Tighten up language. Include valgrind in list of build deps

README.md

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 InfluxDB [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/influxdb/influxdb.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/influxdb/influxdb)
 =========
 
-InfluxDB is an open source distributed time series database with no external dependencies. It's useful for metrics, events, and analytics with a built in HTTP API so you don't have to write any server side code to get up and running. InfluxDB is designed to answer queries in real-time. That means every data point is indexed as it comes in and is immediately available in queries that should return in < 100ms. It's designed to be scalabe, simple to install and manage, and fast to get data in and out.
+InfluxDB is an open source **distributed time series database** with **no external dependencies**. It's useful for recording metrics, events, and performing analytics.  
 
-Read an [overview of the design goals and reasons for the project](http://influxdb.org/overview/).
+It has a built-in HTTP API so you don't have to write any server side code to get up and running. 
 
-Check out the [getting started guide](http://influxdb.org/docs/) to read about how to install InfluxDB, start writing data, and issue queries in just a few minutes.
+InfluxDB is designed to be scalable, simple to install and manage, and fast to get data in and out.
 
-See the [list of libraries for different langauges](http://influxdb.org/docs/libraries/javascript.html). Or see the [HTTP API documentation to start writing a library for your favorite language](http://influxdb.org/docs/api/http.html).
+It aims to answer queries in real-time. That means every data point is indexed as it comes in and is immediately available in queries that should return in < 100ms. 
+
+## Quickstart
+
+* Understand the [design goals and motivations of the project](http://influxdb.org/overview/).
+* Follow the [getting started guide](http://influxdb.org/docs/) to find out how to install InfluxDB, start writing data, and issue queries - in just a few minutes.
+* See the [list of libraries for different langauges](http://influxdb.org/docs/libraries/javascript.html), or check out the [HTTP API documentation to start writing a library for your favorite language](http://influxdb.org/docs/api/http.html).
 
 ## Building
 
-### Mac OS
+### Mac OS X
 
-- install the build dependencies of the project `brew install protobuf bison flex leveldb go hg bzr`
-- Run `./test.sh`
+- Install the build dependencies of the project: 
 
-The second step should build the server and run the tests.
+``` shell 
+brew install protobuf bison flex leveldb go hg bzr
+```
 
-Note: if you're on Mac OS Mavericks, you might want to try to install go using `brew install go --devel`
+- Run `./test.sh`. This will build the server and run the tests.
+
+Note: If you are on Mac OS X Mavericks, you might want to try to install go using `brew install go --devel`
 
 ### Linux
 
-- You need to get go from [here](http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list)
-- Make sure go is on your PATH
-- If you're on a redhat based distro `sudo yum install hg bzr protobuf-compiler flex bison`
-- If you're on a debian based distro `sudo apt-get install hg bzr protobuf-compiler flex bison`
-- Run `./test.sh`
+- You need to [get Go from Google Code](http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list).
+- Ensure `go` is on your `PATH`.
+- If you're on a Red Hat-based distro: 
 
-The last step should build the server and run the tests.
+``` bash
+sudo yum install hg bzr protobuf-compiler flex bison
+```
+
+- If you're on a Debian-based distro:
+``` 
+sudo apt-get install mercurial bzr protobuf-compiler flex bison valgrind
+```
+
+- Run `./test.sh`. This will build the server and run the tests.