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Biden Should Have Seen All These News Clips Before Claiming No Credible Coverage of Own Ukraine Scandal
By C. Douglas Golden
Published September 27, 2019 at 10:53am
Joe Biden doesn't take lightly to any assertion that maybe, just maybe, he shouldn't have put pressure on the Ukrainians to fire a prosecutor who had investigated a company that just happened to have given his son a position on its board.
No, you can't question the fact that Biden bragged about using his position as vice president to tell the Ukrainians that unless prosecutor Viktor Shokin was axed, they wouldn't be getting $1 billion in aid from the United States.
Nor can you question why Hunter Biden — who had as little experience in the Ukrainian energy industry as he did with passing drug tests — had been given a $50,000-a-month sinecure with a company called Burisma.
Nor can you insinuate that the vice president had a conflict of interest in the matter.
No, Joe Biden didn't even think about Burisma when he forced the Ukrainians to fire Shokin; the move was only made because the prosecutor was inept and corrupt. As for Hunter Biden, his hands were as clean as his urine was not. And if you insinuate otherwise, Uncle Joe gets mad.
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After President Donald Trump had said that "it was disgraceful where [Biden] talked about billions of dollars that he's not giving to a certain country unless a certain prosecutor is taken off the case," the former veep responded angrily.
"Not one single credible outlet has given any credibility to his assertions, not one single one," Biden said at a campaign stop in Iowa last Friday, according to ABC News. "So, I have no comment except the president should start to be president."
Apparently, Joe Biden hasn't been watching "one single credible outlet" for quite some time now, as GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel noted when she tweeted this video out:
Yesterday, Joe Biden said that "Not one single credible outlet has given any credibility" to the reports that his son had shady business dealings while Joe was VP.
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In fact, it was an outlet I think most of the left finds exceptionally credible — The New York Times — that reported on Hunter Biden's ties with Burisma almost four years ago.
"When Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday for a series of meetings with the country's leaders, one of the issues on his agenda was to encourage a more aggressive fight against Ukraine's rampant corruption and stronger efforts to rein in the power of its oligarchs," the Dec. 8, 2015 report read.
"But the credibility of the vice president's anticorruption message may have been undermined by the association of his son, Hunter Biden, with one of Ukraine's largest natural gas companies, Burisma Holdings, and with its owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, who was Ukraine's ecology minister under former President Viktor F. Yanukovych before he was forced into exile."
Apparently, reporting from this credible (or at least credibly liberal) outlet couldn't convince Biden that maybe he had a conflict of interest when it came to meddling in Ukraine, especially when it came to Burisma.
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Just a few months later, Biden would push for the ousting of prosecutor Viktor Shokin.
The official line is that Shokin was disreputable and ineffectual. How true this was will be a matter of debate in the months to come, but no matter how disreputable and ineffectual a prosecutor may be, if he's ever looked into your son's business dealings, you probably shouldn't get him fired.
Or brag about doing so, for that matter.
Biden, of course, did both:
"I said, 'I'm leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor's not fired, you're not getting the money,'" Biden said at a 2018 event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. "Well, son of a b—-, he got fired."
Those could end up being the most damaging words to ever come out of Joe Biden's mouth that weren't written by Neil Kinnock. And, as you can see from the clip McDaniel tweeted, the pressure that Biden exerted was covered by a number of credible news outlets.
In short, this is a blatant lie on Biden's part — unless, of course, he's calling the establishment media "fake news." I thought that Democrats were forbidden from doing that. Democracy dies in darkness and all that jazz.
You can think whatever you want about whether or not President Trump should have broached the issue with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, to say there's nothing rotten in the state of Ukraine when it comes to either Joe or Hunter Biden is patently false.
What it is we don't know, but the screw-up sons of U.S. vice presidents usually don't just obtain jobs on the boards of major energy companies with no experience, and their dads typically refrain from getting law enforcement officials who've investigated said companies fired.
Could this just be poor judgment on both their parts? Absolutely. But despite what Uncle Joe might say, it's poor judgment that credible media outlets have covered in the past — and there's a parade of clips that can attest to that.
C. Douglas Golden
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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal for four years.
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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal for four years. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).
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Does Opera 'Carmen' Promote Cuckoldry and Weak Males?
June 18, 2017 Russ Winter Articles by Russ Winter, Culture, Winter Watch Articles 2
I saw the opera "Carmen" last night. Good music but what a strange freak show centered around a weak-male cuckoldry story line. In a nutshell, the character Carmen is a self-destructing gypsy hottie who has an uncanny ability to identify potential male cuckolds and through her wiles get them to ruin their lives. The main cuck in the story, Jose, just walks away from the normal, healthy white woman who loves him to pursue Carmen. One of the central themes is that men are idiots and potentially triggered to violence. As I watched, I thought to myself, "Is this some kind of joke the French composer Georges Bizet is trying to pull off?"
At times, such as the frequent cuckold rivals' knife fight scenes, I thought it was supposed to be dark comedy, but nobody else in the audience was laughing. At least the end of this jaw-dropping train wreck was satisfying, as at last the poor super-cuck, Jose, shanks the black magic witch Carmen.
The shanking of Carmen. At least a happy ending.
Smelling a rat I decided to dig a little deeper into the whole "Carmen" story. Sure enough — and not at all surprisingly — I learned that the performance was a bust when it came out in 1875. Furthermore, it was delayed because of fears that its themes of weirdness, betrayal, the celebratory depiction of lowlifes and murder would offend audiences. After its premiere on March 3, 1875, Bizet was convinced that the work was a failure. He died of a heart attack three months later, unaware that it would prove a spectacular and enduring success.
Further research reveals Bizet's wife was Jewish and his father-in-law a major theater kingpin. Bizet (non-Jew, 1838 -1875) was his main protegee. This shabbos goy Bizet obviously had solid musical composing talent, but the opera script seems corrupted or influenced perhaps by unknown hands? Although the original novel Carmen was written by Prosper Mérimée, it is known that Bizet had Jewish collaborators.
So here is the kicker: After years of neglect, Bizet's works began to be performed more frequently in the 20th century. As "tastes" changed (((later commentators))) acclaimed him as a composer of brilliance and originality whose premature death was a significant loss to French musical theater. Throughout the last century, this asinine femme-fatale lowlife tale has been strongly promoted and recycled as a "classic" by the usual (((Hollywood))) suspects.
This one is a candidate for further deep research. How is that great music can be used to promote a rather sick and degenerate cuckold narrative? In other words, why "Carmen"? See for yourself, Carmen with English subtitles (below).
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2 Comments on Does Opera 'Carmen' Promote Cuckoldry and Weak Males?
Douteux55 June 18, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Thanks for the judaic connection. They're always in there somewhere. I was very surprised to discover that Picasso was shadowed, mentored, promoted by a coterie of them who influenced his work. I like him nonetheless, but now that I know the purpose of abstract art, it's harder to enjoy it.
Rick May 14, 2017 at 7:24 am
Excellent article. I remember being taken on a class trip to see "Carmen" and I was shocked that they would make such degenerate trash into an opera, and even more shocked that it would be considered a "classic." This article clears up the reasons why!
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JABBAWOCKEEZ: Who Are The Jabbawockeez? 'Master Of None' Featured A Cameo From The Strange Dance Troupe
by HipHopInternational | May 21, 2017 | News
Aziz Ansari has a wide range of pop culture references in that hilarious brain of his. And his Netflix series Master of None benefits from his blend of quirky and mainstream mentions. So when the Jabbawockeez show up on Master of None Season 2 as performers on the reality baking show that Dev hosts, Clash of the Cupcakes, it's a delight for fans of the dance crew. But if you aren't familiar with these masked men, you may be wondering who the Jabbawockeez are. Let's travel back in time to when George W. Bush was president, the writers strike was impacting television programming, and the Jabbawockeez were mesmerizing people with their awesome dance moves on TV on a weekly basis.
The year was 2008, the host was Mario Lopez, and the channel was MTV. America's Best Dance Crew was the newest dance reality competition series and the breakout stars were none other than the Jabbawockeez. The masked dancers from San Diego, California started their dance troupe in 2003, but they became celebrities in 2008 since they were by far the most memorable crew on Season 1 of ABDC. Sure, that was in large part because of their masks, but their signature white masks aren't just a gimmick. The freaky costume choice not only makes them stand out, but it actually allows the focus to be on each of the dancer's unique moves.
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Plus, the dancers aren't as scary as the masks might make them seem since their performances typically include some lighthearted elements that showcase the dance crew's sense of humor. After all, their name indicates their fun spirit since Jabbawockeez is a play on the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" that was in Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Yet beyond their fun energy, the Jabbawockeez are incredibly impressive as they incorporate articulate and innovative moves into their choreography. So it was no wonder that this dance group ended up winning the very first season of ABDC.
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Their time on America's Best Dance Crew brought them worldwide fame with many notable performances following. Along with doing three Las Vegas residencies since 2008, they toured with New Kids on the Block, were featured on Ashley Hebert's season of The Bachelorette, and danced with Taylor Swift during her performance of "22" at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.
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Besides being the go-to dance crew for splashy performances, they've also used their talents for the powers of good. They joined Coca-Cola and (RED) in 2013 for #CokeREDMoves, which was created "to harness the power of dance and inspire people to participate in a global dance movement with the goal of helping end mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015."
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Nowadays they are performing their residency show, JREAMZ: Journey Within, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. And, of course, they made some time to hang out with Ansari during Season 2 of Master of None.
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This lovable dance crew is worth knowing and if you somehow missed their existence, Master of None may have just added to their fanbase. And if you want to know more about how the men behind the masks, the Jabbawockeez even made their own TV show in 2016, The Movement on go90, that you can watch on YouTube.
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While the Jabbawockeez aren't performing on Master of None's fictional reality show Clash of the Cupcakes in real life, they are keeping busy with their badass moves and will continue to entertain people with their on stage antics for years to come.
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I will be traveling to Africa and this will be the only way to view video other than the camera LCD.
When you plug your camera into the laptop is it assigned a drive letter?
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Matt Boldy scores in NHL debut as Wild beat Bruins
Field Level Media | Posted: Jan. 6, 2022, 11:40 p.m. | Updated: Jan. 7, 2022, 2:11 a.m. | 2 Min Read
EditorsNote: change 'beats' to 'beat' in headline; 2nd graf, clarify goal scoring; 9th graf, fix spelling of Sturm
Matt Boldy highlighted his NHL debut in his hometown arena with his first career goal to help the Minnesota Wild snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the host Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Boldy, a 20-year-old from nearby Millis, Mass., who starred at Boston College, took a feed from Marcus Foligno through the slot and ripped his wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net at 12:26 of the second period to extend the Wild's lead to 3-1.
Boldy was recalled from AHL's Iowa to the team's taxi squad on Monday. The left wing was drafted with the No. 12 overall pick by the Wild in the 2019 entry draft.
Kirill Kaprizov and Nico Sturm each had a goal for Minnesota. Kaapo Kahkonen made 36 saves for the Wild, who won for the first time since beating San Jose 5-2 on the road on Dec. 9.
Kaprizov was helped off the ice in the second period after taking a hit near the wall from Boston's Trent Frederic. The left wing was diagnosed with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Brad Marchand scored his team-leading 12th goal and Taylor Hall also lit the lamp for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 30 shots for Boston, which had won three straight games since the NHL's COVID-19 schedule pause.
Boston's top defenseman Charlie McAvoy missed the game with a lower-body injury.
Hall's seventh goal of the season put the Bruins in front 1-0 on a power play at 6:35 of the opening period.
Kaprizov's power-play strike at 15:25 of the opening frame was his 14th goal of the season and tied the game at 1-1. Sturm's sixth goal of the campaign at the 16:48 mark put the Wild ahead 2-1 heading into period two.
After Boldy's goal, Marchand gave the Bruins new hope with his power-play goal at 15:35 of the second to make it 3-2.
With Swayman pulled late, the Bruins failed to net the equalizer as Kahkonen made a handful of key stops in traffic with under five seconds left in the game.
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Computational core facility: Compound library optimization, structure based ligand design, NMR-supported mechanistic modelling of MHC.
Major aim of this project is the development of potent MLE compounds that can amplify antigen-specific T cell responses. Within this project the function of the Computational Core Facility (CCF) is to support the other subprojects with computational expertise and to develop a self-consistent model describing the MHC, antigen and MLE interactions on a molecular level.
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The CCF will also be involved in the Biophysical Analysis (NMR). The data that the NMR measurements are expected to yield are direct as well as indirect structural data by nature. The full impact of the NMR measurements can only be exploited when applied to a atomic structure model of the MHC.
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Q: Centered label halos in ArcMap 10.1 When I use label features with halos in ArcMap, whether using the standard or Maplex labeling engine, the halos in the exported map (PDF) are always shifted vertically, so that instead of the halo being evenly spaced around the text it is flush with the bottom and excessive on the top.
I know others have had this issue: Export Map to PDF Halo Labels shifts Halo to latter width at the end of Label Problem, but the proposed fix doesn't work, because the option to change vertical text alignment is grayed out.  Has anyone else found a way to add halos to maps?

A: As determined through Comments, this seems to have been the result of you using Gill Sans font.
To see that this is not an every font problem I ran a test using Arial, and the halos I added looked good both on the map and in the exported PDF file.

A: I've found this to be a dpi issue, not a font issue. Even using Arial font, the halos are shifted when exported at 300 dpi or less. I bumped the resolution up to 600 dpi using Franklin Gothic Medium Cond font, and the halos print perfectly. This is unfortunate since it greatly increases processing time and triples the file size (in my case), which is especially bad if you're batch exporting.

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Q: Java: FileOutputStream and FileInputStream together on the same file Do I can open a file (linux character device) for read+write, and use the two classes to implement a dialog like client-server?
Something like this:
File file = new File("/dev/ttyS0");
FileOutpuStream fo = new FileOutputStream(file)
FileInputStream fi = new FileInputStream(file)

After the above declarations, can I continuously send pollings (questions) to the file, and read its replies? (Of course, attached to ttyS0 there is a kind of server)

A: I was not able to test it, but you might want to give RandomAccessFile a try.
It does not give you the opertunity to create streams, but it implements DataInput and DataOutput. Thats maybe good enough for your purpose?
RandomAccessFile docs
String file = "/dev/ttyS0";
try {
    RandomAccessFile f = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rwd");
} catch (IOException e){
    e.printStackTrace();
}

A: The /dev/ttyS0 file is a device file for a serial terminal.
If the device has been configured appropriately to connect to a serial terminal line, then you should be able to read and write like that.  However, on a typical desktop or laptop, it probably won't work because there won't be connected serial line.
(For example, when I do this on my PC:
$ sudo bash -c "cat < /dev/ttyS0"

I get this:
cat: -: Input/output error

which is saying that the device cannot be read from.)
Note that a /dev/tty* device does not behave like a regular file.  The characters that are written in no way relate to the characters that you read back.  Also note that it is not possible to make ioctl requests using the standard Java APIs.  So configuring the terminal driver from Java would be problematic.

If you were talking abour reading and writing a regular file, it should work too.  However, the behavior could be a rather confusing, especially if you have buffering in your streams.  One issue you need to deal with is that the two file descriptors are independent of each other.
If you need to do this kind of thing with a regular file, you should probably use RandomAccessFile.

A: I didn't try RandomAccessFile, it could also work... it worked smoothly with FileInputStream and FileOutputStream, see this answer in SO: https://stackoverflow.com/a/56935267/7332147


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Exactly the opposite: Russian propaganda attempts to pass their own losses as those of Ukraine
Having twisted the report published by the British tabloid Daily Express, Russian propaganda spread disinformation about the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly suffering colossal losses
Russian Telegram channels spread messages about the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly suffering colossal losses. They attempted to prove this with a screenshot from the British tabloid Daily Express or, rather, part of it. Propagandists cropped the screenshot so that the context of the answer became unclear and it could be interpreted the way Russian propaganda needed. The information contained in the text and translation provided below was totally fake.
According to the screenshot from the British source, Ukraine's Svoboda Battalion Commander Petro Kyzyk was asked about losses on the battlefield and replied: "They are colossal. They don't even count bodies."
In the original interview, which Daily Express is referring to, the question was about the losses of Russian occupiers. Hence, using a screenshot of two sentences taken out of the context, Russian propaganda tried to pass their own losses as those of the Ukrainian side.
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It turns out the Cremaster Cycle / De Lama Lamina screenings in Seattle that we previously reported are part of a wider theatrical release of Matthew Barney's films via International Film Circuit. The films are currently slated to be screened in four U.S. cities: Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. International Film Circuit's web site has more information on the venues and dates. After opening in these cities, the Cremaster Cycle will tour across the country over the summer and fall. If you are interested in hosting the films, rental rates (35mm prints) are surprisingly reasonable, starting at $500 per film.
Cremaster Fanatics should note that Matthew Barney will appear for a Q&A session at the screening at the IFC Film Center in New York on May 19 [Note: The date has been changed -- Barney will now be speaking after the 7 pm screening of Cremaster 4 and 5 on May 20]. Also, sadly, the press release states that the, "Epic Masterwork is Not Now Nor Will it Ever be Available on DVD".
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I think "Not Now Nor Will it Ever be Available on DVD" includes BluRay, as well.
First, this is fantastic news! I will be counting down the days to see it on the big-screen..
fuzzy low quality? give me a call..
You know Paul, yes, that isn't precisely the best way to see the cicle, but now that i think of it, there's some mistic quality related to the dificulty to find these movies (i'm in mexico, they only brought them 4 years ago on a international film festival) that makes the bootlegs like a holy object... and some of the bootlegs have IPRESSIVE quality... But it's almost like an urban legend "hey hey, you know what? i know this guy who got the entire cremaster cicle on DVD!" "no way!!"
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I have been wanting to make pumpkin bread for the longest time but I knew I should wait until Thanksgiving so I could use half of my 30oz can of pumpkin for pumpkin pie. Finally it was close enough to Thanksgiving that I could pull out the can of pumpkin I had sitting in my pantry for longer then I would like to admit. I was gathering all my ingredients when I glanced at this candle I had recently purchased from Bath and Body Works. I decided that it would be a good idea to incorporate some apples into my pumpkin bread because if they made a candle out of the two then hey it must be good right? Plus I have way more apples then I know what to do with since I went apple picking and you can only have so much apple pie. So off I went to the internet to find an apple pumpkin bread recipe. I found this one from Heather Homemade and liked the idea of the crunchy topping but decided to swap a few of the ingredients to really bring out the fall flavour. I am really happy with the way it turned out and it makes for a great breakfast or snack. Oh and did I mention I made it all in one bowl. Yup! My kind of recipe!
I may have started eating this piece before I took the photo. Oops.
For the topping, blend flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter in a small bowl with your finger tips, until mixture resembles coarse meal or sand. Set aside until ready to use.
Place oven rack in the middle of the oven. Heat to 350 degrees-F. Butter two 8.5 x 4.5 inch pans.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger.
Lightly beat in the eggs. Whisk in pumpkin, apple sauce and sugar. Stir until just well combined. Fold in the apples. Divide batter between prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle half of the topping evenly across each loaf.
Bake until a wooden toothpick or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool loaves in pans on rack for 45 minutes, then turn out on rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
The bread can be wrapped in plastic wrap and then foil, and stored in the refrigerator for up to a week, or the freezer for up to one month.


Disney's All-Star Music Resort is a fabulous place to make your away from home while you're on vacation. It's a lot of fun, and you're especially going to enjoy the guitar-shaped Calypso Pool and the keyboard-shaped Piano Pool. The theming at the resort is amazing!
I'm sorry that coffee makers are not provided, but you will be able to find coffee at the Food Court. Thanks for visiting the Moms Panel with your question.


Learn more about Amya Mumford in the latest Student-Athlete Spotlight. Mumford, a native of Princess Anne, Md. and a 2018 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School is currently in her first year as a forward on the Cecil College women's basketball team.
At the midpoint in the season, Mumford ranks third on the team averaging 14.0 points per game and is tied for first on the squad with 8.5 rebounds per game. She scored a career-high 25 points in the Seahawks' win over Potomac State College of WVU and has tallied 154 total points thus far in the season.
What is your favorite course you are enrolled in this semester & why?
Math Fundamentals was easily my favorite course of the fall semester. My teacher was so helpful when I needed it and I was able to finish the course before the semester was officially over.
What is your favorite movie about sports & why?
My favorite movie about sports is "Love & Basketball" because it teaches you to never give up on what you love.
If you were stranded on an island, which one of your teammates would you want with you & why?
I would want Ty with me because she is very mature, talented & smart. She could help think of ways to survive until we got help.
Who is your favorite professional athlete & why?
Lebron James is my favorite. He's just an all around G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) and role model.
What is your favorite meal to eat for breakfast?
Waffles, toast, and scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon.
I would love to go skydiving.
If you could have one super power, what would it be & why?
My super power would be to be able to read people's minds so I could understand what people are thinking without them saying it.
What is your dream occupation & why?
I would want to become a professional chef. I love to cook and bake!


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package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.tools;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Scanner;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeys;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FsConstants;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FsShell;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.viewfs.ViewFileSystemOverloadScheme;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.viewfs.ViewFsTestSetup;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.MiniDFSCluster;
import org.apache.hadoop.test.PathUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.Lists;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.ToolRunner;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Tests HDFS commands with ViewFileSystemOverloadScheme with configured mount
 * links.
 */
public class TestViewFileSystemOverloadSchemeWithFSCommands {
  private static final String FS_IMPL_PATTERN_KEY = "fs.%s.impl";
  private static final String HDFS_SCHEME = "hdfs";
  private Configuration conf = null;
  private MiniDFSCluster cluster = null;
  private URI defaultFSURI;
  private File localTargetDir;
  private static final String TEST_ROOT_DIR = PathUtils
      .getTestDirName(TestViewFileSystemOverloadSchemeWithFSCommands.class);
  private static final String HDFS_USER_FOLDER = "/HDFSUser";
  private static final String LOCAL_FOLDER = "/local";
  private final ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
  private final ByteArrayOutputStream err = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
  private static final PrintStream OLD_OUT = System.out;
  private static final PrintStream OLD_ERR = System.err;

  /**
   * Sets up the configurations and starts the MiniDFSCluster.
   */
  @Before
  public void startCluster() throws IOException {
    conf = new Configuration();
    conf.setInt(
        CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.IPC_CLIENT_CONNECT_MAX_RETRIES_KEY, 1);
    conf.set(String.format(FS_IMPL_PATTERN_KEY, HDFS_SCHEME),
        ViewFileSystemOverloadScheme.class.getName());
    conf.set(String.format(
        FsConstants.FS_VIEWFS_OVERLOAD_SCHEME_TARGET_FS_IMPL_PATTERN,
        HDFS_SCHEME), DistributedFileSystem.class.getName());
    cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf).numDataNodes(2).build();
    cluster.waitClusterUp();
    defaultFSURI =
        URI.create(conf.get(CommonConfigurationKeys.FS_DEFAULT_NAME_KEY));
    localTargetDir = new File(TEST_ROOT_DIR, "/root/");
    Assert.assertEquals(HDFS_SCHEME, defaultFSURI.getScheme()); // hdfs scheme.
  }

  @After
  public void tearDown() throws IOException {
    try {
      System.out.flush();
      System.err.flush();
    } finally {
      System.setOut(OLD_OUT);
      System.setErr(OLD_ERR);
    }
    if (cluster != null) {
      FileSystem.closeAll();
      cluster.shutdown();
    }
    resetStream();
  }

  private void redirectStream() {
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(out));
    System.setErr(new PrintStream(err));
  }

  private void resetStream() {
    out.reset();
    err.reset();
  }

  private static void scanIntoList(final ByteArrayOutputStream baos,
      final List<String> list) {
    final Scanner scanner = new Scanner(baos.toString());
    while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
      list.add(scanner.nextLine());
    }
    scanner.close();
  }

  /**
   * Adds the given mount links to config. sources contains mount link src and
   * the respective index location in targets contains the target uri.
   */
  void addMountLinks(String mountTable, String[] sources, String[] targets,
      Configuration config) throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
    ViewFsTestSetup.addMountLinksToConf(mountTable, sources, targets, config);
  }

  /**
   * Tests DF with ViewFSOverloadScheme.
   */
  @Test
  public void testDFWithViewFsOverloadScheme() throws Exception {
    final Path hdfsTargetPath = new Path(defaultFSURI + HDFS_USER_FOLDER);
    List<String> mounts = Lists.newArrayList();
    mounts.add(HDFS_USER_FOLDER);
    mounts.add(LOCAL_FOLDER);
    addMountLinks(defaultFSURI.getHost(),
        mounts.toArray(new String[mounts.size()]),
        new String[] {hdfsTargetPath.toUri().toString(),
            localTargetDir.toURI().toString() },
        conf);
    FsShell fsShell = new FsShell(conf);
    try {
      redirectStream();
      int ret =
          ToolRunner.run(fsShell, new String[] {"-fs", defaultFSURI.toString(),
              "-df", "-h", defaultFSURI.toString() + "/" });
      assertEquals(0, ret);
      final List<String> errList = Lists.newArrayList();
      scanIntoList(out, errList);
      assertEquals(3, errList.size());
      for (int i = 1; i < errList.size(); i++) {
        String[] lineSplits = errList.get(i).split("\\s+");
        String mount = lineSplits[lineSplits.length - 1];
        mounts.remove(mount);
      }
      String msg =
          "DF was not calculated on all mounts. The left out mounts are: "
              + mounts;
      assertEquals(msg, 0, mounts.size());
    } finally {
      fsShell.close();
    }
  }
}


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SETS DRAPES SCREENS - EXPANDING ITS HORIZONS IN 2017
Concretizing the ethos of Sets Drapes Screens(SDS) in 2017, is the fast growing set building company's new look and revamped 160sqm work space. "It is extremely important that our employees work in a safe and inspiring environment but it is also vital that our building reflects what we are about as a company. We are active in various arenas - corporate, film, exhibition and experiential events and the building needed to reflect that versatility as well" says SDS Managing Director, Pieter Joubert.
The company's new look is fun, fresh and funky with a strong local influence and was designed with input from the staff who works in it. "Almost everyone got involved, poring over colour swatches and contributing ideas" explains Pieter, "Our team is now completely invested in our work environment, both in terms of the building and our immediate surroundings. Not only is the look clean and new but our light fittings are all LED, the materials used for the build were sourced from sustainable resources, we have recycling bins in all the offices and we have made the most of our natural light - so we feel that we are respecting our environment more as well."
An eye-catching abstracted map design in the reception area demarcates the location of Sets Drapes Screens and the Gearhouse Group within Bezuidenhout Valley. While the notion of incorporating the map was Pieter's, the idea was adopted and transformed into an abstract iteration of the company's philosophy by Andre Matthysen, SDS Operations Manager. "Andre did an amazing presentation to our staff which tied the map design to the company's paradigm shift – redrawing the SDS 'road map' so to speak, with a new and open mind-set" says Pieter. " Now every time we come into our building we are reminded that we are on the road to creativity, innovation and personal development and that we need to check in with a positive mind-set every day. Businesses these days are no longer just about the money – people spend long hours at work and are still expected to be creative, so we might as well be comfortable and have an invigorating environment that motivates our team."
The Main boardroom's glass walls continue the celebration of 'local' with a large-scale sand-blasted Jozi skyline. The room is dominated by a triangular 16-seater boardroom table; designed in such a way that everyone at the table can see each other at all times and that all participants have a clear view of the large plasma wall screen surface. Communication is fundamental at SDS and you can see that this too was an integral element of the planning throughout. In the workspaces, brightly coloured thought bubbles and cloud cut-outs are used to jot down notes, thoughts, reminders or inspirations. "We have also consciously reduced table and storage space as part of our move to a paperless environment and our people are encouraged to move around rather than settle in a cluttered and stagnant work area" says Pieter.
The company, too, is moving and spreading and will open its new branch in Durban in March. According to SDS Durban's new General Manager, Karien Eigner, the Durban Market has grown to the extent that it now warrants its own local operation. "There are more and more requests from clients and venues in the region and our existing clients want the same benefits of local SDS manufacture for their tours that they enjoy in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Karien rejoins the Gearhouse Group after 10 years of working in Botswana in the safari industry and as a wildlife photographer. "I have years of experience working at Gearhouse's Cape Town Branch which I will be able to bring to bear on the new branch in Durban. We will start with the basic set rental and grow the set building side in accordance with the demands of the region" she says. "I am looking forward to a brand new challenge and being a part of the branch from the outset. Our team is young and eager and we hope to service the new generation of clients that we are seeing emerge particularly in the exhibition, broadcast and corporate activation sectors."
The branch will also be used as an additional resource when the Cape Town and Johannesburg facilities are working to capacity.
Sets Drapes Screens Durban branch will be located in Mahogany Ridge not far from the Gearhouse Group Offices in Westmead and will managed by Pieter Brink, who has been integral to the Johannesburg operation for the past few years.
Story and Photographs by Robyn D'Alessandro


In 1972 Hideo visited Australia for the first time and settled in Sydney in 1974. He set up Japanese Functions of Sydney as well as the first Japanese catering company in Sydney, which was highly successful. He has lectured in several places and has now opened Culinary Studio Dekura in Chatswood.
Washoku Lovers met him in his studio.
Chef Hideo: I learnt the principles of sushi and kappo-ryori food preparation, cooking and presentation from my parents. These methods have been passed down through generations in my family. I also learnt the philosophy of Chakaiseki (the tea ceremony cuisine), Teikanryu Shodô (Calligraphy), Ikenobou-Ryuseiha (flower arrangement) and Hôchô Shiki (the cooking knife ceremony) under the tutelage of Shijyoushinryu by Iemoto-Shishikura Soken-Sensei.
Hideo: After years of cooking and demonstrating in Japan, My interests led me to Europe to study classical French cuisine, England and then the United States, where I was able to combine my skills in Japanese and European cuisine by working as a demonstrator in California.
Hideo: The most important thing for me is the basic knowledge of Washoku cooking. If chefs know the basics and can execute them correctly, they can create their own Washoku.
Hideo: I think fusion cuisine is very interesting, and though I was classically trained, I like the idea of mixing traditional Japanese food culture with other food cultures.
Hideo: Martin Benn from Sepia. He actually learnt the philosophy of Washoku from Tetsuya. He knows the basic knowledge of Washoku and creates his dishes originally at his restaurant, Sepia.
WL: Any final thoughts you would like to share to Washoku Lovers?
Hideo: I run my cooking classes to educate chefs and people wanting to become a chef. I can teach traditional Washoku, so should you be interested, check out our classes here!


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Sarawak: More To Discover
Visit Sarawak Campaign Logo unveiled
I've yet to visit Sarawak but what I saw at the recent unveiling of the new Visit Sarawak Year logo at JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, on October 16 has got me all excited. It's now definitely on my bucket list of places to visit.
Doing the honours was Sarawak Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth & Sports, Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
Datuk Haji Abdul Karim at the launch of the new logo. Note the old logo in the background
Datuk Haji Abdul Karim (holding spear) and Sharzede (on his left) after the new logo is revealed
Earlier, Sarawak Tourism Board CEO Sharzede Haji Datu Salleh Askor said the logo, the anchor emblem for the Visit Sarawak Year campaign, is designed to connote fun and friendliness with the word Sarawak spelt out in stylised script. The letter "a" in the centre has been replaced with an illustration of a hornbill as Sarawak is known as Bumi Kenyalang or Land Of The Hornbill. The bird is also an important symbol of good luck for the indigenous people of Sarawak.
At the start of the event in JW Marriott KL
The colours red and yellow represent the State flag, orange for a strong spirit and vibrant energy of the various ethnic communities, shades of green for its verdant rainforests and wildlife while blues represent its long coastline and the calm ocean.
The Sarawak Tourism Board also plans to position the State as a plethora of Culture, Adventure, Nature, Food and Festivals not found anywhere else in the world; hence the tagline, as in Sarawak, there's always "More To Discover".
Also spotted at the event were members of the media and trade representatives who were treated to dance and cultural performances as well as a special appearance by Sarawakian singer Dayang Nurfaizah.
Sarawak is home to 27 ethnic groups speaking 45 languages and dialects. Each has its own stories, culture, traditions and beliefs which add up to make Sarawak a cultural hotpot. These include the Iban tribe which continues to maintain its many customs and rituals although the people's former reputation as head hunters is now firmly a page in history.
Then there's Orang Ulu or People From Upriver. Orang Ulu is used to loosely describe a collection of diverse tribes such as Kayan, Kenyah, Lun Bawang and Kelabit which speak different dialects and have different cultural practices.
Datuk Haji Abdul Karim says there's always so much happening in Sarawak, especially for adventure seekers who can go jungle trekking, caving, mountain climbing, jungle expeditions or go for watersports such as diving, fishing, water-skiing and sailing.
Or go back to Nature. While Sarawak has 56 totally protected areas, there are 37 gazetted national parks, 5 wildlife sanctuaries and 14 nature reserves. These are home to an amazing number of flora and fauna, including hornbill, orang utan, proboscis monkey and the world's largest and smelliest flower, the Rafflesia.
Its Mulu National Park is Malaysia's only gazetted natural built park in the UNESCO World Heritage Site listings while Paleolithic and Neolithic burial sites from 40,000 years ago have been uncovered in its Niah National Park.
City slickers can admire the varied architecture and go shopping for (or even learn) the arts and crafts that Sarawak is famous for. The Orang Ulu are skilled in beadwork and the Iban in cloth weaving. The Melanau and Bidayuh are good at utilising bamboo, rattan and tree bark to weave baskets, hats and mats.
Festivals… Sarawak's calendar is filled with festivals of both culture and music. Cultural festivals include the Gawai Harvest Festival, Kaul which is celebrated by the Melanau fishing community, Borneo Cultural Festival and Pesta Meow, a feline celebration in Kuching that lures cat lovers. As for music, apart from the world renowned Rainforest Music Festival, there's Borneo Jazz and the Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival.
Finally, the one thing to rule them all: Food.
Since it was tea time, guests at the event were given a tantalising tasting of the foods of Sarawak, from kompia sliders and umai to manok pansuh and Sarawak laksa. Umai is raw seafood marinated with calamansi juice, shallots and chilli padi while manok pansuh is chicken cooked in bamboo with tapioca leaves, shallots, garlic, ginger, tamarind and chilli padi.
Umai is a native dish of the Melanau people
The late Anthony Bourdain referred to Sarawak laksa as "Breakfast of the Gods"
Manok pansuh is marinated meat cooked in bamboo hollow
Sarawak laksa is totally different from what is available in the peninsula and the late Anthony Bourdain called it "breakfast of the gods".
More information at sarawaktourism.com
Labels: adventure, cultural, destinations, hornbill, manok pansuh, Mulu, music festival, national park, new logo, orang utan, proboscis monkey, rafflesia, Sarawak, Sarawak laksa, tourism, umai


The Long March (长征, Changzheng) started when Communist forces, surrounded by the Nationalist army, had to flee their base in Jiangxi province, October 1934. After a journey of some 10.000 kilometer (6.000 miles), which took a year, they arrived in Northern Shaanxi. In between, hard battles were fought, and fast flowing rivers, snowy mountains and treacherous marshes crossed. The March started with 80.000 people, a mere 8.000 arrived in Shaanxi. And during all this, a struggle for power within the Party was fought with a vengeance.
At the start of what would become the Long March, the Communist Party was led by Bo Gu (博古, 1907-1946), who had studied in Moscow and mostly followed the Soviet Union's guidelines, aided by Comintern advisor Otto Braun. After some heavy defeats, Mao challenged their strategies and was able to get enough support from other Party leaders, including Zhou Enlai who had initially supported the "Bolshevik" faction. From then on, the Chinese Communists would focus on gaining support from the peasant population, and on avoiding direct military confrontations. Instead, guerrilla warfare would be waged, and a power base built from which larger battles could be won eventually. At the same time, Mao secured his position as absolute leader.
Already before the establishment of the People's Republic, the Long March had become the central event in the Party's representation of its history. Heroic stories were repeated over and over again, the sites where the events took place eventually became places of pilgrimage. The most spectacular events, especially the crossing of Luding Bridge served as inspiration for scores of paintings and posters.
Featured here is a series of eight posters, designed in 1961 by Ying Yeping (应野平) and Wang Huanqing (汪欢清). They are designed in the style of Chinese landscape paintings. The soldiers, their fighting and their heroic exploits are pictured almost as details in a magnificent, idealized scenery. The events themselves are idealized too; there are no wounded or dead, the soldier's uniforms remain almost spotlessly clean, marching takes place in an orderly fashion, and the red flag is always carried in front. The absence of Party leaders is striking. Not even Mao is depicted on any of the eight posters. Around 1961 his position was far from undisputed, due to the failure of the Great Leap Forward for which he was held accountable.
In the decades following the publication of the 1961 series, Mao's role in the Long March was substantially reevaluated. This was partly the result of Mao's elevation to unassailable heights during the Cultural Revolution. While the March as such continued to be seen as one of the defining moments in early Party history, the new interpretation of events focused on Mao's actions and decisions as instrumental and decisive in the course of the March.
And yet, as a 12-sheet series published in 2006 shows, even though Mao-as-a-person was very much present in the visual recounting of the event, the actual narrative pays more attention to the collective character of the undertaking, to the crystalized interpretation of what (might have) happened during those months when the CCP and the Red Army struggled for their survival.
A comparison of the two sets shows that the evaluation of importance of events during and stages of the March has evolved, or changed. The battle at Lazikou, for example, is almost overlooked in the second series, whereas more space is given to the Party and Army units that stayed behind and covered the back of the main force moving to the Northwest. And of course, the roles of various participants in the March have been reevaluated as well.
Another aspect that illustrates the passing of time is that the latter series reflects the technological and esthetic changes that have taken place in the intervening four decades. The comprehensive use of photo-montage of natural scenery and historical documents gives these modern posters more sense of urgency and verisimilitude, while lacking the poetic and dreamlike qualities that marked the older series. The recycling of earlier posters as illustrations of what might have been the real story and how events might have played out, on the other hand, indicates that the historical interpretation, while shifting over time, does not leave much room for alternative readings.


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Temple Emanu-El Couples Club installs new officers
At the recent 21st anniversary of Temple Emanu-El Couples Club, Nelda and Stan Golden installed the new slate of officers for 2010. New Officers are Joan and Malcolm Shwarts, presidents; Jeanne and Ronnie Isaacson presidents elect; Elaine and Bernie Weil and Linda and Bernie Goldman, co-vice presidents (Social); Blanche and Sol Weinberger and Sarah Yarrin and Jack Repp, co-vice presidents (Membership); Carole and Berry Cohen, secretaries; Sandra and Dan Gorman, treasurers; Renee and Buddy Gilbert, parliamentarians; Joyce and Jerry Zellman, sunshine; Frances Sue and Morton Schneider, publicity; Edie and Paul Singer, historians.
Everyone enjoyed dinner catered by Maggiano's, and the music provided by Norma Valles. The Couples Club is a social club with the purpose to have an opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with past acquaintances. Couples with one person 50 or older interested in joining this club should call the membership vice presidents at 972-934-9681 or 214-361-0486.
Tzvi Eliezer Rich named winner of Artscroll drawing contest
Mazel Tov to Torah Day School of Dallas 8th grader, Tzvi Eliezer Rich, son of Rabbi Yaakov and Susan Rich who has been named the winner of Artscroll's worldwide drawing contest.
The contest requirement was to think of a possible new book for Artscroll, and to create a book cover for it. Tzvi Eliezer chose to illustrate a cover for a book on the Holocaust called "Survivors: 50 Stories about People Who Survived."
Artscroll's Web site says that "The response to ArtScroll's Write, Draw, and Win contest, for grades 1 – 8, was stupendous! With more than 1,260 creative and imaginative entries, from more than 100 schools around the world, it was a tough call for the judges – but we tried hard to pick the best of the best. We should all be proud of the great talent of the students in our schools."
Ann and Nate Levine Academy offers cheerleading to youngsters
Cheerleading. Not a typical extracurricular activity at a Jewish day school—unless your school is Ann and Nate Levine Academy. This past school year, as part of its extensive Educare Program, (and through the summer months, as part of its Speciality Camp) Levine Academy offered its Lower School girls the opportunity to be part of a Cheerleading Squad. Under the experienced direction of Rhonda Adams, owner of PowerKids Sports & Fitness, and with the help of Levine Academy parent and teacher Nadine Gold and Levine Academy student Mikayla Lewison, the girls met once a week after the regular school day to learn cheers and choreography, and to prepare for the pep rallies they would lead throughout the sports seasons. Having started off with just eight girls in September, the squad swelled to 27 by the end of the year. It became such a favorite extracurricular activity that Levine Academy decided to continue the program through the summer in the form of a summer cheerleading camp. The word spread quickly to non-Levine Academy students who snapped up many of the 30 spaces; two of the three summer camp sessions are now full, with many children on the waiting list.
The cheerleading program is more than just cute uniforms, pom-poms, and megaphones. It is part of an overall approach to make physical activity – and all of the benefits derived from it – part of a child's everyday life. "Cheerleading is a wonderful way for children of this age to cultivate such skills as strength, hand-eye coordination, balance and agility," stated Adams. "And just as important, it is a great way for the girls to build self-confidence and self-esteem. It gives me such pleasure to see so many girls go from being too shy to perform at the first pep-rally to being front and center at the last pep-rally."
Cheerleading is just one of the many exciting enrichment programs that Levine Academy offers to its students. This past year, children in the Early Childhood Center could attend such classes as drama, gymnastics, cooking, science, music, ballet, and martial arts. Beck Lower School students had the opportunity to participate in yoga, drama, art, music, sports, chess, computer, ballet, and improvisation. The school year culminated in the First Annual Educare Spring Review and Recital where the ballerinas, musicians, martial arts masters, and cheerleaders showed-off their talent. While no space is available for the June cheerleading camps, there are still a few spots available for the camp that runs from August 2 – 6. Contact Rachel Nicholas, camp director, at 972-248-3032, ext. 143 if you are interested in attending.
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Indigenous Justice and Indigenous Difference in Washington v. Roberts and Guthrie
Last Thursday marked the first day of what is without question the most widely publicized legal proceeding in Tlingit history. In the 750-person lumber and fishing town of Klawock, Alaska, 12 self-proclaimed tribal judges pondered the fate of two young criminals. The "tribal court" had the trappings of authenticity: the hall had been ritually purified with a "devil's club" branch, and some of the judges wore red and black ceremonial blankets and gestured with eagle and raven feathers. But there were abundant reasons for skepticism, both of the tribunal and the sentence it was likely to mete out. Not least of which was its presiding magistrate: one of the more creative cross-cultural jurists in recent legal history, Rudy James [Van Biema 1994].
In the mid-1990s, what I term "the banishment case" excited anthropologists, criminologists, indigenous rights activists and others working in the fields of law and justice. In August 1994, Washington State Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer agreed to a "unique experiment in cross-cultural justice" when he allowed two Tlingit youths convicted in a brutal beating and robbery to delay their mandatory jail sentences and face a traditionalist tribal court in Alaska. With the state court's sanction, the Kuye di' Kuiu Kwaan tribal court banished the two youths, Simon Roberts and Adrian Guthrie, both seventeen at the time, to remote and uninhabited islands in Southeastern Alaska for a period of twelve to eighteen months. According to tribal court organizers and other proponents, the banishment was meant to provide a culturally-specific, therapeutic alternative to incarceration.
Allendoerfer's experiment attracted national and international attention and initiated widespread debates about the potential role that indigenous cultural difference should play in mainstream US jurisprudence. These debates largely centered on the extent to which indigenous cultural traditions and epistemologies should (or could) be accommodated by US legal systems. The banishment also generated a great deal of optimism about the potential of tribal law to revive cultural traditions and to offer positive judicial alternatives for American Indians facing high rates of incarceration.1 Yet, by the time the banishment ended in late 1995, it was surrounded by controversy and, by most accounts, believed to be a definitive failure.2 The traditionalist tribal court that arranged the banishment was accused of mismanaging it. There was dissension within various Tlingit communities as to who could legitimately represent their issues in the state court, who could participate in the tribal court, and even whether banishment was a genuine and culturally authentic form of punishment. Further, many at the time expressed concern about the negative impact the banishment case might have on the future of other tribal justice initiatives, and critics have more recently argued that the banishment has worked to discredit the idea of tribal justice in the eyes of the non-Indian public (e.g., Bradford 2000).
But why was the banishment such a failure? According to mainstream accounts in newspapers and magazines, internal tensions between traditionalist tribal bodies and federally-recognized tribal organizations undermined the legitimacy of the process. Further, the credibility of Rudy James, the driving force behind the Kuye di' Kuiu Kwaan tribal court, was consistently challenged throughout the banishment. Many questioned both his motives and his authority, and charges of nepotism, opportunism, and corruption were leveled against James and his supporters. Thus, one might conclude that the banishment's failure was merely a case of individual corruption and of "in-fighting" within a small community.3
In this chapter, I explore the colonial and neo-colonial relationships that underlie the production of indigenous difference in the banishment case. I argue that the concept, execution, and ultimate collapse of the banishment is illustrative of a double bind in the cultural production of indigeneity in which the very conditions that enable indigenous peoples to make compelling legal claims based on difference can simultaneously lead those claims to failure. I will show how the problems surrounding this case were narrated in terms of indigeneity and demonstrate how the deployment of such culturalist discourse in law creates a specific interpretive context in which broader political assertions, especially those concerning sovereignty and land rights, are potentially undermined.
INDIGENOUS JUSTICE IN NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
Early legal anthropologists looked at different forms of social interaction in order to excavate and articulate the legitimate "rules" of so-called primitive societies (e.g., Bohannan 1957; Gluckman 1955; Llewellyn and Hoebel 1941; Pospisil 1958). They described these rules as "customary law" and as part of discrete, homogeneous, and relatively static communities and paid little or no attention to outside historical forces or power relations. By the 1960s and 1970s, the focus of legal anthropology began to shift away from this "rule-centered paradigm" to a processualist one that understood law as diachronic and as inextricably linked to wider historical, political, social and economic systems including colonialism (Comaroff and Roberts 1981; Moore 1978; Nader and Todd Jr. 1978). Later studies insisted that so-called customary laws were not simply ancient indigenous practices, but rather constructs of colonial governments, initially created as forms of domination and control, and rooted in the complex historical, political, and economic relationships of colonial projects (Chanock 1985; Cohn 1989; Hobsbawm and Ranger 1983; Moore 1986; Snyder 1981). More recent works have made more explicit law's relationship to power, especially in the postcolonial context (see e.g., Garth and Sarat 1998; Hirsch 1998; Keesing 1992; Lazarus-Black 1994; Lazarus-Black and Hirsch 1994; Merry 2000; Nader 1990; 2002; Starr and Collier 1989). Within legal anthropology and other sociolegal disciplines, there has been a great deal of interest in the postcolonial manifestations of indigenous law and custom throughout the world (e.g., Collier 1999; Merry 2000; Miller 2001; Sierra 1995, 2005). Such works have shifted their focus away from more descriptive modes to analyses of how concepts of indigenous culture, tradition, and difference function in complex and often deeply politicized ways.
As indigenous peoples throughout the world continue to assert self-determination and to make claims to territory, intellectual property, artifacts and human remains, and as more nation-states begin to formally recognize indigenous peoples as having certain rights within their systems of law, ethnographic research becomes invaluable in its ability to elucidate subtle forms of local knowledge and to make sense of these forms in larger contexts.
Many claims made by indigenous communities in Canada and the United States have coalesced around issues of law and justice including the implementation of restorative justice. While restorative justice is a broad term encompassing diverse ideas and activities, it is generally understood as an alternative system of justice concerned with restoring balance and harmony to a community damaged by criminal or anti-social activity (Braithwaite 2002; Cragg 1992; Galaway and Hudson 1996; Strang and Braithwaite 2000; Zehr and Toews 2004).4 Proponents of restorative justice define it in opposition to mainstream or "retributive" justice systems that only seek to punish, arguing that restorative justice is focused on healing all parties affected by crime, namely the victim, the offender and the community (Consedine 1999; Hazlehurst 1994; 1995b; LeResche 1993; Linden and Clairmont 1998).
Although not limited to them, restorative justice has become a guiding principle for many indigenous groups seeking to gain control over the administration of justice in their communities (Dickson-Gilmore and La Prairie 2005; Gray-Kanatiiosh and Lauderdale 2006). In this context, indigenous restorative justice is seen as a strategy of decolonization, as a return to earlier principles and forms of justice that existed in communities prior to the imposition of foreign laws and practices by colonial governments (Hazlehurst 1995a; Lujan and Adams 2004; Porter 1997; Zion 2006). Encompassing a variety of practices including tribal law, peacemaking, and customary law, the realm of indigenous justice is considered to be epistemologically distinct from (and often diametrically opposed to) Western legal formations. While there are subtle variations in the nature of these distinctions, some of the more consistent assertions are that indigenous justice is based on traditional egalitarian principles, and that it works by consensus to restore harmony and heal the community. Many advocates view it as an articulation of community healing, cultural revitalization, and self-determination in response to the ineffective, culturally insensitive, and discriminatory criminal justice systems of the state (Hylton 1995; Lee 1997; Melton 1995; Ross 1996; Ryan 1995; Valencia-Weber 1994; Yazzie 1998; Zion 1998; Zion and Yazzie 1997).
Despite its implied critique of statist justice systems, restorative justice has also become an important alternative for nation-states grappling with the expense of courtroom procedures, ever-expanding rates of incarceration, and public perceptions of a failed system. As a result, governments and courts have been more willing to consider restorative justice measures whether formally or informally.5 Formalized restorative justice measures, often adapted to be "culturally specific" for indigenous peoples, include mediation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), diversion programs, and family group conferencing (FGC), all of which look for alternatives to traditional courtroom procedures and incarceration (e.g., Haberfeld and Townsend 1993; Huber 1993; O'Donnell 1995).
Restorative justice has become a highly politicized field, especially in indigenous communities. In both the United States and Canada, indigenous peoples comprise a much larger percentage of the prison population than the general population and are also more likely to be the victims of crime (Greenfeld and Smith 1999; Monture-Angus 1996). Critics of restorative justice in its current forms have argued that measures like family group conferencing, created and sanctioned by the state, are mere "indigenizations" of extant bureaucracies that are firmly rooted in colonial structures and fail to relinquish any real power to indigenous groups (Cunneen 1998; Fleras 1996; Havemann 1988; Tauri 1998; 1999). Other scholars critique the ideological dimensions of restorative justice, asserting that it rests on oversimplified and stereotypical notions of cultural difference with no attention to cultural specificity, histories of religious and political colonization, and anthropological contextualization. They argue that counter-posing typologies of western versus indigenous justice is a part of "continuing colonization," as it fails to address the complexity of these issues (LaRocque 1997:87). Further, the formal nature of state-sanctioned restorative justice programs is often considered to run counter to indigenous cultural conceptions of justice (Guest 1999; Hylton 1995; Nielsen 1991). Yet others suggest that while state law has historically co-opted customary law for its own coercive purposes, it is possible for laws based on indigenous ideas to be counter-hegemonic (e.g., Matsuda 1988; McNamara 1995).
Despite academic critiques of the colonial invention of tradition, arguments advocating a "return" to a pre-contact epistemology and practice in the realm of indigenous justice have great moral and political force. 6 Some scholars have argued that contemporary invocations of "customary law" are not mere descriptions of practice but are also strategic political assertions used to further the claims of indigenous peoples (see e.g., Comaroff 1995; Jackson 1995; Sierra 1995). Others have demonstrated that state institutions and practices constrain indigenous peoples, compelling them to define themselves in the very terms imposed by European colonialism, including contemporary forms of multiculturalism. Specifically, the importance of missionization and other forms of religious colonization in the constitution of discourses about "harmony" and "healing" go unexamined (Comaroff and Comaroff 1991; Nader 1990; Ramos 1998). Further, restorative justice discourses about "traditional" legal practices often rely on these same ethnographic sources and notions of culture from early legal anthropologists.
The banishment was part of an emergent trend among indigenous peoples internationally, but especially in postcolonial Anglo democracies like the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to reclaim customary or tribal law and to make assertions of self-determination through particular cultural-legal claims and practices. For instance, throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, some indigenous groups began to assert jurisdiction over their members in criminal sentencing, arguing both that the postcolonial nation-state had failed in its mandate to provide equal and effective justice for all, and that it had an obligation to recognize the legal autonomy of indigenous peoples. Such trends marked a specific shift in indigenous peoples' legal engagements with the state, from mainly seeking redress through statist legal institutions to asserting greater legal autonomy in national and international frameworks. Further, these indigenous assertions operated as powerful critiques that underscored key fictions operating in western legal systems such as colorblind equality and highlighted the social, cultural, and historical specificity of concepts like rights, justice, punishment, and evidence.
At the time of the banishment, there seemed to be great hope for the power of this type of "legal pluralism" to address weaknesses existing in the mainstream legal system. Mainstream courts in the United States were seen to be in crisis, as part of bloated and overextended bureaucratic systems which offered little or no hope for justice, healing or rehabilitation. Activists, scholars, and a broader public alike began to look to tribal courts and other indigenous justice initiatives for solutions. These solutions were nearly always posited as completely other to mainstream jurisprudence.
In what follows, I argue that the conception of an alternative justice system based on an ostensibly radical indigenous difference is seriously limited by appeals to romanticized notions and by a failure to acknowledge the historical conditions that shape indigenous/settler relations.
THE BANISHMENT
In August 1993, Simon Roberts and Adrian Guthrie, two sixteen-year old Tlingit cousins from the small community of Klawock, Alaska, were visiting family in Everett, Washington. After an evening of heavy drinking, they robbed and viciously beat a twenty-five-year-old pizza delivery-man, Tim Whittlesey, with a baseball bat, and left him for dead. Although Whittlesey survived the attack, he nevertheless sustained permanent injuries to his hearing and eyesight. Roberts and Guthrie were quickly picked up by police for the crime, and in 1994 pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated robbery in Washington State Superior Court. Both faced mandatory prison sentences of between three and five and a half years.7
By the time of their sentencing hearing, Roberts and Guthrie had spent nearly a year in detention. In response to a petition from Rudy James, a tribal court judge from the traditionalist Kuye di' Kuiu Kwaan court in Klawock, Alaska, Judge Allendoerfer agreed to delay the teens' prison sentences and release the young men into James' custody to face a different kind of sentencing. The youths would be punished by what James claimed was a traditional Tlingit sentence: banishment.8 Controversy from different sources erupted before the custody transfer even took place. The assistant deputy criminal prosecutor for Snohomish County, Michael Magee, presented a motion in late July of 1994, asking that Allendoerfer reconsider his decision. Magee asserted, "It seems in reality the defendants are simply being released to their respective grandparents for the next 18 months, and the court would be without jurisdiction to direct the grandparents…." He also pointed out that Rudy James' authority as a tribal judge was disputed by the Klawock Cooperative Association (KCA)–the only Tlingit tribal entity recognized by the federal government's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Further, according to Magee, the banishment plan was also challenged by another tribal body, the Tlingit-Haida Central Conference, a tribal court association also recognized by the BIA. The state of Alaska also opposed the plan, arguing that banishment of a minor "could constitute criminal non-support under the law." Finally, Magee expressed concern about the lack of availability of Tlingit-owned islands appropriate for the banishment, contending that "'banishment to an island' is not possible as circumstances now stand."9
In response to Magee's motion, Allendoerfer presented a list of ten questions about the banishment plan to defense attorneys and gave them two weeks to answer. Allendoerfer asked for assurances that the tribal court proposed by Rudy James actually existed, and that banishment and restitution were in fact Tlingit traditions.10
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EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup in April
Full online tournament! Altitude effects!
News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer
Updated on 27 Jan 2010
As expected, EA has this morning lifted the lid on the 2010 FIFA World Cup videogame.
It's coming to PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360 on 30th April. The real-life sporting event starts in June.
Exciting bits in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions include being able to compete in a full, online World Cup, where one player will eventually be crowned the besterest. Also, altitude will now affect your game by shortening players' breath and altering the flight of the ball.
Those versions will also feature all 199 teams (and their national stadiums) that took part in qualification, plus all 10 stadiums being used in South Africa - the host of this summer's tournament.
There are home and away strategies to consider, plus situational in-game tactics that can be swapped mid-game - panic if you're England and you're approaching penalties, for instance. Our PS3/360 EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup gallery shows more.
The Wii version of 2010 FIFA World Cup differs. Here you'll find a more colourful art style and the ability to steal the other team's players after beating one of the 32 nations you'll encounter on your virtual trip around the world. You can then take your acquired team to a friend's house by storing it on your Wiimote.
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I gained a greater global perspective on other cultures, and also re-evaluated my own background and beliefs as well. When you learn about others situations, it really makes you appreciate (or in some cases question) the values you were raised with and help you grow as an individual. Even at home, I try to surround myself with diversity in gender, race, class and other experiences so I can become a more complete person. It's easy to be biased and narrow-minded if you do not know much about others. But if you make the conscious choice to learn about others experiences and appreciate them, you will become a much better person and understand the world better. To me it's not about simply tolerating other people, it's about understanding them and learning from them, even if you do not necessarily agree with their positions.
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Q: Is JDK8 a supported platform for JBoss 6 AS We are upgrading our application java platform to latest stable one and we are using Jboss 6 AS.
Is Oracle JDK8 a supported platform for JBoss 6 AS ?

A: No. Its not going to work. JBoss AS 6 and 7 are not compatible with Oracle JDK 1.8. You need to download WildFly 10 in order to work with JDK 1.8.
WildFly is formerly knows as JBoss AS

A: i think no
JBoss AS7 Supported with JDK8 | JBoss Developer
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