Kathmandu. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, transfer to Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was once the capital of Nepal during the Malla Kingdom until the second half of the 15th century. It was listed as a UNSECO world heritage site for its rich culture and temples, its wood metal and stone artwork.
Lunch: Lunch at Bhaktapur.
Afternoon: After lunch, continue to Dhulikhel and check into your hotel. Dhulikhel was once a main trading hub between Kathmandu, Tibet and India. Historically Dhulikhel is a Newar settlement, one of the major ethnic tribes in the Kathmandu valley. Newars are also the oldest and the most traditional of Nepal's ethnic groups and have a culture strongly based on religion, celebrated with a calendar of festivals.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel. For those interested, wake up early to see the sunrise over the Himalayas.
Morning: Enjoy a morning hike around Dhulikhel to get a view of the Himalayas. Afterwards, participate in a presentation on Nepalese Culture given by your group leader. Then, coach transfer to the old town of Dhulikhel, where you can lose yourself to time in the tangle of cobbled laneways, ancient houses with sagging wooden frame works, intricate carvings, hidden temples and thriving market squares.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: This afternoon, visit a local school and learn a little bit about the Nepalese educational system. (school visit time subject to change)
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Check out of hotel and transfer to Kathmandu. Explore Kathmandu Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu Durbar Square). With its old temples and palaces, Durbar Square epitomizes the religious and cultural life of the people. It is here that the kings of Nepal are crowned and their coronations solemnized. Highlights include Taleju Temple, built by King MahendraMalla in A.D. 1549; the Temple of KalBhairav, the god of destruction; Nautalle Durbar; Coronation Nasal Chowk; the GaddiBaithak; the statue of king PratapMallal the Big Drum; and the Jagannath Temple.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: After lunch, coach transfer to Swayambhunath, the oldest Buddhist "stupa" — a place of meditation — established more than 2,500 years ago and also known as the Monkey Temple. Perched high on a hilltop, it commands a superb view of the entire Kathmandu Valley. Swayambhunath is also known as Sengu and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then transfer to your hotel for check in. Then participate in a presentation on how the Himalayan Mountains help shape the people and culture of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan, with the main focus on Nepal.
Dinner: Enjoy tea with university students to learn about college life in Nepal and continue with dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: This morning, coach to Pashupatinath, one of the most sacred Hindu temples in the world. During Shivaratri, an annual pilgrimage, thousands of devotees of Lord Shiva from all the Hindu communities of the world, pay their homage here.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Explore Boudhanath the largest Buddhist Stupa in the world, situated just beyond the Pashupatinath temple. It is built on a flat surface of various levels of terraces and painted in pastel colors and adorned with prayer flags, and set in a Mandala design. Altogether 108 Buddha images and 147 insets of prayer wheels adorn the base of the huge circular edifice. The settlement of Boudhanath has the largest community of Tibetans – twelve thousand in all. The remainder of the afternoon is free for you to explore on your own.
Dinner: Dinner on our own.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Coach transfer to Patan Square, a UNESCO world heritage site and a compression of marvelous monuments. Explore Patan Museum. Its exhibits cover a long span of Nepal's cultural history and some rare objects are among its treasures. Their meaning and context within the living traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism are explained in extensive labels. Most of the objects are cast bronzes and gilt copper repousse work, traditional crafts for which Patan is famous.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: The remainder of the afternoon is on your own for you to relax or explore more of the Kathmandu Valley.
Dinner: Join a family hosted dinner with a presentation on the role of women in Nepal.
Activity note: This flight is purchased by our local coordinator in Bhutan.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Depart for your flight to Bhutan.
Lunch: Lunch in Paro, Bhutan upon arrival.
Afternoon: After lunch transfer to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. After checking in, join the site coordinator for a country orientation on "Introduction to Bhutan."
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Join a talk to learn about Bhutan and its political history. Then begin the day as many locals do with a morning walk (15 minutes from the hotel) to the National Memorial Stupa, built in 1974 in memory of the late third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. This place is popular among the pious, young and old alike, who make it part of their daily ritual to visit. Continue to the National Institute of Traditional Arts and Crafts, also known as the painting school, where 13 different forms of Bhutanese traditional Arts and Crafts are being taught to young and enthusiastic students. It is the trained students who keep these age-old Bhutanese traditions alive. They are responsible for passing on the valuable ancient knowledge and skills to the next generation of Bhutanese.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: This afternoon's field trip to the National Textile Museum introduces different styles of Bhutanese weaving. The weaving styles of Bhutan are distinctly recognizable, and weaving is considered a national art form. In the evening explore Thimphu on your own.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Join in a discussion on Gross National Happiness. The discussion will touch upon the work of the organization, quantifying GNH and other areas of study. Take a field trip to the Tashicho Dzong or fortress, the administrative headquarters of the government of Bhutan. While the northern half of the fortress houses monks, the southern half houses the office of the King, the Prime Minister's office, the Ministry of Finance, the Home Ministry, and the Office of Gross National Happiness Commission. In the face of increased globalization, there has been a growing need for Bhutan to preserve its culture, including its national language, Dzongkha. The center of these preservations attempts is here at the fortress.
Lunch: Early lunch in town.
Afternoon: Take a field trip to the site of the world's largest sitting Buddha that is nearing completion.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: If on a weekend, explore the country's biggest farmer's market where farmers from the neighboring valleys come to sell their produce. Later witness a game of archery, Bhutan's national game and learn about its significance in the Bhutanese society.
Lunch: Lunch included.
Afternoon: Transfer to Paro. Drive to the National Museum, now housed in a new location next to the ancient watch tower, which visually introduces Bhutan's history and culture. The museum provides a good introduction to the Kingdom's rich culture and heritage. Later after checking into the hotel, get a debriefing about tomorrows hike. Note: The watch tower suffered partial damage from the earthquake in September, 2011 and remains closed while undergoing renovation; it is scheduled to be opened in 2017.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Activity note: This is an all day hike involving steep climbs and drops, with an elevation gain of 1,900 ft. under 3 hours. The hike is strenuous and one must be physically fit to complete it. There is an option to hike half way, to a view point that has a café, for those that choose to not climb the entire way.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: After breakfast start on a strenuous but a rewarding hike to view the spectacular and famous Taktsang monastery (Tiger's Nest). The trail to the monastery climbs through a beautiful pine forest; many of the trees are festooned with Spanish moss. Walk past an occasional grove of fluttering prayer flags. Continue at a leisurely pace and those who choose can stop mid-way at the cafeteria for rest and refreshment.
Lunch: Picnic lunch along the way.
Afternoon: Continue the hike further up until the imposing Taktsang monastery is seemingly within reach. Built in 1600s, this incredible monastery clings to the edge of a sheer rock cliff that plunges 900 meters into the valley below. It is believed that, in the 8th century, Guru Rimpoche, the tantric mystic who brought Buddhism to Bhutan, landed here on the back of a flying tigress to subdue a demon. Guru Rimpoche is believed to have meditated here for three months. Over the centuries, numerous Buddhist Masters have meditated here as well. It is considered one of the most sacred places for Buddhists.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Activity note: This flight is purchased by our local coordinator in Bhutan.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bangkok.
Lunch: Light lunch on flight.
Afternoon: Upon arrival in Bangkok, check relax until time for dinner
Dinner: In the evening, take a short walk from the hotel to Asiatique the Riverfront. Enjoy an exquisite Thai Set Dinner at a localThai restaurant, serving superb Thai delicacies and service.
Activity note: Evening departures home. The hotel is booked for the entire night for those leaving tomorrow. Check out time is at noon tomorrow.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: An early start will get you to Wat Pho in time to experience the monks early morning chanting ritual. Then continue to the Grand Palace Built in 1782, it has been the home of the Thai King for the last 150 years and serves as the Royal court and the administrative seat of government. Last, discover the mysterious Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha image in Thailand.
Lunch: Lunch at a riverside restaurant with a spectacular view of the Grand Palace and Wat Arun.
Afternoon: Free time in Bangkok for you to explore on your own.
Dinner: Dinner at hotel.
Evening: Late evening check out of your hotel and transfer to the Bangkok airport for your return flight home.< br> If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. The hotel is booked for the entire night, for those leaving the next day. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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In my reading of Chapter 1 I have found several errors in the dot product programs. Below is a list of these errors.
Sequential Dot-Product (p. 17)
(1) Missing declaration of i.
(2) The loop control for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) should be for (i = 0; i < n; i++).
Dot-Product in MPI (p.17-18)
(3) Missing declaration of i.
(4) iam should be myid.
(5) The implementation is a bit strange since all processes initialize arrays a and b.
Dot-Product in Pthreads (p. 18-20)
(6) Missing declaration of i in the main function.
(7) thd[NUMTHRDS] (p. 18) should be thds[NUMTHRDS].
(8) thread_mutex_init (p. 19) should be pthread_mutex_init.
(9) mutex_sum (p. 20) should be 'mutexsum'. (2 occurences)
(10) The loop control for (i = my_first; i <= my_last; i++) should be for (i = my_first; i < my_last; i++).
Dot-Product in OpenMP (p. 20)
(11) pragma omp for reduction(+:sum) should be 'pragma omp parallel for reduction(+:sum)'.


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New Report Names Augustana Among '25 That Stand Out'
In a new report by the Sioux Falls Business Journal, Augustana College is listed among 25 local businesses that stand out. The report outlines how the College's efforts to develop relationships with area businesses translates to internship and career opportunities for students.
Augustana Choir to Perform Five Concerts on Midwest Tour
The Augustana Choir, whose 'Song of Luke' performance will be featured on South Dakota Public Television on Dec. 24 and 25, will perform concerts in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota during its 2011 Interim Tour.
Farewell Concert to Precede Band's Egyptian Tour
Before they depart on a five-concert, 20-day tour of Egypt, members of the internationally-renowned Augustana Band will perform a special farewell concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, at the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center.
Aldrich Named Finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year
Following Augustana's best football season in school history, Vikings head coach Mike Aldrich has been named one of five Division II finalists for the 2010 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.
Wright Discusses Economic Challenges
America is "Dying by Degrees" thanks to economic FUBARs in healthcare, Social Security and construction, according to Dr. Robert Wright, Nef Family chair of Political Economy at Augustana and director of the new Thomas Willing Institute for the Study of Financial Markets, Institutions, and Regulations.
Chapel of Reconciliation Dedicates New Banner
A new navy, blue and gold-colored banner, designed by senior Brady Holm of Fairmont, Minn., was officially dedicated at a ceremony in Augustana's Chapel of Reconciliation last week.
Vikings Ranked 17th in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings
Behind a record-setting men's cross country season, an historic football run and strong finishes in other fall sports, Augustana is the only school within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) to be ranked in the top 25.
Augustana, Museum of American Finance Launch Research Institute
The Thomas Willing Institute for the Study of Financial Markets, Institutions and Regulations will fund and support student research fellowships and educational outreach programs and will feature public and Internet speaking engagements.
Rob Oliver Editorial Says Augie Boasts Brain Gain - Not Drain
President Rob Oliver's recent editorial in the Argus Leader shares the fact Augustana College long has been a net importer of intellectual capital, with the majority of graduates choosing to stay and work in South Dakota.
Braithwaite named recipient of prestigious Elite 88 award
Matt Braithwaite, senior, is the recipient of the Elite 88 award for men's cross country, presented (for each of the NCAA's 88 championships) to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average.


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Employee spotlight: Matthew Armstead
Name: Matthew Armstead
Position: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) program coordinator in the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students. Organizing two to three programs per week, with the LGBT Center and also with student organizations and departments across campus. Working with students on leadership development, peer education, discussion groups, and informal support and mentoring. Overseeing the LGBT Center's 10 interns and some administrative items, such as the budget, library and website.
Quote: "One of my favorite things is helping students figure out how to lead other students and to see their own potential. I also really love developing programs that are collaborative. They provide a fantastic opportunity for helping students figure out where they can expand their impact."
Other interests: Participating in community activism in Philadelphia and training activists. Gardening. Reading. Spending time with his two cats and dog.