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I've got two servers with (almost) identical software.
However, on one of them I recently tried to tweak some /lib-libraries.
This monday I experienced troubles with a particular executable on one
of the server (the server, where I tweaked previously) resulting in a
"segmentation fault"
I've tried to debug with ldd, and obtain different results at server A
(where the executable runs succesfully) and server B (where I
experience the segmentation fault). I.e.:
$ ldd /path/to/binary/executable
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0 (0x40027000)
libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 => /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3
libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/libm.so.6 (0x4007e000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x400a1000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
$ ldd /path/to/binary/executable
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x008ea000)
libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 => /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3
libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/libm.so.6 (0x007e4000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x00111000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x00693000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x0095a000)
The differences in the first 4 occurences are probably due to the
different operating systems (RH72 vs. RHEL4). But I am curious about
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problems) was concerning libgcc_s.so.1 exactly.
I'm pretty new to this stuff about linked libraries - so does any of
you have any clues on how I can get rid of this segmentation fault?
For instance, is there some way I can get back to the starting point
BEFORE the tweak. For information, the tweak was about changing a
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pointing to /lib/libgcc_s.so.1. I've tried to undo the tweak by
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If you're not taking part in the Cooper River Bridge Run this morning, but know somebody who is, please accept our sincerest apologies.
You're probably tired of hearing endless talk about the weather forecast, including wind speed and humidity.
You're not sure why figuring out what to wear — long sleeves, short sleeves, singlet — is such a big deal. And what the heck is a singlet?
You don't care how early somebody has to wake up to drive to Mount Pleasant before the bridge closes, or to catch a shuttle bus from Charleston, the last of which absolutely, positively will leave no later than 6:45 a.m.
You don't care, of course, unless this person's plans somehow mean you have to get up ridiculously early too — on a Saturday, no less.
Now, if this person is anything but the most casual weekend warrior, this is not your first rodeo.
You're accustomed to saying goodbye as someone leaves in the pre-dawn dark or scrambles to cram in a run between the end of the work day and what should be dinnertime.
You're not sure you'll ever fully understand what motivates this person to run, because to you it's boring, monotonous, uninspiring.
Steak and beer
However, you have grudgingly accepted that running is a part of this person's raison d'être.
And sometimes it might mean a trip to somewhere fun for a race, maybe one that involves beer for spectators at hours normally reserved for caffeinated beverages.
Nevertheless, having a runner in your life is not easy.
After all this time, you have given up trying to understand whey the first thing this person packs for vacation is running gear.
You may be frustrated when trying to grab dinner the night before this person has a "long run" scheduled (especially since to you, they're all long runs), because he or she keeps talking about "carbs" and "fuel." Whatever happened to a steak and a beer?
You may even have had weekend plans thwarted by training runs.
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So on behalf of the other runners this morning, please accept our apologies, and thanks.
It's you we're hoping to see on the sidelines, or at the finish line.
Sharing our chip time with you, even if you're not sure why chip time is more important than gun time, is what we're thinking about when we cross the mats at the end of the race.
OK, we're happy about the prospect of the post-race bagel, brownie or brew too.
And we know you're probably muttering under your breath when, after finally getting cleaned up, all we really want is a nap. Because we know you were hoping for some kind of regular weekend activity, like working in the yard or going to the park with the family.
We know you give up a lot so we can pursue our passion. We try to return the favor, we really do.
Thanks for supporting us.
The bridge will be open soon, and all this will be in the past.
Until the next race.
Melanie Balog is a columnist and outreach editor for The Post and Courier. This is her sixth Cooper River Bridge Run.


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Last week, the fall sports season ended for the Pennsylvania College of Technology soccer teams. This week, seasons should conclude for its women's volleyball and cross country squads while the wrestling team steps into action for the first time.
Third-year coach Schuyler Frey believes his team has a good nucleus returning from a squad that won last season's PSUAC championship, finished third in the USCAA and placed 17th in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships.
Returning are Austin Clark at 165 pounds; Paul Crutchlow at 174; Logan Gresock at 184; Tyler Myers at 157; Jasper Ocker III at 197 and Kyle Sunseri at 141.
"Tyler and Logan pulled the guys together in pre-season, before I was able to start working with them, doing workouts and getting them in shape. Even though we're into the season, they're still leading," Frey said.
Last season, Myers and now-graduated Derek Leiby became the college's first-ever wrestling All-Americans for their top 10 finishes at NCWA nationals. Gresock was a PSUAC champ.
"If we can stay healthy, it's going to be a good season. With our returning guys, certainly, they've set the tone, but the new guys coming in are buying into it and everyone is working hard. ... I'm really excited for the season to get started," Frey said.
Penn College opens at 6 p.m. Friday hosting The Apprentice School, of Newport News, Va., and Frey knows his team has its work cut out.
"They're consistently one of the better teams in the country in the NCWA. ... It's going to be a tough match. Coming out of the blocks, we're going to need to be getting after it. It's going to be a hard one," Frey said. "I've tried to make our schedule tougher. We're trying to wrestle the best teams that we can. If we have a good dual-meet season, that's good, but it's the nationals that we're looking to compete for."
Cross country
Coach Mike Paulhamus has realistic expectations as he takes his PSUAC-championship men's cross country team to Lake Placid, N.Y., where it will compete Friday at noon in the USCAA national championships.
"Lake Placid has a very difficult course. It is run on the 1980 Olympic biathlon course and there is a major hill that the guys will have to run twice," Paulhamus said. "They say there are going to be 26 men's teams this year and I'm hoping to be in the top half of that. We don't have the team to compete against some of the bigger schools that are going, but if we can be in the top 10 it would be a successful trip.
"It's just going to be a reward for an excellent season. We'll see where we stand among the other USCAA competitors."
Women's volleyball
In its USCAA national championship pool play opener on Friday in Canton, N.Y., Penn College fell to Daemen College, 2-0 (25-13, 25-10). Later Friday, Penn College fell to the University of Cincinnati-Clermont, 2-0 (25-16, 25-18).
On Saturday at the USCAA event, the Wildcats fell to Carlow University, 2-0 (25-18, 25-11), and SUNY Canton, 2-0 (25-12, 25-12).
"We made some mental mistakes and didn't correct them," said coach Bambi Hawkins. "There were some sparks that looked to change the momentum, but the team just couldn't put it together."
During the tournament it was announced that senior Tara Powell was awarded all-USCAA Honorable Mention recognition.
Penn College now awaits word on when it will square off against PSU Fayette for the Penn State University Athletic Conference championship. Their match originally had been scheduled for last Monday but was postponed due to Superstorm Sandy.
Men's soccer
In its first-round match Thursday at the USCAA championships in Asheville, N.C., seventh-seeded Penn College was blanked by No. 2 seed West Virginia Institute of Technology, 10-0, being held to no shots on goal.
Facing No. 3 seed Concordia (Ala.) College in the consolation round on Friday, the Wildcats lost, 3-1. Blayne Allen scored the team's lone goal as it concluded a 15-4-1 season.
In seven seasons under coach Enrique Castillo, Penn College is 102-24-6.
Earlier in the week it was announced that junior Chris Brennan had been named the PSUAC Player of the Year and three Wildcats - Brennan, senior Ben Shade and junior Phil Bair had been named to the All-Conference First Team. Brennan led the team with 15 goals. Also, Brennan and Shade were named to the USCAA Second Team and Bair was named an USCAA Honorable Mention.
Women's soccer
In their opening match at the USCAA national tournament, also in Asheville, N.C., the third-seeded Wildcats lost to No. 6 seed Daemen College, 2-0, despite 17 saves by freshman goalie Reda Vermilya, a Warrior Run graduate.
"The pace of the game was something we struggled with since it was on turf, something that we're not used to playing on consistently," said coach Markus Rybak.
On Friday against No. 7 seeded University of Maine-Machias, Penn College fell, 3-2, to end its season at 8-6-2. Scoring goals for the Wildcats were Madilyn Walters and Kaileen Delaney.
In three seasons, Rybak's teams have gone 17-20-4.
It was announced during the national tournament that sophomore Valeria Passalacqua and Vermilya were named to the USCAA Second Team. As goalie, Vermilya had an .885 save percentage, ranking second among all keepers in the USCAA.
and RECORDS
Cross country
Friday, Nov. 9 - USCAA Championships at Lake Placid, N.Y., noon
Women's volleyball
Overall record: 23-11
PSUAC record: 17-1
Monday, Oct. 29 - vs. PSU Fayette in PSUAC championship at Rec Hall, ppd.
Friday, Nov. 2 - vs. Daemen College, L, 0-2 (13-25, 10-25) and vs. UC Clearmont, L, 0-2 (16-25, 18-25) in USCAA National Championships at Canton, N.Y.
Saturday, Nov. 3 - vs. Carlow University, L, 0-2 (18-25, 11-25), and SUNY Canton, L, 0-2 (12-25, 12-25) in USCAA National Championships at Canton, N.Y.
PSUAC championship vs. PSU Fayette, TBA
Men's soccer
Final overall record: 15-4-1
Thursday, Nov. 1 - vs. West Virginia University Institute of Technology at USCAA national championships at Asheville, N.C., L, 10-0
Friday, Nov. 2 - vs. Concordia, Ala., College at USCAA national championships at Asheville, N.C., L, 3-1
Women's soccer
Final overall record: 8-6-2
Thursday, Nov. 1 - vs. Daemen College in USCAA national championships at Asheville, N.C., L, 2-0
Friday, Nov. 2 - vs. University of Maine-Machias in USCAA national championships at Asheville, N.C., L, 3-2
Friday, Nov. 9 - host The Apprentice School of Newport News, Va., 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 - at Electric City Duals, Scranton University, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 - at UMBC, 7 p.m.
Men's basketball
Monday, Nov. 12 - host Pitt-Titusville, 8 p.m.
Women's basketball
Monday, Nov. 12 - host Pitt-Titusville, 6 p.m.


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A number of readers have told me their favorite columns are those when I describe the gardening mistakes I have made. There is no shortage of material for a column like that; the only problem is picking the top four examples or so.
Top of the list for this edition has to be the water pot. I was without one for a couple of years because I left the plastic container outside through the winter and, of course, it cracked and leaked. My goldfish were growing too large for their deluxe aquarium indoors, and so with the first warm weather I set out to buy a new pot and a few water plants.
Believe me, most large containers in the stores have a drainage hole in the bottom. I finally settled for an ugly plain gray pot and persuaded my grandson to dig a large hole, thus uprooting most of my purple coneflowers, and we set it in place.
After a few days for the water to condition itself, I moved the elderly and obese goldfish into their new quarters.
Day 1, all was well.
Day 2, a drowned baby sparrow floated on the surface.
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Day 3, I found three half-eaten fish on the path.
Day 4, I installed a cover made of chicken wire.
Day 5, I found my neighborhood raccoon, or a large cat, had pried up the cover and had caught the last goldfish and eaten one half of it.
Day 6, another drowned bird.
Day 7, with a large bag of potting soil, some bronze fennel and a few petunias, I had another planter.
The second mistake for the year seemed like a very good idea, which was to mix packets of carrot, beet turnip and parsnip seeds and broadcast them in one plot. Instant vegetable stew, right? Just add water.
I couldn't find parsnip seeds. The beets grew down to China. The carrots could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Turnip soup, anyone?
I have now replanted, but the balance I hoped for is not happening.
The third error was to hang a bird feeder across from the back door on the trellis. A cardinal couple and a pair of doves made nests in that area, and I wanted to help them with their menu.
Because I buy cheap bird food (another mistake), the birds showed their disdain by throwing most of the seed right where I had planted my sweet peas, which are now invisible in a forest of millet, sunflowers, corn and heaven knows what else. I weed every day, but that seed has wonderful stamina and shoots up overnight.
Finally comes the weeping cherry tree debacle, although I am not sure yet if this was a mistake or an experiment.
The tree is 17 years old now, and a sentimental favorite because it was a retirement gift from the children of St. Joseph School. It has been showing its age, only flowering on the bottom third of the branches. And so I decided to allow the trailing branches to grow down to the ground, as they were meant to do.
They grew with enthusiasm, and created a dark, leafy cave that covers most of the front garden. Daffodils bloom before the tree leafs out and some Knock Out roses and coreopsis are surviving around the perimeter where they get morning sun. I have planted bleeding heart, hosta and impatiens in the heavy shade, and allowed the chameleon plant and lilies of the valley to fill in.
But it is not very attractive and may have to be undone next spring.
So there you have it. Four major mistakes in a few months. Stay tuned for the fall edition.


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If I'm going to be using the stroller for some of the time, I almost always bring a ring sling. It's so easy for in and out, up and down. (And Ivy always wants up and down and back up again!)
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The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the wind had dropped, and the ground was covered with messy sticks, stones, straw, leaves and assorted debris. In other words, it looked as though I needed to go outside with a rake, shovel and a bin and start the great spring clean-up.
It was earlier than usual this year, but the weather was so appealing, and the daffodil shoots showed beautifully green against the littered ground, so I went outside to make a start. It was Leap Year Day, which made it even more memorable and, although I didn't get a whole lot done, at least it was a start.
A lot of the stuff I gathered went onto the compost pile, and the cigarette butts and candy wrappers from passers-by were easy, if nasty, to dispose of. The hard parts to attack were all of the damaged trellises, fencing, pathways and containers that did not weather the winter so well.
Seen from a distance, things do not look so bad, but a close-up view suggests a lot of work needs to be done.
In addition to general sprucing, there is something else to do. I have a number of plants that are not earning the space they take up each year in the flower borders, and I need to be ruthless about them. It is always hard to pull out anything that is not a weed, but some things simply need to go. They linger on from year to year in a kind of half-life, encouraging one to believe they are on the brink of a great resurgence, but that is never going to happen.
Roses are good at this trickery.
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They persuade us to go to great lengths with spray, pruners, fertilizer and other TLC while we know in our heart of hearts things will never get completely satisfactory. Sparse flowers, early black spot, brownish leaves, bare stems, can you tell I have a particular rose in mind? It is a white climber that languishes on a trellis, shows early promise and then dwindles away to become an eyesore.
And then there are the hollyhocks. I see beautiful specimens in stony alleys uptown, crowded along the sides of buildings, but my cherished plants hardly get tall enough to produce their first buds until the bugs start to chew great holes in the leaves and the dreaded rust appears.
Out they go!
As I clean up this spring, I am going to take out anything that does not deserve a spot in my limited space. Goodness knows there are plenty of seedlings growing in the basement that will be happy to fill the spaces.
I have been battling invasive lilies of the valley and chameleon plants in the front garden, but I am going to listen this year to what they have been trying to tell me. Instead of trying to coax more reluctant perennials to bloom in that area, I will make peace with those ground covers, and let them fill the spaces between the hostas and impatiens. They will crowd out most of the weeds there, and no one but me will know they were a mistake in the first place.
So there it is. Plenty to get started with outside, and as soon as the lovely weather returns, I am going to be out there, tools in hand.


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Did I Let You Know – A video made by Brazilian RHCP Fans
By Red Hot Chili Peppers News on March 13, 2012
Did I Let You Know – A video made by brazilian fans to celebrate the single in Brazil. "A tribute from the bottom of our hearts, a beautiful production. After months of waiting, finally we are here to tell you this secret we've been saving for so long…" The idea was to create a site [...]
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OAK HARBOR - With Columbian and Oak Harbor tied at 39 and less than three seconds left in regulation, the Rockets turned to Tyler Sievert.
Sievert came through.
The Rocket connected on a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded, giving his team a 42-39 victory over the Tornadoes.
Sievert finished with 10 points, tying him with two others for the team lead.
The Tornadoes (5-6) trailed 25-18 at the half, but grabbed the lead after an 11-5 third-quarter spurt, and went into the fourth up 30-29.
Derek Dryfuse gave the Tornadoes 11 points and eight rebounds, while Josh Flint, Donovan Walker and Alec Demith each added six points.
Gibsonburg breaks down Old Fort
GIBSONBURG - It was clear Gibsonburg's game plan played out like it had hoped as the Hunter became the hunted. Old Fort's (10-3) leading scorer Hunter Perry was held to just seven points as the Stockaders fell to Gibsonburg 68-43.
The Golden Bears (10-2) were led by Andrew Cantrell, who hit six 3-pointers on his way to 20 points. Adam Copley followed his performance with 14 points and Tyler Ernsthausen tossed in an additional 10 points.
Hunter Perry didn't have a crazy scoring night as usual, leaving his teammates to carry the load. Maison Steyer stepped up for Old Fort scoring 12 points while Elijah Cleveland, Brad Bannister and Jon Lotycz all put up eight points in the losing effort.
Warriors fight off Ridgemont
SYCAMORE - Mohawk was outscored 15-1 in the fourth quarter but it too little too late as the Warriors held off a late surge from Ridgemont to pick up a 60-45 victory.
Led by Mitch Parker's 15 points, Mohawk owned the first three quarters. Hunter Fitschen backed Parker, tossing in 13 points.
Ridgemont was led in scoring by Zane Conley and Chris Weyant who each had nine points. Trenton Sparks followed up with eight points.


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Tricking Credit Card Customers Into Taking Cash Advances
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The whole story revolves around how these two call center account managers for MBNA, now a subsidiary of Bank of America, would hard sell credit card customers on expensive cash advances. The piece goes into how they would use all sorts of hard sell tactics, preying on the financial weaknesses of callers, finding any angle to try to wedge a nice fat cash advance in there. There was also the obligatory swing at credit card companies and their terms & conditions, which include the 0% cash advance or balance transfer jumping to the default rate of 28% if they missed a payment, "even by a day." (Late is late, a minute, a day, a year… it's still late)
The one woman claims to have "tricked" customers into taking $250M in cash advances, some of which didn't have a strong enough credit history to warrant the advance. She also gave an example about how she was told to hard sell to an old man in his 90s who had maybe $100,000 in credit available (she never said if she was successful).
Yes, credit card companies are selfish and greedy and exist to try to earn as much money as possible. They are not unlike any other company though and if you were a shareholder of Bank of America or Citigroup, you'd want them to try to generate as much profit as possible. It's just that the majority of Americans are in credit debt, so the popular opinion is to rail against those companies (just like the popular opinion is to rail against oil companies, power supply companies, airlines, etc.).
Where was personal accountability in all this? The one woman, the one who said less in the interview, quit after a year and a half, I applaud her. The other woman feasted on the fruits of her successful selling techniques. She paraded the fact that she "sold" $250 million in cash advances and balance transfers, some of which were done in a predatory fashion, and acted as if MBNA put a gun to her head and forced her to do it. We all make choices in our lives and hers was to sell credit to people who couldn't afford it and then go on CNN to get her fifteen minutes.
Yes, credit card companies try to get as much money as they can out of you, every business does, but everyone already knows this already. What we didn't know before watching this piece was that the call center account managers, the one's doing the hard selling, felt they had no choice but to get financially strapped customers deeper into the hole.{ 2 comments, please add your thoughts now! }


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The Warriors had home court advantage Tuesday, but it didn't feel like it.
The boys and girls both lost hard-fought, physical matches to Virginia City in front of a boisterous visiting crowd. The girls were neck-and-neck, but dropped the non-league game 36-38. The boys went into halftime trailing 24-30, but fell 45-65 as the game and gym atmosphere turned tougher in the second half.
Lady Warriors keep it close
It was a physical game, and the lady Warriors matched Virginia City point for point. The game was tied at 9 after the first quarter, and the Warriors trailed by one at halftime and again after the third.
"It was a close game and it could have gone either way," girls coach Tom Esposito said. "It was evenly matched on both sides, and I thought we played a pretty good game. We kept our turnovers down."
Tough defense from junior Tori Jimenez kept a win within reach. Jimenez played a standout game. She pulled down nine rebounds, five offensive and four defensive.
"Her defense was the key to keeping their top scorer down," Esposito said.
The Warriors lost some momentum in the first half when their point, Emily Harris, was mistakenly called for a third foul. The foul belonged to twin sister Amanda Harris. As a result, Emily took a seat in the second and played a more conservative game.
"They were both on the ball so it was a tough call," Esposito said. "It was just a physical game, which is good and we held up to the physicality of the game. I think they're starting to enjoy contact, and they're seeing the success of big defense."
Emily still managed to put up 10 points and eight rebounds.
Amanda threw up a game-high 15 points and grabbed six rebounds.
Freshman Kenya Maltase stepped up from junior varsity for the game, and her court presence helped the Warriors regain a 36-36 tie after slipping seven points behind in the fourth.
Virginia City made it 38-36 in the final minute, and a last look from Jenny Shepack with 5 seconds on the clock was close, but didn't drop in the Warriors' favor.
"I think we're building confidence and that's what you need going into league," Esposito said.
Boys drop physical game
Virginia City brought a physical game to Whittell, and by the second half the gym atmosphere was tense.
"We don't promote that our kids go in and cheer against the opponent. You cheer for your team that's fine, but as far as the game went we just got beat," boys coach Phil Bryant said.
Virginia City was physical and stacked with sharp shooters.
Whittell hung in for the first half, matching the fast pace and keeping the score in check. The Warriors trailed by three at the end of the first quarter. A big part of that was Palmer Chaplin, who put up back-to-back threes and converted a steal. Don't forget, Chaplin is doing all this as a freshman with a total of 11 high school games under his belt.
The Warriors trailed by six at halftime, but the physical game seemed to ratchet up yet another notch when they took the court again for the second half.
"More than anything else it was a pretty physical game. Even their guards were pretty physical, so I just think that we wore down a little quicker, and they continued to make shots, and we continued to miss shots," Bryant said.
The little things added up against the Warriors in the second half. Their shots weren't falling and they were picking up fouls. Virginia City outscored the Warriors 21-4 in the third quarter to cement the lead.
"You know they had four different guys knocking down perimeter shots so what are you going to do? When a team comes out and plays like that, you're going to get beat, but you want them to learn about effort, about continuing to compete in the face of adversity, to respond in a positive basketball manner, to dig deeper and work a little harder, and we're not over that hump yet," Bryant said.
"These are the kinds of things that test your adversity. They made shots they made plays, and we didn't so we have to learn by it. It doesn't matter if it was 51-50 or 45-65, it's one loss. I didn't go in and chew anyone out in the locker room. It's one loss. We got beat, so you just have to let that part of it go."
The Warriors are moving on with an away game against Yerington today before a league home opener Saturday against North Tahoe. The girls play at 2 p.m. and the boys at 3:30 p.m.