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Alliance Activities : Publications : Border Identity Technology
The Consequences to Citizen Privacy and National Security in Adopting RFID Technology for Border Crossing Identity Documents
- Click here to download the white paper
- Click here for Q&A about the proposed use of RFID for U.S. border crossing documents
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently promoting the incorporation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in several border crossing documents that will be used to verify the identity of citizens re-entering the United States. The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council developed this white paper to discuss the security, privacy and operational issues with using RFID in human identification systems. The paper provides an overview of the use of RFID for supply chain applications, describes how RFID is proposed to be used in the DHS program, identifies key vulnerabilities with RFID systems that could be exploited, and proposes an alternative secure smart card-based solution for these border crossing identity programs.
RFID in the Supply Chain
Many people reading this white paper will already be familiar with RFID devices. These simple low-cost tag devices are positioned to revolutionize the supply chain by providing up-to-the-minute tracking information about the location of the products to which they are attached. As the RFID tags make their way through the product manufacturing and distribution system, readers at key locations can interrogate the tag and hence follow the associated products' progression. Each tag is created with one mission in mind: to faithfully transmit the tag's unique serial number to the surrounding vicinity each and every time the tag is stimulated by a suitable RF source.
During the design of this simple architecture for RFID tags, there was no need to give significant thought to the security, privacy or confidentiality of the tag's ID number nor was consideration given to what the tag was going to be attached. After all, the tag merely provides basic identification information to a specific tracking system. In order to be meaningful, the back-end system must contain the information which ties each specific tag to information about what it has been attached to and where it is now located.
This is the basis of a fundamental architectural problem if RFID technology is applied to applications outside of its original design.
RFID and Human Identity Applications
Consider the following evolution of an application using the RFID tag system design. This time, the same RFID tag is given to a human for identification purposes. The tag is able to faithfully transmit its unique number each time it is stimulated, in some cases up to a designed distance of 30 feet. An identification system would register the presence of the RFID tag's number and use it to index directly into a central database containing the enrolled identities of the tag holders. By using only the tag's unique number, a corresponding database entry would be accessed which provides some personal identifying information of the tag holder.
This application of RFID tags seems reasonable. Assign a unique tag for each identity; present the tag and the corresponding identity record is retrieved. No actual personal identification information is contained in the storage-restricted tag. Without automation for identity verification, the system will obviously rely on a visual and potentially verbal human verification process between the tag holder presenting the tag and the person attempting to verify identity.
Unfortunately there are several privacy and security shortcomings to this approach. One such vulnerability arising from this technology is directly related to the fundamental RFID card architecture. RFID tags transmit the tag number "in the clear," even if a password is required to read the tag. This exposes the tag number to interception during wireless communications. Once the tag number is intercepted, it is relatively easy to directly associate the number with an individual. This enables tracking an individual surreptitiously. Another privacy issue concerns the ability for an impostor to assume a genuine identity by cloning a person's RFID tag. If this is done, then it is possible to make an entire set of movements posing as somebody else without their knowledge. A further privacy concern is associated with maintaining all of the identity information in a centralized database and assuming the information will remain accessible to only authorized individuals.[1]
RFID Use in Border Crossing Documents: Issues and Vulnerabilities
DHS is currently promoting the use of RFID tags for several citizen identification programs. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) passport card (or PASS card), which is being positioned as a land border crossing citizen credential as an alternative to a Department of State issued passport, intends to incorporate RFID technology. A second related program, the emerging enhanced driver's license is also slated to incorporate the same RFID technology. The DHS claim that RFID technology is secure and reliable continues to influence states to accept the technology, regardless of the risks outlined in this paper.
RFID technology cannot provide the necessary security to protect our borders. The proposed RFID technology does not include appropriate or adequate privacy safeguards for U.S. citizens. RFID technology has been designed for warehouse supply chain and inventory management applications [2]–i.e., tracking pallets, tubes of toothpaste and dog food–not for human identification card applications.
The RFID technology proposed for the enhanced driver's license does not have any security features which protect the transmitted information. Because there is no security designed into the chosen RFID tags, tags can easily be copied and duplicated (as demonstrated recently by the Smart Card Alliance and Secure ID Coalition on Capitol Hill) to create fraudulent driver's licenses and border crossing documents. Adding external paraphernalia to the card (i.e., a protective RF sleeve) will not solve the national security threat that RFID technology poses when used for human identification purposes.
As proposed by DHS, the simple RFID-enabled land border identity cards have many vulnerabilities and will be open to attacks from hackers, identity thieves and possibly even terrorists. Such attacks include skimming, cloning and denial of service. DHS is aware of these potential attacks and corresponding vulnerabilities, but has decided to proceed without addressing them. The DHS objective appears to be the rapid implementation of the WHTI program in accord with their legislative mandate, regardless of the risks to the nation inherent in their technology selection.
There are some further issues in specifying this technology in the current environment.
- Implementing RFID technology would essentially duplicate the reader infrastructure at border entry points. Long-range RFID technology is incompatible with the new ePassport infrastructure being deployed at all U.S. border entry points, adding significant, unnecessary cost to the programs.
- So far there has been limited, if any, practical testing of this technology at the border and, in fact, the one test that was conducted as part of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review reports numerous performance and reliability problems, including failure of RFID readers to detect a majority of travelers' tags during testing. One possible consequence of the inherent unreliability of RFID tag reads is that it will force the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer to fall back to visual/manual inspection and use of outdated printed machine reading technologies–adding significant delays to border processing times.
There are several other areas where testing might be expected to reveal issues.
- The lack of strong cryptographic features in the proposed RFID tags makes it impossible to effectively authenticate the enhanced driver's license or passport card. More time will be required by the CBP officer to manually determine the driver's license authenticity using the other security features printed on the card. This will mean that the officer will need to physically touch the card, dramatically increasing the time the officer spends processing each citizen, increasing the queue lengths, and impeding commerce across the border. When queue lengths increase and pressure is placed on the CBP officer to move more quickly, the comparison of the biometric image shown on the officer's workstation with the individual in the car may become perfunctory, allowing someone looking similar to the legitimate citizen to pass the inspection point using a copied driver license.
- Reliance on real-time access to central databases and networks adds additional vulnerability. Networks fail, as they did recently in Los Angeles on August 11, 2007, causing several thousand passengers to be delayed on arrival. [4] Secure storage of biometric and biographic data using reliable smart card technology would provide land border crossing officers an electronically verifiable token that can be used offline. This would eliminate such a network-failure-induced backlog: reliable data would be available from the smart card for the CBP officer to verify the identity of the individual. Cached watch list data could also provide adequate checks until the network returns to operation and the watch lists are updated.
The long range nature of the RFID tag introduces exploitable system vulnerabilities.
- The readers can be rendered useless by a commercially available RFID transceiver that is pointed at the CBP antennas, causing the system to be inoperable. Such a denial of service attack will wreak havoc by slowing the processing of returning citizens, and could facilitate the movement of individuals with forged RFID cards across the border.
- Many car windshields are covered with metallic films to reduce visual glare. This film acts as a shield against the ultra-high-frequency (UHF) radiation used in a long-range RFID system. Vehicles with such sun shields will force the CBP officer to manually enter the driver's license data into the workstation before the watch list data can be consulted.
- UHF radiation is subject to reflections, making it possible to confuse the CBP system. RFID numbers from adjacent vehicle lanes can confuse the system, slowing the work of the CBP officer as they match biographic and biometric data to the citizen in the expected vehicle lane.
Additional attacks are enabled by the vulnerabilities inherent in the RFID technology.
- A denial of service attack is possible by flooding the local reader system with multiple forged cards, all with the same (identical) valid RFID tag number. Manually performed card reads by a CBP officer may pull up the same or different record to add to the confusion.
- A variation of the denial of service attack is also possible by flooding the local system with multiple forged cards, all with valid but different RFID numbers. Again, manual card reads by a CBP officer may pull up the same or different identity records.
- Another subtle attack is the presentation of a single forged card that looks genuine (with printed photo of imposter) and uses a valid (cloned) RFID tag number which points to the record of an enrolled person in the database. If the forged card is presented at the same time as the cards of multiple travelers in the same vehicle, the discrepancy may be overlooked.
Alternative Solution for Secure Border Crossing Documents
There are already several identification card programs in use within the Federal government today that satisfy the tough challenges of enhancing security, protecting privacy and facilitating fast throughput. One only has to look at the implementation of secure RF identification technology in the Department of State's ePassports and FIPS 201 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards being issued to Federal employees and contractors for shining examples of how to protect privacy, verify identity, and electronically authenticate the document along with its bearer. The ePassport and PIV card carry the entire identity credential electronically, facilitating offline identity authentication using the ID.
Understanding that DHS has architected a border crossing solution using a passport card with a simple RFID tag number that is linked with the citizen's identity information maintained in a central database, the Smart Card Alliance recommends an alternative secure solution:
Use an inexpensive ISO/IEC 14443 proximity contactless smart card that supports secure transmission of the tag number during wireless communications. In addition to secure transmission, this secure contactless technology can also be used to electronically authenticate the ID.
Secure contactless smart cards are already widely used in transportation applications such as ticketing, contactless credit and debit cards, and secure physical access applications. These cards do not have to carry the full identity credential, just the database index number (the tag number) as desired by DHS. Yet they are capable of ensuring the confidential communication of the number between card and reader, reducing the risk of cloning and counterfeiting. Being proximity-based (4-inch range), a reader can be mounted by the side of the border crossing lane which will allows the card(s) to be 'tapped' to register the citizen(s) prior to pulling up to the CBP agent. A second benefit of this fully secured transmission capability is the elimination of the RF shielding envelopes that are being proposed to counter the weaknesses of long-range RFID-based vicinity tags (30-foot range).
The Smart Card Alliance is very concerned about a potential backlash and public outcry resulting from citizen identification applications that do not incorporate the necessary security features to protect the identity information and privacy of the cardholder. There is a simple solution to this problem that can avoid citizens from being put at risk. The solution requires using the more sophisticated smart card technology that can incorporate critical security features including shorter read-range of the card, encryption, and electronic authentication of the document, as well as more likely being able to support security technologies specified in the future. Smart card technology would not impede or slow down border crossing applications and would be a valuable aid to the CBP officer in verifying identities. The challenges of reliably reading a number of long-range passive RFID tags that are held within vehicles will make it difficult for DHS to realize the efficiencies assumed for the currently-selected vicinity-read RFID technology.
The Smart Card Alliance strongly recommends that DHS and border states contemplating the issuance of an enhanced driver's license incorporating passport card functionality consider doing so in a pilot using smart card technology. This pilot could use the same database pointer architecture previously defined for the passport card, but use a secure smart card chip to store the unique citizen identifier. Such a pilot would provide a factual basis for comparing the relative operational efficiencies of RFID and smart card technologies in a system that adequately protects citizen privacy and enhances border security.
[1] Documented cases of database breaches can be found at http://breachalerts.trustedid.com/?cat=191.
[2] Intermec, Supply Chain RFID: How It Works and Why It Pays.
[3] DHS Data Privacy & Integrity Advisory Committee, The Use of RFID for Human Identity Verification, December 6, 2006
[4] Washington Post, Computer Glitch Causes Delays at LAX, August 12, 2007
About the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council
The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council is focused on promoting the need for technologies, legislation, and usage solutions regarding human identity information to address the challenges of securing identity information and reducing identity fraud, and to help organizations realize the benefits that secure identity information delivers. The Council engages a broad set of participants and takes an industry perspective, bringing careful thought, joint planning, and multiple organization resources to bear on addressing the challenges of securing identity information for proper use.
Click here for additional information about the Identity Council.


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Disaster ... the Costa Concordia capsized on January 13. Photo: AFP
The Costa Concordia and other vessels in the cruise ship's fleet were hotbeds of sexual harassment, drinking and drug abuse, former crew members have claimed.
I worked on the Costa Concordia in 2010 for two months. Very often the officers and other members of the crew were drunk.
Two women have reportedly told Italian prosecutors leading the investigation into the sinking of the Concordia off an Italian island six weeks ago that they saw some officers snorting cocaine, drinking to the point of inebriation and harassing female staff.
Costa Concordia cruise captain Francesco Schettino. Photo: Reuters
Captain Francesco Schettino, the Costa Concordia's commander, "used women as goods to be exchanged", one of the women said, according to two Italian newspapers, La Stampa and Il Messagero.
The former crew members, one a nurse and the other a passenger rep, worked on the Costa Concordia and other ships owned by Costa Cruises in 2009 and 2010.
Their claims are reportedly in 5000 pages of evidence gathered by prosecutors in Grosseto, Tuscany, where the investigation into the January 13 disaster is based. The nurse, identified as Valentina B, said she worked with Captain Schettino on the Costa Atlantica, in January and February 2010 but resigned because of "corruption, drugs and prostitution". "I saw officers taking cocaine," she reportedly told investigators.
The second woman, identified as Mary G, told prosecutors: "I worked on the Costa Concordia in 2010 for two months. Very often the officers and other members of the crew were drunk."
Costa Cruises did not respond to the specific allegations but said the "possession or trade of narcotics" was prohibited on all its ships and there were regular on-board checks. It added: "Costa crew are not allowed to consume alcohol in a quantity that may impair the capacity to perform on-board duties."
The first pretrial hearing into the Concordia disaster will be held in Grosseto tomorrow (Saturday). Twenty five people are confirmed dead with seven people missing, presumed dead.
The Daily Telegraph, London

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- A staff member attended a meeting at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) on February 28 called by the Alcoa Foundation, who wanted to put SkillsUSA, Project Lead the Way, The Manufacturing Institute and Junior Achievement officials together to brainstorm on challenges in developing the manufacturing workforce and in combating negative public and educational perceptions of manufacturing. Later that day, staff engaged The Manufacturing Institute and PLTW officials in discussions on administration of and criteria for awarding digital manufacturing "badges."
- And, looking ahead a little bit, the SkillsUSA WorldTeam has an appointment to visit the German Embassy during the team's Washington, D.C. training program, April 26-29.
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HighlightsJune 15th, 2012
- Thanks to an introduction from Board President Russ Hoffbauer, staff and I met on June 7 with the president and senior vice president of Insurance Automotive Auctions (IAA), an automotive recycling business with 160 locations in 48 states. IAA is looking for talent in IT, management trainees and people with automotive experience. They saw a fit with the SkillsUSA mission, and they are interested in getting IAA involved at the state and local levels. They will both be attending conference.
- We reached out to sponsors to support CTE and the student organizations slated for cuts under California Governor Jerry Brown's school finance reform proposal. I sent email to our sponsors on June 1 and June 6.
- On June 1, we had a very encouraging meeting with the CEO, executive vice president and chief engagement officer and the new student relations director of Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Rosanne White, Technology Student Association (TSA) executive director, joined us. PLTW is interested in working with both organizations again and has reopened discussion on the Engineering Alliance created by TSA and SkillsUSA previously. PLTW wants to increase the number of schools offering its curriculum by 800 next year, and they are very interested in teaching employability skills to students.
- On May 30-31, Arizona State Association Director Carrie Wolf and I went on a recruiting trip to Phoenix to start an Arizona Youth Development Foundation. Four companies have already pledged their support and agreed to serve.
- On May 25, the national staff directors held a retreat to discuss funding priorities with an eye toward achieving Vision 2020 goals. The meeting generated great discussion on SkillsUSA's message, in addition to helping us take a more comprehensive look at our FY13 strategic plan and beyond. Congratulations go to the staff members who planned and lead the meeting, and thanks to ASE for inviting us to use their headquarters for the retreat.
- The National Coordinating Council of the Career and Technical Student Organizations (NCC-CTSO) met on May 24. One of the primary topics for discussion with Robin Utz from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) was the administration's blueprint for reform of Perkins. The NCC-CTSO is pleased to have an opportunity for early reaction to the blueprint, and the Council will be preparing its own white paper on the blueprint and Perkins reauthorization.
- Thanks to an introduction from board member Kathy Jo Mannes, I spoke on May 23 with representatives from Skills for America's Future, an initiative by the administration tied in with The Aspen Institute. Their focus is to help find ways to build business and community college partnerships, and they're looking to SkillsUSA to help.
- Finally, I was a special guest speaker for the Fredtech 2012 banquet in Fredericksburg, Va. on May 22. The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce hosted the event and 21 students – all of them Virginia state medalists – were honored.
HighlightsJanuary 15th, 2012
- On January 4, I traveled to the offices of the Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C. to meet with Vince Bertram, the new executive director of Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and with the executive director and staff from the Technology Student Association (TSA). Vince is interested in revitalizing the Engineering Alliance (EA), the online joint venture between TSA and SkillsUSA for students in PLTW. He said he likes the concept for leadership and competitive events, and he wants us to prepare a proposal to seek a sustained commitment to EA.
- On January 5, I met with executives from Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabilitating housing in poor communities. Every year, they hold what they call "Big Builds" and some involve well-known personalities and big events. (They're even tied into the Super Bowl this year.) Americorps is also involved. Their proposal is that we initiate a pilot project pairing 10 of our best chapters with 10 of their best affiliates to work on community service projects together. We'll be reaching out to select state directors to pair local chapters with the strong affiliates that Rebuilding Together identifies as the preferred pilot sites. This initiative certainly helps SkillsUSA meet the request in recent student polls to make available more local service opportunities. Representatives from Rebuilding Together will attend our national conference, have an exhibit booth and make a SkillsUSA University presentation.
- Congratulations to the following state associations for exceeding last year's overall membership. They are California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In the next few weeks, we'll be announcing more states as they exceed last year's overall numbers. A reminder – professional membership and alumni membership counts. Individuals like industry partners and other friends not affiliated with a local chapter can join too online at the following link: www.skills-register.org/rpts/JoinAsProfessional.aspx.
HighlightsSeptember 30th, 2011
- Washington appointments for SkillsUSA WorldTeam are coming right along. We now have a confirmed appointment and location for a briefing on the House side hosted by the CTE Caucus. Both Representatives and Senators will be invited to the briefing. It also appears we're set to meet with staff from the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in the afternoon. Invitations have also been extended to The White House and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. We're hopeful of team coverage in the AOL/Huffington Post in addition to continuing coverage in PARADE. The reporter working on the Huffington Post story said her editor saw the PARADE article and said: "Here's the way to put a face on what we're covering. Let's do profiles of these students."
- On September 7, SkillsUSA West Virginia Director Paul Lovett and I visited my alma mater Mercer County Technical Education Center. We spoke to 24 teachers and administrators, did some training and delivered some SkillsUSA materials. The result? Mercer County Tech is going to be a 100 percent school with 600 members.
- On September 16, I joined Rosanne White and Sandy Honour of Technology Student Association in Baltimore for a meeting with Dr. Vince Bertram, the new CEO of Project Lead the Way. It was our first opportunity to do an orientation on the two organizations for Dr. Bertram and to discuss a relaunch of the Engineering Alliance. Dr. Bertram was extremely interested, and we'll follow up with a proposal.
- And, on September 22, I presented to the U.S. Department of Labor Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship near Baltimore, Md. They wanted me to speak about SkillsUSA because they believe there are many areas in which we can be cooperating. I was accompanied by Caleb Houston our parliamentarian from Ohio. The opportunity was created in large part by our long-time friend Bob Baird of the Independent Electrical Contractors, along with Steve Mandes of National Institute for Metalworking Skills and Greg Chambers of Oberg Industries, Inc.
HighlightsFebruary 15th, 2011
Membership as of Friday was 269,044 and that's exceeding the previous year same day total by 15,960. We have just about two weeks until the membership deadline, and we're cautiously optimistic.
We added a new corporate partner. Blaklader-North America has come on board as an unrestricted sponsor for the SkillsUSA Championships.
The 2011 Lowe's SkillsUSA Grants have been announced. Schools and colleges received Community Service Grants in 12 states and Campus Improvement Grants in 16 states. The list can be found at: www.skillsusa.org/educators/lowesgrants.shtml#Lowes 2011.
Two representatives from Project Lead the Way (PLTW) came to the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center to visit recently. Rosanne White and Sandy Honour of TSA (Technology Student Association) joined us. The discussion was around a new online portfolio program developed by PLTW to encourage student innovation for pre-engineering students. It's supported by a grant from the Kern Family Foundation and is tied in with the Small Business Administration. They also pledged continued financial support for Engineering Alliance Web updates this year.
We're working on the strategy for the April Youth Development Foundation Committee meeting visits in Washington, D.C. We know the committee will have great things to say about career and technical education and SkillsUSA.


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The Bottom Line
Boyd said readers should "come away with not only a love for this grand old horse, but especially for an appreciation of horse racing during the early part of the century." This reviewer agrees.
- Excellent look back at one of racing's greats
- Boyd settles the debate over his "100" starts
- Reader gets an appreciation for 1920's racing
- Exterminator's talent would be wasted today.
- Geldings suffer from a lack of respect. Exterminator was one who proved his detractors wrong.
- Eva Jolene Boyd researched this old campaigner who raced from 1917 to 1924 for owner Willis Kilmer.
- His stablemate scratched out of the Derby, so Kilmer entered him instead, and he went on to win.
- When he retired, his popularity did not wane. 38,000 fans cheered him when he came to Pimlico.
- Children visited him every day after school, and Mrs. Kilmer would hold birthday parties for him.
- Exterminator passed away on September 26, 1945. In 1957, he was inducted into Racing's Hall of Fame.
- An interesting debate rekindled and corrected, is that of his legendary 50 wins in 100 starts.
- Boyd said, "It may look strange to see 99 starts and 50 wins, but fair is fair."
- Somebody had counted the "race against time" at Hawthorne in September 1922 as an unplaced finish.
- DRF agreed that he should not be charged with that "race" since he was the only horse on the track.
Guide Review - Book Review: "Exterminator"
Exterminator would prove himself to be one of the great "iron horses" of all time. He would carry weights as high as 140 pounds, over distances of up to 2 1/4 miles, race conditions unheard of today. His career brought him to tracks across the northeast, Canada and Mexico. Boyd wrote the book because she has "a particular fondness for the old campaigners, especially weight carriers and horses that could go a distance. Exterminator was as good and as tough as they came. The idea of him lugging 134 pounds over 2 1/4 miles (in the 1920 Ontario Jockey Club Cup at Woodbine) and winning is mind-boggling," in an age where "modern trainers complain when their top 4-year-olds have to carry 124 pounds and concede 5 pounds" to the opposition.


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Beeping could be heard as PennDOT trucks backed into the salt dome off Herr Street in Harrisburg. Many plow drivers began preparing their trucks to tackle Jack Frost in what might be the toughest fight this winter.
PennDOT's Dauphin County District Manager, Dale Good, said his conference with state meteorologists had him concerned for Wednesday morning's daily commute.
"Sounds like it's going to be a mess!" he said.
Good said crews were working around the clock Tuesday despite a sunny, clear day. He said because this winter has been so tough, may plows had blades replaced before the overnight storm.
Good said his biggest concern with the ice involved Monday's snow. He said the several inches of snow still remaining on trees and power lines could become significantly heavy if the ice clings.
"If we get some ice on top of that, we're going to have a lot of trees and power lines possibly come down," Good said.
It is one of many obstacles crews are planning for. Another is the wintry cocktail of snow, rain and sleet that may come down in the early hours. The mix can be tricky for preparing roadways since rain tends to dilute or wash away salt on the roads.
In order to battle ice, PennDOT said they use a 50/50 mixture of salt and gravel, which tends to offer more traction.
"It gives a little bit of grit on the roadway," Good said.
If you see snow on the roads tomorrow morning, PennDOT said that is yet another tactic.
"We'll actually leave a little bit of snow on some of the secondary roads so that the ice doesn't bond to the road or pavement," Good said.
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter storm warning for central Pennsylvania from 7 p.m. Tuesday until 4 p.m. Wednesday. The warning also mentioned low visibility on roadways.
Harrisburg resident Rob Foster works at the Hollywood Casino in Grantville. He said traveling to work in winter weather is always a treacherous journey.
"It's a good distance," he said, "and it's slippery going up the hills."
Veteran PennDOT driver Michael Koppenhaver has been out in all sorts of winter weather, and ice concerns him the most. He said ice storms not only slicken roadways and down trees, but tailgating drivers and difficult visibility make doing his job even more dangerous.
His advice: stay home.
"It don't matter if it's PennDOT or if it's the motoring public, to be out in that type of environment, anything can happen at any time and you could be the victim of it," he said.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency officials recommended drivers have extra supplies and a kit with medicine, flashlight, batteries, and jumper cables.


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Unfortunately, it's a story we've heard before. This time, a 19 year-old student at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire told friends she didn't feel well, then gave birth to a baby in her dorm restroom, and nobody knew she was pregnant.
The saddest part of this situation is that her roommate found her in the bathroom not breathing along side a nearly full term baby Tuesday night. Freshman Karen Hubbard later died at a hospital near there. The baby is still in critical condition.
"Her roommate kept checking on her to see if she was okay, if there was anything she could do to help. Karen kept saying, 'No, I'm okay'. She was just feeling upset, that type of thing. The roommate that was very close with her, they came from the same hometown, knew her very well, said she felt that in her own mind, Karen didn't know she was pregnant either," says Chuck Major, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Housing Director.
How could this happen that a young girl wouldn't know she was pregnant in the final months? Dr. Carol Felton, an Ob-Gyn at UMC, says it is hard to believe, but not uncommon to hear.
"I would say 99% of the time it's denial. They just don't want to admit it. Maybe they don't have the funds for prenatal care and they're not aware of the available funds for pre-natal care," says Felton.
Dr. Felton says some women, young girls in particular, may be confused by a pregnancy at first because they don't always have regular periods. She says anyone who is sexually active and misses two periods should take a pregnancy test to be sure, because pre-natal care is so important for the health of the baby and for the mother.
Karen Hubbard, the young girl who died Tuesday night, was co-valedictorian of her high school, and a pre-pharmacy major at the University of Wisconsin.
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This horse seems to be able to unlatch and open any door. A smart horse is a smart horse, of course – to paraphrase a classic TV show theme song.
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What was initially thought to be an accident involving a pedestrian Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of a woman who allegedly hit a man with her car.
According to a probable-cause affidavit from Detective Cassandra McAfee of the Pine Bluff Police Department, Karla McDonald, 29, allegedly followed her ex-boyfriend to Broadmoor Elementary School on Tuesday morning and struck him with her vehicle after a confrontation.
A witness told police he saw the alleged victim being hit while the victim was walking back to his own vehicle.
McDonald was arrested on probable cause of aggravated assault but Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney ruled that probable cause existed to charge McDonald with first-degree battery.
McDonald also was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim until the case is settled.


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As I type this, there is a frost advisory out for Los Angeles County. Yes–sunny, palm-tree-lined, southerly Los Angeles. Residents of colder climes are probably laughing at me, but I'm not built for blustery, freezing weather, so I drop like a stone from hypothermia the moment I step away from the heater.
The frigidity of winter calls for recipes that will keep your house nice and warm, so crank up the oven and let's get to roasting!
Drink: Toasted Almond Champagne Cocktail
The first one's a cheat because there isn't any actual roasting happening here, and–fun fact– alcohol actually lowers your core body temperature, but don't worry, we'll get to the hot stuff shortly.
I'm sure you'll feel nice and toasted after two or three of Kerry Saretsky's champagne cocktails.
Don't feel weird about drinking champagne without a special occasion to celebrate. Just tell yourself you're taste-testing bubbly for New Year's Eve.
Appetizer: Salt Roasted Chestnuts
You don't have to do much to chestnuts to make them scrumptious, but I love the presentation of winter's favored nut in a bed of sparkling white salt. Check out the recipe for these salt-roasted chestnuts and admire the gorgeous photos over at My Blue & White Kitchen.
Roast the chestnuts to piping hot for guests, or you, to nibble on while waiting waiting for the main course to arrive.
Side Dish: Roasted Jerusalem Artichoke and Carrot Salad
This season at your local farmers market, you might come across a stand brimming with what looks like ginger, but is curiously labeled either sunchoke or Jerusalem artichoke. These delightful root vegetables aren't actually related to the artichoke, but have the flavor of their namesake.
Sunchokes can be eaten raw or cooked; you might want to try this rustic, comforting recipe from the White Pepper Project if you're not sure what to do with them.
This dish is so layered and complete, it could stand alone as a main course for vegetarians, vegans, or on Meatless Mondays. But we have more roasting to do…
Main Course: Roast Leg of Lamb With Kashmiri Spices
The holiday season often results in poultry overload so let's take a break with a less traditional roast–lamb.
Heat and spices go hand in hand, and if you have a constant hankering for Indian food, as I do, you will certainly want to try this lamb roast recipe from The Bookery Cook.
Pistachios, cloves, garlic, and saffron…your igloo will be warm and smell divine in no time.
Dessert: Cajeta with Crêpes and Roasted Pears
Maybe pears are a bit predictable in the world of roasted desserts; however, this recipe is anything but typical. Cajeta, a creamy Mexican caramelized milk confection, is poured over the roasted pears and eaten with crêpes.
Bosc pears are recommended for baking as they tend to keep their shape when cooked. If you don't want to go through the trouble of making cajeta, pure maple syrup is a good alternative. But the cajeta makes this dish extra special so I urge you to give it a try at least once.
After polishing off this dessert, you'll be roasty-toasty and ready to hibernate.
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On the back of three wins from three games at Adams Park this season Wasps will look to continue their home form when they face the Premiership new-comers. London Welsh, having already taken the scalps of Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks, will be after their third win of the 2012/13 campaign.
As well as the magnitude of the action on the pitch, there are also a whole host of activities off of it. From Halloween themed activities in the marquee, to Olympic Gold Medalists on the pitch at half time, and a whole host of music from our DJ, and Katie Birtill.
The team need your support, and with so much action both on and off the field it is the perfect opportunity to bring your friends, family or both!
Tickets for the game start from as little as £15 and can be purchased from the Online Ticket Office or by calling the Ticket Office Hotline on 0844 225 2990.
Olympic Gold medallists Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins will be at the game
We are delighted to welcome Olympic Gold medallists Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins to Adams Park for the London Welsh game.
The duo, who brought joy to the nation earlier this year with their superb Gold medal effort in the women's double sculls, are both huge rugby fans and will be our special guests at the Aviva Premiership fixture.
They will both be out on the pitch at half time where they will answer a few questions in front of the Adams Park crowd.
For more information about the pair and to read what they had to say about the gameclick here.
With Halloween on October 31st we thought that we would take the opportunity to get in the spirit at our fixture on Sunday 28th.
We are encouraging all supporters to get into the Halloween spirit with a host of Halloween themed activities around the stadium and in the marquee.
Scary Face in the Crowd
At half time the Scary Face in the Crowd winner , who will be chosen by our team of spotters who will be around the stadium all day, will be handed their prize.
Kukri dance troupe
We are pleased to have the Kukri dance troop joining us for the game where they will performing a halloween themed routine both before the game in the entertainment village and at half time out on the pitch.
Halloween for Stingers!
As always Adams Park will cater for the whole family and the Halloween activities will be no different. There will be a host of Halloween themed fun in the Stingers' Den before the game including face-painters, make your own masks and much more!
Katie Birtill will be performing before and after the game
Swing singer, Katie Birtill, who entertained the crowd before and after the Worcester Warriors fixture, will be making her return to Adams Park for the London Welsh game, where she will be singing a selection of songs, ranging from modern numbers to swing classics, before and after the game in the entertainment village.
Katie, who stared as the lead role of Sue in the west end hit 'Dreamboats and Petticoats' in last year's UK tour, was a big hit with the crowd when she last performed at Adams Park and will return to entertain the supporters on October 28th.
Follow Katie Birtill on twitter - @KatieBirtill
There will be a presentation to Tim Payne following his 250th appearance in black and gold
As always our DJs will be on hand in the entertainment village and in the Stadium, playing you a wide range of songs to get you in the mood for the game ahead.
There will also be a presentation to Nic Berry following his retirement
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After making his 250th appearance for the club against Northampton Saints at Franklins Gardens we are pleased to be able to present the prop, who is in his 10th season at London Wasps and has won an array of domestic and European titles with the Club, with a token of the landmark after the fixture against London Welsh at Adams Park.
Nic Berry
After the game there will be a special presentation made to Nic Berry who, following a number of concussions, was forced to retire from the game of rugby.
We ask supporters to please stick around after the final whistle to help wish Nic all the best for the future.
Following the recent announcement of Richard Birkett's retirement we would also like to add that there will be a presentation for him at the fixture against Leicester Tigers on Sunday 25 November.


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The South Carolina High School League has received two proposals that could impact participation of private schools in the future.
Nine Spartanburg County schools on Tuesday proposed that private schools compete in a separate championship bracket, according to Spartanburg District 4 Superintendent Rallie Liston.
Liston says he simply wants to get the topic out there for discussion in order to make something positive happen for what he believes is currently an unlevel playing field as private schools have the ability to recruit students.
Christ Church Episcopal School Athletic Director R.J. Beach tells the Greenville News we value our membership in the South Carolina High School League. We want to compete on the basis of the merits of our programs.
Christ Church has won back-to-back state football titles in 1A. Another private school, Bishop England of Charleston, has won consecutive 2A state football championships.
Those two, and roughly a dozen other private schools in the Palmetto State, have enjoyed significant success in other sports as well.
According to the Greenville News, Branchville High School in the lower part of the state has submitted another proposal that seeks to remove all private schools from the SCHSL.
Eight of the SCHSL's 15 non-public schools are in the Upstate and in addition to Christ Church include Southside Christian, St. Joe's, Brashier Middle College, Greer Middle College, and Greenville Tech Charter in Greenville County as well the South Carolina School For The Deaf And Blind in Spartanburg and Calhoun Falls Charter.
Seven of the 15 compete for state championships in football with all schools competing in most of the other sports.
The two proposals will now likely be reviewed by each of the SCHSL's four classifications at their respective meetings next month and could be voted on by the league's full body at a meeting in Charleston in early March. A two-thirds vote is needed to pass.
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Probably the son of a Thracian soldier, he was educated in Sicily and ordained priest in Rome. He was elected to succeed John V and was consecrated on October 21. Elderly and in poor health, he died 11 months later and was buried in St. Peter's.
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"I beat cancer with a raw diet and holistic lifestyle"
Janette Murray-Wakelin beat cancer through a raw food diet and has enjoyed better health than ever since going raw. She tells Sarah Best the story of her journey to optimum health.
When Janette Murray-Wakelin was diagnosed with highly aggressive carcinoma breast cancer over six years ago, she was given six months to live. The tumour was three centimetres and the cancer had spread into the chest wall and the lymph nodes. It was recommended that she undergo conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which she was told may possibly extend her life a further six months.
At 52 years, a mother of two and grandmother of one, she was not willing to accept this prognosis. "I had lived a very healthy lifestyle, being vegetarian for 25 years and vegan for the previous 15 years," Janette explains. "I have also been extremely physically active all my life, so I was quite shocked with the diagnosis. However, the power of intention is far greater than that of fear, and I had every intention of staying around for a very long time!"
Janette was alerted to the possibility of cancer being present when her little grandson Kieran inadvertently found the tumour. "I had been carrying him all day as we walked around a local festival and he had fallen asleep in my arms," she remembers. "When we finally got home and I put him down, I noticed some pain in the breast area where he had been holding on to me. It was then that I discovered the lump. I was not overly perturbed; I had always done regular self breast examinations and had never had any sign of a problem. In fact, apart from a bout of scarlet fever and measles as a tiny child, I had never been sick in my life. I have never had so much as a cold and I've never taken any drugs, not even an aspirin! I thought it was just bruising to the tissue from being held onto for hours by my grandson."
It was Janette's daughter who suggested she should have it looked at and the following day she had an ultrasound and biopsy, which led to the diagnosis. "My intuitive response to the recommended treatment was that it did not make sense to compromise the body's system further," Janette explains. "It seemed obvious to me that I should be helping the body to rejuvenate and rebuild, thereby reversing the problem. My instinct told me that treating the symptoms would not address the cause. I was also convinced that I was not meant to die of cancer, so I treated the diagnosis as a challenge. It seemed to me that this was just a message from my body that there was a problem I needed to deal with."
A year earlier, Janette had been present at her grandson's birth and had held his little hand for his first 24 hours of life. "I promised him that we would have many wonderful times together over the years and that I would always be there for him," she recalls. "Now he had brought this to my attention so that I could take care of the problem and be able to keep my promise!"
Janette and her husband Alan have spent most of their lives travelling together worldwide. They married and their two children were born while they were still in their early twenties. In search of a healthy lifestyle for their little family, this adventurous couple sailed from their home country of New Zealand when their children were very small. Their sailing boat was completely self-sufficient, relying on the four winds to take them throughout the South Pacific; visiting, living and working in places like the Tongan Islands, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea.
"Our time on the ocean was incredible," Janette recalls. "We learned a lot about ourselves from living on the sea. Most of the time it was so serene, but there were moments of awe when the storms raged around us! It was fun home-schooling our children and as a family, we grew very close," she mused. "It was a carefree life with very little stress, our food was mostly fresh fruit and vegetables and our environment was pretty clean and green."
It was hard for Janette to think of what the cause of her illness may have been given the healthy lifestyle she had been living. However, during a maintenance refit for the sailboat, she did suffer an accident, which exposed her to a high dose of toxins. "I was painting the boat when the scaffolding collapsed under me," she recalls. "It happened so fast that I was still holding the can of paint when I hit the ground! I was completely covered in marine paint that has toxic 'antifouling' properties. It was in my hair, my eyes, nose, ears and mouth. I ingested quite a bit and my skin was covered in paint. It took three months before my normal skin colour came back and since the skin is the largest organ of the body, over-exposure for me was inevitable!"
After four years sailing in the South Pacific, the family embarked on a new adventure for a further four years; living and working on a cargo ship on the inland waterways throughout Europe. "This adventure is another story in itself," Janette says, "but during that time I was also exposed to toxic fall-out from the Chernobyl disaster. Looking back over my life and remembering those two times when I was over-exposed to toxins, I realized that my body must have been highly compromised."
Whether it was one incident or the other, or perhaps the combination of both, Janette was sure that the toxic load in her body predisposed her to the onset of cancer. "I could think of no other explanation, but once I had established the likely cause, I felt more empowered to do something about it," she says. "I was no longer guessing, taking a gamble on treatment, nor in fear of the outcome. I knew that I could take control of the situation myself, doing 100% the best I could for my body."
The family's initial reaction to the diagnosis was to research all they could about breast cancer and the possible causes and the treatments that were recommended, as well as looking into natural holistic therapies and making lifestyle changes that would be most likely to result in a positive outcome.
"We needed to know all the possibilities so that I could make an informed choice as to the best course of action to take," she says. "I knew that it made sense to do everything I could to give the body the tools it needed to take me on my journey to optimum health. Our extensive research not only gave us the knowledge to do just that, but also the confidence to know that I had made the right choice."
With the help of a naturopathic physician, Janette established a regime that would support mind, body and spirit. This intensive regime included intravenous immune therapy; infrared detoxification therapy; increasing the amount of oxygen to the body through ozone treatment; conscious breathing; aerobic exercise; visualization; meditation; positive thinking and spiritual awareness; and optimal nutrition through juicing, wheatgrass and living food nutrition.
For the following six months after receiving the diagnosis, Janette spent three hours a day, five days a week at the naturopathic clinic having therapy to help boost the immune system. "I used the time sitting hooked up to the intravenous drip to relax. It also gave me time to do more research," she said.
She increased the amount of exercise that she was already doing on a daily basis, incorporating yoga and long distance running. "With yoga I was able to reunite with myself. I came to know my inner self and to love myself unconditionally. My running became more meditative. I chose to run on trails in the mountains or barefoot in the sand along the beach. I could feel again the sense of freedom that I remembered when I ran as a child." She adds: "I visualized achieving personal goals that I had long since put aside - perhaps I would write, perhaps I would paint. I visualized myself proudly looking on at my grandson's wedding then going full circle and being present at his child's birth."
Daily sessions in the infrared sauna maximized the detoxification process. "I could feel my body ridding itself of toxins while enjoying the feeling of complete relaxation during the sessions," she remembers. "At the same time, my nutritional intake took a huge leap. I started juicing in earnest. It made sense that I could consume more nutrients by juicing because I just wouldn't be able to eat that amount of food. If it takes 4 cups of carrots to produce 1 cup of juice, and I could drink 4 cups of juice per day, I knew I was way ahead of the game," she said. "I think I was close to consuming a truckload of carrots every week during those six months! My hands turned carrot-coloured, but I didn't care! I was alive and running!"
She also started taking wheatgrass: "When I learned that one ounce of wheatgrass juice has the equivalent nutritional value of 2lbs of green leafy vegetables - more than most people eat in a week - I never hesitated." Apart from having all the vitamins and most of the minerals the body needs to be healthy, wheatgrass juice also has all the amino acids making it a complete protein. Like all greens, wheatgrass is also very high in chlorophyll, which is like giving an oxygen infusion to the body. When taken, the juice goes directly to the bloodstream, oxygenating the blood and the whole body.
"I knew from the research that we had done that this was a crucial factor in stopping the mutation of cancer cells," Janette explains. "Cancer cannot survive in an oxygenated environment, therefore the more oxygen I could pump into my body through exercise, conscious breathing and drinking wheatgrass, the better!"
Although Janette had been vegetarian and vegan for most of her life, she decided that if she was going to "give it 100%", she would also eliminate all cooked food, thereby getting the maximum amount of nutrients from all foods she consumed. "I couldn't believe the difference in the way I felt within only one week of changing to 100% raw food," she remembers. "The first thing I noticed was that my clarity of mind was intensely heightened. I no longer had to think about decision making. Everything became very clear; there was no hesitation. I lost 15lb within the first month of eating 100% raw food, which took me just below my recommended weight. The following month my weight came back up a few pounds and has not changed since," she says.
During the first six months, Janette's body revisited old injuries that had obviously not completely healed. For example, during her accident with the paint, she sustained an injury to her elbow that had left her unable to straighten her arm. She experienced ten days of pain in the elbow, similar to that which she had endured at the time of the accident, but when the pain stopped she could straighten her arm again! "I also found I had much more energy than before and that it lasted longer. It was especially evident during my long training runs and my physical performance level increased," she says. "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that consuming 100% raw food made a huge difference to my recovery time and to my overall healing."
It is interesting that although the lifestyle changes Janette made were minimal - as her diet and lifestyle were already very healthy - the positive results were profound. "I really only had to stop eating the odd muffin, a sandwich now and then, eliminate the pasta and stop wokking my vegetables!" she laughs. "I had already eliminated meat and dairy and I had never eaten processed or junk food, so the change to 100% raw food for me was not that big, but the change to my overall health was huge. Not only did I immediately experience clarity of mind, increased energy, specific injury healing and a feeling of well-being, but I actually cured myself of cancer!"
Within the six months Janette had been told by doctors was her maximum expected lifespan, she received a clean bill of health. There was no longer any sign of cancer cells in her body. At that point, she came off the immune therapy regime, but has continued with all other aspects of her raw lifestyle. Janette is quick to mention that those crucial six months were also filled with love, laughter and lots of support from her family and friends. "I am blessed with a loving family who rallied around me and helped with the research, with physical and mental support, and most of all," she emphasizes, "with their unwavering conviction that the path I had chosen was mine to choose. I believe having unconditional support is also paramount in healing the body."
She adds: "I now have two more grandchildren whom I believe I would never have known had I not made these informed choices to follow a raw diet and lifestyle. My diagnosis of cancer and resulting journey to optimum health has been an experience I am truly grateful for. I know for certain that I will continue on the raw path, as I continue to experience more health benefits and an ever-increasing enlightened consciousness. Every day is exciting when you are raw!"
As a result of this life changing experience, Janette and Alan established the ZenZero Centre for Optimum Health in Courtenay on Vancouver Island in Canada, where they offer 'raw lifestyle programmes' based on a holistic approach incorporating mind, body and spirit. On a weekly basis, health presentations, seminars and workshops are offered by over 40 holistic practitioners affiliated with the centre, and international health educators speak monthly. ZenZero also sponsors weekly and monthly raw food potlucks and has a raw lifestyle store, a raw juice fountain, and The Raw Food Oasis vegan restaurant. Both Janette and Alan are 100% raw and their staff of 20 also follow the raw lifestyle.
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Picking a US Dividend ETF
- Joshua M Brown
- June 14th, 2012
There are a ton of ways to play US dividend stocks, which is what everyone seems to want during this, our moment of global uncertainty, non-existent interest rates and doubts about domestic growth prospects for the rest of the year.
I don't make recommendations on this site but a few of you have been asking for ideas. I thought this chart comparing the three largest US dividend stock ETFs might be a helpful starting point for you (via SSgA):
Bon chance.
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The foregoing description of Cubic's amended and restated bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated bylaws, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Strictly Come Dancing fever is coming to the Ely area.
New ballroom dancing classes are being held at the Hiam Sports and Social Club in Prickwillow.
Led by Elaine Allgood from the Allgood School of Dancing, the classes will teach people all the moves on the hit show.
Elaine said: "This beginners' class is ideal as it will be teaching people the basics. It's great fun."
The classes are held at the club every Wednesday from 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Participants must come as a duo and the cost is £60 per couple for the six-week course.
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What the heck is gout? Well, if you are one of the 3 million Americans who suffer from this disease, you know exactly what it is: painful! Gout is actually a form of arthritis that affects more men than women (although you ladies are more susceptible after menopause). Gout symptoms include severe, burning pain at the joints, which may appear red and swollen, particularly at the base of the big toes. Gout is caused by an increase of uric acid in the blood, the byproduct of purines that are produced naturally within your body and from certain foods. Tiny urate crystals accumulate around the joints, causing inflammation and intense, sharp pain. Advanced gout can even cause kidney stones.
So what does gout have to do with nutrition? PLENTY! Although certain medications and family history can increase one's risk for the condition, lifestyle choices can have a far greater impact on the odds if an individual will get gout. Excessive drinking, obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes all can increase incidence. And ALL of these factors are preventable and controllable by a healthy diet.
Doctors may prescribe medications to help treat individuals with gout, such as NSAIDS (ibuprofen) and steroids, but many physicians also recommend that the individual lose weight, increase exercise, get diabetes and high cholesterol/high blood pressure under control, and to drink plenty of fluids (i.e. water) and follow a low purine diet. Purines are found in mainly animal foods, so reducing one's intake of meat, poultry and fish to 4-6 ounces per day may manage symptoms, and choosing alternative protein sources such as tofu, low-fat or fat-free dairy products, and nut butters may also help.
Some research has even linked supplementation with Vitamin C in alleviating gout symptoms, but caution is advised as megadoses can actually increase the amount of uric acid in the blood (the cause for the painful urate crystals). So it's best to get your C naturally through fruits and veggies like oranges, grapefruit, green peppers, and potatoes. Other studies have found cherries to be very effective in lowering serum (blood) levels of uric acid, but participants had to eat about 40-50 fresh bing cherries (or the equivalent in concentrate) to see any change. Health Food stores and a variety of websites do sell cherry juice in concentrate (just be sure the seller is reputable).
Gout IS preventable in many cases, and absolutely controllable through medications in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle. Maybe you don't suffer from gout but you know someone who does. If the person is suffering from ongoing pain, you may want to share this article with them, or better yet refer them to a Registered Dietitian as we can help them with their nutrition and get their symptoms under control.


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Studious Caleb Hanie always is prepared
"That's how Caleb is. People say, 'Can you believe he performed that way?' I say, 'Of course. He studies the game. He's going to be a coach someday. He's got a brilliant mind when it comes to football. He handles pressure extremely well. He prides himself on how he handles those pressure situations.' "


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For anyone using this, and sharing their libraries with the hundreds (thousands?) of people reading this forum... a question - if you have a number of people playing songs from your music, just how lagged is your computer and internet connection going to be? And, are there any security issues of freely opening your computer to others using this app? Not that I'm paranoid or anything!
i'm just wondering, how long is it supposed to take to "scan libraries"? it seems to be taking a really long time
something else must be wrong then.........oh well. i really dont care. im not gonna use it that much for my own music. i can access others libraries.
a wifi connections to play files:-( thats fine, BUT access files using 3g!?!?!?! now that would be a problem:-)
All working via my Mac. One of the best apps.
Anyone know if you can get it working directly onto a Qnap NAS drive?
do you have to have a playlist for each album or minimal sub directories cause its not adding all my music for some reason
If interested in adding me my username is vhicke I have hip hop,RNB,alternative....
I loooove this app!!! it freakin rocks...if you would like to add me my user name is Miss.Mindy.... i have all sorts of music from 80's rock to rap!!
wow! first, massive thanks to cash7c3, broomhead and all of the mods and contributors here who have give us such tremendous support for the past 8 months. we are in debt to the community for all your help.
second, apologies for not being able to hang out here much. we've been a little overwhelmed. apologies as well for folks having problems. our goal is to work the first time, everytime.
everyone here is pretty technical, so I wanted to explain a bit more how we work. when you first install, you pick folder sharing or library sharing. then, we locate the associated songs and parse them for their meta-information. as we process them we advertise them as available to other devices, including your own "reflection."
So, the scan count you see on your own machine isn't really how many songs we have found -- it is how many are ready to be played by other machines. This has debugging advantages, but we now know how confusing it is.
here is what can go wrong:
1) we can't find any songs. this could happen if we can't find your library file or if, somehow, we can't access a file directory
2) we've found files but we can't connect to advertise that they are available. this could be a server problem (like Fri morning), but, increasingly these are strange issues on your machine or local network
Unfortuantely, 1 and 2 look the same to users -- hence much scan / connecting confusion. We need to address this.
3) we can only find some files. usually, it is because the first scan is slow, but other options are that the files aren't support or, maybe, that we can't find the right library file. sometimes people have multiple or old library files and there is an example of this upthread.
if we are still scanning and "advertising" you won't see playlists. they load last.
here's what to do after install
1) wait a few minutes.
-if you see you song count starting to increase, wait until it stops. if your Reset, it will start over
-if you get stuck at a low number, send us logs using Report Issue
-if you are at 0, pick Troubleshooting
if it says, done -- no files found, switch your sharing settings from library to sharing or vice versa. if it offers other advice, folllow it. if you are still stuck at connect / scanning, use Report Issue. something may be blocking us (Kaspersky AV, a software firewall, etc) or there may have been an installation problem. there are certainly examples of this in the thread.
I hope this helps. I am going to try to roll this up into a much better FAQ for our blog.
just for everyone's reference, i have about 30GB of music, about 6,000 songs. i restarted the sync process a few times, and now i see everything.
t-zones = no go. on a lighter note though, AIM uses t-zones happily.
yes sir it looks like my good ole pal tzones shall be denied of glory.
Le sigh.
Add me. steveoc200077
for some reason all my songs are on the list twice.
mostly rap
check out freestylewizard if you like souther rap.
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"I want to fight George St. Pierre." - Nick Diaz, with a tone of "Why not me?" and the look of a sad puppy dog on his face.(SB Nation MMA)
"They have two champions. It's always exciting to see two champions go at it." - Firas Zahabi, jumping on the Silva-GSP Superfight Express! (MMA Fighting)
"If Georges went up (to 185) right now, he wouldn't have cleaned out the division because there's still Nick Diaz there." - Zahabi. Nevermind. He's playing the Catch-22 "clean out the division" game too.
"I'm trying to go on to bigger and better things. I don't just want to keep fighting these chumps." - Diaz, who now has a boxing match lined up with Jeff Lacy. (GnP-TV)
"He wants to box. I'm going to go to Stockton this week and talk to him." - UFC President Dana White. Rumor has it that White engaged in a mean-mugging contest with Diaz with Diaz's boxing aspirations on the line. White left the Cesar Gracie gym head-in-hands, weeping on the way to his Ferrari. (MMA Fighting)
'I don't know how bad is GSP's eye, is he going to take six months off? And then why couldn't Nick box and then go fight GSP, for example." - Cesar Gracie (MMA Mania)
"[I]f he's going to box then he's got to box relevant fighters. ... Jeff Lacy is not a relevant fighter. So what are you proving? That's just a waste of time." - Gary Shaw, more from him in a bit. (Fight Hub TV)
"When he threw that open handed hook, that was recorded, I complained to the ref immediately. ... I don't think it was intentional, but I mean it still happened, and he should get a warning." - Firas Zahabi. Georges St. Pierre complained of an inability to see out of his left eye after round three at UFC 129. (MMA Weekly)
"When I looked into his eye, I could tell he couldn't see out of it. ... I was glad the doctor wasn't called in and that we were able to get him refocused and concentrating on winning." - Greg Jackson. According to some, Jake Shields is the rightful UFC welterweight champion in some alternate universe where Randy Couture fought Fedor Emelianenko, Japanese MMA is run by honest business men, and Nobuhiko Takada is completely nude banging on that Taiko drum. (Sherdog)
'If you're sitting at home and you've never really been poked in the eye and had somebody of Jake Shields' level come after you and try to knock your block off, its hard to understand what that means." - Jackson. It means you aren't getting your block knocked off, that's for sure. (Sherdog)
"Luckily it was just blood in the eye and not the detached retina." - Zahabi, adding, "Or else we'd be in some s***."
"Jake had a leg a couple of times, GSP got out very well ... so it must have been really slippery or something." - Cesar Gracie (MMA Mania)
"Up until the last minute – up until it was apparent that they had no intention of fulfilling the contract – I was like, hey, I'm ready to fight. Let's fight." - Jason Miller, who didn't fight for Strikeforce following his role as the catalyst in the infamous Nashville brawl. (MMA Fighting)
"If that's the case that I was really banned [from Showtime], then hey, it's not the first place I've been 86'd from." - Miller. Lucha libre shows in Tijuana, Orange County Women's Book Club, the international news desk at the Washington Post...
"Here I've been sitting on the bench. I've been training. I've been working hard and improving, but do you guys think I get some sort of severance package? Do you think I have Bully Beatdown billions? I don't, trust me." - Miller. Now hold on a second. Jason Miller isn't getting billions from supercablenetwork MTV2? They have the best standard definition feed ON THE PLANET.
"Maybe it was because I was the only guy who apologized and accepted the blame. I was the only guy who really apologized for it, and not this half-hearted thing where my manager's making me say I'm sorry. I was truly apologetic. That whole incident, I never expected anything like that to happen." - Miller
"If there was a sixth round, I would have won." - Mark Hominick. Hominick's hematoma declined to comment. (London Free Press)
"[Kimbo] realized how hard it is to be a boxer. I had him in training camp in California, but he wasn't committed." - Gary Shaw. Is that right? (Fight Hub TV)
"That's really the only place I wanted to see this guy and getting to see it was a huge confidence booster for me." - Chad Mendes, after attending Charlie Sheen's show in Houston, Texas, last week. (ESPN)
"I love his athleticism and the way he conducts himself." - Manny Pacquiao, providing MMA sites the world over a quick SEO fix with this quote on Jon Jones. (5th Round)
"He's got an aura that intimidates any opponent. I'm going to take that aura away from him." - Yushin Okami, adding, "The talking bleached cattle head told me so." (MMA Fighting)
"As soon as movies start paying me more than I make to fight, I'm gone. It don't hurt to make movies." - Quinton Jackson. Just ask Bruce Lee. Err. Brandon Lee. Err. (Five Knuckles)


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It's a good idea to arrive early at Movie Tavern, and not only if you hate missing the opening credits. Early birds can peruse the extensive menu of chef-crafted American cuisine, from kobe beef sliders to pizza and sandwiches. But even after the show begins, the snacks keep coming. Unobtrusive servers slip in during the show to deliver orders, and can be called on for more drinks or dessert with the push of a button. Guests can even sip margaritas or signature cocktails at the full bar before heading in to the theater. The family-friendly establishment also serves finger food for kiddies.
As for the entertainment, audiences get to enjoy all-digital presentations of first-run films any day of the week, plus Retro Cinema every Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. as well as Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Audiences also benefit from Movie Tavern's membership program. Anyone can sign up for free online to receive one free bag of popcorn, plus a free ticket every year on their birthday, special offers, movie news, and invites to screenings and other special events.
Within Studio Movie Grill's expansive auditoriums, towering screens enrapture audiences seated in plush leather recliners and at dining tables. As the familiar celebrity faces in blockbuster and cult-classic features deliver Oscar-worthy lines, sneakily quiet waiters deliver meals from a full menu decorated with more than 100 items, including gourmet pizzas, smoked ribs, and cocktails infused with the spirit of Daniel Day-Lewis. Bartenders at the lobby bar dole out glasses of premium liquors, wines, and draft beer before and after shows.
In the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the Omni Theater's domed, 120-foot-wide IMAX screen towers over moviegoers, projecting myriad tales of human, beast, and machine alike across eight stories. The screen has born documentaries on topics such as the Serengeti desert, the Grand Canyon, and the aquatic ecosystems that distinguish the ocean from well-maintained dunk tanks. Originally limited by its scale to films that lasted an hour or less, the theater can now show feature-length films thanks to digital remastering technology, and its new IMAX IDO projection lens has increased films' brightness and sharpness. These developments mark yet another addition to its pioneering history, which includes being among the first IMAX screens in the region when it opened in 1983.
Rave Motion Pictures screens the summer blockbusters in 20 auditoriums outfitted with stadium seating. The theaters' digital projectors allow projectionists to easily play such gripping tales as Scream 4, a documentary about Sidney Prescott's return to Woodsboro, where Ghostface threatens the townspeople's safety (movies playing subject to change). Stretch out while watching as rows are spaced 48 inches apart from one another, one for each of the states recognized by most public-school systems. Check showtimes online for all the movies screening throughout the summer.
You've got your pick of four great views at Coyote Drive-In. There are three screens, each of which show a double feature every night?but there's also a panoramic look at downtown Fort Worth, nestled along the Trinity River. The drive-in's peaceful location illustrates the mission of its founders, who envisioned their theater as a retro-style escape from the modern world.
Just because it's old-fashioned, however, doesn't mean Coyote Drive-In lacks conveniences. A covered canteen area provides guests with concessions from to classic popcorn to thin-crust pizza and Louisiana meat pies. There's even a bar stocked with big-screen televisions, craft beers, and bottles of red, white, and sparkling wine.
Starplex Cinemas Hulen Stadium 10 mans more than 200 screens from the Midwest to the West Coast. In each theater, digital projectors enthrall audience members seated in comfy stadium-style chairs with vivid images, and surround-sound speakers crisply broadcast every roar of an engine in hot pursuit and every romantic slurp of soda. To make the cinematic experience maximally cushy, guests at many locations also can sink into luxury leather seating and chew thoughtfully on Starplex's signature $1 hot dogs, and they will soon have beer and wine available for purchase.


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This online educational institute has been created for the love of education. It will try to offer free education as much as it can afford. The idea started as a hobby and has become a passion to motivate and encourage young people to build up careers. Currently, I am working in IT but have worked as a Radiographer nearly whole my life. Years ago, I was heavily involved in training and teaching and loved it. I guess youtube has provided me with another opportunity to share whatever I can to help people around the world.
I have created a number of videos on a few subjects. The topics include Maths, Web designing, SQL, Oracle database management, Histology, Biochemistry, Anatomy and Radiology. Basically everything, I thought I could share my knowledge about.
Since, I am a Radiographer, medical videos should not be used to make a diagnosis or any medical decision otherwise. These videos have been created with an intention to help fellow Radiographers, Nurses, students and Allied Health Professionals to understand what they deal with on daily basis. Although, the videos should also be useful for general public to provide basic level of knowledge, qualified doctors should be contacted for any and all medical conditions. (Â)