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/**
 * @file   NsecTimeUtilities.hpp
 * @author Paul Furgale <paul.furgale@gmail.com>
 * @date   Sat Jul 20 12:39:54 2013
 * 
 * @brief  Functions to support the use of nanosecond epoch time.
 * 
 */
#ifndef INCLUDE_OKVIS_TIMING_NSECTIMEUTILITIES_HPP_
#define INCLUDE_OKVIS_TIMING_NSECTIMEUTILITIES_HPP_
#include <chrono>
#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>

namespace okvis {
namespace timing {

/// \brief Nanoseconds since the epoch.
typedef boost::int64_t NsecTime;

/// \brief Convert nanoseconds since the epoch to std::chrono
std::chrono::system_clock::time_point nsecToChrono( const NsecTime & time );

/// \brief Convert std::chrono to nanoseconds since the epoch.
NsecTime chronoToNsec( const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point & time );

/// \brief Get the epoch time as nanoseconds since the epoch.
NsecTime nsecNow();

/// \brief Convert the time (in integer nanoseconds) to decimal seconds.
double nsecToSec( const NsecTime & time );

/// \brief Convert the time (in seconds) to integer nanoseconds
NsecTime secToNsec( const double & time );

/// \brief return a magic number representing an invalid timestamp
constexpr NsecTime getInvalidTime();

/// \brief Is the time valid? This uses a magic number
///        std::numeric_limits<NsecTime>::min() to represent an invalid time
bool isValid(const NsecTime & time);

} // namespace timing
} // namespace okvis

#endif /* INCLUDE_OKVIS_TIMING_NSECTIMEUTILITIES_HPP_ */
From the get-go, “White House Down” has to overcome the fact that 2013 has already seen a movie with pretty much the exact same plot. Just three months ago, “Olympus Has Fallen” hit theaters with Gerard Butler as a disgraced Secret Service agent who find himself as the lone good guy inside the White House after it has been taken over by terrorists. As an R-rated macho cheese fest, “Olympus” was a stupid, fun ride with ham-sandwich performances from the likes of Morgan Freeman and Melissa Leo paired with the sheer glee of seeing Butler stab terrorist after terrorist in the brain.
“White House Down” ups the ante with a better lead actor in Channing Tatum and more of a buddy-cop vibe, teaming Tatum’s wannabe Secret Service agent with Jamie Foxx’s Obama-ish president for some executive branch ass-kicking. The thing is, we’ve seen it all before…and it was more fun the first time around.
Tatum stars as John Cale, a Capitol police officer with dreams of becoming a Secret Service agent. His current post involves escorting the Speaker of the House (Richard Jenkins) to and from his home, as well as keeping squirrels out of the Speaker’s bird feeder. Cashing in a favor, Cale scores a job interview with the Secret Service inside the White House. Looking for a chance to connect with his politically nerdy daughter Emily (Joey King), Cale brings her along. After bombing his interview with Agent Carol Finnerty (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Cale and Emily take a tour of the White House where a chance encounter with President Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) leaves Emily starstruck. During this tour, however, a bomb destroys the dome at the Capitol Building, sending Washington and the nation into a panic. It’s just a diversion, however, as the real goal of the terrorists behind the attack is taking over the White House.
BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University men’s basketball team makes its season debut on Saturday, Nov. 10, on the road at Shepherd University in the nightcap of the Clarion Hotel Classic. Tip time for the Bulldogs and Rams is set for 7 pm in Shepherd’s Butcher Athletic Center.
The Bulldogs return eight players from last season’s squad which finished 22-6 overall and reached the CIAA Tournament semifinals. Bowie State returns only one starter and welcomes four newcomers to the program.
Last season, the Bulldogs ranked 8th nationally in Division II in blocks (5.3 per game), 9th in rebound margin (7.3) and 33rd in scoring (78.3). Pressure defense, uptempo offense and the teams’ ability to rebound have been trademarks of the Bulldogs under head coach Darrell Brooks, who is in his fourth season.
“We’re excited and ready to get started on Saturday,” Brooks said. “Even though we’ve only played Shepherd twice since I arrived at BSU (both times on their floor), it has been a dog fight and that’s what we’re expecting tomorrow night”. As for the Alderson-Broaddus game on Sunday (4 pm), Brooks said “This will be first time playing them … They are so well coached and we’ll just have to be prepared for them and everything they bring”.
The Bulldogs are embarking on a new era of sorts as a number of key starters finished their collegiate eligibility in 2012. Center Travis Hyman, who led the CIAA in blocks for two seasons and was the 2012 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year departed along with All-CIAA First Team selection and guard Darren Clark, who was the team’s leading scorer. Also departed from the program is former starting guard Jay Gavin, who was the team’s third-leading scorer.
On a positive note, the Bulldogs return eight players from last season including All-CIAA First Team selection and senior forward Byron Westmorland, who averaged 14.6 points and 4.7 rebounds. Senior Bryan Wilson, who made six starts last season, will become a full-time starter after averaging 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Also returning for the Bulldogs will be senior forwards Dameatric Scott (6-7, 215) and Najee White (6-8, 238). Westmorland and Scott were voted to the 2012-2013 All-CIAA preseason team.
Bowie State holds a 5-1 series advantage over the Shepherd Rams which includes a thrilling 78-75 victory last season in the final game of the Clarion Hotel Classic.
The Rams return four starters from last year’s squad including preseason All-American player Chad Moore, who scored 20 points and added 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs last season. Other top players for the Rams include Brantley Osborne and Sidney McCray. Shepherd finished the 2011-2012 season with an overall record of 14-14.
The Bulldogs are picked to finish first in the CIAA Northern Division while the Rams are projected to finish sixth in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.Aznar accused Tiukinhoy of not fulfilling Cesafi’s obligations to Cleford Maguate after he promised to shoulder the medical expenses of any player injured in the Partners Cup tournament.
Maguate was injured in the Partners Cup and that incident prompted SWU to skip this year’s event, which is set to open next weekend.
Aznar claimed Tiukinhoy broke his promise after he refused to pay for the entire amount that was needed for Maguate’s injury and even asked Aznar to divide the cost with SWU.
Tiukinhoy denied Aznar’s accusation in a letter to the Cesafi board of directors.
“I did not lie. As far as I am concerned, I have fully paid his request for payment since he did not question anything from the time he received the check payment in May 12