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With the resettlement of the last group of Internally Displaced People in the Northern region's Mullaitivu district the Menik Farm in Vavuniya would be closed today.
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text: IBM MAINFRAME: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT Portal | Manuals | References | Downloads | Info | Programs | JCLs | Master the Mainframes E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT IBMMAINFRAMES.com Support Forums -> SYNCSORT IBM ManualsQuick References View previous topic :: :: View next topic Author Message Douglas AllenNew UserJoined: 24 Jul 2012Posts: 10Location: United States Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:06 am Post subject: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT Hi all. This is my first post in the forums. I have found valuable information here in the past. My site uses SYNCSORT instead of DFSORT (for whatever reason). I have written an E15 exit, used in a copy, in COBOL. I believe that the program is being loaded, released and then reloaded each time the next record is passed. I placed a counter in the program and incremented it by 1 for each record passed. At the end I displayed the counter and it was 0. If this is truly happening, it would explain, I think, the severe run time that I have seen in testing this exit. Any thoughts would be helpful and appreciated. Back to top Bill WoodgerDFSORT ModeratorJoined: 09 Mar 2011Posts: 7315 Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 1:46 pm Post subject: Reply to: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT From what you've described, you've diagnosed it correctly. Have you looked at the SyncSort documentation for how to code/link an exit written in COBOL? Nothing like "IS INITIAL" in your program? Back to top PeterHollandGlobal ModeratorJoined: 27 Oct 2009Posts: 2436Location: Netherlands, Amstelveen Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:36 pm Post subject: Quote: I believe that the program is being loaded, released and then reloaded each time the next record is passed. No, the exit is CALLED each time. Did you use the right parameters to tell Syncsort it is a Cobol exit? The Syncsort manual describes an E15 Cobol example. Back to top Douglas AllenNew UserJoined: 24 Jul 2012Posts: 10Location: United States Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:41 am Post subject: I have poured over the SYNCSORT manual backward and forward. The manual doesn't give any details as to any compiler options. Here are the guts of the exit code: Code: 002000 LINKAGE SECTION. 002100 01 WK-RECORD-FLAG PIC 9(8) COMP. 002200 88 FIRST-REC VALUE 00. 002300 88 MIDDLE-REC VALUE 04. 002400 88 END-REC VALUE 08. 002500 01 WK-IN-REC. 002600 05 WK-IN-REC-BYTE OCCURS 1 TO 16126 TIMES 002700 DEPENDING ON WK-IN-LEN PIC X. 002800 01 WK-OUT-REC. 002900 05 WK-OUT-REC-BYTE OCCURS 1 TO 16126 TIMES 003000 DEPENDING ON WK-OUT-LEN PIC X. 003100 01 WK-UNUSED-1 PIC 9(8) COMP. 003200 01 WK-UNUSED-2 PIC 9(8) COMP. 003300 01 WK-IN-LEN PIC 9(8) COMP. 003400 01 WK-OUT-LEN PIC 9(8) COMP. 003500 01 WK-UNUSED-3 PIC 9(8) COMP. 003600 01 WK-EXITAREA-LEN PIC 9(4) COMP. 003700 01 WK-EXITAREA. 003800 05 WK-EXITAREA-BYTE OCCURS 1 TO 256 TIMES 003900 DEPENDING ON WK-EXITAREA-LEN PIC X. 004000* 004000* 004100 PROCEDURE DIVISION USING WK-RECORD-FLAG, 004200 WK-IN-REC, 004300 WK-OUT-REC, 004400 WK-UNUSED-1, 004500 WK-UNUSED-2, 004600 WK-IN-LEN, 004700 WK-OUT-LEN, 004800 WK-UNUSED-3, 004900 WK-EXITAREA-LEN, 005000 WK-EXITAREA. 005100* 005200 IF END-REC 005300 MOVE 8 TO RETURN-CODE 005400 DISPLAY 'RECORD COUNT ' WK-REC-COUNT 005500 GO TO Z1000 005600 END-IF. 005700* 005800 IF WK-IN-REC (23:1) EQUAL '0' 005900 MOVE 0 TO RETURN-CODE 006000 GO TO Z1000 006100 END-IF. 006400* 006500* EXPAND THE MASTER 006600* 006700 MOVE WK-IN-LEN TO WK-COMPRESSED-LEN. 006800 ADD +4 TO WK-COMPRESSED-LEN. 006900 MOVE WK-IN-REC TO WK-COMPRESSED-DATA. 007000* 007300 CALL 'IMMSEP' USING WK-EXPANDED-MASTER 007400 WK-COMPRESSED-MASTER. 007600 MOVE 16126 TO WK-OUT-LEN. 007700 MOVE WK-EXPANDED-DATA TO WK-OUT-REC. 007800 MOVE 20 TO RETURN-CODE. 007900 ADD +1 TO WK-REC-COUNT. 008000* 008100 Z1000. 008200 GOBACK. I have also compiled this program with NODYNAM option to static link that called module IMMSEP. This purpose of this exit to take our compressed master file and put it through our expansion routine to access the compressed trailers at the end of the record. According to STROBE, the two "Most Intensively Executed Procedures" were: Code: #IEP ** MOST INTENSIVELY EXECUTED PROCEDURES ** MODULE SECTION LINE PROCEDURE START % CPU TIME NAME NAME NUMBER NAME LOC SOLO TOTAL .SVC SVC 122 EXT.SVC ROUTER-TYPE 2 24.24 24.24 .SVC SVC 120 GETMAIN/FREEMAIN 16.88 16.88 I am just puzzled. To sort a sample dataset of 2000 records, it consumes 0.15 CPU minutes. A master file from a test environment used 10.99 CPU for 140000 records and ran 2.5 hours. Our production master has 1.5 million records! Back to top Bill WoodgerDFSORT ModeratorJoined: 09 Mar 2011Posts: 7315 Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:14 pm Post subject: Reply to: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT It is not compiler options, There is a chapter in the SyncSort manual on writing exits, which covers writing them in COBOL. Peter Holland wrote: Did you use the right parameters to tell Syncsort it is a Cobol exit If you check your MODS statement, I think you'll find that you have told SyncSort that it is an Assembler program ( by telling it not to Linkedit it, its already done, without realising it is only possible for Assembler programs to be linkedited on the fly). As you surmised, you COBOL program is being loaded, executed, effectively unloaded, for every record. This wil be slow, and surprisingly enormously slow. With the correct MODS you will be able to breath again. Back to top Douglas AllenNew UserJoined: 24 Jul 2012Posts: 10Location: United States Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:29 am Post subject: If I have interpreted the manual correctly, that is what this "C" is supposed to be doing..... Code: OMIT COND=(27,1,CH,EQ,C'0') SORT FIELDS=COPY MODS E15=(IMSRTEXP,40864,,C) OUTREC FIELDS=(5,22,231,3,259,1,1910,1,1294,4,19C' ', 15881,250),CONVERT RECORD TYPE=F,LENGTH=(300,,) END Back to top Bill WoodgerDFSORT ModeratorJoined: 09 Mar 2011Posts: 7315 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:25 am Post subject: Reply to: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT Well, MODS looks OK, assuming the memory size is correct. What confuses me is the RECORD statement. You are saying F and length of 300, with output length from the E15 as 300. Yet your E15 that you have shown is obviously for V-type records. Depending on your version of SyncSort, the RECORD statement may not even be being used. So I'd guess you are on at least 1.4something. Can you confirm what you have? In the exit itself, you make your output reocds fixed at 16000-whatever, but for variable records. You then cut the records down, unconditionally, in OUTREC. Can we assume this is new code? What is the RECFM of your input dataset? LRECL of your input dataset? What does the CALLed sub-program do, in general terms? IO? DB Access? Normalise multiple OCCURS DEPENDING ON? Can you show the compile options and the Linkedit/binder output? Why not provide the 300-byte cutdown records in the exit, and do the CONVERT only (assuming the input is V, otherwise I don't know how your exit would work at all)? What are you getting on the output file? Can you show the sysout from the small testng step? A lot of data is being thrown around by the time you get to 1,500,000 records, because you decompress routine requres the RDW to be present (it seems) and you need the data in the output record. At the moment, I can't help thinking a simple COBOL program would do a lot less data-tossing, even without the improved IO SORT will give. It may be worth considering. Once you have the exit cracked, it gives you a comparison of times, plus an output file to verify the data from your SORT step. The OMIT is simple, you have "ohter" records which are just truncated/padded to 300, and then extract the data you actually need, from the master, perhaps wihthout having to de-compress. Back to top Douglas AllenNew UserJoined: 24 Jul 2012Posts: 10Location: United States Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:22 am Post subject: Quote: At the moment, I can't help thinking a simple COBOL program would do a lot less data-tossing, even without the improved IO SORT will give. First off, I can't help but agree. But I've got some systems guys telling me otherwise so I'm having to chase this rabbit. In regards to the RECORD statement, that was given to me as a suggestion, but after my previous post, I researched that more and arrived a different RECORD statement. As for the version of SYNCSORT: SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS 184.108.40.206R Quote: What does the CALLed sub-program do, in general terms? IO? DB Access? Normalise multiple OCCURS DEPENDING ON? Ok, this input file is VB up to a max LRECL 16130 with RDW. It is stored in what we call a compressed format. When compressed, each record has a fixed portion that is also present out to 3000 bytes which is always present. We current create a small extract of this file using this method, but the needed fields have all been in this first 3000 bytes. Of those 3000 bytes, the last several are flags that indicate which sections of the master file are present. We call them trailers. Each record can have different trailers present depending upon which feature that account uses. For example, account 1 may have trailer 1, 3 and 5. When we store the master record, we push the data of trailer 1 and 3 and 5 together and do not store the "empty" space of trailer 2 and 4. This routine that I call here, IMMSEP, interprets these flags and moves the data in the record out to the proper place in the record which will correspond to COBOL copybook of the master file. Because each account record can have differing trailers, the only predictable way to get to this data in trailers is to pass it through this expansion routine. When the record is returned from IMMSEP, trailer 1, 3 and 5 data will be at the proper position for each trailer. IMMSEP does expect the RDW to be there, you are correct, so I had to make sure it was there when calling the routine. I have a requirement to extract data now that exists in one of these trailers. Normally, I would write a COBOL program that reads the master, expands it, formats the extract record and writes it out. But again, there are those in power above me that truly believe this is this most efficient way to do it. In this test exit, I am moving the last possible trailer, which is final 250 bytes of the expanded 16130 byte record, to the output record as a test. The test output file is correct. Quote: Can you show the compile options and the Linkedit/binder output? Code: * * C O B O L O P T I O N S I N E F F E C T * * IMSRTEXP * SOURCE STATISTICS *DATA DIV SZ = 23 *PROC DIV SZ = 16 *SOURCE SIZE = 81 IMSRTEXP NOADATA ADV APOST ARITH(COMPAT) IMSRTEXP NOAWO NOBLOCK0 BUFSIZE(8192) NOCICS IMSRTEXP CODEPAGE(1140) NOCOMPILE(S) NOCURRENCY DATA(31) IMSRTEXP NODATEPROC NODBCS NODECK NODIAGTRUNC IMSRTEXP NODLL NODUMP NODYNAM NOEXIT IMSRTEXP NOEXPORTALL NOFASTSRT FLAG(I,I) NOFLAGSTD IMSRTEXP INTDATE(ANSI) LANGUAGE(UE) LIB LINECOUNT(60) IMSRTEXP LIST MAP NOMDECK NONAME IMSRTEXP NSYMBOL(DBCS) NONUMBER NUMPROC(MIG) OBJECT IMSRTEXP NOOFFSET OPTIMIZE(STD) OUTDD(SYSOUT) PGMNAME(COMPAT) IMSRTEXP RENT RMODE(AUTO) SEQUENCE SIZE(MAX) IMSRTEXP SOURCE SPACE(1) NOSQL SQLCCSID IMSRTEXP NOSSRANGE NOTERM NOTEST NOTHREAD IMSRTEXP TRUNC(BIN) NOVBREF NOWORD XMLPARSE(XMLSS) IMSRTEXP XREF(FULL) YEARWINDOW(1900) ZWB Quote: Can you show the sysout from the small testng step? Code: SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS 188.8.131.52R U.S. PATENTS: 4210961, 5117495 (C) 2007 SYNCSORT INC. DATE=2014/073 TIME=13.37.42 FIDELITY INFO C/O BANCWEST CORP. z/OS 1.13.0 SYNCSORT LICENSED FOR CPU SERIAL NUMBER XXXXX, MODEL XXXX 504 LICENSE/PRODUCT EXPIRATION DATE: 02 JUN 2018 SYSIN : OMIT COND=(27,1,CH,EQ,C'0') 00001500 SORT FIELDS=COPY 00001600 MODS E15=(IMSRTEXP,40864,,C) OUTREC FIELDS=(5,22,231,3,259,1,1910,1,1294,4,19C' ', 15881,250),CONVERT RECORD TYPE=V,LENGTH=(16130,16130,300) 00001800 END 00001900 RECORD COUNT 000000000 WER276B SYSDIAG= 1969406, 2418996, 2418996, 447300 WER164B 9,004K BYTES OF VIRTUAL STORAGE AVAILABLE, MAX REQUESTED, WER164B 0 BYTES RESERVE REQUESTED, 3,236,352 BYTES USED WER108I SORTIN : RECFM=VB ; LRECL= 16130; BLKSIZE= 27998 WER237I OUTREC RECORD LENGTH = 300 WER110I SORTOUT : RECFM=FB ; LRECL= 300; BLKSIZE= 27000 WER410B 5,888K BYTES OF VIRTUAL STORAGE AVAILABLE ABOVE THE 16MEG LINE, WER410B 0 BYTES RESERVE REQUESTED, 100K BYTES USED WER055I INSERT 0, DELETE 1 WER449I SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE WER416B SORTIN : EXCP'S=22,UNIT=3390,DEV=5347,CHP=(F0F1F2F3F4F5,1),VOL=BTLV24 WER416B SORTOUT : EXCP'S=1,UNIT=3390,DEV=522C,CHP=(F0F1F2F3F4F5,1),VOL=BTMV10 WER416B TOTAL OF 23 EXCP'S ISSUED FOR COPYING WER054I RCD IN 2000, OUT 1999 WER169I RELEASE 1.3 BATCH 0513 TPF LEVEL 2.2 WER052I END SYNCSORT - IMSRTEXJ,PS0002,,DIAG=CC00,5300,E000,006C,84FE,69AA,2648,E6E4 As you can see, I did modify the RECORD statement after studying the manual on that. Didn't really see any improvement though. AND, I have another interesting bit of information that I was wondering about. When I first started testing this, I did not code a PARM statement on with the EXEC. Obviously SYNCSORT assumed based on defaults COBEXIT=COB2. But the SYNCCOB module was not found. I asked the person that supports the product in my shop, but he hasn't not responded. Out of curiosity, I added the PARM='COBEXIT=COB1' to the EXEC statement to see what would happen. When I did this, SYNCSORT began executing the routine. BUT, I just don't think COB1 should be correct. We clearly use ENTERPRISE COBOL FOR Z/OS 4.2.0. COB1 is supposed to be: "COBEXIT=COB1 specifies that COBOL exits should use either OS/VS COBOL libraries or no libraries at all." While COB2 says "COBEXIT=COB2, the default, specifies that COBOL exits should use VS COBOL II or Enterprise COBOL for z/OS libraries." I am wondering if that is not the root of my issue here and that the systems guys need to get the additional SYNCCOB and SYNCCBIF modules added per the documentation. I don't even know where to go to double check the SYNCSORT installed options or defaults. Your insights and thoughts have been helpful to this point. Thoughts? Back to top Bill WoodgerDFSORT ModeratorJoined: 09 Mar 2011Posts: 7315 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:34 pm Post subject: Reply to: E15 Exit Load - SYNCSORT Thanks for the details. Yes, I think the problem is the COBEXIT=COB2. I don't know, but my guess at 99.999% is that SYNCCOB or its friend are establishing a reusable COBOL run-time enviroment. Without them, Language Environment is firing up a run-unit, including your programs and lots of others stuff, processing your programs, and closing the run-unit down again, for each record. If your Support can get COBEXIT=COB2 working such that it finds any SyncSort-supplied modules which it requires, then I think you'll have a runner. SyncSort support will be happy to help if there is some problem in achieving this. SORT IO is much faster than COBOL IO. There is some overhead in SORT calling the exit. There is some overhead in CALLing your sub-program, but you've minimised that with the static CALL. Becasue the sub-program requires the RDW, it looks like it was originally for use from Assembler. COBOL records in an FD don't have the RDW, unless you process them as RECFM=U-type and do the "unblocking" yourself (you read, you get a block as a "record", you can see all the RDWs). There's a horrible trick for getting at the RDW, but no need to go into that unless there is a need. Because the RDW is not there naturally, you end up with some big MOVEs to firstly prefix the RDW and then remove it. This will be the same in any COBOL program. I'd suggest a separate version of the sub-program where the record-lengths are passed separately. For the exit, this is then CALLed with the parameters receiving/sending information from/to SORT, and there a no MOVEs related to the data at all. This different version sub-routine will give any COBOL program a performance boost, as 16,000 x 1,500,000 x 2 bytes are no longer MOVEd around (plus two RDWs I've not counted). Your 16,000 bytes are also defined with OCCURS DEPENDING ON. There is further overhead for MOVEing those around. It will be faster to MOVE fixed-length data representing the maximum lengths. The RECORD statement remains interesting. The 300 is not needed (you're not using an E35). I don't think the RECORD is needed at all, since you are not *solely* supplying records from the exit (SORT is passing them to you, read from SORTIN, rather that no SORTIN present and you "doing something to get records" and inserting those into the SORT). I think this should cover most of the issues, but please let us know how it goes. Back to top Douglas AllenNew UserJoined: 24 Jul 2012Posts: 10Location: United States Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:10 am Post subject: Bill, As an update, my systems guys are working to get the missing modules for SYNCSORT to properly do this with a COBOL exit. In the meantime, I am attempting to develop an assembler program that will at least solve my immediate need. I understand that in a COPY, the E15 is actually executed in PHASE 3. If I understand correctly, AFTER INCLUDE/OMIT processing. If so, if the input record has been omitted, does SYNCSORT still execute the E15 exit? The reason I ask is that I have been used Expeditor to diagnose my assembler program. The very first record on my input file will be omitted by control statements. It looks like in the E15 there is no data at the address of the input record when in expeditor and the only explination I can come up with is that the exit was called even though the record is being omitted. Is this the case? Back to top View previous topic :: :: View next topic IBMMAINFRAMES.com Support Forums -> SYNCSORT All times are GMT + 6 Hours Page 1 of 1 Search our Forum: Similar Topics Topic Author Forum Replies Posted EXIT or RETURN cvnlynn CLIST & REXX 17 Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:50 am Db2 load job abending in SORT mistah kurtz DB2 4 Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:58 pm Cobol upgrade - source code missing f... gthmrj IBM Tools 1 Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:04 pm Copy load modules and alias vasanthz IBM Tools 5 Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:31 am Can DFSPARM override SORTKEYS paramet... ashek15 DB2 2 Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:36 pm © 2003-2017 IBM MAINFRAME Software Support Division Mainframe Wiki | Forum Rules | Bookmarks | Subscriptions | FAQ | Tutorials | Contact Us


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Salim Suliman Al Harbi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 57. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on November 22, 1968, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Salim Suliman al Harbi was transferred to Saudi Arabia on December 13, 2006.[2]
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Initially the Bush Presidency asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush Presidency's definition of an enemy combatant.
Summary of Evidence memo
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Salim Suliman Al Harbi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 13 October 2004.[3] The memo listed the following allegations against him:
- The detainee is associated with al Qaida:
- The detainee was identified by the Saudi Government as a priority target.
- The detainee went to Afghanistan in 1990/1991 for jihad.
- The detainee is associated with Tablighi Jamaat.
- Tablighi Jamaat]] is also known as Jama'at Tablighi.
- Jama'at Al Tablighi, a Pakistan based Islamic missionary organization is being used as a cover to mask travel and activities of terrorists including members of al Qaida.
- The detainee was captured by Pakistani forces while trying to cross into Pakistan.
There is no record that Salim Suliman Al Harbi chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Administrative Review Board hearing
Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.
First annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Salim Suliman Al Harbi's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 1 June 2005.[5] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
Second annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Salim Suliman Al Harbi's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 3 December 2004.[6] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
Board recommendations
In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.[7][8]
- ↑ list of prisoners, US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
- ↑ "Salim Suliman al Harbi – The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/57-salim-suliman-al-harbi. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ OARDEC (13 October 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal - Al Harbi, Salim Suliman". United States Department of Defense. pp. page 69. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#69. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ Spc Timothy Book (Friday March 10, 2006). "Review process unprecedented". JTF-GTMO Public Affairs Office. pp. pg 1. http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/WirePDF/v6/TheWire-v6-i049-10MAR2006.pdf#1. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ↑ OARDEC (1 June 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Harbi, Salim Suliman". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 79-82. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000001-000098.pdf#79. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ OARDEC (undated). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Harbi, Salim Suliman". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 14-16. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_100-199.pdf#14. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ OARDEC (July 31, 2006). "Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 57" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. page 29. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_001-094.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ OARDEC (April 4, 2006). "Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 57" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 30-38. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_001-094.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-25.


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Selecting a portion of a digital photographisolating a foreground figure from the background, for exampleis a completely mundane task. But if you have to draw the selection area manually, you'll discover it's a task that can waste a lot of time. This is especially true when the object has an intricate boundary (think of the leaves, limbs, and twigs of a tree against a cloudy sky). Photoshop's Magic Wand and Magnetic Lasso tools are helpful alternatives, unless there isn't sufficient contrast between the foreground and background.
You can dramatically increase the efficiency of the Magic Wand or the Magnetic Lasso by temporarily increasing the contrast between foreground objects and the background. For example, in most instances, you'll find that the foreground and background are clearly differentiated in one particular color channeleither the red, green, or blue channel in an RGB image or the cyan, magenta, yellow, or black channel in a CMYK image (as illustrated in Figure 2). Simply view the individual channel (by clicking on its name in the Channels palette), make your selection using the Magic Wand or Magnetic Lasso tool, and then return to the composite (RGB or CMYK) view to continue your work.
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Since the Carolina Panthers built a 15-1 record to become the #1 seed in the NFC, a lot of talk about Cam Newton has centered around the love/hate relationship NFL fans have with the former #1 overall draft pick. When I say "love/hate", I mean some fans love the guy and others hate the guy.
It's the hate that has received the focus. Look at ESPN or Sports Illustrated and there are columns discussing why Cam Newton has so many detractors. The mainstream sports media's answer is that the Cam Newton haters are racists, pure and simple. They can't find other reasons someone would dislike the Panthers' star quarterback.
I want to explore that topic. Let me say I have no doubt that many haters are hating because of pure racism. Or they are hating because of mixed racism — that is, there might be legitimate reasons to dislike a player, but they are merciless in their criticism, because basic racist thoughts are in the back of their minds. Prejudice, discrimination, ignorance, fear, and hatred are still alive in America. I accept that and do not deny it.
That does not mean everyone who dislikes or criticizes Cam Newton is a racist. Sports is a tribal phenomenon. By tribal, I mean fans identify with basic markers. I'm a Packers fan; I like green and yellow. I'm a Lions fan; I like blue and silver. Aaron Rodgers is good, because he's a Packer. Calvin Johnson is good, because he's a Lion. Fan bases' like and dislike of players often goes no deeper than the uniform they wear. But that's not always the case. Life is complicated, and our basic human attitudes seep into everything we do.
The NFL: A History of Racism
Human beings are complicated. Cam Newton is an African-American quarterback. He's the black quarterback who was barred from one NFL position for decades, because of discrimination. There was a time in the NFL — and it wasn't that long ago — that black quarterbacks simply didn't exist. Owners, general managers, coaches, and scouts thought African-Americans didn't have the leadership qualities or split-second decision-making capabilities to be an NFL quarterback. At the time, quarterbacks called plays for their teams instead of offensive coordinators. Coaches simply didn't trust blacks to call plays, plain and simple.
Even when offensive coordinators and head coaches took away signal calling, it didn't change. Even when Doug Williams won a Super Bowl, it didn't change. Even when Randall Cunningham was a star with the Eagles and Vikings; even when Warren Moon set the all-time pro quarterback passing record; most NFL executives still hesitated to turn their team over to a black quarterback. It took the combined efforts of Doug Williams and Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham and Steve McNair, Daunte Culpepper and Michael Vick to finally break down the racial barrier.
Even then, there were qualifications and asterisks. The African-American quarterback succeeded not because of his hard work and his skill, but because of his athleticism and God-given talent. He was a scrambling quarterback with a cannon for an arm. He wasn't accurate, consistant, and structured like the traditional white quarterback. The new evidence had to be fit into the old mindset.
Cam Newton Transcends QB Archetypes
For some, Cam Newton reinforces those ideas. For others, he breaks down a lot of the preconceived notions. His talent is massive enough that both attitudes fit into his archetype. He might be the best running quarterback we've seen, because he combines size and speed and aggression with coaches who encourage him to run. At the same time, Cam Newton has become a student of the game. He's a skilled pocket passer, who can make all the throws and make them consistently and accurately. He makes the throws in a structured, controlled, masterful way. Thus, he is talented enough to fit into both major quarterback archetypes.
Still, human beings are complicated. Cam Newton is a black quarterback, but he's more than that. He more than a quarterback. He's more than an African-American. He's more than an Auburn Tiger or a Carolina Panther. He's a man, a human being. He has personal traits which some admire and others do not like.
It's that idea I want to analyze in this article. I want to see whether Cam Newtwon's human traits warrant dislike. I also want to explore the tribal nature of football in this discussion. I want to see where group psychology (tribalism) and personal psychology (Cam Newton) intersect, too see why people love and hate Cam Newton.
Why Cam Newton Fans Love Him
Obviously, Auburn Tigers fans love Newton, because he beat Alabama and won a National Title, restoring Auburn to national prominence. Carolina Panthers fans love Cam Newton, because he's made their franchise one of the premier teams in the National Football League. No one can ignore the Panthers any longer. They had the best regular season. They've had the most impressive playoffs. Las Vegas sportsbooks like the Westgate SuperBook have them installed as a 5.5-point favorite to beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
This is Cam Newton's moment. He has a chance to win one game and ascend to the highest ranks of NFL stars. Win "Super Bowl L" and he'll be discussed alongside Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Russell Wilson as one-time Super Bowls winners. Given his amazing skill set, many will place him ahead of two-time Super Bowl champions Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning. He'll be ahead of Joe Flacco. Maybe he'll be ahead of Peyton Manning in the minds of many, having collected as many Super Bowl titles and having beaten him heads-up in a championship game. Tom Brady and his four Super Bowls will be way out there ahead, but then, the NFL is a "What Have You Done for Me Lately" league. Fans will be able to say he's the best quarterback in the NFL — and make a good case for it.
They can point to a 6'5″, 260-pound quarterback with running skills and pocket skills. He's a linebacker or a tight end who can run like a running back. He's a running back who can sit in the pocket and throw darts to receivers. Don't fool yourself: Cam Newton makes all the throws and makes them accurately. Even without his best receiver, Newton has dominated the NFL in 2015.
That covers Cam Newton fans. They're typical hometown fans and bandwagoners. They're motives are simple and easily explained. And they have a point. The NFL has never seen a quarterback with the skill package of Cam Newton. He's like the 5-tool athlete baseball scouts roam the globe seeking out.
Why Fans Hate Cam Newton: A Perfect Racist Storm
Think about Cam Newton's allegiances. Then think about the natural rivals of the organizations he's represented. His team affiliations are a natural provocation to the most racist sections of the United States.
He was a big star with the Auburn Tigers. We've explored that Auburn fans love him, but fans and alumni from other SEC schools are less likely to be so forgiving of his heritage. Let me say that college football fans from SEC schools tend to have an Us-against-The-World attitude, often justifying each other's rankings in the national polls. Yet many of them hated Cam Newton.
Blame the Big Southern Dummies
Think about those schools: Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Florida Gators, and Ole Miss Rebels. Those fan bases are from the Deep South, center of the Confederacy. Alabama and Mississippi are the bastions which held out against anti-segragation. As the song goes: "In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, boo hoo ooo. Now we all did what we could do." Translation: Governor George Wallace did his best to maintain segragation and keep the Black Man down, and we love him for it. Long story short, Cam Newton's main college rivals were also some of the most racist fan bases in the country. I'm not saying all 'Bama and Ole Miss fans are racists, but many are.
Then Cam Newton went to the Carolina Panthers. Obviously, NFL fans in Charlotte and the Carolinas are likely to give Cam Newton the benefit of the doubt, especially when he's leading them to the Super Bowl. But even as late as 2014, Panthers fans still weren't sold on their quarterback. They needed 15-1 to come around. Now, most Panthers fans are going to love the guy — and with good cause.
But look at the Panthers division rivals: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Once again, these fan bases are located in the Deep South. These are the NFL teams with the most appeal in the wider region. People from Alabama and Mississippi are more likely to like a team from a nearby state. The fans the Cam Newton has played against the most have been in the South, meaning he's been a lightning rod for a lot of hate.
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This doesn't explain everything. With the Panters at the top of the NFC, Cam Newton is likely to tick off the fans of the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Green Bay Packers. Certainly, the Panthers got under the skin of New York Giants fans this year, though Josh Norman is certainly more to blame for that. By being good, Cam Newton is going to create a lot of animosity. That's the nature of sports.
But the question is: do these NFL fans have reasons beyond football success to hate Cam Newton. His TD celebrations are a little overboard. They don't fit the mold of a typical NFL quarterback. But are his 12-second touchdown celebrations enough to warrant the level of hatred that causes random fans to write insane letters to him.
Let's take a look at the evidence.
Why Fans Hate Cam Newton: He's Arrogant and Entitled
Cam Newton has never lived down the recruiting scandal which enveloped his senior season at Auburn. As he was winning a national championship, the national media was turning Cam Newton into a villain. Sports radio talked for months about his recruitment and the taped conversation in which Cam's father, Cecil Newton Sr., may have solicited bribes from SEC alumni for his son's commitment to their school. The whole scandal made Cam Newton and his father seem arrogant, entitled, and morally corrupt. Years later, that first impression no doubt remains with many open-hearted fans (as well as closeminded racists).
To this day, when Cam Newton does a choreographed touchdown celebration, many fans take it as a reinforcement of those early impressions: that he thinks he's special and should engage in special behavior. So does the victory lap he takes when the team wins a home game. Panthers fans see him wanting to celebrate with them and acknowledge their support, like Packers fans would view the Lambeau Leap. Many other NFL fans see Cam Newton setting himself apart from his team, drawing the cameras and the accolades to him. To these people, he wants special attention from the fans in the stadium — and the fans at home. It's like he's saying, "Look at me. I'm the winner."
This seems like ticky-tack stuff. Okay, he celebrates like a receiver would. He high fives Panthers' fans. Big deal. That's nothing. Do you really want to hate a guy for how he celebrates?
And yet, there is a body of evidence which suggests Cam Newton is a special level of arrogance. His early years in the NFL are rife with arrogant behavior. When the team lost, he would cover his head in a towel and sit apart from his teammates, brooding. Several years into his career, his teammates did not vote him a team captain. For an unchallenged NFL starting quarterback, that is nothing short of bizarre. And a surprising number of media members and NFL players have their anecdotes to tell which indicate Cam Newton and his people are arrogant and entitled. I don't have the time (though I wish I did) to detail every single incident, but let me give you an example of what I'm talking about. I give "Exhibit A": the 2012 Pro Bowl.
The 2012 Pro Bowl: A Study in Arrogance
Anyone who watches the Pro Bowl anymore knows it's a farce. The most farcical part of the game is the fact that defenses don't really rush the passer. I don't blame them; no one wants quarterbacks injured needlessly in an exhibition game. No pass rusher wants to get injured trying to rush in an exhibition. The Pro Bowl is more useless than a preseason game. At least in the preseason, teams are gearing up for action. Pro Bowl players are gearing down for the offseason. They're on vacation, goofing off.
Except that didn't happen in the 2012 Pro Bowl. When Cam Newton was on the field, AFC defenders actually rushed the passer. They were trying to sack the rookie quarterback. In specific, Von Miller of the Denver Broncos and Antonio Smith of the Houston Texans (now a Bronco) were rushing against Cam Newton. People might think the NFL veterans were hazing the rookie. Pete Prisco of CBS Sports reported that was not the reason. The reason is Cam Newton and his entourage gave off an air of entitlement and arrogance which set off the AFC's defensive players.
One AFC player told Pete Prisco, "He was a total [expletive]. Who did he think he was? He acted like the big [expletive]. Here he was at his first game and he acted like he was the star. Guys didn't like that."
So what did he do? Several things happened which gave them this impression. One AFC player presented Cam Newton for an autograph for his children, who were fans. Cam Netwon flatly refused to do so.
Cam Newton Dissed Ray Lewis
Even worse, Newton is reported to have "dissed" Ray Lewis. When asked about what happened, Ray Lewis denied he was dissed or felt dissed. Several AFC players insisted to Pete Prisco that the diss happened.
An AFC Pro Bowler said of Ray Lewis, "That's the godfather there," and then the player added, "Can you believe he [Cam Newton] did that?"
NFC players noticed the same thing, and agreed with their AFC counterparts. Prisco spoke to one NFL offensive Pro Bowler about the pass rush. The player acknowledge his side was surprised at the level of heat which was brought against Cam Newton (but not other NFC quarterbacks). Yet that player sided with the AFC's defensive players, suggesting Cam Newton brought it on himself.
One Pro Bowler: "He Better Change"
The NFC Pro Bowl player said, "He's a young guy and learning, but he better change. They started rushing him. We were like, 'what are they doing? This is the Pro Bowl.' They didn't attempt that with the other guys. They went after him. He better learn soon. You don't want to go out there and get hurt at the Pro Bowl.
Another player suggested that Cam Newton gave off the impression to other players that he was all about himself — that he had no interest in the team or the NFL player community. That Pro Bowler said, "It didn't matter who it was, he didn't care about anybody but himself."
At the time, Pete Prisco editorialized his own experiences with Cam Newton. He said he had interviewed Cam Newton several times. He said Newton seemed controlled and defensive in interviews, as if he expected people to dislike him.
NFL Player Reaction: Not Everything Is Racism
That might be the case, but it's interesting to note that all three of the players mentioned in the above scenario were African-American. While it's natural to wonder about the prejudices of any white critic of Cam Newton, it's hard to accuse Von Miller or Antonio Smith of racism. Most of the Pro Bowl players Cam Newton was high-hatting were African-Americans.
I also have to say the Von Miller/Antonio Smith hazing of Cam Newton adds another level of intrigue to Super Bowl 50. Those players are now Cam Newton's opponents in the most important game of all three of their lives. Cam Newton is no longer a rookie; he's a master of his craft, at the top of his game. It will be interesting to see whether he goes out of his way to send a message, if he gets the chance. But then, if he gets the chance, no one will be entirely certain if any taunting behavior is a special twist, or if it's the regular, run-of-the-mill Cam Newton Super Bowl celebration. Such is the nature of being a known showboat.
At the end of the day, there is a lot of evidence that Cam Newton is arrogant and entitled. He gives off the air that he thinks he's special. But then, many athletes have that air. To attain the heights of stardom, world class athletes need a certain healthy confidence. And star athletes are given special treatment throughout their schools years — even more so when they become multi-million dollar pro athletes. Yet it is interesting to see that members of the NFL fraternity seem to think Cam Newton's aura of confidence. Players at the top of the game felt he was disrespecting them. As a rookie, he big-timed the top NFL stars.
Of course, he was 22 years old, a year away from a BCS National Title, and a Pro Bowler as an NFL rookie. He had a lot of reasons to think he was one of the greats, the Chosen One.
Give Respect to Get Respect
Regarding all the Cam Newton hate, there seems to be this sense that he is arrogant and disrespectful. Most of the stories over the years seem to indicate he's had an ego out of proportion with his accomplishments (to this point), and he wanted respect without giving respect in turn. Fans, defenders, and disinterested commentators might say that Cam Newton doesn't owe his opponents respect, or that these people are being too thin-skinned.
People who behave disrespectfully should be called out on their behavior and I know from studying psychology that telling a person they're being too sensitive is part of grooming people for abuse — it can be a form of gaslighting. That has to do with people who try to establish boundaries, though.
The boundaries Cam Newton oversteps are those of a social and cultural nature. There are a lot of gray areas when you discuss whether touchdown and winning celebrations go over the line. Nothing I've seen indicates to me that Cam Newton is going beyond what's comes before.
That being said, if his touchdown celebrations offend you, you have every right to complain. He and his fans might not care, but if they don't care for the opinions of others, then they shouldn't be surprised when a backlash happens — that a lot of people don't like them. It is natural to be offended by people who don't show respect to respectable people. Even the brutal Roman gladiators showed proper respect to honorable opponents in the arena.
If you don't show respect to your competitors, then it's unreasonable to demand respect later for yourself. Many of Cam Newton's fans demand he be given proper respect, but there's evidence he didn't pay his dues in that area of the NFL culture. In short, Cam Newton has acted haughtily. Many people, including NFL peers, have picked up on his sense of entitlement.
Where people cross the line is when they attibute his haughtiness, arrogance, and sense of entitlement to race. As I said earlier, there's more to Cam Newton than being a black quarterback. Look at any person and they are, by and large, a product of their upbringing. If he's arrogant and entitled, then it's because he was raised to have those attitudes. You can find plenty of African-American athletes who are humble and who have a sense of shared community. You can find plenty of white athletes who are arrogant, haughty, and have a sense of entitlement.
Race has very little to do with whatever personal flaws Cam Newton has. Certainly, family culture has a lot more to do with such behavior than ethnicity, cultural traits, or genetics. Childhood is a laboratory. Parents are the scientists. Culture, religion, local community, and even family traits might be the some of the chemicals mixed in the kitchen. But they aren't the whole concoction, and they certainly are the chemist. There's a lot more to people than race. To think otherwise is racist.
Super Bowl 50 Press Conference
Cam Newton certain did not make any fans with his behavior after Super Bowl 50. Here is a transcript of Cam Newton's Super Bowl 50 post-game press conference.
What's your message to Panthers fans?
"We'll be back."
Ron [Rivera] said Denver two years ago had a tough time and they bounced back. Do you take that to heart?
Can you put a finger on why Carolina didn't play the way it normally plays?
"Got outplayed."
Is there a reason why?
"Got outplayed, bro."
Was it pretty much what you had seen on film from Denver? Anything different they put in for this game?
"Nothing different."
Do we sometimes forget that defenses can still take apart the offenses in this game?
What did Ron Rivera say after the game?
"He told us a lot of things."
Anything in particular that was memorable?
Obviously you're disappointed. On the biggest stage it's difficult, I know.
[Cam nods his head.]
Did you see anything that you didn't expect tonight?
"They just played better than us. I don't know what you want me to say. They made more plays than us, and that's what it comes down to. We had our opportunities. It wasn't nothing special that they did. We dropped balls, we turned the ball over, gave up sacks, threw errant passes. That's it. They scored more points than us."
Can you put into words the disappointment you feel right now?
"We lost."
Did Denver change anything defensively to take away your running lanes?
I know you're disappointed not just for yourself, but for your teammates. It's got to be real tough.
[Cam shakes his head.] "I'm done man."
[Cam walks out of the press conference.]
Given health, Cam Newton should be an NFL star for a long time to come. He's a rare talent. He's likely to have many accomplishments in his NFL career. Along the way, he'll create many fans, just as he'll have plenty of detractors. People who've judged him to this point should think back to their first 25 years and wonder if they would have come off so well at that age, if they were exposed to the national media then.
Give Cam Newton time to soak in the fame and adulation, to find his proper place in the NFL, and to learn to respect the league and its competitors a bit more. Age and experience cures a lot of arrogance. Wisdom sinks in when the perspective of time is added. At least it does with a lot of people. If Cam Newton is still dissing players at age 35, then I'll agree that he's a bad guy. But even if that turns out to be the case, you'll never convince me he's a bad guy because he's black.


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