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We've raised £27 to Help thirteen year old, Melody, get a Surface Book Laptop for art/singing! I have also allowed for the special pens and the commission!
- Swansea, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 17th February 2017
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Morag, my wonderful friend, mentioned Crowd Funding to help Melody with her art/singing. It is her 14th Birthday, on the 24th January. I would like to make her day a special one!
She is using my old computer. It has run out of memory. Melody would really like the NEW SURFACE BOOK LAPTOP. It will help her to create amazing Manga Style Maths cards, to help her with Maths.
It would be a lot easier for her to draw directly onto the Laptop Screen, rather than using the mouse, which is time consuming and difficult. See her video on her above Blog.
She would also be able to record songs onto the New Surface Book Laptop, and edit them.
BIG THANK YOU TO JASON SIVYER (DEAR FRIEND) FOR GIVING MELODY A MICROPHONE! Thanks to him, Film Director, Tom Seidman, loved Melody's version of "You Lost me!"
American Film Director, Tom Seidman, sent Melody a link to audition for Britain's Got Talent. He believes, Melody, deserves the same success as Susan Boyle.
Daily Mirrors Garths Comic artist, Huw-J, supports Melody's art. She has his drawing on her wall. Great meeting him in person!
Both Tom, and Huw-J have been very kind to Melody! They offered free prizes to help Melody find new homes for her bunny rabbits, which she is allergic to.
LEGO, gave Melody a present, because they loved her Lego Songs. Thanks to Mike from the Lego shop & Hamleys in Weymouth
Prince William loved Melody's Singing Stories.
Dork Diaries Author, Rachel Renee Russell, helped Melody to LOVE READING!
Author/Artist, Mark Crilley, has liked Melody's Manga Art. She is a huge fan!
Melody sketched with Josephine Wall, fairy artist in 2009.
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Jan 24, 2017
Hi Sharon I hope Melodys dreams come true she's very talented xx
Sharon Bainbridge
Jan 22, 2017
Melody, I know this is a small donation. But I hope to sell somethings on Ebay. A wonderful man from Children's TV told me, "NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!"Keep dreaming, drawing and singing! xxx
Jan 20, 2017
Good luck Melody, you've got talent!
A Johnson
Jan 20, 2017
I don't get paid till next month! So it's not a lot.Hope this helps start it off and you make your target! Your talent is limitless! 😊 Wishing you the very best of luck x
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By Esther Hahn, Colorado Horse Park/USEF
The Adequan®/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships, presented by Gotham North, featured dressage, eventing, and show jumping competition at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colo., from July 27 to July 31. The facility hosted 175 entries representing the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Dressage Young Rider Team Competition
On Wednesday, the first day of competition, the USDF North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships Young Rider Team medals were awarded to three teams. The Region 1 Young Riders took to the top podium, earning the gold medal.
Nicholas Hansen of Catawissa, Pa., and his mount Ritter Benno, earned the highest score of the class and anchored the Region 1 team. "I think that this competition is invaluable. When you have an opportunity to compete against people who are riding at your level, but then have a chance to ride against people from different countries at the same time, you form bonds that you have for the rest of your life," he said.
Show Jumping Young Rider Individual First Round Qualifier
The USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championship began Wednesday and featured the first class of the week in the International Ring at CHP, the Young Rider First Round Individual Qualifier, with 23 entries. Sophie Simpson (18, Wellington, Fla.) and Why Not, capitalized on their first trip around the International Ring, capturing the win with a score of 37.72 seconds.
Show Jumping Young Rider Team Competition
A strong team of riders, combined to represent both Zone 4 and Zone 7 took top honors in the USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championships Young Rider Team competition. The Zone 4/7 Team of Hannah Donald (18, Highland Village, Texas.), Alexandra Ozmy (18, Coppell, Texas), Nicole Peterson (20, Dallas, Texas) and Sophie Simpson (18, Wellington, Fla.) finished the two round competition with xx combined faults to secure the victory.
Dressage Junior Team Championship
Four riders hailing from Region 3 secured their place atop the winner's podium in the Junior Team Test with an average score of 197.298. The Region 3 Team, guided by Chef d'Equipe Sue Bender, featured riders Juliet Hess (17, Atlanta, Ga.) aboard Diano, Emily Hewitt (18, Atlanta, Ga.) and Whats Up De La Ferme Rose, Helena Marie Milazzo (17, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) with Baccus, and Marline Syribeys (17, Atlanta, Ga.) aboard Hollywood.
"Region 3 is a very special region because we've all been close for a while. Even before we came here, we knew each other and were friendly with each other. That made us want to do well even more," said Hess, who piloted Diano to a team high score of 67.162 percent.
Show Jumping Junior Individual First Round Qualifier
Carlos Guerrerio of Mexico City, MEX, who is competing for the Mexico North team, piloted Santos, a 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding, to top honors in the USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championship Junior Individual First Round Qualifier, with a score of 33.196 seconds in the fault converted format of the class.
"I discussed a plan with my trainer when we walked the course and we didn't want to go all out, but with the format being faults converted, you have to go quickly because if you have one down you take yourself out of placing," said Guerrerio. "We wanted to stay with a good pace, not too fast, but also trace the tight turns and I rode all of the strides forward."
Eventing CIC 2* Division, Dressage Phase
Elena Hengel of Area IV and Zipp sat atop the leaderboard for the individual portion of competition in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Championships CIC 2* division with a score of 42.70. Hengel also rode Say I Do to participate in the team portion of competition for the combined Area III/IV Team to a score of 46.0.
The Canadian Team, featuring riders from Alberta and Ontario, sat in first place in team competition with an overall score of 153.2 after the dressage phase.
Show Jumping Junior Team Competition
The four young men representing the Mexico North Junior Team in the Junior Team competition finished with a total of 16 faults in the Nations Cup™ formatted class to earn victory, as Carlos Hank Guerrerio (16, Mexico City, MEX) aboard Santos, Antonio Abascal Secchi (15, Veracruz, MEX) with Continio 4, Cristobol Collado (18, Mexico City, MEX) and Corin, and Yago Alvarez Del Castillo (16, Guadalajara, MEX) with Coloredo 2 stood atop the medal podium.
"It's always really important to finish well here. I was on the team that earned bronze here last year and we were looking to improve on that," said Guerrerio. "Also, Mexico hasn't won a gold medal in a couple of years so I was pleased with the result today."
Dressage Young Rider Individual Test
Nicholas Hansen (21, Catawissa, Pa.) of Region 1 had a spectacular week at CHP, piloting his mount Ritter Benno to the two highest scores seen so far this week in the USDF North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships Young Rider classes. Today, the pair earned a 72.502 percent in the Young Rider Individual Test to take the gold medal.
"It's something that I think I can speak on behalf of almost all riders that are here: this is something that takes so much work," said Hansen. "I just can't thank everyone enough who has helped me get here, but I also can't thank the horse enough."
Eventing CH-J* Division, Dressage Phase
A team of riders from Ontario, Canada led the charge on the second day of competition in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Eventing Championships CH-J*, in advance of the cross-country phase. Alisa Morrison (17, Belle River, Ontario) and Princess Sophia, Emma Johnston (18, Uxbridge, Ontario) aboard FE Coconut Kiss, Annick Niemuller (17, Goodwood, Ontario) with FE Akari, and Alexis Murray (18, Barrie, Ontario) with My Principle made up the team.
"I was thrilled with Coco today. This is her first time at Young Riders with a ring of this atmosphere, and she was absolutely incredible. She gave me 150 percent and I couldn't be more proud of her today," said Johnson, who rode FE Coconut Kiss to a score of 42.3, which placed them in second individually after the phase.
Show Jumping Young Rider Individual Final
Sophie Simpson (18, Wellington, Fla.) and Why Not forged their way through competition this week, riding five clear rounds to finish a flawless effort at The Colorado Horse Park with a second gold medal in the Young Rider Individual Final.
"Walking it, I thought that they were skinny fences and wide oxers. There were careful jumps in the first round, especially with the plank. I think my mount did a great job this week," said Simpson. "This is my fourth time here and every year you try to chip away at more clear rounds and always want to come back and ride better."
Dressage Young Rider Freestyle
Nicholas Hansen and Ritter Benno swept the gold medal podium this week in the Young Rider division. The duo earned a 72.125 percent to secure the Young Rider Freestyle victory.
"This is something I certainly didn't expect to happen. You know, the horse works its heart out. I worked as hard as I could and rode as diligently as I could. It's really amazing to see your hard work over the course of the past few years pay off," said Hansen, who selected the Star Wars theme song to accompany his ride.
Dressage Junior Rider Individual Test
Jenna Upchurch (17, Chesterfield, Mo.) and Greystoke, a flashy dapple grey gelding, rode to a class high 70.632 percent in the Junior Individual Test. "Winning gold, that's something you dream about the minute you find out about these championships," she said. "It was huge for me and it's always been a dream of mine, so this is wonderful. I really like the challenge of dressage. That's why I was drawn to it."
Eventing CH-J* and CICY2* Divisions, Cross Country Phase
The leaderboard in both the CH-J* and CICY2* divisions changed after horse and rider combinations took to the cross-country course. The Area I Team, composed of four riders from the state of Massachusetts, overtook the lead after strong performances by three of the team's members. In the CICY2*, the Area V/IX Team rose to the occasion to take over the top spot in the division in advance of the final phase of stadium.
Eventing CH-J* and CICY2* Divisions, Individual Competition
Individual and team medal ceremonies in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Eventing Championships were presented on Sunday to recognize the top three riders in both divisions. In the CH-J* division, Carmen Holmes-Smith (18, Chase, British Columbia) and her mount Spartacus, competed as individuals throughout the week and emerged the winners after a tie breaker that relied on her cross country time.
In the CICY2* division, Shelby Brost (18, Red Deer, Alberta) and Crimson captured the win. "I always try to stay out of her way in the show jumping. The last line turned out to be a little difficult for us, but she gave it her all and I'm so proud of her," said Brost. "Coming into stadium I knew that I was sitting in second so it was important for me to jump a clear round. I was beyond thrilled with her to even be sitting in second place."
Eventing CH-J* and CICY2* Divisions, Team Championships
The Area I Team, composed of four riders from Massachusetts including Katie Lichten (17, Hamilton, Mass.) and RF Luminati, Madeline Lichten (17, Hamilton, Mass.) with Yarrow, Erica Jarrell (17, Lincoln, Mass.) aboard Uni Sprite, and Cornelia Dorr (18, Manchester, Mass.) with Sir Patico MH, won the team gold medal in the CH-J* division.
"Show jumping is Hugo's strongest phase and it was nice to be able to go into the ring and perform under pressure. That was the biggest piece and improvement in our round this week," said Dorr, who anchored the team as the last rider on course for Area I.
The Area V/IX Team was victorious in the CICY2* division after compiling strong rides from their three-member team of Clara Cargile (20, San Angelos, Texas) and White Indian, Madeline Backus (21, Larkspur, Colo.) with P.S. Arianna, and Alyssa Phillips (19, Fort Worth, Texas) aboard Bliss III.
"Bliss came out this morning feeling great and I was excited to get to the show jumping. We've been working on her rideability at home and she was really with me the entire time around the course," said Phillips.
Show Jumping Junior Individual Final
Lucy Matz (16, Coatesville, Pa.) and Bailey VI, competing for Zone II, nearly didn't make it to the finish of the USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Junior Rider Individual Finals, as the pair encountered a hairy moment at the final oxer before crossing through the timers. Instinctively, Matz clucked Bailey VI forward and the pair regained their balance upon landing, which secured their overall win.
"I thought the courses were great all week. They were technical enough but definitely fair. Walking the first course, we just wanted to have a smooth clear round," said Matz.
Dressage Junior Rider Freestyle
Jenna Upchurch (18, Chesterfield, Mo.) and Greystoke, representing Region 4, finished the final day of dressage competition with another gold medal podium appearance for their ride in the USDF North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships Junior Rider Freestyle.
"I feel like we've improved on our connection a lot with the flow of the test and going from movement to movement, as well as how relaxed and collected he could be throughout the test," detailed Upchurch. "For our music, it's a compilation of Coldplay music including Viva La Vida and an assortment of scores from the Fast and Furious movies, which I love. I edited and cut the music myself with my trainer."
Full results: http://www.youngriders.org
Wednesday: http://chp.coth.com/results/DailyResults/day/2016-07-27
Thursday: http://chp.coth.com/results/DailyResults/day/2016-07-28
Friday: http://chp.coth.com/results/DailyResults/day/2016-07-29
Saturday: http://chp.coth.com/results/DailyResults/day/2016-07-30
Sunday: http://chp.coth.com/results/DailyResults/day/2016-07-31
About the NAJYRC
The NAJYRC began in 1974 as an eventing challenge between the United States and Canada. A dressage championship was added in 1981, and show jumping was added in 1982. The first complete Young Riders championship was held in British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The Championships were expanded to officially include a championship division for juniors in 2006.
About Colorado Horse Park
Situated on a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside and the famous Rocky Mountains, The Colorado Horse Park is the largest horse park West of the Mississippi. CHP offers the opportunity to participate in, enjoy and support world-class equestrian sports. Amateurs, juniors and Olympians in all disciplines compete at CHP each year, making it one of the most influential equestrian centers in North America.
Junior Dressage Medalists on the podium July 28th at the 2016 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships in Parker, Colorado. (L-R) Region 4, Region 3 and Region 1/6. (FEI/RedBayStock.com)
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The recent school shooting incident in Florida has left many of us reeling from yet one more mass shooting spree involving students. The reverberations are being felt across our country and your children may be feeling anxious, frightened, or uneasy about feeling safe, whether it is at home or at school. When I stood before your children last week, I was torn between wanting to promise safety and needing to acknowledge the very real-ness of our world. I hope I was able to find the right balance. It is quite natural that our children, and each of us, may have strong emotions and tough questions about the safety and security of D-E, their homes, and on a grander scale, their world. I did not enjoy having to address our young adolescents, just as I imagine, as parents, you do not either. Yet, we must. So, here are a few questions, talking points, and resources that I share, with the deepest hope that, sometime in the future, these will be unnecessary.
What is D-E doing to protect our children and staff?
The Administrative Team takes seriously its charge of safety. We spend much time developing plans, evaluating protocols and updating policies. We have an armed police officer on campus during school days who walks our grounds. The police vehicle is parked in a conspicuous place for travelers to notice. We have a communication notification system that allows us to reach you using multiple modalities—text, email, website, phone. There are several cameras placed around campus, and these are monitored by three different groups. We have fenced in our campus and have established a staffed guard house. We train, practice, and hone our plans for various emergencies. At D-E, the adult and the student relationships are very strong. Our young adolescents often tell an adult when they are concerned about a classmate. We encourage them to live by the "see something, say something" motto. We have a social-emotional curriculum, HomeBase advisors, small class sizes, and a Student Support Team which have all been proactive in identifying the social-emotional needs of young adolescents. Most importantly, we continue to learn and we continue to update.
How do I talk with my child about the school shooting in Florida?
According to the American Psychological Association, "Psychologists who work in the area of trauma and recovery advise parents to use the troubling news of school shootings as an opportunity to talk and listen to their children. It is important, say these psychologists, to be honest. Parents should acknowledge to children that bad things do happen, but also reassure them with the information that many people are working to keep them safe, including their parents, teachers and local police."
A few more suggestions and resources/links:
Encourage your child to ask questions, and answer those questions directly. Your child/teen may have some difficult questions about the incident. For example, she may ask if it is possible that it could happen at your workplace; she is probably really asking whether it is "likely." The concern about recurrence will be an issue for caregivers and children/teens alike. While it is important to discuss the likelihood of this risk, she is also asking if she is safe. This may be a time to review plans your family has for keeping safe in the event of any crisis situation. Do give any information you have on the help and support the victims and their families are receiving. Like adults, children/teens are better able to cope with a difficult situation when they have the facts about it. Having question-and-answer talks gives your child ongoing support as he or she begins to cope with the range of emotions stirred up by this tragedy.
Be a positive role model. Consider sharing your feelings about the events with your child/teen, but at a level they can understand. You may express sadness and empathy for the victims and their families. You may share some worry, but it is important to also share ideas for coping with difficult situations like this tragedy. When you speak of the quick response by law enforcement and medical personnel to help the victims (and the heroic or generous efforts of ordinary citizens), you help your child/teen see that there can be good, even in the midst of such a horrific event.
Some other tips for parents (for any time of crisis or trauma) include:
- maintain routines
- model a clam reaction (can still show sadness too)
- actively listen and allow children opportunities to share how they feel
- correct distortions and inaccuracies regarding events
- review safety protocols, remind children that these events are rare, and observe for children the many safety features already in place
- (for families, consider: if a parent isn't home and you need help, who can you call? who are adults in the community, how can you contact them, where can you go)
- limit exposure to media, especially video recordings of events
- encourage engagement in pleasurable activities and spending time with loved ones
- look for the helpers – actively recognize people who help on a daily basis
Resources Links:
- Helping Children Cope with Frightening News (Child Mind Institute)
- Helping Children Cope with Terrorism (NASP)
- Illustrated Guide to Coping with Traumatic News (ABC)
- Talking to Children About Tragedies (HealthyChildren.org)
- Explaining the News (Common Sense Media)
- Promoting Compassion and Acceptance in Crisis (NASP)
And a few brief reminders:
Homework Survey: Every so often, we like to check in on some practices as a division to ensure that we are achieving what we think we are. One subject that is certainly always important to us is Homework – both in terms of quality and quantity. It is our belief that whenever possible, homework should be meaningful and further student's learning. It is also our belief that there should be a clear limit to the amount of homework we assign. With this in mind, our handbook states that "for middle school students, homework should take an average of 1&1/2 to 2 hours each evening."
So, the time has come again to check in on this to ensure that we are hitting the mark. We will do this through brief surveys to students, parents and faculty. Students will be asked to log how much time they spend each night on homework for a week and then two more times at the end of the two subsequent weeks. Parents and teachers will be surveyed one time. The teachers and administrators will look carefully at the data and make any adjustments as are necessary. Please recognize the value of this survey. We urge you to participate as it helps keep us all moving in the right direction.
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" A Musical by Rupert Holmes, is performing this weekend by D-E Upper School students in D-E's Schenck Auditorium. This interactive mystery musical is a 'play within a play whodunit' . Showtimes are Friday, March 2 (7:00 PM) and Saturday, March 3 (2:00 PM and 7:30 PM). Tickets are on sale in the School Store or at the door, 30 minutes prior to curtain. For details visit www.d-e.org/arts.
Medical and Dental Appointments: In order to adhere to the rules and regulations set out in our Middle School Handbook, medical or dental appointments scheduled during the school day will require a note from the doctor or dentist. Notes may be emailed, faxed or brought to the attendance office by the student when he or she returns to school. Absences may remain unexcused until a note has been received. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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We have not one, but TWO brides up on Borrowed and Blue! Stacey & Hillary are two gorgeous brides who bought their gowns from us, and we must say, they look amazing! It's always so nice to see our brides get featured online!
First up is Stacey & TJ! I wrote a novel on how much I loved working with Stacey back on our blog a few months ago, so I won't go crazy. Stacey came into our shop with a picture of a gown from pinterest, and had no idea who made it, or where to get it. BUT lucky for her it was Lu by Daughters of Simone, a gown we had JUST ordered it! Like, literally ordered it weeks before. It was just meant to be! Once she tried it on she knew. Nothing compared to Lu. And it was perfect for her. With her wavy hair, amazing jewelry, fun personality, and cute shoes, it all came together like a dream. Stacey is stunning, I mean her skin is so good she doesn't need foundation. Yep, you read that right. No foundation.
Hillary was another bride that was just so sweet and kind to work with! She came in one weekend when we had an Anais Anette trunk show, and fell in love with one of their amazing gowns. She chose a lace mermaid, that had beading throughout for a little bit of sparkle. It was classic, timeless, and elegant. Just like Hillary. A simple pearl necklace and Tiffany blue shoes made her look complete, and we are loving her hair!
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There are several reasons why you might want to look into making use of Bluetooth technology for your day to day activities.
With the wireless communication capabilities of Bluetooth, the need for cables and wires are now redundant.
Travelers can move from place to place without the hassle of carrying their devices connection cables around.
Connection two Bluetooth enabled devices isn't a difficult task. All that is required is to switch on the Bluetooth on both devices, ensure they are discoverable and search for each other. As long as you are within range, you will see all open Bluetooth connections around you. Just select the one you want and connect. The design of the generic Bluetooth interface is intuitive and user friendly. The steps for connecting are laid out in specific and easy to comprehend steps.
Another plus point for Bluetooth is the fact that it is free. There are no charges whatsoever for making use of this technology. No need to pay an ISP provider to connect your devices. All the cost you incur is the cost for purchasing your device. It requires very little power to work. The technology is not energy intensive, compared to other wireless communication devices available, Bluetooth is very energy efficient.
Personal computers (PCs)
A Personal computer can also be referred to as a PC or a microcomputer. In the late 1970s and 1980, home computers for personal usage were designed.
The primary purpose of this was to provide people with computing tools they can make use from the comfort of their homes.The capabilities of microcomputers have changed vastly from the time they were newly introduced. With the advent ofsingle chip microprocessors, personal computers are now able to pack more processing powers.
The use of personal computers is not limited to just home computations, businesses use them too. They are all round processing machines that can be used to interface and communicate with servers and super computers.In the house, they can be used for diverse purposes, from gaming to desktop publishing, graphics designing, to even software development.
Forget the name 'workstation'; it does not do much justice to the powerful machine called by that name. Mostly, marketers are to be blamed for this improper naming. Workstations are high end versions of the personal computer. They are very expensive and until recently are not available for purchase in regular retail stores.
The wireless communication protocol employed for Bluetooth is a standardized protocol. Different models and devices communicate using the same protocol,
No matter the device or the maker, all Bluetooth enabled devices communicate with Bluetooth the same way the world over thereby eliminating the problem of compatibility.
There are very small chances of interference in Bluetooth communication. The technology makes use of a frequency hopping technique that aids in this interference protection.
With its wireless signals using minimum power coupled with the frequency hopping technique, the Bluetooth can ride out any interference from other available wireless devices.
Bluetooth can be used to create a wireless network of connected devices. Within its range of operation of 30 feet, a Personal Area Network can be created
Multiple Personal Area Networks can be created in the same area and there won't be interference from one Network to the other and up to seven Bluetooth
Universally, Bluetooth technology is one that has gained wide-spread use and popularity. As it has been noted earlier, it has a standardized
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When a user navigates to a website via the web browser, the web browser looks up where the website files are, it then sends a request to the server for the website files to be sent over for displaying.The work of a server goes way more than just looking up web pages. They process web applications and handle protocol requests as well. For a dynamic website like say Wikipedia, the server processes the requests of a user when he searches for a particular topic. The server runs a stored procedure to search the database of the website to see if what the user is looking for is available.
If the topic was found in the database, the server sends over a list of the topic and relevant works for the user to select his preference. The server also sends instructions to the web browser on how to display the web page, which font to use and at what font size.Server computers usually house many hard disk drives and powerful processors, resulting in typically large sizes. The hard disks are necessary for storage of files, although there are some servers that work hand in hand with remote data farms for the storage of information.
The powerful processors are there to ensure that the right information is brought up for the users. Also, they ensure that sufficient resources are released and allocated to serve the user requests.Typically, servers are designed to be fail safe and crash resistant. A lot of fail safe procedures and programs are incorporated in servers for this. A server crashing will typically affect a lot of websites and businesses.
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Eleven clinics have already been shut in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan where years of fighting between government troops and black African rebels has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. As an acute cash crunch worsens and with the world's eyes focused on other conflicts such as Syria, another 49 facilities in these regions are also at risk, the WHO head in Sudan, Naeema al-Gasseer, told AFP. "We don't have enough funds to continue supporting clinics in remote areas that provide people with health services," Gasseer said.
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April 19, 2008 marked the annual Earth Day celebration in Spokane. Local practitioners were again invited to participate in the event at Spokane's Riverfront Park. This was the ninth year that Falun Gong practitioners have participated in this Earth Day event.
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Hi, my name is David. I met Elmer on a service call to his house for his Internet. It wasn't long before I figured out that this man needed help, and a lot of it. His home flooded in Harvey almost a year ago. His luck hasn't changed much since then. He is a 70 year old veteran, served 2 years in active duty and 4 years in the reserves. He worked his whole life, owns his home and just recently lost his wife back in January. 10 years ago she slipped and fell and hit her head, she never fully recovered and lived out her days at a nursing home. 4 years ago Elmer had a stroke and is partially parilized from that. His roof leaks, there's a lot of mold from the flood and leaking. He has three small dogs, and that's about it. Not much has been done since Harvey on his home. There is a lot of mold, he had one window unit in his bedroom and I have since brought him another one to try and cool things off. He says it gets up to about 100 degrees in his house. Im trying to get some volunteers to help him restore his home to at least make it livable. He needs a new roof, everything gutted from his home floor walls and ceilings furniture and exterior repairs as well. He gave me permission to take his picture and get his story out there. He never asked me for help, I think that's just the kind of man he is. Anything helps and if you can offer any other assistance feel free to reach out to me through GoFundMe.+ Mais informações
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We had another good volunteer work day today at Elmer's house. A lot of the demo inside has been done. We are getting materials and a job plan lined out. It hasn't been easy to get to this point, but were not giving up on Elmer. Please share, we need volunteers on Saturdays. Please donate. Let's get Elmer home.
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It's been over a month since we started helping Elmer, it's been pretty slow going and we need your help. So far the money is being used to house Elmer at a hotel. That wont last forever. We need to get him back into his home. I've met some amazing people willing to help in any way they can, but we still need materials, man power and funding to get things going. If you can share this, share it. If you can donate time or materials please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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We started clean out at Elmer's house today. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who showed up today. A special thanks to Team Rubicon for providing assistance, and the Alvin High School JROTC for showing up and getting things done. Those were some of the most respectful kids I've met in a long time. We were able to get most of his house cleared out and sorted through. Theres still a long road ahead to recovery for Mr. Branch, anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated.
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"This dish is an old family favourite. It is ideal for dinner parties, special occasions and especially on cold winter nights. It is wonderfully tasty and filling."
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"This dish is an old family favourite. It is ideal for dinner parties, special occasions and especially on cold winter nights. It is wonderfully tasty and filling."
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- 8 green capsicum
- 500 g minced beef
- 2 onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
- paprika
- salt and pepper
- sugar
- olive oil
- Finely chop one onion and two of the garlic cloves and saute until translucent in some olive oil.
- Add the minced beef and cook until it changes colour.
- Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, paprika and finely chopped parsley to the meat, then set aside.
- Bring plenty of salted water to the boil, and cook the rice until it is firm.
- It is important not to overcook the rice, as it will finish softening later.
- Add the rice to the meat mixture.
- Cut the tops off the capsicums and remove the core and seeds.
- 3/4 fill each capsicum with the meat and rice mixture, replacing the tops when done.
- Arrange stuffed capsicums in a large casserole or oven proof dish.
- Make a sauce for the capsicums: add the other chopped onion and remaining garlic cloves to some olive oil and cook.
- Add crushed tomatoes, salt& pepper, paprika, sugar and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Ladle this sauce over the capsicums, cover and bake in a preheated 180C oven for 45 minutes, or until the capsicums are tender.
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A young girl (maybe 6) with a rolling backpack was obviously late for school for she was running and her even younger brother was trailing behind unable to keep up. She stopped, turned toward him, waited, and I was expecting her to lay into him and blame him for them being late.....INSTEAD, she helped him climb onto her backpack so she could run and he could ride. What a beautiful warm way to start the morning.
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What you should know about Florida's PIP Law
The Florida Legislature's passage of House Bill 119 significantly changes personal injury protection benefits (PIP) and hurts consumers. Gov. Rick Scott argued for the reform to combat fraud, but consumer advocates say the bill will help the big insurance companies.
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Noetron set about preparing for a quick exit. Charging the capacitors, opening the hatches, and charting a path.
Noetron was not mobile. The ship had been made quickly (Acme had caught on to what Noetron was doing eight seconds after he started, and Noetron left two seconds later), and it could not withstand more than one teleportation into an atmosphere. It did have some small amount of weaponry.
Just then, Lucy cut through the door, rolled through, got up, and sliced three Fortarians in half. Noetron decided his weaponry would not be necessary. Lucy entered the spaceship. Noetron closed up the hatches, and teleported the ship into deep space.
Remember when Raymond had trouble killing me, even though he thought the fate of humanity depended on it? How I hesitated to kill him, even though I'm a supervillain with a mind beyond human comprehension? Lucy had never killed before. And she had superhuman powers of empathy and understanding. She knew, better I ever could, how the Fortarians felt as they were sliced in half, incinerated, or stabbed and left to bleed out on the ground. She could see it written in their faces.
So, as she sad there, in a tin can in the blackness of space, she wept.
She wept for those who had needlessly died. She wept because she had killed them.
"How," she asked. "How did I do this?"
"How did you do what?" Noetron asked for clarification.
"How did you do what?" Noetron asked for clarification.
"I killed them. I killed them all."
"I assume 'them' refers to the Fortarians."
"Six hundred and forty two. I killed six hundred and forty two." That's about twenty times my count in a lifelong career of evil. And, again, I'm mentally prepared for it. Lucy wasn't. So she cried some more.
"Will I need to kill more," she asked.
"I estimate the probability you will need to kill more sentient beings at ninety-seven percent." Noetron was a computer. Comforting people was not his strong suit. And that was before I cut out his comforting module to make room for more quantum mechanics software.
"Am I evil?"
"No. You were simply desperate and did what you did to survive. There was no malicious intent."
"No. You were simply desperate and did what you did to survive. There was no malicious intent."
"I'm evil."
"You're not." She wasn't. And I speak as an expert on the subject.
"This is how it starts. A darkness will grow in me. One death leads to another. Six hundred and forty two deaths-" she started sobbing again.
"It is true that killing frequently paves the way for further deaths." That is not what Lucy wasn't to hear. Thankfully, she wasn't really listening.
"I'm not worth it. I'm not worth that many."
Noetron estimated that she was objectively worth approximately eight of them, and that the diadem was worth several billion.
"I shouldn't have done it. I shouldn't have stabbed him in the eye. The eye." Lucy imagined being stabbed in the eye. It hurt. "I burned his arm off." Lucy imagined that. The imagined everything. The imagined all the pain she had caused. It was too much. Too much. It needed to stop. Lucy couldn't stop it. She couldn't stop. She couldn't stop killing. Slicing. Burning. Stabbing. So much blood. So much pain. Why wouldn't it stop?
"Why won't it stop?"
Killing. Burning. Swords. Cutting flesh. Flesh was alive. It had children. It was dead now. It died in fire. Fire, and pain and pain and pain and pain and pain.
Lucy looked at her hands. The circle. The Archives. She would feel better. The New Archivist didn't kill. The New Archivist knew things. She knew about life and death. She knew how to make it stop.
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Oldham relishing Law Cup challenge in January
Date published: 07 December 2017
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Oldham are relishing the prospect of having a crack at regaining the Law Cup from derby rivals Rochdale Hornets at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday 7 January.
The eagerly-awaited clash which will give Roughyeds fans an early glimpse of new players Paul Crook, Luke Nelmes, Danny Rasool, Dave Eccleston, Matt Reid, Jack Holmes, Liam Bent, Kyran Johnson and Adam Jones.
Oldham head coach Scott Naylor said: "The Law Cup is always a very important test for both clubs and both sets of fans. It is classed as a friendly, but that is the last thing it is. It is a typical derby and there is a lot of prestige at stake - just ask the fans.
"It will be a stern challenge very early in our pre-season programme. I am really pleased it is on the agenda.
"Rochdale won the cup last year and we would love to take it back off them. They are a Championship side so we expect a very tough challenge, but it is one we are really looking forward to."
Naylor said that of the three players who were recovering from operations at the end of last season, only hooker Gareth Owen would still be on rehabilitation in January.
He added: "Danny Langtree and Phil Joy are back in full training with the squad. They are fully fit now and they will be ready for the Law Cup. 'Gaz' Owen is still working out with the physios, but everything is going well for him. "
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- Sunday 7 January: Rochdale Hornets v Oldham (3pm, Crown Oil Arena)
- Sunday, 21 January: Barrow Raiders v Oldham (2pm, Craven Park)
- Sunday, 28 January: Oldham v Keighley Cougars (3pm, Vestacare Stadium).
Naylor added: "Getting back into Oldham has gone down well with the fans and we want to make sure our home form is solid all season.
"It was important we had a home friendly so that players and supporters can get used to the Vestacare Stadium, which has changed since we last played there."


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Computer Programming is a profession where somebody writes a set of instructions for a computer to process and return a result. You may be very surprised to learn that the first computer program was written in 1842 by Ada Lovelace, daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron.
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Programming is often thought of as a geeky and nerdy profession, but it is also obvious that creating software requires a certain amount of creativity. At the highest level, it must be clever but not complex, intuitive and easy to use. At the lower levels, creativity also plays an important role. Every line of code is like poetry, every instruction requires consideration of what came before it, and what comes after it. In this respect, programming is like writing a book or painting a masterpiece. Ultimately you have a finished product, but it's the sentences and the brush strokes combined, which is where the book, masterpiece or program truly comes to life.
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A program consists of a number of layers, the first being the User Interface. This is the part that you see on your screen, the buttons you click and the boxes you type into. Beneath that you have the Logical Layer, this is where the processing occurs. It takes uses the information you enter in the User Interface, does some number crunching and returns the results back to the user interface. More often than not, the logical layer will interact with the third layer - the Data Layer. This is where data is stored. The where and how does not concern us at this time, just be aware that it exists and is used to store and retrieve information.
What is a Program Made Of?
A program is made up of statements, often likened to sentences and called "a line of code". On its own it has structure and purpose, but without the context of the other statements around it, it isn't meaningful. Like a book, a program runs from the first statement, to the last, at which point it finishes and is closed. Unlike a book, the program can repeat itself, jump backwards and forwards through the chapters, return to the start or jump to the end.
Groups of statements are known as blocks of code and are often separated into distinct functions. A function is a block of code with a specific job to do that can be re-used anywhere else. When a function is used, we often say that it is "called". An example would be a program to calculate income tax for five people. Rather than writing the tax calculation code five times - one for each calculation - we can write the code once, turn it into a function, and call that function 5 times. This not only saves a lot of typing, but it also ensures that each of the five calculations are performed in exactly the same way. We can also call the function 10 times, 100 times or even 1,000,000 times without having to write it over and over again. This is called structured programming.
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A programming language is the language used to code the program, much like the language used to write a book. Although the fundamental concepts and general practices remain the same, the overall grammar (programmers call grammar syntax) changes between languages. Some programming languages are very "human" orientated, and are written as it you were saying an instruction, while others are a bit more convoluted and require a bit of thought as to what they are doing. The BASIC programming language is one of the easiest to start learning as it is one of the most human orientated, although it is limited. C and C++ are some of the more powerful languages and they allow you to do a lot more than BASIC, however they are much more difficult to understand and to write.
Microsoft C# is a relatively new language and combines aspects of various languages to form an easy to use language, but also powerful. It combines the ease of use of BASIC and Pascal with the flexibility and power of C and C++.
I have written a series of tutorials for learning C# which should help you get started in programming using a modern, easy to use language.
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Richie Incognito is set to face his former team this Sunday when the Buffalo Bills square off against the Miami Dolphins. He was at the center of the bullying incident with the Dolphins in 2013, but he hopes to put that controversy behind him as he's emerged as the Bills' best offensive lineman.
"I would hope that we can move past all this," Incognito said on Tuesday via Mike Rodak of ESPN. "But I definitely understand that it's still going to be prevalent probably through the end of this year, and probably the Monday Night Football guys will probably be bringing it up for five years from now."
On the field, Incognito has moved on from the bullying incident and it's showed in his play this season. In Week 1, he was graded as the second-best left guard in the NFL by Pro Football Focus. The Bills' offensive line hasn't been great as a hole, but Incognito's play has been a pleasant bright spot.
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Ahead of Sunday's game, Incognito is prepared for a reunion with not only his former teammates, but the fans -- and it has him excited.
"This one just has a little more meaning," he said. "There's obviously bigger things at play here."
As far as the crowd goes, Incognito isn't sure how he'll be received, but he still respects the fans in Miami.
"I have no idea what to expect [from the crowd]," Incognito said. "I really have no idea. Like I said, I've got a lot of friends in the organization. I've got a lot of friends that still play down there. I've got a lot of friends in the South Florida area.
"I've always had a lot of love from their fans. I've got a lot of respect for them."
During his time in Miami, Incognito was one of the best guards in the league -- before the bullying controversy derailed his time with the team. He hasn't missed a beat since coming to Buffalo and he'll hope to show that more than ever against the Dolphins on Sunday.
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* Adjustments to licensing system made to accommodate easier reactivation for environments where alterations to hardware parameters are expected - cloud computing, Amazon EC2, HA clusters, etc.
* Introduced new Debian and openSUSE builds.
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Access Server release notes for 1.8.4 (changes made since 1.8.3)
* Added beta version of unicode-enabled Access Server.
* Updated bundled OpenSSL to 1.0.1c and enabled AES-NI crypto
acceleration by default on systems that support it.
* Updated bundled LZO to 2.06.
* Added checkbox on Server Network Settings page to protect against
BEAST vulnerability (enabled by default) in unpatched client
browsers. When enabled, force RC4 cipher for SSLv3, TLSv1.0,
and TLSv1.1. TLSv1.2 may use other ciphers. SSLv2 is disabled.
* Disable SSL/TLS renegotiation in web server.
* Don't crash on startup if a user record in user properties references
a nonexistent group via conn_group attribute. Instead, operate as if
no group reference was specified for the user.
* Fixed UI clipping issue on Windows client when large font sizes
are used.
* PAM authentication changes:
Implement account management after successful authentication
via pam_acct_mgmt() method.
Define the following PAM attributes for authentication and
account management:
PAM_SERVICE : set to service name
PAM_USER & PAM_RUSER : set to username
PAM_RHOST : set to client IP address
Also Log more detailed PAM error text on authentication failure.
These changes allow IP address filtering to be enabled in
/etc/pam.d/openvpnas :
account required pam_access.so
Then IP address filter criteria can be defined in
/etc/security/access.conf, e.g. :
+ : testa : 22.214.171.124/24
- : testa : ALL
* Added authentication failure lockout policy
By default, repeated authentication failures by non-bootstrap users
(the bootstrap user is the original Access Server admin user) will
result in the user being temporarily banned from further login
attempts. Note that only non-VPN logins (such as web logins) are
subject to the lockout policy. VPN logins, since they also require
a client certificate and private key, are not well-suited for use
as an attack vector to brute-force passwords, therefore they are
excluded from the lockout policy.
Relevant parameters:
vpn.server.lockout_policy.n_fails (integer, default=3) -- number of
failures after which user will be locked out.
vpn.server.lockout_policy.reset_time (integer, default=900) --
reenable locked out users after this time period.
vpn.server.lockout_policy.max_history (integer, default=10000) --
maximum size of lockout dictionary. If dictionary exceeds this
size, it will be purged.
Excluded from lockout policy:
* Bootstrap user logins (the bootstrap user is defined in
/usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/as.conf under the key
* VPN logins
* Added reroute_dns_partial client backend setting for Mac client.
If true, only DNS requests for domains in the Default Domain Suffix
set declared on AS will be routed to AS; other DNS requests will be
resolved locally.
To enable, enter these commands on Mac client from a root shell:
# cd /Library/Frameworks/OpenVPN.framework/Versions/Current/bin
# ./capicli -k reroute_dns_partial -v true setpreference
To disable:
# cd /Library/Frameworks/OpenVPN.framework/Versions/Current/bin
# ./capicli -k reroute_dns_partial -v false setpreference
* Implemented non-blocking syslog module. When syslog logging is
enabled in as.conf by
the non-blocking syslog module will be loaded by default. When
loaded, all log lines to be sent to the syslog will first be
written to an in-memory queue, where a worker thread will then
send the lines to syslog at the rate that syslog can accept
them. The queue has a default maximum backlog of 1000 lines.
If this backlog is exceeded because the Access Server is logging
at a greater rate than syslog can process, some log lines may be
dropped, and a message "NOTE: logging overflow occurred" will
be logged at the next available opportunity.
The backlog currently defaults to 1000 lines but can be changed
by the SYSLOG_BACKLOG as.conf parameter as such:
* Added the option to use the iptables MASQUERADE target instead of
SNAT for outgoing source-NAT of client traffic.
vpn.server.nat.masquerade (boolean, default=false) -- if true, use
MASQUERADE target; if false, use SNAT.
* Added optional common name obfuscation to client certs, to prevent
the username being leaked during SSL/TLS handshake (the SSL/TLS
standard specifies that client certs be transmitted in the clear
-- some users have expressed concerned that this could leak
information to a Man in the Middle, such as the username, if the
username is used as the common name of the client certificate).
To enable common name obfuscation, add the following to as.conf
and restart AS:
When enabled, common name obfuscation will generate client certs
having a common name of clientSN where SN = cert serial number
(normally, the common name is set to the username).
Access Server 184.108.40.206
* DB robustness fixes, especially when using MySQL as DB provider
* Updated SQLAlchemy to 0.7.3 (SQLAlchemy is the ORM used by the
Access Server).
* Added VPN protocol override menu in Windows and Mac clients so
that UDP or TCP transport may be explicitly specified.
* Reduced the verbosity of client logging.
* For windows tray client, double-clicking on tray launch
icon when the tray is already running will execute the
following command:
ovpncli -a -m tray connect
This will initiate a connection to the resident profile.
It will do nothing if the number of resident profiles
is not equal to one.
* Added a command for the AS to refresh all AS-owned iptables rules
in the event that other software has wiped the rules.
./sacli --restart_mode=iptables start
The Access Server marks its own rules with "AS0_" (either in the
chain or the target) and will never modify other rules that
don't contain this tag. However, if other Linux software
assumes that it has total control of the iptables store, it might
wipe these rules. By running the above command, any rules added
by other software will be retained, but all of the Access Server
AS0_ rules will be re-added.
* In Mac client, incorporate new Mac tun/tap driver from Nov 1 2011.
* Added support for SuSE Linux (use the RedHat builds when
installing on SuSE).
* Many updates to Command Line documentation in
/usr/local/openvpn_as/doc/cli.txt including:
1. How to enable/Disable NAT
2. Documented vpn.server.session_ip_lock key
3. Documented new keys to control OpenVPN daemon port forwarding
4. Documented client configuration settings on the server that
can be used to control the "look and feel" of the client.
* Fixed issue in Mac client where a failure to register the OpenVPN
Connect client as an Applescript login item makes the client
inoperable. This build attempts to work around the problem by
making the error non-fatal.
* In Windows client, make sure that the TAP adaper is at the top of
the Windows binding list, as defined in
Access Server 18.104.22.168
* Added extra connection details to tray client tooltip such as VPN
IP address, and on Mac added a new Customize menu item "Extra
tooltip details" that will add bandwidth info to tooltip.
* Fixed issue where usernames containing '@' might be truncated.
* By default, no longer emit replay warnings to server log file.
* Fixed server restart deadlock when thousands of clients are
connected, and "./sacli start" or Admin UI server restart is
attempted after a configuration change was made that would
require that all clients be forced to reconnect.
* Updated Mozilla trusted CA list that is bundled with client
(used for certificate trust validation on Windows only --
Mac client uses Keychain).
* On client, when scanning the system cert store for the External PKI
client cert, ignore any certs that cause exceptions when loaded via
* Mac client can now adaptively search in both System and User
keychain stores for External PKI client certificate/key. The
System keychain will be searched first, then User. To enable on
the server:
./sacli --user __DEFAULT__ --key cli_cert_store --value "both" UserPropPut
* Server performance enhancements for use cases involving thousands
of concurrent clients:
(a) Moved multi-daemon load balancer to separate process.
(b) OpenVPN daemons now communicate real-time usage stats to load
balancer via an efficient shared memory implementation rather
than using interprocess messaging.
(c) Server-side routes added on behalf of clients are now added
and deleted efficiently using an AF_NETLINK socket rather than
calling /sbin/route.
(d) Live iptables modifications made during normal server operation
are now performed by writing commits to the stdin pipe of a
resident /sbin/iptables-restore process rather than calling
(e) Other miscellaneous improvements guided by server profiling.
(f) Above changes should improve responsiveness of Admin UI during
high server load.
Access Server 188.8.131.52
* Fixed issue where autologin profiles were wrongly asking for
credentials when connected via the tray client.
* Connecting an autologin profile will now explictly mark it
for autoconnect on future system reboots. Explicitly
disconnecting the profile from the tray will disable
* Fixed issue where tray client would delete a profile if it
received an error from the server indicating that the profile
certificate had been revoked.
* Misc tray client stability fixes.
* Added ovpncli command line tool. This tool is a complete
command-line client. Run ovpncli -h to see options and examples.
* On Mac client, added Customize menu for (a) selecting color vs.
black & white icons, and (b) controlling whether connection
duration is shown in the toolbar.
* Fixed profile generation issue on server that could emit this error:
generate client config: [('rsa routines', 'RSA_sign', 'digest
too big for rsa key')] (OpenSSL.crypto.Error)
* Added a server-side flag to relax comparisons between
client username and DB/cert username so that a
case-insensitive match is permitted. This feature
is sometimes needed on LDAP-based configurations that
are upgraded to 1.8 or higher from pre-1.8 verions.
To enable case-insensitive matching, define the
config key vpn.server.user_ci=true. This can be
done with the following commands:
cd /usr/local/openvpn_as/scripts
./sacli -k vpn.server.user_ci -v true ConfigPut
./sacli start
Access Server 18.104.22.168
* Misc tray client stability fixes.
* Fixed issue where client code that implements group property
prop_block_local was not correctly calculating the two halves
of the client-side LAN subnet if the gateway was in the
upper half.
* Fix tray client bug where exiting the app caused the
service-mode bit on autologin profiles to be reset.
* Fixed tray client notifications on Mac OSX 10.5.
* In tray client, added fine-grained progress indication between
Connecting and Connected states:
1. In tray icon, arc over keyhole acts as a progress bar.
2. Tooltip will show fine-grained status.
* ./sacli vpnstatus (and GetVPNStatus API method) will now return
username info for clients (in addition to common name).
Access Server 220.127.116.11
* Added AS setting to control whether session tokens are locked
to a client IP address or free to roam.
vpn.server.session_ip_lock (bool, default=false) -- If true,
session tokens are locked to the IP address that originally
authenticated them. If false (default), session tokens are
free to roam independently of IP address.
For example, to turn off session_ip_lock so that session tokens
can roam, use this command:
./sacli -k vpn.server.session_ip_lock -v false ConfigPut
* Fixed bug where "./sacli start" was sometimes wrongly
returning an error status when no error occurred.
1. Based on OSS softwareAccess Server is based on open source software. This means you can
create clients for whatever platform or device without restrictions,
develop a UI using the management interface while at the same time
interoperate with all of the more advanced features of OpenVPN AS such
as multi-factor authentication.
2. Challenge/Response authenticationThis functionality allows Access Server users to develop their own
authentication modules that can initiate an authentication
challenge/response sequence. This means that the authentication module
can ask the user any number of questions, and get their responses back,
in order to decide whether or not to allow access. All Access Server
clients have integrated support for this functionality, which operates
on top of the existing OpenVPN auth system. This functionality can be
supported by any OpenVPN client, not just the AS clients.
3. Single sign-on capabilityBy using custom authentication modules it's possible to implement
single-sign on, where signing into the VPN automatically
pre-authenticates the web applications that end-users need to access
through the VPN. For example, the auth module can query an LDAP server
to get authentication status. If authentication succeeds, it can obtain
a session token from LDAP and transmit it (via the OpenVPN control
channel) to a Python script running on the client, which can then (for
example) set a cookie in the web browser. This can all be done in a
few lines of custom code, because the AS makes the LDAP API available to
the customer module, as well as a data transmission API that allows
transmission of arbitrary data to client-side python scripts via the
OpenVPN control channel.
4. Running scripts securely on clientsAccess Server has a much more flexible model for client-side script
execution than OpenVPN (OSS). For one, the AS allows scripts to be
pushed to clients, but includes many safeguards (such as script signing)
to prevent abuse of this capability. AS allows Python scripts to be
pushed to any AS client regardless of what OS it is running. If AS
client is being used, it is guaranteed that a Python 2.6 interpreter is
always available.
Furthermore, it is possible to execute scripts in the context of the
desktop user instead of the root context of the OpenVPN daemon. In fact,
this turns this script-pushing capability into "Secure Application
Delivery". This can also be used for things like single sign-on.
5. MacOS X Keychain and Windows Crypto API integrationAS clients fully support the both MacOS X keychain and Windows Crypto
API for key storage. This feature improves security of AS because no
OpenVPN client configuration file contains the private key. This support
is configuration-free in the sense that the appropriate certificate and
private key are selected by scanning the keystore for keys signed by the
OpenVPN CA cert. From administrator perspective both MacOS X and Windows
keychains look the same, i.e. their differences have been abstracted away.
6. MacOS X integrationThere are a number of ways that the AS Mac client goes beyond the
OpenVPN (OSS) client:
1. Full Keychain support
2. Solid support for pushed DNS servers
3. Integration with OS X SystemConfiguration framework for
generating VPN Connect/Disconnect events
4. A real desktop client (instead of a Java applet).
7. Load balancing/failover capabilitiesAS is tightly integrated with UCARP for failover. Configuration sync
takes place between the primary and backup nodes, so only a single node
needs to be managed. The backup node will kick in immediately with the
current configuration if the primary node fails.
8. API supportAS has a full XML-RPC API with hundreds of methods that can control and
monitor every aspect of the AS. Even the AS client is fully API driven.
In fact, even the AS web client is simply an Ajax app that interacts
with the OpenVPN backend via a client-side XML-RPC API. This API can be
used for a number of other things.
9. Multi-daemon supportThe AS knows how to instantiate multiple OpenVPN daemons on a given box
and load balance between them to get maximum performance from all CPUs.
This is tricky to do with OpenVPN (OSS) by itself.
10. Adaptive protocol supportAS can be configured to have OpenVPN daemons listening on both TCP and
UDP ports. Further, the client will adaptively try UDP first, then fall
back to TCP if that fails. All this is fully automatic.
11. Web-free VPNAS has a mode where all web functionality can be completely disabled on
both server and client. This means AS can be run with only the OpenVPN
TCP and UDP ports open to the internet, and the AS client can be used
without touching a browser. This avoids having to take browser-related
security issues into account.
12. Bundled profilesUsing OpenVPN (OSS) in large deployments can be cumbersome as one needs
to distribute configuration files to clients somehow. Access Server
allows an executable installer to be bound with the client configuration
file for a user. In practice, one can easily generate a DMG installer
for Mac or an MSI installer for Windows that already has the user's
config file attached to it.
13. Universal bundled profilesBecause the Access Server clients allow the user's certificate and
private key to be located in the system certificate store (Crypto API on
Windows or Keychain on Mac), it's possible to make an OpenVPN client
configuration that is universal in the sense that you can give the same
configuration file to every user. This feature, in combination with
bundled profiles, allows one to have a single installer that can be
deployed to all client machines running the same operating system.
Further, there is no security-sensitive information in the installer,
because the profile that is bound to it lacks any private key.
14. CRL supportAS support for CRLs goes beyond what OpenVPN (OSS) offers. One can
modify the CRL file on the fly and the changes take effect immediately.
It's also possible to include CRLs for multiple branches in the cert
chain. In fact the AS will even bump off a user that is already
connected, if a real-time change to the CRL revokes their certificate.
15. Local subnet blockingThis feature allows clients to block off access to the local subnet
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