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What is the error that you are getting from compilation failure?
On 3/23/09, Timothy Hayes <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:That's a relief to know, although I'm still a bit concerned. I'm looking at the code for the OpenMPI 1.3 trunk and in the ob1 component I can see the following sequence:
mca_pml_ob1_recv_frag_callback_match -> append_frag_to_list -> MCA_PML_OB1_RECV_FRAG_ALLOC -> OMPI_FREE_LIST_WAIT -> __ompi_free_list_wait
so I'm guessing unless the deadlock issue has been resolved for that function, it will still fail non deterministically. I'm quite eager to give it a try, but my component doesn't compile as is with the 1.3 source. Is it trivial to convert it?
Or maybe you were suggesting that I go into the code of ob1 myself and manually change every _wait to _get?
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It is a known problem. When the freelist is empty going in the ompi_free_list_wait will block the process until at least one fragment became available. As a fragment can became available only when returned by the BTL, this can lead to deadlocks in some cases. The workaround is to ban the usage of the blocking _wait function, and replace it with the non-blocking version _get. The PML has all the required logic to deal with the cases where a fragment cannot be allocated. We changed most of the BTLs to use _get instead of _wait few months ago.
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On Mar 23, 2009, at 11:58 , Timothy Hayes wrote:Hello,
I'm working on an OpenMPI BTL component and am having a recurring problem, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on it. I have a component that's quite straight forward, it uses a pair of lightweight sockets to take advantage of being in a virtualised environment (specifically Xen). My code is a bit messy and has lots of inefficiencies, but the logic seems sound enough. I've been able to execute a few simple programs successfully using the component, and they work most of the time.
The problem I'm having is actually happening in higher layers, specifically in my asynchronous receive handler, when I call the callback function (cbfunc) that was set by the PML in the BTL initialisation phase. It seems to be getting stuck in an infinite loop at __ompi_free_list_wait(), in this function there is a condition variable which should get set eventually but just doesn't. I've stepped through it with GDB and I get a backtrace of something like this:
mca_btl_xen_endpoint_recv_handler -> mca_btl_xen_endpoint_start_recv -> mca_pml_ob1_recv_frag_callback -> mca_pml_ob1_recv_frag_match -> __ompi_free_list_wait -> opal_condition_wait
and from there it just loops. Although this is happening in higher levels, I haven't noticed something like this happening in any of the other BTL components so chances are there's something in my code that's causing this. I very much doubt that it's actually waiting for a list item to be returned since this infinite loop can occur non deterministically and sometimes even on the first receive callback.
I'm really not too sure what else to include with this e-mail. I could send my source code (a bit nasty right now) if it would be helpful, but I'm hoping that someone might have noticed this problem before or something similar. Maybe I'm making a common mistake. Any advice would be really appreciated!
I'm using OpenMPI 1.2.9 from the SVN tag repository.
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How To Paint A Car Like A ProWritten by on October 30, 2006 Want to learn professional steps, we've got you covered.
One of the most time-consuming and expensive projects you'll ever perform on your muscle car or hot rod is to either paint it yourself or have it painted. Paint and bodywork have long been considered an art more than a mechanical procedure. a good paint job is certainly the result of many hours spent welding, sanding, and preparing the body for paint. In fact, rather than the common misconception that a "paint job" is a single step process, painting a car is really a multi-step process that leads up to the actual painting of the car. Being a good painter requires a lot of patience and a certain amount of perfectionism because that new, glossy paint job will reveal the slightest blemish underneath, but what's necessary to perform proper bodywork? We visited J.D.'s Paint and Body in Mulberry, Florida, to find out exactly what it takes to produce show-quality paint jobs, and to get hints about what you can do yourself to help the process.
Step 1: KILL THE RUST
- The first step to a great looking paint job that will last is having a solid, rust-free foundation to work from.
Rust is a common term for the process of steel oxidizing and is normally caused by unprotected metal being exposed to water or water vapor. Adding salt to the process, as in salty roads in the winter or beach driving in the summer, only expedites the process and can quickly turn sheetmetal into an ugly, flaking, rusty mess. The worst issue of rust is that once the oxidation process has started it's very hard to stop. Even taking away the source of the moisture won't stop the metal from rusting in a self-destructive manner, so the only choices are to remove the rust completely or to stop the process of oxidation chemically. Either way, the rust must be completely removed or treated or it will return under the paint, causing unsightly bubbling.
The best way to ensure that rust won't return is to completely remove it from the car. This can be accomplished by removing the metal just in the rusty area and welding in patches, but extreme cases may require replacing the entire panel. While doors and fenders are easily replaced by bolting on the new parts, quarter panels, door skins, and floorpans are more difficult and require specialty tools such as a welder, clamps, spot weld cutter, grinder, and cut-off wheels.
Whether removing the metal due to a collision or due to rust, the methods are the same. Cut out the affected area, fabricate or purchase a patch panel, fit the panel, and weld it in place. The welding process can be a trick in itself as the heat created in thin, sheetmetal panels can cause distortion, leading to additional time spent straightening the welded-in panels. Coating the panel with a heat-absorbing compound and stitch welding (welding short segments slowly) the panel are two ways to keep the panel from warping while being welded in place. An additional concern of welding is that moisture can be trapped inside any areas of porosity, leading to future rust problems. Priming the metal in a weld-through primer and sandblasting the area after being welded are two ways to ensure the area won't rust in the future.
Most areas of light surface rust don't require metal replacement and can be chemically treated with a liquid rust inhibitor. OSPHO is a common brand, but other manufacturers, such as POR-15, make liquid rust inhibitors as well. Rust inhibitors are also found in gel form, such as naval jelly. No matter the brand, all rust inhibitors work basically the same way. Their main ingredient is phosphoric acid, which converts iron oxide (active rust) into iron phosphate, chemically stopping the oxidation process. Parts can be dipped in rust inhibitor, but the more common method is to spray liquid inhibitor on the area from a spray bottle. Depending on the severity of the rust, it can take from 2 to 12 hours for the phosphoric acid to completely convert the rust to iron phosphate, which is black in color. Remember this process is only effective on areas of surface rust that are not flaking or rusted through. Those areas should be cut out and replaced.
It's not until all the car's rust has either been removed and replaced with new metal or treated with rust inhibitor, that we can call the first step in our painting process complete. Now we have a solid foundation to build on, we can begin straightening and filling warped panels and correcting other imperfections.
Step 2: GET THE PANELS STRAIGHT
- Straightening the panels is likely the most time-consuming part of performing automotive bodywork.
We've all heard someone at a car show or cruise say that their car has all new metal with no filler, that's why it's so straight. Well, we have news for you, nearly every body panel we've seen-new, N.O.S., or used-requires some filler to be made straight. While some panels may be straightened with a hammer and dolly, most require filler to be perfect. It takes many hours of spreading body filler, sanding, and repeating the process to ensure a panel's straightness, and, again, some specialty products and tools are required. First, it is important to use quality body filler. Cheap body filler may fill the voids and imperfections of car's panels, but it won't last nearly as long as quality filler. Another benefit of quality filler is it's usually easier to sand than its cheaper counterpart, requiring less time to perform the job.
After the filler is applied to the panels, the key is to sand, sand, and sand. Most of the sanding can be accomplished by using power sanders, random orbital units, and air files, but the final steps are always performed by block-sanding the vehicle by hand.
Block-sanding the vehicle is the critical step that makes the car's panels look straight. The reason a block is used is to distribute the hand's pressure evenly across the panel. Sanding without a block will leave finger grooves in the panel, which in turn will cause the panel to look wavy once painted. Blocking begins with sandpaper as course as 180-grit to knock any high spots off the filler, then by using progressively finer paper, the panels become smooth and straight. The best body men don't look at a panel to judge straightness during the block-sanding phase, they feel for straightness. The adage of "if you can feel it, it will show in the paint" holds true. a good bodyman will run his hand down a panel to feel for the slightest imperfection, correcting it before paint is applied.
There are some other tricks to block-sanding, such as sanding in diagonal strokes and using a metal ruler or paint stirrer wrapped in sandpaper to follow body contours. Low spots can be detected by misting the panel with dark colored spray paint or dry guide coat and blocking lightly. The places that remain the color of the spray paint are the low spots and need to be filled.
Regardless, plan on spending lots of time on this step of the paint and bodywork process. The more time spent blocking, the straighter the car will appear when it comes out of the booth wearing fresh paint.
Step 3: GET PRIMED
- Now that we've completed the rust removal, metal work, and gotten the body straight with filler and many hours of sanding, we're ready for paint.
But we can't just roll it into the booth and start shooting; first we must make sure we have the proper equipment and make some decisions about the type of paint, not to mention primer, which will be used to cover our car. First and foremost we must understand the main function of paint is to protect the underlying metal and looking pretty is secondary. Before the paint is applied, however, the car must be primed with a quality primer and blocked once again. This step of priming is to seal the car and its bodywork from the paint above, ensuring that the paint will have a smooth, consistent surface to bond to and the different colors of filler, primer, and metal won't cause any color variations when the paint is applied. J.D. prefers a two-part, urethane surfacer for final priming.
When choosing paint, a compromise must usually be reached between the quality desired and budgetary restraints. Most modern paints do a decent job of protecting the underlying metal, but cheaper paints can be less tolerant to sun, fading quickly if the car sits outside for any length of time.
Step 4: CHOOSE TYPE OF PAINT
- Today's paints can be divided into two basic categories: single stage and base/clear.
The single stage paint system, like its name, is a process in which the color is applied in one step. All of the paints ultraviolet protection, pigment, and additives are mixed in one can and applied to the car. This method works well and is still used extensively, though primarily on budget paint jobs. The latest advances in paint technology have resulted in a two-part or base/clear process that first applies the color to the car (base coat), which is followed by a clear, protective second coat of paint (clearcoat). All new cars are painted in base/clear as it offers distinct advantages, such as protecting the pigment by adding ultraviolet blockers in the clearcoat. Repairs of base/clear paint jobs can also be easier than single stage paint systems. The biggest advantage, however, of a base/clear paint job is the luster. By clearcoating over the color, the paint job looks thicker and has a shinier appearance than most single stage paints. Also, rock chips and door dings are usually less apparent in base/clear paint jobs as the colored base coat is usually left intact.
Regardless of the type of paint you choose, remember you get what you pay for. More expensive paints will last longer and retain their pigment better than cheaper counterparts. Once the choice is made, the only thing left is to apply the paint, and for that we need the proper equipment.
Before we discuss the equipment used to apply paint, we must discuss the equipment necessary for proper preparation.
Step 5: TAPE THE CAR
- The car must be taped off; for that you'll need masking tape and paper.
We've used newspaper for this before, but newspaper is porous and can let paints, especially clearcoats, bleed through onto the glass and trim underneath, which will require a lengthy clean-up. Plastic can be used to bag the engine bay and other areas that won't be painted, and wheel covers or trash bags can be used to cover the wheels and tires. Once taped, the car is prepared by wiping it down with a cleaner (Naphtha is usually the main ingredient) to eliminate any oils or foreign materials from the surface that could cause fish-eyes or other blemishes. Finally, the car is wiped down with a tack-cloth to remove any dust or debris that could affect the paint job.
Now we are finally ready to mix and apply our paint.
Step 6: MIX & APPLY PAINT
- For mixing we'll need a graduated mixing cup, strainers, and stir sticks; for applying we'll need a paint gun.
Paint guns are classified as can-style (paint held in a can under the gun) and HVLP (high volume low pressure) style that stores the paint in a cup above the gun. The main advantage of HVLP guns is they use less air pressure, thereby creating less overspray and wasting less product than the older, can-style paint guns. Regardless of the style paint gun used, a pressure regulator and water and oil separator are mandatory when painting a car. Air pressures and flash times (time between coats) are dictated by the paint manufacturer and can be found on the paint's MSDS (material safety data sheet).
No matter the manufacturer, be sure to use the proper protective gear-gloves, safety glasses, and especially a respirator when applying paint.
The actual process of painting is where experience pays off. An experienced painter knows how thick to apply the paint, and where areas prone to runs and fish eyes are and adjusts his technique appropriately. By following the instructions on the MSDS, an inexperienced painter can apply a good paint job, but experience is the key to consistent success. While we have seen some great paint jobs come from garages or even outdoors, the controlled environment of a quality paint booth is always the desired place to paint. Paint booths not only control dust, but also are usually well lit, and, in extreme cases, climate controlled to ensure exact environmental conditions each time paint is applied. Once the car is painted, be sure to observe appropriate cure times before waxing or washing the newly painted surface with soap. For an extremely slick finish, most shops will wet-sand the paint with 2000-grit paper, then buff the paint with polishing compound.
So there you have it, you can see that painting a car is not just as easy as picking up a few cans of spray paint and covering the car with it; many specialty tools are required to do the job properly. While painting a car is a job that can be handled in a small shop or home garage, we recommend letting a professional handle, or at least assist, in the process. Always remember a good-looking paint job is a function of proper techniques and preparation, so take the time to do it right. If each step is performed properly, your paint job should protect your car and look great for many years.
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Finding and removing rust from the car is the first step in a quality paint job. A saws-all with a metal cutting blade is a good tool for removing large areas of rusted metal; a die-grinder and cut off wheel work well in confined areas.Most body and floor panels are spot or pinch welded in place. Companies like Blair Equipment make cutters like this one to remove the spot welds without damaging the underlying structure. This tool is a must for at-home body panel replacement.Good welding equipment is mandatory when performing automotive sheetmetal work. Our welder is a Lincoln Electric mig unit and a bit of an overkill for welding strictly sheetmetal. For less than $500 you can own a smaller unit that will weld body panels just fine.A sandblaster is a useful body tool and can be used to remove paint, filler, and rust from the underlying sheetmetal, as well as to blast corrosion from fresh welds.The heat created by welding is enough to warp a new panel if welded continuously. Stitch welding (welding short segments well away from each other) keeps the panel from overheating and distorting.Chemical rust inhibitors, such as OSPHO, convert iron oxide (rust) to iron phosphate, chemically stopping the process of oxidation.Before rust can be treated it must be found. J.D. uses this air sander, affectionately known as the "Bondo buster," with 35-grit paper to quickly remove paint and body filler exposing metal and any rust underneath.Ever wonder how the body panels on a show car get so straight? It's from hours and hours of block-sanding, filling, priming, and block-sanding again.
After the large imperfections are removed, each panel of the body is "skim coated" with filler, then sanded, filling any low spots. This process is repeated until the final block-sanding can be completed, resulting in a straight panel that is ready to prime.Heavy collision damage may require the use of large, dead-blow hammers and dent pullers. Severe damage can be repaired on a frame machine that hydraulically forces the car back into shape.Power sanders, or an air file as shown here, can be used to remove excess filler from a panel before block-sanding.By coating the panels with a dry guide coat, then blocking lightly, low spots that aren't apparent to the naked eye can be detected.When hand sanding panels always use a sanding block to prevent finger impressions in the panel you're straightening. Sanding blocks are available in all shapes and sizes to accommodate any surface.The ultimate goal of all those hard hours welding, filling, and sanding the body come to fruition in the paint booth. But the decisions and hard work aren't entirely over. The proper equipment and techniques are more important during this phase than any other step of the process.Before color is applied, the car is primed with a two-part, or catalyzed, primer. This not only gives the car a uniform surface for paint to adhere to, but also seals the outer paint from the bodywork underneath.There are many different brands and qualities of paint, but we've had great luck with the Diamont base/clear system. This is not the most expensive paint on the market, but is a high-quality paint at a reasonable cost. Other advantages are a short cure time for base coats (helpful with graphics) and great color consistency between mixes.
Mixed paint should be strained through a filter like this as a final step to remove any impurities from the paint before it's applied.This paint booth is equipped with a water and oil separator to trap any foreign substances that may be in the compressed air used for painting.If you aren't spraying in a booth, or your booth isn't equipped with a water and oil separator, in-line water and oil separators are available, such as the one shown here between the pressure regulator and the paint gun.Painting pieces such as the hood, trunk, and fenders separately from the car ensures proper paint coverage even in hard to paint areas.The bottom of the rocker and quarter panels is an area often missed by the paint gun, be sure to evenly cover the entire car when painting.

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I've been searching for a few days for the most accurate world coastline datasets.. Does anyone know where l can get coastlines at scales of 1:250 000, 1:2 000 000 and 1: 70 000. I've tried using the NOAA NGDC extractor but my 1:70 000 medium resolution coastlines only cover the US and the rest of the world is omitted.
I already have 1: 1 000 000(VMap0). Please point me in the right direction of where l can easily download good quality large-scale global coastline datasets.
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We've featured the work of Ubisoft artist Gilles Beloeil here on Fine Art before, but you know what, that was for Assassin's Creed Revelations. Since Assassin's Creed III is just out, now's probably a good time to cover his more recent work on the series.
Unlike the pieces we saw the other day, which were a collection of various styles and artists, Beloeil's work here are nearly all moody environment pieces, helping set the tone for the colonial vision of America found in the game.
Like what you see? There's more of Gilles' work at his personal site, while you can check out Stephen's review of ACIII here.
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A Tecumseh teen was airlifted to the University of Michigan Health System on Wednesday following a one-car crash on Ridge Highway near Milwaukee Road.
Benjamin Kyle Fick, 17, of Tecumseh was driving north on Ridge Highway at 6:54 a.m. when he briefly fell asleep at the wheel, woke up, overcorrected and lost control. The car then went off the road and struck a tree, according to a report released Friday by the Lenawee County Sheriff's Department. He was taken by Survival Flight to the Ann Arbor hospital for treatment of his injuries. His passenger, Nelia Jean Fick, 14, of Tecumseh, was taken by Lenawee Community Ambulance personnel to U-M for treatment of her injuries. Both were wearing seat belts.
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I have a button , clicking on which I need to go to server fetch data from database and when it comes back I need to show that data into Grid . How Can I achieve this using GridPanel ? Please put some code for better understanding...
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Here's an example:
Basically you will setup a store, and connect that to your grid. Then on clicking the button simply perform store.load(). In the example above, the store.load() function is called on page load - but you'd simply move that onto a button handler.
Alternatively you can perform a manual ajax request, then insert the returned data into the store with store.loadData().


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There are people whom you may encounter through life's manyjourneys. Although some may come and some may go, these extraordinaryindividuals somehow touch you in a special way, like kindred spirits. Once they enter your life, you will never forget how they enriched your existencewhether it be through humor, wisdom, insight, or support. I recentlydiscovered a very exceptional individual who would soon follow a path similar to mine. The following is a summary of events, which led to my meeting with ayoung woman named Kate.
I ran across the street at a frantic pace with every intention ofmaking the appointment on time. But it wasn't my appointment; itwas that of a friend. We became friends through our mutual experiences withcancer. I guess you could say we were "war buddies", but our war involvedour fight against cancer. You see, I was only 31 when I was diagnosed withductal adenocarcinoma of my left breast on May 6th, 1997. Kate wasdiagnosed about six months after me. My surgeon asked if I would please call her and let her know she wasn't alone during this terrifying and often depressingjourney. I called her frequently and let her know I was there for her. Sheasked me many questions about what to expect from the various treatments. "Would I be able to move my arm after the axillary node dissection? Should Iseek a physical therapist?" I made it a point to see her in the hospitaland although she was delighted at the sight of a guest, her unbearablesurgical pain made for an uncomfortable visit. I tried in vain to locate myanesthesiologist. I was hoping he could recall the same magic IVpotion which he had infused in my veins. Unfortunately, we weren't able toremember the potent solution, so poor Kate suffered. She was only given adrug for nausea; terrible dizzying nausea which she experienced immediatelyafter taking Demerol, but she had nothing on board for pain. I was angrywith her nurse who was impatient and smirked every time she winced. "I toldyou you would need this!" ("This" was the anti-nausea drug to which he wasreferring). I was infuriated. How could he be so callous, sounsympathetic? I guess he must have also been responsible for fifteen otherpatients and Kate was just another number. (What has happened to health care)?
Thankfully, she recovered quickly from the node dissection with fewside effects and limitations. After all, she was young, relativelyhealthy and an athlete just like me. She went to great lengths in order tokeep herself fit and free of illness. (Another irony). Other questionswhich she posed were related to chemotherapy and its side effects. Wediscussed fertility issues in depth since chemotherapy had the ability todestroy the ovaries. Should she undergo the ovarian retrieval procedure anddelay the chemotherapy for another month? What were the risks of thisprocedure? We spent many hours chatting while comparing notes on my past trialsand tribulations and some of the things she could expect in her future. I shared as much information with her as was within my own grasp.
Kate and I forged a deep bond, not only because we were the sameage, give or take a year, but we had so many of the same issues to dealwith at our particular stage in life. Cancer brought us together and weboth recognized that our lives were worth fighting for. Taking even thesmallest things for granted was now considered a luxury. And nothing madethe diagnosis any easier to swallow, not even time.
I pray for Kate tonight as this is her maiden voyage with chemotherapy. I hope the drugs I recommended will help curb thenausea and worse. Kate's a fighter like me. Neither one of us was able tomake sense of this experience; the whys and hows, and perhaps we would neverget the answers to these questions in our lifetime. Were we randomly chosenor were we picked for some unknown reason? On thing was certain, we wereboth determined to battle this disease like brave soldiers. We wouldfight with every ounce of energy we could muster. We gathered strength fromeach other and our loved ones.
People often told me they thought I was a brave woman for going through this. What choices did I really have? I wasn't about tocower under the covers and let this insidious disease devour my insides. I hada life to live. People told me they thought I was courageous for expressingmy thoughts on paper. Writing provided me with a creative outlet andit would also prove to be an inspiration to other women who may have beenashamed of having this disease or revealing their beautiful bald heads.
I hope in the future, more women will take an active role, create avoice for themselves and fight, not only for their survival, and thesurvival of future women fated for this disease, but for a cure for thisdeadly enemy. This is a "violent" disease that comes on silently and often leavesa "bloody" trail of victims if left undetected. The statistics onbreast cancer are both disturbing and startlingly high. One in eight womenwill develop it in their lifetime. A woman is diagnosed every threeminutes and dies every 12 minutes. As one breast cancer survivor put it, "weneed to kill this thing before it kills us." And I believe in my heart thatsomeday if enough voices are heard, we will put a stop to this killer.
Just an addendum to this piece. Kate finished her therapy in thespring of 1998. She ran the Philadelphia Marathon in November and Irecently attended her wedding in Madison, WI in June. Definitely a happyending!
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Most of my tester friends say that one important part of quality assurance position is "prevention". I´ve read a lot in the university about costs of quality and cost of poor quality and prevention but in my daily work I´ve never seen this activity performed by QA teams. I mean, there are a lot of tools and practices for development which help us to avoid some kind of problems as code reviews, static and dynamic code analysis, unit testing, and others but which are the most important "prevention" activities that QA guys should execute?
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"More than the act of testing, the act of designing tests is one of the best bug preventers known. The thinking that must be done to create a useful test can discover and eliminate bugs before they are coded..." - Boris Beizer, Software Testing Techniques 2nd ed.
D. Gelperin and B. Hetzel also first suggested the idea of "Test, then code" in 1987.
The concept of TDD is the reintroduction of these basic tenets that are intended to prevent bugs from getting into code. I would say that ATDD is a bug preventative approach which some testers participate in.
In my team, we also perform code reviews prior to check-ins which are one bug prevention activity.
Some other things that testers (and others on the team) can do to help prevent bugs might include:
Some prevention activities that our QAers provide are
We'd really like to do more. But in our shop, the schedules and workload dictate otherwise.
Gregory Pope lists a number of prevention techniques in "No Silver Bullet? Silver Buckshot May Work" (and his key note presentation). Some of them Phil already has mentioned. Other that testers and test managers can actively work on would be:
Some techniques might be easier in Agile teams, where testers are not in different silos than developers.
There are also detection techniques that do not prevent bugs but could help detect them earlier. For instance, testers can write integration tests that can be included in continuous integration along with developers' unit tests.


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TransCanada plans to seek regulatory approval for the project from Canada's National Energy Board by the end of the year, and, if it succeeds, to start construction in 2016. Service to refineries in Montreal and Quebec City would begin the following year and then to Saint John in 2018.
By BEN DUMMETT
TransCanada said Friday it will proceed with a 12 billion
Canadian-dollar ($11.7 billion) pipeline project to carry crude
oil from Alberta to eastern Canada, a move aimed at opening new
markets for domestic oil producers and new supply for
refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick.
The proposed Energy East pipeline project, which needs
regulatory approval, comes as a growing transportation
bottleneck is depressing Western Canadian oil prices amid
booming North American production.
TransCanada, based in Calgary, Alberta, is awaiting US approval
of its controversial Keystone XL project, which would carry oil from
Canada's oil sands to US Gulf Coast refineries. And uncertainty
overhangs another planned pipeline that would transport
Canadian oil to British Columbia for export to Asia.
That has forced energy producers here to boost their
reliance on rail shipments. But the deadly derailment of a
crude-laden train in Quebec last month raised questions about
the safety of transporting oil that way.
The west-to-east pipeline would help Canada achieve greater
energy independence and assist in efforts to diversify export
markets, TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said. It doesn't
cancel the need for Keystone XL, he said, which is aimed at
meeting the demand from US Gulf Coast refineries for
less-expensive heavy oil from Canada and expanding the US
domestic supply.
Refineries in eastern Canada want the Energy East project to access growing supplies
of light oil, as well as heavy crude, instead of having to
import, Mr. Girling said.
TransCanada said the 2,734-mile pipeline would enable
producers to ship up to 1.1 million bpd of oil from Alberta and
Saskatchewan to eastern Canadian refineries. The company has so
far secured long-term contracts to transport about 900,000 bpd
through the proposed pipeline.
Currently, eastern Canada imports more than 700,000 bpd of
oil -- 86% of its refinery feedstock -- from countries
including Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela and Algeria. The
region could potentially replace these exports with oil
transported by the new pipeline, making Canada more energy
independent, Mr. Girling said.
As part of the project, TransCanada will join with closely
held Irving Oil to build a deep-water marine terminal in Saint
John, New Brunswick, from which oil could be shipped to markets
on the US Eastern seaboard, the US Gulf Coast, Europe and India.
TransCanada plans to seek regulatory approval for the
project from Canada's National Energy Board by the end of the
year, and, if it succeeds, to start construction in 2016. Service to
refineries in Montreal and Quebec City would begin the
following year and then to Saint John in 2018. The provinces
through which the pipeline would pass will have a say over the
Enbridge, another Canadian pipeline operator, has faced some
opposition in British Columbia over plans to build a pipeline
from Alberta to the British Columbia coast. The British
Columbia provincial government has said it will approve the project only if it receives
compensation and certain guaranteed environmental protections.
Alberta and New Brunswick each said Thursday they support
the proposal. Quebec's position is unclear, and a spokesman for
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I thought that most of the oil is exported to the US via a pipeline from Alberta to N/S Dakota then to Illinois. From there a branch will bring oil to Quebec. This makes better utilization of pipeline infrastructure and is less costly. Building a new very long pipeline does not make any economic sense.
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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Am I missing a comma? It seems like there almost has to be one between the names. I find it a strange sentence to punctuate.
I just wrote to someone,
Am I missing a comma? It seems like there almost has to be one between the names. I find it a strange sentence to punctuate.
A comma would not make sense there, but using "that" in between Alivia and Wyatt would provide the separation that you are perceiving is needed.
This is a simple imperative statement, with the implied subject "you", the verb "tell", indirect object "Alivia", and direct object "Wyatt says hi".
In this case, one would not use a comma between the two names. Consider an equivalently structured sentence.
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as this would seem to say that I am the ball, and you should throw me.
Putting a comma between the two names would change the meaning, and would seem to say "Tell Alivia (something, probably specified in the previous sentence), because/and Wyatt says hi."
This is a more complicated issue than most simple commands, because the object is both an entire sentence on its own, and a direct quote.
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In Christopher Moore's ingenious debut novel, we meet one of the most memorably mismatched pairs in the annals of literature. The good-looking one is one-hundred-year-old ex-seminarian and "roads" scholar Travis O'Hearn. The green one is Catch, a demon with a nasty habit of eating most of the people he meets. Behind the fake Tudor facade of Pine Cove, California, Catch sees a four-star buffet. Travis, on the other hand, thinks he sees a way of ridding himself of his toothy traveling companion. The winos, neo-pagans, and deadbeat Lotharios of Pine Cove, meanwhile, have other ideas. And none of them is quite prepared when all hell breaks loose.
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AEM6 extended the Touch UI authoring interface to page authoring, giving authors a choice between this and the classic interface. One major consequence of this is that, for the time being, both interfaces must be considered during component development so authors using either one are given a good user experience. Among other things, authoring dialogs, which were produced by ExtJS widget configurations in the Classic UI, are now produced using standard Sling rendering mechanisms relying on sling:resourceTypes instead of xtypes. In order to produce authoring dialogs in both Classic UI and Touch UI modes, two dialog configuration files, dialog.xml and cq:dialog.xml for Classic and Touch respectively, must be defined.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. - Laozi When I first attended training on Day/Adobe CQ5 back in 2009, it gave me a feeling of relief. Finally, here was a tool that gave content authors and business users direct control over the layout of a webpage. No more filling out endless form fields with no idea how the final product would come together. Would there be a layout issue? Would the markup you added to the WYSYWG editor break the page? You didn't know. Many times, not even until it was live in Production.
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An interview with Cardinal Kasper.
Last week Matthew Boudway and I spoke with Cardinal Walter Kasper here in New York. We covered a lot of ground over the course of an hour. Naturally, some territory was left unexplored, but here's a sample of our conversation, which we just posted to the homepage.
Commonweal: In your book Mercy, you argue that mercy is basic to God's nature. How is mercy key to understanding God?
Cardinal Walter Kasper: The doctrine on God was arrived at by ontological understanding—God is absolute being and so on, which is not wrong. But the biblical understanding is much deeper and more personal. God's relation to Moses in the Burning Bush is not "I am," but "I am with you. I am for you. I am going with you." In this context, mercy is already very fundamental in the Old Testament. The God of the Old Testament is not an angry God but a merciful God, if you read the Psalms. This ontological understanding of God was so strong that justice became the main attribute of God, not mercy. Thomas Aquinas clearly said that mercy is much more fundamental because God does not answer to the demands of our rules. Mercy is the faithfulness of God to his own being as love. Because God is love. And mercy is the love revealed to us in concrete deeds and words. So mercy becomes not only the central attribute of God, but also the key of Christian existence. Be merciful as God is merciful. We have to imitate God's mercy.
CWL: You also note that mercy and justice cannot be finally established here on earth, and that whoever has tried to create heaven on earth has instead created hell on earth. You say that this is true of ecclesiastical perfectionists too—those who conceive of the church as a club for the pure. How dominant is that view among church leadership today?
Kasper: There are those who believe the church is for the pure. They forget that the church is also a church of sinners. We all are sinners. And I am happy that's true because if it were not then I would not belong to the church. It's a matter of humility. John Paul II offered his mea culpas—for the teaching office of the church, and also for other behaviors. I have the impression that this is very important for Pope Francis. He does not like the people in the church who are only condemning others.
When it comes to the CDF's criticisms of some theologians, there was not always due process. That's evident, and here we must change our measures. This is also a problem when it comes to the question of Communion for divorced and remarried people, which is now under consideration in preparation for the Synod of Bishops this autumn. On the other hand, we have positive signs of mercy within the church. We have the saints, Mother Teresa—there are many Mother Teresas. This is also a reality of the church.
CWL: In your speech to open the consistory in March, you noted that, for the sake of their children, many deserted partners are dependent on a new partnership, a civil marriage, which they cannot quit without new guilt. Later in your speech, you talk about the possibility that a divorced and remarried Catholic might, after a period of penance, receive Communion again. You say this would be a small number of people, the ones who really want the sacrament and who understand the reality of their situation and are responsive to the concerns that their pastor would have. Are you envisioning a situation in which a divorced and remarried Catholic—a Catholic with a new partnership and a civil marriage—could not live with his or her new partner "as brother and sister" without destroying that partnership, since the other partner might not allow the relationship to continue on those terms. Is that the kind of scenario you had in mind?
Kasper: The failure of a first marriage is not only related to bad sexual behavior. It can come from a failure to realize what was promised before God and before the other partner and the church. Therefore, it failed; there were shortcomings. This has to be confessed. But I cannot think of a situation in which a human being has fallen into a gap and there is no way out. Often he cannot return to the first marriage. If this is possible, there should be a reconciliation, but often that's not possible.
In the Creed we say we believe in the forgiveness of sin. If there was this shortcoming, and it has been repented for—is absolution not possible? My question goes through the sacrament of penance, through which we have access to Holy Communion. But penance is the most important thing—repentance of what went wrong, and a new orientation. The new quasi-family or the new partnership must be solid, lived in a Christian way. A time of new orientation—metanoia—would be necessary. Not punishing people but a new orientation because divorce is always a tragedy. It takes time to work it out and to find a new perspective. My question—not a solution, but a question—is this: Is absolution not possible in this case? And if absolution, then also Holy Communion? There are many themes, many arguments in our Catholic tradition that could allow this way forward.
To live together as brother and sister? Of course I have high respect for those who are doing this. But it's a heroic act, and heroism is not for the average Christian. That could also create new tensions. Adultery is not only wrong sexual behavior. It's to leave a familiaris consortio, a communion, and to establish a new one. But normally it's also the sexual relations in such a communion, so I can't say whether it's ongoing adultery. Therefore I would say, yes, absolution is possible. Mercy means God gives to everybody who converts and repents a new chance.
Kasper: I'm not in favor of women's ordination. But there are offices in the Vatican that do not require ordination. In economic affairs, for example, there are professional women who could carry out such duties. Ordination is not required to lead the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Half of the laity are women. There is an office for laity and there are no women in leadership there. That's a problem. What about the Council for the Family? There's no family without women.
I have experience as a bishop. I appointed one woman to the bishop's advisory council. From that day on the whole atmosphere changed in our dialogue. She was a very courageous woman. Women bring a richness of vision and experience that men lack. At the Vatican, that could be helpful.
At the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, for example, ordination is required to lead. But the CDF has a group of consulting theologians. They do not decide; they consult. Today we have many women who are professors of theology. Why not include their voices? Something must be done about this. It would change a certain clericalistic atmosphere.
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He comes off as a liberal now ... in an audio interview (http://www.wnyc.org/story/popes-theologian/) he said that the church wasn't against birth control and it was up to people's conscience whether they used it or not (memo to US bishops, please ;)
But he was pretty conservative when B16 was pope and spoke against secularism, women's ordination, equality for gays, etc ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11329489
Regarding his remarks on divorce and remarriage: if I were to play devil's advocate, I would note that the annulment process provides the possibility of the good things he highlights: forgiveness of sin, and the possibility of a 'fresh start' with another spouse. In the portion of the interview quoted in this post, he doesn't really say anything about annulments: he doesn't defend them; he doesn't dismiss them; he doesn't call for their reform. He just sort of ignores them.
As appealing as his vision is, if it is to be realized as an actual policy of the church, it will have to do it in a way that acknowledges both the legal reality and the theological underpinnings of the legal reality, that a previous marriage must be declared null before a new one can exist.
I'm sure he doesn't need me to tell him that.
Rather than say "I believe in the indissolubility of marriage", we should say we believe in marriages that are indissoluble. This would be consistent with the teachings of Jesus who said that "whom" God joins together may not be divided. He was proposing a new vision of marriage for those who seek to live in the kingdom of God. He wasn't establishing a canon law. Just as Moses permitted divorce because of the people's hardness of hearts, the church must acknowledge that many marriages of the baptized failed because they were not joined by God. Rather, they willfully entered a union for any number of reasons but among which was not to be a sign of Christ's love for his people, the church. A lot of people, apparently, have to be married or in serious relationship more than once before they can acknowledge there's an element for success which falls outside their own will and rests in God's will. Now the church (leaders) already acknowledge that some marriages were not entered into validly and set them aside through a decree of nullity. The laws governing the granting of such decrees can be changed and modified. We could even change the discipline by which we declare that any marriage entered into by non-Catholics is presumed to be valid. On what basis? A couple comes in both of whom were in a previous marriage. The woman was baptized Catholic and failed to observe the law regulating marriage. She gets a decree of nullity only after proving that she had in fact been baptized a Catholic and had in fact entered an invalid marriage which was ended by civil divorce. No indissolubility there. The man who had been baptized as a child as a Protestant and who subsequently was married in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas which was later dissolved by civil divorce is presumed to be in a valid marriage and must submit to a long drawn out "formal case" before a decree of nullity might be issued. What sense does this make?
The real problem in my view is that all of these laws and disiciplines were invented by presumably chaste churchmen who believed that they had to issue clear disciplines for those who chose the inferior path of involving themselves in unions involving sex--for their own good of course. Once they started making such rules, theologians were expected to justify them and bishops expected to enforce them. Parish priests, on the other hand, at least those not aspiring to higher office, have long since realized that we must adjust disciplines to fit the needs of real people who are seeking God, rather than the other way around.
I am pretty sure I remember reading that the cardinal has said that German Catholics generally do not believe that their first marriages were invalid. They have no desire to have those first unions declared null---they strongly believe those unions were indeed real marriages and largely won't go for any solution requiring them to pretend other than what they believe in their hearts.
That was a great read -- thanks.
A question which popped into my head while reading it: Will or should the same kind of mercy be shown to those other "sinners" in the church then, say, like those bishops whose heads some people seem to want to chop off?
JP - annulments just don't work; they are a legal solution applied to real life. Yes, sometimes they work well and some dioceses have well run and comprehensive annulment processes - not just the legal process with interviews by mail - rather, counseling, group interaction, on-going support, education to begin a new life, etc.
Keep in mind - think I saw a statistic a few years ago that 70% of all annulments are in the US - not exactly a solution for the rest of the world or the southern hemisphere where 2/3rds of catholics live.
In the CARA survey we also asked Catholics who had experienced divorce if they had ever sought an annulment. Only 15% indicated that they had ... requests for annulments have declined in the United States along with marriages in the Church. In the most recent year with available data there were 6.5 marriages celebrated in the Church for every single case for declaration of nullity of marriage introduced by Americans. It is important to note that 49% of Church annulment cases introduced globally in 2011 were from the United States followed by Poland (6.4%), Brazil (5.6%), and Italy (5.1%).
- From Georgetown University ... http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2013/09/divorce-still-less-likely...
You folks better start realizing that there is a war going on, and the church is losing. And this prissy magazine is part of the great mass of ignorance which is hurrying the process. Mr. Kasper, and these commenters, have the relevance and effectiveness of a eunuch at an orgy. Grow up and get a clue.
@Lawrence McDonald, I honestly have never perceived Commonweal as prissy. In this article and comment thread I see people (including Cardinal Kasper) trying to engage serious issues in a thoughtful manner. My mother used to tell me not to sit in the scorner's seat. That remains good advice.
"But normally it's also the sexual relations in such a communion, so I can't say whether it's ongoing adultery"
What on earth is that supposed to mean? How do you reconcile that with Jesus's explicit commandment to the contrary? This sounds like wishful (or very confused) thinking.
Yes, intellectual rigor is not everything. But mercy without the truth is not real mercy. If I enter into a sacramental marriage, then divorce and live more uxorio with another woman, it is adultery. That's not a condemnation, just a fact.
"Therefore I would say, yes, absolution is possible. Mercy means God gives to everybody who converts and repents a new chance."
Yeah, sure. And what about the first marriage? Is it automatically annulled by the sacrament of reconciliation? It never existed? The logical conclusion is that marriage is not indissoluble, since I can always "repent" and start a new life with another woman, and the previous marriage, puff .. it's gone!!!
German Catholics generally do not believe that their first marriages were invalid.
Ironically, that is the church's default assumption, too.
But none of us, including the church, can agree or disagree with that general belief unless we know the facts and circumstances of each previous marriage. That discovery and assessment is precisely what the annulment process entails. The process itself may be reformable, and a reform that places less of a burden on petitioners and former spouses could itself be an act of mercy.
It is important to note that 49% of Church annulment cases introduced globally in 2011 were from the United States followed by Poland (6.4%), Brazil (5.6%), and Italy (5.1%).
I've suggested previously that one possible outcome (if there is any outcome) of the synod on the family is that the standards and practices that have been implemented in the US now for many years are extended as "best practices" to the rest of the Catholic world.
Actually, there is a second possibility. After I "confess and repent" my marriage is not annulled. Then that night I go home and have sex with the new woman (who is not my wife). So, marriage is stillindissoluble, but having sex outside of marriage is OK. What a great new chance! What a wonderful mercy!
This is profoundly unserious.
Therefore I would say, yes, absolution is possible. Mercy means God gives to everybody who converts and repents a new chance.
It may be worth noting that there may be no sin on the part of the petitioner that would need to be absolved. Many marriages end because the petitioner's spouse is the one who wanted out of the marriage.
Look, even Homer nodded. When Jesus said his bit about divorce, maybe he was sugar-crashing? Perhaps he was distracted by a bug bite? A bit peckish?
It's always seemed to me that even Hillel's dumbest student--the mouthbreather in the back of the class eating paste--could have dismantled Jesus' claims about Moses and divorce. Maybe a mulligan is called for?
"It may be worth noting that there may be no sin on the part of the petitioner that would need to be absolved."
Certainly. Getting a civil divorce is no sin. The question is: can I go and live (and have sex) with somebody else? Is that conductive to my eternal salvation? Is that God's plan for my life? If no, I shouln't do it. If yes, the doctrine of the indissolubility of marriage as taught by Jesus and by the Church for a couple of thousand years just went out of the window.
I imagine most people ,when they marry,think they will be married for the rest of their lives. And probably nobody feels sadder about a failed marriage than the people in them. It's not really helpful, and maybe kind of cruel, for the Church to pile on with recriminations and sanctions, just adding to peoples' pain. That's not what we're supposed to be about.
"But none of us, including the church, can agree or disagree with that general belief unless we know the facts and circumstances of each previous marriage. That discovery and assessment is precisely what the annulment process entails."
Yes, but my point was that from what I have read, most German couples are not willing to seek out an annulment as they do not want their first marriage to be declared null. So making the annulment process easier for divorced and remarried couples in Germany will not solve the problem that Kasper wants solved.
I understand where they are coming from. I know in my heart that what I have with my husband is real. If our marriage failed, I would have no desire to have it declared null. Just because it failed doesn't mean it didn't exist. And for my children's sake, even if it didn't exist, I wouldn't want such a thing publicly declared.
None of us really knows if we are married, I suppose, especially according to the high bar it seems some annulment reformers want to set for a valid sacramental marriage. I mean, who really knows what they are getting into on the day of their wedding? But if we adopt this understanding of sacramental marriage, it becomes something essentially unreachable for your average joe on the street, so why even bother trying? And why bother with the hassle and embarrassment of going before a marriage tribunal to tell us that?
Pope Francis in his homily this morning:
"Grace is more important than all the bureaucracy. 'What prevents this?' Remember this. So many times we people of the Church are a factory to create obstacles so people can't arrive at grace. May the Lord help us to understand this."
JP - M. Boudway has just posted another context to Kaspar's remarks about annulments.
But here are some other remarks:
Along with Mr. Gibson's point; here are some highlights:
"One of the least remarked aspects of the whole discussion about divorce and remarriage is that before the 1917 Code of Canon Law was adopted for the universal Church, in this country and most others, the parish priest dealt with the issue. To be sure, there were far fewer cases of divorce back then, although spousal abandonment in immigrant communities was not unknown. It was a canonical procedure, to be sure, but undoubtedly a pastor dealing with people he knew brought that pastoral element to the situation in a way that a canonist on a tribunal dealing with a stack of papers cannot. And, to be sure, very few of those pastors had extensive training in canon law. But, for all that surety, I suspect the system was better at avoiding what Kasper here calls "jurisscience" and exercising, instead, jurisprudence."
(rather than suggesting that the current US methods can be a model for the world?)
"....but Trent. We who still live in what can appropriately be called the "post-conciliar period" need to ever be reminded that there were councils before Vatican II and, in many ways, the reticence of earlier councils on certain issues, their "very cautious" approach to certain theological issues, is a thing to be admired. I was discussing this whole divorced and remarriage issue and the different way the Orthodox handle it with a very conservative priest friend. And he told me something interesting. "If I ask an Orthodox theologian," he said, "if I am a validly ordained priest, the theologian will reply only that I am not a priest of the Orthodox Church. When pressed, the Orthodox theologian will refuse to answer my question about the validity of my orders. They do not believe it is right to put excessive limits and proscriptions on the action of God's grace." This was a key insight. There is much, very much, to admire about our Western penchant for legal thinking, but it can sometimes lead us to ask questions that it is not the Church's business to ask, still less to answer."
Love his reference to the sacrament of matrimony and how Trent was influenced and impacted by a local, significant political reality - the islands of Venice. Does put this whole discussion about indsolubility into a new context and light?
This discussion on divorce and remarriage will continue, and it is just so damned healthy to see the discussion being held in the open, with cardinals unafraid to contradict each other. It thrills me to see two nonordained journalists having a deep and penetrating conversation with a Vatican cardinal. And, the fact that, under Francis' leadership, this issue will be less about internal Vatican workings and more about following synodal processes, this is something that opens up a truly new chapter in the life of the postconciliar period. These are exciting times and the deepest level of excitement comes from the sense that the Spirit is moving.
Cardinal Kasper's views, it seems to me, are really a lot more rational than the current practice. Even among those who apply and receive annullments, the whole thing is something of a through the looking glass experience, which seems to have been created as a backdoor way to end marriages. When someone says that no marriage existed between two people who have been married for any period of time, may have had children together, have shared the highs and lows that go with being in a committed relationship, its hard to take it with a straight face. It is just so disingenous. It seems to me that the Cardinal is offering a rational case for a process that is a farce as currently constructed.
Jim D - I don't want to be pedantic or argumentative, but "no marriage existed" is not quite what the church says in these situations. Essentially, the church agrees with you that it would be silly to claim that X was Not X all along.
Folks who would like to understand more about what the church means by a declaration of nullity can do worse than start with this FAQ from the US bishops.
Carlo Lancellotti
You have grounded your objections to modification of the Church's pastoral practice regarding divorce and remarriage on Jesus' absolute prohibiiton against divorce. You neglect, however, the wider evidence in the New Testament which did not treat of his teaching as absolute, as it allowed for exceptions, as in the case of the Pauline provilege and the exceptive clauses in the synoptics. I recommend that you read Firzmyer, S.J., Joseph A. "The Matthean Dovorce Texts and ssome New Palestinian Evidence." Theological Studies (37) 1976, 197-226.
Salient for the discussion here:
"If Matthew under inspiration could have been moved to add an exceptive phrase to the saying of Jesus on divorce that he found in an absolute form either in his Marcan source or in "Q," or if Paul likewise under inspiration could introduce into his writing an exception on his own authority, then why cannot the Spirit-guided institutional Church of a later generation make a similar exception in view of problems confronting Christian married life in its day or so-called broken marriages (not really envisaged in the NT) -- as it has done in some situations. The question here is whether one looks solely at the absoilute prohibition, traceable to Jesus, or at the "process of understanding and adaptation" which is in the NT itself and "with which the modern Church can identify only by entering into the process and furthering it" (224-25).
Mr. Lancelotti is correct. Despite what he says, Cardinal Kasper clearly does not believe that marriage is indissoluble. Indeed, he told a recent interviwer that divorce can be "necessary." He believes that people should be able to get divorced and then remarried, and he is bothered that the Church puts any impediment at all in the way of divorce and remarriage.
If Cardinal Kasper's views are adopted, the divorce rate among Catholics--which is lower than the general divorce rate--will increase and remain high. If his views--which are contrary to the plain words of Jesus Christ and many centuries of constant Church teaching--are adopted, many will wonder why anyone should listen to the Church, particularly when what the Church is proposing is far less grounded in Scripture and Tradition than is the Church's teaching on the indissolublity of marriage. It is no wonder that many cardinals have spoken out against Kasper's proposal.
Thorin writes: "He believes that people should be able to get divorced and then remarried, and he is bothered that the Church puts any impediment at all in the way of divorce and remarriage."
False. If you can't manage to tell falsehoods here, bye.
Mr. Gallicho:
Cardinal Kasper just told Brian Lehrer that divorce can be "necessary" and that those who divorce deserve a "new chance, a new beginning." Sure sounds to me like Kasper believes that people should be able to divorce and remarry.
However, I should have written that Cardinal Kasper is bothered that the Church puts any serious impediment in the way of divorce and remarriage, rather than any impediment at all. The Church's centuries old practice is a serious impediment to divorce and remarriage, and Kasper certainly wants to end that practice.
Thorin - think you took his comments out of context. His focus was on the issue of remarriage and participating in the eucharist. (not a focus on divorce)
In terms of divorce, Kaspar acknowledges and starts with the reality that divorce happens - how should the church respond? His reply is that the church needs to have a developed, merciful, and responsible way to support these people (rather than ignore, banish, or put impediments in their way). He is looking at serious, committed, and responsible catholics who find themselves in remarriages (and these remarriages were good decisions).
You twist and make his comment look like he is in favor of divorce - really?
We've made making the wrong choice of a spouse the only unforgiveable sin. I don't think Jesus intended that people who make that mistake should never be able to marry again.
Anything bad a person can do can be forgiven, if they repent and are truly sorry. Then they can try again to do it right, except marriage.
That's wrong.
Yes, Mr. de Haas, he is in favor of divorce. The traditional Catholic view is that divorce is impossible, and that laws allowing divorce should not exist. Indeed, for centuries, there was no divorce. Now, I'll grant that there were people who wanted to legalize divorce, but those people weren't Catholics. Quite the contrary.
Thorin: Stop lying or I will delete your account.
"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." Luke 16:18
"However, the Church reaffirms her practice, which is based upon Sacred Scripture, of not admitting to Eucharistic Communion divorced persons who have remarried. They are unable to be admitted thereto from the fact that their state and condition of life objectively contradict that union of love between Christ and the Church which is signified and effected by the Eucharist. Besides this, there is another special pastoral reason: if these people were admitted to the Eucharist, the faithful would be led into error and confusion regarding the Church's teaching about the indissolubility of marriage." St. John Paul II.
Thorin: that sentence from Luke's gospel has to be read within the context of society in those times, to understand what the writer had in mind and what its correct scope ought to be. Similarly, "Whoever comes to me and does not hate life itself cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26), "Sell everything you have and give it to the poor" (Luke 18:22), etc. There is a great reflexion in Augustine's confessions (book 12) about what it means for a bible verse to be true, how to interpret the bible, and how it is possible for multiple interpretations to be true.
As to John Paul 2, since he lets pastoral considerations be a factor, it would be logical to infer from his statement that it is also acceptable to take other pastoral reasons into account as well when weighing the pros and cons, so I see this as actually leaving the door open to other conclusions, depending on pastoral considerations.
Thorin --
As I understand Jewish law (which certainly isn't expert) a Jewish man has a right to divorce his wife, but a Jewish woman has no right to divorce at all. In this context it seems to me that Luke's prohibition of "divorce" could easily have been aimed at the system of Jewish divorce as being highly inequitable. In other words, the Hebrew word for "divorce" didn't mean the same thing to the Jews as the English word "divorce" means to us. so Luke's prohibition is not what we're talking about, though it is somewhat similar in that the husband could "put away" his wife.
Context, context, conext.


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Are there any Sifre Musar that give advice on how to become more patient? If so, can you bring a few points on how to do so? Please cite sources.
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I suggest Gateway to Happiness By Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
The lesson in patience which I still recall - 25 years after having last read - it is the following:
Conclusion: it's our perspective that makes us impatient - and we do control it.
This is one of the rare occasions when he uses gruesome examples, but it sure is effective. Gateway to Happiness is a book worth reading. So are his other books.
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I have a form with which I am trying to display a form with checkboxes, and then insert into a database whether or not those checkboxes are checked. Then, each time the page is called, check the value and append information to the html form to appropriate display the checkbox as checked or not.
I have modified the below code example to make it short, and I am aware that I am assigning the checked value to 'value', which won't do anything.
The approach of
<input type="checkbox" name="notice" value="checked" checked/>
to display a checkbox as checked, while not valid html, works in every browser, and is based on the example here. I would prefer to stick with this approach.
Now, I don't see what is wrong with my code.
The first steps should be to retrieve the values from the database, of which onyl one row will be retrieved, as article_no is a primary key. If nothing is retrieved, then the variables are simply assigned "", which results in the checkbox being unchecked.
As the value is checked, if it is selected, this should be inserted into the database, and will show as checked upon next viewing of the page.
Now, as it is, this code compeltely fails. firebug does not show anything being sent or received in the console, no erros are recorded either with php or mysql, nothing appears in the database despite the fields and such being correct, no mysql errors are reported...
What is the problem?
The code:
if (isset($_GET["cmd"]))
$cmd = $_GET["cmd"];
if (isset($_POST["cmd"]))
$cmd = $_POST["cmd"];
if (isset($_GET["pk"]))
{ $pk = $_GET["pk"];}
if (isset($_POST["deleted"]))
{ $deleted = $_POST["deleted"];}
if (isset($_POST["notice"]))
{ $notice = $_POST["notice"];}
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","user","pass", "db");
if (!$con) {
echo "Can't connect to MySQL Server. Errorcode: %s\n". mysqli_connect_error();
$getformdata = $con->query("select * from TEST where ARTICLE_NO = '$pk'");
$checkDeleted = "";
$checkNotice = "";
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($getformdata))
$checkDeleted = $row['deleted'];
$checkNotice = $row['notice'];
$statusQuery = "INSERT INTO TEST VALUES (?, ?, ?)";
if ($statusInfo = $con->prepare($statusQuery)) {
$statusInfo->bind_param("sss", $pk, $deleted, $notice);
} else {
echo "<form name=\"statusForm\" action=\"x.php\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\">

Editing information for auction: ".$pk."

Löschung Ebay:
<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"deleted\" value=\"checked\" ".$checkDeleted." align=\"right\"/>

<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"notice\" value=\"checked\" ".$checkNotice." align=\"left\"/>

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"submitinfo\" />
<input name=\"Submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"submit\" />
In the actual form/page, I have appropriate sanitization in place.
A big problem is that nothing is being inserted into the database and no errors are being returned at all!


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Is it necessary to check hard or soft boiled eggs for blood spots?
I've never seen anyone do it, so perhaps it is not, but if so, why?
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Is it necessary to check hard or soft boiled eggs for blood spots?
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe would eat the Beitza by the Seder, he would not check it for blood. Otzar Minhagei Chabad quotes the Taamei Hamitzvos who says that the AriZal would eat fried eggs and was not concerned for the occasional blood spot.
The Eishel Avraham (Buczacz) writes that because a majority of eggs have no blood-spots and it's hard to check them, one doesn't have to be machmir and find other food to eat.
In answer to your question, according to this article from OU, no:
However, note that this would only apply to non-fertilized eggs (as are commonly available today). If you're dealing with fertile eggs (usually available at a premium), consult a Rabbi for guidelines.
I also saw here that even fertilized hard-boiled eggs would not need checking. Only soft-boiled ever needed checking (when fertilized).
Also interesting from here:
You don't have to. In fact, it is impossible to do so since after cooking, the blood can get mixed up and not be noticeable. Since it is impossible to check, we rely on the rov (majority) or eggs that are not bloody.
Source: here
From Halachically Speaking Volume 4 Issue 18, "Blood Spots In Eggs":
See there for sources.