Popular computing

I am interested in High-performance computing exploration and research, comparison of algorithms and platforms and tools. Example applications are optimization algorithms are Monte Carlo Simulations of Lattice QCD.

7 Secrets to Avoid Gaining Weight

1. Must burn more than you take in. The amount of calories you need depend on both your body characteristics and the things you do during the day. If you live on freezing weather you will need lots of calories just to keep warm, or if you are a high-performance athlete you need fuel to perform. So eat light and exercise a little unless you have specific reasons to do otherwise. You exercise routine does not need to be heavy but it must be steady and regular. Include stretching, start always with a warm up and end with a cool down appropriate to the intensity of what you do. With a little imagination you normal daily routine might be enough.
2. Have breakfast. A good breakfast is essential; you can perform better and be less hungry during the day. Lunch and supper should be light meals. To start the day with a good breakfast will put discipline and order in your life and a natural consequence will be an appropriate weight.
3. Eat balanced meals. The food you eat should provide all necessary nutrients without excess calories. Combine colors and textures and have generous portions of fruits and vegetables.
4. Drink lots of water. Drink water and unsweetened tea. Use tea as a snack. Don’t drink soft drinks or other sugar-loaded beverages.
5. Don’t buy junk. Do not buy junk food at all. If you have in the house, you will eat it.
6. Measure. Keep track of your weight and what you eat but do not overemphasize calorie counting. If you try always to eat a balanced meal and go light on the fats you should be alright. The key is not to overeat.
7. Have a hobby. Do not use food as time filler, do something with your life. Having a positive self image will help you control your weight and the overall quality of your life will improve. If you make food an issue it would be harder to control it. It’s best to put your energies and focus on something positive instead of try to offset negatives.

Koine Greek

 

• Septuaginta (Greek Edition)
• Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint
• The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations
• Koine Greek Reader: Selections from the New Testament, Septuagint, and Early Christian Writers
• A Reader’s Greek New Testament: 2nd Edition
• Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar
• Greek New Testament: With English Introduction including Greek/English dictionary/flexible (Greek and English Edition)
• A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition

Google Book Search

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http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/google_inc/google_book_search/index.html?inline=nyt-org

Judge Chin also echoed comments made by the Justice Department last week that the settlement, if properly revised, could offer great benefits, most notably, by providing broad access to to millions of out-of-print books that are largely locked up in a small group of university libraries.

“The settlement would offer many benefits to society, as recognized by supporters of the settlement as well as D.O.J.,” he wrote, referring to theDepartment of Justice, which filed its own brief in the case last week. “It would appear that if a fair and reasonable settlement can be struck, the public would benefit.”

Mexican drug cartels’ main areas of influence

drug cartels

The English Patient

A sri-lankan (Michael Ondaatje)  living in Canada writes about an hungarian educated in Britain that lives by the words of a Greek in the North African desert

Amazing Grace Lyrics

John Newton (1725-1807)
Stanza 6 anon.

ex patria

There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel. The term ‘The Big Apple’ was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930’s who used the slang expression ‘apple’ for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time – The Big Apple.

Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

Antarctica

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

The Amazon

The  Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world’s oxygen  supply.