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Duck with Pink Grapefruit and Chicory Salad
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Type: Main Dishes
Spice things up at dinner by serving duck with pink grapefruit and chicory salad.
Prep Time: 10M
Cooking Time: 25M
Serves: Serves 4
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 boneless duck breasts, about 51/2oz (150g) each, skin on and scored in a crisscross pattern
- handful of fresh rosemary sprigs
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 pink grapefruits, peeled and segmented
- 1 small head chicory (curly endive), leaves separated
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Melt the butter in a large nonstick frying pan over high heat, then add the duck breasts, skin-side down, and the rosemary. Cook the breasts for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden all over. Increase the heat, add half of the balsamic vinegar, and let simmer for a few minutes, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Transfer everything to a roasting pan, and roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until cooked to desired doneness.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salad. Combine the grapefruit segments, chicory, and fennel, in a bowl. Toss gently to mix. Drizzle in the remaining balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and toss again.
- To serve, divide the salad equally among 4 plates. Cut each duck breast in half, then slice diagonally. Place sliced duck on top of each salad.
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Do Calvinists believe that it is possible to be saved without believing the doctrine of predestination?
Without any question any person who never believes in predestination can still be considered a saved and regenerate predestined Christian by a Calvinist. All that is required to be considered 'predestined' in the eyes of men, is that a person believes in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins. Anyone who truly 'confesses Christ' in this sense will be saved, regardless of how clear, or confused they may be on the surrounding doctrines of their salvation.
Knowing how Calvinists leaders have thought through history, I can assure you if someone added a requirement like 'faith in the doctrine of predestination' to be needed in addition to 'faith in Christ' they would have denounced it. It is a 'person' who died for our sin that we must put our faith in, not a textbook statement phrased by church leaders.
Yes, absolutely.
This is a common point of confusion for people who haven't been exposed to much Reformed theology, so let me try to state this briefly and directly.
The Calvinistic doctrine of Predestination fits into a larger framework of doctrines, all built on scripture and playing off of each-other. If you try to transplant the doctrines like pieces from a puzzle and fit them into a different puzzle, they will stand out and look wrong.
In particular, our understanding of Predestination goes hand in hand with our understanding of salvation as a grace bestowed upon us by God. Just like we believe salvation cannot be earned through doing good works, we believe that it cannot be merited by believing the most sound doctrine. Quite simply this means that even people who actually hold some WRONG beliefs about God and salvation are going to be saved just because God wills it to be so.
On the flip side, we do believe that it pleases God for us to know how deeply we are indebted to his grace and that the closer we come to holding and promoting sound doctrine the more we will be transformed to be like him. While someone who insists on believing that it was their personal choice to follow God may well be saved by God's grace, an area of their life is held hostage to a kind of pride that thinks they accomplished something. One who deeply understands that they did not merit their salvation through their own actions or beliefs is setting the stage for a more humble and thankful life of grateful service.
In other words, belief in the doctrine of Predestination isn't necessary for salvation, but we do believe it serves a purpose in the life of a believer.
This perhaps isn't a typical answer to the question, but it does provide the opinion of one well-known Calvinist, George Whitefield.
Whitefield was once asked if he expected to see his Arminian friend John Wesley in heaven. He replied:
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The most precious commodity in sports? Honesty. The real, sincere, vulnerable, painful, inside stuff. It reveals itself rarely, most often in unguarded moments. Sometimes it results, ridiculously, in an apology. The silliest scenario is this cycle: Athlete or coach says something truthful, gets pilloried for his or her candor—How dare you say how you really feel!—and is forced to express regret in a hastily arranged statement.
That's why sports figures seldom let the truth out, preferring to duck behind clichés and banalities. It's one reason why the maddening catchall "It is what it is" has become a silly substitute for any real insight. The truth? The truth is not worth the risk.
The other day, the Yankees' Mark Teixeira didn't care. He spoke the truth. In an interview with the Journal's Dan Barbarisi, the veteran first baseman, now 32, spoke sincerely about the toll of aging, and the readjustment of personal and outside expectations. In his 20s, Teixeira was one of the most elite players in baseball, but as he crossed into his 30s, his statistics began to slip. For the past three seasons, his batting average has hovered at a pedestrian .250. His slugging and OPS have trickled down. He is far from a disaster at the plate—two seasons ago, he hit 39 home runs and 111 RBI; last year Teixeira managed 24 home runs and 84 RBI in 123 games—but he is not the frightening handful he once was.
And here's the thing: He admits this. "To think that I'm going to get remarkably better as I get older and [break] down a little bit more, it's not going to happen," Teixeira told Barbarisi. "Maybe I'm slowing down a tick. Look, I'm not going to play forever. Eventually you start, I don't want to say declining, but it gets harder and harder to put up 30 [home runs] and 100 [RBI]."
Teixeira's self-awareness feels significant, given the context. Aging is the bane of the elite athlete, but over the past generation, the aging process has been perverted. The incursion of performance-enhancing drugs has distorted expectations about what players can accomplish in their sunset years. Stars rounded 35, sometimes 40, with little diminishment. Credit was given to spectacular exercise regimens and diets and other distracting nonsense, but the PED truth eventually revealed itself. Superhuman was indeed superhuman. Artificial.
All Teixeira was acknowledging was what's supposed to happen—a natural, noticeable decrease—was happening to him. The typical baseball turndown begins in the early 30s, even for the greats. Teixeira has begun to adjust his own expectations. He told Barbarisi he was on the backside of his career.
"Why not focus on the things I do well?" Teixeira asked.
Ah, but here's the thing. Teixeira isn't simply an aging employee looking to leave the office closer to 5 p.m. instead of 8. He's halfway through a Yankee megadeal that pays him $180 million. That number was paid for past performance, with the belief it would continue. There are a lot of delusional deals like his in baseball. But here again, Teixeira ran straight to the facts.
"I have no problem with anybody in New York, any fan, saying you're overpaid," he said. "Because I am. We all are."
And it wasn't just that he was overpaid. Teixeira said that anyone making $20 million a year wasn't very valuable. An underpaid newcomer like AL MVP runner-up Mike Trout? Precious. But a guy making $20 million is often an immovable rock. "There's nothing you can do that can justify a $20 million contract," Teixeira said.
Now it's hard to feel a frenzy of empathy for a man who admits he fails to warrant eight-figure salary that he solicited and signed. It doesn't sound like Teixeira is ready to offer the Yankees a refund. But Teixeira's comments were still refreshing. An overpaid, aging ballplayer on a team full of them, admitting he is overpaid. It's the kind of truth a player always knows, but seldom shares.
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Spinach Frittata
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Spinach, Romano cheese, and a garlic-shallot mixture make this an expecially flavorful frittata.
Serves: 1 frittata
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 package spinach, washed, dried, and chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Garlic-Shallot Mixture
- 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
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- Preheat the broiler.
- Beat the eggs with a teaspoon of water and add the spinach.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil and cook the Garlic-Shallot Mixture for 2 minutes. Add the spinach-egg mixture all at once and cook on medium heat until almost done.
- While the top is still a bit runny, sprinkle with cheese and run under the broiler until done, about 2 minutes.
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I added a page to my site, and suddenly the home page seems to be redirecting to that page (that is, if you go to jesseliberty.com, which should bring you to the home page, you are redirected to jesseliberty.com/newPage (the page I created).
To combat this, I've added a 301 redirect from jesseliberty.com/foo to jesseliberty.com/2010 which shows all the posts from this year, but is not, by any means, the right thing, and will truly fail in January.
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Downsizing Blog
Government Waste Continues
Earlier this week, I noted that some Inspectors General provide insufficient oversight of federal government activities. They should be more aggressive in uncovering waste and abuse in federal agencies.
Mississippi Copies Misguided Energy Subsidies
The federal government has a long history of "green energy" failures. Many states have also foolishly subsidized green energy, including Mississippi.
Reviving Federalism Is a Winning Issue
In his new book, Saving Congress from Itself, James Buckley argues that Congress should abolish the entire federal aid-to-state system to save money and improve American governance. A recent Cato study shows that there is substantial public support for reforms in that direction.
Who Will Watch the Watchdogs?
Inspectors General (IGs) serve an important purpose within the federal bureaucracy. They are supposed to be independent, internal watchdogs that guard against fraud, corruption, waste, and other failures. But based on the recent actions of some Inspectors General, their independence is being questioned.
Improve Government: Repeal Aid to States
James L. Buckley's new book, Saving Congress from Itself, examines federal aid-to-state programs. The federal government spends more than $600 billion a year on 1,100 such programs for education, welfare, and many other state and local activities.
Fraud in the Defense Department
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost more than $1 trillion with billions going to Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. All of that spending has led to a large uptick in waste and fraud. As much as $60 billion has been wasted on U.S. operations in those two countries, according to analysis from the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Justice Department has brought more than 235 criminal cases since 2005.
Drugs for the Deceased
Medicare fraud is rampant. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates fraud compromises 8 percent of total expenditures, or $44 billion annually. Outside estimates are as high as $120 billion. A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General highlights just one of the many examples of waste, fraud, and abuse within the system: Medicare paying for drug coverage of deceased beneficiaries.
Ivanpah: Time to End the Subsidies
Ivanpah in California is the world's largest solar project. The project is owned by Google and NRG Energy, and is heavily subsidized by taxpayers. Ivanpah originally received a $1.6 billion loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2011. Now the company is asking for another government subsidy to pay off its original loan.
Highway Bill: The Unmentionable Option
In an article about federal highway legislation yesterday, the Washington Post illustrated the art of advocacy journalism cloaked as news reporting. The article explored different options for raising federal taxes $100 billion to fund state highways. It quotes three transportation lobbyists and included scare lines about the supposed consequences of not raising taxes ("… hundreds of thousands of construction jobs put at risk…").
SHOP Exchange Glitches
Open enrollment for Obamacare's second year begins next week. In the chaotic launch of HealthCare.gov, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delayed the launch of the sister portal for small businesses. Now, the health insurance exchange for small businesses is expected to open, but it is still plagued with problems.


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Stretching from Battery Park to the George Washington Bridge, a riverfront walking/running path can be accessed about three blocks west of this Manhattan, New York hotel. Central Park, 11 blocks north of the Hilton Garden Inn, offers walking, biking, and running paths; in-line and ice-skating; birding; boating; and a host of other recreational diversions.
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The NFL Needs Some BCS
Why the Playoffs Would Be Spicier if Pro Teams Played in Bowls
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs, which starts this weekend, is already considered a festival of gluttony for purebred football fans.
But this year, the level of competition may actually be worthy of the moment: For the first time since the NFL expanded its playoff format in 1990, all eight of the teams in action—the 49ers, Broncos, Falcons, Packers, Patriots, Ravens, Seahawks and Texans—rank in the top 12 among the NFL's 32 teams in both points scored and points allowed. Put simply, there's not a bowl of noodles in the bunch.
But if this is the strongest playoff bracket in NFL history, you wouldn't know it. Many of the league's marquee teams are nowhere to be found. All but one of the games is a rematch of a regular-season game that was mostly lopsided. And in the AFC, all four playoff teams are returnees from last year. (That's never happened in either conference.)
What's remarkable about this situation is that the concept of a "playoff" has never carried more cachet. Thanks to the endless advocacy of some fans (and their TV enablers) the college game is fixing to start a playoff within two years.
But if the NFL this year suggests anything, it's that even when the playoff system works (meaning the best teams all make it) there's no guarantee that the excitement will follow. In fact—at least this year—there's an argument to be made that the old college bowl and BCS system would make for spicier matchups.
Using football metrics that mirror the ones that guide the BCS system, we put together a full slate of NFL "bowl" games for the NFL, in which every team plays one postseason ga?me. Here's the full lineup, from the national title game to the Little Caesars Bowl.
National Title: Broncos vs. Patriots
A blatantly crowd-pleasing matchup, but it's the correct one. The No. 1-seed Atlanta Falcons, who finished with the NFC's best record, actually rank lowest in the NFL in strength of schedule. Their opponents won 42.2% of their games. The Broncos opponents won 45.7% of theirs and the Patriots' won 49.6%. Beyond that, the human element (yes, we have that in the bowl system) dictates that both of these teams jump the Falcons: The weekly Associated Press NFL poll places these as the top two teams. This bypasses the irrelevant teams in the playoffs and gets the matchup everyone wants to see: Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady.
Rose Bowl: 49ers vs. Packers
Here's a classic Midwest vs. West Coast matchup for the traditionalists. There's no clear favorite in a matchup that will actually be played tonight. (8 p.m. ET, FOX). The 49ers will most likely be able to run on the Packers, while the Packers will likely be able to pass. With a still-learning quarterback in Colin Kapernick, the Niners' ceiling is unknown, but wouldn't it be better if this game were played on a sunny afternoon in Pasadena?
Fiesta Bowl: Texans vs. Seahawks
Two great stories—the Texans have emerged as a model NFL franchise, led by defensive line ace J.J. Watt, and the Seahawks have the most intriguing quarterback in the postseason with rookie Russell Wilson. But let's face it: these two teams are unlikely to move the needle in a championship game.
Orange Bowl: Falcons vs. Steelers
Sorry, Falcons fans, but reports that thousands of tickets were available online for the game against the Seahawks doesn't bode well in the bowl system, where ticket sales trump all. Due to the poor strength of schedule, the Falcons were knocked down to the Orange Bowl, where they'll face a popular, if mediocre, Steelers team that is sure to sell out the stadium in South Florida. The Falcons, led by quarterback Matt Ryan and their big, physical receivers, Julio Jones and Roddy White, would hold an edge against the Steelers. But this weekend in their actual NFC divisional playoff against Seattle, known for their large, physical and fast cornerbacks, they will be less successful.
Sugar Bowl: Ravens vs. Redskins
It's been nearly a week since the wild-card round and all anyone wants to talk about is Redskins' quarterback Robert Griffin III, who dinged his knee in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks. If you aren't talking about that, you're talking about the last hurrah of linebacker Ray Lewis, who did one final, trademark dance for the home fans after Baltimore's win over the Colts last weekend. This would certainly be a better matchup for the Ravens than what they're really getting when they take on the Broncos. Take the bowl trip, Baltimore, trust us.
The Other Bowls
Capital One Bowl: Colts vs. Giants
Eli Manning gets revenge on the Colts for his brother Peyton's exit last year.
Cotton Bowl: Cowboys vs. Bears
Who can underachieve more?
Chick-fil- A Bowl: Panthers vs. Vikings
Cam Newton vs. Adrian Peterson in one of the most exciting offensive duels.
Pinstripe Bowl: Jets vs. Raiders
A rematch of the "Heidi" game in which the game was pre-empted by a TV movie. This time, the network does it again, but only to relieve depressed fans watching at home.
Outback Bowl: Saints vs. Bengals
Drew Brees, unmoved by the exhibition nature of the game, uses the three hours to film six more commercials.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Jaguars vs. Browns
Loser has to keep their coach.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Cardinals vs. Bills
Bills fans can escape the winter weather. Cardinals fans can…are there Cardinals fans?
Belk Bowl: Titans vs. Buccaneers
Uh…it's football?
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl: Eagles vs. Chiefs
Andy Reid coaches both teams, then hits the buffet at the Golden Nugget.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Chargers vs. Rams
Ex-Chargers coach Norv Turner gets a chance to do a Ray Lewis-esqe dance in front of San Diego fans as the clock ticks down.
Little Caesars Bowl: Lions vs. Dolphins
On the second thought, let's just stick to the NFL playoffs.
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I am self-employed in software development and I can work either at home or at office with my friends and co-workers.
I have a sub-notebook which I connect to peripherals at home or at office.
The problem is how to balance my need for simplicity, minimalism and balance with switching of workplaces.
Here are some aspects of working at home:
- quiet environment
- solitude (better focus, but no social contact)
- high-quality LCD and peripherals (can be moved to office, but then I would not be able to watch movies and play at home)
- high amount of light
- can think loudly, sing to music or playing with my pets whenever I want
Here are aspect of working at the office:
- personal contact, laughter and chat
- lower-quality LCD and peripherals (just good for work, but not enjoying)
- low amount of light
- need to respect social norms
The travel from home to office takes 35 minutes by public transport and I am considering whether to work at home or at office every day.
Just this thinking take me some cognitive effort everyday and I would like to get rid of it. Some possible solutions include:
buy a bigger notebook for home and move high-quality peripherals to office - I would still be able to work at home on the notebook
improve the workplace at office
make my home the "main" workplace and work in the office only with my notebook
So far I am moving between the two extremes. I work at home until the solitude and loneliness are unbearable - then I move to office. After some time in the office, I start getting angry from all the little noises, talk a darkness. And the cycle repeats.
Do you have similar experiences? Any hints and opinions on how to balance this?


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version 2.3.7
Note: version 2.3.7 has now been officially released.
A beta of version 3.0 can be downloaded here.
- bugfix: free items are still in online list when downloaded
- bugfix: select preset 2, use prev arrow > last preset instead of first
- bugfix: update list filename if case changed (should fix Drumaxx downloads)
- bugfix: copying presets from FL version of Maxx' plugins to shared folder
- bugfix: crash downloading (installing) "SFX Bulk samples 2"
- bugfix: freeze when opening content lib in DW and then in FL's online panel
- bugfix: doesn't show cd's for new loops list file
- bugfix: issues with grouped items
- now uses AGG fonts
- bugfix: DrumPad doesn't show items
- fixed crash/freeze opening content lib in Maxx' plugins
- fixed crash when cancelling install of item in manager
- show progress during install
- "closing" in title bar of download manager when the app is being closed
- added option to download and install regcode
- optimized speed of copying existing files
- fixed refresh of list when removing items from disk
- show downloader window before loading list info, show "loading" message
- added option to install from a downloaded .flinstaller file
- link to .flinstaller file extension
- (OSX) fixed crash when downloading multiple items one after the other
- (OSX) fixed showing downloaded files
- small fix in Drumaxx list file
- fixed issues showing downloaded presets for some plugins
- fixed issues downloading presets for some plugins
- fixed issue updating existing list files on install
- updated OSX version
- fixed issue with downloaded legacy samples list
- fixed showing selected item in content lib
- fixed next/prev behaviour in Maxx' plugins
- fixed list file update
- reduced time to notice newly installed downloads
- fixed showing downloaded presets for all of plugins
- refresh causes empty line before 'downloaded' section
- fixed downloading Sakura content
- fixed crash with non-existant lists
- fixed scrollbar visuals
- fixed crash downloading multiple items
- speed improvements loading/showing content library window


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I am running a debug build. Here is my configure line:
../configure --enable-debug --enable-shared --disable-static --prefix=/home/rolf/ompi-trunk-29061/64 --with- wrapper-ldflags='-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib' --disable-vt --enable-orterun-prefix-by-default -disable-io-romio --enable-picky
The test program is from the intel test suite in our test suite.
Run with at least np=4. The more np, the better.
From: devel [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Castain
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 3:22 PM
To: Open MPI Developers
Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] openib BTL problems with ORTE async changes
Also, send me your test code - maybe that is required to trigger it
On Sep 3, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Ralph Castain <email@example.com> wrote:
Dang - I just finished running it on odin without a problem. Are you seeing this with a debug or optimized build?
On Sep 3, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Rolf vandeVaart <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
Yes, it fails on the current trunk (r29112). That is what started me on the journey to figure out when things went wrong. It was working up until r29058.
From: devel [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Castain
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 2:49 PM
To: Open MPI Developers
Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] openib BTL problems with ORTE async changes
Are you all the way up to the current trunk? There have been a few typo fixes since the original commit.
I'm not familiar with the OOB connect code in openib. The OOB itself isn't using free list, so I suspect it is something up in the OOB connect code itself. I'll take a look and see if something leaps out at me - it seems to be working fine on IU's odin cluster, which is the only IB-based system I can access
On Sep 3, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Rolf vandeVaart <email@example.com> wrote:
As mentioned in the weekly conference call, I am seeing some strange errors when using the openib BTL. I have narrowed down the changeset that broke things to the ORTE async code.
https://svn.open-mpi.org/trac/ompi/changeset/29058 (and https://svn.open-mpi.org/trac/ompi/changeset/29061 which was needed to fix compile errors)
Changeset 29057 does not have these issues. I do not have a very good characterization of the failures. The failures are not consistent. Sometimes they can pass. Sometimes the stack trace can be different. They seem to happen more with larger np, like np=4 and more.
The first failure mode is a segmentation violation and it always seems to be that we are trying to pop something of a free list. But the upper parts of the stack trace can vary. This is with the trunk version 29061.
Ralph, any thoughts on where we go from here?
[rolf@Fermi-Cluster src]$ mpirun -np 4 -host c0-0,c0-1,c0-3,c0-4 MPI_Irecv_comm_c
MPITEST info (0): Starting: MPI_Irecv_comm:
[compute-0-4:04752] *** Process received signal *** [compute-0-4:04752] Signal: Segmentation fault (11) [compute-0-4:04752] Signal code: Address not mapped (1) [compute-0-4:04752] Failing at address: 0x28
mpirun noticed that process rank 3 with PID 4752 on node c0-4 exited on signal 11 (Segmentation fault).
[rolf@Fermi-Cluster src]$ gdb MPI_Irecv_comm_c core.4752 GNU gdb Fedora (6.8-27.el5) Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
Core was generated by `MPI_Irecv_comm_c'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
[New process 4753]
[New process 4756]
[New process 4755]
[New process 4754]
[New process 4752]
#0 0x00002aaaad6ecad6 in opal_atomic_lifo_pop (lifo=0x5996940) at ../../../../../opal/class/opal_atomic_lifo.h:111
111 lifo->opal_lifo_head = (opal_list_item_t*)item->opal_list_next;
(gdb) where
#0 0x00002aaaad6ecad6 in opal_atomic_lifo_pop (lifo=0x5996940) at ../../../../../opal/class/opal_atomic_lifo.h:111
#1 0x00002aaaad6ec5b4 in __ompi_free_list_wait_mt (fl=0x5996940, item=0x40ea8d50) at ../../../../../ompi/class/ompi_free_list.h:228
#2 0x00002aaaad6ec3f8 in post_recvs (ep=0x59f3120, qp=0, num_post=256) at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h:361
#3 0x00002aaaad6ec1ae in mca_btl_openib_endpoint_post_rr_nolock (ep=0x59f3120, qp=0)
at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h:405
#4 0x00002aaaad6ebfad in mca_btl_openib_endpoint_post_recvs (endpoint=0x59f3120)
at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c:494
#5 0x00002aaaad6fe71c in qp_create_all (endpoint=0x59f3120) at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_oob.c:432
#6 0x00002aaaad6fde2b in reply_start_connect (endpoint=0x59f3120, rem_info=0x40ea8ed0)
at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_oob.c:245
#7 0x00002aaaad7006ae in rml_recv_cb (status=0, process_name=0x5b0bb90, buffer=0x40ea8f80, tag=102, cbdata=0x0)
at ../../../../../ompi/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_oob.c:858
#8 0x00002ae802454601 in orte_rml_base_process_msg (fd=-1, flags=4, cbdata=0x5b0bac0)
at ../../../../orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_msg_handlers.c:172
#9 0x00002ae8027164a1 in event_process_active_single_queue (base=0x58ac620, activeq=0x58aa5b0)
at ../../../../../../opal/mca/event/libevent2021/libevent/event.c:1367
#10 0x00002ae802716b24 in event_process_active (base=0x58ac620) at ../../../../../../opal/mca/event/libevent2021/libevent/event.c:1437
#11 0x00002ae80271715c in opal_libevent2021_event_base_loop (base=0x58ac620, flags=1)
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I want to add a password blacklist that would prevent the 1000 most common passwords from being used in order to mitigate shallow dictionary attacks. Is there any negative implication of storing this blacklist in the database?
In that order of magnitude (1000 passwords), I don't see any down sides from a security point of view. If anything, I'd say it's a good idea. Granted, you'll be shrinking the pool of possible passwords which, theoretically, decreases the security. In practice, however, those most commonly used passwords will be one of the first wordlists an attacker would try.
In fact, I've seen a few web services disclosing this in their registration forms. Some even block whole dictionaries in addition to common passwords.
Not only is this not a bad idea, it's actually quite advisable. In fact, there's a whole library already included on most Linux/Unix systems called cracklib which helps you prevent users from picking horrible passwords.
There are bindings for this library in most languages, which makes checking for bad passwords pretty trivial. You just say "cracklib, is this password bad" and it will say something like: "this password is based on a reversed dictionary word".
From a security perspective, there should be no negative implications. The only thing I can think of will be the attacker knowing not to try those 1000 passwords if he manages to get hold of that list but that's really doesn't count.
I can see one problem in this situation, it will make brute force easier for the attacker. They will have fewer passwords to try in order to break into the account. I think you should not limit password choice to users at all.
If you make the blacklist public and it has your boss's favorite password CarlosDanger77 in it; chances are you are getting canned when his Twitter account gets hacked with it.


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Sacred Heart diver Becca Corbett takes four measured steps down the springboard, hurdles with a raised right knee and then vaults skyward.
What happens next is a precisely choreographed struggle against gravity that is both violent and graceful.
The five-foot-four senior flips forward one-and-a-half times while simultaneously twisting her body for two full rotations. Before you can even begin to appreciate what is happening, Corbett darts into the water like a bullet, leaving only a gentle ripple behind.
It's called a one and a half double twist (naturally) and Corbett's ability to consistently nail it is one reason she will enter the 2012 Pannell Swim Shop/KHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships as the top seed in girls' diving.
The meet takes place Feb. 23-25 at the University of Louisville's Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Corbett punched her ticket on Feb. 7 by winning a third consecutive Region Two title.
While her score of 548.25 was the highest in regional meet history—breaking a 20-year-old record set by Beth Leake of Brown in 1992—Corbett admits that judges' totals have never been her foremost concern.
She even has a quirky habit of plugging her ears after dives to muffle the public-address announcement of her marks.
"I don't listen to any of the scores," Corbett said. "It helps me a lot. I'd rather just be happy with my dives in the meet and then see how everyone else did (afterward)."
For 10 years now Corbett's strategy of blissful scoring ignorance has worked wonders.
The three-time All-American began diving at the age of 8 and now competes year-round with Cardinal Dive Club. Last summer Corbett qualified for USA Diving Junior Nationals in all three disciplines (1-meter, 3-meter and platform), finishing ninth overall in platform.
A 4.0 student in Sacred Heart's International Baccalaureate program, Corbett was highly recruited and took official visits to UCLA, Harvard, Georgia, Florida and Virginia before signing with the Cavaliers in November.
The women's swimming and diving program at UVA is currently the highest-ranked (No. 11) among ACC schools in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll.
For Corbett a typical training session begins with 30 minutes of dry-land workouts that often include plyometrics and core strengthening exercises. Then it's to the board, where she runs through her 11-dive repertoire at least three times.
Unlike some divers, Corbett has no background in dance or gymnastics.
She blames her older sister, Mary Beth, for that.
"I took a couple of ballet classes when I was younger, but then my sister got us kicked out," said Corbett with a laugh. "She got in a fight with one of the girls there and slapped her or something. She's crazy."
Now a senior at Stanford, Mary Beth enjoyed a standout career of her own as a diver—first at Sacred Heart, then for two years in Palo Alto before a knee injury ended her career.
A third Corbett, Daniel, played basketball at Trinity and is now a sophomore point guard at Johns Hopkins. The D-III Blue Jays are 14-9 this year and Daniel is averaging 8 points a game while leading the team in both assists and steals.
Becca Corbett is hoping she can relay good news to her far-flung siblings after the state meet.
The Valkyries are two-time defending team state champions and advanced following a narrow defeat (338 to 337.5) to a fast Manual squad at the regional meet. Corbett swims for the team as well and is a state qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle.
"To be able to do both at this level is a real testament to her athleticism," said Sacred Heart coach Jim Luebbe. "She's pretty important for us (as a team)."
After finishing third in diving her first three seasons, Corbett is looking to go out on top. Competing from the same dive list for the past two years may help.
"I'm really comfortable with my dives," said Corbett. "It just really depends on the day and all of the judging and stuff."
Standing in her way is a familiar foe. Lafayette's Rebecca Hamperian took first in 2010 and 2011 and is the No. 2 seed after winning the Region Five meet with a score of 500.80.
"We're good friends," said Corbett. "…but when we get to the meets we're always butting heads."
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We offer video, xml and package (< video plus XML) downloads. If the user downloads the video, a green marker appears showing that it has been downloaded. When someone downloads the XML, the same thing happens. Now, the point of contention is the package download. I think that if the user clicks on download package, only the package icons should change to green. My coworkers think that all three should be marked: Video, xml and package.
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I kid.
Kind of.
Not really.
I kid.
Kind of.
Not really.
But seriously BioShock 2 had dire multiplayer. The only negative connotation this news has regarding the quality of the game is that they were actually stupid enough to consider sticking multiplayer in, that's pretty worrying. I want this game to be good but I am going to have to wait for a better picture before deciding if it is worth playing.
Multiplayer is not the reason why I will buy the shit out of this game.
Then again this is Irrational and Levine is at the helm of this title, so I don't see much chance of it having that great a detrimental effect. I still have hope.
The multiplayer had no legs beyond launch. People rushed around for the achievements, managed to get the tough ones because everyone was learning the ropes, grinded to the highest level and left it in the dust after three months. My mate did the same thing, tried playing it after the fact and found stuff like CTF to be a bit of a chore.
Bioshock 2 was great despite it's good multiplayer. The only complaint that has any legitimacy against the game is the story not being as good as the first, which cutting MP would not have helped. Everything else was better than the first.
I'll probably still buy it, just not at launch for $60. The only single-player games I'll pay that much for are long, open-ended RPG's like Borderlands or Skyrim that have nigh endless re-playability. I'm sure Infinite's single-player is great and all but I rarely play though those games more than once and I'm not paying that much for something I'll only play once.
Bioshock 1 was suppose to have multiplayer from the very beginning. It's obvious Levine wants to have multiplayer in Bioshock, but he just can't make it work for whatever reason. I see this less as him saying, "This game doesn't NEED multiplayer!" which is how a lot of people are interpreting it, and more like, "The publisher is breathing down my neck to get this game finished so I'm going to have to start cutting corners." Shame because the Spec Ops-ish co-op mode he had planned sounded fun.
I wouldn't be surprised to see that stuff return as DLC.
I don't think I've ever heard of a game including an entire multiplayer component as DLC.
Halo Anniversary should have done that.
Fuck 343.
Smart business moves are not things I appreciate, since they're usually not making a game better.
Tacking the Reach Multiplayer onto it was still a terrible thing to do.
It was a good thing for people who liked playing the best online multiplayer in the series.
Back to Bioshock. B2's multiplayer would have been more well received had it not been packed in with the single player mode. As a standalone XBLA/PSN title or DLC, it would have been more profitable and given whiny gamers less to bitch about. While I would like to see Infinite have some multiplayer modes out of the gate, I wouldn't mind coughing up a few extra bucks after I've finished the campaign to extend my experience.
No no, I am glad they included the maps but only as a DLC code. It was not needed on the damn disc, it just felt like filler.
This isn't about me dislike Reach at all, I don't.
Gatsby would hate Reach's balanced gameplay
Explains his fascination with that PS3 Smash Bros game
The shittier the better, Gatsby's mantra right there
Knuckleheads be turning classy Bioshock threads into shitty Halo talk.


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Here I don't understand the grammar of this sentence--
I never heard you say that.
Why not 'I never heard you saying that' or 'I never heard of you saying that'?
I'm not sure why you don't understand the grammar, since it's precisely the same as the other two. They just have slightly different meanings.
This means that you never heard the entire event of the person saying the thing. You still could have heard the beginning or end of them saying that or something that might have been part of that.
This means that there was never a time when the speaker heard the person in the process of saying the thing (whether or not they completed the act, whether or not the beginning was witnessed).
If you heard the person saying something that might have been part of that, you could truthfully make the first claim, but you could not be sure the second claim was true.
This means the speaker never heard any reports of the person saying the thing. The first two could be true even if you heard someone else claim they said that, but this one would be false.


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#3. Become a Human Lie Detector
Any secret agent worth his hidden cyanide pills is going to have to be prepared for intense negotiations. Whether you've captured a deadly SPECTRE double-agent working as an MI6 janitor, or are just buying a used car, you've got to be able to tell when the enemy is lying through his teeth to you, and how to best disguise the fact that you're lying through your teeth at the same time.
Also you can be like that guy in Lie to Me, for the few of you who watch that show.
The Coursework:
This particular double-oh technique has been cleverly disguised as a business management lecture lasting only a few hours, steeped in the psychology of human information processing and body language. With it, the course website claims, you'll be able to tell when a salesmen is lying to you (hint: it's always), your employees are lying to you (also always) and even when your own children are stretching the truth (again, always).
Then you can watch as paranoia creeps in from the corners of your mind, slowly replacing lesser human emotions like "trust" and "compassion." Become like the masters, believing no one and slowly losing any connection you have to humanity as you realize the innocent gestures of everyone around you are shrouded in half-truths and outright falsehoods, a crippling realization that will plummet you into an endless cycle of despair and alcoholism. Your mother tells you she loves you... and you see the lie in her eyes.
Interesting to note is that at no point does the literature ever mention the moral ramifications of studying, in depth, the physical and conversational gestures that give away lying behavior, and how studying them in this way by definition gives the student an easy way to cover up their own falsehoods in order to advance their own agenda. Happy schooling, you shady bastards!
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We admit we sometimes neglect the ladies in our articles, and just because you lack James Bond's genitals doesn't mean you can't live the life of a super spy.
In fact, there is a class just for you...
The Coursework:
The Stiletto Spy School is an all-in-one anti-terrorism class designed especially for females with extra helpings of "kick-ass" and "hell yes" far beyond anything seen thus far. It is exactly what Sex and the City would look like if directed by Michael Bay, compressed into a four-day class and somehow made precisely as awesome as its components are shitty.
What's so special about this school is that, when it comes to being a super secret agent, every base is covered. Need to fit in at a classy dinner thrown by an unscrupulous warlord? You'll spend plenty of time studying "Etiquette," "Wine Pairing" and "Martini Mixology." What about making contacts among shady folks at an underground speakeasy? Classes in poker skills and pool should give you an edge. Locked in a Turkish prison with only a bit of string and a paperclip? Learn how to use MacGyver skills to save the free world. And no, that's not some kind of exaggeration: There is literally an entire section called "MacGyver Skills." Yes, that sentence just happened, and it makes every single year of your normal education seem worthless in comparison.
Certainly no class in spying would be complete without teaching you how to bring down epic quantities of sheer, terrifying violence on your enemies, and holy hell does this one deliver: What starts with simple, conceptual "Threat Elimination" leads quickly to classes in "Hand-to-Hand Combat," "Knife Fighting," "Extreme Firepower" and either "Samurai Sword Training" or "Swat Team Training" depending on which state you take the class in.
We assume this is what Florida's combat training is like.
By the end of this training, any woman will have a hundred better ways to shoot down Creepy Dave from Accounting than awkward silence and made-up prior engagements.
And, of course, no gathering of several women would be complete without mandatory "Salon Time," proving that some things will apparently never change no matter how many coins are emblazoned with the likeness of Susan B. Anthony.
Coins are stupid.
If our overwhelmingly male readership is feeling left out at this point, fret not: The fine folks running the Stiletto School have deemed it fit to host similar training sessions for men. These male oriented classes are mostly the same, with the addition of the highly-phallocentric "Cigar Tasting" but the notable absence of "Seduction and Flirtation," which is, sadly, only available to women. But you didn't need that class anyway. Right, stud?
#1. Urban Escape and Evasion
If you're the kind of person who used this article as a checklist for life skills, then you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that someday, the law will hunt you down. Whether it's because you picked the lock to the Department of Defense headquarters using only lipstick and tampons, or just killed some dudes with a poison dart for lying about bugging your office, by this point your spy chops will be well beyond what is legally defined as "allowably huge."
When that happens, you best be prepared to run and melt away into the vast urban jungle, or, if you weren't fast enough, escape from captivity to the souped-up Honda that you will inevitably use to Tokyo drift your way to freedom. When that time comes, On Point Tactical can help.
The Coursework:
Over the course of two days, you'll learn about everything from forging papers to picking locks to "escaping unlawful custody." It's fascinating how many felonies a person can get away with learning by promising to only use them against terrorists.
The final exam for the course is like most final exams, in that it will cover the material learned, make most people nauseous and be at an ungodly hour in the morning.
"Stay awake, dammit! Focus!"
It is unlike most final exams in that you are stuffed in a shroud, handcuffed, tossed in the trunk of a car and abandoned on one end of a city, all the while forced on a scavenger hunt around town while bounty hunters are unleashed to track you down. Go ahead, read that sentence again. We did the math: It is not possible to put any number of words together in any language and have it come out more staggeringly awesome than that.
Congratulations. You are now Rambo.
All this... for the basic version of the course. There's a more advanced session, for those who have completed the first. This advanced session should come in handy for those times when you find yourself needing to overthrow a brutal dictator while traveling on a bus that can't dip below 50-mph lest it explode all while you have live bomb strapped to your neck set to detonate in 45 minutes.
You never know, that shit could happen.
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The file is present but Powershell keeps saying file is missing. I have no idea. I looked at the permissions and current user has full rights.
$csvDocLib = "C:\\PowerShell\TestLib.csv"
$csvDocSet = "C:\\PowerShell\TestDocSet.csv"
the first csv is found and code works but down the code line i need the second csv and it said not found but it's in same directory. I tried renaming and still the same.
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I have downloaded the Ubuntu 12.10 image, but I cannot install it.
I've tried burning it to a pen drive, but when I reboot with it in place, it just boots into Windows! I've also tried burning it to a DVD, but my computer acts as if the DVD is not bootable.
I've tried using 'wubi', but after about 10-15 minutes it gives the error:
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The standard parameters of Douglas-Peucker's simplify algorithm are geometry and tolerance (e.g ST_Simplify in PostGIS). What's the meaning of the tolerance parameter? I know that the bigger the value, the coarser the geometry will be. But does the number has any unit or it is just arbitrary?
The tolerance is a distance. Roughly, any "wiggles" in a curve that vary from a straight line by less than this amount will be straightened out. The algorithm finds the most extreme wiggles that exceed the tolerance, pins down the points where they deviate the most from a straight path, and then recursively applies itself to the arcs between the pinned-down wiggles.
The tolerance must be expressed in the same units used by the software to execute the algorithm. (This will depend on whether it uses the coordinates as stored or as projected "on the fly" for display or analysis.) An illustrated description appears in the Wikipedia article on the Douglas-Peucker algorithm.
Didn't see it in the link you posted but found this:
The units are in the units of the input file, it is not arbitrary.


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Straight Poker
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The Bets Are On!
You bet against other players to determine who has the best hand of cards. Each new deal is a separate game, so you are betting on your current hand—there are no points to be added up at the end. You win if you keep betting and your hand beats every other hand. When the cards are redealt, you start a fresh game with fresh bets. The object of the game is to win the pot!
It's in the Cards
An ante is a Poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot. Before the cards are dealt, players toss in a minimum amount of change or chips to start the pot. In home games, a nickel is recommended. In the casinos, the ante will be a low-valued chip.
The amount of betting intervals depends on the game you are playing. One betting interval consists of every active player having had a chance to bid.
Some people will start a hand of Poker with an ante before the cards are even dealt. Antes are used in hands of Draw Poker—less so in Straight Poker.
Betting and folding must be done in turn. Betting goes around the table in a clockwise direction, starting with the player to the left of the dealer. There are three options when it comes to betting:
- Call: This means that you have to contribute to the pot (your bet) as much as—but no more than—any other player per betting interval. So if the betting starts with two chips—you must match the two-chip bet by tossing two chips into the pot. This is called the "call." You must "call" to stay in the game. If you don't think your hand is worth the chips, you can fold (give up your hand).
- Raise: This means that not only do you call, but you may throw in a few more chips to emphasize that you have confidence in your hand. The next person to bet must call by matching the total amount of chips contributed by the previous player—but is not obligated to raise. So if the last player called with two chips and raised another two chips, you must put in four chips to call. If that player wants to raise, he or she would put in the four chips plus one or more chips to raise. That means the next player would have to put in five or more chips.
- Fold (or drop): If you don't want to participate in the betting, you lay your cards face-down on the table and say, "I fold." This means the betting skips over you and moves to the next player in turn. Once you fold, you cannot return to that round and you lose the chips you contributed to the pot.
Three Strikes
Most Poker games will have a cap on the amount of money you can bet. This is a good idea, or you could lose your shirt. A word of wisdom—no one makes a fortune on small-stakes games, so try to play for fun, not money. If you are playing for higher stakes, remember—this is gambling—never bet the farm!
If you are playing Straight Poker with one betting round, all players must contribute what they owe the pot before revealing their cards. When all the bets are in, everyone reveals their cards and the highest hand wins the pot. You do not need to announce your hand when you lay it down—as often seen in the movies or on TV—the cards will speak for themselves. However, if you are using a wild card, you must announce what card the wild card is representing.
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Hello people I have a small confusion regarding a given problem.
Lets see it a bit.
We have given that:
$f(x,y) =\begin{cases} x y \text{ if } 0 \leq x \leq 2 \text{ and } 0\leq y\leq 1 \text{ , }\\ 0 \text{ else. }\end{cases}$
So, I have to find this probability $P(X/2 < Y < X)$
To begin with, I found $f$, $y$.
$f_x(x)=x/2$ and $f_y(y)= 2y$
So as you can see $f_x$ and $f_y$ are independent as $f_x \cdot f_y = f(x,y)$.
Now, my main problem is that I am not sure that integral limits should I take!
I have done quite a paper work already, and my "best bet" is this:
If $x$ belongs to $(0,1)$ then I take integral from $$\int_{x/2}^x 2y dy= \frac 3 4 x^2.$$ So finally, to calculate this interval, we take integral $$\int_0^1 \frac 3 4 x^2\cdot \frac x 2 dx=3/32. \tag{Eq 1}$$
If $x$ belongs to $ (1,2)$ then, $$ \int_0^1 2y dy= 1.$$ Basically I should take also another integral from $1$ to $y$, but that one equals to $0$. So finally, to calculate this interval, we take $$\int_1^2 x/2 dx = 3/4 \tag{Eq 2}$$
To sum up just add Eq1 + Eq2.
As you can see, I cant understand if my second bullet is correct, and why? (Maybe 1st bullet is wrong as well, but at least it makes more sense.
Thanks for your time Gents


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