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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Prosecutors have launched an investigation into a confrontation in which a man said a woman tackled his 14-year-old son in a New York City hotel lobby as she falsely accused the Black teen of stealing her phone.
Keyon Harrold posted a widely viewed video of the confrontation Saturday at the Arlo Hotel, which prompted comparisons to recent incidents involving false accusations against Black people.
Harrold said the unidentified woman scratched him and tackled and grabbed his son, Keyon Harrold Jr., at the lower Manhattan hotel where the pair were staying.
Harrold said the phone was returned by an Uber driver shortly afterward.
The teen spoke to "Good Morning America" with his father on Tuesday and said he's still "shell-shocked" from the confrontation.
"I've been alright, I guess," said Harrold Jr. "I mean, I've been confused. I don't know what would have happened if my dad wasn't there, honestly."
As for what was going through his mind at the moment, Harrold Jr. said he was just confused.
"For me, I was confused, because I had never seen that lady ever. And I didn't know what to do at the moment. That's why I was happy to have my dad there to help me."
When asked why he thinks the woman accused him, the teen said he thinks she was scared.
"I think I was a threat to her, and I think she was scared," said Harrold Jr. "So, that's why when she saw me, she just jumped on me and attacked me."
EXCLUSIVE: Keyon Harrold Jr. says he's still "shell-shocked" from the confrontation with a white woman who wrongly accused the teen of stealing her phone: "I think I was a threat to her."
His family and lawyer Ben Crump are now searching for justice. https://t.co/i9rZzYvW4s pic.twitter.com/D7L0Lu8Wm2
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 29, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called what happened racism, "pure and simple."
"It would be horrific at any age, but it's especially offensive that it happened to a child," he tweeted. "To Keyon Harrold Jr. and his family: I am so sorry this happened to you. Her behavior was an affront to our city's values."
Staff at WPIX contributed to this report.


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Increasingly teachers and church leaders at all levels are approached by Latter-day Saints who have lost confidence in Joseph Smith and the basic miraculous events of church history. They doubt the First Vision, the Book of Mormon, many of Joseph's revelations, and much besides. They fall into doubt after going on the Internet and finding shocking information about Joseph Smith based on documents and facts they had never heard before. A surprising number had not known about Joseph Smith's plural wives. They are set back by differences in the various accounts of the First Vision. They find that Egyptologists do not translate the Abraham manuscripts the way Joseph Smith did, making it appear that the Book of Abraham was a fabrication. When they come across this information in a critical book or read it on one of the innumerable critical Internet sites, they feel as if they had been introduced to a Joseph Smith and a Church history they had never known before. They undergo an experience like viewing the famous picture of a beautiful woman who in a blink of an eye turns into an old hag. Everything changes. What are they to believe?
Often church leaders, parents, and friends, do not understand the force of this alternate view. Not knowing how to respond, they react defensively. They are inclined to dismiss all the evidence as anti-Mormon or of the devil. Stop reading these things if they upset you so much, the inquirer is told. Or go back to the familiar formula: scriptures, prayer, church attendance.
The troubled person may have been doing all of these things sincerely, perhaps even desperately. He or she feels the world is falling apart. Everything these inquirers put their trust in starts to crumble. They want guidance more than ever in their lives, but they don't seem to get it. The facts that have been presented to them challenge almost everything they believe. People affected in this way may indeed stop praying; they don't trust the old methods because they feel betrayed by the old system. Frequently they are furious. On their missions they fervently taught people about Joseph Smith without knowing any of these negative facts. Were they taken advantage of? Was the Church trying to fool them for its own purposes?
These are deeply disturbing questions. They shake up everything. Should I stay in the Church? Should I tell my family? Should I just shut up and try to get along? Who can help me?
At this point, these questioners go off in various directions. Some give up on the Church entirely. They find another religion or, more likely these days, abandon religion altogether. Without their familiar Mormon God, they are not sure there is any God at all. They become atheist or agnostic. Some feel the restrictions they grew up with no longer apply. The strength has been drained out of tithing, the Word of Wisdom, and chastity. They partly welcome the new freedom of their agnostic condition. Now they can do anything they please without fear of breaking the old Mormon rules. The results may not be happy for them or their families.
Others piece together a morality and a spiritual attitude that stops them from declining morally, but they are not in an easy place. When they go to church, , they are not comfortable. Sunday School classes and Sacrament meeting talks about Joseph Smith and the early church no longer ring true. How can these people believe these "fairy tales," the inquirers ask. Those who have absorbed doses of negative material live in two minds: their old church mind which now seems naive and credulous, and their new enlightened mind with its forbidden knowledge learned on the internet and from critical books.
A friend who is in this position described the mindset of the disillusioned member this way:
"Due to the process of learning, which they have gone through, these [two-minded] LDS often no longer accept the church as the only true one (with the only true priesthood authority and the only valid sacred ordinances), but they see it as a Christian church, in which good, inspired programs are found as well as failure and error. They no longer consider inspiration, spiritual and physical healing, personal and global revelation limited to the LDS church. In this context, these saints may attend other churches, too, where they might have spiritual experiences as well. They interpret their old spiritual experiences differently, understanding them as testimonies from God for them personally, as a result of their search and efforts, but these testimonies don't necessarily have to be seen as a confirmation that the LDS church is the only true one.
"Since the social relationships between them and other ward (or stake) members suffer (avoidance, silence, even mobbing) because of their status as heretics, which is usually known via gossip, and since the extent of active involvement and range of possible callings are reduced because of their nonconformity in various areas, there is a risk that they end up leaving the church after all, because they are simply ignored by the majority of the other members."
He then offers a recommendation:
"It is necessary that the church not only shows more support and openness to these 'apostates' but also teaches and advises all members, bishops, stake presidents etc., who usually don't know how to deal with such a situation in terms of organizational and ecclesiastical questions and – out of insecurity – fail to treat the critical member with the necessary love and respect that even a normal stranger would receive."
Those are the words of someone who has lost belief in many of the fundamentals and is working out a new relationship to the Church. Other shaken individuals recover their belief in the basic principles and events but are never quite the same as before. Their knowledge, although no longer toxic, gives them a new perspective. They tend to be more philosophic and less dogmatic about all the stories they once enjoyed. Here are some of the characteristics of people who have passed through this ordeal but managed to revive most of their old beliefs.
1. They often say they learned the Prophet was human. They don't expect him to be a model of perfect deportment as they once thought. He may have taken a glass of wine from time to time, or scolded his associates, or even have made business errors. They see his virtues and believe in his revelations but don't expect perfection.
2. They also don't believe he was led by revelation in every detail. They see him as learning gradually to be a prophet and having to feel his way at times like most Church members. In between the revelations, he was left to himself to work out the methods of complying with the Lord's commandments. Sometimes he had to experiment until he found the right way.
3. These newly revived Latter-day Saints also develop a more philosophical attitude toward history. They come to see (like professional historians) that facts can have many interpretations. Negative facts are not necessarily as damning as they appear at first sight. Put in another context along side other facts, they do not necessarily destroy Joseph Smith's reputation.
4. Revived Latter-day Saints focus on the good things they derive from their faith–the community of believers, the comforts of the Holy Spirit, the orientation toward the large questions of life, contact with God, moral discipline, and many others. They don't want to abandon these good things. Starting from that point of desired belief, they are willing to give Joseph Smith and the doctrine a favorable hearing. They may not be absolutely certain about every item, but they are inclined to see the good and the true in the Church.
At the heart of this turmoil is the question of trust. Disillusioned Latter-day Saints feel their trust has been betrayed. They don't know whom to trust. They don't dare trust the old feelings that once were so powerful, nor do they trust church leaders. They can only trust the new knowledge they have acquired. Those who come back to the Church are inclined to trust their old feelings. Their confidence in the good things they knew before is at least partially restored. But they sort out the goodness that seems still vital from the parts that now seem no longer tenable. Knowledge not only has given them a choice, it has compelled them to choose. They have to decide what they really believe. In the end, many are more stable and convinced than before. They feel better prepared to confront criticism openly, confident they can withstand it.
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The members of the seminar on "Joseph Smith and His Critics," a group of Religious Education and CES faculty who met at BYU for six weeks in the summer of 2008, are among those who have known Latter-day Saints in this state of confusion and doubt. We have had many opportunities to talk to questioners about their problems and admit that we have often fallen short in our answers. We came together in hopes of learning to do better. Besides gathering information on a series of specific issues, we have discussed how best to deal with questioning Saints. What way of speaking is most likely to win their trust and convince them we have their best interests at heart?
We began by agreeing that criticisms of Joseph Smith should not be dismissed as foolish or purely evil. The negative attacks that disturb first-time readers are usually based on facts, not merely prejudiced fabrications. To play down the force of the criticism, we believe, only convinces the seekers that we do not understand. We appear to be sweeping trouble under the rug. They may have been devastated by a criticism; we must show that we understand why. Consequently, the seminar took as its first principle to state the negative argument as fully and accurately as we can. We try not to minimize the difficulty or prejudice the case against the critic. In no other way can we persuade the doubters that we understand the problem.
Secondly, we try to avoid dogmatic answers. Rather than replace the dogmatic negative attacks of the critics with our own dogmatic answers, we attempt to show that a more positive interpretation is possible. Critics often claim that Joseph's sins were so egregious as to utterly disqualify him as a prophet. We can understand their viewpoint, but we think there is another side to the story. Rather than destroy the critics, we want to loosen their grip. In the long run, we believe this approach will persuade questioners more effectively than claims to certainty where none is possible. We believe in stating our own strong convictions about the church as a whole, but we do not to pretend to perfect knowledge about complex historical questions.
We know that airing criticisms troubles many Latter-day Saints. Like most Church teachers, the members of the seminar do not want to draw attention to questions that will only unsettle faithful members. But we also feel that silence is not the answer. The absence of instruction troubles questioners more than anything. They feel they have been betrayed because they came through their Church classes ignorant of the devastating information now a few clicks away on the internet. The gaps in their education leave them disillusioned and angry.
To counteract this lack of preparation, the seminar members have taken as our motto the scripture that begins: "As all have not faith, teach one another" (D&C 88:118). We are encouraged by the scriptural recognition that not all have faith, and by the appealing remedy, "teach one another." For many questioners, loneliness is the heart of the problems. No one seems to understand. We are enjoined by this scripture to find these seekers and bring them into a fellowship of inquiry. We hope that our papers will help Church teachers create safe havens where questions may be asked and answers explored–where we can teach one another.
Richard L. Bushman is a Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University, the current holder of the Howard W. Hunter visiting professorship in Mormon studies atClaremont Graduate University, and author of the recent biography Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.

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Mary Minow is a library law consultant with librarylaw.com. She is currently writing a book on library law for the American Library Association with Tomas Lipinski. This librarylaw.com column is not intended to replace legal advice. For a particular fact situation, consult an attorney.
Within hours after the September 11 attacks, the FBI began serving search warrants to major Internet Service Providers to get information about suspected electronic communications.2 Within a week, police and FBI agents received tips that some suspects used libraries in Hollywood Beach and Delray Beach, Florida. FBI agents have since requested computer sign-in lists from other libraries. President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law on October 26, 2001. This law is expected to greatly increase the number of requests for sign-in lists at libraries.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
The USA PATRIOT Act stands for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. The legislation is broad and changes immigration laws, tightens controls on money laundering, and greatly expands the legal use of electronic surveillance.The Act greatly expands the use of "roving wiretaps." This means that a wiretap order targeted to a person is no longer confined to a particular computer or telephone. Instead, it may "rove" wherever the target goes, which may include library computers. The new law allows a court to issue an order that is valid anywhere in the U.S. This greatly increases a library's exposure to court orders. Further, the use of pen/trap orders is now "technology neutral" and applies to the Internet as well as telephones. Whereas incoming and outgoing phone numbers have long been available upon the mere showing that they are relevant to an ongoing investigation, now email headers and URLs visited are available under the same low standard. Civil liberties advocates argued that such information is not analogous to phone numbers, but far more revealing (including, for example, the keywords used in Google searches such as http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mary+minow).
Much of the Act expands the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), in which the standards for courts to approve surveillance of foreign intelligence gathering are far less demanding than those required for approval of a criminal wiretap, which requires a showing of probable cause.
Librarians can get a good sense of the legal requirements by reading the guidance just issued to federal agents by the Department of Justice.3
What does the USA PATRIOT Act mean for libraries?
The upshot is that there will be a great many more surveillance orders, everywhere in the country, and in turn there will be more requests for library records, including Internet use records. Think of law enforcement as needing to enter two doors to apprehend a suspect.Door One leads to the computer server. Law enforcement can find electronic tracks through email or Internet history logs. They may have intercepted messages through surveillance or other means. This leads to a particular computer terminal, date and time.
Door Two leads to the individual. This person could be someone using the Internet in a library, particularly someone who wishes to remain anonymous. The FBI (or others) will want to see a library record of who was using the library's terminal(s) at a particular date and time. If the library keeps sign-up records, law enforcement will want to see those records.
Will the FBI (or other law enforcement) ask to put surveillance technology on library computers?
In many cases, the surveillance technology will be placed elsewhere, and lead law enforcement directly to Door Two. However, it is possible that the FBI will approach the library and ask to place software (such as the controversial DCS1000 (also known as Carnivore) on library servers.4 Libraries should be sure to insist on a court order before complying. Note that libraries that share servers with cities or others may not be directly approached.
Should a library cooperate with the FBI (or other law enforcement) in giving library Internet sign up lists?
Yes, but advisedly with a court order. This is where the library's individual policies and procedures will become increasingly important. Does the library require sign-ups? If there are no sign-up lists, the inquiry essentially halts. Does the library allow first names only, or made-up names? Does it require identification? Library cards with addresses? Does it keep sign-up records, and if so, for how long? Does it use an automated system that ties library card numbers (tied to registration information) to Internet use? Is such information electronically disengaged after use and electronically shredded? Is it backed up on computer tapes? How long are backup tapes kept?Search warrants are court orders, signed by a magistrate or a judge. Libraries are explicitly barred under Calif. Gov't. Code §6267 from disclosing patron registration or circulation records, excepting staff administrative use, written consent by the patron, or an order from the appropriate superior court.5
Whether or not the law protects Internet use records from disclosure without a court order (this includes search warrants) is not entirely clear. Many libraries consider these records as an extension of registration/circulation records, in that personally identifying information linking patron names with content is involved. Additionally, another section of the law known as the "personal privacy" exemption, provides that certain types of information may be kept confidential by a public agency where the disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.6 Finally, library policies that protect such records, if well drafted, might protect Internet use records. For an argument that the state law should be updated to reflect the use of Internet in California libraries, see my article in California Libraries April 4, 1999.7
Should my library use sign-ups for Internet terminals? If we use sign-up records, are they subject to the California Public Records Act, making us at risk if we destroy them?
Libraries generally decide on whether and how to use sign-up procedures based on the supply and demand of Internet terminals. Sometimes libraries want identification to afford a measure of accountability i.e. prevent hacking. Libraries should be aware, however, that the sign-up procedure has considerable privacy implications. If records are kept, it is best if precise information can be extracted (e.g., user at Terminal #2 on November 13, 2001 at 1 p.m.) without giving out other patron's data.
Under the California Public Records Act, the library is not required to create or maintain Internet use records, any more than numerous other temporary records libraries may keep, such as reference query logs. Once records are created and kept, however, they are subject to court orders, and possibly to open records requests. (Remember that it's possible these records have the same privacy safeguards as circulation and registration records described above.)
Although libraries are not required to create or maintain such records, it is definitely not advisable to destroy the records after a law enforcement or public request for disclosure. In a case in New Hampshire, a father requested a school's computer internet logs (in this case, the electronic records of sites visited). He was concerned that the school library's acceptable use policy was inadequate. When the school did not turn over the logs, the father sued under the state's Right-To-Know law. The county superior court ordered the school to turn over the logs, with the user names and passwords omitted. In January 2001, however, the Court found that the school had intentionally deleted the logs after the father filed suit. It found the school to be in contempt of court, and ordered it to produce the r
emaining records and pay the father his costs and attorney's fees.8In addition, local ordinances may apply. Check with the library's attorney.
I read that the USA PATRIOT Act allows federal agents to get court orders for the production of "business records." Does that include library records?
The Act states that the FBI may apply for an order requiring the "production of any tangible things (including books, records, papers, documents and other items) for an investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment…"9
This provision is designed to get ISP records of user billing information. Library patrons who are merely accessing information on Internet terminals should have strong First Amendment arguments. Nevertheless, it's not clear whether they would win. Senator Russ Feingold tried to get an amendment to clarify that the Act would not preempt existing federal and state privacy laws, by maintaining existing criteria for records, such as library records. This amendment failed. Also, it should be noted that this "business records" provision is an amendment of the FISA law, which means that court proceedings are not open and are sealed.
I read that a research librarian tipped off the police in Florida. Can I do that, or must I wait for them to come to me?
If you recognize a picture in the newspaper as one of your patrons, that is not divulging a library record. If, on the other hand, you recognize a suspect's names from library records, you should definitely check in with your attorney before deciding whether to call the police.In Broward County, Florida, the library was issued an order by a federal grand jury to collect library records when a patron fitting the description of Mohamed Atta, an alleged terrorist leader, was seen using computers with Internet access.10 The order was given with specific instructions not to release information to anyone other than federal authorities.11
Recall that the vast majority of library patrons are not terrorists, and libraries should make all efforts to protect patron privacy.
Wasn't there an FBI program years ago that sent FBI agents into libraries asking for reading habits of suspicious looking people?
Yes. The FBI Library Awareness Program was a program that ran for about 25 years, in which FBI agents tried to enlist the assistance of librarians in monitoring the reading habits of "suspicious" individuals. Such individuals were variously defined as people with Eastern European or Russian-sounding names or accents, or coming from countries hostile to the U.S.12 During the Library Awareness Program, some FBI agents wrongly claimed that they were not subject to statutes protecting library records.13 The efforts were largely unsuccessful, due to the tremendous outrage and resistance from those in the library profession.
The most important lesson that libraries learned was the importance of training the "friendly front desk clerk" and even volunteers not to hand over the information, but to refer all inquiries, even by badged FBI agents, to the library director.
How is the library community responding to the anti-terrorism legislation?
The American Library Association joined with the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of American Law Libraries in issuing a statement on the proposed anti-terrorism measures. It says that libraries do not monitor information sought or read by library users. To the extent that libraries "capture" usage information of computer logs, libraries comply with court orders for law enforcement.
The statement is also concerned that the legislation, which makes it easier to access business records, may in some cases apply to library circulation records. It recommends that legislators keep high standard for court order regarding release of library records.14
Where should libraries go to get guidance on FBI search warrants?
The Freedom to Read Foundation is making some legal assistance available to librarians. Librarians are advised to call the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and request legal advice from Jenner & Block without disclosing the existence of a warrant. For more details, see the ALA's recently issued Alert: USA PATRIOT Act.15
1. This "bottom line" is dedicated to Thad Phillips, who said, "Mary, I know you're smart, but when I read your articles, I just want to get to the bottom line."
2. "FBI turns to Internet for terrorism clues," http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/09/13/fbi.isps/ (visited November 15, 2001).
3. See United States. Department of Justice. Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. Field Guidance on New Authorities that Relate to Computer Crime and Electronic Evidence Enacted in the USA Patriot Act of 2001, http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/PatriotAct.htm (visited November 13, 2001).
4. For more on current software/hardware surveillance technology, see Jack Karp, Chewing on Carnivore, TechTV, October 16, 2001 (visited November 13, 2001).
5. See Calif. Gov't. Code §6254 and §6267 (2001). The library may not disclose these records except to a) staff within the scope of administrative duties, b) with written consent from the patron, or c) by order of the appropriate superior court. Although California law refers to the "appropriate superior court," the USA PATRIOT Act still requires court orders, but allows courts in any jurisdiction to issue orders. Federal law will supercede state law in this case (unless the Act is later found unconstitutional).
6. Calif. Gov't. Code, § 6254(c) (2001).
7. See Mary Minow, "Library patron internet records and freedom of information laws," California Libraries, April 4, 1999, pp. 8-9, reprinted at http://www.librarylaw.com/publicrecords.html (visited October 3, 2001).
8. James M. Knight v. School Administrative Unit #16 Docket No. 00-E-307, Rockingham, SS. Superior Court, New Hampshire. See "Exeter Internet Ruling, Complete Ruling," Portsmouth Herald, January 8, 2001 at http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/1_8special.htm (visited November 15, 2001).
9. USA PATRIOT Act H.R. 3162, Title II Section 215, amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Title V, Section 501(a)(1) http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200110/USA.pdf (visited November 13, 2001)
10. Florida Statute 257.261 The Florida Statute is very similar to the Calif. Gov't Code §6254 and §6267.
11. John Holland, Paula McMahon, Fred Schulte and Jonathon King, "Library computers targeted in terrorism investigation, "Sun-Sentinel, September 18, 2001 at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/southflorida/sfl-culprits918.story (visited October 3, 2001).
12. See Herbert N. Foerstel, Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program, (Greenwood Press 1991); Ulrika Ekman Ault, "Note: The FBI's Library Awareness Program: Is Big Brother Reading Over Your Shoulder?" 65 N.Y.U.L. Rev. 1532 (December, 1990);
13. Senator Simon, Academic Libraries Must Oppose Federal Surveillance of Their Users, 100th Cong. 2nd Sess., 134 Cong Rec. S 4806 (1988)(republishing an article by Gerald R. Shields, Chronicle of Higher Education) cited in Mark Paley, The Library Awareness Program: The FBI in the Bookshelves at http://hometown.aol.com/paleymark/library.htm (visited October 1, 2001).
14. Library Community Statement on Proposed Anti-Terrorism Measures and Library Community Letter to Congress on Anti-Terrorism Legislation (pdf file) at http://www.ala.org/washoff/ (visited October 4, 2001).
15. American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom Alert: USA Patriot Act http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/usapatriotact.html (Editor's noted (SP), this link changed after publication, and has been corrected).
Copyright © 2001-2002 Mary Minow.


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At jnaapti, we have been using containerization technologies since almost the very early days. In 2011, when I was evaluating a solution to provide light-weight containers to our learners in the Virtual Coach, I was told that the only mature solution was to use Virtualization solutions. But Virtualization was too slow (in terms of boot up time) and I didn't have enough resources to keep stand-by nodes running all the time. So after some evaluation, I decided to use LXC and it served its purpose. However, there were several features missing and I was in the verge of building a few of them myself.
So it's not surprising that when I discovered Docker, I just fell in love with it. One of the first things we did was we moved our LXC based learner containers to Docker. We then slowly started to migrate portions of our infrastructure to Docker. We achieved full Docker migration last November, and then also moved our staging/testing systems in the cloud to Docker.
The last in the list was to migrate our development environments. The initial migration wasn't too hard, because of 2 things:
- We already had Docker in production – so it was a matter of working off our production Dockerfiles
- We were already using KVM in our development – so we already had a clear idea about what containers our system should be running.
Why the move away from KVM based development environments? Simple! KVM's disk usage is too much to suit our requirements. We had our development images of 5G each and you have 10's of such images and are soon out of disk space. I am not sure how many Docker fans will approve some of the things I discuss here but I believe that this is a much leaner solution than using Virtualization and I don't see any issues in the way I am doing it.
So with the migration from KVM to Docker, there were a few additional things that I wanted to handle:
- Can we use Desktop tools like text-editors with data in Docker? Imagine I am writing a NodeJS application. I want to use Atom installed in my host to write code. However, I want to run NodeJS inside the container.
- It is very easy to work with command line utilities (which don't need X) in containers, but how about Desktop utilities like Eclipse? Can we run this in a Docker container and still have the same user experience as a regular app? What are some best practices to do so?
- Is it possible to expose devices into Docker containers – this is required for eg, if we are doing Android development and want to debug our app in an actual Android device
The first 2 were rather easy and I sailed through it. The third one, I struggled a little, but I finally made some head-way.
This post attempts to capture some of my learnings in this entire process in case you want to build a similar environment. So let me answer these questions:
Using Desktop tools with Docker containers
This one is easy. A practice we follow is all the code that we write is inside a mounted volume. Containers are used to run processes in a contained fashion, but the processes are manipulating files that are in our host (and not in the underlying diff file system). We can as well remove our containers and we don't lose anything.
Here is a sample run to demonstrate this:
Start a Docker container that has NodeJS installed in it. Make sure that this container has access to a local host directory (in this case /home/gautham/Desktop/node-data):
gautham@ananya:~|? docker run -d -P -v /home/gautham/Desktop/node-data:/data --name "node-example" ananya-nodejs:0.0.1
Check if the container is running
gautham@ananya:~|? docker ps
820e105db506 ananya-nodejs:0.0.1 "/usr/sbin/sshd -D" 9 seconds ago Up 8 seconds 0.0.0.0:49155->22/tcp node-example
Inside the container (which is accessible via SSH):
gautham@ananya:~|? ssh -p 49155 ubuntu@localhost
ubuntu@localhost's password:
Last login: Tue Apr 14 14:13:12 2015 from 172.17.42.1
ubuntu@820e105db506:~$ cd /data/
ubuntu@820e105db506:/data$ ls
ubuntu@820e105db506:/data$ node hello.js
Hello World!
Using Desktop tools inside Docker containers
This one initially seemed a little difficult, but I figured out soon.
Create an image that has lxde-core package installed in it.
Now, there are 2 options:
Connect to lxde running inside the Docker container
Run these commands in host:
docker run -d -P ananya-desktop:0.0.1
sudo su
xinit -- :1 &
This will now switch you to a different terminal (accessible at Ctrl+Alt+F8). You will also see a white terminal. Type the following in this terminal to start LXDE:
docker ps
38280dd66b98 ananya-android:0.0.1 "/usr/sbin/sshd -D" 4 minutes ago Up 4 minutes 0.0.0.0:49156->22/tcp, 0.0.0.0:49157->5901/tcp hopeful_lumiere
ssh -X -p 49156 ubuntu@localhost
In the Docker container run
You should now see a full fledged Desktop running like this!
So your host is running at Ctrl+Alt+F7 and your Docker container is at Ctrl+Alt+F8. Use this option in case you are running many Desktop applications and you want to be totally isolated from the host when working with the applications in the container (i.e you are not using any host applications in conjunction with the applications in the Docker container).
Only run the application that you are interested in
I found this option to be better in some ways. I have my Android Studio setup using this option now.
gautham@ananya:~|? docker run -d -P ananya-desktop:0.0.1
gautham@ananya:~|? ssh -X -p 49156 ubuntu@localhost
ubuntu@localhost's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/
Last login: Tue Apr 14 14:25:47 2015 from 172.17.42.1
ubuntu@38280dd66b98:~$ cd android-studio/
ubuntu@38280dd66b98:~/android-studio$ ls
ubuntu@38280dd66b98:~/android-studio$ bin/studio.sh
And lo and behold!
Accessing devices within Docker container
A final requirement was whether we can get Docker to detect USB devices. I found that if you pass a –privileged flag and mount the /dev/ device appropriately, you can then access it in the Docker container. I was able to successfully use adb along with my Docker container.
docker run --privileged -v /data:/data -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -d -P ananya-android:0.0.1
Docker has been a boon and although there are several area of improvement, I see that it has a future. It has become an indispensable tool in our software tools arsenal in jnaapti.
Cross-posted here: http://buzypi.in/2015/04/14/a-docker-based-development-environment/


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Hello Everyone,
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The talented Marian from the blog, Miss Mustard Seed is here.
I will let Marian take it from here......
I am so excited to "have the floor" on Maria's lovely blog. I was hooked on Dreamy Whites the first time I stopped by, so it's a pleasure to be a guest here, today.
When Maria first asked me to share a fall decorating idea, I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I generally don't decorate for fall. I might put a few pumpkins, gourds and pine cones out, but I rarely make anything. Using lumina pumpkins seemed like a no-brainer to me. (This is for Dream Whites, after all.) This led me to the idea of making a "grain sack" pumpkin.
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The look is subtle and sophistcated and it took me only about fifteen minutes for both.
I propped it on a pedestal and surrounded it by a small wreath of bittersweet.
I hope this inspires you to get creative with your fall decor. For more DIY and decorating inspiration, visit my blog.
Thanks again for this opportunity, Maria!
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The Post reports that the charging letter, dated June 12, "further alleges that Armstrong and five former cycling team associates — three doctors including the famous Italian physician Michele Ferrari, one trainer and team manager Johan Bruyneel— engaged in a massive doping conspiracy from 1998-2011, and that "the witnesses to the conduct described in this letter include more than ten (10) cyclists . . ."
The charges, reports the Post, could cost Armstrong his seven Tour de France titles.
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The 1619 Project
A dramatic expansion of one of the definitive journalistic events of recent years: The 1619 Project, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.
The animating idea of The 1619 Project is that our national narrative is more accurately told if we begin not on July 4, 1776, but in late August of 1619, when a ship arrived in Jamestown bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival inaugurated a barbaric and unprecedented system of chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country's original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country's very origin.
The 1619 Project tells this new origin story, placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are as a country. Orchestrated by the editors of The New York Times Magazine, led by MacArthur "genius" and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, this collection of essays and historical vignettes includes some of the most outstanding journalists, thinkers, and scholars of American history and culture—including Linda Villarosa, Jamelle Bouie, Jeneen Interlandi, Matthew Desmond, Wesley Morris, and Bryan Stevenson. Together, their work shows how the tendrils of 1619—of slavery and resistance to slavery—reach into every part of our contemporary culture, from voting, housing and healthcare, to the way we sing and dance, the way we tell stories, and the way we worship. Interstitial works of flash fiction and poetry bring the history to life through the imaginative interpretations of some of our greatest writers.
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These Terms and Conditions shall apply to the purchase of the goods detailed in this catalogue ("Goods")
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which are requested by, and satisfactory to, the Seller. If at any time the Seller is not satisfied as to
the creditworthiness of the Buyer it may give written notice to the Buyer that no further credit will
be allowed to the buyer in which case no further goods will be delivered to the Buyer other than
against cash payment.
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the Goods.
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into a contract for the sale of Goods upon the Buyer's written acceptance of this quotation and of
these Terms and Conditions.
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valid for a period of 30 days only from the date shown overleaf unless expressly withdrawn by the
Seller at an earlier time.
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either: (a) on or at any time after delivery of the Goods; or (b) where the Goods are to be collected
by the Buyer or where the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, at any time after
the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or the Seller has tendered
delivery of the Goods.
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accordance with any credit terms agreed between the Seller and the Buyer.
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or that the title in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer.
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further deliveries to the Buyer, cancel any pending orders from the Buyer] and charge the Buyer
interest at the rate of 3% per annum above Barclay's Bank PLC base rate from time to time on the
amount outstanding until payment is received in full.
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the Buyer.
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delivery date detailed in the quotation to the address specified in the Buyer's order or to another
location as agreed in writing between the Seller and the Buyer.
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the Buyer shall collect the Goods from the Seller's premises at any time after the Seller has notified
the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection.
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the day and must be accepted at any time of the day.
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to any other rights: (a) store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and shall charge the Buyer for
all associated costs and expenses including, but not limited to, transportation, storage and insurance;
and/or (b) make arrangements for the redelivery of the Goods and shall charge the Buyer for the
costs of such redelivery.
7.5 If redelivery is not possible under sub-Clause 7.4(b), the Buyer shall be required to collect the Goods
from the Seller's premises and shall be notified of the same. The Seller reserves the right to charge
the Buyer for all associated costs including, but not limited to, storage and insurance.
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the Buyer may give written notice to the Seller within one Week after the delivery date requiring the
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late delivery provided that it delivers the Goods at any time after the delivery date.
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the Buyer shall have the right to cancel the order and the Seller shall be liable only for the excess (if
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8.2 If the Goods cannot be examined, the carriers note or such other note as appropriate must be
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of delivery, providing details of the alleged damage or shortage. The Seller shall be under no liability
if the Buyer fails to provide such notice.
8.4 The Seller must be permitted to inspect the affected Goods before the Buyer uses, alters or modifies
them in any way.
8.5 Subject to the Buyer's compliance with this Clause 8 and the Seller's agreement with any alleged
damage or shortages, the Seller shall make good any and all damage and shortages within a
reasonable time.
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arising from damage or shortages.
9. Returns
9.1 Goods may not be returned without the prior written agreement of the Seller.
9.2 Subject to sub-Clause 9.4, the Seller shall only accept returned Goods if it is satisfied that those
Goods are defective and that such defects would not be apparent on inspection.
9.3 The Seller shall have the option of either replacing defective Goods within two weeks of receipt of
them or shall refund to the Buyer the Price for those Goods which are defective.
9.4 The Buyer may return any Goods within six months of those Goods coming to market (that is, the
launch of such goods) within 1 week of delivery provided that: (a) the Buyer bears the risk and cost
of returning the Goods; (b) the Buyer indemnifies the Seller against any costs incurred in rectifying
any deterioration of the Goods resulting from the Buyer's incorrect handling or storage of the Goods.
9.5 The Seller shall not be liable for defects arising out of normal wear and tear, the Buyer's failure to
follow any instructions given by the Seller, misuse or alteration of the goods, negligence, wilful
damage or any other act of the Buyer, its employees, agents or any other third party.
10. Risk and Title
10.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer either when the Goods are delivered to
the Buyer or when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection.
10.2 If the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, risk shall pass to the Buyer at the time
when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
10.3 Legal and beneficial title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received, in
cash or cleared funds, payment in full of the Price.
10.4 The Seller reserves the right to repossess any Goods in which the Seller retains legal and beneficial
title if full payment is not received in accordance with Clause 6. In the event of such repossession
the Buyer shall deliver the Goods in which legal and beneficial title has not passed to the Seller at
its own cost.
10.5 The Buyer's right to possession of the Goods in which the Seller retains legal and beneficial title
shall terminate if: (a) the Buyer commits a material breach of its obligations under these Terms and
Conditions; (b) the Buyer is or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy order or takes advantage of
any other statutory provision for the relief of insolvent debtors; (c) the Buyer enters into a voluntary
arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any other scheme or arrangement is made
with its creditors; or (d) the Buyer convenes any meeting of its creditors, enters into voluntary or
compulsory liquidation, has a receiver, manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed
in respect of its assets or undertakings or any part thereof, any documents are filed with the court
for the appointment of an administrator in respect of the Buyer, notice of intention to appoint an
administrator is given by the Buyer or any of its directors or by a qualifying floating charge holder
(as defined in para. 14 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986), a resolution is passed or petition
presented to any court for the winding up of the Buyer or for the granting of an administration order
in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible
insolvency of the Buyer.
11. Rights, Warranties and Liability
11.1 Subject to these Terms and Conditions and except where the Buyer is purchasing the Goods as
a consumer, all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law (save
for those implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are excluded to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
11.2 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damages of any nature, direct or indirect, including any
loss of profits or consequential damages suffered or incurred by the Buyer for whatever reason.
11.3 The exclusions of liability contained within this Clause 11 shall not exclude or limit the liability of
the Seller: (a) for death or personal injury caused by the Seller's negligence; (b) for any matter for
which it would be illegal for the Seller to exclude or limit its liability; and (c) for fraud or fraudulent
12. Communications
12.1 All notices under these Terms and Conditions shall be in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, the
party giving notice (or a duly authorised officer of that party).
12.2 Notices shall be deemed to have been duly given: (a) when delivered, if delivered by courier or
other messenger (including registered mail) during the normal business hours of the recipient; (b)
when sent, if transmitted by fax or email and a successful transmission report or return receipt is
generated; (c) on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary mail; or (d)
on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail.
12.3 All notices under these Terms and Conditions shall be addressed to the most recent address,
email address or fax number notified to the other party.
13. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing their obligations where such failure or
delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that party. Such causes include,
but are not limited to: power failure, Internet Service Provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire,
flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is
beyond the control of the party in question.
14. No Waiver
No waiver by the Seller of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Buyer shall be considered as
a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
15. Severance
In the event that one or more of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, that those provisions shall be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms and
Conditions (which shall remain valid and enforceable).
16. Law and Jurisdiction
16.1 These Terms and Conditions (including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising therefrom
or associated therewith) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
England and Wales.
16.2 Any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between the Seller and the Buyer relating to these
Terms and Conditions (including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising therefrom or
associated therewith) shall fall within the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


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Size is 40 inches X 60 inches. Frame is natural ash .
with protective clear coat.
There's nothing like them on the market.
The chalkboard surface is the highest quality porcelain on steel. The panel construction is composed entirely of non-porous materials to give the board extended outdoor life - free from excessive warping and moisture absorption that you would experience when exposing a standard chalkboard to the elements.
The frame is a beast! Made from dense, heavy hardwood to maintain firm structure, then coated with exterior latex paint or clear sealed for wood finishes.
Use with a regular chalk or markers sold by billyBoards