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Murder Me Always cracks up West Valley High
By VALERIE DEW/The Valley Chronicle
Published: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:50 AM PDT
Murder, mayhem, humor, and on-purpose bad acting will take center stage at West Valley High School's annual murder mystery dinner, "Murder Me Always."
The production centers on a theater company that is putting on a murder mystery, except someone really gets killed.
It's a play within a play, said director Stacey Bailey.
"In the last 10 years, I don't think I've directed a funnier show," Bailey said.
She said the cast made her laugh until she cried during rehearsals.
"I thought maybe it was just me that thought this was so funny, but I had a friend that came to take pictures for our memory book and she was laughing so hard she said she could hardly take pictures," Bailey said.
West Valley's drama department was lucky this year. The writer of the murder mystery, Lee Mueller, went above and beyond for the actors.
Bailey said while she was choosing a production from his Web site, she e-mailed him and asked if he had a holiday show.
"He said he had one that was centered around a birthday party and he could rewrite it to make it work for a holiday party," Bailey said.
Bailey said he ended up writing a new show and even included references to Hemet.
"I was blown away! I couldn't believe he e-mailed me back, let alone rewrite a show," Bailey said.
This is the second year West Valley has put on a murder mystery, and Bailey said it was a success last year.
"It went really, really well. Because it was new, the first night, we had 30 people, but the fourth night, we had 140 people," Bailey said.
The murder mystery includes dinner and a chance to win a gift basket worth more than $50.
The guests will eat a dinner catered by Sweet Baby Jane's barbecue restaurant. Dinner includes smoked turkey, roasted potatoes, vegetables, salad, and rolls.
The guests won't be served in just any dining room. They will be served in the dining room of a haunted mansion, designed by technical director T.J. Hepburn.
"T.J. designed the (band) room to look like a haunted mansion dining room. He even has a false wall and ambient lighting with black tablecloths. It really is neat," Bailey said.
Once the audience is finished with dinner, it will be escorted into the theater for the first act of the murder mystery.
Then guests will be ushered back into the dining room for an intermission, during which dessert will be served.
"They can go and have coffee and talk about the clues with each other," Bailey said.
The audience then will be escorted back into the theater, where the cast will await.
The guests will get to ask the cast members questions to figure out who the killer is.
"Nothing is off bounds and they (the actors) have to ad lib and stay in character," Bailey said. "Every night it's a different show because the audience is different and they are asking different questions."
The audience members will cast votes on who they think the killer is. Those who guessed the killer correctly will have their names put into a drawing for the gift basket.
Tickets cost $25 apiece or $45 for two with a memory book included.
Those who reserve and pay for parties of 10 or more will receive a 10 percent discount.
The Associated Student Body accepts credit cards. Those who wish to purchase tickets with a credit card must call 765-1600, Ext. 214.
Reservations must be made and paid for by noon the day of the show.
Showtimes are at 6 p.m. Nov. 4, 5, and 6.
For information or reservations, call the school at 765-1600.
Posted by Lee Mueller at Monday, November 01, 2010
Labels: Lee Mueller, murder me always, Murder Mystery Play
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Lee Mueller was born in St. Louis, Missouri. For over thirty years he has been involved in the performing arts, from acting, directing and most notably as a playwright. Starting on stage as an actor in High School, through College and onto Community theatre. Lee even made it to the silver screen as a sewer dweller in "Escape From New York." Lee spent many years in the trenches of the St. Louis Comedy club circuit in comedy sketch/improv groups: "The Way Off-Broadway Players," "The Bottom Line," and Wit's End" - as a performer and writer.
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Električna jegulja (Electrophorus electricus) je riba koja pripada porodici Gymnotidae iz reda Gymnotiformes ,a ne jeguljama (red Anguilliformes) kako ime govori. To je južnoamerička električna riba. Do otkrića dve dodatne vrste 2019. godine, rod je klasifikovan kao monotipski, pri čemu je ova vrsta bila jedina u rodu. Uprkos imenu, to nije jegulja, već pripadnik reda Gymnotiformes. Smatra se slatkovodnim teleostom koji sadrži elektrogeno tkivo koje proizvodi električna pražnjenja.

Taksonomska istorija

Ova vrsta je toliko neobična da je nekoliko puta reklasifikovana. Kada ju je Karl Line prvobitno opisao 1766. godine, koristio je naziv Gymnotus electricus, svrstavajući je u isti rod kao Gymnotus carapo (trakasta nožasta riba) koju je opisao nekoliko godina ranije. Tek oko vek kasnije, 1864. godine, Teodor Gil je električnu jegulju preselio u sopstveni rod Electrophorus.

U septembru 2019, K. David de Santana i dr. su objavlili rad koji snažno sugeriše podelu roda na tri vrste na osnovu DNK divergencije, ekologije i staništa, anatomije i fiziologije i električne sposobnosti: E. electricus, E. voltai sp. nov., i E. varii sp. nov.  Studija je pokazala da je E. electricus sestrinska vrsta E. voltai, pri čemu su se obe vrste razlikovale tokom pliocena.

Anatomija
Električna jegulja ima dugačko, cilindrično, zmijoliko telo sivo-smeđe boje, ponekad prošarano crvenom na donjem delu trupa. Nema krljušt, već joj je telo pokriveno debelom kožom i sluzi koja joj služi kao zaštita. Ima malu tupu glavu s velikim ustima, na koju se nastavlja do 2,75 metra dugačko tijelo, težine do 22 kg. Rep električne jegulje čini oko četiri petine njene ukupne dužine, na njemu se s donje strane nalaze njena jedina peraja, kojima se kreće. Ima slabo razvijene oči, i pretežno je noćna životinja.

Električne jegulje razvile su svoju sposobnost da strujom omame plen iz potrebe da zaštite svoja osetljiva usta od ozleda oštrih kostiju koje brojne tropske ribe imaju. Omamljeni plen je nepokretan dovoljno dugo da ga ona proguta, bez žvakanja direktno u želudac. Ponekad se električna jegulja uopšte ne zamara da strujom omami plen, već ga munjevito zgrabi i počne gutati, pre nego što je on u stanju reagovati. Rep električne jegulje je onaj dio tela u kom ona ima električne organe. Oni su se razvili iz mišićnog tkiva povezanih brojnim živcima sa kičmom. Oni mogu proizvesti napon od 300-650 volti, a to je dovoljno snažno da omami čak i ljude. Te organe one koriste i kao pomoć pri navigaciji i komuniciranju s drugim električnim jeguljama.

Električna jegulja je lenjo stvorenje koja voli spore rečne tokove, gde izlazi na površinu svakih nekoliko minuta da ustima udahne vazduh. Usta električne jegulje bogata su krvnim žilama koje im omogućuju korišćenje usta kao pluća. Gotovo suvišne škrge koriste samo da uklone ugljen-dioksid iz krvi, a ne za kiseonik. Kao obavezni disač vazduha, E. electricus mora da se podigne na površinu svakih desetak minuta da bi udahnula pre nego što se vrati na dno. Skoro osamdeset posto kiseonika koji ove ribe koriste dobija se na ovaj način.

Električna jegulja pored riba jede i voće koje padne u vodu, pa na taj način služi kao pomagač u širenju semena, ali i kao čistač prašumskog ekosistema.

Rasprostranjenost

Električna jegulja je slatkovodna riba, koja živi u mirnim delovima rečnih tokova siromašnim kiseonikom, muljevitog dna, na severoistoku Južne Amerike od Brazila, Venecuele, Kolumbije sve do Gvajane. Električna jegulja je jedna od glavnih grabljivica u tropskim kišnim šumama, gde čini više od 70% ukupne populacije riba.

Fiziologija

E. electricus i druge električne jegulje imaju tri para trbušnih organa koji proizvode električnu energiju: glavni organ, Hanterov organ i Saksov organ. Ovi organi čine četiri petine njenog tela i daju električnoj jegulji mogućnost da generiše dva tipa električnih pražnjenja organa: niskog napona i visokog napona. Ovi organi su napravljeni od elektrocita, poređanih tako da struja jona može da teče kroz njih i složeni tako da svaki od njih povećava razliku potencijala.. Tri električna organa su razvijena iz mišića i pokazuju nekoliko biohemijskih svojstava i morfoloških karakteristika mišićne sarkoleme; nalaze se simetrično duž obe strane jegulje.

Kada jegulja pronađe svoj plen, mozak šalje signal kroz nervni sistem do elektrocita. Ovo otvara jonske kanale, omogućavajući natrijum da teče kroz njih, obrćući polaritet na trenutak. Izazivajući iznenadnu razliku u električnom potencijalu, on generiše električnu struju na način sličan bateriji, u kojoj svaka naslagana ploča proizvodi razliku električnog potencijala. Električne jegulje su takođe sposobne da kontrolišu nervni sistem svog plena svojim električnim sposobnostima; kontrolišući nervni sistem i mišiće svoje žrtve putem električnih impulsa, one mogu sprečiti plen da pobegne ili ga prisiliti da se pomeri kako bi mogli da lociraju njegovu poziciju.

Električne jegulje koriste električnu energiju na više načina. Niski naponi se koriste za detekciju okolnog okruženja. Visoki naponi se koriste za otkrivanje plena i, odvojeno, njihovo omamljivanje, u kom trenutku električna jegulja primenjuje ugriz usisavanja-hranjenja.

Saksov organ je povezan sa elektrolokacijom. Unutar organa nalaze se mnoge ćelije nalik mišićima, koje se nazivaju elektrociti. Svaka ćelija može proizvesti samo 0,15 V, iako organ može prenijeti signal od skoro 10 V ukupne amplitude na frekvenciji od oko 25 Hz. Ove signale emituje glavni organ; Hanterov organ može da emituje signale stopom od nekoliko stotina herca.

Postoji nekoliko fizioloških razlika između tri električna organa, što im omogućava da imaju veoma različite funkcije. Glavni električni organ i jakonaponski deo Hanterovog organa su bogati kalmodulinom, proteinom koji je uključen u proizvodnju visokog napona. Pored toga, ova tri organa imaju različite količine Na+/K+-ATPaze, koja je Na+/K+ jonska pumpa i kao takva ključna u formiranju napona. Glavni i Hanterov organ imaju visoku ekspresiju ovog proteina, što im daje visoku osetljivost na promene u koncentraciji jona, dok Saksov organ ima nisku ekspresiju ovog proteina.

Tipičan učinak je dovoljan da omami ili odvrati praktično svaku životinju. Jegulje mogu da variraju intenzitet električnog pražnjenja, koristeći niže pražnjenja za lov i veće intenzitete za omamljivanje plena ili odbranu. Oni takođe mogu da koncentrišu pražnjenje tako što će se savijati i uspostaviti kontakt na dve tačke duž tela. Kada su uznemirene, mogu proizvesti ove povremene električne udare tokom najmanje sat vremena bez umora.

E. electricus takođe poseduje gomoljaste receptore osetljive na visoke frekvencije, koji su raspoređeni u mrljama po telu. Ova karakteristika je očigledno korisna za lov na druge Gymnotiformes. E. electricus je korišćena kao model u proučavanju bioelektrogeneze. Vrsta je od izvesnog interesa za istraživače, koji koriste njenu acetilholinesterazu i adenozin trifosfat.

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Q: Can't deploy even blank app to Windows IoT on RPi2 I'm using Windows 10 (10.0.14393) with enabled developer mode.
I have latest update of Visual Studio 2015.
What I'm doing (note this is blank project with Windows IoT Extension for the UWP ver. 10.0.14393.0):

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*Start remote debugger at RPi and setup VS at address (without Authentication mode)

*Start debugging (remote device, ARM)

*I get this error message:

The project "Test" needs to be deployed before it can be started.
Verify the project is selected to be deployed in the Solution
  Configuration Manager, or deploy it explicitly by clicking one of the
  Deploy commands in the Build menu.

If I try to verify project I can't find it in there - I see only debug, release, new or edit.

*I deploy (Build -> Deploy Solution) and I get this error message:

Error DEP0700: Registration of the app failed. Failed to register
  through new deployment pipeline. (0x80004005)
Error DEP8000: Unexpected deployment failure : RemoteCommandException : Windows cannot register package
  c820041a-da82-4e55-b136-83591b83e844 because it is in development mode
  and the package is already installed. Increment the version number of
  the package to be registered, or remove the old package for every user
  on the system before registering this package. 0x80073cfb

I've tried to also deploy IoTCoreDefaultApp from github and I get same errors.

About Raspberry: version 2 model B, fresh instalation of latest Windows IoT Core with latest update.
It looks like I'll go back to 10586, I want this version because it supports remote client.

What I've tried and failed to fix this:

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*Disable developer mode, deploy, enable developer mode

*Delete package family folder at C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Packages\

*Reboots RPi and PC

A: I'm still not sure what casued this problem. Since I need to move on in my project I went back to Windows IoT Core version 10586 and disabled auto-update by this guide. Now it works fine. After October I'll try to get back to it and try to find what was wrong.

A: Make sure you select "Universal (Unencrypted Protocol)" for the Authentication Mode.  You can find this setting under the project Properties, Debug tab.

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Area-dependent quantum field theory
Runkel I, Szegedy L. 2021. Area-dependent quantum field theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 381(1), 83–117.
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Area-dependent quantum field theory is a modification of two-dimensional topological quantum field theory, where one equips each connected component of a bordism with a positive real number—interpreted as area—which behaves additively under glueing. As opposed to topological theories, in area-dependent theories the state spaces can be infinite-dimensional. We introduce the notion of regularised Frobenius algebras in Hilbert spaces and show that area-dependent theories are in one-to-one correspondence to commutative regularised Frobenius algebras. We also provide a state sum construction for area-dependent theories. Our main example is two-dimensional Yang–Mills theory with compact gauge group, which we treat in detail.
Communications in Mathematical Physics
The authors thank Yuki Arano, Nils Carqueville, Alexei Davydov, Reiner Lauterbach, Pau Enrique Moliner, Chris Heunen, André Henriques, Ehud Meir, Catherine Meusburger, Gregor Schaumann, Richard Szabo and Stefan Wagner for helpful discussions and comments. We also thank the referees for their detailed comments which significantly improved the exposition of this paper. LS is supported by the DFG Research Training Group 1670 "Mathematics Inspired by String Theory and Quantum Field Theory". Open access funding provided by Institute of Science and Technology (IST Austria).
Runkel I, Szegedy L. Area-dependent quantum field theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 2021;381(1):83–117. doi:10.1007/s00220-020-03902-1
Runkel, I., & Szegedy, L. (2021). Area-dependent quantum field theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-020-03902-1
Runkel, Ingo, and Lorant Szegedy. "Area-Dependent Quantum Field Theory." Communications in Mathematical Physics. Springer Nature, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-020-03902-1.
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Tractor Outdoor's Advertising Fund: Meet the SME Heroes
by Viwe Tyolwana September 26, 2020 September 28, 2020 0471
Earlier this year, Tractor Outdoor – one of South Africa's largest out of home (OOH) and digital out of home (DOOH) media owners – launched its SME advertising fund, with the intention of supporting businesses that were hardest hit by the pandemic.
Through the fund, Tractor aimed to provide qualifying small and medium-size enterprises with free advertising via its extensive media networks, in an effort to help them survive the country's challenging lockdown period.
This weekly video series shares the stories of Tractor Outdoor's SME Heroes, and how they managed to endure the most devastating pandemic in modern history.
Future Champs – one of the beneficiaries of Tractor Outdoor's SME fund – is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), social enterprise and affiliated network that uses the power of sport as its primary tool in engaging youth from disadvantaged communities.
The NPO has built a number of free-to-use boxing gymnasiums from repurposed shipping containers, which are aimed at those between the ages of five and 19 years old. Future Champs is also responsible for initiating unique sporting and educational programmes with affiliate partner gyms in communities such as Philippi, Imizamo Yethu and Khayelitsha (Western Cape), as well as Hillbrow (Gauteng).
Jeremy Bean, founder of Future Champs, explains that the enterprise was established as a response to the deep tears that run rife throughout the country's socio-economic fabric, and believes that South African children, in particular, experience abnormally high levels of turmoil and stress.
"Inequality, unemployment, poverty, substance abuse and interpersonal violence, along with a generalised HIV epidemic, mean that these children are exposed to several layers of adversity all at once."
Future Champ's centres provide a safe haven to young people, offering them access to mentorship, coaching and physical training, in order to help unlock their potential. The life skills learned extend beyond sport, and these centres have become important social pillars within communities.
With the announcement of the hard lockdown in March, Future Champs was forced to temporarily close its doors. "This meant that that our young members had nowhere to seek refuge from their often-toxic home environments.
"In addition, there was a need for essential relief in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), food parcels etc."
During the lockdown, Tractor Outdoor's SME advertising fund provided Future Champs with R100K's worth of free advertising, in the form of digital billboards situated in petrol stations across the country, which allowed the NPO to execute a campaign that would enable it to raise funds for its young members.
Says Remi du Preez, Commercial Director at Tractor Outdoor, "The SME advertising fund was established as we wanted to find a way to help businesses that were struggling, using the resources at our disposal.
"Given the key role that these gyms play in their communities, we felt that it was critical to offer them access to our extensive network of digital out of home media, in an effort to promote their fund-raising campaign."
Bean says that through this exposure, they were able to connect with other businesses that they have subsequently partnered with, helping Future Champs secure the future of its centres, and support its members. "One example is our partnership with Wave Innovate, a tech solutions company, which has generously offered to fund the refurbishment of one of our gyms."
Today – and with this week's announcement of Level 1 – things are looking up for the NPO. "We are slowly getting back to training, and are planning an amateur tournament inside our newly upgraded gym," says Bean.
Du Preez believes that now is an opportune moment for SMEs to consider investing in OOH. "There is a misperception that outdoor media is inordinately expensive, and thus out of reach for a small businesses. Contrary to this, we do a lot of work with SMEs, and tailor-make packages to help them deliver on their campaign objectives, whilst accommodating their budgets.
"OOH is a dynamic and accessible medium that is open to everyone – not only big corporates."
Du Preez notes that in the wake of a pandemic, businesses will continue to be under pressure, as a result of the recent hard knock to consumers' wallets.
"Right now, it is more important than ever for companies to prioritise investing in their brands, in order to remain top of consumers' minds – and OOH is one of the best mediums for this," he concludes.
Are you an SME that is interested in exploring opportunities within OOH and DOOH? Get in touch with Tractor Outdoor at info@tractoroutdoor.com
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S.M. Vidaurri was born and raised in northern New Jersey. He lives and works in New York. He received a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His apartment is filled with many animals. He likes romance novels and superhero movies. His first graphic novel Iron: Or The War After was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Graphic Album category in the Pépites 2013 Salon de Montreuil. His work was also featured in Locust Moon's Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream...See more
S.M. Vidaurri was born and raised in northern New Jersey. He lives and works in New York. He received a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His apartment is filled with many animals. He likes romance novels and superhero movies. His first graphic novel Iron: Or The War After was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Graphic Album category in the Pépites 2013 Salon de Montreuil. His work was also featured in Locust Moon's Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream which won for Best Anthology in the 2015 Eisner Awards. See less
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Single tax rate studied
By Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
May 28, 2009 at 12:22 AM May 28, 2009 at 6:09 AM
City Manager Michael V. O�Brien hopes to have a task force in place by the end of July to look into the feasibility of going to a single tax rate for the city.
Mr. O�Brien told the City Council Tuesday night he has been delayed in putting such a task force together because of a succession of crises the city has had to deal with in recent months, starting with the infestation of the Asian longhorned beetle last fall, the December ice storm and a variety of fiscal issues stemming from deep budget cuts.
�It�s been a matter of priorities,� the manager said. �Right now, we�ve got a budget crisis at hand and we�ve had to focus all our energies on that. Sometime after the start of the new fiscal year (July 1), I am looking to get this task force together.�
When pressed by Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton for a timetable, Mr. O�Brien said he was shooting for July 29.
Mr. Rushton has been pushing for the establishment of such a task force since November 2007. He said an independent look at the city�s tax structure is needed because the business community feels the current policy places an undue share of the tax burden on it.
�This was first asked for in November 2007, and it was asked for again last November,� Mr. Rushton said. �Then, three to four months ago, we were told the task force would be put together in two to three weeks; we�re now heading into June. This has gone on too long.
�It�s an important issue, but we can�t even get it off the ground right now,� he added. �It�s frustrating because time and time again we have been told by business interests about the inequity in our tax structure. Let�s take a step forward and get this done.�
In addition to Mr. Rushton, a 200-member group known as the Worcester Citizens for Business is also trying to persuade the City Council to break away from the city�s dual tax-rate structure and gradually return to a single rate for all properties.
Last December, the group also petitioned the City Council for the creation of an ad hoc committee that would look into the single tax rate issue.
Since 1984, Worcester has had dual tax rates, with separate rates for residential and for commercial-industrial property. In the past three years, the City Council has adopted the lowest possible residential tax rate, saying it was needed to ease real estate tax increases facing homeowners.
But the lowest residential tax rate translates into the highest possible tax rate for business property owners. This year the commercial-industrial tax rate ($28.72 per $1,000 valuation) is more than double the residential rate ($13.50).
If the city were to go to a single tax rate for all property, it would require a $30 million shift in the tax burden, from business properties to residential properties. Business owners contend they have unfairly had to carry that additional tax burden because city councils have often voted for the lowest residential tax rate.
District 3 Councilor Paul P. Clancy Jr., a longtime supporter of the dual tax-rate system and the lowest residential tax rate, pointed out that any findings made by the task force would simply be recommendations.
He said the City Council is the governmental body that sets the tax rates, not the task force.
�If there is a task force, it is important that it represents all sides of the equation,� Mr. Clancy said.
Mr. Rushton acknowledged that the council is responsible for setting the tax rate, but he added that the idea behind creating the task force is to bring forth some recommendations for consideration.
The City Council traditionally sets the tax rates in November. Already, a majority of councilors have gone on record stating they will once again vote for the lowest tax rate for fiscal 2010.
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package org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.activity;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import org.kaaproject.avro.ui.gwt.client.util.BusyAsyncCallback;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.common.dto.SchemaDto;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.common.dto.logs.LogAppenderDto;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.common.dto.plugin.PluginInfoDto;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.KaaAdmin;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.ClientFactory;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.place.LogAppenderPlace;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.view.LogAppenderView;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.util.Utils;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;

public class LogAppenderActivity extends AbstractPluginActivity<LogAppenderDto, LogAppenderView, LogAppenderPlace> {

    public LogAppenderActivity(LogAppenderPlace place, ClientFactory clientFactory) {
        super(place, clientFactory);
    }

    @Override
    protected LogAppenderView getView(boolean create) {
        if (create) {
            return clientFactory.getCreateAppenderView();
        } else {
            return clientFactory.getAppenderView();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected LogAppenderDto newEntity() {
        LogAppenderDto dto = new LogAppenderDto();
        dto.setApplicationId(applicationId);
        return dto;
    }

    @Override
    protected void loadPluginInfos(AsyncCallback<List<PluginInfoDto>> callback) {
        KaaAdmin.getDataSource().loadLogAppenderPluginInfos(callback);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onEntityRetrieved() {
        super.onEntityRetrieved();
        KaaAdmin.getDataSource().loadLogSchemasVersion(applicationId, new BusyAsyncCallback<List<SchemaDto>>() {
            @Override
            public void onFailureImpl(Throwable caught) {
                Utils.handleException(caught, detailsView);
            }
            @Override
            public void onSuccessImpl(List<SchemaDto> result) {
                onSchemaVersionsRetrieved(result);
            }
        });
    }

    private void onSchemaVersionsRetrieved(List<SchemaDto> result) {
        Collections.sort(result);
        List<Integer> versions = new ArrayList<>(result.size());
        for (SchemaDto schema : result) {
            versions.add(schema.getMajorVersion());
        }
        if (!create) {
            detailsView.getMinSchemaVersion().setValue(entity.getMinLogSchemaVersion());
            detailsView.getMaxSchemaVersion().setValue(entity.getMaxLogSchemaVersion());
            detailsView.getConfirmDelivery().setValue(entity.isConfirmDelivery());
            detailsView.setMetadataListBox(entity.getHeaderStructure());
        }
        detailsView.setSchemaVersions(versions);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onSave() {
        super.onSave();
        entity.setMinLogSchemaVersion(detailsView.getMinSchemaVersion().getValue());
        entity.setMaxLogSchemaVersion(detailsView.getMaxSchemaVersion().getValue());
        entity.setConfirmDelivery(detailsView.getConfirmDelivery().getValue());
        entity.setHeaderStructure(detailsView.getHeader());
    }

    @Override
    protected void getEntity(String id, AsyncCallback<LogAppenderDto> callback) {
        KaaAdmin.getDataSource().getLogAppenderForm(id, callback);
    }

    @Override
    protected void editEntity(LogAppenderDto entity, AsyncCallback<LogAppenderDto> callback) {
        KaaAdmin.getDataSource().editLogAppenderForm(entity, callback);
    }

}

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An overview is presented of basic and applied aspects of the fluorescent photoluminescence from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT). This fluorescence was first discovered in aqueous surfactant suspensions of SWNT that had been processed for enrichment in individual, unbundled nanotubes. Spectrofluorimetric measurements of emission intensity as a function of excitation and emission wavelengths revealed a rich pattern of peaks representing distinct (n,m) structural species. Careful analysis allowed each of these peaks to be assigned to a specific semiconducting (n,m) species. This spectral assignment provided a large body of precise optical transition energies for a significant range of tube diameters and chiralities. Important patterns of electronic structure emerged showing the related properties of nanotubes within "families" (sharing the same n-m value) and "tribes" (sharing the same mod(n-m,3) value). The results also allowed construction of an empirical "Kataura plot," useful for guiding experiments, that gives optical transition energies as a function of nanotube diameter for semiconducting species. In surfactantsuspended samples, optical transition energies are found to depend mildly on nanotube environment. Spectral line shapes reveal the predominant excitonic character of optical excitations in SWNT and provide information on environmental heterogeneity and on exciton dephasing rates. Nanotube fluorescence is quenched by aggregation, chemical derivatization, and by acidification in some aqueous suspensions. Fluorimetry offers a powerful method for determining the (n,m) composition of mixed nanotube samples. Instrumental methods for such fluorimetric analysis are discussed and compared. Finally, the unusual near-infrared emission from SWNT can be exploited to allow selective optical detection and imaging of nanotubes in complex environments. Early results are presented showing how this approach can be used to image the locations of nanotubes inside biological cells.


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Barzal lifts Islanders past Red Wings, 4-3 in shootout
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
By ALLAN KREDA
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Mathew Barzal had been doing everything but score lately for the Islanders. He broke through against the Detroit Red Wings to get New York a needed win.
Barzal scored a key tying power-play goal in the third period and then got the lone goal of the shootout to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Red Wings on Saturday night. New York outshot Detroit 48-21 through overtime.
"That's the confidence we have in here. We compete hard," said Barzal, who leads the Islanders with 27 points. "This was a rewarding win."
Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored in regulation for the Islanders, who beat the Red Wings for the fourth straight time - including a 3-2 win at Detroit last Saturday. Thomas Greiss finished with 18 saves as New York won for just the third time in nine games (3-4-2).
Barzal and Cizikas scored less than three minutes apart in the third to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead with 6:04 remaining. However, with goalie Jonathan Bernier pulled for an extra skater, Thomas Vanek scored against his former team to tie the score with 1:03 left.
"That was a poised play," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "The fact we were able to get a point is huge. We have to grind as many points as we can."
New York has won two of its three games this month at the Nassau Coliseum. Cizikas had the winning goal against Columbus on Dec. 1 in the Islanders' first regular season game in 3 1/2 years back at their old arena. They will play 18 of their final 25 home games at the Coliseum.
"It's massive. We've got to take advantage of these games," he said. "We've played some really big games here. The atmosphere here is something else. That's what you need with home ice."
Vanek finished with a goal and two assists, and Gustav Nyquist and Trevor Daley also scored for Detroit, which has lost six of its last eight and nine of the last 13. Bernier stopped 45 shots through overtime.
The Islanders were coming off a 3-2 loss to Vegas on Wednesday night at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, their home since 2015.
Barzal tied the contest with a power-play goal with 8:57 left in on the Islanders' sixth man advantage of the game. It was Barzal's fourth goal of the season and his first since Nov. 23. He has 23 assists.
"He's dangerous every time he has the puck," Cizikas said of Barzal, who won the Calder Trophy last season as the league's top rookie when he had an 85-point season. "He's playing with a ton of confidence and that's great to see."
New York finished 1 for 6 on the power play, and is just 2 for 34 over its last 13 games.
Cizikas shot the puck past Bernier 2:53 later for his eighth of the season.
Nyquist opened the scoring for the Red Wings at 5:03 of the first with his ninth of the season. Dylan Larkin had an assist on the play, extending his point streak to seven games.
Beauvillier tied it with 8:55 left with his 10th. He has scored in three straight games, and in each of the three games at the Coliseum.
Detroit went ahead 2-1 with 14 seconds remaining in the opening period as Daley scored when the puck just barely crossed the line behind Greiss. The goal was Daley's second of the season.
The goal also represented the 300th career point for the 35-year-old defenseman who spent the majority of his career with Dallas and also won Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017. Daley is also four games from 1,000 in his NHL career.
The game also marked return to Nassau for Frans Nielsen, who played 606 games for the Islanders before joining Detroit as a free agent in 2016.
NOTES: Each of the three games at the Coliseum have drawn sellouts of 13,917. .. The Islanders have allowed 30 shots or fewer in seven straight games. ... The teams meet again in Detroit on March 16. ... Islanders forward Josh Ho-Sang made his season debut following his recent recall from AHL Bridgeport. ... The Islanders scratched forwards Tom Kuhnhackl and Ross Johnston plus defenseman Luca Sbisa. ... Detroit scratched forwards Martin Frk and Wade Megan.
Islanders: At Colorado on Monday night.
Red Wings: At Philadelphia on Tuesday night.


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Friends and family raise over £5,000 in memory of popular Keady man Eugene Nugent.
Micheal McKenna
Friends and family of a popular Keady man who died suddenly from a heart attack last year have raised over £5,000 in his memory.
Eugene Nugent, 52, was a huge character and his untimely death in February 2016 plunged a small community into shock.
The hugely respected member of Keady community was credited with bringing alternative music to the town when he started Dj'ing at the Parochial Hall in the 1980s.
He was known for his sessions in the Community Centre and Stan's pub for many years.
One year on from his death and his adoring wife Linda, along with Eugene's close friends Peter Slevin and Gerry Kavanagh, decided to mark his first anniversary in a way that was befitting of the man they were remembering.
Last Saturday, huge crowds gathered at the Tommy Makem Community Centre in Keady for a concert in aid of Chest, Heart and Stroke NI.
Wife Linda said: "We had to make some hard choices as to who were to play as he had so many friends in the music industry through his own years of DJing, his encyclopaedic knowledge, and his help and advice to anyone who asked, or who didn't ask.
"It was also an obvious choice to donate the proceeds to Chest, Heart and Stroke NI and it has been a privilege to hand money over in his name. I'm a very proud and sad wife. He was loved a lot and I hope he knew just how much."
Younger sister Patricia added: "He was into music for as long as I can remember, from before he had his own headphones and me being the youngest, I was constantly shushed when he'd be passionately listing to LPs on his turntable.
"I had said after he died that he always did things to the beat of his own drum, he had a very distinctive 'Cure' type hair thing going on in the 80s. That, for Keady, was totally unconventional. For him, it was OK to be different. I admired him greatly for that."
She added: "When he DJ'd at local discos some people would bring him various types records and beg him to play them, and he often did. We all grew up with the vast music that is the 80s, someone had said Eugene was the very fabric of our youth.
"He was a great cook but his knowledge of everything from photography to astronomy, music, nature, fishing, was vast and if he didn't have answer for your question about something he bent over backward to find it for you."
She concluded: "His love of family and of his home and surroundings was immense. He always had time for people. I'm sure that all will agree that his photography has been the inspiration for many to lift a camera and start recording the beauty of the present and what's left of the past.
"I don't think there is anyone else could make funghi look so damn interesting and beautiful!I'm just so proud to have called him my brother and my friend."
One friend simply said: "I had known Eugene a relatively short time in comparison to others but in that time he had a great impact on me."
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AR Measure is an augmented reality app by Laan Labs, the creators of Face Swap Live, that turns your phone into a mobile tape measure. AR Measure will hit iTunes when iOS 11 is released this fall.
Just point your phone and click a point to measure almost anything. The app uses the power of Augmented Reality to measure the distance between points in 3D space. So you can measure things like furniture, doors, plates, desks, carpets, paintings, chairs, etc etc etc.


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Terminalia canescens, commonly known as joolal, winged nut tree, or wingnut, and also known by its Aboriginal name djilanydjin in north-western Australia, is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern parts of Australia.

Description
The small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of  in height and is deciduous or semi-deciduous. It blooms between July and January producing white-cream-green flowers. The species is very similar to Terminalia bursarina but has larger leaves and fruits.

The bark is grey to brown in colour and sheds in coarse flakes. Leaf blades are narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate in shape with length of  and a width of . The inflorescences are  long producing dry winged fruit with a flattened, elliptic to obovate shape and a length of .

It is found in a variety of habitats over laterite or sandstone in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Northern Territory growing in sandy-stony soils.

Uses
The leaves, bark and stems of this plant are used in Australian native tea known as "Jilungin tea". This tea is promoted as aiding relaxation and sleep. The tea is said to have a mild, earthy flavour and aroma, similar to green tea or grass. This tea is used by the Indigenous Nyul Nyul people of the Kimberley in Western Australia to promote deep sleep, and as a digestive tonic to provide energy during the day.

A 2017 report by the Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food, showed antioxidant levels similar to or exceeding those of green tea in a sample of Terminalia canescens prepared as Jilungun Tea.

Cultivation
A project is under way  to cultivate the tree alongside orchards of gubinge (Terminalia ferdinandiana, aka Kakadu plum) in the Broome area.

References

Trees of Australia
Flora of Western Australia
Flora of the Northern Territory
Plants described in 1888
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Well known golf course architect, Gene Hamm, made the most of the outstanding natural setting when he designed Eagle Nest Golf Club. This Myrtle Beach golf course gives every golfer a challenging yet fun Myrtle Beach golf experience. Located only five minutes north of North Myrtle Beach in Little River, the course is not only convenient but a pleasure to play.
Hamm used fabled Pinehurst as inspiration for this beautiful course while incorporating the beautiful natural setting that is second to none. The fairways wind through tall Carolina pines, natural lakes and beautifully landscaped areas that lead to outstanding MiniVerde greens. South Carolina wildlife is in abundance which gives each golfer at Eagle Nest the unique feeling of playing in a natural wildlife preserve.
Eagle Nest is the perfect course for everyone, as it can offer a challenge to the very best players, but also provides a fun South Carolina golf experience for any level of golfer with its generous fairways and playability.
The convenience of Eagle Nest Golf Club makes it very easy to take advantage of the many North Myrtle Beach attractions, North Myrtle Beach restaurants and North Myrtle Beach nightlife. Eagle Nest can be included with any other Myrtle Beach golf courses for the perfect Myrtle Beach golf package. Myrtle Beach golf shopping is at its best in North Myrtle Beach as both the PGA Tour Superstore and GolfSmith are ideally located on Hwy. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. They both provide a wide selection of the newest golf equipment, apparel, and accessories.
It is the perfect time to book your next Myrtle Beach golf pacakge!
Upon hearing of the recent renovations at Eagle Nest, my husband and I had the opportunity to play the course this past weekend. I have to say, we had a great experience. Besides the very friendly staff, the course was in great shape, the landscaping was beautiful, the greens were true, the carts paths have been refurbished and all in all, the improvements definitely showed. If you're in the area, try golfing at this little gem. It's priced right and worth every penny. And believe the billboard at the entrance of the course; the last three finishing holes are tough, so bring you're a game!
A good course for all levels of players. Tough, but fair.
Course was in good shape. Had Family in town and they enjoyed it also.


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Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Ike passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2019.
Chukwuemeka Ike, who was born on April 28, 1931, attended Government College, Umuahia, and earned a BA from the University of Ibadan in 1955 and an MA from Stanford University in 1966. A former registrar of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the first Nigerian to be the registrar of the West African Examination Council, he was visiting professor at the University of Jos, pro-chancellor at the University of Benin and at Anambra State University of Science and Technology, head of the Nigerian Book Trust Foundation, and chair of the National Anti-Piracy Committee. He was until his death, the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu in Orumba north local government area of Anambra state, a throne he ascended in 2008.
Ike was a pioneer novelist with books that included Toads for Supper (1965), The Naked Gods (1970), The Potter's Wheel (1973), The Biafran War-set Sunset at Dawn (1976), Expo '77 (1980), The Bottled Leopard (1985), The Chicken Chasers (1980), Our Children Are Coming (1990), and Conspiracy of Silence (2001). You can read an excellent obituary of the novelist at our friends at Lagos Review here.
Responses to his passing have been coming from the Nigerian writing community and further afield. Here is a sample of the reactions.
I just learned that Chukwuemeka Ike, novelist extraordinaire (author of such scintillating reads as "Sunset at Dawn," "The Potter's Wheel," "Toads for Supper", "The Chicken Chasers," and "The Naked Gods"), passed yesterday into eternity. Ike, who was born April 28, 1931, had a rich life as an academic, bureaucrat, father to an only son, Osita Ike (who preceded him in death), husband (to Adebimpe Olurinsola Ike, nee Abimbolu, who survives him), and traditional leader of his community, Ndikelionwu. His death is a big loss to the community of writers, but his formidable body of work will keep him in the hearts and memory of readers everywhere for a long time. May he find eternal rest.
#thepotterswheel #toadsforsupper #greatnessexits
Goodnight, Ancestor Chukwuemeka Ike. Thank you for the leadership, the culture, the dignity, and the stories, the stories, the stories…
— Chuma Nwokolo (@chumanwokolo) January 11, 2020
We celebrate you, Chukwuemeka Ike, and thank you for the humour, the dignity, the humanity, the satire with which you clothed us in your stories. We will continue to ensure that those who come after us read you and see slices of humanity in Nigeria through your eyes.Daalu. Deeme pic.twitter.com/MG1DTag6E5
— Cheluchi Onyemelukwe (@Cheluchi_O) January 11, 2020
The ALA is sorry to learn of the passing of Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Eke. Condolences to his family and admirers. https://t.co/9qeqQTpNUp
— AfLit Association (@AfricanLitAssoc) January 12, 2020
The sun sets at 88 for an African literary giant.
Chukwuemeka Ike passed away last Thursday after a brief illness.
Some of his popular works are:
Potter's Wheel (1973)
Expo '77 (1980)
The Bottled Leopard (1985)
Thank you for your contribution towards the growth of literature. pic.twitter.com/lR9ICCsC9k
— OkadaBooks (@Okadabooks) January 11, 2020
We have cried and mourned but will forever have you in our hearts. Your words forever imprinted in my hearts till our coming generation.
RIP Prof Chukwuemeka Ike.
Note: it is important to know the important literary icons, let history guide you to the future. pic.twitter.com/E9ThFJGkKA
— Enugu Literary Society (@EnuguLiterary) January 13, 2020
If you're a 90s kid, you probably read classics like 'Potter's Wheel', 'Bottled Leopard' and 'Sunset at Dawn'.
The writer of these books, Chukwuemeka Ike passed on yesterday at the age of 88. 😭
May his beautiful soul rest in peace. ❤
Which of his books have you read? pic.twitter.com/mtv0O27FRI
— Syncity NG | Writing Community (@SynCityNG) January 10, 2020
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike (1931-2020).
He achieved acclaim for works such as Toads for Supper (1965), The Naked Gods (1970), The Potter's Wheel (1973), Sunset at Dawn (1976), Expo '77 (1980), The Bottled Leopard (1985), Our Children Are Coming (1990), among others.#ChukwuemekaIke pic.twitter.com/qeKn4TkuJn
— Malthouse Press Nigeria (@malthouselagos) January 11, 2020
Rest well Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike. The stories you gave us will remain evergreen. https://t.co/HLsBD1njye
— Farafina Books (@farafinabooks) January 11, 2020
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package com.hadoop.compression.snappy;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.junit.Test;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.CompressionInputStream;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.CompressionOutputStream;

public class CompressionTests
{
    @Test
    public void testSnappyCompression() throws IOException
    {

        SnappyCodec c = new SnappyCodec(new Configuration());
        byte[] inmsg = new byte[1024 * 1024 * 10];
        fillArray(inmsg);

        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024 * 1024];
        byte[] outmsg = new byte[1024 * 1024 * 16];

        for (int k = 0; k < 64; k++)
        {

            ByteArrayOutputStream bout = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

            CompressionOutputStream cout = c.createOutputStream(bout);

            cout.write(inmsg);
            cout.flush();

            ByteArrayInputStream bin = new ByteArrayInputStream(bout.toByteArray());
            CompressionInputStream cin = c.createInputStream(bin);

            int totaln = 0;

            while (cin.available() > 0)
            {
                int n = cin.read(buffer);
                if (n < 0)
                    break;

                try
                {
                    System.arraycopy(buffer, 0, outmsg, totaln, n);

                }
                catch (Throwable t)
                {
                    System.err.println("n = " + n + " totaln " + totaln);
                    throw new RuntimeException(t);
                }
                totaln += n;
            }

            assertEquals(inmsg.length, totaln);

            for (int i = 0; i < inmsg.length; i++)
            {
                assertEquals(inmsg[i], outmsg[i]);
            }

            assertEquals(new String(inmsg), new String(outmsg, 0, totaln));

        }

    }

    private void fillArray(byte[] buf)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < buf.length; j++)
        {
            buf[j] = (byte) j;
        }
    }

}


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Q: I can't access to a file even with read permission This is my problem:
I get permission from the user to access storage in my app (READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission), my app saves a backup file on internal storage. My app can read that backup and restore it without any problems.
The problem is that if the user uninstalls and reinstalls the app , even if the app receives READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions,my app can not restore that file anymore! because that file has not saved with the current version of the app. I know I can solve it by getting MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, But because this is a sensitive permission, Google does not allow my application to have this permission and they will reject my app update with this permission.
Is there a way to solve this problem?  It does not seem logical at all that my program can not be backed up and restored

A: I find the answer, I should uses Storage Access Framework, It doesn't need any permission
Imagine we have saved JSON to a text file, here is the steps to restore data from it:
1- We need a method that displays a dialog to the user, so he/she can choose saved file:
private void openFile() {
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
    intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
    intent.setType("text/*");
    someActivityResultLauncher.launch(intent);
}

2- We should implement onActivityResult to get the uri of the file that user has selected, so add someActivityResultLauncher to activity class:
    ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> someActivityResultLauncher;

3- Add following methods to Activity class:
 private void registerActivityResult()
{
    someActivityResultLauncher = registerForActivityResult(
            new ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult(),
            new ActivityResultCallback<ActivityResult>() {
                @Override
                public void onActivityResult(ActivityResult result) {
                    if (result.getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
                        // There are no request codes
                        Intent data = result.getData();
                        Uri uri = data.getData();
                            // Perform operations on the document using its URI.
                            try {
                                String txt = readTextFromUri(Setting_Activity.this, uri);
                                dorestore(txt);
                            }catch (Exception e){}

                    }
                }
            });
}

4- Call the above method in onCreate() method of activity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //......
    registerActivityResult();
    //.....
 }

5- Implement the readTextFromUri() method we used in step 3:
public static String readTextFromUri(Context context, Uri uri) throws IOException {
    StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
    try (InputStream inputStream =
                 context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
         BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(
                 new InputStreamReader(Objects.requireNonNull(inputStream)))) {
        String line;
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            stringBuilder.append(line);
        }
    }
    return stringBuilder.toString();
}

That's all, just implement the dorestore() method we used in step 3 to restore your json data.
in mycase it looke something like this:
private void dorestore(String data)
{
    ArrayList<dbObject_user> messages = new ArrayList<>();
    try {
           JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(data);
           //....
           //parsing json and saving it to app db....
           //....
     }
    catch (Exception e)
    {}
  }

just call the openFile() in step 1. That's all.


Savuti Camp lies by the seasonal Savuti Channel in the Linyanti Reserve in northern Botswana.
Savuti Camp lies by the Savuti Channel in the Linyanti Reserve in northern Botswana. The seasonal ebb and flow of the Savuti Channel is one of Botswana's mysteries. The channel was dry for some 30 years and began to flow again in 2008 and now flows on a seasonal basis but it's impossible to predict how long or how far the water will flow – only nature knows. This area is renowned for its abundant elephants, which live alongside giraffe, roan and sable antelope. Lion, leopard and cheetah can all be seen here, plus spotted hyena and wild dog.
The camp's central building is set at the edge of the water, on stilts to give a grand view of the surrounding landscape. To the front at one side is the firepit and deck, an enchanting place to sit before and after dinner, as the light changes, sharing stories with other travellers. Under the shelter of the thatched roof are the lounge and dining area, both adorned with local artwork and artefacts. There's a great deal of space and the long dining table, which can comfortably seat all guests and camp managers, fits easily on the teak deck.
In the middle of day, when you're resting after your early morning game drive, you're free to make use of all the camp's facilities. These include a deliciously cool plunge pool on a shaded deck where there are loungers, ideal for dozing.
Tents are arranged amongst the trees which afford shade and privacy. Inside they are roomy and light, with large mesh windows, mosquito netted beds, colourful local fabrics and matting on the wooden floors. There's plenty of space for storing clothes and luggage without the room feeling at all cluttered. The en-suite bathroom includes a hand basin, a large shower and flush toilet. The veranda faces the Savuti Channel, and you can often see animals and birds from your own room.
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Tents are light, spacious and tastefully furnished and are secluded from each other for privacy. They provide extremely comfy and homely accommodation.
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A Movie A Day: REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978)
As a tribute to my memory you open this Chinese Nookie Factory?
Published at: Sept. 15, 2008, 4:19 a.m. CST by quint
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today's installment of A Movie A Day. [For those now joining us, A Movie A Day is my attempt at filling in gaps in my film knowledge. My DVD collection is thousands strong, many of them films I haven't seen yet, but picked up as I scoured used DVD stores. Each day I'll pull a previously unseen film from my collection and discuss it here. Each movie will have some sort of connection to the one before it, be it cast or crew member.] Today's Panther flick follows one of my favorites of the series so far (THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN) and isn't as great, but I found it enjoyable. First of all, they kept the theme of "everyone's trying to kill Clouseau" going from yesterday's AMAD, but this time tried to set it in a kind of Godfather-spoof world, which was far less entertaining that the international assassins plot of the last.
In fact, the first 6 minutes of the movie is a gangster flick, with a young Robert Loggia being pimp as hell, no less, as we find Loggia going to deliver a warning to Robert Webber (who was in our very first AMAD, HARPER) that the Godfather doesn't have faith that Webber has any power anymore. In a bid to prove that he can run drugs with the best of 'em, Webber holds a conference with his guys and the suggestion is made to kill Clouseau, now heavily respected and honored by France's president. What I dug about this sequence was seeing how the legend of Clouseau had spread. There are a couple gangsters that say they heard he has thrwarted 16 previous assassination attempts and that he's almost super-human. Others say they hear he's a bumbling fool, but who can believe that with his track record of success?
The difference here is that one of the assassination attempts works… kind of. Clouseau had a mix-up on the way to an ambush and ended up being robbed by an infamous transvestite thief who takes his car and clothes, leaving him standing on the side of the road in high-heels and dress. Of course, this poor bastard is brutally shot down and everybody believes Clouseau is dead. That's the charm of this movie, even if it's not completely successful. We see what the world would be like if Clouseau was killed. The biggest beneficiary is our favorite Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) who is cured of his insanity the second he hears the news. Even though it completely betrays any sort of continuity, I loved that they didn't bother trying to explain the ending of the last one where Dreyfus was essentially disappeared out of existence. He's back in the asylum and is a new man now that Clouseau (he thinks) is gone.
In fact, he's brought in to investigate Clouseau's murder, completely reinstated in a publicity move by the French powers that be, a sort of public wrap-up of their feud. He admits to his psychiatrist that he feels only joy and elation, no guilt, over Clouseau's "death" and is warned that point of view only invites guilt to sneak up on him, essentially that he'll be haunted by Clouseau, which, obviously, opens the door for some awesome gags down the line. Lom is still the man. Dreyfus is my favorite character in these films, hands down. My absolute favorite scene in this movie is when Lom is forced to give a eulogy at Clouseau's "funeral" and he has to read all these amazing testimonials to the man he hates so much. When he sputters through it, almost gagging at the words, everybody thinks he's being overcome with emotion. God, what an awesome funny moment… The film is very smart, playing with the conventions of the franchise, but a little like RETURN there just seemed to be a lack of fire in the storytelling and Sellers' performance. Both were better than adequate, but you know what I'm talking about, that tangible feeling when everything is just working and everybody's pumped. Another benefit to this one is more Cato. When you see what he's done to Clouseau's apartment in the maybe 2 days he's disappeared after supposedly dying you'll lose your shit. I did, at least. And then he ends up actually being Clouseau's sidekick as they travel to the events in the final act, in Hong Kong, where racial stereotypes are thrown out fast and furious. Dyan Cannon plays the love interest in the movie, Webber's ex-secretary and mistress who joins up with Clouseau to bring her old boss/lover down. I never really got her sex appeal, but from a performance stand-point, she does a good job with a rather uninteresting character. Final Thoughts: A lesser entry to the series, but Herbert Lom Herbert Lom Herbert Lom. I wouldn't say the series has lost its way, but you can clearly tell the comedy isn't coming as naturally as it was in yesterday's STRIKES AGAIN and the first two brilliant entries. The last bit with Clouseau and the pigeon on his head is pretty damn great, though. Same goes for his Swedish Seaman with an inflatable parrot. There just needed to be better villains than random Italian gangsters and more Lom!
The schedule for the next 7 days is: Monday, September 15th: THE TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (1982) Tuesday, September 16th: THE REAL GLORY (1939) Wednesday, September 17th: THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH (1926) Thursday, September 18th: THE COWBOY AND THE LADY (1938) Friday, September 19th: DAKOTA (1945) Saturday, September 20th: RED RIVER (1948) Sunday, September 21st: INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE/TERMINAL STATION (1954) Tomorrow's the last of our Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers Clouseau movies, even though today's was the last one Sellers was alive to film. Tomorrow's movie apparently places unused takes and footage from previous Panther movies to hang the plot around, but I'm interested in it if only to see David Niven's return to the franchise. I have a feeling it'll be a trainwreck, but hopefully an interesting one. -Quint quint@aintitcool.com
September 8th: Lisa & The Devil
September 9th: Baron Blood
September 10th: A Shot In The Dark
September 11th: The Pink Panther
September 12th: The Return of the Pink Panther
September 13th: The Pink Panther Strikes Again