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Jackie Johnson, 22, Gosport, preliminary charges of possession of paraphernalia (2 counts), visiting or maintaining a common nuisance (2 counts), possession of marijuana (2 counts), probation violation (2 counts), and dealing in marijuana. Arrested by Spencer Deputy Town Marshall Matthew Mauder.
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"We are mindful of the issues and it is something that we have to address collectively and to see where we can uniformity in our approach, our application forms, our sharing information, our legislation and what have you and I must say all of the countries which have the CBI programs are very keen on this collaboration and this cooperation it's a matter for us to meet and to finalize it and have it ratified and implemented," Dominican PM noted.
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Timothy Harris rejected the notion that countries in the region with similar programmes have entered into a "race to the bottom" and indicated that countries set their CBI prices according to their specific needs of the day.
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"I do not think that we have engaged in a race to the bottom, Antigua for example in August 2017 made adjustments to their pricing fees, Dominica made adjustments then, post hurricane St Kitts made adjustments and all those are befitting the relevant determinations made at particular moments in time," Dr. Harris explained.
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By this time, I had seen two other vets for second opinions (more details). Well it got worse! Gabby ended up with an abrasion on his right cornea. I believe the infection Gabby had was making his eyes itchy and painful. He was constantly pawing at his eyes or rubbing his eyes against the furniture. Until the corneal abrasion, no vet would prescribe any medication for his eyes. It took a long time for Gabby's eyes to improve. At one point, I was afraid he was going to loose his eye. As you can see, Gabby's eyes are back to normal now except for a small scar were the abrasion was.
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My niece did Gabby's first artistic rendering. She drew a portrait of him and a cat named Eight Ball while Gabby was visiting his grandmother. I believe she is expressing the eternal conflict between dog and cat.
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Q: Can not use class in a function as a parameter (JScript) I am trying to do a small JavaScript Lab. In the lab, first I created an Animal object :
function Animal(species, nature) {

  this.species = species;
  this.nature = nature;

  var preys = new Array();

  Animal.prototype.getSpecies = function() {
      return species;
  }
  Animal.prototype.getNature = function() {
      return nature;
  }
  Animal.prototype.getPreys = function () {
      return preys;
  }

  Animal.prototype.setNature = function (newNature) {
      nature = newNature;
  }
  Animal.prototype.setSpecies = function (newSpecies) {
      species = newSpecies;
  }
  Animal.prototype.setPrey = function (newPreys) {
      preys = newPreys;
  }
}

Then, I created a World object which will basically store a number of animal object and separate them according to their nature.
/// <reference path="Animal.js" />

function World() {

  var animals = new Array();

  animals.push(new Animal("Wolf", "Carnivore"));
  animals.push(new Animal("Crocodile", "Carnivore"));
  animals.push(new Animal("Sheep", "Omnivore"));

  World.prototype.getOmnivores = function () {
      return animals.filter(getOmnivores());
  }

  function getOmnivores(animal) {
  }
}

In my getOmnivors function, I can not use the Animal class as a variable. It is a little bit complicated for me cause I am new in JavaScript and regardless of their types we are using var keyword (Or not using in some places such as parameters in functions).
What did I do wrong and how can I fix it? I could not reach the Animal class in my private function getOmnivores. I think program does not understand that it is the class called Animal
I hope I explained well. Have a nice day!
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A: Animal is the Class name, you don't need it there. When using filter each element of the array is automatically passed on to the callback function as the first parameter of that function.
Since each element of the array is an instance of the class Animal you can use it straight away.
Also, the syntax {ClassName}.Prototype.{functionName} should not be used within that same Class, because by the time the interpreter reaches that line the Animal Class has not yet been defined. That syntax is used on already existing and defined classes. Use this.{functionName} instead.
function Animal(species, nature) {

  this.species = species;
  this.nature = nature;
  this.preys = new Array();

  this.getSpecies = function() {
      return this.species;
  }
  this.getNature = function() {
      return this.nature;
  }
  this.getPreys = function () {
      return this.preys;
  }

  this.setNature = function (newNature) {
      this.nature = newNature;
  }
  this.setSpecies = function (newSpecies) {
      this.species = newSpecies;
  }
  this.setPrey = function (newPreys) {
      this.preys = newPreys;
  }
}
function World() {
  var animals = new Array();

  animals.push(new Animal("Wolf", "Carnivore"));
  animals.push(new Animal("Crocodile", "Carnivore"));
  animals.push(new Animal("Sheep", "Omnivore"));

  this.getOmnivores = function () {
    return animals.filter(this.filterOmnivores);
  }

  this.filterOmnivores= function(animal) {
    return animal.getNature()=='Omnivore';
  }
}
myworld = new World();
console.log(myworld.getOmnivores());

A working fiddle at https://jsfiddle.net/47dyg1q9/

A: The filter method takes a function as a paramter.
You must provide the function but in your code you are instantly calling the function:
World.prototype.getOmnivores = function () {
  return animals.filter(getOmnivores());
}

Remove the parentheses to provide just the function without calling it, or insert an anonymous function:
World.prototype.getOmnivores = function () {
  return animals.filter(getOmnivores);
}
// or
World.prototype.getOmnivores = function () {
  return animals.filter(function (animal) {
    return animal.nature === "omnivore";
  });
}

A: You need to pass the function as an argument, not what it returns.
 return animals.filter(isOmnivore);

And isOmnivore becomes
function isOmnivore(animal) {
  animal.nature == 'Omnivore';
}

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Keiser is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 751 at the 2020 census.

History

Originally known as "Savage Crossing", Keiser was one of several cities established by prominent late-19th century planter and land developer Robert E. Lee Wilson. The city, which served as a logging outpost and stop on the rail line that connected Wilson and Jonesboro, was named for Wilson's friend, John Keiser.  After the forests had been cleared, the city transitioned from a logging town to an agrarian community. The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station established a research farm near Keiser in 1957, and built a regional headquarters in Keiser, the Northeast Research and Extension Center, 1980.

Geography
Keiser is located in central Mississippi County at  (35.674411, -90.096084). The city is concentrated along a stretch of Arkansas Highway 181,  southwest of Osceola and the same distance northwest of Wilson.  Interstate 55 passes just southeast of the city, with access from Exit 44 (Highway 181).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keiser has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 759 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% White, 5.1% Black, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census of 2000, there were 808 people, 303 households, and 230 families living in the city.  The population density was .  There were 334 housing units at an average density of .  The racial makeup of the city was 92.45% White, 4.46% Black or African American, 1.73% Native American, 0.99% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races.  2.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 303 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,517, and the median income for a family was $36,940. Males had a median income of $27,679 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,769.  About 10.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by the Rivercrest School District (formerly the Southern Mississippi County School District), which includes the Rivercrest (formerly Southern Mississippi County) Elementary School at Keiser.  Students graduate from Rivercrest High School located near Wilson.

The Keiser school district merged into the South Mississippi district in 1968.

Notable people

 Ed Bruce, country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys".
 Narvel Felts, country music singer-songwriter (active 1957–1988), and was recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame

References

External links

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Cities in Mississippi County, Arkansas


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Macro is expanded during the process of macro expansion. Hence, correct answer would be (d).
Can u plz explain the meaning of conditional expansion facility of macro processor .
#ifdef, #ifndef, #if defined etc. are the examples of conditional macros. These are evaluated and expanded during compile time (during the macro expansion phase of compiler).
There are a whole set of options that can be used to determine whether the preprocessor will remove lines of code before handing the file to the compiler. They include #if, #elif, #else, #ifdef, and #ifndef. An #if or #if/#elif/#else block or a #ifdef or #ifndef block must be terminated with a closing #endif.
The #if directive takes a numerical argument that evaluates to true if it's non-zero. If its argument is false, then code until the closing #else, #elif, of #endif will be excluded.
Hello Aspi, I am showing how conditional macro is expanded with an example. Consider the following C program.
Now save the above program as example.c and compile in the following ways.
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The small town of Frog Ledge, Connecticut, has wholeheartedly embraced Kristan "Stan" Connor's new business--preparing quality organic treats for dogs and cats. On a healthy diet, the animals may live longer. . .but one local farmer won't be so lucky. As Halloween approaches, Stan is asked to cater a doggie costume party hosted by the Happy Cow Dairy Farm. Part of a local co-op, Happy Cow specializes in organic dairy products, and farmers Hal and Emmalee Hoffman have started opening up the farm for parties, offering a "haunted" corn maze as an added attraction. When Hal's lifeless body is found in the maze, the police at first suspect his wife, but Stan soon learns the dairy farmer had plenty of enemies--from bitter family members to shady business associates. If Stan can't extract a kernel of truth from the labyrinth of lies, she may be the next one to buy the farm. . . Includes Gourmet Pet Food Recipes!


Akim Achease (E/R), Nov. 25, GNA - Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to have a united front to enable the Party to win Election 2004. He said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government would attempt to create political and ethnic tensions but they must remain focused and not fall for any manipulations.
Former President Rawlings was addressing separate NDC rallies at Akim Achease and Akim Oda on Thursday as part of his campaign tour of the Eastern Region.
He urged NDC supporters not to give in to negative propaganda being peddled about him by the NPP Government, saying; "December 7 is your last chance to redeem yourself".
Former President Rawlings accused President John Agyekum Kufuor of condoning corruption by not checking "massive corruption among some of his ministers and top government officials".
He, therefore, appealed to the electorate not to vote for the NPP again but rather vote for the NDC to continue with its "human-centred polices".
The Former President also accused the Government of engaging in politics of lies and deceit and advised NDC supporters to be very vigilant on the polling day.
He accused the State-owned Media of bias for not giving adequate publicity to the opposition parties as they were doing for NPP. The Eastern Regional Chairman of NDC, Mr Fred Ohene Kena said NDC Government would always ensure that rural communities got their fair share of the national cake.
He said the government had failed to fulfil its promises and urged the electorate to vote it out on December 7.


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//========= Copyright © 1996-2005, Valve Corporation, All rights reserved. ============//
//
// Purpose:
//
// $NoKeywords: $
//
//=============================================================================//
// This is where all common code for pixel shaders go.
#include "common_fxc.h"

// Put global skip commands here. . make sure and check that the appropriate vars are defined
// so these aren't used on the wrong shaders!

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// HDR should never be enabled if we don't aren't running in float or integer HDR mode.
// SKIP: defined $HDRTYPE && defined $HDRENABLED && !$HDRTYPE && $HDRENABLED
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// We don't ever write water fog to dest alpha if we aren't doing water fog.
// SKIP: defined $FOGTYPE && defined $WRITEWATERFOGTODESTALPHA && ( $FOGTYPE != 2 ) && $WRITEWATERFOGTODESTALPHA
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// We don't need fog in the pixel shader if we aren't in float fog mode
// NOSKIP: defined $HDRTYPE && defined $HDRENABLED && defined $FOGTYPE && $HDRTYPE != HDR_TYPE_FLOAT && $FOGTYPE != 0
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// We don't do HDR and LIGHTING_PREVIEW at the same time since it's runnin LDR in hammer.
//  SKIP: defined $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && defined $HDRTYPE && $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && $HDRTYPE != 0
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Ditch all fastpath attemps if we are doing LIGHTING_PREVIEW.
//	SKIP: defined $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && defined $FASTPATHENVMAPTINT && $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && $FASTPATHENVMAPTINT
//	SKIP: defined $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && defined $FASTPATHENVMAPCONTRAST && $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && $FASTPATHENVMAPCONTRAST
//	SKIP: defined $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && defined $FASTPATH && $LIGHTING_PREVIEW && $FASTPATH
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Ditch flashlight depth when flashlight is diabled
//  SKIP: ($FLASHLIGHT || $FLASHLIGHTDEPTH) && $LIGHTING_PREVIEW
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// System defined pixel shader constants

// w/a unused.
const float4 g_GammaFogColor : register( c29 );
// NOTE: w == 1.0f
const float4 cGammaLightScale : register( c30 );
// NOTE: w == 1.0f
const float4 cLinearLightScale : register( c31 );
#define LIGHT_MAP_SCALE (cLinearLightScale.y)
#define ENV_MAP_SCALE (cLinearLightScale.z)

#if defined( SHADER_MODEL_PS_2_0 ) || defined( SHADER_MODEL_PS_2_B )
const float4 cFlashlightColor : register( c28 );
#endif

struct HDR_PS_OUTPUT
{
    float4 color : COLOR0;
};

HDR_PS_OUTPUT LinearColorToHDROutput( float4 linearColor, float fogFactor )
{
	// assume that sRGBWrite is enabled
	linearColor.xyz *= cLinearLightScale.x;
	HDR_PS_OUTPUT output;
	output.color = linearColor;
	return output;
}

HDR_PS_OUTPUT LinearColorToHDROutput_NoScale( float4 linearColor, float fogFactor )
{
	// assume that sRGBWrite is enabled
//	linearColor.xyz *= cLinearLightScale.xyz;
	HDR_PS_OUTPUT output;
	output.color = linearColor;
	return output;
}

HDR_PS_OUTPUT GammaColorToHDROutput( float4 gammaColor )
{
	// assume that sRGBWrite is disabled.
	HDR_PS_OUTPUT output;
	gammaColor.xyz *= cGammaLightScale.x;
	output.color.xyz = gammaColor;
	output.color.a = gammaColor.a;
	return output;
}

/*
// unused
HALF Luminance( HALF3 color )
{
	return dot( color, HALF3( HALF_CONSTANT(0.30f), HALF_CONSTANT(0.59f), HALF_CONSTANT(0.11f) ) );
}
*/

/*
// unused
HALF LuminanceScaled( HALF3 color )
{
	return dot( color, HALF3( HALF_CONSTANT(0.30f) / MAX_HDR_OVERBRIGHT, HALF_CONSTANT(0.59f) / MAX_HDR_OVERBRIGHT, HALF_CONSTANT(0.11f) / MAX_HDR_OVERBRIGHT ) );
}
*/

/*
// unused
HALF AvgColor( HALF3 color )
{
	return dot( color, HALF3( HALF_CONSTANT(0.33333f), HALF_CONSTANT(0.33333f), HALF_CONSTANT(0.33333f) ) );
}
*/

/*
// unused
HALF4 DiffuseBump( sampler lightmapSampler,
                   float2  lightmapTexCoord1,
                   float2  lightmapTexCoord2,
                   float2  lightmapTexCoord3,
                   HALF3   normal )
{
	HALF3 lightmapColor1 = tex2D( lightmapSampler, lightmapTexCoord1 );
	HALF3 lightmapColor2 = tex2D( lightmapSampler, lightmapTexCoord2 );
	HALF3 lightmapColor3 = tex2D( lightmapSampler, lightmapTexCoord3 );

	HALF3 diffuseLighting;
	diffuseLighting = saturate( dot( normal, bumpBasis[0] ) ) * lightmapColor1 +
					  saturate( dot( normal, bumpBasis[1] ) ) * lightmapColor2 +
					  saturate( dot( normal, bumpBasis[2] ) ) * lightmapColor3;

	return HALF4( diffuseLighting, LuminanceScaled( diffuseLighting ) );
}
*/

/*
// unused
HALF Fresnel( HALF3 normal,
              HALF3 eye,
              HALF2 scaleBias )
{
	HALF fresnel = HALF_CONSTANT(1.0f) - dot( normal, eye );
	fresnel = pow( fresnel, HALF_CONSTANT(5.0f) );

	return fresnel * scaleBias.x + scaleBias.y;
}
*/

/*
// unused
HALF4 GetNormal( sampler normalSampler,
                 float2 normalTexCoord )
{
	HALF4 normal = tex2D( normalSampler, normalTexCoord );
	normal.rgb = HALF_CONSTANT(2.0f) * normal.rgb - HALF_CONSTANT(1.0f);

	return normal;
}
*/

HALF3 NormalizeWithCubemap( sampler normalizeSampler, HALF3 input )
{
//	return texCUBE( normalizeSampler, input ) * 2.0f - 1.0f;
	return texCUBE( normalizeSampler, input );
}

/*
HALF4 EnvReflect( sampler envmapSampler,
				 sampler normalizeSampler,
				 HALF3 normal,
				 float3 eye,
				 HALF2 fresnelScaleBias )
{
	HALF3 normEye = NormalizeWithCubemap( normalizeSampler, eye );
	HALF fresnel = Fresnel( normal, normEye, fresnelScaleBias );
	HALF3 reflect = CalcReflectionVectorUnnormalized( normal, eye );
	return texCUBE( envmapSampler, reflect );
}
*/

float CalcWaterFogAlpha( const float flWaterZ, const float flEyePosZ, const float flWorldPosZ, const float flProjPosZ, const float flFogOORange )
{
//	float flDepthFromWater = flWaterZ - flWorldPosZ + 2.0f; // hackity hack . .this is for the DF_FUDGE_UP in view_scene.cpp
	float flDepthFromWater = flWaterZ - flWorldPosZ;

	// if flDepthFromWater < 0, then set it to 0
	// This is the equivalent of moving the vert to the water surface if it's above the water surface
	// We'll do this with the saturate at the end instead.
//	flDepthFromWater = max( 0.0f, flDepthFromWater );

	// Calculate the ratio of water fog to regular fog (ie. how much of the distance from the viewer
	// to the vert is actually underwater.
	float flDepthFromEye = flEyePosZ - flWorldPosZ;
	float f = (flDepthFromWater / flDepthFromEye) * flProjPosZ;

	// $tmp.w is now the distance that we see through water.
	return saturate( f * flFogOORange );
}

float RemapValClamped( float val, float A, float B, float C, float D)
{
	float cVal = (val - A) / (B - A);
	cVal = saturate( cVal );

	return C + (D - C) * cVal;
}

//===================================================================================//
// This is based on Natasha Tatarchuk's Parallax Occlusion Mapping (ATI)
//===================================================================================//
// INPUT:
//		inTexCoord:
//			the texcoord for the height/displacement map before parallaxing
//
//		vParallax:
//			Compute initial parallax displacement direction:
//			float2 vParallaxDirection = normalize( vViewTS.xy );
//			float fLength = length( vViewTS );
//			float fParallaxLength = sqrt( fLength * fLength - vViewTS.z * vViewTS.z ) / vViewTS.z;
//			Out.vParallax = vParallaxDirection * fParallaxLength * fProjectedBumpHeight;
//
//		vNormal:
//			tangent space normal
//
//		vViewW:
//			float3 vViewW = /*normalize*/(mul( matViewInverse, float4( 0, 0, 0, 1)) - inPosition );
//
// OUTPUT:
//		the new texcoord after parallaxing
float2 CalcParallaxedTexCoord( float2 inTexCoord, float2 vParallax, float3 vNormal,
							   float3 vViewW, sampler HeightMapSampler )
{
	const int nMinSamples = 8;
	const int nMaxSamples = 50;

   //  Normalize the incoming view vector to avoid artifacts:
//   vView = normalize( vView );
   vViewW = normalize( vViewW );
//   vLight = normalize( vLight );

   // Change the number of samples per ray depending on the viewing angle
   // for the surface. Oblique angles require smaller step sizes to achieve
   // more accurate precision
   int nNumSteps = (int) lerp( nMaxSamples, nMinSamples, dot( vViewW, vNormal ) );

   float4 cResultColor = float4( 0, 0, 0, 1 );

   //===============================================//
   // Parallax occlusion mapping offset computation //
   //===============================================//
   float fCurrHeight = 0.0;
   float fStepSize   = 1.0 / (float) nNumSteps;
   float fPrevHeight = 1.0;
   float fNextHeight = 0.0;

   int nStepIndex = 0;
//   bool bCondition = true;

   float2 dx = ddx( inTexCoord );
   float2 dy = ddy( inTexCoord );

   float2 vTexOffsetPerStep = fStepSize * vParallax;

   float2 vTexCurrentOffset = inTexCoord;
   float fCurrentBound = 1.0;

   float x = 0;
   float y = 0;
   float xh = 0;
   float yh = 0;

   float2 texOffset2 = 0;

   bool bCondition = true;
   while ( bCondition == true && nStepIndex < nNumSteps )
   {
      vTexCurrentOffset -= vTexOffsetPerStep;

      fCurrHeight = tex2Dgrad( HeightMapSampler, vTexCurrentOffset, dx, dy ).r;

      fCurrentBound -= fStepSize;

      if ( fCurrHeight > fCurrentBound )
      {
         x  = fCurrentBound;
         y  = fCurrentBound + fStepSize;
         xh = fCurrHeight;
         yh = fPrevHeight;

         texOffset2 = vTexCurrentOffset - vTexOffsetPerStep;

         bCondition = false;
      }
      else
      {
         nStepIndex++;
         fPrevHeight = fCurrHeight;
      }

   }   // End of while ( bCondition == true && nStepIndex > -1 )#else

   fCurrentBound -= fStepSize;

   float fParallaxAmount;
   float numerator = (x * (y - yh) - y * (x - xh));
   float denomenator = ((y - yh) - (x - xh));
	// avoid NaN generation
   if( ( numerator == 0.0f ) && ( denomenator == 0.0f ) )
   {
      fParallaxAmount = 0.0f;
   }
   else
   {
      fParallaxAmount = numerator / denomenator;
   }

   float2 vParallaxOffset = vParallax * (1 - fParallaxAmount );

   // Sample the height at the next possible step:
   fNextHeight = tex2Dgrad( HeightMapSampler, texOffset2, dx, dy ).r;

   // Original offset:
   float2 texSampleBase = inTexCoord - vParallaxOffset;

   return texSampleBase;

#if 0
   cResultColor.rgb = ComputeDiffuseColor( texSampleBase, vLight );

   float fBound = 1.0 - fStepSize * nStepIndex;
   if ( fNextHeight < fCurrentBound )
//    if( 0 )
   {
      //void DoIteration( in float2 vParallaxJittered, in float3 vLight, inout float4 cResultColor )
      //cResultColor.rgb = float3(1,0,0);
      DoIteration( vParallax + vPixelSize, vLight, fStepSize, inTexCoord, nStepIndex, dx, dy, fBound, cResultColor );
      DoIteration( vParallax - vPixelSize, vLight, fStepSize, inTexCoord, nStepIndex, dx, dy, fBound, cResultColor );
      DoIteration( vParallax + float2( -vPixelSize.x, vPixelSize.y ), vLight, fStepSize, inTexCoord, nStepIndex, dx, dy, fBound, cResultColor );
      DoIteration( vParallax + float2( vPixelSize.x, -vPixelSize.y ), vLight, fStepSize, inTexCoord, nStepIndex, dx, dy, fBound, cResultColor );

      cResultColor.rgb /= 5;
//      cResultColor.rgb = float3( 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
   }   // End of if ( fNextHeight < fCurrentBound )

#if DOSHADOWS
   {
      //============================================//
      // Soft shadow and self-occlusion computation //
      //============================================//
      // Compute the blurry shadows (note that this computation takes into
      // account self-occlusion for shadow computation):
      float sh0 =  tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase).w;
      float shA = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.88 ).w - sh0 - 0.88 ) *  1 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh9 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.77 ).w - sh0 - 0.77 ) *  2 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh8 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.66 ).w - sh0 - 0.66 ) *  4 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh7 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.55 ).w - sh0 - 0.55 ) *  6 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh6 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.44 ).w - sh0 - 0.44 ) *  8 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh5 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.33 ).w - sh0 - 0.33 ) * 10 * fShadowSoftening;
      float sh4 = (tex2D( sNormalMap, texSampleBase + inXY * 0.22 ).w - sh0 - 0.22 ) * 12 * fShadowSoftening;

      // Compute the actual shadow strength:
      float fShadow = 1 - max( max( max( max( max( max( shA, sh9 ), sh8 ), sh7 ), sh6 ), sh5 ), sh4 );

      cResultColor.rgb *= fShadow * 0.6 + 0.4;
   }
#endif

   return cResultColor;
#endif
}

//======================================//
// HSL Color space conversion routines  //
//======================================//

#define HUE          0
#define SATURATION   1
#define LIGHTNESS    2

// Convert from RGB to HSL color space
float4 RGBtoHSL( float4 inColor )
{
   float h, s;
   float flMax = max( inColor.r, max( inColor.g, inColor.b ) );
   float flMin = min( inColor.r, min( inColor.g, inColor.b ) );

   float l = (flMax + flMin) / 2.0f;

   if (flMax == flMin)   // achromatic case
   {
      s = h = 0;
   }
   else                  // chromatic case
   {
      // Next, calculate the hue
      float delta = flMax - flMin;

      // First, calculate the saturation
      if (l < 0.5f)      // If we're in the lower hexcone
      {
         s = delta/(flMax + flMin);
      }
      else
      {
         s = delta/(2 - flMax - flMin);
      }

      if ( inColor.r == flMax )
      {
         h = (inColor.g - inColor.b)/delta;      // color between yellow and magenta
      }
      else if ( inColor.g == flMax )
      {
         h = 2 + (inColor.b - inColor.r)/delta;  // color between cyan and yellow
      }
      else // blue must be max
      {
         h = 4 + (inColor.r - inColor.g)/delta;  // color between magenta and cyan
      }

      h *= 60.0f;

      if (h < 0.0f)
      {
         h += 360.0f;
      }

      h /= 360.0f;
   }

   return float4 (h, s, l, 1.0f);
}

float HueToRGB( float v1, float v2, float vH )
{
   float fResult = v1;

   vH = fmod (vH + 1.0f, 1.0f);

   if ( ( 6.0f * vH ) < 1.0f )
   {
      fResult = ( v1 + ( v2 - v1 ) * 6.0f * vH );
   }
   else if ( ( 2.0f * vH ) < 1.0f )
   {
      fResult = ( v2 );
   }
   else if ( ( 3.0f * vH ) < 2.0f )
   {
      fResult = ( v1 + ( v2 - v1 ) * ( ( 2.0f / 3.0f ) - vH ) * 6.0f );
   }

   return fResult;
}

// Convert from HSL to RGB color space
float4 HSLtoRGB( float4 hsl )
{
   float r, g, b;
   float h = hsl[HUE];
   float s = hsl[SATURATION];
   float l = hsl[LIGHTNESS];

   if ( s == 0 )
   {
      r = g = b = l;
   }
   else
   {
      float v1, v2;

      if ( l < 0.5f )
         v2 = l * ( 1.0f + s );
      else
         v2 = ( l + s ) - ( s * l );

      v1 = 2 * l - v2;

      r = HueToRGB( v1, v2, h + ( 1.0f / 3.0f ) );
      g = HueToRGB( v1, v2, h );
      b = HueToRGB( v1, v2, h - ( 1.0f / 3.0f ) );
   }

   return float4( r, g, b, 1.0f );
}

//======================================//
// Shadowing Functions					//
//======================================//

float DoShadow( sampler DepthSampler, float4 texCoord )
{
	float2 uoffset = float2( 0.5f/512.f, 0.0f );
	float2 voffset = float2( 0.0f, 0.5f/512.f );
	float3 projTexCoord = texCoord.xyz / texCoord.w;
	float4 flashlightDepth = float4(	tex2D( DepthSampler, projTexCoord + uoffset + voffset ).x,
										tex2D( DepthSampler, projTexCoord + uoffset - voffset ).x,
										tex2D( DepthSampler, projTexCoord - uoffset + voffset ).x,
										tex2D( DepthSampler, projTexCoord - uoffset - voffset ).x	);

	const float flBias = 0.0005f;

	float shadowed = 0.0f;
	float z = 1.0f - (texCoord.w - texCoord.z);
	float4 dz = float4(z,z,z,z) - (flashlightDepth + float4( flBias, flBias, flBias, flBias ));
	float4 shadow = float4(0.25f,0.25f,0.25f,0.25f);

	if( dz.x < 0.0f )
		shadowed += shadow.x;
	if( dz.y < 0.0f )
		shadowed += shadow.y;
	if( dz.z < 0.0f )
		shadowed += shadow.z;
	if( dz.w < 0.0f )
		shadowed += shadow.w;

	return shadowed;
}

float DoShadow9Sample( sampler DepthSampler, float4 texCoord, float bias )
{
	float2 offset[9] = {	float2( -1.0f/512.0f, -1.0f/512.0f ),
							float2(  0.0f/512.0f, -1.0f/512.0f ),
							float2(  1.0f/512.0f, -1.0f/512.0f ),
							float2( -1.0f/512.0f,  0.0f ),
							float2(  0.0f/512.0f,  0.0f ),
							float2(  1.0f/512.0f,  0.0f ),
							float2( -1.0f/512.0f,  1.0f/512.0f ),
							float2(  0.0f/512.0f,  1.0f/512.0f ),
							float2(  1.0f/512.0f,  1.0f/512.0f )	};

	float3 projTexCoord = texCoord.xyz / texCoord.w;
	float z = 1.0f - (texCoord.w - texCoord.z);

	float numShadowed = 0.0f;

	float flashlightDepth[9];
	for( int i=0;i<9;i++ )
	{
		float flashlightDepth = tex2D( DepthSampler, projTexCoord + offset[i] ).x + bias;
		if( flashlightDepth < z )
		{
			numShadowed += 1.0f;
		}
	}

	return 1.0f - numShadowed / 9.0f;
}

float3 DoFlashlight( float3 flashlightPos, float3 worldPos, float3 worldNormal,
					float4x4 worldToTexture, float3 attenuationFactors,
					float farZ, sampler FlashlightSampler, sampler FlashlightDepthSampler, bool bDoShadow )
{
	float3 delta = flashlightPos - worldPos;
	float3 dir = normalize( delta );
	float distSquared = dot( delta, delta );
	float dist = sqrt( distSquared );

	float endFalloffFactor = RemapValClamped( dist, farZ, 0.6f * farZ, 0.0f, 1.0f );

	// fixme: need to figure out which was is more efficient for this vector by matrix multiply.
	float4 flashlightTexCoord = mul( float4( worldPos, 1.0f ), worldToTexture );
	float3 diffuseLighting = float3(1,1,1);
	if( flashlightTexCoord.w < 0.0f )
		diffuseLighting = float3(0,0,0);

#if defined( SHADER_MODEL_PS_2_0 ) || defined( SHADER_MODEL_PS_2_B )
	float3 flashlightColor = tex2D( FlashlightSampler, flashlightTexCoord.xyz / flashlightTexCoord.w ) * cFlashlightColor;
#else
	float3 flashlightColor = tex2D( FlashlightSampler, flashlightTexCoord.xyz / flashlightTexCoord.w );
#endif

	if( bDoShadow )
		flashlightColor *= DoShadow( FlashlightDepthSampler, flashlightTexCoord );

//  Note: only linear attenuation is currently used and we need all the instructions we can get
//	diffuseLighting = dot( attenuationFactors, float3( 1.0f, 1.0f/dist, 1.0f/distSquared ) );
	diffuseLighting *= attenuationFactors.y / dist;
	diffuseLighting *= dot( dir, worldNormal );
	diffuseLighting *= flashlightColor;
	diffuseLighting *= endFalloffFactor;

	return diffuseLighting;
}

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Perkins, Roberts, & Smith Solid, But No US Medals on Day 2 of Hungarian GP
By 5PM Staff
Photo: Martin Gabor
On the heels of G'Angelo Hancock's (97 kg, Sunkist, world no. 12) big win yesterday at the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, Team USA strolled back into the lion's den this morning with seven more top athletes capable of adding to the medal count.
That did not happen.
But what did occur was no less encouraging in the grand scheme of things. Every American who took the mat today operated against high quality opposition, and for the most part, acquitted themselves well. Important to acknowledge given the current phase of the season, and with so much more still to look forward to.
Day 2 of the 2019 Hungarian GP began at 10:00am in Gyor, Hungary (4:00am EST) and streamed live in the US on FLOWrestling.
All seven athletes entering action today have been previous US World Team members, beginning at 60 kilograms with Dalton Roberts (NYAC/OTS).
Roberts went 0-1 at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open two weeks ago, but with a heavy-duty training camp under his belt, he experienced little difficulty getting off on the right foot Sunday. Facing Helary Maegisalu (EST) in his first bout, Roberts required a little time to find his groove. He chipped inside, but so did Maegisalu, and it was the Estonian who was awarded the first passive/par terre chance. Roberts defended from bottom and they were back up. Then coming off on an exchange, Roberts bullied the Estonian off the line for a step-out and held a 1-1 criteria lead entering the second.
That's when he really got to work.
Another point went his way early in the frame — and then following a brief time-out for blood — it was Maegisalu's turn to assume par terre bottom. Roberts locked and rotated a nasty gutwrench to jump up 4-1, the bout now seemingly in his back pocket. Another takedown almost entered the equation; Roberts had gotten behind Maegisalu but there was enough space for a non-call. It didn't matter. Because when they restarted, Roberts flicked an arm throw for two that widened his advantage to 6-1, which represented the final score.
His quarterfinal opponent, China's U23 World Teamer in 2017 Di Hu, is a fast-rising prospect in his own right. Still, Roberts hit the ground running in this one, coming away with an early two points, force-feeding Hu all the physicality he could ever want. Hu, in all fairness, was a willing dance partner, a more-than-suitable match-up for Roberts' style. A headlock attempt from China was stuffed by Roberts, an interesting little sequence that would escort the pair into the break.
The second period offered even more chaos. Hu had received two from a headlock; Roberts re-countered with his own headlock of sorts and Hu was planted. A fall was offered. China immediately challenged, (apparently) claiming legs were involved. They won the challenge and the bout was restarted. Roberts seemed unphased. Part of his makeup. But Hu had new life and took advantage of it, scoring four off of a bodylock before collecting two more from a gut. With under a minute to go, Roberts unhooked the kitchen sink and threw it at his opponent. Unfortunately for he and the US, nothing landed. Hu walked away the winner of a 10-4 decision that sent Roberts into the repechage waiting game.
Hu was routed by 2017 World bronze medalist Kim Seung-Hak (KOR) in the semifinal, halting Roberts from contending for a bronze medal.
"Tough day," Roberts offered afterwards. "I felt great in the first match and that mentality carried into the second match until the call came back (or non-call related to Hu being pinned — Ed.). Coaches always preach to wrestle like you're losing. I thought I did that prior to today, but apparently not. I've got some work to do, but there were some solid takeaways from this."
Perkins with a statement; Robby Is Back
If there was one thing on RaVaughn Perkins' (77 kg, NYAC) mind Sunday morning, it was to send a message that even if 77 won't be his weight class in 2019, he's still going to make sure everyone knows that next year he will represent an imminent threat.
Maybe he didn't make the podium today. But as for his message? That came across pretty clear.
His first adversary was a good one — 2016 World bronze Ilie Cocojari (ROU). It was a grinding affair, but Perkins emerged with a 3-1 victory. Next time out offered the kind of bout that is always compelling, but not what you want to see at an overseas tournament: two USA guys going head-to-head. But when it's another chapter in the saga of Perkins vs. Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm), you're inclined to make an exception.
The history between the two, oft discussed and with much detail around these parts over the past three years, is substantial. In the interest of recent relevant results, Perkins tech'ed Smith last year at the Open at 72 kilos, and last month at the Dave Schultz Memorial, Smith returned the favor by tech'ing Perkins in the semifinal.
Their latest offering was eerily similar to 2018's National final. Perkins got on a run and hammered out an 8-0 tech at Smith's expense. Fratricide. Again, not what the US program necessarily wants to watch unfold in a foreign tournament, particularly in a round-of-16, but it was almost all made up for thanks to what went down in Perkins' quarterfinal match.
This was it. Or rather, he was it, "he" meaning Kim Hyeon-Woo (KOR, world no. 3), the 2012 Olympic champ, 2013 World champ, multi-time medalist, and who at age 30, might be even better than ever. Perkins actually had a crack at Kim in 2017 at the Dave Schultz. They tussled in the final of that one with Kim sailing to a tech win. Perkins, admittedly, carries a lot of respect for Kim. But it has also been a match he's wanted to do over again, and today he got his chance.
Their energy together was discernibly tense. Perkins minded position well and looked to pummel through some of Kim's more eccentric movements and tie-ups. The pace wasn't enormous, but high enough to tell there was a lot going on, even for the casual observer. Kim received the first passivity knock, a somewhat surprising twist. Perkins attempted a turn but came up short of a follow-up score. On the feet, it was a sight to behold. Kim had his charges and Perkins threatened enough to keep things honest. That he walked back to the corner at the break up 1-0 spoke a lot to the chess match this had no choice but to become.
Kim got his opportunity from top in the second period, instantly assuming a criteria lead. If Perkins were to pull this one out, defending from par terre was a must. And he did that. Kim locked, adjusted, stepped, but could not turn Perkins for points. Back standing, and Perkins resumed chipping. He had urged inside, and Kim went to cut the angle. This led to a scramble, and subsequently, a Kim takedown. The US issued a challenge and came up empty, giving Kim another point and a 4-1 lead. Perkins still made a fight out of it, doing what he could to pry an opening or create an off-balance. Kim held firm, however, and advanced to the semifinal.
In a contentious, practically "no-scoring" battle, 2017 World Champion Viktor Nemes (SRB, world no. 4) outlasted Kim via criteria 1-1. Kim's loss in the semifinal eliminated Perkins from potentially bouncing back for bronze.
"I felt really good against Cocojari," Perkins said once back at the team hotel. "I went kind of slow but everything seemed to click. I was getting to my ties, didn't look passive, and I was feeling good. I didn't let up, I couldn't let up. Some US guys, once they got up on points, they seemed to relax. I didn't. I still needed to move and create more attempts."
When it came to Smith, Perkins wasn't as enthusiastic about the matchup given the environment. But that isn't to say he failed to derive a sense of significance from the result.
"It's more of a back-and-forth thing between us right now," Perkins explained. "Today, I felt strong, but I am also trying to seperate myself and I feel like I did that. Pat is a great wrestler, it's not to take anything away from him. But I got to my ties early, and scored early. From there, I stayed in position and then capitalized when I needed to."
Whatever confidence Perkins found after his first match with Kim in 2017 was present today, and it showed. The way the Olympic Training Center athlete looks at it, he took Kim's best shot and feels that he's right there when it comes to summiting the mountain once and for all.
"We talked about this already, I wanted to come in with a statement," asserted Perkins. "This isn't my original weight but I didn't come into this match thinking it was preparation for 2020. I wanted to win this match, I wanted to win right now. I wasn't looking at it as if it was for 2020 or just for fun. He wasn't here just to be here, he was trying to win. And I felt good, I felt I could've got it. But it went his way this morning. I'll get him one day, just not today."
From a health standpoint, 2016 Olympian Robby Smith (130 kg, NYAC/Chicago RTC) couldn't have looked better. In his first tournament since the 2018 World Team Trials, Smith eagerly made contact with Muminjon Abdullaev (UZB) and flashed inside with a flurry of pummeling as the opening period got underway. Abdullaev didn't offer up the same degree of chutzpah, but that didn't mean the officials saw it the same way, since it was he who received the first passive point. From bottom, Smith defended well and back up they were. The American busied himself once more in the tie-ups, trying to maintain position for a potential opportunity. Nothing came of it, and he went into the break down 1-0.
Abdullaev was fading just a little bit. Not enough to make himself completely vulnerable to attacks, but enough to get dinged for passive. Smith lassoed for his own turn from top but wound up denied. It wasn't a blitzing race to the finish — Abdullaev hung in there is the best way to say it. Nevertheless, Smith stayed upright the rest of the way to collect the round-of-16 criteria victory.
The quarterfinal round saw Smith partner up with well-traveled Marko Koscevic (CRO). A heated tempo for Smith seemed to get things rolling in his direction as he made several attempts early on, flashing arm drags and misdirections. Even still, Koscevic got the first passive/par terre and proceeded to try for a gut. Smith stymied the attempt three times and tried to step over, but was still called for exposure, giving Koscevic two more points. Back standing and Smith was moving, trying to reel Koscevic into his clutches. The Croatian responded by unfurling an arm throw that initially looked to be of the two-point variety, but was judged as a four-pointer. That put Smith into a 7-1 hole entering the second period he would not be able to overcome.
Koscevic fell to two-time World Champion Heiki Nabi (EST) in the semifinal, erasing Smith's chance to battle back for bronze.
"The tournament didn't end up how I wanted, and with this draw I think I could have made the final," Smith said later. "I wanted to wrestle Nabi or (Sabah) Shariati from Azerbaijan. I wanted to avenge the loss from the Olympics that left a bad taste. It wasn't the outcome I wanted, I didn't make the top of the podium or get a medal around my neck. But, I am taking positives from this tour. I wrestled each practice at camp, we topped out with 15 heavyweights there, which was wonderful. So this trip wasn't just about the result, I also learned a lot about myself these past two weeks. My body feels amazing at 32 and I'm excited about the future."
Bey & the two 87's
Kamal Bey (77 kg, Sunkist, world no. 7) was back to his old tricks in the qualification round, thumping and throwing Leos Drmola (SVK) en-route to a snappy 11-0 tech. The next match offered a step up in competition, 2016 World bronze Laszlo Szabo (HUN). Bey brandished a noticeable advantage in terms of quickness and did a standout job of keeping Szabo in check through most of the contest, but there weren't as many openings to jumpstart his offensive attacks. Szabo collected his points basically in one fell swoop, and that was the difference in the match. Bey employed a great gameplan, he just couldn't quite crack all the way though, falling 4-2 to the tough Hungarian.
Szabo was ousted by Nemes in the next round, thus eliminating Bey from re-entrance into the tournament via repechage.
Bey (red and gold) held his ground and kept Szabo honest during most of their round-of-16 bout, but the Hungarian scored when he needed to in effort to seal a 4-2 decision. (Photo: Martin Gabor)
Ben Provisor (NYAC/NLWC) and Patrick Martinez (NYAC), who together comprised both halves of the '18 World Team Trials final at 87 kilograms, had their respective work cut out for them this morning. Provisor put forth an entertaining scrap opposite 2016 University World champ Erik Szilvassy (HUN), but fell 7-5. As for Martinez, he had 2018 World bronze medalist Robert Kobliashvili (GEO, world no. 4). A grinder it was, with Martinez owning several aspects of the pummel but unable to convert into actionable points. Kobliashvili took advantage of one glimmer of an opportunity to yield a turn, but that was pretty much it in this 3-1 decision.
Lindland's Perspective
Following the tournament, United States Greco-Roman National Team head coach Matt Lindland was in-between when it came to his view of the overall team result. On one hand, he was encouraged by a lot of what he saw and feels as though the general purpose of the tour was realized. On the other, Lindland can't help but recognize that there were moments to be had today by several US athletes that didn't materialize, which is something he expresses confidence in correcting prior to the Worlds later on this year in Kazakhstan.
"We came to the Ranking Series events because outside of the World Championships, these are the toughest events you can find," acknowledged Lindland. "We wanted to test ourselves and see where we're at, and participated in an excellent training camp with over 20 nations.
"Our guys today were in a lot of matches and we won a lot of first-round bouts, but we also dropped some first-round matches that we let slip away with tactical mistakes. It should seem fairly obvious, but our goal today was to get some first-round wins and we are certainly capable of getting more than what we did. We did have a good first round but it didn't go as well as we would have hoped. We lost a couple of tough, close matches — but we also beat some very tough opponents along the way.
"The program is heading in the right direction and we're making progress. We are nowhere near where we are going to be come time for the World Championships in Astana. Things are getting rolling and we have a lot of areas we can improve on still. But we're making a lot of progress, for sure.
"But — being close isn't what we want to do. We want to start beating the best guys in the world on a consistent basis, guys who have earned World and Olympic medals. We need to put in more reps, put in more time. That's what happens when you chase guys down. You seek them out in competition, you seek them out in training, and you get in more reps. You get in more time on the mat. You focus on your diet, rest, nutrition, strength training, and you keep building and building and building until you catch these guys. Then you can start beating them, and beating them on a consistent basis."
2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
February 23rd-24th — Gyor, Hungary
TEAM USA RESULTS
Dalton Roberts (NYAC/OTS)
WON Helary Maegisalu (EST) 6-1
LOSS Di Hu (CHN) 10-4
RaVaughn Perkins (NYAC)
WON Ilie Cocojari (ROU) 3-1
WON Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm) 8-0, TF
LOSS Kim Hyeon-Woo (KOR) 4-1
Kamal Bey (Sunkist)
WON Leos Drmola (SVK) 11-0, TF
LOSS Laszlo Szabo (HUN) 4-2
Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS RaVaughn Perkins (Sunkist) 8-0, TF
Patrick Martinez (NYAC)
LOSS Robert Kobliashvili (GEO) 3-1
Ben Provisor (NYAC/NLWC)
LOSS Erik Szilvassy (HUN) 7-5
Robby Smith (NYAC/Chicago RTC)
WON Muminjon Abdullaev (UZB) 1-1 (criteria)
LOSS Marko Koscevic (CRO) 7-1
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Home/ Health/ What is Sacha Inchi Oil?
Sacha inchi (plukenetia volubilis) is a star-shaped fruit. It is also known as the Inca peanut or sacha peanut, yet despite its name, it's not a nut and is actually a seed, which grows within the star-shaped fruit pod.
It is native to South America and has been grown in Peru by the indigenous people for centuries (roughly around 3,000 years). Today, it's also being cultivated commercially in South East Asia (mainly Thailand) and has also made its way to North America, too.
Sacha Inchi grows well in the warm Peruvian climate and can reach up to 2m in height. Two years after it is planted, the vine produces up to a hundred fruits at a time, this will contain 400 to 500 seeds a few times a year. The oil is produced by cold pressing the seeds and the flesh from the fruit. The oil itself is mild with a nutty finish.
Sacha Inchi oil also contains 9.3% monounsaturated fatty acids.
Omega 3 fatty acids are the good fats that we need more of in our diet, especially in the western diet. It has been noted that most of us consume more omega 6 than we do omega 3, with a highly unbalanced ratio (think 6:1and in some cases 25:1 omega 6:omega 3 ratio), whereas really the ratio should ideally be 1:1.
This is because omega 6's are commonly found in foods such as vegetable oils, sinflower oil, corn oil, sesame oil, mayonnaise, nuts and seeds, some fast food meals, and some cookies and cakes. The ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 is low in sacha inchi, which makes it an ideal source of omega 3 (Chirinos et al., 2013). Alpha-linolenic acid is the omega 3 fatty acid which is found from plant sources and omega 3s are anti-inflammatory and it has been shown that alpha-linolenic acid consumption lead to a moderately lower risk of cardiovascular diseases (Pan et al., 2012).
We do need an omega 6 intake and it is important that this ratio is balanced. There is this perception that omega 6 is bad for us, but it is an essential fatty acid, meaning we need to get it through our diet. By using an oil which is balanced in these essential fatty acids it means that we are less likely to exceed the ideal ratio.
Looking at the table above, you can see that Lucy Bee Starseed Omega Oil contains almost as much omega 3 as flaxseed oil, and a lot more omega 3 than ground flaxseeds, chia, hempseeds, rapeseed oil and walnuts. This is even when taking into consideration the variation in serving size ie. increasing dried tablespoon serving of 7g to equal 14g serving).
Interestingly things like rapeseed oil and walnuts are promoted for being high in omega 3's but are actually higher in omega 6.
All of these sources in the table are sources of Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) which are then used to make the long chain omegas DHA and EPA (found within algae and fish).
The Vegan Society recommend that people consume rapeseed oils instead of oils that contain a lot of LA (click here for link). However, it would be even more beneficial to use an oil like Sacha Inchi which has a better ratio of omegas than rapeseed.
Sacha Inchi oil is a great addition to any diet, especially if you lead a plant-based or vegetarian diet, whereby it may be a bit more difficult to naturally get enough omega 3s, and now joins flax, chia, and micro algae as one of the best vegan options out there. You can read more about Essential Fatty Acids here.
Extracting the oil by cold pressing means the make-up of the fatty acids is not destroyed and it prevents them from becoming oxidised, or it can be used for light cooking, up to 190C for 15 minutes.
Cold pressing the seeds also ensures the oil still maintains all of its other benefits including its phytosterols, phenolic compounds, and antioxidants. It has been concluded by one study in 2013 that the seeds should be considered an important dietary source for health promoting phytochemicals (Chirinos et al., 2013). These help to protect against lipid oxidation in tissues and food, and also to promote human health, and are responsible for critical biological functions (Chirinos et al., 2013).
This is a new area with limited research. One study, which is to a high research standard, looked at the acceptability and side effects when individuals consumed sacha inchi oil. After 1 week of consumption, it was found that sacha inchi had a good acceptability, and that serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and arterial blood pressure were lowered, whilst there was an increase in HDL cholesterol levels (Gonzales and Gonzales, 2014).
Further research is needed but a pilot study found that the consumption of sacha inchi oil had beneficial effects on the lipid profile of those with dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of lipids in the blood), where it caused a decrease in total cholesterol, non-essential fatty acids and an increase in HDL (Garmendia et al., 2011). It has also been found that sacha inchi oil is safe and efficient in the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus adherence (Gonzalez-Aspajo et al., 2015).
Peru is a Non-GM country, with a strong belief in organic crops – mainly because there is little spare cash for manufactured pesticides.
The most common cash-crops grown here are corn and coca, which is sold and made into cocaine. Due to the income that a farmer can receive for this, there is some resistance to farm sacha inchi so farmers need to be given incentives to do so.
This is where Fair Trade becomes so important. Through the added support of Fair Trade premiums, sacha inchi is growing in popularity amongst native rural Peruvian villages. It can provide a livelihood for communities and help replace lost income from traditional sources which have disappeared through poor soil quality. This all contributes towards ensuring food security and money for business education and schooling, as well as helping to preserve the indigenous culture and way of life.
In this area of the rainforest, it's important to encourage sustainable farming practices and preservation of natural ecosystems, whilst making sure the farmers are given a fair wage, and are not exploited for their work. By growing this crop, it also prevents further expansion of cattle grazing, which in itself sounds harmless enough until you consider the vast amount of deforestation that's needed for cattle to graze and the negative impact associated with deforestation on ecosystems.
There is no actual recommended intake for EFAs in the UK – most look at the amount of DHA and EPA you get (oily fish and algae) which isn't helpful for those who do not consume fish or may not take algae supplements. The European Food Safety Authority guidelines daily intake recommend 2-3g of ALA (or 250mg EPA/DHA) and 10g LA.Source the vegetarian society click here.
Even 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of Starseed Omega 3 Oil would cover this.
It couldn't be easier to incorporate this omega oil into your daily diet!
Chirinos, R. Zuloeta, G. Pedreschi, R. Mignolet, E. Larondelle, Y. and Campos, D. (2013). Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis): a seed source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, phytosterols, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity. Food Chemistry, 141(4), pp. 1723-1739. Available here.
Garmendia, F. Pando, R. and Ronceros, G. (2011). [Effect of sacha inchi oil (plukenetia volúbilis l) on the lipid profile of patients with hyperlipoproteinemia]. Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 28(4), pp. 628-632. Available here.
Gonzales, GF. And Gonzales, C. (2014). A randomized, double blind placebo-controlled study on acceptability, safety and efficacy of oral administration of sacha inchi oil (Plukenetia Volubilis L.) in adult human studies. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 65, pp. 168-176. Available here.
Gonzalez-Aspajo, G. Belkhelfa, H. Haddioui-Hbabi, L. Bourdy, G. and Deharo, E. (2015). Sacha inchi oil (Plukenetia volubilis L.), effect on adherence of staphylococcus aureus to human skin explant and keratinocytes in vitro. The Journal of Enthnopharmacology, 2(171), pp. 330-334. Available here.
Pan, A. Chen, M. Chowdhury, R. Wu, JH. Sun, Q. Campos, H, Mozaffarian, D. and HU, FB. (2012). a-linolenic acid and risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96(6), pp. 1262-1273. Available here.
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I love your fair trade policy and ethics.
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