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April 22/04 2:54 am - Tour de Georgia: Stage 3 Story and Full Results
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Stage 3: Carrollton to Rome, 126.2 km
Lance Armstrong wowed the partisan crowd in Rome Georgia with a totally unexpected win against the sprinters in stage 3. Ivan Dominguez (Colavita-Bolla Wines) took his third consecutive second place, and moved into the leader's jersey, while Mark Walters moved into the Climbers Jersey.
The 125 kilometre stage was expected to be a fairly easy ride, because the important time trial is set for this afternoon. The peloton rolled into Rome, over near the Alabama border altogether, and finished off with three laps of a downtown circuit, which was much tougher than expected. The kicker was a short steep climb of 13% next to a Confederate era clock tower, which the riders had to struggle up 4 times. The first time, as they entered the circuit the climb counted as the KoM of the day, and Walters managed to take second behind Will Frischkorn (Colavita-Bolla Wines). This, combined with his first and second in yesterday's KoMs put him in the Climbers Jersey. "I'm not a pure climber, and certainly not in Armstrong's class, so I don't expect to be in it after tomorrow! Our plan was just to try and grab it while we can."
This was definitely not a finish that suited the sprinters (with the exception of Dominguez, who is turning out to be the revelation of the race). However, Armstrong was not expected to be at the front, so it was a complete surprise when he burst through in the final 200 metres. He started much later than the others contesting the win. His team mate George Hincapie attacked hard down the left, with Dominguez to his right and Ben Brooks (Jelly Belly-Aramark) across the other side of the road. Then, another Postal blue jersey appeared to the right of Dominguez, coming up fast. Hincapie looked over, and appeared to hesitate. Did he back off or run out of steam? We'll probably never know.
"No, there was no plan to win this stage" said Armstrong afterwards. We knew the circuit would be hard, but didn't come in with a plan to win. It (the circuit) was harder than anyone anticipated. Chris (Horner - Webcor) and Bobby (Julich - CSC) were at the front marking each other, and George brought me up. I found the right wheel and found myself coming around (the front)."
Armstrong did admit that his win, which moved him into fourth with the time bonus, had the benefit of allowing him to start behind major rivals Horner and Julich. "The biggest benefit is more rest. If you can move up 20 places, you gain an extra 30-40 minutes of rest before the stage. That's important, because this morning's stage was longer than we usually have in these circumstances. Usually it is 50 to 60 miles, and this was over 75 miles."
- Armstrong and some of his team mates were assessed a cash penalty for drafting their team vehicle after Armstrong's flat in yesterday's stage. Armstrong commented today to television crews "This is the first time in my life that I've seen that rule. If that is a UCI rule, it's the first time it has ever been enforced. You always come up through the cars. I guess this commissaire is a pioneer." The commissaire is B.C.'s Wayne Pomario...
Editor's Note: By the way, if you check the photos from yesterday (when I was on a moto), you will see that Armstrong and his team mates blatantly drafted their vehicle for at least a kilometre and a half.
1. Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor, 2:41.42
2. Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil
3. Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly
4. George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
5. Mori Massimiliano (Ita) Domina Vacanze
6. Bobby Julich (USA) CSC
7. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada
8. Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Jelly Belly
9. Chris Horner (USA) Webcor
10. Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor
11. Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net/Maxxis
12. Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance
13. Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada
14. David Clinger (USA) Domina Vacanze
15. Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC
16. Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Team Barloworld
17. John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
18. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance
19. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
20. Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
21. Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Saeco-Prodir-Saunier Duval
22. Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
23. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze
24. Nieko Biskner (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
25. Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
26. Imanol Ayestaran Odriozola (Esp) Webcor
27. Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil
28. Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance
29. William Frischkorn (USA) Colavita Olive Oil
30. Dominique Perras (Can) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
31. Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly
32. Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) CSC
33. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada
34. Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
35. Danny Pate (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
36. Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada
37. Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
38. Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
39. Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
40. Antonio Cruz (USA) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
41. Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
42. Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
43. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
44. Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
45. Damon Kluck (USA) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
46. Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee
47. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Prodir-Saunier Duval
48. Jimmi Madsen (Den) CSC
49. Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Team Barloworld
50. Cesar Grajales Calle (Col) Jittery Joe's Coffee
51. Cobo Acebo Juan Jose (Esp) Saeco-Prodir-Saunier Duval
52. Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) U-23 National Team
53. Adam Bergman (USA) Jelly Belly
54. Craig Lewis (USA) U-23 National Team
55. Brian Vandborg (Den) CSC
56. Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net/Maxxis
57. Ernesto Lechuga (MEX) Jelly Belly
58. Mario Scirea (Ita) Domina Vacanze
59. Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil
60. Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Barloworld
61. Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
62. Timothy Duggan (USA) U-23 National Team
63. Michael Creed (USA) U.S. Postal Service/Berry Floor
64. Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee
65. Thad Dulin (USA) Colavita Olive Oil
66. Daniel Bowman (USA) U-23 National Team
67. Justin England (USA) Webcor
68. James Mattis (USA) Webcor
69. Tim Johnson (USA) Saeco-Prodir-Saunier Duval
70. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
71. Jason Klikna (USA) Sierra Nevada, all s.t.
72. John Murphy (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 2:42.07
73. Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly
74. David George (RSA) Team Barloworld
75. Jason Bausch (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
76. Marc Hagenlocher (USA) Webcor
77. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil
78. Colby Pearce (USA) U-23 National Team
79. Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil
80. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
81. Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) CSC
82. Benjamin Haldeman (USA) Webcor
83. Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil
84. Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
85. James Schneider (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee
86. Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld
87. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Domina Vacanze, all s.t.
88. Jacky Durand (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago, 2:42.22
89. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze
90. Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Insurance
91. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
92. Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance
93. Erik Saunders (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports
94. Stuart Gillespie (USA) U-23 National Team, all s.t.
95. Blake Caldwell (USA) U-23 National Team, 2:42.34
96. Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, 2:42.42
97. Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada, s.t.
98. Sterling Magnell (USA) Sierra Nevada, 2:42.49
99. Paul Ellis (USA) Jelly Belly, s.t.
100. Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly, 2:43.22
101. Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Saeco-Prodir-Saunier Duval, 2:44.50
102. Enrico Degano (Ita) Team Barloworld
103. Ben Stafford (USA) Webcor
104. Jakob Piil (Den) CSC
105. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze
106. Jason Mccartney (USA) Health Net/Maxxis
107. James Lewis Perry (RSA) Team Barloworld, all s.t.
108. Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 2:45.41
109. Jesse Lawler (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 2:46.05
110. Christopher Pic (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, s.t.
111. Ian Macgregor (USA) U-23 National Team, 2:47.34
112. Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, s.t.
DNF Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada
1. Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines, 10:41:09
2. Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net/Maxxis, at 0:01
3. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze, 0:06
4. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service/Berry Floor, 0:10
5. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC, 0:12
6. Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly, 0:14
7. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service/Berry Floor, 0:16
8. Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
9. Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor
12. Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Jelly Belly
15. Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
16. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling
17. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
18. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Saunier Duval
19. Chris Horner (USA) Webcor
20. Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling
22. Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Saeco-Saunier Duval
25. Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC
27. Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
28. Cesar Grajales Calle (Col) Jittery Joe's Coffee
30. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
32. Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
33. William Frischkorn (USA) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines
35. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada Cycling
36. Damon Kluck (USA) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
39. Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
40. Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines
41. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze
42. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Saeco-Saunier Duval
43. Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
46. Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee
48. Daniel Rincon (Col) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
50. Tim Johnson (USA) Saeco-Saunier Duval
52. Michael Creed (USA) US Postal Service/Berry Floor
53. Timothy Duggan (USA) U-23. National Team
54. Jason Klikna (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling
57. Thad Dulin (USA) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines
58. Mario Scirea (Ita) Domina Vacanze, all s.t.
59. Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly, 0:41
60. Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) Team CSC
61. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines
63. Colby Pearce (USA) U-23. National Team
65. Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines
67. Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines, 0:45
68. Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee
70. Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net/Maxxis, all s.t.
71. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze, 0:56
73. Stuart Gillespie (USA) U-23. National Team, both s.t.
74. Justin England (USA) Webcor, 0:58
75. Daniel Bowman (USA) U-23. National Team, 1:02
76. Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) U-23. National Team, s.t.
77. Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil/Bolla Wines, 1:10
78. Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, 1:21
79. Jacky Durand (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, 1:25
80. Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance, s.t.
81. James Schneider (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 1:27
82. Craig Lewis (USA) U-23. National Team, 1:31
83. Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada Cycling, 1:41
84. Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance, s.t.
85. Marc Hagenlocher (USA) Webcor, 1:44
86. Benjamin Haldeman (USA) Webcor, 1:46
88. Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld, both s.t.
89. Paul Ellis (USA) Jelly Belly, 1:52
90. Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling, 2:02
91. Blake Caldwell (USA) U-23. National Team, 2:13
92. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, 2:24
93. Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly, 2:25
94. John Murphy (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 2:41
95. Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Insurance, s.t.
96. Jason Bausch (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, 2:49
97. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, 3:04
98. Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, 3:16
99. Enrico Degano (Ita) Team Barloworld, 3:24
100. Sterling Magnell (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling, 3:48
101. Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Saeco-Saunier Duval, 4:20
102. Ben Stafford (USA) Webcor, 4:29
103. Christopher Pic (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 4:39
104. Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, 5:02
105. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze, 5:32
106. James Lewis Perry (RSA) Team Barloworld, s.t.
107. Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto/Lombardi Sports, 6:08
108. Jesse Lawler (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 6:13
109. Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC, s.t.
110. Jason McCartney (USA) Health Net/Maxxis, 8:48
111. Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee, 10:30
112. Ian MacGregor (USA) U-23. National Team, 15:24


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Man Machine Poem – in typical fashion The Tragically Hip have a knack for saying it better than any critic or reviewer could. As a writer, it is a challenge to write about Gord Downie at a time when so many others are inking his praises. The trick is to have something a little different to add, something to share about the man who has spent his career becoming synonymous with home. Canadians, coast to coast, have adopted The Hip (and the band's laureate front man) as a symbol of this country on par with hockey and the maple leaf. Nothing makes the band's cultural impact more clear than our country's reaction to Gord's illness and final performance in Kingston, Ontario on August 20th 2016.
Admittedly, I have not followed the band's career, but still I have always appreciated many songs from the Hip's catalogue over the years. So I decided to watch the CBC's broadcast of their final show in Kingston last night and finally witnessed what the hype has been about. I have attended many concerts in my lifetime and have learned that the best ones are engaging, stories are told (either directly or indirectly through song), and the audience feels included – Kumbaya. The Tragically Hip and especially Gord Downie, excel at delivering an engaging show, Gord is a story teller and he definitely connects with his audience – and this is why the band has always had a huge following for their live performances.
Now that I have watched the band perform live, albeit from my couch, I can attest (like the legions of Hip fans across this nation) to the fact that this more than "tends to" manifest in his performance – it truly defines it.
The final show, simulcast in all provinces, linked fans in all of our great cities and small towns for one night – a bold declaration of unified vivacity. Despite the permeating tone in much of the tour's media coverage that has reeked of a premature eulogy – Gord gave of himself to remind everyone to enjoy life despite the inevitable end we ALL face.
As always, the words of Gord Downie perfectly fit the situation and there is nothing else we can really say at the end of this final tour to the man who has given us so much to think about during his impressive career – but for the humblest of thanks.


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Q: Javascript animation move diagonally and reverse I'm having trouble trying to make an animation with JavaScript and the HTML5 canvas element.
I need to have an animation that starts in the bottom right corner of my canvas, which moves up diagonally to the top right hand corner and then reverses back the other direction to create a back and forth movement.
I can get my animation to move diagonally, but then I can't get it to change the direction.
I'm also having trouble getting the animation to start from the bottom no matter what I do.
The code below currently moves my animation top to bottom diagonally.
var context;
var x = 0;
var y = 0;
var stepx = 1.55;
var stepy = 1.55;

function setupAnimCanvas() {
    var canvas = document.getElementById('assignmenttwoCanvas');
    if (canvas.getContext) {
        ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
        setInterval('draw();', 20);
        img = new Image();
        img.src = '../images/dragon.png';
        //animation();
    }
}

startPos = (500, 500);
endPos = (0, 0);

function draw() {
    ctx.clearRect(0,0, 500,500);
    drawBackground();
    ctx.drawImage(img, y, x);
    x += 3;
    if(x < endPos){
        x -= stepx;
        y += stepy;
    }
    else if (y > endPos) {
        x += stepx;
        y -= stepy;
    }
    else {
        endPos = startPos;startPos = y;
    }
        moveit();
        setTimeout('mover()',25);
}

A: You can use a delta value for x and y. When the x or y position is at start or end you just reverse the delta by setting delta = -delta;
var dx = -3, dy = -3;

Then simply check for any criteria that would reverse the direction:
if (x < endPos[0] || x > startPos[0] || y < endPos[1] || y > startPos[1] ) {
    dx = -dx;
    dy = -dy;
}

See demo here:
http://jsfiddle.net/AbdiasSoftware/5dSSZ/
The essence of this (see comments and original source lines at fiddler-link)
var startPos = [500, 500];
var endPos = [0, 0];
var dx = -3, dy = -3;
var x = startPos[0], y = startPos[1];

function draw() {
    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, 500, 500);
    ctx.fillRect(x, y, 20, 20); //for demo as no image
    x += dx;
    y += dy;

    if (x < endPos[0] || x > startPos[0] ||
        y < endPos[1] || y > startPos[1] ) {
        dx = -dx;
        dy = -dy;
    }
    setTimeout(draw, 16); //requestAnimationFrame is a better choice
}

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One word I've noticed myself overusing recently is "while."
The way I use it in my head it means, "during the time that; at the same time as," but ironically, it also means "a period of time" (implying taking longer than a few seconds) and "to pass time in a leisurely manner." The way I use it is not leisurely.
I've been a multi-tasker for a real long time now, but recently I've been evaluating my impulses to do more than one thing at a time.
Even over the weekend (supposed to be relaxed! Weekend!), I did the ol', "I'll unload the dishwasher while my eggs cook in the frying pan," of course not paying enough attention to the eggs, resulting in overcooked eggs, which made my grumpy.
These examples of "multi-tasking" (although I've heard there's no such thing, just switching quickly back and forth between thoughts/tasks) are probably not helping me out in the long run, really. On the one hand, practical! Cook dinner while showering. On the other hand, stress-inducing! Counter-productive to good lifestyle choices like making myself delicious dinner from scratch.
But brushing my teeth while walking around my room in the half-dark? Just dumb. Texting while driving? We KNOW that one's dumb. The risk? Not worth it.
In almost all cases, my urge to multitask comes from my desire to get more done in a short amount of time. A desire for efficiency, lack of waste (of time). So if I'm skimping on the task and doing it poorly (or needing to do it again, like after burning dinner or only brushing one side of my teeth), I'm not saving any time at all. Realizing this, I thought back to one of the biggest take-aways I had from Happier at Home when I read it years ago now (follow-up to The Happiness Project, which I also really appreciated).
One goal in the book that really stuck with me was, "Read the manual" - take the time that you need to prepare for a task, and it will go more smoothly, be less frustrating, and probably take less time (at least in the long run, if not also in the short run).
Yep, I totally know those feelings. When I think about it, it seems totally silly to rush through something rather than taking the steps I know I need to take.
That doesn't mean I always do it, though.
So, I'm making a goal for myself for the next while. I don't know that doing something "while" I do something else is always a bad thing, but I want to give myself a warning when I notice it cross my thoughts. I want to think through the steps that I know are required, and remind myself that if I do them, the task will be easier and more successful.
I imagine you know what I mean! I love thinking of "Read the manual" as a reminder to prepare - it might help you, too!
Haha, I do actually usually read the instructions and look for the easy way to open packaging. But I'm not always doing that in the metaphorical sense. A practical tip from me would be to look for ovenbake recipes. Then there's a bit of hands-free time built right in and you can take a shower without worrying.
This is a great reminder to be more thoughtful in the little tasks that fill the day. I personally love multitasking while brushing my teeth (my husband thinks it's bizarre but I'll never give it up!), but I'm also guilty of trying to rush into a project but getting frustrated when I don't have everything I need. I'll try to remember to "read the manual" next time.
Preparing for the task is something I've never been good at but I am trying to apply it with photography and cooking... hopefully I will improve on that concept.
Great comment, Susan. I loved what you said. I think it's great to enjoy the now (wherever you are and whoever your with) and not worry about what is next.
Great article! Have you read the book Getting Things Done? In the book, David Allen stresses the importance of breaking down your tasks into mini action items, which ties in well with preparing for a task.
There's certain things I love to multi-task (listening to educational podcasts while running), but others I love to do one at a time so I can be thoughtful in my approach. I love to cook, so every night I will only focus on cooking dinner and nothing else.... For me, cooking is therapeutic, so multi-tasking while cooking is out of the question!
I'm definitely a multi-tasker...and I think it ends up costing me more time in the long run! I'm definitely going to be more aware of my "whiles" too!
Absolutely. A good reminder! I need to work on that!
Good point!! I'll have to do that once the weather cools down and I can use the oven!


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Olga Nazarova is a Russian 400 metre runner.

Olga Nazarova may also refer to:

Olga Nazarova (biathlete) (born 1977), Russian-born Belarusian biathlete
Olga Nazarova (hurdler) (born 1962), Russian hurdler

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Tina Keane (born 1940) is a British artist who has worked with film, video, digital media, and performance, and been a forerunner of multimedia art in the UK. Reflecting a feminist perspective, her works have often explored gender roles, sexuality, and political concerns. She has stated that her work is primarily about "identity and play".

Biography
Keane studied at the Hammersmith College of Art and at the Sir John Cass School of Art (1967–70) and received an MA in Independent Film and Video from the London College of Printing (1995–96). She was a founder member of the non-profit women's film distribution organization Circles - Women in Distribution. Keane also curated and programmed exhibitions and screenings including The New Pluralism exhibition at the Tate Gallery, with Michael O'Pray, in 1985.

Keane has been an important influence on successive generations of artists in the UK as a teacher at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, where she was Lecturer in Film & Video since 1982 and Research Fellow from 2003 to 2012. According to Malcolm Le Grice, "During the 1970s and '80s, the teaching of women artists – including Tina Keane, Anna Thew, Anne Tallentire, Joanna Greenhill and Pam Skelton –was one of Saint Martins' major contributions to art education. Their influence helped create a lasting shift in the gender profile in British art, and Saint Martins in general maintained a committed concern for gender, ethnicity and sexual politics throughout the Thatcher years." Notable students who were mentored by Keane include Sandra Lahire, Sarah Turner and Isaac Julien.

Her 1978 multimedia work, She, presented at the Hayward Gallery, London, in 1978 was an early example of performance that incorporated live video and slide projections. Transparencies of neon signs, poetry and images of shop windows featuring mannequins were projected on a wall before which Keane performed, while video of the performance played on monitors surmounted with neon texts. Keane has said that the work brought into play "the actual and the recorded, the shop dummy, and the person, the illusion and the reality"

Transposition, first presented at the Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, in 1992, used the body as a screen with video projected onto the naked backs of men as they glide sideways standing on a travelator. Keane subsequently re-edited the piece into a double screen video installation for the inaugural Tanks programme at Tate Modern, London, in 2012.

In 2015, Keane was one of the recipients of the 21st annual Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists, the largest individual awards made to visual artists and composers in the UK. Her pioneering, poetic film, 'Faded Wallpaper', was acquired by Tate in 2018.

References

1940 births
Living people
20th-century British women artists
21st-century British women artists
Feminist artists
Alumni of the London College of Communication
British art teachers


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Fire crews battle an early morning blaze at the Iconic Village Apartments in San Marcos. According to authorities, six people were injured and an estimated 200 people were affected by the fire. Photo courtesy of the city of San Marcos.
San Marcos apartment fire declared to be an 'intentional incendiary act'
By Exsar Arguello on	 December 5, 2018 Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, San Marcos
An "intentional incendiary act" is what authorities at a Nov. 30 press conference say was the cause of the deadly July 20 Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos, which killed five people and displaced more than 200.
The San Marcos Fire Department and the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which was leading the investigation, are now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect.
"The message to parents is this: when you send your kids off to college, find out where your kids are going to live at. Make sure there are sprinkler systems in place. Make sure that the smoke alarms are working before you leave your kids where they are going to live at. Have an active role in selecting a place they are going to live at."
–Les Stephens, San Marcos Fire Chief
ATF Special Agent Fred Milanowski said the investigation, which involved multiple agencies including an ATF special unit team which worked on the Austin Bombing investigation, is still on-going. Investigators are asking the public for any tips regarding the fire.
"ATF is classifying this fire as incendiary," Milanowski said. "That means it was intentionally set. That means this is a criminal investigation now."
The samples from the scene were sent to the ATF national laboratory where extensive testing has occurred to trace the source of the fire.
Investigators said the fire violated both state and federal laws; however, authorities were unable to answer how the suspect will be charged until more information is present.
Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said his office is not yet involved with the investigation until a suspect is found. Mau said he has worked on incendiary cases in the past, but not of this magnitude.
Investigators, however, did not release additional information at this time. That includes information on how and where the fire was set.
Milanowski said he can "definitively" state that no arrest has been made at the time.
"Right now it's just not appropriate to talk about evidence in a criminal investigation," Milanowski said. "
The Iconic Village Fire, which impacted the Texas State and San Marcos communities, sparked community-wide concern about fire safety standards at the apartment complex.
Investigators at the press conference said fire alarms did sound, triggering an alert to the fire department. However, reports at the time of the fire alleged Iconic Village did not have a sprinkler system, despite the complex being fire-code compliant, sparking community outcry for updated regulations.
Les Stephens, San Marcos fire chief, said the fire department met with families of the victims prior to the Nov. 30 press conference about the advances made in the case. Authorities did not release additional information about those discussions.
"The message to parents is this: when you send your kids off to college, find out where your kids are going to live at," Stephens said. "Make sure there are sprinkler systems in place. Make sure that the smoke alarms are working before you leave your kids where they are going to live at. Have an active role in selecting a place they are going to live at."
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Liberal Border Reps Splitting on Immigration Reform
Texas Rep. Filemon Vela's sudden resignation from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus signals serious tensions within the immigration reform movement.
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In a sign of the immigration reform movement's ambivalence over the $40 billion border security compromise that eased the way for passage of the comprehensive reform legislation in the Senate, freshman Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) has resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in protest of its support for the bill. The congressman announced his decision in a short email he sent over the weekend that read, "I hereby resign."
Before Vela's resignation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was comprised of 26 House members and one senator, Gang of Eight member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), all Democrats. Six of them, including Vela, represent southern border districts, the source of much of the most vocal criticism of the Senate compromise. The CHC's chairman, Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas), last week hailed the passage of the Senate bill in a joint statement by members of the CHC as "truly a historic day for all Americans" that "showed us that it is possible for Democrats and Republicans to come together to solve one of our nation's most pressing issues."
Vela did not contribute to that statement. Instead, he signed on to a separate one two days earlier with border Reps. Henry Cuellar and Beto O'Rourke, both Texas Democrats. (Cuellar, but not O'Rourke, is a member of the CHC.) These congressmen slammed the Senate's border security compromise, saying, "We will oppose any attempt to condition a pathway to citizenship on the construction of additional fencing along the US-Mexico border."
Vela's move could portend a greater split in the CHC and the Latino community, as the immigration debate shifts to the House. It's "far more than a statement of protest," says Frank Sharry, executive director of the immigration reform group America's Voice. "It's a real challenge to the other members of the Hispanic Caucus." America's Voice supports the Senate bill because it offers undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship, among a number of other significant reforms, but Sharry calls its border security measures "horrible."
Vela's challenge was hailed by the Border Network for Human Rights, one of a few immigration reform groups that rejected the Senate bill outright. "We are very glad that he is championing in the House this fight against militarization," says Fernando Garcia, the group's executive director, who was arrested last month protesting the bill outside the Dallas County Democratic Party headquarters. "I have the hope that other members of Congress would follow the example of Filemon." In a statement, the group adds, "Lawmakers from both parties have been all too willing to sacrifice the rights and lives of people on the border in their rush to pass immigration reform."
"We're not hearing enough from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus," says Arturo Carmona, executive director of Presente.org, which also opposes the Senate bill because of the border security provisions. "We're working with them. We want to see more leadership from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and we want to see a vocal, robust voice out there. We have great hopes that they will be representing a lot of key priorities that Latinos have on the issue of immigration."
Garcia says he hopes to see more House members follow Vela's lead.
And Sharry hopes that some of the harsher border security measures will be tempered in a way Republicans can support—for example, assigning some of the 20,000 new border patrol agents to support staff rather than law enforcement positions. "The more that the border communities speak up, the more likely there are to be changes," he says. "I don't know if [Vela's resignation] is a game-changer, but it's a pretty dramatic move."
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act placed a $10,000 cap on individuals' deductions of state and local taxes (SALT) for federal income tax purposes. Since the law was passed, several high-tax states have explored workarounds to help ease the burden of the new limitation. One such response is Connecticut's new pass-through entity tax.
Essentially, the Connecticut pass-through entity tax shifts the income tax liability from an entity's owners (partners or members) to the entity itself. Ordinarily, a pass-through entity does not pay tax on its income — instead, the owners are taxed on their allocable share of that income. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, however, pass-through entities are subject to an entity-level Connecticut state tax on their share of Connecticut source income, at a rate of 6.99% (the top marginal individual rate). The tax is deductible by the entity, thereby helping to offset the effect of the$10,000 limit on individuals' SALT deductions by reducing their share of overall allocable income.
To ensure that the entity's income isn't taxed twice, Connecticut law provides owners with a tax credit to offset the tax on their share of the entity's after pass-through entity tax income. The credit is equal to 93.01% of an owner's direct and indirect share of a pass-through entity's Connecticut tax liability (provided the pass-through entity has paid the tax before the owner claims the credit). If the credit exceeds an individual owner's tax liability, the owner is entitled to a refund. Corporate owners can carry forward excess credits for use in later tax years.
There are two methods of calculating the pass-through entity tax. The first, or default, method is to apply the tax to a standard tax base. The second is for pass-through entities to elect to use an alternative tax base.
Though there are many intricacies behind computing pass-through entity tax, the important thing to note is that affected entities — non-publicly traded partnerships, S corporations, and LLCs taxed as partnerships — will want to determine which base will provide the greatest tax advantage.
Connecticut's pass-through entity tax is a unique approach to help owners impacted by the new deduction cap to receive a tax benefit from their share of Connecticut state tax. Some states have set up charitable organizations to which individuals can contribute and from which they can receive a credit against their state or local income or property taxes. In August, the IRS released proposed regulations which seek to disallow deductions for charitable contributions made to many of these organizations to the extent in which a taxpayer receives a benefit for that contribution. At this time, it is uncertain whether or not the IRS will react to challenge the deductibility of the Connecticut pass-through entity tax.
If you own an interest in a pass-through entity that generates Connecticut source income, you can start preparing now by consulting with your Untracht Early tax advisor to evaluate the impact of the pass-through entity tax and to determine which tax base may be most beneficial for you.


Only two days remain until the start of Croatia's national advertising festival Days of Communication in Rovinj, and it's high time for those who were procrastinating until the last minute to register to do so.
The last preparations for the reception of participants and delegates in the beautiful ambience of the Hotel Lone are under way. We believe the number of visitors will once again be record breaking, especially if you take into account the stellar program that the organizers have prepared for the professional public of Croatia, the region and beyond.
In the last in a series of interviews on the eve of this year's festival, we talked with the person who is most responsible for the impressive program that will be offered this year, Dunja Ivana Ballon, Program Director of Days of Communication and CEO of HURA.
Media Marketing: Days of Communication push the limits of innovation further every year. What are the novelties this year?
Media Marketing: What answers will be given by this year's festival? What were the main questions you focused on in preparation of the program?
If we can't learn something from them, I don't know whom we could learn from.
Media Marketing: Next to the names of some of the speakers at the festival people can see your recommendation. What was it about the recommended speakers that won you over? What can we expect?
Dunja Ivana Ballon: I remember when I had just started working and heard for the first time about the powerful Sir Martin Sorrell. It is utterly surreal that I will get to meet him in a few days, and I am sure that everyone in our industry shares that opinion. I'm still starstruck when it comes to him, and his coming to Days of Communication is the greatest compliment we could ever get.
Of all the lecturers this year, I think the most fun will be Oobah Butler. The prankster and journalist known for his mischievous and eccentric projects has fooled and entertained the whole world, including me. If you haven't already, please check out :) – The Shed, Paris Fashion Week or my favorite Fake Oobah.
Media Marketing: Professional contests are an important part of the festival. What can we expect this time? Will we be swept away by the quality of works, and perhaps surprised by the selection of winners?
Dunja Ivana Ballon: The annual culmination of local creativity is happening at Days of Communication. Awards of all kinds, from gold to platinum, have already been made, scenarios are being typed, production is at the start, we are just waiting for the telops with the winning names.
Last year we have worked hard on the long-term strategy of developing our competitions and this year we will see the first results. They are already visible on IdejaX, where the number of entries grew by no less than 50%, as befits the biggest domestic creativity competition.
Media Marketing: Days of Communication stand apart from others with its originality. Where does the inspiration come from?


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Diversity Home > About Us > Historical Framework
In June 2006, the University's Core Committee for the Support of Women and Minorities (presently the Committee for the Support of Diversity and Equity) prepared a position description and created a set of qualifications for a Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Opportunity with the following vision:
Faculty, staff, administration, employees and students at The University of Texas at Dallas should believe that the University seeks to harbor them and provide an environment that openly welcomes contributions from all its members.
The committee's proposal to create a position for a chief university officer for diversity and equity, and a fully functioning department, was submitted to President David E. Daniel for cabinet consideration in April 2007. The position would report directly to the President and would be charged with all matters related to the creation of a diverse community of scholars, students, staff and advisors to foster inclusiveness and opportunity. Subsequent deliberation expanded the purview of the proposed office to include direct responsibility for community engagement. In June 2007, the University announced the appointment of Dr. Magaly Spector as UT Dallas' first Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement.
The Office of Diversity and Community Engagement (ODCE) would provide leadership for diversity initiatives throughout the University; develop institutional policies and procedures that improve and strengthen the University's efforts to promote diversity; nurture a culture of respect, inclusion and support; and represent the University before external and internal constituencies on issues regarding diversity, gender and equal opportunity. The ODCE would seek to articulate the University's vision by leading efforts to enhance and maintain diversity and opportunity at UT Dallas. The ODCE would engage the public, students, faculty and community leaders in issues relating to access, inclusion and multiculturalism.
The ODCE would be charged with implementing strategies and activities that support UT Dallas' overall mission and vision to enhance diversity; increase retention, promotion and graduation of underrepresented minorities and women; improve the climate of the internal community; and integrate diversity into the academic curriculum.


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Q: AMANDA backup fails with: data read: recv error: shm_ring is cancelled I have an AMANDA backup process running nightly. About a month ago, we pulled  the config into AMANDA 1:3.5.1-build2 (ubuntu package) running on Ubuntu 18.04 (new hardware as well). In the past week the backup has failed twice with:

data read: recv error: shm_ring is cancelled

Only finding one google hit on this. Anyone know what might be causing it? Not much turns up in syslog and not sure if the Sense Key error is cause, or effect.
AMANDA email
Date    : September 23, 2019 (8:31 AM)
    ...
    FAILED DUMP DETAILS:
      /-- kapernick /mnt/cache/daily.0/node1.test lev 0 FAILED [data read: recv error: shm_ring is cancelled]
      sendbackup: start [kapernick:/mnt/cache/daily.0/node1.test level 0]
      sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/tar
      sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/bin/tar -xpGf - ...
      sendbackup: info end
      | /bin/tar: ./var/lib/lxd/unix.socket: socket ignored
      \--------
    ...

Syslog
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.736887] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.736891] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.737961] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.737963] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.740652] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:05 kapernick kernel: [329302.740655] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:08 kapernick kernel: [329305.741326] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:08 kapernick kernel: [329305.741330] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:11 kapernick kernel: [329308.741954] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:11 kapernick kernel: [329308.741958] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:14 kapernick kernel: [329311.742487] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:14 kapernick kernel: [329311.742491] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress
Sep 23 08:31:17 kapernick kernel: [329314.743108] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Sense Key : Not Ready [current]
Sep 23 08:31:17 kapernick kernel: [329314.743111] st 11:0:1:0: [st1] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, operation in progress

A: Which storage device are you using?
I think connectivity is causing the problem. Can you check the port availability using the following commands?
# sudo -u amandabackup amadmin <Backup set> config --print-source &> full_config_details
# grep -i port full_config_details


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Central Europe and the Refugee Question: Cooperation or Confrontation?
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Q: Ordering a list of NSStrings in NSMutableArray? Is it possible to order an NSMutableArray where it's values are NSStrings? I'm looking to order alphabetically. Thanks

A: This should work:
NSMutableArray* stringsArray;
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Charity benefits from March on Stress Christmas wishes
Added on the 11th December 2012
Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, March on Stress has donated money to www.adamshoofinghut.com, a charity set up in memory of a young Royal Marine who lost his life in Afghanistan in 2010. The charity's aim is to buy a beach hut on the South Coast to be enjoyed by Royal Marines and their families in need of a quiet place to relax and reflect.
Professor Neil Greenberg, March on Stress founder and director, said; "We wanted to send all of the people we work with our very best festive wishes and do something 'in the spirit of Christmas' at the same time. Therefore, we made a donation to Adam's Hoofing Hut and then wrote to all of our clients and contacts to let them know and, at the same time, wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from March on Stress.
"We have two ex-Marines on our team and work with many more - particularly in the security industry - and so we felt this was an appropriate charity for our donation this year. And who knows - maybe the fact that we have told a few more people about Adam's Hoofing Hut means that a few more donations will be made."
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How to energise your drinks brand
How do Red Bull and Monster use their reputations to energise their IP portfolios? We share the lessons that can help businesses in the drinks sector thrive.
We all know the value of a product name as a key intellectual property (IP) asset, but do you know how many other aspects of your brand could give rise to IP rights? Chartered Trade Mark Attorney Sarah Neil looks at the plethora of attempts by energy drinks giants to protect their valuable brands.
There are a wealth of distinctive features which consumers will learn to associate with your brand that you might want to protect in addition to your brand name. Energy drinks brands are particularly innovative when it comes to rigorously protecting and enforcing their brand. Looking at two of the biggest players in the market, Red Bull and Monster Energy, here's what we can learn from their IP strategies.
Colours and get up should not be overlooked
Colours can be iconic when used in the right way. The blue and silver cans of Red Bull and the black and green get up of Monster make it easy for consumers to instantly identify their preferred energy drink from the rest of the crowd. An asset like that is worth protecting.
However, protecting and enforcing a combination of colours isn't as easy as you might hope.
Red Bull had some success in protecting the combination of blue and silver as a trade mark for energy drinks for quite some time. The mark existed on the EU Trade Mark Register for fourteen years before it was challenged in 2013, and ultimately declared invalid in 2019.
The problem for Red Bull was that the description of the mark which it included in its registration was too vague and could be interpreted as seeking protection for a number of different ways of combining the colours blue and silver, not just the specific combination of blue and silver that Red Bull is known to apply to its drinks cans.
Despite the ultimate removal of the mark from the register, Red Bull still enjoyed the benefits of registered protection for over a decade as they built their brand and reputation as leader in the sector.
Although they no longer have registered trade mark protection, the reputation they generated during that decade will have assisted any claims they might want to bring in relation to unregistered rights in the colour combination in the future.
Energy drinks rival Monster enjoyed more success relating to IP rights in get-up. Monster was able to successfully show that Integrated Supply Networks' (ISN) application of the colours green and black, together with words similar to "Monster", to a range of tools was infringement of its IP rights.
This decision is remarkable bearing in mind ISN was producing tools and Monster's rights relate to energy drinks, but Monster was able to rely on its reputation in the sporting arena, where its mark was promoted next to tool brands, to establish that consumers would be confused by ISN's use of its signs.
Reputation is your friend….
The strength of a brand's reputation should not be underestimated and in some cases can be crucial to success in preventing third parties trying to take advantage of your brand.
Earlier this year, a decision from the UK High Court declared that the sale of energy drinks bearing the get-up (left) infringed rights owned by Red Bull.
Even a brief glimpse at this can brings the Red Bull brand to mind: the colours, the style and the imagery are all suggestive of the well-known can. But suggestion is not the same as confusion in trade mark law and it was equally clear to the court that consumers would immediately know it was not a Red Bull can.
The strength of Red Bull's reputation was able to tip the balance and through well presented evidence and arguments of reputation Red Bull led the Court to find infringement, despite the fact the Court did not consider consumers would be confused into believing the goods originated from Red Bull.
Businesses operating in the food and drink sector will be all too familiar with the frustration of copycat or lookalike products. Red Bull's combination of registrations for non-traditional marks, the strength of its reputation and well-presented evidence was a recipe for success in this case that other brand owners can learn from.
…but it can also be your enemy.
Whilst a strong reputation can benefit rights holders in some disputes, sometimes your reputation can work against you.
Monster found itself a victim of its own success during proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia. A wheel manufacturer had applied for several trade marks in Australia containing the word "Monster" and covering a variety of goods. Monster tried to argue its reputation was so strong that any use of the word "Monster" in relation to any product would cause consumers to believe the goods were associated with or endorsed by Monster.
The Federal Court of Australia disagreed finding that the mark is so famous, consumers know how it is applied by Monster to its goods and will easily identify marks which have been applied in a different manner as originating elsewhere.
You can't monopolise a letter…
…or any other generic words or concepts for that matter. You may have seen reference in the media to Monster's efforts over the last five years to prevent the NBA adopting a new logo (left).
In 2019, the UK IPO put an end to the dispute in the UK when it refused Monster's opposition, explaining that the similarity in the concept of a three pronged, claw-shaped logo was insufficient to make the marks confusingly similar.
What Monster can protect, is the particular stylisation of a letter M which it has adopted (right).
What it cannot protect is the letter M itself, or the concept of claw marks howsoever executed.
The same principle applies to all generic or descriptive words and all single letters and numbers. It is in the public interest that these signs are freely available for anyone to use. If your branding incorporates these kinds of elements, you should only expect to be able to prevent third parties adopting a similar stylisation.
Targeted enforcement is important
Monster's track record for losing IP disputes extends beyond disputes relating to the letter M. Monster is known for its aggressive enforcement of IP rights, but that enforcement is often not focused on third parties of genuine commercial concern.
Monster has tried to enforce its rights against third parties from paint manufacturers, to the NBA to tyre manufactures, targeting any and all use of 'Monster' or 'M' seemingly regardless of how commercially relevant and troublesome the third party activity might be.
A recent high profile example is Monster's opposition against a UK trade mark application for a logo mark containing the words THIRSTY BEASTS. Thirsty Beasts is a healthy drinks company targeting children. Its application to protect its logo in the UK was opposed by Monster based on its rights in the slogan "unleash the beast".
Monster lost the opposition, the marks were simply not similar enough and Monster's reputation didn't help it here. However, despite the legal loss, the case might be a commercial victory for Monster as Thirsty Beasts is a start-up company left without capital to launch its goods following the fees incurred in defending its opposition. Whether the negative PR Monster is generating for itself as a trade mark bully ends up harming its brand in the long term, remains to be seen.
It's not all doom and gloom for Monster, who only last month successfully objected to an application for MONSTER MUNCH before the UK IPO. You might find that a surprising victory as Monster Munch is such an iconic brand, but unfortunately for Monster Munch, this particular case related to "dairy based beverages" which is a field where it has no reputation whatsoever.
The case against Monster Munch had some obvious commercial logic: the application threatened to encroach into Monster's field of business, namely, beverages. This is in contrast to many of Monster's other claims which seemed doomed to failure from the outset because there was little commercial overlap between the parties. Routine attacks on third party marks with only the vaguest similarity to your own mark, or that are being used in entirely irrelevant business areas, are simply a drain on resources which could be better spent elsewhere.
The key message
IP is a valuable asset, but it is essential that IP is protected and enforced in line with a well-reasoned commercial strategy which focuses on those threats which could cause genuine confusion amongst consumers or real harm to your business.
Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys are best placed to advise you on protection and enforcement of your rights in a financially efficient and commercially valuable way.
Sarah Neil is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney at AA Thornton
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We Found Out The Gender!
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Is nobody expecting in September 2007 yet?
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You'll have to apply the IPS patch to the ROM image and then load the patched ROM into your MegaFlashROM SCC+ SD. Then you can play it on your real Arabic MSX.
But I don't have such experience.
Can you give me the steps how to patch the IPS file. and which program I have to use?
I've heard people talk about LunarIPS for Windows. I don't have experience with it, though.
I've been using ips.pl, a simple perl script that does the job. But I assume you are using Windows, and while installing perl is possible, I think this is not the easiest solution... so I searched what is available in Arch. There's Floating IPS (or, aptly named flips) that should work in Windows (and OS X or Linux), too - with a simple GUI and a command line mode. This is what you probably want. Also there is uips, another command-line only utility.
I tried all of these three and all give identical results. I did this, because I've run into faulty IPS patchers before; I think it was JIPS, that screwed up files - don't use that. But I've heard Lunar IPS is one of the good ones, and in wide use.
But it was so bad graphics and bugs with Daewoo DPC-200 (Arabic edition).
Can you dump the ROMs of that Arabic DPC-200 and make some photographs of the mainboard, and run MSXMEM2.BAS?
Also, did you get this problem also without that patch?
Before patching ,The game was not working at all , it always give me a white screen same as I got with AX-170.
if you mean " was there any graphic bug with this Daewoo before ) , the answer is NO .
You can see the details of this machine in this link .
as a user I noticed that this machine didn't has the same quality of the Japanese MSX.
Also I'm sorry I dont know the steps of dumping.
Heh. I remember as a kid with an AX-170, I REALLY wanted to play Nemesis3, and I went to a shop and argued with them for hours that since the box says MSX1, it should be able to run on the AX-170. They got tired of me, took the cartridge out of the box, put it in an actual AX-170 to prove to me it really didn't work. I can't believe the mystery is solved almost 30 years later!
So now(After 30 years) you can enjoy playing it with AX-170.
For step a and b, most important are: MSXMEM.BAS, IDENT.BAS, others we can do later.
Sorry Manuel , I'd like to do dumping but I still need more help.
but still not know what to do after that ?


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Early Origins of the Brait family
The surname Brait was first found in Edinburghshire, a former county, now part of the Midlothian council area where they held a family seat from very ancient times and can trace their origins to the extensive lands and estates of the same name south of the city of Edinburgh.
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Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Henry Braid; and William Brade (1560-1630) an English composer, violinist, and viola player. He moved to northern Germany where he worked for the Brandenburg court, and for King Christian IV in Copenhagen. "He was living at Hamburg on 19...
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Q: How do i correctly configure and use a RTC DS3231 in my arduino project? My goal is to build a Alarm clock (in form of the C4 in CSGO).
I can't properly setup or use the RTC DS3231, it won't change the time/date and Outputs the same weird value every time (17:59:40.727 -> Mittwoch, 165. 2165 45:165:85)
I used some random Library to test the DS3231 on Arduino Uno.
What am I doing wrong?
Here's the code *.ino (comments are german):
#include <Wire.h>
#define RTC_I2C_ADDRESS 0x68 // I2C Adresse des RTC  DS3231

//Membervariablen
int jahr,monat,tag,stunde,minute,sekunde, wochentag;
int daysInMonth[12]={31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31};
String daysInWeek[7] = {"Sonntag", "Montag", "Dienstag", "Mittwoch", "Donnerstag", "Freitag", "Samstag"};
String monthInYear[12] = {"Januar","Februar", "März", "April", "Mai", "Juni", "Juli", "August", "September", "Oktober", "November", "Dezember"};
String outputFormat = "%s, %02d.%s %04d %02d:%02d:%02d Uhr";

//Ließt den aktuellen Zeitstempel aus dem RTC Modul.
void rtcReadTime(){
    Wire.beginTransmission(RTC_I2C_ADDRESS); //Aufbau der Verbindung zur Adresse 0x68
    Wire.write(0);
    Wire.endTransmission();
    Wire.requestFrom(RTC_I2C_ADDRESS, 7);
    sekunde    = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x7f);
    minute     = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
    stunde     = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x3f);
    //Der Wochentag wird hier nicht ausgelesen da dieses mit
    //dem Modul RTC DS3231 nicht über die Wire.h zuverlässig funktioniert.
    /* wochentag  =*/ bcdToDec(Wire.read());
    tag        = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
    monat      = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
    jahr       = bcdToDec(Wire.read())+2000;
}

//Funktion zum schreiben / setzen der Uhrzeit.
void rtcWriteTime(int jahr, int monat, int tag, int stunde, int minute, int sekunde){
    Wire.beginTransmission(RTC_I2C_ADDRESS);
    Wire.write(0); // Der Wert 0 aktiviert das RTC Modul.
    Wire.write(decToBcd(sekunde));
    Wire.write(decToBcd(minute));
    Wire.write(decToBcd(stunde));
    Wire.write(decToBcd(0)); // Wochentag unberücksichtigt
    Wire.write(decToBcd(tag));
    Wire.write(decToBcd(monat));
    Wire.write(decToBcd(jahr-2000));
    Wire.endTransmission();
}

//Berechnet den Tag der Woche aus dem übergebenen Datumswerten.
byte calcDayOfWeek(int jahr, byte monat, byte tag) {
    static int t[] = {0, 3, 2, 5, 0, 3, 5, 1, 4, 6, 2, 4};
    jahr -= monat < 3;
    return ((jahr + jahr/4 - jahr/100 + jahr/400 + t[monat-1] + tag) % 7);
}

//Convertiert Dezimalzeichen in binäre Zeichen.
byte decToBcd(byte val){
    return ( (val/10*16) + (val%10) );
}

//Convertiert binäre Zeichen in Dezimal Zeichen.
byte bcdToDec(byte val){
    return ( (val/16*10) + (val%16) );
}

//Ließt einen String und liefert einen Integer Wert von einer
//definierten Stelle (byte num) des Stringwertes.
int getIntFromString (char *stringWithInt, byte num){
    char *tail;
    while (num>0){
        num--;
        //Bei Kommanseparierten Listen werden die Kommata
        //übersprungen und geben damit die Unterteilung des Strings an.
        while ((!isdigit (*stringWithInt))&&(*stringWithInt!=0)){
            stringWithInt++;
        }
        tail=stringWithInt;

        //Schleife solange ausführen bis eine Zahl gefunden wurde
        //welche größer 0 ist.
        while ((isdigit(*tail))&&(*tail!=0)){
            tail++;
        }

        if (num>0){
              stringWithInt=tail;
        }
    }
    return(strtol(stringWithInt, &tail, 10));
}

//Setup Methode
void setup(){
    Wire.begin(); //Kommunikation über die Wire.h bibliothek beginnen.
    Serial.begin(57600);  //Übertragungsgeschwindigkeit 9600 Baud
    Serial.println("Mit dem Befehl kann das Datum und die Uhrzeit gesetzt oder veraendert werden.");
    Serial.println("Beispiel: set 28.08.2013 10:54");
}

//Gibt einen Zeitstempel auf der Seriellen Schnittstelle aus.
void printRTCDateTime(){
    char linebuf[60];
    int dOW = calcDayOfWeek(jahr, monat, tag);
    String wochentagC = daysInWeek[dOW];
    String monatC = monthInYear[monat];

    String result = "";
    result += wochentagC;
    result += ", ";
    result += tag;
    result += ".";
    result += monatC;
    result += " ";
    result += jahr;
    result += " ";
    if(stunde<10) { result += "0"; }
    result += stunde;
    result += ":";
    if(minute<10) { result += "0"; }
    result += minute;
    result += ":";
    if(sekunde<10) { result += "0"; }
    result += sekunde;
    Serial.println(result);
}

//Manuelles setzen der Uhrzeit über den Seriellen Monitor der IDE.
void setRTCTime(){
    char linebuf[30];
    byte counter;
    if (Serial.available()){
        delay(100); // Warte auf das Eintreffen aller Zeichen vom seriellen Monitor
        memset(linebuf,0,sizeof(linebuf)); // Zeilenpuffer löschen
        counter=0; // Zähler auf Null
        while (Serial.available()){
            linebuf[counter]=Serial.read(); // Zeichen in den Zeilenpuffer einfügen
            if (counter<sizeof(linebuf)-1) counter++; // Zeichenzähler erhöhen
        }
        // Wenn in der gelesenen Zeile das Wort 'set' vorkommt dann...
        //(Hier muss man bedenken das die Suche nach 'set' auch nach x Zeichen ein positives Ergebnis liefern wird, zbsp. 123set 09.01.2016 12:00:00)
        if (strstr(linebuf,"set")==linebuf){
            tag=getIntFromString (linebuf,1);
            monat=getIntFromString (linebuf,2);
            jahr=getIntFromString (linebuf,3);
            stunde=getIntFromString (linebuf,4);
            minute=getIntFromString (linebuf,5);
            sekunde=getIntFromString (linebuf,6);
        } else {
            Serial.println("Befehl unbekannt.");
            return;
        }

        // Ausgelesene Werte einer groben Plausibilitätsprüfung unterziehen:
        if (!checkDateTime(jahr, monat, tag, stunde, minute, sekunde)){
            Serial.println(linebuf);
            Serial.println("Fehlerhafte Zeitangabe im 'set' Befehl");
            Serial.println("Beispiel: set 28.08.2013 10:54");
            return;
        }
        rtcWriteTime(jahr, monat, tag, stunde, minute, sekunde);
        Serial.println("Zeit und Datum wurden auf neue Werte gesetzt.");
    }
}

//Prüft das eingegebene Datum auf korrektheit.
boolean checkDateTime(int jahr, int monat, int tag, int stunde, int minute, int sekunde){
    boolean result = false;
    if(jahr>2000){
        result = true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }

    // Schaltjahr prüfen
    if(jahr % 400 == 0 || (jahr % 100 != 0 && jahr % 4 == 0)){
        //Wenn es ein Schaltjahr ist dann den Wert 29 in das Array an der Stelle 1 für den Monat Februar schreiben.
        daysInMonth[1]=29;
    }

    //Monat muss kleiner 13 sein.
    if (monat<13){
        if( tag <= daysInMonth[monat-1] ){
            result = true;
        }
    } else {
        return false;
    }

    //Wert für Stunde muss zwischen 0 und 24 liegen,
    //Wert für Minute und sekunde muss zwischen 0 und 59 liegen
    if(stunde <24 && minute <60 && sekunde <60 && stunde >= 0 && minute >=0 && sekunde >=0){
        result = true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }

    return result;
}

void loop(){
    rtcReadTime();
    printRTCDateTime();
    setRTCTime();
    delay(1000);
}

A: To get the second you do
 sekunde    = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x7f);

So you simply read the 7 lowest bits of the first byte. It is a bit more complicated that this. Read the datasheet carefully!
From the datasheet:
MSB BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 LSB
 0 |  10 seconds  |      seconds

You just read the 7 bits as your seconds value. That cannot work.
49 seconds would be 0b01001001
You read 73.
You should calculate
0b01001001 & 0x0F -> 9 your seconds value
and
0b01001001 & 0xF0 -> 4 your 10 seconds value
-> 10 * 4 + 9 = 49

You have the same or worse problems with all the other values. I hope you get my point.
You also shoudl check the code that is supposed to set the time. Why do you write integer values into register bytes? Here as well you do not follow the address table. You have to do more than just decToBcd any value and stuff it onto the bus.
I haven't read through all of your code. I guess you should fix those issues first.


I am trying to get started with Groovy, I have almost no raw Java experience. I have done some groovy scripting for simple stuff. I have done quite a lot of work with Flex 3 builder and Actionscript. But I keep getting stopped at what I am taking for dependency issues.
Here is a video of what is happening. If anyone can offer me any advice I would really appreciate it. or point me to some basic documentation on how to resolve dependencies and work with imports I would really be grateful!
the full console output here?
I have been able to get past that problem and I think I am getting somewhere, but I am still confused about how dependancies work.
I seem to be able to resolve them now, but it feels funky. When ever I encounter a missing class definition error, I go to "project structure" and add module library and point it at the jar file containing that class.
Is there a better way to do this? I am on the right track?