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President Donald Trump's longtime bank revealed Tuesday that it has tax records Congress is seeking in its investigation of the president's finances.
Deutsche Bank said in court papers it has tax returns responsive to a subpoena sent this year, in which Congress asked the bank for a host of documents related to Trump and his family.
Trump has long declined to release his tax returns and wants to block two House committees from getting the records, calling their document requests unlawful.
A federal appeals court ordered Deutsche Bank to say whether or not Trump's tax returns were in its possession after an attorney for the bank refused to answer that question during a hearing last week.
The bank, in its court filing Tuesday, blacked out the name of the person or people whose tax records it had, citing privacy rules. It said it also has tax records "related to parties not named in the subpoenas but who may constitute 'immediate family'" of individuals named in the document request.
Messages were left with a Deutsche Bank attorney seeking comment on the filing.
Deutsche Bank has lent Trump's real estate company millions of dollars over the years. Lawmakers have said they are seeking the banking records as they investigate possible "foreign influence in the U.S. political process."
Trump and three of his children sued to stop the House Financial Services and Intelligence committees from getting the records on the grounds that the requests were overly broad and unconstitutional.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated last week it would take a hard look at the legality of the subpoenas.
The court is considering an appeal from a lower court's decision this year to allow the subpoenas to proceed. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said in that case that Trump and his companies are "highly unlikely" to succeed in challenging them.
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text: Chicago as it is today was born out of the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, legendarily started by Mrs. O'Leary's Cow who has entered folklore, as evidenced by restaurant names and cow sculptures all over the city. On your visit, take in the amazing views over Lake Michigan or amuse yourselves at Navy Pier on the lake. Your jaw will drop when you get to the 412th floor of Willis Tower and look out over the glass observation deck, and you will fall in love with the art in Millennium Park. The aquarium is one of the best in the world as well. And finally, Chicago is famous for its theater scene, so make sure to take in a show at the Chicago Theater.

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When you're taking pictures of family and friends outdoors, you are often not in control of the light, and that can lead to poor portraits.
A few of the possible problems include:
- Raccoon eyes – deep shadows in the eye sockets (and other the nose) caused by bright overhead sunlight or light overcast skies
- Bright background obscuring the subject's face – although some cameras automatically compensate for it, if you're shooting in the shade and there's a really bright background, that can mislead your camera into underexposing the image, leaving your subject's face too dark.
- No control over direction of the light – the sun is here, and you are there. You can move around the person you're photographing to get better light, but then you may lose the desired background.
With a wireless flash, these problems can be overcome, and it's surprisingly easy. Canon's Rebel line, D-series DSLRs and advanced G-series compact cameras let you control off-camera flash wirelessly, which opens up many possibilities when it comes to changing the quality and quantity of light that you use to photograph someone outdoors.
Raccoon eyes – below (left) is a typical portrait shot under direct midday sunlight with our model, Leanne. The sun, almost directly overhead, casts deep shadows over eye sockets, below the nose and chin, and wherever hair blocks the light. Gear: Canon EOS 70D, 85mm f/1.8 USM Canon lens. Exposure: 1/320 second at f/4.5, ISO 100.
Raccoon eyes fixed – (above right) the flash was mounted on the camera's hot shoe and provided enough fill light to blow away the shadows, but the light is flat. Gear: same as above plus Canon 430 EX II Speedlight. Exposure: 1/250 second at f/10, ISO 100.
Raccoon eyes, cloudy skies (below left) the clouds move in and soften the light. Better, right? Well, sort of. Leanne's eyes are still in the shadows. Gear: Canon EOS 70D, 85mm f/1.8 USM Canon lens. Exposure: 1/250th at f/3.5, ISO 100.
A lighter touch with light – (above right) in this case, less light was required to lighten the shadows, so I used the on-screen flash intensity control (on the Canon 70D, press Q and then touch the flash power icon to access this feature) and reduced the flash output. Determining the right amount of flash output is often a matter of trial and error. In this case, the default setting was too dark, +2 was too bright, but +1 was perfect. Gear: same as above plus Canon 430 EX II Speedlight. Exposure: 1/250th at f/7.1, ISO 100.
Balancing light when shooting in the shade
The ideal way to take a portrait in the shade without flash is to shoot with the bright area behind you (behind the camera). This will give you a wide light source and with nice, flattering light. However, you may not have this option, or you want to include interesting background elements that are, alas, drenched in sunlight.
While an on-camera flash will add enough light, you can add more dimensionality and features to your subject's face by taking the flash off the camera and moving it around. By combining ambient (existing) light with your off-camera flash, you introduce infinite creative portrait-taking possibilities.
(Not sure how to use wireless? Scroll down to read our primer)
It's best to have what flash guru Joe McNally calls a "voice-activated light holder" (also known as a human being, a friend, relative or cooperative stranger) to move around and hold the flash wherever you need it. If it's just you and your model, however, an inexpensive light stand and shoe-mount flash adapter, such as the Flashpoint Heavy Duty Lightstand and Adorama Universal Swivel Holder, will do the job. Total cost? Less than $50!
Fixing harsh backlighting without flash
Exposed for the background – in the photo below (left), the background is perfectly exposed but Leanne, standing in the shade of a large Maple tree, is in deep shadow. Gear: Canon 70D, 85mm f/1.8 Canon Lens mounted on a Velbon GEO E535D Carbon Fibre Tripod. Exposure: 1/320 second at f/4, ISO 100.
Add one stop of exposure – (above right image) better, but Leanne's face is still too dark. Gear: same as above. Exposure: 1/200th at f/3.2, ISO 100.
Spot meter on the subject – by taking a spot meter reading you can eliminate the misleading bright background from the exposure equation and get a pretty good exposure on the face (below left). But the eyes are still too dark, and the background is getting blown out. Gear: same as above. Exposure: 1/160th at f/2.8, ISO 100.
Exposed for the eyes – now you can see Leanne's eyes clearly (above right), but overall the image is too bright, especially the background. So let's introduce a flash and balance things out. Gear: same as above. Exposure: 1/125th at f/2.5, ISO 100.
Adding flash to balance with the ambient light
Balanced light, image below left. Now the exposure is spot on! If you hold a flash up a foot or so above your camera while shooting, you should get this kind of light. The slight angle gives Leanne's face a bit of dimensionality. Gear: Canon 70D, 85mm f/1.8 Canon Lens, Canon 430 EX II Speedlight flash mounted on Flashpoint Heavy Duty Lightstand via an Adorama Universal Swivel Holder. Exposure: 1/200th at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Flash at a 45 degree angle (image above right). By moving the flash (now mounted on a light stand) further to the left of the camera and about a foot above eye-level you get this classic Loop pattern portrait lighting. Note how Leanne is turned slightly towards the light, and how the light falls off her left cheek, creating a more flattering, dimensional look. Same gear and exposure as above.
Flash at 90 degree angle (image below left). Now the flash is directly to camera left, and her face is divided into light and dark halves (also known as Split Lighting). This is a more dramatic look. Same gear and exposure as above.
Backlighting (above right) – even though the sun was to the right of the camera, after placing the flash above and behind and slightly to camera left, it looks like she is backlit by the sun. These are the kinds of effects you can get by moving the light around. Same gear and exposure as above.
Add a reflector
If one additional light source isn't enough, you can easily, and inexpensively, add a second by using a reflector. The Glow 5-in-1 32-inch Reflector Kit, for $26, is a versatile option. This dramatically increases the possibilities for controlling and shaping the light, and bringing out the contours in your subject's face.
One problem – running out of hands. The solution? Have your subject hold the reflector and compose a nice tight headshot.
The reflector adds a new dimension. Here Leanne is holding a silver reflector to her left, which is bringing light back to her face in an approximately 2:1 lighting ratio (the reflected light is half that of the direct light from the flash). Notice how the more angular cross-light brings out her facial features. Same gear as above plus Glow 5-in-1 32-inch Reflector Kit. Exposure: 1/160th at f/7.1, ISO 100.
What if you take away the reflector and put a flash in the model's hands?
Flashie? In another setup, Leanne is holding the flash to her side as the sole light source. This is kind of like a "selfie" but with a flash.
She's holding the light. In this tight headshot, Leanne is still holding the flash in the same position as above, but with a reflector to camera left adding light on the other side of her face.
Adding an umbrella
While a stand-alone flash (or one used in tandem with a reflector) is great for close shots, light falls off quickly and may not illuminate the person in a longer shot. To solve this, consider adding an umbrella to your arsenal. This will enlarge the light source and will result in more even illumination when shooting a full body or ¾ length portrait. Using an umbrella is worth an article of its own.
While a stand-alone flash (or one used in tandem with a reflector) placed near a subject can be great for close shots, it won't evenly illuminate your portrait subject in a wider shot such as this one. Normally, the solution is to move the flash farther away, but in this scene, an outdoor porch, there was a wall immediately to the left of the camera. In this situation, bounce the flash off an umbrella. This will enlarge the light source to create more even illumination. Be sure to increase flash power approximately one stop to compensate for the light loss that results from bouncing the flash into the umbrella. (Using an umbrella is worth an article of its own!)
Step-by-step instructions on how to trigger Canon off-camera flash wirelessly
Here are the step-by-step directions for triggering a Canon 430 EX II wireless Canon flash from the Canon 70D. If you're using another camera, check your manual for wireless flash instructions. Among other Canon systems, the directions will be similar.
- Turn the flash on, then press and hold the Zoom button for a second or two. You'll see a new flash icon and Ch 1 Slave A appear in the LCD screen (see photo above).
- Turn the camera on and pop up the flash
- Go to Menu; in the first tab (camera operation), choose Flash Control, then scroll down to Built-in flash function setting, select "Wireless Func." and choose the middle setting of the single flash (see below) Note: Although the on-camera flash is flipped up, it will not fire during the exposure. Rather, it will flash a split-second before the exposure, which triggers the off-camera flash to fire during exposure, so your only source of flash illumination during exposure will be the off-camera flash.
Hopefully you can take these off-camera flash tips and apply them in your photography to help you make better portraits outdoors. If you have any additional questions or tips please share in the comments below.
Thanks to Adorama to sponsoring this series of articles by Mason Resnick.
Table of contents
Portrait Photography
- How to Use Off-camera Flash to Fix Lighting Problems for Outdoor Portraits
- Balancing light when shooting in the shade
- Fixing harsh backlighting without flash
- Adding flash to balance with the ambient light
- Add a reflector
- What if you take away the reflector and put a flash in the model's hands?
- Adding an umbrella
- Step-by-step instructions on how to trigger Canon off-camera flash wirelessly


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Which of the following would a technician do to monitor remote traffic through an access point?
A. Enable an SNMP agent
B. Enable network mapping
C. Set monitoring SSID
D. Select WPA2
Answer: A
Large networks with hundreds or thousands of nodes are difficult to manage without a large staff to monitor every computer. SNMP, which is widely used in local area networks (LANs), lets you monitor network nodes from a management host. You can monitor network devices such as servers, workstations, printers, routers, bridges, and hubs, as well as services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
Which of the following commands can a network technician use to check whether the DNS server for a given domain is reachable?
A. nmap
B. nbtstat
C. dig
D. arp
Answer: C
The commanddigis a tool for querying DNS nameservers for information about host addresses, mail exchanges, nameservers, and related information. This tool can be used from any Linux (Unix) or Macintosh OS X operating system. The most typical use of dig is to simply query a single host.
Which of the following standards can operate at either 20MHz or 40MHz channel spacing?
A. 802.11a
B. 802.11b
C. 802.11g
D. 802.11n
Answer: D
The 2.4 GHz ISM band is fairly congested. With 802.11n, there is the option to double the bandwidth per channel to 40 MHz which results in slightly more than double the data rate. However, when in 2.4 GHz, enabling this option takes up to 82%[10] of the unlicensed band, which in many areas may prove to be infeasible.
The specification calls for requiring one primary 20 MHz channel as well as a secondary adjacent channel spaced ?0 MHz away. The primary channel is used for communications with clients incapable of 40 MHz mode. When in 40 MHz mode, the center frequency is actually the mean of the primary and secondary channels.
A client's computer is unable to access any network resources. Which of the following utilities can a technician use to determine the IP address of the client's machine?
A. ipconfig
B. nslookup
C. dig
D. tracert
Answer: A
ipconfigis a commmand line utility available on all versions of Microsoft Windows starting with Windows NT. ipconfig is designed to be run from the Windows command prompt. This utility allows you to get the IP address information of a Windows computer. It also allows some control over active TCP/IP connections. ipconfig is an alternative to the older 'winipcfg' utility.
A user's computer is unable to access the Internet. Which of the following utilities can a technician use to determine if DNS is working?
A. nbstat
B. arp
C. nslookup
D. ipconfig
Answer: C
nslookupis a network utility program used to obtain information about Internet servers. As its name suggests, the utility finds name server information for domains by querying DNS.
Which of the following can MOST likely cause intermittent connection problems with a CAT5 network cable?
A. Cable has been looped too many times.
B. Cable has a twist tie attached too close to the connector.
C. Cable is too warm.
D. Cable is run too close to a fluorescent light.
Answer: D
Explanation: Cat 5is a twisted pair cablefor carrying signals. This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet. The cable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet), and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet).
Given a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, how many usable IP addresses would be in that subnet?
Answer: B
TheSubnet Maskhowever, determines the "class" of a Network. 255.255.255.0 is a "Class C" network.A class c network can host up to 254 pc's
On which of the following OSI model layers would a MAC address be used?
A. Network
B. Data Link
C. Transport
D. Physical
Answer: B
The ITU-TG.hnstandard, which provides high-speed local area networking over existing wires (power lines, phone lines and coaxial cables), includes a complete data link layer which provides both error correction and flow control by means of aselective repeatSliding Window Protocol.
Joe, a network technician, is troubleshooting in a wiring closet in 2011. The cabling to all the equipment does not match the documentation from 2007. Which of the following configuration management methods has been overlooked?
A. Change management
B. System logs
C. Asset management
D. Baselining
Answer: A
Change management is the request for to change any configuration which is documented.
Which of the following TCP/IP model layers does the OSI model Presentation layer map to?
A. Transport
B. Internet
C. Application
D. Network Interface
Answer: C
TheApplication layerprovides applications the ability to access the services of the other layers and defines the protocols that applications use to exchange data. There are many Application layer protocols and new protocols are always being developed.
Which of the following properties of DHCP would a technician use to ensure an IP address is not leased out from the active scope?
A. Reservations
B. Lease times
C. Removing IPs from the active leases
D. Configuring the DNS options
Answer: A
Reservationsare permanent lease assignments that are used to ensure that a specified client on a subnet can always use the same IP address. You can use DHCP reservations for hosts that require a consistent IP address, but do not need to be statically configured.
A network technician needs to configure a port on a switch to provide connectivity and electrical support to a WAP being installed in a warehouse. Which of the following features needs to be configured on the switch?
B. PoE
C. VTP trunking
D. Port forwarding
Answer: B
Power over Ethernet or PoE describes any of several standardized or ad-hoc systems which pass electrical power along with data on Ethernet cabling. This allows a single cable to provide both data connection and electrical power to devices such as wireless access points or IP cameras.
Which of the following reasons would MOST likely be used to implement QoS and traffic shaping solutions?
A. Redundancy
B. Fault tolerance
C. Unified communications
D. Uptime requirements
Answer: C
In unified communication video,voice,data have only one end gateway so to give priority to avoid delay in voice and video we use Qos.
Which of the following uses SSL encryption?
Answer: C
HTTPSis the result of simply layering the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) on top of the SSL/TLS protocol, thus adding the security capabilities of SSL/TLS to standard HTTP communications.
Users notice a problem with their network connectivity when additional lights are turned on. Which of the following would be the cause for this problem?
B. Cross talk
C. Open short
Answer: D
External Machine Interface (EMI), an extension to Universal Computer Protocol (UCP), is a protocol primarily used to connect to short message service centres (SMSCs) for mobile telephones.
Ann, a network technician, has been troubleshooting a connectivity problem in the LAN room. Ann has diagnosed the problem and implemented a solution. Which of the following would be the NEXT step?
A. Test the theory
B. Establish a plan of action
C. Establish a theory
D. Document findings
Answer: D
As to prove the cause of problem documents need to be attached so document finding is the first step after we implemented and diagnosed that problem.
A network technician is troubleshooting a user's connectivity problem, and has determined a probable cause. The technician is at which step in the troubleshooting methodology?
A. Verify full system functionality
B. Identify the problem
C. Establish a theory
D. Implement the solution
Answer: C
Establish a theory means to correlate the finding and cause of a problem in order to fix the problem.
Spanning-Tree Protocol is used with which of the following network devices?
A. Router
C. Switch
D. DHCP server
Answer: C
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 protocol that runs on bridges and switches. The specification for STP is IEEE 802.1D. The main purpose of STP is to ensure that you do not create loops when you have redundant paths in your network. Loops are deadly to a network.
In a SOHO environment, placing a VoIP unit on the outside edge of a LAN router enhances which of the following network optimization methods?
A. Load balancing
B. Quality of service
C. Fault tolerance
D. Traffic shaping
Answer: B
In unified communication video, voice, data have only one end gateway so to give priority to avoid delay in voice and video we use Qos.
The network support team is constantly getting calls from users in a specific area of an office building. The users are able to connect to the office wireless network, but they sometimes disconnect or experience very slow download speeds. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?
A. Incorrect service set identifier
B. Low signal strength or interference
C. Incorrect encryption scheme
D. Incorrect IP address or subnet mask
Answer: B
This generally happens when the signals are weak in any particular area and any movement can make you lose connectivity to the internet. In this case you can try to increase the radio power so that the signal strength can be increased.
A technician wants to separate networks on a switch. Which of the following should be configured to allow this?
B. Trunking
C. Spanning tree
D. Traffic filtering
Answer: A
A VLAN is a group of end stations in a switched network that is logically segmented by function, project team, or application, without regard to the physical locations of the users. VLANs have the same attributes as physical LANs, but you can group end stations even if they are not physically located on the same LAN segment.
A user does not have network connectivity. While testing the cable the technician receives the below reading on the cable tester:
Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A. Cable is a crossover, continue troubleshooting
B. Pin 3 is not used for data, continue troubleshooting
C. Pin 3 is not used for data, replace the NIC
D. Redo the cable's connectors
Answer: D
A technician needs multiple networks, high speeds, and redundancy on a system. Which of the following configurations should be considered for these requirements? (Select TWO).
A. Routing table
B. Next hop
C. Port mirroring
D. Port monitoring
E. VLANs
Answer: CE
Port mirroring is used on a network switch to send a copy of network packets seen on one switch port (or an entire VLAN) to a network monitoring connection on another switch port. This is commonly used for network appliances that require monitoring of network traffic, such as an intrusion detection system, passive probe or real user monitoring (RUM) technology that is used to support application performance management (APM).
In computer networking, a single layer-2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct
broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them via one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN or VLAN.
A technician decides to upgrade a router before leaving for vacation. While away, users begin to report slow performance. Which of the following practices allows other technicians to quickly return the network to normal speeds?
A. Change management
B. Baselines
C. Asset management
D. Cable management
Answer: A
As soon as technician found a problem he generates a change management request to make changes to fast up the speed of router.
Which of the following would a network administrator recommend to satisfy fault tolerance needs within the datacenter?
A. Multimode fiber
B. Setting up a new hot site
C. Central KVM system
D. Central UPS system
Answer: D
For unintruppted power supply we need ups as from this no power issue will come and our systems will remain safe.
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Faogen 3 pre-release version available
May 21 2014
New version of Faogen is finally here. Just a pre-release for now, but soon it will become stable and fully featured.
This update (and all future Faogen 3 builds) is free for all existing Faogen users. Go try it!
And now Faogen is moved to its own website: www.faogen.com
FBX i/o plugin for Faogen
March 13 2013
Hello dear faogen users. Much time has passed since the last update of the program and it may seem that Faogen is abandoned. But this is not the case, after a long break a new version development is resumed. Watch out for the new and improved Faogen. And in the meantime, as a bonus, the current version adds support for FBX format.
Faogen 2.0 preview now allow input/output of FBX files. Per-vertex ambient occlusion can be saved directly as vertex colors.
3dsmax script for Faogen
October 15 2010
New version of 3dsmax script for Faogen by Sebastien Larrue.
- Full refactoring (3.0)
- Modified all import\export process to avoid error and problems with duplicate name objects
- Added "use all environments objects" mode . All unselected but visible objects cast will cast AO but will not receive it
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- Fixed "read AO" function. AO was erroneous in 3dsmax
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3dsmax script for Faogen
May 25 2009
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Thanks to Sebastien Larrue.
GLSL grapher
February 07 2009
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November 16 2008
rusted dreams graphics programming blog launched. It will contain useful code snippets and algorithms descriptions.
Faogenlib v2.0
August 15 2008
Faogenlib has been updated. This version adds features, which was introduced in latest versions of Faogen application: precision optimization for large-scale scenes and ability to calculate bent normals in addition to ambient occlusion.
All existing customers get this update for free.
Faogen v2.0
July 17 2008
Faogen v2.0 preview.
Fast Ambient Occlusion Generator. Use your video card GPU to compute ambient occlusion really fast.
Support both texture and per-vertex calculation.
This version provide updated ambient aperture and bent normals shaders with ability to customize them. Other features include improved precision on large scale models, adjustable background for AO texture images, lighting animation control and few bugfixes.
Faogen v1.9
June 11 2008
Faogen v1.9 preview.
This version contains preview of new AO calculation feature: bent normals. It can be used in many dynamic lighting models from regular fixed-function lighting with bent normals to more advanced like ambient aperture lighting.
Faogen v1.7
August 9 2007
Faogen updated to v1.7.
Fast Ambient Occlusion Generator. Use your video card GPU to compute ambient occlusion really fast.
Support both texture and per-vertex calculation.
This version is a bugfix release before Faogen 2.0.
New in 1.7 version:
- Features from 2.0 beta: alpha-test transparency, OBJE geometry format, different image formats
- Fixed bug with geometry merging
- Fixed problem with importing OBJ, saved by 3dsmax
- Fixed few bugs causing crashes on some systems
Lightwave script for Faogen
December 24 2006
FaoGenLWEd is a LScript for Lightwave that renders AO through command line within Lightwave using the Faogen.
Thanks to Lamont Gilkey.
New MEL script for Faogen
December 22 2006
FaoGen Render is a Mel Script for Maya that renders AO through command line within Maya using the Faogen.
Thanks to Lamont Gilkey.
Faogen v2.0 beta
December 19 2006
Faogen 2.0 beta update.
Faogen 2.0 beta is updated. This 2.0 beta update adds support for many different image formats. Generated ambient occlusion texture now can be saved as .PNG, .TGA, .JPG or .TIF. And much more formats allowed for alpha-test textures.
Faogen v2.0 beta
December 13 2006
Faogen 2.0 beta version.
Faogen 2.0 beta is available.
New in 2.0 beta:
- Support for alpha-tested transparency for geometry
- Extended OBJ (.obje extension) format plugin for allowing geometry multiple UV channels
- Few interface improvements and bugfixes
For alpha test .obj (or .obje) files should have associated .mtl file with map_Kd
records for alpha textured materials. Look in "C:\Program Files\Rusted Dreams Faogen\example\"
for alpha.obje
and alpha.mtl
as example.
This beta version can only load .png textures, but next versions will support .tga and some over formats.
Now about extended obj (.obje):
It is created to allow use different UV channels for alpha-test texture and generated AO texture. It contains additional vt2
records for storing texcoords, which are used for alpha-test map.
Face records now look like this:
f v/vt/vn/vt2 v/vt/vn/vt2 v/vt/vn/vt2 ...
- v - vertex position index,
- vt - texcoord index for AO map
- vn - normal index
- vt2 - texcoord index for alpha-test map.
If your OBJ file didn't contain normals, face records will look like v/vt//vt2
3D flower screensaver v1.2
July 10 2006
Flower Screensaver updated to v1.2.
A beautiful red rose lying on the stones at the shore of some dreamy lake. Who brought it here? Maybe it waits for someone?
Version 1.2 fixes problems with non-playing music on some systems.
MEL script for Faogen
June 13 2006
MEL script for automating Faogen use from Maya available.
Thanks to Alex Carbonero.
Faogen v1.6
June 12 2006
Faogen updated to v1.6.
Fast Ambient Occlusion Generator. Use your video card GPU to compute ambient occlusion really fast.
Support both texture and per-vertex calculation.
New in 1.6 version:
- Hemisphere mode to simulate lighting from sky
- Few interface improvements and bugfixes
Faogen v1.5.1
May 9 2006
Faogen updated to v1.5.1.
Version 1.5.1 is a fix for bug which caused in black AO textures on some NVIDIA cards.
Faogen v1.5
April 21 2006
Faogen updated to v1.5.
New in 1.5 version:
- Faogen remembers object options from previous scene session
- Object options setup can be saved as preset and applied later
- Merge command now allows selecting multiple files at once
Faogen v1.4.2
April 12 2006
Faogen updated to v1.4.2.
Version 1.4.2 fixes bug with changing current directory if run not from installation folder and few small improvements in Faogenbatch.
April 1 2006
Faogenlib has been released.
Library for fast ambient occlusion generation. Same algorithm is used in Faogen application.
Faogen v1.4
March 1 2006
Faogen updated to v1.4.
New in 1.4 version:
- FaogenBatch - command-line utility for automating ambient occlusion baking
- Source code for FaogenBatch C# application, so you can modify it for your needs
- Site License allows use of Faogen on any number of computers inside one organisation
Faogen v1.3
February 21 2006
Faogen updated to v1.3.
New in 1.3 version:
- Fixed bug with incorrect interpretation of smooth-groups in loaded scene
- Export scene with materials, which contain ambient occlusion data - for both OBJ and LWO exporters
- Added possibility to enable filtering for ambient occlusion textures
Faogen v1.2
February 10 2006
Faogen updated to v1.2.
New in 1.2 version:
- LWO IO plugin
- Increases maximum size of generated texture on NVIDIA cards
Faogen v1.1
January 13 2006
Faogen updated to v1.1.
New in 1.1 version:
- Improved quality of generated AO maps
- Object selection by picking them with mouse in viewport
- Increased speed of loading high polygonal objects
- Better UI allows to re-generate AO only for selected objects
Faogen v1.0
January 2 2006
Faogen has been released.
3D flower screensaver v1.1
September 28 2005
Flower Screensaver updated to v1.1.
New in 1.1 version:
- Added render path for older NVIDIA cards
- Better performance
- Gamma correction
3D flower screensaver v1.0
September 22 2005
Flower Screensaver has been released.


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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station on Tuesday, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional well-being of older people.
Donning 1-pound (470-gram) headsets with video and sound, the four could imagine floating weightless with astronauts and get a 360-degree tour of the station. In other programs, residents can take virtual visits to Paris, Venice, Egypt or elsewhere around the globe; attend a car rally, skydive or go on a hike.
"I feel great. It is amazing. It is like you are really there," said Colli, 73, and a former spokesman for the Canadian embassy in Washington.
Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab will be working with John Knox's 1,200 residents, who will have ready access to the equipment under the supervision of staff members. The goal is to see whether virtual reality can improve their mood, strengthen their relationships with staff and make them more receptive to technology. Other senior communities in the United States and elsewhere will soon be added by the California university.
Virtual reality works by making what the person sees and hears track with what they are doing. In a VR trip to Paris, for example, a participant might turn to the left and see the Eiffel Tower with a musician playing in the foreground, and then turn right and find two people conversing. If the participant moves toward one, that sound increases while the other diminishes.
"There is a fair amount of previously published research by academic labs around the world that shows VR, when administered properly, can help reduce anxiety, improve mood, and reduce pain," said Jeremy Bailenson, the Stanford lab's founding director. "This particular study is focused on how using VR might reduce the residents' feelings of isolation from the outside world — all the more important after the isolation we all faced during the pandemic."
During Tuesday's demonstration at the suburban Fort Lauderdale community, Colli, Anne Selby, 77; Mark Levey, 64; and Hugh Root, 92, moved their heads from left to right and up and down as they got individual tours of the space station.
"It really felt like you were traveling — and not alone either. In some of the video, there are people," said Levey, a former federal government worker.
Selby, an artist, said that she felt a bit nauseated as she moved through the space station because it was so realistic, but that she was able to cope by taking deep breaths.
"Regardless of my age, I was right in the middle of it," she said.
Root, a retired insurance salesman, was blunt: "It blows my mind."
Chris Brickler, CEO of MyndVR, the Dallas company that provided the equipment, said volunteers will be screened to assure they are mentally suitable for using virtual reality and each attendant has an abort button if the person becomes overwhelmed by the experience. John Knox's residents include people and couples who live alone, in assisted living and with full-time nursing.
"As we age, we feel there is a disconnect sometimes that can happen when there is a lack of mobility," Brickler said. "We can't travel as much as we want, we can't connect with nature as much as we want, can't have connections with animals. All sorts of connections get lost and our four walls start shrinking in. What we have tried to do is create a platform where we can bring the world back."
Monica McAfee, John Knox's chief marketing and innovation officer, said the community's administrators believe VR helps residents — it's been used on a limited basis there for three years — but Stanford's study "will provide the empirical data." For example, she said, they want to know if VR can help residents with dementia who suffer from "sundowning" — severe mood downswings that begin at dusk.
"Is this a way to redirect them to enjoy something?" she said.
Northern Ohio University associate philosophy professor Erica Neely, who studies the ethics of technology, said it's important that Stanford is getting fully informed consent, screening participants and making sure they aren't using VR alone, especially at first. She is not involved in the study.
"We definitely don't want anyone to get stuck in the experience if they become distressed and can't figure out how to turn it off," she said. "The fact that there is a companion/caretaker who can go with (the participant) is utter genius. … The idea of 'Well, we don't necessarily have people with diminished capacities wandering around by themselves through physical space — maybe we can do the same for virtual space' was a really good one."
Terry Spencer, The Associated Press
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Bone sarcomas
Bone sarcomas, also called primary bone tumours are very rare. They make up about <0.2 % of all malignant tumours, although the numbers vary country by country. As the name implies, malignant bone tumours are found throughout the bones of the body, but also in the cartilage.
Please note: Bone sarcomas are tumours that start in the bone. Metastases of other types of cancer (such as breast or prostate) are bone metastasis, not primary bone cancer, and need to be treated differently.
The most common bone sarcomas are osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, giant cell tumours and chordoma with osteosarcomas and chondrosarcomas being the most frequent, accounting for over half of all the malignant bone tumour diagnoses.
- Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary cancer of bone. It is estimated that per year, 2-3 persons in one million are affected by it. It occurs more often in adolescents (age 15-19), where it accounts for >10 % of all solid cancers, with a slightly elevated number of diagnosis in males. There is another peak of incidence at age >70.
- Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is the third most common bone sarcoma. It occurs most frequently in children and adolescents, but is also seen in young adults. Median age at diagnosis is 15 years, with males being more often affected than females. ES is mostly found in legs and arms (50 %) and the pelvic bones (25 %), followed by the ribs and spine. ES may involve any bone and (less commonly in children) soft tissues.
- Chondrosarcoma is the most frequently occurring bone sarcoma of adulthood. About 2 out of one million people receive this diagnosis, commonly between 30 and 60 years of age.
- Giant cell tumours of bone are locally aggressive and rarely metastasize. They are most frequent in young adults and are more common in females.
- Chordomas are rare spinal tumours most frequently at the neck or pelvis (sacrum). They have an incidence of ∼
The causes of bone sarcomas are unknown. However, some risk factors have been identified that might lead to a higher probability of developing bone cancer. Among them are genetic predispositions, Paget's disease and exposure to radiation.
The rarity of the disease combined with the need for a combination of different therapies make bone sarcomas very difficult to treat correctly. Therefore, please remember: All sarcomas need to be treated by specialists, if possible in specialized centers!


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Many app stores are curated by their owners, requiring that submissions of prospective apps go through an approval process. These apps are inspected for compliance with certain guidelines (such as those for quality control and censorship), including the requirement that a commission be collected on each sale of a paid app. With the ease of use apps offer, and their presence on most mobile devices, app stores rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century with their adoption by iOS (iOS App Store) and Android (Google Play). Similar systems for the distribution of apps written for other operating systems have also been available for some time (particularly Linux distributions since the early 1990s), through package management systems and their graphical front-ends.


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So, my year in bullet points:
- For the first time since the henna years of my early twenties, I dyed my hair. I have considered the prospect of colourful hair for ages - probably most of my adult life, but I was inexplicably nervous and worse - ten years ago, I thought I was probably too old to have purple hair.
Early in the year, I was suffering quite a bit, hardly doing any of what makes me myself, so finally colouring my hair (or Stephen doing it for me while I lay on the floor with old towels and bin-liners over a pile of pillows) was a profound assertion of identity. It also helped that I worked out that blues, greens and purples go nicely with my natural brown hair, so I avoided some of the pitfalls of dying my entire head (such as needing to keep it up on a schedule) by dying streaks and the ends of my hair. I'm very happy with it.
- I bought a lot of cheap terracotta pots, painted patterns on them and planted things in them. And I mean a lot of pots - at least a few dozen. I painted my walking stick. I painted a few canvases. I painted a whole load of dried up poppy heads. Other things too - I've done a lot of painting.
- Stephen and I started a virtual tour of the UK through books, reading one novel set in each county. We started in Cornwall and we're now in Anglessey. This is a lot of fun.
- With the considerable help of my parents, we decorated our bedroom. This has made life considerably more comfortable, even though it was one of those things where something only bothers you when you have the opportunity to change it. The old paint colour was so faded that we literally have no idea what shade it once was - it could have been a blue, it could have been a brown. Now it is an actual colour and that colour is green.
- In the summer, we made a Boudica outfit for our niece Sophie. I wasn't really up to using the sewing machine, so our efforts went into making an awesome shield. And it was awesome and she loved it. The fact she thought it was a Viking costume only demonstrates what a clever girl she is to know that Vikings did not typically wear horned helmets and included women warriors.
- Because of my increased level of impairment, we started this year in a bit of a mess, but we've got much better at organising ourselves, asking for help and accepting help when offered. I'm really proud of us, as well as friends and family who have supported and encouraged us.
- Stephen and I played some Zombicide, a tabletop game and far more importantly and impressively, Stephen developed a team of disabled characters in order to increase representation in the post-apocalypse.
- We grew a lot of food including a load of chilis, various salad leaves, potatoes, turnips, sweetcorn, various beans and peas, kale, and tiny sprouts and carrots. I also had much more success with growing flowering plants from seed and cuttings.
- After a long saga and spending way too much time and energy coping with pain this year, I finally saw a pain specialist in November and feel very much more positive about the future. I have already been putting new strategies in place and there will be pharmaceutical experiments in the new year.
- I thought I should share the three or four things I managed to write for the F Word this year, but turns out there were nine! Considering it feels like great periods of the year passed without my being able to put a few sentences together, it turns out I've not done too badly:
Imaginary families and the social care crisis
It's time to simplify the gender recognition process
I believe in straight people - answering one of those articles which claim everyone is bisexual.
In defence of Strictly
Why are men so worried about false allegations
Shedding light in dark places - a review of The Keepers Why are TV bisexuals such complete jerks?
We need to live before we're helped to die about assisted dying.
I'm currently planning to start a new blog, and leave Diary of a Goldfish pretty much as it is. I've blogged her for nearly 13 years and in recent years, I have slowed right down and wound up posting occasional epic posts. I want to write more short blogs about various bits and pieces, and I especially want to blog about my garden; it means so much to me and I want to share some of that joy with other people. So the new blog may be garden-focused but with plenty of social justice and general nonsense in the mix. Well, we'll see.
I hope everyone reading this has a happy and comfortable festive period and a super New Year!
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1. A chocolate birthday cake with two candles in the shape of a three and a seven. Pale-skinned hands are holding onto the plate.
2. A chili plant in a patterned pot on a window sill. The chili plant has small dark fruit on it and looks rather like a miniature tree. The pot as has geometric pattern in pale blue, black, purple, green and white.
3. A Boudica outfit consisting of a teal party dress, a grey cloak that looks like wool but is made from a fleece blanket, a gold crown and shield. The shield has a stylised horse and sun on it as well as some gemstones and is based on an Iceni coin.
4. A smiling white woman (me) holding a pair of turnips up to her ears. The turnips are round, white and a deep pinky purple and still have their leaves on them. A third turnip sits in the woman's lap.]


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Colin Cotterill
Colin Cotterill is a cartoonist, illustrator and novelist. An Australian citizen, born in London, he has lived and been employed in various educational roles in Australia, Israel, the USA, Japan and Laos, before settling in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. For the last several years he has been involved with local nongovernmental agencies working to prevent child prostitution and rehabilitate abused children, and he recently set up the Books for Laos project, which raises money for the production of children's books.


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Mandy King laid back on a large, brown couch at Shiphrah Birth Services in Vinton, Iowa, as soft piano music streamed from a TV in the background. Her three young children — ages 3, 5 and 7 — played next to her as her midwife, Bethany Gates, examined her pregnant belly, applying pressure with her hands on different parts to identify the baby's position.
On this early spring day, King was 38 weeks pregnant.
"Her head's not really moving a lot," Gates said. "She's kind of settling into the pelvis a little bit, but that's good. That's what we want her to do."
King is planning her first home birth. As a self-described homebody, King said she disliked giving birth at a hospital, away from the comfort of her home and children.
"The experience of being at home is going to be amazing for my mental health," she said. "[In previous births] there was just a lot of crying, a lot of 'I miss my other kiddos. I want to be together as a family.' So I'm really excited for that aspect."
King said she found Gates through a Facebook group.
Gates is one of about 12 certified professional midwives in Iowa. These are non-nurse midwives who specialize in home births and are certified through programs approved by the North American Registry of Midwives.
Iowa is one of more than a dozen states where midwives like Gates operate in a legal gray area. Current legislation is in the works to change that by creating a licensure board for certified professional midwives.
More people — like King — are choosing to give birth at home instead of in a hospital in recent years. In 2019-20, the number of home births in the U.S. rose 22% — to more than 40,000. Home births now make up 1.3% of all births in the U.S., following a steady rise since 2004, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The increase in home births comes as obstetric facilities in rural America continue to shutter. In Iowa, eight hospitals closed their labor and delivery units in 2020-21, according to data from the state's Department of Public Health.
Midwives like Gates say gaining licensure in Iowa would help to address the growing demand for home births and address the growing maternity care deserts. But home birth advocates and hospital administrators are at odds about the issue.
High demand, little oversight
Gates has overseen about 100 home births over the past five years. She said prior to the pandemic, she never had to turn away clients due to high demand. But last year, she said requests for her center's home birth services surged.
"We had, like, 120 inquiries from prospective clients, and we were not even able to take half of them," Gates said.
Following nationwide trends, home births in Iowa increased more than 30% in recent years — from 512 in 2019 to 674 in 2021, according to state health data.
Gates said unlike nurse midwives who work primarily in hospitals, certified professional midwives like herself focus on home births for low-risk pregnancies.
"We are the experts in out-of-hospital, normal, low-risk birth," Gates said. "We get to know normal really well, so that anytime anything moves outside of that normal, we know it's time to bring in someone else with a different skill set."
Fifteen states, including Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, don't license certified professional midwives. Gates said without licensure, midwives are unable to obtain the medications and lab tests they need to practice.
"I'm not illegal to practice, because there is no state law prohibiting my practice," she said. "However, there's also no law saying I can, and that is where we get into the issue of midwives being charged."
This is driving skilled midwives underground, she said, and even out of unlicensed states like Iowa.
At a recent legislative hearing, Melanie Peterson, a certified professional midwife who has worked in Iowa for more than 30 years, said she was charged in 2006 for practicing medicine without a license.
Peterson said she took a plea agreement, and the charge was expunged from her record.
"I've done hundreds of births, specifically in Cedar County, where there are no gynecological, no obstetrics, no hospitals," she said. "So it's rural women who are having home births. They have no access to care out there."
The need for labor and delivery services in some parts of the U.S. is greater than ever. Nationwide, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 1 in 10 rural counties experienced the loss of all hospital obstetric services — and another 45% of rural U.S. counties had no hospital obstetric services at all, according to a 2017 study published in the journal Health Affairs.
"We're not going to make OB units open, but we're going to be extra manpower to help," Gates said. "If an OB unit closes in a county where there's a midwife, that midwife's automatically going to be a lot busier. So licensure allows more midwives to come into the state to help fill that void."
Disagreement on the path to licensure
In early March, Iowa lawmakers echoed Gates' sentiment when the Iowa House passed a bill that would establish a licensing board for midwives. It received bipartisan support.
"It's that rural access to health care that so many young families need," said Rep. Mary Mascher, a Democrat from Iowa City. "And one of the most important parts of this bill is the fact that we've had so many birthing centers close in hospitals across the state, and so this opens up access for them."
If this measure passes, Iowa would join 35 other states, plus Washington, D.C., that have already passed legislation licensing certified professional midwives.
But the state's major hospitals and health care providers have objected to the bill, saying it doesn't require strong enough transfer agreements and coordination between midwives and hospitals. They argue that this could result in medical liability issues for hospitals and poor outcomes for moms and babies.
"We're setting up a scenario here where, if there is a complication occurring, we're going to be dropping women in the emergency department with no warm handoff, and that is not a scenario that we are comfortable with," said Dennis Tibben, a lobbyist for the Iowa Medical Association, at an Iowa Senate subcommittee hearing in March. "We believe that that is a very dangerous situation."
Professional organizations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or ACOG, have a more nuanced view.
Lindsey Jenkins, an OB-GYN in Des Moines and the Iowa legislative chair for the ACOG, said the organization would like to see the bill restrict midwives' scope of practice to carefully defined low-risk pregnancies before supporting it.
"The problem with obstetrics is everything goes really well until all of a sudden it doesn't," Jenkins said.
A hospital or accredited birth center is always the safest place to give birth, she said. But if a woman wants to have a home birth, it should be carefully planned with a trained professional.
"It's having a midwife who has met the minimum required standards of training to be able to provide care in and out of hospital birth. Somebody who's willing to accept limitations on their scope of practice," she said.
ACOG's latest statement on birth settings, published in 2020, cautions against home birth, stating that while planned home birth is associated with fewer maternal interventions than planned hospital birth, "it also is associated with a more than twofold increased risk of perinatal death (1–2 in 1,000) and a threefold increased risk of neonatal seizures or serious neurologic dysfunction (0.4–0.6 in 1,000)."
Research suggests that limiting planned home birth to low-risk individuals could make it a safer option. A 2021 peer-reviewed study in ACOG's journal,Obstetrics & Gynecology, found low-risk mothers with planned home births had a low rate of adverse outcomes in Washington state, which has a well-established practice of community midwifery.
Compromise on licensure can be difficult
To address hospitals and health providers' concerns, some states, such as Indiana, have put additional restrictions on midwives. Indiana passed its licensure legislation in 2013, and has 17 actively licensed certified professional midwives, according to state data.
The law requires midwives to carry medical liability insurance and have a written collaboration with a physician.
That has created new challenges for licensed midwives like Mary Helen Ayres, in Bloomington, Ind. She said few insurance companies cover home birth midwives, and it's difficult to find a physician who will sign off on the collaboration.
"Doctors are very, very conscious of their liability and do not want to expand it, so I don't blame them," she said. "In exchange for legality, we have been burdened with a requirement for liability insurance; we have been burdened by the requirement for collaboration."
Ayers said these additional restrictions have only made it more difficult for midwives to practice in her state.
This story comes from a partnership between Iowa Public Radio and Side Effects Public Media — a public health news collaborative based at WFYI. Follow Natalie on Twitter @natalie_krebs.
Copyright 2022 Side Effects Public Media


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You may not know it, but some of the websites you visit or apps you download leave a trackable digital footprint. One step you can do to avoid leaving your online behavior exposed to third parties is to use private browsers to surf the internet.
What is private browsing?
Your web browser — whether it's Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Opera — stores the URLs of the sites you visit, cookies that track your activity, passwords you've used, and temporary files you've downloaded.
This can be convenient if you can't remember your login details or if you're trying to recall a website you visited a few days ago. The feature also helps speed up the loading time of websites you frequently visit. But if someone else uses or gains access to your computer, your most private internet activities are exposed for that user to see and exploit.
Private browsing is a feature known by various names across different browsers. For instance, it's called Incognito Mode in Chrome and InPrivate Browsing in Edge. When you use this feature, the browser does not record your browsing history, passwords, and temporary files. Instead, all this information is discarded as soon as you close the browser. You're also instantly logged out of all accounts you accessed using the private window, which comes in handy when you're using a public or shared computer.
Furthermore, tracking cookies are not stored when you surf the internet with a private browser. Such cookies are small bits of data used to identify your computer. Sites like Facebook use cookies to know your preferences based on your online behavior, such as which sites you visit. By doing this, they can personalize the ads on their platform, ensuring that the ads you see are for products and services you're likely to take interest in.
What are the limitations of private browsing?
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
"Dear Rob: Last January you predicted that 2011 might be the best year ever for us Bulls to commune with the invisible realms and get closer to the Source of All Life. And I have been enjoying the most amazing dreams ever. I've had several strong telepathic experiences and have even had conversations with the spirit of my dead grandmother. But that God character remains achingly elusive. Can't I just have a face-to-face chat with his/her Royal Highness? -Impatient Taurus." Dear Taurus: The coming weeks will be one of the potentially best times in your life to get up close and personal with the Divine Wow. For best results, empty your mind of what that would be like.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
I was reading about how fantasy writer Terry Pratchett made his own sword using "thunderbolt iron" from a meteorite. It made me think how that would be an excellent thing for you to do. Not that you will need it to fight off dragons or literal bad guys. Rather, I suspect that creating your own sword from a meteorite would strengthen and tone your mental toughness. It would inspire you to cut away trivial wishes and soul-sucking influences that may seem interesting but aren't really. It might even lead you to rouse in yourself the zeal of a knight on a noble quest — just in time for the arrival of an invitation to go on a noble quest.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Over the years I have on several occasions stood at a highway exit ramp with a handmade cardboard sign that reads, "I love to help; I need to give; please take some money." I flash a wad of bills, and offer a few dollars to drivers whose curiosity impels them to stop and engage me. I've always been surprised at how many people hesitate to accept my gift. Some assume I have a hidden agenda; others think I'm crazy. Some are even angry, and shout things like "Go home, you freak!" If a comparable experience comes your way anytime soon, Cancerian, I urge you to lower your suspicions. Consider the possibility that a blessing is being offered to you with no strings attached.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
"Nearly all men can stand adversity," said Abraham Lincoln, "but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." According to my analysis of the astrological omens, that thought will have extra meaning for you in the coming weeks. So far in 2011, you have gotten passing grades on the tests that adversity has brought you. But now come the trickier trials and tribulations. Will your integrity and impeccability stand up strong in the face of your waxing clout and influence?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
It would be a good week for you to assemble a big pile of old TVs you bought for $5 apiece at a thrift store and run over them with a bulldozer. It would also be a favorable time to start a blazing fire in a fireplace and throw in the photos of all the supposedly attractive people you used to be infatuated with even though you now realize that they were unworthy of your smart love. In other words, Virgo, it is a perfect moment to destroy symbols of things that have drained your energy and held you back. There's an excellent chance this will provide a jolt of deliverance that will prime further liberations in the coming weeks.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
The style of dance known as the samba seems to have its origins in the semba, an old Angolan dance in which partners rub their navels together. In the African Kimbundu language, semba also means "pleasing, enchanting," and in the Kikongo tongue it denotes "honoring, revering." In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you Libras to bring the spirit of semba to your life. Use your imagination as you dream up ways to infuse your intimate exchanges with belly-to-belly reverence and enchantment. Be serpentine and worshipful. Be wild and sublime. Bestow your respectful care with all your slinky wiles unfurled.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
In the Philippines, there is a geographic anomaly I want to call your attention to: a volcanic island in a lake that's on a volcanic island in a lake that's on an island. Can you picture that? Vulcan Point is an island in Crater Lake, and Crater Lake is on Volcano Island, and Volcano Island is in Lake Taal, and Lake Taal is on the island of Luzon. It's confusing—just as your currently convoluted state is perplexing, both to you and those around you. You could be aptly described as fiery earth within cool water within fiery earth within cool water within fiery earth. Whether that'll be a problem, I don't know yet. Are you OK with containing so much paradox?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
For the Navajo, the quality of your life isn't measured by your wealth or status, but by whether you "walk in beauty." It's an excellent time, astrologically speaking, for you to evaluate yourself from that perspective. Do you stop to admire a flock of sparrows swirling toward a tangerine cloud at dusk? Are you skilled at giving gifts that surprise and delight others? When your heart isn't sure what it feels, do you sing songs that help you transcend the need for certainty? Have you learned what your body needs to feel healthy? Do you know any jokes you could tell to ease the passing of a dying elder? Have you ever kissed a holy animal or crazy wise person or magic stone?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
"He who wants to do good knocks at the gate," says Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore in one of his "Stray Bird" poems, while "he who loves finds the gate open." I agree completely. That's why I advise you, as you get ready to head off to your next assignment, not to be burning with a no-nonsense intention to fix things. Rather, be flowing with the desire to offer whatever gifts and blessings are most needed.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
"Once bread becomes toast, it can never become bread again." Today I saw that piece of wisdom scrawled on the wall of a cafe's restroom. I immediately thought of you. Metaphorically speaking, you're thinking about dropping some slices in the toaster, even though you're not actually ready to eat yet. If it were up to me, you would wait a while before transforming the bread into toast — until your hunger got ratcheted up to a higher level. The problem is, if you make the toast now, it'll be unappetizing by the time your appetite reaches its optimum levels. That's why I suggest: Put the bread back in the bag. For the moment, refrain from toasting.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Don't try so hard, Pisces. Give up the struggle. As soon as you really relax, your subconscious mind will provide you with simple, graceful suggestions about how to outwit the riddle. Notice I just said you will be able to "outwit the riddle." I didn't say you will "solve the riddle." Big difference. Outwitting the riddle means you won't have to solve it, because you will no longer allow it to define the questions you're asking or the answers you're seeking.
Go to RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny's expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text-message horoscopes. Audio horoscopes also available by phone at 877-873-4888 or 900-950-7700.


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Smathers & Branson Fishing Tackle Box Needlepoint Hip Flask
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A unique, hand-stitched hip flask delivered all the way from Maryland, USA by Glaze & Gordon. A 6oz stainless steel hip flask and Smathers & Branson's signature needlepoint made from the finest French cotton and finished with the finest-grain Italian leather.
Smathers & Branson have created these exquisite accessories by searching high and low for the best Artisans in the business, and finding him in Vietnam. Each key fob is lovingly hand-stitched and assembled – the incredible art of Needlepoint is time consuming, but Smathers & Branson have helped to create a Cottage Industry in Vietnamese villages supplying hundreds of people with a flexible job and income to aid their lifestyles.
Smathers & Branson joined forces in 2004, after looking to buy needlepoint belts and realising there was not a company that created the finished item. The biggest challenge they faced was finding an artisan skilled enough to create a product to the perfect standard they were looking for – but after spending time in Vietnam and meeting with stitchers face to face to outline exactly what it was they were seeking they found their artisans and have formed an incredible working relationship. Their new partner had plans to teach their needlepoint craft to 100 of his fellow villagers to provide jobs in the community, that were flexible around the rice harvest in the area. This mutualistic relationship has continued to grow; the villagers have been provided with a wonderful opportunity whilst creating beautiful, individual pieces for Smathers & Branson. Since the success of the belts, the company has gone on to make lots of different needlepoint accessories – all special, unique and make a wonderful addition to our Glaze & Gordon range.
A winter's day dog walk, on the shooting field on in your hunt coat pocket - these flasks are perfect for any occasion.
You are guaranteed to find a design to suit even the hardest to please out of your family and friends, and this makes these flasks a wonderful gift opportunity for any occasion.
- 6oz stainless steel flask.
- Needlepoint trimmed with leather.
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Material: Cotton/Leather/Stainless Steel
Care: If the cotton gets dirty, then use a small amount of soap with warm water and spot clean. For maximum protection you can use Scotchgard – but follow the instructions specifically and be careful to only treat the cotton thread.


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Installing Plugins Novice Novice tutorials require no prior knowledge of any specific web programming language.
WordPress Plugins have the function to improve or add new features to your website. They include php scripts that develop the functionality of WordPress. Usually WordPress Plugins are optional, however there are few plugins that are required in order for your theme to work properly.
Here is a generic video that will help you understand how to install, activate and delete a plugin:
You can install plugins in one of two ways:
Automatic Installation
- Go to the Plugins menu. Here you'll find a list with all your Installed Plugins.
- Click the Add New button from the top to go to the Add Plugins page.
Use the Search to find the plugin you want to install and click the Install Now button.
After the installation is done click the Activate Plugin button.
Manual Installation
- Download the WordPress plugin that you want from WordPress.org.
- On the Add New page click the Upload Plugin button on the top.
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text: Vidéos ? Cette page est seulement en anglais car elle est remise à jour très fréquemment. New Featured Videos Please scroll down to see more Videos & Slideshows of Courses at the Brahmasthan and of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits. New Lobby at the Course Facility at the Brahmasthan of India Courses at the Brahmasthan Videos and Slideshows of Maharishi Vedic Pandits The Sights and Sounds of the Brahmasthan. (3 min 35 sec) Raja Harris talks to U.S. centers about the Maharishi Vedic Pandits and about Courses at the Brahmasthan of India (46 minutes) Raja Harris gives a presentation with Course Participants sharing their experiences at the Brahmasthan of India. (46 minutes) Dr Fred Travis's interesting research findings – Our brains during Vedic Recitation (1 minute 36 sec). A Course Participant's experience of bliss and peace. Raja Harris talks about the Maharishi India Courses. (51 min.) Testimonials of Course Participants at the Brahmasthan of India. Testimonials of Course Participants at the Brahmasthan of India. Testimonials of Course Participants at the Brahmasthan of India. The above slideshow gives a sense of the experience international guests enjoy at the Brahmasthan. Course Participants enjoying a course at the Brahmasthan of India. This video is available in many languages: Select Video LanguageDeutschFrançaisItalianoPortuguêsEspañolрусский日本語简体中文繁體中文Türkçeคนไทยहिन्दी भाषाעבריתΕλληνική/option>Монгол УлсынСрпскаNederlandsSlovenščina Maharishi Vedic Pandits – Saraswati Dwadasha Nam Stotra. (1 min 47 sec) A very special 10-minute video describing the training and life of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits. A short section from the Atirudrabhishek, the powerful peace Yagya that is now being performed every day in the Brahmasthan. A one-minute clip from a recent Aarati at the end of Atirudrabhishek. Aarati celebrates the glowing, joyful light of our own inner nature. Maharishi Vedic Pandits – Devi-Aparadha Kshamapan Stotram – slideshow with chanting (1 min 32 sec) Maharishi Vedic Pandit chanting Shri Sukta Maharishi Vedic Pandit chanting Shri Sukta (Full Audio – 16 min) Maharishi Vedic Pandit chanting Sama Veda Maharishi Vedic Pandits in training chanting Kanakadhara 5-minute slideshow of very powerful and blissful chanting by over 1,331 Maharishi Vedic Pandits. Slideshow of young Maharishi Vedic Pandits chanting. Slideshow of 1,331 Maharishi Vedic Pandits at the Brahmasthan of India with background chanting of Atirudrabhishek. Blissful chanting and beautiful pictures of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits. Beautiful engaging slideshow of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits, with chanting of Atirudrabhishek in the background. Chanting of Maharishi Vedic Pandits performing Atirudrabhishek at the Brahmasthan of India. Slideshow with chanting of the Maharishi Vedic Pandits at a special Dipavali celebration at the Brahmasthan of India.


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Course Delivery
Due to Covid-19 students should refer to the module Blackboard pages for assessment details
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | 3000 word essay. | 40% |
Semester Exam | 3 Hours | 60% |
Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 40% |
Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Discuss the application of equine reproductive physiology to the management of equine breeding stock.
2. Critically evaluate the use of modern reproductive technology and current research in equine stud management
3. Critically evaluate the various management systems used in stud management, including mare, stallion, foal and young-stock management.
4. Select breeding stock based upon reproductive competence.
5. Evaluate the major factors determining the success of equine reproduction and management.
Brief description
This module will give the student the opportunity to acquire adequate knowledge to make informed decisions or to discuss management practices currently used in equine stud farm medicine. It will do this by considering all aspects of equine stud management in detail, including mare, young-stock and stallion management. The application and value of reproductive technology will be considered and an understanding of the current areas of research in equine stud medicine will be encouraged. The major factors which determine and affect the success of equine reproduction will be discussed and the importance of selection of breeding stock based upon reproductive competence will be stressed.
The aims of the module are:
- To apply reproductive physiology to breeding and stud management practice
- To investigate the use of reproductive technology
- To provide the theoretical knowledge to work within a stud farm enterprise.
- To enable students to make educated judgements/decisions on stud farm practice
- Selection of the mare and stallion for breeding
- Preparation of the mare and stallion for covering
- Manipulation of reproduction
- Mating management
- The process and management of parturition
- Foal adaptation and management
- Management of the lactating mare and older foal
- Weaning management
- Management of young-stock
- Stallion Management
- Infertility in the mare and stallion
- Reproductive technologies
Module Skills
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Communication | The coursework for this module will be a report based upon a real-life scenario/case study. As such the student's ability to communicate their ideas and information retrieved effectively in writing will be directly assessed. Non assessed seminars on current research will also develop, but not assess, students oral communication skills, informal feedback will however be given |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be given detailed feedback on their course work which will help them improve their performance in subsequent modules. |
Information Technology | |
Personal Development and Career planning | |
Problem solving | The assignment set will be based upon a scenario /case study and will require the identification of the problems within the scenario along with potential solutions. Hence problem solving skills will be both developed and assessed |
Research skills | Students will be expected to demonstrate significant literature research skills in order to identify the problem set and suggest realistic solutions. |
Subject Specific Skills | A knowledge and understanding of stud management and associated veterinary techniques. |
Team work |
This module is at CQFW Level 6


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Eutyches was an archimandrite and heretic who lived in the fifth century at a monastery near Constantinople. A staunch foe of Nestorianism he took an extreme view in the opposite direction, to a form of monophysitism called Eutychianism, during the Christological controversies of the fifth century. His nonnegotiable position ended in his being anathematize by both the Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian sides of the controversy.
Little is known of the early life of Eutyches. He is believed to have been born about year 380 and was an archimandrite at a monastery near Constantinople. His name first appeared in 428 as one of the first of those who started the process of complaints against Nestorius's teaching. In 431, he attended the Council of Ephesus at which he was in vehement opposition to the teachings of Nestorius of Constantinople. Nestorius asserted an explanation of the natures of Christ such that the Virgin Mary could not be referred to as the "Mother of God" (i.e., Theotokos), Eutyches declared the Christ was "a fusion of human and divine elements."
The issue at the time was how does one account for the divine and human aspects of Christ. After the condemnation of Nestorianism at the Council of Ephesus, lingering disagreements between the Churches of Alexandria and Antioch were further refined by the protagonists of the two Churches. The Alexandrian doctrine was presented by Cyril of Alexandria, while the Antiochian position was held by Theodoret of Cyrus and John of Antioch both who had accepted the decisions of the Council of Ephesus. While the theologians Cyril and Theodoret came to a reconciliation of their differences as recorded by Cyril in his twelve chapters and other letters, the line of agreement was fine, and their partisans were not convinced. Into this tense arena of both religious and secular feelings, Eutyches took an extreme monophysite position, influenced by Emperor Theodosius II's minister Chrysaphius, that affected future Orthodox unity even though both sides contended that they both followed the faith of Cyril.
In the confusion after Cyril's death in 444, Eutyches, not a learned man but much respected, began to denounce the supposed revival of Nestorianism by raising the issue with Pope Leo I, who responded sympathetically. Eutyches criticisms, however, reverted to claims of Apollinarianism that Cyril himself would have rejected. At a patriarchal council at Constantinople in 448, Flavian of Constantinople censured Eutyches for having an unbalanced theology and insisted that Eutyches voice the christological formula of "one person subsisting in two natures." This Eutyches refused, pressing a position that stressed one nature after incarnation. With this the christological storm was renewed.
As Emperor Theodosius supported Eutyches, Eutyches' appeal to Theodosius of Flavian's finding against him resulted in a called for a full synodal review. The second council of Ephesus was convened in 449. Presided over by Dioscorus of Alexandria and supported by the emperor, the council became a trial of Flavian, Theodoret, and Ibas of Edessa, who were deposed along with Domnus of Antioch and Eusebius of Dorylaeum, Eutyches was restored to his office. Pope Leo's tome that followed Cyril's faith was discarded by Dioscorus without any consideration. Upon hearing of the actions of the council, Leo called the council 'a den of thieves' and is recorded in history as a Robber Council.
While the council was endorsed by Emperor Theodosius, his death on July 28, 450 brought a reversal in Constantinople as Augusta Pulcheria, who had supported Cyril, returned to power. She and her new husband, the General and new emperor Marcian, convened an international council on October 8, 451 at Chalcedon that declared the "robber council" of 449 null and void and, found that Leo's position as expressed in his tome was consistent with Cyril's faith. The council agreed on the orthodoxy of the christology of Cyril's confession.
Eutyches was deposed and exiled, but apparently in exile he continued to expound his position, as attested to by Pope Leo's request in 454 that Eutyches be banished to a more distant place. Eutyches died in exile in 456.
- McGuckin, John A., St. Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88141-259-7
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Eutyches
- Wikipedia: Eutyches


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Sound Innovations: Baritone T.C. Book 2
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Sound Innovations for Concert Band is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific MasterClass videos and varied accompaniments will foster better comprehension and improved execution of technique. The content is organized into levels, providing benchmarks, assessment indicators, and intermediate goals.