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Zambia, the road less traveled.
This is not quite the piece I had intended to write. The chance to travel to Africa was both exciting and a little daunting. While I would not consider myself a particularly keen animal lover, or preservationist, I thought this would be a unique opportunity to see these magnificent animals in their natural habitat, and what is being done to help preserve them. Throw in staying in a wonderfully beautiful lodge, and as the date of my departure approached, I grew more and more excited and prepared to have the trip of a lifetime.
Traveling to Zambia is not for the faint of heart. It is a 30-hour journey that is as long as it is arduous. From Los Angeles, the first leg of the trip took me to New York, where I met with my intrepid traveling companions. Stacey Leisca, a freelance journalist with bylines in publications such as Travel & Leisure, Departure, Men's Journal and more, Megan DiTrolio, the Executive Assistant to the Editor-In-Chief at Marie-Claire magazine, and a journalist in her own right, and lastly, Casey Hamilton, our trip organizer and public relations representative extraordinaire, hailing from Hawkins PR in New York City.
From New York, we boarded our next plane for the long (15 hours) ride to Johannesburg, South Africa. Where after a layover of about 4 hours, we would venture on our next leg, a 2-hour trip to Lusaka, Zambia's capital. Finally, yet another smaller prop plane for our last leg, an hour or so flight to Mfuwe, in Southern Zambia, our final destination.
For those of you who have never been to Africa (I was one of them), it is a sensory experience like no other. Everything. About. It. Is. Different. It is hard to describe in words (I shall do my best) how it all looks and feels. Let's say that the air is fragrant, but a fragrance that no one that lives here knows. The colors are brighter, more beautiful, the sun is the color of amber, and seem to be the star of its production. The trees are, what can I say, unlike any I had ever seen, majestic, and regal, and this is just off the plane. I was unprepared for what was going to come in the next few days.
Our host, The Bushcamp Company, quickly arranged for us to be picked up at the airport, where our gracious and accommodating driver Calvin, gathered our bags, and just like that, we were on our way to the Mfuwe Lodge, which would be our home for the next day, before we would head to the bush for the next four.
The road to Mfuwe is a somewhat dangerous one-way road; half paved, half made of gravel and dust, which made for the bumpiest ride any of us have probably experienced. However, in the hands of our experienced driver, our transit was somewhat smooth, which was helped by the incredible views aforementioned.
We arrived at the Mfuwe Lodge, and were greeted by the very welcoming staff at the lodge with fresh towels, and the most incredible juice I had ever tasted, (this would be a recurring theme, why in the world does the juice taste so good here? Food for thought.) and baboons, lots of baboons. After a few words by Andy Hogg, the proprietor, and his right-hand woman, Amy Alderman, we put our bags away in our chalets, where I was, once again, blown away by the incredible accommodations. Large rooms, plush beds,(equipped with the essential mosquito nets) incredible bathrooms with rain showers, and all the modern amenities, topped by an air conditioning unit that kept the chalet cool and breezy. It bears mentioning that all this is running on solar energy. The company's commitment to sustainable energy is admirable and necessary, electric power is not a given in these parts.
However, it was no time for rest, as we were soon en route to our first game drive. It turns out that our driver was also one of the most experienced guides at the Bushcamp Co. Following a safety brief (this is not like those on the plane where most people don't pay attention. I suggest listening) We enthusiastically climbed aboard the Land Rover, with its open canopy, cameras at the ready, and departed for our first excursion.
Let me be the first to say that everything in the bush looks similar. I am still amazed that our guides can find their way. Everything looks the same, no visible signs, and somehow, even while carrying a full discussion with his very curious passengers, Calvin managed to maneuver us safely while describing the scenery.
Oh. My. God. There is an elephant! Right there. The sighting of one of the noble and rather large creatures brought shrieks of excitement among our crew, which was greeted by a small smirk from our rather calm guide, as if to say: "Pace yourself, folks; there will be more. " To our unprepared and excited group, this was like viewing the Mona Lisa for the first time, except that it didn't disappoint (contrary to the actual Mona Lisa who seems very small in real life, elephants are more significant than you can imagine.) This first outing was a rather quick one, as we were to come back to the lodge and experience our first dinner in the bush.
You can feel the British influence on the service, the presentation, and the preparation of our meal. Starting with the rather formal introduction of the menu by one of our ever-attentive servers to the pace of the meal, which is deliberate and meant to enable guests to enjoy a great conversation. The food was fantastic, which would be a mainstay throughout our time, both at the lodge and in the bush camps. After a brief check on email and the world back at home, (the lodge has WiFi, but it is a bit spotty and is available only in specific areas such as the lobby and the library) we were escorted to our room. It bears mentioning that no guest is allowed to roam freely at night without an escort, remember, we are in the bush. After such a long journey, no sooner I put my head on the pillow, I was quickly sleeping to sounds I had never experienced before.
Wake up call came quickly at 5:45 am, where we prepared for the day ahead. It would be our last day at the lodge before departing for the bush camps, and it was a full day, with a visit to the village, and its schools, which are sponsored by The Bushcamp Company. A quick breakfast, and a couple of coffee cups later, we were on our way to Mfuwe with our new guide, who would stay with us for the remainder of our trip, the ever-knowledgeable, passionate, and enthusiastic Fannuel. I could not emphasize how important the guide is to your safari experience. Deeply steeped in the traditions of the bush, and armed with a wealth of information, it is like having a computer at your disposal, except with a great personality.
We quickly arrived at one of the communities, and this is where the trip changed for me. I was wholly unprepared at what I saw. Dozens of young women gathered with plastic jugs around a borehole (a well) where they seemingly continuously pump water to fill buckets and jars. This never-ending task is how they get enough consumable water to drink, cook, or wash. There is no running water or modern plumbing here. For more than 250 households, this is the only available water. These boreholes are relatively new to the villages, and because of the Bushcamp Company involvement, and tourist revenues, these 7,000 dollars life-saving initiatives are now possible. Just think that before that, everyone in the village would travel to the river, where they would gather their jugs and buckets, and fill them with not-so-clean water, surrounded by danger. Oh, that's right, that is also where lions, leopards, and hippos were also feeding, not exactly the safest of environments.
To experience this would have been impactful enough, but the real gift was to witness the smiles and the unbridled happiness, warmth and friendly faces, and sheer curiosity exhibited by everyone, in light of conditions most westerners would find, let's be frank, lacking. It completely changed my perspective on life in general, and my own in particular. To witness the graciousness showed by the village's children and adults alike is something I'll never forget.
Our next stops were the schools. The sponsorships generously provided by The Bushcamp Company has wholly transformed the educational experience by providing an infrastructure where there was none. New buildings now exist, new and improved classrooms are becoming more and more the norm, and to see the excitement in the children's eyes at future possibilities is indeed a game changer. What the Bushcamp Company has done is proving them with the tools necessary for success, however modest. Because of their commitment, entire families can dream of a better life.
We met with a young man named Victor, who benefitted from sponsorship, and now is becoming a math teacher. He, like others, are doing their part in helping teach the next generation of students. While there are many success stories, such as Victor, there are still significant challenges, such as absenteeism. Children travel great distances (on foot) to go to school, and it is not a given that they will attend regularly. Programs like A-Meal-A-Day (also sponsored by The Bushcamp Company) immensely help, but more remains to be done.
I was mesmerized by some of the young students we've met, among them, a prospective engineer, nurses, and yes, a journalist, who were the carriers of the dreams of a better future. This visit was indeed a transformative experience, and I made a silent, yet sacred vow to do my part in helping change lives here and abroad.
We talk a lot about luxury and what it means/is in the pages of this magazine, and I've discovered what true luxury is: the opportunity to use our given advantages, and yes, wealth, for the betterment of humanity. Mind you, we don't have to travel to Africa for that purpose, but by witnessing the human condition in other parts of the world, we would be remiss to stay on the sidelines and do nothing.
It was only the beginning of our trip. Upon returning to the lodge, we prepared ourselves to venture deep into the bush for the next four days, without internet or phone service (gulp!) and reconnect with nature, while disconnecting with technology. I called this my detox.
We were privileged to visit and stay at two of the six bush camps; Chamilandu, and Bilimungwe. Once again, I wasn't quite prepared for the experience. To get to the camps, one must travel in the bush from the lodge for approximately 2 hours (maybe more depending on what you see). Our friendly guide, Fannuel as mentioned above, made the trip go by quickly by regaling us with stories and information that would stay with us for a lifetime.
Upon our arrival to the camp, we were greeted yet again by the cold and refreshing towels, and the honest-to-goodness best juice on earth, and we quickly made our way to what can only be described as luxury in the middle of nowhere. The accommodations are superb, and just for a second, you can forget that you are in the middle of the African bush. You quickly come to your senses when looking in the distance and see herds of elephants, dazzles of zebras (that is a real thing) hippos making strange noises in the river, scores of impalas (nervous creatures … with plenty of reasons to be) and the ever-present baboons, which reminds you that are far, far from home. As I stood in my chalet, with an open view of the river that borders Luangwa National Park, I had to pinch myself to believe where I was.
The sights and sounds are incredible, and as we slowly acclimate to life without cell phones, (our devices would act as cameras-only for the next few days), I began to understand how freeing this was, again, a real luxury.
Just because you are in the bush, it doesn't mean that your luxury experience less than spectacular. To the contrary, it seems like the bushcamp staff is even more determined to make your time even more incredible. Sublime food, appropriate and proper cocktails, (we recommend having a Gin and Tonic at sundown) and more than anything, being able to experience life in the bush, and seeing the most exotic of animals on their turf reminded me quickly of my place on the food chain.
Our first-night game drive, we witnessed a pack of giraffes (yes, a pack!) strolling elegantly, while tasting the top of the trees, as only they can. The elephants, beautiful, wise, powerful, and silent. I'll never listen again to someone that says "as noisy as a herd of elephants…" it's quite the contrary, these gentle giants, the real kings, and queens of the bush, are stealthy. How many times, did we turn the corner only to witness a few of them gathered? We didn't hear them coming. How majestic! We were also privileged to take part in a walking safari, which is unique to Zambia, and the Bushcamp Company. (The walking safari originated in Zambia, by Norman Carr, a British explorer)
The days were full of activities, the nights, with the sounds that make the bush unique. We had deep conversations about the world, and our place in it, politics, both here in Zambia, and in the US. We listened to each other and didn't speak in soundbites or 140 characters. I shared my passions with other journalists and writers, who were as passionate as I was. We were privileged to witness just about every species of animals which has made Africa famous. Pride of lions, with their cubbies, only feeding on one of those unfortunate impalas. Leopards, silently perched in the trees waiting for their next preys. Warthogs roaming the fields, hippos loudly making a statement. (if you travel to the bush camps, ask our guide Fanuel why hippos yawn with their mouth wide open.) We even saw the somewhat rare wild dogs (with only about 300 remaining in this park, a rare sight indeed). From Chamilandu, we traveled to Billy (short for Bilimungwe) where the fabulous Alex, our host, a former London attorney, who came for a vacation and never left, welcomed us with the same open friendliness that we've experienced throughout our stay. When at Billy, you must meet Harry, the pond's resident hippo, (and Alex's unrequited crush!) while having a cocktail on the veranda, while glancing at the sunset in the distance.
Spending this time in the bush, I came back even more convinced at the foolishness of men who hunt these animals. I certainly understand the marketplace and the monetary value they provide, but I'll never be able to be convinced that they need to be hunted. I became fiercely protective of them and felt a deep antipathy to those who would consider hurting them.
Before long, it was time to head back to the lodge for one last night. The end of our trip came quickly and was met with genuine sadness. It was a first for most of us, who travel a lot for a living, and are used to say goodbyes. Ours felt like leaving family, and tears were shed, with a promise to come back.
Very seldom does reality exceeds one's dream. It was one of those rare times.
I am a better man because of it.
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PS4 vs. Xbox One (2013): Which Console Wins?
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The launch smoke has cleared and gamers have officially entered the era of next-generation gaming. In one corner, you have the $499 Xbox One, a gaming console that wants to be the center of your living room experience. Complete with live TV integration,
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In terms of specs, it's nearly a dead heat between the Xbox One and PS4. Each system has an x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU, AMD Radeon GPU and a 500GB hard drive. The Xbox One's processor has a faster clock speed of 1.7-GHz, compared to the PS4's 1.6-GHz CPU.
In terms of memory, each system has 8GB of RAM. However, the PS4 is loaded with more advanced GDDR5 RAM--which is better for driving graphics performance-- while the One has DDR5. Unlike the Xbox One, the PS4's hard drive is removable, so modders will have an easier time fitting all their games on the system.
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But don't count the Xbox One out just yet. Navigating through the system's interface is a much speedier experience compared to the PS4. The system also notched 2381.7ms on the Javascript Sunspider test, toasting the PS4's time of 4538.3ms. This only measures browser performance, but the delta is intriguing.
Both systems deliver faster install and load times than their predecessors. Waiting 10-15 minutes for an install or update are virtually a thing of the past, thanks to each console's ability to perform downloads and installs in the background.
Although we're officially in the era of next-gen gaming, jaw-dropping graphics are few and far between. Titles such as "Forza Motorsport 5" on the Xbox One and "Killzone: Shadow Fall" on PS4 offer breathtaking views, but other titles like "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" and "Battlefield 4" look like someone simply bumped up the resolution on a last-gen title. They games look pretty, but they just don't live up to the next-gen hype.
Winner: Draw
Overall, both consoles are pretty evenly matched. The PS4 and Xbox One deliver faster download and install times than their predecessors along with more nimble dashboard navigation.
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Indian technology workers look to Canada
Indian workers, discouraged by uncertainty in the U.S. with the H-1B visa, are looking north of the border in increasing numbers. They are being attracted by Canada's flexible immigration policies, cultural diversity, universal healthcare, strong democratic values, career opportunities, ability to apply for permanent residency, and large communities of people from their homeland.
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"Certainty and security of their immigration status in the US, which is very closely tied to how successful they will be professionally and personally, is the biggest problem that Indian immigrants in the US are currently facing," Vivek Tandon, founder and CEO of EB5 BRICS.
Canada currently admits far more high-skilled workers than the US—one permanent skilled visa for every 409 Canadian residents in 2016, nearly six times more per capita than the US, Richard Burke, CEO of immigration platform Envoy Global, told Quartz.
"Personally I feel it's game over for the masters-H-1B-green card path used by so many Indians to build a life in the US. The wait time for getting a green card is over 20 years. This makes it as good as never," Rangnekar said.
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Here's our Premiere Pro CS6 A/V timeline from our video-music piece for Videodrome 2013, minus a handful of nested tracks. This is our first project since we made the switch from Final Cut 7 to Premiere, which was simultaneously a pleasing and infuriating experience.
We made the switch because we preferred the option of working on both Mac and PC, and FCPX is pretty good (once you get use to it) — but has a bit of a ways to go and doesn't seem like it would be the most suited for the video-music style of editing. That being said, Premiere is also is pretty good, but also has a ways to go. The more efficient rendering over FCP7 resulted in less caffeine breaks, and Premiere's adjustment layer tracks are an awesome feature because they allow you to manipulate multiple tracks at once. However, importing projects from one computer to another, especially given that they're different operating systems, is not graceful in Premiere (duplicating all references to files in the project browser?!?! Really?!?! And no automatic file reference finder?!? ASDF?!?!).
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It's a strange time because between FCPX and Premiere (which is grabbing the old Final Cut market), it feels that both programs aren't quite right for the video-music style of editing (not that FCP 7 was exactly perfect to begin with). The one complaint with Premiere is that there are certain aspects to the workflow that feel a bit roundabout and are lacking straightforward shortcuts for simple tasks that are executed often. If only there was a video editing program with the creative ease of Ableton Live (perhaps there is one that we're oblivious to?). Working with Ableton Live feels so malleable, direct, and fun.
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Salceda panel pushes for 20% discount on purchases of barangay health workers
The House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is pushing for a 20-percent discount on purchases by health workers in the country's 42,046 barangays, to assist them specially during the Covid-19 pandemic, given their low salaries.
Earlier this week, the panel approved a still unnumbered substitute bill to several measures proposing the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers or BHWs Act. The substitute bill includes the panel's amendment, a 20 percent discount on all items enumerated under the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.
Salceda said these items include health expenses, public transport fares, restaurants and hotels, theaters and cinemas, and burial and death care expenses. The original measure proposes a 10% discount and a value-added tax (VAT) exemption for BHWs, but only for their medical needs.
The added provision, Salceda explained, "honors the social obligation we owe BHWs, most of whom were not compensated for the risks they took during the pandemic, and who were not included in the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act."
He said Administrative Order No. 36, which implemented the special risk allowance to health care workers, were limited only to BHWs assigned to hospitals, laboratories, or medical and quarantine facilities.
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He said the BHWs are the most important component players in the planned granular lockdown system that will be implemented only in areas with an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases.
"Without BHWs, this approach will not work. The risks they take are immense. By definition, they are almost always low-income. They deserve a bit of compensation," he stressed.
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Hailing from the fertile land of Wisconsin, Sarah Vos and Daniel Wolff met as youths sharing a similar sense of disenchantment having just dropped out of college and living again in the rural city of Oshkosh (B'Gosh). A time of deep reflection - coming to terms with sexuality and needing to find an identity outside of their families' evangelical rhetoric - they forged ahead on their own, acoustic instruments in hand. They haven't looked back since meeting nearly a decade ago (and have traveled most of North America in the process), but their songs, filled with both trauma and triumph, despair and hope, are just as much a reflection on the past as they are optimistic in brighter days to come.
First introduced to a national audience through tours with Trampled by Turtles and Mandolin Orange, Dead Horses have performed on such legendary stages as Red Rocks Amphitheater, and at festivals from Northwest String Summit to Red Wing Roots, Red Ants Pants to Bristol Rhythm and Roots.
Known for frontwoman Vos' "aching, haunting vocals" (No Depression) and "evocative, empathetic storytelling" (NPR Music), Dead Horses' sound bridges indie folk and their own Midwestern approach to Americana. Lyrically, the band explores the human condition from personal musings to observations of the current American experience, taking notes from every person and city they meet along the road.
Their critically acclaimed third album, My Mother the Moon, earned profiles from Billboard to Noisey to Democracy Now!, spots in Folk Alley's and No Depression's "Best Folk/Roots Albums of 2018" lists, and Rolling Stone Country declared them an "Artist You Need to Know."
And it seems word made its way to London, as The Who selected Dead Horses as one of a handful of U.S. bands to open for them on their symphonic Moving On! tour this fall.
Currently completing a residency at a monastery in Northern Wisconsin, Dead Horses are in the process of releasing a series of singles, including "Family Tapes" and "Mighty Storm," which exemplify the duo's intimate and dynamic approach to songwriting, but also experiment with ambient sounds and textures, which color an abstract landscape compared to 2018's deeply realistic look at loss in My Mother the Moon.
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Seeztal är en dal i Schweiz.   Den ligger i kantonen Sankt Gallen, i den östra delen av landet,  km öster om huvudstaden Bern.

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It's been four weeks since we started our son's sugar-free, anti-fungal diet, and it has gone so much better than I anticipated. His sugar cravings have gone down quite a bit, and it's really helped his overall demeanor.
The biggest challenge for me, however, has been preparing snacks for outings. Snack bars, deli meats, and restaurants were off the "safe" list, so I had to find something that was easy to whip up and take on the go. For me, muffins was the answer. I have to say, we have eaten a whole lot of muffins this month.
We've baked blackberry muffins, blueberry muffins, mixed-berry muffins, and apple-cinnamon muffins. I tried a range of recipes, some good, some not, and eventually took the parts I liked from each and put together my own.
This recipe is hearty and satisfying with just a hint of sweetness. It makes a great breakfast with ghee or butter and offers an easy snack to pack up and go. Here's how to make yours at home.
Begin by whisking the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl: almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Add the coconut oil and honey and stir thoroughly.
Then, fold in the walnuts and combine.
Next, peel and core the apples. This apple peeler, corer, slicer machine has made our baking SO much easier and is worth every penny.
Cut the apple slices into small cubes and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and mix in the diced apples. (In order to prevent the coconut oil from hardening, make sure the eggs are at room temperature by leaving them out for an hour or soaking them in warm water for 5-10 minutes.) Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly.
Using a cookie scoop, drop the batter into muffin liners. I recommend parchment paper cupcake liners to prevent sticking!
Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes and cool for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Whisk the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl: almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, sea salt.
Add the coconut oil and honey and stir with a spatula until well mixed.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, and stir in the diced apples.
Add the apple mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until completely mixed.
Scoop batter into parchment paper liner cups.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Allow 10 minutes to cool.
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Jerry Jones Expects Romo To Play Sunday, But Not Sure For How Long
OXNARD, Calif. – Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones expects Tony Romo to play on Sunday in San Francisco. When and for how long the Pro Bowl quarterback would play is a matter that's a little harder to determine.
"Under certain circumstances. He will, and I want to see him play – under certain circumstances," was Jones' response when asked whether Romo would take the field this weekend.
That's likely going to depend on how much Romo's fellow starters intend to play – a fact that Jones acknowledged. The Cowboys are facing injury problems on several fronts, and as many as eight of Romo's fellow offensive starters could be sidelined this weekend.
"A lot of that has to do with who we've got up there, by the time we get there, that are playing in front of him, and who is in his supporting cast – what we think we can do out of the backfield, what we think we can do with the running game. In other words, the whole picture," Jones said.
Perhaps most importantly, the Dallas offensive line looks to be depleted heading into the weekend. Tyron Smith has been limited while he nurses a biceps injury – the same goes for Doug Free's injured foot. On the interior of the line, Ron Leary has been evaluated for a sore back, while Zack Martin is resting after suffering a stinger in practice on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, Dez Bryant is expected to sit while he rests a hamstring injury. Cole Beasley has practiced the past two days after resting a sore Achilles, but his status is uncertain entering the game.
All of that said, Jones didn't sound deterred that Romo should be able to get some playing time – it just depends how much.
"If it's like I think it can be, then I'd be happy to see him get out there and get some plays," Jones said. "I'm not concerned about him getting some snaps, it's more how much."


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Learning to Fight Fire with Fire at Summer Camp
June 13, 2016 Sarah Corica
A Forestry Management student at Summer Camp checks his line of fire in a controlled burn.
This is not your average summer camp. Our students don't sit by the fire and sing camp songs in sandals. The required nine-week residential Summer Camp at the 2,400-acre G.W. Hill Forest in Durham engages rising Forestry Management juniors in teamwork and practical application of classroom concepts. Beginning the second week of May, students cram in 5 classes covering everything from silviculture and forest communities to forest system mapping and mensuration to wildlife and fire management. Did I mention it's intense? (Watch their video.)
During the week, summer campers become certified level II firefighters (think Second Lieutenant in the armed forces), a designation that students will only find in North Carolina at NC State. Each day begins around 6am and ends around 9pm since the week covers four important aspects of certification: fire behavior and ecology, fire suppression and safety, human factors on the fire line, and fire incident command systems.
Dr. Joseph Roise, professor of Forestry and Operations Research and the Graduate Program Director, brings in career professionals, many are CNR alumni, at the State Forest Service, State Park Service and The Nature Conservancy to help teach the courses usually only taught to agency and industry professionals. Students participating in Fire Week, often go on to get jobs as prescribed burners, Burn Bosses or consultants since they have a much wider opportunity set with a fire certification. Other students find summer jobs fighting wildfires in the west, which are very lucrative opportunities after additional training, according to Dr. Roise.
"It's a very fun week," he said. "We get to meet a lot of alumni and I act as a sort of director for the program, overseeing all the different components, especially the culminating prescribed burn at the end of the week, which everyone looks forward to."
This year, the College of Textiles is collaborating with students and faculty at Summer Camp to test fire shelters made by the Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC). Dr. Roger Barker, T-PACC Director, is working on a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to create lighter, safer fire shelters since all woodland fire fighters are required to carry one. Fire shelters are considered a fire fighter's last defense and are only deployed when he or she is trapped by wildfires. The shelters, made of aluminum foil, silica and fiberglass, look like reflective sleeping bags and protect fire fighters from extreme heat when a fire passes over them. T-PACC will conduct an experimental protocol test for an advanced material fire shelter as a pre-test before conducting tests at fires around the country later in the summer or next year.
Burning Through Misconceptions
A prescribed burn is an important and cost-effective forest management tool that for many years suffered a bad rap from misinformation. So, let's set the record straight:
Prescribed burns are not, nor have they ever been, nature killers. Fire helps preserve, maintain and restore habitats. Most wildlife has adapted to wildfire and depends on fire to preserve their current habitats. For example, turtles and snakes bury themselves underground during a fire and other animals like birds and deer leave the area temporarily, returning almost immediately to eat the new grasses and food growing after the fire. Prescribed burns also do not occur during nesting season, which protects young birds.
Prescribed burns are ecologically important. Prescribed burns set back the successional species clock to maintain the current ecosystem of trees and wildlife. Without burns, shade tolerant species shade out grasses and food for wildlife and non-native hardwood species out compete native trees for habitat space. Prescribed burns reset ecological succession to maintain and restore the ecosystem to an earlier state. Fire adaptive native tree species usually have thick bark and seedlings will grow back after a burn, allowing sun to pass through the trees to the forest floor so grasses and other species can survive. High intensity burns, like wildfires, can set the successional clock back to zero. At first it looks like everything is dead, but soon grasses and root sprouts appear and the system starts over again.
Prescribed burns help prevent wildfires. With no fuel, naturally occurring wildfires die off and don't become large, dangerous wildfires. Prescribed burns eliminate natural fire fuel like leaves, brush, debris, grasses, bushes, dead trees, etc. by using up the fuel in a controlled manner instead of leaving it to chance with a wildfire ignited through lightening or accidental human activity.
Prescribed burns are controllable. Fire is not uncontrollable. It's dangerous, but very controllable. Fire was man's first tool and we've learned to control it in everything from combustion engines to electricity. With proper safety training, controlled burns are very safe for burners and the surrounding community.
Prescribed burns do not pollute the air. Prescribed burns are highly dependent on weather, which must be just right before a burn ever happens. Local prescribed burners consider smoke dissemination and dispersal to prevent smoke in populated areas like I-40, airports and REX hospital. Ideally smoke will rise one mile and then blow away, which requires an unstable weather pattern to raise smoke straight up. (Fog is considered a stable pattern since it stays low and does not disperse). Burners use the National Weather Service Fire Weather forecasts to determine if weather will be ideal in a specific burn location.
Prescribed burns are regulated. Prescribed burns require state and local permits. Certified Prescribed Burners submit a burn plan to identify the best conditions for the burn, including temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of vegetation, and conditions for smoke dispersal, as well as directions for starting, controlling and extinguishing the burn.
Prescribed burns have a history of success. Today, North Carolina actually has the most fires and the most acres burned of any state, with a bulk of fires resulting from prescribed burns on sites less than 10 acres. Colonists, following lessons from Native Americans, began prescribed burns almost immediately after jumping off the boat in the 1600s. They burned land for public safety around settlements, to prevent pests like ticks, and to create space for agriculture. And before the English and Spanish colonists, Native Americans were burning land so grasses would grow for buffalo, elk and deer.
More information about prescribed burns:
The Southern Fire Exchange
NC State Cooperative Extension Using Fire to Improve Wildlife Habitat resources
Fire Information from the US Forestry Service
C. Wildlife Resources Commission Prescribed Burn Brochure
North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Resources
North Carolina Prescribed Burning Act
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The WaPo ran out an article today about the struggles and out right racism a lot of Barack Obama campaigners had to deal with when canvassing for the Senator in Indiana and Pennsylvania. I can't say this shocks me as I realize that there are a whole bunch of undereducated, gun and Bible clinging, backwoods lunatics out there. What surprised me was how open with their hate they were.
"Barack Hussein Obama and all of his talk will do nothing for our country. There is so much that people don't know about his upbringing in the Muslim world. His stepfather was a radical Muslim and the ranting of his minister against the white America, you can't convince me that some of that didn't rub off on him. No, I want a president that will salute our flag, and put their hand on the Bible when they take the oath of office."
He's not sharing that view because he really likes Clinton and he thinks Obama will enslave the white folk if he's elected. He's saying it so HE can get re-elected in his little racist town. This is what his constituency wants to hear. So where does all this deep rooted hate come from? It's easy to say it's generational and that it's passed down. I think the lunacy of the country as a whole is what feeds this kind of ignorance.
It's become really hard lately to figure where the head begins and where the tail ends when it comes to these types of problems in this country. When people are presented with the facts yet they still believe the propaganda then where does it all lead? These are strange times in which we live and one can only hope that better days lay ahead. I, however, am not so sure and examples like these are only furthering my belief that we are rotting from the inside out as a country.


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CPSC Universal Security Instruments Announce Recall Of Smoke Alarms
CPSC, Universal Security Instruments Announce Recall of Smoke Alarms
Release # 00-115 Universal Recall Hotline: (800) 390-4321
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Universal Security Instruments Inc., of Owings Mills, Md., is voluntarily recalling about 34,000 smoke alarms. The smoke alarms can fail to alarm when smoke or fire is present. A capacitor in the alarm can burn out, releasing smoke and melting the cover.
Universal has received three reports of alarms failing, releasing smoke. There has been one report of minor smoke damage to the wall of a mobile home. No injuries have been reported.
Consumers can identify the recalled models by removing the alarm cover from its base and looking for the manufacture date code and model number. The smoke alarms are made of white plastic and have the manufacture date code and model number imprinted on the back of the alarm.
Safe T Alert SA-785 AC only unit BCSR
Universal SS-785 AC unit only BCSR
Universal SS-795 AC/DC unit w/ battery backup BESS
USI Electric USI-1203 AC/DC unit w/ battery backup BESS
Some alarms do not have the brand name printed on the unit. Consumers should look at the model number to determine if it is a recalled alarm.
Electrical distributors, housing suppliers, and hardware stores sold these smoke alarms nationwide from April 1998 through June 1999 for between $10 and $15. Most of these smoke alarms were pre-installed in homes during construction.
Consumers should call Universal Security Instruments Inc. toll- free at (800) 390-4321 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a free, replacement alarm.


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News Breaking News Briana Arenz injured in Schuyler County stop sign accident
Briana Arenz accident in Schuyler County
Briana Arenz injured in Schuyler County stop sign accident
By JASON RAMOS
Posted: October 21, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
Updated: October 21, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
Arenz's vehicle struck by man who ran stop sign on Sugar Grove Road near Illinois 103.
SCHUYLER, IL, (October 21, 2020) - Briana Arenz was injured on Wednesday, October 21st when her vehicle was struck by a driver who ran a stop sign in Schuyler County.
Briana Arenz was injured on Wednesday, October 21st when her vehicle was struck by a driver who ran a stop sign in Schuyler County.
Arenz, 31, was hit at about 6:50 a.m. by a Ford driven by an unidentified 37-year-old man on Sugar Grove Road near Illinois 103. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the man disobeyed a stop sign and struck Arenz's vehicle. Arenz was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man died in the crash, which the ISP is investigating.
STOP SIGN CRASH INVESTIGATION
Based on preliminary reports, liability on the man driving the Ford appears clear in this crash as he ran a stop sign, which resulted in the crash that injured Ms. Arenz.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, approximately 40 percent of car collisions take place at road intersections and the cause is usually related to running a stop sign or a stoplight. Some of the reasons why drivers blow through stop signs are impatience, reckless driving, and distracted driving. Candice Bond, an experienced auto accident attorney, said in cases such as this an independent probe should be conducted to protect a victim's rights.
"Time is of the essence in cases such as this and the family of victim must ensure that evidence is reviewed in an efficient manner," said Bond, Managing Partner at Bond Legal. "An attorney will carefully review what may have contributed to the crash and has the resources to hire expert witnesses, conduct drivers' background checks, locate witnesses to the crash and review applicable insurance coverage. Serving as an advocate, an attorney can help compassionately guide a victim during this difficult time, while vigorously protecting their legal rights and interests."
Pending the results of the investigation, Briana Arenz may have the right to pursue a personal injury lawsuit. Stefano Formica, Of Counsel with Bond Legal, noted that the stress and worry following a serious injury can be overwhelming, disrupting all aspects of life, including family, work, finances, and overall quality of life.
"It is vital for victims to hire an attorney when filing a personal injury claim, which allows them to negotiate with an insurance company on the behalf of a client," Formica said. "Insurance companies often try to pressure victims to settle for a quick payout for far less than the case is worth. However, an attorney will vigorously advocate for their client to ensure that they are treated with respect and compensated fairly."
If you or a family member have been involved in this incident or a situation similar to this article and would like to speak to our national legal analysts Candice Bond or Stefano Formica free of charge, please use the contact information found on this page
Tags: Schuyler County, Stop Sign Crash, MVA, ISP, Sugar Grove Road, Illinois 103
The staff of The Legal Advocate would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Briana Arenz and family
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Kirinya Jinja SSS FC Junior Team head coach Hassan Zungu is satisfied with his team's shape despite losing 3-1 to the Uganda cubs on Sunday at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.
The team booked a build-up match with the national youth side preparing for the 2019 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
"It was a good test for both teams. We saw the areas where we needed to improve before the league resumes. They also felt our impact and will surely pick some lessons from the challenge. I think we had a good first half which ended goalless but my boys failed to adopt to the artificial turf. They were drained and couldn't keep the pace in the second period." Zungu said after the match.
Lawrence Tezikya scored the consolation goal for the team as Isma Mugulusi, our own, netted one of the three for the national team.
Our midfielder Edwin Opaala and Delton Oyo also played a part for the national team in the game.


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Q: Find the area of region triangular BPM For reference: In triangle $ABC$, the external angle bisector $BE$ and the median $AM$ intersect at $P$. Determine the area of triangular region $BPM$; if $AB =3BC$ and $S_{ABC}=40\ \mathrm{m^2}$.

My progress:
$S_{ABM}=S_{AMC}=\frac{40}{2} = 20\\
\frac{S_{ABP}}{S_{APE}}=\frac{BP}{PE}\\
\frac{S_{BPM}}{S_{BCE}}=\frac{BM.BP}{BC.BE}=\frac{BP}{2BE}\\
\frac{S_{ABM}}{S_{ABP}}=\frac{AB.AM}{AB.AP}\implies \frac{20}{S_{ABP}} = \frac{AM}{AP}\\
\frac{S_{ABC}}{S_{BCE}}=\frac{AC}{CE}$
...?

A: $S_{\triangle MBP} = \frac 12 \cdot \frac{BC}{2} \cdot BP \sin{(90^\circ - \frac{\angle B}{2})} = \frac{BC \cdot BP}{4} \cos (\frac{\angle B}{2})$
$S_{\triangle ABP} = \frac1 2 \cdot 3 BC \cdot BP \sin{(90^\circ + \frac{\angle B}{2})} = 6 \cdot  S_{\triangle MBP}$
$S_{\triangle ABM} = S_{\triangle ABP} - S_{\triangle MBP} = 5 \cdot S_{\triangle MBP} = 20$
$S_{\triangle MBP} = 4$

Or applying external angle bisector theorem in $\triangle ABM$,
$\frac{AB}{BM} = \frac{AP}{MP} \implies AP = 6 \cdot MP$ or $AM = 5 \cdot MP$
$S_{\triangle ABM} = 5 S_{\triangle MBP} = 20$
$ \therefore S_{\triangle MBP} = 4$

A: The only data of this problem is $AB=3BM$ and area $S=40$ in the triangle $\triangle {ABC}$ in which $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. There are a lot of such triangles whose shape can be quite different so either the problem is undetermined or there is a family of distinct triangles having area as a very nice invariant. We choose the angle $\beta=90^{\circ}$ and we must find the value $4$ according Math Lover's answer.
Put  $\angle {ABC}=\beta=90^{\circ}, AB=6k, BC=2k$.
$$S_{\triangle{ABC}}=6k^2\sin(90^{\circ})=6k^2=40\Rightarrow k=\sqrt{\frac{20}{3}}\\S_{\triangle{BMP}}=\frac12k\cdot BP\sin45^{\circ}=\frac{k\cdot BP\sqrt2}{4}$$
In $\triangle{ABP} :  \dfrac{BP}{\sin(\alpha_1)}=\dfrac{6k}{\sin(135^{\circ}+\alpha_1)}=\dfrac{12k}{\sqrt2(\cos(\alpha_1)-\sin(\alpha_1))}=\dfrac{12AM}{5\sqrt2}=\dfrac{6\sqrt2(AM)}{5}$
Then $BP=\sin(\alpha_1)\dfrac{6\sqrt2(AM)}{5}=\dfrac{k}{AM}\cdot\dfrac{6\sqrt2(AM)}{5}=\dfrac{6\sqrt2k}{5}$.
Consequently $$\\S_{\triangle{BMP}}=\frac{k\sqrt2}{4}\cdot\dfrac{6\sqrt2k}{5}=\frac{3k^2}{5}=\dfrac35\cdot\dfrac{20}{3}=\color{red}{\boxed4}$$

Thus, in the great variety of possible shapes for the triangle $\triangle{BMP}$ (we can change the angle $\beta$) the area of all is a pretty invariant.

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Thank you to everyone who attended the August 25th grand opening of Harrah Community Christian School—your support means so much! Click on the thumbnails below to see larger photos from the event. Media tours of the new facility are still available by contacting Brenda Fisher at 509-225-9641.


It all started with a humble dream to bring fixed gear riding and the sub culture it breeds to the streets of South Africa. From our first prototype frame , we knew we were onto something great! Excellent quality, low maintenance and at a price point that let's even more people in on the fun. Rook Cycles launched to the public in July 2017 and in these few short months, we've had an amazing response from our customers many of whom have become our friends.
A highlight from the year includes our Weekly Ride Out, which has become somewhat of a ritual. A pack of single speed riders taking over the streets, mashing through previously unridden territory, keeping up the pace to lose the security guards and leaving skids all over the city! Our Thursday rides will continue next year and we're looking forward to even more rad routes with the gang (everyone and all bikes welcome). 601 in particular is a next level ride, if you know, you know. If you don't you'll have to come ride it :p We'll be expanding into new cities too!
We launched our showroom and workshop with a pizza party. A wet and and rainy night in Cape Town saw some real troopers braving the weather to boogie down at our workshop. Drifter brewery made sure everyone was well merry and Babeano kept everyone on the dance floor. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Teaming up with Woodstock Moto Co, Rook Cycles popped up in Barron Street for the garage built show 2017. The community's response was great! Loads of interest into the fixed gear scene. We're psyched to be doing more collab events next year.
As 2017 draws to a close we'd like to thank each and everyone of you who's riding a Rook Bicycle, attended a Weekly Ride out or even just liked an Instagram post. We'll carry on pushing the stoke!
We've got some super exciting developments happening next year which we can't wait to share with you. Watch this space.
Ride safe, ride fast and have a great holiday season!


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Q: Can I put `extern template` into a header file? Is putting an extern template in a header file and then do the explicit template instantiation in a unit compilation file valid ?
For example in the compiling example for g++, is this working to avoid the instancation of nothing<int> twice ?  Why doesn't anybody write it like this and prefer to copy pase the extern template line in each .cpp file ?
A.hpp:
#ifndef HEADERC_A
#define HEADERC_A

template< typename T > struct nothing {};
extern template struct nothing<int>;

#endif

A.cpp:
#include "A.hpp"

template struct nothing<int>;

main.cpp:
#include "A.hpp"
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    nothing<int> n;
    return 0;
}

A: Well, this is certainly "valid" insofar as gcc will compile this, and do pretty much what you expect to happen.
As far as why doesn't everyone to do this, well, once you go beyond a trivial situation like this, and you start managing a large collection of widely used templates, it will quickly reach the point where it simply becomes not practical to keep track of every parameter that each one of your templates gets used with, so that it can be instantiated explicitly, in this manner.
It's going to be much easier for the compiler to keep track of it, for you.

A: As previously stated this is a perfectly valid use case and if it fits your programming model then you should use it. But buyer beware:
There are several reasons why extern templates are not commonly declared in header files and then explicitly instantiated in the cpp files.
A very common model for implementing template classes/functions is to place the definitions in the header file and the implementation in an "inl" or other named file. But then include that file at the bottom of the header file. There are reams of code that use this approach to resolving the template/header/implementation separation problem. Putting an "extern" at the top of the implementation makes the code much easier to read and maintain, especially when multiple classes get involved. Heres an example:
A.hpp
#pragma once
template< typename T > struct nothing {
  void donothing(T input); // fastest func around
};
#include "A.inl"

A.inl
// does NOT include A.hpp
extern template struct nothing<int>; // save time and space
template<typename T> nothing<T>::donothing { return; }

Instance.h
#include "A.hpp"
template struct nothing<int>; // compiler generates code now

But there is a hidden caveat in all this...
If this gets implemented as you suggest then what happens when another person comes along and wants:
nothing<float> mynothing;

The compiler will see the header file but never find an implementation for float. So it  may compile just fine, but at  link time there will be unresolvable symbols.
So they try this:
template struct nothing<float>;
nothing<float> mynothing;

WRONG! Now the compiler can't find the implementation and all you get is MORE errors.
Now you could go back to your A.cpp file and add another instance for float...can you say maintenance, headache, carpal tunnel nightmare? With the commonly used solution you get to have your cake and eat it to. (mostly)
Now you may be thinking why even bother with the extern? Because as your post implies there is a typical use case where most of the time "nothing" will be used with an int template type. Having this occur in potentially hundreds of files can lead to serious compile time and code size ramifications.
Why doesn't the standards committee do something about this mess? They did! They added extern templates! In all fairness it is a difficult issue to resolve after the fact.


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std::string acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::get_filename() const
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    return substitute_in_filename(getenv("filename"sv).to<std::string_view>());

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::get_filename

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_export() const
{
    chart_draw().chart(0).export_chart(get_filename());
    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_reset

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_pdf() const
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    make_pdf(get_filename(), rjson::v3::read_number(getenv("width"sv), 800.0), rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("open"sv), false));
    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_pdf

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

void acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::make_pdf(std::string_view filename, double width, bool open) const
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    std::string fn;
    if (!acmacs::string::endswith_ignore_case(filename, ".pdf"sv))
        fn = fmt::format("{}.pdf", filename);
    else
        fn = filename;
    AD_INFO("generating \"{}\"", fn);
    chart_draw().calculate_viewport();
    chart_draw().draw(fn, width, report_time::no);
    if (open)
        acmacs::open_or_quicklook(true, false, fn);

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::make_pdf

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_relax()
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    auto& projection = chart_draw().chart(0).modified_projection();
    const auto status = projection.relax(acmacs::chart::optimization_options{});
    AD_INFO("relaxed {:.3f} <-- {:.3f} (elapsed: {})", status.final_stress, status.initial_stress, acmacs::format_duration(status.time));
    if (rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("re-orient"sv), false)) {
        acmacs::chart::CommonAntigensSera common(chart_draw().chart(0).chart());
        auto master_projection = (*chart_draw().chart(0).chart().projections())[chart_draw().chart(0).projection_no()];
        const auto procrustes_data = acmacs::chart::procrustes(*master_projection, projection, common.points(), acmacs::chart::procrustes_scaling_t::no);
        projection.transformation(procrustes_data.transformation);
    }
    update_env_upon_projection_change();
    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_relax

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

const ChartAccess& acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::get_chart(const rjson::v3::value& source, size_t dflt) const
{
    return source.visit([dflt, this]<typename Val>(const Val& val) -> const ChartAccess& {
        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Val, rjson::v3::detail::null>) {
            if (chart_draw().number_of_charts() > dflt)
                return chart_draw().chart(dflt);
            else
                return chart_draw().chart(0); // internal procrustes
        }
        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Val, rjson::v3::detail::number>) {
            if (const auto no{val.template to<size_t>()}; chart_draw().number_of_charts() > no)
                return chart_draw().chart(no);
            else
                throw error{fmt::format("cannot get alterantive chart {}: just {} charts available", no, chart_draw().number_of_charts())};
        }
        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Val, rjson::v3::detail::string>) {
            return chart_draw().chart(substitute_in_filename(val.template to<std::string_view>()));
        }
        else
            throw error{fmt::format("unrecognized \"chart\" for procrustes: {} (expected integer or name)", val)};
    });

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::get_chart

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_procrustes()
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    using namespace acmacs::chart;

    const auto scaling = rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("scaling"sv), false) ? procrustes_scaling_t::yes : procrustes_scaling_t::no;
    const auto& secondary_chart = get_chart(getenv("chart"sv), 1).chart();
    const auto secondary_projection_no = rjson::v3::read_number(getenv("projection"sv), 0ul);
    if (secondary_projection_no >= secondary_chart.number_of_projections())
        throw error{fmt::format("invalid secondary chart projection number {} (chart has just {} projection(s))", secondary_projection_no, secondary_chart.number_of_projections())};

    ArrowPlotSpec arrow_plot_spec;
    arrow_plot_spec.threshold = rjson::v3::read_number(getenv("threshold"sv), arrow_plot_spec.threshold);
    if (const auto& arrow_data = getenv("arrow"sv); arrow_data.is_object()) {
        arrow_plot_spec.line_width = rjson::v3::read_number(arrow_data["line_width"sv], arrow_plot_spec.line_width);
        arrow_plot_spec.outline = rjson::v3::read_color(arrow_data["outline"sv], arrow_plot_spec.outline);
        if (const auto& head_data = arrow_data["head"sv]; head_data.is_object()) {
            arrow_plot_spec.arrow_width = rjson::v3::read_number(head_data["width"sv], arrow_plot_spec.arrow_width);
            arrow_plot_spec.arrow_outline_width = rjson::v3::read_number(head_data["outline_width"sv], arrow_plot_spec.arrow_outline_width);
            arrow_plot_spec.arrow_outline = rjson::v3::read_color(head_data["outline"sv], arrow_plot_spec.arrow_outline);
            arrow_plot_spec.arrow_fill = rjson::v3::read_color(head_data["fill"sv], arrow_plot_spec.arrow_fill);
        }
        else if (!head_data.is_null())
            AD_WARNING("invalid \"arrow\" \"head\": {} (object expected)", head_data);
    }
    else if (!arrow_data.is_null())
        AD_WARNING("invalid \"arrow\": {} (object expected)", arrow_data);

    // common points
    const auto match_level = CommonAntigensSera::match_level(rjson::v3::read_string(getenv("match"sv), "auto"sv));
    CommonAntigensSera common(chart_draw().chart(), secondary_chart, match_level);
    common.keep_only(select_antigens(getenv("antigens"sv), if_null::all), select_sera(getenv("sera"sv), if_null::all));
    // const std::vector<CommonAntigensSera::common_t> common_points = common.points(CommonAntigensSera::subset::all);

    auto [distances, procrustes_data] = procrustes_arrows(chart_draw(), *secondary_chart.projection(secondary_projection_no), common, scaling, arrow_plot_spec);

    auto& titl = title();
    if (titl.number_of_lines() == 0)
        titl.add_line(chart_draw().chart().make_name(chart_draw().chart(0).projection_no()));
    titl.add_line(secondary_chart.make_name(secondary_projection_no));
    titl.add_line(fmt::format("RMS: {:.6f}", procrustes_data.rms));

    if (rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("report"sv), false))
        AD_INFO("Procrustes  AG:{}  SR:{}  RMS: {:.6f}\n\n{}", common.common_antigens(), common.common_sera(), procrustes_data.rms, common.report(2));
    else
        AD_INFO("Procrustes  AG:{}  SR:{}  RMS: {:.6f}", common.common_antigens(), common.common_sera(), procrustes_data.rms);

    if (const auto report_longest_arrows = rjson::v3::read_number(getenv("report_longest_arrows"sv), 0ul); report_longest_arrows > 0) {
        std::sort(std::begin(distances), std::end(distances), [](const auto& e1, const auto& e2) { return e1.second > e2.second; }); // longest first
        auto antigens = chart_draw().chart(0).chart().antigens();
        auto sera = chart_draw().chart(0).chart().sera();
        fmt::memory_buffer arrows;
        for (size_t p_no{0}; p_no < std::min(report_longest_arrows, distances.size()); ++p_no) {
            if (distances[p_no].first < antigens->size())
                fmt::format_to_mb(arrows, "    {:.2f} AG {:4d} {}\n", distances[p_no].second, distances[p_no].first, antigens->at(distances[p_no].first)->name_full());
            else
                fmt::format_to_mb(arrows, "    {:.2f} AG {:4d} {}\n", distances[p_no].second, distances[p_no].first - antigens->size(), sera->at(distances[p_no].first - antigens->size())->name_full());
        }
        AD_INFO("Longest arrows (max {} requested of {} available)\n{}", report_longest_arrows, distances.size(), fmt::to_string(arrows));
    }

    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_procrustes

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_remove_procrustes()
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;

    chart_draw().map_elements().remove(sProcrustesArrowElementKeyword);

    if (rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("clear-title"sv), true))
        title().remove_all_lines();

    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_remove_procrustes

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

//    # "flip_over_serum_line": 1 -- scale (1 - mirror, 0.1 - close to serum line, 0 - move to serum line)
//            }

bool acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_move()
{
    using namespace std::string_view_literals;
    auto antigen_indexes = select_antigens(getenv("antigens"sv), if_null::empty);
    auto serum_indexes = select_sera(getenv("sera"sv), if_null::empty);
    auto& projection = chart_draw().chart(0).modified_projection();
    const auto number_of_antigens{chart_draw().chart(0).number_of_antigens()};

    if (const auto to = read_coordinates(getenv("to"sv)); to.has_value()) {
        const auto move_to{to->get_not_transformed(chart_draw())};
        for (auto index : antigen_indexes)
            projection.move_point(index, move_to);
        for (auto index : serum_indexes)
            projection.move_point(index + number_of_antigens, move_to);
    }
    else if (const auto relative = getenv("relative"sv); !relative.is_null()) {
        if (relative.is_array() && relative.size() == 2) {
            const auto offset{chart_draw().chart(0).modified_inverted_transformation().transform(PointCoordinates{relative[0].to<double>(), relative[1].to<double>()})};
            auto layout = projection.layout();
            for (auto index : antigen_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index, layout->at(index) + offset);
            for (auto index : serum_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index + number_of_antigens, layout->at(index + number_of_antigens) + offset);
        }
        else
            throw error{fmt::format("unrecognized \"move\" \"relative\": {} (expected array of two numbers)", relative)};
    }
    else if (const auto flip_over_line = getenv("flip-over-line"sv); !flip_over_line.is_null()) {
        if (flip_over_line.is_array() && flip_over_line.size() == 2) {
            const auto p1{read_coordinates(flip_over_line[0])->get_not_transformed(chart_draw())}, p2{read_coordinates(flip_over_line[1])->get_not_transformed(chart_draw())};
            const acmacs::LineDefinedByEquation line(p1, p2);
            auto layout = projection.layout();
            for (auto index : antigen_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index, line.flip_over(layout->at(index), 1.0));
            for (auto index : serum_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index + number_of_antigens, line.flip_over(layout->at(index + number_of_antigens), 1.0));
        }
        else
            throw error{fmt::format(fmt::runtime("unrecognized \"move\" \"flip-over-line\": {} (expected array of two point locations, e.g. [{\"v\": [0, 8]}, {\"v\": [1, 8]}])"), flip_over_line)};
    }
    else if (const auto flip_over_serum_line = getenv("flip-over-serum-line"sv); !flip_over_serum_line.is_null()) {
        if (flip_over_serum_line.is_number()) {
            const auto flip_scale{flip_over_serum_line.to<double>()};
            const acmacs::chart::SerumLine serum_line(projection);
            auto layout = projection.layout();
            for (auto index : antigen_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index, serum_line.line().flip_over(layout->at(index), flip_scale));
            for (auto index : serum_indexes)
                projection.move_point(index + number_of_antigens, serum_line.line().flip_over(layout->at(index + number_of_antigens), flip_scale));
        }
        else
            throw error{fmt::format("unrecognized \"move\" \"flip-over-serum-line\": {} (expected scale (number), e.g. 1.0)", flip_over_serum_line)};
    }
    else
        throw error{fmt::format(R"(unrecognized "move": neither of "to", "relative", "flip-over-line", "flip-over-serum-line" provided)")};

    if (rjson::v3::read_bool(getenv("report"sv), false))
        AD_INFO("Moved AG:{} SR:{}", antigen_indexes.size(), serum_indexes.size());

    chart_draw().viewport_reset_used_by(); // to avoid warning when viewport is later changed (e.g. set)
    update_env_upon_projection_change(); // stress changed, update environment

    return true;

} // acmacs::mapi::v1::Settings::apply_move

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DROP DEAD DIVA: How Hard Can A First Date Really Be? (2014)
Posted byTiffany Vogt March 30, 2014 September 12, 2014 Posted inDrop Dead Diva (Lifetime), Tiffany Vogt (author)Tags:Drop Dead Diva, first date, Grayson, Jackson Hurst, Lifetime, Season 6, Television
"Drop Dead Diva"
When devoted fans first began watching DROP DEAD DIVA, there was not much time to get to know Deb Dobkins (Brooke D'Orsay) and Grayson Kent (Jackson Hurst) as a couple. Deb was unfortunately killed in a car accident right away and her soul returned into the body of Jane Bingham (Brooke Elliott), a co-worker of Grayson.
The subsequent five seasons provided some fertile comedy and lots of laughs watching Deb, now known as Jane, acclimate to a new body, a new job and a new lifestyle – one where she and Grayson were just friends because he did not know her true identity. There was much love and comedy between the two, as Grayson never truly knew that Deb was still with him and was by his side nearly every day.
But in the Season 6 premiere, Jane finally confessed to Grayson that she was Deb. At first, Grayson was unable to process this revelation and then once the reality of this impossibility set in, Grayson was angry that Jane had never told him the truth; that she had told her best friend Stacy (April Bowlby), but not her own fiancé. To have deceived him for so many years while he grieved for the woman he thought he had lost was just one more betrayal. It forced Jane to take a long inner look at her motivations for not telling Grayson sooner. To her chagrin, she was simply embarrassed and believed that Grayson could not love her in the new body she occupied.
So this season is the beginning of a journey to see if indeed Grayson and Jane are soulmates. In addition, can they both get around the years of deception and the insecurities that Jane feels?
In this week's episode "First Date," Jane and Grayson take the next step to see if that spark between them is still there. They have always loved each other, but does loving your soulmate mean you love them truly as they are when they stand before you? And can they get past the history that kept them separate for these past five years?
In true DROP DEAD DIVA fashion there will be no easy answer and there is sure to be a bit of comedy that keeps things hopping while they rediscover what they mean to each other. But with the help of an eager angel, Paul (Justin Deeley) and a zealous assistant Teri (Margaret Cho) and a loving best friend Stacy, there just may be a chance at rekindling the love spark. There may also be a gentle nudge from rock star Rick Springfield who also guest stars in this week's episode.
To see how hilariously the "First Date" episode goes, be sure to tune in for an all new episode of DROP DEAD DIVA on Sunday, March 30th at 9:00 p.m. on Lifetime.
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david rosen mole
Scandal: Any Questions? (i.e. We have the mole!!)
To say yesturday's episode of Scandal was smooth sailing would be an understatement. In the penultimate episode of season 2, the mole was finally revealed to be none other than Billy Chambers. Now if you read my previous post, where I gave my thoughts on potential mole candidates I had mentioned Billy would be on my list of suspects however there needed to many assumptions in order for this to be possible. Since Billy is in fact the mole we can deduce the following:
1. Charlie did not kill Billy Chambers that eventful episode at the end of season 1
2. Charlie has potentially been working for Billy in addition to Cyrus
Season 2 episode 6 Spies Like Us — we see Charlie making a call mentioning that he is back in town and is thinking of staying a while. While the audience assumes he is talking to Cyrus we are now given the idea that he may have been calling Billy or the bench man instead
Season 1 episode 7 Grant: For the People — we see Charlie going into an elevator with Billy where it is presumed that he kills him, we then later see Charlie in Cyrus's garden saying that he will be leaving town and to wire him the rest of the money. While it is assumed that Charlie was in the elevator to kill Billy, he may have been giving him the same 'i'm leaving town' spiel he gave Cyrus, given they are both his benefactors
It makes sense for Billy to want to destroy the Grant administration. He doesn't feel like Fitz deserves to be president; the administration basically called him a lunatic and took away all his credibility (but apparently not all of his political power). While Billy argued every misdeed, every wrongdoing in the name of Sally Langston, once she virtually turned her back on him, he became out for blood. As I stated in my previous post, jealousy and revenge are both powerful emotions. As Sally Langston's former Chief of Staff, Billy is well connected and likely has many friends within the building. While he may not publicly have power, he has friends in powerful places and likely has enough intel to pull in some heavy favours. Its still unclear how he managed to surpass Cyrus, VP Langston and the President to somehow pull rank, but unfortunately this is politics; where many a deal happen in a back alley way behind closed doors.
The Accomplice
As I mentioned in my previous post I knew the mole wasn't working alone. Since we already knew that at the very least both Jake and the 'man on the bench' (for lack of a better description), it makes no sense why the mole would now act alone. David Rosen was a suspect on my list and while he does have motive, I had my reservations due to his lack of political power. In my previous post I had him pegged with James as his associate, due to their relations with Defiance, however Billy makes for an interesting turn of events.
Billy likely came into contact with David following his failed election rigging trial. Billy only had the affair as his intel on the President, and now without a girl, that was virtually useless. David basically brought Defiance into his lap and he jumped at the chance to bring down the administration that took it all away from him. David who has basically been stripped of his job, reputation and career has nothing left to lose. Somewhere deep inside he still carries that metaphorical white hat, and feels that the American people deserve to know about Defiance.
As I mentioned in my previous post, by working at Pope and Associates, David has been able to gather intel on Olivia, her clients and her staff. Notice how he repeatedly kept mentioning the girl, who the President was having an affair with. With the name of the girl, the affair and Defiance, the Grant administration would virtually be down in flames. David knew that Abby had stolen the memory card to the voting machine in Defiance, and was biding his time until he could find where it was held. When Olivia showed him the memory card, and with Charlie on his side, there was no stopping this story. Throughout the episode, David kept repeating ' I know which team I chose,' almost foreshadowing his at least alleged betrayal.It was also rather suspicious that he stayed in the office to 'watch the White House briefings' while the rest of the associates were out to lunch.
However this is Scandal, just earlier this season we were painted this picture of Huck being the President's killer which turned out to be false. Shonda loves a good fake out. While I do think that both Billy and David are involved, theres definitely more to the story. Everything Olivia does has a purpose. She opened the safe (without hiding the combination I might add) in plain sight and yet gave Harrison the 2 files in private. Something is telling me that the memory chip is either a decoy or is somewhat encrypted to track the mole. Olivia seemed more interested in the name of the mole than the whereabouts of the chip, and with Fitz deciding to run for re-election Defiance would ruin that chance.
While I do think that there is a third party involved we can cross some names off the list.
Sally Langston– Billy was likely using her computer for intel and information however for her to be involved of her own free will would be too risky in case she was caught. As the team mentioned, if congress impeaches Grant she would be thrown out with the bath water. Grant completing his term, and maintaining his approval ratings, is in her best interest to garner his support for her presidential election.
Mellie Grant – While she may be at the top of many a suspect list I don't see her being involved. She likely has her own proof of Defiance and I don't see her working with Billy after he tried to ruin Fitz's presidency with an affair during season 1. Similarly to Sally Langston, it is in her best interest for Fitz's approval ratings to be high as he leaves office; to help build her own political career. While she did make the affair announcement, I don't see her going so far as to wanting to impeach the president.
Cyrus Beene – As I mentioned in my previous post, it just seems too obvious to have him involved. Although he knows the mysterious bench man (after some thought I think his name might be Rowan?), both he and Mellie didn't know who Jake was. Since he is so close to this investigation, that seems highly unlikely for a potential mole.
However I now have a new suspect. Rowan, the mysterious bench man. I know what you're thinking but just hear me out! Rowan has clearly been keeping surveillance on Olivia as he mentioned when talking to Cyrus. He also asked for evidence of Jake's affair with Olivia. We have yet to hear about Olivia's past, about any of her (biological) family members. I believe that Rowan will end up being Olivia's father, yes its a bit soap opera-y but it just seems to make sense. Rowan and Cyrus are friends, which would explain how Cyrus became Olivia's mentor (he always called her his favourite non-student). Rowan wants whats best for the Republic, and Olivia Pope as a fixer (with her reputation in tact) is definitely what is best for the Republic. He seems to be cleaning up her mess, fixing her. Defiance, the tape with Jake Ballard, even slightly sabotaging the Grant administration (aka her relationship with Fitz) may all be for her. His daughter. To me this would also explain how Huck is able to live a relatively normal life at Pope and associates, as Charlie mentioned when the government wants you gone. You. are. gone. It would also explain the black envelope Olivia gave Harrison, her fathers information as a last resort.
Well this post turned out to be much longer than expected! We'll see if any of this turns out to be true during the season 2 finale next thursday night on ABC. Here's a promo clip to get you excited, but then again this is a Shonda show. And if theres anything Shonda Rhimes can do, its write a killer season finale.
Posted in This Week in TV, Uncategorized and tagged ABC scandal, billy chambers albatross, bisforbeau, cyrus beene, david rosen mole, fitzgerald grant, jake ballard, kerry washington, olivia pope, scandal, scandal bench man, scandal rowan, scandal who is the mole, shonda rhimes, tony goldwyn on May 10, 2013 by B. 1 Comment


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Q: WebLogic Web Services URL/protocol at run-time I've been looking through the WebLogic API and can't seem to find what I'm looking for... Is there a way to determine at run-time the URL being used by an application to access a web service?  I have a requirement to log the URL/protocol that was used on every incoming request to the server.
Any insight is much appreciated.  Thanks!
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A: The below should work on Weblogic (servlet container).
You need to get the HttpServletRequest and you can access any of the methods of HttpServletRequest.
I've used a JAX-RS example via the @Context, but the principle should be the same for your web service call.
@GET
@Produces("text/plain")
public String showFullURL(@Context HttpServletRequest hsr) {
   return hsr.getRequestURL();
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The One with the Scrapbook.com $100 Gift Card Giveaway!
Once again I've got a giveaway goin' on over on my instagram :) This time I've teamed up with scrapbook.com to offer one lucky lady (or gentleman!) a $100 gift card to go shopping for all things crafty! Here is the layout I made to share this giveaway news, using the gorgeous Shine collection by Maggie Holmes/Crate Paper, which they carry in the shop!
It's been awhile since I've done a big hand stitched title and this one was begging to be stitched! So, this is where my inspiration for the layout began.
JOURNALING SAYS: I hope you will always have a love for traveling, adventures, and seeing new stuff!
HOW TO: Replace the blade of your Cameo with a pencil and draw the phrase onto "Dazzle" paper. Pierce holes all the way around the phrase then backstitch through using white thread (took me about 5 hours to do all the stitching. I love to multitask and stitched after the kids had gone to bed and Chris and I were watching shows). Fill in the phrase with a white wash of paint. Adhere a photo to the bottom right corner. Die cut the "love" word from "Cherish" paper and stick it on top. Then embellish the top left and bottom right sides with chipboard, die cuts, stickers, and more. Add a bit of journaling directly on the photo with a black pen.
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I will refudiate the fact that I am a redneck witch with an agenda.
Instigating rhetoric ...... Naaaaa...it is the Good Ole American Way.
This is how we take care of the Wolves in Good Old Alaska. Have you seen my show.
AudreyZen: My previous comment was directed at the after-effects of Sarah Palin's crosshair picture with respect to her possible run for the Presidency.
Never be late for a meeting again. This is a On-Star add-on. This addition will create a DIGITAL ROAD when the road has been damaged.