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namespace bpy = boost::python;
namespace np = boost::numpy;

int size(const np::ndarray &array)
{
	int dims = array.get_nd();
	auto shape = array.get_shape();
	using int__ = std::remove_reference<std::remove_const<decltype(*shape)>::type>::type;
	return int(std::accumulate(shape, shape + dims, int__(1), std::multiplies<int__>()));
}

bpy::object flexErrorCallback;

void _FlexErrorCallback(FlexErrorSeverity type, const char *msg, const char *file, int line)
{
	if (flexErrorCallback)
	{
		flexErrorCallback(type, std::string(msg), std::string(file), line);
	}
}

FlexError PyNvFlexInit(int version, const bpy::object &errorFunc, int deviceIndex)
{
	flexErrorCallback = errorFunc;
	return flexInit(version, _FlexErrorCallback, deviceIndex);
}

using FlexSolver_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexSolver>;
auto CreateFlexSolver = [](FlexSolver *solver)
{
	if (solver == nullptr) throw std::exception("null solver");
	return FlexSolver_(solver, [](FlexSolver* s) { flexDestroySolver(s); });
};

using FlexTriangleMesh_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexTriangleMesh>;
auto CreateFlexTriangleMesh = [](FlexTriangleMesh *mesh)
{
	if (mesh == nullptr) throw std::exception("null mesh");
	return FlexTriangleMesh_(mesh, [](FlexTriangleMesh *mesh) { flexDestroyTriangleMesh(mesh); });
};

using FlexSDF_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexSDF>;
auto CreateFlexSDF = [](FlexSDF *sdf)
{
	if (sdf == nullptr) throw std::exception("null sdf");
	return FlexSDF_(sdf, [](FlexSDF *sdf) { flexDestroySDF(sdf); });
};

using FlexExtAsset_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexExtAsset>;
auto CreateFlexExtAsset = [](FlexExtAsset *asset)
{
	if (asset == nullptr) throw std::exception("null asset");
	return FlexExtAsset_(asset, [](FlexExtAsset *asset) { flexExtDestroyAsset(asset); });
};

using FlexExtContainer_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexExtContainer>;
auto CreateFlexExtContainer = [](FlexExtContainer *container)
{
	if (container == nullptr) throw std::exception("null container");
	return FlexExtContainer_(container, [](FlexExtContainer *container) { flexExtDestroyContainer(container); });
};

using FlexExtInstance_ = std::shared_ptr<FlexExtInstance>;
auto CreateFlexExtInstance = [](const FlexExtContainer_ &container, FlexExtInstance *inst)
{
	if (inst == nullptr) throw std::exception("null instance");
	return FlexExtInstance_(inst, [=](FlexExtInstance *inst) { flexExtDestroyInstance(container.get(), inst); });
};

FlexSolver_ PyNvFlexCreateSolver(int maxParticles, int maxDiffuseParticles, unsigned char maxNeighborsPerParticle)
{
	return CreateFlexSolver(flexCreateSolver(maxParticles, maxDiffuseParticles, maxNeighborsPerParticle));
}

void PyNvFlexDestroySolver(FlexSolver_ &solver)
{
	solver.reset();
}

void PyNvFlexUpdateSolver(const FlexSolver_ &solver, float dt, int substeps, FlexTimers *timers = nullptr)
{
	if(solver) flexUpdateSolver(solver.get(), dt, substeps, timers);
}

BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(flexUpdateSolverOverloads, PyNvFlexUpdateSolver, 3, 4)

np::ndarray FlexParamsGetGravity(const FlexParams &params)
{
	return np::from_data(params.mGravity, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(3), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

void FlexParamsSetGravity(FlexParams &params, const np::ndarray &gravity)
{
	auto gravityF = gravity.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(gravityF.get_data());
	std::copy(ptr, ptr + 3, params.mGravity);
}

np::ndarray FlexParamsGetWind(const FlexParams &params)
{
	return np::from_data(params.mWind, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(3), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

void FlexParamsSetWind(FlexParams &params, const np::ndarray &Wind)
{
	auto windF = Wind.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(windF.get_data());
	std::copy(ptr, ptr + 3, params.mWind);
}

np::ndarray FlexParamsGetDiffuseSortAxis(const FlexParams &params)
{
	return np::from_data(params.mDiffuseSortAxis, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(3), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

void FlexParamsSetDiffuseSortAxis(FlexParams &params, const np::ndarray &DiffuseSortAxis)
{
	auto DiffuseSortAxisF = DiffuseSortAxis.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(DiffuseSortAxisF.get_data());
	std::copy(ptr, ptr + 3, params.mDiffuseSortAxis);
}

np::ndarray FlexParamsGetPlanes(const FlexParams &params)
{
	return np::from_data(params.mPlanes, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(8, 4), bpy::make_tuple(4 * sizeof(float), sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

void FlexParamsSetPlanes(FlexParams &params, const np::ndarray &planes)
{
	auto planesF = planes.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(planesF.get_data());
	std::copy(ptr, ptr + 8 * 4, reinterpret_cast<float*>(params.mPlanes));
}

void FlexSetParams(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const FlexParams &params)
{
	flexSetParams(solver.get(), &params);
}

void FlexGetParams(const FlexSolver_ &solver, FlexParams &params)
{
	flexGetParams(solver.get(), &params);
}

void FlexSetActive(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &indices)
{
	auto indicesI = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexSetActive(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<int*>(indicesI.get_data()), size(indicesI), eFlexMemoryHost);
}

int FlexGetActiveCount(const FlexSolver_ &solver)
{
	return flexGetActiveCount(solver.get());
}

np::ndarray FlexGetActive(const FlexSolver_ &solver)
{
	int activeCount = FlexGetActiveCount(solver);
	np::ndarray ret = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(activeCount), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexGetActive(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<int*>(ret.get_data()), eFlexMemoryHost);
	return ret;
}

void FlexSetParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &particles)
{
	auto particlesF = particles.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetParticles(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(particlesF.get_data()), size(particlesF) / 4, eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	np::ndarray particles = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetParticles(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(particles.get_data()), n, eFlexMemoryHost);
	return particles;
}

void FlexSetRestParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &particles)
{
	auto particlesF = particles.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetRestParticles(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(particlesF.get_data()), size(particlesF) / 4, eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetSmoothParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	np::ndarray particles = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetSmoothParticles(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(particles.get_data()), n, eFlexMemoryHost);
	return particles;
}

void FlexSetVelocities(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &velocities)
{
	auto velocitiesF = velocities.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetVelocities(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(velocitiesF.get_data()), size(velocitiesF) / 3, eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetVelocities(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	np::ndarray velocities = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n, 3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetVelocities(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(velocities.get_data()), n, eFlexMemoryHost);
	return velocities;
}

void FlexSetPhases(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &Phases)
{
	auto PhasesF = Phases.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexSetPhases(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<int*>(PhasesF.get_data()), size(PhasesF), eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetPhases(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	np::ndarray Phases = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexGetPhases(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<int*>(Phases.get_data()), n, eFlexMemoryHost);
	return Phases;
}

void FlexSetSprings(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &indices, const np::ndarray &restLengths, const np::ndarray &stifness)
{
	auto indices_ = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto restLengths_ = restLengths.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto stifness_ = stifness.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetSprings(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(restLengths_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(stifness_.get_data()),
		size(indices_) / 2,
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetSprings(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	auto indices = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n, 2), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto restLengths = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto stiffness = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	//flexGetSprings(solver.get(),
	//	reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices.get_data()),
	//	reinterpret_cast<float*>(restLengths.get_data()),
	//	reinterpret_cast<float*>(stiffness.get_data()),
	//	n,
	//	eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(indices, restLengths, stiffness);
}

void FlexSetRigids(const FlexSolver_ &solver,
				   const np::ndarray &offsets,
				   const np::ndarray &indices,
				   const np::ndarray &restPositions,
				   const np::ndarray &restNormals,
				   const np::ndarray &stifness,
				   const np::ndarray &rotations,
				   const np::ndarray &translations)
{
	auto offsets_ = offsets.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto indices_ = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto restPositions_ = restPositions.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto restNormals_ = restNormals.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto stifness_ = stifness.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto rotations_ = rotations.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto translations_ = translations.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetRigids(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(offsets_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(restPositions_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(restNormals_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(stifness_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(rotations_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(translations_.get_data()),
		size(offsets_) - 1,
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

void FlexSetNormals(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &normals)
{
	auto normals_ = normals.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetNormals(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(normals_.get_data()), size(normals) / 4, eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetNormals(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int n)
{
	auto normals = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetNormals(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(normals.get_data()), n, eFlexMemoryHost);
	return normals;
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetRigidTransforms(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int numRigids)
{
	auto rotations = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(numRigids, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto translations = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(numRigids, 3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetRigidTransforms(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(rotations.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(translations.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(rotations, translations);
}

FlexTriangleMesh_ FlexCreateTriangleMesh()
{
	return CreateFlexTriangleMesh(flexCreateTriangleMesh());
}

void FlexDestroyTriangleMesh(FlexTriangleMesh_ &mesh)
{
	mesh.reset();
}

void FlexUpdateTriangleMesh(const FlexTriangleMesh_ &mesh,
							const np::ndarray &vertices,
							const np::ndarray &indices,
							const np::ndarray &lower,
							const np::ndarray &upper)
{
	auto vertices_ = vertices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto indices_ = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto lower_ = lower.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto upper_ = upper.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexUpdateTriangleMesh(mesh.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(vertices_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices_.get_data()),
		size(vertices_), size(indices_) / 3,
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(lower_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(upper_.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetTriangleMeshBounds(const FlexTriangleMesh_ &mesh)
{
	auto lower = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto upper = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetTriangleMeshBounds(mesh.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(lower.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(upper.get_data()));
	return bpy::make_tuple(lower, upper);
}

FlexSDF_ FlexCreateSDF()
{
	return CreateFlexSDF(flexCreateSDF());
}

void FlexDestroySDF(FlexSDF_ &sdf)
{
	sdf.reset();
}

void FlexUpdateSDF(const FlexSDF_ &sdf, const np::ndarray &field)
{
	auto field_ = field.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexUpdateSDF(sdf.get(), int(field_.shape(0)), int(field_.shape(1)), int(field_.shape(2)),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(field_.get_data()), eFlexMemoryHost);
}

void FlexSetShapes(const FlexSolver_ &solver,
				   const bpy::object &geometry,
				   const np::ndarray &shapeAabbMins,
				   const np::ndarray &shapeAabbMaxs,
				   const np::ndarray &shapeOffsets,
				   const np::ndarray &shapePositions,
				   const np::ndarray &shapeRotations,
				   const np::ndarray &shapePrevPositions,
				   const np::ndarray &shapePrevRotations,
				   const np::ndarray &shapeFlags)
{
	bpy::stl_input_iterator<FlexCollisionGeometry> first(geometry), last;
	std::vector<FlexCollisionGeometry> geometry_(first, last);
	auto shapeAabbMins_ = shapeAabbMins.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapeAabbMaxs_ = shapeAabbMaxs.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapeOffsets_ = shapeOffsets.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto shapePositions_ = shapePositions.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapeRotations_ = shapeRotations.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapePrevPositions_ = shapePrevPositions.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapePrevRotations_ = shapePrevRotations.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto shapeFlags_ = shapeFlags.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexSetShapes(solver.get(),
		geometry_.data(),
		int(geometry_.size()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapeAabbMins_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapeAabbMaxs_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(shapeOffsets_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapePositions_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapeRotations_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapePrevPositions_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(shapePrevRotations_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(shapeFlags.get_data()),
		size(shapeOffsets_),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

void FlexSetDynamicTriangles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &indices, const np::ndarray &normals)
{
	auto indices_ = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto normals_ = normals.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetDynamicTriangles(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(normals_.get_data()),
		size(indices_) / 3,
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetDynamicTriangles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int numTris)
{
	auto indices = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(numTris, 3), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto normals = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(numTris, 3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetDynamicTriangles(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(normals.get_data()),
		numTris,
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(indices, normals);
}

void FlexSetInflatables(const FlexSolver_ &solver,
						const np::ndarray &startTris,
						const np::ndarray &numTris,
						const np::ndarray &restVolumes,
						const np::ndarray &overPressures,
						const np::ndarray &constraintScales)
{
	auto startTris_ = startTris.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto numTris_ = numTris.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto restVolumes_ = restVolumes.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto overPressures_ = overPressures.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto constraintScales_ = constraintScales.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetInflatables(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(startTris_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(numTris_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(restVolumes_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(overPressures_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(constraintScales_.get_data()),
		size(startTris_),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

np::ndarray FlexGetDensities(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int maxParticles)
{
	auto densities = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetDensities(solver.get(), reinterpret_cast<float*>(densities.get_data()), eFlexMemoryHost);
	return densities;
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetAnisotropy(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int maxParticles)
{
	auto q1 = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(4, maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto q2 = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(4, maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto q3 = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(4, maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetAnisotropy(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(q1.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(q2.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(q2.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(q1, q2, q3);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetDiffuseParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int maxParticles)
{
	auto p = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto v = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto indices = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexGetDiffuseParticles(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(p.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(v.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(p, v, indices);
}

void FlexSetDiffuseParticles(const FlexSolver_ &solver, const np::ndarray &p, const np::ndarray &v)
{
	auto p_ = p.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto v_ = v.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexSetDiffuseParticles(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(p_.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(v_.get_data()),
		size(p_) / 4,
		eFlexMemoryHost);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetContacts(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int maxParticles)
{
	auto planes = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles, 4, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto velocities = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles, 4, 4), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto indices = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto counts = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(maxParticles), np::dtype::get_builtin<unsigned char>());
	flexGetContacts(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(planes.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(velocities.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(counts.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(planes, velocities, indices, counts);
}

bpy::tuple FlexGetBounds(const FlexSolver_ &solver)
{
	auto low = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto high = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(3), np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	flexGetBounds(solver.get(),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(low.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(high.get_data()),
		eFlexMemoryHost);
	return bpy::make_tuple(low, high);
}

void FlexPlaneSet(FlexCollisionPlane &plane, const np::ndarray &p)
{
	auto p_ = p.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto pp_ = reinterpret_cast<float*>(p_.get_data());
	std::copy(pp_, pp_ + 4, plane.mPlane);
}

np::ndarray FlexPlaneGet(const FlexCollisionPlane &plane)
{
	return np::from_data(plane.mPlane, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(4), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

FlexTriangleMesh_ FlexTriangleMeshGet(const FlexCollisionTriangleMesh &c)
{
	return FlexTriangleMesh_(c.mMesh, [](FlexTriangleMesh*) {});
}

void FlexTriangleMeshSet(FlexCollisionTriangleMesh &c, const FlexTriangleMesh_ &mesh)
{
	c.mMesh = mesh.get();
}

FlexSDF_ FlexSDFGet(const FlexCollisionSDF &c)
{
	return FlexSDF_(c.mField, [](FlexSDF*) {});
}

void FlexSDFSet(FlexCollisionSDF &c, const FlexSDF_ &sdf)
{
	c.mField = sdf.get();
}

boost::shared_ptr<FlexCollisionGeometry> ConstructFromSphere(const FlexCollisionSphere &sphere)
{
	auto ret = boost::make_shared<FlexCollisionGeometry>();
	ret->mSphere.mRadius = sphere.mRadius;
	return ret;
}

boost::shared_ptr<FlexCollisionGeometry> ConstructFromCapsule(const FlexCollisionCapsule &capsule)
{
	auto ret = boost::make_shared<FlexCollisionGeometry>();
	ret->mCapsule.mRadius = capsule.mRadius;
	ret->mCapsule.mHalfHeight = capsule.mHalfHeight;
	return ret;
}

boost::shared_ptr<FlexCollisionGeometry> ConstructFromPlane(const FlexCollisionPlane &plane)
{
	auto ret = boost::make_shared<FlexCollisionGeometry>();
	std::copy(plane.mPlane, plane.mPlane + 4, ret->mPlane.mPlane);
	return ret;
}

boost::shared_ptr<FlexCollisionGeometry> ConstructFromMesh(const FlexCollisionTriangleMesh &mesh)
{
	auto ret = boost::make_shared<FlexCollisionGeometry>();
	ret->mTriMesh.mMesh = mesh.mMesh;
	ret->mTriMesh.mScale = mesh.mScale;
	return ret;
}

boost::shared_ptr<FlexCollisionGeometry> ConstructFromSDF(const FlexCollisionSDF &sdf)
{
	auto ret = boost::make_shared<FlexCollisionGeometry>();
	ret->mSDF.mField = sdf.mField;
	ret->mSDF.mScale = sdf.mScale;
	return ret;
}

bpy::tuple FlexExtCreateWeldedMeshIndices(const np::ndarray &vertices, float threshold)
{
	auto verticesF = vertices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto V = size(verticesF) / 3;

	auto uniqueVerts = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(V), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto originalToUniqueMap = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(V), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());

	int count = flexExtCreateWeldedMeshIndices(
		reinterpret_cast<float*>(verticesF.get_data()),
		int(V),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(uniqueVerts.get_data()),
		reinterpret_cast<int*>(originalToUniqueMap.get_data()),
		threshold);

	return bpy::make_tuple(
		uniqueVerts.slice(0, count),
		originalToUniqueMap.slice(0, count)
	);
}

FlexExtAsset_ FlexExtCreateRigidFromMesh(const np::ndarray &vertices,
										 const np::ndarray &indices,
										 float radius, float expand)
{
	auto verticesF = vertices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	auto indicesI = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	auto vertexData = reinterpret_cast<float*>(verticesF.get_data());
	auto triangleData = reinterpret_cast<int*>(indicesI.get_data());
	return CreateFlexExtAsset(
		flexExtCreateRigidFromMesh(
			vertexData,
			size(verticesF) / 3,
			triangleData,
			size(indicesI),
			radius, expand
		)
	);
}

FlexExtContainer_ FlexExtCreateContainer(const FlexSolver_ &solver, int maxParticles)
{
	return CreateFlexExtContainer(flexExtCreateContainer(solver.get(), maxParticles));
}

np::ndarray FlexExtAllocParticles(const FlexExtContainer_ &container, int n)
{
	auto indices = np::zeros(bpy::make_tuple(n), np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexExtAllocParticles(container.get(), n, reinterpret_cast<int*>(indices.get_data()));
	return indices;
}

void FlexExtFreeParticles(const FlexExtContainer_ &container, const np::ndarray &indices)
{
	auto indicesI = indices.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<int>());
	flexExtFreeParticles(container.get(), size(indicesI), reinterpret_cast<int*>(indicesI.get_data()));
}

FlexExtInstance_ FlexExtCreateInstance(const FlexExtContainer_ &container,
									   const FlexExtAsset_ &asset,
									   const np::ndarray &transform,
									   float vx, float vy, float vz,
									   int phase,
									   float invMassScale)
{
	auto transformF = transform.astype(np::dtype::get_builtin<float>());
	return CreateFlexExtInstance(container,
		flexExtCreateInstance(
			container.get(),
			asset.get(),
			reinterpret_cast<float*>(transformF.get_data()),
			vx, vy, vz, phase, invMassScale
		)
	);
}

void FlexExtTickContainer(const FlexExtContainer_ &container,
						  float dt,
						  int numSubsteps,
						  FlexTimers *timers = nullptr)
{
	flexExtTickContainer(container.get(), dt, numSubsteps, timers);
}

void FlexExtUpdateInstances(const FlexExtContainer_ &container)
{
	flexExtUpdateInstances(container.get());
}

int FlexExtAssetNumParticles(const FlexExtAsset_ &asset)
{
	return asset->mNumParticles;
}

int FlexExtInstanceNumParticles(const FlexExtInstance_ &inst)
{
	return inst->mNumParticles;
}

np::ndarray FlexExtInstanceParticleIndices(const FlexExtInstance_ &inst)
{
	auto N = FlexExtInstanceNumParticles(inst);
	return np::from_data(inst->mParticleIndices, np::dtype::get_builtin<int>(), bpy::make_tuple(N), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(int)), bpy::object());
}

FlexExtAsset_ FlexExtInstanceAsset(const FlexExtInstance_ &inst)
{
	return FlexExtAsset_(const_cast<FlexExtAsset*>(inst->mAsset), [](FlexExtAsset*) {});
}

np::ndarray FlexExtInstanceTranslation(const FlexExtInstance_ &inst)
{
	return np::from_data(inst->mShapeTranslations, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(3), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

np::ndarray FlexExtInstanceRotation(const FlexExtInstance_ &inst)
{
	return np::from_data(inst->mShapeRotations, np::dtype::get_builtin<float>(), bpy::make_tuple(4), bpy::make_tuple(sizeof(float)), bpy::object());
}

BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(FlexExtTickContainerOverloads, FlexExtTickContainer, 3, 4)

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(MODULE_NAME)
{
	using bpy::arg;
	using bpy::args;

	np::initialize();

	bpy::enum_<FlexRelaxationMode>("FlexRelaxationMode")
		.value("eFlexRelaxationGlobal", eFlexRelaxationGlobal)
		.value("eFlexRelaxationLocal", eFlexRelaxationLocal)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexPhase>("FlexPhase")
		.value("eFlexPhaseGroupMask", eFlexPhaseGroupMask)
		.value("eFlexPhaseSelfCollide", eFlexPhaseSelfCollide)
		.value("eFlexPhaseSelfCollideFilter", eFlexPhaseSelfCollideFilter)
		.value("eFlexPhaseFluid", eFlexPhaseFluid)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexError>("FlexError")
		.value("eFlexErrorNone", eFlexErrorNone)
		.value("eFlexErrorWrongVersion", eFlexErrorWrongVersion)
		.value("eFlexErrorInsufficientGPU", eFlexErrorInsufficientGPU)
		.value("eFlexErrorDriverFailure", eFlexErrorDriverFailure)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexMemory>("FlexMemory")
		.value("eFlexMemoryHost", eFlexMemoryHost)
		.value("eFlexMemoryDevice", eFlexMemoryDevice)
		.value("eFlexMemoryHostAsync", eFlexMemoryHostAsync)
		.value("eFlexMemoryDeviceAsync", eFlexMemoryDeviceAsync)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexSolverCallbackStage>("FlexSolverCallbackStage")
		.value("eFlexStageIterationStart", eFlexStageIterationStart)
		.value("eFlexStageIterationEnd", eFlexStageIterationEnd)
		.value("eFlexStageSubstepBegin", eFlexStageSubstepBegin)
		.value("eFlexStageSubstepEnd", eFlexStageSubstepEnd)
		.value("eFlexStageUpdateEnd", eFlexStageUpdateEnd)
		.value("eFlexStageCount", eFlexStageCount)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexErrorSeverity>("FlexErrorSeverity")
		.value("eFlexLogError", eFlexLogError)
		.value("eFlexLogInfo ", eFlexLogError)
		.value("eFlexLogWarning ", eFlexLogError)
		.value("eFlexLogDebug ", eFlexLogError)
		.value("eFlexLogAll ", eFlexLogError)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexCollisionShapeType>("FlexCollisionShapeType")
		.value("eFlexShapeSphere", eFlexShapeSphere)
		.value("eFlexShapeCapsule", eFlexShapeCapsule)
		.value("eFlexShapeConvexMesh", eFlexShapeConvexMesh)
		.value("eFlexShapeTriangleMesh", eFlexShapeTriangleMesh)
		.value("eFlexShapeSDF", eFlexShapeSDF)
		;

	bpy::enum_<FlexCollisionShapeFlags>("FlexCollisionShapeFlags")
		.value("eFlexShapeFlagTypeMask", eFlexShapeFlagTypeMask)
		.value("eFlexShapeFlagDynamic", eFlexShapeFlagDynamic)
		.value("eFlexShapeFlagTrigger", eFlexShapeFlagTrigger)
		.value("eFlexShapeFlagReserved", eFlexShapeFlagReserved)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionSphere>("FlexCollisionSphere")
		.def_readwrite("mRadius", &FlexCollisionSphere::mRadius)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionCapsule>("FlexCollisionCapsule")
		.def_readwrite("mRadius", &FlexCollisionCapsule::mRadius)
		.def_readwrite("mHalfHeight", &FlexCollisionCapsule::mHalfHeight)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionPlane>("FlexCollisionPlane")
		.add_property("mPlane", FlexPlaneGet, FlexPlaneSet)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionTriangleMesh>("FlexCollisionTriangleMesh")
		.def_readwrite("mScale", &FlexCollisionTriangleMesh::mScale)
		.add_property("mMesh", FlexTriangleMeshGet, FlexTriangleMeshSet)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionSDF>("FlexCollisionSDF")
		.def_readwrite("mScale", &FlexCollisionSDF::mScale)
		.add_property("mField", FlexSDFGet, FlexSDFSet)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexCollisionGeometry>("FlexCollisionGeometry")
		.def("__init__", bpy::make_constructor(ConstructFromSphere))
		.def("__init__", bpy::make_constructor(ConstructFromCapsule))
		.def("__init__", bpy::make_constructor(ConstructFromPlane))
		.def("__init__", bpy::make_constructor(ConstructFromMesh))
		.def("__init__", bpy::make_constructor(ConstructFromSDF))
		;

	bpy::def("flexMakePhase", flexMakePhase, (arg("group"), arg("flags")));
	bpy::def("flexInit", PyNvFlexInit,
		(arg("version") = FLEX_VERSION, arg("errorFunc") = bpy::object(), arg("deviceIndex") = -1));
	bpy::def("flexShutdown", flexShutdown);
	bpy::def("flexGetVersion", flexGetVersion);

	bpy::class_<FlexSolver_>("FlexSolver", bpy::no_init)
		;

	bpy::def("flexCreateSolver", PyNvFlexCreateSolver, (arg("maxParticles"), arg("maxDiffuseParticles"), arg("maxNeigborsPerParticle") = 96));
	bpy::def("flexDestroySolver", PyNvFlexDestroySolver, (arg("solver")));

	bpy::class_<FlexTimers>("FlexTimers")
		.def_readwrite("mPredict", &FlexTimers::mPredict)
		.def_readwrite("mCreateCellIndices", &FlexTimers::mCreateCellIndices)
		.def_readwrite("mSortCellIndices", &FlexTimers::mSortCellIndices)
		.def_readwrite("mCreateGrid", &FlexTimers::mCreateGrid)
		.def_readwrite("mReorder", &FlexTimers::mReorder)
		.def_readwrite("mCollideParticles", &FlexTimers::mCollideParticles)
		.def_readwrite("mCollideShapes", &FlexTimers::mCollideShapes)
		.def_readwrite("mCollideTriangles", &FlexTimers::mCollideTriangles)
		.def_readwrite("mCollideFields", &FlexTimers::mCollideFields)
		.def_readwrite("mCalculateDensity", &FlexTimers::mCalculateDensity)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveDensities", &FlexTimers::mSolveDensities)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveVelocities", &FlexTimers::mSolveVelocities)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveShapes", &FlexTimers::mSolveShapes)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveSprings", &FlexTimers::mSolveSprings)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveContacts", &FlexTimers::mSolveContacts)
		.def_readwrite("mSolveInflatables", &FlexTimers::mSolveInflatables)
		.def_readwrite("mCalculateAnisotropy", &FlexTimers::mCalculateAnisotropy)
		.def_readwrite("mUpdateDiffuse", &FlexTimers::mUpdateDiffuse)
		.def_readwrite("mUpdateTriangles", &FlexTimers::mUpdateTriangles)
		.def_readwrite("mUpdateNormals", &FlexTimers::mUpdateNormals)
		.def_readwrite("mFinalize", &FlexTimers::mFinalize)
		.def_readwrite("mUpdateBounds", &FlexTimers::mUpdateBounds)
		.def_readwrite("mTotal", &FlexTimers::mTotal)
		;

	bpy::def("flexUpdateSolver", PyNvFlexUpdateSolver, flexUpdateSolverOverloads(args("solver", "dt", "substeps", "timers")));

	bpy::class_<FlexParams>("FlexParams")
		.def_readwrite("mNumIterations", &FlexParams::mNumIterations)
		.add_property("mGravity", FlexParamsGetGravity, FlexParamsSetGravity)
		.def_readwrite("mRadius", &FlexParams::mRadius)
		.def_readwrite("mSolidRestDistance", &FlexParams::mSolidRestDistance)
		.def_readwrite("mFluidRestDistance", &FlexParams::mFluidRestDistance)
		.def_readwrite("mDynamicFriction", &FlexParams::mDynamicFriction)
		.def_readwrite("mStaticFriction", &FlexParams::mStaticFriction)
		.def_readwrite("mParticleFriction", &FlexParams::mParticleFriction)
		.def_readwrite("mRestitution", &FlexParams::mRestitution)
		.def_readwrite("mAdhesion", &FlexParams::mAdhesion)
		.def_readwrite("mSleepThreshold", &FlexParams::mSleepThreshold)
		.def_readwrite("mMaxSpeed", &FlexParams::mMaxSpeed)
		.def_readwrite("mShockPropagation", &FlexParams::mShockPropagation)
		.def_readwrite("mDissipation", &FlexParams::mDissipation)
		.def_readwrite("mDamping", &FlexParams::mDamping)
		.def_readwrite("mInertiaBias", &FlexParams::mInertiaBias)
		.add_property("mWind", FlexParamsGetWind, FlexParamsSetWind)
		.def_readwrite("mDrag", &FlexParams::mDrag)
		.def_readwrite("mLift", &FlexParams::mLift)
		.def_readwrite("mFluid", &FlexParams::mFluid)
		.def_readwrite("mCohesion", &FlexParams::mCohesion)
		.def_readwrite("mSurfaceTension", &FlexParams::mSurfaceTension)
		.def_readwrite("mViscosity", &FlexParams::mViscosity)
		.def_readwrite("mVorticityConfinement", &FlexParams::mVorticityConfinement)
		.def_readwrite("mAnisotropyScale", &FlexParams::mAnisotropyScale)
		.def_readwrite("mAnisotropyMin", &FlexParams::mAnisotropyMin)
		.def_readwrite("mAnisotropyMax", &FlexParams::mAnisotropyMax)
		.def_readwrite("mSmoothing", &FlexParams::mSmoothing)
		.def_readwrite("mSolidPressure", &FlexParams::mSolidPressure)
		.def_readwrite("mFreeSurfaceDrag", &FlexParams::mFreeSurfaceDrag)
		.def_readwrite("mBuoyancy", &FlexParams::mBuoyancy)
		.def_readwrite("mDiffuseThreshold", &FlexParams::mDiffuseThreshold)
		.def_readwrite("mDiffuseBuoyancy", &FlexParams::mDiffuseBuoyancy)
		.def_readwrite("mDiffuseDrag", &FlexParams::mDiffuseDrag)
		.def_readwrite("mDiffuseBallistic", &FlexParams::mDiffuseBallistic)
		.add_property("mDiffuseSortAxis", FlexParamsGetDiffuseSortAxis, FlexParamsSetDiffuseSortAxis)
		.def_readwrite("mDiffuseLifetime", &FlexParams::mDiffuseLifetime)
		.def_readwrite("mPlasticThreshold", &FlexParams::mPlasticThreshold)
		.def_readwrite("mPlasticCreep", &FlexParams::mPlasticCreep)
		.def_readwrite("mCollisionDistance", &FlexParams::mCollisionDistance)
		.def_readwrite("mParticleCollisionMargin", &FlexParams::mParticleCollisionMargin)
		.def_readwrite("mShapeCollisionMargin", &FlexParams::mShapeCollisionMargin)
		.add_property("mPlanes", FlexParamsGetPlanes, FlexParamsSetPlanes)
		.def_readwrite("mNumPlanes", &FlexParams::mNumPlanes)
		.def_readwrite("mRelaxationMode", &FlexParams::mRelaxationMode)
		.def_readwrite("mRelaxationFactor", &FlexParams::mRelaxationFactor)
		;

	bpy::def("flexSetParams", FlexSetParams, (arg("solver"), arg("params")));
	bpy::def("flexGetParams", FlexGetParams, (arg("solver"), arg("params")));
	bpy::def("flexSetActive", FlexSetActive, (arg("solver"), arg("indices")));
	bpy::def("flexGetActive", FlexGetActive, (arg("solver")));
	bpy::def("flexGetActiveCount", FlexGetActiveCount, (arg("solver")));
	bpy::def("flexSetParticles", FlexSetParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("particles")));
	bpy::def("flexGetParticles", FlexGetParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexSetRestParticles", FlexSetRestParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("particles")));
	bpy::def("flexGetSmoothParticles", FlexGetSmoothParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexSetVelocities", FlexSetVelocities, (arg("solver"), arg("velocities")));
	bpy::def("flexGetVelocities", FlexGetVelocities, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexSetPhases", FlexSetPhases, (arg("solver"), arg("phases")));
	bpy::def("flexGetPhases", FlexGetPhases, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexSetSprings", FlexSetSprings, (arg("solver"), arg("indices"), arg("restLengths"), arg("stifness")));
	bpy::def("flexGetSprings", FlexGetSprings, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexSetRigids", FlexSetRigids, (arg("solver"), arg("offsets"), arg("indices"), arg("restPositions"), arg("restNormals"), arg("stifness"), arg("rotations"), arg("translations")));
	bpy::def("flexSetNormals", FlexSetNormals, (arg("solver"), arg("normals")));
	bpy::def("flexGetNormals", FlexGetNormals, (arg("solver"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexGetRigidTransforms", FlexGetRigidTransforms, (arg("solver"), arg("numRigids")));

	bpy::class_<FlexTriangleMesh_>("FlexTriangleMesh", bpy::no_init)
		;

	bpy::def("flexCreateTriangleMesh", FlexCreateTriangleMesh);
	bpy::def("flexDestroyTriangleMesh", FlexDestroyTriangleMesh, (arg("mesh")));
	bpy::def("flexUpdateTriangleMesh", FlexUpdateTriangleMesh, (arg("mesh"), arg("vertices"), arg("indices"), arg("lower"), arg("upper")));
	bpy::def("flexGetTriangleMeshBounds", FlexGetTriangleMeshBounds, (arg("mesh")));

	bpy::class_<FlexSDF_>("FlexSDF", bpy::no_init)
		;

	bpy::def("flexCreateSDF", FlexCreateSDF);
	bpy::def("flexDestroySDF", FlexDestroySDF, (arg("sdf")));
	bpy::def("flexUpdateSDF", FlexUpdateSDF, (arg("sdf"), arg("field")));

	bpy::def("flexMakeShapeFlags", flexMakeShapeFlags, (arg("type"), arg("dynamic")));
	bpy::def("flexSetShapes", FlexSetShapes, (arg("solver"), arg("geometry"), arg("shapeAabbMins"), arg("shapeAabbMaxs"), arg("shapeOffsets"), arg("shapePositions"), arg("shapeRotations"), arg("shapePrevPositions"), arg("shapePrevRotations"), arg("shapeFlags")));
	bpy::def("flexSetDynamicTriangles", FlexSetDynamicTriangles, (arg("solver"), arg("indices"), arg("normals")));
	bpy::def("flexGetDynamicTriangles", FlexGetDynamicTriangles, (arg("solver"), arg("numTris")));
	bpy::def("flexSetInflatables", FlexSetInflatables, (arg("solver"), arg("startTris"), arg("numTris"), arg("restVolumes"), arg("overPressures"), arg("constraintScales")));
	bpy::def("flexGetDensities", FlexGetDensities, (arg("solver"), arg("maxParticles")));
	bpy::def("flexGetAnisotropy", FlexGetAnisotropy, (arg("solver"), arg("maxParticles")));
	bpy::def("flexGetDiffuseParticles", FlexGetDiffuseParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("maxParticles")));
	bpy::def("flexSetDiffuseParticles", FlexSetDiffuseParticles, (arg("solver"), arg("p"), arg("v")));
	bpy::def("flexGetContacts", FlexGetContacts, (arg("solver"), arg("maxParticles")));
	bpy::def("flexGetBounds", FlexGetBounds, (arg("solver")));

	bpy::def("flexExtCreateWeldedMeshIndices", FlexExtCreateWeldedMeshIndices, (arg("vertices"), arg("threshold")));

	bpy::class_<FlexExtAsset_>("FlexExtAsset")
		.add_property("mNumParticles", FlexExtAssetNumParticles)
		;

	bpy::class_<FlexExtContainer_>("FlexExtContainer");

	bpy::class_<FlexExtInstance_>("FlexExtInstance")
		.add_property("mNumParticles", FlexExtInstanceNumParticles)
		.add_property("mParticleIndices", FlexExtInstanceParticleIndices)
		.add_property("mAsset", FlexExtInstanceAsset)
		.add_property("mShapeTranslations", FlexExtInstanceTranslation)
		.add_property("mShapeRotations", FlexExtInstanceRotation)
		;

	bpy::def("flexExtCreateRigidFromMesh", FlexExtCreateRigidFromMesh, (arg("vertices"), arg("indices"), arg("radius"), arg("expand")));
	bpy::def("flexExtCreateContainer", FlexExtCreateContainer, (arg("solver"), arg("maxParticles")));
	bpy::def("flexExtUpdateInstances", FlexExtUpdateInstances, (arg("container")));
	bpy::def("flexExtAllocParticles", FlexExtAllocParticles, (arg("container"), arg("n")));
	bpy::def("flexExtFreeParticles", FlexExtFreeParticles, (arg("container"), arg("indices")));
	bpy::def("flexExtCreateInstance", FlexExtCreateInstance, (arg("container"), arg("asset"), arg("transform"), arg("vx"), arg("vy"), arg("vz"), arg("phase"), arg("invMassScale")));
	bpy::def("flexExtTickContainer", FlexExtTickContainer, FlexExtTickContainerOverloads(args("container", "dt", "numSubsteps", "timers")));
}

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text:
Darden to focus on menu revamp, pricing as major brands see sales softness
Ron Ruggless | Jun 23, 2012
Darden Restaurants Inc. said Friday it plans to offer customers new value options at its flagship Olive Garden and Red Lobster brands to reverse recent same-store sales softness, including a new "Two for $25" promotion to start at Olive Garden next week and menu overhauls at both concepts this winter.
Orlando, Fla.-based Darden, which operates 1,994 units and is the nation's largest casual-dining operator, reported a 10-percent increase in fourth-quarter profit over the same quarter last year, but also said it continues to struggle with reduced guest traffic and customer spending at its two largest brands, Olive Garden and Red Lobster.
• Darden appoints Jim Lawrence chief supply chain officer
• Darden: Consumer sentiment still choppy
• Darden targets Olive Garden's sluggish performance
• More restaurant industry finance news
Same-store sales at the 792-unit Olive Garden fell 1.8 percent in the quarter, which ended May 27, and fell 3.9 percent at the 704-unit Red Lobster.
The negative results at the two restaurant chains were mostly "the result of disappointing promotional performance at those two brands," Drew Madsen, Darden's president and chief operating officer, said on Friday in a post-earnings call with analysts.
Madsen added that both Olive Garden and Red Lobster will be introducing new core menus later this year, with the latter brand making more significant changes.
Olive Garden shifts focus to affordability
Madsen said that the majority of Olive Garden's decline in the fourth quarter occurred during May, when same-store restaurant sales fell 4.6 percent.
"We believe this reflects two dynamics," Madsen noted. "First, we decided not to advertise around Mother's Day, which resulted in two fewer weeks of television support during May this year compared to last year. In retrospect, this decision negatively impacted same-restaurant sales momentum given the significant level of competitive media across the industry at that time.
"Second," he continued, "the Taste of Tuscany promotion that started in May and has continued into June is not as effective as we anticipated."
Olive Garden had started the quarter with a three-course Italian dinner for $12.95 with five new entrees, followed by Passion for Parmesan with new items, and then a mid-May launch of the Taste of Tuscany promotion that started at a $10.95 price point.
Madsen noted that the focus of the Taste of Tuscany promotion was off. "Our assessment was that this promotion was too much about the brand, especially the desirability and culinary inspiration of Tuscany, and not enough about the $10.95 price point and affordability of the new dishes," he said.
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Olive Garden's advertising strategy has moved away from focusing on one or two new dishes, occasionally with a price point, to featuring broader platform ideas, according to Madsen.
Next week's launch of the chain's "two for $25" promotion is aimed at putting the focus back on affordability. "It offers guests the opportunity to enjoy unlimited soup or salad, their choice of entrée plus a shareable appetizer for dessert all for $25," Madsen explained, adding that the promotion leverages the unlimited soup or salad course that is already included in every entrée.
Further into fiscal 2013, promotions will meet the "elevated need for affordability," he said.
Red Lobster revamps menu
During Darden's second quarter, which begins in September, Red Lobster will introduce what Madsen called "the most comprehensive core menu change at the brand in the last decade."
He noted, "They've been working on this menu transformation for nearly two years to make sure it's compelling for their guests, can be executed at a high level consistently by operations and contributes to profitable guest-count growth."
Madsen also said the new Red Lobster menu will include a "significant number" of items at less than $15 and will expand the number of non-seafood selections "to eliminate the veto vote."
"It's important to have both price-approachable and premium-price offers so that we don't commoditize Red Lobster or any of our other brands around price," Clarence Otis, Darden's chairman and chief executive, said during the call. Darden also owns LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and Eddie V's.
Beyond rolling out its revamped menu, Red Lobster also plans to work on increasing same-store guest counts, which Madsen said were about 15 percent below what they were 10 years ago.
Current promotions include s $14.99 Seafood Feast, which Madsen said produces a margin "that contributes to profit growth in absolute and percent terms with appropriate guest-count growth."
The fourth quarter produced disappointment for the usually popular Lobsterfest promotion, Otis said, because it occurred amid a spike in retail gasoline prices. "That reduced consumers' discretionary income and more importantly had an adverse effect on their confidence," he explained.
Darden reported fourth-quarter profit of $151.2 million, or $1.15 per share, compared with earnings of $137.4 million, or 99 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose to $2.07 billion from $1.99 billion a year ago.
More information on Darden's major divisions and corporate strategies covered in Friday's analyst call:
Olive Garden: Fourth-quarter sales totaled $904 million, a 2.7-percent increase from the same prior-year period. The results were driven by revenue from 38 net new restaurants. Olive Garden has 786 restaurants in the United States and six in Canada. Annual unit volumes for Olive Garden total $4.7 million, said Brad Richmond, Darden's chief financial officer.
Red Lobster: Fourth-quarter sales of $681 million were 2.8 percent less than in the same prior-year period. Red Lobster has 677 restaurants in the United States and 27 in Canada. Average annual unit volumes total $3.8 million.
Longhorn Steakhouse: Fourth-quarter sales rose 11.7 percent to $297 million, reflecting a net 32 new restaurants. LongHorn has 386 units. Madsen said LongHorn plans to accelerate new-unit growth in 2013, opening between 44 and 48 net new restaurants with about half of those in new markets. Average annual unit volumes total $3 million.
Specialty Restaurant Group: Darden's specialty restaurant group has brands that "are better insulated from the economic sluggishness that we've seen," Otis said. "We do expect macro-economic sluggishness to continue in our 2013."
Fourth-quarter sales of $179 million were 26.9 percent higher than in the same prior-year period. Same-stores sales increased 2.8 percent at The Capital Grille, 2.8 percent at Bahama Breeze and 1.9 percent at Seasons 52. Sales growth reflected revenue from two net new restaurants at The Capital Grille for a total of 46, four new restaurants at Bahama Breeze for a total of 30, six new restaurants at Seasons 52 for a total of 23. The 11 Eddie V's were purchased in November.
Eugene Lee Jr., president of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group, said that the upper-end division had 4.6 percent blended same-store sales growth. Average annual unit volumes for restaurants in the group are $6.4 million, with average annual unit sales by concept of: The Capital Grille, $6.8 million; Bahama Breeze, $5.6 million; and Seasons 52, $6.4 million.
The specialty group this fiscal year plans to open seven to eight new Seasons 52 restaurants, three to four Bahama Breeze units, three Capital Grilles and one Eddie V's.
"We're continuing to build the real estate pipeline for each of our brands," Lee said, including expansion sites for Eddie V's.
"With new restaurant growth, we expect meaningfully stronger earnings growth in fiscal 2013 than we had in fiscal 2012," Otis said. "And that's because we were burdened in 2012 with food-cost inflation headwinds that we don't anticipate in 2013."
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TOUR OF RHODES, TOUR de NORMANDIE
A SUCCESS FOR DUAL AEVOLO SQUADS
The dust has settled on Aevolo's first Euro trip of the season. Both races, the Tour of Rhodes and Tour de Normandie, ended last weekend and each squad came away with a priceless experience, guaranteed to serve them in upcoming races. At Rhodes, stagiaire Jared Scott had our best finish with an impressive overall eighth place and second in the best young rider classification. On the final stage, Matt Warren had the opportunity to start the day wearing the red points jersey. Here are reflections from some of our riders.
Cole Lewis
"The Rhodes trip was, if nothing else, a positive development trip for me. It was my first time in Europe, my first time racing a UCI race, and my first time being up against international talent. With so many new sensations and experiences in such a short amount of time, it definitely required some adjusting. My main takeaway from the experience is that bike racing at that level is so much fun. Part of that enjoyment definitely has to do with the team atmosphere and support, which was absolutely unreal. I'm currently still soaking it all in, but I can't wait to get geared up to head back for more."
Sean Guydish
"Overall I had a great experience here. This different style of racing has helped me realize the things I need to work on and what it takes to be a better all-around cyclist. As a team, I feel that we took on the challenge well with a few podiums and second place in the GC at the Aegean Stage Race for Jared (Scott). I am pumped to get into the rest of the season!"
Tour de Normandie
At the Tour de Normandie (the third-longest stage race in France after the Tour de France and Paris-Tours), our squad rose to the occasion. With half of the squad racing in Greece, we added two guest riders, Luke Feuerhelm and Leo Gullickson. Gullickson was the youngest rider in the race at 18 years old.
"With the European peloton already in the swing of racing, the Aevolo lads were using this race to kickstart their 2022 season," director Jono Coulter said. "It took a few days for them to get used to the rhythm of the Euro peloton, but after a few days of getting shoved about on the narrow roads and reacting to rapid changes in speed, the guys managed to come into their own."
Unfortunately, despite Covid precautions, a couple of riders picked up chest colds during the race that took them out of the event. However, Feuerhelm, Shipley, and Gullickson took the line on the final Stage 7 into Caen, with Gullickson and Shipley rubbing shoulders with the top French and Belgian teams in the run into the finish.
"Realistically, the race was a bit of a kick in the teeth, but rather than shy away from the challenge, the Aevolo lads absorbed a few solid lessons over the seven days of racing and will head into the next European races a little better equipped for success," Coulter said.
Tristan Jussaume
"Overall, I'm happy to start my season in Europe. It didn't go exactly how I wanted because I had some back pain, but I'm just excited to race again. The team is great, we have a lot of fun, and I believe we will be able to accomplish great things together this season."
Gabriel Shipley
"Normandie was a demanding entry into the 2022 race season. The peloton consisted of the Continental level's best, and the punchy climbs and crosswinds made everyone prove their status. We had some untimely luck with sickness and injuries, but all around, the team fought with grit and learned quickly from mistakes. There's little room for error with such a fast pack. We all had moments chasing through a crosswind shredded pack because of poor positioning or trying to position well and forgetting to fuel properly. I found myself in the mix for the sprint on the final stage and am hungry for more. I know it was tough to go home without much to show on paper, but I believe the lessons we learned in Normandie will influence results for the rest of the season and beyond."


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2019-2020 Israeli elections
Sivan Rahav Meir
5 thoughts after the closing of party lists
Religious Zionists deserve more. This is a glorious sector which, like the others, is not without problems, but the awkward circus we have witnessed does not do it justice. Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens got up in...
A rescue plan for Israel's wasted votes
Parties fear they won't pass the electoral threshold, voters worry their votes won't count -- the solution lies in vote sharing arrangements
Ron Kronish
From "TAD" to "BAD"
I recently returned from four months in Trumpland, what used to be known as the liberal democracy of the United States of America. It was extremely distressing to listen and watch the daily incitement and unceasing lies of the...
Shayna Abramson
The Power of Apathy
I remember in January 2019, I stood in the cold, in front of the Prime Minister's house, at a rally of religious Jews against the merger of Bayit Yehudi -the National Religious party - and the Jewish extremist Otzma...
Kovi Skier
The Desolation of Rafi Peretz
When I served in the army, Rafi Peretz was the IDF chief rabbi. At the time, he presented as a relatively moderate, inclusive and apolitical voice for the religious establishment, one whom all draftees were intended to be able...
Avinoam Bar-Yosef
Watch: Israeliness IS Jewishness
In Israel, the more traditional Jews are, the more right wing they are, says pollster Prof. Camil Fuchs. But the Jews who are not traditional still feel very Jewish. Their Israeliness connects them with their Jewishness in ways that...
Shai Afsai
Frost and donkeys in the Knesset
Israelis will head to their third parliamentary election in under a year on March 2, due to a repeated inability to produce governing Knesset coalitions. The idiosyncrasies of Israeli politics and this ongoing impasse has reminded me of a visit...
Yosef Blau
The year religious Zionism became irrelevant
Israeli Jews are struggling to define the relationship between being Israeli and being Jewish, and the traditional moral beacon can no longer guide them
Relief from the 'Kiddie Tax' Mess
A fix for the Kiddie Tax fiasco is included in the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which was attached to the recently passed Appropriations Act of 2020. The Cause of the Problem The Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Rachel Gould
Looking for qualified leaders
We're back in the thick of things here ramping up for a third election cycle in a 12 month period. We'll mark 10 years since making aliyah when we cast our ballots, precisely to the day. A doubly momentous...


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Hey I was thinking "glass" might be a great inspiration word!
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All I can say is thank goodness I didn't go with stacked dishes. Wonderful windows at The Breakers that's for sure.
Love the sunlight filtering through the windows. Gorgeous. I ended up with something from my files, too.
You know what, I can't believe that I didn't mention the exquisite photography with the light and shadows on the floor in perfect geometrics. Had to return to say so since I was still thinking about the photo.
Splendid choice for your prompt, dear friend!
I adore how shadows play on structures! The light flooding through the windows is amazing!!!
Thank you for hosting...and for challenging me to strive to improve my skills.
I'm, totally, excited for the prompts for March!!!
I wonder if you just captured this by fancy and it all looked so gorgeous or if you had to work your camera hard to get such a marvelous scene of light playing on dark. Either was it's a wonderful image for your subject today! This is fun, thanks for hosting.
Mary the sunlight and shadow is incredible! Beautiful architecture and photography.
The Breakers in Palm beach is stunning....Yu did a really good job of capturing the quiet reflection of this historic hotel.
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interface EventInterface
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NYC real estate in brief
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Staubach Retail changes name
Staubach Retail Services announced the firm is rebranding and renaming itself SRS Real Estate Partners. Roger Staubach sold the Staubach Company to Jones Lang LaSalle in June, but Staubach Retail Services remained an independent company, and the name change is to set it apart from Jones Lang LaSalle's purchase of Staubach. Roger Staubach and Chris Maguire, former CEO of Staubach Retail, will remain on the SRS Real Estate Partners board and will be equity holders in the firm. "We are proud of our heritage and legacy but now is the time to define ourselves as a separate real estate firm," Clay Smith, president and CEO of SRS Real Estate Partners, said in a statement.
Papaya King on the market
The beloved Papaya King on the southwest corner of 14th Street and Seventh Avenue is on the market, and BCD Development is leasing the 600-square-foot space. The landlord of the building is looking to write a 10-year lease for the new tenant, with 3 percent annual rent increases. The space has 50 feet of Frontage On 14th Street And Seventh Avenue. Papaya King has two other locations in the city. The original location, at 179 East 86th Street, at Third Avenue, opened in 1932.
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Margaret Gillespie has been St. John's Parish Administrator since 2013 and before that served as office volunteer. She holds a Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and has been involved in Christian Formation and liturgical ministries in her years as a parishioner at St. John's. The office hours are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am until 1:30 pm.


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FOOD AND FINANCE
Two universal experiences appear in several of this issue's stories: one that we look forward to every day, usually several times a day; the other we mostly meet with dread each April (or October). The first is eating. The other is paying taxes. While it's true that food features in some way in every issue—remnants of food often survive in the archaeological record—in this issue the profound transformation in the way people acquired food starting about 11,000 years ago, during the Neolithic Revolution, takes center stage at one of the ancient world's most extraordinary sites. Unearthed on the slopes of an otherwise-anonymous hillside in southeastern Turkey, Göbekli Tepe is known for its circular buildings and T-shaped pillars decorated with carved animals and symbols. At the same time that people were building…
SUTTON HOO AND THE DIG
Archaeology fans around the world got a treat early this year with the release of the Netflix movie The Dig. Focused on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk, England, on the eve of World War II, it tells the story of Mrs. Edith Pretty, a wealthy landowner who hired the polymath and self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown to excavate the mounds on her property. Once Brown realized he had found the remains of a ship, he and Pretty brought in a "dream team" of professionals, Peggy and Stuart Piggott among them, to methodically excavate Mound 1. The magnificent Anglo-Saxon royal ship burial and its opulent treasures that the team unearthed rewrote history. The finds' glittering artistry, sophisticated design, and evidence of far-flung trade showed that the early…
HIGH-WIRE ACT Is it definite that the Chachapoya had no climbing ropes ("Mapping a City in the Clouds," March/April 2021)? Marlene DalloAtlanta, GA Archaeologist J. Marla Toyne replies: There is excellent preservation of completely textile-wrapped mummy bundles, including wood materials, feathers, and soft tissue remains, at some nearby archaeological sites and a few remains at Diablo Wasi. Some of the mummy bundles are wrapped in plant-based fiber cordage in either a wrapped form or woven net-like around the body. Although we don't have any rope remains in situ or in tombs at the necropolis sites, some of the wooden poles that project from the cliff near tombs appear to have wide grooves in them that might indicate that they may have had abrasive contact with ropes being pulled over them. It remains a…
YOU ARE HOW YOU COOK
It turns out that what you eat may have as much to do with how you cook as with what's available at the farmers market. In Bronze Age China, established cooking styles had a profound impact on the speed with which new domesticated crops were adopted into regional cuisines, says archaeologist Xinyi Liu of Washington University in St. Louis. "There is a deep-seated divide between eastern and western cooking preferences in China: boiling and steaming in the east, and grinding and baking in the west," Liu explains. "When grains like wheat and barley, which are rooted in the grinding and baking tradition, enter a cuisine that favors boiling and steaming and eating whole grains, what's going to happen?" Will people accustomed to beginning their day with a steaming bowl of…
It has long been thought that when Roman rule of Britain ended in the early fifth century A.D., the population retreated to the countryside to eke out a living through subsistence farming. But new dating of a mosaic at Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire suggests that at least some continued to appreciate the finer things. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal and bone found in a trench dug to build one of the walls of the room where the mosaic was laid down shows that the fancy flooring was crafted in the mid-fifth century A.D. "It's really exciting to imagine that these people carried on a Romanized way of life and that crafts like mosaic making survived," says National Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth.…
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The two-million-year-old skull of a male hominin unearthed in the Drimolen Main Quarry north of Johannesburg has changed how scholars imagine one of our distant human cousins. The skull, dubbed DNH 155, belongs to the earliest known and best-preserved member of the species Paranthropus robustus, a small-brained hominin that lived around the same time as Homo erectus, our direct human ancestor. P. robustus had large, powerful teeth that had evolved to eat tough food such as tubers and bark. The species was thought to have been highly sexually dimorphic, meaning that males and females were drastically different in size and build. Paleoanthropologists had drawn that conclusion because the exclusively female skulls discovered at Drimolen Main Quarry were much smaller than those of male skulls discovered at nearby Swartkrans Cave, which…
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import java.util.Properties;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import com.greenpepper.server.GreenPepperServer;
import com.greenpepper.server.GreenPepperServerException;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.SystemInfoDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.SystemUnderTestDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.RepositoryDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.hibernate.HibernateSystemInfoDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.hibernate.HibernateSystemUnderTestDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.domain.dao.hibernate.HibernateRepositoryDao;
import com.greenpepper.server.database.SessionService;

public class BootstrapData
{
    private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BootstrapData.class);

	private final SessionService sessionService;
	private final Properties properties;
	private SystemInfoDao systemInfoDao;
	private SystemUnderTestDao systemUnderTestDao;
	private RepositoryDao repositoryDao;

	public BootstrapData(SessionService sessionService, Properties properties)
    {
		this(sessionService, properties, new HibernateSystemInfoDao(sessionService),
			 new HibernateSystemUnderTestDao(sessionService), new HibernateRepositoryDao(sessionService));
	}

	public BootstrapData(SessionService sessionService, Properties properties, SystemInfoDao systemInfoDao,
						 SystemUnderTestDao systemUnderTestDao, RepositoryDao repositoryDao) {
		this.sessionService = sessionService;
		this.properties = properties;
		this.systemInfoDao = systemInfoDao;
		this.systemUnderTestDao = systemUnderTestDao;
		this.repositoryDao = repositoryDao;
	}

    public void execute() throws Exception
    {
        try
        {
			sessionService.beginTransaction();

			new InitialDatas(systemInfoDao, systemUnderTestDao, repositoryDao).insert();
			new DefaultRunners(systemUnderTestDao, properties).insert();
			new ServerUpgrader(sessionService, systemInfoDao).upgradeTo(GreenPepperServer.VERSION);

			sessionService.commitTransaction();
		}
        catch (Exception e)
        {
        	sessionService.rollbackTransaction();
        	log.error("Bootstrap Failure: ", e);
        	throw new GreenPepperServerException("", "Boostrap Failure", e);
		}
    }
}


Directors for Accredited Organizations are now requiring your Organization to conduct an Environmental Risk Assessment for inpatient psychiatric hospitals, inpatient psychiatric units in general acute care hospitals, and non-behavioral health units DESIGNATED for the treatment of psychiatric patients (i.e. special rooms/safe rooms in Emergency Departments or Medical Units): The hospital Patient's Rights Condition of Participation (CoP) at § 482.13(c)(2) provides all patients with the right to care in a safe setting.
Ensuring that leadership and staff are aware of the current environmental risks.
Identifying patients' risk for suicide or self-harm, then implement appropriate interventions based upon risk.
Ongoing assessments and reassessments of at-risk behavior as defined by the organization.
Ensuring the proper training of staff to properly identify patients' level of risk and implement appropriate interventions.
Incorporating suicide risk and self-harm reduction strategies into the overall Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement (QAPI) program – see LD.01.03.01 EP 21.
In non-behavioral health units (i.e. Emergency Rooms or Medical Inpatient Units) that are NOT DESIGNATED specifically for the treatment of psychiatric patients; however, where psychiatric patients may temporarily reside, ligature/self-harm environmental risks must also be identified.
All physical risks not required for the treatment of the patient that can be removed, must be removed. Furthermore, an appropriate level of effective surveillance must be implemented if self-harm risks remain in the environment. Organizational policies and procedures must adequately guide staff in the assessment of patients' risk for suicide/self-harm and the implementation of interventions based upon the patients' individual needs.
For non-inpatient programs surveyed under the Hospital Accreditation manual, an environmental risk assessment should be completed. Based upon the results of that assessment, considering the individuals they serve, the organization determines if any modifications to the environment should be made. Policies and procedures should also be developed and implemented to address the immediate action to be taken by staff when a patient is assessed to be at risk for suicide.


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Yajaira is a PhD student in the department of Anthropology, with emphasis on Mesoamerican Archaeology. Her work has been focused on the coast of Chiapas and the Lower Central America. She has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Her general interests include the emergence of complex societies, the establishment of interregional trade networks, domestic economies, social inequality and household archaeology. For her master's Yajaira studied Late Postclassic materials from La Libertad, in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico. Her project employed GIS applications to archaeological materials to understand the distribution of functional and typological assemblages that could shed light into the differential use of space. Her doctoral research focuses on the dynamics of power in complex societies of Costa Rica, and the role of interregional exchange in the construction of economic and political inequality.
Fall 2018. Instructor. Archaeology of Central America and the Caribbean. University at Albany, SUNY.
2017. May-Nov. Consultant for the Culture Programme at UNESCO Office in Havana and the Portal of Culture for Latin America and the Caribbean. Project: Routes of Emancipation and the Experience of Slavery in Central America.
2017. Feb-May. Consultant for the Culture Programme at UNESCO Cluster Office in San José. Project: From Oblivion to Memory: Recognition of the Legacy of People from African Descent in Central America.
2015. Laboratory director. Ceramic analysis, La Libertad site, Soconusco, Chiapas, México. University at Albany-SUNY.
2013. Zooarchaeological analysis, Mayapan, Yucatán, Mexico. University at Albany-SUNY.
2018. Support for Women and Dependent Care-1338. National Geographic Society.
2018. Initiatives for Women. The University at Albany, SUNY.
2018. Graduate Student Association Professional Development Grant. University at Albany, SUNY.
2018. National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant BSC-1821725.
2017. Early Career Grant # HJ-068ER-17. National Geographic Society.
2016. Dissertation Research Fellowship Award. University at Albany-SUNY.
2016. Christopher DeCormier Memorial Scholarship for Mesoamerican Fieldwork. Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University at Albany-SUNY.
2016. GSEU Professional Development Award. University at Albany-SUNY.
2015-2016. International Peace Scholarship. PEO Sisterhood.
2018. The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas. Science, 361(6397), 81-85.
2017. Development of Regional Capacity Building Project to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and its Restitution in Central America and Dominican Republic (2016-2017). UNESCO San José, San José, Costa Rica.
Núñez-Cortes, Yahaira. 2015. El Sitio Punta Zancadilla (L-100). Primera evidencia en el Archipiélago de las Perlas de bienes de prestigio, asociados a un nuevo conjunto de cerámica (1700-1400 cal a.P). Canto Rodado 10:39-55.


Impossible Ark recognises that music is many things to many people, and believes in celebrating that diversity and delivering World class artists, concepts, performance and production to your turntable, CD player or iPod with every release. The label is the brainchild of producer Ben Lamdin (aka Nostalgia 77) and bassist Riaan Vosloo, whose highly successful collaborative work on Tru Thoughts has produced six popular albums - from the live recordings of the Nostalgia 77 Octet to studio-based explorations on an experimental jazz and funk tip - and most recently saw them joining forces with the legendary Keith and Julie Tippett for the uniquely brilliant and highly acclaimed Sessions LP. On this stunning compilation you will find the blue-eyed country soul of Jeb Loy Nichols sitting harmoniously alongside Lamdin's hotly anticipated new Afro-funk project, the Skeleton; the other-worldly sounds of the Rhythmatic Orchestra rubbing shoulders with the highly regarded experimentalism of Examples Of Twelves; and many more treasures besides.
Which label turns on the bow-tie critics and the hip hop heads; lights up the Latin hustlers and spins out the jazz dance kids; thinks down beat and plays break beat; celebrates the past and experiments with the future?
The Guardian - "Makes the cinematic Orchestra Sound like dabblers"
Gilles Peterson - "When it comes to jazz of a sure blessed quality it doesn't get much tighter than the work of Impossible Ark"
Bobbito Garcia - "I got the African Mailman 12", love every single song on both sides [it's] on my voicemail today"
Andy (Mr) Scruff - "Quality, life affirming up tempo dancefloor jazz, soulful & heavy the way it should be.... blows my mind every time I hear it."
Impossible Ark recognises that music is many things to many people, and believes in celebrating that diversity and delivering World class artists, concepts, performance and production to your turntable, CD player or iPod with every release. The label is the brainchild of producer Ben Lamdin (aka Nostalgia 77) and bassist Riaan Vosloo, whose highly successful collaborative work on Tru Thoughts has produced six popular albums - from the live recordings of the Nostalgia 77 Octet to studio-based explorations on an experimental jazz and funk tip - and most recently saw them joining forces with the legendary Keith and Julie Tippett for the uniquely brilliant and highly acclaimed 'Sessions' LP.
Lamdin explains the motivation to found the label, which was borne of the vibrant and eclectic London jazz scene: "When I started the Nostalgia Octet I met so many great musicians but I was surprised that there wasn't really a recording culture. In that respect Impossible Ark was a response to a need. It's about focusing musicians' minds on creative statements, but above all it's about making some classic modern records."
And on this stunning compilation you will find the blue-eyed country soul of Jeb Loy Nichols sitting harmoniously alongside Lamdin's hotly anticipated new Afro-funk project, the Skeleton; the other-worldly sounds of the Rhythmatic Orchestra rubbing shoulders with the highly regarded experimentalism of Examples Of Twelves; and many more treasures besides.