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27 July 2011
Alex Turner Interview
1. What is the first cocktail you ever made?
- The one that I considered my first ever cocktail was a Kahlua Kiss (equal parts Kahlua and amaretto with double cream floated on top). I was working at a cocktail bar in Oxford called Baedeker's back in 1989(!!!!) and this was one of the most popular drinks (it was the 80's after all). I had been working in bars before then but this was the first 'proper' cocktail bar. I had made lots of mixed drinks before then but they were usually concocted from my parents drinks cabinet and didn't really have names (or ice, or recipes, or any mixers)
2. What are your 3 favorite drinks plus recipes; old, new and your own?
Old - It does depend on where I am and who I'm with but you can't go wrong with whiskey sour (on the rocks) or a Grey goose 'tini (very dry, on the rocks with three olives)
New - probably a Paloma (Cazadores reposado, dash lime juice, topped with grapefruit soda) or Tommy's marg (I'm a bit partial to a strawberry marg as well depending on the weather)
My own - Blue grass sour (Woodford reserve, apricot brandy, lemon juice, orange wedge, caster sugar and egg white) - I created this for Whisky magazine competition a few years ago, lovely looking and tasting drink
3.Tell us about a new flavor you have discovered recently?
- I have been reading a great book called the Flavour Thesaurus that has some great ideas on flavour pairing, have not finished it yet and am hoping to discover the next big flavour in drinks!!!
4. If you could pass just one thing, on to an apprentice bartender what would it be?
- The customer is king!!!!!!!!!!
5. What does the future hold for yourself and what do you see happening in the future in the industry?
- I will hopefully be with Bacardi Brown Forman for a very long time to come, I have without doubt one of the best jobs an ex-bartender could ever have and I intend to keep developing my team and having a huge influence on the industry.
6. What has been your biggest satisfaction from working behind the bar?
- Building up a crowd of regulars and them building friendships through the meeting in the bar and then everyone hanging out when the bar was closed. One of the nicest compliments I ever received was working behind the bar at Legends (long gone now) on Old Burlington st and looking up to see a couple of regular guests from a previous bar I had worked and them saying that they had been asking all over town where I was working and then how happy their were to have found me!!!
7. If you were to have a conversation with a cocktail, (and presuming it could talk back to you and tell you its past). Which cocktail would it be and why?
- It would have to be the daiquiri; firstly to discuss its birth in Cuba at the turn of the 20th Century and to hear all the stories of the cantineros and of course to hear what it thinks of blenders, tinned fruits, hurricane glasses and parasols. One of the things I love about the daiquiri is how it can be all things to all drinkers; a simple, crisp and zingy pick me upper sipped at a bar in London to a disco drink with all manner of fruits, liqueurs and sometimes not even rum supped on a sun bed in the Canary islands!!!
8. What influences your drinks from outside the industry (i.e. art, fashion)?
- As some of the drinks I create are for large managed chains most of the names are influenced by popular culture as an example we have just developed a range of drinks for the Royal wedding with drinks like the Kiss me Kate and Sapphire engagement. Killer names are very important as they are in many cases what first attracts the guest to the drink.
9. If you where to break a bartending golden rule what would it be?
-If you can remind me of the rules, I will quite happily break a few
10. Outside of flavor and the craft of the cocktail what in your opinion effects the appreciation of cocktails the most?
- To me its all about the experience. Cocktails, like food served in a restaurant, are as much about the experience of drinking them as they are about the taste. A a bad experience can make a great drink taste bad and a great experience can make an ok drink taste amazing (as long as you are not some cocktail uber geek).
11. If you where to champion a cocktail which would it be?
- The Pina colada is the future!!!!!
Fork and Shaker Interview with Joaquin Simo
Check the interview HERE
Archive Cocktail - The Sugar Loaf Mountain (2006)
25ml Lime
15ml Sugar Syrup
Top with Sugar Cane Water
Glass – High Ball
Garnish lime
Saying of the Week - Japanese Graffiti
Soxhelet Extractor
Often used in chemistry for extracting fats, the Soxhelets purpose does not stop there. We have been experimenting with extracting flavour from wood for a few years as well as other solids we were unable to distill through normal means.
A simple breakdown of the process is.........
As the solvent is heated vapour will travel up the distillation arm and flood the section containing the solid material. The condenser will then cool the solvent after which it will drop back into the section housing the solid material.
The section containing the solid will slowly fill with the warm liquid from the vapour below. The idea is that some of the desired product, you are trying to extract, will then dissolve in the warm liquid. Once this section is full it is automatically emptied by a siphon. The liquid will then run back down into the base chamber and the process can be started all over again for as long as desired.
During each cycle some of the desired product will drip down into the bottom section, housing the solvent. After this has been done enough, or for a long enough period of time we are left with a very concentrated solvent.
Once the process is finished you can remove and concentrate the flavour by using a rotary evaporator, or through normal distillation methods.
Although not as quick and accurate as a Rotavapor The Soxhelet Extractor is a brilliant, and affordable alternative that means you can start experimenting with distilling your own ingredients. They are available through various science catalogs and easily found through google etc.
One word of warning though. Always be cautious of second hand stills as the may still contain residue from previous substances which may be poisonous to ingest.
1: Stirrer bar/anti-bumping granules 2: Still pot (extraction pot) - still pot should not be overfilled and the volume of solvent in the still pot should be 3 to 4 times the volume of the soxhlet chamber. 3: Distillation pat4: Soxhlet Thimble 5: Extraction solid (residue solid) 6: Syphon arm inlet 7: Syphon arm outlet 8: Reduction adapter 9: Condenser 10: Cooling water in 11: Cooling water out (image from wikipedia)
New York Times Style Magazine Article
Thanks to The NY Times Style Mag for posting up this great article about the one of a kind mini bars at the Zetter Townhouse. If you haven't seen it yet follow the link HERE to have a look.
Flavour of the Week - Orris Root
The rising price or Orris absolute has meant it is not as common as it used to be in the perfume world, often being substituted for Jasmin which is a third of the price.
The root itelf comes from the Iris plant and has been present in herbal medicine for many years. Part of the reason why it has become so expensive to use in perfumes is that it produces a relatively low yield of essential oil and also can take up to five years to dry out.
Orris root is also available as a tincture, essential oil or as a hydrosol.
Flavour - Floral, fragrant, slightly bitter, similar to violet.
13 July 2011
Drink Factory Lab Masterclass
We are now very happy to announce that the Drink Factory Open Day is GO!!
We only have 12 spaces, so they are extremely limited. Drop us an email asap detailing where you work, what you hope to get out of the day and how you heard about it. We will ask for some proof of where you work, so bring along either a card, payslip or something equivalent.
The day will run between 12 - 4 on Monday August 15th and is open to anyone from anywhere in the world!
During the session we will be giving practical demonstrations of the lab's machinery leading into tastings and showcasing what each piece of equipment can do for a drink.
We will also be talking about our approach, and philosophy to cocktail creation, and how this, subsequently, translates into 69 Colebrooke Row and runs throughout the labs creations.
Questions and participation are more than welcome.
See you all there!!
To book email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Teh Tarik Man
Teh Tarik is a hot Malaysian drink made using black tea and condensed milk. We saw the one above and thought it was very cool(skip to 25 seconds in).........Then someone sent us this one which is just nuts....... bartenders on roller-skates doing 4 simultaneous Cuban pours any takers? Spike could they include this in world class??
Saying of the Week - The Innkeeper
No Thieves, Fakirs, Rogues, or Tinkers
No Skulking Loafers or Flea Bitten Tramps
No Slapping or Tickling of Wenches
Flintlocks, Gudgels, Daggers
To Be Handed To The Innkeeper
Flavour and Fragrance
The Egyptians appear to have been the first civilisation to experiment and absorb perfumery into their culture. Several relics including a perfume vessel symbolizing unification from the reign of Tutankhamon have been found to all bear references to either perfume storage or perfume production.
By 7th century BC Greece was established as a mercantile center for trading perfumes. Perfumes were sold in elaborately decorated ceramic pots, which are similar to jars you can buy in Athens today. Flavours most often sold included.
- The pots were made out of calcite and filled with spices such as frankincence which was preserved in fat. On openning the pots still gave off a faint odour, even after 3,000 years!
The first real hard evidence of essential oils being distilled came from Herodotus' record of his methodology used in distilling Turpentine in 425BC
Lily Thyme Sage Anise Rose Iris
The basics of perfumery looks to have begun around 300BC. As with many original methods of thought, at the time, Socrates was involved, if in an indirect way.
His classmate Theophrastus was actually the first person to document all of the "perfume basics" including blending, shelf life, using wine with aromatics, substances that carry scent and the effect of odor on the mind and the body.
By the 1st century AD, Rome was using about 2,800 tons of imported frankincense and 550 tons or myrrh every year. One Roman emperor spent the equivalent of $100,000 scenting just one party he was throwing. Apparently no "orgy" was complete without perfume.......I know that is my first priority when preparing such parties!.
Upon heating vapors from plant material and water would condense on the inside of the still, then trickle down and collect in a bottle. Not quite a Rotavapor but it served it's purpose.
Her design, including many later modifications were used to distill essential oils, but also would prove useful for distilling alcohol. With this invention new doors were opening which invariably led to the birth of Alchemy.
Flavour of the Week - Bergamot
Bergamot is most commonly found, and famed, for being the main aroma and flavour in Earl and Lady Grey Tea.
It is the fruit that grow on the Citrus Bergamia tree and blossoms during the winter. Located mainly in Southern Italy, however some production still exists in France and the Ivory Coast.
The fruit itself is not know to be edible however the aromatic oil from the skin is highly sort after and used if almost half of all womens perfumes!
Available readily as an essential oil Bergamot offers an interesting citric twist and distinct aroma to any cocktail.
Flavour - Citrus, bitter, sour, aromatic, light.
Archive Cocktail - Chamomille Cooler (2006)
This is a whisky cocktail which has a sour base and chamomille foam layered on top. As you drink the cocktail the bottom, whisky, section is drunk through the foam so that you get hit by a combination of both flavours.
800ml Water
3 Sheets of gelatine
30g Chamomile powder
5ml Vanilla extract
75ml gomme
stir gently
cover with Clingfilm and heat for 2 minutes in a microwave
Step 2
Add 15g ovoneve
Step 3
Use hand blender until coherent
Step 4
Strain into siphon using sieve and funnel
Step 5
Add N2O, shake and chill.
Step 6
Layer on top of drink
06 July 2011
A very big thank you to Notcot.com and Tasteologie for this great article. We hope you enjoyed your time in the lab!
Click HERE to have a read if you haven't seen it already.
Frozen Drinks Anyone...?
They work on a fairly simple idea of keeping liquid liquid even when it is below freezing. Once it is taken out of the machine and you agitate the molecules (posh for shake it a bit) and then pour the liquid freezes into what you can see on the video below.
You can do this with any liquid, fizzy drink, juice, whatever. It is probably fun and style over substance but you can imagine the look on customers face if you poured something like this into a glass for them.
Pre-made liquid frozen margerita or daiquiri anyone.....?
France and the Enfleurage Process
In 1656 the popularity of scents and a new fashion for "perfumed gloves" began to spread across France, there was even a Perfume Guild set up in Grasse. The use of perfume became so widespread and grew so fast that it lead to the court of Louis XV being dubbed the "Perfume Court". During the 16th and 17th Century, Grasse (Southern France) became a centre for growing, extraction and distillation of essential oils.
This meant France quickly became the perfume capital of the world leading to large scale cultivation and processing of valuable plants for oils such as rose, becaming centred there. It was the place where techniques were developed and refined.
The Enfluerage process was also refined in this region. It was a very long and arduous process that required a vast stock of the base raw material. However if done correctly it could produce pure oil with an extremely refined flavour profile. The process entailed laying out flowers, such as jasmine, on trays of fat.
These trays would then be leftto sit in a luke warm room. During which time the fat would seep into the flower absorbing the oils and flavour from it. Later, through traditional distillation the fat would be extracted and then concentrated into an absolute.
Unfortunately the process is rarely used today as relative to the amount of work put in, it gleans a fairly low yield. (We know this from experience. About a metre squared of Jasmine Flower left us with around 5 ml of pure oil after distillation.)
The technique came back into "Fashion" for a while once the film "Perfume - The Story of Murderer" was realeased and we saw a small rise in use-age from boutique perfume producers. However compared with the technology and techniques now available it is bound to fall by the wayside if favour of more cost worthy and effective techniques once again.
Archive Cocktail - Luna Martini
This is a drink that was invented back in 2003 in collaboration with Ian Wisniewski the renowned drinks writer and vodka expert. The idea was to create a new vodka profile for a vodka martini with existing vodkas. To make our "own" blend if you like, so we did vodka tastings and matched a couple of them that we thought would make for an interesting blend (it also had to go with the vermouth). Finally after much deliberation we came up with.........
1 part Sichwha
1/4 part Martini dry
one dash angostura
lemon twist.
I particularly like how the earthyness of the Sichwha underpins the drink. I think this gives you a little something more to hold on to than your average vodka martini.
Flavour of the Week - Ylang Ylang
The oil has in the past been referred to as "the poor mans Jasmin", In response others have re-named it "everbodys ylang-ylang".
Very often used in perfumes as an alternative to Jasmin, or as an addition to any floral based scent, ylang-ylangs flavour is probably something most people come across or recognise without being aware of what it is. The essential oil is also used often in aromatherapy for it's medicinal purposes.
Native to the Philipines and Indonesia where it is used readily for boths medicinal and ritual purposes.
Ideally the hydrosol is best used for drink making purposes otherwise the food grade oil or even essential oil can be used, however the flavour profiles shade and are much less complex and full.
Flavour - Floral, light, rich, lychee, jasmin, sweet.
Saying of the Week - Seattle
01 July 2011
Joshua Fontaine and Carina Interview
1. What is the first cocktail you ever made?
Carina: Ron Medellin añejo (colombian rum), 2 lime wedges, salt rim, on the rocks
Joshua: Gimlet
2. What are your 3 favorite drinks plus recipes; old, new and your own?
C: (Old)
6cl Cognac XO
fresh mint leaves
2 dash of Peychaud's bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 bar spoon of sugar
Julep Cup
Garnish: 2 sprigs of mint, powder with a little bit of sugar on top
J: (New)
TURF WAR (Katie Stipe, Vandaag NYC)
5cl Linie Acquavit
2cl Lillet blanc
1 bar spoon Luxardo maraschino
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
Garnish: lemon twist and green olive
C: (Own)
1,5cl Dolin Genepi
1,5cl lemon juice
3cl Pimm's
1cl mezcal Del Maguey vida
top with Jarritos Tamarind soda
Garnish: cucumber slices and mint spring
J (own): ROUGE GORGE
2cl Rittenhouse Rye 100 Proof
2cl Santa Teresa Selecto rum
2cl Dubonnet
1cl Punt e Mes
Stir, strain, orange zest squeezed from 15 cm above the drink
3. Tell us about a new flavor you have discovered recently?
C: Well more than a new flavor is a new color, red cabbage infused in gin for 2 minutes brings an amazing natural purple color!
4. If you could pass just one thing, on to an apprentice bartender what would it be?
J: Cleanliness is next to orderliness is next to pre-shift stocking-ness is next to godliness!
C: Trust in your personality and read the newspaper.
5. What does the future hold for yourself and what do you see happening in the future in the industry?
For us, our immediate future entails building a strong team around us at Candelaria so we can have a bit more time to expand creatively and work on new ideas to make the best establishment possible. We are lucky to have found some great people who share our curiosity! And we are working on cultivating a customer base open to new or unfamiliar flavors.
In the industry, I don't know if it IS happening, but I would like to see less of a barrier between wine, beer and spirits. Most wine people I know don't really care for cocktails or spirits, and most cocktail people I know don't know much about wine. I think there is much knowledge to share which could result in some interesting libations and a deeper overall understanding of the different categories of alcoholic beverages.
6. What has been your biggest satisfaction from working behind the bar?
J: My biggest satisfaction has been to have the opportunity to create my own place with friends, for friends, and have a great response from the public at large to a new style and concept for Paris.
C: For myself, the passion that generates discovering new flavors and new products, meeting producers who share their "savoir-faire" and their own passion too. For my guests, surprising people and earning their trust so they enjoy drinking your creations and spending time with you at the bar.
7. If you were to have a conversation with a cocktail, (and presuming it could talk back to you and tell you its past). Which cocktail would it be and why?
J: I'd like to meet the Sidecar and hear all the crazy stories she'd have about swinging 1920's Paris!
8. What influences your drinks from outside the industry (i.e. art, fashion)?
J: The amount of sleep I have gotten the night before, the weather, the music and my overall mood.
C: I studied ethnology and anthropology and actually to enjoy traveliing to the roots of spices and flavors and the different cultures from which they come.
9. If you where to break a bartending golden rule what would it be?
J & C: Contrary to popular wisdom, the customer is not always right! Sometimes it's better to listen to what they are looking for, then gently steer them down the road less taken to begin to expand their palate. The rewards can be greater (and sometimes much worse!) for both parties.
10. Outside of flavor and the craft of the cocktail what in your opinion effects the appreciation of cocktails the most?
J&C: The atmosphere of the imbibing environment: lighting, music, temperature, and most importantly, the company with which you are sharing your time.
11. If you where to champion a cocktail which would it be?
J: A gin Martini, not extremely dry and definitely not dirty, with a twist of lemon.
C: A well-made Aviation.


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We typically have seminars on Wednesday at noon in Malone 228. All seminar announcements will be sent to the theory mailing list.
Speaker: Ran Ben Basat
Affiliation: Technion
Title: Classic Network Measurement meets Virtual Switching
Abstract: In modern cloud infrastructures, each physical server often runs multiple virtual machines and employs a software Virtual Switch (VS) to handle their traffic. In addition to switching, the VS performs network measurements, such as identifying the most frequent flows, which are essential for networking applications such as load balancing and intrusion detection.
Unlike traditional streaming algorithms, which minimize the space requirements, the bottleneck in virtual switching measurement is the CPU utilization. In this talk, I will present new hardware-oriented algorithms and acceleration methods that optimize the update time for software, at the cost of a slight memory overhead.
Bio: Ran is a Ph.D. candidate at the Technion, Israel. He does research in streaming algorithms for networking applications, focusing on efficient processing and query speeds.
Speaker: Samson Zhou
Affiliation: Purdue University
Title: Pattern Matching over Noisy Data Streams
Abstract: The identification of low-complexity structure in strings is a fundamental building block for many algorithms in computational biology or natural language processing. The general paradigm in these algorithms is to find either highly repetitive structure, in the form of periodicity or palindromes in a pre-processing stage, to filter out locations where a certain pattern cannot occur, thus improving efficiency.
Unfortunately, we must expect massive data to contain a number of small imperfections, such as through human error or mutations. This motivates the need to study structure in models of sublinear space, resilient to sources of noise. In this talk, we introduce several types of structure and noise, and discuss efficient algorithms to identify these structures over data streams.
As a warm-up, we provide an algorithm for identifying a longest common aligned substring of two inputs, resilient up to d errors of insertions, substitutions, or deletions. We then present a streaming algorithm for identifying the longest palindrome, resilient up to a threshold of d substitution errors. Finally, we discuss the problem of finding all periods of a string including up to d persistent changes or erasures. For each of these scenarios, we also provide complementary lower bounds.
Joint work with Funda Ergun, Elena Grigorescu, and Erfan Sadeqi Azer.
Samson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, under the supervision of Greg Frederickson and Elena Grigorescu. He received his undergraduate education at MIT, where he obtained a Bachelor's in math and computer science, as well as a Master's in computer science. He is a member of the Theory Group at Purdue, and his current research interests are sublinear and approximation algorithms, with an emphasis on streaming algorithms.
Speaker: Venkata Gandikota
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Title: NP-Hardness of Reed-Solomon Decoding and the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott Problem
Abstract: Establishing the complexity of Bounded Distance Decoding for Reed-Solomon codes is a fundamental open problem in coding theory, explicitly asked by Guruswami and Vardy (IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2005). The problem is motivated by the large current gap between the regime when it is NP-hard, and the regime when it is efficiently solvable (i.e., the Johnson radius).
We show the first NP-hardness results for asymptotically smaller decoding radii than the maximum likelihood decoding radius of Guruswami and Vardy. Specifically, for Reed-Solomon codes of length N and dimension K = O(N), we show that it is NP-hard to decode more than N-K-O(log N / log log N) errors.
These results follow from the NP-hardness of a generalization of the classical Subset Sum problem to higher moments, called Moments Subset Sum, which has been a known open problem, and which may be of independent interest. We further reveal a strong connection with the well-studied Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem in Number Theory, which turns out to capture a main barrier in extending our techniques. We believe the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem deserves further study in the theoretical computer science community.
This is a joint work with Badih Ghazi (MIT) and Elena Grigorescu (Purdue).
Speaker: Amirbehshad Shahrasbi
Affiliation:Carnegie Mellon University
Speaker: Samson Zhou
Affiliation: Purdue University
Title: Password Hashing and Graph Pebbling
Abstract: Although the passwords of users are no longer being stored, we show an offline attacker is compelled to crack all stolen passwords under current security recommendations. Memory hard functions have been proposed as moderately expensive cryptographic tools for password hashing. The cryptanalysis of these functions has focused on the cumulative memory complexity and the energy complexity of the function. The first metric measures how much memory users must commit to evaluating a function, while the second metric measures how much energy users must commit. We prove these evaluations reduce to pebbling games on graphs but show that a tool for exact cryptanalysis of functions is unlikely to exist. Nevertheless, we provide asymptotic upper and lower bounds on several families of functions, including Argon2i, the winner of the password hashing competition that is currently being considered for standardization by the Cryptography Form Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force.
Joint work with Jeremiah Blocki, Ben Harsha, Ling Ren
Samson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, under the supervision of Greg Frederickson and Elena Grigorescu. He received his undergraduate education at MIT, where he obtained a Bachelor's in math and computer science, as well as a Master's in computer science. He is a member of the Theory Group at Purdue and a winner of the Sigma Xi Research Awards Competition for graduate students in engineering. His current research interests are sublinear and approximation algorithms, with an emphasis on streaming algorithms.
Speaker: Sai Lakshmi Bhavana Obbattu
Affiliation: IISC Bangalore, India
Title: Privacy Amplification from Non-malleable Codes
The goal of a Privacy Amplification (PA) protocol is to allow two parties, who start out sharing a non-uniform secret 'w', to agree on a uniform secret 'k', in the presence of a computationally unbounded man-in-the-middle adversary. An interactive PA protocol is rated based on three parameters: 1) Number of rounds, 2) Entropy loss (entropy of w – |k|), and 3) Min-entropy requirement for w, while the asymptotically optimal parameters are 2, O(s) and O(s+log n) respectively (where s is the security parameter and n =|w|). There have been two popular approaches to solve this problem: one using use bit authentication protocols and the other using non-malleable extractors, but none of the prior protocols using these approaches had all asymptotically optimal parameters.
We give an alternate approach to solve the problem using Non-malleable Codes (NMCs). This approach results in a 8-round protocol with min-entropy requirement O(s+log n) and an entropy loss of O(s log s). Augmented NMCs with better parameters would result in optimal entropy loss of O(s). Our result is one of the first information theoretic applications of NMCs. In this talk, I will introduce NMCs and show connection of NMCs to PA.
In a concurrent and independent work, Xin Li gives a protocol with asymptotically optimal parameters based on non-malleable extractors. Because all known approaches have large hidden constants, exploring alternatives is necessary if we hope to get practical concrete parameters
The talk is based on:
Eshan Chattopadhyay, Bhavana Kanukurthi, Sai Lakshmi Bhavana Obbattu and Sruthi Sekar. Privacy Amplification from Non-malleable Codes. (eprint.iacr.org/2018/293)
Bhavana Kanukurthi, Sai Lakshmi Bhavana Obbattu and Sruthi Sekar. Non-malleable Randomness Encoders and their Applications (Eurocrypt 2018)
Bio: Sai Lakshmi Bhavana Obbattu is a doctoral student at Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore, advised by Dr. Bhavana Kanukurthi. Her publication venues include the Theory of Cryptography Conference (TCC) and Eurocrypt. Her TCC publication on Four-state Non-malleable Codes was invited to the Journal of Cryptology. She received her Integrated Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) from IIT(BHU), Varanasi. Her research interests include Non-malleable codes, Privacy Amplification and Applied Multi-party computation.
Speaker: Akash Kumar
Affiliation: Purdue University
Location: Malone 338 (note change of location)
Finding Minors in Sublinear time in Bounded degree graphs with (almost) optimal one-sided query complexity.
Let G be an undirected, bounded degree graph with n vertices. Fix a finite graph H, and suppose one must remove \varepsilon n edges from G to make it H-minor free (for some small constant \varepsilon > 0). We give an n^{1/2+o(1)}-time randomized procedure that, with high probability, finds an H-minor in such a graph. For an example application, suppose one must remove \varepsilon n edges from a bounded degree graph G to make it planar. This result implies an algorithm, with the same running time, that produces a K_{3,3} or K_5 minor in G. No sublinear time bound was known for this problem, prior to this result.
By the graph minor theorem, we get an analogous result for any minor-closed property. Up to n^{o(1)} factors, this resolves a conjecture of Benjamini-Schramm-Shapira (STOC 2008) on the existence of one-sided property testers for minor-closed properties. Furthermore, our algorithm is nearly optimal, by an \Omega(\sqrt{n}) lower bound of Czumaj et al (RSA 2014).
Prior to this work, the only graphs H for which non-trivial property testers were known for H-minor freeness are the following: H being a forest or a cycle (Czumaj et al, RSA 2014), K_{2,k}, (k\times 2)-grid, and the k-circus (Fichtenberger et al, Arxiv 2017).
(Joint work with C. Seshadhri and Andrew Stolman).
Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: Zhengzhong Jin
Affiliation: JHU
Title: Deterministic Document Exchange Protocols, and Almost Optimal Binary Codes for Edit Errors
We study two basic problems regarding edit error, i.e. document exchange and error correcting codes for edit errors (insdel codes). For message length n and edit error upper bound k, it is known that in both problems the optimal sketch size or the optimal number of redundant bits is Θ(k log n/k). However, known constructions are far from achieving these bounds.
We significantly improve previous results on both problems. For document exchange, we give an efficient deterministic protocol with sketch size O(k log^2 n/k). This significantly improves the previous best known deterministic protocol, which has sketch size O(k^2+k log^2 n). For binary insdel codes, we obtain the following results:
1. An explicit binary insdel code which encodes an n-bit message x against k errors with redundancy O(k log^2 n/k). In particular this implies an explicit family of binary insdel codes that can correct ε fraction of insertions and deletions with rate 1−O(ε log^2(1/ε))=1−\tilde {O}(ε).
2. An explicit binary insdel code which encodes an n-bit message x against k errors with redundancy O(k log n). This is the first explicit construction of binary insdel codes that has optimal redundancy for a wide range of error parameters k, and this brings our understanding of binary insdel codes much closer to that of standard binary error correcting codes.
In obtaining our results we introduce the notion of ε-self matching hash functions and ε-synchronization hash functions. We believe our techniques can have further applications in the literature.
Speaker: Marius Zimand
Affiliation: Towson University
Title: An operational characterization of mutual information in algorithmic information theory
Abstract: An operational interpretation of the concept of mutual information in the framework of Kolmogorov complexity has been elusive till now. We show that the mutual information of any pair of strings x and y is equal, up to logarithmic precision, to the length of the longest shared secret key that two parties, one having x and the complexity profile of the pair and the other one having y and the complexity profile of the pair, can establish via a probabilistic protocol with interaction on a public channel. We establish the communication complexity of secret key agreement protocols that produce a secret key of maximal length, for protocols with public randomness. We show that if the communication complexity drops below the established threshold then only very short secret keys can be obtained.
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En Everyday Student Life in Dresden
Aus Study in Dresden
Additional Educational Opportunities and Recreational and Leisure Facilities
Welcome to an eventful and colourful Dresden student life! In the following text you can find many tips on how to organise your everyday life, on additional education, the use of libraries, job opportunities and of course on interesting leisure facilities with their cultural and sports highlights.
Language Schools
After having arrived in Dresden and having taken the first hurdles of organising your life and study, you will no doubt want to work on enhancing your language abilities. Visiting a language course in one of Dresdens' language schools is one possibility. Such a course would lead you to the best results with regard to your level of proficiency. Native speakers teach small groups of learners. In a successfully tested blend of classical and alternative learning methods, supported by the use of modern language learning materials, you will experience an appealing learning climate. Acquisition of language skills is not just a matter of passive or receptive learning, self-study is essential. In any case, language schools offer ideal conditions, good media facilities and professional supervision. Unfortunately, such courses come at a price. Online enrolment is possible. Find out before what the various language schools have on offer.
Libraries/ Copy Shops/ PC-Pools
Books constitute practically the most important tool for any student; that is why visits to the specialised libraries form an essential part of any study. The main library for students in Dresden is the Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB). It is situated in a large new building on campus and the address is: Zellescher Weg 18. The futuristic architecture is considered to be intriguing. A special characteristic of the SLUB is the fact that three levels of the building are subterranean. There one finds book collections, the reading room and working spaces. This innovative way of building allowed for the creation of free and open spaces on the ground level, where landscape architects had room to experiment. A concept that enables students to concentrate on their work inside, whereas the green outside allows for creative breaks. The "Bib-Lounge" in the SLUB, a cafeteria of the Studentenwerk, keeps body and soul together with an extensive array of snacks, drinks and small dishes.
In order to illustrate the essential meaning of books, the SLUB shows rarities from their collections in the integrated book museum. There you can find and admire the Dresden Maya manuscript, the sketchbook of Dürer and autograph musical compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Richard Wagner and others.
In the library one can find literature on a wide variety of subjects, reference books and magazines. In addition, the SLUB houses the German Photograph Library (Deutsche Fotothek), several special collections, a textbook collection, and an audio- and visual media section.
The building is equipped with state of the art working facilities, such as computer work places, internet-access, internet research facilities, subject data bases and carrels (individual study areas).
A basic tool in locating research literature is the Web-OPAC (online-catalogue of existing collections). Apart from specific searches for technical literature, one can also search by means of keywords. For magazines, please use the subject data bases or ask staff members at the information desk.
Of course, this modern library has copy machines and book scanners. To use them, one needs an AFS-copy card, obtainable against a deposit in the AFS copy-shop in the second basement floor of the SLUB.
In order to familiarise oneself with the SLUB, it is recommended to take part in a library introduction tour to gain a general orientation and introduction into the most important working methods as well as to obtain some interesting advice. Although the SLUB has elementary works on all subjects, please note that some specific subjects have additional research literature in branch libraries. This is true for the departments of civil engineering/transport and communications science, electrical engineering, geology, information technology, mechanical science, economics, law, educational science, medicine and forestry.
The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH), the University of Applied Sciences, has its own freely disposable and well appointed library. Since 2006 it has been located in a new building at Friedich-List-Platz. The use of the university libaries is for all students generally free of charge. However, registration requiring your personal and student identification is necessary if you intend to use these institutions. The municipal public libraries offer an alternative as far as literature of all genres, audio-media and games are concerned. City libraries charge a yearly fee.
Copy Shops
It is not only the various libraries that offer copying facilities. On and around campus there are numerous [Dresden Links|copy shops] where one can also buy study materials and readers for varying academic classes. There are extra services, such as for instance the printing and binding of theses etc.
In addition, you can use easily accessible copy machines throughout the university buildings that are independent from the system of the SLUB. That means that you will have to buy a Saxocom copy card, on sale against a deposit at the service point of the Studentenrat (StuRa), the Student Counsel.
Computer Pools
Working with computer and internet will certainly be indispensable for you, for study reasons as well as for private purposes. If you reside in a university hall of residence, you will always have easy access to a fast internet connection. In case you do not have a notebook with you, the computers of the university PC-Pools are at your disposal. Independent from department, faculty or institute affiliation, the PC-pool in the Willersbau is always open for use.
In addition, every department or faculty has its own computer room, offering specific hard- and software for their subjects. In order to be able to use these facilities, your student identification card is necessary, along with your personal login and your password. You will find your entry code on the first page of the matriculation papers that form part of the "Studienbuch", which you received together with the notification of admission. In the PC-pool it is also possible to print out documents. As a matter of course, every computer room is equipped with a printer, and partly with scanner and internet access. In some cases, one needs a Saxcom copy- and print-card.
For already more than half of Dresdens' students, earning money is an integral part of their study. The reasons for that are numerous: to pay for living costs, the financing of a holiday or journey to the home country, or various additional expenditures, such as a computer or a car. The jobs of foreign students are subject to several specific regulations you should know about. Again there is a difference between citizens of EU member states and others. As this distinction is based on treaties and laws, it is binding.
Foreign students from EU member states
For students, who are citizens of EU member states, the same rights and duties apply as for students with a German nationality. Many students accept so-called mini-jobs. The salary is not subject to tax and social insurance fees, provided it does not exceed 400 EUR per month. If one earns more than 400 EUR per month or works more than 20 hours per week, pension insurance payments are due.
Foreign students from non-Eu member states
Students coming from non EU member states often have only limited opportunities to find a job. As a rule, the law allows them employment or occupation without work permit of up to 90 days or 180 half days per calendar year. This rule applies to students from non-EU member states as well as to students coming from non-EEA states (EEA=European Economic Area). If you belong to this group of people and nevertheless wish to work in excess of that number of days, you will need permission for taking up employment from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) (Section 284, paragraph 1). The application form needed to apply for this permission can be obtained from the authorities responsible.
The primary place to go in order to get a student job is the Studentische Arbeitsvermittlung e.V. (STAV), the Student Employment Agency. The STAV registers job offers as well as students looking for a job, listing their abilities as well as their fields of interest. If there is a match between job requirements and the activity profile of job seeking students, the STAV takes care of establishing contact between the two parties involved. In order to get into the database of STAV, one needs to be registered in the personnel pool.
Your own initiative can also lead to a job. Scanning the job advertisement sections (classified sections) of regional papers and magazines or of the independent university paper ad rem and CAZ might be fruitful. The many notice boards sometimes list job offers. From time to time, faculties employ so-called student assistants. Another job opportunity might be found at the Studentenwerk. In their catering services there are always some mini-jobs available. A last resort would be to send out open applications, where one does not react to advertised job vacancies. Of late, this has become quite a common practice in Germany. Written applications are preferable when fulltime jobs or places for practical training are concerned.
With sideline jobs personal, oral applications are acceptable as well, although it is advisable to make telephone call beforehand to ascertain whether the job vacancy still exists and if so, to inquire about the job conditions.
Leisure and Sports facilities
"Nach der Arbeit das Vergnügen." (German saying: Pleasure only when the work is done.)
At the end of a demanding day of studying, there is time for relaxation and personal development. You will discover that Dresden and its surroundings have much to offer. Numerous cinemas of all kinds offer a wide variety of programmes. Whereas almost all cinemas show the latest movies and blockbusters, the independent and non-mainstrain cinemas have other focal points. Explore and find your favourite cinema! There are reduced prices during so-called "cinema days" (Kinotage). Of course, there is a ticket pre-sale service (via telephone and/or internet). The cinema portal "Kinoplanet" has complete film programmes for you.
Special highlights are the summer open-air film offers. Best-known amongst those programmes are the film nights on the Elbe meadows, the "Filmnächte am Elbufer". In the months of July and August around 4,000 visitors watch movies of a variety of genres on the Elbe meadows with the world famous silhouette of the old town of Dresden in the background. An extra is the availability of gastronomic facilities. The same open space on the Elbe meadows is also used for open air concerts.
Dresdens' nightlife is vibrant and colourful. Not without reason is Dresden called the capital of student clubs. In many halls of residence one can find a student club. The variety is enormous, varying from small and easy-going clubs with chill out music to big clubs with dance floors and music.
You can also spend exciting nights in the Dresdner Neustadt (New Town; city district across the river Elbe) that is especially popular with students and young people. There are numerous bars, clubs, discos and restaurants. Even if moderate student prices are no longer typical of the Dresdner Neustadt, with a bit of patience you will be able to find the right place. The atmosphere in these localities ranges from cosy to futuristic. Dance enthusiasts can enjoy themselves in several large discos or smaller scene clubs.
During the months of summer specially created beach bars are alluring places to while away the hours, to dance or to relax. If interested, be on the look-out for occasional so-called event discos, for instance in terminal I of the Dresden airport.
The Dresdner Stadtfest (celebration festivities commemorating the foundation of Dresden) is a yearly returning event. In 2006, the 800 year jubilee was celebrated.
Great Jazz music is performed in the yearly Dixieland festival, when up to half a million Dixieland enthusiasts come to the city to experience live performances of numerous Dixieland bands from all over the world. During that festival, Dresden turns into a vibrant and exuberant jazz city. A sense of joie de vivre characterises the city.
The Bunte Republik Neustadt, multicultural festivities in city district of Neustadt that last for two days, is known for its their open and easy-going atmosphere.
After finishing their wine harvest, it is part of the tradition of the wine-growers on the slopes of the Elbe to open their wine taverns to the general public and to celebrate the well-known Weinfest (wine festival). A visit to the vineyards of the neighbouring cities of Meißen and Radebeul is also warmly recommended. The green Elbe meadows between the bridge called Blaues Wunder (blue miracle) and the palace grounds of Pillnitz, are the yearly venue of the Elbhangfest (Elbe-slopes festival). Regional traders and arts and crafts representatives use this festival as a platform to present themselves to the general public, framed by concerts and shows. During the entire time of the festival, the adjoining streets form a traffic free zone, so that the relaxed atmosphere of the Elbe meadows can be enjoyed to the full.
As far as museums are concerned, Dresden offers a rich array of choice. The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (state art collections) invite visitors to a journey of exploration. The Zwinger is a building that not only offers architectural beauty but that also harbours five museums: Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Museum für Tierkunde, Porzellansammlung (porcelain collection), Rüstkammer (Armoury) and Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery). The Albertinum, a museum situated along the Brühlsche Terrasse, accommodates the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister and the Skulpturensammlung. Arguably the most beautiful treasure room of Europe is the Grüne Gewölbe (Green Vault). Its collection has many types of jewellery and artefacts by goldsmiths as well as treasures made of ivory and amber or little statuettes made of bronze. During a longer period of renovation these art treasures were exhibited in the Albertinum. Now the Grüne Gewölbe is back in its original place, the Residenzschloss Dresden. The many other museums of Dresden are equally worthwhile a visit. A good opportunity to explore all the museums is the Museumssommernacht. One entrance ticket gives you admission to all the participating museums and includes the use of a shuttle bus. Historical streetcars also maintain a shuttle service for the guests of the Museum Summer Night.
In the field of theatre, the spectrum ranges from classical drama in modern interpretations, amateur theatre, cabaret and revue to puppet theatre. Concerts, operas and ballet performances in the world famous Semperoper – Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden – (the Semper Opera House) will give you an unforgettable cultural experience. And on top of it all: there literary readings in bookshops and cafés.
Sport is considered to be a good addition to your academic studies and cultural leisure activities. Sport is readily accessible at universities and colleges. Easily available are the courses offered by the Universitätssportzentrum (USZ), the university sports centre. Pick your choice between mountaineering and alpine sports, health-oriented forms of sport, swimming, team sports, dance, or water sports. Do not forget individual sports, such as juggling or mono-cycling. You might even discover an exciting new kind of sport.
The advantages of participating in one of these courses are self-evident. It is good for your health, it is time pleasurably spent while getting to know fellow students, and sport is a welcome change to the rigours of studying. Besides, the affordable prices are an extra enticement. The favourable conditions offered by the university sport centre depend to a large extent upon the qualified course supervisors and coaches, with their many years of experience.
Surely, you would now like to find out how to participate in and benefit from the courses of the USZ. All you need to do is register via internet. Registration is possible on the website of the university sports center (USZ) during the first week of semester. After having registrated you are required to transfer the course fee into the account of the USZ. You will receive an e-mail after your registration which will provide you with all necessary information.
Connecting with People in Student Groups and Clubs
At the university and at the colleges one can find initiatives such as faranto and the Erasmus initiative that support you in organising and pursuing your studies. In addition, there are initiatives and clubs dedicated to specific themes or fields of activity. The following section focuses exclusively on student groups, clubs and initiatives.
Student groups and clubs form an excellent opportunity to connect to people whilst pursuing your interests and hobbies. The precise meaning of the word "Verein", (club) can be found in the previous section "First Days at the Place of Study". The various clubs and initiatives offer varying forms of activities, in accordance with their fields of interest. Students can participate in the organisation of the clubs as well as in the active realisation of concepts and ideas. The whole range of clubs, associations and initiatives is present in Dresden: sport clubs, music associations, art groups and clubs that have journalistic, economic or political focal points. To name just a few: choirs, dance groups, orchestras, the Tourismus Interessen Kreis, the LINUX User-Group Dresden and Amnesty International Dresden. In principle, paying a membership fee suffices to become a member.
A unique atmosphere can be found in the stadiums of the major sport clubs of Dresden. Special spectator magnets are the soccer club 1. FC Dynamo Dresden, the ice hockey team Dresdner Eislöwen and the American Football Team Dresden Monarchs.
Connecting with fellow students is easiest through active participation in a club, a sport course at the university sports centre or a student initiative. Another way of getting to know people is to visit a student club or to become a member of a student club. Moreover, the Studentenwerk Dresden, the Academic International Office and the Erasmus initiative Dresden offer a great variety of events and activities such as theme nights and day trips with the objective to stimulate contacts between foreign and German students. You are always invited to attend the so-called "Stammtischabende", the International Coffee Hour, walking tours, field trips and so forth. Please also have a look at the Calendar of Cultural Events, published by the Academic International Office of the Dresden University of Technology, which provides you with information concerning the latest events. Make use of these opportunities as they will help you getting to know other people.
You can visit events (e.g. welcoming meetings, student parties, debates) on invitation of your faculty, where you will meet students with the same major subject. After a short period of acclimatisation you will find that with a bit of effort and active involvement you will make your stay a rewarding experience.


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HCV Protease Inhibitory, Cytotoxic and Apoptosis-Inducing Effects of Oleanolic Acid Derivatives
Purpose: To evaluate oleanolic acid derivatives on liver disease related bioactivities, 29 oleanolic acid derivatives of several series were tested for their inhibitory activity on hepatitis C viral protease and for their cytotoxic effects on Hep G2 cells. Results: The amino derivatives showed potent cytotoxicity, among which, the beta-amino isomer exhibited more distinct cytotoxicity than the alpha-isomer. The cytotoxicity of hemiesters and hemiamides varied as the chain lengths varied. The oxalic and malonic hemiesters showed weaker cytototoxicity than oleanolic acid, while those with longer chain lengths showed higher cytotoxicity. Contrary to the cytotoxic activity, the free amino derivatives showed little inhibitory activity on HCV protease. All the hemiesters and hemiamides showed high activity against HCV protease. Conclusion: The results suggest that adding free amino group(s) to the skeletons of triterpenes may be an effective way of synthesis of anti-tumor compounds. Adding acidic groups to triterpene skeletons may be an effective way for producing anti-viral compounds.
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Justin Smith was hoping this wasn't going to be his last year with the 49ers.
Consider that problem solved.
According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, the 49ers signed Smith to a two-year contract extension today, which locks him up through the 2015 season.
According to Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal, Smith recently split his agents with CAA. He's not listed with another agent on the NFLPA database, which suggests there's either a lag in the paperwork or he did the deal himself.
Either way, it keeps a valuable member of their defense in the fold for a few more years. The 49ers looked like a different team when he was out with an injury last year, with Aldon Smith in particular disappearing without his bodyguard.
He was scheduled to make $7.5 million in base salary this year, the final year of his contract, so the move likely created some salary cap room for the 49ers as well.


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300+ Fireworks Complaints in Sioux Falls
The final numbers are in on fireworks calls to the Sioux Falls Police Department.
Between Tuesday, July 1st through Sunday, the 6th, Officer Sam Clemens says police fielded 301 fireworks complaints.
He says 121 of the calls came in on the 4th, and he says one fireworks citation was written on Friday and three were issued on Saturday.
Clemens says the totals are similar to those from the past five years or so.
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Over the past decade, Art Basel Miami Beach has helped establish the city as a global Mecca for a marauding mob of artists, curators and art collectors, dealers, and rabid enthusiasts. A de facto sister event of the decades old art fair in Switzerland, Miami's version is centered around the The Art Basel collection at the Miami Beach Convention Center, which features pieces from the most prestigious galleries from around the world. But the just as crucial are the dozens of indie international artists that set up shop in massive tents in both the Wynwood Art District and posh hotels lining South Beach.
Art Basel Miami Beach has an undeniable appeal for Northeast Florida art lovers, due not only to its grandeur but its proximity. A few hours by car, and one is face to face with contemporary art collections from Beijing to Berlin and Brooklyn to Brazil. It's more than an opportunity t view great art, it's an annual gathering of the tribes.
Nick Wagner, owner-artist of Black Hive Tattoo and husband of artist-writer Madeline Peck, instantly connected to the universal language of creativity at Art Basel Miami. "This was my wife's third year going and my first time," he says. "It was overwhelming." Wagner found the effect similar to when he and his wife visited Louvre five years ago. "There is a point of visual overload. You can look at as much art as you want but you can't absorb it all. I ran into a lot of things I'd been exposed to but not seen in person. That personal experience can change your perspective."
Feedback from the Northeast Florida artists who attended this year's event are as diverse as their respective media. Yet all shared a common goal to not merely network but also investigate and celebrate what their international peers are up to. Artist Christina Foard has made the trip downstate the last couple of years and her motivations are those of both a fan and practitioner.
"I'm definitely here to check out the current wave of global ideas and to see if anything I'm doing leads into the same language that someone else may be doing," says Foard. "It's a great way to see what the top galleries around the globe are presenting as contemporary art and stimulate ideas in my head." Repeat customer Steve Williams of Florida Mining Gallery was keeping an eye out for artwork for his personal collection while also promoting his own endeavors. "I'm networking for my gallery," Williams tells Folio Weekly, "while also trying to meet people that would want to represent my work." The husband and wife arts team of Tony Rodrigues and Wendy Lovejoy opted for a more guerilla approach, promoting their Tact Apparel clothing line by leaving stickers and totes at the Rubell Family Collection in Wynwood and at various art hot spots at the beach. "We did some scouting around and put our work in the hands of gallery owners and art fair organizers" Rodrigues explains. Sculptor Dolf James was once again enthralled by what is offered each year, and the diversity of a global arts gathering that attracts 40,000 people each year. "I think you get a snapshot of what's going on all over the world. It's a very valuable experience and I don't how else you'd be able to do it in a four-day period of time."
Northeast Florida artists Mark George and Shaun Thurston were formally invited and found the time to show their work in the Wynwood district this year. In 2010, post-Pop Artist Mark George was part of the Aqua Art Miami contemporary art fair at South Beach. This year, the Harold Golen Gallery on 2nd Ave featured a seascape by George. Fantasist illustrator and Krylon-craftsman Shaun Thurston had four paintings on display at the Art Basel Collective, a satellite exhibit showcased at The Kohn Compound that featured a total of eleven artists whose works ranged in style from photography to graffiti. Street artists from all over the world were also represented, tagging their own colorfully cryptic signatures and images on the city's walls. And thankfully, some of the best in Northeast Florida were in the mix, gleaning from Art Basel even as they give back to it. For Dolf James, the annual event offers a memorable glimpse of the artistic times.
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Trent Palmer is the Director of Student Engagement at Anderson University. As the Director of Student Engagement, he oversees the Campus Activities Board in putting together social events for students on the weekends and advising a year-round, four season, Intramural sports league for students to participate in during the week. He also manages Mocha Joe's, a student-run coffee shop on campus and finally Trent coordinates orientation for new students. Trent earned his B.A. in Physical Education and Health at Anderson University and is pursuing a master's degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education from Indiana State University.
Trent began his career at AU as the Resident Director of Smith Hall in 2007 where he served four years, has served as the director of intramurals since 2009 and in 2011, Trent was also named Assistant Director of Student Activities where he served for two years until being named Director of Student Activities for the fall of 2013. Trent also is the public address announcer for Anderson University men's football and basketball games and teaches LART 2900, a leadership seminar for student leaders.
Trent is married to Becca (Pruett '07) Palmer and has a daughter, Mae.
Trent has served at Anderson University since 2007.
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Brussels, 18 February 2011
Digital Agenda: Commission launches public consultation on eSignatures and eIdentification
In order to tackle low levels of consumer and business confidence in online transactions, the European Commission is asking citizens and other interested parties how electronic signatures and electronic identification (eID) and authentication can help the development of the European Digital Single Market. Currently, difficulties in verifying people's identities and signatures are a significant factor holding back the development of the EU's online economy. Electronic signatures and electronic identification (eID) and authentication can be an important tool to enable both users and providers to rely on secure, trustworthy and easy-to-use online services but must work in all Member States to be effective. The results of this consultation will feed into the Commission's review of the existing eSignature Directive and the preparation of a planned initiative on the mutual recognition of electronic identification and authentication. Boosting e-commerce, e-business, and making it easier to undertake administrative procedures online in the Single Market are important aspects of the Digital Agenda for Europe (see IP/10/581, MEMO/10/199 and MEMO/10/200). The online consultation runs until 15 April 2011.
Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda, said: "I welcome everybody's views on how we can best verify people's identities and signatures when we buy, sell or undertake administrative procedures online that need to be highly secure. I want to help all Europeans get online without feeling that they will fall victim to data frauds or scams. "
Low levels of consumer and business confidence when making transactions online are one factor holding back the development of the EU's online economy. Relying on secure, trustworthy and easy to use online services is vital for a strong and healthy European Digital Single Market. To tackle these issues, the Digital Agenda for Europe announced a review of the eSignature Directive (1999/93/EC) and an initiative on the mutual recognition of eIdentification and eAuthentication.
Everyone is invited to participate in the consultation by sharing their views on how electronic identification, authentication and signatures can contribute to deliver the European Digital Single Market and on possible measures to create optimal conditions to stimulate its progress.
The public consultation seeks feedback on:
The Commission will analyse the responses to the consultation as part of its review of the eSignature Directive and the preparation of an initiative on the mutual recognition of eIdentification and eAuthentication.
Pilot project
The Commission is also already supporting a large scale pilot project called "STORK" (Secure idenTity acrOss boRders linKed) to enable cross-border recognition of eID systems and easy access to public services in 18 European countries (see https://www.eid-stork.eu/ for details). The project aims to enable EU citizens to prove their identity and use national electronic identity systems (passwords, ID cards, mobile phones and others) throughout the EU, not just in their home country.
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LocationFaro, Portugal
CollaboratorsRicardo Serra Leite, Architect
Exterior DesignNelson Resende, Architect
Electrical InfrastructuresRui Pais, Engineer
StructuresTelmo Duarte, Civil Engineer
ConstructionValente & Valente, Limitada, General builder
Area371.0 m2
Project Year2009
Text description provided by the architects. The construction field, with 1690 sqm, is located in a area with very positive conditions in order to develop a quality solution, not only paisagistique as architectonic one. The surroundings are mainly occupied by isolated houses, with great wooded areas, predominantly pine trees that protect and apparently increase distance between constructions, offering a less modified environment, with the sea and the beach in a small distance too. The purpose was to design a house that would be used as a vacations destiny, by a family that enjoys a lot the beach and the summer.
The need to create a common area in the house that could serve many different and polyvalent utilizations, and at the same time the need to empower the three bedrooms, giving them a private character, have worked to develop an idea of house that was the result of the soma between distinct parts, which from a central moment, could solve the horizontal and vertical distribution.
In that way, the proposal is the result of the coupling of a series of volumes, in direct relation with that central distribution area, that in the ground floor allows permeability and union between different zonings (this are public programs like the living rooms, dinner room, kitchen, studio, etc.) but in the first floor, because there are only private areas, they avoid the referred permeability and are designed with absolute autonomy between them.
At the same time, the need to adapt the house to a hot clime, influences the search for other concepts, like the will that the house would result in a complex volumetry, with the several volumes in different positions, conferring a less unitary treatment of the building, exploiting the design of shadows, getting smaller the windows to the exterior and using region materials. The developed house, solves a common space opened for the exterior, with a strong connection between them, that by the way that is getting less social, more private, gains protection mechanisms.
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How much is your vagina worth? Just over $200, according to a survey commissioned by one Web site.
Yep, that's the number SeekingArrangement.com came up with in its survey of about 18,000 men and women. The site—known for matching up women with its roster of "Sugar Daddies"—asked guys to tally up the amount they typically spend on V-Day gifts.
The results? Single dudes spend about $257 on a date (not the ones we've dated, but...), while those in committed and married relationships spend $180 and $203, respectively.
That means the average guy has to shell out an average of $218 "for a happy ending to their night."
These dudes have it all wrong if they think cash=sex on Valentine's Day. Sure, it's likely that every guy has V-day sex on his mind when he heads out on a date, but to expect it? Bad form.
Oh, and if he pressures you to have sex because he dropped a few dollars on dinner? Do it if you want to, otherwise ditch him, stat.
Tell us: Do you feel obligated to have sex on Valentine's Day?
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The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. These gaseous clouds, called planetary nebulae, are created when stars in the last stages of life cast off their outer layers of material into space.
The snapshots of He 2-47, NGC 5315, IC 4593, and NGC 5307 were taken with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2
Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)


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After languishing for years in the shadows of psychiatry's definition of adult depression, irritability is finally getting some respect again. It's about damned time, you might say.
A new study has found that people suffering a major depressive episode who report they have become grouchy, hostile, grumpy, argumentative, foul-tempered or angry will likely have a "more complex, chronic and severe form" of major depressive disorder than those who do not acknowledge irritable feelings and behavior.
We're not talking about a small minority of the depressed either: In this 30-year study of 536 subjects who first presented with depression, 54% acknowledged irritability in feelings and behavior. And while cussedness is increasingly recognized as a hallmark of depression in men, the current study found that a majority of women fell into its "irritable" group as well.
Compared with the merely sad, guilt-ridden and lethargic, the irritable depressed had more severe depressive symptoms. They stayed depressed for longer. They relapsed more readily. And they were more likely to experience other psychiatric conditions as well, including anxiety and substance abuse disorders, impulse-control problems and antisocial behavior, the study showed.
The difference between the two groups was so stark as to suggest that major depression with "overt irritability/anger" might be diagnosed and treated as a distinct form of the disorder, requiring more intensive treatment, the authors wrote.
Indeed, the researchers suggested, such depression may spring from different biological origins than depression in which manifestations of anger or irritability are absent. That is also suggested by the study's finding that subjects expressing irritability were more likely than those who did not to have a family history of bipolar disorder.
The latest research, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, began in 1978 to track 536 adult Americans in five U.S. cities who were seeking help for an episode of major depressive disorder. Researchers interviewed subjects about their symptoms twice a year for the first five years and at least once a year thereafter for an average of more than 16 years. More than 45% of the subjects were followed for 20 or more years, giving researchers an unusually detailed perspective on the long-term course of depression.
The study's authors did not count those who said they experienced "occasional snappiness" among the depressed and irritable. To be counted in that group, a subject was required to acknowledge he or she was "somewhat argumentative and quick to express annoyance," that he or she "often shouts or loses temper" or that he or she "throws things, breaks windows, or is occasionally assaultive." In the most extreme manifestation of irritability, a subject would be "repeatedly violent against things or people."
Irritability is formally seen as a hallmark of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents. But in 1987, the American Psychiatric Assn. dropped it as a diagnostic criterion of major depressive disorder in adults.
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Depression's machismo mask: Rage, substance abuse or reckless behavior all can be signs of the disease in men. Health professionals are expanding the definition as more men open up about their feelings.


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GSA Official in Las Vegas Conf. Scandal Finally Gets Charged
It only took four years for the feds to finally indict a high-ranking government official at the center of the General Services Administration's (GSA) scandalous Las Vegas conference that fleeced taxpayers out of a million dollars. The lavish event, held by the GSA for its employees, featured luxury accommodations for…
Videos Obtained by Judicial Watch Reveal Costumed Parodies, Playacting at GSA
Video Shows Two Highly-paid GSA Officials Leading Employees on "Rocky"-themed "Jogs" through GSA Corridors; Parodies of Godfather, Jeopardy, Mission Impossible, and Sherlock Holmes (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained more than a half-dozen, newly uncovered videos from U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) which
High-level officials partied with GSA in Vegas
GSA's Vegas Bash Tip Of Corruption Iceberg
The scandal surrounding the General Services Administration's (GSA) exorbitant Las Vegas conference is merely the tip of the iceberg for a bloated federal agency that apparently has quite a history of mismanagement and waste. The question is; why didn't Congress act sooner to set limits on the GSA's manic spending…


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Welcome to the BBC Music Magazine Proms Diary!
Writer and critic Tristan Jakob-Hoff introduces his twice-weekly exclusive Proms Diary starting this coming Saturday
14 July 2009 - 6:22pm
The BBC Proms 2009 season is almost upon us, which can only mean one thing: eight weeks of non-stop, world-class music. It's a bumper Proms this year, with over 90 concerts taking place over the course of the season – and with dirt-cheap standing tickets available for every single one, there has never been a better time to enjoy the special magic of being a Prommer.
So why not join me as I bring you all the latest news, reviews and gossip from the Royal Albert Hall? Each Tuesday and Friday (with the first coming this Saturday), I'll be offering up my top picks for forthcoming concerts, hints and tips on how to survive the tropical RAH atmosphere, first-hand accounts of the season's highlights, and the lowdown on the trials and tribulations of standing through a three-hour concert in the company of 1,400 fellow Prommers!
I hope you'll also be able to join me at the RAH for some of this year's fantastic Proms.
Tristan Jakob-Hoff is a freelance music writer, critic, and a frequent contributor to The Guardian. He has been a fervent Prommer for the last six years, and can be found every summer in the middle of the Royal Albert Hall arena, looking slightly faint...
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DRHOOK- bacterial meningitis: Why you want to diagnose quickly
College is supposed to be the best four years of your life. I don't think that applies to me. I'm going to my 21st year class reunion (Black Jack!), and yet I still have dreams of going to back to college.
Most folks dream they really haven't graduated because they didn't finished a class. In my dreams, (which fortunately aren't like the ones on the NBC show Medium), I already have my degrees, but I'm back for a 5th year... just for fun!
So as I'm looking for my Denison dorm room, I realize, "I have to share a room with three other guys? This stinks!"
Can living with other young people in close quarters be deadly? UVA is on high alert after a case of a fourth-year male student, admitted to the University hospital with bacterial meningitis, was announced March 26.
Meningococcal meningitis is the #1 cause of bacterial meningitis in the USA. It strikes mostly in children and young adults. Fortunately, it is not very common, about 3,000 cases a year. Unfortunately, because it is rare, it is often not diagnosed in time, and about 13 percent die.
Neisseria meningococcus is the bacterium that wreaks havoc in the body. It is carried in the nasopharynx (upper part of the throat behind the nose) so is spread airborne or by things like sneezing. The spinal cord and brain are covered by a three-layered sheath call the meninges. When infected, it is called meningitis. And, girlfriend, it can really hurt.
Neck pain and stiffness can result from the inflammation of the meninges. Change in mental status can occur with infection going to the brain. Fevers usually result from the infection. However, as with Wall Street, things often don't present like they should. Maybe only 27 percent of meningococcal meningitis present with these signs.
Making the diagnosis even trickier, meningococcal meningitis usually occurs in late winter– coinciding with influenza! So having a sudden onset of fever, headache, and body aches might seem like the flu.
Muscle aches from the flu are pretty bad, but folks with meningococcal meningitis say the body aches are ZEE VORST, and they think they are going to die.
Sore throat can occur and be confused with strep throat. But the nausea, vomiting, and decreased ability to concentrate are signs of brain infection, and should be an alert for meningococcal meningitis.
A petechial rash (tiny dot bruises from platelet dysfunction) usually appears, and by this time 89 percent of people with have more of the meningitis signs. The tiny rash can change into major bruises called purpura, to make you look like an extra from The Wrestler.
The time frame between feeling initially ill to severe systemic illness is very short. On average, admission to the hospital is within 22 hours.
Sepsis is when the bacteria are streaming through the blood, and it causes things like low blood pressure, fast heart rate, fever, and immune cells can go wild. So peripheral blood flow can decrease to lead to cold hands and feet with mottled or pale skin and leg pain.
Before the age of antibiotics, about 70-90 percent of those inflicted with meningococcal meningitis died. Treatment should be initiated within 30 minutes of seriously suspecting meningococcal meningitis.
Prevention to those who have been in close contact to a person with meningococcal meningitis is recommended. The good news is only about 1 in 250 persons in close contact are at risk for infection. What is a close contract? (It is not what you put in your eyes instead of wearing glasses.) It is like a roommate, office worker, household member. Those with brief exposure aren't usually given prophylactic antibiotics.
The meningoccal vaccine is recommended for college students, and most students are vaccinated.
If I have another dream about returning to college, I am going to stay away from students are who are a pain in the neck. It just isn't worth it!


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A long-suppressed report by the Salvadoran government, made public yesterday by an American labor rights group, spelled out serious problems in the country's apparel factories, including unhealthy air and water, large amounts of forced overtime and the frequent dismissal of workers who supported labor unions.
The National Labor Committee made the copy available as part of a campaign by labor unions and their Democratic allies to pressure the Bush administration and Congress to include strong worker protections in any new trade agreements.
El Salvador's government originally issued the unusually critical report last August, but withdrew it from circulation the next day, saying it was technically flawed. On the day the report was issued, managers of the country's duty-free, export-oriented factories, known as the maquiladoras, denounced it.
Last year, El Salvador exported $1.6 billion worth of apparel to the United States, making it the eighth-largest apparel exporter to this country.
The report found that many of the country's 229 apparel factories did not provide basic safety equipment and threatened to fire workers unless they agreed to work long hours of overtime. The report also faulted many factories for setting unrealistic production quotas and for requiring many workers to put in extra hours with no pay when they fell short of those quotas.Continue reading the main story
The report's harshest conclusion involved what it described as the systematic violation of workers' efforts to form unions.
''It was found that there exists an anti-union policy in the maquilas, by which any attempt at organization is repressed,'' said the report, prepared by the El Salvador Labor Ministry and financed in part by the United States Agency for International Development. ''According to union leaders interviewed, it is very common for supervisors and chiefs of personnel to threaten workers with firings if they belong to a union or attempt to form one,'' it said.
The report noted that not one of the 229 maquiladora factories had a union contract. Many workers interviewed told Labor Ministry officials that there was a blacklist that factory managers used to make sure that known union supporters were not given jobs.
The report was made available just days after President Bush announced plans to seek expedited negotiating authority in the hope of establishing the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a duty-free trade zone from Canada to Chile. In a speech on Monday, Mr. Bush said such a free trade area was essential to improving living standards throughout the Western Hemisphere.
But union leaders assert that unless the treaty establishing the free trade area includes strong labor protections, it will encourage companies to move operations to countries with the worst wages and working conditions, thus undermining efforts to upgrade living standards.
The El Salvador report criticized the country's factory inspectors, saying that many workers interviewed were emphatic in declaring that there was a great deal of corruption among inspectors.
Jorge Nieto Menéndez, El Salvador's minister of labor, said the government was seeking to train inspectors better. ''We want investment, but only with respect and fairness,'' he said. ''Only when workers' rights are respected can we generate more contracts with American companies.''
The report describes how important the export apparel industry is for El Salvador, growing at a 13 percent annual rate and accounting for 79,000 jobs.
Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Commission, and several members of Congress are planning to hold a news conference today in Washington where they will issue a report detailing problems at El Salvador factories that make goods for many well-known companies, including Kohl's, the Gap, Liz Claiborne and Nike. That report found that many apparel workers face mandatory pregnancny tests, work 80-hour weeks and have to work in temperatures of more than 90 degrees.
The Labor Ministry report found that many workers complained about inadequate wages. According to the report, many workers said that despite the many hours of overtime they worked, ''the wage was insufficient to satisfy their family needs with dignity.''
Factory managers told the labor ministry that an important reason that employees have to work so much overtime is that, in their view, the workers deliberately delay production to force the company to continue operations beyond the normal shift, thus allowing the workers to receive overtime pay.Continue reading the main story


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Big Wednesday Fed Winner: the Dollar
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After the latest glimpse into the state of economic thinking these days at the the Federal Reserve, investors are dumping bonds, dumping stocks, and flocking to the almighty dollar.
This is a chart of the ICE U.S. Dollar Index, tracking the U.S. currency versus a bunch of other major global currencies. The spike starts shortly before the 2 p.m. release of the Federal Open Market Committee policy statement:
As Morgan Stanley's Peter Boockvar points out, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is making efforts to quell the market's fears about "tapering":
In his prepared speech before the Q&A, Bernanke said they will gradually reduce purchases in the latter part of 2013 IF they see continued gains in labor markets, fiscal headwinds diminish and they see inflation moving back towards 2%. Thus, all depends on the incoming data and outlook in coming months. Bernanke made a point though that any slowing of purchases is just slowing the speed of the car, not applying the brakes. He is making a conscious effort to tell the market that any possibly taper is not a one way street. He also made a point to say that when QE does end at some point, the path to rate increases will still be long where 14 of 19 members think the fed funds rate won't be raised until 2015, as expected. The fed funds futures contract are pricing in a 100% chance of a 25 bp rate hike by May 2015.
But the market is focusing on the reasons Bernanke is making those cautions in the first place: change is a'comin'. Here's the dollar versus the yen:
The hint at a changing economic climate is bad news for iShares Trust Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT), which is falling to a 0.9% loss. The same is true in mortgage REITs, driving a 0.9% decline in the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage PLUS Capped Index Fund (REM).
The strength in the dollar doesn't help SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), which is down 0.7% Wednesday afternoon.
But the strong dollar and weak yen is good news for WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ), which is heavy with yen-sensitive Japanese exporters. The ETF is rising 1.7% in afternoon trading even as the rest of the U.S. stock market sells off.
Meanwhile, the emerging-markets currencies seen as being in the "firing line" of Fed policy, per my colleague Ben Levisohn, have since worsened, helping send the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) to a 2.6% loss.
From Miller Tabak's Andrew Wilkinson in a client email just now:
The worry for domestic equity markets now is whether the dollar's strength supported by the reaction in the yield curve will cause resumption and escalation of selling in overseas equity markets. As we write both Mexican and Brazilian stock benchmarks, to name just two, are losing the support of recent lows as the implications of the Year of the Taper play out.


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Pilot makes safe emergency landing
02/02/2013 8:53amAfter a power failure, a pilot was able to land the aircraft in a field without further incident.
Crews battle two-alarm fire in Magna
02/02/2013 10:06amFire crews from four agencies fought a two-alarm blaze Friday that burned a two-story home in Magna.
Police: Man assaulted, robbed Iron County woman
02/02/2013 10:45amPolice are working to identify a man they say sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Thursday.
Kneaders Bakery & Cafe named 'Business of the Year'
02/02/2013 12:00pmThe Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce honored Utah County businesses at its annual Installation Banquet Tuesday.
Habitat will help preserve rural airports, Utah prairie dog
02/02/2013 1:58pmAs part of an ongoing effort to preserve habitat for Utah prairie dogs yet offset their impacts to rural airports, 800 acres of school trust lands property will be sold to The Nature Conservancy.
Working together, boys build 9-foot tall igloo
02/02/2013 4:26pmArmed with plastic drawers from a four-drawer storage rolling cart, two ladders and a snow machine, three brothers and a host of friends built an igloo in their front yard — fully equipped with power.
'Candy weed' may be newest battle in teen drug use
02/02/2013 5:35pmMatt Fairbanks, special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Utah, calls it a game of "chemical cat and mouse."
Police, citizen help nab suspected bank robbers on spree
02/02/2013 6:36pmAfter an alleged robbery Friday afternoon, police are looking for the robber.
14-year-old steals, rolls parents' car
02/02/2013 6:37pmUtah Highway Patrol troopers say a 14-year-old boy took his parents car Saturday and rolled it near Wendover.
5, including infant, survive plane crash unharmed in Cache County
02/02/2013 6:55pmFive people walked away from a plane crash in Cache County Saturday virtually uninjured.
'Bob' the elk refuses to leave Alpine neighborhood
02/02/2013 7:50pmUsually, you need some binoculars or perhaps some backpacking gear to get an up-close look at an elk. Lately in Alpine, you just have to go down the road which is what a lot of people have been doing.
Timpview High School student reportedly dies of staph infection
02/02/2013 8:15pmA Timpview High School football player has died due to a severe case of staph infection, his coach said Saturday.
RV driver leads police on two-county chase
02/02/2013 9:46pmA man who police believe was high on bath salts led law enforcers on a chase in an RV from Davis County to the 5300 South off-ramp of I-15 Saturday.
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