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Free and Open Source 3D Graphics Software: 3D computer graphics software refers to programs used to create 3D computer-generated imagery.
There are usually many stages in the "pipeline" that studios use to create 3D objects for film and games, and this article only covers some of the software used. Note that most of the 3D packages have a very plugin-oriented architecture, and high-end plugins costing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars are typically used by studios. Larger studios commonly create vast amounts of proprietary software to run alongside these programs. But thankfully, there are always Free and Open Source software alternatives that can help produce highly commendable 3D animations like they did in the short film entitled "Elephants Dream".
Here are some of the 3D graphics software applications that will allow those with artistic touch create beauty out of freedom:
*Blender is a free software 3D animation program. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulating, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications. Blender is available for several operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD with unofficial ports for SkyOS, MorphOS and Pocket PC. Blender has a robust feature set similar in scope and depth to other high-end 3D software such as Softimage|XSI, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max and Maya. These features include advanced simulation tools such as rigid body, fluid, and softbody dynamics, modifier based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, and a node based material and compositing system and Python for embedded scripting.
*Aqsis is a high quality, photorealistic, 3D rendering solution. It complies with the RenderMan® interface standard defined by Pixar.
The RenderMan® standard has been used in film and television visual effects since its introduction in 1989. Pixar has used their own implementation for their entire award winning CG features, and provided their implementation for use in the visual effects of most major blockbuster films over the last 2 decades. The Aqsis project offers a way for individuals and organistaions alike to gain experience with the RenderMan® interface without the cost of commercial software licenses.
Aqsis comprises a command line rendering tool, a tool for compiling shaders in the RSL language, a tool for preparing textures for optimal use, and various developer libraries to enable integration with third party tools.
*Art of Illusion is a software package used for 3D modeling, texturing, ray tracing, and otherwise rendering computer generated imagery stills or animations (movies).
The goal of Art of Illusion is to provide powerful 3D modeling tools with a user interface that improves on those found in other 3D software packages. Though its interface is simple, Art of Illusion contains many features found in high-end commercial graphics software. Some of its features, like the use of online repositories and a built-in downloading tool for installing extensions, are not found in similar commercial software.
The primary creator and maintainer of the software is Peter Eastman. Peter can be contacted via the project web site.
Art of Illusion is written in the Java programming language. Distributed under the GNU General Public License, it is free software.
*GtkRadiant is a level design program developed by id Software and Loki Software. It is used to create maps for a number of computer games. It is maintained by id Software together with a number of volunteers.
GtkRadiant's roots lie in id Software's in-house tools. Some of the early UI design decisions influencing it could be seen in QuakeEd, the original Quake mapping tool for NextStep. Code-wise, GtkRadiant is a descendant of Q3Radiant, the Quake III Arena level design tool, which in turn is a descendant of QERadiant. QERadiant was developed by Robert Duffy using the source code for QE4, the in house Quake II level editor id Software used to build Quake II levels and is available with the Quake 2 SDK. All three are Windows-only applications. Two major things are different in GtkRadiant: it is based on the GTK+ toolkit, so it also works in Linux and Mac OS X, and it's also game engine-independent, with functionality for new games added as game packs.
MeshLab, started in late 2005, is an open-source general-purpose mesh processing software program; the system is aimed to help the processing of the typical not-so-small unstructured models that arise in the pipeline of processing of the data coming form 3D scanning. MeshLab is oriented to the management and processing of single large meshes and provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering and converting this kind of meshes.
The automatic mesh cleaning filters includes removal of duplicated, unreferenced vertices, non manifold edges and null faces. Remeshing tools support high quality simplification based on quadric error measure, various kind of subdivision surfaces and a surface reconstruction algorithm from point clouds based on the ball pivoting technique. For the removal of noise, usually present in acquired surfaces, MeshLab supports various kind of smoothing filters and tools for curvature analysis and visualization.
MeshLab support also an interactive direct paint-on-mesh system that allows to interactively change color of a mesh, to define selections and to directly smooth out noise and small features.
MeshLab is available for most platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The system support input/output in the following formats: PLY, STL, OFF, OBJ, 3DS and COLLADA.
*OpenFX is an Open-Source, free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License, created by Dr. Stuart Ferguson. He made the decision to release the source code to the public in the middle of 1999 and released a stable version a year and a half later. The product, formerly named SoftF/X, was renamed to OpenFX.
The OpenFX featureset includes a full renderer and raytracing engine, NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, and an extensive plugin API. Plugin capabilities include image post processor effects such as lens flare, fog and depth of field. Animation effects such as explosions, waves and dissolves add to the flexibility of the program. Version 2.0 also features support for modern graphics cards with hardware GPU acceleration.
OpenFX supports the Win32 platform, including Windows 95, NT, 98, ME, 2000 and XP. It can run under UNIX-based platforms by using the Wine compatibility layer.
OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D rendering engine (as opposed to a game engine) written in C++ designed to make it easier and intuitive for developers to produce applications utilising hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. The class library abstracts the details of using the underlying system libraries like Direct3D and OpenGL and provides an interface based on world objects and other high level classes.
The engine is free software, licensed under the LGPL and has a very active community. It has been used in some commercial games. It was Sourceforge's project of the month in March 2005.
Pixie is a free, photorealistic raytracing renderer for generating photorealistic images, developed by Okan Arikan in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas At Austin. It is RenderMan-compliant (meaning it reads conformant RIB, and supports full SL shading language shaders) and is based on the Reyes rendering architecture, but also support raytracing for hidden surface determination.
Like the proprietary BMRT, Pixie is popular with students learning the RenderMan Interface, and is a suitable replacement for it. Contributions to Pixie are facilitated by SourceForge and the internet where it can also be downloaded free of charge as source code or precompiled. It compiles for Windows (using Visual Studio 2005), Linux and on Mac OS X (using Xcode or Unix-style configure script).
Let me know if there are other great Free and Open Source 3D Graphics software applications that I failed to include in the list.
For those of you who are into creating two-dimensional models, you can check out our list of 2D animation software for Linux.


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First comes love, then comes ENGAGEMENT, then comes marriage, you sillies! That oh so important step can not be forgotten! Your engagement is a special time and we love to commemorate it around these parts with shoots and celebrations. And this past year we've seen some gems. And while all may be beautiful, the ones below stood out and leave us feeling extra inspired and excited. So pop the bottles and let's get toasting; we've got stunning style and sweet kisses galore!
Smooth Sailing
The sparkling sea and these cuties aboard one absolutely stunning sailboat. Does it get much better than this? We don't think so.
Photography: Christine Doneé
Dramatic Dunes
A gorgeous landscape and a beautiful couple. When you have a combo like that - and Jose Villa behind the lens - you don't need much more. Simply put, we're speechless.
Photography: Jose Villa
Chic + Cozy
We're all for trips to pretty places but real relationships are built over cups of coffee and conversations on the couch. And that's why this e-shoot made our list. It's beautiful and cozy and radiates a warmth that's as authentic as they come.
Photography: Alicia Swedenborg
Bikes + Blooms
Nantucket is an extra special island and one look through these pics and its magic shines through. Not to mention the beautiful blooms and adorable bike; we've got a home run on our hands here folks.
Photography: Meredith Jane Photography
Dior Dreams
Just take one look at this dress. You're speechless too, right? Our jaws dropped the moment we saw it but we must admit that the love affair continued with every pretty pic that followed. The gorgeous gown may have pulled us in but this whole Parisian romp kept us entranced.
Photography: Greg Finck
From Fourth Grade to Forever
While this darling duo fell in love as teenagers, they first met for the very first time in fourth grade, so if you ever doubted fate, just hang out with these two and you'll be all set.
Photography: Michael and Carina
SMP Goes Cute + Country
Just because you're at a farm doesn't mean you throw fashion to the wayside. Quite the opposite. These two bounced around with the birds and looked mighty fine doing it. We're sold.
Photography: Amanda K. Photoart
Intimate Inspiration
This engagement graced our pages just the other day and I'm oh so glad it did. It was instantly added to my "stop and stare" collection. Simple and fresh, no fluff, no unnecessary extras. Just an intimate peek into the pure love between two people. Some serious feel good vibes here.
Photography: Sally Pinera
Rustic Romance
Rustic mountain views and gorgeous gown. The whole "opposites attract" thing is really working here and we're digging it. But even when this bride-to-be dropped the dress and went with a more casual look, the shoot still sparkled and shined thanks to Tamara Gruner's talent.
Photography: Tamara Gruner
Wonderful Wanderlusting
From the architecture to the cultural influence, this engagement shoot inspires us to step outside the box because the results? Beyond beautiful.
Photography: Czar Goss

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Kenneth Rannals
Kenneth Rannals, 64, of Stinnett, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 in Amarillo.Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Riverview Baptist Church with his son Kenny Rannals of Ft Worth, and Rev. Jimmy Gillmore, Pastor of Riverview Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.Kenneth Rannals was born September 9, 1948 in Borger to Lester Rannals and Edna (Coile) Rannals . He was a resident of Stinnett since 1958, and was an electrician for Panhandle Line. Kenneth liked to either work at work or work at home, making things, drinking coffee with his brother and friend. He loved listening to Kenny play the guitar, his children, grandchildren, playing poker, and being outdoors.Survivors include his wife Tammie; three daughters; Tami Brown and husband Jimmy of Borger, Kandi Rannals of Dumas, Misty Rivera and husband Alex of San Antonio; two sons; Bobby Thomas and wife Elizabeth of Lubbock, Kenny Rannals and wife Rachel of Ft. Worth; a brother Leroy Rannals and wife Janet of Stinnett, a sister Reba Mcdonald and husband Jerald of Stinnett; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.Kenneth is preceded in death by his parents, a son Scotty Rannals, and a sister Dorothy Moss.In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice Care Of The Southwest 1301 S. Coulter St. Suite 404 Amarillo, Texas 79106, or the Kenneth Rannals Fund at Borger Bank 301 W. 6th. St. Borger, Texas 79007 .To send condolences, sign the online guestbook at www.mintonchatwell.com.


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Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Termination of AVERSION License Agreement With Pfizer Inc.
PALATINE, IL--(Marketwire - September 26, 2012) - Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing products intended to address medication abuse and misuse, announced today a letter agreement with Pfizer Inc. providing for the termination of Pfizer's license to Acura's AVERSION Technology used in three developmental opioid products as of September 26, 2012 and the transfer of those products back to Acura. On July 26, 2012 Acura was notified by Pfizer of its intention to terminate the license to the three development products which carried a 12 month notice period under the terms of the companies' 2007 license agreement.
The developmental products being returned to Acura are oxycodone hydrochloride with acetaminophen, hydrocodone bitartrate with acetaminophen and a third previously unnamed opioid, all of which utilize Acura's AVERSION technology. The AVERSION Technology utilizes a proprietary mixture of inactive ingredients to discourage tampering of a product for abusive purposes. "We are pleased that Pfizer agreed to an earlier return of these products for development by Acura," said Bob Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acura Pharmaceuticals.
About Acura Pharmaceuticals
Acura Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of product candidates intended to address medication abuse and misuse, utilizing its proprietary AVERSION® and IMPEDE™ technologies. In June 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved OXECTA® which incorporates the AVERSION technology. The Company has a development pipeline of additional AVERSION technology products including other opioids and its IMPEDE technology for pseudoephedrine hydrochloride products.
The trademark OXECTA® is owned by Pfizer Inc.
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Scholars in the News
+The following local residents were named to the dean's list at the State University of New York at New Paltz for the fall 2006 semester. They are Kimberly Ruth of Amityville, a photography major and Kaitlyn Small, of Amityville, a visual arts education major.
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Nectarios Marmarinos
Elder Nektarios Marmarinos is the founder of the monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece) (Loutraki is a spa city near Corinth) and served as chancellor of the Diocese of Corinth. He was born in Aegina on November 3, 1921. His real name is Kyriakos. He is spiritual child of St. Hieronymus of Aegina. He graduated from the seminary in Corinth and the Bishop of Corinth Michael ordained him as a deacon in the church of Virgin Mary in the neighborhood Synoikismos (meaning settlement) of Corinth. On November 8, 1945 he was ordained presviteros (elder) in the church of St. Paul's in Corinth.
In 1952 he founded the monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece). In 1977 he founded the Monastery of Saint Paul in mount Gerania (it has now been abandoned) and the male monastery of St. Nickolaos at the place New Malagari of Perachora (a village close to Loutraki). Recently he founded the male monastery of the three hierarchs in Perachora. He served as a chancellor of the Diocese of Corinth. He was honored in 2006 by the City of Corinth with the golden key of the city and also was honored by the then Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Christodoulos with the gold medal for his missionary work. Elder Nektarios from 1940 until now does every Sunday afternoon Sunday school at the Cultural Center of the Church of Virgin Mary at Synoikismos, in Corinth.
Today, on an advanced age, we is still doing lessons in Sunday school at Synoikismos and travels across the villages and towns of the province of Corinthia to teach the Word of the Gospel. Also, every Friday morning he visits the monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece) directing the souls of the nuns to the Salvation. He often operates on Sundays in the male monastery of the Three Hierarchs in Perachora. The missionary work of Elder Nektarios is well known. According to nun patapia his contribution to the monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece) as its establisher is huge.
SOURCES 1.Παραινέσεις και διδαχές του Γέροντος Νεκταρίου Μαρμαρινού. Έκδοση ιεράς μονής Οσίου Παταπίου, Λουτράκι, 2010. 2. Γεράνειος Αύρα. Συμβουλευτικές ομιλίες του γέροντος Νεκταρίου Μαρμαρινού. Έκδοση ιεράς μονής Οσίου Παταπίου, Λουτράκι, 2007. 3. Δρος Χαράλαμπου Μπούσια, 'Ο Άγιος Πατάπιος και τα θαύματά του'. Έκδοση ιεράς μονής Οσίου Παταπίου, Λουτράκι 2004.
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patapios
- http://orthodoxwiki.org/Monastery_of_St_Patapios_(Loutraki,_Greece)
- http://www.globalusers.com/monastir_eng.htm


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Hartsville, SC - From Coker College
HARTSVILLE, SC - Coker swept the Mount Olive College Trojans in Conference Carolinas softball action on Tuesday afternoon with a 4-3 victory in game one and a 3-2 victory in game two.
The Lady Cobras used a grand slam by Jaclin Poole (Clover, SC) to generate their offense in the first game and a two-run double from Miranda Klees (Murrells Inlet, SC) and RBI single from Brittany Owens (Johnsonville, SC) would be all they would need in game two.
The wins improve Coker to 10-19 overall and 5-9 in the conference, while Mount Olive is now 14-24 overall and 5-6 in the conference.
Game one got started with a bang when Coker loaded the bases on two walks and an error, only to have Poole clear them in a hurry when she belted a grand slam into left field off starter Sasha Snyder. That would be all the offense the Lady Cobras would get for the next six innings, as Lauren Darden came on in relief and held Coker in check.
The Trojans plated single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings; two of which came from solo homers by Aubrey Reinhard (Greensboro, NC), but Coker's Sydney Greenwalt (Edwardsville, IL) was able to close down the Trojan hitters when it mattered most to preserve the win.
Greenwalt (8-9) went five and a third innings, allowing two runs on five hits with three strikeouts to pick up the win, while Snyder took the loss, allowing four runs on one hit.
Poole had half of the Lady Cobras hits and drove in all four runs, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and a run scored. Haleigh Rogers (Ward, SC) Deven Holley (Hartsville, SC) and Owens each had a hit as well for Coker.
Reinhard finished the game 2-for-3 with two homers, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Katie Devenuto (Suffolk, VA) was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Mandy Hensely (Fremont, OH) also had two hits for the Trojans and Rebeckah McDaniel (Jacksonville, NC) had double and a run scored.
In game two, the Lady Cobras took an early 1-0 lead in the first on an Owens RBI single. They then added a pair of insurance runs in the fourth with a two-run double from Klees. Mount Olive cut the lead to 3-1 with a RBI single by Robbin Kennedy (Chesapeake, VA) in the fifth and then got to within one on an RBI by Kayla Voorhees (Waldorf, MD).
Becky Dillon (West Palm Beach, Fla.) (2-5) earned the win for Coker, going four innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts, while Greenwalt picked up the save in three innings of relief, allowing just one run on two hits with a pair of strikeouts.
Kristin Ware (Lancaster, CA) took the loss for the Trojans. She went six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.
Owens Rogers each had two hits, with Owens and getting a double and driving in a run, while Klees had a double with two RBIs for Coker.
Kennedy finished the game with two hits and RBI, while Reinhard and Katie Nalley (Goldsboro, NC) each had a double for Mount Olive.
The Lady Cobras return to action on Tuesday, April 6, when they host St. Augustine's College in their final home games of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


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Bloke with spanners attacks LOHAN's dodgy plumbing
REHAB vacuum pump tubery-pokery
The epic task of getting our Rocketry Experimental High Altitude Barosimulator (REHAB) experiment ready to test solid rocket motors at low temperature and pressure continued over the weekend with the deployment of some proper garden shed toolage: spanners and pipe-cutters.
Last week, we took delivery of a proper vacuum pump and set about connecting it to the REHAB chamber.
We managed to draw a vacuum of of 27 inches of mercury, roughly equivalent to to an altitude of 55,000ft (16,760m), and a metric pressure of 76mmHg.
This didn't much impress anyone, and there was a suspicion among our reader experts that the dodgy plumbing might have something to do with it...
Henry Huang had the following suggestions:
1. Thin coat of high vacuum grease (no volatiles) to coat all joints.
2. Use metal T-tubes and straight-thru connectors. The ones used for plumbing (water supply line) work fine. The plastic gadgets you have may be leaking like a sieve! For the shut-off valve: try to use a metal ball-valve. Make sure its connectors are greased, and apply teflon tape to the hose-valve joints on the outside – any leaks will tend to pull the teflon inwards towards the leak, potentially sealing it. The worm-gear clamps you are using work fine.
3. Thick vacuum hose. You can get away with Tygon tubing, if it is thick enough (mostly so it doesn't collapse under the vacuum).
4. Use as short a length of hose as possible. More hose, more volatiles ...
5. Upon startup, do open the gas ballast, and let it pump for an hour or two to get rid of volatiles in the system (especially if the oil is old or of unknown provenance). And do check the oil level (via the idiotic little sight window).
He concluded: "Don't let the pressure get to you!"
Well, we didn't, and set about resolving the tubing issue. Here's the REHAB pump now connected to thicker PVC tubing, some shiny 10mm copper tube, and a matching ball valve, which we're sure you'll agree adds a nice touch of bling to the whole rig:
A quick test showed this set-up to be completely airtight, and we're now drawing an indicated vacuum of 27.5 inches – that's 60,000ft (18,290m) – equivalent to a pressure of 60mmHg.
Well, that's way below the pump's vacuum capability, so what's the issue here? The SPB's Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) base is at 1,100m above sea level, and Hugo Tyson was among those readers who identified the probable cause:
Um, don't they mean that at altitude the vacuum you can get is going to be less *in comparison with ambient*? That is, if you're trying to test a thing to withstand vacuum inside and 1Bar outside, doing it at altitude is no good. Ie: if you start at 800mBar, you can only pump it down to 800mBar below ambient, ie: 80% of the relative pressure that you might want.
jubtastic 1 weighed in with:
Yes, you're not getting less performance, it's just that the gauge is calibrated against sea level atmospheric pressure and so gives an inaccurate measurement at altitude. You could work out the sea level reading using maths if you don't fancy dragging the whole thing down to the coast.
I would imagine the pump's performance actually slightly increases with altitude as leakage losses will drop due to the lower pressure differential.
Eddy Ito entered the fray with:
I agree that at altitude there is less to suck but the setup does beg the question: What is being measured? If you are measuring vacuum and getting 27 inHg that would indicate you are 27 inHg, or 13.26 psi, below ambient. If we consult the handy chart you so thoughtfully provided we see that nominal atmospheric pressure at 3,000ft is only 13.16 psi. Given that information I can conclude that you must have performed the test on a day with a high pressure weather system in place and it was likely quite a nice day. I say that because if a low pressure weather pattern was providing a dreary day then there wouldn't be 27 inHg available to suck.
Mike Manes wrote:
Hey guys, your new vane pump is working like gangbusters! The problem you cite lies more in how you're reading your vacuum gauge. It reads the pressure at its measurement port >relative< to the lab ambient pressure, which at 1,100m is in fact about 27 inHg. What you should do is replace that relative, or "gage", pressure instrument with one which reads >absolute< pressure, such as an aneroid gauge which reads against a built-in hard vacuum reference. This is how barometers work.
Fair enough, although we're going to have to run with the REHAB pressure gauge we already have. Eddy Ito suggested:
What you really want to know, as stated above, is absolute pressure which is a bit trickier without an absolute pressure sensor. Fortunately we have this handy material we can use as a substitute if we know the temperature: it's water. If you grab a chart, this one at wikipedia should do, you'll notice the vapor pressure of water at 20 degrees Celsius is 17.3 mmHg so a 20 ºC glass of water placed in REHAB will boil once the absolute pressure reaches that mark.
Interesting. We're not sure steam will do much for the vacuum pump, however. We'll continue to scratch our heads, and take on board your invaluable comments and suggestions and we creep steadily towards an explosive REHAB climax. Keep 'em coming ...®
Further LOHAN resources:
- New to LOHAN? Try this mission summary for enlightenment.
- You can find full LOHAN coverage right here.
- Join the expert LOHAN debate down at Reg forums.
- All the LOHAN and Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) vids live on YouTube.
- For our SPB photo archive, proceed directly to Flickr.
- We sometimes indulge in light consensual tweeting, as you can see here.


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Chad Johnson has officially bonded out of jail at this hour but the details of the Saturday arrest that has his Dolphins career hanging by a thread are coming out via the police report.
According to the report, Johnson and his wife Evelyn Lozada returned from shopping around 7:10 p.m. Saturday. When Lozada was taking grocieries out of the trun of the car she "located a Walgreen's receipt in the vehicle's trunk for a box of condoms."
"The two then sat inside of their black smart car that was parked in the driveway directly in front of the house. They began talking about the sales receipt and their marriage. As they were talking Johnson became upset and without Lozada's permission grabbed her and head-butted her on the forehead causing a laceration. Johnson began screaming and Lozada attempted to calm Johnson down. He began screaming, "I don't give a (expletived deleted)! I don't give a (expletive deleted) about my career!"
"Lozada then fled on foot to a neighbor's house to get away from Johnson."
The police report goes on to say that Johnson claimed it was Lozada who head-butted him rather than the other way around. Johnson, the police report said, had no visible marks or bruises. Lozada, the report says, has a laceration approximately three-inches long.
Interestingly, Lozada told police she wished to press charges and signed an affidavit of complaint stating as much. That was before she was transported to a hospital. At the hospital, Lozada was treated, photos of her injury were taken, and a sworn statement was taped.
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May 8, 2017 - Mid-America Regional
The Cougars Received the #3 seed for this years Mid-America Regional.
They will play the University of Iowa May 12th at 4pm.
May 7, 2017 - Cougars Clinch!
For the second year in a row the Cougars won the Mid-America South Conference and clinched a spot in the Mid-America Regional.
The Cougars went into the weekend needing 2 wins to clinch.
After losing game one the Cougars won games 2 and 3 of the series against Kansas State.
Game 1: Cougars 3 - Wildcats 9
Jake Ketcham, Nate Siener, and Ryan Jones each picked up 2 hits each.
Miles Brunk picked up his first loss of the season, despite pitching a complete game.
Game 2: Cougars 25 - Wildcats 14
The Cougars bats came alive in game 2, compiling 18 hits.
Blake Newberg was 3-4 with 2 HR's, a double, and 7 RBI's.
Austin Pruiett was 4-5 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's.
Jake Ketcham and Ryan Jones each had a HR.
Scott McQuality picked up his first win of the season.
Game 3: Cougars 7 - Wildcats 4
Cougars had another late inning win after a close 9 innings.
Ryan Jones was 4-5 at the plate with 3 RBI's, while also picking up his first win of the season after pitching a scoreless/hitless 7, 8, 9th.
Scott McQuality was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a triple
Apr 23, 2017 - Cougars Win Series against Nebraska
Cougars managed to win 2 of the 3 games against Nebraska over the weekend in the second to last conference series.
Game 1:
Cougars 3 - Cornhuskers 4
Kyle Mueller was 1 for 2 with 2 BB's and an RBI.
Tyler Goede picked up the loss after allowing 4 runs through 5 IP.
Game 2:
Cougars 10 - Cornhuskers 6
Darius Box had a day at the plate going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles, a HR, and 4 RBI's.
Game 3:
Cougars 11 - Cornhuskers 7
Ryan Jones went 3 for 4 and was only a HR shy of the cycle, also picked up an RBI.
Apr 19, 2017 - SLU Makeup Game 2
Game 2 against St. Louis University ended in another exciting finsish.
The Cougars were held scoreless for the first 6 innings. However, after a leadoff single the Cougars managed to not only tie the game but take the lead in the top of the 7th, scoring a total of 7 runs in the innings.
W Cougars 7 - Billikins 3
Jake Ketcham had the go ahead 2 run double.
Austin Pruiett picked up his first career conference Home Run.
Will Smith pitched the final 5 innings and picked up another W, allowing 3 runs with 3 K's.
Apr 12, 2017 - SLU Makeup Game 1
The original series against St. Louis University was rained out.
The first makeup game resulted in an exciting win for the Cougars.
After trailing most of the game, the Cougars rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 7th to put them ahead.
W Cougars 6 - Billikins 5
Blake Newberg was 2-3 with a double and 4 RBI's.
Tyler Goede earned a no decision after pitching 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned).
Will Smith picked up the W after a solid 2 innings of relief work allowing only 1 run.
Apr 8, 2017 - Cougs Win Series vs Kansas
Cougars played Kansas University in the second conference series. They came back to Illinois after taking 2 W's and 1 L.
Game 1:
Cougars 5 - Jayhawks 3
Ryan Jones was 3-5 with 2 doubles.
Hayden Hamilton made his first start of the season at DH and went 2-3 with a double and RBI.
Miles Brunk got the W pitching 8.1 innings giving up 3 runs (2 earned), had 7 k's.
Game 2:
Cougars 3 - Jayhawks 2
Scott Adams McQuality and Austin Pruiett picked up 2 hits each.
Darius Box got his 3rd W pitching a complete game (7 innings) giving up 2 runs, had 8 k's.
Game 3:
Cougars 3 - Jayhawks 5
Nate Siener was the only Coug with 2 hits, both doubles.
Will Smith got the L after pitching 4.2 innings allowing 5 runs (4 ER).
Mar 19, 2017 - Cougars Win Conference Opener
Cougars win the series against Mizzou to open up conference play.
Game 1:
L Cougars 4 - Mizzou 5
Game 2:
W Cougars 3 - Mizzou 1
Games 3:
W Cougars 9 - Mizzou 1
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A node agent is a local watchdog for server instances that are running on a remote machine. Therefore, a node agent must be created on the machine that is hosting the server instances. As a result of this requirement, you can use the Admin Console to create only a placeholder for a node agent. This placeholder is a node agent configuration for which a node agent does not yet exist.
After creating a placeholder, use the asadmin command create-node-agent on the machine hosting the node agent to complete the creation. For more information, see Creating a Node Agent.
For a list of the steps involved in creating and using node agents, see Deploying Node Agents.
In the tree component, select the Node Agents node.
On the Node Agents page, click New.
On the Current Node Agent Placeholder page, enter a name for the new node agent.
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Think Outside the Rectangle: Round Rugs
I once had a round rug in my living room and while I eventually grew tired of the color and pattern, I loved the visual interest the circular shape added. It made the room feel open and fresh and pulled together. Designers often suggest using a round rug to trick the eye into making a room appear larger - which makes them ideal for kids bedrooms. Here are ten real kids rooms with round rugs as well as ten round rugs we think would look terrific in a kid's space.
These rooms give you an idea of the look and feel a round rug can create. Click through if you'd like to see more of the
1. Lulu's Art-Filled Downtown Digs
2. Matilda's Delicious Yellow Haven
3. Aiden & Isabelle's Colorful Shared Space
4. Stella's Soiree Suite
5. Ezra's Orange Accents
6. Aylin's Soft & Dreamy Haven
7. Ezra's Animal Kingdom
8. Olive's Aqua Abode
9. Lainey & Nella's Pretty Place
10. Chloe's Nursery
Perhaps one of the reasons we don't see round rugs as often as we'd expect is there is a limited selection in stores and online. You have to flex those shopping muscles a bit to find them. Here are ten to get you started:
1. Eiffel Tower Rug by Luna Deco ($175, Overstock.com)
2. Season Rug in Yellow ($360, Not Neutral)
3. Wyatt Custom Wool Rug by Angela Adams
4. Pinwheel Rug by DwellStudio ($500, Giggle)
5. Handmade Chevron Rug in Dark Blue/Ivory ($270, Overstock.com)
6. Renaissance Shag Rug in Purple ($75-200, JC Penney)
7. Hipster Tidal Wave Rug ($229, Rosenberry Rooms)
8. Galaxy Rug by DwellStudio ($500, BobbyBerk Home)
9. Keno Crystal Rug in Orange ($239-427, RugsUSA)
10. Handmade Alexa Pino Floral Rug ($137, Overstock.com)
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NAMM 2010: Roland V-Combo VR-700
Tired of big, bulky, expensive keyboard rigs? Meet the new V-Combo VR-700, a multi-function electronic keyboard that covers every base on stage.
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With a legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ and dedicated harmonic bars onboard, plus a first-class array of essential ensemble sounds (grand piano, EP, strings, brass, synth leads, and more), the V-Combo stage keyboard moulds an entire rig into one convenient instrument for easy transport and fast setup. Backing-track functionality, built-in rhythms, great effects, and a comfortable waterfall-style keyboard round out the feature set, making this multifaceted keyboard a must for gigging musicians.
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Roland's acclaimed Virtual Wheel technology is central to the V-Combo stage keyboard, complete with four wheel types, nine dedicated harmonic bars, percussion settings, a new rotary-speaker simulator, and amp simulators that reproduce the characteristics of speaker cabinets and tube circuits. With five amp types onboard, and with adjustable gain, you can transform your organ tone from warm and smooth to full-impact overdrive.
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The 76-note, velocity-sensitive waterfall keyboard provides fast action and comfort — great for glissando and quick, repetitive strokes. The dedicated harmonic bars let you modify the organ sound naturally in real time, while the D Beam can be used for wheel brakes, ring modulation, spring shock, pitch, filter, and volume. The pitch lever can be used to change the speed of the rotary speaker. You can also split the keyboard to simulate a two-manual setup, and add a pedal board (Roland PK-25A or PK-7A, optional). The front-panel buttons illuminate so you can easily see the controls on dark stages.
Supreme Grand Piano
In addition to its world-class organ emulation, the V-Combo stage keyboard has a gorgeous grand piano onboard. Derived from Roland's top-selling digital stage pianos, the V-Combo's piano engine is based on 88-key stereo multi-sampling, with every note captured at multiple velocities in meticulous detail.


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noun - the front man or con man of a group operation; usually the smoothest talker and the best looking; derived from the 80's tv show, the a-team; also: face
by DaveC October 10, 2005
A man who is obsessed with his own appearance.
Jim had a lot of attention from the ladies, but his friends just thought of him as a face man.
by sf_native May 20, 2004
One that is as cool as Leisure Suit Larry. Gets all the hot chicks and drives all the nice cars. One that has incredible charisma.
by Gavin December 18, 2003
A person with incredible genetics. It is neither something that can be created or worked at, but rather inherited. It can be so strong that it invokes jealousy amongst others.
P1: That David Beckham is a true Faceman.
P2: That's true. And he'll always be a Faceman.
P1: You're right. let's have a Budlight.
P2: That's true. And he'll always be a Faceman.
P1: You're right. let's have a Budlight.
by Loom Daddy August 11, 2006
#1 One who is two faced and can never be trusted. #2 One who will steal his employer's welder ,then sell it to a person he says is a friend,then tell his employer who has it. #3 One who will say he never seen your wallet with $600.00 dollars cash in it even when you actually see your wallet on the car seat as you close the door and he is driving away quickly! #4 One who acts like he is not afraid to "Handle the situation" during phone conversations or sending a email,but in fact he is terrified of the one day he is gonna get tossed like a rag-doll.
"FACEMAN" when someone is calling you on the crap that you pulled in the past,and says that you need to "Be a man,and do the right thing!" your mommy pokes her head into the garage and says "Is everything OK out here?" you say "I can't stand tweakers." Although, the biggest tweaker in the world is yourself.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is launching a slate of events focused on the breakthroughs in visual effects, beginning with a special advance screening of "Jurassic Park 3D" on April 2, and concluding with an exploration of the groundbreaking VFX techniques used in "Life of Pi" on May 6.
The complete lineup is as follows:
•"Jurassic Park 3D"
Tuesday, April 2
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
The evening will feature a special advance screening of Steven Spielberg's state-of-the-art classic in 3D. Following the film will be a discussion with the movie's crew, including Rick Carter (art direction), Dennis Muren (visual effects) and Phil Tippett (visual effects), and Stereo D president William Sherak, moderated byVariety's David S. Cohen.
Admission for "Jurassic Park" is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available online at http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2013/04/jurassic-park.html.
•VFX Convergence
Mondays, April 15, 22, and 29
Linwood Dunn Theater
This three-week series will highlight the constantly evolving art of visual effects. Panelists include Academy Award-winning makeup artists Rick Baker and Greg Cannom, and Oscar-winning visual effects artists Rob Legato and Robert Stromberg. Each evening will feature film clips and a Q-and-A session.
Tickets and passes will be available on April 1 at http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2013/04/vfx-convergence.html.
•Deconstructing "Pi"
Monday, May 6
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Moderated by Academy governor Bill Kroyer, the panel will feature two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer and members of the "Life of Pi" creative teams. The program will spotlight the "making-of," design and breakthrough 3D and visual effects work that went into crafting the movie.
Tickets will be available on April 1 at http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2013/05/pi.html.


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Whilst it has improved oover the previous versions as far as customisabiltiy and security are concerned (for example, it now offers cookie blocking, popup/banner ad blocking etc.) the user interface has grown out of all proportion, making the previously easy to use interface into something out of a technical guide for a nuclear fusion reactor!
Overall, it remains a good firewall, and has greater customisability in V3 over V3, but its interface has matured perhaps too much. It needed that bit more to it, to make it into a full featured firewall, but it's too big... it takes over the screen, and you still can't see all of the info it offers!


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Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. You will need a regular breast and pelvic exam and Pap smear while on this medicine.
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ANOTHER surge in patients led to "serious operational problems" at Stoke Mandeville Hospital over the weekend, according to official reports.
Health chiefs issued a public appeal for the second week running on Saturday night to try and ease pressure on accident and emergency staff - urging patients with less serious problems to consider other NHS services.
Winter illnesses such as norovirus have been heaping pressure on hospital staff across Britain in recent weeks, with well over a million people hit by the vomiting bug.
Although norovirus should not normally require a visit to a hospital or GP, it can often aggravate other illnesses which then need a hospital visit.
Sarah-Jane Fell, from Totteridge in High Wycombe, said her father was forced to wait eight hours in A&E at Stoke Mandeville on Friday evening before being admitted to a bed in a corridor.
The 40-year-old told the Bucks Free Press: "He was in the corridor for another 12 hours before being moved to a ward.
"My dad's had bladder cancer and was suffering from a blockage in his liver and the doctors actually asked us to make a formal complaint."
"The A&E ward isn't finished and they just can't cope. The place isn't big enough and there wasn't even a spare seat... there were even people sitting on the floor.
"They took time to make sure the maternity ward was bigger at Stoke before they shut the one at Wycombe, but why didn't they make sure the A&E ward was all finished here before the closures at Wycombe?"
"And the car park there was absolutely full, you can't get a space up there."
Wycombe Hospital's emergency room was closed in October, meaning more than 100 more south Bucks patients are travelling north to Stoke Mandeville each week.
Work to expand the A&E ward at Stoke Mandeville is still continuing, but hospital bosses insist they have made temporary arrangements to deal with the extra patients.
All hospitals are required to send regular reports to the Department of Health to highlight where services are under pressure.
Stoke Mandeville's weekend report said it experienced "serious operational problems" on Saturday, which was brought on by "increased pressures in A&E and bed shortages".
There were 550 A&E attendances from Friday to Sunday, while bed stats show the hospital was close to full capacity, with 427 out of 435 beds occupied.
The reports suggest staff coped reasonably well, however, with no cancelled operations or ambulance handover delays of more than 30 minutes.
Fourteen out of 159 hospital trusts reported serious operational problems at the weekend, with about 200 operations cancelled and 1,600 ambulance handover delays nationally.
Wexham Park Hospital said its A&E attendances were within expected levels at the weekend, while the John Radcliffe in Oxford said pressure had eased since the first week in January, when the hospital was "full to capacity".
Sarah Hills, a spokesman for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which controls Stoke Mandeville, said the new A&E space is due to be ready at the end of March, when the existing area can then be refurbished.
She added: "Whilst work is ongoing, we have ensured that we have sufficient capacity to deal with patients attending A&E who require our urgent care services...
"By consolidating our emergency services onto one site at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, we have been able to ensure patients continue to have access to a team of specialist doctors and nurses during this busy period."
She stressed that hospitals across the country are experiencing similar pressures as a result of winter illnesses, adding: "We continue to remind people that they should consider all options available when they are unwell, including the minor injuries and illness unit, their GP or pharmacist, and only to use their local A&E department if they are seriously unwell or critically injured."


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No injuries reported after huge fire breaks out at Ohio greenhouse operation
OBERLIN, Ohio – A fire has erupted at one of the Midwest's biggest greenhouse operations, spewing heavy black smoke.
No injuries have been cited in the fire, which was reported Tuesday evening at Ohio's Green Circle Growers.
Firefighters from several towns have been tackling the intense flames while dealing with powerful wind gusts and very cold weather at the greenhouses along a highway in Oberlin, 30 miles southwest of Cleveland.
The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.
Green Circle Growers says on its website it provides plants to stores including Home Depot and Wal-Mart while focusing on green initiatives to eliminate waste. It says the heat for its greenhouses comes from a wood boiler fueled by refuse from tree removal companies. Its products include pansies, hydrangeas, orchids and bonsai trees.


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JERUSALEM: Israel's tax authority says international supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mother are suspected of tax evasion for allegedly not reporting millions of dollars in income earned abroad and on luxury items.
The authority said Thursday that Refaeli didn't report the free Range Rover and Lexus cars she received from car companies in exchange for published photos of herself with the cars. It also says Refaeli did not pay taxes on a luxury apartment in Tel Aviv, where she lives.
It also said that both Refaeli and her mother have been barred from travelling abroad for six months without permission from authorities.
Refaeli, the former girlfriend of actor Leonardo DiCaprio, models for brands and magazines around the world.


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Even if REEM-A was meant to be a preliminary version of the final product, it can be already defined as the most complete and advanced humanoid robot in Europe and Middle East. REEM-A can walk, recognize people and various objects, grasp simple objects, recognize voice commands and detect obstacles (watch the video). As well, it is completely self-contained: the on-board batteries last 90 minutes and the embedded computers have sufficient computational power to perform in real-time all the tasks.
In autumn 2007, a more advanced version will be presented: REEM-B. The second prototype will be the base for the development of a commercial version of humanoid robots.


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Mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano makes her feature-film debut as a lethal government contractor who's betrayed by her own agency in this action thriller from writer Lem Dobbs (THE LIMEY) and director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, CONTAGION). Mallory Kane (Carano) is the woman the U.S. government calls on to take care of their dirty work. She's fast, efficient, and -- perhaps most important of all -- clean. But when Mallory makes the mistake of saving a Chinese journalist from certain death, she becomes an enemy to the very same government she once served. Mallory isn't going down without a fight, though, and after a close brush with death, she realizes that the only way to save her own life is to reveal the government's deception. Now, as assassins close in from all sides in an ominous attempt to silence her forever, Mallory sets a trap and races to reveal a massive deception that threatens global stability. Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, and Bill Paxton co-star.
Cast List
Lem Dobbs - American Screenwriter
Steven Soderbergh - Director/Screenwriter, TRAFFIC (2000)
Peter Andrews - Director/Screenwriter, TRAFFIC (2000)
R.A. Rondell
David Holmes - DOP
Aaron Cohen - Technical Director
Antonio Banderas - Spanish actor, THE MAMBO KINGS, SHREK 2, EVITA, FRIDA
Mathieu Kassovitz - Director/"Cafe Au Lait"
Bill Paxton - American Actor
Michael Douglas - Actor, THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO/WALL STREET
Ewan McGregor - Scottish actor, TRAINSPOTTING
Michael Angarano - Actor, LITTLE SECRETS (2001)
Michael Fassbender - German actor, HUNGER
Channing Tatum - Actor, SUPERCROSS: THE MOVIE (2005)
Gina Carano - Wrestler, American Gladiators
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 93
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- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: September 2013
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"Carano exudes the sort of self-confidence and physical wherewithal that leaves no doubt she can prevail in any situation." - 11/07/2011 Hollywood Reporter
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's about slick, muscular tag-team action chops....Pared-back purity of purpose is HAYWIRE's point -- and it's played with tough panache." - 02/01/2012 Total Film
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[Soderbergh's] dexterity in managing a chronologically tangled multi-city narrative makes for stylish fun." - 01/13/2012 Box Office
"[A]n elegant machine....Its lustrous surfaces offer great and guilt-free pleasure." - 01/20/2012 Wall Street Journal
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] vigorous spy thriller that consistently beckons the viewer to catch up with its narrative twists and turns." - 01/20/2012 USA Today
3 stars out of 4 -- "Soderbergh is a master craftsman whose work moves almost eagerly between genres....It's a pleasure to see an A-list director taking the care to make a first-rate genre thriller." - 01/20/2012 Chicago Sun-Times
"[T]he film, written by Lem Dobbs, proceeds through a series of expertly choreographed, meticulously edited scuffles and chases..." - 01/20/2011 New York Times
"[W]atching Carano kick, spin, flip, choke, crack and crush the fiercest of foes -- mostly men about twice her size -- is thoroughly entertaining, highly amusing and frankly somewhat awe-inspiring..." - 01/20/2012 Los Angeles Times
"[S]tylish, quietly exhilarating....That Carano does all her own stunts, of course, only adds to the allure." - 01/19/2012 Movieline
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Soderbergh gives HAYWIRE B-movie oomph without sacrificing his fluid elegance." - 01/19/2012 Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "HAYWIRE possesses a lean, unfussy style, from the blown-out lighting to fight sequences that Soderbergh stages with a minimum of unnecessary flourish or fanfare." - 01/20/2012 Washington Post
"Soderbergh drops all but the raw sound of pummeling from the fights, a masterstroke that Caranos dexterity makes possible....Shes a new model of action star." -- Grade: A- - 01/19/2012 A.V. Club
"Time and again, Soderbergh shows his mastery of action technique, filming and editing each set-to with electrifying composure, as the widescreen frame becomes a playground for limbs outstretched in combat." - 02/01/2012 Sight and Sound


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J.D. Haltigan
posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 12:37 am
I have a quick question re: the possibility of overfactoring. I have been running a few EFA's where the model fails to converge at higher levels of factors (i.e., the model is fine until say, 5 or 6 factors). In examining the output, this does not appear due to negative residual variances (in fact, I eliminated one manifest indicator due to this issue which had poor internal consistency anyway). Is it likely that if, say, a four-factor model appears to account for the lions share of the variance (i.e., strong model fit - RMSEA, CFI, etc.) that the failure to converge at higher factor levels is simply a product of the fact that no higher number of factors can explain the data. I realize there is no 'simple' answer here, but rather am looking for the most likely explanation (as an aside, my sample N = 259, 13 manifest indicators, and am proposing a lower and upper bound of factors at 2 and 6).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 10:34 am
This is probably the result of overfactoring. There is likely no clear 5th or 6th factor. The construction of the items should suggest the correct number of factors to aim for.
J.D. Haltigan
posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 1:16 pm
Thanks, Linda. Relevant to the above, am I correct in my understanding that if a failure to converge at higher order factor solutions is due to a negative residual variance of a given manifest indicator, then this indicates that all of the variance in that indicator has been exhausted via the latent factors (i.e., a higher order solution can not be obtained because there is no variance left in a particular indicator?). Or is that only one possible reason?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 5:53 pm
I think that is only one possible reason. I think I can imagine cases where with m factors you have a negative residual variance, whereas with m+1 factors you don't because the factor loadings arrange themselves differently.
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Demand for Low-Sodium Formulations Stimulates Creativity
The demand for low-sodium formulations is still big enough to stimulate creative solutions to the problem of lowering the salt content of prepared food while retaining customer appeal.
The American Heart Assn. (AHA) recommends "healthy American adults should reduce their sodium intake to less than 2,300mg per day." The recommendations for lowering sodium intake include increasing the consumption of fresh fruits and avoiding highly processed food -- the major contributor of sodium in the modern diet.
The challenge to the AHA's position (and that of the rest of the anti-sodium lobby) is that to date science hasn't proven a link between sodium intake and cardiovascular health or hypertension in healthy adults. This overlooked fact, however, has not stemmed consumer demand for low-sodium foods. Also, there are still the estimated 4-8 million or so Americans whose hypertension or pre-hypertension is considered sodium sensitive.
The public perception that reduction of salt is an essential part of a healthy diet has not abated. So, even if salt isn't a smoking gun, there is and will continue to be a huge market for low-sodium and salt-reduced foods.
Spicing up flavor
There are many ways to reduce dietary sodium. The simplest is to "spice" up the dish. For example, unique flavors and healthful ingredients have made Indian foods a hit. "It's safe to say that authentic Indian Cuisine is steadily becoming the next ethnic 'world cuisine,' increasing in popularity every day, says Dhiraj Arora founder of Arora Creations Inc. (www.aroracreations.com), Brooklyn, N.Y. Arora wanted to bring the flavor of India to everyone, so he created the Authentic Indian Spice Blends line of all-natural, gluten-, MSG- and sugar-free spices. "Since many of these spices (curry and ginger) are functional foods, spicing is a healthful way to naturally lower sodium," says Arora.
"Salt free" is almost synonymous with Mrs. Dash. "Mrs. Dash is a completely salt free, all-natural seasoning blend," says Luann Schafer, marketing manager, Precision Foods Inc. (www.precisionfoods.com), St. Louis. Instead of salt, Mrs. Dash uses a citrus component that helps bring out the flavor of dishes. The absence of salt enables Mrs. Dash to deliver "cleaner, purer and more invigorating flavor than other seasoning blends on the market," says Schafer, adding, "its layers of flavors -- the only seasoning with 14 coarse-ground herbs and spices plus dehydrated vegetables all merged to provide better visual appeal and taste."
Mrs. Dash is moving outside of its well-known role as the primary non-salt shaker on the table. Processors are currently using Mrs. Dash as an ingredient in breading, rubs, salad dressings and topping for frozen fish.
Many spices are rich sources of flavonoids, a class of phytochemicals commonly known for their antioxidant properties associated with protection from cancer and heart disease. Could the flavonoids themselves serve as both seasoning and food preservatives? That thought grew into a product called Flavomare. "The idea of flavonoids being used as flavoring substances was totally new at the time the patent application was conceived," says Lasse Kurppa of SLK-Selako Co.s (www.selako.com), Helsinki, Finland. "After that date there has been significant progress in flavonoid research."
According to Kurppa, employing salt as a preservative throughout history has spoiled our taste. "Due to the use of salt for centuries to prevent foods from spoiling, people have grown accustomed to the taste of salt. Flavonoids used as spices must have a salty taste, and they have to enhance the salty taste in foodstuffs even if the foodstuff itself contains only low quantities of salt or contains no added salt," Kurppa states.
By combining different flavonoids, explains Kurppa, it is possible to enhance any of the basic flavors that can be sensed by the human mouth. The effect of enhancing salty taste can be achieved by using at least three flavonoids. "Because flavonoids enhance the taste, only small quantities of the ingredient are needed [to achieve] partial reduction of salt in foodstuffs without losing any of the taste or preservative properties of salt," adds Kurppa. As strong antioxidants, flavonoids also serve to preserve the foods and protect the flavor.
Not your father's salt
A simple and innovative way to lower the sodium without changing flavor is to process the salt crystal so that a little salt goes a long way. That's the idea behind Cargill's Alberger brand flake salt, according to Carlos Rodriguez, marketing manager for Cargill Salt, Cargill Inc. (www.cargill.com), Minneapolis.
Shaped like tiny hollow pyramid shells, Alberger salt crystals have a larger and more irregular surface, which makes them cling to foods and any other spices more readily yet dissolve faster in the mouth. For topical applications, such as crackers and other snack foods, that translates to a "maximum flavor burst," with a minimum amount of salt. It also allows the salt to more easily contribute to uniformity and consistency of blend and other products.
"Campbell has been working on ways to reduce sodium for many years," says Juli Mandel-Sloves, senior manager of nutrition and wellness communications for Campbell Soup Co. (www.campbellwellness.com), Camden, N.J. "We first offered low-sodium soups in the 1960's and first launched reduced-sodium Campbell's Healthy Request soups in the 1980's.
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WAND Corporation, a leading provider of restaurant technology, has introduced the new WAND Mini, a small form-factor media player powered by Intel NUC Technology, to support its line of digital signage solutions.
"We're very excited to support WAND Digital with the new WAND Mini," says Chad Hirman, director of product management at WAND. "The Next Unit of Computing (NUC) technology and ultra-compact nature of the device provide an excellent platform for our restaurant partners to support the rich, high-impact graphics and animation of our digital signage solutions."
The Mini offers big performance in a small size, thanks to a solid technology foundation featuring the advanced Intel Core i3 processor. Its shape and power make it an ideal driver for digital signage and kiosks. Not only does the WAND Mini cost less, but it also supports a wider range of applications than previous WAND media players.
"At just 4" x 4" and under 2.5 pounds, the WAND Mini is incredibly compact and offers great flexibility for a more seamless installation process; no baskets or risers needed," Hirman concludes. The NUC solution is fanless, which minimizes moving parts in the unit for increased reliability. The WAND Mini is shipping today.
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If there is a single savior of Celtic music, Alan Stivell is probably it. Since the end of the 1960s, he has done more to revive interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp than anyone in the world and, in the process, almost singlehandedly made the world aware of native Breton Celtic music. Since 1971, he has been recording albums of extraordinary beauty and diversity, ranging from ancient Breton and Irish material to modern folk-rock and progressive rock.
He was born Alan Cochevelou, the son of a harp-maker. His father was the rediscoverer of the Breton harp, but he started his musical life on a somewhat more conventional instrument, taking up the piano at age five. He was given a harp by his father at age nine, and studied for the next several years under the direction of his father and Ms. D. Megevand, a concert harpist, freely mixing classical repertoire and arrangements of Breton, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh folk material.
Stivell was playing concerts at age 11, and he began taking up the more general study of traditional popular Celtic music, including the Scottish bagpipes, drum, Irish flute, and tin whistle, while in his teens. He ultimately became well-versed in all of these and won honors in national piping competitions in Scotland, and chose the professional name of Stivell, the Breton word meaning fountain, spring, or source. By the age of 21, while studying for his degree in English, he became an established folk musician, recording songs to his own harp accompaniment. While his singing is less effective than his harp or bagpipe playing, his voice is expressive, and most of his albums feature a mix of vocal and instrumental music. In 1967, he formed a group consisting of himself on harp, bagpipes, and Irish flute and Dan Ar Bras on electric guitar, backed by bass and drums. He released several albums during this period, including Reflections (1971), A l'Olympia (1972), Chemins de Terre (1972), Celtic Rock (1972), and E. Lagonned (1976). He left the group in the mid-'70s to concentrate exclusively on a solo career -- by this time, he had become a major influence on a multitude of folk-rock musicians with his interweaving of electric and traditional instruments.
During the early '70s, he acquired a popular following in France and England. By the mid-'70s Americans -- and not only those of Irish or, more rarely, Scottish, Welsh, and Breton descent, but those interested in things Celtic -- were discovering Stivell in growing numbers, prompting labels such as Rounder to begin releasing his work (until then, available only as expensive imports) in the United States. Stivell's first major solo album, Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (1972), remains a favorite among fans of the stringed instrument, while his later albums also display his abilities with bagpipes and as a singer. For a time during the mid-'70s, his success placed traditional Breton and Celtic music on the English charts on a regular basis.
Stivell's biggest accomplishment, however, involved the rebirth and rediscovery of an instrument and an entire cultural history. His career brought to fruition the revival of the Breton harp that his father had begun in the 1930s and '40s. The harp had a long and honored place in the history of the Celtic peoples, first embraced (and possibly invented) by the primordial Irish people, who carried it to Scotland and Wales, and later to Brittany and the rest of the European mainland. Although preserved as an image in numerous works of art, the Breton harp had receded from memory and use well before the 20th century. Alan Stivell played his father's first modern Breton harp for the first time in 1953, and within 20 years there were over 100 players where there had been none. Stivell has also used harps from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in his recordings and performances.
More recently, he has moved in two different directions simultaneously, into the realm of folk-rock with a band of Breton musicians, and serious music with his Celtic Symphony, a work for mixed ensemble of orchestra, Breton and Irish instruments, and voices. A somewhat enigmatic figure, given his focus on Breton culture, Stivell is one of the most compelling of folk musicians, and has achieved stature outside the folk music world, such that musicians like Kate Bush have appeared on his recent albums.
Stivell's music has found an audience among people who have never been anywhere near Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. The Celtic peoples were among the westernmost settlers of Europe, and occupied some of the bleakest yet most starkly beautiful land in Europe -- the Romans, in particular, couldn't understand why any sane race would want to live in those places. But, of course, the Romans are gone, buried, and seldom discussed save for their language and a handful of literary works and historical figures; by contrast, hardly anybody born outside of Scotland or Wales can speak those native languages (or would want to -- and the last native speaker of Manx died some years ago), yet their music is still played, and their culture exerts a pull on people the world over. Celtic music has always had an element of loneliness, of the single harpist, piper, or drummer looking out across the vastness to the west (all that lay west was, of course, the Atlantic Ocean and America some 3,000 miles away), and Stivell, more than any other single musician, captures the inherent joy, wistfulness, and loneliness in this music.
Additionally, some of the more recent developments in music and audiences have expanded his audience even further. His harp recordings, with their enveloping lyricism and tightly interwoven patterns of variations, can appeal to more serious listeners of new age music. Alan Stivell's main audience, however, lies with fans of Celtic music and culture, and English folk music. Embracing ancient and modern elements, but (apart from his folk-rock work) making no compromises to modern melodic sensibilities, his music captures the mystery and strangeness of Breton, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish landscapes that are both ageless and timeless. It is haunting, mysterious, and beautiful, with no equivalent in modern popular music and few peers in the realm of commercial folk music. ~ Bruce Eder
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Partnership with software innovator colwiz, Ltd makes research collaboration and publication more efficient
WASHINGTON, DC March 27, 2013 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced today the launch of ACS ChemWorx, a powerful new research collaboration system designed to integrate all facets of the researcher's work life. Every step of the research process—from forming an initial concept, to exchanging documents and literature references with a network of global collaborators, to assembling the resulting research findings with coauthors—can now be performed within the secure and interoperable ACS ChemWorx environment.
The ACS also announced today its strategic investment in colwiz, Ltd. (colwiz), an early-stage company established by Oxford University scientists that is providing much of the underlying technology for ACS ChemWorx. Under the terms of the development agreement, ACS and colwiz will combine the Society's trusted information services and membership benefits for chemistry professionals with the power of cloud-based social collaboration technology developed by colwiz, Ltd.
ACS ChemWorx enables researchers to quickly create online profiles with comprehensive messaging and social communication features, and to organize secure workgroups and projects, share document libraries, manage calendars and group task lists, and maintain private discussion areas. Integrated Web, desktop, and mobile applications provide powerful capabilities for content discovery, reference and document management, coordinated storage and retrieval of data, and collaborative manuscript preparation and editing, as well as personal publication tracking with ACS Publications. ACS ChemWorx is being offered free to any ACS-registered user, and to faculty and students based at any of the Society's institutional customers worldwide.
"ACS welcomes the opportunity to leverage colwiz's unique capabilities to speed the publication of research findings," said Susan King, Ph.D., Senior Vice President responsible for the Society's Journals Publishing Group. "ACS is leading the way in digital publishing, and we are delighted to find in colwiz a technology partner who supports our vision of being the most trusted source of the comprehensive knowledge needed to cultivate the chemists of tomorrow. To aid scientists with information solutions as part of their research workflows, we're creating together with colwiz a powerful suite of integrated Web and mobile applications, starting today with ACS ChemWorx."
"Our approach is to break down the research process into its key components, custom-build each tool from scratch, and integrate them seamlessly into a single platform for individual and group productivity," said Tahir Mansoori, CEO and co-founder of colwiz. "At the moment, researchers are using a dizzying array of discrete applications for research management and collaboration—but because these are separate applications, they don't always talk to each other," said Mansoori.
"Researchers, the universities at which they work and the scholarly societies to which they belong, are natural partners for the advancement of scientific research," said Professor Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. "As a member of ACS for over 30 years, I am delighted see technology solutions developed by colwiz, an Oxford University start-up company, underpinning the advancement of chemistry."
"We at colwiz are delighted to be embarking on this partnership. ACS Publications has a distinguished publishing history and reputation for scientific rigor, and is known for facilitating rapid publication through its award-winning journal publishing platform and state-of-the art editorial and production operations, which integrate online submission, peer review and technical editing with web and mobile content delivery," said colwiz Chief Scientist, Professor David Gavaghan of Oxford University. "Colwiz shares ACS Publication's vision of providing researchers with the tools they need to work together across continents and across disciplines—via software that manages the entire research lifecycle from an initial idea, through complex collaborations, and on to publication of the results."
Coinciding with the launch of ACS ChemWorx, ACS Publications also is introducing notable feature enhancements to the digital editions of its entire portfolio of peer reviewed research journals, including:
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The ACS Publications Division publishes more than 37,000 new research articles annually across 42 preeminent, peer- reviewed scientific journals, and hosts a comprehensive online collection of the Society's scholarly output, now totaling approximately 1 million research publications, dating back to the time of Society's origins in 1876. C&EN, published weekly by the ACS, is the Society's flagship news periodical for the chemical enterprise, attracting scientists and non-scientists alike with updates on the latest advances across a wide range of scientific disciplines including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, genomics and environmental sciences.
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The Onslow Memorial Hospital Auxiliary�s VolunTeens will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross. These teens will delay their last day�s shopping spree, Christmas Eve day, to help others save lives.
Through the VolunTeens� efforts, anyone who gives a gift of blood could be saving the lives of up to three strangers. Further, when we give blood, we meet the compassionate generosity of humans to strangers-in-need as the Lord suggests in Matthew 25:35-40.
Through the American Red Cross, we serve our local community�s blood needs first. We have the opportunity, however, to supply blood to people whenever and wherever needed. Anyone 17 years old and older, who is in good health and meets weight and height requirements, can donate blood.
Often, people wonder why the American Red Cross conducts so many blood drives. Here are four important reasons: Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood; a single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood; the U.S. population eligible to give blood is less than 38 percent; and most donated red blood cells must be used within 42 days of collection.
Considering that the VolunTeens Christmas Eve quota is 100 donors, that could help a single car accident victim mentioned above.
So, while you are shopping for that last-minute Christmas present for a loved one, take a break at Onslow Memorial Hospital and give the precious gift of needed blood.
Although the process takes about six to eight minutes, and drop-ins are clearly welcome, we can only process 15 donors at a time. Therefore, if you suspect that your day will be busy, please call ahead for an appointment. Speak to Kimberly Trimble at 910-577-2807 or Kristin Willis at 252-341-1325.
Remember, your treasured gift is followed by a free snack and refreshments while you rest for 15 minutes. Also, while the supply lasts, all donors will receive a long-sleeve T-shirt.
Please set this date aside: Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. What better date to give a possible life-saving gift and to celebrate our Lord�s birth and His gift of eternal life?
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New Food Product Spotlight: Oscar Mayer Deli Creations
While no healthier than fast food, Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Complete Sandwiches delighted our taste testers with components and convenience in a hot package.
The sandwich traditionally has been consumed under time or multitasking constraints. Its customizability can make it a more healthful alternative to fast food. Given the myriad of filling options available at the supermarket, the sandwich should be anything but boring. But what if you don't even have enough time to pull out ingredients and assemble them to take along for lunch?
Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Complete Sandwiches have been created to fill the need for a hot and comforting lunch that requires no advance planning. For this review, we focus on Steakhouse Cheddar. The target consumer wants a premium product that can be made quickly without having to slow down his daily routine -- but he does not want to trade quality for speed.
In 2004 Americans ate an average of 4.1 sandwiches per week, with 2.8 of them purchased ready to eat. Annual sales of sandwiches are about $105 billion, according to Technomic.
Heated sandwiches contribute to the increase in sandwich consumption. If you've never been asked if you want your sandwich toasted, you probably haven't visited any of the national sandwich chains recently.
Other trends in this category include bigger portions of meat, which average about 3.6-oz per sandwich. While the regional addition of quirky ingredients like french fries, cabbage slaw or even steamed green beans makes for interesting conversation while traveling, most consumers stick to the basics: ham, turke, or roast beef with Swiss, American or cheddar, which they are willing to pay a premium price for if the quality and freshness are high.
Typical retail packaging ranges from cellophane overwrap in supermarket delis to paper wraps and boxes. While boxed sandwiches speak well to premiumness, some consumers will express concern for an overabundance of packaging around something as "simple" as a sandwich
Branded sandwiches in the refrigerated section of the Grocery Store is a fairly new category. As consumers eat more and more of their calories out, retail grocery is competing head-to-head with fast food and quick-service restaurants. Fresh formats in the grocery store are competing with frozen and refrigerated.
This is the real battle line for gaining consumer choice for a convenience brand. Consumers can be drawn to ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat meal solutions and will use them to replace home cooking or dining out -- assuming that quality and variety aren't compromised
If you are the Oscar Mayer division of Kraft Foods, add to the mix the corporate pressures of maintaining a venerable meat brand, moving beyond selling meat to a bigger value proposition of a sandwich (which should mean more money to the bottom line) and standing out against competition, such as Sara Lee's Hillshire Farm.
Beyond frozen Crustables from Smuckers, which are focused on kids, and frozen versions of wraps and calorie control sandwiches (Smart Ones, Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Stouffers), branded refrigerated sandwiches and wraps is a new category to consumers. Oscar Mayer Deli and Kraft's South Beach line are the few brands going beyond fresh store sandwiches to create an easy-to-fix meal for time-crunched consumers.
From our CraveIt!, It's Convenient and Healthy You! databases, we find the key attributes that drive interest in convenient sandwiches are, in order: taste, appearance, aroma, price, portion size and ready to eat. When consumers have to make trade offs, the roast beef sandwich is all about the premiumness of the meat and fresh bread over other ideas, because a sandwich is not "just a sandwich" and the bread is not just a carrier anymore.
Bread is a highly craveable food and is an integral part of the sandwich experience. While cravings for most foods are driven by taste, cravings for bread are driven by aroma. It is of utmost importance in a heated sandwich, then, that the aroma of the bread is a pleasant one.
Meat and cheese craveability are driven by taste, so after you develop a great bread, you had better make sure the fillings you put in it are up to par as well. Sandwiches are eaten mostly at lunch, followed by dinner and then mid-afternoon occasions. This makes it clear that sandwiches are akin to a meal, and the need to stave off hunger is of utmost importance.
The top three purchase factors for sandwiches are cravings, quality/freshness and bread types. Playing into these needs is critical to market success of a pre-made sandwich. Innovative and premium ingredients that reflect current trends while staying in realm of the familiar are essential.
Expectations for quality and freshness for sandwiches have been driven by QSR and fast food formats. Delivering this level of quality and freshness in a branded refrigerated sandwich is not simple, as the bar has been set high. Heating the sandwich is a requirement to increase the flavor and texture contrast and deliver better against satiety.
Innovative and premium ingredients in sandwiches have followed culinary and market trends. Unusual additions of premium meats (black angus steak, prime rib), artisan breads (rosemary parmesan bread, whole wheat breads) unique toppings (red onions, sautéed onions, black olives) and specialty spreads (honey bourbon mustard, grill sauces, fancy vinaigrettes) all have moved sandwiches from familiar snacking to near-cuisine-level dining.
Sandwiches are now linked with healthy eating since spokesperson Jared focused on the low-fat levels of Subway's sandwiches and his weight loss in comparison to other fast food.
The experience
Oscar Mayer Deli Creations are available in 6.8 to 7.1-oz. packages for about $3.99. We evaluated the Steakhouse Cheddar sandwich. Other varieties include Oven Roasted Ham & Cheddar, Turkey & Cheddar Dijon, Honey Ham & Swiss and Turkey Monterey.
The outer package consists of a heavy paper box with a clear window on the front along with a circle that highlights the words "hot & melty." The front of the box also shows a steak and melted cheese sub sandwich wrapped in paper with "steakhouse cheddar" printed on it.
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