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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"path"
	"path/filepath"
	"strings"
	"syscall"

	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"

	"github.com/krschwab/xlxd/shared"

	log "gopkg.in/inconshreveable/log15.v2"
)

type storageBtrfs struct {
	d *Daemon

	storageShared
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) Init(config map[string]interface{}) (storage, error) {
	s.sType = storageTypeBtrfs
	s.sTypeName = storageTypeToString(s.sType)
	if err := s.initShared(); err != nil {
		return s, err
	}

	out, err := exec.LookPath("btrfs")
	if err != nil || len(out) == 0 {
		return s, fmt.Errorf("The 'btrfs' tool isn't available")
	}

	output, err := exec.Command("btrfs", "version").CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		return s, fmt.Errorf("The 'btrfs' tool isn't working properly")
	}

	count, err := fmt.Sscanf(strings.SplitN(string(output), " ", 2)[1], "v%s\n", &s.sTypeVersion)
	if err != nil || count != 1 {
		return s, fmt.Errorf("The 'btrfs' tool isn't working properly")
	}

	return s, nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerCreate(container container) error {
	cPath := container.Path()

	// MkdirAll the pardir of the BTRFS Subvolume.
	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(cPath), 0755); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Create the BTRFS Subvolume
	err := s.subvolCreate(cPath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if container.IsPrivileged() {
		if err := os.Chmod(cPath, 0700); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	return container.TemplateApply("create")
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerCreateFromImage(
	container container, imageFingerprint string) error {

	imageSubvol := fmt.Sprintf(
		"%s.btrfs",
		shared.VarPath("images", imageFingerprint))

	// Create the btrfs subvol of the image first if it doesn exists.
	if !shared.PathExists(imageSubvol) {
		if err := s.ImageCreate(imageFingerprint); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Now make a snapshot of the image subvol
	err := s.subvolsSnapshot(imageSubvol, container.Path(), false)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if !container.IsPrivileged() {
		if err = s.shiftRootfs(container); err != nil {
			s.ContainerDelete(container)
			return err
		}
	} else {
		if err := os.Chmod(container.Path(), 0700); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	return container.TemplateApply("create")
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerCanRestore(container container, sourceContainer container) error {
	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerDelete(container container) error {
	cPath := container.Path()

	// First remove the subvol (if it was one).
	if s.isSubvolume(cPath) {
		if err := s.subvolsDelete(cPath); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Then the directory (if it still exists).
	err := os.RemoveAll(cPath)
	if err != nil {
		s.log.Error("ContainerDelete: failed", log.Ctx{"cPath": cPath, "err": err})
		return fmt.Errorf("Error cleaning up %s: %s", cPath, err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerCopy(container container, sourceContainer container) error {
	subvol := sourceContainer.Path()
	dpath := container.Path()

	if s.isSubvolume(subvol) {
		// Snapshot the sourcecontainer
		err := s.subvolsSnapshot(subvol, dpath, false)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	} else {
		// Create the BTRFS Container.
		if err := s.ContainerCreate(container); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		/*
		 * Copy by using rsync
		 */
		output, err := storageRsyncCopy(
			sourceContainer.Path(),
			container.Path())
		if err != nil {
			s.ContainerDelete(container)

			s.log.Error("ContainerCopy: rsync failed", log.Ctx{"output": string(output)})
			return fmt.Errorf("rsync failed: %s", string(output))
		}
	}

	if err := s.setUnprivUserAcl(sourceContainer, dpath); err != nil {
		s.ContainerDelete(container)
		return err
	}

	return container.TemplateApply("copy")
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerStart(container container) error {
	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerStop(container container) error {
	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerRename(container container, newName string) error {
	oldName := container.Name()
	oldPath := container.Path()
	newPath := containerPath(newName, false)

	if err := os.Rename(oldPath, newPath); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if shared.PathExists(shared.VarPath(fmt.Sprintf("snapshots/%s", oldName))) {
		err := os.Rename(shared.VarPath(fmt.Sprintf("snapshots/%s", oldName)), shared.VarPath(fmt.Sprintf("snapshots/%s", newName)))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// TODO: No TemplateApply here?
	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerRestore(
	container container, sourceContainer container) error {

	targetSubVol := container.Path()
	sourceSubVol := sourceContainer.Path()
	sourceBackupPath := container.Path() + ".back"

	// Create a backup of the container
	err := os.Rename(container.Path(), sourceBackupPath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	var failure error
	if s.isSubvolume(sourceSubVol) {
		// Restore using btrfs snapshots.
		err := s.subvolsSnapshot(sourceSubVol, targetSubVol, false)
		if err != nil {
			failure = err
		}
	} else {
		// Restore using rsync but create a btrfs subvol.
		if err := s.subvolCreate(targetSubVol); err == nil {
			output, err := storageRsyncCopy(
				sourceSubVol,
				targetSubVol)

			if err != nil {
				s.log.Error(
					"ContainerRestore: rsync failed",
					log.Ctx{"output": string(output)})

				failure = err
			}
		} else {
			failure = err
		}
	}

	// Now allow unprivileged users to access its data.
	if err := s.setUnprivUserAcl(sourceContainer, targetSubVol); err != nil {
		failure = err
	}

	if failure != nil {
		// Restore original container
		s.ContainerDelete(container)
		os.Rename(sourceBackupPath, container.Path())
	} else {
		// Remove the backup, we made
		if s.isSubvolume(sourceBackupPath) {
			return s.subvolDelete(sourceBackupPath)
		}
		os.RemoveAll(sourceBackupPath)
	}

	return failure
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotCreate(
	snapshotContainer container, sourceContainer container) error {

	subvol := sourceContainer.Path()
	dpath := snapshotContainer.Path()

	if s.isSubvolume(subvol) {
		// Create a readonly snapshot of the source.
		err := s.subvolsSnapshot(subvol, dpath, true)
		if err != nil {
			s.ContainerSnapshotDelete(snapshotContainer)
			return err
		}
	} else {
		/*
		 * Copy by using rsync
		 */
		output, err := storageRsyncCopy(
			subvol,
			dpath)
		if err != nil {
			s.ContainerSnapshotDelete(snapshotContainer)

			s.log.Error(
				"ContainerSnapshotCreate: rsync failed",
				log.Ctx{"output": string(output)})
			return fmt.Errorf("rsync failed: %s", string(output))
		}
	}

	return nil
}
func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotDelete(
	snapshotContainer container) error {

	err := s.ContainerDelete(snapshotContainer)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting snapshot %s: %s", snapshotContainer.Name(), err)
	}

	oldPathParent := filepath.Dir(snapshotContainer.Path())
	if ok, _ := shared.PathIsEmpty(oldPathParent); ok {
		os.Remove(oldPathParent)
	}
	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotStart(container container) error {
	if shared.PathExists(container.Path() + ".ro") {
		return fmt.Errorf("The snapshot is already mounted read-write.")
	}

	err := os.Rename(container.Path(), container.Path()+".ro")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	err = s.subvolsSnapshot(container.Path()+".ro", container.Path(), false)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotStop(container container) error {
	if !shared.PathExists(container.Path() + ".ro") {
		return fmt.Errorf("The snapshot isn't currently mounted read-write.")
	}

	err := s.subvolsDelete(container.Path())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	err = os.Rename(container.Path()+".ro", container.Path())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

// ContainerSnapshotRename renames a snapshot of a container.
func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotRename(
	snapshotContainer container, newName string) error {

	oldPath := snapshotContainer.Path()
	newPath := containerPath(newName, true)

	// Create the new parent.
	if !shared.PathExists(filepath.Dir(newPath)) {
		os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(newPath), 0700)
	}

	// Now rename the snapshot.
	if !s.isSubvolume(oldPath) {
		if err := os.Rename(oldPath, newPath); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	} else {
		if err := s.subvolsSnapshot(oldPath, newPath, true); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if err := s.subvolsDelete(oldPath); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Remove the old parent (on container rename) if its empty.
	if ok, _ := shared.PathIsEmpty(filepath.Dir(oldPath)); ok {
		os.Remove(filepath.Dir(oldPath))
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ContainerSnapshotCreateEmpty(snapshotContainer container) error {
	dpath := snapshotContainer.Path()
	return s.subvolCreate(dpath)
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ImageCreate(fingerprint string) error {
	imagePath := shared.VarPath("images", fingerprint)
	subvol := fmt.Sprintf("%s.btrfs", imagePath)

	if err := s.subvolCreate(subvol); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if err := untarImage(imagePath, subvol); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) ImageDelete(fingerprint string) error {
	imagePath := shared.VarPath("images", fingerprint)
	subvol := fmt.Sprintf("%s.btrfs", imagePath)

	return s.subvolDelete(subvol)
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) subvolCreate(subvol string) error {
	parentDestPath := filepath.Dir(subvol)
	if !shared.PathExists(parentDestPath) {
		if err := os.MkdirAll(parentDestPath, 0700); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	output, err := exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"subvolume",
		"create",
		subvol).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		s.log.Debug(
			"subvolume create failed",
			log.Ctx{"subvol": subvol, "output": string(output)},
		)
		return fmt.Errorf(
			"btrfs subvolume create failed, subvol=%s, output%s",
			subvol,
			string(output),
		)
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) subvolDelete(subvol string) error {
	output, err := exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"subvolume",
		"delete",
		subvol,
	).CombinedOutput()

	if err != nil {
		s.log.Warn(
			"subvolume delete failed",
			log.Ctx{"subvol": subvol, "output": string(output)},
		)
	}
	return nil
}

// subvolsDelete is the recursive variant on subvolDelete,
// it first deletes subvolumes of the subvolume and then the
// subvolume itself.
func (s *storageBtrfs) subvolsDelete(subvol string) error {
	// Delete subsubvols.
	subsubvols, err := s.getSubVolumes(subvol)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	for _, subsubvol := range subsubvols {
		s.log.Debug(
			"Deleting subsubvol",
			log.Ctx{
				"subvol":    subvol,
				"subsubvol": subsubvol})

		if err := s.subvolDelete(path.Join(subvol, subsubvol)); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Delete the subvol itself
	if err := s.subvolDelete(subvol); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

/*
 * subvolSnapshot creates a snapshot of "source" to "dest"
 * the result will be readonly if "readonly" is True.
 */
func (s *storageBtrfs) subvolSnapshot(
	source string, dest string, readonly bool) error {

	parentDestPath := filepath.Dir(dest)
	if !shared.PathExists(parentDestPath) {
		if err := os.MkdirAll(parentDestPath, 0700); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	if shared.PathExists(dest) {
		if err := os.Remove(dest); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	var output []byte
	var err error
	if readonly {
		output, err = exec.Command(
			"btrfs",
			"subvolume",
			"snapshot",
			"-r",
			source,
			dest).CombinedOutput()
	} else {
		output, err = exec.Command(
			"btrfs",
			"subvolume",
			"snapshot",
			source,
			dest).CombinedOutput()
	}
	if err != nil {
		s.log.Error(
			"subvolume snapshot failed",
			log.Ctx{"source": source, "dest": dest, "output": string(output)},
		)
		return fmt.Errorf(
			"subvolume snapshot failed, source=%s, dest=%s, output=%s",
			source,
			dest,
			string(output),
		)
	}

	return err
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) subvolsSnapshot(
	source string, dest string, readonly bool) error {

	// Get a list of subvolumes of the root
	subsubvols, err := s.getSubVolumes(source)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if len(subsubvols) > 0 && readonly {
		// A root with subvolumes can never be readonly,
		// also don't make subvolumes readonly.
		readonly = false

		s.log.Warn(
			"Subvolumes detected, ignoring ro flag",
			log.Ctx{"source": source, "dest": dest})
	}

	// First snapshot the root
	if err := s.subvolSnapshot(source, dest, readonly); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Now snapshot all subvolumes of the root.
	for _, subsubvol := range subsubvols {
		if err := s.subvolSnapshot(
			path.Join(source, subsubvol),
			path.Join(dest, subsubvol),
			readonly); err != nil {

			return err
		}
	}

	return nil
}

/*
 * isSubvolume returns true if the given Path is a btrfs subvolume
 * else false.
 */
func (s *storageBtrfs) isSubvolume(subvolPath string) bool {
	if runningInUserns {
		// subvolume show is restricted to real root, use a workaround

		fs := syscall.Statfs_t{}
		err := syscall.Statfs(subvolPath, &fs)
		if err != nil {
			return false
		}

		if fs.Type != filesystemSuperMagicBtrfs {
			return false
		}

		parentFs := syscall.Statfs_t{}
		err = syscall.Statfs(path.Dir(subvolPath), &parentFs)
		if err != nil {
			return false
		}

		if fs.Fsid == parentFs.Fsid {
			return false
		}

		return true
	}

	output, err := exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"subvolume",
		"show",
		subvolPath).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(string(output), "ERROR: ") {
		return false
	}

	return true
}

// getSubVolumes returns a list of relative subvolume paths of "path".
func (s *storageBtrfs) getSubVolumes(path string) ([]string, error) {
	result := []string{}

	if runningInUserns {
		if !strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
			path = path + "/"
		}

		// Unprivileged users can't get to fs internals
		filepath.Walk(path, func(fpath string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error {
			if strings.TrimRight(fpath, "/") == strings.TrimRight(path, "/") {
				return nil
			}

			if err != nil {
				return nil
			}

			if !fi.IsDir() {
				return nil
			}

			if s.isSubvolume(fpath) {
				result = append(result, strings.TrimPrefix(fpath, path))
			}
			return nil
		})

		return result, nil
	}

	out, err := exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"inspect-internal",
		"rootid",
		path).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		return result, fmt.Errorf(
			"Unable to get btrfs rootid, path='%s', err='%s'",
			path,
			err)
	}
	rootid := strings.TrimRight(string(out), "\n")

	out, err = exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"inspect-internal",
		"subvolid-resolve",
		rootid, path).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		return result, fmt.Errorf(
			"Unable to resolve btrfs rootid, path='%s', err='%s'",
			path,
			err)
	}
	basePath := strings.TrimRight(string(out), "\n")

	out, err = exec.Command(
		"btrfs",
		"subvolume",
		"list",
		"-o",
		path).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		return result, fmt.Errorf(
			"Unable to list subvolumes, path='%s', err='%s'",
			path,
			err)
	}

	lines := strings.Split(string(out), "\n")
	for _, line := range lines {
		if line == "" {
			continue
		}

		cols := strings.Fields(line)
		result = append(result, cols[8][len(basePath):])
	}

	return result, nil
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) MigrationType() MigrationFSType {
	return MigrationFSType_RSYNC
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) MigrationSource(container container) ([]MigrationStorageSource, error) {
	return rsyncMigrationSource(container)
}

func (s *storageBtrfs) MigrationSink(container container, snapshots []container, conn *websocket.Conn) error {
	return rsyncMigrationSink(container, snapshots, conn)
}


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BackgroundThe perception that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional tobacco products can influence the consumption of e-cigarettes.ObjectivesThree questions were examined: (1)How do different population groups perceive health risks of e-cigarettes? (2)Do sociodemographic variables explain differences in the risk assessment of e-cigarettes? (3)Does the perception of health risks predict the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation?MethodsData came from the 2015 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) with asample size of n=9204 participants, aged 18 to 64years (response rate 52.2%). Data were collected by telephone, online, or by written questionnaires. Assessments of risk perception of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes (more harmful, just as harmful, less harmful, do not know) were compared. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were performed.ResultsIndividuals with lower education rated e-cigarettes as more harmful. Older people and women perceived e-cigarettes as just as harmful. Smokers considered e-cigarettes to be more harmful than or just as harmful as conventional tobacco products. The likelihood of using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation was higher if people thought they were less harmful than conventional cigarettes.ConclusionsOnly one-third of the population knows that e-cigarettes are less harmful to health than conventional cigarettes. The perception of health risks is related to the usage of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.


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Minam Saqib
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: In the backdrop of mysterious incidents of braid chopping across the state, there has been a distinct rise in crime against women in Jammu and Kashmir during the last few years, but the government agencies have maintained a stoic silence on the vulnerability of women.
Over 100 cases of mysterious braid chopping have been reported from Kashmir so far which started on September 14. Earlier, such incidents were reported from Jammu region.
Several incidents of braid chopping are being reported from different parts of the valley on an average daily creating fear among the female population, but so far the government is clueless as to who is behind such incidents.
Official figures reveal that number of cases pertaining to crime against women in the state has shot up from 2087 in 2008 to 3363 in 2015.
2757 crimes against women like rape, attempt to rape, molestation, dowry abduction of women were reported in 2009, in 2010 (2521) and (3329) in 2011.
An official at J&K State Women's Commission said the commission too receives around 10 complaints of domestic violence every day. The official said most of the domestic violence cases came from Srinagar district.
Most often, cases of women harassment or domestic violence go unreported either due to remoteness of the location or victims choosing to stay silent out of fear or social stigma attached to such exploitation.
Police figures reveal that in most cases crimes against women, reasons are dowry, interference from in-laws, misunderstandings, giving birth to female babies leading to matrimonial disputes and family squabbles and are also subjected to mental as well as physical torture in homes, workplaces or in educational institutions.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in January 2015 had proposed to set up IUCAW in 20 per cent of the districts of each state on a 50:50 cost sharing basis between the Centre and state governments.
181 emergency helpline which was established in many states in India to actively respond to the women harassment cases is too waiting to be launched in Jammu and Kashmir.
In many states, the 181 service has been merged with state police helpline numbers to respond to the emergency calls through referral however in J&K, the government is yet to initiate the process.
A senior official of Social Welfare Department said the government has to take the decision for implementation of such facilities in the state.


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Q: Why does my VPN service work on my cellular network but not when I'm using residential Wifi? I've recently set up an OpenVPN server on my home network that should allow me to tunnel into my home network from outside my home network.
When I use my phone's cellular network and I turn on the OpenVPN client to tunnel into my home's network, everything works as expected.
For example, 192.168.0.1 directs me to my home's network router. I can SSH into all my home's devices using their local IP addresses etc. As far as I can tell, I am attached to my home network as a client, which is the expected behaviour.
However, when I was at my friend's place and I turned on my OpenVPN client on my laptop while using their home Wifi in order to access my home network, I had problems.
For example, 192.168.0.1 directed me to my friend's router. I could not SSH into any of my home's local devices using their local IPs. It was as though I wasn't attached to my home network at all. However, when I checked "what's my IP", it correctly displayed my home network's public IP, confirming that I was indeed attached to my home network.
Can someone explain what is happening and how I can fix this issue?
To be clear, I'm using the latest official OpenVPN clients on my mobile (iOS) and laptop (MacOS). I'm using the exact same OpenVPN profile on both devices. The OpenVPN Access Server is version 2.4.7 running on an Ubuntu 20.10 server.

A: As we've discussed, the issue is that when you are at your friends house, your local network (the friends) and your remote network (your LAN at home) use the same IP network (192.168.0.0/24).
A VPN Tunnel is not magic. At its most basic, they are formed of packets containing an encrypted payload, which is a packet that is passing through the "tunnel". The term "tunnel" can be a little misleading if you look at it from multiple layers. it is a "Tunnel" from a high-level (logical) perspective, and you just put packets into it, and they come out the other side. When you look at the lower layers though, the VPN circuit is just packets inside of packets, which are moving across the physical network.
The point I'm trying to make here is that a VPN tunnel still needs the underlying local network your endpoint is connecting from. It has to have a LAN IP, and know the default gateway to use to reach other networks. This is a common confusion, due to marketing for VPN products that protect phone and laptop users while at the coffee shop. They present the connection as though it were a wormhole that you can dump traffic into that is separate from the coffee shop network, but the reality is that the encryption is what keeps you safe, not some degree of separation from the LAN. Your packets are still traversing the LAN, and exiting the shop's router onto their ISP network.
There are many kinds of VPNs (including many that I don't believe fit the defintion), but we are talking about OpenVPN, a reasonably traditional type that uses a virtual network adapter.
Systems use a construct called a Route Table, which tells the system how to reach other networks. All Internet capable machines have a Default Gateway, a special route that points to a destination of 0.0.0.0 which means all unspecified networks. That way your system doesn't need a route specifically to google.com's network, it just knows where to send all the traffic it doesn't have a more specific path to. A route consists of a Destination and Mask, a Gateway (an IP on a router on the local network that is able to reach the remote destination), the nic that the traffic should exit to reach that gateway, and generally some kind of weighted metric to help one route win over another, when there are multiple routes to a destination.
When the VPN adapter is activated and connected, the default gateway route for the system is changed to send traffic out the VPN virtual adapter (usually called tun0 for OpenVPN). That causes all traffic to unknown networks to go through the tunnel.
The Virtual Adapter still relies on the physical adapter and its routes though, so it can send traffic comprising the tunnel to the LAN gateway and on to the internet.
In your case, you have a default gateway route to 0.0.0.0 that exits via tun0, but you also have a route to 192.168.0.0/24 that exits via the physical adapter. Since there is a more "specific" route to destinations in 192.168.0.0/24, the traffic you wish to send to your home LAN, is not actually being routed into the tunnel, but instead is being routed out your physical adapter onto your friends LAN.
If you change your network to be a different, less common one, then traffic destined for your home LAN will pass into the tunnel, and come out on the other end as expected (unless you happen to be on the rare network that uses the same addressing layout). Avoid the networks (in 192.168.)

*

*.0.0

*.1.0

*.254.0

as these are the most common addresses you will find in home/SOHO network implementations.
There's one more facet to this I'd be remiss if I didn't point out. VPNs exist primarily for the purpose of connecting two Networks together. What you are describing is a client-to-network scenario, where a single remote device is being connected to a remote network. That has been the focus of our discussion. Another common use of VPN however, is to connect multiple Networks together that are not physically adjacent. That is a Network-to-Network scenario. You could for instance connect your network to your friends, from your router to theirs, or you could install a VPN endpoint server of some kind inside the network, and use it to route traffic to and from the other networks onto the LAN. In Network-to-Network scenarios, it is obvious that all the networks involved have a unique address space amongst them.

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Jitai is the new innovative app helping people reduce alcohol intake
Published on : 21 December 2022 21 December 2022 Published by : EDITOR
Are you thinking of participating in Dry January? You'll want to get ready to download this useful tool
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE VIA UNSPLASH
Are you thinking of trying Dry January in the New Year? Get ready to download Jitai! This new innovative app will be ready to download on 1 January 2023 to help people reduce their alcohol intake. Co-founder and creator LGBTQIA psychiatrist Dr David McLaughlan describes it as being "like having your own personal coach on your phone".
Jitai stands for "Just In Time Adaptive Intervention" and the app will offer a range of personalised tools and techniques such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, and their own unique motivation board to help beat temptation. During the month of January it will specifically offer a 31-day alcohol reduction plan and workbook to coincide with the Dry January challenge.
With one in six LGBTQIA people saying that they drank alcohol almost every day over the last year, this app aims to help break cycles of alcoholism within the queer community. By providing 24/7 support, Jitai aims to provide accessible healthcare advice. In a time where 14% of LGBTQIA people admitted that they have avoided accessing healthcare services for fear of discrimination, apps like Jitai will help to provide support without shaming users. A 2020 study found that LGB older women were almost two times as likely as heterosexual women to have harmful drinking habits.
In the pilot survey of the app, Dr. McLaughlan found that participants had cut their drinking by over 50% in the first week. Participants said that it helped them stay "accountable" for their drinking and that it was like "someone holding [your] hand while guiding [you] through the process".
Dry January is much more than a passing trend. Cutting out alcohol provides countless health and social benefits. By reducing your intake of booze, you can enjoy improved sleep, better hydration, and it even benefits gut health. After three weeks without alcohol, most adults find a boost to their mood and productivity, improving their relationships at work and home. Even if you're just looking to save some money in the new year, removing alcohol from your weekly shop will help with hitting your financial goals.
Dr. McLaughlan has been helping LGBTQIA people cut out drinking for the last decade, but it was after the pandemic that he saw the need for an accessible app. "Unfortunately, the NHS is too stretched and the private sector is too expensive for most people," Dr. McLaughlan commented. "There's lots more work to be done to support health inequality, but hopefully I can do my bit with Jitai and encourage others to see what they can do too."
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The Call of Duty games are prime examples of on-rail shooters done to perfection, with amazing production values. They're not complex games, nor do they strive for realism: they're the equivalent of a great 80's action movie – Die Hard rather than some Van Damme or Seagal vehicle.
Call of Duty 4, subtitled Modern Warfare, was the first (and to date only) game in the series that didn't take place in that most overused of scenarios, the Second World War. Instead, it tells a Tom Clancy-style story of Russian Ultra-Nationalists and, surprise, Middle Eastern terrorists. So far, so unoriginal.
What is fascinating, though, is this: in a genre that is usually about making the player feel like some super-hero with a gun and macho one-liners coming from his lips like so much testosterone-riddled drool much of the storytelling is about showing the player that he doesn't actually have that much control over what is happening. In fact, two of the game's most interesting scenes in a subtly subversive fashion give the player just enough control for him to realise that he's powerless.
Consider the prologue, in which the president of a fictional Middle Eastern country is shoved into the back of a car, driven through his war-torn city, dragged in front of the apparent Big Meanie (who turns out to be a minor meanie, in fact) and shot in the head.
And you, the player, get to control the president. As far as he can be controlled: beaten and dragged by soldiers, he can barely move his head enough to glimpse scenes of loyalists being executed through the car's windows. And whatever you do, the outcome is the same: gun pointed at your head, blam, black screen. It's chilling and very, very effective. Clearly it's also designed to make you hate the bad guys, but apart from this obvious aim it does throw in question the power-trip fantasy of first-person shooters.
The second scene is the one that every reviewer and most players remarked on. (If you're planning to play the game without spoilers, DO STOP READING RIGHT NOW. In fact, STOP READING TWO PARAGRAPHS AGO! WHY ARE YOU STILL READING? IDIOT!) In it, you and your squad (platoon? team? posse? I'm afraid I don't really know what the correct military term for "you and the guys with you" is…) have just rescued a downed pilot from the bad guys and you fly off in an army chopper – when a nuke goes off. You watch as the shockwave races towards you, crushing the helicopters behind you. There's no way you can outrun it.
After you crash, the game gives you control of your character. He's alive, just barely, having survived the crash. You stumble out of the wreck of the helicopter and look around at the devastation, your heart beating in your ears. In the distance you see the mushroom cloud. Obviously you don't perceive the radiation, but you know it's there. But you're the player! You're in a shooter! Surely there must be a way to make it out of there!
And then you die, perhaps of radiation, perhaps of your injuries. It doesn't matter. You have a minute or two of stumbling around and then you die.
The game doesn't have the ambition or the guts – or the stupidity – to end on your lack of control over the situation. Later on, as a different character, you do stop nuclear missiles from destroying half of the Eastern Seaboard (although you do that using a computer rather than an automatic weapon). And at the very end, you're given the chance to kill the main bad guy who's behind it all in a fairly heroic scene (although one with an interestingly bitter tinge).


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(RP) IPA: /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/
(GA) IPA: /ˈfæm(ə)li/, /ˈfæmɪli/
(New Zealand) IPA: /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
Our family lives in town.
1892, Walter Besant, "Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?", in The Ivory Gate: A Novel , New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 16832619 ↗:
Such a scandal#English|scandal as the prosecution of a brother#English|brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment#English|moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability: […] it is a black spot which all the soaps ever advertised could never wash off.
(countable) An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America
(countable) A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
crime family, Mafia family
This is my fraternity family at the university.
Our company is one big happy family.
(uncountable, taxonomy) lineage, especially an honorable one
1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 2:
Indeed, he married her for love. A whisper still goes about that she had not even 'family'; howbeit, Sir Leicester had so much family that perhaps he had enough and could dispense with any more.
(countable, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian , volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: a elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally […].
(countable) Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
Doliracetam is a drug from the racetam family.
2010, Gary Shelly, Jennifer Campbell, Ollie Rivers, Microsoft Expression Web 3: Complete (page 262)
When creating a font family, first decide whether to use all serif or all sans-serif fonts, then choose two or three fonts of that type […]
(countable, music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
the brass family; the violin family
(countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
the Indo-European language family; the Afroasiatic language family
Used attributively.
The dog was kept as a family pet.
For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.
(relatives) flesh and blood, kin, kinfolk
(class) Thesaurus:class
French: famille
German: Familie
Italian: famiglia
Portuguese: família
Russian: семья́
Spanish: familia
Russian: семе́йство
Portuguese: familiar
Russian: семе́йный
Spanish: familiar
family (not comparable)
Suitable for children and adults.
It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant.
Some animated movies are not just for kids, they are family movies.
Conservative, traditional.
The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.
(slang) Homosexual.
I knew he was family when I first met him.
German: Familien-
Portuguese: de família
Russian: семейный
German: vom anderen Ufer


This was the most amazing experience of my life!!! Abdullah was a great pilot. We went last summer but it will always be fresh in my mind. I would definitely do it again and I recommended it to everyone I know. Thank you Balloon Turca for the memorable experience! With love from Chicago!
Great time. Beautiful scenery and a great pilot. What a great birthday memory. thanks!
WOW, was echt de max. Een aanrader voor iedereen, niet twijfelen, ook al heb je hoogtevrees , DOEN , je zal er zeker geen spijt van hebben.
He viajado la semana pasada a Turquia, con un recorrido desde Estambul,Capadocia,Ëfeso,e,t,c,Maravillosa Turquia!!! y....subí en Globo!!!! fué una delicia contemplar la salida del sol desde allí arriba!!!!Lo recomiendo,es alucinante!!!!
The most beautiful experience of my life.
Thank you very much for everythink Balloon Turca and all staff. I will try again next year.I like ıt so much. Gracias,Loves from madrid.
C\'est avec un grand plaisir que nous passons notre se jour a Ballon turca. on est tres contents ici. C\'est tres profesionel. je peut vraiment suggerer un sejour ici..


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MODA Reimagined: How UChicago's Premier Fashion Magazine Is Reinventing Itself in the Online World
Georgianna James poses for MODA Magazine's newly released and notably reimagined online edition.
Courtesy of Natalia Rodriguez/MODA
By Natalie Manley
In the age of Zoom fashion, when outfits really only matter from the chest up, trading in sweats and slippers for some shoes and a nice pair of pants appears a big deal. Yet the students behind UChicago's MODA Magazine haven't let the constraints of COVID-19 stop them from diving headfirst into the fashion world in their newly released and notably reimagined online magazine and podcast.
MODA Magazine was founded in 2003 as the first of the three MODA branches, which also include the MODA Fashion Show and MODA Blog. Since its inception, MODA Magazine has published more than 50 issues and has been recognized by Teen Vogue as one of the best college fashion magazines in the country. The student-run magazine aims to provide an opportunity for UChicago students to apply their talents to the world of fashion.
Having previously published one print issue per quarter, the COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges for MODA Magazine: Their last print issue was published on February 28, 2020. Since then, the publication has worked toward undergoing a massive transformation, sensing a chance to change and grow as a magazine. In his "Letter from the Editor" located in MODA's newest issue, editor-in-chief Louis Levin writes that there is one sentence that he has told his team all quarter long: "Let's view these obstacles as opportunities."
It seems as though MODA Magazine has done exactly that. With a brand-new website coded by UChicago students Rachel Gagnon and Livia Miller, an up-and-coming podcast, and a team of 61 editors, photographers, stylists, designers, and writers that more than doubles the magazine's former staff, MODA Magazine has certainly grown in terms of size.
Yet this is not the only way the magazine has expanded its horizons this quarter. Whereas previous magazine issues were about 50 pages long and contained around eight to ten articles, MODA's most recent online issue clocked in at a whopping 84 pages and contained 25 articles written on a much wider and more diverse range of subjects than those covered in previous issues. Some articles resembled poetry and creative writing, both of which are new styles for MODA. Others covered subjects ranging from eating disorders to gender norms to Hyde Park business owners to the unique fashion-related stories and perspectives of the MODA staff themselves. Even the photography featured in the new issue signified a change for MODA: This year, photographers were encouraged to be as creative and experimental as they wanted in terms of their style. The end result? A refreshing and visually stunning online issue unlike any previously published by MODA Magazine.
In reflecting on all that MODA has accomplished this quarter, Levin expressed how much this quarter's issue meant to him.
"I hadn't really had a chance to fully read our issue until actually it was put up on our website," Levin stated. "But then I sat down two days ago, and I was crying as I read through it. I say that in a non-boastful way because I didn't write these articles, but some of them are really, really brilliant."
Levin attributed these changes in content to the reflecting and rethinking the magazine's team did throughout the quarter.
"When I think about where we were and where we're going, the biggest shift has been a focus inwards rather than outwards," Levin told The Maroon. "Some of that shift in focus has been pretty tough, it's been asking challenging questions of ourselves and one another about what we find appealing in the fashion industry in the first place and how we [can] be within an industry and criticize that industry at the same time."
In the past, Levin explains, MODA Magazine focused on trying to emulate the most prominent publications in the fashion industry. However, this year, the MODA team came to terms with the fact that, considering the problematic nature of the industry, this may not have been the best approach.
"The fashion industry is [known to be] filled with issues with regards to discrimination, exclusivity, and inequity, and I think for a lot of people, the fashion industry—especially high fashion—is kind of symbolic of a lot of the problems in the world right now," Levin continued.
According to Levin, MODA hadn't been doing enough to address these issues in the past.
"We were kind of aspiring to be a college version of Vogue," he said. "I think this year, a lot of our thinking, and my thinking, has been that the fashion industry is not somewhere we should look to for guidance and inspiration right now, and that actually, we need to actively think about how we can challenge and reconstruct it."
So how has the magazine gone about challenging and reconstructing industry norms? For MODA, the answer lies in shifting their focus toward their role within UChicago as an RSO but also toward their role in the surrounding South Side community and the larger fashion industry.
For Levin, that meant a total reset of MODA's mission and what the magazine is trying to be as well as considering all of this in the context of the various communities that surround MODA.
"We've been taking on more diverse perspectives and thinking more thoughtfully about our place in our community. That community is the 61 of us, and then it's UChicago and the South Side, it's thinking really directly about what fashion means to us and leading by example rather than trying to follow industry leaders that exist right now."
A large part of the magazine's effort to think more critically about their role in various communities will take place in the new MODA podcast. Hosted by second-years Grace Feeley and Arjun Kilaru as well as first-years Nicole Mateo and Stefan Aleksic, the podcast will tackle issues such as conscious thrifting, media representation, global fashion, and cultural appropriation in a way that is more conversational and less formal than the articles in print.
"The podcast is a great way to give MODA Magazine another way to talk about fashion and adjacent topics without the formalities of a magazine," said Feeley. "We have a lot of talent on this project and a lot of people with interesting ideas and stuff to talk about. I'm excited to see where this will take us."
While Levin and the entire magazine team are proud of all the work MODA has done to face the challenges presented by COVID-19 and of the strides they have made in reexamining their role in their communities and the larger fashion industry, Levin acknowledges that there is still room to grow.
"When we talk about fashion, and art, we have a way of talking about it in a way that makes it incredibly inaccessible and also in many ways problematic, and I'm really trying not to do that with MODA," Levin told The Maroon. "I want MODA to be a fun, inclusive space, and I think we're on the path to getting there, and I have real faith that we will get there, so I'm really excited about the future of MODA."
Check out MODA's new online magazine and podcast at www.moda-magazine.org.
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Now reading: Road trip through Germany - summer vacation in times of Corona
August 09, 2020UNTERWEGS
Road trip through Germany - summer vacation in times of Corona
Finally, finally the time had come - all bags were packed, our beloved roof tent strapped to the roof and we were ready for our big journey. Okay, we were ready beforehand, thanks to Corona even more. Unfortunately - also thanks to Corona - all travel plans were shattered and we had to reschedule completely. Well, that shouldn't have been the last time ... In any case, after some research it was clear: We would stay in Germany and take a closer look at different regions of our country that we previously only knew from the map on a road trip. It started at the end of June.
Saxony-Anhalt: The Bertingen tipi village
We first made our way through eastern Germany, more precisely through Saxony-Anhalt. Our first road trip station should be Bertingen tipi village which is located on the Middle River Elbe Biosphere Reserve and about 40 km north of Magdeburg. It attracted us not only with its own swimming (silver) lake, but also with great attractions for children: discovery tours through the small lake and bridge landscape of the square, collecting firewood in the forest, archery, ax throwing, pony riding, building log cabins and a huge corn maze, to name just a few. You can also rent a tepee or log cabin there, but we had our "moving tree house" with us. The camp is really fun and certainly fun - if it's not spoiled by a pandemic virus. Because unfortunately many activities in the camp were still closed, which we and especially Lotta found a shame. Pro tip, by the way, if you want to visit the camp: Don't stand directly at the pond. The pitch there is visually delightful, but one or two frogs in the pond (okay, more like trillion frogs!) Ensure that the night's sleep remains wishful thinking ...
City of iron: Ferropolis
Oh, Ferropolis, city of iron... It's been a long time. Because Nils and I were here before, ten years ago on the Melt! Festival. When we discovered by chance that right there, at the place with which we associated so many wonderful memories, suddenly a PopUp Camp we couldn't help it - we had to go to Graefenhainichen and pitch our tent under the Big Wheel. We just had to show Lotta such a unique and extraordinary place, especially when you can camp "like that" in the open-air museum surrounded by water. And children, I tell you: the mood there, the whole atmosphere is phenomenal. Somehow magical, a bit enchanted and also without music and relatively empty with an absolute festival feeling. Seriously, the days (and nights) under the gigantic bucket wheel excavator were definitely one of the highlights of our road trip ...
Thuringian Forest: Oberhof
Our heart was bleeding a little when we left, but we wanted to move on. Our next destination should be Oberhof in the Thuringian Forest, namely the Camping ground at the Lütsche reservoir. The place is really beautiful, very idyllic right on the lake and in the middle of the coniferous forests of the Thuringian Forest. However, I have to honestly say that until then - apart from Ferropolis - I didn't really feel "like on vacation". Of course, the landscape stands out from the north here, but the rest is somehow the same. The "tingling of the distance", the adventure and discovering foreign places have somehow not been on the road trip so far.
Off to the south: the Bavarian Forest
We continued towards the Bavarian Forest, where we did the Adventure Camp Schnitzmühle wanted to drive. The camp is mega cool and is located on a small island surrounded by a river, the Black Rain. You can rent haciendas, lodges or houses, there is the bathing lake "La Laguna" with bio-filtered water and a wooden raft, a spa and a fancy Thai-Bay restaurant, in which Thai and Bavarian dishes are served. There is also the Bongo Beach Bar & Lounge, perfect for chilling out and a "coffee camp". After Nils persuaded us for a long time (to be honest, I'm a little shit;) we went on a canoe tour there that came close to mini rafting. It is not for nothing that the region is also called "Bavarian Canada" there. It went downriver in a picturesque landscape over rapids and even if the rapid sections made up only a small part of the tour, it was exciting for all of us and, in retrospect, mega-great! So, if you're ever on the corner - don't hesitate and definitely go canoeing! The very best thing about this camp, however, was that my sister Surprisingly came from Vienna with her family and spent a few days there with us. Oh sister time, that felt so good! <3!
Now over the border: off to Austria
While we were so far south, it happened as it had to: We left Germany and made a detour to the Alps and the Ötztal. We had chosen a small, fine campsite: Ötztal nature camping near Sölden. The place is just fantastic; not too big, really rustic on a stream and with a mountain panorama and surrounded by 250 three-thousand-meter peaks - a dream! Apparently that seems to have been the vacation of the lines through bills for us, because this time something came up again - a fat cold. I had caught something and was getting worse by the minute, so that we left early after only one night. We had short notice in Sölden a holiday apartment found that we rented for a few days so that I could relax in peace and sleep away my cold in a firm bed. We were actually lucky with that, because the apartment was super spacious and had access to a great garden where Lotta could play extensively. There were also plenty of bike trails in the area for Nils, who got his money's worth. And me? First got well again.
South Tyrol: Italy instead of Switzerland
Actually, our way should now lead us to Switzerland. But the weather forecast, which looked really scary for the high mountains (I mean 11 ° daily maximum temperature? On summer vacation? Really?), Brought us to reschedule again. All over again, so. And if already new, then right away: We booked an apartment in Livigno in Lombardy without further ado. Let's put it this way: At the entrance to Livigno there was a small park that we really liked. The rest of Livigno: rather not like that. The city itself was way too crowded, the apartment really wasn't a highlight, especially not the construction site next door! Even if the area around it was pretty (and the starting point for Lotta's first bike trail), we didn't want to stay longer. So rethink ...
When the good is so close: South Tyrol and farmer Georg
So we searched for a while, researched and considered where our road trip could lead us. But to the sea? Nah, it's too far. Or further into the mountains? But where? Then suddenly Lotta had the saving idea: She wanted to Farmer Georg and his dear wife Magdalena to the Pichlerhof in Avelengo. Already ours We had already spent winter holidays there twice and Lotta not only helped a lot in the barn, but also discovered the newborn calf and named it "Lotta". It was actually quite clear that we had to go to the Pichlerhof to inquire about Lotta and pay a visit to the warm farm couple. Unfortunately the accommodations on the farm were occupied, but we found a campsite nearby that could still accommodate us: Camping Völlan near Lana near Meran. The place is laid out in terraces and lies between orchards and forest. It wasn't full either, because in South Tyrol the occupancy rate was only 30% due to Corona, so we had a free choice of seats and found a super nice parking space. From here we went on the wildest hikes. The first led us over a really strenuous ascent (gentlemen!) Through a forest to an idyllic and beautiful alpine hut, the Wurzer Alm . Fortunately, there was not only a fantastic view upstairs, but also woolly pigs, peacocks, baby goats, pot-bellied pigs, cats, rabbits and horses, which made up for us and made a pretty happy girl out of a moderately enthusiastic Lotta in no time. Fortunately, the descent was no longer a problem. The next day we ended up in the Geoparc Bletterbach in the Dolomites, where we see the Bletterbach Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, wanted to descend. This hike is really fantastic, even with children: you first hike down to the river bed, hop over large stones, picnic in the middle of nature (if you have taken enough provisions with you, make sure to do it!) And have no idea what a strenuous ascent it is is yet to come that will keep the calf muscles busy for days.
Once a family and back again
It's crazy that time goes by a bit faster on vacation and especially on a road trip, so we soon had to start the way back. We paid a short visit to our family in Biberach, then we went back north and our road trip came to an end.
Travel in times of Corona
Honestly? Almost everything as always. Sure, in some places we had to take a fever every now and then, but in others we didn't even have to wear a mask. In the restaurants and on the campsites, tables, sinks or every second toilet were blocked and it was - with the exception of Livigno - relatively empty everywhere, but otherwise there was not much of the Corona and its effects to be felt.
Our road trip through the summer - my conclusion
What can I say? Although there were definitely some really great and definitely unforgettable experiences on our road trip, we will hopefully end up in France again next year. I need the warmth and above all the sea and am already looking forward to burying my feet in the soft sand and watching Lotta and Nils when they storm into the waves with their boards. Do you still have your vacation ahead of you or already behind you? Where did you end up? Did you like it or did you miss something? Have you ever been on a road trip? And have you already seen? Judith was out on the houseboat with her family.
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Yemen's Human Rights Minister on Tuesday said Houthi violations of the Hodeidah ceasefire amount to nearly 2,000 "criminal acts" against civilians.
On the sidelines of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mohammed Askar said the Yemeni government was concerned with the progress of the implementation of the agreement.
The ceasefire deal, one of several confidence-building measures taken by Yemen's government and the rebels at the UN-brokered talks in Sweden, was hailed as the best path to full-scale peace negotiations and an end to the war.
The Yemeni minister also touched on the country's dire humanitarian situation. Houthi rebels, he said, have been blocking the delivery of much-needed aid.
"I am surprised at why the international community is silent on this issue," he said, calling on rebels to open humanitarian corridors.
"They are taking advantage of the agreement to reinforce their defence position by digging trenches and planting mines," Mr Askar told the delegates.
Houthis have targeted the Red Sea Mills, a facility that stores wheat and milling equipment to feed millions of starving people, and have destroyed 25 per cent of its grain reserves, the minister explained.
According to the Norwegian Refugee Council nearly 788 people have been killed across the country since the talks in Sweden in December last year. More than 1,600 homes, 385 farms, 47 businesses and 13 schools have also been destroyed.
The rebels, says Yemen's Deputy Minister for Human Rights, have taken advantage of the international spotlight on Hodeidah to carry out violent attacks in the northern province of Hajjah.
"Women and children were forcibly displaced and more than 4 thousand families were still being subjected to various kinds of criminal violations," Majid Fadil told The National.
Members of the Hajoor tribe have been fighting the Iran-backed rebels in the mountainous Kushar district for over a month, killing more than 60 civilians and injuring over 217, including women and children.
The Houthis imposed their control over Hajjah's northern districts after a local tribe took up arms against them.
Hajjah is among the provinces with the highest humanitarian needs in Yemen.
The Rasd coalition, a Yemeni government body that monitors human rights violations in the country, has accused the rebel group of crimes against Hajjah residents.
"More than 480 civilians have been reported missing in Hajjah, in total there are 3,375 missing people in Yemen," according to a report published by the coalition, that was seen by The National.
According to the report 11,267 Yemenis have been killed, including 1,493 children, 720 women and 569 elderly among others.
The rights group also warned that since the beginning of the war in 2015 more than a million mines have been planted.
Earlier this week a Houthi spokesman warned Saudi Arabia and the UAE of the group's access to "aerial photographs and coordinates of dozens of headquarters, facilities and military bases of the enemy."
"The legitimate targets of our forces extend to the capital of Saudi Arabia and to the emirate of Abu Dhabi," Yahya Saree said. "We have manufactured advanced generations of attack aircraft, and new systems will soon be functional."
The rebels have targeted Saudi border towns and Riyadh with ballistic missiles during the last few years.


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It was a kind of San Francisco parks 'love-fest' that evoked images of another set of park-lovers from the 1960s. But this time the peace-loving vibe was coming from civic leaders and park professionals attending the City Parks Alliance (CPA) international parks conference, Greater and Greener: Innovative Parks, Vibrant Cities, a few weeks ago in sunny San Francisco – a city with more public open space than any metro area in the country.
One thousand global park leaders, city planning and design professionals, and urban park advocates from 35 U.S. cities and 16 countries shared stories, photographs, lessons, data and some good humor about how parks change and enhance our urban quality of life.
The diversity of participants made for a vibrant and robust conversation about parks and their link to just about everything in our lives that has value – health, recreation, learning, clean water, kids at play, education, economic development, social cohesion, urban resilience, and on and on. By making parks broadly relevant the conference attracted and engaged leaders from health, science, technology, and other professions to collectively re-imagine parks in a new context of economic, environmental and social opportunities.
In addition to the one hundred and fifty speakers leading workshop sessions inside classrooms, the conference also offered more than 80 expert-led tours of parks, mobile workshops and special events that featured San Francisco's beautifully groomed parks and community facilities.
At the start of each day we heard from inspirational speakers that set the tone for the conference with humor, insight and new knowledge. Reverend Norman Fong, Executive Director for the Chinatown Community Development Center made us laugh out loud with his personal experiences greening the city's neighborhood parks and alleys; Deborah Cohen from the Rand Corporation surprised us with the latest research on parks and health; Zynga founder and chairman Mark Pincus showed us that nature and technology in parks go together like…a horse and carriage in Central Park? And, a comment on Lt. Governor Gavin Newsome's rising star that was made during his introduction had us dreaming about a national leader who might make city parks a priority.
One team of plenary speakers wowed us with innovations in resilience using green infrastructure in parks and another group, masterfully led by Benjamin de la Peña from one of the conference sponsors, the Knight Foundation, charmed us with insights on the value of park designs that embrace community process and out of the box thinking.
Woven through all the workshop tracks was my favorite subject – park partnerships. I had the pleasure of moderating an expert panel on partnerships and capital campaigns with Caroline Cunningham from the Trust for the National Mall, Chris Nolan from Central Park Conservancy and Greg Moore from Golden Gate National Park Conservancy.
CPA's 2008 international parks conference in Pittsburgh, Body and Soul: Parks and the Health of Great Cities, was the first year that CPA worked to attract international participants. This year, international attendees played a much larger role at the conference capturing seats at many of the plenary and workshop presentations and sharing their innovations from afar, such as David Escobar's presentation on Medellín's library parks and Nico Tillie's resilience lessons using green infrastructure in Rotterdam.
At the root of all these terrific discussions that went on during the conference is still the simple fact that everyone loves parks but no one wants to pay for them. The good news is that even though most of us know that parks and green spaces can have a net positive change in cities the conference sessions were more sophisticated in their approach to measuring that benefit, building support, raising money and raising consciousness to make parks a higher priority.
Ending on a high note, the folks from Minneapolis and St. Paul – where CPA and a local host team are already hard at work getting ready for the next time – played a video showing their hometown parks to attract us all back to the conference again in 2017. Given what we saw and heard in San Francisco, I don't think there will be much arm-twisting to get us there. I know all of us from Miami will be there!


A free web seminar being held on March 18th will cover the importance of emergency power systems to public health and safety. The seminar itself will be sponsored by the Diesel Technology Forum.
Representatives are hoping to convey to the public the lessons the population has learned from the recent Superstrom Sandy in terms of having backup generators on hand to avoid prolonged blackout periods. They also hope to cover the technology emergency power generator companies can offer, the difference between the models, the limitations and how hospitals, communications centers, airports, and emergency services are dependent of these generators.
Come on, everybody knows that backup generators can save lives during a power crisis. Imagine being in a hospital, and your entire well-being is relying on electrical equipment keeping your heart alive. In comes a blackout that could last, say, three, four, maybe even eighteen hours, and you're a goner. Without a temporary power source you're business can lose money. A grocery store well stocked in perishable products can lose all their merchandise.
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Chris was born Oct 6, 2009. He was born with a severe case of jaundice called hyperbilirubinenima. He was born with gallstones and a double lung infection. Chris' liver was not working properly.
He went to several different doctors trying to find out what was making him so sick. On January 7, 2011, after being hospitalized 4 times for being sick since his body cannot absorb the nutrients it needs from food and vitamins, he was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. There are three different types and Chris just so happens to have the most severe form called ZZ phenotype, which means that he produces very little alpha-1 antitrypsin.
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Chris also has what is called a sensory processing disorder (SPD). Sensory processing is a term that refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Sensory Processing Disorder is a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses. It is like he has a "traffic jam" in his brain.
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Ronda Rousey lost her Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania last weekend, which could be why she hasn't appeared on WWE TV in the week that has followed.
The former Champion suffered a broken hand in the match against Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch and it was reported that her Raw segment was then cut from the show so that she could seek medical attention.
According to Fightful, Rousey was backstage at Monday Night Raw last week, even though she didn't actually appear since WWE decided that the better angle was to allow Lacey Evans to finally step into a rivalry with Becky Lynch now that Rousey is on hiatus.
Rousey has since sought medical attention and is expected to undergo surgery on her injured hand tomorrow. The website also goes on to state that WWE is hopeful that Rousey will make her return later this year or early next year with the belief that there will be time to set up a match between Lynch and Rousey at next year's WrestleMania.
The fact that the ending to their triple threat WrestleMania match was so controversial will give WWE good grounding to set up the singles match that was originally supposed to happen at Survivor Series last year.
The rematch later became a triple threat match at WrestleMania 35 so fans will now be forced to wait an extra year for the showdown between The Man and The Baddest Woman On The Planet in Tampa Bay next April.
Rousey signed a three year deal with WWE when she first made her debut last year, which means that she is contracted until 2021, despite reports stating otherwise. Rousey will be returning to the company in the future since there are now plans in the works when it comes to storylines for the former Champion and Becky Lynch. .


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Ultra did a wonderful job placing stunning visuals, settling various artists in the right setup.
2018's Ultra Music Festival triumphantly capitalized its 20th anniversary, celebrating three days of gorgeous visuals, special guests, impeccable line-ups and passionate attendees.
An estimation of 165 thousand people attended.People all over the world gathered in Bayfront Park. Armaments of flags from many countries, symbolizing the amount of distance and impact how Ultra is appreciated.
Day one had Hardwell, Armin Van Burren, Flosstradamus, NGHTMRE X Slander, Steve Aiko, Azealia banks and Empire of the Sun and so on to kick it off.
Day two was the longer day of the rest, twelve hours were an entourage of choices, whether it was UMF Radio's stage, taken over by Brownies and Lemonades, or Livestage performances of San Holo, G-Eazy and Keys'n Krates. Also the honorable mention of the legend Carl Cox's performing on ha stage after him.
One of the most shocking appearances was Will Smith on the main stage on Marshmello's set, singing the classic anthem "Miami." Marshmello brought others like Lil Uzi Vert and G-Eazy, but the one and only fresh prince wins it all for special guest.
On the final day, the reunion of Swedish House Mafia at the Mainstage, with Above and Beyond at the Carlcox Megastructure. There was speculation about Swedish House Mafia, since it has been five years since they've performed together, also they disbanded from their last performance from Ultra 2013.
You can choose what was your favorite stage, whether it was Ultra's Worldwide stage, the Live stage, or the Carl Cox Megastructure, Ultra did a wonderful job placing stunning visuals, settling various artists on in the right setup.
Ultra Music Festival exceeded beyond expectations. Able to gather special guests, reunions and to attract people all over the world to come down to Miami, Florida to share its passion for music.


The hospitality awards ceremony celebrates restaurants and their employees across the state.
ALBUQUERQUE - Several Las Cruces restaurants and personnel are nominated for awards in the 2018 Hospitality Industry Awards and Annual Meeting in Albuquerque.
The hospitality awards ceremony celebrates restaurants and their employees across the state. Winners will be announced Sept. 10.
Correction: The New Mexico Restaurant Association sent the Las Cruces Sun-News additional names of nominees after initial publication. All of the area nominees are now listed.


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Sustainable Housing and the Legacy of Clarence Stein
by Peter Sigrist
Architectural preservation is an important form of environmental sustainability, combining ecological and cultural benefits. It reduces wasteful consumption and strengthens our ties with great design from the past. So I'm very much looking forward to an upcoming seminar on "green" preservation and the work of Clarence Stein, a remarkable architect, planner, and advocate of garden cities. It takes place from May 21-22 at the Cooper-Hewitt, offering workshops and site visits with architects, engineers, planners, developers, researchers, preservationists, and residents of housing communities designed by Stein.
Clarence Stein and his wife, actress Aline MacMahon.*
Stein's biography spans a fascinating period in urban history, as planners of the early 20th century faced the opportunities and problems associated with modern industrialization. After studying architecture at Columbia University and the École des Beaux-Arts, he worked for Bertram Goodhue for eight years before starting a firm with Henry Wright in 1919. They later founded the Regional Planning Association of America (RPAA), working closely with Lewis Mumford, Benton MacKaye, Catherine Bauer Wurster, and Alexander Bing in support of affordable housing, wilderness preservation, and management of urban sprawl.
Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, just after completion in 1924, showing private gardens, shared central green space, playgrounds, tennis courts, and a railway to Manhattan in the distance (upper right).
A plan for blocks with shared interior courtyards at Sunnyside Gardens.
The RPAA sponsored a visit by Patrick Geddes in 1923, and Stein and Wright visited Ebenezer Howard and Raymond Unwin in England the following year. Their influential body of work includes Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, Hillside Homes in the Bronx, Walt Whitman Houses in Brooklyn, Chatham Village in Pittsburgh, Baldwin Hills Village in Los Angeles, Radburn in New Jersey, and Kitimat in Brittish Columbia. These communities feature gardens, shared courtyards, and parks closely integrated with housing. Stein and Wright used cul-de-sacs, superblocks, and greenbelts to separate neighborhoods as much as possible from highways and reduce traffic congestion. Such arrangements drew criticism in later years from Jane Jacobs and other advocates of vibrant street life. The Great Depression and World War II prevented Stein and the RPAA from securing the financial and political backing to realize their vision for true garden cities (with local employment, public transportation links, and limitations on sprawl). However, their attempts have inspired generations of planners and their built projects are now being preserved as historic landmarks.
Apartments around a courtyard in Radburn.*
Plan of Radburn's Burnham Place cul-de-sac.
Riding by a park in Radburn. Stein was an early supporter of bicycle paths separated from busy streets.
Pathway to a central green in Radburn (left). Pedestrian bridge over Fairlawn Avenue in Radburn (right).*
In Toward New Towns for America (1951), Stein explains his work through a series of reflective case studies. He recalls efforts to keep new towns affordable and encourage "good living" by way of healthy and attractive environments. He criticizes real estate development that favors profit over quality living conditions, citing related health problems, congested streets, environmental damage, and inefficient use of resources. He's especially critical of impersonal housing and dangerous roadways. Channeling Howard, he calls for comprehensively planned, small-scale, pedestrian-oriented communities ensconced in green space. Also like Howard, he encourages planners to live in the communities they've helped establish, or at least visit often, staying aware of changing needs and making adjustments with the help of local residents.
Model of Hillside Homes in the Bronx.
Houses and green space in Pittsburgh's Chatham Village neighborhood.
In light of surface parallels between garden cities and suburban sprawl, it appears incongruous that Stein is now featured at a seminar on preservation and environmental sustainability. Much of his work could be criticized as planned from above, dependent on automobiles, and wasteful of resources. However, pictures reveal an integrity that is absent in housing built for fast profit. And his dedication to providing quality housing for low-income citizens is an inspiring counterpoint to prevailing trends in real estate development. The seminar is a rare opportunity to find out in detail how these communities have held up over time.
Credits: The first picture is of houses in Chatham Village, Pittsburgh. Starred (*) images were scanned from The Writings of Clarence S. Stein: Architect of the Planned Community by Kermit Parsons. All other images were scanned from Toward New Towns for America by Clarence Stein.
posted Saturday, April 17, 2010
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The latest information indicates that the California-based company just raked $40 million worth of gold from used iPhones, laptops, tablets and a few golden smart watches. This thanks to its innovative recycling program that uses robots to recover the valuable parts from the millions of Apple devices discarded every year.
Materials that were recovered from the scrap.
Ever since Apple launched its 18-karat gold case watch, speculation about the technology giant and its interest in acquiring large amounts of the precious metal has mounted.
Apple recovered last year over 61 million pounds of steel, aluminum, glass, and other materials, including 2,204 pounds of gold.
In its annual environmental report, released Thursday, Apple shed some light on the situation by disclosing some relevant numbers that reveal just how much the company is able to recover from old devices.
The document shows the IT firm got hold of over 61 million pounds of steel, aluminum, glass, and other materials, including 2,204 pounds of gold.
Estimated amount $40 million figure is based on current prices ($1,229.80 per ounce) and data from Fairphone, an activist group focused on electronics supply chains, which shows that the average smartphone contains 30 milligrams of gold, mainly in internal components.
Apple also said that last year it collected almost 90 million pounds of ewaste through its recycling programs, which works out as 71% of the total weight of the products the company sold seven years earlier.


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Matt Mikalatos: St. Louis Bound!
Yes, my friends, the wife and I are packing up the children and the covered wagon and headed East for the great Missouri Fall Getaway. I'll be the Bible teacher for the weekend, so you can pray that our flights are on time and that the poor students on the other side are able to have a deep, spiritual experience of connecting with God despite the inadequacies of their guest speaker.
In other news, we've released thousands of poisonous vipers into our home for while we're out of town (we'll be gone approximately three hours), as well as hired a housesitter and rented a vicious dog.
Do not MISS out on taking the kids to the City Museum in downtown St. Louis. It is SO COOL!