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Crowds

Crowds was designed by Michael K. Reiter and Aviel D. Rubin and defends against internal attackers and a corrupt receiver, but provides no anonymity against a global attacker or a local eavesdropper (see "Crowds: Anonymity For Web Transactions").


2007 Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia football game

In addition to the crowds a sofa chair was burned in front of the university's Cathedral of Learning, mocking the WVU couch burning tradition.

Benny Prasad

He has performed before presidents and parliaments, before the crowds of 2007 military world games, 2006 FIFA world cup and the 2004 olympic games.

Breathe Slow

The video, filmed on location in Las Vegas, clashed with the Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi boxing match and caused shooting problems as many English Hatton supporters recognised Dixon, and subsequently crowds gathered in the street.

Churchill Downs

Besides the heat and poor seating, many blamed the lineup of artists, calling them "washed up acts from the state fair circuit." While headliners Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, and Kenny Chesney drew large crowds, other acts that filled slots during the day did not.

Cobble Hill Tunnel

:The old tunnel, that used to lie there under ground, a passage of Acheron-like solemnity and darkness, now all closed and filled up, and soon to be utterly forgotten, with all its reminiscences; however, there will, for a few years yet be many dear ones, to not a few Brooklynites, New Yorkers, and promiscuous crowds besides.

DAAU

Even though record sales were once again below expectations, the group scored some small radio-hits and toured extensively in the Benelux and played for large crowds at Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop festivals.

Daniel Ivancho

In order to accommodate the crowds, the ceremony was held at the Cathedral of Saint Paul of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in the Oakland district.

Early voting

Around 2.6 million people including 1.07 million in Bangkok turned up to vote; however, many potential voters were unable to vote due to large crowds.

East River Park

KRS-One and Willie Colón also performed in 2008, drawing crowds upward of 3,000 people.

Fasole cu cârnaţi

Also a traditional Army dish, fasole cu cârnaţi is prepared by Army cooks and served freely to the crowds during the National Day celebrations (on 1 December) in Bucharest and Alba Iulia.

Festivals in Kolkata

Crowds of people throng the streets of Kolkata all night; the number is purported to be a few million on the climactic eighth and ninth nights, possibly the second largest annual human conglomerate after the Hajj.

Fredda Acker

Notably, newspaper stories from Havana indicate that the All-American girls drew larger crowds for their exhibition games at Estadio Latinoamericano than did the Dodgers.

Gertrud Leistikow

In 1914 Leistikow's solo performances already drew considerable crowds in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Lausanne, Utrecht and Sarajevo.

Glynn Nicholas

He brought his act home to Adelaide, Australia and became renowned locally for the large crowds he entertained in the central shopping precinct, Rundle Mall, which had recently been closed to traffic.

Great Lakes passenger steamers

During the period between 1910 and 1931, crowds would gather at the Glen Haven docks on Saturdays and Sundays.

Hampshire Constabulary

1970 - The Isle of Wight Festival takes place at Afton Down attracting huge crowds, estimates varying from five to six hundred thousand, who witness what would be the last UK performance by Jimi Hendrix - he is to die less than three weeks later.

History of wrestling

Cave paintings in the Bayankhongor Province of Mongolia dating back to Neolithic age of 7000 BC show grappling of two naked men and surrounded by crowds.

Ian Malone

His funeral on 24 April 2003 drew large crowds, including senior politicians from the opposition such as Gay Mitchell, TD.

Innocent Bystanders

Their Monday night residences at the Herdsman Hotel drew crowds of over 250 people, many of them music industry types there to listen to this powerful Australian band heavily influenced by Cold Chisel and Bruce Springsteen.

Jeff Sarwer

Jeff used to entertain large crowds by playing 40 people at the same time known as simultaneous chess, every Canada Day from the age of 7 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Josiah Zuro

In the summer of 1925 he managed a free municipal opera project, producing three open-air operas in Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, before large crowds.

Kashmere Gate metro station

This will provide an alternative route between Central Secretariat and Kashmere Gate, alleviating crowds on the heavily-used Yellow Line.

Kosa Pan

The mission landed at the French port of Brest before continuing its journey to Versailles, constantly surrounded by crowds of curious onlookers.

Ljubomir Fejsa

In February 2013, when Leonardo Jardim was sacked by Olympiacos FC due to the crowds dismay because of the playing style of the team, coach Michel was hired and he immediately made Fejsa one of the starters.

Llandow Circuit

Car and motorbike events during the 1960s and 1970s drew crowds of 3-4,000 and competitors included Roger Clark, Jody Scheckter and Andy Rouse.

Luz Marina Zuluaga

When she eventually returned home, she was welcomed by large crowds both at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá and at Manizales airport.

Manor Sports Ground

In the 1960s crowds of people attended the Police sports and tattoo event which was held at the ground.

Mao II

Crowds feature heavily in the book, from the opening crowds of thousands at the mass-wedding at Yankee Stadium, to the crowds living in Tompkins Square Park, to the thousands of mourners at the Ayatollah's funeral as observed on television by Karen.

Marco Glorious

At the age of five he was mesmerizing crowds with his ability to recite chapters from the Bible with confidence and zeal.

Master Sir

Mendis has also played his classic hit 'Master Sir' in front of capacity crowds in concerts organised in Colombo.

Mechanised Transport Corps

Their endeavours were held in high esteem by the French and it is said that "petulant General de Gaulle peremptorily ordered the Hospital to be disbanded because the crowds at the Paris Victory Parade dared to cheer: 'Vive Spears!'"

Milton Mallawarachchi

Mallawarachchi was a popular live attraction; at a time when there was no TV in Sri Lanka, his appearances at variety shows sponsored by the Ceylon Tobacco Company drew huge crowds.

Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Historically, the rivalry was a favorite among fans of both teams, resulting in many of the record-setting crowds at both Faurot Field in Columbia and Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

Morning Teleportation

They’ve spent most of the past years on the road playing for enthusiastic crowds at Electric Forest Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, and Sasquatch! Music Festival and supporting the likes of The Flaming Lips, Cage The Elephant, Primus, and Modest Mouse

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

Most notably, PJCS is the regular host of two major city rivalries—the Catholic rivalry between St. Xavier and Trinity, which regularly draws crowds in the 35,000 range; and the Male-Manual game, a public-school battle which is the longest running, continuously played high school football rivalry in America.

Papal coronation

Popes Pius IX, Pius XII, John XXIII, and Paul VI all were crowned in public on the balcony of the basilica, facing crowds assembled below in St. Peter's Square.

Pat Thomas Stadium

The Lightning, coached by former Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola have been a huge success, drawing near sellout crowds.

Poetry reading

A public reading is typically given on a small stage in a café or bookstore, although reading by prominent poets frequently are booked into larger venues such as amphitheaters and college auditoriums, to accommodate crowds.

Saugus Speedway

Crowds of 10,000 to 12,000 watched drivers such as Walt Faulkner, Mel Hansen, Allen Heath, Johnny McDowell, Jack McGrath, Danny Oakes, Troy Ruttman, and Bill Vukovich.

Sisters of the Cenacle

The shrine of Saint John Francis Regis at Lalouvesc attracted large crowds, but Father Terme was distressed when he saw the disorder that often accompanied the pilgrimages.

Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya

This three-day show is popular among the people of Chromepet and attracts huge crowds.

Stephen Covey

When Covey studied as an MBA student at Harvard, he would on occasion preach to crowds on Boston Common.

The Virginia Pumpkin Festival

They also added such events as the teddy bear picnic and with live performances from a wide range of acts, such as the music like Shane MacGowan, Sharon Shannon and Mundy entertained crowds in the Pumpkin Marquee.

TONY! The Blair Musical

It then returns to Blair's election victory in 1997, in which he waves to adoring crowds and congratulates deputy prime minister John Prescott and chancellor Gordon Brown on their success.

Trio La Milpa

In 2007 Trio La Milpa was the first American classical music group to tour Greenland where they played several performances to capacity crowds in the capital city of Nuuk as well as Sisimiut.

Victoria Park, Hong Kong

Every year, in the days preceding Chinese New Year, the park is home to the Lunar New Year Fair (年宵市場), which attracts large crowds late into the night.

Zevs Cosmos

"Zevs Cosmos" appeared at Iowa State University around 1982, often preaching on central campus, sometimes drawing crowds away from "Brother Jed Smock", another traveling evangelistic preacher who also made regular appearances on campus.


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