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Eating disorders are complex and require specialized care. We are proud to be the nation's only health care system dedicated to treating serious eating disorders and related disorders at all levels of care.
If you or a loved one are struggling with an eating disorder, contact us immediately for a confidential consultation with a licensed therapist who is specially-trained in eating disorders.
Eating disorders come in many forms—and even then, no two patients are alike. At ERC we treat men and women, adolescents and children with all forms of eating disorders, including:
No matter which disorder you suffer from or which ERC location you seek treatment at, you'll have a multi-disciplinary team of medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and registered dietitians collaborating to provide you the customized care that you deserve and that gives you the best possible chance for recovery.
After you call us or submit the form on this page, you'll be assigned a licensed Clinical Assessment Therapist. Your Clinical Assessment Therapist will start by speaking with you over the phone, getting to know you and learning about the struggles you're going through. She'll want to know about the other doctors and other healthcare professionals you've seen so far.
And once you're ready to come to ERC, she'll be the first person you meet when you arrive and will be with you throughout your intake process. That way you'll have someone you already know and who already knows you! Our goal is that, no matter which form of eating disorder you have, you feel safe and nurtured when you come to ERC.
Our adult and adolescent/child facilities are renowned for being beautiful spaces that are peaceful, offer serenity and are the ideal place for healing and recovery. Patients are admitted into the level of care that's appropriate for her or him and then "step-down" to lower levels of treatment as their journey towards recovery progresses.
To learn more about our treatment programs, please call or complete our short form. We look forward to speaking with you and guiding you along your journey towards a happier, healthier life.
Choosing where you seek treatment for an eating disorder is a big decision, including where your facility of choice is located. Many times the best choice for you will not be in your area.
Patients and their families travel from all 50 states across the U.S. and from around the world to Eating Recovery Center so that they can receive the best possible treatment. We are honored that families travel from near and far to be with us. We also recognize how stressful and overwhelming it is to make travel arrangements while you're making that next big step towards treatment.
That's why we offer Travel Concierge Services for our out-of-town patients and families. Our ERC Concierge Services Representative is available to assist you with a wide variety of needs before and during treatment.
We can make travel arrangements on your behalf, including:
We know that where you will stay is a big worry. We have negotiated special rates with a number of nearby accommodations and can make reservations for you. We'll work with you to find the housing option that fits your needs and budget, including:
Once you have arrived, we'll also help you find local services and stores.
Whatever your needs may be, we are here to lend a helping hand during your ERC admission and to make the transition to our facilities as easy and worry-free as possible. While you will be responsible for your travel and other expenses, we will do our best to minimize costs. This service is available to you for free.
When you choose ERC as your treatment center, you become part of our family… and we are with you every step along the way.
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Patients and families travel from all 50 states and every continent across the world to seek help and respite at our network of 24 centers in seven states. That's because when they enter our care, they know they are no longer alone in their struggle. They know they are giving themselves the best possible chance to recover from their eating disorder and recover their life.
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We have made it our life's work to help patients suffering with an eating disorder. Eating Recovery Center was founded by and is led by the world's leading, award-winning experts in the field of eating disorders who collectively have more than 200 years of experience. We are internationally recognized for our thought-leadership, clinical experience, research and innovation, professional and patient/family education as well as family involvement and aftercare support.
Families play a critical role in lasting recovery. At Eating Recovery Center, our treatment includes programming to educate loved ones about these illnesses and how best to support patients following treatment. Our innovative family programs teach parents to become agents of change in the recovery of their child.
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We never want you to feel like you are out of options. At ERC, we provide a full spectrum of recovery services for all patients, no matter your age, gender or stage of illness, in an environment of compassion, collaboration, and integrity – creating a place for healing and lasting recovery.


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The Eva TSN project
The Cassiopée Platform put together the bid that won the call for projects launched by the Health Care Directorate General (DGOS) to evaluate the uses and impact of the national program "Digital Health Care Territory" (TSN), and is currently participating in its implementation. Deployed in five pilot regions, one of which is Aquitaine, the TSN program aims to introduce organizational changes to the health care system through digital technology (telemedicine, mobile care, etc.). The evaluation, conducted by the Bordeaux university hospital (CHU) and a scientific consortium including several teams from Bordeaux University and Cassiopée Platform, will focus on the implementation of TSN and its results (system quality/safety, organization, health status, use of resources, technology usage, etc.), while offering an evaluation model, which should be reproducible once the TSN program is set up on a large scale.

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Enjoy listening to the recording of this Live Webinar with Jacqueline Hollows, Kaye Taylor & Steph Wilson called "Who sets the pace of life?". Listen as they share their insights around:
- Going beyond time when you're being
- Being in flow, being in neutral mind
- Creating without personal thinking
- Not following the busy mind
- Always doing things last minute is also a thought
"I saw that I was always at least in 1st gear, most of the time I'm probably in 6th gear. I'm fast paced and I like it like that, that's just how I do stuff. However I saw when I actually slowed down, I never went into neutral, I always went down into tick over. That tick over was the thing that was really draining me, was the fault of me not sleeping. I realised I was ignoring neutral mind. I realised this tick over was completely unnecessary, I can just switch off, go into neutral and if I really want to, it will all be there again when I come back to it. It's not going away. The other thing I realised is that you not go from 1st into 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th gear. You can go from neutral into 6th gear in 60 seconds. I didn't have to worry if I slow down, whether I will remember to get fast paced again. – Jacqueline Hollows
"When I'm in neutral mind space it feels like being in flow, it's like acting from an inspired place without having any personal thinking on it." – Steph Wilson


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Author: Emma Straub
Publication Date: May 31, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction/Chick Lit, Romance
Note: I received an ARC from Riverheads Books via Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review.
Goodreads Synopsis:
From the New York Times‒bestselling author of The Vacationers, a smart, highly entertaining novel about a tight-knit group of friends from college—their own kids now going to college—and what it means to finally grow up well after adulthood has set in.
Friends and former college bandmates Elizabeth and Andrew and Zoe have watched one another marry, buy real estate, and start businesses and families, all while trying to hold on to the identities of their youth. But nothing ages them like having to suddenly pass the torch (of sexuality, independence, and the ineffable alchemy of cool) to their own offspring.
Back in the band's heyday, Elizabeth put on a snarl over her Midwestern smile, Andrew let his unwashed hair grow past his chin, and Zoe was the lesbian all the straight women wanted to sleep with. Now nearing fifty, they all live within shouting distance in the same neighborhood deep in gentrified Brooklyn, and the trappings of the adult world seem to have arrived with ease. But the summer that their children reach maturity (and start sleeping together), the fabric of the adults' lives suddenly begins to unravel, and the secrets and revelations that are finally let loose—about themselves, and about the famous fourth band member who soared and fell without them—can never be reclaimed.
Straub packs wisdom and insight and humor together in a satisfying book about neighbors and nosiness, ambition and pleasure, the excitement of youth, the shock of middle age, and the fact that our passions—be they food, or friendship, or music—never go away, they just evolve and grow along with us.
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If I had to describe Modern Lovers in one word it would be lackluster. Emma Straub's writing was excellent, but the story was lacking excitement.
First, the pace of the book was really slow. There was a lot of conflict brewing between the characters, but nothing big happened until about 50% of the way through the book. Even then, that problem resolved quickly. The story went back to wading through the characters' everyday lives until approximately 75% when the most interesting and exciting events took place.
Second, I had a hard time connecting to the characters. I empathized with their struggle to find their places in the world post kids, but their personalities drove me nuts. I didn't like most of them. Elizabeth was so self-centered and could only see situations as they pertained to herself. Andrew loved her, but had no true direction in life. Zoe's perspective lacked real emotion. Her relationship with Jane was frustrating because there wasn't much communication between them. Ruby was kind of a mess and it felt like she was just using Harry. Harry was the only one I kind of liked, but he was naïve for a seventeen-year-old.
The only parts of Modern Lovers that I found myself truly interested in reading were the ones about the history of Lydia and Kitty's Mustache. I wish more of the group's college days would have been detailed in the book. I think that would have added some of the excitement the book was missing. It may have also helped me like the characters more.
So, would I suggest reading Modern Lovers? Yes and no. If you're an Emma Straub fan, don't mind books with a slower pace, or like stories about people with interconnected relationships this one is for you. If you can't handle a slow-paced book with lots of complex relationships, skip this one.


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Sanjeev Kapoor
A world renowned chef, Sanjeev Kapoor is living his dream of making Indian Cuisine the number one cuisine in the world. Found in a prestigious hotel in Mumbai working as the head chef, Sanjeev was asked to host a cookery show on one of the top TV channels in India. His cookery programmes were popular and his status grew in India. After authoring 140 cook books in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati, winning multiple prestigious awards worldwide and being named one of the five best chefs in the world by CNN, Sanjeev launched his own 24/7 cooking channel.
Easily the best chef in India, Sanjeev Kapoor believes in the saying, a man with a dream will not be denied.


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Partner Overview: Slalom
Digital Publishing
Company Overview
Slalom is a purpose-driven consulting firm that helps companies solve business problems and build for the future, with solutions spanning business advisory, customer experience, technology, and analytics.
Our clients come to us to find new ways to accelerate innovation, do more with less, get to market faster, create experiences their customers love, and build operational muscle for sustainable results.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has grown to over 4,000 employees. Named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2016, you can find Slalom in 25 cities across the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
Areas of Expertise
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AEM Mobile App Examples
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Client: For global pharmaceutical company
Use Case: Sales Enablement
Description: This app provides a single platform for a global biotech company to support patients with multiple sclerosis in any language using centralized creative content. Instead of each country creating their own app, this solution reduced overall spend, accelerated an approved app in each market, and reduced overall IT support costs.
Slalom's Approach to Mobile Strategy and App Execution
Slalom follows a customer-centric, omni-channel approach to our experience development. As part of that, our mobile strategy looks at simplifying the way a customer engages with a mobile application. We follow all of the latest modern application development frameworks to bring our ideas to life.
How to Contact Slalom
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- 3 Beds
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Property TypeResidential – Townhome
SubdivisionColdstream Condos
Listing Date08/23/19
Year Built1979
AreaCascade Village
Lot Size0.08 Acres (3,485 SqFt)
Parking1 Car Deeded, Carport, Surface
Property Description
Nestled just steps to the Grand Hyatt chairlift in a quiet and peaceful townhouse setting! Corner unit with large wrap-around deck plus a flagstone patio for great outdoor living! Deeded carport steps away and 2 surface parking spaces right in front! Wood-burning fireplace, pool, hot-tub, great rentals and management! Just minutes to health club and spa and all that Vail has to offer! Take a short walk to Lionshead and Vail Village or enjoy the free bus! Low HOA fees! Perfect convenience
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2 Tablespoons peanut oil
500g Pork strips (I bought pork tenderloin and sliced it into strips.)
5 Tablespoons green curry paste (or adjust for your personal taste.)
125g Fresh baby corn halved (It came in that size package I would lower to 90-100g for 2 people if not serving dish with rice 50-60g if doing with rice.)
1 Medium red capsicum, sliced thinly
200g Baby spinach leaves
1/3 Cup coarsely shredded fresh basil.
11/2 Tablespoons lime juice
2 Teaspoons fish sauce
1 Teaspoon grated ginger (fresh or jar is fine.)
1 Teaspoon sugar
1/2 Cup coconut milk (I used just over about 130ml, if you want to serve over rice, I would add more milk as there won't be enough sauce for rice.)
1. Heat oil in a large pan or wok, stir-fry pork until browned all over, add paste stir to coat.
2. Add lime juice, fish sauce, ginger, sugar and milk stir-fry a few minutes to cook pork through.
3. Add capsicum and corn and stir-fry about 4 Min's, add spinach and basil, stir-fry tossing until leaves are just wilted.
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An exciting opportunity is available to all children in the area. The New Forest Children's Choir is offering auditions to those who enjoy singing.
The Training choir, also led by the choir's Musical Director Alison Russell-Hayward, provides opportunities to develop technique in a friendly and focused atmosphere. The children are given the chance to perform locally, regionally and nationally, and recent opportunities have included participation at the national Children in Need show and the Llangollen Music Festival. Further national competitions are in the process of being planned.
The choir rehearses in Christchurch and Barton on Sea on Wednesday afternoons at 4.40pm during term time.
For further information, and to arrange to attend a rehearsal, please contact the Choir Administrator using the Send a Message page, or else email the Choir directly.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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- 10% discount: Until 11:59pm (BST) Sunday 7 May 2017 (which is early on Monday 8th Australian time) Findmypast is giving new and lapsed subscribers 10% off the cost of a 12 month World subscription if you use Findmypast.co.uk or Findmypast.ie or Findmypast.com. You can subscribe there even if you live in Australia/NZ. If two or more people share a computer and/or an email address, only one of you can take up this offer. If you need a separate email address, I recommend a free Gmail account.
- Queensland: Over 4,000 new records have been added to the Queensland School Pupils Index, which now has over 1.6 million names from 1,022 schools.
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- 1861 source: Researching someone aged 14 or older in 1861? Try searching the British Army Worldwide Index 1861, which covers units serving in Britain and the British Empire.
- Missing records: Find out what records are missing from UK censuses (links are on the left side of the page).
- Catholic records: Scottish records have been added to the Catholic Heritage Collection. Most of the collection has never before been available to the public.
- Scotland: Viewing images on Scotland's People.
- Ireland: The Irish Genealogy website and workbook will guide you through the free online resources that exist.
- Evernote: Lisa Louise Cooke explains an innovative way to use Evernote for genealogy - create your own genealogy library for easy on-the-go reference.
- Giveaways: Prizes up for grabs here last week were a 12 month subscription to Findmypast (value: about $114) and a choice of five genealogy-related items (value: about $30). Winners' names are on the Prize Draws and Competitions page.
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Mostaghim, Sanaz ;
Teich, Jürgen
A New Approach on Many Objective Diversity Measurement
04461.MostaghimSanaz.Paper.254.pdf (0.3 MB)
In multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) methods, selecting the best {it local guide} (the global best particle)
for each particle of the population from a set of Pareto-optimal solutions has a great impact on the
convergence and diversity of solutions, especially when optimizing problems with high number of objectives.
here, we introduce the Sigma method as a new method for finding best local guides for each particle of the population.
The Sigma method is implemented
and is compared with another method, which uses the strategy of an existing MOPSO method for
finding the local guides.
These methods are examined for different test functions and the results are compared with the results of a multi-objective
evolutionary algorithm (MOEA).
BibTeX - Entry
author = {Sanaz Mostaghim and J{\"u}rgen Teich},
title = {A New Approach on Many Objective Diversity Measurement},
booktitle = {Practical Approaches to Multi-Objective Optimization},
year = {2005},
editor = {J{\"u}rgen Branke and Kalyanmoy Deb and Kaisa Miettinen and Ralph E. Steuer},
number = {04461},
series = {Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings},
publisher = {Internationales Begegnungs- und Forschungszentrum f{\"u}r Informatik (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {http://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2005/254},
annote = {Keywords: Multi-objective Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization}
Multi-objective Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization
04461 - Practical Approaches to Multi-Objective Optimization
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Philippines: A Meat Lover's Paradise
Many people I've spoken to about food in the Philippines have told me how atrocious the food is, and yes if you were a vegetarian this may be the case as pork is pretty much considered a vegetable on these tropical islands. But every time I set foot out of the airport in Manila my nostrils begin to flare and my mouth salivate for the copious amounts of fatty barbecue magic that awaits.
For sunny afternoons on the islands or even in downtown Manila, Filipino style barbecue washed down with an ice cold San Miguel is one of my favourite things about this country. Chicken and pork belly are both marinated with a flood of soy sauce, vinegar, chilli, lime and onions and is chargrilled to perfection. This simple but marinaded meat is served with rice (dressed with fried garlic) and sour pickles on the side. Now this won't win any Michelin stars or any healthy ticks of approval from anti-obesity campaigns, but I can guarantee if you find a good barbecue place you will be back time and time again.
Pork in general is clearly the staple of the Philippines. Not rice, not noodles, but pork. This is proven in the dish 'Lechon Kawali' (crispy pork crackling). Those crispy bits we so crave in the UK and Australia on our Sunday roast dinners are everywhere in the Philippines. Served with a local gravy and rice on the streets till all hours of the morning, it puts kebabs to shame as the best drunk food.
'Sizling sisig' made from bits of pig face, onion, chilli and liver is also a dish not to miss and has even received accolades from international celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Sisig is served in a shallow iron skillet which comes out still sizzling (hence the name) with a crispy bottom that also melts in your mouth. Outrageous.
To top off the list would have to be 'adobo'. Adobo is a slow cooked pork (or chicken) stew, made with vinegar, soy sauce, sugar then cooked till sticky and tender. There are hundreds if not thousands of versions of the wonder and all should be tried throughout the Philippines. If you get the chance to eat with a local Filipino family and they make this for you then you have most likely been a saint in a previous life because nothing beats homemade adobo. Fact.
Now if none of these have even spurred your interest then I'm not sure what would. Indeed, the idea of sitting on a sunny beach gorging myself on barbecue pork all the while downing it with a cold beer doesn't sound too bad for me. If you are in the Philippines and have yet to discover the beauty of Filipino 'inasal' then when in doubt, ask the locals.
If you would like to tour around the Philippines and sample all kinds of local booze and food with an amazing tour company then GNT is your place to go, offering island hopping and even private island adventures throughout this glorious archipelago.


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Best Things to Do in San Francisco with Kids
- By Kevin
- On Jul 20, 2017
- North America
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Plan a family weekend trip to San Francisco and explore interactive science exhibits,make your own art or record a music album.Take the kids catamaran sailing to enjoy incredible views of the San Francisco skyline,visit an aquarium,stop at the zoo,and have the best ice cream in town.Our list of best things to do with kids in the Bay Area includes ideas for both younger and older children.Most offer indoor and outdoor areas where you can interact with animals,play hide-and-seek,crawl through tunnels,and admire scenic city views.
The Exploratorium at Pier 15 is a 330,000-square-foot interactive science museum with 600 indoor and outdoor exhibits,a public plaza,bayside restaurant and amazing views of the San Francisco waterfront.You can spend your day learning about physics,human behavior,tides,marine animals,art,the environment and other topics.Children will be able to use their five senses to interact with engaging exhibits.
The South Gallery lets you"think with your hands"by constructing a Marble Machine from reusable materials,or turn knobs which animate characters on Tinkerer's Clock.The West Gallery encourages children to experiment with feelings,social behavior and thoughts.The East Gallery is home to living systems where you can observe plankton,stem cells and fruit flies using research-grade microscopes.
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Bay is home to beautiful exhibits featuring thousands of aquatic animals,including Moray Eels,anchovies and newborn Skates.Under the Bay exhibit was designed to give you a scuba diver's perspective of the San Francisco Bay,complete with Moon Jellies and Sea Stars.You can watch sharks and rays swim in the crystal clear tunnel exhibit above your head.
Kids love Touch the Bay,an interactive area which houses Leopard Sharks,Big Skates and Juvenile Bat Rays.If you arrive before the 12:30 lunch feeding,you can often touch the tips of playful Bat Rays.
Children's Creativity Museum
Children's Creativity Museum is a multimedia arts and technology museum where children learn in an interactive environment.The Animation Studio lets kids create their own characters from clay and animate them on screen,guided by professional educators.Design Studio teaches how to use Adobe Photoshop to create a poster,album cover or an advertisement.
The Mystery Box Challenge in the Innovation Lab invites children to invent something using just the materials provided in the box.The Music Studio lets visitors play dress-up,perform in front of a green screen and record the performance on DVD.If you want to paint,draw and create unique art with a diverse selection of materials,head to the Spiral Gallery.


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From http://theredhippieteenager.blogspot.it/2012/04/july-july-1968.html
July is the First and Only Album by the English Psychedelic-Rock Band July.
For a number of years it was thought that the Band originated from a group called The Playboys. They originated in fact as The Dreamers who played much in the style of The Shadows and The Everly Brothers. With the success of R&B they changed their name to The Tomcats, drinking from the Sounds of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. In 1965 another Band called Second Thoughts came to an end (Their Lead-Singer Patrick Campbell-Lyons going on to form the Band Nirvana). From the ashes of this to Bands, The Tomcats were re-formed. With the lack of success in London the Band decided to relocate to Spain, where they performed on the best Venues the Country had to offer (In Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands). They also released a number of EP's that were quite well received there, getting to the Spanish Charts. With the return of the Band to London and the creation of new Material influenced by Psychedelia. Soon after the definitive change to the name July, they got a Recording Deal with Major Minor Records and a Management Deal with Spencer Davis. Their First and Only Album came out that same year (1968) and was completely ignored by everyone except for some critics who deemed it a "complete waste of plastic", They broke up right after the release. However many of the Songs were later used on 60's Compilations and the Album itself has been re-issued a number of Times. It is one of the most sought-after Psychedelic Albums ever.
Best Tracks - "My Clown", "Dandelion Seeds", "Jolly Mary", "You Missed It All", "The Way", "Move On Sweet Flower", "Crying Is For Writers" and "Friendly Man". A fantastic example of British Psychedelia. Pure Psychedelic-Rock without that annoying Pop tinge that affect most Obscure Psychedelic Albums.
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I've been to the Museum of London again recently and for the first time ever (and I've been MANY times because it is one of my favourites) I noticed poems about London at the end of the Roman era exhibition. The poems were written by young people from the Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health and they all tried to draw a reference between Roman life and modern city life. I loved the one below particularly.


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Kathy grew up on Table Rock Lake down by Branson Missouri, where her parents owned a resort for 10 years. She enjoyed swimming, fishing, skiing, and entertaining guests, before moving to Altoona in 1976, where her parents purchased and operated a driving range and mini golf for 26 years. She enjoyed playing sports and spending time with friends. Kathy graduated from Southeast Polk in 1979. She is also a graduate of DMACC in Ankeny with a Dental Assisting degree in 1981. Kathy has worked for Des Moines Dental Group for 30 years. She enjoys interacting with the patients and her co-workers. In her spare time, Kathy enjoys biking, fishing, attending her grandson's activities, and hanging out with her family.
Our airport location offers convenient access to locals as well as travelers who are just passing through the area. Located within walking distance of Des Moines International, as well as popular airport lodging and car rental agencies, we are easy to find even if this is your first visit to Des Moines. Whether you need specific dental treatment or just a quick cleaning during a layover, Dr. Robert Cram and our friendly office staff are ready to make you feel welcome and relaxed while receiving superior dental care.
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The International Crime Victimisation Survey (ICVS), which commenced in 1989,
uses standardised survey instruments to gather internationally comparative data
on criminal victimisation. The most recent survey in 2003-04 reported data from
30 mostly developed countries, including Australia. Burglary was one of the
various crime types canvassed in the survey and its prevalence was estimated as
the percentage of households that reported being burgled in the 12 months before
the survey. In Australia, the prevalence of burglary was estimated at 2.5 percent. This was higher than the international average (1.8%) and placed Australia in the fifth highest position of the 30 countries. Australia was equal with the United States, but lower than England and Wales (3.5%) and New Zealand (3.2%). In addition, the ICVS also provided data on public expectations of victimisation. It estimated that 36 percent of Australians believed that it was likely or very likely their house would be burgled in the forthcoming year; Australia was ranked sixth highest of 30 countries in their expectations of burglary victimisation. Comparisons with the 1999 ICVS revealed that while the
prevalence of burglary in Australia has declined (from 3.9% to 2.5%), public
expectations of victimisation have remained unchanged (36%).
Prevalence of burglary, Australia and other countries,
2003-04 (percentage)
Source: van Dijk, van Kesteren and Smit (2007), adapted from
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The job of a CIC , even a sincere one can be tough.
Some like Mr Wajahat Habibullah deal with matters and people with sagacity.
CICs are invariably babus, who as a matter of right have spent all their service life, procrastinating and denying information to the lowly, voiceless, powerless, 'common man'.
To be suddenly pitchforked to a job that requires accepting that the janata also has any rights on information is bad enough. But what is worse is that the lowly janata has the insolence to insist on information being provided in time and in full.
'Off with their heads' say some CICs.
The information received about the arrest and ill treatment of RTI activists, in the office of Dr Joshi, CIC Maharashtra, has been sent to his office for comments, and will be placed on the website soon after.
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A Visit to Dunrobin Castle with Sole Serum
Happy Monday everyone! I can't believe it's been over a month since I returned from my trip to the UK! I wanted to share with you one last batch of photos from my trip, which were taken at the gorgeous Dunrobin Castle on the East Coast of the Northern Highlands, which overlooks the Moray Firth.
While I have visited many castles at this point (traveling with Mr. Pretty Little Shopper often resembles an AP European History Tour), this one stood out for it's incredible beauty, as it quite remarkably resembles something out of a fairy tale. It was originally built in the early 1300's and resembles a French Chateau, which makes it quite unique for a Scottish castle. It was used as a naval hospital during World War I and as a boys boarding school from 1965 to 1972.
The castle features 189 rooms, although they don't let you tour all of them of course. Luckily I had just received a product called Sole Serum before my trip and after days of walking around Europe, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to take it for a test run. Sole Serum was developed by chemists to target foot pain in less than 10 minutes! The product is made with lavender, peppermint and tea tree oils and the active ingredient Lidocaine, which blocks foot pain and also reduces inflammation. Simply apply the serum to sore feet, give yourself a little foot massage and let it dry for a minute before putting on your shoes. It comes in a tiny tube so it can easily fit in a small handbag and reapplied in a restroom.
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This gorgeous and grumpy cat sat up just long enough to let us take his photo before promptly returning to his nap. Clearly he was in no mood to entertain tourists.
They don't allow photography inside the castle, but I was able to snap this one from the inside looking out… it reminds me of Sweeny Todd!
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MetLife data scientists working on machine learning
Global insurance company MetLife is taking the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning very seriously, despite still being in the early stages of implementing and exploiting the technology, according to MetLife VP of enterprise analytics Malene Haxholdt. Haxholdt told V3 at a SAS Global Forum media event in North Carolina that the IoT has the potential to help the company develop new products, but that work in this area is still very much at an "exploratory" stage. "IoT is definitely being considered as something you have to take seriously in this business. It's not an 'Oh it's going to go away' type of conversation. That data is not going away, so you have to take it seriously and figure out if there is a use for it," she said. Haxholdt…
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Hello and welcome to our classroom website! My name is Brooke Lewis and I graduated from Ball State University in 2013 with a dual degree in elementary and special education. Teaching is my passion and I'm excited to have your child in my classroom!
A little about me:
I was born and raised in Greencastle, Indiana. I even attended Tzouanakis during my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade school years. I grew up alongside 2 brothers, 1 sister. Now I am a proud aunt of 7 nieces and nephews and 4 great nephews.
During college I spent two summers working in Newport, Tennessee being the director of a Kids Club for the community, targeting at-risk kids. These summers were the some of the best and most challenging experiences I've experience, but fueled my passion for teaching.
One thing your student will learn about me while in my classroom is that I am obsessed with all things coffee related, my favorite color is purple, and I love tigers! I like to say that I bleed Greencastle spirit with those favorites!


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Cole & Mason Wallis Acrylic Nutmeg Mill
A high quality acrylic nutmeg mill, which holds up to 6 nutmeg kernels in the chamber, making it easy to store and re-load the grinder. The 2 stainless steel serrated blades effortlessly cut through each kernal for a superior grind releasing the full and fresh flavour of the spice. The chrome crank handle makes grinding easy and quick to use. This is a great tool for all cooks to help add spice into a variety of dishes from mashed potato to desserts such as custards and crumbles. The spring loaded mechanism pushes the nutmeg into the serrated blades for a consistent grind. The design features a unique 'lift and deliver' mechanism in the handle to guarantee the next nutmeg will fall into place.


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While I was reading through 1 John this morning, I picked up on something that I hadn't really ever noticed before. 1 John 1 begins by talking about a word (word of life, v. 1) which is seeable, touchable, hearable. John tells us that the purpose of the apostolic ministry is to proclaim that very word (v. 2). What does John mean by this?
It is no secret that the Apostle John is fond of calling Jesus the Word, or the Word of God. In the Gospel of John, for instance, in the first chapter, he calls Jesus the Word (Greek is logos) who was with God and was God.
While it is supposed by some commentators that John is meaning to connect this Word or Logos to the religious background of his Greek audience (the Greeks perceived of a divine logos that was the reason or logic behind everything), it seems more plausible that John was using this term "Word of God" in connection to the prophets of the Old Testament.
There are many places in the Old Testament where "the word of the Lord" comes to the prophets (Jeremiah 1:4, Ezek 18:1, Zech 4:8). This "word of the Lord" was of course God's divine revelation to his people Israel. This was, after all, the purpose of the prophets: to give the people God's word. But of course, this "word" came indirectly: from an angel or vision, to the prophet, then finally to the people. It was direct revelation, but it had to pass through several ears before it finally reached the ears of the people.
In John 1, however, the apostle says that Jesus is God's Word who became flesh and "tabernacled among us" (v. 14), meaning, God's Word became visible, physical, tangible, directly accessible not simply to the ears, but to the eyes and the hands.
This is precisely what John says in his first epistle. He says in 1 John 1:1, "that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life…"
What John means to say here is that the Word of God is no longer a word given through the prophets; the Word is now in-fleshed, touchable, hearable, seeable, living and breathing. The prophetic word comes to us and tabernacles among us. The Word is no longer a "what", but a "Who"
Hebrews 1:1-2 says this of Christ:"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son". Jesus is God's last, eschatological prophetic word incarnate and touchable.
Or, put another way: Jesus is finally and fully what God has to say. He is the Word of God, capital "W". All that Jesus said or did on this earth is what God himself said and did. He revealed himself totally and without condition in Christ. "If you've seen Me you've seen the Father", Jesus says.
For John, Jesus is not simply God incarnate; he is! But he is also God's final and full prophetic Word made visible, touchable, seeable. What joy!


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Relevant Links
WATCH: The Growlers throw a beach goth party in their video for "Row" [via Spin]
The Growlers, The Vacant Lots (1/10) @ Club Dada
LISTEN: DL the audio to Neil Hamburger hosting Feral Audio's New Year's Eve
READ: The Mixmaster's interview with Neil Hamburger, "Neil Hamburger Chews the Fat on Cults, Comedy and Creditors"
Neil Hamburger, Tim Heidecker, DJ Douggpound (1/11) @ Texas Theatre
LISTEN: Ty Segall's new band Fuzz [via Spin]
(regular) Ty Segall, Ex-Cult, Endless Thoughts, The Atomic Tanlines (1/26) @ Club Dada
WATCH: Corrections House "Hoax the System" Teaser
Corrections House [Scott Kelly, Mike IX Williams, Sanford Parker, Bruce Lamont] (2/10) @ Bryan Street Tavern
LISTEN: Widowspeak – "Thick As Thieves" and "The Dark Age"
SPILLOVER with Mondo Generator, Nobunny, Widowspeak, Zechs Marquise, Black Tusk, White Mystery, Jaill, The Orwells, Single Mothers, Broncho, Today is the Day, and more TBA (3/17) @ Sandbar Cantina
READ: We've got two shows this week. Check them out on Central Track's and DC9 at Night's lists of things to do this week.
The Growlers, The Vacant Lots (1/10) @ Club Dada
Neil Hamburger, Tim Heidecker, DJ Douggpound (1/11) @ Texas Theatre
SPILL: Check out this article Central Track did on our appropriately re-named SPILLOVER (RIP Bro Fest). SPILLOVER (and our Blowfly show) also made DC9 at Night's top show announcements the week we announced it.
Blowfly, Booty Stew (2/9) @ Club Dada
SPILLOVER with Mondo Generator, Nobunny, Widowspeak, Zechs Marquise, Black Tusk, White Mystery, Jaill, The Orwells, Single Mothers, Broncho, Today is the Day, and more TBA (3/17) @ Sandbar Cantina
READ+LOOK: Central Track's review and photos from our show with Turbo Fruits PVC Street Gang, Sealion, Savage and the Big Beat (12/14)
READ: DC9 at Night's review of our show with The Babies, Lonesome Ghost, and Doom Ghost (12/15)
LOOKING BACK @ 2012: What a great year for us. Our Action Bronson show (9/23) made Dallas Observer's list of not only, "The 20 Most Memorable Concerts of 2012," but also "Ten of the Best Concerts of 2012." We brought through lots of artists whose albums were not only on John of Flesh's top albums of 2012 list, but also lots of cool, important DFW music people's list, according to The Dumbing of America. Several of our shows made Central Track's list of "The 35 Best North Texas Concerts in 2012:" #2 Screaming Females (10/8), #11 Lightning Bolt (8/28), #15 King Tuff and Natural Child (11/4), #19 Big Freedia (12/31), #22 Action Bronson (9/23), #29 Turbo Fruits (12/14), #31 Title Fight and Power Trip (11/13). As always, thanks for your support, and we're really looking forward to seeing all of you at our shows this year!
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Myositis, which means muscle swelling, is a group of chronic diseases that causes muscle weakness that's often accompanied by pain. It can be caused by an injury, infection, certain medications, or an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis. The types of myositis that affect adults include:
- Polymyositis: The most common type of myositis, this type causes muscle weakness in your trunk and surrounding areas, such as your back, hips, shoulders, and neck. It affects muscles on both sides of your body (symmetrical). People with this type of myositis often experience symptom flares — periods in which symptoms get worse, then improve.
- Dermatomyositis: This type causes a skin rash and symmetrical muscle weakness in your trunk and surrounding areas. The rash can develop on your face, neck, chest, and back, as well as on joints such as the elbows, knuckles, knees, and toes.
- Inclusion body myositis: This type affects older adults and causes muscle wasting in addition to weakness, but it's not symmetrical like other forms of myositis. It can affect smaller muscles such as the forearms and calves.
In addition to muscle weakness and pain, myositis symptoms can include fatigue, difficulty moving your arms and legs, and swallowing or breathing difficulties. The combination of muscle weakness and difficulty moving can increase your risk of falling.
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis can also cause fever, weight loss, and lung issues, as well as additional symptoms that are unique to the type of myositis — such as joint pain and Raynaud's phenomenon (numbness in fingers and toes) in those with polymyositis, and light sensitivity in people with dermatomyositis.
At University of Miami Health System, our rheumatologists have advanced experience treating all types of myositis. With locations throughout South Florida, you find expert care for myositis nearby.
Why Choose UHealth?
The latest treatments for myositis and other rheumatic diseases. In addition to treating patients, our rheumatologists conduct research to find better approaches for managing the disease. That means you receive care from specialists on the leading edge of myositis care. You have access to some of today's most promising therapies through clinical trials — including treatments you can't find anywhere else nearby.
Comprehensive care from a team of specialists. Myositis can affect different areas of your body, so our rheumatologists work with doctors in a full range of medical specialties to give you comprehensive, coordinated care — such as dermatologists, vascular specialists, pulmonologists (lung doctors), ophthalmologists, and others.
Expert diagnosis and personalized attention for myositis. Muscle weakness and fatigue can be caused by many things, so it's important to work with a doctor who has experience identifying and treating myositis. Our rheumatologists specialize in diagnosing myositis and designing treatment based on each person's unique needs.
Specialized care to improve your quality of life. Our rheumatologists work closely with physical therapists, pain management specialists, and other health care professionals to help manage symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, movement difficulties, and fatigue. We educate you about lifestyle changes that can improve symptoms — such as regular exercise and a healthy diet — and offer a wide range of therapies to help you feel better.


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There is nothing like going to the beach to smell the ocean air. The clean crisp smell of salt water has such an amazing effect on my psyche. It reminds me of childhood and the lazy sunny days in the sand and sea. It really does me good to sit and reflect and listen to the pounding of waves. Must go this weekend.
Until then. Baking, baking, baking. Wedding in three weeks!


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'm wrapping up delivered on my latest courseware collaboration with the Sencha training team to update their Fast Track to Sencha Touch 2.2 coursebook. They've really done an awesome job with this release. I couldn't find a single major bug and the performance improvements are quite phenomenal. They also now support the new Windows phones, which is pretty cool.
As with previous releases of the courseware, you'll learn how to develop a complex, custom-themed production-ready app named "CrimeFinder" that brings information about criminal activity in the DC area to your mobile device. As indicated by the screenshots below, you'll use a single codebase to easily support multiple device profiles. With over 45 exercises spread over five days, you cannot find more comprehensive instruction on how to develop cross-platform mobile apps!
Sencha has a really skilled network of instructors (including myself) ready to teach a private class to your development team. Contact Fig Leaf or Sencha for more information.
You can also sign up for open-enrollment training courses (offered worldwide) at http://www.sencha.com/training/.
I'll be teaching the next open enrollment class in Washington, DC on June 17. The course is starting to fill, so sign up today! I love showing off the latest and greatest stuff that I've been working on for The Fig's consulting services group as well as counsel students on how to apply concepts taught in class apply to their work-related projects. SO BRING YOUR CODE TO CLASS!
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Can I buy a lot in The Greenways if I am not a home builder?
Yes, you can buy a lot in our neighborhood if you are not a builder. We welcome all individuals to choose a lot and buy it. This could be the future home of your dreams!
Do I need to have my own home builder?
No, you do not need to have your own home builder. We have a list of builders on our website that are familiar with The Greenways development. You also have the option to select your own home builder. Before construction, all building plans are subject to architectural review.
Are there specific restrictions at The Greenways?
Yes, we do have restrictions at The Greenways to keep our construction consistent. This consistency helps maintain the value of your home as well as the environment of your neighborhood. In this neighborhood, you will notice that every house has a tree planted the same distance from the street. At The Greenways, we have a Master Tree plan. Homeowners plant and maintain two to three trees in specified locations on their residential lot. As these trees mature, a tree arbor on the narrow streets will also be achieved.
Does The Greenways offer special amenities that are different from other neighborhoods in Amarillo, Texas?
Yes, The Greenways does offer various special amenities that are different from other areas in Amarillo, Texas. This neighborhood was named after all the additional walkways and parkways designed in the development. The Greenways has over 80 acres of parkways. These areas with winding sidewalks are in a Public Improvement District (PID). This Public Improvement District is owned by all of the commercial businesses on the perimeter and residents of The Greenways. Individual assessments are $720 for each Class A lot, $600 for each Class B lot, and $864 for each Class D lot. This fee is added to each homeowner's tax bill to cover the cost of improvements and the maintenance for these improvements. Come view our beautiful entrances as well as our interior parkways to see the benefit of a Public Improvement District (PID). Our Tuscany Village lots, commercial lots, and estate lots pay a small percentage more.
Does The Greenways neighborhood have a Homeowners Association (HOA)?
Yes, The Greenways has a volunteer board of residents that manage the Homeowners Association (HOA). Every resident in this neighborhood is required to be a member of the Homeowners Association (HOA). Some of the activities of the Homeowners Association (HOA) include an annual picnic, Christmas decorating contest, newsletters, block parties, and bunko groups. The fee to be a member of the Homeowners Association (HOA) is only $77 annually.
Is the location of this neighborhood convenient?
Yes, The Greenways location in Amarillo, Texas is convenient. We have an excellent location for simple access to major streets. We are also near the Loop 335, which ties I-40 to I-27 in the southwest region of Amarillo, Texas. We also have a CVS pharmacy located in the northeast commercial corner of our development as well as a physical fitness center and convenience stores right across the street from our development. Within one mile from our neighborhood, there are home improvement stores, grocery stores, and numerous retail stores. There is also local dining and national franchise. We are only four miles from every hospital and major support medical facility in the tri-state area.
What school district is this neighborhood located in?
The Greenways is located in Canyon Independent School District (Canyon ISD).
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Thursday, December 17. 2015
Strategy 5: Cryptography
Paranoid Steganography (c) Brendan Howell
Following the Paris terrorist attacks on 13th November, the French, American and British governments have been quick to take the offensive again against enciphered communications.
The intelligence hawks across the Atlantic have promptly used the debate to claim a better government access to encrypted communications. Former CIA Director James Woolsey, has taken advantage of the situation to settle his score with Edward Snowden, stating that the whistle-blower had "blood on his hands".
Printing cylinder, invented end of 18th century
Indeed, we have witnessed a resurgence in the popularity of enciphering since Edward Snowden's revelations on the indiscriminate mass surveillance operated by NSA. In order to protect their civil freedom and ridiculed private life, citizens have started using enciphering more in everyday conversations. At the same time, the web giants were accused of sharing their data with the secret services and decided to strengthen the security levels of their products to try to improve their image in the eyes of clients. In September, Apple and Google, whose operating systems are used on 96% of smartphones, reprogrammed their software to include the enciphering of the whole disk, preventing themselves from having access to the conversations which are on the computers, tablets, phones and software they produce. Many popular services have also incorporated enciphering by default, such as the instant messaging service WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and its rival Telegram, which has been accused of being "terrorists' favourite application". Its founder, Pavel Dourov, believes enciphering is "the scapegoat concealing the defeats of mass surveillance", which however did not stop Telegram from closing dozens of official or presumed Islamic State Group accounts.
Although it seems obvious that terrorists did not start protecting their conversations only following Snowden's revelations, the preliminary results of the investigation show that the Paris terrorists did not use cryptography but coordinated their movements through text messages, which is one of the most easily monitorable types of digital communication. Apparently it was a non-enciphered and unlocked phone that led French authorities to an apartment in Saint Denis. Besides, as The Intercept have pointed out, most of the attackers were already known to intelligence services. The investigatory magazine believes focusing on targeted surveillance of known suspects is better than applying trawl net surveillance to all citizens ̶ which, for the time being, has not proved efficient and is riddled with legal and ethical issues.
The debate on the enciphering of conversations proves how difficult it is to find the right balance between security and privacy. While the metadata gathering programme ceased on 29th November under the Freedom Act, intelligence services try to make the debate swing in their favour using the Paris attacks as an argument. Such issues were already at the core of the 'crypto-wars', which started in 1993 with the internet boom and the wish of the secret services to limit the chances of hiding away online.
But a group of Californian Libertarians, known as 'cypherpunks' started developing advanced enciphering techniques meant for all users to help preserve the net from State interferences (Julian Assange, who founded Wikileaks in 2006, became a member in 1995). Also around this time, in 1991, Phil Zimmerman programmed a powerful tool named PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), a secure type of messaging software developed following Zimmerman's concerns over what he saw as a disproportionate intrusion of law into citizens' privacy. By freely distributing his software, he had strongly provoked the American government. Its use was not liberalised until Clinton's mandate and the development of e-commerce (which requires cryptography to ensure the security and confidentiality of data circulating on the net, particularly for financial transactions). Around 2005, the defenders of making cryptography accessible to everyone thought they had the upper hand. However, such vantage was then shaken up by Snowden's revelations on the range of NSA's surveillance programmes and by the recent attacks in Paris, which reignite the crypto wars.
For a long time cryptography, the art of hiding the content of information, was only used in the diplomatic and military fields and considered a weapon of war. The first enciphering methods date back to ancient times and have improved over time through the development of several enciphering machines, thereby playing a key role in both World Wars.
The Gold-Bug, Edgar Allan Poe
This discreet science of secret writings has also fascinated writers and artists, such as Edgar Allan Poe. For instance, cryptography is a key topic in Poe's detective short story The Gold-Bug (1843), in which an old parchement leads to a treasure. Other main examples of fictional cryptography are Jules Verne's novels Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) and Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (1881). Poe wrote novels, poems and articles on cryptography and also challenged his readers to send him coded messages that he would then try to decipher. At that time, cryptography played a key role in society. We have to bear in mind that individuals did not use the Internet or telephones at the time and that letters could be dangerous and compromising if found and read by others.
Agrippa (A book of the Dead), science fiction writer William Gibson, artist Dennis Ashbaugh and editor Kevin Begos Jr (1992)
Following the telecommunications boom, cryptography developed around the middle of the century by incorporating information-coding techniques. However, until the 1970s cryptography was very much a military sector secret and only after this period did it become of public use and a science studied in universities. Consequently, secret codes were gradually replaced by algorithms.
In 1992, at the time when cryptography wars had reached their peak across the Atlantic, William Gibson, the science fiction author who coined the term "cyberspace", and the artist Dennis Ashbaugh presented Agrippa (A Book of the Dead), an extremely limited-edition work of art consisting of a large printed volume containing a 3.5̎ floppy disk with a 300-line electronic poem on it. The poem was about memory and loss and was designed to be read only once, as it was programmed to encrypt itself after one use. Cryptography analysts managed to crack the Agrippa code twenty years later.
How long will NSA analysts take to decode the small gift David Huerta sent them as a form of provocation? In May 2014 the hacker artist, who was a co-organiser of the Art Hack Day and the New York Cryptoparty, did not send a floppy disk but a DIY tape to the NSA headquarters.
Mixtape by David Huerta
The parcel, sent through the good old postal service, contained an encrypted mixtape using an Arduino board in a transparent case containing the "soundtrack for the modern surveillance state". The cassette could not be listened to without the password necessary to unlock the private key, which would allow to decipher the SD card where the music was stored.
"Although the fact that the NSA had several programmes to exploit and intercept all types of systems has been brought to light, enciphering remains the blind spot of NSA's all-seeing eyes" , argues David Huerta, who through these actions wishes to revive the cypherpunk tradition of the 1990s. "It is also a reminder that the rules of mathematics are more powerful than the laws of even the most powerful states", Huerta believes.
The Berlin Telekommunisten, specialists of "dis-communication tools", suggest skirting the digital panopticon by adopting espionage methods such as the good old "numbers station". These shortwave radio stations, first used during World War I, produced broadcasts reading out lists of numbers and coded messages meant for on-the-field spies. The potential whistle-blower in you was encouraged to join this underground network at the Transmediale Festival in 2014, through a printed card that was supposed to help decode the messages which were randomly broadcast on the RebootFM and π-Node radio stations.
"This project was not really about enciphering but rather a reaction to the tendency in hacker communities to see 'circumventionism' as a solution in itself", toned down Baruch Gottlieb, one of the authors who question this 'crypto-utopia', which he believes carries with it new forms of privileges and asymmetries. "We should see that this call for pervasive cryptography and a crypto-curatorial order is a clear sign of the future militarisation of the social sphere."
According to the artist, these skirting techniques have an extremely limited range when it comes to undermining power structures. "It all depends on social and human networks and, at the end of the day, there is no magic trick to help a group defeat the enemy."
Brendan Howell, on the other hand, who is also based in Berlin, has shown interest in steganography, which is a strategy complementary to cryptography consisting in deliberately concealing information from everyone, in seemingly harmless letters sent via public and unsecured channels. While an enciphered text can be easily identified but is hard to understand, a text hidden using steganography is difficult to retrieve. A common practice for instance is concealing text in images posted on online forums or in e-mails that look like spam, or even storing the messages in the drafts of a Gmail account without ever sending the e-mails.
The Black Chamber, Brendan Howell
In 2012, one year before Snowden's revelations, Howell presented The Black Chamber, which was a project inspired by the French Cabinet Noir, the secret office in France where the government inspected letters of suspected persons before sending them on to their final recipients. For this artwork, he used the e-mail exchange and the data produced for the WEISE7 Labor exhibition and mixed these with Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter, to produce what we could call a "paranoid archive".
"Steganography can lead to paranoia, as every text could potentially be harmful", wrote the artist. According to him, such paranoia is the state of mind of those working for the big intelligence agencies. "The association between spy and paranoia is not really new, but certainly the combination of digitalisation and the sheer amount of data we have have changed the scale of things."
Although Howell was not incredibly surprised by Snowden's revelations concerning the surveillance of citizens, he was nevertheless shocked by the range of tracked data: "NSA's paranoia and their control mania have led them to try and record the traffic of the whole net. It is insane. They will have to build a system larger than the Internet to manage to track and analyse all the data. Even if they have billions of euros to do this, it is far too an ambitious project", stated the artist, who continues to carry out research in order to deconstruct this simplistic crime detective discourse. In particular, he is interested in the arbitrary character of the automatic techniques used for text analysis. "It would be interesting to look at the limits of the 'superficial intelligence' of these tools used to search texts to identify suspects by assembling data."
Project Cuckoo from Jochen Maria Weber on Vimeo.
With his "Project Cuckoo" designer Jochen Maria Weber, who is also based in Berlin, imagined a contemporary version of steganography, by using social networks and their infrastructure to hide information ̶ without however putting privacy at stake. In this project, the sender and the recipient are equipped with an electronic box and Cuckoo encodes the messages into randomly generated words and into noise, before simultaneously scattering them over several social platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and reorganising the data so that only the recipient may decipher it. Cuckoo presents a type of hidden social network which is built on existing networks and acts like a parasite for these platforms.
Apart from these artistic projects, others have spoken from the field of cryptography itself. One example of this is Philipp Rogaway, Professor at the University of Davis. Rogaway reminds us of the discipline's responsibilities in this post-Snowden era. "Which is the exact maximum level of surveillance we can tolerate before it becomes oppressive?", he asks.
"Cryptography reorganises power, in that it establishes who can do what and in what way. This is what makes cryptography a fundamentally political tool and confers a moral dimension to this sector." The Professor calls upon his colleagues to deal not only with the mathematical puzzles but also with the social implications of their work, reviving the commitment which was representative of the cypherpunks.
Marie Lechner & RYBN


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THIS Is When You Should Buy Your Christmas Tree
Even though the stores say that the Christmas season started roughly back in August, odds are you're still not quite there yet. I'm with you. I have purchased ONE gift. But, I am a dude. I'm going to wait until the week of. Or day after to start.
But what about the best time to get that Christmas tree? Well the folks at Market Watch figured out the best and worst time to buy if cost is the biggest issue for you. Unfortunately, the worst times are when you almost definitely want to buy one and the best times are pretty lame.
The worst time to buy one is Cyber Monday, when the average price is $81. Black Friday is the second-worst time, at $77. But of course, this is when it makes the MOST SENSE to get one, right? 'Tis the actual season!
The best time you ask? Christmas Eve. Yeah I know it's a complete waste of the holiday season to plop your tree up the day before the holiday, but that is when the prices drop all the way to $47.Of course, if you actually want to have the tree for longer than one night, you can spend 10 bucks more and buy your tree for an average of $57 in the week leading up to Christmas... That's the next best time to buy.
Hey, get it Christmas Eve and make decorating it, cooking, and last minute shopping a new family tradition. Woohoo!


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Going Beyond Geographical Boundaries
Something interesting to note about Michael McAra, DTM…. Michael lives in downtown Toronto (District 60), but his Toastmaster home club is Lambs to Lions (District 86), a Club that he is a founding member of. He does not work in Mississauga either. He simply loves the Club and is very committed to it's success. He commutes between his home and the Club meetings. He notes, "I have an express GO bus that gets me to the Mississauga Central Library, one hour door to door so it's an easy commute, and as a Charter member, I am proud of my home club in Mississauga." How many Toastmasters would do this amount of commuting for a Club?
He has also been very involved in providing support to Division leaders in District 86 by helping with our contests. Michael served as Chief Judge at the Area 82 and Division D contests. He recently delivered an Art of Effective Evaluations workshop within Division D. He is very open and willing to share his knowledge and support so that we delivered exceptional events. Kyla Werret, Division D Director notes, "He has always gone out of his way to help on many occasions. Mike always sets an exemplary leadership example. He has a lot to offer and offers his knowledge, time, and dedication to Toastmasters freely".
In the past, Michael has been a member of two District 60 clubs and he still visits them from time to time. Aside from everything else on his plate, he is also supporting a club looking to charter in District 60. He retired early from the Bay Street "rat race", but keeps himself busy taking a US Constitutional Law course. This may explain why he loves and excels at being a Chief Judge at Toastmasters contests! When he lives in Toronto and comes to Mississauga so regularly for his Toastmasters, he is truly a member who goes above and "beyond, geographical boundaries".
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CHULUOTA, Fla. – One man is dead and another was badly hurt in an ATV accident in Seminole County.
The accident happened Friday night in the area of East First Street in Chuluota, not far from County Road 419.
Witnesses said the four-wheeler with two men in it, later identified as 22-year-old Daniel Huffman and 23-year-old Wayne Badertcher, was speeding down the road when it hit a sign, flipped and threw both passengers into the trees.
One neighbor, David Smith, had asked the two to slow down earlier in the night. About an hour later, he saw them lose control and crash into the trees at the end of the road.
Neighbors ran to try to help and also performed CPR until help arrived, but it was too late for one of the men.
Emergency crews arrived at the scene along with relatives of the victims. The second man was airlifted to the hospital.
Huffman died from his injuries and Badertcher was listed in critical condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Friends of the victims told Local 6 they were best friends.
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Ah, Nevermind. Although the Pixies' Trompe le Monde, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' BloodSugarSexMagik and A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory were all released on the same day in 1991 as Nirvana's breakthrough, only Nevermind received a 20th anniversary box set this year. "It's totally unnecessary," says my diehard-Nirvana-fan friend, and he's right: neither the four-CD, one-DVD "Super Deluxe" edition nor the two-CD "Deluxe" version has anything substantial to offer that hasn't already been widely bootlegged.
And so it is with box sets, those desperate prayers-in-shrinkwrap from what's left of the recording industry that are shouted from the mountaintop every Christmas season.
Or, in the words of Morrissey, "Reissue, repackage, repackage! Reevaluate the songs, double-pack with a photograph, extra track and a tacky badge!" That's "Paint a Vulgar Picture," collected with all the Smiths' other already-released material in Complete, an eight-CD or -LP set of redundancy.
Previously issued material is also comprised in the four-CD Howlin' Wolf set Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters, but the packaging is perfect for someone who threw away their CD tower years ago: the compact, embossed-and-bound book is condensed elegance.
"Now I can put my quadraphonic 8-track to rest" is as good a review as one will find for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon "Immersion Edition"—six discs of the same album, including 5.1 surround and quadraphonic mixes, demo mixes, live performances, early mixes, original stereo mixes, books, ticket stubs, coasters, a scarf and some marbles, which Capitol Records executives have evidently lost.
The Beach Boys album Smile has gone from mythic lost status to a series of celebrated issuances, most notably Brian Wilson's own "completed" version in 2004. The Smile Sessions is a five-CD, two-LP, two-45rpm set in a 3-D box of the original recordings. An entire CD dedicated to snippets of the song "Good Vibrations" is included.
A stellar jazz set this year is the Miles Davis Quintet's Live in Europe 1967, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, or, for the vinyl enthusiast in your life, Fela Kuti's Vinyl Box Set #1, which collects six impossible-to-find LPs from the great Afrobeat polygamist.
On his site, Elvis Costello has implored his fans to not buy his Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook box set, since, for 1 CD, 1 DVD and one 10" LP, his record company is charging an abhorrent $262. Calling the scheme an "elaborate hoax" with a price that's "either a misprint or a satire," he advised his fans to wait for the single CD out next year and to buy Ambassador of Jazz, a Louis Armstrong box set, instead. "Frankly," he writes, "the music is vastly superior."
Reaching the upper altitude of price is Danny Elfman and Tim Burton's 25th Anniversary Box Set, coming in at a whopping $605 for 16 CDs. Yes, that's nearly $40 per CD. In a not-exactly-valiant effort in justification, the set includes a book with gold foil stamping, a DVD of Burton and Elfman having a conversation, a USB flash drive and an embedded music chip that plays one song Elman wrote specifically for this box set. Enticing, isn't it? No?
By far the worthiest set this year is Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You, a five-CD set of early material, mostly unavailable, by the visionary guitarist John Fahey. Fahey played guitar like a knife-thrower; his otherworldly finger patterns and bizarre tunings stand in stark contrast to Kurt Cobain's sloppy power chords. If you've got a budding guitar player on your Christmas list, choose your inspiration.