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Francis is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Microbiology at New York University School of Medicine. He received his BS degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and subsequently pursued his PhD at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Nancy Freitag. While in Chicago, he studied factors that influence proper secretion, localization, and folding of major virulence factors produced by the intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. He currently studies mechanisms underlying the subversion of host immune defenses by Staphylococcus aureus in the laboratory of Victor Torres.
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The city of Aspen is going to thank us. We just moved one of our marque summer events three miles closer to its downtown. Like most everything that we stage down there away from the heart of our village, it will be a good selling point for them.
The main reason for the move is to allow the event to grow, which will benefit Aspen while keeping Snowmass Village quiet. I can see where the organizers are going with this. The Snowmass Mammoth Festival, formerly known as the Chili Pepper and Brew Fest, is following a similar career path as the soon to be Jazz Aspen, formerly known as Jazz Aspen Snowmass.
The big fall music festival sprouted its roots at the Snowmass Village rodeo grounds about 20 years ago, grew to a larger location up on the side of Snowmass ski area, grew even more and moved back down to the current Town Park location, and is now eyeing further growth that will take it to an exclusively Aspen location.
The Mammoth Festival (does anyone even remember the connection between Snowmass Village and a mammoth?) is on a similar track. What is good for the festival's promoters is good for Aspen.
I am old enough to remember the reason the original Chili Pepper and Brew Fest happened. It was to help drum up a little summer business for shops and restaurants on the Snowmass Village Mall. That's it. Now that it's proven successful, we want to move it to a part of town that everybody goes through on their way to Aspen and where vendors from all over the state can set up booths. It makes no sense. Nobody is going to be shopping in the Village while the event is happening, and I'm sure we will work with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority to make sure everyone can return to Aspen as quickly and conveniently as possible afterwards.
There is little doubt the event can be more successful by moving to a place where it can expand. But, when did that become the goal? The purpose of the event was to make more money for local merchants, not promoters and event organizers.
Everyone involved with approving the move seems to be saying the same thing: The event has outgrown its current location. It's a bit like Yogi Berra describing a popular restaurant by saying, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
They say that the event is bursting at the seams and that the quality of the experience is diminished for people attending the event. Really? Then why are so many people attending? If this event is designed to help Snowmass Village businesses, shouldn't we wait to pull the plug on the current location until business owners complain that it has gotten too big, that their experience with it is diminished, and that they want to see it moved?
Snowmass Village spends so much time and energy trying to establish its own identity. Why do we now, once again, simultaneously establish ourselves as Aspen's auxiliary staging area where "B" events can grow into main attractions and then head into the city?
Like the old Jazz Aspen Snowmass festival on the top of Fanny Hill, the Chili Pepper and Brew Fest actually brings people into the heart of Snowmass Village, such as it is. About the only other attractions that can claim to do the same thing are the free Thursday night concerts in the summer and our ski area during the winter.
The chili and brew festival has been good for Snowmass Village, even if it hasn't yet lived up to its full potential for promoters. If we are looking for gigantic events to help alleviate the summer doldrums here in the Village, we are bound to be moribund forever in promoting our most pleasant season. As long as I've lived here, it seems we have searched for the one big thing that can help us turn the corner and become a legitimate year-round resort. That one thing is yet elusive.
Perhaps we could learn something really important from the star whose light obscures our own identity. Yes, it was the 1950 World Ski Championships that put Aspen on the maps of destination-resort seekers. But, contrary to what we seem to think, it is a zillion little things that make it so undyingly stunning and attractive to visitors. We in the Village are getting used to growing and transplanting attractions while Aspen nurtures them. It's not the size that matters; it's the numbers of them. A day with one big event is exhausting. A day with a hundred diversions is stimulating.
Snowmass Village was put on the map by Aspen. We are not obligated to pay them back forever. We need to keep the little things here.
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Left tackle Joshua Brunner, left guard Kalvin Harrington, center Joey Clegg, right guard Eric Matteson, right tackle Alex Hey and wide receiver Donte Sawyer have all earned weekly honors from Beyond Sports College Network after Morehead State's 70-28 thumping of Campbell.
Brunner, Harrington, Clegg, Matteson and Hey are part of BSCN's Football Championship Subdivision National Offensive Line of the Week, while Sawyer picks up National Kick Returner of the Week accolades after helping MSU score its most points against a Division I opponent since 2000.
With the offensive line blocking, the Eagles rolled up season highs in total (700), passing (469) and rushing yards (231). The group helped senior quarterback Zach Lewis throw for 339 yards and five touchdowns, while sophomore Rees Macshara added 110 rushing yards and one score.
The Morehead State offensive line allowed 3.73 sacks per game a year ago, but has limited that number to 1.13 through eight games in 2012. The Eagles have also improved their rushing yards per contest from 121 in 2011 to 145 through eight affairs this season.
A preseason all-league selection by three media outlets, Sawyer earns his third accolade of the week. He was also named National Kick Returner of the Week by College Football Performance Awards and PFL Special Teams Player of the Week by the league office.
Sawyer broke a tie game in the second quarter by returning a kick-off 94 yards. It was the PFL's fifth kick return for a score this year and MSU's first since 2001. The Eagles scored 35 unanswered points, their largest such streak in 2012, and never looked back in the win.
Sawyer, who also collected six catches for 89 yards and one touchdown, set the Morehead State career record for receptions (171). He already owns the MSU career standards for receiving yards (2,091) and receiving touchdowns (21) in 40 games as an Eagle.
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More local StoryCorps conversations; exploring the "Xenophobia Blues"; discovering Comet Catalina, and some of the year's best stories.
Find out why the dwarf planet Pluto casts a historical shadow over the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, where NASA's July 14th Pluto flyby is big news.
"Now en Español" tells how five Latina actresses became "Desperate Housewives" in Spanish; MacArthur Fellow Olivier Guyon searches the stars for distant planets; "I Dream in Widescreen" showcases student films; San Ysidro Festival revives old traditions.
MacArthur Fellow Olivier Guyon is leading the search for Earth-like worlds outside our solar system.
Trevor Weekes was a friend and mentor to many researchers in Southern Arizona; helped develop VERITAS on Mount Hopkins south of Tucson.
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association is celebrating 60 years in the community; they are connected to all things astronomy.
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While you may be tempted to clean your coins to make them look shiny and new - proceed with caution. Most of the time, cleaning coins reduces their value.
If you absolutely must clean a coin to remove dirt, use good-quality mild soap and water. Once you've washed the coin, pat it dry with a soft towel. Don't brush or rub it, which can scratch the coin's delicate surface. Believe it or not, older coins that show the deep coloration of age are far more desirable than coins whose surfaces have been stripped away by improper cleaning.
Handling Your Collection
To preserve the value and natural condition of your coins, it is important that you handle them carefully. A coin should be held by its edges between the thumb and forefinger. This protects the coin's surface and design from fingerprints and the natural oils on your skin that can be corrosive. Never hold a coin so that your fingers touch the obverse or reverse surface. Doing so can leave fingerprints, which are difficult to remove.
Some experienced coin collectors use soft cotton gloves when handling their uncirculated or proof coins. If you choose not to wear gloves, make sure your hands are clean before handling your coins. Also, hold coins over a soft towel or other soft surface in case you drop them. Finally, don't talk directly over your coins because tiny, almost invisible droplets of saliva can drop onto the coin and show up later as spots. Just like fingerprints, those marks are difficult, if not impossible, to remove.


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Lindsay Lohan will be charged with of lying to police in June, after she claimed she was not behind the wheel of her Porsche when it crashed into a big rig on the Pacific Coast Highway, according to TMZ.
Really? That's impossible. I find that hard to believe.
Lindsay Lohan still works enough to afford a Porsche?
Lohan told police her assistant was driving when the Porsche collided with the 18-wheeler. But multiple witnesses said Lohan was behind the wheel and they all, like, totally ganged up on her and snitched or something.
Law enforcement sources supposedly told TMZ the case will be filed as a misdemeanor by the Santa Monica City Attorney, possibly this week. Which doesn't sound like a big deal, until one factors in the fact that Lohan is currently on probation for stealing jewelry ... after her DUI and another car crash, but before she was accused of stealing stuff from a private party and running her car into that other guy.
Where have you gone, Amanda Bynes, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Anyway, judges tend to not like it when people on probation crash into big trucks and lie to police about it.
Then again, Lohan could be caught setting fire to the judge's robes and probably get away with it.
TMZ also said its police sources say officers found prescription pills in her purse after the crash. Witnesses told TMZ pills were also scattered in the car's trunk. But to be fair, sometime Tic Tacs melt a little bit and can re-form looking like prescription drugs.
Those same sources said authorities were prepared to charge her for illegal drug possession as well, but Lohan's lawyer produced a doctor's note ... for the drugs, not her driving.
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Long but great NPR interview with Ed Burns, writer and producer of The Wire. We just finished season 4 last night and it took the stuffing right out of me. I haven't been this depressed for months. (thx to the several people who recommended this)


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November 1, 2006
It was a disturbing scene this morning for thousands of commuters along I-20 when a family dispute ended in death.
There were lots of cop cars and crime scene tape at I-20 near the Savannah River.
You or a friend may have seen it this morning. Part of I-20 closed down after a man killed himself in front of his wife and baby.
The baby wasn't hurt. The wife was shot in the leg.
The 15-month-old little girl sat and watched as her father took his own life, shooting her mother in the process.
Family members are struggling to deal with today's violence.
Dozens of patrol cars and crime tape littered the median of I-20 as family members clung to one another looking for answers.
Investigators say 27-year-old Martinez Curry and his wife Kambre were fighting in the car as they were heading towards Augusta when they finally pulled off to the side of the road.
"When deputies arrived they found a dead man on the passenger side of gray, four-door Impala," Lt. Michael Frank of the Aiken County Sheriff's Office told News 12.
Kambre was trying to take their 15-month-old daughter out of the car seat when her husband pulled the trigger.
"Based on our preliminary investigation, it appears the couple got into an argument outside the car," said Sheriff Michael Hunt. "Mr. Curry then walked to the passenger side, sat in the seat and shot himself in the head with a handgun. The bullet then traveled though the car and hit Mrs. Curry in the left leg as she removed a small girl from a child safety seat."
It appears the suicide was the result of an on-going dispute between the couple over the past week.
The sheriff's office has no record of any prior domestic disputes. Family members say the couple had only been married a year, and this came out of nowhere.
"If they had any problems, I don't know," said family friend Willie Parker, Jr.
The baby was not injured during the suicide; however, the mother was taken to MCG.
The autopsy has been completed. As expected, it shows Martinez Curry died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The .45 caliber that Martinez used this morning was reported stolen in Richmond County back in January 2001. We don't know how long Martinez had the gun.


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Vail official report: 0" new snow
Vail Daily field report: 1" new snow
Weather: Mostly cloudy, sun poking out at times. Dark skies -- looks like snow is on the way.Liftline status: Not bad anywhereRun of the day: Anything in Sun Up or Sun Down bowls
Breakdown: An inch here, an inch there, and before you know it's closing weekend and we're still skiing the back bowls. Vail may have reported no new snow today, but those who were out yesterday afternoon know it was absolutely dumping ... for about 15 minutes. It may have only been an inch but it has improved the surface for closing week and with Vail giving guests are rare treat and leaving the back bowls open, it's truly a great day to get out and enjoy some turns.
Snowcast: Plenty of snow is on the way, and Tuesday should be a legitimate powder day, says meteorologist Joel Gratz.
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June 14, 2006
USDA Loan Program to Encourage Energy Efficient Homes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on June 6th that it will loosen its requirements for low- and moderate-income families buying energy efficient homes in rural areas through the Rural Development Section 502 homeownership loan program. Under the special program, called Home Energy Advantage, the qualifying ratios for home loans may be exceeded by up to two percentage points if an energy-efficient home is purchased. The program recognizes that owners of energy efficient homes spend less money on utility bills, so they can afford larger mortgage payments. The cost of installing energy-saving features or buying energy-efficient appliances may be included in the loan amount. See the USDA press release.
The USDA program is similar to Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs), which are offered through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a part of the U.S. Department on Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the Department of Veteran's Affairs; Fannie Mae; and Freddie Mac. See the HUD Web site for a description of EEMs and a list of specific requirements for an FHA EEM.


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The wonderful thing about "Brahms and Beyond," introduced by pianist Emanuel Ax and mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter on Thursday night at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, was the way it simultaneously took a nostalgic look back and offered a tantalizing hint of things to come.
The first of two recitals conceived by Ax and presented by Cal Performances, the series is designed to showcase the music of Brahms while drawing connections to the composers of our time.
With Ax and von Otter performing selections from Brahms' lieder, folk song settings and solo piano works alongside new music by Nico Muhly and Missy Mazzoli, Thursday's performance suggested just how close those connections can be -- and how bracingly youthful Brahms' music can sound.
We don't usually think of Brahms in those terms -- he's one of the iconic Three B's, after all -- but there was his music, sharing a program with his contemporary counterparts and sounding none the worse for it.
In Thursday's program, Ax was the driving force. The pianist is one of the world's finest, and he played each piece with insight and consummate flair.
He and von Otter are well-matched: a Polish-American pianist and a Swedish mezzo, clearly of one mind in their approach to this composer. Brahms' songs made up the bulk of the program, and they sounded uncommonly vibrant; in the opening selection, "Erlaube mir, feins MÃ1/3dchen" (Permit me, sweet maiden), von Otter sang with yearning tone and sweet high notes; Ax supplied soft, tender accompaniment. Von Otter continued to sing with distinction; "Sommerabend" (Summer evening), also in the first half, was quintessential Brahms -- an incandescent portrait of nature, delivered with a fine mixture of mystery and languid beauty.
The program acquired depth and stature as it progressed; the high point came in the second half, with Brahms' "Ruhe, Süssliebchen, im Schatten" (Rest, my love, in the shade.) Here, von Otter's radiant vocalism and Ax's crystalline piano part melded in a rapturous performance.
Ax also excelled in the program's solo piano works. His playing in Brahms' Intermezzo in B-flat minor, and Romanze in F major, both in the second half, was particularly fine -- technically brilliant, and unusually clear-eyed. He doesn't indulge in Romantic excess, and his performances are all the more touching for the restraint.
In between, Mazzoli's "Bolts of Loving Thunder" and Muhly's "So Many Things" paid tribute to Brahms in intriguing ways (both were co-commissioned by Cal Performances, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center Presents, Chicago; both made their Bay Area premieres on this program.) Each score incorporates one of Brahms' most famous musical mottoes, the F-A-F ("Free, but happy") theme that appears in his Symphony No. 3. In Mazzoli's "Bolts," it surfaces slowly, making itself heard amid a dense wall of sound. Ax gave it a turbulent, intensely focused performance, and the composer came onstage to take a well-deserved bow.
Yet it was Muhly's "So Many Things" that made the evening's biggest impression. The composer, whose opera "Two Boys" premiered at the Metropolitan Opera earlier this season, incorporates texts by Joyce Carol Oates and Constantine Cavafy (translated by Daniel Mendelsohn) in this three-movement song cycle. The allusions to Brahms are clear, in the use of the F-A-F motif, the broad harmonies, the rippling piano parts.
At the same time, there's something beautifully poised and light-refracting -- in other words, starkly modern -- about the score that sets it apart. Ax imparted an air of authority to the piano part, and von Otter sang with luster.
And that's just the beginning of "Brahms and Beyond." On Feb. 26, Ax returns to Zellerbach Hall with his frequent partner, cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The program includes new works by Brett Dean -- and, of course, more music by Brahms.


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"Amor Skin" – A Vintage Print
by the Photographer Yva
Advertisement brochure for Amor Skin by the cosmetic firm Opoterapia in "Der Zuschauer," pages by the Saltenburg-Bühnen Berlin, Berlin 1928
© Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Jens Ziehe
In the 1920s and 30s, the advertising and fashion photographer Yva (Else Ernestine Neulaender) ran a flourishing atelier in Berlin with several trainee employees, among them Helmut Newton. Her photographs were published in various well-known magazines and are still considered to have been an impulse for the German avant-garde.
The individual elements of the picture "Amor Skin" were merged into one image through the multiple exposure technique, a typical surreal photography technique used in the 1920s. Yva was so skilled at this technique that she was able to expose her photographic plates up to seven times, allowing her to create unreal and dream-like images.
This was a promotional picture for the skin cream "Amor Skin" made by the company Opoterapia and sold in Berlin in the 1920s. Made with extracts of the subcutaneous tissue of young shelled animals, the cream promised younger-looking, smooth, rosy skin. It was sold exclusively in special pots shaped like the lamp pictured in the foreground.
"Amor Skin" is an example of early promotional photography. In the 1920s, advertisements and posters were still mainly sketched or painted. Photography was considered a factual and informative medium and was used for news and reports. There was a surprisingly long interval before it was also discovered as a promotional medium.
Yva, who grew up in an assimilated Jewish family, was forced to close her atelier in 1938 due to the work prohibition imposed by the Nazis. She then worked as an X-ray assistant in the Jewish hospital before she and her husband Alfred Hermann Simon were arrested, deported, and murdered in 1942.
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Who woulda thunk it? "The X Factor" is down to its Top 10 contestants and Britney Spears is the only judge still fielding a full, four-person team in the competition (Take that, Simon Cowell!).
But, oh lord, it's a mine field out there. This week will bring another double elimination and three of Brit's artists were in the bottom half of last week's rankings. So she can't get too cocky.
Tonight brings a Thanksgiving-themed show that has our pop-star wannabes dedicating their performances to people they're grateful for.
So do you feel emotionally manipulated already? Here we go:
Tate Stevens (Over-25s) "I'm Already There" By Lonestar
The country crooner, ranked No. 1 through the first two weeks of live performances, dedicates this song to his dad and life role model. Still rocking the dark cowboy hat and jeans, he's on point again, but you have to wonder if viewers/voters are going to want to see something different out of him as the contest progresses. Tonight he's solid, if not spectacular. But maybe that's all he needs to be. Simon does point out that his voice was breaking in parts of the song.
Diamond White (Teens) "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion
This one is for Diamond's single mom, who "gave up her life to make mine awesome." Backed by a choir, she brings plenty of emotion and power to the song and nails it. Hard to believe this 13-year-old dynamo was sent home by Britney a few weeks ago. (Mom, incidentally, is bawling in the audience). "You are the truth," L.A. Reid proclaims. Demi is crying too, saying she totally related to the song. Says Simon, "You are both fearless and incredible. ... I believed every single word of that lyric."
Emblem3 (Groups) "Secrets" by One Republic
The SoCal surfer dudes dedicate their song to their "spiritual" youth leaders who provided guidance along the way. For one night, they've dropped the jumpy stage antics to deliver some nice slow-jam harmonies from three stools in the middle of the stage. L.A. "Grinch" Reid says it lacked emotion, but Britney thought it was a nice change of pace from past weeks, and Demi agrees, adding that she thought it had even more emotion. As usual, the teen girls in the audience love 'em.
Arin Ray (Teens) "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
Arin dedicates the song to his older brother and "best friend" for whom he has "mad love." It's a sweet sentiment, but it comes off a little shaky and lacks in oh-wow moments. L.A. says it was "too big" for him and Demi calls it "boring." Simon says it's a matter of song choice and mentoring. "It's almost like you're being trapped in a cage with these songs," he points out. "And I'm not hearing who you should be in the real world."
Cece Frey (Young adults) "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler
CeCe devotes the song to her late sister Kelsey who died from Cerebral Palsy at the age of 7. The contestant, who once wore leopard spots all over her face, has toned it down tonight. She's wearing a beautiful gown and is looking like 1930s screen icon Jean Harlow. It's a bit warbly and she barely gets through it before breaking down. But no one's going to slam her tonight after hearing her sob story. Says Britney, "It's really, really hard to critique someone when they're pouring their heart out like that." Exactly.
Fifth Harmony (Groups) "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders
The girl group gives their thanks to God for bringing them together and giving them this amazing opportunity. They again trade off lead vocals throughout the performance, and, again, the harmonies just flow like sweet syrup. These gals are really clicking. L.A. thinks it's "great," Britney says "Bravo," and Demi calls it "beautiful." Coach Simon is beaming.
Beatrice Miller (Teens) "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol
This one's for B's adopted twin sisters, who were born premature in Vietnam. She throws all of her raspy-voiced power into it and blows a kiss to her sisters while blowing us away. For our money, this is her best performance so far. L.A. calls her an inspiration and compliments Coach Britney on her good taste. Demi calls her "adorable," but cautions that it's sounding like the same song every week. She wants something different and "fun." Simon, however, disagrees and says he liked it.
Vino Alan (Over 25s) "God Bless The USA" by Lee Greenwood
Vino dedicates this patriotic anthem to members of the U.S. miliatary for their daily sacrifices. It's a good fit for his gritty, deep-throated power vocals and we have a feeling that, during this all-American holiday, he's played to the emotions of millions. "I personally think that this was the first performance for you that was spot-on. That was amazing," Britney says. Demi admits she has been hard on him so far this season and says she's been wrong. Simon loved the song choice and thinks we may be seeing Vino at the top of the leaderboard on Thursday.
Paige Thomas (Young Adults) "Everytime" by Britney Spears
Paige is thanking her adopted mother (and "guardian angel"), who took her in after her birth mother died in a car crash. It's lovely and, of course, emotional, but also ptichy in parts. It's Britney's song and she thinks it was "performed beautifully." But L.A. believes it may not be good enough to get her out of the No. 10 ranking. Demi is concerned, too, saying that it sounded better in rehearsals.
Carly Rose Sonenclar (Teens) "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
Carly dedicates the song to her very supportive older brother. Carly slows the classic tune down. It's classsy, it's breathy, it's powerful. And she ties it all together with a killer note at the end. It completes a crazy-good night for the 13-year-olds in the competition. Wow. A true powerhouse. "You're an absolute force of nature," L.A. decrees. Demi can't believe she's only 13 ("You're an alien."). Simon heaps on even more props, calling it one of the best versions of "Rainbow" he's ever heard. And then he changes his mind about Vino being No. 1 this week, saying, "I think you've just blown this competition wide open."


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4th International Workshop on Applications and Techniques in Information Security (ATIS)
26 September 2013, Sydney Australia
Held in conjunction with SecureComm 2013
The 2013 International Workshop on Applications and Technologies in Information Security (ATIS), held in conjunction with SecureComm 2013, was the fourth event in the ATIS series, which started in 2010.
ATIS 2013 focused on all aspects on techniques and applications in information security research. The purpose of ATIS is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of innovative ideas, research results, applications and experience from around the world as well as highlight activities in the related areas.
Workshop Committee
Steering Chairs:
Professor Lynn Batten, Deakin University, Australia.
Professor Jemal Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia.
General Chair:
Dr Rafiqul Islam, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Workshop Secretary:
Judy Chow, Deakin University, Australia.
Program Committee:
Dr Leijla Batina, Radboud University, The Netherlands.
Professor Gleb Beliakov, Deakin University, Australia
Maumita Bhattacharya, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Dr Morshed Chowdhury, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Bernard Colbert, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Honghua Dai, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Robin Doss, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Zahid Islam, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Dr Syed Samsul Islam, University of Western Australia, Australia.
Dr Andrei Kelarev, Ballarat University, Australia
Dr Mohammad Kaosar, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Elisabeth de Leeuw, IdTopIQ, The Netherlands
Dr Gang Li, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Quazi Mamun, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Dr Vicky Mak, Deakin University, Australia
Md Anwar H Masud, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Dr Wenjia Niu, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr Lei Pan, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Udaya Parampalli, Melbourne University, Australia
Dr Sumon Sahriar, Intelligent Sensing and Systems Laboratory CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia.
Dr Steve Versteeg, CA Labs, Australia
Associate Professor Jinlong Wang, Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao, China
Dr Xiaofeng Wang, Wireless Sensor Network Laboratory, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Matthew Warren, Deakin University, Australia
Professor John Yearwood , Ballarat University, Australia
Associate Professor Xun Yi, Victoria University, Australia
Key interest areas
- Access control
- Anti-Virus and Anti-Worms
- Authentication and Authorization
- Cloud Security
- Computer / Digital Forensics
- Data and System Integrity
- Database Security
- Distributed Systems Security
- Electronic Commerce Security
- Crypto/Security Systems
- Information Hiding and Watermarking
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Intrusion Detection
- Key Management and Key Recovery
- Language-based Security
- Malicious software
- Network Security
- Operating System Security
- Privacy Protection
- Risk Evaluation and Security Certification
- Security for Cyber-physical Systems
- Security for Mobile Computing
- Security Models
- Security Protocols
- Smartphone Security
- Software Security
- Trusted and Trustworthy Computing
- Smartphone Security
Invited Talk
Professor Kouichi Sakurai
Kyushu University and Institute of Systems & Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies
Revisiting Identity-based encryption towards no-escrow: Application and analysis of Embedding Secret Key Information in RSA moduli
This talk first surveys existing approaches of Identity-based encryption schemes mainly based on the public key N = pq including RSA. Also we discuss the escrow problem associated with such IBE schemes, and consider how to fight against this escrow. We develop a new method to prevent impersonations of a public key owner by extending the existing technique to embed the information in the public key. Furthermore, we apply our method to design an anonymous encryption scheme. Also we report on further analysis of Lenstra's algorithm of embedding secret information into RSA moduli . (This is joint work with Motiki KITAHARA, Takanori YASUDA and Takashi NISHIDE.)
Biodata: Kouichi Sakurai received the B.S. degree in mathematics from the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University in 1986. He received the M.S. degree in applied science in 1988, and the Doctorate in engineering in 1993 from the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University.
He was engaged in research and development on cryptography and information security at the Computer and Information Systems Laboratory at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation from 1988 to 1994. From 1994, he worked for the Dept. of Computer Science of Kyushu University in the capacity of associate professor, and became a full professor there in 2002.
He is concurrently working also with the Institute of Systems & Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies, as the chief of Information Security laboratory, for promoting research co-oporations among the industry, university and government under the theme "Enhancing IT-security in social systems". He has been successful in generating such co-operation between Japan, China and Korea for security technologies as the leader of a Cooperative International Research Project supported by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) during 2005-2006. Moreover, in March 2006, he established research co-oporations under a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of information security with Professor Bimal Kumar Roy, the first time Japan has partnered with The Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI).
Professor Sakurai has published more than 200 academic papers around cryptography and information security (See: http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/s/Sakurai:Kouichi.html)
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Selected papers from ATIS 2013 were invited to submit the extended version for publication to the special issue of Journal of Network (ERA Rank "A" Journal).
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If you haven't found your "fall album" yet, there's a good chance that Real Estate's recent Days might be it.
Here's one of the album's best tracks, "It's Real"
There's not a whole lot to say about "It's Real" (unlike last week's pick). It's a very simple song on a very simple record that plays as timelessly as Yo La Tengo's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One or Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Props I guess for having the final third of the video pay off on the dog motif by packing the obligatory band-pretends-toplay portion of the video with a room full of dogs dressed in/doing different fun things.


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State Sen. Ken Yager, R-Harriman, will meet with members of the Roane County Commission on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Cracker Barrel in Harriman.
This is Yager's annual meeting with Roane County's Commissioners and the group will talk about what will be coming up in the General Assembly this year.
The legislature will convene on Tuesday at noon in Nashville.
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Autism Speaks Participates in Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day
On September 13, Autism Speaks participated for the first time in Cantor Fitzgerald's Charity Day, established while the leading global financial services firm rebuilt following the World Trade Center attacks. Held annually on or near September 11, Charity Day memorializes the employees who lost their lives and honors their surviving families. Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliate, BGC Partners, donate their global revenues for the day to selected charities. This year they raised approximately $13 million on Charity Day worldwide. "We are honored to participate in this important annual event," said Autism Speaks' President Mark Roithmayr, "and grateful that families with autism will benefit from the generosity shown here today." Special thanks to Shawn Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, Inc., for making our participation possible, and thank you to Matt Gilroy of the New York Rangers for participating on our behalf and generating so much excitement on the trading floor. Matt has been involved with Autism Speaks since his Boston University days, when he attended our Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Stay tuned for Matt's next gig with Autism Speaks!
September 17, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I find it very interesting that Cantor had a charity day and the proceeds went to Autism that's great. My husband worked for this company for 5 years, and unfortunately got laid off, he had a contract that he should have been paid for 12 months, which they did not honor which meant that my son, 6 years old with Autism, lost his home and all of his therapies which he needs. Maybe they should also have the saying charity starts at home, but this would not of given such good press I suppose.


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Montreal Council Picks First Anglophone Mayor in a Century
By Paul Vieira
Montreal's municipal council elected an Anglophone as the French-speaking city's interim mayor–marking the first time in a century that the city will be led by an official whose first language is English.
Michael Applebaum won a poll among 63 voting members of the city council, who convened to elevate an interim mayor after Gerald Tremblay resigned from the post amid a provincial commission into alleged corruption.
A former aide alleged to the commission that Mr. Tremblay had turned a blind eye to corruption. Mr. Tremblay has denied knowledge of any corruption, but stepped down as mayor earlier this month.
Mr. Applebaum will serve as interim mayor until 2013, when the city holds municipal elections. He becomes the first English-speaking mayor since the 1910-12 term of James Guerin.
Most Montrealers speak French as their first language, but roughly a quarter of the city's population is considered Anglophone. (While Mr. Applebaum's first language is English, he also speaks French.)


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First gene therapy in Europe
02.11.2012 - Amsterdam-based uniQure biotherapies B.V. has received the first market authorisation for a gene therapy in the western world.
Today, the European Commission confirmed the EMA's recommendation for market authorisation for the gene therapy Glybera (alipogene tiparvovec), a treatment for patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD) suffering from recurring acute pancreatitis. The rare, inherited disease affects about 350-700 patients in Europe. Patients are unable to metabolise fat particles carried in their blood, which leads to inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), a potentially lethal condition. Up to now, no gene therapy has been approved in the EU or the US. Glybera consists of an Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) vector expressing the faulty LPL enzyme.
"This therapy will have a dramatic impact on the lives of these patients. Currently their only recourse is to severely restrict the amount of fat they consume", commented Professor John Kastelein from Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam. "By helping to normalise the metabolism of fat, Glybera prevents inflammation of the pancreas, thereby averting the associated pain and suffering and, if administered early enough, the associated co-morbidities."
Uniqure's CEO Jörn Aldag stressed that Glybera is a proof-of-concept for the company's gene therapy platform: "The final approval of Glybera from the EC marks a major step forward in making gene therapies available not only for LPLD but also for a large number of rare diseases with a very high unmet medical need." Experts estimate the uniQure's virus-based gene substitution therapy Glybera could spend €1m annually per patient. "Prices for orphan drugs like Provenge, Cerezyme or Naglazyme range from a 100,000-450,000 annually," Aldag told EuroBiotechNews. "Since our therapy has already proven efficacy over several years after just one treatment, I think it's reasonable to start at the high end of this range.
In a next step, uniQure will go to special hospitals in Europe where patients with acute pancreatitis are treated and provide the doctors with its companion diagnostics chip. The firm, that took over the IP from Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT), aims at identifying patients in about 20 hospitals throughout the EU.
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Local priest dies after lengthy illness
Published: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 3:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 3:50 p.m.
The Rev. Warren Chassaniol, a Catholic priest who served as pastor of several churches throughout the Houma-Thibodaux Diocese, died today after a lengthy illness. He was 73.
Visitation will be Thursday at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux from 8-10 a.m. A Mass will follow at 10 a.m., with interment in the priests' tomb at St. Joseph cemetery.
Chassaniol was born Nov. 7, 1939, and was ordained a priest Dec. 18, 1965.
He served in many parishes, including Our Lady of the Rosary in Larose, St. Andrew in Amelia and Our Lady of the Isle in Grand Isle.
He is the son of the late Warren Francis Chassaniol Sr. and Victoria Marie Roux.
In lieu of flowers, the diocese asks for contributions to a fund that helps seminarians with expenses, set up in Father Chassaniol's name. Send donations to the Pastoral Center, Attn: Seminarian Burse, P.O. Box 505, Schriever, LA 70395.
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Remember when Jaguars were the most beautiful, fastest cars on the road? Don't worry, you're not alone. UK firm Eagle remembers too and they're remaking this Jaguar E-Type Speedster using upgraded original components.
Actually, "remaking" probably isn't an appropriate term, maybe "reborn" would be better. See, while this vehicle was built on top of an original E-Type chassis and uses the original straight-six, the Speedster is actually a one-off contemporary design and that engine produces twice the power and torque of the original. Follow the images for details. [Eagle via CAR]
The custom-built windscreen is lowered and raked back with shaped wind-down side glass and hidden 'A' posts.
This enhances the 'sleekness' of the overall shape and creates a driving 'cocoon'.
The deeper sills & lowered floor pan effortlessly increase the more muscular appearance of the all-aluminium bodyshell and lowers the drivers seating position.
This enhances the feeling of 'connection' with the road and stiffens the body even further.
The body colour sheet metal extends across the door tops and around the scallops further defining the essence of the Speedster concept.
The wheel track has been increased and the wheel arch width extended - in keeping with the 'muscular' lines of the bodyshell.
To suit USA registration plates and shorter UK numbers, the number plate aperture has been narrowed - working in harmony with the overall style.
These completely custom-designed aluminium rimmed wheels have been expertly made to enhance the visual aesthetic, road holding and grip. They are completed by the custom designed 3-eared wheel spinners.
From the first design sketches, we wanted this cockpit to be a fantastic place to be. It combines pure driving functionality with classic styling and luxury. It's pure E-Type - right down the authentic aluminium fascia.
The rear decking extends further centrally and drops into the cockpit creating a 'waterfall' console, mirroring the smooth external lines into the cockpit.
To keep the smooth lines flowing inside the cockpit, the handbrake lever has been completely concealed - under the Edelman hide cubby lid.
Underneath all the exterior beauty lies the heart of the beast - the Eagle 4.7 litre engine matched to our 5 speed gearbox and sports suspension.
The tuned Jaguar block develops 300bhp – a 50% increase over the standard E-type engine of the '60's – and 340lb ft of torque that comes in at around 1700rpm.
Overall weight is just 2,425 Lbs, which means the Speedster reaches 60 MPH in less than five seconds and tops out around 175 MPH.


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Yeah, trail running does have its pluses and minuses; I'll be avoiding that trail in the future.
Your daughter needs a new T-Shirt; I ran an Octoberfest race a week and a half ago and saw a good prototype for her shirt, a guy had a shirt on which said "Will run for beer" (did I mention the race was sponsored by a brewery?), and his dog was wearing a matching wrap which said, "Will run for food".
Thanks for the comment on my kilt; first time I've ever worn one.
Regarding Turkey Trots; I'm signing up for the Detroit one this year as I'll be visiting my brother for turkey day. Like you I'll also have my daughter with me and as fortune would have it, the Detroit Turkey Trot has a "Drumstick Double!" where one can sign up for both their 10K and their 5K immediately after; I'll run the 10K by myself, and then run the 5K with her. Sounds like a great time.
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Shipo, I'm in the D, running the 10K - see you there.
As for my first Half this weekend, it didn't go so well. I made a lot of beginner mistakes that I should have avoided from having read plenty of good advice in this forum.
First, I ran 13 miles last Monday, to prove to myself that I could do it. I rushed into running this half after completing a 15K in September. So this was my first time at this distance. I thought 6 days recuperation would be sufficient. I ran this training run really slow, but I ran 13 miles with minimal walks at a few drinking fountains/bathroom along the way.
Second, I started off too quickly. This race had a 'velocity challenged' start an hour ahead of the main start. Really cool idea for us Penguins. I still went off too fast. Clocked pretty close to 12 minute pace for first five miles. Should have been around 13.
Around 9 miles I was completely gassed and walked a ton in the last hour. Still ended up at 2:58, under 3:00, which I was shooting for, but probably would have felt better if I had run the whole way and been a little slower.
Good lessons learned for the next one.
Cool, I'll see you at Cobo; I'll probably be running in the same red Reach The Beach-New Hampshire 2013 shirt I was wearing when I wore the kilt in the Halfway to St. Patrick's day race. Picture posted here: http://community.active.com/message/1365890#1365890
Beginner mistakes, geez, we've all made them (in spite of the good adivce we were given beforehand); they're part of the process of learning I guess.
Congratulations on your first half, I've never run a half marathon; maybe next year.
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Hello, new poster here. I was holding off posting until I finished C25k. With my 3rd 5k completed this weekend, I have graduated. Checking my notes, I started out at 282 lbs at the end of July, and am currently 272 lbs and 45 years of age. I've started the program a couple of times, but this time it stuck.
I am now trying to get faster and go farther. I ran the entirety of my last 2 5ks with my wife running alongside me, but still took 42 and 48 minutes (the last one was pretty hilly) to finish. I used the timed version of C25k, so that's actually quite a bit longer than my typical workout of 30 minutes running. My wife was quite athletic until we started having children, so she jumped straight in to 10k distances, and I'd like to join her there sometime, and maybe even do a half-marathon next fall.
It's great to see all the other posters here sharing their struggles and successes.
Glad to have you aboard. Keep up the good work. We are in similar boats. 43yo and in the 270s. There are some more experienced folks here who might give a different recommendation, but I would suggest that you stick with long, slow distance for a while longer before worring about times. When I was at that stage, I was running 2 short runs (2 miles?) and 1 longer run on a track. I would just add a lap a week on to the long run. But, most of all, listen to your body. I would occasionally take a week or two off at that stage (maybe do some recumbant bike) to avoid shin pain.
Keep up the good work.
Yup, exactly what SpartanJD01 said. Sticking to long slow distance (LSD) will help you avoid injury, and believe it or not, LSD running can serve all of your need for speed for quite some time. Once you get your race pace down to say, seven minutes per mile or less, then you will most likely have built the foundation within your body to endure speed drills without getting hurt.
FWIW, I started running this last April, and of the 900+ non-race miles I've run since, every single mile has been slow; everytime I feel like I'm strong enough to go faster, I go further instead. The thing is, even though I typically train at a pace within thirty-seconds either way of a ten-minutes per mile, I'm still able to turn in low to mid sevens when I race, and hopefully by next year I'll be flirting with a pace under seven minutes per mile for a 5K distance.
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I am so happy I found this thread…I didn't read all of the entries obviously but I can connect with every one I did read and I look forward to reading more. I don't want to bore anyone with my story but I am inspired to share so I will apologize in advance. About 14 months ago, I was at a fairly low point in my life: 40 years old, just finalized my divorce, left with basically nothing. My Uncle succumbed to the cancer that he had been fighting for 3 years. Things were being restructured at work. I would think it would be safe to say I was depressed. The cherry on top of it all was when my Doctor told me I weighed 290 lbs. Great. My blood pressure was through the roof. Fantastic. It seemed like no matter where I was or what I was doing I was under some sort of pressure. All it seemed like I was doing was working and waiting to go back to work. One afternoon I was feeling a bit stir crazy so I decided to go for a walk to try to clear my head. I left my house and headed out without a plan, without thinking even. I was walking and thinking, thinking and walking…before I realized it I was quite a distance from my house…far enough away that it would be shorter for me to continue the way I was walking and complete a loop then it would be to turn around and go back. So that's what I did. The next day, I did it again…and again the day after that. It felt great! So then I thought, if walking is good, running must be better, right? When I was a kid, my Dad started running (at age 30 I think). He ended up running just about every local race there was, travelling to run in more races, and completing over 50 marathons. He has a large display case full of trophies and medals at the house and he ran like that for 25+ years. Eventually the thousands of miles he accumulated led to nagging injuries and he had to essentially give it up. Well, back to me…anyway, so one day on my walk I decided to jog. I maybe made it 100 yards and it felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest. Back to walking, but now I was pissed. I kept at it but was very self-conscious about it. Every time I would hear a car coming I would walk because I didn't want anybody to see this fat guy trying to run. But, every time I went for a walk I would run as much as I could…every time a little more and a little more until about a month into it I could run the whole loop. Now I started to develop a plan. My plan: I'm going to be a runner. I'm going to lose weight; I'm going to get healthy; I'm going to stick with it. I'm going to join a gym. I'm going to offer support to those who need it and seek support from those that can offer it. At 40, I am going to change my lifestyle. I bought real running shoes. I joined a gym. I started tracking my calories. I started losing weight. I wore out those running shoes and bought another pair. I met guys at the gym who held me accountable. "Where were you yesterday?"… You're not quitting are you?"…"Did you run outside yesterday, is that why I didn't see you? How far did you go?"…"You ran how far? You're nuts!". All winter I was steady eddy with all of it. By the time spring rolled around I was down to about 210 pounds and feeling great. I was running a lot; I entered races and actually had fun running them. Maybe the best race I ran in was the Boalsburg Memorial Day race; my Dad was able to run it with me and we ran it together. He has been battling injury for the past 5 years…his joints are just worn out. As I ran with him, I remembered how he was at my age, how fast and effortlessly he ran, how he derived absolute joy from being out on all of those long runs. Now I was in his old role…I was jogging beside him as he struggled up the hills, he was complaining about all the faster he could go but I knew how happy he was to be out none-the-less. It was during that race I decided to attempt what my Dad had accomplished so many times: I was going to run a Marathon. I picked the Mt. Nittany Marathon for several reasons: It was close to home; it was the first running of it; I could train on the course if I wanted to. I entered before I could talk myself out of it, then I told my Dad. He said, rather emphatically: "You're nuts; that's too early for a marathon…it will be too hot."… "Wait until Harrisburg, it's in November and the course is flat." Too late Dad, I'm in… Well, I will spare you the training details, I will just say I ran…a lot…and then I ran some more. I lost a little more weight, got down to about 193 at my lightest I think. But even with all of that work, let me tell you…a Marathon is HARD. My Dad was right, it was too hot, disgustingly so as a matter of fact, but I was able to finish it in just over 5 hours. I wanted desperately to run it in under 4:30 (10 minute miles) but the weather wouldn't allow me to do that. I fade like a dainty flower in the heat, so I was just happy to finish it. Dad called me on his break at work to see how I was. I told him I finished; he told me he was proud of me. I was proud of me too. In one year, I went from barely being able to run 100 yards to running a marathon. Today, a few weeks shy of my 42nd birthday, I think I am in a pretty good place. In 14 months, I lost almost 100 pounds. I'm stronger, faster, and lighter than I have been in 20 years. I go to the gym 4 days a week. I run every day but Sunday…Sunday I do a Spin Class of all things…but that is another story…
Where is the race in Detroit? I was raised there and my daughter was born there. It should definitely be cool for that race. I remember shivering through a lot of Thanksgiving day parades.
The races start from Woodward & Congress, just a few blocks from Cobo Hall. I was born and raised there as well, however, since I moved away in 1975, I haven't really spent much time in southeast Michigan. The runs should be fun.
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First, welcome, Bocefas. That was some story. Surprised myself by reading the whole thing. I hope you stick around.
As for the Detroit Trukey Trot, it is right downtown, you run some of the parade route. The parade follows and then the Lions' game. Plenty of tailgaters, etc. Weather was really nice last year and they broke attendance records. Moving the course to prevent massive logjam at the finish they had last year. Hope it works.
Well I'm new here and want to introduce myself. A little short backstory first, I'm 30 years old and engaged to my fiance. We planned on getting married next year so in order to get in better shape for ourselves, and our future together, we joined a gym. I had found the C25K app a while back and decided it was now or never. We joined at the end of July and by Mid August I had a slightly torn LCL and was out of running, too much too fast without proper strength training and stretching! BEWARE for anyone new, stretching and strength training are VERY IMPORTANT! Ok down off the soapbox, so I listened to my doctor and stayed off the knee for a week and started riding a bike for a few weeks. By the beginning of September I was back to running. Last weekend, October 19, I participated in my first ever 5k. It had a lot of meaning to me to run this race as my first race. Back when I was in my freshman year of high school my mom got invovled with Komen (Race for the Cure) and pulled me with her. For the next 10 years we volunteered (her as the head of volunteers and me as "I'll go wherever and do whatever you need me to do" volunteer). So on October 19, 2013 15 years after we helped start our local race I participated in the race. I didn't run the entire race but I did what I could. I found a guy who was about my height and ran about as fast as I did and I followed him, when he ran I ran, when he walked I walked. I finished right behind him in 40minutes 51seconds and 118th place for females.
I am running a race this weekend, another Race for the Cure - this time in New Orleans with a friend - and my only two goals for this weekends race are 1. to finish and 2. to finish in 40 minutes and 50 seconds or less! I'm excited about running and while I haven't lost much weight from it I'm happy to say that at age 30 I'm no longer taking blood pressure medicine like I have been since I was 28. That is the best outcome I could ask for.
I look forward to getting to know many of you on this forum!
I'm sticking around, that's for sure! Did a 13.5 mile training run this morning with a friend of mine from work. She is one of those fast tiny runners but she takes pity on me and slows down a bit...but still pushes me! We ended up running the loop in 2:08...I registered for a half marathon in December; my goal is under 2 hours...that would be lightning speed for me!
Welcome go both Bocefas and mdegueurce; your inspiring stories here are a wonderful addition.
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Hope you all enjoy your Detroit Turkey trot...I am pretty sure our weather in Ocala will be balmy compared to yours...but no parade and no Lions...but the next saturday will be Florida Florida State in the swamp...Go Noles
Thanks CynceRN!
By the end of August I was so done with warm humid weather; racing the Detroit Turkey Trot will be an absolute joy (for me at least) compared to the race I ran on Labor Day weekend where it was in the low 80s and quite humid.
Are you running a Turkey Trot as well?
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Leeds United Message Board
Promotion, relegation, or business as usual
Can Neil Warnock yet achieve promotion (via the playoffs) for Leeds?
Historically, to reach the playoffs a team needs between 70-75 points. The way Leeds' hit-and-miss season has been going, 70 is still just about attainable – with 15 games to play, that is, say, eight wins, four draws, and three losses; with a lot depending on how other teams fare.
Will Neil Warnock get Leeds into the playoffs? It's extremely unlikely, considering recent results, his inept tactics in League matches, and the majority of fans calling for his head.
It is interesting to recall that, at the beginning of this season, Neil Warnock said he would stay at the club as long as Leeds fans supported him. PR spin, or what! I don't know any Leeds fans that support him now. So why is he staying?
Initially, Leeds fans took to Warnock because of what we perceived as his blunt (no pun intended!), tell-it–as-it-is honesty; we all thought he had the status and balls to challenge Bates – how wrong we were! It seems Warnock is just another of Bates dodgy mates, like GFH Capital, whose interest in Leeds is personal gain and not the club's success in football.
After the Middlesbrough result, most of us Leeds fans assume that any hope of promotion is over this season, that 2012-13 should be written off, and that a new manager is appointed now to begin planning for the 2013-14 campaign… I suspect that even if Leeds appointed Jose Mourinio as its manager, without the financial support that Bates has always denied, Leeds would remain where it is now; exactly where Bates wants it to be – i.e. washed-up!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
It's not hard to see what Leeds are missing, but why has this not been addressed? If we were to push we need 2 players in NOT LETTING THE BEST ONE GO BACK because you can't guarantee him a place over Brown! Boro beaten again says it all for me but have we blown it!
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Having read the David Conn article in The Guardian that Bryan referred to, I've changed my opinion, somewhat, on GFH Capital being a front for Bates. It seems GFH struck the best deal it could – with Bates hanging around like a bad smell, as he tried to do after selling Chelsea to Abromovich.
The problem GFH has is that it does not have the financial muscle of Abramovich.
Bates is what Aussie sheep farmers call a 'dag' – a piece of sh it that clings to the wool around a sheep's rear, attracting flies and disease. A dag has to be cut off. But, as a sheep can't reach its own rear, this has to be done by a third party. That third party ought to be football's governing organisations – the FA, PL, and FL, yet these are private companies whose boards are filled with dags just like Bates!
If there was any justice, you'd hope that the law could be used to bring shady operators like Bates to book. But Bates loves the law, or rather confounding it. You can be sure that Bates will have everyone he's ever dealt with tied to such stringent gagging orders that, like light escaping from a black hole, the truth will never emerge.
The only alternative is for the Government to enact laws that wrests the control of our nation's favourite sport from the private companies that control it – something I can't see any politician in power at present having the balls to carry through.
Sadly, if unchecked, the "free market" that allows corruption in football will lead its fans to cynicism about the game, no longer attending matches and, ironically, it will kill the golden goose that financial predators like Bates rely on to make their fortunes.


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flexoffset wrote:You can buy a crimper either online or at an electronics shop.You tend to get what you pay for with crimpers. The prices range from $20 to $70 and up. The one I use will accept different "dies" for different cable ends.
Search for RJ45 crimper, plugs, CAT 6e cable, etc. Newegg probably has everything.
You'll save money making your own run vs. buying a 25ft pre-made cable at a place like Best Buy or Office Depot.
Thanks i appreciate the help!!


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i mostly use PMS to stream DVDs from the (region free) DVD drive of my computer to my Bravia W5500 TV.
A couple of months ago, it suddenly became impossible : audio/video out of sync, stuttering, choppy sound made the playback experience all but pleasant.
I spent a lot of time investigating, trying mplayer/mencoder daily snapshots with no luck. For my purpose, i found that the last functional mencoder version is the official 1.0-rc4.
I recently stumbled upon a couple of messages on mencoder mailing-list where a dev stated that mencoder codebase was considered more or less unmaintained, and that most dev efforts were put on mplayer. Poking around in other threads of the list makes me think it is more or less admitted and that using ffmpeg instead is a more reliable choice.
Hence my question : would you consider switching from mencoder to ffmpeg? [Which could hopefully solve my
problems with DVD streaming ]
Thanks, Seb.


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- Feb 24:
- Former state Sen. Leland Yee sentenced to prison
- Apr 19:
- Leland Yee case: Disgraced California state senator's legislative efforts fueled cash for campaigns
- Apr 8:
- Leland Yee pleads not guilty to gun trafficking, corruption charges
- Apr 3:
- Leland Yee charges: Political consultant freed on bail
- Mar 31:
- Daly City dentist or international weapons trafficker?
- State Sen. Yee arms trafficking, corruption case 'entrapment' suggested
- Steinberg's Senate leadership finds its own dark cloud
- Mar 30:
- Leland Yee corruption case: State senator faces uphill fight against strong FBI evidence
- Mar 29:
- Who is the real Leland Yee? Earnest California state senator's double life leads to 'epic swan dive'
- Mar 28:
- Mercury News editorial: For Yee and others, make it legal to suspend pay
- State Senate votes 28-1 to suspend Yee and two other disgraced lawmakers
- State Senate votes 28-1 to suspend Yee, Calderon and Wright
- Mar 27:
- State Sen. Leland Yee drops out of secretary of state race a day after his arrest
- Document: Leland Yee's letter withdrawing from Secretary of State race
- Leland Yee withdraws from Secretary of State race
- Mar 26:
- State Sen. Leland Yee indicted on arms trafficking, corruption charges
- Sen. Leland Yee arrest: The 26 defendants in case involving firearms, money laundering and other charges
- Leland Yee arrest: From 'Shrimp Boy' to 'Dragon Head,' Raymond Chow at center of Chinatown gang
- Sen. Leland Yee's arrest likely ends steady, sometimes paradoxical political rise
- State Sen. Leland Yee indicted on arms trafficking, corruption charges
So, apparently, Mr. Transparency has a dark side. A real dark side.
It was only last week that Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists' Northern California chapter for his courage in fighting for openness in state government and his defense of the Public Records Act.
Nobody assumed that meant he was a paragon in all things. Still, seeing Wednesday's criminal charges of massive corruption, reading the voluminous affidavit outlining in painful detail an undercover investigation of alleged gun deals and other outrages -- we're not easily shocked, but this one walloped us.
Yee needs to resign immediately from the Senate, just as he withdrew Thursday from the race for secretary of state.
The FBI has accused Yee of conspiring with notorious figures -- including alleged mob boss Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow -- to exchange guns and other weapons for campaign cash. (Oh, by the way, when Yee wasn't busy being Mr. Transparency, he was Mr. Gun Control.)
The case is yet another blot on California's Senate and spreads an already substantial stain on its Democratic Party. In February, Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, was indicted on bribery charges. In January, Sen. Roderick Wright, D-Inglewood, was convicted of voter fraud and perjury.
Calderon and Wright are on leave with pay while their cases move through the courts. Senate President Darrell Steinberg has called for Yee to resign immediately. Calderon and Wright should join him.
Everyone is innocent until proved guilty, and if Yee and Calderon are found to be pure as the driven snow after all -- Wright is already convicted -- we'll urge their return to public office.
But in the court of public opinion, and ours, they should not be drawing public salaries. While unpaid leave seemed tolerable before Yee's arrest, the Senate now needs to shed all three reminders of corruption to get on with the public's work.
Each, but particularly Yee, now is toxic to his colleagues and can't serve effectively in a body that gets things done through a collegial give and take. You can't do the job when your colleagues don't want to be in the same ZIP code with you.
Yee's advocacy of transparency while allegedly making shadowy deals with felons increases public cynicism about politicians. The fact that he authored bills aimed at gun violence and violent video games while allegedly dealing in M16s and shoulder rocket launchers can't help the cause of gun regulation either. The NRA will go wild, and who can blame them?
And then there's this: Yee and Calderon shared a desk on the Senate floor.
If these men have an ounce of honor between them, that desk will be cleaned out and empty by tomorrow. So will Wright's.


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If the U.S. goes to war, the assumption is that the supply line from the Middle East will decline and reduce the available supply of gas, driving prices up.
While that could happen, Dr. Peter Clark of the University of Alabama notes that other, less obvious factors may come into play.
"We have multiple suppliers. The Middle East is only one place," said Clark. "The other thing that has happened is the economics in the Middle East are so oil-driven that they don't have the freedom to cut back on production of oil like they did in the 1970s, when they were trying to influence world policy by making oil short."
When prices change dramatically, sometimes even overnight, some consumers have wondered if there's price gouging going on. Dr. Bill Shughart of the University of Mississippi said he doesn't think so.
"Like it or not, this is how the markets work in the sense that the price of gas is not determined solely by supply and demand," said Shughart. "Today it's also affected by the expectations about the future."
As to how much higher gas prices might do, Clark said long-term and short-term speculation is vastly different.
"In the long term, what happens in the Middle East will depend a great deal on the reaction of the Saudis and Kuwaitis to a war in Iraq," said Clark. "If they react negatively and cut back on their oil, then we'll be impacted."
The up side would be if those oil-rich nations don't react negatively, it would probably make very little difference to the supply of oil in the country.
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Source: www.eia.doe.gov contributed to this report.