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Malcolm Turnbull's Proposed Marriage Equality Plebiscite is Truly Extraordinary
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Alastair Lawrie
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's policy – that, if re-elected, he will hold a plebiscite to determine whether marriage equality will finally be introduced in Australia – is truly extraordinary.
Unfortunately for him, and even more so for us, it's not extraordinary like Adele's voice (or, if you're not a fan, at least her extraordinary ability to sell music).
Instead, it's extraordinary in a 'Donald Trump is in with a real chance of becoming President of the United States' kind of way: unprecedented, bizarre, inconsistent and radical.
The Commonwealth of Australia is now in its 116th year. A significant number of national votes, other than elections, have been held over that time, including 44 referendums (although only eight of those were successful).
But there have only been three plebiscites since Federation in 1901 – and, given the High Court has already found that Commonwealth Parliament has the power to amend the Marriage Act 1961 to introduce marriage equality[i], any national vote on marriage equality would be a non-binding plebiscite rather than a constitution-altering referendum.
Of those three plebiscites, only one has been held since World War I: the 1977 'multiple-choice' vote to select a new national anthem (for the record, the options were to retain God Save the Queen, or to change to Advance Australia Fair, Song of Australia or Waltzing Matilda, with Advance Australia Fair 'winning' with 43.29% of the ballots cast).
With a voting age of 18 (having been lowered from 21 in 1973), only people born before April 1959 were able to participate in that symbolic decision[ii]. To put it another way, nobody born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s has ever voted in any Australia-wide plebiscite.
To find a plebiscite that was used to consider a substantive issue of public policy, we have to travel even further back in time – to almost a full century before the present day. In the depths of the so-called 'war to end all wars', the Billy Hughes-led Commonwealth Government conducted the only other two plebiscites in our history, to determine whether to introduce military conscription.
These votes – held in October 1916 and December 1917 respectively[iii] – are in effect the only precedent of any kind for the holding of a national vote on a policy issue that did not require constitutional change.
But, with the voting age then set at 21, and the most 'recent' of these votes a mere 98 and a half years ago, in order to participate in a plebiscite of this kind you needed to be born in 1896 or before – or older than the current oldest person in the world[iv]. In other words, nobody alive today has ever voted in an Australia-wide plebiscite to decide a substantive policy issue.
The fact that there is literally no-one around who has participated in a policy-based plebiscite confirms that Malcolm Turnbull's proposed public vote on marriage equality is essentially unprecedented in modern Australia.
As for 'the Donald', well, you don't need to be Nate Silver to understand that his Presidential candidacy is unprecedented in contemporary American history too – there hasn't been anything like him over the past 50, or even 100, years either.
One of the strangest things about Turnbull's policy is that he wants to hold the first substantive plebiscite in almost a century on an issue like marriage equality. Think for a minute about all of the significant changes that have occurred since December 1917 without the need for such a vote.
We've been through multiple wars – World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and more recently we've followed the United States into seemingly endless wars in the Middle East (a somewhat terrifying aside: who knows how many more we would enter at the behest of President Trump?) Australia even had conscription during WWII, and again for the conflict in Vietnam – yet none of these wars, nor the introduction of conscription, required a single plebiscite to be held.
We've experienced the Great Depression, the post-War boom, the major challenges of the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, economic rationalism, and the Global Financial Crisis – still no plebiscite.
We've seen massive social changes too – including the rise of the women's movement (imagine for a second the reaction of someone from 1917 to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard), and the recognition of Aboriginal land rights (to some extent anyway), as well as substantial LGBTI law reform, such as decriminalisation, anti-discrimination legislation, parenting rights (in most states and territories) and de facto relationship recognition. Not one of these social reforms needed a plebiscite either.
There has even been revolutionary change to the institution of marriage itself – with the 1975 introduction of 'no fault divorce' having a much greater impact on a much larger number of families than something like marriage equality could ever hope to achieve. And, once again, it was done without Commonwealth Parliament derogating from its primary responsibility to pass legislation by instead calling a national vote.
In this context, it is downright bizarre that, of all the possible issues that could have been the subject of a plebiscite over the past 98 and a half years, Malcolm Turnbull and his Liberal-National Government believe the simple question of whether two men, or two women, can marry is the one worth making the subject of an expensive and time-consuming public vote.
Although, admittedly, it's possibly still not quite as bizarre as the fact someone who is perhaps best known as the star of a reality-TV show, and who has never held public office of any kind, is the presumptive Republican nominee for what remains the most powerful job in the world.
Inconsistent
One of the things many people find most frustrating about Malcolm Turnbull's proposed marriage equality plebiscite is that it is entirely inconsistent with recent political history. Or, if you're being less charitable, that it is hypocritical given the actions of the Liberal and National Parties over the past 12 years.
Then-Prime Minister John Howard did not hold a public vote before introducing his Marriage Amendment Act 2004 that legislated to deny the right to marry to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians. There was no push for a plebiscite on the issue by anyone in the Liberal and National Parties during the many failed attempts to repeal that ban in the years between 2004 and 2011, either.
During the September 2012 debate, and (sadly unsuccessful) vote, on the most recent marriage equality Bill to be considered at length, then-Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and his Coalition colleagues did not use the opportunity to describe the process of Parliament voting on marriage equality as inappropriate – they simply used the votes that they held as MPs and Senators to help block it.
All of a sudden, however, in August 2015, just as it appeared that the numbers in Parliament might finally have caught up to existing majority community support for this reform, the Liberal-National joint party-room decided to 'backtrack' on more than a decade of practice, and refused to use their own votes on this issue, either for or against marriage equality, altogether.
Instead, they chose to embark upon a process that we have already seen is essentially unprecedented in modern Australia – before they hold any further parliamentary votes on marriage equality, they will first conduct a $160 million Australia-wide public vote.
It is difficult to see this dramatic change in process – from MPs and Senators voting on an issue, just like all other legislation, to holding a nation-wide plebiscite – as anything other than unfair, given that it moves the goalposts on people, and campaigners, who have been working to effect this change for the past decade.
But, irrespective of whether you think a plebiscite is 'fair' or not, it is impossible to deny that the policy Malcolm Turnbull is taking to the July 2 election – to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality – is fundamentally inconsistent with what he, and his colleagues, have done since John Howard's ban on marriage equality in 2004.
Donald Trump could be described as the King of Inconsistency (although he might upgrade himself to Emperor). As his recent embrace of the National Rifle Association – after previously supporting gun control measures[v] – demonstrates, there is no position he won't change, and no principle he won't sacrifice, in order to become POTUS.
The one defence that Liberal and National MPs – including both former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and current Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull – regularly make with regards to holding a plebiscite is that it is 'the most democratic way to make this decision.' After all, how much more 'democratic' can you get than letting the people decide via a public vote?
And I'll readily acknowledge, holding a plebiscite on marriage equality does fit with certain conceptions of 'participatory' democracy. But it is also a very different approach to determining matters of public policy from our usual modus operandi, one that does not sit particularly well with our more traditional 'representative' democracy.
For example, Tony Abbott has said that holding a plebiscite "is the best way to decide something that's so important but so personal… It's to let the people decide so that the decision, whichever way it goes, will have their authority"[vi] [emphasis added].
Implicit in describing a plebiscite as the best way to resolve controversial issues is a criticism of our Parliamentary system as an inferior, or clearly 'second-best', option.
This is actually an extremely radical view of how our democracy should operate – and it's coming from precisely the same people who usually like to describe themselves as 'capital C' conservatives (as an aside: we've grown accustomed to a Liberal Party that is not liberal, a National Party that isn't national, and even an Australian Christian Lobby that isn't very 'Christian', but we should also be highlighting that contemporary 'conservatives' are actually nothing of the sort).
The logical conclusion of statements such as these is that Australia should be holding more plebiscites, and on a wider range of subjects, rather than simply 'letting the politicians decide'.
In fact, this argument neatly complements the first point of this post – while a plebiscite like this is unprecedented today, by conducting a public vote on marriage equality Malcolm Turnbull and his Liberal-National colleagues would be creating a precedent to hold plebiscites on all sorts of other topics.
It is a radical shift that even WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith has identified, while warning of its potential consequences[vii]:
"We must also bear in mind the precedent being set as we embark on this latest democratic experiment. After all, if Parliament is to send the nation to a plebiscite to determine the question of same-sex marriage, what is to be done the next time an overseas military commitment is needed?
"Into the future, shall we defer to popular vote the question of euthanasia? What of changes to family law and child custody arrangements? These issues are informed by people's moral views and impact upon people's personal lives just as much as same-sex marriage."
We could add to Senator Smith's short list an almost limitless range of possible plebiscites: from abortion to assisted reproductive technology; action on climate change and even access to health and education services – all are influenced by people's moral views, and all would have an impact on people's lives.
More worryingly, you could easily imagine the same types of people currently agitating for a plebiscite on marriage equality subsequently calling for public votes on – or rather against – immigration, refugees and 'flag-burning'. You could even see public votes to reintroduce the death penalty or to officially declare Australia a 'Christian' nation.
The fact that 'conservatives' within the Liberal and National Parties are willing to risk these consequences by holding a plebiscite, in what is a fairly transparent attempt to delay or defeat marriage equality, shows just how little they are committed to Australia's traditional system of representative democracy. Theirs is a genuinely radical agenda, and it should be resisted.
It almost goes without saying that Donald Trump's agenda as a Presidential candidate is genuinely radical too – from building a wall between the US and Mexico (and then making the Mexican Government pay for it – WTF?) to banning all Muslims from entering the United States, he's more parts radical than conservative.
Just like US Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull's proposed marriage equality plebiscite is extraordinary, unprecedented, bizarre, inconsistent and radical.
There are of course several other aspects of Malcolm Turnbull's proposed marriage equality plebiscite that are truly extraordinary. As I've written elsewhere[viii], holding a national public vote on this issue would be:
Extraordinarily unnecessary, given the High Court has already found Commonwealth Parliament can introduce marriage equality,
Extraordinarily inappropriate, because the human rights of a minority group shouldn't be determined by a popularity contest,
Extraordinarily wasteful, with a cost of at least $160 million that would be better spent on other priorities[ix], and
Extraordinarily divisive, with a real risk that the next six to 12 months will witness extreme attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians.
But what I have attempted to show in this post is that the process is extraordinary in and of itself. Just like Donald Trump's candidacy to become US President, the proposal to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality is unprecedented, bizarre, inconsistent and radical.
Thankfully, there is another similarity between these two otherwise disparate phenomena: neither is inevitable. In the same way we hope (and for the religious among us, pray) the American people choose Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump come November 8, we can also choose not to have a marriage equality plebiscite via our election on July 2.
If we elect Bill Shorten and Labor at the upcoming poll, then not only will we avoid a plebiscite, we will also most likely have marriage equality within 100 days[x]. Even if the Liberal and National Parties are returned to Government, the proposed plebiscite could nevertheless still be rejected by the Opposition, Greens and minor parties in the Senate. There's even a much slimmer chance that 2016 Malcolm Turnbull might remember pre-2015 Malcolm Turnbull's principled stance against a plebiscite.
But none of this will happen if we don't make our voices heard, telling anyone and everyone who will listen: We don't want a plebiscite. We don't need a plebiscite. All we want is to be treated equally under the law – and we shouldn't have to negotiate an extraordinary, unprecedented, bizarre, inconsistent and radical process to do so.
[i] The Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55.
[ii] The result of the 1977 national anthem plebiscite ('Anthem-vision') was treated with so much importance it wasn't even implemented for another seven years.
[iii] The October 1916 plebiscite voted narrowly against conscription 51.61% to 48.39%, while the December 1917 margin was slightly larger: 53.79% No versus 46.21% Yes.
[iv] The older person alive at the time of writing, Italian Emma Morano, was born on 29 November 1899.
[v] The Guardian, May 21 2016, "Donald Trump endorsed by NRA despite history of gun control support".
[vi] The Guardian, 30 January 2016, "Tony Abbott will back result of plebiscite on same-sex marriage".
[vii] Dean Smith, Sydney Morning Herald, December 21 2015, "Marriage equality plebiscite would set a precedent for when we defer to a popular vote."
[viii] No Referendum. No Plebiscite. Just Pass the Bill.
[ix] 7 Better Ways to Spent $158.4 million.
[x] If Shorten wins, start planning those weddings for Monday 10 October.
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As part of the original Around the World in 80 Skeins tour, stop 12 was to visit Charlene Gray, a fiber arts designer living in Casablanca, Morocco.
Hi, Charlene! Where are you from originally and where do you live now? What do you miss most about your hometown?
I live in the Kingdom of Morocco, on the Northern tip of Africa which has connected Europe, Africa and the Middle East for centuries. It is a cultural melting pot with many different languages, cultures and beautiful landscapes. Berbers, Africans, Arabs and Europeans all contribute to the vibrant colors of the fabric of Moroccan society. It's a lively, colorful and intriguing place to live.
I'm originally from suburban Chicago, and I've moved to Morocco with my spouse and four children. I miss my family, the Sears Tower, Lake Michigan and the Taste of Chicago the most. I also miss visiting Six Flags Great America, an awesome theme park that was in Indiana when I was a child.
The best thing about my current location is the fact that it is clean (apart from the souq/open market). The streets and the air are clean; it's a nice quiet place with minimal population and noise. When my friends visit, I usually take them for a walk in the fields behind the village if it's spring time. I may take them to the Fantasia (horse festival) if they come in September, and at other times I may take them around to see the local shops and the main mosque. But mainly, I would serve my guests a traditional Moroccan meal in the comfort of my home. If they really wanted to eat out, I would take them to the nearest city Berechid, for some fresh grilled kufta or tajine, which is served with round bread, salad and a steaming hot pot of mint tea.
I learned to knit when I was living in Australia, mainly because I wanted to make handmade clothes for my sons. My first projects were knitted jumpers, then socks and hats. I knitted up a jumper, a pair of pants and some booties for my sister in law's newborn son. Then shortly after, I moved to Morocco where I continued to knit, but also learned to crochet because the people of North Africa crochet in the summer, and knit during the colder months.
I decided to share the designs that I learned here, at first I uploaded them for future reference, then I thought they were something worth sharing with the world when my Chunky Chic Hobo Bag became very popular.
My kufi collection is definitely inspired by Moroccan designs. Because kufis are a common male accessory here, I learned to make basic kufis at a local community college, then developed my own original designs from there. The bags I designed tend to be more European, because Moroccan women prefer Western bags to traditional ones.
I definitely get inspiration from the stunning architecture, particularly the Andalusian and African style structures. Sometimes I see a particular geometric design that really catches my eye, then I'll stop and take a photo and get the design down on graph paper when I get home. Because of being a very busy home maker, a lot of my designs are tucked away on graph paper and haven't taken life in a constructed or published form just yet.
My favorite place to knit/crochet is up on my terrace, sitting on my favorite rug that I bought from Chefchaouen (which is in the North of Morocco near Spain), with some pillows strewn around. I can hear the birds chirping in the mosque garden next to my home, and watch my children play. We often have tea parties there in the afternoons, then the children play their games running and jumping, while I create something useful out of a ball of yarn. It's very relaxing for me, a type of constructive meditation.
I usually have an idea in my head before I create an actual design. I use graphs sometimes but I do a lot more mathematical work beforehand to make sure the pattern maintains the shape/dimensions that I have in mind.
At the moment I frequently admire Bonita Patterns; I love the way they are so creative with the crocodile stitch. I like to see Lily Go's shawl designs, which are brilliant and beautiful. Doris Chan has interesting, fun designs and her writings about her designs are intriguing. I also follow Deanne Ramsay, as she has a selection of beautiful dresses and hats that I've enjoyed crocheting for my daughters.
I only have one local yarn store in my locality. It's owned by a lady who spins the yarn for you on site, in 1, 2, or 3 strands held together according to the ply you want.
What do you like to eat/drink while working?
I tend to start my yarn crafting in the afternoon after I've managed all of my household affairs, so I like to sit down with a cup of lipton tea with 2 sugars and a dash of milk, accompanied with some biscuits or sweets.
Is there a big knitting or crochet culture where you live?
The women in my area crochet more often then knit, and they're really into home decor like doilies and kitchen accessories. Some women knit during the colder months; jumpers, blankets and hats for their children. I saw some jumpers in the North of Morocco, in the city of Chefchaouen, which were knit by the women from the mountains from hand spun wool. Also it is common for North African men to crochet fishing nets, and they also do a lot of crochet tapestry creating bags and especially kufis and hats.
Do you have a favorite design in your portfolio that was inspired by Morocco?
All of my kufi designs have been inspired by the environment I live in. Having a husband and two sons, and seeing Moroccan men walking about with a variety of kufis accessorizing their clothes, I couldn't help but think of some neat designs that I would like to see on the heads of the beloved males in my family.
Thank you so much for sharing your home and inspirations with us!
All images Copyright Charlene Gray and used with her permission.


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November 19, 20152:28PM PST
VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club has re-signed defender Kendall Waston to a multi-year contract extension. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
NOTE: Waston will be available to sign autographs at the Official Whitecaps FC Store in Gastown on Friday, November 20 at 10:30 a.m. PT
It was the second key transaction in as many weeks for the club, after agreeing with defensive midfielder Matías Laba on a multi-year contract extension last Thursday.
"Kendall is an important building block in what we're trying to accomplish at this club," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. "His passion, physical presence, and ability to come up big in crucial situations have been instrumental to our success. He's a leader on the pitch and in the locker room, and we're excited to have arguably the best centre back in the league during the prime of his career."
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Voted as 2015 Whitecaps FC BMO Player of the Year
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On the other end of the pitch, Waston scored two goals, including the all-important insurance goal in the 3-0 Decision Day win over Houston Dynamo on October 25.
Waston's performances have been widely recognized across the league, evident in his second-place finish in the 2015 MLS Defender of the Year voting, in addition to his four MLS Team of the Week selections this season.
This past year, Waston and the 'Caps enjoyed their most successful season in club MLS history setting new records with 16 wins and 53 points, while reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals for the first time. In addition, Waston helped the club win their first-ever Voyageurs Cup in the annual Amway Canadian Championship.
In international play, the native of San José, Costa Rica, earned his fourth cap for his country last Tuesday. Waston went the full 90 minutes and picked up an assist in a 2-1 Ticos away win over Panama in the fourth round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Kendall Waston
Position: Centre back
Date of Birth: January 1, 1988, in San José, Costa Rica
Hometown: Limón, Costa Rica
Citizenship: Costa Rica
Status: International Player
Previous Club: Deportivo Saprissa
How Acquired: Acquired via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa on August 8, 2014
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Dynamics of 2,4-D in generation of cytomorphological variants in an important anticancerous and antihepatotoxic herb – Cichorium intybus L.
ZEBA KHAN
MOHAMMAD YUNUS KHALIL ANSARI
HONEY GUPTA
SANA CHAUDHARY
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The genotoxic effect of 2,4-D was investigated in chicory (2n = 18). At 100 ppm concentration 4 variants differing in morphological traits were isolated and subjected to chromosomal analysis. Morphological variations in shape, height, and yield parameters were observed. Different cytological anomalies such as univalents, multivalents, bridges, laggards, chromosome stickiness, and polyads occurred in all 4 isolates. However, the frequency of these chromosomal irregularities decreased at anaphase, exhibiting recovery at later stages. Thus the above concentration of growth hormone 2,4-D can be effectively incorporated for raising viable mutants in this medicinally useful herb.
2, 4-D, Cichorium intybus
KHAN, ZEBA; ANSARI, MOHAMMAD YUNUS KHALIL; GUPTA, HONEY; and CHAUDHARY, SANA (2009) "Dynamics of 2,4-D in generation of cytomorphological variants in an important anticancerous and antihepatotoxic herb – Cichorium intybus L.," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 33: No. 5, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-0811-10
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US military preparing for potential conflict with China over Taiwan
Pentagon strategists are preparing for a potential confrontation with China over the fate of Taiwan, senior administration officials told lawmakers.
"The PRC is the Department of Defense's pacing challenge and a Taiwan contingency is the pacing scenario," Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner, the lead Pentagon official for the Indo-Pacific, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a Wednesday hearing. "We are modernizing our capabilities, updating U.S. force posture, and developing new operational concepts accordingly."
LLOYD AUSTIN DISAVOWS 'RED LINES' IN POTENTIAL UKRAINE AND TAIWAN CONFLICTS
Ratner's comments underscore the possibility that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would bring People's Liberation Army forces into conflict with the U.S. military, but he opined that an explicit pledge to intervene "would not meaningfully strengthen" American efforts to deter China from launching such an assault. Nevertheless, the hearing showcased bipartisan agreement that the conquest of the island by China would "significantly damage vital U.S. interests and alliances in the Indo-Pacific," as a senior Republican put it.
"It would give China a platform in the First Island Chain to dominate the Western Pacific, and threaten, indeed, the U.S. homeland," said Idaho Sen. James Risch, the top Republican on the committee, while outlining the consequences of a Chinese conquest of Taiwan. "The consequences for Japan's security, and therefore the U.S.-Japan alliance, are hard to overstate. Semiconductor supply chains would fall into China's hands. And it would embolden China in other territorial disputes, including with India and in the South China Sea."
Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping has adopted a more assertive posture with respect to territories on Beijing's periphery. Chinese warplanes have conducted an unprecedented number of sorties around Taiwan, and Xi has overseen a major crackdown on Hong Kong while claiming sovereignty over vast swathes of the South China Sea, one of the most important waterways in the world.
"Unfortunately, although the PRC publicly advocates for peaceful unification with Taiwan, leaders in Beijing have never renounced the use of military aggression," Ratner testified. "In fact, the PLA is likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force, while simultaneously attempting to deter, delay, or deny third-party intervention on Taiwan's behalf."
Those policies have engendered anxiety in democratic capitals around the region and spurred an overhaul of Japanese defense policy, as U.S. and allied leaders who coordinated defense and diplomatic maneuvers might persuade China not to risk an attack.
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package sword.java.class_analyzer.code;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import sword.java.class_analyzer.FileError;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.code.instructions.AbstractInstruction;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.interf.KnownReferencesProvider;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.pool.AbstractMethodEntry;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.pool.ClassReferenceEntry;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.pool.ConstantPool;
import sword.java.class_analyzer.pool.FieldEntry;

/**
 * Class representing a sortered list of instructions to execute.
 *
 * A block is understood in this context as group of instructions that are
 * executed always together and in the same order, being only the first one the
 * only one public on the block for other blocks to jump into. Having a block it
 * is ensured that none of the instructions in the middle, or the last, will be
 * executed without executing the previous one first.
 */
public class InstructionBlock implements KnownReferencesProvider {

    public static final class DisassemblerOptions {
       public static final int SHOW_INDEX = 1;
       public static final int SHOW_OPCODE = 2;
    }

    private static class InstructionHolder {
        public int index;
        public AbstractInstruction instruction;

        public InstructionHolder(int index, AbstractInstruction instruction) {
            this.index = index;
            this.instruction = instruction;
        }
    }

    private final List<InstructionHolder> mHolders;
    private String mInvalidReason;

    private transient final Set<Integer> mKnownBlockOffsets;
    private transient int mByteCodeSize;

    public InstructionBlock(byte code[], int startIndex, int endIndex, ConstantPool pool) throws IOException, FileError {
        mHolders = new ArrayList<InstructionHolder>();
        mKnownBlockOffsets = new HashSet<Integer>();

        int counter = startIndex;
        endIndex = Math.min(code.length, endIndex);

        try {
            while (counter < endIndex) {
                final int blockRelativeIndex = counter - startIndex;
                AbstractInstruction instruction = InstructionFactory.match(code, counter, pool);
                InstructionHolder holder = new InstructionHolder(blockRelativeIndex, instruction);
                mHolders.add(holder);

                Set<Integer> positions = instruction.knownBranches(blockRelativeIndex);

                if (!positions.isEmpty()) {
                    for(Integer position : positions) {
                        if (position >= blockRelativeIndex) {
                            endIndex = Math.min(endIndex, position + startIndex);
                        }
                    }

                    mKnownBlockOffsets.addAll(positions);
                }

                counter += instruction.byteCodeSize(counter);

                if (instruction.alwaysJump()) {
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch(InvalidByteCodeException e) {
            mInvalidReason = e.getInvalidReason();
        }

        mByteCodeSize = extractByteCodeSize(startIndex, mHolders);
    }

    private Set<Integer> extractKnownBlockOffsets(List<InstructionHolder> holders) {

        Set<Integer> result = new HashSet<Integer>();

        for (InstructionHolder holder : holders) {
            final AbstractInstruction instruction = holder.instruction;
            final int index = holder.index;

            if (instruction.canBranch()) {
                Set<Integer> positions = instruction.knownBranches(index);
                result.addAll(positions);
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    private int extractByteCodeSize(int index, List<InstructionHolder> holders) {

        final int holderCount = holders.size();
        int result = 0;

        for(int i=0; i<holderCount; i++) {
            final InstructionHolder holder = holders.get(i);
            result += holder.instruction.byteCodeSize(index + result);
        }

        return result;
    }

    private InstructionBlock(int index, List<InstructionHolder> list, String invalidReason) {
        mHolders = list;

        mInvalidReason = invalidReason;

        mKnownBlockOffsets = extractKnownBlockOffsets(list);
        mByteCodeSize = extractByteCodeSize(index, list);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a new block containing all instructions from that index to the
     * end of the block. This method also modifies the current block removing
     * all instructions transfered to the new block.
     * @param index Index relative to the beginning of this block where the block should be cut.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the provided index is not valid or it
     * is impossible to cut the block at that exact position.
     */
    public InstructionBlock split(int index) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        int arraySplitPosition = 0;

        final int originalArraySize = mHolders.size();
        for (int i=0; i<originalArraySize; i++) {
            InstructionHolder holder = mHolders.get(i);
            if (holder.index == index) {
                arraySplitPosition = i;

                break;
            }
        }

        if (arraySplitPosition <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }

        final int subListSize = originalArraySize - arraySplitPosition;
        List<InstructionHolder> subList = new ArrayList<InstructionHolder>(subListSize);
        for (int i=arraySplitPosition; i<originalArraySize; i++) {
            subList.add(mHolders.get(i));
        }

        mHolders.removeAll(subList);

        for (InstructionHolder holder : subList) {
            holder.index -= index;
        }
        mKnownBlockOffsets.clear();
        mKnownBlockOffsets.addAll(extractKnownBlockOffsets(mHolders));
        mByteCodeSize = extractByteCodeSize(index, mHolders);

        // This is assuming the only reason for a block to be invalid is that
        // the last instruction connot be resolved. If this is not true the next
        // piece of code may fail.
        final String invalidReason = mInvalidReason;
        mInvalidReason = null;

        return new InstructionBlock(index, subList, invalidReason);
    }

    public Set<Integer> getKnownBlockPositions(int index) {
        Set<Integer> result = new HashSet<Integer>(mKnownBlockOffsets.size());
        for (Integer offset : mKnownBlockOffsets) {
            result.add(offset + index);
        }

        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<AbstractMethodEntry> getKnownInvokedMethods() {
        Set<AbstractMethodEntry> methods = new HashSet<AbstractMethodEntry>();
        for (InstructionHolder holder : mHolders) {
            Set<AbstractMethodEntry> insMethods = holder.instruction.getKnownInvokedMethods();
            if (insMethods.size() > 0) {
                methods.addAll(insMethods);
            }
        }

        return methods;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<FieldEntry> getKnownReferencedFields() {
        Set<FieldEntry> fields = new HashSet<FieldEntry>();
        for (InstructionHolder holder : mHolders) {
            Set<FieldEntry> insFields = holder.instruction.getKnownReferencedFields();
            if (insFields.size() > 0) {
                fields.addAll(insFields);
            }
        }

        return fields;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<ClassReferenceEntry> getKnownReflectionClassReferences() {
        Set<ClassReferenceEntry> classes = new HashSet<ClassReferenceEntry>();
        for (InstructionHolder holder : mHolders) {
            Set<ClassReferenceEntry> insClasses = holder.instruction.getKnownReflectionClassReferences();
            if (insClasses.size() > 0) {
                classes.addAll(insClasses);
            }
        }

        return classes;
    }

    public int byteCodeSize() {
        return mByteCodeSize;
    }

    private static final int OPCODE_MIN_SPACE = 4;

    public String disassemble(int offset, int options) {
        String result = "";

        final boolean showIndex = (options & DisassemblerOptions.SHOW_INDEX) != 0;
        final boolean showOpcodes = (options & DisassemblerOptions.SHOW_INDEX) != 0;

        for (InstructionHolder holder : mHolders) {
            result = result + "  ";

            if (showIndex) {
                result = result + (holder.index + offset) + '\t';
            }

            if (showOpcodes) {
                try {
                    final AbstractInstruction instruction = holder.instruction;
                    final int validOpcodesToShow = instruction.byteCodeSize(holder.index + offset);

                    final byte opcodes[] = new byte[validOpcodesToShow];
                    // retrieveByteCode can throw IllegalArgumentException
                    // when the size of the instruction depends on the index.
                    // This is because holder.index + offset != 0. Used above to
                    // retrieve the size for the buffer.
                    // TODO: Provide a solution for this
                    instruction.retrieveByteCode(opcodes, 0);

                    for (int i= 0; i<OPCODE_MIN_SPACE; i++) {
                        if (i < validOpcodesToShow) {
                            //result = result + ' ' + Integer.toHexString((opcodes[i]) & 0xFF);
                            result = result + String.format("%02X", (opcodes[i]) & 0xFF) + ' ';
                        }
                        else {
                            result = result + "   ";
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                    result = result + "<invalid>   ";
                }
            }

            result = result + holder.instruction.disassemble() + '\n';
        }

        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {

        String result = "";
        if (!isValid()) {
            result = result + "WARNING: Instruction block not valid. " + mInvalidReason + '\n';
        }

        return result + disassemble(0, 0);
    }

    public boolean isValid() {
        return mInvalidReason == null;
    }

    public String getInvalidReason() {
        return mInvalidReason;
    }
}


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FBI says investigating California massacre as act of terrorism
Dec 4th 2015 3:34PM
The FBI is investigating this week's massacre in which a married couple killed 14 people in California as an "act of terrorism," an official said on Friday, saying the female shooter had pledged allegiance to a leader of the militant group Islamic State.
Tashfeen Malik, 27, a native of Pakistan who lived in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years, and her U.S.-born husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, were killed in a shootout with police hours after the Wednesday massacre during a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center social services agency in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles. The attack was the deadliest mass shooting the United States has experienced in three years.
See more of the aftermath of the attack:
San Bernardino Shooting, People on Scene, Mourning
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 3: A local outreach group prays with residents near the scene of an investigation where two suspects were gunned down during a shootout with police, December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. A day earlier, the two suspects allegedly shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 3: Redondo Police Officer Dan Richey carries a bouquet of flowers to deliver to a female shooting victim that grew up in Redondo Beach at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California.A day earlier, the two suspects allegedly shot and killed 14 people and injured over 20 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 03: A mourner cries as she brings flowers to a road block outside of the Inland Regional Center on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to investigate a mass shooting at the Center that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A woman identified as the fiancée of shooting victim (C-purple) is comforted by friends and Chaplain Steve Ballinger (L) as she leaves flowers on December 3, 2015, near the site of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center where 14 people were killed on December 2 in San Bernardino, California. Ballinger said the woman's fiancé died in the attack. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Patrick T. Fallon (Photo credit should read PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 3: Larry Jones, pastor of Cross over Outreach Church, Dr. Jeannetta Million, pastor of Victoria's Believers Church, and Arnold Morales, pastor of King of Glory Church bow their heads in prayers for the victims and those involved in the mass shootings at the Inland Regional Center, during a prayer vigil at Orange Show Road and Waterman Avenue December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Investigators are looking for a motive as to why Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik went on a shooting rampage that left 14 dead and at least 17 others wounded. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 3: Local resident Katrina Venegas is close to tears as she has been kept away from her home which is directly in front of shooting scene where 2 suspects were gunned down driving a black SUV during a shootout with police on San Bernardino Avenue the day after the suspects allegedly shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. She said her dog has been locked in the house alone since yesterday. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 3: San Bernardino resident Lisa Gonzalez hugs Pastor Ernie Ceballos after he was helpful in getting the police to escort her back to her home on the same street where sheriff deputies investigate the scene where 2 suspects were gunned down during a shootout with police on San Bernardino Avenue the day after the suspects allegedly shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Gonzalez had left home briefly yesterday to go buy milk for her twin 3-year-olds. The shooting took place in front of her house while she was gone. She and her son, Santana Gonzalez,left, were not allowed back to their home so they spent the night in a hotel. Her husband was home with the children and wasn't allowed to leave the home. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINA, CA - DECEMBER 2: Olivia Navarro waits to see her daughter after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 03: A group of men embrace in prayer outside the crime scene where the suspects in the shooting at the Inland Resource Center were killed on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to investigate a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: Mayor of San Bernadino, California R. Carey Davis pauses during a press conference at City Hall regarding the shooting that took place inside the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to investigate the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: Mayor of San Bernadino, California R. Carey Davis speaks during a press conference at City Hall regarding the shooting that took place inside the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California.Police continue to investigate the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Omar Riopedre embraces his wife Diana, who was in the Inland Regional Center when the mass shootings took place, as they leave the Rudy C. Hernandez Community Center in the San Bernardino on December 2, 2015. A man and a woman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at a center for the disabled in California were killed in a shootout with police, while a third person was detained, police said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINA, CA - DECEMBER 2: Luis Gutierrez gets emotional as he talks about his wife after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Marie Cabrera, Sonya Gonzalez and Christine Duran, all of San Bernardino, pray after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
People evacuated from the Inland Regional Center walk from busses into The Rock Church and World Outreach Center during the aftermath of a mass shooting at the facility on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunmen opened fire inside a center for the disabled in killing at least 14 people and wounding the same number before fleeing the scene, officials said. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Patrick T. Fallon (Photo credit should read PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Employees and other people are evacuated by bus from the site of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to 3 suspects who are still at large. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Employees and other people are evacuated by bus from the site of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Police escort civilians away from the 1300 block of S. Waterman Street near the site of a shooting took place on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Survivors are evacuated from the scene of a shooting on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Survivors are evacuated from the scene of a shooting under police and sheriff's escort on December 2, 2015 in San Bernadino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2, 2015: Evacuated workers pray in a circle on the San Bernardino Golf Course across the street where a mass shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Malik had pledged allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an online post, David Bowdich, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los Angeles office, said at a news conference.
That finding could be a "game changer" in the investigation, two U.S. government sources told Reuters. Another source cautioned there was no indication of evidence that Islamic State "even knew" who the shooters were.
"Based on the information and the facts as we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism," Bowdich said.
SEE MORE: California massacre shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS: CNN
Asked about a reported Facebook post by Malik on the day of the attack pledging loyalty to Islamic State, Bowdich said, "Yes, there was a pledge of allegiance."
Investigators have determined that the Malik and Farook engaged in extensive planning before the attack, he said.
Bowdich also said the FBI also was examining crushed cellphones found near the shooting scene and had established that there were "telephonic connections" between the couple and other people of interest in FBI probes.
The couple had two assault-style rifles, two semi-automatic handguns, 6,100 rounds of ammunition and 12 pipe bombs in their home or with them when they were killed, officials said.
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REDLANDS, CA - DECEMBER 2: A SWAT team member stands watch with a rifle pointed at a home being investigated by police is shown after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino December 2, 2105 in Redlands, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported in the shooting (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers investigate a suspicious bag, later found not to be a threat, on Victoria Avenue after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. At least 14 people were killed in a gun attack on a holiday party, triggering a massive manhunt that ended when police shot dead two heavily armed suspects -- a man and a woman -- on a quiet residential street. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Patrick T. Fallon (Photo credit should read PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, USA - DECEMBER 02: Yellow stripe is seen as the US Security Forces secure the area following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino, California of United States on December 02, 2015. Two suspects in a deadly mass shooting that killed 14 victims at a social services facility in California were killed after a confrontation with police, authorities said Wednesday. The initial shooting occurred earlier Wednesday when at least one shooter opened fire in San Bernardino at the Inland Regional Center, which provides services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. At least 17 others were injured. (Photo by Mintaha Neslihan Eroglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: A police officer officer guards a police line as officers prepare to raid the home of one or more suspects of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center by multiple gunmen on December 2, 2015 near San Bernardino, California. Police continue to investigate the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Police place a marker along E. San Bernardino Ave. where a shootout occurred December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for suspects still at large. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Armed police personnel walk along closed off streets in the San Bernardino neighborhood near the intersection of Richardson and Gould where a house was searched on December 2, 2015. A man and a woman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at a center for the disabled in California were killed in a shootout with police, while a third person was detained, police said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: A police helicopter circles as officers search for a possible suspect following a shootout with suspects of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center by multiple gunmen on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to investigate the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers search for the suspects of a mass shooting December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. A man and a woman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at a center for the disabled were killed in a shootout with police, while a third person was detained, police said. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Patrick T. Fallon (Photo credit should read PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: A SWAT unit mobilizes near Richardson Street after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Law enforcement officers search for a possible suspect following a shootout with suspects of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center by multiple gunmen on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Numerous deaths and injuries have been reported. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINA, CA - DECEMBER 2: A search team goes door-to-door looking for the third suspect in a residential neighborhood after a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: A California Highway Patrol officer stands with his weapon as authorities pursued the suspects in a shooting that occurred at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to search for suspects in the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: A San Bernadino Sheriff helicopter flys above a neighborhood as authorities pursue suspects of the shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Police continue to search for suspects in the shooting that left at least 14 people dead and another 17 injured. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Officers swarm San bernardino Ave at Richardson Street near where suspects were shot in a black SUV December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for suspects still at large. (Photo by Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Ambulances leave the scene of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at-large. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Police draw guns on San Bernardino Avenue while chasing suspects in an SUV December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for suspects still at large. (Photo by Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Police and emergency vehicles line Waterman Avenue in front of the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, scene of a mass shooting on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Police at the scene of a shooting on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stand outside of a press conference regarding the shooting that occurred at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 02: Ambulances pull out of a staging area near the Inland Regional Center where a shooting occurred earlier in the day on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
A heavily armed officer sets up a perimeter near the site of a shooting that took place on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: San Bernardino County Sheriffs deputies respond to a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: A San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department investigator responds to a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Armed Sheriff's department personel man a roadblock at Waterman Street near the site of a shooting took place on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: Police and fire personnel secure the scene where a mass shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 2: San Bernardino police offices in SWAT gear secure the scene where a mass shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2105 in San Bernardino, California. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported as police search for up to three suspects who are still at large. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
A crowd gathers behind police line near the scene of a shooting on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. One or more gunman opened fire inside a building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of 20 victims at a center that provides services for the disabled. Police were still hunting for the shooter, saying one to three possible suspects were involved. Heavily armed SWAT teams, firefighters and ambulances swarmed the scene, located about an hour east of Los Angeles, as police warned residents away. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Bowdich said the couple may have been planning an additional attack, Bowdich said.
Farook, born in Illinois to Pakistani immigrant parents, worked as an inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Environment Health, the agency whose holiday party he and Malik attacked on Wednesday.
Investigators are looking into a report that Farook had an argument with a co-worker who denounced the "inherent dangers of Islam" prior to the shooting, a U.S. government source said.
While the attack may have been inspired by Islamic State, there is no evidence that it was directed by the militant group, U.S. government sources said. Islamic State, which has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq, took claim for the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris in which gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130.
The couple's landlord in the town of Redlands opened their townhouse to media on Friday, leading to a flurry of reporters and camera crews surveying the scene. The landlord later asked media to leave.
The FBI's search of the home turned up no evidence to suggest they had been working with any foreign militant group, a U.S. government source said.
WATCH: FBI: No sign California shooters part of larger group:
PROBE EXTENDS TO PAKISTAN
Pakistani intelligence officials have contacted Malik's family in her homeland as part of the investigation, a family member said.
"I only found out about this tragedy today when some intelligence officials contacted me to ask me about my links with Tashfeen," Malik's uncle, Javed Rabbani, said in an interview. "I had heard in the news that this tragedy had taken place but I could never even imagine that it would be someone from my family. Of course, we are in shock."
He said his brother, Malik's father, had become considerably more conservative since moving with his family to Saudi Arabia a quarter century ago.
Tashfeen Malik had not come to the attention of authorities while living in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the Saudi government. She had moved back to Pakistan five or six years ago to study pharmacy, Pakistani officials said.
Christian Nwadike, who worked with Farook for five years, told CBS that his co-worker had been different since he returned from Saudi Arabia.
"I think he married a terrorist," Nwadike said.
Twenty-one people were wounded in the attack, the worst gun violence in the nation since the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Farook had not been under surveillance by the FBI or any other law enforcement agency, Bowdich said, adding that there was no evidence that additional threats lingered following the shooting.
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Boy Boggles His Own Mind With Ridiculous Pencil Flip
Staff Writer Published: March 29, 2017
Okay, it's official -- anything can be flipped.
This boy left himself in awe as he flipped a pencil that landed on its top. Go ahead and marvel at his feat. It's totally okay.
Flipping pencils is just the latest development in the flipping craze - we've had bottles and plates, not to mention monster trucks.
The boy even posted a follow-up video to shut down the haters who think his video was a hoax.
And in case you haven't caught on, the clip was posted to an Instagram page dedicated to -- wait for it -- flipping a whole bunch of different items.
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Q: Problems with echo arguments into bash script I'm having some problems with the following code:
echo XX.txt 4 | script

The script should write the 4th line of XX.txt, but I'm having trouble getting both echoed arguments into variables in the script. I have to use echo because it's a school exercise. :)
How can I get XX.txt and 4 as seperate variables in my script? I've tried using read, but it puts both arguments in only 1 variable.
Hope you can help me

A: read should work. You have to specify both variables to it, though:
echo XX.txt 4 | { read file num
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I'm new to XBMC but the set up has been pretty easy. I was happy to use XBMCFlicks but I started running into problems. If I stop an episode and I stop the show I am watching and try to start a new one I get a muiti play error. I even try to go back into the episode I was watching prior to stopping and I get the same issue.
Everything is default right now and I am running it on Win7 64bit. XBMCFLICKS is the only addon I am using. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? I searched to find info but nobody else seems to have this problem.
At least that is what I am experiencing - The exact description is this. I watch an episode. I close the IEFrame using Alt F4 - or Remote equivalent and return to the Netflix browser. At this point there is a check next to the movie or episode. However, the next day when I fire up XBMC the check is missing.
This is not a huge deal, except in the case of some TV shows that run 5 years with over 20 episodes a year - its hard to remember where I left off. Any way either the data isn't coming through from the API or... if you're keeping track locally the data isn't persistent.
BTW I really like this interface. For those of you that are trying to run the WMC interface I have been using it for over a year now and it works reasonably well but there are three problems with it. 1) The watch instantly navigation is slow and slower. If you are navigating a 100 episode or longer list it take 1/3 to 1/2 second to click through each episode. If your remote does "Type ahead" you can over shoot. The 2nd problem is the interface flakes out from time to time and the play buttons disappear at the movie or episode level - reload the page sometimes fixes this but it may take several tries. 3rd sometimes some movies or episodes won't load with a variety of connection and log in errors. Every time I run into one of these issues and move over to either IE or Chrome and access direct from the browser interface the video comes through just fine.
I use Auto Hot Key to translate my VRC-1100 remote key stroke emulating remote into the hot keys that the IEFrame / silverlight interface likes. It's not quite as reliable as the WMC plug in but close. Also for those who are hard of hearing you can select sub titles on a growing list of videos the WMC interface can't do that.
i keep getting plugin.video.xmbcflicks error. i can't get it to works. remove and reinstall xbmcflicks doesn't works. remove XMBC, remove all XBMC related folders, then reinstall xbmcflicks still doesnt works.
ysutarko Wrote: i keep getting plugin.video.XBMCflicks error. i can't get it to works. remove and reinstall xbmcflicks doesn't works. remove XBMC, remove all XBMC related folders, then reinstall xbmcflicks still doesnt works.
I get this as well. It never sent me to a link to verify my data. I'm going to try to login to IE and see if that works (Chrome is my default) but I have my doubts. Any changes?
Edit: No dice. This blows, I was looking forward to it supplementing my XBMC viewing habits so I don't have to use an Xbox for it.
Can us Canadian users get some kind of love for this plugin? I have no instant queue, and the tv and movie options give no return results. The only thing I have is the 10 recommended titles.
As I recall having used the nightlies, myself, the plugin was not there. It uses a different repository that doesn't have it. Not sure what the delay is but many of the addons found in the xbmc 10.1 repository don't exist. It is one of several reasons I returned to using 10.1.
Someone correct me if I am mistaken.
I need the debug log to help you.
Quote: Can us Canadian users get some kind of love for this plugin? I have no instant queue, and the tv and movie options give no return results. The only thing I have is the 10 recommended titles.
How do you switch back to xbmc from browser?
donniezazen Wrote: How do you switch back to xbmc from browser?
fekker Wrote: I need the debug log to help you.
I'll give the Nightly build a shot and see if that doesn't fix my issue.
I've been saying this for a while and haven't even gotten around to looking at the code for XBMC, but if you'd like an extra pair of hands I'm a programmer. I can't commit much time, but I am quite savvy. There has to be a way to host a Silverlight application within XBMC, or even just use a browser control to bring the page in natively (If I'm thinking this correctly, the plug-in just takes you to the Netflix website after you make your selection and isn't natively within XBMC).
Any news for latin american users?
MrDamnation Wrote: I'll give the Nightly build a shot and see if that doesn't fix my issue.
can always use the help, would be great if we could get it native to xbmc (i.e. no external browser and full xbmc controls working). Right now on select it just opens the webpage to display the movie.


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Q: Logging data from on-premises SQL Server to Azure App Insights Question: Data stored/generated in on-premises SQL server needs to be logged to app insights. This data represents both the temporary data that is passed to stored procedures and also concrete data that is stored in tables. I am asking this question to figure out if there is any direct way to do this. I have come up with the following options till now, in case there is no direct solution please let me know which is the most suited option for the task.
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*Log that data into a temporary table and have a windows service/ azure web job that picks up that data in batches and does the logging.

*Use a SQL CLR stored procedure that logs the data directly to app insights using Azure App Insights DLL

*Use Azure Data Factory to export the data from on-premise SQL server to some Azure based storage and then to App Insights


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Rediff.com » News » HAL wants private firm to build Dhruv chopper
HAL wants private firm to build Dhruv chopper
July 11, 2019 09:58 IST
A large Dhruv order could significantly boost Indian defence exports.
These have grown from Rs 1,940 crore in 2014-2015 to Rs 10,745 crore in 2018-2019.
Ajai Shukla reports.
IMAGE: The Dhruv helicopter. All Photographs: Kind courtesy hal-india.co.in
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is planning to create a second production line in the private sector to build a civilian version of the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH).
The public sector aerospace firm's helicopter production line is already full for the next three years in building Dhruv ALH for the military.
HAL brought together Indian private defence firms in Bengaluru to discuss the manufacturing of the civilian Dhruv ALH, with transfer of technology from HAL.
Ajay Kumar, defence production secretary, chaired the meeting, which was also attended by HAL Chairman R Madhavan.
Madhavan assessed that 600 civilian Dhruv helicopters were required for Indian customers including state governments.
An upbeat Kumar tweeted before the meeting: 'India has about 100 civil helicopters. Mexico has 1,000, South Africa has 1,500 and Brazil 2,000. Time to change that! Discussion today to pave way.'
The biggest concern for private firms, which Kumar sought to addresss at the meeting, was whether sufficient production volumes existed to justify a new production line.
'Under this deal, the selected Indian partner would also be required to provide support to the customers throughout the life of the product (20 years), thereby ensuring a long-term business relationship,' HAL stated.
Before manufacturing begins, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation is required to certify the helicopter for civilian operations.
In 2003, the DGCA certified the Dhruv Mark I for civilian operations. However, since the Dhruv has evolved into a Mark III version, fresh certification will be required.
HAL sources say rather than the time-consuming certification of a whole new helicopter, the DGCA will certify only the seven major changes made to the Mark 1. These include a glass digital cockpit and the powerful new Shakti engine.
The current Dhruv Mark 1 civilian helicopter is in use with law enforcement agencies, anti-Naxalite forces, the Border Security Force, the government of Jharkhand, Pawan Hans Helicopters, and the Geographical Survey of India.
HAL has already built and delivered 159 Dhruvs for the IAF and Army. It is currently building another 72 Dhruvs for all three services and the Coast Guard.
Given HAL's production capacity of 24 Dhruvs per annum, its production line is busy till 2022-2023.
Consequently, in February 2018, HAL put out an Expression of Interest seeking private sector participation for building the civilian Dhruv Mark III.
It has been learnt that the Adani Group, Bharat Forge, Reliance Defence, Lakshmi Machine Works, the A K Birla group, the C K Birla group, Nash Industries Bangalore, and Bharat Earth Movers responded. After evaluating the responses, HAL ruled out BEML and Nash.
Seeking to expand participation, HAL identified 21 companies and spoke to them in December 2018. After answering questions, HAL issued a Request for Quotations in April 2019. This is currently being processed.
The export market is also being explored for the Dhruv. HAL pilots and marketing teams have given presentations in Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Nigeria, it has been learnt.
The Indian Air Force's Sarang helicopter aerobatics team, which flies the Dhruv, participated in the Bahrain Air Show as well as Aero India 2019.
A large Dhruv order could significantly boost Indian defence exports. These have grown from Rs 1,940 crore in 2014-2015 to Rs 10,745 crore in 2018-2019.
Ajai Shukla
Ajay Kumar wants to make India a global defence power
When will IAF pay HAL its pending bill?


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Please frequent the Ship's Store and know that your purchase helps our club in many, many ways. For more information, contact Micky Jordan.
1. Sign out a key from the bar.
2. Purchase order forms are located on top of the Ship's Store counter.
3. Fill out entirepurchase order form to include all details.
4. Tear off the bottom half of the purchase order form as your receipt.
5. Place top portion of the form in the mailbox located to the right of the cabinet.
6. Return the key to the bar.
Your account will be charged for your purchase. Thank you for your support.