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Read all about it! This month, industry consultant Casey Conrad dedicates her column to newspaper ads.
Health club operators frequently use newspaper advertisements to market themselves. Yet, when you compare the cost of a newspaper ad to actual sales, it is often one of the least productive forms of marketing in terms of return on investment.
And what an investment it is. If you live in a major metropolitan area, prices quoted this week for a 1/8th of a page black-and-white ad were anywhere from $2,400 to $3,500, depending on the day of the week. For a smaller city, costs ranged between $1,400 to $1,800 for the same size. Even if you live in a much smaller town that has a paid-for newspaper, the price was anywhere from $200 to $400.
Keep in mind that although you can receive a price break for committing to run an ad for a number of weeks, the costs quoted here are for a one time only ad. Those type of dollars can add up very quickly and make a major dent in your annual advertising budget. Given the expense, it is imperative that club operators write a newspaper ad that is going to make the phones ring. The question is: How do you do it?
The first step in writing an effective newspaper ad is knowing what outcome you expect. Certainly you ultimately want to sell more memberships; you want to do that with any advertisement. However, most club operators fail to realize that they should use a newspaper as a lead generator first, followed by "back-end" efforts to generate sales. Let me explain.
If you open any newspaper or even visit your own ad archives, you will notice that most newspaper ads are price sensitive. "No enrollment fee," "50 percent off enrollment fee," "99 days for $99 dollars," "two for one" and "summer free" are typical newspaper offers. Although these campaigns undoubtedly generate sales, they limit the response rate to the small percentage of people who are either ready to buy a membership or are highly interested in buying a membership-and who happen to be reading the newspaper that day and see your ad! With the decline in newspaper readership, combined with the diverse population reading papers, it's no wonder few campaigns really generate a high number of sales.
If you change your newspaper ad to become a lead generator that provokes a call from anyone interested in the benefits of a regular exercise program, you will dramatically increase the number of sales you ultimately make. The reason for this is because you can directly and consistently market to those respondents once they are on your mailing list.
How you make a newspaper ad a lead generator is by offering the reader something for free just for calling. Of course, the more specific and educational you make the offer, the more qualified the caller will be. Instead of simply offering a free trial visit, you may offer a booklet titled, "10 Easy Steps to Getting Into Shape at Home" or "How to Successfully Lose Weight and Keep It Off for a Lifetime." One club I worked with made the following offer: "Free Healthy Recipes Cookbook Will Help You Lose Weight & Feel Great." (These free books are inexpensive to create, and your fitness staff will enjoy the project.)
The key here is making a low barrier offer that gets people who probably have a need for your health club to call-even though they may not be ready to buy. Of course, once you have captured their names, addresses and phone numbers, you can directly target them with a variety of direct mail pieces until they buy.
Now, making a newspaper ad a lead generator doesn't mean you completely discard any type of price offer, thereby potentially missing prospects who are ready to buy. The second half of your ad copy can tell the reader about a current membership offer, so long as it follows the basic principles of any marketing piece. (See February issue for details.) Still, first and foremost, you want a headline that will grab the attention of all prospects. You must give them valuable information on the benefits to them, make a strong offer and create urgency for them to call through a deadline or incentive.
The ad in this month's example (see page 54) doesn't follow any of the rules of effective writing. Even worse, the ad is in color, meaning it was more expensive than a black-and-white run. Let's look at how we can improve the piece to make it a profitable investment.
1. The headline. Really, there isn't a headline. A logo is not a headline because it doesn't speak to a want or need of the reader. Further, the slogan "Fitness for the Whole Family" is at the bottom of the ad. As a result, nothing on this ad jumps out at the readers to grab their attention.
Let's change the piece to become a lead generator (and stay with the original theme of family fitness) by making the headline across the entire top of the ad "FREE Booklet: '10 Simple Ways to Get and Keep Your Family Fit & Healthy.'"
2. The body copy. This ad gives a barely readable listing of features but does not take any time or effort to explain to the readers why those things will be of benefit to them.
Let's get rid of the pictures on the right of the ad, leaving space for text to be easily read. Next, bring the picture of the family lower, allowing the headline to run across the entire top of the ad. The body copy could read as follows:
Our family-oriented fitness center offers many activities that will keep you and your family enjoying the benefits of a regular exercise program for a lifetime. Here's how we will keep you excited and motivated on your individualized, personal program.
* Over 52 aerobics and indoor cycling classes for all different fitness levels and at convenient times to make it easy for you to get in and work out.
* Supervised childcare programs with scheduled activities will keep your children stimulated and enjoying themselves while you are free to use the club.
* Multiple lines and types of equipment to meet any fitness level and goal desired.
* Private, executive locker rooms make it comfortable for you to utilize the club before or after work.
3. The offer and creating urgency. The offer in this ad is two months for free with a minimum purchase. The problem with this is that with no additional information, the readers may suspect that they will have to spend a lot of money to get the free time. This will further reduce the number of respondents.
We have already changed the primary offer in this ad to the free booklet in order to get the phones to ring with qualified prospects. Let's keep this ad's two-month offer as a secondary offer and give the readers a bit more detail so they won't be suspicious of the bait and switch. It would read, "If you decide to become a member on any one of our regular memberships, we will add two months free with this coupon."
Of course, you will want to add the club's logo and phone number at the bottom of the ad, large enough for the reader to find it easily but not too large that it unnecessarily uses too much precious space.
Finally, there must be an expiration date in the newspaper ad in order to create urgency. Human beings are procrastinators, especially when it comes to regular exercise. I guarantee you that these types of coupons trickle in for months. Although that's not a bad thing, you must recover your costs at a quick rate to stay in business.
By making these simple changes to the layout of the newspaper ad, your phones will ring, the number of prospect names you acquire will dramatically increase, and, if you do a good job with your follow-up, you will substantially improve your return on investment by way of many more sales.
--A 16-year veteran of the health club industry, Casey Conrad is president of COmmunications Consultants, a Wakefield, R.I.-based company that provides sales and communications seminars. If you would like ad copy as laid out according to Conrad's suggestions, please call Communications Consultants at (800) 725-6147.


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Monro Muffler Brake Inc. on Thursday reported its second-quarter results, which fell short of Street estimates.
Net income for the second quarter decreased nearly 24 percent to $11.5 million, or 36 cents a share, from $15.1 million, or 47 cents a share, a year ago. Sales for the quarter ended Sept. 29 increased nearly 2 percent to $176.5 million.
Analysts had expected diluted earnings per share of 37 cents on sales of $184.2 million.
Comparable store sales—or sales at stores open at least one year—fell nearly 5 percent in the quarter, compared with a nearly 1 percent decrease in the same period last year. Comparable store sales fell in the areas of tires, alignments, front end work, brakes and exhaust.
"Our second-quarter performance continues to reflect the ongoing challenges facing consumers in the current economic environment," Monroe president and CEO John Van Heel said. "With high gas and food prices compounded by high unemployment, cautious consumers continue to defer and trade down from higher cost automotive maintenance and repair purchases."
The sales increase in the quarter was a result of an increase in sales from new stores, including the acquisition of 17 service stores from Tuffy Associates Corp. in Milwaukee, Wisc., and South Carolina.
Monro also announced the acquisition of five former Midas stores in Rochester this month. Financial details of the purchase were not provided, but annual sales for the stores equal roughly $3 million.
The company also has agreed to acquire multiple stores in its markets, with annual sales of $60 million. Monro did not provide further details of the acquisition, which is expected to close in the third quarter.
"Our ability to take advantage of increased acquisition opportunities with our strong balance sheet in this tough sales environment is demonstrated by the acquisitions we have completed so far this year, which combined represent a total of $62 million in incremental annualized sales, or 9 percent growth," Van Heel noted.
For the six-month period net sales increased more than 2 percent to $345.7 million, from $338.1 million in the same period last year. Net income for the first six months decreased more than 24 percent to $23.2 million, or 72 cents a diluted share, compared with $30.6 million, or 95 cents a diluted share a year ago.
For the third quarter, Monro expects comparable store sales to range from a decrease of 3 percent to remaining flat, while diluted earnings per share will range from 35 cents to 40 cents, compared with 42 cents in the third quarter a year ago.
Monro has lowered its guidance for the full year, anticipating comparable store sales decreases of 2 percent to 3.5 percent, with diluted earnings per share of $1.36 to $1.50, compared with $1.69 diluted earnings a share last year.
"Our long-term outlook for our industry and company remain very positive, though we expect that near-term trends will remain choppy as the economic environment continues to weigh on consumer purchasing behavior," Van Heel said.
Trends in the third quarter remain challenging, with comparable store sales down roughly 6 percent, he said.
The company expects weather to play a role in improving comparable store sales for the remainder of the fiscal year, and Monro anticipates tire sales in November to improve.
"Historically, we have leveraged our strong business model to continue to expand our operations regardless of the economic or operating environment," Van Heel added. "This is evidenced by our fiscal 2013 completed and signed acquisitions, which represent at least $122 million, or 18 percent in annualized sales growth.
"These transactions continue to expand our market share which, in turn, should allow us to achieve greater economies of scale and result in higher operating margins and earnings going forward."
Shares of company stock (Nasdaq: MNRO) were up more than 2 percent at $33.81 in early morning trading.
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Justin Bieber Performs 'Little Drummer Boy' + 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' at Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony
Fresh off his appearance on the 'Today' show last week, Justin Bieber remained in the Christmas spirit, as he performed two songs from his No. 1 holiday set 'Under the Mistletoe' for the annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Wearing a double-breasted, leather military-style jacket with gold buttons and fingerless gloves, The Biebs warded off the November chill on a frigid night with a hot performance.
Although previously tapped, The Biebs performed his modern update of 'Little Drummer Boy,' assisted by rapper Busta Rhymes. He even signed an autograph while performing. Sign 'n' sing. That's The Biebs, a consummate multi-tasker. He was joined by Busta Rhtymes midway through, on what can be described as their "remix" of a holiday classic.
The teenage dream Bieber was tactile with fans, touching their hands while he sang and danced. We're sure a few of the Beliebers will never wash their hands again after physically connecting with The Biebs.
He also performed 'The Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)' with Usher, also a reprise of last week's 'Today' show appearance.
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Last night our skatepark hosted the biggest premiere we've had to date. Riley Hawk and the Shep Dawgs brought out skaters from all over San Diego and LA to come in and check out their new video Volume 3. It probably didn't hurt that Tony Hawk Instagrammed the event, too. Needless to say, the skatepark was packed to capacity with people standing on trashcans to get gnarly parts from Riley, Rowan Zorilla, Taylor Smith, and the rest of the Dawgs. The filmer behind it all, Jacob Nunez, was selling copies after the premiere, which people were stoked on. Stay tuned for when copies are available online. You're going to want to cop one!
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"Arab spring has brought winds of change into Nepal. On Saturday, May 7, group of young people gathered near Maitighar area of capital Kathmandu demanding speedy resolution to the current deadlocke caused by delay in formulating new constitution. Inspired by a Facebook page Show up, Stand up, Speak up, they conducted peaceful protest and caused quite a stir among local media and politicians not used to citizen media inspired direct activism.
As this bold step by the youth gathered attention, some are criticizing it as a cosmetic move and elite activism which has failed to connect with the mass. "Facebook revolution" is also being called an elaborate hoax." READ MORE
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We've used what we've discovered from this data to analyze the differences in coverage of international crises in professional and citizen media and to study the rapid shifts in media attention that have accompanied the flood of breaking news that's characterized early 2011. In the next weeks, we'll be publishing some new research that uses Media Cloud to help us understand the structure of professional and citizen media in Russia and in Egypt." READ MORE


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Hope College junior Katie Callam, a music major from Holland, is one of only 74 undergraduates nationwide chosen based on original research they have conducted to participate in the annual "Posters on the Hill" reception organized by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) on Tuesday, April 24.
The event will be held on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn Office Building from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with other activities for the students earlier in the day. Each student will present his or her research, displayed on posters, to the members of Congress, congressional staff members, federal government officials and others in attendance.
Callam studied the way that composer Clara Schumann revised her 1847 work "Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17," providing insights into Schumann's creative process. Callam's faculty mentor for the project, Dr. Julia Randel, described the research as groundbreaking, noting that the compositional work of women of Schumann's era has largely been underrepresented in scholarship.
"It's important original research that has not been done at all," said Randel, an associate professor of music. "It's making a real contribution to the field."
Majoring in violin performance and classical studies, Callam was aware of the piece because she had previously performed it—and wished to know more about it.
"When I was looking into it, I found there hadn't been a lot of research done on the trio already," she said. "So I thought to look into it and see what I'd find."
Callam was able to obtain a digital copy of an original manuscript penned by Clara Schumann from a museum in Zwickau, Germany, dedicated to the composer's well-known husband, Robert Schumann. She compared more than 900 measures of the manuscript to the published version, and transcribed nearly 200 measures crossed out by Schumann.
"It's been fascinating to see her handwriting and have the manuscript to work with," Callam said.
Through the work, Callam developed an even greater appreciation for Clara Schumann's skill as a composer—in contrast to Schumann's own struggles with self-doubt. "The manuscript's revisions point to a thorough and well-organized compositional craft, despite Schumann's fears of inadequacy," she said.
Callam conducted her research during the summer of 2011. The opportunity to pursue the project arose through her participation in the college's "Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities." The three-year program—which students join as sophomores--involves select students in the arts and humanities in coursework and research in areas of scholarly interest with faculty mentors from a variety of academic disciplines, with a particular emphasis on teaching the students how to use new and emerging digital technologies in pursuing and sharing their work.
In addition to presenting at the CUR "Posters on the Hill" event on April 24, she was also among 18 Hope students who presented research by invitation during the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, on Thursday-Saturday, March 29-31. Callam will also be among the approximately 200 Hope students who will be presenting their research during the college's annual "Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance," which will be held on Friday, April 13, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the DeVos Fieldhouse.
On the basis of her research, she is also one of three Hope students—one each in the arts, humanities and social sciences—selected by the Michigan Colleges Foundation for an Earhart Foundation Emerging Scholars Award.
Callam is a 2009 graduate of Holland High School, and the daughter of Gordon and Susan Callam of Holland. Her activities at Hope also include performing in the college's Orchestra and Symphonette, as well as in chamber ensembles.
Founded in 1978, CUR is a national organization of individual and institutional members representing more than 900 colleges and universities. CUR and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities for faculty and students at all institutions serving undergraduate students. CUR believes that faculty members enhance their teaching and contribution to society by remaining active in research and by involving undergraduates in research.


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Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger: May Edition
We had a small but powerful contingent participating in Last month's edition of Adopt-a-gluten-free Blogger and I hope that we can have even greater participation this month! C'mon, you know you want a gluten-free blogger of your very own!
Participation is simple.
1) Pick a gluten-free blogger whose recipes you admire and adopt them by commenting on this post with your name, blog name and their name and blog name.
*Blogger's recipes must all be gluten-free or have a way to sort and read ONLY gluten-free recipes
*Please pick a different blogger every time you participate
2) Pick one (or two!) of your gluten-free blogger's recipes to try.
3) Make the recipe, photograph it and write a post in your blog introducing the blogger and their recipe. Link back to this event announcement in your post.
*Follow the recipe as written, as closely as possible. And, please don't print their recipe on your post- just provide your reader a link to their original recipe.
4) Email me at adoptaglutenfreeblogger[at]gmail[dot]com with your photo of the recipe, the URL of your post, name of the recipe and the URL of the original blogger's recipe post.
*Note: This is a new email set up just for this event. Hopefully this will make it easier to keep track of entries. If you have general questions, please don't email me at this address but post them here so everyone can read the question (and answer). Companies are NOT welcome to email me at this address, unless a representative is planning to adopt a blogger and write about it. ;) And by companies, I include a certain blog aggregator that won't take a hint.
5) Post YOUR POST's URL in a comment to this post, and if possible please try to visit two other blogger's posts that are posted here (and comment!).
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I'll start the adoptions by adopting …..Diane of the Whole Gang!
(I was also seriously tempted by recent recipes at Karina of Karina's Kitchen and Kate of Gluten-free Gobsmacked but have already adopted them in the past… I'll leave them to you guys.)
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Students at The Villages Charter Middle School in Florida are being heralded as heroes for speaking up and potentially stopping a school shooting.
School officials said they heard rumors Tuesday about a 13-year-old student planning a mass shooting and carrying it out Friday.
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There have been many mornings this past semester that have been a struggle. Those days when leaving the comfort of bed to venture into the dark, cold morning seems completely illogical. But it is through the darkness of the morning that the sun breaks through and rises. Some of the most beautiful moments have risen over the cold earth and left me in awe. When I drive onto campus and suddenly see the gray morning fog transformed into a giant, golden, misty sunbeam, my perspective changes.
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Skyscraper is Moving!
Pardon our dust as we relocate to a much larger building in the City of Industry! Our phones should be working at the new place soon - sorry for the confusion for anyone who has tried to contact us at the old facility.
Our new number is (909) 869-1144.
Please bear with us - this is an exciting but frustrating time as we relocate all of our production and distribution capacity.
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Who knew there was this much fun left in glee clubs so long after "Glee" jumped the shark?
"Pitch Perfect" is a frothy, funny, dizzy and derivative farce set in the competitive world of college a cappella groups – "Glee" without the soap opera or the sex, but stuffed with comic caricatures and hilarious one-liners and blessed with a cast that's up to a little song-and-dance.
Sweet little Anna Kendrick, usually cast as too-young /in-over-her-head ("Up in the Air," "What to Expect When You're Expecting"), plays the cynical, rebellious would-be DJ and record producer who heads to Barden College at her dad's insistence. That's where she hooks up with the Barden Bellas, a hyper-competitive chorus that lives for the chance to take down a cappella's national collegiate champs, the frat-boyish nerds of the Treble Makers.
The Bellas don sexy stewardess uniforms – circa 1966 – and sing dated pop tunes in close harmony set to fetching choreography. Imperious Aubrey (Anna Camp) and perky Chloe (Brittany Snow) run the skinny-girls-on-parade show.
But this year's version of the Bellas has a black lesbian belter (Ester Dean), an oversexed bombshell (Alexis Knapp), a disturbed, whisper-voiced Asian coed (comic Hana Mae Lee) and Fat Amy, a big, blowsy Tasmanian devil with "an Orthodox Jew ponytail," rendered in broad, boisterous strokes by Rebel Wilson.
Beca (Kendrick), borderline Goth girl, fan of hip-hop and mistress of her own remixes, doesn't exactly fit in with these misfits.
There are auditions, rehearsals (done in goofy, well-cut montages), contests and a riff-off, where the various groups spontaneously tear through the modern pop catalog, from Kelly Clarkson to Bruno Mars.
The "big contest" formula means this is a lot like every recent music or dance film, from "Drumline" to "You Got Served." And it's so much like "Glee!" they even insert a "Glee" joke or two, casting the bespectacled Christopher Mintz-Plasse in a big cameo that's plainly meant to remind us of the kid in the wheelchair from the TV show.
But it's not the plot or even the singing that sells "Pitch Perfect." Writer Kay Cannon and her cast pepper this thing with zingers. It's all "a cappella" puns – "a ca-people" mixed up in "a cappolitics" where a girl could get "pitch slapped."
Wilson, of "Bridesmaids" and "Bachelorette," lands a laugh every time she opens her mouth. And the whispering Hana Mae Lee reveals, with convulsively funny results, the dark layers to her demure, pony-tailed singer whose every soft-spoken word is disturbing. ("I set fires to feel joy.")
There's even a broadcast team for the contests, an add-on that produces double entendres and belly-yuks from John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks as two aged ex-gleeks with many a snarky take on today's singers.
They pitched everything but the kitchen sink into "Pitch Perfect" – Donald Faison ("Scrubs") shows up with an aged-out-of-college singing group that neither advances the story nor adds laughs.
The romance side of things (Skyler Astin plays Beca's love interest) is a non-starter, and the love interest's magician/ "Star Wars" freak roommate (Ben Platt) is plainly an afterthought. The villainous singer Bumper (Adam DeVine) may get sued for ripping off Jack Black's shtick and demeanor.
Kendrick never lets Beca become a "rebel girl" cliché, and Wilson never lets "Pitch Perfect" go more than a few bars between laughs. As pieced-together-by-committee as this sometimes feels, "Perfect" is never off-key.


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The Band Perry Looking Forward to Sold Out Shows Overseas
This week, the Band Perry head overseas for their latest tour of the U.K. While the trip isn't the sibling trio's first time playing for their international fans, it will feel just as special this time around — if not moreso, given that their upcoming concerts are sold out.
"We're just getting to know the international community," Kimberly Perry tells Taste of Country. "A big goal of ours this year is to begin to collect fans overseas. We've certainly have spent some time up in Canada, but we had 36 hours on the ground our first stint over to the U.K. It was really, really amazing."
This latest run includes stops in Dublin, London and Scotland — all of which are already sold out. "For us, it's just a cool experience to play in another country across the ocean," notes Reid Perry.
"It's such a fertile ground, really, for country music, because they don't have a ton of it over there," adds Kimberly. "They're huge country fans, and in some ways I feel like the genre lines are all blurred and they're just into really good music. I feel like a country song coming out of our community in this town is better than nine out of 10 songs on pop radio. I just love the country songwriting craft. That's really what speaks to those over in the U.K."
The Band Perry will head overseas once more later this year with Brad Paisley on his Virtual Reality Tour. Click here to see a full list of the Band Perry tour dates — both in the states and overseas — throughout the year.


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Bias Toward the Pretty
Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2007
In sewing, as in many areas of life, it helps to have a few reliable shortcuts. Count bias tape among them. Made from strips of folded fabric, bias tape is a multitasking trim that's utilitarian yet fashionable. It binds raw edges quickly and, unlike strictly decorative materials such as ribbon or flat trim, travels around curves with ease, never puckering. Whether you want to redo a hem, add a flourish to everyday items such as bath towels, or make functional details such as loops on pot holders and ties on seat cushions, bias tape can make your life easier.
Store-bought bias tape is widely available, but only in a small selection of solid colors. Although plain hues work well with patterns, there's no need to limit yourself. You can easily create your own bias tape in bright prints from almost any woven fabric. Quilting-supply shops offer an exceptional variety, but you also can find inspiration in your sewing stash, a floral-patterned pillowcase, or vintage clothing. Whether you seek a design that's modern or classic, playful or elegant, making your own bias tape ensures your project turns out to be exactly what you want.
Bias-Tape Basics
Bias-tape makers come in a variety of sizes, creating strips of fabric 1/4 inch to 2 inches in width. Use a medium-weight woven fabric, such as quilting cotton or summer linens. These instructions are for making single-fold tape.
1. Start with 1 yard of fabric. With dressmakers' chalk and a clear quilting ruler, mark strips at 45-degree angles, one beside the next. (To determine the width of the strips, see instructions with bias-tape maker.) Cut out strips.
2.To create longer lengths of bias tape for larger projects, join strips end to end as follows: Place two strips, right sides facing and diagonal ends aligned, at a 90-degree angle. Stitch in place with a 1/2-inch seam allowance, backstitching to secure. Press open with an iron. Snip corners.
3. Feed one end of fabric into bias-tape maker, pulling 1 to 2 inches of fabric through the other side. Pin bias tape to ironing board to hold it in place. Press with iron. Continue to pull strip through bias-tape maker, ironing as you go.
Types of Bias Tape
A bias-tape maker creates single-fold bias tape, top, that works on almost any project requiring trim. Store-bought double-fold bias tape, above, is folded lengthwise a second time; its crisp crease makes quick work of large projects.
One-Step Binding
To bind raw edges or embellish seams, slip bias tape over the edge of the project. Pin to secure. Stitch 1/8 inch in from tape's edge, making sure needle passes through underside of tape.
Fold-Over Finish
To prevent fraying at edges, cut bias tape 1/2 inch longer than required. Stop stitching about 1 inch before the tape's end. Open the bias tape like a book; fold end over the edge of the project's fabric. Close bias tape, and stitch in place.
Overlap Finish
To prevent fraying on continuous bindings, cut bias tape 1 inch longer than required. Stop stitching about 1 inch before completing project. Open the bias tape like a book; fold under 1/2 inch at end. Close bias tape, and stitch in place.
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ANDERSON, S.C. -- Osvaldo Haynes scored 23 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Anderson College to a 74-68 victory over Coker in a CVAC game Monday night at the Abney Center.
The victory improves Anderson to 7-9 overall and 5-5 in the CVAC. Coker now stands at 5-12, 3-7.
Haynes, a senior from Greenwood, S.C., has recorded double-digit rebounds in seven of his last nine games and has pulled down a total of 55 rebounds in Anderson's last four games. He has nine double-doubles this season.
Haynes' 23 points ties his career high.
Coker jumped out to a 20-6 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, but Anderson outscored the Cobras 26-12 during a 10-minute span to tie the game at 32 with 1:49 left in the first half. Fifteen points during the Anderson run came from the free throw line.
The free throw line was the biggest difference in the game. Anderson, which entered the game shooting just 59 percent from the line, shot 81 percent (27-33) from the line while Coker was just 6-for-8.
A total of 24 personal fouls were called on the Cobras while just 12 fouls were called on the Trojans.
Coker led 34-32 at the half, but a layup by Chris Poore and a basket by Alfred Boykin gave Anderson a 38-34 lead with 17:58 remaining.
From that point, there were eight lead changes in the next five minutes. Layups by Randy Javois and Haynes gave the Trojans a 51-48 lead with 11:12 to play.
Anderson never trailed again but a barrage of 3-point baskets by Coker kept the game close down the stretch.
Anderson pushed its lead to 65-56 with 2:52 remaining, but Coker made four treys in the next two minutes, three by Jamie Jenkins, to cut the Anderson lead to 70-68 with 30 seconds left.
But John LeSueur and Haynes made two free throws apiece in the final 24 seconds to seal the victory for the Trojans.
Randy Javois, was was 6-for-6 from the line, followed Haynes for Anderson with 18 points.
Jason Fulwood, who was 4-for-6 from behind the arc, scored 17 points to lead Coker. Abram Ludd chipped in 10 for the Cobras.
Anderson had 18 assists on 22 baskets. Boykin had seven of Anderson's assists. Boykin also had three of Anderson's eight steals.
Coker shot 41 percent from the field to Anderson's 39 percent. The Trojans shot a blazing 61 percent from the field (14-23) in the second half.


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Johnny Glover needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We are buying a new Mercedes Refrigerated Truck to distribute our premium Seafood to Leading Hotels and Restaurants in Hong Kong. The box is White (a Blank Canvas) and 14 feet long by 6 feet high and 6 feet deep. We want an eye catching design to give our company a professional and quality orientated image.
Pacific Blue Seafood
Using the existing logo or a (variance thereof) I want the truck cab and box designed so that the general public and our customers can see our brand and instantly know what we do (supply premium quality seafood) Here is a link to what the truck looks like
Example of a design for a famous UK supermarket
Please take a look at the designs of some UK food home delivery services (search google images) for
Tesco, Asda, 'Sainsbury's delivery Van'
- Source image that can be used for the side of the truck box - 16 feet X 6 Feet (must be very high DPI) The image should be simple - Silver (fish) dark background and lots of ice (ice cold, fresh seafood,) Here are some links to example images: you will note they show fish and ice but I am open to your ideas
If stock photos need to be purchased then we will pay for the license
- Incorporate our existing logo into the design
- Incorporare our contact numbers, web addrees, email etc.. into the design
- Possible slogan
- Email me for the existing logo plus company information. firstname.lastname@example.com
- I will need high res completed graphics, the pint media I believe is sticky backed vinyl - similar to printing on large banners.There is other possible work for website, brochures, corporate identity etc....
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We are a specialist Linn consultancy with Linn systems situated in a real home so you discover how we make
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We have the best domestic demonstration facilities available anywhere and provide straightforward and
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From single systems for music and movies to network music throughout the home - the listening experience at House
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03 February 2014
This digital elevation model of Jakobshavn Isbræ was computed from TanDEM-X satellite data. The image shows a detailed 3D view of the complex topography of the glacier front. Icebergs that have broken off of the glacier are transported away in the Ilulissat ice fjord (left).
This high-resolution TerraSAR-X image was acquired on 8 January 2014 and shows the glacier front or 'terminus' of Jakobshavn Isbræ. The glacier tongue appears as a bright, fractured area, surrounded by the smooth, darker areas along the fjord. In winter, the Ilulissat ice fjord is filled with icebergs that are 'calved' from, or broken off of, the glacier front.
Since the 1990s, Jakobshavn Isbræ has been regarded as the fastest moving glacier in Greenland. According to studies carried out by researchers from the University of Washington and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), its speed is now increasing dramatically, with record figures for 2012 and 2013. High spatial and temporal resolution data acquired by the German radar satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X enabled very precise calculations of its speed. The results of the study will be released in the print version of 'The Cryosphere', an international scientific journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), on 7 February 2014.
"We have been observing Jakobshavn Isbræ with the TerraSAR-X satellite on a regular basis since mid-2008. It is really impressive to see how much this glacier has changed in a very short time," said co-author Dana Floricioiu from the Remote Sensing Technology Institute (Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung; IMF) of the DLR Earth Observation Center (EOC) in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Analysis of the data shows that the annual average of the flow rates for Jakobshavn Isbræ in 2012 and 2013 is almost three times greater than 20 years ago. During the summer period, the flow rates are over four times higher. The maximum speed measured by the scientists in the summer of 2012 was 17 kilometres per year; this is more than 46 metres per day – a record for outflow glaciers not only in Greenland, but also in Antarctica.
Glacier shrinks, sea level rises
The glacier's rising speed also indicates an increasing loss of thickness. The volume of Jakobshavn Isbræ entering the ocean is already so considerable that it is affecting sea levels, causing a rise of about one millimetre between 2000 and 2010. In future, the glacier will cause sea levels to rise even further.
Satellite data also shows that in the record years of 2012 and 2013, the glacier retreated into the interior one kilometre more than in previous years. According to the experts, in this century alone, the glacier could retreat a further 50 kilometres – to the head of the fjord.
Precision thanks to satellite data
Data from TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X was indispensable to accurately determine the velocity of Jakobshavn Isbræ. DLR's Earth Observation Center provided the satellite data and prepared it specially for this purpose.
"We have carefully ensured that the time series of satellite images was not interrupted and the data was delivered reliably. The Earth observation satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X are wonderful tools because they allow us to observe and study complex ice structures – scientifically exciting fields of study," explains Floricioiu. "Fine structures in ice and snow-covered areas are accurately reproduced in the satellite images. With them, we can analyse dynamic processes such as the flow and movement of glaciers in detail," she adds.
TerraSAR-X was initially oriented so that, over several years, it delivered images with a repeat period of eleven days; these always produced a time series with the same imaged area and viewing angle. At the same time, its radar sensor has a very high spatial resolution of three metres. With the data acquired by TerraSAR-X, the research team from the University of Washington was able to track changes in the features of the glacier surface and thus very accurately measure the flow rate.
These results were refined in yet a further step; using TanDEM-X radar data, DLR scientists generated 3D digital elevation models of the glacier surface. The rise and fall of the surface was recorded – characteristics that influence the speed of the entire glacier.
The data acquired by the Earth observation satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X was therefore crucial to accurately determine the flow rate of Jakobshavn Isbræ. As recent results show, the glacier is in an unstable state; its development, especially with regard to the warming of the polar regions, will therefore continue to be a focus for researchers.
About the TerraSAR-X mission
TerraSAR-X is being implemented on behalf of the German Aerospace Center DLR with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie). It is the first German satellite manufactured under what is known as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between DLR and Airbus Defence and Space. DLR is responsible for using TerraSAR-X data for scientific purposes; it is also responsible for planning and implementing the mission as well as controlling the satellite. Airbus Defence and Space built the satellite, shared the costs of developing it and is sharing the costs of operating it.The programme line 'Geo-Intelligence', part of the 'Communication, Intelligence and Security' business line of Airbus Defence and Space, is responsible for marketing the data commercially.
About the TanDEM-X mission
The TanDEM-X mission is financed and implemented as a public-private partnership between the German Aerospace Center DLR and Airbus Defence and Space. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under the ID code 50 EP 0603, TanDEM-X is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project conducted jointly by DLR and Airbus Defence and Space. DLR is responsible for providing TanDEM-X data to the scientific community, mission planning and implementation, radar operation and calibration, control of the two satellites, and generation of the digital elevation model. To this end, DLR has developed the necessary ground-based facilities. The project's scientific coordination has been entrusted to the DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute in Oberpfaffenhofen. Airbus Defence and Space built the satellite and shares the cost of its development and use. The programme line 'Geo-Intelligence', part of the 'Communication, Intelligence and Security' business line of Airbus Defence and Space is responsible for commercial marketing of the data from both missions, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X.
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Dan Kitchens Australia
Welcome to Sydney's pre-eminent manufacturer of luxury kitchens and domestic joinery.
Danish kitchen culture – Danish design in an Australian setting.
Traditional or modern, Dan Kitchens offers true bespoke designer kitchens and joinery for the entire home. Peruse the Complete Home Fitouts gallery for inspiring, recently completed and past Dan Kitchens projects.
Dedicated in house design team.
Innovative and confident, the Dan Kitchens design team knows well how to offer intelligent solutions for every space. Excellent listeners, they are equally at ease working with an architect or the client and working off plans or within an existing space. Fully conversant with contemporary and classic trends, Dan Kitchens can satisfy the most discerning of briefs.
Quiet, refined, inspiring showroom & design studio.
Conscious of modern day time pressures, the Dan Kitchens showroom and design studio offers a sophisticated environment where projects can be discussed quietly and concisely with a counterpart that knows how to listen.
Company owned, Sydney based production facility.
Established for over 30 years, Dan Kitchens has its own manufacturing facility in Sydney where highly skilled joiners make every project from scratch.
Originally an importer of modular kitchens from Denmark, Dan Kitchens went against the trend and began local production of true, made to measure joinery in the mid 1980's.
Not content to build replicas and ever mindful of its Danish heritage, Dan Kitchens has established a solid reputation for innovative design and quality execution.
Australian and European raw materials and hardware.
Proud promoter and custodian of Danish quality design and attention to detail, Dan Kitchens makes use of the best Australian and European hardware and raw materials on offer, the enjoyment and longevity of every project a firm priority.
Trusted & long serving Dan Kitchens staff – not sub contractors.
Trade qualifications and experience gained in Denmark by Vagn Madsen, the company's founder, form the cornerstone of Dan Kitchens, Sydney's most unique designer kitchen company.
Skilled production and installation technicians, some who have been with the company for over
15 years, carefully create and install each project with dedication and enthusiasm, a rarity in this day and age of subcontractors and temporary workforces.
Entrusted to work on everything from raw building sites to delicate, heritage listed residences, fastidiously careful Dan Kitchens installers know how to run a tidy site and be respectful and considerate of the home, its occupiers and their possessions.
Open 6 days a week.
Dan Kitchens invites you to inspect and enjoy this website and to visit the design studio, home to Sydney's finest luxury designer kitchen showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Conveniently located near the junction of the M7 & M2 motorways, the showroom is widely regarded as a must see destination by clients and specifiers from all over Sydney as well as coastal and regional NSW.


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Show no mercy and take no prisoners as you fight to the death for title of the almighty Warlord in this multiplayer arcade action game based on the Atari classic. Defend your castle from mischievous minions and ferocious fireballs spun from the mouth of a maniacal dragon in this whimsical reinvention of the beloved classic. In the ultimate battle of speed, strategy and survival, command your troops with shrewdness and skill to capture control points, collect power-ups and destroy the other warring factions!
Also known as: Warlords (2012)
Also available on: PlayStation 3


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Transformative Power Semiconductor Technologies to Impact 21st Century Energy Economy, and Space and Defense Electronics
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Energy and environment are intertwined — together, they govern and dictate 21st century global economy in all walks of human endeavor. One of the formidable challenges of our time is to develop Bob Galvin's perfect power system — a secure, reliable, and efficient smart electric power grid that seamlessly integrates distributed renewable energy technologies and delivers agile information-quality power. This talk will focus on advanced power semiconductor materials, devices, circuits and systems that are needed in order to address this daunting challenge. Specifically we will discuss emerging silicon and wide bandgap materials and power devices, heterogeneous chip-scale power integration, advanced thermal management and cooling, system integration, and strategic insertion of advanced power technologies into smart grid with renewable energy sources and wireless sensor control.
Dr. Shenai is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH. He has over 25 years of combined industrial, academic, and entrepreneurial experience in developing and deploying advanced semiconductor technologies for electric energy conversion and power management. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to semiconductor metallization, power MOSFETs, smart-power ICs, synchronous power rectifiers, wide bandgap power semiconductors (SiC and III-Nitrides), soft-switching power technologies, high-density power converters, power system reliability, and RF power amplifiers. His current research is primarily focused on the development and integration of advanced power technologies for energy conversion and power management, low-power sensors and wireless sensor networks, and minimally invasive robotic surgery. He is a Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of AAAS, Fellow of IETE (India), a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Electron Device Society, and a member of Serbian Academy of Engineering.
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Emdebian Crush
[ Experiments with Crush ] [ Distributions ] [ Repository pool ] [ Search ] [ Installation Guide ] [ Release status ]
An ultimately small, cross-built, Debian.
Currently only available for ARM
Emdebian Crush development has stalled and can no longer be built.
Information here is retained for reference only. Do not expect Crush to work for your own devices, it is not installable, it is not buildable, packages no longer build, tools have been removed from Debian and almost everything about how Crush could work is being changed.
Busybox based root filesystem and packages to support the G Palmtop Environment based on GTK+2. Packages are heavily modified and cross-built - functional changes exist between Emdebian Crush and standard Debian.
Emdebian cross-builds packages using the composite method using emdebian-tools (now removed from Debian later than Lenny) that separates out the language translations and removes the documentation and other text files.
Scripts in the old emdebian-tools package implemented the method using patches in Emdebian SVN which are gradually migrated into the Debian packages using the Debian BTS.
Installations of Emdebian Crush require significant user involvement, images will not generally be available for direct download. Instead, each installation was customised from the available package set but this is no longer supported directly.
Extending Emdebian Crush to a new architecture is a very signficiant task. Infrastructure improvements from Emdebian Grip will help, as will fixing all the outstanding cross-building bugs in Debian (a process that can only start after the release of Debian 5.0 "Lenny").
Adding more package sets (e.g. Qt) is a similar challenge - anyone taking on the task needs to have an in-depth knowledge of all build systems used in the packages to be added, as well as how the languages used in those packages change the way the package can be built.
It may take some time before Emdebian Crush can support interpreted languages like perl and python.
Secure Apt
All repositories use Secure Apt via the Emdebian Archive Signing Key.
Repository and mirror
For use on machines running Emdebian Crush.
Stable (Lenny)
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/emdebian/crush lenny main
deb http://emdebian.bytesatwork.ch/mirror/crush lenny main
deb http://www.emdebian.org/crush/ lenny main
apt sources
Sources are not usually useful on Crush itself, these are probably
only useful for debugging on a normal Debian system running
Stable (Lenny)
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/emdebian/crush lenny main
deb-src http://emdebian.bytesatwork.ch/mirror/crush lenny main
deb-src http://www.emdebian.org/crush/ lenny main
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View talks from UX Week 2017
99% Invisible is a radio show and podcast about all the thought that goes into the design of things we don't usually bother thinking about. There are tons of valuable lessons to be learned by noticing the beautiful and seamless design all around us, but it's also pretty fun to look and laugh at the broken stuff too. 99% Invisible host Roman Mars will perform a live podcast, with interview clips, music, and sound effects with stories about the broken design that makes us laugh, the ugly design that makes us cringe, and the immoral design that excludes people, maybe without us even knowing it. And we'll also have an example or two of the good design that inspires us to do better.
Traditionally, user interface design is a process that helps people learn how to intuitively operate their machines. What if instead we framed it as a process of helping machines learn how to accommodate their operators? This talk will address the future role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in building next-generation human-computer interfaces, and demo new tools for automatically analyzing, organizing, describing, and visualizing large-scale multimedia data.
What is it with the word "architecting?" Ask architects what they do, and they will say that they design. Ask UX designers about the work of designing a system, and they often call it "architecting.
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text: Tim, I thought about this some. I don't have a cluster, but I can program in C; you have a cluster, but don't want to program too much. It's possible we can help each other. A toy application I thought of is finding numbers that can written as a sum of two cubes in two different ways (there's a famous story about Ramanujan recognizing the four-digit number of a taxicab as "the smallest number than can be expressed as a sum of two cubes in two distinct ways"). So I had this plan. I went to wiki and got the source of an MPI "hello world" application, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_Passing_Interface Then I wrote a C program to take a range of numbers, say 1000 to 1999, and find the numbers in that interval that have the taxicab quality (it turns out that's what such numbers are called now!). Since I don't have the MPI library or a cluster I can't test the integrated thing, so at the moment all I have is the wiki example (which just fills a buffer with "I am node #<whatever>" for later reporting), which presumably is an OK example of MPI, and my own code (which just does arithmetic) which I tested myself. So if you wanted, you could try and integrate these, and see if you can find bigger reults by compiling for 64 bit arithmetic. My program wastes a huge amount of redundant calculation; it's only virtue is to split the memory required among nodes. So it computes x^3 + y^3 for silly huge ranges of x and y, at each node, but only stores results for comparisons in limited ranges which can be split up among nodes. I was disappointed at first because I only got 1729 (which was Ramanujan's number, the smallest), and 4,104: C:\PeteStJohn\Experiments\Ramanujan\Debug>ramanujan Deubg: i = 0 DEBUG: HIT: 01729 = 12^3 + 1^3, 01729 = 10^3 + 9^3 DEBUG: HIT: 04104 = 16^3 + 2^3, 04104 = 15^3 + 9^3 Deubg: i = 1000 DEBUG: i = 1588 is too big. Findrama made 2 hits Winner 4104: = 16 + 2 = 15 + 9 but I checked, putting those two numbers, 1729 and 4104, into the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/?q=1729%2C+4104&language=english&go=Search, and that got me the "Taxi Cab Sequence" and the next value is 13,832. My program is naive, using an exhaustive and redundant search, with only 32 bit, so I get stuck when 1588 is too big becaues it's cube is bigger than about 4 billion, the extent of a 32 bit int. Also I didn't take the time even to accommodate the signum bit. I suggest you look at the wiki link. If you want to hack that code (which could be confusing because the address of something in this node's memory may not make sense when passed to some other node, but the MPI library makes some accommodation) let me know and I'll send you my C program, to call from inside that Wiki program. You might start by just running the wiki example, and see if it works and what you have to do to make it work. If that seems like fun then we can try doing math with it. I think I'll integrate them myself, but I wouldn't be able to test it directly. If you think this toy project is the kind of thing you could use let me know. Maybe some day you will run my genetic algorithm app, which is not a toy, for me, and I won't need a cluster :-) Well, here. It's not that big a program so I'll just paste it in. Serious software engineers may avert their eyes. // FindRama // Toy parallelizable math application // Pete St.John 8/2007 // #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <malloc.h> #define BIGGEST 4000000000 // sloppy way to deal with 32-bit limitation struct pair { long x; long y; }; // a pair of integers; the sum of their cubes matters to us. struct winner { long win; struct pair first; struct pair second; }; // any pair you want to keep and report, e.g. the largest summand found in the range. int findrama(int myid, long z1, long z2, struct winner *winnerp); // findrama finds numbers which are sums of cubes in two distince ways, // e.g. 1729 = 12^3 + 1^3 but also = 10^3 + 9^3 // "myid" is the hypothetical node number of the MPI instance that would invoke this // z1 and z2 are the range of numbers to search, e.g. 1729 might be found // between 1000 and 19999; // winner is the "best" result found, which in this example is the largest. int main(int argc, char **argv) { // I'm not doing much in this main. We want to use the wiki MPI example // main to call "findrama" with a range of numbers, perhaps based on myid; e.g. // node 1 does z = 1 to 1999, node 2 does 2000 to 2999, etc, based on the number // of nodes you have and the largest arithmetic you can do. int myid; int hits; struct winner mywinner; myid = 0; hits = findrama(myid, 1, 10000, &mywinner); printf("Findrama made %d hits\n", hits); if(hits < 0) { printf("Error, probably malloc error.\n"); return 0; } printf("Winner %d:\n", mywinner.win); printf("= %d, %d\n", mywinner.first.x, mywinner.first.y); printf("= %d, %d\n", mywinner.second.x, mywinner.second.y); return 0; } int findrama(int myid, long z1, long z2, struct winner *winnerp) { struct pair *p; long range; long i, j, k; int hits; long bigz, z; long xi, xj; long xsum; //struct pair newpair; struct winner mywinner; bigz = 0; hits = 0; range = (z2 - z1); p = malloc( range * sizeof(struct pair)); // // malloc should return a pointer to a range of allocated memory // large enough for "range" pairs, and pair takes up space for two long integers. // if(!p) { fprintf(stderr, "Error: unable to malloc at myid = %d\n", myid); return -1; } // in the zth offset we will store the pair x, y st x^3 + y^3 = z^3 // for z in the range from z1 <= z < z2 // zero out for(i=0; i < range; i++) { p[i].x = 0; p[i].y = 0; } //z2cube = z2 * z2 * z2; for(i = 0; i < z2; i++) { xi = i*i*i; if(xi > BIGGEST) { printf("DEBUG: i = %d is too big.\n", i); break; } // debug if(i%1000 == 0) { printf("Deubg: i = %d\n", i); } for(j = 0; j <= i; j++) { xj = j*j*j; xsum = xi + xj; if(xsum > z2) { // we've exceeded our range break; } for(k = 0; k< range; k++) { z = z1 + k; if(z == xsum) { if(p[z].x == 0 && p[z].y == 0) { // found this sum of cubes for the first time p[z].x = i; p[z].y = j; } else { // we have discovered a number that // can be written as a sum of two cubes // in two distince ways. hits++; printf("DEBUG: HIT:\n %05d = %d^3 + %d^3,\n %05d = %d^3 + %d^3\n", z, i, j, z, p[z].x, p[z].y ); mywinner.win = z; mywinner.first.x = i; mywinner.first.y = j; mywinner.second.x = p[z].x; mywinner.second.y = p[z].y; } } } } } winnerp->win = mywinner.win; winnerp->first.x = mywinner.first.x; winnerp->first.y = mywinner.first.y; winnerp->second.x = mywinner.second.x; winnerp->second.y = mywinner.second.y; return hits; } Peter On 8/16/07, Robert G. Brown <rgb at phy.duke.edu> wrote: > > On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Tim Simon wrote: > > > I would like to know if there is any open source software that will > > run on a beowulf, which will do something like find prime numbers, or > > something simillar. I cant afford a commercial program. > > > > I am guessing that there is not "one size fits all" type thing - what > > fits your beowulf wont fit mine. Is there anything that can be easily > > made to fit? I have searched all over the net, and all i can find are > > educational or high research type applications. I just would like > > something reasonably simple, (I thought prime numbers but hey, > > anything is good). > > Writing your own is good. Hunting for primes is actually something that > will parallelize decently simply because the Sieve of Erasthones for a > proposed number N only requires that you try all the primes found up to > N/2. Therefore a collection of nodes can contain and share all the > primes found up to N-1, and distribute the testing of N, N+2, N+4, > N+6... N+M (obviously skipping all even numbers) as long as N+M < 2N. > > For a small number M of nodes, if you precompute and load all the primes > less than M -- trivially done -- then you're in business. > > You will have a few longer term problems. A single processor can sieve > all the unsigned int primes from 0-(2^32-1) out fairly quickly anyway. > To go beyond this, you'll need to use symbolic division instead of > binary computer arithmetic, I think. You'll also run into > storage/memory problems as you start to get a significant number of > primes in your running table. > > But it is a fun problem, for sure. Go for it. > > Beyond that, there are a number of programs people use to play with or > demonstrate a beowulf's speedup. The "funnest" is any of the > rubberbandable Mandelbrot set exploration tools parallelized on top of > MPI or PVM -- makes nifty graphics. It isn't quite as cool as it used > to be because Moore's Law has overwhelmed the computational difficulty > of the task. When I started in this business, it might have taken > minutes to compute a rubberbanding down into the MS, depending on where > one was (and how deep one had to go on all those pixels to terminate). > Parallelize that on sixty or so nodes and it drops DRAMATICALLY to > seconds. > > Now CPUs are so fast that a SINGLE CPU can rubberband down in a second > or two, and networks haven't kept pace so that computing the pixels in a > single thread might actually be faster than splitting them. So speedup > is a bit less dramatic, but still very cool. > > rgb > > > I am running Red Hat FC4. > > Hmmm, might at least TRY 6 or 7. > > > > > > > > Tim > > _______________________________________________ > > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > > -- > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ > Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 > Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 > Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20070816/caa7e732/attachment.html>


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