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Russ Emerson
russ.emerson@haynesboone.com
2323 Victory Avenue
Patent Office Trials
Education and Clerkships
J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1997, with honors; Moot Court, Mock Trial; Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
B.S., University of Florida, 1988, with high honors
Judicial Intern, Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht (1996)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Russ Emerson is a trial lawyer who has served as lead counsel in some of the most active patent-litigation courts around the country, including the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, the Northern District of California, and the District of Delaware. His cases have involved a wide variety of technologies, from semiconductors to lasers, medical devices to pharmaceutical products, and drilling technology to information theory.
A former naval officer, Russ leads litigation and trial teams sized to effectively and efficiently accomplish his clients' goals. As a registered patent lawyer with a degree in mechanical engineering and experience in nuclear engineering, Russ combines technical fluency with the ability to explain complex technology to judges and juries alike.
Russ also handles cases involving trademarks and trade dress, copyrights, theft of trade secrets, and other complex technical matters. In addition to his trial court practice, Russ has successfully argued a number of appeals before the Federal Circuit. Russ is also active at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having participated in more than 70 inter partes review proceedings. Before attending law school, Russ served as a division officer on board a nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine and was certified as a Naval Nuclear Engineer by the Department of Energy's Naval Reactors Division.
Professional and Community Activities
State Bar of Texas (Intellectual Property Section)
Dallas Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Eastern District of Texas Bar Association
Master of the Bar, Barbara M.G. Lynn Intellectual Property Inn of Court
Board of Directors, Ursuline Academy of Dallas Dads' Club
Haynes and Boone Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2019
Best Lawyers in America 2019 has featured 111 Haynes and Boone lawyers in its annual referral guide of outstanding lawyers throughout the U.S.
Published by Woodward/White, Inc. in August 2018
Selected Client Representations
Won jury verdict—including invalidity of an asserted patent—as lead trial counsel for maker of WAN-optimization products (E.D. Tex.). Simultaneously led IPR team that invalidated several patents-in-suit, which decisions were affirmed at the Federal Circuit. Ultimately settled world-wide litigation campaign—including cases in the federal and patent courts of Germany and in the Northern District of California—on favorable terms.
Won summary judgment of noninfringement for oil-and-gas operating company in case relating to horizontal drilling techniques (E.D. Tex.).
Won summary judgment of noninfringement for the nation's leading provider of parking ticket management systems in case involving electronic handheld ticket-issuing devices (E.D. Tex.). Successfully appealed denial of attorneys' fees to the Federal Circuit.
Defended start-up against claims of patent infringement, trade-secret misappropriation, and trademark infringement in case relating to laser technology (N.D. Texas).
Won summary judgment of noninfringement for a leading provider of electronic-tolling technologies (N.D. Tex.). Successfully defended judgment on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
Defended oil-and-gas operating company in patent-infringement case relating to multi-pad horizontal drilling. Case settled for no payment (E.D. Tex.).
Won jury verdict as lead trial counsel for patent owner in validity-only trial involving CMOS image sensors (D. Del.).
Successfully represented defendants - national marketing services and event demonstrations providers - in a patent-infringement lawsuit involving method patents directed at clients' key services. Litigation settled on favorable terms (C.D. Cal.).
Obtained a jury verdict and judgment, including enhanced damages, attorneys' fees, and a broad injunction, for the willful infringement of a patented method for surgically repairing the left ventricle of the human heart after a severe heart attack (N.D. Tex.).
Obtained a final, non-appealable, take-nothing judgment against Data Treasury after a multi-week jury trial in Marshall, Texas in a lawsuit involving electronic check-image processing (E.D. Tex.).
Won summary judgment of non-infringement for Prodigy and SBC Internet Services in case involving dial-up internet-access technology (E.D. Tex.).
Won summary judgment of invalidity in case relating to air-conditioning technology (E.D. Texas). Successfully defended judgment on appeal to Federal Circuit.
Won judgment on the pleadings of non-infringement for Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc. in case relating to devices for installing fiber-optic cable. Case settled favorably for remaining SBC defendants (D. Del.).
Won summary judgment of no infringement in copyright-infringement case involving photographs.
Chambers USA Recognizes 55 Haynes and Boone Lawyers
More than 50 Haynes and Boone lawyers spanning 18 practice areas are featured in the 2019 edition of the Chambers USA legal directory published by Chambers & Partners.
Haynes and Boone Wins IP Verdict for Korean Client in EDTX
Haynes and Boone Wins Broad Recognition in Chambers USA 2019
Chambers USA to Recognize 54 Haynes and Boone Lawyers
Law360 Features Haynes and Boone PTAB Win for Ericsson Inc., and RPX Corp
Texas Super Lawyers Features 57 Haynes and Boone Lawyers
Russ Emerson Discusses Supreme Court Decision Allowing Patent Owners to Recover Foreign Lost Profits
Lowes, Emerson in ACC Docket: Five Years Later: Lessons Learned from the First Inter Partes Review
Haynes and Boone Shines in 2018 Chambers USA Rankings
Russ Emerson in Law360 on International Reach of U.S. Patent Damages Law
Below are links to recent articles about the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), featuring Haynes and Boone lawyers:
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Apple Settles Patent Fight with Co. Linked to ND Tribe
Fiber Optic Patent Description Too Vague, Fed. Circ. Says
Fed. Circ. Backs Cisco's PTAB Win On Phone Network Patent
PTAB Rules For Cable Giants In TQ Delta Patents Row
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., for Litigation - Intellectual Property Law, 2011-2019, and Litigation - Patent, 2012-2019
Recognized as a "2016 Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers, Woodward/White, Inc., in Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2016
Martindale Hubbell client review rated 5.0 out of 5 Preeminent, 2010
Recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property in Texas, 2010-2018
Named in Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, in Intellectual Property Litigation and Business Litigation, 2012-2018
Named in Texas Super Lawyer Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, in Intellectual Property Litigation, 2005 and 2007
Selected Publications and Speeches
"Evolving with Litigation Trends," panelist, IP Defense Summit, Seattle, WA, October 2018.
"Being a Witness and Avoiding Being a Witness: Testifying at Deposition or at Trial," panel moderator, 14th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Patent Litigation Course, July 2018.
"Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation: Navigating the Evolving Standards," panel moderator, AIPLA Electronic and Computer Law Summit, June 2018.
"Impact of Lexmark v. Impression Products," speaker, 13th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Patent Litigation Course, July 2017.
"Trade Secrets/Cyber Security/Design Patents/FRAND Licensing," module moderator, 54th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, Center for American and International Law, November 2016.
"Patent Litigation Update," moderator, AIPLA Annual Meeting, October 2016.
"Patent Exhaustion: Past, Present, and Future," speaker, 12th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Patent Litigation Course, July 2016.
"Alice in Wonderland: Amending Section 101 To Get Out of the Rabbit Hole," speaker, Dallas Bar Association IP Section, February 2016.
"Back To the Future: A Return To Pre-1952 Law of 'Inventiveness,'" speaker, Center for American and International Law IP Conference, November 2015.
"One Year in Wonderland: Dispositive Motions Post-Alice," speaker, 11th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Patent Litigation Course, July 2015.
"Before and After Octane Fitness: A Case Study," speaker, 10th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Patent Litigation Course, July 2014.
"Joint/Divided Infringement: Past, Present, & Future," speaker, 17th Annual University of Texas Advanced Patent Law Institute, November 2012.
"A Strategic Approach to Post-Judgment Remedies: Identifying Factors Influencing Ongoing Royalties," speaker, HarrisMartin's Intellectual Property Law Conference, June 2012.
"Not Done Yet: Post-Trial Remedies After E-Bay," speaker, 2012 AIPLA Spring Meeting.
"IP Litigation in the United States," panelist, TechLaw Fall Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2011.
"Entire Market Value Rule: Recent Cases on Reasonable-Royalty Damages," author, The Licensing Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2010 and IP Litigator, Vol. 16, No. 1 January/February 2010.
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Patent Owner counsel in IPRs of DOCSIS cable modem and VOIP technology patents
Petitioner counsel in IPRs of distributed data/hash-based naming system patents
Patent Owner counsel in CBM review of e-commerce configurator patents
Social Sampling, Inc. and Mass Connections, Inc. v. CROSSMARK, Inc., and Shopper Events, LLC, NO. 8:12-cv-01576-CJC (C.D. Cal.)
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The General Services Administration, a financial management shared-services provider, has upgraded its system to CGI's Group Inc.'s Momentum 6.1.
Under an $18 million, four-year contract, the Fairfax, Va., company also now is hosting GSA data at their data center.
GSA's new data center hosts information for itself and 40 agency customers to whom they provide financial-management services.
The agency initially implemented Momentum in late 2001 and early 2002, replacing a 30-year-old legacy system.
In other news, GSA named Gary Feit assistant commissioner for the Office of Customer Accounts and Research in the Federal Acquisition Service starting Dec. 24.
Feit will oversee FAS's enterprisewide approach to target customers and enhance customer relationships. Feit is charged with bringing the FAS message to GSA customers and managing a key initiative in the area of strategic sourcing.
Previously, Feit led the FAS project management office. For 10 years before that, he led the office of marketing in the Federal Supply Service and has also served as director of the FSS Automotive Center and as assistant regional administrator in GSA's Northeast Region.


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Q: WPF Checkbox won't display a UIElement as its content I'm working with a custom checkbox, and I'm trying to set the content to a WPF Viewbox. The problem is, simply, nothing is displayed. The checkbox appears and works, but it has no content. This is sample code (not the actual code) of what I'm trying to do.
MyCheckbox myCheckbox = new MyCheckbox();

Viewbox viewbox = new Viewbox();
viewbox.Height = 20;
viewbox.Width = 20;

Label label = new Label();
label.Content = "Test";

viewbox.Child = label;
myCheckbox.Content = viewbox;

The Content property accepts an object, so there is no problem setting it to a Viewbox, and the ContentPresenter can display a UIElement. I thought perhaps the ContentPresenter couldn't display the Label contained in the Viewbox, so I created some test code, setting the checkbox's content to a simple rectange. Still nothing.
Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks for your help!
Oh - Setting the Content property to a string works.

A: You may need to post the relevant XAML of your custom CheckBox. Check the ControlTemplate has a ContentPresenter and that if you have a ContentTemplate that it is not interfering.
You can see an example template here.
If you just want to change the look of a CheckBox, you can re-template the standard CheckBox without writing a custom class.

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CFTC Releases Staff Report on Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception
Posted on August 18, 2016 by Steven Lofchie
The CFTC issued a Final Staff Report on whether to lower the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception threshold. Unless the CFTC takes further action, the threshold is scheduled to decrease from $8 billion to $3 billion in December 2017. The scheduled threshold change is provided under Regulation 1.3(ggg), jointly issued by the SEC and the CFTC in May 2012, stating that "a person is not considered to be a swap dealer unless its swap dealing activity exceeds an aggregate gross notional amount threshold of $3 billion over the prior twelve-month period, subject to a phase-in period during which the threshold would be set at $8 billion." The Final Report, prepared by the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, reviewed available data and comments by interested parties in order to determine how changes to the current $8 billion de minimis threshold might affect the swap markets.
In the Report, CFTC staff noted that if the de minimis threshold was lowered to $3 billion, approximately 84 additional entities trading in interest rate swaps ("IRS") and credit default swaps ("CDS") might have to register as swap dealers. Conversely, if the threshold was raised to $15 billion, approximately 34 fewer entities trading in IRS and CDS might need to register as swap dealers.
CFTC staff concluded that only a substantial increase or decrease in the de minimis threshold would have a significant effect on the amount of IRS and CDS activity that is covered by swap dealer regulation, as measured by notional amount, transactions, or unique counterparties. For that reason, staff made no recommendations concerning whether to (i) set the threshold at the current $8 billion dollar level, (ii) allow the threshold to fall to $3 billion, as scheduled, or (iii) delay the threshold reduction in order to afford enough time for the CFTC to obtain better data.
CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo issued a separate statement in which he criticized the Final Staff Report for failing to make any recommendations, and expressed disappointment with the CFTC for not eliminating, or at least extending, the automatic phase-in of the $3 billion threshold. Commissioner Giancarlo argued that the CFTC "has already witnessed the negative results of setting a de minimis threshold too low, as was the case with utility special entities," and maintained that dropping to such a level in the broader swap marketplace would "cause many non-financial companies to curtail or terminate risk-hedging activities with their customers, limiting risk-management options for end-users."
Lofchie Comment: The Report raises a basic question. If the de minimis threshold dropped to $3 billion, will firms that deal in swaps totaling from $3 to $8 billion: (i) register with the CFTC as swap dealers, or (ii) reduce or eliminate their swap-dealing activities? The most likely answer is that most firms would not register, since the costs of regulation would be too high to allow them to stay in the market as smaller regulated dealers. CFTC staff should have made a stronger effort to answer the question. Staff might have attempted to estimate (i) the cost of registering as a swap dealer, and (ii) the profits of dealing in swaps. It is fair to conclude that unless the first amount is materially greater than the second, small firms likely would leave the market.
Instead of focusing on the effect that a reduction in the swap dealer threshold might have on the number of firms willing to deal in swaps, CFTC staff chose to concentrate on a far less significant question: how many additional swaps would smaller dealers enter into if they were required to register? According to the Final Staff Report, the number of additional swaps appears to be immaterial, which suggests that the threshold should not be reduced, particularly if the reduction could chase small dealers out of the market.
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Force 5 Constitution - March 2014
FFCA Constitution
Amended March 2014
1.1. The name of the association shall be the Force Five Class Association (FFCA).
2.1. To provide a medium of exchange of information among Force 5 sailors throughout the country.
2.2. To promote and develop Force 5 Class amateur racing competition in the US & Canada under uniform rules.
2.3. To encourage and foster the enjoyment of the sporting and recreational aspects of sailing.
2.4. To maintain the one-design characteristics of the Force 5 Class sailboat.
2.5. To remain a not-for-profit organization.
3.1. The FFCA has the authority over all activities of the Force 5 Class. Its powers shall be vested in the Executive Council and carried out by the individual fleets and members as provided in this Constitution passed pursuant to the provisions hereof; all subject to and in accordance with the general rules and regulations of the national authority.
4.1. The Executive Council shall consist of:
The Class President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary
The Fleet Captain of each recognized fleet (unless he/she is unable to serve)
The Class Measurer
The Newsletter Editor
The Webmaster
Note: All members of the Executive Council (except the manufacturer's rep) must be class members in good standing.
4.2. At meetings of the Executive Council, participation by a minimum of 50% of the EC members shall be required to conduct Executive Council business. (See Article 9.2 for special voting standards for changing the Class Rules).
4.3. The Executive Council shall meet at least once a year.
4.4. If an Executive Council member is unable to attend or participate he may appoint a substitute for that meeting only. Such designations shall be in writing and received by the Secretary prior to the meeting (email satisfies this requirement).
4.5. The President, Vice President and Treasurer shall be elected by majority vote of the general membership at the annual meeting in even-numbered years. They shall serve for two (2) years. Should one or more of these positions become vacant during the term of office, the Executive Council shall appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of the term.
4.5.1. The Executive Council is empowered to authorize voting for President, Vice-president, and Treasurer by absent members. If so authorized, the Executive Council shall establish the mechanism(s) by which such voting is to be conducted and shall so inform the membership no later than one month prior to the annual meeting. If the Executive Council authorizes early mail-in or electronic voting of President, Vice President, and Treasurer, such voting shall be concluded no later than two weeks prior to the annual meeting to be held during the North American Championship Regatta. Early voting ballots shall be combined with those cast at the annual meeting and the election results announced at that meeting and published in the next issue of the class newsletter.
4.6. Subject to the approval of the Executive Council, the president shall appoint the Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Webmaster. Their responsibilities shall include:
4.6.1. Maintenance of the Constitution.
4.6.2. Responsible for maintenance of class Web site.
4.6.3. Liaison with the national authority and all other yachting authorities.
4.7. The Executive Council shall appoint, for such term as it shall decide, a Chief Measurer who shall rule on all questions and challenges relating to the rules and shall issue interpretations thereof deemed necessary by him. All such interpretations shall be binding until approved, rejected or modified by decision of the Executive Council and duly published to members of FFCA.
4.7.1. The President may appoint, upon the request of the host fleet of a FFCA championship, a measurer for that event in the absence of the FFCA Chief Measurer.
4.8. The Vice President shall act as the President at meetings not attended by the president. The Vice President's responsibilities shall be to act as National Regatta Chairman. Duties will include locating regatta sites for the National and Mid-Winter Championships and coordinate event scheduling with recognized fleets.
5.1. A Region shall consist of a territorial unit comprised of any fleets and independent boat owners within a specific geographic region. Designation of Regions shall be the responsibility of the FFCA.
6.1. A fleet shall be a local territorial unit that is self-governed in matters not conflicting with this Constitution and Bylaws. A fleet will be chartered by the FFCA upon application of three (3) or more Force 5 owners not within the established territory of an existing fleet. A fleet shall elect its own officers from among boat owners and shall include a Fleet Captain. To be an Executive Council member, the Fleet Captain must be a FFCA member in good standing.
7.1. Any person may become a member of the FFCA by making application and payment of the prescribed FFCA dues, provided that he has not been disqualified from membership for any cause or under suspension from membership by decision of the Executive Council.
7.2. An application for membership implies that the applicant undertakes and agrees to be bound by the Constitution and Bylaws of the FFCA upon being accepted to membership.
7.3. The Executive Council may grant honorary membership in the FFCA for such period as it determines to any person who through special contribution to the class or through special relationship to the FFCA is considered meritorious. Honorary and honorary life members are entitled to full privileges of membership, but are not required to pay annual dues to FFCA.
7.4. FFCA dues shall be in the amount determined by and shall be payable to the FFCA as prescribed by the Executive Council.
7.5. Payment of FFCA dues shall entitle a person the privileges of membership for the calendar year for which the dues are applicable.
7.6. FFCA dues are due on January 1 of that year. A member shall not be entitled to membership privileges (including competing in the Class-sanctioned championships) until his dues have been paid.
7.7. Only FFCA members are entitled to compete in Class-sanctioned championships (National, Mid-Winter, and Regional).
SUSPENSIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
8.1. A member may be suspended and/or disqualified from membership by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a Fleet Captain for the gross violation of the US Racing Rules of Sailing (current edition), the FFCA Constitution, for committing an unlawful act in relation to the FFCA or one of its members, or for gross unsportsmanlike conduct.
9.1. The Constitution may be amended or revised by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the voting members [i.e., if 60 ballots are returned, 40 approvals are required to adopt the proposed amendment(s)] by mail after presentation of the resolution in writing by mail.
9.2. Changes to the Class Rules may be proposed to the Executive Council by active members, by a licensed builder or by the national authority and may be effected by a majority of the entire Council.
DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS
10.1. If the FFCA Corporation should be dissolved, all assets of the corporation are to be distributed to US SAILING or to its successor.


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The Influences of Aptitude, Learning Context, and Language Difficulty Categorization on Foreign Language Proficiency
Wagener_umd_0117E_16758.pdf (3.877Mb)
Wagener, Thomas Robert
Ross, Steven
https://doi.org/10.13016/M24Q6D
This research investigates the ability of predictive measures to differentiate level of language proficiency among learners across languages, language categories, and learning contexts. It fills a gap in the literature pertaining to language categorization and demonstrates differential predictive ability of language learning aptitude measures depending on the language being learned. In addition, it challenges a default assumption that aptitude and other individual difference measures ought to be context independent. This is done through an analysis of the effects of context on the predictive ability of individual difference measures where results show the differing predictive patterns between a foreign language classroom, a domestic intensive instruction setting, and a study abroad program. Finally, several individual difference measures that have shown some past success in differentiating foreign language outcomes for learners are examined to analyze incremental predictive validity. Measures that demonstrate incremental predictive validity are useful in developing selection protocols for language learning programs. Additionally, measures that show differential incremental predictive validity across language categories and contexts may indicate a potential for aligning learners within a category and context to benefit learner outcomes. This research provides evidence to support claims that suggest an interactive role between the learner and context leading to differential learning outcomes based on individual differences. It highlights the fact that predictive models of proficiency are not consistent within language category, nor are they consistent across language category boundaries. It shows that a measure of general cognitive memory may be the best indicator of long term language learning success across languages. Finally, it replicates earlier findings that the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) provides incremental predictive validity in the face of other individual difference measures indicating that it remains a useful predictor of language learning performance.
Languages, Literatures, & Cultures Theses and Dissertations


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from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
import json
import os
import sys
import getopt
import subprocess
import re
import copy
import hashlib

def parseCmakeBoolean(var):
    rejected_strings = ['false','off','no']
    if var.lower() in rejected_strings:
        return False;
    else:
        return True;

def getBranchName(directory):
    """Returns the name of the current git branch"""
    return subprocess.check_output(["git","rev-parse","--abbrev-ref","HEAD"],cwd=directory).strip()

def getRemotes(directory):
    """Returns list of remote git repositories"""
    gitRemoteOutput = subprocess.check_output(['git','remote','-v'],cwd=directory)
    remotes = []
    for line in gitRemoteOutput.splitlines():
        if '(fetch)' in line:
            splitLine = line.split();
            remotes.append({'name': splitLine[0].strip(), 'url': splitLine[1].strip()})
    return remotes

def gitLogValue(format,directory):
    """Returns git log value specified by format"""
    return subprocess.check_output(["git","log","-1","--pretty=format:%"+format],cwd=directory).strip()

def getAllFilesWithExtension(directory,extension):
    """Recursively return a list of all files in directory with specified extension"""
    filesWithExtension = []
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory):
        for file in files:
            if file.endswith(extension):
                 filesWithExtension.append(os.path.realpath(os.path.join(root, file)))
    return filesWithExtension

def getSourcePathFromGcovFile(gcovFilename):
    """Return the source path corresponding to a .gcov file"""
    print("filename: " +gcovFilename)
    gcovPath,gcovFilenameWithExtension = os.path.split(gcovFilename)
    srcFilename = re.sub(".gcov$","",gcovFilenameWithExtension)
    return re.sub("#","/",srcFilename)

def main(argv):
    arguments = ['COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE=','COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE=','COV_PATH=','PROJECT_ROOT=','TRAVISCI=']
    COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE=None
    COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE=None
    COV_PATH=None
    PROJECT_ROOT=None
    TRAVISCI=None
    optlist, args = getopt.getopt(argv,'',arguments)

    for o, a in optlist:
        if o == "--COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE":
            COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE=a
        elif o == "--COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE":
            COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE=a
        elif o == "--COV_PATH":
            COV_PATH=a
        elif o == "--PROJECT_ROOT":
            PROJECT_ROOT=a
        elif o == "--TRAVISCI":
            TRAVISCI=a
        else:
            assert False, "unhandled option"

    if COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE == None:
        assert False, "COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE is not defined"
    if COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE==None:
        assert False, "COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE is not defined"
    if COV_PATH==None:
        assert False, "COV_PATH is not defined"
    if PROJECT_ROOT==None:
        assert False, "PROJECT_ROOT is not defined"

    gcdaAllFiles = getAllFilesWithExtension(COV_PATH,".gcda")
    for gcdaFile in gcdaAllFiles:
        gcdaDirectory = os.path.dirname(gcdaFile)
        subprocess.check_call(["gcov","-p","-o",gcdaDirectory,gcdaFile],cwd=COV_PATH)

    gcovAllFiles = getAllFilesWithExtension(COV_PATH,".gcov")

    sourcesToCheck = [line.strip() for line in open(COVERAGE_SRCS_FILE, 'r')]

    gcovCheckedFiles = []
    uncheckedSources = sourcesToCheck
    for gcovFile in gcovAllFiles:
        sourceWithPath = getSourcePathFromGcovFile(gcovFile)
        if sourceWithPath in sourcesToCheck:
            print("YES: ",sourceWithPath.strip()," WAS FOUND")
            gcovCheckedFiles.append(gcovFile)
            uncheckedSources.remove(sourceWithPath)
        else:
            print("NO: ",sourceWithPath.strip()," WAS NOT FOUND")

    coverageList = []
    for gcovFilename in gcovCheckedFiles:
        fileCoverage = {}
        #get name for json file
        sourceWithPath = getSourcePathFromGcovFile(gcovFilename)
        fileCoverage['name'] = os.path.relpath(sourceWithPath,PROJECT_ROOT)
        print("Generating JSON file for "+fileCoverage['name'])
        fileCoverage['source_digest'] = hashlib.md5(open(sourceWithPath, 'rb').read()).hexdigest()
        lineCoverage = []
        gcovFile = open(gcovFilename,'r')
        for line in gcovFile:
            line = [i.strip() for i in line.split(':')]
            lineNumber = int(line[1])
            if lineNumber != 0:
                if line[0] == '#####':
                    lineCoverage.append(0)
                elif line[0] == '=====':
                    lineCoverage.append(0)
                elif line[0] == '-':
                    lineCoverage.append(None)
                else:
                    lineCoverage.append(int(line[0]))
                if lineNumber != len(lineCoverage):
                    raise RuntimeError['line_number does not match len(array)']
        gcovFile.close()
        fileCoverage['coverage'] = lineCoverage
        coverageList.append(copy.deepcopy(fileCoverage))

    for uncheckedFilename in uncheckedSources:
        fileCoverage = {}
        fileCoverage['name'] = os.path.relpath(uncheckedFilename,PROJECT_ROOT)
        fileCoverage['source_digest'] = hashlib.md5(open(uncheckedFilename, 'rb').read()).hexdigest()
        lineCoverage =  []
        uncheckedFile = open(uncheckedFilename,'r')
        for line in uncheckedFile:
            if line.strip() == "":
              lineCoverage.append(None)
            else:
              lineCoverage.append(0)
        uncheckedFile.close()
        fileCoverage['coverage'] = lineCoverage
        coverageList.append(copy.deepcopy(fileCoverage))

    coverallsOutput = {}
    coverallsOutput['source_files'] = coverageList

    if parseCmakeBoolean(TRAVISCI):
        print("Generating for travis-ci")
        coverallsOutput['service_name'] = 'travis-ci'
        coverallsOutput['service_job_id'] = os.environ.get('TRAVIS_JOB_ID')
    else:
        print("Generating for other")
        coverallsOutput['repo_token'] = os.environ.get('COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN')

        head = {'id':gitLogValue('H',PROJECT_ROOT),'author_name':gitLogValue('an',PROJECT_ROOT), \
                'author_email':gitLogValue('ae',PROJECT_ROOT),'committer_name':gitLogValue('cn',PROJECT_ROOT), \
                'committer_email':gitLogValue('ce',PROJECT_ROOT), 'message':gitLogValue('B',PROJECT_ROOT)}

        gitDict = {'head':head,'branch':getBranchName(PROJECT_ROOT),'remotes':getRemotes(COV_PATH)}
        coverallsOutput['git'] = gitDict

    with open(COVERALLS_OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as outfile:
        json.dump(coverallsOutput,outfile,indent=4)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main(sys.argv[1:])

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The Church of England and the First World War
By Alan Wilkinson
The classic account exploring the complex and multifacted role played by the Church of England in British society during World War One.
$27.99 (RRP)
The Collar:
Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film
By Sue Sorensen
An engaging analysis of the portrayal of Christian clergy in the arts, and how cultural perceptions shape popular understanding of the ministry.
Colossians and Philemon:
A New Covenant Commentary
By Michael F. Bird
A commentary on Paul's letters to the Colossians and Philemon, shedding light on their context and their rhetorical techniques.
Series: New Covenant Commentary
Community of the Transfiguration:
The Journey of a New Monastic Community
By Paul R. Dekar
An introduction to the modern revival of Christian monasticism, focussing on the Community of the Transfiguration in Australia.
A Complete Identity:
The Youthful Hero in the Work of G.A. Henty and George MacDonald
By R.E. Johnson
An examination of the hero figure in two Victorian authors of children's literature and the complexity of their engagement with the ideologies of the time.
Conflict and the Practice of the Christian Faith:
The Anglican Experiment
By Bruce N. Kaye
An analysis of the development of local traditions within the Anglican Communion, shedding light on issues of unity and diversity in the global Church.
Creation and Beauty in Tolkien's Catholic Vision:
A Study in the Influence of Neoplatonism in J.R.R. Tolkien's Philosophy of Life as 'Being and Gift'
By Michael John Halsall
An exploration of how Tolkien's mythology reflects his intellectual background in the philosophical traditions of Roman Catholicism.
Creative License:
From Leeds College of Art to Leeds Polytechnic, 1963–1973
By James Charnley
A celebration and meticulously researched history of the early days of the Leeds College of Art and its radically creative approach to art education.
The Destruction of Sodom:
A Scientific Commentary
By Graham Harris
An exploration of the scientific background to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, ranging from geological processes to the economy of the Dead Sea region.
The Dictionary of British Women Artists
By Sara Gray
An extensively illustrated and detailed biographical dictionary, providing an invaluable source of information on the contribution of female British artists.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Köster:
Two Distinct Voices in the Midst of Germany's Third Reich Turmoil
By Paul Spanring
A study of two figures in the Christian opposition to Nazism, one famous, one obscure, and the theological traditions that shaped their responses to tyranny.
Dimensions of Faith:
Understanding Faith through the Lens of Science and Religion
By Steve Donaldson
An examination of faith as a universal facet of human belief systems, showing how our cognitive limitations make faith not the enemy of reason but its partner.
Dostoevsky:
A Theological Engagement
By P.H. Brazier
An insightful study of the theological and eschatological themes at the core of the work of the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky.


Clippers guard Lou Williams jabbed a foot and rose for a three-pointer 27 feet from the basket on Friday night. Swish.
Thirty-two seconds later, he stopped even farther from the hoop and pulled up for another jumper. Swish.
Thirty-three seconds after that, he fired from 26 feet. Another bucket.
It was the fourth quarter of the Clippers' 120-95 win in Orlando, and as Williams dribbled upcourt hunting a fourth straight basket, teammate Patrick Beverley stood from his bench seat and positioned himself on the baseline, preparing to reenact whatever Williams did next. There would be no celebration — Williams was fouled — but there were points as he made both free throws. In all, he scored 16 fourth-quarter points in less than seven minutes.
Williams' onslaught Friday was unstoppable and not out of character. He led the NBA last season when averaging 7.9 points in fourth quarters. Thursday night, he scored 13 fourth-quarter points in a loss at Philadelphia.
When the Clippers (5-4) have been at their best thus far, however, it's because Williams has not been an outlier in his production off the bench.
Clippers reserves are averaging 57.7 points a game, a league high by nine points, and lead NBA benches in shooting (52.2%) and getting to the free-throw line (13.7 makes on 17.1 attempts). Those numbers have been helped by the liberal use of reserves by Rivers, who called the team's depth its strength at the season's beginning and has relied on them. Clippers reserves are earning the second-most minutes a game this season.
The scoring jolt has become a necessity. The starting backcourt of Avery Bradley and Beverley are averaging a combined 12.8 points a game on 32.3% shooting. Both are shooting career-worst percentages from three-point range. Among 91 starting guards averaging at least 15 minutes a game, Beverley ranks 48th in offensive rating and Bradley 76th.
Against Orlando, they scored a combined 13 points and made five of their 18 shots.
Rivers has resisted breaking up the backcourt to add a scoring punch to the starting unit because he values Bradley's and Beverley's defense in limiting opponents' shots more than their ability to create shots for themselves. When it's time to sub them out, he sends in the more offensive-minded Williams and rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 36 combined points against Orlando, to take advantage of opponents' reserves.
If a lineup change happens, Gilgeous-Alexander would be more likely to earn the starting nod. Rivers, a noted baseball fan, praised Williams as "like having Dennis Eckersley" come in to close.
Still, Rivers proved his lineups are not static by inserting Marjanovic into a starting role Friday for just the sixth time in the center's career and benching Marcin Gortat, who had owned the league's second-longest active streak with 172 starts.
At 7-foot-3, Marjanovic is a deterrent defensively near the rim but struggles guarding more nimble big men on the perimeter. He is also one of the league's most efficient scorers. He could start again Monday against Minnesota in an attempt to blunt the impact of Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, Rivers said.
Nonetheless, the Clippers called it more of the same from a bench that will be relied upon heavily this season.
First-round NBA draft pick Jerome Robinson and second-year guard Ty Wallace were assigned to the Clippers' G League affiliate in Ontario on Saturday.
Rivers was happy earlier in the week that "neither one of them is discouraged" despite earning the fewest minutes of playing time on the team.


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Trump-Pence duet debuts and the Hoosier shines
Andrew MalcolmPosted at 10:16 am on July 18, 2016
This election cycle's Oscar and Felix odd coupling is officially set now: Billionaire Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
Trump scheduled a Saturday news conference to introduce his vice presidential running mate. Trump spoke for 42 minutes. Pence got 12.
However, Americans had their first chance to see them together Sunday night on CBS "60 Minutes." The 70-year-old Trump and 57-year-old Pence looked rather comfortable together. Here are a few initial impressions:
Leslie Stahl is an extremely annoying interviewer. She saw herself as prosecutor rather than elicitor of information. She interrupted both men more than would even Charlie Rose, the previous champion preventer of complete-sentence answers.
STAHL: But we did go to war, if you remember. We went to Iraq.
TRUMP: Yeah, you went to Iraq, but that was handled so badly. And that was a war– by the way, that was a war that we shouldn't have entered because Iraq did not knock down—excuse me (OVERTALK)
STAHL: You're running mate–(OVERTALK)
TRUMP: Iraq did not–(OVERTALK)
STAHL: voted for it
TRUMP: I don't care.
STAHL: What do you mean you don't care that he voted for?
TRUMP: It's a long time ago. And he voted that way and they were also misled. A lot of information was given to people. (OVERTALK)
STAHL: But you've harped on this.
TRUMP: But I was against the war in Iraq from the beginning
STAHL: Yeah, but you've used that vote– of Hillary's that was the same as—Governor Pence
(OVERTALK)
STAHL: –as the example of her bad judgment. (OVERTALK)
TRUMP: Many people have, and frankly, I'm one of the few that was right on Iraq.
STAHL: Yeah, but what about the –(OVERTALK)?
TRUMP: He's entitled to make a mistake every once in a (LAUGH) while.
STAHL: But she's not? Okay, come on–(OVERTALK)
TRUMP: But she's not–
STAHL: She's not?
TRUMP: No. She's not.
OK, reporters should pin people down, especially politicians. But this segment was billed as the GOP ticket's first joint appearance, not one more gotcha interrogation of the businessman with Pence as standby witness.
A cynic might suggest that Stahl's ulterior goal was to prohibit the two Republicans from showing any affinity or synergy. We would never suggest such a thing. Say it flat-out, yes. But never suggest.
Pence is an impressively disciplined message-deliverer. Still. Trump is easily distracted in mid-answer. Still. The veteran Pence pushes through interruption after interruption. That will serve him well in the days remaining before Nov. 8 — 113 (God help us).
Trump couldn't resist boasting of his humility: "I think I am, actually humble. I think I'm much more humble than you would understand." Then he was asked about the Turkey coup attempt. His answer was scattered, untethered to the campaign.
As a president, I'm going to be– you know, they've been an ally and I stay with our allies – They have been an ally. But that was a quick coup. I was actually surprised to see how well it was handled. And you know who really handled it? The people. So, I mean, we can say what we want, but the people handled it. When they surrounded the army tanks– And without the people, you would've never had it. The military would've taken over.
Here's Pence's immediate response:
I truly do believe that the larger issue here is declining American power in the world. I truly do believe that history teaches that weakness arouses evil and whether it be the horrific attack in France, the inspired attacks here in the United States, the instability in Turkey that led to a coup.
I think that is all a result of a foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that has led from behind and that has sent– an– an inexact, unclear message about American resolve. One of the reasons why I said yes in a heartbeat to run with this man, is because he embodies American strength.
And I know that he will provide that kind of broad-shouldered American strength on the global stage as well.
Obviously, Trump's stream of consciousness served him well through GOP primaries, earning a record 13 million votes. For November, however, he'll need five times that many. He must expand his appeal and inspire confidence among doubters that he's intellectually up to being a commander-in-chief.
Based on this one interview with Pence by his side, in future on foreign affairs Trump might be well served to answer simply, "What he said."
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[ARCHIVED] Man arrested after shot fired call at W. Broadway/Willamette Aly
On July 10 around 2:37 a.m., Eugene Police were called to a report of a handgun shot near W. Broadway and Willamette Aly. Multiple officers arrived and learned there had been two people fighting. One of them, later identified as Spike Elvis Kirumira, age 27, of Eugene, was reported to have started to leave and then shot a handgun and then fled, along with the man he had been fighting with. Officers arrived and flooded the area to find the shooter. He was located at 13th Avenue and High Street at the 7-Eleven. A friend, Emmanuel Bagumira, age 36, of Eugene, was with him and both were safely detained without incident. A firearm was recovered.
Kirumira was lodged at the Lane County Jail on charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Bagumira was lodged on a warrant.
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