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We are EdLabs, a research division of Harvard University. We are a non-profit organization that works (like crazy) to close the educational achievement gap that occurs in poor, inner-city schools around the world.
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John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva have been chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize. The winners of the Prize, founded by the late Dr. Norman Borlaug in 1986, were announced during ceremonies at the U.S. State Department today.
Kufuor and Lula were honored for their leadership of efforts that led to the drastic reduction of hunger and poverty while they served as presidents of Ghana and Brazil. They are the first former heads of state to be honored during the 25 years of the World Food Prize.
"President Kufuor and President Lula da Silva have set a powerful example for other political leaders in the world," said Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, president of the World Food Prize. "Thanks to their personal commitment and visionary leadership, both Ghana and Brazil are on track to exceed the UN Millennium Development Goal – to cut in half extreme hunger before 2015."
Quinn, a former ambassador and career foreign service officer, was joined by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, in making the announcement. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was also scheduled to speak at the ceremony but was unable to attend.
Green Revolution
Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reduce world hunger, is generally considered the founder of the Green Revolution, a development that is believed to have saved millions of people from starvation.
"The battle to end hunger was Dr. Borlaug's lifelong pursuit, and remains one of the great challenges of our day, requiring both a worldwide commitment to innovation and investment in agriculture, as well as country and local strategies," said Secretary Vilsack.
"Presidents Kufuor and Lula da Silva have advanced food security for their people by pursuing innovative policies and programs, and their leadership and work stand as a model to all nations working to meet the moral imperative of feeding the world."
Vilsack is a former governor of Iowa, where Borlaug was born and spent the early years of his life. The World Food Prize is presented annually during the Norman Borlaug Symposium held in Des Moines, Iowa, in October.
"President Kufuor and President Lula da Silva have set the gold standard for presidential leadership in tackling the global challenges of poverty and hunger," said Administrator Shah. "By helping train the next generation of forward-thinking leaders, we can build upon the legacy of Norman Borlaug and the inspirational work of this year's World Food Prize laureates to deliver meaningful results in food security and nutrition for people in developing countries across the world."
Under President Kufuor's leadership, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to cut in half the proportion of its people who suffer from hunger, and the proportion of people living on less than a dollar per day, on course to meet UN Millenium Development Goal 1.
Agriculture a priority
Continuing Ghana's tradition of stability, President Kufuor prioritized national agricultural policies: Ghana saw a reduction in its poverty rate from 51.7 percent in 1991 to 26.5 percent in 2008, and hunger was reduced from 34 percent in 1990 down to 9 percent in 2004.
"l am overjoyed that in this time of increasing food crisis around the world, l should be adjudged as deserving of this great award for the role l played in boosting agriculture in my country, Ghana, during my tenure as president," said President Kufuor.
A guiding principle for President John Kufuor during the entirety of his two terms as president of the Republic of Ghana (2001-2009) was to improve food security and reduce poverty through public- and private-sector initiatives. To that end, he implemented major economic and educational policies that increased the quality and quantity of food to Ghanaians, enhanced farmers' incomes, and improved school attendance and child nutrition through a nationwide feeding program.
President Lula da Silva made it clear, even before he took office as president of Brazil in 2003, that fighting hunger and poverty would be a top priority of his government. More than 10 government ministries were focused on the expansive Zero Hunger programs, which provided greater access to food, strengthened family farms and rural incomes, increased enrollment of primary school children, and empowered the poor.
Zero Hunger very quickly became one of the most successful food and nutritional security policies in the world through its broad network of programs, including: the Bolsa Familia Program; the Food Purchase Program; and the School Feeding Program.
Over the eight years of his administration, President Lula da Silva's commitment and vision achieved dramatic reductions in hunger, extreme poverty and social exclusion, thereby greatly enhancing the lives of Brazil's people.
"I am convinced that what was important during my administration was the result of the partnership with the Brazilian population," said former president Lula da Silva. "I am really moved to know Brazil was chosen as a country that achieved good policies regarding agriculture and hunger. Brazil has a lot to show in the area of food security.
"And we want to share our experience with other countries, especially with African country and poor countries in Latin America – both our technical knowledge, and from the point of view of food productivity and distribution."
Hunger cut in half
During his tenure, UN Millennium Development Goal 1 was exceeded as Brazil reduced by half its proportion of hungry people, with 93 percent of children and 82 percent of adults eating three meals a day, and also reduced the percentage of Brazilians living in extreme poverty from 12 percent in 2003 down to 4.8 percent in 2009.
These two leaders will be formally awarded the World Food Prize at the 25th Anniversary Laureate Award Ceremony at the Iowa State Capital on October 13, in conjunction with the Borlaug Dialogue international symposium. The theme of this year's dialogue will be "The Next Generation: Confronting the Hunger Challenges of Tomorrow."
Full biographies and more information is available at www.worldfoodprize.org/laureates.

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text: It depends on what you are trying to do (doesn't everyone love that answer). The number of flops your cluster can do should be equal to: flops = (no. of cpus) * (Mhz) * (flops per hz) So for your cluster flops = 8 * 1.53 Ghz * 2 I am assuming that with SSE you can get 2 flops per cycle. flops = 24.48 Gflops Now, there are some issues with this. First, you are never going to get 1.53*2 Gflops out of a single processor. Second, leveraging all 8 cpus to get their maximum is going to be difficult if there is any communication between the nodes. Compilers play a big role in extracting the best performance out of the system. If you don't have a commerical compiler from the likes of Intel or Portland Group, I highly recommend getting one. You only have to purchase the compiler for where you compile, and not where you run. You can get away with one copy of the compiler on your server. If you are trying to compare the AMD system to the DS20E system, it will depend on what you are actually trying to do. If you are running single precision floating point codes that do not require all the memory bandwidth a DS20E provides, I would think that within 10% that AMD processor will do the work of one 833 Mhz Alpha Cpu (You didn't say if you had 2 cpus in your DS20e). At least this is what I am seeing for my codes when comparing Dual Xeon's, Dual AMD's, and dual API 833 boxes. Craig On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 03:35:45AM -0800, Suraj Peri wrote: > Hi group, > I was calculating the performance of my cluster. The > features are > > 1. 8 nodes > 2. Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ > 3. 8 CPUs > 4. 8*1.5 GB DDR RAM > 5. 1 Server with 2 processorts with AMD MP 1800+ and > 2GB DDR RAM > > I calculated this to be 48 Mflops . Is this correct ? > if not, what is the correct performance of my cluster. > I also comparatively calculated that my cluster would > be 3 times faster than AlphaServer DS20E ( 833 MHz > alpha 64 bit processor, 4 GB max memory) > > Is my calculation correct or wrong? please help me > ASAP. thanks in advance. > > cheers > suraj. > > ===== > PIL/BMB/SDU/DK > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Craig Tierney (ctierney at hpti.com)


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Mourinho - Chelsea "were strong"
Jose Mourinho felt his selection was vindicated after Chelsea took a step towards the Champions League knockout stages with a 3-0 win over Schalke at Stamford Bridge.
Samuel Eto'o scored twice and Demba Ba was also on target as Chelsea responded from the defeat at Newcastle with a victory which enhanced the Blues' place at the top of Group E.
Mourinho made six changes from the loss at St James' Park, one enforced, with Eto'o replacing the injured Fernando Torres.
"It's nothing to do with drop this one or that one," Mourinho said.
"It has to do with their mentality and they were strong."
Eden Hazard was not even in the squad.
Mourinho revealed the Belgium forward missed a crucial training session but was reluctant to comment further.
"Willian played fantastic," said Mourinho, when first asked about Hazard before being pressed over whether the Belgian was injured.
"I don't want to lie. He's not injured. He forgot the time.
"Let's end the story. He's a kid, kids make mistakes and fathers they have to be clever in the way they educate their sons.
"He didn't play, he wanted to play. He's sad because he wanted to play.
"We won without him and Saturday he's back. End of story."
Torres will miss Saturday's match with West Brom with an adductor muscle injury.
The Spain striker underwent a scan on Wednesday and faces up to three weeks out.
"We hope that he's back after the national teams, but of course no chance for this weekend," Mourinho said.
In the absence of Torres, who scored twice in the 3-0 win in Gelsenkirchen, Eto'o stepped up.
The Cameroon striker, who dispossessed Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall as he bounced the ball last month to set up Eden Hazard, ran at Timo Hildebrand as the Schalke stopper prepared to fire down field. Instead Hildebrand kicked it against the striker and saw the ball go into his own net.
There was nothing lucky about the second as Eto'o, previously a Champions League winner with Barcelona and Mourinho's Inter Milan, converted clinically.
Mourinho said: "My favourite players are the players that win matches for me, not the ones that lose matches for me.
"Samuel worked with me in the best season of my career. We won everything. So he's in a good position."
Eto'o has started life slowly at Chelsea - they were his second and third goals after his first versus Cardiff - following his move from Anzhi Makhachkala.
Mourinho added: "He was for two years playing without big motivations and when you play without big motivations, you train without big motivations and you lose condition, and you lose sharpness, and you lose even appetite.
"It was not a surprise for me that he arrived here not in the best conditions after two years in Anzhi.
"Now step by step he is going. He is 32 but he's a fit, slim guy.
"He's not a heavy body. He's intelligent, of course, and I think goals give confidence.
"The first one is a fox goal, the second goal is a very good collective goal.
"Willian's choice is fantastic, Ramires' run to give an extra option to Willian is fantastic and Samuel's movement was brilliant."
Last season, Chelsea suffered the ignominy of becoming the first holders to exit the tournament at the group stage.
Now they are three points clear in the standings ahead of the trip to Basle, who in September ended the Blues' near 10-year, 29-match unbeaten home run in the group stages of the Champions League.
"We won in quite a comfortable way and it's good for us," Mourinho added.
"After the Basle defeat we put ourselves in a difficult situation and it's fantastic that after the fourth fixture we have qualified, almost. Not yet."
For the second time in two games, Schalke, who beat Arsenal in London last October, were comprehensively beaten by Chelsea.
Schalke boss Jens Keller said: "We started really well, we had three chances, but if you have three chances you've got to take one of those chances.
"Unfortunately when we conceded the first goal it was a huge mistake and this meant we were 1-0 behind so Chelsea could play as they wanted.
"The second goal for Chelsea was excellent by Eto'o. If you're 2-0 down against a team like Chelsea it's very, very difficult to come back."
On Hildebrand, Keller said: "What can you say about that? Today, apart from that one mistake he saved really well.
"He knows he made a mistake. He's 34 years old. It won't bring him down."
Julian Draxler (shin) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (knee) departed injured in the second half, hampering Schalke's cause.
Nevertheless the Germans remained second in the group ahead of matches with Steaua Bucharest and Basle.
"The result was not so good for us, but it's still in our own hands and we still have a good chance to qualify," Keller added.


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In fact after reading the first four issues of both it seems they are instead calling back to just after both of those writers left.
After Grant Morrison left Animal Man the book was given to writer Jaimie Delano who introduced the Red, gave Animal Man a more animalistic appearance and made Buddy and his daughter the avatar/elemental champions of the animal kingdom the way Swamp Thing is for the plant kingdom. This is of course the currently running storyline in the new Animal Man series as well.
After Alan Moore left Swamp Thing Rick Veitch continued with much the same thematic approach as Moore until his Swamp Thing meets Jesus storyline was censored by DC (after originally approving the script.) and Doug Wheeler took over. In a storyline that combined with fan backlash over how Veitch had been treated dropped sales to record lows Wheeler created an archetypal foe for the Green that Swamp Thing served, the Grey - the separate fungal world. The resonance with the Rot of current Swamp Thing and Animal Man stories is obvious.
I have serious doubts about both of these books now. Making an anthropomorphised villain out of the concept of decay seems to fly in the face of the themes of Moore's run that explicitly recognized death and decay as a natural part of both nature and the Green. When the book suggested a conflict between parts of the natural world, the seemingly never ending 'vegetable wars' story was a conceptual, and sales disaster that the book foundered on.
Over in Animal Man, Jaimie Delano left behind the meta fictional conceits of Morrison's later run on the book and used the animal avatar concept to address radical political animal rights and environmental concerns. Echoing an almost despairingly apocalyptic viewpoint from his Hellblazer run Delano's was a challenging read, feverish angry extremes with stretches of bleakness that were almost unreadable. His run was fascinating but ultimately exhausting and disheartening.
The current Animal Man storyline and that of the new Swamp Thing haven't even mentioned environmental or political concerns except in almost purely comic book monster terms.
I wanted to like these books, I really did, but they seem like pale shadows of the characters glory days calling back to old narrative dead ends.


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Inference fusion: a hybrid approach to taxonomic reasoning. (AAAI, 2003)HU, B., ARANA, I. and COMPATANGELO, E., 2003. Inference fusion: a hybrid approach to taxonomic reasoning. In: I. RUSSELL and S. HALLER, eds. Proceedings of the 16th International FLAIRS conference. 12-14 May 2003. St. Augustine, Florida: AAAI. pp. 103-107.We present a hybrid way to extend taxonomic reasoning using inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of inferences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach integrates results from a DL-based taxonomic ...


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Apple and Samsung: Bad Blood Gets Badder
Apr 4, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The smartphone war is often depicted as a battle between iOS and a world of Android phonemakers, but a report released this week suggests that in terms of profit, Apple really has one main challenger -- Samsung.
The South Korean manufacturer and Apple together account for 95 percent of the Q4 2011 profit in the handset industry, according to a report from Canaccord Genuity. Apple accounted for 80 percent of the industry's profit in that time frame, outselling all other smartphones combined at AT&T and Sprint, the report states. Samsung has stepped up to the plate and captured 15 percent of the remaining profit.
Thanks in part to strong sales for the iPhone 4S, Apple has been on an upward climb so steep that some analysts told Forbes this week that a US$1,000-per-share price point for AAPL wasn't out of the question. The stock closed Tuesday at just under $630 -- hitting more than $1,000 would make one Apple share pricier than some of its laptops.
Battle Heating Up
The Android army has usually managed to occupy a large chunk of the smartphone market, partly because the Android platform is spread over so many phone makers. Samsung's Galaxy S franchise has especially given it a boost. With Samsung as a main competitor, Apple can focus its attack against a single challenger.
"Samsung has increased their market share significantly in the Android space with a number of simultaneous attacks," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, told MacNewsWorld.
The competition for profit is only going to worsen the blood feud between the two companies. The two are already engaged in multiple heated legal battles over patents.
"Every market share point Samsung drives to get closer to Apple's share increases the tension between the two companies," said Moorhead. "One of these battle grounds is the court room, which is only intensifying."
Labor and Samsung
Another field Samsung and Apple are battling over is the TV market. Rumors of an Apple TV set have never been confirmed, although that doesn't stop them from spreading. Because of Samsung's experience in the TV space, the company has been talked about as a possible partner to which Apple would turn for TV set production, especially with its LCD and AMOLED screens.
With the fierce rivalry growing between the two, though, a supply chain deal between them might be a nonstarter. That could explain why Apple is apparently shopping a deal with Foxconn's parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry, to buy a stake in Sharp, the LCD maker, according to a report from Forbes.
That would mean deepening Apple's relationship with a company that's been the focus of much concern recently. An Apple-commissioned report on Foxconn recently found labor violations in some of its China-based factories. Both Apple and Foxconn responded to the reports by pledging to make sure conditions improved.
"It is a PR problem," Shad Dowlatshahi, professor of operations and supply chain management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, told MacNewsWorld. "But it will not be enduring if it does not repeat itself. People will continue to buy Apple products and will soon forget about Foxconn if it does not repeat itself."
If it happens again, though, Dowlatshahi said the stakes are high not just for Foxconn and other major suppliers on the chain, but for Apple as well.
"The general public will eventually hold Apple accountable," he said. "This requires more work and more intervention on the part of Apple."
Outside of the labor issue, business as usual continues at Foxconn -- which means product rumors are as abundant as ever. In the latest one, a Foxconn recruiter apparently told a Japanese media outlet that the iPhone 5 was coming out in June. The recruiter claimed Foxconn would be hiring 18,000 new employees to cover the manufacturing demand.
Apple didn't confirm the rumor and didn't return our requests for comment on the story.


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful
All praise is to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I ask His forgiveness, seek His aid, and ask Him for guidance. I seek refuge in Allah from the evil that is in ourselves, and from the evil of our actions. Whomever Allah guides, none can send astray, and whomever Allah sends astray, none can guide. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone and without partner. And, I testify that Muhammad (SAW) is His slave and Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, his family, his companions and the rightly guided predecessors until the Last Day. Ameen!
As-salaam' wa-Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.
Welcome to my blog! I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all who visit my blog.
I started this blog primarily to input my heart content on my life. But gradually, the topic shifted to the Big picture.. the greatest truth… Islam. The focus is on spreading the truth about Islam. I believe that our Religion calls to many essentials, so we call to the most essential affair, followed by that which is next in importance, in accordance to the Quranic and Prophetic texts, just as Allaah's Messenger (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said to Mu'aadh b. Jabal (radhiAllaahu anhu): "Let the first thing you call them to be that they worship Allaah alone. If they affirm that, then inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them five prayers during the night and day. If they affirm that, then inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them the Zakaat.."
I call, first and foremost, to the worship of Allaah alone, without associating partners with Him. This was the starting point of the call of the Messengers (alayhumus salaam), just as Allaah has stated: "We sent a messenger to every nation proclaiming: Worship Allaah alone and leave the worship of the false deities." So this call to the worship of Allaah alone is coupled with the negation of the worship of anything besides Him.
The Sunnah is Revelation just as the Quran is Revelation, just as Allaah, the Most High, said: "He (the Prophet) does not speak from his desires, rather it is nothing except Revelation that is sent to him." I believe that the Sunnah is whatever was conveyed to the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam)other than the Quran due the saying of the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam): "Indeed I have been given the Quran and that which is like it."
This blog is a simple and humble effort on my part to spread the beautiful Deen of Allaah and to inform the people about the Religion and on issues concerning the Muslim 'Ummah in general. In-sha'Allaah, it will be of some benefit.
On some opinions, we may share a common ground while other times, we shall depart on different paths. However I just want you to know that I respect all opinions and mine will never stand superior to any. The only ruling and opinion that stands on highness is that of Allaah and His messenger. For all the 'Ummah, the authentic sources of Islam, should be the Quran, which is the word of God, and the authentic Sunnah, and the traditions of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him).
"My counsel, if I wished to counsel you, I cannot profit you if Allah has decided that you should go astray. He is your Lord and to Him you shall be returned." (Quran, Surah Hud 11:34)
Disclaimer : You would find many articles which are from other sites/sources. It is my earnest effort to try and expand the reach of the message and re-post it. In such cases, I always try my best to give the appropriate credit. In cases where I do not give due credit, please contact me if you are the content owner and do bring this to my notice. I am not responsible for the accuracy, compliance, copyright, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of other linked sites. If you are a content owner of any article and are not comfortable with me re-posting your article on my site, please contact me and it will be removed from this site. This disclaimer predates and includes all the posts on this blog.
Just like you, I am someone in search of, and who is seeking to learn more about his religion, adapt to it and practice it. I am trying to learn something new each day and thus share it with you. I hope you benefit from it, In-sha'Allaah.
May Allaah (Subhanahu ta'ala) forgive me if I have written or said anything misinterpreting or inaccurate. Feel free to contact me for any requests, comments, feedback etc. Please let me know of any mistakes, errors, or incorrect information – I don't want to be held responsible for giving out incorrect information.
May Allaah (Subhanahu ta'ala) continue to guide us ALL on a righteous path, Ameen.
Jazak Allaah Khair.
Naved Zia
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You can go ahead and use the picture, no problem from my side as long as you do not propagate hatred or project Islam in the wrong light (Sorry to bring this up, but you must be aware of the Islam bashers out there)..
Wish you the best for your work of good!
"lives of great men all remind us,
we can make our lives sublime,
And,departing,leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time…."
knowing you as a freiend is much much much more than wining an oscar..(which i actually dont deserve)…and your life is like those footprints on sand which plays an inspiring role in one's life…specially those who are slaves in the hands of problems…
this compliment of yours, i feel more than honoured!
i guess more honoured than winning an oscar..LOLz!
DANIA is always ready to learn,but not always ready to be taught……………and that is what u changed in me or should i say influnced!!!!!!!!!!!
Without any kind of hold back i can say u r d only person who made me learn certain things…….made me feel sorry for…………..evolved unexplained fealings within me………….and made me to learn to accept life as it comes and many more which propabaly u will not realise……………u left a mark on my life n memories which i will always cherish…………..
Always i'll be greatfull to god bcoz i got a frnd lke u………………may his blessings be upon u n ur family…………………..
hi … just wante to know the basics… boy girl , nationality … of u that is… interestes nice page!
Thanks for the few words from you.
well basics would be… I am a muslim, male, indian by nationality… living in kolkata. How about yourself?? I hope you find my blog educating and helpful!
hello naved……….
i just went through ur web page and thought that
i must not leave without exprassing my appreciation
great work…..keep it up…..was actually a bit
surprised to know that u r 4m india that too kolkata..
amazing…….nice to know this city does have ppl like u!!
Nice blog…useful information alhamd..
I love your site. Keep it up !
more grease to your elbows.
salam. i love your blog. where are you from?
Wa-alaikum as-salaam!
Thank you for your visit. I hope that my blog and the articles out here would have positive impact on the visitors and you benefit from it, insha'Allah.
I am from Kolkata, India.
May Allah (SWT) continue to guide us ALL on a righteous path, Ameen.
Asalam u alikum brother NAVEED & all other frnds. Gud job. Brother naveed i am also having my wapsite, http://999zz.wapka.mobi .plz post me some articles about islam. All other frnds can also. I wil guv u inshallah link also thanx Brother keep it up. I am also giving online help to nôn-muslim brother.
SunhanAllah, MashAllah!
May Allah's blessings be upon you in this world and the life here after.
SunhanAllah, MashAllah!May Allah's blessings be upon you in this world and the life here after.
Hi there – I'm messaging from my own wordpress site just to see if I can get in touch with you (but my site isn't related to the project I'm working for that I'm contacting you about). I'm wondering about using one of your images in a piece of educational technology I am working on. The image is of Iftar at Prophet Muhammad (SAW)'s Mosque. (Let me know if there is a better way I can contact you–but I will include details below.)
Our usage would involve very limited distribution initially—under 200 students, who would be utilizing the technology we are working on for two months. The project involves a specialized use of imagery to enhance vocabulary acquisition in foreign language learning, by pairing new words with striking, distinctive images. We are still in testing phases, so usage is entirely non-commercial, non-public, and on a tight budget. We need further proof of concept before possibly advancing to commercial usage. In this event, we would be able to pay you according to regular rates for use of your images.
Use of the image would always be credited with your name, and would greatly assist the learning of students in the classroom.
Thanks very much for your consideration.
Drake Logan
Tel. 415 513 8692
may Allah bless u.keep doing the good work.I'm glad to hear about the video conferencing.i'll inform my friends and relatives.
Assalamu 'alaykum…
Kaifa haaluk akhiy?
How are you brother…
my name is adhy, from Indonesia…
I'm so glad to see this blog…
to find a brother from the other side of the world…
Barokallahu fiikum…
wassalamu 'alaykum…
I just accidentally found this blog yesterday when I was surfing the internet. Just a glance, then I knew that your great blog has inspired me so much. I've been blogging for years but not specifically writing about Islam. Maybe I'll follow your step to write more about Islam, insyaallah. May Allah bless you. Happy celebrating Eid Fitri.
"Zinhaar Azaan kaum na bashee ke fareban,
Haq ra ba sajude, wa Nabi ra bo darooday."
Assalamu Alaikum.
MashaAllah, your's is a very nice work!
May Allah reward you abundantly both in this world and in the Hereafter. Aameen.
Out of place, though, I would like you to visit the Qur'an Blog:
Hope you will find it resourceful, InshaAllah.
Finally a "light" .Compliments to your blog.I'll be back to read more
Kind regards
Assalam Alaikum,
Brother Naved I must say your blog (navedz.wordpess.com) is simply the best blog I have ever came across the internet. I learned a lot in just one day and I hope that Allah makes me learn more from your blog from hereon.
I saw in an earlier comment that you'll allow people to use your images. I would like to use one of them for a website about Islam (a positive one, Alhumdulilah). Can I also have permission?
Sure please feel free to use the information/pictures from my website. Please do mention the original source wherever you use them.
Date : 30 July, 2011.
Dear Sir / Madam,
Assalamu Alaikum Oa Rahmatullahi Oa Barkatuhu. Hope you are well by the grace of Almighty Allah. I am a Bangladeshi Muslim National. I am a Diabetic patient. I need to take Insulin at morning before half an hour of breakfast (Fotoor) and at night before half an hour of dinner ( Asha) every day. But in Holy Ramadan I need take insulin before breakfast ( Fotoor). Is it correct in Fatua for Muslim? I want there is no hampering of Ramadan Fasting. Please inform me urgently.
Inshallah Allah give you the ja ja.
Thanking you with my best regards.
Allah Hafez.
Md. Farid Miah.
Just found out through a friend that one of my photos was posted on your blog!
Thanks for considering it worthy to make it part of such a lovely post!
You Might Find My Link/Thread Useful For Your Website:
I Will Also Inshallah Add Your Link To The Khutbah Section On The Thread
No words to express my feelings . MashaaAllah its brilliant. May Allah immensely reward you for all the hard work ameen
Nice useful blog , Mashaa ALLAH
Assalamu Alaikum, brother Naved
Just to let you know that I have added a link to your amazing blog:
Jazakallah Khayran.
Subhanallah~Thank you for creating this blog. It shows how beautiful Islam is. Can I share the information and the photo with my muslim and non-muslim friends? May Allah always bless you and your generation. Amin.
Thank you for posting my comments. I tried so many sites when I first discovered MJ's Illahis, but I gave up posting comments because they were constantly deleted and the comments ability shut down…I was a little too persistent I guess. Perhaps it was too fresh just after Michael's death, but to this day, those sites still do not accept comments. For this and other reasons, I became very disillusioned (and ANGRY) at muslims in "islamic" countries distorting the truth and misrepresenting Islam, particularly when I discovered that to speak the truth as I know it has resulted in death for many of my real brothers and sisters living in countries that are supposed to be majority muslim.
May Allah show them the errors of their ways. May Allah increase our faith and knowledge daily. May all the true muslims in Islamic countries be successful in representing Islam more accurately than they have been. May they not be killed for doing so. There are way too many Imams and Mullahs making up laws, particularly relating to women. Prophet Mohammed,may Allah commend and salute him,came to liberate women. He would not be impressed!!! May all muslims follow Allah's mighty Qu'ran and sunnet and see through the lies propagated by Mullahs and Imams who are obviously clueless. The Qu'ran is complete. If a law cannot be supported by the Qu'ran or Sunnet, it should be disgarded as it is not the straight path. Many of the laws in "Islamic" countries are cultural and/or pagan and have no foundation in the Qu'ran. May everyone who intends to follow Islam find greater knowledge and faith daily. May Allah reward your efforts.
Great Work.
Adil Ahsan
Dear Brother Naved Zia,
Assalaam u Alaikum Wa Rahamtullahi Wa Barakatuh!
Just this morning, browsing through the Internet, I got to your article on Adam Alaih Assalaam and was very impressed. Would like to know more about you, as to whoi you are, where you are from and where you live now, so on and so forth.
As for me, I'm originally from Hyderabad Deccan, India, but now live in Switzerland. I'm Swiss as well as American. Professionally, I'm a banker. I take a keen interest in Islamic studies and have written a number of articles and I follow the Hanifa Fiqha, although all other Fiqhas are equally acceptable to me.
I should be delighted to hear from you shortly.
Fi Amanillah with a respectful Salaam,
S.M. Ahmeduddin Ali Khan


text: G'day all. Is anyone out there running a "racing" kernel on their nodes? By "racing" I mean removing all unnecessary components (SCSI, USB et al), tweaked buffer values, pre-empting, stripped, helium filled, brushed aluminum etc? Yes, it's a loaded question. I'm contemplating performance tweaking when I realized that there's a bucket load of stuff in the default kernel config I don't need. Now anyone that's ever been exposed to that strange subspecies known as "overclockers" knows you can go to ridiculous lengths ("Duuude, it's fully sick, I can get another 2.3MHz if I take the box outside and hit it with a hose"). I'd like to think we're giving priority to stability. But still... I think there's scope for "safe" improvement? Also need to include the type of target app(s) I s'pose. My Nbody apps are smokin' math stuff but the IO is quite light. So there'd be a fair range of variation in "optimal" config I'd imagine. Thoughts appreciated. Cheers Steve


text: Send us your lionfish harvest photos; we'll send you a T-shirt FWC Fishing News Send us your lionfish harvest photos; we'll send you a T-shirt The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants you to become a member of the "Lionfish Control Team" during the month of April. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself with your lionfish catch and post the photo on Twitter or Instagram with #FWCLionfish. The contest was announced Thursday on Twitter, during a live chat.In return for your efforts, the FWC will send you an official "Lionfish Control Team" T-shirt."Nonnative, invasive lionfish have infiltrated state waters and are negatively impacting Florida's reefs and wildlife," said Jessica McCawley, director of the FWC's Division of Marine Fisheries Management. "These fish not only prey on native saltwater species, they also compete for food with economically important species such as grouper and snapper. Please help us control the lionfish population." The contest began Thursday and will end April 30 or when 150 T-shirts have been given out.Submitted photos must be your own. Photoshop® or other editing software must not be used, and the photo must not include inappropriate content. Photos should be recent and preferably taken in Florida. One T-shirt per household, please. Once the photos are reviewed by the FWC, photographers will be contacted to submit the original photo by email. The FWC may use the photos for educational purposes.Learn more about lionfish at MyFWC.com/Nonnatives; click on "Marine Life."


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Got this from a garden center 2 years ago and it died in the frost, twice, but its actually still a little bit alit, you can just about make out a bit of a new shoot coming out of its dead mass.
Must be a tropical shrub.
Keep forgetting to take a photo of this, but you can see this one poking out in the latest photo as its quite tall now.
I cut back all the dead wood and weeds and I think that this is the same shrub as I have in the front yard. I still dont know its name though.
Not sure how I feel about these plants that I cant name and only seem to be lingering on.


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Minister Farrakhan Responds To Young Buck, Big Meech, And BG
Rappers Young Buck, Big Meech, and BG sent Minister Farrakhan a question for him to answer during the first ever #AskFarrakhan Townhall meeting on September 26, 2012. View the entire Townhall at http://askfarrakhan.noi.org
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|STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 27
4.1 There are 15 spectroscopic modes which are summarized in Table 4.1 below. They comprise low and intermediate-resolution first-order modes designed to be used with a complement of long slits over the entire wavelength range, and intermediate and high-resolution echelle modes which have been optimized for point source observations through short echelle slits and are available only in the ultraviolet (UV) (see Figure 4.1).Table 4.1: STIS Spectroscopic Capabilities
Chapter 13 Page # Scale Δλ Tilts2 λ/91,700 λ/228,000 114,00011 λ/60,000 λ/228,000 114,00012 See "Line Spread Functions" on page 360 for detailed estimates.Number of exposures at distinct tilts needed to cover spectral range of grating with 10% wavelength overlap between adjacent settings.For a complete list of supported and available-but-unsupported apertures for each grating, see Table A.1 on page 485.Naming convention gives dimensions of slit in arcseconds. E.g., 52X0.1 indicates the slit is 52 arcsec long perpendicular to the dispersion direction and 0.1 arcsec wide in the dispersion direction. The F (e.g., in 52X0.2F1) indicates a fiducial bar to be used for coronagraphic spectroscopy.For MAMA first-order modes, only ~ 25 arcsec of a long slit's length projects on the detector. (See also Section 4.2.2.).Full-aperture clear (50CCD or 25MAMA), longpass-filtered (F25QTZ or F25SRF2 in UV), and neutral-density-filtered slitless spectroscopy are also supported with the appropriate first-order and echelle gratings, as well as the PRISM.The following slits are also supported for all echelle gratings. The 6X0.2 and 52X0.05 long slits are intended for use with extended emission line objects; order overlap must be considered when using these slits. Also the high S/N multi-slits 0.2X0.2FP(A-E) and 0.2X0.06FP(A-E) (see Chapter 12), the very narrow 0.1X0.03 slit for maximum spectral resolution, and the 0.2X0.05ND, 0.3X0.05ND, and 31X0.05ND(A-C) neutral density slits.The 0.1X0.09 and 0.1X0.2 slits are supported with E230H only. F25MGII is supported with all NUV-MAMA gratings and the PRISM.The 0.2X0.2 aperture is also supported with all first-order gratings. It is available-but-unsupported with the PRISM.The F25SRF2 aperture can be used with the prism to filter out (geocoronal) Lyman-α emission.Resolution of 200,000 or greater is possible when used with the 0.1X0.03 slit and special observing and data reduction techniques.Resolution of 200,000 or greater is possible when used with the 0.1X0.03 slit and special observing and data reduction techniques.
4.1.1 ThroughputsTo illustrate the broad wavelength coverage provided by STIS, and the relative throughputs achievable across STIS' wavelength regime, we show in Figure 4.2 the system throughput of the four low-resolution, first-order modes on a single plot (where the throughput is defined as the end-to-end effective area divided by the geometric area of a filled, unobstructed, 2.4 meter aperture). To allow you to judge the relative throughputs of different spectroscopic configurations, we plot in Figure 4.3 the efficiency of all grating modes for each of the four primary wavelength regimes on a common plot. These plots allow you to gauge the relative efficiencies of STIS in different configurations. Note, however, that these curves give the throughput at the time that STIS was initially calibrated (approximately 1997.7). Throughput changes determined from monitoring observations since STIS was installed, are discussed in Chapter 13. The throughput curves shown for the echelle modes trace the peak of the echelle blaze function for each order; throughputs near the ends of each order are lower by ~ 20 to 40%.Figure 4.3: System Throughput of STIS' Grating Modes4.1.2 Limiting MagnitudesIn Table 4.2 below, we give the V magnitude for an A0V star that gives a signal-to-noise ratio of 10 in the continuum (per spectral resolution element around the peak of the grating response), in a 1 hour exposure, where we have integrated over the PSF in the direction perpendicular to the dispersion, and assumed the 52X0.2 slit for the first-order gratings and the 0.2X0.2 slit for the echelles. The adopted sensitivities are those estimated for August 2008.Table 4.2: Limiting A0 V Star V Magnitudes
4.1.3 SaturationBoth CCD and MAMA observations are subject to saturation at high total accumulated counts/pix. The CCD can be saturated due to the saturation of the detector itself or of the gain amplifier for CCDGAIN=1. MAMA saturation can occur due to the 16-bit format of its memory buffer. The nature of the saturation for CCD and MAMA spectroscopic observations is described in Section 7.3.2 and Section 7.5.1, respectively.The MAMA detectors are subject to absolute bright object limits, above which targets cannot be observed.We direct MAMA observers to the discussion presented in Section 7.7. For summary tables of bright object screening magnitudes for all spectroscopic modes, see Section 13.8. It is the observer's responsibility to be sure that proposed observations do not exceed the MAMA bright object limits.For the intermediate-resolution gratings and echelles (except E140M), only a portion of the full spectral range of the grating falls on the detector in any one exposure, and the gratings must be scanned (tilted) with a separate exposure taken at each tilt position, in order to cover the full spectral range (see Figure 4.4 and Figure 4.5 below). Accordingly, for these scanned gratings, the user may select a single exposure at a given wavelength, or a series of exposures at different wavelengths to cover a larger wavelength range. The user must choose either prime or secondary settings. The prime settings cover the full spectral range with 10% wavelength overlap between observations taken at adjacent settings. The secondary settings cover selected absorption or emission lines and may be more convenient to use in some applications. For the intermediate-resolution gratings, we expect the photometric and wavelength calibration accuracies to be higher for the prime settings than for most of the secondary settings, as calibrations for the latter are inferred from those taken at prime settings. Early in the operation of STIS, the photometric accuracies of the primary echelle settings were higher; however, for post-SM4 observations the photometric accuracies of the primary and secondary settings are comparable. The central wavelengths, and corresponding minimum and maximum wavelengths, are presented in the individual grating sections in Chapter 13.Figure 4.4: Scanned First-Order GratingsFigure 4.5: Scanned Echelle Gratings4.1.6 Cross-Over RegionsIn the near-ultraviolet (NUV), where the CCD has comparable sensitivity to the NUV-MAMA, you may want to consider using the G230LB or G230MB gratings with the CCD instead of the G230L and G230M gratings with the MAMA. You will get improved throughput down to at least 2500 Å, a larger slit length, and use of the CCD rather than the MAMA (see Figure 4.3 and Chapter 13). On the other hand, the CCD has read noise, cosmic ray sensitivity, hot pixels, and charge transfer efficiency losses. Also, for red objects, scattered light can be more of a problem with the red-sensitive CCD than with the solar-insensitive NUV-MAMA. For a solar-type spectrum, CCD data at wavelengths shorter than 2100 Å are dominated by scattered light.The use of the 31X0.05NDA, 31X0.05NDB, and 31X0.05NDC neutral density slits are supported with both the MAMA first order and echelle gratings. These slits are nominally 31 x 0.05 arcseconds in size, and have throughput reduction factors of roughly 6, 14, and 33, respectively, and are implemented in both APT and the STIS ETC. At this time their use with the PRISM remains "available-but-unsupported." Additional information can be found in Section 31X0.05ND(A-C) Apertures.


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Gray Wolf Recovery in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
Historically, intensive eradication efforts and declining numbers of prey (bison, elk, and white-tailed deer in the south; moose, deer, caribou, and beaver in the north) caused the wolf declines in the western Great Lakes area. Bounties paid for dead wolves began during the 1800s. By 1838, wolves were eliminated from the southern portion of Michigan, by the early 1900s they were eliminated from southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, and by 1960, wolves were also gone from northern Wisconsin and Michigan (except Isle Royale), and from most of Minnesota.
Wisconsin protected the wolf in 1957, after the species was extirpated. Michigan followed suit in 1965, giving the gray wolf endangered species protection. At that time only a few lone wolves remained in the Upper Peninsula, and an isolated population existed on Isle Royale.
In Minnesota, a bounty on all predators, including wolves, continued until 1965. Between 1965 and 1974, Minnesota had an open season on wolves and a Directed Predator Control Program. During this time, about 250 wolves were taken each year and the wolf population was estimated at 350 to 700 animals. The state's control program and open season continued until May 1974 when the gray wolf gained protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Wolf Recovery
Perhaps the most important factors leading to wolf recovery in the Midwest were the ESA's prohibitions that made killing and harming wolves illegal and the ESA requirement that a Recovery Plan be prepared. The Recovery Plan focused time, money, and energy on priority conservation actions. Wolves also rebounded because their primary prey, white-tailed deer, were doing well. Deer herds in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan increased through the 1980s and early 1990s because of mild winters and timber harvests that created prime habitat.
Recovery criteria established in the Recovery Plan include the assured survival of the gray wolf population in Minnesota and a population of 100 or more wolves in Wisconsin/Michigan for a minimum of five consecutive years. The Recovery Plan identified 1,250 to 1,400 as a population goal for Minnesota. The state's wolf population has been at or above that level since the late 1970s. The Wisconsin/Michigan wolf population has been above 100 since the winter of 1993-1994, achieving the latter numerical goal in the Recovery Plan.
With this consistent expansion in numbers and range, the gray wolf population is healthy and recovered in the western Great Lakes region.
During the mid- to late 1970s, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) estimated their wolf population at about 1,000 to 1,200. Then, in the 1980s researchers documented areas that wolves had recently colonized, suggesting that wolf numbers and range were increasing. A DNR survey conducted during the 1988-1989 winter estimated 1,500 to 1,750 wolves. Subsequent surveys conducted every five years documented that the wolf population grew in size and range until 1998. The most recent survey, conducted during the winter of 2007 to 2008, estimated the state's wolf population at about 2,921 animals. Due to uncertainty inherent in this type of survey, DNR concluded that there had been no significant change in wolf distribution or abundance between 1998 and 2008.
The wolf's range expansion into north central and central Minnesota was due to protection from unregulated killing afforded by the ESA, high deer numbers, and dispersal of individuals from existing packs. Telemetry studies documented wolves dispersing from the major wolf range in northeastern Minnesota to recolonize new areas as well as wolves dispersing from the few packs in north central Minnesota that had survived the "bounty era."
Today, wolves live in areas with higher road and human densities than previously believed suitable for wolf survival. Although these two factors still limit suitability for wolf packs, wolves continue to disperse to areas in west-central and east-central Minnesota (just north of Minneapolis/St. Paul), and North and South Dakota.
In May of 2000 the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill that set up a framework for wolf management. Using that guidance, the Minnesota DNR, in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, completed the Minnesota Wolf Management Plan in early 2001. It delineates two wolf management zones and provides different levels of protection in the two zones. The Plan also establishes a minimum state population goal of 1,600 wolves and defers any action on allowing a general public taking of wolves for five years following federal delisting.
From 1960 to 1975 there were no breeding wolves in Wisconsin. But after the wolf was listed as federally endangered, wolves began returning, apparently dispersing from Minnesota. The Wisconsin DNR started monitoring wolves in 1979 by radio-collaring and tracking wolves, surveying for winter tracks, and conducting summer howling surveys.
When monitoring began, 25 wolves were documented in the state. During the mid-1980s wolf numbers reached a low of 15, probably due to an epidemic of canine parvovirus. Wild wolves seemed to develop some degree of natural resistance and wolf numbers increased after 1985. Population estimates between 1985 and 2010 increased from 83 to 782 wolves.
Parvovirus seems to be declining, but is still present in Wisconsin wolves. Lyme disease and mange are also present but their impact, particularly on pup survival, is not well known.
Wisconsin DNR monitors wolf movements in the Wisconsin-Minnesota border area, as well as the wolf range expansion southward into the central portion of the state.
The Wisconsin DNR developed a state wolf management plan that was approved in October of 1999. That plan sets a management goal of 350 wolves (outside of Indian Reservations). This goal was exceeded and in 2004 Wisconsin changed the wolf's status from "threatened" to "protected wild animal." In 2006 the Wisconsin management plan was updated and approved by the Natural Resources Board. The wolf management goal remains 350 wolves outside of reservations.
As wolves began getting a foothold in Wisconsin during the late 1970s, biologists documented increasing numbers of single wolves in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Finally, in the late 1980s they documented a pair of wolves traveling together in the central Upper Peninsula. This pair had pups in the spring of 1991. During the following summer, Wisconsin and Michigan DNR biologists put a radiocollar on one of the wolves in the only known pack in Michigan. By the end of 1992, Michigan biologists verified at least 20 wolves in the Upper Peninsula. Since then, except for 1996, numbers have steadily increased.
The 1996-97 late-winter count found wolf numbers at 112, down from 116 documented during the previous late-winter count. That decline appears to have been due to two consecutive harsh winters and a high incidence of mange. In some areas of the Upper Peninsula, deer numbers were reduced by 80 percent due to record snowfalls and low temperatures during the previous winter. This provided more prey for wolves during that winter but was followed by another severe winter with unusually deep snow when wolf deaths were high because of fewer deer for prey. Since then, wolf numbers have increased and Michigan DNR trackers estimate that there were at least 687 wolves in 2010.
Michigan completed a Wolf Recovery and Management Plan in December 1997, which was revised in 2008. The Michigan plan recommends managing for a minimum of 200 wolves on the Upper Peninsula. The DNR's goal is to ensure the wolf population remains viable and above a level that would require either federal or state reclassification as a threatened or endangered species.
Wolves have been residing on Isle Royale, Michigan, in Lake Superior, since the winter of 1948-49. Their population has moved up and down with that of moose, their prime prey. Disease is also believed to be an important factor in population fluctuations. Following a peak of 50 wolves in 1979, the population plummeted to the low teens in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and as of 2010, numbered 16 wolves. Due to their isolation, these wolves do not contribute to federal wolf recovery goals.
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We can now run priya_behavior as an executable, though the process for generating behavior executables still needs some work.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Dwight Howard was again out of the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday because of shoulder pain the All-Star center says hasn't gone away.
``It feels a little bit better, but still sore,'' Howard said. ``Certain movements hurt, and I don't want to go out there in any pain or go out there thinking about it too much.''
Pau Gasol started at center for the Lakers at Detroit. The Pistons were also short-handed. Spanish guard Jose Calderon, whom they acquired from Toronto on Wednesday, has been unavailable because of visa issues.
Howard was scratched from Friday night's game at Minnesota with a sore right shoulder and returned to Los Angeles to receive platelet-rich plasma treatments. It's the same injury that kept him out of three games in January.
``It is his call, totally. He's the only one who feels the pain, and he can play when he feels like he can play,'' coach Mike D'Antoni said. ``It's a little bit different than a normal injury. It's something that's going to be there. He has to go through what he can tolerate and what he can't.''
The Lakers play at Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
``As soon as the pain goes away he'll play,'' D'Antoni said. ``Hopefully that's next game, but there's no guarantees.''
Howard is averaging 16.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, but his level of intimidation in the paint has not been the same. The Lakers will need a second-half push this season just to make the playoffs.
Howard was with the team Sunday but says he wants to make sure this injury doesn't become a recurring problem.
``I don't want to have this happen every week or two, to where I'm fine, and then I take a hard hit and re-aggravate it,'' he said.
D'Antoni was asked if he's concerned about Howard being hurt when he brings the ball up to make a move to the basket and a defender hits down on him.
``He has to learn to get the ball under his chin and not take it down. He has a habit of taking it down. That's when they're loading up on him, and they don't care about him shooting foul shots, so they just unload on him, and that's a problem,'' D'Antoni said. ``Hopefully he can get that out of his game and not bring it down as much.''
Howard says he doesn't even want to think about the possibility of surgery, but it's not clear how much less painful the injury will become, even over time.
``From what I've heard, he's going to always have to deal with it, because it's not going to go away,'' D'Antoni said. ``It's a little bit of a tear. It won't go away. If it gets totally bad, then you have to do something, but the way it is right now, you just have to deal with it.''


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Correction: Virtu had posted one day of losses during the last five years, not the last four years, as an earlier version of this story stated.
It pays to be a high-frequency trading firm.
Virtu Financial Inc. filed preliminary papers to go public on Monday and revealed that it only had one day of trading losses in five years.
The market maker states in its SEC filing that one net trading loss occurred between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2013:
"As a result of our real-time risk management strategy and technology, we had only one losing trading day during the period depicted, a total of 1,238 trading days."
Industry watchers say that this statistic is "incredible" and really speaks to the sophisticated and rigorous technology behind the high-frequency trading algorithms that Virtu is using.
"They have a smart approach and algorithms to try to minimize risk," said Igor Gonta, who spent 13 years on Wall Street in commodities sales and trading and now runs Market Prophit, a big data analytics firm involved in social media and stock sentiment.
The technology behind the high-frequency trading algorithms is only as good as the philosophical framework that goes into designing what the technology looks like, notes Gonta.
In the filing, Virtu said it had 2013 revenue of approximately $665 million, up 8% from the year before, and net income of $182 million, more than double from the year before. The high-frequency trader is seeking a valuation of approximately $3 billion for its initial public offering, which is about twice that of its closest rival KCG Holdings Inc.
Technology is very complex for these high-speed trading firms and providing liquidity and protecting shareholders is critical, as a small glitch can cost millions, experts say.
In 2012, Virtu tried to buy Knight Capital, another electronic market maker but was edged out by Getco LLC. Knight Capital became a target for a takeover after it experienced a technology glitch which resulted in losses for the firm of more than $400 million.
"This is the uber version of a brokerage firm," said Gonta. "Virtu does it in the most efficient way possible by leveraging the technology."
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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, who is under investigation in Spain for tax fraud allegations, paid €10 million to the Spanish tax authorities to correct tax returns for 2010 and 2011, according to Spanish media reports.
The news, reported by La Vanguardia newspaper and citing unnamed sources, comes one week after Messi and his father, Jorge Messi, were summoned to a September 17 court date complaint alleging that the duo defrauded the Spanish tax office of €4m earned from image rights on Messi's income tax returns from the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Messi in recent days made the €10m payment to the Spanish tax authorities for "image rights income," La Vanguardia reported on Monday, adding that a source told the newspaper Messi seeks a deal that would allow him to clarify what occurred over the three years in question.
Messi has denied wrongdoing. He has received public backing from Barcelona club president Sandro Rosell and former president Joan Laporta, who was in charge during the years of the alleged fraud.
The 25-year-old Messi is widely considered the best player of his generation and one of the best in history after winning an unprecedented four straight FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
Messi, who is rated by Forbes as the world's 10th highest-paid athlete, reportedly earned $41.3m to June this year; with $20.3m coming from his club salary and $21 million in endorsements.
State prosecutor Raquel Amado alleges that from 2006-09 Messi "obtained significant revenue derived from the transfer to third parties of his image rights, income which should have been taxed."
Messi is not the first athlete to be investigated in Spain for taxes.
Last year former Portugal star Luis Figo was forced to pay €2.45m in income tax pertaining to image rights from 1997-99 while playing for Barcelona. In 2009, former top-ranked women's player Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario had to pay millions in back taxes.
Messi leads an apparently quiet life focused on his family - he became a father last year - and is a universally liked figure in Spain and abroad. He has scored 133 goals for Barcelona over the last two seasons and helped it win its fourth Spanish league title in five seasons this year.
Spain has been cracking down on tax evasion as it fights to repair the country's public finances amid recession and the collapse of its once-booming real estate sector.
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HOUSTON — Spencer Haywood was an MVP in the old ABA. He was a two-time All-NBA first teamer, four-time NBA All-Star and a member of the champion Lakers in 1980.
But nothing ever did had the impact of Haywood v. National Basketball Association, 401 U.S. 1204 (1971), a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled, 7–2, against the NBA's old requirement that a player may not be drafted by a NBA team unless he waited four years (which meant playing at the college level in most cases) following his graduation from high school.
Haywood is the reason that the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard were able to jump straight from the prep ranks into the NBA.
"They don't know that, not most of the players today," said the 63-year-old Haywood on the day that he was named a finalist for the Hall of Fame Class of 2013. "I was kind of thinking they were a little remiss here. I thought it would be talked about as that case.
"That was horrible, hard time. I went from the lower courts to the state court all the way to the Supreme Court and that was some pretty serious stuff there. Two of us were in the courts at that time and (baseball player) Curt Flood lost his case and I won my case. It was powerful.
When you see all these players today, even the older ones on this stage with me — Bob McAdoo, Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins — they all fell under my rule. But those older guys all know."
What perhaps the younger generation doesn't know is that Haywood led the U.S. to the gold medal in the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and then played a spectacular sophomore season at the University of Detroit, averaging 32.1 points and 21.5 rebounds per game. That's when he decided to turn pro, was first turned away by the NBA and signed on with the ABA Denver Rockets.
"This feels tremendous," Haywood said. "It's hard to put in words in terms of how I feel. I'm this poor kid from the cotton fields of Silver City Mississippi, population of 100 people. To be on this stage and possibly on my way to the Hall, just being a finalist, it is tremendous, just something very, very special, beyond anything I could ever imagine."
There an argument to be made that the honor should have come much sooner.
"No," Haywood said. "I let everything happen on God's time and not on my time, because, of course, I would have said years ago. But this is a good time, this is the right time and this is on time."


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Not as well known as its football and basketball counterparts, baseball at UMass might just be the most successful of the school's three major men's sports. And one of the biggest recipients of UMass baseball is none other than the Boston Red Sox.
Despite never playing for the Minutemen baseball team, three UMass graduates currently serve prominent roles in Major League Baseball as general managers, including Ben Cherington (right) with the Red Sox. The others are Chris Antonetti of the Cleveland Indians and Neal Huntington of the Pittsburgh Pirates. All three earned a master's degree in sport management from UMass.
On the field, the Minutemen have won more than a dozen conference championships and been to the NCAA Tournament 11 times. Twice they've reached the mecca of Omaha, playing in the College World Series in 1954 and 1969.
One thing the Minutemen have enjoyed is stability. Since 1948, UMass baseball has only had three head coaches: Earl Lorden (1948-66), Dick Bergquist (1967-87), and Mike Stone, who is entering his 25th season in 2013. Those coaches have sent nearly two dozen players to the majors, including some of the biggest names in UMass baseball history: Pittsfield native Jeff Reardon, who saved 367 games in his 16-year career, including 88 for the Red Sox from 1990-92; Gary DiSarcina from Malden, who was an All-Star in 1995 and is back now to manage the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2013; and Mike Flanagan, the 1979 AL Cy Young Award winner who won the World Series in 1983 with the Orioles.


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Zakk Wylde Survives Guitar World Roast
Zakk Wylde was roasted last night (Jan. 20) at the first-ever Guitar World Roast and guess what? He survived, if a little singed. But was there ever any doubt that the guitarist would take it like a man? He was subjected to barbs and punishment for two hours in Anaheim, Calif., as a variety of musicians, metalheads and comedians took shots at him. He may have been burnt to a crisp, but he still managed to hurl his own jokes at those who roasted him.
Roastmaster Sharon Osbourne – and arguably Zakk's former boss, since he was Ozzy's main axe for years- kicked off the festivities with a poignant declaration: "This is a celebrity roast but who forgot to put the word 'celebrity' in quotes?" From that moment, it was on like Donkey Kong for Wylde, as his feelings were not spared by the likes of Scott Ian, Corey Taylor, Chris Jericho and more.
Some of the choice insults hurled last night are as follows:
Ian said, "Zakk's guitar playing is way less diatonic and way more gin and tonic." Guitarist Gus G., who replaced Wylde as Ozzy's guitarist, submitted a video taunt, saying, "Zakk, I grew up learning all of your riffs and solos. Then I learned how to play real music." Ouch!
Wylde got in on the fun and took a shot at Sharon Osbourne, saying, "There's a lot of faces up here, and Sharon's is probably the newest. I'm kidding, Mom. You don't look a day over artificial." He also slammed Ian, saying, "Scott's been playing lots of poker lately, and like Anthrax, they can both barely pull a full house." Perhaps Zakk can hang up his axe and pursue a career as a stand-up comic. He certainly knows how to throw a verbal jab.
Wylde also ripped Slipknot/Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor, saying he was "in a Tenacious D cover band called Pugnacious P. Now he's in a Nickelback cover band called Stone Sour."


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Nationwide , Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, is drawing up plans to raise at least 1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) to fill a hole in its balance sheet, the Sunday Times said.
Nationwide must raise additional capital of 400 million pounds in order to meet a new target for banks to hold core Tier One capital equivalent to 7 percent of their risk-weighted assets, Britain's financial regulator said last week.
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In addition, Nationwide must raise extra capital to meet another new requirement by the Bank of England for banks to have a leverage ratio of at least 3 percent. Its leverage ratio currently stands at 2 percent.
The leverage ratio measures capital against total loans, not adjusted for their supposed riskiness, and some bankers argue it penalizes low-risk, high volume businesses like mortgage lending. Nationwide is Britain's third-biggest home loans provider.
Chief Executive Graham Beale has said the leverage ratio is "crude" and "an unsophisticated measure which ignores the quality of an organization's assets".
A Nationwide spokesman said the Sunday Times report was "speculative".
"We are completely confident of meeting the 3 percent ratio target in good time for its introduction as a regulatory measure. We have a wide range of options which we will build into any plans which we devise," he said.
Nationwide said in May that it planned to raise up to 500 million pounds through an issue of so-called core capital deferred shares (CCDS). The Sunday Times said it could issue a 500 million-pound bond within weeks followed by a second bond to raise between 500 million and 1 billion pounds, which could follow later in the summer.
The robustness of customer-owned financial services businesses has been under scrutiny since the Co-operative Bank was forced to agree a 1.5 billion pound rescue plan requiring its bondholders to take losses.
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