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Edema is swelling caused by the abnormal buildup of fluid in the body. The fluid collects under the skin within the tissues that are outside of the circulatory system (the system that carries blood through the body). Edema is most common in the feet and legs, but it can occur in the hands, arms, face, abdomen (where it is called ascites), and around the lungs (where it is called pleural effusion).
Edema may be caused by the following factors:
- Cancer, especially kidney, liver, or ovarian cancers
- Some types of chemotherapy, including cisplatin (Platinol) and docetaxel (Taxotere)
- Other medications, including corticosteroids (medications used to reduce swelling), hormone replacement medications, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen or naproxen), and some blood pressure medications
- Low levels of protein in the blood, caused by poor nutrition
- Inactivity, which can cause fluid to collect in the feet and legs
- Problems with kidney, liver, or heart function
People with edema may experience the following symptoms:
- Puffiness, swelling, or a "heavy" feeling
- The feeling that clothes, shoes, rings, or watches are too tight
- Decreased flexibility of the joints in the arms and legs, such as the ankles, wrists, and fingers
- Shiny, tight, or stiff skin
- Indentation of the skin when it is pressed (Although, the skin no longer indents when edema is severe.)
- Sudden or rapid weight gain
- Decreased amount of urine
To diagnose edema, your doctor may perform a physical examination to check whether the skin over the swollen area indents when pressed and may ask you questions about recent weight gain, tightness of clothes or jewelry, and other symptoms. The doctor may also order blood and urine tests and x-rays.
Relieving side effects—also called symptom management, palliative care, or supportive care—is an important part of cancer care and treatment. Talk with your health care team about any symptoms you experience, including any new symptoms or a change in symptoms.
Managing edema focuses on correcting the underlying cause of fluid buildup. Edema caused by medications or poor nutrition is reversible in some people. Edema caused by cancer or by kidney, heart, or liver problems may be more difficult to treat and may be permanent. The following suggestions may help reduce swelling and relieve symptoms:
- Ask your doctor about prescription diuretics (medications that eliminate excess fluid from the body by increasing urination).
- Eat a well-balanced diet.
- Reduce the amount of salt in your diet.
- Walk or do other exercises, which helps pump fluids back to your heart.
- Elevate the affected area when sitting or lying down.
- Avoid standing for long periods or sitting with your legs crossed.
- Wear compression stockings or elastic sleeves to help push fluids back into your circulation system.
- Do not reduce amount of water or other fluids you drink without consulting your doctor.
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To The Editor:
Your paper is called Valley Reporter but, as of late, it seems that you are trying to compete with the "mainstream media" by writing your views on national and world issues at the expense of local news of importance.
For instance, last weekend there was a remarkable event which occurred at Sugarbush. Hosted by Win Smith and the resort, the New England Ski Museum celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Gate House by awarding skiing's foremost figure, the legendary Stein Eriksen, its first <MI>Spirit of Skiing Award<D>. It was also the kick-off of Sugarbush's 50th yearlong anniversary in 2008.
Thanks to Henri Borel, there was a small picture and a short caption of the ceremony towards the back of the issue. Ridiculous.
This milestone event brought back nearly 300 people with fond memories of days gone by when we were the East's most famous "ski town."
Even Mary Kerr, one of your original editors, was there enjoying this wonderful evening!
Thank you, Win and Sugarbush's staff, for organizing this well-organized and sold-out event. And many thanks, too, to Charlie Brown for an excellent film capturing many of those Stein-Sugarbush days. Terrific work, C.B.
Let's get back to reporting Valley news of importance and not forcing the world news and your political agenda down our throats, which you have been doing for the past few years. Reports about Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston and, yes, Moretown on the other end of The Valley should be your focus, with an eye, sometimes, on our marvelous skiing and other history.
In writing this, I know that my views are shared by the majority of your readers who also feel that the single Valley paper's single most responsibility and priority should be Valley news.
Harold C. (Hoover) Austin
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2007-09 Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Court Congestion as an Explanation for Rising Attorney Fees, Journal of Legal Studies, 36(1):1-17, 2007
2007-08 Eric Helland and Alex Tabarrok
Does Three Strikes Deter? A Non-Parametric Estimation - Forthcoming, Journal of Human Resources
2007-07 Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
The Tradeoffs Between Regulation and Class Actions: Evidence from Insurance Litigation, Journal of Tort Law
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Liability and Moral Hazard: Evidence from General Aviation
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Crash and Learn: Consumption Externalities and the Reduction of Aircraft Accidents
2007-04 Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
The Impact of Attorney Compensation on the Timing of Settlements, under review
2007-03 Eric Helland and Mark Showalter
The Impact of Liability on the Physician Labor Market, under review
2007-02 Eric Helland and Yaron Raviv
The Optimal Jury Size When Jury Deliberation Follows a Random Walk, under review
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The Effects of Profit-Reducing Policies on Firm Survival, Financial Performance, and New Drug Introductions in the Research-Based Pharmaceutical Industry - Forthcoming, Managerial and Decision Economics
2006-08 Bill Brown, Eric Helland, and Janet Smith
Corporate Philanthropic Practices, Journal of Corporate Finance, 12: 855-877, 2006
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Reputational Penalties and the Merits of Class Action Securities Litigation, Journal of Law and Economics, 49(2):365-395, 2006
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The Next Best Thing to Knowing Someone Who is Usually Right - Forthcoming, Journal of Wealth Management
2006-05 Janet Kiholm Smith, Richard L. Smith, and Kenji Kutsuna
Public Information, IPO Price Formation, and Long-run Returns: Japanese Evidence
2006-04 Gary Smith, Anita Arora, and Lauren Capp
Do Stocks Added to the Dow Outperform the Stocks They Replace?
2006-03 Gary Smith and Donald P. Gould
Measuring and Controlling Shortfall Risk in Retirement - Forthcoming, Journal of Investing
2006-02 Margaret H. Smith and Gary Smith
Bubble, Bubble, Where's the Housing Bubble? - Forthcoming, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
2006-01 Gary Smith and Jeff Anderson
A Great Company Can be a Great Investment - Financial Analysts Journal
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What's in Your 403(b)? Academic Retirement Plans and the Costs of Underdiversification
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Shrunken Earnings Predictions are Better Predictions, Applied Financial Economics
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The Valuation of Houses in an Uncertain World with Substantial Transaction Costs
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Shrunken Interest Rate Forecasts are Better Forecasts, Applied Financial Economics
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Measuring and Controlling Shortfall Risk in Retirement
2005-04 Harvesting Capital Gains and Losses
2005-03 Jeff Anderson and Gary Smith
A Great Company Can be a Great Investment
2005-02 Alex Head, Gary Smith, and Julia Wilson
Would a Stock By Any Other Ticker Smell as Sweet?
2005-01 Margaret Hwang Smith, Gary Smith, and Chris Thompson
When is a Housing Bubble Not a Housing Bubble?
2004-11 Zhaoyang Gu, Chi-Wen Jevons Lee & Joshua G. Rosett
What Determines the Variability of Accounting Accruals?
2004-10 J. Harold Mulherin
Corporations, Collective Action, and Corporate Governance: One Size Does Not Fit All
2004-09 Kenji Kutsuna, Janet Kiholm Smith & Richard L. Smith
Banking Relationships and Access to Equity Capital Markets: Evidence from Japan's Man Bank System
2004-08 J. Harold Mulherin, Jeffry M. Netter, and Mike Stegemoller
Privatization and the Market for Corporate Control
2004-07 Frank Kerins, Kenji Kutsuna, Richard Smith
Why Are IPOs Underpriced? Evidence from Japan's Hybrid Auction-Method Offerings
2004-06 Audra L. Boone & J. Harold Mulherin
Do Takeover Auctions Induce a Winner's Curse?
2004-05 Audra L. Boone & J. Harold Mulherin
How Are Firms Sold?
2004-04 Audra L. Boone & J. Harold Mulherin
Do Termination Provisions Truncate the Takeover Bidding Process?
2004-03 Eric Helland & Janet Kiholm Smith
An Analysis of Corporate Philanthropic Practices
2004-02 Joshua Rosett & Yong-Chul Shin
Does Labor Disclosure Provide Useful Information? The Case of Analysts' Forecasts
2004-01 Margaret Hwang Smith, Gary Smith & Chris Thompson
Is There a Housing Bubble in Southern California?
2003-01 Zhaoyang Gu, Chi-Wen Jevons Lee & Joshua G. Rosett
Measuring the Pervasiveness of Earnings Management from Quarterly Accrual Volatility
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New PCAOB Guidance Would Reduce Costs of Audits
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2005) - The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) commended the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for issuing additional guidance for auditors on how to implement the PCAOB's Auditing Standard No. 2, "An Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements."
"This new guidance is a good step towards reducing unnecessary costs of internal control audits that are required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," said Karen Thomas, executive vice president and director of government relations. "An ICBA survey of publicly held community banks shows that the average community bank will spend more than $200,000 and devote more than 2,000 internal staff hours to comply with Section 404."
"This new guidance incorporates a number of recommendations ICBA made to the SEC to reduce these costs such as encouraging auditors to tailor audit plans to the risks facing individual clients, using the work of others in their audits, and engaging in more communication with their clients," Thomas said. "However, ICBA also recommends that application of Auditing Standard No. 2 be tiered to a company's size and complexity so that community banks are not subject to the same type of internal control testing and auditing as large institutions."
The PCAOB issued the guidance in response to questions and concerns raised at the SEC's April 13, 2005, Roundtable on Implementation of Internal Control Reporting Provisions. In a statement submitted to the SEC in connection with the Roundtable, ICBA urged an exemption from the internal control requirements of Section 404 for community banks in light of their close supervision by bank regulators.


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If you're expecting, you may have already begun decorating your baby's room with a crib, rocking chair, mobile and changing table. While it's tempting to fill your newborn's crib with stuffed animals, blankets, pillows or toys - bare is the safest route to go.
The Consumer Protection and Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends removing pillows, quilts, comforters or cushions from your baby's crib, bassinet or play yard.
Many times cribs are handed down from friends and family members. It's a good idea to give a second hand crib a thorough inspection. Always use a crib that meets current CPSC standards. Newer standards have stringent requirements for various parts of the crib, such as mattress supports, slats, and hardware.
CPSC offers a three minute video on their website outlining safe sleep tips for infants. You can watch the video at http://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Multimedia/?vid=61784.
A few of the tips included in the video are:
- Never place your crib up against a window with blinds. A window can create a fall hazard and blind cords can cause strangulation.
- To prevent suffocation, remove pillows and thick quilts. A baby's face can become pressed into these items and stop the flow of air into his or her lungs.
- Make sure there are no gaps larger than two fingers between the sides of the crib and the mattress.
- Make sure your crib has a firm mattress and fits tightly into the crib on all four sides.
- Do not use cribs older than 10 years or broken or modified cribs. Infants can strangle to death if their bodies pass through gaps between loose components or broken slats while their heads remain entrapped.
Many new parents worry about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). There can be numerous contributors to the cause of SIDS, but in 1992 doctors discovered the key reason was stomach sleeping. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) launched the "Back to Sleep" campaign to educate parents on the dangers of placing their baby on their stomach or side to sleep.
- Place your baby on his or her back to help prevent suffocation. Baby's placed on their side tend to roll over onto their stomach – pressing their face into the mattress.
- Never place your baby on top of pillows or comforters.
- Never fall asleep with your baby in bed with you. A parent who is sleeping may unknowingly roll over on their infant and cause their baby to suffocate.
- Overheating is a known cause of SIDS. Make sure your infant is not over-wrapped or dressed in clothing that is too heavy for the temperature in the room. Your baby may be too hot if you notice sweating, damp hair, flushed cheeks, heat rash or rapid breathing.
- Place your baby's crib in a cigarette smoke-free room.
- Don't place your baby on a chair, sofa, waterbed or an adult mattress to sleep alone.
A large number of cribs are recalled due to faulty parts. Often these cribs are imported. Make sure your crib hasn't been recalled by checking the CPSC website. Parents and caregivers can sign up to receive emails on recalls pertaining to infants and children at cpsc.gov, keepingbabiessafe.org, or aap.org.
To keep your baby warm, dress him or her in footed pajamas. If your baby needs more warmth, use a baby "sleeping bag." Infant sleeping bags remove the need for blankets and can help prevent baby from rolling onto his tummy during sleep. They can be used from birth for babies who don't like being wrapped. Or they can be used from the time when baby resists wrapping or becomes too old for it (usually around 4 months or as soon as he can roll onto his tummy).
Look for sleeping bags that have a fitted neck, armholes or sleeves and no hood.
In warmer months, a lightweight footed-sleeper is good or a "Onesie," a one-piece shirt that snaps over a diaper.
Talk to your pediatrician or family doctor if you have any questions about caring for your infant. It's a new experience for parents and you don't receive a baby manual when you leave the hospital. Doctors have heard any question you may have, so there are no silly or stupid questions when it comes to your baby's safety!
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from R.C. Sproul Jr. May 14, 2011 Category: ArticlesThe devil, who is more crafty than any of the beasts of the field is well aware of the nature of our warfare. He knows that eternity is at stake, and delights first to make us forget the reality of the war. As we identify with the world we lose sight of the antithesis, and find ourselves at home in Babylon. If, however, we are rightly conscious of the battle, such doesn't mean we are rightly focused on the issues that matter most. If the devil can distract us, encourage us to focus our energies on peripheral issues, it's almost as good for him as if we weren't fighting at all. Keep Reading
Imputation, Infusion and Eternal Consequence: A Parable
from R.C. Sproul Jr. May 10, 2011 Category: ArticlesIt is an unfair, gross distortion to hold that Rome teaches justification by works, while we Protestants teach justification by faith. The more accurate distinction recognizes on both sides the necessity of the work of Christ. Rome affirms that His righteousness is necessary for our salvation, that without it we are without hope. That righteousness, however, becomes ours through infusion. Protestants affirm also that His righteousness is necessary for salvation, that we have no hope without it. It, however, becomes ours through imputation. Keep Reading
Goodness Gracious
from R.C. Sproul Jr. May 04, 2011 Category: ArticlesCommon grace is more potent than we normally think. Special grace, on the other hand, is likely more nuanced than we tend to think. As these United States celebrate the just end to the life of Osama bin Laden, I'm afraid we are in danger of missing both of these truths. First, common grace is keeping the world from being populated with nothing but Osama bin Ladens. Keep Reading
Life From Death
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 27, 2011 Category: ArticlesThe irony does not escape me that just days after we celebrate so earnestly the resurrection of Jesus, my dear bride begins the stem cell transplant process in our battle with leukemia. There will be a few days of sundry tests, but soon she will undergo what may be the most intense chemotherapy there is. She is in remission as I type, and God willing will be when that chemo starts. Why bury your body in chemical poison when there is no known cancer therein? Just what exactly are we trying to kill this time? White blood cells. Before we sought to kill what was killing her. Now we are seeking to kill what seeks to make her well. Keep Reading
Why was Jesus raised from the dead?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 24, 2011 Category: ArticlesIt is a good thing to enter into the pathos of the disciples during those dark days between the crucifixion and the resurrection. It is easy for us to forget that they haven't read the rest of the story. We live on this side of the resurrection, and its explication in Scripture. We have Truth revealed. They had only anguish and uncertainty. They had lost their Lord. Their trouble, however, was not ultimately that they missed Jesus. Their heartache was rooted in something more substantial than personal sadness. Keep Reading
Grace Unknown, or, It's a Wonderful Life
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 12, 2011 Category: ArticlesMy dear wife is about in the middle of her treatment for her leukemia. Step one they call inception chemo. That involves roughly a month in the hospital with intense chemo. She made it through that and was happily found to be in remission. Now she goes once a month for a week of chemo, what they call consolidation chemo. The goal here is for remission to stick. Keep Reading
Are There Still Prophets in Our Day?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 09, 2011 Category: ArticlesYes, and no. Too often we in the evangelical church see the prophet as a sort of white witch, a godly soothsayer that can see into the future and tell us what is going to happen. Not only do we not have anyone filling such an office in our day, there was never anyone filling such an office. Foretelling the future never was and never will be the calling of the prophet. The prophet, instead, is called to speak God's Word to God's people. Keep Reading
Life in Death
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 08, 2011 Category: ArticlesWe do not serve a reactive God. It is certainly true, an abiding truth, that the most fundamental covenant between God and man is this--obey Me and be blessed; disobey Me and be cursed. Praise the glory of His name there is an addendum--if you trust in the finished work of Christ, He will be cursed for your disobedience and you will be blessed for His obedience. Keep Reading
Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 03, 2011 Category: ArticlesNo. The god Muslims worship is, in reality, an idol. In terms of their own theology, however, he is a single person, transcendent. The God Christians worship, on the other hand, is the maker of heaven and earth. He is one being and transcendent, who exists in three persons, which are also immanent. Neither the one-ness nor the three-ness of God are tangential attributes. They are instead essential attributes; they define who He is. Move away from that definition and you move away from the true and living God. Keep Reading
What is the "RC Sproul Jr. Principle of Hermeneutics?"
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Mar 27, 2011 Category: ArticlesI'm so glad you asked. Hermeneutics, of course, is the science of interpretation, typically Bible interpretation. There are any number of basic, fundamental principles we all ought to be aware of. One principle argues that we interpret less clear passages in light of more clear passages. Anyone who builds a theology on that text that mentions "baptism for the dead" is likely all wet. Keep Reading


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How to fix auto-brightness issues with iOS 6
Ambient light sensor readings got quite a bit of an overhaul in iOS 6, and now include Lock screen auto-brightness and better memory management. This has lead to many people experiencing issues with auto-brightness settings. iPhone 5 users in particular seem to be having trouble. If your auto-brightness isn't working under iOS 6, here's how to reset it and get it back in gear.
- Go into a dimly lit or dark room.
- Launch the Settings app from the Home screen of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Tap on Brightness & Wallpaper.
- Turn the auto-brightness setting to Off.
- Adjust the brightness slider to the level you would like your screen brightness to be at in the given environment. For instance, if you're in a completely dark room, you'll probably want to put the slider all the way to low or pretty close to all the way down.
- Turn the auto-brightness setting to On again.
- Now flip on a light switch.
- Watch the brightness slider move upwards to adjust to the new light entering the sensor.
As long as the brightness slider is moving on its own, you have successfully re-calibrated the sensor and it should work properly from here on out.
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How to fix auto-brightness issues with iOS 6
Works great as long as you don't go back to a dark area. I think that's where the problem is: it doesn't dim back when your surroundings get darker, so it's effectively not working.
Same was happening with mine; it wouldn't dim back down. What worked for me was following the steps in the video, then locking my phone while still on the brightness screen and still in the dark room. Then I unlocked my screen while still in the dark room. Sure enough, it quickly dimmed down. Hope this works for you too. This small stuff can be frustrating.
At first this didn't seem to work for me. I followed the steps as shown in the video. When I turned on the bright lights in the room, the brightness on my phone increased as well, as it should. However, the phone brightness did not dim at all when I turned off the room lights. It stayed bright. So I just gave up and locked my phone (while still on the brightness screen). As soon as I unlocked my phone again (while still in the dark room) I saw the brightness bar dim down quickly the way it was supposed to. So if at first it doesn't seem to work, try locking and then unlocking your screen.
This is part of auto brightness feature. What about auto dimness feature???? Turn it off then turn it back on??? This is too much annoying and too much attention for my kids to play with them. Apple needs to fix it. Or I will return all the i devices to where they came from. All my iPads mini, iPad 4, and iPhone 5 are the same problems. Bright on light, never get dim when enter dark area.
It's too bad my iPod Touch 5th generation does not a light sensor.
In other words, I don't have an auto brightness feature to mess up.
Thanks for the tip. Been having brightness issues for quite a while. Will try this tonight.
Doesn't work as described on Verizon iPhone 4. Brightness seems to adjust, but the slider doesn't move.
this does work on the 4S thanks
you're a GOD! Thank you so much! I was up all night restoring my iPad mini for like 10x already. LOL! I was already freaking out thinking I had to send my mini all the way back to Apple. THANK YOU!!
I've followed these directions multiple times and my auto-brightness is still not fixed??? Please help if you can.
One note: when I turn autobright back on (step 6) the slider moves toward bright just a hair, when I flick the light on (step 7) the slider does not move at all. I've also tried multiple variations on the instructions, nothing works...
This is a repost in hope that someone will have an answer...
I've followed these directions multiple times and my auto-brightness is still not fixed??? Please help if you can.
One note: when I turn autobright back on (step 6) the slider moves toward bright just a hair, when I flick the light on (step 7) the slider does not move at all. I've also tried multiple variations on the instructions, nothing works...
Bad auto brightness sensor. Same thing on my iPad 1 that doesn't work on this feature at all.
Thank You so much, this fixed it for me !! Thanks a lot !
Worked like charm!!!
Thank you :)
Wow... Complete Magic!!!
Another trick is if you can't go into a dark room simply cover the forward looking camera and light sensor with your thumb (or whatever) while you adjust your base setting. Then turn on the auto correction and remove your thumb (or other obstruction) and pow, success!


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Popular Phoenix hiking trail closes for 6 months
PHOENIX -- One of the Valley's hiking hotspots will close at 5 a.m. Monday and it's not going to reopen for at least six months because of a major makeover project.
The project includes new bathrooms being built at Echo Canyon on Camelback Mountain, but the signature improvements are trail renovation and extending the Echo Canyon route by a third of a mile from 1.2 miles to 1.5 miles and parking will be doubled to more than 130 spaces.
Phoenix Park Ranger Cody Huggins said this project is long overdue.
"These last few years have been brutal," he said. "If you're in town this is the place to be. It's in the heart of the city and it's beautiful."
Parking has been a major challenge not only for visitors, but residents in the area as well who've dealt with the crowded area.
The shutdown comes at the height of the hiking season with cooler temperatures in the Valley. Huggins said the cooler temperatures are exactly why the shutdown comes now: To protect workers from the brutal heat of the summer.
"These workers will be out on the trail and this is just best time to do it."
People who are caught in Echo Canyon could be arrested for trespassing. The summit of Camelback can still be reached via the Cholla Trail on the southeastern side of the mountain.
Frequent hikers, like Colleen Alanthwaite, said they will miss Echo Canyon, but look forward to the improvements. She will be hiking Piestewa Peak until the makeover is complete.
"It's nice, it's just not the same feeling of achievement that comes from hiking Echo Canyon. No matter how many times we do it, it's still tough."


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NSA Leaker: 'I'm Neither Traitor Nor Hero. I'm An American'
Originally published on Wed June 12, 2013 9:34 am
"I'm neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American."
That's what Edward Snowden tells the South China Morning Post in his first published interview since The Guardian and The Washington Post revealed he was the source who leaked top secret information about government programs that sweep up data on phone calls and Internet activity.
As we had reported, the 29-year-old former Booz Allen Hamilton employee left a hotel on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong on Monday and had essentially disappeared.
The South China Morning Post says on its website that reporter Lana Lam spoke to Snowden "earlier today."
Among the highlights of the interview:
-- Snowden says he plans to fight any extradition attempt by the U.S. "My intention," he said, "is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate. I have been given no reason to doubt your system."
-- As for those who question his decision to flee to Hong Kong, he said, "People who think I made a mistake in picking [Hong Kong] as a location misunderstand my intentions. I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality."
The paper says it will post more of its interview on its website. We'll keep an eye out for anything new and update this post.


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Security oversight in some apps could leave you vulnerable to hacking, data theft
A simple oversight in some apps' implementation of SSL could leave millions of users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, opening the door for malicious hackers to obtain sensitive user data
Usually when sensitive information is being transferred over a network, the application will open an encrypted connection with the server using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). iOS ships with a list of Certificate Authorities whose SSL certificates should be trusted, helping to ensure traffic is only sent to trusted servers and not intercepted by a malicious third party using their own self-signed SSL certificate.
Unfortunately, a number of applications have been found to bypass the list included in iOS, and instead accept an SSL certificate issued by anybody. This means that, combined with another attack called ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) poisoning, an attacker on the same network as a user can view all of the traffic going to and from a given app and potentially obtain such sensitive details as passwords, bank account numbers, or even credit card information.
The good news is that a few of the companies who were notified that their apps had this problem responded promptly. E*TRADE has already released a partial fix, and have a more complete fix on the way. Users of TD Ameritrade and Credit Karma should keep an eye out for updates that are in the works. Cisco is also working on a fix for their WebEx app, and Cisco customers can view the bug details (login required).
Sadly, not all companies were as responsive. Users who recently dropped Instagram over their terms & conditions fiasco may be disappointed to learn that Flickr was among the applications found to be affected, but has no timeline for when a fix will be available. Similarly, Monster was unable to say when or if a fix might be released.
If you're using H&R Block or Fandango you're also out of luck for now; neither of them responded to emails about the issue. Users of Fandango should be particularly cautious about buying tickets within the app, as their credit card details will be transmitted and left vulnerable.
As if it weren't enough to worry about what apps on your own devices are sending, the problem doesn't end there. Payment system software Lavu Lite and EVERPay Mobile POS share this security issue. Lavu Lite has already released an update to fix it that merchants should be sure to go grab. And remember when Verifone accused Square of being insecure? One of Verifone's own mobile payment apps, PAYware, has this vulnerability as well, though none of Square's apps do. Verifone did not respond when contacted.
It's important to stay mindful of who you're trusting with your data. Incidents like this serve as a good reminder of why it's important to remain vigilant about personal security practices. Using unique passwords for all of your accounts with an app like 1Password, and having a VPN service like Cloak available are a couple of things users can do to help protect themselves from things like this.
For more detailed technical information on this SSL issue and how to identify it in other apps, see the companion post on neglectedpotential.com
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Security oversight in some apps could leave you vulnerable to hacking, data theft
Why is it that the secuirty of the phone is left to the developer that may or may not suscribe to the proper SSL? I don't pretend to understand cyber security in the slightest, but this seems like a bit of a gaping hole. I thought iPhones were catching up to Android on the security front.
Apple has always been more secure than Android, which is part of why it has less features (like no interapp communications, no side-loading, etc.).
This looks like developers, for whatever reason, going out of their way to do things differently, and causing problems because of it. (Nick explains it properly, hit the link to his follow-up article above.)
Whoa an iPhone 4S with LTE... Hahaha.
:) Comment removed.. I should read slower.
Just to be clear, the issue with the apps above is not that they lack certificate pinning. The issue is they're not listening to SSL warnings from the OS. Rather than only allowing certificates issued by a trusted CA, they allow certificates issued by anybody.