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Las Vegas Masters
Vegas Free Play SCY Meet
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
Sanction number: 331-001
Facility: Desert Breeze Park, 8275 W. Spring Mountain Road, indoor 50-meter by 25-yard pool. Six lanes will be available for warm-up.
Directions: From the I-15 Fwy., take the Flamingo Road exit (#38). Take Flamingo Road west for 3.54 miles. Turn right onto South Rainbow Blvd. and go 0.78 miles. Turn left onto Spring Mountain Road and go 1.70 miles. The pool is on the left.
Entries: The pre-entry postmark deadline is Monday, January 17th, 2011. Deck entries will close at 12:30 p.m. for the first six events. Age on January 22nd determines age group for the meet. You must be at least 18 to compete.
Seeding: All events will be deck-seeded slowest to fastest, by entered time, ages and genders combined. Check-in is not required in order to be deck seeded, except swimmers must check in to swim the 500 yd. Freestyle and the 400 yd. Individual Medley.
Relays: All relays will be deck entered. Relay fees are $2.00 per relay due upon entry. For each relay swimmer who is not entered in individual events, a fee of $5.00 and a signed liability release must be submitted with the relay entry.
Awards: Individual: SPMA ribbons for places 1 to 3. Relay: SPMA ribbons for first place.
Special Awards: Events marked VFP (Vegas Free Play) will have special awards from local casinos for "free play" at the casino. Winners of age groups will be eligible for coupons redeemable at Las Vegas casinos. You must be at least 21 years of age in order to get a VFP coupon.
Entry Fees: $25.00 per swimmer flat fee. For swimmers in relays only, the fee is $5.00. NOTE: deck entrants and online entries after January 17th will pay an additional $10.00 entry charge.
Checks payable to: "Las Vegas Masters Coach Victor Hecker"
Mail consolidated entry card, a copy of your 2011 USMS card, and check to: Las Vegas SCY Meet, P. O. Box 204, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0204.
Questions: Victor Hecker, (702) 247-7788; Robert Mitchell, email@example.com, (949) 689-7946.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Warm-up at noon
Events start at 1:00 p.m.
1. 500 yd. Freestyle
2. 200 yd. Mixed Medley Relay
3. 100 yd. Individual Medley
4. 50 yd. Butterfly
5. 100 yd. Backstroke
6. 200 yd. Freestyle (VFP)
7. 50 yd. Breaststroke
8. 200 yd. Individual Medley
9. 100 yd. Butterfly
10. 50 yd. Freestyle
11. 50 yd. Backstroke
12. 400 yd. Individual Medley
13. 100 yd. Breaststroke
14. 100 yd. Freestyle (VFP)


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Volunteers' Evening 2014
Thursday 13th November 2014
Our volunteers mean a lot to us – without them CoStar would not run as well as it does. Volunteers contribute greatly to the projects and activities at CoStar and we appreciate everything they do for us. Our annual volunteers' evening gives us the chance to say thank you to them all. Our Chairman Cllr Phil Seabourne presented each volunteer with a certificate then there was chance for everyone to socialise and enjoy a buffet supper.
Special thanks to Zanzi our canine 'volunteer' who helps lead our walking group!
Our thanks go to the all following people who have regularly given their time to help us run our projects throughout the past year:
- Karen Meredith who runs our Thursday afternoon cafe and acts as our caretaker
- Paul De-warne who manages our allotment
- Haulwen Bird who helps with our breakfast cafe and lunch club
- Marina Brierley who helps with our breakfast cafe and lunch club
- Kyran Brierley who helps with our breakfast cafe and special events
- John Howles who built and designed our website
- Beverley Huish who runs our craft class and helped present the All Our Histories Project
- Mandy Cousins who is a volunteer walk leader and bakes delicious cakes for everyone
- Val Sinderby who helps with our Christmas parties and special events
- Anne Arnold who helps with our lunch club and special events
- Andrew Brennan who helps pack bags for our foodshare co-op
- Rowan Gaunt who helps with our lunch club
- Dennis Lloyd who helps in the kitchen
- Rachael Pothecary who helps pack bags for our foodshare co-op
- Michelle Gough who helps pack bags for our foodshare co-o
- Zanzi for being our mascot!
We would also like to thank our trustees – Councillor Phil Seabourne, Rose Seabourne, Councillor Tom Matthews, Councillor Jeff Rees, Collette Willis and Richard Davies – who all give their time freely to help steer and oversee the charity.

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Olga Bell releases new album Tempo
Olga Bell's incredible new album 'Tempo' is released into the world TODAY! Do yourself a favour and give it a listen here.
Written, produced and performed by Bell, TEMPO is her third LP—following 2014's Krai and 2011's Diamonite—and features contributions from vocalist Sara Lucas and longtime collaborators Jason Nazary and Gunnar Olsen. It will be released on a Heavyweight 180g vinyl and will be presented in an amazing package including high build UV varnish, spot UV, black poly lined inner & 6 artwork inserts.
Olga Bell's first single "Randomness" first premiered on Dummy earlier this month, and was selected by Pitchfork as their Best New Track.
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Mumbai, Nov 6 : The US today sought to assuage the IT industry here, saying India had not been singled out on the issue of rise in visa fee, a move that raised the hackles of technology firms.
"Indian IT firms had not been singled out in this regard and countries like South Korea and Taiwan would also pay more for it," US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told a private news channel.
The US government had decided to increase the visa fee to raise an additional USD 600 million to beef up security border security along its border with Mexico.
The US accounts for about 60 per cent of India's total USD 50 billion IT and IT enabled services exports.
The visa fee hike, termed as discriminatory by India, was followed by US state Ohio banning outsourcing of government IT projects, a step that further irked the Indian players. Both these moves coincide with a fragile recovery in the US economy coupled with high unemployment levels.
Indian IT industry's apex body Nasscom had said the US Border Security Bill has logical flaws and is discriminatory in nature.
Asked if other US states would follow Ohio's ban on outsourcing work to foreign companies, Locke said that India had been affected as it was not a signatory to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) under the WTO.
The visa fee hike, which came into effect from August this year, is expected to add USD 250 million to Indian IT sector's annual visa costs. The Visa fee was hiked by about USD 2000.
The impact had perhaps appeared disproportionate as a large number of visas for the professionals are applied for by India, Locke said.
The GPA is a pact that deals with the issues relating to government purchases.
President Barack Obama, who is on a three-day visit to India, in September had suggested that tax breaks could be ended for companies outsourcing work overseas.
The Indian IT industry, however, has denied the charges that it was the reason for job loss in the US. In fact, the industry claimed that it was the only sector that created jobs there and that job losses were in manufacturing, retail and other industries.
"...We in India are a part of the solution and not the problem (unemployment)," Nasscom President Som Mittal said. PTI


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Blue Raiders and Gators clash in battle of unbeatensNov 18, 2012 - 4:08 PM Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Fresh off a blowout win over a nationally-ranked opponent, No. 10 Florida gets back to action on Sunday afternoon as it takes on Middle Tennessee in Tampa in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Middle Tennessee is 2-0 on the young season as the team dismantled Alabama State in the opener, 97-53, but played it much closer to the vest in a 58-55 triumph over Savanna State last Tuesday. The Blue Raiders haven't faced a ranked opponent since dropping a 75-54 decision to No. 9 Tennessee on Dec. 11, 2009, and this is the first of three games (Ole Miss and Vanderbilt being the others) the team will play against foes from the SEC. MT will play its first Sun Belt Conference game at Louisiana on Nov. 29, but won't get into the meat of its league ledger until late December.
Florida has had little trouble getting to 2-0 this year, whipping the same Alabama State (84-35) squad Middle Tennessee took care of, but its next opponent was supposed to be much tougher yet the Gators destroyed No. 22 Wisconsin as well, winning 74-56. Both bouts took place at home, and following this clash on Florida's Gulf Coast, the team will return home for three straight. The rest of the Gators' non-conference schedule has some tough outs in Marquette, Florida State, Arizona and Kansas State. SEC play gets underway for UF at home versus Georgia on Jan. 9, 2013.
Marcos Knight scored a career-high 21 points to lead Middle Tennessee to its recent win over Savannah State. Knight went 5-of-8 from the field and converted all 10 of his free-throw attempts, while adding seven rebounds and a pair of steals to his impressive stat line. No other MT Player scored in double figures, as the team as a whole shot just 42.1 percent from the floor and only attempted two three-pointers, making one of them. Both teams were incredibly careless with the ball, each committing 21 turnovers, but the Blue Raiders had a decided advantage in points from the charity stripe (25-11). Knight leads the team in scoring with his 12.5 ppg, and Jason Jones has hit all nine of his field goal attempts in netting 10.5 ppg. JT Sulton heads the club's rebounding effort with 7.0 rpg. A strong defensive effort has resulted in foes shooting just 38 percent from the floor, which includes a dismal 8- of-30 (.267) showing from beyond the arc. Those same opponents are turning the ball over an average of 21.5 times per game.
Eric Murphy put forth a monster effort in Florida's rout of Wisconsin earlier in the week, scoring 24 points, grabbing eight rebounds and logging both a steal and a blocked shot as well. Murphy was a perfect 10-of-10 from the field, which included a pair of three-pointers, which helped the Gators shoot a lofty 75 percent in the first half and 61.9 percent for the game. Mike Rosario added 15 points, four boards and four assists, while Kenny Boynton rounded out the unit's double-digit scorers with 10 points despite making good on only 3-of-9 field goal attempts. The Badgers struggled to find an offensive rhythm, hitting just 35.6 percent of their total shots, which included a 7- of-24 showing from beyond the arc. Florida easily won the battle on the boards (40-21), and owns a +19.5 rebounding margin on the season. The team's scoring margin checks in at a gaudy +33.5, but its in the negative when it comes to turnovers (-1.5). Murphy is averaging 19.5 points and 5.5 caroms per contest, while Boynton settles in at 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per outing. Rosario (14.5 ppg) and Patric Young (10.0 ppg, team-high 9.5 rpg) round out the double-digit scorers. The Gators are shooting 53 percent from the field, while allowing just 28 percent success to the opposition.
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Team Happy Ending – producer and leading man Saif Ali Khan, producer Dinesh Vijan and director Raj Nidimoru – in conversation with team Box Office India
Box Office India (BOI): Dinesh, let's start with you.
Dinesh Vijan (DV): How did the film come about, Saif?
Saif Ali Khan (SAK): The film actually came about when we worked with Raj and DK on Go Goa Gone, which I thought was a very funny movie. Go Goa Gone was always supposed to be a niche film. It was also a universally risky idea. But one thing that was common about it was the comedy and the fact that people enjoyed the first half. So we thought a mainstream movie with them would be a good idea. I also had three months in hand, so I told them we should hurry and do the film. It was amazing that we managed to do that.
BOI: The script was ready?
SAK: The script was ready and all we needed was the Hindi dialogue. Dinesh did a very fine job of getting it prepped and ready quickly. So we went ahead and shot it.
BOI: Whose idea was the brilliant title?
Dinesh Vijan (DV): It came with the script. It was initially with someone else, but we got it back.
Raj Nidimoru (RN): Oh yeah! We got to keep the title.
DV to SAK: Do you think there was a more commercial angle in Go Goa Gone?
SAK: Potentially? Oh, definitely! That's why we are thinking of a sequel. With a little bit of brainstorming, we can come up with a universal sequel that takes the idea and the franchise forward. We can keep everyone in mind but also not sell out completely by turning it into a regular movie. It has to have an edge.
I want to talk to people like Anupama Chopra who reviewed the film quite carefully and she said that she loved the first half of the film but didn't like the second half. When I asked her why, she said the second half was not just about the zombies but started revolving around itself instead of trying to go to exciting places like in the first half. I am sure we can find a nice universal idea for whatever we can think of to make.
BOI: So you are talking to journalists for feedback before starting the process?
SAK: It's a good practice to understand other points of view on why a film didn't work, why it worked or why it didn't work more. It's important to know what went wrong and what everybody felt.
DV: Raj, what do you feel?
RN: Yes, it was an experiment. It was out-of-the-box, it was fresh, hilarious and a lot of people loved it. There is a large section of people that loved the film and there is also a large section of people who had problems with it. So we should learn more about why people loved it and why they had problems with it.
BOI: Why is this film titled Happy Ending?
RN: It's called Happy Ending because we wanted to make a simple romantic comedy very exciting. So this one too is a genre film. You can do only so much with love stories. It's like horror or a specific kind of thriller. A romcom has to have a story comprising the boy-meets-girl element, they fall in love and then they live happy ever after. That's the happy ending. The crux of every romantic story is a happy ending so we thought that would be a very apt for this film. For our viewers, this is a film about a happy ending but what that happy ending is, is the thought behind the film.
BOI: Who thought of casting Govinda in that role?
RN: It was a collective decision. He was the top guy we had in mind for that role. We didn't think he was going to do it but he finally agreed thanks to the persuasive powers of Dinoo. I think he liked the role a lot. I really didn't expect him to do all that was written for him in the script. Like, there is a point where we have used markers on his body and he was totally fine with that. When every actor is prepared to take off their shirt to show off a six pack, he is not afraid to take off his shirt and show his body the way it is.
SAK: But we did make a six pack for him later and he was very happy with it and said it looked great! (Laughs)
BOI: Saif, what has the journey been like for you while making Happy Ending?
SAK: Amazing! I am very fortunate to be an actor. I read a lot of books and I recently read about how people are slaves to other people. But we actors aren't, you know. We choose our bosses and we have so much freedom of thought that it is a really great profession. We shot this film in some really lovely places and the crew was friendly. We had some really nice American people working at some really good rates. Why should American people work on a Bollywood film? But we are all passionate about cinema and that is what makes us come together under this umbrella, like Govinda and me. So the journey was lovely and also very peaceful. Sometimes, on other films, some processes are tiring and painful. This film was very peaceful and relaxed. Good writing and good direction, all in some of the loveliest of places like LA and Michigan and even in India.
DV to SAK: What was it like for you to play Yudi's role?
SAK: Playing Yudi was different. The character stays at home a lot and there was a certain laziness attached to it, in terms of thought and the way he talks. It was a conversational style, not very throw away and dialogue-y. Although there is a lot of conversation in the film, there aren't too many dramatic lines but it wasn't easy. Raj kept saying, 'Let's do one more take.' But I also had to play another character Yogi and I often had to play both characters and they are completely different. They have several scenes together and that was tough. But we managed to pull it off because it was like there were two different actors doing those scenes.
RN: Yeah! When we looked at his scenes during the edit, we looked at him like a separate character. It didn't feel like the same guy. It felt like Yudi was an altogether different person. Even on the set, we used to approach him differently. We would talk to him differently. We saw some of the bloopers, and that's when we realised how much into the character he was. For instance, Yudi required quite a lot of drama too, but when you are watching a comedy film, you don't realise that a lot goes into achieving that level of drama. I think that nuanced role, how Saif plays Yudi, was the highlight of the film for me. Drama is fairly straightforward. But here, you add an extra slice of life and also infuse it with comedy.
DV: I feel for this character, and the way he has portrayed the character is really good. You see, it could have become repetitive but it did not. Although this is a romantic comedy – and he has done so many romantic comedies – I feel this is one of his best. Of the two characters he plays in the film, Yogi is the one that people will really appreciate. But I believe playing Yudi was more challenging.
BOI: Saif, what was it like for you to work with Govinda, considering he too has a large body of work in comedy.
SAK: Fortunately, we were all following the script. None of it was impromptu or spontaneous and nobody was on home turf. We were all on this mutual turf that belonged to the directors. If I was acting in a David Dhawan film with Govinda, which is what he is known for in recent times, would I be as amazing as he is in those films? I don't think so. And could he do something that I am good at? I don't know, maybe.
But there were two things that got us together for this film. He had to play a part, I had to play a part and both of us had a good part to play. Also we are such different personalities so being in the same frame was interesting. He was funny in his own way and I was reacting, representing the audience. As a writer, he was giving me inputs on what he wanted done and I was reacting with a little shock. There is enough chemistry between us to keep the audience engaged. You get the feeling that you are watching two actors working together, each of us bringing our energy to our respective roles. I would call it an extended cameo from him. It's not really a two-hero film so people shouldn't expect a two-hero project. But it's a very special appearance and people will be very satisfied watching him. But there's a lot more to the film.
BOI: Like?
SAK: Like love, friendship… it's, like, this guy's world. That's what's very entertaining. It's not a sad life or an over-dramatic world; it's a very funny world. He is crazy about girlfriends and has crazy friends. And he cannot commit to a relationship. Also, his problems are not serious but they are serious for him, and that's funny for the audience. It's like PG Wodehouse's Jeeves, where he is adventurous and his aunt wants him to meet a girl and he doesn't want to meet her. That's the drama. These are fun problems, not serious problems.
BOI: Raj, is the story based on your personal experiences?
RN: Perhaps bits of it. It's more a representation of urban India, a society where you reach the stage of life, where you are looking back and you've accumulated so much baggage. Then, one day you wake up and realise 'I don't want to be in this relationship. I had one where she got away, it was difficult. I screwed up my career. I had to do something I have never done before.' So it's really putting you in that space where you look at your options. So bits of it come from life and the rest from things you observe. There are a couple of instances that are real.
DV: Like?
RN: Those DVDs, I told you na… one of our producers gave us DVDs and told us to analyse them and come back and make both films into one. And I was, like, it's not a bad idea.
SAK: It's not a bad idea.
BOI: What kind of response are you getting for the trailer?
RN: It's been great. For once we knew it was a really good trailer. Dinoo has been very confident since we wrapped our shoot, that we will have a great trailer from the footage he saw while filming. We had a very positive mindset about the film and once it was ready, everybody else too felt that way. It's great when your opinion is shared by other people.
DV: Saif and I often discuss movie trailers, and cutting a trailer is one of the most fun parts of filmmaking. Launching your trailer is almost the same as releasing your film because the audience decides whether they want to watch the film or not on the basis of the trailer.
BOI: Did you face any difficulties while shooting in the US?
DV: Honestly, we had some issues. Some stories get difficult but we completed the film on time and that's what matters. Los Angeles is a complicated city because many Hollywood films are also going abroad to shoot. We faced some issues but completed the schedule. Actually, we went back to shoot a few songs and were very happy with the result. Also when your team comprises qualified technicians, they run through everything before you start shooting.
SAK: (Cuts in) Because time is money, right? They save a lot of time and a lot of work gets done during that time.
BOI: What kind of response are you getting for the music?
DV: It's pretty good. The G phaad ke track, which features Govinda, is catching on well. Paaji has caught on really well. And my favorite track is Mileya mileya by Rekha Bhardwaj. It's like the Raabta song from Agent Vinod. Cocktail had a few softer songs. I think so far the reaction to the music is very good.
BOI: Saif, how happy are you with the final product?
SAK: I am very happy. It's a pleasure to promote your film when you have good content. And you can promote it in different ways. I think there is something forward-looking about the movie. It's a modern take on looking at things and relationships. It is the kind of film we are known for making at Illuminati Films. It reflects a part of my personality, which is to do something a little different and to try new things. That's our motto.
BOI: What about you, Raj? Are you happy with the way the film has turned out?
RN: Pretty much what we thought. The music of the film is especially good. The film might pick up slowly but each song is beautiful. And it's one of the best albums we've listened to in the last few years. How the actors clicked and how their chemistry turned out was a challenge because Ileana (D'Cruz) and Saif worked together for the first time. Somebody asked me why I had not picked a successful pair or a successful actress opposite Saif. But I had visualised the character with Ileana. I put myself in the audience's shoes and ask myself whether I would be excited to see both of these actors together. As the script progressed, she opened up into this really sexy and smart girl as the script demanded.
BOI: Saif, when you act in an Illuminati film, are you purely an actor or does the producer in you also keep you on your toes?
SAK: Quite often, we agree on what kind of films we should make. And most of the ideas we have had have been pretty good ideas. Like Agent Vinod, Love Aaj Kal with Imtiaz Ali and Cocktail was completely Dinoo's idea. So it's a mixed bag really. But I think sharing the same vibe is important. So I am concerned with how a film is made and where it's made but not with the day-to-day making of the film. My input is more creativity than contributing to the economics or commercial aspect.
DV: On the ideas level, we both feel very confident when we both like an idea. Over all the years we have worked together, it's the ideas we have been confident of that have worked for us. So once we decide to make a film and we are both confident of it, the idea then is to back the director who wants to make that film.
SAK: (Cuts in) Producing the right dialogue and getting the ambience of the film right is something I leave to Dinesh. He knows what I expect from him and from Illuminati. To have a good working relationship, you don't need to have everything in common; you need to share some essential factors. We know how we like to make our movies and how we like to shoot them. I am glad that people like Ileana (D'Cruz), who worked with us, say they like the way we make our films. Ours is an honest way, not a grand way, but it is elegant. Our films look rich, they have atmosphere, colour and scale. This is important and I expect that from him. So if we agree on a subject, it probably has appeal and this isn't just an actor talking or a businessman talking but the creative sides of both of our personalities that complement each other. That is why I think we end up making decent movies.
BOI: What attracts you in a script or a subject?
DV: The first film I made was Being Cyrus and I get a sense of satisfaction when both Saif and I are happy with the script. And that's how it's been mostly. We also enjoy impressing him and it is easier now. (Smiles)
SAK: Yes, maybe I've been a little unfair but that's also because it is 'home'. And they get very upset because I am much easier with others. Like if you talk to Kabir Khan or Tigmanshu (Dhulia) or even Sajid (Khan), people I have worked with, they will say there is no problem working with me. But with Dinesh and the team, I would be, like, why are we shooting here or why is it like this? I should trust them and just let it be. But people sometimes make more noise at home than they do outside.
DV: I also think that initially there was a certain kind of emotion between the two of us. So we easily got offended or took each other for granted. Now Saif has higher expectations from us but we also want to impress him more. When that adds up, we actually end up with a better film. For me, the most important thing is the story and the idea. Earlier, Saif would tell us, 'You must understand the difference between good scenes, a good first half and a good script. Sometimes a script has great scenes or a great first half but it is not a great film.' I honestly believe that an idea should define the budget of a film.
The reason Go Goa Gone worked is because Saif didn't charge for that film. And the fact is that it was a very experimental film for the price tag it had attached to it. We partnered with Eros and they have never lost money due to us, even on a film like Agent Vinod due to the way it was structured. So it is very important for both of us that an idea defines the budget and the structure of the film. If this idea can appeal to so many people, it will appeal to many more. We don't put projects together thinking, this is a super hit director and this is a big actor. Let's put them together and we'll look at the script later. We always start with the script.
BOI: Raj, is it difficult to direct Saif?
RN: No not at all and it is actually quite a lot of fun. Managing is different from directing. But managing is not my forte, So I will only speak as a director. Like he said, he is much easier on the other sets now. Directing him is a breeze and fun. He may not seem like a passionate actor but he is most definitely one. He is always thinking about the scene he is doing and keep trying to improve what he does. He asks us how we want it to be done and he takes bits of it and goes ahead and does it. He is a perfectionist. When he gives a shot but feels she could have done better, he always wants to redo it. And once he gets the scene right, he is very happy. He is one of the very few actors I've seen who purely loves cinema, the art of filmmaking and the process of making films. That's what makes him a great producer. He doesn't have any inhibitions or airs and graces about being a star, which makes it much easier for him to get into a character. The better you grasp a character, the better you are as an actor.
BOI: Saif, are you satisfied with your work in Happy Ending?
SAK: Yes very much. I think this is one of my best performances to date because it is consistent and very relaxed. I think being relaxed is one of the hardest things for an actor. It doesn't mean having a good time on the sets but it means breathing in front of the camera. It is a challenge and I am very pleased with my performance. Also this film is very nuanced as the emotions are not in your face. There is a lot that is unsaid in the film and the love story is about people who don't commit to each other. It is very real. There is a sense of longing and there is a sense that you are seeing somebody in real life. So if my character is at home, he looks a certain way, unlike films where they are always ready to break out into a song or take off their shirt to show their abs. It is nice to be genuine in a commercial space.
I am very happy with how everything has turned out in the film. I am happy with how they have directed, I am happy with how we have produced. I am happy how Dinoo has done the music. And even though I don't involve myself with production, I could still see how things could have got out of hand if they weren't handled appropriately.
DV: In this film, we had a week-long break during our LA schedule. And I think in that week has changed the film because, during that week, I think Saif fell in love with acting all over again.
SAF: When we ran into trouble, we got a week-long break in Los Angeles and I was staying in a lovely hotel and I had nothing to do but go to the gym, watch movies and work on the script. It was like a mini workshop. I also watched a lot of American romantic comedies. Getting into that space with no distractions helped a lot. In fact, we want to take a few weeks off to do workshops and prepare for every film. I think there is an academic side to being an actor. Actors are supposed to be artistes who are into literature, reading and trying to express emotions. It is not just a business; there is an artistic side which was missing from my life that I am happy to have back.
Now we want to work on scripts and find what every character means and dress them up interestingly, make them sound aesthetic and interesting. That is part of the fun of cinema. Making movies is fun, selling them is fun, premiere night is exciting, during the release week calling you like a maniac and constantly asking what's happening is fun. But one thing that I hadn't done for a bit was to prepare the script and the character before. That is also fun.


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I have noticed issues with Smart TVs. I had trouble with ours till we got the Cisco router from Comcast. With the dual band Cisco, have you found that 2.4Ghz works, but 5 does not, especially on the Samsung Smart TV models? Our trouble may also have been due to the distance of the Smart TV from the modem. I understand that 2.4 can travel and bend a little better, even though 5 is normally preferable when a device will find/support both.
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Hello again!
Let me share a similar experience.
I have three smart TV's in my home. The two I use the most are a TCL/Roku TV and Samsung. The TCL is able to pick up both channels, and I've never seen it run into any issues with either channel (however, I do keep it connected to the 5Ghz since I stream shows). However, the samsung TV (only about a year old) will not see the 5ghz channel. I've never seen the Samsung lose a connection, but I do know that sometimes my streaming service is slightly interrupted when I am watching movies/shows during prime hours (5PM -9PM).
For most customers, streaming on the 2.4 channel is going to have mixed results depending on location, time and other factors.
5 ghz usually has less congestion on the channels but as you state has shorter range than 2.4 ghz.
I have a Samsung Smart TV on 2.4 ghz thru an Asus router and it it streams smoothly without issues. So 2.4 ghz can work ok. Also not very far from router maybe 20 feet.
Not all of the Samsung Smart TVs have 5 ghz band capability as well
Our Samsung Smart TV was finding both the 2.4 and the 5. However, when we tried the 5, Netflix and Hulu kept going out. After switching it to 2.4, it worked fine, and the tv is quite far away from the modem, on a different floor of the house. I have not tried the 5 again, since ComcastJesse provisioned our modem correctly. Do you think it would make a difference in regard to the tv?
It very well could have helped, but distance is going to be your challenge. It won't hurt to see if the 5ghz channel is better now though.
Okay--I am connected to 5 on the Smart TV now and it is working, right now. I will let you know if it "holds." I am thinking it very well may, since, in the same room, my Ipad is working great, with 127Mbps speeds! That is 127Mbps on a wireless connection, on another floor, and across the house (I am still amazed).
Awesome! Glad ot hear everything is working well.
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Quick HOWTO : Ch32 : Controlling Web Access with Squid
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Reasons to Create a Squid Proxy
- 3 Reasons to Create a Squid Reverse Proxy
- 4 Download and Install The Squid Package
- 5 Starting Squid
- 6 Squid Configuration Files
- 7 General Squid Configuration Guidelines
- 8 Configuring Squid Proxies
- 9 Enforcing The Use of Your Squid Forward Proxy Server
- 10 Configuring Squid Reverse Proxies
- 11 Squid Disk Usage
- 12 Troubleshooting Squid
- 13 Conclusion
In a vote, a proxy is a single person who represents the interests of many others and votes on their behalf. For example, in the United States, a single vote from a senator represents all the voters in his or her state.
Squid is a proxy in a different sense. It aggregates the requests of many web surfers that use it into a single stream of requests. When the Squid server aggregates multiple outbound connections, it is called a proxy. When it aggregates multiple inbound connections it is called a reverse proxy. This is also called "accelerator mode". There are many reasons to configure Squid to function in either role. Some of them will be discussed next.
Reasons to Create a Squid Proxy
Two important goals of many small businesses are to:
- Reduce Internet bandwidth charges
- Limit access to the Web to only authorized users.
The Squid web caching proxy server can achieve these fairly easily.
Users configure their web browsers to use the Squid proxy server instead of going to the web directly. The Squid server then checks its web cache for the web information requested by the user. It will return any matching information that finds in its cache, and if not, it will go to the web to find it on behalf of the user. Once it finds the information, it will populate its cache with it and also forward it to the user's web browser.
As you can see, this reduces the amount of data accessed from the web. Another advantage is that you can configure your firewall to only accept HTTP web traffic from the Squid server and no one else. Squid can then be configured to request usernames and passwords for each user that users its services. This provides simple access control to the Internet.
Reasons to Create a Squid Reverse Proxy
The Apache web server distributes its load across multiple sister threads. When the number of queries from web surfers gets too high, more httpd short lived thread processes are created to handle the increased connections. The creation of the threads is usually CPU intensive and can make your server sluggish in extreme cases.
Squid can reduce the need to create these threads by aggregating incoming requests from multiple web surfers and convert them into a single stream encapsulated in a single connection.
In the reverse proxy configuration, Squid caches the Apache httpd responses in memory. It will respond with this stored data instead of querying Apache whenever possible.
The combination of caching and reverse proxying makes Squid an asset in reducing load, and increasing the responsiveness of your Apache server.
Download and Install The Squid Package
Most RedHat and Fedora Linux software product packages are available in the RPM format, whereas Debian and Ubuntu Linux use DEB format installation files. When searching for these packages remember that the filename usually starts with the software package name and is followed by a version number, as in squid-3.1.9-3.fc14.i686.rpm. (For help on downloading and installing the package, see Chapter 6, "Installing Linux Software").
Starting Squid
The methodologies vary depending on the variant of Linux you are using as you'll see next.
Fedora / CentOS / RedHat
With these flavors of Linux you can use the chkconfig command to get squid configured to start at boot:
[root@bigboy tmp]# chkconfig squid on
To start, stop, and restart squid after booting use the service command:
[root@bigboy tmp]# service squid start [root@bigboy tmp]# service squid stop [root@bigboy tmp]# service squid restart
To determine whether squid is running you can issue either of these two commands. The first will give a status message. The second will return the process ID numbers of the squid daemons.
[root@bigboy tmp]# service squid status [root@bigboy tmp]# pgrep spam
Note: Remember to run the chkconfig command at least once to ensure squid starts automatically on your next reboot.
Ubuntu / Debian
With these flavors of Linux the commands are different. Try installing the sysv-rc-conf and sysvinit-utils DEB packages as they provide commands that simplify the process. For help on downloading and installing the packages, see Chapter 6, "Installing Linux Software".) You can use the sysv-rc-conf command to get squid configured to start at boot:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo sysv-rc-conf squid on
To start, stop, and restart squid after booting the service command is the same:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo service squid start user@ubuntu:~$ sudo service squid stop user@ubuntu:~$ sudo service squid restart
To determine whether squid is running you can issue either of these two commands. The first will give a status message. The second will return the process ID numbers of the squid daemons.
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo service squid status user@ubuntu:~$ pgrep squid
Note: Remember to run the sysv-rc-conf command at least once to ensure squid starts automatically on your next reboot.
Squid Configuration Files
You can define most of Squid's configuration parameters in the squid.conf file which may be located in either the /etc or /etc/squid directory depending on your version of Linux.
Remember to restart Squid after you make any changes to your configuration files. This is the only way to activate the new settings.
General Squid Configuration Guidelines
Each Squid server in your administrative zone has to be uniquely identifiable by either its hostname listed in the /etc/hosts file or the value set in the visible_hostname directive in squid.conf. This is especially important in more complex configurations where clusters of Squid servers pool their resources in order to achieve some common caching goal.
Your /etc/hosts file should be configured with your server's hostname at the end of the localhost line. In this example the server name "bigboy" has been correctly added.
# File: /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain bigboy
If you want to give your Squid process a name that is different from your hostname, then add the visible_hostname directive to your squid.conf file. In this example, we give the server the hostname "cache-001".
# File: squid.conf visible_hostname cache-001
Misconfigured Squid instances will give an error like this when the hostname isn't correctly defined
WARNING: Could not determine this machines public hostname. Please configure one or set 'visible_hostname'.
Now it's time to configure proxies and reverse proxies.
Configuring Squid Proxies
Squid offers many options to manage the access to the web for security, legal, resource utilization reasons. We'll cover a few of these in the sections that follow.
Access Control Lists
You can limit users' ability to browse the Internet with access control lists (ACLs). Each ACL line defines a particular type of activity, such as an access time or source network, they are then linked to an http_access statement that tells Squid whether or not to deny or allow traffic that matches the ACL.
Squid matches each Web access request it receives by checking the http_access list from top to bottom. If it finds a match, it enforces the allow or deny statement and stops reading further. You have to be careful not to place a deny statement in the list that blocks a similar allow statement below it. The final http_access statement denies everything, so it is best to place new http_access statements above it
Note: The very last http_access statement in the squid.conf file denies all access. You therefore have to add your specific permit statements above this line. In the chapter's examples, I've suggested that you place your statements at the top of the http_access list for the sake of manageability, but you can put them anywhere in the section above that last line.
Squid has a minimum required set of ACL statements in the ACCESS_CONTROL section of the squid.conf file. It is best to put new customized entries right after this list to make the file easier to read.
Restricting Web Access By Time
You can create access control lists with time parameters. For example, you can allow only business hour access from the home network, while always restricting access to host 192.168.1.23.
# # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl home_network src 192.168.1.0/24 acl business_hours time M T W H F 9:00-17:00 acl RestrictedHost src 192.168.1.23 # # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access deny RestrictedHost http_access allow home_network business_hours
Or, you can allow morning access only:
# # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl mornings time 08:00-12:00 # # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access allow mornings
Restricting Access to specific Web sites
Squid is also capable of reading files containing lists of web sites and/or domains for use in ACLs. In this example we create to lists in files named /usr/local/etc/allowed-sites.squid and /usr/local/etc/restricted-sites.squid.
# File: /usr/local/etc/allowed-sites.squid www.openfree.org linuxhomenetworking.com # File: /usr/local/etc/restricted-sites.squid www.porn.com illegal.com
These can then be used to always block the restricted sites and permit the allowed sites during working hours. This can be illustrated by expanding our previous example slightly.
# # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl home_network src 192.168.1.0/24 acl business_hours time M T W H F 9:00-17:00 acl GoodSites dstdomain "/usr/local/etc/allowed-sites.squid" acl BadSites dstdomain "/usr/local/etc/restricted-sites.squid" # # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access deny BadSites http_access allow home_network business_hours GoodSites
Restricting Web Access By IP Address
You can create an access control list that restricts Web access to users on certain networks. In this case, it's an ACL that defines a home network of 192.168.1.0.
# # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl home_network src 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
You also have to add a corresponding http_access statement that allows traffic that matches the ACL:
# # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access allow home_network
Password Authentication Using NCSA
You can configure Squid to prompt users for a username and password. Squid comes with a program called ncsa_auth that reads any NCSA-compliant encrypted password file. You can use the htpasswd program that comes installed with Apache to create your passwords. Here is how it's done:
1) Create the password file. The name of the password file should be /etc/squid/squid_passwd, and you need to make sure that it's universally readable.
[root@bigboy tmp]# touch /etc/squid/squid_passwd [root@bigboy tmp]# chmod o+r /etc/squid/squid_passwd
2) Use the htpasswd program to add users to the password file. You can add users at anytime without having to restart Squid. In this case, you add a username called www:
[root@bigboy tmp]# htpasswd /etc/squid/squid_passwd www New password: Re-type new password: Adding password for user www [root@bigboy tmp]#
3) Find your ncsa_auth file using the locate command.
[root@bigboy tmp]# locate ncsa_auth /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth [root@bigboy tmp]#
4) Edit squid.conf; specifically, you need to define the authentication program in squid.conf, which is in this case ncsa_auth. Next, create an ACL named ncsa_users with the REQUIRED keyword that forces Squid to use the NCSA auth_param method you defined previously. Finally, create an http_access entry that allows traffic that matches the ncsa_users ACL entry. Here's a simple user authentication example; the order of the statements is important:
# # Add this to the auth_param section of squid.conf # auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd # # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED # # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access allow ncsa_users
5) This requires password authentication and allows access only during business hours. Once again, the order of the statements is important:
# # Add this to the auth_param section of squid.conf # auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd # # Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf # acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED acl business_hours time M T W H F 9:00-17:00 # # Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf # http_access allow ncsa_users business_hours
Remember to restart Squid for the changes to take effect.
Enforcing The Use of Your Squid Forward Proxy Server
If you are using access controls on Squid, you may also want to configure your firewall to allow only HTTP Internet access to only the Squid server. This forces your users to browse the Web through the Squid proxy.
Making Your Squid Server Transparent To Users
It is possible to limit HTTP Internet access to only the Squid server without having to modify the browser settings on your client PCs. This called a transparent proxy configuration. It is usually achieved by configuring a firewall between the client PCs and the Internet to redirect all HTTP (TCP port 80) traffic to the Squid server on TCP port 3128, which is the Squid server's default TCP port.
Squid Transparent Proxy Configuration
Your first step will be to modify your squid.conf to create a transparent proxy. The procedure is different depending on your version of Squid.
Prior to version 2.6: In older versions of Squid, transparent proxy was achieved through the use of the httpd_accel options which were originally developed for http acceleration. In these cases, the configuration syntax would be as follows:
httpd_accel_host virtual httpd_accel_port 80 httpd_accel_with_proxy on httpd_accel_uses_host_header on
Version 2.6 to 3.0: These versions versions of Squid simply require you to add the word "transparent" to the default "http_port 3128" statement. In this example, Squid not only listens on TCP port 3128 for proxy connections, but will also do so in transparent mode.
http_port 3128 transparent
Version 3.1+: Newer versions of Squid also add the "intercept" keyword to the "http_port 3128" statement when transparent proxying uses an HTTP redirect. If redirection isn't being used the "transparent" keyword is still used. Here is an example:
http_port 3128 intercept
http_port 3128 transparent
Note: Remember to restart Squid for the changes to take effect
Configuring iptables to Support the Squid Transparent Proxy
The examples below are based on the discussion of Linux iptables in Chapter 14, "Linux Firewalls Using iptables". Additional commands may be necessary for you particular network topology.
In both cases below, the firewall is connected to the Internet on interface eth0 and to the home network on interface eth1. The firewall is also the default gateway for the home network and handles network address translation on all the network's traffic to the Internet.
Only the Squid server has access to the Internet on port 80 (HTTP), because all HTTP traffic, except that coming from the Squid server, is redirected.
Squid Server and Firewall – Same Server (HTTP Redirect)
If the Squid server and firewall are the same server, all HTTP traffic from the home network is redirected to the firewall itself on the Squid port of 3128 and then only the firewall itself is allowed to access the Internet on port 80.
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth1 -p tcp --dport 80 \ -j REDIRECT --to-port 3128 iptables -A INPUT -j ACCEPT -m state \ --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -i eth1 -p tcp \ --dport 3128 iptables -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT -m state \ --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -o eth0 -p tcp \ --dport 80 iptables -A INPUT -j ACCEPT -m state \ --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -i eth0 -p tcp \ --sport 80 iptables -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT -m state \ --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -o eth1 -p tcp \ --sport 80
Note: This example is specific to HTTP traffic. You won't be able to adapt this example to support HTTPS web browsing on TCP port 443, as that protocol specifically doesn't allow the insertion of a "man in the middle" server for security purposes. One solution is to add IP masquerading statements for port 443, or any other important traffic, immediately after the code snippet. This will allow non HTTP traffic to access the Internet without being cached by Squid.
Squid Server and Firewall – Different Servers
If the Squid server and firewall are different servers, the statements are different. You need to set up iptables so that all connections to the Web, not originating from the Squid server, are actually converted into three connections; one from the Web browser client to the firewall and another from the firewall to the Squid server, which triggers the Squid server to make its own connection to the Web to service the request. The Squid server then gets the data and replies to the firewall which then relays this information to the Web browser client. The iptables program does all this using these NAT statements:
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth1 -s ! 192.168.1.100 \ -p tcp --dport 80 -j DNAT --to 192.168.1.100:3128 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -s 192.168.1.0/24 \ -d 192.168.1.100 -j SNAT --to 192.168.1.1 iptables -A FORWARD -s 192.168.1.0/24 -d 192.168.1.100 \ -i eth1 -o eth1 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED \ -p tcp --dport 3128 -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -d 192.168.1.0/24 -s 192.168.1.100 \ -i eth1 -o eth1 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED \ -p tcp --sport 3128 -j ACCEPT
In the first statement all HTTP traffic from the home network except from the Squid server at IP address 192.168.1.100 is redirected to the Squid server on port 3128 using destination NAT. The second statement makes this redirected traffic also undergo source NAT to make it appear as if it is coming from the firewall itself. The FORWARD statements are used to ensure the traffic is allowed to flow to the Squid server after the NAT process is complete. The unusual feature is that the NAT all takes place on one interface; that of the home network (eth1).
You will additionally have to make sure your firewall has rules to allow your Squid server to access the Internet on HTTP TCP port 80 as covered in Chapter 14, "Linux Firewalls Using iptables".
Manually Configuring Web Browsers To Use Your Squid Server
If you don't have a firewall that supports redirection, then you need to configure your firewall to only accept HTTP Internet access from the Squid server. You will also need to configure your browser's proxy server settings to use the Squid server. The method you use depends on your browser and the process will vary.
Make sure the proxy server used is the IP address or fully qualified domain name (Example: proxy.my-site.com) and that the TCP port to use is 3128, the Squid default.
Your Squid configuration should now be complete.
Configuring Squid Reverse Proxies
This requires configuring both Squid and Apache. Here are the steps you need to follow.
Squid Configuration
Setting up the Squid reverse proxy is easy, but not straight forward. There are a lot of things to take into consideration and we'll discuss them next. 1. The first step is to use the http_port directive to define some key elements of the configuration.
http_port 22.214.171.124:80 accel ignore-cc defaultsite=www.my-site.com vhost
First we define the IP address (22.214.171.124) and port (80) on which squid should be running. The ICP protocol, which will be discussed later, uses Cache-Control headers to communicate between inter-related caches. This is not required and the ignore-cc option disables this feature.
If a web browser visits the server using an IP address, or the website isn't defined later on in the our_sites ACL, then the site defined in the defaultsite option will be displayed. In this case it's www.my-site.com. As the server is also acting as a virtual host, running multiple websites, we have to mention this too with the vhost option.
Finally, accelerator, or reverse proxy mode is defined with the accel option.
2. Define an ACL for all the sites hosted on your server with the dstdomain option, then allow users to access them using the http_access directive
acl our_sites dstdomain www.my-site.com my-site.com www.my-other-site.com my-other-site.com http_access allow our_sites
3. Use the cache_peer directive to define the server that is going to cache the content. The syntax is as follows:
# !!! NOTE !!! # # Do not use this line in your configuration cache_peer hostname type http-port icp-port [options]
We will now review each of these command options switches which will be necessary to configure the reverse proxy on your server. Here is the real example.
# Use this line in your configuration cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 80 0 no-query originserver name=myAccel
In this case the cache_peer is Squid running on localhost.
Caches can have parents and children. When a child doesn't have content to serve, it will refer to the parent as a caching source of last resort using the ICP protocol. In this example, there is only one cache, so we have to define localhost as the parent with the parent keyword. ICP is also disabled with the no-query keyword.
The TCP port on which the localhost Apache origin server will be listening listening is port 80. ICP is further disabled by defining it as listening on port 0.
When a parent cache cannot find its content, it gets its data to replenish its cache with newer content from an origin server, this will be localhost too.
The myAccel name will be used later to define the sites that will be cached on the server.
4. The cache_peer_access directive is now used to allow all the sites listed in the our_sites ACL to be cached and deny all others.
cache_peer_access myAccel allow our_sites cache_peer_access myAccel deny all
5. Every HTTP request states the IP address of the client in the header. If HTTP request also happens to go through a proxy server, the proxy server will create an additional X-Forwarded-For header to which it will add the remote client's IP address as well as its own. This command will truncate the list from any such remote clients so that only a single IP address is in the list, the last one of the last proxy server.
forwarded_for truncate
Squid being a proxy server will then add its own IP address (127.0.0.1) to the X-Forwarded-For list. The Apache logging will have to be modified to truncate this IP address. This will be covered later.
Note: If your Apache logs show two IP addresses or more for the clients when using Squid, you probably have left out this forward_for step.
6. Though we have previously disabled ICP, Squid will still send cache related HTTP headers to web clients. This will need to be disabled.
acl localnet src 188.8.131.52/27 via off reply_header_access X-Cache-Lookup deny !localnet reply_header_access X-Squid-Error deny !localnet reply_header_access X-Cache deny !localnet
Here we define the local network as 220.127.116.11/27 and then we disable the headers to the remote users.
7. We don't want to cache the results. This can cause issues with some static content. For example, if the first access to your website occurs when it is under maintenance there will be a "Closed" page. If this is cached, this page will always be displayed till the cache expires. Disabling caching eliminates this problem.
# Do not allow caching memory structures to be created memory_pools off # Turn off caching cache deny all
8. The very last configuration step is to search the remainder of your squid.conf file and comment out the http_port command that may have been configured previously. Remember, Squid would have been configured to listen on its default TCP 3128 port, this was set to TCP port 80 before.
# Squid normally listens to port 3128 #http_port 3128
9. Finally. Shutdown apache and restart Squid. Also make sure Squid will start automatically when you reboot.
The next phase will require configuring Apache to work with the newly activated Squid daemon.
Apache Configuration
You will now have to configure Apache to not only work with Squid, but also to listen on localhost instead of the network interface. Here are the steps to follow.
1. In your Apache conf.d directory add a file with the following commands.
The first section makes sure Apache listens on the localhost address and not that of the network interface. It also makes sure your virtual hosts will do the same.
The next section defines how logging will be handled when X-Forwarded-For entries are present. Notice it will only be used if the combined_squid condition is met. This condition will be defined later.
The final section tells Apache how to handle Squid cache headers. If there is no X-Forwarded-For header (represented by the regular expression ^$) then the logging is assigned the normal_request variable. If there is an X-Forwarded-For header (represented by the regular expression .+) then the logging is assigned the squid_request variable.
# # Define listening IP addresses # Listen 127.0.0.1:80 NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80 # # Squid Logging format # LogFormat "%{X-Forwarded-For}i %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined_squid # # Set up how you handle Squid cache headers # SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-For "^$" normal_request SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-For ".+" squid_request
2. The final steps are to first change your VirtualHost entries to refer to 127.0.0.1:80, then we tell Apache to use the combined_squid format if Squid passes the logging data to Apache with the X-Forwarded-For header as flagged when the squid_request variable is set.
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80> CustomLog logs/access_log combined_squid env=squid_request CustomLog logs/access_log combined env=normal_request </VirtualHost>
Note: Remember to restart Squid for the changes to take effect.
With this last step your server will be ready to operate your website. It should be noticeably faster and make the user experience more pleasant.
Squid Disk Usage
Squid uses the /var/spool/squid directory to store its cache files. High usage squid servers need a large amount of disk space in the /var partition to get optimum performance.
Every webpage and image accessed via the Squid server is logged in the /var/log/squid/access.log file. This can get quite large on high usage servers. Fortunately, the logrotate program automatically purges this file.
Troubleshooting Squid
Squid logs both informational and error messages to files in the /var/log/squid/ directory. It is best to review these files first whenever you have difficulties.The squid.out file can be especially useful as it contains Squids' system errors.
Another source of errors could be unintended statements in the squid.conf file that cause no errors; mistakes in the configuration of hours of access and permitted networks that were forgotten to be added are just two possibilities.
By default, Squid operates on port 3128, so if you are having connectivity problems, you'll need to follow the troubleshooting steps in Chapter 4, "Simple Network Troubleshooting", to help rectify them.
Note: Some of Squid's capabilities go beyond the scope of this book, but you should be aware of them. For example, for performance reasons, you can configure child Squid servers on which certain types of content are exclusively cached. Also, you can restrict the amount of disk space and bandwidth Squid uses.
Tools such as Squid are popular with many company mangers. By caching images and files on a server shared by all, Internet bandwidth charges can be reduced.
Squid's password authentication feature is well liked because it allows only authorized users to access the Internet as a means of reducing usage fees and distractions in the office. Unfortunately, an Internet access password is usually not viewed as a major security concern by most users who are often willing to share it with their colleagues. Although it is beyond the scope of this book, you should consider automatically tying the Squid password to the user's regular login password. This will make them think twice about giving their passwords away. Internet access is one thing, letting your friends have full access to your e-mail and computer files is quite another.


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The main aim of the re-enactment was to encourage interest in Australian aviation history.
We would like to record both the achievements of Maurice Guillaux and the events of the re-enactment. All money received from the sale of postcards, stamps and other material can be used to purchase individual plaques to be placed in the appropriate places as per the draft list on the right. Each plaque costs $70.They will go inside a building appropriate to the site.
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Bay, Rose
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Albury: Racecourse, Aero Club
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Bendigo: Showground
Ballarat: Showground
Adelaide: Cheltenham racecourse
Geelong: Racecourse
Seymour: Jordan's Paddock, Mangalore airport
Benalla: Aviation Museum
Wangaratta: Aero Club, Sisley's Paddock (Showground)
Harden: High School, Historical Society, Showground
Goulburn: Airport, Showground
Bowral: Berrima airfield
Bankstown: Clamback and Hennessy, Australian Aviation Museum


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We're on SoundCloud
At the AES convention this year, I ran into a gentleman named Henrik Lenberg, who as it turns out, is the director of international business development for SoundCloud.com, a platform that's rapidly becoming the "YouTube of audio." Like YouTube for video or Flickr for photos, it's designed not as a website with its own culture and user experience, but as a neutral tool you can integrate into whatever culture and user experience you wish to project to your audience.
There's a social media element in that you have a profile, you can follow others, and they can follow you. You can allow downloads (or not) on a track-by-track basis, and certain account levels have a Dropbox feature so that others can upload tracks to you, even if they don't have SoundCloud accounts themselves.You can also link SoundCloud to your social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, so that your news feeds there automatically get updated when you upload new tracks or sets.
Not surprisingly, bands and musicians are using it to share tracks, network, and get their music heard. But unlike, say, BandCamp, there's no e-commerce element, nor does SoundCloud present itself as an alternative model to record labels for selling music directly to your fans. It's a tool for storing and sharing audio files, plain and simple.
So, I got the obvious idea, "Hey, let's make SoundCloud the way we deliver audio examples for all the music lessons, gear reviews, and anything else in the magazine for which we promise audio content." It's no secret that I've shared the dissatisfaction many readers have had with our own website's native ability to host multimedia content and give the reader a smooth experience finding and playing it. The beauty of SoundCloud is, no matter what CMS (content management system--a fancy piece of software that lets you manage and update your website without having to program in code) we use, it's portable. Oh, and by the way, if you've found the experience of clicking on audio example links one by one on this site frustrating, you should try uploading them.
With SoundCloud, one can simply link to a player hosted on their site, like this:
Click Here for "5 Ways To Play Like Thomas Dolby" examples.
Or, because traffic to one's own site is coin of the realm on the web, we can embed the player right here, like this:
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We'll be doing the above for all articles that have audio content. Another exceedingly cool thing is that you can enter comments right on the audio clip, by clicking in that little strip just below the waveform. Try it!
I'm currently in the process of getting all content since January 2011 onto our SoundCloud account, which you can find at soundcloud.com/keyboardmag. As we can create any number of "sets" (playlists), we're taking the simple tack of one set per article, and using the following naming convention to make things easy to search for: MM-YYYY Article Title. I encourage you to register for at least the free account level there, if only to be able to follow us and let us follow you. Also, we'll surely be using the Dropbox feature for any contests or giveaways that involve you submitting your music to us.
We're very excited to add SoundCloud to our set of tools for bringing you the best gear reviews and music lessons in the business, and we'd like to extend huge thanks to Henrik Lenberg and CEO Alex Ljung for setting up Keyboard, Guitar Player, Bass Player, and Electronic Musician with top-level Pro Plus accounts. In the short time I've been using SoundCloud, it's made my life as editor so much easier. We hope it makes yours similarly more enjoyable.
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Last year's Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Criterion has been given the top weight of 58.5kg for the 2016 Group 1 $2m Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on April 9, day two of 'The Championships'.
Since winning the Group 1 $4m Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick during the 2015 'The Championships', Criterion was able to win the Group 1 $400,000 Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on October 10.
The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained five year old stallion then went on to run second to Winx in the Group 1 $3m Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley followed by a third to Prince Of Penzance in the Group 1 $6m Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Second top weight for the Sydney Cup with 58kg is the Murray Baker trained Kiwi stayer Mongolian Khan who hasn't started since winning the 2015 Group 1 $3m BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield.
Mongolian Khan was set to start as one of the favourites for the Melbourne Cup but was struck down with a severe case of colic and had to miss the remainder of the Spring Carnival.
2015 Sydney Cup quinella, the Chris Waller trained Grand Marshall and Who Shot Thebarman are again set for the Sydney Autumn Carnival two miler.
Grand Marshal is up 2kg on last year's winning effort to 54kg while Who Shot Thebarman has 56kg, an extra 1.5kg to carry this year.
Waller also has his Victoria Derby winner Preferment prominent in the weights, and has been allocated 55.5kg.
Since winning the 2014 Group 1 $1.5m AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington, Preferment has claimed the Group 2 $200,000 Ascend Sales Trophies Hill Stakes (2000m) at Randwick and the Group 1 $500,000 Yellowglen Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington during the 2015 Spring Carnival.
Other prominent stayers towards the top of weights are the Lee and Anthony Freedman trained Our Ivanhowe with 57kg, the John O'Shea trained Group 1 winner Hartnell with 56kg and the Hayes and Dabernig trained pair of Almoonqith at 54.5kg and Rising Romance at 53kg.
While early Sydney Cup $7 favourite, 2015 Group 1 Australian Oaks winner Gust Of Wind, will have to carry 52kg.
The first acceptances for the 2016 Sydney Cup are due on Tuesday, March 8, with the final field to be released on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
Early 2016 Sydney Cup market order at Ladbrokes.com.au: $7 Gust Of Wind, $8 Preferment, $9 Our Ivanhowe, Who Shot Thebarman, $10 Almoonqith, $11 Mongolian Khan, $13 Hartnell, Magic Hurricane, $15 Criterion, Libran, $17 Arab Dawn, Grand Marshall, $21 Dibayani, Excess Knowledge, Real Love.


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The lessons learned from the fire, from the need to prepare for the worst and how to recover, led to NAPIM putting a focus on how industry can move forward from any disaster. As a result, the convention, which was held at the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, CA, from April 20-23, focused on the theme of "Emergency Preparedness." Speakers covered a range of topics, from the fire itself to workplace violence, cyber security and more.
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Healing Ministry is a group of men and women who are dedicated to praying with those in need of healing. The Healing Ministry consists of prayer teams who make themselves available during adoration every Wednesday and Friday from 7:45 – 9:00pm in the Church crying room and/or in the sacristy. Healing may be sought for physical or emotional injuries, painful memories or loss, anger, despair or other concerns. Individual prayer sessions using the Unbound (deliverance) model are available by appointment.
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Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the scratch foam printmaking at Roadworks 2009!
Here are a few photos from the day:
Scratch Foam Print
Binky's Barn is traveling with scratch foam printmaking at the following events in the Bay Area.
Each event includes artists and vendors in the printmaking and paper/book arts world, with plenty of hands-on activities for all. Please join us!
Roadworks: Steamroller Printing STREET FAIR
Saturday, September 19, 2009
12 -5 pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro St, San Francisco
Mission Open Studios
Sat-Sun, October 10-11, 2009
Binky's Barn
499 Alabama Street #126, San Francisco (in Project Artaud)
Book Arts Jam
Saturday, October 17, 2009
10 am – 4 pm
Foothill College
2345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills
Free admission ($2 parking)
Pix from today's scratch foam printmaking session:
In the gallery
Sketching Ideas
Printing away!
Finished Scratch Foam Print
Our Spring 2008 Calendar includes two big dates for Scratch Foam Printmaking. Please join us!
Maker Faire
May 3-4, 2008
Expo Orange
San Mateo County Fairgrounds
Pacific Center for the Book Arts (PCBA) Printers' Fair
May 10, 2008
9 am – 4 pm
Fort Mason Center
San Francisco
Thanks to A Taylored Stitch for the photo above!
Upcoming Events at Binky's Barn and BEYOND…!!
Come see the play, Cassandra at Mission Creek, where Susan is part of the moving, chanting Greek chorus !! Runs Oct. 13-Nov. 10, Thurs., Fri., Sat.'s at 8 pm, at Mariposa Studio, 2808 Mariposa St., between Alabama & Florida Sts. See website & ticket info @ www.mariposastudio.org
Personal Trainer News…I am training clients at Diakadi Body, 290 Division at Potrero, in San Francisco but will be adding training at Binky's (& our own!) studio in Project Artaud !! I am VERY excited to add the use of this studio for my clients. We have off street parking (HOORAY!!) & lots of new training toys coming…WATCH FOR OPENING DATE SOON !!
TaKeTiNa Music News …I went to Advanced Training for TaKeTiNa in Oregon, part 2, in early September. It was inspiring as always & now the real work begins… PRACTICING with people ! I will finish work in the play, Cassandra, get the studio transformed for training, & be setting regular practice dates later in Fall/Winter…info to come !!
Here are some photos from our fun weekend of scratch foam printing at the PCBA Book Arts Fair and Maker Faire. Thanks to everyone for coming out!


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