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I know most of you hate Phil, yes he's arrogant, yes he's a little cranky, but I get a kick out of him
I have to give credit to Indiana. They played really good team defense on Kobe (Bryant). I have never seen such a performance by one club (the Lakers), coming out of New York (last night) from one night to the next."
(General) "I call some games in attrition of the schedule. But theres no reason to play like its a game from the beginning of the season. Tonight, really looked like a situation where our guys looked dead out there on the court. Smush (Parker) looked like he was in slow motion and so did some of our other guys."
(On Pacers run after Stephen Jacksons injury) "When Stephen got hurt late in the second quarter, it was either a motivating force for the Pacers to get their run, but at the same time he was turning the ball over a lot, so he may have been an asset by default.


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Peter Jackson's The Hobbit—an unexpected turkey?
Ten years after he swept the Oscars with The Return of the King, it looks like the Eye of Sauron is fixed on filmmaker Peter Jackson. Early reviews for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have been brutal, with pretty much everybody questioning Jackson's decision to shoot the film at double the standard frame rate.
Dana Stevens of Slate hated "the eye-grating quality of its visual surface," comparing the look of The Hobbit to daytime soaps and Teletubbies. "It's hard to overstate the degree to which the 48fps format interfered with my ability to get lost in this movie's story," she writes. Over at New York Magazine, David Edelstein crows, "It must be seen to be disbelieved," adding, "the fakeness of the sets and makeup [is] an endless distraction." Finally, Edelstein concludes that the next two films "are sure to be less exciting than discussions of pixel resolution, scan lines, and refresh rates."
There's a double edge to the statement by Scott Foundas in the Village Voice that the film is "reverential to a fault." Jackson's unseemly decision to turn the (relatively) slender book into three attenuated, effects-bloated epics is too obviously motivated by profit for even the fans to ignore, or forgive. In the end, this appears to be the biggest beef with the film. The Guardian's Robbie Collin gets downright emotional about it, declaring that Bela Tarr's The Turin Horse "feels nippy in comparison," while lamenting, "As a lover of cinema, Jackson's film bored me rigid; as a lover of Tolkien, it broke my heart."
That said, Collin also adds, "Thank heavens for Andy Serkis, whose riddling return as Gollum steals the entire film." Indeed, all of the Hobbit's detractors agree that the film is elevated yet again by Serkis. And too be fair, the reviews aren't uniformly bad—just mostly. Find out what our own Janet Smith made of the film in December 13's issue of the Straight.
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Lone voice of dissent...
Dec 11, 2012 at 12:53pm
Three movies is silly. And The Hobbit is a children's story for sure. I mean, the first film take was a crappy animated thing with lots of songs. LOTR could and was somewhat elevated into a "tale of the times" but this is just a silly little jaunt that can't be taken at the same level of seriousness. And also, knowing how horrible the ring is, the fact that Bilbo uses it la de da here... apparently the Eye of Sauron is catching 40 winks at this point. Anyways, was it me or was the Eye kinda boring at the end of the third movie... he just sat up there at the top of his castle and then... all fell down... stupid eye didn't actually do anything! Got everyone else to do everything. Lazy Eye, I would say.
A. MacInnis
Dec 11, 2012 at 7:52pm
Of COURSE The Hobbit will meet the expectations set by the LOTR movies: it will offer us three movies' worth of bloated, formulaic, CGI-heavy spectacle, will be merchandised and advertised and sold to us every-which-way, will overshadow tons of smaller, more interesting genre films, and get released on DVD and Blu-Ray in even longer "extended cuts" and sold to us all over again. What other expectations could you mean?
No fan of the Hollywood version of Peter Jackson. I appreciated the sincerity of his Kong-worship, but I doubt he'll ever again make a movie as fun or as inventive as The Frighteners, or Bad Taste, or Dead Alive (Brain Dead), or...

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Acesabes Workbench
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
-Nice tidy workbench here!
Will start a manual Nvidia graphics driver install how to soon i think...
Acesabe 05:51, 9 Feb 2006 (EST)
And a year and a half later....!
Installing Nivida Graphics Drivers - Manually
Although the MEPIS X-Windows Assistant offers an easy way to install Nvidia drivers, sometimes it is necessary to have to install them manually, for example - when you are running a different kernel version to the standard MEPIS one, or you want the latest and greatest from nvidia or you are having problems getting the Debian one to run.
The Debian Way
This how-to is based on info from this excellent page by Andrew E. Schulman - good work! To use this method you will need:
- An nvidia graphics card - supported by the version of the driver you wish to use
- The kernel source of the kernel you have installed and want to be using with the nvidia drivers
- nvidia-kernel-common
- nvidia-glx
- module-assistant
apt-get install module-assistant nvidia-kernel-common
m-a prepare
m-a auto-install nvidia
apt-get install nvidia-glx
And it's done - you will need to edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the new drivers (see instructions below).
Note- the module-assistant method is subject to package dependencies - it may be necessary to find a workaround in order to install the correct versions of the kernel-headers - depending on which kernel you are using. If you have upgraded your system to a newer release of Debian (i.e. to unstable or testing) - you will have problems as the module-assistant uses the gcc compiler, and this has to be the same version that was used to compile the kernel you are currently using.
The Nvidia Way
If you need the very latest Nvidia driver available, fetch them from the Nvidia drivers portal:
and save them in a directory of your choice (~/ or ~/Desktop/ usually)
You will also need to Install_kernel_headers for the kernel you are currently using:
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
will install the correct kernel headers for you using the string *uname -r*
stop X and KDE (as root from command line):
telinit 3
which takes you out of X and to a command line login prompt. Log in as root then change to the directory where you saved the Nvidia binary installer file:
cd /home/youruserhomefolder/
Now start the installer
sh NVI
Hit the <Tab> key to auto-complete the long filename (if it doesn't work - check you are in the correct location - i.e. the file is in this working directory:
will list all files and folders in the current directory.
Hit return and follow the instructions as the installer prompts you. (The installer uses the Ncurses interface - use <Tab> to navigate selections.)
Choose to not search the ftp server for a pre compiled driver (it won't find one) and then choose to compile the driver. All being well (sometimes the installer can't find the kernel-headers and fails) your driver will then be compiled and installed.
All that is left is to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use the new driver. The Nvidia installer will do this for you (using nvidia-xconfig) backing up your existing version of xorg.conf. You may prefer to edit the file manually yourself to change the two instances of "nv" (or perhaps "vesa") to read "nvidia". It is no longer necessary to hash (#) out the Load "dri" and Load "GLCore" lines - xorg will ignore what it can't use, but make sure 'Load "GLX"' is in the Module section.
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
to backup the existing xorg.conf
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
will open the file in nano for editing from the command line. Use <Ctrl>+o to save (hit return to confirm file name+location) <Ctrl>+x to quit. Save the file and re-boot:
to fire up your shiny new Nvidia powered xserver!
- Nvidia 100.14.19 Read Me - detailed info on installing the drivers. (This link will get out-dated every release so be sure to check the Nvidia Unix Portal page for the latest drivers and info.)
Synaptics Touchpad Xconfig - from MSC
To enable 'virtual scrolling' and (on my model) - the 4-direction joypad button - useful for web browsing - may be annoying when using other apps - pages toggling etc...
-you will need the package xfree86-driver-synaptics installed (should work for alps touchpads also
From xfree86
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "LeftEdge" "1700" Option "RightEdge" "5300" Option "TopEdge" "1700" Option "BottomEdge" "4200" Option "FingerLow" "25" Option "FingerHigh" "30" Option "MaxTapTime" "180" Option "MaxTapMove" "220" Option "VertScrollDelta" "100" Option "MinSpeed" "0.06" Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12" Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010" Option "SHMConfig" "on" Option "Repeater" "/dev/input/mice"
From xorg
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" EndSection
-Both need to be referenced in the: Section "ServerLayout"
Upgrading Mepis 3.4-3 'Breaks' Nvidia driver Install
-be sure your problem is not simply xorg.conf related - check through Monitor_and_Display_Setup pages first
MEPIS 3.4-3 comes with the option to install the official nvidia drivers - which should work fine at time of install - problem is that if you upgrade your MEPIS install it will install a newer version of xorg: => 6.9.x but unfortunately (at time of writing 3/06) this conflicts with nvidia-glx <=1.0-7174-4 - the default nvidia version that is installed with MEPIS 3.4-3. There are several solutions to this situation:
- Pin Your Nvidia Driver Config
- Pinning Nvidia Drivers - (link) - Set your system to lock the versions of nvidia drivers you are using to prevent upgrade - remember to change version numbers to match the versions you want to pin
- Don't Upgrade! (xorg/nvidia)
- "If it ain't broke - don't try fix it!!" - If your nvidias are working - there is no need to upgrade them...unless of course you need newer versions to comply with the latest xorg version - which you need to get the funky xgl 3D eye candy stuff working - which of course we do!
- Compile A Custom nvidia-kernel
- It's not too difficult to make your own nvidia-kernel to use with whatever kernel you are running (whether its a stock one from MEPIS/Debian or one you have 'rolled yourself'.
- The different methods of doing this are excellently documented here:Debian-nVidia HOWTO - The Debian Way - the preferred method being the 'module-assistant' method -as it is easy and uses the Debian package system to install - meaning it is easy to un-install afterwards using apt/synaptic/dpkg
- Note - the module-assistant method has been proving un-successful lately (3/06) - this may be to do with the version of gcc used to compile the mepis kernel being older than the version installed on your system (un-confirmed at time of writing)
- Use A Pre-Packaged .deb of nvidia-kernel Not In The Debian/MEPIS Repo's (coming soon)
- Perhaps there is a .deb someone made earlier you can use....
- Downgrade
- It could be worth downgrading xorg/nvidia versions to avoid conflicts - in practice this will become harder as time goes by - the Debian repo's are constantly introducing newer versions - older packages getting more difficult to source. You can try using the 'Force Version' option in Synaptic - to see what versions are available via the repo's. If you wish to install packages manually you can find nvidia-glx 1.0.7174 in the MEPIS install cd - browse its folders, also try browsing:
- apt.mepis.org/~/nvidia
- packages.debian.org/~/nvidia
- -download the desired packages and click to install (with Kpackage) or from a command line as root from the download folder (cd /home/user/Desktop if you use Firefox):
- dpkg -i package1 package2 etc
--Acesabe 13:45, 28 Mar 2006 (EST)
MEPIS Wiki Draft Main Page
To get you started, we've provided some links to many major areas of the wiki. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please use the search function of the wiki. If you have any questions or comments, please post them in the MEPIS Community forum
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MEPIS Wiki Draft Main Page
To get you started, we've provided some links to many major areas of the wiki. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please use the search function of the wiki. If you have any questions or comments, please post them in the MEPISLovers forum.
Xgl/Compiz How-to
XGL + Compiz
5th Sept - DO NOT TRY THIS TODAY - IT WON'T WORK - I WILL UPDATE THIS SHORTLY - fixed when this message is gone
So far XGL/Compiz requires 'accelerated' graphics capabilities to work (Nvidia, Ati or Intel graphics cards)
XGL and Compiz is more than just impressive eye-candy - its actually very usable and improving all the time. Gset-compiz is a config tool that makes setting up Compiz much easier (than using gconf-editor). You will need to be running MEPIS 6 and have reasonable graphics hard/software running. I have an Nvidia GeForce4 64mb card - XGL/Compiz runs fine with this setup - and will probably work OK with 32mb also. More info can be found at the [compiz.net Compiz.net] forums - [ubuntuforums.org Ubuntuforums] also has some useful info.
How-to: Install XGL and Compiz
There are two ways presently, of installing XGL & Compiz:
- 1 - To start both XGL and Compiz at KDE login
- 2 - To have the choice at login which session you require (Xorg or XGl)
The first method starts XGL and Compiz with KDM - there is no choice. This isn't recommended until XGL/Compiz is past beta stages and can be relied on.
The second method has the advantage of session type choice - so if you want a 'normal' non XGL/Compiz session - you can. It also uses the cgwd window manager - which is themeable and customizable, video playback seems better using this also. It is based on this how-to:
How to switch between XGL and Xorg for KDM/GDM
How to - for Nvidia/Ati users with the Gnome or cgwd window decorator
First off - add one or all of the following repos (they all contain the same packages - but may be temperamental) to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz dapper main
deb http://media.blutkind.org/xgl/ dapper main
deb http://ubuntu.compiz.net/ dapper main
-see http://xgl.compiz.info/ for latest info
If you want Gset-compiz (recommended) also add Treviño's repo:
deb http://3v1n0.tuxfamily.org dapper 3v1n0
-as it appears that Gset-compiz is not currently in the Ubuntu/Compiz repos.
apt-get update
The gpg keys always seem to be flaky - i have given up on them - this will produce an apt-get update error - but should not affect the install - see above link for more info re the gpg keys.
Install the necessary packages:
apt-get install xserver-xgl compiz gconf-editor gset-compiz
-if you want to use the Gnome window decorator (instead of the newer but less stable CGWD) then:
apt-get install compiz-gnome
-If you want the newer CGWD window decorator (updated often - but still under heavy development):
Temporarily disable all Ubuntu and MEPIS repos in your /etc/apt/sources.list file (the pinning in MEPIS prevents package upgrade from non Ubuntu/MEPIS repo's initially) - then:
apt-get update
apt-get install cgwd cgwd-themes
apt-get upgrade- you may need to do a apt-get dist-upgrade to get the very latest packages as some are in the Ubuntu repos while some of the very latest packages are only in the Compiz repos - and may depend on each other. Do not do a dist-upgrade with all repos enabled - it may break your OS!
The latest 'bleeding edge' versions of Compiz comes with plugins that may cause poor performance/hangs - but can be disabled
-remember to revert your /etc/apt/sources.list to previous and update again.
Make sure you have your Nvidia accelerated drivers installed and working (white/green Nvidia splash screen at X startup) and in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf - make sure you have in your section "Device":
Section "Device"
Identifier leave this line alone!
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Make sure your default color depth is "24". This is very important (apparently!)
These are the scripts i have working on my XGl/Compiz for Nvidia: (all 'executable - either as root: chmod 755 /path/to/file or right click file in Konqueror - Super User mode - Properties > Permissions - check the 'Is executable' box )
usr/bin/startxgl.sh - to initiate an XGl server
xmodmap /usr/share/xmodmap/xmodmap.uk
Xgl -fullscreen :1 -ac -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:pbuffer & sleep 2 && DISPLAY=:1
exec startkde
-note the xmodmap.uk part is for my UK keyboard layout - but this file doesn't exist so I'm not sure its relevant!
usr/bin/startcompiz - starts up Compiz (using the cgwd window decorator)
if ps -A | grep -e "Xgl" > /dev/null; then
killall cgwd
cgwd &
compiz --replace gconf &
usr/share/xsessions/xgl.desktop - adds session type 'XGl/Compiz' to KDE login page
[Desktop Entry]
/home/your user name here/.kde.Autostart/startcompiz - auto-starts Compiz once KDE is running (does nothing if no XGl is running already - i.e. when not selecting XGl/Compiz session Code:
Re-start X (or reboot) - with any luck you will now have the session option of XGl/Compiz at login and can now start your XGl + Compiz session - enjoy!
Brooko's Wine Update (from .odf file)
Needs the updated bits moving to the wine page
Installing Wine from Synaptic
Installing Wine can be as simple as selecting it in Synaptic. It is in the default repositories, though the version is often a lot older.
If you want a more up to date version of Wine, it is often better to check the package sharing section of MepisLovers (for a community made deb), or install the newest Wine debs from WineHQ.
Installing Wine from Community deb file
1.First uninstall any old versions of Wine you may have installed (via Synaptic). 2.Next download the Wine deb file from the link provided in the package sharing section of Mepis Lovers 3.Once you've downloaded, click on the deb file - it will open in kpackage. 4.Choose install. Provide root password when prompted. After installation, close kpackage. 5.To check the install, open a konsole and type winecfg. If installed successfully, a window will start with the Wine configuration utility.
Installing the newest Wine debs from WineHQ
You can get latest Wine version from the WineHQ sources rather than from the default repos (this will ensure you have the latest version):
Open a root konsole Add the signing key, for security: wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Add the repository: If you are running MEPIS 7.x, copy and paste in this command: wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/etch.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
If you are running MEPIS 6.x, copy and paste in this command:
wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/dapper.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
Close konsole and then open Synaptic
Refresh sources, by clicking on the Reload button.
Search for wine. There may be a list of files called 'wine' or containing the word 'wine'. Scroll down until you find the wine file (hint – it's only called wine). Highlight it. Now choose (from top menu) Package > Force Version. A window will open with a drop down box. Choose the latest version (hint – it should show 'winehq' somewhere in the version information. Click apply to install. After installation, close Synaptic, and from a konsole, type: winecfg If installed successfully, a window will start with the Wine configuration utility.
Configuring and Using Wine
After you have installed Wine you will need to configure it by entering the command winecfg
winecfg sets up a folder in your home directory called ".wine/" which contains some configuration files and a virtual "C drive". This GUI program will also allow you to make some additional tweaks, such as mapping additional drive letters, configuring video and audio options, or selecting the version of windows to emulate (all of which can be done on a per-program basis).
Once you have done this, you can start a Windows program like this: 1.Put program install CD in your drive 2.Right click CD icon in your desktop and select "mount" 3.Once CD mounted, click the icon and you should get a konqueror window with /media/cdrom already in the main pane - displaying the contents of the CD. Have a look and locate the normal install file for windows (often "install.exe" or "setup.exe") 4.F4 in Konqueror will start a konsole (terminal) window in the /media/cdrom directory 5.Type wine progname.exe where progname is the install file name. Make sure you have uppercase / lowercase correct, and include the extension ".exe" or ".bat" etc. 6.With luck, the installer should start just as if windows was operating.
Tips and Tweaks
winetricks is a script written by Dan Kegel which can help you install a variety of free and non-free software to help Wine function better. Download the script by right-clicking on the link and selecting "save link as...". Then run it in a console with the command: sh winetricks
This will give you a list of things you can install with winetricks.
Install Microsoft fonts
Get the Microsoft core fonts, otherwise Wine windows might be unreadable. It's in the repositories, just install the package msttcorefonts. Since you are there install fontforge package too.
You can also install corefonts through winetricks: sh winetricks corefonts
Install Windows installer
Now, you want to install Windows installer. Installer 2 will do fine if you install it under the Windows 98 emulation. Note that you may only install this if you have a valid license of Windows. Get it from here:
windows installer
If you run that in Wine and nothing happens, run winecfg and make sure you've set it to emulate Windows 98 by default. The installer won't run if you're in 2000 or XP mode.
You can also install it using winetricks with the command: sh winetricks msi2
Another approach to installing IE is to download ies4linux. This simple script automatically installs IE on your machine under Wine (you need to have Wine installed first). To get it, enter the following commands into a (non-root) konsole: wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz cd ies4linux-* ./ies4linux
Other Remember that Wine configurations are per-user, which means that if you set up Wine and install Windows software as one user, the programs will not be available to other users. They will need to set up Wine and install the programs individually.
With all due respect to the Wine developers, do not expect miracles from Wine. A lot of Windows programs work really well under Wine, however it pays to check the Winehq compatibility database (http://appdb.winehq.org/) before trying to install a program. This site often has pointers on how to install certain programs, dlls or patches required, and if it runs well / erratically / or not at all under the Wine environment.
Don't be surprised if you experience erratic behavior, failure to start, or failure to install. And don't expect immediate compatibility with the latest Windows games / programs. Wine often works best with older (more established) and more popular Windows applications.
If you have Windows installed on a second partition, and mount that partition and try to run programs installed there with Wine, it generally does not work. You usually need to reinstall the programs in Wine so that the proper registry entries and DLL files can be present in the Wine install.
Links Wine FAQs Wine HQ CodeWeavers CrossOver Franks Corner (http://www.winehq.org/)
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Greece get off to a poor start after blowing lead to tie 1-1 with Poland
WARSAW, Poland -- Even though Poland was the better team, it was Greece that had the best chance to win.
The Poles controlled play for long stretches Friday but still had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Greece in the opening match of the European Championship.
Both teams finished with 10 men, but it was Greece that missed its chance for victory in Group A when substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton saved a penalty from Giorgos Karagounis with his first touch of the match.
"We're not happy because in the end we could have won it," said Dimitris Salpigidis, who scored for Greece and won the penalty. "We were left with 10 men but we came back strong."
Shortly after Salpigidis had equalized by knocking in a loose ball in the 51st minute, the diminutive striker was taken down by Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in the area.
Szczesny was given a red card, and Karagounis was given the chance to again earn Greece an opening match win against the host nation at a European Championship. Eight years ago, Karagounis scored in the opening 2-1 win over Euro 2004 host Portugal.
It didn't happen this time, but it didn't diminish Greece's comeback.
"It not a small thing to come here, to Poland, with a good home crowd and to get this result after losing a man," said Karagounis, the Greece captain. "At halftime we knew we had to recover and we did. We lost the penalty but even then we could have got another goal."
Salpigidis didn't really change the complexion of the match when he came on to start the second half, but the diminutive striker certainly made an impact on the outcome.
Greece coach Fernando Santos gambled by leaving three attackers on the field after the loss of both central defenders in the first half — Sokratis Papastathopoulos to a red card after a pair of yellows, and Avraam Papadopoulos to injury. But it worked.
Greece equalized when midfielder Vassilis Torosidis, who dropped back into central defense after the dismissal of Papastathopoulos, crossed the ball into the center for Fanis Gekas.
Gekas and Poland defender Marcin Wasilewski collided and Szczesny jumped for the ball, but failed to clear it. That left the loose ball sitting patiently as Salpigidis ran in to fire it into the net.
"It would have been a lot worse if we'd lost this match. However, 1-1 isn't the end," Poland coach Franciszek Smuda said. "The tournament is still open. We have two matches ahead of us."
Poland controlled the first half, exploiting the right side on the field and eventually taking the lead in the 17th minute.
Two of the Borussia Dortmund trio that work on the right side set up the goal. Midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski crossed into the center for Robert Lewandowski, and the striker calmly sent a downward header under the charging Costas Chalkias.
"We dominated the first half and we could have scored a couple more goals. The second half was something totally different," Poland defender Lukasz Piszczek said. "Greece stood up well against us despite playing with 10 men. We had trouble stopping the long ball and it cost us the first goal and then the penalty."
Most of the 56,070 fans at the sold out National Stadium roared after the goal, and took to whistling loudly every time the outmatched Greeks touched the ball. Perhaps the Greeks deserved it as they looked disjointed and struggled to contain the Polish attack in the first half.
It was that kind of defending that helped Greece win the Euro 2004 title. After beating Portugal in the opening match of that tournament, the Greeks beat the Portuguese again in the final to win their only major title.
"We don't give up and we don't like to lose," Greece striker Georgios Samaras said. "It's a question of mentality."
The Greeks will next face the Czech Republic on Tuesday in Wroclaw, while Poland stays in Warsaw to take on Russia.
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Washington Capitals score for D.C. Lottery
The Washington Capitals have struggled to find the back of the net at times this season, but they have had no trouble driving thousands of dollars into the District's coffers.
D.C. Lottery officials said the hockey-themed instant Scratcher game, produced in partnership with the Caps, will generate more than $133,000 for the city's general fund. The Capitals Scratcher debuted in September with record sales and is on schedule to sell out in early March, sooner than anticipated.
The Scratcher has been the most successful sports-themed ticket for the D.C. Lottery and one of the most successful hockey-themed tickets created by the 12 other lotteries that have joined with NHL teams for instant games.
The game, the first-ever collaboration between the D.C. Lottery and the Capitals, also includes a series of a second-chance prizes such as trips to away games, season tickets, a ride on the Olympia ice-resurfacing machine, suite tickets and merchandise from both the Capitals and D.C. Lottery. The grand prize for the ticket is $50,000.
On the ice, the Capitals have struggled this season with inconsistent play, injuries to key players and a coaching change. The team's current record (26-20-4) puts the Caps ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. Luckily for the Caps, the season, like their Scratcher game, isn't over yet.


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As the Great Recession persists, business and consumers alike are shifting their focus from coping with the initial shock of the downturn, to figuring out how to weather the uncertain duration of this economic crisis. It is a time when short-term thinking about trademark strategy can have a very dangerous long-term impact.
During a recession, it is common for companies to respond by hibernating and cutting brand building out of their budget. Many companies, in times of recession, have the misconception that consumers buy what is cheap regardless of brand or quality. As a result, many companies make a number of critical errors as they try to retain market share during the recession: they discount their products and move to down-scale retail establishments; they slash or even cease promotional efforts; they abandon protection efforts and give up on enforcement. The reasoning that underlies these decisions is not only wrong but detrimental to a company's long-term economic health.
A recession has proven to be the best of times to strengthen brand building and increase market share even if money is tight.1 Research has shown that companies that continue to protect, enforce, and promote their brands during a recession can capture market share that might be financially unattainable in better times.2 In fact, several of the most recognized brands were launched during this country's worst economic climates including Rice Krispies®, Plymouth®, Miracle Whip®, and iPod®.3 In other words, a little investment can go a long way in a down economy.
The misconception that consumers prefer non-branded generic products during a recession over their more expensive branded counterparts has been disproven again and again. Recent studies show that consumers still prefer branded products, but increasingly feel compelled to purchase lower-priced alternatives.4 Private labels, such as the lines of Target and Wal-mart, are also emerging as short-term challengers to established brands as stores are capitalizing on the economy by sinking more resources into marketing their private-label lines.5 However, according to the chairman of comScore, a leading research group, "[d]espite these shifting consumer dynamics, research has repeatedly shown that premium brands which invest in marketing and promotion activities aimed at maintaining buying at 'preferred' levels are able to minimize short-term erosion of share to less expensive brands and position themselves for a bounce-back when the economy improves."6
As we all know, successful brand management helps consumers get to know and grow to trust and appreciate a brand. Unlike any previous economic downturn, the advent of social media tools has changed, and potentially leveled, the ability of a business to manage its brand's perception in real time. A business can position itself to capitalize on such tools and build customer relationships: "Brand maintenance is a fair fight, if you know the moves to make."7 Diligence in maintaining a brand throughout these troubled economic times may be rewarded as consumers pay closer attention to a business's actions and reactions.8 In fact, "[c]onsumers are more likely than ever to award their hard earned dollar to those brands that provide the greatest value, build the strongest relationship and connect in the most meaningful way."9
Brand building comes in many forms: brand management, promotion, protection and enforcement. Faced with limited resources, many companies allow their most valuable assets to languish, diverting resources away from promotion, protection, and enforcement to more tangible concerns. And slowly their brands lose visibility, goodwill and ultimately market share, emerging from recession weaker and perhaps permanently compromised. Even if a company's goal is not to grow a particular brand for long-term retention, strengthening brands to better position the product or service for sale is equally valuable to a company's bottom line, as a brand that has retained or even grown its value during a downturn is far more attractive to potential buyers than one that has vanished to obscurity.10
Limited resources require strategic spending. History demonstrates that, from a marketing and brand perspective, in a recession a little spending goes a long way. What, then, should be done to give your brand the attention it requires when resources are stretched thin? Where should you spend and how can you save? How should you defend and enforce your brand? How can practitioners ensure the most efficient distribution of resources? What follows is a summary of some steps to help get you, and your brands, through the tough times—with limited spending and maximum results.
Launch new categories or brands. Recessionary markets provide competitive vacuums, making it easier to build market share, enhance brands and build equity. Several major hotel chains are now experimenting with collaborating with independent hoteliers creating a separate group under the parent company umbrella brand.11 Similarly, car manufacturers are realizing that generational brand loyalty is waning, thus re-branding and launched targeted marketing towards tomorrow's buyers.12 The symbiosis of creativity and consumer understanding creates a unique opportunity to invigorate or re-imagine a brand.
Maintain, maintain, maintain. It's much more expensive to restart a protection programme than to maintain it. Filing fees cost more than maintenance fees. Establishing loyalty for new brands costs more than maintaining loyalty for existing brands. Take the time to go through the portfolio, identify important brands and identify those not so critical to the business plan. Do not continue to invest money in a mark that won't serve long-term needs.
Keep advertising. Certain advertising media cut their costs during a recession, giving the same reach and frequency at around 30 per cent of the pre-recession rates. Try to lock the price in for the long term. Focus advertisements on the tried and true, emphasizing brand history and stability. In a volatile market, even a little advertising will go a long way.
Use in-house resources and knowledge of the marketplace. Do some investigating yourself. Look on the Internet — does someone have the domain name registered? Are competitors using a similar mark? Did marketing people derive the mark from a competitor's campaign?
Pick the most distinctive mark given available resources. If the goal is a mark that will stand out from the crowd, be prepared to spend some money to help consumers make the connection between the mark and the product. The more unusual the mark, the more resources will have to be expended to generate that mark-product connection. The more the mark tells a consumer about the product, the less ability it will have to stand apart from the crowd.
Keep a first-use file. Make files for each mark and domain name. In the file, place specimens of the mark's first use in advertisements, on packaging, on software splash pages, on the company website and in magazine articles and other publications. Keep track of any press coverage and any awards. Keeping this file will save time and money both in the registration process and in any enforcement proceedings. The more documentation collected, the better.
Develop a FAQ list. Work with counsel to develop a list of frequently asked questions that have been asked in the past and will likely be asked again in the future. This way you pay for the information once, not again and again. Think about maintaining a link on the company's intranet to this list and requiring all personnel to consult the FAQs before seeking outside advice.
Develop an in-house trademark manual. The more marketing people know about trademarks, the less likely annoying and expensive trademark disputes will crop up in future. The manual can offer easy background on trademark law principles, summarize a company's current intellectual property holdings, and offer quick advice about how to avoid common legal pitfalls (metatags, unauthorized links, use of competitor marks etc). Although compilation of the manual may involve some up-front costs, it will surely save money in the long run.
Create a TM intranet. Trademark information can be instantaneously accessed on a corporate intranet 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in every company office around the world. And, a TM intranet site doesn't mind repeating itself and won't make anyone feel self-conscious about asking questions.13 On the site should be the FAQ and watch lists, trademark files and trademark manual, trademark glossary, and links to various trademark legal websites. It can also offer special portals tailored to different departments and include their specific FAQs and pertinent background information. It may take a lot of effort to build but will end up saving hundreds of hours of valuable time and money in the future. In fact, Nike estimates that its intranet has saved its in-house trademark counsel five to ten hours a week, increasing department capacity ten percent to 20 percent and decreasing outside-counsel bills.14
Approach foreign filing more conservatively. Do not file in every country. Approach foreign filing more strategically and realistically. It is an expensive and time-consuming process. Realize it may take years to get a registration in most foreign countries. Take the time to identify your most critical markets now, in a year, in two years. It does not make sense to spend money abroad, only to abandon those applications a year from now (and thousands of dollars later).
1 See Kevin Roberts, Forum: Worst of Times Is Best of Times to Build Brands: Adversity in Asia an Opportunity to Expand Global Business There, Advertising Age, July 13, 1998, at 26; see also Bad Times Are Good for Brands, Finance Week, vol. 42, no. 8, Oct. 2, 1998, at 62; Kevin Randall, Time for a Brand Stimulus Package, brandchannel, Mar. 16, 2009 ("A weighty and consistent body of historical data shows that marketers will do harm in the short- and long-run to their businesses and brands by knee-jerk budget slashing and running scared.").
2 See Business Front Line A Beacon Of Brand-Building In Japan, Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), Oct. 8, 2001, at 15; Marking During Recession: To Spend or Not to Spend, Millward Brown, Apr. 2008.
3 9 Successful Brands Launched During Downturns, Business Pundit, July 23, 2009, http://www.businesspundit.com/9-successful-brands-launched-during-downturns/. 4 Press Release, comScore, comScore ARS Reports Decline in Loyalty for Many Consumer Goods Brands During Recession, May 4, 2010 (releasing results of a study on brand loyalty among consumer goods products); Lisa Baertlein, Recession takes bite out of brand loyalty: study, Reuters, June 22, 2009.
5 Alice Truong, As generic brands gain market share, retailers capitalize on trend, Medill Reports Chicago, Mar. 11, 2010. 6 Press Release, comScore, comScore ARS Reports Decline in Loyalty for Many Consumer Goods Brands During Recession, May 4, 2010. 7 Kern Lewis, How to Maintain a Brand, Forbes, May 16, 2009. 8 Jorina Fontelera, Elevate Your Brand In a Down Economy, Industry Market Trends, May 21, 2009. 9 Greg Verdino, Brand building during tough times, Amex-style, Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends, January 28, 2009.
10 Scott Davis, Successful Brand Turnarounds Require Fearless Moves, Advertising Age, Mar. 29, 2010. 11 Susan Stellin, From Hotel Rivals to Allies, New York Times, June 14, 2010. 12 Daniel McDermon, What's Your Brand, New York Times, Oct. 21, 2009. 13 Kenneth Kwartler, Nike Creates a Legal Intranet to Help Protect its Trademarks How to Just Do an IP Site, Corporate Legal Times, p.18, June 12, 2000. 14 Id.
Originally printed in Intellectual Property Magazine (www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com). Reprinted with permission. This article is for informational purposes, is not intended to constitute legal advice, and may be considered advertising under applicable state laws. This article is only the opinion of the authors and is not attributable to Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, or the firm's clients.


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Stan: A process control specialist may be expected to walk into a control room and within a few hours develop wondrous solution to a problem whose real cause not apparent. I had to do this in my career repeatedly on startups when time was precious and patience was slim.
Greg: I also had this eye opening experience that got more technically complicated when I moved into Engineering Technology and was tackling problems that plagued production units for years. Process control improvement comes down to putting process knowledge in the control system. How you get this information from the plant documentation, and operations, process engineering, and research is a problem it itself. Documentation is more focused on details to build and operate the plant than how to control the plant. Research reports may stay in the research department. Chemists, operators, and chemical engineers don't generally understand dynamics or the basics of process control. What they can offer is very important in turns of what does and doesn't work and process relationships. I have found Tip #51 Seek Conversations with Knowledgeable People (7/13/2012) post on the ISA Interchange Site to be essential for success. To get another perspective, we asked James Beall, our guide in our recent December and January columns, how he approaches the challenge of intertwined problems that have evaded solution.
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James: I have had to tackle a double effect evaporator system with downstream centrifuges and a lab analysis just once a day, over 20 pieces of equipment, multiple sources and destinations, and a recycle stream of unknown composition. I drew a process sketch that combined the automation system components from the Piping and Instrument Diagram (P&ID) and key streams from the Process Flow Diagram (PFD). Every week I asked more questions and used the answers to improve the sketch.
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Stan: James, what do you think will be the key to a solution for your complex recycle system?
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Lately night diving is becoming increasingly interesting and popular in our diving center. We found great places with beautiful and rear sea life you will be able to see only during the night. Most of our night dives are much shallower than day dives so even un experienced divers can join us. The trill and excitement of night diving but in secure and controlled conditions is a beautiful experience for all our divers.
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His nerdiness has never been much of a secret, but pictures of President Obama with a toy lightsaber on the South Lawn Wednesday afternoon have stormed the internet! Fear not, there were real fencers and other athletes on hand – it was all an effort to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
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"Real fencers…" Dunc, you almost made me do a spit-take there. ;)
Good thing the real swordmasters of old didn't get to see how "real" fencing turned out… heh.
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A WEYMOUTH pub is resurrecting a popular charity-supporting festival for the summer.
The Wykefest food and drink showcase used to be held in the fields near Value House but it has not happened for the last couple of years due to the site being blighted by torrential rain.
It was organised by Value House and raised money for Julia's House.
This year it is moving indoors as the Wyke Smugglers runs its own small scale Wykefest.
Landlord Rhos Thompson says that while it will have a different feel he wants to continue an event supporting Julia's House and giving people a good time.
He wants to develop it in future and move to an outdoor space.
For now though, Wykefest will be held over the weekend of July 18 to 20 using the pub's spacious indoor and outdoor areas.
It has the support of the West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), whose members have been helping to source the ales and will be manning the bar.
Main sponsor is the Dorset Brewing Company which is keen to see the event develop.
Sales and events manager Sophie Green said the firm was delighted to be involved and that it was a collective effort to bring it all together.
There will be more than 19 real ales, all from Dorset, and ciders, plus food, live music, a barbecue, raffle and stalls.
All profits will go to Julia's House, the Dorset children's hospice.
Mr Thompson, who took over the Wyke Smugglers last September, said: "Wykefest was a great event but sadly it hasn't run for a while.
"After we received our Cask Marque award for our ales and became a destination pub for real ale drinkers it was suggested we should have a beer festival and that we should look into resurrecting Wykefest.
"We discovered Value House was not going to bring it back and they were happy for us to use the name.
"Of course it will be a lot smaller but I'm hoping it will grow in future."
Admission is free and the adults only event, will run from 12pm to 12am each day.
The pub in Portland Road is served by regular buses on Service 1 to Portland.
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Last Exorcism Haunts The US Box Office
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It's another too-close-to-call weekend at the American box office as low-budget horror The Last Exorcism and heist thriller Takers both arrived in cinemas touting an approximate $21 million opening. Exorcism sneaked ahead with $21.3 million, with Takers on $21 million, but that could all change when the final figures actually arrive tomorrow. Still, given that the horror only cost $1.8 million to make, it's already a success.
The only other new entry wasn't really new at all, except for eight minutes of fresh footage, but Avatar's limited re-release only managed to arrive in 12th place, leaving us all to wonder how Fox will ever make its money back on the fil… Oh, yeah… right. Biggest film ever. And considering it's already out on DVD, it's not a small achievement.
In third place we find The Expendables with $9.5 million, just ahead of Eat Pray Love, which made $7 million. And bringing up the rear in the top five, The Other Guys, which clung on to its spot with $6.6 million and is about to crack $100 million.
The rest of the chart was filled with the frankly awful Vampires Suck (down 56% percent from its first week of release), which took $5.3 million. Inception actually rose back up the charts, landing at seventh with $5.1 million, while Nanny McPhee Returns held on to eighth with $4.7 million. The Switch was ninth ($4.6 million) and Piranha 3D continued to show it doesn't have much of a swim bladder, sinking to 10th with $4.3 million.
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Then it's D because identity moratorium is like if is is not so sure of what she wants to do and identity achievement is when she is sure about what she is going to do. She has already explored other employment and alternatives and made a decision. So it's D
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Rachel is a highechool student who has explored several employment and education alternatives. She has chosen to attend the community college near home to become a diesel mechanic. What is the identity status of Rachel according to James Marcia? A. Identity diffusion B. ...
The ABC Toy Company is creating two similar pieces for a board game as shown below. Find the value of b that makes the two pieces similar.
When two fair six-sided dice are rolled, there are 36 possible outcomes. Find the probability that either doubles are rolled or the sum of the two dice is 8.
For hair color, Brown (B) is a dominant trait and Blond (b) is a recessive trait. If one parent has pure blond hair and one parent has hybrid brown hair, complete the Punnett square and questions that follow. a) What is the probability that their first child will have pure ...
A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of drawing a red card or a black face card?
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What kinda of game board or card game should I create about gay people? I need ideas. Thanks.
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Given that log5 3=0.683 and log5 7=1.209.without using calculator,evaluate (a) log5 1.4 b)log7 75 c) log3 125
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Some fleet car license plates contain 4 numbers followed by 3 letters and then another 3 numbers. If this were the standard fleet car license plate and there are no other constraints, the number of plates that could be manufactured is
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If a 1,000 unit vitamin D is equal to 10 glasses of milk how many glasses are in a 50,000 unit vitamin D?
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Farmer taylor wants to fence a rectangular area of 1800 square feet and divided into 3 parts by fencing parallel to the shorter side. What is the minimum amount of fencing for this job?
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When common stock has a par value of $2 and a market value of $15: 1.) the liability of the stockholders is $13 per share 2.) there will be additional paid-in capital of $13 per share 3.) common stock will be credited for $15 per share 4.) the paid-in capital will equal the $2...
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10.1g of potassium nitrate were dissolved in 50cm^3 of water. the temperature fell by 16 degrees celsius. Determine (a) the number of moles of potassium nitrate dissolve in 50cm^3 of water. (b) heat change that would be produced if one mole of potassium Nitrate dissolve ...
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Why was it built? Answer..... Shortcuts, Land transportation the entire way. Ship through the Mediterranean and off load the ship, move the goods by land to the Red Sea or Arabian Gulf and reload on a ship.
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Bonnie has a rectangular photographic print that is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. If she multiplies both the length and width by 1.5, how will the perimeter of the print increase? a.) It will be 1.5 times the original size. b.) It will be 1.75 times the original size...
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Calculate the pH of a 0.2M solution of Triethylamine, (C2H5)3N, with a Kb of 4.0x10^-4
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Calculate the pH of a 0.2M solution of Triethylamine, (C2H5)3N, with a Kb of 4.0x10^-4
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Find the concentration of OH- of a solution of 45.0mL of 0.0921 M Ba(OH)2 diluted with enough water to make 350.0 mL of solution.
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Find the concentration of OH- of a solution of 45.0mL of 0.0921 M Ba(OH)2 diluted with enough water to make 350.0 mL of solution.
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19. You measure how much people are initially attracted to a person of the opposite sex and how anxious they become during their first date. For the following ratio data, answer the questions below. Participant Attraction X Anxiety Y 1 2 8 2 6 14 3 1 5 4 3 8 5 6 10 6 9 15 7 6 ...
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The question about the percent error and the reason for recovering more than the original mass is not asked in my lab questions. Being a math wiz, I know I did my calculations right and I even asked a fellow classmate and they too had a similar outcome. I am really just curious!
NaCl 36.4% SiO2 36.4% CaCO3 40.9% Percent recovery 113.7% Percent error 13.7% Original mass sample is 2.2g recovered masses NaCl 0.8g SiO2 0.8g CaCO3 0.9g total mass recovered 2.5g
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The CaCo3 and SiO2 are both solids so they remain in the filter. From there transfer it to a preweighed evaporation dish and add 3M HCl. From there we have a solid SiO2 and the supernatant liquid that we pour into a beaker and heat off to boiling and add 1M K2CO3. From there ...