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Anonymous develops secure data over ham radio scheme
Anonymous – or, at least, entities claiming Anonymous affiliation – has put together a secure communications project using the open source ham-radio Fldigi modem controller. You're not going to get fast communications out of AirChat, since it takes the world back to the days of encoding data over voice channels. The group says " …
Radio, huh.....
So once they start causing "issues" for those in power, and a given transceiver's location has been triangulated... I suspect the worst case is an ARM on the way with collateral damage and all that.
Oh... yeah... this is a good idea.
Best case, they triangulate and wait for the thing to be used and grab the equipment and the user.
Re: Radio, huh.....
An ARM might be a bit strong, but I suspect anyone using this will get V& with extreme prejudice.
Oh Goodie... More 'Foxhunt' targets
Anyone contemplating pirate radio had better choose their frequency carefully. In any location, there's always several amateur ('Ham') radio enthusiasts that are ready to go 'Foxhunting' (tracking down transmitters) on short notice. They'd be at one's door with pitchforks and flaming torches within the hour.
Re: Oh Goodie... More 'Foxhunt' targets
Many a Saturday night was spent in the 90s 'fox-hunting' on CB in my local area. If you are transmitting, you can be found - even if you are mobile. Something the script-kiddies over at Anon seem to have missed. Their text talks about transmitting anywhere [on the radio spectrum] - more so in countries with repressive regimes. They have overlooked the fact that the military have radio kit that covers everywhere. You start putting out signals in a country that is typically radio-quiet, and you might as well shoot yourself!
Something else I noticed in the text: They used the correct English spelling for "neighbour", yet bashed the FCC. Too chicken to take on Ofcom?!
Well, well, well, that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons!
Well, that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons. The ultra conservative amateur radio movement won't know what's hit it.
That said, I've wondered for some time how long it would take to use the aether to replace the now-parasitised cable network. Of course, anyone who knows the basics of radio communications and spectrum management will know that the amateur bands would be clogged out of existence if even a tiny part of the internet traffic were to go by long-distance wireless. Even short-hop local (across-city) VHF/UHF bands would clog up if realistic traffic loads were imposed on them.
Nevertheless, I'm pretty damn sure that wireless: HF, VHF/UHF, microwave, moon-bounce* or whatever are already used to bypass ISPs or to fly under the surveillance 'RADAR'. Still, anyone who thinks they'll escape detection will be in for a big surprise. Spy satellites already monitor just about any RF from DC to daylight.
Of course, having a separate wireless network will cause havoc for the NSA if for no other reasons than any old protocol could be used (even the OSI model subverted), and that if part of the traffic were sent by wireless and other parts by the existing internet (or by other circuits) then the likes of the NSA, GCHQ et al will have to work overtime (having only part of a data stream is somewhat inconvenient, methinks).
Presumably that's the intent.
Joke -- the data rates would be so slow, they'd be in Voyager-1 league.
@RobHib -- I should add...
As I've mentioned previously in these posts, the IP method of addressing across the internet is a godsend for those in surveillance--even at its most basic, pinging and trace-route and such can tell you a great deal about users.
However, I've surmised that it will only be a matter of time before someone perfects a distributed addressing scheme whereby the source and destination addresses are encrypted and 'distributed' (using dynamically changing addresses at different locations such as there is no single IP address to track). A simplistic (and hardly accurate) analogy will suffice here: consider radio broadcasting--one broadcasts a signal but unlike the internet there's no way to determine who's actually receiving the transmissions--all listeners are technically anonymous.
Perfect such a schema in both directions and you've a major problem to determine who's 'transmitting' and 'receiving' packets let alone determine what's actually being transmitted. On the internet, such a scheme is very difficult to achieve--if not impossible, as the existing system/technical infrastructure is essentially hard-wired with 'known' IP addresses and standardised TCP/IP protocols etc. On the other hand, if you change the physical transport layer and IP protocols completely (design a new system from scratch) then we've a new ballgame altogether. Moreover, wireless has the potential to do just that.
Again, for any new schema, wired systems pose a major problem (as ISPs, telcos, governments etc. control every aspect of the net. Even rights of way (cableways) are controlled.
Clearly, wireless spectrum provides the means to bypass all the controlled infrastructure; and I'll bet that even if this Anonymous scheme fails, then others will attempt it. Even though illegal to transmit without authority, it'll be damn hard to control. Anyone who remembers Radio Moscow and Radio Peking versus Radio America during the Cold War days will attest to this. Despite huge resources and millions spent by both sides in trying to jam out each other's radio broadcasts, I along with everyone else had absolutely no trouble listening to all the protagonists.
Trouble is the electromagnetic spectrum is a severely limited resource, and if anarchy breaks out then there's trouble for all spectrum users. Nevertheless, newly designed wireless networks with new encrypted and distributed protocols have the potential to shaft all those are spying on users.
BTW, it's occurred to me that a new encrypted/distributed wireless network could be used in conjunction with the existing internet. If the wireless network were only used for controlling the internet (switching IP addressees, servers at random etc.) then trying to monitor internet traffic might turn into a nightmare (as crucial control information would be sent by encrypted/ and distributed wireless). If only addressing and control information were limited to wireless then it's likely wireless traffic might be manageable.
Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
the stodgy old FCC has no sense of humo[u]r about certain things.
First, unlicensed use of the radio spectrum brings fines that run $10,000 and up, on a per-day basis at their discretion. If the violations become sufficiently public/egregious, they will take enforcement action.
Second, any form of encrypted communications over the amateur bands (ham radio) is absolutely forbidden by long-standing regulation. FCC has even less sense of humo[u]r about this violation. In fact, any private _business or commercial_ communication is forbidden on the amateur frequencies. Grab a handbook and read the rules.
It's pretty certain this article's suggested techniques will get an extremely negative reaction in FCC-land. (And yes, they DO have triangulation equipment, and a great volunteer amateur radio group that will hunt and locate violators purely for the sport of it.)
Gray ==> licensed Ham since 1962
@Gray -- Re: Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
The FCC might have more success but consider this. For years and years, London has had a pirate radio problem that authorities have not been able to close down. This is no tiny operation but a fully fledged illegal radio service operating under the nose of the authorities.
Have a look at this program timetable (it's alive and well on the net and it's not being censored):
London's Pirate Radio Stations.
Well, it's not only London, but Italy and other countries are also rampant with such services. Moreover, with most countries having essentially shut down, amalgamated or outsourced their spectrum management authorities over the past 30 or so years, they've neither the will nor resources to close these pirates down.
Like if or not, spectrum anarchy reigns.
BTW, I'm far from being a spectrum anarchist--just the opposite in fact, read my posts going way back on this topic and you'll realise it. All I'm doing is stating a reality.
Re: @Gray -- Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
I know that the FCC was in fact considering encryption on amateur radio, but I don't know how it panned out. Here is a Bruce Perens post on it in 2013 06 26 - FCC Considering Proposal For Encrypted Ham Radio
Strike that, I just found the answer, "No" - http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-dismisses-encryption-petition
Re: @Gray -- Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
"Like if or not, spectrum anarchy reigns."
Well yes. Sort of. But not so much in Ham land in the UK, as Gray is right about the offensive. With commercial bands you have one organisation trying to sort it out with limited resources. With amateur allocated bands you have Hams who will locate the culprits and then show the powers that be where they are.
Re: Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
no only the FCC btw.
Those same rules apply practically worldwide and I am pretty sure HAMs will help the authorities kick those unlicensed pirates off their bands.
Even if it is only to preserve the rights they have studied for and see as their hobby and technological advancement.
And Yes CW was indeed the first digital mode. Even so that the Dutch (probably CEPT in total) state that it is a digital mode even now.
What a lot of people are forgetting is that the way we communicate now, certainly wireless (mile phones, WiFi, satellites etc.) are largely thanks to radio amateurism in the past.
Even the fact that we are free to listen to any radio station (apart from say Air Traffic communication in Germany and the UK) is directly linked to the fact that radio HAMs in the past had the guts to prove to authorities that having listening licences could never be uphold and checked by law.
And yes, HAM bands are monitored by the government for misuse and piracy.
73! (CEPT Full licence operator)
@Paul J Turner -- Re: @Gray -- Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
There's little doubt that if anonymous encrypted transmissions are allowed on the amateur bands then this is tantamount to amateurs giving away their bands as they'll effectively lose control of them.
That such a proposal is being considered at all I find amazing. It's not that long ago that amateurs were required to transmit in plain language and in the language of the jurisdiction under which they were operating--in the UK that meant any TX had to be in plain English whether it be voice or CW.
If for some reason that the Anonymous proposal goes ahead, either legally or illegally, then amateurs have to be concerned. Even if it falls flat on its face then there's still no cause for complacency.
As I've said elsewhere in these posts, it's clear that the TCP/IP - IP internet addressing structure of the internet is a godsend for monitoring authorities as it makes monitoring traffic so damn easy, thus there's now enormous pressure to find technical solutions and wireless is a strong contender to be one of the components (as I outlined earlier), thus there'll be enormous pressure brought to bear on the amateur bands.
Whether we like it or not, I believe what Anonymous is doing here with the amateur bands is just the beginning. Sooner or later, whether by avalanche or steady creep, the real and increasing pressure to find technical solutions to the IP-address monitoring problem will involve wireless transmission.
What's extremely disconcerting not only for amateur radio but for spectrum users generally is that spectrum management ain't what it use to be! The conservative. tightly-regulated spectrum of say WARC-'79 (ITU World Administrative Radio Conference) and years earlier no longer exists*. All around the world spectrum management has been deregulated, spectrum authorities neutered or outsourced together with the introduction of abominable practices such as spectrum auctions replacing traditional licensing of spectrum on an as-needed basis.
I've thought about this problem for ages and I cannot see how it can be solved without using wireless technology (as it's considerably less controllable by governments than cables). Barring a major political breakthrough that would restrict government monitoring or make it transparent, which seems extremely unlikely, then there'll be pressures to find solutions by groups such as Anonymous--or even governments (especially non-English speaking ones).
Perhaps some bright spark will find a bullet-proof way of making standard IP addresses anonymous by either distributing--smudging--them across thousands of IP addresses and or encrypting them. If so, then finding alternatives to the existing cable system might be averted.
One thing is certain: the cat is out of the bag and this problem isn't going away any time soon. The reason seems obvious: in our Western societies there's a fundamental disenchantment with the way our democracies are working--the perception being that citizens are having less say and becoming less powerful and our governance more authoritarian--and monitoring and tracking everything citizens do is an overwhelming sign of this.
All up, it seems to me that this doesn't bode well for traditional spectrum users.
Let's hope I'm wrong.
* Proof positive of this is governments' acceptance of diabolical assaults on the spectrum such as BPL/PLT/PLC. Prior to say WARC-'79, 'BPL'--the concept of using power transmission lines as the world's largest antenna to broadcast 'noise'--could have only been imagined in the mind of an anarchist intent on bringing the world's communication to a halt, but in recent years such concepts have not only become thinkable but also acceptable. I am still dumbfounded how radio engineers, IEEE et al, allowed this abomination to even get a footing (I've an answer but that's another story). That it did makes me very pessimistic for the future of good spectrum management.
Re: Sorry to spoil the fun, but ...
What has the FCC got to do with this? The FCC don't rule the world on radio communication and spectrum allocation, typical people only thinking about USA and their rules, Remember if it wasn't for the USA and UK spying on people in the first place this idea would never of reared its head!
A lot of this idea has come from countries where the occupants are being ethnically cleansed and all normal telecoms and internet is either controlled or switched off to stop communication during peoples uprising and to stop them reporting to the rest of the world about atrocities being committed against them! I would not call that FUN! would you?
Yeah lets all cry someone is transmitting on our ham bands and stopping us saying 59/001 1KW or whatever!
You honestly think they would want to use a radio allocation full of over-modulated splatter generating radio operators? REALLY?
The idea, even if it is not a new one can be effective for short term communication and getting messages out from an oppressed people! Yes they can Direction Find etc, that was done during WW2 but the messages still got out and if the people are being killed anyway then what have they got to lose? Do you think they care if their government fines them $10,000 that they don't have, they are fighting to survive!
So don't worry, you can safely sit with your fat backside in your comfy chair calling CQ Contest CQ Contest! and live in your Apathy ridden controlled and legislated world, happy in the knowledge that today your house will not get raided and all your family assassinated!
Mark==> Licenced Ham since 1985
Data collisions?
As soon as low bitrate data is being sent bidirectionally, surely you need to broker who gets to talk when, or you'll get collisions. It happens often enough with walkie talkies, let alone when a bunch of kids (sorry Anonymous, I know there are some smart people there but the numbers are bolstered by kids wanting to sound cool) are in showing off mode over the airwaves.
Re: Data collisions?
Amateur packet radio already takes care of that problem.
However quality of service may indeed be an issue in the end.
Effectively the HAM bands work because of one simple and important rule: thou shell not cause interference with thou fellow HAMs.
All very well but..
You can't regulate infrared, and its possible though difficult to send a collimated non-coherent IR beam through air which simply cannot be detected outside the beam and travels tens of miles.
If enough of these are set up using pre distributed keys they would be indistinguishable from background noise and they could be put anywhere in line of sight much like WiFi boosters today.
0.7mA average = less than a microamp if only sending kbps at a 1% duty cycle so a lithium AAA would last for years.
Recent work with quantum cryptography suggests that uncooled sensors can be used with QE in the 5% range so that 1mW of optical power sent to neighbour 10 miles away with solar panels on their roof modified with a simple bandpass filter would make a huge detection area.
Simply send the signals in the time domain to avoid collisions using pre-shared key as described earlier.
Also works with Mr Lunar Torrent Server (tm) just as well if not better, a 10W IR laser mounted in a convenient crater with an Earth-tracking mechanism would allow hundreds of Kbps and be unblockable.
Re: All very well but..
Very nice too. Unless it's raining or foggy.
Re: All very well but..
Wouldn't you still be able to see that at night with night vision goggles?
The good news...
...is that more ASSnonymous members are prosecuted and sent to prison weekly. They can use whatever insecure data means they desire. They are still going to prison for their crimes.
contribution to the world of ham packet radio
I see no contribution here.
1) This isn't new
2) Piracy isn't new (over 100 years old)
3) Data comms over radio is really really old. Even in 1930s they used typewriters and almost unbreakable encoding (note the German traffic was cracked due to bad operating practices).
4) It's really easy to track down locations of transmitters.
Hams could have been using encryption and cyphers for over 100 years but don't because it's illegal everywhere.
With Laptop, SSB transmitter / Receiver you can do secure encryption on any datamode (Morse, RTTY, Hellscriber, fax, PSK31 etc etc). Like encryption on t'Internet the biggest issue is key distribution, or if you use the uncrackable one time pad, the code book!
So not news, just stupidity. Also unless you use about 100 systems in parallel on 100 different frequencies the average analogue dialup phone line is about 10x faster.
If you have very fancy gear then spread spectrum over 10s of MHz might not be noticed. Most off the shelf gear will only do a single 2.5KHz channel.
I totally agree.
The only "encryption" radio amateurs are using are new modes they are designing themselves which the regulatory bodies don't know about yet.
But even then they are obligated to put their callsign out in a recognised mode for regulations.
It's hard enough dealing with neighbours, municipalities and other electronics trying to destroy the HAM hobby.
As said before, let's not forget that the way we communicate today is largely thanks to amateur radio.
Oh and misuse of HAM frequencies for hacking or illegal stuff isn't new either, just read Kevin Mitnick's book "ghost in the wires"
Unless I'm very much mistaken...
...thousands and thousands of us were doing this in the late '70s and through to the early '90s, before anyone had heard of "the Internet". We even launched several satellites to help to provide global coverage. It also connected to the internet with the 44.x.x.x subnet. Somewhere(!) I have my own 44 address written down.
Then two things happened. Firstly, it was a victim of its own success, and it pretty much drowned in its own traffic, becoming nigh on unusable, essentially what you'd call an unintended DDoS these days I suppose. Radio by its very nature is fundamentally a broadcast medium, not point-point like most of the traffic, so channel saturation is a big problem: you see this with WiFi for example. Secondly, the Internet came along in the mid '90s with its higher bandwidth, and no pesky end user licensing to contend with.
There's really nothing technologically new here, I'm afraid. Other than they're not bothering with the pesky licensing, and even that's not exactly new either.
My fellow hams...
...have already said pretty much what I was thinking. Apart from the fact, and nobody has yet said this, Oh my God, do MotherBoard not proof-read their articles?
The irony is
This is exactly the sort of thing that Amateur radio CAN be used for. Just get a licence it's not difficult. Then you're free to experiment with whatever takes your interest
Re: The irony is
"Then you're free to experiment with whatever takes your interest"
Certainly in the UK or US you're not.
47CFR97.113(4) still prohibits encrypted communications on the amateur radio bands in the US:
"(4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification."
Thus, anyone using encrypted communications would quickly find their connection dropped (if they were using someone else's node), or would be quickly triangulated and reported. Amateur radio operators are VERY protective of their bands and privileges.
Now, it might be possible to use some of these techniques on some of the ISM bands (47CFR18):
or, maybe even using the limitations in Part 15 (47CRF15):
And, of course, they could definitely be used up in the "uncontrolled" RF spectrum space (which is most of the way up to infrared now).
However, some of the things they'll be fighting are, with conventional radio equipment, they'll either be seriously limited to their data rate (2400 bits per second for unmodified VHF/UHF radio equipment, closer to 300 bits per second for unmodified HF radio equipment). Or, they'll be seriously limited in their range (for VHF/UHF/microwave/infrared bands). There's a bit of trade-off involving data rate and distance/power; for example, some of the QRSS techniques allow for minimal power for extreme distances, but at the expense of data rate (1 bit per second or less?).
Still, I think they're thinking that radio equipment can't be easily located, which is obviously false. Foxhunts (e.g., searches for hidden radio transmitters) typically take less than 30 minutes for a well trained team (and, there are a LOT of well trained teams out there). Even mobile transmitters can be pretty quickly located. I've seen some amateur automated bearing location equipment which will provide the bearing to a signal in well under one second (which allows for a dynamic, real time bearing, even for a moving transmitter).
Plus, there's a technique of performing "RF fingerprinting" of a transmitter's output that allows it to be uniquely identified (e.g., signal rise time, quiesce time, noise characteristics, etc.). Heck, for that matter, there has even been quite a few successes locating receivers, via their local oscillator radiation (e.g., British TV locator vans, radar-detector-detectors, etc.).
Thus, before Anonymous puts too much credence in this approach, I think they need to do a bit more research of just how many holes there are in it. Yeah, tracking down such an RF link may require that some people get out of their easy chair to locate them, but it's certainly possible (and, when you make those bureaucrats get out of their easy chairs, well, they're not going to be happy!). ;-)
Oh, yeah, ditto the comments about the US$10,000 fines, per day, for unlicensed radio signals. I saw a news article just yesterday where the FCC imposed a US$46,000 fine for a violation. You REALLY don't want to get them mad at you!
Re: 47CFR97.113(4)
"British TV locator vans"
One word: L. O. L.
Good luck
Enough said. It just isn't going to work.
Neutrino radio
That is all.
Good luck detecting that, I have schematics here for a functioning neutrino detector that can not only distinguish the trajectories but actually send viable data using a stimulated isomer.
Range would be about maybe 7-900 miles, yet somehow no-one seems interested.
Slight catch: requires radioactive materials.
Additional slight catch: also requires superconductors that work at room temperature and those are pretty hard to get even now.
No Mention of using Ham Radio Frequencies
If you bother to read the original post above, There is no mention of using Ham Radio Frequencies! Infact no actual frequency is mentioned apart from maybe broadcast FM or AM.
So why did the Register title this piece "Anonymous develops secure data over ham radio scheme"
Why didn't they correctly say "Anonymous develop secure data communications using free ham radio software"
Maybe the writer didnt understand what was being discussed or maybe they knew by mentioning
Ham radio that they would get all the hams posting on here attacking anonymous!
So all you radio Hams jumping on the 'not in my backyard' posts are just showing that you take whatever is written to be correct without actually checking the facts.
So dont worry guys you can rest at ease and continue your 5/9 001 KM23op or whatever! :lol: :D
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Baby-faced Rory Scovel has been lighting up the comedy world with his classic observational humor, mixed with context-free voices that he applies randomly to no particular jokes or bits (he's been known to drift into a German accent at random points in the show, and may or may not continue with it t ... More >>
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Photos and Description of this 5 bedroom holiday cottage in Grand Haven - Mary Ann
Cottage, 5 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, (Sleeps 11-13)
Our Cottage is available for rent year round in Grand Haven, Michigan. Walk to the beach, the pier, downtown, Mulligan's Hollow, Duncan Woods, the YMCA-- everything you love about Grand Haven is just steps away! You cannot believe how cute this home is inside and out! Families have been summering in this cottage for over a century! Just $1,000-3250/week for one of the cutest beach area cottages in all of Grand Haven!
While we are right near the beach, you can still walk everywhere in town within 20 minutes! Park your car and forget about it. The Cottage sits on the bluff just above the City of Grand Haven Beach and the Grand Haven State Park! Peterson Ridge is a small path on the plateau between Edward Ave and the bluff over the beach. There are NO cars on Peterson Ridge, so it is very private and kid-friendly. Our cottage backs to the Woods of Mulligan's Hollow with miles of trails separating the beachfront cottages from downtown Grand Haven! The woods keep the cottage cool on even the warmest days!
De-beach on the front porch with many hooks for toys, suits, towels and flip-flops. The 2nd floor deck has great sun from mid-morning-mid afternoon plus a small view of Lake Michigan! There is a very, nice gas grill outside off the kitchen. There is a fantastic nap hammock overlooking Mulligan's Hollow behind the cottage.
The first floor has a large porch, living room, fireplace, dining room and adorable kitchen with nice, clean appliances. There are 2 sofas, a chair and a recliner in the living room around the fireplace and tv. The dining table is set for 6, but can accommodate 10 with 2 leaves. There are dozens of board games, puzzles, books, toys, beach towels, beach toys, beach chairs, to enjoy. Each bedroom has windows on 2 walls for great evening cross-breezes and the sound of waves!
Bedroom #1 on the 2nd floor has a Queen bed, closet and dresser overlooking the 2nd floor deck.
Bedroom #2 on the 2nd floor has a Queen bed and closet overlooking Mulligan's Hollow.
Bedroom #3 on the 2nd floor has a full-size bed, a twin bed, a closet and dresser overlooking 2nd floor porch.
Bedroom #4 on the 2nd floor has 2 twin beds, a closet overlooking Mulligan's Hollow.
Bedroom #5 on the 1st floor has a queen bed, dresser and door directly into the 1st Floor Bathroom and an amazing view of Mulligan's Hollow.
Saturdays in Summer - Farmers Market at Chinook Pier
Sundays in Summer - Artist Fair at Chinook Pier
Keywords: cottage, woods, state beach, city beach, mulligan's hollow, 2 car parking, deck, grill, fireplace, charming, quaint, cute, dunes, trails, summer home, crib
- Suitability:
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- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered
About Cory Robertson
I am a father of 2 boys (ages 4 and 6) who are my life! We love being at the cottage and doing all there is to do in this very special spot!
Cory Robertson purchased this cottage in 2006
Why Cory Robertson chose Grand Haven
My mother's family is from Grand Haven, and I have been summering here my whole life. I wanted to be out at the beach, but also wanted to be near enough to the pier to walk everywhere. Our home sits right on the edge of Mulligan's Hollow for hiking, trail-riding, dog-walking and wildlife adventuring! We are so close to the beach that you can come up and down all day for supplies, naps, snacks, tantrums without giving up your whole day at the beach.
What makes this cottage unique
My hammock is my favorite afternoon spot when the boys go down for their nap after a day at the beach.
Walking the beach early morning and at sunset is heavenly.
The Musical Fountain is as charming and gratifying as it is hokey. Who cares if it is silly? You're eating Dairy Treat on a hillside over the river with a 1000 others who have completely forgotten last week's rat-race and are embracing a wonderful summer ritual in Grand Haven. This is not to be missed!


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9 Natural Ways to Get Out of Libido LimboJanuary 1st, 2013
Many women confide in me that they have deep negative or anxious feelings about their sexuality. The number one question I get is, "Why do I have so little desire?"
In several recent studies, roughly one in three women reported low or no sexual desire. Other studies have found even higher percentages of low libido among women, particularly women over 50.If you're in libido limbo, take heart. There are many ways to regain the sexual excitement and desire of youth, no matter how old you are.By Laurie Steelsmith, ND
Green Tea for MemoryOctober 31st, 2012
Want to protect yourself against age-related degenerative disease? Try having a morning or afternoon cup of green tea.
Already touted around the world for its cardiovascular benefits, emerging evidence claims the chemical properties of green tea can impact cellular mechanisms in the brain as well.
The Mediterranean Diet: Good for more than the waistlineOctober 31st, 2012
Aging men and women can fight osteoporosis by consuming more olive oil, just as the Mediterranean diet calls for. A recent study shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil over a period of two years is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations and other bone formation markers.
The Art of SolaceAugust 31st, 2012
Being around a severely ill person—especially one who is facing a long-term recovery or who must live with a chronic condition—is not easy. It makes most of us deeply uncomfortable, even if we've known (and loved) the person for years. We struggle to say "the right thing." We want to cheer the person up, but pasting on a smile feels fake and pointless.15 Tips for Truly Connecting with a Chronically Ill PersonBy Walter St. John, EdD
Bringing Sexy Back...Post MenopauseJuly 31st, 2012
Sex after menopause, well, sex after 50, is a new frontier. The parents of baby boomers sustained far less body awareness than is advocated today—most couples of that era did not expect sexual activity to continue beyond the onset of the symptoms of aging, such as lost estrogen (female) or vascular disorders (male.)Don't settle for a lackluster sex lifeBy Jennifer Landa, MD
The Art of Living With OsteoarthritisJuly 31st, 2012
There are countless activities that many of us don't think twice about. Using scissors, removing a cap from a bottle, or sometimes just getting out of bed can be daunting tasks for those who suffer from arthritis.Get creative with your remedy for relief.
The Many Benefits of NappingJuly 31st, 2012
As we age, the quality of our sleep decreases. While it was once thought that older people didn't need as much sleep as young adults, teenagers, or children, recent research has proved this to be untrue. Everyone should get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep per night.
It's All In Your HeadMay 31st, 2012
With the prevalence of Alzheimer's and dementia rising in our society, there is good reason to harbor some anxiety about growing older. However, evidence is emerging that shows the risk of developing these conditions can be dramatically reduced—and the best news is that taking these steps can improve your life right now.A healthy brain can improve your life now and increase the chances of remaining sharp through your golden years.By Craig Gustafson
End Arthritis SufferingJanuary 1st, 2012
Stiff and swollen joints aren't just a result of age—there could be an underlying reason for your pain. Although it aches to think about, you may be a victim of arthritis. But there are ways to vastly improve living with the disease, and comprehensive holistic approaches can offer lasting relief.Decrease or even end your reliance on arthritis meds through natural therapies.
Rising Above MSJuly 27th, 2011
Imagine for a moment knowing that you have problems keeping your balance but not knowing when you will lose it.Coping with an unpredictable, chronic illness can take its toll, but natural treatments can help.By Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, AHN-BC, AHG, and Lynn Allison


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The Facebook Initiative – Bill Gates's greatest invention
I'd interviewed Bill Gates so many times over the past 20 years but had never seen him in this kind of mood. On this unusual day last month, the typically unemotional man displayed a profound, passionate glimmer of the eye. "I've come up with something that will make Steve Jobs cry," he told me. "This is a taste, refinement and …
What a film script
Shouldn't you be writing movie scripts rather than bite the hand that feeds IT?? Awesome read and gr8 humour! But a little harsh on the big philanthropist.
Pigface - I Can Do No Wrong
The Register attracts pedants. It's aimed at the computing industry = pedants. My suggestion is that, next year, when The Register prints April Fools stories from the US, it prints them at one minute past midnight EST. Otherwise the stories are post-midday in the UK, and you'll get a barrage of complaints from pedants.
Dunno what it is
that you took with you in this log cabin, but I want some.
Can do better
I prefered articles about Visual Studio for Linux and Microsoft buying Sun (Computer - not the big yellow burny thing).
it's so obvious.....
All the information was in front of me the whole time. I can't believe that I didn't put it all together.
good script
and yes, I'll have some of what you're smoking.
Oh I get it - you're an American author posting on a British website where it's already passed midday on April Fools' Day. Good one.
...One so far!
Congrats :D
inventing something - now THAT is what I call a April Fool Joke.
Can't Wait
until 2011.
April 1st will be on a Friday. What will the reg stories be like then?
Slow news day boys?
They pay people for writing this?
I need a new job.
OK, gimme the URL
I've had the Fake Steve. I want the Fake Bill. Now.
Microsoft buying Sun??
Why not buy the ACTUAL Sun? Charge everyone royalties for having sunlight? Isn't that pretty close to what Microsoft is doing now?
You want a sunny day, Microsoft will get you one for a silly fee of $1,000,000 or so. Winter in the northern hemisphere on July 30? No problem, get your governments together and for a small fee (your GNP/10 sounds about right) We'll do it for you. There might be a small delay in releasing "Winter 2.0", but 6 months isn't too bad.
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FPS: -CS:CZ and Source(well source not that much) -Crysis -Call of Duty 4
TPS: -Gears of War
RTS: -Rome Total War -Medival Total War - Supreme Commander
MMORPG: -Guild Wars
ok so im back after a lil break, and during this break i purchased myself a steam account (Welcome to Steam) and started playing the infamous counterstrike. i started about 5 months ago, and in the beggining i couldnt hit any fckin thing with any gun, and it drove me crazy. but after some help from ppl that i met online (i doubt he will read this, but thx david aka dkylet) i became a decent killing machine, pumping out 3 to 5 kills per death. so i ask....
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FPS: -CS:CZ and Source(well source not that much) -Crysis -Call of Duty 4
TPS: -Gears of War
RTS: -Rome Total War -Medival Total War - Supreme Commander
MMORPG: -Guild Wars
Thank you SasuraiHell for making my sig. ur the best."I came, I saw, I conquered" - Julious Cesar
dude, the first time i played gears, i was like, "wow". the first time i sunk a chainsaw into another player, i was like "pwn!"
then i got hit by the Hammer of Dawn.
so-Gears of War
"You will only have eyes for Me!"
well my fav FPS would be Day of Defeat. I got it a while ago in the half-life platinum pack (half-life, opposing force,blue shift, CS 1.6, team fortress, Day of Defeat, and ricochet ^^) these are all fun games and I think you can still get them off steam.
See now the game is historically inaccurate, because unlike feudal Japan, modern day France does not have any flying demonic stingrays. . . well, hardly any.
Since I'm sooooo lame. I have to go for Classic Doom. on account it IS a Classic. I love it, play it over and over and over. Quake itself is fun. Turok is fun, Call of Duty Series is great as well.
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On May 29, Pastor Rick Warren paid a visit to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., to observe Manny Pacquiao train for his June 9 world title defense against Timothy Bradley, Jr. Following the training session, Pastor Rick interviewed Manny and his wife Jinkee, conducted a Bible study and prayed with them. Right here, you can find the video, along with some notes, quotes and photos from the event as well. Credit: Chris Farina - Top Rank "Manny Pacquiao is THE purpose-driven boxer! His huge heart for God energizes his heart for everything else - his family, his country, his sport, the street kids, and all his fans," said Pastor Rick. "Right in the middle of a hectic schedule packed with training and media interviews, Manny made the time to sit down and do a one-on-one Bible Study with me, ignoring cameras and onlookers, and focusing instead on what God might want to say to him personally at the moment. What most people don't know about Manny is that he ...
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Voyager's past and new life in space
Summary: The 34-year-old Voyager 1's life has been extended - and it's still finding more discoveries at the edge of our solar system.
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Perhaps the greatest adventure of the Voyager program is yet to come. Voyager 1 is 9.7 billion miles from Earth, farther than any human-made object has ever traveled. In 2004, it crossed the heliosphere where solar winds slow as they hit the thin gas that fills the void between the stars. What's next for Voyager? Stargazers who were able to last through the entire movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, may already know.
Spoiler: In the movie, Voyager flew into a black hole and was discovered by mechanical life forms who gave it their artificial intelligence and a cloud-like ship. It was called V'ger after the "oy" on its name plate was obscured. V'ger threatened to remove humans from Earth but Kirk and Spock outwit it and save the planet.
In the event that the Voyagers would make the first encounter with an extraterrestrial being, NASA decided to send a "Golden Record" or explanation of where Voyager came from and what our planet is like. Here's what the symbols on the front are supposed to represent.
The contents of the Golden Record were organized by Carl Sagan, the most-recognized astronomer of the 1970s. Here's Earth which is labeled by the contents of our atmosphere.
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This Estemerwalt Log Homes cabin in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, is a year-round rustic hunting and fishing retreat. It is a marvel of simple efficiency: the 1,200 square feet of living space relies on nooks to delineate space functionally; two small sleeping lofts meet at a spiral staircase, and there are three more beds on the main level. Furnishings are sparse, as are amenities: the owner of this cabin chose to keep this home completely of the grid.
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In tonight's News Ten Neighborhood Crime Watch, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office took several home invasion complaints from the same apartment complex.
They happened at the Woodland Lakes apartments in the 43-hundred block of Dell road in Delhi Township.
In the first home invasion a 32-inch LCD T-V was stolen.
In the second apartment,, an X-box 360 game system,, four X-box games, a Macbook laptop computer, and a Sony laptop were taken.
Then from a third apartment the homeowners report a number of electronics were stolen.
Jackson Police officers are also investigating a home invasion,, this one happened in the eleven hundred block of South Higby.
The victim woke up when the garage door opened and she saw a male subject inside of her vehicle, which was parked in the garage.
Her husband attempted to chase down the suspect, but was unsuccessful.
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Takoma Park lowers voting age for its elections to 16
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I posted about this last year but got no response. The problem is cropping up more often now so I thought I would give it a second chance on the forum.
Here is the problem. SOMETIMES, when I turn the car on I get a DSC error and a start brake error. While these errors are present, I lose the following functions:
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IAEA elections move closer…
…to their original two candidates. After six seven many rounds of voting back in April, the agency's board of governors remained split between the respective candidates favored by the West, Japan's Yukiyo Amano, and the global South, Abdul Samad Minty. Two experienced nuclear diplomats from Europe, one of whom many had hung their hopes for a compromise option, have both now backed out. So, besides the Spaniard Luis Echavarri, who got four out of 35 votes, we're back to where we started.
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Show the IAEA the money!
In a time when the world is focused on potential nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, when the Taliban can come within sixty miles of the capital of another unstable nuclear country, and when nonproliferation is one of the first words out of many leaders' mouths, one might reasonably assume that the IAEA, the world's nuclear watchdog, would be the one global body that, even in a tight financial climate, everyone would agree should be fully funded. But alas, it's a UN agency, so, unsurprisingly, some countries are balking at contributing the funds that the IAEA needs to do its job.
What is surprising is that the United States, for whom the nonsensical policy of "zero growth" was once a mantra, is not among these reluctant donors. In keeping with Congress's refreshing decision to fully repay U.S. arrears to the UN, the Obama Administration has pledged to up its contributions to the IAEA by 20%, a not insignificant amount from the agency's biggest donor. The IAEA has long been seeking an 11% budget increase, but some European countries, as well as Japan, the body's second largest donor, are still trying to push the budget back down to a level of zero growth.
The IAEA's Director is understandably frustrated at this situation — perhaps he is also feeling the stress from the Board of Director's continued struggle to elect his successor — but, as I'm sure Ban Ki-moon can attest, he might want to choose his words a little more carefully, even when the doors are closed.
Security Council Reaches DPRK Consensus
Late this afternoon, the Security Council announced that it had agreed on a draft resolution on North Korea. The Council is expected to vote on the draft on Friday and reports indicate the resolution will include a toughening of sanctions, including the possible inspection of North Korean cargo ships.
Of course, we've seen this movie before. To wit, this exchange between a reporter and Ambassador Susan Rice at a stakeout outside the council.
Reporter: Given the chain of events that followed the adoption of resolution 1718 in 2006, what gives you confidence that this resolution can halt North Korea's nuclear program and missile …(inaudible).
Ambassador: Well this is a very strong sanctions regime, I think both in terms of its elements and its inspection provisions. It is currently the strongest provision that is in place if it were to be adopted by the Security Council. But the DPRK will make its own judgment and it will decide what sort of response and what sort of future it has. There is no guarantee, obviously, but it is important for the international community to speak with one voice, it is important for there to be consequences, and this sanctions regime, if passed by the Security Council, will bite and bite in a meaningful way.
I'd say that the fact that you have even China and Russia fully on board what looks to be a tough sanctions regime is a welcome sign of progress.
CTBT reciprocity from Indonesia?
Matt Yglesias points out that, at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event yesterday, the Foreign Minister of Indonesia essentially said that if the United States walks through the door of ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, his country will follow.
This is a shrewd political maneuver, particularly because a statement at a venue halfway across the world likely won't generate as much attention at home than would one made in Jakarta. Such a commitment would also require a greater lift on the part of the United States, which actually possesses nuclear weapons, than of Indonesia, which does not. Indonesia does, however, have the potential to research and possibly test nuclear material, so it would unquestionably be in U.S. interests to make sure another country did not start along the road of nuclear progression.
For all the reasons Matt lays out — that ratifying CTBT is relatively low-hanging fruit, a short-term good gesture that would advance the goal of non-proliferation — convincing the eight other countries who would need to ratify CTBT for it to take effect should be an Obama Administration priority (Vice President Biden is reportedly leading the effort to shepherd the treaty through the Senate). Ratifying this ourselves should be a diplomatic and policy no-brainer, so much more clearly so if Indonesia is ready to follow by example. Granted, China and Russia (let alone Iran and North Korea), also CTBT non-ratifiers, probably wouldn't exactly fall like dominoes from this diplomatic reciprocity, but it would at least remove the hypocrisy from the U.S. stance.
Plus, a move by Indonesia would give commentators another positive development in a Muslim country (the world's largest, in fact) to ascribe to the "Obama Effect" of the Cairo speech.
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Kissinger counts to six again
After reading today's Henry Kissinger op-ed in The Washington Post (he does seem to have those rather frequently, does he not?) on North Korea, I seemed to recall another one on the same subject from a couple months ago. Then, he seemed to be urging the Obama Administration to refrain from restarting the six-party talks just yet. A nuclear test and a couple more missile launches later, you'd expect him to sound the same skepticism, his much-ballyhooed talk of "no preconditions" notwithstanding. But, um…I count six here.
A long-term solution to the Korean nuclear problem cannot be achieved by America alone. Nor is it sustainable without the key players of Northeast Asia; that means China, South Korea, the United States and Japan, with an important role for Russia, as well. A wise diplomacy will move urgently to assemble the incentives and pressures to bring about the elimination of nuclear weapons and stockpiles from North Korea. It is not enough to demand unstated pressures from other affected countries, especially China. A concept for the political evolution of Northeast Asia is urgently needed.
I tried not to think that this was the same guy who attempted to engineer the "political evolution" of Southeast Asia 35 years ago. And while the op-ed is strangely wispy in its policy recommendations, full of broad hypotheticals and conditionals, the concluding note is certainly in the right tune:
There could scarcely be an issue more suited to cooperation among the Great Powers than nonproliferation, especially with regard to North Korea, a regime that is run by fanatics; located on the borders of China, Russia and South Korea; and within missile range of Japan. Still, the major countries have been unable to galvanize themselves into action. [emphasis mine]
"Action," of course, is difficult, particularly with such a confounding regional situation, an enigmatic and intransigent regime, and two unjustly imprisoned American journalists, to boot. Kissinger doesn't seem able to acknowledge that we can't go back in time to prevent North Korea from reaching the nuclear stage it is at right now; nonproliferation, even the preferred multilateral kind that Kissinger rightly supports, must proceed from existing realities. Only then can we work on changing them.
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U.S. journalists in North Korea sentenced to 12 years hard labor
The sentence sounds Solzhenitsynian, the trial was certainly Kafkaesque, and whole affair smacks of dangerous Orwellian farce. But this is real life, and North Korea's sham court convicted Laura Ling and Euna Lee, American journalists for Al Gore's Current TV, for "grave crimes" against the Hermit Kingdom.
Whether this brazen sentencing is designed explicitly to challenge the brewing sanctions that the United States and UN are formulating, or whether it is simply a normal outcome of the reigning modus operandi in North Korea, is unclear. But this certainly throws a wrench into the already difficult negotiations over North Korea's equally flagrant defiance of UN resolutions concerning its nuclear program.
North Korea may use the journalists' freedom as a bargaining chip to avoid harsher sanctions, which strikes me as an unconscionable use of hostage-taking as diplomatic strategy. Even before this gambit, though, Pyongyang already seemed pretty resistant to one aspect of the potential new Security Council resolution in particular — that allowing inspection of suspect cargo coming into the country. And even though the two issues – nuclear proliferation and an egregious violation of press freedom – are nominally unrelated, they are both a matter of North Korean pride, and will therefore be all the trickier for the Obama Administration to deal with them separately.
UPDATE: Spencer Ackerman describes what Ling and Lee's sentence might look like in practice.
Middle East; Iraq; Ebola
Middle East: During the last 48 hours of the continued ceasefire, humanitarian workers have delivered food to hundreds of thousands of people, repaired water and sanitation infrastructure, re-stocked medical supplies, and some of the 520,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to their homes. However, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator remarked the scale of needs remains "unprecedented in the Gaza Strip."
Middle East; Ebola; South Sudan
Middle East: At today's informal session of the General Assembly on Gaza the SG remarked that the most recent ceasefire has held since yesterday at 8 a.m. local time. He noted that a durable ceasefire is necessary and UN shelters must continue to remain safe zones. The SG thanked UN staff in Gaza and will fly the UN flag at half-mast tomorrow in memory of those who died in the conflict.
Middle East; Ebola; Syria
Middle East: The SG commended Israeli and Palestinian parties for committing to a 72-hour ceasefire that took place at 8 a.m. local time today. He urges all parties to abide by the ceasefire and commence peace talks in Cairo to address underlying issues and agree on a durable ceasefire to sustainably stop the violence. The UN lends its full support toward these efforts.
Middle East; Iraq; Afghanistan
Middle East: The SG condemned yesterday's shelling outside of an UNRWA school in Rafah that killed at least 10 Palestinian civilians. The SG stated that the attack violated international humanitarian law and UN shelters must continue to be safe zones and not combat zones.
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SG: Last night the SG spoke at a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica where he repeated his call for an unconditional and extendable humanitarian ceasefire. Speaking about yesterday's shelling of a UN shelter he said: "Nothing – nothing – justifies such horror" and demanded "that all parties immediately respect UN premises".
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SG: The SG met with President Ortega yesterday in Nicaragua where he visited a wind farm and praised the country's commitment to renewable energy. The SG arrived in Costa Rica today where he is expected to lecture about "Costa Rica and the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century".