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Type of Document Dissertation Author Swaim, Victor Snipes Author's Email Address email@example.com URN etd-10282009-144508 Title Determining the Number of Factors in Data Containing a Single Outlier: A Study of Factor Analysis of Simulated Data Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Kennedy, Eugene Committee Chair Hinson, Janice M. Committee Member Monlezun, Charles J. Committee Member Wandersee, James H. Committee Member Hirschheim, Rudolf a Dean's Representative Keywords
- factor analysis
- outlier
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Date of Defense 2009-10-09 Availability unrestricted AbstractNumerous procedures have been suggested for determining the number of factors to retain in factor analysis. However, previous studies have focused on comparing methods using normal data sets. This study had two phases. The first phase explored the Kaiser method, Scree test, Bartlett's chi-square test, Minimum Average Partial (1976 & 2000), Horn's parallel analysis, and Longman's Parallel Analysis on normal data using the estimation methods of Maximum Likelihood (ML), Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and Principal Factor Analysis (PFA). The second phase explored the Kaiser method, Scree test, Minimum Average Partial (1976 & 2000), and Horn's parallel analysis, and Longman's Parallel Analysis on data that contained outliers using the estimation methods of PCA and PFA. In the first phase, sample correlation matrices were generated with varied conditions (sample size, number of variables, estimation methods). Three hundred sample correlation matrices were generated for each condition for a grand total of eighteen hundred. The performance of parallel analysis and the Kaiser method were generally the best across all situations. However, the increase in variables and sample size under each condition showed a difference in accuracy among the methods. The increase in sample size resulted in little difference between estimation methods of PCA and PFA. Recommendations concerning the accuracy of the methods under each condition are discussed. In the second phase, fifty sample correlation matrices were randomly selected from each of the three hundred sample correlations matrices under each condition. An outlier was randomly incorporated in each of the fifty sample correlation matrices. The squared Mahalanobis distance was recorded for each to determine the distance at which the methods start to fail. The research conducted here indicates that Parallel Analysis and Longman's Parallel Analysis was very resistant to outliers in some specific cases. However, it was evident from the data that each method tended to make the incorrect decision on retaining the correct number of factors when the squared Mahalanobis distance reached a certain amount. A discussion of method performance is given on each of the conditions to help determine the most effective and useful combinations on dealing with the outliers. Files
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While we often think of infertility problems in the way that they affect women, the fact of the matter is that men are just as likely as women to experience some difficulty or another with conception. While there are many more types of problems that can affect female fertility, male infertility is generally due to one problem with the man's sperm or another. While the most common problem with a man's sperm has to do with the number of sperm that his semen contains, known as sperm count, a great deal of male factor infertility is due to a problem with the way that a man's sperm moves, or the sperm motility. Unfortunately, there are relatively few medical options that can increase sperm motility. Because of this, many men have looked with hope to a variety of herbs that can increase sperm motility. While these herbs haven't been proven clinically to help with increasing sperm motility, some men have experienced success with them.
The first herb that may be able to help increase sperm motility is Panax Ginseng. This herb is thought to increase sperm motility, and to enhance sperm count as well. Lepidium Meyenii, or Maca, is a traditional Peruvian herb that is used for a variety of purposes. Maca is thought to increase semen volume, sperm count, and sperm motility. Polygonum Cuspidatum, or Resveratrol, is an antioxidant that is thought to help the concentration of sperm, as well as increase sperm motility. Pine Bark is another herbal antioxidant that may especially help being able to increase sperm motility.
There are other supplements that may be helpful as well. Although they are not herbs, they are worth mentioning. L-Arginine is a natural amino acid that can not only help increase sperm motility by making sluggish sperm more lively, it is also thought to help reduce stress. The mineral Zinc is also important and can increase sperm motility, but it may be possible that too much Zinc could actually have the opposite effect, and increase sperm count but actually reduce sperm motility.

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Eleanor Lane of North Augusta is gearing up for South Carolinas sales tax holiday.
Shell be shopping for her four grandchildren.
One granddaughter would like a new computer, and of course always, theres school supplies that we can save a little money on, Mrs. Lane said while shopping today at Belk Department Store in North Augusta.
Mrs. Lane looks forward to the tax savings especially on a large item such as a computer. She wishes the holiday could be held more than once a year.
South Carolinas sales tax holiday starts Friday at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday at midnight. During this time, the six percent state sales tax and local sales tax will not be imposed on clothing, clothing accessories, school supplies, computers and linens, according to the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Customers get to stretch their dollars, but South Carolina loses approximately $2.9 million in tax revenue, said Adrienne Fairwell, public information director for the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Tarah Alexander, 17, of South Augusta plans to head to South Carolina for the savings. She bought some items during Georgias sales tax holiday last weekend, but she tried unsuccessfully to buy school supplies.
Everything was gone this past weekend. I definitely need some clothes for school, she said.
Retail stores also look forward to the holiday, said Stella Northington, store manager at Belk.
Were expecting the (traffic) is going to be very strong. We have a really big back-to-school sale going on, as well as weve just taken new markdowns. Back-to-school is huge for us, Ms. Northington said.
She expects the holiday to be even busier this year because the store wont have to compete with Georgia retailers. Last year, the states held their sales tax holiday on the same weekend.
Still, some consumers wont be hitting the stores this weekend. Becky Jones of North Augusta was shopping for school supplies at Office Depot.
Im here today. Im not fooling with it this weekend. I was going to, but its not worth six cents sales tax. Its the traffic. Its going to be like Christmas time, and Im not ready for Christmas yet, Ms. Jones said.
Im afraid if I come Friday or Saturday, they wont have what I need anyway. Theyll be sold out, she said.


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Richmond Police say they are investigating a pair of alleged rapes that occurred three weeks apart but apparently are not related.
Police Chief Chad Burnine said Friday the department had transported physical evidence from both cases to a Highway Patrol crime lab in St. Joseph and has begun what could be a long wait for the results.
Since the testing involves the analysis of DNA, it was to be transferred to the Patrol's lab in Jefferson City, Burnine said.
DNA testing can take as long as a year to two, although Burnine said the department recently received results from a sample submitted nine months ago.
Possible suspects have been identified in each of the cases, Burnine said, but the department will not request a review of possible charges by the prosecutor until its investigation is complete.
"We are handling the cases appropriately, but we don't want to hurt our case before we submit it to the prosecutor," said Burnine. "We're extremely busy, but rapes like this are at the top of our list."
Burnine said as of Friday his department had logged 191 reports in August, compared to 165 for the same period a year ago.
Burnine said the families of the victims are understandably upset by the nature of the crimes and discouraged by the pace of the investigation. But unlike television detective shows, he said the process of gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses and receiving results from the crime lab all take time.
"There's a proper way to handle evidence processing and that's what we want to do with this," he said.
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Leading English labor leaders interceded with the Polish embassy here for the release of Dr. Joseph Kruk, Polish Jewish labor leader, who was sentenced to imprisonment by the Polish court.
A letter to this effect was addressed to the secretary of the Polish Legation by the Independent Labor Party. The letter, which was signed by James Maxton, head of the party, Professor Harold J. Laski, Bertrand Russell, Maude Royden, the Countess of Warwick, Mrs. Beatrice Webb and others, declares that they are all impressed by the sincerity and fine personality of Dr. Kruk.


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Fushimi Inari Shrine Fox Statues
April 11, 2012 by staff
Fushimi Inari Shrine Fox Statues, Fushimi, a sake production center just south of Kyoto, hosts the most famous and important of the roughly 40,000 Inari shrines in this country. Inari is the Shinto god of rice and sake, two central and essential commodities both in the culture and history of trade and life in Japan.
As such, with the rise of industry and the diminishing importance of agriculture, the role of Inari shrines has grown to represent success and prosperity in business. Thus, while traditionally, prayers are made at Inari shrines for a good harvest, nowadays, Fushimi Inari Shrine draws thousands of business and tradespeople seeking blessings for their enterprises, especially for Hatsumoude, the first prayers of the New Year.
Established in 711 by the Hata family on Mount Inari, Kukai, a Hieian Buddhist leader, had the shrine moved to its present location further down the mountain in the 9th century to protect the To-ji Temple in Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Shrine actually has five shrines spread across the site. The grounds are also replete with about 10,000 Tori gates, each donated by worshippers or companies whose name and addresses are written on the back. Considering the profile of the shrine, it is not surprising to find that almost every well-known Japanese company has sponsored a Tori gate here.
Characterising the site are numerous statues of foxes, messengers of Inari, and guardians of the shrine. A pair of stone fox statues stand on guard at the entry to each of the site's shrines and sub-shrines. Inari's foxes are said to be helpful, but others are said to be dangerous and bewitch people, sometimes even in the guise of beautiful woman. Foxes are also believed to be capable of possessing humans, entering them under their fingernails. A key often seen in the mouth of a fox statue is for the rice granary.
The shrine complex also has four kilometers of paths and trails winding up through woodlands to the top of the mountainside where a good view of Kyoto can be appreciated. Walking through these trails can take between two to three hours.
Keeping in character with the shrine, kitsune udon ('fox udon'), a noodle soup topped with pieces of aburaage (fried tofu), a favorite food of foxes, is served at small restaurants along the hiking trail as is Inari sushi, fried tofu wrapped around sweetened rice, which also gets its name from this place. A slightly different local delicacy available here is barbequed sparrow.
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Dolly Parton - Platinum Blonde - A Sunday Documentary
We have to make sure to catch Dolly Parton on her next tour - as we've never seen her live. Would be so awesome! This BBC doc tracks her roots and even has material from her very first radio performance as a child in Tennessee & we get to meet her mama! Since this aired originally she's written the Academy Award nominated Travelin' Thru and started her own record imprint Dolly Records - and found mainstream success with her Backwoods Barbie and Better Day albums. Dolly is a brilliant songwriter and this doc shows she's excellent keeping track of her catalogue as well. We really like that she's true to her core whilst exploring the world and its opportunities. Enjoy!


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A CAR crashed into an electrical substation providing power to Colne Primet High School.
The driver of the Renault Clio lost control of the car and went into the side of the building, causing it to partially collapse.
Electrical engineers checked the substation and said there was no danger or loss of power.
The incident happened at 9.45pm on Thursday.
A fire service spokesman said: "They had hit the substation head on and the airbags had deployed so they must have been travelling at about 30mph.
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Check Out the Best Yearbook Photo You'll Ever See
Think back to your high school yearbook. Rows and rows of smiling, well, mostly smiling faces. You had the occasional awkward pose and cool look. But, you've never seen a yearbook photo like this.
At Hector Garcia Middle School, Rachel Benke's guide dog "Taxi" is pictured next to the 14-year-old.
According to TODAY.com, Rachel and Taxi have been inseparable for the last four years, ever since they were connected by Cindy Buechner, who trains seizure alert dogs. When Taxi first came into Buechner's life, she immediately thought of Rachel's mom Teresa who she'd met at a jewelry party, and knew the dog would be immensely helpful for the family.


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SPECIAL REPORT: Up close and personal
In this one-hour interview - his third with malaysiakini - Mahathir answered some of the key allegations made against him during his 22 years at the country's helm.
Unlike the previous two interviews, this is the first time that Mahathir accepted to meet with malaysiakini without any pre-conditions.
The following is the three-part interview in full, accompanied with video footages.
Part 1
Dr M: Najib more qualified than Pak Lah
Q&A: Najib afraid he wouldn't be picked as DPM
Part 2
Mahathir: I couldn't sack Samy Vellu
Q&A: Rafidah should be 'removed'
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Project M: Not me, not Umno, but others
Q&A: I'm not a Muslim Hadhari. I'm a Muslim, period
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Road Trip Wednesday is a 'Blog Carnival,' where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
This Week's Topic:
Kate Hart has it on good authority that Kody hates the word "panties," and Steph can't stand "supper."
What words do you absolutely hate? Which ones do you adore?
Words I adore?
I'm a word whore. Whenever I see a word like harangue or cacophony or anomaly, I latch onto it and beat the bloody heck out of it in a manuscript. Kidding. But I do have some favorites. Here are just a few
And my all-time fave
But I also like word sandwiches. I think anyone who's read this blog even once will attest to the fact that gihugic has to be the most fantabulously created word out there. I also like boregasm (I've used this
Um…I have a lot of favorite words. (Bet you couldn't tell)
But words I hate?
I teach. In the past twenty years I've overheard conversations that should make my skin feel like I have bugs underneath it. For approximately fifteen Fridays every fall, I am right there on the sidelines with football players who do not know how to communicate their discontent without dropping
So, it's funny this road trip topic comes up this week because I wrote a word in my manuscript the other day that makes me cringe and want to curse every man on the planet every time I read it. It's not the C-word which I will nevereverneverevernever use ever. But it's close. I'll give you a hint: it starts with a P and is synonymous with a female cat. Are you there yet?
If you've ever been around a bunch of high school football players when they're losing, um…this is their word of choice. I hear it many other times. And it doesn't particularly bother me a whole lot to hear other people say it. But me writing it?
I. Just. Can't. Use it. It may be realistic, but yeah, okay…gotta draw the line somewhere.
So how about you? What words do you adore? Any that are cringe worthy?
Oh, and since I made you suffer through two paragraphs about that shudder-some word, let me point you to my ARC giveaway (click here). It's open internationally and I'm giving away ARCs of Pandemonium, Froi of the Exiles, and more! Giveaway ends this Friday.


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Eyewitness accounts from Horsforth men who fought in the First World War will be presented in a new book.
The stories of some of the men who joined up will be retold in the book, which is part of a commemorative project to mark the centenary of the conflict.
Records from the Wharfedale Observer form the cornerstone of the research which has been carried out by Horsforth historian Mark Saville.
The project, which is being funded with a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will allow people to learn about the names on the town's war memorial. It will tell the stories of some of the 1,517 men and 24 women who joined up.
It is being organised by Horsforth WWI 100 Years - a specially-formed group whose members include Horsforth Museum, Horsforth School, and the Horsforth branch of the British Legion.
Group chairman Stephen Brown said: "My interest started about five years ago when on business in Europe, I decided to look for the names of Horsforth men on the war memorials. I didn't know anything about them – no-one did anymore. Slowly I've pieced together their backgrounds and actions they were involved in. Since then relatives have been in touch providing more information."
Project co-ordinator Mark Saville added: "It is a very large and complex project using a wide range of resources that will retell how Horsforth men were deployed all over the world; one was an air 'ace'; others were in submarines and some were prisoners of war – they all had a story to tell, and now, for the first time, all these eyewitness accounts are being recorded and being placed together."
"The Wharfedale Observer's papers for 1910-1924 are a cornerstone for the project and it is thanks to the reporters, at that time, who went out to interview soldiers, publish letters and report on council meetings – without which this project would have been impossible."
Along with the stories of Horsforth men, Mark has also used eyewitness accounts from Ilkley and Otley men who served with them to portray some of the battles, including Mons, Jutland, the Somme, and Dardanelles.
In addition to the book, the project will include a website with names of those who died, and a self-guided trail of buildings in Horsforth connected with the war – such as those used to house Belgian refugees.
A total of 72 refugees stayed in Horsforth from October 1914 to February 1919. One family lived at 9 Town Street – now Cafe Marinetti. As a mark of their gratitude, the refugees presented Horsforth with a portrait of the Belgian King Albert, which now hangs in the town's museum.
The project will also include a week-long exhibition in November with workshops for school children, and the re-dedication of the Stanhope Drive memorial road, which has 201 trees – one for each of the fallen.


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Deputy Chief Reginald Mitchell joined the Atlanta Police Department in 1987. He currently serves as Deputy Chief in charge of Strategies and Special Projects. He oversees project management, crime analysis, the Atlanta Police Leadership Institute and the Video Integration Center.
After graduating from the Atlanta Police Academy he was assigned to the Zone 2 precinct, where he worked until 1989. He was then selected to join the Red Dog Unit. In 1996, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and maintained his assignment in the Red Dog Unit; serving as a supervisor in one of the Department's elite specialized units.
In 2000, Deputy Chief Mitchell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to the Robbery Unit, where he oversaw the investigative responsibilities of the unit; while developing tactical response plans to curb robberies. Deputy Chief Mitchell went on to serve as the Red Dog Unit Commander before transferring to the Special Operations Section as the Assistant Commander of the unit. Deputy Chief Mitchell was then assigned to the Airport Section as the Assistant Commander and served in that capacity until assuming the role as the Fugitive Unit Commander. In January 2010, Reginald Mitchell was appointed to the rank of Major.
Deputy Chief Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Leo University in Business Administration. He earned his Master's degree in Public Administration from Columbus State University. Major Mitchell is a native Atlantan and in 1982 was a member of the first graduating class of Benjamin E. Mayes High School.


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Pink Floyd/One Slip & On the Turning Away
Pink Floyd wrote some really silly songs:
A restless eye across a weary room
A glazed look and I was on the road to ruin
The music played and played as we whirled without end
No hint, no word her honour to defend
I will, I will she sighed to my request
And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test
Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire
I lead the way to the funeral pyre
And without a thought of the consequence
I gave in to my decadence
One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life
A small regret, you won't forget,
There'll be no sleep in here tonight
Was it love, or was it the idea of being in love?
Or was it the hand of fate, that seemed to fit just like a glove?
The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown
The year grew late and neither one wanted to remain alone
One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life
A small regret, you will never forget,
There'll be no sleep in here tonight
But on the same album (A Momentary Lapse of Reason), they have some of the greatest stuff ever:
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
4 responses to "Pink Floyd/One Slip & On the Turning Away"
'On The Turning Away' is so good eh. I just discovered their album 'Atom Heart Mother' too. I highly recommend it.
'On The Turning Away' = Pure Gold. A very moving tune.
(It would be interesting to hear 'The Pogues' cover it, actually)
Watched 'The Italian Job' the other day PF's 'Money' makes a number of appearances in the soundtrack – another 'gold' track.
On the turning away…..I used to sing it in the shower every night :) one of my favourite things, tho not really floyd ;)
Pink Floyd are one of the best bands there is and "One the Turning Away" along with "Wish You Were Here" are the best songs. So insightfully moving its amazing.
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The wife of soccer player David Beckham has taken a chance to voice a Queen Amphitrite character on her sons' favorite animated show.
Victoria Adams has joined the growing list of celebrities swimming to Bikini Bottom for a cameo appearance in animated kids show "SpongeBob SquarePants". The former Spice Girls jumped at the chance to voice a mermaid character on the show because her three sons are big fans of SpongeBob.
She follows in the footsteps of Johnny Depp, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie and original TV "Batman" Adam West. And she can't wait for her boys, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, to catch the show when it airs in July.
She says, "I was so thrilled when I was asked to be a part of SpongeBob as my children love the show. When I told the boys that I was going to be on the show, they were so excited! I had such a great time recording the voice of Queen Amphitrite. How fun to be a Queen for a day! We are all looking forward to watching it together."


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TAMPA — Egyptian expatriates living in Tampa rejoiced Friday hearing that President Hosni Mubarak had resigned.
"We got our freedom back," said Gamal Kassem, 53, a pharmacist in Brandon who has slept little in past weeks as he watched the uprising unfold on his TV.
Kassem left Alexandria in 1979 for the same reasons young people — like his nephews — have been protesting. At 22, Kassem saw few opportunities. Leaving his family was hard, he said, but things only got worse there. It was a democracy on paper but not in practice.
"Nobody is going to break those people now," he said. "Finally, Egypt really begins over, thank God."
Albert Guirguis, a Tampa veterinarian, says he has faith in Egypt's military council, which has taken control.
"I was so relieved," said Guirguis, a Coptic Christian who had worried for his family in Cairo that the government would fall into hands of extremist Muslims.
Dr. Mohamed Ghabour, a Brandon pediatrician with family in Alexandria, said he was seeing patients in his office Friday when he received a three-word text from his brother: "Mubarak stepped down."
He said he was doubly happy when he learned that Vice President Omar Suleiman also stepped down. "He's the second head of the dragon." Ghabour said he is now placing his trust in the military.
"I see another Turkey emerging," he said, "not an Iran."
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Kindle 2 eReader - 2009
Here's the scoop: Donman, our master of the workshop was cleaning house before the coming holiday season. What to do with a box full of covers built to hold Kindle 2 eReaders? These devices are officially antiques! (Ok, it was only 2009, but time flies, especially in the world of electronics!)
So here are re-purposed, recycled kindle covers converted into small portfolio notebooks. Some of these are made from our much collected pebbled leather, and crafted with beautiful images from long ago. All are one of a kind, so when they're gone, they're gone for good.


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I used to use a CountyComm bag to carry all my camera stuff, but after SHOT Show last year I concluded that it just wasn't cutting it for what I needed to get all the cool pictures and video that I post on TTAG. For the last few months I've been trying out a new bag from Civilian Lab and its been doing pretty awesome. Since I'm on a plane to Arizona tomorrow to film some more awesome stuff, I thought I'd pull back the curtain and show you what's in my pack . . .
Before we get to the awesome MOLLE stuff on the outside, the really cool thing is on the inside. I reviewed Hazard 4's "Plan B" bag earlier this year, and while the design is similar, there are some really neat tricks that make this bag just about perfect for the travelling shutterbug.
Chief among those is this panel right here.Underneath that MOLLE pouch is a zippered panel that opens into the interior of the bag.
The inside of the bag comes completely hollow, the only thing in there is some seriously heavy padding. There's a good half inch of foam between your gear and the world, keeping it nice and unbroken even in the back of Tyler's bumpy off-road buggy or the overhead bin of a cramped airplane. Adding to the padding are a series of velcro padded divider panels that you can arrange to keep your gear in the proper position. I've sectioned my bag out into three main compartments.
The bottom (far left) compartment holds stuff that generally won't break. Stuff like my Flip HD video camera that I've blown up a couple times and refuses to die, two Hero cameras (including the new Hero3 Black Edition, subsidized by my blogger sugar daddy), and a Contour HD that I'm testing out for an upcoming review. I usually carry another camera that I don't care about (for downrange pictures and such) but the Contour has taken its spot for now.
Honestly, most of the work can actually be done by the Hero3 Black Edition. Excellent video and excellent quality photographs means that if all else fails, as long as I have that camera I can complete the assignment. The wide angle lens is a bit annoying for product photos, though, so best to have more options.
Speaking of lenses, that's the next compartment up. In the most protected portion of the bag I have my two favorite lenses: a 50mm macro lens and a 45-200 zoom lens.
I use a micro four thirds camera, specifically the older Panasonic DMC-G2. The reason is simple: its light, small, and does video extremely well. Sure I'd love to shoot with a D7000, but hauling that boat anchor around is another matter.
These lenses have made for some great photos. The 45-200 was what I used for the Knob Creek pics from last year, some of which I still use as a desktop background. And the macro lens makes for some great close-up shots as well as landscape shots.
The pockets hold a spare battery for the DSLR camera, spare SD cards, and an SD card reader.
The last compartment is for miscellaneous bulky crap, like a crappy external flash (that actually works really well) and a suction cup mount for the GoPro cameras. I get the feeling that the suction cup mount will be getting a workout this week. The cable is for letting me move the flash around off the shoe, so I don't get a flat image.
If you close that panel, on top of it I've got a MOLLE pouch mounted right on top for easy access. The main point of that pouch is audio gubbins — a lavalier microphone, an omnidirectional microphone for the GoPro, and usually an external microphone for the DSLR. However, I recently found out that my old microphone is a pile of crap and chucked it. Also in that pouch is a voice recorder, and an external 1 TB USB hard drive for offloading the video and pictures from the smaller SD cards in the devices.
Above that is an admin MOLLE pouch, with a bunch of administrative gubbins. Specifically pens, of which a writer can never have too many. Plus they keep disappearing, so having a ready supply is excellent. Also in that pouch is a Surefire flashlight with a red filter attached, mainly so I can see where I'm going when I'm filming something and its too dark otherwise. Like the upcoming TTAG pilot that we're working on, during some of the hunting sequences. Its always nice to have a flashlight, and that one has been with me since day 1 as an EMT.
Moving around to the front, the large pocket contains a notepad and some small tripods. These are extremely useful for capturing pictures and video of things on the ground, since it doesn't have the same height as a fullsize tripod. Plus, they fit nicely in the bag. In addition, there is a Verizon USB network card shoved in there for when the internet doesn't work or is too expensive.
Just above that is charging supplies. The black bag contains a wall socket with a USB port and every size USB adapter you could want, and the cord is wrapped around a charger for the main camera.
The last pocket is another add-on MOLLE pouch reserved for GoPro kit. In addition to the WiFi remote that comes with the Black edition of the new camera, I've slotted in a handlebar mount and head mount, as well as some assorted mounts and such. The only non-standard mount in there is a Strikemark GoPro Picatinny mount that I'm reviewing and will be talking more about quite shortly.
As for the main camera, the DMC-G2, the bag has one last trick up its sleeve. The top unzips, allowing direct access to the padded internal compartment. Using a padded velcro panel I made a compartment exactly the right size for my camera, keeping it extremely safe and readily accessible.
And now you know all my secrets.
12 Responses to A Peek Inside Foghorn's Camera Bag
I wanna see the inside of your range bag/s.
I assume you're aware of this mount for the Contour? Seems especially applicable.
You have cameras, I have kids. At least we both get to have plenty of guns.
What do you use to carry the kids?
MOLLE Bjorn?
Bahahahaha! Same boat.
I hope to see a good comparison of the Contour features to the Hero features in your review. I have an older Contour 1080p I mount on the AR sometimes. No slow mo, I'd like to upgrade. I really could've used slow mo for better effect in this video (shameless plug) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SVjvIh7L6g&sns=em
3 cameras used were iPhone 4S, Contour, and Nikon D3100
I would seriously consider changing your camera bag.
It screams 'HEY I HAVE EXPENSIVE SHIT AND MAYBE GUNS IN HERE."
Personally, if I saw that bag, I would steal it as quick as I could. I would snatch it up off an airport conveyor belt or knock a window in with a rock and grab it.
I would advise more discretion.
This was really great, thank you for the info.
Thanks for the article – really great information, especially the insight to how you use the GoPro. The Hero3 Black Edition is a really solid camera.
Civilian Lab products are great! Cool to see how you use the bag. I don't pack that efficiently myself, mostly just throw everything into my Osprey pack or a Filson day pack while in the city.


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'Knocked Up' Star Paul Rudd Helps Lucky Couple Announce Pregnancy!
'Knocked Up' star Paul Rudd recently helped one couple reveal their pregnancy to friends and family when he ran into them in a chance meeting. The 'Anchorman' star held up a sign pointing to the woman's stomach that read, "She's knocked up!"
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Rudd is best known for his roles in the films Clueless (1995), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), This Is 40 (2012), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
In television, he appeared in the early 1990s on the NBC drama Sisters as the eventual husband of Ashley Judd's character, and some years later on the NBC sitcom Friends, playing Mike Hannigan, Phoebe Buffay's boyfriend and later husband for the final two seasons. Other guest television roles have included an appearance on the Tim and Eric show and hosting Saturday Night Live three times as of June 2014.
Rudd has been cast as Ant-Man in Marvel Studios' film of the same name, to be released in 2015.


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Today President Barack Obama accepts a Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, making him the third African-American and fifth African recipient. He is also the third sitting U.S. President to be awarded the prize. Outside the political sphere, President Obama's peace prize puts him in the company of transformative figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Here are seven other Black Nobel Peace Prize recipients who have captured the world's attention and given us a chance to dream of a better future.
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Market structure and dealers' quoting behavior in the foreign exchange market
This article examines how differently the same dealer quotes in the inter-dealer and customer foreign exchange markets that have different market structures. The model first predicts that customer spreads are generally wider than inter-dealer ones due to less transparency in the customer market. The model also predicts that since customers are believed to be less informed than dealers, the differential between customer and inter-dealer spreads tends to fall with the rise in order sizes. In addition, the dealer's mid-quotes are shown to be the same in the two markets. Empirical evidence based on data collected from a FX dealer supports these theoretical findings.
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The smorgasbord of life called Jane St Catherine from a secure suburban existence. Leaving her husband and an office job, she set off on an old 250cc trail bike to ride around the world. With determination, persistence and courage she has overcome many challenges. University...Read More
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Beth (from Texas), Abbey (from Kentucky) and I set off to hike and camp for five days in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada in the most glorious mid-September autumn weather. We set up camp at dusk by a beautiful tree-lined lake and read about bears by torchlight around the fire.
I love Brene Brown's TED talk quote "vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage".
I believe travel requires both vulnerability and courage.
What do you think?
Does it take a lot of courage to undertake a big journey (or any journey)?
Have you felt vulnerable, alone or afraid in a foreign country (or your own)?
Does your courage grow as you allow yourself to be vulnerable?
Is it vulnerability, fear or both that prevents you from going after your dreams?
Have you ever had the opportunity to spend time with someone who speaks a completely different language to yours? I once spent a whole day with the grandmother of some German friends. Grandma spoke no English and I spoke no German but before long we were giggling like children. I helped her unpack the dishwasher and decided to make a game of saying the name of each item in English as I picked it up. Grandma repeated after me in English and then said the name of the same item in German and I repeated after her. By the time we'd gone through all the bowls, plates, cups, spoons, forks etc as well as the cupboards and drawers we put them into, we were in stitches.
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If you haven't seen our ad, click here to see it. Everyone in it is a real person, who has been a part of ABC Open, either as the subject of a story, the creative force behind it, or both.
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Bangalore:Great players don't necessarily make great coaches. Illustrious names like Sir Vivian Richards and Kapil Dev had failed to live up to their big reputation in their roles as coach of the national sides.
Fair to say they were abject failures!
Even as Aussie legend Greg Chappell braces up to take over the reins of Team India on June 15, the debate of whether cricketing greats can equally be successful as coach refuses to die down.
But veteran cricket writer Rajan Bala, feels Greg Chappell is the best man for the job.
"Look, there is no written law that greats cannot be successful coaches just because stalwarts like Kapil and Richards failed," he says in his own inimitable style.
"Greg has been an outstanding cricketer for Australia and I'm sure he would do a good job here."
There is constant talk that the Indian team is packed with stars and handling them won't be easy. Bala, however begs to differ.
"You talk of Greg not finding it easy with the star-spangled team. Wasn't he a great himself?," he asked.
He segues: "Being a star himself, the Indian stars are no match for him. Why I rate him so highly because he scored runs against the most feared West Indies pace battery of Marshall, Holding, Garner, Roberts whereas the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly and others had got runs against less menacing attacks."
Bala, who had been following the game since the fifties, is clear about thing: everything should be judged on basis of the type of bowling attacks that existed in different eras.
"If you have a look at contemporary quicks, apart from Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee, there is hardly anyone who can make life miserable for batsmen like the West Indians bowlers in the seventies and eighties."
The seasoned writer, who has written several books including the very recent-'The Covers are off' struck a discordant note when the talk veered towards skipper Sourav Ganguly.
"If you want my opinion, I would say Sourav Ganguly should not be in the side. He does not merit a place in the side," he said.
Indian skipper hit himself into form in the County championship with a sizzling 142 against Kent on Friday, but Bala choose to belittle Dada's effort.
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New Delhi : Ensuring improved diversity and better work environment for women, Nestle India has introduced new initiatives under three broad categories that will cater to maternity policy, critical interventions for women in the field force and changes in entire recruitment process for better representation, across levels, for new hiring.
Speaking in favor of these revisions, Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle India, said, "One of the key socio – economic opportunities of the 21st century is the increasing role, involvement and contribution of women in economic progress that is transforming the world. Indeed the recruitment, nurturing and successful utilization of women in the workforce is the edifice on which economic success and sustainability of businesses is predicated."
"At Nestle, we have a very strong belief and commitment to increasing diversity in our business operations, factories, research and development centers and offices which is articulated in project harmony. We seek to strengthen our company through wholehearted commitment to, and practice of, managing diversity," added Narayanan.
Narayanan further added that the increasing ambition to seek diversity means that Nestle is constantly reviewing workplace facilities, enabling measures and pro-active sensitivities to the needs of our women colleagues, as they traverse different stages of their lives.
Recruitment of increasing number of women, nurturing talent and retention programs as well as the revised maternity policy, all seek to provide nuance, sensitivity and a favorable work environment to women colleagues who choose to be mothers some day.
Some of the policy revisions that have been made recently for ensuring continuity of service in favor of women workforce are that Nestle India recently extended its maternity leave policy to six months effective from February first 2016.
Paternity Policy introduced with leave of five working days with full pay and benefits has been extended to all permanent male employees including blue collar.
One of the key focus areas has been to increase the representation of women in the field force. Some of the critical interventions recently undertaken are as follows:
• Potential women workforce should be given a chance to work with a Nutrition/Sales officer for a day to understand the challenges in the role, before joining the company.
• Flexibility has been provided with regards to travel and stay for women in the field force.
Campus hires and mid-career hiring of women employees have also been an area of emphasis and has resulted in significant achievements:
• Average 47 percent women employees in the batch of Management Trainees for past three years
• Average 40 percent women employees in the batch of Technical Trainees for past three years
Not only recruitment but nurturing key women talent and strengthening the diversity of talent pipeline, through robust career and development plans supported by mentoring, have been put in place. (ANI)


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Midway International Airport is one step closer to becoming the nation's first privately operated major airport, following last month's vote by the Chicago city council to sell a 99-year operating lease for the airport. The plan was championed by Chicago mayor Richard Daley, who earned infamy in the aviation community in 2003 by ordering the stealthy destruction of lakeside Meigs Field in the middle of the night. Under the proposal, the buyer would make an upfront payment of $2.52 billion for the lease, a large portion of which will be used to pay off the airport's outstanding debt. Before the deal is finalized, however, it must be approved by the FAA and the TSA (which will continue to perform its current passenger screening and security duties), a process slated to take a minimum of 60 days following the submission of a final application.
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A cut and dry guilty verdict in a Jury-judged murder case is brought into doubt by one lone voice in the shape of a concerned juror. Can he break through the prejudices of the other 11 to force them to take a fresh look at the evidence?
Sidney Lumet's dazzling debut, based on Reginald Rose's teleplay, delivers a masterclass in the pure dynamism of acting, as Henry Fonda's reasonable doubt gradually sways the 11 other jurors from their various prejudices.
Just sit back and lap up a dozen terrific character actors - Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fleder, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber and the brilliant Fonda - carve up the screen into a dozen perfect pieces.
On paper this courtroom drama had little to get excited about - a one room setting, a dozen old-timers spouting off, a first-time director, a non-event. But on film, 12 Angry Men is transformed into a superlative brew of acting prowess and dynamite direction, and could stand as a screenwriting masterclass in the development of character and plot without resorting to the big stunts, grandiose locations or special effects.
It is actually a jury room thriller, where Fonda's lone hand declares doubt in the surefire guilty verdict of a murder case. As his insidious ability to look at evidence from an alternative, revealing angle gradually begins to swing jurors to his side, it becomes evident that strident opinions have been obscured by a miasma of prejudices and neuroses.
While it can be chided for its lack of realism (Fonda's architect has trhe skills of a detective), this is both a dedeicated suspenser (as the discussion hots up, the men begin to wilt in the humidity) and a deft commentary on the male intractability.
Far-fetchedness aside, not a bum note can be detected. No action, no effects, no wizzy camerawork, just powerful dialogue, finely etched characters and a beautifully worked plot. Food for thought.
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Free Update for Corel(R) Painter(TM) 12 Customers Adds New Artistic and Productivity FeaturesUpdate Provides New Flow Maps, Multi-touch Support for Wacom Intuos5 touch and Cintiq 24HD touch and Vertical Docking (July 10, 2012)
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Corel today announced the release of the second free update for Corel Painter(TM) 12, the world's most powerful digital art studio. Built with the creative needs of the Painter community in mind, Painter 12.2 offers progressive new art forms and allows users to keep their eyes on their art. With new flow maps, users have more control over how paint collects and dries within the peaks and valleys of the canvas. Multi-touch support for Wacom Intuos5 touch pen tablets and Cintiq 24HD touch interactive pen displays provides a direct way to manipulate the canvas, much like working with paper. Painter 12.2 also includes vertical docking, which gives more flexibility to users when they're choosing which position is most convenient to dock their palettes.
For Avid Painter Users, Painter 12.2 Further Enhances the Creative Experience
"The new flow map capabilities in Painter 12.2 have added a whole new dimension of artistic control that I frankly can't do anywhere else," said Painter Master, Skip Allen. "I am amazed by the paint flowing into my custom paper and flow map image ridges. Adding flow maps to real watercolor in Corel Painter 12.2 enhances the painting process and is so much fun to watch."
-- New! Flow maps: Maximize the creative potential of the Real Watercolor and Real Wet Oil brushes by adding flow maps to help direct the flow of paint, producing less saturation at the peaks of textures and more saturation in the valleys -- New! Vertical docking: Dock palettes to the vertical edge of the application window by simply dragging and dropping -- New! Multi-touch support for Wacom Intuos5 touch pen tablets and Cintiq 24HD touch interactive pen displays: Perform movements such as panning, spinning and pinching, in order to work closely with the canvas and stay focused on the art instead of hunting for quick keys or buttons
"Emulating traditional media digitally is not just about the pen tool in your hand, but the paper, canvas or object you are working with," said Scott Rawlings, Vice President of Marketing for Wacom Technology Corp. "Together, Wacom and Corel continue to demonstrate their pioneering spirit by creating natural user interfaces that allow artists to use both hands interactively and feel totally connected to the creative process."
The free Corel Painter 12.2 update (Windows and Mac) is available in English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean for Corel Painter 12 users. It can be downloaded from Corel's website at www.corel.com/painter.
In North America, the full version of Corel Painter 12 is $429 (USD and CAD) and the upgrade is available for $229 (USD and CAD). Commercial and volume licenses are also available.
For more information about Corel Painter 12.2 and to download a free, fully-functional trial version, please visit www.corel.com/painter.
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For additional Corel Painter 12 resources including reviewer's materials, images and videos, please visit www.corel.com/newsroom/painter12 and www.corel.com/painter12demogallery.
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- Connect with Corel Painter on Facebook at www.facebook.com/corelpainter
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- Join the Painter Factory community at www.painterfactory.com
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Corel is one of the world's top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we've built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.
Corel Corporation offers some of the industry's most well-known software brands including Corel, Roxio, WinZip and Pinnacle(TM). Our product portfolio includes CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Corel Painter(TM), Corel PaintShop Pro, Corel VideoStudio, Corel WordPerfect Office, Pinnacle Studio(TM), Roxio Creator, Roxio Toast and WinZip. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.
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text: Jazz drop longest game in franchise history via 139-133 four-overtime defeat to AtlantaGordon Hayward's game-high 57 minutes tied Karl Malone for the Jazz's franchise record.Utah starters Devin Harris (54:51), Paul Millsap (52:26) and Al Jefferson (51:19) played all four quarters and overtimes.C.J. Miles, Millsap and Jefferson fouled out during the final OT. Josh Smith fouled out with 1:57 left in the first overtime.At 3:17, it was the longest game in Utah's 38-year history and the only four-overtime contest. The game tied for the third-longest matchup in NBA history and was the first to require four extra periods since Phoenix beat Portland in 1997.Utah and Atlanta combined for 272 points, 233 field-goal attempts and 128 rebounds. The lead changed 14 times and there were 19 ties.The Jazz missed four possible game-winning shots: Millsap clanked an 11-foot driving jumper as time expired in regulation. Harris didn't convert a turnaround 26-foot 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime. Harris then missed an open look at a 19-foot jumper before the second OT buzzer. Lastly, Millsap didn't hit an 18-foot fadeaway at the end of the third overtime.The Jazz scored 24 points or less in three of four quarters, and just 18 in the second. A 34-point third-period brought Utah to life.Seven Jazz players hit double figures in scoring, including all of Utah's starters.Millsap and Jefferson were a combined 24 of 52 from the field. Hayward and Harris were just 8 of 33.The Jazz only hit 28.6 percent (6 of 21) of their 3-point attempts and were just 1 of 7 during the four overtime periods.Atlanta's Josh Johnson scored 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting during the first quarter. He went 1 of 8 for six points during the next three periods. But Johnson was 2 of 4 during the second overtime, including a game-tying 3-pointer from the left wing stepping back and shooting over Jefferson with 7.5 seconds left. He then went 3 of 5 during the fourth overtime, scoring eight of Atlanta's 16 points. Thirteen of Johnson's game-high 37 points were recorded after the fourth quarter.The Hawks were 4 of 6 from the floor during the fourth overtime and hit 7 of 8 free throws. Utah was 3 of 10 from the field and committed more fouls (five) than it collected rebounds (three) or dished out assists (two).Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin used a 10-man rotation, with every player clocking at least 10:32. Atlanta played nine athletes, with eight recording at least 25:29. Utah's starters played the entire first and second overtimes, while Devin Harris was the only Jazz starter to not play all five minutes during the third extra period Jamaal Tinsley subbed for 5 seconds. In contrast, Atlanta reserves Marvin Williams and Willie Green collected 30 combined minutes after regulation.The Jazz's bench didn't record a point during any of the four overtime periods. Atlanta's totaled 10.Utah's Earl Watson and Jeremy Evans were active but didn't play. Raja Bell wasn't in uniform.Millsap and Jefferson totaled 30 rebounds, as did Atlanta's Zaza Pachulia (game-high 20) and Smith.Smith shot just 9 of 26 and was visibly exhausted during the fourth quarter and first overtime.Harris was 0 of 7 behind the 3-point line, while the Hawks' Kirk Hinrich and Jeff Teague combined to shoot the same.Teague scored 11 of his 18 points after regulation.Jefferson, Hayward, Miles, Millsap and Favors had at least three offensive rebounds, led by Big Al's five.Jazz rookie center Enes Kanter only took one shot in 10:32.Atlanta's Jason Collins played the least amount of time: 8:38.Four Hawks players didn't take the court: Erick Dampier, Jerry Stackhouse, Tracy McGrady and Vladimir Radmanovic.Hayward and Teague hit 10 of 11 free throws.After combining for 47 points during the fourth quarter, Utah and Atlanta only recored a combined four points on 2-of-16 shooting during the initial overtime. The point total was the second-lowest OT mark in NBA history. The Jazz were 1 of 8 from the field, with Harris hitting Utah's only shot.The futility was erased as soon as the second OT began. The Jazz and Hawks combined for 72 points during the final 15 minutes of extra time. Utah could've tied the game at 133 with 37.9 seconds left in the fourth overtime, if Miles had hit a putback layup.Brian T. SmithTwitter: @tribjazz


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Aubrey O'Day Is Equal Opportunity
Aubrey O'Day, 24, the performer who was booted out of Diddy creation Danity Kane, has lately made a name for herself by being linked with socialite/party girl and actress Lydia Hearst-Shaw, 24, and other women.
Wait a sec. Aubrey's gay? Aubrey O'Gay?
"At this point in my life, I wouldn't say one way or another what my preference is sexually," the former Danity Kane singer tells Us.
O'Day was heard referring to a female companion as her "girlfriend" at the Zen Green Tea Liqueur launch party last Wednesday.
And she's getting around. She was seen with another young lady at a Nascar Sprint party earlier in the month.
What's the deal, O'Day? Or is this some sort of attempt to remain relevant?
"The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love…no matter what options are on the table," she says. "All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love."
That's romantic.
She's certainly keeping her heart open by letting photos of herself be taken while she's crouching on the floor of clubs and soaking wet, looking for business.


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|Disch wrote:
|I think he actually said it doesn't work unless you statically link. Don't people do that for Windows binaries anyway? I know I sure do. In which case it's a nonissue.
|I'm not sure to understand what you want me to tell you.
RenderTexture are known to be broken with Intel graphics, and I've already said that I'd work on this problem soon after SFML 2.0 is released. So what else do you expect me to say or do?
|If something goes wrong then read the doc. Isn't it enough? ;)
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|Dynamic linking can't be all that bad, seems every commercial game use dynamic linked libraries because every time a issue happens it is normally a DLL missing or corrupted.
|Static linking, reason I don't like it, is because it puts everything from the library into the executable so you are including functions you don't even use or add-ons you didn't even use and adding bloat to your executable.
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|The only time that you can strongly justify static linking is if your software is dependent on a certain version of libraries (or a certain build), and you want to make sure it is using that specific version.
|but Intel cards by-design will not work with a critical component of SFML2, sf::RenderTexture
|That's like a game publisher being told their game will not work on 30% of their customers computers, and they respond with "Oh. We'll see if we can figure it out and make a patch for it later. Can't guarantee anything."
|He's to lazy
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|I couldn't disagree more. IMO you should prefer static by default and only use dynamic if you have compelling reason to.
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|Again... lower your standards. It's one man, and he doesn't even do this for a living. It's a side project. Saying someone is "lazy" at their hobby is retarded.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cable & Telecommunications Association sent a letter today to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about planned changes to the the universal service program. The letter, signed by Michael K. Powell, President & CEO, NCTA, applauds the Commission's effort to enact reform of the Universal Service Fund, but expresses concern about proposals in which all support in areas served by rate of return phone companies would go to those providers, while all support in areas served by price cap phone companies would be subject to a "right of first refusal" throughout their entire telephone service area. Powell says right of first refusal "ignores the fundamental principle of competitive neutrality and potentially subjects your reform efforts to unnecessary litigation risk."
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The concept is simple. Why bother with a tiny five, or seven-inch control screen on the center console of your car when you could have the mega-sized Samsung SuperNote. This thing takes over the whole windshield of your car.
Who says you can't see while driving? The SuperNote has a camera, plus it has integrated communication and navigation. More importantly, it is equipped with the best options for in-driving entertainment. Yes, using the SuperNote with CarFun technology, you won't have to strain to watch that new episode of House of Cards on Netflix on a tiny screen, how you can have a cinematic experience.
Alterations to your car are minimal. Simply remove the windshield, though you might need to have some grinding and welding done along the roof or A-pillar. The steering column might need to be altered, but that is remedied with the steering wheel adapter sold separately. Just look how it will make your vehicle stand out in a crowd. We are sure that Samsung will be inspired by what Nitrozac and Snaggy have conjured up.
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This winter has not been a nice one for anyone across the country. Winter has brought us snow, snow and more snow. Even the warmer states are experiencing snow this season. Not to mention the temperature's dropping to negative numbers and the wind chill. Even though it's only February, I think it's safe to say we are over the snow and the cold. We want to leave the cold behind and catch a case of spring fever. I can't even tell you how happy I'll be when the spring weather comes.
I spotted this Fashionista on Michigan Avenue where everyone is always walking to the buildings on campus. I like how she mixes spring and winter items together. She has a light, lace dress and pairs it with black to keep with the season. She layers tights and thigh high black socks to keep warm. They go along perfect with her lace up booties.
This is a perfect way to wear spring dresses when the weather isn't warm. So don't be afraid to break those little sundresses out of the closet. She wears a cardigan and coat over the dress.
This Fashionista has an obsession with rings. Her larger gold rings were her grandmother's. They came from her costume jewelry box. I think that these rings can really make a statement. You'd be surprised what kind of gems you can find rummaging through your relatives' old jewelry box. I know I have all kinds of jewelry that were my mother's as a teenager. She also wears three midi rings. I think that midi rings add an edge to your typical jewelry pieces. Mixing new and old can give the right balance to your outfit.
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Scholars kick off fifth annual Concert For A Cure
By Zach Briggs
Ithaca College's fifth annual Concert for a Cure was held in Emerson Suites on April 11. The success of the benefit event continues to improve each year: There were more than 80 concert attendees and more than $1,200 was raised to help support the American Cancer Society and its fight against cancer.
As event coordinator, I believe the Concert for a Cure is one of the most important group service projects a Park Scholar can get involved with. Not only do 100% of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to help with cancer research, but the event presents a unique opportunity for each Scholar to participate. Scholars can choose their involvement based on their individual interests including video production, event planning and marketing. Working with a skill that is specific to a Scholar's interests or major at IC ensured that their passion for the cause was able to flourish in their own unique way.
For the past four years, the Concert for a Cure has featured live performances, the majority of which are Ithaca-based. I think this year's event connected more than ever with audience members through a "kumbaya experience" inspired by five wonderful performances. Following a Concert for a Cure video to open the event, the first performer was Ithaca College's only show choir, Routine Disturbances, with a cover of the song "I Believe." Next was the all-female a cappella group Premium Blend, followed by Joey Esce, a singer-songwriter hailing from central New York, who released his first EP, "Songs from the Heart," earlier this year. The next musician, Parallelis, used his "hacked" 1989 GameBoy to create an electronic sound to accompany his ukulele. The evening's last performer, San Williams, was a gifted rap and hip-hop artist hailing from Atlanta, Georgia who recently performed at South By Southwest.
Several raffle prizes, including two camping chairs donated by Tompkins Trust, a $25 gift certificate to Maxie's Supper Club, a free haircut at Innovations and two semester-long passes to the Yoga School, were offered to raise additional funds. WBA Research in downtown Ithaca also sponsored the event as well as IC Dining Services, which generously provided all the food and drink at no charge to the organizers or concert attendees.
Coordinating this event would not have gone so smoothly without the amazing dedication and passion from Park Scholars: Kaitlin Logsdon, Keith Johnson, Madeline Feiner, Alexa Salvato, John Jacobson, Kevin Doubleday, Anne Bongermino, Ramya Vijayagopal, Megan Devlin, Vanessa O'Connor, and Crystal Kayiza. This team embodied the Park Scholar values and demonstrated a deep understanding of leadership, commitment to service, and passion for media.