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Giuliana Carella '16, a food marketing major, was one of eight students featured in "mtvU Changemakers," a segment on MTV that highlights outstanding university students with a commitment to improving their communities. Sponsored by MTV and Simon Premium Outlets, the award includes a $1,000 gift card for the holiday season. Carella's segment aired throughout the day on Saturday, Dec. 6, on MTV.
UCA Martyrs' Memorial Gives 'Voice to the Voiceless'
During Holy Week in Latin America, richly colored alfombras (the Spanish word for carpets) decorated with sacred images made of dyed sawdust or salt, grace procession lanes. Recently at Saint Joseph's, a group of faculty, staff, students and administrators adopted this tradition by creating an alfombra to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of six Jesuit scholars who lived and worked at Universidad Centroaméricana (UCA) in San Salvador.
John R. Post '60 Sculpture Named Through Campus Contest
The sculpture, created by long-time SJU benefactor John R. Post '60, was named through a campus-wide naming contest open to faculty, staff, students, their parents and alumni over Hawktoberfest + Family Weekend.
3D Printing Class: Communication 'Magic'
SJU students enrolled in COM 473 — Information, Materiality and 3D Printing — are studying "how the flow of information transforms culture," says Chair and Associate Professor of Communication Studies David Parry, Ph.D., who originated and teaches the course.
SJU Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Jesuits Martyred in El Salvador
On Nov. 16, 1989, the Salvadoran army raided the Jesuit Residence at the Universidad Centroaméricana (UCA) in San Salvador, El Salvador, where they murdered six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter. This violence resulted from contentions for social and economic power throughout El Salvador.
SJU's Student Newspaper Receives ACP Pacemaker Award
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) has awarded Saint Joseph's University's student newspaper, The Hawk, a 2014 Pacemaker award for excellence in student media. The Hawk is one of 10 universities to receive the award in the "Four Year Non-Daily Newspaper" category.
Key Measures Indicate Strong Financial Performance for Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University finished the 2013-2014 academic year with a net operating margin of $7.2 million, according to the school's audited financial statements.
Saint Joseph's posted total operating revenue of $221.7 million against total operating expenses of $214.4 million. Revenue was up more than $6 million, or 2.9 percent over the 2012-2013 year. Expenses were up $4.7 million, or 2.2 percent over the prior year.
Student Awarded Arthur N. Caple Foundation Scholarship
Bhumi Shah, a Master of Science in Financial Services student from Gujarat, India, received her award at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA), Conference.
SJU Receives $10K Grant to Support Recovering Students
Transforming Youth Recovery, a national nonprofit organization that supports educators, parents and communities assisting students in recovery, has selected Saint Joseph's University to receive a $10,000 grant.
Interfaith Dialogue: Strengthening the Bonds Between Jews and Christians
To mark the upcoming canonizations of the two remarkable popes, John XXIII and John Paul II, who both worked to eliminate religiously based hostility to Judaism, Saint Joseph's University's Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations will host the series, "The Popes and the Jewish People: The Story of a Transformed Relationship."


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U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan | Drivers License Testing
December 23, 2013
Related Files
Guide To Safe Driving in Korea (English) - USFK Pam 385-2
Guide To Safe Driving in Korea (Korean) - USFK Pam 385-2
DA Form 348 (Example)
MFR - Request for Written Examination (Example)
MFR - Driver's Examination Retest (Example)
Application for Driver Examination
MFR - Satisfied Viewing Requirement of USFK Driving Safety Videos (Example)
Related Links
All Area II SOFA sponsored personnel and eligible Family Members can obtain a civilian driver license and/or military driver license. Individuals will need to make an appointment with the Area II Drivers Testing Office either by email, telephone, or walk-in.
For the examination, individuals will need to study the "Guide To Safe Driving in Korea" (USFK Pam 385-2):
a. English Version
b. Korean Version
Individuals will also need to watch the following safety videos before arriving for their scheduled appointment:
a. Safety Driving in Korea -- YouTube (http://bit.ly/LtCIrB) | Vimeo (http://bit.ly/KXjHmY)
b. Every Little Bit Hurts (GOV License Requirement Only) -- YouTube (http://bit.ly/LkLOHK) | Vimeo (http://bit.ly/LkM4GI)
c. Winter Safe Driving -- YouTube (http://bit.ly/JAHx8q) | Vimeo (http://bit.ly/JHr8Zi)
To obtain a USFK POV License, please bring the following:
a. Application for Driver Examination
b. ID card (no retired ID)
c. Valid U.S. Stateside Driver's License
d. Letter of employment (or 700-19A) or Command Sponsored Order
e. Non command sponsored service members E-6 and below required approval memo from the first O-5 in their chain of command.
f. Invited contractor needs ROK Driver's License or Valid International Driver's Permit
g. Memorandum for Record signed by a unit representative verifying the safety videos were viewed in its entirety.
To obtain a USFK Government Driver License, see your unit master driver or supervisor and prepare and bring the following items.
a. Memorandum for Record signed by the unit commander requesting for written examination.
b. DA Form 348 reviewed and signed by the unit master driver or supervisor.
c. A copy of your certificate for the Accident Avoidance Course (Required only for U.S Army Soldiers, DA Civilians and DA Contractors).
d. Identification card (no retired ID)
e. Valid U.S. Stateside Driver's License
f. Memorandum for Record signed by a unit representative verifying the safety videos were viewed in its entirety.
Driver Testing Section:
a. Building 4106, Room 234/235 (ACS Building 2nd Floor)
b. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
c. Telephone: DSN 738-5568/3235
Driver Testing Section Hours:
a. Monday to Thursday | 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
b. Testing Appointment Slots are made for either 8 a.m. or 1 p.m.
c. Fridays are reserved specifically for KATUSAs/KNs

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NEW YORK--Connecticut officials on Friday released the full police report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, unsealing thousands of pages of interview transcripts, photographs, and other material gathered by investigators as they tried to learn what sparked the Dec. 14, 2012, rampage.
The report includes material gathered by state and local police, as well as by federal investigators, who tried to glean information from the computer hard drive of gunman Adam Lanza.
Lanza damaged the computer before shooting his way into the Newtown school shortly after classes had begun. Armed with three weapons that had belonged to his mother, Nancy Lanza, the gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults in the school before shooting himself to death. Earlier that morning, he had shot to death Nancy Lanza.
WHO THEY WERE: Newtown shooting victims
"The investigation of this incident is unparalleled in the one hundred and ten year history of the Connecticut State Police," said Reuben F. Bradford, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in a letter accompanying the massive trove of files.
"I hope that the release of this report, though painful, will allow those who have been affected by it to continue in their personal process of healing and will provide helpful information that can be put to use to prevent such tragedies in the future," Bradford said.
Some of the documents record how police, often accompanied by clergy and social workers, visited the families of those slain in the Sandy Hook shooting.
One investigative report describes how Trooper Rafael Figueiral went to a home with Father Michael Novajosky to inform relatives that Victoria Soto, a first-grade teacher, was among those killed at the school.
PHOTOS: Newtown school shooting
"Father Novajosky offered a prayer to which they gladly accepted," the report states.
Some of the material has been redacted, but the trooper notes that the relative agreed to tell others of the visit.
In addition to photographs and videos, the files include detailed descriptions of victims' belongings retrieved and returned to their families: jewelry, eyeglass cases, earrings and hair clips. It also included diagrams of the interior of the school, noting the location of bullet casings and magazines found strewn in the hallways and classrooms.
The report also revealed the breadth of Lanza's gunfire, describing bullet holes found on the car of one victim that was parked in the school's parking lot. The vehicle, a Honda with a decal on the truck that read "I (heart-shaped symbol) my cat," had three "suspected bullet strikes" on the outside, according to one of the thousands of brief police reports summarizing the scene.
At least one other car in the lot also had damage from bullets, according to police reports. It was not clear whether the bullet holes came from Lanza's gun or the police.Much of the material is heavily redacted, in keeping with state laws that prohibit showing photographs of homicide victims. Names and other identifying information of most witnesses have also been redacted.
But the hours of videos included in the report are chilling nonetheless, showing the school just a few hours after Lanza's rampage, some classrooms appearing untouched, with scenes of elementary school games and other activities clearly visible.
One video, though, shows what appears to be a magazine from one of Lanza's weapons on the floor of the school hallway.
Items found inside the Lanza home included a card, dated June 10, 1999, from the Sandy Hook school, and addressed to Nancy Lanza. The card thanked her "for being such a special volunteer" at the school's 5th grade "stepping-up ceremony."
Pictures inside the Lanza home showed a colored photograph of a young boy holding a gun, with ammunition spread across his lap, and Nancy Lanza's shoes lined up in neat rows beneath her bed, not far from the bullet casings found on the floor. One shows her bed, a large stain of blood on the white sheets.
Written in the kind of bureaucratic language often used by police investigators, the documents nevertheless paint a picture of families trying to cope with the painful shooting and officers, social workers and clergy trying to be helpful.
One trooper describes his visit to a family the day after the shooting to tell them that their son had been positively identified from photographs as one of those killed. The visit is described in the sparsest language, with names redacted to protect privacy.


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A method for generating a presentation of region-of-interest in an information representation including the steps of: selecting a viewpoint for the region-of-interest; selecting a location for the region-of-interest; creating a lens surface having a predetermined location for the region-of-interest; creating a transformed presentation by: determining a mapping for pixel coordinates from the representation to the lens surface by applying a distortion function defining said lens surface to said pixel coordinates; calculating a vector from the predetermined location to the location; and, copying pixel information from the representation to the lens surface according to the mapping as displaced by the vector; and, displaying the transformed presentation on a display screen to generate the presentation of the region-of-interest.
1. A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an information representation for display on a display screen, comprising:
determining a mapping of original texel corner coordinates in said representation to distorted texel corner coordinates for a lens initially located at a first location in said representation, said distorted texel corner coordinates produced by applying a two-dimensional distortion function defining said lens to said original texel corner coordinates, said lens for rendering within said presentation a magnified region for said region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by an at least partially compressed region where said magnification decreases to that of said representation surrounding said lens to provide context for said magnified region with respect to said representation, said representation having uniform texels, each texel having at least three corners, and each corner having a respective original texel corner coordinate;
calculating a displacement from said first location to a second location in said representation, said second location being that of said region-of-interest;
adjusting said mapping with said displacement to produce an adjusted mapping to thereby relocate said lens to said second location;
copying texel information from said representation to said relocated lens at said second location according to said adjusted mapping to thereby generate said presentation of said region-of-interest; and
displaying said presentation on said display screen.
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modules within the memory and executed by the processor, the modules including:
a module for determining a mapping of original texel corner coordinates in the representation to distorted texel corner coordinates for a lens initially located at a first location in the representation, the distorted texel corner coordinates produced by applying a two-dimensional distortion function defining the lens to the original texel corner coordinates, the lens for rendering within the presentation a magnified region for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by an at least partially compressed region where the magnification decreases to that of the representation surrounding the lens to provide context for the magnified region with respect to the representation, the representation having uniform texels, each texel having at least three corners, and each corner having a respective original texel corner coordinate;
a module for calculating a displacement from the first location to a second location in the representation, the second location being that of the region-of-interest;
a module for adjusting the mapping with the displacement to produce an adjusted mapping to thereby relocate the lens to the second location;
a module for copying texel information from the representation to the relocated lens at the second location according to the adjusted mapping to thereby generate the presentation of the region-of-interest; and,
a module for displaying the presentation on the display screen.
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This application claims priority from Canadian Patent Application No. 2,370,751 Filed Feb. 5, 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to the field of computer-graphics processing, and more specifically to a method and system for fast rendering of a detail-in-context lens in a detail-in-context presentation.
Display screens are the primary interface for displaying information from a computer. Display screens are limited in size, thus presenting a challenge to graphical user interface design, particularly when large amounts of information are to be displayed. This problem is normally referred to as the "screen real estate problem".
Well-known solutions to this problem include panning, zooming, scrolling or combinations thereof. While these solutions are suitable for a large number of visual display applications, these solutions become less effective where sections of the visual information are spatially related, such as maps, three-dimensional representations, newspapers and such like. In this type of information display, panning, zooming and/or scrolling is not as effective as much of the context of the panned, zoomed or scrolled display is hidden.
A recent solution to this problem is the application of "detail-in-context" presentation techniques. Detail-in-context is the magnification of a particular region of interest (the "focal region" or "detail") in a data presentation while preserving visibility of the surrounding information (the "context"). This technique has applicability to the display of large surface area media, such as maps, on computer screens of variable size including graphics workstations, laptop computers, personal digital assistants ("PDAs"), and cell phones.
In the detail-in-context discourse, differentiation is often made between the terms "representation" and "presentation". A representation is a formal system, or mapping, for specifying raw information or data that is stored in a computer or data processing system. For example, a digital map of a city is a representation of raw data including street names and the relative geographic location of streets and utilities. Such a representation may be displayed visually on a computer screen or printed on paper. On the other hand, a presentation is a spatial organization of a given representation that is appropriate for the task at hand. Thus, a presentation of a representation organizes such things as the point of view and the relative emphasis of different parts or regions of the representation. For example, a digital map of a city may be presented with a region magnified to reveal street names.
In general, a detail-in-context presentation may be considered as a distorted view (or distortion) of a portion of the original representation where the distortion is the result of the application of a "lens" like distortion function to the original representation. A detailed review of various detail-in-context presentation techniques such as Elastic Presentation Space may be found in a publication by Marianne S. T. Carpendale, entitled "A Framework for Elastic Presentation Space" (Carpendale, Marianne S. T., A Framework for Elastic Presentation Space (Burnaby, British Columbia: Simon Fraser University, 1999)), and incorporated herein by reference.
In general, detail-in-context data presentations are characterized by magnification of areas of an image where detail is desired, in combination with compression of a restricted range of areas of the remaining information (i.e. the context), the result typically giving the appearance of a lens having been applied to the display surface. Using the techniques described by Carpendale, points in a representation are displaced in three dimensions and a perspective projection is used to display the points on a two-dimensional presentation display. Thus, when a lens is applied to a two-dimensional continuous surface representation, for example, the resulting presentation appears to be three-dimensional. In other words, the lens transformation appears to have stretched the continuous surface in a third dimension.
One shortcoming of these detail-in-context presentation systems is that the rendering of a raster image which has under-gone a distortion through the application of one or more lenses (e.g. pyramid lenses) can be time consuming. Both the CPU and input/output systems of the detail-in-context presentation system can be taxed when performing such a rendering. Past techniques for rendering these images have usually involved texturing the raster image upon a three-dimensional triangulated surface. This technique can provide fast results, especially when combined with the use of accelerated three-dimensional rendering hardware, but rendering can be slow when no such hardware is present. In addition, the result is only an approximation of the true distortion of the lens with accuracy being limited by the coarseness of the triangulated mesh. It would desirable to have a method for rendering an accurately distorted raster image quickly and without the need for specialized rendering hardware.
A need therefore exists for the fast and effective display of detail-in-context lens presentations in detail-in-context presentation systems. Consequently, it is an object of the present invention to obviate or mitigate at least some of the above mentioned disadvantages.
In general, the present invention provides for the effective presentation of detail-in-context lens type presentations in detail-in-context presentation systems through the use of improved rendering techniques.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an information representation including the steps of: selecting a viewpoint for the region-of-interest; selecting a location for the region-of-interest; creating a lens surface having a predetermined location for the region-of-interest; creating a transformed presentation by: determining a mapping for pixel coordinates from the representation to the lens surface by applying a distortion function defining said lens surface to said pixel coordinates; calculating a vector from the predetermined location to the location; and, copying pixel information from the representation to the lens surface according to the mapping as displaced by the vector; and, displaying the transformed presentation on a display screen to generate the presentation of the region-of-interest. Preferably, the step of determining a mapping includes perspectively projecting the lens surface onto a plane spaced from the viewpoint. Preferably, the pixel information includes colour information.
Advantageously, the invention allows detail-in-context presentations that involve lens translations to be rendered without fully recalculating texel mappings.
Embodiments of the invention may best be understood by referring to the following description and accompanying drawings. In the description and drawings, line numerals refer to like structures or processes. In the drawings:
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. However, it is understood that the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known software, circuits, structures and techniques have not been described or shown in detail in order not to obscure the invention.
The term "data processing system" is used herein to refer to any machine for processing data, including the computer systems and network arrangements described herein. The term "Elastic Presentation Space" ("EPS") (or "Pliable Display Technology" ("PDT")) is used herein to refer to techniques that allow for the adjustment of a visual presentation without interfering with the information content of the representation. The adjective "elastic" is included in the term as it implies the capability of stretching and deformation and subsequent return to an original shape. EPS graphics technology is described by Carpendale in "A Framework for Elastic Presentation Space" (Carpendale, Marianne S. T., A Framework for Elastic Presentation Space (Burnaby, British Columbia: Simon Fraser University, 1999)), which is incorporated herein by reference. In EPS graphics technology, a two-dimensional visual representation is placed onto a surface; this surface is placed in three-dimensional space; the surface, containing the representation, is viewed through perspective projection; and the surface is manipulated to effect the reorganization of image details. The presentation transformation is separated into two steps: surface manipulation or distortion and perspective projection.
EPS is applicable to multidimensional data and is well suited to implementation on a computer for dynamic detail-in-context display on an electronic display surface such as a monitor. In the case of two dimensional data, EPS is typically characterized by magnification of areas of an image where detail is desired 233, in combination with compression of a restricted range of areas of the remaining information (i.e. the context) 234, the end result typically giving the appearance of a lens 230 having been applied to the display surface. The areas of the lens 230 where compression occurs may be referred to as the "shoulder" 234 of the lens 230. The area of the representation transformed by the lens may be referred to as the "lensed area". The lensed area thus includes the focal region and the shoulder. To reiterate, the source image or representation to be viewed is located in the basal plane 210. Magnification 233 and compression 234 are achieved through elevating elements of the source image relative to the basal plane 210, and then projecting the resultant distorted surface onto the reference view plane 201. EPS performs detail-in-context presentation of n-dimensional data through the use of a procedure wherein the data is mapped into a region in an (n+1) dimensional space, manipulated through perspective projections in the (n+1) dimensional space, and then finally transformed back into n-dimensional space for presentation. EPS has numerous advantages over conventional zoom, pan, and scroll technologies, including the capability of preserving the visibility of information outside 234 the local region of interest 233.
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Method. The problem of rendering a raster image distorted through the use of PDT can be considered to be a problem of transforming texels between two image "spaces." In general, a texel (i.e. texture element) may be defined as a texture map pixel or pixels. The texels from the undistorted image can be said to belong to the "source" image space (i.e. representation), and the texels from the distorted image belong to the "target" image space (i.e. presentation). In general, all rendering approaches must somehow determine colour values for each target texel using the known source texels and the known PDT transformation. According to the present invention, time consuming pre-calculations of the displacements of the corners of each texel are first performed. These pre-calculations are then used to speed up actual rendering cycles. This results in speedy rendering times for individual frames at the cost of the time required to perform pre-calculations. In general, a pre-calculation step is performed when properties of a lens such as magnification level, focal region size, or lens bounds size are changed. The pre-calculation step is not performed when the position of the lens is changed (e.g. lens dragging). Thus, the method is optimized for lens dragging but not for manipulation of other lens properties (e.g. re-sizing). The pre-calculation step is followed by a rendering step. For reference, various lens manipulations using a GUI are described in Canadian Patent Applications Nos. 2,345,803 and 2,350,342, which are incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, pre-calculated results can be re-used during multiple renderings as long as only the position of the lens is changed. As will be described below, the relationship of the transformed texel coordinates with the target image texels is used to generate an associative table.
In the pre-calculation step, the distorted position of the corners 402, 403, 404, 405 of each source texel 401 is computed by passing their coordinates through the PDT distortion function for the corresponding lens so that each source texel 401 is mapped onto one or more texels 411 in the target image 410. In other words, the distortion function defining the lens is applied to the corners of each source texel 401 to produce transformed texel corner coordinates. The application of the distortion function may include coordinate system transformations.
The process 500 for constructing the associative table involves the mapping of quadrilaterals (i.e. transformed texel corner coordinates 411) to square untransformed texels 401. In general, this does not result in an obvious 1:1 mapping or an obvious n:1 mapping. Sometimes a transformed texel is entirely contained in a target texel. At other times, it may barely touch the target texel. At still other times, it may overlap by a larger or partial amount. If anti-aliasing is desired, then a n:1 relationship may be constructed. If anti-aliasing is not desired, then a 1:1 relationship may be constructed. For 1:1 relationships, for each square target pixel 410 the "correct" transformed source pixel must be determined. This determination may take the form of choosing the transformed pixel the centre of which is closest to the centre of the target pixel. Or, this determination may take the form of choosing the transformed source pixel that overlaps the target pixel the most. For n:1 relationships, complexity increases. In this case, texels may be weighted differently and several different techniques may be used to determine which of several source pixels correspond with each individual target texel.
In summary, when texels 401 are transformed from source image space 400 to target image space 410, they are often no longer perfectly square. As a result, there is rarely an exact one-to-one correspondence between source texels 401 and target texels 410. As such, it is necessary to use a method of approximating texel coverage in order to construct the associative table. As mentioned above, different methods can be used to map transformed source texels onto target texels. To maximize speed, nearest neighbour matches can be used to map single source texels to single target texels. To maximize quality, anti-aliasing techniques call be used to take into account cases in which one target texel corresponds to multiple source texels. Anti-aliasing techniques can also incorporate weightings into the associative table in order to produce more accurate results.
According to an alternate embodiment of the invention, rather than displacing the coordinates of texel corners from source space to target space in the pre-calculation step, an inverse operation is performed as follows. For each of the pixels contained within the bounds of the lens, an "undisplace" (i.e. the inverse of displace) operation is used to find the related source pixel. An advantage of this alternate method is that fewer operations may be required because, in general, the source image is usually larger than the target image. As such, the lens bounds will contain fewer pixels in target space than source space. Therefore, fewer undisplace operations may be required to progress from target pixels to source pixels. This alternate method is most advantageous when an undisplace operation is computationally less costly than a displace operation and when the lens does not include folding.
Following the pre-calculation step, the rendering step is performed. Advantageously, the rendering step is computationally simple and fast as a result of the calculations already performed during the pre-calculation step. First, a global offset, as determined by the position of the lens in both the source space 400 and the target space 410 and the corresponding offset vectors 510, 520, is determined. Then, the associative table is traversed. For each entry in the table, the exact source texel position(s) and target texel position are determined using the table entry and global offset. Texel values are then copied. If there are multiple source texels corresponding to a single target texel, colour values must be averaged, or weighted according to predetermined weights, before the colour value is set. After all table entries have been traversed, the final image is complete.
With respect to copying, if anti-aliasing is not required, then texel values are copied from a single source texel to a single target pixel. This copying may be performed by a straight memory copy (e.g. a memcpy, assignment, or 1-pixel bitblt operation). It anti-aliasing is required, one pixel is drawn to but a number of pixels are read from. As such, a number of read operations are performed. The read values are combined, for example, through weighting, and then a single write operation is performed. Depending on the status of anti-aliasing, the nature of storage media (i.e. main memory or video memory), differences in platforms, operating systems, and related factors, several copying techniques can be used as follows:
With respect to weighting, several techniques can be used. For example, each pixel touched can be given an equal weight (i.e. averaged). Alternately, the exact coverage of each transformed pixel with the target pixel can be calculated and the weight can be related to the surface area of the coverage. Or, the distance from the center of each transformed pixel to the center of the target pixel can be determined and the weighting factor be related to that determined value. In addition, to increase speed, the number of pixels to be related may be limited by specifying that using a given weighting technique, a maximum of the N most strongly weighted pixels will be stored as being related, or that only pixels weighted greater than a value X will be stored.
If shading is desired, the copying may consist of a read operation, an operation to change the read value for shading purposes, and then a write operation. In other words, for shading, immediately before writing the colour value to the target pixel, the colour value is manipulated to darken it or lighten it by the desired amount to provide the desired shading effect. Any of the known shading algorithms may be used in this context.
As described, the present invention includes two main computation steps. First, the pre-computation step calculates mappings between texels in the source and target image buffers. Second, the step of rendering these mapped texels is performed. On a typical system 300 the first step is much more time consuming to perform. It would be advantageous to perform the time consuming calculation of the first step without interrupting the continuous and timely rendering performed during the step. To accomplish this, the two main steps may be separated into two separate threads for processing. The rendering thread can use the most recent complete results of the pre-computing thread repeatedly (i.e. allowing lens movement but not lens reshaping) while the pre-computing the thread computes updated texel mappings. Furthermore, the pre-computing thread can monitor the states of the lenses and pause itself when pre-computing is not necessary. In addition, the separate threads can be run on multiple processing units 320 in order to maximize performance.
As the pre-calculations for mappings between texels are computationally time consuming, to improve performance these mappings can be transmitted over a network from the data processing system 300 to a remote machine so that the remote machine need not perform the pre-calculations itself. The pixel mappings can be stored in a format transmittable over a network (e.g. compressed and/or encrypted) and sent to a remote machine where that remote machine can use the mappings to generate local presentations. This feature is advantageous in situations where two remote machines need to synchronize their displays. It is also advantageous in situations where a powerful machine (e.g. a server) performs the pre-calculations and sends them to a less powerful machine (e.g. a PDA).
Texel mappings produced during the pre-calculation step can be stored in a file which can be compressed or encrypted. This is advantageous as it allows a lens shape to be archived for later retrieval or sharing with other systems and users.
Data Carrier Product. The sequences of instructions which when executed cause the method described herein to be performed by the exemplary data processing system of
Computer Software Product. The sequences of instructions which when executed cause the method described herein to be performed by the exemplary data processing system of
Integrated Circuit Product. The sequences of instructions which when executed cause the method described herein to be performed by the exemplary data processing system of
Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been described herein, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that variations may be made thereto without department from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
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After consultation with industry partners, both Flamboro Downs and Rideau Carleton Raceway have both cancelled Sunday's (February 15) scheduled cards of harness racing due to the extreme cold weather conditions predicted for the area. Management at both Flamboro and Rideau apologize for any inconvenience the cancellation may cause. Flamboro's next scheduled day of harness racing is Thursday, February 19. First race post time is 6 p.m. Rideau is scheduled to race again on Sunday, February 22.
Stephane Lareau's first five wins of the season all came in one night as he dominated Rideau Carleton Raceway's 2015 opening card on Sunday. Lareau bookended the 14-race card with victories aboard Angel Land ($3.70) for trainer James Lamacchia and Stonebridge Regent ($14.20) for Daniel Laflamme. He was also victorious in the eighth race with Kathy McBride's three-race streaker Ill Bea Star Too ($3.70) and went right back out to win with trotter Undercover Bro ($7.60) in the ninth and then Wildsville ($10.50) in the 12th race to help Richard Lareau complete a training double. Stephane Lareau was one of Rideau's top 10 drivers last year earning 45 of his 61 wins at the Ottawa oval. Announcer Idol returns to Flamboro Downs Flamboro Downs' popular Announcer Idol contest returned at the Dundas, Ontario track on Sunday night for the second edition, with Giant FM's Mike Tyler the first to give a call. Every Sunday night through March 22, a different, local broadcast media personality will step into the booth alongside track announcer Gary Guy and call the evening's third race. At the end of March, Flamboro's fans and patrons will have their say by visiting the track's website to vote for their favourite race call. The winning announcer will receive a donation to the local charity of their choice, compliments of Flamboro Downs and Great Canadian Gaming. Last year's inaugural edition of Announcer Idol was won by Y10's Brian West, who donated his winnings to Y108 Children's Fund. To view the rest of this story click here. Cowboy Caper returns quick dividens Fresh off the claim, Cowboy Caper debuted from the Justin Currie stable with a winning performance in Sunday's $10,500 Open Pace at Fraser Downs. Cowboy Caper sat third for most of the mile in the 10th race feature before kicking home to earn his first win of the year with Travis Bowman aboard. Even-money favourite Sterling Cooper (John Chappell) worked his way to the lead through a :26.3 opening quarter and overtook inside starter Gable Blue Chip (J.F. Gagne) in front of the grandstand with Cowboy Caper following in third. Sterling Cooper led the field past the half in :56 and three-quarters in 1:24.2 while Lizard King (David Hudon) tipped out from fourth, but was unable to improve his position. Heading down the stretch, Sterling Cooper was swarmed from both sides by Gable Blue Chip, who took to the passing lane, and the rallying Cowboy Caper, who prevailed on the outside by one and a half lengths in 1:54 over the "good" track. Rock Allstar (Brandon Campbell) closed late from the backfield to steal second-place over Gable Blue Chip and Sterling Cooper. To view the rest of this story click here.
Anderlecht stormed home from the backfield to prevail by a neck in the $6,500 Winners Over Handicap pacing feature on Sunday night at Rideau Carleton Raceway for leading trainer John MacMillan. The nine-year-old son of Cams Card Shark earned his second consecutive win with driver Rheo Filion in the sulky. Assigned outside his seven rivals, Anderlecht followed cover three-wide from fourth over into the stretch, then fanned four-high and circled the field to prevail in 1:56.2 by a neck over Clever Thing and Modern Xhibit. He paid $8.60 to win as the 3-1 third choice. To view the rest of this story click here. Repeat win for Northern Escort at Flamboro Sophomore pacer For A Bettor Time was victorious for his new connections while five-year-old trotter Northern Escort returned to the winner's circle for the first time in two years on Sunday night in the co-featured $7,000 Preferred 3 events at Flamboro Downs. Driven by Bob McClure, For A Bettor Time ($12.50) advanced first over from fourth through fractions of :27, :57 and 1:25.2 to wear down the pacesetting Touch Of Lightning. He then held off favourite Topcornerterror, who rallied from the pocket in the passing lane, to win by half a length in 1:55 flat. Major Homer came on for third over Touch Of Lightning. Doug Brown trains the Bettors Delight gelding, who earned his first win in five starts since being purchased from the Harrisburg Mixed Sale in November by Abbott Stables Limited of Toronto. To view the rest of this story click here. Mach It Big wins in mud at Truro Mach It Big overcame an outside post and sloppy conditions to wire Truro Raceway's top pacers and add one final victory to leading driver Ryan Ellis' credentials on Sunday. Making his Truro debut and first start since May in the afternoon's $1,275 feature race, six-year-old pacer Mach It Big went wire-to-wire in 2:01.2 for the Moase Stable and owner Mikaela Lustic of Cornwall, P.E.I. Dreams Matter finished one length behind with Bobs Ideal over seven lengths back to round out the top three finishers. Ellis took the Truro driving title for 2014 with 55 wins at the Nova Scotia half-mile oval. It was a close race for the runner-up honours with one win separating Danny Romo and Paul Langille. Both reinsmen picked up a single win on the eight-race card with their final totals at 39 for Romo and 38 for Langille. To view the rest of this story click here Make it 12 straight wins for Who Doesn't Returning to the races after nearly two months off, top Alberta pacer Who Doesnt pushed his win streak to a dozen on Saturday night in his first start at the Northlands Park meet for leading horseman Travis Cullen. This week's $8,800 Open Pace was a battle of the Cullen and Gerry Hudon trainees. Scratched down to a field of four with Comes Home First sick, the Cullen crew took the top two spots in the feature race. Who Doesnt and Cullen circled the compact field after tepid opening panels to overtake pacesetting Hudon trainee Life Signature and Nate Sobey at the third quarter mark. The 3-5 favourite then drew off down the stretch to a three and three-quarter length victory in 1:56.1. Playbook, driven by Cullen's father Ron, finished second off a pocket trip while Premium Attaction and Hudon finished third over his stablemate. To view the rest of this story click here. George Guy Gallant died Friday It is with great sadness the family of George Guy Gallant, of Saint John, N.B., announce his passing, which occurred at the Saint John Regional Hospital on December 26. George was born in Saint John on June 22, 1943 a son of the late William and Catherine (LeBlanc) Gallant. George loved harness racing; he travelled in the U.S. on the Grand Circuit, drove Comte Richelieu to an EPR track record and won a heat of Gold Cup and Saucer. He also worked for the Jim Doherty Stable developing world class horses. George co-owned Port City Developments, with the late Frank Gilbride, working on construction projects. To view the rest of this story click here.
Trotting mare Out Of The Hat ($3.00) notched her 15th win of the year and kicked off a training triple for Stephane Pouliot on Sunday night in the co-featured $6,500 Winners Over Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway. The 1-2 favourite retook the lead from early challenger and eventual runner-up Four Starz Speed after the :28.2 opening quarter and cruised through middle splits of :58.3 and 1:27.2 en route to the three length triumph in 1:57.2. The win was her second in a row and fourth in her last five starts. Michelangelo finished third. Out Of The Hat was the top trotter for wins in North America last year with 18 victories and the daughter of Kadabra and has followed that season up with another impressive campaign this year racing for Meadowgem Farm and 9096 9205 Quebec Inc. Rose Run Nash currently tops the trotting leaderboard with 19 wins in 2014. To view the rest of this story click here. Wire-to-wire for Brocks Fortune at Flamboro Brocks Fortune led from start to finish while delivering on his pari-mutuel promise in the featured $11,000 Preferred 2 Pace for horses and geldings on Sunday night at Flamboro Downs. Driver James MacDonald sent 6-5 favourite Brocks Fortune ($4.40) to the lead off the gate and never looked back, carving out fractions of :27, :56.4 and 1:25, then holding off the pocket-pulling Mach Pride down the stretch to win by half a length in 1:54. Goldstar Badlands came from last to show, just over one length behind. John Cecchin trains the four-year-old son of Stonebridge Regal, who has won eight races and $80,000 in purses this season, for Mark Austin Stables Inc., Noblock Racing Stable and breeder Robert Chapple. To view the rest of this story click here. Accident but no major inuries at Fraser Serious injuries were avoided in an accident that took place during the sixth race at Fraser Downs on Sunday. Wild About Eagle (Travis Bowman) broke stride while racing in sixth place around the first turn and fell near the head of the stretch, causing interference to the trailing horses, including Judges Acenthehole (Jim Marino), Wishful Luck (David McKellar) and Kim Chee (Brandon Campbell). Bowman and Campbell were unseated during the incident, but returned to action and fulfilled their driving duties later on the card. Early reports from Fraser Downs indicate the drivers and horses involved in the accident suffered only superficial injuries. To view the rest of this story click here.
Out Of The Hat took advantage of the passing lane to prevail in the featured $6,500 Winners Over Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. Fresh off a front-end victory at the Ottawa oval last Sunday, Out Of The Hat settled for a pocket trip tonight as Four Starz Speed took over command past the first quarter mark and battled on top with the challenging Euro Classic. Trainer/driver Stephane Pouliot then sent Out Of The Hat up the passing lane to prevail over the duelling leaders by three-quarters of a length in 1:58.2. The track was rated "good" with a one second variant. The leading trotter for wins last year with 18, the Kadabra mare has added 13 more victories to her record during her five-year-old campaign in 2014. To view the rest of this story click here. Mach Pride rebounds at Flamboro After some front-end friction took him out of contention last Sunday night, Mach Pride rebounded in the $7,000 Preferred 3 Pace for horses and geldings this evening at Flamboro Downs. The favourite in last week's Preferred 3, Mach Pride was advancing up alongside the leading Get Around Town when they hooked up and backed through the field as a result of the interference. This week, he had things all his own way, leading wire-to-wire in 1:55.4. Mach Pride was the favourite again in Sunday's Preferred event and paid $2.60 to win. Major Homer finished over three lengths behind and Get Around Town was third. Mach Pride has won two of his last three starts for trainer Louie Eftimiadis. The four-year-old son of Mach Three was driven by J.R. Plante and is owned by Michael Virdiramo, Sheldon Rose, Randy Zhok and Lou Green. To view the rest of this story click here. Repeat win at Fraser for Beren Hanover Beren Hanover was first up and first home to make it two wins in a row in Fraser Downs' $10,500 Open Pace on Sunday. Trainer/driver Allan Molloy sent Dal Reo Farms' four-year-old pacer first over from fifth down the backstretch and swept by his rivals to score the 1:54 triumph over the frozen track. Gable Blue Chip (Serge Masse), who had led through panels of :26.1, :56.1 and 1:25.2, finished third as Rock Allstar (Brandon Campbell) came through in the passing lane to snatch the runner-up honours. To view the rest of this story click here. Truro feature goes to Watersides Kipper Former Maritime stakes competitor Watersides Kipper converted off a pocket trip to score his first victory of the year in the top pacing class at Truro Raceway on Sunday. Making his second start this year at Truro after racing in New York and Ontario, Watersides Kipper pulled the pocket and overtook the pacesetting Schooner into the stretch before drawing away by three and a quarter lengths for the 1:58.1 victory. Last week's winner in the $1,275 feature pace, Dreams Matter, followed in third. To view the rest of this story click here.
Zip Car and Russian Kisses engaged in a heated stretch duel in the $10,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Handicap Pace on Sunday night at Flamboro Downs, but neither mare could get past the other and they were ultimately inseparable at the wire. Zip Car ($3.20) and driver Billy Davis Jr. retook the lead after the :27.2 opening panel and fronted the field through middle splits of :56.1 and 1:25.2 while Russian Kisses ($2.30) and owner/driver Robert Shepherd followed the cover of Twilight Seelster and then fanned wide down the backstretch to move up alongside Zip Car. The four-year-old mares battled neck and neck for the final quarter of a mile and hit the wire together in a dead-heat for the win in 1:54.4. Twilight Seelster finished nearly five lengths behind in third. Zip Car is owned by trainer Heather Toll and Mark Beaven and recorded her ninth win in 25 starts this year while the Isabelle Darveau-trained Russian Kisses notched her 15th triumph in 36 outings this year. To view the rest of this story click here. MacMillan sweeps co-features at Rideau Rideau Carleton Raceway's leading trainer John MacMillan swept the top two spots in the co-featured $6,500 Winners Over Pace on Sunday night with Web Cam and Anderlecht. Web Cam ($6.60) earned his second consecutive victory in the Winners Over class with Gord Brown in the sulky. The seven-year-old son of Astreos led the field through fractions of :27.1, :57.3 and 1:25.3 en route to the 1:54.3 triumph with favourite Anderlecht and Rheo Filion edging out pocket-sitter Histoire Eternelle for second-place one and a half lengths behind. Web Cam has won six of his last 11 starts at Rideau for MacMillan and Holland Racing Stable. To view the rest of this story click here. Dreams Matter journeyed first over to prevail in the top pacing class at Truro Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Trainer/driver Danny Romo made his move near the half-mile mark in the $1,275 feature and sent Dreams Matter first over from fourth. Down the stretch, they reeled in the popular pacesetter, Schooner, who had opened up five lengths on top by the third quarter pole. Dreams Matter prevailed by one and a half lengths in 1:59 with Sf Razamatazz coming on for second over Schooner. To view the rest of this story click here.
Travis Cullen wrapped up his second consecutive harness racing training and driving title at Alberta Downs with three wins on the meet-closing card Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old horseman added to his leading win totals on Sunday with victories aboard his trainees Frisco ($5.30), Captain Hazardous ($2.70) and Da Terror ($4.50). Canada's 2013 Rising Star Award winner dominated at the Alberta Downs meet with a total of 118 driving wins and 98 training wins. Brandon Campbell finished second in the driving standings with 68 victories while Kelly Hoerdt was the runner-up in the training category with 55 wins. From Standardbred Canada Flamboro Preferred Pace to McKinney Quebec Series champion McKinney made a wide backstretch brush to make the lead and cruised home to win the $11,000 Preferred 2/3 Handicap Pace for horses and geldings on Sunday night at Flamboro Downs. The four-year-old Santanna Blue Chip gelding, trained by Corey Johnson, returned to his winning ways in his second week back in racing action since capturing the Quebec Final back on June 8 at Hippodrome 3R. McKinney tipped second over from fourth after a contested opening quarter and rallied wide down the backstretch to take over command by the three-quarters en route to his fourth win of the year. James MacDonald drove the even-money favourite to the 1:54.3 victory over Champagne Phil and Allstar Seelster for leasee G. Arthur Slack of Rockwood, Ont. To view the rest of this story click here. Undercover Bro last to first at Rideau Undercover Bro trailed the six-horse field early on in Sunday's $6,500 Winners Over Handicap trotting feature at Rideau Carleton Raceway, but emerged down the stretch to complete his stealthy off-the-pace operation. The six-year-old Classic Photo gelding earned his fifth victory of the season for the driver and trainer team of Stephane and Richard Lareau, who also co-owns with Stephane Legrand of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que. Leaving from the outside, Out Of The Hat crossed over to command just past the eighth of a mile mark and clocked the first quarter in :28-seconds before being overtaken by the parked and pressing favourite, Decret Justiciale, into the clubhouse turn. The new leader hit the half in :55.4. To view the rest of this story click here. Turner Memorial to Earl Watts at Truro Trainer Earl Watts swept the Donnie & George Turner Memorial Stakes for three-year-olds on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Truro Raceway as Arties Magic and Lovineveryminute each won their respective $12,932 divisions. Arties Magic ($6.60) and Lovineveryminute ($3.10), both co-owned by Windemere Farms of North Wiltshire, P.E.I., used different tactics to achieve the same result over the track rated "good" with a two second variant. With Todd Trites at the lines, Atlantic Breeders Crown champion Arties Magic circled the field in the first division to prevail over race leader Absolootly Hot by three-quarters of a length in 1:59.3. The favoured first over challenger, Super S Yzerman, rounded out the top three finishers two lengths behind. To view the rest of this story click here. Fraser Downs Open to Rock Allstar Favourite Rock Allstar was first off the gate and first across the wire in a dominant Open Pace victory on Sunday afternoon at Fraser Downs. A 1:54 winner in his last Open start on a sloppy track Oct. 17 with a matching qualifying mile last week, Rock Allstar was sent postward as the 3-2 favourite and lived up to expectations in Sunday's $10,500 feature race. He paid $5.10 to win. Driver Brandon Campbell put the seven-year-old gelding on the lead and he never looked back, pacing through panels of :28.1, :58.2 and 1:26.2 en route to the victory in 1:54.4. Rock Allstar has now won four of his six Open starts at the current Fraser Downs meet. To view the rest of this story click here.
Talented pacing filly Alibi Seelster fetched the highest price at Sunday's 2014 Fall Extravaganza Mixed Sale. Alibi Seelster, a seven-time winner with more than $224,000 in purses earned, was sold by trainer/owner Jack Darling to Doug Brown, acting as agent, for $60,000. Cooler temperatures didn't dissuade potential buyers from packing the SC Sales Pavilion at Flamboro Downs. A total of 119 broodmares, racehorses, weanlings and yearlings brought a $1,143,000 gross, providing an overall average of $9,605. To view the rest of this story click here. Moreau & Carroll take Flamboro features Canada's leading trainer Richard Moreau and driver Alfie Carroll doubled up in Sunday night's Preferred quartet at Flamboro Downs with Adkins Hanover and Racey Miss. Returning to Flamboro where he was a winner in the same class on Sept. 28, Adkins Hanover ($4.20) went wire-to-wire to score a three length victory in 1:53.3 in the featured $11,000 Preferred 2 for horses and geldings. Carroll drove the five-year-old Western Ideal gelding for Moreau and co-owner Sylvain Descheneaux. Clic K and Goldstar Badlands finished second and third, respectively. Carroll and Moreau also teamed up for a victory in the $7,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3 as Hudson Standardbred Stable's four-year-old Shanghai Phil mare Racey Miss ($3.50) wore down sophomore filly Double Joy to prevail by one length in 1:57.2. To view the rest of the story click here. Big move pays off for First Impression Trailing the leading favourite by eight lengths at the half, First Impression and driver Sylvain Lacaille circled the field to prevail in the featured $6,500 Winners Over Handicap Pace on Sunday night at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Poppy Buckys Boy (Stephane Pouliot) overtook Mister Icon (Guy Gagnon) past the :27.3 first quarter mark and then led the field of eight through middle splits of ::57 and 1:26.3. Meanwhile, Beach Runner A M (Darrell Coville) advanced first over from the backfield with Web Cam (Gord Brown) following his cover. With those two starting the outer flow, First Impression was shuffled to last and moved third over. As Poppys Bucky Boy came off the final turn into the stretch, he had Beach Runner A M at his flank -- although drifting out -- and Web Cam firing wide. Lacaille shot First Impression between the duelling leaders down the stretch and came through off a :28.1 final frame for the half-length victory in 1:55.2. To view the rest of this story click here. Schooner stays perfect in October Schooner continued to dominate the top pacers at Inverness Raceway on Sunday, not only wiring the field for the third straight week, but posting a flashy nine and a quarter length win margin at the finish line. With Alex MacQuarrie in the driver's seat, Schooner won the $1,000 Winners Over Pace in 1:58.3 over the "good" track. Imbadimnationwide was the best of the rest and Jackson County completed the top three finishers in the field of five. To view the rest of the story click here. Outlaw Gunpowder previals at Alberta Three-year-old pacing colts and geldings wrapped up the regular Alberta Sires Stakes season on Sunday afternoon at Alberta Downs with a new winner emerging to take the $49,800 Alberta Maverick Final. Outlaw Gunpowder ($12.70) turned in the best effort of his career to defeat Plainsman champion Sotally Tober and Marksman winner Blue Eyed Cowboy. Driven by Philip Giesbrecht, the Smart Shark-Fox Valley Cherish colt kicked home off a three-hole trip in :27.4 and wore down pacesetter Sotally Tober (:28.2, :57.4, 1:25) to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.3, shaving one full second off his lifetime mark. Even-money favourite Blue Eyed Cowboy stalled first over down the backstretch, but came on to finish third, one and three-quarter lengths behind. To view the rest of the story click here.
Jiminey Three was the 2014 Forest City Yearling Sale topper with a final bid of $85,000 on Sunday at the newly renovated Agriplex at Western Fair District in London, Ont. Selling as Hip 65, Jiminey Three was purchased by Gaston Bibeau of Sorel Tracy, Que. Consigned by agent Preferred Equine, the filly is sired by Mach Three out of the The Panderosa mare Disneypan and is a full sister to Adventurepan ($136,700 - 1:55.2). She is also a half-sibling of No Pan Intended offspring Tomorrowpan ($546,291 - 1:52), Frontier Pan ($308,309 - 1:51.1) and Fantasy Pan ($224,050 - 1:54). Ganacus Seelster, Hip 29, was purchased for $68,000 from the Seelster Farms consignment by agent David Menary of Rockton Ont. The colt is from the first crop of sire Big Jim and is the first foal out of the Dragon Again mare Goddesss Princess, who is a half-sister to the likes of Goddesss Justin ($451,482 - 1:49.4), Michaels Western ($403,288 - 1:51), Jacobs Western ($385,228 - 1:52), Allies Western ($306,245 - 1:51.2) and Justins Western ($297,037 - 1:52). To view the rest of this story click here. Upset winner in Rideau Carleton feature Dewey Beach pulled off an upset victory in the featured $6,500 Winners Over Handicap Pace on Sunday night at Rideau Carleton Raceway as he headed favourite Beach Runner A M at the wire. Dewey Beach paid $19.60 to win as an 8-1 longshot in the nine-horse field. Web Cam fired across the track from post eight to establish the lead through a :27.1 opening quarter with Beach Runner A M dropping in behind and Dewey Beach getting away third. Web Cam was a dominant leader though the half in :55.3. To view the rest of this story click here. Wire-to-wire for Schooner at Inverness Schooner led Inverness Raceway's top pacers from start to finish in the Sunday afternoon feature race for the second week in a row. The son of American Ideal was driven by Alex MacQuarrie and the duo went wire-to-wire in 1:58 flat in the $1,000 Winners Over Pace. Jackson County, Bonny Mac and Surrealist completed the short field while Imbadimnationwide was scratched sick. To view the rest of this story click here. Repeat win for Russian Kisses at Flamboro Russian Kisses ($3.90) earned back-to-back wins in the $10,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Pace at Flamboro Downs as driver/owner Robert Shepherd sent the outside assignee down the road from post six in a 1:55.1 mile Sunday night Russian Kisses, trained by Isabelle Darveau, was the favourite after posting a four and a half length victory in the same class last Sunday. The winning margin was two lengths this time with After Alimony following in second and Windsong Glamorous finishing back in third. The daughter of Badlands Hanover has earned 14 of her 18 wins during her four-year-old campaign while banking $77,362 in purses. Vernon Cochrane's Ding ($7) retook the lead at the quarter pole and went on to win in the $7,000 Preferred 3 for fillies and mares in 1:57.4. Travis Henry drove the four-year-old Art Major mare, who prevailed by three-quarters of a length over early leaver Shellace and the pylon-skimming Topanga Canyon. To view the rest of this story click here. Five straight for First Class Horse at Alberta Hall of Fame horseman Keith Clark's promising two-year-old pacing colt First Class Horse streaked to his fifth straight victory during Sunday's stakes action at Alberta Downs. Sunday's card featured two $10,000 ASHA Colt Stakes for two-year-old pacers as well as a pair of $10,000 Alberta Sires Stakes Maverick eliminations for three-year-olds. First Class Horse won the opening ASHA division, sweeping around early leaver Urcutoff (Brandon Campbell) after the opening quarter and going on to score in 1:55.2 with his final quarter clocked in :28.4. Urcutoff finished two and a half lengths behind and Cool Cowboy (Gerry Hudon) rounded out the top three finishers over nine lengths back. Clark trains and owns the Western Terror-Susurrus colt, now five-for-six with $23,145 in the bank, with partners Robert Jones of Slave Lake, Alta. and Doris McDougall of Cochrane, Alta. To view the rest of this story click here.
After an inauspicious debut at Grand River Raceway earlier this fall, Frankies First Luv pulled up her socks and has since rattled off four straight scores for Team Marsden. Bred, owned and trained by Jim Marsden, who co-owns the filly with Shirley Marsden, Frankies First Luv rallied for a career-best clocking of 1:54.1 during a fog-filled Thursday evening card at Mohawk Racetrack. Frankies First Luv, who piled up a three-race winning streak at Grand River Raceway leading up to tonight's Mohawk debut, was in no hurry in the early stages of Thursday's assignment. She got away sixth and was seventh and parked at the mid-way point before making a big rally in the late stages of the mile. To view the rest of this story click here. Tornado Tim "twists" to Flamboro win A trio of trotters lined up across the finish line in Thursday's $11,000 Preferred 2 at Flamboro Downs, with Tornado Tim coming out on top for trainer/driver Danny O'Brian. The seven-year-old son of Revenue S-Cyclone Annie survived a first-over trip to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:57.4. Spartan Victory shot to the top from Post 7 and supplied the field with first-half fractions of :28 and :58.1 before being pressed by Tornado Tim in the backstretch. There wasn't much separating those two at the three-quarter pole in 1:27.4, but Tornado Tim inched away in the closing strides to defeat a dead game Spartan Victory who wound up second. Winkys Pride was a lapped-on third in the seven-horse affair. To view the rest of this story click here. Rideau requests variance on race dates The Ontario Racing Commission has announced that Rideau Carleton Raceway Holdings Ltd. has requested approval for a variance for the race date schedule at Rideau Carleton Raceway. The Ontario Racing Commission is circulating an application for an amendment to the approved race date schedule and will receive comments on the application from interested industry participants before making its decision on the application. The contents of the application from Rideau Carleton Raceway Holdings Ltd. is as follows: DELETE • Friday December 26, 2014 • Thursday March 19, 26, 2015 • Total 3 dates ADD • Sunday January 11, 18, 25, 2015 • Total 3 dates • Post time 6:30 p.m. Input, comments or concerns must be received by Thursday October 9, 2014 to be considered and can be forwarded to the Ontario Racing Commission as follows: Fax: 416-213-7827 Email: email@example.com Mail: ORC, Suite 400, 10 Carlson Court, Toronto, ON M9W 6L2 From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Stoney Durkin ($10.90) established a new track record at Leamington Raceway on Sunday, pacing the mile in 1:57.2. Mark Williams sent the five-year-old Whosurboy gelding to the front and made every post a winning one, hitting the half in :58.2 and pacing home in :59 seconds flat. Breeder Larry Fitzsimmons trains and shares ownership of Stoney Durkin with William Durkin of Sparta, Ont. The track record was overshadowed by the performance of Donnie Rankin, who won six of the 10 races on the afternoon card. Rankin started the day with three in a row, including his own Jet Black ($3.40) in 2:00.3, Danny William ($13.30) in 1:59.4 for owner Kevin Gillis of Windsor, Ont., and back with his own Hoo Rah ($2.90) in 2:04.2. He also won back-to-back races with Brother John ($2.80) in 2:00.1 and Keaton ($2.80) in 1:58.2 for Windsor's George Robinson and took the finale with his own pacer Memory In Motion ($3.90) in 1:59.4. Next week, Rankin puts his announcing skills to the test, as he attempts to show how easy it is to call a harness race. Leamington would like to extend a special thank you to the Ontario Harness Horse Association for their "jog a horse" program, where kids and adults alike get to experience what it is like to perform on the track. Racing continues for the next five weekends at Leamington with post times Saturday and Sunday 1:30 p.m. To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Leamington Raceway. (With files from Leamington Raceway) Blue Eyed Cowboy ropes in win at Alberta Heavy favourite Blue Eyed Cowboy came flying by in the stretch to win the $20,000 Alberta Standardbred Horse Association Colt Stakes in a career-best 1:52 performance on Sunday afternoon at Alberta Downs. Bill Tainsh Jr. drove the stakes winner for owner/trainer Rod Starkewski of Lamont, Alta. Comes Home First (Jim Marino) was the first to get a call, leaving from post five and sprinting the opening quarter in :26.4. As he headed down the backstretch, Sonic Spark (Travis Cullen) swept to command whileBlue Eyed Cowboy -- away sixth from post three in the full field of 10 -- flushed out Ghost Pine (Brandon Campbell). Ghost Pine quickly surged to command, clearing just past the :56.1 half-mile mark while Blue Eyed Cowboy was left uncovered and stalled three and a half lengths off the lead. To read the rest of this story click here. Allstar Seelster handles hike in class Three-year-old pacer Allstar Seelster stepped up to win the $11,000 Preferred 2 for horses and geldings on Sunday night at Flamboro Downs. Fresh off a victory last week at the Preferred 3 level, Jack Darling's Allstar Seelster turned back first over challenger Adkins Hanover and held off the pocket-pulling Brocks Fortune for the neck victory in 1:54. Mike Saftic drove the son of Artistic Fella to his fourth win of the season in 12 starts. Tendtowin finished two lengths behind in third. Russian Kisses earned her first win back in Ontario after sweeping the Spud Island Classic in Charlottetown, P.E.I. with a 1:55 score in the $11,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 in 1:55 for owner/driver Robert Shepherd and trainer Isabelle Darveau. She now has 11 victories in 27 starts this year. To read the rest of the story click here. Web Cam notches fourth straight at Rideau Web Cam continued his Rideau Carleton Raceway reign and is now a perfect four-for-four racing against the Ottawa oval's top pacers. Assigned post six in this week's $6,500 Winners Over Handicapped Pace, 3-5 favourite Web Cam ($3.30) hustled to the front of the seven-horse field off the gate and led all the way through fractions of :27, :56.3 and 1:25.1 en route to the 1:54.1 triumph. He held off the pocket-pulling Beach Runner A M by a head while Chasin Racin edged out Onyx V A three and a half lengths behind for third-place. Web Cam is a seven-year-old Astreos-Rudy Cam gelding -- a half-brother to Canadian Pacing Derby champion Modern Legend. To read the rest of the story click here. Mach Wheel wins first out for new connections Mach Wheel was victorious in his Truro Raceway debut on Sunday afternoon, taking the top class for his new connections and ending Oakmont's win streak. Leaving from outside his five rivals in the $1,275 Winners Over Pace, Mach Wheel took over command at the half and cruised home to a three length triumph in 1:55.3 over the "good" track with a two second variant. Oakmont, who was riding a three-race win streak, was forced to settle for second-place honours and Sf Razamatazz finished third. The six-year-old Mach Three gelding was a recent addition to the Darren Crowe stable and is owned by Nova Scotia connections Roy Springett of Windsor, Robert Siteman of Valley, William Shearer of Brookfield and Donald Charles Smith of Brookside. To view the rest of the story click here. Breaker rebounds to win at St. John's Three-year-old pacing colt Son Of Rocknroll recovered from an early break in stride to win the NLSBA Stake Invitational on Sunday at St. John's Racing and Entertainment Centre. Trained and driven by local horseman Daniel Williams, Son Of Rocknroll made up his 12 length deficit to defeat pacesetter Salmonier Storm by half a length in 2:05.2 in the $1,200 non-wagering race. The Rocknroll Hanover-Village Blush colt has now won six of his 11 starts in his sophomore year. Two-year-old fillies Force Of Grey and Silverhill Legacy were a distant third and fourth to complete the field. To view the rest of this story click here. Salute is best at Inverness Raceway Salute became the third different winner in Inverness Raceway's Invitational series on Sunday afternoon. Salute fought off favourite Junebugs Baby to win the $2,500 third leg of the series by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.4. Pocket-sitter Bonnys Mac rounded out the top three finishers over two lengths behind. Redmond Doucet trains and drives the nine-year-old gelding for the Ruth Shannon Stable of Port Hawkesbury, N.S. The victory was Salute's fourth and fastest this year from 15 starts and followed up a fourth and fifth-place finish in the previous divisions. To view the rest of the story click here.
A trio of $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series dashes for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers were the marquee races on Sunday evening (September 7) at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and heavily favoured Shadowbriand, Titus Seelster, and Shadow Place did not disappoint their legions of backers in their respective divisions. In the first Grassroots split it was Arrived Late (Sylvain Filion) who chopped out fractions of :26.4, :55.3, and 1:23.3 while Shadowbriand (Mike Saftic), who had gotten away third, was able to get himself into the pocket spot just past the half. Shadowbriand would remain in that position until the passing lane became available at the top of the stretch, and once it did, Saftic guided Shadowbriand to the clearance. Shadowbriand had plenty of pace to go with the space, and he would go on to prevail by two and a quarter lengths in 1:53.3. Major Homer (Gord Brown) was up for second and Sanattle Slew (Billy Davis Jr.), who wound up first-over in the final half, was third. Jack Darling of Cambridge, Ontario, owns and trains Shadowbriand, a three-year-old gelded son of Shadow Play. This was Shadowbriand's third win from 15 starts this year and his fourth career victory. He has earned $91,608 in 2014 and $152,293 lifetime. This was Shadowbriand's first OSS win of the year. Last year he won once in OSS competition, that coming in a Gold Series event at Mohawk Racetrack. The second Grassroots flight saw Titus Seelster (Filion) on the point through panels of :27.3, :57.4, and 1:25.1. Titus Seelster would put away a first-over try from Star Messenger (Trevor Henry) past three-quarters, and then he left the remainder of his foes in arrears through the stretch as he reported home two lengths to the good over Shadios (Davis Jr.) in a final time of 1:52.2. High Flier (Jonathan Drury) checked in third. Stephane Larocque trains the victorious son of Artistic Fella for owners Brian Paquet of Quebec City and Bayama Farms Inc. of Saint-Andre-D'Argenteuil, Quebec. Titus Seelster, making his tenth trip behind the gate this year, has three wins this season, and it was his fourth lifetime tally. He has banked $41,187 this year and $81,312 lifetime. Titus Seelster also won in Grassroots competition on August 3 at Hanover Raceway and on August 19 at Mohawk Racetrack. Shadow Place (Trevor Henry) also went right down the road in the Grassroots nightcap. He was hustled to the lead before the :26.1 opening quarter and then went on to reach the half in :55.2 and the three-quarters in 1:23.4. Blacktree (Doug McNair) gave way from first-over before the top of the stretch, and although pocket-sitter Cluster Hanover (Mike Saftic) had room in the passing lane, it was to no avail as Shadow Place went on to triumph by a pair of lengths in 1:52.3. Cluster Hanover was the runner-up and OK Galahad (Davis Jr.) nabbed third. Richard Moreau trains Shadow Place, a son of Shadow Play, for owners 9174 7998 Quebec Inc. of St-Janvier-Mirabel, Les Ecuries Bruce of Piedmont, and Henri Hebert Jr. of Papineauville, Quebec. Shadow Place has now won four times from 11 tries this year, and he has six career victories. He has put away $43,840 in 2014 and $71,922 lifetime. This was Shadow Place's third Grassroots success this year, joining his victories on August 3 at Hanover Raceway and August 19 at Mohawk Racetrack. Tonight concluded the Ontario Sires Stakes season at Rideau Carleton Raceway and the regular season for the three-year-old colt and gelding pacers of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series. The next time they will be in action is in their Semifinal events on September 20 at Mohawk Racetrack. For full results and charts of Sunday evening's races, please visit – http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/racing/results/data/r0907ridcfn.dat. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
"He impreses me every time I sit behind him, I can't ask any more than what he does. He's very efficient. I love this horse; he's very easy to drive and that makes my job a lot easier." That was driver Sylvain Filion praising Harper Blue Chip moments after their victory in the second of three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting colts tonight at Rideau Carleton Raceway Thursday, the home track for Harper's ownership group and trainer Mark Steacy. In fact it was at Rideau where Harper Blue Chip made his first start in June of last year. The colt earned his victory this night, over a track rated sloppy from heavy rains during the afternoon at the Ottawa oval. He was parked until after the opening quarter, reached in :27.4 by Ole Jack Magic, and took over command before the :58 half. Down the backside Muscle Matters came up to challenge and that pair reached the three-quarters in 1:26.3. Harper Blue Chip repelled that challenger and opened up down the lane to win by more than four lengths in 1:56.1. Muscle Matters took second while Sheer Flex was third. It was the fourth win in nine starts, and second straight Gold victory, for the son of Majestic Son owned by Landmark 6 Racing Stable of Kingston, David McDonald of Cornwall, David Reid of Glenburnie and George Judson of Athens, Ontario. The first Gold test also found Filion posing in the winner's circle. It was Verdi and Steve Byron first off the gate and they hit the opening quarter in :29.3 and the half in a sedate 1:02.2. Entranced passed the leader before the three-quarters in 1:31.1 but he was quickly passed by Mr Lover and Filion who pulled away in the stretch to win in 2:00.1. Lucky Mass closed well to get second while Verdi held for third. Filion's father, Yves, trains the winner, a son of Deweycheatumnhowe for owner/breeder Ecuries Belanger of Laval, Quebec. It was Mr Lover's first win in four tries this year. Yves had also trained Mr Lover's dam, Norway No Day, a winner of $337,000 in her career. The third and final Gold division saw heavy favourite Maximuscle make a break leaving. Meanwhile Jack Litten and Doug McNair hit the quarter in :28.3 and the half in :58.4 where he had company in the form of Warrawee Promesse on the outside. That colt had a slight lead past the 1:27 three-quarters and held off Massive Talent to win in 1:57.1. Jack Litten was right there for third. Trainer Wayne Henry was up behind the winner, a son of Windsong Espoir he co-owns with Fred Brayford of Alliston, Ontario. Warrawee Promesse now has five wins in nine attempts. Tonight's effort was his fifth consecutive win. The first of three $18,000 Grassroots events for three-year-old trotting colts saw Tyrone Haji control the tempo for Trevor Henry through splits of :28.3, :59.3, 1:29.3 and hold on to win in 1:59.3 over Massacaia and American Superman. Bob McIntosh trains and co-owns the winner with breeder Dave Boyle of Bowmanville, Ontario. A gelded son of Kadabra, Tyrone Haji was recording his third win in a dozen starts this year. "He's been a lot of first up trips, if I could get to the front earlier he'd be one of the best," noted Henry afterwards. The second Grassroots test saw favourite Totally Ripped gain control well before the :57.3 half. Jody Jamieson had Justcallmeronald on the move before the 1:26.3 three-quarters and that colt and Totally Ripped raced as a team through the stretch with Justcallmeronald getting up for the win in 1:57.2. Windsun Cobra took third. Tony O'Sullivan trains the winner, a son of Muscle Mass owned by Patrick Ryan of London, Ontario. "He was a little tired at the wire. His former trainer was here telling me how to drive him so that helped," said Jamieson of the colt's former conditioner and Rideau regular Robert Robinson. Jamieson also captured the final Grassroots event of the evening, using a three wide move on the final turn with Massive Pockets to win by open lengths in 1:57.3 and defeat Stonebridge Rich and Kremlin. Owned by breeder MT Pockets Stables of Florida and trained by Chantal Mitchell, the son of Muscle Mass was recording his second win in 11 tries. This was Rideau Carleton's turn to celebrate the OSS's 40th anniversary and the trotting colts put on a good display of the talent in the Program for the fans. The next Gold event for this group goes postward on September 22 while the Grassroots boys will hook up on September 1. Both events are at Mohawk. To view the full results from tonight, please clickRideau Results - August 21. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Veteran gelding Thundering Bay survived a long first over journey to take the $6,500 Winners Over Handicapped Pace featured on Sunday night's harness racing card at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Thundering Bay ($8.70) advanced first over to wear down free-legged pacesetter Zambuca Gass and the pylon-skimming If I Remember in a three-across finish. The time of the mile was 1:54.3 with Thundering Bay prevailing by a quarter length. If I Remember edged by Zambucha Gass for the runner-up honours. Darcy Clancy trains and drives the 11-year-old son of Albert Albert, who earned his 21st lifetime win for owner/breeder Walter Clancy of Odessa, Ont. The victory was Thundering Bay's third in his last five starts and pushed his career bankroll to $134,591. To view the rest of this story click here.
Rideau Carleton's track record for two-year-old trotting fillies took a beating tonight first by Danielle Hall then Stubborn Belle in two harness racing $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes divisions, the track's first OSS events of the year. In the first division Railee Priti grabbed early control for Steve Byron but she was covered up before the :28.2 first quarter by Danielle Hall. That filly trotted by the half in a sedate :58.2 and had company in the form of Muscle Baby Doll at the 1:27.3 third quarter. Danielle Hall was up to the challenge though and held strong through the stretch to win in 1:56.2 over Muscle Baby Doll and Juanitas Fury. It was the third win in four lifetime starts for Danielle Hall, a daughter of Deweycheatumnhowe owned by trainer Carl Jamieson of Rockwood, Ontario along with Winnipeg Racing of Concord, Ontario. "Carl told me she was a nice filly; he was right," praised Mario Baillargeon who guided the filly to the victory. "We got a little breather from the quarter to the half. She felt pretty good in the last turn, I tried to get away from Dougie (McNair aboard Muscle Baby Doll) and I did just enough to keep him at bay in the lane." Bred by Walnut Hall Ltd. Of Kentucky, the filly was a $21,000 yearling purchase. Tonight's win put her over $100,000 in earnings in her young career. She is the third foal from the $247,000 winner Debbie Hall, and a full sister to Danica Hall who earned $108,000 from just six starts last year at two. The time took almost a full second off the previous track standard of 1:57.1 set two years ago by Seeuinthespring but it didn't last two races as Stubborn Belle reduced it further in the second OSS test. In that division it was Allies Gift and Trevor Henry showing the way past the opening quarter in :27.1 and the half in :57 but up came Stubborn Belle who took over before the 1:26 three-quarters for Paul MacDonell and never looked back to win by more than five lengths in 1:55.4. Bistrobistro Taj was second followed by Youre Majestic. "She's always been a lot like her name, that's why she was named Stubborn Belle. She's been a little hard to get to do it the way we want her to. I think Paul let her do her own thing tonight," noted trainer John Bax who shares ownership of the Taurus Dream daughter with Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario. "I set a world record here with Goodtimes many years ago in the Frank Ryan so I always like coming back here," he added. Goodtimes' mark of 1:53.3, set in 1999, still stands at the Ottawa track. As for the plans for the filly bred by Hanover Shoe Farms and sold for $85,000 last year at Harrisburg, Bax said: "I think she'll take on the Grand Circuit back at Mohawk in September and if everything goes well I'm hoping to start her in the Breeders Crown." The next Gold event for this group is set for August 18 at Mohawk. To view the complete results from tonight's program at Rideau, please click Rideau Results - August 10. Ontario Sire Stakes
For the next seven days Peterborough, Ontario harness racing horseman John Bax will be spending a lot of time in his second office, behind the wheel of his truck. Starting Friday he has colts and fillies racing in Ontario Sires Stakes events for seven straight days, then there's a break of one day and then right back at it. "I used to complain that the OSS season was too long when it went into November, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining now that it's too short. There's an upside and downside to the way its structured now (going from late May to mid October)," noted Bax. "If your horse is ready there's a lot of opportunity but if you have one that's injured or sick, you can miss a lot just being off a month. Ideally I think it could be spread out just a bit more." Bax currently sits in third in the trainers' standings in the OSS program. He's had 18 starters to date, 11 of which will be going postward over the next four days. Tonight he starts three colts among the six $18,000 Grassroots divisions for two-year-old trotting colts at Mohawk, a two hour trek from his farm south of Peterborough. Among those is Parkhill Lancelot, a homebred son of Muscle Mass he owns along with son Marshall. Bax trained his dam, a daughter of Duke Of York (another of his former top trotters) named Harlequin Seelster. "She had a :55 hind end and a 2:10 front end," the trainer laughed. "But she had the pedigree so we bred her. I try to have a couple of broodmares around." Parkhill Lancelot will be making his fourth lifetime start on Friday night where he's drawn post one in the eighth race. The colt has finished a close second in his previous two efforts, both Grassroots events. The following day Bax's team will be making another two hour truck, this time to Georgian Downs, for six $18,000 OSS events for rookie trotting fillies where he has a pair of starters. Fiery Eyes, who has a first and second in her last two Grassroots races, has post eight in race four. Flexceptional, who has one Grassroots victory in as many lifetime starts under her harness, leaves from post four in race six. Both will be driven by Steve Byron. On Sunday Bax's rig will be headed east for a change for the first OSS event of the season at Rideau Carleton Raceway near Ottawa, an approximate six hour round trip from their base. There he starts a pair of fillies in both $105,000 Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting misses. In the fourth race he has Juanitas Fury (post two) and Railee Priti (post four). In the second division it will be Desis Dream (post three) and Stubborn Belle (post five) carrying the Bax colours. Monday finds the Bax brigade in Elora, Ontario, for Grassroots for three-year-old trotting colts where he has a pair of entrants, Illseeuincourt in race two and Kiwi Pres in the sixth and final of the six $18,000 divisions, race nine. "When you see a week like this one coming up you don't feel so bad about spending a few months of the winter in Florida during the off season," joked Bax whose barn consists solely of young horses. "I certainly wouldn't mind another Goodtimes or Define The World," he said of former stable stars raced well beyond their OSS seasons and earned $2.2 million and $1.7 million respectively. "But for the most part it just makes sense to stay with the young horses. "The Ontario Sires Stakes program is still better than most others, and I think you get the best bang for your buck in Ontario," he added. Which is a good thing as he'll be seeing a lot of the province and the OSS Program over the next few days. The entries for the upcoming OSS events at Mohawk, Georgian Downs, Rideau Carleton Raceway and Grand River are available through the links below. Mohawk Entries - August 8. Georgian Downs Entries - August 9. Rideau Carleton Entries - August 10. Grand River Entries - August 11. Ontario Sire Stakes


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