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+#ifndef StopWatch_dot_h
+#define StopWatch_dot_h
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <mpi.h>
+
+class StopWatch 
+{
+ private:
+  double start_t,finish_t;
+  char description[200];
+
+ public:
+  StopWatch () { start_t = finish_t = -1; }
+  ~StopWatch() {              };
+  void start() { start_t = MPI_Wtime(); }
+  void stop (char *desc)
+               {
+		 finish_t = MPI_Wtime();
+                 if (start_t == -1.0)
+                   fprintf(stderr, "StopWatch: must start before stop\n");
+                 else
+                   sprintf(description, "%s elapsed time: %f, (%f, %f)\n"
+                                  ,desc
+                                  ,finish_t-start_t
+				  ,start_t, finish_t);
+                start_t = finish_t = -1; 
+               }
+  char *get_description() { return description;}
+
+};
+
+
+#endif