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From the [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=11852&O=0&L=&C=&K=folding&SB=&SO=&PP=&do_MyPackages=&do_Orphans=&SeB= AUR package page]: "''Folding@home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases.''"
From the [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=11852&O=0&L=&C=&K=folding&SB=&SO=&PP=&do_MyPackages=&do_Orphans=&SeB= AUR package page]: "''Folding@home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases.''"
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From the AUR package page: "Folding@home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases."
Please see the Folding@home site for a fuller description.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Configuration
- 3 Multi-Core CPUs and Folding@home
- 3.1 A Quick Note On Hyperthreading
- 3.2 Multiple Folding@home Installs
- 3.3 Folding@home SMP Support
- 4 Monitoring Work-Unit Progress
- 5 External Resources
Folding@home is no longer in the community repository due to licensing issues. However, it is still possible to build it from AUR. If you are familiar with PKGBUILDs and AUR then build it and skip to configuration.
To install manually, first download the tarball at the Folding@home AUR page. Open a console and untar the tarball. cd to the resulting directory and:
$ makepkg
and if there are no errors you will be left with a package called Template:Filename.
# pacman -U foldingathome-version-number.pkg.tar.gz
being sure to replace version-number first ;)
If all went well, Folding@home should now be installed.
Firstly, you will want to open your Template:Filename configuration file, with your editor of choice.
# nano /etc/conf.d/foldingathome
The config is self explanatory, if you wish to have Folding@home run as a user other than root (handy on single user systems, probably more secure on multi-user systems), or in a different group, then change these values.
Now run the Folding@home process for the first time with
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome start
give it a few seconds and then run
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome stop
You will find under your Template:Filename directory, either new files or a new folder, if you set the user variable in Template:Filename. You will find a file called client.cfg, either in the /opt/fah dir or the Template:Filename folder.
# nano /opt/fah/client.cfg
$ nano /opt/fah/FAH_USER/client.cfg # Replace FAH_USER first
The most important settings here are:
- username, username associated to the work-units you return (not related to the FAH_USER variable in Template:Filename).
- team, the team number you wish to contribute points to (earned for work units returned), you will of course want to fill in 45032, the arch-linux team number.
- bigpackets, defines whether you will accept memory intensive work loads. If you have no problem with Folding@home using up more of your RAM, then set this to big. Other settings are normal and small.
- machineid, covered in the Multi-Core section.
After editing that, run
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome start
again, to start Folding@home up.
Assuming it all ran correctly, you will want to put it in Template:Filename to run on startup, so
# nano /etc/rc.conf
and add @foldingathome to your DAEMONS array (the @ causes it to start in the background, so as not to slow startup, see Daemons).
Remember, this is @foldingathome-smp for the SMP client.
Folding@home is now installed and running.
Multi-Core CPUs and Folding@home
A Quick Note On Hyperthreading
If you have a single-core hyperthreading CPU, you may be tempted to follow the multi-core instructions. It is highly recommenced that you do not do this as the Folding@home team prefers fewer results quickly, than more results slowly. There is also a time-limit on work-units, so if it runs slower, your work-units may not be returned in time, and so distributed to another user. If you have one core, run one folding process.
Multiple Folding@home Installs
It is very simple to set up an extra install, although after each (rare) upgrade of the Folding@home package, you will have to perform some maintenance, unless you wish to build separate packages with custom PKGBUILDS / scripts (beyond the scope of this tutorial). This method should also scale to however many cores/processors you have.
First, stop Folding@home if it is running
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome stop
# cp -r /opt/fah /opt/fah2
If you wish to call it something different, then by all means do. This tutorial will assume you are using Template:Filename for your second install and that you have the FAH_USER directory.
$ rm -rf /opt/fah2/FAH_USER/work /opt/fah2/FAH_USER/queue.dat
if they exist, this way the new process will not start working on the same work-unit as the original thread.
You now have to open up the configuration for the new process
$ nano /opt/fah2/FAH_USER/client.cfg
and change the machineid to a number different to the one in Template:Filename.
If you are using the bigpackets option in client.cfg, you should only have it set to yes for one of your Folding@home processes as it can overwhelm your system unless you have plenty of free RAM (1GB at least).
Editing Init Scripts
Now comes the fun part. A second init script needs to be created and a little editing needs to be done, but this way you can turn each process on and off as wanted and it is simpler than one script managing both.
First, some initial editing has to be done to the current script and saved under another name
# nano /etc/rc.d/foldingathome
. /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions . /etc/conf.d/foldingathome
This is to cut down on later maintenance.
Next, change
PID=`pidof -o %PPID /opt/fah/FAH504-Linux.exe`
PID=`pgrep -f /opt/fah/FAH${FAH_VER}-Linux.exe -u $FAH_USER`
The reason for this is that pidof detects the first and second Folding@home process as the same and so stopping one init script will kill both processes. On the other hand, pgrep will find the process' associated filename/location. The "-u $FAH_USER" part is tacked on as a precaution, in case you are doing something strange with Folding@home threads and users. You will also notice the FAH_VER has slipped in there.
There should be two more instances of Template:Filename, change them to
Next, find the lines
add_daemon foldingathome rm_daemon foldingathome
and change them to something like
add_daemon foldingathome1 rm_daemon foldingathome1
You can also change the
stat_busy "Starting Folding@home" stat_busy "Stopping Folding@home"
lines to have some extra description such as "on Core 1" if you need to.
Now save the file as Template:Filename , this is to prevent it being over-written by a package upgrade.
Make a copy of the script
# cp /etc/rc.d/foldingathome1 /etc/rc.d/foldingathome2
Now you have to find and replace instances of /opt/fah with /opt/fah2 in this script, double checking you are not getting any false positives (there should not be any, but scripts change). Make sure you get the one in the PID variable, otherwise the whole pgrep bit was a bit pointless ;)
Also, find the lines
add_daemon foldingathome1 rm_daemon foldingathome1
again, and change them to something like
add_daemon foldingathome2 rm_daemon foldingathome2
Now, save this script and open up /etc/rc.conf and add @foldingathome1 and @foldingathome2 to the DAEMONS variable. Start up the two processes
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome1 start # /etc/rc.d/foldingathome2 start
and if all goes well, you have got 2 Folding@home processes running!
When upgrading the Folding@home package, it is recommended you stop both Folding@home init-scripts first
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome1 stop # /etc/rc.d/foldingathome2 stop
On upgrading, Template:Filename will be replaced with a new version, this needs to be copied into your Template:Filename directory and the old executable deleted.
You then just have to change the FAH_VER variable in both scripts to reflect the new version number. You can then restart both scripts with
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome1 start # /etc/rc.d/foldingathome2 start
It may also be worth checking that there have been no other significant changes to the updated original script.
Alternative: Single Init Script
I could not get the above method to work with the current (6.02) version of the client. I found an old script on the forums and modified it slightly which works just fine on my system.
#!/bin/bash #/etc/rc.d/foldingathome # # Starts the Folding@home client in the background . /etc/rc.d/functions case "$1" in start) stat_busy "Starting Folding@home" cd /opt/fah/ /opt/fah/fah6 > /opt/fah/myfah.log & cd /opt/fah2/ /opt/fah2/fah6 > /opt/fah2/myfah.log & stat_done ;; stop) stat_busy "Stopping Folding@home" killall fah6 stat_done ;; restart) stop start ;; *) echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" RETVAL=1 esac exit 0
Just make sure you do not forget to follow the first section under "Setting up Multiple Folding@home installs".
Folding@home SMP Support
There is now a Folding@home client available for 64-bit multi-processor or multi-core computers (aka SMP). The creators of Folding@home suggest the SMP client runs best on quad core machines but many people run it on dual cores with no trouble. This client is definitely NOT recommended for single-core CPUs with Hyperthreading. So, if your machine meets the requirements (Arch 64-bit, true multi-core/processor) you may want to give the SMP client a try instead of running two of the standard client!
Setup is identical to that of the standard client EXCEPT for the following:
- the name of the package in the AUR is foldingathome-smp
- lib32-glibc is required to install and run the client (this is reflected as a dependency in the PKGBUILD)
- the package installs to Template:Filename
- the configuration script in Template:Filename is foldingathome-smp
- the daemon that should be added to Template:Filename is foldingathome-smp
When migrating from the standard FAH client/s to SMP, you may wish to finish off the work units currently running but without the FAH client downloading new ones. This is possible through the init-scripts as long as you make sure to check the status of the current work-unit before shutting down / rebooting.
This may seem a bit over the top and whether you do it depends on how committed you are to returning all work-units sent to your box. At the worst, your work-unit will be distributed to someone else after the cut-off date.
To do this, stop the folding client/s
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome1 stop # /etc/rc.d/foldingathome2 stop
open up your Template:Filename file/s and change
su $FAH_USER -c "/opt/fah/FAH504-Linux.exe -verbosity 9 > /opt/fah/$FAH_USER/myfah.log" &
su $FAH_USER -c "/opt/fah/FAH504-Linux.exe -oneunit -verbosity 9 > /opt/fah/$FAH_USER/myfah.log" &
This will force the FAH client to only finish its current work-unit and upload it without downloading a new one. The problem arises in that if you reboot (or restart the init-scripts) after it is finished and sent back the work-unit, it will download a new one to finish and send back. You will just have to monitor the status of the work-unit before you restart, and if it is at 100% and the end of Template:Filename says the work-unit has been returned, you can remove that script from the DAEMONS= line in Template:Filename.
If you know how, you can probably find a way of stopping it from doing this, maybe with a check in the init-script which stops it running when the work-unit file is no longer in the Template:Filename directory.
If you are currently on i686 arch, you will also need to migrate to X86_64 arc, and it would be a good idea to read the Arch64_FAQ
Cannot find ./mpiexec
If you are using the $FAH_USER variable, you will find on starting the smp client that it cannot find Template:Filename, this is because it is in the Template:Filename directory and not your local one. Copy it to Template:Filename and it should run fine.
SMP client not doing any work / stalling ( NNODES=4 )
( This is adapted from the folding@home SMP FAQ )
If you run
# /etc/rc.d/foldingathome-smp start
from the console, you will get some output. If this output stalls with a
line and top/htop shows the smp-client running but with no CPU usage, you will need to check your local network settings. Check that your Template:Filename file is set up with 127.0.0.1 linked to the hostname you set up in Template:Filename.
Work Unit progress sitting at 100%
If your Work Unit progress is sitting at 100%, there is usually a delay in uploading. If your client is running non-backgrounded, there will usually be a prompt to press 'c' to upload the data to the server. However, if you run your client backgrounded, you will want to enable automatic uploading of work data. This can be done by editing Template:Filename in your Folding@Home directory (usually Template:Filename for i686 or Template:Filename for x86_64) and changing the settings line 'asknet=yes' to 'asknet=no'. This will allow Folding@Home to upload data automatically, rather than waiting for user input to upload.
Monitoring Work-Unit Progress
There are several ways of monitoring the progress of your FAH client/s, both on the command line and by GUI.
In AUR there is silent blades fahmon, which provides a GUI with the ability to watch multiple clients and get info on the work-unit itself. Fahmon has a dedicated site at http://www.fahmon.net/
On the CLI, you can add a command to your .bashrc , .zshrc or .whateverrc :
fahstat() { echo echo `date` echo cat /opt/fah/FAH_USER/unitinfo.txt #(replacing FAH_USER first) }
Or for multiple clients :
fahstat() { echo echo `date` echo echo "Core 1:";cat /opt/fah/FAH_USER/unitinfo.txt #(replace FAH_USER first) echo echo "Core 2:";cat /opt/fah2/FAH_USER/unitinfo.txt #(replace FAH_USER first) }
Also, replacing cat with tail -n1 will give just the percentage of work unit complete.
External Resources
- Folding@home Site
- Folding@home FAQ
- Folding@home Configuration FAQ
- SMP Client in the AUR
- Folding@home SMP Client FAQ
- Arch Folding@home team page
- Extended Arch team statistics in extremeoverclocking.com


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Monday, August 29, 2011
Back From Europe
Well, I'm back from Europe. After Kilian's Classik, the race in the Pyrenees, I spent some time in London. Then I rejoined some of the Salomon's International Team for a run up the highest alp in Austria, the Grossglockner. The 13k mountain run turned into a fast hike after the first mile on the road. It was gorgeous and brutal. I literally got to run over a glacial moraine! From that day forward I've pretty much craved flat running.
I've been back for almost three weeks. I did a poor job of keeping blogs about my adventures, but I was busy watching plays about pigs with blue eyes in London, wandering around Salzburg and getting soaked to the point where I had to toss my shoes, and enjoying my one evening in Munich with a run through the park followed by a beer garden excursion. There are too many stories to capture in words, but I learned more about 18th century midwifery then I ever knew, I found out a suitcase is pretty much all I need (in terms of material belongings), and I'm very grateful for Salomon for supporting me through these European races, giving me an amazing pair of trail shoes, and including me in their amazing international team.
Ok, now that I've got you somewhat up to date… I am back in Oakland, about to loose a toenail, and I just completed one of my favorite trail races to date, the Dirt Inspires Women's Trail Half Marathon in Aptos, CA. The trails were absolutely beautiful with the perfect balance of rolling and flat. The race was very well organized, eco-friendly, volunteers galore, post-race massage for all the runners, and an announcer that seriously kicked-ass.
Before the race I was tired even with a cup of coffee, a 5 am wake-up is always a tad rough. After I had some toast with peanut butter and banana I headed off to Aptos. Sam and I were a bit groggy in the car, so I made him listen to Pitbull radio on Pandora. We stopped and picked up Will Gotthardt in Fremont and we all chitchatted until our arrival. Then I got my race number, 202, did a few miles of warming-up, and then I stood at the start line.
Quite honestly, I didn't know what to expect. I had been feeling fit and strong, although there had been some bumps just before the race. This past Wednesday I said, "I can't believe I said I liked these things" – in reference to hills as I staggered up them feeling slow, annoyed, and just fatigued (And the truth is I do like them, but dang some days they just kick your butt). Regardless, the second the gun went off on Sunday, I took the race and I set out to have fun and run fast. I had such a blast out on those trails. I wasn't the most graceful over the five river crossings, but those rolling trails and even those climbs made me smile. I deeply apologize to those girls at the first aid station who I nearly took out on my way off Buggy Trail. I am extremely grateful for the amazing directions and cheers from all the volunteers. And thanks to all the other women who were out there racing and took the time to cheer too!
I came across the finish line in 1:33:44 where I was informed that I took 9 minutes off of the previous course record (results). I cooled down and cheered on the outstanding women who were approaching the finish. All I can say is for years I underestimated my abilities. I felt weird even trying to be up front in 2009. I never felt "fast." But something was different yesterday, I felt fast and I didn't feel weird taking the lead from the start. Words won't do justice here because it wasn't the winning that was important to me (although I do have to admit this does feel good too), but it was the change in myself. My confidence and abilities have grown through running and it has been life changing. In the end, that race, those trails, pushing my body, seeing all those other women out there enjoying the dirt, the rivers, the trees, it just made me incredibly content and happy. I believe I am still beaming from it and I hope all those other women are too. Thanks for an amazing race.
5 comments:
- bjs said...
So well said!
- August 29, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Sarah Lavender Smith said...
What a great report! You make me so eager to travel abroad and race more. Congrats on bumping up to this next level and making the most of it. I'm going to share this post on my blog's page since it's an awesome "runner's trip."
- August 29, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Scott Dunlap said...
Congrats! That's a great pic too - I suspect we'll see a lot more of these "Caitlin up front" photos in the coming months.
If you don't have time to write up Europe, just cheat like I do and post a photo montage. ;-)
- August 30, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Buzz said...
" But something was different yesterday, I felt fast and I didn't feel weird taking the lead from the start. "
Welcome back from racing in Europe! It's a big wide world out there.
- August 31, 2011 at 7:43 PM
- trailturtle said...
I just put the Grossglockner on my "life list."
Congrats on continuing to nurture your potential. You still have more there.
Your ability to laugh and have fun and still focus on a technical course speaks wonders.
Don't feel bad about not blogging your adventures...these are lifetime opportunities...blogging can be done anytime...
but Scott's suggeston of a photo montage is a good one, given your artistic/photographic eye :).
Best, Ann
- October 6, 2011 at 5:52 PM


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by Alaina Mabaso
This week I published an essay about friendship and marriage in the Broad Street Review (an online arts publication) that included a few examples from my own life. My editor said he loved the insights in the piece, but he warned me to watch out.
Pointing to advice maven Ann Landers' divorce, he said I should consider the future. I might be writing a personal essay now about my perspectives on a healthy marriage, but who knows? In 10 years, I might be in the middle of a divorce, and then a reader might dig up this article to mock me.
Could I handle that?
I told him that I preferred to live in the present, and if I end up getting divorced, I will deal with it when it happens, instead of letting that unpleasant hypothetical notion hinder what I publish now. I also said that while I strive to write in good taste and not bare anything that's too personal, I feel that if readers give their attention to my essays, I should be willing to give them my honest self in relatable terms.
My editor listened and nodded and said that was wise. Then he chuckled and shook his head. "It'd be funny, though, if it happened," he said of my supposed future divorce.
I share all this with you now because, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark cases this week about marriage equality, I think my gay pals have been resting easy for far too long; it's high time their unions were as legal as mine, so they can shoulder their share of rude comments like this.
People are calling it the Portman Effect, after Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced his support for gay marriage (following a long history of anti-gay legislative votes) because, as it turns out, his son is gay. After years of seeing gays as sub-par, faraway citizens who don't deserve the right to marry their partners or adopt children, Portman looked at his own child and then wrote, "All our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joys and stability of marriage."
Some people lauded Portman for his courageous stance, given the current state of the Republican Party, and others scoffed that politicians should support equality because it's the right thing to do, not because the issue suddenly becomes personal to you.
Many speculate that the Portman Effect will be at work in the Supreme Court chamber itself, because apparently a gay cousin of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts will attend the oral arguments.
In general, I sympathize with those who find the Portman Effect a lousy reason to support equality, one based on personal experience rather than a larger, more rational acceptance on principle. It reminds me of a fabulous article by Anne Theriault, who argues that a common piece of rape-combating rhetoric is "reductive as hell."
In other words, pundits and politicians often beg would-be harassers or attackers of women to imagine how they'd feel if their own mother, sister or daughter was battered this way. Theriault lobs back that this "defines women by their relationships to other people, rather than as people themselves. It says that women are only important when they are married to, have given birth to or have been fathered by other people."
Rape isn't wrong because women are wives, sisters and daughters. Women are people, and rape is just wrong. Maybe a man who would refrain from attacking women because he doesn't like to think of his own family members being attacked is sort of like a politician who doesn't support equality until he realizes that anti-gay laws affect a member of his own family.
But the plain truth is that humans are primarily emotional creatures. We can call for high-minded, objective, rational ideals, but things must touch us personally before we can process them.
Count me in on the Portman Effect Club. I grew up in an insular Christian atmosphere that didn't exactly heap bile on gays, but did make it clear that theirs was a sad and disordered lifestyle. Gay schoolmates were well and truly closeted, and I didn't know any better than to oppose gay marriage, declaring I had nothing against gays themselves (should I ever meet any), but I didn't think they had a legal right to marry.
That lasted about as long as it took me to make some friends who were gay as soon as I hit college and moved outside the sphere of my family's church. The personal is the last bastion between acceptance and prejudice. A family member who opposes gay rights once asked me, in a tone that was meant to end the argument, once and for all,
"Well, how would you feel if someone gay was your children's teacher?" The answer I think she expected was that of course, in that case, I would be opposed. However, by that time I had already had a gay teacher and turned out just fine. I bet my future kids would, too.
I admit my own investment in equality probably has as much to do with my own personal universe as it does my civic principles. My own marriage would've been illegal just a few decades ago — back when people were arguing that Jesus wouldn't want the races to mix. I imagine what it would feel like if people were protesting my relationship with signs like "God hates interracial couples" and "Marriage = two people of the same race."
I think the Portman Effect applies to racial attitudes as well. In an ideal world, we'd all sit up and cast out our prejudices on principle before they looked us in the eye and made us sweat.
Until then, we legally married heterosexual people are just going to have to bear the brunt of other people's odd comments about our marriages – but I sure hope gay people can get their share soon.
Alaina Mabaso, of Elkins Park, is a freelance writer for the Local and other area publications on a variety of subjects. You can read her blogs at alainamabaso.wordpress.com or find her on Twitter @AlainaMabaso.


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Once I learned that Amazon Books sold more e-books than print books, I wondered if I might benefit from their new way of buying and selling books. After all, Amazon is the largest American bookseller and I am the smallest.
Disclosure: Actually, I'm probably tied for "smallest," with at least a few hundred thousand other hopefuls who have written books but been unable to find a print publisher. I have written three novels, a memoir and several hundred columns that I always intended to gather into a book or two.
We unpublished souls grew up in a writing and reading culture that valued, above all else, the status achieved by writing a book and having it published by a New York publishing house, such as Scribner's. The publisher would then make sure our books appeared on the shelves of Borders, Barnes & Noble, Brentano's and their like.
The ultimate dream: walking into such a bookstore, seeing multiple copies of your title, neatly arrayed, ready for the living rooms and personal libraries of America. Oh, I used to fantasize, would I ever be able to restrain myself if I actually saw someone browsing my novel? I know I'd want to walk up, tip my cap, remove my pipe from my lip, smile and hold the dust jacket photo next to my face. See anyone familiar?
"Yes! Can it be, are you actually he? The man who has …"
Failed to find an agent? Yes. Also failed to find an editor? And a publisher? A man who has failed to get half his queries answered? Yes, madam. Yes, sir. I am he who keeps three novels, a memoir and several hundred columns in his desk drawer.
The bookstore dream of accosting my potential reader bursts quicker than a soapy bubble. The simple fact remains that there are far too many people writing books, far too few people reading books, and an intense, insane, ungodly war going on between authors looking for agents and agents looking for authors. The authors go down to the docks waiting for their ships to come in, while the agents gather at airport terminals, looking for writers.
Despite this, the occasional collision occurs and an audition happens. Da-da-da-dah, ta da!: "Give me the sentence that summarizes your novel, and I'll tell you if I want to read more." Kaboom.
"Don't let the swinging door hit you … "
But now, so they say, a new day is here. A whole new set of rules governs the old game. At least once a day I read an Internet article, or receive an e-mail from the Publishers Lunch website I subscribe to, telling me it is possible to bypass the traditional process of agent-editor-publisher-sales staff-marketing team-distributor-book store manager and bookshop cat.
Bypass that insufferable chain in favor of offering your book for sale by Amazon, either as a self-published print book, a print-on-demand book, or as an electronic book. And, if you like, you may list your book as a purchasable download to Amazon's Kindle electronic reading device. All this, and a 70 percent royalty rate to the author.
That's what I've decided to do. I've chosen my most recently finished novel, "Malcolm's Wine," to test fly with Amazon's system. Supposedly, if one knows what he's doing, and has all his information handy, he can go from unpublished to being on Kindle in about eight or nine minutes. I found the speed a bit frightening, unsettling as my first experiences with air travel: one minute I was in Philadelphia, and then, a sneeze and a sandwich later, I was breathing Denver air, and seeing mountains and people in cowboy hats. It was like the after effects of accidentally saying "Shazam."
But so what? Success is not for the faint of heart.
Okay. Step one: Google "How do I get my book on Kindle?"
You'll see more than a hundred responses. I found one offered by Salon.com quite helpful. But the most helpful of all, (duh!) is the one offered by Amazon. Go to their Home page. Scroll to the bottom, to "Make Money with Us."
Scroll down their list to "Self-publish with us." Click. That takes you to the page where all the details are laid out. And laid out fairly clearly.
Read through the entire process, ready to print out sections you're not sure about, or directions that need to be followed before you try actually downloading your book. You'll find that, in addition to the text itself, chapter titles, index – if relevant – dedication, acknowledgements and so on, you'll also need a little preview that makes people want to buy your book. This "blurb would function the way a dust jacket flap does: describe the plot, characters and flavor of the book and make people want to read it.
You'll also need to go through a set of instructional steps because they contain legal language. The purpose is very simple: Would you like to download your file to Kindle and thereby offer your book for sale? But actually you'll be signing a legal contract. Not to worry though, if you're an unknown there's nothing for you to negotiate. Take it, or leave it. But it is a contract.
Once you're satisfied that you'd like to move forward, you'll run into the next obstacle. If you're computer smart you just keep going without breaking stride. If you're not, you're going to need a fair amount of head scratching time, or ask for help. The big task is: formatting the text for Kindle. In my case, I write with Microsoft Word for Mac 2008, version 12.2.5. The file that contains "Malcolm's Wine" is in that format – a doc. file on my computer.
Kindle will accept a doc. file, but requires a few modifications to the way one normally lays out text. The steps needed to do this are offered in clear fashion and don't seem beyond my capacity. They do seem time-consuming though.
So, forget that "eight minutes" claim.
I'll not say more at this point, other than to mention that the entire "Kindle direct publishing" page feels friendly and welcoming, and offers step-by-step directions for every phase of the rags to riches dream. Sections include
""Getting Started," "Prepare Your Book," "Publish Your Book," "Merchandising Your Book," "Managing Your Sales," "Frequently Asked Questions," "Legal" and a guide to "Amazon Programs."
My publishing goals for this week are: (1) Write my 'blurb to the reader,' (2) Write my acknowledgments to those who helped me rewrite the book, (3) Reformat my novel so that it is ready to send, and, finally, (4) send it to Kindle. I hope "Malcolm's Wine" will be on Kindle this time next week.


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When he retired in 1991 from full-time employment as an engineer at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, Wesley was recruited to the ranks of the Kiwanis by a neighbor. Since then, Wesley, who still works part-time as a consultant, has built props, flipped pancakes, sold tickets and handed out pamphlets in support of the Kiwanis purpose: changing the world, one community and one child at a time.
At his home in Point Loma, Wesley's face breaks into a megawatt-smile as he shows off mementos from years of helping children. There's a "thank you" note from 2008 in pristine condition that he received from students at Ocean Beach Elementary after the Kiwanis sponsored their sea camp.
He pulls from his closet an orange jacket from Ginny's Kids, a reminder from the year the Kiwanis Club sponsored a trip to San Diego for a group of children from Colorado with cancer. He remembers in detail countless fundraisers he worked on and scholarships he has presented throughout the years.
"I guess it's a way of life," he said.
The Kiwanis Club of Point Loma is part of Kiwanis International. Annual events hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Point Loma include an Easter Sunrise Service, for which Wesley has built a podium, and an annual pancake and egg breakfast, where he has flipped many a pancake.
Wesley said what inspires him is the generosity of others.
"What is fun is going out to sell tickets and people who won't be in town give you money anyway," he said.
While Wesley admits to liking "thank you" notes, he said he doesn't want anything in return for his efforts.
"When I'm in the position to give someone something they don't have to pay me back, but when they're in the position they should give to someone else. There are times when I know I'm not 70 anymore. But I have no plans to quit."
For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Point Loma, visit www.pointlomakiwanis.org.


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The Toll Gate girls' indoor track team knows that five-time defending state champion La Salle is favored to make it six at this weekend's state meet.
That's why the Titans were so happy to bring home their own championship on Thursday night.
A week after winning their fifth consecutive division title, the Titans won the Medium Schools class championship by edging Hope and South Kingstown. It's the first class championship for the Toll Gate girls since the 2000-01 season, which made it all the more sweeter.
"The kids were very excited," said Toll Gate coach Norm Bouthillier. "It means a lot. We know we're not going to win states, so winning class was a big goal for us. Winning the class championship is huge."
The Titans thought they'd have a good shot at the championship heading into Thursday's meet, but as the night unfolded, it wasn't shaping up so well. Three key runners were battling illness and the hurdles – an important event for Toll Gate – came and went with the Titans getting no points.
"As the meet went on, there were just a lot of things stacking up against us," Bouthillier said. "But the saying goes, good teams find a way to win."
That's what the Titans did.
With 18 place-winning performances, they totaled 88 points. South Kingstown and Hope tied for second with 82.
The meet came down to the final race, the 4x400 relay. At that point, Toll Gate's coaches thought the team might be out of championship running, but Bouthillier heard from another coach that whoever did better in the 4x400 between Toll Gate and South Kingstown would win the meet.
The Titans delivered.
Haley Moen, Jordan Gray, Erika Pena and Kathleen Morlock – who subbed in for a sick Nora Hall – finished second to Mt. Hope, while South Kingstown's team took fifth. That made the difference as the Titans celebrated the championship.
"We found out going into the race that it was us or South Kingstown," Bouthillier said. "We didn't have our best time and Mt. Hope did really well, but second was good enough."
The Titans took second and third in the other relays and also had 15 individual place-winning performances. Senior Rylee Candon and freshman Erika Pena led the way with two medals each. Candon won the high jump – Toll Gate's only first-place finish – and also took second in the long jump.
"She did exactly what she was supposed to do," Bouthillier said.
Pena also had a big day, taking second in the high jump and fourth in the 1,500.
"She did really well," Bouthillier said.
Moen added a second-place in the 600, Jordan Gray took third in the 400, Shannon Garvey and Hall went fourth and fifth in the 600, Tess Russo and Jess Cawley finished fourth and sixth in the 1,000, Stine Hildeness took sixth in the 1,500 and Morlock finished sixth in the long jump. Morlock also had a huge performance in the hurdle prelims, ranking first at that point, but she settled for eighth in the finals.
In the throws, Katie St. Amand finished third in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw, while Nicole Fraser finished fifth in the shot put.
"It was a great team win," Bouthillier said. "Everybody came through, and we scored in almost every event. We're extremely happy."
Other competitors for Toll Gate included Casey Soares, Danielle Petrangelo, Elena Chace, Logan Gabrielsen, Schuyler Teneyck, Katherine Lavallee, Madison Frechette-Thibeault, Abby Tillotson, Meg McNulty, Alyssa Jordan, Meghan Rocheleau and Haley Rouleau.
Warwick Vets had two competitors in the Medium Schools championship. Elizabeth Paras finished sixth in the 3,000 for the team's only points, while Megan Merlino finished eighth in the shot put and 10th in the weight throw.
Pats solid in Large Schools championship
Pilgrim competed for the Large Schools championships and finished sixth overall with 29.5 points. La Salle was first with 138, but the Pats were only 8.5 points out of third place.
The Pats were led by Maggie Dufault, who finished first in the weight throw with a best throw of 49 feet. Dufault added a third-place finish in the shot put.
Destinee Barrette was also a standout in the throws, taking second in the shot put and fifth in the weight throw. Maddison Caron added a sixth-place finish in the weight throw.
Pilgrim's other place-winners were Natalie Tocco, who took sixth in the 3,000, and Melanie Brunelle, who tied for fifth in the high jump.
Also for Pilgrim, Becca O'Donnell took seventh in the 55-meter dash and 10th in the long jump, Emma Mascoli finished seventh in the hurdles, Caitlin Blanchard and Michelle Sanchez finished 10th and 11th in the shot put, and Cassidy Dickeson took 18th in the long jump.


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(Pulling out wallet) So, when I can I have this? Sixty days? Sheesh. It's gonna be a long two months.
27 January 2010
(Pulling out wallet) So, when I can I have this? Sixty days? Sheesh. It's gonna be a long two months.
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- Evinx1/27/2010 12:09 PM
Finally, Shadowfax and I can agree on something!ReplyDelete
I want!!ReplyDelete
I'll have to double the price or arm wrestle my husband if we only get one....
Tick tock tick tock....the countdown begins.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/27/2010 7:19 PM
Meanwhile, you can join the rest of the world in mocking the name!ReplyDelete
I want one too. It's just about the most perfect, perfect inanimate object ever made. If it vibrated and could make decent marinara, I wouldn't even need to be married.
I may have to--gasp--be one of the ones waiting in line for this baby. And I *never* wait in line.
Apple's iPad has already canned at least one of its competitors - JooJoo* (which is also marketed at $500 with far fewer accessories) - at least in my book. iPad is also the first tablet to feature 3G connectivity and iWork. iPad will survive - if not thrive - on Apple's ecosystem in addition to the App Store/SDK. None of the tablet on the market features a webcam (and arguably makes little UI sense having one) so not sure what's all the fuss is all about. Lacking physical keyboard will always remain an issue of those of us growing out using physical keyboard; probably less so for the iPhone/multitouch generation to come. There are still quite a few valid questions ** unanswered, though.ReplyDelete
Anyway, it's an exciting product entering the market and i too would like to get one when it makes sense to me. It's a product clearly steering away from the traditional sense of personal computing.
* https://thejoojoo.com/sites/specification
** http://www.pcworld.com/article/187963/apple_ipad_what_we_still_dont_know.html
- Anonymous1/28/2010 2:47 PM
I'm not as overwhelmed as I hoped to be. I've had my Kindle for over a year and I LOVE it! I lost my iPod and needed to replace it; because you can download the Kindle app to iTouch, I bought an iTouch. So now I have a little, teeny pocket device I can use to play music, whip out and play games on when I'm waiting in line, or read books on if I'm stuck without my Kindle. And of course I wish I could combine the two, but I'm not sure the iPad does that. Kindle's 3G connection is standard, not optional, and there's no monthly cost; to surf on iPad other than in a wi-fi hotspot will cost major money. Kindle's E-Ink screen is easy to read for long periods of time; the backlit iPad won't be as comfortable for a long flight somewhere, an afternoon at the beach, or one of those evenings when you pick up a good book and just can't put it down. Kindle's battery is good for three or four days between charges, and more like two weeks if you turn off wireless; iPad is only supposed to be about 10 hours. I have to admit, I haven't had my iTouch long and haven't done a lot of surfing, and Kindle's web browser is slow and clunky; it's possible that when you're in wi-fi coverage, iPad will give you a better browsing experience. I also don't think Kindle gives you a good newspaper or magazine experience; it's possible iPad will be better. But at the moment I'm thinking I've spent roughly the same money on two devices and come out better, having a dedicated reader and a small, handy media and game device.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/28/2010 5:17 PM
Recent reviews point out a few potential shortcomings of iPad:ReplyDelete
* No multitasking (would gladly trade App store & SDK for that)
* No Adobe Flash, yet (have sort of got used to that using my iPhone anyway)
* No camera or iChat capabilities (front or back facing camera are equally awkward to use, imo)
* No HDMI port (iPad is meant to be a tablet, not a screen)
* 4:3 aspect ratio (i like the current ratio optimized for web browsing > for video viewing)
* Still dependent on AT&T's 3G service (at least it's unlocked and prepaid)
* Dependence on adapters (keeping the gadget simple - the hallmark of Apple products!)
The word "underwhelming" has been used a lot in several reviews. A lot of people just had a lot of unrealistic expectations before the Apple release. What do they expect? An iPad-robot transformer? Geez. Obviously i too fall into the "definitely will buy"/"just a matter of time" category.
What the hell is up with the fact that it can't run flash media!?!?!?!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/30/2010 8:18 AM
For multitouch-optimized iWork and App Store/SDK alone, i would buy the Apple iPad already. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
iPad is a [concept] fusion between an iPod Touch and a mainstream netbook. Calling it an "iPT XL" or even a "net-tablet" wouldn't be offensive or off the mark.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/31/2010 11:03 PM
@ ERP "Why No Adobe Flash?"ReplyDelete
1.) Flash taxes on device's [every-bit-counts] performance
2.) Flash posts a potential security risk [somehow; am no expert in the field]
3.) Flash drains battery life
...according to Apple, of course.
Phooey. I bet it because they can't negotiate a deal with Adobe. It is always about the money.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/01/2010 9:40 AM
Bet that you didn't bother to read the article before jumping to conclusion. HTML5, dude.ReplyDelete
"It is always about the money."
Phoony. That's the simplest answer to all problems. Wonder why many rich countries (eg Japan), companies (eg MSFT) and individuals (movie/sport stars, you name it) still end up in fucked up slumps.
- Anonymous2/12/2010 1:13 PM
Wow, OmniGraphSketcher (OmniGS) & OmniGraffle for iPad. Who cares if it can't play Flash? i'm game!ReplyDelete


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Lakeland Christmas preview
10 comments:
- Stuart Vettese said...
You are so lucky! I love Lakeland - and I love those moustachioed cupcakes!
- 9 July 2013 at 20:31
- Ulla said...
Oooh! It's less than six months to Christmas. I'm so happy Lakeland sends things I need over here to Finland :) That deco spoon looks interesting.
- 9 July 2013 at 21:13
- Ruby Confusing said...
This has just made me even more excited about Christmas!!! Must calm down it is only July!!
- 9 July 2013 at 21:49
- Gloria Baker said...
Lucky you!! I love all these things look amazing!!!
- 10 July 2013 at 00:19
- Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane said...
I love Michael Buble's christmas CD! It wouldn't be Christmas without it :)
My favourite is also the icing sugar doily. That or the Movember cupcakes. These are such fun ideas!
- 10 July 2013 at 08:09
- Choclette said...
Oh, I want that spoon - and the doily maker!
- 11 July 2013 at 09:26
- trash said...
Oh dear heaven! Turns out all my newly-earned money is to be spent on those Dr. Who cutters. On the plus side it means Christmas is now sorted for everyone.
- 11 July 2013 at 16:19
- Cakelaw said...
I need the Dalek cake mould!
- 16 July 2013 at 03:29
- Nazima, Franglais Kitchen said...
i love Lakeland and the range looks fab! I have to say I like the look of that enamel range. Am sure the dalek range will be huge!
- 17 July 2013 at 12:14
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Two of the IT industry's biggest companies were singled out for criticism for shielding profits from U.S. corporate income taxes by transferring the funds to offshore accounts.
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard were identified by the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as companies that use offshore units to shield billions of dollars from U.S. taxes by taking advantage of loopholes and stretching the limits of the tax code, according to Reuters.
Both companies were served with subpoenas for documents, and representatives of each were interviewed and their activities used as case studies for a report released by the subcommittee.
The report stated that Microsoft used transactions with subsidiaries in Puerto Rico, Ireland, Singapore and Bermuda to save at least $6.5 billion in taxes.
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Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the subcommittee, did not accuse the companies of breaking the law, although he said he was "highly dubious" of HP's legal justification for its practices.
U.S. companies have a total of $1.5 trillion in offshore funds and admit it's there to avoid U.S. tax liability. Of the top 10 companies with the most funds offshore, five are in the technology sector, Reuters reported.
"The high-tech industry is probably the number one user of these offshore entities to transfer intellectual property," Levin said.
HP spokesman Michael Thacker told eWEEK that the company fully complies with the law and that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has never raised offshore accounts as an issue.
"HP has always had an extremely productive and professional relationship with the IRS, [which] has permanent offices at two of our facilities and has been continually auditing HP since the filing of our 1962 tax return," Thacker stated.
"We are disappointed to see what appears to be a politically motivated attack on one of America's largest employers," he said.
Microsoft's vice president for tax policy, William Sample, presented written testimony to the committee on Sept. 20 in which he stated that "in conducting our business at home and abroad, we abide by U.S. and foreign tax laws."
But Sample went further, noting that U.S. international tax laws "are outdated and not competitive with the tax systems of our major trading partners."
"Microsoft has a complex business and we must comply with the complicated tax code of the United States, resulting in an exceedingly complex tax structure," he stated.
Sample called on Congress to reform U.S. international tax policy to make it simpler and more competitive with the rest of the world.
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Leaders in Business The School of Business staff at Dean College have been hard at work getting ready to provide our students with a strong variety of speakers for this upcoming semester. Though the date and speaker have not been announced yet, we promise you're not going to want to miss our 2014 Dean Leadership Institute Executive Lecture – this year's speaker is going to blow you away. Joining us this semester for Leadership in Action will be Dean Alums in the news business talking about their careers, including covering the Boston Marathon tragedy, the COO who handles security for all of the Kraft Group companies, and finally the Director of Operations for the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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Those talks, prompted by the agreement that ended the recent government shutdown, began on Wednesday.
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Yeast Water Wheel Buns
Yeast water + Water wheel + Buns = Yeast water wheel buns (I hope my math checks out)
Incubated for over two weeks, the yellow hued liquid bubbled and frothed, wafting a mild but sweet aroma. It was time, I thought. Time to test my very first yeast water---a culture of microbes created and substained by only three ingredients: mineral water, honey, and loose tea leaves.
Based on Akiko's Japanese sandwich loaf recipe [1] (from her highly informative blog on yeast water, I might add), I divided the dough into twelve portions, 100 to 104 grams each, and baked them in the shape resembling water wheels. What I did was, I rounded the portioned dough during the shaping phase, compressed them with modest pressure, slit five cuts along the rim of each flattened ball of dough, then applied an egg wash consisting purely of yolk for that glossy sheen.
Not only was shaping the dough into water wheels was new to me, but the way I shaped the dough into balls was new as well. As demonstrated by Mark in this video [2], in a smooth, circular fashion I rolled the portioned dough between the counter and the palm of my hand. Initally, however, I fumbled---quite badly---and relinquished all thought but one:
"How the heck did he do that?!"
Undefeated, I re-attempted the ball-shaping technique with steady effort and a tongue peeking from the corner of my lips.
Ever seen a bread baker with a stupefied grin while shaping dough? Well, you would have if you were observing me that day. Never in my life had I felt this peculiar but pleasant sensation: a small ball of dough tightening beneath my palm.
As experimental as I am, I wanted to test and observe the effects of cinnamon on dough and yeast. Of course, that's what I did.
Prior to hand kneading, the dough was divided into halves (631 grams each), where one would contain less than a gram of ground cinnamon. To reduce any confusion, I sprinkled poppy seeds onto the portioned cinnamon dough to indicate that they were spiced. In contrast, the portioned but non-spiced dough was topped with white sesame seeds.
My results?...
Both baked simultaneously on the same baking tray, the crumb on the left does not contain cinnamon, whereas the crumb on the right was spiced with cinnamon.
In general, the buns containing ground cinnamon were more porous, with slightly larger holes. However, I'm not totally convinced that this was caused by the addition of cinnamon.
During the shaping phase, did I apply less pressure onto the portioned cinnamon dough compared to its non-cinnamon counterpart? Well, it's a possibility.
Nevertheless, this particular experiment was fraught with valuable lessons. Boule shaping. Single-hand ball shaping. The cold oven method. The slow metabolism of yeast water. The effects of yeast water on dough. The possible effects of cinnamon on yeast. The differences between French type 65 flour and American all-purpose flour. And oh, so many more.
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