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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ImageLib Utility Toolkit Sources
// Copyright (C) 2000-2009 by Denton Woods
// Last modified: 01/30/2009
//
// Filename: src-ILUT/src/ilut_directx9.c
//
// Description: DirectX 9 functions for textures
//
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "ilut_internal.h"
#ifdef ILUT_USE_DIRECTX9

#include <d3d9.h>

//#include <d3dx9math.h>
//#include <d3dx9tex.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "d3d9.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib")

ILimage*	MakeD3D9Compliant(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, D3DFORMAT *DestFormat);
ILenum		GetD3D9Compat(ILenum Format);
//D3DFORMAT	GetD3DFormat(ILenum Format);
D3DFORMAT	D3DGetDXTCNumDX9(ILenum DXTCFormat);
ILenum		D3DGetDXTCFormat(D3DFORMAT DXTCNum);
ILboolean	iD3D9CreateMipmaps(IDirect3DTexture9 *Texture, ILimage *Image);
IDirect3DTexture9* iD3DMakeTexture( IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, void *Data, ILuint DLen, ILuint Width, ILuint Height, D3DFORMAT Format, D3DPOOL Pool, ILuint Levels );

#define ILUT_TEXTUREFORMAT_D3D9_COUNT		7
ILboolean	FormatsDX9Checked = IL_FALSE;
ILboolean	FormatsDX9supported[ILUT_TEXTUREFORMAT_D3D9_COUNT] =
	{ IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE, IL_FALSE };
D3DFORMAT	FormatsDX9[ILUT_TEXTUREFORMAT_D3D9_COUNT] =
	{ D3DFMT_R8G8B8, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, D3DFMT_L8, D3DFMT_DXT1, D3DFMT_DXT3, D3DFMT_DXT5, D3DFMT_A16B16G16R16F};

ILboolean ilutD3D9Init()
{

	return IL_TRUE;
}

void CheckFormatsDX9(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device)
{
	D3DDISPLAYMODE	DispMode;
	HRESULT			hr;
	IDirect3D9		*TestD3D9;
	ILuint			i;

	IDirect3DDevice9_GetDirect3D(Device, (IDirect3D9**)&TestD3D9);
	IDirect3DDevice9_GetDisplayMode(Device, 0, &DispMode);

	for (i = 0; i < ILUT_TEXTUREFORMAT_D3D9_COUNT; i++) {
		hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(TestD3D9, D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT,
			D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, DispMode.Format, 0, D3DRTYPE_TEXTURE, FormatsDX9[i]);
		FormatsDX9supported[i] = (ILboolean)SUCCEEDED(hr);
	}

	IDirect3D9_Release(TestD3D9);
	FormatsDX9Checked = IL_TRUE;

	return;
}

#ifndef _WIN32_WCE
ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9TexFromFile(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, ILconst_string FileName, IDirect3DTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadImage(FileName))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9Texture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}
#endif//_WIN32_WCE

#ifndef _WIN32_WCE
ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9CubeTexFromFile(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device,
			ILconst_string FileName, IDirect3DCubeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadImage(FileName))
    	return IL_FALSE;

    *Texture = ilutD3D9CubeTexture(Device);

    return IL_TRUE;
}

#endif//_WIN32_WCE
ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9CubeTexFromFileInMemory(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device,
				void *Lump, ILuint Size, IDirect3DCubeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
    if( !ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Lump, Size) )
    	return IL_FALSE;

    *Texture = ilutD3D9CubeTexture(Device);

    return IL_TRUE;
 }

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9CubeTexFromResource(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device,
		HMODULE SrcModule, ILconst_string SrcResource, IDirect3DCubeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	HRSRC   Resource;
    ILubyte *Data;

    iBindImageTemp();

    Resource = (HRSRC)LoadResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP));
    Data = (ILubyte*)LockResource(Resource);
    if (!ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Data, SizeofResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP))))
    	return IL_FALSE;

    *Texture = ilutD3D9CubeTexture(Device);

    return IL_TRUE;
 }

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9CubeTexFromFileHandle(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device,
			ILHANDLE File, IDirect3DCubeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
    if( !ilLoadF(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, File) )
    	return IL_FALSE;

    *Texture = ilutD3D9CubeTexture(Device);

    return IL_TRUE;
}

D3DCUBEMAP_FACES iToD3D9Cube(ILuint cube)
{
	switch (cube)
	{
    	case IL_CUBEMAP_POSITIVEX:
        	return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_POSITIVE_X;
        case IL_CUBEMAP_NEGATIVEX:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_NEGATIVE_X;
        case IL_CUBEMAP_POSITIVEY:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_POSITIVE_Y;
        case IL_CUBEMAP_NEGATIVEY:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_NEGATIVE_Y;
        case IL_CUBEMAP_POSITIVEZ:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_POSITIVE_Z;
        case IL_CUBEMAP_NEGATIVEZ:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_NEGATIVE_Z;
        default:
            return D3DCUBEMAP_FACE_POSITIVE_X; //???
	}
 }

 IDirect3DCubeTexture9* ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9CubeTexture(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device)
 {
	IDirect3DCubeTexture9   *Texture;
	D3DLOCKED_RECT  Box;
    D3DFORMAT               Format;
    ILimage                 *StartImage;
    ILimage                 *Image;
    int i;
    Texture=NULL;
    Image=NULL;
    ilutCurImage = ilGetCurImage();
    if (ilutCurImage == NULL) {
    	ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
        return NULL;
    }

    if (!FormatsDX9Checked)
    	CheckFormatsDX9(Device);

	Image = MakeD3D9Compliant(Device, &Format);
	if (Image == NULL) {
		if (Image != ilutCurImage)
			ilCloseImage(Image);
		return NULL;
	}

    StartImage = ilutCurImage;
    if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateCubeTexture(Device, StartImage->Width,
                       ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS),0,Format, (D3DPOOL)ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL), &Texture, NULL)))
               return NULL;
		for (i = 0; i < CUBEMAP_SIDES; i++) {
       		if (ilutCurImage==NULL || ilutCurImage->CubeFlags == 0) {
            	SAFE_RELEASE(Texture)
                return NULL;
            }
            Image = ilutCurImage;

			Image = MakeD3D9Compliant(Device, &Format);
            if( Image == NULL ) {
            	SAFE_RELEASE(Texture)
                return NULL;
            }
            if( FAILED(IDirect3DCubeTexture9_LockRect(Texture,iToD3D9Cube(Image->CubeFlags), 0, &Box, NULL, /*D3DLOCK_DISCARD*/0))) {
                SAFE_RELEASE(Texture)
                return NULL;
            }

            memcpy(Box.pBits, Image->Data, Image->SizeOfData);
				if (IDirect3DCubeTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture,iToD3D9Cube(Image->CubeFlags), 0) != D3D_OK) {
          		SAFE_RELEASE(Texture)
            	return IL_FALSE;
        	}
       		ilutCurImage=ilutCurImage->Faces;
       	}
       	ilutCurImage = StartImage;

       	// We don't want to have mipmaps for such a large image.
		//if (Image != ilutCurImage)
	 //      	ilCloseImage(Image);

       	return Texture;
}

#ifndef _WIN32_WCE
ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9VolTexFromFile(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, ILconst_string FileName, IDirect3DVolumeTexture9 **Texture) {
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadImage(FileName))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9VolumeTexture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}
#endif//_WIN32_WCE

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9TexFromFileInMemory(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, void *Lump, ILuint Size, IDirect3DTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Lump, Size))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9Texture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9VolTexFromFileInMemory(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, void *Lump, ILuint Size, IDirect3DVolumeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Lump, Size))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9VolumeTexture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9TexFromResource(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, HMODULE SrcModule, ILconst_string SrcResource, IDirect3DTexture9 **Texture)
{
	HRSRC	Resource;
	ILubyte	*Data;

	iBindImageTemp();

	Resource = (HRSRC)LoadResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP));
	Data = (ILubyte*)LockResource(Resource);
	if (!ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Data, SizeofResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP))))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9Texture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9VolTexFromResource(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, HMODULE SrcModule, ILconst_string SrcResource, IDirect3DVolumeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	HRSRC	Resource;
	ILubyte	*Data;

	iBindImageTemp();

	Resource = (HRSRC)LoadResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP));
	Data = (ILubyte*)LockResource(Resource);
	if (!ilLoadL(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, Data, SizeofResource(SrcModule, FindResource(SrcModule, SrcResource, RT_BITMAP))))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9VolumeTexture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9TexFromFileHandle(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, ILHANDLE File, IDirect3DTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadF(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, File))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9Texture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9VolTexFromFileHandle(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, ILHANDLE File, IDirect3DVolumeTexture9 **Texture)
{
	iBindImageTemp();
	if (!ilLoadF(IL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, File))
		return IL_FALSE;

	*Texture = ilutD3D9VolumeTexture(Device);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

D3DFORMAT D3DGetDXTCNumDX9(ILenum DXTCFormat)
{
	switch (DXTCFormat)
	{
		case IL_DXT1:
			return D3DFMT_DXT1;
		case IL_DXT3:
			return D3DFMT_DXT3;
		case IL_DXT5:
			return D3DFMT_DXT5;
	}

	return D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;
}

ILenum D3DGetDXTCFormat(D3DFORMAT DXTCNum)
{
	switch (DXTCNum)
	{
		case D3DFMT_DXT1:
			return IL_DXT1;
		case D3DFMT_DXT3:
			return IL_DXT3;
		case D3DFMT_DXT5:
			return IL_DXT5;
	}

	return D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;
}

IDirect3DTexture9* iD3DMakeTexture( IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, void *Data, ILuint DLen, ILuint Width, ILuint Height, D3DFORMAT Format, D3DPOOL Pool, ILuint Levels )
{
	IDirect3DTexture9 *Texture;
	D3DLOCKED_RECT Rect;

	if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateTexture(Device, Width, Height, Levels,
			0, Format, Pool, &Texture, NULL)))
		return NULL;
	if (FAILED(IDirect3DTexture9_LockRect(Texture, 0, &Rect, NULL, 0)))
		return NULL;
	memcpy(Rect.pBits, Data, DLen);
	IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, 0);

	return Texture;
}

IDirect3DTexture9* ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9Texture(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device)
{
	IDirect3DTexture9 *Texture;
//	D3DLOCKED_RECT Rect;
	D3DFORMAT Format;
	ILimage	*Image;
	ILenum	DXTCFormat;
	ILuint	Size;
	ILubyte	*Buffer;

	Image = ilutCurImage = ilGetCurImage();
	if (ilutCurImage == NULL) {
		ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
		return NULL;
	}

	if (!FormatsDX9Checked)
		CheckFormatsDX9(Device);

	if (ilutGetBoolean(ILUT_D3D_USE_DXTC) && FormatsDX9supported[3] && FormatsDX9supported[4] && FormatsDX9supported[5]) {
		if (ilutCurImage->DxtcData != NULL && ilutCurImage->DxtcSize != 0) {
			ILuint	dxtcFormat = ilutGetInteger(ILUT_DXTC_FORMAT);
			Format = D3DGetDXTCNumDX9(ilutCurImage->DxtcFormat);
			ilutSetInteger(ILUT_DXTC_FORMAT, ilutCurImage->DxtcFormat);

			Texture = iD3DMakeTexture(Device, ilutCurImage->DxtcData, ilutCurImage->DxtcSize,
				ilutCurImage->Width, ilutCurImage->Height, Format,
				(D3DPOOL)(ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT ? D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM : ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL)), ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS));
			if (!Texture)
				return NULL;
			iD3D9CreateMipmaps(Texture, Image);
			if (ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT) {
				IDirect3DTexture9 *SysTex = Texture;
				// copy texture to device memory
				if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateTexture(Device, ilutCurImage->Width,
						ilutCurImage->Height, ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS), 0, Format,
						D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &Texture, NULL))) {
					IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
					return NULL;
				}
				if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_UpdateTexture(Device, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)SysTex, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)Texture))) {
					IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
					return NULL;
				}
				IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
			}
			ilutSetInteger(ILUT_DXTC_FORMAT, dxtcFormat);

			goto success;
		}

		if (ilutGetBoolean(ILUT_D3D_GEN_DXTC)) {
			DXTCFormat = ilutGetInteger(ILUT_DXTC_FORMAT);

/*
Image = MakeD3D9Compliant(Device, &Format);
			if (Image == NULL) {
				if (Image != ilutCurImage)
					ilCloseImage(Image);
				return NULL;
			}
*/

			Size = ilGetDXTCData(NULL, 0, DXTCFormat);
			if (Size != 0) {
				Buffer = (ILubyte*)ialloc(Size);
				if (Buffer == NULL)
					return NULL;
				Size = ilGetDXTCData(Buffer, Size, DXTCFormat);
				if (Size == 0) {
					ifree(Buffer);
					return NULL;
				}

				Format = D3DGetDXTCNumDX9(DXTCFormat);
				Texture = iD3DMakeTexture(Device, Buffer, Size,
					ilutCurImage->Width, ilutCurImage->Height, Format,
					(D3DPOOL)(ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT ? D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM : ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL)), ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS));
				if (!Texture)
					return NULL;
				iD3D9CreateMipmaps(Texture, Image);
				if (ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT) {
					IDirect3DTexture9 *SysTex = Texture;

					if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateTexture(Device, ilutCurImage->Width,
							ilutCurImage->Height, ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS), 0, Format,
							D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &Texture, NULL))) {
						IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
						return NULL;
					}
					if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_UpdateTexture(Device, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)SysTex, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)Texture))) {
						IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
						return NULL;
					}
					IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
				}

				goto success;
			}
		}
	}

	Image = MakeD3D9Compliant(Device, &Format);
	if (Image == NULL) {
		if (Image != ilutCurImage)
			ilCloseImage(Image);
		return NULL;
	}

	Texture = iD3DMakeTexture(Device, Image->Data, Image->SizeOfPlane,
		Image->Width, Image->Height, Format,
		(D3DPOOL)(ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT ? D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM : ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL)), ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS));
	if (!Texture)
		return NULL;
	iD3D9CreateMipmaps(Texture, Image);
	if (ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL) == D3DPOOL_DEFAULT) {
		IDirect3DTexture9 *SysTex = Texture;
		// create texture in system memory
		if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateTexture(Device, Image->Width,
				Image->Height, ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_MIPLEVELS), 0, Format,
				(D3DPOOL)ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL), &Texture, NULL))) {
			IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
			return NULL;
		}
		if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_UpdateTexture(Device, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)SysTex, (LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9)Texture))) {
			IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
			return NULL;
		}
		IDirect3DTexture9_Release(SysTex);
	}
//	if (Image != ilutCurImage)
//		ilCloseImage(Image);

success:

	if (Image != ilutCurImage)
		ilCloseImage(Image);

	return Texture;
}

IDirect3DVolumeTexture9* ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9VolumeTexture(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device)
{
	IDirect3DVolumeTexture9	*Texture;
	D3DLOCKED_BOX	Box;
	D3DFORMAT		Format;
	ILimage			*Image;

	ilutCurImage = ilGetCurImage();
	if (ilutCurImage == NULL) {
		ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
		return NULL;
	}

	if (!FormatsDX9Checked)
		CheckFormatsDX9(Device);

	Image = MakeD3D9Compliant(Device, &Format);
	if (Image == NULL)
		return NULL;
	if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_CreateVolumeTexture(Device, Image->Width, Image->Height,
		Image->Depth, 1, 0, Format, (D3DPOOL)ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_POOL), &Texture, NULL)))
		return NULL;
	if (FAILED(IDirect3DVolumeTexture9_LockBox(Texture, 0, &Box, NULL, 0)))
		return NULL;

	memcpy(Box.pBits, Image->Data, Image->SizeOfData);
	if (!IDirect3DVolumeTexture9_UnlockBox(Texture, 0))
		return IL_FALSE;

	// We don't want to have mipmaps for such a large image.

	if (Image != ilutCurImage)
		ilCloseImage(Image);

	return Texture;
}

ILimage *MakeD3D9Compliant(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, D3DFORMAT *DestFormat)
{
	ILuint	color;
	ILimage	*Converted, *Scaled, *CurImage;
	ILuint nConversionType, ilutFormat;
	ILboolean bForceIntegerFormat = ilutGetBoolean(ILUT_FORCE_INTEGER_FORMAT);

	Device;
	ilutFormat = ilutCurImage->Format;
	nConversionType = ilutCurImage->Type;

	if (!ilutCurImage)
		return NULL;

	switch (ilutCurImage->Type)
	{
	case IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE:
	case IL_BYTE:
	case IL_SHORT:
	case IL_UNSIGNED_SHORT:
	case IL_INT:
	case IL_UNSIGNED_INT:
		*DestFormat     = D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8;
		nConversionType = IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
		ilutFormat      = IL_BGRA;
		break;
	case IL_FLOAT:
	case IL_DOUBLE:
	case IL_HALF:
		if (bForceIntegerFormat || (!FormatsDX9supported[6]))
		{
			*DestFormat     = D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8;
			nConversionType = IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
			ilutFormat      = IL_BGRA;
		}
		else
		{
			*DestFormat     = D3DFMT_A16B16G16R16F;
			nConversionType = IL_HALF;
			ilutFormat      = IL_RGBA;

			//
		}
		break;
	}

	// Images must be in BGRA format.
	if (((ilutCurImage->Format != ilutFormat))
		|| (ilutCurImage->Type != nConversionType))
	{
		Converted = iConvertImage(ilutCurImage, ilutFormat, nConversionType);
		if (Converted == NULL)
			return NULL;
	}
	else
	{
		Converted = ilutCurImage;
	}

	// perform alpha key on images if requested
	color=ilutGetInteger(ILUT_D3D_ALPHA_KEY_COLOR);
	if((color>=0) && (nConversionType == IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE))
	{
		ILubyte *data;
		ILubyte *maxdata;
		ILuint t;

			data=(Converted->Data);
			maxdata=(Converted->Data+Converted->SizeOfData);
			while(data<maxdata)
			{
				t= (data[2]<<16) + (data[1]<<8) + (data[0]) ;

				if((t&0x00ffffff)==(color&0x00ffffff))
				{
					data[0]=0;
					data[1]=0;
					data[2]=0;
					data[3]=0;
				}
				data+=4;
			}
	}

	// Images must have their origin in the upper left.
	if (Converted->Origin != IL_ORIGIN_UPPER_LEFT)
	{
		CurImage = ilutCurImage;
		ilSetCurImage(Converted);
		iluFlipImage();
		ilSetCurImage(CurImage);
	}

	// Images must have powers-of-2 dimensions.
	if (ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Width) != ilutCurImage->Width ||
		ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Height) != ilutCurImage->Height ||
		ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Depth) != ilutCurImage->Depth) {
			Scaled = iluScale_(Converted, ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Width),
						ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Height), ilNextPower2(ilutCurImage->Depth));
			if (Converted != ilutCurImage) {
				ilCloseImage(Converted);
			}
			if (Scaled == NULL) {
				return NULL;
			}
			Converted = Scaled;
	}

	return Converted;
}

ILboolean iD3D9CreateMipmaps(IDirect3DTexture9 *Texture, ILimage *Image)
{
	D3DLOCKED_RECT	Rect;
	D3DSURFACE_DESC	Desc;
	ILuint			NumMips,  srcMips, Width, Height, i;
	ILimage			*CurImage, *MipImage, *Temp;
	ILenum			DXTCFormat;
	ILuint			Size;
	ILubyte			*Buffer;
	ILboolean		useDXTC = IL_FALSE;

	NumMips = IDirect3DTexture9_GetLevelCount(Texture);
	Width = Image->Width;
	Height = Image->Height;

	if (NumMips == 1)
		return IL_TRUE;

	CurImage = ilGetCurImage();
	MipImage = Image;
	iGetIntegervImage(MipImage, IL_NUM_MIPMAPS, (ILint*) &srcMips);
	if ( srcMips != NumMips-1) {
		MipImage = ilCopyImage_(Image);
		ilSetCurImage(MipImage);
		if (!iluBuildMipmaps()) {
			ilCloseImage(MipImage);
			ilSetCurImage(CurImage);
			return IL_FALSE;
		}
	}
//	ilSetCurImage(CurImage);
	Temp = MipImage->Mipmaps;

	if (ilutGetBoolean(ILUT_D3D_USE_DXTC) && FormatsDX9supported[3] && FormatsDX9supported[4] && FormatsDX9supported[5])
		useDXTC = IL_TRUE;

	// Counts the base texture as 1.
	for (i = 1; i < NumMips && Temp != NULL; i++) {
		ilSetCurImage(Temp);
		if (FAILED(IDirect3DTexture9_LockRect(Texture, i, &Rect, NULL, 0)))
			return IL_FALSE;

		Width = IL_MAX(1, Width / 2);
		Height = IL_MAX(1, Height / 2);

		IDirect3DTexture9_GetLevelDesc(Texture, i, &Desc);
		if (Desc.Width != Width || Desc.Height != Height) {
			IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
			return IL_FALSE;
		}

		if (useDXTC) {
			if (Temp->DxtcData != NULL && Temp->DxtcSize != 0) {
				memcpy(Rect.pBits, Temp->DxtcData, Temp->DxtcSize);
			} else if (ilutGetBoolean(ILUT_D3D_GEN_DXTC)) {
				DXTCFormat = ilutGetInteger(ILUT_DXTC_FORMAT);

				Size = ilGetDXTCData(NULL, 0, DXTCFormat);
				if (Size != 0) {
					Buffer = (ILubyte*)ialloc(Size);
					if (Buffer == NULL) {
						IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
						return IL_FALSE;
					}
					Size = ilGetDXTCData(Buffer, Size, DXTCFormat);
					if (Size == 0) {
						ifree(Buffer);
						IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
						return IL_FALSE;
					}
					memcpy(Rect.pBits, Buffer, Size);
				} else {
					IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
					return IL_FALSE;
				}
			} else {
				IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
				return IL_FALSE;
			}
		} else
			memcpy(Rect.pBits, Temp->Data, Temp->SizeOfData);

		IDirect3DTexture9_UnlockRect(Texture, i);
		Temp = Temp->Mipmaps;
	}

	if (MipImage != Image)
		ilCloseImage(MipImage);
	ilSetCurImage(CurImage);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

//
// SaveSurfaceToFile.cpp
//
// Copyright (c) 2001 David Galeano
//
// Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software
// is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright notice and
// this permission notice appear in all copies of the software,
// derivative works or modified versions.
//
// THE AUTHOR ALLOWS FREE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IN ITS "AS IS"
// CONDITION AND DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR ANY DAMAGES
// WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
//

ILAPI ILboolean ILAPIENTRY ilutD3D9LoadSurface(IDirect3DDevice9 *Device, IDirect3DSurface9 *Surface)
{
	HRESULT				hr;
	D3DSURFACE_DESC		d3dsd;
	LPDIRECT3DSURFACE9	SurfaceCopy;
	D3DLOCKED_RECT		d3dLR;
	ILboolean			bHasAlpha;
	ILubyte				*Image, *ImageAux, *Data;
	ILuint				y, x;
	ILushort			dwColor;

	IDirect3DSurface9_GetDesc(Surface, &d3dsd);

	bHasAlpha = (ILboolean)(d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8 || d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5);

	if (bHasAlpha) {
		if (!ilTexImage(d3dsd.Width, d3dsd.Height, 1, 4, IL_BGRA, IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, NULL)) {
			return IL_FALSE;
		}
	}
	else {
		if (!ilTexImage(d3dsd.Width, d3dsd.Height, 1, 3, IL_BGR, IL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, NULL)) {
			return IL_FALSE;
		}
	}

	hr = IDirect3DDevice9_CreateOffscreenPlainSurface(Device, d3dsd.Width, d3dsd.Height, d3dsd.Format, D3DPOOL_SCRATCH, &SurfaceCopy, NULL);
	if (FAILED(hr)) {
		ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
		return IL_FALSE;
	}

	hr = IDirect3DDevice9_StretchRect(Device, Surface, NULL, SurfaceCopy, NULL, D3DTEXF_NONE);
	if (FAILED(hr)) {
		ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
		return IL_FALSE;
	}

	hr = IDirect3DSurface9_LockRect(SurfaceCopy, &d3dLR, NULL, D3DLOCK_NO_DIRTY_UPDATE | D3DLOCK_NOSYSLOCK | D3DLOCK_READONLY);
	if (FAILED(hr)) {
		IDirect3DSurface9_Release(SurfaceCopy);
		ilSetError(ILUT_ILLEGAL_OPERATION);
		return IL_FALSE;
	}

	Image = (ILubyte*)d3dLR.pBits;
	Data = ilutCurImage->Data;

	for (y = 0; y < d3dsd.Height; y++) {
		if (d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8) {
			ImageAux = Image;
			for (x = 0; x < d3dsd.Width; x++) {
				Data[0] = ImageAux[0];
				Data[1] = ImageAux[1];
				Data[2] = ImageAux[2];

				Data += 3;
				ImageAux += 4;
			}
		}
		else if (d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8) {
			memcpy(Data, Image, d3dsd.Width * 4);
		}
		else if (d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_R5G6B5) {
			ImageAux = Image;
			for (x = 0; x < d3dsd.Width; x++) {
				dwColor = *((ILushort*)ImageAux);

				Data[0] = (ILubyte)((dwColor&0x001f)<<3);
				Data[1] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x7e0)>>5)<<2);
				Data[2] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0xf800)>>11)<<3);

				Data += 3;
				ImageAux += 2;
			}
		}
		else if (d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_X1R5G5B5) {
			ImageAux = Image;
			for (x = 0; x < d3dsd.Width; x++) {
				dwColor = *((ILushort*)ImageAux);

				Data[0] = (ILubyte)((dwColor&0x001f)<<3);
				Data[1] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x3e0)>>5)<<3);
				Data[2] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x7c00)>>10)<<3);

				Data += 3;
				ImageAux += 2;
			}
		}
		else if (d3dsd.Format == D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5) {
			ImageAux = Image;
			for (x = 0; x < d3dsd.Width; x++) {
				dwColor = *((ILushort*)ImageAux);

				Data[0] = (ILubyte)((dwColor&0x001f)<<3);
				Data[1] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x3e0)>>5)<<3);
				Data[2] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x7c00)>>10)<<3);
				Data[3] = (ILubyte)(((dwColor&0x8000)>>15)*255);

				Data += 4;
				ImageAux += 2;
			}
		}

		Image += d3dLR.Pitch;
	}

	IDirect3DSurface9_UnlockRect(SurfaceCopy);
	IDirect3DSurface9_Release(SurfaceCopy);

	return IL_TRUE;
}

#endif//ILUT_USE_DIRECTX9

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In June 1968 female sewing machinists in the Ford car plant in Dagenham took a stand for equal pay in a strike that stopped production for three weeks. They succeeded with abolishing their lower "women's rate" of pay and triggered a wider campaign and without the action implemented by the Ford women there would have been no Equal Pay Act of 1970.
The Equal Pay Act of 1970 was replaced by the Equality Act 2010, which gives men and women the right to equal pay for equal work.
In 2005 Glasgow City Council undertook a job evaluation scheme, this was intended to ensure predominantly low-paid women would get equal pay to men for equal work.
However, despite years of negotiating and false promises by the previous Labour Administrations since 2005 thousands of low paid women are still waiting to be paid the wages they are due in recognition of the Equal Pay legislation.
The Labour Administrations in Glasgow let down low paid women for many years and even went to court to prevent equal pay settlements thus using Glasgow council tax payer's money to deny pay justice to thousands of their own low paid women employees. They should hold their heads in shame.
It is little surprise that the Labour Administration lost 13 council seats in May last year and the SNP won 12 to become a new minority administration. In the last 16 months they have negotiated in good faith but promises to settle are not enough. Promises don't buy messages and pay bills. These low paid women workers have had enough and although worried about taking action and concerned for the people they care for and educate they simply can't wait any longer.
Solidarity backs this strike action 100%. Our members are among the strikers and are the authors of this statement. Some say the unions are only now backing strike action to politically embarrass an SNP led council. That may have some truth in it but the fact remains the action is legitimate, overdue and necessary. All involved know the biggest culprits in this sorry mess are the previous Labour councillors who denied us equal pay justice and rights.
Many of us low-paid women cannot afford to strike but we feel we have been more than patient. Solidarity are very pleased that the GMB, Unison and Stefan Cross are all working together and that Stefan Cross has made it clear that if negotiations are to progress while strike action is ongoing, that it has to be with all parties.


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Skaggs' Family Sues Angels, 2 Employees For Negligence
Jun 29, 2021, 2:04 PM | Updated: Nov 29, 2022, 3:01 pm
Tyler Skaggs #45 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitches in the third inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium on May 11, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits Tuesday in Texas and California charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drug-related death two years ago.
The lawsuits — filed by Skaggs' parents in Texas and his wife in California — name the Angels organization as well as former Los Angeles communications directors Tim Mead and Eric Kay as defendants. Neither complaint specified how much money the family is seeking.
Skaggs, 27, was found dead in his suburban Dallas hotel room on July 1, 2019, before the start of what was supposed to be a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
⚡ "Full story: Tyler Skaggs' family sues Angels over pitcher's death" by @latimessports https://t.co/BYmCLclv9Z
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 29, 2021
Kay was indicted by a federal grand jury in October on drug charges for allegedly providing Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death.
Kay was charged with drug distribution and drug conspiracy in Skaggs' overdose death, according to the indictment in Fort Worth, Texas. The charges carry a maximum of a life sentence and 20 years in prison, respectively. His trial is set to begin Aug. 16.
A coroner's report said Skaggs had choked to death on his vomit with a toxic mix of alcohol and the drugs fentanyl and oxycodone in his system, which Kay was accused of providing.
Kay was the Angels' director of communications, and he served as their public relations contact on many road trips. He was placed on leave shortly after Skaggs' death, and he never returned to the team.
Mead was Kay's boss, and the lawsuits allege that Mead knew about Kay's issues with drug addiction, including that he was distributing drugs to players.
"In spite of this knowledge, the Angels continued to allow Kay to have unrestricted access to the players and even permitted him to accompany the team when it traveled for away games," the suit says.
Mead's attorney Eric D. Vandevelde denied the allegations.
Breaking: Tyler Skaggs' family is suing the Los Angeles Angels for negligence over his 2019 drug-related death. Lawsuits filed by his window in California state court and parents in Texas.
— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) June 29, 2021
"Before Tyler Skaggs' tragic death, Tim Mead was not aware, informed, or had any knowledge whatsoever that Tyler may have used opioids, or that Eric Kay or any Angels employee had ever provided opioids to any player. Any statement to the contrary is reckless and false," Vandevelde said in a statement.
Mead left the Angels in April 2019 to become President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Mead left the Hall in May 2021, saying in a statement that "these last 22 months have been challenging in maintaining my responsibilities."
Team officials have said they had not been aware that Skaggs was an opioids user and didn't know any employees were providing drugs to players.
"In 2019, Angels baseball hired a former federal prosecutor to conduct an independent investigation to comprehensively understand the circumstances that led to Tyler's tragic death," Angels spokesperson Marie Garvey said in a statement.
"The investigation confirmed that the organization did not know that Tyler was using opioids, nor was anyone in management aware or informed of any employee providing opioids to any player.
"The lawsuits are entirely without merit and the allegations are baseless and irresponsible. The Angels organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court."
Skaggs' parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs, filed their suit in Tarrant County District Court in Fort Worth, Texas. His wife, Carli Skaggs, filed her complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
"As you might expect, the decision to file these complaints has been a very difficult one for Tyler's parents and his wife," said the family's attorney Rusty Hardin. "Nothing will ease the pain and heartache of losing their only child and, for Carli, her husband and soulmate. But they want to get to the bottom of the circumstances surrounding Tyler's tragic, untimely and completely avoidable death, and to hold the individuals and entities — including the Angels — accountable for the actions that contributed to it.
"As the federal grand jury indictment made plainly and painfully clear, were it not for the fentanyl in the counterfeit pill provided by Angels employee Eric Kay, Tyler would be alive today. And if the Angels had done a better job of supervising Eric Kay, Tyler would be alive today."
RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75% needed.
MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer
A's Running Out Of Time To Find Home In Oakland, Las Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have spent many years trying to get a new stadium. Time is running out on their efforts.
Nostalgia Floods Utah Sports World With Bees Move, Delta Center Return
What causes the human mind to treasure not only memorable events, but those we shared the moment with and where those events took place?
Beth Harris, AP
Los Angeles Dodgers Cut Pitcher Trevor Bauer After Suspension Reduced
The Los Angeles Dodgers cut pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago.
MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer
The 6-foot-7, 282-pound New York Yankees slugger, Aaron Judge towers over teammates and opponents on the diamond.
MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press
US To Let MLB Stars Play For Cuba In World Baseball Classic
The US will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next year.

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A Way to Celebrate Spring Festival: iPub
Reporter Kim Eun-ji
DICE community's effort to finish iPub in success
▲ Students from Iran and Burkina Faso are cooking foods from their own countries.
Among the many ongoing activities in the Dormitory of International Cultural Exchange (DICE) at POSTECH in May, the one that was on everyone's lips was the iPub. As many clubs and departments prepared for their own booths to represent themselves or to enjoy having time with peers usually by cooking and selling during the Spring Festival, DICE residents came forward to take part this year also.
The name iPub is short for "international pub." This pub, by far, stood out from others in that the iPub offered relatively differentiated dishes all from distinct countries. This is the third year of iPub's particpation, and eight countries' representatives were involved, from Austria, Burkina Faso, China, France, Germany, Iran, Ukraine and Vietnam.
Since the days before the actual festival, leaders or managers of each country were assembled for meetings to choose the dishes, search for, buy and prepare ingredients and lastly rehearse the making of the food. Although the main cooks were international students, Korean residents in DICE facilitated the whole process. Shin A-reum, a Korean student for whom it was the first time taking part in the iPub, said, "I helped the German students making cabbage noodles. It was a nice experience to learn foreign dishes naturally."
On May 14, the DICE kitchen made a rattling noise from 8am. Students were busy pre-cooking for fast service. As the starting time approached, utensils and food were delivered to the booth area, where tables were arranged.
It did not take long for the booth area to be filled with curious and excited customers. They were able to look around and see all available unique dishes and even taste some samples before making choices and buying tickets. The menu board itself was quite dissimilar to the ones found in Korea, in that food descriptions, main ingredients and labels for vegetarians or non-beef and pork eaters were listed for each dish. A customer commented, "I bought the ticket and found out that the method of making the food was written on it. I thought that it was very considerate and I want to try it at home."
The Vietnamese rice noodles and Chinese "zha-jiang-mian" were on high demand, not only because of their taste but also because of familiarity to Koreans. Piao Wenying, the manager of Chinese cooking in the iPub said, "Chinese researchers and graduate students in POSTECH also came to iPub to help. Some complemented on the food that we made and that was very pleasing."
The French "toothsome crepe," "best brownies ever" and German "igel-kuchen" desserts were also popular. Some eagerly tried for special dishes not commonly found in Korea such as the "borscht soup," a red beet soup from Ukraine, "wiener schnitzel," an Austrian pork cutlet with cranberry jam, "poulet yassa," a chicken curry from Burkina Faso, "gheimeh," an Iranian traditional stew with rice, and "krautnudeln," German cabbage noodles.
Stefan Muller, an Austrian student, said, "I chose to make the pork cutlet with cranberry jam, because it is very traditional food in Austria and it is easy to make so I made it many times when I went to Serbia and the U.S. Although it was quite tiresome to prepare the ingredients, like with 10kg of pork, looking at people who enjoy eating this, I think it was definitely worth it."
Food was sold-out quickly and the pub was closed earlier than expected. The dean of DICE, Lee Joo-young, recognized the hard work from all participants and said, "This was a chance to show our unity as a small community in POSTECH. I hope everyone who made this day possible, including the customers, enjoyed the iPub."
The international community, DICE, is slowly coming to take shape, forming annual celebrations. For a globalised campus, events such as iPub should be actively supported and it is encouraged that other Koreans take interest in the cultural exchange.
Reporter Kim Eun-ji 다른기사 보기


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Q: Conversion from MimeMessage to byte array I need to convert MimeMessage into byte array, but while converting some characters are not coded correctly. Code lookis like this:
// message is MimeMessage
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
message.writeTo(baos);
byte[] bytes = baos.toByteArray();

This conversion doesn't work correctly, as output I'm receving wrong formatted email body:
<html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang=3D"en" lang=3D"en"
   >
<body style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;"  >

...
3D should not be present in this (xmlns=3D"http:). I could remove it but this is not a safe solution, I might accidentally remove some content from the email body.
Any tip may help.

A: Your mime message contains Quoted-Printable Encoding, see MIME RFC 1521, so you need to decode it before saving it.
You should be able to use javax.mail.internet.MimeUtility.decode for this.

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Where can I get help for my immigration case?
What is a qualified nonprofit agency?
1. Click on your state.
2. Find an agency near you.
3. Check if the help you need is listed under types of legal assistance they offer. If so, call or email them. Ask if they can take your case.
Do I have to pay the nonprofit to help me with my immigration case?
Help from a qualified nonprofit is free or low-cost for low-income people. If you use a private lawyer, you will have to pay the lawyer's fee.
Will it cost money to talk to a lawyer?
You may have to pay for your first meeting or "consultation" with a lawyer. You should ask about consultation fees before making an appointment. Talking to a lawyer does not mean that they will accept your case.
How do I find a private lawyer if a nonprofit can't help me?
You can search for a lawyer who knows about immigration law at the American Immigration Lawyers Association's website.
How much will a private lawyer charge me?
First Appointment: Most lawyers charge for the first appointment (consultation) separately. It's your chance to get to know the lawyer and see if they can take your case. Before you meet with a private lawyer, ask how they charge for the first appointment.
o An estimate of how long your case will take.
How can I help my lawyer or nonprofit with my case?
o Be honest and tell your whole story. If you get any new information, tell it too. The more your lawyer knows about your case, the stronger your case will be.
o Get the documents you need. You will probably have to show your passport, ID, tax documents, and more.
o Stay in touch. Your lawyer or nonprofit may need to contact you. If you move or change your phone number, let them know.


The (final) regulation prohibiting unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of geo-discrimination: a game changer for e-commerce within the EU?
contribution to this journal. This article briefly discusses the final text of the provisions. It also highlights the changes compared to the proposal as presented by the European Commission on 25 May 2016.


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The Cheat is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is considered a lost film.

Synopsis
An Englishman is wrongly accused of a crime and flees to Australia. On the boat over he saves the life of a squatter's daughter when she falls overboard. In gratitude, the girl's father gives him a job on his station. The Englishman falls in love with the girl and they get engaged to be married. However he faces opposition from the station manager, who causes trouble for them. The climax involves a bushfire and "ride for life".

Cast
Ethel Phillip
Stanley Walpole
Charles Villiers

Release
The movie advertised the film as "teaming with sensational incidents and told in the picturesque surroundings of the Australian Bush."

According to the Adelaide Register "it is a particularly interesting film,the spectator with any sense of emotion is worked up to a high pitch of enthusiasm as the subject is being screened."

References

External links

The Cheat at AustLit

Australian black-and-white films
Lost Australian films
Films directed by Alfred Rolfe
1912 films
Australian silent feature films

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Lies, Dams Lies and Statistics - DOJ's Promo Stats (4/9/13)
DOJ has just released DOJ Tax's promo PR as it Raison d'être, here. This is a promo piece for DOJ -- and DOJ Tax, specifically. And the piece has statistics, a play on Moneyball. As I note in my Tax Procedure Book, Benjamin Disreali (or someone else) once mused that "there are lies, damned lies, and statistics." I have discuss and expressed skepticism before about the DOJ Tax's statistics as they are presented in promo pieces. The question is whether the statistics are even valid, but more importantly whether, as presented, they convey truth. (Truth is not the same as literal accuracy.) [Here are the contents of my footnote for the Disreali quote: "This quote is commonly attributed to Benjamin Disreali, but sometimes it is attributed to Mark Twain. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies%2C_damned_lies%2C_and_statistics. Even the attribution to Disreali has its doubters. See http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/maths/histstat/lies.htm.] I have tried unsuccessfully to have DOJ explain its claims / statistics before, without success; I will try once again to see what is behind the claims; in the meantime, I can present here only the claims; I do offer, however, to DOJ Tax personnel reading this blog entry to publish a guest blog going beneath the statistics claimed; I hope DOJ Tax will take my invitation.] Here are the some excerpts (bold facing added by JAT):
The Tax Division's primary purpose is to enforce the nation's tax laws fully, fairly, and consistently, through both criminal and civil litigation. Some of the division's accomplishments from the past fiscal year (FY 2012) include
· Favorable outcomes were achieved in over 95 percent of all civil and criminal cases litigated by the Tax Division.
· The division authorized 938 grand jury investigations and 1,751 prosecutions of individual defendants.
· Division prosecutors obtained 127 indictments and 137 convictions. Those figures do not include additional criminal tax prosecutions handled exclusively by U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide.
· The division collected over $290 million through affirmative civil litigation and retained over $1.1 billion through defensive tax refund and other litigation.
· Taking into account the tax dollars collected and refunds not paid as a result of our successful litigation efforts, over the past five fiscal years (FY 2008-2012), the division's attorneys have returned to the Federal Treasury an average of $14 for each dollar invested.
Prosecuting Tax Offenses
The Tax Division has supervisory authority over all criminal conduct involving federal tax laws. The Division has always maintained as a central focus the investigation and prosecution of tax crimes, including tax evasion, failure to file returns, submission of false tax returns, and other conduct designed to violate federal tax laws. Tax Division attorneys are also particularly adept at prosecuting tax defiers—those individuals who purposefully refuse to comply with the tax laws and use frivolous arguments to support their positions.
Some of the Tax Division's criminal tax prosecution highlights from the past year include:
· April 2013 - Jeffrey Charles of Grimstead, Va., was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution for conspiracy, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, and filing a false tax return.
· March 2013 - Tyrone Thompson, a Georgia tax return preparer, was sentenced to 137 months in prison and ordered to pay $516,363 in restitution for conspiracy and filing fraudulent tax returns in order to receive tax refunds to which he was not entitled.
· March 2013 - Timothy Turner, the self-proclaimed "president" of the so-called sovereign citizen group "Republic for the United States of America" (RuSA), was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay taxes with fictitious financial instruments, attempting to obstruct and impede the IRS, failing to file a 2009 federal income tax return, and falsely testifying under oath.
· January 2013 - Michael Wayne Davis, II, of Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Eagle, Idaho, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for wire fraud and filing a false tax return. Davis formerly owned Xpress Flex Inc., a Boise-based company that administered employee-benefit plans, and Payroll America, a Boise payroll services company.
· October 2012 - James Norman Turek, former president of a Lexington, Ky., based company, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for securities fraud and tax fraud. The evidence showed that Turek, through his company, Plasticon International Inc., defrauded thousands of investors nationwide out of more than $18 million, and that he filed false tax returns by failing to report approximately $12 million.
· June 2012 - Richard Stewart of Mitchellville, Md., was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,414,647 in restitution for failing to pay over employment taxes in connection with his ownership of Montgomery Mechanical Services.
Halting the Spread of Tax Shelters
The Tax Division plays a critical role in the government's efforts to combat abusive tax shelters.These cases involve more than a billion dollars in tax revenue, and affect billions more owed by other taxpayers.In recent years, the division's civil litigators at both the trial and appellate levels have won important victories in cases involving tax shelters with names such as Son of BOSS, BLIPS, CARDS, DAD and SILO/LILO.
Some of the division's successes this year include:
· February 2013 - the division prevailed in a tax shelter case involving $1 billion in phony tax deductions claimed by a major U.S. corporation as a result of two abusive tax shelter transactions. In United States v. Chemtech Royalty Associates, L.P., the federal district court in Baton Rouge, La., following a lengthy trial, determined that the shelter transactions lacked economic substance and that the partnership at issue should be disregarded because it had no purpose other than to create tax benefits. In addition to rejecting the purported tax benefits from these transactions, the court also imposed penalties.
· February 2013 - the division's appellate section successfully defended a favorable Tax Court ruling in Crispin v. Commissioner, a case involving the CARDS tax shelter. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld both the denial of the claimed tax benefits and the imposition of a 40 percent gross-valuation-misstatement penalty.
· January 2013 - the division's appellate section secured a reversal of the lone trial court decision that had upheld the purported tax benefits generated by the "lease-in/lease-out" (LILO) tax shelter, in Consolidated Edison Co. v. United States, a case decided by the Federal Circuit.
Investigating Offshore Evasion
The Tax Division continues to play a leading role in investigations and prosecutions involving the use of foreign tax havens. According to a 2008 Senate report, the use of secret offshore accounts to evade U.S. taxes costs the Treasury at least $100 billion annually. The Division is committed to investigating offshore tax evasion around the globe. The division's current offshore program began in 2008, with the investigation of UBS, which resulted in the 2009 UBS deferred prosecution agreement . Since 2008, the division has charged a total of 30 banking professionals and 62 account holders, which charges have so far resulted in three convictions after trial and 55 guilty pleas, including 16 guilty pleas this year alone.
In January, 2013, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York secured the guilty plea of Wegelin Bank, the oldest private bank in Switzerland, and the first foreign bank to plead guilty to felony tax charges. Appearing on behalf of the bank, managing partner Otto Bruderer admitted that the bank had conspired to defraud the United States by helping U.S. account holders hide assets from the IRS in undeclared accounts. In the same month, the federal district court in New York entered an order authorizing the IRS to issue a "John Doe" summons seeking records of Wegelin's United States correspondent account at UBS, which will allow the United States to determine the identity of U.S. taxpayers who may hold accounts at Wegelin and other banks based in Switzerland to evade federal income taxes. In the past year, the Division has charged 8 banking professionals and 11 account holders in connection with investigations into offshore banks located in India, Israel, and Switzerland.
Some highlights from the division and the U.S. Attorney's Offices includes:
· March 2013 - Zvi Sperling, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with loans secured by funds in undeclared bank accounts in Israel. As part of the plea, Sperling admitted to failing to report over $380,000 in income and agreed to pay a civil penalty of 50 percent on his share of the high balance in the Israeli accounts, which at one point was $4 million.
· January 2013 - Mary Estelle Curran of Palm Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for 2006 and 2007 and admitted that she had maintained an undeclared account at UBS. The plea agreement included a penalty of over $21.6 million for failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs).
· August 2012 - Arvind Ahuja, a Wisconsin neurosurgeon who maintained an undeclared account at HSBC India, was convicted following a jury trial of filing a false 2009 income tax return and failing to file an FBAR.
The press release is timed to coincide with the tax filing season. Nothing surprising there.
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
Caisteal Bheagram,castle,Drimsdale
A Scheduled Monument in Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar
OS Eastings: 76135
OS Grid: NF761371
Mapcode National: GBR 895D.N4J
Mapcode Global: WGV3J.LKL2
Entry Name: Caisteal Bheagram,castle,Drimsdale
Category: Secular: castle
Location: South Uist
County: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Electoral Ward: Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas
The monument consists of the remains of a small castle, known to have been inhabited in the early 16th century, the foundations of ancillary buildings and the causeway which links these to the shore of Loch an Eilean.
The castle survives to a height of 3.8m. It is a simple tower of harled random rubble, oblong in plan, with walls 1.2 to 1.5m thick around an interior 4.0m by 3.4m. The entrance has been in the E wall. A scarcement, to carry an upper floor, survives 2.6m from the interior ground level. In the N wall are two small gun-ports. The island on which the castle stands has been encircled by a bank, probably once a drystone wall, enclosing an area 70m E-W by 50m N-S. Within this, in addition to the tower, are foundations of seven buildings and a small yard. Five of these buildings appear to have been of drystone construction and have very thick walls, while the two exceptions are much more slightly constructed and their foundations are grass-covered. A broad causeway, frequently submerged, links the island to the loch shore. There are historical references to this castle, which belongs to Clanranald, being
occupied in 1505 and 1508.
The area to be scheduled consists of the whole area of the small island together with the causeway linking it to the shore. The width of the area to be scheduled at the latter is 20m, centred on the mid- line of the causeway. The area to be scheduled is marked in red on the accompanying map.
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of a small Medieval defence, typifying the second tier of such fortifications in the Western Isles. Its importance is enhanced by the presence of historic records of the castle's use and by the strong probability that, because of subsequent lack of disturbance, considerable archaeological deposits may survive.
RCAHMS records the monument as NF 73 NE 4.
Teampull Moire,churches,chapels and enclosures,Howmore
Dun Raouill,dun,Loch Druidibeg
Dun Altabrug,dun and causeway
Crois Chnoca Breaca,standing stone
An Carra, standing stone
Ormiclate Castle
Dun Vulan,dun,Loch Ardvule


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GOP Double-Down on Trick Down Tax Bill (Nov. 2)
November 3, 2017 November 3, 2017 | Taxes | By 20/20 Vision
Update 218: GOP Double-Down on Trick Down Tax Bill: Rebates for Families, Windfalls for Cos.
This morning, Speaker Ryan, House Ways and Means Chair Brady, and senior Republicans on the Committee formally introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The legislation is 429 pages of substantial changes to the tax code affecting corporations and individual taxpayers of every stripe. And in strikingly different ways.
House Republicans tout their legislation as transformational. They are right: a windfall of $100 billion per year for US businesses and corporations and a rebate of only $1,182 for the average family is transformational in its wholly inequitable impact. It is also transformational for a Republican Party that once stood vigilant against legislation promising to add trillions to the national debt. Details below.
Individual Taxation
The Republican tax bill delivers to wealthy individuals much more than rebates. The legislation immediately doubles the exemption from the estate tax, gradually phasing the tax out entirely in five years, and repeals the alternative minimum tax outright. The lowered pass-through rate is likely to benefit corporate executives regardless of the safeguards introduced in the bill and does little for mom and pop store owners.
Brackets: The introduction of a four-bracket tax system rather than a seven-bracket one is the most important structural reform in the individual tax portion of the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The definition of the brackets is as follows:
At 12 percent: Joint filers range from $24,001 to $90,000 while single filers range from $12,001 to $45,000
At 25 percent: Joint filers range from $90,001 to $260,000 while single filers range from $45,001 to $200,000
At 35 percent: Joint filers range from $260,001 to $1,000,000 while single filers range from $200,001 to $500,000
At 39.6 percent: Joint filers range from $1,000,001 and above while single filers range from $500,001 and above
In order to stop an en masse movement of American executives to the 25 percent pass-through rate, the bill considers earnings from professional services firms to be 100 percent wages and subject to normal taxation. For other firms, 70 percent of earnings would be taxed normally as wages and 30 percent taxed at the pass-through rate.
The middle and working classes on the other hand can take home a six percent increase in the Child Tax Credit (a smaller increase than the one proposed earlier this year by Sens. Rubio and Lee), a new "family credit", and the unaltered benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
The relief provided to the wealthy in this tax bill plentiful. A key feature in this restructured system is an increased threshold for the 39.6 percent bracket. According to the current system, joint filers qualify for the top bracket at $470,701 and above. Households incomes between $153,101 and $260,000 would also benefit, dropping from 28 to 25 percent.
Republicans propose a near-doubling of the standard deduction for middle-income Americans ($24,400 for couples and $12,200 for individuals in the tax bill released today). However, these middle-class gains are offset the elimination and limitation of various itemized deductions:
State and local tax deductions are eliminated. Local property taxes can still be deducted, but at a $10,000 cap
Mortgage Interest deductions are capped at $500,000
Repeals of the deductions for medical expenses, student loan interest, and the adoption credit
State and Local, Mortgage Interest Deductions: Moving forward with bill is made difficult by these provisions. Republicans from states like New York, New Jersey and California who have been begun to speak out against the first of them. The National Association of Home Builders have already vowed to oppose the bill on the basis of r second one, throwing considerable clout into the opposition corner.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that American businesses will see their taxes cut by $1 trillion over ten years, compared to only $300 billion on the individual tax side. This $100 billion per year corporate windfall compares favorably with the $1,182 rebates many families at a median income level would receive.
The legislation reduces the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from the current 35. Republicans have claimed this will boost worker wages by $4,000, but there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, the Tax Policy Center estimates 70 percent of the burden would be passed to workers. Expect corporations to use these breaks on higher executive compensation and stock buybacks. This corporate tax cut alone will cost $1.5 trillion over ten years. Besides rate relief, the bill replaces 50 percent expensing with 100 percent expensing for businesses for non-real estate property and equipment, costing hundreds of billions more. With this and a series of minor deductions limitations and credit eliminations, the House GOP is paying lip service to fiscal responsibility — they will not nearly make up for the revenue loss.
Business Interest Deduction — To raise revenue, the legislation limits the amount allowed as a business interest deduction to a taxpayer's business interest income plus 30 percent of adjusted taxable income. The bill caps the deduction.
Repeal of Domestic Production Activities Deduction — This would generate a $100 billion in revenue over ten years, but that is only a dent in the large deficit the GOP would create.
Repeal of Employer-Provided Child Care Credit — The legislation repeals a credit for employer-provided child care. With one hand the GOP giveth (expanding the child tax credit), with another it taketh away (reducing the credit for employer-paid for child care).
Repeal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit — This credit incentivized businesses to hire employees from groups like veterans, ex-felons, TANF recipients, SSI recipients, qualified long-term unemployed people, and more.
Repeal of Credit for Expenditures to Provide Access to Disabled Individuals — To raise revenue, Republicans turn to chopping off a credit that incentivize businesses to hire the disabled.
University Endowment Excise Tax — The legislation taxes university endowments of schools with assets averages $100,000 per student at 1.4 percent. This previously did not exist, but endowments grew by 11.3 percent for colleges in FY17, making them a target of Republican tax writers. It is hard to expect this to make it to final passage, and hard to estimate how much revenue it would generate
As expected, the House tax bill calls for a shift to a territorial system of taxation. Republicans argue that territoriality will incentivize American multinationals to repatriate trillions of dollars in assets currently held overseas. Practically, this means that multinationals would pay the twenty percent corporate tax rate on domestic earning and nothing on foreign profits.
To transition to such a system, the House bill calls for a one-time repatriation tax that will be upwards of twelve percent for cash and five percent for non-cash assets— significantly higher figures than both President Trump or Speaker Ryan had been calling for.
Moving to a system in which only domestic earnings are taxed would incentivize businesses to shift their income so that it appears to be foreign-based. GOP lawmakers developed a laundry list of new rules that they claim will stop such evasive techniques and broaden the corporate tax base. These include a ten percent tax of companies' high-profit foreign units and and interest provision aimed at eliminating earnings stripping. They also introduced a surprise excise tax, applicable to payments to foreign affiliates; this will not be supported by the business community.
Mere weeks ago, the House passed offered original budget proposal that would have paired revenue neutral tax reform with some $200 billion in spending cuts. Today's tax bill will add at least $1.5 trillion dollars to the federal deficit over ten years, passing a huge bill to future generations.
Republicans will be quick to argue that the bill's deficit gap will be made up for by tax reform's positive growth impacts. Most economists not named Kevin Hassett are skeptical of such claims. A 2014 Brookings study found that tax reform's net impact on GDP growth is "either small or negative." Bruce Bartlett, a domestic policy advisor for the Reagan administration, argued: "In reality, there's no evidence that a tax cut now would spur growth."
Sunsetting; Few of the House bill's provisions sunset after ten years, meaning the tax bill will likely have a negative fiscal impact far beyond the ten-year budget window. Senate Republicans will have to work hard to massage the plan so as not violate the Byrd Rule, the Senate rule requiring that budget provisions not to add to deficit after ten-years. Some experts estimate that most, if not all, of the House provisions will have to sunset for the package to be Byrd Rule-compliant.
Draft bill in hand, the Ways and Means Committee will move quickly to begin the amendment process next week. Republicans have tentatively scheduled next Monday for amendments and aim to pass their tax bill on either Tuesday, November 7, or Wednesday, November 8. This, they hope, will allow them to pass the tax bill before the Thanksgiving recess, a breakneck timetable for a bill this size.
With the Senate a few steps behind the House, any delay by Senate Finance in considering its own bill will likely delay a final vote on the tax bill until 2018. Republicans regard failure as fatal, but the Party is on thin ice as it cannot withstand opposition by more than two or three Republican Senators, even under reconciliation. They have embarked now on a long-haul legislative tightrope act.
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NEWS - Saturday, March 3, 2001
Madcatz inks deal
According to Msxbox, "Madcatz announced today that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Microsoft allowing Mad Catz to design, manufacture, and market licensed third-party peripherals for the Xbox in North America, Europe and Japan." While no official press release was available on the Madcatz website, you can expect good things to come for 3rd party peripherals...now lets just hope they put together a keyboard and mouse for the XBOX!
Microsoft has given Mad Catz the green light to design, manufacture and market licensed third-party peripherals for Xbox in North America, Europe and Japan. Mad Catz has plans for an Xbox controller, memory unit, racing wheel and its exclusive Panther joystick (which features a trackball and joystick combination for first-person play in action games). Additional licensed products, such as light guns and fishing rods, will be launched to coincide with software releases. The agreement also allows Mad Catz to work closely with Xbox software developers to arrange peripheral/software bundles and other cooperative integration.
Source: http://www.msxbox.com/


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I really upsets me when clients lie to me to get what they want. And I understand that it is a survival skill for some or just normal practice to get things done in different cultures. But on days when I haven't slept the night before I do not like spending 10 minutes explaining why I can't do what they want me to and asking questions only to discover that "out of the house shopping" really means "not actually arrived in Canada yet".
There is absolutely nothing interesting about this outfit. Except perhaps that the whole thing including hair and makeup (such as they are) took 15 mins to throw together... Then I went back to bed for a 1/2 hour!
EDIT: The potatoes are not bad, a little strange, but not bad at all!
"That's the sock gap. Miss it, and suddenly you're a naked man in socks. No self-respecting woman will ever let a naked man in socks do the squelchy with her."
"I need breasts with brains. I don't mean individual brains, obviously... I mean, not a brain each. You know, I like intelligent women, but you've got to draw the line somewhere."
"I never use my tongue on people! It's just for stamps and emergencies!"
Chelsie and I watched the entire first season in one go, and I don't think I ever laughed so hard.
It's not boring, it's inspiring! A black dress is one of the few practical pieces I grabbed for the month, so now I know it's possible to make a black dress exciting!
We're not trying to finish our spices (we have 25 different containers - that would just be a bit too intense for us!), but we're working on other items. Could be an interesting few weeks - we ran out of olive oil today, a staple we tend to always use!
Also - love Coupling... but now I forget how it all ends. Sigh - guess I'll have to watch the whole thing over again!
I haven't watched coupling but maybe I should!
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Potatoes are good vessels, aren't they? I like 'em with sour cream, cheese and bacon. Mmmm bacon.
YES!! Coupling = awesome! I think Katie and watched it in a cold cold house with no heat and when we would finish a season I would hop on my bike to go to a friend's house and get the next one. I have all four seasons and we re-watch the dvd's all the time.
Yum, potatoes. You are so right about them being vessels for everything. Even if they're mashed, they still can be used as bowls for meat and soupy veggies! Yum, yum, yum!
That is such a great outfit! It's amazing how you make a black dress summery.
Coupling is going to be my show for 2011 since it's on Netflix.
Sorry about the clients who lie. Some people just do. When I worked in a doctor's office a lady insisted that I bump another patient and squeeze in her "very sick baby." She showed up and it turned out to be her 19-year-old son who'd thrown up the day before.
Oh god, Coupling is effing brilliant. So many ridiculous quotes.
I like how the hot pink rose picks up on the warmer colors in the scarf. It's just so pretty.
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Stamps looking to clean up mistakes against Argos
CALGARY — Following the Calgary Stampeders' 30-23 loss to the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Week 5, quarterback Nick Arbuckle said that the team didn't execute. Heading into a Thursday night match up against a winless Toronto Argonauts squad, they'll be looking to clean up their play from the previous game.
"(We) just have to make sure we're locked in on the game plan. Whenever it's a short week like this, it's going to be a lot of mental stuff and making sure that we're good with the communication between me and the receivers and the O-line," Arbuckle told Stampeders.com. " … There's going to be plays that we're trying to make out there where we might have only repped it one time in practice. So we've got to be good on everything and correct our mistakes in the film room."
Arbuckle has taken over behind centre for the Stampeders after starter Bo Levi Mitchell was placed on the six-game injured list on July 5. In his first appearance of the season, the 25-year-old went nine-for-nine through the air for 93 yards while tossing the game-winning touchdown to Eric Rogers in a comeback effort against the BC Lions.
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Nick Arbuckle snaps the ball against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Week 4 (Arthur Ward/CFL.ca)
In his second start of the campaign, Arbuckle completed 24 of 40 passes for 368 yards against the Tabbies.
"The more I play, the more the game slows down and I can see things better, pre-snap and post-snap," Arbuckle said. "It's just fun to be out there and obviously, it's a lot more fun when we win. We'll make sure we go out there and do better this week."
Calgary had several drops in the receiving game and also fumbled three times. For head coach Dave Dickenson, those mistakes were what made the difference.
"We didn't have a lot of rhythm offensively so I don't really care if it's through the air or on the ground, we just have to do those little things and not cough it up," he said. "If we would've held onto the ball, I think we could've created some momentum and ultimately could've won the game."
The Stamps' head coach added that receivers Juwan Brescacin and Hergy Mayala have both come off the one- and six-game injured lists, respectively, and they'll practice ahead of Thursday's contest.
Calgary failed to score a touchdown through the air in Week 5, but they got some solid contributions from its receiving corps. Rogers finished with 70 yards on five catches, but the biggest performance of the night came from Reggie Begelton, who reeled in eight balls for 119 yards – a game-high and his best total of the campaign to date. The third-year man had 45 yards after the catch and also found pay dirt on a six-yard rush, but he did have one fumble as well.
"We had a lot of good things going on but also a lot of bad things. It's one of those things that we need to look back and see for the future that once we figure out those bad things, we'll mesh," Begelton said.
A return home should give the Stampeders a pick-me-up following a two-game road trip. The Argonauts will be heading into McMahon Stadium looking to avoid opening the season 0-5.
"They're playing hard, and that doesn't always translate into wins, but I do believe they feel like they're improving. You can see it one them. The effort and the edge is there, they just haven't been able to break through," Dickenson said. "They're on a bit of a short week too – they're on six days, we're on five – so ultimately with that travel and energy, both teams are going to be looking to who can stay conditioned, who can stay hydrated, and who can maintain it for 60 minutes."
– With files from Stampeders.com


Last year I heard about the plans for a new legal history journal, the Revue Marocaine d'Histoire du Droit (RMHD). This month the happy news arrived about its upcoming launch. As I was about to write a brief announcement I read online two contributions about Morocco's legal history, one in Dutch about the new journal in the Flemish Rechtshistorische Courant edited at Ghent University, the monthly bulletin for the legal history of the Low Countries, one at the Legal History Blog about a book published in 2014 concerning law and history in Morocco. It seems worthwhile to connect both items here with a third announcement on a volume of scholarly articles about the centenary of the Moroccan code of contractual law.
Let's start here with translating some of the words of Dirk Heirbaut (Ghent University) wrote in the Rechtshistorische Courant about the new journal led by Fouzi Rherrousse (Université Mohammed Premier Oujda): "We can only applaud this initiative for a Moroccan journal for legal history, because it will be the first of its kind in the Arab world. It will try to answer a great need. There is scarce attention for Morocco's legal history, the subject is not included in the curriculum of the law faculties. It is to be hoped that the new journal changes this situation and gives an impulse to the study of legal history in Morocco and elsewhere in the Arab world. In a globalising world this is also important for European legal historians". A number of European scholars has joined the comité de lecture, and others are even members of the editorial board.
By some lucky coincidence the Legal History Blog posted a brief announcement about a book the ever-vigilant team of this very active blog apparently had missed earlier. They wanted to make good this omission, for they deem it an important study. The book in question is Etty Terem, Old Texts, New Practices: Islamic Reform in Modern Morocco (Stanford, 2014). At the publisher's website you can read the summary, the first chapter and the start of the second chapter. Terem studied a book in eleven volumes published in 1910 by a Moroccan scholar, al-Mahdi al-Wazzani (1849-1923) called al-Mi`yār al-jadīd, the "New Standard Measure". Al-Wazzani collected many thousand fatwās, legal decisions, pertaining to Mālikī law. He did this just before France got de facto hold of a large part of Morocco. The treaty of Fez in 1912 divided Morocco into a French and Spanish protectorate, apart from the international enclave Tanger and a number of other ports. Terem invites you to look closely at the role, meaning, interpretation and impact of this massive legal collection.
The centenary volume I mentioned above [Le Livre jubilaire. Centenaire du Dahir formant Code des Obligations et Contrats, Fouzi Rherrousse (ed.) (Oujda 2017)] was signalled at Histoire du Droit des Colonies, a French portal for colonial legal history. The Dahir was officially published on August 12, 1913. The delay between the centenary and the publication of this scholarly volume does certainly not diminish its importance. In the first section scholars write about contract law and obligations as an element of European legal history, and about different ways of codification in past and present, literally from classical Antiquity to the twenty-first century. The second section contains nine articles on the Code des obligations et des contrats, for example on the preparation by French lawyers of this code of law, Spanish influences, the impact of Roman law, the role of an Italian lawyer, and also the role of this code between law and economic influences.
The website Histoire du droit des colonies alerts also to the 2016 international conference Regards croisés sur l'histoire du droit [Different regards on legal history] held at Oujda. It underlines the role of a series of centenaries in Morocco's legal history, with not only the Dahir, but also the first official gazette, the Bulletin officiel. The organizers rightly deplored the absence of legal history at the law faculties, only ancient law is an obligatory subject. They want to free the subject from rough generalisations, shame and confusion about the past of Morocco, and the danger of unreflected changes in current law.
Blog posts are usually not long, and I am afraid my average posts are much longer than many readers will expect, but this time I think it is better to offer only a short contribution to be continued at some point in the near future. Pursuing this path will ask some real efforts, think only of the variety in transliteration of Arab names and book titles. There exists a recent selection of texts by Islamic lawyers from the past, Islamic legal thought : a compendium of Muslim jurists, Oussama Arabi, David S. Powers and Susan A. Spectorsky (eds.) (Leiden 2013) to which Etty Terem contributed a fragment from the opus magnum of al-Mahdi al-Wazzani. You might also want to Iook at the French website Colonialcorpus. The most recent issue of the online legal history journal Clio@Themis contains articles in several languages around the theme Revues et empires coloniaux. I have not yet found a web page or website for the new Revue Marocaine d'Histoire du Droit, nor has the first issue appeared in print, but nevertheless I want to wish Fouzi Rherrousse and his team good luck in paving the roads for more space for and more attention to the legal history of Morocco, North Africa and the Arab world.
In the autumn of 2017 a study by Dan E. Stigall, The Santillana Codes: the Civil Codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania (Lanham, MD, 2017) will appear. Not only the civil law of Morocco, but also the role of the cosmopolitan Tunisian lawyer David Santillana (1855-1931) will be highlighted. You can read a very interesting about this book in a post at the blog of the Friends of the Library of Congress, the library where Stigall did his research for this new book.
This entry was posted in Peoples and tagged Africa, Colonial history, France, Islamic law, Legal history, Legal journals, Middle East, Morocco on June 9, 2017 by rechtsgeschiedenis.


Southern California-based Biltwell has been in the business of producing stylish motorcycle riding gear as well as parts and accessories for over a decade now, and the retro-inspired Gringo S is one of the company's staple products.
Reminiscent of the original Bell Star (circa the 1970s), the Gringo S offers riders old-school styling and "new-school" protection. DOT rated with an ABS outer shell, shock-absorbing EPS liner, and double D-ring chin strap, it is also reasonably priced.
When first donning the Gringo S, the fit feels roomy but secure (bespectacled riders will rejoice), and the large eye port allows for a wide field of vision. Incorporating a simple single-snap closure on the shield adds of vintage vibe but requires a bit of getting used to. While it lacks a traditional (modern) seal between the shield and helmet, when closed the optically correct shield does a good job of keeping the wind off your face and road noise down. I would however suspect some issues in rainy conditions due to this design.
The lack of vents does not impede airflow, as the shape of the helmet allows for an ample amount of fresh air intake under the chin bar. While airflow is generous, I didn't note any lifting or turbulence at highway speeds. It should be noted that I always wear and highly recommend the use of ear plugs when traveling at speeds above 45 mph for any distance.
Available in two shell sizes (XS-MD and LG-XXL) and various finishes and paint schemes, there are currently few other choices in this price range for those seeking a new but retro-styled full-face helmet. The Gringo S wouldn't be my first choice for a track day, but it does the job of getting you and your vintage—or vintage-inspired—ride most anywhere in style, while offering DOT protection.


One last chance to earn a spot in the Tournament of Champions. That's what an optimistic Jordan Spieth was gunning for at this week's Mayakoba Golf Classic. But in his final tour event before saying "I do" to fiancée Annie Verret later this month, Spieth frustratingly posted an MC rather than a W.
Spieth arrived in Mexico off a T-55 finish in Las Vegas the previous week, but put his old driver and 3-wood into his bag in hopes of providing a spark. Instead, he posted a middling even-par 71 in the first round at El Camaleon Golf Club that left him eight strokes off the lead and with work to do just to play on the weekend.
In round two, Spieth started moving in the right direction in his morning round, getting to three-under through 14 holes, the cut line expected to shake out around that number. But a three-putt bogey on the par-4 sixth hole, his 15th, was a dagger. Unable to birdie his final three holes, he finished with a two-under 69, only to see the cut move to four-under and his 2018 tour season come to an ignominious end.
Spieth had hoped that his two "extra" appearances during this portion of the 2018-'19 season – it's the first time he had played in either Vegas or Mexico – might give him some momentum going into 2019 after missing out on the Tour Championship in September for the first time in his career. Instead he finishes the calendar year without a victory for the first time since 2014, without a top-10 finish since his T-9 showing at the Open Championship and his lowest world ranking since 2014.